用法学习: 1. MAFS: "Jess had blocked out 无视, 忽视 everybody else in the world and was just focusing in on 眼里只有 Dan, and Dan was really contributing," he recalls. "I've seen that situation before, so I'm quite familiar with that situation, so I could clue into it 意识到, 看明白 straight away. "I didn't know that she'd been in the experiment for a while. I just thought maybe she had had a kind of failed honeymoon and she was ready to really give it her best shot with stealing somebody else's man," he adds, laughing. luxurious [lʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs; lʌkˈsjʊərɪəs; AU&UK lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs] I. very expensive and comfortable. a luxurious apartment/hotel/home/bedroom. If you describe something as luxurious, you mean that it is very comfortable and expensive. Our honeymoon was two days in Las Vegas at a luxurious hotel called Le Mirage. She had come to enjoy Roberto's luxurious life-style. The dining-room is luxuriously furnished and carpeted. II. Luxurious means feeling or expressing great pleasure and comfort. Amy tilted her wine in her glass with a luxurious sigh. Liz laughed, stretching luxuriously. (one's) age is catching up to one 现老态, 遮不住老态 (one is) starting to feel old. Her age is catching up to her. showing your age any statement or act from an earlier period in time, normally a decade or more old, that gives insight into the time in which you grew up. Larry: Slick sonic 2 was the business. Jeff: Wasn't that on the sega. Larry: Yeah it was. Chris: Shit, Man I remember when the Sega came out when i was like in the 6th grade. Larry: Okay yeah, now you're just showing your age. 2. crash out I. To be eliminated. to be eliminated from a competition in a way that brings disgrace or embarrassment. They joined Sunderland and Middlesbrough in crashing out of the competition at the third-round stage this season. II. 很快就睡着了 To fall asleep. to spend the night (in a place). to go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired. If someone crashes out somewhere, they fall asleep where they are because they are very tired or drunk. I crashed out around ten in front of the TV. I just want to crash out 随便睡个觉, 睡个囫囵觉, 将就一晚 on the sofa. The band are crashed out on the floor. I crashed out last night after four beers. I just want to go home and crash out. we crashed out at John's place. III. crash out (of some place) to break out of some place, such as a prison. Max and Lefty crashed out of the state prison last week, but they were captured. They crashed out at midnight. IV. pass out. drift off to sleep (crash out, pass out ) 迷糊着了, 慢慢睡着了 Fig. to fall asleep gradually. At last, he drifted off to sleep. During that boring lecture, I drifted off to sleep a number of times. pass out 一下子就睡着了 I. (intransitive) To faint; fall asleep. I pass out at the sight of blood. I passed out on the train after drinking a bottle of vodka. II. (transitive) To distribute, to hand out. We'll pass out copies of the agenda.
III. (of soldiers, police, fire-fighters etc.) To graduate, usually
marked by the ceremony at the end of their training. IV. (bridge,
transitive) To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids. scrag fight 女人打架 I. any nasty fight between women, not necessarily involving physical violence. II. two women fighting. Often involving manoeuvres men would consider out of bounds e.g. pulling hair, scratching, etc. Donna: Apparently there was a big scrag fight between Steph and that woman doctor. Callum: Yeah, next time you have a scrag-fight, tell me, and I'll break out the video camera and then we'll YouTube it. Catfight (also girl fight) is a term for an altercation between two women, often characterized as involving scratching, slapping, hair-pulling, and shirt-shredding. It can also be used to describe women insulting each other verbally or engaged in an intense competition for men, power, or occupational success. The catfight has been a staple 常见现象 of American news media and popular culture since the 1940s, and use of the term is often considered derogatory or belittling. Some observers argue that in its purest form, the word refers to two women, one blonde and the other a brunette, fighting each other. However, the term is not exclusively used to indicate a fight between women, and many formal definitions do not invoke gender. Catfights are often described as titillating for heterosexual men. Portrayals of catfights in cartoons, movies and advertising often display participants as attractive, with "supermodel physiques," dishevelled and missing articles of clothing 衣衫不整的, and catfights are often described by media aimed primarily at men as sexy. run, throw or fight like a girl: Run like a girl means trip and flail your arms around (flail I. [intransitive/transitive] 抡着, 论起来. 