用法学习: 1. Penny: That was such a fun night. Leonard: Probably 'cause you got to see your man up there rockin' the mic. Penny: Yeah, yeah. I was a little surprised when you decided to beat-box. Leonard: Oh. That was really an asthma attack. I just sold it 只是那么说罢了, 装作是, 就坡下驴, 将计就计 ( sell I. If something sells for a particular price (sell at a price), that price is paid for it. Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value. ... grain sells at 10 times usual prices. II. If something sells 大卖 (sell like hot cakes), it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change. The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas. This old stock will never sell. The corn sold for a good price. III. 有助于销售 Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. ...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell. IV. If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one. To promote a particular viewpoint. My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally. She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder. She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients. An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future. You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning. sell sb down the river 出卖 If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him. sell someone short If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. They need to improve their image, they are selling themselves short. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable. mis-sell 骗售 to sell something, especially a financial product, to someone who does not need it and often cannot use it Customers are due redress having been mis-sold credit card and identity theft insurance. sell (someone, something, or oneself) as (something) 包装为 To portray or represent someone, something, oneself as a particular kind of person or thing, especially in order to gain the approval o acceptance of others. They sold this legislation as a huge overhaul the tax system desperately needed, but it never came close to. He's always selling himself as some kind of tortured artist, but I think he's just being pretentious. You'll have to really sell her as the best possible candidate for the job if you want the committee to approve of your recommendation. to put someone or something up for consideration as something. The political party tried to sell the candidate as a responsible administrator. The sales force was told to sell the paint as the best available anywhere. make a virtue of necessity 装作享受的样子, 装作若无其事的样子 to pretend that you are doing something because you have chosen to do it and because it will bring you benefits, when in fact it is something that you must do. To pretend that one is freely and happily doing something one has been forced to do: Once the mayor was forced by the voters to cut his budget, he made a virtue of necessity and loudly denounced government spending. to benefit from something that one is forced to do. To attend to an obligation with a good attitude; to make the best of a situation in which one is required to do something. to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case. There will be many times in your life where you have to do something you don't want to, so it's best to learn very early how to make a virtue of necessity. When he lost his driver's license, he made a virtue out of necessity and got in shape by riding his bike to work. virtue I. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. a way of behaving in which you do what is morally right and avoid things that are morally wrong Virtue is not confined to 仅限于, 局限于, 只是说 those who follow a faith. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough. II. 好的特质. 好的特性. 优点. 优势. A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty. Patience is not one of my virtues. teaching children the virtues of discipline and self-control. His virtue is patience. Her flaws were as large as her virtues. Humility is considered a virtue. a quality that is useful in a particular activity. Obedience is an important military virtue. III. 好处. 优势. 优点. The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. an advantage or a good feature that something has that makes it better than something else. One virtue of the plan is that it is cheaper to implement. preach/proclaim/extol the virtues of (=tell people about how good something is): She goes on lecture tours to preach the virtues of free-market capitalism. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come. Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality. 搭配词汇: talk about the virtues of something: espouse, expound, extol, praise, preach, proclaim, trumpet. Lunch meetings are a highly productive way to extol the virtues of online marketing to advertisers. have or develop virtues: cultivate, embody, have, possess, practise Different cultures embody different virtues. extol [ɪkˈstoʊl] 大赞, 大家赞赏 verb. If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically. to praise someone or something in a very enthusiastic way The report extolled the virtues of Internet technology. Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato. They kept extolling my managerial skills. by virtue of 由于 on account of or by reason of. You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. because of, or as a result of By virtue of its beaches and pleasant climate, Hawaii attracts millions of visitors each year. I got this house by virtue of my job. The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage. make a virtue of 充分利用(一个不好的事情), 变为优势 If you make a virtue of, or make a virtue out of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to. to get benefits by accepting a situation that you cannot change and using it to your advantage We can make a virtue of these 充分利用 delays, and use the time to make sure everything is done right. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy. acquiesce [ˌækwiˈes] (爱亏爱死) 接受, 服从大局 to agree to something or to accept something, although you do not want to. If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do even though you may not agree with it. Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision. He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition. When her mother suggested that she stay, Alice willingly acquiesced. acquiesce in/to: Despite acquiescing in the board's decision, he had never really changed his own view. play something off as something else 装得啥事没有一样, 装作若无其事的样子, 故作镇定, 故作淡定 pretend something bad was intentional or on purpose. He fell but played it off as though it was a dance move. 歌词: And we should be together babe. But we're not. I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you. And I'll try to keep my cool, but I'm feenin'.
