Top 91 Ways To Be Annoying
时间:2018-12-12 作者:英语课 分类:英语阅读理解
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1.Adjust the tint 1 on your tv so that all the people are green, and insist to
others that you "like it that way".
2.Drum on every available surface.
3.Sing the Batman theme incessantly 2.
4.Staple 3 papers in the middle of the page.
5.Ask 1-800 operators for dates.
6.Produce a rental 4 video consisting entirely 5 of dire 6 FBI copy warnings.
7.Sew anti-theft detector 7 strips into people's backpacks.
8.Hide dairy products in inaccessible 8 places.
9.Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.
10.Specify 9 that your drive-through order is "to go".
11.Set alarms for random 10 times.
12.Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public entirely
of "Beeeep Bip Bip Beeeep Bip..."
13.Buy large quantities of mint dental floss just to lick the flavor off.
14.Order a side of pork rinds with your filet 11 mignon.
15.Instead of Gallo, serve Night Train next Thanksgiving.
16.Leave your Nine Inch Nails tape in Great Uncle Ed's stereo, with the
volume properly adjusted.
17.Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a "croaking 12" noise.
18.Honk 13 and wave to strangers.
19.Dress only in clothes colored Hunter's Orange.
20.Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.
21.Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climactic parts of rental
movies.
22.Wear your pants backwards 14.
23.Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complementary
mints by the cash register.
24.Begin all your sentences with "ooh la la!"
25.Rouse your roommates from slumber 15 each morning with Lou Reed's "Metal
Machine Music".
26.Leave someone's printer in compressed-italic-cyrillic-landscape mode.
27.ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE. only type in lowercase. dont use any punctuation 17
either
28.Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones 18 and reroute whole streets.
29.Pay for your dinner with pennies.
30.Tie jingle 19 bells to all your clothes.
31.Repeat everything someone says, as a question.
32.Write "X - BURIED TREASURE" in random spots on all of someone's roadmaps.
33.Inform everyone you meet of your personal Kennedy assassination/UFO/ OJ
Simpson conspiracy 20 theories.
34.Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?"
"What?" "Never mind, it's gone now."
35.Light road flares 21 on a birthday cake.
36.Wander around the restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.
37.Leave tips in Bolivian currency.
38.Demand that everyone address you as "Conquistador".
39.Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.
40.At the laundromat, use one dryer 22 for each of your socks.
41.When Christmas caroling, sing "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" until
physically 23 restrained.
42.Wear a cape 16 that says "Magnificent One".
43.As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
44.Stand over someone's shoulder, mumbling 24, as they read.
45.Finish the 99 bottles of beer song.
46.Sing the "This is the song that never ends..." song.
47.Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.
48.Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it.
49.Try playing the William Tell Overture 25 by tapping on the bottom of your
chin. When nearly done, announce "no, wait, I messed it up", and repeat.
50.Drive half a block.
51.Name your dog "Dog".
52.Inform others that they exist only in your imagination.
53.Ask people what gender 26 they are.
54.Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think."
55.Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back in
the tray.
56.Cultivate a Norwegian accent. If Norwegian, affect a Southern Drawl.
57.Forget the punchline 27 to a long joke, but tell the listener it was a "real
hoot 28".
58.Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you
don't want to fall off "in case the big one comes".
59.Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a
can of Lysol.
60.Deliberately 29 hum songs that will remain lodged 30 in co-workers' brains, suc
h as "Feliz Navidad", the Archies' "Sugar" or the Mr. Rogers theme song.
61.While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.
62.Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day.
63.Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
64.Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.
65.Change your name to John Aaaaasmith for the great glory of being first in
the phone book. Claim it's a Hawaiian name, and demand that people pronounce
each A.
66.Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if
they slow down.
67.Chew on pens that you've borrowed.
68.Invent nonsense computer jargon 31 in conversations, and see if people play
along to avoid the appearance of ignorance.
69.Wear a LOT of cologne.
70.Ask to "interface 32" with someone.
71.Listen to 33 rpm records at 45 rpm speed, and claim the faster speed is
necessary because of your "superior mental processing".
72.Sing along at the opera.
73.Mow 33 your lawn with scissors.
74.At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batatatatatata-suhWING-batter!"
75.Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy 34".
76.Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend".
