用法学习: 1. talking-to 好好聊聊, 请喝咖啡 好好谈谈, 说道说道 [informal] If you give someone a talking-to, you speak to them severely, usually about something unacceptable that they have done, in order to show them they were wrong. The team manager said: 'Tony has had a good talking-to and regrets his action'. iPhone explodes on teen's chest: Jay however, says he's learned his lesson, admitting it was a painful one. "Would've been smarter to Google, I thought about that in the ambulance ride after," he said. As for his mum, she claims he's had a talking to. "I think he's had his punishment. I think the consequence of the injury is his punishment." 明星上艾伦秀: Caitlyn Jenner, whose 2015 appearance was so tense and combative 充满硝烟的 ( A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue. He conducted the meeting in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes. They quickly developed a reputation for combativeness. ) that she blasted it in her 2017 memoir, which was later blasted by Kim on—you guessed it—The Ellen DeGeneres Show, because reality television at its most effective should resemble a snake eating its own tail. sceptic (UK) = skeptic (US) [skeptɪk] 怀疑论者 A sceptic is a person who has doubts about things that other people believe. He was a born sceptic. But he now has to convince sceptics that he has a serious plan. 艾伦炒房: But is the success of their investments about the renovation or is more to do with celebrity publicity? Your Money real estate reporter Maddie Hale, who shared the news with Auction Day, says she's a sceptic. "We know our Ellen, she flips these houses," says Hale. 2. Vietnamese [ˌvɪetnəˈmiːz] Vietnam [ˌvi:etˈnæm]. 怀胎: Cecile Eledge carried the daughter of her son Matthew Eledge and his husband Elliot Dougherty to term 足月, giving birth to baby Uma Louise last week. clammy [ˈklami] 黏黏的, 粘粘的. 黏哒哒的, 粘哒哒的 adj I. unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch. "his skin felt cold and clammy". II. (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. "the clammy atmosphere of the cave". wiki: The Silkie 乌骨鸡, 乌鸡 (sometimes spelled Silky) is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk and satin. The breed has several other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens only have four. They are often exhibited in poultry shows, and appear in various colors. In addition to their distinctive physical characteristics, Silkies are well known for their calm, friendly temperament. It is among the most docile 温顺的 of poultry. Hens are also exceptionally broody 爱下蛋的, 爱产蛋的, 想生孩子的, and care for young well. Though they are fair layers 下蛋鸡 themselves, laying only about three eggs a week, they are commonly used to hatch eggs from other breeds and bird species due to their broody nature. Silkie chickens are very easy to keep as pets. They are suitable for children, but like any pet, should be handled with care.
Is it ever ok to "camp out" in a parking space (占位 save, hold, reserve, be on hold)? One of the men can be seen on his phone, appearing to be talking to the friend they told Arik they were holding the spot for. An attempt by two Melbourne men to save a parking spot for their friend has resulted in a tense stand off between them and a driver. Even after beeping the horn and inching forward the man stays in the spot, appearing to shoo him away 轰走, 赶走. A St Albans driver, identified only as Arik, said he was pulling up at a vacant Franklin Street car park on Sunday evening, which was "on hold" by two men who stood in his way and refused to move. With his indicator on, Arik can be heard in the clip tooting the horn 猛按喇叭(If someone toots their car horn or if a car horn toots, it produces a short sound or series of sounds. People set off fireworks and tooted their car horns. Car horns toot as cyclists dart precariously through the traffic. A man behind her tooted angrily. The driver gave me a wave and a toot. ), but the pair did not budge. The woman reserving the spot for someone else stands her ground, waving her arms to indicate there are other spots the drivers could try. The driver's patience paid off, with the men eventually walking away, allowing him to bag the spot. It's not unusual for tempers to flare over a parking spot, or for people to use their bodies to reserve a bay.
