用法学习： 1. Seismology [saiz'molədʒi]( 地震学 seis[saiz] 地震检波器. ) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field also includes studies of earthquake effects, such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, atmospheric, and artificial processes (such as explosions). A related field that uses geology to infer information regarding past earthquakes is paleoseismology(古地震学的. paleo- or pale- or palaeo- or palae- pref. I. Ancient; prehistoric; old: paleobotany. II. Early; primitive: Paleozoic. paleoanthropic [peiliou,æn'θropik; esp. Brit. ,pæli-] Of or relating to extinct members of the genus Homo that preceded H. sapiens. ). A recording of earth motion as a function of time is called a seismogram. A seismologist is a scientist who does research in seismology. 2. stare you in the face to be obvious. [for evidence] to confront someone directly. (Fig. on stare someone in the face; look someone in the face.) Finally, the truth stared me in the face, and I had to admit to myself what had really happened. When the facts in the case stared the jury in the face, there was nothing they could do but acquit. The answer to this problem was staring him in the face, although at first he couldn't see it. zone out 走神, 出神的, 陷入沉思, 思想不集中. to not notice or stop being interested in what is happening around you. When I'm dancing I zone out and feel like I'm the only one in the room. I just flew in from Europe this morning, so don't get upset if I just zone out in the middle of the meeting. urbandict: To Look Stoned, While Being Very Deep In Thought. Spaced out, stoned, unaware, oblivious, unconscious, drugged, narcotized. "Jen zoned out the other day in music class. Then the teacher was like 'OMG Jen, are you okay?!!!', then she snapped out of it忽然回过味来, and she didn't have a clue what was going on." I got kinda zoned out listening to Green Day and forgot to finish my term paper. Dubya got zoned out at the Cabinet meeting and decided to invade Iraq without a legitimate cause. space [sb] out to become giddy or disoriented. To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus. It is easy to daydream (i.e. space out) when you try to read anything uninteresting, so this often does not bode well for college students who need to read large sections of insipid textbooks as part of a required assignment. Judy spaced out during the meeting and I didn't understand a word she said. I have a tendency to space out at the end of a hard day. The circus clowns just spaced me out. The hilarious spectacle spaced out the entire audience. spaced-out adj. confused, stupefied or disoriented through the action of a narcotic drug (or as if so intoxicated) snap out of it 挣脱出来 Informal To move quickly back to one's normal condition from an undesirable condition, such as depression, grief, or self-pity. To terminate a mood or emotional state suddenly. I felt sad that he had left, but I had to snap out of it and get on with my life. outpace To go faster than someone else; to exceed the pace of. The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead. tune out I. (idiomatic) To fail to pay attention to; to ignore; to zone out. I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on. II. To change the channel or frequency away from. I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music. 3. snap/bite someone's head off 开始强烈谴责, 强烈批评 = snap at someone (idiomatic) To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark. To severely berate someone. to speak sharply and with great anger to someone. Don't bite my head off! Be patient. I'm very sorry I lost my tempter. I didn't mean to bite your head off. It's a snap. Inf. It's really easy to do. Nothing to it. It's a snap. A baby could do it. snap something up I. Lit. to grasp something quickly. Karen snapped her pencil up and strode out of the room. Harry walked through the kitchen and snapped up two cookies on the way. II. 疯狂抢购, 疯抢. 一抢而空. Fig. to purchase something quickly, because the price is low or because the item is so hard to find. We put the cheap shirts out for sale this morning and people snapped them up in only a few minutes. They snapped up the bargains quickly. III. Fig. to believe something eagerly; to believe a lie readily. They are so gullible that you can say anything and they'll snap it up. They will snap up anything that sounds good. snap at someone or something I. to bite at someone or something. The dog snapped at my pants leg, but I escaped the attack unharmed. The fox snapped at the chicken and finally caught hold of it. The dog snapped at the judge and was disqualified. II. 疯咬. to speak sharply or angrily to someone. Don't snap at me. What did I do?' Why did you snap at me? I did nothing wrong. III. Fig. to seize an opportunity. It is such a good deal, I knew you would snap at it. Just as I thought, Ted snapped at my final offer. snap back (on someone or something) 卷回来 [for something] to be jerked back onto someone or something. The branch snapped back on Tim and left a welt on his arm. The whip snapped back and stung Tex's hand. welt n. I. 类似于鞋垫夹在鞋底和鞋帮中间的东西. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper. II. 加强筋.袜口 A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming. III. a. 肿了一道, 鞭痕. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction. A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal. b. A lash or blow producing such a mark. tr.v. I. To reinforce or trim with a welt. II. To beat severely; flog. III. To raise welts or a welt on. snap to (attention) Fig. to move quickly to military attention. The troops snapped to attention when they saw the general appear. snap to when I tell you! snap to it Inf. Move faster!; Look alert! Bill: Snap to it! Mary: Don't rush me! John: Get in line there. Snap to it! Sally: What is this, the army? You just wait till I'm ready! 4. I have two credit cards, both maxed out刷爆, 余额不足. If you have been relying on your credit cards to pay your monthly bills, there will come a point when you max out all of your available credit. This can be a serious problem, since you will have monthly debt payments on top of your regular expenses. If you are close to maxing out your credit cards you need to address the problem as quickly as you can. This is serious problem and if one thing goes wrong you may find yourself unable to cover your basic expenses.
