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用法学习: 1. Penny: Wow, so in your world, you're like, the cool guys. Howard: Recognise 识相点吧, 老实点吧, 知道深浅了吧, 放尊重点吧, 厉害吧, 知道厉害了吧, 这下明白了吧. In this context, "Recognise" (often spelled "Recognize") is Howard's way of bragging. It means: "Yeah, that's right. Acknowledge it." "Give me the respect I deserve." "You finally see how awesome I am." It's a slangy, cocky way of saying "You better recognise my status/power"—basically Howard agreeing with Penny and soaking in the compliment. It's a go-to phrase for joking around, especially among friend groups who grew up watching 90s/2000s movies, sitcoms, or hip-hop sketches. Here's when you'll hear it used as a joke: After a tiny "win": Like sinking a crumpled paper ball into the trash can and turning to your friend with "Recognize." When someone reluctantly agrees with you: If your friend says "Okay, you were right," you might puff up and say "You better recognize 最好识相点" to be overly dramatic. To mock overconfidence: If someone is bragging too hard, their friend might deadpan "Ooh, recognize" to make fun of them. It's almost always said with a smirk, a silly voice, or an exaggerated tough-guy pose so everyone knows you're not being serious. Said completely straight-faced without irony, it would just be awkward. But as a joke? It's classic cheesy fun. 2. bung noun. I. (usually US stopper 木塞, 橡胶塞, 塞子) a round piece of rubber, wood, etc. that is used to close the hole in a container. A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask. II. a payment made to someone to persuade them to do something, usually something dishonest. a payment made to someone to persuade them to do something, usually something dishonest; a bribe: The politician denied taking bungs. Of course both the politicians denied taking bungs. verb. I. 丢到. to put something somewhere in a careless way. If you bung something somewhere, you put it there in a quick and careless way. Pour a whole lot of cold water over the rice, and bung it in the oven. "Where shall I put my coat?" "Oh, bung it anywhere." This leaves airlines with little option but to reiterate their warnings and stick with tried and tested methods of ensuring staff are drilled to quickly deal with incidents when they occur. The CAA's Nicholson says "the most important thing is to bung it in water and cool it down," though some airlines did use specialised containment devices. But that is why it is essential that devices are kept in the cabin, not in overhead compartments, and definitely not in the hold. bung something up [British, informal] to cause something to be blocked so that it does not work in the way it should: The toilet was bunged up with paper. If something is bunged up, it is blocked. The sink's bunged up again. My nose is all bunged up. 3. get old quickly = get old fast 很快就腻了, 很快就烦了, 变无聊了: an activity, situation, or joke quickly becomes boring, annoying, or tiresome. The phrase "get old quickly" (often phrased as "gets old fast") means that something quickly becomes boring, repetitive, annoying, or tiresome after seeming fun or new at first. Loss of Novelty: It describes a joke, habit, song, or situation that you enjoyed initially, but due to repetition, you are now sick of it. Frustration: It signals that patience is running out. For example: "Doing all the dishes by hand gets old fast." Not Literal Aging: It does not refer to literal human aging, though people do sometimes joke about physical aging using similar words (e.g., " staying up past midnight gets old quickly when you're older"). TBBT: Penny: I swear to God, I am done with guys like that. You know, macho, with the perfect body and the hair, and the money. Leonard: Yeah, that must get old quick. 4. through the looking-glass (idiomatic) Disconcertingly bizarre; surreal; weird; strange; topsy-turvy; beyond the reasonable limits of normality. The phrase "through the looking glass" means entering a strange, surreal, or backwards world where normal rules of logic, time, and space do not apply. It is used as a metaphor for moving into an unfamiliar, distorted, or alternative reality. The Book: The phrase comes from Lewis Carroll's 1871 classic novel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, which is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Mirror: A "looking-glass" is an old-fashioned word for a mirror. In the story, the character Alice steps physically through a glass mirror above her fireplace into a reversed room. The Rules: Inside the mirror world, everything is inverted. For instance, running forward keeps you in the same place, text reads backwards, and people remember events before they happen. Note: In Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," Alice runs endlessly alongside the Red Queen but never moves ahead. He wrote of an alternative universe... where things were contrary to the real world... so it means "where things are not as they should be". It can also mean, when used like "Going to X place was like going through the looking glass" means "it was unfamiliar and very different to what I expected". The term "looking glass" is not apparently a term for mirror, it is in fact the early English language term for a mirror before mirror was widely used. TBBT: Sheldon: Not necessarily. I'm often surprised by my lack of familiarity with Leonard. Just the other day I discovered, he not only has a loofah, he hides it. Why do you suppose a man would be ashamed of having a loofah? I myself prefer to have my excess epithelial cells slough off naturally, but I don't condemn those who seek to accelerate the process. And until recently I had no idea that despite his lactose intolerance, he can tolerate small amounts of non-fat ice cream without producing a noxious gas that I maintain in the right concentration could be weaponised. Penny: Leonard might come home, can we talk in my apartment. Sheldon: We're not done? Penny: No. Sheldon: Ach, why not? We're already through the looking glass anyway. Penny: Okay, so, here's the thing. I guess you're aware that Leonard asked me out. Sheldon: Well, he didn't actually say anything, but when he came back to the apartment he was doing a dance that brought to mind the happy hippos in Fantasia. 5. Leonard: That's not what she's doing, Leslie, she's just trying to shore up her self esteem, it has nothing to do with sex. Leslie: Everything has to do with sex. Howard: Mmmm, testify ( testify 太对了, 太同意了 it's an informal, humorous slang expression that means: "I strongly agree!" / "Preach it!" / "Tell it like it is!" / "Amen to that!" By saying this, Howard is essentially saying: "You are speaking the absolute truth right now. I completely agree with you, and I'm here for it." It's a playful way of validating what the other person just said, often used when someone makes a provocative, opinionated, or uncomfortably honest statement. This usage comes from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and has roots in Black church culture. In traditional Black churches, when a preacher makes a powerful point, the congregation will shout out responses like "Preach!", "Amen!", "Tell it!", or "Testify!" to show their enthusiastic agreement. The word "testify" originally meant "to share your personal religious witness/testimony." Over time, this jumped from church culture into mainstream pop culture and comedy as a funny, over-the-top way to agree with someone's bold statement. Examples in Other Contexts: Person A: "Pineapple on pizza is the best topping ever." Person B: "Testify! I've been saying that for years!" Person A: "Weekends should be three days long." Person B: "Mmmm, testify."). (Puts up hand for a handslap.) Leslie: I'm not touching that. 6. make yourself scarce 回避一下, 避避风头, 避开, 溜走 to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble. If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce. Dad's really angry with you, so you'd better make yourself scarce. published I. produced or released for distribution in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc. citing a variety of published sources. The ghostwriter will write the article … and send it along to the physician, who may make some changes or simply sign it as written and submit it to a journal, usually scrubbed of any mention of the ghostwriter. … David says he rarely even sees the published articles he writes. II. having one's work published. a published 发表过作品的 poet/novelist. … a couple of published authors promised to introduce her to their agents. In his three decades as a published writer, Andre Dubus produced a baker's dozen of books, mainly collections of short stories. TBBT: Leonard: Well, the thing is, someone's coming over. Sheldon: Well then, no problem, I have three controllers, the more the merrier. Leonard: Sheldon, it's a date, I have a date coming over. Sheldon: Oh, well you can't blame me for not jumping to that conclusion. Leonard: Why, what's so unusual about me having a date? Sheldon: Well, statistically speaking… Leonard: Alright, alright. Well, uh, nevertheless, I have one now and I would appreciate it if you would, you know, make yourself scarce. Sheldon: Leonard, I am a published theoretical physicist with two doctorates and an IQ which can't be accurately measured by normal tests, how much scarcer could I be? 7. deficit noun. I. 