用法学习: 1. get one's hooks in(to) someone or something and get one's hooks in Fig. to obtain a strong and possessive hold on someone or something. She just can't wait to get her hooks into him. He finally got in his hooks and guarded her jealously. build/get/work up a head of steam 得到足够多的支持, 得到足够的动力, 变得足够强大 to get enough energy, support, or enthusiasm to do something effectively. Usage notes: A head of steam is the pressure that is needed in the engine of an old-fashioned steam train to make it start moving. In the last three months the campaign has built up a good head of steam. $1 sounds about right for a heart rate monitor on an Android Wear watch right now, given how little it does. But hopefully that will change when Google's health platform gets up a head of steam. 2. partial to someone or something 偏见的, 偏爱的, 偏心的 favoring or preferring someone or something. (be ~; get ~.) The boys think their teacher is partial to female students. I am partial to vanilla ice cream. assuage [əˈsweɪd] 安慰, 安抚 to make an unpleasant or painful feeling less severe. To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.). to assuage her grief. assuage their chronic insecurity. to assuage one's hunger. to assuage one's fears. wind someone up I. to annoy someone. Tease or irritate someone: He keeps complaining and it really winds me up. She's only winding me up. This woman kept winding me up by talking over me. "You're joking. Come on, you're just winding me up.". II. Make tense or angry: He was clearly wound up and frantic about his daughter. what's the world coming to 这世界是怎么了, 这世道是怎么了, 这人们是怎么了 I am shocked and disappointed. What's the world coming to when you can't leave your house for five minutes without someone trying to break in and rob you? 3. pump your tires 鼓气, 鼓劲 Giving one a compliment. To compliment; to inflate someone's ego. Hey man, I'm not trying to pump your tires, but your performance tonight was amazing. Great job! I'm not trying to pump my own tires or anything, but my homemade chocolate chip cookies are to die for! Erica: say something nice to me. Jake: man, I'm always pumping your tires. go (off) without a hitch to happen successfully without any problems. with no problem(s). Everything went off without a hitch. We hoped the job would go off without a hitch. To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. 5 Seconds of Summer managed to not only win their first moonman for best lyric video at the MTV Music Video Music Awards last night, but they also performed their song Amnesia without a hitch顺利的, 分毫不差的. Calum Hood, 18, Luke Hemmings, 18, Michael Clifford, 18, and Ashton Irwin, 20, hit the stage in their usual style - no boybander waistcoasts马甲(A waistcoat ([ˈwɛskət] or /ˈweɪstkoʊt/; commonly called a vest in American English and by some Savile Row tailors) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece of the three-piece male business suit.) here - in jeans and t-shirt as they rocked out to the fairly slow tempo track. polar [ˈpəulə(r)] adj I. coming from or relating to an area near the North Pole or the South Pole. the polar regions. II. formal as different as it is possible to be. They're polar opposites 天差地别的, 天差点的, 南辕北辙的. III. science relating to the pole of a battery or magnet. polar bear 北极熊 a large white bear that lives in areas near the North Pole. 4. Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef: The way cows are fed can have a major effect on the nutrient composition of the beef. Don't let him skew you(skew I. 影响判断, 影响想法, 影响意见, 干扰到你. to affect facts or information so that they are not accurate. To change or alter in a particular direction. A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results. A researcher's mistake has skewed the results of the study. a. to have a strong effect on someone's opinion, ideas, or judgment. II. to make something not even or not straight. ). Can I plug 宣传 my shop there. hard going 难懂, 难理解, 难以应付 difficult to do or understand. Difficult to understand or enjoy. difficult and tiring to do, deal with, or make progress with: I find her books a bit hard going. the studying is at times hard going, It was a good course but I found it hard going in parts. 5. A ruby 红宝石 is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum(aluminium oxide). The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium铬. Prices of rubies are primarily determined by color. The brightest and most valuable "red" called blood-red, commands a large premium over other rubies of similar quality. After color follows clarity颜色之后是清晰度: similar to diamonds, a clear stone will command a premium, but a ruby without any needle-like rutile inclusions may indicate that the stone has been treated. Cut and carat (weight) are also an important factor in determining the price. Ruby is the traditional birthstone for July and is always lighter red or pink than garnet(Garnets [ˈɡɑrnət] 石榴石 are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.). Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires蓝宝石. The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald绿宝石 and the diamond. Emerald绿宝石 is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness硬度 of 7.5–8 on the 10-point Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness 坚硬度 (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor. carat [ˈkærət] a unit for measuring how pure gold is. an 18-carat gold ring. 6. A Bunsen burner本生灯, named after Robert Bunsen, is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame, which is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion. meteorology [ˌmi:tiəˈrɒlədʒi] the scientific study of weather. [in/at] the back of one's mind 抛之脑后 Used to express that something is in one's mind but is not consciously thought of or remembered. understood or known but not actively considered. remembered by someone, but not very important; vaguely remembered by someone. (have something ~; keep something ~; leave something ~; put something ~; remain ~; Stay ~.) You should put this problem in the back of your mind and concentrate on other things. I'd like to believe we can still be friends, but in the back of my mind, I know that's not true. she had a little nagging worry at the back of her mind. smell/stink to high heaven 臭气冲天 to smell very bad That chicken farm stinks to high heaven. What happened? This place stinks to high heaven. This meat smells to high heaven. Throw it away!. dead ringer someone who looks exactly like someone else. A ringer is defined in October 1882 in the Manitoba Free Press: "A horse that is taken through the country and trotted under a false name and pedigree is called a 'ringer.". The idiom dead ringer' means "an exact duplicate". Nick Cannon's rumoured new girlfriend is a total Mariah look-a-like: Everybody's got a type… and it looks like Nick Cannon is totally into golden, air-brushed divas! Mariah Carey's estranged husband is rumoured to be dating model Jasmine Sanders, who goes by the alias "Golden Barbie" on social media. The 23-year-old babe has been living up to her name人如其名, 名符其实, posting a scorching hot beach pic in a nude one-piece swimsuit, above right. Is it just us, or is the glamour shot a dead-ringer for Mariah's latest album cover, Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse? According to Radar, 33-year-old Nick had been spotted getting cosy with his new girl in at a July party in Malibu before publicly confirming his separation with Mariah, 44. Was the Ralph Lauren model the catalyst 催化剂 behind the split? 7. run like the wind to run very fast She's very slight in build and she can run like the wind.
Pay it forward 传承下去, 薪火相传(My intent is to pay it forward and hopefully turn something so negative into something positive. I will do my best to value the gift I have been given by so many of you. ) is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor. "Pay it forward" is implemented in contract law of loans in the concept of third party beneficiaries. Specifically, the creditor offers the debtor the option of paying the debt forward by lending it to a third person instead of paying it back to the original creditor. Debt and payments can be monetary or by good deeds. A related type of transaction, which starts with a gift instead of a loan, is alternative giving. 新闻报道: Man intentionally ends 'Pay it Forward' chain at Starbucks, says he's not a grinch: A pay it forward chain that began in a St. Petersburg, Florida, Starbucks linked more than 750 strangers in a two-day act of coffee kindness. It was a pleasant surprise. Everyone likes their coffee paid for. So it was nice. "There were some stops and starts 断断续续, 走走停停 to it since it started yesterday (Wednesday) morning at 7 a.m., but I do know it originally started through a customer," said Starbucks spokesperson Linda Mills. Participant Lucy Ramone went through the line twice on Wednesday. Ramone raised her hands in victory when was told the number has grown to 297 from 90. She had brought her son as a passenger to experience the second round of beverages. "I think it just puts a smile on people's face," she said. "We are greatly humbled by the generosity of our customers and store partners in the organic Pay if Forward movement happening in St. Petersburg, Florida," said Mills. "It's truly a testament to the goodwill of our customers and our store team." The hundreds of acts of kindness had at least one public critic. St. Petersburg blogger Peter Schorsch asked that readers don't call him a "grinch(grinch [ɡrintʃ] 老古董. 灭绝师太, 不通人情世故的老顽固. someone who tries to stop people enjoying themselves. )" for allegedly ending the pay it forward chain. "In case any of you are caught up in the Pay It Forward baloney at Starbucks. I just drove through the line, bought a venti mocha frap AND DID NOT PAY IT FORWARD. The chain is broken and this silliness 傻事 should stop. (P.S. I tipped the baristas(baristas [bəˈrɪstə] a person who works in a coffee bar. ) $100, just so you can't call me a grinch.)," Schorsch posted on his Facebook account.