"Play it off" in this context means to try and act casual, I believe,
or to downplay the influence of something. "Play it off" means to act
like something doesn't bother you or that something didn't happen. "I
just played if off as if her comment didn't hurt my feelings." "I
tripped over my own shoe laces but played it off and kept on walking."
"I saw you giving me that angry stare; I just played it off like I didn't see you." To play it off is when you do something embarrassing in front of other people and act like you meant to do it. We
leaned out of the car to wave at Sam; however, Sam was not in the car,
so we played it off by sticking our hands on top of the car. At an
orchestra concert, I put my violin up too early so I played it off by
scratching my chin with it. play someone off bring people into conflict or competition for one's own advantage. "top footballers were able to play clubs off against each other to gain higher pay". play someone off against someone 离间 if you play two people off against each other, you try to cause an argument between them because you think that this will give you more power or control in a situation. play off British English if people or teams play off, they play the last game in a sports competition, in order to decide who is the winner. The top two teams will play off at Twickenham for the county title. play off somebody/something American English to deliberately use a fact, action, idea etc in order to make what you are doing better or to get an advantage. The two musicians played off each other in a piece of inspired improvisation.). Penny: Well, I am so happy for Howard and Bernadette. 2. stock noun. I. Stocks 股票 are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. ...the buying and selling of stocks and shares 期权. As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital. II. A company's stock is the amount of money which the company has through selling shares. The stock was valued in the market at $460 million. The Fisher family holds 40% of the stock. III. A shop's stock is the total amount of goods which it has available to sell. We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale. IV. If you have a stock of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used. Keep a good stock of nutritious foods available. Their stocks of ammunition were running dangerously low. Keep a stock of essentials such as bread in the freezer. Stocks of ammunition were running low. the goods that are available to buy in a store We're having some new stock delivered this afternoon. in stock: Do you have any of these batteries in stock at the moment? out of stock (=not available now): I’m afraid that size is out of stock. We are out of stock of/on this item. When a store is out of stock of an item it normally keeps, it has none of that item available to buy now. You can set it up to automatically generate e-mail messages when certain alert conditions are met such as running out of stock on an item. It depends on who you're talking to. If it's a customer, it might be "I'm sorry, we're out of stock of this item right now." If it's your order person, it might be "We have zero stock of this item – I want you to reorder now!" If it's one of the staff, it might be "We have no stock of this item. When are we expecting more?" We do not have the merchandise on hand. We are currently sold out. "We don't stock this item 我们不售卖这个东西." V. [mainly British] The stock of something 存货量, 存量 is the total amount of it that is available in a particular area. the total amount of something that is available for people to use ...the stock of accommodation available to be rented. Much of the city’s housing stock is of very poor quality. Time is vital if fish stocks are to recover. an amount of facts, stories, etc. that someone knows. He had soon exhausted his stock of jokes.VI. If you are from a particular stock, you are descended from a particular group of people. We are both from working class stock. The World Service no longer reflects the interests of listeners of British stock. VII. Stock are cattle, sheep, pigs, or other animals which are kept by a farmer, usually ones which have been specially bred. I am carefully selecting the breeding stock. His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land. VIII. Stock is a liquid, usually made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables in water, that is used to give flavour to soups and sauces. IX. In former times, the stocks were an instrument of punishment. A criminal's hands and legs were locked into holes in a wooden frame while people threw things at them. X. the degree to which someone is respected by other people The President's stock 受欢迎程度 remains low with the electorate. verb. I. If a shop stocks particular goods 存货, it keeps a supply of them to sell. The shop stocks everything from chocolate to recycled loo paper. stock up (on something) 补货(replenish), 囤货, 囤积 to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for