用法学习: 1. Moderate 政治中立者( SCOTT MORRISON: The man they call "ScoMo" is a self-confessed 自称的, 自己承认的 happy clapper and a political moderate, but with a hardline edge as Immigration Minister. self-confessed 主动承认的, 公开承认的 having openly admitted to being a person with certain characteristics. admitting to having a characteristic that is considered to be bad or not acceptable: New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial. a self-confessed gambler/alcoholic. "a self-confessed chocoholic". If you describe someone as a self-confessed murderer or a self-confessed romantic, for example, you mean that they admit openly that they are a murderer or a romantic. Lewis has made millions out of a being a self-confessed financial geek. She is a self-confessed workaholic. self-proclaimed [ˌself prəˈkleɪmd] (self-acclaimed 是错误说法) 自称的. 自诩的. 自许的. 自封的. used for saying what a particular person, organization, etc. describes themselves as, even though other people might not agree. the region's self-proclaimed independence. Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone has given themselves a particular title or status rather than being given it by other people. ...a self-proclaimed expert. He is President of his own self-proclaimed republic. II. Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone says themselves that they are a type of person which most people would be embarrassed or ashamed to be. One of the prisoners is a self-proclaimed racist who opened fire on a crowd four years ago. ...a self-proclaimed Anglophile. ) is a general term for people who fall in the center category of the left–right political spectrum. In recent years, the term "political moderates 政治中立" has gained traction as a buzzword. The existence of the ideal moderate is disputed because of a lack of a moderate political ideology. Voters who describe themselves as centrist often mean that they are moderate in their political views, advocating neither extreme left-wing politics nor right-wing politics. Gallup polling has shown American voters identifying themselves as moderate between 35–38% of the time over the last 20 years. Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological or otherwise. It has even been suggested that individuals vote for centrist parties for purely statistical reasons. 2. Different types of grandparental involvement: There are different types of grandparental involvement, including nonresident 住在一起的 grandparents, co-resident 住在一起的 grandparents, grandparent-maintained household, and custodial grandparents. Nonresident grandparents: Grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren, but provide care for them, such as picking them up from school. Co-resident grandparents: Grandparents who live with their grandchild, as well as his/her parents. This type of household is also known as three-generational households 三代同堂, 三世同堂. According to a report that uses data from the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), co-resident grandparents are more likely to be in poverty and suffer from an illness or disability. Grandparent-maintained households: A grandparent who is in charge of the household. In this type of household, the parents may or may not be present. In the USA, 33% of children who live in a grandparent-maintained household have only the grandparents present; this is comparable to another 30% who live with a grandmother and one or more parents. Custodial grandparents: Grandparents who raise their grandchildren without the presence of the grandchildren's parents in the household. This type of involvement is especially common among ethnic minority groups. For instance, approximately 50% of custodial grandparents in the USA belong to an ethnic minority group. In general, grandparents adopt the primary caregiving role for various reasons, such as when the grandchild is neglected or abused by his/her parents, when his/her parents suffer from drug and/or alcohol addiction, when his/her parents have relocated due to job demands, died, incarcerated, or deployed. In some cases, parents remain in contact with their children. 3. The battle of Alatraz: Hold the pouch between his clenched teeth 牙咬着, 咬着牙, 咬紧牙关, 牙叼着: In his teeth was a small cloth bag containing a crudely 做工粗糙的 fashioned bar-spreader device 分开铁条 that had been fashioned from toilet fixtures in one of the prison workshops. Coy set the device firmly between two bars (which were approximately 5 inches apart), and using a small wrench, he was able to exert enough force to effectively spread the bars and create an opening 开口 nearly ten inches in width. It is believed that Coy had also been limiting his intake of food in order to reduce his body mass. With Crezter eagerly 焦急的, 着急的 watching his progress from below, Coy painfully squeezed his body through the opening, and made his entrance into the West Gun Gallery. Coy quickly secured a riot club and positioned himself in a low crouch, so that the officer on duty couldn't see him when looking through the door's access window. Waiting in ambush, his accomplices lured the officer out. As the unsuspecting guard passed through the doorway, Coy forcefully