用法学习: 1. chat up (transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person. Have you been chatting up my girlfriend? He spent all evening chatting her up. urban: To speak to someone with the intent of eventually engaging in sexual intercourse with them. Generally conducted in a relaxed, playful and outstandingly obvious manner. Almost invariably carried out by men on women; to be a male recipient means you're either extremely lucky or the giver believes you, as the British say, to bat for the other side. A common, braindead, and therefore quintessentially British phrase, which explains the strange and nonsensical definition(s) sitting next to this one. To chat up is a type of the unfortunate word of banter, which shares all three properties mentioned above. Guy 1: "Cor, look at all the fit birds in the place!" Guy 2: "Yeah, I'm gonna chat up the one in the tight black skirt. Phwoar!". Guy 1 walks in hungover and bruised. Guy 2: "What did you get up to?" Guy 1: "I got trashed and started chatting up this stunner. I started pulling and I was all set to bang her but then her boyfriend came back from the bar.". A couple are at a restaurant. The girl goes to the restroom while the guy places the order. When she comes back, the guy and the waitress have just finished talking. Girl: "I can't take my eyes off you for a second. You were blatantly chatting her up.". 2. unerve [ʌnˈnɜ:v] vt. 让人灰心的. 使气馁, 使丧失勇气, 使失去信心, 勇气顿失, 信心顿失. 垂头丧气. 让人觉得没劲的. make (someone) lose courage or confidence: Her companion was unnervingly quiet. He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions迫使他让步. The bleakness of his gaze unnerved her. The experience completely unnerved me. II. 使焦躁;使失常. (as adjective unnerving) an unnerving experience. To upset. I was greatly unnerved by this. His quiet, young female employee adds only that she finds it unnerving that the disappearance happened so close by. III. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. to unnerve the arm. 3. Abalone ([ˈæbəlouni:] or [ˌæbəˈloni] 鲍鱼(scallop扇贝), is a common name for any of a group of small to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae. Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Great Britain, Abalone and venus's-ears in South Africa, and pāua in New Zealand. The shells of abalones have a low open spiral structure, and are characterized by several open respiratory pores in a row near the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl), which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, jewelry, and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl. The flesh of abalones is widely considered to be a desirable food, and is consumed raw or cooked in a variety of dishes. 4. I don't mean to throw a grenade, but... 我不是要聊下一个炸弹, 不是要搅混水. tingle 刺刺的, 麻酥酥的 I. To have a prickling, stinging sensation, as from cold, a sharp slap, or excitement: tingled all over with joy. II. To cause a prickling, stinging sensation or feeling: The straw tingled. Those peppercorns(花椒, 其实不是叫这个名字, 花椒叫sichuan pepper or sichuan peppercorn) give you a tingling feel. It feels like you have a vibrator on your lips. Peppercorns胡椒, and the ground pepper derived from them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (unripe fruit seeds). criminology [ˌkrɪməˈnɔlədʒi:] 犯罪学. 5. Just as soon as Ellen DeGeneres snapped her infamous Oscar selfie, people started posting parodies of the A-lister group shot that included Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep. Now, "The Simpsons" are the latest to get in on the act(get in on the act to become involved in something successful that someone else has started so that you can become successful yourself. to become involved in a profitable undertaking or advantageous situation in order to share in the benefits. We ran a successful local delivery business until other local companies started trying to get in on the act. ). The show ran a selfie parody, where Homer is being literally kicked out of the frame by Bradley Cooper. 6. take form/shape成型 develop into a distinctive entity; [for something, such as plans, writing, ideas, arguments, etc.] to begin to be organized and specific. My plans are beginning to take shape. As my manuscript took shape, I started showing it to publishers. "our plans began to take shape". rise above something I. Lit. to move up above something. The huge sun rose above the horizon and spread its red glow across the sea. II. 超脱. 超越. Fig. [for one] to ignore petty matters and do what one is meant to do in spite of them. to not allow something unpleasant to influence you. She rose above personal tragedy by following the principles of self-reliance, discipline, and education. Phillips had little hope of rising above poverty. He
was able to rise above the squabbling and bring some sense to the
