用法学习: 1. Gwen Stefani [stəˈfɑ:ni]. A bombsite is the wreckage that remains after a bomb has destroyed a building or other structure. A bombsight is a device used by aircraft to accurately drop bombs. Bombsights are a feature of most aircraft from World War I on, first found on the purpose-designed bomber aircraft, and then moving to fighter-bombers and modern tactical aircraft as these aircraft took up the brunt of the bombing role. demeaning [dɪˈmi:nɪŋ] demeaning behaviour or treatment makes people have less respect for you. demean to make people have less respect for someone. demean yourself羞辱自己 to do something that may make people respect you less. You're a liar, and I won't demean myself by talking to you. 2. blockage 堵塞物, 栓塞 something that blocks a tube or pipe. There was a blockage in the drain. He suffered a blockage in a main artery. blockade 封锁 v. to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another. n. an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another. lift a blockade (=end a blockade): The blockade of the harbour will be lifted at midnight. impose a blockade (=start a blockade): An economic blockade 经济封锁 was imposed on the country six months ago. clement [ˈklemənt] adj. I. clement weather 不冷不热的天气, 冷热正好的天气, 宜人天气 is pleasant because it is neither very hot nor very cold. Said of weather and similar circumstances that are mild. II. 宽恕, 恕罪. forgiving someone who has done something wrong although you have the power to punish them severely. Lenient or merciful; charitable. inclement [ɪnˈklemənt] 极端天气 inclement weather is bad, usually because it is wet, cold, or windy. Stormy, of rough weather. clement I. 温和善良的. Inclined to be lenient or merciful. mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate: A clement judge reduced his sentence. II. Mild: clement weather. 3. Is your medication wearing off药劲过了, 药劲消了. 3. time is on your side you will do better by waiting. Your parents think time is on their side, that you'll give up and stop asking if they wait long enough. Because waiting is likely to bring a higher price, we believe that time is on our side. on your side helping you or giving you an advantage. To get this project approved, you'll need to have Richard on your side. I thought of a way to get the older boys on my side. side with somebody = take someone's side to agree with or support someone When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone (to disagree with or not support someone): As much as I hate to side against a friend, I feel she is wrong.
Kyrgios pulls off incredible Wimbledon win: Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios has staged the performance of his life, mounting an incredible comeback to upset后来居上, 逆转 French 13th seed Richard Gasquet in a Wimbledon classic. Kyrgios, at 19 the youngest man in the draw, came from two sets down and saved nine match points over four successive games in the final set before clinching victory 3-6 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 7-5 10-8. "It was an unbelievable match out there," Kyrgios said. "It's definitely the biggest win of my career. "I'm so proud of how I hung in 坚持 and fought it out战斗到底, 战斗到最后一刻, 苦战到底(fight it out I. to argue fiercely until agreement is reached. For at least two years these two companies have been fighting it out over who holds the trademark. II. to compete against a team or organization until one side wins Seattle and Phoenix fought it out up to the last day of the regular basketball season. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fight it out (to fight to end a disagreement). duke it out 决战到底, 斗到底 to compete against someone or something. The airlines are duking it out, offering better service and cheaper fares as a way of attracting passengers. Usage notes: often used in newspaper writing to describe competition between political candidates: Candidates are still duking it out in state primaries, with no one the clear winner yet. Etymology: based on the slang meaning of duke (to hit or fight someone with your hands).go down fighting 战斗到最后, 苦战到死 Fig. to continue the struggle until one is
completely defeated. I won't give up easily. I'll go down fighting.
