常见海鲜名: clam 蛤 scallop扇贝 octopus八爪鱼, 章鱼 oyster牡蛎, 蚝 squid乌贼, 鱿鱼 shrimp虾 lobster龙虾 crab螃蟹 tuna金枪鱼 salmon三文鱼 seaweed紫菜[日语nori, 韩语gim]或海带[kelp or large seaweed]或海苔
Short Sentences: 1. 星巴克美国凯斯后提供免费无线. Many coffee shops try to discourage people from buying a cup of coffee and then lingering for hours to use the free wireless Internet access. Starbucks, meanwhile, is encouraging them to stay as long as they want. Starbucks is making the change just as many coffeehouses are experimenting with ways to cut off squatters(蹭网的人, 非法擅自占用土地或房屋者, 蹲着的人 piggybacking蹭网) who browse and do not spend. Some post signs asking people to continue buying food and drinks if they stay, while the more aggressive ones cover their power outlets电源出口 with tape so people cannot charge their laptops. Starbucks may be catering to people who are out of work and need a place to perfect their résumés or do freelance自由职业者 jobs. 2. 摘自一篇讲性的文章的片段 without preamble开门见山, 直截了当的, 没有开场白的 preamble 序言, 前文, 开场白 A preliminary statement, especially the introduction to a formal document that serves to explain its purpose. lower one's defenses = let down one's guards放松警惕, 放松警戒. His fingers pressed into me, soothing away my lingering doubts残存的疑虑, 最后的顾虑. a to-die-for body让人愿意为之死的身体. When they cross paths(cross paths (with someone) Fig. to meet someone by chance and not by choice. The last time I crossed paths with Fred, we ended up arguing about something inconsequential无足轻重的. cross one's path与某人偶然相遇) at a party, her pulse was racing心跳加速 while catching the sight of the most eligible bachelor in town. His come-hither(诱惑人的,吸引人的, 勾引魅惑的 hither是古语类似于现今的here) grim and mouth-watering(令人垂涎的) physique(身材, 体型) caught her eyes. 3. heir apparent(当然继承人, 确定继承人 an heir whose claim cannot be set aside by the birth of another heir当然继承人[其继承权不会因另一继承人的诞生而失效]) heir presumptive 假定继承人(an heir whose claim may be set aside by the birth of another heir假定继承人[其继承权可因另一继承人的诞生而失效]) 4. Especially since the financial crisis, China's influence has grown, but in the region that influence is accompanied by mutual misgivings(顾虑, 疑虑, 担忧), These visits by our leaders are intended in part to reassure nearby countries, to ease those misgivings消除顾虑. 5. 俚俗语: watch it 1). Be careful小心, 当心 Rachel:Watch it! There's a broken stair there. Jane: Gee, thanks. Mary: Watch it! There's a pothole路上的凹坑 in the street. Bob: Thanks. 2). Do not act or talk that way别这样 Sally: I really hate John! Sue: Watch it! He's my brother! 6. 十句常用威胁语: 1) Just wait and see. I wont let you get away with that(就这么算, 让你得逞)咱们走着瞧, 我不会让你得逞的 2). You'll be sorry你会后悔的 3). You're gonna get what's coming to you你会得到报应的 4). If you're looking for a fight, you don't have to look far如果你想找人打架的话, 不用找太远 5). Watch your mouth说话客气点. Do you know who you're talking to? 说话客气一点, 你知道你在跟谁说话吗 6). I'll get even with(跟某人扯平, 向某人报复, 和某人算账) you sooner or later跟你的这笔帐我迟早会要回来的 7). Listen, you've picked the wrong person to quarrel with听着, 你找错吵架的对象了 8). You'd better take that back你最好收回那句话 9). You want to take it outside? Anytime!你想到外头解决(干架)吗? 随时奉陪 10). Don't mess with me! / Don't get fresh with me(get fresh with sb. to talk to someone in an impolite way or behave in a way which shows you do not respect them Don't you get fresh with me, young lady! )! 