用法学习: 1. not give somebody the time of day (informal) to refuse to speak to someone because you do not like them or because you think you are better than them. He's so arrogant, he won't even give you the time of day. over someone's head I. Fig. [of the intellectual content of something] too difficult for someone to understand. (be ~; go ~; pass ~, fly over.). if a piece of information goes over someone's head, they do not understand it. The bit about tax went straight over my head - was it important? All that talk about computers went over my head. I hope my lecture didn't go over the students' heads. Yeah, the thing is, English speakers like to come up with sexual terms out of no where, for example a group of friends might use an a term they coined themselves like "Give her the time", which would fly over most peoples heads. But in speech it's kind of easy to pick up on something when it has a sexual nature, like I would inflect my voice differently while saying 'The time'. II. and over someone; above someone Fig. to an authority higher than someone. (be ~; go ~.). to talk to or deal with someone's boss without talking to them first. I really don't want to go over her head but if she won't listen to me I have no choice. I don't want to have to go over your head, but I will if necessary. I had to go over Fran to get it done. My boss wouldn't listen to my complaint, so I went above her. 2. hot air (informal) if something that someone says is just hot air, it is not sincere and will have no practical results. empty or exaggerated talk or writing. empty or exaggerated talk or writing. Their promises turned out to be just so much hot air.
女性化的, 娘的, 女气的: Effeminacy(effeminate [iˈfɛminət/]) describes traits in a human male that are more often associated with feminine nature, behaviour, mannerisms, style or gender roles rather than masculine nature, behaviour, mannerisms, style or roles. It is a term frequently applied to womanly behavior, demeanor, style and appearance displayed by a male, typically used implying criticism or ridicule of this behaviour (as opposed to, for example, merely describing a male as feminine, which can be non-judgmental没有感情色彩的). The term effeminate is most often used by people who subscribe to the widespread view that(subscribe to something 持有某种观点, 认为, 相信 to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory I subscribe to the notion of lying down when the urge to exercise strikes me. ) males should display masculine traits and behaviours. Generally, the description is applied to individuals, but may be used to describe entire societies as an inflammatory allegation( inflammatory
[inˈflæmətəri; -trɪ 后者是us和au的发音] I. 挑衅的. 有敌意的. Arousing passion or strong emotion, especially
anger, belligerence, or desire. tending to arouse anger, hostility,
passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches. II. Characterized or caused by inflammation. inflammation 炎症. 发炎 The word inflammatory is not used to refer literally to fire and flammability, but is used in relation to comments that are provocative and arouse passions and emotions, however in English this is not technically correct. inflammable = flammable 易燃的, combustible. 发炎了: an area of irritation, the would became inflamed, angered发炎 the wound, to chafe or inflame. anger I. (transitive) 惹恼, 激怒. To cause such a feeling of antagonism. Don't anger me. II. (intransitive) 生气, 发火. To become angry. You anger too easily. adj. I. feeling anger or strong resentment, enraged: to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the insult. II. expressing, caused by, or characterized by anger; wrathful: angry words. III. Chiefly New Eng. and Midland U.S. inflamed, as a sore. severely inflamed: an angry sore. IV. 