Sally, who is very determined, went down fighting. Socceroos go down
fighting as they stun the Netherlands at the World Cup: Australia's
World Cup hopes appear over after going down to the Netherlands 3-2 in
Porto Alegre in what will be remembered as one of their gutsiest ever
performances. gutsy [ˈɡʌtsi] 最勇敢无畏的. 最英勇的 brave and determined.)." Kyrgios became the first Australian into the third round, with Lleyton Hewitt behind 7-5 4-4 against Polish 15th seed Jerzy Janowicz when their second round encounter was suspended until Friday due to rain. No player has saved nine match points and gone on to win a grand slam match in a decade, while it hasn't happened at Wimbledon since 1966. With nerves of steel钢铁意志(nerves of steel Fig. very steady nerves; great patience and courage. I was scared to death, but Fred, who has nerves of steel, faced the thugs bravely. have a mind as sharp as a steel trap Fig. to be very intelligent. She's a smart kid. Has a mind as sharp as a steel trap. They say the professor has a mind as sharp as a steel trap, but then why can't he figure out which bus to take in the morning?) - aided by a little luck and a vocal group of Australian supporters - Kyrgios answered every question asked of him in a high-quality final set with a string of 一连串的 aces and ferocious winners. "I was just thinking about going through my routine (on the match points)," said Kyrgios, who blasted 21 aces. "Just coming up with something, going after it 你来我往, playing aggressive." In reaching the third round of a grand slam for the first time, Kyrgios enhanced his reputation as one of the most exciting prospects in world tennis. A beaten Gasquet joined a chorus of those tipping Kyrgios for big things. "In the future he can be top five, he can win a grand slam of course," the Frenchman said. Kyrgios, in his main draw debut at Wimbledon, will next face unseeded Czech Jiri Vesely, who upset French 24th seed Gael Monfils in five sets. Ranked 144th in the world, Kyrgios earned a wildcard entry to the grass court grand slam after winning a Challenger event in Nottingham earlier this month. After battling past unseeded Frenchman Stephane Robert in the first round he was given an outside chance (A remote possibility. a slight chance or likelihood. to have an outside chance of doing sth: "He's got an outside chance of winning." There's an outside chance that很小的机会, 很小的可能性: "There's an outside chance that we'll arrive late on Friday." ) against world No.14 Gasquet, runner-up at Eastbourne last week. However he didn't find any real rhythm找不到节奏 until the Frenchman had comfortably built a two-set lead. Kyrgios kept his composure保持镇定, 保持冷静 and gave himself hope by clinching a crucial break and serving out the third set. Both men served well in the fourth set before Kyrgios found himself two points from defeat, at 0-30 trailing 5-4 before digging his way out of trouble. He then broke in the next game with massive backhand winner before going on to level the match. The final set was on serve until Kyrgios looked set to concede the match softly when he was behind 0-40 on serve at 5-4 down. He rattled off a series of great serves to save three straight match points and it proved a sign of things to come预示着要发生点什么. Two games later, Kyrgios fended off another three match points, including one in which he had been called for a double fault, only for a Hawkeye challenge to pay off by a matter of millimetres. The pattern continued for several games and the Australian's refusal to give in 拒绝认输 finally took its toll when Gasquet surrendered serve to love. Finally given his chance, Kyrgios didn't waste it, holding to love to seal a potentially career-defining victory. "It's a massive stepping stone for me to finally reach the third round of a grand slam," said Kyrgios, who hit 86 winners and 44 unforced errors. "Especially to come back from two-sets-to-love down. "It can be a building bridge for more things to come." 另一个报道: Nick Kyrgios is in new grand slam territory, having earned his place in the Wimbledon third round in extraordinary circumstances. It was easily the biggest career win for the Australian teenager, although there was nothing easy about it, Kyrgios forced to recover from a two-set deficit against 13th seed Richard Gasquet and to save nine match points. The first three came at 4-5 in the fifth set, and the others in the next three service games, one of them salvaged by a Hawk-eye challenge on what had been called a double-fault. But whenever elimination threatened, the 19-year-old found a way to survive it, finally breaking serve himself in the 17th game and serving out the match 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-5, 10-8 in just under four hours to earn a standing ovation on a packed court two. Kyrgios has won a round in three of his five main draw grand slam appearances, but never - until this time - more than one. The youngest player in the men's draw was the second-last Australian; as Lleyton Hewitt prepares to depart, he is arriving. And just might have. Just now. The highest-ranked player Kyrgios had previously beaten was No.51 Radek Stepanek on debut in a major at Roland Garros last year. Gasquet has been as high as seventh, and is still among the game's elite. The