用法学习: 1. cult I. a religious group, especially one with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous. He got mixed up with a cult when he grow up, then he started doing drugs, all those stuff, committed suicide finally. II. 极度崇拜. 过度崇拜. extreme admiration for someone or something. cult of: The modern cult of beauty puts enormous pressure on young women. III. someone or something that a particular group of people are very enthusiastic about but that most people do not like or know about. The film has become something of a cult amongst young people. personality cult the tendency to admire or respect a powerful person more than they deserve. I slammed (挖苦, 贬损 [transitive] mainly journalism to criticize someone or something severely. The film has been slammed by critics.) him yesterday. drowsy [ˈdrauzi]. fix I. 固定. to fasten something somewhere so that it cannot move. Andrew is fixing some shelves in the bedroom. fix something to/onto/on something: Smoke detectors should be fixed to the ceiling. She fixed hooks to the window frame. II. 固定. 锁定. to make a decision about a price or amount and not allow it to change. We have fixed our fees for the next three years. fix something at something: Interest rates have been fixed at 5%. a. to decide the date when something will happen. They fixed a meeting for next Friday at 9. A delivery date has not yet been fixed. III. to arrange for something to happen. Can you fix it for me to meet the president? IV. if you fix something in your mind, you always remember it or think of it in a particular way. be stamped on your memory/minda深深的烙印, bring/call someone/something to mind, stick in your mind/memory. V. to dishonestly arrange something such as a game or election so that it has the result that someone wants. VI. informal used for saying angrily that you will punish someone or stop them from doing something. He thinks he's won but I'll fix him! Ways of threatening someone: watch it, or else, if someone isn't careful 不细心的话, 不小心的话, just (you) wait (until/till), do you want something?, don't even think about/of doing something, what's your problem?, (is that) understood?, on/under pain of something, break someone's neck. VII. mainly American to prepare food or drink 攒一顿饭. I'll fix dinner. fix someone something: Jackie fixed me a drink. You gotta have breakfast, I'll fix you some eggs. whip I. [intransitive] to move somewhere very fast. whip around/into/past etc something: A cold wind was whipping across the water. I whipped round the corner. II. [transitive] to move something somewhere very fast. The wind whipped her hair into her eyes. Ferguson whipped the ball across the court. III. [transitive] to remove something or take something from somewhere very fast. whip something out/off 甩出, 抽出: Smiling, he whipped out his wallet. They whipped off their shirts and dived into the pool. I whipped the film out of the camera. II. [transitive] to mix a food very quickly in order to put air into it. Whip the cream lightly. III. [transitive] informal to steal something. He just whipped my pen! whip up I. to encourage strong emotions or behaviour in people. Newspaper articles have whipped up fears of the new tax policies. II. informal 攒一顿饭. 快速准备饭. to prepare something to eat very quickly. If you're hungry, I can whip us up some lunch. whip up a storm informal to cause a strong reaction in other people. VII. to repair something. Jessica fixed my watch. whip someone into something I. to make someone become very excited. The band whipped the audience into a frenzy. whip someone into line to use strict methods to make someone do what you want them to do. The government wants to whip teachers into line. lick/knock/whip someone/something into shape to improve the condition or performance of someone or something. I'm going to whip this department into shape. rustle I. 窸窸窣窣的. Sound effect to make a sound like the one that leaves or sheets of paper make when they move. The leaves on the branch rustled and shook. II. to steal farm animals such as sheep, horses, or cows. rustle up 攒一顿饭, 攒些吃的 to quickly produce something such as a meal using whatever is available. I'll see if I can rustle up some lunch. have/get something fixed: I have to get my car fixed. a. informal to find a solution to a situation where things are not working well. Is it too late to fix their marriage? IX. mainly American to arrange your hair or clothing so that you look nicer. How should I fix my hair? X. to use chemicals on something so that its colours do not change or disappear, for example on a photograph. The substance fixes the dye so it won't wash out. 2. put on an act 别装逼了, 别装了, 别装模作样 to pretend that one is something other than what one is. Pretend, especially in order to deceive; also, show off. Be yourself, Ann. Stop putting on an act. You don't have to put on an act. We accept you the way you are. We were afraid Charlie had hurt himself, but he was just putting on an act. We know you're a good swimmer - stop putting on an act. play ball (with somebody) I. 合作. Cooperate. to agree to do what someone asks you to do, or to agree to work with
someone in order to achieve something together (usually negative). Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Fourteen out of the fifteen nations have agreed to the new restrictions but one country still refuses to play ball. The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us. He was warned to keep his mouth shut and play ball, and that's pretty much what he did. Usage notes: often used to suggest that you do not approve of what you are told to do. II. Get going, start. It's time to get a move on; let's play ball. This usage comes from the baseball umpire's call to start a game. 3. Meltwater 雪水 is the water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans. put-upon 老好人的, 人善被人欺的 asked to do too much because you are kind and helpful. Imposed on, taken advantage of, used, taken for granted, or unappreciated. He felt put upon if she asked him to do the slightest household chore or to conform to any schedule of meals and sleep. "After going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used".
