Royal involved in accident: Fellows told the Mail Online she was driving at 60mph (96kmph), but a car, seemingly the Duke of Kent's Jaguar pulled out in front of her. "I saw the Jag to my left and it looked like he was going to go, then hesitated and changed his mind and went to go 决定又走, 又决定要走( go to do something I. if an action, event, or situation goes to do something, it helps to do it. go to show (someone) (that): It just goes to show that politicians will say anything to get elected. go to prove a point: It all goes to prove my point that you can never be too careful. II. used for telling someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed. ) again," the neuroscience student said. She claims the 83-year-old royal "shot across the road". "But it was so close that if I hadn't emergency braked 紧急刹车 I would have gone straight into the middle of his car," she continued. "As I put on the brakes, my car span towards the central reservation (The median [ˈmidiən] strip or central reservation 中间隔离带, 绿化带 is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways, such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also applies to divided roadways other than highways, such as some major streets in urban or suburban areas. The reserved area may simply be paved, but commonly it is adapted to other functions; for example, it may accommodate decorative landscaping, trees, a median barrier or railway, rapid transit, light rail or streetcar lines. go crashing/flying/crying etc: Two jet fighters went racing across the sky. ) and smashed into it. I clipped the curb and buckled the wheel arch of my car.
俚语: 1. heebie-jeebies (informal) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea. I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies. When I see that weird house, I get the heebie-jeebies. Usage notes: Most commonly used with the verbs "give" and "get" (as in the expressions "get the heebie-jeebies" and "give someone the heebie-jeebies"). hippity-hop = hjippity hoppity I. (childish) 蹦蹦跳跳的. Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait. To go with a hop and a skip, like a high-spirited child. Usage notes: Frequently used with the verb go: "He went hippity-hop all the way down the hill." II. (figuratively) Proceeding through uneven stages. 2. hippity-dippity An old person's word to describe sex. Daughter-in-Law: Hello. Mother-in-law: Hello dear, when you called the first time, your father and I were in the middle of the hippity dippity. 3. get jiggy with British slang to have sexual relations with. jiggy jiggy this phrase means having sex. Becasue I was doing jiggy jiggy last night in the back of my car with that girl i met in the club last week. rumpy pumpy informal, humorous Sexual relations, especially when of a casual nature. Sexual intercourse: TV's obsession with rumpy pumpy continues. Humpty Dumpty [hʌm(p)tɪˈdʌm(p)ti] noun informal I. a short fat person. II. a person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored. "regimes toppled like so many humpty-dumpties". 4. loosey-goosey 不当回事的, 不严格的, 自由散漫的, 不认真的 adjective informal North American imprecise, disorganized, or excessively relaxed. "other guys can goof around, be all loosey-goosey before a game". "Number one, in Sweden, punctuality is taken very seriously. In other words, the loosey-goosey attitude in Helsinki will not fly in Stockholm. Two, at the beginning and end of all business and social meetings, shake hands with everyone present-- men, women and children. Yes, you're all encouraged to pair off and practice this once we're in the air and the seat belt sign is off. Bernadette: So, is there anything I can do to help you with the move tomorrow? Howard: Now that you mention it, I was thinking tomorrow might not be great. Bernadette: What's your excuse this time? Howard: No excuse. It's just, you know, I'm Jewish, and technically, we're not supposed to drive or carry anything on the Sabbath. So this one's on God. Bernadette: That might be a little more convincing if you didn't have a mouthful of bacon cheeseburger. Howard: My religion's kinda loosey-goosey. Basically, as long as you got your schmekel clipped and don't wear a cross, you're good. 5. A fuddy-duddy 大惊小怪的人(fussy) (Nothing is wrong to pay in cash, sorry, just being a fuddy-duddy), sometimes without the dash, is a person who is fussy while old-fashioned, traditionalist, conformist, or conservative, sometimes almost to the point of eccentricity or geekiness. It is a slang term, mildly derogatory but sometimes affectionate too, and can be used to describe someone with a zealous ['zeləs] focus on order. The terms fusspot, fusser, stick-in-the-mud(比如听到qq的声音就以为人家在玩QQ, 主观臆断的人,先入为主的人, 以偏概全, 拒绝新东西的人, 老古董的人, 迂腐的人. 