用法学习: 1. run amok/amuck [əˈmʌk; əˈmok] 失控, 乱套 to go awry; to go bad; to turn bad; to go into a frenzy. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. He ran amuck early in the school year and never quite got back on the track. Which to buy: If your financial resources are somewhat limited经济能力有限, your decision may be based on just how much of a battering your wallet can take荷包有多深. Whatever the practical benefits of the new iPhone 6 you will have to weigh up 衡量 whether those new features, and the frivolity ( [frɪˈvoləti] silly behaviour or attitudes. 疯狂行径 ) of owning the newest iPhone, are worth the extra expense. 2. An acquired taste培养出来的口味爱好(One that is unpleasant on immediate experience or is likeable only after being experienced repeatedly. something that you dislike at first, but that you start to like after you have tried it a few times: Olives are an acquired taste. It takes [some/a litle] getting used to慢慢喜欢起来的, 逐渐喜欢起来的 It is very unpleasant at first, but after a time it will not be so bothersome. (Said in recognition of the unpleasantness of something. I
never ate raw oysters before. It takes some getting used to. These hot
Mexican dishes seem impossible at first. They take some getting used to,
I agree. But it's worth it. grow on you 越来越好 to become increasingly liked or appreciated by you. At first the show seemed kind of weird, but it grew on us. Aftertaste余味, 余香, 余音 is the taste intensity of a food or beverage that is perceived immediately after that food or beverage is removed from the mouth. The aftertastes of different foods and beverages can vary by intensity and over time, but the unifying feature of aftertaste is that it is perceived after a food or beverage is either swallowed or spat out. ) often refers to an appreciation for a food or beverage that is unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it, usually because of some unfamiliar aspect of the food or beverage, including a strong or strange odor (e.g. stinky tofu, durian, hákarl, black salt, stinking toe, asafoetida, surströmming, or certain types ofcheese), taste (such as alcoholic beverages, vegemite/marmite, bitter teas, salty liquorice,malt bread, garnatálg or natto), or appearance. Acquired taste may also refer to aesthetic tastes, such as taste in music or other forms of art. 3. wanted I. being looked for by the police in connection with a crime. wanted for murder. II. loved and looked after by other people. It's so important to feel wanted. I wanted... spoken used for politely introducing something that you are going to say to someone, especially if it is quick or informal. I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your singing. I just wanted to ask if you were feeling better? I just wanted you to know how grateful I am. just what I (have always) wanted 正好是我想要的 used for saying you are pleased with a present. This phrase is sometimes used in a humorous way to show that you really think the present is not very nice or useful. Thanks again for the book, it's just what I wanted. Eyelash curlers? Hmm...just what I've always wanted! not want to be/appear/sound etc spoken used for making what you are going to say seem less rude or extreme. 'I don't want to seem rude,' she said, 'but I was hoping to travel on my own.' Without wanting to pry并不是打听隐私, 探听隐私 (=don't think I am trying to ask personal questions, but), how long have you been going out with him? what does someone want with something要...干什么? used for saying that you cannot understand why someone wants the thing mentioned. What do you want with that old tyre? you want/don't want to do something spoken used for advising or warning someone that they should/should not do something. You want to be careful, I think you've drunk too much. You don't want to go there alone. be/have everything someone wants满足了所有幻想, 满足一切幻想 to have all the qualities that someone thinks a particular person or thing should have. He's everything I've ever wanted in a boyfriend. He is everything to look forward to, He is smart, with everything to look forward to. want in/out 想进来, 想加入 I. to wish to enter a place. I think the cat wants in. Would you open the door? The dog wants out. She wanted out of the jail cell so badly she started to scream. II. to wish to take part in a situation, plan, or activity. This is the last time I'm asking you – do you want in or not? to wish