用法学习: 1. on the market 待售, 待价而沽, 寻找买主 openly available for sale. (be ~; get something ~; put something ~.) We put our house on the market last year and it still hasn't sold. Girls, the most eligible man in the world is back on the market. It sometimes refers to a person who either was in an exclusive
relationship or newly divorced and is dating again, so they are
'available' (much like a fresh chicken at the supermarket). in the market (for something) 想买, 有需求, 有意购买 Fig.
wanting to buy something. (be ~; find oneself ~.) I'm in
the market for a new camera. If you have a boat for sale, we're in the
market. That blood album from U2 came onto my iphone without warning, it's like you wake up with a pimple or herpes([ˈhɜ:(r)pi:z] a disease caused by a virus that can make sore red spots appear on someone's sex organs or near their mouth.). blasphemous [ˈblasfəməs] adj 亵渎的, 大不敬的. sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane. offensive to God or someone's religious beliefs. "blasphemous and heretical talk". 2. I was a shaking and rattling mess ( a crying mess哭的一塌糊涂). pay an arm and a leg (for something) 付一大笔钱, 出太多钱, 花大价钱 and pay through the nose (for something) Fig. to pay too much [money] for something. I hate to have to pay an arm and a leg for a tank of gas. If you shop around, you won't have to pay an arm and a leg. Why should you pay through the nose? "I felt all the richer for it ": It means they were more understanding about the experience. They learnt from it. The "rich" here means "rich in experience" or "feeling" or quality of life. One is all the richer for good friends, a good upbringing OR a good education. None of those things necessarily result in more money in the bank, but they make life much much better. One may also be all the richer for a life experience or event, because of the message it sends or lesson it teaches. I grew up next to a migrant hostel... and was the richer for it 太明白了, 太知道了, 不缺那样的感受, 不缺那样的经历. Can't see how locking people up enriches anyone. Sixpence None the Richer: It comes from a book by C. S. Lewis called Mere Christianity. A little boy asks his father if he can get a sixpence—a very small amount of English currency—to go and get a gift for his father. The father gladly accepts the gift and he's really happy with it, but he also realizes that he's not any richer for the transaction. C.S. Lewis was comparing that to his belief that God has given him, and us, the gifts that we possess, and to serve Him the way we should, we should do it humbly—realizing how we got the gifts in the first place. 3. appendix阑尾 I. plural appendixes. a small tube that is joined to your large intestine. It has no particular use and is removed in a medical operation if it becomes infected. II. plural appendices 附录 a section giving extra details at the end of a book, part of a book, or document. Technical specifications are included in the appendix to Chapter 9. appendicitis [əˌpendɪˈsaɪtɪs] 阑尾炎 an illness in which your appendix becomes infected and has to be removed in a medical operation. cecum = caecum 盲肠 [ˈsi:kəm] the first section of your large intestine that is shaped like a bag and is open at one end. sinus [ˈsaɪnəs] 鼻窦 Your sinuses are the spaces in the bone behind your nose. I still suffer from catarrh and sinus problems. 我仍然患有黏膜炎和鼻窦炎. tonsil ['tɔnsil] 扁桃体 one of the two small pieces of flesh on each side of your throat at the back of your mouth. either
of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral
pharynx. tonsillectomy [ˌtonsɪˈlektəmi] 扁桃体切除术 a medical operation to remove your tonsils. tonsillitis [ˌtonsɪˈlaɪtɪs] 扁桃体炎 an illness in which your tonsils become infected, swollen, and painful According to the meeting minutes会议纪要, 会议记录, you didn't say you were working on that. papaya [pə'pɑ:iə] 木瓜 =pawpaw tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit. large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh果肉. 4. wager n. an agreement to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result of a competition or other event. Eating a crow live on the show? No, she's not gonna make a wager like that, She got better things to do 闲得无聊 than that. Do you think I got no better things 闲得发慌, 不至于那么无聊, 有的是正事做, 没什么正事做 to do other than that?. v. to agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result of a competition or other event. Some £36 million has been wagered on tonight's lottery draw. (I've) (got) better things to do. There are better ways to spend my time.; I cannot waste any more time on this matter. (Either I've got oil have.) Andy: Good-bye. I've got better things to do than stand around here listening to you brag听你吹牛皮. Henry: Well, good-bye and good riddance. Mary: How did things go at your meeting with the zoning board? Sally: I gave up. Can't fight 斗不过 city hall. Better things to do. good riddance (to bad rubbish) (riddance (ˈrɪdəns) n. the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal.) Cliché [It is] good to be rid (of worthless persons or things). I'm happy that someone or something is gone. Used to indicate that a departure, or loss is welcome. I couldn't be more glad to see the back of 送走 them, good riddance I say. Goodbye and good riddance! Peter and his nasty dog have finally moved out. Good riddance! She slammed the door behind me and said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish!" "Good riddance to you, madam," thought I. Good-bye and good riddance 送瘟神. 