挥舞着. to move your arms and legs about in an uncontrolled way. II. [transitive] to hit someone many times with something such as a stick. III. [intransitive/transitive] to hit grain with a special tool in order to break it apart.). Fight like a girl means slapping someone with weak wrists. When several adult women, and even a man and a boy were asked what it means to run, throw or fight like a girl, they did just that. 3. Begum fled east London with two other friends to travel to Syria to marry IS fighters in 2015 at a time when the group's online recruitment program lured many impressionable 容易受别人影响的, 不辨是非的 young people to its self-proclaimed caliphate ( [ˈkælɪˌfeɪt] [ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt] I. the position of a caliph. II. the period of time when someone is a caliph. III. an area ruled by a caliph. caliph [ˈkeɪlɪf [ˈkælɪf] a Muslim man who was a religious and political leader in the past. ). Rigorous testing( [ˈrɪɡərəs] I. thorough and careful. A test, system, or procedure that is rigorous is very thorough and strict. ...rigorously conducted research. The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience. ...a rigorous system of blood analysis. ...rigorous military training. rigorous safety checks. II. strict, or severe. rigorous enforcement of the law. III. If someone is rigorous in the way that they do something, they are very careful and thorough. He is rigorous in his control of expenditure. [+ in] ) is a kind of complete testing where we follow strict entry and exit criteria ; and also we deal with all possible combinations of test cases and test data so that every possible flaws can be found out from the system and we can remove them before the system goes live. Rigorous testing: Testing the application by providing all the test data is called rigorous testing. Rigorous testing is a kind of complete testing where we follow strict entry and exit criteria; and also we deal with all possible combinations of test cases and test data so that every possible flaws can be found out from the system and we can remove them before the system goes live. It can be also termed as exhaustive testing. Regression testing: Testing the side of effects the code or new enhancement in the existed application is called regression testing. Regression testing is completely different from rigorous testing as it aims at testing the side effects as a result of some changes or updates in the system. Error guessing: Formal test case design, which used after BVA and ECP. 4. provisional [prəvɪʒənəl] adj I. if an arrangement is provisional, the people involved have not yet said that they definitely want to do it We've made a provisional reservation 暂定的 for next week. II. You use provisional to describe something that has been arranged or appointed for the present, but may be changed in the future. intended to be temporary, and likely to be changed when other arrangements are made. a provisional government. ...the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government. If you have never held a driving licence before, you should apply for a provisional licence. It was announced that the times were provisional and subject to confirmation. The seven republics had provisionally agreed to the new relationship on November 14th. tentative [ˈtɛntətɪvli] 暂定, 暂时定为 I. 可能会变的. 没有最后确定的. (unconfirmed) subject to further confirmation; not definitely. not definite, or not certain. a tentative agreement/deal. "the project is tentatively scheduled for next year". Tentative agreements, plans, or arrangements are not definite or certain, but have been made as a first step. (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right: I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July. Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement. Such theories are still very tentative. The next round of talks is tentatively scheduled to begin in October. II. 犹犹豫豫的. 不确定的. in a way that lacks confidence; hesitantly. not confident. If someone is tentative, they are cautious and not very confident because they are uncertain or afraid. My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative. She did not return his tentative 试探性的 smile. Perhaps, he suggested tentatively, they should send for Dr Band. a tentative look/smile. "Are you all right?" Claire asked tentatively". 5. 罪犯: Dobbie ambushed the couple wearing a balaclava and carrying a sawn-off shotgun. Mr Mitchell lurched at him ( lurch I. To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward. Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet. More and more frequently the vessel lurched into a sudden roll. The car took a lurch forward but grounded in a deep rut. II. If you say that a person or organization lurches from one thing to another, you mean they move suddenly from one course of action or attitude to another in an uncontrolled way. The state government has lurched from one budget crisis to another. The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair. The property sector was another casualty of the lurch towards higher interest rates. leave sb in the lurch If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time. You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?) and tried to grab the gun 夺枪, but Dobbie overpowered him and shot the 37-year-old father twice in the chest, killing him instantly. 6. MAFS: While Sam looked slick 闪亮的 and stylish 时尚(slick [slɪk] I. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive. There's a big difference between an amateur movie and a slick Hollywood production. His style is slick and visually exciting. The products had been slickly marketed. These actors and directors brought a new sophistication and slickness to modern theatre. II. A slick action is done quickly and smoothly, and without any obvious effort. They ran a very slick promotion campaign, you must admit. The goal that sealed the points was an exhibition of slick 不拖泥带水的 passing football. ...a slick 干净利落的 gear change. III. A slick person speaks easily in a way that is likely to convince people, but is not sincere. a slick person is clever and good at persuading people but probably not honest or sincere. a slick car salesman. Don't be fooled by slick politicians. ...a slick, suit-wearing detective. He had the slickness but not the sharpness. IV. smooth and shiny or wet. slick black hair. His face was slick with sweat.Verb: If someone slicks their hair back, they make it flat, smooth, and shiny by putting oil or water on it. She had slicked her hair back. [V with back/down] He slicked down his few remaining wisps of gray hair. [V with back/down] His hair was slicked carefully into waves. sleek [sliːk] I. 鲜亮的, 闪闪发光的 Sleek hair or fur is smooth and shiny and looks healthy. ...sleek black hair. The horse's sleek body gleamed. II. If you describe someone as sleek, you mean that they look rich and stylish. fashionable and attractive in design. a sleek limousine. a sleek gray pant suit. She works an array of different looks - from rock chick to sleek and sophisticated - in the stunning photo collection. III. Sleek 光鲜亮丽的 vehicles, furniture, or other objects look smooth, shiny, and expensive. ... a sleek white BMW. ...sleek modern furniture. IV. looking or sounding good in a way that is not sincere. a sleek and ambitious young politician. a sleek smile. NOTE: Both mean smooth or seeming to be smooth. To me, slick is more about touch: slippery, and sleek is more about sight/appearance. A wet moss-covered surface is slick. A satin skirt is sleek. sleazy [sliːzi] I. [informal, disapproval] (seedy) If you describe a place as sleazy, you dislike it because it looks dirty and badly cared for, and not respectable. ...sleazy bars. ...sleazy cinemas in London's Soho. Downstairs in the windowless basement, where the real work is done, it is sleazy and sweaty. II. 恶心, 不尊重人的. If you describe something or someone as sleazy, you disapprove of them because you think they are not respectable and are rather disgusting. [informal, disapproval] ...sex shops and sleazy magazines. ...a sleazy fellow. The accusations are making the government's conduct appear increasingly sleazy. Jackie 'O' reveals sleazy messages admirers send. Odd propositions since becoming single. seedy ( shabby, rundown, scruffy) [disapproval] I. If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain. We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district. They suck you in to their seedy world. ...the atmosphere of seediness and decay about the city. II. connected with activities that are illegal or morally wrong, and often looking dirty or unpleasant. a seedy lawyer. ) on Married At First Sight, he appeared far less dapper ( A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin. ...a dapper little man. ) as he resumed his duties as a tradesman. The star teamed his work shirt with a pair of dirty trousers and a pair of dusty construction boots. Perhaps hoping to go incognito, he added a white Oakley baseball cap and kept his head down as he walked along. 7. The debate was held in the broader context of the then upcoming federal election. The material complained of relevantly included: Kyle Sandilands: I will get the sympathy vote, people will go, 'ohh, that's too hard'. Jackie O: No you won't. No you won't. You did 100 in a 60 zone. You can't be trusted for a start. You lie. Kyle Sandilands: And I've voiced my own ad, ready? Jackie O:Budget. Kyle Sandilands: Roll it. [Pre-recorded mock-campaign advertisement] Kyle Sandilands: Jackie O is not what she seems. Over the years she's sold herself up for us to think that ( sell someone on something to persuade someone that something is good, valuable, or useful: The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen. sell oneself short or to sell someone short If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. They need to improve their image–they are selling themselves short. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable. sell yourself 装的好像 to persuade people that you have a lot of ability. If you can't sell yourself you're not likely to sell anything else. sell tickets on yourself to think that you are very important or impressive. ) butter wouldn't melt in her mouth (butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth used for saying that someone looks as if they are very good and would never do anything wrong, although in fact they would. This metaphoric expression alleges that one is literally so cool that butter inside the mouth would not melt. Tommy looked as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. ). But I can tell you first hand, way more than butter has melted in that potty-mouth. Jackie O: [Beep]. Why is it always me? Why can't you [beep] touch on it if you're saying I'm gutless 懦弱 ( If you describe someone as gutless, you think they have a weak character and lack courage or determination. [disapproval] By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward. )? Kyle Sandilands: Jackie O lost her virginity in the back of a panel-van on the Gold Coast. How classy? Jackie O dated a drug dealing boyfriend. Jackie O shop lifted bikinis from a Gold Coast department store back in her younger years. Jackie O: I've done it a couple of times. Kyle Sandilands:And what about this admission of her lesbianism. Jackie O: I had a girlfriend when I was eight. We used to pash. Kyle Sandilands: And then there's this. Pash her cousin? What are you talking about, you hillbilly? Only hillbillies do that. Jackie O:Really? Kyle Sandilands: Since then she's had multiple marriages and many sexual partners. So, if you're looking for a thieving 偷东西的, 小偷 ( I. Thieving is the act of stealing things from people. [old-fashioned] ...an ex-con who says he's given up thieving. II. Thieving means involved in stealing things or intending to steal something. A thieving postman has been jailed for ripping open parcels. ...a string of convictions from a thieving career. ), druggo, slut to run the country, then vote one tacky-Jackie O. But, if you're looking for an honest man, a man that has lived many lives and walked in many of your footsteps a true Aussie battler then vote one for me, Kyle Sandilands. [End of pre-recorded mock-campaign advertisement] Jackie O: What a load of crap that was. Kyle Sandilands:That was true. Everything was true. Jackie O: It was not true. What did you say about multiple sexual partners? Kyle Sandilands:You've had multiple marriages, which is true. Jackie O: No, and you said many sexual partners, that's not true. Kyle Sandilands:You've had more than seven. Jackie O: I've had seven, in total. Kyle Sandilands: I left out the part where 遗漏, 漏掉, 没提, 没说 you put the peanut in your vagina and fed it to your friend. Jackie O: You're not explaining the situation. Kyle Sandilands: There's no time to explain the situation. How can you explain your way out of that situation 圆的过来, 圆谎, 说得清楚? Jackie O: I was five when I did it, for a start. I wasn't an adult. Kyle Sandilands: So the evil twisted mind was there from the beginning. Jackie O: Anyway, there you go. It's up to the people who they want running. Kyle Sandilands: You want the peanut girl? Or, you want me. The exchange lasted approximately 2.30 minutes. It was broadcast in the Breakfast Show and repeated in the Hour of Power program. The complaint was about the Hour of Power broadcast. 8. gronk I. Australian Slang, (noun) A person that is totally lacking in fashion sense, motor skills and/or social skills. Usually a total moron, an extremely unpleasant person or an unwanted guest. No wonder he can't get a girlfriend, he is such a gronk! worthless. Like a person who is a "nothing" or a "zero". I wouldn't date such a gronk person. II. Sometimes: A likeable idiot or Bogan (especially in Queensland). Why would you "steal my car for the weekend," you gronk! 8. mound I. 堆. A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt. [+ of] The table was a mound of paper and books. II. In baseball, the mound is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball. skewer [ˈskjuːə] n. a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking. "thread the meat on to large skewers and grill over a gentle heat". v. fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer. "skewer the cubes of beef, using six to eight per skewer". wiki: A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together. The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roasting meats and fish, and in other culinary applications. NRL scandal Panthers' star charged over NRL sex tape scandal - NSW Police crackdown on lewd videos: NSW Police charged May with two separate charges relating to two separate victims, including two counts of disseminating 传播 images and two counts of filming intimate images without consent. Police have been told that both sexual acts were consensual, but both of the women were unaware they were being filmed. The recordings were allegedly disseminated on social media without the women's consent. It is unknown how many people were sent the explicit footage. pool noodle: A pool noodle is a cylindrical piece of buoyant polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow. Noodles are used by people of all ages while swimming. Pool noodles are useful when learning to swim, for floating, for rescue reaching, in various forms of water play, and for aquatic exercise. The most common dimensions are about 160 centimetres (63 in) in length and 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. The pool noodle is also used for people who experience difficulties in swimming. The pool noodle is often used to protect sharp edges and corners. 9. fraud [frɔd] I. [countable/uncountable] the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them. Police are investigating a complex fraud involving several bogus contractors. tax/insurance/benefit fraud. fraud trials/cases. II. 诈骗. [uncountable] the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want. electoral fraud. The former NAB executive staffer accused of corruptly receiving $5.4 million in benefits during a $40 million fraud was allegedly bribed with luxurious holidays and helicopter flights. III. [countable] 诈骗犯. someone who pretends to be an official or professional person in order to trick people. a. 