是一种不太礼貌的说法 One who lacks initiative, imagination, or enthusiasm. a staid or predictably conservative person who lacks initiative or imagination. Don't be such an old stick-in-the-mud. some stick-in-the-mud objected to the kind of music we wanted to play in church. 'Anyway, I'm not interested in married men.' 'Oh, don't be such a stick-in-the-mud'), spoilsport, wet blanket扫兴的人, old fogy, stuffed shirt中规中矩的人, and fussbudget 大惊小怪的人(A person who fusses over trifles. Also called fusspot.) have also been used to describe one who fusses or is "fussy about trifles". The word bore, or old bore, is also used to refer to this type of person. Fuddy and fuddy-dud are abbreviated forms of the term. 6. hoity-toity informal disapproving behaving as if you are better or more important than other people. la-di-da adj old-fashioned informal used to describe speech or behaviour that is not sincere because the person is pretending to belong to a higher social class. 7. dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪdali] 磨磨唧唧, 耽误时间 INFORMAL waste time through aimless wandering or indecision. "don't dilly-dally for too long". to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision: Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go! 9. wishy-washy 拿不定主意的, 没准注意的 adjective If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of them because their ideas are not firm or clear. [informal, disapproval] having no colour, firm ideas, principles, or noticeable qualities of any type: The candidate gave a few unsatisfactory wishy-washy answers. Watercolours are too wishy-washy for my taste. If there's anything I can't stand, it's an indecisive, wishy-washy 磨磨唧唧, 没注意的 customer. 10. arty-farty = artsy-fartsy adj informal derogatory associated with or showing an interest in the arts. someone who is artsy-fartsy is always trying to show how interested they are in art "you'll have to forget that arty-farty nonsense here". artsy (US) = arty (UK) 艺术范的, 装文艺范的, 装逼的 informal usually disapproving being or wishing to seem very interested in everything connected with art and artists: She hangs out with a lot of arty types. arsey = arsy [ˈɑːsɪ] adj aggressive, irritable, or argumentative. artistic I. relating to art: the artistic director of the theatre. artistic endeavours. a work of artistic merit. II. able to create or enjoy art: His friends are all artistic - they're painters, musicians, and writers. III. skilfully and attractively made: That's a very artistic flower arrangement you have there. Whether it's a perfectly shot piece of avocado toast alongside an artistic looking latte or a breathtaking image of someone jumping from a waterfall, it's been done before on Instagram. A million times. Instagram life: Research has shown Instagram to be the worst social network for our mental health, and yet we just can't stay away. Even casual users can waste away hours each day down a rabbit hole of idyllic 安逸美丽的, 田园诗似的 [UK ɪdɪlɪk, US aɪdilik] ( If you describe something as idyllic, you mean that it is extremely pleasant, simple, and peaceful without any difficulties or dangers. ...an idyllic setting for a summer romance. Married life was not as idyllic as he had imagined. ) sunsets, cherubic 纯洁无瑕的, 天真无邪的 ( [tʃəˈrubɪk] If someone looks cherubic, they look sweet and innocent like a cherub. attractive in the natural and slightly fat way of a small child or baby. I was born cherubic and chubby. ...her beaming, cherubic face. cherub [tʃerəb] A cherub is a kind of angel that is represented in art as a naked child with wings. ) children and flawless plates of #AvoToast without recognising the impact on their mental health until it's too late. The pressure to present the perfect life online is real and it's getting us down, with 62% of people feeling inadequate when they compare their lives to others' online, according to mental health startup Sanctus. willy-nilly adj&adv. I. 情愿不情愿的. 不由自主的, 身不由己的, 不管愿不愿意, 不情愿的, 不情不愿的 Whether desired or not, if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether the people who are involved want it to happen or not. Both countries are being drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict. After her boss fell sick, she willy-nilly found herself directing the project. II. Without order or plan; haphazardly 随意的, 随心所欲的. We threw our bags willy-nilly into the back of the truck. easy-peasy [ˌiːzi ˈpiːzi] extremely easy. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.
