用法学习: 1. "Who would have thought Miranda Kerr is into women, I always thought she is too straighty one eighty for that. She does give off that vibe, doesn't she?" "No, she's never been straighty 180, she is always a bit edgy, she does come across squeaky clean though." "When did you see her edgy?" "I heard stories." "Well, you heard stories, that's different from what she portrays给人的印象, 她表现的那样". straighty one eighty = straighty 180 循规蹈矩的, 按部就班的( straighty n. (informal) A heterosexual. ): Someone who is completely straight-up, clean, and normally is oblivious to things such as popular slang, and the pop culture involving drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, and such. A noob, dweeb or geek that plays everything by the rules, knows every book off by heart, but is a total douche bag in society. Matt: Hey, how come Peter never comes out to party with us anymore? Jane: He's stuck in his room doing his english papers. He's such a fucking straighty 180. Phil: Daym, I can't believe Mya's going out with that douche bag. She's way too hot for him! Matt: Doode, what do you expect? He's studying law. Fucking striahgty 180. cool kid: "Dude, i got so slammed last night that I went to third with that nerd in my biology class!" straighty one-eighty: "What are you talking about? slammed by what? and where's 'third'?" cool kid: "Man, you're such a straighty one-eighty.". squeaky clean I. 清白. 诚实. someone who is squeaky clean is completely good and honest and never does anything bad. Journalists have been trying to discover whether the Senator really is as squeaky clean as he claims to be. II. completely clean. I love the squeaky clean feel of my hair after I've washed it. do a one-eighty 一百八十度大转弯 and turn one hundred and eighty degrees Fig. to radically reverse a decision or opinion. His political philosophy turned one hundred and eighty degrees when he grew a little older. a clean break 断的干净 if you make a clean break from someone or something, you leave them quickly and completely, and are not involved with them at all in the future (often + with ) Sometimes we need to make a clean break with the past. (often + from ) The Japanese are planning a clean break from the old television technologies. edgy[ˈedʒi] I. in a bad mood because you are worried or nervous. a. used about a situation when it is difficult to feel calm because people are angry or upset. Talks between the nations were reportedly edgy today. II. 走在时尚尖端的. music, films, books etc that are edgy are strange in a way that is interesting or exciting. creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge. III. on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; dodgy. portrait [ˈpɔ:(r)trɪt] I. [countable] a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only. II. [countable] a description of someone or something, for example in a book. portrait of: an interesting portrait of life under communism. III. [uncountable] a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the long sides at the top and bottom, is called landscape. self-portrait 自画像 a picture of you that you draw or paint yourself. portray [pɔ:(r)ˈtreɪ] I. 描绘, 描写. to show or describe someone or something in a particular way. portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem good or bad): The newspapers want to portray the project in the worst possible light. a. to show something by featuring it in a film, book, play etc. The book portrays Caribbean society against a background of the French Revolution. II. if an actor portrays a person, they play the part of that person in a film, play etc. 2. mumble 说话不清不楚的, 含混的 to say something in a way that is not loud or clear enough so that your words are difficult to understand. He mumbled something about not wanting to go to work. mumbler Next time when he comes in, just tell him he is a mumbler. taper I. [intransitive/transitive] to gradually become narrower towards one end, or to make something narrower towards one end. II. taper or taper off [intransitive] to gradually become less. Spending has tapered off from £844 million to £557 million. III. 收紧, 紧缩. [intransitive/transitive] economics to gradually reduce the amount of new money which is supplied by a central bank in order to aid economic recovery. At the end of a closely watched meeting, the Fed's policy-setting body chose not to taper. n. I. a long thin candle. II. a long piece of wood or paper used for carrying a small flame. III. economics a gradual reduction in the amount of new money which is supplied by a central bank in order to aid economic recovery. When Ben Bernanke first floated the idea of the taper, the notion was that the trigger for the taper would be falling unemployment. 3. Apple's shares have languished ( languish I. 疲软. to fail to be successful or to improve. Oil prices continue to languish at $10.79 a barrel. II. to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time. languish in: The children are languishing in orphanages waiting for adoption.) below $600 since November 2012, in part because of worries about smartphone market saturation and its ability to stay at the forefront of 站在科技创新的前端 tech innovation. 3. wired 兴奋, 激动 (slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung. After three cups of coffee she was too wired to sleep. high-strung = highly-strung Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. someone who is highly-strung easily becomes nervous or upset. Three cups of coffee made him a fidgety 坐立不安的, 坐卧不宁的 and high-strung lecturer.
warp, barb: 1. warp v. I. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] 扭曲. 变形. distort, bend, twist, buckle, deform, disfigure, contort, misshape, malform. to become bent or curved, usually because of damage by heat or water, or to make something do this. To become bent or twisted out of shape: Rainwater had warped the door's timber. Plastic can warp in the sun. The wooden frame warped in the humidity. II. [TRANSITIVE] 扭曲, 影响判断. 歪曲. to affect someone in a way that makes them have strange opinions or thoughts. Their minds have been warped by their experiences. It's funny how having all that money can warp your judgment. n. (布料上的经纬线, 经线warp, 纬线weft) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft (weft). the strings that go up and down the length of a piece of cloth that someone is weaving. The strings that go across the width are called the weft. time warp a situation in science fiction stories where people and things can move between different times. in a time warp if someone or something is in a time warp, they seem old-fashioned because they have not changed when other people and things have changed. 2. Olympic 2014 Medal Count奖牌数: Latest Nation Rankings国家排名 and Standings(medal standing奖牌榜) for Day 14. The common method of ranking the success of countries at the Olympic Games is a ranking order排列顺序 based first on the number of gold medals won, then silver and bronze. This method is used by the IOC and most media outlets during the Olympic Games, but there is still no 'official' method. Usually the country that has led in total medals also led in the gold count金牌数, 金牌榜. In 2008, the US finished first in total medal count but second to China in the overall based on gold medals. Is it fair to only consider gold medals won, meaning the silver and bronze are worthless? There are numerous possible other ways of ranking success at the Olympics, with some of the alternative medal tally ranking systems排名系统 having merit有优点. A more extreme system that has been tried is to count all gold medals won, so the results from team sports count the number of individual medals given out. This totally biases countries
( bias I. to cause partiality in; influence, often unfairly. To
influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice. a tearful plea designed to bias the jury. II. To apply a small voltage to (a grid). bias, color, jaundice, prejudice, warp: These verbs mean to influence unfavorably or detrimentally: His experiences biased his outlook. Your misbehavior has colored my opinion of you. Dishonest leaders have jaundiced her view of politics. Lying has prejudiced the public against them. Bitterness has warped your judgment.) which win medals in the team sports. Then there are weighted systems which assign differing amounts of points to each of the gold, silver and bronze medals. 3. 议长因骚扰男人而辞职事件: Did warn you of my warped( warp [wɔ:p] v. I. 弯曲变形的. To become bent or twisted out of shape: The wooden frame warped in the humidity. The board has warped木板翘. The floor has warped so that it is not level. II. To turn aside from a true, correct, or natural course; go astray. III. to pervert or be perverted. 反常的, 乖戾的 Image warping, the process of distorting an image digitally. harp [ha:p] n. I. 竖琴 A
harmonica. A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung
with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers. II. 口语的口琴. v.
(usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject. Why do you harp on about a single small mistake? harp on something 喋喋不休, 唠叨个不停 to repeat something many times in an annoying way I'm tired of people who keep harping on what is wrong with the country. Usage notes: said especially about complaints. keep harping on something to continue to talk or complain about something; to keep raising a topic of conversation. Why do you keep harping on the same old complaint? You keep harping on my problems and ignore your own! ) sense of humor, though. 4. predispose [,pri:dɪ'spəuz]
vb (tr) I. 让人先入为主. (often foll by to or towards) to incline or make
(someone) susceptible to something beforehand. To make (someone)
inclined to something in advance: His good manners predispose people in his favor. II. To make susceptible or liable: conditions that predispose miners to lung disease. II. Chiefly law to dispose of (property, etc.) beforehand; bequeath. vi. To provide an inclination or susceptibility: a genetic trait that predisposes to the development of cancer. predispose someone or something to(ward) something置于...境地 to make someone or something susceptible to something. Your comments will not predispose me toward a favorable treatment of your case. Do you think that this weather will predispose me to catching a cold? Poisoning the well (or attempting to poison the well) is a rhetorical device where adverse
information about a target is pre-emptively presented to an audience,
with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing everything that the
target person is about to say. 5. barb 倒刺, 倒钩 I. a short curved point on something such as a fishing hook that makes it difficult to remove. II. a remark or criticism that is unkind, although it may seem clever or funny. barbed [bɑ:(r)bd] I. 讥讽话, 伤人话. 讽刺侮辱的话. barbed comments contain criticisms or insults. A cutting remark. barb words带刺的话, 讥讽的话 She slung barbs at me她说了些讥刺我话. II. a barbed hook or arrow has a sharp curved point on one side. barbed wire thick wire with a lot of sharp points sticking out of it, used for making fences.