hurled the steel door forward, throwing the officer off balance, and brutally clubbed him, forcing him to the floor. He then strangled him into unconsciousness with his necktie. Working swiftly, Coy lowered firearms and riot clubs to his partners below, and searched for keys that would provide access to the recreation yard. The convicts were now fully armed, and were able to capture nine unarmed guards and lock them into cells #404 and #403, located at the juncture of Seedy Street and Times Square. But their escape plan soon began to crumble 崩盘, 分崩离析, as they were unable to locate the key that would unlock the door leading to the recreation yard. The key had been concealed by a brave correctional officer named Miller, who had surrendered 上交 all of his keys to the convicts except the most critical one. Miller had been able to quietly hide the key in the toilet of the cell where he and the other correctional officers were being held hostage. When the breakout was discovered the distress sirens of Alcatraz wailed, indicating grave trouble at the prison, and the sound could easily be heard from the shores of San Francisco. The Coast Guard and the Marines were mobilized to furnish the support of demolition and weapon experts, and all the off-duty correctional officers were brought in to help take back the cellhouse from the armed and desperate convicts. 4. 机上相遇: Admittedly, my initial non-threatening "looking" has now transmuted to borderline 等同于 ( adj. I. not good enough to definitely pass an examination. on the edge of one category and verging on another. a borderline failure 擦边过, 擦边失败 in the exam. Borderline cases are decided by an interview. II. almost reaching a particular level. Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases. III. not clearly belonging to a particular type. borderline personality disorders. n. an imaginary point dividing one feeling or state from another, where it is hard to tell the difference between the two. the borderline between friendship and love. ) staring. He's nice, unassuming, comfortable. Right up until the moment, clearly affected by temporary high-altitude insanity( High-altitude illness 高空缺氧症, 高山反应, or sickness, is a condition that can occur when your body doesn't get enough oxygen. Places with high altitudes have less oxygen than places with lower altitudes. When you go from low to high altitudes, your body has a hard time adjusting to the change in oxygen levels. High-altitude illness is a common problem people have when they go to the mountains. (Another name for it is mountain sickness.) You may move to the mountains or go there for activities, such as skiing, climbing, or hiking. Talk to your doctor if you plan to travel to altitudes higher than 8,000 feet. ), I utter the phrase that sends us both into long, sustained silence for the rest of the trip. "Ah, boys on the road, hey," I say. "Yewww! Look out Italy! Hello, laddddiiieeeees." 5. on the evening VS in the evening (on the morning VS in the monring): I was taught that "on the evening" is used when we are talking about a specific date, as in your example. In the evening is used in a more general sense, without a specific indication of date. In the evening is best used when there is a list/calendar of things that happened during the day and the intention is to show how the time was spent. On the evening is best used when we speak of, announce, or inform of a single event. As a simple announcement of fact, it would be: "On the evening of the 27th of October, the French President hosted an official supper at the Elysee Palace in honor of the Armenian and Azeri Presidents." As a list of the French President's engagements, it would be: In the morning of the 26th of October, the President visited the Renault factory and in the evening of the 27th of October, the French President hosted an official supper at the Elysee Palace in honor of the Armenian and Azeri Presidents." "He passed away on March 5" is correct. "He passed away in the morning" is also correct. However, in your sentence, "the morning of" functions as an adjectival phrase modifying March 5, so "He passed away on the morning of March 5" is also correct. If we turn things around a bit it may help to make things a bit more clear: since "he passed away on March 5 in the morning" is correct, it follows that "he passed away in the morning on March 5" is also correct. 6. Scott Morrison says he sends his children to private school because he doesn't want "the values of others" imposed 强加于 on his children. The prime minister agreed with broadcaster Alan Jones that a Victorian program that contains material about teen sexuality made his "skin curl"(make someone's flesh/skin crawl/creep 头皮发麻, 头皮发紧 to cause someone's skin to feel funny or get goose pimples through fright. If someone or something makes your skin crawl, you think they are very unpleasant or frightening: Just thinking about the way he had touched her made her skin crawl. Just to hear the story of the killings made my flesh crawl. The horror movie made our skin crawl.). Morrison also declined to take a position on gay conversion therapy, during a separate talkback radio interview on Monday. 