用法学习: 1. prefect I. (in some countries) a very important official in the government or the police. In some countries, a prefect is the head of the local government administration or of a local government department. ...the prefect of the city. ...the police prefect for the district of Mehedinti. He has been appointed Prefect of Bologna. II. (in some British and Australian schools) an older student who is given some authority and helps to control the younger students. In some schools, especially in Britain, a prefect is an older pupil who does special duties and helps the teachers to look after the younger pupils. She was the head prefect in her final year. Head boy and head girl are student leadership roles in schools, representing the school's entire student body. They are normally the most senior prefects in the school. The terms are commonly used in the British education system as well as in schools throughout the Commonwealth. Some schools use alternative, gender-neutral titles such as school captain or head pupil. In the United States, a hall monitor may be either a student volunteer who is charged with maintaining order in a school's corridors, or an adult paraprofessional staff member who carries out similar duties, sometimes in conjunction with other functions. Students may be selected as hall monitors because they are considered mature and responsible enough, or they may be appointed in rotation. A class president 年级长, also known as a class representative, is usually the leader of a student body class, and presides over its class cabinet or organization within a student council 学生会(also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament). In a grade school, class presidents are generally elected by the class, a constituency composed of all students in a grade level. 2. Who is Clara Bow? And why did Taylor Swift name a song after her? In addition to her abundant sex appeal — which is sometimes credited as inspiration for the look and persona of cartoon Betty Boop — Bow was known for bucking convention 打破传统, 逆传统而行( buck I. to oppose or refuse to go along with something. If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules. to refuse to follow the rules of an organization: As a designer, she bucked the trend and succeeded with her own original ideas. Alex is always looking for ways to buck the system. While
other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend. He
wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system. The company believes
it is bucking the recession and says orders continue to be satisfactory. buck the trend to be obviously different from the way that a situation is developing generally, especially in connection with financial matters: This company is the only one to have bucked the trend of a declining industry. buck the system to refuse to follow the rules of an organization: Alex is always looking for ways to buck the system. buck the trend/system 逆潮流而动, 打破大趋势, 突破束缚, 摆脱束缚 to
succeed in doing something, even though there is a general tendency for
this not to happen. If you buck the trend, you obtain different results
from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you
want by breaking or ignoring the rules. While
other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend. He
wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system. The company believes
it is bucking the recession and says orders continue to be satisfactory. The auto industry bucked the trend with a 5% increase in exports. II. 尥蹶子. If a horse bucks, it kicks both of its back legs wildly into the air, or jumps into the air wildly with all four feet off the ground. The stallion bucked as he fought against the reins holding him tightly in. ...cowboys riding bucking broncos. buck naked: Someone who is buck naked is not wearing any clothes at all. III. If someone has buck teeth 兔牙, 牙杵杵着, 獠牙, their upper front teeth stick forward out of their mouth. buck teeth 獠牙, 突牙 top front teeth that stick out more than the bottom teeth. If someone has buck teeth, their upper front teeth stick forward out of their mouth. IV. used in a number of expressions about money, usually expressions referring to a lot of money: mega bucks He earns mega bucks (= a lot of money) working for an American bank. V. 跳马. 鞍马. a tall piece of equipment with four legs and a top part covered in leather that people jump over in gymnastics: The traditionally designed square-head vaulting buck is upholstered with natural hide. buck (sb/sth) up 让某人开心, 提升士气, 提振士气, 振奋精神 UK informal to become happier or more positive or to make someone happier or more positive: Oh, buck up for heaven's sake, Anthony! I'm sick of looking at your miserable face. She was told that if she didn't buck her ideas up (= start working in a more positive way), she'd be out of a job. A week at the beach will buck her up. buck for something to try hard to get something, especially in your job. I think she's bucking for a raise. to pass the buck If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible. [informal] David says the responsibility is Mr Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck. make a [fast/quick] buck If you are trying to make a buck, you are trying to earn some money. [informal] The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck.
