用法学习: 1. fill-in/actting manager 代理经理, A substitute teacher 代课老师 is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as "sub") is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, India and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly used term in Canada and Great Britain. Common synonyms for substitute teacher include relief teacher or casual teacher (used in Australia and New Zealand) and "emergency teacher" (used in the United States). Other terms, such as "guest teacher", are also used by some schools or districts. Regional variants in terminology are common, such as the use of the term teacher on call (T.O.C.) in the Canadian province of British Columbia and occasional or supply teacher in the Canadian province of Ontario. Substitute teachers find jobs by first completing the application and interview process from their local school district. Once approved, they will either be enrolled in an automated calling system or more currently, via a system that uses the internet to post available substitute teaching jobs. Substitutes can also find work by contacting private schools in their district. 2. He had a fallout ( fall out n. Informal side-effects; secondary consequences. It is the political fallout of the riots which has preoccupied most of the British Press. v. I. Informal to quarrel or disagree口角, 争论, 争吵(dispute, argument). fall out (with someone) (about someone or something) to quarrel or disagree with someone about something. Tony fell out with Nick about the video game. Bill fell out with Sally over the question of buying a new car. Bill fell out with John about who would sleep on the bottom bunk. II. (intr) to happen or occur. III. 解散. Military to leave a parade or disciplinary formation. to leave one's place in a formation when dismissed. (Usually in scouting or the military. The opposite of fall in集合.) The scouts fell out and ran to the campfire. All the soldiers fell out and talked among themselves. runout n. I. 落跑 (runaway bride 落跑新娘 ) The act or an instance of fleeing so as to evade undesirable consequences. II. The area where one curved surface merges with another: a snowy runout at the bottom of the ski slope. III. 过期. 失效 The act or an instance of expiring or having expired: the runout of an executive contract. run out (on someone) to depart and leave someone behind. My date ran out on me at the restaurant, and I had to pay the bill. Her boyfriend ran out when she needed him the most.) with his manager then quit. offsider助手 a friend, a partner, or someone who helps you. offside in the wrong position according to the rules in a game such as football or hockey. He's offside. The home side were caught offside. Uluru ([ˌu:lu:ˈru:]), also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock,[1] is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs, 450 km (280 mi) by road. Uluru is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to a plethora of springs, waterholes, rock caves岩洞, and ancient paintings. Since the park was listed as a World Heritage Site, annual visitor numbers rose to over 400,000 visitors by the year 2000. Increased tourism provides regional and national economic benefits. It also presents an ongoing challenge to balance conservation of cultural values and visitor needs. Admission to the park公园门票 costs A$25 per person and provides a three day pass. Passes are non-transferable and all passes are checked by park rangers. 3. striptease A performance, as in a burlesque act, in which a person slowly removes clothing, usually to musical accompaniment伴着音乐. A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner. The person who performs a striptease is commonly known as a "stripper" or exotic dancer. Burlesque[bɜ:'lɛsk](原本是指一种靠模仿取乐的滑稽表演, 在美国发展成为结合了脱衣舞的一中秀场cabaret表演) is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing [ˈkærikəˌtʃuə] 讽刺漫画 ( I. a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect. II. a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation he is a caricature of a statesman. wiki: A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others. Caricatures can be insulting or complimentary and can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in editorial cartoons, while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines. ) the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous ( Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity. absurd or incongruous不和谐的不协调的 to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter. ) treatment of their subjects. Burlesque overlaps in meaning with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical sense, with extravaganza, as presented during the Victorian era. A later use of the term, particularly in the United States, refers to performances in a variety show format综艺表演. These were popular from the 1860s to the 1940s, often in cabarets and clubs, as well as theatres, and featured bawdy comedy and female striptease. a capella[ɑ:kəˈpɛlə]无伴奏合唱Without instrumental accompaniment. 