用法学习: 1. outsider I. someone who does not belong to a particular group ororganization. We'll get the work done by outsiders if it's cheaper. a group that is hostile to outsiders. II. a person or animal who seems to have no chance of winning a competition. rank/complete outsider: I realize I am backing a rank outsider! UAE, in recent years, gone from being a good side that can get results in regional competitions to being one that many are tipping as an outsider 没什么机会的 to win the Asian Cup. Relative stability has arrived with the appointment of Mahdi Ali, a man who has overseen every youth level with the nation that he represented with distinction in the late 1980s. 2. So often you see young players follow a breakthrough win with a disappointing loss. When Mark Phillipoussis beat Pete Sampras at Melbourne Park as a teenager, he followed it up by losing meekly ( meek 温顺的, 轻易的. 乖顺的. quiet, gentle, and easily persuaded by other people to do what they want. Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing. Submissive, dispirited. I was not going to submit meekly to his nonsense. meekly In a meek manner; quietly and humbly. self-effacing [ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ] Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable. a self-effacing 谦逊的, 谦虚的. 低调的. person does not want to be noticed by other people and tends not to talk about their abilities or achievements. Clark Kent's self-effacing behavior is to purposefully make people ignore him. "[...] His personality was also extremely endearing, his interviews were very self-effacing, he came over as gentle and was generous in his praise of others. [...]" (Ian Gillan about Elvis Presley). efface [ɪˈfeɪs] to make something disappear. ) to Mark Woodforde in the next round. How could it happen? You've scaled a mountain 跨过高山 then you trip on a pebble(pebble a small stone, especially one that has been made smooth by water.)? It's the comedown ( I. a situation in which you suddenly have less status or fewer advantages than you had previously. The accommodation was something of a comedown 下跌, 下滑, 水平下降 from the comparative luxury of the hotel. II. an unpleasant physical and mental feeling that someone gets when an illegal drug stops affecting them. ) and we're about to learn how Kokkinakis handles it. 3. She is a big gossip 八婆( gossipy八卦的. a gossipy person enjoys talking about other people and their lives. a gossipy letter is lively and full of news about the writer of the letter and about other people. 八卦消息. One day Sam heard an interesting piece of gossip. I never listen to office gossip. 八婆. someone who enjoys talking about other people. My uncle Michael was a great gossip.). She is a information bureau情报局的. grinch [ɡrɪntʃ] I. someone who tries to stop people enjoying themselves. A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others. It's a waste of time to spend your holiday with families? What a grinch! The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss. He first appeared as the main character of the 1957 Christmas story How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The grumpy, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the term Grinch coming to refer to a person opposed to Christmas time celebrations or to someone with a coarse, greedy attitude. In fact, a document in the live-action film (the Book of Who) stated that "The term Grinchy shall apply when Christmas spirit is in short supply". The Grinch has since become an icon of the winter holidays, despite the character's hatred of the season, and has appeared on various forms of memorabilia such as Christmas ornaments, plush dolls, Halloween costumes, and various clothing items. II. A grouch or killjoy. 4. observant [əbˈzɜː(r)v(ə)nt] 明察秋毫的 I. 观察细微的. noticing everything that happens. Alert and paying close attention; watchful. The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date. The burglary was foiled by an observant neighbour. You are really observant to notice that none of "Jetstar's Australia Day Sale" tickets is for Australia Day, but for traveling in April. II. 遵纪守法的. 不敢越雷池一步的, 奉公守法的. obeying religious laws. Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful. I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions. an observant Jew. discerning [dɪˈsɜː(r)nɪŋ] 有品位的, 知道什么好什么不好的, 有洞察力的, 有鉴赏力的, 分得清好坏的, 懂行的, 在行的, 内行的, 明察秋毫的, 明辨是非的 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. discern I. to notice something, especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it. discern a difference/pattern/reason. I take exception (disagree, take offence) to the assumption that simply because I am young I am not able to discern fact from fiction明辨是非. 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. discernible [dɪˈsɜ:(r)nəb(ə)l] 一眼就能看出来的. 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 看得见的, 可以看到的 in the middle of the lake. 5. 电影The Vow: 故事情节: At the dinner and in the bar later, Leo does not fit in with her family and friends. He persists in his attempts to help her regain her lost memory, but Paige is more driven to learning why she left law school and broke her engagement to Jeremy. to be driven to despair. During the course of 在...