用法学习: 1. Adjust VS Adapt: Both are used to express a change in something to fit new conditions. However, adapt is generally more permanent and takes time to achieve, whereas adjust is quicker and less permanent. An adjustment has tends to be more minor, whereas an adaptation is more major. You adjust things to make yourself more comfortable, like a tie, belt, glasses, seat, etc. You adapt to a new climate, environment or lifestyle. The verb "adapt" means to change and make suitable for a different use or for new conditions: to adapt a book for children; the eye adapts to dark/light; to adapt to a new situation; to adapt to a new climate. The verb "adjust" means to make suitable or convenient for use; to change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond. "Adjust" refers more to the mechanism, "adapt" to the result – We adjust an opera glass in order to adapt it to different eyes. We can adjust machinery; adjust one's mind to an idea; adjust spectacles, etc. adjust例子: adjust something for something (=change something to show the effect of something else): The figures have been adjusted for inflation. She stopped to adjust the strap on her sandal. When economic circumstances change, businesses need time to adjust. adjust to: It took her two years to adjust to life in England. Give your eyes time to adjust. Her eyes gradually adjusted to the gloom. adapt例子: The company was accused of being slow to adapt适应的慢. adapt to: Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life. Courses can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual. a specially adapted car. adapt for: You can adapt this fabric for anything from divers' suits to gloves. adapt something from something: The film is adapted from a Michael Crichton novel. 2. A countersink (symbol: ⌵) 锥形的凹槽 is a conical hole cut into a manufactured object, or the cutter used to cut such a hole. A common use is to allow the head of a countersunk bolt or screw, when placed in the hole, to sit flush with or below the surface of the surrounding material (by comparison, a counterbore makes a flat-bottomed hole that might be used with a socket-head capscrew). A countersink may also be used to remove the burr left from a drilling or tapping operation thereby improving the finish of the product and removing any hazardous sharp edges. A counterbore (symbol: ⌴) 平底的凹槽, 螺丝槽 is a cylindrical flat-bottomed hole that enlarges another coaxial hole, or the tool used to create that feature. A counterbore hole is typically used when a fastener, such as a socket head cap screw, is required to sit flush with or below the level of a workpiece's surface. Whereas a counterbore is a flat-bottomed enlargement of a smaller coaxial hole, a countersink is a conical enlargement of such. A spotface often takes the form of a very shallow counterbore. As mentioned above, the cutters that produce counterbores are often also called counterbores; sometimes, to avoid ambiguity, the term counterbore cutter is used instead. 3. Don't say that. You are such a downer 悲观的, 负面的 on yourself. have a downer on somebody (British & Australian informal) to not like someone I didn't realise she felt like that about Julian. She's got a real downer on him. on a downer informal I. feeling sad, negative, or disappointed. I'm on a bit of a downer today. II. experiencing a period of failure. The team has been on a downer all season. A house call 上门服务, 出诊 is a visit to the home of a patient or client by a doctor or other professional. Families used to pay dues to a particular practice to underwrite house calls. A call girl or female escort 应召女郎 is a sex worker who (unlike a street walker) does not display her profession to the general public; nor does she usually work in an institution机构 like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency. The client must make an appointment, usually by calling a telephone number. Call girls may work either incall, where the client comes to them, or outcall上门服务, where they go to the client. An outpatient (or out-patient) 门诊病人 is a patient who is not hospitalized for 24 hours or more but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment. Treatment provided in this fashion is called ambulatory (relating to or adapted for walking.) care. Sometimes surgery is performed without the need for a formal hospital admission or an overnight stay. This is called outpatient surgery. Outpatient surgery has many benefits, including reducing the amount of medication prescribed and using the physician's or surgeon's time more efficiently. More procedures are now being performed in a surgeon's office, termed office-based surgery, rather than in a hospital-based operating room. Outpatient surgery is suited best for healthy patients undergoing minor or intermediate procedures (limited urologic, ophthalmologic, or ear, nose, and throat procedures and procedures involving the extremities). An inpatient (or in-patient)住院病人, on the other hand, is "admitted" to the hospital and stays overnight or for an indeterminate 不确定的时间 time, usually several days or weeks (though some cases, such as coma patients, have been in hospitals for years). Treatment provided in this fashion is called inpatient care. The admission to the hospital involves the production of an admission note. The leaving of the hospital is officially termed discharge出院, and involves a corresponding discharge note. Misdiagnosis误诊 is the leading cause of medical error医疗失误 in outpatient facilities. 4. dead weight I. [countable] something that is very heavy and difficult to lift or carry. a. 死猪样的人. someone who cannot be lifted easily because they are sleeping, unconscious, or dead. II. [singular] 拖死人的东西. 负担. something that makes it difficult for development, progress, or change to happen. that which is useless or excess; that which slows something down. She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter. dead week (美国) 死亡之周 In a college or university, the week immediately preceding finals week. Etymology: Possibly from the propensity during this period for students to cram for final exams and complete term papers, often resulting in sleep deprivation, increased irritability, and stress. Also possibly from the lack of classes or activities scheduled during this period, in order to allow more study time. swot v. to study very hard, especially for an examination He's swotting for his finals. n. showing disapproval a student who works extremely hard and has no time for other activities. swot up 临时抱佛脚 to study something very hard, especially for an examination. I've got to swot up the French Revolution for tomorrow's test. I swotted up on my Spanish before the holiday. swot vac 澳大利亚(vac= vacation) (Australia, education, informal) similar concept in the Commonwealth (excluding Canada). In secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations. reading week 加拿大, equivalent term in Canada. A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.
阿拉伯人服饰: 女人的叫 burqa/burka ( 指那种身体和头一块包起来的, 而且颜色通常一样的服饰. is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in the public places. ), 男人的叫keffiyeh/kufiya. As with other articles of clothing worn in wartime, such as the T-shirt, fatigues and khaki pants, the keffiyeh has been seen as chic among non-Arabs
in the West. Keffiyehs became popular in the United States in the late
1980s, at the start of the First Intifada, when bohemian girls wore
keffiyehs as scarves around their necks. In the early 2000s, keffiyehs
were very popular among youths in Tokyo, who often wore them with camouflage clothing. The trend recurred
in the mid-2000s in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia,
when the keffiyeh became popular as a fashion accessory, usually worn as
a scarf around the neck in hipster circles. 阿拉伯人穿的那种男女不分的长袍叫 Djellaba(带帽子的全身长袍 ['dʒɛləbə] )
is a traditional long, loose-fitting unisex outer robe with full
sleeves worn in the Maghreb region of North Africa and in
Arabic-speaking countries along the Mediterranean. The word "hijab" or "hijāb" 现代穆斯林女士常带的花色的头巾(专指头巾, 服饰是另外的)
([hi'dʒɑ:b], [hi'dʒæb]) refers to the head covering worn by Muslim
women and is considered as the most modest style of dress in general. A turban印度头巾(My doctor is a turban wearing Indian.) is a kind of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear, usually by men. A turban(印度或者中东及部分非洲男人带的头巾. 包在头上的头巾), also known as bulle in some cultures, is a kind of headwear based on a cloth winding; there are many different variations. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear, usually by men. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions
can be found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Near East, the Arabian
Peninsula, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Swahili
Coast. Turbans worn in Pakistan and India are known as Pagri. In certain other faith communities, the headgear also serves as a religious observance, including among Muslims. Wearing turbans is common among Sikhs ( 锡克教徒 Sikhism, or known in Punjabi as Sikhi,([ˈsiːkɨzəm]or [ˈsɪkɨzəm] [ˈsɪkːʰiː]) is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, by Guru Nanak and continued to progress through the ten successive Sikh gurus (the eleventh and last guru being the holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs (students or disciples).), who refer to it as a Dastar. In certain other faith communities, the headgear also serves as a religious observance, including among Muslims, who regard turban-wearing as Sunnah Mu'akkadah (confirmed tradition). Additionally, turbans have often been worn by nobility, regardless of religious background. They are also sometimes donned to protect hair or as a headwrap for women following cancer treatments. Afghanistan: Turbans are part of the national dress in Afghanistan, they are used more widely than elsewhere in the Muslim world, and are worn in a wide range of styles and colors. In the country's southeast, turbans are wrapped loosely and largely, whereas in Kabul turbans tend to be smaller and tighter. In traditional Afghan society, a related piece of extra cloth called a patu serves practical purposes such as for wrapping oneself against the cold, to sit on, to tie up an animal or to carry water in the cap. Different ethnic groups in Afghanistan wear different lungees with different patterns, way of styling it, fabric, stripes, lengths and colouration. Some styles are, however, nationwide. The styles extend and overlap into western Pakistan.
Other people have it worse其他人情况比你更糟糕, 其他人经历着更坏的情况: 1. I was drawn to my best friend ( You can be drawn to someone because they are simply charismatic, or because you trust them, or for a number of reasons.Jjust because you are drawn to someone doesn't mean you like them, but it can lead to that. You can just be drawn to someone without being attracted even to a female person that you just met and become best friends. Being drawn to someone could just mean that you feel a connection with them...doesn't only mean romantically. drawn adj. someone who looks drawn has a thin face and looks very tired, ill, or worried. drawn out / long-drawn-out 拖得很长的 continuing for a long time so that you become bored. a long-drawn-out explanation. a long-drawn-out war. draw out I. 拉长. 拖长. [transitive] to make something continue longer than usual. This action could draw the dispute out for another six months. People with southern accents tend to draw out their vowels. II. [intransitive] to move out of a place. Slowly the train drew out of the station. III. [transitive] to encourage someone to talk more by making them feel more relaxed and confident. It wasn't easy to draw him out. IV. 天变长. [intransitive] when the days draw out, it remains light for longer because it will soon be spring. draw I. [transitive] to consider the ways in which two things are different or similar. draw a line/distinction/boundary: The law draws a distinction between children and adults. draw a parallel/analogy/comparison: The writer drew parallels between the two societies. II. [transitive] 引来. 引得. to get a particular reaction from people. draw praise/criticism: The new exhibition has been drawing a lot of criticism. draw a refusal/denial: The claims drew an immediate denial from the President's office. III. 引起注意. 被吸引. [transitive] [often passive] to make someone notice something. draw someone's attention/eye/gaze: Our attention was drawn by the sound of gunfire. draw to: My eyes were drawn to a painting hanging over the fireplace. IV. [transitive] 提取钱. 提款. 取钱. to take money from a bank account. Customers can draw up to £250 a day from most accounts. draw out: I'll need to draw out more cash tomorrow. V. [transitive] [usually passive] to persuade someone to tell you something. I asked her if a decision had been made, but she would not be drawn (=would not tell me). draw someone on something: Journalists tried to draw him on the subject of his wife. VI. 平局. [intransitive/transitive] British if two teams or opponents draw, they both have the same score so neither wins. The American word is tie. draw with: They drew 1–1 with Manchester United last week. VII. [intransitive] to move somewhere slowly or smoothly. draw near/close: As we drew nearer, I noticed that the front door was open. draw apart: Ruth held him for a long time before they drew apart. draw to a halt/standstill/stop: A taxi was drawing to a halt outside the hotel. VIII. [transitive] to pull something across a space in order to close or open it. draw the curtains: The curtains were still drawn at noon. pick/draw someone's name out of a hat to choose someone as the winner of a competition in which everyone has an equal chance of winning, often by taking a name written on a piece of paper out of a container. ) because we both have problems. But when I just want to lay on her shoulder and cry I remember how much worse she has it. I'm such a spoiled annoying horrible friend. 2. Is telling someone "other people have it worse than you" really a good argument to make them feel better? I can't stand seeing 13-year-olds saying their life is the worst because their girlfriend dumped them, but that's actually a horrible way to stop someone from whining, isn't it? Not to mention, it's completely impossible for us to know all of what someone is going through, or their mental state. Hell, some of my obsessive thoughts挥之不去的想法 have put me in deeper states of despair than deaths. 