proceedings. Jane was never able to rise above her petty dislikes. self-reliance 求自己, 自助, 自力更生. 不求人, 依靠自己 Reliance on one's own capabilities, judgment, or resources; independence. 7. sex god 性感之神 if you refer to a man, especially a film star, as a sex god, you mean that many people consider him to be sexually attractive. A battle cry喊口号, 威慑 is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. Battle cries are not necessarily articulate, although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religious sentiment. Their purpose is a combination of arousing aggression and esprit de corps on one's own side and causing intimidation on the hostile side. Battle cries are a universal form of display behaviour (i.e., threat display) aiming at competitive advantage, ideally by overstating one's own aggressive potential to a point where the enemy prefers to avoid confrontation altogether and opts to flee. In order to overstate one's potential for aggression, battle cries need to be as loud as possible, and have historically often been amplified by acoustic devices such as horns, drums, conches, carnyxes, bagpipes, bugles, etc. (see also martial music). Battle cries are closely related to other behavioral patterns of human aggression, such as war dances and taunting嘲讽, performed during the "warming up" phase preceding the escalation of physical violence. 8. wheeler-dealer 为利益不惜一切的人, 为达目的不惜一切代价的人 (informal) A shrewd, and often unscrupulous, person who advances his own interests by scheming; a hustler; political or commercial shady operator. Seated at separate tables to underscore their differing levels of involvement with indicted savings and loan wheeler-dealer Charles Keating, the five were fighting to regain reputations earned in a lifetime of public service. in sb's capable hands being dealt with by the person mentioned: I'm going away next week, so I'll be leaving everything in your capable hands. in safe/good hands managed or cared for with great attention. I'm just glad to know that our money's in such good hands. Nothing gives parents greater comfort than knowing their children are in safe hands. 9. hickey吻痕, hacky I. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds. II. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking. A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl. III. informal Lacking originality; hackneyed: we already know what those hacky punchlines are going to be knee-jerk, hacky journalism. IV. (Of a piece of computer code) providing a clumsy or inelegant solution to a particular problem: I realize this is a hacky workaround but I don't have time to investigate a more solid fix. companion: I. 旅伴. 酒伴儿 a friend who is frequently in the company of another. a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you. travelling companions. Geoff was my companion on the journey. (figurative) Fear was the hostages' constant companion固定伴侣. The dog soon became my constant companion.. "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms". II. a person who has similar tastes, interests, etc. to your own and whose company you enjoy. She was a charming dinner companion. His younger brother is not much of a companion for him. They're drinking companions (= they go out drinking together). III. a person who shares in your work, pleasures, sadness, etc. We became companions in misfortune. IV. someone who is paid to live or travel with another person. a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help somebody, especially somebody old or ill/sick. V. one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together. one of a pair or group of things that are related or can be used together. Have you seen the companion to this glove? A cookery book will be published as a companion volume to his television series. A companion volume is soon to be published. VI. used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject. A Companion to French Literature. 10. nowhere to be found无处可寻, 无处可找, 遍寻不见 not able to be seen. impossible to see or find: We looked for her everywhere, but she was nowhere to be found. There were several high-tech devices in the room, but the instructions were nowhere to be found. on the ball to be quick to understand. knowledgeable; competent; attentive. to be quick to react to situations usually due to being prepared. This baseball player is quick to assess the situation and reacts quickly by running to catch the ball. I rely on my co-driver to be on the ball. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today. This guy is really on the ball. If you were on the ball, this wouldn't have happened. have something on the ball to have a particular amount of smartness or cleverness. Both
John and Mary have a lot on the ball. They should go far. I think I'd