Bill Murray's comment about Selina Gomez: That "wrongfully judged her 错看" thing is the sneakily f-cked up part. He's expressing shock that she's competent, and it's not the first time he's been so condescending. Men constantly feel like they need to validate 认可 or give their official stamp of approval (validate I. To validate something such as a claim or statement means to prove or confirm that it is true or correct. [formal] This discovery seems to validate the claims of popular astrology. ...how that evidence was evaluated and validated by historians. Some thought must be given to the method of validation. This validation process ensures that the data conforms to acceptable formats. II. To validate a person, state, or system means to prove or confirm that they are valuable or worthwhile. She is looking for an image that validates her. The Academy Awards appear to validate his career. I think the film is a validation of our lifestyle. [+ of] ) to women, especially younger women, and the general public keeps indicating that they're happy to listen. Lots of people would say men who do this are just being nice. It's true that they usually mean well, but their tone is almost always patronizing and paternalistic( Someone who is paternalistic takes all the decisions for the people they govern, employ, or are responsible for. The doctor is being paternalistic. He's deciding what information the patient needs to know.), regardless of whether they mean to be. And when we treat those kinds of comments, from celebs or from people in our everyday lives, as harmless or cute, it just perpetuates the idea that it's natural for men to be commenting on what they think about women—and for people to care. Uh, Venkman From Ghostbusters Was Probably A Sexual Predator: So let's talk about Dr. Peter Venkman, immortalized 不朽 by Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. You know, the guy who asks a clearly traumatized woman if she's menstruating. The guy who harasses Sigourney Weaver's character Dana with multiple unwanted displays of affection (a woman who also just underwent a traumatic experience), blackmails her into a date (by promising new info on said trauma), and belittles her throughout the movie like a sleazy pick-up artist who recently learned about negging (insulting someone so they will then want and try to win your approval.). That guy. This is literally the first thing we see about the character. He is introduced mere minutes into the film as a college professor abusing his position 利用职权, 利用权势地位, 滥用 to hit on a female student, faking experiment results to set up some time alone with her -- the kind of thing which would ruin a career today, but which society was apparently fine with for several thousand years before that. And besides, he's supposed to be a jerk, right? The whole point of those early scenes with Dana is that he falls flat on his face 打脸, 一败涂地(fail in an embarrassingly obvious way. to fail completely, especially in an embarrassing way. This scheme will fall flat on its face unless the residents get behind it. "we might fall flat on our faces and end up bankrupt". ). It should be mentioned that she's a fairly well-written character too, as women in '80s comedies go. She's a successful musician living in a great apartment who repeatedly points out how unprofessional Venkman is being. So the movie does acknowledge he's kind of a dick (though a lovable one), but that leads us to the fact that this man apparently brings syringes full of tranquilizers on his dates. Let's back up a second and set the scene. When Venkman first invites himself into Dana's apartment 不请自来 (letting it slip that 说露了嘴, 说漏了嘴 it's an excuse to "check her out"), he quickly makes sure she's single and has no roommates, and then starts with the sexually suggestive jokes. Venkman, a man she's known for like two hours and who got her alone in her apartment under false pretenses, then tells her he's "madly in love with her." Dana makes it clear that she's not interested and kicks him out ... so Venkman decides to switch to a new strategy. He waits outside her workplace to tell her he has new information on the entity that is terrorizing her, but would prefer to give it to her "in private." When Venkman shows up at Dana's home, he finds out that she has been possessed by an evil demigod named Zuul. The scene ends with Dana/Zuul growling at him, and by the time we get back to them, Venkman is on the phone with the other Ghostbusters, telling them that he "whacked her up" (that's '80s for "knocked her out") with 300 cc's of Thorazine. For those unaware, Thorazine is an