When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot
of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is
considered to be dishonest. [informal] His life isn't ruled by looking for a fast buck. They were just in it to make a quick buck. (more) bang for the/one's buck
If you get more bang for the buck, you spend your money wisely and get
more for your money than if you were to spend it in a different way. [mainly US, informal] Put simply, the company will get more bang for its buck. the buck stops here/with me If you say 'The buck stops here' or 'The buck stops with me', you mean that you have to take responsibility for something and will not try to pass the responsibility on to someone else. The buck stops with him. He is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the broadcast. to pass the buck If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible. David says the responsibility is Mr Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck. buck up informal I. to try to make someone happier, or to become happier. If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. I took him out to lunch to try to buck him up. II. To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. I realized I needed to buck up and tackle the problem head-on. I knew I had to try and buck up the rest of my team as well. buck up = buck your ideas up British spoken
used for telling someone to try harder. If you tell someone to buck up
or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a
more positive and efficient manner. People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. Buck up your ideas 坚定想法, 坚定思想 or you'll get more of the same treatment. pass the buck. He
started bucking up everything to management when he didn't get a raise.
He just bucked everything risky up to management. Instead of dealing
with the customer's complaint himself, he just bucked it up to his boss. buckle up to fasten the belt that keeps you in your seat in a car or a plane: Don't forget, buckle up before you start driving. buckle under (to) I. If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it. If he yelled and screamed, my parents buckled under and gave him whatever he wanted. To succumb to or be adversely affected by some pressure: Some schools have buckled under the strain of having too many new students. I had fought very hard against their ideas but finally buckled under to them. II. 承受不住压力. To bend, crumple or collapse under some great weight or pressure: The
bridge supports were weakened by rust and buckled under the weight of
the heavy truck. The metal chair I was sitting on suddenly buckled
under, and I fell to the ground. Buckle up and buck up are two idioms that appear to be similar, but have very different meanings. The expression buckle up is used in a literal sense a. to admonish someone to fasten his seat belt. Buckle up is also used in a figurative sense b. to warn someone that something exciting, frightening or otherwise intense is about to happen. One might warn a friend to buckle up before relating a hair-raising story.
Buckle up has been used for a long time in advertising campaigns
encouraging drivers to fasten their seat belts. The use of buckle up as
an idiom appeared at about the same time that seat belts were installed
in passenger cars in the United States, in the 1960s. Buck up is an admonition to toughen up or to cheer up. Buck up may be used to
demand that someone quit acting in a cowardly or weak fashion, or to
encourage someone to look on the bright side of life and not dwell on
negative things. "As
law enforcement, we have a special role in helping protect the safety
of our citizens; we want to make sure that motorists 'buckle up' to keep
themselves and their families safe". Buckle up, it's going to be a
bumpy ride for the pound this week. I talked to my sprint coach, John
Mays, and he said, 'At this point, he's going to have to buck up,
because there's nothing we can do with that,'" Benson coach Leon
McKenzie said. If one was stressed, the response was often, "buck up" or
"get over it."
用例1: Leonard: Listen, can I talk to you about your girlfriend? Sheldon:
She's not my girlfriend. She's a girl and she's my friend, but there's no touching or unsanitary 不卫生的 exchange of saliva.
Leonard: Got it. Sheldon: Although, for the record, on one occasion,
she licked her thumb to remove raspberry jelly from the corner of my
mouth. It's an action we both regret to this day. Leonard: Uh-huh.
Anyway, I'm not sure she's the best fit for our little, how should we call it, rebel alliance. Sheldon: Oh, I never identified with the rebel alliance.
Despite their tendency to build Death Stars, I've always been more of
an empire man. Leonard: Yeah, not my point. Sheldon: I know what your
point is. You're intimidated by Amy's intellect 智力. To that I say, buck up. Leonard: Okay, let me just get right to it. Amy is judgmental, sanctimonious 自以为高尚的 and frankly just obnoxious.
Sheldon: So? Leonard: So we already have you for all that. Sheldon: Are
you suggesting I terminate my relationship with Amy? Leonard: No, no,
of course not. Just have your relationship someplace else. Sheldon: May I
point out that for eight long months, I suffered in silence 默默承受 as your female companion filled our apartment with her off-key country music caterwauling ( caterwaul [ˈkætərˌwɔl] noun. 猫叫春的声音 I. if a person or animal caterwauls, they make an unpleasant loud high noise. the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting. II. derogatory similar unpleasant noises made by a person. high-pitched moaning and caterwauling. the caterwauling of ardent karaoke fans. ), the unappetizing spectacle of her grinding a pumice stone against her calloused [ˈkæləst] feet in our living room, and night after night of uninformative TV documentaries about the Jersey Shore. Leonard: Suffered in silence? Sheldon: Yes. And I'd thank you to do the same. 用例2: Leonard: Do we really have to wear this camouflage crap
to play paintball? Sheldon: Who said that? Leonard, I can hear your
voice, but I can't see you. Leonard: I'm not in the mood, Sheldon.
