单词俚语: 1. I don't want my my stupid mistake cost my family. It already cost my career (cost To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice, penalty, count the cost to your health I know to my cost, Participating in the strike cost me my job.). fine-grained细粒度的 indignant愤慨的, 愤愤不平的, indigantion , ferocious 凶猛残暴的, 残忍残酷的, 竞争激烈的 sweep something under the carpet(mat/rug) 掩盖真相, 掩饰问题, 压着问题 to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather have swept under the carpet. The evidence was on film and the police couldn't just sweep it under the rug. 2. Bubble wrap is a pliable(ply I. 层数, 股数, plywood是饰面板, 三合板之类的 II. (游戏中的)步数, 着数, 招数 III. 定期往返于 Ferries ply accross a strait to the island. pliable adj. 易弯的, 柔韧的, 圆通的 Quality leathers is pliable and will not crack. ) transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning /'kuFEn/ for precious or breakable items. 3. Execuse the pun抱歉, 这个笑话不好笑. A pun is play on words so when people say that they mean, excuse the bad joke or the bad play on words. you could say "I keep falling off my bike, but I just get right back on it and ride. I'm a firm believer in re-cycling." this pun is just used as a bad joke. Sometimes people, when talking, inadvertantly (/Ed'vE:tEnt, ,inEd'vE:tnt/ 不留意的, 不小心的, 不是故意的) make a pun (play on words) which might appear humorous in a serious situation, or flippant轻佻, 轻薄, 轻浮的, 无礼貌的. If this happens, they might say "excuse [or pardon] the pun" or "no pun intended". Sometimes people say "pardon the pun" to bring attention to the fact that they have just made a pun and want the listener to know that they have punned, in case they're stupid or inattentive没注意到. 3. looked like drowned cat形容一个人很狼狈, sounds like cat run over(been ran over). rauchy色情的, 隐晦下流的, toey = horny 发情的 Being immensly sexually aroused, typically wanting sexual intercourse, Feeling horny. Wanting to take your partner, or a random there and then and shag them senseless, turned on and in need of an immediate shag. "There 4 toey humans here, & you're in bed? Fuck me, fire up!", sounds like a koala making mating calls叫春. looks like a koala on heat(朋友说是on heat, 看来应该是in heat. in heat 交配季节 in a period of sexual excitement; in estrus. (Estrus is the period of time in which females are most willing to breed. This expression is usually used for animals. It has been used for humans in a joking sense. *Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; go [into] ~.) Our dog is in heat. She goes into heat every year at this time. come in(to) heat 进入交配季 and come in(to) season [for a female animal] to enter into the breeding season. This animal will come into heat in the spring. When did your dog come in season? in the heat of the moment 盛怒之下, 一时盛怒 if you say or do something in the heat of the moment, you say or do it without thinking because you are angry or excited Frank doesn't hate you. He just said that in the heat of the moment.). 5. What did you get up to last night? 昨晚做什么了, 如果问"What were you up to?" 含有对方做了什么不好的事情的意味, 而戏谑的问询的意思 . 6. spa bath 按摩浴缸 spa n. A tub for relaxation or invigoration, usually including a device for raising whirlpools旋窝 in the water. spa parlour做spa的店 spa (spa partner) 同样也可以指模拟对打中的对手 7. parched口干舌燥 Very thirsty I am a little parched, could I have something to drink. I got a cold, I caught a cold. She gave it to me(她传染给我的 gave a cold to me, gave me a cold). infect不用于说传染感冒, 因为infect感觉太harsh. 好像plague的感觉. 8. 沏茶, 泡茶 可以说 make tea. 报复, 报仇, 算账 get back at somebody also get even (with somebody) to punish someone who did something to you I think he's trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting. have a score to settle (with someone) Fig. to have a problem to clear up with someone; to have to get even with someone about something. I have a score to settle with John since he insulted me at our party. John and I have a score to settle. settle the/a score (with someone) Fig. to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. John wants to settle a score with his neighbor. Tom, it's time you and I settled the score. know the score = know what's what (informal) to know all the important facts in