用法学习: 1. prim I. very careful about your behaviour and appearance, and easily shocked by what other people do or say. prim and proper 中规中矩的, 因循守旧的. someone who is prim and proper behaves in a very formal and correct way and is easily shocked by anything rude I can't quite imagine Ellen drinking pints of beer - she's very prim and proper. II. prim clothes are neat, sensible, and show very little of your body. wearing a prim Victorian dress. satan [ˈseɪt(ə)n] the most powerful evil spirit in many religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Matt Damen ['deim(ə)n]. daemon [ˈdi:mən] a spirit in ancient Greek stories that is less important than a god or that protects a particular person or place. glass boy酒吧里端酒的人(barista咖啡侍应生): I have a previous expedience in bar as a glassy and floor boy. So if you have any kind of jobs that you thinks I can do then please give me a ring on my number at any time. 2. A stage mom or stage dad 星妈, 星爸(So the new gossip is that Marcus is becoming a real stage father, after his daughter has been in only 1 play. She didn't even have a speaking role! You'll be a tragic stage dad. ) is a parent or guardian of a child actor/performer who aggressively manages their career, often in what is considered a detrimental and over-bearing manner. The phrase has expanded to almost any performance related endeavor but is mostly linked to those doing traditional theater stage performances in front of an audience. In the performing arts, a stage mother is the mother of a child actor. The mother will often drive her child to auditions, make sure he or she is on the set on time, etc. The term stage mother sometimes has a negative connotation, suggesting that the individual is prone to obnoxiously demanding special treatment for her child, or suggesting that the individual has placed inappropriate pressure on her child to succeed. Some believe that a "stage mom" is vicariously living out her own dreams(vicarious [vɪˈkeəriəs] experienced through the actions of other people. vicarious pleasure. live out I. [transitive] live out something 梦想成真, 实现梦想 to do something that you have thought or dreamed of doing. The inheritance would allow her to live out her fantasies. II. [intransitive] to not live at the place where you work or study. Universities are short of accommodation, so some students have to live out. III. live out your life 度过余生 to spend the rest or part of your life in a particular place or situation. She wanted to live out the remaining weeks of her life at home.) through her child. 3. swing someone a fifty甩个大巴掌. contrite [kənˈtraɪt] 抱歉的, 不好意思的 very sorry or ashamed because you have done something bad. feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong. gesture I. [countable] a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction. a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture. make a gesture: Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too. obscene gesture: Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture不知所云的, 莫名其妙的行为. a. a hand movement that you use to control something such as a smartphone or tablet. As a touch-based platform, iOS uses gestures like swipes and taps to let you control things with intuitive ease. II. [countable] something that you do to communicate your intentions towards someone, especially good intentions. Offering to drive us there was a very nice gesture示好. a symbolic gesture. gesture of: a gesture of support/solidarity/goodwill. The block: It would be a nice gesture to share some money with other contestants but no, this is a game. You win, you win. I am not gonna do it. I don't think it's poor form. v. 示意. to make a movement with your hands or head in order to show or tell someone something. Maria gestured expressively as she talked. gesture at/in the direction of/towards: 'What about these?' she asked, gesturing at the dirty dishes. gesture for: He gestured for her to sit down. gesture to: Jack gestured to us from across the room. 4. balling To full of money, To be rich. Yo, dat ricer is balling. balling Ballin means you have money....you're doing big things......you're stylin........basically you have lots of money..so you're ballin. You have money and using it freely, you got style, etc. It means you have a lot of money and can spend it recklessly on things you dont really need. It means you're cool basically. If you look up 'balling' on urbandictionary, you'll see a biased opinion of the definition from the perspective of "white folk". They pretty much define it just as being rich and blowing money on expensive things like gold chains instead of buying essential things you need to survive. But even though Pac understood that it was a great feeling to be able to flash your chain in the ghetto you grew up in as a sign of hope, he also knew that "balling" means a lot more than just showing off nice things. "Balling" encompasses a lot more than being rich, so Pac gives out a "fuck you" to those that try to define it without really experiencing it. ball or ball up to become a small round shape, or to make something into a small round shape. She balled her fists angrily. ballistic[bəˈlɪstɪk] go ballistic informal to become extremely angry. ballistic missile a type of missile that travels long distances and cannot be controlled after it has been launched. clean up after someone to clean a place after someone has made it dirty or untidy. Residents have been told to clean up after their dogs. clean up your act 好好表现 informal to start behaving in a more suitable and sensible way. to start to obey certain laws or generally accepted standards of behaviour: You're going to have to clean up your act if you're serious about keeping your job. clean up [on sth] [with sth 凭借] 发大财, 大赚一笔. 赚一大笔钱, 赢大发了 to win or earn a lot of money. to make a lot of money on something. Cabbies could clean up if they want, I mean barter trade. The
