Tuesday, 15 March 2011
SOW; Pacific Rim;
单词学习: 1. Did my name flash up闪现, 闪出来 when I was calling you just now? 美国的服装店叫roots. Ms Gillard may have silenced堵嘴, 让...闭口 critics and finally proven she can cut it on the international stage, if bringing nostalgic members of the US political scene to the verge of tears is any measure of success算一点点的成功的话. canvass(来自canvas) canvasser游说者 a. To go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders. b. To conduct a survey of (public opinion); poll 民意调查. c. To examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize: "The evidence had been repeatedly canvassed in American courts" (Anthony Lewis). hawker(hawker) 兜售To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out. 2 telemarketing电话营销. family heirloom家传宝物 An art film (also known as art movie, specialty film, art house film, or in the collective sense as art cinema) is typically a serious, independently made film aimed at a niche audience rather than a mass audience. dub vt. I. 起绰号 II. 配音(subtitle字幕) The film is dubbed. I-Lean A person typically of the female gender, who appears to have but one leg and slightly leans as she ever-so drunkenly falls flat on her face, yes she is then leaning with the plain. Also a very large house trained pig with her titties hangin to the floor, she appears to always be leaning to milk those little hogs. Oh my god Jack, look it's I-lean and she has been drinkin again, she's horizontal with the plain. 4. moment of truth 面对现实的时刻 Fig. the point at which someone has to face the reality of a situation. The moment of truth is here. Turn over your exam papers and begin. Now for the moment of truth when we find out whether we have got planning permission or not. 东西煮熟了可以说cooked or get ready to eat. 而东西如水果长熟了用ripe, 时机成熟也可以用ripe. when the time is ripe 时机成熟, 合适的时候, 是时候了 Fig. at exactly the right time. I'll tell her the good news when the time is ripe. When the time is ripe, I'll bring up the subject again. British socialists were convinced that the time was ripe for fundamental social change. (often + to do sth) Many employers feel the time is ripe to give workforces a bigger share of the profits they have helped to create. ripe for something ready for something to happen She thinks the whole unemployment insurance system is ripe for an overhaul. Nobody was sure if the television audience was ripe for something different. Kinshasa is a city ripe for change. Early ripe, early rotten, and Soon ripe, soon rotten. 出头椽子先烂, 早慧早衰, 伤仲永 Prov. A child with extraordinary talent or intelligence will probably lose those qualities by the time he or she grows up. Jill: Philip was such a fine young boy; I'm surprised he's become such a good-for-nothing adult. Jane: Early ripe, early rotten. Jane: You must be very proud of your little boy. He seems so mature for his age. Ellen: I'm afraid it won't last. You know what they say: "Soon ripe, soon rotten.". A statement of work (SOW) is a formal document that captures and defines the work activities, deliverables交付件 and timeline a vendor will execute against in performance of specified work for a client. Detailed requirements and pricing are usually included in the Statement Of Work, along with standard regulatory and governance terms and conditions. The Pacific Rim太平洋圈 refers to places around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The term "Pacific Basin" includes the Pacific Rim and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire.