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用法学习: 1. Its intention is not to disrupt Foxtel, but more to sweep up the long tail of consumer that would probably like more depth and breadth of content but can't afford the price point that Foxtel put out there. But having said that, Foxtel have launched a low-cost offering". Fall guy 替罪羊 is a colloquial phrase that refers to a person to whom blame is deliberately and falsely attributed in order to deflect blame 转移责任, 转嫁责任 from another party. talk through nose 鼻音重. Nothing is more frustrating for me than listening to those who talk through their nose. And, you don't have to be from New York to speak with excessive nasality. There are various pockets both in the United States and Canada where nasal talk is the norm. If you are plagued by too much nose, consider changing that habit because it is irritating 硌耳朵 for your listeners. Arse pinch = Bum pinch 捏屁股, 拍屁股, 掐屁股 slurp 吃得很大声, 吸溜吸溜的声音 to make loud sucking noises as you drink something. To eat or drink noisily. They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti. The louder you slurp, the better it tastes. To make a loud sucking noise. The mud slurped under our shoes. 2. According to TMZ, the Love Ranch manager rolled 翻过身 the 35-year-old over on his side and saw "mucus-type liquid coming out of his nose and mouth." spotty ['spoti] I. polka-dot, spotted, dotted; marked with spots. "a spotty purple flower". "a spotty dog 斑点狗". II. British having pimples. "a spotty 满脸疙瘩的, 满脸青春痘的 youth".  III. North American of uneven quality; patchy. 时好时坏的. 有时候好用有时候不好用的. "His spotty record on the environment". "on the whole the standard of football was spotty". Cons Of Smartwatch: Weak app selection. Spotty voice recognition. Pricey. Demolition(简称demo work) 拆建 is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use. For small buildings, such as houses, that are only two or three stories high, demolition is a rather simple process. The building is pulled down either manually or mechanically using large hydraulic equipment: elevated work platforms, cranes, excavators or bulldozers. Larger buildings may require the use of a wrecking ball, a heavy weight on a cable that is swung by a crane into the side of the buildings. Wrecking balls are especially effective against masonry ( 砖石建筑. 砖石结构. Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. ), but are less easily controlled and often less efficient than other methods. Newer methods may use rotational hydraulic shears and silenced rock-breakers attached to excavators to cut or break through wood, steel, and concrete. The use of shears is especially common when flame cutting would be dangerous. 3. 狂欢后挣扎求生: Lamar Odom's condition continues to worsen as his doctors have issued a grim prognosis ( 病情预测. the likely course of a disease or ailment. "the disease has a poor prognosis". a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment. "it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis". a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation. "gloomy prognoses about overpopulation". ) to his ex Khloe Kardashian and her family. According to TMZ, there have been no signs of consciousness or improvement as four of the 35-year-old's organs, including his kidneys, have failed. His doctors have given him a 50/50 chance of surviving, but the odds 几率 are dropping. "The doctors are concerned it has been too long that he's been in this condition and now it's not looking good不乐观, 不容乐观," a source says. There had been a glimmer of hope when Lamar squeezed 攥手 Khloe's hand at one point, but his medical team are saying that could have been merely an involuntary 无意识的举动 movement. The former NBA star was reportedly depressed about the deterioration of his relationship with Khloe, 31, and the way he was being portrayed on Keeping Up with the Kardashians this season. According to Radar Online, Lamar pleaded with Khloe to stop recording their phone conversations for the show. He likely was referring to the one below in which Kim criticised Khloe for her continued relationship with him. "He wanted them to remain private," the source said of their phone chats. "But he was powerless 无能为力 to stop it because Lamar had previously signed off on 签字同意 having phone calls recorded when he was married to Khloe and [was] part of the show." Despite the blame that's going around, it's likely that the show is the last thing on the Kardashians' minds as they pray for Lamar's recovery. Odom, the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, has been in a medically induced coma since Tuesday, when he was found unconscious and foaming at the mouth 口吐白沫 in the VIP suite of a Nevada brothel. On Thursday, Entertainment Tonight reported that Odom's family had been given a 'glimmer of hope' when his eyes fluttered 眨巴眼 and he squeezed former sister-in-law Kim Kardashian West's hand at the hospital Wednesday night. Sources told the gossip site that doctors are beginning to lose hope for Odom, since the more time he spends in a coma, the less likely he is to come out and recover. Four of Odom's organs - including his kidneys - continue to fail, diminishing his chances of survival. Sources tell TMZ that Khloe refused to leave Odom's side 离开...