promoters cleaned up on the product. If we get this invention to market
soon, we can clean up. We cleaned up playing the slots at the casino last night. The computer giant cleaned up with its new, easy-to-use operating system. clean up somewhere to remove illegal or dishonest activity from a place Having more police on the street has helped clean up the city. divide/split something fifty-fifty to divide something into two equal parts. (The fifty means 50 percent.) Tommy and Billy divided the candy fifty-fifty. The robbers split the money fifty-fifty. fifty-fifty even or equal. The chances of success are about fifty-fifty. Even at fifty-fifty, it's probably worth it, you know. go fifty-fifty (on something) 平分 to divide the cost of something in half with someone. Todd and Jean decided to go fifty-fifty on dinner. The two brothers went fifty-fifty on a replacement for the broken lamp. 5. it's swings and roundabouts (British & Australian) also what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts (British & Australian) 失之东隅收之桑榆, 有坏处也有好处. something that you say to describe a situation in which there are as many advantages as there are problems If you make more money, you have to pay more tax, so what we gain on the swings, we lose on the roundabouts. It's swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more to travel to work. swing both ways (informal) to be sexually attracted to both men and women I've seen her out with men as well. She swings both ways, you know. the swing of things the usual way that something is done I was just getting into the swing of things when they moved me to another department. Jim immediately began collecting samples, and I was soon in the swing of things. Usage notes: usually used in the forms in the swing of things or into the swing of things, as in the examples. 6. A scone is a single-serving cake or quick bread. They are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent(Leaven is not yeast per se. Bread made today from packets of yeast is
unleavened bread. Leaven means the lump of sourdough is broken off,
mixed with flour, water, etc., and then the new loaf rises. Meanwhile,
the remaining sourdough starter is fed with more flour and water, and
left to rise, to be used the next day. This can continue for many years;
but Israel was told to cut it off and start over every year (from James
Jordan's commentary on Daniel, entitled The Handwriting on the Wall, pg. 72, footnote 24). Well, it's true that modern yeast is different from sourdough. The leaven in sourdough is composed of certain lactobacilli (bacteria that eat lactate) and wild yeasts. I think it would be a stretch 牵强, 过分, 勉强 to argue against the commandment solely on the basis that modern yeast is not leaven, considering that the action of modern yeast is pretty much the same as the old sourdough combination of yeast and bacteria. They both digested portions of the dough to produce gas. wiki: A leavening agent 膨松剂 (also leavening agent or leaven agent; [ˈlɛvənɪŋ] or [ˈlɛvən]), also known as a raising agent, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batters that causes a foaming action that lightens and softens the finished product. Formation of carbon dioxide is induced by chemical agents reacting with moisture, heat, acidity, or other triggers. The leavening agent incorporates gas bubbles into the dough. The alternative or supplement to leavening agents is mechanical leavening by which air is incorporated by mechanical means. Most leavening agents are synthetic chemical compounds, but carbon dioxide can also be produced by biological agents. When a dough or batter is mixed, the starch in the flour mixes with the water in the dough to form a matrix (often supported further by proteins like gluten or other polysaccharides like pentosans or xanthan gum), then gelatinizes and "sets"; the holes left by the gas bubbles remain. Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used as a leavening agent in baking bread and bakery products, where it converts the fermentable可发酵的 sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol. Baker's yeast is of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is the same species (but a different strain) commonly used in alcoholic fermentation, which is called brewer's yeast. Baker's yeast is also a single-cell microorganism found on and around the human body. The use of steamed or boiled potatoes, water from potato boiling, or sugar in a bread dough provides food for the growth of yeasts; however, too much sugar will dehydrate them. Yeast growth is inhibited by both salt and sugar, but more so with salt than sugar.), and are baked on sheet pans. They are often lightly sweetened and are occasionally glazed(A glaze in cooking is a coating of a glossy, often sweet, sometimes savoury, substance applied to food typically by dipping, dripping, or with a brush. Egg whites and basic icings are both used as glazes. They often incorporate butter, sugar, milk, and certain oils. For example, doughnut glaze is made from a simple mixture of powdered or confectioner's sugar and water that the doughnuts are dipped in, or some pastry doughs have a brushed on coating of egg whites. Glazes can also be made from fruit or fruit juice along with other ingredients and are often applied to pastries. A type of savory glaze can be made from reduced stock that is put on meat or vegetables. Some candies or confections may be coated in edible wax glazes.). The scone is a basic component of the cream tea or Devonshire tea. It differs from a teacake and other sweet buns, which are made with yeast. A scone is in some senses a type of pastry since it is made with essentially the same ingredients as shortcrust, though with different proportions of fat to flour. An ice cream cone, poke or cornet is a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, which enables ice cream to be held in the hand and eaten without a bowl or spoon. Various types of ice cream cones include wafer (or cake) cones, waffle cones, and sugar cones. 