用法学习: 1. relatable = relateable 能引起共鸣的, 心有戚戚焉(It speaks to me. 对艺术装逼的时候说的: "我懂") if something or something is relatable, you can understand them and feel connected to them. It's a universally relatable song for any teenager approaching adulthood. He's instantly relatable and likable in ways that many of his contemporaries are not. Seriously though, as a father of two young boys, I totally get this. It's hilarious and completely relatable. string someone along 误导, 牵着鼻子走, 欺骗 informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions. to make someone continue believing something that is false for a long time, especially something about your intentions or beliefs. To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions. She's been telling me for ages that she wants to meet up, but won't give me a date. I'm convinced she's stringing me along. She’s just stringing you along – she won't marry you. "She had no plans to marry him—she was just stringing him along". string along I. 照你说的做. 按你说地做. to agree with or go along with an idea or suggestion. string along with: I'll string along with your plan and see what happens. II. tag along. 跟着. 相跟着. 亦步亦趋. [intransitive] British to go somewhere with someone, especially because you have nothing else to do. If you're going shopping, can I string along? string I. to hang something between two objects. She strung a hammock between two trees. II. 穿起来. 串起来. 串珠子. to pass a string through several things in order to make a chain. The children sat on the floor stringing beads. III. to hang things in a line. string something on/ around/ along/ across something 缠绕: Lights were strung all around the patio. IV. 织球网. 上弦. to put strings on a musical instrument or on a sports racket. string together 扎起来. 束起来 to arrange a group of things into a series. He can hardly string a sentence together, let alone write poetry! 2. package (名词是邮件, 包裹的意思 = parcel. The package came for my husband.) I. 包装. to put things into boxes or wrap them so that they can be sold. a company that manufactures and packages medicines. II. to sell several things together as one single product. package something with something 打包(销售): a sports car that comes packaged with a leather interior and a CD player. III. [often passive] to try to make someone or something such as a product or idea seem interesting and exciting to the public. Politicians these days are packaged to appeal to a mass market. package deal I. a set of different things that are offered together and must be accepted together. The province wanted independence as part of the package deal 打包售卖. II. tourism a package holiday, especially at a special low price. package holiday 跟团的旅行 a holiday arranged by a travel company for a fixed price that includes the cost of your hotel and transport, and sometimes meals and entertainment. accounting package a piece of software that a business uses to organize its financial records. pack I. [intransitive/transitive] 打包行李. to put your possessions into a bag, case, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere. It didn't take her long to pack the few clothes she would need. Haven't you packed yet? pack a bag/ suitcase etc (pack your bags): He was still packing his suitcase when the taxi came. pack someone something: I've packed you a few sandwiches in case you get hungry. II. 包裹. [transitive] [often passive] to put a material around something inside a container so that it does not break when it is moved or sent somewhere. The plates were still packed in white tissue paper. a. to cover food with a substance inside a container so that it does not decay. packed in oil/salt/ice 油封. 冰封, 冰镇, 腌起来: sun-dried 晒干 tomatoes packed in oil. b. 装包. 装箱. to put goods into containers so that they can be sent somewhere and sold. This is where the fruit is packed. III. [transitive] 塞满. to fill a place completely. Eager spectators packed the courtroom. IV. [transitive] to press something such as soil or snow into a solid hard mass. Pat the soil down拍实, but do not pack it too tightly. V. [transitive] to dishonestly arrange for a lot of people who support your views to be on a committee or in a meeting. Opposition members felt the conference had been packed with 托儿 government supporters. VI. [intransitive/transitive] American informal to carry a gun with you. pack a punch I. 有效果. 