Sheldon: Oh, there you are. Leonard, I know you're upset about recent
events, and I have someone here to help. Leonard: I don't want to talk
to Amy. Sheldon: No, it's not Amy. Dr Hofstadter: Hello, dear. Leonard:
You called my mother? Sheldon: Oh, Leonard, is it really necessary to caption the obvious? Dr Hofstadter: He's been like that since he was a toddler. Look, Mommy, a butterfly. Maddening. Leonard: What's going on? What do you want? Dr Hofstadter: Sheldon informed me that you're experiencing an emotional upheaval,
and I'm here to help. Leonard: That's so nice. Dr Hofstadter: And we're
back to the obvious. Now, what's up? Leonard: Well, uh, okay, um, I
don't want to get back together with Penny. We tried it, it was crazy,
it didn't work, but I can't deal with the fact that she slept with my
friend Raj. And then I find out that Raj's sister Priya, who I've been
going out with for eight months, is moving back to India. So I'm just
completely confused and alone. Dr Hofstadter: I understand. Leonard: Got any advice? Dr Hofstadter: Yes. Buck up. Leonard: Excuse me. You're a world-renowned expert in parenting and child development, and all you've got is buck up?
Dr Hofstadter: Sorry. Buck up, sissy pants. Leonard: Thanks, Mother. I
feel much better. Dr Hofstadter: If you need any more help from me, my
books are available on Amazon. Logging off. buck for something to try hard to get something, especially in your job I think she's bucking for a raise.), often subverting gender conventions in her roles and using her sexuality to craft her public image. Over the course of her career, Bow made 46 silent films and 11 talking pictures, but it was It in 1927 that launched her to superstardom. The film stars Bow as shopgirl Betty Lou, who schemes to win the heart of her employer, Cyrus Waltham Jr. (Antonio Moreno). It was this film that led audiences to dub Bow, "the 'It' Girl," a colloquialism that came to be a label for the girl of the moment, one whose magnetic charms and undeniable sex appeal make them the toast of the town. Following the success of It and Wings, Bow became the number one box office draw of 1928 and 1929. But Bow's success also came with a dark side, leading biographers and gossip columnists to spin unfounded rumors about her, fed by cinematic images of her dancing on tables and drinking to excess. Many of her contemporaries wrote of her living as if there was no tomorrow, and Bow, in turn, called much of the Hollywood elite snobs who viewed her as a "freak" for daring to be unapologetically herself. Her personal life became tabloid fodder in 1928 when infamous reporter Adela Rogers St. Johns ran an interview with Bow in Photoplay that she wrote as a first-person account of Bow's life. But the worst blow came in 1931 during a trial involving Bow's former secretary, Daisy De Voe, who was indicted on 37 counts of grand theft for stealing money, jewelry, and personal papers from Bow. In an attempt to throw the spotlight off of her crimes, De Voe and her lawyer entered Bow's personal papers into evidence, including canceled checks for Bow's nights out, payments for whiskey (illegal under Prohibition), and love letters, telegrams and other correspondence. Bow, who was already suffering under the strain of the pressures of fame, barely made it through the trial. Censorship boards began barring her films because of the "notoriety" she achieved via the sensationalized reports of the trial, and in May 1931, she checked into a sanatarium. Because of this, many have written that Bow didn't transition successfully to talkies due to her Brooklyn accent. But the box office returns of her 11 sound pictures suggest that's entirely untrue. Still, Bow's image has predominantly endured as a cautionary tale, bright, quickly extinguished light of the wild party girl seen in her films. Her life is often known more for the rumors and false gossip surrounding it than her actual achievements, including the pernicious ( pernicious [pərˈnɪʃəs] 有害的, 伤害的
adj. very dangerous or harmful, especially to someone's moral character. If
you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. Parents
are blaming not only peer pressure but also the pernicious influence of
the internet. There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything
has to be not merely good but the best. vocabulary: Pernicious means harmful and subtle,
such as a poison gas that causes illness in those exposed to it over
the course of years. Pernicious comes from the Latin perniciosus,
"destructive," which in turn comes from pernicies, "death" or "ruin."
