用法学习: 1. The "Chicken Dance" is an oom-pah( Oom-pah, Oompah or Umpapa is the rhythmical sound of a deep brass instrument in a band, a form of background ostinato. ) song and its associated fad dance(流行一时的舞蹈 Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of
popularity, while novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting
popularity based on their being characteristically humorous or
humor-invoking, as well as the sense of uniqueness which they have.) is now a contemporary American folk dance. The name of the original Swiss song was "Der Ententanz" (The Duck Dance). Sometime in the late 1970s, the song acquired the name "Vogeltanz" (The Bird Dance) or "Vogerltanz" (Little Bird Dance or Birdie Dance), although these names never caught on流行 seriously in Germany. 2. sounding board 回音板: The term may also be used figuratively to describe a person who listens to a speech or proposal in order that the speaker may rehearse or explore the proposition more fully. The term is also used inter-personally to reference one person listening to another person, especially their ideas. When a person listens intently and provides feedback, they provide perspective that otherwise would not be available through introspection or thought alone. 3. A school formal (or school ball in New Zealand) is an event held during the school year for students in Australian and New Zealand high schools. Formals are generally organised and run by a student committee, the members of which volunteer to do so. Formals are usually held for students in Year 12 (New Zealand Year 13), although some schools also have Year 11 (NZ Year 12) or even Year 10 (NZ Year 11) formals. Smaller schools may hold formals which cater for more than one of these year groups at one time. The term 'formal' has also become popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland where students in their final year of school will attend. As the name suggests, attire for the occasion is generally formal. Boys will usually dress in either a tuxedo, or a suit and tie. Girls traditionally wear formal gowns or dresses. In most cases a school formal is held at a local reception centre or ballroom. A multicourse meal is generally provided. After the meal students generally dance to popular music played by a hired DJ请来的 or sometimes a band. Many students group together to go to the formal in a limousine. While parents do not attend a formal, teachers act as chaperones陪伴监护人, 监督人 for the formal and security guards are sometimes hired. The use of chaperones is intended to prevent the occurrence of violence and alcohol or drug use. Generally after a formal, one or more after-parties are held. 4. A portable building, or demountable building活动建筑, 可拆卸建筑 (Australian English, 口语里常用demountable用作名词表示这类建筑), is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. A common modern design is sometimes called a modular building, but portable buildings can be different in that they are more often used temporarily and taken away later. summer height high s01e05 "Sorry, what's going where什么移到哪里?" "Special ed kids特殊教育孩子 room moving into one of the demountables" "temporarily?" "No." 5. Friends told the radio network he was at a school in the United Kingdom while on a gap year( A gap year 休学 (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and time out) is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work. The gap year is most commonly taken after secondary school and before starting university. ). 6. 短句: If you have friends that use a variety of different IM services and you don't want to have to switch between individual apps, IMO Chat will feel like a godsend(上天赐给的 n. Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly. ). It connects to AIM, Facebook Chat, GTalk, and Yahoo (and a few others); it also permits you to be signed in to multiple accounts at once. unbearable让人受不了的 So unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable: unbearable heat. the heat was getting unbearable. 7. Can I organize takeaway? I want a serve of 一份 fried rice. 落枕英语是having a stiff neck. 也可以用strain或者crick(n. A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck. v. To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching. )等动词. You got a stiff neck when you slept in a funny angle. Stiff neck refers to an instance when one experiences discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck. Applying heat and self-massage can help alleviate a stiff neck. 8. parker = parking lights. squelch [skweltʃ] vb. 咔嗤咔嗤的声音 (intr) to walk laboriously through soft wet material or with wet shoes, making a sucking noise. n. a squelching sound. squeak 摩擦发出的尖利刺耳的声音 n.&v. A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals. A short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge. 8. agree with someone I. Lit. to hold the same opinion or judgment as someone else. I simply do not agree with you! II. Fig.