77.Go to a poetry recital 35 and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme.
78.Ask your co-workers mysterious questions, and scribble 36 their answers in a
notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles".
79.Incessantly recite annoying phrases, such as "sticky wicket isn't
cricket."
80.Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a "magic picture".
81.Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.
82.Scuff 37 your feet on a dry, shaggy carpet and seek out victims.
83.Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward
silences with the impression that you'll be saying more any moment.
84.Never make eye contact. Never break eye contact.
85.Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.
86.Construct elaborate "crop circles" in your front lawn.
87.Construct your own pretend "tricorder";"scan" people with it, announcing
the results.
88.Give a play-by-play account of a person's every action in a nasal Howard
Cossell voice.
89.Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
90.Make appointments for the 31st of September.
91.Invite lots of people to other people's parties.
1 tint
n.淡色,浅色;染发剂;vt.着以淡淡的颜色
- You can't get up that naturalness and artless rosy tint in after days.你今后不再会有这种自然和朴实无华的红润脸色。
- She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.她告诉我如何使用染发剂。
2 incessantly
ad.不停地
- The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight. 机器在白天隆隆地响个不停。
- It rained incessantly for the whole two weeks. 雨不间断地下了整整两个星期。
3 staple
n.主要产物,常用品,主要要素,原料,订书钉,钩环;adj.主要的,重要的;vt.分类
- Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
- Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
4 rental
n.租赁,出租,出租业
- The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
- We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
5 entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
6 dire
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
- We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
7 detector
n.发觉者,探测器
- The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
- Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。
8 inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
- This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
- The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
9 specify
vt.指定,详细说明
- We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
- Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
10 random
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
- The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
11 filet
n.肉片;鱼片
- They feasted us on filet mignon and strawberry shortcake.他们拿出鱼片和草莓松脆饼盛情款待我们。
- You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver.你不能从品质差的肉制造品质高的肉。
12 croaking
v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 );用粗的声音说
- the croaking of frogs 蛙鸣
- I could hear croaking of the frogs. 我能听到青蛙呱呱的叫声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 honk
n.雁叫声,汽车喇叭声
- Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭!
- While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。
14 backwards
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
- He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
- All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
15 slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
- All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
- Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
16 cape
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
17 punctuation
n.标点符号,标点法
- My son's punctuation is terrible.我儿子的标点符号很糟糕。
- A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand.一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。
18 cones
n.(人眼)圆锥细胞;圆锥体( cone的名词复数 );球果;圆锥形东西;(盛冰淇淋的)锥形蛋卷筒
- In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
- Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句
19 jingle
n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵
- The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
- The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。
20 conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
21 flares
n.喇叭裤v.(使)闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 );(使)(船舷)外倾;(使)鼻孔张大;(使)(衣裙、酒杯等)呈喇叭形展开
- The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子,一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
22 dryer
n.干衣机,干燥剂
- He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
- There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
23 physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
24 mumbling
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
- I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
- He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时,他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着,他在一块冰上滑倒,跌断了左腿。
25 overture
n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉
- The opera was preceded by a short overture.这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。
- His overture led to nothing.他的提议没有得到什么结果。
26 gender
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
27 punchline
n.(笑话、故事等的)结尾警语,点睛之笔
- Even then,the magical pause can strengthen the punchline.即使这样,有魔力的停顿依然可以增强笑点。
- A good joke or a mystery novel has along wind up to the final punchline.好的笑话或神秘小说都是一路曲折,直至最后的笑料或真相。
28 hoot
n.鸟叫声,汽车的喇叭声; v.使汽车鸣喇叭
- The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
- In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中,他快速地跑向她。
29 deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
30 lodged
v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属
- The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 jargon
n.术语,行话
- They will not hear critics with their horrible jargon.他们不愿意听到评论家们那些可怕的行话。
- It is important not to be overawed by the mathematical jargon.要紧的是不要被数学的术语所吓倒.
32 interface
n.接合部位,分界面;v.(使)互相联系
- My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
- This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了,适用范围广。
33 mow
v.割(草、麦等),扫射,皱眉;n.草堆,谷物堆
- He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
- We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。
34 prophesy
v.预言;预示
- He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
- I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。
35 recital
n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
- She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
- I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
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