用法学习: 1. 好莱坞明星: Adam Brody is well aware that his looks helped him make it in Hollywood, though hunk status ( hunk I. 壮男. a strong and sexually attractive man. II. a large piece of a solid substance. a hunk of meat/bread/plastic/concrete. ) had nothing to do with it. The 35-year-old actor is best known for playing The O.C.'s resident geek Seth Cohen, a dorky ( dork an insulting word for someone who you think is stupid because they behave or dress in a way that is not considered fashionable. He was wearing this really dorky 土气, 傻气的, 傻帽的, 土得掉渣的 shirt.) counterpoint ( [ˈkauntərˌpɔɪnt] I. [uncountable] two or more tunes that are played together to sound like one tune. II. 对立面. 反效果的. 映衬的 [countable] something that produces a different effect from something else, especially in an interesting or attractive way. any similar contrasting element in a work of art. ) to Benjamin McKenzie's brooding ( I. literary making you feel as if something bad or dangerous is about to happen. II. looking as if you are thinking and worrying about something. Deeply or seriously thoughtful. You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep. the brooding expression in his dark eyes. v. I. to think and worry about something a lot. brood about/over: Don't sit and brood over it for weeks. II. 孵化. 孵蛋. 孵小鸡. if a bird broods, it sits on its eggs until the young birds are born. ) heartthrob Ryan Atwood on the oughties ( oughties = aughties (rare, humorous) A decade running from the first year of a century to the tenth. ) teen drama. Adam told TV Week about the unexpected effect of becoming famous for playing someone who's not supposed to be attractive. "Then, weirdly, I kind of got deemed attractive because of it," he said. "It's certainly not a burden, if that's how people see you. "And, I suppose, it's not a bad thing when it comes to smoothing things along for work." It also gave Adam, who married Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester last year, a fresh perspective on the role looks actually play in one's appeal. "If being 'attractive' is how you set yourself apart, you'd better be really interesting and have a lot to say 有货, 有料," he adds. "Otherwise, you can be pretty boring!" "Dull" isn't a word we'd use to describe Adam or his new TV series Billy & Billie, which debuted on Stan November 27. The romantic-comedy is about two step-siblings who decide to embark on a romantic relationship. It doesn't sound like typically wholesome family fare(I. wholesome food is food that is good for you. wholesome home-cooked meals. II. 健康的, 干净的, 适于全家观看的. considered to have a good influence on people, for example because it does not involve sex or drugs. wholesome family entertainment. The party are hoping her wholesome image will appeal to voters. family plan/fare, family-fare plan 家庭套票, 家庭套餐, 全家套票, 全家套餐 a special rate, especially of air passenger carriers, under which the head of a household purchasing a full-fare ticket may take other family members at reduced fares on certain days.), but it's not exactly groundbreaking either. Let's not forget, when Cher got the guy in Clueless, it ended up being her ex-stepbrother. "There was something fun and gross about the episode we filmed in their childhood home with their toys," Adam said. "We were playing like brother and sister and making out. We had a lot of fun with it being taboo!" Below is a less taboo but possibly disturbing O.C. flashback scene starring Adam and a naked Chris Pratt. 3. 好莱坞八卦: 'It's demeaning 羞辱人的(demeaning behaviour or treatment makes people have less respect for you.)!' Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington complains he feels objectified by his 'hunk' status. It's often meant as a compliment. But Kit Harington takes issue with 有问题, 不喜欢 being labelled a 'hunk.' 'To always be put on a pedestal [ˈpedɪst(ə)l] as a hunk(I. a base on which something such as a statue stands. II. a piece of office furniture which fits under a desk and is used for storage. This three drawer mobile pedestal is the perfect answer for under the desk storage. knock someone off their pedestal 赶下神坛, 走下神坛 to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else. put someone on a pedestal 捧上神坛, 奉若神明 to admire or love someone so much that you believe they have no faults. Being put on a pedestal made her uncomfortable. He had a tendency to put women on a pedestal.) is slightly demeaning,' the Game Of Thrones star told Page Six. 'It really is and it's in the same way as it is for women. 'When an actor is seen only for her physical beauty, it can be quite offensive.' Kit shot to fame playing Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones – his first on-screen role – which debuted in 2011 to critical acclaim. Since then, it seems the 28-year-old has received much fanfare for his physical appearance. 'Well, it's not just men that can be inappropriate sexually; women can be as well,' he said. 'I'm in a successful TV show in a kind of leading man way and it can sometimes feel like your art is being put to one side 你的演技被放一边, 被置之不理, 不忽视 for your sex appeal. And I don't like that.' Kit added: 'In this position you get asked a lot, "Do you like being a heartthrob? Do you like being a hunk?" Well, my answer is, "That's not what I got into it for."' The tall, dark, and handsome star, however, courted such attention in his 2014 film Pompeii, in which he strips down as a gladiator wearing minimal clothing. He showed off an enviably 令人羡慕的, 令人艳羡的 chiseled physique, which was obtained through a severe diet and an intense workout regiment that was like a full time job. At the time Kit told Channel Nine's Mornings, in Australia, that he 'did Pompeii as a back lash 反抗, 反击 ( a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change. They feared a backlash against the new laws. ) - for never being allowed to take my clothes off. Everyone is stripping off in Thrones and I'm not allowed to.' Meanwhile, Kit also discussed with Page Six how he relates to his character, Jon Snow, in Game Of Thrones. 'Well, I have an inner warrior 内心住着一个,' he said. 'And I'm proud of my inner warrior. He fights for me every day. That's one of the things I like about myself. 'I can be quite brave in situations and foolhardy 愚蠢的(ignoring obvious dangers in a stupid way. It was foolhardy to get involved in the first place.) at the same time. Like Jon, just like Jon.' Kit continued: 'I guess the way we're both black sheep, although I don't feel like I'm an outcast 格格不入的人, 不入流的人 in society like he is, but I share his difficulty in fitting in sometimes. 'Also, we're quite private people. I can be just as introverted ( introvert n. someone who tends to concentrate on their own thoughts and feelings instead of communicating with other people. ) as Jon. I'm not naturally good at being an extrovert, being showy. Although around my friends 跟朋友们在一起 I can be quite lively 活泼好动的.' Meanwhile, Kit can be seen in the fifth season of Game Of Thrones, which debuts on April 13. He can also be seen in the upcoming film, Testament Of Youth, in which a British woman recalls coming of age during World War I, based on Vera Brittain's memoir. Kit is gearing up to star in the 2016 drama, The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan, alongside Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon, and Kathy Bates. He was last pictured at the Empire Film Awards in London on Sunday, looking slick in head-to-toe black. 4. Fans also went into overdrive 疯狂状态, 陷入疯狂状态 after Zayn posted a photograph of himself wearing Gigi's glasses to Instagram. The twenty-year-old model wore her blonde hair back in a ponytail, with some stray wisps ( wisp I. 几缕秀发. something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair. wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. II. an idea, feeling, or sound that is very slight and not clear. a wisp of a... a small and delicate person. will o' the wisp I. literary something that is impossible to achieve. II. literary someone who you cannot depend on. III. a blue light caused by burning gases that you sometimes see at night over wet ground. ) framing her face. She covered her crop top with a black leather jacket and wore a thick black choker necklace. honour I. to do what you promised to do or what it is your duty to do. If your query's lambda expressions capture outer variables, the query will honor the value of the those variables at the time the query runs. honour a pledge/promise/commitment: Demonstrators called on the Prime Minister to honour his pledge to improve healthcare. honour a contract/ agreement 兑现: Once a contract is signed, it has to be honoured. II. to show your respect or admiration for someone, especially by giving them a prize or a title, or by praising them publicly. She will be honoured for her work in promoting friendship between the two countries. We are here today to honour the men and women who gave their lives for their country. honour killing the murder of a woman by a male relative because he believes that she has damaged the family's image. lap of honour a slow run or drive around a sports field or racetrack that the winner makes after a race or game. The American word is victory lap. 5. 