用法学习: 1. In seconds, a group of schoolgirls run towards the hijab-wearing woman, but before they can reach her another group of girls grab her by the arm and whisk her away from the putrid attack(putrid I. formal decaying and smelling very bad. II. informal very unpleasant. a putrid yellow colour.). And when there weren't girls to defend the Muslim woman, dozens of other onlookers stridently defended her against the acting bigot who was set up in a social experiment to test the reaction by random Australians to Islamic abuse. The results have stunned thousands and spread quickly around the world showing Australia as a role model for tolerance. "Definitely there are those incidences ... when we find a rare bigoted individual. But as Muslims we always have to keep our head up and whatever challenge is brought to us we know we have the tools to counter that." 2. cut one's teeth Acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity: the brothers cut their professional teeth at Lusardi’s before starting their own restaurant. Dance band Rufus top off a big year with nominations for Best Group, Best Dance Release for their Atlas album and Best Australian Live Act. In the past ARIA voters have tended to snub new pop acts until they've cut their teeth (see Guy Sebastian). However Sydney's musical boy band 5 Seconds of Summer have broken through any potential snobbery, scoring four nominations for their self-titled debut album including Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist, while She Looks So Perfect is nominated in the public-voted Song of the Year category. 3. wound up [ˌwaund ˈʌp] nervous and worried I was too wound up to relax. wind up I. [transitive] to end something. I'd like to wind up the meeting soon. a. British to close a business. The firm was later wound up with debts of £104,000. II. [intransitive] to be in a particular place or situation not because you choose to, but because of other things that have happened. People are winding up in debt. III. [transitive] British informal to trick someone by telling them something that is not true. At first I thought they were winding me up. IV. [transitive] informal to make someone angry or upset. Please don't wind him up – he causes me enough trouble. get the wind up informal to become nervous or frightened. When he saw his opponent he got the wind up. put the wind up someone informal to make someone feel nervous or frightened. The talk of redundancies has put the wind up us. get wind of something informal to find out about something secret or private. De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942. 4. "He was apprehended ( I. formal to arrest someone. II. very formal to understand something. ) by the members of the public and they retrieved their property(找回被偷的电话), but he fled the scene again," he said. "A short time later police arrived and effected the arrest." The man has been charged with two counts of intimidation, two counts of larceny(larceny[ˈlɑ:(r)səni] 偷窃, 偷盗 the crime of stealing personal property. ), one count of assault and one count of malicious damage. Chief Inspector Olsen said the woman and her mother have been left shaken by the attack. "The two ladies in the car were quite shaken by what occurred but they did not come to any physical harm," he said. He has praised the actions of the witnesses who intervened介入. "Certainly from a policing perspective I'm quite comforted 深感安慰 by the fact that our society is such a good one that people will intervene and stop people from being interfered with in this way," he said. 5. precocious [prɪˈkəuʃəs] 早熟的, 早慧的 a precocious child is more intelligent or behaves in a more developed way than you would expect for their age. (Of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected: a precocious, solitary boy. (Of behaviour or ability) having developed at an earlier age than is usual or expected: a precocious talent for computing. The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four. premature adj. I. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end. II. 早产的. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant. gestation [dʒeˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] I. biology the time during which a human or animal baby develops inside its mother, or the process by which this happens. gestation period 孕育期, 怀孕期 (=the time gestation takes): Human infants have a gestation period of nine months. II. the development in your mind of an idea or plan, before you talk about it to other people. wiki: Preterm birth is the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age; such a baby is sometimes referred to as a "preemie" or "premmie"早产儿, depending on local pronunciation. The cause of preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging proposition. Premature birth is defined either as the same as preterm birth, or the birth of a baby before the developing organs are mature enough to allow normal postnatal survival. Premature infants are at greater risk for short and long term complications, including disabilities and impediments in growth and mental development. Significant progress has been made in the care of premature infants, but not in reducing the prevalence of preterm birth. Preterm birth is among the top causes of death in infants worldwide. 6. A swim lane (or swimlane) 流程图 is a visual element used in process flow diagrams, or flowcharts, that visually distinguishes job sharing and responsibilities for sub-processes of a business process. Swim lanes may be arranged either horizontally or vertically. In the accompanying example游泳图示例, the swimlanes are named Customer, Sales, Contracts, Legal, and Fulfillment, and are arranged vertically. A Swim Lane Diagram is a type of Flowchart, and it can be used to display the same type of information. What makes a Swim Lane Diagram unique is that the Flowchart objects are kept in lanes (that is, columns), grouping them together. These lanes help visualize stages, employees, departments, or any other set of separated categories. 