4. Madame Tussauds杜莎夫人蜡像馆 (UK [təˈsɔ:dz], US [tu:ˈsouz]; the family themselves pronounce it [ˈtu:sou]) is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as "Madame Tussaud's"; the apostrophe is no longer used. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and infamous murderers. Madame Tussauds is owned and operated by Merlin Entertainments. Some of the sculptures done by Marie Tussaud herself still exist. 5. The club needs a good clean, but the service is great and it has an established reputation. You can always tell a good massage place if it's been there a long time and is still getting a good through flow 客流 of clients and has lots of boys and girls on tap. They have two, one is very upmarket 高端的, 高端市场的 and very un-sexy, the other is very down market (and actually not all that sexy either!). The masseurs are consummate professionals( consummate [ˈkonsəˌmeit] vb I. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil. II. (Law) to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse. adj [kən'sʌmit ˈkonsəmit] I. accomplished or supremely skilled a consummate artist. II. (prenominal) (intensifier) a consummate fool. Consummation or consummation of a marriage圆房, in many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, is the first (or first officially credited) act of sexual intercourse between two people, either following their marriage to each other or after a prolonged sexual attraction.). You can request a man and they will normally have one on tap. At the other end of the scale (=on the other hand) (scale I. the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest: a new salary scale is planned for all universities. two men at opposite ends of the social scale. at the other end of the scale, premiership clubs are forced to pay huge wages. II. a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something: the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right. III. a device having a series of marks at regular intervals for measuring: she read the exact distance off a scale. IV. [in singular] the relative size or extent of something: no one foresaw the scale of the disaster. everything in the house is on a grand scale. [often as modifier] a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan: a one-fifth scale model of a seven-storey building. an Ordnance map on a scale of 1:2500. ) so to speak is the Health Centre. 6. The particular bar I went into was called Hot Night Bar – does what it
says on the tin("It does exactly what it says on the tin不言自明, 名字说明了一切" was originally an advertising slogan in the United Kingdom, which then became a common idiomatic phrase. It colloquially means anything that is as it appears or claims to be without further explanation needed.). I was led up stairs that had some of the grubbiest,
frayed磨损的, 磨破的, 磨坏的 carpet( fray1 I. A scuffle; a brawl. II. A heated dispute or contest. tr.v. I. To alarm; frighten. II. To drive away. join/enter/jump into the fray 加入战团, 开战 Fig. to join the fight or argument. After listening to the argument, Mary decided to jump into the fray. Tom joined the fray and immediately got knocked down. fray2 v.tr. I. To strain; chafe: repeated noises that fray the nerves. II. To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing. v.intr. To become worn away or tattered along the edges. n. A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.) I have ever laid my eyes upon. I guess the clientele ( clientele [ˌkli:onˈtɛl], clientage [ˈklaiəntidʒ] I. The clients of a professional person or practice considered as a group. II. A body of customers or patrons: a restaurant's clientele. ) has
more pressing matters更紧迫的事情 on their mind有更急的事情, 更着急的事情 and weren't as fussed as me about
the cleanliness of the carpet, but the neat-freak ( = clean-freak 洁癖) in me wanted to gip.
Ushered inside by one of the wait staff侍应生, I ordered a beer that cost 280
baht, which is over 4 times as much as I paid in the last regular bar I
was sat in. This was when my first pang ( pang [pæŋ] n. a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress. A sudden sharp spasm of pain. ) of guilt set in, as my 280 baht
was effectively being used to support the sex trade in Bangkok – not
something to be proud of. Mysophobia (Verminophobia) (also called germophobia/germaphobia洁癖(clean-freak, neat-freak), a combination of germ and phobia to mean "fear of germs", as well as bacillophobia, bacteriophobia, and spermophobia) is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is referred to as a mysophobe.
Any person who is obsessed with cleanliness and defeating bacteria.
