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用法学习: 1. A mystery note, left with a rose beside a lake, carried a heartbreaking story which has since gone viral online and restored many people's faith in humanity 人性, 真善美. Accompanying the note was a single red rose. After reading the heart-rending ( heart-rending adj causing great sadness or distress. You use heart-rending to describe something that causes you to feel great sadness and pity. ...heart-rending pictures of refugees. I heard the most heartrending screams and moans. "a heart-rending story". heart-wrenching 绞心的 making you feel very sad or emotional. Kimmel interweaves cutting edge data with heart-wrenching stories of young men's struggles. They produce incredible music with lyrics that are heartfelt and heart-wrenching. ) message, the rowing club were left in no doubt that they would make sure the woman’s wishes were fulfilled. It has also been well received by people all over the world, with some even saying that the story has "restored their faith in humanity" 又相信.... "I really hope karma exists, because you guys only deserve the very best," wrote someone on Twitter after seeing the note and photo. "Sometimes, people are wonderful, uplifting and kind. Despite the tears, today is a good day." from the top spoken from the beginning. an expression meaning from the beginning, used especially in the theatre. Right, let's take it from the top once more. "they rehearsed Act One from the top". make it (to the top) to be very successful: She's very ambitious but I doubt she'll ever make it to the top. deflect I. [transitive] to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from yourself toward someone else. The company was criticized for trying to deflect the blame for the accident. deflect something from something: It was designed to deflect attention from domestic political problems. II. [transitive] to make someone change their plans or stop what they are doing. deflect someone from (doing) something: Violence will not deflect us from seeking a peaceful political settlement to the problems. III. [intransitive/transitive] if something deflects, or if it is deflected, it starts to move in a different direction, usually because it has hit something. His long range shot was deflected 反弹, 弹回去 by the goalkeeper. 2. install I. to put a piece of equipment somewhere and make it ready for use. Crime has decreased since the security cameras were installed. Have you installed a smoke alarm in your office? have something installed: We’ve had a second phone line installed. newly/recently installed: a newly installed gas central heating system. a. computing to put a new program or piece of software into a computer so that you can use it. It's important to install a virus checker. II. to officially put someone in an important job or position. install someone as something 任命: She was installed as the first woman chancellor of the university. install someone in office: the revolt that installed Aquino in office in 1986. III. to put someone somewhere. install yourself: On reaching the workshop, Ashley installed herself behind her bench. comfortably/safely installed: So here I am, comfortably installed in my new office. reinstate 复职, 官复原职 I. to give someone their previous job or position again. He was sacked and then reinstated three days later. II. to start using or having something such as a law or benefit again. The government voted against reinstating the death penalty. 3. fragile I. If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack. [journalism] ...moves that will place added strain on an already fragile economy 脆弱的经济. The Prime Minister's fragile 一碰就碎的 government was on the brink of collapse. His overall condition remained fragile. II. Something that is fragile is easily broken or damaged. He leaned back in his fragile chair. Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility 易碎的 of their bones. [+ of] III. Something that is fragile is very delicate or fine in appearance. IV. If someone feels fragile, they feel weak, for example because they are ill or have drunk too much alcohol. He felt irritated and strangely fragile, as if he were recovering from a severe bout of flu. delicate I. Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped. He had delicate hands 小而精致的, 小巧的. ...an evergreen tree with large flame-coloured leaves and delicate 小而美的 blossom. She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes. II. Something that is delicate has a colour, taste, or smell which is pleasant and not strong or intense. Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour. The colours are delicate and shimmering. ...a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg. III. If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate 需要轻拿轻放的, 易坏的, 易损坏的. ...a washing machine catering for every fabric–even the most delicate. IV. Someone who is delicate is not healthy and strong, and becomes ill easily. She was physically delicate 爱得病的, 易得病的, 身体弱的, 体质差得 and psychologically unstable. V. 形势微妙的. 