用法学习: 1. at the coalface 战斗在第一线, 冲锋在第一线, 冲锋陷阵, 出生入死 UK doing the work involved in a job, in real working conditions, rather than planning or talking about it. doing the hardest part of a job instead of just managing or organizing it. Teachers at the coalface know these reforms don't work. At the coalface with a deadline looming, you sometimes feel under a lot of pressure. someone who is at the coalface is doing the work involved in a job, not talking about it, planning it, or controlling it You sit in your office looking at consultants' reports, but it's the men and women at the coalface who really understand the business. coalface: the part of a coal mine where coal is being dug under the ground. 如何成功：Aspiring entrepreneurs are often told to be too hard-nosed ( 意志坚决的. 不轻易改变的. determined to succeed and not influenced by emotions. a hard-nosed businesswoman. ) and economical about their time. Too often this means that you can snub those that can help you later, says Fung. This becomes truer the smaller the commercial ecosystem is that you're working within, he says. "I would say to people that the relationship currency is the greatest currency that you really have," Fung says. One of the greatest strengths of businesses like Atlassian and Carman's Kitchen is that their owners enjoy their work, Fung says. They may be getting recognition now得到认可, but in both cases there were many years that they were just chipping away at the coalface. "The inspiration should not be so much about the success you can achieve, but that they are doing a job that they clearly enjoy.". Fung says when you start a business you will inevitably get advice from a lot of different people. Some of it will be contradictory. Try to listen to everything they have to say, but have the confidence to know what is good and what is bad without being dismissive or arrogant. "I found that it can really psyche you out(psych out I. 看穿. 猜透. (transitive, original sense) To outsmart. to figure someone out; to know how someone thinks. It took me a while to psych out Fred, but I have him figured out now. Don't waste time trying to psych me out. I am an enigma. II.
给对方造成心理压力. 打心理战. 心理战术. 使心里不安. 使不自信. to talk or behave very confidently
in order to make someone who you are competing against feel nervous and
less likely to succeed. III. (transitive)
To unnerve. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a
brief time. (freak (out).). to get someone very excited; to cause
someone to lose mental control. Wow! What you just said really psyched me out! He psyched out his friends. Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure.) early on," he laments. "Listen to the information, pick your stance but don't just take it as gospel 当做至理名言, 当作圣旨, 金玉良言, 金句(put /set/ place somebody/ something on a pedestal (下文的sit on top of the pedestal沾沾自喜, 自鸣得意, 不知道自己是谁了, 忘了自己姓甚名谁了)
奉为神明, 推崇备至, 推上神坛, 神化. 说的神乎其神, 供奉起来. to behave as if one person is more important
than others. to believe that someone is perfect. elevated to a position
of honor or reverence. (Alludes to honoring someone on display on a
pedestal like a statue. The way her
father put her on a pedestal just made her want to behave badly. They
put the local doctor on a pedestal, seldom questioning his word or his
authority. Professional athletes are often put on a pedestal, and they
forget that the fans pay their salaries. He puts his wife on a pedestal. She can do no wrong in his opinion. I was just doing my job. There is no point in placing me on a pedestal! Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by take or knock someone off their pedestal: You know something will happen that will knock her off her pedestal. When a person overly idealizes someone
(or something, an object or idea), it is often referred to as "putting
them on a pedestal". The pejorative phrase "put on a pedestal" is often used to critique celebrity culture, an elected official or position of authority, about someone who is looked up to, held in high regard or revered. To an extent that an accusation or crime may have been overlooked or disregarded视而不见, when an investigation or criminal prosecution was later found necessary, because an abuse of position or social standing was committed.)." Fung says that aspirant ( = aspiring) entrepreneurs can spend too much time thinking about the pros and cons of betting on their vision. Here, an entirely rational mindset is a liability and accepting risk is an asset. "I don't mean to be reckless, but I think you should think it through for a few weeks or a month, then make the jump. Don't sit around thinking about it for a year because you're going to talk yourself out of it," Fung explains. When Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar started Atlassian, the technology industry was on the verge of a major shift in the way it delivered software from physical to digital. The pair detected it and saw how they could capitalise, says Fung. "It seems that those guys don't necessarily look at how other people do things. They just think of it from the ground 另起炉灶 up(From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals. )," Fung says. Aspiring (=aspirant 有雄心壮志的, 有野心的, 野心勃勃的 ) entrepreneurs should take a close look at what they're doing differently to offer clients or consumers something better than they already have. 2. mung bean sprouts 绿豆芽. laksa soup: Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup in the Peranakan cuisine, which is a combination of Chinese and Malay cuisine. Laksa consists of rice noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup; either based on rich and spicy curry coconut milk, or based on sour asam (tamarind or gelugur). 