不见 Cliché a phrase marking the departure of someone or something unwanted. Fred: Supposing I was to just walk out of here, just like that? Mary: I'd say good-bye and good riddance. As the garbage truck drove away, carrying the drab old chair that Mary hated so much, she said, "Good-bye and good riddance. " I'll wager old-fashioned used for saying that you are very confident that something is true although you have no proof. "We should place bets下赌注 on this." "OK, shake on it握手言欢." "All right, shake it off, I'll hold you to it.". shake (hands) on something to clasp and shake the hand of someone as a sign of agreement about something. The two people didn't sign a contract; they just shook hands on the terms of the agreement. I think it would be better to sign an agreement than just shake on it. Let's shake on it. Let us mark this agreement by shaking hands on it. Bob: Do you agree? Mary: I agree. Let's shake on it. Bob: Okay. Bill: Good idea. Sounds fine. Bob (extending his hand): Okay, let's shake on it. Bill (shaking hands with Bob): Great! shake something off to get rid of something that is on one by shaking. to free yourself from something Investors failed to shake off worries about the economy. As she was running, she felt a pain in her left leg, but she hoped to shake it off if she slowed up. Usage notes: usually said about something unpleasant. shake a disease or illness off 摆脱病, 病好 Fig. [for the body] to fight off a disease or illness. I thought I was catching a cold, but I guess I shook it off. I hope I can shake off this flu pretty soon. shake I. to bring, force, mix, stir up, dislodge, rearrange, etc. by or as by abrupt, brisk movements: to shake a medicine before taking it. II. 抖撒. to scatter by short, quick movements of the container: to shake pepper on a steak. III. 抖. to clean, empty, or straighten by short, quick movements: often with out: to shake a rug. IV. to cause to quiver or tremble: chills that shook his body. V. to unnerve; disturb; upset: shaken by the news. VI. give something the shake Informal 摆脱掉尾巴, 摆脱掉跟踪者, 甩掉尾巴. Slang to avoid or get rid of an undesirable person (or thing). to get away from or rid of: to shake one's pursuers. no great shakes 没什么了不起, 没什么大不了的 Informal not of outstanding ability, importance, etc.; ordinary. someone or something that is not very good. (There is no affirmative version of this.) Your idea is no great shakes, but we'll try it anyway. Ted is no great shakes when it comes to brains. I'm afraid I am no great shakes as a cook/at cooking!. 5. Those undercover police officers took me to a dark alley小黑道 and gave me back my stolen phone. We only deal with hard evidence 硬邦邦的证据, 铁证, not perceptions只关心铁的证据, 不关心猜测或者揣测. Fried pickles are a snack food found commonly in the American South. They are made by deep-frying sliced battered dill pickles (A pickled cucumber 酸黄瓜 (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada or generically as gherkins in the United Kingdom) is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation. Kosher dill (US): kosher [ˈkəuʃə(r)](halal清真食品) approved or allowed by Jewish laws concerning food. kosher meat. A "kosher" dill pickle is not necessarily kosher in the sense that it has been prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary law. Rather, it is a pickle made in the traditional manner of Jewish New York City pickle makers, with generous addition of garlic and dill to a natural salt brine. In New York terminology, a "full-sour" kosher dill is one that has fully fermented, while a "half-sour," given a shorter stay in the brine, is still crisp松脆的, 脆脆的 and bright green. Elsewhere, these pickles may sometimes be termed "old" and "new" dills. Brined pickles: Brined pickles are prepared using the traditional process of natural fermentation 自然发酵 in a brine which makes them grow sour. The brine concentration can vary between 20 g/litre to more than 40 g/litre of salt. There is no vinegar used in the brine of naturally fermented pickled cucumbers.). Fried pickles are served at food festivals and menus of individual and chain restaurants nationwide. They can be eaten as an appetizer or as an accompaniment to other dishes. Fried pickles are frequently served with a ranch or other creamy sauce for dipping. 6. A bug-out bag ( grab bag n. I. US and Canadian and Austral 礼物包. A container filled with articles, such as party gifts, to be drawn unseen. a bag or other container from which gifts are drawn at random. II. Slang 杂七乱八的, 杂七杂八的. a collection of miscellaneous things. A miscellaneous collection: The meeting evolved into a grab bag of petty complaints.) is a portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours when evacuating from a disaster. The focus is on evacuation, rather than long-term survival, distinguishing the bug-out bag from a survival kit, a boating or aviation emergency kit, or a fixed-site disaster supplies kit. The kits are also popular in the survivalism subculture. The term "bug-out bag" is related to, and possibly derived from, the "bail-out bag" emergency kit many military aviators carry. In the United States, the term refers to the Korean War practice of the U.S. Army designating alternate defensive positions, in the event that the units had to displace. They were directed to "bug out" when being overrun ( overrun I. [intransitive/transitive] British to take more time, space, or money than was intended. II. [transitive] to defeat an enemy in war and take the land that they control. His troops overran two-thirds of the country. III. [transitive] [usually passive] 塞满了. 