用法学习: 1. Abalone ([ˈæbəlouni:] or [ˌæbəˈlouni:]) is a common name for any of a group of small to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae. Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Great Britain, and pāua in New Zealand. The shells of abalones have a low, open spiral structure, and are characterized by several open respiratory pores in a row near the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl), which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong, changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, jewelry, and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl. The flesh of abalones is widely considered to be a desirable food, and is consumed raw or cooked in a variety of cultures. Caviar is a delicacy consisting of salt-cured fish-eggs of the Acipenseridae family. The roe can be "fresh" (non-pasteurized) or pasteurized, with pasteurization reducing its culinary and economic value. Caviar is considered a delicacy and is eaten as a garnish or a spread. 2. Processed meat and red meat cause cancer: Other specialists insist the report is no reason to drop steak from the menu, though it is probably wise for big eaters of it to cut back. Meat is a good source of key nutrients like zinc, protein and vitamin B12, they point out, as well as iron, which humans absorb 吸收 more easily from meat than from plants. "This decision doesn't mean you need to stop eating any red and processed meat," said Tim Key, an epidemiologist at Cancer Research UK. "But if you eat lots of it, you may want to think about cutting down. You could try having fish for your dinner rather than sausages, or choosing to have a bean salad for lunch over a BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich)." Nutritionist Elizabeth Lund from Norfolk in England said obesity and lack of exercise were a far bigger cancer risks. "Overall, I feel that eating meat once a day combined with plenty of fruit, vegetable and cereal fibre plus exercise and weight control, will allow for a low risk of CRC," she said, referring to colo-rectal cancer (Colorectal cancer 大肠癌 (also known as colon cancer, rectal cancer, or bowel cancer) is the development of cancer in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, and feeling tired all the time. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include lifestyle, older age, and inherited genetic disorders.). 地震袭击南亚: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has killed 215 people as it rocked parts of south Asia, including 12 Afghan girls crushed 踩踏致死 in a stampede as they fled their collapsing school. "The quake wrecked huge devastation 造成极大破坏 in some districts," said the governor of Badakhshan province, Shah Wali Adib. "So far 1500 homes are reported to be damaged or destroyed." Horrifying news emerged of at least 12 schoolgirls being trampled to death被踩死 in a northern Afghan province. "The students rushed to escape the school building in Taluqan city, triggering a stampede," Takhar education department chief Enayat Naweed told AFP. 加拿大看鲸船翻: For reasons yet unknown, the ship capsized in waters less than 10m deep, its bow remaining visible above water. Lifejackets, handbags, clothing and other personal effects could be seen floating nearby. A number of boats converged 聚集, 汇聚 at the site to help the Coast Guard with its search effort, including vessels from the Ahousat aboriginal community, with one taking eight people aboard, according to an account in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. "The response here has been nothing short of phenomenal, the way that people are bringing out blankets and clothing and food, donating what they can and offering all of the services that they have," Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne told broadcaster CTV. 3. 不唱国歌?: WHEN I was a little girl in Tehran we would line up in neat rows, dressed in our dehumanising ( I. 非人的. to make people stop feeling and behaving like normal people, especially by treating them very badly. deprive of positive human qualities. "the dehumanizing effects of war". II. to make people seem less real or important than normal people. Dehumanization or dehumanisation describes the denial of "humanness" to other people. It is theorized to take on two forms: animalistic dehumanization把人当作动物的, which is employed on a largely intergroup basis, and mechanistic dehumanization把人当作机器, which is employed on a largely interpersonal basis.) Muslim garb ( a particular type of clothing, for example clothing that shows your situation in life or the work that you do. his customary military garb. ), and chant "death to America" over and over again before commencing our classes. It was a little tricky for me given I was American-born and even at the age of six loathed 不喜欢 the hijab and all it represented(to dislike someone or something very much. I loathe having to get out of bed so early on a Saturday. She simply loathes her ex-husband.), but it was what the school required and I stood there and silently mouthed the words. So, it was with some incredulity 不可置信, 难以置信 ( a feeling of not being able to believe something or of not wanting to believe it. ) that I read today that a school in Cranbourne had ushered Muslim children, who did not want to partake in the singing of the Australian