to leave a situation or relationship and no longer be involved in it. Malcolm wanted out of his job. Stephanie is fed up with her husband. She just wants out of the marriage. for want of something formal because someone lacks something. She could not go on holiday for want of money. not for (the) want of trying 并非不努力, 并不是不够努力, 并不是没有努力 used for emphasizing that although someone did not get what they wanted, they tried very hard to get it. Rangers failed to score a goal, but it was not for want of trying. for want of a better word/phrase/term used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean. They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. wants and needs 需求, 所需所想: We aim to satisfy our customers' wants and needs. wanting not as good as something should be. be found wanting 让人失望, 名不副实: UN peacekeeping forces were found wanting. be wanting in something formal to be lacking something important. My father is wanting in patience. without wishing/wanting to do something 并不是想要, 并不想要, 并不希望会 mainly spoken used when you are going to say something that someone may not like. Without wishing to sound ungrateful, I should like to point out that you only did what you were paid to do. 4. needy I. a needy person does not have enough money, food, clothing etc. needy children/families. Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer. a. the needy需要的人 poor people. There are problems getting food and money to the needy. II. 需要被肯定的. 自信心不足的. someone who is needy has emotional problems that make it difficult for them to form good relationships. Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence. "It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy." . 5. pry I. [intransitive] to be interested in someone's personal life in a way that is annoying or offensive. I just glanced at the letter; I didn't mean to pry. pry into: The press continues to pry into their affairs. prying eyes 爱打听的人 (=people who pry): They couldn't conceal the information from prying eyes. II. [transitive] mainly American to force something open or away from something. pry something open/off/away etc: Try prying the lid off with a spoon. prying 爱打听隐私的, 爱打探消息的, 八卦的 adj. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive. impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive: ignored the prying journalists' questions. 6. 飞机上死亡: The widow of a man who died of a heart attack on a US flight says her husband was not defibrillated ( defibrillate [di:ˈfɪbrɪleɪt] 除颤 To stop the fibrillation of (a heart) and restore normal contractions through the use of drugs or an electric shock. to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest. fibrillation [ˌfɪbrəˈleɪʃən] 颤音, 心脏杂音 irregular twitchings of the muscular wall of the heart, often interfering with the normal rhythmic contractions. twitch 跳动 (eyelid twitch, or spasm眼皮跳) I. [intransitive] to make a sudden short movement. One of the curtains twitched slightly. a. [intransitive] used about a sudden slight uncontrolled movement of your body. A muscle in her neck twitched. II. [transitive] to pull something with a sudden short movement. wiki: As devices that can quickly produce dramatic improvements in patient health, defibrillators are often depicted in movies, television, video games and other fictional media. Their function, however, is often exaggerated功能被夸大, 功效被夸大, with the defibrillator inducing a sudden, violent jerk剧烈的抽动 or convulsion by the patient; in reality, although the muscles may contract, such dramatic patient presentation is rare. Similarly, medical providers are often depicted defibrillating patients with a "flat-line" ECG rhythm (also known as asystole); this is not done in real life as the heart is not restarted by the defibrillator itself. Only the cardiac arrest rhythms ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia are normally defibrillated. This is because the whole point of the exercise is to shock the patient into asystole and then let their heart start back beating normally. Someone who is already in asystole cannot be helped by electrical means, and usually needs urgent CPR and intravenous medication. In Australia up until the 1990s it was quite rare for ambulances to carry defibrillators. This changed in 1990 after Australian media mogul Kerry Packer had a heart attack and, purely by chance, the ambulance that responded to the call carried a defibrillator. After recovering, Kerry Packer donated a large sum to the Ambulance Service of New South Wales in order that all ambulances in New South Wales should be fitted with a personal defibrillator, which is why defibrillators in Australia are sometimes colloquially called "Packer Whackers".) because he was "too hairy". US man Jack Jordan went into cardiac arrest on a Southwest Airlines flight from LA to New Mexico in April. His wife Caroline told KOAT that while passengers performed CPR in an attempt to save her husband, he was denied a defibrillator because of his hairy chest. 