的身边, and that her super-model sister Kendall is flying from London to be with her. News of Odom's small improvement comes as a new report was published Thursday, shedding light on Odom and Khloe's tormented relationship in the weeks before his tragic overdose during a $75,000 bender ( go on a bender 饮酒作乐, 狂欢, 痛饮 informal to drink a very large amount of alcohol in a short time. fender-bender a minor accident in which vehicles are slightly damaged. gender bender someone, especially an entertainer, who dresses and behaves like a person of the opposite sex. ) at a brothel. According to Radar Online, Odom had 'pleaded' with Khloe to stop recording his phone calls for her reality show, but she reportedly ignored his requests, saying he deserved the bad press 负面报道 for the way he treated her during their marriage. 'Khloe would either ignore the texts and voice mail messages asking her to stop, or she would tell him, "You owe me this after you humiliated me by cheating with other women,"' the source said. This comes from an insider who told the gossip site that they believe the Kardashians 'have blood on their hands' 双手沾满鲜血 for 'demonizing 妖魔化 and exploiting' Odom on their show.  'Lamar had no idea that he was going to be Khloe's storyline during the past season. She is always talking about how much she loves the guy, but has no problem exploiting Lamar for her gain. How low can Khloe go?' the source asked. 'Lamar would call her sobbing about losing his best friend this past summer, and the first thing she thinks is to document it?' This echos previous statements from 同出一辙, 说法一致 brothel owner Dennis Hof and prostitutes at his 'Love Ranch' who said Odom became 'irate' and inconsolable ( [ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləb(ə)l] 难以安慰的. 安慰不过来的. so unhappy or disappointed that no one can make you feel better. ) after talking to someone on the phone on Sunday, allegedly about his portrayal on the show. While Odom and Khloe have been separated since 2013, he has still remained a central point on the family's reality show. One plot point on a recent episode involved Kim getting mad at Khloe for 'flirting' with her ex-husband on the phone. The two signed divorce papers in July, but their split has not been finalized, so Khloe has been by Odom's side at the hospital, making medical decisions for him while he is in a coma. While the couple's divorce has alienated 疏远 Odom from the Kardashians in recent years, news of his collapse has brought the family together again, showing their deep-seated love for the former LA Lakers player. Even Caitlyn Jenner, who was notably critical of 持反对意见的, 不赞同的 Khloe and Lamar's whirlwind engagement 闪婚, is reportedly on her way to Las Vegas to see Odom, after spending a few days with her mother Esther who recently broke both hip bones. Odom allegedly took a cocktail of illicit drugs. Sources claim that his drugs relapse may have been made worse by an episode of the reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians, which aired on Sunday when he had already arrived at the brothel. During the episode his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian told the cameras she was worried Lamar would 'spiral' out of control after the drug-related death of his best friend. A source told Daily Mail Online: 'He was all freaked out about Khloe, fixated on her. He was showing the girls photos of them together and wanted to pour his heart out, he wasn't there just for sex, he needed a shoulder to cry on, companionship 陪伴. He seemed lost. 'It's not uncommon for celebrity clients to come in to unwind 放松 and have a girlfriend experience, they feel they can come here without being watched or followed. 'Lamar seemed really stressed out when he showed up, the girls tried to relax him and gave him a full body massage. 'But ultimately he wanted to party and would break down in tears from time to time. He told the girls he was a broken man, that he thought his life was a mess and he had no direction 没有了方向, 失去了方向. 'He was partying non-stop, using cocaine and taking Viagra and the girls saw other drugs paraphernalia lying around. 'It was sad to see, he was a shadow of the NBA star we all know and love.' He says: 'I've got him on his left side左侧躺着. He has stuff coming out of his mouth and nose. He [Lamar] took Reload, a 72-hour strong sexual enhancer performer for men. He has taken a bunch of these. It was over a three-day period. Report to the police: 'You can add this to it. Someone just told me that he had some cocaine on him that he finished on Saturday. 'Since then he's been alert, conscious and all that.' The operator asks him, 'As far as you know, no cocaine since Saturday?' Mr Hunter replies: 'That is correct.' The source also adds the Love Ranch has a strict no drugs policy, but there's little staff can do about celebrity clients who bring their own stuff in. They say Odom was a 'regular' visitor to the Love Ranch - contradicting its assertion he had never visited before - felt 'comfortable' as a guest and had stayed in the same VIP suite before. 4. 