美国加强签证安保措施: The White House characterized the "enhancements" as a move that would stymie ( [ˈstaɪmi] to stop someone from achieving an aim, or to stop some process from continuing. Richard's attitude completely stymied her. positions that have stymied progress. ) terrorists who try to use lost or stolen passports to travel. The nation's nearly 30-year-old visa waiver program helps bring nearly 20 million people from 38 countries — most of them in Europe — to the U.S. ever year with less stringent 严格的 screening. The program's advocates, which includes a cross-section of ( cross-section I. [countable/ uncountable] the inside of an object that you can see by cutting through the middle of it from top to bottom. a. a drawing that shows the inside of something. II. 来自不同部门的. 来自各个地区的. [countable] a group that contains an example of all or most types of people or things. cross section of: The study interviews a wide cross section of U.S. citizens.) lawmakers from tourism reliant states and the businesses that support them, have said the program offers an economic boost. Opponents worry the program could serve as a backdoor for would-be terrorists to travel to ISIS-run terrorist training camps in other countries, head back to Europe and then use the program to come to America. The changes come as the Obama administration faces pushback 阻力 from governors and lawmakers in Congress against plans to accept an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next fiscal year. "As opposed to 不同于, 相反于 the rhetoric 措辞 we have heard from the Republicans, the administration is offering it as an alternative...to rationalize and strengthen the programs that track persons so we have better information and can implement cautious policies," said Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. As the administration works to address those concerns, Homeland Security will also look at pilot programs for collecting biometric information such as fingerprints from visa waiver travelers, the White House said in a statement. 6. 出轨女友: Is this the best - or cruellest - way anyone has ever been dumped? Man fools his 'cheating' girlfriend into thinking he's about to propose... only to reveal what he thinks she's been up to behind his back: This is the moment a man got revenge on his 'cheating' girlfriend by carrying out an elaborate spoof marriage proposal. The boyfriend planned the expose ( [ɪkˈspəʊzeɪ] a story in a newspaper or on television that tells the truth about a person or situation, usually with the intention of shocking or surprising you. ) after apparently discovering on Halloween that his girlfriend had been seeing someone else romantically. As she makes her way up the stairs, which are covered in glitter and lined with candles, she appears visibly moved. The girlfriend, dressed in jeans and a pink jumper, can be seen tentatively ( tentative I. not definite, or not certain. a tentative agreement/deal II. not confident. a tentative look/smile. The peace talks are tentatively planned for next week. ) reading the letter, which appears to be very complimentary, and occasionally wiping her face. 评论: If this is for real, it's an unnecessarily elaborate and cruel way to split. Just go. Revenge is for weaklings 弱者, 软弱的人 who can't move past and get on with their life. All the other rotten unfaithfuls here are seething at (seethe I. 怒不可遏. to be extremely angry. "Don't threaten me," Ronnie seethed. seethe with: He marched off, seething with frustration. He still seethed with anger over Maude's comments. II. 满满都是 to be full of a lot of people or animals that are moving around quickly. The resort is seething with tourists all year round. He became caught up in a seething mass of arms and legs. seethe with 熙熙攘攘的: She was certain that the entire cellar was seething with spiders. III. literary if a river, ocean, etc. seethes, it moves as if the water is boiling. seethe at something Inwardly he was seething at this challenge to his authority. Inwardly she was seething, and vowed to get back at him. She was seething at the insult. ) him but it was nothing but funny. 7. bloody/bloodied but unbowed not defeated and determined to continue trying to do something, even though you have suffered from being in a difficult situation. bloody-minded I. 嗜血的 = bloodthirsty. Eager for or wanting blood. Eager to resort to violence. II. 顽固的. 执拗的. 一意孤行的. obstinate, stubborn. deliberately refusing to accept that you are not completely right about something, in a way that is not helpful to other people and annoys them. bloody I. 血淋淋的. Covered in blood. All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump. II. 血腥的. Characterised by bloodshed. There have been bloody battles between the two tribes. III. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial, mildly vulgar, not comparable) Used as an intensifier. bleeding, bloodied, gory, sanguinolent. bloodied nose = bloody nose 鼻子出血 nosebleed(出鼻血, 喷鼻血) A nose that is bleeding internally. sanguinolent Containing or tinged with blood. gory covered with blood, very bloody. unpleasant. 