7. Taking the piss 不心疼, 花钱不心疼, 大方啊, 不花自己钱是吧(to treat someone badly in order to get what you want. Four pounds an hour is taking the piss. £50 for that old thing? That's just taking the piss. ) is a British term meaning to take liberties at the expense of others, or to be unreasonable( I took the liberty of doing something used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope that they approve of this. I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner. take liberties with I. to do more than you have been given permission to do in a way that offends someone. II. formal to represent information in a way that is not exactly correct. The government has taken liberties with the facts in order to support their case. What a liberty! 真是想怎样就怎样啊, 真是拿自己不当外人啊, 真是不客气啊, 毫不客气啊 It means someone has ventured to do something without first asking permission.). It is often used to mean (or confused with) taking the piss out of 嘲笑, 嘲弄, 嘲讽(Etymology: Possibly from piss-proud. Figuratively, to be piss-proud is to have false pride, thus 'taking the piss out of' is to deflate their false pride, usu. through disparagement or mockery. As the piss-proud metaphor became dated, 'taking the piss out of someone' came to refer to disparagement or mockery itself, regardless of the pride of the subject. Eventually the shortened, intransitive form 'taking the piss' became common. Usage notes: As this phrase may be found offensive, it is often bowdlerised to take the pee or censored in print as "take the p***" or, less commonly, "take the p—". A common jocular euphemism is extract the urine, a formal equivalent of the literal meaning of the words.), which is an expression meaning to mock, tease, ridicule, or scoff. It is also not to be confused with "taking a piss", which refers to the act of urinating. Taking the Mickey (Mickey Bliss, Cockney rhyming slang) or taking the Michael is another term for making fun of someone. 8. pare I. to reduce the total number or amount of something. pare something down/back: The list has been pared down from 9 counties to 4. pare/cut/trim something to the bone (=reduce it by as much as you can) 砍到最低限度, 缩减到最低: to reduce something to the lowest possible level or amount. We've had to cut our profit margins to the bone in order to survive. Government spending on defence has been pared to the bone. II. to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable using a knife. III. to cut the nails of your fingers or toes. "You'll see I wear only gray or blue suits," [Obama] said. "I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make." This is because, the Commander in Chief explained, the act of making a decision erodes your ability to make later decisions. Psychologists call it decision fatigue决断疲劳: it's why shopping for groceries can be so exhausting and judges give harsher rulings later in the day. Managing decision fatigue calls for the high-value, low-effort systemization that entrepreneurs swear by. Whether or not our offices are oval, we need to find ways to reduce friction in our days. As Obama says: "You need to focus your decision-making energy. You need to routinize yourself. You can't be going through the day distracted by trivia无关紧要的小事.". make no bones about something 毫不掩饰, 不讳言 to talk about or do something in a very open way without feeling ashamed or embarrassed. He makes no bones about the fact that he wants my job. not have a bad/jealous etc bone in your body 骨子里, 天生就爱, 天生反骨 used for emphasizing that someone is not bad/jealous etc in any way. I don't believe that Karl has a bad bone in his body. pare something down (to something) to
cut someone down to something or a smaller size. I will have to pare
the budget down to the minimum. I hope we can pare down the budget.
