用法学习: 1. heavy sleeper 睡觉沉的人, 睡觉死的人(light sleeper: 睡觉轻的人) A person who sleeps deeply and is difficult to wake up. on moral grounds considering reasons of morality. He complained about the television program on moral gounds. There was too much ridicule of his religion. The moral high ground( If people have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put forward by other people. ), in ethical or political parlance, refers to the status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness. "Parties seeking the moral high ground simply refuse to act in ways which are not viewed as legitimate and morally defensible.". 2. slanging match 互相指责 n. Brit a dispute in which insults and accusations are made by each party against the other. A row; an argument in which names are called. dogfight n. & v. 缠斗. A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters. The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight. To engage in a battle between fighter planes. Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent. wiki: A dogfight, or dog fight, is a form of engagement between fighter aircraft; in particular, combat of maneuver at short range, where each side is aware of the other's presence. fishwife I. A woman who sells or works with fish. (This is another name for a female fishmonger鱼贩子.). II. (pejorative) 泼妇. A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice. A woman regarded as coarse and shrewishly abusive. shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife. wiki: A fishwife or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. In this context, the word wife means woman rather than married woman. This usage stems from Old English wif (woman) and is similar to the German weib, also meaning "woman". This sense of the word is still used in Modern English in constructions such as midwife and old wives' tale. "Lass" means girl or young woman, particularly one who is unmarried. Often the wives and daughters of fishermen, fish wives were notoriously loud and foul-mouthed, as noted in the expression, To swear like a fishwife泼妇骂街. One reason for their outspokenness is that their wares were highly perishable( ware 卖的东西, 卖的货 (uncountable, usually in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use. The square was filled with booths, with vendors offering their wares. perishable 容易腐烂的, 易坏的, 易发臭的 That which perishes or is short-lived. Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay. ) and so lost value if not sold quickly. 4. hit a/the (brick) wall (informal) if you hit the wall when you are trying to achieve something, you reach a situation where you cannot make any more progress. We've just about hit the wall in terms of what we can do to balance the budget. The enquiry hit a brick wall of banking security. Don't make me say it again! 别让我再说一遍了 and Don't make me tell you again! I
have told you once, and now I'm mad, and I'll be madder if I have to
tell you again (said to a child who will not obey.) Mother: I told you thirty minutes ago to clean up this room! Don't make me tell you again! Don't sweat the small stuff. something that you say in order to tell someone not to worry about things that are not important Don't sweat the small stuff, Sam. It's just office gossip - no one takes it seriously. (It) makes no difference to me. and (It) makes me no difference.; (It) makes me no never-mind.; (It) don't make me no nevermind. 跟我没有关系, 我不关心. 无所谓啦, 随便啦. 没什么两样. 参考 Couldn't be bothered. (I can't care less.) Inf. I really do not care, one way or the other. (The first one is standard, the others are colloquial.) Bill: Mind if I sit here? Tom: Makes no difference to me. Bill: What would you say if I ate the last piece of cake? Bob: Don't make me no nevermind. If you don't see what you want, please ask (for it)需要什么就问, 就和我说. and If you don't see what you want, just ask (for it). a polite phrase intended to help people get what they want. (If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask.) Clerk: May I help you? Sue: I'm just looking. Clerk: If you don't see what you want, please ask. Clerk: I hope you enjoy your stay at our resort. If you don't see what you want, just ask for it. Sally: Great! Thanks. I don't want to sound like a busybody, but(( busybody 多管闲事的人, 事妈. 没事找事的人, 包打听, 八卦的人, A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others. Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome. But I couldn't—and I can't tell you, either, what it's meant to me these two years to believe you were going to marry him, and be told every week by some busybody that your engagement was on the point of being announced. nosey parker 爱打听闲事的人, 爱管闲事的人 An overly inquisitive or prying person. kibitzer (ˈkibitsər)多话的人, 多嘴多舌的人 A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes. Did I ask you what you thought about my card hand, you kibitzer! 原意是: a spectator at a card game who reads the players' cards over their shoulders, often giving unsolicited advice. marplot 捣乱的人 A meddlesome person whose activity interferes with the plans of others. An officious meddler whose interference compromises the success of an undertaking. a person who spoils a plot, design, or project by meddling. officious I. 过度热情的. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious不请自来的 host; officious attention. II. Informal; unofficial. III. Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. An officious little security guard approached us. officious intermeddler A person who voluntarily, and without request or pre-existing legal duty, interjects themself into the affairs of an other, then seeks remuneration for services or reimbursement. Example: Person "A" leaves for vacation for two weeks during the summer. Person "B" mows "A"s lawn. "B" requests payment for this service. Under common law doctrine "B" is not entitled to any payment from "A" beyond whatever "A" cares to give. If B tries to coerce payment, B is an officious intermeddler. An exception to this rule is if a doctor gives medical treatment to an unconscious victim. The transaction costs for the doctor are high so the courts usually will rule this as restitution rather than officious intermeddler. unsolicited Not requested, welcome or invited. Not looked for or requested; unsought: an unsolicited manuscript; unsolicited opinions. People have become very frustrated with unsolicited sales calls. In America alone, people spent $170 billion on "direct marketing"—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. unrequited (ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd) 没有回应的, 没有回报的, 没有响应的 Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid. ) Fig. an expression used to introduce an opinion or suggestion. Bob: I don't want to sound like a busybody, but didn't you intend to have your house painted? Bill: Well, I guess I did. Bob:
I don't want to sound like a busybody, but some of your neighbors
wonder if you could stop parking your car on your lawn. Sally: I'll
thank you to mind your own business! 5. month of Sundays Informal An indefinitely long period of time. A very long time; too long. It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last. It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood. No, we are not forgetting this不能就这么算了, you gotta learn how to say this word (fang獠牙) correctly.
补充词汇(reparation(Compensation or remuneration, reparations 专指战争赔款), indemnity赔偿损失, restitution物归原主, destitution贫困贫穷): 1. reparation (ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən) 补偿, 赔偿, 赔款, 赔钱 I. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired. II The act or process of making amends; expiation. the act or process of making amends: a demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation. an injury admitting of no reparation( admit vt. I. To permit to enter: A crack in the wall admitted some light. II. To provide the right or a means of entrance to. to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student 招生 招进 to college. A ticket that admits the whole group. III. 让进去. 允许进入. To permit to exercise the rights, functions, or privileges of. to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege: to admit someone to the bar. was admitted to the bar association. IV. To have room for; accommodate. to have capacity for: The passage过道 admits two abreast. V. To afford opportunity for; permit 不允许有任何: We must admit no delay in the proceedings. VI. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge: admit the truth承认事实. He admitted his guilt. vi. I. 不允许. 不允许有任何闪失, 不允许任何失误. To afford possibility. to admit of no other interpretation. a problem that admits of no solution. II. To allow entrance; afford access. to give access: the door admits onto the lawn. a door admitting to the hall. III. To make acknowledgment. admit something to someone 交代罪行, 承认错误 to confess something to someone. Harry admitted his error to his uncle. admit to something 认罪 to acknowledge or confess something; to acknowledge or confess to having done something. Max would not admit to anything. admit something into something to allow something to be introduced into something else. You cannot admit this document into the body of evidence! They refused to admit us into the theater. confess to something 坦白交代, 坦诚 to admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it. confess [sth] to someone to admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police.). III. Something done or paid to compensate or make amends. IV. reparations 战争赔偿, 战争赔款, 割地赔款 Compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war. compensation exacted as an indemnity from a defeated nation by the victors: esp the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. reparation, redress, amends, restitution, indemnity： These nouns refer to something given in compensation for loss, suffering, or damage. Reparation implies recompense given to one who has suffered at the hands of another: "reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations" (William Pitt). Redress involves setting an injustice right; the term may imply retaliation or punishment: "There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law" (Abraham Lincoln). Amends usually implies the giving of satisfaction for a minor grievance or lesser injury: How can I make amends for losing my temper? Restitution is the restoration of something taken illegally: "He attempted to enforce the restitution of the Roman lands and cities" (George P.R. James). Indemnity implies repayment or reimbursement: Homeowners demanded indemnity for the damages caused by the riot. 2. indemnity (ɪnˈdɛmnɪtɪ) I. 