用法学习: 1. It's usually 'Keep your hands to yourself 老实点, 老老实实地'; it means 'don't touch/take anything that doesn't belong to you'. "Keep your hands to yourself" is a common idiom that means the same thing as "don't touch!" It can be used in many different situations - for example, a. 别乱动. 别乱摸. you have several young children with you as you're browsing through a shop that has expensive fragile items on the shelves. You might admonish your children "When we go inside the store, I want you all to keep your hands to yourself. If you accidentally break anything, I'll have to pay for it." b. 别打闹. When a teacher of young children notices the boys playfully punching one another and pulling the girls' hair and such, she might announce "Everyone keep your hands to yourself or there will be no recess today!" c. 别动手动脚的. A woman in a nightclub might find that the man sitting next to her is suddenly getting a little too "touchy-feely" - that is, while they're chatting, he places his hand on her knee. She might forcibly remove his hand and tell him, "Please keep your hands to yourself or I'll kick you so hard your grandparents will feel it." 2. Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity( sagacity [səˈɡæsəti] good judgment based on practical knowledge and experience. ...a man of great sagacity and immense experience. sagacious [səgeɪʃəs] 精明的 (wise, shrewd, astute, knowing ) A sagacious person is intelligent and has the ability to make good decisions. ...a sagacious leader. sapient [ˈseɪpiənt] wise or sagacious. sapiens [sæpienz] homo sapiens [ˌhoʊmoʊ ˈsæpiənz] Homo sapiens is used to refer to modern human beings as a species, in contrast to other species of ape or animal, or earlier forms of human. What distinguishes homo sapiens from every other living creature is the mind. Frankenstein 科学怪人; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because, in contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. It has had a considerable influence in literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films and plays. Since the novel's publication, the name "Frankenstein" has often been used to refer to the monster itself. ) is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, compassion, experiential self-knowledge, self-transcendence and non-attachment, and virtues such as ethics and benevolence. 3. in (good) working order/condition working properly. have/know sth off pat 熟稔于心, 滚瓜烂熟 (US have/know sth down pat) to know something so well that you can say or do it without having to try or think: I'd given the talk so many times I had it off pat. pov = povo (poverty) noun a person who is poor: They can't afford to go - they're real povos. adj poor, or befitting a poor person: povo clothes. a poor, declassee person (presumably from 'poverty?) [used to] dismiss contemptously: "He (she) is a povo." "Ignore him. He is just a 'povvo' 穷酸样, 穷鬼, 穷光蛋. Look at his clothes." I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him 不用理他 - he's just a povo." Response from a Frankston boy when asked if he was going to a particular event- "Nah I can't go, I'm a bit povo this week". pov bad form, untrendy, cheap and nasty: Mum, your hairstyle is really pov; This TV programme is pov. Compare povo. [originally a derogatory term for an economically-disadvantaged person, short for poverty-stricken 穷困潦倒的]. povo joint 破烂的地方. 4. What do you do out there 做什么工作? Delivering pizzas. What line of work do you do? line of work: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money. "he's not in my line of business". He's in a dangerous line of work. What's your field: For a graduate-level student, this question might make sense since they are often working. But for an undergrad, "field" is likely to get a "huh?" and require you to ask "What's your major?" or "What are you studying?" The easiest question is "What are you studying?" and often allows a more accurate answer and allows you both to get there more efficiently. In order to answer, it's worthwhile looking at the differences between field, occupation and career. What is your field of working? A field is a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest. Field is often used to indicate a specific occupational area or academic branch (e.g.civil engineering, physics, marine science), rather than referring to a specific job. In other words, it's a person's area of expertise, and it's common to ask the question in such a manner: What is your field of expertise? A person does not have to be currently working (or working in that occupation) in order to have a field. What is your occupation? occupation refers to the field or type of work you perform. For example: A: What's your occupation/profession?" B: "I'm an accountant." or "I'm an engineer." Profession is another term worth mentioning here. Occupation and profession are similar in that they both refer to the general type of work a person does (or would want to do). The difference is that an occupation may require specialised training, such as an apprenticeship, while a profession normally requires some form of third level education in that particular field. Given the answers you've provided ("Accountancy", "Nursing", "Medicine", "Engineering"), these are all fields of expertise, therefore it would be acceptable to ask: A: What is your field of expertise? B: Engineering is my field. IF you wanted to ask about occupation however, the answers would have to change somewhat: A: What is your occupation? 