不要惹我! / 给我放尊重一点! 7. Who's cheering for(为…喝彩叫好, 为…鼓劲加油) NKorea at World Cup?: Ethnic Koreans living in South Africa offered to cheer for the North, but say they got the cold shoulder(受到冷遇, 讨个没趣) from the North Korean embassy. Japan's Korean community tried to rouse support from fans eager to see their two homegrown stars play for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. However, all but(除了...之外) a few dozen balked at(畏缩不前, 驻足不前) the $6,500 price tag for the three-day trip to far-off遥远的 South Africa. 8. take liberities 放肆, 太随便 He's been taking liberties with our female staff他一直对于我们的女职员过于随便 歪曲, 任意篡改(文章、历史等) to change something, especially a piece of writing, in a way that people disagree with (usually + with ) Whoever wrote the screenplay for the film took great liberties with the original text of the novel. He often takes liberties with the truth他常常歪曲事实真相 8. The strategy includes approaches to reducing morbidity发病率 and mortality死亡率 related to blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis梅毒, gonorrhoea淋病, Chlamydia, HIV and viral hepatitis病毒性肝炎.
新闻节选: 1. Karate Kid首周印度美国票房第一: Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of(招来...的敌视) the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. We continue to expect strong numbers in the coming week thanks to the extremely positive word of mouth(好口碑) and the fact that many shows were housefull很多场都是满座 during the weekend. 2. Nicole Richie touch down Sydney: Effortlessly stylish(时尚的很自然的很轻松自如的, 自然的时尚 her effortless sense of style她自然的时尚感觉), Richie wore her trademark oversized glasses, jeans, a beanie and vibrant富生机活力的 green silk scarf making comfy look couture. The diminutive身材娇小的 but stylish star is in the country for a short promotional tour and will tomorrow officially open Pitt Street's MidCity, following its refurbishment装修. Richie will be the face of the revamped翻修过的, 装修过的 retail centre. 3. 墨尔本国际戏剧节: Wil Anderson should be on cloud nine乐得上了天. At this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, his show Wilful Misconduct蓄意违法 — praised by critics as his sharpest work yet — won the festival’s people’s choice award. "You can look at it two ways从两方面看. Somebody said to me, 'At your 15th year at the festival, isn't it great that people think you're doing your best work yet?'", Anderson told Sydney Star Observer. But I assume it means everyone used to think I was shit — it's taken me 15 years to figure out how to do this properly." 4. Australia Got Talent Final: Justice prevailed in more ways than one on Australia's Got Talent last night, with a Victorian father-son duo placing second and third despite being forced apart by the judging panel. Winners Justice Crew, a dancing troupe团体, last night walked away $250,000 richer for their efforts. Tohi said the group had been practicing outside a stadium, using the reflection from the doors to perfect their routine. 5. 超频HTC Evo: The overclocking超频 also affects the phone’s battery life — despite Huang’s attempt to tweak(微调以改进) the voltage piped to the processor. But that hack pushed the speed of the processor to about 1.267 GHz, to run at 1.267 GHz, nearly 30 percent faster than the standard issue.
