用法学习: 1. He's a doting dad of four and although his eldest child is a mature teenager, David Beckham has admitted Brooklyn, 16, isn't too old to escape his affectionate gestures, even if they're not received well. David, 40, appeared on Wednesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, admitting to presenter Susanna Reid that he enjoys embarrassing son Brooklyn with his public outbursts of admiration. The former footballer recalled a fond anecdote from one particular school run 送孩子上学( when parents drive their children to school in the morning or home from school in the afternoon: [British English] We hope to increase the safety of children who walk to school and cut the number of cars doing the school run. ) which holds a special place in his memory, in the interview which first appeared on the programme in February. 'So, it didn't go down very well but it made him smile a couple of days later.' The father-of-four giggled as he reminded himself of the fond moment. His admission was no doubt payback 报复 to young Brooklyn who initiated a playful Instagram war with David at the weekend. The father-and-son duo pulled nonchalant poses as they enjoyed time out in New York ahead of Victoria's highly-anticipated Spring/Summer '16 runway show at NYFW on Sunday. 'Dad's not happy about me being cooler than him,' he captioned the image posted on the teen's Instagram page. 2. "Malcolm has had a healthy scepticism for the intelligence community," wrote Christopher Joye in the Australian Financial Review. "This is reciprocated in spades with 投桃报李(reciprocate [rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt] I. to have the same feelings towards someone that they have for you. She has feelings for him that he can't reciprocate. II. to do the same thing for someone that they have done for you. I would like to reciprocate your fine hospitality. in spades in the best or most extreme way possible; extravagantly. He flunked 搞砸 the test in spades. He succeeded at life in spades—honors degree, great career, rich wife, lovely children, and early retirement.) Australian and US spooks (spook I. a ghost, or frightening spirit. II. a spy.) insinuating 暗示 Malcolm is soft on national security and the China threat while noting his Sinophile 喜欢中国的, 迷恋中国的 ( A person who loves the country, culture, or people of China. ) son is married to the princeling daughter ( princeling the ruler of a small principality or domain. a young prince. The Princelings, also translated as the Crown Prince Party 太子党, are the descendants of prominent and influential senior communist officials in the People's Republic of China. It is not a political party, but an informal, and often derogatory, categorization to signify those benefiting from nepotism and cronyism, by analogy with crown princes 太子 in hereditary monarchies. Many of its members hold high-level political and business positions in the upper echelons of power ( echelon [ˈeʃəlon] I. one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people at that level. upper/lower echelons: the upper echelons of power. II. an arrangement of soldiers, ships, or aircraft in which each one is slightly to the right or left of the one in front. ). However, there is no discernible political cohesion 团结, 凝聚力 within the group, and as such they should not be compared to other informal groupings such as the Shanghai clique or the Tuanpai ("Youth League clique" ), which resemble inter-party factions with some degree of affinity on policy issues. ) of senior Chinese Communist Party officials." Alex Turnbull, son of the new Prime Minister, has knocked down "absurd" claims that intelligence agencies are concerned about the family background of his Chinese-born wife. Her parents were well-connected 关系网很深, 交游广泛, 朋友众多 in cosmopolitan Shanghai and were known to be on good terms with former president Jiang Zemin. But they did not hold any senior party or military rank. 3. Prankster claims he tricked (duped) 欺骗 Elton John into thinking he was talking to Vladimir Putin. Elton John fooled 戏弄 by fake Putin phone call on gay rights. For a moment it looked like much-needed salve ( A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the surface of the body. a medical cream that you spread on sore skin to reduce the pain. ) on one of the running sores ( running sore I. 流脓的疮. 伤口化脓. a painful infected part of your body that has pus coming out of it. II. a problem that is difficult to deal with and likely to become worse. ) of Russia-West relations. Sir Elton John announced on Monday evening that he had received a personal call from President Putin after publicly requesting a meeting with. 4. 狱警和囚犯勾搭成奸: A female prison guard 狱警 who was accused of starting a relationship with the man convicted of killing one-punch victim Thomas Kelly has been sacked from her job. Corrective Services NSW dismissed correctional officer (Corrections refers to the supervision
of persons arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal
offenses. Correctional populations fall into two general categories:
institutional corrections and community corrections. Corrections data,
with a few exceptions, covers adult facilities and adult inmates.