anthem, out of the assembly hall. Did I miss something? Is our anthem suddenly so offensive that children need to be protected from hearing it, let alone singing it? Had we ditched Advance Australia Fair and started chanting "death to the enemy"? The decision to exclude around 30 to 40 Muslim children was another harebrained example ( [ˈherˌbreɪnd] silly or very unlikely to succeed. I've had enough of your harebrained ideas!) of progressive politics 激进政治 creeping into our State school system. Just like the foolishness that has pre-schools cancel Christmas celebrations to supposedly spare the feelings of non-Christian families. These arrangements are rarely wanted by the people who they are supposed to cater for and are usually brought about 发生, 强加于人 to satisfy the whims 雅兴, 一时兴起 ( bring about 引发 to make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation. Social changes that have been brought about by new technology. Major spending is required to bring about substantial improvements in housing.) of some painfully earnest do-gooder 做好事的人 who never does any actual good. Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School has gained national attention for its decision to allow Muslim children who may be observing Muharram — a month of mourning for Muhammad's grandson, Hussein ibn Ali — to leave the assembly hall during the singing of the national anthem. It's a decision that has caused widespread outrage among parents but has been backed by the Victorian education department. The school determined that singing the Australian anthem would constitute a joyous 愉悦的 event that could interfere with the observance of Muharram. What utter tosh( Tosh A derisory term used in the same way as rubbish or crap or bollocks. This coat of paint is utter tosh. ). Are these children prevented from partaking in hopscotch at recess in case they become too joyful? Is sport prohibited? What about music classes or anything else that may bring forbidden joy during school hours? The truth is that those who do observe Muharram do so in many different ways depending on their ancestry, level of devotion and a variety of others factors. It is also true that some Muslims' observance of Muharram involves brutal violence. I recall watching in horror as men and young boys commemorating Muharram would beat themselves bloody 打到流血 with chains. Some even cut themselves with knives and swords but thankfully I was spared from witnessing that brutality. I wonder how Cranbourne Carlisle Primary school feels about the religious practise of self-flagellation. Do we in our eagerness 急于, 急切 to appease every minority group pander to practises ( pander to someone/something 姑息 to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right. The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice.) that are at odds with Australian values? In Britain there have been convictions on child cruelty charges after adults forced children to beat themselves with implements to observe Muharram. Perhaps teachers or principals advocating contentious policies that divide students based on their faith should search a little further than the first page of Wikipedia to learn what really happens during religious commemorations 宗教纪念. Of course not everybody engages in self-harm to show their devotion but self-flagellation 自打鞭子, 掌鞭( [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] the practice of hitting yourself with a whip as a religious punishment. a. the practice of hitting someone with a whip for sexual excitement.) is a feature of Muharram for some Shias and our schools have no business involving themselves in these matters. Schools should be about fostering 培养, 培植 respect and responsibility not encouraging children to walkout of assembly to avoid the anthem. Australia is a proudly secular country and our State-run school system should not be excluding children based on their religion particularly for activities as benign as singing the national anthem. All it does is cause unnecessary division and discontent. 4. I don't know how Mr James came to this place 变成这样, 有这样的态度, 说这样的话 right now. warehouse 囚禁, 关禁闭 To confine people to institutions for long-term periods. fall into place When things fall into place, they happen in a satisfactory way, without problems: If you plan the project well, then everything should fall into place. II. When events or details that you did not understand before fall into place, they become easy to understand: Once I discovered that the woman was his sister, everything fell into place. clean lines 干净的线条 mean that any surfaces are flat and relatively clear of "clutter 细碎的东西, 琐碎的东西, 零零碎碎的东西"(the mess created when there are too many things in a place. A confused disordered jumble of things. clutter up to put too many things in a place so that it looks messy. His bedroom was cluttered with 堆满 books and papers.). Furniture with clean lines have straight surfaces - no ornate caving or fancy work. hot mess 一团乱的人: someone or something that is chaotic, ineffective, or unsuccessful, in a way that is obvious to everyone. Story-wise, the season had been a hot mess一团糟 with plots randomly rushed, dropped or shuffled depending on who'd written any particular episode. Let's just call a spade a spade here – I'm a hot mess when it comes to dating. That's so