Frenchman served exceptionally for most of the match, but was able to convert just two of his 16 break point chances, slightly tentative ( tentative I. not definite, or not certain. a tentative agreement/deal. II. not confident. a tentative look/smile. The peace talks are tentatively planned for next week.) at some key moments, but repelled again and again. "It's definitely the biggest win of my career so far," said Kyrgios, who will now play Czech wildcard Jiri Vesely, a five-set winner over Gael Monfils. Next could be world No.1 Rafael Nadal a four-set winner against his 2012 conqueror Lukas Rosol on centre court. "I'm stoked and I'm just happy to get through again. Well done to Richard, as well. It was an unbelievable match." But one that started almost unremarkably. The Kyrgios way is to hit out boldly, and so he did against Gasquet, whose defence was so outstanding that it prompted a slightly nervous Kyrgios to go for even more. Then again, Kyrgios was not going to win an attritional 消耗战 baseline war( attrition [əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] 消耗战, 持久战 I. formal the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them. war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides. II. a reduction in size, numbers, or strength. attrition rate/rate of attrition 损耗, 消耗率, 耗损率, 折损率: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate. III. a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who leave or die.) with the experienced Frenchman, who was winning grasscourt titles when Kyrgios was a primary school student back in Canberra, shooting hoops 投篮 at least as often as he was hitting tennis balls. Kyrgios was regularly pulled out of position by the Gasquet groundstrokes, and at 2-5 in the first set called for a trainer to treat and remove the kinesiotape from his left knee. He is an explosive athlete, but still a maturing one, and Gasquet had him well covered, in most respects. The foundation of the Kyrgios game is his serve, but while that proved to be shaky 不可靠的, 靠不住的 at times, the world No.144 could make no early impression on Gasquet's, his first break point taking more than one hour to arrive. The pair's only previous match had been on clay in February's Davis Cup tie, when the first set went to a tiebreak, before Gasquet dominated the next two. This time, Kyrgios lost the first seven points, and then his opening service game on a double fault as he attempted a brave/ambitious second serve. The next break came in the third game of the second set when a backhand volley sailed long and Kyrgios belted a ball out of the stands in disgust, earning a code violation warning from chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani. But from 3-5 down, Kyrgios won consecutive games for the first time, breaking back for 5-5 with the help of a Gasquet double-fault at deuce. At this early stage of his tour-level career, he had already compiled an impressive 9-5 record in tiebreaks - three of them coming in his grand slam debut 13 months ago at Roland Garros against Radek Stepanek - but he always trailed in this one, Gasquet showcasing all his skills on both attack and defence进攻和防守. Still, the match had tightened up, and Kyrgios got his reward by taking the third in 36 minutes, his 17th and last winner a nice wrong-footing forehand down the line. The former world No.1 junior has touch 有能力 as well as power力量(touch I. a specific ability or facility. your ability to do something well. Charlotte has really developed a touch for Mexican cooking. the champion appeared to have lost his touch. II. [singular] a particular quality that someone can add to a situation. personal/feminine/human/professional touch: The hotel provides good service and the personal touch. magic touch (Midas touch) (=a special and successful quality): Jane Pickard is the businesswoman with a magic touch.), drop-shotting 扣球 handily at times, using deft ( deft deft movements are made quickly and with skill. a. moving quickly and with skill. ) angles at others. The other factor is his body, which has already proved to be worryingly injury-prone易受伤的, an elbow issue responsible for his most recent two-month stretch on the sidelines. Cramps cost Kyrgios dearly at the Australian Open, when he had led another Frenchman, Benoit Paire, by two sets to love. On a different surface and in far different circumstances fitness was not an issue this time. He was two points from defeat at 4-5 in the fourth set, before an unexpected break in the 11th game, then saved two break-back points to force a fifth set. There, the drama continued, was magnified exponentially, with Kyrgios under extreme pressure on serve, yet somehow holding on坚持住了. Despite the rankings and results disparity差距, the teen had been given some chance going into the match, the theory being that Gasquet had trailed another, lesser, Australian - James Duckworth - by two-sets-to-one before winning in five in the opening round. And given that Kyrgios is an emerging superstar, and had just won a Challenger title on grass then, well, game on. And, as it turned out, on, and on. "I came up with some clutch serving, that's my main weapon, it's what got me here," said Kyrgios. Count on him staying. A towering talent is now something more.
