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用法学习: 1. The Gantas tunnel, Algeria's longest railway tunnel, has been built by Chinese enterprise, although it has long been regarded as a sticky business 难办的事, 难对付的人 ( Miss Parchman being a STICKY BUSINESS at the best of times.  It means that something is difficult to achieve properly. It can also mean something dangerous or risky. However, in the context of the sentence you shared, it sounds more like a certain person is hard to get along with for some reason. If she's "sticky business at the best of times", it sounds like she's difficult to please or has high standards or something. "We should be able to leave without being noticed, but it will be sticky business." in a sticky situation 尴尬事, 尴尬境地 In the midst of a particularly awkward, embarrassing, precarious, or difficult situation or circumstance. Rob has bumped into someone and got himself into a sticky situation. I found myself in a bit of a sticky situation when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the movies. I'll be in quite a sticky situation if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets! sticky fingers an inclination or tendency to steal or pilfer. pilfer (pɪlfər] 小偷小摸的 verb If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. Staff were pilfering behind the bar. When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. a nasty business a situation that is unpleasant or upsetting, especially one that is unfair or involves violence. It was a nasty business firing those men. be in business I. if a company is in business, it is operating normally. The company has been in business for almost 100 years. II. informal to be ready to do something, because all the necessary preparations have been made. Just connect the printer to your computer and you're in business. ) by engineers in the world due to complicated geological conditions, Thepaper.cn reported on Oct. 30. 2. 明星生日宴会: Model Kendall, 22, opted for a black strapless mini-dress, showing off her endless legs 超级大长腿 as she entered the restaurant with her half-sisters. The stars were surrounded by fans and paparazzi as they celebrated Kylie's birthday, but took it all in their stride 大胆面对, 若无其事的面对. With her dark hair long and with a wet look, Kim flashed her cleavage as well as her toned midriff 小蛮腰. get through I. [transitive] [get through something] to manage to deal with a difficult situation or to stay alive until it is over. I'll do anything to get through the day 为了活下去, 为了生存. The refugees will need help to get through the winter. I just have to get through 忍过去, 渡过, 渡过难关 the first five minutes of my speech, and then I'll be fine. a. [get someone through/get someone through something] to help someone to deal with a difficult situation or to stay alive until it is over. She was relying on luck to get her through. He needs a lot of coffee to get him through the day. II. [intransitive] to be connected to a place by telephone. I couldn't get through – the line was engaged. get through to: I finally got through to Warren on his mobile. III. [transitive] [get through something] to finish dealing with some work, a subject etc. There was a lot to get through in the meeting. IV. [transitive] [get through something] to reach a good enough standard to pass a test. How did he ever get through 通过 his driving test? a. [transitive] [get someone through something] to help someone pass a test etc. V. [transitive] [get through something] British to use or finish something. How do we get through 用完, 用光 so much milk? VI. [transitive] [get something through something] to have a new law accepted by a parliament. Getting a bill through Congress is a long process. a. [intransitive] if a law gets through, it is accepted by a parliament. get it into/through your head (that) 为什么就是不明白, 就是想不明白(get one's head around) to understand and accept something. Why can't you get it into your head that we're just friends? get something into/through your thick skull to start understanding something. This expression is used when you are angry and you think someone is being stupid Will you get it into your thick skull that I'm not coming! get through to someone to make someone understand what you are trying to say. I feel I'm not getting through to some of the kids in my class. get through to something 晋级下一轮 to go forward to the next stage of a process, for example a competition, because you have succeeded in the previous stage. She got through to the final round of interviews. 3. 伊朗末代王子和埃及公主的故事: Reza Khan was a huge barrel-chested 胸膛厚实的 (a man who is barrel-chested has a large chest that curves outward. ) and muscular man towering at over 6'4, leading his son to liken him to a mountain, and throughout his life, Mohammad Reza was obsessed with height and stature, for example wearing elevator shoes 增高鞋 to make himself look taller than he really was, often boasting that Iran's highest mountain Mount Demavand was higher than any peak in Europe or Japan, and he was always most attracted to tall women. As Shah, Mohammad Reza constantly disparaged his father in private, calling him a thuggish Cossack who achieved nothing 一事无成 as Shah, and most notably the son almost airbrushed his father out of history during his reign, to the point that the impression was given the House of Pahlavi began its rule in 1941 rather than 1925. Mohammad Reza's mother, Tadj ol-Molouk was an assertive 有主见的, 毫不掩饰的 woman (behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings. Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice. Women have become more assertive in the past decade. ...an assertive style of management. You need to be more assertive to succeed in business. Clare's assertiveness stirred up his deep-seated sense of inadequacy. ...an assertiveness training class.) who was also very superstitious. She believed that dreams were messages from another world, sacrificed lambs to bring good fortune and scare away evil spirits, and clad her children with protective amulets to ward off the power of the evil eye. Tadj ol-Molouk was the main emotional support to her son, cultivating a belief in him that destiny had chosen him for great things, as the soothsayers she consulted had explained her dreams as proving just precisely that. Mohammad Reza grew up surrounded by women, as the main influences on him were his mother, his older sister Shams and his twin sister Ashraf, leading the American psychologist Marvin Zonis to conclude it was "... from women, and apparently from women alone" that the future Shah" "received whatever psychological nourishment 心理学营养 he was able to get as a child". The result of his upbringing 教养 between a loving, if possessive and superstitious mother and an overbearing 专横的, 说一不二的 martinet ( [ˌmɑrt(ə)nˈet] someone who is very strict. ) father was to make Mohammad Reza in the words of Zonis "... a young man of low self-esteem who masked his lack of self-confidence, his indecisiveness, his passivity, his dependency and his shyness with masculine bravado, impulsiveness, and arrogance", making him into a person of marked contradictions as the Crown Prince was "both gentle and cruel, withdrawn and active, dependent and assertive, weak and powerful". The Crown Prince liked Perron so much that when he returned to Iran in 1936, he brought Perron back with him, installing his best friend in the Marble Palace. Perron lived in Iran until his death in 1961 and as the best friend of Mohammad Reza was a man of considerable behind-the-scenes power 幕后力量. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, a best-selling book was published by the new regime, Ernest Perron, the Husband of the Shah of Iran by Mohammad Pourkian, alleging a homosexual relationship between the Shah and Perron, which remains the official interpretation in the Islamic Republic to the present day. Zonis described the book as long on assertions and short on evidence of a homosexual relationship 太多的... 太少的(long on one thing and short on another If someone says that something is long on one thing and short on another, they mean that it has a lot of the first thing but not enough of the second. This performance is long on drama and short on worthwhile music. The prime minister's speech was long on words but short on solid action. Note: People sometimes say that something is short on one thing and long on another. Her book was short on biographical detail but long on literary interpretation. the long and the short of it 简而言之 informal said when you want to explain the general situation without giving details. The substance or gist of something. The first page of this report will give you the long and short of it. The long and the short of it is that they are willing to start the work in January. ) between the two, noted that all of the Shah's courtiers denied that Perron was the Shah's lover, and argued that strong-willed Reza Khan, who was very homophobic, would not have allowed Perron to move into the Marble Palace in 1936 if he believed Perron was his son's lover. Mohammad Reza's marriage to Fawzia produced one child, a daughter, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 27 October 1940). Their marriage was not a happy one as the Crown Prince was openly unfaithful, often being seen driving around Tehran in one of his expensive cars with one of his girlfriends. Mohammad Reza's dominating and extremely possessive mother saw her daughter-in-law as a rival to her son's love, and took to humiliating Princess Fawzia, whose husband sided with his mother 偏向, 站在...一边. A quiet, shy woman, Fawzia described her marriage as miserable, feeling very much unwanted and unloved by the Pahlavi family and longing to go back to Egypt. While his older brother spoke out against the violent crackdown in Iran following the disputed elections last year, he kept his own counsel(keep one's counsel 不予置评 If you keep your own counsel, you keep quiet about your opinions or intentions. Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel. I. To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation. II. To keep a secret for someone else; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning someone else's thoughts, deeds, or situation. 同义词: (to keep one's own business private): hold one's peace, keep one's cards close to one's chest, keep one's mouth shut, keep one's own counsel. counsel I. Counsel is advice. [formal] He had always been able to count on her wise counsel. His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him. II. If you counsel someone to take a course of action, or if you counsel a course of action, you advise that course of action. [formal] My advisers counselled me to do nothing. The prime minister was right to counsel caution about military intervention. III. If you counsel people, you give them advice about their problems. ...a psychologist who counsels people with eating disorders. Crawford counsels her on all aspects of her career. IV. Someone's counsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court. Singleton's counsel said after the trial that he would appeal. The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial. ). A statement released by the crown prince's office said: 'Prince Ali Reza was intelligent, sensitive, loyal, and dedicated to Iranian civilisation, as well as to his family and friends. 