7. 电台主持辞职: Rusciano was not going to make the same mistake twice and was happy to be in a position to walk away. She also wanted to clarify that her resignation had nothing to do with rumours she was feuding with her co-hosts, Denyer and Kavalee. "Let me make it crystal clear that this is entirely my decision and not one I made lightly," she said. "I appreciate how lucky I am to be in a position to leave on my own terms. Usually in radio, you are not afforded such a luxury 没人会给你这种奢侈." upstanding: Upstanding people behave in a morally acceptable way. [formal] ...a fine, upstanding and decent Irish citizen. You look like a nice upstanding young man. on the up and up I. Strictly honest, respectable, and strait-laced. Often hyphenated as "on the up-and-up." Primarily heard in US. If your behavior isn't on the up and up, no one here will trust you. Don't bother trying to bribe him—he's the only politician in this city who's on the up-and-up. II. 日日进步, 天天向上, 一天一个台阶. Becoming increasingly successful. Often hyphenated as "on the up-and-up." Investors are jumping on board after a number of financial analysts predicted that the company's stock was on the up and up. Wow, another promotion? Sarah's really on the up-and-up these days, isn't she? put their heads together If two or more people put their heads together, they plan something together. to consult or scheme together. To work together to come up with an idea or solution. If the two of you put your heads together, I'm confident you'll figure out a workable solution. Don't worry, we're putting our heads together to come up with a catchier slogan right now. If we put our heads together, we can think of a solution. After putting their heads together 群策群力, 商议, 碰头商量, they come up with the solution. happenstance 偶然原因, 偶然因素 If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone. chance or a chance situation, especially one producing a good result: By (a strange) happenstance they were both in Paris at the same time. I came to live at the farm by happenstance. street justice 江湖正义 the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers. Punishment or payback rendered at the hands of a vigilante or any other punishments given outside of official channels. Often times the punishment is illegal and excessive for the violation. Linda parked her car in my spot for the 3rd time this month; I handed out a little street justice by slashing her tires. dish out street justice. 关于伞: Umbrellas and parasols are primarily hand-held portable devices sized for personal use. The largest hand-portable umbrellas are golf umbrellas. Umbrellas can be divided into two categories: fully collapsible umbrellas 折叠伞, in which the metal pole supporting the canopy retracts 收回, making the umbrella small enough to fit in a handbag; and non-collapsible umbrellas, in which the support pole cannot retract and only the canopy can be collapsed. Another distinction can be made between manually operated umbrellas and spring-loaded automatic umbrellas which spring open at the press of a button. His phone just rang out 无人接听, 没人接听. animosity [ˌanɪˈmɒsɪti] strong hostility. "he no longer felt any animosity towards her". I take it = I can take it: You can say 'I take it' to check with someone that what you believe to be the case or what you understand them to mean is in fact the case, or is in fact what they mean. I take it you're a friend of the Kellings, Mr Burr. I take it that neither of you reads 'The Times'. 'You've no objection, I take it?'—'Of course not.'. said if you think that what you say is likely to be true,although it is not proved: You'll be staying the night, I take it? So we can take it you've resigned? 太瘦了: Some cruel trolls even body-shamed her for "stick-thin legs" 腿瘦的的跟根棍一样, while others called them "shapeless" and compared them to a chicken's. We're missing three 少了三个, 少仨 here. (be in/get into) murky/uncharted territory / waters 未知领域, 未知空间 (be in/get into) a difficult or dangerous situation that you do not know anything about: As I opened up the computer to try and fix the problem, I realized that I was getting into completely uncharted waters and decided to leave it to the experts. Murky water is dark or dirty. If somebody is in uncharted waters, they are in an area of sea or ocean that is not known or recorded on a map. "Unchartered" means "lacking a charter," and is a word most people have little use for. "Uncharted" means "unmapped" or "unexplored," so the expression meaning "to explore a new subject or area" is "enter uncharted territory." Similarly, it's uncharted regions, waters, and paths. hang heavily (or heavy) 厚厚的一层 (of time) pass slowly. to pass tediously; drag. "time that hung heavily on hands that were growing increasingly useless". hang/lie heavy (on somebody/something) I. (of a feeling or something in the air) be very noticeable in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant: Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water. Despair hangs heavy on the air. II. make somebody/something feel uncomfortable or anxious: The crime lay heavy on her conscience. On unknown business 原因不明, 