fitting( 合适的. appropriate for a particular situation. Ready, appropriate, or in keeping. It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner. The dinner was a fitting end to Carter's 25 years with the company. fit v. (informal, US, with infinitive) Ready, preparing. I'm fitting to go home and sleep. fitting room 试衣间. A changing room, locker room 更衣室, dressing room (usually in a sports, theater or staff context) or changeroom (regional use) is a room or area designated for changing one's clothes. Changing rooms are provided in a semi-public situation to enable people to change clothes in privacy, either individually or on a gender basis. Fitting rooms, or dressing rooms 商场里的试衣间, are usually small single-user cubicles where a person may try on clothes. These are often found at retail stores where one would want to try on clothes before purchasing them. Green rooms and trap rooms 剧院的更衣室 are usually mixed-gender backstage or under-stage changing spaces found at theaters and other similar venues. Changing stalls are small stalls where clothers can be changed in privacy. Clothes are usually stored in lockers. There are usually no separate areas for men and women. They are often combined with gender-separated communal showers. Most public pools have changing facilities of this kind alongside communal changing rooms. ). You can't be dancing like that after making grand claims that 大言不惭的说 you have been dancing all your life. Your timelines 指哪年发生了什么, 哪年发生了什么 are way out 全错. Why are you looking after your children all by yourself, the dad is not in the picture( put someone in the picture to give someone the information that they need to understand something. Mike here can put you in the picture about how we run the office.)? 6. I have a fleeting thought 稍瞬即逝的想法, 脑子里一闪而过的想法 about how we should do it. cheapskate 抠门儿, 死抠儿, 小气鬼. a miserly person. "she told him he was a cheapskate". A stingey person. Somebody who buys cheap in favour of higher quality or better stuff. Even though they might be able to afford the better. Perhaps ungenerously trying not to spend much on their friends. Not particularly offensive, and often intended to ridicule in a light hearted manner. North American origin (skate apparently meaning fellow). A Cheap Skate is someone who values money over people. They hate to spend money and are always looking for a deal or to screw someone out of money. "Reiner is one hell of a cheap skate. All my gifts from him come from the dollar store." You only got me a half pint - you cheapskate! (light ridicule). Nice charity outfit you're wearing cheapskate! (mildly offensive). I don't mean to overstep the boundaries 越界 here but... jagged I. 高低不平的. 犬牙交错的. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface. having sharp projecting notches; ragged; serrate. raggedly notched; sharply irregular on the surface or at the borders: a jagged surface or edge has a lot of rough pointed parts that make it look broken or torn. jagged rock 森立的岩石, 犬牙交错的岩石; the jagged edge of the broken window. II. Having a rough or harsh quality: "not a stutter exactly but a jagged sound, as if the words were being broken off from some other, stronger current of words deep inside" (Anne Tyler). ragged I. 斑驳的. 破破烂烂的. mainly literary torn and dirty. a pair of ragged shorts. Ragged posters hung on the walls. a. wearing old dirty clothes and looking very poor. ragged children playing in the street. II. with edges that are not straight or smooth. the ragged appearance of a bite wound. III. not skilful or organized. It was a pretty ragged performance from the champions. IV. 喘着粗气. not smooth or regular. He took a few ragged breaths and began to run again. run someone ragged to make someone feel extremely tired by forcing them to do a lot of work. Doctors and nurses were run ragged during the recent flu epidemic. 6. Ortho-k lenses are also called "corneal reshaping contact lenses" or "overnight contact lenses to correct or control myopia." One specific brand of ortho-k lenses and fitting technique is Bausch + Lomb's Vision Shaping Treatment (VST). But ortho-k can be safely and successfully performed with other gas permeable (GP) lenses ( permeable 透气的. [ˈpɜrmiəb(ə)l] a permeable substance is one that a liquid or gas can pass through. ) and corneal reshaping fitting techniques. Only highly "breathable" GP lenses that have been FDA approved for overnight wear should be used for orthokeratology. Paragon CRT (Paragon Vision Sciences) is a specific brand of corneal reshaping lenses that has a proprietary lens design and fitting methodology, called corneal refractive therapy (CRT). Though technically different than orthokeratology, CRT is used for similar purposes and produces comparable results. For simplicity, I'll be using the terms "orthokeratology" and "ortho-k" to describe all types of corneal reshaping lenses — including corneal refractive therapy lenses — in this article. Your eye doctor will determine which type of corneal reshaping lenses are best for you after examining your eyes. worthwhile if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it. We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile. I wanted to do my part for a worthwhile charity. be worthwhile to do something: It might be worthwhile to recall a few important facts. worthy I. formal deserving something. worthy of: He had shown himself to be worthy of their respect. be worthy of note/attention/consideration etc. 