用法学习: 1. Barley大麦. Job's tears (US) or Job's-tears (UK) 薏米, scientific name Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as adlay or adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family). It is native to Southeast Asia[4] but elsewhere is cultivated in gardens as an annual. It has been naturalized in the southern United States and the New World tropics. In its native environment it is grown in higher areas where rice and corn do not grow well. Other common names include coixseed, tear grass and Yi Yi (from Chinese 薏苡 yìyǐ). Job's tears are also commonly sold as Chinese pearl barley in Asian supermarkets, although C. lacryma-jobi is not closely related to barley (Hordeum vulgare). Besides the use for ornamental purposes 当项链戴, Job's tears grains are useful as a source of food (cereals) and folk medicine 民间药草. Throughout East Asia, Job's tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain. The grains are generally spherical, with a groove on one end, and polished white in color, though in Japan unpolished yuuki hatomugi, which is unpolished and brown in color, is also available. It is also used alongside other herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Particularly Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen has been used in the traditional Chinese medicine to invigorate the spleen function and promote urination, alleviate arthritis, arrest diarrhea, remove heat and facilitate the drainage of pus. In both the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, the beads of Job's Tears are called "corn beads" or "Cherokee corn beads" and have been used for personal adornment since at least the time of the united Cherokee Republic. A common folk story is that the corn beads sprang up along the path during the 1838 forced march of many Cherokees to Oklahoma from their southeastern North American homelands by the U.S. military. 2. connoisseur [ˌkɒnəˈsɜː(r); Am: -ˈsuər] 专家 A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject. someone who knows a lot about a particular thing and enjoys it a lot. a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill in that subject: a wine/art connoisseur. a connoisseur of ballet/cigars. She thought of herself as a wine connoisseur. connoisseur of: a connoisseur of fine cuisine/art/jazz. Sarah tells me you're something of an art connoisseur. ...connoisseurs of good food. departure I. the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere: I asked the guard the time of the train's departure. Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure 起飞前. There are several departures (= buses, trains, or aircraft leaving) for Paris every day. Our departure was delayed because of bad weather. departure time. II. the act of leaving a job. the act of leaving a place, job, etc., or an occasion when this happens: Departure is scheduled for 2 p.m. Our departure was delayed because of bad weather. Everyone in the office was surprised by Graham's sudden departure 离职. III. a change from what is expected, or from what has happened before: There can be no departure from the rules. Selling men's clothing is a new departure for the store. A departure from usual behavior is a change in the way you do something: Kidman is still taking big plunges in her career. Even by her own standards, Destroyer, her gritty new crime thriller revolving around a protagonist with demons, is a departure 和平常的不一样. "I trained for about a month, but every day. It was cold, and I was tired, and I would just train. And my hands cramped 手抽筋, because I don't have big hands and I don't have strong hands. It was awful. She developed a limp and wore prosthetics on her face, including on the bridge of her nose, but she doesn't want to detail all of that. Kidman thinks it will take the audience out of the movie. She admitted that the trauma of the role weighed on her 不堪重负. "I was very, deeply depressed," she revealed. "It was the point where my husband was like, 'When the hell is this going to end?'" When Urban saw a finished cut of the movie, "he was weirded out," Kidman says. "Wouldn't you be weirded out if you were married to one person, and they show up looking like that?". His departure from his usual optimism startled his staff. 3. 英皇室: But a huge portion of their wealth comes via branding - the image the royals project 展现的形象, 展示出来的形象 to the rest of the world through their clothes, cars, jewellery, tourism and business trade. Each year the British Monarchy's worth is calculated by business consultancy Brand Finance, by tallying the crown's concrete assets plus the "value impact" of its brand. It found the monarchy contributed around $3.5billion AUD to the UK's economy each year. "The Monarchy is one of the most defining features of Brand Britain and the royal impact on the desirability of British luxury brands cannot be overstated," Brand Finance director, Alex Haigh, said. "Interaction between a brand and any royal, but particularly the Duchesses, is like the mythical golden touch and can transform a brand's performance overnight."