艾滋病防治: "We're certainly all on the pathway to PrEP becoming a normalised part of HIV prevention and what the Government today is doing is we are fast-tracking a group of specially trained doctors' ability to prescribe it while those processes take place," she said. The Victorian AIDS Council's Simon Ruth echoed those sentiments and said the drug had proven effective in preventing people from contracting the disease. "PrEP is more effective then condoms. If you're on PrEP daily you will not contract HIV, if you're a HIV negative gay man we can not say the same about condoms, which are only 70 per cent effective," he said. 8. Telstra新plan: Telstra have framed the changes as 'redesigned' for the international travel passes they offer those who want to take their phone overseas. On the face of it 表面上看来, 表明上看起来, data allowances have doubled for most options, but the devil is firmly in the detail( the devil is in the detail[s] 经不起推敲, 经不起细看 used for saying that something may seem simple, but in fact the details are complicated and likely to cause problems. The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable. The Irish economy is performing strongly, but the devil is in the detail. God is in the detail (idiomatic) Expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.) – the cost of exceeding your overseas data allowance more than triples from 3 cents per MB to a whopping 10 cents per MB. The all-new Zone 3 is certifiably ( [ˈsɜː(r)tɪˌfaɪəb(ə)l] I. 确诊了的. 通过认证了的. 公认的. someone who is certifiable is officially considered to be seriously mentally ill. a. humorous behaving in a crazy unreasonable way. II. mainly American able to be officially accepted or approved. certifiable financial information. ) expensive. These are priced so highly Telstra just aren't giving you an option. You're much better off organising another way to get calls and data – a local SIM. All of this is in stark contrast to a telco like Vodafone, where you can pay $5 per day while overseas to use your phone as your would at home. It's also seemingly blind to the fact that 无视 travel SIM card are now a very real thing, with even Woolworths offering a global roaming SIM. Japan make available Pocket WiFi devices which offer data over local WiFi wherever you are, and works across most of the country.
Sliver VS Splinter. Thorn VS Spines VS Prickles, Spikes Spurs(鱼刺 fishbone): A small piece of wood in your hand is a sliver or a splinter. sliver [ˈslɪvər] I. 小刺. 针刺. a small thin piece of something. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. sliver of: slivers of glass. a sliver of cheese. A sliver of light fell across Sue's bed. II. mainly literary a small amount of a quality. There was just a small sliver of hope that he would be found alive. slivers/shards of glass 玻璃渣, 碎玻璃, 玻璃碴子(shard 碎渣子 a sharp piece of broken glass, metal, or other hard substance.) (=small broken pieces): She had six slivers of glass removed from her cheek. pane/sheet of glass: Each pane of glass costs several hundred dollars. cut-glass someone with a cut-glass accent speaks in a way that is typical of people from the highest social class. splinter 针刺 n. a small sharp piece of material such as wood or glass that has broken off a bigger piece. adj. 分裂的. used for describing a group that has separated from a larger group, usually because of a disagreement. a splinter group/movement/party/faction. v. I. to break into small sharp pieces, or to make something do this. The old board splintered the moment I stepped on it. II. [intransitive] if a group splinters, it separates from a larger group, usually because of a disagreement. spike I. something sharp and pointed, especially a piece of metal or wood. II. 鞋钉. one of the short pointed pieces of metal on the bottom of some sports shoes. Running shoes with spikes in the soles. a. spikes [plural] sports shoes with short pointed pieces of metal on the bottom. III. a sudden increase in the amount of electricity that a system produces. a. informal a sudden increase in something. a spike in the oil price. IV. 扣球. in the sport of volleyball, a shot in which the player hits the ball downwards very hard. An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block. Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod, nail, or other material (commonly ceramic) into a tree trunk, either inserting it at the base of the trunk where a logger might be expected to cut into the tree, or higher up where it would affect the saw mill later processing the wood. It is a tactic used to discourage logging, either by creating a mantrap which may injure or kill lumberjacks who attempt to cut down the tree, or to damage the sawmill equipment later processing the wood. (Commonly spikes are placed in areas above the base in order to bypass initial spike inspections. This form of tree spiking is not intended to harm loggers, it is designed to slow down sawmill production.) Furthermore, the presence of the spike reduces the commercial value of the wood by causing discoloration, thereby reducing the economic viability of logging in the long term, while not threatening the life of the tree. spur I. 