用法学习: 1. snappy I. (informal) Rapid and without delay. a snappy response. Make it snappy (=hurry up). II. (informal) 爱发脾气的. Irritable. She is moody and snappy. You're snappy this morning; did you not sleep well? III. (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp. Here he is, looking snappy in his brand-new suit. IV. Chilly, brisk, sharp. snappy weather; snappy pace; snappy rejoinder. Irritable I. Capable of being irritated. II. Easily exasperated or excited. III. Responsive to stimuli. make it snappy (idiomatic) To do something quickly; to be quick about something. Bring me a coffee, and make it snappy! snap it up( get cracking, get moving, get on with it, hurry up, make it snappy) (chiefly US, idiomatic, dated) To hurry, to proceed quickly. The guests have been smiling for two and half hours and are so bored they're discussing their dental appointments. . . and everyone is anxiously facing the kitchen. . . . I summon my best friend, Mayva, who says, "You'd better snap it up.". get cracking (idiomatic) To get started; to get busy. If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I had better get cracking. snap at someone to speak sharply or angrily to someone. (Based on snap at someone or something.) Don't snap at me. What did I do?' Why did you snap at me? I did nothing wrong. snap at something Fig. to seize an opportunity. It is such a good deal, I knew you would snap at it. Just as I thought, Ted snapped at my final offer. 2. dress/fashion sense the ability to dress well in attractive combinations of clothes that suit you. a good instinct for selecting garments which suit the wearer. Knowledge of how to dress fashionably. He used to make a real effort with his your cloths. but look at him now, just daggy. daggy (Australian slang) Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so. Actually this wasn't too bad as a jazz venue, being in the daggiest pub in the daggiest part of Capalaba which, in 2004 was still a pretty daggy suburb. scratch it 算了, 当我没有说, 我重说. 3. trouble spot n. a place where there is often trouble, especially a country or region where fighting between opposing groups often happens. A location or site of possible difficulty. a place of recurring trouble, esp of political unrest: "They suggested that arms control negotiations should not be convened until Soviet behavior in the world's trouble spots improved" (Charles William Maynes). Ok, why are you so unconfident, where are your trouble spots麻烦点? Tell us where your issues are. "Look at me for the last two years, I've gone from heartthrob to fat slob肥猪." slob [slob] Informal A person regarded as slovenly, crude, or obnoxious. slob up SI to eat. What time do you people slob up around here? Fred stopped slobbing up long enough to change the channel on the TV set. fat rolls 肥肉圈, 一圈圈的肥肉 A layer of fat that is saggy and heavy, so it droops down. Dude, she has to lose those fat rolls! Whenever I sit down, I have four fat rolls! and I also get a muffin top, is this normal. oh I forgot to say I also have love handles, standing or sitting. and my stomach hangs a little over 突出 my waist band when I stand. and I can grab a few inches of fat/skin when sitting. I wanted to know if any of you are the same way? Should I do anything about my stomach or leave it? A muffin-top 腰上的赘肉, 尤其是腰带上挤出来的 is overhanging fat that spills over the waistline of pants or skirts like the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing. flog yourself to death (also flog yourself into the ground) UK informal to work too hard. 4. chirpy (ˈtʃɜ:pi) I. Characterized by chirping tones: a bird with a chirpy song. II. Tending to chirp: a chirpy parakeet. III. Cheerful and good-humored: a chirpy radio announcer. 4. catch someone out to discover the truth about someone's deception. The investigator tried to catch me out, but I stuck to my story. The teacher caught out the student and punished him immediately. catch out I. to show that someone has made a mistake or is not telling the truth, especially by asking them questions. He asked her casual questions to see if he could catch her out. II. [usually passive] to put someone in an unpleasant or difficult situation that they are not prepared for. They came close to being caught out by the weather during another climb on Mont Blanc. 5. 搀扶的例句: The nurse is helping a sick person down from his bed. They handed Grandma down to the ground floor. He helped his grandmother in搀进去. The boy hastened to support his mother. Mrs. Welland came first, on the arm of her eldest son. Are you sure he's not two-timing you脚踩两只船(two-time someone Sl. to cheat on or betray one's spouse or lover by dating or seeing someone else. to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time. If I ever found out she was two-timing me, I'd kill her. When Mrs. Franklin learned that Mr. Franklin was two-timing her, she left him. Ann told Bob that if he ever two-timed her, she would cause him a lot of trouble.)? 感觉头晕: How to cure feeling like you're about to faint要晕倒. Feeling faint 感觉头晕 often? 