用法学习: 1. in the sticks 偏僻, 穷乡僻壤 (idiomatic) A long distance away from anywhere of importance. Tinyville is way out in the sticks. It takes ages to get into town. Melbourne City Mission believes it is unconscionable (I. 良心上说不过去的. 没良心的. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience. II. 没道理的, 说不通的 more than a reasonable or acceptable level or amount. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable. The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.) that this young man — who has family — be allowed to die without a loved one by his side," the statement read. loom above/over/up/out of: End looms 死期临近, 死期将至, 死期不远 for $150 million Opal card loophole used by Sydney commuters. Suddenly the mountains loomed up out of the mist. loom large I. to have a lot of importance or influence over someone or something. America loomed large 影响深远, 在生活的每一个方面 in Hashimoto's early life. II. if something unpleasant or difficult looms large, it seems certain to happen. This episode finds him deep in depression as divorce looms large. loom: A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general. heirloom, workloom. far-ranging 影响深远的 having important and widely applicable effects or implications. Having important and widely applicable effects or implications: decisions that had far-ranging consequences. these new sites are yielding far-ranging benefits for millions of citizens. "a public inquiry would address far-ranging issues". 2. A pulled rickshaw [ˈrɪkˌʃɔ：] (or ricksha) (rickshaw 人力车, 黄包车(rickshaw puller 车夫) a small vehicle with two wheels used for carrying passengers and pulled by someone riding a bicycle or walking. It is mainly used in parts of Asia. cycle rickshaw 人力三轮, 三轮车 a type of bicycle used as a taxi, with three wheels and a part at the back for carrying passengers. The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab脚踏出租, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw. As opposed to rickshaws pulled by a person on foot, cycle rickshaws are human-powered by pedaling. Another type of rickshaw is the auto rickshaw. They are a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for hire basis. Cycle rickshaws are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast and East Asia. An auto rickshaw, also known as a three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, bajaj (in India and Indonesia), bajaji (in Madagascar and Tanzania), keke Napep or Maruwa (in Nigeria), rick, tricycle, mototaxi, baby taxi, lapa or tukxi (Piaggio Ape Calessino) in popular parlance, is a motorized development of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. An exception is in Cambodia, where two different types of vehicles are called tuk-tuks, one of which (also known as a remorque) has four wheels and comprises a motorcycle (which leans) and trailer (which does not). 新加坡： Duxton Road was also popularly known by the Cantonese as Jinrickshaw Place (and sometimes Kampong Ah Lai) because of the many rickshaw pullers who parked their vehicles there at the close of day due to the road's proximity to the Jinricksha Station. Opium and gambling dens, as well as cheap brothels, used to flourish on Duxton Road, and one writer describes it as a slum area and a notoriously vice-ridden 邪恶丛生的 environment. These places were patronised by the rickshaw coolies (A coolie (alternatively spelled cooli, cooly, quli, koelie, and other such variations), during the 19th and early 20th century, was a term for a locally sourced unskilled labourer hired by a company, mainly from the Indian subcontinent or South China. Today, it is used varyingly as a legal inoffensive word (for example, in India for helpers carrying luggage in railway stations) and also used as a racial slur in Africa for certain people from Asia, particularly in South Africa.) who lived in Duxton Road and Duxton Hill. Many of the rickshaw pullers came from Hui Ann county, in China, and they bore surnames such as Teo, Ho and Chng. Because of the strong clan ties, the rickshaw pullers created their own area of land and fought whenever it was threatened. Such fights made Duxton Hill and Duxton Road a dreaded area. To make matters worse, the slums were home to criminal elements. Whenever the residents in Duxton Road had disputes, the Hui Ann Association was asked to be the mediator 调解人. Despite the notoriety of the street, many wealthy Straits Chinese families built and occupied lofty and exquisitely designed residences and shophouses on Duxton Hill.) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers. Pulled rickshaws have been replaced mainly by cycle rickshaw and auto rickshaws. 3. wide-eyed adj. Having the eyes completely opened, as in wonder. having the eyes open wide, as in amazement, innocence, or sleeplessness. Innocent; credulous. with (one's) eyes (wide) open (无辜地, 惊奇的, 好奇的)大睁着眼 Fig. totally aware of what is going on. knowing about all the problems there could be with something that you want to do. 'You
want to get married? But you're only 18!' 'I'm doing this with my eyes
open, so don't worry about me.' It was difficult to succeed in the