7. befuddled [bɪˈfʌd(ə)ld] 一脑袋浆糊, 一头雾水. very confused, and unable to think clearly. rise I. 面现尴尬之色. 脸红脖子粗. if your colour rises, your face becomes red because you are embarrassed or ashamed. II. rise or rise up 愤然而起 to start to protest and fight against a government or leader. rise against 揭竿而起: Eventually the people rose against the oppressive regime. III. rise or rise up 拔地而起, 高耸 if a building or natural feature rises or rises up somewhere, it is tall or high and can be seen clearly. rise above: Grey mountains rose above the lakes. The dark tower of the church rose above the bare trees. IV. to achieve success, power, or a higher status. rise from: Martha had risen from humble origins to immense wealth. rise to: During the war years he had risen to the rank of major. rise to prominence/fame/power 声誉鹊起: He rose to national prominence as a leader of the miners' union. rise to the top (=achieve the highest position): She was utterly determined to rise to the top in her chosen profession. V. to increase in size, amount, quality, or strength. Salaries will continue to rise in line with inflation. Rising unemployment is our biggest problem. Temperatures will rise steadily towards the end of the week. rise in price/value 升值: Even motor fuel rose in price as the war continued. rise and fall 价格起起落落: Interest rates rise and fall according to the health of the economy. rising tide of something (=increasing amount of something) 潮起, 上升潮: The police do not have enough officers to fight the rising tide of street crime. VI. rise or rise up formal to stand from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position. He rose up and went to the window. rise from a table/desk (=from a seat at it) 起来, 站起来, 起身: Edward finished his meal quickly and rose from the table. rise to your feet: Pushing back her chair she rose to her feet. a. formal to get out of bed in the morning. The next morning Benjamin rose early. rise and shine (=get out of bed and start the day): Rise and shine, folks! It's time to get to work. VII. 火冒三丈, 怒气上升. if a feeling or emotion rises, it becomes stronger. Stephen felt tenderness rising up in him. someone's spirits rise (=they start to feel happier): Her spirits rose considerably at the thought of seeing him again. tensions rise: Tensions are rising again on the world's most heavily armed border. rise from the ashes to start to exist again. He hopes to see a new reformed party rise from the ashes of the old one. rise from the dead/grave to become alive again after being dead. Christians believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. rise from/through the ranks 一步步升上来 to start in a junior rank or position in an organization and gradually reach a high rank or position. He rose through the ranks to command the entire navy. all rise 全体起立 spoken formal used for telling people in a law court to stand up when the judge enters or leaves. 8. 澳立法打击恐怖活动: The man looks strikingly like Elomar, a former boxer who travelled to the Middle East and is a close associate of Khaled Sharrouf, whose picture of his son holding a severed head in Syria shocked the world. The Australian Federal Police have issued arrest warrants for both men. It also called for greater oversight ( I. [countable] something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later. Employees were paid late due to an oversight in the accounting department. II. [uncountable] 详细审查 formal the job of checking that a process or system is working well. oversight of: the government department that has oversight of air safety. ) of the Foreign Minister's power to declare terrorist "no go zones", making it a crime to visit such a zone without an innocent reason正当原因. And it called for the government to more clearly define what is meant by "advocating", "encouraging" and "promoting" terrorism, all of which would become a crime. "This urgent legislation tackles the escalating threats posed by persons who have participated in foreign conflicts or undertaken training with extremist groups overseas, and also by those who they influence," he said. He called on Senator Brandis to make the amendments available for scrutiny as soon as possible. 9. sensible I. reasonable and practical. This seems to be a sensible way of dealing with the problem. I don't see how any sensible person could agree with him. be sensible to do something: It would be sensible to consult everybody first. a. sensible clothes or shoes are practical and comfortable rather than fashionable. b. if you eat a sensible diet, you eat healthy food that does not contain too much of anything. II. formal knowing or understanding something. sensible to/of: Ministry officials are sensible to human rights issues. sense of smell/taste/touch etc: Dogs have a sense of smell that is five times more sensitive than that of humans. sense of direction 方向感 (=an ability to know where you are going, even when you are in a place that you do not know): I'm sure he'll be able to find the house – he has a pretty good sense of direction. business sense: Our father was a good designer, but he had no business sense. talk sense (=speak in an intelligent way): At least they've got someone who can talk sense on the subject. senses [plural] a reasonable way of talking and behaving. bring someone to their senses (=make someone become reasonable): What's it going to take to bring him to his senses? come to your senses (=become reasonable): Portman urged the government to come to its senses and stop nuclear testing.