unforgotten S1: 1. Hi Bob, wasn't expecting you in today. Not stopping 只是路过, 不待在这, 不能待着, just wanted to pick up some bumph for an AGM, how they doing in there? Good, nine's our best turnout 出席人数多少, 出席率 ( I. The turnout at an event is the number of people who go to it or take part in it. On the big night there was a massive turnout. It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people. II. 投票率. The turnout in an election is the number of people who vote in it, as a proportion of the number of people who have the right to vote in it. In 1988 the turnout was 50%. Election officials said the turnout of voters was low. [+ of] A high turnout was reported at the polling booths. ) for a couple of months. Brilliant, well done you. Did your daughter get hold of you? Switched my mobile off, bishop's on the warpath 找麻烦, 找茬, 不高兴 again. She said it wasn't urgent, just wedding stuff. Trust me, if it's the wedding, it's never not urgent, I'll call her... And then he stops, a thought, and he rifles in his pocket and pulls out a crumpled fiver. (handing it to her)...here, buy 'em some nice biccies, always good for flagging spirits ( flag verb If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy. to become tired or weak, or to begin to lack enthusiasm. After a long day, his energy flagged. The conversation was flagging until the mention of her name. His enthusiasm was in no way flagging. By 4,000m he was beginning to flag. flagged [flægd] adj paved. A flagged path or area of ground is covered with large, flat, square pieces of stone. covered with flat pieces of stone. a flagged path. She sat on a chair in the flagged yard. flagging spirits/energy/morale 意志消沉的, 提不起精神的, 提不起劲的, 兴趣缺缺的, 没兴趣的, 懒洋洋的 By now the wine had lifted her flagging spirits. He presents himself as the man to revive the party's flagging fortunes. concern for the country's flagging economy. ). See ya. 2. Okay so maybe he's not our victim, but if he's still alive, he may be able to tell us if he sold our victim his car without informing DVLA or... sold it to the man who sold it to the victim. If he's still alive, we're in with a shout 大有机会, 有机会赢, 有机会战胜, 还有机会(be in with a shout to have a chance of winning. If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it. "they were definitely in with a shout of bringing off a victory". He knew he was in with a shout of making Craig Brown's squad for Japan. The Benetton team is still in with a shout for Sunday's race.). 3. skinhead 光头党 a young man of a subculture characterized by close-cropped hair and heavy boots, often perceived as aggressive. wiki: The skinhead subculture originated among working class youths in London, England in the 1960s and soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, with a second working class skinhead movement emerging worldwide in the 1980s. Motivated by social alienation and working class solidarity, skinheads (often shortened to "skins") are defined by their close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing such as Dr. Martens and steel toe work boots, braces (or suspenders 吊带裤 in American English), high rise and varying length straight-leg jeans, and button-down collar shirts, usually slim fitting in check or plain. The movement reached a peak during the 1960s, experienced a revival in the 1980s, and, since then, has endured in multiple contexts worldwide. 4. JOSH (quietly): ... all I'm saying, dad, is you know what the yanks are like, they shoot their wads for a title... PHILLIP: (his face implacable (implacable [ɪmplækəbəl] 满脸怒气的, 怒气冲冲的 adj. If you say that someone is implacable, you mean that they have very strong feelings of hostility or disapproval which nobody can change. having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change. the country's implacable opposition to the war. He looked at Matilda’s implacable face. ...the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy. The move has won the implacable opposition of many economists. His union was implacably opposed to the privatization of the company.), something in his eyes that is much harder than we have seen before). JOSH: we just want you on the letter head, that's all I'm asking. And then I really think it could push the deal over the line(push sb/sth over 推倒 to push someone or something so that they fall to the ground: Daddy, Matthew pushed me over. cross/step over the line If you say that someone has crossed the line or has stepped over the line, you mean that they have behaved in a way that is considered unacceptable. He has crossed the line, and it must stop. Sometimes, I think the administration steps over the line when they make these kinds of accusations.). His dad watching the mute TV, something in his eyes that could even be contempt. PHILLIP: Never asked my old man for a brass farthing ( British informal something of little or no value. his opinion isn't worth a brass farthing. brass ceiling an imaginary barrier which stops women from progressing in their careers within the military and law enforcement. The two-day event … brings together more than 30 women who have broken through the "brass ceiling" to gain a top-level job in the defence and security industries. glass ceiling an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities. "the first female to break through the glass ceiling in Engineering". ). Wouldn't have dared. JOSH: I don't want money dad. PHILLIP: No. You want my name, which is worth way more. 5. The mother said to me today 'what's the point of me'. I guess...you try and find meaning 找到价值, 找到意义 in other stuff. Like? After our kids, the rest is just...filling ( They feel the need to have every waking hour filled or sometimes ... you are busy – ask yourself am I being productive or am I just filling in time. fill I. If you fill in a shape 图画, 填充图形, you cover the area inside the lines with colour or shapes so that none of the background is showing. When you have both filled in your patterns, you may want to share these with each other. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in. II. If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about. I didn't give Reid all the details yet–I'll fill him in. He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit. III. If you fill in for someone 代班, you do the work or task that they normally do because they are unable to do it. Small firms rely on agencies to fill in for absent permanent staff. IV. 消磨时光. If you are filling in time, you are using time that is available by doing something that is not very important. That's not a career. She's just filling in time until she gets married. ) isn't it. 6. ...maybe I'm just old fashioned 老派的, 过时的, to me it's just a common courtesy 普通的礼貌问题, 礼节问题 to call ahead. Accept our apologies Mr Cross. So what was his name again? James Sullivan, but almost certainly you would have known him as Jimmy. And why might I have known him? If we can come on to that ( come on to/to something 回头再说 to start to deal with a new subject in a discussion. We'll come on to the politics of the situation in a moment. revisit to consider or discuss something again I think that's a subject which will have to be revisited. come on to someone INFORMAL to behave towards someone in a way that shows you would like to have a sexual relationship with them. ) in a second.... well, sorry, no. I don't remember anyone by that name. 7. Gone is used to say, usually imprecisely, that a particular time is now in the past (usually by a matter of minutes/hours). "It's gone 8 o'clock" means simply that it is now after/past 8. If it is still a moment within a few minutes of 8 then you would say "It's just gone 8". 8. ...sorry one quick thing Robert, did the police get hold of you? The police? I got a call from a police officer earlier today asking for your contact details. Er....no? Right, well, they're investigating some 'historic' case 历史案件, 历史遗留案件 apparently, and they thought you might be able to provide them with some information. Historic, what do they mean, 'historic'? No idea, wouldn't tell me - very old I guess - but hey, I put a good word in for you 说好话 so you should be alright... ...anyway, they wanted it quite pronto so I'm sure they'll be in touch soon enough. Right. 9. Did you ask him about the nights he never came home? Not now mum... ..and I never got it out 问不出来 you know... ...sorry, my mother has dementia... ...I think he must have put 'em straight in on a boil 直接开水泡了 but you need a cold soak (冷水泡一些) first.... Do you want to set the table for lunch mum, I'll be in in a sec. Is Carol coming? Carol's in America remember. You go through and me and dad will be straight in. Which seems to mollify ( mollify If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups. He looked first mollified and then relieved as it occurred to him his plight could be worse.) her and she turns and goes. What his wife said. Eric Slater's, that needs a cold soak first. You wash it in hot water it fixes it. Blood. 9. Excuse me, Curtis Salgado, he's not going to be able to make the exam, who do I speak to to get him a resit 重考? The teacher looks slightly surprised. Right...you mean he's ill? Yes, he's ill. Sorry - you're his mum are you? I've been looking after him, his mum isn't well so.... right, a request for a resit would need to come from his mother or father and... He doesn't have a dad and his mum spends most of her days off her tits on crystal meth so...(which gets his attention) ...I've spent the last three years looking after him and... And her voice catches, the strain of the last 24 hours finally catching up with her. and I'm here in the place of his mum telling you, we need to arrange a fucking resit ( If someone resits a test or examination, they take it again, usually because they failed the first time. [British] This year, Jim is resitting the exams he failed. If they fail, they can often resit the next year. He failed his First Year exams and didn't bother about the resits. retake 重考 复读, 重修 If you retake a course or an examination, you take it again because you failed it the first time. I had one year in the sixth form to retake my GCSEs. Limits will be placed on the number of exam retakes students can sit. in Australia: Hi guys, I sat an exam for an engineering subject on last Wednesday and felt like I did really badly. I also haven't done too good through out the semester and am just sitting on a pass. I was just wondering if there is a chance I could resit an exam and if anyone has come by this situation? I am quite interested in knowing too. I study science at unsw and bombed my final exam. I obviously just failed "Structures" in 3rd Yr Civil at UNSW and got to sit a "Deferred" exam in January. I got a Conceded Pass in the deferred exam 延期考试, 延考. You can't get any closer to "F" than that. Needless to say I'm not a Practising Structural Engineer. If a large number of the cohort fail the subject there will be supplementary exams 补考. Last year I did structural analysis and the 3rd quiz was omitted for students to pass the course overall (as most of the cohort did poorly) and this was still not enough for people to pass with many being required to sit the supplementary 参加考试. Potential new citizens will be allowed to sit a planned new citizenship test as many times as they need to pass. defer to arrange for something to happen at a later time than you