You might have heard your parents and teachers talk about the pernicious effects 恶果, 有害的结果, 不良后果 of watching too much TV and playing video games all day — they'll turn your brain to mush (allegedly). ) (oft-debunked) urban legend that she slept with the entire USC football team, as detailed in Kenneth Anger's tawdry Hollywood Babylon. So then, what might a Taylor Swift song about Clara Bow be about? There's the obvious link of being a self-possessed, independent woman who is condemned for her success and subject to the misogynistic scrutiny and pressures of fame, particularly via the lens of who one chooses to date. 3. up in (one's) grill 贴的近, 贴到脸上了, 挨得很近, 贴脸 slang Extremely close to one; right up in one's face. (A "grill" is a type of jewelry that adorns the teeth.) I got right up in his grill and told him I would mess him up if he didn't get me my money. I'm a bouncer for a local club, so I'm used to drunk idiots getting up in my grill. be one's own person = be your own person/woman/man to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence. to be in control of your life and not allow other people to tell you what to do: Nobody tells me how to live my life - I'm my own man. Now that she's working, she feels that she's her own person. be/become one's own man to be or become a man who is not controlled by other people or who is able to support himself without the help of other people. He left home and moved to the city to become his own man. 4. President Joe Biden took information about the US's war in Afghanistan, classified documents probe reveals: US President Joe Biden "wilfully 明知故犯的, 故意的, 任性的, 固执的( I. [disapproval] If you describe actions or attitudes as wilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem. He admitted wilful misconduct in public office by disclosing a report to a journalist. He seems to have wilfully misunderstood. (of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong: The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council. They eat huge quantities of sweet and fried foods, in wilful disregard of their health. She developed into a wilful, difficult child. II. If you describe someone as wilful, you mean that they are determined to do what they want to do, even if it is not sensible. Francesca was a lively child, quite wilful and demanding. The new foster parents couldn't cope with her wilfulness. )" retained classified information about the US's war in Afghanistan and other national security matters when he left the vice presidency in 2017, but he will not face criminal charges, a newly released US special counsel report said. Despite signs that Mr Biden knowingly retained and disclosed classified materials, Mr Hur's report said criminal charges were not merited for multiple reasons. Though the best case for charges could involve his possession of the Afghanistan documents as a private citizen, prosecutors said, it was possible Mr Biden could have found those records at his Virginia home in 2017 and then forgotten about them soon after. "This could convince some reasonable jurors that he did not retain them wilfully," the report. While the report removes legal jeopardy for the president, it is nonetheless an embarrassment for Mr Biden, who placed competency and experience at the core of his presidential campaign. The White House special counsel to Mr Biden, Richard Sauber, said it was pleased with the outcome while saying Mr Hur's comments in the report were "inaccurate and inappropriate". "As the special counsel report acknowledges, mistakes when packing documents at the end of an administration or when members of Congress leave office are unfortunately a common occurrence 常有的事," he said in a statement. "We disagree with a number of inaccurate and inappropriate comments in the special counsel's report. "Nonetheless, the most important decision the special counsel made — that no charges are warranted — is firmly based on the facts and evidence." Mr Biden added he "cooperated completely, threw up no roadblocks, and sought no delays" with the investigation. 5. jump on 跳脚 (intr, preposition) informal to reprimand or attack suddenly and forcefully. to criticize someone as soon as they have done something wrong or said something that you disagree with: She jumps on her children instantly if they're disobedient. Taking a quick glance at social media as I was ushered from room-to-room by White House staff, it's clear that's one part of the report that many Republicans are jumping on. wish (someone or something) off on (someone or something else) I. To pass some undesirable person or thing to a different person, group, organization, etc. Because I'm the new person in the office, everyone wishes their most tedious work off on me. The woman tried to get an answer from the company, but they kept wishing her off on different departments until she finally got fed up and left. II. To desire that some unpleasant or undesirable person, situation, or circumstance, be imposed on someone else. I wouldn't wish the death of a child off on my worst enemy. I just don't see the point in wishing bad things off on other people. I/you wouldn't wish something on anyone/my/your worst enemy something you say in order to emphasize that something is extremely unpleasant: The effects of this disease are horrible. You wouldn't wish them on your worst enemy. wish something away to do nothing and hope that a problem will disappear: Some people seem to think if they wish the disease away, then it will go away. talk down to someone 跟弱智说话似的, 哄小孩似的 to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important. to speak to someone in a simple way, as if the person cannot understand things as well as you can: Our history teacher never talks down to us. I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots. talk something down to talk about something in a way that makes it seem less important or less serious than it really is: He began his lecture by talking down the initiatives of a rival company. 