过去的PM们: 1. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree with second-class honours in classics, Whitlam remained at St Paul's to begin his law studies; he had originally contemplated an academic career, but his lacklustre marks 不出色的成绩 made that unlikely. Dropping out of Greek classes, he professed himself unable to care for the "dry as dust" lectures(dry as dust/bone I. Cliché very dry. The bread is as dry as dust. When the leaves are dry as a bone, they break into powder easily. II. Cliché very dull; very boring味同嚼蜡的. This book is as dry as dust. I am going to stop reading it. Her lecture was dry as dust—just like her subject.) of Enoch Powell. In a half-Senate election, most successful candidates would not take their places until 1 July 1976, but the territories' senators, and those filling Field's and Bunton's seats, would assume their seats就职 at once. This gave Labor an outside chance of ( A remote possibility. ) controlling the Senate, at least until 1 July 1976. On 14 October, Labor minister Rex Connor, mastermind of the loans scheme, was forced to resign when Khemlani released documents showing that Connor had made misleading statements. The continuing scandal bolstered ( I. support or strengthen. "the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence". II. provide (a seat) with padded support. "I snuggled down into the heavily bolstered seat". ) the Coalition in their stance that they would not concede supply. Whitlam on the other hand, convinced that he would win the battle, was glad of the distraction from the Loans Affair, and believed that he would "smash" not only the Senate, but Fraser's leadership as well. Governor-General Kerr was following the crisis closely. At a luncheon with Whitlam and several of his ministers on 30 October, Kerr suggested a compromise: if Fraser conceded supply, Whitlam would agree not to call the half-Senate election until May or June 1976, or alternatively would agree not to call the Senate into session until after 1 July. Whitlam rejected the idea, seeking to end the Senate's right to deny supply. With the crisis unresolved, Kerr decided to dismiss Whitlam as Prime Minister. Fearing that Whitlam would go to the Queen and potentially have him removed, the Governor-General gave Whitlam no prior hint没有事先告知. He conferred (against Whitlam's advice) with High Court Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick, who agreed that he had the power to dismiss Whitlam. A meeting among the party leaders, including Whitlam and Fraser, to resolve the crisis on the morning of 11 November came to nothing. Kerr and Whitlam met at the Governor-General's office that afternoon at 1.00 pm. Unknown to Whitlam, Fraser was waiting in an ante-room( An antechamber (also known as an anteroom or ante-room) is a smaller room or vestibule serving as an entryway into a larger one. The word is formed of the Latin ante camera, meaning "room before". In some cases, an antechamber provides a space for a host to prepare or conduct private business away from a larger party or congregation. In a theme park, an antechamber may be used to tell guests about a ride before they experience it. ); Whitlam later stated that he would not have set foot in the building if he had known Fraser was there. Whitlam, as he had told Kerr by phone earlier that day, came prepared to advise a half-Senate election, to be held on 13 December. Kerr instead told Whitlam that he had terminated his commission as Prime Minister, and handed him a letter to that effect. After the conversation, Whitlam returned to the Prime Minister's residence, The Lodge, had lunch and conferred with 商讨 his advisers. Immediately after his meeting with Whitlam, Kerr commissioned Fraser as 'caretaker' Prime Minister, on the assurance he could obtain supply and would then advise Kerr to dissolve 解散 both houses for election. 2. In 1921, Thomas Holt enrolled his sons at Wesley College in Melbourne, where the future Prime Minister Robert Menzies had been a star pupil. By this time, Thomas Holt had left teaching and moved into theatrical and artist management in partnership with the noted entrepreneur Hugh D. McIntosh, owner of the Tivoli theatre circuit. A lack of parental affection缺乏父母之爱, his parents' divorce and his mother's early death instilled deep feelings of loneliness and insecurity in the young Holt, driving him to seek approval 寻求认可, 认同 and acclaim through personal endeavour and career achievement, and fueling his eagerness to please others and his need to be liked. A formative event 性格养成的事件 was his singing performance at his school's annual Speech Night in December 1926 – none of his family were present, and the sense of loneliness he felt that night remained with him throughout his life. He excelled in many areas of university life – he won College 'Blues' for cricket and Australian rules football, as well as the College Oratory and Essay Prize. A member of the Melbourne Inter-University Debating team辩论队 and the United Australia Organization 'A' Grade debating team, he was president of both the Sports and Social Club and the Law Students' Society. Holt had dated Viola Thring (known as Lola; 1911–71), daughter of his father's business partner F. W. Thring (and half-sister of the actor Frank Thring), but she ultimately rejected 拒绝 Holt only to marry his divorced father. Harold Holt thus acquired a step-mother who was three years his junior. His father, based in London at the time, wanted him to further his studies in England, but the worsening economy also made this impossible. Holt was drawn to politics in the early 1930s and joined the Prahran branch of the United Australia Party (UAP) in 1933. After unsuccessful campaign for twice, Holt stood again for ( stand for something I. if a letter, an abbreviation, or a symbol stands for something, that