不明原因, 不知道什么事, 不清楚什么事, 不知所为何事 He went to Beijing on unknown business. check out I. [intransitive] to leave a hotel or a private hospital after paying the bill. check out of: Joan had already checked out of the hotel. The cashier is checking me out right now, so I'll be out to the car in a minute. Please check out these customers while I see if we have any more of those items in the back. I'm checking out right now, so I'll be out to the car in a minute. I'm about to check out—is there anything else you needed from the store? a. The time at which one must vacate one's hotel room. When used as a noun, the phrase is often written as one word. Checkout is at 11 AM, so you guys need to start packing now! b. The area of a store at which purchases are made. When used as a noun, the phrase is often written as one word. I'm at the checkout 结账柜台, 款台 right now, so I hope there isn't anything else you need from the store. II. [transitive] to examine someone or something in order to be certain that everything is correct, true, or satisfactory. The police are checking the woman out. I've been taking loads of photographs, just to check out the camera. Go to the doctor and get yourself checked out. I had you checked out 你尽在我掌握, 你逃不出我的手掌心, 把你查了个底掉. To investigate, inspect, or look at something of interest. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is commonly used between "check" and "out." We checked out that house on the corner, but the price was too high considering all the work it needs. Wow, check this out—someone in the next town over won the lottery last week! Check out George over there. That dude knows how to dress! a. informal to look at someone or something to see whether you like them. To look with interest at someone who one finds attractive. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is commonly used between "check" and "out." That cute guy over there is totally checking you out! Have you checked out the local sports centre yet? III. [intransitive] if information checks out, you feel that it is true after examining it. To be verified as true, accurate, or meeting a certain standard. Surprisingly, her story checks out—she really was at the library until midnight last night. Their story just didn't check out. IV. [transitive] American to borrow a book from a library. To complete the necessary steps so that one can borrow something from a system, such as a library. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is commonly used between "check" and "out." What books did you check out from the library this week? Can I check these books out, or are they reference only? V. [transitive] American to pay for your goods before leaving a supermarket or other large shop. VI. To become unfocused or distracted; to cease participating in a meaningful way. Well, he's still blabbing away, but I couldn't tell you what he's talking about now—I checked out 分神, 走神 a while ago. I know Jim is retiring at the end of June, but he's already checked out if you ask me. 8. wheeling and dealing wheel and deal 政治交易, 幕后交易 engage in commercial or political scheming, especially unscrupulously. to try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules: He spends his time wheeling and dealing on the stock exchange. "the wheeling and dealing of the Wall Street boom years". If you say that someone wheels and deals, you mean that they use a lot of different methods and contacts to achieve what they want in business or politics, often in a way which you consider dishonest. to use clever or slightly dishonest methods to get advantages from a lot of situations, especially in business or politics. There's a lot of wheeling and dealing behind the scenes when a new leader is to be elected. He still wheels and deals around the globe. ...a fisherman's son who wheeled and dealed his way to the most senior public position. wheeling and dealing: He hates the wheeling and dealing associated with conventional political life. A get-rich-quick scheme 快速致富法 is a plan to obtain high rates of return for a small investment. The term "get rich quick" has been used to describe shady investments since at least the early 1900s. Most schemes create an impression that participants can obtain this high rate of return with little risk, and with little skill, effort, or time. Get rich quick schemes often assert that wealth can be obtained by working at home. Legal and quasi-legal get-rich-quick schemes are frequently advertised on infomercials and in magazines and newspapers. Illegal schemes or scams are often advertised through spam or cold calling. Some forms of advertising for these schemes market books or compact discs about getting rich quick rather than asking participants to invest directly in a concrete scheme. It is clearly possible to get rich quickly if one is prepared to accept very high levels of risk – this is the premise of the gambling industry. However, gambling offers the near-certainty of completely losing the original stake over the long term, even if it offers regular wins along the way. Economic theory states that risk-free opportunities for profit are unstable because they will quickly be exploited by arbitrageurs. things are looking up 情况在变好, 情况好转 Things are or appear to be improving or becoming more hopeful. Things are looking up for families across the country as the economy continues to rebound. I just found out that I got the job I wanted—things are really looking up! 9. reprisal [rɪˈprʌɪz(ə)l] 报复 noun an act of retaliation. "three youths died in the reprisals which followed". something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you. reprisal against: The State Department is concerned about possible reprisals against American civilians. in reprisal (for something): Alfred was shot in reprisal for the killing of a rival gang member. Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers. His feared reprisal does come for a reason. Business as usual was good for many; others feared reprisals from white bosses if they got too political. Two members of Egypt’s World Cup squad in Russia, speaking on condition of anonymity because they feared reprisals, also backed Salah's complaints. The officials spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media and the tribal leaders for fear of reprisals. Bleeding: The patient's blood pressure drops, the heart rate increases, peripheral hypoperfusion (shock) with diminished capillary refill occurs, and the mental status worsens. Fluid resuscitation with crystalloid and blood transfusion are usually necessary. Class IV Hemorrhage involves loss of >40% of circulating blood volume. A low platelet count, or thrombocytopenia, can range from mild to severe, depending on the cause. The symptoms can sometimes include severe bleeding 大出血(severe hemorrhage). 民间趣事: A Melbourne grandfather has been surveilled, taken to court and fined by his local council, all for his habit of feeding the birds in his front yard. Brad Martell and his wife are empty-nesters 空巢人士 in Highett in the city's south-east. "A council ranger had come here at 7am in the morning looking for evidence of bread." The council then dragged Mr Martell to court, where he pleaded guilty to illegally feeding wild animals and was fined $550. "Like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer," Mr Martell said. 乞讨穷游: A solid four years after we first began reporting on the rising trend of "begpacking," there are plenty of travelers who still feel justified 感觉很对, 感觉没什么不对的 in asking locals in developing countries for cash to fund their extended holidays. Two such Western begpackers were spotted at Samkong Market on the resort island of Phuket just last week, something that didn't escape the notice of social media. I dread to think= I dread the thought 都不敢想, 想都不敢想 used for saying that you are worried about a situation. I dread to think what it will cost. The light is fused = The bulb is fused 烧了保险丝, 灯泡烧毁 A bulb has a filament (made of tungsten) which turns red hot when electric power is applied to it, and this red hot glow gives us light. A bulb is said to be fused when the filament breaks and the circuit is no longer complete to make the bulb glow when electric power is applied. brainy 学习成绩好, 聪明的 very intelligent, especially in an academic way. Shelf stacker 理货员 someone whose job is to put goods on the shelves in a supermarket: She got herself a weekend job as a shelf stacker in the local supermarket. a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale. get in(to) gear To prepare to do something or to start taking action, especially after having delayed doing so. If something kicks into gear, it gets going or started. I know you said you would take out the trash, but get into gear and do it already! I really need to get in gear and finish writing this paper—it's due tomorrow! After a few days of slow pace, life fast kicked into gear 生活步入正轨. household n. I. the people who live in a house or apartment when they are considered as a single unit. A household is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house. ...growing up in a male-only household. Many poor households are experiencing real hardship. What percentage of the city’s households live in poverty? a one-/two-/four-person household. keep a loving household 有爱的家, 温馨的家. II. The household is your home and everything that is connected with looking after it. The cost of running the average household... ...household chores. adj. I. [only before noun] used in homes, or relating to homes. household goods/appliances/expenses, etc. II. relating to all the people living in one home. Their total household income is less than $15,000 a year. be a household name/word 家喻户晓的 to be very well known. Today, fashion designers are household names. My agent told me, 'This'll make your name a household word.' Microsoft has become a household word. encroach [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] I. to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else. encroach on/upon: The federal government is encroaching on a state issue. II. to cover more land gradually. encroach on/upon: Housing developments continue to encroach on wildlife habitats. If a fat person sitting beside you on a flight, they will encroach on your seat. III. to gradually reduce the amount of time that someone has available to do what they want to do. encroach on/upon: I didn't want work to encroach 侵占, 侵蚀, 占用 any more on my spare time. make no claim to be sth 不说, 不声称, 从没有说过, 从未说过 to not be trying to make people believe that you are a particular thing: I make no claim to be a brilliant pianist, but I can play a few tunes. to admit that you do not have a particular quality or ability. I make no claim to be knowledgeable on the subject. Don't go make grand claims 说大话 if you don't know. 10. 