用法学习: 1. comfort [ˈkʌmfət] comfortable [ˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] (fort 中间or不读音). vegetable [ˈvedʒtəb(ə)l](veget 第二个e不读音). chocolate [ˈtʃɑklət]. rundown I. a short description or explanation of something. a concise summary or outline. a detailed report. a report that provides the most important information about something: This guide gives a rundown on the basics of backpacking. Here's a rundown on/of the activities of our ten biggest competitors. rundown of: Can you give us a rundown of the main points? II. British 削减. a reduction in size or quality. a reduction in the size or quality of something: the general rundown of the army. III. so tired that you do not feel well. Evie had been working too hard and was feeling run-down. IV. in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs. This area of San Francisco is poor and run-down. blow-by-blow A blow-by-blow description contains every detail and action of an event. A blow-by-blow account of an event describes every stage of it in great detail. a blow-by-blow account or description is extremely detailed. She wanted a blow-by-blow account of what happened. You'll have to tell me about your night out with Sam - I want a blow-by-blow account! play-by-play 一幕幕的, 每一幕的, 事无巨细的, 所有细节的 adj I. Being or giving a detailed running account of the action of an event, especially a sports event, as it occurs. A very detailed, granular description and analysis of some sporting event or a portion thereof. And now we go to our senior sports analyst, Ty Johnson, for a play-by-play of tonight's game. Joining me for a play-by-play description of the first half is two-time Super Bowl champion Doug Douglas. II. (of a sports commentary) reporting details of every phase of the match as its happens. being or giving a running commentary on a sports event. a description of what happens in a sports competition or game as it happens, especially on television or radio. You also get to watch the games in progress with play-by-play commentary. III. By extension, a very detailed, thorough depiction of some event as each moment unfolded in real time. "Hey. I only asked how the party went, to be polite, I don't need a friggin play by play of the evening!" I don't need a play-by-play of how the meeting went—just give me a quick rundown. I'm dying to hear about your date last night. Give me a play-by-play description! bit by bit If something happens bit by bit, it happens in stages. Bit by bit I began to understand what they were trying to do. 2. In basketball and other sports, a buzzer beater 压哨球 is a shot that is taken before the game clock of a quarter, a half, or an overtime period expires but does not go in the basket until after the clock expires and the buzzer sounds. The term is normally reserved for baskets that beat an end-of-quarter/half/overtime buzzer but is sometimes referred to shots that beat the shot clock buzzer. If a player releases the ball before the buzzer sounds, the shot still counts if it goes in even though the clock expires before the ball goes through the hoop. buzzer-round 抢答题. Asking the teams to raise a hand to answer while recording every question and referring the recorded video in slow motion in any kind of confusion or dispute. Of course, you should do all the other buzzer-round friendly things such as: - if you are reading out the question, stop when someone buzzes. - if you are showing the question, let it not be too long or complex. - be fair in how you identify the people who can answer on the buzz. - ensure no one answers unless you have clearly identified the people who can answer. - have the right incentives & negatives for attempting the answer. Before getting into the "conducting buzzer round without buzzer", my personal opinion would be just don't conduct a buzzer round until and unless you have an exceptionally good buzzer system and still there will be complaints from teams "My buzzer is not working". Having a buzzer round in a Quiz only leads to chaos and waste of time. bounce: These are a set of rules for determining scoring pattern of a quiz so that it is fair to all teams in final. The quiz master 提问者, 主持人 has no control on who gets the next direct question. It depends on whomever answers the previous question. The team next clockwise to this team who answered last question will get the direct question in half of total rounds. In the rest of rounds the team sitting next anticlockwise to last team to answer gets the next direct question. And both direct and pass questions carry same points +10. pounce: But even with bounce alone it won't be fair enough so we have pounce. After a question is read out,there is a window of time where any team who is sure of the answer may pounce on the question and raise their hand to gesture the quizmaster to come and check the answer they have written down in the paper provided. They DONT shout out the answer so the team who