气势汹汹的, 来势凶猛的. exhibiting characteristics associated with anger or danger. suggestive of anger. Having a menacing aspect; threatening: angry clouds on the horizon. an angry sea怒海. ). Until the modern period, "effeminacy" in the Western tradition referred to a complicated intersection of both social (or civic) and sexual identities typically associated with females. Since the 18th century, the civic dimension of gender identity has been eclipsed by the sexual dimension of gender identity, and today effeminacy has often been considered a vice, indicative of other negative character traits and often involving a pejorative insinuation of homosexual tendencies in men. In other societies, by contrast, effeminate males may be considered a distinct human gender (third gender), and may have a special social function, as is the case of Two-Spirits in some Native American groups. Furthermore, some see effeminacy to be a characteristic or trait, part of a particular person's gender role and in this sense would not be considered a vice or indicative of any other characteristics. An effeminate male is similar to a fop or a dandy, though these tend to be archaic identities ( archaic (ɑ:ˈkeiik) I. belonging to or characteristic of a much earlier period; ancient. II. out of date; antiquated: an archaic prison system. antics ['æntiks] pl n. 怪异行径. absurd or grotesque acts or postures. antic ['æntik] I. A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper. II. Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown. antique [æn'ti:k]
n. a decorative object, piece of furniture, or other work of art
created in an earlier period, that is collected and valued for its
beauty, workmanship, and age. an antique shop. antique furniture. adj. Informal old-fashioned; out-of-date.) that are taken on by the individual rather than insulting labels. camp adj. (of a man) effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc. Ostentatiously effeminate做作的女性化. v. (tr) to perform or invest with a camp quality. camp it up a. to seek to focus attention on oneself by making an ostentatious display, overacting, etc b. to flaunt one's homosexuality. camp2. I. [uncountable] a style of art or entertainment that deliberately does not follow traditional ideas about what is considered good in order to produce a humorous effect. This film is pure camp. II. 阵营. [countable] a group of people within a larger group who have the same ideas or support the same person. People in the Brown camp (=who support Brown) deny this rumour. break/strike camp to remove your tent or other shelter and leave. set up/pitch camp 安营扎寨 I. to put tents somewhere and stay there for a while. II. to stay outside somewhere and refuse to leave. Reporters had pitched camp outside his house. foppish Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fop; dandified. resembling or befitting a fop; fastidious in taste and manner. Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man overly concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb", fribble, "popinjay" (meaning "parrot"), fashion-monger, and "ninny". "Macaroni" was another term, of the 18th century, more specifically concerned with fashion. A modern-day fop may also be a reference to a foolish person who is overly concerned about his clothing and incapable of engaging in intellectual conversations, activities or thoughts浅薄的人. A dandy (also known as a beau or gallant) is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self. Girly girl(or girly girl) is a slang term for a girl or woman who chooses to dress and behave in a traditionally feminine style, such as wearing floral dresses, blouses and skirts, and talking about relationships and other activities which are associated with the traditional gender role of a girl. It is an informal term, and in most contexts, it is at least mildly derogatory. The term is sometimes seen as a term of disdain or abuse, particularly among tomboys and some feminists, since the "second wave" of feminism in the 1960s and '70s, after which gender-blind(Gender-blind (or unisex) is a term describing activities undertaken and services provided without regard to the gender of those who participate.) clothing中性服饰 and/or behavior started to become more prevalent among females. Whether "traditionally feminine" traits are inherently repressive or harmful to women is a matter of some debate有争议的问题. Some women may be offended by this term. masculine/feminine effeminate 反义于manly. 女人气的,娇气的. If you describe a man or boy as effeminate, you think he behaves, looks, or sounds like a woman or girl. His voice was curiously high-pitched尖细的, reedy尖声的, almost effeminate. nelly slang 娘娘腔的 Used as a disparaging蔑视的 term for an effeminate homosexual man. macho 贬义的 男子汉气概的 He thinks it's macho to drink a lot and get into fights.他认为酗酒斗殴就是男子气概.