[for something] to be acceptable to someone as food. (Usually negative,
referring to the disagreeable consequences of eating bad food.) [for food] to make someone ill; [for something that one has eaten] to give one stomach distress. Onions do not agree with me. Fried foods don't agree with Tom. I always have onions in my garden, but I never eat them. They just don't agree with me. I don't know, Western foods just don't agree with me. 9. Chill Pill放轻松, 别太当回事, 冷静一下 Relax, it's not that big of a deal. A mysterious invisible pill, which should be
taken when the individual involved need the bug shoved in their butt
rapidly removed. "Wow Frankie what the f**k?, who shoved that bug up your butt? take a chill pill!" "Woah, it's just a game, don't get so upset, take a chill-pill." 词典的解释: Something that calms nerves or induces relaxation. an imaginary medicinal pill with a calming, relaxing effect. Shove it up your ass An insult that is used to show disinterest, or frustration. To dismiss a wrongful statement or action. Bill Gates: I have so much more money than you! Random person: Go shove it up your ass! Shove/Stick something up your arse! something that you say in order to tell someone in a very angry way that you do not want or need something they could give you. Tell Mr Peabody he can take his job and shove it up his arse! 见鬼去吧 shove/ram/force sb/sth down someone's throat 强迫接受 I. Lit. to force someone to swallow something. The harsh nurse forced the medicine down the patient's throat. The zookeepers rammed the food down the python's throat. II. Fig. to force someone to accept something. Don't
try to force that car down my throat! I don't want it! You can't force
that nonsense down my throat! I don't want any more insurance, and I
don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat. Mary isn't
invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my
throat! 10. Distance brings beauty距离产生美. Closeness brings affection(这个是杜撰). tailgate(尾随是tag along, 追尾是rear-end, shunt (UK informal) a collision which occurs when a vehicle runs into the back of the vehicle in front. )追的太近 When a driver follows the car in front leaving little or no stopping distance especially at high speed. to follow another vehicle dangerously closely. Some jerk was tailgating me all the way to work. It was pitch black漆黑 on that road, when I turned my car lights back on I observed that the tailgater had dropped back to reasonable distance退回到安全距离. Despite the 70mph limit I clocked 120mph while attempting to shake off摆脱 the tailgater. 11. 悉尼车祸: The female in her early 20s died at the scene当场死亡 when a Nissan Pulsar sedan smashed into a land excavator parked parallel to Townson Road, Schofields about 1.15am. Two men remain in a serious condition. The initial impact was significant enough to wedge the car under the rear of the machinery. The excavator was parked near a bend弧道, 弧度, 弯道 and within a metre of the semi-rural road. Emergency services were forced to cut through the damaged sedan to create a path that could free the victims. Once they were freed Paramedics rushed them to Westmead Hospital. 12. Focaccia 一种面包 ([fo'kattʃa]) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, which may be topped with herbs or other ingredients. It is related to pizza, but not considered to be the same. 为了...起见 for the sake of, to be on the safe side. for the purpose of. Well, to be on the safe side, I guess I'll register it.