赔款, 赔偿损失. Security against damage, loss, or injury. II. A legal exemption from liability for damages. III. Compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered. 3. restitution 物归原主 I. the act of giving back something that has been lost or stolen. The act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered. II. The act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. III. A return to or restoration of a previous state or position. restitute I. To bring back to a former condition; restore. II. To refund. 4. destitution (ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən) 穷困, 贫乏, 贫穷 I. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty. Equality will not relieve destitution but will spread it evenly. II. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency. destitute adj. I. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience. destitute of words. destitute of feeling. a country destitute of natural. II. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished. destitute children who live on the streets. 5. wiki关于restitution: The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery. It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery. Obligations to make restitution物归原主的义务 and obligations to pay compensation赔偿损失的义务 are each a type of legal response to events in the real world. When a court orders restitution it orders the defendant to give up his/her gains to the claimant. When a court orders compensation it orders the defendant to pay the claimant for his or her loss. This type of damages restores the benefit conferred to the non-breaching party. Simply, the plaintiff will get the value of whatever was conferred to the defendant when there was a contract. There are two general limits to recovery, which is that a complete breach of contract is needed, and the damages will be capped at the contract price if the restitution damages exceed it. The orthodox view传统观点, 正统观点 suggests that there is only one principle on which the law of restitution is dependent, namely the principle of unjust enrichment. However, the view that restitution, like other legal responses, can be triggered by any one of a variety of causative events is increasingly prevalent. These are events in the real world which trigger a legal response. It is beyond doubt that unjust enrichment and wrongs can trigger an obligation to make restitution. Certain commentators propose that there is a third basis for restitution, namely the vindication of property rights with which the defendant has interfered. It is arguable that other types of causative event can also trigger an obligation to make restitution.
mind的用法: turn something over in one's mind Fig. to think about something. I
have to turn your suggestion over in my mind a bit before I decide what
to do. After Alice had turned the matter over in her mind, she gave us
her verdict. Please take some time to turn over this matter in your
mind. turn of mind a characteristic way of thinking: His natural supporters are the urban poor, and educated people of a liberal turn of mind. mind: 1. [countable/uncountable] the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things. His mind was full of the things满脑子 he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind头脑清楚. in someone's mind: You never know what's going on in her mind. a. your attention or thoughts. Can you say that again? My mind was on something else脑子在想别的事. on your mind in your thoughts, or making you worry. Work is very much on her mind at the moment. have something on your mind: You seem quiet today. Do you have something on your mind? have a lot on your mind 让我想起: She isn't usually so rude; she's got a lot on her mind. put someone in mind of to remind someone of someone or something. This puts me in mind of a similar situation we had last year. keep your mind on something: I can't keep my mind on work when it's so sunny outside. b. your usual way of thinking. Ellen's husband has a very suspicious mind爱猜疑. go astray I. Lit. 跑偏, 赶斜 to wander off the road or path. Stick to the path and try not to go astray. I couldn't see the trail and I almost went astray. II. Fig. [for something] to get lost or misplaced. My glasses have gone astray again. Mary's book went astray or maybe it was stolen. III. Fig. to turn bad or wander from the way of goodness; to make an error. I'm afraid your son has gone astray and gotten into a bit of trouble. I went astray with the computer program at this point. Sometimes even the most well-thought-out plans go astray. IV. to fail to arrive where it should I don't understand how my e-mail went astray. stray (away) (from something) 放空, 走神 to drift away from or wander away from a particular topic or location. (The option elements cannot be transposed.) Please don't stray from the general area of discussion. Sally strayed away from her topic a number of times. 2. 