新闻： 1. 记者兼职妓女: A former Sydney journalist and mother of two who worked as a high-class
sex worker(high-class 高级的. 高端的. 高档的. adj. very good in quality and very expensive. a high-class restaurant. a. very good in ability. a high-class athlete. high end 高端的, 高档次的 high-end goods and services are more expensive and more advanced than other similar goods and services. a high-end word processor. high end adj. Informal I. Appealing to sophisticated and discerning customers: She shops at discount department stores, but looks as if she patronized high-end boutiques. a high-end department store; high-end video equipment. II. Sophisticated and discerning: books targeted to the high-end consumer. I wouldn't put a high-end stereo in your car in this neighborhood. discern I. 明察秋毫, 眼里容不得沙子.明眼人. to notice something, especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it. discern a difference/pattern/reason. II. to see or hear something, especially something that is far away or not very clear. We could just about discern a small figure walking towards us. discerning 有洞察力的, 明察秋毫的, 有鉴赏力的, 明辨是非的, 分得清好坏的, 懂行的, 在行的, 内行的. 有辨别力的，有识别力的，有眼力的，有洞察力的，有见识的，表现出好的判断力(或理解力)的；敏锐的，聪明的，精明的. showing good judgment about things such as art, music, and books and able to tell whether something is valuable or well made. The discerning reader will appreciate the subtleties of Boyd's humour. discernible [dɪˈsɜ:(r)nəb(ə)l] 很明显的, 一眼即知的, 明摆着的 able to be seen, noticed, or understood. a discernible improvement in the patient's condition. A small boat was clearly discernible in the middle of the lake. ) has given an interview revealing her secret double life.
"After my separation I dated a few men. I had a few let-downs and I
thought, that is it. Nobody is taking advantage of me anymore. I'm going
to become empowered, and this is what I'm going to do. "When I
look back on how I juggled the two lives, I am astounded," she said. She
worked at a brothel for the first 18 months of her foray into sex work,
and then struck out ( strike out I. to begin moving or acting with energy or determination. At dawn they struck out on foot toward the town. II. to fail In the past our ads have been successful, but we struck out this time.
Etymology: 三振出局. from an expression used in baseball, referring to a play in which the hitter fails to hit the ball. strike out (at someone or something) to hit at someone or something with the intention of threatening or harming. Dave would strike out at anyone who came near him, but it was all bluff. He was mad, and when anyone came close, he struck out. strike something out to cross something out of a section of printing or writing. This is wrong. Please strike it out. Strike out this sentence. ) on her own. 2. 海关明察秋毫查获毒品: Observant (Observant 洞察一切的, 明察秋毫的, 什么也逃不过的, 火眼金睛的 noticing everything that happens. The burglary was foiled by an observant neighbour. II. 规矩的, 遵纪守法的. obeying religious laws. an observant Jew.) Brisbane customs officers suspected an alleged Brazilian drug smuggler was more than just happy to see them on Wednesday when they noticed an "abnormal bulge" in the man's groin area. More than five kilograms of cocaine was seized查获, 截获. When Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officers noticed the anomaly, the pair were both frisked, with both allegedly found to be smuggling the party drug. In a statement, the service said its officers noticed "an abnormal bulge located in the vicinity of the 26-year-old's groin". It is alleged the older of the two was in possession of the larger stash大袋子, 大包, wile the other was found with "a quantity" of the drug. ACPBS Queensland Acting Regional Commander John Ikin praised the perceptiveness 洞察力 ([pə(r)ˈseptɪv] I. 明察秋毫的. able to notice or understand things quickly and easily. Children can be amazingly perceptive 看得懂的, 明白的, 理解的 about adults' moods. II. a perceptive remark or piece of writing is intelligent and shows good judgment. a balanced and perceptive report. nobody's fool 不好骗的人, 精明的人 Fig. a sensible and wise person who is not easily deceived. Mary is nobody's fool. She watches out for people who might try to cheat her. Anne may seem as though she's not very bright, but she's nobody's fool.) of the customs officers. "Our officers are specialists at detecting drug concealments," he said. "If people think they can smuggle illegal substances into Australia past customs and border protection they are sorely mistaken搞错了. 3. 