had planned. tax-deferred taxed at a later time. tax-deferred investments. defer to to accept someone's opinion or decision, especially because you respect them. I will defer to Mr. Walters on this point. Deferred expenses are paid for before they are used, and deferred income is received before it has been earned. A deferred annuity provides an income at some future date. Most companies hold large provisions for the payment of deferred taxation on their balance sheets. What is a deferred exam 补考? Sometimes serious misadventure, accident or extenuating circumstances may mean you cannot attend your final exam at the scheduled date and time. Depending on the circumstances, you may be eligible for a deferred exam, and be permitted to sit your final exam at a later scheduled time. Deferred exams generally take place a few weeks after the final exams, and are held on Parramatta campus (South) only, unless otherwise advised. Note: If you are approved for a deferred exam and you are in your final session, you will not be eligible to graduate at the forthcoming graduation ceremonies. concede [kənsiːd] I. If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right. 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.' Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills. II. If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions. The French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos. III. If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. The strike ended after the government conceded some of their demands. IV. In sport, if you concede goals or points (US: give up), you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. [British] They conceded four goals to Leeds United. Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. V. If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival. Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship. VI. If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. The company conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of its holiday industry rival. He happily conceded the election. ). And the teacher sensing this is not someone he is going to win an argument with. The deputy head does the resit timetable, go back to reception they should be able to help you. 10. In case you hadn't noticed, Bella, this isn't actually about you. I'm not saying it is, I'm just saying that as a human rights lawyer, torture's a little bit of a bug bear ( Something or someone that is your bugbear worries or upsets you. Money is my biggest bugbear. ) of mine, so having a father accused of lopping peoples fingers off ( lop off 砍掉 I. If you lop something off, you cut it away from what it was attached to, usually with a quick, strong stroke. Somebody lopped the heads off our tulips. ...men with axes, lopping off branches. His ponytail had been lopped off. II. If you lop an amount of money or time off something such as a budget or a schedule, you reduce the budget or schedule by that amount. The Air France plane lopped over four hours off the previous best time. More than 100 million pounds will be lopped off the prison building programme. ) is a tiny bit awkward and... ...God you're a sarcy ( sarcy = sarky British informal sarcastic ) bitch sometimes... ....did you give this Pinion man money? Did you do what he says you did? No. On both counts (on all/several/both etc counts 每一方面 in every way, in several ways etc It was important that they secured a large and widespread audience. They failed on both counts.). 11. Who found it? Some builders looking for the mains supply. Male, I think. And the bones are in pretty good nick, so young. A young adult. What was the building that was here? Well, according to a neighbour I spoke to, it had quite a few incarnations 变身 over the years. A private house, a British Rail records office, hostel, DHSS. So, this is either a very shallow grave, or if the body was put here before the cellar was built, it's a very deep one. Except we don't know what the ground level was when he was buried. But your gut feeling? Are we talking Richard III, or, you know, five years ago? Could be talking 5,000 years. Seriously? Bones can survive incredibly well in certain types of soil. But we do know he died very young. By modern standards. Any sign of trauma anywhere? Not from what I can see so far. OK. I'm gonna need to excavate this whole site, obviously. See if there's anything else under here. Just make sure, please, that people are aware until we know different ( know different/otherwise 发现不是, 证明不是, 结果不是 informal to know that the opposite of something is true He told people he didn't care about her, but deep down he knew different. ), we treat this as a crime scene. Let's try and find out how he died. Whoever he was, I think we owe him that at the very least. 12. ....I'll call you back. (he clicks off) Thieving 明抢 bastards. Sorry sweetheart, grandpa's got a filthy mouth hasn't he.You're haggling over fifty quid dad. Fifty quid's fifty quid mate. Fifty quid was what we were short of when we bought this place. Our friend Terry Miller lent it us in the end, but if he hadn't have....brought the cash round in pound notes as I remember. God yeah, forgotten that. 13. You know long term memory's the last to go, dad. Ask her what she had for breakfast, or if she's taken her statins today, or her Omeprazole. I remember for her 我给她急着. And what about all the stuff she used to do for you. How's that going to work? We'll cope. But you're already not coping, I'm not being funny but...