马刺. (bone spur骨刺: bony projections 突起, 凸起 (bone protrusion(protrude)) that form along joint margins. A bone spur is an outgrowth of bone that can occur along the edges of a bone. It is also called an osteophyte. Bone spurs can form in any bone but are most commonly found in joints, where two or more bones come together. They also occur where muscles, ligaments, or tendons attach to the bone. ) a metal object on the heel of a rider's boot that the rider presses into a horse's side to make it go faster. 作为动词: To prod 针刺. 针扎. (especially a horse) in the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig. a. a sharp curved part on the back of a bird's leg. II. something that encourages someone to do something. The news was a spur to the government to cut income tax. III. a part of something such as a railway or an electrical circuit that goes in a different direction from the main part. IV. a long thin piece of land. v. spur on 刺激, 激励 to encourage someone to do something. The thought of failing my exams spurred me into action. His comments spurred me on to success. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive. II. to cause something to happen. A surplus of oil has spurred a drop in prices. on the spur of the moment if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it. win/earn your spurs 赢得声誉 to do something that proves your ability in a particular activity or situation and gives you a good reputation. I decided on the spur of the moment to invite him. Spines ( I. a sharp point on a plant or animal. II. medical the row of bones down or along the middle of a human's or animal's back. spine-tingling very exciting or frightening in a way that you enjoy. spine-chilling 毛骨悚然的 a spine-chilling story, book, film etc is very frightening. ) VS Thorns VS Prickles: In plant morphology, thorns, spines, prickles, and in general spinose structures (as spinose teeth, spinose apical process) are all hard structures with sharp, stiff ends, generally with the same function of physically deterring animals from eating the plant material. In common language the terms are used more or less interchangeably, but in botanical terms, thorns are derived from shoots (so they can be branched or not, they can have leaves or not, and they arise from a bud), spines are derived from leaves (the entire leaf or some part of the leaf that has vascular bundles inside, like the petiole or a stipule), and prickles (比如仙人掌的刺, 或bindi的刺) are derived from the epidermis (so they can be found anywhere on the plant, and do not have vascular bundles inside so they can be removed more easily and cleanly than thorns and spines). Leaf margins 锯齿形的叶子 also may have teeth, and if those teeth are sharp, they are called spinose teeth on a spinose leaf margin (some authors consider them a kind of spine). On a leaf apex, if there is an apical process (generally an extension of the midvein), and if it is specially sharp, stiff, and spinelike, it can be called spinose or pungent apical process (again, some authors call them a kind of spine).
砍树相关: Cut Down a Tree Safely: Safety isn't a throwaway word ( 说说而已. 不当真的. 不用当真的. 随便说说的. throwaway I. a throwaway product 一次性的, 用完就扔的 has been made to be used for a short time only and then thrown away. A more usual word is disposable. a. used about societies, activities etc in which people use a lot of throwaway objects. the modern throwaway society we live in. II. a throwaway remark, comment 张口就来的, 顺口说出来的, 不假思索的话. etc is something that you say suddenly and without thinking carefully about it. ) when it comes to felling (fell I. to cut down a tree. II. literary to knock someone down by hitting them. cut down I. [intransitive/transitive] to reduce an amount of something. How can you cut down the risk of cancer? cut down on: These improvements will cut down on traffic noise. II. cut down/back [intransitive/transitive] to start doing less of something, especially because it is bad for your health. The doctor advised him to cut down his working hours. cut down on: I'm trying to cut down on salt. III. [transitive] to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter. IV. 砍到. 