穷演员赢大奖: "Just go and buy a house." This was the advice Eddie McGuire whispered to struggling Melbourne actor Gerard Lane as he prepared to take home the biggest cash prize in the history of the TV game show Millionaire Hot Seat. "It was one of the things Eddie said to me under his breath, 'Buy a house. Just go and buy a house'," Lane said. "He said to me that a lot of people who win that kind of money blow it 挥霍一空 within the first two years." Some of our friends have property portfolios and had been given a leg up 搭一把手, 拉一把手 by their families," he said. Now living mortgage free, Lane said the money had been just the right amount to give them "a kick along". "It's such a head start in life. It's not a stupid amount of money that you sometimes see on Tatts lotto where it's $20 million, or $15 million, it's only enough to just give you a kick along( kick I. [singular] 刺激. 激动. 心血来潮. informal a feeling of excitement or pleasure. a. informal a sudden stimulant effect, especially one produced by alcohol. get a kick out of/from something: I get a real kick out of seeing my children do well in school. do something for kicks 图乐子, 找乐子, 图开心: I just play the banjo for kicks – I'm not very good at it. II. give someone/something a kick: Bobby gave the door a good kick. a kick in the face/jaw/teeth etc.: Fowler received a kick in the face that broke his jaw. take a kick at someone: One man took a running kick at a police officer. get your kicks from something to do something, especially something bad, because it gives you a feeling of excitement. He got his kicks from skydiving.)," he said. 3. Scott离婚局: TheFIX has exclusively learnt that Scott, 32, is demanding 要求 $1million a year for the nine years he dated Kourtney Kardashian. His reasoning 逻辑, 道理? Well, he believes that his hard partying and bad boy reputation was used by the family to ramp-up the viewing figures(to increase something such as a rate or level, especially the rate at which goods are produced. We've had to ramp up production to meet demand. parking ramp: a building or underground parking area having several levels reached by ramps (=slopes), where automobiles can be parked temporarily.) on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. "He played along because he loved Kourtney and because it solidified their financial future. He is a smart guy and not about to be cut out of the picture, especially after all he did, including putting his own reputation on the line for the sake of the show." Scott has been a regular on the show since he started dating Kourtney back in 2006, with his troubles with alcohol and partying being a central theme. There's always been speculation that his issues were hammed-up ( ham up (transitive) To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy. beaten-up = beat-up 破破烂烂的 adj. Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair. old and in bad condition. a beat-up old bicycle. n. (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) 夸大. 夸张. An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media. beat someone up = beat up on someone I. to hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times. They threatened to beat me up if I didn't give them my wallet. II. beat someone/yourself up to blame or criticize yourself or someone else. I'm not here to beat up on single parents. It's time you stopped beating yourself up over this. ham-handed 手脚重的, 脚手重的, 笨手笨脚的, 不小心翼翼的, 大大咧咧的 not careful or gentle enough. ham it up 情绪夸张的. 夸大的, 动作夸张的, 表情夸张的, 表情外放的, 表演外放的, 不内敛的, 不收敛的. to show expressions or emotions more obviously than is realistic Here's a picture of Philip hamming it up for grandma when he was only three. Usage notes: usually said about expressions made to amuse others. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of ham (an actor who performs with very obvious emotions and expressions). ) for the show…but there's never been any doubt that his E! pay cheque wasn't representative 不具代表性的, 说明不了问题的, 没什么代表意义的( representative I. 能说明问题的. 具有代表性的. 有代表意义的. 