(awkward)...when was the last time you cleaned the lavs, dad? Les.... sorry but they sort of smell a bit and...... Eric: (very firm)We're not going in to sheltered housing Leslie! Now leave it 别再说了. Are Ron Bartlett and his wife coming to the party? It must be nearly their sapphire as well. Ron died a couple of years ago, Mum. Do you remember? 14. Brandon! Come on, man, we need you up front. I'm not good, fam. You just gotta catch your wind 喘口气. It's only ten minutes each way. Come on, man. We need you. You're our only striker. 15. Just ringing to check you got my email. I did, yes. Um, I was going to respond tonight, Geoff. Um, I've got a manic [ˈmænɪk] day. I know it's tedious, but it would just help me sell your case a bit to the diocese. Oh, yeah, absolutely. I'm not quite sure how the accounts are gonna do that, Geoff. I mean, how do you quantify the cost of buying a group of very lost women some hope? I agree, I mean, if it were down to me 要是我说了算得话. 16. Your associates here, did you do your full due diligence 好好调查, 好好查房 on them? They have the money, Dad. It's all kosher (kosher [koʊʃər] I. Something, especially food, that is kosher is approved of or allowed by the laws of Judaism. ...a kosher butcher. II. Something that is kosher is generally approved of or considered to be correct. I guessed something wasn't quite kosher. Acting was not a kosher trade for an upper-class girl. a. genuine or authentic. b. legitimate or proper. ). Oh, I'm sure they have the money. 17. Dad, the police are coming. Huh? The police are coming in to arrest you in five minutes. They've already pulled up down the road. What do you mean, coming in to? Why are the police coming to arrest me? Because I told them about Fenwick. Because I think you've lost your way 失去了方向, 失去了目标, 忘了初心, 迷失了自己, 忘记了初心, 忘记了初衷 ( lose one's way I. 迷路. become unable to find one's way. "we took a wrong turn and lost our way". II. no longer have a clear idea of one's purpose or motivation in an activity. to no longer know what your aim or purpose is or what to do next. The company has lost its way in recent years. "the company has lost its way and should pull out of general insurance". lose the plot 不知道在干什么了, 变得莫名其妙了, 变得让人看不懂 lose one's ability or judgment in a given situation. to become confused and not know what you should do. lose one's ability to understand or cope with what is happening. a. To cease to behave in a consistent and/or rational manner. b. (Britain, idiomatic) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters. "many people believe that he is feeling the strain or has lost the plot". I am so ashamed of myself. I have no one to talk to, I think I am just losing the plot. Has the Malaysian government so clearly lost the plot that even outside observers would recognize that the trial was blatantly political from day one? lose one's marbles which means to be losing one’s sanity or connection with reality. My then-husband thought I was crazy, my friends thought I was crazy, my colleagues thought I had lost my marbles.), I think we all have... And then he walks forward and hugs him tight. Even as in the background, we can see the coppers getting out of their cars and heading towards the front door. ...and because I love you.
Unforgettable S2: 1. Sorry about your party. I had to work late, and by the time we got back your lights were out. Yeah, oh, well. Everyone was knackered, so it wasn't a late one. Another time maybe? Yeah. Yeah, that'd be nice. Do you wanna fix a date 定下时间, 定下日期 now or? Well let me have a look at my diary and I'll. Sure. 2. In mitigation, Your Honour, I would ask you consider the side of jordan that he hides, very successfully, from any figure of authority ( authority figure 权势人物, 实权人物, 上级部门, 监管机构 a person who has or represents authority. someone who has a position of power, especially because of their job. teenage rebellion against authority figures 权势机构. "these techniques can help parents re-establish their role as authority figures". figure of authority 听其话的人, 崇拜的人, 榜样 a person who has authority over another person. a person who has the power to give orders or make decisions A child needs a figure of authority in his or her life. ) he comes into contact with. And that is the side of this young man who spent all the profits accrued from selling the drugs he was arrested for on a week at a holiday camp for his younger brother Liam. 3. It would be a big leap for me, heading up a school. But I've headed up a Sixth Form for five years now and so. I'm confident that I could successfully make the leap. With the right support, and I would relish the opportunity 珍惜机会. 4. Yeah, as I suspected it is a Blanchard. You can just see that mark on this rim. Oh, I've never heard of it. They went out of business in the early '905. The seals kept going, which wasn't brilliant on a diving watch. Don't they have serial numbers inside? Not this model, annoyingly. So, not helpful then, in terms of dating the body. Maybe we should be concentrating on the suitcase. Well, this is a watch, although not a premium one 高级的, 高端的, it still cost the best part of a grand( the best part of (something) = the better part of 大几千, 大几百 I. The majority of something. almost all of something; a large part of something; the major part of something. I worked at the camp for the better part of the summer. He had lived there for the best part of fifty years. The discussion took the best part of an hour. The best part of the meeting was taken up by budgetary matters. I'm sorry I'm late—my doctor's appointment took the best part of an hour. II. The most enjoyable or exemplary aspect of something. No, the cream filling is definitely the best part of this dessert! The introduction was the best part of your term paper. After that, it meandered for a while. at the top of the hour: at the