头脑. [singular] your intelligence and ability to understand things. a brilliant/keen mind. Her youngest child has a very enquiring mind 爱打听, 爱询问, 爱问 (=is very interested in things and always asking questions). My grandmother's mind is failing智力下降. a. [countable] someone who is very intelligent. He is one of the finest minds in physics today. at the back of your mind 私心里, 私下里, 心底里 not thinking about something now, but knowing that it exists or is true. At the back of her mind, she knew he was lying. be/go out of your mind informal to be/become crazy or confused. You must be out of your mind to want to see him again. be/go out of your mind with worry/jealousy/boredom 闲疯了, 嫉妒疯了, 担心死了 etc: I'll go out of my mind with boredom if I have to stay in this job. be in two minds (about something) to not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision. I'm in two minds about accepting the job. be of like mind 想法一致的人 formal to have the same opinions about someone or something as someone else. She had always worked with people of like mind. be of one mind; be of the same mind (about) 意见一致 to agree about someone or something. I think we're all of one mind about who to choose. be of sound mind 头脑清楚 legal to not be mentally ill. bring/call someone/something to mind I. to remind you of someone or something. This latest crisis brings to mind the events of last year. II. to remember something想不起来. I can't call his name to mind right now. change your/someone's mind (about something) to change your/someone else's decision or opinion. I've changed my mind. I don't want to go out. What made you change your mind? See if you can change his mind about coming with us. come/spring to mind if something comes to mind, suddenly you remember it or start to think about it. They asked for my comments, but nothing sprang to mind. great minds think alike humorous. used for saying that you are both very clever when you and another person have the same idea. have a good mind to do something/have half a mind to do something spoken used for threatening to do something, when you probably will not do it. I've a good mind to tell your parents what you've done! have someone/something in mind I. to know the type of person or thing that you want for a particular purpose. What kind of house did you have in mind? have someone/something in mind for: What sort of person do you have in mind for the job? II. to remember someone or something. Does everybody have the procedure firmly in mind? have (it) in mind to do something formal to intend or want to do something. We had it in mind to take legal proceedings against them. have a mind of its own 自有主意 informal if a machine or object has a mind of its own, it behaves in a way that you do not expect. This shopping trolley has a mind of its own. have a mind of your own很有主意, 很有主见 to have strong opinions and the ability to make your own decisions. William certainly has a mind of his own! have/keep an open mind to be willing to listen to other people's opinions about someone or something. I told the committee that I had an open mind on the matter. in your mind's eye if you can see someone or something in your mind's eye, you can imagine or remember what they look like. in one's mind or imagination. (Alludes to visualizing something in one's mind.) In my mind's eye, I can see trouble ahead. In her mind's eye, she could see a beautiful building beside the river. She decided to design such a building. In my mind's eye, I saw him coming down the path to meet me. it's all in your mind 只是你自己想象的 mainly spoken used for saying that something is not real and is just being imagined. He's not really ill; it's all in his mind. keep something in mind to remember something, especially something that will be important in the future. Keep that in mind when you come to make your decision. keep someone in mind (for something) to remember someone because they might be suitable for a particular situation, job etc in the future. Keep me in mind if you need some help. the last thing on your mind something that is not important enough to worry about, especially because you have more serious problems. Cleaning the house is the last thing on my mind at the moment. a load/weight off someone's mind 长出一口气, 卸下一块石头, 心头大石 informal something that someone no longer needs to worry about. Knowing that you'll be here to help is a load off my mind. lose your mind to become crazy or very confused. I must be losing my mind – I was sure I put the keys here! make up your mind whether 下不来决心: I can't make up my mind whether to go or not. Once you've made your mind up, there's no turning back没有回头路. someone's mind is made up 心意已决: My mind's made up. Nothing will make me change it. someone's mind is/goes blank 大脑一片空白 used for saying that someone is/becomes unable to remember or think anything. When he asked me for my number, my mind went completely blank. mind over matter 意志问题, 心理问题 the ability to control pain or an unpleasant situation by using your mind. Do you believe that healing is a question of mind over matter? put/set someone's mind at ease/at rest 心安, 安心 to stop someone feeling worried. Your assurances have really put my mind at rest. put/set/turn your mind to something 开始想, 开始做, 心思转过去, 还没有想过 to decide to do something and try very hard to achieve it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. 