stock market rout; labored conversation/joke/breath; labour under something,labour under the illusion/delusion/mistaken conception;

用法学习: 1. settle a score (old scores) 清算旧账, 算账(get even with someone)( wipe out an old score or scores) to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive. Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury: Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang. Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain. These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of "an account" or "bill." Usage notes: often used in the form have a score to settle: The family was mistreated, and they have a score to settle with the government. settle the score (with someone) Go to settle a score with someone. unthinking 不假思索的, 想都不想的. 不过大脑的 I. Without proper thought; thoughtless没好好想过的. used about something that you do without thinking that it might be wrong or stupid. II. Showing no regard; careless or unconcerned. an unthinking loyalty to tradition. unthinkable I. impossible to imagine. An agreement between the two countries was unthinkable. a. the unthinkable 难以想象的, 不太可能的, 没可能的 something that is impossible to imagine. Could they do the unthinkable and actually win a game? II. extremely unpleasant or frightening. 2. 中国股市free fall: Today's sell-off 清仓, 甩卖 comes despite increasingly desperate attempts by authorities to stem the steep declines. China's futures exchange is limiting the trading volumes of contracts linked to a major index, 57 mutual funds are ploughing more money into stocks and around a quarter of companies listed on the mainland exchanges had gone into trading halts 停止交易 to sit out 坐等结束 the slump 大跌. China's key mainland share market has plunged for the seventh day in the past nine, despite further moves to try and stabilise the market. The key Shanghai composite index closed 收跌 down 1.3 per cent, taking its losses over the past few weeks to around 30 per cent, or well over $US3 trillion ($4 trillion). The Shenzhen market's benchmark index ended down a further 1.8 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng - which straddles China and the Western markets - was down 1.03 per cent. China's market is falling after having surged 暴涨 more than 150 per cent in a year as investors increased their margin borrowing five-fold after the government loosened restrictions in that area while tightening restrictions on home lending to cool a rampant housing market. Some analysts are mystified 迷惑不解, 想不明白 as to why China's authorities are taking such dramatic measures to try and stop further share falls. Silvercrest Asset Management's chief strategist Patrick Chovanec told ABC News Online yesterday that the Shanghai index needs to return to the low 2,000s to be back around fair value - it is currently 3,727 even after the recent slump. He said that leaves the Chinese government very exposed in protecting an over-valued market. With Greece facing the possibility of default and China fighting a recent stock market nose dive, Australia's economy is vulnerable on multiple fronts, writes Michael Janda. "They took what could be a market adjustment which was painful, but not necessarily consequential 有后果, 有影响的 for the economy, and turned it into something that was a make-or-break for the credibility of the government," he argued. However, other analysts see successful government intervention as essential. The evaporation 市值蒸发 of fortunes of more than 80 million individual investors would pose unthinkable social problems for the country. Zhao Xijun, Renmin University School of Finance. "This is a real testing moment for the leadership. They must rescue the market with all their means, the 'what if' scenario cannot be allowed," Zhao Xijun, deputy dean of Renmin University's School of Finance told Bloomberg. Unlike most Western share markets dominated by institutions and investment funds, Chinese stocks are mostly held directly by retail investors - ordinary middle and upper class Chinese. Even after the recent slide, the major companies on the Shanghai market alone have a combined value of around $6.6 trillion. 