用法学习： 1. nothing that I know of据我所知没有. "Not/none that I am aware of." and "None that I remember (不加of)" none to be cautious of. lay the groundwork 打基础. 做准备工作. To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals. The introductory mathematics courses will lay the groundwork for all your subsequent engineering studies. shit on someone to treat someone in an extremely unfair way. Although I am dating rich guys, but I won't let them shit on me骑我脖子上拉屎. a word to the wise 一点建议(wording of warning) a good piece of advice; a word of wisdom. If I can give you a word to the wise, I would suggest going to the courthouse about an hour before your trial. Here is a word to the wise. Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut. word to the wise (is enough) 不用明说 and A word to the wise is sufficient 跟聪明人打交道不用多说. Prov. You only have to hint something to wise people in order to get them to understand it.; Wise people do not need long explanations. (Often used to signal that you are hinting something.) John's a pleasant man, but I wouldn't trust him with money. A word to the wise, eh? Donna hinted about Lisa's drinking problem to Lisa's fiancé, hoping that a word to the wise would be enough. a word of warning警告你哦, 记住哦. the more the merrier人越多越好 Cliché the more people there are, the happier the situation will be. Of course you can have a ride with us! The more the merrier. The manager hired a new employee even though there's not enough work for all of us now. Oh, well, the more the merrier. right you are 你说的没错! (also righto好嘞!) old-fashioned informal said to show that you understand and agree: "Give me a shout when you're ready." "Right you are.". set/make/put something right or make something good to correct something; to alter a situation to make it more fair. to correct something to make it the way it should be 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. What did we do wrong? And how do we put it right? Usage notes: often used in the form put things right: At the end, he got over his anger, and was determined to put things right. Don't go, I want to put things right between us, I'll not let you go again, I shouldn't have the first time. 2. get stomach/tummy rumbling/growl饥肠辘辘, 肚子咕咕叫. A stomach rumble is a rumbling, growling ([graul]) or gurgling noise that occurs from the movements of fluid and gas in the intestines (in the vicinity of but not actually within the stomach). This process occurs in some animals, including humans. The sound occurs when gases in the body flow through the small intestine. As waves of muscle contractions肌肉收缩 move foods and gases through the digestive system, the food is pushed against the intestinal wall, which induces the noise. The process of these contractions is also known as peristalsis, which is the ultimate cause of the rumble. Though stomach growling is commonly heard and associated with hunger and an absence of food in the stomach, it can occur at any time, on an empty or full stomach. Furthermore, growling doesn't only come from the stomach but, just as often, can be heard coming from the small intestines. Growling is more commonly associated with hunger because it is typically louder when the stomach and intestines are empty and so the organs' contents don't muffle the noise. 3. a clean break 分的干干净净, 一刀两断, 断的干干净净, 不拖泥带水的. 不藕断丝连的. if you make a clean break from someone or something, you leave them quickly and completely, and are not involved with them at all in the future (often + with ). Sometimes we need to make a clean break with the past. (often + from ) The Japanese are planning a clean break from the old television technologies. gutted ['gʌtid] adj Informal disappointed and upset. 4. spew one's guts (out) 掏心掏肺的, 肺腑之言尽出, 倾吐. I.Sl. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. Fred is spewing his guts out because of that lousy fish you served. He's spewing his guts because he has the flu. II. Sl. to tell everything that one knows; to confess everything. (Underworld.) Lefty was sitting there in the police station spewing his guts out about the bank job. If he really is spewing his guts, the mob will cancel his Christmas. spill one's guts Sl. to tell all; to confess. I had to spill my guts about the broken window. I didn't want you to take the blame. Mary spilled her guts about the window. She confessed that she was trying to shield Bob. 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. my gut tells me (that) my instincts tell me that. (This refers to one's gut reaction or gut response.) My gut tells me that her idea is a sound one. This looks good on paper, but my gut tells me that it is all wrong. a gut-bucket (informal) someone who is very fat She introduced me to her son who was a real gut-bucket with tattoos all over his arms. a misery guts (informal) someone who complains all the time and is never happy. Of course, your father, old misery guts, wanted to come home after half an hour because he was bored. blood and guts 血淋淋的(gory) (informal) violence shown on television, film, or in the theatre, where people are seen being injured or killed. It was all blood and guts. I came out feeling quite ill. II. Fig. strife; acrimony. There is a lot of blood and guts around here, but we get our work done anyway. Cut out the blood and guts and grow up. III. Fig. acrimonious. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) There are too many blood-and-guts arguments around here. Old blood-and-guts Wally is making his threats again. bust a gut (informal) to work very hard or to make a big effort to achieve something. I really bust a gut to get that report finished on time. bust a gut (laughing) 笑断了肠子 (informal) to laugh a lot. I bust a gut laughing at his imitation of the Queen. 