用法学习: 1. welcoming 热情的, 欢迎你的 friendly and pleasant, especially to someone who has just arrived at a place. The people are all so friendly and welcoming. It's a traditional hotel with a welcoming atmosphere. selection I. [countable/uncountable] the process of choosing one person or thing from a group. selection of: There are strict rules that govern the selection of political candidates. make a selection: It's worth taking the time to make a careful selection. a. [only before noun] relating to the process of choosing. selection process/procedure/policy: An interview normally forms part of the selection process. b. [countable] someone or something that you have chosen. I'm very happy with my selection. II. [countable] a set of things for you to choose from, or things that have been chosen from a larger set. selection of: a selection of local cheeses. The programme presents a selection of poems from around the world. a good/wide/large/varied selection: They have a wide selection of carpets to suit all tastes. III. [uncountable] in Britain, a system in which schools choose the students that they want. 2. gook This term is a slur and should be avoided. It was used esp. during the Vietnam War to refer to North Vietnamese soldiers, although it has also referred to other nonwhites or non-Americans. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent. A woman on a NSW train has been filmed hurling a shocking tirade [taɪ'reɪd] of racist abuse at an Asian passenger. The abusive woman heckles an innocent Asian passenger standing next to the man filming an earlier incident, calling her a "gook", mocking her accent, pulling at her eyes back in imitation and jeering her for coming to "our country". heckle I. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. to interrupt (a public speaker, performer, etc) by comments, questions, or taunts. to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like. to interrupt a speaker at a public meeting by shouting remarks, insults etc at them. II. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 火车上骂人女士被起诉: pariah UK [pəˈraɪə] [ˈpæriə] I. a person, organization, or country that others dislike and avoid. An outcast. The woman who became a nationwide pariah for a racist tirade on a NSW train was only pretending to call the police on children who would not give up the seat for her. But the Daily Telegraph reports that her real name is Karen Bailey, and the phone call was faked. When speaking to ninemsn yesterday, Ms Bailey continued the deception 继续骗 in identifying herself as Sue Wilkins. Ms Bailey's rant began by shouting at two children aged 7 and 10 when they would not give up their seat to her. She soon lashed out at other passengers on the train who had started to film her behaviour. 3. A Qantas spokesperson said there were no safety concerns and the captain made the decision to turn back to Los Angeles, but passengers took to social media to share photos and their fears of being deluged ( deluge [ˈdelju:dʒ] I. if you are deluged with things, you have a lot of them to deal with. The Commission has been deluged with complaints. II. to fill or cover a place with water. ) shortly into the 16-hour flight in the middle of the night across the Pacific Ocean. The actress, who has 469,000 followers on Twitter, wrote how there was so much water it seeped 渗透 through the floor of her cabin客舱 and down on passengers on the level below. "It rained on those below." "Crew on board did everything they could to help customers, including moving them to unaffected areas and providing spare blankets so they could stay dry," Qantas said in a statement. "We're also providing customers with hotel accommodation while the issue is being fixed by our engineers in Los Angeles. "There were no safety of flight concerns with the water leak, however the Captain decided to return to LA in the interests of passenger comfort. "We are liaising with Airbus to understand what caused this fault." Brown, although scared, was full of praise for Qantas flight and gate crews, describing them as "awesome". 4. Guess Who, Don't Sue八卦, 流言, 谣言: The Blind Item/Gossip/Spill the tea Thread! Should be self-explanatory. Post gossip items, and people will guess who they possibly could be about. "tea" is an old term for "gossip", which came from the idea of what goes on at a tea party. "Tea party" ( I. A semi-formal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served. II. A small gathering of children or their toys, who mimic having a real dinner, often without any food at all. coffee morning (UK) a social gathering where people talk over coffee and cakes, usually to raise money for a charity. ) is an old term for a "gossip fest", and "spilling the tea" means accidentally( on purpose) dropping an irresistible tidbit of gossip. Spill the tea: when one tells an especially juicy bit of gossip. "Girl, did you know Renee is having another baby? And the babby daddy is the same guy who she found out has been cheating on her!" OMG, spill the tea on that drama!!!!" blind item: A blind item is a news story, usually gossip, in which the details of the matter are reported while the identities of the people involved are not revealed. 