有用. to have a strong effect. The play still packs a punch, as last week's production proved. II. to be able to hit someone hard with your fist. face pack 面膜(face mask) a substance that you put on your face and leave for a short time in order to clean your skin. Can we use two face packs a day? And how often should we use/apply a face pack? If it is a wash-off pack, I recommend using it sparingly. Every week at the most, and every few weeks at the least. If it is a sheet mask / hydrogel mask, you can use it as often or as little as you like. Some people I know use it twice a day because they live in dry conditions or are in front of air conditioning all day, etc. Determine what works for your skin, in your environment. If it is a sleeping pack, i.e. an overnight moisturizer, you can use it again, as often or as little as you like. I use these daily. flat-pack 需要拼装的家具, 需要自己拼装的家具, 需要DIY的家具 (self-assembly furniture 自己组装的家具 is furniture that you buy in separate pieces and put together yourself.) (Typically with regard to furniture) the pre-cut kit of sections used to make a piece of furniture. a piece of furniture that is sold in parts, which the customer must then fit together. Airtasker is a trusted community marketplace for people and businesses to outsource furniture assembly tasks, including IKEA and flatpack furniture. Furniture assemblers to put together, assembly, disassembly, dismantle and repairs your IKEA flat pack or outdoor furniture. brat pack a group of young people who are very rich and famous, for example film actors. pack up I. [intransitive/ transitive] to put things into a bag, case, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere. He simply packed up his belongings and moved out on Tuesday. II. [intransitive] British informal if a machine or piece of equipment packs up, it stops working. The camera had packed up. III. [intransitive/transitive] informal to finish work for the day by putting work or equipment away. The workmen have already packed up 收拾好, 准备下班 and left. IV. [intransitive/transitive] British informal to stop doing something, especially a job. Do you think he's going to pack up this job too? pack in I. informal 吸引观众. to attract very large audiences. The play was still packing them in after several weeks. II. informal to stop doing something, especially a job. A year ago, she packed in her job to join the band. a. pack it in British informal used for telling someone to stop doing something that is annoying you. III. to fill something with a lot of people or things. The more people they can pack in, the more money they make. IV. to fill a period of time with a lot of activities. He packed in an amazing amount in such a short life. V. British informal to end a sexual or romantic relationship with someone. I'm thinking of packing him in 结束关系. pack away I. to put something back into the container where it is stored, after you have finished using it. We packed away the picnic 装包收好, 打包收好, 收起来 things and started up the engine. II. informal to eat a large quantity of food. She can really pack it away. 3. conscientious VS conscious VS subconscious VS unconscionable: conscientious 有良心的, 良心而为的, 凭良心的 Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well. He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker. 反义词有 capricious 一时冲动的. 任性而为的, 率性的, 说一出是一出的 Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim. I almost died in a capricious winter storm. Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously. The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature. Usage notes: Capricious can describe both a person and the decisions they make. conscious I. (insentient, oblivious, out of it, out on one's feet, unaware) 恢复意识. 完全清醒 Alert, awake. The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious. II. Aware. I was conscious of a noise behind me. III. 有意识行为的. Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness. Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious. unconscious I. 不清醒的. 迷迷糊糊的. 模模糊糊的. 意识不清的. Not awake; having no awareness. She lay unconscious on the floor. II. Without directed thought or awareness. My sudden fright was an unconscious response. III. (sports) (skilled performance without conscious control: in the zone, on a roll.) 不由自主的. 自然而然的, 不刻意的. engaged in skilled performance without conscious control. safety-conscious, price-conscious, fashion-conscious, self-conscious I. Aware of oneself as an individual being. II. 过于注重仪表的. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour. III. Socially ill at ease. subconscious I. Partially conscious. II. 