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'I could live 30 years - but want to die': Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far? This week, the BBC witnessed a man's death in California, where assisted dying laws are far more similar to those being considered in Westminster. Critics say Canada is an example of the "slippery slope", meaning that once you pass an assisted dying law it will inevitably widen its scope and have fewer safeguards (保障机制, 安全保障. lifeguard a person on a beach or at a swimming pool whose job is to make certain that the people who swim are safe and to save them if they are in danger. ). Canada now has one of the most liberal systems of assisted dying in the world, similar to that operating in the Netherlands and Belgium. It introduced Maid (Medical Assistance in Dying) in 2016, initially for terminally ill adults with a serious and incurable physical illness, which causes intolerable suffering. In 2021, the need to be terminally ill was removed, and in two years' time, the Canadian government plans to open Maid to adults solely with a mental illness and no physical ailment. Opponents of Maid tell us that death is coming to be seen 渐渐发展成 as a standard treatment option for those with disabilities and complex medical problems. Before she was approved for Maid, April was assessed by two independent physicians who were required to inform her of ways to alleviate her suffering and offer alternative treatments. "The safeguards are there," she says, when we press her about disabled people who feel threatened by assisted dying, or whether Maid is being used as a shortcut to better quality care. "If it's not right for you and you're not leading the charge and choosing Maid, you're not going to be able to access it unless it's for the right reasons," she adds. Some 96% of Maid provisions are under "track one" where death is "reasonably foreseeable". Dr Trouton says that means patients are on a "trajectory toward death", which might range from someone who has rapidly spreading cancer and only weeks to live or another with Alzheimer's "who might have five to seven years". The other 4% of Maid deaths come under "track two". These are adults, like April, who are not dying but have suffering which is intolerable to them from a "grievous and irremediable medical condition". But opponents argue it's being used as a cheaper alternative to providing adequate social or medical support. Dr Coelho told me that Maid was "out of control". "I wouldn't even call it a slippery slope," she says "Canada has fallen off a cliff." "When people have suicidal ideations, we used to meet them with counselling and care, and for people with terminal illness and other diseases we could mitigate that suffering and help them have a better life," she says. "Yet now we are seeing that as an appropriate request to die and ending their lives very quickly." Canada's assisted dying laws were driven by court rulings. Its Supreme Court instructed Parliament that a prohibition on assisted dying breached the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The extension of eligibility for those who were not terminally ill was in part a response to another court decision.

Gazumping; boomerasking; foible 弱项, 弱点, forte = strongpoint; The Fifth Estate

用法学习: 1. nub 核心, 实质, 根源 I. the crux or central point of a matter. The nub of a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it. That, I think, is the nub of the problem. Here we reach the nub of the argument. What do you think is the nub of the problem? "the nub of the problem lies elsewhere". II. a small lump or protuberance. Let me see what I can do. Does she have a laptop case with her? Why? When you get a chance, check and see if one of the rubber nubs 凸起 on the bottom is missing. Any particular reason? The police think it was used to knock out the babysitter. "he pressed down on the two nubs on top of the phone". the nub The crux or central point of a matter. the most basic or essential part of something. The real nub of the problem is public indifference. the nub of the problem lies elsewhere. the crux [ˈkrʌks] 核心, 根本, 本质 the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument. the central issue of the matter. (Crux is an old word meaning "cross."). The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else. He said the crux of the matter was economic policy. All right, this is the crux of the matter. It's about time that we got to the heart of the matter. The crux of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt. The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva. ( be at ~, get at ~, go to ~, look at ~ ) the heart of the matter = the crux [krʌks] of the matter 问题的关键, 问题的根源, 问题的核心 The most important, basic, or fundamental essence or elements of an issue, problem, or matter at hand. Thank you all for attending this staff meeting. Before we get to the heart of the matter, I'd like to assure each of you that your job is secure. Here's the heart of the matter, Bill. We feel like you're performance has been slipping recently. the crux of an argument. The crux of the issue will be in ascertaining 查明, 确定 how early "an early date" might be, but it's not completely out of the realm of reason to believe that Apple may already be cranking away on an LTE-capable iPhone 5. the crux/root of the matter = the heart/crux of the matter The focal, central, or most important element of a topic, problem, or issue. the most important aspect of a situation. As usual, money was at the heart of the matter Over the course of this trial, the prosecution intends to get to the crux of the matter regarding this company's shady financial dealings. 2. Gazumping [ɡəˈzʌmp] 先下手为强, 抢先机, 抢先一步, 抢单, 截胡(gazump [ɡəˈzʌmp] 截胡 [British, informal] I. to refuse to sell a house that you own to someone you have agreed to sell it to, and to sell it instead to someone who offers to pay more for it. If you are gazumped by someone, they agree to sell their house to you, but then sell it to someone else who offers to pay a higher price. While we carry out searches, we may be gazumped by someone offering a higher price. During the 1980s property boom, gazumping was common. Sally's offer for the house has been accepted, but she's worried she might be gazumped. II. 抢夺胜利果实. To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create. ) if you are gazumped, someone who had agreed to sell their house to you sells it to someone else for more money. It is the term used to refer to when a seller accepts an offer from one potential buyer, but then accepts a higher offer from someone else. The first buyer is left in the lurch, and either has to offer a higher price or accept that they have lost that home and continue looking. Gazumping occurs when a seller (especially of property) accepts an oral offer 口头报价 (a promise to purchase) on the property from one potential buyer, but then accepts a higher offer from someone else. It can also refer to the seller raising the asking price or asking for more money at the last minute, after previously orally agreeing to a lower one. In either case, the original buyer is left in a bad situation, and either has to offer a higher price or lose the purchase. The term gazumping is most commonly used in the UK and Australia, although similar practices can be found in some other jurisdictions. Gazumping: if another buyer makes a higher offer between the time you make yours and the time contracts are exchanged, the seller may accept their offer and you lose the house--you have been gazumped. Exchange of contracts交换合同: the date at which you and the seller enter into a contract for the sale of the property. The contract will contain lots of conditions, but the crux of it is you agree to give them money and they agree to give you the property. 3. Suddenly, the world was agog (agog [əˈɡɑɡ] 急切盼望, 激动万分, 激动不已, 兴奋不已 excited and interested. If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it. excited and eager to know or see more: We waited agog for news. The city was agog with rumours last night that the two had been executed. "I remember at one point being agog at Brad," Cox said of his time on the "Troy" set. vocabulary: The word agog means with great excitement and interest. When you're falling over yourself with excitement and curiosity to see who's coming up the red carpet next, you're agog about celebrities. At Christmas time, you are probably agog to see what's in all the beautifully wrapped boxes. An easy way to remember what agog means is to think of it as goggle-eyed, which it sounds a bit like. When you're agog, you're goggle-eyed with excitement about something, whatever that happens to be. In truth, the word has nothing to do with goggle-eyes, but instead relates to the Middle French word en gogues which means "full of mirth, good humor, and joyfulness." ) with equal parts 既是, 又是, 均衡的, 同等份的 wonderment and fear ( "The cake was made with equal parts flour, sugar, and eggs" means the recipe used the same amount of each ingredient. "The two teams were divided with equal parts of experienced and inexperienced players" means the teams had the same number of players in each category. In equal part, though, he wasn't sure if he was good enough. Both understand that each has an equal part to play in this music. They should be sharing an equal part of the savings they make with the customer.) about the future of AI. Tech stocks again headed for the stars in a tech boom Mach II that so far shows little sign of ending. On Thursday night, Tesla shares plunged almost 13 per cent as the erratic boss delivered what some analysts called a "train wreck of a conference call". The crux of the issue is the way Tesla has been valued. And it's a salient point 显而易见的点(salient [ˈseɪliənt] 明显的, 显而易见的 a salient fact, issue, or feature is one that is especially noticeable or relevant. The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them: She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal. The article presented the salient facts of the dispute clearly and concisely. The report covered all the salient points of the case. valiant [væliənt] 勇敢的, 不懈的 A valiant action is very brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat. very brave or bravely determined, especially when things are difficult or the situation gives no cause for hope: The company has made a valiant effort/attempt in the last two years to make itself more efficient. Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister, inflation rose to 36%. ...a valiant attempt to keep the business going. He suffered further heart attacks and strokes, all of which he fought valiantly. reticent 少言寡语的, 不怎么说话的, 谨言慎行的 unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings. Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. She is so reticent about her achievements. As a reticent sort, the England defender was reluctant to hog the limelight. Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it. He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answering questions. ) for many other technology hopefuls. 4. vortex [ˈvɔːtɛks] 旋涡, 漩涡 旋风 (plural vortexes or vortices) noun. a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre. A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex 北极旋风 is a system of wintertime winds. ...the spiralling vortex air-flow that slows the plane. "we were caught in a vortex of water". 煮荷包蛋, 荷包蛋做法 poached eggs: Using a whisk, vigorously swirl water until a vortex forms in the center. Slip 1 egg with vinegar into vortex and continue to swirl water with whisk around edges of pan until it returns to a boil. II. a dangerous or bad situation in which you become more and more involved and from which you cannot escape. If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. This decision propelled her into a vortex from which there seemed no escape. His country is being dragged closer to the vortex of violence. I was sucked into a vortex of despair. vortex [ˈvɔː,teks] 漩涡, 旋涡 (暗流) (wormhole) I. a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre. A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds. ...the spiralling vortex air-flow that slows the plane. II. a dangerous or bad situation in which you become more and more involved and from which you cannot escape, a feeling or situation that has so much power or influence over you that you feel you are not in control. If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. This decision propelled her into a vortex from which there seemed no escape. His country is being dragged closer to the vortex of violence. caught up in a swirling vortex of emotions. I was sucked into a vortex of despair. The most common way to poach an egg is by creating a vortex in the water. You achieve this by stirring the water with a spoon in a vigorous circle once it is lightly simmering. All you do at this point is drop in the egg and wait for it to cook. wormhole In physics, a wormhole is a tunnel in space that is believed to connect different parts of the universe. ...the story of an astronaut who is sucked through a wormhole into the other side of the universe. nadir [ˈneɪdɪə] 最低点. 低潮, 低峰期. I. The nadir of something such as someone's career or the history of an organization is its worst time. the worst moment, or the moment of least hope and least achievement: The defeat was the nadir of her career. 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency. If Jimmy's youth shielded him from the signs of their deteriorating marriage for a bit, the problem soon reached an obvious nadir. II. 最低点. In astronomy, the nadir is the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth. The point directly below a particular place, or the lowest point reached by a heavenly body (= any object existing in space, especially a planet, or the sun) as it travels around, or appears to travel around, another body: The sun, or any celestial body, is said to be at its nadir when at its lowest point. The opposite, highest point is said to be its zenith. III. the point at which something is at its lowest value or level: At its nadir in the mid-1980s, the pound was almost at parity with the dollar. zenith [zɛnɪθ] 最高点, 高潮期. 高峰期 I. The zenith of something is the time when it is most successful or powerful. the best or most successful point or time: In the 1860s, Tolstoy was at the zenith of his achievement. His career reached its zenith in the 1960s. His career is now at its zenith. The zenith of Perugia's influence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358. II. The zenith is the point at which the sun or moon is directly above you and seems to be at its highest. The highest point reached by a heavenly body (= any object existing in space, especially a planet, or the sun) as it travels around, or appears to travel around, another body: The summer sun was at its zenith in a cloudless sky. The sun is well past its zenith when we cross paths with a mini-flotilla. The sun rises, reaches its zenith and sets. III. the point in the sky directly above you: The centre of the map is the zenith (straight overhead). A pall of cloud muffled the whole expanse of sky from zenith to horizon. 