had the direct or any of the other teams who did not pounce can still answer and get points as per the bounce rules. But the trick is there is a negative for pouncing and getting the answer wrong. It is usually +10 -5 for getting right or wrong respectively in pounce but variations like +10 -10 and also KQAs +15 -10 are also followed. There is no negatives for bounce or direct questions so participants are best suited if they guess an answer as it is a free hit. If all teams pounce and get it right or none of the teams get it right on bounce then the team who got that direct question will get the next direct question also. At the end of quiz whomever gets most points gets 1st 2nd and 3rd and so on. Rapid Fire round 快问快答: used to describe questions or jokes that come very quickly one after another. Classic round with a certain number of questions to a particular team to be answered within a certain time period. It is important to keep the question sets homogenous and of similar lengths. used to describe questions or jokes that come very quickly one after another. Take your pick 选择问题类型: You can give options to the teams on what topic they would like to attempt. Examples: Sports, Literature, Politics, Geography, History etc. Make sure that the options offered number more than the teams/individuals so that the last team/person has at least two options to choose from. ROUND-1 (Rules for General Round) 必答题: Each team will be asked 2 questions of 10 marks each. They will be given 30 seconds for each question. If the allotted team is unable to answer the question then the question will passed on to the subsequent teams. Subsequent teams will be given 15 seconds to answer & will be awarded 5 marks 得分 for each correct answer. ROUND-2 (Rules for Buzzer Round) 必答题规则: There will be 8 questions in this round. Team pressing the buzzer first will be given the chance to answer. 15 marks will be awarded for each correct answer & 5 marks will be deducted 扣分 for each incorrect answer. Team will be given 60 seconds for each question. ROUND-5 (Rules for Rules – Rapid fire round) 快问快答规则: Each team will be asked to nominate a member from their team. Nominated member will be given 60 seconds for 10 questions in this round. 5 marks will be awarded for each correct answer. 其他规则: There is no negative marking 不扣分 for incorrect response. This is a non-transferrable round. 3. specific [spəˈsɪfɪk] I. involving or relating to only one particular thing or type of thing. Spectators are only allowed into specific areas of the stadium. You have to enter the information in a specific order. The leaders met for the specific purpose of preserving the ceasefire. a. limited to one particular thing. specific to: Most of their knowledge is specific to the company they work for. II. exact and detailed. For specific instructions, please refer to the guide. gender-specific relevant to or suitable for people of a particular gender. a gender-specific disease. gender-specific language. The point is, this type of activity is not gender-specific. specific gravity the weight of something divided by the weight of the same volume of water. specific performance the completion of contractual obligations, enforced by a court order when payment of money would not compensate the other party. The remedy [ˈremədi] ( remedial [rɪˈmiːdɪəl] ) of specific performance is, like all other equitable remedies, discretionary. 4. moral code (ethics) A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people. You can't break his moral code 突破道德底线. Monaco王子: The cheeky royal spied on the proceedings from above through a window overlooking the courtyard. Donning a pair of VERY cool reflective 反光的太阳镜 sunglasses, Prince Jacques was caught peering through the curtains. Movie - The Accountant: He exposes himself daily to loud music and flashing lights to inure ( inured [ɪˈnʊrd] 麻木不仁的, 麻木了 so familiar with an unpleasant experience that you no longer become upset by it. be inured to something 习惯于了, 不觉得怎样了: We have become inured to the stinging insects here. ) himself to sensory overload. Forensic accountants 财务审计人员( [fəˈrenzɪk] 科搜研. I. relating to the use of scientific methods to solve crimes and to find out who committed them. Forensic experts searched the house. forensic evidence: They have come up with new forensic evidence. II. relating to lawyers or law courts. forensic debates.) are experienced auditors, accountants, and investigators of legal and financial documents that are hired to look into possible suspicions of fraudulent activity within a company; or are hired by a company who may just want to prevent fraudulent activities from occurring. They also provide services in areas such as accounting, antitrust, damages, analysis, valuation, and general consulting. Forensic accountants have also been used in divorces, bankruptcy, insurance claims, personal injury claims, fraudulent claims, construction, royalty audits, and tracking terrorism by investigating financial records. Many forensic accountants work closely with law enforcement personnel and lawyers during investigations and often appear as expert witnesses during trials. 