充斥. to be present in a place in such large amounts or numbers that it is dangerous or unpleasant. a city completely overrun by crime. The mall was overrun with holiday shoppers.) was imminent. The concept passed into wide usage among other military and law enforcement personnel, though the "bail-out bag" is as likely to include emergency gear for going into an emergency situation as for escaping an emergency. Other names for such a bag are a BOB, 72-hour kit, a grab bag, a battle box, a Personal Emergency Relocation Kits (PERK), a go bag, a GOOD bag (Get Out Of Dodge) or INCHbag (I'm Never Coming Home). 7. Trans fats are a type of unsaturated fats which are uncommon in nature but can be created artificially人工合成. Fats contain long hydrocarbon chains, which can either be unsaturated i.e. have double bonds, or saturated i.e. have no double bonds. In nature, unsaturated fatty acids generally have cis (as opposed to trans) configurations. In food production, liquid cis-unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils are hydrogenated to produce saturated fats, which have more desirable physical properties e.g. they melt at a desirable temperature (30–40 °C). Trans fats are a contaminant introduced by a side reaction on the catalyst in partial hydrogenation. Although trans fats are edible, consumption of trans fats has shown to increase the risk of coronary heart disease in part by raising levels of the lipoprotein LDL (so-called "bad cholesterol"), lowering levels of the lipoprotein HDL ("good cholesterol"), increasing triglycerides in the bloodstream and promoting systemic inflammation. Trans fats also occur naturally in a limited number of cases. In lack of recognized evidence and scientific agreement, nutritional authorities consider all trans fats as equally harmful for health and recommend that consumption of trans fats be reduced to trace amounts. 8. "I really was living in a place of fear生活在恐惧之中, I do things that I'm comfortable with…but if you're never stretching yourself, you're never really growing. And I always said no to the show, and then I was like--you know with what I had done--I was like, I need to start doing things that I'm scared of, and this is the time to do it," she told us. defer to to accept someone's opinion or decision, especially because you respect them. I will defer to Mr Walters on this point. deference [ˈdɛfərəns] 敬重 Deference is a polite and respectful attitude toward someone, especially because they have an important position. Behaviour that shows you respect someone and are willing to accept their opinion or decision. The older political tradition of deference to great leaders. deferential [ˌdefəˈrenʃ(ə)l] showing that you respect someone and want to treat them politely. contaminate I. to make something dirty, polluted, or poisonous by adding a chemical, waste, or infection. Industrial sewage continues to contaminate our beaches. II. to affect something or someone in a negative way. Children are becoming contaminated by the prevailing cynicism of the age. I am contaminating with bed bugs. contradict 反驳, 质疑 I. to say that the opposite of what someone has said is true. He didn't dare contradict his parents. They don't have the balls to contradict their bosses. II. if one statement, piece of evidence, story etc contradicts another, they disagree and cannot both be true. Her account of the accident contradicts that of the other driver. contradict yourself 否定自己, 自相矛盾 to say the opposite of what you have said before. In his confusion, he kept contradicting himself. 9. AFL Grand Final(Preliminary Final): Even with the disappointing result比分结果 for the Swans, who were trounced ( trounce [trauns] to easily defeat an opponent in a game, competition, election etc. ) by Hawthorn by 63 points, Matthew said the trip was worth it. "It was shocking, but the tickets were worth the amazing experience," he said. 被疑出国强迫结婚, 小女孩机场被截停: "Where children are involved it is an abomination(abomination [əˌbomɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] something that you hate because you think it is extremely offensive, unpleasant, or wrong. abominate [əˈbomɪneɪt] to hate something because you think it is extremely offensive, unpleasant, or wrong.)," he said. New South Wales Minister for Women Pru Goward said the action should send a strong message to families planning on forcing girls into underage marriages. "Whether the arrangement in their mind is religious or cultural, the law of Australia says it's illegal and they need to accept and abide by that," Ms Goward said. "We consider that girls in Australia have a right to a childhood free from abuse and from marriage being imposed on them 强加给他们 and we will catch them, we will find them, as we caught this family." 10. raffle 抽奖 a competition in which you win a prize if the number on your ticket is the same as the number on the prize. draw a raffle to take a ticket out of a container to see who has won a prize. raffle off to offer something as a prize in a raffle. Celebrities donated personal items to be raffled in order to raise money. draw water 汲水, 打水 to take water from a well (=a deep hole in the ground).
