用法学习: 1. Pinko is a pejorative term for a person on the left of the political spectrum. The term has its origins in the notion that pink is a lighter shade of red, a color associated with communism. Thus pink could describe a "lighter form of communism", purportedly promoted by supporters and believers of socialism who were not themselves actual or "card carrying" communists( "Card-carrying communist" is a term popularised in the United States during the Second Red Scare as a label for members of communist and far-left organisations, especially the Communist Party of the United States. The term is still considered derogatory when used in its Cold War context. McCarthy made a distinction between "card-carrying communists" and what he called "fellow travelers." A card-carrying communist was considered a genuine member of the party, while a fellow traveler only sympathised with the ideology.). The term pinko has a pejorative sense, whereas "pink" in this definition can be used in a purely descriptive sense, such as in the term pink tide. The pink tide, or the turn to the left, is a political wave and turn towards left-wing governments in Latin America throughout the 21st century. As a term, both phrases are used in political analysis in the news media and elsewhere to refer to a move toward more economic progressive or social progressive policies in the region. Such governments have been referred to as "left-of-centre", "left-leaning", and "radical social-democratic". 2. stock I. a supply of something for use or sale: It is now halfway through winter and food stocks 存量, 存货, 储备 are already low. The local shop has a good stock of postcards and guidebooks. Much of the city's housing stock (= the number of houses in the city) is over 100 years old. 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. The stock of something is the total amount of it that is available in a particular area. ...the stock of accommodation available to be rented. If you have a stock of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used. Keep a stock of essentials such as bread in the freezer. Stocks of ammunition were running low. II. the total amount of goods or the amount of a particular type of goods available in a shop: This shop sells its old stock at very low prices. We'll be getting our new stock in on Friday. in/out of stock The new edition is in/out of stock (= available/not available) in major bookshops. III. the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people: 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. They own 20 percent of the company's stock. IV. part of the ownership of a company that can be bought by members of the public: stock price Stock prices fell yesterday in heavy trading. stocks and shares She buys and sells stocks and shares. V. money that people invest in the government, producing a fixed rate of interest: government stock(s) 政府债券. VI. a liquid used to add flavour to food, made by boiling meat or fish bones or vegetables in water: vegetable/beef/chicken stock. VII. 家畜(live stock), 牲畜, 农场上的动物. animals, such as cows or sheep, kept on a farm. 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. the degree to which a person or organization is popular and respected. The measure of how highly a person or institution is valued. After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here. stock is high/low At present, the prime minister's stock is high/low. It's decided that there's not enough stock in that rumour. put stock in something 不信任, 不相信. 不当回事 If you put stock in something that someone says or does, you have a high opinion of it. If you don't put much stock in their promises, it means you don't necessarily think they will keep their promises. You don't believe in what they are saying. You don't put much faith or much stock in what they are saying. He's been wrong before, so I don't put much stock in what he says any more. VIII. the family or group that a person or animal comes from. 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. of Irish, American, etc. stock He's an American of Irish stock. of peasant, noble, etc. stock 出身 She's of peasant/noble stock 出身. Some of the animals will be kept as breeding stock. IX. 枪托. the support or handle of a tool, especially the part of a gun that rests against your shoulder. X. the stocks 枷锁 in the past, a wooden frame that was fixed around someone's feet, hands, and sometimes head, so that they were forced to sit or stand for a long time in public as a punishment. 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: Punishments ranged from an hour in the stocks to a public whipping. To take stock (of something) 盘点 is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do: After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life. verb. I. If a shop or factory stocks something, it keeps a supply of it: The shop stocks everything from chocolate to recycled loo paper. Most supermarkets stock a wide range of wines. II. 塞满, 填满. to fill something such as a cupboard or shelves with food or goods: 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. He has a part-time job stocking shelves in the local supermarket. stock something up I always stock up the fridge before my sister comes to stay. I had to stock the boat up 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. III. stock up on to buy a large quantity of something: During the emergency, people stocked up on essential items. adj. I. (of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical, and used or done so many times that it is no longer original. 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 惯用的理由 for keeping things confidential. a stock phrase/response. "Don't worry - worse things happen at sea" is her stock expression for whenever anything goes wrong. II. (of photographs) supplied by a company or organization for people to use themselves, without having to do their own photography: The article was accompanied by two stock photographs. Today, stock images can be found in searchable online databases. III. (of a product) available for people to buy in a shop and not needing to be ordered: Our delivery times on stock items is 2-3 days. "Personal tailoring" usually means that alterations are made to stock sizes after your measurements are taken. IV. (of an animal) used for moving other animals such as cows and sheep from one place to another: Billy was a great stock dog 放牧. Ranchers use stock horses to herd animals, or guide them from place to place. Christmas stocking A Christmas stocking is a long sock which children hang up on Christmas Eve. During the night, the stocking is filled with small presents. Mum put their letter in my Christmas stocking. stocking Stockings are items of women's clothing which fit closely over the feet and legs. Stockings are usually made of nylon or silk and are held in place by suspenders. ...a pair of nylon stockings. body stocking A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers. 3. track I. 铁轨. 轨道. the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel: a ten-mile stretch of track. Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks. II. a path or rough road that is made of soil rather than having a surface covered with stone or other material: The house is at the end of a dirt/an unmade track. III. a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing: racktrack. an all-weather track. a dog/horse track. The runners are now on their final lap of the track. IV. a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path: a track event. run track Sam runs track on the high school team. A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving athletes, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds. The two men turned to watch the horses going round the track 跑道. ...the athletics track. track and field US = athletics UK: the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing. V. a mark or line of marks left on the ground or on another surface by an animal, person, or vehicle that has moved over it, showing the direction they moved in: Police found tyre tracks 车辙 in the mud. The hunters followed the tracks 轨迹 of the deer for hours. leave tracks The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them. be on the track of someone/something to be examining marks or pieces of information that show where a person or animal has gone, in order to catch them or it: The police are on the track of the killer. If you track animals or people, you try to follow them by looking for the signs that they have left behind, for example the marks left by their feet. He thought he had better track this wolf and kill it. I followed him, tracking him in the snow until finally he got tired. VI. the direction that something has taken or will take through the air: People living in the track of the hurricane have been advised to leave their homes until it has passed. VII. the direction in which someone's job or education develops: She was a lawyer, but then she changed track 职业方向, 改变职业规划 completely and became a doctor. VIII. the way in which a thought or idea has developed or might develop: I found it difficult to follow the track of his argument. IX. (UK stream 学生分流) a set of classes for school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together. In a school, a track is a group of children of the same age and ability who are taught together: Students who do well in their 8th grade classes will qualify for the honors track in high school. the top/bottom track. To track students means to divide them into groups according to their ability. Tracking assigns some students to college prep and others to vocational programs. We start to track the children in the third form. Students are already being tracked. X. an arrangement in which a group of students attends school at a particular time when another group at the same school is on holiday: This is a year-round school and parents with several children may have to place them on different tracks. In a school with a single track, the entire student body is on the same calendar. XI. one of several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recording: The album includes four previously unreleased tracks (soundtrack). XII. a part of a magnetic strip onto which sound can be recorded, with several tracks on one magnetic strip: When a piece of music is recorded, each instrument is recorded separately on a 24 or 48-track 音轨 tape. verb. I. to follow the level of an interest rate, share price, etc.: The mortgage deal will track 保持一致 the Bank of England base rate plus 0.75 percent. Tony is putting £500 a month into a savings account that tracks the FTSE All-Share index. II. If a film or video camera tracks in a particular direction, it moves along while it is filming: tracking shot The movie ends with a long tracking shot around the deserted house. III. If a moving part of a recording machine tracks, it gets into the correct position for operating: Our VCR tracks automatically. IV. If you track someone or something, you investigate them, because you are interested in finding out more about them. If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin. The player is being tracked by Juventus. To track someone or something means to follow their movements by means of a special device, such as a satellite or radar. Our radar began tracking the jets. Forecasters are also tracking the hurricane. multitrack I. involving the mixing of several separately recorded tracks (= pieces of music or sound), or made using this method: The company specializes in multi-track digital audio recording. I put the whole project together in multitrack form so it can be mixed in surround sound. II. having up to four groups of students who take turns attending school on different tracks (= planned schedules for being at school and being on holiday): Some students are enrolled in multitrack schools. Multi-track schedules allow more students to attend the same school. III. including or involving students who have different abilities. IV. using several different possible ways of doing something: More governments are taking another look at multi-track diplomacy. The country's multi-track approach to international trade and investment relations has further opened up the economy. cover your tracks 掩盖踪迹, 掩藏踪迹 If someone covers their tracks, they hide or destroy evidence of their identity or their actions, because they want to keep them secret. He covered his tracks, burnt letters and diaries. The killer may have returned to the scene of the crime to cover his tracks. have the inside track 内线消息 [mainly US, journalism] If you say that someone has the inside track, you mean that they have an advantage, for example special knowledge about something. Denver has the inside track among 10 sites being considered. As an agent, you may have an inside track when good deals become available. sidetrack If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. He'd managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems. The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal. They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task. backtrack I. If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system. The finance minister backtracked on his decision. Some backtracking is probably inevitable. He promised there would be no backtracking on policies. II. 原路返回. If you backtrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used. Leonard jumped in his car and started backtracking. We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street. III. If you backtrack in an account or explanation, you talk about things which happened before the ones you were previously talking about. Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education? something doesn't track 说不通 it means it doesn't make sense. Well, you're the psychiatrist. How does that track with you 你觉得怎么样? To gain agreement, I ask questions such as: "Does that make sense?""Does that track with your experience?" "Do you see how this could work for you?" "Does that track with what you remember of the situation? How does that track with your reality, Mr. Baines? 4. divvy sth up 分家, 分开 (informal) to divide something, especially money into two or more parts. to share something between a number of people: They haven't yet decided how to divvy up the proceeds from the sale. If you divvy up something such as money or food, you share it out. Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he chose. 