关于新王妃: Dickie Arbite, who worked for Buckingham Palace for 12 years, told The Mirror: She's good at talking to people but it will be a real baptism of fire 浴火. They will have a very demanding schedule. The Duchess will have to get used to local customs with the eyes of the world on her. 查尔斯让戴安娜心碎: Add to that Charles' second comment: "And he's even got red hair." Another "joke" that went right to Diana's heart 扎心. For one thing, Diana's family tree was chock full of redheads, so the comment was insulting on a primal level. Additionally, Diana may have felt that Charles was needling ( needle to keep annoying someone by saying things that make them angry or embarrassed. He takes delight in needling his nearest rival. ) Diana about the extramarital affair she had had with red-headed James Hewitt (the affair had ended two years earlier, so Hewitt couldn't have been the father). Although Charles knew that Diana was sensitive about the topic, at Prince Harry's christening, he brought it up again, this time to Diana's own mother. "We were so disappointed—we thought it would be a girl," he reportedly said to Frances Kydd, who bristled at ( bristle I. to be angry or offended about something. bristle at: He bristled at the suggestion that he was like his father. II. if an animal's fur bristles, it sticks up because the animal is angry or afraid. ) the comment and reported it to Diana. And with that, "something inside me closed off 死心了," Diana told Morton. goony adjective. The definition of goony is a slang term that is something or someone stupid, silly or awkward. An example of goony is the kid in your class that is socially awkward and always trying to be funny and act like the class clown. Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal. (slang) Silly, crazy, foolish, stupid, or awkward. (informal) a goon; a foolish, stupid, silly, or awkward person. After their prank was successful, the friends wore goony smiles on their faces for the rest of the day. 悉尼新机场: Sydney has a history of making strong infrastructure decisions, so there's a good chance its new airport will pan out. On the other hand, its past successes could also form a blind spot, a feeling of invincibility 无往不胜, 战无不胜, 不可战胜 that ultimately leads to the airport's demise. Perhaps the greatest lesson from all this, then, is that building new transit is never merely a dollars-and-cents problem 不止是花了多少钱的问题. It's also a people problem. If people don't find the new method of transit convenient, other factors like price and modernity hardly even enter the equation. Here's hoping it's a conundrum Western Sydney Airport won't have to confront. Outgrow someone. Embraced something 热情拥抱, 坦然接受 Sex is healthy, people. Don't shame it, embrace it. Dismissed as being overdramatic 大惊小怪的. 小题大作的. A bit of essay 长篇大论, 专题论文. essay crisis 赶工似的, 临时抱佛脚的 I. a situation where you feel tense, stressed out and in panic due to the fact that you have very little time to meet a deadline for a school paper. I had to pull an all-nighter due to an essay crisis. II. (used before another noun) done in a hurry, at the very last moment. David Cameron's critics point out his 'essay crisis' leadership style in the run up to the Scottish referendum. make leaps and bounds 突飞猛进 noun Very large degrees of or rapid progress forward. (Used especially in the phrases "by/in leaps and bounds" and "make leaps and bounds.") Samantha's delivery business has been growing by leaps and bounds recently. You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly. [emphasis] He's improved in leaps and bounds this season. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds. Usage notes: In the US the phrase "by leaps and bounds" is much more common than "in leaps and bounds", which is somewhat preferred in the UK. nutella: should be newtella not natella. But every one says natella in Australia. scare tactic 唬人的 吓唬人的 a strategy intended to manipulate public opinion about a particular issue by arousing fear or alarm. "we need facts, not scare tactics and false information". ways of achieving a particular result by frightening people so much that they do what you want them to do. tactics designed to cause fear or alarm. Labour were accused of damaging Britain's beef farmers by scare tactics over Mad Cow disease. Some of the companies selling anti-spyware tools employ scare tactics. What the hell is wrong with people?????? You got some serious scare tactics over here lol. 