is what it means or represents. The letters ERM stand for Exchange-Rate Mechanism. II. [usually in negatives] to be willing to accept something that someone does. No one makes a fool of me. I won't stand for it! III. if someone stands for a particular principle, they believe that principle is important. I hate them and everything they stand for. IV. British to try to get chosen in an election for a particular position or as a member of a particular institution. In American English, you say that someone runs for office. Malcolm McLaren stood for Mayor of London in 2000. She is intending to stand for parliament.) the federal House of Representatives on 17 August 1935, at a by-election for the marginally conservative seat of Fawkner, this time successfully. At age 27, he was one of Australia's youngest-ever MPs. From this point on, Holt dedicated himself single-mindedly 一心一意的 to a career in politics and reportedly had few outside interests apart from his well-known passion for sport and the sea. He was a 'workaholic'工作狂, typically working up to 16 hours a day and subsisting on 4–5 hours sleep each night. In 1939, Holt's mentor Robert Menzies became Prime Minister after the sudden death of the incumbent Joseph Lyons and the short-term caretaker ministry of Sir Earle Page. Holt's energy活力, dedication and ability earned him rapid promotion and in April 1939, he was appointed Minister without Portfolio assisting the Minister for Supply and Development. In May 1940, without resigning his seat, Holt joined the Second Australian Imperial Force as a gunner(a member of the military whose job is to fire a large gun.), but a few months later three Cabinet ministers and several of Australia's top military staff were killed in an air crash in Canberra. Menzies recalled Holt from the army, appointing him Minister without Portfolio assisting the Minister for Trade and Customs, and his recall earned him the ironic nickname "Gunner Holt." In August 1941, a front-bench revolt forced Menzies to resign as Prime Minister. He was replaced by the Country Party leader Arthur Fadden. Holt was among those who withdrew their support, although he never revealed his reasons for doing so. In October 1941, the UAP was ousted by a no-confidence vote; the ALP leader John Curtin was invited to form a new government; and Menzies resigned as UAP leader. By 1944, the UAP had effectively disintegrated分崩离析, 土崩瓦解 and in 1945, Menzies formally established a new political party, the Liberal Party of Australia, and forged an enduring coalition with the Country Party. Holt was one of the first members to join the Liberal Party's Prahran branch. After eight years in opposition, the Coalition won the federal election of December 1949 and Menzies began his record-setting second term as Prime Minister. At this election, Holt saw his majority in Fawkner nearly disappear in the redistribution. He transferred to Higgins, one of several new seats created in the 1949 redistribution. The seat was created as a safe Liberal seat; it had been carved out 挖出 of the wealthier portions of Fawkner. Holt won it easily. He was appointed to the prestigious portfolios of Minister for Labour and National Service (1949–1958; he had previously served in this portfolio 1940–41) and Minister for Immigration (1949–1956), by which time he was being touted 吹捧为 in the press as a "certain successor to Menzies and a potential Prime Minister". In Immigration, Holt continued and expanded the massive immigration program initiated by his ALP predecessor, Arthur Calwell. However, he displayed a more flexible and caring attitude than Calwell, who was a strong advocate of the White Australia policy. Holt excelled in 表现出色 the Labour portfolio and has been described as one of the best Labour ministers since Federation. Although the conditions 时机成熟 were ripe for industrial unrest—Communist influence in the union movement was then at its peak, and the right-wing faction in Cabinet was openly agitating for a showdown 摊牌( agitate I. [intransitive] mainly journalism 酝酿着. to try to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other political activity. students agitating for more freedom. II. [transitive] to make someone worried or upset. a question that has always agitated the scientific world. III. [transitive] formal to shake something. ) with the unions—the combination of strong economic growth and Holt's enlightened approach to industrial relations saw the number of working hours lost to strikes fall dramatically, from over two million in 1949 to just 439,000 in 1958. Holt fostered greater collaboration between the government, the courts, employers and trade unions. He enjoyed good relationships with union leaders like Albert Monk, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; and Jim Healy, leader of the radical Waterside Workers Federation; and he gained a reputation for tolerance容忍, 宽容, restraint克制 and a willingness to compromise, although his controversial decision to use troops to take control of cargo facilities during a waterside dispute in Bowen, Queensland in September 1953 provoked bitter criticism. In 1956, he was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and became Leader of the House, and from this point on, he was generally acknowledged as Menzies' heir apparent接班人, 继承人. However, in November 1960, Holt made one of the few major missteps 错误的一着棋 of his career. He brought down a mini-budget in an attempt to slow consumption, control inflation and reduce the deficit, but his action triggered the worst credit squeeze since 1945: the economy was driven into recession; the stock market slumped; private investment, housing activity and motor vehicle sales fell; unemployment rose to almost two percent (the highest rate since the Depression); and several major companies collapsed. Holt's blunder damaged his career and brought the Coalition dangerously close to losing the 1961 election. For much of the night, it looked as though Labor might bring down the Menzies government, but a narrow win by Liberal Billy Snedden in Bruce ended any realistic chance of opposition leader Arthur Calwell becoming Prime Minister. However, the Coalition was assured of another term in government only when Moreton was called for Liberal Jim Killen, giving the Coalition a precarious one-seat majority( precarious I. 