the future: I hadn't stocked up on food, so I wasn't ready to feed Kate and her friends. II. If you stock 塞满, 存货 something such as a cupboard, shelf, or room, you fill it with food or other things. I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store. Some families stocked their cellars with food and water. The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup. I had to stock the boat up 补货 with food. Customers travel from hundreds of miles away to stock up their deep freezes. You can stock up the freezer with ice cream ready for the next sunny day. adj. A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new. My boss had a stock response–'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!' National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. take stock (of something) 盘点 to spend some time thinking about the situation that you are in before you decide what to do next. Millie felt she needed to stop and take stock of her life. put/take no stock in (something) 不注意, 不相信, 不接受, 当真, 认真对待 To not pay any attention to something; to have or invest no faith or belief in something; to not accept something. You'll put no stock in John's promises if you know what's good for you because, more often than not, he'll end up letting you down. I don't know how the company expects its managers to perform well when it puts no stock in their abilities. I take no stock in anything John has to say. He doesn't take stock in your opinions either. 3. hobble I. 拖着脚走路. If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. to walk slowly and with difficulty because your feet are sore or injured. hobble across/along/down etc: Mrs Myers came hobbling down the steps to greet us. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table. The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble. To hobble means to walk in an impeded manner, as if with a physical disability or injury, or to cause an animal or person to do likewise. II. 束缚手脚, 绑住手脚 To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want. to prevent something developing or being successful The whole organization has been hobbled by mismanagement. Poverty not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy. wiki: A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion 移动 of an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are also sometimes used on other animals. On dogs, they are used especially during force-fetch training to limit the movement of a dog's front paws when training it to stay still. They are made from leather, rope, or synthetic materials such as nylon or neoprene. There are various designs for breeding, casting (causing a horse or other large animal to lie down with its legs underneath it), and mounting horses. 4. TBBT: Leonard: Or, if we ended up making money from this, Sheldon and I could split our shares with you. Sheldon: To be clear, Leonard is referring to the gyroscope, not the T-shirt and mugs. Oh, now they own the mugs. Howard: I guess that is a way around this. You guys would be cool doing it like that? Leonard: Of course, we can split any profits three ways. Sheldon: I'm fine with that. Howard: Okay, great. Sheldon: It sounds like a, uh, contract might be in order. Leonard: Sure, we could write something up. Sheldon: But which one of us should be the party who… Howard: You can do it, Sheldon. Sheldon: So stipulated ( stipulate verb. I. If you stipulate a condition or stipulate that something must be done, you say clearly that it must be done. She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the computer. International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants. Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice. II. 规定 to say what is allowed or what is necessary The regulations stipulate the maximum number of children allowed in a class. stipulate that: The constitution stipulates that a new president must be elected after four years. To stipulate something means to demand that it be part of an agreement. So when you make a contract or deal, you can stipulate that a certain condition must be met. Anytime you draw up a legal agreement, you can stipulate a requirement that has to be met for that agreement to be complete 注明. This stipulation might put some sort of limit on the agreement. For example, if you run a fencing company and offer a sale, you can stipulate that to get the sale price, the fence must be ordered by a certain date. Your customer, in turn, might stipulate that the work must be finished before the ground freezes. ). Leonard: Once I found a stash of contracts under his bed. It was weird. TBBT: Penny: How can I not sound like his mother when our entire bedroom is filled with Star Wars toys? I mean, have you ever had sex with a stuffed Wookiee watching you? Dr Gallo: I went to college in the '70s. It was a hairier ( hairy 吓人的, 惊悚的, 激动的 If you describe a situation as hairy, you mean that it is exciting, worrying, and rather