可以代表的. typical of people or things in a particular group. representative of: The Dow Jones Index is not necessarily representative of the whole of corporate America. truly/genuinely representative: The study was carried out in one small town, so we can't be sure that the results are truly representative. a representative sample/selection: The new figures are based on a representative sample of 91 hospitals nationwide. II. a representative form of government is one in which people vote for politicians who represent their opinions. a representative council/assembly/body/democracy. ). "He isn't about to walk away from his name being dragged through the mud just to get screwed over money wise," says the source. "The negotiations are almost done, since the family wants Kourt to move on as soon as possible. And he stands to make even more money( stand to do something to be in a particular situation or state that makes something likely to happen to you. Many small companies stand to lose financially if the new law is introduced. someone can't stand to do something used for saying that someone dislikes something so much that they cannot allow it to happen. She couldn't stand to see him leave.). This is just his blanket going-away payday." 4. 孩子眼疾: "She went to the pediatrician and they did a little machine that said she had a little astigmatism[əˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm] higher than normal," Jessica wrote to concerned friends on Facebook. "She hasn't crawled yet, and I thought maybe there was something wrong with her eyesight so I took her. She doesn't have an astigmatism. But she is +7.00 in one eye and +5.00 in the other. The doctor said that is more than likely why she hasn't crawled," she added. 火山灰致巴厘岛航班停飞, 机场混乱: on like Donkey Kong adj to express that something is inevitably going to happen; to express that something will occur; Person A: We going to the movies tonight. Person B: It's on like Donkey Kong. Person A: Did you remember to turn the alarm on? Person B: Like Donkey Kong. 'I swear it will only take one less
restrained individual to start a riot,' Mr McBain told Fairfax. 'It will
literally only take one person to lose his cool and it will be on like
Donkey Kong.' He added that the situation was stressful for his family -
especially the little ones小孩子. 'It's just bedlam(bedlam 乱成一锅粥, 乱糟糟的, 乱成一团的, 一团乱的 [ˈbedləm] a noisy and confusing place or situation. There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the stores. shemozzle 混乱的状态, 搅成一锅粥的状态 I. A state of chaos or confusion; a muddle. II. A quarrel or rumpus. rumpus A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. ruckus I. A noisy disturbance and/or commotion. II. A row, fight. rumbustious (UK) = rambunctious (US) boisterous and unruly. Energetic, noisy, boisterous and difficult to control. The kids are being especially rambunctious today. shemozzle [ʃi'mozəl] n. Informal I. 乱作一团, 完全失败. a noisy confusion or dispute; uproar. a mess. A state of chaos or confusion; a muddle. II. A quarrel or rumpus(['rʌmpəs] 骚乱, 骚动. a noisy, confused, or disruptive commotion. rumpus room n. 娱乐室. A room for play and parties. a room used for noisy activities, such as parties or children's games. 其他名称有 recreation room, a rec room, ruckus room[['rʌkəs] n. Informal an uproar; ruction]. UK叫做 game room. ). ), it's not fair to them. They're feeding off their parents' anxiety. They're tired, they're anxious,' he said. 比伯删照: It's safe to say Justin Bieber won't be serving up more belfies anytime soon. On Saturday, the pop megastar with an astounding 32 million Instagram followers deleted his recent butt shot and apologized to anyone he may have offended. "Hey I Deleted the photo of my butt on Instagram not because I thought it was bad but someone close to me's daughter follows me and she was embarrassed that she saw my butt and I totally wasn't thinking in that aspect," he said alongside a photo in which he's wearing a dark hoodie and sunglasses. "To anyone I may have offended I'm so sorry," he added. "It was completely pure hearted 单纯是一个玩笑 as a joke but didn't take in account 没有考虑到, 没有考虑周全 there are littles following me!!! Love u guys." Bieber has been trying to turn over a new leaf and clean up his act in recent months. 4. 新的电台ratting: KIIS1065's Sandilands and sidekick Jackie Henderson lost 1.5 points to
subside to 8.6, placing them on level pegging(be level pegging 势均力敌 (British & Australian)
if two people or groups who are competing in a race or election are
level pegging, they are equal and it is not certain who will win With three weeks to go to the election, Labour and the Alliance are still level pegging. ) with stablemates Brendan
Jones and Amanda Keller (WSFM). And while one
bad ratings result isn't cause to reach for the panic button, this marks
the fourth consecutive ratings fall for the high-profile pair, who
finished last year on an unassailable 难以逾越的( [ˌʌnəˈseɪləb(ə)l] impossible to defeat, criticize, or argue with. The Colts quickly established an unassailable lead.) 11.3. SCA's Mike Fitzpatrick
cheekily suggested age might be catching up with 太老了 Sandilands and
Henderson. "Everything has a cycle," he said. "Everything has a
lifespan 生命周期 and perhaps this is the beginning of their twilight 日暮之年, 暮年, 迟暮之年 years."
