用法学习: 1. I'll give you that 这一点我承认, 那个算是, 那一点算吧 used for saying you accept that part of what someone has said is true, but not all of it. Oh, he's charming enough, I’ll give you that, but I wouldn’t trust him an inch. 引火烧身, 引火上身: A US cyclist's attempt to name, shame and sue a tour driver he claims caused him to fall off his bike appears to be backfiring, with the evidentiary video he posted online apparently disproving his allegation指控. He alleges the truck passed him at an unsafe distance while he was cycling in the Outer Banks region. The footage, taken over the weekend, shows Heindl, who is purportedly a health insurance company lawyer, cycling along Highway 12 when the Wild Horse truck passes him at what looks to be a moderate speed. Heindl, as if startled 吓了一跳的 by the presence of another vehicle on the road, suddenly curses Heindl. "Jesus, you f---!" he shouts, before giving a forced-sounding 听上去挤出来的, 装出来的 yelp and hitting to the bitumen( [ˈbɪtʃumɪn] 沥青 a black sticky substance made from petroleum, used for making roads and covering roofs. asphalt [ˈæsfælt] a black sticky substance that is used for making roads. ), his palms outstretched 伸出 in readiness for the fall. Heindl, a keen outdoorsman with a well-documented predilection ( [ˌpred(ə)lˈekʃ(ə)n] a feeling that you like something, especially something a little unusual. a predilection for silly love songs. ) for kayaking when he's not working as a legal professional, then bounces to his feet in what appears to be a spritely ( a small imaginary creature with magic powers in traditional stories, especially one that lives in or near water. spritely = sprightly animated, vivacious or gay; lively. full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step.) fashion. As he picks up his bike, a concerned motorist in a 4WD slows to a crawl and shouts "are you alright?" In the days since the footage was uploaded, Heindl's claims have been vigorously disputed by several interested parties. "Our businesses are families and people, not faceless corporations that you can deface just because you feel like it. We, as a community, feel the effects of your greed in a very real way," Kasey Powell wrote yesterday. "Learn to handle life like a real man, with dignity and respect. Take your business and biking elsewhere, you are not welcome here. " Several other commenters had similar scorn for Heindl's alleged attempt to cash-in, including Mr McCorkel himself. "Why didn't you contact the owner (of the business) to give him an opportunity to right a wrong? Why, instead, did you go straight to filing a $25k claim of an occurrence a business owner was unaware of? You operate like only a corrupt lawyer knows how to best, and handled this situation like a snake." 2. Holly Holm reveals her Beyonce bungle: she can't believe she asked Beyonce what her name was after being introduced to the global superstar. She's the UFC's new queen of the ring, but while Holly Holm has shown she's invincible in the ring it seems stardom is her kryptonite( kryptonite [ˈkrɪptənʌɪt] (in science fiction) an alien mineral with the property of depriving Superman of his powers. "Girls of her sort are kryptonite to the developing hearts of adolescent boys". ). Soaking up the adulation ( [ˌædjuˈleɪʃ(ə)n] great praise or admiration, especially for someone who is famous. adulate: praise (someone) excessively. "he was adulated in the press". ) after her bantamweight ( a boxer or wrestler who is fairly light. ) victory over Ronda Rousey, Holm has been on a whirlwind media tour in the US. And while her lethal foot was enough to floor Rousey at UFC 193 in Melbourne, it also proved her own undoing( be someone's undoing 一手造成的失败, 自己导致的 or be the undoing of someone to be the cause of someone's failure. The team's weak defence was their undoing.) when she came face to face with music superstars Jay Z and Beyonce and produced a classic foot in mouth faux pas. The trio met up when Holm attended Saturday night's Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto world title fight in Las Vegas where the 34-year-old seemed somewhat star struck when she was introduced to Jay Z and then inexplicably asked for his wife's name. "I meet Jay Z and he says 'this is my wife' and I say 'oh hi what is your name?' Holm recalled during an interview with KRQE News. "That is what I do when I meet someone's wife. "(But) as I am shaking her hand I am thinking 'why did I just say that… why did I just say that. It's Beyonce'. "And Jay Z's asking me about the fight and I can't even focus on what he's saying because I just put my foot in my mouth. "And I literally have to interrupt him. I'm like 'I'm really sorry'. "And I go back to Beyonce and I'm like 'Beyonce, I can't believe I just did that'. She goes 'oh no it's fine'." 