frightening. frightening, or dangerous. frightening or dangerous, especially in a way that is exciting: I like going on the back of Pedro's motorbike, though it can get a bit hairy. a hairy moment [informal] His driving was a bit hairy.) time. I'm gonna say yes. Penny: You know, if anything, he's turning me into his mother. Before I did pharmaceutical sales, I was an actress. You know, I was pretty good. You know, girl-next-door type, but hot. Doable. Dr Gallo: Hmm. Penny: And not only am I Leonard's mother, but we have this man-child living with us named Sheldon. Dr Gallo: Oh, Leonard talked a lot about him. I wasn't sure if he was real. Penny: Yeah, he's as real as the fine I get when I use too much toilet paper. TBBT: shoot the breeze 闲聊, 闲谈 = bat the breeze, chew the fat, shoot the shit, shoot the bull INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN have a casual conversation. If you shoot the breeze with someone, you talk to them about things which are not very serious or important. They expected me to sit up and shoot the breeze with them till one or two in the morning. "We've been shooting the breeze for well over an hour now". To chat or converse aimlessly or casually, without any serious topic of conversation. We were just standing around shooting the breeze. Customers always want to shoot the breeze with me in the store before they buy something. I just shot the breeze with John for a while when he passed me on the street. Sheldon: Well, I'll let you get back to your date. Amy: Get back here. Dave: Okay, then. I'll, uh, see myself out. Amy, thank you for dinner. Dr. Cooper, pleasure to meet you, sir. Uh, if perhaps sometime you have a spare moment, I'd, uh, love to discuss physics, or shoot the breeze, as you Yanks say. Ah. What a lovely evening. 5. journeyman I. 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 worker who has learned a skill and works for a business that belongs to someone else. A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman. a journeyman electrician. II. 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. A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day. III. A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career. The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title. wiki: journeyman is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee. They earn their license by education, supervised experience and examination. Although journeymen have completed a trade certificate and are allowed to work as employees, they may not yet work as self-employed master craftsmen. The term "journeyman" was originally used in the medieval trade guilds. Journeymen were paid daily and the word "journey" is derived from journée, meaning "whole day" in French. Each individual guild generally recognised three ranks of workers: apprentices, journeymen, and masters. A journeyman, as a qualified tradesman could become a master and run their own business, but most continued working as employees. Guidelines were put in place to promote responsible tradesmen, who were held accountable for their own work and to protect the individual trade and the general public from unskilled workers. To become a master, a journeyman has to submit a master piece of work to a guild for evaluation. Only after evaluation can a journeyman be admitted to the guild as a master. Sometimes, a journeyman was required to accomplish a three-year working trip, which may be called the journeyman years. 6. malleability [ˈmæliəb(ə)l] 可塑性 the ability to be easily changed into a new shape: The material's surprising malleability was previously unknown. Gold has amazing physical properties, such as extreme malleability. malleable [ˈmæliəb(ə)l] I. a malleable metal or substance is easy to press into different shapes. II. a malleable person is easy to persuade or influence the fact of being easily influenced, trained, or controlled: She writes about the limitations and malleability of human memory. He proclaims the political malleability of the middle class. 6. A stalactite 钟乳石(吊起来的) (UK: [ˈstæləktaɪt], US: [stəˈlækˌtaɪt]) is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material that is soluble and that can be deposited as a colloid, or is in suspension, or is capable of being melted, may form a stalactite. Stalactites may be composed of lava, minerals, mud, peat, pitch, sand, sinter, and amberat (crystallized urine of pack rats). A stalactite is not necessarily a speleothem, though speleothems are the most common form of stalactite because of the abundance of limestone caves. The corresponding formation on the floor of the cave is known as a stalagmite ( UK [ˈstæləɡmaɪt] US [stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt]) 石笋 ( 长在地上的). Mnemonics have been developed for which word refers to which type of formation; one is that stalactite has a C for "ceiling", and stalagmite has a G for "ground". Another example is that stalactites "hang on Tight" and stalagmites "Might grow up" – with emphasis on the "T" and "M" linked to similar sounding words. 