skydive小飞机坠亡: On Saturday night, a pilot who previously flew for Mr Turner's operation, Mildred Spinoza, said the plane that was damaged last year was different to the one that crashed. She said she had flown the plane that crashed and it had "flown beautifully". " There were never any problems," Ms Spinoza said, and described the operation 公司 as being very professional. Gliders, helicopters and light aircraft are regular fixtures 常客, 常见的 at the site, which has only grass airstrips ( airstrip = runaway = landing strip a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway. ) and is used by flying instructors. Five years ago, popular pilots' forum the Professional Pilots Rumour Network featured a running post ( four weeks/five years/six times etc running four weeks/five years/six times etc following one after another. He has won this tournament for four years running.) criticising the airstrip as the "crappiest airfield" in Australia. The post alleged the airfield was plagued with overgrown grass, bogholes ( 沙土坑. A hole containing soft mud or quicksand. bog standard ordinary and not special in any way. It's just a bog standard CD player. ), narrow taxiways ( A usually paved strip at an airport for use by aircraft in taxiing to and from a runway. a marked path along which aircraft taxi to or from a runway, parking area, etc. Also called: taxi strip or peritrack) and unmarked culverts(a very wide pipe that carries water under a road or railway line). It also claimed there was a permanent hazard caused by ibis ( ibis [ˈaibɪs] 朱鹮 a large bird with a long neck, long legs, and a curved beak that lives near water in hot countries. ) and kangaroos. The same contributor highlighted other potential problems, including trees at the end of the south-east runway and powerlines. Another expressed concern about crosswinds, while a different pilot suggested the airfield was "cheaper" for pilots to use than more developed runways in the region.
文马出轨: Recently, rumours regarding his infidelity went into overdrive (go/move into overdrive to start working very hard, or to start doing something in an excited way. to become very active or excited, usually more than is necessary or healthy. Production has gone into overdrive. With her exams only two weeks away, she's gone into overdrive and is studying ten hours a day. The tabloid press went into overdrive at the news that the princess was getting married again. overdrive n. an extra gear in a car that allows it to continue to travel fast while using less power.) after pictures surfaced showing him on a 'date' with his female co-star, Yao Di. Instead of dealing with the issue behind closed doors, Mr Wen took to Weibo to apologise to his wife. "Everything was destroyed by me," he wrote. "I have brought this upon myself自讨苦吃, 自找的. Please accept my heart-felt 发自内心的, 诚挚的 apology and remorse. My mistake does not deserve to be forgiven, and it will be difficult for me to make amends for 弥补 all the harm I've caused." The extremely open nature of his apology sent shockwaves through the network and has so far been shared more than 1.2m times and received nearly two million comments. Many of the comments criticised Mr Wen for his "hypocrisy([hɪˈpokrəsi] 虚伪. 伪善 behaviour in which someone claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere. There is a degree of hypocrisy in expressing outrage at environmental disasters while doing nothing to prevent them. )". One user writing: "[You] deceived 欺骗 all of us. He gained popularity by presenting himself as a good man and a good dad. But he has now turned out to be a hypocrite( 伪君子 [ˈhɪpəkrɪt] a person who claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere. )."
祖父母辈帮带孩子: It's said that grandparents enjoy all the pleasure of parenting( Some people are unwilling to parent a child with special needs. ) with none of the drudgery([ˈdrʌdʒəri] 单调无聊枯燥的工作. Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. hard, menial, and monotonous work. boring and unpleasant work that you have to do. the drudgery of everyday life.) but with more grandparents taking on the day-to-day care of grandchildren, some say they feel less like a respected relative and more like an unpaid employee. A recent report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) shows that almost as many children were staying with grandma while their parents go out to work as those enrolled in formal childcare. Most grandparents enjoy the time spent with grandchildren, but how many make themselves available from a sense of duty, rather than a genuine desire to spend their days changing nappies? As soon as, or even before your baby is born, talk to your parents about how they will become important in your child's life. Everyone can present their expectations and grandparents will have the opportunity to indicate what sort of contributions they can make. Consider your parents' own commitments, interests, energy level 精力 and health to realistically determine what they are able to offer. If grandparents do commit to, say, two days a week of childcare, this needs to be renegotiated every so often. Things change, people get sick and new opportunities arise. Grandma may hope to offer childcare long-term, but what if two or three more grandchildren come along? Will she still be able to cope? If you notice grandparents are quiet or grumpy, it might be because they're struggling and don't want to say. Ask them how they're coping and don't take it personally if they're not available every time you ask for help — they are juggling commitments just as you are. Don't expect them to do it for nothing. Even if they refuse payment you can still show your appreciation by mowing the lawn or cooking them a meal from time to time. Your parents love spending time with the grandkids but also want to see you — and drop-off time doesn't count. If you're planning a social event or family holiday, invite them along and don't expect them to babysit. Don't use emotional blackmail. It may work in the short-term but it never helps family relationships if someone ends up feeling resentful忿恨不满的([rɪˈzentf(ə)l] feeling angry and unhappy because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect.). Grandparents may want to be supportive, to bond with, love and cherish their grandchildren, but it's not their responsibility to care for them on a day-to-day basis. Allow grandparents the time and space 给他们自己时间和空间 to attend to their own health and fitness and make sure you have a back-up plan in case they occasionally need time off.
Judgers VS Perceiver(judger I. One who, or that which, judges. II. A judgmental person (contrasted with perceiver as a personality type. judgmental adj. (chiefly of a person) Inclined to pass judgment, critical.).: Judgers like order. They like to work to deadlines and will keep to them. They will tend to be punctual and are usually work oriented. They are almost driven to make decisions, just to bring something to a close. These are the people with lists, with packed diaries and organisers. At their best they make things happen. They organise, they prioritise, they produce results. At their worst they can become so determined to get closure that they remain attached to a decided outcome long after it should have changed, they make the decision before they have all the facts, and can be inflexible. Perceivers dislike closure. They like to keep their options open and will often delay making a decision until the last moment. They seem to value play over work and like to go with the flow. They may have a filofax, but it will have little in it, or they forget to look in it. At their best they can be innovative, able to be fluid and adjust to changes at short notice. At their worst they can take so long to make a decision that they miss the boat, miss deadlines, miss everything. Misunderstandings between Judgers and Perceivers: Watch couples shopping any weekend to spot the Judger-Perceiver relationship. The Judger can go into a shop and decide very quickly what they want. The Perceiver will often go through every shop in town 'just in case there's something better/cheaper' – and then end up back in the original shop. So if you hear the familiar refrain ( refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/ n. I. 常说的话, 常听到的话. a group of lines in a poem or a song that are repeated regularly. II. a phrase or an idea that is often repeated. v. to stop yourself from doing something. This word is often used in official announcements or signs. refrain from: Please refrain from smoking in this area.) "For Christ's sake do we have to look in every shop in town?" you'll know the question is rhetorical. Of course they do, they are a Perceiver. When shopping this filter can have a number of consequences. Buyer's remorse for example. High Judgers can buy too quickly and repent后悔 at leisure, so they always end up returning things. High Perceivers can take an age to make a buying decision and still end up worrying whether it was the best one. They seem to torture themselves still looking in the window weeks later and saying "Oh damn, look, it's 