3. intricacy I. intricacies [plural] the complicated parts or details of something such as a system or problem. intricacy of: She was familiar with the intricacies 繁琐, 繁复复杂 of international law. the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot. II. [uncountable] a complicated and detailed form or pattern. The weavers produce rugs of astonishing intricacy. "Mary Sue" today has changed from its original meaning and now carries a generalized, although not universal, connotation of wish-fulfillment 还愿的, 实现自己梦想的, 实现自己愿望的 and is commonly associated with self-insertion(Self-insertion 作者化身 is a literary device in which a character who is the real author of a work of fiction appears as a character within that fiction, either overtly or in disguise. The device should not be confused with a first-person narrator, or an author surrogate, or a character somewhat based on the author, whether intentionally or not. Many characters have been described as unintentional self-insertions, implying that their author is unconsciously using them as an author surrogate.). True self-insertion is a literal and generally undisguised representation of the author; most characters described as "Mary Sues" are not, though they are often called "proxies" for the author. The negative connotation comes from this "wish-fulfillment" implication: the "Mary Sue" is judged as a poorly developed character, too perfect and lacking in realism to be interesting. I only wish we had more closure 结局 for all of the characters. 4. I saw a flash of it 瞄到一眼, 扫到一眼! Our dressing rooms were next to each other's forever and I saw a flash of it one day, just a flash!! it ain't all about the size of the boat, it's about the motion in the ocean meaning that regardless if you have a small or large penis, as long as you give the girl pleasure, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. girl: how big is your cock? guy: 6 inches. girl: ok, i'll go with that. guy: you need to understand that it ain't all about the size of the boat, it's about the motion in the ocean. girl: yeah, yeah whatever. stowaway [ˈstəuəˌweɪ] someone who stows away in a vehicle, ship, or plane. 追心还是追爱'She doesn't want to leave and I don't want to stay': Should you follow your heart or your dreams?: I'm going to assume that I'm not the first person you've talked to about this. I bet you've floated your conundrum with friends and family — probably people who are more familiar with your long-standing seaside retreat plans than they are with your new-ish love. And I'm equally willing to go out on a limb ( I. To take a risk. He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try sometime. II. to hazard a guess. I'm going to go out on a limb here. You're together? ) and suggest most, or even all of them have told you that you should put yourself first. Don't give up on your dreams of starting a tantric (Tantra, also called Tantrism and Tantric religion, is an ancient Hindu tradition of beliefs and meditation and ritual practices that seeks to channel the divine energy of the macrocosm or godhead into the human microcosm, in order to attain siddhis and moksha.) healing centre/gluten-free homestyle cookie range for love! Love is fickle翻云覆雨手! Love can be cruel! Plenty more fish in the sea 天涯何处无芳草(a big fish in a small pond someone who is important or powerful only because there are not many other people competing with them. a cold fish 冷冰冰的 someone who is not friendly. drink like a fish 爱喝酒 to drink a lot of alcohol regularly. a fish out of water someone who is in a situation that they know nothing about or are not used to. have bigger/other fish to fry to have more important things to do or think about. there are plenty more fish in the sea used for telling someone whose boyfriend or girlfriend has left them that they will soon have another relationship. neither fish nor fowl used for saying that you do not know what something is.)