England cricketers Stuart Broad and Matt Prior rescue man from Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour: Initially the players thought he was standing on the railings 栏杆 of the bridge ( railing A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports. During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers. hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. guard railing 护栏 is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area. ) for a dare before realising the seriousness of the situation. Terry Minish, the team's security officer, was with the England pair and claimed the man had indicated he wanted to drown. "Walking back to the hotel we spotted a young man on the edge of the bridge about to jump," Minish said. "He was saying he just wanted to drown. Matt helped to pull him down off the edge of the bridge and sat with him until the police arrived. "It all happened very quickly and we acted on impulse. It is what you do in these situations." 布里斯班附近建新私人机场: Southeast Queensland's next major passenger runway is set to be completed in three months, but it is being built 130 kilometres west of Brisbane Airport. Work on the passenger terminal's foundations began this week and the 2.87-kilometre runway is on track to be completed by April. It will also be the first privately funded major public airport in Australia. "It's certainly not a philanthropic exercise," Wagners chairman John Wagner said. "We expect it will be a good investment in the longer term. It's a multigenerational asset for the family and typically at Wagners we don't take a short-term view on profitability. "We take a long-term view 看的很远 on asset value." He would not be drawn on the cost不愿透漏, 不愿说, other than to say it was "well north of $100 million". "Brisbane's second runway's going to cost $1.3 billion," Mr Wagner said. "We're nothing close to that. We're much more economical更省钱的, 更经济的, plus we're building it ourselves with all our own equipment, so there's no subcontractors making much of a profit on the way through全程( pick/ make one's way through something I. to move along a route full of obstacles; to travel, usually on foot, through an area of heavy vegetation or through a crowd of people or things. When the grandchildren visit, I have to pick my way through the toys on the floor. We slowly picked our way through the thorny bushes to get to the ripe raspberries. II. to work slowly and meticulously through something. My teacher said he couldn't even pick his way through my report. It was just too confusing. I spent an hour picking my way through the state tax forms. )." The airport will be able to cater for Boeing 747s, although planes of that size are unlikely to be regular visitors to Toowoomba. Smaller planes, such as the Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s operated by Qantas and Virgin Australia on domestic routes, are more likely更为可能. "We are in discussions with all the airlines about commencing services out of Wellcamp late this year," Mr Wagner said. Details of those discussions were commercial in confidence商业机密(Essentially, "commercial-in-confidence" simply means "confidential information". It usually refers to things such as defence contracts where the supplier wishes its materials to be treated confidentially. Although "Classified information" refers to the formal categorization and marking of material by level of sensitivity, it has also developed a sense synonymous with "censored" in US English. A distinction is often made between formal security classification and privacy markings such as "commercial in confidence". Classifications can be used with additional keywords that give more detailed instructions on how data should be used or protected.), he said, but Mr Wagner remained confident the airport would be able to make a commercial case for the major airlines. "Toowoomba is the second biggest inland city in Australia, with a population of 165,000," he said. "We've got a catchment area, excluding Ipswich and its surrounds, of 344,000 and we don't have an airport." Toowoomba regional mayor Paul Antonio said although Brisbane West Wellcamp was being built primarily as a passenger airport, there were wider economic implications 更深远的经济影响 for the region. "This will change agriculture," he said. "There are people coming into my office now talking about setting up milk factories and flying milk into Indonesia and into Asia." "There are people coming into my office talking about flying beef per planeload from Toowoomba, where we've got abattoirs and massive feedlots. "We've got it all here and it's just a matter now of joining the dots." Cr Antonio acknowledged concerns about the speed of the approval, saying it was code assessable ( A code assessable development application fits within the rules set out in the Codes of City Plan. It can be assessed relatively quickly and does not require public notification. ) when it was approved under the auspices of ( auspice ['ɔ:spis] I. also auspices Protection or support; patronage. patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of). II. A sign indicative of future prospects; an omen: Auspices for the venture seemed favorable. III. Observation of and divination from the actions of birds. ) the old Jondaryan Shire Council, meaning it was "pretty much tick and flick( tick and flick (Australia, banking, informal) Process which allows an account holder to sign up to another financial institution, with the new bank taking care of all transfers, fees, and paperwork. )". The Wagner family, with its background in cement, has owned the airport site since 1994, when it bought it for use as a quarry(A site for mining stone, limestone or slate. Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara. ). Along with the airport, the company is building a large business park.