5. payday The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. payday loan A small, short-term unsecured loan of money. Etymology: So called because it might help borrowers until their next payday. self-mockery 自嘲 n. the practice of making yourself appear silly to show other people that you have a humorous attitude towards yourself. self-mocking adj a self-mocking smile. A self-parody自黑(The intentional or inadvertent parodying or exaggeration of one's usual behaviour or speech: they are soft-spoken and clean-cut to the point of self-parody. soft-spoken I. 轻声细语的. Speaking with a soft or gentle voice. having a pleasant, sweet, gentle, mild speaking manner. He was soft-spoken and gentle. a soft-spoken instructor. II. Smooth; ingratiating 巴结讨好的. able to persuade or impress by glibness of tongue: a soft-spoken attempt at bribery. ) is a parody of oneself or one's own work. As an artist accomplishes it by imitating his or her own characteristics, a self-parody is potentially difficult to distinguish from especially characteristic productions. Sometimes critics use the word figuratively to mean the artist's style and preoccupations ( I. [singular/uncountable] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things. She noticed his look of preoccupation. preoccupation with: a preoccupation with death/sex/violence. a. [countable] something that you think about and want to do because it is important. The safety of their children is a constant preoccupation of most parents.) appear as strongly (and perhaps as ineptly) in some work as they would in a parody. Such works may result from habit, self-indulgence, or an effort to please an audience by providing something familiar. 自黑的例子: The Simpsons have featured many celebrity guests over the years, many of them serving as an obvious parody of their public image, an example being the episode Burns, Baby Burns with Rodney Dangerfield playing Mr. Burns' son, Larry – many of Dangerfield's catchphrases are laced throughout the episode. Enchanted is a Disney movie which is both a homage and self-parody to previous Disney films, especially those of the Disney Princess franchise. 6. storybook [ˈstɔ:riˌbuk] 童话式的. 故事书中的, 不真实的 very good, in a way that does not seem real. As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion. I remember one couple that truly created their own storybook wedding by selecting a remote waterfall as their wedding location. a storybook romance童话式的爱情. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world? raring to go to be ready and excited to begin doing something. The lawyers were raring to go. Monday afternoon when the judge started the hearing. Usage notes: sometimes spelled rarin' to go to show how it is said: Sometimes she'd wake up at five in the morning and was rarin' to go. 7. stone-cold I. 冷血的. 冷若冰霜的. Without emotion. He was a stone-cold killer: he didn't flinch as he took the shot. II. Completely cold. By the time I returned to my desk, my tea was stone-cold. stone cold fox Some one who is really hot or "super fine" someone who is cute or gourgous or good looking. an attractive person. Ohh man. Andrew's a stone cold fox. She's the stone cold fox. Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis is seriously hot now. We knew that Matthew, 25, had improved with age since filming his first Harry flick…but we didn't realise he was a stone-cold fox! 8. meditation [ˌmedɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] I. [uncountable] quiet thought that helps you to relax or that is intended as a spiritual or religious exercise. a. [countable] a particular exercise that is used in meditation. II. [uncountable] 苦思冥想. thought that takes all your attention for a long time. His mind had been elsewhere, lost in meditation. III. [countable] a piece of writing that expresses serious thoughts on a particular subject. transcendental meditation an activity that involves repeating a phrase in your mind in order to make yourself relax. Transcendental meditation is often simply called TM. 9. grotesque [ɡrəuˈtesk] I. extremely ugly and strange. a grotesque statue of the devil. Sometimes a thread must pause until a certain condition is met. Signaling constructs achieve this efficiently by blocking while their condition is unsatisfied. However, there is a grotesque alternative: a thread can await a condition by spinning in a polling loop. Sometimes a hybrid between blocking and spinning is used as a variation: while (!proceed) Thread.Sleep (10); // "Spin-Sleeping!". Although inelegant, this is far more efficient than outright spinning. Problems can arise, though, due to concurrency issues on the proceed flag. Proper use of locking and signaling avoids this.. II. unreasonable, or offensive. He called the original broadcast a grotesque distortion. Fatso is a derogatory term for someone who is overweight. 