用法学习： 1. Dawn Service: The Dawn Service observed on ANZAC Day has its origins in a military routine that is still followed by the Australian Army today. During battle, the half-light of dawn was one of the most favoured times for an attack. Soldiers in defensive positions were woken in the dark before dawn, so by the time first light第一道晨光, 第一道曙光 crept across the battlefield they were awake, alert, and manning their weapons; this is still known as the 'stand-to'( stand to 作战就位. v. To take up positions for action. n. (military) A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime. ). After the First World War, returned soldiers sought the comradeship they had felt in those quiet, peaceful moments before dawn. A dawn vigil, recalling the wartime front line practice of the dawn 'stand-to', became the basis of a form of commemoration in several places after the war. The Dawn Service takes place before sunrise,
and the weather can be quite cold. The ceremony will go ahead in the
event of rain and inclement ( inclement [in'klɛmənt] clement仁慈的 adj. I. stormy, severe, or tempestuous: inclement weather. II. Showing no clemency; unmerciful. harsh, severe, or merciless. ) weather. All visitors are encouraged to
dress appropriately for the weather. If you wish to wear family medals
then they should be worn on the right hand side of the chest. First aid tent and ambulances plus trained First Aid staff will be in attendance. ANZAC
Day traditionally begins with the Dawn Service at the Memorial, a
reminder of the dawn landing on Gallipoli in 1915. The screeching ( screech v. to utter with or produce a screech. n. 尖叫. 尖利的叫声. a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry. screeching (drunk) Sl. intoxicated; very drunk. How can anybody be so screeching drunk on four beers? She's not just drunk; she's screeching. ) of the
cockatoos in the early morning chill gives a distinctive Canberra touch
to this special day of remembrance. 2. The name
"billabong(['bilə,boŋ] 季节性河流)(I. A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river. II. A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season. III. A stagnant pool or backwater.)" is derived from the Wiradjuri word "bilabaŋ" that refers to a
"creek that runs only during the rainy season". Billabong is a Wiradjuri word that is used for an
isolated pond that is left behind after a river changes course河流改道.
Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes,
leaving the former branch with a dead end. Billabongs, reflecting the
arid Australian climate in which these "dead rivers" are found, fill
with water seasonally and are dry for a greater part of the year. 4. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Thanks be to god感谢上帝: "Thank God" is actually a shortened version of "Thanks be to God" which means that you are telling the others (your friends or whoever) that you are thankful to God. "Thank God" is in the same way as "Praise God". "Thank God" is also correct because you are using "Thank" as a verb I (we) thank God. Unless: You are praying or directly conversing with God, then you would say "Thanks, God". "Thanks, god" should actually mean "Thank You God" if he was in front of you. "Thanks" is an informal way of saying "Thank You" so highly unlikely to use "Thanks, God" to an almighty being. 5. 大堡礁项目重评估: "The assessment processes for individual projects are not coping with
( To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by. She finds her mental illness very difficult to cope with. The government should implement this policy to cope with this serious problem. ) the outstanding universal value of the reef, its beauty, its integrity,
its scale – ad hoc assessment processes are just sweeping these projects
through(sweep through (something) I. Lit. to move through something or some place quickly and with grand flourishes. She swept through the room, speaking to no one. She swept through in a great hurry. II. 匆匆而过. 应付了事. 匆匆过一遍 Fig. to perform some task quickly. She swept through the musical number and ran offstage. It required a slower tempo, but she just swept through. ad hoc 临时的, 临时起意的 an ad hoc organization or process is not planned but is formed or arranged when it is necessary for a particular purpose An ad hoc group of 75 parents is leading the protest to demand the resignation of the headteacher. He doesn't charge a set amount for his work but negotiates fees on an ad hoc basis. ) without looking at the bigger picture无视于大局, 不管大局," Greenpeace's Georgina
Woods said. "This draft report from the World Heritage Committee puts a
similar focus on the more pristine ( [,pris'ti:n] 原始的, 原生态的. adj I. of or involving the earliest period, state, etc.; original. II. pure; uncorrupted. III. fresh, clean, and unspoiled his pristine new car. ) locations and I will be examining it
carefully." 6. As I've discussed before, null in a value type is typically interpreted as "the thing has a value but I don't know what it is". That is, there is a decimal that is the net profits for December, I just don't know what that decimal is right now so I'll say "null". It can also be interpreted as "the thing doesn't even have a value". It's not that we don't know the height of the king of France right now, it's that there is no king of France in the first place 原本, 根本, 本来就没有, so the height of the king of France is null. And even this is essentially an accident of history; it just so happened that when C# was first implemented it had always-nullable reference types, non-nullable value types, and no generic types at all. In a counterfactual ( 与事实不符的, 违反事实的. expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions. Running contrary to the facts. 假设的情况下, 表示对过去的假设, hypothetically) world where the CLR had generic types from the get-go( from the get-go The beginning; outset. from the beginning. I've been your friend from the get-go "My candidate from the get-go . . . never got going."), it seems plausible that Nullable<T> could have been implemented to work on any type, and reference types would then be non-nullable by default. I am indebted to my erstwhile 曾经的 colleague Wes Dyer for this interpretation of monads; his article on monads was a crucial step in my understanding of the concept. 7. The most recommended remedy is over-the-counter (OTC) Benadryl (available generically as diphenhydramine). But be forewarned 要注意的是: It may cause drowsiness导致瞌睡. However, since hives tend to be worse at night, a medication that makes you sleepy may help you ignore the itching. For a list of precautions to take一系列警告 when using over-the-counter analgesics.