电影Fargo: 1. Fargo opens with the following text: THIS IS A TRUE STORY. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred. Although the film plot is completely fictional虚构的, the Coen brothers claimed that many of the events that take place in the movie were actually based on true events from other cases that they threw together to make one story. The end credits bear the standard "all persons fictitious所有角色虚构" disclaimer for a work of fiction. 2. In 2006, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and inducted into 收入 the United States National Film Registry for preservation收藏, making it one of six films to have been preserved in their first year of eligibility. The film was followed by the critically acclaimed FX television series created and written by Noah Hawley, with the Coen brothers acting as executive producers. 3. Paul Bunyan is a giant bunyan creator in American folklore. His exploits 事迹 revolve around 围绕着 the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily 惯常的. 通常的 ( usual in a particular society or situation. It is customary to offer the repairman a cup of coffee.) accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the oral tradition of North American loggers and was later popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead (1882–1958) in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company. He has been the subject of various literary compositions, musical pieces, commercial works, and theatrical productions. His likeness is displayed in several oversized statues across North America. 4. A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some stories such as these are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ("the fish that got away") such as, "That fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!" Other tall tales are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the European countryside, the American frontier, the Canadian Northwest, or the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Tall tales are often told in a way that makes the narrator seem to have been a part of the story. They are usually humorous or good-natured. The line between legends and tall tales is distinguished primarily by age; many legends exaggerate the exploits of their heroes, but in tall tales the exaggeration looms large, to the extent of becoming the whole of the story. 5. The film's use of "Minnesota nice" (Minnesota nice is the stereotypical behavior of people born and raised in Minnesota to be courteous, reserved, and mild-mannered. The cultural characteristics of Minnesota nice include a polite friendliness, an aversion to confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a fuss or stand out, emotional restraint, and self-deprecation. It can also refer to traffic behavior, such as slowing down to allow another driver to enter a lane in front of the other person. Critics have pointed out negative qualities, such as passive aggressiveness and resistance to change.) and a "singsong" regional accent are remembered years later, with locals fielding requests to say "Yah, you betcha," and other lines from the movie. According to the film's dialect coach, Liz Himelstein, "the accent was another character." She coached the cast using audio tapes and field trips. Another dialogue coach, Larissa Kokernot (who appeared onscreen playing a prostitute), notes that the "small-town, Minnesota accent is close to the sound of the Nords and the Swedes," which is "where the musicality comes from." She also helped McDormand understand Minnesota nice and the practice of head-nodding to show agreement. In general, the accent was largely exaggerated. Many North Dakotans and Minnesotans were offended or surprised by the inaccurate depiction the film made in terms of the accent. 6. 情节: In the winter of 1987, Minneapolis car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is desperate for money. With help from Shep Proudfoot (Steve Reevis), an ex-convict and mechanic co-worker, Jerry is introduced to criminals Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare). Jerry travels to Fargo, North Dakota to meet and hire the two men to kidnap his wife, Jean (Kristin Rudrüd), and ransom勒索, 赎金 her for $80,000 to his wealthy father-in-law and boss, Wade Gustafson (Harve Presnell). In exchange, Jerry will provide Carl and Gaear with a new 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera and half of the ransom money. However, Jerry secretly intends to tell Wade that the ransom demand is for $1,000,000 and keep most of the money for himself. Meanwhile, Jerry has been trying to convince Wade to lend him money for a real estate deal. As Wade becomes interested in the investment, Jerry tries to call off the kidnapping, but he is too late as Carl and Gaear are already en route to Minneapolis and cannot be reached. As it turns out结果, Wade intends to buy the property himself anyway and give Jerry only a finder's fee(In the United States, a finder's fee 介绍人费, 中间人费, 中介费 is the compensation given to an intermediary 中间人 ( [ˌɪntə(r)ˈmi:diəri] someone who talks to each of the people or groups involved in something, usually passing information from one to the other or trying to persuade them to agree with each other. The deal was concluded through an intermediary.) in a business transaction. Usually, there is a causal relationship between