7. The idiom "chink in one's armor" refers to an area of vulnerability. It has traditionally been used to refer to a weak spot in a figurative suit of armor. The standard meaning is similar to that of Achilles' heel. Moby Dick [ˈməʊbɪ dɪk] I. the whale hunted in the book of the same name by Herman Melville. II. the book of the same name by Herman Melville. Moby Dick (1851) a novel by Herman Melville about a man called Captain Ahab who risks his life and the lives of the other people on his ship by hunting a large, powerful white whale called Moby Dick. The book is known for containing a lot of information about hunting whales and for being very long, and it is considered to be one of the greatest American novels. And that's a problem for a government battling to get its way back into power: that's too many issues, too many chinks in the armour that a broad country of voters can have a go at you about. writ large I. clear and obvious. If you say that something is writ large, you mean that it is very obvious. Musicals' successes or failures are writ large because of the money involved. "the unspoken question was writ large 明显的, 清楚的 upon Rose's face". II. in a stark or exaggerated form. If you say that one thing is another thing writ large, you mean that the first thing is a larger or more exaggerated version of the second thing. Her life was her personality writ large. "bribing people by way of tax allowances is the paternalistic state writ large". writ A writ is a legal document that orders a person to do a particular thing. He issued a writ against one of his accusers. Australia Election: The authority for holding an election is in the form of a writ issued by the Governor-General, or in the case of a by-election by the Speaker, directed to the Electoral Commissioner commanding the Commissioner to conduct an election in accordance with the prescribed procedures. The writs for general elections of the House of Representatives are issued by the Governor-General (acting with the advice of the Executive Council) and specify the date by which nominations must be lodged, the date for the close of the electoral rolls, the date on which the poll is to be taken and the date for the return of the writ. The writ is deemed to have been issued at 6 p.m. on the day of issue. Eight writs are issued for a general election, one for each of the six States and the two Territories. The issue of writs is notified in the Gazette. In the case of dissolution or expiry of the House of Representatives the writs must be issued within 10 days, so that there cannot be undue delay before an election is held to elect a new House of Representatives. Polling day: Each voter is required to mark the ballot paper preferentially and secrecy of voting is assisted by the provision of private voting compartments. Since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1925, over 90 per cent of enrolled voters have voted at general elections for the House of Representatives. Scrutineers 监票人员: Scrutineers may be appointed by candidates to represent them at polling places during the election, and at pre-poll voting offices, in order to observe the proceedings of the poll and satisfy the candidate that the poll is conducted strictly in accordance with the law. Each candidate may also appoint scrutineers at each place where votes are being counted. 7. blank canvas 一张白纸 I. a canvas (= a piece of strong, rough cloth used by artists) or other surface that has nothing painted on it: He devised special costumes, which the dancers soak in paint offstage, and as they dance, the paint is "transferred" to a blank canvas secured to the stage floor. II. a situation in which nothing has yet been planned or decided, so that someone is free to decide what should happen or be done: Interior designers rarely work with a blank canvas and the licence to do absolutely anything they want. III. 璞玉. 待雕琢. a person whose character is not fixed, and who can develop in different ways: A 60-year-old can no longer be regarded as a blank canvas, however. Life events leave their mark. You have a chance, you have a blank canvas here. You get to reinvent, you get to do anything you want with this. The city's future is a blank canvas. He has had broad appeal because he is seen as a blank canvas on which people can project their ideals. rap session ( 不是pep talk) I. an informal conversation or discussion. a meeting at which a group of people talk informally about a particular subject. a rap session for teenagers about/on drunk driving. II. an event at which people perform rap music. jam session an occasion when musicians play music together in an informal way. bull session a long friendly discussion, especially among a group of men. an informal group discussion. a long conversation or informal discussion: late-night bull sessions in college dorm rooms. "I heard sharper political talk in the all-night bull sessions". cuff (袖子, 或者挽起裤腿的挽起来的部分. hem 裤脚, 裤边) I. The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve. ...