用法学习: 1. grudge match 宿敌之战 a sports match between teams or players that dislike each other a lot. A contest or other competitive situation based on personal antipathy between the participants: the US-France game is something of a grudge match after the 1992 Olympics. good/nice save救的好: The terms literally apply to goaltenders. The metaphorical extension is to someone who has put his foot in it but who launches a quick phrase that makes an unfortunate comment either anodyne ( anodyne ['ænə,daɪn] 无害的, 无聊的 containing nothing that will offend anyone or cause disagreements, and therefore rather boring.) or positive. It's a sporting analogy - you've just saved the ball from going into your own goal. In conversation, "good save" is a comment used after someone has said or done something to prevent an embarrassing situation. A: Who's that woman? Her dress sense is awful. B: That's my wife. A. ...-ly good! Her dress sense is awfully good! C: Good save. 2. token [ˈtəukən] I. British a piece of paper that you can exchange for goods of a particular value in a shop. II. 代用币, 代用券. A metal or plastic disc used to operate a machine or in exchange for particular goods or services. a small flat round piece of metal or plastic that you use instead of money in some machines. III. formal something that you do for someone or that you give them as a way of showing your feelings towards them. A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.. Done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture: cases like these often bring just token 象征性的 fines from magistrates. mistletoe was cut from an oak tree as a token of good fortune. I wanted to offer you a small token 太少了, 一点点的 of my appreciation. a token of your appreciation/gratitude/thanks etc: He brought her some flowers as a token of his thanks. by the same token: in a similar way. You have to show respect for your colleagues, and by the same token they have to respect you. book token a piece of paper of a particular value that can be used for buying books in a bookshop, usually given as a present. a £10 book token. gift token/voucher 礼券, 礼金券 a document that you buy in a shop as a present for someone, so that they can come to the shop later and exchange it for something that they want. a token woman/black/gay etc 象征性的, 做做样子的, 做样子的 showing disapproval someone who is included in a group to make people believe that the group is trying to be fair and include all types of people when this is not really true.Chosen by way of tokenism as a representative of a particular minority or under-represented group: She took offence at being called the token woman on the force. 3. flip out to suddenly become excited, frightened, or crazy. He didn't just flip out and start shooting, he planned to kill them. The first time I saw that film, I absolutely flipped out. Usage notes: also used in the form flip someone out: I am not easily scared, but this totally flipped me out. 用例: Leonard: If it makes you feel any better, when I was dating Penny, she used to flip out on me ( flip out (on sb.) 大为光火. 情绪失控, 哭闹 to suddenly become excited, frightened, or crazy. He didn't just flip out and start shooting, he planned to kill them. The first time I saw that film, I absolutely flipped out. Usage notes: also used in the form flip someone out: I am not easily scared, but this totally flipped me out. flip out Sl. to lose control of oneself. After a sleepless night, Wally simply flipped out. I felt like I was going to flip out from the steady dripping of the faucet. When you flip out, you not only get angry, but you act angry - you yell, rant, rave, maybe even throw things. There are definitely actions associated with your emotional response. flip someone off/out; flip someone the bird Sl. to give someone the finger, that is raise the middle finger, a rude sign. (The digitus impudicus.) The
youth flipped the police officer off. Not a good idea. He flipped off
the cop. You better not flip a cop out! The little kid flipped the cop
the bird and didn't even know what it meant. ) all the time. 4. in a league of one's own 独树一帜 (idiomatic) Far excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition. James Franco: So, I used bad judgment 一时糊涂 and I learned my lesson. James Franco is facing another embarrassment following the launch of a new short film he directed for Gucci, in which he appears to pursue a model. The 127 Hours star hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week after screenshots of an Instagram conversation between him and 17-year-old Scottish schoolgirl Lucy Clode were picked up by media outlets. Franco has since blamed "bad judgment" for his attempt to woo the teenager via the photo sharing site, revealing he feels "embarrassed" by the incident. And he's set for another red face after posting a clip of the new short film he both directed and starred in on Instagram on Tuesday. The film features footage of him trying to court a woman, played by 28-year-old model Natalia Bonifacci at Hollywood hotspot the Chateau Marmont. 5. gab I. To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters. II. to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter. the gift of the gab UK (US the gift of gab) informal the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you: She's got the gift of the gab - she should work in sales and marketing. You are such a great talker太会说了, 能说会道. glib-tongued (ɡlib) artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite". glib [ɡlib] I. readily fluent, often superficially or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers. II. easy or unconstrained: glib manners. smooth-tongued Speaking or spoken in an artfully suave manner; ingratiating. You are such a sweet-talker嘴甜的人, 会说话.