correctional relating to prisons and prisoners. correctional systems. correctional
facility = prison. In Kids Behind Bars, we meet some of America's youngest and most
dangerous criminals growing up inside. Indiana's Wabash Correctional
Facility, a maximum-security prison, is home to 40 teenagers serving
terms of up to 65 years. corrective I. 矫正的. 矫治的. 纠偏的. designed to solve or improve a physical problem. corrective shoes/lenses/surgery. II. corrective action is intended to make a bad situation better. n. I. something that corrects a mistake or improves a bad situation. II. something that changes people's ideas or improves the general effect of something. corrective to: This bleak film provides a corrective to Hollywood's usual sentimental treatment of love.) Jody Marson, 30, on Monday, a spokesperson confirmed to Daily Mail Australia. When it was discovered Ms Marson was suspended from duty and an investigation was launched into her conduct. NSW Corrective Services Assistant Commissioner James Koulouris added the department's employees had the expectation to uphold the high standards of 更高标准, 更高要求 their profession. 'As members of a law enforcement agency, the public rightly expects correctional officers to conduct themselves professionally and ethically at all times,' he said. Loveridge was moved to the higher security prison after he stomped on a fellow inmate's head along with a 22-year-old prisoner. At the time of the alleged assault, a NSW police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia a 21-year-old man was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm following an assault inside a west Kempsey correctional facility. Initially, Loveridge was jailed in November 2013 for just four years for manslaughter, which prompted wide-spread public anger 舆论哗然, 舆论大哗. An appeal was launched against the leniency 宽容 of the decision, which was upheld and in July 2014 he was handed a lengthier jail time. In November 2013, a court heard how 19-year-old Loveridge had drunk several cans of Smirnoff double black vodka drinks and shots as he prowled 逡巡于 Kings Cross and told a friend 'I swear I'm going to bash someone'. Mr Kelly, an accounting cadet, was walking with his girlfriend and talking on his mobile phone when he was violently attacked. Police originally charged Loveridge with murder but he offered to plead guilty to manslaughter. 3. play up I. [intransitive/transitive] British if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny. "Do your kids play up 调皮捣蛋 when you are not watching?" "Yes, of course they do." I'm exhausted! The children have been really playing up this afternoon. II. [transitive] to try to persuade people to believe that something is more important than it is. The newspapers have really played up 炒作 the government's poor election results. II. [intransitive/ transitive] to cause difficulties or pain for someone. The printer's playing up again. My back's been playing me up all day. musical 擅长音乐的, 喜欢音乐的 good at playing or singing music or interested in music. They're a very musical family. Are your parents musical. if that 甚至更少, 或者更少 or even less. at most. "My car is so old that, if I were to sell it, I would get a hundred pounds, if that." "There is not much to discuss, so today's meeting should be over in half an hour, if that." unsophisticated I. 低俗的, 没有格调的. 不懂高雅的. not knowing much about things such as art, literature, and music that educated people usually like. a. not owning fashionable and expensive things. II. used for describing simple tools and pieces of equipment that are not advanced. cultured 有教养的, 有修养的, 有涵养的. 受过教育的. characterized by refined taste and manners and good education. "the development of a modern, cultured society". He is not cultured. educated 受过教育的, 有文化的 Without education or knowledge: Education would be a very superficial judgement criteria. That being said, a person does not have to be "educated" to be smart! And some College or University graduates are the dumbest people around, so base your decision on things that matter. (as a caveat, typically, someone you feel challenges you mentally and keeps you always learning would be best for a long term relationship, but again, this has nothing to do with "education" per se). civilized Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable: terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world. 4. True, you do want your husband to make a good salary but your love for him should overshadow 微不足道, 显得不重要 his educational shortcomings 缺点 and you're wrong to keep this relationship from your parents because that just adds more stress that you don't need. be lost without sb/sth 活不下去, 不知所措 to be unable to live or work without someone or something: I'm lost without my computer. I'd be lost without you. bite the dust I. to be killed, especially in battle; die. II. to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail. Another manufacturer has bitten the dust. lick the dust I. to be killed; die. II. 