新闻中的用例: Well, we still can't reveal whether or not Santo Santoro is going to stay on as a federal Liberal Party vice-president or focus all his considerable energy on his lobbying firm游说公司, 公关公司, Santo Santoro Consulting. "I haven't yet turned my mind to it," Santoro told us on Thursday. Just after his election, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was determined "to ensure you can either be a powerbroker or a lobbyist, but you can't be both". Judgement Day ( Judgement Day大审判日, 命运决定日: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives. Armageddon (ˌɑ:məˈɡɛdən) 大决战日 I. New Testament the final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil, God against the kings of the earth (Revelation 16:16). II. a catastrophic and extremely destructive conflict, esp World War I viewed as this. ), unless the scheme is revised, falls at the end of March. It seems to us that Santoro is cutting it a bit fine(cut it/things fine 掐着点的, 掐着时间点的, 时间有点紧张, 时间有点赶 'Cut it a bit fine' is a common variation. to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. to allow very little time for something: She arrived ten minutes before her flight, so she was cutting it a bit fine. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine有点紧张, isn't it?), but at least he knows it's approaching. "The decision's going to have to be made," he told us. In the meantime he's keeping busy with his many business clients, including coal hauler Aurizon and wind farmers Infigen Energy. He may even join Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten and the other funsters in the federal parliament on its return next week. read someone's mind to know what someone else is thinking. Yes, I'd love a coffee; you must've read my mind. set your mind on doing something to be determined to have or achieve something. Once Anna's set her mind on getting something, there's no stopping her. I've set my mind on getting a university degree. state of mind the way that you are thinking and feeling at the present time. She shouldn't drive in her present state of mind. take your mind off something to make you stop thinking or worrying about something. A good night out will help you take your mind off exams. put/get ... out of your mind to try to forget about someone or something unpleasant, even if only for a short time. to stop thinking about someone or something. She's never been able to get him out of her mind. Just try to put the problem out of your mind. to my mind 在我看来, 由我看来 spoken used for emphasizing that you are expressing your own opinion. To my mind, their behaviour is unreasonable. with someone/something in mind while thinking about someone or something. We moved here with the children's schooling in mind. This room was designed with Carol in mind. With that in mind, let us turn to page 77.
Margaret Thatcher used secret go-between(中间人, =middleman) in attempt to end IRA hunger strikes新解密的文件显示:
The hunger strikes in 1981 triggered one of the worst crises of the
Troubles, galvanising support for the republicans and turning Baroness
Thatcher into a hate figure (不受欢迎的人物, 人人不喜欢的人物, 人人恨的人物, 过街老鼠. A hate figure is a person, normally in the public eye,
who is widely disliked. The public's hatred for that person may be
because of horrific acts (Osama Bin Laden or Myra Hindley) but also
sometimes may be unexplained难以解释的, 没有原因的.) for much of Northern Ireland's nationalist community. The government's perceived intransigence (不妥协, 不让步 intransigent adj. Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.
) drew widespread international condemnation and by the beginning of
July, the pressure on the prime minister was intense. The records depict
a prime minister who was also grappling with violent dissent
and sharp criticism from her own allies. The papers were being made
public just five days before the London premiere of The Iron Lady, the
film about Thatcher's career starring Meryl Streep. The documents were
made public under Britain's policy of withholding sensitive official documents for 30 years. According to minutes of the meeting, Thatcher's critics, many of them supporters of her predecessor Edward Heath, laid out a detailed attack(lay out something I. to plan or explain something very carefully and in great detail Plans for the ceremony were laid out so well that everyone knew what they were to do. Let's review the points one more time before we lay them out for the press. II. to spend money I can't believe he laid out $100 for flowers and $150 for two bottles of wine! Usage notes: often the amount of money seems like too much. splash out [on] 花大价钱 Informal chiefly Brit to spend (money) freely or extravagantly (on something). Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux splash out on $60,000 Hollywood hotel suite as they look for a love nest爱巢 of their own. Australians Splash Out on Private Health Funds. churn something out 大批量制造生产出 to produce something in large numbers, perhaps carelessly. We churn toys out by the thousand. This factory can churn out these parts day and night. III. to arrange something First the pictures are approved by the editor, then the designer lays them out on pages. Rosco churned out a book a year for 13 years and earned a lot of money doing it. ). "With unemployment totals rising to 3 million later in the year, and following the recent rioting in a number of cities, the tolerance of society was now stretched near to its limit," the critics argued, according to the note. "To give people renewed hope and confidence for the future, it was essential to take new and constructive action urgently," the document said the leader was told. She was not deterred阻拦住.