砍树. = chop down [transitive] to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground. V. [transitive] [often passive] literary if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them. VI. cut someone down to size 给点颜色, 给点教训 to make someone accept that they are not as important or impressive as they believe they are. be cut off/cut down in your prime 生命嘎然而止, 夭折, 死于盛年 to die when you are still young. War leaves too many young men cut off in their prime. pull up I. [intransitive] if a vehicle or driver pulls up, they stop. Their taxi pulled up outside the church. II. [intransitive/transitive] if you pull up, or if something pulls you up, you unexpectedly stop what you are doing. III. pull up a chair/stool/seat etc to move a seat near to where someone is sitting, and sit on it. IV. pull someone up on something to criticize someone about something they are not doing well enough. Last week my five-year-old pulled me up on my spelling! V. pull someone up short a. to make someone unexpectedly stop in surprise and think. The question pulled Rory up short. Using a truck to pull a tree down 拔树. Why Do Trees Topple 刮倒, 吹倒 in a Storm? For some, an unwanted reminder of Hurricane Sandy that crashed into the East Coast as megastorm of the century is a big tree uprooted连根拔起, lying across the yard -- If lucky, missing the house. From North Carolina to Canada trees toppled or broke off big limbs折断树, killing or injuring people and animals, crashing into homes and cars, blocking roads and ripping down 扯断电线, 刮断电线 power lines. But it doesn't take a hurricane or a megastorm to uproot timber. The nor'easter that hit the upper East Coast Wednesday and Thursday brought down more trees. And storms, of course, hit all parts of the United States and much of the world, downing trees as part of the damage. Yet most trees keep their “feet” firmly planted in the ground. Why do some trees fall in a storm, while most do not? To find out, I asked three experts to explain the science behind falling trees. Be forewarned that Smith admits he's "been brainwashed by foresters" and says "stem" when he means "trunk树干"(Stem 枝条 and trunk树干, both are parts of a tree. They are used interchangeably by many botanists of the world. The main difference between stem and trunk is, trunk forms the main structure of the tree which serves as a great support to the whole tree. Stem is known to support the branches of the trees. Trunk also supports the branches and is itself supported by roots of a tree. A stem is one of the main structures of a vascular plant. Stem is actually used when we refer to a plant. Stem of a plant is a straw like structure where flowers are grown. Stem is suppose to support the buds, leaves, fruits and many other parts of a plant, it also helps in transportation of nutrition across the whole plant. Plant receives water, minerals and sugars via stems. Stem is also attached to the main trunk. Moreover, stem also bring leaves directly into the sunlight, helping the leaves to make food for them via the process of photosynthesis. Stem has three main parts which are, xylem, phloem and cambium. The main function of phloem is to carry food to the whole plant, which is made by the process of photosynthesis and xylem carries water through the entire length of plant. Trunk is attached to the roots of a tree. Trunk is covered by bark and it does not have leaves sticking out of it. Trunk is also known as bole and is the main supporting structure of the trees. It carries the whole tree canopy. Trunk has rings inside which are known to predict the age of a certain tree, when it is cut. Trunk is very useful as lumber and is also used in making wooden furniture. Many utensils are made from wood, too. Construction work also requires wood and it is also used for decorative purpose.) of a tree. Even if you are cutting firewood 砍些柴火 out in the forest, you should prepare carefully before you begin sawing. Trees don't always fall exactly where you intend, and if they bounce off neighboring branches, you could be injured if you are standing too close. Wherever you are cutting down a tree, having someone along to help or just watch is a smart thing to do. blow over I. [intransitive/transitive] To be knocked down by wind. if something blows over or is blown over 被风吹倒, 被刮倒, 连根拔起 the wind makes it fall. The tree blew over in the storm. The dustbins have blown over and there's rubbish everywhere. II. To blow on something causing it to topple. The wind blew over the pole. III. [intransitive] 风暴过去. if a storm blows over, it ends. if a dangerous or embarrassing situation blows over, people stop worrying about it and soon forget about it. To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down. They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over. You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over. It was a major scandal, and we all hoped it would soon blow over. How to Cut Down a Tree: Warning! Get really drunk first. Then it won't hurt so much when you chainsaw your face off and