Home and Away 学习(Home and Away 5734-5735 - Thursday 2 May (episodes 5734-5735) 2013): consider it done 放宽心吧, 放心吧, 就当已经做完好了 used to say that you will do a particular task immediately. Used to indicate an intent to fulfil a request or order promptly. If you ask me to do this, it is as good as done. It is so certain to be done, that you can already consider it as done. "Your wish is my command" is in the same vein of eagerness to please. "Do you think you could post this parcel for me, please?" "Consider it done. Mate". Your wish is my command遵命. (often humorous) Whatever you wish for I will treat as a command, and will effect. right away 即刻, 立刻, 马上 (idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately. This item is urgent, so please start on it right away. 2. turn the corner 转角了, 转机了 to improve after going through something difficult I wonder if the country has really turned the corner in this crisis. paint somebody/yourself into a corner 逼入死角, 逼得别无选择, 逼得没有退路, 无路可退, 别无退路 to do something that takes away all of your choices. They've painted themselves into a corner by promising to announce the results of their investigation. The army painted the rebels into a corner, and the only choice they had was to fight. back somebody into a corner 忍无可忍, 逼得别无办法 to force someone into a bad situation The company backed its workers into a corner by hiring replacements during the strike. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get backed into a corner: When that team gets backed into a corner, they aren't afraid to fight their way out. the four corners of the earth/world 每一个角落 every part of the world The giant company plans to bring coffee and soft drinks to the four corners of the earth. to the four winds四面八方 in all directions It would be a disaster if we allowed all that know-how(the knowledge and skill required to do something; practical knowledge for a specific task.) to be scattered to the four winds. 3. run scared 战战兢兢, 担心害怕的想跑, 担心失败, 害怕一败涂地, 胆战心惊 (mainly American) to be worried that you are going to be defeated (usually in continuous tenses). to behave as if one were going to fail. To try everything to avoid defeat. The campaign is in crisis mode, they are running scared and it is becoming obvious. The mayor was running scared, but won anyway. When we lost that big contract, everyone in the office was running scared. We thought we'd be fired. There are rumours that the Democrats are running scared after recent opinion polls showed their rivals to be way out in front. get something straight 你要高搞清楚, 你要搞明白了 Fig. to understand something clearly. Now get this straight. You're going to fail history. Let me get this straight. I'm supposed to go there in the morning? On the funeral day, I promised to get my priorities straight, I haven't done that yet. put/set/make something right (make something good, set things right) to correct something; to alter a situation to make it more fair. This is a very unfortunate situation. I'll ask the people responsible to set this matter right. I'm sorry that we overcharged you. We'll try to put it right. I know I owe you some money, but don't worry, I'll make it good. If you want to work here, you have to get your priorities right( perform something correctly, do something properly. ), mate. get something straight from the horse's mouth Prov. to get information from the person most directly involved or best informed. Jill: Sue is going to have a baby. Jane: Who told you that? Jill: I got it straight from the horse's mouth. There's a rumor that Randolph is moving to Alaska, but I won't believe it until I get it straight from the horse's mouth. walk all over somebody/something I. 任意践踏. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn't let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. I promise I won't let anyone walk all over me任何人对我颐指气使. II. 踩在脚底下, 踩死某人 to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked all over the Tigers last night with a 5-0 victory. walk over (to someone or something) to move to someone or
something on foot. to accompany someone a short distance on foot to
someone or something. I'll walk her over to the personnel department and
show her what to do. I will walk her over to Richard. I think he's in
his office. She walked herself over to the window and looked out. I
walked over to her and asked her what she thought. 4. get around something 避开, 绕开 I. to find a way to avoid a problem He was trying to get around paying tax on that income. II. Fig. to avoid or elude an authority or regulation that constitutes a barrier; to circumvent someone or something in order to get one's way. We knew she would oppose us反对, so we got around her and got it approved by someone else. I know I can find a way to get around the rule. get around to doing something 有机会, 有时间, 找到时间 to find time to do something; to do something after a long delay. I finally got around to buying a new coat. It took Sally years to get around to visiting her aunt. I wanted to see that movie but never got around to it一直没有机会. get someone around the table 开会讨论 Fig. to collect people together for discussion or bargaining. We have to get every one around the table on this matter. If I can get them around the table, I'm sure I can make them agree. 5. keep someone or something together to keep things or a group of people together; to keep something, including a group of people, from falling apart免予崩溃. I hope we can keep our club together for a few more years. We will keep it together for a while longer. Keep your toys together. Don't scatter them all over the house. If you think you have to keep it together for him 硬挺着, he thinks he has to keep it together for you, it'll come out发泄出来 later on unhealthy ways. work both ways 即有好处, 又有坏处, 好坏参半, 有弊有利 I. to have a similar or equal effect
on each side. Asking for sacrifices has to work both ways – workers and
management both have to accept cuts. II. to have both advantages
and disadvantages Installing the new computer system works
both ways – we'll have better control of our business, but we'll lose
some of our best workers. cut both/two ways to
have two different effects at the same time, usually one good and one
bad (never in continuous tenses). Respect cuts both ways, mate 尊敬是互相的. Censorship cuts both ways; it prevents