Kyrgios stuns Nadal at Wimbledon: Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios has pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, beating world No.1 Rafael Nadal in four sets to reach the quarter-finals. The 19-year-old, the youngest man in the draw, turned a remarkable Wimbledon main draw debut into a spectacular one, defeating the Spaniard 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in just under three hours on Centre Court on Tuesday. The world No.144 will face Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic on Wednesday for a place in the semi-finals. Former Wimbledon winners John McEnroe and Pat Cash believe Nick Kyrgios is capable of emulating 效仿, 效法, 模仿 ( I. formal to try to be like someone or something else, usually because you admire them. a legal system that has been emulated all over the world. II. computing if one computer system or program emulates another, it behaves in the same way. ) Boris Becker by winning Wimbledon as a teenager. The 19-year-old produced one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history by beating world No.1 Rafael Nadal in four sets on Tuesday. Coming to Wimbledon as the world No.144, and on a wild-card entry to the main draw, the Australian has surpassed all expectations超出所有人的期待 by reaching the last eight. Three-time Wimbledon champion McEnroe, now commentating at the tournament for the BBC, said Kyrgios had the look of a champion 有冠军相 about him as he demolished Nadal's title hopes. "We've been waiting for this for a while," McEnroe said. "The last guy I saw like this is... Boris Becker, that young teenager, no fear 毫不怯场, 毫不畏惧 whatsoever - 'no matter what comes my way I'm going to be better than them'." Becker, at the age of 17, won Wimbledon in 1985, and triumphed again aged 18 and 21. Australian Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon winner, agreed it was not too much of a stretch 并不夸张, 比不过分, 并不勉强 ( a bit stretch, kind of a stretch 有点夸张, 有点勉强, 有点牵强. 有点言过其实 it means something is not exactly true. this doesn't mean its false though. it usually references opinion statements like "this is the best (whatever) ever!" you STRETCHED your answer from "i really like this" to "this is the greatest of all time." its means your reaching to draw conclusions. It means that you're stretching the definition of something, to apply it to something that wasn't intended. It can also be used to indicate that someone is stretching the truth of something. For example, to call a mule a noble steed is kind of a stretch, though they're similar to horses, which are definitely noble steeds. Another example: To say that I was a "little late," when I showed up at midnight, is kind of a stretch if I was due to show up at 8 p.m. ) to consider Kyrgios a title contender. "Why not? If he plays like that," Cash said. "It has a bit of a Boris Becker feel about it 有点像. 有点...的感觉. "A young guy just blasting away. This guy is bringing something to the table that we haven't seen before. "It has a real feel of Boris Becker." Told that some were predicted he could win the tournament, Kyrgios said he was not getting carried away沾沾自喜, 昏了头, 冲昏了头脑, 飘飘然的. "I'm just going to stay grounded脚踏实地," Kyrgios said. "I'm just going to go home tonight and do everything possible for my next round tomorrow. "Milos has probably got the best serve in the world. I'm just going to go out there and have fun again." McEnroe was stunned by the flow of the match as Kyrgios recovered from losing the second set to Nadal to win 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. The American also noted Kyrgios' celebration, and his post-match television interviews, were not over the top喜上眉梢. "Not only is he not surprised he's beaten Nadal, it looks like (he is thinking), 'Let me get done with this interview because I've got three more matches I've got to play'," McEnroe said. "That to me tells you something about this guy说明了点什么. "I sensed that when he walked on the court that he had that feeling about him and Nadal sensed it, and that's why there was such a strain on his face脸部扭曲变形 as the match progressed. "That's where you know you're watching someone who's going to be a big star in the future." "I was in a bit of a zone out there, it hasn't sunk in yet," Kyrgios said. "I played some extraordinary tennis. I was struggling a little bit on return回球 but I worked my way into it克服了 and I got that break in the fourth set. I served at a really good level all throughout the match so I was really happy." Kyrgios became the first teenager to defeat a world No.1 at a grand slam since Nadal did it against Roger Federer at Roland Garros in 2005. Far from overawed ( [ˌəuvərˈɔ:d] 吓怕, 吓傻, 吓住. feeling slightly afraid of something that is extremely impressive or powerful. ) in the biggest occasion of his life, a free-swinging ( 大胆无畏的. 不计后果的. 无所畏惧的. bold, forthright, and heedless of personal consequences. ) Kyrgios lapped it up ( lap up I. to enjoy something and be keen to get more of it. The jokes were crude but the audience were lapping them up. II. [transitive] if an animal laps water, it drinks it gently with its tongue. They lapped up their milk. lap of honour 绕场一圈, 绕场一周 a slow run or drive around a sports field or racetrack that the winner makes after a race or game. The American word is victory lap. the last lap the last stage of something long and difficult. in the lap of luxury in very comfortable and expensive conditions. They live together in the lap of luxury in a beautiful Victorian mansion. drop/dump something in someone's lap to make someone responsible for a job or a problem, without any warning. He put the matter off entirely, essentially dumping it in the lap of the incoming governor. drop/fall into/land in someone's lap 天上掉馅饼, 掉入怀里 to suddenly happen or be given to someone without them having to make any effort. This was a deal that just fell