3. Hikikomori: Japanese men locking themselves in their bedrooms for years, creating social and health problem： It is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not come out. Japanese health professionals are now scrambling to stop the next generation from suffering the same fate. Not only is the condition shattering families, it is also threatening the country's economy. Mr Onishi, now 18, refused all contact with friends and family, sneaking out only in the dead of night to eat. The Japanese call the condition hikikomori. "Once you experience it, you lose reality," Mr Onishi told 7.30. "I knew it was abnormal but I didn't want to change. "It felt safe here." In junior high school, Mr Onishi failed as a class leader and to cope with the shame and judgment 遭受别人的白眼 of others, he withdrew. For Mr Onishi and the estimated million Japanese like him, the pressure from families and society is too much to bear. Dr Takahiro Kato is one of the few hikikomori experts in Japan. "In Western societies, if one stays indoors, they're told to go outside," Dr Kato said. "In Japan they're not. "Our play has changed, it's all on screens and not real-life situations anymore. "There are cultural reasons also, a strong sense of embarrassment and an emotional dependence on the mother." The causes and treatment are little understood, but Dr Kato is determined to stop the next generation of Japanese boys locking themselves in. He is leading a team at Kyushu University to decipher the condition. He said a domineering 强势的, 说一不二的 mother and pressure to perform at school caused him to drop out and barricade himself in his room. "I just wanted to suppress everything, put a lid on everything," he said. "I didn't want to think... I didn't want to feel." Dr Kato said recovery can only be successful if the dynamics of family interactions 家庭互动关系 change, and that means the whole family has to be involved in counselling. The first steps are to rebuild communication and trust. Yuto is on the road back, but the pressing 迫切的 reality for Japan is that most hikikomori still remain in their rooms. 4. Brother of Nick Kyrgios says Dawn Fraser apology doesn't 'mean much': "Look, I can't really say the apology means much to me, or, I can't speak on behalf of everybody else, but those comments were pretty black and white. I don't think there's too many ways you could take what she said 只有一种解释, 只有一种理解方式. "I guess it's a matter of forgive but not really forget," he said. The tennis star responded to the comments on Facebook. "Throwing a racket 摔拍子, brat. Debating the rules, disrespectful. Frustrated when competing, spoilt. Showing emotion, arrogant," he wrote. "Blatant racist, Australian legend.". 4. bottom out 触底反弹, 置于死地而后生 to reach the lowest point in a changing situation, before any improvement begins. To descend to the lowest point possible, after which only an increase is possible: The company's sales of computers have bottomed out, but they should increase when a new model comes out. The housing market has bottomed out in this part of the country. Volatile Nick Kyrgios may have to "bottom out" before he realises the error of his ways with a leading sports psychologist suggesting he appears "confused" between being an entertainer and a tennis player. "It might be he has to bottom out before he steps off to the side and gets a better perspective of things and decides if I keep going the way I am going, it’s only going to get worse so I'd better make changes," Bond said. Kyrgios has proven a polarising figure with his on-court performances overshadowed by temper tantrums, highlighted during his Wimbledon loss to Frenchman Richard Gasquet.  "He also came out and said he didn’t particularly love tennis, he loves basketball," Bond said. "That tells me that psychologically he is a bit undecided why he is playing tennis. 5. henpecked 惧内的 ( pussywhipped, under the thumb, uxorious ) Particularly of husbands, plagued or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife. criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner. a henpecked husband. wear the pants (UK) = wear the trousers (US) To be the dominant partner in a relationship. rule the roost (idiomatic) To be the controlling member(s) of a family, organization, or other group. uxorious [ʌkˈsɔ:rɪəs] 怕老婆的, 听老婆话的, 宠老婆的, 疼老婆的 Overly devoted or submissive to one's wife. a husband who dotes on his wife excessively is uxorious.  doting upon or affectionately submissive toward one's wife. doting 疼爱人的, 亲人的 Characterized by giving love and affection. a doting relative or friend loves you very much, often so much that they do not notice your faults. dote on someone 宠爱 to love someone very much, often so much that you do not notice their faults. She absolutely dotes on the grandchildren. tin god 小人得志, 小人得势 (idiomatic) An individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment. 