people from being corrupted, but it often also prevents them from
knowing what is really going on. 6. The intention of Blokesworld, according to its official website, is to "traverse the world of 'Blokedom' and rediscover the joys of a roaring V8 engine, a good bar-B–Q, a punt on the dogs and a bit of a perv along the way". My teacher is a bit of perv: I'm 14 and I have a male teacher. He always gets real close to me and asks me to stay at lunch for practically anything he can think of. It was English the other day and I had just broken up with my boyfriend so I was upset. My teacher asked me what was wrong and I just smiled and said nothing sir. Then later on the teacher started talking to my friend and she told him what was up. He then took me out of the classroom and he had a talk with me. But the weird thing was he started to hold my hands. After a few days I had totally forgotten about it but then my friend and I were in the cafeteria. He came up to us and started to talk to us, which was normal at first but then he held my friends hands and said your hands look freezing! (We had just been outside in the rain and it was cold) he started to blow on them but the weird thing is that he was like 1cm away from her hands. Is he a bit of a perv? Or is it just me over reacting反应过度? 答复: If he asks you to stay behind单独留下 tell him you have a lunchtime club, there's definitely something up with this guy那家伙决定有什么不对劲, 绝对有什么不可告人的事, if you have a head of year年级长 go to him/her and report said teacher, if you don't just go to someone you can talk to who has some sort of power (such as the head of the English department). Also, I'm pretty sure teachers aren't allowed to touch the pupils unless it's absolutely necessary. 7. You take it out on me发泄到我头上, I am your punching bag 出气筒, 受气包( I. A device, consisting of a tough cloth bag over sand or other material, used to practice punching. II. A person serving as an object of abuse. kick the cat 发泄怒气, 出气筒, 乱发脾气. (take it out on sb.) To release your frustration and powerlessness by snapping at an innocent person or creature who just happens to be handy. Usually following a bad day at work. Have a kick-cat if you feel really tired. The Chief Executive bawled out( bawl out [bo:l] 责备, 斥责, 臭骂 To reprimand loudly or harshly.) the manager, and the manager bawled me out. Boy, when I got home I wanted to kick the cat. 'So, Sam, you've had a lousy day at work: I'm sorry, but don't take it out on me just because you can't take it out on your boss: don't kick the cat. ). No longer our lives gonna be ruled by the tyranny of domestic hygiene. The adoption application Genna and I submitted, now the family court
declared it is invoid, Genna and I was a team, now just me on my own
that put a big black cloud疑云, 阴影 on Jett's custody. I am sure that's just a formality只是走走形式, 只是走个过场, 只是个规定, 只是个形式(并不是真的要怎样). There's no grantee of
that那可不一定, 那可未必. That's not their style, the court has to put the boy's interest
first. Why are you here? Feel like a change想变化一下. It's just a lucky guess碰巧猜对 了. Why are you checking up on 检查, 查看 me? I am not checking up on you, I just want to see you. 8. cut down (on something) 减少 to reduce the amount of something or of doing something; to use or buy less of something. You will have to cut down on the time it takes you to get ready in the morning. The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. cut back (on something) to reduce the use, amount, or cost of something. You are all going to have to cut back on water usage. You simply must cut back on office expenses. cut something back 削树枝, 修剪树枝 to prune plants; to reduce the size of plants, bushes, etc. Let's cut these bushes back. They're getting in the way. Don't cut back my roses! cut someone down (to size) and take someone down (to size) Fig. to make a person humble; to put one in one's place. John's critical remarks really cut me down to size. Jane is too conceited. I think her new boss will take her down to size. dial back [a notch] 收敛一点. to reduce in frequency or intensity. to reduce the strength or intensity of something. You
need to dial back the drinking, man. Dial it back a notch, hitting on
the women. It was very hot in my home, so I dialed back the heating
system. Tom is very angry, and his friend says 'Hey, Tom, dial it back a
bit'. pick someone up I. 搭讪. to attempt to become acquainted with someone for romantic or sexual purposes. Who are you any way? Are you trying to pick me up? No, I never picked up anybody in my life! That hot guy is trying to pick me up II. [for the police] to find and bring someone to the police station for questioning or arrest. The cop tried to pick her up, but she heard him coming and got away. Sergeant Jones, go pick up Sally Franklin and bring her in to be questioned about the jewel robbery. III. to stop one's car, bus, etc., and offer someone a ride. Don't ever pick a stranger up when you're out driving! I picked up a hitchhiker today, and we had a nice chat. IV. to go to a place in a car, bus, etc., and take on a person as a passenger. Please come to my office and pick me up at noon. I have to pick up Billy at school. pick something up I. Lit. to lift up or raise something from a lower place. Please help me pick this stuff up off the pavement. Pick up every bit of it! II. Fig. 打扫, 清理, 清扫 to tidy up or clean up a room or some other place. Let's pick this room up in a hurry. I want you to pick up the entire house. III. Fig. to find, purchase, or acquire something. Where did you pick that up? I picked up this tool at the hardware store. IV. Fig. to learn something. I pick languages up easily. I picked up a lot of knowledge about music from my brother. V. Fig. to cause something to go faster, especially music. All right, let's pick up the tempo and get it moving faster. Okay, get moving. Pick it up! VI. Fig. to resume something. Pick it up right where you stopped. I'll have to pick up my work where I left off. VII. Fig. to receive radio signals; to bring something into view. I can just pick it up with a powerful telescope. I can hardly pick up a signal. VIII. Fig. to find a trail or route. The dogs finally picked the scent up. You should pick up highway 80 in a few miles.