After much arguing, we pared it down. 9. plunger 掏厕所的, 掏马桶的 an object used for pulling dirt out of a sink, bath etc that is blocked. It consists of a rubber cup fixed to a short stick. headline I. [transitive] to give a headline to a story in a newspaper. The story was headlined 'The Penalties of Leadership'. II. 领衔.[intransitive/transitive] mainly journalism to be the main performer in a show or at an event where other people are also performing. Miley Cyrus is gonna headline the event. make/hit/grab the headlines 上头条 to become famous by being reported in the news. Are they feuding 闹不和. Are Kim Kardashian and Beyonce Feuding? Kim Kardashian's "feud" with Beyoncé has "exploded". Solange left before the show was over. So is she still feuding with rapper Jay Z following the infamous elevator fight in May? Take him away from me 抢了男朋友, 抢了女朋友. Steal my boyfriend away. from the get-go 从一开始, 从最开始 from the very beginning. They disliked 看不对眼, 看不顺眼 each other from the get-go. have a blonde moment 犯傻, 犯白痴, 大脑秀逗, 一时迷糊 informal to forget something or do something silly, in a way that is sometimes thought to be typical of women with blonde hair. 10. get sb down 压倒你, 让你不开心, 让你难过, 不是批评你, 不是我说你, 不怪我说你, 不是打击你, 不是责怪你 Depress or demoralize someone. If something gets you down, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed: The chaos in his house was starting to get him down. I know it's frustrating, but don't let it get you down. Honey, don't mean to get you down, but you did a terrible job this time. tender loving care (abbreviated as TLC) considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use. I was so sick last week, I went and stayed in my mum's place for some TLC. 11. to deck someone Punch someone so they 'hit the deck i.e the floor. I guess it is from sailors language when they got into fights they 'hit the deck' of the ship. Also to 'hit the decks' is to strat cleaning or get down to a job as well. deck someone or something out (in something) and deck someone or something out (with something) to decorate someone or something with something. Sally decked all her children out for the holiday party. She decked out her children in Halloween costumes. Tom decked the room out with garlands of flowers. hit the deck I. Fig. to fall down; to drop down to the floor or ground. Hit the deck. Don't let them see you. I hit the deck the minute I heard the shots. II. Fig. to get out of bed. Come on, hit the deck! It's morning. Hit the deck! Time to rise and shine! 12. layered up I was layered up yesterday, it was so cold. Layered clothing is a term describing a way of dressing using many garments that are worn on top of each other. Some of the layers have different, largely non-overlapping, functions. Using more or fewer layers, or replacing one layer but not others, allows for flexible clothing to match the needs of each situation. Two thin layers can be warmer yet lighter than one thick layer, because the air trapped between layers serves as thermal insulation隔热. Layered clothing is particularly relevant in cold climates, where clothing must at the same time transfer moisture, provide warmth, and protect from wind and rain. In a hot and dry climate, clothes have very different functional requirements: they must block the radiation from the Sun, and allow for sufficient air circulation空气流通. Therefore, layered clothing in the sense used in this article is largely irrelevant to hot and dry climates. Outdoor and sports wear manufacturers favor layered clothing because, among other reasons, it allows them to offer so-called "technical" or "functional" clothes which are optimized for the particular demands of a specific layer. Such clothes are often made of advanced synthetic materials, and can be expensive.
Barack Obama's suit puts serious talk in the shade 奥巴马的tan(浅棕)色西装 和 牛仔裤品味: In any case, Mr Obama's suit has divided opinion意见分歧, 意见不一, much like his presidency. Some viewers of the press conference thought it was absolutely tantastic, while others were clearly not fans of the tan. One tweeted: I'm trying to watch this press conference but the suit is really throwing me off 心魂不定, 魂不守舍, 心定不下来. Want to hit President Obama where it hurts personally? Don't bother with partisan barbs about his economic or health policies, or whether world leaders look tougher than him. To put the normally unflappable commander-in-chief on the defensive, aim for his true weak spot: His choice in denim. "You know, I have been unfairly maligned about ( malign 爱说三道四的, 说坏话的 to say unpleasant things about someone or something, usually unfairly. the much-maligned manager of the England team. ) my jeans. The truth is, generally, I look very sharp ( sharp I. informal (colloquial) fashionable and impressive. Stylish or attractive. You look so sharp in that tuxedo! a sharp dresser. a sharp suit. II. a sharp comment, voice, or expression shows that someone is unfriendly or annoyed. My father shot her