'I'm truly under the thumb': Is this Britain's most henpecked man?: He watches girly box-sets(A box set (or boxed set) is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) packaged in a box, for sale as a single unit.), wears boots because his partner saw them on TOWIE, and he always sits down to go to the loo so his other half doesn't have to lift the toilet seat up - meet Britain's most 'under the thumb' bloke. Mr Jeffries admits his fiancee, who he proposed to in 2009, carries out regular spot checks 定期抽查 ( an occasion when you check a particular person or thing in a group without a particular reason for choosing them in order to make sure that there are no problems with the group. ) during his trips to the loo - and even phones him if he takes too long. 'I have to accept that I am truly under the thumb and changes need to be made,' he said. 'She likes to try and dress me up,' added the 25-year-old, who lives with Miss Felicitas and their two-year-old son Mason. 'Recently she has been trying to get me to wear these skinny jeans but I haven't got the physique 没那个身材 for it. 'There was one time she brought these leather boots back. She had seen Arg on The Only Way Is Essex wearing them and thought I could pull them off. 'I think he looks like a idiot though, I've worn them out a few times but I don't like them. I don't think I could pull off the skinny jeans tucked into the boots look.' Despite threatening to kill the mates who stitched him up(举报他为最怕老婆的人), he has been forced to admit that their allegations were true - especially after revealing how he spent his Valentines Day. 'Valentines night was a blinder(UK An exceptional performance. He played a blinder this afternoon on the cricket ground. ). I have to admit I did not get a card till last minute. In the end I had a romantic meal with the missus, her sister and her partner. 'It was the full works 全套的: candles, rose; glasses and bucks fizz. To end the night we started to watch series 3 of Gossip Girl, which I bought for her.' As part of his prize, Mr Jeffries and five friends will be treated to a weekend away in Newcastle - complete with a trip to a strip club and a casino. And despite the usually strict regime, he revealed he would be allowed to go on the lads trip. 'She has calmed down a bit now and I am allowed to go,' he added. 'She ain't happy about the trip, but a spa weekend softened the blow. Maybe one cheeky dance won't harm, other than that I'll be waiting outside as the boys have fun.' 6. Friends: feel unwanted 感觉碍事, 感觉不被需要, 感觉上赶着来的 Yeah, they're not coming. Somehow they got the idea that you only invited them because of me. They…feel a little unwanted. Chandler: (swallowing hard) It's very, very nice. Well, come here. I'm very happy were gonna have all the sex. Phoebe: You should be. I'm very bendy 能屈能伸的, 能折能弯的(easy to bend. 能打弯的. a bendy straw. bendy bus a long bus which is hinged in the middle so that it can go round corners more easily. A regular bendy bus service connects Cardiff city centre with Cardiff Bay.). (Pause) I'm gonna kiss you now. Monica: You are so cute! How did you get to be so cute? Chandler: Well, my Grandfather was Swedish and my Grandmother was actually a tiny little bunny. Monica: Okay, now you're even cuter!! Chandler: Y'know that is a popular opinion 大家都这么说, 主流意见, 公众看法, 流行说法( a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion". ) today I must say. Monica: What? Chandler: The weirdest thing happened at the coffee house, I think, I think Phoebe was hitting on me. Monica: What are you talking about? Chandler: I'm telling you I think Phoebe thinks I'm foxy(I. looking or smelling like a fox. a man with a thin, foxy face. II. informal sexually attractive.). Monica: That's not possible! Phoebe: You mean whenever Monica and Chandler where like y'know doing laundry or going grocery shopping or—Oh! All that time Monica spent on the phone with sad Linda from camp! Rachel: Uh-huh, doing it. Doing it. Phone doing it. Phoebe: Oh! Oh, I can't believe it! I mean I think it's great! For him. She might be able to do better 可以找到更好的. Ross: …so then President Steve told everyone that I was a cheapskate抠门儿的人, 小气鬼(someone who does not like to spend money.), and now the whole building hates me! A little kid spit on my knee! Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna throw a party. That's right. For everyone in the building, and I'm gonna sit them down and explain to them, I am not a bad guy. I am not a cheap guy! I'm just a guy who-who stands up for what he believes in. A man with principles. Steve: I came to talk to you about Howard. Ross: Howard? Steve: Yeah, he's the handy man. He's gonna be retiring next week and everyone who lives here is kicking in (=chip in 凑钱) ( kick in I. [intransitive] 生效. 起作用. 管用. 有效果. informal to start to have an effect. The medicine took some time to kick in. The new rules kicked in last year. II. [intransitive/transitive] 拿出. 