用法学习: 1. 澳演员: Weaver, who became hot property 热门任务 in Hollywood with her 2010 performance in the Blue-Tongue crime drama Animal Kingdom, and Hawaii Five-O star O'Loughlin, will receive Breakthrough Awards. Australia's touted next big thing actor, Sullivan Stapleton, who stars in the upcoming 300 sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire and had a role opposite Sean Penn in Gangster Squad, will also receive a Breakthrough Award. 2. A geyser (US ['ɡaizər]; UK ['ɡi:zə]) 间歇泉, 间歇式喷泉 is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase (steam). About a thousand known geysers exist worldwide, roughly half of which are in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. A geyser's eruptive activity may change or cease due to ongoing mineral deposition within the geyser plumbing, exchange of functions with nearby hot springs, earthquake influences, and human intervention. Jet-like eruptions, often referred to as geysers, have been observed on several of the moons of the outer solar system. Due to the low ambient pressures表面张力低, these eruptions consist of vapor without liquid; they are made more easily visible by particles of dust and ice carried aloft by the gas. canyon = cañon [ˈkænjən] 大峡谷 A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge. arrow board箭头指示牌(比如交通部门在修路时两边放置的警示牌). got hit up the rear end被追尾, 可以说be rear-ended, rear-end someone. 3. 关于Adam Garcia: Making his name in Hollywood for famously getting his gear off in a raunchy scene( get off your arse (also get your arse in gear) offensive to force yourself to start doing something or to make yourself hurry: Tell him to get off his arse and do some work for once. If she doesn't get her arse in gear, she's going to be late.) from the chick flick Coyote Ugly almost 20 years ago, Garcia says, with mock horror( 装作害怕的样子. mock pretended or not real. a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror. 'It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror. ), that he's come to terms with "being meat." Admitting he had seen a spike in his Twitter following since his TV return, Garcia said: "I think people who are on my feed were like 'oh my god he's amazing' and I'm glad they approved." While coy about keeping his clothes on these days, the Sydney-born performer who got his break on stage as a buff dancer in Tap Dogs, has been in hot demand(hot property) since returning to Australia last year - bagging roles in NBC series, Camp, upcoming ABC thriller The Code as well as the judging role on DWTS. "I've done a light comedy for America, a really serious drama for the ABC and now this very serious political dance show where we can get into the general objectification 物化 ( In social philosophy, objectification means treating a person as a thing, without regard to their dignity. ) of the human form,'' he joked. His sarcasm over his sex appeal has got him into trouble in the press before, telling one reporter she could quote him about being good in bed; and another he'd like his female fans in the UK to send him their underwear. "I have no filter with journalists没有把门的 and just say these things that pop into my head想到什么就说什么 and often tone is lost in the process." 4. A guernsey ['gɜ:nzi], or gansey['gænzɪ], is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name. In Australia, the word "guernsey" is used to describe the shirt worn by Australian rules football players, although the word "jumper" is also commonly used. Until the mid-1950s the shirt usually had sleeves but now it is normally sleeveless. The top worn by National Rugby League and Australian Rugby Union players is more commonly called a jersey, though it is still frequently called a guernsey, often interchangeably. As an extension of this tradition, the expression "to get a guernsey" is a metaphor for being selected for something or to gain recognition for an achievement. 5. swoop I. To move in a sudden sweep: The bird swooped down on its prey. II. To make a rush or an attack with or as if with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down: The children swooped down on the pile of presents. at/in one fell swoop 一下子, 一夜之间 Fig. in a single incident; as a single event. (This phrase preserves the old word fell, meaning "terrible" or "deadly.") The party guests ate up all the snacks at one fell swoop. When the stock market crashed, many large fortunes were wiped out in one fell swoop. swoop down (up)on someone or something I. Lit. to dive or plunge downward on someone or something. The eagle swooped down upon the lamb. II. Fig. [for someone] to pounce on and consume something. The children swooped down on the ice cream and cake. Police swoop on bikie 'debt collectors': TWO members of the Comancheros and a woman who allegedly engaged them to collect a debt have been charged with blackmail and extortion. The patched bikies, aged 28 and 37, have also been charged with threatening police officers who arrested them at their homes in Tarneit and Hallam. Police will allege there are multiple victims in the alleged racket linked to a property developer. The force is in talks with the Victorian Government about loopholes in the law. The arrests are part of an ongoing probe into Comanchero members allegedly involved in the planning and execution of blackmail, extortion and other suspected serious crimes against multiple victims in recent months. 