5. be cut out for something 天生的 to be the right type of person to do something. suited for something. She was bright and she loved to read. Her folks thought she was cut out for being a schoolteacher. He did his best, but he just wasn't cut out for farming. Ron tried college a couple times, but he finally decided he wasn't cut out for higher education. cut out for someone or something to run hurriedly toward someone or something. At the last minute, he cut out for the gate, which was closing very fast. The child cut out for his mother, who had come to get him at school. cut in 插嘴, 打断 to interrupt what someone is saying by saying something yourself: I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in (on us/our conversation). Do you think we should cut this 停止这个, 停下来, 暂停一下 for a coffee? (Have you) been keeping busy? and (Have you been) keeping busy?; You been keeping busy? Inf. a vague greeting asking about how someone has been occupied. Tom: Been keeping busy? Bill: Yeah. Too busy. Sue: Hi, Fred. Have you been keeping busy? Fred: Not really. Just doing what I have to. keep someone occupied This means to keep someone busy or active. If you have very lively children, it can be a problem during the school holidays to keep them occupied - busy doing things. Tom will be here, I am sure he'll keep you occupied. 忙活一阵, 有事可干, 不闲着. To "keep someone occupied" means to give them something to do for a period of time. You keep people occupied so that they won't: get bored, cause trouble, notice something bad that you're doing. For example, in movies thieves will do something to keep a guard occupied while one of them breaks into a place and steals something. Parents often need to give their kids something to keep the children occupied while the parents are cooking or doing work at home. You can also "keep yourself occupied" if you have a long period of time with nothing to do, like when you're retired: He's been keeping himself occupied with some housework and a little reading. 6. Finally, I am about to send out a search party 派人找, 派人去找(你们)(advance party 先头部队, 比如William和Kate及George首访悉尼前:an advance party of royal aides will arrive in Sydney this month to finalise precise details of the expected month-long itinerary). drop by/in informal to visit someone: I dropped in on George on my way home from school. Drop by and pick up that book sometime. drop around (sometime) and drop by (sometime) to come and visit (someone) at some future time. (Similar to drop in (on someone).) Nice to see you, Mary. You and Bob must drop around sometime. Please do drop around when you're out driving. retarted adj I. Often Offensive Affected with mental retardation. II. Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed. retard n. Offensive Slang I. Used as a disparaging term for a mentally retarded person. II. A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.
"装满的, 满满的, 拥挤的": packed with, crowded with, congested with. chock-blocked: He（Ronald Reagan）made the announcement in a "My fellow American's letter brimming(洋溢着) with upbeat faith in the future. He said in the letter. " ... I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. teeming with装满: Inside were four aquariums水族箱 teeming with装满 (freighted with) tropical fish（摘自The Accidental Family - How seven boys became brothers). laden with(= loaded with. lade to load)：I. 表示实在的装满了东西 The warmish air, laden with the rains of those thousands of miles of western sea. a tree laden with fruit. II. laden with grief 满怀忧伤. 表示大量存在, 丰富供应的几个词：teem, abound, bristle, crawl, overflow, swarm: a street teeming with pedestrians; a garden abounding with flowers; roofs bristling with television antennas; a highway crawling with cars; a house overflowing with guests; a parade route swarming with spectators. chock-full, choke-full, chuck-full adj. Full to the limit; as full as possible: a report chock-full of errors. chock-a-block adj & adv I. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands. II. Completely filled; stuffed: "I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish". "Chock-a-block" isan English phrase meaning "packed" or "crowded".
单词学习: tenuous ['tɛnjuəs] adj I. insignificant or flimsy. a tenuous argument. II. slim, fine, or delicate. a tenuous thread. tenuous strands. III. diluted or rarefied ( rarefied ['rɛəri,faid] adj I. exalted in nature or character; Elevated in character or style; lofty. a rarefied spiritual existence. II. 小范围的. 只适用于少数人的.current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; esoteric. ) in consistency or density. 关系不大的, 关联不大的, 没多大关系的. a tenuous fluid. Tenuous links between policy and productivity. Alcohol maintains a tenuous relationship with exercise. It's a weak relationship. Tenuous means
"having thin consistency". Tenuous means thin, shaky, not solid or
secure. So if you say, for instance, there seems to be a tenuous
relationship between what I eat and my grade point average, you might
mean that it seems like there is some relationship between the two based
on your own personal experience, but you don't really have any solid
evidence to support the idea that your diet is affecting your ability to
study or take tests well. Connection between test scores, success in college is tenuous: Even though some colleges have now made the submission提交, 提供 of standardized test scores optional, the vast majority have not. Therefore, it certainly looks like standardized test scores 标准化的考试成绩 will continue to be a required part of the college application process, at least in the near future. As a longtime university educator, I am not a fan of standardized tests. In fact, I would be in favor of according test scores a more diminished role in the college application process. Let me explain why I feel this way. The two standardized tests that loom large in the lives of college-bound high school students are the SAT and the ACT. Are SAT scores a useful predictor指标, 标志 of success in college as measured by, for instance, the freshman grade point average? Early research overstated the SAT's ability to predict the freshman GPA. This is because these early models neglected to account for 考虑进, 算进 other variables变数, 变量 that also predict college performance. One such variable is the demographic composition of a student's high school. The key point to note is that the SAT appears to serve as a good proxy for certain student background variables and hence, when these variables are excluded from the model, the SAT's ability