用法学习: 1. put sb in their place to tell or show someone that they are less important than they thought: When he tried to take charge, she soon put him in his place. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's two-year-old daughter put photographers in their place while an assistant took her to ballet class in Los Angeles. The footage has gone viral on social media, with many criticising the paps for continuing to take photos even after North's little request. "Although it's funny that #NorthWest said 'no pictures', it's sick that the paparazzi would harass a baby," said one Twitter user. Bruce Jenner的大儿子: When asked about the difference in Caitlyn since transitioning, he agreed she was a better person than Bruce was. "There's been some trade-offs 有好处也有坏处, 利弊皆有, 有好的地方也有坏的地方, 有好就有坏, I'll admit that but she is a better person. "Honesty's always the building block 基础, 砖瓦 for any relationship, at least we have that now." Burt opened up abut his humble beginnings, explaining how he was homeless twice and living out of his car. The Jenner name did not help, in his early career, but became a non-issue when people saw how committed he was. "I think, at the beginning it was a disadvantage, but it gets better when people realise I'm here to race. 2. honey shot a shot of a pretty young woman in the crowd at a sporting or cultural event, broadcast on TV. In a clip from the documentary, Sidaris takes credit for bringing the honey shot to the masses, explaining that he's a "dirty old man." honeypot I. (tourism, chiefly Britain) ), a honey pot site is a particularly popular visitor attraction which attracts tourists, and sometimes locals, in large numbers. A place which attracts visitors. II. (computing) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. III. (espionage) A spy who uses sex to trap and blackmail their target. IV. (US, slang) Vagina. feisty [ˈfaɪstɪ] adj If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example, because they are old or ill. 精力旺盛. 粗暴的; 精力充沛的. At 66, she was as feisty as ever. sweeping I. a sweeping change or development has a major effect. II. not based on specific facts or details and therefore not completely accurate or fair. sweeping conclusions/generalizations/proposals. You can't make a sweeping judgment based only on their voices. III. with a wide impressive curved shape. a sweeping staircase. A chemical peel 拉皮 is a body treatment technique used to improve and smooth the texture of the skin, often facial skin, using a chemical solution that causes the dead skin to slough off and eventually peel off. The regenerated skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin. Some types of chemical peels can be purchased and administered without a medical license, however people are advised to seek professional help from a dermatologist, esthetician, plastic surgeon, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, or otolaryngologist on a specific type of chemical peel before a procedure is performed. unduly [ʌnˈdjuːli] 过分的, 过于的, 不恰当的 to a greater degree than is reasonable or necessary. We are not unduly concerned about the small drop in profits. You can't beep someone, it's regarded unduly noise. wolfpack 狼群. 3. give somebody/something a wide berth 远离... 保持距离, 不接近, 不靠近 to keep far away from someone or something. to steer clear (of someone or something). He believes that his neighbors give him a wide berth because he is black. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form give a wide berth to something: Consumers continued to give wide berth to shopping malls last month. If you go looking for a fight with locals, you'll find one otherwise they'll give you a wide berth. 3. 父亲节照片: Khloe and most of the Kardashian-Jenner contingent ( contingent [kənˈtɪndʒənt] I. a group of soldiers, police, vehicles, etc. from a particular place, forming part of a larger group. France has the largest peacekeeping contingent of any nation. II. a group of people representing a place, organization, etc. at a meeting or event. Let's welcome the Portuguese contingent团伙(gang).) were present at the June dinner party. But one glaring 显而易见的, 突出的 absentee in particular was ex Kris, 59, who has moved on with Corey Gamble. The Kardashian-Jenner clan were also joined by Kim's daughter North, aged two (who sat on Khloe's lap) as well as Burt's and Brandon's pretty blonde wives. Caitlyn looked thrilled with the family gathering as she extended her long arms. The reality star had on a white shirt with pockets and wore her hair down and parted in the middle 头发中分. Also looking thrilled was Mr West, who grinned from ear to ear. The Stronger rapper is not known for smiling very often as he prefers to look somber. Kim held up a peace sign as she was pouting, proving she is a photo multitasker. Khloe appeared more subdued ( I. to hold someone and make them stop behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way. It took three police officers to subdue him. II. formal 制服, 打败. to defeat a place or a group of people, and to take control of them. By 47 a.d., the Romans had finally subdued the rebels. III. 压下情绪. 克服情绪, 压住. formal to control an emotion that you feel. She subdued the urge to run after him. subdued I. 安静的. 情绪不高的. quiet and slightly sad or worried. He looks tired and a little subdued. II. 克制的. not very loud or bright. subdued noises/lighting/colors. III. if business is subdued 不温不火的, 不繁忙的, it is not very active or busy. Trading on Wall Street has been very subdued today.) as she sat in the background. 4. cash out I. (US) 对账. To reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk. II. 兑现. 变现.(US, gambling) To retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling. III. (by extension) To exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash. You want me to cash out this farm? IV. (by extension, often in analytic philosophy) To explain what is entailed by an idea or proposition. cash in To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially. Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded. cash in one's chips (idiomatic) To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.