财政赤字(surplus 盈余). the total amount by which money spent is more than money received, or the state of having spent more money than has been received. the amount by which money spent is more than money received. the total amount by which money spent by a business or government is more than the money it receives: a deficit of £10 million/$1 billion, etc. The two companies between them have reported a deficit of nearly $14bn. have/run/show a deficit About a third of the nation's non-profit arts presenters run a large deficit each year, according to Charity Navigator. reduce/cut a deficit. federal/government/public deficit. The US balance of payments deficit was running at over 4% of gross domestic product. The presidential candidate claims that he can cut the deficit in half within five years. budget deficit With a budget deficit of nearly £26 billion, the state plans to slash spending on schools and police. deficit of The country is running a balance-of-payments deficit of $250 million. deficit in The UK's deficit in manufactured goods fell slightly in the last three months. What happened to cause this lurch from surplus to deficit? in deficit A third of schools in the county say they are in deficit. 不足 the amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is smaller than it should be: a pension/pension fund deficit. a deficit in sth The company reported that an estimated $31.5 million deficit in this year's operating budget would end up at about $20 million as a result of savings. There is a deficit of trust between the customer and the banks, which yesterday's headline figure will do little to dispel. The theater has been operating at a deficit of over $150,000 a year. II. the amount by which a team or player is behind in a game or competition: They overcame a two-goal deficit 落后 to draw even in the second half. It was the first time in baseball history a team had overcome a three-games-to-none deficit in the World Series. III. a temporary or permanent lack in someone's ability to operate normally: deficit in 发育不全, 功能不全, 功能不完善 Children neglected in early life are likely to exhibit deficits in psychosocial functioning. cognitive deficit The disease results in increasing levels of cognitive deficit. Air pollution has been associated with lung function deficits in children. in deficit used to describe a situation when a business or country has spent more money than it has received, or an amount of money is smaller than it should be: At the time, the Federal Budget was expected to remain in deficit until at least Fiscal 2011. At their last valuation, almost all council pension funds were in deficit. deficiency [dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si] noun. I. 缺乏. 欠缺. the state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed: Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency. deficiency in The blood tests revealed a deficiency in certain key minerals and vitamins. II. the state of not being good enough, or a fault that makes something not good enough: As the game went on, the team's deficiency was obvious. deficiency in Deficiencies in the education system have been much in the news. the lack of something that is needed in order to meet a particular standard or level of quality, or the thing that is lacking: Many women suffer from iron deficiency. III. a situation in which something is not as good as it should be: a deficiency in sth The audit revealed deficiences in the accounting system. an operations/performance/service deficiency 欠缺. identify/highlight a deficiency 不足. We need to identify any deficiencies in the system and address them immediately. address/correct/remedy a deficiency. IV. the amount by which something such as income or profit is less than it should be: a deficiency in sth 缺口, 亏空 They are not permitted to borrow additional funds as long as any deficiency exists in the capital reserve fund. The accounts show a balance sheet deficiency - the amount by which liabilities exceed assets - of £13.19m at December 31. The company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. V. TAX, ACCOUNTING US the amount by which the tax recorded in someone's financial records is less than the tax they actually owe, or a situation in which this happens: The IRS notified him that he was subject to a $10000 tax deficiency for the 2009 tax year. deficit VS deficiency: A deficit is the amount by which liabilities (or expenses) exceed assets (or income) over a specific period. It is a flow concept—it measures a shortfall over time. A deficit is usually temporary and periodic. You can have a deficit this year, but run a surplus next year. A deficiency is the amount by which a current asset, fund, or collateral falls short of a specific, required obligation at a single point in time. It is a stock concept—it measures a shortfall in what is legally owed right now. Margin Deficiency: You have $10,000 in your trading account but your leveraged positions require $15,000 in maintenance margin. You have a $5,000 deficiency and will get a margin call. Tax Deficiency: You owe the IRS $50,000 in back taxes, but you only have $30,000 set aside. You have a $20,000 tax deficiency (this triggers penalties). Funding Deficiency: A pension plan must pay out $1 million this year, but its dedicated trust fund only has $900,000. That is a $100,000 funding deficiency. The "Deficiency Judgment" (Real Estate/Loans):This is the most common place you will see the word "deficiency" in finance. It happens during a foreclosure or repossession. If you owe the bank $300,000** on a mortgage, but the bank forecloses and sells the house for only **$250,000, you still owe the bank the remaining $50,000. The bank will go to court to get a "Deficiency Judgment" against you, allowing them to garnish your wages or seize other assets to recover that remaining shortfall. Verdict: If you are talking about operating performance (making less than you spend), use deficit. If you are talking about not having enough cash/collateral to cover a specific legal debt or rule right this second, use deficiency. 8. TBBT: Leonard: Okay, here it is. Penny's in kind of a financial jam, and the money that you owe her would go a long way to solving her problems(go a long way toward(s)/in doing something = go some way towards doing something to be very helpful. If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing. Although not a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient's life tolerable. The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine. Don't do anything rash—patience will go a long way in bringing you allies in this situation. ). Kurt: And she sent you to get it from me? Leonard: No, no, she's too proud to ask for the money. I, on the other hand, feel you should honour your debt( To honor one's debt means to pay back money you owe or fulfill a serious promise, even if no law forces you to do it.  debt of honour 仅道义上有约束力的债务, 仅道义上有约束力的债务, 名誉债务 I. a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling. money that someone owes that they cannot be forced by law to pay back, but that they have a moral duty to pay back: He had pledged to repay a debt of honour of £110,000 outstanding since 1979. II. something such as thanks, praise, or a reward that is owed to someone because of their good actions: owe a debt of honour to He said that he owed a debt of honour to the man who kept him sane during his captivity. ). Kurt: You do? Leonard: Feel is a kind of a… it's a strong word. Um, I just think it would be a nice gesture on your part. Kurt: She'll get it when she gets it. 9. Penny: Sheldon, here is your money. Thank you very much. It helped a lot. Sheldon: Sarcasm? Penny: No. Sheldon: Darn. I can't seem to get the hang of that. Leonard: Hey, I know it's none of my business, but where did the money come from? Penny: Well, I cut back my expenses like you said and picked up a few more hours at the restaurant, but the biggest thing was, out of the blue, Kurt shows up and gives me the money he owes me. 9. TBBT: Leslie: Boy, your heart's racing. I must've really gotten you going. Howard: Well, it's partly you, partly my transient idiopathic arrhythmia. Leslie: Sexy. Howard: Can I assume that you likewise found the experience… Leslie: Satisfactory? Howard: That wasn't quite the word I was looking for, but sure, I'll do this pass-fail ( pass-fail adj mainly US If an exam or course is pass-fail, no mark is given for it, and the only thing the students are told about their performance is whether or not they have passed. (of college and university courses) having only two marks, one for passing and one for failing. a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade. ). 10. The unprecedented U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen may end up shaping market behavior. Japan has intervened in currency markets before, but this episode was bigger than usual. It was backed by Washington, reportedly executed using the euro-yen cross rather than directly in dollar-yen, and accompanied by explicit political support. Some analysts drew parallels with Washington's support for Argentina's peso under President Javier Milei, when the country was battling currency instability ahead of key midterm elections. In September and October 2025, the Trump administration stepped in with a support package, using the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund to provide a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina's central bank while also purchasing pesos in the open market. "Bessent is the common thread 共有主题, 共有元素, 共有量 ( = leitmotif, throughline, golden thread, common denominator A recurring characteristic or theme present in different events or areas. An idea or theme that is consistently present in several different areas or things. What is the common thread in these three novels? Displeasure with industrialization serves as a common thread in these Romantic poems. There's got to be some common thread between a movie and its sequel. What is the common thread in these three stories?). Same Treasury, same ESF, same playbook of using foreign-currency operations as an instrument of statecraft ( An instrument of statecraft is a specific tool, method, or resource that a government uses to manage its internal affairs, conduct foreign policy, and influence other nations to achieve its national objectives. statecraft 治国能力, 执政能力 the skill of governing a country. the art of conducting public affairs; statesmanship. )," said Michael Gayed, chief investment strategist at Tactical Rotation Management. "Argentina was about propping up a friend." 