5. play out I. develop in a particular way. to develop in a particular way: Let's see how things play out. "the position of the sub-tropical jet stream across North America will determine how winter plays out". II. happen; take place. When a situation plays out, it happens and develops: The debate will play out in the media over the next week or two. "this scenario plays out all across the country". If a dramatic event is played out, it gradually takes place. Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life. play something out to pretend that an imaginary situation or event is really happening: In the psychotherapy group, patients were free to play out their fantasies. The 46-year-old Grammy award winner said his journey has not always been easy. "I had to play out a lot of other scenarios before I arrived here. It's both hard to do those and hard to unravel those, and what I'm basically describing is a divorce, you know?" Mraz said. "And that's very hard. You carry a lot of shame, guilt." play itself out If a situation plays itself out, it develops until nothing more can happen, and it is no longer very important: We were forced to stand back and let the crisis play itself out. 6. be panicked into sth/doing sth The three national political parties have been panicked into this situation by the short-term success of the nationalist parties. If there is still excess capacity, we should not be panicked into altering interest rates by a neurotic obsession with one day's events. I believe they were panicked into this by some of their back benchers, who were asking for a fight to be put on tonight. The examination was set up and people worked harder, so grades should have been better—but at some stage somebody panicked. It is patronising to suggest that the public will be panicked into an absurd reaction.
Midsomer Murders Season 22, Episode 3: 1. Access by chain ferry only. They don't make it easy, do they? Well, perhaps Victor Karras valued his privacy. Or his safety. I'd say that was a bit less successful, wouldn't you? They're all life-size replicas of various Karras games apparently. Probably wishes now they didn't include Dogman here. Anubis. Sorry? Anubis. Embalmer, protector of tombs. The god who got to decide a soul's fate. Closet Egyptology expert? Closet The Mummy Returns fan. So, this is just a nasty accident, isn't it? It would be if Anubis here had actually done him in ( do someone in I. kill someone. They threatened to do me in if I didn't pay up by Friday. "oh my God, she's done him in". II. tire someone out. "after hiking in the hills all day, I was utterly done in". III. injure a part of the body. "I did my back in a few years ago". IV. to be the cause of someone's failure: A couple of key losses did the team in. ). He didn't? Cyanide [ˈsʌɪənʌɪd] 氰化物. Poison? You're sure? As much as I can be at this stage. Bright red, see? Tell-tale sign. Cyanide prevents the cells from using oxygen. So the bright red oxyhaemoglobin stays in the blood. The poor chap was as good as dead long before Anubis got involved. Any idea how the cyanide was administered 怎么下毒? Most likely in something he ate or drank, don't you think? And how fast, afterwards? Anything from, say, two to 15 minutes. Half an hour, tops. So, time of death? Most witnesses have it at between 10 past and quarter past eight, which seems about right. Let's find out what Victor Karras did, where he went, what he ate and drank in the half-hour before he died. That's our window. tops adv. at the most. at the most; maximum: They shouldn't charge you more than £50 tops. Interest on the account is low - you can hope for 2% tops. "some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops". noun. the leaves of a vegetable plant grown mainly for its roots: We fed the rabbit some beetroot tops. If you put carrot tops in water they start to grow. I like to buy carrots with the tops still attached as I think they taste better. Do you know if you can eat the tops of turnips? Cut the radish tops from the stem and wash them thoroughly. adj. most excellent: She is tops in her field. Birmingham comes out tops for quality of life in a new survey. the tops old-fashioned the best: You're the tops, Linda! 2. anemia = anaemia [ə'niːmiə] 贫血 Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in your blood, causing you to feel tired and look pale. She suffered from anaemia and even required blood transfusions. I don't think Dad was very impressed. With the present? With the pitch. Noah's looking for investors. Dad made it pretty clear he wasn't going to be one of them. How did that make Noah feel? I don't think he spiked Dad's drink, if that's what you mean. But ask him. You never know, the head-on approach 直接问 might just crack the case wide open. I was Victor Karras's accountant until about six months ago. Then he decided to take his business elsewhere 找别人做生意了, that's how they describe it. He fired you. Well, there was a mix-up. It was a lot of nonsense. Victor's tax return was late and he had to pay a hefty fine, thousands. He blamed Paul. How did that make you feel? Clients come and go, Sergeant. I got over it. Look... Victor invited us tonight and we were happy to be here. What time did you come down to the party? A little before eight. I remember because Paul had his shot at 7:45. His shot? B12. I'm anaemic 贫血. It stops me, you know, keeling over (keel over 摔倒, 晕倒 I. to fall over suddenly. If someone keels over, they collapse because they are tired or ill. He then keeled over and fell flat on his back. He finished the bottle, stood up to leave, and keeled over. II. If a boat keels over 翻船, it turns upside down in the water: The storm raged and they struggled to stop the boat from keeling over. ). And then? We both came down and were in the hall right up until... I just keep seeing him. Victor on the floor just... Catch who did this, Sergeant, please. 3. back to the salt mines refers ironically to one's workplace, or a dull or tedious task. Resume work, usually with some reluctance. To resume one's job or daily work, especially when it is very hard or unpleasant. I'm not excited to go back to the salt mines on Monday. When do you have to go back to the salt mines after your trip? With my slavedriver of a boss, even on Saturdays it's back to the salt mines. This term alludes to the Russian practice of punishing prisoners by sending them to work in the salt mines of Siberia. Today the term is only used ironically. keep/put your nose to the grindstone to work very hard for a long time: She kept her nose to the grindstone all year and got the exam results she wanted. slave driver 工头 a person who makes others work very hard. a person who makes another person work very hard with little or no help or remuneration My sisters will all tell you that when I was in charge I was a real slave driver. "she was far too easy-going to be a slave driver". leap/jump out at someone I. If something leaps out at you, you notice it immediately As I turned the page his picture leapt out at me. II. if a word or phrase in a piece of writing leaps out at you, you notice it particularly, because it is interesting, important etc. Hmm, I took a look at the financials, but nothing leaps out 显眼的, 扎眼的, 值得注意的. It's like searching a haystack without knowing what a needle looks like. Anyway, back to the salt mines. Oh, you can rub that question mark out. Alicia Matheson was with her husband the whole time. Really? That's what she told me. Danni Karras says she saw her on her own just before eight. 