Ozark: 1. Charlotte won't even call us Mom and Dad. I've never hated the sound of my own name more. You should've seen her when I told her I couldn't get that ice cream. It was like Medusa. I almost turned to stone 石化, 一动不动, 僵住(To become completely still, not moving. The lions would creep up on their prey, but turn to stone when the prey looked in their direction. I felt his absence too deeply and saw the sorrow on all of their faces. My heart turned to stone in my chest.). Most kids wish that their biggest worry was ice cream. But this isn't their biggest worry. Wendy, I'm on it, okay? It's our worry, not theirs. No, it's all of our worry. You know this could mess them up for life. I just spoke to Jonah, and and he's fine. Besides, a little adversity ( US [ædˈvɜrsəti] UK [ədˈvɜːsəti]) 困境, 逆境, 困难, 不顺 isn't is not so terrible. Adversity? Yeah. Did either of us grow up with any advantages? Okay, this is not like being picked last for dodgeball, or failing a class 挂科. I'm not saying that. Oh, Jesus Christ, Marty. You can't just rationalize this away 解释的通( substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!"poltergeist [pɒltərgaɪst , US poul-] 闹鬼 A poltergeist is a ghost or supernatural force which is believed to move furniture or throw objects around. reason think logically; "The children must learn to reason". wiki: In ghostlore, a poltergeist ([ˈpoʊltərˌɡaɪst] German for "noisy ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. They are purportedly capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and tripping people. Most accounts of poltergeists describe the movement or levitation of objects such as furniture and cutlery, or noises such as knocking on doors. They have traditionally been described as troublesome spirits who haunt a particular person instead of a specific location. Such alleged poltergeist manifestations 现象, 发生, 出现 ( A manifestation of something is one of the different ways in which it can appear [formal] a manifestation of solidarity. Different animals in the colony had different manifestations of the disease. [+ of] manifest [mænɪfest] adj. If you say that something is manifest, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it. [formal] ...the manifest failure of the policies. There may be unrecognised cases of manifest 明显的, 显而易见的 injustice of which we are unaware. She manifestly failed to last the mile and a half of the race. v. If you manifest a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible or obvious. [formal] He manifested a pleasing personality on stage. The virus needs two weeks to manifest itself 显露出来, 显示迹象. Their frustration and anger will manifest itself in crying and screaming. He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself. ) have been reported in many cultures and countries including the United States, India‚ Japan, Brazil, Australia, and most European nations. Early accounts date back to the 1st century. ). I know what you think of me right now, and that's fine. But I love my kids, and I'm not gonna fucking lose them. Oh, come on. Where are you going? I've got shit to figure out, Wendy. The Blue Cat alone is not gonna cut it. 2. I got a job interview. What? How? Technology. I'll give you a ride. No, thanks, I can Uber. Wendy, you know, you can borrow the minivan for the groceries, and I can use Buddy's car out back. Do either of you want anything? Yeah. Maybe you could pick up some pistachio ice cream? Organic, please? Oh, shit. There's no Uber. I'm happy to give you a ride when I'm done with my day, if you can wait. Now, listen I know this is a bad situation. I get it. But we're all in this together. We're gonna suck it up 忍受过去, 挨过去. Whining's not gonna help. That's your pep talk? That's my pep talk. Also, grab a box. 3. You gotta be kidding me. If I was kidding, I would've said you're witty and handsome. You can't do that! Watch me. What the fuck? Russ! Now, Ruth, we were all involved. We should at least get our cut. It's just fair. You spent $900 on Jack Daniel's and fireworks. And for the record, life's not fair. You'll be thanking me when I parlay [ˈpɑrˌleɪ] ( n. A parley is a discussion between two opposing people or groups in which both sides try to come to an agreement. v. 讨论. to use a small amount of money to try to win a larger amount of money. a. to use something that you have in order to get something much better or much more valuable. When two opposing people or groups parley, they meet to discuss something in order to come to an agreement. [humorous, or informal] turn an initial stake or winnings from a previous bet into (a greater amount) by gambling. "parlaying a small bankroll into big winnings". a. informal transform into (something greater or more valuable). "a banker who parlayed a sizeable inheritance into a financial empire". ...a place where we meet and parley. I don't think you've ever tried parleying with Gleed, have you? ) that coin into a better roof over our heads. You're missing the big picture. She's not missing the big picture, Pops. She just doesn't wanna waste it. Mm. Come July 3rd, every tourist on that lake's gonna be too drunk or lazy to leave their Grady-White (Grady-White Boats builds ruggedly elegant outboard powerboats ranging from 18' to 45.). Black Cats and bottle rockets ( bottle rocket a firework typically consisting of a cylindrical case that is partly filled with combustible material and fastened to a guiding stick which may be placed in a bottle to control the direction of the rocket's launch. A bottle rocket