5. can't place somebody/something I. to identify or classify in a particular context. to recognize someone, but be unable to remember where you have met them before I've seen her somewhere before, but I can't quite place her. We've met before, but I can't quite place it. Not really, I'm 27. If I was a rock star I'd be dead." The bloke made apologetic gestures. "No, no. Ah'm not criti-sashing. Ah'm just... admirative." He had a weird accent. Not quite French. I couldn't place it 说不清楚, 分不清楚[...]. I could not place that person's face. "Have you seen this movie?"; "Have you read this book?"; Do you know the name of this thing?" "No, I can't place it.". II. I know I have one somewhere, but I have no idea where it is right now. Yes of course I have a 5Kg hammer, but I just can't place it. I would say this if an object was mislaid, or if I couldn't remember where I had last seen someone (I know that girl from somewhere, but I can't place her.).
Seasonings 包括盐, spices 和 herbs. spices 是植物的果实, 皮, 根茎等, 多为干的. herbs是植物的叶子用于调味和装点, condiment 是桌子上的事后加的调料, 酱油, 番茄酱, 蛋黄酱等(也可以烹饪过程中加) mayonnaise [ˌmeɪəˈneɪz; US: 'meɪə ˌneɪz] mayo [ˈmeɪoʊ] hold the ketchup/ mustard/ mayo etc. 不要, 不添加 used for telling someone not to give you a particular thing, especially a type of food. to not include mayonnaise She ordered a turkey sandwich and told the waiter to hold the mayo. Give me a hot dog, and hold the mustard. 加工方法: cure (干燥烟熏过的), marinate(酱汁泡过的), pickle (醋或者盐水 腌渍过的), process (加工过, 产生根本变化的. preserve 是防治腐烂处理过的. ): Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits.1. Seasoning is the process of adding salt, herbs, or spices to food to enhance the flavour 增加风味. Seasonings 调味品 include herbs and spices, which are themselves frequently referred to as "seasonings". However, Larousse Gastronomique states that "to season and to flavour are not the same thing", insisting that seasoning includes a large or small amount of salt being added to a preparation. Salt may be used to draw out water 吸干水分, or to magnify a natural flavour of a food making it richer or more delicate, depending on the dish. This type of procedure is akin to curing 腌渍(curing: to preserve meat, fish, or other foods by drying them, or by using smoke or salt. marinate: to put meat, fish, or vegetables in a marinade. a liquid that you put food into to give it a special flavor before cooking it. pickling: When you pickle food, you keep it in vinegar or salt water so that it does not go bad and it develops a strong, sharp taste. Select your favourite fruit or veg and pickle them while they are still fresh. Herrings can be salted, smoked and pickled. Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste. Another strong Yorkshire country tradition is making pickles and chutneys. ). For instance, sea salt (a coarser-grained salt) is rubbed into chicken, lamb, and beef to tenderize the meat and improve flavour. Other seasonings like black pepper and basil transfer some of their flavour to the food. A well designed dish may combine seasonings that complement 互补 each other. In addition to the choice of herbs and seasoning, the timing of when flavours are added will affect the food that is being cooked. In some cultures, meat may be seasoned by pouring seasoning sauce over the dish at the table. A variety of seasoning techniques exist in various cultures. 2. herb 植物调料: In general use, herbs are plants with savory or aromatic [ˌærəˈmætɪk] aroma [ əˈrəʊmə] properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing 装饰, 装点 food, medicinal purposes, or for fragrances; excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients. Culinary use([ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ri] relating to food and how to cook it. He likes to show off his culinary skills 烹饪技术. culinary delights 美食 (=very good food): And what culinary delights do you have for us tonight?) typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits. 3. A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. 4. A condiment or table sauce is a spice, sauce, or preparation (such as onions) that is added to food to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or, in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods(preserve verb I. If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end. We will do everything to preserve peace. ...an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards. ...the preservation of the status quo 维持现状. [+ of] II. If you preserve something, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay. We need to preserve the forest 保护森林. Why are we so obsessed with preserving buildings that are no longer fit for purpose? ...perfectly preserved medieval houses. ...the preservation of buildings of architectural or historic interest. III. If you preserve food, you treat it in order to prevent it from decaying so that you can store it for a long time. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums. ...preserved ginger in syrup. preserve n. Preserves are foods such as jam that are made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar so that they can be stored for a long time. II. If you say that a job or activity is the preserve of a particular person or group of people, you mean that they are the only ones who take part in it. The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president. [+ of] Many areas of the film industry remain almost entirely male preserves. III. A nature preserve 自然保护去 is an area of land or water where animals are protected from hunters. ...Pantanal, one of the world's great wildlife preserves. 犯罪现场保护和破坏(preserve, contaminate(scene, evidence), pollute the scene): After a crime scene has been discovered, it is important that measures are taken to secure and protect the scene from contamination. In order to maintain the integrity of the scene, law enforcement must take action to block off the surrounding area as well as keep track of who comes in and goes out. By taking these precautions, officers can ensure that evidence that is collected can be used in court. Evidence that has become contaminated, tampered with, or mistreated can pollute the scene and cause a case to be thrown out of court. It is important that everything that occurs during the analysis of a crime scene is documented. It is the job of the initial responding officer to make sure that the scene has an extremely coherent and summarized documentation. The documentation should include the officers observations and actions while at the scene. The initial responder is in charge of documenting the appearance and condition of the scene upon arrival. The initial responder will also gather statements and comments from witnesses, victims, and possible suspects. Several other documents are also generated so that a crime scene's integrity 现场的完整性 is kept intact 安好. These documents include a list of who has been in contact with evidence (chain of custody), as well as a log of what evidence has been collected. ), but its meaning has changed over time. Many condiments, such as mustard or ketchup, are available in single-serving 单份的 packets, commonly when supplied with take-out or fast-food meals. The diner usually applies them, but they are sometimes added prior to serving, for example, in a sandwich made with ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise. Some condiments are used during cooking to add flavor or texture; barbecue sauce, compound butter, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, and marmite and sour cream are examples. The term condiment comes from the Latin condimentum, meaning "spice, seasoning, sauce" and from the Latin condere, meaning "preserve, pickle, season". Soy sauce (also called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds. Soy sauce in its current form was created about 2,200 years ago during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China, and spread throughout East and Southeast Asia where it is used in cooking and as a condiment. 5. culinary [ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ri] 烹饪的. cutlery [ˈkʌtləri]. crockery [ˈkrokəri] 杯盘. 韭菜: Chinese chives = Chinese leek(leek指那种长的像葱, 但比较大只的). 葱 spring onion = Shallot. Parsley 香芹: Parsley or garden parsley. Parsley is widely used in European, Middle Eastern, and American cuisine. Curly leaf parsley is often used as a garnish. In central Europe, eastern Europe, and southern Europe, as well as in western Asia, many dishes are served with fresh green chopped parsley sprinkled on top. Flat leaf parsley is similar, but it is easier to cultivate, and some say it has a stronger flavor. Root parsley is very common in central, eastern, and southern European cuisines, where it is used as a snack or a vegetable in many soups, stews, and casseroles. sage [seɪdʒ] garden sage, common sage, or culinary sage 鼠尾草. a plant used to flavor food. Rosemary 迷迭香 : Upon cultivation, the leaves, twigs, and flowering apices are extracted for use. Rosemary is used as a decorative plant in gardens where it may have pest control effects. The leaves are used to flavor various foods, such as stuffing and roast meats. Thyme [taɪm] 麝香草: Thyme is best cultivated in a hot, sunny location with well-drained soil. It is generally planted in the spring, and thereafter grows as a perennial. It can be propagated by seed, cuttings, or dividing rooted sections of the plant. It tolerates drought well. The plants can take deep freezes and are found growing wild on mountain highlands. Coriander 香菜, 芫荽 (UK: [ˌkɒriˈændər, ˈkɒriˌændər], US: [ˈkɔːriˌændər, ˌkɔːriˈændər]), also known as Chinese parsley, the stems and leaves of which are usually called cilantro ([sɪˈlæntroʊ, -ˈlɑːn-]) in North America, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds (as a spice) are the parts most traditionally used in cooking. Most people perceive the taste of coriander leaves as a tart, lemon/lime taste, but a smaller group of about 4–14% of people tested think the leaves taste like bath soap, as linked to a gene which detects aldehyde chemicals present in both. Basil (UK: [ˈbæzəl] US: [ˈbeɪzəl]), also called great basil or Saint-Joseph's-wort, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). Basil is native to tropical regions from central Africa to Southeast Asia. It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. Depending on the species and cultivar, the leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, often sweet smell. Fennel [ˈfen(ə)l] 茴香 is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks. It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb used in cookery and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable. The bulb, foliage, and fruits of the fennel plant are used in many of the culinary traditions of the world. The small flowers of wild fennel (known as fennel "pollen" ) are the most potent form of fennel, but also the most expensive. Dried fennel fruit (像谷壳) is an aromatic, anise-flavored spice, brown or green in color when fresh, slowly turning a dull grey as the fruit ages. For cooking, green fruitss are optimal. The leaves are delicately flavored and similar in shape to those of dill. The bulb is a crisp vegetable that can be sautéed, stewed, braised, grilled, or eaten raw. Young tender leaves are used for garnishes, as a salad, to add flavor to salads, to flavor sauces to be served with puddings, and also in soups and fish sauce. Fennel fruits are sometimes confused with those of anise, which are similar in taste and appearance, though smaller. Fennel is also used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. The fruits are used in cookery and sweet desserts. Anise ([ˈænɪs]), also called aniseed. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise 八角(类似于茴香角 A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise, or badiane that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarps of the fruit of I. verum which are harvested just before ripening. ), fennel, and liquorice. It is widely cultivated and used to flavor food and alcoholic drinks, especially around the Mediterranean. It served as a carminative in herbal medicine.
strip VS stripe VS strand: 1. Sydney - The strand arcade, Croydon - the Strand, Melbourne - Royal Arcade, London - The strand, Las Vegas - the strip: The arcade became run down as time went by. Restoration work was carried out
in the 1970s, but a fire broke out on the morning of 25 May 1976. The
arcade was partly destroyed. The Arcade was originally known as the
'City Arcade' and sometimes as 'Arcade Street'. In 1891 it was named after the famous London Street that links the City of London and the City of Westminster (strand 古老含义是海边的a shore or beach). The Strand was London's smartest theatre, hotel and shopping street in the early 1900s. 2. strand noun I. 发丝. 丝线. a single thin piece of something, for example wire, cotton, or hair. a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string or rope: She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. a strand of dental floss. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes. [+ of] ...high fences, topped by strands of barbed-wire. [+ of] He began to feed in the spaghetti, carefully separating the strands 一条面条. a fiber or group of fibers twisted together that form one part of a length of rope, cord, thread, etc., or a single string, hair, or line of objects: a strand of hair. She wore three strands of beads around her neck. II. one of the different aspects of something. a part that combines with other parts to form a whole story, subject, or situation: There are so many different strands to the plot that it's hard to follow. There are many strands (= types) of pacifism. The reader's job is to unravel the strands of the mystery. There are many different strands within feminist thought. A strand of a plan or theory is a part of it. There had been two strands to his tactics. He's trying to bring together various strands of radical philosophic thought. III. a beach or area at the edge of a sea, lake, or river. strand verb If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather. The climbers had been stranded by a storm. The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 3. strip [strɪp] noun I. 