10. counterweight noun. 配重. A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals. His no-inflation bill serves as a useful counterweight to proposals less acceptable to the Committee. Trump Media launched in 2021 with ambitions of creating a conservative social media counterweight to Big Tech. However, five years later and despite Trump using Truth Social as his principal means of presidential communication, the platform remains a very tiny player that, by some measures, is getting even smaller. verb. 制衡. If one action or proposal is intended to counterweight another, it is intended to balance or counter the other action or proposal. This will be used to counterweight the capital gains argument. 11. Love and death: So, uh, the thing is, Jackie, our minister, she's not just out of town on church business. She chose not to be here today. Because I'm on the church council, she felt it better that I break the news first. Jackie and her husband Bill are getting a divorce. It happens. Get over it. Pastors are people like everybody else. I see some of you squirming in your seats 坐立不安的, 如坐针毡的, like you suddenly got pine cones up your butts. Well, I tell you, if you ever did get a pine cone up your keister (keister [ˈkiːstə] The anus or buttocks.), you'd be squealing like a pig. And Jackie Ponder would be the first one runnin' to your aid. So, let's run to hers. Not the time to be high-horse, moral dopes( high horse an arrogant and unyielding mood or attitude. To be on a high horse means to act arrogant, snobby, or self-righteous, as if you are better or smarter than everyone else. come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people: It's time you came down off your high horse and admitted you were wrong. moral dope The term "moral dope" is a sociological and philosophical concept that describes an individual who blindly and unreflectively follows institutional rules, cultural norms, or social expectations of right and wrong without exercising personal judgment, critical thinking, or agency. The phrase is a direct variation of sociologist Harold Garfinkel's famous academic term, the "cultural dope" (or "judgmental dope"). Lack of Agency: A "moral dope" follows rules simply because they are there, rather than acting as an autonomous moral agent who consciously weighs right from wrong and takes personal responsibility for their choices. Cultural Dope: a person who passively and unthinkingly absorbs the values of their culture. ). Let's just get on with being good Methodists. We can start tonight by kicking some Lutheran butts at volleyball. 12. TBBT: Leonard: Sheldon, dinner's here. Sheldon: Tandoori Palace? Leonard: No, we went somewhere new. Sheldon: You're good-naturedly ( 友善的, 善意的, 没有恶意的, 开玩笑的 in a tolerant and kindly manner. in a pleasant and friendly way: He laughed good-naturedly. She grinned good-naturedly at him. good-natured pleasant or friendly. A good-natured person or animal is naturally friendly and does not get angry easily. Bates looks like a good-natured lad. He was good-natured about it, he didn't fuss. a good-natured face/crowd. bad-natured = ill-natured 恶意的, 居心叵测的, 用心不良的 having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition. ) ribbing me ( rib (one) 逗弄, 逗你, 开玩笑 To tease, fool, or joke with one. I'm just ribbing you, Tom—I'm not upset at all! I thought you were being serious; don't rib me like that! Please don't rib me any more tonight. I've had it. I didn't mean any harm. It was just a little rib 善意的玩笑. ), aren't you? TBBT: Sheldon: Look, Leonard, Penny made French toast. Leonard: Sorry. I haven't given her your schedule yet. Sheldon: It's an iCal download, she can put it right in her phone. And I thought we agreed that you'd have your conjugal visits in her apartment. Leonard: We did, but there were extenuating circumstances. Sheldon: I see. Did her abysmal housekeeping skills finally trump her perkiness( perky 高高兴兴的, 阳光的, 欢快的, 活力满满的 happy and full of energy. showing a lot of energy in a happy, confident way: Kimberly burst in with a crowd of perky teenagers. You look very perky this morning. )? Leonard: No, her bed kind of... broke. Sheldon: That doesn't seem likely. Her bed's of sturdy 坚固的, 结实的 construction. Even the addition of a second normal size human being wouldn't cause a structural failure, much less a homunculus such as yourself. Penny: A homunculus ( A homunculus [hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs] 小矮人 (meaning "little man" in Latin) is a miniature human or human-like being. The term spans several distinct historical, scientific, and cultural concepts, ranging from medieval alchemy and early biology theories to modern neuroscience and popular culture. )? Leonard: Perfectly formed miniature human being. Penny: Oh, you're my little homunculus. Leonard: Don't do that. TBBT: Howard: Okay, here's another one. If you married the famous rock guitarist Johnny Winter, you'd be Summer Winter. Summer: Uh-huh. Howard: Okay, I'm going to just go for broke ( 豁出一切, 豁出去了 to risk everything in the hope of having great success. If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success. It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise. to risk everything; to try as hard as possible. Okay, this is my last chance. I'm going for broke. Look at Mary starting to move in the final hundred yards of the race! She is really going for broke.) here and say I like you. Summer: Yeah? Howard: So here's my question, do you realistically 实事求是的 see any conversational path ( A conversational path is the structured sequence of steps, turns, or interactions that a dialogue takes between a user and an AI system, chatbot, or website platform. ) that would take me from where we are right now to a place where I could ask you out and you'd say yes? Summer: No. Howard: Fair enough. I'll leave you in peace. 13. Carding (also known as credit card stuffing or card verification) is a type of cyberattack where fraudsters test stolen credit card details on e-commerce websites to see if the cards are active and valid. Carding is a term for the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. Activities also encompass exploitation of personal data, and money laundering techniques. Modern carding sites have been described as full-service commercial entities. Today, various methodologies include skimmers at ATMs, hacking or web skimming ( Web skimming, formjacking or a magecart attack is an attack in which the attacker injects malicious code into a website and extracts data from an HTML form that the user has filled in. That data is then submitted to a server under control of the attacker. ) an ecommerce or payment processing site or even intercepting card data within a point of sale network. Randomly calling hotel room phones asking guests to "confirm" credit card details is example of a social engineering attack vector. 14. beseech [bɪˈsiːtʃ] to ask for something in a way that shows you need it very much. If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously. She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking. 'Please stay and read to me, mummy,' he beseeched. Stay a little longer, I beseech you! Zelensky said he was beseeching the White House directly, through calls, messages and indirectly through allies, to boost their Patriot assistance. But he was otherwise reluctant to provide details on his recent interactions with the Trump administration. beseeching 哀求的, 恳求的 adj. A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something. She looked up at him with beseeching eyes. Hugh looked at his father beseechingly. 

Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace: "The most clamorous ( 吵闹的. 闹腾啥的. I. making loud demands or complaints. If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting. ...the crowded, clamorous streets. II. making a lot of noise: clamorous, excited voices. ) president in modern history always gets his message out — in a daily riot of online posts, interviews and rancor with (rancor [ˈræŋkər] 恨意, 不满 a feeling of hate or anger that continues for a long time. a feeling of hatred and anger towards someone you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past. bitter anger or unfriendly feelings: Can we settle this disagreement without rancor? He spoke openly about the war without a trace of rancour 没有意思愤恨. rancorous [ræŋkərəs]: A rancorous argument or person is full of bitterness and anger. The deal ended after a series of rancorous disputes. Despite his rancorous parting 离开, 离职, Damore said he would welcome the opportunity to work at Google again. "I really believe I could improve things there," he said. ) reporters. The departure of a press secretary therefore might seem like a trifle ( I. 一丁点的, 些许的, 一丝丝的 A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance. You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order to make something you say seem less extreme. As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing. 'There we go,' said Diane, a trifle too cheerily. His uniform made him look a trifle out of place. He had no money to spare on trifles. Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle. II. Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. trifle with If you say that someone is not a person to be trifled with, you are indicating to other people that they must treat that person with respect. He was not someone to be trifled with. No man in Tabriz trifled with the executioner. ) to the messenger in chief. But the exit of Karoline Leavitt, announced Wednesday, represents a significant personal and political loss. The vacuum she'll leave will emphasize her role as a vital member of the president's brain trust ( brain trust = brains trust a group of people who advise a leader. A brain trust is a group of experts who advise important people in a government or organization. The president faces conflicting advice from his brain trust. The candidate's brain trust is gathering this weekend to plan strategy for the primary election. wiki: Brain trust was a term that originally described a group of close advisers to a political candidate or incumbent; these were often academics who were prized for their expertise in particular fields. The term is most associated with the group of advisers of Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidential administration. More recently, however, the use of the term has expanded beyond politics to encompass any specialized group of advisers aligned to a decision maker. kitchen cabinet I. Repairs to be completed include new interior flooring, updated kitchen cabinets, and new worktops. II. a small group of people who give unofficial advice to a political leader.  ). But she is far more than a spokesperson. Leavitt understands the Trump id. She's been a leader in his second-term assault on Washington institutions of accountability — in this case, the Beltway press ( The Beltway press is a term for journalists and news groups based in Washington, D.C., who report on American politics. It comes from the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), a highway that circles Washington, D.C. These reporters focus heavily on the inner workings of the federal government, Congress, and the White House. Much of their reporting targets other insiders—like politicians, lobbyists, and staffers—rather than the general public. "Inside the Beltway" is an American idiom used to characterize matters of greater interest to U.S. federal government officials, contractors, lobbyists, and media personnel, than to the general public. The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is a highway that has encircled Washington, D.C. since 1964. Some speakers of American English now use "beltway" as a metonym for federal government insiders (cf. Beltway bandits). Multiple political columns are titled after the phrase, including The Washington Times, American University's magazine, and columnist John McCaslin. Geographically, Inside the Beltway describes Washington, D.C., and those sections of Maryland and Virginia that lie within the perimeter of the Capital Beltway. ). Just like the boss, she broke the mold of her position. And with relentless trolling of reporters, she's exposed the fractures of traditional journalism in the social media age. And Trump is a master media manipulator. He's demonized, flattered and played reporters for decades. He relished the role of 1980s New York tabloid villain as he built his brand as a real estate tycoon and celebrity. He intuits ( intuit 凭直觉猜到 If you intuit something, you guess what it is on the basis of your intuition or feelings, rather than on the basis of knowledge. They would confidently intuit your very thoughts. He was probably right to intuit that it was universal. ) the media's craving for constantly evolving headlines and uses it as a tool of distraction. Trump's zeal for conflict, disdain for etiquette and willingness to say outrageous things forged alchemy when his political ascent coincided with the explosion of social media. He used the new technology to inject his volcanic personality into the nation's political bloodstream, bypassing the traditional media used as a conduit by his predecessors. The president's supporters dearly love Leavitt. Her blasts at famous reporters recall the rebel yells of Trump's first campaign. She rarely answers a question straight — preferring to attack the motives or mindsets of reporters thrust into the role of extras in the Trump show. Last month, Leavitt sat by the president's side at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner that was rescheduled after a gunman tried to rush into the annual event in April. That evening, which Trump spent insulting journalists in vicious and personal terms, will now serve as a valedictory metaphor for her tenure. It's also somehow fitting that Leavitt announced her resignation in the middle of a storm over whether the White House used reporters on Air Force One as a decoy during the president's secret flight from Turkey during a security scare last month. In one enormous controversy epitomizing 完美体现 the administration's contempt for regular media, Leavitt — under Trump's direction — banned the Associated Press from certain White House press events, and an agency reporter was excluded from Air Force One. AP, which has thousands of clients in the US and worldwide, had declined to change its style guide to mirror Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." Leavitt's briefings soon made the "alternative facts" pioneered by Trump's first-term media team appear tame by comparison. She opened briefings with highly torqued monologues hyperbolically 夸张的, 夸大的 lauding 称颂 Trump's achievements. The performances were reminiscent of prime time shows on conservative TV — a world in which she'd surely find a lucrative future once her kids grow up. Tensions develop between every administration and the media. Relations between President George W. Bush's team and reporters were often brittle. Acrimony between reporters and President Barack Obama's aides belied conservative notions that journalists were in the tank ( go in the tank US, slang I. to lose or fail badly or on purpose. In a state of decline, failure, or prolonged poor performance. II. 狼狈为奸, 同流合污, 臭味相投, 沆瀣一气.  一个鼻孔出气. 一丘之貉. (idiomatic, US, politics, often followed by for or with) Supportive, approving, favorably disposed. I'm not in the tank for anyone, I swear—I'm completely neutral! Why would I be in the tank for a commercial building that close to my house? If you're not in the tank for their plan, then please sign our petition! Usage notes: Frequently used in descriptions of reporters or media organizations as biased in favor of a particular politician or political party. ). And President Joe Biden's press shop was especially prickly. But Trump has threatened the constitutional role of the press in the republic as never before. While Leavitt's briefings are made-for-TV showdowns, she's often more collegial with media members away from the cameras. She's usually available to reporters, and her bond of trust with Trump means she's in the room with the commander in chief at pivotal moments. This privilege is important to journalists and builds credibility for top spokespeople. Unless the president picks a replacement who is already deep in his inner circle, Leavitt's successor may lack the authenticity that made her an authoritative voice for the administration. Most White Houses groom one or more deputy press secretaries for the top job, which typically grinds down incumbents within a few years. The lack of a visible succession plan for Leavitt will fuel speculation that Trump may just take on the entire task himself."

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用法学习: 1. core strength 核心力量 the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture. Core strength is the power and control of the muscles in your torso, pelvis, and lower back. It involves deep muscles working together like a natural corset to support your spine and keep your body steady during movement. the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture Working with athletes, he started to notice a link between cruciate injuries, core strength and pelvic control, and so devised a rehabilitation process based on this. The article suggests warming up, protecting the spine with hip mobility and core strength, and addressing early pain to prevent injury progression. note: In kinesiology, core stability is a person's ability to stabilize their core (all parts of the body that are not limbs). Stability, in this context, should be considered as an ability to control the tone, position and movement of the core. Thus, if a person has greater core stability, they have a greater level of control over the position and movement of this area of their body. The body's core is frequently involved in aiding other movements of the body, such as running; thus, it is known that improving core stability also improves a person's ability to perform these other movements. The body's core region consists of the head, neck and torso (or trunk), although there are some differences in the muscles identified as constituting them. The major muscles involved in core stability, i.e. core muscles, include the pelvic floor muscles, transversus abdominis, multifidus, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis, erector spinae (sacrospinalis) especially the longissimus thoracis, and the diaphragm. Notably, breathing, including the action of the diaphragm, can significantly influence the posture and movement of the core; this is especially apparent in regard to extreme ranges of inhalation and exhalation. On this basis, how a person is breathing may influence their ability to control their core. 2. in a manner of speaking 差不多, 差不离, 算是吧(not far off, not far out, not far wrong) You say in a manner of speaking to indicate that what you have just said is true, but not absolutely or exactly true. An attorney is your employee, in a manner of speaking. TBBT: Hello, Sheldon. Hello Tam. Thank you for coming. I just want you to know that, um... I forgive you. I didn't do anything. And yet, here I am, still being the bigger man. Look, I was in love with Beth, and she made me happy. Really? Did she let you play with her train set? In a manner of speaking. Sheldon, I needed to stay in Texas. And you needed to come here. I knew you were gonna do amazing things, and meet amazing people who were gonna respect you, because you're brilliant. And because they never had to fish you out of a dumpster. Well, they have, but it was during my short-lived parkour phase. I didn't mean to upset you. And I want you to know I'm really proud of everything you've done. Thank you. It did work out for me. 3. clinical [ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl] I. 