is a small skyrocket. A typical bottle rocket consists of a rocket engine attached to a stabilizing stick. The user can place the stick in an empty bottle (hence the name), and ignite the rocket engine; the mouth of the bottle guides the stick, stabilizing the rocket in its first moments of flight. In India, bottle rockets are set off during the Hindu festival of Diwali, and are sold in the millions. bottle rocket 风靡一时的东西, 火爆一时的东西: A thing, or person that is today's hot item and is gone tomorrow. From the way a bottle rocket shoots into the sky goes bang and is gone. A one hit wonder. Some people think Obama is a bottle rocket, only time will tell. A one-hit wonder 靠一首歌吃饭的歌手, 昙花一现的明星 is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one top-40 hit single that overshadows their other work. Sometimes, artists dubbed "one-hit wonders" in a particular country have had great success in other countries. ) fetch double (fetch I. If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are. Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom. Fetch me a glass of water. The caddie ran over to fetch something for him. II. 卖价 If something fetches a particular sum of money, it is sold for that amount. The painting is expected to fetch between two and three million pounds. A fetch is a supernatural double or an apparition of a living person in Irish folklore. It is largely akin to the doppelgänger, and sightings are regarded as omens 看见会认为不吉利, usually for impending death. The origin of the term is unclear.). Lady Fingers (Ladyfingers, sometimes known by their original Italian name savoiardi, or as sponge fingers in British English, are low density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge biscuits roughly shaped like a large finger.) and inch-and-a-halfers go times three. And the Jack? Predilection [ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃn; US: pred/-] ( [formal] a feeling that you like something, especially something a little unusual. If you have a predilection for something 偏爱, you have a strong liking for it. ...his predilection for fast cars and fast horses. [+ for] a predilection for silly love songs. predilect [ˌpriːdɪˈlɛkt] or predilected [ˌpriːdɪˈlɛktɪd] literary chosen in preference; preferred. Chosen or favoured in preference to others. ) for sour mash (a grain mash made with some mash from an earlier run, used in distilling some whiskeys.) doesn't make a man stupid. Doesn't inspire confidence either( inspire I. to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something. Inspired by her example, other zoologists have begun working with apes in the wild. inspire someone to something: Stewart did his best to inspire his team to greater efforts. inspire someone to do something: We use interactive displays to inspire children to read and write for pleasure. a. to give someone the idea for a piece of work. The sea inspired many of the artist's later paintings. II. to give people a particular feeling. a car that inspires envy among other drivers. inspire something in someone: His athleticism inspires awe in everyone who sees him in action. inspire confidence: Her resignation will do little to inspire confidence in a company that is already struggling. ). Point taken 说的有理. 4. fall through come to nothing; fail. If something such as a deal, plan, or arrangement falls through, it fails to happen. The planned purchase of the racecourse fell through. "the project fell through due to lack of money". We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through. fall/slip through/between the cracks to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others. to not be noticed or dealt with. to be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention: Little details often fall through the cracks. Too many young people slip through the cracks in the health system. Although more than two decades have passed, not a day goes by that I don't wonder how things could and should be different for the many children like Lydia who fall through the cracks because they are misdiagnosed, mistreated, or simply misunderstood. Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system. The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks because of their age. 7. It's Marty Byrde. I've got a little bit of a random question for you. Have you, by chance, ever handled any life insurance investigations? A couple dozen. Why? Okay, good. 'Cause I've got this friend and he is looking for an answer, or statistics, really, on how often carriers deny claims if there's any suspicion that the policy holder has committed suicide. Does this client have an actual claim that's been denied or is he just curious? I think he just wants to know how often the claim is paid out after the investigation. Uh, yeah, how, how many times they follow through with the payment 真正付了钱了. Uh, you know, I guess a percentage, maybe? I'm not sure. I mean, what can I tell him? What do you think? Uh, 85% or or 70%? Is it Is it less? If it's an individual by himself, any death, it's gonna be investigated. Sure, that's understandable. Um, but if it's an actual accident. If it's a car accident, if it's. I don't know, I don't know what it would be. If it's hiking or if it's.. It would depend. Now, this client say he's maybe had recent financial problems or demonstrated unusual behavior, like quitting his job suddenly. Or if maybe he had a spouse who'd been unfaithful. That's all ammunition the insurance company would use to try and not pay out. Yeah, yeah, so would you put it at, like, 50%? Bob? Is it less than 50? I can't give you numbers. Mr. Byrde? Thanks so much for your help. Yes, yes, I know. I'm sure I'm worrying over nothing. It's just he He doesn't know the roads here. Exactly. That's all I ask. All right. Thank you, Sheriff. 8. fish out of water 人生地不熟的, 身在异乡的 (idiomatic) A person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings. Brian Lowry of CNN wrote, "While the fish-out-of-water concept is one of TV's oldest, Ozark carves out its own path with clever twists—including a late-in-the-run flashback explaining how the cartel came into his life—and the sheer strength of the performances." Etymology: Earliest recorded use: "Fishes out of the Water" (1613,