科学基督教前明星成员揭秘: Remini claims that they were sat at different tables 坐不同桌, and even driven to the venues over the course of the wedding weekend in different cars. 'They were always trying to extract me ( extract I. formal to remove something from a particular place. He opened a drawer and extracted a file. a. 提取. to remove a substance from another substance. The pulp was crushed to extract the juice. extract something from something: a method of extracting sulphur from copper ore. b. 拔牙. to remove one of someone's teeth. II. to get something from someone who does not want to give it to you. The army uses force to extract confessions. extract something from someone: It is not easy to extract information from the Minister. extract a promise/concession: She managed to extract a promise of support from her employers. a. to get the exact information that you need from a lot of information that you have. extract something from something: Our data is extracted from the project records.),' said Remini. 'I could only assume because they wanted to make Jennifer a Scientologist and maybe I was barring that road 挡路 for them.' Even more of an issue 更大的问题是 for Remini however was the absence of her friend Shelly Miscavige, the wife of the Church's leader. This was not the first time Remini had been put off by Cruise's behavior, saying that she was also concerned when she saw the things he was doing and saying shortly after he began dating Holmes - starting with when he infamously began jumping up and down on Oprah's couch. 'I'm saying, "I don't think he's becoming of a Scientologist, jumping on couches, and attacking Matt Lauer. And attacking Brooke Shields,"' said Remini.
'What the hell is this guy doing? We need to rein it in控制住, we need to stop all this, and he just needs to be an actor.' 'Her repeated ethical lapses 道德缺失, 道德沦丧 and callous treatment of others led to an ecclesiastical ( [ɪˌkliziˈæstɪk(ə)l] = ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliziˈæstɪk] relating to the Christian Church. ) review which resulted in her being expelled. 'She now regurgitates [rɪˈɡɜrdʒɪˌteɪt] 重提, 重新炒作, 炒冷饭 the tired myths the Church has repeatedly debunked, circulated by the same tiny clique 一小撮 of expelled former staffers bitter 心有不甘, 不甘心 at having lost the positions (bitter I. 念念不忘. 愤愤不平. 愤恨不已. 愤懑. feeling angry or upset because of a bad experience, especially when you think that you have been treated unfairly. Cynical and resentful. I've been bitter ever since that defeat. bitter about: I'm still bitter about the whole affair. a. involving very angry feelings. a bitter dispute/divorce case. b. used about a determined and angry enemy or opponent. one of the President's most bitter critics. They had always been bitter rivals. II. [usually before noun] making you feel very unhappy or disappointed. a bitter blow/disappointment: It was a bitter blow when he lost his job. III. something that is bitter has a strong sharp taste that is not sweet. IV. 刺骨的冷. extremely cold in a way that makes you very uncomfortable. Harsh, piercing or stinging. A bitter wind blew from the north. A bitter wind was blowing from the north. from bitter experience 惨痛经验 if you know something from bitter experience, you know about its unpleasant aspects because you have experienced it before. She knew from bitter experience it wasn’t worth complaining. to/until/till the bitter end continuing until the end of a particular situation or period of time, even though it is difficult or unpleasant. She remained loyal to her husband to the bitter end. a bitter pill to swallow 难以下咽: an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept. The truth about her husband had been a bitter pill to swallow. ragic/bitter/cruel irony: By a cruel irony, General Franklin was killed at the very moment of his army's great victory. the irony (of something) is that: The irony is that it would have been faster to have taken the back roads after all.) they enjoyed before their malfeasance ( [ˌmælˈfi:z(ə)ns] I. 做错事. wrongdoing. II. (law) illegal actions. Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official that causes damage. ) and unethical conduct 不道德行为 were uncovered 被起底. 