期间 one encounter with Jeremy, she kisses him. Her doctor advises her to fill the holes in her memory rather than be afraid of her past. Though Leo asks her out on a date and spends a night with her, the relationship is further strained 关系恶化 when Paige's dad tries to persuade Leo to divorce his daughter, and by Leo punching Jeremy for talking about chances to bed his wife. Paige rejoins law school and Leo signs divorce papers. At a store, she meets her old friend Diane (Sarah Carter) who, unaware of her amnesia, apologizes for having had a relationship with Paige's dad, thus alerting Paige as to why she had left her family. When she confronts her mother about this, Rita tells her that she decided to stay with Bill for all the things he had done right instead of leaving him for one wrong act. Paige then asks Leo why he never told her, and he replies he wanted to earn her love instead of driving her away from her parents. Though Jeremy confesses he broke up with his present girlfriend, hoping to be back with her, she turns him down stating she needs to know what life would be like without him. As seasons change, Leo discusses his philosophy about "Moments of impact." "A moment of impact whose potential for change has ripple effects far beyond what we can predict. 对白： Why are you looking at me like I am some kind of zoo animal那么好奇的看着我, 那么诧异的看着我, 到了动物园似的? I don't know your number by heart( know something by heart Fig. to know something perfectly; to have memorized something perfectly. I know my speech by heart. I went over and over it until I knew it by heart. know/learn something (off) by heart 记得, 记得住. 记住 if you know or learn something, especially a piece of writing, by heart, you know or learn it so that you can remember it perfectly He's my favourite poet. I know several of his poems by heart. ). take in I. (idiomatic) To deceive; to hoodwink. II. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home. take in a stray cat. III. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. Try taking the skirt in a little around the waist. III. To absorb or comprehend. 吸收. 理解. 接纳. The news is a lot to take in right now. I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture. IV. To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee. In hard times, some women would take in washing and others dressmaking repairs. V. To subscribe to home delivery of. VI. To attend a showing of. take in a show. take in a movie. On the weekend lasting from February 24–26, The Vow became the first film of 2012 in North America to cross the US$100 million mark冲过百万大关, and the third film to cross the US$100 million mark worldwide behind Underworld: Awakening and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. 7. Honda scored his third goal in three games in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Jordan in Melbourne as the holder finished top of Group D and set up a quarter-final against the United Arab Emirates. But Japan's cult hero grumbled that the Blue Samurai would have a day less to prepare for Friday's game in Sydney than the Emirates. "Two days is too short a recovery time," Honda said days after being fined $5,000 for letting rip at 放炮 the referee in Japan's 4-0 win over Palestine earlier in the competition. "I don't agree with such a tough schedule. It's too much and it's a concern." The Japan star had been warned by his coach Javier Aguirre to bite his tongue闭嘴, 管住嘴巴 after talking his way into fiscal trouble, but the player has been in sparkling form, taking games against Jordan and Iraq by the scruff of the neck ( Take by the scruff of the neck 尽在掌握, 游刃有余 If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it. by the scruff of the/your neck by the back of the neck: She picked the cat up by the scruff of its neck.). 8. Australian Open hopeful 希望之星 Nick Kyrgios' four-set win over Ivo Karlovic was the talk of 热门话题 the internet overnight, but it wasn't his skill on the court that had people up in arms(up in arms Fig. very angry. but without weapons. be ~; get ~.) Wally was up in arms about the bill for the broken window. I am really up in arms about what happened.). The 19-year-old has drawn criticism 招来批评 on social media after making apparently arrogant remarks during a courtside 场边的 interview. "That's usually what happens when you lose the fourth set, you go into a fifth one," Kyrgios replied before going on to remark he didn't know why his dad bothered wearing a "lucky shirt" to his matches as he doesn't believe in luck or Karma. "Dad's got his lucky shirt on, I don't know why he does that, I mean I'm not big on karma or superstition so I don't know why he does that," he said. Fans were quick to take Kyrgios to task on social media for his answers. But some users came to the tennis star's defence with @MoorlandsLamb labelling the questions "inane" and writing: "Cringe. Inane (inane [ɪˈneɪn] 愚蠢透顶的, 愚蠢到家的 completely stupid. an inane grin. He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions.) questions of fathers lucky shirt and dead gran. Hasn't taken long for #Kyrgios to fall victim to the tall poppy syndrome ( The tall poppy syndrome 树大招风 is a pejorative term primarily used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers. Australia and New Zealand's usage of the term has evolved and is not uniformly negative. In Australia, a long history of "underdog" culture and profound respect for humility in contrast to that of Australia's English feudal heritage results in a different understanding of "tall poppy syndrome".). Give the kid a break. 