The Voice recap回顾 - showdowns begin with a boom: Oh and just in case you weren't aware that some time has passed between the pre-recorded battles and the close-to-live showdowns, everyone has changed their hair. The pattern in Joel's hair has gone from leopard to obscure grid work, Delta's got a new shorter 'do, Ricky has some sexy facial hair, and even Darren has transformed his beard from homeless to trimmed. Seal wears the metaphoric hair of the life coach who visualises a three foot 'fro and knows that we're the ones failing if we can't see it. So in keeping with the new hair-focused Voice, we'll get the show's hairiest singer up there as Team Ricky kicks things off. Simon Meli, Hold On: Simon has enough hair for an entire seventies rock group and a groovy blue jacket to match. He's also admitted that he's worried he'll forget to breathe which can be easily checked with a baby monitor in my experience but no one is offering one. Simon needn't panic though, he's rockin' this out and showing no signs of collapsing from oxygen starvation缺氧. Afterwards Seal says he can hear Ricky's influence while Joel says this is the sequel to the hit movie White Dude Dancing. That's "hit" with a silent and invisible first letter. Then we get a relentless list of options by which we can vote for Simon, while he goes backstage to the sort of green room that leaves us all yearning to sit in the audience. Imogen Brough, The Voice: Ricky tells us Imogen is primal, then tempts his captive cavewoman by suggesting she has issues that he has revealed through his insightful comments. He also quietly admits to us he has given her a song with the aim of tripping her up( trip up somebody 跌跤, 摔倒, 翻船 to cause someone to make a mistake The lawyer used what he knew about her personality to trip her up in court. I did fine on most of the test, but I tripped up on the last problem. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of trip someone up (to cause someone to fall)). All in all, Ricky's coming off as not a guy putting the "Tor-" back in "mentor". The song choice has certainly pleased Darren who is delighted with the word play when he introduces The Voice on The Voice. Well done Darren, have a biscuit( take the biscuit I. (idiomatic, UK) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit. II. = have the biscuit 没用了, 寿终正寝了. (idiomatic, Canada) To be of no further use; to be near death. to take the cake I. 执牛耳, 冠绝. 出尽风头. (steal the show) (idiomatic, US) To be especially good or outstanding. Thanks! You guys take the cake. Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Harriet Tubman getup had taken the cake. II. (idiomatic, US) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the cake. ). That word play is about the only good thing about the song unfortunately. Imogen was pitchy in the rehearsal and like a true professional has been careful to bring that into her performance. It's okaaaaaaaay if you sort of close your eyes and squint不看, 斜眼看 and put the TV on mute. "You started strong ..." says Delta, who knows how to backhand her compliments ( backhanded/left-handed compliment 含糊其辞的表扬 an unintended or ambiguous compliment. Backhanded compliments are the only kind he ever gives! And I think his left-handed compliments are all given by accident, too! pay someone a left-handed/backhanded compliment 明褒暗贬, 明褒实贬. 暗讽. 话里藏刀. Fig. to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult or criticism. John said that he had never seen me looking better. I think he was paying me a left-handed compliment. I'd prefer that someone insulted me directly. I hate it when someone pays me a backhanded compliment—unless it's a joke. compliment someone on something to say something nice to someone about something connected to that person. I was pleased with Alice's work and complimented her on it. They complimented me on my new tie. fish for a compliment Fig. to try to get someone to pay oneself a compliment. When she showed me her new dress, I could tell that she was fishing for a compliment. Tom was certainly fishing for a compliment when he modeled his fancy haircut for his friends. pay someone compliment Fig. to give someone a compliment. Tom paid Bill a compliment when he told him he was intelligent. Mary was very gracious when Anne paid her a compliment. return the compliment and return someone's compliment (以德报德, 投桃报李 return the favor.) I. to pay a compliment to someone who has paid you a compliment. Mary told me that my hair looked nice, so I returned her compliment and told her that her hair was lovely. When someone says something nice, it is polite to return the compliment. II. 回敬. to do or say something unfriendly to someone because they have made you angry The batter was thrown out of the game, so he returned the compliment by calling the umpire a fool. ) like a tennis pro. Joel suggests Imogen was wrestling with the song but can't tell who won, which means it wasn't Imogen or anyone with ears in the vicinity(in the vicinity [vi'siniti] of something approximately a certain amount The price for a house here is in the vicinity of $150,000. Usage notes: used with money, percentages, and numbers. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of in the vicinity of (near)). Seal worries Imogen has forgotten who she is, so it's lucky she has a profile on the official website that she can go check, though she may want to hurry as it might be greyed-out soon. Ricky's feedback for Imogen is that "I'll always be here," which is Darren's cue to point out that she probably won't be as only two people can go through tonight. Ricky smiles as he successfully shows up his own team member in the showdown. See we can all do the word play thing! Nick Kingswell, Army of Two: In the inspiring, invigorating highlights package from rehearsal, we see Ricky try to beat the country out of Nick which sounds like a euphemism (['ju:fiˌmizəm] 委婉, 婉转的. The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. ) but thankfully isn't. Thankfully Ricky didn't choose to harpoon ( harpoon [hɑ:'pu:n] 刺. (n. 鱼叉, 鱼刺. 标枪. 鱼镖.) To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon. v. To hunt something with a harpoon. ) Moby Nick and has given him a song he actually can sing, which he in fact does so very well. So much so that Joel admits, under pressure, that he likes people who can play the guitar. Joel then gets in on ( get in on 得到, 获得 To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one. Of course, a lot of them say it is just their luck because they are not good enough grabbers to get in on anything like that. get in on the act 插一杠子, 插一脚, 搅和进来, 分一杯羹, 掺乎进来. to become involved in something. to become involved in something successful that someone else has started so that you can become successful yourself. We ran a successful local delivery business until other local companies started trying to get in on the act. Nasri then got in on the act, rounding off a counter-attack with a drilled finish that deflected off Jason Lowe. piece/slice of the action分一杯羹 (informal) being involved in something successful that someone else started Now research has proved that the new drug is effective, everyone wants a piece of the action. The move has also been met with both surprise and cynicism by local group buying operators, with several saying they believe the company has entered the market too late to gain a substantial foothold站稳脚跟. slice of the cake/pie a share of something. There's