! You wanted all before this woman came along, don't let this vixen 狐狸精( [ˈvɪks(ə)n] a female fox. informal someone who is very sexually attractive, especially a woman. ) tempt you away from a grand life plan! Of course there are other fish in the sea, Torn, but remember this and remember it well 好好记住. The fish in small seaside towns tend to be blue-rinsed ( blue rinse A preparation used as a rinse on grey or white hair so as to give it a temporary blue tint. a. (also blue-rinsed) [as modifier] informal, derogatory Relating to conservative elderly women. denoting or typifying an elderly, well-groomed, socially active, and comparatively wealthy woman. the blue-rinse brigade. A blue rinse is a dilute hair dye used to reduce the yellowed appearance of grey or white hair, typically associated with older women. In a manner similar to laundry bluing, the blue rinse can make yellow-white hair appear blue-white. brigade A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division: he commanded a brigade of 3,000 men. a. An organization with a military or quasi-military structure: a volunteer ambulance brigade. b. informal, often , derogatory A group of people with a characteristic in common: the anti-smoking brigade兵团. ) retirees called Enid. I'm going to swim against the tide of tidings( tidings Information or news: tidings of great joy; sad tidings. glad tidings Favorable, beneficial, or happy news. Usually used with the verbs "give" or "bring. The union leader brought glad tidings to the striking workers that their demands for pay increases had been accepted by the company's management.), Torn, and point you to the dulcet 1985 musical stylings of Feargal Sharkey, when he came to the realisation that "a good heart these days is hard to find" (which was followed swiftly by his realisation that it's not nearly as hard as writing a second hit single). Nine months isn't a long time to be 100 per cent sure that your person is True Love, but nothing in your letter tells me that either of you have any doubts in this area 在这一方面. It's FOMO (
FOMO [ˈfəuməu] 患得患失 informal anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. "I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO". Fear of missing out or FoMO is "a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent". This social angst is characterized by "a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing". FoMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, profitable investment or other satisfying event. In other words, FoMO perpetuates the fear of having made the wrong decision on how to spend time, as "you can imagine how things could be different".) you fear, but FOMO of things that are less important than love. Stay with her, Torn, however that comes about 无论结果如何(torn是写信者的名字). It's not my place to tell you which of you should be the one to give up their bigger dreams. You two need to assess whose needs are most pressing and who will be least impacted by giving up — or postponing — their dreams. I'd advise working out some sort of compromise where you pledge to revisit the other's plan in the future — that terrible gourmet hummus idea will be just as bad in a few years' time. 5. mesmerize [ˈmezməˌraɪz] to attract or interest you so much that you do not notice or pay attention to anything else around you. To exercise mesmerism on; to spellbind; to enthrall. She mesmerized the audience with her tricks. Grimm's Fairy Tales have mesmerized generations of readers. memorize [ˈmeməˌraɪz] To learn by heart, commit to memory. to learn something so that you remember it perfectly. In school we had to memorize Rudyard Kipling's poem If. squeegee [ˈskwi:dʒi:] 玻璃刷 I. a scraping implement with a rubber-edged blade set on a handle, typically used for cleaning windows. an object used for cleaning windows, consisting of a short handle with a rubber blade. A squeegee, squilgee or sometimes squimjim, is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing. The best-known of these tools is probably the hand-held window squeegee, used to remove the cleaning fluid or water from a glass surface. A soapy solution acts as a lubricant and breaks up the dirt, then the squeegee is used to draw the now water-borne 溶进水里的 dirt off the glass leaving a clean surface. Some squeegees are backed with a sponge which can soak up soapy water from a bucket for application to a dirty window. The floor squeegee is similar to the window squeegee but has a long handle like a push broom, used to clean floors after they have been sprayed with water or soap, to push the water into drains. This is often used in places that need the floors cleaned regularly, such as army barracks or the meat departments in supermarkets. Hospitals sometimes use the floor squeegee to clean up any spills that occur in operating rooms or regular patient rooms as the design of the squeegee lends itself towards a more sanitary clean up. v. I. clean or scrape with a squeegee. "squeegee the shower doors while the surfaces are still wet". 6. 蟊贼进家行窃被摄像逮着:
It shows the thief, wearing a beanie with a pom-pom蓬蓬球 and emblazoned with the word "diamond", creeping through the house looking for goods to steal. When the brazen 狗胆包天的, 胆大妄为的 invader gets to the 42-year-old homeowner's bedroom, he drops onto his hands and knees and puts a knife with what looks to be an eight-centimetre blade between his teeth. At a tortuous pace the prowler ( 偷偷摸摸的人. 鬼鬼祟祟的人. [ˈpraulər] someone who goes around quietly and secretly looking for an opportunity to commit a crime, especially at night. ) somehow spots a Samsung S6 phone on a credenza ( 墙柜. [krɪˈdɛnzə] a sideboard or cupboard. In modern times, a credenza is more often a type of sideboard used in the home or restaurant. In dining rooms, it is typically made from wood and used as a platform to serve buffet meals. In restaurant kitchens, made from stainless steel, it provides a side surface and storage cupboards.) barely more than a metre away from the bed. But for all his stealth, the crook blew it 搞砸 at the critical moment – as he tried to swipe the phone, the owner stirred 动了一下, 有点动静 and spooked 吓坏了 the creep(stir I. 搅拌. [intransitive/transitive] to move food around in a dish or pan using a spoon or other object. Stir the sauce gently over a low heat. stir well/thoroughly: Add the cream and stir thoroughly. a. to mix a drink by moving it around with a spoon or a stick. b. to mix a substance such as paint by moving it around with an object such as a stick. II. 引起恐慌, 引起愤怒. to make someone feel upset or angry. stir anger/hatred/fears: This murder has stirred a lot of ill feeling in the community. The latest economic figures have stirred fears of growing inflation. a. stir or stir up [transitive] to make someone feel enthusiastic about something. stir hopes/excitement/interest: Approaching elections have stirred hopes of reform. b. stir or stir up [transitive] to make someone think about something. Seeing George again stirred old memories in me. III. [intransitive] if an emotion or thought stirs in you, you feel it or think about it. A faint memory 遥远的回忆, 淡去的记忆 stirred in my mind. A feeling of excitement stirred in her. IV. [intransitive/transitive] to move, or to be moved, slightly because of the wind. The white curtains stirred gently in the summer breeze. V. [intransitive] 动了一下. 稍微动了一下. 轻微动了一下. 挪动了一下. to move slightly after being still for a long time. Around 7.30 am, the children begin stirring sleepily. VI. [intransitive] if you do not stir from a place, you do not leave it or move away from it. She didn't stir from her house for three days. VII. stir or stir it [intransitive] 挑事. 搅混水. 唯恐天下不乱.(stir the pot. shit-stiring) British informal to say things deliberately in order to cause trouble between people. Stop stirring! stir yourself to make yourself move or do something. He knew he should really stir himself and get to work.), who bolted out of 逃窜出去 the house. The reader will have little trouble imagining the crawling 汗毛倒竖的 sensation the resident must have felt upon reviewing the footage, not to mention how discomfiting it is to consider that the would-be thief remains at large. 7. fight tooth and nail (idiomatic) To use every means possible to overcome a difficult opposition. to try very hard to get something you want: We fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed. The villagers fought tooth and nail to prevent the motorway being built through the local woodlands. As a baseball fan in the UK, I'm already sold on streaming US sports events thanks to MLB.com, and while the networks will fight tooth and nail to keep the rights on broadcast TV, this is an intriguing approach to growth. blaspheme [ˌblæsˈfi:m] (口头上亵渎) to say offensive things about God or someone's religious beliefs. blasphemous [ˈblæsfəməs] offensive to God or someone's religious beliefs. desecrate [ˈdesəˌkreɪt] I. (行为上)亵渎. 