10 reasons not to neglect it! I keep feeling faint, what could it be? Feeling faint can be a sign that your body needs food, and skipping meals is a common cause. grieve for someone or something to mourn for someone or something. Don't grieve for me. I'm okay. She grieved for her lost chances. debate思想斗争, 心理斗争, 认真思索, 掂量, 思来想去(debate a topic with a person): To deliberate on; consider. to deliberate upon (something). Debate can be used as a verb to mean consider a possible course of action in one's mind before reaching a decision. Jason debated whether to take the train or the bus to Berlin for his mission. He debated with himself whether to go. Tutor someone in something: To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics. Tutor him in mathematics. 6. reason sth out推理出, 推断出, 猜测出, 琢磨出 to think carefully about something in a logical way in order to understand it. to find a successful way of dealing with something by thinking about it. to figure something out; to plan a reasonable course of action. Now let's be calm and try to reason this out. Let us reason out our difficulties. Let's try to reason out why he behaved as he did. Reason it out for yourself — why do you think she didn’t say where she was going? reason with sb 讲道理, 理论 to try to persuade someone to act in a wise way or to change their behaviour or a decision, by giving them good reasons. to talk to sb in order to persuade them to be more sensible. to try to persuade someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible. It's no use trying to reason with people like that. It's impossible to reason with her when she's in this mood. He can't be reasoned with不可理喻. 7. 短句: Henry's mother decided to do one of her pop-in drop-ins突然来访. She had been prone to these unannounced visits事先不告知的, 事先不通知的, 不请自来 at least once a fortnight. It was one of the many reasons that Tom thanked his lucky stars( thank your lucky stars to feel lucky or grateful that you have avoided an unpleasant situation. to be thankful for one's luck. You can thank your lucky stars that I was there to help you. I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test. I'm just thanking my lucky stars that I wasn't there when she was looking for someone to give the talk. And you can thank your lucky stars (= you should be grateful to me) that I didn't tell him when he asked. ) that she had not targeted him for forgiveness. 8. Kyle pulls a sickie on the sly( on the sly Fig. secretly and deceptively. She was stealing little bits of money on the sly. Martin was having an affair with the maid on the sly. ): Frustrated fans of the show vented on the Kyle and Jackie O Facebook page this morning after hearing what they thought was a prerecorded show featuring replays of previously-aired segments. "If Kyle or Jackie are sick your listeners would be more understanding if Krista (the newsreader) mentions it briefly through the news bulletin!" said one Facebook fan. "What is with all the repeat segments?" wrote another fan. "Seriously guys, you have been on for 2 weeks ... U seriously think we won't notice!" have the run of somewhere to be allowed to go anywhere in a place. Drug dealers have the run of the area after dark. cholera ['kɔlərə] n. 霍乱 an
infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine,
typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe
vomiting and diarrhea. Cholera has carried off half the people in the village. Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps. The cholera outbreak has been contained. 9. 悉尼老轨道新用: New life as pathway mooted ( moot adj. subject or open to debate. (current in the UK, obsolete in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. a moot point. The extent to which these Parisian radicals 'represented' the French people as a whole was very moot. v. I. (tr) to suggest or bring up for debate. II. (Education) (intr) to plead or argue theoretical or hypothetical cases, as an academic exercise or as vocational training for law students. moot point I. An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people. II. An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue. Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point无意义的事情了, 变得没有意义了. The first usage given above is the original meaning of the phrase. The second usage given is modern and increasingly popular, possibly because of the association with moot court. moot court 模拟法庭 I. (law) In law school, an activity wherein students compete by making arguments with respect to a hypothetical case, or a case that has already been decided by an actual court. II. (law) A law school organization which organizes such competitions and prepares competitors. ) for rail line under Sydney's Mortuary Station: A disused 不再使用了的, 没在使用了的, 停止使用了的 railway tunnel(in disuse. into disuse. disused 不再使用的. fall into disuse to be used less and less. The pump had fallen into disuse and the joints had rusted solid. Since my books had fallen into disuse, I sold them to a used-book dealer. defunct：不再存在, 不复存在的, 不知那里去了的. 