医学的, 门诊的 used to refer to medical work or teaching that relates to the examination and treatment of ill people. (of medical work or teaching) relating to examining and treating someone who is ill. Clinical means involving or relating to the direct medical treatment or testing of patients. The first clinical trials were expected to begin next year. ...a clinical psychologist. She was diagnosed as being clinically depressed. It has been clinically proved that it is better to stretch the tight muscles first. Clinical tests have so far failed to show the cause of her illness. clinical tests/training. She recently underwent a clinical evaluation in hospital. the Department of Clinical Medicine. II. disapproving 没有表情的. 没有感情的. expressing no emotion or feelings. Clinical also means considering a situation without showing or feeling any emotion. You use clinical to describe thought or behaviour which is very logical and does not involve any emotion. All this questioning is so analytical and clinical–it kills romance. Mac's air of clinical disinterest did not always sit well with his associates. She seems to have a very clinical attitude towards her children. III. showing no character and warmth: We were going to paint our kitchen white, but we decided that would look too clinical. TBBT: Arranged marriages have been working for thousands of years. Anu and I come from similar backgrounds, our families get along and we each filled out questionnaires, so we know we're not wasting our time with someone who's not compatible. Oh, that sounds so dry and clinical. You lucky duck. I just don't think you can truly know someone until you've spent a lot of time with them. Really? What's Penny's dream vacation? Uh, Malibu beach house. That's Barbie's dream vacation. Maybe you should send us that questionnaire. 4. under your own steam 自己一个人, 靠自己的力量, 独力 If you do something under your own steam, you do it without any help from anyone else. On one's own; with no assistance from anyone else. The injured player was fortunately able to walk off the field under his own steam. Look, Mom, I can finish this book report under my own steam, OK? I don't need you hovering over me correcting my spelling! ...patients who are well enough to visit the doctor under their own steam. Do you want a lift or will you get there under your own steam? The ship was damaged but was able to return to port under its own steam. He became a success under his own steam. "We're seeing far more contract criminals who are being tasked and providing services to a larger serious and organised crime network that's operating not just in New South Wales, but now globally," he said. "They're operating under their own steam and they're committing offences under their own steam, providing services to others." He said police will continue attempts to disrupt organised crime networks, and issued a warning to active criminals." People who engage with serious and organised crime or enable or facilitate that crime need to understand that we will not ease up on you," Cook said. 5. melodious [məˈləʊ.di.əs] 悦耳动听的. very pleasant to listen to. She spoke in a quietly melodious voice. TBBT: You don't think I have an annoying high-pitched voice? No, not at all. In fact, I find your voice quite melodious 音乐似的. show one's work = show one's workings 推导过程, 给出思路来, 解析步骤, 写出步骤来 (education) to write down every step, calculation, or thought process used to reach a final answer or conclusion, rather than just providing the final result. To write out the individual steps that lead to an induction or deduction, especially leading to the solution to a mathematics problem. The teacher dinged me for not showing my work. TBBT: Leonard: 57, 58, 59, that's one minute. Amy: Long division, long division. Go, go, go. Leonard: Remember, show your work. Sheldon: I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm not okay. Leonard: Get up, we can't lose at math. TBBT: Sheldon: All right. 12 minutes and 17 seconds. Penny: Pretty good, right? Sheldon: That's 4.9 Penny Blossoms per hour. Based on your cost of materials and your wholesale selling price, you'll effectively be paying yourself… $5.19 a day. Penny: A day? Sheldon: There are children in a sneaker factory in Indonesia who outearn you. Penny: That just can't be right. Sheldon: You're questioning my math? Penny: No, sorry. Sheldon: Want me to show my work? Penny: Oh, God, no, no. Just please tell me what to do about it. TBBT: You're up early. Huh? Yes. I wanted to get a jump on planning a day of fun for you. Oh, that's sweet. What are we doing? Oh, no. Just you. I have other plans. Now, would you prefer to see The Grinch in 2-D or 3-D? I don't want to see it at all. Well, let's go 2-D. No sense 没意义,  说不通 没道理 in spending extra money 花额外的钱. What are you gonna be doing? Being a great husband. Yeah, you're gonna need to show your work on that. After last night, I got to thinking that I should have a better relationship with your family. I think the one you have with them is perfect. I hardly have one at all. Which is perfect. workings I. the system of holes that has been dug in the ground in order to remove metal, coal, etc.: disused mine workings. II. the calculations you do in order to reach an answer to a mathematical problem: show your workings = show one's work If you show your workings, you make it clear and obvious how you did something. She is a scholar who believes in showing all her workings. I'm drawn to artists who don't pretend they're magicians but show their workings. Lay out numerical solutions clearly, spacing out each stage and showing your workings. III. the workings of something the way that an organization, machine, or organism operates. the way something, such as an organization or machine, does what it is intended to do: Powerful microscopes reveal the inner workings of cells. the workings 机制, 机理 of government. work (someone or something) I. informal To manipulate or exploit someone or something to one's own advantage. I learned from a young age how to work the system to suit my needs. He's been working the boss for months in order to gain access to the financial records. II. informal To arouse, gratify, or enchant someone, especially a group, in an artful manner meant to influence them in a particular way. As a comedian, you have to know how to work the audience, no matter what they're like. My daughter knows how cute she is, and she is now a master at working the people around her for attention. show one's stuff 露两手, 显露本事 to show what one is able to do. to show one's skills. To demonstrate or display one's ability (to do something) in front of or for the benefit of someone. I've been training really hard all year, so I can't wait to go to tryouts and show my stuff. We're very excited to see what you have in store for us, Jen. Whenever you're ready, go ahead and show your stuff! We'll audition Kate now. Okay, Kate, show us your stuff. The competition gives young performers a chance to show their stuff. show (someone) what (one's) made of To demonstrate one's true talent, fortitude, ability, courage, or worth (to someone). No one thinks you stand a chance in this match, but you go out there and show them what you're made of! This could be the biggest trial of my career. Time to go show what I'm made of! have something to show for something 有成果, 有成绩, 有结果 (idiomatic) To have (some profit, reward, benefit, etc.) as a result of (one's work, expenditure, etc.) I've been panning for gold for two years, and this tiny speck is all I have to show for it. 6. TBBT: Why didn't you invite me? You don't want to float weightless in an airplane. What are you talking about? I love doing crazy stuff like that. Bernie, you got sick from the teacup ride at Disneyland. Lots of people do. We were still in line. So you don't want me to go? No, I want you to go if you're gonna have fun. I don't want you to go if you're gonna be miserable and ruin it for everyone. Which is a long way of saying I want you to go ( a long way of doing something 兜圈子, 绕远, 绕一大圈 Using a complicated, slow, or round-about process to achieve a simple result instead of taking a direct shortcut. Typing every address by hand is a long way of doing a mail merge. a long way to go a lot of work to do or improvements to make. a large amount of time and effort: We've done a lot of work already, but we have a long way to go. You've got a long way to go before you're ready to compete at the national level. He has a long way to go before he can present the plans to the public. a long way I. very much, far, or a great amount or degree We're still a long way from achieving our sales targets.  