不可预测的. 风云突变的. likely to change or become dangerous without warning. a precarious future/situation/position/existence. For the refugees life was always precarious. II. 摇摇晃晃的, 摇摇欲坠的. 风雨飘摇的. not safe or likely to fall. Her position on the ledge was somewhat precarious. a precarious chimney.). Holt was roundly criticised, his public profile was damaged, and he later described 1960–61 as "my most difficult year in public life". But his political stock, like the economy, soon recovered. Holt's term in office covered almost exactly the tumultuous calendar years of 1966–67. His short tenure meant that he had limited personal and political impact as Prime Minister, and he is remembered mainly for the dramatic circumstances of his disappearance and presumed death. His untoward 莫名其妙的 ( not appropriate, usual, or normal. nothing untoward: It's important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit. anything untoward: There was no evidence in the house of anything untoward.) demise has tended to obscure 模糊 the major events and political trends of his term in office, especially his role in maintaining and expanding Australia's military commitment to the Vietnam War. Holt's tenure fell during one of the hottest periods of the Cold War era, and his government faced some unenviable foreign policy challenges. Global political, commercial and military alignments were rapidly reconfigured as the Soviets and the US vied for world domination in diverse threats of conflict. Australia's ties with the UK weakened rapidly as Britain closed foreign bases, disengaged from its former territories East of Suez and began courting the EEC, as a result of which American investment in Australia increased dramatically and Australia's onetime enemy Japan replaced the UK as Australia's major trading partner. Strategically, the period was dominated by Lyndon Johnson's fateful decision to escalate the war战争升级 in South East Asia. Australia's involvement in Vietnam increased significantly under Holt, with Australian troops fighting and dying in sometimes desperate battles like Long Tan. Growing community unrest about the draft, the rising tide of casualties and social debate about the moral rectitude of the war fuelled the first significant stirrings of organised domestic opposition, such as the influential community anti-conscription organisation Save Our Sons. The transfer of power from Menzies to Holt in February 1966 was smooth and unproblematic, and at the federal election later that year, the electorate overwhelmingly endorsed Holt, giving the Holt-McEwen Coalition government a 41-seat majority, the largest in Australian history up to that time. They also won 56% of the two-party preferred vote, which is still the greatest winning margin at a federal election in Australian political history. Behind the scenes, however, Menzies' retirement had created a power vacuum in the party, and internal divisions 内部分化 soon emerged. Menzies' domination of the party, and the fact that Holt's succession had been established for many years, meant that a secure second rank of 第二梯队的 leadership had not been developed. Holt's disappearance at the end of 1967 forced the party to choose a "wild card" successor from the Senate after the leading contender, deputy Liberal leader William McMahon, was unexpectedly eliminated from the contest due to a dispute with their Coalition partners, the Country Party. Holt decided to go swimming, although the surf was heavy and Cheviot Beach was notorious for its strong currents and dangerous rip tides. Ignoring his friends' pleas not to go in, Holt began swimming, but soon disappeared from view. Fearing the worst, his friends raised the alert. Within a short time, the beach and the water off shore were being searched by a large contingent of police, Royal Australian Navy divers, Royal Australian Air Force helicopters, Army personnel from nearby Point Nepean and local volunteers. This quickly escalated into one of the largest search operations in Australian history, but no trace of Holt could be found. Two days later, on 19 December 1967, the government made an official announcement that Holt was thought to be dead. The Governor-General Lord Casey sent for the Country Party leader and Coalition Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen, and he was sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister until such time as the Liberals elected a new leader. Holt was a strong swimmer and an experienced skindiver(skinny dipping, or swimming in the nude (inaccurate or jocular usage). skin diving: The sport of swimming under water with flippers and a face mask and usually with a snorkel rather than a portable air supply. The act of swimming underwater with equipment. Skin Diving is a great way to snorkel. Perhaps you want to take a closer look at the colorful fish beneath you. Or maybe you love the feeling of floating in inner space. For another reason, skin diving will take you below the surface of the sea and back up again on one single breath of air. In skin diving you don't have any means of oxygen so you hold your breath and come back up.), with what his biographer Tom Frame describes as "incredible powers of endurance underwater". However, his health was far from perfect at the time of his death — he had collapsed in