These individuals will turn on faucets with their elbows and hand
sanitize on an hourly basis. Tiffany was such a germaphobe she wouldn't even eat a skittle off the carpet, though it was well within the ten second rule. In folklore, the five-second rule states that food dropped on the ground will not be significantly contaminated with bacteria if it is picked up within five seconds of being dropped. Some may earnestly believe this assertion, whereas other people employ the rule as a polite social fiction that will allow them to still eat a lightly-contaminated piece of food,
despite the potential reservations of their peers. There are many
variations on the rule. Sometimes the time limit is modified. In some
variations, the person picking up the food arbitrarily extends the time limit based on the actual amount of time required to retrieve the food. The five-second rule has received some scholarly attention and has been studied as both a public health recommendation and as a sociological effect. Ted Allen put the rule to the test in an episode of Food Detectives, and found that bacteria will cling to food immediately. High traffic areas will lead to even more bacteria on the food. 7. soapsuds [ˈsəupˌsʌdz] 肥皂泡沫 Suds from soapy water. Rob Ford, the embattled mayor of Toronto, notoriously known for his crack-smoking ( Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, work, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is said to be the most addictive form of cocaine, although this has been contested. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers. ) "drunken stupors" and murder threats, has managed to get a 42 percent approval rating from Toronto voters beating Obama's rating of 40 percent. The mayor – who has been stripped of most of his powers since then – insists he hasn't got a problem with substance abuse. 8. First World problem 没事找事的抱怨 is a slang term used to refer to issues in First World nations that are complained about only because of the absence of more pressing concerns. The term "First World problem" arose in 1995 but gained recognition as an internet meme beginning in 2005, particularly on social networking sites like Twitter (where it became a popular hashtag). The term is used to minimize complaints about trivial issues by shaming the complainer. UNICEF NZ conducted a survey of First World problems in New Zealand, finding slow web access to be the most common. 9. A thawb or thobe阿拉伯人的齐膝长袍, or suriyah in Libya, is an ankle-length garment, usually with long sleeves, similar to a robe. It is commonly worn in Iraq and Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf. An izaar is typically donned underneath. 10. 美国Newtown校园惨案报告出炉: The long-awaited report does not provide a motive for Mr. Lanza's actions even as it offers a glimpse into his strange, troubled life. It comes nearly a year after the shooting set off a national discussion about gun control, mental health and violence in American popular culture. In that time, families of the Sandy Hook Elementary victims have struggled to put their lives back together, the town has tried to heal and the school has been razed( raze 推平, 夷为平地 I. To level to the ground; demolish. II. To scrape or shave off.). But, until Monday, little information compiled by investigators had been publicly released. The report notes that while "significant mental health issues" affected his ability to live a normal life and interact with others, it remained unclear if they contributed in any way to his actions last December. His mother noted a change in his behavior around that time. He stopped riding his bicycle or climbing trees. He no longer showed interest in his saxophone, dropping out of a school band. His life turned increasingly inward. His mother, Nancy Lanza, who separated from his father, Peter Lanza, in 2001, lived alone with Adam. She was concerned about him, saying she could not have a job because he required her constant attention. It was unclear how aware Ms. Lanza was of his strong interest in death and violence and she continued to provide him with weapons. A spokesman for the father said Peter Lanza was baffled by his son's hostility toward him, and every attempt to reach out to the son was rejected. The two had not spoken in two years, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the events. As details of the report were made public, there was disbelief 不相信 expressed by some people that Ms. Lanza could not have been aware of the darkness building within her son. Ms. Gay found it particularly hard to fathom理解 why Ms. Lanza would want to give her son a gun for Christmas, she said. So, yes, we have read the report. No, we cannot make sense of why it happened. We don't know if anyone ever will. We don't know if we will ever be whole again再度完整. We don't know if we will go a day without pain. We don't know if anything will ever make sense again.11. At this time British laws were harsh and the jails could not hold the large number of people 盛不下 imprisoned for their crimes. To manage this problem, the British Government decided to transport these convicts to the other side of the world; to the new colony of New South Wales. 12. Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae) are a family of spiders known as huntsman spiders because of their speed and mode of hunting. They also are called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places (forest, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks). 13. You must be loaded(I. Carrying a load. II. Equipped with many accessories or features: bought a fully loaded minivan. III. Heavy with meaning or emotional import: The psychoanalyst specialized in asking loaded questions. IV. (Slang chiefly US and Canadian) Drunk or intoxicated. drugged; influenced by drugs. drunk. V. Slang Having a great deal of money. wealthy.). high roller n. Slang I. One who spends freely and extravagantly, as for luxuries or entertainment. II. One who gambles rashly or for high stakes. a gambler who bets heavily. They welcomed me at the casino because I had the same name as one of their high rollers. III. An organization, such as a large corporation, that spends or invests liberally or rashly. truncate vb [trʌŋˈkeɪt ˈtrʌŋkeɪt] I. (tr) to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top. II. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point. adj [ˈtrʌŋkeɪt] 重音位置不一样 I. cut short; truncated. decom, decommission [ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən] 退役, 回收(ambulance decom department) To withdraw (a ship, for example) from active service. (Military) (tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc. which is no longer required). wiki: Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from active status. To decommission a ship is to terminate its career in service in the armed forces of a nation. Unlike wartime ship losses, in which a vessel lost to enemy action is said to be struck, decommissioning confers that the ship has reached the end of its usable life and is being retired from a given country's navy. Depending on the naval traditions of the country in question, a ceremony commemorating the decommissioning of the ship in question may take place, or the vessel may be removed administratively with little to no fanfare. Ship decommissioning usually occurs some years after the ship was commissioned and is intended to serve as a means by which a vessel that has become too old or too obsolete can be retired with honor from the operating country's armed force. Decomposition (or rotting)分解, 降解 is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler forms of matter. The process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. 14. revenge take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge报复, 报仇 the murder of his brother". in revenge for the murder of her lover. The relatives wanted to revenge the dead man's murder. The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed. The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory. even the score for, get your own back for (informal) to obtain one's revenge. get back: (intr; foll by at) to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on). take revenge or even out a score. The worst thing is I won't be able to get it back, I don't have the money to do something like that; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even". sucked in I. You deserve it . negative said when something bad happens to someone you don't like or disagree with. "What's happened?" "Everyone's heard what she said about the boss, now she's getting the cold shoulder". "Sucked in, she brought it on herself自找的, 自作自受". II. Taunting, usually lighthearted - laugh at a friend's misfortune. Mean spirited Australian (or at least Melbourne) schoolyard slang to express one's enjoyment over a friends misfortune or suffering. "I've got another test tomorrow". "Sucked in!" "Thanks".
美国甜姐之争: Julia Roberts: Jennifer Lawrence May Be "Too Cool" To Be An "America's Sweetheart": Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence will likely be squaring off in the best supporting actress category at the Oscars (J. Law's American Hustle was very well-received 反响很好 in its first industry screening over the weekend, with her performance in particular receiving rapturous plaudits), so expect countless thinkpieces ( think piece n. An in-depth article that discusses a topic thoroughly and elaborates the writer's point of view, to inspire deep thought related to the article's subject. Think pieces are usually published in magazines, newspapers or web sites. A newspaper article consisting of news analysis, background material, and personal opinions. a journalistic article analyzing a news event, often giving the writer's opinions about its significance. ) over the next few months comparing their two trajectories. And lots of interviews in which they're asked about each other! While we must wait a little longer to hear what J. Law has to say re: J. Ro, Julia has now commented (if somewhat inscrutably( inscrutable [ɪnˈskru:təbəl] 捉摸不透的, 不知所云的 adj incomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic. Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.)) on the pixie-haired ( pixie, pixy [ˈpɪksɪ] A fairylike or elfin creature, especially one that is mischievous; a playful sprite.) quote machine. Doing some press for August: Osage County, Julia was asked by MTV's Josh Horowitz how Roberts—"as a part of the very elite group of America's Sweethearts"—feels about "newest inductee" Jennifer Lawrence. Roberts works her way around the question避开这个问题. First she interrupts with this: "She shoots flaming arrows. Is this a new cupid tactic?" (Is Julia implying that Jennifer Lawrence has cast us all under a spell to win our affection? We can't quite parse that one.) Then Horowitz asks if perhaps Roberts "didn't want to admit her," and Roberts avoids that question, as well, stating, "My card is expired and I didn't get a new one." Finally, she kind of addresses how she feels about her, exclaiming, "I think she's fabulous, but she doesn't seem . . . she seems cooler than . . ." And she trails off here(trail off/away 声音越说越低 I. to fade away, as with speech, words, singing, etc. to become less or smaller. When a person's voice or a similar sound trails away/off, it becomes quieter and less confident and then stops completely: His voice trailed off as he saw the look on her face. Her voice trailed off as she saw who was waiting at the door. Ken's words trailed away as he passed out. II. to become less or smaller: Volume
trailed off from Thursday's heavy load, with 1.1 billion shares
changing hands. Borrowing to buy new cars trailed off sharply. )! Horowitz tries prodding her ("Too cool to be a sweetheart . . .?") and Julia seems to affirm this is what she means, before continuing, "Isn't she too cool to be . . .?" Trailing off again! Then she observes the interview has "gone to a stand-still.". Seriously, this 67-second video should be nominated for its own Oscar for best live-action short. American Studies majors will no doubt be studying it for decades to come.