关于胁迫, 威逼, 道德高地, 道德制高点: 1. hold someone to something说话算话, 不算话回来找你说事 to demand that someone act on a promise or agreement: They're holding him to the exact terms of the contract. hold sb to ransom 被要挟, 被胁迫, 被威逼(hold sb over a [moral] barrel) to force someone to do something by putting that person in a situation where something bad will happen if they do not: The government says it is being held to ransom by the actions of terrorist groups. hold (someone) to account 要求负责任, 要求担责
(transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility
for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has
occurred. I believed it was vital to hold him to account for his obvious failings. take (someone) to task (idiomatic) To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions. 2. on moral grounds considering reasons of morality. He complained about the television program on moral gounds 站在道德的立场上, 基于道德立场. There was too much ridicule of his religion. moral high ground
I. (idiomatic) A position or point of view which is ethically superior
or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under
consideration. Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance of house arrest enable her to occupy the moral high ground. high ground (idiomatic, usually with the) A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition. President George W. Bush had once again outmaneuvered them by taking thenational-security high ground in an election year. claim/have/take/seize the moral high ground to
say that you are morally better than someone else. If people
have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their
arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put
forward by other people. Parties seeking the moral high ground simply refuse to act in ways which are not viewed as legitimate合理合法的 and morally defensible道德上站得住脚的, 可以辩白的. wiki: In everyday use a person may take the perspective of the 'moral high ground' in order to produce a critique of something, or merely to win an argument. This perspective is sometimes associated to snobbery but may also be a legitimate way of taking up a stance. Social sciences or philosophies are sometimes accused of taking the 'moral high ground' because they are often inherently interested in the project of human freedom and justice.
The traditional project of education itself may be seen as defending a
type of moral high ground from popular culture, perhaps by using
critical pedagogy: its proponents may themselves be accused (rightly or wrongly) of seeking a false and unjustified sense of superiority优越感 thereby. Holding the moral high ground can be used to legitimize 合理合法化 political movements, notably nonviolent resistance, especially in the face of violent opposition, and has been used by civil disobedience movements around the world to garner sympathy and support from society. Similarly, 21st Century states may refrain from declaring war in order to retain the moral high ground – though the cynic will observe that real politik still leads to wars being fought, only without declarations. He argued that socially responsible firms often reap unexpected benefits even in highly competitive environments, because their commitment to principle坚守原则, 坚持原则 makes them more attractive as partners to do business with. Kate Fillion considered that in the wake of Second-wave feminism "assumptions about female moral superiority pervade the public discourse", placing women as "comrades on the moral high ground, pitted against a common adversary who dwells in the shadowy depths far below". 3. Tony Abbott says asylum seeker mothers attempting self-harm won't influence Government's border protection policy: The Prime Minister says the Government will not be held "over a moral barrel"( over a barrel 强迫, 逼迫, 逼着, 拿着枪指着 别无选择, 别无退路 In a very awkward
position from which extrication is difficult, out of one's control; in a
dilemma. in a situation in which someone has no choice about what to do. He got me over a barrel, and I had to do what he said. Ann
will do exactly what I say. I've got her over a barrel逼的无话可说. During the
negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel. The software company has you over a barrel – if you don't accept the license, you can't use the software. Usage notes: usually used with have, as in the example. Etymology: based on the idea of making someone lie on a barrel (a large, curved container) so they will be unable to move freely. He got me over a barrel, and I had to do what he said. Ann will do exactly what I say. I've got her over a barrel. ) amid reports asylum seekers in detention are attempting suicide to ensure their children are settled in Australia. Fairfax is reporting that a dozen mothers on Christmas Island have attempted to kill themselves so their children have a better chance of being accepted by immigration officials. It comes as 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers are held at sea while the High Court considers whether to hear a case on the legality of the Government's actions. Tony Abbott told Channel 9 that he would not comment on the specifics of the case but said the asylum seekers are safe. When asked about the reports of mothers self-harming自残, Mr Abbott said he was unaware of the story but that "no Australian government should be subjected to the spectacle" of people threatening self-harm威胁自残, 以自残威胁( make a spectacle of yourself 丢人现眼, 丢人到家 to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts other people's attention I wasn't going to make a spectacle of myself by dancing with my grandma! rose-coloured/rose-tinted glasses/spectacles if someone thinks about or looks at something with rose-coloured glasses, they think it is more pleasant than it really is. She's nostalgic for a past that she sees through rose-colored glasses. spectacle I. A regrettable public display, as of bad behavior. a thing or person seen, esp an unusual or ridiculous one. drank too much and made a spectacle of himself.
II. a public display or performance, esp a showy or ceremonial one. A
public performance or display, especially one on a large or lavish
scale. ). "If true, it is a harrowing tale ( harrowing Extremely distressing; agonizing: a harrowing experience. harrow I. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow. II. To inflict great distress or torment on. )," he said. "[But] this is not going to be a government which has our policy driven by people who are attempting to hold us over a moral barrel. We won't be driven by that. "The fact is that the people that are on Nauru - they're being clothed, housed, fed and above all else, they're safe. They are not going to be subjected to any persecution
in Nauru. "Now, I don't believe that people ought to be able to say to
us, 'Unless you accept me as a permanent resident, I am going to commit
self-harm'. "I don't believe any Australian would want us to capitulate to ( capitulate (kəˈpɪtjuˌleɪt) 弃械投降, 缴枪投降, 屈服, 让步, 认输( give in to moral blackmail) I. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms. II. To give up all resistance; acquiesce. His wartime experience reinforced his German patriotism and he was shocked by Germany's capitulation缴枪投降, 弃械投降, 放弃抵抗 in November 1918. capitulate to someone or something to surrender or submit to someone or something. The general finally capitulated to the enemy. I won't capitulate in this argument. ) moral blackmail 道德敲诈." Opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles told AM that conditions at detention centres need to be "safe, dignified and humane". "We've got concerns about the situation on Christmas Island and the standards of the facilities at Manus and Nauru. These facilities need to be run in a way which are safe, dignified and humane," he said. "And I can never understand why either the Prime Minister or the Minister for Immigration can't use those phrases to describe the needs of those facilities. 4. 柬埔寨难民协议争议: WHILE Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has toasted his Cambodian refugee deal with champagne, the United Nations and protest groups have been swift to condemn it. The Australian Greens have called the celebration of his "dirty deal" crass([kræs] 神经大条的. 无所顾忌的. 不顾别人感受的. stupid and offensive because of not being sensitive to other people's feelings. coarse; crude; not refined or sensible.), while Labor says it is a "complete farce"(farce [fɑ:(r)s] I. [singular/uncountable] a situation or event that is silly because it is very badly organized, unsuccessful, or unfair. The trial has been a complete farce, from beginning to end. II. [countable] theatre, cinema a play or film in which people get involved in silly or unlikely situations that are intended to make you laugh. 解释二： I. (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method; compare sarcasm. II. (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor. The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time. III. (uncountable) 荒唐可笑. 荒谬绝伦. 胡闹. A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents. The first month of labor negotiations was a farce. IV. (uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show. The political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.). Mr Morrison signed a memorandum of understanding理解备忘录 with Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Phnom Penh on Friday to allow refugees processed on the Pacific island of Nauru to resettle in Cambodia. Afterwards, the pair toasted their deal with champagne. "A number of those found to be in genuine need of protection will now have the opportunity and support to re-establish their lives free from persecution," Mr Morrison said in a statement. It would be up to Cambodia to determine when it accepts the refugees and how many, but the hope is 我们希望是 to begin voluntary resettlement later this year, he said.