a situation, especially the unpleasant ones You know the score - no payment until after the article is published. have (a/some) beef with somebody/something 有点意见, 有点不满 (bear grudge) to think someone or something should be changed, to have beef with someone is wanting a fight with them. A person having something against someone else or wanting an argument or a fight I've got nothing against advertising, but I do have a beef with how many bad ads there are on TV. black jack就是扑克牌游戏中的21点 Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un (French : "twenty-one"), is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. Blackjack is a comparing card game played with one or more French decks一副 of 52 cards. The player draws cards抽牌, 抓牌 to an initial two card hand两张牌在手 with the object目的 of bringing the total hand value手上的分值 as close as possible to 21 without exceeding it, so that the house, which plays after the player, will stop short of the player's total, or will lose by exceeding 21. 口语描述: You are on ten目前是10分 with two cards on hand, draw the third one(抽第三张牌 = Dealer's face-up card ), if the total value exceed 21, you are gone bust(爆了, 破产, 完蛋 To undergo financial collapse: "Railroads were in the news mainly when they were going bust".), which means you lost, otherwise you passed. 9. a block of cheese那种大块的cheese plastic cheese那种切片的, 几十片装的cheese(味道不好) Processed cheese, process cheese, cheese slice, prepared cheese, or cheese food is a food product made from normal cheese and sometimes other unfermented dairy ingredients, plus emulsifiers, extra salt, food colorings, or whey. Many flavors, colors, and textures of processed cheese exist. Processed cheese is sometimes sold in blocks, or spray cans, but more often sold packed in individual slices, sometimes with plastic wrappers or wax paper separating them. 10. It is nuts.太疯狂了. won bok大白菜 = chinese cabbage. ute/utility = pickup(美语) 皮卡, 轻型货车(后边的车厢叫tray) Also called utility truck (informal) ute Austral and NZ a small truck with an open body and low sides, often with a removable tarpaulin cover; pick-up. 11. 产品倾销 In economics, "dumping倾销" can refer to any kind of predatory (['predE,to:ri] 侵食性的, 掠夺性的, 食肉的 In pubs, she always felt at the mercy of predatory men.任由掠夺成性的男人摆布. predator n. predators prey on pensioners. ) pricing. However, the word is now generally used only in the context of international trade law, where dumping is defined as the act of a manufacturer in one country exporting a product to another country at a price which is either below the price it charges in its home market or is below its costs of production. The dumping investigation essentially compares domestic prices of the accused dumping nation with prices of the imported product on the European market. However, several rules are applied to the data before the dumping margin is calculated. Most contentious is the concept of "analogue market". Some exporting nations are not granted "Market Economy Status市场经济地位" by the EU: China is a prime example. In such cases, the DG Trade( Directorate General Trade) is prevented from using domestic prices as the fair measure公正的基准, 标准 of the domestic price. The consequences of not being granted授予 market economy status have a big impact on(重大影响, 一般轻度的影响用influence, affect是最重度的影响, 改变了进程的影响(change the course of sth)) the investigation. For example, if China is accused of dumping widgets, the basic approach is to consider the price of widgets in China against the price of Chinese widgets in Europe. But China does not have market economy status, so Chinese domestic prices can not be used as the reference. 12. 说话大声是loudly, 小声轻声是slightly轻声说 or softly, 电脑快可以用quick, 电脑等反应快可以用reponsive(reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc.), guarantee 保证, 担保, 确保 Lack of interest is a guarantee of failure. guaranteed to free the captives; guarantees freedom of speech. The rain guarantees a good crop this year. I guarantee that you'll like this book. jiggy jiggy this phrase means having sex. Cuz I was doing jiggy jiggy last night in the back of my car with that girl I met in the club last week. Too much jiggy jiggy, men.