下意识的. Below the level of consciousness. The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions. conscionable In accordance with conscience; defensible; proper. unconscionable 不合适的, 不能接受的, 不合理的, 不合道理的, 不对的 I. more than a reasonable or acceptable level or amount. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable. The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious. II. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience. usurp [ju:ˈzɜ:(r)p] 篡权, 篡夺, 篡取 to take a job or position that belongs to someone else without having the right to do this. Ingham resented anyone trying to usurp his authority. usurious I. Of or pertaining to usury. II. Exorbitant. Usury 高利贷 ([ˈju:ʒəri]) is, today, the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. Originally, usury meant interest of any kind. A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates or other factors. Historically in Christian societies, and in many Islamic societies today, charging any interest at all can be considered usury. Someone who practices usury can be called a usurer 放高利贷者, but a more common term in contemporary English is loan shark. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense where interest rates may be regulated by law. Historically, some cultures (e.g., Christianity in much of Medieval Europe, and Islam in many parts of the world today) have regarded charging any interest for loans as sinful. 4. shake someone down 敲诈, 敲一笔 US informal to get money from someone by using threats or tricks. I. 勒索. to blackmail someone.(Underworld.) Fred was trying to shake Jane down, but she got the cops in on it. The police chief was trying to shake down just about everybody in town. He claimed that a government official shook his company down for $10,000 in campaign contributions. II. 威逼利诱. 逼着借. to put pressure on someone to lend one money. To extort money from someone: The mob regularly sends thugs to shake down local businesses. The blackmailer shook us down for $1000. We tried to shake down Max for a few hundred, but no deal. If you're trying to shake me down, forget it. I have no cash. shake down I. 仔细搜查. To make a thorough search of someone or something: The guards shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons. The airport security guards shook me down. II. 熟悉环境. 适应环境. 适应新情况. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job. Become acclimated or accustomed, to a new place, job, or the like, as in Is this your first job? You'll soon shake down. We gave the new hire a few weeks to shake down before assigning her to a project. III. 试用. Subject a new vehicle or machine to a tryout, as in We'll shake down the new model next week. cry in one's beer = cry into one's beer = weep in one's beer (idiomatic) To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity 自艾自怜, 顾影自怜.
健身示威: A young Melbourne man whose mother clashed with protective service officers was filmed doing chin-ups and push-ups as the verbal stoush (A fight, an argument. shout v. I. To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others. I′ll shout you all a drink. He′s shouting us all to the opening night of the play. II. (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case. Please don't shout in the chat room. n. I. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks. II. (Britain, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team. ) escalated into a physical confrontation. The bizarre scene is believed to have played out in sweltering heat in Frankston on Wednesday afternoon and was posted online that evening. The video starts with two PSOs confronting a woman sitting at a bus shelter with her shirtless and thong-wearing son standing a few metres away. "Shut up mate. You're the protective services - you're not f--king five-o mate," the woman shouts at the officers. "Don't tell me what to do in the f--king society mate." It is unclear what led to the clash but as the situation becomes increasingly tense the woman's son jumps to grab hold of the roof of the bus shelter and starts doing chin-ups. When the display of strength 展示力量 fails to elicit a response from the officers the thin-framed 身材瘦削的 man drops to the ground and starts doing push-ups. But the antics 古怪行径, 怪异行为 don't seem to defuse the situation as the officers demand the screaming woman keep her mouth shut, causing her son to intervene. "'Don't speak to my mum like that,' the man says. But his pleas fall on deaf ears and soon the officers try and cuff the mother who resists them all the way, leading to a scuffle until she is eventually handcuffed and led away.