女孩被骗: Two school friends en route to a shopping trip in Sydney's west were coaxed off 哄骗下车 a train and sexually assaulted in broad daylight. Police say the girls were asking for directions from passengers while on board a train to Fairfield when they met three men. Fairfield police Detective Superintendent Peter Lennon said the men convinced the girls they could take them to a bus terminal where they could get transport to Castle Hill. Instead the girls were led to a park on Ulverstone Street in Fairfield and sexually assaulted behind a grandstand看台. "It's very brazen狗胆包天的 ( brazen I. 肆无忌惮地. behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended. a. used about someone's behaviour that is not moral or socially acceptable. a brazen lie. II. literary made of brass. brazen it out 厚着脸皮, 厚脸皮, 装作若无其事的 to deal with a difficult or embarrassing situation by pretending that you do not care if people are shocked or offended by your behaviour, especially when you are in fact embarrassed. Jane decided to admit everything and brazen it out. ) and something that is absolutely unforgivable in the local area," Supt Lennon told reporters. "They are just young girls trying to make their way to Castle Hill and got convinced to come via Fairfield. Sex crime detectives working on the case are confident CCTV footage from Fairfield train station will prove fruitful有所收获的. Supt Lennon said the girls and three men left the park together after the assault, before the "very scared" girls then called a passer-by for help. Supt Lennon said young girls seeking directions should be careful who they approach. "My advice to young girls is to speak to someone in authority," he said.
Thorpe 'quite sick', won't swim again: SWIMMING great Ian Thorpe is "quite sick" in a Sydney hospital after contracting two potentially deadly infections and will never swim again competitively, his agent says. The 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist contracted the bugs after undergoing a series of surgeries on his shoulder at a hospital near his home in the Swiss town of Ronco sopra Ascona. He has returned to Sydney and is receiving treatment接受治疗 at an intensive care ward重症监护病房. Thorpe has received a number of visitors in hospital and is said to be in good spirits, despite the apparent seriousness of his illness. "It's serious but it's not life-threatening," Thorpe's agent James Erskine said. "He's contracted two forms of bugs in hospital. "He's undergone two or three operations over the last two months so ... I mean bad luck. "He's quite sick but that's the situation." Mr Erskine rubbished reports Thorpe could lose the use of his arm because of the infections but said Thorpe would never swim again competitively. "From a competitive point of view — he will not be swimming competitively again I don't think," Mr Erskine added. "The shoulder operation was a major operation, he's got as many plates as Barry Sheene (the now deceased world champion motorcycle rider)." It's understood the infection contracted by Thorpe is similar in nature to the potentially deadly Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug that has swept 横扫 some hospitals in Europe. It is the latest upset in Thorpe's life. His father revealed in February that Thorpe was battling depression. The popular swimmer sought help in early 2014 after being found disoriented near his parents' home in southern Sydney, having taken a combination of antidepressants and medication for a shoulder injury. Thorpe was sent for medical assessment to Bankstown Hospital and then entered a rehabilitation program. The swimmer made an ill-fated attempt to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.