6. backlog 堆积, 积压: an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services). 另一个堆积: Roads across the state were closed, with back-ups 车辆堆积 of up to 20kilometres on the Hume Motorway. Newcastle airport was closed and evacuated except for a skeleton staff because of a bushfire at Heatherbrae, 16 kilometres away. "You only need to look out into the sky and see the bloom and ash that is hanging over Sydney(bloom I. The flower of a plant. Something resembling the flower of a plant: "Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz". a rose in full bloom. II. 绯红, 猩红. A fresh, rosy complexion. a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth青春的火红). "She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom" (Jane Austen). come into blossom/bloom I. [for a flower] to bloom. This rose comes into bloom later in the summer. When do they normally come into blossom? II. [for a plant, bush, or tree] to begin to have many blossoms. When do these bushes come into bloom? They come into blossom in June. )," he said. "That's coming from the fires burning in the Blue Mountains.". 7. But it seems 36-year-old Kym is now raring (raring Informal Full of eagerness; enthusiastic. raring to go to be ready and excited to begin doing something. to be full of energy and ready to do something. At three in the morning he was still wide awake and raring to go. The lawyers were raring to go Monday afternoon when the judge started the hearing. Usage notes: sometimes spelled rarin' to go to show how it is said: Sometimes she'd wake up at five in the morning and was rarin' to go.) to return to the soap that made her famous. In recent days she has been engaged in tweets attempting to drum up support for her return. 8. The handbrake turn is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of negotiating a very tight bend quickly, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning circle. The driver starts by using steering input to transfer weight to the outside tires; the handbrake is then used to lock the rear wheels, thus upsetting the adhesion between the tires and the road surface. With practice, the car can be placed accurately by releasing the handbrake and accelerating the vehicle. The technique is used in some forms of motorsport, for example rallying, autotesting, and motorkhana. 9. blocked call/caller/number: A 'blocked number' means that the caller has their caller ID with-held. For landlines, it's an option which is set with the telco. On mobiles, it is easily adjusted on the mobile handset. Home phones, people who like their privacy and institutions occasionally have their caller ID with-held. There isn't anything you can do about the number being 'blocked' when you're receiving the call. Although I'll be honest that my threshold for sending the call to voicemail is lower when I don't know who's calling! To track down the caller, your best option is with the help of the phone company since they carry more clout( I. A blow, especially with the fist. II. a. Baseball A long powerful hit. b. Sports An archery target. 3. Informal a. Influence; pull: "Women in dual-earner households 双职工家庭 are gaining in job status and earnings ... giving them more clout at work and at home" (Sue Shellenbarger). b. Power; muscle. ). What you do is write down the time and date that the call takes place and they can easily track that number down. They are also better equipped to deal with prank calls. 11. hit it off (with somebody) 合得来 to be friendly with each other immediately. She hit it off with Dean and soon the two of them set out on a cross-country adventure. We hit it off beautifully – we liked all the same things, and we liked each other a lot. They're said to have hit it off at a gig less than two weeks ago but it looks like things are going strong for rumoured new couple Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle. 关于控件: A tree view or an outline view is a graphical user interface element (widget) that presents a hierarchical view of information. Each item (often called a branch or a node) can have a number of subitems. This is often visualized by indentation in a list. An item can be expanded to reveal subitems, if any exist, and collapsed to hide subitems. 12. I could murder something. (British informal) something that you say when you want a particular kind of food or drink very much. I'm starving. I could murder a curry. I could (just) spit! (informal) something that you say when you are very angry, usually because of something someone has done. When I think of all the hours I put into that company and that's how they treat me. I could just spit! the least you could/can do something you should do. If Bob wants to apologize, the least you can do is listen.