antipsychotic, also known as a major tranquilizer, usually used for treating psychosis or obsessive-compulsive disorder. It also has a nasty side effect of impairing judgement 意识模糊, 影响判断力, 失去理智, causing sleepiness, and making it hard for the body to move. Before going to the apartment, Peter had no reason to believe Dana would be possessed. The possibility had never even been raised. He also knows that he can't use this drug on ghosts. There's only one person he could have planned to use it on, and it sure as hell wasn't Rick Moranis' character. (Not yet, anyway.) While we're at it 既然说到这里, we're pretty sure Venkman got that stuff illegally. Neither parapsychology nor psychology are medical fields, so the only likely way a guy like Venkman could have obtained it would be through bribing a corrupt pharmacologist. Also, that amount of Thorazine is way above the lethal dosage. If Dana hadn't been possessed by a ghost, she would have ended up as one herself. Of course, the alternative is that Peter carries enough date rape drugs for 12 women on his person at all times, just to be efficient. To his credit 值得表扬的是, Peter does reject Zuul's offer to get down with Dana's body (after thinking about it), so at least there's that. But the question is: Was the Thorazine bit a plot convenience 巧合 they rightfully knew most viewers wouldn't think too hard about ("Eh, they probably had to use the stuff in a previous possession case"), or was it a subtle joke they tossed into the script, that Dr. Venkman's the type of guy who brings knockout drugs on his dates? It's not like the film up to that point wasn't full of jokes demonstrating that Venkman thinks about sexual consent the way corporations think about tax laws. Either way, as with lots of these "hilariously s****y guy" types, Venkman gets the girl in the end. He proves his worth to Dana by killing the demigod (demigod 半仙 I. In mythology, a demigod is a less important god, especially one who is half god and half human. II. If you describe a famous or important person such as a politician, writer, or musician as a demigod, you mean that you disapprove of the way in which people admire them and treat them like a god. ) and saving the world, freeing her from the possession -- which, oh by the way, he refused to take seriously the first time they met (he spends the whole time hitting on her). And to be clear, Venkman doesn't change at all, or learn anything. All that happens is that Dana learns that Venkman is in fact as awesome as he claimed to be( not all it's cracked up to be 吹的那么神奇 = not everything/what it's cracked up to be to not be as good as people have said: This software isn't all it's cracked up to be. ). His dickish, horndog 色欲满满的 exterior 外表(horndog = hornball (slang) A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex. Etymology: From the sexual sense of horn (late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, from which came horny) + dog ("sexually aggressive man"). hornball (US, slang) A person who is often, or easily, sexually aroused. ) is something she as a woman has to get past if she wants to land a man. Or, you know, get a male professional to spend time on the issue she called about. And so what if a generation of young males grew up thinking that when a woman hires you to come do work in her apartment, it's a perfect time to start putting the moves on her? If she rebuffs you, that only means you have to prove your worth by doing a good job, and then she'll come around! The key is to never give up! Women know that sex and intimacy is but another form of payment for services rendered! Meanwhile, you have to wonder how many women in the Ghostbusters universe eventually decided it was easier to live with the ghost.
An electric wire ferrule [ˈfeˌrul](I. a piece of metal or rubber attached to the end of a stick or post to prevent it from being damaged. II. a piece of metal that holds the bristles on a paint brush. The shape of the ferrule gives the bristles their shape.) (sometimes end terminal) is a metal tube crimped over stranded wire to secure the strands within a screw terminal. Electrical insulation may be included to protect any exposed portion of the wire not completely inside the screw terminal post. Stranded wire is preferred for most electrical applications because it is more reliable than solid wire. It is more flexible and durable because repeated bending will not cause it to break. Stranded wire can be more difficult to terminate, because the individual strands tend to separate after insulation is removed. By placing the end of the stranded wire in a ferrule, the strands stay together.