Fitzpatrick also said Sandilands and Henderson were already past their
best when they jettisoned ( jettison [ˈdʒetɪs(ə)n] I. to get rid of something that is not useful or successful. We may have to jettison some parts of the business. II.
抛弃. 放弃. 丢弃. to throw goods, equipment, or fuel from a ship or plane in
order to make it lighter and less likely to sink or crash. A storm forced them to jettison most of the cargo.) 2DayFM for their new home on KIIS1065 last
year. "They were a brand that was in decline 衰败中, 衰落中 when they were on
2DayFM and they're an older brand now and KIIS is an older station," he
said. "The halo effect 光环效应 that was there at the start has been coming off."
"You have to look at trends and consistency. ARN Sydney for the last 18
months has been the most consistent network. It's a little too early to
sit on top of the pedestal 洋洋得意, 沾沾自喜, 自以为了不起 (put somebody/something on a pedestal 奉上神坛 to behave as if one person is more important than others They
put the local doctor on a pedestal, seldom questioning his word or his
authority. Professional athletes are often put on a pedestal, and they
forget that the fans pay their salaries. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by take/knock someone off their pedestal 打下神坛: You know something will happen that will knock her off her pedestal. pedestal [/ˈpedɪst(ə)l]
I. a base on which something such as a statue stands. II. a piece of
office furniture which fits under a desk and is used for storage. This three drawer mobile pedestal is the perfect answer for under the desk storage.) and crow 鸡鸣 too loud(洋洋得意). Let's wait and see where
we end up at the end of the year."
The Lion King: The Lion King tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as king; however, after Simba's uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile in shame and despair. Upon maturation living with two wastrels( [ˈweɪstrəl] a lazy person who wastes time or money. One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.), Simba is given some valuable perspective from his friend, Nala, and his shaman(shaman [ˈʃɑ:mən] [ˈʃeɪmən] in some religions, someone who has the power to talk to spirits and cure illnesses. A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds. Usage notes: The plural form is shamans, not shamen; the etymologically-consistent plural form from the original Evenki is shamasal, but this form sees no use in English; the plural form shamans is, however, universally accepted.), Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny [ˈtɪrəni] ( I. 酷政. 残暴统治. a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way, using force to control them. a brutal tyranny. The people will rise up to free themselves from tyranny. II. cruel and unfair treatment by someone in a position of power She finally escaped from the tyranny of her father. III. the power that something has to control people's lives and the way that they behave Many women at this time rejected the tyranny of fashion. tyrant [ˈtaɪrənt] The country was ruled by a brutal tyrant. She describes her husband as a tyrant.). In the Pride Lands of Africa, a lion rules over the animals as king. The birth of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's son Simba creates envy and resentment in Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, who knows his nephew now replaces him as heir to the throne. After Simba has grown into a young cub, Mufasa gives him a tour of the Pride Lands, teaching him the responsibilities of being a king and the circle of life. Later that day, Scar tricks Simba and his best friend Nala into exploring a forbidden elephant graveyard(An elephants' graveyard (also written elephant graveyard or elephant's graveyard) is a place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves when they reach a certain age. They then die there alone, far from the group.), despite the protests of Mufasa's hornbill majordomo(A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, the term refers to the highest (major) person of a household (domūs or domicile) staff, who acts on behalf of the (often absent) owner of a (typically) large or significant residence. Similar terms include castellan, concierge, chamberlain, seneschal, Mayor of the Palace, maître d'hôtel, butler and steward. The term also refers, more informally, to someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise.) Zazu. At the graveyard, three spotted hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed attack the cubs before Mufasa, alerted by Zazu, rescues them and forgives Simba for his actions. That night, the hyenas, who are allied with 结成同盟 Scar, plot with him to kill Mufasa and Simba. The next day Scar lures Simba to a gorge and tells him to wait there while he gets Mufasa. On Scar's orders, the hyenas stampede ( I. [intransitive/transitive] if a group of animals or people stampede, they all start to run in a very fast uncontrolled way because they are frightened or excited. II. [transitive] 激将. 