not much work around and so everyone must be content with a slice of
the cake. The company makes huge profits and the workers want a slice of
the cake. a slice of life 如实地反映生活或经验的一个侧面 if a film, a play, or a piece of writing shows a slice of life, it shows life as it really is The drama, a slice of life about a group of unmarried mothers, starts tonight. a bite of the cherry 分一杯羹 a part of something good, especially when there is not enough for everyone who wants it. Job-sharing would give twice as many people a bite of the cherry. get in on the ground floor 一开始就参与进来的 to become involved in something from the beginning It is potentially a very lucrative market and those who get in on the ground floor might well make a fortune. throw/toss your hat in the ring (American & Australian) to do something that makes it clear you want to compete with other people, especially to compete for a political position. She's seriously considering throwing her hat in the ring and declaring herself a candidate for the election. ) the word play thing by saying Ricky is the "real deal, like Real Steel, like Hugh Jackman" which confuses the Boy from Oz out of everyone present. Delta on the other hand was reminded of Prince, while Seal was prompted to shake Ricky's hand because Nick made him a fan. So if you can imagine Hugh Jackman singing like Prince and making fans (and possibly other origami projects) you have a perfect mental portrait 大脑里想象出来 of Nick's performance. Or not. Then just when you thought this couldn't get more interesting, Faustina carries out an interview with Nick that proves you were right. Miss Murphy, Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word: One last time to shine in a rehearsal highlights video and Ricky doesn't disappoint, explaining that Miss Murphy is a panther. He's not much of a zoologist though as his next words are to advise her to fly. "Flying panthers" sounds like the sort of exclamation you'd expect from the caped crusader's offsider, and Flying Panthers Batman, it's all getting a little cray-cray in here as Ricky and Karen a.k.a. Miss Murphy start discussing Miss Murphy in depth in the third person. Then Miss Murphy sings while Karen channels the performance into corporeal form ( corporeal [kɔ:'pɔ:riəl] adj. I. Of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual. II. of a material nature; physical. 例句: These series, however, are only one particularly obvious example; throughout practically the whole of chemistry, even in the various nitrogen oxides and oxygen acids of phosphorus or sulfur, one can see how "quantity changes into quality量变发展成质变, 量变产生质变", and this allegedly confused, hazy Hegelian notion appears in so to speak corporeal form in things and process. Corporeal form物质形态, 物理形式, 实体形式, when used literally, means the physical existence of something. There's the idea of "you" as a self-aware entity or a soul that defines how you will behave and react, which nobody can see or touch directly; and then there's your corporeal form, which is to say your actual physical body. Similarly, there's the mathematical concept of a square, and then there's an actual square drawn on the sidewalk in chalk. The concept of a square has no corporeal form; the drawing takes the concept and gives it a corporeal representation实体表现. The this that you highlighted is referencing the phrase "quantity changes into quality", and the author then further defines that phrase as being an "allegedly confused, hazy Hegelian notion". The author is basically saying that you can point to something and say "at the start of this process, we have quantity. Then things happen, and at the end of the process, we have quality. Thus the process embodies the concept of quality changing into quantity.") and Floating Felines Ricky, that's fantastic! The mentors rave. Ricky rates it "perfection", which he says is all he has to say. He then proves himself wrong by going on to talk about Miss Murphy talking with her silence, which has about nine different layers of irony built in包含着各种讽刺嘲讽. That's it for Team Ricky tonight. Miss Murphy and Nick would seem the strongest candidates while Imogen will be hoping we'll remember her audition and not her Celtic Woman assassination. Less chance of that 没啥机会, 不大有机会, 不大可能 now that we get reminded, once more, that we can indeed vote, with a little bit of the screen left to provide "highlights" of what's happened already tonight for those experiencing short term memory loss due to their medication. Michelle Martinez, Dedication to my Ex: "You have the mentality of a back-up singer." It sounds like an insult in muso-speak ( muso (UK, Australia, informal) Diminutive of musician. A muso is a person who is obsessed with music. Their record collection will contain music and artists nobody else has heard of, and if they believe that an artist is becoming popular they will deny they ever listened to them and quickly dispose of any evidence消除证据, 破坏证据. If they come around to your house they will make a beeline for 径直走到 your music collection and then criticise everything in it just to make sure you know they are cool. As a sideline they will take up the acoustic guitar and then force you to listen to their "revolutionary" take on what music could be like. It will undoubtedly be dreadful and unlistenable. You're such a muso, if other people have heard of it you hate it. sideline 兼职工作. 兼职工, 零工, 短工. An activity pursued in addition to one's regular occupation. a business or activity pursued in addition to one's primary business. John is an engineer, but he does some translation as a sideline. avocation 爱好, 兴趣所在(工作之外感兴趣的东西) I. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation. II. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. III. That which calls one away吸引某人 ( call someone away (from something) to ask someone to come away from some place or from doing something. The boss called Kathy away from her office. The principal called away the teacher from the classroom. Why did you call Kathy away?) from one's regular employment or vocation. vocation I. An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling. II. An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified. stay on the sidelines to not be actively involved in something. Usage notes: The sidelines are the lines that mark the edges of a sports field. The majority of western countries decided to stay on the sidelines during the crisis in the Middle East. In BE a vocation is a full-time job which people supposedly do not so much for the money, but for the satisfaction it brings them. An example is the profession of nursing. In human resources, a part-time job is known as a subsidiary ( [səb'sidiəri]) occupation or subsidiary employment 兼职工作, 临时工, 零工, 临工( additional (part-time) occupation. ), if