做哪一行的 B: I'm an accountant/nurse/doctor/engineer. 5. sarong [səˈrɒŋ] 纱笼裤 sarong or sarung a garment consisting of a long piece of cloth worn wrapped round the body and tucked at the waist or under the armpits, traditionally worn in SE Asia and now also by women in the West. Thermals long johns 秋衣, 秋裤 (叫john的原因不明). Long underwear, also called long johns or thermal underwear, is a style of two-piece underwear with long legs and long sleeves that is normally worn during cold weather. It is commonly worn by people under their clothes in cold countries. 6. Little Britain will return to TV for the first time in 12 years but ... have to do things differently for today's 'woke' viewers ( aware of social and political issues relating to race, gender, class, etc. alert to injustice in society, especially racism. "we need to stay angry, and stay woke". Woke means being conscious of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. In mainstream use, woke can also more generally describe someone or something as being "with it." ). Hit British comedy Little Britain looks set to be making a comeback after 12 years despite fears it may fall foul of 'woke' viewers. 7. Pre-ejaculate (premature ejaculation = pre ejaculation 早泄) (also known as pre-ejaculatory fluid, pre-seminal fluid or Cowper's fluid, and colloquially as pre-cum) is a clear, colorless, viscous fluid that is emitted from the urethra of the penis during sexual arousal. It is similar in composition to semen but has distinct chemical differences. The presence of sperm in the fluid is variable from low to absent. Pre-ejaculate functions as a lubricant and an acid neutralizer. 7. gangrene [ˈɡæŋˌɡrin] 坏死 a serious medical condition in which a part of someone's body decays when the blood stops flowing to it because of an injury or disease. manky [ˈmaŋki] I. inferior; worthless. "he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society". manky fruits 次一点的, 差一点的. bruised fruits. II. dirty and unpleasant. "the man in the manky mackintosh". cigarette package 包装盒. 烟盒. hair plug 植发的一种方式. not the full quid I. lacking intelligence. II. to be a bit crazy or wacky. Primarily heard in Australia. He's not the full quid if he thinks that plan is going to work. Of course he's not the full quid—he's wearing pajamas at the beach! talk someone/something up 吹嘘, 替...吹牛皮, 牛皮吹上天 discuss someone or something in a way that makes them seem more interesting or attractive. to speak in a positive way about something or someone in order to persuade others: The candidate talked up his own plan to provide coverage for 27 million uninsured Americans. "he is talking up the company to stock analysts". Why are you talking him up, you are divorced. at the coalface 第一线, 生产前线 doing the work involved in a job, in real working conditions, rather than planning or talking about it: At the coalface with a deadline looming, you sometimes feel under a lot of pressure. Today, I flanked a small but very powerful group of high-profile Indigenous players who are at the coal-face of the issue. toe the line 小心翼翼的, 谨小慎微的, 不敢越雷池一步的 If you toe the line, you behave in the way that people in authority expect you to. ...attempts to persuade the rebel members to toe the line. He's one of the politicians that wouldn't toe the party line. swallow dive = US swan dive a type of dive in which the diver arches the back while in the air, keeping the legs straight and together and the arms outstretched, finally entering the water headfirst. 8. acrimonious [ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs] an acrimonious situation is unpleasant because people feel angry towards each other. an acrimonious divorce. Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. There followed an acrimonious debate. Our relationship ended acrimoniously. acrimony [ˈækrɪməni] angry and unpleasant words and feelings. The campaign has been marked by acrimony on both sides. amicable breakup 和平分手. palimony [ˈpæləmoni] (pal + alimony) noun. An allowance for support made under court order and given usually by one person to his or her former lover or live-in companion after they have separated. An allowance for support made under court order and given usually by one person to his or her former lover or live-in companion after they have separated. A division of property or, more commonly, financial assets between two former romantic partners who were not legally married. The term is an informal portmanteau of "pal" and "alimony." Even though they are not married, Janet tried to get some palimony through the courts because she said her whole life had become structured around Dave's income. living expenses—paid to a common-law wife or to a former girlfriend. He left her, and she