Trimmed-down (trim (oneself) down 变瘦, 瘦身 to take action to become slimmer or lose weight. I need to trim myself down before I go on vacation. I decided to trim down, but I never got around to it. You really need to trim down and stay at a lower weight. trim something down to reduce the size of something. You will have to trim the picture down to get it into the frame. Trim down the picture before you frame it.) Hoppa excited for NRL return: Prized Parramatta recruit Will Hopoate hopes his new slimmer frame won't get tossed around ( toss someone or something around to throw someone or something around. The waves tossed him around and almost dashed him on the rocks. The waves tossed around all the little boats. toss something around I. Fig. to discuss something. to consider or think about something. Some of us have been tossing around suggestions for improving the show. The morning newspapers print the news, and then commentators toss it around on the evening TV news shows. I have a few things to discuss. Can we meet later and toss them around? We tossed around a few ideas after dinner. II. to use words without thinking carefully about them. The financial press tossed around words like "crash" and "disaster". Students toss bad words around freely.) too much when he makes his highly-anticipated return回归, 复出 to the NRL. The former Manly winger and NSW representative lost some of his size while completing his two-year Mormon mission, but has spent much of his pre-season rebuilding his body and regaining his strength. "I'm really trying to put on some good weight and bulk up a little bit. "It's a physical competition so I don't want to be tossed around扔来扔去 too much. Hopoate showed some good early form in last month's trial against the Sea Eagles, his first outing in blue and gold, setting up a try from the centres just two minutes after coming on in the second half. Hopes are high that the 21-year-old can lead an Eels revival in 2014, following back-to-back wooden spoons. But Hopoate said he is far from being the struggling club's saviour救星, 救世主. "I wouldn't say I'm the saviour in any sense," he said. "It's a team sport and it takes 17 players to walk away with two competition points each week. "It's team effort, hopefully I can just be a part of it and play good consistent footy. "(New coach Brad Arthur has) been very helpful with (handling the pressure), and the club, so I'm just hoping that I can show my gratitude by playing good footy." Hopoate is slated to debut for the Eels in Sunday's season-opener against the Warriors - the same team he faced in his last NRL game, the 2011 grand final. "It's always a physical game, every time I've played the Warriors, and I expect nothing less than that," he added. "They're a quality side and so hopefully we can perform well and come away with the two points." Arthur is tipped to play his key signing in the centres, moving him off the wing where he starred for Manly. Hopoate said he was happy to play wherever Arthur wanted him. "I enjoy centres ... I played there first, growing up, in the juniors," Hopoate said. "So centre (or) wing, I'm not too fussed.".
laundromat: A self-service laundry, coin laundry or coin wash(self-service adj. Being a retail commercial enterprise or a service in which the customers or users help themselves: a self-service market; a self-service elevator. an arrangement by which customers themselves collect the goods that they want to buy; (also adjective). a self-service restaurant. self-serving I. 利己的, 为自己着想的. preoccupied with one's own interests and often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others. Serving one's own interests, especially without concern for the needs or interests of others. II. Exhibiting concern solely for one's own interests: a speech full of self-serving comments.) is a facility where clothes are washed and dried. They are known in the United Kingdom as launderettes or laundrettes(UK), and in the United States, Canada, and Australia as laundromats(AU, US, CA) (from the genericized trademark of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation) or washaterias. Some laundries employ staff to provide service for the customers. Minimal service centres may simply provide an attendant behind a counter to provide change, sell washing powder, and watch unattended machines for potential theft of clothing. Others allow customers to drop off clothing to be washed, dried, and folded. This is often referred to as Fluff & Fold, Wash-n-Fold, bachelor bundles, a service wash or full-service wash. Some staffed laundry facilities also provide dry cleaning pick-up and drop-off. There are over 35,000 laundries throughout the United States. Similar services exist in the United Kingdom where the terms service wash or full-service wash are also in use. Fluff n Fold services: The evolution of self-serve laundry services have been seen in some "fluff n fold" services provided by various laundromats. These services provide the end user with wash, dry, and folding services on a per pound basis. Some services offer free pickup and delivery as well as complimentary laundry bags as part of their customer appreciation. Additionally, dry-cleaning services have been known to utilize the pickup and delivery as a means 手段, 途径, 方法 to help generate additional revenue. Washateria is an alternate name for laundromat, especially in Texas. The first washateria so named was opened in 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas by Noah Brannen. Most laundromats and washaterias in the United States are fully automated and coin-operated and generally unmanned无人值守的, with many (but not all) operating 24 hours a day. The first UK launderette (alternative spelling: "laundrette") was opened on 9 May 1949 in Queensway (London). UK launderettes are mainly fully automated, coin-operated and are either manned or unmanned. Some may be manned during fewer hours than the operating time each week. Rapidly rising utility charges飞升的物价, premises rent and a lower purchase cost of domestic machines have been noted as principal reasons for the recent decline. High initial launch costs, specifically for commercial washing machines and dryers, have also been commented on as reasons for fewer new entrants into the market. Furthermore, machine updates can be prohibitively 吓人的. 望而止步的. 令人望而却步的, 望而生畏的 expensive(I. Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures. II. So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices. III. So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.), which has held back premises investment. However, most UK households have bedding (such as duvets and comforters) which are far above the capacity of domestic machines, making launderettes the only means available for cleaning them. Many of the manned operations in the UK have added value services such as ironing, dry cleaning and service washes, which prove popular to busy professionals, students, and senior citizens. Student accommodation blocks often have their own unmanned laundries, which are typically commercially run at a profit by the accommodation provider.