乘客被赶下飞机: 'Shame on American!': Passengers boo as crying woman is thrown off flight: For Tiana Fough boarding of US Airways/American Airlines Flight 408 in Phoenix, Arizona began in a manner no different from any other flight. There were lines, some crowding, some disgruntled passengers. As she waited in the aisle to get to her seat, Fough chatted casually with another passenger in front of her. Then a flight attendant started yelling. "Stay right there," he shouted, in Fough's account 据...描述. "I asked you three times." Bewildered, Fough asked, "What's going on?" "You can get off this flight," the attendant said. "I'll kick you off of this plane right now." Fough recounted that while the attendant was wearing a button-up shirt with the trademark winged pin of flight crews, he had on neither a name tag nor the uniform that the other attendants were wearing. After refusing to give Fough his name, she said, he dismissed her with a curt ( curt 简短的, 不耐烦的 using few words in a way that shows you are impatient or angry. a curt reply/note/announcement. She apologized for being so curt with me. ), "Go." At her seat, a bewildered Fough started sobbing. Other passengers were comforting her when the flight attendant appeared again. He started opening the overhead compartments around her seat. "Where's your bag?" he said. "You're getting off this plane. I'm going to kick you off this plane." What happened next was captured in a furtive ( furtive [ˈfɜrtɪv] 悄悄的, 偷偷摸摸的, 鬼鬼祟祟的 done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed. a furtive glance. a. behaving in a way that makes people think you do not want to be noticed. ) video by Bill Byrne, who was seated directly behind Fough. A female attendant came to support her colleague. "Tiana? Fough? Is that your last name?" she asked. "I need to have you come off the aircraft." "Why are you guys so mean to me?" Fough is shown crying. "I didn't do anything." After she reluctantly stood up to leave, the captive crowd's indignation could be heard in the background of the video. "Are you serious?" one woman said. "That's the last time I fly American," the man sitting beside Fough shook his head. "Shame on American!" Almost in unison 众口一声的, 众口一辞的, the passengers started to boo at the flight crew. "I've seen people who deserve that," Byrne told TV station WPXI-Pittsburgh. "But never have I ever seen someone actually get thrown off a plane." He said the video quality is poor because he kept his phone close to his chest, for fear of being discovered by the flight attendant who seemed "ready to throw more people off". Now back home in Oregon, after boarding another flight four hours later, Fough said she still doesn't understand why she was forced off the plane. The flight attendant told her that he had asked her several times to make space 让路 in the aisle for another passenger, but Fough said there were four people between them, and she hadn't heard him until he started yelling. Several of the other passengers on Flight 408 have since reached out to express their support, including one who said many of them approached the pilot after landing to complain. This passenger told Fough that the pilot said she had called another flight attendant - one Fough claims she never came into contact with - a derogatory term. "Now they're making up all this stuff," Fough said. She believes she was arbitrarily chosen to get off the flight to make room for a man who took her seat almost immediately after she was asked to leave. "It's a little coincidental that I'm being attacked verbally for no reason, and then all of a sudden another guy is getting my seat," she said. American Airlines wrote in an email statement to The Washington Post early on Thursday that the incident has been taken care of. "We are in contact with the passenger and have apologised," the statement reads. "We have addressed the issue with our team members to ensure we provide a consistent, quality travel experience for our customers in the future." Fough isn't satisfied with the concession. After Byrne's video appeared on the news, she said, a customer service representative contacted her and offered her a $US250 voucher. When Fough told the employee she would never use it, she was offered the money in cash. "That's how you're going to solve this problem?" said Fough, who is seeking legal counsel 寻求法律意见. "What about my rights?" 5. Stallone, 69, reached out to Prateek Mishrapuri - an astrologer 占星师 ( astrologer [əˈstrɒlədʒə(r)] someone who studies astrology to tell people about their lives. ) who consults many A-listers - during a visit to Los Angeles while trying to find a way to 'speak' to his son, Sage, Mishrapuri revealed. Mishrapuri said he told Stallone about how the Hindu ritual of shradh ensures that departed souls 逝去的灵魂 that met a tragic end, like an accident or murder, and may not be at peace安息 are in a better place. 'After checking with the Panchang (sacred calendar), I told him of the date and time when the rituals should be done,' Mishrapuri said, adding the actor decided to carry out the holy ceremony for Sage. indemnity [ɪnˈdemnəti] I. [uncountable] legal insurance or protection against injury or loss. (insurance) An indemnity is an obligation by a person (indemnitor) to provide compensation for a particular loss suffered by another person (indemnitee). II. [countable] a payment made to someone who has suffered injury or loss. double indemnity [countable/uncountable] legal mainly American a section in a life insurance agreement that says the insurance company will pay double the amount of money if the person who bought the insurance dies in an accident rather than because of illness or old age. A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse. 6. 