do better in school if I had more on the ball. I learn slowly. keep one's eye on the ball
I. Fig. to watch or follow the ball carefully, especially when one is
playing a ball game; to follow the details of a ball game very
carefully. John, if you can't keep your eye on
the ball, I'll have to take you out of the game. "Keep your eye on the
ball!" the coach roared at the players. II. Fig. to remain
alert to the events occurring around oneself. to give your compete
attention to what you are doing or want to achieve. We
need to keep our eye on the ball and continue to encourage our
students. If you want to get along in this office, you're going to have
to keep your eye on the ball. Bill would do better in his classes if he
would just keep his eye on the ball. 马航飞机失事: If the crew is not on the ball, they quickly lose control of the situation and themselves and end up in trouble. Modern planes are safer, but you still need the crew to make the decisions. The technology is to ease their jobs, and not to replace them.? I've been trying to come up with every scenario that I could just to explain this away(explain something away 解释开, 解释清楚, 找借口 to explain something so that it is no longer a problem. to invent reasons why something is unimportant. You will find it hard to explain away all these mistakes. Rather than face the truth, we try to explain it away. You can try to explain it away if you want, but that won't solve the problem. You can't just explain away all your problems.), but I haven't been very successful. 11. Trouble in paradise 貌合神离的关系 when a couple thinks that they have a good relationship but in reality, they hate each other. This describes a problem, of some magnatude, popping up when all seemed to be going as splendidly as possible. An example would be Microsoft trumpeting an opening date for the sale of their new software only to be slapped down by an unexpected manufacturing problem. A seemingly perfect utopia has been revealed to be a false eden. Usually when things are going really well for a person, they don't expect trouble to happen. Example: when newlyweds get in their first fight. It's usually referred to a trouble at a least expected moment. 12. House of Cards: 招待客人喝酒:This is almost out这瓶酒快喝光了, Let me grab a new one. 给客人倒酒: Just say when(好了就说话). 辞职: I've filled Amy in找了Amy来帮忙(fill someone in for sb.), she can cover until you find a replacement接替人选. 评价Russ: He is no good, no experience, no chops 有几把刷子 ( I. (plural only) The mouth, jaws or jowl. II. (plural only, music, informal) A wind instrument player's embouchure. III. (plural only, informal, chiefly music) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability. Although the bass player had no experience playing in New Orleans, the crowd's enthusiastic response showed that he had the chops to make it in the very particular Crescent City jazz scene. IV. (plural only, informal) One's skill at any endeavor. Although he did not know all of the ins and outs of the newsroom, he had the writing chops to become a regular contributor. V. (plural only, nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea. VI. (plural only, juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it. reverse chops (juggling, plural only) A pattern involving carrying each object under the next object before throwing it to the opposite hand. ). Frank给记者情人手机扔水里: I'll give you two, one for work, a burner to play( burner 用完就扔的手机: I. (slang) A throwaway prepaid cellphone, typically used by dealers. Used until the minutes are up, then thrown away so they cannot be tapped. A mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced. II. (slang) An elaborate piece of graffiti. wiki: A prepaid mobile phone (also commonly referred to as pay-as-you-go, pay-as-you-talk, pay and go, prepaid wireless, or prepay) is a mobile phone for which credit is purchased in advance of service use. The purchased credit is used to pay for mobile phone services at the point the service is accessed or consumed. If there is no available credit then access to the requested service is denied by the mobile phone network. Users are able to top up their credit at any time using a variety of payment mechanisms. The alternative billing method (and what is commonly referred to as a mobile phone contract) is the post-paid mobile phone, where a user enters into a long-term (generally lasting 12, 18 or 24 months) or short term (also commonly referred to as a rolling contract or a 30-day contract), billing arrangement with a mobile network operator or carriage service provider (CSP). "Pay-as-you-go", "PAYG", and similar terms are also used for other non-telephone services paid for in the same way. A prepaid phone specifically purchased to be used briefly and then replaced is known colloquially as a burner phone or burner. ). 13. burn one's bridges (behind one). I. 切断退路. Lit. to cutoff the way back to where you came from, making it impossible to retreat. The army, which had burned its bridges behind it, couldn't go back. By blowing up the road, the spies had burned their bridges behind them. II.自绝后路. 自断后路. Fig. to act unpleasantly in a situation that you are leaving, ensuring that you'll never be welcome to return. to permanently and unpleasantly end your