7. cross my heart (and hope to die) said to show that what you have just said or promised is completely true or sincere. something that you say in order to emphasize that something is true. I want to go to the party with you, not Sarah - cross my heart! How'd you pull up after last night?= how'd you feel this morning?. Granite [ˈɡrænɨt] 花岗岩(marble 大理石) (制作grave stone)(mason [ˈmeɪs(ə)n] 切石工 someone whose job is to cut stones into pieces that can be used in building.) is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock which is granular and phaneritic in texture. The word "granite" comes from the Latin granum, a grain, in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a holocrystalline rock. The term 'granite' also applies to a group of intrusive igneous rocks with similar textures and slight variations on composition and origin. 9. captive [ˈkæptɪv] kept as a prisoner. take/hold someone captive 囚禁: She was kidnapped and held captive for over a week. II. a captive wild animal is kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in its natural environment. captive audience a group of people who must listen to what someone is saying because they cannot leave. captivate [ˈkæptɪveɪt] to attract or interest someone very much. Their romance captivated the whole country. captivating [ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ] 抓人的, 迷人的 verb very interesting or attractive in a way that takes all your attention. a captivating tale. His smile was captivating. captivity [kæpˈtɪvəti] I. a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner. The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity 禁闭: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. II. a situation in which wild animals are kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in their natural environment. in captivity: crocodiles that were born in captivity.
OZ Slangs: Give it a think= think about it. Bloke = dude, guy. Feral= disgusting( feral adj. I. (of a person) Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved. II. Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild. n. I. (Australia, colloquial) 没有教养的孩子. 缺教养的孩子. A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. II. (Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle. Usage notes: The term should not be confused with feral child, a child raised with little or no human assistance. feral child A child who is raised without human contact as a result of being abandoned, allegedly often raised by wild animals. Urban: Poorly dressed, spoken and educated people at the lower end of the socio-economic scale. (See also Chav, Bogun, Trailer Trash). Known for their prowess at stealing cars and their utter disregard of birth control options. In addition to an extremely high swear-word vocabulary, their children have constantly running noses, dirty faces and unkempt hair. Those kids are such ferals - I just heard the 5 year old say "F#$k you, man!". A feral animal 野生动物 (from Latin fera, "a wild beast") is an animal living in the wild but descended from domesticated individuals. ). Derro = gross ( Australian slang, derived from the word 'derelict'. Means hobo, bum, no-hoper, poorly-dressed, unkept person. "Look at those derros on the street corner" ). Bludge= bum something off someone, 'can I bludge a smoke?'(bum something off someone 乞讨 Sl. to beg or borrow something from someone. Can I bum a cigarette off you?) Texter= highlighter, marker. Have a shower = typically you don't say take a shower, or take a nap, you have a shower or have a nap. Capsicum= green peppers. Rock melon= cantelope(Cantaloupe (also cantelope, cantaloup, muskmelon (India and the United States), mushmelon, rockmelon, sweet melon, Persian melon, spanspek) refers to a variety of Cucumis melo, a species in the family Cucurbitaceae. Cantaloupes range in size from 500 g to 5 kg (1 to 10 lb). Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe.[citation needed] However, in more recent usage, it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon (C. melo). Cantaloupe is the most popular variety of melon in the United States.). Goon= boxed wine, the cheapest thing to drink at uni. Grog= alcohol. Passion Pop= similar to cheap, flavored champagne. Long pour= when
drinking out of goon bag, someone might ask you to do a long pour, so
you get on your knees and someone holds the bag above your head while
you drink. Blind= blackout drunk Getting a root= getting laid. Tosser/Poofter=gay; Dodgy/Seedy= sketchy, 'that area's dodgy as.' Spewing= puking. Ay/aye/ hey= put it at the end of a sentence to ask if
someone agrees, 'I'm keen ay?' Maggot= Wasted. a reprehensible or despicable person. Cool as = you can basically put 'as' at the end of anything and it just means 'really cool' or 'wicked cool'. Oi!