配得上的, 值得的: The committee is voting on one or two initiatives that are worthy of attention. be worthy of support/admiration/praise etc.: Local councilors decided the plan was worthy of support. II. a worthy person or thing has qualities that make people respect them. a worthy champion/opponent. a worthy aim/objective 有益的目标. worthy cause (=an activity or organization that helps people): The money will go to a worthy cause. a. used in a negative way to say that someone or something has good qualities but is boring. Saturday evening viewers want programming that is a little less worthy. 7. A dead leg (also referred to a contusion or charley horse) is a common injury among contact sports people and usually results from a collision 两人相撞, 撞人, 撞上 between two players where a knee or hip of one player impacts the quadriceps muscle of an opponent. wiki: Charley horse is a popular colloquial term in Canada and the United States for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles, typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. It can also refer to a bruise on an arm or leg and a bruising of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh, or contusion of the femur ( 大腿骨. [ˈfi:mə(r)] the bone in the top part of your leg, above your knee. A less technical name for this is the thigh bone.), that commonly results in a haematoma (A hematoma or haematoma is a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, usually in liquid form within the tissue. An ecchymosis, commonly (although erroneously) called a bruise, is a hematoma of the skin larger than 10mm. It is not to be confused with hemangioma, which is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.) and sometimes several weeks of pain and disability. In this latter sense, such an injury is known as dead leg. In Australia it is also known as a corked thigh or corky. It often occurs in contact sports, such as football when an athlete suffers a knee (blunt trauma) to the lateral quadriceps causing a haematoma or temporary paresis and antalgic gait as a result of pain. Another term, jolly horse 大腿抽筋, is used to describe simple painful muscle cramps in the leg or foot, especially those that follow strenuous 艰苦的 exercise. The term can be used to refer to cramps in the foot muscles. What is a corked thigh? A so-called "corked thigh" is caused by internal bleeding forming a haematoma (collection of blood in the tissues) in the quadriceps muscle of the thigh. Symptoms of corked thigh. Pain, stiffness, swelling and bruising are the main symptoms of a corked thigh. 8. Is that your grand plan 宏伟计划, to destroy my family? taut [tɔt] I. 抻紧. 抻展. stretched tight. Check that the rope is taut before climbing. a. a taut body 精壮的 is firm with strong muscles and little fat. taut muscles/legs. II. used about something such as a voice or expression that shows someone is nervous or angry. a taut reply. 电视剧Tyrant: The pilot episode has been criticized by some for Adam Rayner's lackluster performance, the show's depiction of the Middle East, and for being boring - others have said it is a nuanced performance in an understandably complicated role( nuanced [ˈnju:ˌonst] I. taking account of or including small but important differences. a nuanced argument/approach/understanding. a finely nuanced performance. Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning. The setting sunlight played through the gently waving branches, creating subtly nuanced transitions of color and tone as the shadows swept back and forth in the rosy glow. ). Rayner is so bland, so lacking in charisma in the role – Barry is by nature, a quieter more reserved character, but there are ways to play silence that aren't remotely this dull( remotely I.稍微的. 少许的. [usually in negatives] slightly, or in a very small way. He wasn't even remotely interested in anything we had to say. She'd never seen anything even remotely like it. not remotely interested in something (=not at all interested): He wasn't remotely interested in romance. II. far away from anywhere or anyone else. The church is remotely situated high in the mountains. III. from a distance. The bomb had been detonated remotely.) – that it's baffling that Gordon and company would go to the trouble and risk the justifiable 有原因的, 事出有因的 anger over the casting ( justifiable 事出有因的, 不能见怪的, 不能苛责的 if something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it. Can such violence ever be justifiable? justifiable homicide a case in which killing someone is not a crime, for example because you were defending yourself. ). He also praised Barhom's work, saying the actor overshadowed Rayner: "Through his layered 多层面的, 富有层次的 performance, Barhom brings a smoldering intensity ( I. 闷烧的. to burn slowly, producing smoke but no flames. II. mainly literary 闷在心里的. 