谣言: We've never really seen the 21-year-old spend time alone with Kourtney before, but it's definitely not a major longshot( a long shot an attempt or guess that is not likely to be successful but that is worth trying. It's a long shot, but I'll ask her. not by a long shot/chalk/way used for saying that something is not true at all. They've achieved a lot, but they haven't finished yet – not by a long way. ) that the two of them could've been catching up. Keep that opinion to yourself 那只是你自己的意见, 那只是你自己的看法 = speak for yourself 自说自话. 6. Pavlova 水果蛋糕 is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It is a meringue cake with a crisp crust 脆皮 and soft, light inside, usually topped with fruit and, optionally, whipped cream. The name is pronounced [pævˈloʊvə] or [pɑːvˈlouvə], unlike the name of the dancer, which was [ˈpɑːvləvə]. The dessert is believed to have been created in honour of the dancer either during or after one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. The nationality of its creator has been a source of argument between the two nations for many years, but formal research indicates New Zealand as the source. The dessert is a popular dish and an important part of the national cuisine of both countries, and with its simple recipe, is frequently served during celebratory and holiday meals. It is a dessert most identified with the summer time, but is eaten all year round in many Australian and New Zealand homes. interject [ˌintə(r)ˈdʒekt] 打断. 插话. to say something suddenly that interrupts someone who is speaking. all over it like a rash(all over him/her like a cheap coat/suit): implying that something is under control or taken care of. Superlative of the phrase "I'm on it." It is a slang expression; a "rash" is a skin condition that often covers a large part of someone, or covers something completely. It means "I am on it" or "I've got it covered"--I have it handled, in other words.  An additional component often added to the commonly used all over it phrase, thus creating a simile. This helps to reinforce the point and also shows that the user of the phrase has a firm grasp of the English language. When the standard phrase "I'm all over that report" becomes dull. Instead it becomes "I'm all over it like a rash". Shows the true passion and skill of the worker/user of the phrase or there could be some bull-shitting involved. to denote the excessive attention one person gives to another, usually when they've only just met, as a result of a sudden sexual attraction. 7. It's a question of if you want to stoop to his level or rise above it. buddy up I. mainly American to make friends with someone. II. 结对. 互助组. 搭伙. to form an arrangement with someone in which you help each other. profuse [prəˈfju:s] Profuse sweating, bleeding, or vomiting is sweating, bleeding, or vomiting large amounts. 大量的 (出汗、流血、呕吐). a remedy that produces profuse sweating. He was bleeding profusely 大出血. II. If you offer profuse apologies or thanks, you apologize or thank someone a lot. 多次的 (感谢或道歉). Then the policeman recognized me, breaking into profuse apologies. 八卦: And while Castillo had nothing but kind words to say about Khloe, he did say that he warned Lamar to avoid the pitfalls 陷阱, 无底洞 of fame when the basketball star called him in June shortly after Jamie's death. 'I told him, "I'm a street kid, walk the F away from everything right now because Hollywood is going to eat you up and spit you out 榨干你 too." But he had money and status 有钱有地位, 有身份. Why would he listen to me?' said Castillo. That was the last time he spoke to Lamar, saying that despite repeated attempts to reach out he never was able to get in touch because he would constantly change his phone number. Lamar, 35, remains in a coma and on a ventilator in a Las Vegas hospital with his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian by his side. People now reports that those close to him are starting to brace themselves for 心理准备, 做好心理准备 what may happen. 'It's hard for Khloé. He is on his last leg 生命的最后阶段,' said a source. 'Everyone wanted to hope for the best, but nothing has changed. Now they are preparing for the worst.'  He arrived at the ranch on Saturday and spent $75,000 over the course of his stay停留期间, partying with prostitutes Ryder Cherry and Monica Monroe. He selected the girls from a parade-like lineup that was presented to him inside his VIP suite at the establishment. Among those included for him to pick - reportedly at his personal request - was transsexual Love Ranch worker Madison Montag. 8. The couple have had several high-profile altercations with intrusive 无孔不入的 cameraman, both in the US and outside the couple's Sydney Home in Darling Point. Despite the paparazzi drama, some believe Lara might secretly be courting their attention. The friend stopped just short of 就差没说 suggesting that Lara might actually be tipping off the shutterbugs. Hey, Lara wouldn't be the first star to play it both ways, and Sam isn't the first hot-headed actor to hate fame. Hopefully, their marriage can survive it.