爱情宣言: You make me realize that every day the sky is not the limit. The universe is infinite, and so is what we can accomplish together with love and trust and understanding." Sky's not the limit beyond the universe is. "Over indexed 爆表了, 破表 (off the charts)" - is when one data point is excessively high/ exaggerated which in turn affects that particular index measure. Will only be observed when comparing indices of two or more representative groups. On a scale of 1 to 10, how gay do you think you are? I'm a 10, I guess. You are over indexing. "You're over indexing 过分强调 on the one time he failed, by and large he succeeds." In the report's 100-Plus Index section, we have highlighted all the categories which black households over-indexed, or outspent white households. Over the years, some revealing and undeniable patterns have been seen. off the charts (about a score, number, price, etc.) far higher or better than normal: Gas prices are off the charts, making this an expensive winter for home heating. The response has been off the charts. Everybody loved it. A mirror image 镜像 (in a plane mirror) is a reflected duplication of an object that appears almost identical, but is reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. As an optical effect it results from reflection off of substances such as a mirror or water. It is also a concept in geometry and can be used as a conceptualization process for 3-D structures. non-event I. an unexpectedly dull or insignificant event or occasion. a disappointing occasion that was not interesting, especiallyone that was expected to beexciting and important: The party turned out to be a non-event - barely anybody showed up. "despite the pre-match publicity, the contest turned out to be a non-event 无聊的, 波澜不惊的". II. an event that did not happen. "they sent out false announcements of art events to the media, getting reporters to show up for non-events". can't stand (someone or something) Cannot tolerate someone or something due to an aversion or a strong sense of disgust or dislike. Ugh, I can't stand obnoxious guys who always have to dominate the conversation. I could never be a doctor or nurse—I just can't stand the sight of blood.Now I'm just waiting to hear if I got into my first-choice school, and the uncertainty is killing me. I can't stand it! can't stand (the sight of) someone or something and can't stomach someone or something 吞不下 Fig. [to be] unable to tolerate someone or something; disliking someone or something extremely. (Also with cannot.) I can't stand the sight of cooked carrots. Mr. Jones can't stomach the sight of blood. None of us can stand this place. Nobody can stand Tom when he smokes a cigar. can't stand/abide/ bear/stomach Thoroughly dislike; be unable to put up with something or someone. For example, I can't stand the sight of her; she's obnoxious, or I can't bear to leave the country, or I can't stomach a filthy kitchen. The oldest of these synonymous expressions is can't abide, which Shakespeare used in 2 Henry IV (3:2): "She could not abide Master Shallow." Can't stand dates from the early 1600; can't bear dates from about 1700 and often but not always is used with an infinitive; can't stomach dates from the late 1600s and today is less common than the others. not able to stomach someone or something = and cannot stomach someone or something Fig. not to be able to put up with someone or something; not to be able to tolerate or endure someone or something. Jane cannot stomach violent movies. The sensitive student could not stomach a lot of ridicule. have the stomach for something to have enough determination to do something unpleasant or dangerous The young conscripts had no stomach for a fight.Storm it doing something weather the storm If someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem: In the next few days we will see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his remarks. ...up a storm used for emphasizing that someone does something with all their energy, strength, and ability. Andy's been cooking up a storm for the party tomorrow. take something by storm I. to be very successful in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Jazz took London and Paris by storm in the 1920s. II. to take control of a place using force and violence. storm is brewing I. There is going to be a storm. Look at the clouds. A storm is brewing. A storm is brewing in the west. II. There is going to be trouble or emotional upset. He looks angry. A storm is brewing. gardening leave noun British an employee's suspension from work on full pay for the duration of a notice period, typically to prevent them from having any further influence on the organization or from accessing confidential information. Garden leave describes the practice whereby an employee leaving a job – having resigned or otherwise had their employment terminated – is instructed to stay away from work during the notice period, while still remaining on the payroll. This practice is often used to prevent employees from taking with them up-to-date (and perhaps sensitive) information when they leave their current employer, especially when they are leaving to join a competitor. The term is in common use in banking and other financial employment in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Sometimes, the practice is used to avoid sloppy work or sabotage by a disaffected employee. The term can also refer to the case of an employee sent home pending disciplinary proceedings, when they are between projects, or when, as a result of publicity, their presence at work is considered counter-productive. It has also been used in British football. 