9. You haven't won yet, I haven't asked the last question, you come too early. Premature ejaculation (PE) 早泄 means coming too quickly, and it's one of the most common sexual problems. We found that it's commoner in younger men – which is not surprising, as there's a distinct tendency 明显趋势 for it to improve with age. Men generally get better control as they grow older. It's almost impossible to get an accurate definition of premature ejaculation: what some couples consider a satisfactory length of intercourse would be very inadequate for others. Whenever I hear a friend complain that a man lost it long before her clitoris registered so much as a tingle, I think it must be payback 报应 for all those nights back in high school. Back then, a boy would practically wear a hole through the crotch of his Levi's dry-humping our hips--and still we wouldn't lay a finger on his goods. We'd just send the poor soul off into the night with an aching penis. Do we mind now that the tables are turned时代变了, 境遇不一样了, 形势翻转了? Did you mind walking away from a date with balls that felt ready to explode? It's frustrating. It's uncomfortable. It's disappointing. And, contrary to popular belief, women are not into sex just for the freakin' intimacy. But, as you did then, we tolerate orgasmless sex because, well, there's always a next time. We just take a deep breath and put it out of our minds -- which, as it happens, adult women are much more capable of than teenage boys. As long you don't come too soon too much of the time来的太早太多时间, it's not such a big deal. We might complain about it to our friends once in a while, but we won't hold a grudge or start daydreaming about screwing Sting for days on end. Wait--we will daydream about screwing Sting--but it won't have anything to do with your sexual longevity. What I don't understand is why, after enjoying the last waves of his orgasm, every man doesn't then offer a woman his still-firm fingers to finish the job. It would be proper etiquette in that situation, no? Maybe your partner will gently push your hand away and say she just wants to cuddle, but it's more likely that she'll writhe against your fingers in ecstasy. And she won't be the only one who benefits. Putting in that extra effort for the sake of fully satisfying your woman is the kind of thing that inspires future oral sex for you. You scratch our itch, we'll scratch yours.
新手车祸: The learner driver who sent a
Mercedes careening ( careen [kəˈri:n] I. 冲出. 冲进. to move forwards quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way. careen down/along/off: The bus careened off the road and plunged into a river. At that very moment, a truck rams their car from behind and Paige crashes through the windshield. II. to be in a situation that changes quickly in an uncontrolled way. careen from/towards: The country has careened from one crisis to another. an economic system careening towards collapse. plow through. career v. I. 撞上, 冲上, 冲进. to move forwards very quickly in an uncontrolled way. career into/along/down etc: The driver lost control and careered into a tree. II. to be in a situation that you cannot control because things are happening so quickly. The economy is in danger of careering out of control. n. I. academic/political/managerial etc career: Rosen had decided on an academic career. pursue/embark on/follow a career: Only 20 per cent of the students intend to pursue careers as engineers in industry. make a career out of something to do something regularly, often something wrong or silly, so that you get a reputation for it. My brother seems to be making a career out of upsetting people. young graduates looking to make a career out of teaching. end/ruin someone's career: the financial scandal that ruined her career. a chequered 跌宕起伏的 career (=sometimes successful and sometimes not): an entrepreneur with a rather chequered career. a distinguished/ successful/glittering 熠熠发光的, 熠熠生辉的 career: He subsequently enjoyed a distinguished career in the diplomatic service. launch a/your etc career: The 25-year-old actress is now launching her career over here. the peak/height of someone's career: In 1999 Mackay was at the peak of her show business career. a good/smart/clever career move an action or change of job that helps you to be successful in your career. Insulting the boss's daughter was not a good career move. a good career choice. He felt like a career change and went into teaching. a job with excellent career prospects职业前景.) into a café in Sydney's south today says the accident occurred because the other car failed to give way. The L-plater was in the middle of his second ever driving lesson when he crashed the training car into a Mercedes on Tuffy Avenue in San Souci, sending it careening towards tables full of diners. 