用法学习： 1. Gnocchi (['noki] or ['njoki]) are various thick, soft dumplings that may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, flour and egg, flour, egg, and cheese, potato, breadcrumbs, or similar ingredients. Gnocchi are eaten as a first course, as an alternative to soups or pasta. They are generally home-made in Italian and diaspora Italian households. They may also be bought fresh from speciality stores. In supermarkets, industrially produced packaged gnocchi are widely available refrigerated, dried, or frozen. Common accompaniments of gnocchi include melted butter (sometimes fried butter) with sage, pesto, and various sauces. 2. in the heat of the moment 头脑发热, 一激动, 一生气 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. to take something well 坦然接受/badly/emotionally take the bad with the good to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts Bringing up children certainly has its problems, but you learn to take the bad with the good. leave a bad taste in someone's mouth [for something] to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone. The whole business about the missing money left a bad taste in his mouth. It was a very nice hotel, but something about it left a bad taste in my mouth. bad/badly的用法: Bad is often used as an adverb in sentences such as The house was shaken up pretty bad or We need water bad. This usage is common in informal speech but is widely regarded as unacceptable in formal writing. In an earlier survey, the sentence His tooth ached so bad he could not sleep was unacceptable to 92 percent of the Usage Panel. The use of badly with want was once considered incorrect but is now entirely acceptable: We wanted badly to go to the beach. The adverb badly is often used after verbs such as feel, as in I felt badly about the whole affair. This usage bears analogy to the use of other adverbs with feel, such as strongly in We feel strongly about this issue. Some people prefer to maintain a distinction between feel badly and feel bad, restricting the former to emotional distress and using the latter to cover physical ailments; however, this distinction is not universally observed, so feel badly should be used in a context that makes its meaning clear. Badly is used in some regions to mean "unwell," as in He was looking badly after the accident. Poorly is also used in this way. In an earlier survey, however, the usage was found unacceptable in formal writing by 75 percent of the Usage Panel. 3. Don't wait up. wait up (for someone or something) I. Fig. to stay up late waiting for someone to arrive or something to happen. I'll be home late. Don't wait up for me. We waited up for the coming of the new year, and then we went to bed. II. and hold up (for someone or something) Fig. to wait for someone or something to catch up. Hey! Don't go so fast. Wait up for me. Hold up! You're going too fast. wait up (a minute) Wait for me while I catch up with you! Tom, who was following Mary down the street, said, "Wait up a minute! I need to talk to you." John: Hey, Sally! Wait up! Sally: What's happening? wait up (until something) to delay going to bed until a certain time or until something happens or someone arrives. Are you going to wait up until midnight? We waited up until we heard him come in the back door. 4. court和tribunal区别: The
system of courts that interprets and applies the law is collectively
known as the judiciary. The place where a court sits is known as a
venue. The room where court proceedings occur is known as a courtroom法庭,
and the building as a courthouse法院; court facilities range from simple and
very small facilities in rural communities to large buildings in
cities. The practical authority given to the court is
known as its jurisdiction – the court's power to
decide certain kinds of questions or petitions put to it. A judicator法官, in the broadest sense, is someone who acts as a judge. One
of the differences between a court and tribunal is that a court is more
formal, with more elaborate rules about how a case must be run. A
tribunal in most cases, offers a straightforward, quicker and cheaper
way of trying to resolve a dispute. Tribunals can save time by using
lawyers less and asking people involved in a case to represent
themselves. In most cases, courts and tribunals are open to the public. Some examples of the differences between courts and tribunals include: Tribunals have a more relaxed approach to the rules of evidence than courts; Tribunals encourage and often require parties to speak on their own
behalf; Lawyers are only permitted in special circumstances; Tribunals often specialise in resolving disputes in a particular area. Courts generally have the power to hear a much broader range of cases. It is usually much cheaper to resolve a dispute at a tribunal rather than have it litigated at court. 8. Nectar花蜜(比如聚餐做鸡腿米饭用的是appricot nectar) is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants. It is produced in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers in which it attracts pollinating授粉的 animals, or by extrafloral nectaries which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide anti-herbivore protection. Common nectar-consuming pollinators include bees, butterflies and moths, hummingbirds and bats. Nectar is an ecologically important item, the sugar source for honey. It is also useful in agriculture and horticulture because the adult stages of some predatory insects feed on nectar such as almost all solitary wasps. In turn, these wasps then hunt agricultural pest insects as food for their young. Nectar secretion increases as the flower is visited by pollinators. After pollination, the nectar is frequently reabsorbed into the plant. 9. Liturgy (to organize a liturgy)( ['litədʒi] I. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship. II. often Liturgy Christianity The sacrament of the Eucharist.) is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions. The word, sometimes rendered by its English translation "service", may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Catholic Mass, or a daily activity such as the Muslim Salah and Jewish services. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy is a communal response to the sacred through activity reflecting praise, thanksgiving, supplication, or repentance. Ritualization may be associated with life events such as birth, coming of age, marriage and death. It thus forms the basis for establishing a relationship with a divine agency, as well as with other participants in the liturgy. Methods of dress, preparation of food, application of cosmetics or other hygienic practices are all considered liturgical activities. 10. Brown rice 糙米 (or "hulled" or "unmilled" rice) is whole grain rice. It has a mild, nutty flavor, and is chewier and more nutritious than white rice, but goes rancid ( rancid ['rænsid] I. 有味的. Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank. II. Repugnant; nasty: rancid remarks. ) more quickly because the bran and germ—which are removed to make white rice—contain fats that can spoil. Any rice, including long-grain, short-grain, or sticky rice粘米, may be eaten as brown rice. In much of Asia, brown rice is associated with poverty and wartime shortages, and in the past was rarely eaten except by the sick, the elderly and as a cure for constipation. This traditionally denigrated kind of rice is often now more expensive than common white rice, partly due to its relatively low supply and difficulty of storage and transport. 11. I didn't catch how old she was. wound up I. brought to a state of great tension; annoyed, irritated. He gets very wound up whenever I mention it. I'd get really wound up
thinking about what'll happen if I go out of tune or forget the words. "all wound up for a fight". II. literal (coiled) The device is powered by a wound-up spring. 12. Rice protein is commonly mixed with pea protein powder. Rice protein is high in the sulfur-containing amino acids, cysteine and methionine, but low in lysine. Pea protein, on the other hand, is low in cysteine and methionine but high in lysine. Thus, the combination of rice and pea protein offer a superior amino acid profile that is comparable to dairy or egg proteins, but without the potential for allergies or intestinal issues that some users have with those proteins. Moreover, the light, fluffy texture of pea protein tends to smooth out the strong, chalky (composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk. Since hard water has lots of mineral dissolved in it, and "chalk" is a mineral (calcium carbonate), then yes, that's what it could be.) flavor of rice protein. 13. rub (one's) hands 摩拳擦掌 To experience or display pleased anticipation, self-satisfaction, or glee. Hand rubbing is a gesture that conveys in many cultures either that one has a feeling of excited expectation, or that one is simply cold.