陪笑. 认输. 缴械投降. 卑躬屈膝. 低三下四, 低声下气. 放低姿态. to humble oneself abjectly; grovel. He will resign rather than lick the dust. grovel to show too much respect for someone or be too willing to obey someone, because you want to please them or you are afraid of them. kowtow [ˌkauˈtau] to try very hard to please someone, in a way that other people find annoying. fame whore 为了出名, 为了名气出卖自己的人. 5. Rather be by Clean Bandit: The video features Haruka Abe as a Japanese fan. The band comments: "The video is about a Japanese fan of the band who becomes delirious ( [dɪˈlɪriəs] I. medical talking or thinking in a confused way because you are ill. in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. II. extremely happy and excited. in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. "there was a great roar from the delirious crowd". ) and has hallucinations of band members and our logo appearing unexpectedly in her daily life as a chef. Filming in Tokyo was an amazing experience: we spent almost a week there and everyone was so helpful. We made it ourselves as always, which was quite scary as we've never produced anything so far away before. We had a bit of trouble filming the scene on the train though. Turns out it's considered incredibly rude to make noise on a train so when we started dancing around to the track in the carriage with the extras, it didn't go down well! Got shouted at 被喝止."
低沉沙哑的嗓子(rough/gritty/ gravelly/ raspy voice 沙哑. hoarse = croaky是感冒后嗓子哑的, grating 是刺耳的, 公鸭嗓的. ): 1. deep voice 低沉的嗓音. 2. hoarse [hɔ:(r)s] (感冒后)嗓子哑的. 哑嗓的, 烟嗓的(=croaky) someone who is hoarse or has a hoarse voice speaks in a low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore. Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice. 3. gritty I. 是怎样就怎样的. 活生生的. 血淋淋的. 赤裸裸的. 原样的. showing life as it really is, even when it is not pleasant or attractive. a gritty account of the survival of a professional footballer. II. containing or covered with grit. gritty voice. III. firm in your intentions. a gritty determination to succeed. 4. gravel-voiced adj speaking in a rough and rasping tone. having a rough or grating sound. a gravelly voice. gravelly voice 声音沙哑 ( coarse = croaky, gritty, raspy. sing with grit. husky 富有磁性的. ). a
gravelly voice sounds low and rough. A gravelly voice is one that is
harsh or rasping. The kind of voice you have if you smoke 50 cigarettes a
day all your life. a gravelly road砂砾路. 歌词: Now there's gravel in our voices.
Glass is shattered from the fight. In this tug of war you'll always win
even when I'm right. 'Cause you feed me fables from your hand with
violent words and empty threats. And it's sick that all these battles
are what keeps me satisfied. 5. rasp 摩擦的 v. I. to make an unpleasant sound as if two rough surfaces were rubbing together, especially when speaking or breathing. II. [transitive] to rub a hard surface with something rough. With his distinctive 特色鲜明的 raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then with Faces, though his music career had begun in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. 6. His voice came out as a croak(croak (croaky = coarse)
n. 闷吼的声音. 沙哑的嗓子. 哑巴嗓子. a deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow. the low
rough sound of someone's voice that sounds as if they have a sore
throat. v. I. when a frog croaks, it makes a low loud rough sound in its
throat. II. to speak or say something in a low rough voice that sounds
as if you have a sore throat.). 7. appealing 迷人的, 悦耳的, 怡人的. an appealing look, voice, etc. shows that you want help, approval, or agreement. dead 死气沉沉的, 了无生气的: if someone's eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion. flat 平实的, 没有感情的：spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region. grating ( 哑的让人难受的, 公鸭嗓. ) a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying. high-pitched 刺耳的声音, 尖细的, 尖利的, 尖嗓的 a high-pitched voice or sound is very high. husky 富有磁性的 a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (=as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way. (esp. of a person's voice) low and sounding slightly damaged: The singer had a husky voice. monotonous 单调的, 没有情感色彩的 a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower. nasal 有鼻音的, 鼻音重的 someone with a nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking through their nose. penetrating 声震云霄的, 具有穿透力的, 穿透性的 a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable. singsong 欢快的, 唱歌似的 if you speak in a singsong voice, your voice rises and falls in a musical way. 8. 