凑出. American to give something, especially money. Sweden has kicked in about $10 million for the aid package. III. kick someone's face/teeth/head in to hurt someone badly by kicking them. The hoodlums kicked Jones's teeth in before making off with his money. IV. kick the door in to break a door by kicking it. When the police came, they had to kick the door in to get into the apartment. a kick in the teeth/stomach/guts something that makes you feel very disappointed or upset, especially when you have been trying hard to achieve something. He described the court’s decision as a kick in the teeth to the people of Pittsburgh. ) a 100 bucks as a thank you for all the hard work type of thing. Ross: Oh that's nice. Steve: Yeah. So, do you want to give a check? Or… Ross: Oh. Uhh… Steve: Oh look, you don't have to give it too me right now! You can slip it under my door. Chandler: It's gonna be okay, right? I mean she's not gonna leave me? This is, this is fixable. Ross and Joey: Oh yeah, yeah, sure.  Absolutely. Chandler: By me? Ross: Oh, no! Joey: No-no. Ross: Well, unless you make some kind of big gesture 做出表示, 做些表示, 表态. Joey: Yeah, big! pivot [ˈpɪvət] (Ross在和Rachel搬沙发上楼的时候一直喊这个词) I. science a fixed point or pin that something turns or balances on. II. the most important thing that something is based on or depends on. Tax reform has become the central pivot of their domestic policy. Phoebe: Oh no, wait! Look it! Whoa! (Looks at it.) Oh my God, this is a police badge警察证, 警官证! Monica: Wow! Chandler: Oh that's so cool! Why would a cop come in here though? They don't serve donuts. (No one laughs.) Y'know what actually, could you discover the badge again? I think I can come up with something better than that. Rachel: Phoebe, I bet somebody's missing that badge. Monica: (Start annoying hyper-competitive mode now.) (Jumping up) What don't you just calm down Phoebe! All right?! Why don't you just get all your facts 调查清楚, 弄清楚事实 before you run around 到处跟人说 telling everybody that you're the only hot couple!! Phoebe: (Under her breath) God, I woke the beast 唤醒了恶魔. Sorry. (To Monica) I was wrong obviously, I just—I misspoke 说错话了. It's okay. 7. cheap shot 不地道, 不公平的, 手段卑劣 n. a remark that takes advantage of someone else's vulnerability. It's easy to get a laugh with a cheap shot at cats. An unfair or unsporting verbal attack. You called him an amateur? That's really taking a cheap shot. The term originated in sports, especially American football, where it signifies deliberate roughness against an unprepared opponent. Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Divorce: An insider told Us Weekly that sometimes the actor would confess his transgressions ( transgress 僭越, 越界. to do something that is not allowed by a law, custom, or religion. ) and beg for forgiveness which would lead to the actress resolving to try and make the marriage work. According to one source, Garner revealed in the past year that her husband had 'admitted to cheating' with one 'comely ( a comely woman or girl is attractive. ) brunette love interest'. Garner reportedly kicked him out of their home in Pacific Palisades but eventually forgave him. And despite rumours of 'one-night stands with random women', whenever Garner considered walking away, she'd think of their three children. A source close to Ben told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that when it comes to allegations of cheating: 'We are yet to see any facts.' 'He's a dedicated father and family guy,' the insider added. On one of the pictures, the Town star appeared to fiddle with some grass during one of the uncomfortable silences. And the source stressed that while many are quick to blame Ben: 'There are two sides to every split.' To that end 就这一点, sources form Team Affleck's camp maintain that the actor 'never felt perfect enough' for Garner no matter how hard he tried and it was an 'extremely controlling environment'. 8.  The Cone of Silence is one of many recurring joke devices from Get Smart, an American comedy television series of the 1960s about an inept 无能的 spy( [ɪˈnept] someone who is inept does not have much ability or skill. If you say that someone is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill. [disapproval] He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern 治理, 统治. You are completely inept at writing. ...his inept handling of the army. I was a hopelessly inept student. a. used about things that are done very badly. an appallingly inept performance.). The essence of the joke is that the apparatus, designed for secret conversations, makes it impossible for the users - and easy for onlookers - to hear what is being