I remember correctly. This is the same as a sideline. I now realise that there is a word avocation, which I have never heard before. I generally think of "avocation" as meaning "hobby", Merriam Webster's also allows it to mean: "regular or customary work or employment". subsidiary company 附属公司, 控股公司 n. A company having more than half of its stock owned by another company. ), but that would actually require accusations of trombone长号 playing. Instead it's Seal's inspirational words to Michelle Martinez, who he separates from the herd by counter-intuitively ( 不合常规的, 出人意料的, 反常规的. Contrary to intuition or common sense. ) sending her back to sing with the back-up singers from the show. It's screwy logic(操蛋逻辑, 混蛋逻辑. ) ( screwy I. (informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous; insane; demented; unreasonable. That's a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin! II. (archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk. ), but it works its socks off( work your socks off (informal) to work very hard The lawyers that I know earn a lot of money but they work their socks off. go/run/work like clockwork 像钟表一样准确无误 if an event or a system goes like clockwork, it happens exactly as it was planned, without any problems The whole ceremony went like clockwork. The Swiss railways run like clockwork. wear/work your fingers to the bone to work very hard for a very long time I've been working my fingers to the bone to get the dress ready in time for the wedding. slip through your fingers I. 溜出手掌心, 逃出掌握. 逃出手掌心, 逃出掌控. if something you hope to achieve slips through your fingers, you do not manage to achieve it He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers twice. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism. I can't let it slip through my fingers. II. if someone slips through your fingers they manage to escape from you We've got men guarding all the exits and more men on the roof. He won't slip through our fingers this time. can count something on the fingers of one hand if you say that you can count things on the fingers of one hand, you are emphasizing that they are very rare I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she's actually offered to buy me a drink. drive/run/work yourself into the ground 累病, 病倒, 累趴下 to work so hard that you become very tired or ill He'll run himself into the ground if he doesn't take some time off. slog/sweat/work your guts out (informal) to work very hard or to use a lot of effort to do something You've got this wonderful man slogging his guts out for you, and all you do is criticize him! After working his guts out at the gym, he spoilt it all by going straight to the pub. hate someone's guts Fig. to hate someone very much. Oh, Bob is terrible. I hate his guts! You may hate my guts for saying so, but I think you're getting gray hair. spill your guts (American & Australian informal) to tell someone all about yourself, especially your problems Why do people take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera in front of a studio audience? build/get/work up a head of steam to get enough energy, support, or enthusiasm to do something effectively. Usage notes: A head of steam is the pressure that is needed in the engine of an old-fashioned steam train to make it start moving. In the last three months the campaign has built up a good head of steam. perform/ work miracles to be extremely effective in improving a situation Di's worked miracles in the kitchen - I've never seen it look so clean. These days plastic surgeons can perform miracles. ) as Michelle then owns the stage in her performances. She inspires Ricky to speak Spanish once more and wins the home-wrecker award as Joel yearns to be Michelle's ex and next. "Just hold me," he says. "Just don't do it on camera," say the producers. Backstage Michelle reveals her greatest achievement. She didn't fall down the stairs. Yes folks, she may not have the mentality of a back-up singer anymore, but her ambitions aren't quite star material yet! Alex Gibson, The Sound of Silence: Keeping up his trend of reducing singers to their labels, Seal reminds us that Alex is a busker街头表演艺人, before asking him to take out his in-ear monitors so that they can carry out an impromptu episode of The Biggest Loser. Alex admits he's overweight and it makes him sad and Seal plots a swimsuit section of the showdowns in the hope of more tears, but in the meantime just soaks up the rest of the rehearsal(soak up I. 沉浸, 静静欣赏. to enjoy something I just want to lie on the beach and soak up the sun. What does he think of all the praise he's getting? He's soaking it up坦然接受. II. 快速吸收, 领会. 掌握. to learn and remember something easily and quickly. Jill soaks up everything that's said in class. Music came naturally to him, and when he heard something, he soaked it up and could play it. III. to use all of something The price of heating oil will not rise until the cold weather soaks up the huge amount waiting to be sold. There was a budget surplus, but the needs of the military will surely soak it up. ) by slowly pulling Alex apart. "Times up!" says Dr Seal and Alex whimpers off ( whimper I. To cry or sob softly and intermittently. The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room. II. To say something in a whimpering manner. "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered. ) to the stage a shadow of the public performer he once was. Broken is the new black ( "_____ is the new black新黑马, 新任黑马, 新热门" is an expression used to indicate the sudden popularity or versatility of an idea at the expense of the popularity of a second idea. It is the originator of the phrasal template "X is the new Y". The phrase seemed to have started in the 1950s or 1960s. Since then it has often been used for ironic or humorous purposes. the new black The new fad, trend, or style of the moment. Background: Since black is always in style in the fashion industry, saying something is "the new black" means that it is the hottest new thing. This phrase can be used to call out the "coolness" of anything, it's not just limited to the fashion world. "Striptease aerobics is the new black." "I just love your yellow purse. Yellow is the new black this season.") though, and it rocks, as Alex delivers a fantastic Sound of Silence. Ricky compares it to a performance he once saw Paul Simon give, which is the sort of compliment laced with brag ( lace something with something 掺杂 ( tainted, laced with, spiked with, slips something in your drink下药. ). to adulterate something with something, often with something alcoholic. Someone laced the punch with strong whiskey. Who laced my coffee with brandy? Lacing 掺杂, 掺假, 掺药 is the act of adding one or more substances to another. Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonly done so as to bulk up the original product or to sell other, cheaper drugs in the place of something more expensive. Individuals sometimes lace their own drugs with another substance, to combine or alter the physiological or psychoactive effects. 