Psychiatry has come a long way (=developed a lot) since the 1920s. These changes will go a long way toward/towards making the system more efficient. Your contributions will go a long way towards helping children in need (=will help to reach a goal). by a long way/shot informal (also by a long chalk British English) (=used when something is much better, quicker, cheaper etc). You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind. It was, by a long way, the worst meeting I have ever attended. Our favourite by a long way was the supermarkets' own brand. It was his best performance this year, by a long way. not by a long way/shot informal (also not by a long chalk British English) (=not at all or not nearly) He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot. a long way off doing something If you are a long way off doing something, you will not be able to do it or complete it very soon: We are still a long way off finding a cure for this form of cancer. The committee stressed that it was a long way off producing its final recommendations. a long way from/some way from 差多了, 差得远了 If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain. That's a long way from the truth. ). 7. boys in blue Police officers, or the police force in general. We've got the thief pinned down, we're just waiting for the boys in blue to come arrest him. The mayor is planning a parade to honor the boys in blue who protect our community day in, day out. For days after the robbery, I was expecting the boys in blue to come bust down our door and take us away in handcuffs. Johnny Law 警察 slang One or more police officers or the police in general. (Though the term is gendered, it does not necessarily refer to a male officer.). a law officer. John Law showed up with a piece of paper that says you are in trouble. The guy was trying to break into the store in broad daylight, and he was completely unfazed when Johnny Law rolled up to arrest him. The company's CEO was taken away by Johnny Law on charges of embezzlement and money laundering. TBBT: They're rule breakers, Amy. And you know what we do with rule breakers? Complain about them to our spouse until she's ready to drive into oncoming traffic?You can't cross a double yellow line. What is this, the Purge? So, I guess you're not gonna help them? Oh, I'm gonna help them-- help them get on the right side of Johnny Law. Oh, you can't turn them in. The city's gonna make them rip out all the work they've done and do it over. It would be the end of your friendship. 8. TBBT: You're having a bad dream. Oh, thank God. I was eating my friends. Well, one friend and one acquaintance. You know what, Bert's okay. Two friends. Let me see if you're running a fever 发高烧. Yeah. Oh, yeah, you're burning up ( burn up 发烧 to have a bad fever: "You're burning up!" she said, touching his forehead. Feel his forehead – he's burning up. burn up 燃烧起来 I. If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat. The satellite re-entered the atmosphere and burned up. Fires have burned up 180,000 acres of timber. II. If something burns up fuel or energy, it uses it. Brisk walking burns up more calories 燃烧卡路里 than slow jogging. As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories. burn sb up to make someone angry: The way he treats her really burns me up. I was really burned up by her comment. burn (something) up 烧毁, 烧成灰 to destroy something completely with fire or heat, or to be destroyed completely by fire or heat: Meteorites often burn up in the atmosphere before they reach the ground. II. to use a lot of something in a careless way Most household appliances burn up 太耗电 loads of electricity (drains battery fast, eat up battery, batter hog). He just burns up money (burn through) 烧钱! ). 9. TBBT: Why does she even want to have scientists on? Uh, silly question. Who else will give her audience causal explanations 因果解释, 阐述因果关系, 解释前因后果 ( Within evolutionary biology, the highest level of causal explanation involves adaptation by means of natural selection. This theory focuses on identifying how an observer uses information in his/her social environment in order to create a causal explanation for events. Statistical analysis will not, then, be able meaningfully to confirm any causal explanation for the number of customers at any moment in time. causal relationship, link, etc. 因果关系, 因果关联 a relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes the other. If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing. Rawlins stresses that it is impossible to prove a causal link between the drug and the deaths. He would dearly love to show a causal relationship between culture and imperialism, but cannot. Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? causal I. of, relating to, or constituting a cause. the causal agent of a disease. II. arising from a cause. a causal development. Causal analysis is the field of experimental design and statistics pertaining to establishing cause and effect. Typically it involves establishing four elements: correlation, sequence in time (that is, causes must occur before their proposed effect), a plausible physical or information-theoretical mechanism for an observed effect to follow from a possible cause, and eliminating the possibility of common and alternative ("special") causes. Such analysis usually involves one or more controlled or natural experiments. ) of natural phenomena? I love you, honey, but think. 10. go for the jugular = go straight for the jugular 干死他, 一招毙命, 一剑封喉, 给他致命一击, 来个狠的 If you say that someone went for the jugular, you mean that they strongly attacked another person's weakest points in order to harm them. to make a serious effort to defeat someone, usually by criticizing or harming them in a cruel way: Cunningham went straight for the jugular, telling him that his work was a complete disaster. Mr Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions. TBBT: Uh, this may be pushing it, but I have to ask. Would you mind singing one of those for us right now? Oh, why not? All right. Come on, Ellen, they're right there. Go for the jugular. unmoored [ʌnˈmɔːd] I. (of a boat) no longer tied in place: The unmoored boat was drifting off to sea. II. 乱了方寸(I'm completely flustered 方寸大乱, 心慌意乱. I'm totally rattled 搞懵了. I'm thrown off balance. I've lost my composure. My mind is in a complete mess.  I'm all over the place. My head is spinning. I can't think straight. I've lost my head.). 失魂落魄, 不知所措. having little confidence and being uncertain about how you should feel or behave, or what you should do: Paul is unmoored by his parents' divorce. Was he crazy or just temporarily unmoored by jealousy? TBBT: What kind of tea is appropriate for winning a Nobel Prize and now everything is changing and you feel unmoored from reality 脱离了现实? I don't know. Earl Grey? You know, this is something I've wanted my whole life. But I guess I never considered how everything would be different. Buddy, I know it all feels overwhelming right now, but I promise you, things will settle down. 10. TBBT: Bernadette: He's never gonna stop doing that, is he? Amy: I don't mind. I'm hoping to put his love of repetition to good use someday. Sheldon: Hi. Um, I've reconsidered. Uh, you can't work where I work. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Amy: Sheldon. I already signed the contract. I cashed a cheque. Sheldon: Mmm, you are not going to come out of this looking good. Penny: Sheldon, I don't understand. I thought you said you were fine with it. Sheldon: Well, I was. But that was before Howard explained to me how awful it would be if he had to work with his significant other. Bernadette: He said what? Sheldon: Now, don't be insulted. He just thinks too much of you would be mind-numbingly tedious. Bernadette: Excuse me, I need to have a chat with my husband. Sheldon: Yeah, well, now, well, keep it short. From what I gather, brevity is your friend ( brevity [ˈbrev.ə.ti] using only a few words or lasting only a short time. The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. The brevity of the letter concerned me. His essays are models of clarity and brevity. Brevity is, in almost everything, a virtue. a. 简洁, 简短. the use of few words: The essays were written with admirable brevity. b. 匆匆, 短促. 短暂. Brevity can also mean a short time: the brevity of life. ). So, are we good here? 11. A break-glass lever (or break-glass unit) is a safety device with a physical switch or pull lever covered by a thin piece of glass or plastic. To use it in an emergency, you crack the cover and pull or press the hidden lever to trigger a fire alarm or unlock an emergency exit door. "Under Attack Mode" on cloudflare is not a change to make, just a switch to know exists. It's your break-glass lever if a flood ever overwhelms things: Cloudflare → Security → Settings → Security Level → "I'm Under Attack." Leave it off; just remember it's there. No action now. TBBT: Leonard: Listen, can I talk to you about your girlfriend? Sheldon: She's not my girlfriend. She's a girl and she's my friend, but there's no touching or unsanitary exchange of saliva. Leonard: Got it. Sheldon: Although, for the record, on one occasion, she licked her thumb to remove raspberry jelly from the corner of my mouth. It's an action we both regret to this day. Leonard: Uh-huh. Anyway, I'm not sure she's the best fit for our little, how should we call it, rebel alliance. Sheldon: Oh, I never identified with the rebel alliance. Despite their tendency to build Death Stars, I've always been more of an empire man. Leonard: Yeah, not my point. Sheldon: I know what your point is. You're intimidated by Amy's intellect ( Use "intellect [ˈɪntɪlɛkt] 睿智, 思想深邃" if you mean their depth of thinking: Intellect refers to their ability to reason, analyze, grasp abstract concepts, and think philosophically or theoretically. If you say someone is intimidated by another's intellect, you mean they feel small next to that person's brainpower—how deeply they process the world, their wisdom, or their capacity for complex thought. Intelligence 头脑聪明, 聪明劲 is broader and more practical. It encompasses problem-solving, quick learning, memory, adaptability, and general "smarts" in everyday situations. If you say someone is intimidated by another's intelligence, you mean they feel inferior when it comes to IQ, quick wit, test scores, or