新闻摘抄: 1. Currently Android owners are reporting force closings强制关闭, the inability to understand many questions and other problems plaguing the launch. 三国公主undercover着汇集伦敦找Mr. Right(Prince Charming): Initially they have mixed fortunes运气不一 on the dating scene. Whilst confident Princess Xenia is a big hit大热门 with the Essex boys, picky挑剔的 Princess Sheillah and shy Princess Aaliya struggle more with Western-style dating. However, things look up( look up I. (tr) 查询, 查找 to discover (something required to be known) by resorting to a work of reference, such as a dictionary. II. (intr) to increase, as in quality or value. To become better; improve. to show promise of improving 露出好转迹象, 好转, 变好, 改善. My prospects for a job are looking up. Conditions are looking up. things are at last looking up. III. (intr; foll by to) to have respect (for) I've always wanted a girlfriend I could look up to. IV. (tr) to visit or make contact with (a person). 探望, 看望, 拜访. I'll look you up when I'm in town. Look me up the next time you're in Los Angeles. I hope you'll look up my niece while you're in Pittsburgh. ) when Princess Xenia celebrates her 23rd birthday with a karaoke night and a surprise stripper! 2. Johnson Mitchell受伤: As revealed on Sunday, previous scans revealed a piece of metal embedded under Johnson's left big toe. Bizarrely奇怪的是, there was no obvious entry point, suggesting the metal may have been there some time - perhaps even since his childhood running barefoot in Townsville. The 30-year-old has already seen a specialist看过专家了, who has recommended Johnson have surgery to repair damaged soft tissue structures around his left big toe. CA physiotherapist Alex Kountouris confirmed Johnson is likely to go under the knife动刀, 动手术 in the coming days - effectively ruling him out of contention for the second Test against New Zealand in Hobart. An extended period on the sidelines (on the sidelines 站在一边, 旁观, 看热闹 not actively involved in something The majority of Western countries decided to stay on the sidelines during the crisis. ) would be a crushing blow (a death blow an action or an event which causes something to end or fail (usually + to ) This renewed outbreak of fighting has been seen as a death blow to any chance for peace. The scandal dealt a death blow to (= ended) his political ambitions. land a blow I. Lit. to strike someone. He kept moving, and I found it almost impossible to land a blow. The boxer landed a blow to the face of his opponent. II. Fig. to make a point. I think I really landed a blow with that remark about extortion. The point about justice landed a blow. ) for Johnson, who could face an uphill battle returning to the Test side if rookie pacemen Ben Cutting, James Pattinson and fellow left-armer Mitchell Starc fire (To score (a number) in a game or contest. on fire I. Lit. burning; being burned with flames. Help! My car is on fire! That house on the corner is on fire! II. Sl. very attractive or sexy. She is really on fire! Look at those jet-set[ An international social set made up of wealthy people who travel from one fashionable place to another. ] people! Each one of them is just on fire. 3. Fig. 势不可挡的 Inf. doing very well; very enthusiastic. A term that people use when someone is doing great and they are unable to be stopped. A state of mind in which people believe that they are unstoppable and can do anything they want--and they do. Allen Iverson was on fire, he was making every single shot he took. Jill's new book is really on fire. Everyone is buying it. Fred is on fire in his new job. He'll get promoted in no time. 比如你帮别人解决了一个问题, 别人会说You are on fire. ) over the summer. 4. 药物导致自控紊乱: "The literature in the common domain and
studies undertaken by the drug companies indicate that they knew, or
should have known, of (know of 知晓, 知悉, 熟知) the side effects知晓, 知悉药的副作用 of a compulsive control
disorder," she said. "The impact has been absolutely devastating
financially, emotionally. In many cases it's caused a breakdown in
relationships关系破裂. 5. 伊朗和英国冲突, 英使馆被劫掠: Britain withdraws( 撤回 = pull out of ) embassy staff from Iran. British diplomats are being pulled out of Iran a day after protesters
stormed and ransacked its embassy and a residential compound居民区. The attacks occurred at a time of rising diplomatic tension between Iran
and Western nations, which last week imposed fresh sanctions over
Tehran's nuclear program that they believe is aimed at achieving the
capability of making an atomic bomb. The embassy storming was also a
sign of deepening political infighting内斗 within Iran's ruling hardline
elites, with the conservative-led parliament attempting to force the
hand of ( force somebody's hand 抢先手, 打个措手不及, 抢占先机 to make someone do something or to make someone do something sooner than they want to. to force a person to reveal plans, strategies, or secrets. (Alludes to a handful of cards in card playing.) I'm sure they don't want to reduce the price but if you threaten to pull out of the sale that might force their hand. Information dug up in the investigation forced the president's hand, and he resigned much sooner than anyone expected. ) president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and expel the British ambassador. Protesters pulled down the British flag, burned it and put up the
Iranian flag, Iranian news agencies and news pictures showed. Inside,
the demonstrators smashed windows of office and residential quarters and
set a car ablaze([ə'bleiz]), news pictures showed. "The Iranian government must
recognise意识到, 认识到 that there will be serious consequences for failing to protect
our staff. We will consider what these measures should be in the coming
days."