into my lap. if water laps something or laps against something 拍打着, it moves against it gently with a soft sound. The waves lapped gently against the rocks. the sound of the sea lapping the shore. ), going toe-to-toe with ( toe-to-toe 一对一的 adv. in one-to-one combat or in direct competition: there aren't many fighters willing to go toe-to-toe with him. adj (of battles, confrontations, or contests) involving two people or groups fighting with or competing against each other: a toe-to-toe battle. go/stand/fight etc toe-to-toe (with someone) American to argue or fight with someone in a very determined way. ) the 14-times grand slam champion in an enthralling encounter( enthralling [ɪnˈθrɔ:lɪŋ] an enthralling activity or event is so interesting or exciting that you give it all your attention. enthral to make you so interested in or excited by something that you give it all your attention. This is a story that enthrals listeners from beginning to end. ). He served brilliantly - blasting 37 aces - reeled off ( to say a list of things quickly and without much effort. ) a string of massive winners but also mixed up his game cleverly. Perhaps most surprisingly, after making a superb start Kyrgios was able to maintain his level 保持水平 through the match. After carving out an unlikely run to the last 16 on outside courts, Kyrgios - a wildcard entrant - was elevated to Centre Court status for the biggest match of his life. Any questions over how the Canberra teen would handle the occasion were answered quickly and emphatically( emphatically [ɪmˈfætɪkli] I. 坚定的, 坚决的. 毫不迟疑的. very firmly and clearly. Adams emphatically denied that the conversation ever took place. II. in a very clear way that no one can argue about. Scientists proved emphatically that there was a link between smoking and cancer. ) as he put on a serving exhibition in the first set. The Australian lost only four points on serve for the entire set, none behind his first serve, as he smashed down 13 aces. But his performance was far from one-dimensional, matching it with Nadal in the longer rallies and putting pressure on the Spaniard's serve. He earned three break points let in the set, including a set point, but couldn't convert, however started strongly in the tiebreaker, racing to a 4-0 lead. Nadal rallied but Kyrgios held his nerve, serving an ace to take an unlikely one-set lead. Early in the second set Kyrgios had the crowd in awe with让人惊呼 an outrageous, through-the-legs drop shot while down 40-0 on Nadal's serve, accepting the applause with his arms stretched wide. Serving to force a second set tie break, some careless errors gave Nadal a sniff 喘一口气, 喘息之机 and the Spaniard converted 把局点转为胜利 ( convert I. [intransitive/transitive] to change from one system, use, or method to another, or to make something do this. You have to convert the temperature readings from Fahrenheit to Celsius. The subsidies are to enable farmers to convert to organic production methods. convert into: The sofa converts into a bed. convert something into something: They converted the old school into luxury flats. II. [intransitive/transitive] to change your beliefs, especially your religious beliefs, or to persuade someone to do this. convert to: At the age of 16, Greene converted to Catholicism. III. [transitive] to make a conversion in rugby. ) his second set point to break the Australian's serve for the first time. The third set was another closely-fought affair 胶着状态 but, just as the match looked to be swinging Nadal's way, Kyrgios again showed the nerve that has been a hallmark of his campaign. He saved one set point before edging a tight tiebreak, needing just one set point to regain control of the match after a stunning cross-court return resulted in Nadal putting a backhand wide. Nadal had lost the first set in his previous three matches and it seemed inevitable he would rally again in the fourth set. However it was Kyrgios who struck first, securing a break to go 3-2 up. He showed no signs of giving up his lead, and when given the opportunity to serve for the match, he didn't drop a single point一分未丢. Kyrgios fittingly sealed the historic win with an ace, raising his arms in joy, looking with disbelief to his support box and performing a dance. "I didn't know what to do: I've just turned to everyone that's supported me my whole life. I didn't really know what that dance was. 其他报道: "But he didn't just win, he also produced a freakish shot that had already gone viral on social media by the end of the match. It was an audacious 大胆的 flick 拨了一下 between his legs that didn't just have the nerve to go in, but go on to be an unplayable winner as well. "I'm just flabbergasted. I saw Hali crying in the stands after the win and George has probably got tears in his eyes, it's phenomenal," Nill said. "I was glued to the chair, I couldn't move ... and now my voice is cracking 沙哑 from the screaming, it's fantastic." "It's crazy, I still don't know what to feel really." So how far can this runaway Kyrgios train go at Wimbledon? He's already more than doubled his career earnings in one tournament and is not done with yet. "We're super proud of him, this is a culmination of everything he's put in for years," Christos said. "It might just seem like he's broken out onto the scene( burst onto the scene Fig. to appear suddenly in a location. to suddenly become famous. Marsalis burst onto the scene in the early 1980s and proved that jazz could have its own superstars. When Charles burst onto the scene, no one was prepared for the news he brought. The police suddenly burst onto the scene and arrested everyone in the room. ), but realistically it's been a process for as long as we can remember. He's only going to want to get better as well, it's only the start. He just beat the No.1 player in the world so that says enough [about how far he can go], if he's on his game."