4. intransigent [ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt] 固执己见的, 死不悔改的, 死顽固的, 依然故我, 不为所动的 unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something. refusing to change your opinions or behaviour: Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position. "her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent". If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. They put pressure on the Government to change its intransigent stance. The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. I could do with a change of clothes. Only so many times you can turn your socks inside out, right? Yeah, it'll be good to get home. I expect so. Or not? Sarah and me, we had words ( Quarrel with, scold. If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Her father would have had words with her about that. At the end of the game I had words with the referee but I immediately apologized afterwards. The assailant had words with the victim and his friends before hitting him. He did that? Well, I'll have to have some words with him. We had words and she stormed out. I shall have words with these stupid friends of mine! If Pete keeps on pushing Billy I'm going to have words with him. have a word with to have a brief conversation with. Speak with, discuss with. Jerry asked to have a word with you. I must have a word with Bill about the repairs.), just before I left. Obviously, I haven't been able to speak to her since. Well, the thing is, I was... Abrupt? High-handed? Intransigent? Yes, thank you, Winter. Actually, it was all of the above. Well, I'm sure you'll think of a way to make it right, sir. 5. How are you getting on? Erm, I'm about that far away from going at it with a hammer. Try not to. It's worth a fortune. Yeah, well, I take it out, I put it in. Nothing. I mean, it's beautiful, I'll give you that. 6. I don't love you anymore. No, see, I think that's a lie. I think you were much more interested in Dad. Don't be stupid. Your latest get-rich-quick scheme 快速致富. And since you'd spaffed away your own money, you wanted his instead. I was just the way in 敲门砖. That's not true. Now he's gone, you want to sod off ( sod off 滚开 People sometimes say sod off as a very rude way of telling someone to go away or leave them alone. to go away: Oh sod off, you stupid git! She told him to sod off. ). So go. I'm not stopping you. And good luck finding some other sucker for this. It's the future. It's lipstick on a pig ( Some superficial or cosmetic change to something so that it seems more attractive, appealing, or successful than it really is. The only things the new manager has come up with to save the restaurant have been to put lipstick on a pig, but slapping on a fresh coat of paint and making a few repairs will do nothing to address the underlying problems. This new operating system is just lipstick on a pig, if you ask me. It's still just as buggy and unintuitive as the last one they released. put lipstick on a pig (idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality. That new box is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still the same buggy program inside. you can't polish a turd 烂泥扶不上墙 (idiomatic) Something inherently bad cannot be improved. old wine in a new bottle 酒瓶装新酒 (idiomatic) An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one. Usage notes: Often confused and used interchangeably with new wine in an old bottle; according to David Crystal, this could be explained by the fact that wineskin was translated as bottle in the KJV, obscuring the original metaphor. cast pearls before swine (把珍珠给猪) 明珠暗投 (idiomatic) To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them. Etymology: From the Bible "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." – KJV, Matthew 7:6. preach to deaf ears 对牛弹琴 (fall on deaf ears) (idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction. like talking to a wall A futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party. Are you even listening to me? It's like talking to a wall. ). 7. Karras Games is going under, nothing can stop it. All I did was speed things along and make some money out of it. It was the smart thing to do. And the 30 pieces of silver didn't hurt, right? But then your father found out it was you. 8. You repaired this with stuff thrown out on the day of the party, didn't you? That's right. From the bins outside. Why? The river's definitely going down 河水下落, sir. Should be able to get a boat across later, start ferrying people to the mainland. OK, let's keep that to ourselves for now. In the meantime, see if you can find out what, erm, NitRile means, if anything? But how? There's no internet. Once upon a time, we had things called books. They can be quite useful. That room's full of them. See what you can find. 9. Acetonitrile, it's a compound containing carbon and nitrogen. Is it a poison? Yes. But here's the thing, it takes 12 hours to work. 12 hours? Yeah, in that time, it metabolises ( When you metabolize a substance, it is affected by chemical processes in your body so that, for example, it is broken down, absorbed, and used. Diabetics cannot metabolise glucose properly. ). It changes into something else. Slow-acting Cyanide [ˈsaɪə.naɪd]. So, the murderer replaces the cartridge from the vape kit with the poisoned one. Then gets rid of the empty ampoule, assuming it will get lost in the rest of the rubbish. They have a perfect alibi. They can be wherever they want to be, with whoever they like, when Victor dies. There's just one loose end. The vape kit itself. And they have to retrieve that because if we get hold of it, we'll find traces of acetonitrile. Not a problem. After all, they've got 12 hours to do it. Then all they have to do is wait until dark and then throw it in the river. Fool-proof. They didn't count on ( count on I. 算计到, 算到. 预估到. 预料到. If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans. to expect something to happen and make plans based on it: I'm counting on the meeting ending on time, or I'll miss my bus. Sorry I'm late, I didn't count on being held up in the traffic. There's never a taxi when you want one - that's the one thing you can count on! The government thought it could count on the support of the trades unions. I'll be back. You can count on it. He is counting on winning seats and perhaps a share in the new government. II. If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or help you. Don't count on Lillian. I can always count on you to cheer me up.) Noah Adomakoh going through the bins, getting raw materials to prove kintsugi ( Kintsugi is the process of repairing ceramics traditionally with lacquer and gold, leaving a gold seam where the cracks were. The technique consists in joining fragments and giving them a new, more refined aspect. ) is the next big thing. So that's the how. Just the who and the why to go. I've got a good idea who. We just have to prove it. 10. You should all be able to go home within the hour. Oh, at last. Are you close to solving the case? The investigation is ongoing, but in the light of evidence ( in the light of something UK = in light of sth US because of: In the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings. ) retrieved not only at the scene of the crimes, but also the grounds by the river... Thank you, Sergeant. I'm confident that after forensic examination, we'll be in a position to make an arrest. 