幼儿园下药事件: Chinese pupils die after drinking yoghurt laced with rat poison - Nursery school headteacher spiked food with tetramine in attempt to damage reputation of rival institution, say police. Officers said the main suspect admitted injecting the bottle with tetramine and asking Yang Wenming to leave it on the street near her competitor's business, along with school supplies. The bag was spotted by the victims' grandmother, Ren Shuting, who took it home. The five- and six-year-old girls began foaming at the mouth 口吐白沫 and convulsing 抽搐 after drinking the yoghurt. Ren, who also took a sip of the liquid, was admitted to hospital. Many in China have blamed the latest case on the vicious competition恶意竞争 between nursery schools, which has led to owners employing increasingly aggressive 日益激进的策略 tactics to win pupils. In a third case, a man sought revenge against his married lover as their relationship turned sour by poisoning her children's snacks. And in 2011 a sex shop owner attacked a competitor by leaving a tetramine-tainted snack in his store. His rival was taken seriously ill and the suspect tried to mislead detectives by leaving out other poisoned food, causing the deaths of three boys. This incident exposes the serious decline 暴漏严重问题 in our country's morality 道德观念 and the loopholes in the judicial safeguards司法监管 that people rely on. China boasts of having the traditional morality of 'respecting the old and cherishing children尊老爱幼'. Children don't hurt economic interests, or political interests, but criminals will even commit crimes against children. He said that while children needed to be better protected, the deeper issue 更深层的问题 was China's changing values价值观的改变. Society and spiritual civilisation had been damaged by the cultural revolution and then by the extremes of the market economy, he added. The party had also handled some problems inappropriately. roofie
迷药, 迷幻药, 迷魂药. 安眠药. 被下药 A tablet of the sedative flunitrazepam. Term for Rohypnol, a
sedative that was made in the early 1970s by Roche and was used in
hospitals only for deep sedation. It is now a fairly infamous date-rape
drug. Has also been known to be used recreationally. He slipped a roofie in her drink and she passed out. trip I. trip out American [intransitive] very informal to feel the effects of a powerful illegal drug. II. [transitive] to make a switch go on or off, especially by accident. When the switch is tripped, the alarm goes off. III. trip up 绊倒 [intransitive] to hit your foot on something and fall down. The stairs are a little uneven, so be careful you don't trip. trip on/over: I tripped over a rock. He tripped up on a cable and broke his ankle. a. [transitive] 绊, 使绊. to make someone hit their foot on something and fall down. She stuck out her foot and tripped him as he passed. be tripping over each other 摩肩接踵的, 争先恐后的 if people are tripping over each other in order to get or do something, they are all hurrying to get it or do it. People were tripping over each other to congratulate her. trip out 晕晕乎乎的, 嗑药的 drugged-out to start behaving in a silly or uncontrolled way, often because you are frightened or worried. That was the summer she tripped out and went to New Mexico. Something must be wrong with this drink, I am tripping after taking it. druggie 瘾君子 someone who uses or is addicted to illegal drugs.) we love from the Latino legend. "You said the most tonight with the least," says Joel, who is struggling with his normal spitfire dialogue ... until he coins a "new" expression: "You're from Canberra? Well, you caaaaan bra!" Coming to a bumper sticker(A bumper sticker is an adhesive label or sticker with a message, intended to be attached to the bumper of an automobile and to be read by the occupants of other vehicles—although they are often stuck onto other objects. Most bumper stickers are about 30 cm by 8 cm (12 in by 3 in) and are often made of PVC.) and hashtag near you. #CaaanBra #ImSorry. Seal tells Alex he was terrible but wonderful, that he sang his worst but also spoke for the unheard masses. Alex is confused and crushed yet hopeful and heads back stage to stare longingly at the buffet table, confused about whether to have anything or lie down on it and start talking about his feelings. Seal can break them down. But does he have the technology to rebuild them ... only stronger? We. Will. See. Hannah Darling, Linger: Darren admits that he missed us during the three-hour advertisement break for The Block that "briefly" interrupts the show, while we try to remember who he is and hark back to a time ( hark(en) back to something I. to have originated as something; to have started out as something. (Harken is an older word meaning "pay heed to.") The word icebox harks back to refrigerators that were cooled by ice. Our modern breakfast cereals hark back to the porridge and gruel of our ancestors. II. to remind one of something. Seeing a horse and buggy in the park harks back to the time when horses drew milk wagons. Sally says it harkens back to the time when everything was delivered by horse-drawn wagons. ) when shows used to be longer than the ads promoting them. He then reminds us that Seal had to save Hannah in the battle rounds. Seal dobs on爆料 Hannah though, telling us of a time during rehearsals when Hannah ... didn't call him back. Vengeful bastard 好记仇的 that he is, he punishes her by talking to her about fear forever when all she wants ... and very much needs to do is rehearse the song. Next on the memory-jogging front is Hannah, whose performance reminds us why she needed saving. She stands atop a shiny black box, which possibly symbolises the empty coffin of the Cardigans song she is cutting up and feeding to the pigs. The crowd liked it more than I did (not hard) and then we have an awkward moment where Joel claims she is really still on his team, and explains how happy he is that she got to sing ... without actually mentioning her performance in any way. Not by accident it seems似乎是故意的, 并非忘记了, as Delta with no such qualms不安, lectures Hannah on phone etiquette before pointing out that she's just not up to it( feel up to something to feel that you are strong or healthy enough to do something I don't feel up to eating anything. up to something I. Fig.[of someone] 图谋不轨. plotting something. I think they are up to something. I am sure that Lily and Max are up to something evil. II. Fig.[of someone] well enough or rested enough to do something. I'm not quite up to the party. Are you up to a game of volleyball? III. to be as good as something; to be good enough for something. This work's not up to the standard of the class. Your last essay was not up to your best.). Ricky didn't seem to like it either, as he charitably好心的 suggests she do better next time, though next time feels an unlikely event at this stage. Seal takes a moment to tell us there are great artists in this competition and by inference 推理下来, 这么推断的话 Hannah isn't one of them. "You gave a really grea... [Seal corrects himself] a good performance tonight." The comments are universally awful and once she's off stage Hannah apologises to Seal. He asks why she's apologising, which makes me wonder if he isn't the short-term memory sufferer the "before the break" messages are written for. He tries to tell her not to say sorry because she gave him everything, only for Hannah to admit she didn't give him everything. Seal wriggles out of ( wriggle out (of something) I. Lit. to wiggle and squeeze out of something or some place. She wriggled out of her tight skirt and changed into something more comfortable. The skirt was so tight, she had to wriggle out. She couldn't pull it off. II. 