关于沙哑: Hoarseness is a term that describes abnormal voice changes. When hoarse, the voice may sound breathy ( with loud breathing noises. "I love you," she whispered with a breathy sigh. Accompanied by audible breathing. ), raspy, strained, or there may be changes in loudness or pitch (how high or low the voice is). The changes in sound are usually due to disorders related to the vocal cords that are the sound producing parts of the voice box (larynx). 9. brittle 哭腔, 哭音 adjective if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry. I. a brittle substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces. Don't pack fragile or brittle objects in your suitcase. a. a brittle relationship or situation 脆弱的, 易碎的 is not very strong and could easily be damaged. the brittle peace between the two nations. II. literary a brittle laugh or smile 苦笑. does not show real humour or happiness. a. if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry. III. a brittle sound is rather sharp and unpleasant. brittle bone disease = osteoporosis 骨质疏松症 a medical condition in which your bones become more likely to break. It often affects older people, especially women. flat 平淡的声音, 没有起伏的声音: spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region. fruity a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way. guttural 低沉的 a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat. honeyed words 甜言蜜语的 or a honeyed voice sound very nice but you cannot trust the person who is speaking. a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (=as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way. a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower. someone with a nasal voice 鼻音 sounds as if they are speaking through their nose. a penetrating voice or sound 具有穿透力的 is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable. a silvery voice or sound 银铃般的声音 is clear, light, and pleasant. if you speak in a singsong voice 欢快的声音, 抑扬顿挫的, your voice rises and falls in a musical way. a smoky voice or smoky eyes are sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way.
钟表当炸弹: Last year he attended Sam Houston Middle School, where everyone knew him as the kid who makes crazy contraptions( contraption [kənˈtræpʃ(ə)n] a machine or piece of equipment, especially one that looks strange or complicated.). His classmates brought him electronics to fix and even bought some of his gadgets. He had an identity. He was the Inventor Kid. He sat Thursday and pushed up his glasses so he could rub his eyes. His family buzzed in the kitchen, eating a traditional Sudanese lunch of beans and tomatoes. His voice came out as a croak(croak n. 沙哑的嗓子. 哑巴嗓子. a deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow. the low rough sound of someone’s voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat. v. I. when a frog croaks, it makes a low loud rough sound in its throat. II. to speak or say something in a low rough voice that sounds as if you have a sore throat.). "It's worth it, once you realize what you're fighting for," he said. And what is he fighting for? He looked around the room, and like any American 14-year-old grappling with issues beyond his control, he answered with the rising inflection of a question. "Not just for Muslims?" he said. "But for anybody who has been through this?" "We actually have very good relations with local law enforcement," said Khalid Hamideh, spokesman for the Islamic Center of Irving. "But the mayor is a crusader on the fringes of the far right 极右, and unfortunately there are some misinformed people who listen to her." There's a divide, in the Mohamed family, about religious discrimination. The older generation says they've been treated well in Irving. But their children – four girls and two boys, from toddlers to teenagers – say they are increasingly regarded with suspicion and disdain. After Ahmed's arrest – all charges were dropped, but the school suspension stuck 依然, 依旧, 不变 (stick I. [transitive] 粘起来. 粘住. to fix one thing to another, especially using a sticky substance such as glue. stick something on/in/into/under/to etc something: We stuck the articles in a scrapbook. I licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope. She was sticking posters on her bedroom wall. stick something together: Can you stick the pieces of this vase back together? II. [intransitive] to become fixed to something, especially by means of a sticky substance. stick to 粘住. 粘到: The pasta has stuck to the bottom of the pan. He was boiling hot and his jacket was sticking to his back. III. [transitive] informal 竖起. 插起来. 插到. 塞到. to put something somewhere quickly and without taking much care. stick something in/on/around etc something: Ned stuck his hands in his pockets. Just stick the plates in the sink for now. He stuck his head around the kitchen door and said goodbye. stick something in the air: The dog rolled on its back and stuck its legs in the air. IV. 