10. hot to trot (想做爱的) I.US informal sexually excited and wanting to find someone to have sex with. Eager for sexual activity. Madonna reigns supreme with tasty: She's nowhere close to relinquishing her crown as the queen of dance-pop—or abandoning her favorite role as pop music's most hot-to-trot coquette. II. sexually exciting. He met a woman who he said was hot to trot. III. 迫不及待. 急不可耐, 等得不耐烦. (champ/chomp at the bit(of a person) to show impatience or frustration when delayed.). Eager to begin; anxious to get going. eager to begin something. When asked about the band's recording plans, Weir said he was hot to trot, but everyone else wanted to wait. libidinous [lɪˈbɪdɪnəs] Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious. randy 性致勃勃的, 性饥渴的(= turned on, sexed up, fuckish, aroused) I. Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust. II. Rude or coarse in manner, primarily Scottish in usage. toey (slang, chiefly Australia) Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous. toey as a Roman sandal (Australia, simile, informal) Extremely anxious for sex. 11. a strong call The government issued a strong call 强烈号召 to action. That's a strong call当头棒喝, 最好的提醒 wake up, 清醒清醒吧, man. hiding 胖揍一顿, 痛打一顿, 赏巴掌, 痛扁 (colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking手掌打, 掌掴. a flogging; beating. whipping. thrashing. flogging. spanking, smacking. if talking about children. It refers to a heavy punishment. It is also used in sport when a team gets severely beaten. I. a heavy defeat in a game or competition. II. [countable] [usually singular] spoken a punishment that consists of hitting someone many times. a good (=severe) hiding: You'll get a good hiding when you come home! The Beatles ,like most successful entertainers in Britain, took a hiding when it came to taxes. take/get a hiding A good-hiding is a term that basically means, "slapping" or threatening to hit someone, especially kids. Behave yourself, before I give you a good-hiding. He was misquoted as saying that the police deserved a bloody good hiding. We knew, whoever asked that question would get a hiding, and serve them bloody right too. in hiding remaining hidden (typically of a person). go/force/drive into hiding 躲了起来, 藏了起来, 隐身 to conceal oneself in a hidden place for a period of time. Davies, fearing arrest, went into hiding. The political dissident went into hiding. After robbing the bank, the bandits went into hiding for months. on a hiding to nothing 输不起, 必赢局面 British in a situation where you will not gain very much if you succeed, but will lose a lot if you fail. As overwhelming favourites, Manchester United are on a hiding to nothing. 12. smack I. [transitive] to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object. I don't believe it's right to smack children when they're being naughty. a. [transitive] British informal to hit someone with your fist. He just turned and smacked me in the face. b. [intransitive/transitive] to hit something hard and noisily. smack into/against etc: Another car smacked into us from behind. smack something into/onto/down etc: She smacked the book down on the desk. smack your lips to show that you are enjoying food or drink, or are enjoying thinking about it, by making a loud noise with your lips and tongue.
Are you in a sex slump? The 20 reasons you're just not in the mood (and how to get your mojo back. mojo = libido): Tracey says its not uncommon for people to go off sex occasionally. However, there are several things you can do to increase your libido. Small things such as getting a good night's sleep can increase sex drive. Tracey says the most important thing is to not avoid the subject. When was the last time you had sex so good, you didn't stop grinning at each other for days? OK, how about reasonably good sex that left you with a rather smug post-coital glow(postcoital (pəustˈkəuɪtəl) adj of or relating to the period after sexual intercourse. Post-coital tristesse (PCT) is a feeling of melancholy after sexual intercourse (coitus). This is more common in men than in women. Many PCT sufferers may also exhibit strong feelings of anxiety, anywhere from five minutes to two hours after coitus.)