骗局. something that is not what people claim it is, and is designed to trick people. The whole research program was an elaborate fraud. defraud to get money from a person or organization in a dishonest way. If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies. He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the government. ...allegations that he defrauded taxpayers of thousands of dollars. The court was told Ms Rogers, who spent most of her adult life working for the bank she allegedly defrauded, was motivated by greed as she funded a "very luxurious life" with benefits valued at $5.4 million between 2013 and 2017. It is alleged her co-accused, Human Group director Helen Rosamond, paid Ms Rogers extravagant bribes to secure her approval for bloated invoices she sent to NAB. 10. Ms Rogers was bailed yesterday without a surety 保释金 [ˈʃurəti] ( [countable] someone who agrees to pay money if you do not go to court when you should, or if you do not pay money that you owe. a. [uncountable] money that someone gives to make sure that someone else will appear in court or pay money that they owe. stand surety (for someone) 作担保, 做保人 to be responsible for paying money that is owed or for making certain that someone goes to court when they should ) after her lawyer argued most of her assets had been frozen by the NSW Crime Commission as part of its investigation. While magistrate Robert Williams said Ms Rogers would likely be jailed if convicted of all the offences, he said the risk of the woman fleeing could be mitigated with strict bail conditions. 巴基斯坦: I am not open to them as its considered as a taboo here however I tried to indirectly talk with them and they said it's a curse by God Almighty and these floods, hurrican, and stroms caused by these kind of people as God giving them a warning to come on right path 回归正途. 5. audience If you have an audience with someone important, you have a formal meeting with them. The Prime Minister will seek an audience with the Queen later this morning. [+ with] belt I. If someone belts you, they hit you very hard. [informal] to hit someone or something very hard. Jeter belted a home run. 'Is it right she belted old George in the gut?' she asked. Father would give you a belt over the head with the scrubbing brush. II. If you belt somewhere, you move or travel there very fast. to move somewhere very quickly. belt along/down etc.: They went belting along the road. We belted down Iveagh Parade to where the motor was. belt down to drink alcoholic drinks quickly, one after another. belting down shots of whiskey. belt out If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly. [informal] Singing is not just about belting 大嗓门, 高音. We shouldn't have opera singers belting out the national anthem before England matches. wiki: Belting (or vocal belting) is a specific technique of singing by which a singer mixes in the proper proportions, their lower and upper resonances; resulting in a sound that resembles yelling but is actually a controlled, sustained phonation. 'Belting' is sometimes described as 'high chest voice' 胸腔共鸣 but this is technically incorrect, and if done incorrectly can potentially be damaging for the voice. It is often described as a vocal register(A vocal register is a range of tones in the human voice produced by a particular vibratory pattern of the vocal folds. These registers include modal voice (or normal voice), vocal fry, falsetto, and the whistle register.), although this is also technically incorrect; it is rather a descriptive for the use of a register. Singers can use belting to convey heightened emotional states. Belting is the "high" in contemporary singing. West End actors, Gospel divas, and Rock singers use belting to raise the performance temperature and give voice to the strongest emotions. It's an exciting, dramatic, loud sound that is based on a chest voice vibration: the vocal folds are vibrating with a thick texture and a firm, fast closure that requires strong subglottal air pressure but not much flow. 6. bow [baʊ] I. 鞠躬. [intransitive] to bend your body forward from the waist, especially to show respect for someone. Paul rose from his chair, bowed, and left the room. bow to: Do people still have to bow to the Queen? II. [intransitive/ transitive] to bend your head forward so that you are looking down. She kneeled and bowed her head. (with) head/shoulders bowed: Father was walking along slowly, shoulders bowed. bow and scrape (to someone) to show too much respect for someone. bow down to someone to show respect to someone who is more powerful than you. bow out 退出. 放弃 to give up a job or position, especially when you have had it for a long time. bow out of: She has no plans to bow out of politics just yet. bow to something/someone 屈服, 臣服 to agree to do what someone wants you to do, although you do not want to. the government's unwillingness to bow to terrorists. Laura did not usually bow to her husband’s wishes. bow to pressure: They finally bowed to political pressure and signed the agreement. bow to the inevitable: He finally bowed to the inevitable and resigned. noun. bow [baʊ] I. 弯腰. 鞠躬. a forward movement of the top part of your body, especially to show respect. give a bow: He smiled, then gave a bow. take a bow 致谢, 鞠躬致谢 Acknowledge praise or applause. acknowledge applause after a performance by bowing. "the music ended and the girl took a bow". lyrics: Take a bow, the night is over. This masquerade is getting older. Light are low, the curtains down. There's no one here (There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd). II. the front part of a ship. bow [boʊ] I. 弓. a weapon made from a long curved piece of wood, used for shooting arrows, II. a knot that you tie in something such as a piece of string so that there are two circular parts and two loose ends. tie something in a bow: She had a yellow ribbon in her hair, tied in a bow.