11. What is that? It's from a game, Hounds and Jackals. Pretty apt (apt I. An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable. The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929. ...an apt description of the situation. ...the beach in the aptly named town of Oceanside. II. If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about. This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.), I'd say. His wife said that she last saw him at 11:30 last night when they went to bed. So why did he come down here? I want to know where everyone was between then and this morning. What do we do with him? We can't move him. Fleur would kill us, me especially. And, in the absence of a freezer, let's hope the cavalry ( cavalry [kævəlri] I. The cavalry is the part of an army that uses armoured vehicles for fighting. The Cavalry were exercising on Salisbury Plain. ...the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division. II. The cavalry is the group of soldiers in an army who ride horses. ...a young cavalry officer. ) get here before too long ( before (very/too) long 不会太久 soon: They'll be home before very long.). What is it? Good luck. I don't understand. Hugo Welles was holding it. The chain is broken. As if he tore it off 扯下来. But that's... that's impossible. You already sugared it. Oh... sorry. Where were you after 11:30 last night? I was in my room. The first I knew about what had happened was... this morning. When you found the body? Have you any idea how Hugo Welles came to have this 得到? I keep it in a jewellery box in my room. Somebody must've taken it. I didn't do anything, Inspector. You have to believe me. Oh. What? No mark at all? No scratches, nothing. If she'd been wearing the charm when it was ripped off, wouldn't there be a mark? Maybe. It's hardly conclusive, though. How did you get on with the others? Well, they all swear that they were in bed. There's a surprise. Although there was one thing. Apparently, Helen Welles told everyone that her husband was on the verge of cracking the case. Was he? Did she say how? Just that he'd worked it out. I'll talk to her. Mind if I have a go at this? Be my guest. See which one of us cracks it first. Another game? It's catching ( catching adj. I. 传染性的. tending to be transmitted from one person to another; contagious or infectious. If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else. There are those who think eczema is catching. a disease that is catching; His enthusiasm is catching. II. attractive; fascinating; captivating; alluring: a catching personality. III. 感染力的. If a feeling or emotion is catching, it has a strong influence on other people and spreads quickly, for example through a crowd. Enthusiasm is very catching. ).
Midsomer Murders - 22x04 - Scarecrow Murders: 1. The scarecrows are all on the map. You can vote for your favourite. Great. Oh, look, Betty. Some of these are brilliant. Bit corny ( corny 缺乏新意, 没有原创感, 老掉牙的 [disapproval] If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original (especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting: I couldn't watch the whole movie - it was just too corny. I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money. ...corny jokes. vocabulary: If your Uncle Marvin has a habit of telling corny jokes, they probably make you groan every single time. Corny describes something that's either worn out and tiresome or overly sentimental — and sometimes both. It can be hard to talk about something emotional without becoming corny. Try describing love at first sight without becoming trite or stickily sentimental and you'll know first-hand how easily you can find yourself sounding corny. For years corny simply meant "full of corn," or "tasting of malt." Sometime in the 1930s it became popular slang meaning "appealing to country folk," who were also described at the time as corn-fed, because of their supposed connection to farms. worn out I. Something that is worn out is so old, damaged, or thin from use that it cannot be used any more. ...the car's worn out 破旧的 tyres. ...faded bits of worn-out clothing. II. Someone who is worn out is extremely tired after hard work or a difficult or unpleasant experience. Before the race, he is fine. But afterwards he is worn out 累惨了. III. [disapproval] If you describe something such as an idea as worn out 没创意, 没新意, you mean that it is no longer relevant or interesting because it is old and has been repeated many times. We must cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. ), if you ask me. I'm just getting started. You can try and stop me, but you'll be clutching at straws ( clutch/grasp at straws to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success. to rely on ideas, hopes, or methods which are unlikely to be successful, because you are desperate and cannot think of anything else to try This extraordinary speech was made by a man clutching at straws to gain much-desired publicity. She offered to take a pay cut to keep her job, but she was just clutching at straws. ). This is gonna be a really long day. Reverend, have you seen Naomi? She's supposed to be filming this so she can put it online, You know, encourage people to come. She said she'd open up the shop. I'm sure she's on her way. Stephan Tried to track down your good lady wife. Oh, I haven't seen her. Is he OK to be doing that? Oh, I should think so ( I should think/say not/so (too)! said when you think what has been suggested is certainly not, or certainly is, the correct and expected thing. used to emphasize your agreement or your opinion: "Will Beth be there?" "I should hope not! She was so horrible to you." "She loved the gift." "I should think she did - you paid enough for it!" "I bought her some flowers to say thank you." "I should think so too." "I don't like to drink more than one bottle of wine in an evening." "I should think not." you should be so lucky!= UK also you'll be lucky! used to say that someone is very unlikely to get what they want: "She's going to ask for a salary increase." "She should be so lucky!"). 2. So, you're the famous Thea from boot camp. Samira's basically allergic to exercise. I don't know what's got into her. Ooh, guess what. My bonus came through from work, so I booked it. To the Maldives? Five-star, all inclusive. I can't wait. It's good to meet you guys. 3. She ran this place with her friend Adele Paige, but it was a sideline, apparently. Her main job was some sort of PR thing. 4. Forced entry. Yes. But if the intruder smashed this glass to get in and then the table was knocked over during the struggle, why is the glass on top of the table? The door was smashed after the m*rder. And why do K*llers stage forced entry? To cover up the fact that their victim let them in. Exactly. This was no random encounter. 