took him to court to try to get him to pay palimony. alimony I. Law An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons. II. A means of livelihood; maintenance. an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced. maintenance I. (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action. II. law 抚养费. a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse. Maintenance is money that someone gives regularly to another person to pay for the things that the person needs. ...the government's plan to make absent fathers pay maintenance for their children. III. The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. ...maintenance work on government buildings. The window had been replaced last week during routine maintenance. ...car maintenance 保养 lessons. IV. 维护. If you ensure the maintenance of a state or process, you make sure that it continues. ...the maintenance of peace and stability in Asia. ...the importance of natural food to the maintenance 维持, 维护 of health. champerty [ˈtʃampəti] an illegal agreement in which a person with no previous interest in a lawsuit finances it with a view to sharing the disputed property if the suit succeeds. Champerty and maintenance are doctrines in common law jurisdictions that aim to preclude frivolous litigation: Maintenance is the intermeddling of a disinterested 没有关系的 ( I. 没有利益关系的. 非利益攸关的 Someone who is disinterested is not involved in a particular situation or not likely to benefit from it and is therefore able to act in a fair and unselfish way. The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer. Scientists, of course, can be expected to be impartial and disinterested. II. If you are disinterested in something, you are not interested in it. Some users of English believe that it is not correct to use disinterested with this meaning. We had both become jaded, disinterested, and disillusioned. Lili had clearly regained her appetite but Doran was disinterested in food. ) party to encourage a lawsuit.: It is: "A taking in hand, a bearing up or upholding of quarrels or sides, to the disturbance of the common right." Champerty (from Old French champart, a feudal lord's share of produce) is the "maintenance" of a person in a lawsuit on condition that the subject matter of the action is to be shared with the maintainer.: Among laymen 外行人, 圈外人, this is known as litigation finance. At common law, maintenance and champerty were both crimes and torts, as was barratry (the bringing of vexatious litigation). high-maintenance Someone who is or is perceived to be especially demanding, particular, or fussy. Oh no, I'm not as high-maintenance as my sisters—I only spend like five minutes getting ready in the morning. I have to go all the way back to the café to get Lou another coffee because that one wasn't up to his exacting standards. Ugh, how high-maintenance can you be? hegemony 霸权 The predominance of one state or social group over others. Hegemony is a situation in which one country, organization, or group has more power, control, or importance than others. 9. The incubation period 潜伏期 of the new coronavirus is thought to be between one and 14 days. The virus is contagious before symptoms appear. "14 days represents the internationally recognised incubation period for the disease," Dr Chant said."After this time the child is considered to not be at risk of infection." dormancy 休眠期. dormant [ˈdɔrmənt] 休眠的 something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future. The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano. not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later The seeds remain dormant until the spring. a huge dormant volcano. latent [ˈleɪtənt] adj something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future. The virus remains latent in the body for many years. latent aggression. something that is latent exists but is not obvious and has not developed yet. a latent infection 休眠期的. latent 暗藏的 内心的 anger/ aggression/ violence.
Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at
the moment, but which may develop further in the future. Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message. latent time 迟滞期, 滞缓期, 反应时间 (latency, reaction time) psychology the time from the onset of a stimulus to that of the response. latent demand 滞后需求 ECONOMICS, MARKETING demand for a product or service that a consumer cannot satisfy because they do not have enough money, because the product or service is not available, or because they do not know that it is available: New facilities were built just because the funds were there, rather than to fulfil any latent demand. A latent demand for smartphones saw sales climb as the recession eased. latent defect 不明显的缺陷 a defect or problem with a product, property, etc. that is hard to notice and may not be noticed before it is bought: When buying real estate, a cracked foundation is a serious latent defect that should be avoided. latency I. the state of existing but not being obvious or developed. the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed: The latency period for the cancer is 15 years. They measured the latency of the brain's response to a stimulus. II. computing 迟滞. 滞缓. 滞后. a measurement of delay in a system, especially the length of time it takes computer information to get from one place to another. lie dormant (=remain dormant): The virus can lie dormant for up to ten years. The integrated viral DNA may then lie dormant, in the latent stage of HIV infection. To actively produce the virus, certain cellular transcription factors need to be present, the most important of which is NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa B), which is upregulated when T cells become activated. This means that those cells most likely to be targeted, entered and subsequently killed by HIV are those actively fighting infection. 11. high on 热衷 Informal I. enthusiastic about; very interested in or impressed by. Tom is really high on the idea of going to Yellowstone this summer. I'm not high on going, but I will. II. affected by a drug that makes the user feel happy, excited, or relaxed. high on: He was high on cocaine. intoxicated. John is acting as if he is high on something. Has he been doing drugs again? bushwhack I. (transitive) US, Canadian and Australian to ambush. II. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian to cut or beat one's way through thick woods. III. (intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian to range or move around in woods or the bush. IV. (intransitive) US and Canadian to fight as a guerrilla in wild or uncivilized regions. Bushwhacking 丛林战 was a form of guerrilla warfare 游击战 common during the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tracts. This was particularly prevalent in rural areas during the Civil War where there were sharp divisions between those favoring the Union and Confederacy in the conflict. The perpetrators of the attacks were called bushwhackers. The term "bushwhacking" is still in use today to describe ambushes done with the aim of attrition. 12. at ease I. confident and relaxed. He was more at ease in the classroom than on a political platform. feel at ease: I did my best to make him feel at ease. II. an order to soldiers to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs. ill at ease not confident or relaxed. put someone at (their) ease. put/set someone's mind at ease/at rest 放宽心. 13. Ad hominem [ˌæd ˈhɑmɪnem] 进行人身攻击 criticizing a person's character instead of what they are saying. based on or appealing to emotion rather than reason. ad rem [æd ˈrɛm] 正中要害的, 一语中的的 to the point; without digression. to reply ad rem. an ad rem discussion. argumentum ad hominem [ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntʊm æd ˈhɒmɪˌnɛm] I. fallacious argument that attacks not an opponent's beliefs but his or her motives or character. II. argument that shows an opponent's statement to be inconsistent with his or her other beliefs. Ad hominem (Latin for "to the person"), short for argumentum ad hominem, typically refers to a fallacious argumentative strategy whereby genuine discussion of the topic at hand is avoided by instead attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.
'Constrain' and 'restrain' VS refrain (控制疫情用contain): A reader has written "I've read the definitions for constrain and restrain but am still having difficulty knowing when to use which word. Can you help?" There is some overlap in the meaning of the two words. Both can be used in the senses of holding something back by force or of limiting or restricting one's actions. Restrain is used more in the sense of preventing an action: Congress must restrain spending next year. The man turned violent and it took four officers to restrain him. I wanted more dessert, but I restrained myself. Constrain is used more in the sense of placing limits, restrictions, or controls on an action: The beauty of our sport is that there are hardly any rules to constrain you. Industry regulations must not constrain innovation. The police hope to impose order and constrain violence. In actual usage, this distinction may not be very significant to the overall meaning of the context in which the words appear. restrain [rɪˈstreɪn] I. to prevent someone or yourself from doing something. Please restrain yourself from coughing during the performance. II. to physically control the movements of a person or animal. The passenger had to be restrained by four members of the cabin crew. constrain To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. Many working parents are too often constrained 受限于 by inflexible working hours. The company is constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff. The capacity of those roads will constrain the amount of car travel. These will be very constrained budgets designed to get the deficit down. feel constrained 有义务, 有必要, 感觉有必要, 感觉必须 If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to. For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice. refrain [rɪˈfreɪn] If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. to stop yourself from doing something. This word is often used in official announcements or signs. Please refrain from smoking in this area. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment. He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence. noun. I. A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times. ...a refrain from an old song. II. A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat. Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