昆明火车站袭击: Attackers dressed in black burst into Kunming station and slash 乱砍 indiscriminately不分青红皂白的, 见人就砍的: The attack on Saturday evening left at least 33 dead and more than 130 wounded, Xinhua said, citing local authorities. Police shot dead at least four attackers, it said in an earlier report. A knife victim named Yang Haifei, who was wounded in the chest and back, told Xinhua that he had been buying a train ticket when the attackers approached. "I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone," he said, while others "simply fell on the ground". Some who managed to escape were desperately looking for missing loved ones. "I can't find my husband, and his phone went unanswered," Yang Ziqing was quoted as saying. She said she had been waiting for her train to Shanghai "when a knife-wielding man suddenly came at them". Officers sealed off 封锁 a wide area around the station, it added, while Xinhua said police were questioning people at the site. The attackers were dressed in similar black clothing, the official China News Service said, citing witnesses. Photos posted on Sina Weibo showed blood spattered across the station floor(I. To come forth in drops or small splashes: Hot grease spattered in all directions. II. To fall in or as if in a shower, as rain or bullets. III. To scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops: to spatter mud on the car; mud spattered in her face. Blood spattered the dark concrete.) and medical staff crouching over bodies lying on the ground, although the authenticity 真实性 of the images could not be verified. The photos showed crowds gathered outside among police officers and ambulances. The injured had been delivered to hospitals around the city, local television station K6 said. State television showed police wrapping a long, sword-like knife in a plastic bag, amid heavy security at the station. Weibo users took to the service to describe details of what happened, though many of the posts were quickly deleted by government censors, especially those that described the attackers, two of whom were identified by some as women. Others condemned the attack. "No matter who, for whatever reason, or of what race, chose somewhere so crowded as a train station, and made innocent people their target - they are evil and they should go to hell," wrote one user. State broadcaster CCTV called the incident a "terrorist attack" on its Weibo account. Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, quoting the city government, that separatists from China's northwest region of Xinjiang orchestrated the attack. It said evidence from the scene of the attack pointed to separatists from Xinjiang, a vast region home to the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority. It is the first time people from Xinjiang have been blamed for carrying out such a large-scale attack so far from their homeland, and follows an incident in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in October which shook the country's Communist leadership. President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" in the investigation and for the attackers to be punished "in accordance with the law", Xinhua said. President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang sent condolences to the victims and their families. China yesterday promised tough punishment for knife-wielding attackers who killed 29 people in an unprecedented train station rampage, blaming separatists from Xinjiang, as witnesses described a city in shock. Victims spoke of black-clad attackers slashing indiscriminately as people queued to buy tickets late Saturday at Kunming station, in an incident that lasted about half an hour. prompting shock and outrage nationwide. Buses and taxis ferried people to hospital. A shop worker told AFP some of the victims took refuge in her store. Police shot dead at least four attackers, arrested one and were hunting for more, said the official Xinhua news agency, which in a commentary called the incident "China's 9/11" and a "severe crime against the humanity". China's security chief Meng Jianzhu, who rushed to Kunming to oversee the operation, promised "all-out efforts" to "severely punish terrorists according to the law", Xinhua said. He "urged forcible measures ( I. 强制的 Effected against resistance through the use of force: forcible entry; forcible seizure. The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant. II. 有力措施 Characterized by force; powerful. convincing or effective: a forcible argument. ) to crack down on violent terrorism activities", it added. Xinjiang, a vast area home to the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority, is periodically hit by violent clashes between locals and security forces but attacks targeting civilians are rarer. Attacks are almost unheard of in Yunnan, more than 1,600 kilometres from Xinjiang and a popular tourist destination. The attack comes months after three members of the same Xinjiang family crashed their car into crowds of tourists in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the symbolic heart of the Chinese state, killing two people. They then set the vehicle on fire, killing themselves, according to authorities. It also came days before delegates from across the Communist-ruled country gather in Beijing for the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, the