The fall of Justin Trudeau Where it all went wrong for Canada's golden boy (wonder boy): The handsome, articulate and sensitive son of Canada's most popular prime minister, Justin Trudeau quickly became a darling on the world stage after taking the reins himself in 2015. But with a federal election just months away, Mr Trudeau is engulfed 深陷, 卷入 in a corruption scandal, down in the polls and facing calls to resign. Canada was rocked last week when Mr Trudeau's former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould told a House of Commons justice committee that the prime minister, his staff and other officials had imposed inappropriate pressure on her to avoid criminal prosecution of Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin in a case involving allegations of corruption in Libya. The star minister said she was urged to reach an agreement that would let the company pay reparations ( [ˌrepəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] I. reparations [plural] 赔偿款. 赔款. money paid by the country that loses a war for the damage and problems that it has caused to other countries. sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries. Used esp of the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I . II. [uncountable] formal something good that you do to help to improve a bad situation that you have created. repatriate [ˌriˈpeɪtriˌeɪt] I. to send someone back to the country that is legally their own. II. to send money that you earn in a foreign country back to your own country. ) but avoid a conviction. Mr Trudeau has acknowledged raising the issue with Ms Wilson-Raybould, but said it was appropriate. "Canadians expect their government to look for ways to protect jobs," Mr Trudeau said last Thursday. "That's exactly what we have done every step of the way. "We have also done it in a way that has respected our laws and respected the independence of the judiciary 司法独立. "There are no doubt disagreements in perspective on this but I can reassure Canadians that we were doing our job and we were doing in a way that respects and defends our institutions." But the crisis deepened this week when Jane Philpott, who had held several portfolios in Mr Trudeau's cabinet before becoming treasury board president, also announced she was quitting. "The solemn principles at stake are the independence and integrity of our justice system," she said in her resignation letter. The scandal marks a steep fall from public adoration for Mr Trudeau, 47, who is seen by some in his home country as possessing more style than substance. The polling is almost a direct reversal 大反转 of the 2015 election results. Mr Trudeau's stumbles 跌下神坛 were drawn into sharp focus鲜明对比 during his disastrous trip to India last February. A Sikh secessionist( secession [sɪˈseʃ(ə)n] the act of seceding, especially from a country. a secessionist movement. a military assault on the secessionist republic. secede [sɪˈsid] to officially leave an organization. This word is used especially about a state or region that chooses to become independent and govern itself. ), previously convicted of attempting to kill a government minister and a former member of a terrorist group, was invited to a dinner and posed for photos with Mr Trudeau's wife at a time of rising tensions in India. Cringeworthy images of a smiling Mr Trudeau performing a folk dance also raised eyebrows. "Trudeau has come across as flighty ( If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another. [disapproval] Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty. frivolous [frɪvələs] 可有可无的, 开玩笑似的 I. If you describe someone as frivolous, you mean they behave in a silly or light-hearted way, rather than being serious and sensible. I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor. II. If you describe an activity as frivolous, you disapprove of it because it is not useful and wastes time or money. The group wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects. dizzy I. If you feel dizzy, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented. He began to get dizzy spells. II. You can use dizzy to describe a woman who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. She is famed for playing dizzy blondes. ...a charmingly dizzy great-grandmother. III. If something dizzies you, it causes you to feel unsteady or confused. The sudden height dizzied her and she clung tightly. dizzying graded adjective We're descending now at dizzying speed. dizzy heights If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it. [humorous, emphasis] I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary. [+ of] ) and facetious ( flippant, foolish, dizzy, superficial flippant, funny, amusing, witty ) ( [fəsiːʃəs] If you say that someone is being facetious, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying things that they do not mean in a situation where they ought to be serious. The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said. Al facetiously described himself as the Last Angry Man.)," Indian journalist Barkha Dutt wrote in the Washington Post. "His orchestrated dance moves and multiple costume changes in heavily embroidered kurtas and sherwanis make him look more like an actor on a movie set or a guest at a wedding than a politician who is here to talk business. "Suddenly, all that charisma and cuteness seem constructed, manufactured and, above all, not serious." Nelson Wiseman, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, said the spate of resignations was a "a spectacular blow to the government". "It has become rare that ministers resign on principle in Canada," he told the Associated Press. "It reveals deep division in the Cabinet about how to deal with Jody Wilson-Raybould." "This blow won't bring down the government, and Trudeau, like Diefenbaker, will survive and fight back," Prof. Wiseman said. Robert Bothwell, a professor at the University of Toronto, said the resignations spoke to 表明了, 显示了 Mr Trudeau's failure to connect with his colleagues. "His failure to give a vigorous but reasoned response at the beginning of this pseudo-scandal allowed it to grow into Godzilla," Prof. Bothwell said. "Previous prime ministers benefited from experience and seniority, or respect, or fear, or just the feeling that they knew the way better than anybody else. Trudeau the father had all these attributes," Prof. Bothwell said.