a sharp look but said nothing. Sharp words were exchanged. The deal has come under sharp criticism from the opposition parties. III. clearly recognized as different. The warm weather was in sharp(=stark) contrast to last year's cold temperatures. IV. intelligent and quick to notice something or react to something. Some of these kids are pretty sharp when it comes to maths. He has a sharp wit and a wicked sense of humour. keep a sharp eye/lookout on something: The Agency keeps a sharp eye on sales of arms abroad. V. a sharp change is sudden and very big. a sharp rise/increase 猛降, 猛增, 猛涨, 猛跌: Shops are reporting a sharp rise in sales of organic produce. a sharp decline/drop/fall: This month's figures show a sharp drop in unemployment. a. a sharp bend 急弯, 急转弯 changes direction suddenly. As we approached a sharp bend in the road, the bus slowed down. b. a sharp/dull pain is sudden and severe. I felt a sharp pain in my foot. c. a sharp feeling猛地一紧, 猛的觉得罪恶 is sudden and strong. Lindsey felt a sharp pang of guilt. d. a sharp breath is taken suddenly, often because you are surprised. There was a sharp intake of breath when the prizewinners were announced.) in jeans," Obama said Friday during a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest. "There was one episode like four years ago in which I was wearing some loose jeans, mainly because I was out on the pitcher's mound and I didn't want to feel, you know, confined束手束脚的, 被束缚的, while I was pitching," he insisted. "And I think I've paid my penance for ( penance [ˈpenəns] 惩罚, 惩处, 处罚 A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. punishment or suffering that you accept, especially because of your religious beliefs, to show that you are sorry for something bad that you have done. penance for: He believed the death of his child was penance for his sins. do penance: He did penance for the wrongs he had committed. ) that. I got whacked pretty good." More than dad jeans老土的, 土气的, 过时的, 爸爸那一代人穿的, even — those are mom jeans, light in wash and
spacious in the butt. "I'm a little frumpy(frumpy = frumpish 吐了吧唧的, 土的掉渣的, 土气的, 过时的, 不洋气的, 乡巴佬似的, 不时尚的, 村姑似的 (grumpy 是坏脾气的. ) wearing clothes that are not attractive or fashionable. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable土气的(out of place, doesn't fit in指穿衣服不合时宜的). (Of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned: a frumpy housewife. her frumpy, shapeless没型的 dresses. She came to the door in a frumpy housedress家居服 and bedroom slippers. shaggy(=scruffy hair) long, thick, and untidy. shaggy hair/fur. a shaggy beard. shaggy dog story a very long joke that ends in a silly way. daggy (Australian slang) I. Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so. II. untidy, dirty, and unpleasant. wiki: Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term. In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is, or is perceived to be, unfashionable, lacking self-consciousness about their appearance and/or with poor social skills yet affable and amusing. In New Zealand, it is used to describe an amusing, quirky and likeable person (as in, "He's a bit of a dag") and is non-pejorative. The term was more widely used in the 70s due to the popular New Zealand comedy of Fred Dagg (John Clarke). Differentiated from bogan where accents are presumed to indicate working class or uneducated origins, dag refers to being unfashionable, eccentric and fool-like and, hence, has no necessary ties with social class or educational background. The literal meaning is a dung-caked lock of wool around the hindquarters of a sheep - an abbreviation of "daglock". unkempt 脏兮兮的 dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up. dishevelled [dɪˈʃev(ə)ld] I. (of a person) 头发乱糟糟的 With the hair uncombed. if you are dishevelled, your hair and clothes do not look tidy. II. (by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance. slovenly [ˈslʌv(ə)nli] careless, or untidy. slovenly habits. a slovenly man. shapeless adj I. having no definite shape or form: a shapeless mass; a shapeless argument. II. 没有美感的, 没型的. lacking a symmetrical or aesthetically pleasing shape: a shapeless figure. shapely 有型的, 凸凹有致的 让人赏心悦目的, 曲线玲珑的. curvy. having a pleasing shape, esp. with reference to a woman's figure. having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at. fashionable (sleek I. fashionable and attractive in design. a sleek limousine. a sleek grey trouser suit. II.虚假做作的. looking or sounding good in a way that is not sincere. a sleek and ambitious young politician. a sleek smile. III. 溜光水滑的. 光滑发亮的. sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny. a young man with sleek dark hair. a sleek black cat.) I. 时尚的. Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style. a fashionable dress; a fashionable man. II. 流行的. 时下流行的. Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time. the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions.)," he admitted afterward.
"Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your
president to look great in his tight jeans, I'm sorry — I'm not the
guy." Unfortunately, it wasn't just to leave room for his wind-up
motion棒球的pitch动作. In a non-sporty context, Obama still prefered a looser fit and
questionable wash. Denim Wash Guide: Denim comes in many different shades which are called washes. Manufacturers spend a lot of time to create and achieve washes from your dark to very light shades. Here are descriptions of the process denim goes through and which attributes will look best on you! Rinse: The darkest of denim, called rinse refers to the wash process which is just a quick rinse with water and perhaps some softener in an industrial machine. Almost all manufacturers attach a hang tag标签 to this type of product to inform the consumer that these jeans must be washed alone and inside out, as the dyes in the denim still remain and will start to release in home laundering. Always use caution when coming into contact with light fabric or upholstery. Rinse denim looks great on everyone, but is especially helpful for those who have a pear shape body, as it will NOT emphasize a thick thigh. Dark rinse denim will also help out the petite woman by making the leg look longer. Stone Wash: Stone washed and enzyme stone washed denim can range from somewhat dark to vey light in color. The lighter it was laundered in an industrial machine at the manufacturing level. Stones and enzymes are added to the was to breakdown the fabric, to remove color and create softness. A lighter shade of denim creates a more cohesive lood for a top heavy woman as the light color adds volume to the lower half of the body without adding bulk. Here's a fun fact: The type of stone used for laundering are pumice stones just like the ones used for pedicures. You can check the front pockets on any newly purchased jeans for small grains of the stone leftover. Enzymes are used to eat away at any pilling in the fabric that the stones create. Sandblasting - is a process that is done before the industrial washing process where the jeans are shot with sand in order to abrade them and cause a worn破洞的 appearance(In blue light wash with distressed look破旧的感觉, these super skinny stretch jeans are a wardrobe staple. Features zip fly with single button fastening and belt loops.). Many of the higher end expensive brands individually hand sand each pair! Sandblasting can be complimentary to the thigh when subtle, avoid heavy (white) sandblasting for thick thighs, but for those lucky few with thin thighs, a nice heavy sandblast can bring attention to those fabulous gams. Whiskers - a fading褪色的 in the hip and crotch area and sometimes the back of the knees, gives the denim the appearance of having been aged复古色调的. Whiskers can accentuate a wide hip, so this detail would look best on someone who has a rectangular boyish type body. Abrasion - refers to the scraping or breaking up of the surface of the fabric to give a worn and faded look破旧褪色的感觉. Abrasion adds a very casual 随性随意的 feel to denim, therefore should be worn with equally casual tops. Grinding - again makes the denim look aged and worn, however is usually applied at hems, seams, belt loops, pockets and waistbands. This detail again adds a very casual feel to denim, however if subtle如果不是很明显 can be worn with something a little dressier( dressy 正式的, 正装. I. dressy clothes are worn on formal occasions. II. someone who is dressy likes wearing formal clothes.). Baked Creases - are a process to replicate a permanent crease ( I. [countable] a line made on cloth or paper when it is folded or crushed. II. [countable] a line on someone's skin, especially on the face. She has creases 细纹, 鱼尾纹 at the corners of her eyes. III. the crease the line in front of the wicket where a batsman stands to hit the ball in the game of cricket. ) which normally would occur after repeated wear. Usually a chemical called "Resin" is sprayed on the denim, then they are pinched and baked, (yes baked in an oven like machine) to achieve this worn look.
