用法学习: 1. "I would like to start Operation Nutcase in week 5 but this might be a bit ambitious时间上过于紧张, 时间上来不及, 时间紧张. All victims, er candidates, must have a signed form from parents before we commence.". "We need principals who have a culture of open-mindedness, acceptance and tolerance so our kids can fulfil their potential. A reprimand 谴责, 指责 is not enough, a slap on the wrist打手 is not enough." 2. Glassing拿玻璃打, 拿玻璃扎 is a physical attack using a glass as a weapon. Glassing can occur at bars or pubs where alcohol is served, and a drinking glass or bottle is available as a weapon. The most common method of glassing involves the attacker smashing an intact glass in the face of the victim. However the glass may be smashed before the attack, and then gripped by the remaining base of the glass or neck of the bottle with the broken shards protruding outwards. Common injuries resulting from glassings are heavy blood loss, permanent scarring, disfigurement and loss of sight through eye injury. X Factor Australia judge and pop singer Redfoo has been allegedly glassed at a popular Sydney hotel. He suffered a cut to the head when a man threw a glass at him about 12.45am. The 21-year-old attacker was charged with malicious contact after being taken to nearby Waverley Police Station. Redfoo was quick to respond to the incident on Twitter, writing at 1.42am: 'Jealousy is a hell of a drug!'. The younger man allegedly attempted to flee the scene; however was stopped by security guards. Redfoo said he followed the alleged attacker outside the hotel as he was being arrested by police and was shocked when he began taunting 辱骂 him( taunt 辱骂, 叫嚣 to shout cruel things at someone in order to make them angry or upset.). 3. no love lost no feelings of respect, admiration, or affection. They had a curious relationship – there was no love lost there. Usage notes: often used with between: There's no love lost between Morris and his publisher. A source has told Woman's Day: "There was absolutely no love lost between Kim and Beyonce." Ever since Beyonce and Jay Z were a no-show at Kim's wedding to Kanye West in May, the 33-year-old reality star has allegedly held a grudge. But a rep for Kim Kardashian has since told us that this is totally untrue: "There is no feud不合. It's a tabloid fabrication小报的胡编乱造." Kanye considered Jay family, and the last minute decision for him to not come to their wedding was extremely selfish. She (Kim) has absolutely no use for 一点用都没有 Beyoncé and Jay, and doesn't think they are worthy to be friends with Kanye," the insider claimed. Kim always made a real effort to get to know her and Jay, but she was always left with a very cold feeling. Beyoncé made Kim feel very insecure and that isn't something that she is used to. Cameras also excluded Kim's reaction to Beyonce’s performance, but panned in on most of the other stars in the audience. 4. let them eat cake 让他们吃蛋糕好了, 没有面包就吃蛋糕好了 used for talking about the attitude of someone who really does not care about a group of people or does not understand their problems although they pretend to. "Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", supposedly spoken by "a great princess" upon learning that the peasants had no bread. Since brioche was made from dough enriched with butter and eggs, making it more expensive than bread, the quote supposedly would reflect the princess's obliviousness as to the condition of the people. to take the cake I. 执牛耳, 力压群芳. 艳冠群芳. (idiomatic, US) To be especially good or outstanding. Thanks! You guys take the cake. Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Harriet Tubman getup had taken the cake. II. 坏到家了, 坏到极致了, 烂透了. (idiomatic, US) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. to be the worst, most shocking, or most annoying example of something. I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the cake. take the biscuit I. (idiomatic, UK) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. I've seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit. II. (idiomatic, Canada) To be of no further use; to be near death. 5. Steve Jobs rarely makes appearances on these conference calls, allowing Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer to hold court(专美 to get a lot of attention from a group of people by talking in a way that is entertaining, especially on social occasions. Usage notes:
In the past, a king or queen held court when they talked to the people
who gave them advice. Etymology: based on the idea of a king who holds court (surrounds himself with people of high social rank and people who give advice) You'll find Mick holding court in the kitchen. The actress held court with the reporters and photographers who followed her everywhere.). Unlike some CEOs, Steve Jobs doesn't shy away from 回避 tough questions and isn't afraid to mince words (not mince (your) words 直言不讳 =flat out to say what you mean clearly and directly, even if you upset people by doing this The report does not mince words about the incompetence of some government officials. Never a woman to mince her words, she described the former minister as self-centred and arrogant.).
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 经期前综合症( Yeah the menstruation monster strikes again, poor bastard didn't see it coming.) is a collection of emotional symptoms, with or without physical symptoms, related to a woman's menstrual cycle. While most women of child-bearing age育龄的 (up to 85%) report having experienced physical symptoms related to normal ovulatory function, such as bloating or breast tenderness, medical definitions of PMS are limited to a consistent pattern of emotional and physical symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of "sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life". In particular, emotional symptoms must be present consistently to diagnose PMS. Culturally, the abbreviation PMS is widely understood in English-speaking countries to refer to difficulties associated with menses [ˈmɛnsi:z] (The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus of a female out through her vagina, which occurs roughly every month; menstrual flow.), and the abbreviation is used frequently even in casual and colloquial settings, without regard to medical rigor( rigor = rigour ['raigɔ: 'rigə]
I. Strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment. II. A
harsh or trying circumstance; hardship. III. A harsh or cruel act. IV. Medicine Shivering or trembling, as caused by a chill. V. Physiology A state of rigidity in living tissues or organs that prevents response to stimuli. Rigour (BrE) or rigor (AmE) has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. These are separate from public and political applications with their suggestion of laws enforced to the letter严格执行, 严格遵守的, or political absolutism政治绝对. A religion, too, may be worn lightly 松散的遵守, 不太当真, 不太认真, or applied with rigour严格执行的. An attempted short definition of intellectual rigour might be that no suspicion of double standard be allowed: uniform principles should be applied只有一个准则, 不需有任何偏差. This is a test of consistency, over cases, and to individuals or institutions (including the speaker, the speaker's country and so on). Consistency can be at odds here with a forgiving attitude宽以待人的态度, 宽恕的, adaptability灵活性, 就事论事的, and the need to take precedent先例(已有的例子, 现成的例子. take precedence over sth. 优先于) with a pinch of salt. "The rigour of the game" is a quotation from Charles Lamb about whist. It implies that the demands of thinking accurately and to the point over a card game can serve also as entertainment or leisure. Intellectual rigour can therefore be sometimes seen as the exercise of a skill. Intellectual rigour is an important part, though not the whole, of intellectual honesty — which means keeping one's convictions in proportion to one's valid evidence.). In these contexts, the syndrome is rarely referred to without abbreviation, and the connotations ([ˌkonəˈteɪʃ(ə)n]) of the reference are frequently more broad than the clinical definition.