猥亵. to deliberately spoil something special or holy. To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. II. (transitive) To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate. III. (transitive) To inappropriately change. Vandals desecrate Sydney graves: Vandals have caused about $500,000 damage at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery after desecrating more than 50 graves. Police have labelled those responsible for damaging graves, ornaments, lights and flowers in the overnight rampage "low grubs下三滥的人". "I'd have to question the person's mentality 精神问题 as well as status in society as well as their upbringing 教养," Inspector Sean Gabin told reporters on Saturday. "The lowest common denominator ([dɪˈnomɪˌneɪtə(r)] 分母. the number that is below the line in a fraction. In ¾, 4 is the denominator. The number above the line is the numerator. common denominator 公分母 I. a feature that everyone or everything in a particular group has. The common denominator in all his novels is the use of the supernatural. II. maths a number that can be divided exactly by all the denominators (=numbers written below the line) in a particular group of fractions. The common denominator of 1/4, 1/3, and 1/6 is 12. lowest common denominator 最卑劣, 最低贱的人 I. ordinary people and what interests or entertains them. This expression shows a lack of respect or approval. II. maths British the lowest number that can be divided by the bottom numbers of a set of fractions. 最小公分母.) of a human being - I'd call them low grubs." Many of the desecrated graves were in the cemetery's Greek and Ukrainian section but police do not believe it was a targeted attack. Officers were called to the cemetery about 2am on Saturday. Police stopped two men, aged 22 and 25, who were leaving as they arrived. Their vehicle was searched and packets of substances believed to be illicit drugs were seized and sent for analysis. The pair have been released without charge pending further investigation. It is the second time in less than a year that vandals have targeted Rookwood Cemetery. More than 70 gravestones were desecrated in a late-night attack in December 2014, prompting the cemetery to increase overnight security patrols.
蜘蛛大战 Man's screams over spider prompt neighbours to report 'domestic' incident to Sydney police - Sydney police responded to what they thought was a domestic violence issue — only to find a flustered ( to make someone feel confused, embarrassed, or nervous. ) man trying to chase a "rather large" spider. Numerous calls were placed to Harbourside Local Area Command on Saturday from neighbours who reported hearing a woman screaming hysterically and a man yelling "I'm going to kill you, you're dead, die die". The sounds of furniture being thrown about (being tossed around) the unit was also reported. Officers attended (出警) ( Officers arrived at the home about 2am and began banging on the door. ) the reported address about 2:00am and were greeted by a man "out of breath and rather flushed 面红耳赤的". Police asked the man where his wife or girlfriend was, with the man saying he did not have either and that he lived alone. The Harbourside LAC posted a rough transcript of the conversation to their Facebook page. "Come on mate, people clearly heard you yelling you were going to kill her and furniture getting thrown around the unit. Come on mate, what have you done to her," police said. According to the post, the man became "very sheepish 难为情的, 不好意思的 ( ashamed or embarrassed about something that you have done. a sheepish grin/smile. )" and replied: "It was a spider." Police: "Sorry?" Male: "It was a spider, a really big one!" Police: "What about the woman screaming?" Male: "Yeah sorry, that was me. I really, really hate spiders." The attending 上门的 police had a quick laugh and look around the unit "to make sure there was no injured party (apart from the spider)" before leaving. It was not specified which species of spider was involved. Numerous police cars rushed to the Wollstonecraft apartment from which the cries were emanating ( emanate [ˈeməneɪt] I. [intransitive] to come from a particular place. emanate from: She could hear raised voices emanating from her parents' room. Wonderful smells emanated from the kitchen. II. [intransitive/transitive] 油然而生. if you emanate a lot of a quality or feeling, or if it emanates from you, you show it without expressing it in words. emanate from: A sense of joy emanated from him. ). But not all was as it seemed. The amused officers soon discovered the man was solely responsible for making the racket ( I. informal 大喊大叫的. an unpleasant loud continuous noise. a loud annoying noise that continues for a long time. Stop making such a racket! They were making such a racket outside that I couldn't get to sleep. II. 黑道. 犯罪团伙. 违法集团. informal a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money. an illegal activity that makes money. a smuggling racket. They were jailed for running a protection/prostitution racket. III. [C usually singular] disapproving a way of making a large unfair profit: Phone chat lines are a real racket. IV. = racquet an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle: a tennis/squash/badminton racket. protection racket 收保护费的 an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money. ) as he chased a large spider around the unit while armed with a can of Mortein insect spray. Last month, on the back of 因为, 由于 ( because of something, or helped by something. Share prices rose sharply on the back of a rise in profits. ) a decline of funnel-web spiders being caught to produce antivenom, specialists appealed to Australians to help out. The program is assisted by the spiders people catch and deliver to drop-off zones around the state. But those numbers have been on the decline.