'Ms. Remini is now joined at the hip with 一丘之貉, 穿一条裤子 this collection of deadbeats ( I. American someone who tries to avoid paying money that they owe. II. someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life. deadbeat dad a father, usually not living with the family, who does not provide money or support to help the mother take care of their children. ), admitted liars, self-admitted perjurers, wife beaters and worse.' When Remini was a teenager, her mother decided to enroll her and her sister in the Sea Org, the pious, uniformed, full-time religious order of the Church, and moved the family to the Church's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, known as the Flag Land Base. Mike Rinder, who was once the spokesman for the Church of Scientology, is no longer a member and is now a very public critic 批评人, 批判家, 批评者 of the Church. He said Sea Org members "are the people who have dedicated their entire lives to Scientology, who live in communal Church facilities, eat in Church facilities." In statements to ABC News, the Church decries Rinder as a liar, "a bitter former member" and a "professional anti-Scientologist." Both sisters said they were housed in a run-down 破旧的 former motel with "roach-infested" dorms they shared with other children. Leah Remini said she had to perform long hours of serious labor. For Remini, joining the Sea Org meant leaving traditional school in eighth grade and immersing herself in Scientology study. "It's more your education in Scientology is pressed upon 强加于人的, 强迫性的… you're learning how to learn Scientology," she said. But Remini said there were other things that prevented her rise in the Sea Org ranks. "I would try to start a mutiny because I felt we deserved better rooms," she said. Things came to a head, Remini said, when she and her sister were brought up on ethics charges for their involvement with boys. It was a serious violation, and Remini said Church ethics officers threatened to put both of them into the "Rehabilitation Project Force," a place for Scientologists who step out of line 越界违规. "There's tools that are... very helpful... to you in your life, to you as an actor," she said. "I walked into a room where some people might feel, you know, cower 感觉怯懦( [ˈkauə(r)] to move your body down and away from someone or something because you are frightened. To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear. He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over. The dog was cowering in a corner. cowardly I. used about someone's behavior. a cowardly decision. II. a cowardly person is not brave enough to fight or do something difficult or dangerous that they should do. cowardice [ˈkaʊərdɪs] 懦夫行径 behavior that shows you are not brave enough to fight or do something difficult or dangerous that you should do. ) in front of a casting director, I wasn't." Remini said she had an excruciating year trying to land acting gigs. "You can assume if you say something that is critical 批评的 to the Church, you will be written up 打小报告, 被揭发," Remini said. "Husband, wife, mother, daughter, it's what the group does to regulate itself." Remini admits to writing Knowledge Reports herself frequently, including on her own husband. "I wrote Angelo up all the time," she said. Leah Remini went public with her separation from the Church in summer 2013. The Church's initial public response to her departure was subdued 克制的, 低调处理的, but then Remini filed a missing person's report on Shelly Miscaviage, who she said hasn't been seen in public since August 2007. The open warfare between Remini and the Church escalated when Remini went on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" in Sept. 2013, and danced to Katy Perry's "Roar," a song she said she chose to send a message. Celebrity Scientologist Kirstie Alley went on Howard Stern's radio show in Dec. 2013 and bashed Remini, calling her a "bigot" and saying, "when you decide to blanket statement 毫无根据的瞎说八道 ( A blanket statement is a vague and noncommittal statement asserting a premise without providing evidence (such as specific numbers). When writing articles for Memory Alpha, it's always better to be specific as often as possible. Most modern starships are built to last up to 100 years. ) that Scientology is evil, you are my enemy." "Anybody who criticizes the Church is-- to cry that everybody's a bigot towards their religion and this is religious bigotry … I was in the same position, I said similar things about people like me," Remini said. Just this week, as Remini guest hosted "Dancing With the Stars," and ABC News prepared to broadcast its interview, the Church of Scientology ramped up its criticism. "I agree with them, I wish I too could get over 30 years of this quickly," Remini said. "Unfortunately it's going to take some time… [but] that's not a shining endorsement for the Church of Scientology to say that I'm deeply flawed after 30 years of reaching the upper levels of the Church." Two years out of the Church, Remini said her life is