to predict the freshman GPA is inflated夸大了. Recent research by Jesse Rothstein and others shows that if one wishes to utilize the predictive power of student background variables, then these variables can provide much of the information contained in the SAT score. In contrast, if one does not wish to use these background variables, then the SAT's contribution is smaller than the research on the validity of the SAT suggests. Either way, these findings clearly call for assigning less importance to the SAT score in college admissions大学招生. Evidence shows that nearly all colleges that use the ACT use solely the composite score in the admissions process. This means that they implicitly give equal weight to each of the four area tests. How useful is this course of action in predicting success in college? Interesting new research shows that the English and mathematics scores are significantly more correlated with college success than are the reading and science scores. What this means is that after one controls for the English and mathematics scores, the reading and the science scores have virtually no ability to predict college outcomes. The clear implication of this research is that if the ACT is to be used in college admissions, then it ought not to be used in the way it currently is(不应该是看综合分, 而应该是只看英语和数学的分数.). In sum, the connection between standardized test scores and success in college is tenuous. Hence, the use of the SAT and the ACT to select freshman classes in college ought to be seriously re-examined. My considered opinion is that the two related qualities that are most likely to determine academic success in college and in graduate school are discipline and a willingness to persevere 坚韧不拔的毅力 in the face of odds ( "The amazing thing about Afghan women is their ability to hope in the face of all odds无论面对什么." If you're hoping for something, there is a chance it won't happen, so the likelihood of it occurring is expressed in "odds". Odds of 2 to 1, for instance, means something is twice as likely not to happen as it is to happen. Something with odds of 100 to 十之八九不会发生 1 is very unlikely to happen indeed. The author is saying that whatever the odds, even at several thousand to one, the Afghan women are able to maintain a hope that a favorable outcome will occur. I would add that in the face of all odds sounds very odd to me. It sounds to me like a combination of two separate idioms: against the odds, despite the odds, or (as the Major said) whatever the odds = despite the fact that this was or seemed unlikely to happen, and - in the face of opposition, competition, prejudice, hostility etc = despite the effect of these factors.). I am unaware of any standardized test that credibly 可靠的, 可信的 measures 评价, 评估 either of these two attributes.
新闻摘抄: 1. State of Oringin 昆州八连胜: A streaker裸奔着 who threatened to halt State of Origin's greatest dynasty is believed to be a repeat offender, with the man facing a hefty fine and a lifetime ban from ANZ Stadium. While he showed a good turn of pace ( do someone a favor / good turn to perform a helpful service to someone. Would you please do me a favor and take this letter to the post office? My neighbor did me a good turn by lending me his car. Why don't you do yourself a favor and take a vacation this summer? ), his run exposed some lax ( lax [læks] adj I. 不严格的, 不严厉的. lacking firmness; not strict. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. II. lacking precision or definition. III. 松散的. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. ) security at the venue. It was only after he fell that security managed to catch hold of the invader. His action didn't affect the result but could have had untold impact had the Blues managed to somehow snatch victory late in the game. NSW back-rower Ryan Hoffman was impeded 阻拦 as he tripped over the man, Matt Scott scoring only to have what would have been his first Origin try and the match-winner taken off him. Queensland coach Mal Meninga could afford to laugh off the incident, but it would have been very different had his side been trailing 比分落后 at the time. "It was disruptive干扰的, it cost us a try," Meninga said. 2. 杰拉德的未来: Although initially reluctant on the international stage, Ms Gillard established herself as a sure hand ( sure-handed I. using the hands with skill and confidence; dexterous. II. done with skill and proficiency: a sure-handed sketch of a proposed building. III. displaying the skill and experience of an expert: a sure-handed politician. ) in the councils of the world, notching up several foreign policy wins and building unusually strong bonds with leaders such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. She famously said she was happier in an Australian classroom than strutting the international stage. But as she grew in the job, she found a way of melding ( meld 1 To declare or display (a card or combination of cards in a hand) for inclusion in one's score in various card games, such as pinochle. meld 2 To cause to merge: "a professional position that seemed to meld all his training".) her role as a stateswoman with advocating for women and girls around the world by including visits to schools and workplaces in her international itineraries. It was a preoccupation (I. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect. II. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind: Money was their chief preoccupation. III. Occupation of a place in advance; preoccupancy.) that saw her lead a class with President Obama at a Virginia high school in 2011, and this year she spent an hour with high school students at a central Beijing school. Among career possibilities open to a former prime minister is to join the corporate speaking circuit巡回演讲, and a possible book deal, with publishers likely to pay big money to secure the inside story of the country's first female prime minister. Speaking at a staff party at The Lodge on the night of her replacement, Ms Gillard urged her closest supporters not to white-ant 内部破坏, 内部腐蚀 the new leadership, reportedly telling them ''shit happens'' in politics.