棘手的. You use delicate to describe a situation, problem, matter, or discussion that needs to be dealt with carefully and sensitively in order to avoid upsetting things or offending people. The members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests. This sensitive book tackles the delicate issue of adoption with care and simplicity. She turned to Mary Ann. 'This is kind of delicate. Would you excuse us for a moment?' Clearly, the situation remains delicately poised. ...a delicately-worded 字斟句酌的, 措辞谨慎的 memo. VI. A delicate task, movement, action, or product needs or shows great skill and attention to detail. ...a long and delicate 高难度的, 精细的 operation carried out at a hospital in Florence. Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements. Penny: What is happening? Sheldon: I need your advice about a delicate 棘手的, 微妙的 workplace situation. Uh, to protect those involved, I'll be changing their names. Bernadette: Who's involved? Sheldon: Well, a short, bespectacled 戴眼镜的 colleague of mine who lives in the shadow of his brilliant roommate. Let's call this colleague Ricardo Shilly-Shally. Penny: You're talking about Leonard. Penny: Are you getting sick? Sheldon: Of course not. I'm too busy to be sick. Penny: Well, you're pretty delicate 体质差得, 体质弱的, 林妹妹的, 孱弱的. Maybe you shouldn't be pushing yourself so hard. Sheldon: I'm fine. Penny: All right. Well, we'll just pretend that you didn't catch a cold watching Frozen. Sheldon: That didn't happen. Penny: You also got a nosebleed watching Up. Sheldon: Just do your laundry. 4. caravan [ˈkerəˌvæn] a group of people and vehicles or animals traveling together, especially in a desert. Migrants cited widespread poverty and gang violence in Honduras, one of the world’s deadliest nations by homicide rate, as their reasons for joining the caravan. Juan Carlos Mercado, 20, says corruption and a lack of jobs in Honduras has stymied him. "We just want to move ahead with our lives," he said Sunday. He said he'd do any kind of work. Their numbers swelled to about 5000 overnight and at first light they set out walking toward the Mexican town of Tapachula, 10 abreast in a line stretching approximately 1.5 kilometres. stymie [ˈstaɪmi] to stop someone from achieving an aim, or to stop some process from continuing. Richard's attitude completely stymied her. positions that have stymied progress. Prince Harry: When Prince Harry arrived at the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy on Fraser Island, Monday, his brief was to unveil a plaque to dedicate 206,970 acres of pristine rainforests to the project. What he didn't expect was to be taken aback by a good-natured 和善的 heckler(A good-natured person or animal is naturally friendly and does not get angry easily. Bates looks like a good-natured lad. He was good natured about it, he didn't fuss. pleasant or friendly. having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person. a good-natured face/crowd. ) in the crowd, but the royal took it in his stride. A woman from the crowd called out "you're much better looking in person" which was met by a cheeky grin from the Duke. He was, unusually, momentarily looked lost for words as he laughed, glanced down at his notes before he then began his speech. He referenced Prince Philip's famous quip that he was the most experienced plaque unveiler. "We have that in common" he said. Showing he's not above helping to clean up, the Duke quickly picked up the maroon curtain from the ground after the unveiling, and folded it neatly before giving it to the QLD premier. As for the woman who called out Harry's good looks, Marilyn Clarke says she only wished she was younger. "He's a old sort (good sort I. a person of a kindly and likable disposition. An affable, charismatic, and dependable person. I'm very fond of Tom, he's just a good sort all around. II. an agreeable or attractive woman. A physically attractive woman. Primarily heard in Australia. The politician has been widely criticized for calling the female journalist a good sort. ) isn't he?' She told 9 Honey. 5. 明星太年轻: This fun fact was revealed on Wednesday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, when Phillippe told the affable British karaoke machine that due to his eternally youthful visage([ˈvɪzɪdʒ] someone's face.), people have mistaken his progeny ( [ˈprɒdʒəni] a person's child or children. ) for his sister, a fact that really squicks her out. "My daughter gets embarrassed sometimes by the fact that I do look so young and I get mistaken for her brother sometimes," he said. After scrolling through images of Ryan Phillippe for this very post, I realized that I have no concept of how old he actually is and could not figure it out even if I tried. "Which repulses her! Like, absolutely repulses her that anyone could mistake me for her brother," he continued. Wouldn't it be grosser if people thought she was his girlfriend? Honestly, though, he looks great. Very young. Extremely young. 6. 