用法学习: 1. unbeknownst 不知情的. 不知晓的 (followed by to) without the knowledge of. He went home early, unbeknownst to his mother. Unforgiving得理不饶人的, 爱计较的, 睚眦必报的, revengeful I. 渴望报仇的. Eager for revenge: the average Briton is not naturally vindictive and revengeful. II. 报复心重的. full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive. determined to have revenge; vindictive. vengeful 一心想报仇的. 一心想报复的. wanting or trying to harm someone because they have done something bad to you. a vengeful and bitter ex-lover. vindictive 斤斤计较的 someone who is vindictive is cruel to anyone who hurts them and will not forgive them. vindictive towards: Divorced couples often become quite vindictive towards each other. a. 报复性的. 为了报仇的. used about people's behaviour. a vindictive attempt to punish me for forgetting her birthday. 2. Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity where participants, using shotguns, attempt to break clay disks mechanically flung into the air from two fixed stations at high speed from a variety of angles. Skeet is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting. The others are trap shooting and sporting clays. There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic status (often called Olympic skeet or international skeet) and many with only national recognition. Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, and formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting a firearm at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets. The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to times past, when live-pigeon competitions were held. Although such competitions were made illegal in the UK in 1921, a target may still be called a "bird", a hit may be referred to as a "kill", and a missed target as a "bird away"; the machine which projects the targets is still known as a "trap". 3. make up to I. [transitive] make up to someone informal old-fashioned 讨好. 巴结. 示好. to behave in a very friendly way towards someone, or to praise them, in order to get something for yourself. She's always making up to the boss – it's quite embarrassing. II. make it up to someone 补偿, 弥补. to do something good that helps someone to feel better after you did something bad to them. to do something good for someone you have upset, in order to become friends with them again: I'm sorry we can't take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow. I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you. make up I. make up something to make an amount or a number complete. I'm paying £500, and Dave is making up the rest. II. 和好如初. to become friendly with someone again after an argument. Why don't you two forget your differences and make up? kiss and make up 一吻泯恩仇: They argue a lot, but they always kiss and make up. make up with: Tom still hasn't made up with Alice. III. [transitive] 补上. 弥补. 补回来. to work at different times from usual because you have not worked enough at the normal times. Sorry I'm late; I'll make up the time this evening. 4. Risotto /rəˈzotou, rəˈzoutou/ is an Italian rice dish cooked in broth to a creamy consistency(I. [uncountable] the ability to remain the same in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities. consistency in: There is no consistency in the way they deal with offenders. II. [countable/uncountable] the degree to which a substance is thick, smooth, or firm. Peanut butter has a thick creamy consistency.). The broth may be meat-, fish-, or vegetable-based. Many types of risotto contain butter, wine and onion. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. Risotto is normally a primo (first course), served on its own before the main course. 5. Some people are camera-shy, others not so much. This little guy won't be afraid of being the centre of attention as he grows up, if this home video is anything to go by. While his dad holds the phone (vertically! Ugh) and encourages him to "walk like momma", the toddler thrusts out his stomach and starts marching around the living room.
单词区别: 1. References and referrals have become the most commonly used networking tools for job seekers. Both can be critical in landing your next position, but what's the difference between the two? Reference: A reference is the person a recruiter hiring manager or your potential future employer can call on to testify to your character or overall performance during one of your former positions. However, make sure you choose your references wisely. This person must be willing to do more than praise you. "Recruiters and hiring managers are looking for someone who can speak to your performance and impact on the team; someone who was in a position to rely on your performance and offer a glimpse of how you will perform in the future," according to TheLadders article "How to Choose Your Job References." Referral介绍人: On the other hand, a referral is the person who will pass your name on for consideration for an open position. An overwhelming seventy percent of jobs are obtained via referral according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Referral relations dominate the hiring process, said an article on TheLadders. "Your network can plug you into unadvertised positions and deliver a competitive advantage," the article states. "By keeping your contacts fresh and maintaining good relationships, it is more likely that new opportunities will find you even when you are not actively seeking a new challenge." 文章用例: Nothing frustrates me more as a GP than seeing my patients inconvenienced unnecessarily because of the rigidities ( rigid I. not easily changed. a rigid class system. II. done or applied in a strict and unreasonable way. rigid control over behaviour. rigid discipline. III. stiff, hard, and difficult to bend or move. The door is made from galvanized steel with a rigid frame. IV. 