relationship with a person or organization. Welles had burned his bridges
so badly with the movie studios that they laughed when you mentioned
his name. Etymology: based on the military action of burning a
bridge you have just crossed to prevent the enemy from crossing it after
you. If you get mad and quit your job, you'll be burning your bridges behind you. No sense burning your bridges. Be polite and leave quietly. III. Fig. to make decisions that cannot be changed in the future. If you drop out of school now, you'll be burning your bridges behind you. You're too young to burn your bridges that way. 14. scrumptious (ˈskrʌmpʃəs) adjective informal (of food) extremely appetizing or delicious. "a scrumptious chocolate tart". scrummy informal Delicious: you can eat scrummy treats such as ice cream. yummy scrummy. bear with me/us used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something. If you just bear with me for a few more minutes, we'll have all the paperwork finished. bear with someone or something to be patient with someone or something; to wait upon someone or something. (Especially through difficulties.) Please bear with me for a moment while I try to get this straightened out. Can you bear with the committee until it reaches a decision? Clarkson, who first came to national attention in 2002 by winning the debut American Idol—a multimillion-person vote of confidence信任票 borne out ( bear out (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for. It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory.) when her second album went platinum six times—is something altogether different. bear someone up 渡过难关 to sustain or encourage someone. Your encouragement bore me up through a very hard time. I will bear up the widow through the funeral service as well as I can. bear up 强撑着, 硬撑着 to deal with a very sad or difficult situation in a brave and determined way: "How has she been since the funeral?" "Oh, she's bearing up.". bear up (under something) 撑着, 撑得住 I. Lit. to hold up under something; to sustain the weight of something. to hold up under something; to sustain the
weight of something. How is the new beam bearing up under the weight of the floor? It isn't bearing up. It broke. II. Fig. [for someone] to remain brave under a mental or emotional burden. Jill did not bear up well under problems with her family. Jill bore up quite well amid serious difficulties.
腰带和股掌: 1. under one's belt I. Fig. eaten or drunk and in one's stomach. (Fig. on the image of swallowed food ending up under one's belt. get something ~; have something ~.) I need to have something filling under my belt. I've had it with just soup. I want to get a nice juicy steak under my belt. II. Fig. achieved; counted or scored. Minnie has over four hundred wins under his belt. This fighter pilot has over 20 kills under his belt. III. Fig. learned; mastered. (get something ~.) Finally, she got good painting techniques under her belt. When I get the right procedures under my belt, I will be more efficient. tighten one's belt 勒紧裤腰带 Fig. to manage to spend less money; to use less of something. Things are beginning to cost more and more. It looks like we'll all have to tighten our belts. Times are hard, and prices are high. I can tighten my belt for only so long. take/ pull one's belt in (a notch) I. Lit. to tighten one's belt a bit. (Probably because one has not eaten recently or because one has lost weight.) He pulled his belt in a notch and smiled at his success at losing weight. He took in his belt a notch and wished he had something to eat. II. Fig. to reduce expenditures; to live or operate a business more economically. (As if one were going to have to eat less.) They had to take their belts in a notch budgetarily speaking. The people at city hall will have to pull in their belts a notch unless they want to raise taxes. be below the belt if something someone says is below the belt, it is cruel and unfair. Usage notes: In a boxing match it is wrong to hit the person you are fighting against below the belt. to deal someone an unfair blow. That's not fair! You told them I was the one who ordered the wrong-size carpet. That's hitting me below the belt. Todd hit below the belt when he said it was all her fault because she had become ill during the trip. It was below the belt to mention his brother's criminal record. belt and braces using more than one method to make sure that something is safe or sure to happen. Our staff have identity cards and number codes to open doors - that's part of our belt and braces approach to security. 2. 澳电视名人之死: She had an acerbic ( (əˈsɜ:bɪk) adj harsh, bitter, or astringent; sour. ) wit and