已经拆掉了的. ) to Sydney's station for the dead( left for the dead 弃之不顾, 等死: To understand what this simple phrase means first think of the literal meaning, that the person was abandoned because it was assumed that they were already dead, mortally wounded or that it was inevitable that they die. But there is more to the phrase than that. In common usage, this phrase is often part of a narrative where a person was expected to die, yet against the odds they survived. Some examples from COCA: Left for dead by a busy road, Susan managed to get a ride to a police station where she insisted she be brought to the Nairobi Women's Hospital. Pueschel, just 11-years-old, was beaten, stabbed and left for dead, but he lived to testify against Reginald and Gerry Mahaffe. ... a young man in Los Angeles was robbed, shot, left for dead, but he lived because a bullet was stopped by a radio in his pocket. The common theme in these stories is an act of cruelty towards an innocent person who survives either by a stroke of luck or a miracle. A proper reading of the title Left for Dead should include cruelty, abandonment but also a sense of hope. "Live and let live自己生存也要让别人生存, 放自己一条生路也要给别人一条生路" is a often heard expression of philosophy meaning "I will live, and I let others live too." This idea was compared to "live and let die" for the spy movie, meaning "I will live, but I will let all others die." This is a less peaceful, more dangerous philosophy, appropriate for a spy movie. live and let live believing that other people should be allowed to live their lives in the way that they want to. not to interfere with other people's business or preferences. said to mean that people should accept the way other people live and behave, especially if they do things in a different way. An idiom expressing the modern concept that one should let others live their lives as they see fit. To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same. Our Europe policy is simple: live and let live, flourish and let flourish. That is a modern and mature approach. 'Live and let live' is my motto: let me alone and I'll let you alone. I don't care what they do! Live and let live, I always say. Your parents are strict. Mine just live and let live. They seem as a society to have a very live and let live attitude towards issues like gay rights. Buyers in Andersonville seek the quality of life here, Finegan said, referring to the live-and-let-live attitude of the diverse neighborhood.) could be given new life transporting pedestrians and cyclists to Redfern. An underground track to Mortuary Station on Regent Street has been flagged as a possible extension to the Goods Line, a former freight corridor between Central and Pyrmont that is being redeveloped as a civic ''spine'' to connect the city to Darling Harbour. A Transport for NSW report said a feasibility study would consider whether the abandoned tunnel could be redeveloped for pedestrian and bicycle access. Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said the government was keen to look at ''innovative'' ways to improve cycling and walking links ''and I look forward to seeing what further investigations into this potential option show''.
hit me, hit me up, hit me on: 1. hit me up: internet slang, means call me later. So when things get bad, I always look at myself first. Always run a self-diagnostic先自我检讨 first. Maybe I am just too quick to exclude排除 people. So about two weeks ago, I got hit up on the Internet by OPIE, a white guy. Nothing unusual--since at least 5 or 6 white guys hit me up on the Internet( hit someone up to ask someone for something, esp. money. He tried to hit me up for some cigarettes. What about hitting up your daddy for a loan? hit on someone to clearly show that you are sexually attracted to someone. Pete doesn't even realize half the time when girls are hitting on him.) every week telling me that they have hot wet pussy holes ready for my black cock. I finally told JOHN that I couldn't include him on any of my future decision making processes. My nice diplomatic way of saying, You and me are through玩完了, 完蛋了. It only took me a moment to reflect on my past experiences and I knew I was ready to leave all of that stuff in the past. When I owned up(坦白,爽快承认 admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error. to admit that one has done something He owned up to having broken the window. "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting". ) to my true feelings, I think there was a little bit of self-hatred. They play around, send you on wild goose chases, put up dick and ass shots on the Internet and then call you desperate when you hit them up asking for a sexual connection. I thought back to回想 my encounters with white guys -- and I had to admit. When it comes to sex, white boys are the truth. They will set up times, send pictures, be upfront. When they are on the Internet they have no qualms疑虑 talking about and/or asking for sex. Because white boys are the truth 直来直去, 要什么就说什么, 怎么想的怎么说! No back and forth( 磨磨唧唧的 if someone or something moves back and forth between two places, they move from one place to the other place again and again. Nurses went back and forth among the wounded, bringing food and medicine. ). No excuses. If there's a problem, what can we do to get around it. No hesitation. Simply, I want to get off tonight, let's do whatever it takes to make that happen. Direct. Straight to the point直截了当. Truth. 