5. What's that tying her in place 绑在那里? Looks like the stuff I use in my garden. I'll, um... ...get it to the lab. See if you can find her mobile and get the ball rolling on bank details and IT. 6. Was there anything unusual about her behaviour recently? Not at all. She hadn't fallen out with anyone? You see what they've done to her. That's not a falling out, is it? That's a sicko preying on women. We can't assume anything. We'd be doing your wife a disservice 伤害( If you do someone or something a disservice, you harm them in some way. do a disservice to She has done a great disservice to her cause by suggesting that violence is justifiable. He said the protesters were doing a disservice to the nation. You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all to a potential rival. ). 7. Were there any problems yesterday with Naomi? Nope. She was on good form( be on good, great, etc. form in UK = be in good, great, etc. form in US to be feeling or performing well: Paul was on good form at the wedding and kept everyone entertained. Your mother was on good form, wasn't she? I thought the orchestra were on great form. Both comedians were on brilliant form and it made for a fantastic evening. All six dancers were on excellent form. Was Jamie on good form last night? ), funny and bubbly. She was brilliant. How long had you known her? Six, maybe seven years. I worried we might be pushing it, setting this place up together, But it's been great. What time did you leave the event yesterday? 8. See if anything has been taken? Nothing's obviously missing. Where do you find your stock? Various places. Lots of it online. That came from a house clearance last week. 9. Stay behind the cordon 警戒线, please I'm Rachel Taylor, head of the Scarecrow Committee. I need to know with some urgency if the festival can still go ahead. It can, but I do need you on the other side of that cordon. Thank goodness. Everybody has worked so hard. Is the reverend ( Reverend [revərənd] Reverend is a title used before the name or rank of an officially appointed religious leader. The abbreviation Rev. or , Revd is also used. The service was led by the Reverend Jim Simons. ...the Bishop of Norwich, the Right Reverend Peter Knott.) in there? I don't know where he is, Rachel. I'll try the church. Poor man. Oscar's probably hiding from her. She has a little crush. Sorry, just, Naomi did this amazing impression of her. Rachel Taylor, cassock chaser( cassock [kæsək] 神父长袍 (cassowary 最危险的禽鸟) A cassock is a long piece of clothing, often black, that is worn by members of the clergy in some churches. wiki: The cassock or soutane [suːˈtæ] is a Christian clerical clothing coat used by the clergy and male religious of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, in addition to some clergy in certain Protestant denominations such as Anglicans and Lutherans. In the West, the cassock is little used today except for religious services, save for traditionalist and those other Catholic clergy and religious who continue to wear the cassock as their standard attire. However, in many countries it was the normal everyday wear of the clergy until the 1960s, when it was largely replaced by clerical suits, distinguished from lay dress by being generally black and by a black shirt incorporating a clerical collar. cassock chaser: Its not only that women are afraid to complain about male clergy harassment because they'll be dismissed as 'cassock chasers', women who pursue priests and look for revenge when their feelings aren't reciprocated. But it's also that some male clergy actually do stereotype women in this way, similar to how many men inside as well as outside the Church may see women, not as people, but as sexual stereotypes – 'gels', 'slags', 'slappers' or worse, to be defined by men's desires and fears, not understood for who they really are.). 9. I'll please ask you to step away from... Caitlin. Oh, my God. Hi. Friend of yours? Uh, we were at university together. Same... Same halls. 10. "Disgraced reverend"? Who's that? Fergus Rooney. He used to be the vicar of Midsomer Langley until years ago he made the mistake of crossing 招惹, 惹到 Oscar and Naomi. What happened? Well, he went public about Oscar keeping the money Instead of giving it to charity. And all of a sudden a story comes out about Fergus visiting a brothel. She planted the story. According to Fergus. But on to bigger things. How was she k*lled? We can't give out any details. Should local women be concerned? 11. No. This is more his style. Keep appearing on the notice board. Your lottery win. He refuses to acknowledge the good it's done for this community. We were all blessed that day. The Lord moves in mysterious ways. Indeed he does. How was Naomi's relationship with Stephan? She loved him. Which is what matters, I suppose. You're not a fan? Naomi financed 给钱, 资助 his hair salon and then this fitness thing. I call that freeloading 不劳而获, 吃软饭(freeloader If you refer to someone as a freeloader, you disapprove of them because they take advantage of other people's kindness, for example by accepting food or accommodation from them, without giving anything in return. freeloading 吃白食, 白吃, 白拿, 白住, 白占 the action of using money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other people, but giving nothing to them in exchange: They are looking for ways to put an end to freeloading by public officials. She was unimpressed with his freeloading. freeload To live off the generosity or hospitality of others. to act as a freeloader; sponge. to use money or other things provided by other people, and give nothing in return: He had a reputation for freeloading off friends and acquaintances. The restaurant is full of corporate executives and freeloading food critics. ). Stephan said she accused a young man called Jack Baldwin of theft. I believe you know him. He does odd jobs for me. There is no proof he stole anything, but he had been in the house. And he argued with Naomi over this. Jack was angry, but he's not evil. Whoever did this quite clearly is. 12. "You cannot serve both God and money." "For the love of money is the root of all evil 钱是万恶之源." Timothy. Can I tempt either of you gentlemen to a rich tea biscuit? Thank you. So you admit putting these up at Oscar's church? I made no secret of the fact he's a hypocrite. One cannot preach humility with a red Jaguar in the garage. In this article from yesterday you call Naomi a peddler of sordid lies 贩卖谎言. You seem to have an issue with the entire family. Not with Bryony. She's a sweet soul, but Naomi... They moved here from Yorkshire after their mother d*ed. But then Oscar won all that money. You thought he should give it away? Without question, and he agreed. But charity turned out to mean becoming a major shareholder in a gambling company Because it was locally owned. You took the story to the press. That's when Naomi got involved, isn't it? She just started her PR company then. She knew how to attract the attention of the tabloids. Patricia had to see all those headlines. Sex scandal vicar. I've never been near a brothel. Patty knew it was a pack of lies but it was so humiliating. She passed away last summer. I'm sorry. It was the Alzheimer's at the end. That was tough. Bryony was the only one who even sent a card. You stayed in contact with Bryony? Oscar won't allow me on the property, but we stay in touch. 13. We're both struggling to take it all in 接受事实. The idea something so awful could be happening. We were just sitting there watching television. 