3. No. It's a disgusting, ignorant remark, for so many reasons. Let me start off by saying; there is no comparison in human suffering. I don't care if you're depressed because you grew up as a starving child in Africa, or if you're depressed because your boyfriend dumped you. Both of those scenarios are forms of human suffering, and there is no way in hell that another human can judge a situation from the outside作为局外人 and say "other people have it worse than you". Depression is an emotional response. Some people are very susceptible to depression while others are almost immune to it. Depression is not dependent on your situation. It is a mental state; therefore how the hell can somebody know how bad someone is hurting? That only makes people feel horrible. Like they're selfish for having feelings and wanting to talk it out with somebody. Feelings don't stop because someone says something to make them "toughen up". That's what makes people feel worthless and stupid. That's what makes people decide that life's not worth living anymore. Be kind to people. Everybody speak from their heart. Don't try to hurt somebody who's already hurting受伤害, 心里难过. It doesn't matter why and how much they're hurting. The fact is that they're calling out for help; and you need to respond.
新闻: 1. Sprint king短距离之王 Sullivan retires from swimming. Sullivan competed at three Olympics, and looked on track to ( on track if an activity or a situation is on track, it is making progress and is likely to achieve something (often + to do sth) A fighter from Edinburgh is on track to become the world heavyweight boxing champion. If the peace talks remain on track, an agreement can be expected by the end of the month. ) make it three Commonwealth Games appearances when he booked his berth ( 占得一个席位, 赢得一个席位. give someone/something a wide berth 离远点, 疏远, 保持距离 informal to avoid someone or something. People tend to give him a wide berth because he looks so strange.) at Glasgow by winning the 50m freestyle at April's Australian Championships in Brisbane - where he beat 击败 a field featuring James Magnussen. His winning time in the final was the third-fastest recorded in 2014. But having pulled out of the Glasgow Games when he underwent a third bout of shoulder surgery last month, Sullivan decided his body was no longer up to the demands. Sullivan will also be remembered for being part of the infamous Stilnox Six, a group of Australian swimmers reprimanded for taking part in a bonding session involving the sleeping pill in the lead up to the troubled London Olympics pool campaign. Swimming Australia CEO Mark Anderson paid tribute to Sullivan's longevity长盛不衰. 2. Kite fears Eagles stars could leave nest( leave/fly the nest 离巢 to move from your parents' home and live independently Our kids have all left the nest and the house seems empty now. ): Two-time Manly premiership winner Brent Kite says it's up to young Sea Eagles players to ensure the culture at the proud NRL club doesn't die. Discontent 不满 expressed by star Steve Matai in recent days points to internal factions内部派系, 内部分裂 brewing at Manly, with the angst caused by club great 大佬 Glenn Stewart being forced out at season's end. Kite - now at Penrith - says he's not privy to 不知情 the behind-the-seasons drama at his beloved former club, but admits he does fear the Sea Eagles could be set to lose some experienced big names. Clive Churchill medalist Kite was one of the founding fathers 奠基人 of Manly's decade-long dynasty of success, and set the benchmark along with the Stewart brothers, Jamie Lyon, Matai, Anthony Watmough and Jason King. Kite says it's a credit to Manly that despite the rumblings they remain on track for a third title in seven years. But he senses Stewart's exit could mark the end of an era. "We prided ourselves on being able to stick together for so long," said Kite, who was squeezed out 被挤出 of the club after last year's grand final. "We lost guys along the way - but I think the difference now is there could be a few heading at the one time( at one time in the past At one time this ranch had dozens of cowhands, but now it has fewer than ten. one by one and one at a time the first one, then the next one, then the next one, etc.; each in turn. I have to deal with problems one by one. I can't handle them all at once. Okay, just take things one at a time. The children came into the room one by one.). "Where as with (Matt) Orford and (Steve) Menzies, we dropped one or two ... this might signal a few of them having to move on. "It's a bit sad to see it all come undone 土崩瓦解, 分崩离析 but we had a good time while it lasted for sure. "To their credit, on the field they're still putting the performances in." It's been revealed Matai unsuccessfully approached Manly for a release to join the Warriors and reports over recent months have also suggested Brett Stewart and Watmough are far from happy about the circumstances that have resulted in Glenn Stewart being shown the door. Kite, who has his own premiership tilt to worry about (tilt I. [transitive] 倾斜. to move something so that