'His counsel, wisdom and sense of humour will be profoundly missed and always cherished.' 4. pay off I. informal (of a course of action) yield good results; succeed. "all the hard work I had done over the summer paid off". Persistence does pay off 坚持不懈就会成功, 持之以恒就会成功. "his hard work paid off". II. If something you have done pays off, it is successful: All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam. pity party 自怜自艾, 自我怜悯 装可怜 an instance of indulging in self-pity or eliciting pity from other people. a episode of indulgent self-pity. (informal, derogatory) An instance of feeling sorry for oneself, seeking pity from other people, or both. "I'm not going to throw a pity party—I don't think many people would show up". pity pot (informal, derogatory) A notional potty or chamber pot(chamber pot 夜壶, 尿壶 a bowl kept in a bedroom and used as a toilet at night. It was common in many cultures before the advent of indoor plumbing. "Chamber" is an older term for bedroom. The chamber pot is also known as a Jordan, a jerry, a guzunder, a po, a potty pot, a potty, or a thunder pot. It was also known as a chamber utensil or bedroom ware. ) on which a person is said to sit if they are exhibiting self-pity. Meghan Markle: The source also claims the new Royal has had enough of the 74-year-old's "pity" party, making remarks such as: "perhaps it would be easier for Meghan if I died". A friend of Meghan Markle claims the Duchess of Sussex is not falling for her dad's 'crocodile tears' and has no plans to see him in the near future. "She's not falling for her dad's crocodile tears. She's been down that road 已经那么干过 far too many times before," a friend reportedly told Daily Mail. According to the friend, the Duchess has dealt with his "emotional blackmail" 要挟 in the past and has coping mechanisms 知道如何应对, 知道怎么对付 in place. "Behaviour like his doesn't happen overnight. Why do you think her parents got divorced in the first place?," the source the publication. "Meghan's had to deal with a lot of self esteem issues growing up with a narcissist. She has tools to cope with emotional blackmail. She does pray for him." 5. comeback I. a period when someone or something becomes successful or popular again. If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away. A British bullfighter is making a comeback at the age of 67. If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again. 卷土重来, 再度流行. 流行回来了. Tight-fitting T-shirts are making a comeback. make/stage a comeback: He’s hoping to make his political comeback in the next election. Seventies styles have been making a comeback. II. British a way of making someone accept responsibility for something bad they have done to you. have no comeback: You signed away your rights, so you've got no comeback 没有回头路, 没有后悔药吃. If you have no comeback when someone has done something wrong to you, there is nothing you can do to have them punished or held responsible. No comeback 死定了 from that one 做了那样的事你就等死吧. III. a quick clever reply to a comment or criticism. backward I. [only before noun] moving or looking in the direction that is behind you. a backward glance 回眸一笑, 蓦然回首, 回头看. II. not developing quickly, normally, and successfully. a remote and backward 落后的 region. a. old-fashioned an offensive word for someone who is unable to make normal progress in learning. It is more polite to say that someone has learning disabilities. a backward step 退步 = a step forward/backward an action that does not bring progress, but makes the situation as bad as it was in the past. By cutting expenditure on health care, I feel we are taking a backward step to the bad old days. backward-looking not interested in new ideas or ways of doing things. ass backwards 全反了 in an extremely confusing way, especially in a way completely opposite to the correct way. Look, you put this together ass backwards. know something backwards/inside out 了如指掌 to be very familiar with something. 6. A return 收益, also known as a financial return, in its simplest terms, is the money made or lost on an investment. A return can be expressed nominally as the change in dollar value of an investment over time. A return can be expressed as a percentage derived from the ratio of profit to investment. sale or return an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer. return business: 回头客 (repeat customer, returning/return customer)(A return customer is so much more than a repeat customer. Returning requires an active decision and action on the part of an individual. Return customers will go out of their way to do business with you. Return customers will recommend you to friends and family. Return customers support your business and can provide valuable feedback.). This post is designed to share some simple and effective tips for customer satisfaction, so you can generate more return business. You got returned business from us. Return customers will go out of their way to do business with you. unfinished business 未经事业, 没有办完的事情, 做了一半的事情 something that a person needs to deal with or work on. something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed. You and I still have some unfinished business together. unincorporated business a privately owned business, often owned by one person who has unlimited liability as the business is not legally registered as a company. Funny business 不老实, 非法行为 (sticky business 难办的事, 困难事) is dishonest or unacceptable behaviour. [informal] ...an inquiry into funny business in Ireland's biggest export industry. monkey business mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts. mean business 认真的 to be in earnest. A slip and fall injury( He slipped and fell. He tripped and fell. 