6. wish version, something off wish: Wish is a website known for making cheaper Chinese made alternatives to any product. So the speaker is using "wish.com" instead of directly saying "cheap", "inexpensive", or potentially "poor quality". This is the wish dot com version of what we wanna do it. planter I. someone who grows a particular crop in a hot part of the world: a tea/rubber planter. II. (planter box, plant box) a large container in which plants are grown for decoration. A planter is a container for plants that people keep in their homes. a large container in which plants are grown for decoration. Barnaby Joyce has tried to laugh off shocking video footage of him lying by the side of the road and mumbling obscenities after he fell off a planter pot late at night. Sources told Daily Mail Australia that the Nationals frontbencher was sitting on the large pot plant while having an animated phone conversation with his wife, Vikki Campion, when he fell off, 'rolled around' on the ground and continued with his call. 'I was walking back to my accommodation after Parliament rose at 10pm,' he said. 'While on the phone I sat on the edge of a plant box, fell over, kept talking on the phone, and very animatedly was referring to myself for having fallen over. 'I got up and walked home.' bush-bash 披荆斩棘, 开山拓路 verb Australian New Zealand make one's way through wild countryside where there are no formed roads or tracks. To travel or build a route straight across country rather than following an established track, typically involving forcing one's way through forest and/or undergrowth. "we tried to bush-bash for a while, hoping we'd meet up with the track". The pair got married in a bush bash-style wedding at his family's property in Woolbrook, in the NSW Northern Tablelands, in November. enter someone, exit someone 入场, 离场: That's from stage directions written into the scripts for plays. "Enter [Name]" and "Exit [Name]" are commonly used to indicate when a player is entering or leaving the scene. Naturally, it's been incorporated into the language to achieve a dramatic effect, and has come to be used when the speaker or writer wants to achieve a bold announcement, especially in titles. Cf. Enter the Dragon, Enter Sandman, etc. But just two months into the year, Democratic voters are coalescing 团结在 around Joe Biden, while Donald Trump is currently on track to win the Republican nomination, despite facing 91 felony charges. It has prompted some media outlets to ponder if 2024 could be one of the most, if not the most, boring primary cycles in the last 50 years. Enter Taylor Swift. The singer has already proved she can have a sizeable impact in the world of politics. coalesce [koʊəles] 结合, 连接 verb If two or more things coalesce, they come together and form a larger group or system. If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system. to combine into a single group or thing: The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars. Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations. His sporting and political interests coalesced admirably in his writing about climbing. It's a shame/what a shame etc spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed 'She's failed her test again.' 'What a shame!' It's a shame that you have to leave so soon. What a shame we missed the wedding. It's a shame about the weather. it is a shame to do something 太可惜, 可惜了的 It's a shame to cover this beautiful table with a tablecloth. I can't imagine why they canceled your show, Tracy. That's such a shame. a crying/great/terrible shame It was a crying shame that they lost the game. In written English, people usually say something is unfortunate rather than a shame: It‘s unfortunate that these warnings were not taken seriously. to the gills [gɪl] ...到爆 used in expressions to mean completely full. fully; completely; totally After that big meal we were all stuffed to the gills. Australian swimmer James Magnussen says he'll 'juice to the gills' to win $1.5m prize in Enhanced Games. Gills 鱼鳃 are the organs on the sides of fish and other water creatures through which they breathe. be stuffed to the gills 撑的要死, 饱得要死 By the time the fourth course was served, I was stuffed to the gills. be packed to the gills The restaurant was packed to the gills. stewed to the gills/ears old-fashioned slang Extremely drunk. alcohol intoxicated. Whenever she goes for a night out with her friends, she always comes back stewed to the gills. Good luck explaining that to him. You can't talk a lick of sense to Barry when he's stewed to the gills like that. When I get stewed to the gills, I usually fall asleep, right then and there. Here’s old Charlie—stewed to the ears, as always. be green around the gills old-fashioned humorous to look ill and pale: Some of the passengers looked kind of green around the gills after the trip! juice I. extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables). "juice one orange at a time". II. INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN take anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. "those who are convinced that he juiced can't seem to find any evidence". juiced [dʒust] = juiced up ADJECTIVE Someone who is juiced or juiced up is excited. Script editors are all juiced up over the humorous potential. Even small eclipses get him juiced and should be fascinating to any amateur astronomer. Juiced to the gills A person who uses copious amounts of Performance Enhancing Drugs to improve their athletic performance or physical appearance. Ricky: 'Hey Sean, look who that is over there!' Sean: 'Holy shit Ricky, thats Ronnie Coleman, he's still juiced to the gills!' 