Why red wine and blackcurrants [ˌblækˈkʌrənt] 黑加仑(a small soft dark fruit that grows especially in Europe on a bush called a blackcurrant bush. ) are sexual superfoods: Flavonoid-rich 黄酮类 foods like blueberries and red wine prevent erectile dysfunction, scientists have found. Improving your sex life could be as simple as drinking red wine and eating more fruit. A 40 year study by Harvard and University of East Anglia scientists has found that middle-aged men who enjoyed a regular glass of red wine, and plenty of citrus fruits and berries were less likely to develop erectile dysfunction. Researchers found just three or four portions or glasses of flavonoid-rich food and drinks were associated with a reduced risk of the problem. Of all the different flavonoids, Anthocyanins - found in blueberries, cherries, blackberries, radishes and blackcurrant, flavanones and flavones, found in citrus fruits, were found to offer the greatest benefits in preventing the condition. Chocolate also contains flavonoids but is likely to have less impact 影响小. "Men who regularly consumed foods high in these flavonoids were 10 per cent less likely to suffer erectile dysfunction. In terms of quantities, we're talking just a few portions ( 饭量. 一餐饭的量. the amount of food that one person eats at a meal. If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight. someone's portion 宿命, 命里应当做的, 命里应得的 the things that someone must accept as part of their life. I have to work very hard, which I take as my portion. a double portion/helping: a double portion of french fries. a double meaning (=two different meanings): She suspected his words might have a double meaning.) a week." It is already known that increased exercise can improve erectile function, but the new research shows that eating a flavonoid-rich diet is as good for erectile function as briskly ( brisk I. moving or acting quickly. We went for a brisk walk快走. The committee got off to a brisk start at its first meeting. a. 惜字如金的. 不说废话的. 没废话的. speaking quickly and only saying what is necessary. This word is sometimes used for saying that someone seems unfriendly. He nodded to me with a brisk "Morning, Sir." curt 不耐烦的: using few words in a way that shows you are impatient or angry. a curt reply/note/announcement. She apologized for being so curt with me. b. if business is brisk, a lot of things are being sold quickly. Business is always brisk 生意红火 during the holiday season. II. if it is brisk寒冷, the weather is fairly cold and a fairly strong wind is blowing. Put on your sweater, it's brisk out. terse a terse statement or remark is very short and often shows that the person making it is annoyed. At best, J.Lo's maternal warmth母性的温暖 and beauty lighting matched with Simon's early season truth-telling 实话实说的 and pithy ( [ˈpiθi] 简明扼要的. I. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment. II. Consisting of or resembling pith. pith
I. 精华, 精髓. The essential or central part; the heart or essence. II. 精力
Strength; vigor; mettle. III. Significance; importance. IV. 骨髓. Archaic Spinal cord or bone marrow. V. Botany 花茎的髓. The soft, spongelike, central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants, composed mainly of parenchyma. ) put downs ( put-down A critical, disparaging, or slighting remark. putdownable informal 遭人诟病的. 容易释卷的. So poorly written and unentertaining as to be easily put down. Used especially of a book. unputdownable 放不下的, 不忍释卷的. 手不释卷的. ). succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] expressed in a very short but clear way. a succinct set of instructions. His brief but emotional pitch for "Finding Nemo," for example, was a masterful 大师级的 bit of succinct简洁的, 简明扼要的 storytelling. ) walking for up to five hours a week. The study also showed that a higher total fruit intake was associated with a 14 per cent reduction in the risk of erectile dysfunction. And a combination of consuming flavonoid-rich foods with exercise can reduce the risk by 21 per cent. "We already knew that intake of certain foods high in flavonoids may reduce the risk of conditions including diabetes and cardiovascular disease," said lead researcher Professor Aedin Cassidy, of the University of East Anglia. "This is the first study to look at the association 关联, 关系 between flavonoids and erectile dysfunction, which affects up to half of all middle-aged and older men. "Flavonoids are present in many plant-based foods and drinks including fruits, vegetables, tea, herbs and wine. "We examined six main types of commonly consumed flavonoids and found that three in particular - anthocyanins, flavanones and flavones - are beneficial. More than 50,000 middle aged men were included in the study. They were asked about their ability to have and maintain an erection sufficient for intercourse - dating back to 1986. Figures on dietary intake was also collected every four years. The researchers took into account a range of factors such as body weight, physical activity, amount of caffeine consumed, and whether the participants smoked. More than a third of the men surveyed 被调查的 reported suffering new onset erectile dysfunction. But those who consumed a diet rich in anthocyanins, flavones and flavanones were less likely to suffer the condition. Prof Cassidy said: "The top sources of anthocyanins, flavones and flavanones consumed in the US are strawberries, blueberries, red wine, apples, pears, and citrus products. "We also found that the benefits were strongest among younger men." The researchers also looked at other lifestyle factors and found that men who consumed a high intake of anthocyanins and flavanones and who were also physically active had the lowest risk of erectile dysfunction. Study senior author Professor Eric Rimm, of Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, added: "As well as improving sexual health for middle-aged men, there is another important benefit linked to heart health. "Erectile dysfunction is often an early barometer of poor vascular function and offers a critical opportunity to intervene and prevent cardiovascular disease, heart attack and even death. "Men with erectile dysfunction are likely to be highly motivated to make healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising more and eating the right foods - which would greatly benefit their long-term cardiovascular health as well."