美政府关门各政府网站声明: 1. thumb one's nose (at sb) I. To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect. Lit. to show a sign of derision at someone or something by placing the thumb to the side of the nose. (Often while wiggling the other fingers of the hand.) Don't thumb your nose at me unless you want a fight. Fred thumbed his nose at the car as it drove off. My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks. II. 不敬.(figuratively) To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect. to dismiss someone or something as worthless, verbally. Walter thumbed his nose at Fred and asked the gang to send someone else to do the job. She thumbed her nose at the whole idea. Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at bureaucracy. The white house webpage thumbs its nose at Republicans for the website shutdown: Thanks to House Republicans, the government is shutting down. 2. We will resume posting when the government reopens. We might not be able to respond to inquiries until the shutdown ends. Due to a lapse( I. The act or an instance of lapsing, as: a. 失误. A usually minor or temporary failure; a slip: a lapse of memory; a lapse in judgment. b. A deterioration or decline: a lapse into barbarism. c. A moral fall: a lapse from grace. II. A break in continuity; a pause: a lapse in the conversation. III. A period of time; an interval: a lapse of several years between the two revolutions. IV. Law The termination of a right or privilege through disuse, neglect, or death. v. I. a. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct: lapse into bad habits; a team that lapsed into mediocrity halfway through the season. b. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way: lapse into heresy. c. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip: lapse into reverie. II. a. To come to an end, especially gradually or temporarily: He realized that his attention had lapsed and he hadn't heard the assignment. b. To be no longer valid or active; expire: She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year. lapse from grace 失宠 I. Lit. to fall out of favor with God. The child was told that if he ever smoked even one cigarette, he would lapse from grace for certain. It is easy, these days, to lapse from grace. II. Fig. to fall out of favor. Ted lapsed from grace when he left the lobby door unlocked all weekend. I have to be there on time every day or I will lapse from grace for sure. lapse into something to weaken or slip into something, especially a coma. The survivor of the crash lapsed into a coma. Aunt Mary lapsed into unconsciousness and died. relapse 故态复萌, 恢复如初; (病情, 短暂复原后)再度恶化, 旧病复发 I. To fall or slide back into a former state. II. To regress after partial recovery from illness. III. To slip back into bad ways; backslide. 另一词典解释: to lapse back into a former state or condition, esp one involving bad habits; (Medicine) to become ill again after apparent recovery. After making some progress, he suffered a relapse. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse. Even in relapse there will be times when the patient's general condition improves. She stopped using drugs for a month, but then relapsed. Eminem used to be one of the best rappers out there, and may be going into a relapse in his new album. Just days after making a recovery from his overdose, John began to relapse. relapse into something 旧病重犯, 老毛病又犯, 故态复萌 to experience a return to a worse condition. Valerie relapsed into a coma in the afternoon. Mary relapsed into her depression after a brief period of normalcy.) of government funding, this account will not be active until further notice. 3. 关于故态复萌: turn back I. 回调, 调回, 回拨. 拨回. (transitive) To adjust to a previous setting. In Autumn we normally turn the clocks back one hour. I love that song, turn back to it! II. 回头路. 故态复萌. To return to a previous state of being. He stopped drinking for a couple of years, but now he has turned back to his old ways. Once we take this decision, there's no turning back. turn your back on somebody/something to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? RBA贿赂丑闻, 告发者Mr Hood: However, Mr Hood said this only strengthened his resolve增强决心 in 2007 and 2008 to repeatedly alert the Reserve Bank of the alleged kickbacks scandal ( kick back I. Inf. to relax; to lean back and relax. I really like to kick back and relax. It's time to kick back and enjoy life. II. 故态复萌. 重又回来. 老毛病重犯. Inf. [for an addict] to return to an addiction or a habit, after having "kicked the habit." Lefty kicked back after only a few days of being clean. A lot of addicts kick back very soon. III. 后坐力. The recoil from a firearm. (intr) (esp of a gun) to recoil. IV. Kickback (bribery), a form of bribery. to pay a kickback to (someone). kickback回扣: I. A sharp reaction; a repercussion. II. Slang
A return of a percentage of a sum of money already received, typically
as a result of pressure, coercion, or a secret agreement. part of an
income paid to a person having influence over the size or payment of the income, esp by some illegal arrangement. 关于回扣: A kickback is a form of negotiated bribery in which a commission佣金 is paid to the bribe-taker as a quid pro quo for services rendered. Generally speaking, the remuneration (money, goods, or services handed over) is negotiated ahead of time事先提前. The kickback varies from other kinds of bribes in that there is implied collusion 同谋, 勾结, 合伙 between agents of the two parties, rather than one party extorting 索取 the bribe from the other. The purpose of the kickback is usually to encourage the other party to cooperate in the illegal scheme.
The term "kickback" comes from colloquial English language, and
describes the way a recipient of illegal gain "kicks back" a portion of
it to another person for that persons's assistance in obtaining it. kick something back (to someone or something) to move something back to someone, something, or some place by kicking. I kicked the ball back to Walter. He kicked it to me, and I kicked it back. kick back (at someone or something) to kick at someone or something in revenge. She kicked at me, so I kicked back at her. If you kick me, I'll kick back.) that was looming. "I thought, well I'm not going to give in to the bastards, I'm hitting a raw nerve ( hit/touch/strike a (raw) nerve 触怒. 碰触了某人的神经, 惹起伤心事. to upset someone by talking about a particular subject. to upset someone: The newspaper article touched a raw nerve - people still resent the closure of the local school. I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce. She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I'd touched a raw nerve. strain every nerve to try extremely hard to do something. I was straining every nerve to catch what they were saying but they were sitting just a bit too far away from me. ) here … wimping out 知难而退, 退缩 like that wasn't in my nature(wimp out (of something)
Sl. to chicken out (of something); to get out of something difficult,
inconvenient, or dangerous, leaving others to carry the burden. Come on! Don't wimp out now that there's all this work to be done. Ted wimped out on us.)." 4. crap/shit all over again 又故态复萌了, 又是这一套. Do
you know how many times we've been through this? You apologized and I
forgave you and the same song and dance and crap all over again. a song and dance 胡说八道, 谎话连篇 (American) a long and complicated statement or story, especially one that is not true (usually + about ). She gave me some song and dance about her kids always being sick and not being able to get to the meetings. go into a song and dance (about something) and go into the same old song and dance 一遍遍重复谎言(a long or elaborate story or explanation, esp one that is evasive) about something. Fig. to start repeating excuses or stories about something. Please
don't go into your song and dance about how you always tried to do what
was right. John went into his song and dance about how he won the war
all by himself. He always goes into the same old song and dance every
time he makes a mistake. make a song and dance 大惊小怪 about something/doing something (英澳用法, British & Australian) a fuss, esp one that is unnecessary. to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it. I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it. He made a real song and dance about giving up meat.