Crash splits the internet over who's to blame: It was a harmless bingle((Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles. collision, crash, fender-bender (US), prang (UK).) between a London taxi and a cyclist that injured no one and barely saw a voice raised at the time. But the incident has sparked a fierce online debate about who was in the wrong. A YouTube video posted on Sunday has attracted hundreds of comments and been watched over 414,000 times, polarising viewers as only cyclist-driver conflict can. Filmed by a fellow commuter who has also joined the comments board shouting match, the video is almost remarkable for how innocuous ( [ɪˈnɒkjuəs] 无害的. not likely to offend or upset anyone. an innocuous remark/suggestion. a. not likely to harm or hurt anyone or anything. an innocuous substance found in some types of fungi. ) it is when compared with other clashes between bikes and cars. It shows a cyclist gently collide with the red taxi on Edgeware Road in May as the vehicle turns left into a side street. The rider ends up hitting the pavement but gets up without suffering harm. Many blame the cyclist for sneaking up the inside as the red taxi turns left, while others have pointed out the taxi failed to indicate until the last moment. "Obviously the f---ing cyclists fault, it's a left turning Junction, and the taxi was indicating, wtf did the cyclist expect to happen?" wrote Charles Waite. "Driver clearly to blame," wrote Bob Norris, who identified himself as a driving instructor. "If police were around the taxi driver would be prosecuted - cyclists are allowed to be on the inside of traffic." Another viewer was mostly put out ( put yourself out (for someone) to do something to help someone even if it causes problems or difficulties for you. I don't see why I should put myself out for him. put yourself out to do something 豁出去了, 尽心尽力: She really put herself out to get everything ready for us. put someone out I. 出局. to defeat a player or team in a game or competition so that they can no longer take part in it. He was put out in the first round at Wimbledon. II. 陷入昏睡. to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug, usually before a medical operation. put your back/shoulder etc out to injure your back/shoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint. put your hand/arm/foot out to move your hand/arm/foot forwards from your body. She put her hand out to stop herself from falling. put someone out to pasture/grass humorous to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old. I'm not ready to be put out to pasture just yet! put out/retire to stud to keep a male animal that no longer works for breeding. When Ebony grew too old to race they put him out to stud.) by the cyclist's "stereotypically British" reaction, and being "so f---ing polite he shakes hands and says 'thank you' to the cabbie who could have taken his leg on a different day". "But seriously though, cabbies fault for indicating AFTER he starts turning," he concludes.
查理辛后续: Then, as the crack cocaine and alcohol finally took their toll, the Hollywood superstar made a slip with the blade("to make a slip" or "to slip up" are very current. make a mistake, often a small mistake.), slashing his own leg causing blood to pour out 汩汩流出来. It was perhaps a worryingly typical moment for the renowned hard-partying star who's high octane ( high-octane I. high-octane petrol makes the engine of a vehicle work very well and quietly. II. mainly journalism exciting and full of energy. The critics were impressed by Springsteen's high-octane performance. octane [ˈɒkteɪn] a chemical in petrol, used for measuring its quality. ) lifestyle had begun to spiral out of control in 2011. But this time something else was wrong. As blood spattered on to the plush [plʌʃ] carpet ( spatter 溅, 滴了满地 if you spatter a surface with a liquid, or if a liquid spatters onto a surface, small drops of the liquid are thrown onto the surface in a violent way. be spattered with