Kyle and Jackie O: Austero CEO批评到: "It wasn't 1995 anymore. It's 2013 and unfortunately that show didn't move on," Mr Dobson said. "We were getting beaten on a lot of revenue opportunities because of an out of date model. "In this day and age(in this day and age/time 这年头, 这时代 Fig. now; in these modern times. Bill: Ted flunked out of school. Mother: Imagine that! Especially in this day and age. Bill: Taxes keep going up and up. Bob: What do you expect in this day and age? In this day and age you must have computer skills if you want to get a job. The girl was held under conditions that are hard to imagine in this day and time. Usage notes: used to emphasize a difference between this time and time past. flunk out (of something) to leave school or a course because of failure. to be forced to leave school because of failing work. He had been a computer-science student before he flunked out of a California university. Fred flunked out of school and never tried to go back. That's it. All F's. I've flunked out. The math professor flunked me out. He expects too much. She flunked out half the class!) of branded content and brand in content and integration...you have to deliver so much more. That means with the context of your show and without the context of your show in things like social media, and those guys didn't really want to play ball( play ball 拒绝参与, 拒绝合作, 拒绝妥协 (informal) to agree to do what someone asks you to do, or to agree to work with someone in order to achieve something together (usually negative). Fourteen out of the fifteen nations have agreed to the new restrictions but one country still refuses to play ball. Usage notes: often used to suggest that you do not approve of what you are told to do. Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Etymology: play ball is said to start a baseball game by the official who controls the game. go along (with somebody/something) to accept something someone else wants. The agreement will make them the highest-paid pilots in the industry, if union members go along. The president has announced a plan to cut taxes, and Congress is likely to go along with it. play along (with somebody/something) to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something. to pretend to cooperate with someone or something in a joke, scam, etc. I decided that I would play along with Larry for a while and see what would happen. I don't think I want to play along. He knew that if he didn't play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don't really like their idea that much but for now, it is probably a good idea simply to play along. ). "Not taking anything away from( take away from someone or something 贬低 to lessen the value or esteem of someone or something; to detract from someone or something. to reduce the praise earned by a person or group. She did a lot to help people, and no one should ever try to take that away from her. We made some mistakes, but I don't want to take anything away from Iowa State - they played a great game. The fact that she is quiet does not take away from her one bit. The huge orange spot in the center of the painting takes away from the intense green明艳的绿, 鲜绿 of the rest of the work. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take away (to remove or subtract one thing from another) You know the company will cut jobs because it will not allow anything to take away from profits.) those guys. They're talented performers and still the number one breakfast show in Sydney," he said. The pair signed with Mix 106.5 last month, which was subsequently rebranded as KIIS 1065 in a revamp of the network. He said the show was in the top ten most talked about brands on Facebook in Australia, as well being in the top ten for most active followers. "I think it's a bit of a case of they've lost the number one breakfast show and they're chasing after the horse after its bolted 赶尽杀绝, 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸(closing/shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted 亡羊补牢 trying to stop something bad happening when it has already happened and the situation cannot be changed. Improving security after a major theft would seem to be a bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.)," he said. Southern Cross Austereo's Mr Dobson said 2Day's new Sydney breakfast team would likely be revealed in coming weeks. "We believe we have some great plans for Sydney in the wings ( (wait) in the wings to be ready to do something when the opportunity comes. Other companies were waiting in the wings to sell similar drugs at much lower prices. The novel has sold well in the hardcover edition, and a paperback edition waits in the wings. Etymology: based on the idea of an actor who waits in the wings (areas to each side of a stage) before appearing on stage. under someone's wing(s) Fig. receiving someone's care and nurturing. (get someone ~; have some-one ~; take someone ~.) John wasn't doing well in geometry until the teacher took him under her wing. I had a number of the new workers under my wing for a few weeks.) and it will be an extremely good show for our clients and advertisers, which is always good when you're in the business of making money," he said. Kyle Sandilands snubs his leaving party as he and Jackie O finish up and head off to Mix 106.5 FM: KYLE Sandilands couldn't bring himself to attend his own farewell party, leaving partner Jackie O to party with the staff as he split in his car. After 13 years with Southern Cross Austereo's 2Day FM, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson have signed contracts with rival ARN for its Mix 106.5 station. The announcement was to come moments after the pair wrapped their final show on 2Day by way of a sting promo on Mix, which is likely to undergo a name change in 2014 to KIIS FM. "It felt a bit weird driving to work this morning actually." A listener called Nicole rang in to express her sadness at the show coming to an end on 2Day. "I just think you are so wonderful and you're a real big teddy bear," she said. "I love you guys, thank you very much for brightening点亮 my mornings." Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney also rang in. "I have loved and hated you guys," he said. "I wanted to wish you luck because I know where you are going and it's a really small studio." Actor Eric Bana said: "Congrats on your last show guys." In the final moments of the show, the pair thanked their staff and, most importantly, the listeners who have stood by them. "Most importantly to all the listeners who have been incredibly loyal, we have had a fantastic ride here and it has been so-so enjoyable and a great company to work for," said Jackie O. Sandilands was less diplomatic, alluding to the break. "Ok guys, we love you, thanks for listening to us whether it was every day or every now and then, we've loved it here," he said. "God, we've made millions of dollars out of these people. Thank you very much. And we've made this company hundreds millions too so don't you worry about that, and we've shared it around." ARN issued a statement immediately after the pair finished up on 2Day. "It's unprecedented to have the country's #1 radio team move networks to create a brand new station and we couldn't be happier that they've made this switch with us," said ARN chief executive Ciaran Davis. "ARN are all about retaining and attracting the best talent. We have some of Australia's strongest on-air talent across the network nationally and now with Kyle and Jackie on 1065 and Jonesy & Amanda on WSFM, we have the two best breakfast shows in Sydney. After several years of continual growth, this is another step forward in our plans, and while we're now in the best possible place (最接近, 最有可能的时间, 最有可能的位置) to take out the #1 and #2 FM positions, it's the listeners and advertisers who will be the clear winners." ARN national content director Duncan Campbell added: "Kyle and Jackie are immense talent with a huge and loyal fan base who are going to be thrilled to be waking up with their favourite presenters on a new, energetic and entertaining station next year. It's a fresh start and Kyle and Jackie are equally excited to be joining us." On air, Mix 106.5 played a sting to promote the duo joining the station(take the sting out of something to make something that is unpleasant a little less unpleasant. Humour, of course, can take the sting out of almost any unpleasant situation. sting I. 噬虐. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur. a mental pain or pang: a sting of conscience良心拷问. the sting of curiosity好奇心. II. the ability to sting: a sharp sting in his criticism. III. something as painful or swift of action as a sting: the sting of death. gnaw [nɔ] 噬咬 (when intr, often foll by at) to cause constant distress or anxiety (to). To afflict or worry persistently: fear that constantly gnawed me. Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.): "They will return to a new home in 2014 on 106.5, the world's biggest radio show, joined by the world's biggest stars, Sydney's number one, the Kyle and Jackie O Show … a whole new radio station coming soon." Loyal fans tipped to follow Kyle and Jackie O to Kiis FM: UP to 30 per cent of their audience will follow top Sydney FM breakfast presenters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson when they move from Southern Cross Austereo's 2Day FM next year, media strategist Fusion Strategy predicts. With each radio share point worth about $2.5 million in advertising revenue, that would put some $5m-$10m in revenue up for grabs in the new ratings year. Previously they topped the FM breakfast ratings for 2Day, where they have hosted The Kyle and Jackie O Show for 13 years, their annual earnings rising to a reported $1m for Henderson and $2m for Sandilands. "We estimate 20-30 per cent of the present 2Day breakfast will move across to the new Kiis," said Fusion Strategy in a report. "At the topside( the highest or uppermost side of anything), this would represent a doubling of audience for the existing Mix106.5 breakfast audience." Significant though that shift was, it would still leave the 2Day breakfast show just ahead in the ratings, it said. The real winner from the clash was likely to be Macquarie Radio's AM newstalk station 2GB, which Fusion predicted would end up with an even more dominant position in the overall rankings as the FM audience splintered(To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. splinter off (of) (something) and splinter off (from something) [for a bit of something] to tear off or separate from something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) A piece of wood splintered off of the oar and dropped into the water. A tiny bit splintered off and stuck in my hand. ). The Sydney radio market is worth about $210 million in annual ad revenue, of which Fusion estimated $160m came from the FM market. "Of this we estimate that 2Day writes $35-40m presently," it said. "2DayFM Breakfast would be around $20m revenue, so there is a lot to defend." SCA has appointed a team of four to take over the breakfast slot: Merrick Watts, Sophie Monk, Jules Lund and former Spice Girl singer Melanie Brown, known as Mel B. They are charged with trying to hang on to as big a share of Sandilands and Henderson's listeners and revenue as they can. Fusion estimated that even with double the people the new breakfast squad was probably costing SCA less than Sandilands and Henderson, who is known on-air as Jackie O. Audiences were initially likely to sample the new station offerings, meaning the market was not likely to settle until the third ratings survey between March and May. "Radio markets are very short term, especially presently," Fusion said. "(The) results for survey one, released around February 25, will cause a stampede of budgets. "Profitability, reputation and fortunes will revolve around this. "Life on the airwaves just got really interesting."