顽固不化的, 固执己见的. not willing to change your ideas, attitudes, opinions etc. Both sides have remained rigid in their resolve. V. unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear or anger. I only had one chance – this was live television – and I was absolutely rigid with fear.) of the heath system. A case in point is Medicare-funded GP MRI referrals, nearly a decade-long issue. When a patient presents with symptoms consistent with 符合一致 clinical indications for which an MRI is the most appropriate diagnostic 诊断工具 tool, I am not free to refer that patient accordingly unless they are under 16. Under the present arrangements, my adult patients must first see me for a referral to a specialist. The patient may then need to wait a long time before they can see the specialist. It is likely that they will then have to wait before they can get an MRI scan. Had I been able to refer her for an MRI scan on the spot, I could have initiated treatment earlier. Instead, this patient suffered and taxpayers' money was wasted. I could point to similar examples where the present system has delayed appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Universal access to rebates for MRIs is also an equity issue ( equity [ˈekwəti] I. [uncountable] formal a fair and reasonable way of behaving towards people, so that everyone is treated in the same way. a political campaign for pay equity. a. legal a system for obtaining a fair result when existing laws do not provide a solution. II. [uncountable] business the value of a property after you have taken away the amount left to pay on the mortgage (=money borrowed to buy it). a. the value of a company's shares. III. equities [plural] business company shares that can be bought and sold on a stock market. equity issue the sale of new stocks to an investor by a company. In financial markets, an equity issuance is the sale of new equity or stock by a firm to or which investors. Equity issuance can involve a private sale, in which the transaction between investors and the firm takes place directly, or publicly, in which case the firm has to register the securities with the authorities and the sale takes place in an organized market, open to any registered investor, a process more akin to an auction. ). The present system discourages lower-income patients from having necessary investigations because they are unable to recover most of the cost of a scan. Since November 2012, GPs have been able to refer children under 16 years of age for Medicare-funded MRI scans. This followed extensive lobbying by the AMA and we worked closely with the Government on what was a smooth implementation process. 2. The difference between broth and stock is one of both cultural and colloquial terminology but certain definitions prevail. Stock(stock骨头汤, 鱼汤等熬完剩下的液体. Broth是汤的基本配置, 包含鱼, 肉等固体的东西, 全蔬菜的汤也可以叫broth. The basic broth is made of stock and fresh ingredients.) is the thin liquid produced by simmering raw ingredients: solids are removed, leaving a thin, highly flavoured liquid. This yields classic stock as made from beef, veal, chicken, fish and vegetables. Broth differs in that it is a basic soup where the solid pieces of flavouring meat or fish, along with some vegetables, remain. It is often made more substantial by adding starches such as rice, barley or pulses. Traditionally, broth contained some form of meat or fish; however, nowadays it is acceptable to refer to a strictly vegetable soup as a broth. 3. A medical certificate医生诊断证明 (sometimes referred to as a doctor's certificate) is a statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient. It can serve as a "sick note"病假条 (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition. An aegrotat (/ˈi:ɡroutæt]; from Latin aegrotat, meaning "he/she is ill") or sick note is a type of medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness. The term aegrotat (abbreviated as aegrot) is used primarily in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations. In the context of British undergraduate degrees a student who is too ill to finish may be awarded an aegrotat degree if the student otherwise would have passed exams or other requirements. 4. Tom yum or tom yam is a Lao and Thai clear, spicy and sour soup. Tom yum is widely served in neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore, and has been popularised around the world. Literally, the words "tom yum" are derived from two Tai words: "tom" and "yam". "Tom" refers to boiling process, while "yam" refers to a kind of Lao and Thai spicy and sour salad. Thus, "tom yum" is a Lao and Thai hot and sour soup. Indeed, tom yum is characterised by its distinct hot and sour flavours, with fragrant herbs香料 generously used in the broth. The basic broth is made of stock and fresh ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, and crushed chili peppers. In neighbouring countries like Malaysia and Singapore, the name tom yum is used widely for various spicy soups which can differ greatly from true Lao and Thai tom yum soup. As a result, people are often confused by the disparities.