跌倒, 滑倒. ), also known as a trip and fall, is a premises liability claim, a type of personal injury claim or case based on a person slipping (or tripping) on the premises of another and, as a result, suffering injury. It is a tort. A person who is injured by falling may be entitled to monetary compensation for the injury from the owner or person in possession of the premises where the injury occurred. Property owners have two basic defenses to slip and fall claims: Lack of negligence: The defendant may argue that they were not negligent in creating the condition that caused a person to trip or slip, or were not negligent in correcting the condition before injury occurred. For example, the owner of a grocery store may claim that the banana that a patron slipped upon had been dropped on the floor only moments ago by another patron, and that, in the exercise of due diligence, a typical store owner acting with reasonable care would not have had time to discover the danger and take steps to mitigate the danger. Lack of fault: The defendant may claim that the injured person was responsible for his or her own injury. For example, the owner may claim that any reasonable patron, exercising due diligence for his or her own safety, would see a banana on the floor, and take those steps necessary to avoid slipping on it. take something from: Penny: Dave is not smarter than you. He's an idiot. Leonard: Really? Why would you say that? Penny: Because a smart guy takes the nude photos of his wife off his cell phone before he tries to take nude photos of his girlfriend. Leonard: He tried to take nude photos of you? Penny: That's what you took from that 你就听到那个了? The guy is married! that's what you took from that. take to something to start to use or do something as a habit: She's taken to walking along the beach after work. someone's take on something someone's attitude or opinion about a situation. What's your take on the oil crisis? 7. cobble together 因陋就简的胡乱拼凑 (whip someone up a meal) If you say that someone has cobbled something together, you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly. to make something quickly and without a lot of care, using whatever is available. He cobbled together a meal from leftovers in the refrigerator. The group had cobbled together a few decent songs. You can cobble it together from any old combination of garments. wank-bank = spank bank I. A memorable collection of mental images that one wishes to retain for master debational purposes. Similarly, when a young guy sees a hot chic he might say to himself "That's one I'll store in the wank bank". II. Porn collection. A conscious thought to mentally photograph a person so as to be able to masturbate while thinking about them at a later date. A stash of pornos usually in older brothers bedroom i.e "I was looking through Gaz's wank bank the other day". "She's not a bad looking sort". "Yeah, I might put her in the wank bank". yo, 2 o'clock, see that thong?" "yeah, that's going in the spank bank". go the distance If you go the distance in a race or sports competition, you continue running or playing until the end of the race or match. [informal] More riders than ever are now determined to go the distance. If you want those pictures in your wank bank to last the distance 持久耐用, laminate them. The honey badger 新 bachelor(badger [ˈbædʒər] 苦苦哀求 to try to make someone do something by asking them many times. They keep badgering me to take them to the show.) (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel ([ˈreɪtəl[ or [ˈrɑːtəl]), is the only species in the mustelid subfamily Mellivorinae and its only genus Mellivora. It is native to Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species; instead, it bears more anatomical similarities to weasels. It is classed as Least Concern rather than a threatened species by the IUCN owing to its extensive range and general environmental adaptations. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has few natural predators because of its thick skin and ferocious defensive abilities. The 2011 YouTube viral video Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger popularized the image of honey badgers as fearless and erratic, including the catchphrase Honey badger don't care. Spinoffs of the popular video include a book and mobile app. Why is Nick Cummins called 'The Honey Badger'? Over the weekend reports claims that the 30-year-old Aussie has been tapped to head up 领衔 the Bachelor 2018, bringing a load of his fans and followers with him. "He going to be great for the franchise. Funny, witty, with a huge cult following. This is stroke of genius for the network," a source told Woman's Day. At the moment, it's all speculation but we can't help but wonder: Why is Nick Cummins called 'The Honey Badger'? Well, it all goes back to an interview Nick did in 2012 when he recalled watching the creature on Animal Planet. "I saw the honey badger, and became fascinated. It is just so aggressive and will never say die," he said. "One of the stories which inspired me is that it is documented that a honey badger killed a male lion in a one-on-one battle." Nick has since clarified exactly what it is about the Honey Badger that has inspired his approach to sport. "Well, I just like that aggression, and try to get into the mindset of the honey badger when going into contact during a game," Cummins said. "There's no doubt, there's no fear." Let's hope that, if he is the next Bachelor, his game plan is a little less fierce ([fɪrs] I. involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate. fierce debate/criticism: The proposals provoked a fierce debate. II. very angry, or ready to attack. He looked so fierce. a fierce lion 凶残的, 骇人的. III. involving a lot of force or energy. fierce 残酷竞争 competition/ opposition 强烈反对: We face fierce competition from overseas competitors. IV. fierce weather 恶劣天气 is very strong or severe. A fierce storm forced the crew to abandon the yacht. ) hey? 8. talk big To boast or brag about one's own abilities, skills, success, achievements, etc., especially when such bragging runs contrary to reality. He talks big 吹嘘, 吹大话, 说大话 about all the things he's doing to make the country safer, but so far his administration hasn't done squat. She likes to talk big about how great a tennis player she is, but I don't think she's even won a tournament. to brag; to make grandiose statements. She talks big but can't produce anything. He has some deep need to talk big, but it's just talk—no action. talk a good/big game 说的天花乱坠, 花言巧语的 informal To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results. speak fluently or convincingly about something without necessarily matching one's words with actions. To speak very convincingly about one's plans, abilities, or intentions, especially when one's actions don't live up to one's words. He talks a good game, but Jeff hasn't made a big sale in years. The politicians who get elected are those who talk a good game; the politicians who remain in office are those who drive good policy. "politicians talk a good game but don't act". If you talk a good game, it means that when you discuss something you sound sincere (or knowledgeable), but when it comes right down to it, you are not sincere in what you say, or you don't really know what you're talking about. To put it in sports talk, maybe you speak like you know a lot about baseball, but you can't actually play it. There were two types of people in the industry: the consultants who talk a good game but deliver little, and the wide boys and girls who get bums on seats but sacrifice standards. get/put bums on seats UK informal US fannies in the seats the number of people who have paid to watch a performance: Lowering ticket prices should increase the number of bums on seats. to make a large number of people go to see a film, play, sports match etc  She's the kind of star who will put bums on seats. grandstand (grandstanded) v. 表演赛, 作秀, 表演性质的 seek to attract applause or favourable attention from spectators or the media. "they accused him of political grandstanding". to try to gain the applause or admiration of an audience by or as by making an unnecessarily showy play (grandstand play), as in baseball. acting or speaking in a way intended to attract the good opinion of other people who are watching. grandstand view 良好视野, 最佳视野 as if from a grandstand; unimpeded. a view of something in which you are close to it and can see all of it very well. Our seats gave us a grandstand view of the arena. 9. late life lesbian = Late blooming lesbians Late blooming lesbians isn’t so much a case of women stepping out of the closet late in life, rather, women experience a sexual awakening in their middle age. A late bloomer 大器晚成 is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops slower than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent or genius in a particular field only appears later in life than is normal – in some cases only in old age. This article discusses late-blooming children, adolescents, and adults. late-blooming 姗姗来迟的 brilliance. the country's late-blooming interest in soccer. limp dick I. (countable, slang, vulgar) A weak person. II. (uncountable, slang, vulgar) erectile dysfunction. don't shit where you eat = don't shit in your own nest = you don't dip your pen in the company's ink = you don't dip your pen in the company inkwell = you don't dip your pen in the inkwell 兔子不吃窝边草 (idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself. One should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace. Usage notes: Often used as a warning of the dangers of workplace romances. don't dip your pen in the company ink. 10. The Sun On Sunday can reveal that the Duchess of Sussex, 37, wants time and space away from dad Thomas, after his interviews begging her to get in touch. Now courtiers are understood to be acknowledging that the situation cannot continue. There was no mention in the social media posts of studying to become a pilot