the one party and the intermediary (the finder), another relationship between the finder and the second party, and the two parties of the transaction would not have met if it were not for the work of the finder. Such compensation is common in business and is regulated by contractual agreements and law in the United States. A finder's fee can also be a gift from one party of the transaction, who feel morally obligated that 道义上有必要的, 有道义责任的 the profits of the transaction be shared with the finder for making that transaction possible.). Meanwhile, Carl and Gaear arrive in Minneapolis and kidnap Jean, but on the way back to their cabin hideout藏身处, 藏匿处, they are stopped by a state trooper outside Brainerd, Minnesota. When Carl's attempt to bribe the trooper fails and arouses suspicion, Gaear abruptly shoots the trooper, killing him. Moments later, a couple in a passing car 路过的车 witnesses Carl moving the trooper's body off the road and they drive away. Gaear chases after them until they swerve off the road and flip over翻车, enabling Gaear to kill them. The following morning, Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand), a local police chief who is seven months pregnant, investigates the homicides. She deduces the chain of events (deduce 推导, 推理, 推测 to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have. deduce that: Finding fossils far inland, he deduced that the area had once been covered by water. deduce something from something: The facts can be deduced from an examination of the data.) and follows the leads that arise, including interviewing two prostitutes who had serviced the criminals at a truck stop two nights before. After being informed that the criminals telephoned Shep from the truck stop, she drives to Minneapolis, but acquires no information in interviews with both Shep and Jerry. While visiting Minneapolis, Marge reconnects with an old classmate, Mike Yanagita (Steve Park), who unsuccessfully tries to seduce 勾引, 诱惑 her during dinner and then tells her that he has been lonely ever since his wife, Linda Cooksey, also from their high school, died from leukemia. Jerry contacts Wade and Stan Grossman (Larry Brandenburg), Wade's accountant, claiming that the kidnappers insist on dealing only with Jerry. Wade and Stan accept this arrangement at first一开始答应, but Wade later changes his mind and decides to deal with the kidnappers himself. Also, Carl angrily demands that Jerry give him and Gaear the entire $80,000 ransom as extra payment for the murders. Later, Shep tracks down Carl and beats him for potentially getting him in trouble with Marge. Furiously, Carl phones Jerry and demands he make the drop off 送钱到 that night at a parking garage. However, Wade, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, storms out in Jerry's place with the ransom in his briefcase. When he arrives, Wade refuses to hand over the briefcase to Carl until Jean is returned. Angered by Wade's demands and unexpected appearance, Carl kills Wade, but not before Wade shoots Carl in the cheek. Jerry arrives at the scene's aftermath and puts Wade's body in his trunk. The next day, Carl discovers that the briefcase contains $1,000,000. He removes $80,000 to split with Gaear and buries the rest in the snow alongside the highway, marking the spot with an ice scraper刮冰刷. Carl then returns to the hideout and discovers that Gaear has killed Jean, claiming that she was too noisy. Following a dispute over the Ciera, Gaear murders Carl with an axe. Before leaving Minneapolis, Marge learns from a friend that Mike had lied to her about his marriage and about Linda's death. She finds out that Mike has psychiatric problems精神问题 and was actually stalking Linda. This revelation causes Marge to re-question Jerry, now believing that he too had lied to her about the missing car and its possible connection to the Brainerd明尼苏达州的一个市 homicides. Jerry becomes nervously uncooperative when Marge asks to speak with Wade and angrily storms out of his office, claiming 自称, 声称 to go check the lot for the missing car. Instead, he flees the dealership, which prompts Marge to contact the state police. Later, after following up on a tip from a local bartender, who was suspicious over a drunken Carl's rantings 胡言乱语, 醉话 ( rant n. a long loud and angry complaint about something. v. to complain or talk loudly and angrily for a long time, sometimes saying unreasonable things. Ned paced back and forth, ranting about some imagined injustice. rant and rave to shout and complain angrily about something. ) a few days prior几天前, Marge drives to Moose Lake and finds the stolen car. She catches Gaear feeding the last of Carl's body into a wood chipper. He attempts to run away across the frozen lake, but Marge shoots him in the leg and arrests him. Later, Jerry's location is traced to a motel outside Bismarck, North Dakota, where he is subdued 被制服 and arrested while attempting to escape 逃跑, 逃走 through a bathroom window. That night, Marge and her husband, Norm (John Carroll Lynch), sit in bed together discussing Norm's mallard artwork, which has been selected as the design for a postage stamp. Norm is disappointed that it will appear on the 3¢ stamp instead of the more prestigious 29¢ stamp, but Marge is very proud of his achievement. The two hold each other close while expressing excitement for the birth of their child in two months.