You are not my audience: 1. Alan, I got no patience for your kid today. Go do your homework. Oh, right. I have a big reading ass-ignment. You're not my audience 我们不是一路人, 我们沟通不来, 没法沟通. Remember when he was cute? The memory is fading. 2. You ever wonder why I never played in a band? I just figured you were getting laid so much being in a rock band would seem redundant( I. If you are made redundant, your employer tells you to leave because your job is no longer necessary or because your employer cannot afford to keep paying you. [British, business] My husband was made redundant late last year. ...a redundant miner. II. 不需要的. 没有必要的. 多余的了. 多此一举的. 没用的了. Something that is redundant is no longer needed because its job is being done by something else or because its job is no longer necessary or useful. Changes in technology may mean that once-valued skills are now redundant. ...the conversion of redundant buildings to residential use.). That's not the reason. Although I did do better than most bass players. Okay, then what is the reason? I have stage fright. You have stage fright? Severe, debilitating ( [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] making someone physically or mentally weak. a debilitating illness/disease/condition. debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] to make someone physically or mentally weak. ), wet-your-pants stage fright. I don't understand. I've seen you perform. Well, sure, in the living room for a couple of people. But on a stage with lights, in front of a crowd paying to see me. Do you literally pee your pants? What difference does it make? I'm just saying your audience is composed of bed wetters. They might get a kick out of seeing you soil yourself. And you think that'd be funny? No, I wouldn't. But I'm not your audience.
Second Canadian Minister Resigns Over Judicial Interference 司法干涉 Allegations: A Canadian cabinet minister resigned Monday, saying she has lost confidence in the ruling Liberal Party over allegations it tried to interfere in a criminal prosecution of a global engineering and construction firm. The surprise resignation—the second by a cabinet member in recent weeks—comes as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deals with his biggest political scandal since assuming office in 2015—and as he faces a re-election test in October. Jane Philpott was in her third post in the Liberal cabinet, as Canada's president of the Treasury Board, which is responsible for the government's financial and personnel administration. The family physician had earned a reputation as a trusted hand in the nearly four-year-old Liberal government for helping settle Syrian refugees, crafting policies that legalized marijuana and doctor-assisted suicide, and improving indigenous services. On Monday, she issued a statement saying it was now untenable ( [ʌnˈtenəb(ə)l] 难以为继的. 无法继续的.
无法坚持的. impossible to continue because of serious problems, opposition,
or criticism. An argument, theory, or position that is untenable cannot
be defended successfully against criticism or attack. This
argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical
standpoint. He claimed the charges against him were untenable. She left, saying her job had become untenable. a. impossible to defend as fair, appropriate, or true. Their actions are untenable. ) for her to serve in cabinet, given the testimony and information over the past month about efforts by aides in Mr. Trudeau's office to get Canadian prosecutors to drop a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. on bribery-and-fraud charges. "Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised," Ms. Philpott said. "There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them." Mr. Trudeau and other senior officials have denied any wrongdoing, arguing that Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former justice minister and attorney general, faced no inappropriate pressure. The scandal is eating into Liberal Party support, according to recent polls, roughly eight months before the next Canadian election. At a party rally in Toronto, Mr. Trudeau said he has known about Ms. Philpott's sentiment 情绪 for some time. "While I am disappointed, I understand her decision," Mr. Trudeau said. He added the allegations about judicial interference have generated an important debate on how political staff should conduct themselves. "Concerns of this nature must be taken very seriously, and I can assure you that I am," he said.