陷进去. 陷住. [intransitive] to become firmly fixed in one position, and therefore difficult or impossible to move. The door is sticking, so just give it a good push. stick in/under/at etc: The wheels had stuck in the mud. V. [transitive] British informal to continue to the end of a difficult or unpleasant situation. I don't know how she's stuck that job this long. VI. 揭不下来, 甩不脱. 抛不下. 丢不开. catch on. [intransitive] if a new name for someone or something sticks, it becomes accepted and used by everyone. He'd been called 'Tufty' at school, and the name had stuck. someone can stick something used for saying very angrily that you do not want something that you have been given or are being offered. You can stick your rotten job! tell someone where they can stick something/where to stick something: I told them where they could stick their pay rise. can't stick to hate someone or something. I really can't stick her brother. make something stick to get enough evidence to prove that someone is guilty of a crime. The police will never make those charges stick. stick at nothing to do whatever is necessary, even something illegal, in order to achieve your aim. He'll stick at nothing to get what he wants. stick in your mind/memory 挥之不去, 擦不去, 擦不掉, 抹不掉. if something sticks in your mind, you do not forget it easily. One thing he told me always sticks in my mind. stick in your throat I. 如鲠在喉. a fact or situation that sticks in your throat is very annoying and difficult to accept. The thing that sticks in my throat is the way they told us the news! II. if words stick in your throat, you cannot say them because of the strong emotion that you are feeling.) – he found himself swept into 卷入 the argument. The mayor, for instance, publicly announced her support for the actions of the school and police. Meanwhile, other organizations arrived to flank 支持, 支援 ( be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something). "the fireplace is flanked by built-in bookshelves". ) Ahmed and his family, whether they wanted the support or not. I've lost my innocence, says 'clock-maker' Ahmed: Full marks for enterprise. Full marks for initiative. But Ahmed Mohamed's "reward" for bringing a homemade clock to school was to be placed in handcuffs, dispatched to a juvenile detention centre and have it made clear to him that the ticking device might be something more sinister邪恶的. It was suggested he was carrying a bomb and police reportedly told him he might be charged with making a hoax explosive device. "I've lost my innocence. I can never look at the world in the same way," the teenager — currently suspended from school, said. "I like science, but I look like a threat because of my brown skin." He said when he showed it to his engineering teacher at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, he was advised not to show it to anyone else. "He told me it looked like a bomb." The youngster ignored the teacher's warning and showed it to another teacher. "She said it looked a bomb, and called the police." The teenager said he was taken away in handcuffs. "They took me there without my parents. They made me feel like a criminal," he said. Ahmed said: "I built the clock to impress my teacher, but when I showed it to her, she thought it was a threat to her. So it was really sad she took the wrong impression of it."
乱猜, 瞎猜, 随便猜: 1. shot in the dark Fig. a very general attempt; a wild guess. It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win. "take a stab in the dark 乱猜一气, 瞎猜, 瞎猫碰死耗子, 乱戳一气, 随便瞎说": (verb) to take a complete guess. A: Do you know how old I am? B: I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say….35? A: I'm 17! When
Guillaume asked me to name the capital of the Netherlands, I took a
stab in the dark and said Amsterdam. A: Excuse me, do you know what time
the bus will arrive? B: I'm taking a stab in the dark, but I think it
comes at 12:05. 2. An image of a drowned toddler washed up 冲刷 on the beach in one of Turkey's prime tourist resorts swept across social media on Wednesday after at least 12 presumed 估计是, 应该是, 猜测是 Syrian refugees died trying to reach the Greek island of Kos. presumptive 想当然的, 武断的, 妄下结论的, 无端下结论的 [pri'zʌmptiv] based on presumption or probability. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was feeling comfortable but taking nothing for granted with his portfolio. "Optimistic but never to be presumptive,". presumptive [prɪˈzʌmptɪv] 武断的, 斗胆而猜的
I. believed to be true because it seems reasonable or likely. Based on
presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief. By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee. II. making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't. Forgive me for being presumptive乱猜, but aren't you and Mark engaged?