新闻: 1. 南非9岁娶老妻: Photos of a nine-year-old boy and his 62-year-old wife renewing their vows in South Africa have caused a storm online. The pair, both of Kildare village, first exchanged vows in 2013. Photos show the bride in a white gown putting a ring on the young boy, who wears a suit, before bending down and kissing him on the lips. Saneie apparently believed the marriage was what his dead ancestors 祖先 wanted. 2. 赌儿子前程: Gerry McIlroy is set for a big payday after his son Rory won the British Open today. The elder McIlroy and three friends each placed a £100 ($182) bet at odds 赔率 of 500:1 10 years ago that Rory, now 25, would win the Open before he turned 26. Their foresight 先见之明, 远见 is set to pay off to the tune of £200,000 (A$363,798), while the champion himself will pocket 收入囊中 five times that for winning the third major of his young career. 3. 养老保险获益: Its chief investment officer, Jim Christensen, said Telstra Super had benefited from a heavy weighting towards infrastucture ( Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to light industry. It can mean production of products which are either heavy in weight or in the processes leading to their production. In general, it is a popular term used by socialist economic planners and within the name of many East Asian firms,[citation needed] meaning 'construction' for big projects. heavy weight adj. I. heavy in weight. II. of more than average weight or thickness: a coat of heavyweight material. III. of or pertaining to heavyweights: a heavyweight bout. IV. 重量级的 very powerful, influential, or important: a team of heavyweight lawyers. n. A person of great importance or influence. a dead weight I. 死沉死沉的人. if someone is a dead weight, they are very heavy and difficult to carry, often because they are not conscious. Tom was a dead weight and her muscles ached as she carried him upstairs. II. something or someone who prevents other people from making progress We must free ourselves from the dead weight of history. She's just a dead weight on the business at the moment. carry weight 举足轻重 if what you do or say carries weight with someone, it seems important to them and will influence what they do or think (often + with ) Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss. have the cares/weight of the world on your shoulders if you look or feel as if you have the cares of the world on your shoulders, you look or feel very worried or sad I've never seen such a change in anyone. He looks as if he's got the cares of the world on his shoulders. throw your weight around 颐指气使 to behave in a way which shows that you are more important or powerful than other people He tries to impress the rest of us by throwing his weight around at committee meetings. throw your weight behind something/somebody to use your power and influence to support something or someone If we could persuade the chairman to throw his weight behind the plan, it would have a much better chance of success. a load/weight off your mind 大松一口气 a big problem you do not have to worry about any more Finally getting a job was a huge load off my mind. Usage notes: sometimes used with real: I'm so relieved I don't have to give a speech - it's a real load off my mind. pull your weight 各尽其责 to do your fair share of work In a busy restaurant, everyone has to pull their weight. ), hedge funds, property and private equity. But last financial year's elevated returns回报 are not sustainable, he and others have warned. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said balanced funds were helped by central banks' quantitative easing ( quantitative easing a process of increasing the amount of money in a country's economy, usually in an attempt to improve the economy and prevent a situation in which the banks are not willing to lend money. quantitative [ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv] involving amounts, or involving measuring things as amounts. The differences are not measurable in quantitative terms.) programs, cheap share prices and signs of economic recovery. 4. 澳洲人热衷旅游: Australians are becoming more cautious with their income - but don't expect them to stop making trips to Bali. A new survey shows more Australians were saving and paying off their debts last quarter. But, despite otherwise prudent 谨慎的 behaviour, more than half said they were saving for a holiday, the St George-Melbourne Institute survey of household financial conditions found. St George's head of retail banking Robert Allan said Australians are savvy enough to know a strong Australian dollar means cheap travel. "I was talking to a customer last week and they were very aware of the strength of the Australian dollar and they know that, actually, it was affordable and it's what they want to spend their money on," he told AAP. "People will put travel at the top of the list, even ahead of things around the house." 5. 空难进展: Tony Abbott has vowed to hold Vladimir Putin to his word( hold somebody to something = keep one's word/promise 坚守承诺, 信守承诺 to make someone act on a promise or agreement. They're holding him to the exact terms of the contract.) on an investigation into the MH17 attack after the Russian president said "all the right things" in a phone call overnight. The prime minister on Monday declined to divulge details of the leaders' first conversation since Russia-backed rebels shot down the Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine. Mr Abbott has been a vocal critic of Russia's response to the disaster, accusing Mr Putin's government of trying to wash its hands of responsibility 洗脱责任 and failing to properly secure the crash site. "He said all the right things," Mr Abbott said of Mr Putin in an interview with Macquarie Radio. "And now we need him to be as good as his word. The talks came as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrived in the US to push for a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for separatists to allow full international access to the crash site. Mr Abbott said while there had been some signs of improvement, including Ukrainian government officials gaining some access to the crash area, the situation was still completely unacceptable. "The site is being treated more like a garden clean-up than a forensic investigation. The wreckage has been picked over, it's been trashed, it's been trampled踩踏." "Then of course, we have to punish the guilty," he said. "We have to do our best to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice." "This is not a time to use bodies as hostages or pawns in a Ukrainian-Russian conflict," she told reporters in Washington. 