5. Tone Shift (tonal shift = a shift in tone 变强调): As humans, we learn to detect tonal shifts from infancy. The tone of our mother's voice had a particular meaning to us before we could even understand language. Because the tone of voice carries so much meaning, a shift in tone says a lot to us as well. A mother might shift the tone of her voice, telling us it's time to go to sleep, for example. In much the same way, a shift in tone communicates meaning in the written word. absorb I. to take something in, especially gradually: be absorbed into Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed into large cities. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Plants absorb carbon dioxide. In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat. Vitamin D gets synthesized when the sun's ray get absorbed by the skin. II. to reduce the effect of a physical force, shock, or change: The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash. III. to understand facts or ideas completely and remember them: It's hard to absorb so much information. IV. to take up someone's attention completely: The project has absorbed her for several years. V. if a business absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost easily: The school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next year to reduce costs. Kowal says they're already seeing cautious consumers cut back even on staples like groceries, afraid of the impact tariffs will have on the family budget. "Unfortunately, it's very difficult to absorb all these kinds of costs, so that will have to eventually be reflected in some of our prices as well," she says. VI. if one company absorbs another company, it takes control of it and they become one company: Telecorp Holdings absorbed its Spanish subsidiary into its British headquarters. 6. prolific [prəˈlɪf.ɪk] 耕耘不辍的, 多产的, 勤奋的 adj. I. producing a great number or amount of something. A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works. He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. Rabbits and other rodents are prolific (= have a lot of babies). She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories. ...one of the most prolific composers for TV and film. II. A prolific sports player scores a lot of goals or wins a lot of matches or races. Another prolific scorer 进球多的 was Dean Saunders. III. An animal, person, or plant that is prolific produces a large number of babies, young plants, or fruit. They are prolific 能生的 breeders, with many hens laying up to six eggs. ...a prolific crop of creamy gold coloured pods. IV. If animals are prolific somewhere, there are a lot of them there. All the big game congregate here, and birdlife is particularly prolific 有很多的. proliferate [prəˈlɪf.ər.eɪt] 到处都是, 雨后春笋般的冒出 verb. to increase a lot and suddenly in number: Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years. Amusement and theme parks are proliferating across the country. The proliferation of cell phones has changed how we communicate. Computerized data bases are proliferating fast. In recent years commercial, cultural, travel and other contacts have proliferated between Europe and China. ...the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Smoking triggers off cell proliferation. 7. curmudgeonly [kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nli] adj (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative. often in a bad mood: a superb drama about a curmudgeonly old man. "I don't want to sound curmudgeonly, but I really deserve to win the prize," she complained. "a curmudgeonly old man". curmudgeon [kəˈmʌdʒ.ən] 脾气乖张的, 性格乖张的, 臭脾气的老人, 脾气乖戾的老人, 坏脾气的老人 an old person who is often in a bad mood. An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man. There's a cranky curmudgeon working at the hospital who gives all the patients and other doctors flak. John Doe's old age and stubborn aversion to new ideas make him a curmudgeon of a candidate. churlish [ˈtʃɜː.lɪʃ] 粗鲁, 不礼貌的 rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant: I churlishly told him to go bother someone else. They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse. "Boomerasking 回旋镖式问题" refers to a conversational tactic where someone asks a question, but primarily uses the response as an opportunity to talk about themselves, rather than genuinely engaging with the other person's answer. It involves someone asking a question, but then immediately diverting the conversation back to themselves, often using the other person's answer as a springboard for their own story or anecdote. Example: "How was your weekend?" (you respond) "Oh, mine was great! I went to...". 8. whip I. 鞭子抽打, 鞭打 To punish or chastise by repeated striking with a strap or rod; flog. to hit a person or animal with a whip: I don't like the way the drivers whip their horses. II. 搅拌...直至变稠 To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam. to beat food, especially cream, with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm: Could you whip the cream for me? Try whipping a little brandy or other liqueur into the cream. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of sugar. Whip the ingredients into a smooth paste. III. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying. IV. 打败, 击败, 横扫. Informal To defeat; outdo. to defeat a person or a team in a competition, especially in a sport: They beat us last time, but we whipped them in a rematch. He whipped him in their fight two years ago. Our team can whip your team. The bamboo whipped back and hit me in the face. Their team really whipped ours at football. V. to bring or take something quickly: She whipped a handkerchief out of her pocket 快速拿出, 快速取出, 快速拿来 and wiped his face. He whipped the covers off the bed. I was going to pay but before I knew it he'd whipped out his credit card. They whipped my plate away 取走 before I'd even finished. VI. to (cause something to) move quickly and forcefully: The wind whipped across the half-frozen lake. A fierce, freezing wind whipped 摔打, 甩打 torrential rain into their faces. VII. (of a whip of a political party) to make certain that other party members are present in a parliament, etc. to vote on a particular thing or to make certain that they vote in a particular way: Labour Party members were whipped to support the Bill. noun. I. a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people: She lashed the horses mercilessly with her long whip. The lion-tamer cracked his whip. II. (in many elected political systems) a member of a political party in a parliament or in the legislature whose job is to make certain that other party members are present at voting time and also to make certain that they vote in a particular way: Hargreaves is the MP who got into trouble with his party's chief whip for opposing the tax reform. He is seen as a future party whip. III. in British politics, a written order that party members must be present in parliament when there is to be an important vote, or that they must vote in a particular way: In 1970 he defied a three-line (= the most urgent) whip against EC membership. the whip in British politics, the right of someone elected to a parliament to vote as an official member of a particular political party: Senior figures in the Labour Party said that they intend to withdraw the whip from the MP as the first step to him being thrown out of the party. He was one of the anti-European Tory MPs who lost the whip under Prime Minister John Major. She resigned the party whip in protest at the proposed legislation. have/hold the whip hand to be the person or group that has the most power in a situation: During the last decade the right wing of the party has held the whip hand. 成语或者词组: whip/knock/lick someone or something into shape to cause someone or something to be in a better condition. The coach was not able to whip the players into shape before the game. I think I can whip this proposal into shape quickly. Hey, Tom, whip yourself into shape. You look a mess. The prime minister's main aim is to knock the economy into shape. Little Sean is a bit wild but the teachers will soon lick him into shape when he starts school. His crew includes a bunch of misfits whom he whips into shape in time to win the contest. whip someone into a state/ doing sth. Fig. to excite, arouse, or foment someone into some state. (Based on whip someone into doing something.) The governor's speech whipped the audience into a frenzy. The angry cries from the audience whipped the speaker into a rage. 强迫, 逼着做某事 The cruel captain whipped his men into going on with the journey. You can't whip me into betraying my friends. crack the whip 打鞭子 to use your authority to make someone work harder, usually by threatening or punishing the. Usage notes: A whip is a piece of leather or rope fastened to a stick which you hit a horse with in order to make it go faster. We were already three months behind schedule so I thought it was time to crack the whip. whip something up I. to quickly prepare something to eat 快速准备 They got up at 3:30, Pete whipped up breakfast, and they left for the airport by 4:00. Usage notes: also used in the form whip someone up something: Let's ask Marion to whip us up a little snack. II. to cause something to increase in strength or violence. 加强 Huge waves, whipped up by the unusually strong winds, pounded the beaches. The press whipped up public opinion to the point where we were in danger of rioting in the streets. The crowd was pushing forward, and some people tried to whip things up even further. whipped 被管住了, 妻管严 being completely controlled by your girlfriend or boyfriend...in most cases a guy being completely controlled by his girlfriend. Being completely controlled by a woman to the point where you will do or say anything that she tells you to. In most cases the guy isn't getting any pussy. Damn! Joe is whipped. 9. "I think The White Lotus, as an anthology series( [anˈθɒlədʒi] I. 精选集. a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing. a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject, often those considered to be the best: an anthology of modern quotations/American verse. This Bob Dylan anthology includes some rare recordings of his best songs. "an anthology of European poetry". II. a collection of songs or musical compositions issued in one album. "a double-CD anthology of Moby Grape, the legendary Sixties San Francisco band". III. 合集. a collection of stories, poems, etc., by different writers. anthologist 文选编者, 文集学家. 文选编辑 a person who collects artistic works into an anthology (= a collection of artistic works with a similar form or subject): He is a professional anthologist who compiles a yearly collection of the best new short stories. The project honours the work of American folk music anthologist Harry Smith. ), is amazing at how it talks about the frivolity ( behaviour that is silly and not serious, or things that are silly and not important. If you refer to an activity as a frivolity, you think that it is amusing and rather silly, rather than serious and sensible. There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity. You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity. He was one of my most able pupils, but far too easily distracted by frivolities. You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity. I'm far too busy to waste time on frivolities like going to the cinema. ) of humans. "I always feel when I watch it, we're watching from the POV of the gods looking down at the frivolity of humanity and all of our silly little foibles ( foible [ˈfɔɪbl] (反义词: forte (strongpoint)) I. 弱项. 小弱点. 小缺点. a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character. a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not important and not harming anyone: We all have our little foibles. We all have our little foibles."they have to tolerate each other's little foibles". II. [反义词: forte] in fencing, the weakest part of a sword, between the middle and the point of the blade: A parry should take the foible of the attacker's blade with the forte or guard of the defender's. forte 强项 I. in fencing, the strongest part of a sword, between the middle of the blade and the hilt (= the part you hold): The fencer forces the opponent's blade into the high or low line by taking it with the guard and forte of their own blade. II. a strong ability, something that a person can do well. a thing at which someone excels. "small talk was not his forte". Cooking was not exactly her forte. strongpoint I. a specially fortified defensive position. "his men wiped out a German strongpoint". II. something at which one excels; forte. A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels. tactfulness was never his strong point. ), thinking, 'Oh, you think that you've got all the money so you think you're going to be all happy but you're not going to be happy'," she quipped. "I look forward to what that clever mind of Mike White's will thread into that conversation next time. 10. fiendish ['fiːn.dɪʃ] I. 