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was feeling comfortable but
taking nothing for granted with his portfolio. "Optimistic but never to
be presumptive," Mr Hunt told ABC local radio.3. second-guess somebody/something I. 瞎猜, 乱猜. to try to guess what will happen or what someone will do. It's not for us to second-guess the court's decision - we'll just have to wait and see. II. to criticize someone's actions or an event after it has happened. It's easy to second-guess the team's coach - but let's face it, he made big mistakes. Even the best researched scientific and statistical analysis of your salary level still has a lot of guesswork 很多靠猜的, 猜测, 瞎猜的 and wiggle room in it. The first offer you hear is [almost] never the best offer, and even "take it or leave it" offers can be improved. 4. Ever since Monroe's death from an overdose of barbiturates on August 5 1962, the exact circumstances 具体情况, 具体详情 have been subject to conjecture(conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)] I. [uncountable] the development of a theory or guess based on information that is not complete. pure conjecture (=a guess) 纯属猜测, 瞎猜, 凭空瞎说的: The cause of the crash is pure conjecture at this point. a. [countable] a theory or guess based on information that is not complete. If his conjecture was correct, the mixture should explode in a few moments. projection
I. 预估. 预测. 估算. a calculation of the way that something will change and
develop in the future, especially of how fast it will grow or become
smaller. population/profit projections: a projection of economic growth for all member states. It is his job to make projections about publishing trends.
II. the action of sending an image to a screen. a. an image that is
shown on a screen. III. the process of giving other people a particular
idea about you. the profession's projection of an image of public service. a. 反映. an idea that seems real because of your own strong feelings. The Devil may be a projection of our fears and insecurities.
b. in psychology, the fact of imagining that someone else is feeling a
strong emotion when in fact you are the one who is feeling it. IV.
something that sticks out from a surface. V. a method of making a map,
or a map made by this method. ). 5. The subject was a trending topic流行话题 on the social networking site all day, but until Paltrow waded into ( wade into something 加入进来, 卷入, 卷进来, 参与进来 also wade in to become involved in something in a forceful and determined way. She
wades into a complicated project with great enthusiasm. If there's a
problem, my mother is the one to wade in and try to solve it. wade I. 踩水.
To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes
normal movement. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream,
etc.) the girls waded the river at the ford(浅水处 A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. ). wade a swift creek. The fish is still alive, she
can wade if she is not swimming. "Can we wade across the river to the
other side?"; "Wade the pond". II. To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report. wade in/into To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically. to get quickly and directly involved in something: waded into the task. tread water 踩水, 原地踏步 to be active but without making progress or falling farther behind Sales are about the same as last year, and the company is pretty much treading water. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of tread water (to stay in one place in water by moving your legs quickly). wade across something to walk across something covered by water. Let's wade across the stream at this point. If I wade across it, I will get wet. ) the flurry (['flʌri] I. a sudden commotion or burst of activity. II. a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow) of speculation猜测, 瞎猜 it was thought the child was to be called Ivy Blue. 6. I'd made every mistake犯尽错误 in the book. I didn't get multiple bids多标竞价; in fact, I didn't get any bids. There was no contract, there was no construction schedule, there was no hard-and-fast ( adj. 不可违逆的, 必须遵守的) budget, and my contractor was already hammering nails before I got his final guesstimate (瞎猜, 乱估计, 凭空说地), a useless number that allowed him to get his foot in my door(get a/your foot in the door 敲门砖 to start working at a low level for an organization because you want a better job in the same organization in the future. I know it's not the job you'd hoped for, but at least you can use it to get your foot in the door ). 7. She says not to put words in her mouth(put words in(into) someone's mouth别乱猜她的意思, 她可没有那么说, 别强塞给她 Fig. to interpret what someone said so that the words mean what you want and not what the speaker wanted. I didn't say that! You are putting words into my mouth. I never suggested that she should move - don't try to put words in my mouth.) and she's never thought for one minute she's got the competition in the bag. She says it's anyone's to win(anyone's competition). 8. get ahead of oneself 乱猜, 瞎猜
Fig. [for someone] to do or say something sooner than it ought to be
done so that the proper explanation or preparations have not been made. When he bought a new little bicycle before the baby was born, he was getting ahead of himself. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