Sydney ratepayers to spend a pretty penny (cost a pretty penny and cost an arm and a leg; cost the earth Fig. to be expensive; to cost a lot of money. Mary's dress is real silk. It must have cost a pretty penny. Taking care of a fancy car like that can cost a pretty penny, let me tell you. It cost an arm and a leg, so I didn't buy it. A house that size with an ocean view must cost the earth!) on pop-up urinals: In response to those who accuse local government of being preoccupied with pipe dreams, the City of Sydney is spending a lot of time thinking deeply about toilets. The city operates about 60 toilets and has long recognised认识到 the need for more. For the better part of a year(the better part of something also the best part of something more than half of something We waited for the better part of an hour, then called again. Usage notes: usually used with periods of time, as in the example), it has investigated and sought comment on a range of options, including a scheme where private businesses throw open their bathrooms(throw open something to somebody/something 开放使用 to make something available to someone or something Ticket sales will be thrown open to the public next week. The artist threw open his studio to me and taught me to be a serious painter. ) to members of the public. Last night it adopted a "public toilet strategy" that committed to building 15 unisex and "automatic" toilets across Sydney's inner suburbs and parks. But it also voted to spend $50,000 on a study into high-tech, pop-up urinals for the city's entertainment precincts((ˈpri:sɪŋkt) an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct. ): George Street, Kings Cross and Oxford Street. If the study is positive, the city will budget $450,000 for the stainless steel, self-cleaning urinals, which emerge slowly from the ground for periods of peak night-time demand and disappear by morning. The toilets, which have three urinals each, have been used in Europe to combat the scourge ( [skɜ:(r)dʒ] n. I. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. something that causes a lot of trouble or harm. the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets. II. someone in a position of power who criticizes people severely. v. I. formal to cause a lot of trouble or harm to people. II. to whip or flog someone. ) of people relieving themselves in doorways. Other Australian cities are investigating the urinals, which its manufacturer boasts are less unsightly难看的, 有伤大雅的, 雅观的 and malodorous( malodorous [mælˈəudərəs] 恶臭的, 味道不好的 producing an unpleasant smell. ) than regular toilets. But not everyone approves. "It's a disgusting solution," said Liberal councillor Edward Mandla. "We encourage people to wash their hands but I ask where are they going to do this? "Drinking [isn't] just confined to men不仅限于: what are the options for women?" Glenn Preusker, an Australian distributor of the technology said only an attendant within view of the toilet can trigger the toilet lowering into the ground, checking against the possibility of users being mangled( mangle v. I. To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc. to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by twisting or crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape. mangled bodies/wreckage. II. to say, write, or perform words or music so badly that it is hard to recognize them. n. I. 手动挤压式脱水机器. 绞压式脱水. a piece of equipment used for removing water from wet clothes by squeezing them between two rollers. A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry. II. The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer. put/run through the wringer/mangle 拷问 (idiomatic) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal. They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire. ). Mr Preusker said the cost of the devices would be about $100,000. But a recent installation of four of the toilets in London cost about $150,000 each. Cr Mandla said council had not provided a break-down明细 of their cost. Recently, Urilift, the company that invented the devices, has introduced the "UriLady" a model that includes a seat and closing door. But uptake ( I. Understanding; comprehension: very quick on the uptake. II. absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. An act of taking in or absorbing, especially into a living organism. quick/slow on the uptake 一点就透, 理解的快, 领悟力高, 领会的快 quick to understand or learn something. Just because I'm not quick on the uptake, it doesn't mean I'm stupid. Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she's so quick on the uptake. I tried to explain how the new software works to my manager, but he's a little slow on the uptake. He was quick on the uptake and able to realize right away what was wrong.) does not seem to have been nearly as popular, according to the company website. The cost of the retractable urinals may seem extravagant. But even simpler loos carry an ongoing bill. The maintenance cost for each of the city's new conventional toilets amounts to more than $25,000, according to documents on the city's website. This compares with the average estimated $10,000 the state government spends for maintenance on each of its public housing units, according to Productivity Commission figures. But the Herald understands the cost reflects the heavy use of the facilities - often for purposes other than intended 意料之外的, 计划外的( Exaptation (repurpose) 目的改变, 目的变更, 功能变更. ( n. The utilization of a structure or feature for a function other than that for which it was developed through natural selection. Birds initially developed wings and feathers as a means of heat regulation. The use of wings for flight is an example of exaptation.) (a replacement for the teleologically-loaded term "pre-adaptation" ( preadaptation (ˌpri：ædəpˈteɪʃən) A characteristic evolved by an ancestral species or population that serves an adaptive though different function in a descendant species or population. ). ) and the related term co-option ( co-opt I. To elect as a fellow member of a group. British if a committee, group etc co-opts someone, they agree to make that person a member. Up to four additional members can be co-opted onto the Council to fulfil specific requirements. II. mainly American to take someone's idea or plan and use it as if it were your own. III. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it. IV. 同化, 招安. 吸纳. 招收. To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture. to try to control someone or stop them from harming you by bringing them into your own group or organization: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority. These industry-wide gatherings are used by the major companies to co-opt their smaller competitors.) describe a shift in the function of a trait during evolution. For example, a trait can evolve because it served one particular function, but subsequently it may come to serve another. Exaptations are common in both anatomy and behaviour. Bird feathers are a classic example: initially they may have evolved for temperature regulation, but later were adapted for flight用于飞行. Interest in exaptation relates to both the process and products of evolution: the process that creates complex traits and the products (functions, anatomical structures, biochemicals, etc.) that may be imperfectly developed.) - and the need for cleaners to handle needle disposal. The toilet in the Queen Victoria Building attracts an estimated 1500 visits a day.