Parliament earlier in the year, apparently suffering from a vitamin deficiency, and this had raised fears among some senior Liberals that he might have a heart condition. In September 1967, Holt had suffered a recurrence 复发 of an old shoulder injury, which reportedly caused him agonising pain, and for this he was prescribed strong painkillers. He ignored recent advice from his doctor Marcus de Laune Faunce not to play tennis or swim until the shoulder healed and reportedly obtained a prescription for morphine from another doctor. Tom Frame also records that Holt had already got into trouble twice while skindiving earlier in 1967 — on the first occasion, while snorkelling at Portsea in May, he got into severe difficulties because of a leaking snorkel and had to be pulled from the water by friends, gasping for breath, blue 脸色铁青 in the face, and vomiting seawater. There were many rumours surrounding Holt's death, including claims that he had committed suicide or faked his own death in order to run away with his mistress. The mystery became the subject of numerous urban myths in Australia, including persistent claims that he was kidnapped (or rescued) by a Chinese submarine, or the far-fetched claim that he had been abducted by a UFO. The suggestion of suicide was emphatically 坚决的, 异常坚定的 rejected 否认 ( emphatically [emˈfætɪkli] I. very firmly and clearly. Adams emphatically denied that the conversation ever took place. II. in a very clear way that no one can argue about. Scientists proved emphatically that there was a link between smoking and cancer.) by Holt's son Sam, by his biographer Tom Frame, and by former prime minister and Holt's Cabinet colleague at the time, Malcolm Fraser. No official federal government inquiry was conducted, on the grounds that it would have been a waste of time and money. Neither was an inquest held at the time because Victorian law did not provide any mechanism for reporting presumed or suspected deaths to the Victorian Coroner. However, the Commonwealth and Victoria Police compiled a 108-page report into the disappearance, including statements from all eyewitnesses and details of the search operation.
Bankstown boy in a video: cuss someone out to shout offensive words at someone because you are annoyed with them. "His
close friends are trying to get everyone to respect Abdullah's decision
and not cuss him as he was just as normal as anyone else." "I'm really terribly disappointed in seeing a young man destroy his life like that and upset and angry at the people who've duped him into thinking he'll be a hero by being part of their PR campaign," she said. "Some of the things that have come up, to be really honest with you, is a deep sense of concern about the injustices that are happening overseas and this need, or a perceived need, to want to do something about it," he said. "And these overseas groups are an avenue 渠道 to express that need in a very tangible way, albeit obviously wrong." "That is why the Government has acted swiftly 迅速行动 but also thoughtfully and in a considered way to introduce new legislation and to resource our intelligence and law enforcement agencies better so that we can meet this challenge and protect the local community." "We're quite concerned about this, and we also need to look at how we're going to tackle this problem holistically( holistical [həuˈlɪstɪk] 全面的, 全身心的 I. based on the idea that you should take care of your whole body and mind, rather than just treating a part of the body that is ill. a holistic approach to cancer. II. thinking about the whole of something, and not just dealing with particular aspects. a holistic approach to the region's development.)," she said. Renee Zellweger hit back about her face change:"It seems the folks who come digging around for some nefarious ([nɪˈfeəriəs] evil, or dishonest. ) truth which doesn't exist won't get off my porch until I answer the door," she said. "My friends say that I look peaceful. I am healthy," Zellweger said. "For a long time I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for 完全没有考虑, 完全没有时间 taking care of myself. Rather than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion. I was aware of the chaos and finally chose different things." "I did work that allows for being still, making a home, loving someone, learning new things, growing as a creative person and finally growing into myself," she said. HSC NSW: The intellectual rigour([ˈrɪɡə(r)] I. 细心. the quality of being thorough and careful. His arguments display a lack of intellectual rigour. II. the quality of being strict or severe. The law was implemented with varying degrees of rigour in different districts.) of the most complex high school mathematics does not daunt the students at Sydney Girls High School. "I think there's a stigma associated with [extension 2] maths; that it's very hard, it's very challenging, you spend most of your time doing it," Vivian Tang said. "Which is true. But it's also rewarding有回报的." Alisa Zheng, who plans to take actuarial (actuarial [ˌæktʃuˈeəriəl] involving calculations about risks.) studies at university, thought Wednesday morning's exam was challenging but fair. "[Extension 2] is a really tiring subject to do the exam because it's a three-hour exam and a lot of questions require a lot of brain work," she said. "It was a fair exam. It will differentiate who has studied well and who hasn't." Derek Stokes, a mathematics teacher at Sydney Girls, said mathematics had long had a strong presence at the prestigious school. "In this school, the girls have a sense that mathematics is one of the big subjects and I think they treat it with respect," he said. "A lot of them are very good at it and they have a lot of natural talent. Some of them get that developed a lot. But certainly they have a strong interest in it generally."