邪恶的. evil and cruel. A fiendish person enjoys being cruel. This was a fiendish act of wickedness. "fiendish methods of torture". a fiendish attack. II. very difficult or complicated. clever and difficult, sometimes in a bad way: fiendishly clever/difficult. a fiendish crossword. a fiendish plot. extremely awkward or complex. A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging. A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle. ...the fiendish difficulty of the questions. America's trade laws are fiendishly complex. "a fiendish 难搞的 problem". A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative. ...a fiendish plot. This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation. III. UK old-fashioned very great: a fiendish price. I'm in a fiendish hurry. fiend [fiːnd] I. A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. II. A very evil person. an evil and cruel person: Who was the fiend who designed such ugly clothes? He was portrayed in the media as a complete fiend. III. (obsolete) An enemy; a foe. We waited for our fiend to arrive. IV. (religious, archaic) The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan. V. (informal) An addict or fanatic. someone who likes something very much or is very interested in something: a health/sex/chocolate fiend. fiend for McCormack is a fiend for punctuality. dope fiend. He's been a jazz fiend since his teenage years. a chocolate fiend. Fiend can be used after a noun to refer to a person who is very interested in the thing mentioned, and enjoys having a lot of it or doing it often. ...if you're a heavy coffee drinker or strong-tea fiend. Columbus 发现新大陆 [kəˈlʌmbəs] I. (possibly dated, slang) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer. II. (derogatory, slang, US) To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else. When his black friend tells him that many people knew about the bar before he did, his white friend retorts by saying that he "Columbused it"; i.e., discovered it for white people before a gaggle of hip white people flooded in. Of course, there is no bouncer, but we can be careful not to Columbus other culture's traditions. He then lists other things that have been Columbused, such as twerking by Miley Cyrus and hummus by "health conscious whities." The White Lotus - Why are you with this middle-aged weirdo: Victoria doesn't know this woman or her life and in that way she is clearly crossing a line. She's also making a life changing offer without any real plan to implement it. But I think it is a reach to call her Columbus. She's offering an exit strategy to a woman who has obvious surface level reasons for wanting an exit. Keeping your mouth shut when you see someone in a sketchy situation isn't necessarily admirable. be a reach 过分, 夸张, 言过其实 To be an exaggeration of logic beyond what is true, likely, or possible. A: "Taxes are causing all our country's problems!" B: "Look, I don't like paying taxes either, but that's a reach!" A: "You didn't hear anything in the news about it because of a massive government coverup!" B: "Come on now, that's quite a reach, don't you think?" He still doesn't have the votes? Then I guess it was a reach for him to say he'd definitely get the bill passed this week. 11. punch I. a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand): punch in He was knocked out by a punch in the face. She gave him a punch on the nose. throw a punch Some of the crowd started getting aggressive and threw a punch or two (= hit people). land a punch The former champion hardly landed a punch in rounds four and five. II. the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people: A second novel often doesn't have the same punch as the debut. lack punch 冲击力 I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch. III. a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and often wine or other alcoholic drinks. IV. a piece of equipment that cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it: a ticket punch. hole punch 打孔机 Have you seen the hole punch anywhere? sucker punch 突然袭击 I. a hard blow (= hit) to someone's body when they are not expecting it: He was knocked out by a sucker punch. sucker punch to He had taken a sucker punch to his chest, and was finding it difficult to breathe. II. an event that affects someone or something badly, often one that was not expected: For her it was an emotional sucker punch, learning she did not land any of three jobs for which she was a finalist. sucker punch to The decision was a sucker punch to our plans. The team was hit by a sucker punch when their opponents took the lead right on half-time. The real sucker-punch came later with the unexpected closure of the business. sucker-punch I. to hit someone hard when they are not expecting it: I held up my camera to record the moment and one of the thugs sucker punched me from behind. Another witness recalled being sucker-punched, then falling to the ground, where he was kicked in the head. II. to damage or affect someone or something badly, often when this was not expected: The company has been sucker punched in the past year, and morale has gone down and down. The hurricane sucker-punched the region with unexpectedly strong winds and local flooding. punch above your weight = bat above your weight I. If a country or business punches above its weight, it becomes involved in, or succeeds in, an activity that needs more power, money, etc. than it seems to have: Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy. II. to have a romantic relationship with someone who is considered to be more attractive, more successful, etc. than you. People say my boyfriend is punching above his weight being with me. Partners who are roughly equally attractive have a better chance of staying together, so don't try to punch above your weight! be punching = be batting to be in a romantic relationship with someone who is considered more attractive, more successful, etc. than you: Here's a photo of my girlfriend - do you think I'm punching? "Love Island" contestants are obsessed with who is and isn't punching. 12. amiable [ˈeɪmɪəbl] having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner. "the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically". amicable [ˈamɪkəbl] characterized by friendliness and absence of discord. "an amicable settlement of the dispute". amenable [əˈmiːnəbl] I. 耳根软的. 听劝的. 听话的. open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled. willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion: He was amenable to suggestion, and really worked hard to improve himself. She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save. Do you think the new manager will prove more amenable to our proposals? "parents who have amenable children".  Mazarin had been amenable to the idea. Sleyman seemed to be more amenable than his father. readily yielding, submitting, or cooperating a government not amenable to change. II. 管用的. 可以做点什么的. capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible. able to be controlled, organized, or affected by something. The data is amenable to analysis. a disease amenable 有响应的 to treatment. The United States has … a higher rate of "mortality amenable to health care"—that's statistics-speak for people dying because they didn't see a doctor in time—than culturally and economically comparable nations … "cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment". hospitable, suitable The three factors necessary to spread disease are a pathogen, a host, and an amenable environment. conditions amenable to life. III. Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable. After further review, DHS has determined that he/she is not amenable to deportation or exclusion proceedings. 13. kick something into the long grass UK informal I. ( = kick the can down the road 回头再说, 回头再管 To avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate. ) To postpone action on something. to delay dealing with something, especially because you want people to forget about it: It is disgraceful that the Treasury had kicked the task force's report into the long grass. We are not prepared to see this issue kicked into the long grass. II. ( = sweep under the rug, ostrich politics 眼不见心不烦 ) To hide or conceal a problem in the hope that it will be overlooked. longgrass I. Grasses that have been allowed to grow very high or that are from a species that grows very high. II. (colloquial) An area around Darwin, Australia populated by homeless indigenous people. Long grassers – as Darwin's homeless population are colloquially called. Long grassers live in conditions that are unimaginable to most Australians. They have little or no shelter and, during the Northern Territory's wet season, have to contend with monsoonal rains. There are no cooking or bathroom facilities around the popular campsites. Many have serious health conditions, which of course are only exacerbated by their living situation. The threat of violence is constant. It can be inter-familial violence, grog-fuelled fights between groups of long grassers, or vicious assaults from the non-Indigenous population, like the group of white boys a few years ago who attacked long grassers around town with sticks, stones and the occasional baseball bat to the face. 14. be in the wash 待洗, 需要洗 If you say that something such as an item of clothing is in the wash, you mean that it is being washed, is waiting to be washed, or has just been washed and should therefore not be worn or used. Your jeans are in the wash. it will (all) come out in the wash 一洗所有问题就都解决了 used to tell someone that problems will be solved in the end: We've certainly had some problems but I think, in the end, it will all come out in the wash. It doesn't really matter which one you choose: it'll all come out in the wash. bow up (Southern US) To become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself. to reach the limit of one's patience and rebel. the chore of it fell to me until I finally bowed up.

 The Fifth Estate is a socio-cultural reference to groupings of outlier viewpoints in contemporary society, and is most associated with bloggers, journalists publishing in non-mainstream media outlets, and online social networks. The "Fifth" Estate extends the sequence of the three classical estates of the democratic state, legislative, executive, judicial and the preceding Fourth Estate, essentially the common press. The use of "fifth estate" dates to the 1960s counterculture, and in particular the influential The Fifth Estate, an underground newspaper first published in Detroit in 1965. Web-based technologies have enhanced the scope and power of the Fifth Estate far beyond the modest and boutique conditions of its beginnings. 

公共道德问题覆盖面: (Civility [sɪˈvɪlɪti] as public-mindedness has a broader meaning, and involves recognizing others as free and equal members of society. According to Richard Boyd, for example, civility involves 'the mutual recognition of others as our moral equals'. Civility [sɪˈvɪlɪti] (civil behaviour) politeness or a polite remark. the quality of being polite. formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech. "I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect". I learned how much smoother the day goes when people act with civility (= behave in a polite way). She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth. After a few civilities, they got down to business. polite remarks used in formal conversation. "she was exchanging civilities with his mother". Civility 互相尊重, 礼貌 is defined as: demonstrating and maintaining, both in our words and actions, respective behavior toward one another when we disagree. Civility is not an issue when we agree with others; it only arises when we disagree. Civility is concerned with how to treat each other with respect when we do disagree. This fact sheet outlines effective strategies for local officials to apply in promoting civility and explains why the practice of civility and how modeling respectful processes and communication is critical for the overall health of our communities. ) Public morality (公共道德多是关于性方面的, 赌博, 饮酒, 吸毒, ) often means regulation of sexual matters, including prostitution and homosexuality, but also matters of dress and nudity, pornography, acceptability in social terms of cohabitation before marriage, and the protection of children. It is a main justification for censorship; it can lead to campaigns against profanity, and so be at odds with freedom of speech. Gambling is generally controlled: casinos have been considered much more of a threat than large-scale lotteries or football pools. Public drunkenness is quite unacceptable in some societies, and legal control of consumption of alcohol is often justified in terms of public morality, just as much as for medical reasons or to limit alcohol-related crime. Drug legislation, historically speaking, has sometimes followed on similar reasoning. Abortion is sometimes treated as an aspect of public morality, even if it is legally defined, regulated by medical professionals, and almost entirely hidden from public view. AIDS as a health policy issue is linked to public morality in a complicated manner. A famous remark on male homosexuality of Mrs Patrick Campbell, that she did not care what people did as long as they "didn't frighten the horses", shows that in some sense even high tolerance expects a public limitation on behaviour. At the opposite extreme a theocracy may equate public morality with religious instruction, and give both the equal force of law. Views on public morality do change over time. Public views on which things are acceptable often move towards wider tolerance. Rapid shifts the other way are often characterised by moral panics 道德危机, as in the shutting down of theatres a generation after Shakespeare's death by the English Puritans. It may also be applied to the morals of public life. Political corruption, or the telling of lies in public statements, tarnish not only individual politicians, but the entire conduct of political life, whether at local or national level. These are fairly universally regarded as blots on reputations, though in some cases there is a grey area between corruption and legitimate fund-raising. Whether the private lives of politicians are a public morals issue is not a matter of agreement, internationally speaking; the existence of an extramarital relationship of a prime minister or even a president would in some countries be considered a revelation well within the sphere of the public interest, while in other countries it would be considered quite irrelevant. 

In criminology, public-order crime 违犯公共秩序罪, 违犯公序良俗 is defined by Siegel (2004) as "crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently", i.e., it is behaviour that has been labelled criminal because it is contrary to shared norms, social values, and customs. Robertson (1989:123) maintains a crime is nothing more than "an act that contravenes a law". Generally speaking, deviancy is criminalized when it is too disruptive and has proved uncontrollable through informal sanctions. Public-order crime should be distinguished from political crime. In the former, although the identity of the "victim" may be indirect and sometimes diffuse, it is cumulatively the community that suffers, whereas in a political crime, the state perceives itself to be the victim and criminalizes the behaviour it considers threatening. Thus, public-order crime includes consensual crime and victimless crime. It asserts the need to use the law to maintain order both in the legal and moral sense. Public-order crime is now the preferred term by proponents as against the use of the word "victimless" based on the idea that there are secondary victims (family, friends, acquaintances, and society at large) that can be identified. In criminology, a political crime or political offence is an offence that prejudices the interests of the state or its government. States may criminalise any behaviour perceived as a threat, real or imagined, to the state's survival, including both violent and non-violent opposition. A consequence of such criminalisation may be that a range of human rights, civil rights, and freedoms are curtailed, and conduct which would not normally be considered criminal per se (in other words, that is not antisocial according to those who engage in it) is criminalised at the convenience of the group holding power.