David Jones CEO丑闻辞职: David Jones CEO scandal wipes $81m off company's market value(市值, book value账面价值 paper loss账面损失): AFTER what can only be described as a stellar career辉煌的生涯 at the helm of(执掌, 掌舵 take the reins, 接管是take over) David Jones, Mark McInnes has trashed his reputation名誉扫地 through repeated acts of sheer stupidity which have cost him some $10 million in severance pay(解雇费) and also served as a strong warning to others in his position. The affair is nothing short of完全相同, 无异于 a corporate tragedy and a timely warning及时的预警 to senior company executives that their position does not put them above expected behaviour. In fact, their position should demand higher than expected standards and McInnes clearly forgot that on at least two occasions. With one notable exception, Savage, has handled the issue superbly by quickly getting rid of McInnes and replacing him internally to avoid any further disruption. McInnes got his statutory法定的 $450,000 but also $1.5 million in termination pay解雇费. Granted that was a lot less than the at least $4 million in known payout options, plus long term incentives, which could have taken the figure up to $10 million. But the question remains why did he get anything? Savage described the offences as deeply regrettable and not befitting(不合适的, 不恰当的, 不得体的=unbecoming) of a chief executive, yet he paid McInnes $1.5 million to shut down the issue as quickly as possible. Harmers was the law firm which advised former PWC executive Christina Rich in her complaint against the firm which was reportedly settled out of court庭外和解, 私下和解 for more than $5m. THE name Mark McInnes has been synonymous同义词, 等同于 with the revival盘活, 起死回生 of what had been a dusty, fading retail brand. Under his seven-year rule, David Jones carved out a niche for itself as fashion destination, packed with top womenswear brands. And while both Myer and David Jones have been battling to lure wary警惕的, 谨慎的 consumers to the till, Mr McInnes has kept a grin on his face. In the past few months, his upbeat demeanour has been in marked contrast to that of dour面无笑容的 Myer boss Bernie Brooks. DAVID Jones's market value fell about $81 million in early trade today after the shock resignation of Mark McInnes over his "unbecoming(不相称的, (衣服, 颜色等)不合身的, (行为态度等)不得体的 =not befitting)" behaviour to a female staff member and the appointment of Paul Zahra as the new CEO. Since Mr McInnes officially took the reins(掌控, 掌舵, 执掌 at the helms of) on February 3, 2003 shares in the upmarket高端市场 department store百货公司 chain have risen 318 per cent from $1.08 to $4.51 yesterday. But this morning's shock exit of Mr McInnes, who "will be overseas for the foreseeable future" with his partner, sent DJs shares down 16 cents, or 3.55 per cent, to $4.35 after the first 20 minutes of trade. That wiped about $81m from the company’s $2.2bn market value. Mr McInnes also suffered a paper loss账面损失 of about $175,000 from his about $6.7m of DJs stock. The market was surprised at the promotion of Mr Zahra, who up until this morning was DJs group general manager for stores and operations, with some expecting chief financial officer Stephen Goddard to be first in line排在前边. He is the other logical choice, as finance boss who was in line for the top job when McInnes was selected seven years ago. According to Savage, Goddard supported Zahra’s appointment. Mr McInnes himself appointed Mr Zahra to the his prior role, after Don Grover departed DJs, shortly after becoming CEO as part of the group's 2003 strategy review. Mr Zahra has been at DJs since 1998 following stints工作时间 at Officeworks and Target, back when it was part of Coles Myer Group. Chairman Robert Savage, who is also a non executive director of Fairfax Media, said he was "delighted" to appoint a new CEO from within the ranks在内部 and Mr Zahra would continue to work closely with Mr Goddard. Mr Savage did not mention whether Mr Zahra would be on Mr McInnes's salary package which was last year worth almost $7m, including an almost $1.8m cash salary. Police raid bar after US woman mistaken for Justin Bieber: US POLICE raided a bar in Ocean City, Maryland, over the weekend after customers there confused a female drinker for Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. Regulars常客 at the Mug and Mallet bar confirmed police entered the venue Saturday night, following reports that Bieber, 16, was drinking underage inside reported TMZ today. Instead, they found a 27-year-old female Bieber lookalike, with the same petite(娇小的, 小巧的 = pint-sized, diminutive) frame同样小巧的身形 and tousled乱蓬蓬的 short brown hairstyle发型 as that of the pint-sized身材娇小的 pop sensation. The woman, known only as Katie, told TMZ she was mistaken for被误认作 Bieber all the time - and was forced to produce出示 her ID card to police to prove she was not him.