reinstate和reinstall: 1. reinstall
I. to put in place and connect (machinery, equipment, etc.) again. II.
重安装. to install (computer software) again, usually to solve a technical
problem. "She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired." III. to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc. Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras. A third push to reinstall Kevin Rudd as Labor leader
was in disarray on Monday evening as it emerged its singular
strategy单一策略, 唯一策略 of forcing pro-Gillard ministers to take the
initiative and "tap" the Prime Minister on the shoulder had come to
nothing. install I. To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer. to install a heating system. II. To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor. III. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room. She installed herself in an armchair. install someone as something to inaugurate or launch someone into the role of something. The
board installed Jerry as the new parliamentarian. She installed herself
as the boss of the kitchen and wouldn't allow anyone else in. 2. 朴泰恒游泳取消资格又重生: Defending champion Park Tae-hwan was reinstated (
复职. 复位. 官复原职, 恢复职位, 恢复原有权利. I. To bring back into use or existence. II. To restore to
a previous condition or position. to restore to a former rank or
condition. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or
state: to reinstate the ousted president. The firm reinstated the man who was wrongly dismissed. He was four times sacked and four times reinstated. reinstate someone as something to put someone back as a certain officeholder. The city council agreed to reinstate Mr. Wilson as alderman. Fred was reinstated as the court clerk. reinstate someone in something to put someone back into a certain office or position. If you will pay your dues, we will reinstate you in the organization. Fred was reinstated in office. reinstall to put (someone) back in a position, rank, etc. Trinidad reinstalled him against Honduras. instate [in'steit] vb (tr) to place in a position or office; install. ) for the 400-meter freestyle event on the opening day of the Olympic swimming competition after South Korea appealed his disqualification取消资格(简称DQ). He was reinstated when video showed he did not commit a false start起跳犯规. FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told the Associated Press that the swimming governing body issued its ruling after reviewing video footage of what had been deemed a false start. South Korea's protest went first to FINA's technical swimming committee, which upheld the disqualification. South Korea then took it to a jury of appeal, which ruled in Park's favor. Park was first to touch the wall in his heat and appeared bewildered when told of the disqualification. Phelps won the event at each of the past two Olympics but only scraped into the final险险进入决赛, 挤进决赛 as the eighth and slowest qualifier. "I didn't expect those guys to go that fast in the heats," said Phelps. "I think the only thing that matters is getting a spot. You can't get the gold medal from the morning." The American won his heat but only after making a desperate lunge on his final stroke to pip ( I. To get the better of; to defeat. He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post. II. To hit with a gunshot. The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind. ) Hungary's Laszlo Cseh, who won the silver in Beijing. The difference between the two was just 0.07 seconds, but the tiny margin could not have been more significant with Phelps sneaking into the final and Cseh missing out altogether. 3. Statement by the President on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA): I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strike down ( strike something down 推翻, 翻案 [for a court] to invalidate a ruling or law. to decide that a law, rule, or order is not legal. The higher court struck the ruling of the lower court down. The court struck down the ruling. The court struck down the law, saying that it was unconstitutional. ) the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of 低等公民, 二等公民 people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it. We are a people who declared that we are all created equal – and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. Supreme Court rulings strike down DOMA, reinstate same-sex marriage in Calif.