acting profession but I went into it with my eyes open. I went into this with my eyes open. We all started with eyes open but didn't realize what could happen to us. dewy-eyed 大睁着天真的大眼睛的 adj naive, innocent, or trusting, esp in a romantic or childlike way. round-eyed exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder". saucer-eyed having large round wide-open eyes. Close your eyes and think of England. (mainly British humorous) if you close your eyes and think of England when you have sex with someone, you do not enjoy it, but do it because you think you should Just close your eyes and think of England. He'll never notice. couldn't believe your eyes if you say that you couldn't believe your eyes when you saw something, you mean that you were very surprised by it She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw him drive up in his new car. I could hardly believe my eyes. They'd made so many changes, it looked like a completely different house. feast (one's) eyes on 贪婪的看, 大饱眼福 To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings. hit someone (right) between the eyes Fig. to become completely apparent; to surprise or impress someone. to be very easy to notice The song's catchy lyrics and bright melody hit him right between the eyes. I think the quality of our product is going to hit people right between the eyes. Suddenly, it hit me right between the eyes. John and Mary were in love. Then—as he was talking—the exact nature of the evil plan hit me right between the eyes. The realization of what had happened hit me between the eyes. keep your eyes peeled/skinned 当心, 留心 = keep an eye out (for somebody/something) (informal) to watch very carefully for something (often + for ) Keep your eyes peeled for a signpost. open someone's eyes to someone or something 开眼界, 明白, 理解 to make someone understand something for the first time and know how difficult or unpleasant it is. Fig. to cause someone, including oneself, to become aware of someone or
something. We finally opened our eyes to what was going on around us. The events of last night opened my eyes to Tom. Having children of my own opened my eyes to the hurt I had caused my parents. be up to your ears/eyeballs/eyes in something (British, American & Australian) also be up to your chin in something (American) to have too much of something, especially work We're up to our eyeballs in decorating at the moment. 4. much of a muchness 大差不差, 基本一样, 没什么差别 (idiomatic) Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them. "The polls looked much of a muchness but concealed politically crucial variations". distinction without a difference 没有本质区别 (set phrase) A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference. The fact that the sit-in convictions were under state rather than federal law, ruled last week's majority, is "a distinction without a difference." The Bush Administration attempted to distinguish the current case from Flast. . . . Judge Richard Posner, writing for the court of appeals, responded that this was a distinction without a difference. In the end, all money is appropriated by Congress. same difference (potayto, potahto; same thing) (idiomatic) A distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter. Usage notes: Often used in a grammatically incomplete form, as a pro-sentence, meaning "That is a distinction which makes no significant difference." For example: Apple as a company has been as much about design as about technology. Is it in danger of putting form ahead of function 本末倒置? Same difference, says Jobs. six of one, half a dozen of the other 半斤八两 ( six and two threes, six to one, half dozen to another) (idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose. (idiomatic, of two people) Equally involved; equally responsible. 4. transit n. I. the activity or process of moving someone or something from one place to another. The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance. the transit of goods through a country. in transit: Our suitcases were damaged in transit. II. American a system of buses, trains etc that people use to travel around a particular city or area. So what precisely would be the difference between a search conducted to protect a library collection and a search to protect myself and my fellow passengers in the public transit system? He also wants to ease 缓解 the region's transportation problems by increasing lanes and improving public transit. In fact I would say foot travel and public transit would be the main ‘losers’ to cycles as it would mainly be relatively short haul trippers who would be impacted. public transit (=operated by the local government rather than a private company): increased funding for public transit. mass transit (=all of the buses and trains in a particular area): New York's mass transit system is the oldest in the country. III. (Internet) 运送. 传送. 发送. to carry communications traffic to and from a customer or another network on a compensation basis as opposed to peerage in which the traffic to and from another network is carried on an equivalency basis or without charge. in transit 运输中, 在路上 while being conveyed; during passage. while in the process of being transported. a painting was damaged in transit. Dave is in transit from London to Chicago. The new stereo is now in transit from the manufacturer. transit visa 过境签证 an official document giving you permission to travel through one country in order to get to another country. transit lounge 过境大厅 a room in an international airport where passengers can wait for their flight to another country. transit passenger 过境旅客, 转机旅客 a passenger at an airport who is there to change flights and therefore does not have to go through customs or immigration. rapid transit system a system of trains that move people quickly around a city. sic transit gloria mundi 名利乃过眼烟云, 名利皆是浮云. 万事非永恒, 如白驹过隙 Nothing on earth is permanent, as in His first three novels were bestsellers and now he can't even find an agent - sic transit gloria mundi. This expression, Latin for "Thus passes the glory of the world," has been used in English since about 1600, and is familiar enough so that it is sometimes abbreviated to sic transit.
