用法学习: 1. disambiguate [,disæm'biɡju,eit] 消除歧义 vb (tr) to make (an ambiguous expression) unambiguous. To establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation for. 2. Dennis Rodman sorry for 'drunk' outburst 大放厥词, 胡说八道 about North Korea prisoner Kenneth Bae: The 52-year-old said he took 'full responsibility' for the interview in which he suggested Kenneth Bae – a missionary being held for 'anti-state crimes' – was responsible for his incarceration (incarcerate (inˈkɑ:səˌreit) I. To put into jail. II. To shut in; confine. incarcerate someone in something to imprison someone in something. The sheriff incarcerated Lefty in the county jail. He had wanted to incarcerate Max in the jail too. incarnate adj. [in'kɑrnit, -neit; v. -neit] adj (usually immediately postpositive) I. 化身. possessing bodily form, esp the human form: a devil incarnate. an incarnate spirit. a villain who is evil incarnate邪恶化身. II. personified or typified: stupidity incarnate. III. (Botany) (esp of plant parts) flesh-coloured or pink. vb (tr) I. to give a bodily or concrete form to. II. to be representative or typical of. III. To realize in action or fact; actualize. a community that incarnates its founders' ideals. lacerate [ˈlæsəreɪt] to make a deep cut in someone's flesh.). 'It had been a very stressful day. Some of my team-mates were leaving because of pressure from families and business associates,' he said of his comments. 'My dreams of basketball diplomacy were quickly falling apart. I had been drinking. It's not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset.' Rodman has been criticised for not using his influence 影响力 with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to try to secure Mr Bae's release. 2. 性侵小女孩案: Police are consulting 询问 a list of sex offenders and scouring 查看, 搜寻 security camera vision as they work to catch a sex offender who assaulted two young girls in a Sydney toilet yesterday. He says police are throwing all possible resources at the case. "They (the two victims) are receiving counselling through various counselling services at the Westmead Children's Hospital. "It is a very harrowing scenario ( harrow [ˈhærəu] n. A farm implement consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break up and even off plowed ground. tr.v. I. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow. II. To inflict great distress or torment on. ) for the family. "Nothing can be greater than to put trust in our community and that trust, when children go to a public area and they are assaulted, especially children of such tender years, a six-year-old child and two-year-old child. "They are very, very deeply stressed by what has occurred to them and to their children. Police are also checking whether security cameras near the park may have captured捕捉到 the man as he went to the park, or as he was fleeing after the attack. "The parents and their immediate family were in very close proximity. I would like to say upfront事先说明, we shouldn't put any sort of blame or any sort of inference推断, 推理, 推论 to what the family or parents or anyone did in these circumstances," he said. "They are very good parents, the children are very good. It is a normal everyday thing that happens on a general basis every day. 3. A forked tongue蛇等的分叉舌头 is a tongue split into two distinct tines at the tip; this is a feature common to many species of reptiles. Reptiles smell using the tip of their tongue, and a forked tongue allows them to sense from which direction a smell is coming. Sensing from both sides of the head and following trails based on chemical cues is called tropotaxis. It is unclear whether or not forked tongued reptiles can actually follow trails跟踪气味 or if this is just a hypothesis. Forked tongues have evolved in these Squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) for various purposes. The advantage to having a forked tongue is that more surface area is available for the chemicals to contact and the potential for tropotaxis. The tongue is flicked 甩出嘴里去 out of the mouth regularly to sample the chemical environment. This form of chemical sampling allows these animals to sense volatile chemicals, which cannot be detected by simply using the olfactory system. This increased ability to sense chemicals has allowed for heightened abilities to identify prey发现敌人, recognize kin认出亲属, choose mates, locate shelters, follow trails, and more. Forked tongues have evolved multiple times in Squamates. It is unclear, based on the morphological and genetic evidence, where the exact points of change are from a notched tongue to a forked tongue, but it is believed that the change has happened two to four times. A common behavioral characteristic行为特征 that has evolved in those with forked tongues is that they tend to be wide foragers. The phrase "speaks with a forked tongue" means to deliberately say one thing and mean another or, to be hypocritical, or act in a duplicitous manner. In the longstanding tradition of many Native American tribes, "speaking with a forked tongue" has meant lying, and a person was no longer considered worthy of trust, once he had been shown to "speak with a forked tongue" .4. work someone up to get someone ready for something, especially medical treatment. The staff worked up three patients for surgery that morning. The doctor told the nurse to work Mr. Franklin up for surgery. work (yourself) up to make yourself excited or upset. You've worked yourself up over just meeting a girl for a drink? I can't work up any enthusiasm 提不起兴趣来, 提不起精神来 for this plan. work something up to prepare something, perhaps on short notice. There are some special clients coming in this weekend. We need to make a presentation. Do you think you can work something up by then? I will work up something for this weekend.