now better than ever and that the ordeal has reinforced the bonds within her family, bonds on display during their reality show on TLC, "It's All Relative," where the departure from Scientology is frequent fodder 谈资 for discussion. Leah Remini has become what she once declared she never wanted to be known as: "this bitter ex-Scientologist." As USA Today wrote, Ms. Remini is "as famous for being an ex-Scientologist as she is as an actress." She needs to move on with her life instead of pathetically exploiting her former religion, her former friends and other celebrities for money and attention to appear relevant again. Sadly, bitterness and anger are common threads through Ms. Remini's life. Rather than take responsibility for self-inflicted problems, she is quick to blame others. When her firing from The Talk erupted into a public embarrassment for her in 2012, we tried to help pick her up off the floor. But she treated everyone around her in a degrading, bullying manner. Her behavior was intolerable. Leah Remini knows the truth she conveniently rewrites in her revisionist history. The real story is that she desperately tried to remain a Scientologist in 2013, knowing full well she was on the verge of being expelled for refusing to abide by the high level of ethics and decency Scientologists are expected to maintain. Ms. Remini also continues her bizarre efforts to harass the Church of Scientology's leader and his wife, whom Ms. Remini has been obsessed with for years. This culminated in her dishonest, fraudulent report filed in 2013 with the Los Angeles Police Department that was declared "unfounded" and closed within hours of it becoming public. When a person makes disingenuous reports to law enforcement -- wasting valuable resources needed to protect the public -- they are irresponsible and untrustworthy. The Church has grown more in the past decade than in its first 50 years combined under the ecclesiastical leadership of Mr. Miscavige, a visionary parishioners and Church staff hold in the highest regard for carrying out the legacy of the Scientology Founder through the renaissance the religion is now experiencing.
欺负, 刁难, 为难: 1. pick on someone or something 找茬欺负, 没事找事欺负 to harass or bother someone or something, usually unfairly. to treat someone unfairly by criticizing or punishing them What
could have caused so many people to pick on him? My sister was always
picked on at school. Please stop picking on me! I'm tired of it. You
shouldn't pick on the cat. pick on somebody your own size to abuse someone who is big enough to fight back. Go pick on somebody your own size! Wilbur should leave his little brother alone and pick on someone his own size. 2. downtrodden [ˈdauntrɒd(ə)n] 被打压的. 被欺负的, 被欺压的, 被骂 oppressed or treated badly by people in power. Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated. Oppressed; tyrannized. "a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice". daunty [do:nt] 不要发成dunt[d^t]. 3. walk all over somebody/something I. to
treat someone or something without respect. To dominate a person or a
group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role. 欺负. 欺凌. You shouldn't let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights.
II. to defeat a person or team badly. to treat someone or something
very badly; to beat someone or something soundly in a competition. To
easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort. The prosecution walked all over the witness. The attorney walked all over my case. The Nighthawks walked all over the Tigers last night with a 5-0 victory. Ya, you know, Rachel … she'll do whatever you want. Y'know, you can just walk all over her 任人欺凌, 随便欺负. Are you a hardline parent or a soft pushover被欺负的人, 心软. pushover n. Informal I. something that is easily achieved or accomplished. II. 任人欺负的人, 任人宰割的人. a person, team, etc., that is easily taken advantage of or defeated. Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself. III. 没主见的人. Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply. I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets. hold your/its own 不比别人差 to prove that you or something is as good as others She can hold her own in any debate on religion. Our cotton shirts can hold their own against shirts costing $40 or more. Do you think I am such a pushover好欺负, I can't hold my own? Usage notes: often said about a competitive situation.4. rough someone up 欺负, 欺凌, 粗暴对待 to beat someone up; to maltreat someone. to attack someone physically but without causing serious injury. He was only thirteen the first time gang members roughed him up.