crush your family. Step 1: Cut a Notch (wedge like) in the Felling Direction - Make it a big notch that goes more than halfway through the tree. The "mouth" part of this notch faces in the direction you want your tree to fall. If the tree is mostly upright 直立的 and the branches are sort of symmetrical it will want to fall that direction. We tied a rope to the top of the tree to help it fall in the direction we wanted. Step 2: Cut Toward the Notch from the Other Side. Cut from the other side toward the big notch. When you get close to the notch the tree will start to lean away from you. If it doesn't, or if it leans the wrong way and binds 夹住, 夹死 your saw blade, have the Oompaloompas pull on the rope tied to the top of the tree. Step 3: The Tree Falls - As it starts to lean倾倒, 倒下来, make your escape to one side, because the butt of the tree can kick back. There isn't any very safe place to be, because branches can break and fly anywhere, or the top of the tree could pull something down with it. If you didn't cut all the way to the notch you can leave a sort of "living hinge" that will keep the tree from falling to the side. My cousin's father-in-law was killed by a vine that got pulled by a tree as it fell. Step 4: Now What? I misjudged the height of the tree and the distance to the nearest neighbor. I have no depth perception. That's why they wouldn't let me fly jets. It fell in the right direction, but it skinned the next tree over and hung up in it. There are always problems like this. This one's called a "widowmaker" because you've just compressed the spring of a giant trap, and now you've got to walk into it and saw through the trigger. One of our old Minnesota neighbors cut firewood for a living with a big old crosscut (cuts on both strokes) two-handed handsaw in the thirties. He was just getting by 谋生 selling four cords ( get by to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do. My arithmetic isn't very good, but I get by凑合, 勉强度日. get by on: I couldn't possibly get by on £500 a month. get by with: You could probably get by with that computer 勉强能用, 凑合能用, 凑合用, but a more powerful one would be better. get/become acquainted (=start to know someone by talking or doing something together): I'll leave you two to get acquainted. Are we all fully acquainted with 熟知, 熟悉 the details of the case? be acquainted with someone: She had been briefly acquainted with him more than 20 years earlier.) (a unit of measure for firewood) a day. Then he bought one of the new Swede saws, started cutting 8 cords a day, and had enough money to get married. The tubular steel bow puts the blade under high tension so the blade can be very thin without puckering, and because the blade is narrow it won't bind in the kerf as much. So they can cut a very narrow kerf, removing less wood, and do it fast with less work than previous saws, which weren't much different from what the Romans had. Step 5: Saw up from the Bottom - There's no safe way to proceed, here's my cousin Rod's method: Saw up from the bottom until the tree starts to sag, using the upper edge of the saw. In the photo you can see the sawdust being shot forward. This is a dangerous cut. If the saw binds up it can kick back and alter your appearance. Then saw down from the top until a good outcome ensues. If it looks like the saw might bind in the top you can cut a notch instead of a single cut. Step 6: Check Yourself Into the Clinic - I stand in awe at the sight of this forest giant laid low. If things don't go so well, your loved ones will get to contemplate your own mortality. I think I'm done playing with chainsaws for the day. That log will make a great bench just the way it is.) trees and running chain saws. You must take it seriously. There are a few absolutely essential safety gear items you need to wear for any chain saw work: - A logger's helmet to protect you from falling branches, a major cause of logging injuries. - Earmuffs and a face screen( earmuffs [ˈɪə(r)ˌmʌfs] 耳塞, 保护耳套 a pair of round pieces of cloth or fur connected by a band that you wear over your ears to keep them warm. ) protect your ears and eyes. - Safety glasses to keep the dust out. - Kevlar chaps( [tʃæps] pieces of leather that cowboys wear over their trousers to protect their legs when riding horses. Chaps (/ˈʃæps/ or /ˈtʃæps/) are sturdy 结实耐用的 coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather or a leather-like material. They are most commonly associated with the cowboy culture of the American west as a protective garment to be used when riding a horse through brushy terrain. In the modern world, they are worn for both practical work purposes and for exhibition or show use.), which will stop a chain instantly should you happen to drop the bar against your leg.