How to Crimp an Electrical Connector (那种接头就叫crimp, 或者terminal) 接线常识: Crimping is joining two or more pieces of metal or other ductile material by deforming one or both of them to hold the other. The bend or deformity is called the crimp. Crimp connectors are typically used to terminate stranded wire. Crimping is normally performed by first inserting the terminal into the crimp tool. The terminal must be placed into the appropriately sized crimp barrel. The wire is then inserted into the terminal with the end of the wire flush with the exit of the terminal to maximize cross-sectional contact. Finally, the handles of the crimp tool are used to compress and reshape the terminal until it is cold-welded onto the wire. An electrical connector is a device for joining electrical circuits together using a mechanical assembly. The connection may be temporary or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two wires. There are hundreds of types of electrical connectors. Connectors may join two lengths of wire together or connect a wire to an electrical terminal. Below area few connector types. On the far, upper left, we have an insulated splice connector 塑料管式的连接(Prepare the wire by stripping the wires ends using a wire stripper. If you are working with stranded 多股的 wire, try twisting the ends to group the strands together and tinning the tips before soldering. Cut a piece of heat shrink to cover the exposed wires. Slide the heat shrink through one of the wires. Make sure to slide the heat shrink away from area where you are splicing. Add solder to the wires. Try not to leave the soldering iron on the wires too long. The insulation can melt away exposing more wire. Ensure that the underside of the wire is also soldered. lip the wire over and spread solder over the wires. If necessary, add flux and solder to cover wires. If you are using heat shrink, slide it over the terminal to insulate the connection. Apply heat to the heat shrink from a soldering iron or a hot air rework station.) to connect two wire ends together. To the right, the forked connector (a.k.a. spade, or split ring) 叉式的接头 is useful for connecting wire to screw terminals by sliding the fork into a screw terminal's socket. Screws can be partially screwed in before installing the terminal. The ring terminals 圆头的接头, 环形的接头 in the middle are also useful for connecting wire to screw terminals. While the ring terminal provides a more reliable connection, you would need to completely remove the screw before installing the terminal. On the far, upper right we have a male spade connector (a.k.a. blade). These can slide into the female spade connector (a.k.a. double crimp) that is shown on the bottom right. Depending on the design and application, these connectors can come in different flavors like flanged fork or locking ring terminal. You will want to match the size of the connectors for a secure connection.
What is a Crimp (crimper 是那种钳子)? The word crimping in this context means to join two pieces of metal together by deforming one or both of them to hold the other. The deformity is called the crimp. In order to crimp connectors onto a wire, a special tool is require for the crimp pin. There are several different styles of crimpers available depending on the crimp pin. Ratchet Crimp Tool: The best crimper has a built-in ratchet. As the handles are squeezed together, it will ratchet and prevent the jaws from opening back up. When enough pressure has been applied, the ratchet will disengage and release the crimped part. This ensures enough pressure has been applied. This style of crimper also has a wide jaw to cover more surface area on the connector. Depending on the size of the connector, the type of the "die" (i.e. the crimp tool's head) will be sized differently. The crimp tool below uses a different die to crimp smaller crimp pins that slide into a pin connector housing.
Manual Crimp Tool: Manual crimping tools can achieve nearly the same results, although it requires the user be much more vigilant. This style of crimper is generally less sturdy. Attention must be given while crimping to ensure the jaws are lined up properly on the connector. Misalignment will cause a less than desirable crimp connection. Over time, wear and tear from normal usage can also cause the jaws to become separated and not close fully. Generally, squeezing it as hard as possible will be sufficient. The fancy wire stripper shown below can be used with crimp pins and quick disconnects. The tool can also be used to cut wire and strip wires/cables. While the self-adjusting wire stripper is a bit harder than a ratchet, it has the ability to strip, cut, and crimp a connector.
cramp noun. I. [countable] a sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight. II. cramps 抽搐 [plural] pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period. verb. to prevent something from developing as successfully as it could Tight regulations will cramp fresh thinking in the financial services sector. cramp someone's style 束缚手脚, 束手束脚, 放不开, 拘束 to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want. Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style. writer's cramp a pain in your hand or arm caused by writing for a long time