supercilious VS superfluous; buy somone off, sell-out; puff piece吹捧文, hatchet job = hit piece攻击文;

用法学习: 1. slow burn I. 发展缓慢的. 进展慢的. a period of not much activity. If something is a slow burn, or if it happens on a slow burn, it develops slowly. A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline. This death had been a slow burn. Because it worked on a slow burn before becoming a hit around the country, many people missed out on seeing the early episodes. This is a slow-burn romance. Many workers have benefited from the new programme, which allows careers to be put on a slow burn for months or years and then reactivated. II. a slow, controlled show of anger. a state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance. an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something The toddler moved from a slow burn to an all-out rage in a matter of seconds. "the medical community's shrugging acceptance is fueling a slow burn among women". When angered 被气到, 气坏了, Ellen was given to spontaneous outbursts, while her partner Terry would do a slow burn. do a slow burn 怒气渐升 If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily. It was the sort of thing that might make anyone do a slow burn. be given to something 习惯于, 经常性的 to do something regularly or as a habit: She was given to staying in bed till lunchtime. She is friendly and given to easy laughter. Neither parent was much given to talking about their feelings. I'm inclined to believe him - he's not given to exaggeration 不太, 不习惯于, 一般不会. She was not a woman much given to introspection. slow burner 慢热型作品 something that gradually becomes interesting, enjoyable, successful, etc. : I feel like it's a slow burner - one of those shows that gets better and better as time goes on. Digital radio was a slow burner. It took a long time to take off. Despite the hype the album was a bit of a slow burner. The game was very much a slow burner in the first half-hour and only started to heat up at half-time approached. The show is a slow burner - don't expect to have your world altered by a single episode. 2. who goes there 谁啊你, 你是谁? A sentry's ( sentry: 门卫. 警卫. 守卫. a soldier who guards a place, usually by standing at its entrance: My squad were on sentry duty last night.) challenge to an intruder. used, especially in the past, by someone in authority, for example a guard, to ask someone who has arrived somewhere to say who they are: Halt! Who goes there? Stop and identify yourself! Stop! Who goes there? Friend or foe? The figure was still coming closer, but he couldn't make out their face. Taking a deep breath, he cried, " Who goes there?" As they approach the gate a voice booms over the loudspeaker: "Who goes there?" Then I shouted out in the darkness a "Who goes there?" that rang through the stone passageway. The footsteps stopped, but there was no answer. there goes something/somebody I. used when you see someone or something going past or away from you. There goes a very worried man. II. used to say that you can hear something such as a bell ringing. There goes the phone. I'll answer it. III. used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened. There go our chances of winning the championship. There goes my career. 3. give me ... any day/every time! used to say that you always like or prefer a particular thing: This new stuff is all very well, but give me the old-style weather forecast any day! trolley I. (US cart) a small vehicle with two or four wheels that you push or pull to transport large or heavy objects on: a shopping trolley. The hospital is so overcrowded that some patients are being treated on trolleys in the corridors. Why will supermarket trolleys never move in the direction that you push them in? II. (US cart) a table on four small wheels with one or more shelves under it, used for serving food or drinks: Betty almost ran me over with her tea trolley as I was walking into the office! Every 30 minutes or so the flight attendant would wheel the drinks trolley down the aisle. III. (US gurney) a light bed on wheels, used to move patients in a hospital: Some patients are left lying on trolleys in hospital corridors. I want to be a paramedic because you get to drive an ambulance and bring the trolley in. In British slang, "get trollied 被抬着进去, 被推着进去" means to become extremely drunk, often to the point of needing a "trolley" (shopping cart) to move around. IV. (US cart) a place on a website where you collect the names of things you intend to buy from the website: Are there any items you want to delete from your trolley? 4. get/have a look-in 很少有机会, 几乎没有机会, 完全没可能, 看都不看一眼 [usually in negatives] British English informal to have a chance to take part in or succeed in something. To have the opportunity to do something or to reveal one's skill in this area. Arsenal barely got a look-in (=were very unsuccessful) during the second half of the match. The boss is so controlling that he never lets the rest of us get a look in. You'll never know who to promote if you never let your employees get a look in when it matters. I don't want to be the type of intern who just fetches coffee for people. I want to get a look in! eggs is eggs A phrase used to describe something that is definitely going to happen. It might be a corruption of the phrase "x is x." Typically used in the phrase "(as) sure as eggs is eggs." Of course I'll be there, sure as eggs is eggs! As sure as eggs is eggs, Evelyn got the promotion—she is the boss's favorite, after all. The two brothers will be forever at each other's throats, as sure as eggs. be/go on at someone about sth 唠叨 to complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something: My parents are always on at us about having a baby. be/go on at someone to do something 唠叨 She's been on at me to get my hair cut. 5. mar I. to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable. To mar something means to spoil or damage it. A number of problems marred the smooth running of this event. That election was marred by massive cheating. Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors. It was a really nice day, marred only by a little argument in the car on the way home. I hope the fact that Louise isn't coming won't mar your enjoyment of the evening. The 18-page document warns that Europe is facing a new reality marred with risk and uncertainty, citing Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine, rising geopolitical tensions, sabotage of critical infrastructure, and electronic warfare as prominent factors. II. to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable: Water will mar the finish of polished wood. 7. buzz I. (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. II. (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. III. Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly. Patrick Schwarzenegger, the real life son of Arnold, plays the Ratcliff's eldest son Saxon, also a Duke alumnus in the story. His character is an archetypal "finance bro" who has a much buzzed about 讨论不断地, 引起广泛讨论的 sexual experience with his brother and one of the women at the Thailand resort. IV. (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound. A fly was buzzing past me. V. (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one's actions but perhaps mentally charged. buzzed = buzzed up I. excited: He's buzzed about the film he's planning to direct. After all these years, I'm still buzzed up about the work that we do. II. drunk or under the influence of a drug: I was arrested just because my friend was driving a little buzzed and I was the passenger. buzz about (transitive) To run around or scurry around. 8. A turnbuckle, stretching screw or bottlescrew( wrestling moves: The wrestler takes hold of one of the opponent's wrists, twisting the arm into an arm wrench. The wrestler then climbs up the corner turnbuckles and takes a walk on the top rope before falling down striking the opponent's head, back, shoulder or nape with a chop. Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers, with many preferring this style instead of throwing or locking the opponent. Aerial techniques can be challenging for wrestlers to learn since they learn to trust the other performer, the nominal opponent, to either target the jump correctly or to safely catch their fall. Due to the risk of injury caused by these high-risk moves, some promotions have banned the use of some of them. Kimmel suggested it's time for a career change for Greene, joking, "That woman should not be in Congress. You know what she should be? She should be a wrestler. She should be jumping off the turnbuckle onto someone's head." Jimmy Kimmel was commenting about this incident: 'Go back to your country': Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene snaps at reporter over Signal leak. ) is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It normally consists of two threaded eye bolts, one screwed into each end of a small metal frame, one with a conventional right-hand thread and the other with a left-hand thread. The tension can be adjusted by rotating the frame, which causes both eye bolts to be screwed in or out simultaneously, without twisting the eye bolts or attached cables. 9. alabaster [ˌæl.əˈbæs.tər] 雪花石 an almost transparent, white stone, often used for making decorative objects. Big bang theory: Sheldon: I've prepared a number of topics that should appeal to both the advanced and novice conversationalists. Penny: Okay, that time you looked at me. Amy: Who didn't? Your skin is like alabaster. Do you even have pores? Sheldon: Topic one. Faster-than-light particles at CERN, paradigm-shifting discovery or another Swiss export as full of holes as their cheese? And converse. Penny: All right, who wants to go to my apartment and look at bridal magazines? Bernadette: Oh, me. Penny: Through no one's fault, Sheldon, we're leaving. Amy: Wait for moi. Sheldon: You're leaving? Amy: Sheldon, sometimes you forget, I'm a lady. And with that comes an oestrogen fuelled need to page through thick glossy magazines that make me hate my body. Sheldon: Ah. New topic. Women, delightfully mysterious or bat-crap crazy? Raj: Totally. What's wrong with cap sleeves? If you have the right figure for it, they're adorable. press pause 暂停 (intransitive, informal) To temporarily stop a process. Chinese state media has pressed pause on the US-bashing, releasing a raft of commentaries extolling the merits of resetting relations and working on co-operation. benevolence [bəˈnev.əl.əns] (仁慈, 乐善好施, 善行. 施恩) I. the quality of being kind and helpful: His sunny, calm tone suggested a man of deep benevolence. II. the act of giving money or help to people or organizations that need it: The company has a record of benevolence to good causes.  Most European leaders still try to act publicly as if the 80-year-old alliance with the US is healthy. But the gathering of 30 countries in Paris shows they realise they can no longer rely on the benevolence of the United States. benevolent [bəˈnev.əl.ənt] I. kind and helpful. If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair. The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer. They believe that the country needs a benevolent dictator. Thorne nodded his understanding, smiling benevolently. A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need. I grew up happily under the benevolent influence of my Uncle Walt. He was a benevolent old man and wouldn't hurt a fly. II. 慈善的. 行善的. giving money or help to people or organizations that need it. Benevolent is used in the names of some organizations that give money and help to people who need it. ...the Army Benevolent Fund. a benevolent organization. oblique [əˈbliːk] I. If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. Oblique remarks are not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear: She made several oblique references 间接引用 to the current financial situation. It was an oblique reference 间接的 to his mother. Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action. He obliquely referred to the U.S., Britain and Saudi Arabia. Zelensky suggested that in three to five years, "if everything goes as it is now", Europe might even catch up with the United States. At best, that is a highly optimistic estimate, less an accurate forecast and more a gesture of appreciation for European allies who unlike the Americans attach very few conditions and strings to support for Ukraine. Europe, Zelensky said, "has discipline and no chaos". That might be seen as an oblique and unflattering comparison with the twists and turns coming out of the Trump White House. II. having a sloping direction, angle, or position: Through the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine. He gave her an oblique glance 斜瞄了一眼, 斜瞟了一眼. An oblique line 斜线 is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle. It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline. This muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity. 10. ease [iːz] verb. I. to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.: ease a problem 缓解问题 To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons will be built. ease pain These pills should ease the pain. After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease. II. to move or to make something move slowly and carefully in a particular direction or into a particular position: ease something into something 缓缓进入 She eased the key into the lock, anxious not to wake anyone. I eased myself out of the chair. ease someone out to make someone leave a job or powerful position: be eased out of The head teacher was eased out of his job after teachers and parents accused him of being autocratic. ease someone's mind 安心, 宽慰, 安慰 to stop someone from worrying: If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you. noun. I. the quality of needing little effort or not being difficult: with ease 轻松的, 轻轻松松的, 轻易的, 毫不费力 She won the 400 metre race with ease. The Home Office has acknowledged the system is open to abuse, but the BBC World Service's investigation shows the apparent ease with which these agents can scam people, avoid detection, and continue to profit. for ease of 为了方便, 为了容易 The doors are extra-wide for ease of access (= so that people can get in without difficulty). II. the state of being comfortable or relaxed, or free from worry or pain: They live lives of great comfort and ease. He came into the room and sat down with his usual good-natured ease. at (your) ease I. relaxed: He felt completely at ease. II (of a soldier) standing with feet apart and hands behind the back: The soldiers come to attention when an officer enters the room and stand at ease when the officer allows it. 11. osmosis [ɒzˈməʊ.sɪs] 逐渐渗透, 潜移默化 biology specialized I. the process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering): Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis.  ...the processes of diffusion and osmosis. II. Osmosis is also the process by which ideas and information are absorbed without conscious effort. the way in which ideas and information gradually spread between people. If you say that people influence each other by osmosis, or that skills are gained by osmosis, you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes. The children were never taught the songs, they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis. Reading is not picked up by a process of osmosis, but needs to be taught. Children often learn by osmosis. Whilst countries like Poland and the Baltic States cautioned against getting too close to Moscow – and increased their own defence spending – Berlin under former Chancellor Angela Merkel believed in doing business. Germany imagined it was delivering democratisation by osmosis. But Russia took the cash and invaded Ukraine anyway. So in February 2022 a stunned Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a national pivot in priorities, a "Zeitenwende". osmotic [ɒzˈmɒt.ɪk] adj biology specialized connected with the process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering): an osmotic process. Osmotic pressure is important in many biological processes.