明星故事: Taylor Swift has been releasing several apparent Harry Styles references amid rumors that the One Direction member was dating Kendall Jenner. Just as dating rumors about the "Keeping Up With The Kardashian" star and British boy band member surfaced, the pop-country singer also coincidentally ( 碰巧的. 无巧不巧的. used for saying that something happens by chance. Coincidentally, she lives next door to my mother.) dropped her video for "Out Of The Woods" online. The song has long been rumored to be about Styles. Although the "Shake It Off' singer has never confirmed the rumors, the music video that already has over 20 million views now reportedly contained vital clues that proved it was about the One Direction member, as told by Teen Vogue. The blue dress, in particular, that the 26-year-old singer wore has been connected to the same dress she apparently had on following her breakup with the British singer. The "Out Of The Woods" video also dropped online on New Year's eve, which to many Haylor fans was reminiscent of the time during the 2013 New Year when the former couple kissed in public. In a report on Elle, it was also noted how Swift ripped off her necklace 扯下项链 in one of the scenes of the music video. The moment was linked by fans to the former pair sharing a couple necklace 情侣项链 when they were still dating. While all the references on the new Taylor Swift video may have just been a coincidence just as it might be purportedly only by chance that the footage dropped just as Harry Styles Kendall Jenner dating rumors swirled, the "Style" singer once again dropped a new version of "Blank Space" that has also been associated with the boy band member just a few days ago. As told by Metro though, "Blank Space" was not all about Kendall Jenner's rumored boyfriend Harry Styles. Instead, Taylor Swift explained that the song was inspired by how the media often painted her to be - a woman who dates and drops men. "I wrote, actually, as kind of a response... in the last couple of years, the media have had a really wonderful fixation on 着迷于, 孜孜不倦的 kind of painting me as like the 'psycho serial dater girl,'" she said in the video. "My first reaction was to be like 'man that's a bummer, this isn't fun for me.' But then my second reaction ended up being, 'hey that's actually kind of a really interesting character they're writing about.'".
PNG食人族: Reality TV star feared he would be EATEN by Papua New Guinea cannibals who tied him to a tree as they savagely attacked his girlfriend: A British reality TV star and his girlfriend feared they would be eaten by cannibals after they were captured 抓住, 逮住 by a tribe while on holiday in Papua New Guinea. Matthew Iovane and his American partner Michelle Clemens were trekking through the jungle when they were confronted by a gang who tied them up, stripped them naked and beat them with machetes. At one point, Mr Iovane was shackled to a tree 拷到树上 while Miss Clemens was repeatedly attacked and had her fingers sliced open. During their ordeal, they had no idea why they had been targeted – and the only thing they could understand their captors saying was 'kill you'. The couple finally managed to escape while they were being force-marched ( forced march 越野 (military) A movement on foot by soldiers or military prisoners, who must, in order to satisfy a military requirement, travel at a speed or in adverse conditions that would normally tire them excessively. death march A forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey. A loaded march 负重长征, 负重越野 is a relatively fast march over distance carrying a load. A loaded march is known as a forced foot march in the US Army. Less formally, it is a ruck march in the United States, a tab in British Army slang and a yomp in Royal Marines slang. In many countries, the ability to complete loaded marches is a core military skill, especially for infantry and special forces. Loaded marching is particularly important in Britain, where all soldiers must complete annual loaded march tests. In certain climates, the use of loaded marches is limited, since they would result in high casualty rates through heat exhaustion. ) through the jungle and ran naked back to safety. The incident is now being investigated by the Foreign Office, who are helping the Papua New Guinea authorities find the tribesmen responsible. The couple flew to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital, and set off on a 60-mile hike along the Kokoda Trail, in the south-east of the country. For five days, they met a host of welcoming villagers and spent every night sleeping in the open after foraging for their food in the forest. But on the final day of their trip, Mr Iovane and Miss Clemens were suddenly confronted by two tribesmen, one in front and one behind, who were both armed with machetes, followed by several other natives. Mr Iovane told The Sun: 'We'd joked about the famous cannibals of Papua New Guinea's jungle but it was no laughing matter when these men came out of the bush. 