回购: 1. 股票回购Share repurchase, also called stock repurchase or share buyback股票回购, the repurchase of stock by the company that issued it. BLOOD products company CSL has announced a $950m buyback in a move that could herald an avalanche of capital returns to shareholders across the equities market. Blood products and vaccines maker CSL is embarking on a share buyback worth almost $1 billion as it flags a slowdown in profit growth. "Buybacks remain an effective way to manage our capital that delivers improved investment returns for shareholders," CSL chairman Professor John Shine said in a statement. 2. 汽车回购: Buyback, the act of rebuying something that one previously sold, as with a lemon (automobile). A lemon ( Informal One that is unsatisfactory or defective: Their new car turned out to be a lemon. ) is a car, often new, that is found to be defective only after it has been bought. Any vehicle with numerous, severe issues can be termed a "lemon," and, by extension, any product with flaws too great or severe to serve its purpose can be described as a "lemon." Lemon laws primarily serve to force manufacturers to buy back defective vehicles or exchange them. Depending on the jurisdiction, a process similar to vehicle title branding may also be used to warn subsequent purchasers of the history of a problem vehicle. While used cars may be plagued with the same problems that beset new vehicles, used vehicles may also have been abused滥用, 使用不当, improperly maintained or poorly repaired, been unprofessionally rebuilt after a collision or tampered with in some manner to conceal high mileage, mechanical defects, corrosion or other damage. One form of lemon is called a cut and shut or clipping拼装车, a form of body collision "repair" based on buying a wrecked car and sawing off the wrecked section to replace it with a matching section from another (similar) car. If improperly repaired these vehicles may be inherently dangerous; at high speeds, or in an accident, the car may come apart due to the weaknesses of the welds or pins connecting the two segments of the vehicle or mismatches of segments. In the UK cut and shut cars are treated like any car that has had major repair work resulting in what is essentially a new car. They must first be inspected for road-worthiness, be assigned a new registration number and pass the standard MOT test. If this is successful they will be given a "Q" registration, meaning they are a kit, or composite car and not an original unit from the manufacturer. In some states of the USA, the sale of cut and shut vehicles is illegal. Cars created using two or more large sections of previous ones are sometimes called "zipper cars拼装车". Manufacturers have been known to "hide" lemon law buybacks from these reporting services through such unscrupulous methods as holding the buyback vehicle in a dealer's inventory for a short period of time, then funneling it through routine inventory (so-called "dealer only") auctions where the buyback vehicle re-enters the used market as a seemingly legitimate vehicle. While history reports can provide useful information and highlight trouble areas, consumers are still advised to have a trusted, independent mechanic perform a pre-buy inspection on any used vehicle of which they do not personally know the history.