条, 带. a long, flat, narrow piece. a narrow strip of land. He didn't have a bandage, so he ripped up his shirt into thin strips. Protect the magnetic strip 磁条 on your credit card from scratches, heat, or other damage. II. uk the clothing worn by a football team that has the team's colours on it: The team will be wearing its new strip at next Saturday's match. III. a row of stores and small businesses built together along the side of a main road(A strip mall is an open-air shopping mall where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. They face major traffic arterials and tend to be self-contained with few pedestrian connections to surrounding neighborhoods. storefront = shopfront: the area of a shop that faces the street. the front of a store that faces the street, where some things that are sold in the store are shown. wiki: A storefront or shopfront is the facade or entryway of a retail store located on the ground floor or street level of a commercial building, typically including one or more display windows. A storefront functions to attract visual attention to a business and its merchandise. Before the middle of the 19th century, shop fronts did not have large display windows, but often included features such as awnings 遮阳棚, 遮雨棚 and bay windows 凸出来的窗口, 飘窗 (A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. ) to attract the attention of passersby. The storefronts of commercial buildings are often substantially altered even when other architectural elements remain intact. Such alterations can adversely affect a historic building's architectural and historic character. ): commercial/retail strips. magnetic strip a plastic strip on which informationcan be recorded, for example on the back of a credit card: The government has started issuing driving licences with magnetic strips on the back that contain data. strip verb FINANCE to remove the interest payments from a bond and sell them separately from the original bond: Certain of these securities may have variable interest rates and others may be stripped. strip sth down 拆散, 拆开 to separate a machine or piece of equipment into separate parts in order to clean or repair it: Apprentices are taught how to strip and repair machinery. to remove the unnecessary parts of a system or process in order to make it more simple or efficient: Pensions can be made simple by stripping them down to the basic elements with no fancy add-ons. asset-stripping 资产剥离 the activity in which a company buys an unsuccessful company cheaply and sells its assets separately at a profit. strip sth from sb/sth 剥夺, 褫夺, 斥夺 to take something away from someone or something, especially something that is considered to be important: The Commons vote tonight is to reinstateproposals stripped from the Bill in the House of Lords. If we don't stand up for our rights, we could see our freedom stripped from us. strip sb of sth to take something important, such as a title, away from someone as a punishment: He was stripped of his knighthood after he was convicted of stealing from the company. strip sth off (sth) 剥离 to get rid of unnecessary costs or payments: She succeeded in making the company a top performer by stripping off unprofitable assets. strip sth away I. to gradually reduce something important or something that has existed for a long time. to get rid of something that is considered not to be necessary: Stripping away layers of bureaucracy would release the extra money necessary to develop services that patients really need. If you strip away all the rhetoric, you're left with an opinion that isn't backed up by facts. II. to remove a large amount of money, for example from a budget, so that there is less to spend: Most of their profits have been stripped away by competitors. strip sth out to ignore particular numbers or facts in a situation in order to understand what is really important: After stripping out property sales, the firm's operating profits rose ten percent. 4. stripe [straɪp] I. 条纹. 花纹. a line of one color on a background of a different color. a white shirt with red stripes. The male has a distinctive white stripe above the eyes. II. 代表级别的杠杠. 横杠. a band of cloth on a uniform showing the rank of the person wearing it. a corporal's stripes. earn your stripes to do something to deserve a new position or a higher status He earned his stripes playing for the reserve team. of every stripe = of all stripes of all types people of all political stripes.
Why Pauline Hanson's week from hell failed to dent her: For any other pollie, getting caught on camera like she did this week is not something you recover from. This is why it won't hurt Pauline Hanson. For any other politician it would go down in history as a disastrous week. A party leader seen to be suggesting the Port Arthur massacre was part of a government conspiracy. Her chief of staff and Queensland state leader captured in secret recordings discussing softening the party's gun control policies in exchange for cash from America's most powerful lobby group, the National Rifle Association. (This, of course, as across the Tasman thousands gathered at a remembrance service to honour 50 people killed in New Zealand's worst terrorist attack.) Then a bumbling(bumble 乱哄哄的. 