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs. II. (BRIT: turn-up 挽起裤腿的部分) The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up. ...the cuffs of his jeans. verb. I. If you cuff someone, you hit them quickly and lightly with your hand, usually on their head or their ear. Brodie cuffed him on the side of the head. He gave the dog a cuff. II. If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them. She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands 铐起来 behind her back. off the cuff An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark. Mr Baker was speaking off the cuff when he made those suggestions. cuffed 死会: Married (or already in a relationship) = locked down. lock down To marry someone. Bridget's gorgeous, funny, smart—a total catch. You better lock that girl down now while you have the chance! 8. (one's) good deed for the day 好人好事 Some especially good, kind, or generous thing one has done. Sometimes used ironically or sarcastically to suggest that a certain deed is not good or not as good as someone thinks. Wow, so you went all the way across town to deliver the missing wallet to its owner? That's your good deed for the day! It's like the guy thought he was doing his good deed for the day by pointing out my mistake to me. A: "OK, so you helped an old lady cross the street—that's your good deed for the day. You can go back to being your usual indifferent self now." B: "Why, thank you, I will." a good deed is its own reward 做好事 proverb Doing something because it is morally or ethically correct should be more important and satisfying than receiving some kind of tangible reward. A: "I went through all that trouble to find her missing dog, and all she gave me was a homemade cookie!" B: " Ah well, a good deed is its own reward." No, thank you, I couldn't possibly accept that—a good deed is its own reward, and I wouldn't feel comfortable taking money from you for what I did. I know you're not crazy about Bill, but try to be nice to him anyway—if nothing else, a good deed is its own reward. a good deed is never lost proverb An especially good, kind, or generous act is never done in vain. I know you're not crazy about Bill, but try to be nice to him anyway—if nothing else, a good deed is never lost. Who knows, you guys could end up becoming friends! A: "That cute girl still doesn't seem to have any interest in me, even after I helped her get her car started." B: "Well, a good deed is never lost. Maybe she'll help you out one day!" A: "I went through all that trouble to find her missing dog, and all she gave me was a homemade cookie!" B: " Ah well, a good deed is never lost." a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words 听其言观其行, 不光说得好, 也要做得好 proverb Actions are more revealing of one's true character since it is easy to say things or make promises, but it takes effort to do things and follow through. He swept into office on the back of all the promises he made on the campaign trail, but a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. You better start following through on your promises to donate to the school. After all, a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. John, a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. So I don't care that you said you would help me—you never showed, and I had to move all these boxes myself! a tree is known by its fruit(, a man by his deeds) proverb A person's or group's character or worth is determined by others based on their actions or the results thereof. It's all well and good for these companies to claim that they're going to work towards protecting the environment, but a tree is known by its fruit. A: "He claimed he would do anything he could to help me, but he always came up with some excuse or another whenever I actually reached out for help." B: "Well, I guess you know what kind of a person he really is. A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds." Now that he's stood you up for your date, I guess you know what kind of man he is. They do say that a tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. deed (something) (over) to (one) 财产转让, 不动产转让 verb To transfer legal ownership of something, often property, to one. A deed is a legal document that proves one's ownership of something. My grandfather deeded his house to me in his will. Do you really think she'll deed her whole collection over to me? do the deed I. To perform or undertake any given action, usually implied to be unpleasant, unsavory, or illegal. I couldn't stand the idea of watching them put down my pet dog, so John went alone to do the deed. The mob boss waited to hear whether the assassin he'd hired had done the deed. II. slang To have sex. Teenagers are under a huge amount of pressure from their peers to do the deed before they feel ready or really want to. free act and deed 自愿地, 心甘情愿地 In law, a phrase used to indicate that someone signed a document freely and without coercion. No, Phil signed of his own accord—the notarized document says "free act and deed" right here. no good deed ever goes unpunished Due to the cruelty, ignorance, or selfishness of the world or others, one's good deeds or good intentions will often result in more trouble than they are worth. An ironic and sardonic twist on the more standard moral that "no good deed goes unrewarded." Janet: "I decided to help George clean out his gutters, but now he's got me doing all sorts of repairs around the house!" Bill: "I guess no good deed ever goes unpunished, eh?". 