'They looked very scary in native costumes and what looked like warpaint and came closer before circling around us. 'They tore up my T-shirt to blindfold蒙住眼睛 me and the awful thought crossed my mind that we could be on the menu.' Thinking they were being robbed, the pair offered the gang their belongings, but the tribesmen ignored their backpacks and tied them up. While they were being held by the tribe, one man repeatedly threatened Mr Iovane, swinging his machete at him while shouting 'Kill you'. The gang later ransacked their bags - finding Miss Clemens' iPhone and shouting at her to turn it on. At one point, she suffered deep cuts to her fingers from her kidnappers' machetes, and now she fears she may never fully regain the feeling in them. When the travellers finally managed to run away, they were threatened by wild dogs and hurt by poison ivy 毒藤 - but at last they found a friendly local who raised the alarm. Mr Iovane and Miss Clemens are now recovering from their ordeal in Port Moresby. Local assistant Police Commissioner Sylvester Kalaut told The National newspaper: 'The male trekker 徒步旅行者 was tied to a tree and the female was repeatedly attacked before three of her fingers were chopped. 'The incident took place for an hour before they (trekkers) were set free.' Police said at least two suspects carrying bush knives and spears were involved. The couple fled to a village and were taken to the lawless( I. 无法无天的. not willing to obey the law, especially by using violence. a lawless mob. II. a lawless place, period of time, or society has no laws or has laws that no one obeys. a lawless frontier town. ) Pacific island's capital Port Moresby, where they were given medical attention. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the attack and said the couple were hiking without a licensed tour operator. The island of New Guinea is believed to be one of the world's last outposts ( I. a military camp that is far away from the army. II. a small town far away from other towns, usually where trading takes place. ) of cannibalism, with the most recent known case dating to 2012. Thousands of native tribes, many of which are cut off from the rest of the world 与世隔绝, live in the island's remote jungles. They spoke of their fears of being eaten by spear-waving 挥舞着 tribesmen after they were captured while trekking in a jungle known for cannibalism. Brit Matthew Iovane and American girlfriend Michelle Clemens, both 31, had been on the dream trip to Papua New Guinea when they were pounced ( I. 擒拿. 擒住. to quickly jump on or hold someone or something. They pounced on their suspect. II. to react in a very sudden way, especially by criticizing someone. White House aides pounced on the remark.) on by painted men on Monday. Two natives with machetes beat and stripped the terrified pair before blindfolding them and leading them into the jungle. The couple said the tribesmen, one of whom wore a mask made from feathers and vines, were so primitive 原生态的 that they communicated in grunts. But they said they knew enough English to issue the chilling warning: "We will kill you." Matthew was brutally beaten when the pair tried to escape. Michelle had three fingers sliced to the bone by a machete as she fought her captors. "They were totally feral 野蛮的 and we were at their mercy. I thought we'd vanish into the jungle and never be seen again." Cases of cannibalism on the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea have been reported as recently as 2012. Some natives are also thought to follow a tradition of feasting on relatives' brains at funerals. The adventure holiday regulars 常客 agreed to meet in Sydney, Australia, and then fly to Papua New Guinea together. They planned to tackle the arduous Kokoda Trail, a 60-mile hike through one of the last great unexplored wildernesses on Earth. Matthew, who DJs in his spare time, added: "The first five days were among the most amazing of our lives. We lived like Tarzan and Jane on nuts packed into our rucksacks and bananas, papaya, wild spinach and exotic 'tree tomatoes' found only in this jungle. "Villagers we met along the way were wonderfully welcoming and rushed out to greet us and we slept under the stars soaking up the most astonishing scenery of mountains and jungle creeks. "It was truly a dream trip made even better by the way Michelle and I loved each other's company. As we set out in the morning of the final day I felt elated ( extremely happy and excited. )." The couple had hired a native to carry a heavy bag early in the trip, but he had peeled off ( peel off I. 