6. 妈妈讲述变性孩子的故事: Jackson tells how AJ's interest in princess dresses and sparkly boots(shining with small points of reflected light. sparkly buttons.) was followed by a refusal to wear boys' clothes and finally a discomfort with having male genitals. The family was shunned and abandoned by many of their former friends as AJ transitioned变形, and they encountered prejudice they didn't know existed. In her emotional speech, Debi hit back at the attitudes she and her family had experienced, saying she's not a "liberal pushing a gay agenda,"but a conservative Baptist from Alabama. "The Lord does not look at the things that people look at,"she said. "People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 7. 恩怨纠缠: it's been pretty obvious she's having a little sex appeal make-over( A makeover is a term applied to changing one's appearance, sometimes through cosmetics. Makeovers can range from something as simple as a new haircut, to the use of cosmetic surgery, to the extreme of the implantation of dental veneers, eye-color-changing contact lenses, and the use of appearance-altering gastric bypass surgeries, providing massive, permanent fat loss in obese persons, and the associated plastic surgeries, such as abdominoplasty, to eliminate the resulting loose-hanging skin folds (the "panniculus"). A makeunder is based on the opposite principle - removing artificial enhancements to a person's appearance to give a more 'natural' look.) with some seriously smoking shots and well, a new pair boobs. But she's now also got her fans in a spin ( be in a spin 不知所以, 摸不着头脑, 莫名其妙 to be very anxious and confused She's in a spin over the arrangements for the party. ) by flirting with a super-hot German model by the name of Andre Hamann. It's been no secret that the pop pocket rocket has once again split from Justin Bieber, who has been posting endless snaps of him cuddled up to anyone with a lady garden( A woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.).
Presbyterian polity教堂政体(congregations/sessions, presbytery, synod, general assembly. parish是教区. 现在没有了.) ([ˈpoləti] a society that is organized in a political way and that has its own form of government.): 1. 相关单词学习: diocese /ˈdaɪəsɪs/ an area that a bishop (=a senior Christian priest) is in charge of. The term "metropolis教区" (literally "mother city") is used more commonly than "diocese" to signify an area of governance within the church. parochial /pəˈrəukiəl/ I. 只关心自己小地方的. 没有全局观的. 不顾大体的. showing disapproval not interested in things that do not affect your local area directly. a parochial self-interest. (self-interest 一己私利, 只关心自己, 只在乎自己 interest in yourself and how to gain advantages for yourself, often without considering other people. decisions motivated solely by self-interest. self-interested adjective.) a. not willing to accept new ideas or methods. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook. The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel. Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters. Parochialism 视野狭窄的, 井底之蛙的. 狭隘的 is the state of mind, whereby one focuses on small sections of an issue rather than considering its wider context. More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincial". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to universalism. The term originates from the idea of a parish, one of the smaller divisions within many Christian churches such as the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. provincial /prəˈvɪnʃ(ə)l/ I. of or relating to the parts of a country outside the capital or the large cities. a provincial government/election. II. 来自于小地方的, 保守的. Not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal. old-fashioned and conservative, especially because of not living in the capital city or a large city. provincial attitudes to modern art. II. [only before noun] relating to a particular parish. a parochial church council. 2. Presbyterian [ˌprezbɪˈtɪərɪən] (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may apply. Groups of local churches are governed by a higher assembly of elders known as the presbytery or classis; presbyteries can be grouped into a synod, and Presbyteries, along with synods nationwide often join together in a general assembly. Responsibility for conduct of church services is reserved to an ordained minister or pastor known as a teaching elder, or a minister of the word and sacrament. Presbyterian polity was developed as a rejection of governance by hierarchies of single bishops (episcopal polity), but also differs from the congregationalist polity in which each congregation is independent. In contrast to the other two forms, authority in the presbyterian polity flows both from the top down (as higher assemblies exercise limited but important authority over individual congregations, e.g., only the presbytery can ordain ministers, install pastors, and start up, close, and approve relocating a congregation) and from the bottom up (e.g., the moderator and officers are not appointed