beginning of the hour (at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, etc.) The program is scheduled to start at the top of the hour. bottom of the hour The time at (or very close to) half the next hour of time. "At Seven o'clock, He said to get in touch with him again at the bottom of the hour, so I called him back at seven thirty." ). So if it goes wrong, you get it fixed. Any watchmaker fixing a watch, will leave a little mark on the inside plate. Now, if I can get this off we might find the date, firstly. But more importantly, we might find a name. 5. She's asleep. She's down 睡下了? Mm-hm. 6. You do everything you're meant to do and you fight with every fibre in your body and it turns out cancer doesn't give a shit. So, by all means, have a cry and just tell me that you're scared. And if you like you can give up in here as well, cos that's not really gonna make a difference, but Please, please don't stop taking the chemo, cos in the end, that is all we've got. Never ever become a therapist. Now please, piss off before I top myself ( top I. tv. to surpass someone or something. Can you top this one? II. tv. to kill someone. Spike was gonna top Bart first. n. the first half of a baseball inning. Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top half of the fourth. ). And according to the local council, the river was last dredged 挖掘, 疏通河道 in 1994. Right. Obviously that doesn't necessarily mean this went in the water after then. The last dredge could've just missed it. Sorry, to me, this looks way too preserved 尸体保存的太好了 to have been in here for any serious length of time. 7. Oh, I blew a few candles out. Get a life, Elise. Come on! Which I asked you not to do because she said she wanted to do it herself. I can't believe you're making a fuss about this! I just wanted her to be centre of attention for once! Says the woman who insisted on having the party here. We could hardly have got 50 people into your house, could we? She didn't even want 50 people, Elise. Please, do not even try and tell me what Mum wants. You don't even begin to understand what she wants. And you do because you're the golden child 最受宠的. No, I am not the golden child, Marion. I just didn't piss off 消失, 离家出走 for the best part of a decade. Oh, here we go! So the relationship I have with her, I have earned. Anyone want a top-up 续杯, 添点? No, we're leaving. What? I'm sure it's what we both want anyway. What the hell happened? I'm so sorry, Tony. You always get caught in the bloody crossfire. 8. I just I wanted to say I wanted to say there are gonna be better qualified candidates than me. Better managers, more eloquent speakers, definitely. But I promise you this You will never, never find a candidate who understands the sorts of kids you have at Highbrook better than me. A woman who left school at 16, who didn't get a single qualification till she was 25. Who knows what it feels like to be written off 被放弃. What it does to you inside. Which is why I've never written any kid off, no matter how challenging in my entire career. And why, if I got this job, I would fight with my dying breath 拼尽最后一口气 to make Highbrook the school that every single kid who comes here deserves. And I'd be cheaper, too. 9. Yeah, but just remember, Zoe, as hard as this is for you, I actually sometimes think it's harder for them. I can't imagine anything worse than being a parent and seeing your child in pain, and not being able to do anything about it. So maybe you just need to cut them a little slack 不要太过于计较 sometimes. You know, cos they're under immense pressure, too, aren't they? Yeah. OK. Listen, I've gotta go but I'll see you on the ward ( I had landed a plum job as an attendant on a research ward at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center... There was no question that many patients on the ward engaged in... After a year on the research ward... To work in a hospital department would sound right, but it's on a ward. It's common hospital usage, and it's not peculiar to psychiatric wards. There are orthopedic wards, maternity wards, etc. In my American English experience, I wouldn't use the word "Ward" at all. The very use of it sounds somewhat dated, somewhat British. I'd use "on the floor" (of the hospital) or, a little more precisely, "in the department." on the shop floor A regionally popular UK phrase referring to the place(s) in hospital where patients are diagnosed and managed. ward I. 病房. 病区. A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment. a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of care. a maternity ward. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest. II. A ward is a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council. ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West. [+ of]. III. A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection. Alex was made a ward of court. [+ of]. ward off To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you. She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant. Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera. ) on Friday, OK? 10. Hey, I think we may have found our watchmaker. Are you serious? Yes, I spoke to a Patrick Smith earlier. He thinks that the signature is his Uncle Bill's. He used to run the business, and he's gonna check I'll speak to him in the morning. OK. Sounds good. How's it going with the pager? Yeah, we found a second-hand one on eBay, so We'll know one way or the other tomorrow 知道结果, 知道是不是行(one way or another/one way or the other I. 