剥下来.[transitive] to remove a tight or wet piece of clothing. The kids peeled off their wet clothes. II. peel off or peel away [intransitive] 各奔东西. 分道扬镳. to start moving in a different direction from the people or vehicles that you are with. One by one the aircraft started to peel off. peel something off/away/back: To fasten the envelope first peel off the strip of paper along the edge. skin peels (=falls off gradually in small pieces): I got sunburnt and now my skin is peeling. ) before the final day. They are convinced he betrayed them. Matthew said: "We were about an hour into the walk when a tribesman appeared ahead of us and another behind us. "Our first reaction was to try to calm them and we even thought it must be some kind of a prank, but we realised very quickly that we were in a very serious situation. "They both had machetes with huge blades and one had a long wooden spear with a crude arrowhead and they were grunting ( grunt I. [intransitive] to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time. He grunted with satisfaction. a. Sound effect if an animal such as a pig grunts, it makes a low sound. II. [transitive] 低吼. to say something using low short sounds, especially when you do not want to talk. She grunted a reply. "Are you still here?" he grunted.). "I thought we were being robbed so we put down our bags and tried to calm them, saying they could take everything when they started pushing and threatening us. "They got more angry and didn't seem to understand the value of our belongings and hiking kit. It meant nothing to them. "Then one turned on me, swinging 挥舞着 his machete and began tearing 撕扯 at my clothes until I was stripped virtually naked. They looked fearsome 吓人的 and I was too terrified to fight back." The couple did try to flee, but fell after becoming tangled in vines and were quickly recaptured. While being held in blindfolds in a snake-infested 丛生的 scrub, they were then subjected to a torture game. Matthew said: "The one in a mask punched me, tied my hands in vines and then began playing a cruel cat and mouse game with me. "He was grunting and shouting 'kill you' while sliding his machete blade across my throat, then swung it towards my face. Each time he'd lift it at the last moment and chop it into the tree I was leaning against. "I could hear Michelle was putting up a fight( put up a good/brave fight 奋力抵抗. Offer resistance to an attack. to try in a determined way to achieve something even though you do not succeed. We put up a good fight in this match and were unlucky to lose.), but when they brought us back together I could tell she was hurt and heard her crying in pain. She said to me, 'We have to get away, I have to get to hospital'." Michelle said the tribesmen later then went through their belongings and despite their seemingly primitive nature, they recognised her iPhone. She said: "They took off my blindfold and shook my phone while grunting as if to say, 'Make it work'. "I swear I heard one of them say what sounded the word 'password', which might have been funny if I hadn't thought I was about to die." The couple finally fled their captors as they were being marched along a ridge back towards the trail. Matthew said: "They took our belongings, I was naked in the most remote jungle on Earth with no shoes and Michelle was bleeding buckets 血流如注 beside me in her underwear. "But nothing mattered except getting away, so we ran." However, their escape was not straightforward as they encountered a pack of wild dogs and brushed against poison ivy. But they eventually spotted a man building a shack near the end of the trail and he raised the alarm. Villagers村民 ran to their aid with blankets as a rescue helicopter was scrambled from the capital Port Moresby, where they are now recovering. Michelle added: "The experience gave us the shock of our lives. My wounds are so deep that I'm not sure I will regain the feeling in my fingers. "But this won't stop us trekking, although our next adventure will be a bit less challenging." A group of Aussie hikers were injured and their two porters ( porter someone in a station, airport, or hotel whose job is helping people with their bags and showing them where to go. night porter someone whose job is to look after a large building such as a hotel or a hospital during the night. ) killed in 2013. Other adventurers were hacked at in 2014.