one side is lower than the other. She tilted the bowl to pour the mixture out. The tray was tilted at an angle. a. [intransitive] if something tilts, it moves so that one side is lower than the other. Suddenly the boat started to tilt. b. [transitive] to move your head slightly upwards, downwards, or to one side. She was sitting with her head tilted slightly back. II. [intransitive/transitive] to influence a situation in a particular way, or to be influenced in a particular way. tilt the balance towards/in favour of someone (=give someone an advantage): Excellent performances from the opening batsmen have tilted the balance in favour of the home side. n. I. a sloping position, or the amount by which something slopes. The table has a definite tilt at this end. II. a slight change in people's opinion or attitude. Opinion polls are showing a marked tilt towards the Nationalist Party. III. British a criticism of someone or something. tilt at: She never misses a chance to have a tilt at liberals. IV. British an attempt to achieve something. tilt at: Whitham is heading for a tilt at the world championship next year.) with the young Panthers, has faith Manly can stay strong. In two of the game's premier playmakers, Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran, Manly have a bright future - but Kite says the Sea Eagles need strong leadership 强势领导 through what could be a tough time. "Of course they can get through it. A lot of it's going to fall to the young leaders there now," he said. "It's what they make of their time in those leadership roles." 3. Dog stays by dead owner's side in scorching heat: A bull terrier in the US has proven that it really is a man's best friend by braving scorching 烤人的, 把人烤焦的 冒着酷暑, 顶着大太阳 weather to stay by the side of its dead owner. Homicide detectives in Oklahoma City found the dehydrated and distressed animal guarding its dead owner on Friday, local TV station KFOR reports. "The dog kept wanting to pull back to go back to where the remains of where the deceased owner was," animal welfare supervisor Sheridan Lowery said. "We have found animals inside residences with owners literally lying on the body or next to the body because they are family. They're sad." "Their owner is deceased. They don't know what is going on. They don't know how to act. They don't know how to react." Ms Lowery said the pit bull was clearly depressed, refusing to eat, not barking and generally showing a lack of enthusiasm for doing anything other than lying around and sleeping. Fortunately for the dog it has since been picked up by a relative of its owner. The animal reportedly recognised the voice and went along with the man happily. 4. 小家伙(small member)带来的困扰: An Australian man who publicly shared his experience living with a "micro-penis" in an effort to de-stigmatise 消除耻辱感 the condition has revealed he mortgaged his house to fund surgery to extend 延长术 his member. 'Mike' shared the difficulties that this had caused for him, saying it had affected his confidence and made sex a physical and mental minefield( I. [countable] an area where bombs have been hidden under the ground or under water. The army aims to clear all the minefields. II. [singular] a situation or process with many possible problems or dangers. minefield for 雷区, 禁区, 不敢触碰的地方, 禁忌话题. 伤心处(sore spot/point/subject)痛处: The issue of tax cuts is a potential minefield for the government.). His first round of surgeries, which had involved lengthening and widening, had not proven successful. "The ligament regrafted itself onto the dermal fat graft(dermal Of or relating to the skin or dermis. Fat grafting, also called autologous fat transfer, is emerging as a new breast reconstruction technique. In fat grafting, fat tissue is removed from other parts of your body – usually your thighs, belly, and buttocks – by liposuction. The tissue is then processed into liquid in a lab and injected into the breast area to recreate the breast. Another form of fat grafting, called lipofilling, has been used for a number of years to fix minor differences in the shape, balance, or position of the reconstructed breast compared to the other breast. Since that has worked well, doctors thought they might be able to rebuild a whole breast using fat.) and I got some retraction( I. [countable] a statement in which you say that something that you previously said or wrote is not true. Did you demand a full retraction? a. [uncountable] the act of saying that something you previously said or wrote is not true. They sent a letter of retraction.)," he said. That surgery cost him $45,000. Mike drew down on his mortgage to pay for it ( draw down I. to reduce an amount of money by using it. Some firms have dealt with the problem by drawing down their cash reserves. II. To lower (curtains). III. (idiomatic, transitive) 寻找资金. 