悉尼大学法律考试乱做一团: Sydney University law students told get over exam woes：To some, it is a gross miscarriage of justice(a failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, especially one which results in the conviction of an innocent person: He was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.). To others, it is a textbook example of a middle class problem. But since the Sydney University corporations law exam was disrupted 干扰, 打乱 by a fire alarm a fortnight ago, the law faculty has been pitched against elements within( pitch someone against someone to make someone fight or compete against someone else. He was pitched against Kennedy in the battle for the party leadership.) the law student body, with enough claims and counter-claims to outdo the saltiest of courtroom dramas. The facts of the case are these: on Tuesday November 12, 450 law students presented themselves at the university's McLaurin Hall for their corporations law exam. Some students spilt over into a smaller exam room adjoining the university quadrangle. About 20 minutes into the test, a fire alarm sounded and the students were evacuated. As they milled about ( mill about/around 走动 to wander or move around aimlessly within a small area. Everyone was milling around, looking for something to do. The students milled about between classes.) in the evacuation zones, there are reports - all hearsay, and therefore generally considered inadmissable(不可接受的 = unacceptable ) - that some students consulted smartphones or conferred over correct answers to the exam's gnarlier questions. After about half an hour, the students returned to their exam rooms and the clocks were reset so they could start over. Soon after, they were interrupted again, by a pair of corporations law lecturers who informed them university protocol was that they had to complete the exam, even though, given the interruption and early reports of cheating, they would probably have to resit it( sit for an exam (英国人说sit an exam, 美国人加for) to take an exam to qualify for a license, such as a bar exam. When do you sit for the bar exam? I will sit for the exam next week.). They should treat it as good practice. After that "the vibe changed", according to one student, who did not want to be named. Some students left early. It didn't feel like a "real" exam. The plot soon twisted again, when the law faculty decided, post-facto事后, that given the inconvenience to students if they were to resit the exam, the results of the interrupted test would stand - a decision which was vociferously ( vociferous [vəuˈsɪfərəs] Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous. ) opposed by 反对 some students. Some emailed complaints to the faculty which were expressed in "intemperate language", causing the faculty to warn that such students risked "defaming diligent staff members". An article in the student newspaper Honi Soit provoked a letter in response from the law school dean Joellen Riley, who compared the exam to the natural disaster that had occurred in the Philippines on the same day, and said by contrast this "tragedy" was a "typhoon in a tea cup小事一桩". She also took the opportunity to deliver some advice, lawyer-to-baby lawyer. "The fun of hurling insults at people is short-lived," she counselled. "Lawyers in particular need to learn that lesson quickly." And then, a few words which no Type-A personality ( Type A and Type B personality theory is a theory that describes two common, contrasting personality types — the high-strung Type A and the easy-going Type B — as patterns of behavior that could either raise or lower, respectively, one's chances of developing coronary heart disease. It was originally published in the 1950s. The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, rigidly organized, highly status conscious, can be sensitive, truthful, impatient, always try to help others, take on more than they can handle, want other people to get to the point, proactive, and obsessed with time management. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving "workaholics" who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and ambivalence摇摆, 犹豫, 举棋不定, 三心两意( ambivalence [æmˈbɪvələns], ambivalency I. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea. II. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. ). The theory describes Type B individuals as a contrast to those with Type A personalities. People with Type B personality by definition generally live at a lower stress level and typically work steadily, enjoying achievement but not becoming stressed when they are not achieved. When faced with competition, they do not mind losing and either enjoy the game or back down. They may be creative and enjoy exploring ideas and concepts. They are often reflective, thinking about the outer and inner worlds.) could ever accept: "Treat it as a life lesson. Stuff does happen. Stuff will keep happening." The university issued a statement saying its decision was reached to "ensure the least ongoing harm to students". Thirteen students had made special consideration applications over the exam.