9. You Are My Rock 心理岗位, 定心丸, 心理依靠 You make me feel safe and give me a strong foundation. People think of rocks as strong, solid, and unchanging. To call a person a rock means the same thing. That person is someone you can always rely on to help and support you. This expression likely is adapted from a similar one in the Bible. The Bible refers to God as a rock. This means that Christians can always turn to God when they are in trouble, or struggling with a crisis of faith, and find comfort. And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer. There are many more examples like this in the Bible. In the conversation below, two friends are discussing a break up that one of them went through a few weeks ago. Scott: You finally seem happy for the first time since your breakup! What happened? Tony: Not what, but who. I met a new woman Sally. She's really been my rock. Scott: Does she know you recently got out of a long-term relationship? Tony: Yes. I met her in a support group. She's always there to listen to me when I'm feeling down, and to support me. She helps keep me strong. Scott: Well, that's good I guess. Just don't become over reliant on her. Two coworkers use the expression while talking about their parents. Richard: My son has a school project. He has to interview me about who my hero is. Miranda: Who did you choose? Richard: I chose my dad. He was always my rock. I could always trust him to be there for me. If I was doing something stupid, or that didn't make any sense, he would always help me see why it was a bad idea in a kind and loving way. When I felt like everything was falling apart I could trust him to be steady and a moral support. This quote is from an athlete who credits her boyfriend as someone who always supports her. "I came down Trabuco Canyon to find Erik waiting. He escorted me all the way to the finish line. He is my rock. He taught me how to ride. He let me slack in work so I could train." The second example is about a singer who is struggling with an illness, but whose trust in God is keeping him strong. "Please continue to pray for my full recovery. I know God is in control of my life, and his path will be made clear for my music career. He is my rock and salvation, and I trusting in him." 10. Stop light party A stop light party, stoplight party, traffic light party or traffic party is a party at which guests wear different colors indicating their relationship-seeking status. While they may be held anytime, anywhere, they are commonly held around Valentine's Day and in areas around colleges and universities. The basic idea of the party is that each guest selects a glow stick in a color that best suits their status. Party guests may also be told to arrive wearing the appropriate color. The color green means that one is single and looking for a relationship. Red means that one is in a relationship, or not looking for one. Yellow may mean "unsure" or "maybe," or could mean that one is in a relationship but still open to advances. The purpose of a stop light party is to decrease the apprehension associated with approaching potential partners at parties. It also serves the purpose of providing an easy indicator of one's unavailability, to fend off unwelcome advances. The color codes derive from the traffic light signal colors indicating red for stop, yellow for caution/slow down, and green for go. 11. Love, Victor: You can invite Ferris wheel boy. Come on. I know you wanna tap that Tex ass. Oh, okay. Okay, there is something about him. I mean, that entire time we were on the ride, he didn't brag about himself, or do any of the, the lame stuff guys usually do, like accidentally 不经意的 graze 碰一下, 触碰一下 ( graze [ɡreɪz] I. If you graze a part of your body, you injure your skin by scraping against something. I had grazed my knees a little. ...grazed arms and legs. A graze is a small wound caused by scraping against something. II. If something grazes another thing, it touches that thing lightly as it passes by. A bullet had grazed his arm. Wright managed a shot but it grazed the near post and rolled harmlessly across the goal. ) my boobs. So, yes? It's Friday night. Come on. Who else has a baller ( (African-American Vernacular, slang) Very cool, especially due to extravagance. ) mansion with zero parental supervision?