2. hit me忽然想起来: If I suddenly remember something or I suddenly figure something out, I might say, "It hit me like a ton bricks." I was on my way to the bank when it hit me that I had left my wallet home. "It strikes me" [as a good idea] 在我看来, 我听起来 or "It strikes me as odd" [that he should want to stay home, etc.] 3. Lloyd: What are the chances of 有多大机会 a guy like me and a girl like you... ending up together? Mary: Well, that's pretty difficult to say. Lloyd: Hit me with it ( hit someone with something I. to make someone do something or experience something that is unpleasant. They may decide to hit him with a lawsuit. II. 大胆说吧, 尽管说吧, 有话直说吧, 我承受的住, 有什么说什么. to tell someone something that is unpleasant or surprising. Come on, hit me with it – what happened? give it to somebody straight to tell someone something unpleasant directly and honestly. Just give it to me straight - how badly is he hurt? straight from the shoulder Fig. very direct, without attenuation or embellishment. Okay, I'll give it to you straight from the shoulder. Right straight from the shoulder: clean out your desk; you're through. straight from the shoulder (American) if you speak straight from the shoulder, you speak directly and honestly. I gave it to him straight from the shoulder. 'You're talking garbage,' I said. )! I've come a long way to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me(level with someone (about someone or something) 老实说, 实话实说. 讲实话, 坦诚点. 开诚布公的说, 老实交代.
Fig. to be straightforward with someone about something; to be sincere
or truthful about someone or something. to tell someone the truth. The police encouraged the criminal to level with them about the crime. Level with me, and tell me what you thought of my cake. If our leaders don't level with us, we lose faith in our government. Usage notes: usually said about information that may be unpleasant. I'll level with you - the salary's not particularly good, and there's little chance of promotion. ). What are my chances? Mary: Not good. Lloyd: You mean, not good like one out of a hundred? Mary: I'd say more like one out of a million. Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance.
爱无能症: Could it be that some people are unable to feel love? I am 49 years old and have been loved, deeply loved by many men through out my life. I have loved none. A few times I thought I did, but invariably the "feeling" went away very quickly. Eventually I lose all interest in the man, to the point that I can not stand his smell, his personality, or being touched by him. I only feel disgust(The smell of that soup disgusts me; She was disgusted by your behaviour. She left the room in disgust. What a disgusting smell!; Her house is in a disgusting mess.). I don't feel any deep love toward my still living mother. Or relatives. The love for my child did not come instantly like I always heard women say about their own children. I have never been faithful. Never once. I resent(愤怒, 愤愤不平)(To feel indignantly aggrieved at. to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at. I resent his interference in my affairs. She feels resentful that her sister married before she did. He has a feeling of resentment against the police after the way he was treated by them. The bride greatly resented being left at the church. ) women who try to get too friendly. I don't feel great sadness over the mishaps or tragedies of others. I don't want to be alone, and so I have forced myself to stay in my present relationship. I know if I leave this one, it will be the exact same all over again with the next one. I am exceptional at making a man feel that he is loved. My ability for deception欺骗的功力, 装假的功力 is something to behold( behold To see, or to look at. Sight to behold If something is a sight to behold, it means that seeing it is in some way special, either spectacularly beautiful or, equally, incredibly ugly or revolting, etc. a joy/marvel/wonder to behold something that is enjoyable/marvellous/wonderful etc to watch. The team's performance was a joy to behold.). I see couples who still love each other after many years and I do not believe that they actually do feel that way. I have been to a few counselors but after the first meeting I can tell that there is nothing to be gained. Perhaps I need a very specific type of counselor, or a psychologist? I know that it is not "normal" to feel, or "not feel" like I do. There has to be something wrong, in my brain perhaps. Could anyone give me advice as to what kind of health or mental professional I need to see? Is there anyone reading this who is like me? 回复: I would find a good psychiatrist and spend whatever it costs to get an accurate diagnosis. Plus, you may find it would be interesting -- you seem very analytical 会分析的 and self aware already. If you don't have access to a really good psychiatrist, I would suggest a psychologist with a Ph.D. in psychology, specializing in cognitive/behavioral psychology. Don't get discouraged. You are very wise to delve into why you feel (or don't feel!) the way you do.