= hey! get someone's attention. Iced Coffee= doesn't really exist, often comes with ice cream or whip cream. Weet-Bix= the best cereal ever, nothing really compares in America, but similar to big mini-wheats without the sugar. Biscuits= cookies or snacks. I'm not fussed= I don't care, either way. Cordial= a drink that comes in nearly every flavor and is diluted with water, similar to kool-aid. Devon= similar to bologna. Freshers= freshman. Notes= paper money, its colored and varies by size and amount. Lectures & Tutes= At uni there are lectures and tutorials, lectures being the basic overview of class, tutorials being the smaller, in-depth classes. Each meet once a week and nobody really goes to lectures. Mi Goreng= a better version of ramen noodels(Mie goreng (Indonesian: mie goreng or mi goreng; Malay: mee goreng or mi goreng; both meaning "fried noodles"), also known as bami goreng, is a flavorful and spicy fried noodle dish common in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is made with thin yellow noodles fried in cooking oil with garlic, onion or shallots, fried prawn, chicken, pork, beef, or sliced bakso (meatballs), chili, Chinese cabbage, cabbages, tomatoes, egg, and other vegetables. Ubiquitous in Indonesia, it can be found everywhere in the country, sold by all food vendors from street-hawkers, warungs, to high-end restaurants. It is an Indonesian one-dish meal favorite, although street food hawkers commonly sell it together with nasi goreng (fried rice). It is commonly available at mamak stalls in Singapore and Malaysia and is often spicy.). Macca's= mcdonalds. Take Away= to go food. Kebabs= awesome wraps, not meat on a stick. Jugs= pitchers of beer. Right-O!= Yeah, agreed, alright. Pissed= Drunk. Fair call= similar to fair enough, like good one! Good on ya= Good job. Prawn= shrimp. Milo [ˈmaɪlou] is a chocolate and malt powder which is mixed with hot or cold water or milk to produce a beverage popular in many parts of the world. Produced by Nestlé, Milo was originally developed by Thomas Mayne in Sydney, Australia in 1934. " It is marketed and sold in many countries around the world.
Canberra: The best city in the world?: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development looked at nine measures of "wellbeing" including education, jobs, environment and income. Australia topped the countries list. Critics 批评者 of Canberra's rating might ask why its notorious climate was not considered. Neither was the exorbitant ( exorbitant [ɪɡˈzɔ:(r)bɪtənt] an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable. It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest. exorbitant wage demands. ) cost of rent, nor the city's notorious "boredom factor". The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, which in August was named the world's friendliest city, did not hold back on his opinion直言不讳 of Canberra's rating. "This is the best-kept secret in the world," Robert Doyle said. "None of us knew about it. "My view is, I think the bureaucrats might have got to the people(get to someone to cause feelings, esp. suffering or disgust, in someone: The heat was beginning to get to me so I went indoors.) who were doing the study and they've fudged the figures动了手脚," he joked. The MP for Wannon said there was plenty to do in Canberra, such as visiting art galleries and museums. But he agreed the weather was challenging at times. South Australian senator Nick Xenophon scoffed at the study, calling it "a waste of time and money" and "self-indulgent自以为是的, 陷入自我的 crap". If each category is equally weighted加权, 权值, from access to services, education, income, environment, health, safety, housing, and civic engagement, the ACT is the top ranking region in terms of well-being. The findings have been debated on Twitter. Last year, Canberra was rated as Australia's second best city to live in in a survey commissioned by the Property Council of Australia. ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said the New York Times article added "weight to the argument that Canberra is one of the most livable cities in the world." "It is nice to be reminded sometimes that Canberra has a lot of positive characteristics and when you rank us against other cities in the world that we come out really strongly," Ms Gallagher told the Canberra Times.
失明前看遍世界: Nine-year-old Ben Pierce is slowly, steadily going blind.
So his family has embarked on an amazing "bucket list" adventure,
trying to pack his mind full of visual memories to last a lifetime. Thanks
to the kindness of an Alaska Airlines pilot, Ben recently checked off
one major goal: Watching the Northern Lights北极光. Staring into the Alaskan
sky on a fall night, he was in awe. "They were amazing,
like watercolors painting the sky(going across the sky). It was really
pretty," Ben told TODAY. For his mom, the
experience was bittersweet. "I love watching his face
and seeing his reaction," said Heidi Thaden-Pierce, 37. "But it's also a
little bit heartbreaking to see it, knowing why we're there. I wish so
much that we didn't feel this urgency to go on these trips now." The
urgency is there because Ben is going blind, a complication of his
premature birth. So he's come up with a list of things he wants to see
before he loses his vision. Doctors warned the family that a baby born
this early probably wouldn't make it活不下来. Then, as Ben hung in there坚持着, 努力着, they
cautioned there could be many challenges ahead: he could be blind, deaf,
or develop cerebral palsy and other problems. Nine
years later, Ben is perfectly healthy, except for his eyes, his mom
said. While still in the NICU, he developed retinopathy of prematurity, a
potentially blinding eye disorder that affects preemies早产儿(preemie (ˈpri:mɪ) or premie A prematurely born infant.). With each
growth spurt, Ben is losing more vision. He's already very nearsighted,
incredibly light sensitive and has lost most of his peripheral vision,
Thaden-Pierce said. She and her husband are preparing him for the moment when he may not be able to see at all. "It's hard for
us as parents to comprehend and emotionally process情感上接受(comprehend I. to understand something. How could you possibly comprehend the difficulties of my situation? comprehend that: Laura gasped, hardly able to comprehend that her brother's life was in danger. fully comprehend: We fully comprehend people's anxieties.). For a 9-year-old
kid, it's a challenge," she said. That's where Ben's wish list comes in.