such a media savvy mind - her brain ate media for breakfast( eat sb for breakfast informal
to be able to very easily control or defeat someone. to speak angrily
to someone, or to criticize someone. to deal with someone or something
easily and completely. People say she eats her competitors for breakfast. He is a level-headed guy who eats pressure for breakfast. My boss would eat me for breakfast if I asked for more money. He eats people like you for breakfast.)," said
Byrne. 3. oil/greasy someone's palm 给好处, 行贿
Fig. to bribe someone. to give money to someone in authority in order
to persuade them to do something for you, especially something wrong. If
you want to get something done around here, you have to grease
someone's palm. I'd never oil a police officer's palm. That's illegal. greasy food 油腻的食物. 4 拉斯维加斯之夜睡过Harry王子的女人: She was reluctant to share any of the gory details about their relations as she is writing a book about it. That didn't stop Kyle and Jackie O from throwing her some curly questions ( curly Austral and NZ difficult to counter or answer. a curly question. loaded I. 话中有话 Heavy with meaning or emotional import. containing a hidden trap or implication: The psychoanalyst specialized in asking loaded questions. II. a. drunk. b. drugged; influenced by drugs. You sounded completely normal in that phone conversation. You didn't sound loaded at all. ) though. Was she in the nude? "Well… I mean… a girl should not kiss and tell" was her answer. Although she is aware Prince Harry has come forward saying he is disappointed she is cashing in on their evening together, she wants to share the "amazing experience" with the world. It's got nothing to do with the money. 5. kiss and tell
to talk on television, in a newspaper etc. about a sexual relationship
you have had with a famous person, especially in order to get a lot of
money. Disclosing private or confidential information, especially in a first-hand account. Publicly retell of one's sexual exploits, often with the aim of revenge or monetary gain. The singer's ex-girlfriend was paid £20,000 by a tabloid newspaper to kiss and tell. Origin: Kiss and tell is of course a euphemism - firstly, when stories of this sort arise we can take it for granted they will include details of more than just kissing.
Also, if as is often the case now, they are printed in tabloid
newspapers, sell would be a more appropriate word than tell. It might be thought to be a recent phenomenon, but it dates back to at least the late 17th century. It is only in recent years though that payment for salacious stories about prominent people has come to be called kiss and tell. Kiss and tell is now a style of journalism, otherwise known as 'cheque-book journalism'. Many high-profile celebrities now oblige prospective staff, and even prospective spouses, to sign non-disclosure agreements which bar them from making any private knowledge they have of the prominent person or their lifestyle public.
Now in the 21st century we see tabloid newspapers printing invitations
for anyone who has any gossip about some celebrity or other to contact
them. In the UK at least there is also a new career path for young women, which many are following - offering sex to men in the news in order to sell their story later. 6. kick/beat yourself 后悔不已, 后悔不迭, 后悔死了 if
you say that you'll kick yourself when or if something happens, you mean
that you will feel angry with yourself because you have done something
stupid or missed an opportunity. You'll kick
yourself when I tell you who came in just after you left. If I don't get
one now and they've sold out by next week, I'll kick myself. Eddie Murphy said he should kick himself for turning down a main role in rush hour. Another big kick yourself. I was like, that will never take off. I don't think those movies are anything to be crying over too much. I wouldn't be kicking myself over that one. kick up a stink (British informal) also make/raise a stink (American informal) to complain angrily about something that you are not satisfied with. He kicked up a stink at the restaurant because the meal was late. kick up a fuss/row/storm/stink Fig. to become a nuisance; to misbehave and disturb (someone). (Row rhymes with cow. Note the variations in the examples.) The
customer kicked up such a fuss about the food that the manager came to
apologize. I kicked up such a row that they told me to leave. Oh, what
pain! My arthritis is kicking up a storm. smell/stink to high heaven 臭死了, 臭不可闻 to smell very bad That chicken farm stinks to high heaven.