健身知识: This brings me to one of my biggest pet peeves and what I believe to be one of the biggest mistakes a person can make when training to build an aesthetic and muscular physique( physique [fi'zi:k] 身材, 身形(注意重音位置). n. the general appearance of the body with regard to size, shape, muscular development, etc. The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance: "a short man with . . . the physique of a swimmer". ): eating way too much junk to grow bigger and accepting a large body fat gain in hope of stimulating more muscle growth. The amount of muscle you can build is dependent on your body's capacity 能力 to synthesize 合成 new muscle tissue from the ingested protein. Your body's protein synthesis capacities are dependent on your natural Testosterone levels, your Testosterone to cortisol ratio, your insulin sensitivity, and your muscle fiber makeup, among other things. How Much Muscle Can We Really Build? The origin of the problem lies in the belief that our bodies can build a lot of muscle fast. Simply put, the average trainee has unrealistic expectations when it comes to building muscle. I can't state a precise number, but the average gym rat ( gym rat - someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working
out in a gymnasium or health spa. A person who spends an unusually large
amount of time at a gym. gym bunny A person who spends a large amount of time working out at a gym and who may be obsessed with improving his or her physique. Often said of a gay man, but also said of women and heterosexual men. musclehead A large and muscular man, especially one interested in bodybuilding. meathead I. (slang) An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with another. II. (slang) A large, muscular, stupid male, especially an athlete. A jock. A brute. Gary was a hulking四肢发达的 meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar. III. (military, slang, Canada) a member of the Canadian Forces Military Police. musclebrain I. (US) 四肢发达, 头脑简单的人. A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports, but does not do well in academic activities, like math and science. II. (US, slang, pejorative) A large, strong, but inept, bumbling, buffoonish or unintelligent man. hulking I. Large and bulky. II. (man) Tall and heavily built. III. Unwieldy. hulk (李安的电影叫绿巨人hulk) I. a non-functional, but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation. II. (archaic) any large ship that is difficult to maneuver. III. A big (and possibly clumsy) person. IV. (bodybuilding): An excessively muscled person.) (especially the younger members of said group) believe that gaining twenty pounds of muscle in three months is ''normal." In fact, I've seen many young lifting aficionados complaining about only gaining ten pounds in two months of training! I hate to be the bearer of bad news("Shooting the messenger" is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of lashing out at the (blameless) bearer of bad news. "Killing/Attacking the messenger" "Blaming the bearer of bad tidings". a standard-bearer someone or something that represents a particular group of people or set of ideas (often + of ) He's the standard-bearer of the party's right. (often + for ) The Centre Party has long been the standard-bearer for environmental ideas. ), but your body (if you aren't using growth-enhancing drugs) can't build that much muscle that fast... not even close. Success in bulking phase is normally measured by the increase in scale weight, without much regard to appearance. The reasoning is that you'll be able to diet off the fat afterward. Then you start a cutting phase in which the objective is to shed as much fat as possible. To do this, calories are drastically restricted and cardio or other physical activity is increased to speed up the fat loss process. During the bulking phase you gain a lot of weight and (supposedly) muscle, while during the cutting phase you starve off the fat and keep (again, supposedly) the muscle you gained. On paper it looks great. The fact is that most people don't have the discipline自律 and determination意志 to make the lifestyle changes necessary to build an aesthetic, lean, and muscular physique. But instead of saying that they're too weak-minded 意志薄弱, 意志不坚定 to drop the junk out of their diets, they decide to make it acceptable to eat a bad diet by using bulking-up as an excuse. If these people had both a strong sense of self-discipline and a desire to "bulk up," they'd jack up their caloric intake but only eat bodybuilding-friendly food.
Sunrise新主持人受欢迎: IT'S been a contentious 易引起竞争的, 易引起争论的 few months for breakfast TV. But Mel Doyle's successor Samantha Armytage has come out firing 开局顺利, 好开端, 好开局, 好开始, 初战告捷 ( England must 'come out firing' against Poland, says Lampard. The Chelsea midfielder expects a tough test in the Three Lions' final World Cup qualifier at Wembley on Tuesday and backs in-form striker Wayne Rooney to make the difference. Frank Lampard says that England must start well against Poland on Tuesday as they attempt to secure automatic qualification自动晋级 for World Cup 2014. "We have to make sure we have the extra edge. We need to come out firing on Tuesday." With second-placed Ukraine facing San Marino, England could still miss out on an automatic qualification should they fail to beat Poland but Lampard says that the squad are highly motivated for the Wembley clash.
"For us, the World Cup is very exciting. It will be fantastic in Brazil
and an England team not being there would be a bad thing," he added. "I
think it is pushing all of us on."Wayne Rooney is fit and fresh at the minute," Lampard added. "He has a very clear head. Like that, he is such a world-class talent and he makes a difference.". fire something off (to someone) Fig. to send something to someone immediately, by a very rapid means. Fire
a letter off to Fred, ordering him to return home at once. I fired off a
letter to Fred as you asked. I finished the e-mail and fired it off. Fight fire with fire 以牙还牙, 以毒攻毒, 以火攻火. Prov. Use against your opponent the same methods he or she is using against you. After her opponent had spent several weeks slandering
her, the candidate decided to fight fire with fire. When evangelists
would come to our house and try to convert us, Mother would fight fire
with fire and try to convert them to her religion. where there's smoke, there's fire = There's no smoke without fire 无风不起浪. if it looks like something is wrong, something probably is wrong. People like to think where there's smoke, there's fire, so they will always believe you were involved even if you weren't. "Fire in the hole" is a warning that an explosive detonation in a confined space is imminent. It originated with miners, who needed to warn their fellows that a charge had been set. The first cannons developed were discharged, shot or exploded by placing a flaming torch to a small hole packed with gunpowder and leading to the main powder charge. This caused the main charge to explode, propelling the cannon ball to the enemy, or sometimes, blowing up the cannon and all standing nearby. Hence, fire in the hole was both a command to the torch man, and a warning to all around.