女孩打架众人围观起哄 - 'Poor form':Onlookers cheered as teenage girls fought in Cairns: A vicious carpark brawl between two teenage girls who were urged on 起哄, 鼓舞 by a cheering 欢呼的 crowd has been condemned by Townsville police. Shocking footage of the fight shows the teenagers trading blows as a large crowd watches and films, The Townsville Bulletin reports. The fight, which took place in a carpark in October last year, was eventually broken up by security guards. Townsville Police Inspector Roger Whyte said "The conduct行为… by the combatants and all those watching, particularly those inciting 起哄的(incite 怂恿, 鼓动, 起哄 to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited. He was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting racial hatred. incite someone to (do) something: It was alleged that Cox had incited other prisoners to riot.), is poor form不可接受的 (bad/poor form 违背常理的, 违背天伦的, 不合常规的 behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule. An offence against current social conventions: it was considered bad form to talk about money'.)." "No reasonable person can ever condone or support this type of behaviour, especially when it happens within a public place," he said. "It has far-reaching 深远的 consequences for our community."
苹果IWatch即将发布(wearable products): It is in a race against 竞争 Samsung Electronics and Google to turn computers into wearable fashion and must-have items as smartphones, increasingly becoming commoditized items, start losing their appeal. Apple has plucked 挖角, 挖墙脚 several executives from the luxury sector in recent months. Burberry ex-Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts started as its new head of retail and online sales in May, and former head of French fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent Paul Deneve was hired last year to work on special projects. 'I think he was probably head-hunted挖角,' a Tag Heuer spokeswoman said of Pruniaux, adding a replacement had already been found. Analysts and industry executives say the jury is still out on 很难说, 胜负难定, 前景不明, 不明朗 whether smart watches will disrupt the luxury Swiss watch industry. 'I don't believe that an iWatch will be a threat to luxury Swiss watches,' said Jon Cox, analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich. 'But where I do see some potential impact is at lower, for example below $1,000, price points低价位(Price points 价位 are prices at which demand for a given product is supposed to stay relatively high. The retail price of a product, usually when viewed as one of a series of possible competitive prices: expected to release the software below the $50 price point. Pricing 定价 is the process of determining what a company will receive in exchange for its product or service. Pricing factors are manufacturing cost, market place, competition, market condition, brand, and quality of product.) where there could be a temporary 短时间的 dislocation if there is super high demand for iWatches.' 'The iWatch will have the same status symbol power身份象征 as many other Apple products, especially at the beginning,' he said. 'I personally believe it has the potential to be a threat for the industry, and it should not stay with its arms crossed.' Earlier reports say the watch will includes more than 10 sensors to take health measurements and other data. It is also set to come in multiple sizes - and is expected to go on sale in October. According to laoyaoba.com, the sweat sensor has been developed in house 内部开发, 自己开发 by Apple. Although the watch is shrouded in secrecy, players from the MLB, NHL and NBA have believed to have been approached about the fitness aspects of the watch. Apple has remained tight-lipped 口风紧 about what is in store at the event, opting instead to let anticipation, speculation and excitement focus attention on the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macintosh maker. "We are all trying to read the tea leaves ( Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy or tassology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments( sediment 酒渣, 酒底 a layer of a substance that forms at the bottom of a liquid. a. a layer of sand, stones, dirt etc that becomes a layer of rock.). Divination attempts to gain insight into the natural world through intuitive interpretation of synchronistic events. Although many people prefer a simple white cup for tea leaf reading, there are also traditions concerning the positional placement of the leaves in the cup, and some find it easier to work with marked cups. Zodiac cup and saucer with zodiac signs and shamrock ( [ˈʃæmˌrok] a small plant with three round green leaves on each stem. The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland. ) are used often. )," Gillett said. The famously secretive company offered scant clues in emailed invites that showed the September 9 date in large numbers over the words: "Wish we could say more." Technology news website Re/code on Wednesday fueled flames of speculation with a report that Apple will finally embark on a foray into wearable computing.