the ability to figure things out rapidly. intellect [ˈɪn.təl.ekt] noun. I. the ability to understand and to think in an intelligent way. a person's ability to think and understand esp. ideas at a high level: The stroke left her partially paralyzed, but her intellect was not affected. Her energy and intellect are respected all over the world. He is a man more noted for his intellect than his charm. II. a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking. ). To that I say, buck up. Leonard: Okay, let me just get right to it. Amy is judgmental, sanctimonious and frankly just obnoxious( sanctimonious acting as if you are morally better, holier, or more pious than other people, often in a way that feels fake or hypocritical. Key related concepts include self-righteousness, a holier-than-thou attitude, and insincere virtue.). Sheldon: So? Leonard: So we already have you for all that. 12. Top-of-funnel (often called TOFU) 品牌初始阶段 (marketing funnel from top to bottom: awareness, interest, consideration, intent, evaluation purchase. funnel 漏斗, 虹吸漏斗 I. a cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube, a ship's smokestack, or a business process that guides people from a large group down to a small group. an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks: After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar. II. (US also smokestack) a vertical metal pipe on the top of a ship or steam train through which smoke comes out. III. (also conversion funnel, marketing funnel, sales funnel) especially in e-commerce (= the business of selling things on the internet), the process that a customer goes through from first hearing about a product, for example through an internet search or advertisement, to buying the product, with a smaller number of customers at each stage of the process: At the top of the funnel the user is just starting to do research about a product and might spend time investigating different brands. The funnel helps marketing teams plan and measure efforts to attract, engage, and convert prospects. The conversion funnel is the cornerstone of all e-commerce business models. A marketing funnel describes your customer's journey with you, from first becoming aware of your brand to buying goods and services. There are several steps to a sales funnel, usually known as the top, middle, and bottom of the funnel. verb. I. to put something or to travel through a funnel or something that acts like a funnel: funnel down The wind funnels down these narrow streets. The children funnelled along the corridor into the school hall. funnel back The team were content to play defensively, with midfielders and forwards funnelling back to support the defence. funnel something into something If you funnel the oil into the engine, you're less likely to spill it. II. to send something directly and intentionally: funnel something to someone/something No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists. funnel something into something These laws ensure that local revenue for education is funnelled into schemes overseen by the local education authority. ) refers to the very first stage of the buyer's journey. At this point, potential customers are looking for answers, learning about a general problem, or discovering a brand for the first time. The main goal here is awareness and education, not making an immediate sale. The top of the funnel (TOFU) is the initial awareness stage of the customer journey. The main goal is to introduce your brand, educate a broad audience, and spark curiosity about problems you solve, rather than pushing for an immediate sale. Top-of-funnel (TOFU) behavior describes how potential customers act when they first discover a problem or learn about a brand. Users at this stage are exploring, researching, and seeking answers rather than looking to buy. Their focus is on broad education and identifying their own needs.  a comparison shopper from Google Shopping, evaluating two HMI models, bounced without buying. Normal top-of-funnel behavior — but it confirms the Shopping listings are pulling real buyers. 13. pitfall 坑, 陷马坑, 天坑 The pitfalls involved in a particular activity or situation are the things that may go wrong or may cause problems. a likely mistake or problem in a situation: fall into a pitfall 掉坑里 The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late. avoid a pitfall 避坑 There's a video that tells new students about pitfalls to avoid. The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous. He also points out that forward planning can help avoid stressful pitfalls. Pitfalls (Danger, Trap, Hazard, Snag, Drawback) means hidden dangers, unexpected problems, or unseen difficulties that can happen during an activity or plan. A hidden hole in the ground covered with leaves or branches to catch people or animals. Hidden problem: A figurative trap or risk that is not obvious when you start something. The pitfalls of buying a house: Hidden repair costs or bad contract terms. The pitfalls of dieting: Temptation to quit or sudden weight regain. 14. the earth moved 床都塌了, 天摇地动, 达到性高潮 If someone says the earth moved, they are joking about how good a sexual experience was. feel the earth move euphemism To have a profoundly pleasurable sexual experience. To have an extremely good sexual experience.  I was with Jesse last night, and, oh my goodness, I felt the earth move. A: "I know you went home with Bill last night, so how was it? Did you feel the earth move?" B: "Eh, not exactly. It was fine." I didn't know I could feel that good! Like, wow, I really felt the earth move in bed with him. This hyperbole first appeared in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), "But did thee feel the earth move?" It has been repeated, usually in humorous fashion, ever since. TBBT: Howard: So, how did it go with Lesley? Leonard: Oh, we tried kissing, but the earth didn't move. I mean any more than the 383 miles that it was going to move anyway. Sheldon: Oh, I've seen that look before. This is just going to be two weeks of moping and tedious emo songs, and calling me to come down to pet stores to look at cats. I don't know if I can take it. Raj: You could power down. move the needle = move the dial =  budge the needle 管用, 改变现状, 取得进展 To change a situation to a noticeable degree; to make an appreciable difference. to cause a clearly discernible change. To cause a noticeable change in something. The imagery refers to the pointer ("needle") on a measuring instrument, which moves to indicate the level that has been reached. It seems all my efforts to get in good with the CEO have done little to move the needle in my favor. Is any other department working as hard as we are to move the needle on environmental conservation? 15. see daylight I. 恍然大悟. 领悟. 忽然明白. 一下子明白了. To begin to understand or make sense of something that was previously confusing, convoluted, or ambiguous. I was so focused on the problem that I couldn't think about it clearly, so I finally took a break, worked on something else for a while, and saw daylight as soon as I came back to it again. As a tutor, you want to help your students see daylight for themselves, not just get them to parrot back information. II. 看见终点, 看到终点. 看到头了. To near the conclusion of a project or activity, or come to a point where the end of a project is conceivable. For a while it felt like I would never get this book done, but I'm finally starting to see daylight. After four hours of intense negotiation, we can see daylight on the merger deal. TBBT: Mrs Cooper: Sheldon, he's just doodling, get in here. Sheldon: Dr Gablehouser. Gablehouser: Dr Cooper. Mrs Cooper: Let's go, baby, we're losing daylight ( lose daylight 时候不早了, 天快黑了 Figuratively, it can mean running out of time to complete a task or losing clarity and hope. ). 16. go the distance 坚持到比赛结束, 持续很长时间, 坚持的久, 长久 To persist with some activity or goal until its completion.  to do the whole amount; to play the entire game; to run the whole race. to manage to continue until the end of a competition That horse runs fast. I hope it can go the distance. This is going to be a long, hard project. I hope I can go the distance. I think this team is good enough to go the distance and win the championship, don't you? You need a lot of determination and confidence to go the distance in an industry like this. I would have gone the distance this season, had I not broken my ankle in the last month. If you go the distance in a race or sports competition, you continue running or playing until the end of the race or match. More riders than ever are now determined to go the distance. 17. Monday morning quarterback 放马后炮的人, 事后诸葛亮 A person who acts like they have all the answers to a problem, especially in hindsight, usually without having any experience in that area. Likened to fans and commentators who criticize a football team after a Sunday game. A person who criticizes or passes judgment from a position of hindsight. A Monday morning quarterback, is someone who criticizes others after something has happened by saying that they should have dealt with it differently, although the people involved could not have known what would happen. Some Monday-morning quarterbacks said the initial lower bid, without junk bonds, was a factor in his losing the company. Social media seems to have turned everyone into a Monday morning quarterback whenever political issues are discussed. Ethel was a Monday-morning quarterback about all the personnel changes in her department-she always claimed to have known what was going to happen.  It is very easy to play Monday morning quarterback, and I do not envy the choices put before a great many of the world's leaders.  