罗密欧与朱丽叶: 1. vendetta [venˈdetə] (电影v for vendetta)
I. 愤然. 愤恨不平. 不忿. 不满. 愤愤不平. a situation in which someone has angry and
negative feelings towards someone else and keeps trying to harm them or
to cause problems for them. vendetta against: The right-wing press was waging a vendetta against the mayor. II. 世仇. 长期不合. feud.
a situation in which one group or family tries to kill or harm another
because of harm that the other group did to them previously, especially
when this continues for a long time. The killing appeared to be part of a gangland vendetta. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed ( 霉运连连的. 命运多舛的, 时运不济的. continuously affected by bad luck. continuously affected by bad luck. dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune. star-crossed lovers. From a phrase at the beginning of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, describing the main characters.) lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal ( archetypal [ˌɑ:(r)kɪˈtaɪp(ə)l] very typical of a particular type of person or thing. In his dark suit, he looked like the archetypal businessman.) young lovers. On the night before the wedding, she takes the drug (that will put her into a deathlike coma for "two and forty hours.) and, when discovered apparently dead, she is laid in the family crypt(crypt[krɪpt] an underground room where the bodies of dead people are buried, usually under a church.). Adams apple. 2. With no natural predators天敌(arch adj. I. Chief; principal: their arch foe. II. Mischievous; roguish: an arch glance. sworn enemy誓言不共戴天的仇敌. An archenemy 主要天敌, 主要对手, archfoe, archvillain or arch-nemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis, arch-rivals.)) and insatiable appetites难以满足的食欲, 大胃口, Asian carp can eradicate entire fish populations by consuming nearly all of the available plankton, which are the primary food source for most fish. 3. 剧情: The play, set in Verona, begins with a street brawl between Montague and Capulet servants who, like their masters, are sworn enemies. Prince Escalus of Verona intervenes介入 and declares that further breach of the peace will be punishable by death. Later, Count Paris talks to Capulet about marrying his daughter Juliet, but Capulet asks Paris to wait another two years and invites him to attend a planned Capulet ball. Lady Capulet and Juliet's nurse try to persuade Juliet to accept Paris's courtship. Meanwhile, Benvolio talks with his cousin Romeo, Montague's son, about Romeo's recent depression. Benvolio discovers that it stems from unrequited infatuation迷恋, 单相思 for a girl named Rosaline, one of Capulet's nieces. Persuaded by Benvolio and Mercutio, Romeo attends the ball at the Capulet house in hopes of meeting Rosaline. However, Romeo instead meets and falls in love with Juliet. Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, is enraged at Romeo for sneaking into the ball, but is only stopped from killing Romeo by Juliet's father, who doesn't wish to shed blood in his house. After the ball, in what is now called the "balcony scene", Romeo sneaks into the Capulet orchard and overhears Juliet at her window vowing her love to him 誓言相爱 in spite of her family's hatred of the Montagues. Romeo makes himself known to her and they agree to be married. With the help of Friar Laurence, who hopes to reconcile the two families through their children's union, they are secretly married the next day. Tybalt, meanwhile, still incensed that Romeo had sneaked into the Capulet ball, challenges him to a duel. Romeo, now considering Tybalt his kinsman亲戚, refuses to fight. Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence( insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] 出言不逊 rude, especially when you should be showing respect. ), as well as Romeo's "vile submission," and accepts the duel on Romeo's behalf. Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight劝架. Grief-stricken 痛苦不已的 and wracked with guilt, Romeo confronts and slays Tybalt. Montague argues that Romeo has justly executed Tybalt for the murder of Mercutio. The Prince, now having lost a kinsman in the warring families' feud, exiles Romeo from Verona, under penalty of death if he ever returns. Romeo secretly spends the night in Juliet's chamber, where they consummate their marriage. Capulet, misinterpreting 误会, 误解 Juliet's grief, agrees to marry her to Count Paris and threatens to disown her when she refuses to become Paris's "joyful bride." When she then pleads for the marriage to be delayed, her mother rejects her. Juliet visits Friar Laurence for help, and he offers her a drug that will put her into a deathlike coma for "two and forty hours." The Friar promises to send a messenger to inform Romeo of the plan, so that he can rejoin her when she awakens. On the night before the wedding, she takes the drug and, when discovered apparently dead, she is laid in the family crypt. The messenger, however, does not reach Romeo and, instead, Romeo learns of Juliet's apparent death from his servant Balthasar. Heartbroken, Romeo buys poison from an apothecary and goes to the Capulet crypt. He encounters Paris who has come to mourn Juliet privately. Believing Romeo to be a vandal(someone who deliberately damages property.), Paris confronts him and, in the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris. Still believing Juliet to be dead, he drinks the poison. Juliet then awakens and, finding Romeo dead, stabs herself with his dagger. The feuding families and the Prince meet at the tomb to find all three dead. Friar Laurence recounts the story of the two "star-cross'd lovers". The families are reconciled by their children's deaths and agree to end their violent feud. The play ends with the Prince's elegy for the lovers: "For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