Kris Smith's accent gets in the way of Channel 7's The Daily Edition filming: IT'S early days but it seems that Kris Smith may be just a pretty face after all. The sportsman-turned-model-turned-TV host's thick English accent got in the way of filming Channel 7 afternoon news show The Daily Edition last week after he struggled to pronounce the word "caucus". Producers of the new show were forced to pull a segment撤下一个单元 in which the Myer pin-up boy repeatedly said "cactus members" as opposed to而不是 "caucus members". We hear Smith was unfamiliar with the term, which refers to the meeting members of a political party. Not the sort of word a rugby league player has much use for. However, no one can accuse the Manchester-born hottie of failing to warn us. The charming star opened his first show saying: "The point of difference is that I'm going to speak to you in a completely different language." Executive producer of The Daily Edition, Sarah Stinson, said Smith wasn't alone when it came to autocue errors( autocue 提词器 Any of several devices that display words for a person to read aloud. teleprompter: a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. idiot board: a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. ). "If I had a dollar for every time someone stumbled over autocue I'd be speaking to you from my super yacht on the way to my Lake Como estate," Stinson laughed. In other Smith news, it seems things are heating up for the TV host and his model girlfriend Maddy King. The pair were seen braving the rain 不顾下雨 house hunting in Sydney on Saturday morning. Dannii Minogue's ex-Kris Smith and girlfriend wear matching 情侣的 Cartier bands on wedding finger... but insist they are not getting married just yet: Both sporting matching Cartier bands on their respective wedding fingers, one could easily be forgiven for thinking that they had already wed. But Dannii Minogue's ex-Kris Smith has insisted that he and his Australian model girlfriend Maddy King have not tied the knot, just yet. The 35-year-old Myer ambassador told The Daily Edition during an interview on Tuesday that he and his girlfriend of over one year are wearing 'commitment' rings. He said the silver bands 'symbolise a wedding ring' and hinted that the couple may indeed walk down the aisle soon. 'It is a ring that symbols a wedding ring - but it's not actually a wedding ring,' he said. 'Don't hold your breath, but it might not be that far away. Maybe.' Smith said the happy couple stumbled up看到, 发现 the bands during a trip to Cartier, and that he chose to slip it on his wedding finger because an injury prevented him from wearing it on his other hand. We saw some lovely rings in Cartier and I have never worn a ring,' he added. 'My finger on the other hand has pins in it from when I broke them so the wedding finger is the only one I can actually wear a ring on.' On Tuesday, Maddy also posted an image on Instagram where she is seen wearing the ring on her left hand while she is getting her makeup done. Many of her followers immediately questioned the brunette beauty about what the ring represented. The happy couple reportedly got together好上 at the beginning of September last year, just five months after the breakdown of Kris's relationship with Dannii. Dannii gave birth to the couple's son Ethan back in 2010 and is currently enjoying a relationship with Brisbane-born, Los-Angeles based songwriter and producer Adrian Newman. It's thought the pair's relationship is going from strength to strength, with a source telling Look magazine: 'Adrian has made Dannii realise she can love again. He was a bit of a party boy and had a reputation as a ladies' man, but that's not the kind of guy he is now. 'He loves playing the family man with Dannii - they have tons of fun and he's brilliant with Ethan.' The source added: 'Dannii's got things she regrets too有遗憾. Adrian's different to Kris, so creative, and the chemistry is unbelievable.' According to reports, Dannii and Adrian first met in a Los Angeles recording studio in July 2013 and what started as a professional relationship soon sparked into a friendship and then a romance. Adrian was also a regular backstage of Seven Network's series of the X Factor in Australia, as he worked with some of the show's finalists - on which Dannii was a judge. The pair was spotted at one of the show's after parties when Danniie's protege学徒 Dami won the show on October 27. 'They hung out at the party for ages and were virtually the last to leave when they slipped out at about 4am', the source told WHO.