7. allegiant [əˈliːdʒənt] noun. a person who displays constancy, duty, and faithfulness, esp to a ruling body. adj having or displaying constancy, duty, and faithfulness, esp to a ruling body. I shouldn't be surprised that our elected officials want to indoctrinate the next flock of voters to be even more blindly allegiant. allegiance [əˈliː.dʒəns] loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief. Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief. My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep. ...a community driven by strong ties and allegiances. pledge allegiance to In many American schools, the students used to pledge allegiance to the flag at the beginning of the school day. pledge allegiance They all pledged allegiance by kissing the king's hand. swear allegiance to Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King. As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer. 8. bog British Slang a lavatory; bathroom. fag UK slang a cigarette: a packet of fags. She's gone outside for a quick fag. fag end There were fag ends all over the floor. One Day: Is that a religious thing, not sleeping together? Hmm. Okay. Right. So unimaginable, is it, that someone might decline to have sex with you, that it could only be explained as an order from God himself? Shut up. No, it's just a question. I mean... Maybe a stupid question, but... My mom's Hindu, and my dad's a lapsed Catholic. So, no. God wasn't involved. I hope it doesn't feel like a night wasted. It wasn't a night wasted. It was memorable. Not having sex with you was highly memorable. What are you doing? What does it look like? I... am taking a picture. Something to remember you by. Let's climb Arthur's Seat. Well, never done it. You've never climbed Arthur's Seat You've been here four years, and you've never climbed Arthur's Seat? I've been busy. Are you all right back there? Yeah, good. Should I alert search and rescue? It's the shoes. I just wish they had more grip. Is it the shoes? Are we really going all the way to the top? It's not K2. You're very nimble. Like a mountain goat, me. What are we gonna do when we get to the top? Admire the view! nimble 健步如飞, 身手矫健, 腿脚快 I. Someone who is nimble is able to move their fingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers. Val, who was light and nimble on her feet, learnt to dance the tango. Sabrina jumped nimbly out of the van. Uncle George quickly descended the ladder and nimbly stepped aboard. II. If you say that someone has a nimble mind, you mean they are clever and can think very quickly. A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters. 9. You should have said hello. When? When you saw me around. I'm just gonna put a tape on. What's your plan? Do you usually ask for a breakdown in advance? Um, I mean, for your life. The plan for your life. Oh God. Right. Okay. Uh My parents are here for graduation, obviously, and they're driving my stuff back. So I'll stay in London for a few days. Uh-huh. See some friends. And, uh then France. And then China, maybe. You know, see what that's all about. Then India. What? That's your plan for the future? Just go on holiday? No, it's not a holiday. It's travel. Travel? Yeah, travel. Could you stop saying "travel"? What's wrong with travel? No, nothing, I suppose. You know, if you can afford it
and you don't mind, you know, avoiding reality. Well. I think reality is overrated. What a ridiculous statement. And I didn't mean, "What are you doing next month?" I meant, like, the future future. When you're, I don't know, 40 or something. What do you wanna be when you're 40? I don't know. Not 40? Am I allowed to say "rich"? All right, then. Famous. A bit morbid, this, isn't it? It's not morbid. It's exciting. "Exciting." Are you from Manchester? I know what you're doing. You're naming all the stations you pass through on the train up from London. But I bet you've never so much as set foot in the north. Newcastle. Leeds. Leeds! And what happens in Leeds? Nothing. Not to me, anyway. What do you wanna do? Uh, change things. Do something that actually makes a difference. Like change the world, you mean? Yeah. Not the whole world. Maybe just my own tiny corner of it. I can imagine you at 40. Can you? Go on, then. You know, the thing about northerners 北方人 is that you rate yourselves so very highly for your sense of humor, but actually, you're just really bloody rude. But if if I'm so vain and shallow and corrupt
Which you are. then why are you sleeping with me? Sleeping with you?
Did I? Were you that forgettable? You need to brush your teeth. Huh? I
don't mind if you don't. You taste of wine and fags. And so do you.