9. 电台主持人Beau Ryan grills 逼问 Jackie 'O' about money:: "I could tell everyone why I was really not there," Sandilands said, after Henderson mentioned he'd taken many sick days during that time. "Drug addiction." His confession shocked Henderson, 43, who remained quiet. "Back in the day, bad drug addiction," he continued. "Migraines, I was self-medicating on my own illegal narcotics... The divorce [to Tamara Jaber] had happened and life wasn't great back then, so I buried my face into a big pile of cocaine to try and get over it. It didn't work." Henderson said she had an inkling at the time ( If you have an inkling of something 听闻过, 略知一二, 心有猜疑, you have a vague idea about it. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later. [+ of] We had an inkling that something might be happening.). "I probably suspected that maybe you were partying but I didn't know that you had a full blown addiction or anything like that," she told Sandilands. "I wasn't sure what was going on at that time. I thought you just couldn't be arsed... you weren't that keen to do Big Brother as much as I was." Sandilands then admitted he overcame his cocaine addiction by turning to another drug. "I got off that by hitting the weed, hard," he said. "If you're self-medicating on anything, alcohol, any sort of drugs... you should try and get off it." 逼宫: Malcolm Turnbull threw down the gauntlet ( throw down the gauntlet [ˈɡɔntlət] to invite someone to fight or compete with you: A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the gauntlet to its competitors. gauntlet: a thick heavy glove that you wear to protect your hand and lower arm. run the gauntlet to experience a difficult situation, for example a lot of questions, criticism, or attacks. run the gauntlet of: It's either get a job or run the gauntlet of unemployment officials. ) with these words against his rivals: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dug in and refused to resign. These are the words he used in the press conference that captivated the nation: "Australians have been rightly appalled by what they're witnessing in their nation's Parliament today and in the course of this week," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull began. "So I don't want to enter into a debate about recent events, but set out what is going to happen next. "Now, the House has been adjourned at the request of Mr Dutton and so I now await a letter with the signatures of a majority of the party room — which is 43. "If I receive that then I will convene a new party room meeting. The party room, of course, met on Tuesday and confirmed my leadership by a majority. So we need to see that there is a majority of members and they need to put their names to it too. "These are momentous times and it's important that people are accountable for what they're doing. "So when I — if assuming I get that letter, which I read in the press is already in place, but perhaps maybe it isn't, we'll see. But as soon as I get that, my intention is to hold a party meeting at midday tomorrow [Friday]." prance 器宇不凡的, 昂首挺胸的, 傲然的, 挺着胸脯的, 挺胸叠肚的, 雄赳赳气昂昂的, 孔雀开屏似的 to walk or move in a lively confident way that may seem silly or annoying to other people. He made a fool of himself, prancing around on stage like that. a. if a horse prances, it walks with lively steps, raising its legs high in a way that is not natural. Prance before you can't dance. Keep your breakfast down 忍住别吐 after this.
明白了: Got it. Understood. Roger. 10-4 (pronounced "ten four"). Copy that. I use the first two frequently; I probably say "Got it." more than anything else. The last three do mean "I Understand." but I wouldn't say they would work in all situations. I just thought I'd put some fun options in there. "Roger" is shorthand used in Voice Procedure. It just means, "I have received all of the last transmission." "10-4" means the same thing in Ten-Code. If you say 'Roger', '10-4' or 'copy that' to most BE speakers they will think you are an idiot. 'I understand' works well, as does 'I get it'. You choose the tense to suit the situation. As far as I know American people would prefer to say "I got it" and British people "I get it". Person B: Could you explain me how I can send an email in this system? Person A: If you want to send and email you need to click this button here. Person B: I've got it. I think there must be many possible phrases your person B could use. Personally I would probably say "Oh, I see (it now). Thanks".... or "Yes, I get it now - thanks". If I'd just told given someone a helpful tip, I'd expect at least to hear "thanks": "Thanks, I've got it (now)". As I noted above, there are many ways of saying this. Edit: I don't think I would use "I understand/understood" in your particular context. If someone were explaining to me a difficult piece of text or translation, I might say "Ah, now I understand!"