糊里糊涂的, 不知道在说什么的 [ˈbʌmblɪŋ] I. to speak in a confused way that is difficult to understand. behaving in a way that is confused and not properly organized. a bumbling attempt to start the race. II. to move somewhere without a clear purpose in a way that is not smooth or graceful. ) press conference by said leader that was more ramble ( noun A ramble is a long walk in the countryside. ...an hour's ramble through the woods. verb. I. If you ramble, you go on a long walk in the countryside. ...freedom to ramble across the moors. II. If you say that a person rambles in their speech or writing, you mean they do not make much sense because they keep going off the subject in a confused way. Sometimes she spoke sensibly; sometimes she rambled 不知所云. It would have been best written in a more concise way as it does tend to ramble. ramble on If you say that someone is rambling on, you mean that they have been talking for a long time in a boring and rather confused way. She only half-listened as Ella rambled on. He stood in my kitchen, rambling on about Lillian. ) than rhetoric and will be remembered by some for the multiple errors and the red tick mark on the speaker's cheek. Anyone else would slink ( If you slink somewhere, you move there quietly because you do not want to be seen. He decided that he couldn't just slink away, so he went and sat next to his wife. ) away hoping that the news cycle this weekend might throw up some other great scandal or disaster so that the past week's shenanigans might be superseded ( supersede 被取代 [suːpərsiːd] verb [usually passive] If something is superseded by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable. Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been superseded by the machine. ) by something worse. Not Pauline Hanson. She's emerged from the scandal more powerful than ever. It must be galling ( [ˈɡɔːlɪŋ] adj. 让人气愤的. 惹人生气的. irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating. gall [gɔːl] I. If you say that someone has the gall to do something 厚颜无耻, 不知廉耻, 不知羞耻, 没有礼貌, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. [disapproval] I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow. She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing. II. If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures. It was their serenity which galled her most. It was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel. n. A gall 疖子. 疤瘌. is a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury. scoundrel [skaundrəl] 大恶人, 无恶不作之徒 [old-fashioned, disapproval] If you refer to a man as a scoundrel, you mean that he behaves very badly towards other people, especially by cheating them or deceiving them. a man who behaves in an unfair or dishonest way He is a lying scoundrel! ) to those who've had their careers nosedive 一落千丈 on a poorly sourced fact or a clumsy utterance to see the flame-haired, Phoenix-like Hanson rise from the rubble 浴火重生 yet again. So what's her secret? Has she been spray-coated like Donald Trump with a substance ( Teflon [ˈtefˌlɑn] a type of plastic often put on pans to prevent food from sticking to them. ) to which nothing sticks? Or are her supporters so rusted on that she can do anything. For Bronwyn Bishop, it took just a careless taxpayer-funded jaunt ( [dʒɔnt] a short trip that you take for fun. ) in a helicopter to see her turfed from office. Meanwhile Hanson can spout ( [spaʊt] I. If something spouts liquid or fire, or if liquid or fire spout out of something, it comes out very quickly with a lot of force. He replaced the boiler when the last one began to spout 蹿火苗 flames. The main square has a fountain that spouts 喷射 water 40 feet into the air. In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale. II. A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully. III. If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel. [disapproval] He used his column to spout ill-informed criticism of the Scots rugby team. Spout forth and spout off mean the same as spout. ...an estate agent spouting forth about houses. All too often he is spouting off about matters which should not concern him. n. A spout is a long, hollow part of a container through which liquids can be poured out easily. ) conspiracies based on some unnamed "blue book" ( A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics. ) and claim her colleagues are the victims of a "sting" and she'll doubtless live to tell another hundred badly articulated 说的不清不楚的 tales. The truth is that if her followers accept her making racist comments based on fear rather than fact, they're hardly likely to turn on her for her recent comments. In any case, they're members of a club bound less by what they value and more by what they hate: namely latte-sipping inner-city wankers. Hanson's supporters, like those of Trump, see her as anti-elite. They don't care if what she says is sexist, racist, bigoted or stupid as long as their leader is annoying the media or urban sophisticates 文化人 ( [səfɪstɪkeɪt] A