from above but are rather elected by and from among the members of the assembly). Elders make decisions for the local parish through an elected council called the Session (Latin. sessio from sedere "to sit"), sometimes the Kirk session, church session, or (in Continental Reformed usage) consistory. The members of the session are the pastor(s) of that congregation (sometimes referred to as a teaching elder(相对于ruling elder)), and the installed ruling or canon elders (ruling or canon because they are responsible for measuring the spiritual life and work of a congregation). In some Continental Reformed churches, also deacons are members of the consistory; others distinguish between the consistory and the council, which comprises the pastor(s), the elders, and the deacons. In presbyterianism, congregations are united in accountability to a regional body called the presbytery, or, in Continental Reformed terminology, the classis, which comes from the Latin word for "fleet." Presbyteries are made up of the minister and an elder 'commissioned' from each parish, as well as other clergy such as theological college professors, chaplains, and retired ministers. When there is a larger number of ordained ministers than ruling elders, additional ruling elders are appointed to redress the imbalance ( redress [rɪˈdres] n. something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for. Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. v. to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or by giving them money. We want to redress some of the injustices of the past. redress the balance to change a situation in order to make things fair and equal. ). The commissioners of the presbytery are expected to exercise their own judgement and are not required to represent the majority view of their congregations. The officers of a presbytery are a moderator and a clerk. The moderator acts as chair of presbytery meetings and has a casting, but not deliberative, vote( casting vote n. The vote of a presiding officer in an assembly or council, given to break a tie. the deciding vote used by the presiding officer of an assembly when votes cast on both sides are equal in number. wiki: A casting vote is a vote which may be exercised (usually in addition to his or her normal vote as a member of the body, if he or she has one) by the presiding officer of a council or legislative body, or of any committee, to resolve a deadlock and which can be exercised only when such a deadlock exists. Examples of officers who hold casting votes are the Speaker of the British House of Commons and the President of the United States Senate (an ex-officio role of the Vice President of the United States). A deliberative vote is a vote given to a person because they are a member of the group. The term is usually applied to people who chair the meeting to draw a distinction between the vote they get as a member, and the casting vote they may get as the presiding person. That means that, if your constitution allows the chair to have a casting vote, they will also have a deliberative vote because they are a member. They therefore get a "second vote" the term often used for the casting vote. The deliberative vote must be taken at the same time that everyone else votes. You cannot put an issue to the vote, wait to see the result and then exercise your vote – that is not seen as fair or reasonable. However, many people choose not to use their deliberative vote at all, preferring to remain impartial 不偏不向的, 中立的 and only use it when the issue is tight and their vote will make a difference. ). Presbyteries meet at a regularity between monthly and quarterly, some half-yearly. In most denominations, the pastor serves as Moderator and thus presides over the session (primus inter pares). All elders have an equal vote in the session. In some denominations, the pastor is given no vote, however in a sitting body of an even number or with a quorum of the session counted she or he can break a tie with a casting vote. In denominations too large for all the work of the denomination to be done by a single presbytery, the parishes may be divided into several presbyteries under synods and general assemblies, the synod being the lower court of the two. In the United Church of Canada, this is referred to as "conferences" and "General Council." Often all members of the constituent presbyteries are members of the synod. Like the commissioners to presbyteries, the commissioners to synods do not act on instruction from their congregations or presbyteries, but exercise their own judgement. A synod also has a moderator and clerk, and generally meet less often than the presbytery. The general assembly (or general synod) is the highest court of presbyterian polity. Each presbytery selects a number of its members to be commissioners to the general assembly. The general assembly is chaired by its own moderator, who is usually elected to a single term. He or she is addressed as moderator during meetings, but like the other moderators, his/her position has no bearing outside of the assembly meeting(have (some) bearing on something 有什么关联 to have relevance to something. (Note the use of no and any in the negative.) I know something that has some bearing on the issue you are discussing. This has no bearing on anything that will happen today. This doesn't have any bearing on all that. What bearing does John's decision have on the situation?) and affords him/her no special place in other courts. He or she presides over meetings of the assembly, and may be called on in a representative function for the remainder of the year.