Note: This expression, first recorded in 1932, alludes to fans who verbally "replay" Sunday's football game the next day, the quarterback being the team member who calls the plays. You can also accuse someone of Monday morning quarterbacking. The Attorney rejects such Monday-morning quarterbacking, insisting that his lawyers did, quote, 'an excellent job'. Note: In American football, the quarterback is usually the player who calls out signals which tell the team which moves to make. In the United States, most professional football games are played on Sunday. A 'Monday morning quarterback' is someone, usually a man, who tells people what the coach should have done to win the game. benefit of hindsight the help of knowledge learned later: Of course, when we look back now at how things turned out, we have the benefit of hindsight. with the benefit of hindsight Anyone can make good decisions with the benefit of hindsight. without the benefit of hindsight It would be difficult to have done any better without the benefit of hindsight. 18. dichotomy [daɪˈkɒt.ə.mi] 大不同, 完全不同 a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things. the division of two things that are completely different: I try to examine the dichotomy between what people think they are and what they do. dichotomy between There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do. There is a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world. bain-marie [ˌbæn.məˈriː] 水浴锅 a device or a process for cooking foods that involves putting the food in a container into a pan of hot water: Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie. While there is a separate kitchen for crew meals, multiple current and former crew say that surplus from dining venues on board, which was served at buffets in bain-maries but not eaten by the passengers, is often passed down to workers instead of being thrown out. wiki: also known as a water bath or double boiler, a type of heated bath, is a piece of equipment used in science, industry, and cooking to heat materials gently or to keep materials warm over a period of time. A bain-marie is also used to melt ingredients for cooking. A bain-marie (or water bath) is a kitchen tool or cooking method that uses heated water to gently heat, melt, or keep food warm. It prevents delicate items like chocolate or custard from burning or curdling. Indirect heat: A container holding food sits inside or over a pan of hot or simmering water. Wet heat vs. dry heat: Commercial units use a warm water bath (wet) or direct element heat under pans (dry). Safe holding: Keeps pre-cooked buffet foods at safe serving temperatures (typically 60°C to 65°C) without drying them out. 19. directional [dɪˈrek.ʃən.əl] I. 方向相关的. 具有方向性的. Directional radio equipment receives or sends stronger signals in particular directions. If something such as a radio aerial, microphone, or loudspeaker is directional, it works most effectively in one direction, rather than equally in all directions at once. Dish aerials are highly directional. The directional microphone trained on Foresters Cottage could pick up every word uttered inside at several hundred yards. II. 方向性的. 前瞻性的. very fashionable: She had a very directional look. III. Directional means relating to the direction in which something is pointing or going. Jets of compressed air gave the aircraft lateral and directional stability. directionally In a directional manner. directionally correct: [= headed in the right direction]. It seems that at least 51% of voters support the notion that controlling who crosses a border into a freedom-of-movement zone (that is, into a federation or a supranational union) is, much like controlling who gets onto an airliner, directionally correct even though it presents the challenge of how to prevent abuses such as police brutality. Asked whether we should trust AI companies to act in the public interest, Ms Toner said: "We shouldn't have to trust them. And actually, I think we're starting to see some directionally good steps from the US government here." 19. Republicans may finally snare Dr. Fauci in Covid's last culture war: Fauci was an archetypal Washington power player. "But at 85, he's become a symbol of those who cling to power too long and whose reputations end up tarnished. Excerpts of Fauci's diaries released by the committee showed a vain and hubristic ( hubristic = hybristic [hjuːˈbrɪs.tɪk] I. (of behaviour or attitude) characterized by excessive pride or arrogance; overly self-confident. II. (in Greek tragedy) relating to or exhibiting an excess of ambition, pride, etc, which ultimately leads to the transgressor's downfall. The word hubristic is derived from hubris, shown below.) side as he seemed to gloat over his media coverage, fame and interactions with celebrities. No one argues that Fauci did everything right. Some of his advice has looked, in retrospect, to be contradictory or not supported by science. But the political heat around the famous doctor may also be an obstacle to something more important: full accountability across the public square ( I. an open public area in a city or town where people gather. St. Mark's Square in Venice is sinking at a time when this Italian city's popularity is rising. The world's most famous public square now floods an average of three out of every five days. II. the sphere of public opinion. In an August 2007 speech, then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer expounded upon Reinhold Niebuhr and the virtues of humility in the public square. expound [kˈspaʊnd] 详细解释, 详细说明, 详述 to give a detailed explanation of something. If you expound an idea or opinion, you give a clear and detailed explanation of it. Schmidt continued to expound his views on economics and politics. Lawrence expounded on the military aspects of guerrilla warfare. expound on He's always expounding on what's wrong with the world. expound a theory He likes to expound his theories about the economy, which are usually wrong. expound your views She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues. ) over the pandemic, which might improve the federal response to the next emergency. The pandemic was such a horrific experience that most people just wanted to move on. But that desire has tempered a reckoning among public and medical officials for in-depth examinations of the period, Lee argued. "Looking back, what did we get right? What did we get wrong? I don't see that kind of internal reckoning." No public official should be above answering for decisions made in positions of public trust. Fauci's critics see him as imperious (imperious [ɪmˈpɪriəs] 气势凌人的, 气势压人的, 强势的 unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed. If you describe someone as imperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed. an imperious manner/voice. She sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand. Her attitude is imperious at times. From across the desk she gave him a witheringly imperious look. Imperiously she beckoned me out of the room.) and resistant to scrutiny — even while excusing the failings of Trump, who was often a torrent of misinformation and crank cures during the emergency. But if an official as respected as Fauci is not immune from vicious, personal vilification by national leaders, other, less high-profile public servants might chose another profession and leave America ill-served in the next crisis. 10. "Crank cure" most notably refers to a plot point in the popular pop-culture franchise Downton Abbey, where the character Thomas Barrow undergoes a dangerous experimental treatment meant to "cure" his homosexuality. Depending on the context, the phrase can also mean: Fringe Medical Remedies: A colloquial or critical term for a fake, unproven, or bizarre alternative medicine ("crank cure") pushed by a "crank" (an eccentric person holding rigid, unscientific beliefs). Fauci's critics see him as imperious and resistant to scrutiny — even while excusing the failings of Trump, who was often a torrent of misinformation and crank cures during the emergency. bathtub crank Amphetamines that have been made by an amateur at home or in makeshift conditions. The name alludes to "bathtub gin," referring to the use of bathtubs in creating illegal alcohol (most often gin, hence the name) during the prohibition years in the US. Stay away from that bathtub crank, man, it's sure to mess you up! I bet the investigators will find something like bathtub crank to be the cause of those overdoses. What did she take, bathtub crank? She's seems really messed up. crank bugs What one is said to feel crawling on or under the skin during a drug-induced hallucination. ("Crank" is a slang name for methamphetamine.) I would guess that crank bugs are the reason his arms are all scratched up. Crank bugs are so unsettling, dude. Be glad you've never felt them. Your description of "crank bugs" and other drug-induced hallucinations is enough to make me never want to do drugs. crank call A phone call that is typically anonymous and done as a joke or prank. The caller's message is usually wacky or makes little sense. A: "Why are we getting so many annoying crank calls all of a sudden?" B: "Probably just kids on summer vacation looking for ways to pass the time." I got a crank call last night asking me if my refrigerator was running. Back in my day, we would just crank call the cute girls in our grade. I guess that's not really an option anymore with cell phones and caller ID. crank letter A letter that is typically anonymous and done as a joke or prank. The message is usually wacky or makes little sense. Why are we getting so many annoying crank letters in the mail all of a sudden? Oh boy, now we're getting crank letters asking if our refrigerator's running. A: "What's more annoying, crank letters or crank calls?" B: "I'd say crank calls because I put crank letters right in the shredder!"