14. But please bear in mind, it's been a terrible shock. Mustn't upset poor little fragile Bryony. I'm sure he's just worried. I loved my sister. And I want you to find out who did this to her. You can ask me anything. I'm not about to break. She wasn't Mother Teresa, though, whatever Dad's been saying. What do you mean? If you crossed her, you'd know about it. 14. Rachel found me sleeping in the church and told Oscar. He gave me handyman work 杂货. How heated was your disagreement with Naomi? Very. Not gonna lie. Where were you yesterday evening? Out. I went out for a walk with my hip flask 小酒瓶, 小酒盒, 小酒壶(a small flask for spirits, of a kind intended to be carried in a hip pocket. ) and I got lost. I do it too much. On your own? Yeah. I did speak to a few people, though. I lost my wallet so I had to walk home and ask directions 纹路 in a pub. Can you remember where exactly? The Bell. The barman should remember me. 15. Naomi specialised in something called dark PR, which is basically about destroying people. Her clients paid her to discredit their rivals with smear campaigns. 16. That bruise around her eye. Yes, it was hidden under make up. I'd say it was inflicted several hours before she was k*lled. Possibly even the day before. If you look closely, you can make out a pattern in the abrasion. She was hit by something shaped like a star. A ring? That would be my guess. I'll let you know when the lab gets back to me about the wire. 17. What were you treating her for? Depression. Really? Did Naomi mention any specific problems? Any conflicts? No. Our sessions focused on her internal landscape ( = inner world 内心世界: Most simply put, an internal landscape is a shared mental refuge for DID systems. An internal reality. An internal world. Inner worlds are not limited to specific types of plural systems; the author is speaking from personal and community experience as a DID system.). Self-esteem, inner voice, that sort of thing. How do you know the Reverend? She's been his bookkeeper for years. Did you know Naomi too? Well, only just to say hello to. She seemed nice. Did she get involved with his finances at all? Why does that matter? Look, I'm not telling you how to do your job. You have access to forensic psychologists, surely. When I need them. So you must know this has got nothing to do with Naomi or the way she lived her life and everything to do with the k*ller's emotional void 精神空虚, 情感空虚(An emotional void is the empty space that lacks meaningful emotion. An emotional void can be described various ways – numbness, a sense of nothingness, lack of excitement, lack of purpose, hopelessness, isolation, and feelings of being disconnected, lost or confused.). Early behavioural problems progressing to antisocial behaviour as an adult. Delusions of grandeur and impulsivity. The scarecrow staging is a classic example of psychopathic narcissism. It won't be the first time they've displayed predatory behaviour, and I promise you it won't be the last. 18. And Naomi definitely didn't have a bruise when I saw her. She wasn't involved in any kind of altercation? If there was a punch-up at my event, I think I would have noticed. You mentioned that your sales manager was there as well. Thea Stannard. Yes, I'll show you to her 带你去见. My officers visited your neighbours yesterday and none of them heard your burglar alarm going off. That text you received was from an unregistered pay as you go. Meaning what? Someone sent it to lure me away? We just can't believe it, can we? And you think they're going to strike 犯案 again? That's not the most accurate piece of reporting. We believe Naomi received a blow to her right eye In the hours before she d*ed. Did you witness anything? I noticed the bruise. She turned up with it under a tonne of make-up. Really? You're more observant than I am. I feel terrible that I didn't ask her about it now. 19. I thought you and John were too busy to play table tennis. I am busy. We're here to discuss the case. I can see that 看得出来. Well, at least it means you avoid the humiliation of defeat. Ping pong requires balls. 20. I assume you still drink red. Of course. You've seen it, then. It's not what I said. You know it isn't. The public have a right to be kept informed. Then stick to the facts. If you're capable of that. Is there something you want to say, Jamie? I just don't think it's helpful to create panic. You do know a woman's dead, right? Yeah, but you're just stirring things up to write a story. Like with Fergus Rooney dredging up an old feud so that you could write about it. Fergus was the one who approached me. He turned up with like files of stuff on Oscar and Naomi. And for the record, I've never been a liar. We were already broken up 已经分手了. 21. I can't explain it, it was just this feeling of dread like something terrible was happening and I had to get to Naomi. You had a premonition. This is why I didn't say anything. People already think I'm crazy. If I'm going to find out what happened to your sister, I need you to be completely honest with me. 22. I'm not perfect, OK, we've established that. But I do not hit women. Are you aware that she was seeing a psychiatrist? A what? No. But I am starting to wonder how much I did know. I was going to bring this to you later. She'd hidden it at the back of her wardrobe. Why would she lie about Jack stealing it? She set me up 陷害. Why would she do that? Dunno. Just wanted rid of me. But why? Were you a thr*at to her This is so unfair. I haven't done anything. Everyone just assumes. 23. Jack believes that Naomi took it to incriminate him. That's absurd. If it was in her house, who's to say 谁又能说 Stephan didn't put it there? 24. My clever girl, I think she did know. What makes you say that? Last month she asked me to sign a letter saying that the deposit I gave them to buy their house was a loan. She said it was a tax thing. But now you think there was more to it. She was getting her ducks in a row. Making it harder for him to take the house. Well, I can promise you this. He's not getting his hands on it now. 25. She got stuck in that moment when Naomi's lies about me first came out. Reliving the shame and the humiliation. Only... ...this time, she thought it was all true. Watching the person you love dissolving in front of you... ...it's bad enough, but my wife, in the last years of our marriage... ...thought.. ...I betrayed her. Naomi poisoned the end of our time together. 26. You didn't hear anything at all? I take tablets to get to sleep. They knock me out. You didn't have any visitors yesterday? Anyone who could have stayed on the property after the gates were locked? Stephan came looking for Dad while he was at church. He was angry. Like, out of his mind angry. What about? He said Dad changed the locks on his house. 27. Oscar said he assumed Bryony was in her room on Friday night because he could see the light on under her door. But it's a perfect seal. See? No light. You admit that you were angry. I had to break into my own house. Can you take me through your movements yesterday evening? I went to his place just after 8pm. He wasn't there, so I spoke to him at the church. And was this a heated conversation? I was pretty restrained 非常克制, actually. I told him to back off, then I came back here and that's where I was all night. You can ask Thea. I could, yes, but neither of you has a great track record with the truth. You needed capital for a new life together. Your wife's death would provide that. I loved Naomi. But then her father steps in, trying to block your claim to this house. 