something: When the police arrived, they found the bathroom spattered with blood. spatter something on/over/across etc something: He had spattered spaghetti sauce all over the kitchen.) and on to an iPad, one of Sheen's friends jokingly lunged forward to touch the bright red bodily fluid, shouting 'that's tiger blood, Charlie that's tiger blood'. The friend was trying to make light of 大事化小, 不值得一提 the accident, while referencing Sheen's own claim that he had 'tiger blood' coursing through his veins. But Sheen stopped him dead(stop (somebody) in their tracks 制止, 喝止 if something stops someone in their tracks, or if they stop in their tracks, they suddenly stop what they are doing because they are so surprised A loud scream stopped me dead in my tracks. He opened the door and stopped in his tracks. A complete stranger was sitting in his office. stop one (or something) dead in one's (or something's) tracks Fig. to stop someone or something suddenly and completely. The gunshot stopped the killer dead in her tracks. The arrow stopped the deer dead in its tracks.), screaming: 'Don't touch my blood, don't touch my blood, I got this.' The friend recoiled 退缩, 缩回 in shock, not quite understanding why Sheen had reacted so angrily. This comes a week after Sheen - amid a maelstrom ( [ˈmeɪlˌstrɒm] I. 乱成一团的, 乱成一锅粥的. a confusing, frightening situation in which there is a lot of activity and strong emotions. The square is a maelstrom of crowds, buses, and taxis. II. a powerful current of water that spins very quickly. ) of rumor and speculation - made the shocking admission to Matt Lauer on the Today Show that he is HIV positive. Han, 34, who began to work for Sheen in early 2011 and traveled the world with him, recalls the emotional moment his boss confided in him about being HIV positive, saying, 'I f***ed up'. I remember I had got in to some drama with one of Charlie's body guards, he had been giving me a hard time and it upset me. 'That night Charlie took me to one side 带我到一边, 叫到一边 to ask what was wrong. 'We were sitting at his kitchen table and I unburdened myself and got a bit emotional, I told him all my problems. 'We were just being very honest with each other, I was explaining my feelings towards what was wrong with the body guard and he just started to talk about his problems and said life isn't perfect. 'Then he just came out with it, 'I'm HIV positive', he was so blasé about it([ˈblɑ:zeɪ] 不觉得怎样了. 平静的. 云淡风轻的. 不当一回事的. not excited, worried, or enthusiastic about something that most people think is exciting, worrying, or impressive, because you have done it many times before. blasé about: By this time, I was getting quite blasé about being on TV. ). 'He was very strong about it, he said 'it's okay, don't cry, I'm not dying, things will get better.' 'He wanted to reassure me that he's got the right doctor and he was being looked after. For him it isn't a death sentence. 'I was shocked. He was sad to have to tell me, he didn't want to tell me, he wanted to empathize [ˈempəθaɪz] with me. Show producers justified his firing by painting the actor as a self-destructive, sick addict who was deteriorating mentally and physically. But Han says Sheen's often bizarre outbursts were scripted, written down in the actor's note book, and uttered to 'get a reaction' and to show his contempt for the show. The eccentric star even hired a stenographer ( [stəˈnɒɡrəfə(r)] someone whose job is to write notes using stenography. ) to take down his thoughts which he wanted to repeat in public or during interviews. Han said: 'Behind the scenes Charlie wasn't as crazy as people might think, the so called meltdown kind of turned into a huge publicity stunt. Interestingly, Han reveals that Sheen hadn't plucked the famous 'winning' catchphrase out of thin air ( out of thin air 天上掉下来, 信手拈来, 唾手而得, 凭空而来 from nothing. from non-existent, unknown or hidden resources. They don't seem to want to work to earn a living. They think they can make money out of thin air. I can't come up with €10,000 out of thin air.), in fact he had borrowed it from a baseball star. 'During the final scenes of the film when Charlie's character Vaughn pulls off an amazing play and one of the players looks over to Charlie and shouts 'winning'. 'Charlie loved it, he's always been a big fan of baseball, he respects the guys who play, and he got a kick out of the phrase. Han said Sheen was extremely generous to those around him and he regularly had to call the star's business manager to arrange wire transfers for large sums of money to girls he had slept with.