20p cheaper here - I told you we should wait!" So if your partner makes you feel under pressure to make a decision – where to go on holiday, or even just what to order for dinner; or drives you mad because they seem so indecisive没主见的, 下不来决定的, it is not so much about indecision, as the desire to maintain options, think of this personality filter and take a deep breath. If, on the other hand, your partner seems obsessive 痴迷于 about 'getting things sorted', it is not, necessarily, that he/she is anally retentive(The term anal retentive 过分纠缠于细节的 (also anally retentive), commonly abbreviated to anal, is used to describe a person who pays such attention to detail that the obsession becomes an annoyance to others, potentially to the detriment of the anal-retentive person. The term derives from Freudian psychoanalysis.), just that 'knowing where they are' is important. Deep breath for you too. There is roughly a 50/50 mix of Judgers and Perceivers throughout the population. 另一篇文章: After Sensation and Intuition, the second biggest discrepancy差异, 分歧 in worldview is seen in the difference between Perceivers and Judgers. This is another approximate 50/50 split in population with perhaps slightly more people favoring Judging. The chasm差别, 差距 ( [ˈkæz(ə)m] I. 分歧. 不同. a very big difference that separates one person or group from another. chasm between: a widening chasm between town and country. II. a very deep crack in rock or ice. ) between the two types, however, is vast. When it comes right down to it, the difference between the two is this: Perceivers organize their inner world to have outer world freedom, and Judgers organize their outer world to have inner world freedom. Okay, so what does that mean? It means this: when Judgers think, they like to "wander the garden of their minds," so to speak. Ideas and thoughts come to them the same way fish swim around in a coy pond and it requires calm and peace to really focus or even see them clearly. If Judgers are deep in thought and are disrupted被打断, 被干扰, 被打扰, it's like the disturbing the waters of that coy pond – the little idea swims away and they may or may not ever be able to get it back. Therefore, to have enough inner peace to watch those ideas, their outer world – or, the environment they're in – they must have at least a measure of control over potential disruption. What starts out as a simple need to 'be able to think' grows into an all-encompassing 无所不包的, 包罗万象的 need to have order in their environment. Judgers repeatedly report that they think better 更容易去思考 when their house is organized and they have no visual clutter ( clutter v. clutter up 混乱. 混杂. British English to put too many things in a place so that it looks untidy. His bedroom was cluttered with books and papers. a. to put too many facts, pictures etc in something so that it becomes hard to understand. n .the mess created when there are too many things in a place. Visual pollution/clutter 视觉污染 is an aesthetic issue and refers to the impacts of pollution that impair one's ability to enjoy a vista or view. Visual pollution disturbs the visual areas of people by creating negative changes in the natural environment. Billboards, open storage of trash, space debris, telephone towers, electric wires, buildings and automobiles are forms of visual pollution. An overcrowding of an area causes visual pollution. Visual pollution is defined as the whole of irregular formations, which are mostly found in natural and built environments. ). Therefore, it's just easier to the keep the house tidy. Ditto for the car, their work desk, their private room, etc… On the flip side, Perceivers are the exact opposite. Thoughts are well organized, and if you interrupt a Perceiver in the middle of a thought正在想事情, 正在想东西, the mind tags and files it for later. Recalling it is simply a matter of finding the right subject, category, 'mental file cabinet' to retrieve it. (However, most Perceivers are less aware of this process than Judgers are, probably due to the frustration Judgers experience due to losing their thought.). This ability allows Perceivers to engage in their number one favorite activity: improvisation. For Perceivers, having complete freedom to act in the outer world is extremely satisfying. But the only way to effectively improvise – or, 'turn on a dime' (turn on a dime 说变就变, 随时变化 Fig.[for a vehicle] to turn in a very tight turn. to change direction very quickly. The economy is not likely to turn on a dime between now and the end of the year. We never knew what our father would decide because his opinions could turn on a dime. This car can turn on a dime. I need a vehicle that can turn on a dime.) – requires one to make decisions and choices extremely quickly. This is best illustrated 最好体现, 最好反映 ( illustrate /ˈɪləstreɪt/ I. to show what something is like, or to show that something is true. The following examples illustrate our approach to customer service. The case of Mrs King illustrates the importance of consulting your doctor. illustrate a point说明观点: Miriam quoted three case studies to illustrate her point. a. to show something by using pictures, diagrams, lists of numbers etc. The process is illustrated in Figure 4.6. II. to draw the pictures in a book, or to put pictures in a book. She has illustrated several children's books. fully/lavishly/beautifully illustrated 插画的: The cookbook is beautifully illustrated with colour photographs. a. to