用法学习: 1. theatrics [θiˈætrɪks] 夸张表演 ways of behaving or of doing something that are intended to make people notice you instead of to achieve a particular aim. 'It's a disgrace' Neymar slammed for theatrics in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Servia. BRAZIL star Neymar has been torn to shreds over his theatrics during his side's 2-0 win over Serbia. The PSG star has copped close attention from 紧密盯防 defenders throughout the tournament and today was no different as he was brought down by a dodgy Serbian challenge in the first half. But according to SBS analyst and former Socceroo Craig Foster, the 26-year-old completely overreacted, as did Gabriel Jesus later in the match. Foster wants the VAR to intervene so players are punished for simulation 装, 假摔. Fellow SBS analyst David Zdrilic backed his colleague. "When you start going into simulation 装腔作势, into these kinds of, 'I just brushed against you' and those kinds of overreacted situations where you are trying to get someone sent off or win a penalty, that should be equally as harsh to the person trying to do it," Zdrilic said. Neymar has already come under fire for his antics in Russia as social media slammed the superstar for diving against Switzerland.. theatrical [θiˈætrɪk(ə)l] I. relating to the business and art of theatre. theatrical costumes/make-up. II. 虚张声势的. 戏剧化的. theatrical behaviour is very emotional and aims to attract attention. a theatrical defence lawyer. 2. 高云翔案: besotted 着迷的 completely in love with someone and always thinking of them. so attracted by someone or something that you are always thinking about them. The band is used to receiving hundreds of letters daily from besotted fans. besotted with: He was obviously besotted with her. He was so completely besotted with her that he couldn't see how badly she treated him. besotten I. 着迷的. infatuated Playwright Marquis devises considerable fun with the vagaries of ignorant and besotten men in contact with an approachable countess and a haughty courtesan. II. 失去理智的. intellectually or morally blinded ... may have wakened whatever still remained of the gallant and high-spirited Polish nature in this morose and besotten old Stuart. III. intoxicated It was painful for him to sit there, besotten and broken, and listen to others playing. Co-accused, producer Jing Wang, and Gao are accused of sexually assaulting the woman after a "wrap up" party 杀青宴 following the completion of filming for a TV series called Love in Aranya. Mr Korn said witnesses on the set, over a period of three to four days, described the woman as being besotten with Gao. He contended that she had an "amorous" ( [ˈæmərəs] relating to or involving sexual love. amorous intentions/advances. ) contact with Wang when the group was at a karaoke bar, but she told police she had rejected his advances before she was assaulted by both men in the hotel room. The actor, who was prepared to be subjected to electronic monitoring if released, was in protective custody after he was stood over ( stand over someone or something to hover over someone or something; to monitor or keep close watch on someone or something. Watch or supervise closely, as in I hate to cook when you're standing over me. Please don't stand over me while I work! Dave stood over the machine, making sure it did what it was supposed to do. stand (someone) in good stead Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college. sit/stand in judgment on/over someone 对别人横加指责 to criticize someone in a way that shows you think you are better than they are. What right do you have to sit in judgment over me?) by other Asian inmates because of his wealth and fame. Referring to the possibility of his fleeing Australia, Mr Korn said: "His fame is such that he cannot simply disappear". In opposing bail, Daniel Waldmann for the DPP, said the consequences of being unable to earn money in China paled when compared with the consequences of being convicted. Referring to the proposed offer of $3 million in sureties 保释金, 保证金([ˈʃʊrəti] [countable] someone who agrees to pay money if you do not go to court when you should, or if you do not pay money that you owe. a. [uncountable] money that someone gives to make sure that someone else will appear in court or pay money that they owe. stand surety (for someone) 为...担保 to be responsible for paying money that is owed or for making certain that someone goes to court when they should.), he said only one of the five people - his wife - had a close relationship with the actor. "Why would the loss of these people's money cause the applicant any concern," he asked. 3. head start an advantage that someone has over other people in something such as a competition or race: You've got a head start over/on others trying to get the job because you've got relevant work experience. We all break up when go to college, you guys just get a head start on things 领先一步. have a head start To have an advantage over someone or something, often because one has gotten an early start before the official or typical time to start something. Billy liked to have a head start on his homework before leaving school so he had more time to play with his friends when he got home. I knew I had to have a head start on the project so that I didn't miss the deadline. come out I. to be spoken, heard, or understood in a particular way I didn't mean it to come out as a criticism. come out (all) wrong: She had only meant to defend herself, but it had come out all wrong. II. If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret: After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age. When the truth came out 真相大白, 真相公之于众, there was public outrage. III. [ + adv/prep or adjective ] to be in a certain condition or to achieve something at the end of a process or activity: She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman. These figures have come out wrong! I don't understand it. Your painting has come out really well. He hasn't exactly come out of the scandal with his reputation enhanced. off someone's back/case No longer harassing or bothering someone. It is often put as get off someone's back or case , as in I told her to get off my back - I'll mow the lawn tomorrow, or I wish Dad would get off my case about grades. The first of these slangy terms dates from the 1880s although it became frequent only in the 1940s, and its antonym, on one's back 烦扰, 打搅, 骚扰 (as in He's been on my back about that report all morning) dates from about 1960. The variant off someone's case was first recorded only in 1970, and its antonym, on someone's case (as in He's always on my case) in 1971. Also see get off, def. Why don't you just get off my back 别唠叨了, 放过我, 放我一马, 别烦我了? tomorrow night 明天晚上 During the night of the day after the present day. happy camper = happy bunny (chiefly US, informal) One who is thoroughly content or satisfied. A contented, satisfied person or animal. I will be a happy camper when they fix the potholes on my commute. Usage notes: Often in the phrase not a happy bunny ("not a satisfied person"). Etymology: The Dictionary of American Slang suspects the