It is reported that police officers roughed up several protesters. Am I
going to have to rough you up, or will you cooperate? The crooks roughed
up the old lady before taking her purse. mess someone up 欺负 Sl. to rough someone up; to beat someone up. The robbers threatened to mess Bob up if he didn't cooperate. John messed up Bill a little, but no real harm was done. 5. give somebody grief
To "give someone grief" is to another way of saying to "give someone a
hard time". This means that you ask them difficult questions, or get
angry with them for something that they've done. 意思是让某人伤心; 为难或刁难某人. "If he gives you any grief, you come and see me." When I was a teenager, I know that I gave my mom a lot of
grief. Everyday at work, someone comes in and gives me grief
about something. It's okay. It's just part of my
job. 6. in the sticks 荒山野岭, 荒郊野外 (idiomatic) A long distance away from anywhere of importance. Tinyville is way out in the sticks. It takes ages to get into town. get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick(British informal) also come in for [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do (often + from ) I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis. drop like flies informal I. 纷纷死去. 纷纷摔倒. 纷纷落地. If people are dropping like flies, they are dying or falling down in large numbers: The heat was overwhelming and people were dropping like flies. II. 纷纷散去. 纷纷离去. 做鸟兽散. to stop doing an activity in large numbers: There used to be over 20 of us in our aerobics class but they're dropping like flies. I know – there was some guy on not long ago, who had about 20 lights on up to this point, and then BANG – his friend video comes on and they drop like flies. Left without a date. 6. If you are the one: Now that I think about it, I find the current crop 这一茬, 这一拨 ( crop I. [countable] a plant grown for food, usually on a farm. That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They're all out planting the crops today. the possible health risks posed by genetically modified crops. a. an amount of crops grown in a particular year. a good crop of potatoes. a bumper crop (=a very large crop): Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries. II. [singular] several things that happen or are produced at the same time. crop of: this summer's crop of Hollywood films. a. several people who achieve something or become known for something at the same time. crop of 同期的, 同批的: this year's crop of rookie politicians. ) a bit on the dull side. Maybe it is because I am comparing them to the favourites on the weekday repeats over the last few months. brain snap: the term used by famous people (and normal people) to justify doing something really stupid that if they'd taken half a second to think about it they probably wouldn't have done it anyway. it's a cheap way of saying sorry for doing something dumb and not taking any slack for it. when you suddenly have a complete psycho and all logical thought and reason takes a back seat to your rage and anger. sudden act of rage, without premeditation. dangerous and illogical things happen. "My god, what happened here?" "Tim brain-snapped and thwacked him" OR "Tim had a brain-snap and thwacked him". pick up/take up the slack to do the work that someone else has stopped doing but still needs to be done: If Sue gets a job, Mike will have to take up the slack at home. We were excited to see that episode but no SBS decide to have a brain snap 犯神经质, 精神病发作. Instead on Monday SBS decide to go right back to nearly the start of 2010 when Lei Jai was the only guest. Then Tuesday night they jump a few months episodes to where Ms Huang starts on the show with Lei Jai.