use pictures in a talk, document etc. an illustrated talk on her travels in India.) in baseball batters, anticipating the moment when the pitcher throws the ball. They have to be able to respond extremely quickly, making the executive decision when exactly to swing the bat. Having quick, immediate access to information like the effect of the wind, the curve of the ball, the weight required behind the hit… gives the batter far more precision to effectively hit the ball in a controlled direction. This can also be seen by Perceivers while driving, dancing, and in conversation. While Judgers can be quick-witted, it is usually Perceivers who are the best improve comedians. However, it also means they aren't usually all that concerned about disruptions, and so household organization usually gets put on the backburner. It's almost always a Perceiver who throws their clothes around negligently, ending up with a "floordrobe". As with all the dichotomies(dichotomy [daɪˈkotəmi] 一分为二,对分. a difference between two opposite things or ideas. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. an odd dichotomy in his attitude. a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism. ), understanding the differences goes a long way to understanding motive and thought process. It helps us collaborate and pool our strengths, as opposed to squandering them to judgment. 其他相关: Perceiver vs Judger Talking Style - Two situations came up recently that have alerted me to a peculiar occurrence that I believe is a difference between P and J. My ESTJ(ESTJ (Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judgment) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of sixteen personality types.) co-worker came into my office today and relayed传话, 传递消息, 递话 a message from our boss and from the General Sales Manager that they wanted me to get all the managers' phones set up for a credit card swiping device for our remote events. Me: What about the normal Visa machines? Him: We're not going to have a phone line at the next show. Me: I thought we got new Visa machines that could be used with an internet connection. Him: They can, but they are programmed for a phone line and they can only be programmed for one, not both, so I programmed them for a phone line connection since we always have a phone line. Me: We don't always have a phone line. (the next show won't have one). Him: We have phone lines more often than we have internet connections, so I programmed them for a phone line. Me: We have internet at every show. We couldn't have a show without internet. Him: Well, I programmed them for phone lines, so that's how it's going to be. Me: How could we have a show without internet? Him: The next show doesn't have internet. Me: Then how are they going to have a show? Him: With air cards. (devices that provide an internet connection using a cell signal). It was at this point that I realized that by "internet" he meant "DSL service being ordered" or "venue-provided internet", so he was using the wrong term, but I'm used to that. Me: That's internet. Him: It's not the same. Me: How is it not the same? Him: I'm not going to explain it to you. You're just going to argue. (and he started walking away). Me: It's because you don't know what you're talking about. Him: (stopped and came back) A phone line is more secure and reliable than the air cards, so the Visa machines are programmed for that. Me: The security is the same, but I give you that it is more reliable你要说是...我也就认了(give I. [intransitive] if something gives, it stretches, bends, or moves. The bridge has to be able to give a little in the wind. a. if something that supports or holds something gives, it breaks. The floor of the platform might give if too many people walk on it. II. [intransitive] if someone gives, they agree to change a decision, opinion, or intention. I tried to get my husband to come with me, but he wouldn't give. III. [transitive] if you give yourself to something, you use all your time and energy to do it. They expect you to give yourself to the job completely. a. old-fashioned if you give yourself to someone, you have sex with them. I'll give you that (I'll give that one to you/ya) spoken used for saying you accept that part of what someone has said is true, but not all of it. Oh, he's charming enough, I'll give you that, but I wouldn't trust him an inch. I'll give you that much 就算是, 也就算了, 我就不说什么了: It's used in a debate to concede a point to your opponent, without just giving up. For example: A. Shoplifting is against the law and immoral. B. What about a very poor grandmother who shoplifts milk for her hungry grandchild? She's not immoral. A. I will give you that much. But she's still breaking the law. When someone makes a valid point, you can say, "I will give you that much." For example, if we were arguing about whether the Jonas Brothers suck and you said, "But that one has diabetes and you can't hate someone with a serious illness." I would say, "I will give you that much, but the other two still suck.". I'll give you three guesses, (the first two don't count) spoken used
for saying that someone has to try and guess something, because you