不管怎样, 无论如何. You can use one way or another or one way or the other when you want to say that something definitely happens, but without giving any details about how it happens. One way or the other he always seems to win. We'll find the money, one way or another. ...those who had entered Germany one way or another during the war. You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other. II. which of two possibilities will be chosen: They've had two weeks to think about it, and now they have to decide one way or the other. know one's way around to be very familiar with (something) or be good at using or operating (something) He knows his way around Boston. She really knows her way around a sailboat. They know their way around computers. ). 11. She was drunk, that it was a ten-second snog ( If one person snogs another, they kiss and hold that person for a period of time. You can also say that two people are snogging. [British, informal] I'm 15 and I've never snogged a girl. They were snogging under a bridge. We went in for secret snogging sessions in the toilets at the restaurant. They went for a quick snog behind the bike sheds. ) and that it didn't mean anything. Oh! Yeah, well, far be it from me to pass judgment(far be it from me to do something used as a way of telling someone that you do not want to criticize them, disagree with them, or say something negative when in fact this is what you are doing. Far be it from me to criticize, but aren't you being a little unreasonable?). Here we go. She's clearly a cow (an insulting word for a woman, especially one who is stupid or unkind.). I mean, you don't go getting off with your boyfriend's best mate, do you? It's like some weird porno scenario. 12. Yeah, I mean David worked incredibly hard. He was one of those guys who was always on the right charity board. Did loads of voluntary stuff, raised funds for the local Tories What I'm saying is, he was well-connected. He went missing on the 8th but you didn't report it till the 10th? No. Why was that? He sometimes went away on work-related stuff and would neglect to tell me, but never two nights. When he didn't come home that second evening, I rang the police first thing. I assume you tried to call him. Many times, at work. And those calls were logged by the original investigation. And they said what? His office said he hadn't come in that day and that no-one had seen him since early evening of the 8th. 13. These are photocopies of the last three months of his desk diary, and this is a list of all the original points of action that came out of it. I went through, highlighted any gaps. And this one seems to have slipped through the cracks. And this wasn't followed up? Officers called on the address attached several times. It was a flat near Tower Bridge -- Flat Seven, Ferriers' Wharf. No-one was ever in and then it was never followed up. But seeing as it was only a few weeks before he was murdered, we think it's worth chasing down, right? Yeah, definitely. OK and erm finally, anyone claiming 拿走 a bottle of the very finest £5 Prosecco? Yes. I think it's an address. So, I got Patrick Smith to dig out the business account statements for three months either side 前后 of the dates the repairs were done. I thought that if I could find payments that were made on or around the repair dates that were made by the same person. Chances are that could be our man. 14. Have you got five? Er yeah, sure. "Restricted duties"? Look, I understand this must be hard to. I was cleared of any involvement in my husband's disappearance 26 years ago. Of course, and that's not what this is. DCI Stuart is just doing a general sweep 一般排查. Tess. No-one can be expected to do their job properly with this hanging over them( hang over someone 挥之不去的 if something hangs over you, you worry about it or feel upset about it. if something bad is hanging over you, you are worried or anxious about it. The threat of redundancy was still hanging over us. It's not very nice to have huge debts hanging over your head. The threat of homelessness hangs over hundreds of families. A sense of doom hung over the town. hang over sth 笼罩着 If a threat or doubt hangs over a place or a situation, it exists: Uncertainty again hangs over the project. hangover n. a feeling of illness after drinking too much alcohol: I had a terrible hangover the next morning. a hangover cure. hungover adj feeling ill with a bad pain in the head and often wanting to vomit after having drunk too much alcohol: That was a great party last night, but I'm (feeling) really hungover this morning. ). Except nothing is hanging over me, ma'am. Not to mention the upset of learning what happened to David. So, I wanna set up some counselling for you. I'm gonna refer you to Occupational Health. Are you telling me I have to go on restricted duties or asking me to? I'm saying be sensible, take a back seat for a bit and I'm sure it'll all have blown over( blow over 被遗忘, 被忘记. 消停 I. (of trouble) fade away without serious consequences. if a dangerous or embarrassing situation blows over, people stop worrying about it and soon forget about it. It was a major scandal, and we all hoped it would soon blow over. "if he would simply cool off, the whole matter would soon blow over". II. When an argument blows over, it becomes gradually less important until it ends and is forgotten: I thought that after a few days the argument would blow over. III. if something blows over or is blown over, the wind makes it fall. The dustbins have blown over and there's rubbish everywhere. Several trees had been blown over in the gale. IV. if a storm blows over, it ends. blow out
I. [intransitive/transitive] if you blow out a flame, or if it blows
out, it stops burning because you blow on it or because of the wind. He blew out all 60 candles on his birthday cake.