头脑一片空白: 1. writer's block 瓶颈(江郎才尽): the condition of being unable to think of what to write
or how to proceed with writing. Writer's block is a condition, primarily
associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to
produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition
ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable
to produce a work for years. "the novelist recovered from a two-year bout with writer's block". block I. 障碍, 阻碍. 绊脚石(road block, stumbling block). 路障. [usually singular] something that stops you from doing something or being successful. The issue of vacation pay was the major block in reaching an agreement. II. [usually singular] a short time when you are unable to think clearly or remember something that you usually know. I had a sudden block and couldn't remember his name. [usually singular] a short time when you are unable to think clearly or remember something that you usually know. You have a block(障碍, 瓶颈). Examples: writer's block. I had a sudden block and couldn't remember his name. have been around the block (a couple of/a few times) 遇到的太多了, 经历的太多了, 见过的太多了, 曾经沧海难为水, 除却巫山不是云, 沧海桑田 to have a lot of experience of something, especially when this means that it is difficult to trick or surprise you. When you've been around the block as many times as I have, not much shocks you any more. I'll knock your/his etc. block off used for threatening to hit someone who has annoyed you. put your head/neck on the block 置自己于危险境地. to take a risk by doing or saying something that might damage your reputation, make people criticize you, etc. on the block for sale at an auction (=a public sale where people offer money to buy things). new kid on the block 新兵蛋子, 新人, 新手 someone who has just started a new activity. He's the new kid on the block, so of course he gets a lot of stick. get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick(British informal) also come in for [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do (often + from ) I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis. get on the stick in. to get organized and get busy. to force yourself to hurry or to start working If I get on the stick I'll finish the report by this evening. Get on the stick and get this job done! get the wrong end of the stick 没搞清楚状况, 搞错状况了. UK informal to not understand a situation correctly: Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. 2. mental block 脑子一片空白(mental blank) situation in which you are suddenly unable to remember something or are not capable of understanding something. one's mind went blank 大脑一片空白
Fig. someone's mind has experienced total forgetfulness. if you are
asked a question and your mind goes blank, you cannot think of anything
to say. I was so nervous during the interview that when I was asked about my experience, my mind went blank. He knew all his lines in rehearsal, but his mind went blank when he went before an audience. I have a mental blank 大脑一片空白(
The occurrence of temporarily forgetting something that's in the back
of your mind, somewhere. An embarrassing situation encountered when
required to remember somebody's name or when you're a quiz show
contestant. Oh man! I thought a phrase to look
up on UD earlier, but now that I'm on the site I can’t remember what the
hell it was. Damn mental blank! ) every time when I got on the show to answer questions. blank out I. 一片空白. 什么都没有. To become blank. He removed the paper from the heat and the paper blanked out. The screen first blanked out, then displayed the blue screen of death. a. 大脑一片空白. 头脑空白. To temporarily lose memory. His
mind blanked out as he was hit hard and lost consciousness. He blanked
out five minutes into the meeting. I'm blanking out on your name, I'm
afraid. 消除记忆. To erase from one's memory. He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child. II. (transitive) To cause (something) to become blank. To erase (something), leaving a blank in its place. The teacher blanked out some words from the text, which the students had to fill in. They had to blank out five obscenities before airing the song. IV. 抵消. (idiomatic, transitive) to set even, to neutralise. Beckham's second-half goal blanked out Filippi's first-half header to put the score at 1-1. prey on somebody's mind 烦恼不已 if something preys on someone's mind, they worry about it for a long time. I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since. 3. You could lock onto a topic. In Star Trek, they would "lock onto So-and-So's coordinates in preparation for beaming the person up or down. have a lock on something 在控制, 可控 to have total control of something or understand it completely. Both factions thought they had a lock on the latest trend. As for its parent album, 25 is a lock 确定无疑的事, 易如反掌的事, 完全在掌握的事 to sell 1 million in its first
week after dropping Nov. 20. As detailed in Billboard's current issue,
industry projections 业界预期 put first-week sales for 25 anywhere between 1.3
million and 1.8 million, which means she'll likely best Taylor Swift's
1.29 million first-week sales for 1989 last year.