直销和传销: Direct selling(AVON, Amway等) is marketing and selling products, direct to consumers away from a fixed retail location. Sales are typically made through party plan, one to one demonstrations一对一展示, and other personal contact arrangements. Direct selling is distinct from direct marketing because it is about individual sales agents reaching and dealing directly with clients. Direct marketing is about business organizations seeking a relationship with their customers without going through an agent/consultant or retail outlet. Multi-level marketing (MLM)类似于传销但合法的销售策略 is a marketing strategy in which the sales force销售队伍 is compensated(发薪水, 付薪酬, 酬劳 To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked. compensate someone for something to pay someone [back] money for something. Don't worry. I will compensate you for your loss. Let us compensate you for your expenses.) not only for sales they personally generate, but also for the sales of others they recruit, creating a downline of distributors创建下线 and a hierarchy层级 of multiple levels of compensation. Other terms for MLM include network marketing, direct selling, and referral marketing. Although the products and company are supposed to be marketed directly to consumers and potential business partners by means of relationship referrals and word of mouth marketing, critics have charged that MLMs are nothing more than pyramid schemes. MLM companies have been a frequent subject of criticism as well as the target of lawsuits. Criticism has focused on their similarity to illegal pyramid schemes, price-fixing of products, high initial start-up costs, emphasis on recruitment of lower-tiered salespeople over actual sales, encouraging if not requiring salespeople to purchase and use the company's products, potential exploitation利用 of personal relationships which are used as new sales and recruiting targets, complex and sometimes exaggerated compensation schemes, and cult-like团伙性质的 techniques which some groups use to enhance their members' enthusiasm and devotion. Not all MLM companies operate the same way, and MLM groups have persistently denied that their techniques are anything but legitimate business practices. A pyramid scheme传销 is a non-sustainable business model that involves promising participants payment, services or ideals, primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme or training them to take part, rather than supplying any real investment or sale of products or services to the public. Pyramid schemes are a form of fraud. These types of schemes have existed for at least a century, some with variations to hide their true nature真实本质, and many people believe that multilevel marketing is also a pyramid scheme.
关于车辆保险: 1. Breakdown cover(roadside assistance) is a service that provides assistance to motorists whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure that is significant enough to leave them stranded at their present location. In most areas, the service is a provided by competing commercial service providers, with a set yearly fee to purchase the service. In some areas, there is a government-sponsored or -sanctioned monopoly, and the service may be in the form of an insurance policy with premiums, instead of a member subscription fee. 2. 第三方责任险(CTP[compulsory third party] Greenslips[在NSW]): There are three parties to CTP. The first party is the owner/driver of the vehicle 'at fault'责任方, 有责任的. The second party is the CTP insurer of the vehicle 'at fault'. The third party is the injured person. CTP insurance is compulsory and a condition of motor vehicle licensing. If a crash occurs involving an unlicensed vehicle, the driver and owner may be financially liable for the damages paid to the injured person. In addition, owners and drivers of unlicensed vehicles face significant fines. Just like everyone, when you register your car or motorbike(get rego) in NSW, you have to take out(获取, 办理, 如结婚证书等) CTP Insurance. CTP Greenslips cover you for any personal injury you might cause someone else in an accident. And while it's compulsory to have one, not all CTP Greenslips are the same. We've uncomplicated CTP Insurance so every time you take to the road, you do it with confidence. Remember, your greenslip does not cover you for damage to your vehicle, damage to other vehicles, damage to or loss of property or for theft of your vehicle. 比如third party insurance fire and theft. 3. 全险: In addition to your greenslip, you should consider taking out comprehensive insurance or third party property cover第三方财产险. Comprehensive insurance can cover damage to your vehicle, damage to other vehicles, damage to or loss of property and theft of your vehicle. Third party property covers damage to other vehicles but does not cover damage to your vehicle or theft of your vehicle. Third party property cover is generally cheaper than comprehensive insurance. From school runs, to shopping runs, to ski runs – your car is vital for getting around every day. That's why we've made comprehensive car insurance simple, so you can concentrate on the road, and not worry about what's around the next corner. With NRMA Comprehensive Car Insurance you'll get comprehensive insurance cover for your car, at the best possible price. You'll also enjoy hassle-free paperless insurance claims, as well as a range of great discounts and other benefits.