日本人质救赎: Once considered the richest terror organization in the world, after looting the Iraqi central bank in Mosul of an estimated $800 million, the terror army has likely plowed through much of it(plow through something I. Lit. to move through something such as snow or mud with a plow. We had been plowing through the mud for nearly an hour when the wheels finally locked. The huge truck plowed through the snow-covered streets so traffic could move again. II. Fig. 风卷残云般的. to work through something with determination. She plowed through the book to learn everything she could. Billy plowed through dinner and ran outside to play. III. to finish doing something that takes a long time and is difficult or boring. Bob was the only one to plow through all three volumes. III. plough through someone/something to crash through something or a group of people with force, especially because you are moving or driving too quickly or in a careless or uncontrolled way. The car mounted the curb and plowed through the safety barrier.) in its quest to maintain control even as it fights a growing 越来越多的 list of adversaries. "They set themselves up to run a government," said Kyle Olson, a counter-terrorism expert and president of the Virginia-based Olson group. "That means they have to pay salaries now for bureaucrats working for the caliphate (caliphate[ˈkælɪfeɪt] I. the position of a caliph. II. the period of time when someone is a caliph. III. an area ruled by a caliph.) as well as purchase medical supplies for their hospitals. They need everything from weaponry to copy machines and paper clips." Olson noted that plunging 狂跌的 oil prices are certain to have taken a toll on the coffers ( coffers I. [plural] the supply of money that an organization has available to spend. II. [countable] 保险箱, 保险柜. a large strong box used for keeping valuable things in, especially in the past. ) of Islamic State, which control of wells in Syria and northern Iraq and sells it on the black market in Turkey and other places. Oil prices have fallen more than 50 percent since last June, impacting even the lower, black-market prices fetched by Islamic State. "Japan officially does not admit it negotiates with terrorists," said Boston University professor Thomas Berger. "Historically, it has quietly worked behind the scenes to pay terrorists off." "The Japanese are not tough anti-terrorists," Berger told FoxNews.com, though he noted Japan is "well aware you create perverse incentives" when governments try to meet terrorist demands. "The taking of hostages and demanding ransom goes against the moral dictates of the Koran," said Abed Awad, an Islamic law expert and adjunct ( I. something that is added to something else but is not essential to it. II. linguistics 补足语. a word or phrase that adds information to a sentence. In 'I put the box on the table', 'on the table' is an adjunct. ) law professor at Rutgers University. "They are criminals, not Muslims," Awad said of Islamic State militants. "Their actions directly contradict and violate the fundamental tenets of Islam." 少年犯罪出狱: The Daily Telegraph can reveal Sidney Justin Bowtell, who as a 17-year-old killed and raped an 81-year-old woman in Wollongong before dumping her in a bin, was sent to the Darlinghurst hospice (hospice [ˈhospɪs] 临终关怀医院 a hospital that looks after people who are dying.) last week by the State Parole Authority. When Bowtell escaped from Grafton jail in 2001, he abducted a woman as she returned from the beach and raped her multiple times. On bail for armed robbery, Bowtell ran up 跑上去 behind the elderly lady on Keira St, grabbed her by the throat and dragged her into a nearby building. Despite his sordid past(I. immoral, dishonest, or unpleasant. I don't want to know all the sordid details. a sordid secret/story/affair. II. dirty and ugly. a shabby boarding house in a sordid street.) and his prison term not expiring until September, 2017, the State Parole Authority granted him parole, transporting him from the Long Bay prison hospital to the Sacred Heart Hospice last Wednesday. A Parole Authority spokesman said the decision to revoke撤销 was made after "receiving updated advice that differed from the information upon which parole was granted". "The 44-year-old offender was released to a hospice on January 14 after the State Parole Authority (SPA) granted him parole based on expert medical advice he was seriously ill and not expected to live more than a few weeks," the spokesman said. "SPA granted unsupervised parole due to medical advice the offender was incapacitated( incapacitate [ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt] 不能生存的, 无法存活的 to make someone or something unable to live or work normally. Using powerful lasers, the device can incapacitate enemy radar systems. an incapacitating illness. )."