电影简介 - My Fair Lady: The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well-born lady. An Oscar-winning film version was made in 1964, directed by George Cukor and with Harrison again in the part of Higgins. The casting of Audrey Hepburn instead of Julie Andrews as Eliza was controversial, partly because theatregoers regarded Andrews as perfect for the part and partly because Hepburn's singing voice had to be dubbed (by Marni Nixon). Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers, which produced the film, wanted "a star with a great deal of name recognition名字辨识度", but since Julie Andrews did not have any film experience, he thought a movie with her would not be as successful. Andrews went on to star in Mary Poppins that same year and won the Oscar over Audrey Hepburn, and it later became Disney's most successful movie of all time. Lerner in particular disliked the film version of the musical, thinking it did not live up to the standards of Moss Hart's original direction. He was also unhappy that the film was shot on the Warner Brothers backlot外景场地 rather than, as he would have preferred, in London. Rex Harrison went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor, while George Cukor took home the Best Director prize. The film depicts misogynistic and arrogant phonetics professor Henry Higgins as he wagers that he can take flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) and turn her Cockney accent into a proper English one, thereby making her presentable in high society. 电影 - Mary Poppins:"Practically perfect in every way", Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) comes down from the clouds in response to the Banks children's advertisement for a nanny. She is not only firm in her use of authority, but kind and gentle as well (a major departure from the original books, in which the character was strict and pompous). She travels to help children everywhere when they are most in need. Bert (Dick Van Dyke) as well as being a jack-of-all-trades全能手, is Mary's closest normal friend who is notable in that he is completely accustomed to her magic. Their interaction, such as in the song "Jolly Holiday", makes it clear they have known each other for a long time, and that this kind of story has repeated itself many times. When she sails away at the end of the film, he asks her not to stay away too long, this time, possibly showing that he is accustomed to 习以为常, 习惯于 having Mary come and go as she pleases.
旧金山飞机失事: "What we need to do is corroborate ( [kə'robə,reit] (tr) to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc.), esp by providing fresh evidence. To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. the witness corroborated the accused's statement. ) the information we have both on the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder," Hersman said. For example, she said, the increase of power in the engines appears to correlate with ( ['koriˌleit] vb. I. to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship. II. (tr) to establish or show a correlation. ) the cockpit crew's internal decision to do a "go-around," a call to abort the landing and try it again. Asiana Flight 214, with 291 passengers and 16 crew members, was at the end of a more than 10-hour direct flight from Seoul, South Korea, when it began its descent. According to the recorders, the flight's approach appeared normal as the 777 descended, and "there is no discussion of aircraft approach" among the crew. Construction to extend a runway safety area temporarily shut off the so-called glide slope system, which is one of several options pilots have to help them land planes safely, Hersman said. In all, 182 people were hospitalized and 123 others walked away from the crash landing. The number who emerged unscathed(unscathed [ʌn'skeiðd] 毫发无损的 adj not harmed or injured. Not injured or harmed: escaped the hurricane unscathed. scathe [skeið] I. To harm or injure, especially by fire. II. To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate. ) prompted the city's fire chief to describe it as "nothing short of a miracle." Many of the injured said they were sitting toward the rear of the aircraft, said Knudson. Several suffered abdominal injuries and spine fractures, some of which include paralysis and head trauma, she said. Many patients also were treated for "severe road rash ( Road rash 擦伤 is a colloquial term for skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces, usually as a consequence of cycling and motorcycling accidents. The term may be applied to both a fresh injury and the scar tissue left by an old one. The term is sometimes applied to longboarding, skateboarding, and roller skating abrasion accidents, especially those caused at high speeds (as in longboarding). Symptoms include pain and heavy bleeding. Motorcyclists can reduce the risks of road rash by wearing the appropriate motorcycle personal protective equipment such as a full face helmet, protective clothing, gloves and boots. Some observed passengers receiving "road rash" during the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.)," which suggests "that they were dragged," Knudson said. Passengers scrambled to exit a crash scene that one survivor described as "surreal." "There was a fire on the plane, so the assumption might be that they went near the water's edge, which is very shallow, to maybe douse ( douse, dowse [daus] I. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck. II. (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean. III. (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc.). ) themselves with water," she said. Some jumped out or slid down emergency chutes[ʃut] with luggage in hand.