Opal Card: A straight comparison 直接对比 of Opal ticket prices with paper ticket prices is difficult because the details depend on individual travel patterns. But commuters surveyed by Fairfax Media indicate that large numbers of people will have to pay more for regular travel when they shift to the Opal, even though the card is more convenient. The commuter experience mirrors warnings by transport experts and academics that the fares policy chosen for the card - which continues to charge people separate fares for individual train, bus and ferry trips - will undermine its benefit in attracting more people to public transport. "If government is mean spirited坏心眼的, 心眼坏的, doesn't integrate fare structures and forgoes critical customer service opportunities, the real value of this big spend on technology will be missed," said Michelle Zeibots. For regular users, the main incentive of the Opal card is that travel becomes free once a commuter has made eight journeys in a week. But those eight "journeys" can involve multiple trips: for instance, a bus to a railway station and then a train counts as one "journey". For most commuters surveyed by the Herald, the reason the Opal card will cost more is that it charges them trip by trip, rather than in the form of a discounted weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly ticket. Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian defended 维护 charging people separate fares for separate types of transport, because otherwise train and bus customers would subsidise ( subsidize I. 补贴. To assist or support with a subsidy. II. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. ) ferry customers. She also said the weekly travel rewards would change the way people travel on a weekend. Labor's transport spokeswoman, Penny Sharpe, said: "Commuters will feel ripped off when they are charged for two trips if they catch a bus and then a train, yet these trips will only count as one for the eight-trip discount." "Behind all the spin ( spin I. 好话. A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation. II. Circular motion. The car went into a spin. The skaters demonstrated their spins. He put some spin on the cue ball. One of the planet's moons has a slower spin than the others. put in a good word (for someone) 递上一句好话, 说好话. Fig. to say something (to someone) in support of someone else. I hope you get the job. I'll put in a good word for you. Yes, I want the job. If you see the boss, please put in a good word. Usage notes: often you put in a good word with someone who has a position of authority. 用例: If you had a problem that required an operation and the doctor offered a procedure with a 90 per cent success rate or one with a 10 per cent failure rate, which would you pick? Most people say they prefer the one with the high success rate but, of course, they're both of equal risk. Point is, we can react quite differently to the same information depending on how it has been "framed", as the psychologists say. When politicians engage in "spin" they're framing a problem or a solution in a way they hope will maximise the public's sympathy, a way that highlights those aspects the pollies want to draw attention to and draws attention away from aspects they don't want us to think about. As Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey soften us up for an especially tough budget in May, we'll be subjected to much spin. Already the idea of imposing a $6 patient co-payment on GP visits has been floated, to which the federal Health Minister, Peter Dutton, added the comment that the growth in the cost of Medicare was "unsustainable". ) there will be significant fare rises for many commuters," Ms Sharpe said. Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday that the distribution开铺, 铺开 of the public transport smartcard system is ahead of schedule. "We are slightly ahead of schedule," Ms Berejiklian said, "but I say that without being complacent洋洋自得, 洋洋得意, 沾沾自喜. "If you look at the way other cities around the world and around Australia have implemented integrated ticketing, it hasn't gone without problems. It hasn't gone without glitches". "Even though we've had great success to date, we will never be complacent." But the take-up采用率 of the card has been fairly slow. Some public transport users have been put off by the relative cost of paying with the card, which can be more expensive than using a monthly or quarterly ticket. To make the Opal more attractive, the government froze fares on Opal when it increased them on paper-based tickets this year. "Under Opal now you have the potential to save more money," she said. "It was a conscious decision ( conscious I. Alert, awake. The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious. II. Aware. I was conscious of a noise behind me. III. Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness. Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious. ) on the part of the government to freeze Opal fares while paper ticket fares went up in accordance with the cost of living." Under the Opal fare structure, once a commuter has paid for eight "journeys", they travel free for the rest of the week. But one journey might involve multiple trips: for instance, a bus trip to a train station, followed by a train trip would count as one journey. "We don't think it's fair that people who catch trains and buses should be subsidising people who catch ferries," she said. "Every mode of transport costs a different amount for the government to provide, and we want to make sure it's an open and fair system." Mr O'Farrell said queuing for a ticket would be a thing of the past过去式, 再也不会有了. "This is particularly great news for customers on the central coast," he said.