rubber-stamp ( I. To mark with the imprint of a rubber stamp. II. To endorse, vote for, or approve without question or deliberation. Nearly 60 banks have rubber-stamped a refinancing deal. rubber-stamp something 盖印, 盖章, 盖戳 if someone rubber-stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough. Usage notes: If someone official has examined a document, they often put a special mark on it using a rubber stamp (= a small printing device made of rubber). School governors will not simply rubber-stamp what teachers have already decided. The court was asked to rubber-stamp the Department's decision to free the men. ) parliament ( A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, refers to a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power; one that rarely disagrees with more powerful organs. The term itself likely stems from the commonplace practice of subordinate employees or officials being deputized and given the authority to sign the name of their superior or employer. In situations where this superior official's signature may frequently be required for routine paperwork, a literal rubber stamp is used, with a likeness of their hand-written signature. In essence, the term is meant to convey an endorsement without careful thought or personal investment in the outcome, especially since it is usually expected as the stamper's duty to do so. In the situation where a dictator's legislature is a "rubber stamp", the orders they are meant to endorse are formalities they are expected to legitimize, and are usually done to create the superficial appearance of legislative and dictatorial harmony rather than because they have actual power. Conversely, in a constitutional monarchy, the monarch is typically a "rubber stamp" to an elected parliament, even if he or she legally possesses considerable reserve powers and/or disagrees with the parliament's decisions.). UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned "in the strongest terms" the "terrible attack on civilians", his spokesman said in a statement, adding he "hopes that those responsible will be brought to justice". Xinhua said in a commentary that the attack had shrouded 笼罩 "the whole nation in terror". "Mothers, sons and daughters were slaughtered by strangers," it said. "Nothing justifies such a carnage against innocent civilians. A nationwide outrage has been stirred." Beijing maintains that unrest in Xinjiang is caused by terrorist groups seeking independence, including the overseas-based East Turkestan Islamic Movement. But its strength and links to global terrorism are murky( murky I. gloomy or dark. Dark, dim, or gloomy: Their plane crashed in murky weather. a murky dungeon. II. Heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy. cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog. III. Darkened or clouded with sediment: murky waters. the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness. IV. 真假难辨的. Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure. vague; unclear: a murky statement. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. ), and some experts say China exaggerates the threat to justify tough security measures in Xinjiang, where rights groups complain of widespread religious repression and economic discrimination. In an emailed statement, terrists said there was "no justification for attacks on civilians" but added that discriminatory and repressive policies provoked "extreme measures" in response.
Push for alleged bus attackers to be jailed: Two girls are facing charges of serious assault and public nuisance( (ˈnju:səns) I. 让人头疼的人物. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother. a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother. nuisance calls. Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class. II. Law A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience. III. nuisance value the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation. make a nuisance of oneself 招人烦 to be a constant bother. I'm sorry to make a nuisance of myself, but I do need an answer to my question. Stop making a nuisance of yourself and wait your turn. wiki: The two types of nuisance are private nuisance 扰民 and public
nuisance. A private nuisance is a civil wrong民事行为; it is the unreasonable,
unwarranted, or unlawful use( unwarranted 毫无道理的, 没有根据的. 莫名其妙的. Having no justification; groundless. lacking justification or authorization: an unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs. unwarrantable Not justifiable; inexcusable: unwarrantable criticism. ) of one's property in a manner that
substantially interferes with the enjoyment or use of another
individual's property, without an actual Trespass or physical invasion
to the land. A public nuisance is a criminal wrong刑事行为; it is an act or
omission that obstructs, damages, or inconveniences the rights of the
community. In English criminal law, public nuisance is a class of common
law offence in which the injury, loss or damage is suffered by the
local community as a whole rather than by individual victims. ) after the footage went viral. Now 24,000 people have joined a Facebook page calling for the pair to be jailed for the alleged attack on partially blind Paul Buttigieg, 77. A further 1350 have signed a petition specifically demanding the pair be jailed.