勾结抬高房价Estate agents in cahoots with ( cahoots [kəˈhu:ts] 内外勾结, 沆瀣一气, 一个鼻孔出气, 一丘之貉, 一个货色. in cahoots (with someone) informal secretly involved with someone in a dishonest activity or plan. The police were, in fact, in cahoots with the drug dealers. Usage notes; Cahoots is only used in the phrases "in cahoots" (for collusion within a group), "in cahoots with" (for collusion between two or more parties) and, more rarely, "go cahoots" (share equally in an expense or become partners) and "go in cahoots" 勾结到一起 (become partners). collusion [kəˈlu:ʒ(ə)n] the secret activities of people who work together to do something dishonest. ) illegal foreign investors to drive up prices: buyers' agent.: Foreign investors are illegally buying prestige homes in Melbourne and Sydney with the help of real estate agents and lawyers, a leading buyers' agent has claimed. Chinese nationals without the Australian residency requirement to buy property were buying up 大肆购买, 大买特买 in blue-chip suburbs such as Toorak, in Melbourne's south-east, while the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) took no action. Buyers' agent David Morrell said real estate agents, who the FIRB rely upon to report illegal activity, were looking the other way 睁一只眼闭一只眼, 视而不见听而不闻 in return for higher commissions. Mr Morrell likened the existing powers of the FIRB to "a slap in the face with wet lettuce( [right] wet lettuce 软柿子. 受气包, 没骨气, 没种的人, 软蛋, 怕老婆的人, 怕女友的人, 惧内的人, 脓包, 草包 Noun. An emotionally weak person. Derog. used to denounce someone as being not very brave or having no courage. wet lettuce Phrase commonly used in the North of England to describe a person who acts like a fanny or in a manner betraying his male gender. A: "Why isn't Neil coming out this weekend?" B: "He's washing his Dog's hair" A: "Fucking wet lettuce.". When someone has their personality rapidly drained from them and does everything their girlfriend asks. And then they start lying about where there going with elaborate tales cos they're scared they will get beaten up. Keith: Where's Brooksy tonight. Lloyd: He said he was comin but his bird rang and he quickly disappeared. Keith: WHAT A FUCKIN WET LETTUCE! )", and that property lawyers were also to blame. "The lawyers are also getting something out of it得到了实惠, so they're not going to dob in their clients," he told the paper. In a submission to the FIRB, Mr Morrell said Chinese nationals were buying homes 30 percent above the local market price, causing a domino effect where other vendors believe their properties are worth more, and pricing local buyers out of the market. He said a proposal being considered by a parliamentary committee to impose extra stamp duty charges on foreign buyers wouldn't help. "Foreign buyers will just wear it 接受, 认了, 忍受 as a cost. It won't sway them," he said. Instead, he said harsher penalties needed to be rolled out for those that break the law, and called for agents and lawyers to be struck off ( strike off I. 除名. 删除, 删掉. 勾掉. [transitive] [usually passive] to remove something from a list or record. We can strike that off today's agenda – it's been settled. a. British used about someone such as a doctor or lawyer who is no longer allowed to work in their profession. be struck off (a register/roll): The 47-year-old doctor now faces being struck off the Medical Register. II. [intransitive] to go in a particular direction in a way that shows energy or determination. strike off across: They struck off across the desert without supplies. strike off through: Startled by the noise, he had struck off through the woods. ) if they are found to facilitate 提供便利, 提供方便, 创造条件 illegal deals. "If you are a resident and can afford it, I have no problem with that. But those that are flouting the rules ( flout [flaut] 目无法纪, 贪赃枉法 to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom. Skateboarders know they will be prosecuted if they flout the law. flaunt [flɔ:nt] to deliberately try to make people notice your possessions, beauty, abilities etc, because you want them to admire you. Lawrence didn't flaunt his wealth – he lived a simple life. flaunt yourself: Dress or behave in a sexually provocative way. Models flaunted themselves in tight designer jeans. if you've got it, flaunt it spoken used for saying that you should be proud of your success, beauty, money etc and not hide it. Usage: Flaunt and flout may sound similar but they have different meanings. Flaunt means 'display ostentatiously', as in visitors who liked to flaunt their wealth, while flout means 'openly disregard a rule or convention', as in new recruits growing their hair and flouting convention. It is a common error, recorded since around the 1940s, to use flaunt when flout is intended, as in the young woman had been flaunting the rules and regulations. In the Oxford English Corpus the second and third commonest objects of flaunt, after wealth, are law and rules.) are distorting the market搅乱市场, 搅局(In neoclassical economics, a market distortion 破坏市场竞争, 破坏公平竞争 is any event in which a market reaches a market clearing price for an item that is substantially different from the price that a market would achieve while operating under conditions of perfect competition and state enforcement of legal contracts and the ownership of private property. In this context, "perfect competition" means: all participants have complete information, there are no entry or exit barriers进入门槛, 退出限制 to the market, there are no transaction costs or subsidies affecting the market, all firms have constant returns 稳定回报 to scale, and all market participants are independent rational actors.)," he said.