will not tell them, often because the answer is very obvious. Three guesses who, and the first two don't count? I'll give you three guesses who the new manager is. Who? Carol! Holy cow! no kidding? The three guesses device (which is in origin a storytelling device for building suspense†) suggests that the event is so improbable that even with three successively more far-fetched tries you will not succeed in guessing the right answer. By contrast, "I'll give you one guess" suggests that the answer is so obvious you only need one guess to get it right. A common variant is. I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count. give someone what for 让你知道为什么 informal To punish; to rebuke. to punish someone or speak to them severely because they have done something wrong. give it to someone straight spoken used for telling someone not to hide unpleasant facts from someone. give something a day/month/year etc 觉得能持续, 觉得能延续, 认为能保持 used for saying how long you think something will last. Nobody gave the marriage more than a few months. Don't give me that spoken used for telling someone that you do not believe or like what they are saying. give as good as you get informal to compete or fight as hard as your opponent. let someone have it I. (idiomatic) To attack someone with great force. At dawn we really let 'em have it with a 30 minute artillery barrage. II. (idiomatic) To verbally assail someone. When I came home, he let me have it for wrecking the car. give somebody a piece of one's mind (idiomatic) To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone. That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it. ). Okay, that's a good reason I guess. He then walked way. I thought about the conversation. He had a good reason for programming them the way he did, but he didn't give that reason until the end. Instead, he gave other reasons that were either inadequate, inaccurate, or both. I was arguing against the reasons he gave, but in his mind, I was arguing against the one good reason and was therefore wrong. This reminded me of an exchange my ISFJ(ISFJ (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Judging) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of sixteen personality types.) wife and I had last night. It was late and we were getting ready to go to bed. Her: Did you check the mail today? Me: No. Her: Will you? Me: Are you expecting something? Her: No. Me: Well, the Netflix won't be here until tomorrow. It can probably wait until I check it to get the Netflix tomorrow. Her: (sarcastically) Oh, thanks. Me: Uh... what? Why are you saying that? Her: Apparently what I want doesn't matter. Me: .......... what? You said you weren't expecting anything. I didn't think you cared if I did it or not. Her: Why would I ask you if I didn't want you to do it? Me: I don't know. If you're not expecting anything and we know Netflix isn't in there, the only other thing we ever get is junk mail. I just didn't want to go out in the cold so we can throw away some junk mail. I figured it was okay to leave it until tomorrow. I wasn't saying I won't go out there if you really want me to. I was just suggesting that it can probably wait. If you really care about me getting it, though, then I'll get it. I don't see why you are taking it personally though. Her: (verbally upset now) I asked you to take the trash out tonight and if you don't want to go outside to check the mail, then you aren't going to take the trash out, either. Me: (completely surprised) ......... WHAT!? I wasn't even thinking about the trash. I wasn't saying the trash can wait until tomorrow. I was saying the mail can. Yes, I'll take the trash out tonight and I'll check the mail. If I had thought about taking the trash out when we were talking about the mail, then it would make sense to check the mail while I was out there. I just wasn't thinking about the trash at the time. Again, giving inadequate reasons instead of the one that makes her position a good one. Her stance立场 is that she wanted me to take the trash out and if I didn't plan on going outside tonight, it meant I didn't plan on taking the trash out. But she defended her position by being upset over the mail, which didn't make sense, instead of bringing up the trash, which would have made sense. Both SJs. I'm not sure if it is an SJ thing, or just a J thing. But I think I finally understand better when people say I argue just to argue. I'm an ESTP or ISTP (it's debatable). It seems like the 2 people in these examples have a general idea of their position because it is all one single object. If they present any part of it, to them, they are presenting all parts of it. If someone argues against the part they brought up, they are arguing against every part of it, even the parts that weren't verbalized 明说的, 说出来的. I, on the other hand, only expect the part I verbalize to be argued against and I only argue against things that were verbalized. Only verbalized things are valid to the discussion at hand. Besides the better understanding of why I have such a difficult time discussing things with them, I have thought about how to attribute this to cognitive functions and have come up with something. Judgers use their main judging function outwardly, to the world outside themselves. They organize, categorize, and care about the state of the world around them. They don't care as much about separating ideas. For Perceivers, their judging function is directed inward, so they care more about organizing and categorizing their thoughts, picking words carefully and separating ideas. The outside world can be more vague and less care is given about its state.