Dylan Sprouse 裸照门: This isn't the only news that Dylan's blog generated in recent weeks. Most notably, the actor defended nude photos that leaked, telling readers: "First off, I will state that the reason I'm making light of 不当回事, 看轻 the situation is because I don't think what I did was wrong. To be blunt, I was proud of my progress in the gym, thought I looked hot, and wanted to share it. There is an odd taboo with the human form( In aesthetics, the human figure or human form 人体艺术 in art, sculpture and other art forms involves a study and appreciation of the beauty of the human body in its depiction or presentation. The study involves an appreciation of the body shape, including body postures 体态 - sitting, standing or even sleeping, and movements - walking, running, dancing etc. Kant refers to the human figure as the ideal of beauty. The human figure conforms very well to the law that states that form follows function(Form follows function 形式大于内容 is a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. The principle is that the shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose.), which is a result of evolution over thousands of generations.) (especially in the USA) and I don't particularly think it's a good thing to teach people that you should 'hide yourself' as something incredibly sacred. Blah blah blah, that's a medieval([,mediˈi:vl]) notion中世纪的思想." Dylan may have taken the nude photo news light-hearted轻松看待的, 不当真的, but there are some things he takes seriously...and that includes rumors that the actor is broke. After photos surfaced of Dylan working at a restaurant, the star took to his blog to reveal: "So many pictures have gotten out太多照片露出 that I'm now working as a host at a restaurant in NY. To clear up the air(clear the air I. Lit. to get rid of stale or bad air. Open some windows and clear the air. It's stuffy in here. II. 澄清真相. 澄清疑虑, 说明真相, 说明原委 Fig. to get rid of doubts or hard feelings. if an argument or discussion clears the air, it causes bad feelings between people to disappear. The meeting didn't solve anything, but at least it cleared the air. All right, let's discuss this frankly. It'll be better if we clear the air.) (which is admittedly不得不承认 pretty rude), I did not take this job because I 'lost all my money,' I am financially secure, and took this job as a way to primarily主要是 feed my over bountiful video game addiction."
威胁, 胁迫人的人: standover n. the height above ground of the top horizontal tube of the frame of a bicycle; should be less than the height above ground of the rider's groin. adj. using intimidation or threat of force to coerce others into submission or compliance. e.g. "standover tactics" or "standover man". The story of a drug-dealer, his male model-turned bodyguard and a standover man: WHEN a drug dealer, his male model-turned bodyguard and a standover man got together in a Sydney house three years ago, it was never going to end well不会有好结果的. Suspicions were raised and guns were drawn. One ended up dead, his body dumped from the back of a boat in deep water off Sydney Harbour. The other two are now in jail. Tuan Anh Tran has just been sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to 20 years for his part in the killing of Paul Elliott, a rival drug dealer and close associate of the notorious Melbourne underworld family, the Morans. Elliott came to Sydney in 2008 to settle a drug dispute with Tran, who he claimed had supplied him with poor-quality methylamphetamine. But he knew things might turn ugly. Before leaving Melbourne for Sydney, Elliott told his girlfriend: "I have to go to Sydney to a meeting. If this doesn't go right, you might not see me again." When he arrived in Sydney he met Tran in a drug house at Brighton-Le-Sands but sensing something was amiss感觉到不对, asked: "Why are we meeting here?" Tran had hired former model Michael Christiansen as protection for his meeting with Elliott, who was demanding money back 要求退钱 after returning the dodgy drugs, court documents showed. When Elliott "loudly questioned whether there was someone else in the house and began entering other rooms", he walked around with a gun drawn抽出了枪, 拔枪. Searching the house, he entered a room where the waiting Christiansen shot him several times in the head and chest. Elliott had his gun drawn but never fired. Tran drove the Melbourne man's car to Redfern where it was later set on fire. He also organised for blood stains to be cleaned from the house. Christiansen drove the body to his home in Annandale where he loaded it into a metal box he had bought in St Peters, with the help of old friend Jeremy Postlewaight. The court heard Christiansen drilled holes 钻孔, 打孔 in the side of the box, which contained Elliott's body and -- with others -- dropped it from a boat 12km off Sydney Heads. Tran joins Christiansen, who was jailed in July for a minimum of 17 years. Tran pleaded not guilty in May but later changed it to guilty. He will be eligible for parole in 2025.
印尼和澳纠纷: Indonesia's government and military are closing ranks against ( close ranks 抱团, 团结起来, 团结一致, 一致对外, 齐心协力, 互相支持. if members of a group close ranks, they publicly show that they support each other, especially when people outside of the group are criticizing them. Usage notes: If soldiers close ranks, they move closer together so that it is more difficult to go past them. In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally against his critics. We can fight this menace only if we close ranks. Let's all close ranks with Ann and adopt her suggestions.) Australia's policy of turning back asylum seeker boats, after claims two boats were recently forced back to Indonesia. The Indonesian president's office has backed his foreign minister's rejection of Australia policy, saying turning boats back to Indonesia is "unhelpful". And Indonesia's military chief General Moeldoko, who was quoted in the Jakarta Post as saying he had "agreed" to Australia's policy, now says his words have been "twisted曲解". He says his words merely meant that he recognised the Australian Navy was carrying out orders from the Federal Government. "My response was not approving it. I said 'I understand the tactical steps,' that's my standpoint," he said. "I did not speak about foreign policy, instead I spoke about tactical decisions in the field. My statement should not be twisted." The general blamed misreporting and told journalists to "straighten it up(straighten up I. 立直, 竖直. to sit or stand more straight. to put someone or something into an upright position. The fence is tilted. Please straighten that post up when you get a chance. Bill, you're slouching again. Straighten up your back. Billy's mother told him to straighten up or he'd fall out of his chair. John straightened up so he'd look taller. II. to behave better. to start behaving in a more acceptable or correct way. If you don't straighten up, I'm going to suspend you from this school. Bill was acting badly for a while; then he straightened up. Sally, straighten up, or I will punish you! straighten something up to make things neat Be sure to straighten up your room before you leave. It was only four-thirty, and she still had time to straighten things up before the guests arrived. )". Yesterday Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended the Government's refusal to release details about asylum seeker policies. "I'd rather be criticised a bit for being a bit of a closed book 闭口不谈 ( A person or thing that cannot be known or understood; something unfathomable or puzzling. ) on the issue, and actually stop the boats," he said. "I'm pleased to say that it's now several weeks since we've had a boat, and the less we talk about operational details on the water, the better when it comes to stopping the boats."
