1. scatterbrain糊涂虫
What a scatterbrain! She forgot to plug in the coffee maker.
真是个糊涂虫!他忘了给咖啡壶插电。
2. screw up弄错
The hotel screwed up our reservations so we didn’t have a room for the night.
旅社把我们预定的房间弄错了,因此晚上没有地方可住。
3. spaced out魂不守舍
He didn’t hear what you said. He’s spaced out.
他没听到你说的话,他魂不守舍。
4. up front预先
In order to hold your reservation, I’ll need a 10% down payment up front.
为了保留你预定的东西,我要先收10%的定金。
5. wimp软骨头,没用的家伙
Harold is a real wimp. He lets everybody take advantage of him.
哈罗德真没用,每个人都可以占他便宜。