II. [intransitive/ transitive] if a window blows out, or if something
blows it out, it breaks into pieces that fall outside the building. The bomb blew out all the windows on the bus. III. [transitive] 让...失望, 甩了, 打败 mainly American informal
to defeat someone easily. to disappoint someone by not meeting them or
not doing something that you had arranged to do together: She was supposed to go to that party with me, but she blew me out. They've blown out every team they've played this season. Have you blown Cal out? Is that what he says? blow itself out if a storm blows itself out, it ends. ) in a few weeks. Do you think I might have done it, then? Tess, that is insulting and I can't even No, I'm fine, ma'am. If you want me out of my office, I'm afraid you're gonna have to formally suspend me. 15. As long as people keep taking it down, I will keep sticking it back up, Omar. I've had so many complaints, Sara. And so have I, from other women made to pray in that room. It's tiny, it smells. We have limited space. Fine, we swap, then. We have your room, you have ours, simple. 16. He left at 7:00, saying he was off to meet a potential donor. And erm well, that was the last time he was seen. In the weeks and months afterwards, what did you think? Well, for a long time, I thought he'd finally had a full on breakdown and just disappeared to some backwater ( I. A backwater is a place that is isolated. ...a quiet rural backwater. II. 落后封闭, 荒无人烟的地方. If you refer to a place or institution as a backwater, you think it is not developing properly because it is isolated from ideas and events in other places and institutions. [disapproval] Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world. This agency will be relegated to the backwaters of Washington.). He was that troubled? In the absence of any better explanation, it was the best answer I had. And as the months and then years went by. I just assumed he'd gone off and killed himself somewhere. I presume the business came to you 归了你了? It did, yeah, eventually. And er for all his ambition and endless years of 14-hour days, it wasn't actually worth much. All I know is Jason and I ended up with less than £30,000. So I joined the police force six months after he disappeared, mainly cos I was so impressed with the officers on his case, but also, because I needed the money. 17. Banker to criminal lawyer, that's quite a change, isn't it? Is it? What prompted 促使 that? If you'd worked in the city in the '80s, you wouldn't have to ask me this. Pretty soulless. Well, good for you. I looked at your chambers website, you do a lot of really good work. Lots of pro bono. You obviously have a desire to give something back 回馈. Well, if you can, I think you should. 18. Can you leave this with me? Have you got a number I can call you back on? Yeah, erm use the mobile. Right. I'll come back to you as soon as I can. 19. I spoke to a senior guy at Klein Egerton today and there's definitely something odd about Colin's departure 离开银行业. I don't know what it is, but I'm guessing they're gonna close ranks ( close ranks 一致对外, 抱团对外 I. to join with a group to support and protect yourselves against someone outside your group who is criticizing or attacking you. When the members of a group or organization close ranks, they make an effort to stay united, especially in order to defend themselves from severe criticism: In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally. Her male colleagues closed ranks against her. To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public. II. if soldiers close ranks, they stand nearer together in order to defend themselves better against an attack. III. To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat. ). 20. Colin? Sorry, drifted off for a minute. Erm what were you saying? Er Janet was just asking if there are any issues, any difficulties, anything at all that we feel it would be useful for her to know. No, no difficulties at all. And how we doing at bedtimes? Us or Flo? Both. Yeah, no, good as gold 好的很, 好的不得了, really. She sleeps really well and is full of beans 经历充沛 in the morning. And how are her nightmares? Hasn't had any. I think everything really changed when we got her here full-time. 21. I've just got these from Fulham Party Headquarters. They erm had these in old scrapbooks from the publicity of various magazines and newspapers. The society sections 社会版面. Er this one is from Hello! Magazine, the diary section. But look at the caption below. "Nightlife supremo David Walker. and party donor Colin Osborne at the CP Valentine's Day Ball". The plot thickens 变得更神秘更有趣了, boss. The plot bloody well thickens. 22. You won't know this, but er my partner and I my husband are in the final stages of adopting a child. And whilst I've never been dishonest with the adoption authorities, there is one fact that I haven't told them about. And I truly believe that has no bearing whatsoever on my capabilities as a potential father. I left Klein Egerton because I had a breakdown and from early May until September 1990, I was sectioned ( section If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections. It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned. section off 被隔离, 被隔断, 被隔开 If an area is sectioned off, it is separated by a wall, fence, or other barrier from the surrounding area. The kitchen is sectioned off from the rest of the room by a half wall. ) in the Maudsley Hospital in South London. Well, I'm sorry to hear that. And there would be medical records to confirm this, would there? Yes. And you were sectioned because you were considered to be a danger to yourself or A danger to myself, yes, no-one else. this breakdown was caused by what? I had a history of anxiety and stress, and erm it just came to a head. Can you remember exactly when this was, when you went in? Well, the date you're sectioned is not a date you easily forget. 6th of May, 1990. Pretty solid alibi. Fancy a quick coffee? Pick the bones out of that (pick over the bones of something to examine something very carefully in order to find anything of value and keep it for yourself. There wasn't much left of the estate after the lawyers had picked over the bones. pick the bones out of something: analyse something in great detail. There is also the underlying meaning that you are challenging someone to find something wrong. pick a bone with (someone) = have a bone to pick with To fight, quarrel, or squabble with someone, usually over a specific point. When you get in any discussions on the Internet, you'll always encounter people who pick a bone with you purely for their own twisted entertainment. This meal is awful! Where's the manager? I'm going to go pick a bone with her! make no bones about something 毫不讳言, 毫不掩饰, 直言不讳 to say clearly what you think or feel although you may embarrass or offend someone. He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service in the hotel. She makes no bones about wanting John to leave. Make no bones about it. to make no mistake (about it); no need to doubt it; absolutely. This is the greatest cake I've ever eaten. Make no bones about it. Make no bones about it, Mary is a great singer. I (can) feel it in my bones something that you say when you are certain something is true or will happen, although you have no proof. Something terrible is going to happen. I feel it in my bones. ). Erm actually, I've got a date down here, erm so you head back, I'll get the train and maybe we can discuss later?