Over time cannons improved; they became safer, with no hole or fire
needed. The command was reduced to fire, while the full phrase fire in
the hole became a general warning for the use of explosive weapons. ) and she's already struck a chord with viewers nationwide( strike/touch a chord 引起共鸣.
if something strikes a chord with someone, they are interested in it
and like it because it is connected with their own lives or opinions. Clearly
the book has struck a chord, as we can see from the hundreds of letters
we have received from readers. (often + with ) Her ideas on social
reform will strike a chord with poor people everywhere.). Why? Here are seven reasons everyone loves Sam Armytage: 1) She isn't an archetypal(archetypal [ˌɑ:kiˈtaipəl], archetypical [ˌɑ:kiˈtipikəl] adj I. perfect or typical as a specimen of something. II. being an original model or pattern or a prototype. archetype [ˈɑ:kiˌtaip] n. I. a perfect or typical specimen. II. an original model or pattern; prototype. ), skinny, size 8. Plain and simple, Sam is happy with her healthy frame without feeling pressure to look like a head-on-a-stick and starving herself to hold a TV gig. 2) What you see is what you get with this morning TV host. Sam will offer her same take on news, pop culture, current affairs and politics whether she's on the box or sitting around a dinner table or at the pub. "I think I bring a bit of mischief," she says, "but I'm also a journo with a real passion for news." 3) Sam possesses a pragmatic (if slightly cynical) take on many of the lighthearted stories that cross the news path at Sunrise. 4) Sure, Sam Armytage may be single, but viewers never get a hint of that desperate and dateless vibe from her. And that's an appealing trait迷人之处. 5) There is something seriously endearing about the former country girl - she's devoid of airs做作, 装假, graces and star turns( airs and graces false ways of behaving that are intended to make other people feel that you are important and belong to a high social class. The
other children started calling her 'princess' because of her airs and
graces. It's no good putting on airs and graces with me. I knew you when
you were working in a shop! Look at you giving yourself airs and graces
- think you're better than us, do you? star turn
I. a performance or role in a movie, play, etc., that is done by a star
or that makes someone become a star. the most successful performer or
performance in a show, especially the one that most people want to see. She was nominated for an Oscar for her star turn as a single mother raising three children alone.
II. the most important or successful person or thing in a group (such a
sports team). the featured skit or number in a theatrical production;
broadly: the most widely publicized person or item in a group. She was the star turn in yesterday's game.) - even in the all-important make-up room. 6) As a single woman, she isn't au fait (fully informed; in touch or expert. expert; versed.) with 'mummy matter', instead bouncing off parents ( bounce something off Fig.
to try an idea or concept out on someone or a group. (Of is usually
retained before pronouns.). If you bounce something off someone, you
tell someone about an idea or plan in order to find out what they think
of it: Can I bounce a couple of ideas off you? Let me bounce off this idea, if I may. Can I bounce something off of you people, while you're here? ) Kochie, Nat Barr and Mark Beretta for all things kid-like. A welcome change as, let's face it, not everyone who watches breakfast TV has children. 7) Sam exudes 散发出 ( exude [igˈzju:d] I. ooze
forth. To discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually.