憋在心里的. to feel very strong emotions that you do not express in words, especially anger or sexual feelings. ) to the role and practically drips with testosterone浑身流淌着荷尔蒙," Cordova writes. The show's depiction of Jamal Al Fayeed as a rapist was also criticized. Maureen Ryan at The Huffington Post accused the show of using Jamal's sexual assaults to add "edge" and "atmosphere" to the show: "The women in these scenes are devices 道具—they are there to create an atmosphere of danger or to move the plot along." VanDerWerff also agreed that the sexual assaults were used as plot devices: "The pilot is far too cavalier ( 我行我素的. [ˌkævəˈlɪr] not caring about other people's feelings or about the seriousness of a situation. Not caring enough about something important. The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner. a cavalier attitude. ) about throwing around sexual assault as a plot point, even if it's trying to make a point about women's rights in Middle Eastern nations." He added that the scenes "leave a bad taste in the mouth 让人感觉不舒服, 让人心里不舒服, 心里不爽. 让人感觉不好". 9. goes for the jugular 一招毙命, 致命杀招 [ˈdʒʌɡjələr] I. a major vein in your neck that carries blood from your head to your heart. The jugular is also called the jugular vein 颈部大静脉(artery). to attack an opponent in the way that will immediately do the most damage. The Americans will go for the jugular when the match is played in September. Heather Dunbar goes for the jugular, forcing Claire to confront her worst fears. The rift 嫌隙, 误会, 不合 between Frank and Claire widens.
Angler's 垂钓者 horror at 'stark naked' wild swimmers 游野泳的人 in fishing spot: Fisherman Nigel Bond fears wild swimmers will invade other angling spots after finding "lily white and scrawny humans" in the River Dart in Devo. It simply wasn't the kind of tackle Nigel Bond expected to encounter on his day out fishing. Mr Bond, a keen angler from Devon, has spoken of his "horror" after going to his favourite fishing pool – only to find it had been taken over by a group of elderly swimmers "cavorting ( cavort [kəˈvɔː(r)t] 嬉戏. to play, dance, or have fun with someone, especially in a sexual way. He was seen cavorting with two scantily clad women. ) stark naked". So incensed was the fisherman by the experience that he wrote to Fly Fishing & Fly Tying magazine to raise his grievance at the "lily white and scrawny ( [ˈskrɔni] = bone-thin, bony ( a bag of bones.) 清瘦的, 瘦骨嶙峋的, 骨瘦如柴的. 皮包骨的. very thin, in a way that is not attractive or healthy. a scrawny half-starved dog. gaunt [gɔ:nt] adj. 消瘦的, 瘦削的, 瘦骨嶙峋的 bony and emaciated in appearance. lanky 瘦高的, 细长的. 麻杆似的. tall, thin, and not very graceful. a lanky teenager with a moody look.) humans" that had "shattered" the peace of 打破了平静 the River Dart. In a letter that has caused ripples well beyond the specialist publication's usual audience, Mr Bond said he feared the growing popularity of wild swimming 野泳 could now see humans "invading" other popular fishing pools around the country. "The latest scourge ( [skɜrdʒ] I. formal something that causes a lot of trouble or harm. the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets. II. a whip used in the past to punish people. III. formal someone in a position of power who criticizes people severely. ) comes not from predators but from humans," he wrote. "On this and on many another river the practice of wild swimming is becoming more popular. "On a recent visit to Black Pool, upstream of Buckfastleigh, I found the peace of the river shattered by several very aged, lily white and scrawny humans cavorting stark, naked in what is one of the best pools on the lower river. "I don't think that the fish would have been too disturbed (the passage of an otter would probably have upset them more) but to an angler, having paid good money to enjoy a little tranquility by the river, the sight was altogether too much. "I'll take a flotilla ( [flouˈtɪlə] a group of small boats or ships. ) of canoes in preference to such horror!" Raising fears such occurrences may become commonplace, he said: "I came across a book on wild swimming the other day, giving details of many other good pools which these folk will doubtless be invading." He concluded: "The right to roam may be one thing. The right to shatter the peace of the river is quite another." Wild swimming has soared in popularity 人气急升 in recent years. The Outdoor Swimming Society (OSS), which had a manifesto stating "it's time British swimmers had more fun", has seen membership numbers surge 飙升 from just 300 in 2006 to some 23,000 this year. The River Dart is already a popular spot with wild swimmers and is the site of the OSS's annual 10k swim, which this year attracted some 1,600 swimmers. Mark Bowler, editor of Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine, said he had not come across other anglers complaining about wild swimming previously, but had published the letter to find out if the problem was indeed widespread 普遍存在的, 广泛存在的. "An angler and a wild swimmer with fish in the pool at the same time would probably not work together," he said. He said he thought the "wild swimming activity would scare away the fish", although Mr Bond's complaint appeared more the fact that "all the wild swimmers are completely naked". Mr Bowler highlighted one case in Scotland where wild swimmers and anglers had in fact worked together to campaign against a proposed hydro-electric dam. Fishermen feared the energy scheme, near Rumbling Falls on the River Braan in Perthshire, could affect migrating salmon – while swimmers feared it would spoil the experience for those who flocked to the beauty spot to use its popular natural pools. The proposal was eventually thrown out by planners.