said. The end result 最终结果 being neither secret nor communication. Invented by "Charlie", the device is designed to protect the most secret of conversations (aka "C.O.S. security risks") by enshrouding its users within a transparent sound-proof shield. Unfortunately, Control had purchased the device from a "discount place" rather than the federal government, so it has never worked properly. Naturally, this frustrating situation provides fuel 提供了无尽的笑料和资源(fodder) for comedy. Whenever Maxwell Smart ("Agent 86") wants to speak to his boss ("Chief") about a top secret matter, "86" would insist on using the comically defective technology despite being reminded that it never works. The Chief, usually with annoyed skepticism, would press a switch, causing the device to descend from above his desk, surrounding the heads of the two would-be conversers. The awkwardly impractical device appears to be constructed of clear plastic in the shape of a large oblong box with two interconnected inverted bowls on top. Part of the humor is in the irony that Agent 86 and Chief cannot hear each other clearly, while bystanders outside the Cone of Silence can hear everything they say as well as speak to them. Sometimes the bystander would even act as a relay 传话 so that Chief and "86" inside the device could communicate. Often at the end of the labored conversation( labored 好不容易的, 费了很大劲的, 费尽心机的 Done with great effort and difficulty: his breathing was becoming less labored. a. (Especially of humor or a performance) not spontaneous or fluent: one of Arthur's labored jokes. I. 刻意的, 用力太过的. 不自然的. 做出来的. 不是天然的, 不是自然的. 不是自发的. speaking, writing, or performing in a way that is not natural or interesting because it seems as though you are making too much effort. A lot of the jokes were rather laboured, I thought. II. 呼吸急促的. 呼吸困难的. if someone's breathing is laboured, they breathe with difficulty, for example because they are ill or extremely tired from physical activity. labour under something I. to exist or try to live in a situation where there are serious difficulties or problems. Many countries labour under a huge burden of debt they cannot even begin to pay. II. labour under the illusion/delusion/mistaken conception etc. to continue doing something or believing something because you think that something else is true, even though it is not. Even after a decade, she still seems to labour under the illusion that she is Party leader.), Chief would become terribly frustrated and upset as it quickly becomes clear that the Cone of Silence is (as expected) worse than useless. In one episode, when Smart was questioned as to why he insisted on using the Cone, he responded that it was 20 degrees cooler inside. go down I. in. to happen; [for a process or sequence] to unfold. Something strange is going down around here. 明星秘婚: According to Life & Style, after the couple came to terms on their $170 million prenup (no, that zero is not a typo), the bash went down 发生 in the "backyard of their $21 million Bel Air mansion" and included tons of A-listers (duh) who were "sworn to secrecy." An "insider," who evidently doesn't care about the cone of silence, told the magazine that the affair was low-key and "heartfelt, just like Jen and Justin." II. in. to be accepted. To be accepted or tolerated: My announcement that the show would be canceled did not go down well with the audience. We'll just have to wait a while to see how all this goes down. III. in. to be arrested. (Underworld.) Mr. Gutman said that somebody had to go down for it, and he didn't care who. Friends: Ross: Okay, stay calm. Nothing is going to happen to you, you are not in that much trouble. Rachel: Really? You think so? Ross: I was talking to myself! You’re going down! 你完蛋了, 你死定了 你等着蹲监狱吧. IV. To experience defeat or ruin: The company went down after the stock market crashed. a. To fail to operate; break down: The computers went down due to a software problem. V. 好下咽. 好喝下去. To permit swallowing: This cough syrup goes down readily. VI. 变黯淡. 变暗. To diminish in intensity or volume: The lights went down and the movie began. Put some ice on your injured elbow to help the swelling go down. When they returned to their car, they saw that the tires had gone down. go down (in history) (as someone or something) 载入史册 to be recorded for history as a significant person or event. To come to be remembered in posterity: This remarkable debate will go down as a turning point in the campaign. The day we signed the treaty will go down in history. You will go down in history as the most stubborn woman who ever lived. She will go down as a very famous woman. 