? Hmm. Then how many of you fantasise more about sleeping in your bed than bouncing around on it? Stressful jobs, fractious ( from fraction. I. Inclined to make trouble; unruly. II. Having a peevish nature; cranky.) relationships, parenting, that monotonous (məˈnotənəs) 单调乏味的 commute - all combine to rob us of desire. If sex is just another chore rather than something you look forward to, chances are one or more of the following is to blame. Pinpoint the problem, then keep reading for some practical solutions. Reasons why you're not frothing at the mouth. Physical: A bad lover: zero technique eventually leads to zero desire. Exhaustion and stress. Poor general health or chronic illness. Excessive alcohol or drug abuse. A reaction to medication/recreational drugs. Depression. Low hormone levels. Menopause, periods and pregnancy all alter our levels of desire. Pelvic surgery (like hysterectomy) which has deadened nerve endings in the genital region. No chemistry with partner. Emotional: Relationships problems: feeling frustrated, angry or resentful toward partner or guilty, sad or ashamed over something you've done to them. Low self-esteem or low sexual self-esteem. A bad body image. Poor sex education. A traumatic, earlier sexual experience. A history of unsatisfactory sex. A strict religious upbringing家教 which taught us sex is 'bad' and other negative sexual attitudes. Communication problems which stop us telling our partner what triggers we need to tip us over the orgasm edge. Lack of trust. Tension – unresolved relationship conflicts resulting it one or both of you withholding sex as a punishment. How to get back in the mood: Get a good night's sleep. Disturbed sleep leads to a reduction in the male hormone[ˈhɔ:(r)məun] testosterone, which boosts both your libidos. Take responsibility for your libido. Don't expect your partner to turn you on, do it yourself! Make it your mission to pinpoint what gets you in the mood for sex then do more of it. Let your imagination loose. Don't be ashamed of your fantasies and refuse to feel guilty if having sex with someone other than your partner is one of them. Being unfaithful in reality isn't on but it's OK to do it in your head. Really. One survey found around 75% of us do it to keep sex fresh. Meet halfway. If you don't want intercourse, what about oral sex? If you don't want oral sex or any sex yourself, do you mind pleasuring them? At the very least, you can and should be able to offer the physical intimacy of a cuddle. Tracey says that it's important to approach the subject rather than avoid it. Focus on sex, don't avoid it. If you're constantly being hassled for it, sex is often the last thing you want to watch or read about. Low libido people often avert their eyes移开视线 when they see nudity, a sexy scene on telly or in the movies or flip the page if they hit a story in the newspapers or glossies. Don't. It's just as easy to think yourself into sex than it is to talk yourself out of it and the more often you expose yourself to sexy literature and images, the sexier you'll feel. Know what you want and need to be satisfied sexually. And I'm talking both in, and out of, bed. If you need to relax first, don't be scared to ask for a massage. Or for them to do the dishes while you take a bath or shower. Give sex a high priority in your life. If you're avoiding it or not interested, chances are it's the last thing you do, last thing at night. Well – Gosh! – funnily enough, even high sex drive people sometimes wonder if it's worth the effort when they're exhausted after a long day at work. Get into a routine where you and your partner have chat-time then sex before you start dinner and switch the TV on. Or if you really are too stressed during the week, have breakfast in bed on the weekends and make that sex time. Get your body clocks in sync. A morning person matched with a night time one? If this is you, take turns on the time of day you make love. And try sex mid morning, midday and mid afternoon, not just morning or night. Sex does NOT equal intercourse. Plenty of people (women especially) don't orgasm through intercourse alone, so tend to find penetrative sex quite boring. If sex is boring, it's no wonder you're not desperate to dive into bed! The more you mix up what you do, the higher the interest. Don't relax! Instead, focus on the erotic sensations you're feeling. Tighten the muscles of your thighs, bottom, lower tummy and pelvic floor muscles to help trigger an orgasmic reflex. Set up a craving cycle. Without wanting to point out the obvious, orgasms feel good. If something feels good, our body – quite logically – says 'more please' and sulks if we don't obey by developing either psychological or physical cravings when denied its high. The more sex you have, the more you want. We quickly forget how great sex can be. Have good sex often and you're constantly reminded of all the physical and emotional pluses.