II. To exhibit in abundance. to make apparent by mood or behaviour. he exuded confidence. a face that exuded self-satisfaction.) a genuine confidence that is far from egotistical. Her authenticity is something she prides herself on: "It's very important," says Armytage. "I couldn't be any other way. If my feet ever started to leave the ground, my family and friends would pull me back into line ( bring something into line (pull sb into line) 把某人拽回来, 让某人不至于太离谱 to make one thing like another. These increases will bring city teachers' salaries into line with teachers' pay throughout the area.) quick smart( quickly ). Despite having huge shoes to fill, the new Sunrise co-host has slotted in seamlessly ( slot in I. to fit into a narrow space, or to fit something into a narrow space. The last tile slotted in neatly. II. 挤进 to arrange a time for someone or something between other things that you have to do. We could slot you in just before our ten o'clock meeting. III. to fit well with a group of people or a way of life. The new members of the team slotted in easily. ) next to Kochie behind the desk and is tipped to be one of the factors behind
Seven's surge in ratings recently - last week Sunrise averaged 330,000
to Today's 307,000 (five city metro). On Monday the margin between the
two shows rose to 85,000 viewers. And, with all the dramas going on over at Channel 9 with big rival The Today Show, the timing of Sam's new gig couldn't be better. "I have been so humbled by the warm welcome
I have received from viewers," Armytage told news.com.au. "They are
honest, fair dinkum and funny. It's a pleasure to be in their lounge
rooms every morning." And what of her relationship with co-host David Koch? Do they ever disagree? "I'm lucky I've always had a terrific co-host," she says. "On Weekend Sunrise I had a barrel of laughs with Andrew and now with Kochie I get to do the same. We do pull each other into line occasionally though." Sunrise's Executive Producer Michael Pell agrees. "The Sunrise team is on fire. They're having a ball and I think that comes across(I. to be compliant顺从的, 屈从的, 依从的. Oh, she'll come across, just you wait; she'll do what we want. II. to agree; to yield. How can we get him to come across? come across (with something) to deliver what is expected of one. You had better come across with what you owe me. You owe me money, and I wish you would come across. run/come across someone or something to find someone or something; to discover someone or something. John came across a book he had been looking for. Where did you run across that lovely skirt? come across (as) to appear to have a particular attitude or character. Sometimes he seemed like a good old pal, but other times he came across as an angry and unpleasant man. )," he told news.com.au. "We're thrilled viewers are responding to what we've been doing on the show. The beauty of Sunrise is it is a true ensemble. It's a team effort, and what you see is what you get. Our hosts are real people. There is no TV façade. I think that's Sam's biggest strength. She's totally real. She's natural, she's relatable 平易近人的, 引起共鸣的. ( I. To have connection, relation, or reference: The symbols relate to an earlier system. II. To have or establish a reciprocal relationship; interact: She doesn't relate well to her peers. III. To react in response, especially favorably: I just can't relate to these new fashions.), and she is a terrific journalist and impeccable storyteller. But she also has a wicked sense of humour that gets everyone laughing in the morning," he said. Armytage names the worst thing about her job as
"getting up in the middle of the night - it can feel a little unnatural
sometimes." But she says the best thing is having so much fun on-set.
"It really doesn't feel like job. It should be criminal to ( Shameful; disgraceful. senseless or deplorable. a criminal waste of money, a criminal waste of talent. ) have this much fun when you're working."
牙疼(toothpain, toothache)怎么办: 1. Remove any trapped food: Use dental floss to carefully remove any food particles lodged between two teeth in the pained area of your mouth. After flossing, rinse your mouth thoroughly. Rapidly swish ( swish [swiʃ] vb I. to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound. II. (esp of fabrics) to rustle. III. Slang, now rare to whip; flog. IV. (tr; foll by off) to cut with a swishing blow. n. I. a. A sharp whistling or rustling sound: the swish of scythes. b. A movement making such a sound. II. a. A rod used for flogging. b. A stroke made with such a rod. III. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man. adj. I. Informal Fashionable; posh: "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac" (Julia Child). II. Slang effeminate and homosexual. swish something off (of sth) to brush something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The barber swished the loose hairs off of Paul's collar. The barber swished off the loose hairs. swish around [for a fluid] to slosh or rush around. All that water I drank is swishing around in my stomach. I can hear the water swishing around in the pipes. gargle 漱口 to rinse (the mouth and throat) with a liquid, esp a medicinal fluid by slowly breathing out through the liquid. wiki: Gargling is the act in which one bubbles a liquid in one's mouth. It usually requires that the head be tilted back仰头, allowing a mouthful of liquid to sit in the upper throat. The head can be tilted by extending either the neck or the back, depending on what is comfortable for the gargler. Air is then expelled from the lungs, causing the liquid to bubble and undulate throughout the throat and mouth region. As gargling can be done repetitively with the same liquid for greater periods than a person's lung capacity allows, one temporarily tilts the head forward to be able to breathe in again easily, as the liquid travels to the front of the mouth. Breathing in can be done through the mouth for people with nasal congestion; this requires a lesser amount of liquid so that it does not spill out when the mouth is opened for inhaling. It is a common method of cleansing the throat, when gargling warm water and salt, if one has a sore throat due to upper-respiratory virus, infection or other cause. ) warm water around in your mouth to loosen any food particles. Spit the water out when done. Avoid chewing on the painful area. Until you can get rid of the tooth pain, you should chew on the other side of your mouth. 