挤出来. Fig. to get out of having to do something; to evade a responsibility. Don't try to wriggle out of this. I won't let you wriggle out this time. ) a now awkward conversation by assuring Hannah she doesn't need to apologise as long as she once thought about writing a post-it note reminding herself to try and give everything she could spare. Releived, Hannah goes backstage and ...... well let's face it, packs her things. Harrison Craig, Home: Seal's trademark rehearsal strategy of trying to get his artists to cry sees him talking to Harrison about his mother. He doesn't cry. They do hug. Harrison loves his Mum. Australia loves him a little more. Harrison is tackling Buble and it's good, but perhaps he's left his croon set to stun, never quite killing this one. Or not. The crowd give him a standing ovation and Delta says she loved it because of its subtlety, taste and precision. She declares herself Team Harrison. Ricky admits he and his mother are also on board, and his Mum says "hi" to Harrison. I can't help but suspect 怀疑 she actually said "ola!". Joel is so affected by Harrison that he channels 化身, 上身( I. to serve as a medium through whom the spirit of (a person of a former age) allegedly communicates with the living II. To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research. ) Charlie Sheen and recalls when he started "winning", which he says Harrison is doing now too. So I guess that makes Harrison a subtle, tasteful, precision warlock(A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon.). Gandalf the Swiss? "Why do you even need me?" asks Seal. "To protect me from Joel," says Harrison, who actually melts Delta's heart by admitting he feels honoured to be in the mentors' presence. Harrison understands winning. Winning is stroking the mentors' egos ... and returning their calls. The silence: That's it. One from each team who performed tonight will be voted through. One from each team will be sent through by the judges. One will be locked in a room and forced to talk to Seal until they cry the tears of pure innocence完全无辜. Tomorrow Delta's team jousts with( joust [dʒaust] (intr; often foll by against or with) to encounter or engage in such a tournament he jousted with five opponents. ) Joel's. And two advertisements for The Block will compete to be the first feature-length commercial in history.
关于下药的其他引用: Home and Away - 5880: I don't want the baby to have that kind of upbringing成长环境. A: You look rundown看上去很疲惫, 看上去很憔悴.( I. a. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted. b. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects. II. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.) B: I'm worn down ( wear someone down I. Fig. to exhaust someone. This hot weather wears me down. The steamy weather wore down the tourists and made them stay in their hotels. II. Fig. to reduce someone to submission or agreement by constant badgering. Finally they wore me down and I told them what they wanted to know. The interrogation wore down the suspect. wear down Fig. to break down with wear; to erode. The steps had worn down so much that each one was curved and slanted dangerously. ) by everyone giving me their
opinions. There was a party last night at the beach, my drink got spiked下药了, 加料了( tainted, laced with, spiked with, slips something in your drink下药. a. To add alcoholic liquor to: spiked the punch with rum. b. To add a poison or other chemical to: a drink spiked with barbituates. c. To add flavor or spice to: "several herb vinegars, including one . . . spiked with colorful chive blossoms" (New England Living). d. To add excitement or vitality to: spiked the speech with many jokes. spike somebody's guns to spoil someone's plans. Usage notes: In the past, soldiers put spikes (= thin, pointed pieces of metal) into their enemies' guns in order to stop them working. The African runner spiked her guns, overtaking her in the final minute. ). I'd like to report a crime报案. I am done 受够了, 再也受不了了 cleaning up your mess给你擦屁股, 收拾残局, I am done getting dragged into it. I'm out我再也不玩了. incongruous [inˈkoŋgruəs], incongruent I. 不协调的, 不和谐的, 不像话的. Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation. II. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason. III. Not in keeping with(不妥当的, 不恰当的 disapproperate) what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior. keeping 一致, 协调, 表里如一, 表里不一, 言行不一: Harmony; conformity. conformity or harmony (in/out of keeping). agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together: actions in keeping with one's words. "A facade had been added, in perfect keeping with [the] original architecture" (Nancy Holmes). in keeping/line (with something) in accord or harmony with something; following the rules of something. In
keeping with your instructions, I've canceled your order. I'm
disappointed with your behavior. It really wasn't in line with what it
should be. out of keeping (with something) [of something said or some behavior] failing to fit in with something. This
kind of thing is completely out of keeping with our standards of
behavior. That is quite out of keeping with your statement of yesterday. keep on keeping on Inf. keep trying; keep doing what you are doing. I do my best. I just keep on keeping on. What's keeping someone? What is delaying someone? (The someone is replaced by a person's name or a pronoun.) Bob:
Wasn't Mary supposed to be here? Bill: I thought so. Bob: Well, what's
keeping her? Bill: How should I know? Bill: I've been waiting here for
an hour for Sally. Sue: What's keeping her? Where (have) you been keeping yourself? and Where (have) you been hiding (yourself)? Inf. I haven't seen you for a long time. Where
have you been? Bill: Hi, Alice! Where you been keeping yourself ?
Alice: Oh, I've been around. How are you doing? Bill: Okay. John: What's
up? Bill: Hi. man. Where you been keeping yourself? John: Oh, I've been
busy. (I've) been keeping cool. and (I've been) keeping cool. Inf. an answer to a question about what one has been doing during very hot weather. Jane: How do you like this hot weather? Bill: I've been keeping cool. Mary: Been keeping cool? Bob: Yeah. Been keeping cool. make it snappy/short/quick/fast 快点, 迅速点, 赶紧的(to put it briefly/simply, to make a long story short )(spoken) to do something quickly Make it snappy, will you, because I need help right now. A: Can I have something to eat before we leave? B: OK, but make it short/snappy/fast/quick. make fast/short work of someone or something to finish with someone or something quickly. I
made short work of Tom so I could leave the office to play golf. Billy
made fast work of his dinner so he could go out and play.