首秀: Reese Witherspoon and daughter Ava Phillippe were scheduled to arrive in Paris for Phillippe's coming out at Le Bal des Débutantes on Saturday. Vanity Fair has reported that Ava will be dressed by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture and escorted by her "cavalier ( [ˌkævəˈlɪr] adj. 满不在乎的. 不在乎的. 不严肃, 不认真的. 不当回事的. (frivolous 轻慢的, 轻佻的) not caring about other people's feelings or about the seriousness of a situation. a cavalier attitude. If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation. [disapproval] The Editor takes a cavalier attitude to the concept of fact checking. n. I. historical a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War. II. archaic a courtly gentleman, especially one acting as a lady's escort. )," the Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, India, (no offense, but we'd be more impressed if it were LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers). It's a rare public appearance for Witherspoon's look-alike daughter, — who just this month also stepped out as Reese's date at MoMA for the WSJ. Magazine 2017 Innovator Awards. Ryan's also expected to attend the glamorous event. Also making her debut at the shindig ( [ˈʃɪnˌdɪɡ] A shindig is a large, noisy, enjoyable party. ) this year, reportedly, is Steve Harvey's 20-year-old stepdaughter, Lori Harvey. 7. Big Bang Theory: Okay, I'm gonna extend the wait time 延长等待时间 and have it poll the A-to-D converter at the top of the loop instead of the bottom. Oh. That's impressive. You think that's impressive, take apart 拆开, 打开 that brain model. (gasps) Oh my God-- three of clubs. That was my card! How did you? I used to make it appear in my pants, but HR said I had to stop doing that. So, how much longer till we can test it? Well, it needs to compile, so it's gonna be a few minutes. Sounds like we've earned ourselves a break. 8. Emotional eating (or stress eating) (Howie, slow down. I can't. I'm not allowed to eat for 12 hours before my surgery, and I only got two more minutes. What surgery are you having? I'm stress eating. My best friend's getting a vasectomy tomorrow. And you're sad you won't be able to bear his child? ) is using food to make yourself feel better—eating to satisfy emotional needs, rather than to satisfy physical hunger. Emotional eating is defined as overeating in order to relieve negative emotions. Thus, emotional eating is considered a maladaptive coping strategy. If an individual frequently engages in emotional eating, it can increase the risk of developing other eating disorders, like bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Research has also shown that the presence of an existing eating disorder increases the likelihood that an individual will engage in emotional eating. Given the relationship between serious eating disorders and emotional eating behavior, it is important for clinical psychologists and nutritionists to recognize the signs of emotional eating and provide individuals with treatment. Since emotional eating is utilized to manage negative emotions, treatment necessitates learning healthy and more effective coping strategies. 8. psychotic [saɪˈkɑtɪk] 精神变态的 someone who is psychotic behaves in a dangerous or violent way because they have a serious mental illness. a psychotic murderer. psychotic symptoms. Sheldon, uh, I thought it, uh It-it looked like you were having so much fun. Hey! That's what you used to tell me to say to Penny after one of her terrible plays. Hey! Hey! Well, what was wrong with it? You know, did you find it borderline 近于, 近乎, 接近 psychotic? I mean, I liked that about it, but you guys discuss. Do you remember when you were a kid and you'd watch Professor Proton? Of course. Well, did he ever make you-- I don't know-- hate science and the people who do it? What are you saying? I-I just think it would be better if your contempt 不齿, 不屑, 看不起 for children wasn't so much in the foreground. in the foreground I. being used at the present time. Programs that are running on your computer but not being used are in the background. Spike happens to be in the foreground of this shot. The fly wheel, drive worm and wheel are in the foreground. II. 显眼, 明显, 赤裸裸的. 昭然若揭的. to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention  Education has been very much in the foreground recently. 9. It's just you don't seem like much of a baby person. sic [sɪk] I. to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog. II. to urge (a dog) to attack. Do you really want to go back? Honestly, it doesn't feel very different. I'm not leaving! All right, I'm gonna sic my dog 放狗咬人, 关门打狗 on you. You don't have a dog. Yes, I do. What are you doing here? Oh, I just came by, you know, to see if you need any help. Howard and Bernadette asked you to check up on 查岗 me. That is not entirely true. So did Leonard and everybody. How irresponsible do you all think I am? We don't think you're irresponsible. We think you're fun-loving. That is just a nice word for €œirresponsible. Hmm. You might be more on the ball 超然物外, 知道怎么回事, 不是纯傻子, 明白, 明白着呢 than we thought. If someone is on the ball, they are very alert and aware of what is happening. She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing. 9. Film - Looper: Managed by a future man named Abe, loopers kill and dispose of face-concealed 蒙面的, 蒙着脸的 victims, and are paid with silver bars strapped to 绑在身上 the target. To prevent connections to the syndicate, a looper's final victim will be their retired future self (identified by gold bars strapped to them instead of silver), ending the contract and "closing the loop". When Joe's next target arrives, it is his older self with his face uncovered and hands unbound. Before Joe can kill him, Old Joe shields himself, knocks Young Joe unconscious and escapes. Returning to his apartment, Young Joe fights with Kid Blue, only to fall off a fire escape and black out. 