Samuel Purchas, Pilgrimage). Earliest use of metaphor by Chaucer in The
Canterbury Tales: Prologue (1483) as "fissh that is waterlees". 9. Skimming (fraud): A form of white-collar crime, skimming is slang for taking cash "off the top" of the daily receipts of a business (or from any cash transaction involving a third interested party) and officially reporting a lower total. The formal legal term is defalcation. A skimming crime may be simple tax evasion: the owner of a business may fail to "ring up" a transaction and pocket the cash, thus converting a customer's payment directly to the owner's personal use without accounting for the profit, thereby the owner avoids paying either business or personal income taxes on it. A famous example of this crime occurred at Studio 54 discotheque ( discotheque [ˈdɪskətɛk] another term for disco (sense 1 of the noun). ), which was forced to close as a result. Skimming may additionally be the direct theft of the cash; in addition to hiding it from tax authorities, the perpetrator hides the taking from an employer, business partners, or shareholders. A large scale such allegation has been leveled at Satyam Computer Services concerning the billion dollars missing from the company's coffers. Skimming may be necessitated by a third crime; for example, an otherwise honest businessman who pays taxes and does not cheat his partners might still be forced to skim some cash from the business and use it to give to an extortionist in the form of a bribe, kickbacks, or payment to a protection racket or loan shark or even a blackmailer. Other related usages can include things such as corrupt government officials "skimming" cash received as foreign aid. Marty Byrde and his partner Bruce are Chicago-based financial advisers who launder money for a Mexican drug cartel. Bruce and the trucking company owners who move the cash skim $8 million, which causes their cartel contact Del to kill Bruce, Bruce's fiancée Liz, and the father-son trucking company owners. credit card skimming: Skimming is the crime of getting private information about somebody else's credit card used in an otherwise normal transaction. The thief can procure a victim's card number using basic methods such as photocopying receipts or more advanced methods such as using a small electronic device (skimmer) to swipe and store hundreds of victims' card numbers. Common scenarios for skimming are restaurants or bars where the skimmer has possession of the victim's payment card out of their immediate view. The thief may also use a small keypad to unobtrusively transcribe the three- or four-digit card security code, which is not present on the magnetic strip. Call centers are another area where skimming can easily occur. Skimming can also occur at merchants such as gas stations when a third-party card-reading device is installed either outside or inside a fuel dispenser or other card-swiping terminal. This device allows a thief to capture a customer's card information, including their PIN, with each card swipe. 10. Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde (née Davis), Marty's wife, and Charlotte and Jonah's mother. Formerly a public relations operative for political campaigns, after moving to the Ozarks she becomes an advance person and stager for a local realtor(advance person 打头阵的, 先行部队 = advance guard, advance man, advance woman, emissary, sherpa someone who works for a politician or other well-known person and travels ahead on trips to make arrangements. Someone who travels to a destination in order to arrange accommodation, meetings, security, etc. for one or more celebrities, politicians, business leaders, or other public figures who will arrive subsequently. A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a company, a brand, or public figure- especially a celebrity- or for a work such as a book, film or album. Publicists are public relations specialists who have the role to maintain and represent the images of individuals, rather than representing an entire corporation or business. Publicists are also hired by public figures who want to maintain or protect their image. Publicists brand their clients by getting magazine, TV, newspaper, and website coverage. Most top-level publicists work in private practice, handling multiple clients. Home staging is the act of preparing a private residence for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money. Staging techniques focus on improving a property's appeal by transforming it into a welcoming, attractive product that anyone might want. People usually use arts, painting, accessories, lights, greenery, and carpet to stage the home, to give potential buyers a more attractive first impression of the property. ), and then a lobbyist for Marty's proposal to construct a casino.