but in some posts he spoke of his Christian religious faith and the possibility of joining the military 参军. indoorsy Favouring, or pertaining to, indoor life. Once "indoorsy," she now spends more time outdoors, though she still calls any walk in the woods "mountain climbing.". Penny: Oh, yeah. Yeah, sure. So, um, Dave, how do you know Leonard? David: I'm a physicist. Penny: Ha-ha. No, you're not. David: Why is that so surprising? Penny: Uh, well, it's just that the physicists I know are indoorsy and pale. Leonard: I'm not indoorsy. I just wear the appropriate sun block because I don't take melanoma lightly. Penny: So, are you and Leonard working on an experiment together? David: Yeah, actually we are. Leonard: Yeah, we're examining the radiation levels of photomultiplier tubes for a new dark matter detector. Penny: Uh, sweetie, sweetie, Dave was talking. You know, I love science. Leonard: Since when? Penny: Since always. Call me a geek, but I am just nuts for the whole subatomic particle thing. David: The last thing I would ever call you is a geek. Penny: Ha. Well, that's what I am, queen of the nerds. outdoorsy (informal) Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life. Whenever the kids ask my wife what to get Ol' Whosis for Christmas, she tells them, "You know how he loves outdoor sports. Why don't you get him something outdoorsy?" […] Let me state here that there should be a law prohibiting any person who uses the term "outdoorsy" from dispensing advice about what kinds of presents to buy an outdoorsman. A few years ago, after my spouse advised her I would like something outdoorsy, one of my aunts gave me something called The Ultimate Fishing Machine. 11. reciprocal [rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l] 相互的, 有来有往的 done according to an arrangement by which you do something for someone who does the same thing for you. a reciprocal agreement. a reciprocal exchange. a reciprocal arrangement/relationship. a reciprocal visit (=a visit to the person who visited you). reciprocate [rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt] I. to have the same feelings toward someone that they have for you. She has feelings for him that he can't reciprocate. II. to do the same thing for someone that they have done for you. I would like to reciprocate your fine hospitality. reciprocity [ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪti] 以德报德,  the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. As a social construct, reciprocity means that in response to friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more cooperative than predicted by the self-interest model; conversely, in response to hostile actions they are frequently much more nasty and even brutal. "the Community intends to start discussions on reciprocity with third countries". Raj: What the hell is this? Sheldon: Boilerplate stuff. A modified roommate agreement for a temporary house guest. And a living will and durable power of attorney. Raj: This says you can make end of life decisions for me. Sheldon: As your friend, let's hope it doesn't come to that. Please sign. Raj: Did you sign this? Leonard: There's a reciprocity clause. You get to pull the plug on him, too. Raj: Well, that seems fair. Penny: Okay, well, thank you for that, but I got you and Leonard a few silly neighbour gifts, so I'll just put them under my tree. Sheldon: Wait! You bought me a present? Penny: Uh-huh. Sheldon: Why would you do such a thing? Penny: I don't know. 'Cause it's Christmas? Sheldon: Oh, Penny. I know you think you're being generous, but the foundation of gift-giving is reciprocity 互相的, 互惠的. You haven't given me a gift, you've given me an obligation. Howard: Don't feel bad, Penny, it's a classic rookie mistake. My first Hanukkah with Sheldon, he yelled at me for eight nights. Penny: Now, honey, it's okay.You don't have to get me anything in return. Sheldon: Of course I do. The essence of the custom is that I now have to go out and purchase for you a gift of commensurate value and representing the same perceived level of friendship as that represented by the gift you've given me. It's no wonder suicide rates skyrocket this time of year. commensurate [kəˈmenʃərət] 符合的. 符合身份的. 符合等级的 intended to be suitable for the quality, status, or value of someone or something. commensurate with/to something: a pay increase commensurate with 挂钩的 job performance. do-over 重来, 再来, 重赛 a new attempt or opportunity to do something after a previous attempt has been unsuccessful or unsatisfactory. Art, unlike life, permits do-overs: the illusion that one can get things right with craft and persistence. As for his pitch, Keaton's first try was in the dirt. He requested a do-over and fired one right down the middle. Raj: Trailing badly, Wolowitz needs a strike if he has any hopes of catching up with Sheldon Cooper, who is dominating in the ninth frame with a career-best 68. Leonard (entering): Hey, guys! Howard: That doesn't count. Do over! Do over! Sheldon: There are no do-overs in Wii bowling. Howard: There are always do-overs when my people play sports. Sheldon: Where were you that's more important than Wii bowling night? Leonard: Actually, I was… Sheldon: It's a rhetorical question. There is nothing more important than Wii bowling night. Leonard: Come on, it's just a video game. And we suck at it. Sheldon: Nice motivational speech from the team captain.