关于头发: The former actress was introduced to the haircare product by her hair stylist on the set of TV show Suits, in which Meghan played the character of Rachel Zayne. "When my hair is feeling a little weighted 头发贴, Susanne, my hair artist on set, has me bend forward and she sprays a little Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray… and then has me 'flip back hard' to give my hair a little extra bounce," she told Birchbox magazine. "There is nothing like a hair flip!" And to keep her locks free from stray hairs 游离的头发, she enlists the help of an everyday bathroom item. "For my flyaways 游离的头发, 小撮撮, I spray hairspray on a small boar bristle 猪毛 toothbrush (a regular toothbrush also works great!) to lightly brush them down or smooth the hairline," she told the magazine. 10. faithful [ˈfeɪθfəl] I. continuing to support someone or be their friend, even in a difficult situation. a faithful friend/servant/follower: He had always been a faithful friend 忠诚的朋友, 挚友. a. continuing to do or believe something, even in a difficult situation. faithful to 信仰坚定: He remained faithful to his beliefs. b. used about someone's actions. Dr. Still gave years of faithful service. c. used about a dog who behaves like a friend. II. showing or describing something in a way that is exactly correct. a faithful reproduction of the original painting. III. not having sex with anyone other than your partner. faithful to: Ken has always been faithful to his wife. IV. the faithful 忠诚人士, 死忠粉 the people who support a particular political party, sports team, musician, etc. His enthusiasm has obviously appealed to the party faithful. As the Liberal Party braced for a likely and unprecedented defeat in Australia's richest postcodes, party faithful blamed the deposed prime minister for failing to publicly endorse Liberal Party candidate Dave Sharma. a. mainly literary the people who believe in a religion. 11. Hitchhiking can be risky business 很危险的事情, but this one tourist would be thanking his lucky stars that he decided to hit the road after he was picked up by one of the world's most famous actors. 飞人博尔特: Garb said it was clear Mariners coach Mike Mulvey didn't want to sign Bolt, and that likely contributed to the sprinter's reluctance to sign a contract. "It's weird. I guess from his perspective 在他看来, the coach has made it pretty clear he doesn't want him. Didn't he?" Garb said. "In an interview in Brisbane after that 1-1 draw with the Roar, it was pretty clear the coach said 'it was great having you here, we've given you a chance, you've been great for the Mariners and for Australian football with what you've done but you're not up to it and I've got to pick a squad and how can I leave out a proper footballer who can maybe win me a game over someone who's unfortunately, there just to bring people through the gates.' "He's not up to that standard. It's a very difficult sport to play if you haven't played it your whole life. So no skin off his backend in that respect(no skin off one's back/nose/teeth 对...没什么影响, 没什么伤害, 没什么坏处 (idiomatic) No harm to one. You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose. If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.) but that's just the reality. "So if the coach doesn't want you, I don't see how it can move forward. So even if a deal was offered, and I don't understand why Usain Bolt wouldn't accept it because finances shouldn't come into it, but surely that's just where it ends, if the coach doesn't want you, and off you go." 12. downcast 脸沉的, 沉脸的, 不苟言笑的, 不高兴的, 阴郁的 (outcast 不合群的人, 和别人不一样的人) I. If you are downcast, you are feeling sad and without hope. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed. ...a glum, downcast expression. II. If your eyes are downcast, you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed. She was silent, her eyes downcast. 