2. Use a topical pain medication. Apply an over-the-counter topical ointment containing benzocaine directly to the tooth or gum experiencing pain. Follow the label directions to determine the proper amount and application. 3. Take pain medication止疼药. Use an over-the-counter pain reliever like aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen sodium. Follow the instructions on the label to determine the correct dosage. 4. Apply a cold compress. Wrap an ice cube in a plastic bag or a thin cloth and apply it to the jawline surrounding the pained tooth for 10 to 15 minutes. 5. Numb the area using cloves. Cloves have a natural numbing effect and are also effective at killing bacteria. You can use whole cloves, ground cloves, or clove oil to get rid of your tooth pain. 6. Rinse with salt water. Salt can strip the mouth of bacteria and draw moisture out from an inflamed gum surrounding a pained tooth, thereby soothing the area. 7. Try garlic or onion. Both vegetables are traditional folk remedies民间秘方 for tooth pain and are thought to have antibacterial properties capable of killing germs in the mouth, as well. 8. Wedge a clove of garlic or small piece of onion in between the sore tooth or gum and the adjacent cheek. Hold it there until the pain subsides. 9. Rinse with wheat grass juice. Wheat grass supposedly draws toxins out of the gums, halting bacterial growth as a result. Purchase wheat grass juice from a health food store or and use it several times a day as a mouthwash. Focus on swishing the juice around the pained area of your mouth as you use it. 10. Form a paste from ginger and cayenne pepper. If your teeth have been sensitive, a paste made from powdered ginger, ground red pepper, and water can be applied directly to the sensitive teeth to relieve the pain. 11. Use tincture of myrrh. Myrrh has astringent effects( astringent adj. 收敛的, 止血的. 尖刻辛辣的, 严厉严格的. ) that reduce painful inflammation. It also kills bacteria. 12. Apply a wet tea bag to the painful area. Black tea has astringent tannins in it that can reduce inflammation. Herbal peppermint tea also has a mild numbing effect. Microwave the teabag in a small dish of water for 30 seconds to warm it up. Squeeze out the excess water. Press the teabag to the sore tooth or gum ad bite down gently until the pain fades.13. Use liquor. When applied directly, alcohol has the ability to numb your tooth pain. Soak a sterile cotton ball 消毒棉球 in brandy or vodka and hold it against the pained tooth. You could take a sip of whiskey and hold the liquid in your cheek over the painful area of your mouth. 14. Schedule an appointment 定个时间 with your dentist. If your tooth pain does not go away in response to home treatment, there may be an underlying cause in need of professional treatment. Get the tooth filled. A dentist may fill your tooth if your tooth pain is caused by tooth decay (cavities) or loose fillings. The dentist will drill out the decayed part of the tooth and fill it with a composite or amalgam filling. As fillings age, they may break down or become loose. Your dentist will remove the filling, drill away any new decay, and give you a new filling. Graft missing gum tissue. If your pain is due to gum recession, the dentist may graft tissue onto the damaged gum. Start a prescription desensitizer脱敏 treatment. These treatments are often prescribed in instances of enamel loss and general yet severe tooth sensitivity. A desensitizer is a prescription topical treatment that gradually reduces nerve sensitivity of the teeth. As nerves become less sensitive, you will experience less pain. Get an antibiotic. A prescription antibiotic is only needed if you have an infection in your mouth. Infections usually result from abscesses 浓肿 caused by decay or injury. Extract the tooth. If the tooth pain is caused by a severely damaged tooth or impacted wisdom tooth, the tooth will need to be removed or extracted. Wisdom teeth are usually removed because they cause the teeth in your mouth to become crowded. As the teeth become crowded, more pressure is applied to your mouth, causing more pain. Switch to a soft bristled 软毛牙刷 toothbrush. If your tooth pain is related to damage to your gums, a soft bristled toothbrush can be used to preserve more of your natural gum tissue. Hard and medium brushes are often effective at scrubbing away decay, but soft toothbrushes are a better option if you struggle with gum-related pain or similar problems. Cut down on your sugar intake. Sugar causes tooth decay. To cut down on future problems, reduce the amount of sugar you eat and drink. Drink less soda, sugary fruit drinks, sweet tea, or sweetened coffee. Include more water in your diet. Eat less junk food, including candy and pastries. When you do consume an especially sugary treat, brush your teeth afterward. Wear a mouth guard牙套. If some or all of your tooth pain is caused by teeth grinding磨牙, a mouth guard can help prevent more damage and more pain. Slip the mouth guard in at night or whenever you are most likely to grind your teeth. Use sensitive toothpaste. If your tooth pain could be caused by sensitivity, switch to a toothpaste specifically designed for "sensitive teeth" to reduce the occurrence of tooth pain. Sensitive teeth are often the result of receding gums. As gums shrink, the sensitive tooth dentin below the enamel surface gets exposed. Sensitive toothpaste is designed to clean this part of your tooth using gentler ingredients. Brush and floss regularly. To prevent new damage or worsening damage, you should brush twice a day and floss once a day.