易用错的词组: Nip it in the butt(bud) 扼杀在摇篮里. That sounds kind of painful, and we were pretty sure
this saying didn't have to be. "Nip it in the bud," on the other hand,
means to address or suppress something at a preliminary stage, when it
hasn't bloomed or got out of hand. Breach (broach) the subject( broach to begin discussing something with someone, especially when you feel nervous because it may upset them. He decided it was time to broach the subject of a pay raise 啃硬骨头.). Whales
breach(breach I. to break a law, rule, or agreement. His former employer admitted breaching health and safety regulations. II. to get through something such as a wall or fence. The high waters had breached the town's flood defenses. breach security to get into a place that is usually guarded, or to discover information that should be kept secret. A group of protesters breached security and got inside the military base. breach of security a situation in which someone gets into a place that is usually guarded, or discovers information that should be kept secret. a breach/disturbance of the peace noisy or violent behavior in public. Sam was charged with causing a breach of the peace. breach of contract: If you don't deliver on time, you could be sued for breach of contract. breach of trust/confidentiality: a clear breach of patient confidentiality.), not us. The best thing to say when you're ready to confront a
colleague, or get stuck into a tough conversation, is that you're going
to in fact, "broach the subject." A fragrant error ( a flagrant error 明知故犯. flagrant [ˈfleɪɡrənt] 公然无视, 罔顾 done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people. a flagrant disregard for the law. clear/gross/flagrant violation: a factory closed for gross violations of safety regulations. in violation of something: Several students left class early, in violation of school rules. human rights violation/abuse: A report documents human rights abuses by the government. a technical violation/infringement: This was not a mere technical violation of a statute. ). It doesn't
smell like lavender and roses, sadly, it's just incorrect. The best way
to nail this phrase is to say, "A flagrant error." It means that an
evident or even intentional mistake was made. Expresso (Espresso). Close,
but no cigar. All coffee lovers, or anyone who's ever seen a coffee
machine, shop, or cup should from here in know the work is "Espresso( a small cup of very strong coffee, or this type of coffee. )." There are no tricks to remembering that one, but you should. It's
a doggy dog world(dog eat dog world). No friends, the dogs are not simply "doggy," they
actually might attack each other. The correct saying is "it's a dog eat
dog world." Like every man for himself, it's a phrase used to suggest
that people will do anything to get their way. Statue of
limitations. Again, this is wrong. There's no marble beauty standing in a
grand city somewhere representing limitations. It's "statute of
limitations 起诉时限, 起诉时效," and it's a law which forbids people from being charged
with a crime that was committed more than a specified number of years
ago. I was their escape goat. Goats don't commonly escape farms
or enclosure, so that's not where this saying was born. The accurate
idiom is "I was their scapegoat," and it means you were blamed for the
problems or actions of others. Waiting with baited breath. This
one got us – hook, line and sinker. But seriously, no fish, boats or
rods required. It's "waiting with bated breath ( [ˈbeɪtəd] with bated breath worried or excited and paying a lot of attention because you want to know what will happen. We waited with bated breath to find out who had won.)," and indicates that
someone is anticipating something excitedly, with potentially limited
breath. Chomp at the bit. You'd be forgiven for saying chomp,
because it's not a huge misnomer, but the real idiom requires you to say
"champing at the bit." Just deserts. It's a sweet way to end
the list, but unlike cake or ice-cream it doesn't hit the spot. The
correct term is "just deserves," which suggests that someone got their
comeuppance, or put plainly, a bit of bad karma.
墨尔本机场截获可疑人物: "The man was detained by ABF counter-terrorism unit team officers as a result of an assessment of advance passenger processing information which revealed an anomaly with his electronic travel authority. "A subsequent search of his belongings revealed objectionable( unpleasant and offensive. It's his attitude that I find particularly objectionable. Not pleasant and enjoyable. ) material of an extremist nature on his mobile devices and prohibited goods 违禁品 in his luggage." 专门查外长: The Nationals leader's staff contacted Melbourne Airport to express concern over the targeted stop-and-search of Ms Bishop, which was found to have breached security protocols, as Fairfax Media reported last week. 印度乌龙: In a remarkable PR own-goal actor Orlando Bloom has been deported from India after being invited by the government to promote tourism. The actor arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday only to be turned away because of "deficiencies (I. a lack of something that your body needs. anemia caused by iron deficiency. II. a fault in someone or something that makes them not good enough. problems caused by deficiencies in the maintenance program.) in his electronic tourist visa", Metro reports. The actor had reportedly applied for a visa months ago but did not find out he was rejected until he was already in the country. He was forced to return to the UK immediately but once the Indian authorities learned of the debacle Bloom racked up some more frequent flier points by making a second trip to the subcontinent in two days. Fortunately everything went well the second time around and the actor arrived in Delhi on Sunday. But according to a senior airport official the hasty repair job 补救工作 did not save India's reputation. "Orlando was invited for a government program. The arrogant behaviour of Immigration officials has dented India's image globally as they deliberately deported him even when they had other options to allow him to stay here," the official told Mail Today in India. 摄影师意外身亡: Witnesses have reportedly described how the truck-mounted crane was propped up 支起, 支撑 by beams soon before the accident. When one of them snapped 折断, the truck was thrown on its side, bringing the arm of the crane down with it. Mr Powell had taken his son with him on the job, to teach him the ropes of the family business, Jumbo Aerial Photography. The father who died and his son were both thrown from the crane as it collapsed, after a support beam snapped. It comes after relatives say Brendan, who suffered critical injuries in the fall, had undergone several operations but is expected to make a full recovery. Mr Powell and his son were taking aerial photos of a development site when the crane toppled over 翻到, 翻了. The husband and father of three died at the scene, despite the desperate efforts of passers-by.