撬开 pry VS prize VS lever: 1. pry I. [intransitive] to be interested in someone's personal life in a way that is annoying or offensive. I just glanced at the letter; I didn't mean to pry. pry into: The press continues to pry into their affairs. prying eyes (=people who pry): They couldn't conceal the information from prying eyes. II. [transitive] to force something open or away from something. To use leverage to open or widen. pry something open/off/away etc. 撬开: Try prying the lid off with a spoon. pry something out of someone 逼问出, 撬开嘴 to get information from someone with a lot of effort or difficulty. We managed to pry the secret code out of him. pry something off (of) something and pry something off 撬开 to use a lever to get something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Tom pried the top off the jelly jar. He pried off the jar top. pry something from someone and pry something out of someone 套出来, 撬出来, 撬开嘴 I. to work information out of someone; to force someone to reveal information. I couldn't even pry her name from her. The police tried to pry the name of the killer out of Max. II. to remove something from something with or as if with a lever. See if you can pry this wedge from its slot. I pried the rotted board out of the side of the house. 2. lever [ˈli:və(r)] 大起子 n. I. something that you use for making people do something that you want them to do. Farmers may find a lever to persuade supermarkets to stock more local produce. II. a long handle that you pull or push to operate a machine. v. 撬开. to move something using a lever. They had to lever the door open. lever yourself to push yourself into a sitting or standing position with difficulty, for example because you are in pain. She levered herself up from the chair. leverage [ˈli:vərɪdʒ] v. to borrow money to buy a business, hoping that the business will make enough profit to pay the interest on the money that is borrowed. n. the power to make someone do what you want. 3. prise = prize(BrE) [praɪz] I. 看重. 珍重, 珍贵. to consider something to be very important and special. You threw away all those old magazines I prize so much! II. to force two things apart. prize something off/apart/open: She prized the lid off the can with a screwdriver. adj. I. good enough to deserve or win a prize. prize turkeys/roses/recipes. II. 珍贵的. very important or valuable. a prize asset/witness/possession. prize something out of someone to persuade someone to tell you a secret, with difficulty. consolation prize 安慰奖 a small prize given to someone who has failed to win. glittering prize 人人垂涎三尺的位置 a prize or successful position that a lot of people want to have very much. glittering I. 闪闪发光的. 光亮的. bright and shining with a lot of quick flashes of light. glittering jewels. II. 熠熠生辉的. used for describing situations that involve rich, famous, or successful people. a glittering line-up of celebrities. a glittering career. 

 supercilious VS  superfluous: supercilious [,suːpər'sɪliəs] 傲慢的, 高傲的, 目空一切的, 自我感觉良好的 disapproving behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important. If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people. His manner is supercilious and arrogant. Her eyebrows were arched in supercilious surprise. He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice. vocabulary: Supercilious people think very highly of themselves, more highly than of others. If your sister tends to act snobby and superior, you can describe her as supercilious. You might expect Nobel Prize winners to be supercilious — after all, they've reached the very heights of their profession. But one-on-one, your famous physics professor might be humble and fun to talk to, anything but supercilious. Most often, it's people who have no right to be arrogant, rude, and holier-than-thou who behave in the most supercilious ways. The Latin root supercilium means "haughty demeanor," but also "eyebrow" — as in an eyebrow raised in a haughty, supercilious expression. superfluous [suːˈpɜː.flu.əs] 多此一举的, 不需要的, 冗余的, 多余的 more than is needed; extra and not necessary. more than is needed or wanted: The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail. Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs. Much of the school day is wasted on superfluous activities. Something that is superfluous is unnecessary or is no longer needed. My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me. vocabulary: When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous. Superfluous (soo-PER-floo-uhs) means "more than required." Use it when pointing out something that could be removed without detracting from the quality of something: "For a climb over a glacier, the very thickest shoes are absolutely necessary; beyond these, all else seems superfluous to me," wrote the adventurer Charles Stoddard in 1899. The word comes from Latin and literally means "overflowing": super ("over") + fluere ("to flow"). So you can think of a superfluous addition as flowing over the boundaries of what's needed. 

It's a reflex 条件反射 VS mechanical 机械的: 1. Chandler : Do I look fat? Ross & Rachel : No. Chandler : Okay. I accept that. When Janice asked me and I said no, she took that to mean that I was calling her a cow. Rachel: Okay, walk us through it, honey. Walk us through it. Chandler : Okay, well, Janice said "Hi. Do I look fat today?" and I looked at her... Ross : Whoa. Whoa. You looked at her? You never look. You just answer. It's like a reflex. "Do I look fat?" "No." "Is she prettier than I am?" "No." "Does size matter?" Rachel: "No." Ross: And it works both ways. Chandler : Okay. So you both just know this stuff? Rachel: You know, after about thirty or forty fights, you kinda catch on. Ross : Okay, for instance, let's say Janice is coming back from a trip. And she gives you two options. Option number one: she'll take a cab home from the airport, or option number two: you can meet her at baggage claim. What do you do? Chandler: That's easy. Baggage claim. Ross: Ahhhh! Wrong. Now you're single. It's actually secret option number three: you meet her at the gate. That way, she knows you love her. 2. Ross: Hey Gunther, can I get a couple of blueberry muffins to go? Gunther: Diapers huh? Ross: Yep. Gunther: So I guess Rachel had you baby? Ross: Yep, can you believe it? Gunther: Nope!  I still can't believe she slept with you in the first place. Ross: Huh? Ooh (laughs) you mean like a… Huh? Joey: (entering) Hey. Ross, I know you're pissed at me, but we have to talk about this. Ross: Ah actually we don't. Joey:  Fine, fine okay.  But I gotta say technically, I didn't even do anything wrong. Ross: (turns back) What! (Angrily) You didn't do anything wrong?! Joey: I said I didn't technically. Ross: Okay let's put aside that 放一边, 搁一边, 暂且不说 you (Makes quote marks with his fingers.) "accidentally" picked up my grandmothers ring and you (Does it again) "accidentally" proposed to Rachel. Joey: Look, can I just stop you right there for a second? When people do this (Makes quote marks with his fingers.) I don't really know what that means. (Ross just looks at him) You were saying? Ross: And I can even understand that you couldn't tell Rachel, but why couldn't you tell me, huh? You had all day to and you didn't. Joey: I know I should've. (Makes quote marks again.) "I'm sorry." Ross: Not using it right 用对了, 用错了, Joe. (He brings his hands in closer to his face then does it again.) Ross: I'm gonna go. Joey: No, come on Ross! (He grabs his bag so he can't leave) Look, Ross, we have to get past this 翻篇. Ross: Give me the bag. Joey: No, look, I don't know what else to do. I said I'm sorry! Ross: Joey! Joey: You should scream at me, or-or-or curse 骂我 me, or hit me. Ross: I'm not gonna hit you. Joey: Why not?  You'll feel better!  I'll feel better, and you know you want to. I can see it in your eyes. Ross: No I don't. Joey: A little bit. (Ross throws a punch, but Joey ducks and Ross punches the pole. Ross then screams from the pain and turns to Gunther, and Gunther has a huge smile on his face.) Ross: You ducked 躲了!! Joey: I'm sorry! It was a reflex! Ross: Oh my god, this really hurts!!! Joey: I couldn't help it! When a fist comes at your face, you duck! Look! (He goes to punch Ross, expecting him to duck, but he doesn't and Joey punches Ross. Ross: What is the matter with you?!? Joey: You were supposed to duck!!! Why didn't you duck? Ross: Why don't we talk about this on the way to the hospital? Joey: Good, good yeah, (Grabs the bags) maybe while we're there, they can check your reflexes. (Joey opens the door and it hits Ross in the face with it.) (Makes quote marks.) "Oops." 3. mechanical I. operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts. a mechanical device. The company produces mechanical parts for airplane engines. The plane appeared to have crashed because of a mechanical problem. A mechanical device has parts that move when it is working, often using power from an engine or from electricity. ...a small mechanical device that taps out the numbers. ...the oldest working mechanical clock 机械表 in the world. Most mechanical devices 机械器具 require oil as a lubricant. The air was circulated mechanically. II. relating to movement, or to mechanics (= the study of the effect of physical forces on objects and their movement): a study of the effects of mechanical forces on bones. Mechanical means relating to machines and engines and the way they work. ...mechanical engineering. The company undertakes mechanical work on all types of cars. The train had stopped due to a mechanical problem. The car was mechanically sound, he decided. III. disapproving (also mechanistic) 机械化的. 机械式的, 不假思索的. without thinking about what you are doing, especially because you do something often. without thinking about what you are doing, esp. because you do it often: The garbagemen worked in a slow, mechanical way. He gave a mechanical response. If you describe someone's action as mechanical, you mean that they do it automatically, without thinking about it. It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition. Her retort was mechanical. He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl. IV. If you describe a person as mechanical, you mean they are naturally good at understanding how machines work. He was a very mechanical person, who knew a lot about sound. I'm not mechanical like my father; I have to follow the instructions. I'm not mechanically minded.