phrase to have originated among California movie and show-business
people and suspects the reference is to child clients of summer camps. counterpart 对位, 同位置的人, 同样职位的人 someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization. The ambassador is meeting his German counterpart. The new model is vastly superior to its 1997 counterpart. be on (one's) shit list rude slang To be one's enemy, or at least a source of displeasure or anger. Primarily heard in US. Once you betray me, you're on my shit list, and that's it. insightful 有见地的, 真知灼见的, 有远见的 showing a very good understanding of a person or a complicated situation. If you describe a person or their remarks as insightful, you mean that they show a very good understanding of people and situations. She offered some really interesting, insightful observations. You are very insightful. dork [dɔːk] 笨蛋, 弱智儿 I. informal a contemptible, socially inept person. If you say that someone is a dork, you think they dress badly in old-fashioned clothes and behave very awkwardly in social situations. II. [US, informal, disapproval] ...their unshakeable conviction that family holidays were strictly for dorks. dorky [ˈdɔːki] adjective I. informal socially inept or awkward. "he teases all the dorky kids". II. unfashionable. "why would anyone wear such dorky glasses?". Don't worry about it. When you are in that moment, things just fall into place 自然而然就会了, 自然而然就发生了. in a world of your own also in another world thinking your own thoughts and ideas and not giving much attention to what is happening around you: When she was young, she lived in a world of her own and had very few friends. To be lost in thoughts or daydreams and thus oblivious to one's surroundings. Jill must have been in another world when I asked her to turn off the oven because the bread is burned now. I have no idea what the professor said during today's lecture because I was in another world the whole time. in another dimension下辈子吧. You startled me 吓坏我了, 吓我一跳. well proportioned 比例恰当的 having the correct or desirable relationship between constituent parts with respect to size, number, or degree. having dimensions that are in proportion and give a balanced, pleasing effect. "the house has a spacious layout with well-proportioned rooms". don't knock it till you've tried it 试过才知道啊, 不实践没有发言权 Don't criticise something before having experienced it. get (a lot of) stick (from someone) = come in for some stick To receive strong criticism, disapproval, or judgment (for something). I got a lot of stick from my parents over my decision to pursue a degree in art, rather than law or medicine. I'm going to get stick from my boss for that accounting error I made last week. John still gets a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the middle of class. Bristol Uni students often get a lot of stick but stories like these show the good we can do- "Bristol cleaner cries tears of joy after students raise £1,500 for him to go on holiday". 4. The Oppo Find X is all about two things. Its pop up cameras and its screen. The latter is unavoidable, as almost the whole of the phone is taken up by it. In fact, 93.8% of the front of the Find X is screen - meaning that the bezels are completely gone from three sides, with the 'chin' at the base of the screen a slender affair(slender I. thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive: He put his hands around her slender waist. The plant's leaves are long and slender. II. small in amount or degree: a man of slender means (= without much money). The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender. affair I. [countable] used for talking about an event, situation, etc. The party was a rather dull affair. a family affair 家庭产业, 家庭作业, 家庭项目: The film is very much a family affair – all her brothers are in the cast. II. informal used for talking about what an object looks like. Her dress was a long silky affair. III. affairs 私事, 私人事务 [plural] things relating to your personal life, for example what is happening within your family or your financial situation. We are friends, but I don’t know much about their private affairs. be someone's affair 私事 used for saying that something is relevant or private to one person only, and other people do not have the right to make comments about it or get involved in it. A teacher's private life is her own affair. put your affairs in order to organize the things relating to your personal life, for example your financial situation, especially so that there will not be any difficulties after you die.). It looks fantastic, but is there enough substance behind the screen to make the Oppo Find X more than just a two-trick pony 就这两下子, 只会三脚猫功夫的, 只会这么两下子, 只有这点本事( one-trick pony informal someone or something that is only good for one particular purpose, or at doing one particular thing. )? The Oppo Find X is a feature-packed, premium smartphone with all the bells and whistles to ensure it fits in with the best phones from Apple, Samsung and co(and Co. 这一类的, 诸如此类的. [kəʊ] used as part of the titles of businesses to designate the partner or partners not named. II. and other people: K. Branagh and co. achieved great success in a very short time. You use and co. after someone's name to mean the group of people associated with that person. [informal] Wayne Hussey and Co. will be playing two live sets each evening. ). 5. be as right as rain 健康如初, 正常如初 be perfectly fit and well. to feel healthy or well again: You just need a good night's sleep, and then you'll be right as rain again. "she'll be right as rain in a couple of days". verbatim [vəːˈbeɪtɪm] adverb & adjective. 一字不拉的, 原封不动的, 逐字逐句的. in exactly the same words as were used originally. Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally. I have copied his speech and here it is, verbatim. "subjects were instructed to recall the passage verbatim". "Anyway we finally got to the children's hospital and she starts to get a
little bit better, we have to wait there for two hours and she's fine,
she's right as rain again." She verbatim read the whole book to us from memory!"