新闻片段: 1. KJ预录秀: According to an ex-2Day FM staffer, Kiis FM executives should get used to Sandilands being a no show, claiming it was a frequent occurrence常事, 常有的事 when he worked for Southern Cross Austereo. "Part of his contract was that he had to have a prerecorded show in the can because he was sick so often," the ex-2Day staffer told news.com.au. "And we were in a no-win situation because as soon as he'd recorded the show he would then take a day off because he knew there was a show waiting to go." The first ratings results for 2014 will be released on March 11, with many industry insiders expecting the controversial duo to retain their number one position. 2. 丈夫偷窥老婆: The court heard the offence occurred after his relationship with the 34-year-old with whom he had two children went into a decline变差. Police prosecutor Steven Harper said that in August last year the woman was undressing for a shower when she spotted him looking at her from on top of a water tank. When they discussed the matter, he agreed to respect her privacy in future and wrote her a letter expressing his love and admiration for her. In October, she noticed a scratch in the bathroom mirror and examined the adjacent room, where she found a peephole hidden behind a painting. When interviewed, he admitted watching his wife while she was in the bathroom for his own gratification and had recorded video footage of her but had discarded it. Defence lawyer Roger Baker said the case was an unusual one and sprang out of the man's obsession with his wife and his frustration at a decline in intimacy between them after she began a university course. Mr Baker said his client had a history of exhibitionism(I. The act or practice of deliberately behaving so as to attract attention. II. Psychiatry 暴漏狂, 露阴痞. A psychosexual disorder marked by the compulsive exposure of the genitals in public.) and had been seeing a psychologist before and since the time of the offences. The couple's marriage had failed spectacularly after the offence, he said. 3. 陪逛街的尴尬照: INSTAGRAM can be a uniting force联合力量 when it comes to our likes, dislikes, passions, hopes and fears. It's been a while though since we've seen an account that so universally captures one particular sentiment. That is: The pain of being a shopaholic's wingman. These men are visibly living their own private hell as their wife, girlfriend or significant other is perusing the sale aisles. Think of them as they wither and grow old 凋谢变老 waiting in the dress section for their partner to choose between the black and the charcoal. 4. a back-handed compliment 名褒实贬, 笑里藏刀, 名褒暗贬 or a left-handed compliment (American) a remark which seems approving but which is also negative He gave me that classic back-handed compliment. He said I played football very well 'for a woman'. pay someone a backhanded/lefthanded compliment Fig. to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult or criticism. John said that he had never seen me looking better. I think he was paying me a left-handed compliment. I'd prefer that someone insulted me directly. I hate it when someone pays me a backhanded compliment—unless it's a joke. "I've always thought Marilyn Monroe looked fabulous, but I'd kill myself if I was that fat." Elizabeth Hurley delivering the most spectacular backhanded compliment of all time. Marilyn Monroe was, surprisingly, unavailable for comment. return the/one's compliment to pay a compliment to someone who has paid you a compliment. Mary told me that my hair looked nice, so I returned her compliment and told her that her hair was lovely. When someone says something nice, it is polite to return the compliment. 5. 名人蠢话dumbest things ever said by celebrities: "WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i'm calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace." As families across the east coast of America prepared for the onslaught 来袭 ( I. A violent attack. II. 大量涌入 An overwhelming outpouring. A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack. They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers. an onslaught of third-class mail.) of deadly Hurricane Sandy, Lindsay Lohan took to Twitter to send them an important message: like, stop being such a Debbie Downer. Remember when he said this and we were all 'Oh Justin Bieber, could you possibly get any dumber?' 2013 was a simpler time.