募集资金. To get funding. We need to draw down 10 million dollars.), after completing a particularly lucrative construction contract. It's not vanity ( I. 太爱美, 关心自己容貌, 虚荣心. 太在乎容貌. Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements. the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance. II. formal complete lack of importance or value. III. 化妆桌子. 梳妆台. A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors atop. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon. vanity unit a small washbasin (=a bowl for washing your hands) fitted into a flat surface, with a cupboard under it, often in a bedroom. vanity case 化妆包 a small bag for carrying make-up. ) that's prompting him thought – his condition has had very real effects in his life真正影响到了生活. "It's difficult to have a conversation about it that doesn't descend into smut( I. showing disapproval pictures of sex, or stories about sex. Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material. II. dirt that makes a mark on something. III. Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused. corn smut 导致玉米长个大瘤子的真菌 A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Ustilago maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy. )," he said. "There are not many people I can talk to about it. I don't bother explaining it to most people or even bringing it up." "We put too much pressure on men, the same way women put too much emphasis on box gap or boob size or bikini bridges( Is the bikini bridge the new thigh gap? The bikini bridge occurs when a woman lies on her back and her pelvis protrudes in such a way that the waistband of her bikini bottoms lifts up from her lower abdomen. It's one part gravity部分是由于, one part skinniness, and completely unnecessary as a trending thing on the internet.)." The medical profession wasn't always sensitive to his condition either. Another challenge that Mike has faced is the difficulty separating the legitimate doctors 真正的医生 from the frauds骗子, 骗人的医生(quack.) in the area of penile surgery. "There are a lot of shonks ( shonky 大骗子 I. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) of dubious integrity or legality. Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable. Bringing down 干掉, 揭发 Australia's worst 'serial shonk': Assault, theft, fraud — he's been accused of ripping hundreds of people off at every turn. In an exclusive expose, it's the serial shonk who could be the worst crook A Current Affair has ever encountered. II. unreliable; unsound. fraudulate to steal, screw over, use, or lie to someone. Any fraudulent act against another. We fraudulated that abandoned house. He fraudulated paperwork for proof to the court. fraud( 骗局, 行骗, 骗子, 行骗的行为. ) I. [countable/uncountable] the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them. Police are investigating a complex fraud involving several bogus contractors. tax/insurance/benefit fraud. a. [only before noun] relating to fraud. fraud trials/cases. II. [uncountable] the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want. electoral fraud. III. [countable] =fraudster. 骗子. someone who pretends to be an official or professional person in order to trick people. a. something that is not what people claim it is, and is designed to trick people. The whole research programme was an elaborate fraud. fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjulənt] 骗人的 adj. made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally. fraudulent hospital accounts. ) out there, but there are some good surgeons外科医生 too," he said. "I think I'm going to the right one." Mike works in a male-dominated industry and town, which presents yet another barrier in attempts to find a sexual partner. And he admits that socialising with women with a view to 以结婚为目的的 romance is difficult as well. "Where I live, it's a bit of a sausage-fest(=dickfest = sausage party. (slang, derisive) 男性泛滥的. 全男性的聚会. A party or gathering where the vast majority of the people are male. This party is a total sausage fest! Let's call Sarah and have her bring some of her girlfriends over. taco fest 全女性的 ). But then I always put myself in a position where I have the least chance to meet someone."