trickle-down effect VS trickle-down economy: trickle-down adj. Of or relating to the economic theory that financial benefits accorded to big businesses and wealthy investors will pass down to profit smaller businesses and consumers. trickle down (to someone or something) I. Lit. [for a liquid] to seep or dribble downward to reach someone or something. The water trickled down the wall to the floor. It trickled down very slowly. II. Fig. [for something] to be distributed to someone or something in little bits at a time. The results of the improved economy trickled down to people at lower-income levels. Information about what happened finally trickled down to me. "Trickle-down economics一部分人先富起来理论, 富人吃面, 穷人喝汤" and the "trickle-down theory" are terms in United States politics to refer to the idea that tax breaks or other economic benefits provided to businesses and upper income levels will benefit poorer members of society by improving the economy as a whole. The term has been attributed to humorist Will Rogers, who said during the Great Depression that "money was all appropriated for the top 劫贫济富 in hopes that it would trickle down to the needy." The term is mostly used ironically or as pejorative. Today, "trickle-down economics" is most closely identified with the economic policies known as "Reaganomics" or laissez-faire. David Stockman, who as Reagan's budget director championed these cuts at first but then became skeptical of them, told journalist William Greider that the "supply-side economics" is the trickle-down idea: "It's kind of hard to sell 'trickle down,' so the supply-side formula was the only way to get a tax policy that was really 'trickle down.' Supply-side is 'trickle-down' theory." Tax break 减免税收政策 is a term referring to any item which avoids taxes, including any tax exemption, tax deduction, or tax credit. "Tax break", or "tax loophole", is used pejoratively in the United States to refer to purportedly favorable tax treatment of any class of persons, as in "individuals get a tax break for so and so". As of 2013, expansion and exploitation by major corporations of like-kind exchanges, originally intended to relieve family farmers of capital gains tax when swapping land or livestock, was cited by The New York Times as an example of the need for tax reform. The trickle-down effect is a marketing phenomenon that affects many consumer goods. Initially a product may be so expensive that only the wealthy can afford it. Over time, however, the price will fall until it is inexpensive enough for the general public 一般大众 to purchase. When applied to fashion, this theory states that when the lowest social class, or simply a perceived lower social class, adopts the fashion, it is no longer desirable to the leaders in the highest social class. The theory also exists in social behavior. For instance, the urban middle and upper class of Europe adopted the bicycle, both for distinction purposes and for the green values it represents, in contrast to everyone's polluting car. Street designs are increasingly bicycle-friendly, with bikeways, cycling infrastructure. Some cities even decide to fund a public bicycle sharing system. 用例: Many working-class and middle-class Taiwanese say they have yet to feel any trickle-down effect(The trickle-down effect(细流效应. trickle: I. To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream. II. To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit: The audience trickled in. The audience trickled into the hall little by little. They trickled in over a period of an hour or more. )
is a marketing phenomenon that affects many consumer goods. Initially a
product may be so expensive that only the wealthy can afford it. Over
time, however, the price will fall until it is inexpensive enough for
the general public to purchase. When
applied to fashion, this theory states that when the lowest social
class, or simply a perceived lower social class, adopts the fashion, it
is no longer desirable to the leaders in the highest social class. trickle down (to someone or something) 细水漫流, 细水长流 I. Lit. [for a liquid] to seep or dribble downward to reach someone or something. The water trickled down the wall to the floor. It trickled down very slowly. II. Fig. [for something] to be distributed to someone or something in little bits at a time. The
results of the improved economy trickled down to people at lower-income
levels. Information about what happened finally trickled down to me. ).