同志孩子拒绝进基督学校: Brendan, who would prefer not to disclose 透漏, 公开 his surname, claims the school forbade 禁止 his seven-year-old daughter from discussing her two fathers or the topic of homosexuality with her classmates. Mr Newhouse – a former Family First candidate in the 2013 Federal election – has allegedly accused Brendan of 'fooling' 愚弄 the school during the initial interview and says Brendan's daughter would never have been accepted if they'd known she had two fathers. The Mandurah school principal Andrew Newhouse responded to the controversy by openly confirming that children of same-sex parents will not be allowed to enroll at the Christian school. The conflict was instigated 触发, 引燃, 引发 by a conversation the little girl had with her classmates in which she mentioned she has two fathers, the Mandurah Mail reports. '(My daughter) got talking about Tony Abbott and gay marriage and mentioned that her dad is with (my partner) and she was shut down被噤声 by her teacher and then the teacher had to explain to the class what 'gay' is,' Brendan told the publication. The girl's parents were called into a meeting with the school, who informed the parents that the student could not mention having two dads or broach ( [brəutʃ] 提起. to begin discussing something with someone, especially when you feel nervous because it may upset them. He decided it was time to broach the subject of a pay rise.) the topic of homosexuality, as the school doesn't promote 'gay'. After another confrontation with the principal, Brendan chose to remove his daughter from the school. The ordeal has left the little girl confused and upset, according to her father. 'The Board has a clearly enunciated ( enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt] 清楚表达, 说的很清楚 [intransitive/transitive] to pronounce words clearly so that they can be easily understood. a. [transitive] to express an idea clearly and in detail. ) Christian world view 世界观(A comprehensive world view or worldview is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view. A person's life stance, or lifestance, is their relation with what they accept as being of ultimate importance. It involves the presuppositions and theories upon which such a stance could be made, a belief system, and a commitment to working it out in one's life. It connotes an integrated perspective on reality as a whole and how to assign valuations, thus being a concept similar or equivalent to that of a worldview; with the latter word (derived from the German "weltanschauung") being generally a more common and comprehensive term. Like the term "worldview", the term "life stance" is intended to be a shared label encompassing both religious perspectives (for instance: "a Buddhist life stance" or "a Christian life stance" or "a Pagan life stance"), as well as non-religious spiritual or philosophical alternatives (for instance: "a humanist life stance" or "a personist life stance" or "a Deep Ecology life stance"), without discrimination in favour of any. A life stance differs from a worldview or a belief system in that the term life stance emphasizes a focus on what is of ultimate importance. Life stance differs from eupraxsophy in that the latter typically implies a strictly non-theistic outlook, whereas a life stance can be theistic or non-theistic, supernaturalistic or naturalistic. A value system is a set of consistent ethic values (more specifically the personal and cultural values) and measures used for the purpose of ethical or ideological integrity. A well defined value system is a moral code.) which all parents are made aware of before enrollment is confirmed,' said Mr Newhouse. 'Recently, a father withdrew his Year 1 (sic) daughter from the college as he came to understand the College was unable to support his worldview. 'A same-sex world view is not congruent with( [ˈkɒŋɡruənt] I. very formal 不相容. 不相似, 不一致. similar to or suitable for something. II. maths 相似三角形. congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape. ) our Christian world view.' 'While we respect the rights of others to hold different world views 持有不同的世界观, the College has an obligation to the parents to maintain the Christian worldview in all aspects of the college.' Jerry O'Connell is still terrified of Tom Cruise years after Scientology spoof 模仿作品( a piece of entertainment that copies something in a funny way that is intended to make it seem silly. ): It's been eight years since Jerry O'Connell parodied 模仿 Tom Cruise for a Funny Or Die skit and it's still risky business. During a US podcast, Jerry, 41, talked about his remorse over the infamous 2008 sketch and the time he hid from Tom, 53, at a party. As you do. "I saw him at one event, and I hid," he said. "I had to be at the event. I hid for as long as I could, and then when it was time to disperse( [dɪˈspɜrs] I. 驱散. if a crowd of people disperses, or if someone disperses it, the people separate and go in different directions. Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. II. 撒播. 散播. 播种. to spread, or to make things spread, in different directions over a wide area. Birds disperse a large proportion of the seeds.), I literally was like the first at valet. "So, I'm just sort of avoiding, like any sort of…I don't think there will be confrontation, but it's just, why poke that bear 捅老虎屁股, 干傻事(Bears are lovely creatures that often hibernate and are, for the most part, non-violent. However, when poked, bears can become quite angry. As such, it's always best not to poke the bear.)?" The Stand By Me actor partnered with Funny or Die at the time, to parody his Jerry Maguire co-star's bizarre wild laughter and rantings from his notorious leaked Scientology recruitment video. But it seems like he has massive regrets about the project now, telling the podcast hosts that "it was fun… but it was rude, what I did."