9. Friends: Carol: Guess what? Ben is going to be in a TV commercial! Phoebe: What are you talking about?! Ross: (sets Ben down) Well, it's not for sure 还没有定下来, 还不确定, 还没有说准 but umm, we met this guy in the park who thought Ben was really cute--y'know, which he is--so umm anyhoo, he uh, he gave us his card and told us to bring him down for this commercial he's auditioning. Friends: Rachel: God. I forgot how much I love driving. I have got to get my license renewed. Ross: (shocked) You don't have a valid driver's license—Okay that is it! Pull over right now! Rachel: Oh Ross you're so tense 太紧张, 太严肃, 太紧绷! You just gotta relax okay? Just need to relax all right? Just need to relax… (She takes her hands off of the wheel.) Ross: (grabbing the wheel) What-what are you doing?! Are you—Okay that's not funny! Just stop horsing around 瞎胡闹, 胡搞, 没正经, 没正形(to behave in a silly and noisy way: He was horsing around in the kitchen and broke my favourite bowl.)! Rachel: I am not horsing around okay? I am Porsching around. Friends: A Waiter in Drag: (to Chandler and Monica) Has someone taken your order yet 点菜了吗, 点单了吗? Monica: Uh oh yeah, she did. Uh, he did. (To Chandler) Chandler: Yeah, I just ordered a beer! (Pounds the table.) Monica: I still say that if we had called your dad we coulda gotten better seats. Chandler: No! No! I don't want him to know we're yet! I'm not sure I'm ready for that. And besides he's not gonna be too happy to see me either. Monica: Why not?! Chandler: I don't know if I've told you this, but he's kinda tried to get in contact with me a lot over the last few years. Monica: What?! Chandler: Yeah, he's made phone calls, written letters, he even came to New York, but I always said I was too busy to see him. Y'know it's all very Cats in the Cradle—I don't want to get into it. (The show starts.) Here we go. go on a bender: Then you are aiming to go on a bender. Defined in the lexicon of drinking slang, a bender is a period of at least three days of continued drunkenness. According to a Thursday report from US Weekly, the 32-year-old went in and out of rehab on Sunday in Florida after he went on a bender during his trip to France. rout v. to completely defeat someone in a battle, competition, or election. He was captured, and his army was routed. n. a complete defeat of an opponent in a battle, competition, or election. His goal completed the rout in the 85th minute. China stems 阻止 stocks rout 股市大跌, but market faces lengthy hangover. Beijing's increasingly frantic attempts to stem a stock market rout were finally rewarded as Chinese shares bounced around 止跌回升 6 percent on Thursday, but the costs of heavy-handed state intervention are likely to weigh on the market for a long time. The rebound 止跌回升 came after China's securities regulator, in its most drastic step yet to arrest 遏制 扼制 the slump, banned shareholders with large stakes in listed firms from selling. The banking regulator said separately it would allow lenders to roll over loans backed by stocks. "However, this high level of intervention comes at a significant cost. Such intervention locks up ownership of shares, reduces liquidity and creates an overhang 余热, 余温, 余波 that could plague the market for years." More than 25 percent has been knocked off the value of Chinese shares since mid-June, and for some global investors the fear that China's market turmoil will destabilize the financial system is now a bigger risk than the crisis in Greece. on the back of sb/sth by using or taking advantage of someone or something else: They have carried on their business operations by riding on the back of established firms. on the back of sth 紧跟着 soon after an earlier success, and as a result of it: The advertising agency secured the contract on the back of its previous successful campaigns.The photo's came on the back of Kourtney becoming exasperated with Scott's continuous partying. 10. poseur [ˈpəuzə(r)] = poser [ˈpəʊzə(r)] 爱装假的人, 爱装逼的人 One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others. informal someone who behaves in a particular way to make people notice them, admire them, or be impressed by them. He pretends draping things in miles of cloth is art, and that he's an artist, but it's always the same gimmick with different details, and he's just a poseur. She only dresses like that because she thinks she is getting the boys' attention; she doesn't even like the clothes. She's such a poseur. unwarranted Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable. pretentious I. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics. II. Ostentatious; intended to impress others. Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.