A therapist recommended that the family give Ben lots of visual
memories to make it easier for him to describe things and interact with
the world if he becomes blind. The family has been able to check off
many of the items, often thanks to generous strangers and corporations.
The Northern Lights excursion was made possible by Alaska Airlines, for
example. "He also told us he dreams about what he's been seeing," she
said. "He's knows that he's trying to store up memories and he's working
really hard to do as much as he can to cement them in his mind."
A mother got knocked out by a guy who was trying to snatch her baby. The
Bay Run is a popular pathway that encircles much of Iron Cove and is
located in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Bay Run
is particularly popular with joggers, walkers, roller skaters and
cyclists who enjoy the pleasant waterside scenery whilst participating
in exercise. It is 7 kilometres long and passes through the suburbs of
Rozelle, Lilyfield, Haberfield, Five Dock, Rodd Point, Russell Lea and
Drummoyne. The Bay Run provides excellent views of Iron Cove for its
entire course as it constantly hugs the shoreline. The Bay Run plays
host to the annual Bay Run fun run, a community event that brings people
together in the name of health, fun and exercise. A
SYDNEY mum has faced what could have become a parent's worst nightmare
as a stranger allegedly attempted to snatch 抢夺, 抢去 her 14-month-old son as she
jogged along the Bay Run in Sydney's inner west. Gladesville
resident Christine, 41, told Kidspot that she was running her usual
route around Balmain near the City West Link with her son in his pram at
around 10:30am today, when a man running towards her veered out of the
bike lane and grabbed 抓住 her pram. "He was so strong," Christine said. "I
just remembered thinking, what am I going to do if he gets my son? How
am I going to stop him?" Before the man could wrestle
the pram out of Christine's hands, a second man on a bike rammed himself
between Christine and her alleged attacker. The first man let go of the
pram and ran. "The second guy yelled 'what the hell are you doing?' but
he was gone," Christine remembers. "Then he kept saying to me 'are you
all right, are you all right?' I said 'I don't know' and just started
crying." The kindly Samaritan who intervened to save
her son – who remained asleep throughout the incident – then walked
Christine 20 minutes back to her car. "I didn't even thank him or get
his name," says Christine. "I was in too much shock. With everything
going on in the world today, I kept thinking, what if that guy had
killed me or my child? What if he was looking to steal a random off the
street?" Christine described the man as being around
175cm tall, wearing dark glasses, a blue scarf covering his face, a blue
parka and jeans. "I really hope it was someone who was
perhaps a bit disturbed, but I have a mentally handicapped brother精神病, 神经病 and
an autistic niece and I know what it's like when someone like that
approaches … it can be unexpected but it's done with [kindness]," says
Christine. "This felt very aggressive." After reaching
her car, Christine says she called her husband then reported the matter
to the police. Although
she's extremely shaken, Christine says she won't let this experience
change her. "I don't think that you should hide yourself away躲起来 when
something like that happens," she told Kidspot. "It could happen to
anyone in the wrong place wrong time." She hopes, however, that other
parents in the area will remain vigilant. Her world nearly changed in a minute. A
mother out for a run with her baby son has faced what many of us could
not even bear to think about – attempted child abduction, her baby
nearly snatched right before her eyes. It was unseasonably warm yesterday and there were hundreds out enjoying the balmy spring day. As
Ms Jones wrestled 抢夺 with the man over her son's pram a cyclist
intervened, slamming his bike in between the terrified mother and the
man. The cyclist yelled at the man "What the hell are you doing?" But the man ran from the scene. Ms Jones told News Limited the kind passerby comforted her as she cried. Ms Jones says the incident shook her to the core. She says that she hopes it was however someone who was "a bit disturbed" rather than anything more sinister.