sophisticate is someone who knows about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important. someone who knows a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world. a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture. "he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates". verb make (someone or something) more sophisticated. "readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice". sophisticated [səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd] I. knowing and understanding a lot about a complicated subject. Consumers are getting more sophisticated 口味刁 and more demanding. Ten-year-olds can have a highly sophisticated grasp of morality. II. complicated and advanced in design. highly sophisticated surveillance equipment. III. knowing a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world. She was elegant and sophisticated. sophisticated dinner-table conversation. ) who wouldn't know one end of a shovel from another. When Hanson is criticised by the media, regardless of the substance, her supporters see it as evidence of the elite attacking "the deplorables" ( deplorable I. 可憎的. 令人厌恶的. Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement. Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them. II. 可惜的. 可悲的. Lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion. We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son. "Basket of deplorables 一堆可怜人 " is a phrase from a 2016 presidential election campaign speech delivered by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9, 2016, at a campaign fundraising event, which Clinton used to describe half of the supporters of her general election opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump. Clinton later said that she "regrets saying half [of Trump's supporters]", and the Trump campaign repeatedly used the phrase against her during and after the 2016 presidential election. Many Trump supporters adopted the "Deplorable" moniker for themselves. After Clinton's loss, some journalists and political analysts questioned whether the speech played a role in the election's outcome; Clinton herself wrote in her book What Happened that it was one of the factors for her loss. deplore I. (transitive) 可悲, 可叹. To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for. I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job. The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan. I deplore not having listened to your advice. II. (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of. I deplore how you treated him at the party. Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.), the name Hillary Clinton so memorably ascribed to her detractors 批评者 ( someone who publicly criticizes someone or something. ) and a misjudgment that enabled Trump to trampoline straight into office. Hanson's supporters, like those of Trump, see the media as part of a political machine that is out to suppress 压迫 the aspirations of "ordinary Australians" who "are living in the real world". They're the battlers and the underdogs and they're driven by the belief there's a cultural, economic and political elite who look down on them. Hanson's press conference on Thursday was Kool-Aid to her fans. They don't care if she's incoherent 逻辑混乱, 前言不搭后语的 [ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt] (h发音) or short on facts. To them, she's a maverick with a microphone who eschews brevity and big words. She speaks as her supporters talk to each other and so her dialogue – irrespective of 无所谓, 不管 what she's actually saying – is familiar and reassuring. Like them she sees herself as a victim of both the establishment and a media riven ( [ˈrɪv(ə)n] a country or organization that is riven by disagreement or other difficulties is divided by them. If a country or organization is riven by conflict, it is damaged or destroyed by violent disagreements. The four provinces are riven by deep family and tribal conflicts. [+ by/with] The party was riven with factional fighting. ) with bias. As she told her fans in the 18-minute diatribe ( [ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb] a speech or piece of writing that angrily attacks someone or something. The senator launched into a furious diatribe against handgun legislation. ), there were some nice journalists and some nasty ones. Obviously Al Jazeera are the nasty ones even though, as she admitted, she hadn't watched the full investigation. Nevertheless, she still claimed the footage was dubbed and heavily edited. Long before Trump came up with the concept of fake news, Hanson has claimed the media has been out to get her. When One Nation was wiped out at the federal election in 1998 she blamed it on Rupert Murdoch, falsely claiming he ordered News Corp Australia newspapers to attack her. What is accurate is that the issue of preferencing One Nation will now consume the political debate in the lead-up to the election.
