English phrases and quotes from American Pie 1

TRAILER

“[TV: Oh baby, you’re so good..] yes, I am the best, yes.. Hey, Jim.. something wrong with the reception? Ready for bed, son? Yeah. All set dad, all set.. No, no, I think he is trying to watch some illegal channels here. This is just a bad reception, honey.. [TV: you’re so big] What’s that? I want it to be the right time, the right place… It’s not a space shuttle launch, it’s SEX. Tomorrow I’ll just be some girl you go telling all your friends about. Haha, no way. Did you see The Little Mermaid on TV the other night? No. Ariel, man. She’s so hot! Well, this is the.. this is the, uh, female form. Look at the expression on her face. She’s kind of looking right into your eyes saying: Hey, big boy. Hey, how ya doing? There’s gonna be an Eastern European chick naked in your house. And you’re not gonna do anything about that? What am I gonna do? Broadcast her over the Internet? Yeah.”

QUOTES:

Vicky:I want it to be the right time, the right place…
Jessica:It’s not a space shuttle launch, it’s SEX.

Oz: [On being sensitive]You ask them questions, and listen to what they have to say and shit.
Steve Stifler:I dunno, man, that sounds like a lot of work.

Finch:God bless the Internet.

Michelle:This one time, at band camp…

PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FROM AMERICAN PIE 1: (70 terms)
out of left field	unexpectedly and surprisingly
cramp up	to suffer cramps
slack off	to slow down or decrease an effort
three sheets to the wind	drunk
manhood	qualities that men can be proud of
major	main subject of study
to have balls	to have courage
get in the sack	to have a sexual affair
shithead	stupid idiot (offensive)
screw up	to make a terrible mistake causing the things go wrong
let the good times roll	to have a good time (usually sex)
to figure	to imagine, to think
corny	embarrassing, stupid,dull
no offense	without intention to offend somebody
take a dump	to defecate (slang)
say hi	form of greeting
make fun of somebody	make jokes about somebody, to mock
date	person you start seeing as a girlfriend or boyfriend
rubber	condom
pissed	angry
buddy	friend
press the button	to make woman excited (slang)
foolproof	something that cannot go wrong; immune to failure
to dupe	to trick someone to believe in something that is not true
pay off	to bring a profit or benefit
keep it down	to talk quietly
tone down	to make something more moderate
to have guts	to have a courage for some task
couple of weeks away	in a few weeks
at stake	amount or value which can be won or lost
spout off	to talk about something in a very boring and annoying way
get going	to move, to start moving
prom	a dance party for high school students
doable	possible to do
chick	pretty girl
exhausted	very tired
priss	overly nice person
to stay between us	keep a secret, not to tell to anybody else
bookworm	person who is always studying or reading books
to pigeonhole	to categorize people
to be sick and tired	to be completely dissatisfied with some situation
to dig something	to like something
long-distance relationship	relationship when partners are living far from each other
hold out	to wait
Goody Two-Shoes	extremely decent young girl
consolation prize	a small prize given to someone who lost in a competition
stag	going solo to a party (without a partner)
cranky	irritated
stop by	to make a quick stop
striking	very good looking
make a stand	to express a strong opinion and make an effort to achieve a desired outcome
cheeseball lines	rather stupid or corny talk
Cut it out!	Stop doing it!
sack up	to gather courage or energy for a difficult task
hottie	hot and attractive girl
long shot	something that has only small chance of success
pass on	to transfer something to someone else
senior year	final year in high school
to get laid	to have sex, copulation
prime	to be ready (for sex)
to trail	to lag behind, to be the last
throw around	to talk about something without meaning it
hook up	to start dating somebody
crappy	something of low quality
to barf	to vomit, to puke
figure out	to think about a problem to solve it
turn out	when something finally shows how it is
fellows	friends, close people
in a row	constantly without interruption
to have a point	to be right about something, to provide a good description of a situation