The White Lotus: 1. We have a house at the top of the hill. We just come down here to eat, but we just got in a fight, so I'm letting him cool off. He's behind me, the bald guy. 2. You guys, I think the jet lag is catching up to me. Oh! I'm gonna go to bed. Hey, I'll help you with the door. 3. You shouldn't humor ( humor 听命于 to agree to someone's wishes in order to help improve that person's mood or to avoid upsetting him or her. comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be. If you humour someone who is behaving strangely, you try to please them or pretend to agree with them, so that they will not become upset. She will actually sit and watch them with me, to humour me. "she was always humouring him to prevent trouble". Phil seems a bit cranky today, so just humor him. in a good/bad humour If you are in a good humour, you feel cheerful and happy, and are pleasant to people. If you are in a bad humour, you feel bad-tempered and unhappy, and are unpleasant to people. Christina was still not clear why he had been in such ill humour. Next day, Louis XIV was in the best of humours. do sth with good humor If you do something with good humour, you do it cheerfully and pleasantly. Hugo bore his illness with great courage and good humour. ) her bullshit. All right? She has issues she needs to deal with. What are her issues? Well, for one, which I'm sure you've noticed... she's pretty hot. But I don't think she's ever been laid before. Look, Buddhism is for people that want to suppress in life. They're afraid. Don't get attached. Don't have desires. Don't even try. Just sit there in a lotus position with a thumb up your ass. But, I mean, it is good to want things. You know, as long as you can get 'em. I mean, getting what you want in life, that's happiness, bro. But... what do I want, I guess? Pussy. Money, freedom, respect. I mean, look, you're... you're smart and good-looking, Loch. I mean, sure, we need to buff you up 长点肌肉 a little bit, but you've got so much ammo 很多优点(ammo [ˈaməʊ] I. 支持. 论据. 数据支撑. information that can be used against another person in an argument The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed. facts that can be used to support an argument. You can describe information that you can use against someone in an argument or discussion as ammunition. The improved trade figures have given the government fresh ammunition. His bad behaviour provided plenty of ammunition for his opponents. These figures provide political ammunition to police chiefs arguing for more resources. II. a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition. ). You don't need to shrink away from life like her. Get laid. Get everything. I'm gonna help you. 4. I am always bragging that I know you, and people don't believe we're friends. And I'm like, "I'm telling you, she's like one of my closest friends." Yeah. Well, and you. Your kids are gorgeous, your beautiful homes. You're totally winning life 人生赢家. Well, look at you. Now, you've found the man of your dreams. Oh my God. Who would have ever thought? 5. I thought we'd sit up on the terrace. This way. Frank: Magnificent house you have here. 6. What kind of movie are you making here? You know what? It's a fun caper ( [ˈkeɪpə] verb. to run and jump about in an energetic, happy way. skip or dance about in a lively or playful way. If you caper about, you run and jump around because you are happy or excited. They were capering about, shouting and laughing. Painted musicians capered behind gorgeous banners. "children were capering about the room". noun. I. an unusual or entertaining activity, usually one that is illegal. an act of stealing or other illegal activity. A dishonest or illegal activity can be referred to as a caper. She served six months in prison for the helicopter caper. a bank caper. The FBI finally figured out the truth about this caper. The whole incident started as an innocent caper. A caper is also an action that is amusing but wrong. an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade. Activities or behaviour that are not at all serious can be referred to as capers. Jack would have nothing to do with such capers. What a mess we were in at the end of this caper–hair, eyes, cheeks and neck covered in treacle. "I'm too old for this kind of caper". In this latest caper, Bell was caught using a doctored bat. II. a humorous film that tells an entertaining story with a lot of action, usually about a crime: Don't miss this funny and fast-moving crime caper. This spy caper for children features a teenaged CIA agent. Does anything set it apart from all the other caper films? III. a small, dark green flower bud that is used as an ingredient to give a slightly sour taste to food. a small, dark green flower bud prepared for use as a flavoring for food. escapade [ˈes.kə.peɪd] An escapade is an exciting and rather dangerous adventure. an act involving some danger, risk, or excitement, because it is different from usual or expected behaviour. an act or situation that is exciting because it shows behavior that is not controlled as it usually is: Their escapades sound as if they could be ripped from the pages of "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." Her latest escapade was to camp outside a department store on the night before the sale. ...the scene of Robin Hood's escapades. ). Like a thriller. It's got... everything. Uh, killings, double-crossings, um... action, all the stuff that people like. And what would be my role? She is a former prοstitute, now a madam, and she owns a popular bordello ( bordello [bɔːˈdel.əʊ] plural bordellos. a brothel = whorehouse. ). I think he meant she's very formidable because she knows all the secrets of all the most powerful men in Thailand. She's-- She's tough. She's brilliant. A knockout ( knockout I. (elimination tournament 淘汰赛) a competition in which only the winners of each stage play in the next stage, until one competitor or team is the final winner: The tournament is a straight knockout. a knockout competition/championship. II. a person or thing that looks, sounds, etc. extremely attractive: She looked knockout in that dress. Your sister's a real knockout! III. (abbreviation KO) (in boxing) a situation in which a fighter falls after being hit and cannot get up in ten seconds: a knockout punch/blow. He won by a knockout in the tenth round. IV. 必胜的. an offer to buy something that is higher than competitors' offers: His bid was seen as a knock-out and shares of competing companies fell. a knockout bid/offer/price. knock someone out to hit someone so that they become unconscious: His opponent knocked him out with one punch. ), obviously. And she sings. She sings? It's one of my favorite parts of the movie. Yeah, should have led with 应该先说那个的 that one. Um, thank you. 7. Remember this. Every one of us has the capacity to kill. Buddhist scripture condemns violence in every form. Violence, aggression, anger stem from same source. Fear. The only good faith response is to sit with your feelings. Violence does spiritual harm to victim and to perpetrator. Buddhists believe always nonviolence. 8. Look, you guys don't need to come. All right? I'm-- I'm just passing along the invites. You know what? I'm all dolled up(doll up 打扮好,  打扮时尚 ( = to get dolled up) If you doll yourself up, you put on smart or fashionable clothes, usually for a special occasion. We used to doll ourselves up and go into town. She was dolled up for the occasion. We used to doll ourselves up and go into town. deck out someone/something 装饰打扮一番 to decorate someone or something in something special. The stewards were decked out in beautiful new uniforms. Some salesman had decked the car out, giving it racing wheels and stripes on the sides. Fix someone up is defined as to arrange a date or a meeting for someone. An example of fix someone up is when your cousin sets up a blind date for you with a guy she knows from work. III. to clean, repair, or decorate something. They take old furniture and fix it up. I'm going to fix up the house before my mother-in-law arrives. Friends: Danny's Sister: (opening the door) Oh, I thought I heard you. Danny: Oh hey, great, you're up. Rachel, this is my sister Krista. Krista, this is Rachel. Rachel: Hi! Krista: Nice to meet you. I wish you'd told me we were having company, I'd fix myself up 收拾一下自己, 打扮一下自己! Danny: Like it would help. Krista: You are so bad! (Hits him softly.). tart oneself up if a woman tarts herself up 打扮的花枝招展的, she tries to make herself look more attractive, for example by wearing nice clothes. This expression is often used for showing that you think a woman has made herself look less attractive. scrub up well 装扮不错, 打扮了一番的 UK informal approving said about someone when they have made an effort to look nice. if someone scrubs up well, they look good when they have made an effort when getting ready to go out. He scrubs up well, don't you think? Mary scrubs up well. ...a well-scrubbed 打扮不错的, straight-arrow group of young people. if a doctor or nurse scrubs up, they wash their hands and arms thoroughly before doing a medical operation. jazz someone or something up 装扮, 打扮一新, 点缀, 增加点情趣, 增加点情调 to make something more interesting, exciting, or stylish. to make someone or something more exciting or sexy; to make someone or something appeal more to contemporary tastes. Let's jazz this room up a little bit. They jazzed up Donna till she looked like a rock star. he uses a basic recipe and jazzes it up with chocolate chips, apples, or bananas. This little flowers are perfect for jazzing up a present! spruce sb/sth up 整理, 修整, 打扮一下, 收拾一下 informal to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve his, her, or its appearance generally: I thought I'd have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview. They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image. preen [priːn] 打扮, 装扮 Verb. I. [disapproval] If someone preens themselves 装扮自己, 打扮自己, they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat and attractive; used especially if you want to show that you disapprove of this behaviour or that you find it ridiculous and amusing. to spend time making yourself look attractive: Roald always spends ages preening (himself) before he goes out. 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning. Bill preened his beard. preen yourself to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality: preen yourself on something The government is publicly preening itself on the latest trade figures. preen yourself for doing something The company preened itself for having taken on so many new employees last year. I preened myself at my own foresight 先见之明 in buying the work while the artist was still unknown. He strides around the office preening himself and puffing his chest out. She preened herself a little at the description of her "flawless skin". II. If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are. She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. He preened himself on the praise he had received. ...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring. III. When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak. Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera. turned out 打扮一新, 穿得齐整 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体, 打扮的干净整洁 If you are well turned out or smartly turned out, you are dressed smartly. to be beautifully, well, etc. dressed. to be dressed in a particular way Their children are always very well turned out 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体. She's always beautifully turned out. He arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young children. ...a well-turned-out young chap in a black suit. ...a woman, smartly turned out in patterned skirt and green top.). Let's go. If only I could find my purse. turned out 打扮一新, 穿得齐整 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体, 打扮的干净整洁 If you are well turned out or smartly turned out, you are dressed smartly. to be beautifully, well, etc. dressed. to be dressed in a particular way Their children are always very well turned out 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体. She's always beautifully turned out. He arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young children. ...a well-turned-out young chap in a black suit. ...a woman, smartly turned out in patterned skirt and green top. turn out I. If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has the result or degree of success indicated. I had no idea that it would turn out like this. Sometimes things don't turn out the way 事情发展, 事情结果 we think they're going to. I was positive things were going to turn out fine. turn out (all right) and pan out; work out (all right) to end satisfactorily. I hope everything turns out all right. Oh, yes. It'll all pan out. Things usually work out, no matter how bad they seem. Leonard: I'm glad you guys made up. Sheldon: Well, I realized my life turned out great 结果还不错, and it's silly to hold a grudge. Howard: Thanks for trying, but you're not gonna be able to cheer me up. Sheldon: Well, how about this, then? You quit your whining before I give you something to cry about, young man. Howard: What? Sheldon: Those are comforting words my father would often say. Howard: Did it help? Sheldon: I turned out great 我不是也挺好吗, 我也还不错的. You tell me. II. When you are commenting on pleasant weather, you can say that is has turned out nice or fine 天气转好, especially if this is unexpected. It's turned out nice 天气变好 again. III. If something turns out to be a particular thing, it is discovered to be that thing. Cosgrave's forecast turned out 结果 to be quite wrong. It turned out that I knew the person who got shot. IV. When you turn out something such as a light or gas, you move the switch or knob that controls it so that it stops giving out light or heat. I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out. V. If a business or other organization turns out something, it produces it. They have been turning out 生产 great blades for 400 years. VI. If you turn someone out of a place 赶出来, especially the place where they have been living, you force them to leave that place. Surely nobody would suggest turning him out of the house. They were turned out of the hotel. It was previously a small monastery but the authorities turned all the monks out. VII. If you turn out the contents of a container, you empty it by removing them or letting them fall out. Turn out 倒出来 the dough on to a floured surface. Turn the plants out of their pots. VIII. If people turn out for a particular event or activity, they go and take part in it or watch it. Thousands of people turned out for the funeral. It was no wonder the fans turned out. The matches yielded 259 goals. turnout I. The turnout 出席人数. 