Big Bang Theory: 1. Ahoy, matey. Noticed the eye patch, did you? It's all part of a technique I've been studying for picking up women. You employ 运用, 借用 a visual display designed to make yourself distinctive and memorable 印象深刻的. Oh, yes, like the male peacock with brilliant plumage or the rutting ( relating to the period of the year during which particular male animals are sexually active: the rutting season. Rutting male animals such as deer are in a period of sexual excitement and activity. ...jokes about bitches in heat and rutting stags. During the rutting season the big boars have the most terrible mating battles. ) baboon with engorged (swollen) hindquarters ( [ˈhaɪndˌkwɔrtərz] the back parts of an animal’s body, including its back legs. ). Or in this case, the bar mitzvah boy ( Bar mitzvah [bɑr ˈmɪtsvə] is a Jewish coming of age ritual for boys. Bat mitzvah is a Jewish coming of age ritual for girls. a Jewish religious ceremony held on a boy's thirteenth birthday, after which he is considered to be an adult in his religious life. ) with pink eye. Mock me if you will 随便你怎么嘲笑( If you will I. this is one way of saying this. used to say that a particular expression is one way of saying something, especially to suggest that some people may not choose to say it that way: I did very well in school , with a "genius IQ" if you will. used when describing something in an unusual way or in a way that you think someone might not agree with. It's relaxation; another form of meditation, if you will. II. spoken formal used for asking people who are listening to you to think about something. Consider, if you will, the position of women in Afghanistan. ), but it works. You show up in something distinctive scope out your target and toss out some negs. What are negs? A neg is a negative compliment that throws a pretty woman off her game, like: "Normally, I'm not turned on by big teeth, but on you they work. " I got a whole list of them. 2. Yeah, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to watch the Clone Wars TV series until I've seen the Clone Wars movie. I prefer to let George Lucas disappoint me in the order he intended. Well, I wanna watch it now. Then I believe we've arrived at another quintessential Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock moment. 3. SHELDON: Will you at least stipulate that Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is inarguably the best? I have three words for you: Wrath of Khan. Thank God you're here. What's the emergency 有急事吗? I got the Mars rover 探测车 stuck in a ditch. Where? On a dusty highway just outside Bakersfield. Where do you think? On Mars. 4. Wait a minute, so the eye patch and the insults worked? No, there were three other guys with eye patches. It was a fiasco. What did work was, "How'd you like to visit a secret government facility?" So, what exactly do you want us to do? You help me get the rover out, and you get Stephanie out before somebody notices. She doesn't exactly have clearance 清查. Really? They don't let strange women from honky-tonks play with $200 million government projects on distant planets? Yes, I was bad. Maybe she'll spank me. 5. The possibility of life on Mars has long fascinated scientists and laypersons alike. It's unclear how the Mars Rover got into the crevice ([ˈkrevɪs] a narrow crack in rock or in a wall. ), but one thing's certain, the data which it has sent back contain the first clear indications that there may have been life on Mars. It's a scientific discovery that has staggering implications for all mankind. Unfortunately, we'll never know who's responsible. 6. So anyway, Lisa, I just wanted to tell you again how much I enjoyed the other night, and again, I'm sorry for how it ended. But again, if you could let me know about Friday my mother needs a head count 人数 so she can know how big a brisket to get. 7. Friends: What the hell is that dog doing here? I invented the game of Cups as a way to give Joey money. And now you want that money back? Exactly. What kind of idiot do you take me for? It's not a real game. I made it up. I'm sorry you lost your money. But I won it fair and square. At a fake game! If you wanna try to make some of it back. I'd be glad to play you for it. But I should warn you. I am very good at Cups. take someone for something 把我当, 把我看成, 把我当做 to consider or suppose to be, esp. mistakenly. Do you take me for an idiot? What kind of idiot do you take me for? take on someone/something to fight or compete against someone or something: I'll take you on in a game of chess. You have to be brave to take on a big corporation in court. Howard is employing a schoolyard paradigm in which you are for all intents and purposes = to all intents and purposes 实际上等同于(used for saying that although something is not exactly true or accurate, the situation is the same as if it were true or accurate. for all practical purposes; virtually They run a car that to all intents and purposes is a commercial delivery vehicle. for all practical purposes in fact: used for describing the actual effect of a situation. Either method you use will, for all practical purposes, have the same result.) deceased. He intends to act on this by not speaking to you feigning an inability to hear you when you speak and otherwise refusing to acknowledge your existence 当你不存在. That's ridiculous. Why are you cooperating with him 为什么帮他, 为什么和他合作? I don't make the rules, Leonard. 