Tough sell: Ukraine spruiks (spruik (ˈspru:ik) 叫卖, 推销 vb (intr) Austral to speak in public (used esp of a showman or salesman).) tourism at world's largest travel fair - It may seem a tough sell to lure tourists to a country partly occupied by Russian troops and which several countries have advised its nationals is not safe for travel, but Ukraine's tourist board is looking on the sunny side( sunny side n. I. the cheerful aspect or point of view. the favorable optimistic aspect. a child usually sees only the sunny side. look on the sunny side of things好的一面. II. on the sunny side of younger than (a specified age). III. the side exposed to the sun's rays. liked to walk down the sunny side of the street. perhaps she is on the sunny side of forty but I doubt it. ). At the world's largest travel fair in Berlin, Ukrainian officials are making the best of a tense situation紧张局势 by showing a huge photo of protesters in the capital Kiev, an image of change they hope will inspire visitors. "I think it's our story at the moment - it's the sad side of our story but we're proud that Ukraine has these heroes and people who weren't scared to defend the interests of their country," Elena Ovcharenko, head of public relations and marketing for Kiev's tourism office, said. "These people show us it's possible to bring about change in our country and these changes are taking time at the moment(
take time 花时间 I. To require a comparatively long period of time. Learning a foreign language takes time. It takes time to get used to having a step-parent. II. To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary). He took time to help us with his son with his homework. He took time for his son. stop and/to smell the roses (idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life. Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then. seize the day I. (idiomatic) To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment. II. (idiomatic) To make the most of today by achieving fulfillment in a philosophical or spiritual sense.)," Ovcharenko said. Ukraine's giant neighbour Russia sees things differently, calling the new government illegitimate and reserving the right to dispatch troops派遣部队 if it considers its interests threatened. Russian media portray a country where ethnic Russians are threatened and fascist groupings set the tone. In front of the photo bearing the slogan "Ukraine - it's all about u", visitors to the ITB tourism fair are invited to write their thoughts in a memorial book or pray by a candle flickering before a picture of some of the "Heroes of Maidan". That is as close to events in Ukraine as several countries, including Britain, the United States and Australia, have suggested their nationals come. The United States, for example, has warned US citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ukraine, especially to the Crimean peninsula now effectively seized 攫取, 占据, 占有 by Russian forces. At the other end of Ukraine's display, a poster placed next to Russia's stands trumpets its western Carpathian Mountains as "a real tourist gem" and stresses that the former Soviet republic and its eastern neighbour are not one and the same(one and the same Cliché the very same person or thing. John Jones and J. Jones are one and the same. Men's socks and men's stockings are almost one and the same.). Last year, Ukraine backed away from ( back away I. to move away backwards from someone, for example because you are afraid. to move backwards away from something or someone, usually because you are frightened: She saw that he had a gun and backed away. back away from: The photo showed a woman backing away from a man with a gun. II. to gradually become less involved in something. to show that you do not support a plan or idea any longer and do not want to be involved with it: The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes. back away from: The World Bank is backing away from big infrastructure projects.) a trade deal with the European Union under pressure from Moscow, sparking months of protests that toppled Yanukovich, but promotional material at the stands says Ukraine has been "part of EUROPE since 988". Ovcharenko said while some tourists had cancelled trips to Kiev due to the unrest, it had given others an incentive to visit the city and the Maidan, where for three months protesters manned barricades to bring down Yanukovich." People from Germany, Poland, Belgium and Norway are coming to show their solidarity with the Ukrainian people at this time," she said.
Price gouging抬高价格, 抬高物价( gouge (gaudʒ) I. to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge. II. to dig or force out with or as if with a gouge (often fol. by out). III. to make a gouge in: to gouge one's leg. IV. to extort from or overcharge. gauge (ɡeɪdʒ) or gage I. to measure or determine the amount, quantity, size, condition, etc, of. II. to estimate or appraise; judge. To evaluate or judge: gauge a person's ability. III. to check for conformity or bring into conformity with a standard measurement, dimension, etc. ) is a pejorative term referring to a situation in which a seller prices goods or commodities at a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair. This rapid increase in prices occurs after a demand or supply shock: examples include price increases after hurricanes or other natural disasters. In precise, legal usage, it is the name of a crime that applies in some of the United States during civil emergencies. In less precise usage, it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a competitive free market, or to windfall profits暴利. In the Soviet Union, it was simply included under the single definition of speculation. The term is similar to profiteering but can be distinguished by being short-term and localized, and by a restriction to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine and equipment needed to preserve life, limb ( I. a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing. II. a branching or projecting section or member; extension. the four limbs of a cross. out on a limb a. in a precarious or questionable position. b. Brit isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions. In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position. They went out on a limb, voting for a controversial energy bill. ) and property. In jurisdictions where there is no such crime, the term may still be used to pressure firms to refrain from such behavior. The term is not in widespread use in mainstream economic theory, but is sometimes used to refer to practices of a coercive monopoly which raises prices above the market rate that would otherwise prevail in a competitive environment. Alternatively, it may refer to suppliers' benefiting to excess from a short-term change in the demand curve.