出席率 at an event is the number of people who go to it or take part in it. On the big night there was a massive turnout. It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people. II. The turnout in an election is the number of people who vote in it, as a proportion of the number of people who have the right to vote in it. In 1988 the turnout was 50%. Election officials said the turnout of voters was low. A high turnout was reported at the polling booths. turn someone out I. to force someone to leave. To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict. to force someone to leave a place, especially their home. Our landlord turned us out on the street. turn someone out of something 赶出去, 驱逐出去: If they don't pay, they could be turned out of the house. The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk. The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice. It broke my heart to turn the family out, but they hadn't paid rent in three months. The B&B turned me out for playing loud music late at night. He was turned out of his flat because he couldn't pay the rent. II. to be beautifully, well, etc. dressed. to be dressed in a particular way Their children are always very well turned out 打扮的人模狗样的. 打扮得体. She's always beautifully turned out. He arrived with his wife and three well-turned-out young children. III. to introduce someone to drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, etc. (Underworld.). To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute. (sex, transitive, prison slang) To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role. There are laws against turning out people the way Max was doing. turn (someone) on to (something) to cause (someone) to use or become interested in (something) for the first time She turned him on to water-skiing. He was turned on to classical music by a teacher. turn out like (someone or something) 变成...样的人: to become like (someone or something). He didn't want to turn out like his father. Nobody thought it would ever turn out like this. as it turned out: As it turned out, the storm missed Puerto Rico. II. to be discovered to be something, have something etc. The tape turned out to contain vital information. It all turned out to be a mistake. it turns out (that): It turns out that I was right all along. 9. How are you? Oh, I have a lot of feelings. I like your shirt. Oh, thank you. Anything from the bar? I'll have a glass of rosé. Same. A-- A bottle, perhaps? Definitely. Just to let you know, I'll be the entertainment for tonight. Ooh. I do hope you enjoy. Any advice from a professional to overcome stage fright? Just go for it. Yeah. I'm sure you'll be great. Yeah. Where's that rosé? 10. You know what? I have a thought. I would really love to hear about how you conquered Thailand. Maybe you and I could speak in another room. That way, your wife and Frank here can really connect. Anyway, listen, I just want you guys to have an opportunity to bond as artists. And... maybe I can pick your brain about what it's like to do business in Thailand. I mean, you've been very successful. Sure. Let's take it to the den. 10. You know, these guys must know the only reason they have these hot girlfriends is 'cause they're loaded. That's gonna be you in 30 years. Why are you so mean to me? I'm not trying to be mean. But that's what you give off. And you're dating some old, bald dude with a bunch of money. How's that any different? No, it's not the same. That's not the reason I'm with him. Then what's the appeal? The first day we met, he told me his whole life story, and I just knew we were meant to be together. See, you can't even go there. He has this sadness. It really touches me. I want to heal him. It's like we're in this yin and yang battle. And I'm hope... and Rick is pain. And, eventually, one of us will win. 11. Seems you've had quite a life. Yeah, Thailand's been good to me. But have you been good to Thailand? I'd say so. Some may disagree. Well, you wanna make an omelet, you gotta crack a few eggs. Am I right? Jim: This is a great country. And back then, not much red tape. You hit a roadblock 绊脚石, 挡路的, 挡道的, you had a lot of options. And if somebody got in your way? Made your life difficult? Lots of ways to take care of that. I'm more careful now. Got more to lose. When you're young, you want to be king of the hill = king of the mountain( I. 山大王. an undisputed leader or champion. a person who is in command or is very successful. "your daddy brags about you—you're king of the hill with him". II. a children's game in which the object is to beat one's rivals to the top of a mound or other high place, and to keep possession of the place. a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top. ). Then you get to be king of the hill, and you miss it when you were young and hungry and could... swing free(  free-swinging 不计后果的, 无所顾忌的 bold, forthright, and heedless of personal consequences. recklessly daring in action or style. Bold and uninhibited: a lawyer with a free-swinging, controversial courtroom style. free-swinging stock market speculators. a free-swinging soldier of fortune.). You know, someone once said that the secret to life is knowing... when to stop. I'm not sure how that follows ( "Not sure how that follows" means you're unsure of the logical connection or reason for something that was stated or done, and you're asking for clarification or explanation. "how that follows": This phrase specifically refers to the logical connection or reasoning behind something. It's a way of asking "I don't understand how this makes sense, or how it leads to that". ). 12. Laurie, why are you so bothered? Just makes me not trust you, to be honest. Give me a break. Like you're in love with Valentin or something? No. Right. So stop busting my balls( I. To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort. To exert a significant amount of energy to do, accomplish, or complete something, especially with great haste. I've been busting my balls all night long to get this presentation ready for tomorrow's meeting. She's going to have to bust her balls if she wants a place on the varsity team. We busted our balls cleaning the house before Mom got here, and she still said her room was dusty! II. To harass, nag, or upbraid one to do, accomplish, or complete something. The boss is busting everyone's balls to get the project ready by next week. Quit busting my balls! I'll get it done eventually! I wouldn't have to bust your balls if you would just do your chores like you're supposed to! III. To tease, ridicule, or mock one, usually jocosely. Don't get so worked up, man, I'm just busting your balls. I like her family, but her uncle always busts my balls when we see him. You're a rookie, which means the veterans on the team are going to bust your balls every chance they get. bust somebody's ass/balls/butt/hump (American English, taboo, slang) (also bust somebody's ˈchops American English rather old-fashioned) criticize somebody in an angry or annoying way: Why are you always busting my balls? ♢ This guy keeps busting my chops about my smelly tennis sneakers. ball-buster. ). I agree. It's not that big of a deal. Was it a big deal when she did the same thing with Dave? With Dave? At my wedding, she was all over Dave. I'm sure you remember. I was not. And that was like 15 years ago. Wait, what? What is really going on with you? If you're not happy with your life, just own it. Don't project and make mountains out of molehills. What's that supposed to mean? If you're not happy with your life, Laurie, I don't know. fucking change it. I mean, I get what she's saying. It's like... you're not upset because of Valentin. Yeah, I'm upset because of Jaclyn. But are you? You could've hooked up with Valentin if you wanted, but you chose not to. Right? You chose to work at that company your whole career, and you chose to marry Brian. If you always choose the short stick, is it bad luck? Are you life's victim? Or are you doing it to yourself? I mean, you know, when you know someone long enough, you do start to see certain patterns. Okay. And what is that pattern, Kate? Well, it's like, the source of your disappointment changes... but the constant is 不变的是 you're always disappointed. Okay. And you're always fake and fronting like your life is perfect. And you're vain and selfish. You did something fuckеd up, and I'm the one that has a problem? Okay. I'm gonna go to the fight 'cause why not? hmm? You guys have a good night. 13. Do you wanna maybe go inside the house? We could talk. Well, uh, um, I was-- I wanted my son to come with me. Oh, no, I'd prefer it was just us (would prefer that 后边要加虚拟语气 表现在或者将来. would prefer that you'd 表将来. would prefer that you did 表现在. )(prefer I. to accuse someone officially: The police have decided not to prefer charges against them because of insufficient evidence. II. to choose or want one thing rather than another: Do you prefer hot or cold weather? I prefer red wine to white. [ + -ing verb ] He prefers watching football to playing it. [ + to infinitive ] I'd prefer not to discuss this issue. formal I'd prefer you not to smoke (= I would like it better if you did not smoke), please. We have tea and coffee, but perhaps you'd prefer a cold drink. [ T ] He prefers watching baseball to playing it. [ + that clause ] She prefers that we meet at the station. [ + to infinitive ] Would you prefer to leave? 虚拟语气: It is necessary that he [should] see a doctor. Expressing preference: We use prefer to say we like one thing or activity more than another. We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we compare two things or actions: I prefer tea to coffee. We prefer going by ferry to flying. We don’t use than after prefer: She prefers books to magazines. Not: She prefers books than magazines. We can use a to-infinitive or an -ing form after prefer. A to-infinitive is more common. She’s not keen on coffee. She prefers to drink tea. (or She prefers drinking tea to coffee.) Would prefer: We use would prefer or ’d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences: I’d prefer to go by myself. Would you prefer a quieter restaurant? She’d prefer not to drive at night. When we want to say that we would like to do one thing more than another, we can introduce the second thing with rather than, followed by an infinitive without to: I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday. When we are talking about our preferences for the actions of another person, we can use would prefer + object pronoun + to-infinitive or would prefer it if + past simple: They’d prefer us to come later. (or They’d prefer it if we came later.) Would you prefer me to drive? (or Would you prefer it if I drove?) In everyday English, people often say they would rather do something instead of using prefer: I prefer to travel by train. → I’d rather travel by train. You say that you would prefer it if someone did something: We would prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone. ✗Don’t say: We would prefer it if you don’t tell anyone. Using the progressive Prefer is not used in the progressive in meaning 1. You say: I prefer the blue one. ✗Don’t say: I am preferring the blue one. ). It won't take long. If he doesn't see me, he'll come looking. I'm just gonna take a couple minutes of your time, and then I'll bring you right back out to the party. 14. Look, at this point, my career is totally tied to yours. So, if something bad is happening, it's happening to both of us. And I'll always be seen by everyone as Timothy Ratliff's son, and I'm okay with that. I am, as long as everything at work is going good. And everything at work is going good, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, Dad, I don't have anything else but this. I don't have any interests, I don't have any hobbies, okay? If I'm not a success, then I'm nothing. And I can't handle being nothing. I've put my whole life into this basket. Into your basket, Dad. So, if something's up, just... What? Is something up? Saxon... nothing's up. Kid, we're all good. 15. I want to live the rest of my life right here. And I just... don't wanna have any more headaches if I can help it( if (one) can help it 尽可能的, 尽量地 If one is able to prevent or avoid something. Usually used after negative verb constructions. We shouldn't jump to any conclusions, if we can help it. This part of the country gets so hot in the summertime that no one goes outside during the day if they can help it. I would try not to get in the boss's way today if you can help it—the quarterly sales figures just came in, and she's, ah, not pleased. not if one can help it 要是不同意的话就不行 Only without one's agreement, only if one cannot prevent it. Is he taking a second job? Not if his wife can help it, He's not riding on the back of that motorcycle, not if I can help it. This idiom uses help in the sense of "prevent" or "cause to be otherwise." ). Tanya talked about you... a lot. She always felt guilty that she didn't start that business with you. And I know that she'd want you to have some money to do that. So... I'm gonna give you 100,000 dollars. Tanya would've wanted that. And I know that she would also want me to spend the rest of my years in peace. Maybe in exchange... you could honor that 满足心愿, 实现心愿. That's, um... very generous of you. But, uh... I need to think about it. Okay, sure. Sleep on it. I'm not looking to make problems for you.  I just-- You know, I need to sleep on it. Hey. Where you been? I been looking all over for you. Let's go. What, you're not gonna eat? I mean, I just got all this-- Zion! I am not playing( not play the game [mainly British, old-fashioned] to behave in an unfair and unacceptable way Civilized people shouldn't behave like this. It's just not playing the game. Labour chancellors really aren't supposed to do this sort of thing. It is not playing the game. To be not conforming or adhering to that which is established or generally accepted, such as rules, modes of behavior, etc. You might have some wild ideas for the future, but you'll never get anywhere in this business if you're not playing the game. I know I'm in a dead-end job, but I'm not playing the game. Networking makes me sick to my stomach—I hate having to be fake like that. You're right, I'm not playing the game—I'm determined to stay true to my revolutionary ideals, even in adulthood. not play with a full deck 偷奸耍滑 to not be completely honest in a contest or discussion, and therefore have an unfair advantage over other people This guy is either very clever or he's not playing with a full deck. ). I want to get the fսck up out of here. 16. So, you got any kids? Yeah, Sritala and I have got a couple of daughters. One of 'em lives in New York. Other one lives here. I bet they had a happy childhood growing up here. Yeah. You bet. Spoiled rotten 宠坏了. Well, that's good 'cause... if you don't have a happy childhood, you don't have much, right? 