might (very) well/easily 很有可能的, 非常可能的, 很容易地 PHRASE SPOKEN used for saying that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true. We might well have to wait six months before we know the answers. The crisis might very easily lead to war. may well If you say that something may well happen, you mean that it is likely to happen: She may well not want to travel alone. might well used to say that there is a good reason for a reaction, question, or feeling. What do they hope to achieve? You might well ask. a system of which we in Britain might well be envious. This caused a few gasps, as well it might. might well ask One might well ask how important the element of criminal damage is to the rationale of the aggravated offence. What, a classical music novice might well ask, is the Watts thing all about? A stranger from another planet might well ask of whom they were speaking; and where his wisdom lay. might/may as well 表示建议 I. used to make an unenthusiastic suggestion. "I might as well begin". II. used to indicate that a situation is the same as if the hypothetical thing stated were true. "for readers seeking illumination, this book might as well have been written in Serbo-Croatian" We can use may as well and might [just] as well for making suggestions. We can use them to say what we think is the easiest or most logical course of action when we cannot see a better alternative. They are both fairly informal. Might as well is more common than may as well: You might as well get a taxi from the station. It'll be quicker than me coming in to get you. A: What time does the film finish? B: I think it’s ten o'clock. A: Uh-huh. We may as well eat in town before it, then. We can make may as well and might as well stronger by using just after may or might: Well, I think if it's a choice between a job and a place at college, you may just as well take the job. At least you'll earn some money. We don't know anyone here and they're discussing stuff that doesn’t concern us. We might just as well leave. Warning: May as well and might as well don't mean the same as may also and might also, in the sense of 'possibly in addition': Before you go hiking, buy yourself a good pair of boots. You may also need to buy thick walking socks. (in addition to boots, you might need to buy socks).
女王的生活: Outrageous claims about the Queen and Prince Philip’s sex life were published in a scandalous new book on Thursday. Fame-hungry Lady Colin Campbell's lurid ( I. full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people. a lurid description/story/headline. II. a lurid color is very bright in an ugly way. ) — and unfounded — stories include details of Her Majesty's "healthy sexual appetite" and how Philip has such an eye for the ladies that he even flirted with HER. The former I'm A Celebrity contestant also suggests Princess Margaret once told her sister, in an act of vengeance, that Philip had been unfaithful to her, sending the monarch into a deep depression. Some of Lady C's other sensational tales The Sun has decided not to print, for fear of upsetting our royal-loving readers. For years, the 68-year-old has been a scourge ( [skɜrdʒ] I. formal something that causes a lot of trouble or harm. the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets. II. a whip used in the past to punish people. III. formal someone in a position of power who criticizes people severely. ) of the royal family and many were questioning whether it was appropriate for her to making such claims against the much-revered couple, who are in their nineties. Some dismissed them as "total bunkum (nonsense. The argument that we should all be grateful to the ultra-rich is bunkum.)". "There has never been any doubt that they had a torrid time ( I. full of strong emotions, especially sexual emotions. a torrid relationship/affair. II. mainly literary torrid weather is very hot and dry. have a torrid time to experience a very difficult period of time. ) between the sheets. It started in her marriage and continued throughout, and there was never any secret about it. "Philip himself said she was a goer 爱好者, 实干家 and in civilised circles an appreciation of sex has never been regarded as shameful but a sign of good health." Lady Colin also described Philip as a "great flirt", claiming she had first-hand experience. She said last night: "He loves the company of beautiful women. He's a huge flirt. I don't know any pretty girl he hasn't flirted with. "He's flirted with me before. He's never said anything untoward, he's just flirtatious. The sort of thing he says is, 'You're looking good tonight', but he is a flirt. The book also suggests that when the Queen helped prevent Princess Margaret marrying divorced royal equerry Peter Townsend, her sister took revenge and spread rumours about Philip cheating. "A fashionable psychiatrist, who was very much part of the smart set(The smart set is a group of fashionable and wealthy people. [journalism] It was a place to be noticed and to join the smart set.) told me, 'She cracked up under the strain of her sister's revelations about Prince Philip's activities'." "What I have written stands the test of time and if it's going to come out it may as well come out through somebody who is even-handed and balanced, and has no anti-Monarchist agenda." But doubts were raised about how well-placed 有资格, 身份不够 Lady Colin really is to know such intimate details. Judy Wade, who has written seven books about the royals, said: "She does dish the dirt. Readers should approach with caution." The Queen's former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, said: "I will not dignify 给他长脸 anything Lady Colin Campbell writes or says with a comment."