沙特记者被杀事件Billions of dollars at play in high-stakes poker game - What Turkey really want from Saudi over embassy killing: "He was really shocked that there was such a big reaction to it," said a person close to the royal court. "He feels betrayed by the West. He said he would look elsewhere (找其他人, 找其他合作方, 找其他国家) and he will never forget how people turned against him 背叛 before evidence was produced." Asked what he told the Saudi leader during the phone chat, he said: "Just to be transparent, to be fully transparent. The world is watching. This is a very, very serious accusation and a very serious situation." "Right now as an administration, we're more in the fact-finding 查找事实真相 phase," he said. "Then we'll determine which facts are credible." President Donald Trump has flipped 犹豫不决, 变来变去 between defending and hitting out at Saudi Arabia. He initially warned the kingdom would face "severe punishment" if it was found to be involved in Khashoggi's murder, but later called for a presumption of innocence, comparing it to the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. All eyes in Saudi's powerful royal family are now nervously fixed on 死死地盯着 Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who appears to hold all the aces in a high-stakes game of political poker. After two weeks of leaks that have systematically destroyed the Saudi narrative 描述 of what happened to Khashoggi, Erdoğan is threatening to reveal the "naked truth" about the writer's death at noon on Tuesday. Greg Barton, chair in global Islamic politics at Deakin University, believes Erdoğan's goal is to "squeeze" Saudi Arabia for billions of dollars of low interest, long-term loans. "Erdoğan is a canny fox 狡猾的狐狸(uncanny [ʌnˈkæni] strange and mysterious. He predicted the winners of each race with uncanny accuracy. uncanny valley a feeling of unease caused when a robot looks almost, but not quite, human. a phenomenon where something that's like a person or part of a person, such as a robot or a computer-generated figure, is still different enough from reality to cause feelings of unease or revulsion. The film's animation was mostly good, but the characters were still deep in the uncanny valley. canny [ˈkæni] good at judging situations, especially in business, and careful not to be tricked. ). He is angling for a deal, he is looking to get money out of Saudi Arabia," Barton said. "The new [Turkish] lira has flunked dramatically and despite bellicose rhetoric from(bellicose [ˈbelɪˌkəus] someone who is bellicose enjoys fighting or arguing.) Erdoğan about Turkey going it alone he knows [Turkey] needs foreign direct investment. I think he sees this as a way to squeeze the Saudis," he said. However, it is more than just money motivating Erdoğan. Ankara and Riyadh have clashed 起冲突 in recent years over a number of critical political issues in the region. The two nations have most spectacularly fallen out 闹不和 over Saudi's treatment of Qatar. The kingdom has punished its Gulf neighbour for its backing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Erdoğan, meanwhile, is seen to have forged close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria. Erdoğan-aligned newspapers in Turkey have been responsible for all the damaging leaks which point to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman having intimate knowledge of a premeditated murder. Saudi's war against the rebels in Yemen, led by crown prince, has left millions of Yemenis suffering terrible famine and disease. Barton said the "Cold War standoff 对抗" with Qatar had also not played out in Saudi's favour. "This could trigger King Salman sliding MBS [Mohammed bin Salman] out of the crown prince role," he said. "At the very least it may be that the prince has his wings clipped 折断羽翼, 断臂, 左膀右臂." while you're at it 既然在做 used for telling someone to do something while they are doing something else. used to suggest that someone should do something while they are doing something else  I'm just going for a cup of coffee. Shall I bring you one while I'm at it? 'I'm just going to clean my boots.' 'Well, you can clean mine too while you're at it.'. Prince William reveals the unique talent Prince George inherited from Diana: One of these teens, a dancer named Junior Frood, uses his breakdancing skills to combat bullying. Prince William was particularly impressed with the young boy, striking up a conversation about the form. And, because he's a doting dad, bringing up his eldest son while he's at it. "George is doing dancing as well, he loves it," the Duke of Cambridge told Frood, before revealing that dancing is something he associates with his mother, Princess Diana. "My mother always used to dance, loved dancing," he continued. "If it's something you love, you do what you love and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Keep at it." It seems that George, 5, isn't the only one who got his grandmother's penchant to dance. Not a bad thing to inherit 继承 from your grandmother. at that used after adding a remark that makes what you had said before even more extreme. You use at that after a statement which modifies or emphasizes what you have just said. [emphasis] Success never seems to come but through hard work, often physically demanding work at that. The café was popular with locals, and not with the more respectable locals at that. There were a number of problems to be dealt with, and fairly complicated ones at that. leave it at that to not do anything more about something. You've said you're sorry, so let's leave it at that.