17. Wow. Stunning. You still are. You sweet talker 嘴巴甜, 真会说. I'm a truth-sayer, darling. 18. I like that he's all about... how to be the best person you can be, and-- and how to go through life without making shit worse for other people. And I don't want to give in to my dark shit. You know, I don't want to make things worse. 19. He was telling me that when he was a kid, his parents used to have loud sеx, like all the time. And they would leave their door open. And he would then stand outside their door and just watch his dad go to town on his mom. What the fսck? Holy shit. And it would make Gary feel this mixture of, like, disgust and jealousy, but at the same time, excitement. You know? Like, his heart was racing. And then, when he got older and started dating, he would have these paranoid delusions that his girlfriend would be cheating on him with his best friend, and he'd obsess, even though there was no basis for it in reality. And he would have these jealous rages, and, I mean, he lost a lot of friends over it. Yeah, I'm sure he did. And one day, he realized he kind of hoped they were having sеx behind his back. So, he could find them doing it. Just like he found his parents doing it in the middle of the night. So, it's kind of like his worst nightmare was actually his erotic fantasy. Okay, that is demented. He wouldn't even touch you. He just wants to creep up on us. And at some point, I'll leave you, and I'll go to Gary. And it would be like he's winning his mother back from his father. Yeah, like a little boy's dream. 20. I built this guy up in my-- my mind to be this thing. And I'm sitting there, and I'm looking at him, and he's just this pathetic, frail, old man. I mean, I couldn't even hit him. So, you got some closure? Yeah. Yeah. That's a huge monkey off your back( get the monkey off one's back to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve. to get rid of a problem or situation that makes one unhappy and that lasts for a long time He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction. have a monkey on your back to have a serious problem that is making your life difficult or unpleasant The whole medical system that has become a monkey on the back of people without an adequate income. ). You feel good? 21. I thought you're sober, though, right? You don't want-- Sober? That ship sailed. Come on. Let's go big. You think it's a good idea? We're in Bangkok, man. Let's fucking go. One night. All right. Frank: I'll go back to the monastery tomorrow. Paint this town red. Get a bucket, splash it around. 21. Are you crazy? Take the money. If I did that, I'd be an accomplice to murder. No, you wouldn't. He's buying me off 收买( dishonestly pay someone to prevent them doing something against one's interests. to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble: They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested. "I'll buy off the investigators". sell-out I. an event for which all tickets are sold. a product that is no longer available, because all those that were available have been sold: The last batch of cakes was a sell-out. The conference is a sell-out, with all exhibitor stands taken. "the game is sure to be a sell-out". II. a betrayal of one's principles for reasons of expedience. "one of the biggest political sell-outs in decades". Words like "Traitor," "MAGA junkie," and "sell-out" now proliferate in online rants and news columns. Even in Edmonton where Gretzky won four NHL Stanley Cups, a statue honoring him was smeared with fecal matter, according to CNN affiliate CTV News. sell out I. 卖完, 卖光, 卖磬. 售罄. to sell all of the supply that you have of something. We sold out (of) the T-shirts in the first couple of hours. Ten of the Huskies' 15 home games are already sold out (= all the tickets have been bought). We sold out of the T-shirts in the first couple of hours. to sell all of the supply that you have of something: sell out of sth We sold out of the games in a couple of hours. II. If a supply of something sells out, there is no more of that thing to buy: The first issue of the magazine sold out within two days. When a film, concert, etc. is sold out, all of the tickets for it have been sold: We couldn't get seats - the concert was sold out. III. to sell your business 出售生意, 出售公司 or part of your business. If a business sells out, it receives money in exchange for control of it: The owners of the Meadowlark Inn said they would be willing to sell out at a fair price. They decided to sell out to their competitors. sell out to sb/sth The business did well and he sold out to his partner for $1.7 million. III. 背叛. 出售. to give up support for a person or belief for money or personal advantage: He wouldn't sell out the cause to serve his own interests. sell (someone) out 出卖, 背叛 informal to not do what you have promised someone you will do or what you should do because you will get more advantages for yourself if you do something else: French farmers feel they've been sold out by their government in the negotiations. They've sold out to the oil lobby (= done what these people wanted). turncoat 叛徒: What most of these people feel is betrayal. Many countries have a great turncoat in their history. Gretzky has become ours. treason: Buying American now seems like an act of treason here. ) so I don't tell anyone where he is. Okay, so let him buy you off then. Okay, Ma. If you don't come to terms with 和解, 达成协议 him, he's gonna come after you. You know that, right? And they're gonna find your body in the Gulf of Thailand. 22. You know, you have the wrong impression of me, right?Do I? Yeah. I mean, I'm not just one thing. I mean, I could be somebody else if I wanted. Well, then I think you should. I mean, I bet I could even connect with you on a spiritual level, since that's so important to you. What? No, try me. You know, teach me your ways. Chelsea: If you want to develop spiritually, you have to learn to meditate. So, focus on your breathing. Okay, so the most important thing is to take everything very slow. Just clear your mind of everything else. You can't become soulful in ten minutes. It takes time. I'll give you some books. These are really good. 23. I've always wanted to go. Yeah? Yeah. It's my dream. Well, let me know if you do. It'd be fun to take you around. Laurie: Hmm. What? Although, um... if I ever leave this country, they won't let me back in. I've overstayed my visa. I don't have that kind of money on me. It's-- You could wire it. Wire it? You have PayPal? Or Zelle? Uh... I really need help. Cash App? 23. What was that about? Scorpio. So secretive. It's not easy for me, Rick. I'm an Aries. I need everything out in the open. My God, I need weed. Just tell me what's going on. It doesn't concern you. Okay? Chelsea: Of course it concerns me. Everything you do concerns me. I'm your life partner, Rick. I just wanna give you a heads-up. Tomorrow, I'm going to Bangkok. Why? What am I gonna do? I don't know. Maybe you'll meet a guy richer than me, and you can sponge off him. I'm your soulmate, Rick. How can you be my soulmate? Our signs aren't even compatible. 24. Sounded like that divorce got pretty gnarly. Jaclyn: Yeah. That's gotta be hard. She had to pay him palimony [ˈpalɪməni], right? So ridiculous. Why? Jaclyn: To that loser? Can you imagine? I mean, I'd be furious. After he freeloaded off 蹭吃蹭喝, 白吃白喝, 吃软饭 of her for years. And I guess the whole thing's been, you know, really hard on Ellie, which is so sad... Aw, no. ...because she was such an adorable little girl. My God. She was so cute. I wanted to steal her. But I guess she's turned into a real... Yeah. What? Apparently, she's been kicked out of two schools. No. Kate: She's like a hitter. She's a bruiser. Oh, no. She throws furniture. What? You have to wonder about these people who insist on raising their kids in New York. I mean, what are they thinking? 25. What do you do, by the way? Oh, I'm, um… I'm a journalist. Ah, amazing. RACHEL: Yeah. What outlet? I'm freelance, so all over the place, but, um… I actually– I wrote a profile about you. I mean, not just you, uh, also, you know… It was, um, "Ten Power Women in the Tech World." It was for, uh, Business World. You wrote that? Yes. You're kidding. Mm-hmm. That was a f*cked-up piece. What? NICOLE: Yeah, I remember that. That was a hatchet job. Well, it was a puff piece. Are you being serious? I– it said you were kicking the corporate world's a*s. No, you made it out like I got my promotion because of optics. "She rode the Me Too wave." Bullshit like that. Well, I couldn't not mention the lawsuits. But you didn't have to make me come across like I was some kind of Machiavellian (Machiavellian [ˌmækiəˈveliən] 阴谋诡计, 玩弄权术, 工于心计的, 耍心眼的, 有心计的, 勾心斗角的 adj. [disapproval] using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control. If you describe someone as Machiavellian, you are critical of them because they often make clever and secret plans to achieve their aims and are not honest with people. ...Machiavellian republicans plotting to destabilise the throne. ...the Machiavellian and devious way decisions were made. A Machiavellian plot was suspected. wiki: Machiavellianism (or Machiavellism) is widely defined as the political philosophy of the Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, usually associated with realism in foreign and domestic politics, and with the view that those who lead governments must prioritize the stability of the regime over ethical concerns. There is no scholarly consensus as to the precise nature of Machiavelli's philosophy, or what his intentions were with his works. The word Machiavellianism first appeared in the English language in 1607, due to Machiavelli's popularity, often as a byword for unsavory government politics.) gorgon (gorgon 怪物, 野兽 [ˈɡɔrɡən] I. in ancient Greek stories, a monster in the form of a woman with snakes for hair who changed anyone who looked at her into stone. any of three winged monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, who had live snakes for hair, huge teeth, and brazen claws. II. a fierce or unpleasant woman. ) using the victimization of the other women in my company just to further my own craven ambitions( craven [ˈkreɪv(ə)n] 懦弱的, 胆小怕事的 not brave. Someone who is craven is very cowardly. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender. ...his craven obedience to his employers. vocabulary: A craven man is no Superman or Spiderman, nor is he a firefighter or a soldier. A craven man is the opposite of those guys: he has not an ounce of courage. In "The Wizard of Oz," the Cowardly Lion could have been called the Cravenly Lion, but that didn't sound quite right. Use craven as you would cowardly. A craven leader is scared to lead, while a craven gymnast stays on the mat and avoids the balance beam. You can also use the word to describe other things, besides humans. Craven policies, for example, are probably weak and do not take bold measures.). It didn't read like that 读起来不是那样的. I mean, that's the kind of thing that hurts me, not to mention the cause. Well, I didn't think that, I mean… It– I was just basically repurposing the profile of you from The Post. Well, then that's bad journalism. Not to mention, inaccurate. I mean, I climbed a hellish ladder on my own, working my a*s off. I didn't ride some wave. Well, I… I'm sorry that you didn't like the piece. I don't know what else to say. Well, have a nice vacation. puff piece 捧臭脚文, 吹捧文章 (hatchet job) noun INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN an article or story in the media that is excessively complimentary about a person, product, event, etc. a flattering newspaper or magazine article about a person or an organization. A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerating praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary. Puff piece is an idiom for a journalistic form of puffery: an article or story of exaggerating praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary. In everyday language, puffery refers to exaggerated or false praise. In law, puffery is a promotional statement or claim that expresses subjective rather than objective views, which no "reasonable person" would take literally. Puffery serves to "puff up" an exaggerated image of what is being described and is especially featured in testimonials. hit piece 诋毁文, 攻击文 (idiomatic, journalism) a published article or post aiming to sway public opinion by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful. A very critical attack on someone or something, especially through media outlets. Often includes information that is biased, misleading, or completely false. Actually, I saw the movie, and the scathing review you mentioned wasn't a hit piece or anything—the movie is actually that terrible. Of course that guy would run a hit piece on our company—we're competitors, and he's trying to drum up business for himself. hatchet job 诋毁文, 攻击文 a fierce written attack on someone or their work. a very strong and unfair criticism, especially in the form of a newspaper article. To do a hatchet job on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many bad things about them, which harms their reputation. "she does hatchet jobs, not reviews". Despite its title, his book is no hatchet job. They did quite a hatchet job on the District Attorney in yesterday's paper. do a hatchet job on Fleck was certainly not the only critic to do a hatchet job on his latest novel. set piece I. A set piece is an occasion such as a battle or a move in a game of football that is planned and carried out in an ordered way. Guerrillas avoid fighting set-piece battles. The first three Oldham goals came from set-pieces. II. A set piece is a part of a film, novel, or piece of music which has a strong dramatic effect and which is often not an essential part of the main story. ...the film's martial arts set pieces. think piece A think piece is an article in a newspaper or magazine that discusses a particular subject in a serious and thoughtful way. ...a think-piece by a pundit in the New York Times. ride (on) the wave (of something) 借力, 乘东风 To enjoy the advantage or benefit of a particularly successful, popular, fortunate, interesting, etc., moment or period of time. I didn't ride some wave, I just worked hard. Jonathan has been riding the wave of his sister's celebrity ever since she was cast in that blockbuster film series. The popular Internet artist has ridden the wave of support from her fan base to launch an incredibly successful crowd funding campaign for a new project. Ever since I won the lottery, everybody has been really friendly to me, and I've just been riding the wave ever since!