Wait, do I? I don't mind. I like wine and fags. Now where are you going? Just the bog. The bog? The bog? I'm not familiar. No playing with yourself while I'm gone. Did you just tell him not to play with himself? I don't know if you can recover from that, man. I really don't. I'm being such an idiot. He's used to these perky, giggly, posh girls, and I'm in there being rude and sarcastic and twitchy 神经兮兮的 ( If you are twitchy, you are behaving in a rather nervous way that shows you feel anxious and cannot relax. nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed: On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease. The president is getting twitchy about the fall in his popularity. He was still twitchy and we awaited Ann's return anxiously. Afraid of bad publicity, the department had suddenly become very twitchy about journalists. ). I mean, he's slept with most of our year, most of the year below. Has he just worked his way down the list and got to me? Think you might be overthinking this? If he is working through a list, it's your turn, baby. 9. raucous [rɔːkəs] adj. A raucous sound is loud, harsh, and rather unpleasant. They heard a bottle being smashed, then more raucous laughter. ...the raucous cries of the sea-birds. ...a raucous crowd of 25,000 delirious fans. They laughed together raucously. I heard the raucous call of the crows. Raucous laughter came from the next room. The party was becoming rather raucous. stitch verb. I. If you stitch cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration. Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together. We stitched incessantly. ...those patient ladies who stitched the magnificent medieval tapestries. II. When doctors stitch a wound 缝合伤口, they use a special needle and thread to sew the skin together. Jill washed and stitched the wound. Dr Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds. They've taken him off to hospital to stitch him up. noun. I. Stitches are the short pieces of thread that have been sewn in a piece of cloth. ...a row of straight stitches. You can use embroidery stitches for further decoration. II. In knitting and crochet, a stitch is a loop made by one turn of wool around a knitting needle or crochet hook. Her mother counted the stitches on her knitting needles. She kept dropping stitches. III. If you sew or knit something in a particular stitch, you sew or knit in a way that produces a particular pattern. The design can be worked in cross stitch. ...a woolly vest knitted in garter stitch. IV. A stitch is a piece of thread that has been used to sew the skin of a wound together. He had six stitches in a head wound. V. A stitch is a sharp pain in your side 肚子疼, usually caused by running or laughing a lot. A stitch is a pain in the abdomen (usually on the side) that's brought on by activity. It can range from sharp or stabbing to mild cramping, aching or pulling, and may involve pain in the shoulder tip too. Often it leaves you with no choice but to slow down or stop. Depending on whether you're just 'in the zone' on a scenic run or approaching the finish line in an important race, stitches can be either annoying or devastating. A stitch is a painful feeling in the abdomen, brought on by activity. In medical terms, a stitch is known as an 'exercise-related transient abdominal pain. ' You will know if you have a stitch if you have any of the following; Sharp or stabbing pain in your abdomen. Stitches are more common in activities involving vigorous upright repetitive movement of the torso. But they can occur in any activity, including swimming, horse riding and motorcycling. They strike one in five in a typical distance race like Sydney's City to Surf. Nearly 80 per cent of active individuals under 20 years experience stitches, but only 40 per cent over 40. They are rare before age 10. Right side pain is twice as common as left side but no-one knows why. Will you come for a drink? What, now? Yeah. We've got time. I mean, I do. Do you? Yeah. Oh. It's not far now. What number are you? Seventy-eight. Forty-four, 46, 48. I've got a stitch 跑得肚子疼了. in stitches If you are in stitches, you cannot stop laughing. Here's a book that will have you in stitches. stitch up I. [British, informal] To stitch someone up means to trick them so that they are put in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where they are blamed for something they have not done. He claimed that a police officer had threatened to stitch him up and send him to prison. II. [mainly British, informal] To stitch up an agreement, especially a complicated agreement between several people, means to arrange it. Shiraz has stitched up major deals all over the world to boost sales.