新Video: Look away Niall Horan, your lady Selena Gomez, 23, is getting it on with a gorgeous new man in her video for "Hands To Myself," and we're loving every minute of this sexy new Selly. She gave us some hints that this would be her raciest video ever in a teaser trailer that dropped Dec. 18, but now that's it's finally here, we can't get enough of Selena! Selena looks so hot, it's criminal! The gorgeous star surprised us with the new "Hands to Yourself" video, not once but twice! She shows plenty of flesh 露了好多肉 parading around a magnificent mansion in a sexy black bra and underwear, trying on a man's clothes and taking a steamy bath. We see her keep her hands to herself by sensually 极具挑逗性的 caressing her chest and body, while fantasizing 幻想着 about gorgeous model Christopher Mason. The two share tons of kisses and caressing in her mind while she watches him on a huge TV. The first surprise is when she falls asleep and wakes up to police arresting her! Um, Selly was totally stalking Chris, and apparently broke into his house.
HSC Results 2015: The real star performers of this year's HSC: Three years ago, Jasmine Kumar's academic results 学习成绩
were among the lowest in the state for reading, writing and numeracy.
This week, the 17-year-old was awarded First in Course for business
services, finishing her HSC with an ATAR of 91. The real star performers
in the HSC are the schools bucking the trend to outperform far more advantaged schools.
She is one of scores of students over the years who struggled to read
and write when they started at Good Samaritan Catholic College, in
Hinchinbrook in Western Sydney, but graduated with flying colours(very successfully. They both passed with flying colours.). "We draw 招收学生, 招生 students from quite a poor socioeconomic area ... Quite a few have learning difficulties," says principal Jane Donovan. When the school tested incoming students in years 7 and 8 this year, about 60 had a reading age of less than six years old, according to Ms Donovan. Schools like Good Samaritan Catholic teach less advantaged students, but achieved similar results in the HSC to the more advantaged – and in some cases, high-fee 高收费的, 收费高的 – schools. Comprehensive schools are clustered at the lower end of both performance
(measured by share of exams that scored 90 or above) and
socio-educational advantage. The average ICSEA of comprehensive schools on the honour roll
is 982 – far below the national average of 1000 and the honour roll
average of 1034. Non-government schools, which includes high-fee
independent schools, Catholic and Catholic independent schools, cluster towards the middle of the advantage index, with an average of 1083. Selective schools are clustered at the top end of the ICSEA spectrum, with an honour roll average of 1172. The influence of socio-educational advantage
on student results is "stronger than ever", according to education
researcher Chris Bonnor. So much so that over time, socio-educational
advantage will become increasingly concentrated in the schools that select their students, either by academic testing or charging fees. "They're doing almost a socio-academic cherry pick of the student population – and that's getting more noticeable 更明显的
rather than less," he says. Meanwhile, the socio-educational
disadvantage of schools obliged to enrol all students will continue to
worsen, along with their academic profiles. "This doesn't make them worse schools," Mr Bonnor says. In fact, research shows that schools with similar student profiles
achieve similar results, regardless of whether they're selective,
independent or comprehensive. "But the reality is that they don't enrol
similar students," he says. These schools face an uphill battle,
but it's the likes of educators such as Graham Enks, acting principal
of Coonabarabran High, that make victory possible, according to his
staff. Mr Enks, who will retire this year after more than three decades in the profession, leads a small but dedicated team of teachers who pride themselves on putting their scant resources 有限的资源 where it counts. "It's seven hours by bus but we go to Sydney to watch plays, to attend enrichment courses on university campuses ... we don't let distance beat us.
We just get on that bus and go," Ms Doolan says. At St Paul's College,
Walla Walla, director of senior school Caroline Clancy says open, honest
communication between teachers and students helps both get through the year. "Students really value that personal connection,"
she says. Back at Good Samaritan Catholic, Ms Donovan says her first
priority is giving kids the basic skills to learn. "When kids see themselves achieving, they develop this wonderful self-belief which motivates them to work even harder,"
she says. Take the graduating class of 2015, for example. "The biggest
issue I had when I met them in year 8 was just trying to get their
behaviour under control," she says, laughing. "Put it this way: they
weren't focused. They're beautiful kids but they knew they needed tough
love ... and I think they're pretty grateful for it now."