健康食品: Chia 一种黑色草籽 is grown commercially for its seed, a food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, since the seeds yield 25–30% extractable oil, including α-linolenic acid (ALA). Chia seeds are supposed to help control hunger while they enhance your diet with super-nutrients. Preliminary health research: Although preliminary research indicates potential for health benefits from consuming chia seeds, this work remains sparse 稀少 and inconclusive 没有定论的, 尚无定论的, 没有论定的. One pilot study found that 10 weeks ingestion 吸收, 摄入 of 25 grams per day of milled chia seeds, compared to intact seeds, produced higher blood levels of alpha-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3 long-chain fatty acid considered good for the heart, while having no effect on inflammation or disease risk factors. Drug interactions: Case reports have showed that there is an increased bleeding risk in patients using an anticoagulant if also consuming chia seeds; accordingly, chia seeds should be used with caution谨慎使用, 慎用 by patients medicated with anticoagulants ( Anticoagulants 抗凝剂 coagulate [ kəuˈæɡjuleɪt] (antithrombics, fibrinolytic, and thrombolytics) are a class of drugs that work to prevent the coagulation (clotting) of blood. Such substances occur naturally in leeches and blood-sucking insects.) or aspirin. Safety in pregnancy and lactation: There is a lack of safety information on the use of chia seeds in pregnancy and lactation, so it is advised to avoid use避免使用 until more safety data has been established.
No rents relief 缓解 in sight for Sydney tenants租房客: Tenants in Sydney will have no relief from rising rents for some time, according to new report. Despite the record number of investors who have piled in to the market蜂涌而入 during the past two years, and extra apartment developments springing up around the city, there is still a shortage of rental accommodation especially in more-affordable suburbs. This pushed up 推高, 抬高 median house rents by 4 per cent last year – the highest of any capital – and units by 2 per cent, the Domain Group's latest Rental Report says. Rents房租 for houses were flat or falling in all other capitals except Hobart where they grew 3.2 per cent. The median weekly rent for a house in Sydney now stands at $520, while for units it is $500. Domain Group senior economist Andrew Wilson said there was no sign that this rental growth would slow down while there was a shortage of dwellings, which has been exacerbated 加剧, 恶化 ( [ɪɡˈzæsə(r)beɪt] to make a problem become worse. ) by the shortage of new properties and the many migrants choosing to settle in Sydney. "The only thing that will stop rents rising is an affordability barrier ... or more supply," Dr Wilson said. "Once you get behind the eight ball significantly(behind the eight-ball In a difficult situation or tight spot. After his last two projects failed, he was really behind the eight-ball. He was desperate, playing behind the eight-ball. Usage notes:When is to modify a noun, usually in predicate position. snookered I. (snooker, not comparable) In a situation where the cue ball position is such that one cannot directly hit the required object ball. II. (informal) In a difficult situation, especially because of the actions of others. ) like Sydney has in terms of an under supply 供应不足 (oversupply, glutted market. a glut of something. ) of housing it's extremely difficult to rebalance it." The report found that the highest rental growth was in less affordable areas such as the west and south-west, and Dr Wilson said this was despite investors targeting these areas. Chris Martin, of the Tenants Union of NSW, said investors were increasingly turning to higher-priced properties to take advantage of higher capital gains高资本回报, and this was pushing tenants into more-expensive accommodation. "What we've got in the rental market is more and more high-value properties, which maybe good news if you're a relatively high-income tenant, because you've got more to choose from ... but it's bad news for low-income tenants. Those parts of Sydney that are traditionally where you could rent more affordably, in the outer suburbs especially in the west, that's where it's happening." But even tenants in the more-expensive, inner-city areas are feeling the squeeze. Rebecca Jones and Kristine Fernandez, marketing executives at Scentre Group, were finding the eastern suburbs tough to afford. "I used to think paying $220 a week was a lot but now I pay $295 and I think that's cheap." The 28-year-old recently moved to Sydney from Adelaide and was disappointed by the huge difference in weekly rents. "There are all these people who live in these beautiful homes with family money and then there's me paying extraordinarily high rent just to be able to get by 谋生, 度日, 生存.(to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do. My arithmetic isn't very good, but I get by. get by on: I couldn't possibly get by on £500 a month. get by with: You could probably get by with that computer, but a more powerful one would be better.)." Sydney is Australia's property speculation heartland, new data shows, with NSW accounting for half the country's investment loans.