Mulch containing asbestos has been identified: A child incidentally took a piece of bonded asbestos home from mulch at a newly opened park in Sydney a month ago. The state's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has since confirmed it's aware of at least 22 sites that have mulch ( mulch [mʌl(t)ʃ] 树叶肥料, 草木肥料 noun. material (such as decaying leaves, bark, or compost) spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil. A mulch is a layer of something such as old leaves, small pieces of wood, or manure which you put on the soil round plants in order to protect them and help them to grow. a covering, esp. of decaying leaves, grass, or plant material, used to keep water in the earth near plants or to protect them from weeds (= unwanted plants). verb. To mulch plants means to put a mulch round them to protect them and help them to grow. In May, mulch the bed with garden compost. wiki: A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of soil. Reasons for applying mulch include conservation of soil moisture, improving fertility and health of the soil, reducing weed growth, and enhancing the visual appeal of the area. A mulch is usually, but not exclusively, organic in nature. It may be permanent (e.g. plastic sheeting) or temporary (e.g. bark chips). It may be applied to bare soil or around existing plants. Mulches of manure or compost will be incorporated naturally into the soil by the activity of worms and other organisms. The process is used both in commercial crop production and in gardening, and when applied correctly, can improve soil productivity. 常见的类型: Bark chips applied as mulch. Shredded wood used as mulch. This type of mulch is frequently dyed for aesthetic reasons. Pine needles used as mulch. Also called "pinestraw" in the southern US. Aged compost mulch on a flower bed. Crushed stone mulch. mulcher a machine or device that cuts up grass, leaves, etc., for use as mulch. ) containing the potentially cancer-causing 致癌物质 material. While all the materials that make up recycled mulch are not exactly clear, it mostly consists of wood waste that is normally destined for landfill, including things like old pallets and fence palings. Some products contain warnings that mulch may contain some levels of contaminants in the form of plastic and organic waste. "There is a liability there at the point source ( point source I. Physics 原点 a source of radiation (such as light) that is concentrated at a point and considered as having no spatial extension. a source of energy, such as light or sound, which can be regarded as having negligible dimensions. A point source is a single identifiable localised source of something. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other source geometries. Sources are called point sources because in mathematical modeling, these sources can usually be approximated as a mathematical point to simplify analysis. II. 污染源. a localized and stationary source of pollution. an identifiable confined source (such as a smokestack or wastewater treatment plant) from which a pollutant is discharged or emitted. ), particularly when we are looking at these large developer sectors that are creating these materials and just sending them off and the liability ends from the minute they send them off. This really is just the tip of the iceberg… it's [waste recycling industry] not regulated as it ought to be." Initially, all positive detections were of non-friable ( friable [ˈfraɪəbəl] 易碎的 adj. easily broken up; crumbly. easily broken into small pieces. The side of the foil facing the laser gas showed a friable material of dark-red, violet, or white color. crumbly [krʌmbli] adj Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces. breaking easily into small pieces: bread with a crumbly texture. ...crumbly cheese. ) or bonded asbestos, which NSW Health advises is low risk to people's health. But on the weekend, friable asbestos — a type which is easily crushed into a powder by hand — was discovered in mulch used at off-leash dog area Harmony Park in Surry Hills. The NSW government identifies friable asbestos as high risk, while the state health department said breathing in asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Premier Chris Minns said that restrictions were in place to ensure that "specifically" bonded asbestos was not present in recycled mulch and said the cabinet was considering increasing fines for breaches.
尥蹶子: 1. When a horse rears 尥蹶子, it moves the front part of its body upwards, so that its front legs are high in the air and it is standing on its back legs. The horse reared and threw off its rider. ...an army pony that didn't rear up at the sound of gunfire. A bronco or bronc, in the United States, northern Mexico and Canada, is an untrained horse or one that habitually bucks 尥蹶子. It may be a feral horse that has lived in the wild its entire life, but can also be a domestic horse either not fully trained to saddle or poorly trained, and hence prone [prəun] to unpredictable behavior, particularly bucking. The term also refers to bucking horses used in rodeo "rough stock" events, such as bareback bronc riding and saddle bronc riding. The silhouette of a cowboy on a bucking bronco is the official symbol for the State of Wyoming. 2. If
an animal such as a horse bucks, it kicks its back legs in the air or
jumps off the ground in an uncontrolled way. If a horse bucks, it kicks
both of its back legs wildly into the air, or jumps into the air wildly
with all four feet off the ground. The stallion bucked as he fought against the reins holding him tightly in. ...cowboys riding bucking broncos. Bucking 尥蹶子 is a movement performed by a horse or bull in which the animal lowers its head and raises its hindquarters [ˈhaɪndˌkwɔrtərz] 后半身 into the air, usually while kicking out with the hind legs. If powerful, it may unseat the rider enough to fall off. In the early American west, most cattle ranches simply allowed young horses to grow up in a feral state on the open range, capturing them at maturity to be broken in or "broke" 驯服 to make them tame enough to ride. Sometimes Mustangs 美洲野马 were rounded up as well, as the two populations often mixed. 3. lock the stable door after the horse has bolted 尥蹶子了 or lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
to take precautions after harm has been done. to close the stable door
after the horse has bolted. If you say that someone has closed or shut
the stable door after the horse has bolted, you mean that they have
tried to prevent something happening but they have done so too late to
prevent damage being done.