板球术语: Sledging(n I. A vehicle mounted on low runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground. V. (Team Sports / Cricket) (tr) to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his concentration.) is a term used in cricket to describe the practice whereby some players seek to gain an advantage by insulting or verbally intimidating the opposing player. The purpose is to try to weaken the opponent's concentration, thereby causing him to make mistakes or underperform. It can be effective because the batsman stands within hearing range of the bowler and certain close fielders; and vice-versa. The insults may be direct or feature in conversations among fielders designed to be overheard. There is debate in the cricketing world as to whether this constitutes poor sportsmanship or good-humoured banter. Sledging is often mistaken for abuse, and whilst comments aimed as sledges do sometimes cross the line into personal abuse, this is not usually the case. Sledging is usually simply an often humorous, sometimes insulting attempt at distraction. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh referred to the practice as 'mental disintegration'. Ashes 2013-14: There will be no England truce, they're rattled by sledging, claims Australia's Mitchell Johnson: Mitchell Johnson claims England have been "rattled" by sledging abuse and there is no chance of a truce for the rest of the Ashes series. "I think it's worked for us. I definitely think they're rattled by it," said Johnson. "They don't like it at all. Obviously their coach has come out and wanted a truce from what I've heard. That's not going to change from our end." Andy Flower was asked in a press conference on Monday if he would consider speaking to his opposite number Darren Lehmann and he replied he would "think about it", which is a long way short of calling for peace talks as has been reported in Australia. Flower knows his side are as aggressive with the verbals on the field as Australia and there will be no let up 消停, 减弱 ( Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. ) from either side although Jeff Crowe, the match referee for this series, intends to speak to both captains before the next Test. England arrived in Alice Springs on Wednesday afternoon after a over-night stop at Ayers Rock, where they watched the sun rise this morning. The team-building exercise has offered respite ( respite [ˈrɛspit -pait] n. I. a pause from exertion; interval of rest. II. a temporary delay. III. a temporary stay of execution; reprieve. ) from the pressures of touring and a chance for the team to regroup before the two-day warm-up match against a Chairman's XI on Friday, where they will test out either Joe Root or Ian Bell in Jonathan Trott's role at three. "We're already focused on bouncing back," said Stuart Broad, one of the few England players to emerge from the first Test in Brisbane in credit. "We'll have a look at our plans, get them clearer and we need to execute our skills better. Adelaide is a place you need to score big first-innings runs and we'll be aiming to do what we did last time and we're very focused on that. "It [Brisbane] was an odd one because it happened so quickly and the dismissals were uncharacteristic really and there were soft wickets that gave Australia a lift. We need to make ourselves harder to get out because we know how important big runs are in Australia."
照相机新功能: Android has secret camera features, but Google won't let you use them yet: Buried deep inside Google's mobile operating are hidden two features that would make for a far more refined Android photography experience. Raw image support and burst-mode were spotted a while ago in Android source code, but have now been confirmed by Google itself. "Android's latest camera HAL (hardware abstraction layer) and framework supports raw and burst-mode photography," Google spokesperson Gina Scigliano told CNET. "We will expose a developer API (application programming interface) in a future release to expose more of the HAL functionality." No doubt that means it will be a while before the new modes will actually be available on Android phones despite the code already existing, as Google will likely give developers and programmers a chance to tinker with it first(tinker (around) (with something) to meddle with something; to play with something, trying to get it to work or work better. Let me tinker around with it for a while and see if I can get it to work. Please don't tinker with the controls.). It would do well not to take too much time over it, however. The camera on the Nexus 5, Google's latest flagship phone, was widely criticised in reviews and for once Android has been pipped to the post ( be pipped at/to the post (British & Australian) to be beaten in a competition or race by a very small amount. I'd have won quite a lot of money but my horse was pipped to the post. pipped (up) Sl. intoxicated. I'm not drunk. Just a little pipped up. She's pipped and ready to get sick.) by a less popular operating system. Google is not the first company to bake raw image support into its software -- that was Nokia's bright idea and has been included for the first time in the Nokia Lumia 1520, which has just gone on sale in the UK. The feature will also be added retrospectively to the Lumia 1020 in a software update that will be pushed out in the new year. Raw image support won't mean much to most, but Nokia claims that it was a much-requested feature in feedback it received from more serious photographers after releasing its super-skilled 42-megapixel Lumia 1020. It allows for access to the unprocessed image-sensor data files, which aren't as easy to handle as JPEGs, but are more suitable for advanced editing. Its inclusion in mobile software signifies a move towards camera phones being purely the reserve the hobbyists and casual users -- they are finally packing the kind of tech that can mean they can outbid a standard compact cameras and be used as backup snappers by pro photographers. Photography is consistently listed as one of the most important functions of smartphones by users, and with Nokia proving its cameras can compete with and even beat the best of them, it would be a bad time for Android to start lagging behind.