惊了羊群, 惊了牛群, 受惊了. to force someone to do something without giving them the chance to think about it. stampede someone into (doing) something: Don't let them stampede you into anything – make up your own mind.) a large herd of wildebeest into the gorge. Mufasa rescues Simba, but as Mufasa tries to climb up the gorge's walls, Scar throws him back into the stampede, where he is trampled to 踩踏而死 death(I. to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage. Those kids have trampled all over my flowerbeds! trample someone to death: People were trampled to death in the crowd. trample someone/something underfoot: He picked up the child so she wouldn't be trampled underfoot. II. to behave in a cruel or unfair way toward someone or something. trample someone/something underfoot 踩在脚下: Cindy was tired of being trampled underfoot by her colleagues. trample on/upon 践踏感情: You have no right to trample on people's feelings!). After Simba finds Mufasa's body, Scar convinces him he was responsible for his father's death and advises Simba to flee the kingdom. As Simba leaves, Scar orders Shenzi, Banzai and Ed to kill the cub, but Simba escapes. That night, Scar announces to the pride that both Mufasa and Simba were killed in the stampede and steps forward as the new king, allowing a pack of hyenas to live in the Pride Lands. After running far away, Simba collapses from exhaustion in a desert. Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and a warthog, find him and nurse him back to health. Simba subsequently grows up with them in the jungle, living a carefree life with his friends under the motto "hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili). When he is a young adult, Simba rescues Timon and Pumbaa from a hungry lioness, who turns out to be Nala. She and Simba reconcile and fall in love. Nala urges Simba to return home, telling him the Pride Lands have become a wasteland with not enough food and water. Feeling guilty over his father's death, Simba refuses and storms off, leaving Nala disappointed and angry. As Simba exits the jungle, he encounters Mufasa's mandrill ( a large brown African monkey with a blue and red face. ) friend and advisor, Rafiki. Rafiki tells Simba that Mufasa is "alive" and takes him to a pond. There Simba is visited by the ghost of Mufasa in the sky, who tells him he must take his rightful place as the king of the Pride Lands. Simba realizes he can no longer run from his past 逃避过去 and goes home. Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa join him, and agree to help him fight. At the Pride Lands, Simba sees Scar hit Sarabi and confronts him, but Scar taunts 嘲笑, 嘲讽 Simba over his "part" in Mufasa's death. However, when Scar pushes Simba to the edge of Pride Rock, he admits he himself killed Mufasa. Enraged, Simba roars back up and forces Scar to reveal the truth to the pride. Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu, and the lionesses fend off 打退 the hyenas while Scar, attempting to escape, is cornered 被堵住 by Simba at the top of Pride Rock. Scar begs Simba for mercy, saying he is family and placing the blame on the hyenas. Simba says he does not believe Scar anymore but spares his life and commands him to forever leave the Pride Lands. Scar meekly walks past him, but then attacks his nephew. After a fierce fight, Simba throws his uncle off Pride Rock. Scar survives the fall, but is attacked and eaten alive by the hyenas, who overheard his attempt to betray them. With Scar and the hyenas gone, Simba ascends to the top of Pride Rock and takes over the kingdom as the rain falls again. Sometime later, with Pride Rock restored to its former glory, Simba looks down happily at his kingdom with Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa by his side; Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to the inhabitants of the Pride Lands, and the "circle of life" continues.