7. She just went through a bad breakup. I thought she might like to meet somebody fun 有趣的人 like you. 8. Typically, one child administers the "shot", using an index finger to trace circles and dots on another child's forearm while reciting the rhyme, "Circle, circle, Dot, dot, – Now you've got the cootie shot!" In some variations, a child then says, "Circle, circle, Square, square, – Now you have it everywhere!" Cooties (lice 别称) is a fictitious childhood disease, used in the United States and Canada as a rejection term and an infection tag game (such as Humans vs. Zombies). It is similar to the British dreaded lurgi, and to terms used in the Nordic countries, in Italy, Australia and New Zealand. A child is said to "catch" cooties through close contact with an "infected" person or from an opposite-sex child of a similar age. You're the doctor, but I'm constantly hearing this annoying sound. Me too. Is it a high-frequency whistle? No, it's more of a relentless, narcissistic drone. Yeah, there's no inflammation 没有炎症, 没有发炎 at all, Sheldon. Then it must be a tumor. I seriously doubt it. Maybe it's a lingering bacterial infection from all those childhood toilet swirlies. Is that possible? I used to get those all the time. Even in church. Well, you know, if it is from a swirly ( swirl [swɜrl] a fast circular movement. swirls of mist. a. a pattern or object formed by something moving in a circle. Pour the soup into bowls and add a swirl of cream.), there's something I can do, okay. Ahem. Circle, circle, dot, dot, now you have a cootie shot. I'm going to bed. It's not enough she mocks me but that isn't even the correct procedure for a cootie shot. Do you understand that Stephanie's not here to treat your imaginary ailments? How is it imaginary that I keep hearing an octave above middle C? 9. Are you sure? That doesn't sound right. Believe me, your feelings are just as important as hers. No, that doesn't sound right either. Tell her you need the relationship to move at a pace you both are comfortable with. Yeah, I could say something like that to her. I'll go do that. You have a really good grasp on this. Maybe you could talk to her? You're kidding, right? No, but that's okay. I'll go talk to her. Wanna come with 想一起吗? Go. Wow. 10. Scented candles, fuzzy slippers 绒毛, 毛毛的 (fluff 网球上的毛). Ooh. Floral bed sheets. We're not living together. Okay, moving on. Uh, who are these guys at Disney World? Uh. The big dog is Goofy. And the older couple with the mouse ears, I have no idea. We're not living together. You're gonna go down swinging, huh(go down swinging/fighting 战斗到最后一刻, 最后一口气, 抗争到最后, 死犟, 犟嘴, 打死不承认, 嘴硬, 死不承认 informal. to continue to fight or to make a strong, determined effort even though you are likely to fail or lose: They beat us in the end, but we went down swinging. )? All right. Well, we got your body lotion, your In Style magazine, your jewelry box. We're not-- Where's my Bat-Signal? You have a Bat-Signal (The Bat-Signal is a distress signal device appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as a means to summon the superhero, Batman. It is a specially modified searchlight with a stylized emblem of a bat affixed to the light, allowing it to project a large bat symbol onto the skies over Gotham City. )? I did. It was right here. 11. Your argument is lacking in all scientific merit 没有任何科学依据. And it is well-established Superman cleans his uniform by flying into Earth's yellow sun which incinerates any contaminant matter and leaves the invulnerable Kryptonian fabric unharmed and daisy fresh. What if he gets something Kryptonian on it? Like what? I don't know. Kryptonian mustard. krypton [ˈkrɪptɒn] 氪 the chemical element of atomic number 36, a member of the noble gas series. It is obtained by distillation of liquid air, and is used in some kinds of electric light. kryptonite [ˈkrɪptənʌɪt] (in the fictional word of the cartoon, TV, and film character Superman) an alien mineral that has the property of depriving Superman of his powers. "the evil Lex Luthor diminishes Superman's powers with kryptonite". something that can seriously weaken or harm a particular person or thing. "flip-flopping on issues can be kryptonite to presidential candidates". Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race of humanoids within the DC Comics universe that originated on the planet Krypton. The term originated from the stories of DC Comics superhero, Superman. The stories also use "Kryptonian" as an adjective to refer to anything created by or associated with the planet itself or the cultures that existed on it. 12. You can't have a rational argument with this man 讲不清理, 不讲理, 说不清. big whoop interj. Slang Used ironically to indicate that something is unimportant or unimpressive. Expressing indifference or dismissiveness; so what? no big whoop = no big deal (Something) not inconvenient or difficult at all; not at all troublesome. John: "Thanks so much for watching the kids for me last night. There was an emergency in work." Dave: "No big whoop, man. I'm happy to help out.". Seriously, it's no big whoop if you want me to drive you to the airport tomorrow. 13. Well, if you have any delusions about entering him against the Kripke Crippler in the Southern California Robot Fighting League Round Robin Invitational AKA the SCRFLRRI his name is gonna be Scrap Metal. Come on. Is that really necessary? Leonard, I believe it is. This is trash talk. Trash talk is a traditional component in all sporting events. Kripke your robot is inferior and it will be defeated by ours because ours exceeds yours in both design and execution. Also, I'm given to understand that your mother is overweight. Oh, snap. If that is a result of a glandular condition and not gluttony I withdraw that comment 收回我说的话. What difference does it make? Fat is fat. There are boundaries. Tell you what, forget the SCRFLRRI. There's no guarantee we're gonna go against each other, so let's throw down. You know, unless you're afraid. We accept your challenge. Name a time and place. Tomorrow, 3:00, the kinetics lab. Make it so 就这么定了, 就是那样了. No, don't make it so. Barry, we can't fight you tomorrow. Our engineer is incapacitated. What's wrong with him? He's depressed because he's pathetic and creepy and can't get girls. If you're not there, you'll be exposed to ridicule 嘲讽, 耻笑. 14. Because it's Christmas? Oh, Penny. I know you think you're being generous but the foundation of gift-giving is reciprocity 有来有往的. You haven't given me a gift, you've given me an obligation.
Todd Woodbridge, Pat Cash defend John Millman over ball-tampering claims: The Aussie journeyman ( I. a worker who has learned a skill and works for a business that belongs to someone else. In former times, a journeyman was a worker who had finished learning a trade and who was employed by someone rather than working on his or her own. a journeyman electrician. II. an experienced worker whose work is good but not excellent. If you refer to someone as a journeyman, you mean that they have the basic skill which their job requires, but are not very talented or original. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights. ) almost caused a repeat 重演 of his 2018 US Open upset 翻盘, 逆转 on when he dispatched Federer in five-sets to progress to the quarterfinals. But on Friday night it wasn't to be as Millman capitulated ( [kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt] I. to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you. 让步, 不再反对 The police capitulated and allowed the march to go ahead. capitulate to: We will not capitulate to the demands of terrorists. II. to stop fighting in a war and accept that you are defeated. ) in a super tie-break eventually falling to the Swiss Maestro 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-8). The blockbuster will be heralded as one of the matches of the tournament, attracting international attention that was not just confined 不局限, 不仅仅局限于 to the tennis world. But former player and coach of Sharapova, Sven Groeneveld, took to Twitter during the match to probe at a particular habit of Millman's. Groeneveld was perturbed ( [pərˈtɜrbd] worried or upset by something. William looked a little perturbed at the suggestion. No one seemed unduly perturbed about it.) by the Aussie appearing to rub the ball against his sweaty shirt before serving, a strategy that was historically employed by older generations. The theory goes, according to Groeneveld, moisture helps the ball peel off excess fluff 毛毛, 绒毛 helping to speed up first serves, while also allowing the ball to skid off the court and throw one's opponent off 打乱. "The ball skids through first and throws off the timing of your opponent not only on the one serve but it disturbs the consistency of your timing on other shots." That invited an almighty refute 驳斥 from Australian tennis great Woodbridge who said he was baffled by Groeneveld's suggestions. Every player goes and picks the ball with the least fluff to get it through the air better. Having a wet ball compared to a dry ball isn't significantly slowing the ball down anyway. A new ball that is drier is faster and bouncier and more advantageous off a first serve. Former Aussie Wimbledon champion Cash also rubbished Groeneveld's claims insisting Millman's movements were innocuous. "It's absolute crap," the 1987 Wimbledon champion told the Daily Telegraph. "Rubbing the ball on a sweaty shirt has very little effect on the ball, if any effect all. "It's more to smooth the cover of the ball down. It becomes a habit for some players.