澳难民问题: However, there was an indication last night that the Jakarta administration was finally moving to deal with this glaring flaw明显的漏洞, 明显的缺失 in Australia-Indonesia co-operation on people-smuggling. ABC reported that Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddian had signed a directive making visas on arrival more difficult for Iranians to obtain. Unlike Afghan, Pakistani and other Middle-Eastern asylum-seekers, most Iranians arrive in Indonesia relatively cashed up 相对有钱 ( cash up I. Brit 美国用cash out. (of cashiers, shopkeepers, etc.) to add up the money taken, esp at the end of a working day. to count all the money taken by a shop or business at the end of each day: When she had cashed up, she realized there was £10 missing from the till. II. to earn money. cashed up bogan A person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background but achieving a high salary, who spends money on flashy or trashy items to fulfil their aspirations of higher social status. The stereotype includes having speech and mannerisms that are considered to denote poor education and uncultured upbringing, which is reflected in their bad taste possessions and lifestyles. cash out I. (US) 英国用cash up. To reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk. II. (US, gambling) 换钱. To retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling. III. (by extension) To exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash. IV. (by extension, often in analytic philosophy) To explain what is entailed by an idea or proposition. cash in I. (idiomatic) To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially. Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded. cash in one's chips I. (idiomatic) To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up. II. (idiomatic) To die. cut one's losses To discontinue an effort that seems unlikely ever to bear fruit. cash in hand adj. 不交税的工作. 直接领取现金的 Receiving wages or salary directly in the form of cash, often without deducting tax. Many high school students get cash in hand jobs for extra pocket money. adv. In a manner receiving direct payment by cash, often without paying tax. I heard he's working at that restaurant cash in hand to pay the bills. n. Direct payment by cash, as opposed to through a bank. This cash in hand will come in handy as spending money on my trip to Asia. ) and able to pay "fares" to Australia upfront事先, 提前, which makes them priority customers for smuggling agents. Indonesian Immigration Department officials yesterday stalled on requests for ( stall1 I. To put or lodge in a stall. II. To maintain in a stall for fattening: to stall cattle. III. 停滞不前 To halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill. To come to a standstill. Negotiations stalled. IV. 抛锚. To cause (a motor or motor vehicle) accidentally to stop running. To stop running as a result of mechanical failure: The car stalled on the freeway. stall2 n. A ruse or tactic used to mislead or delay. v. 推脱. 拖延. To employ delaying tactics against. To employ delaying tactics: stalling for time. stall off creditors. ) up-to-date VOA numbers. Finally, an officer said staff who could compile the data had gone home for the day. The Iranians' ease轻松容易 of arrival, the absence of flagrant religious and racial persecution 宗教和种族迫害 at home and Iran's prosperity富裕, 繁荣 relative to other origin countries are why Foreign Minister Bob Carr has singled them out as "economic migrants". Other asylum-seekers regard the Iranians as different and more privileged有特权的, usually able to buy their way on to Australia-bound boats ahead of other nationalities. Two earlier events appear to have caused the recent Iranian onrush涌入潮(a forceful forward rush or flow): Indonesia agreeing to allow VOA status to short-term visitors from Iran and the abortive "Green Revolution" resulting from the country's disputed 2009 presidential election. VOAs for Iranians came about 出现, 开始 in 2006 when then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed deals promoting bilateral trade, investment and technology relations. The Indonesia-Australia asylum-seeker route remained dormant波澜不惊的, 不活跃的, 沉寂的 until the Rudd government dismantled its predecessor's anti-irregular immigration regime. The turmoil and suppression of dissent surrounding Mr Ahmadinejad's 2009 re-election caused a sudden outflow 外流 of mainly urban asylum-seekers. In 2010, Iranians became the second-largest cohort ( cohort ['kəuhɔ:t] I. (Military) one of the ten units of between 300 and 600 men in an ancient Roman Legion. II. any band of warriors or associates the cohorts of Satan. III. Chiefly US an associate or follower. IV. Biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass (usually of mammals) or subfamily (of plants). V. Statistics a group of people with a statistic in common, esp having been born in the same year. ) seeking refuge in Australia by boat, after Afghans.