28. Oscar texted Fergus a few hours before he d*ed, asking to meet up. Fergus called him straight back. I'll try and free up some more manpower to track him down. You can do that on your way over to the Mallicks. Look, Naomi sent this email to Samira last year. "If you don't want me to tell my father, we need to talk." She sent Oscar's bank statement with it, showing transfers to Samira. His own bookkeeper stealing that sort of money And he didn't even notice? 29. I didn't even think of it as gambling, to begin with. By the time I found out, our savings were gone. The money we were putting away for the kids. She had credit cards, loans. I thought I could put it right( to put sth right 拨乱反正, 纠正错误 If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems. to make a situation better, especially after someone has made a mistake or behaved badly He has a chance to put things right by admitting a mistake was made. We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right. put someone right I. restore someone to health. to make someone feel better: A good night's sleep will soon put you right. "a bath and cup of tea soon put me right". II. 看清事实, 看清真相 make someone understand the true facts of a situation. to stop someone believing something that is not true, or to correct someone by telling them the truth: She thought she wouldn't have to work hard, but we soon put her right on that. "let me put you right on some things".). By stealing from your employer. I... saw it as borrowing. I honestly thought if I could just have one decent win, Everything would be OK. 30. Why did Naomi let her stay on as Oscar's bookkeeper? It makes no sense. Well, perhaps she liked having Samira in her debt 欠人情 for some reason. Why, though? How is she useful to Naomi? Unless she wasn't. Lukesh was. Naomi covered up the embezzlement 私吞公款 because you agreed to hand over confidential medical records. That's laughable. We know that she paid for stolen information To build her smear campaigns. But, um, don't worry, I'll speak to the hospital and find out whose records you've downloaded. There's no need for you to do that. You admit that she was blackmailing you? I'm not answering any more questions without a lawyer present. 31. I only found out an hour ago when your sergeant telephoned. He needs some training in breaking bad news. Were you aware that Oscar contacted the bishop about you? Bishop Chilton? He was concerned that you were becoming too, um... ...attached. That's why they appointed a new church warden. Well, that all seems very unnecessary. Were you in love with Oscar? Oh, don't be ridiculous. The new warden must have felt like a rejection after all your hard work, and after Naomi made fun of you. What point are you trying to make? Did you humiliate Oscar and Naomi as punishment for humiliating you? I spent last night in a soup kitchen feeding people, not k*lling them. You're right about one thing, though. I am humiliated. All I've ever tried to do since I moved here is be helpful and kind, and I've had enough. I have to request that you don't leave the area. Well, please notify me as soon as I'm free to leave, because I've lived all over and frankly, people in Midsomer are the absolute worst. 32. I wasn't hiding. I took a bike ride to clear my head then came to offer support to Bryony. And did you meet with Oscar yesterday? I did, yes. He asked me to go to the church after the service. I assumed he wanted to reconcile 和解. And you were willing to do that? He just lost his daughter. He was once a friend. Why did Oscar want to meet you? Did he think you k*lled Naomi? No, not me. He was worried about Bryony. In what way exactly? Everything that had happened. He was concerned. She confides in me. Oscar thought Bryony m*rder*d her own sister. Why would a thought like that even enter his head? He must have had a reason to suspect his own daughter. 33. He was worried about how it would look. But why would Adele care how things look for you and Stephan? What did Stephan have over Adele 把柄 to persuade her to lie for him? The whole vintage thing's a front, isn't it? They were running an underground gambling club. Not Naomi. She and Stephan went to it, but it was run by Adele. High stakes, but all off the books so she could hide it from the taxman. So we're not talking about a friendly game of poker here. This was big money. Seriously big. And Stephan knew about it. That was his leverage 筹码, 把柄, then. 34. You know, Stephan turned up at the sermon? Just stood there, staring him down. Are you accusing Stephan? I'm just saying... he put pressure on me to lie. By threatening to expose the illegal gambling den you're running here. There's nothing illegal about gambling at a private member's club. There is if you're dodging taxes and it's completely unregulated 没有监管的. Why else was Stephan able to blackmail you about it? I just didn't want any trouble. You're keen to point the finger at Naomi's husband, but there's another version of events, isn't there? Hours before Naomi was m*rder*d, she found out that you'd kept quiet about Stephan's affair. Because I didn't want to destroy her marriage. Quite a betrayal from her best friend. You must have known she wouldn't let it go. She was going to report you to the gambling commission. That's why Oscar was selling his shares. Was he? I think you know he was. You were on the brink of losing your gaming licence and your biggest investor. You've got this wrong. 35. We know that Thea was customer relationship manager for Ventuity, which is corporate speak 企业话术 for(Corporate jargon (variously known as corporate speak, corporate lingo, business speak, business jargon, management speak, workplace jargon, corporatese, or commercialese) is the jargon often used in large corporations, bureaucracies, and similar workplaces. The language register of the term is generally being presented in a negative light or disapprovingly. It is often considered to be needlessly obscure or, alternatively, used to disguise an absence of information. Its use in corporations and other large organisations has been widely noted in media.) encouraging people to lose money. Have you got that list of her clients They're arranged by first name. No Samira Mallick. But there is an S. Kaul. "Client requests contact by email only. His family unaware." See if Samira has a networking profile. There she is. Kaul was her maiden name. So Thea was Samira's contact at Ventuity. With no idea she knew her in real life. If this is all about Ventuity, then how is Adele Paige still alive? Let's hope she is. 36. I know you lost your son, but this isn't going to bring him back. He was when he gambled away his birthday money on her website. By the time he was, he was drowning in debt 债务缠身. Please. I'm sorry. You weren't sorry when his death was in the papers. All you cared about was manipulating the story so it wasn't your company that was the problem. It was him. Naomi ran a smear campaign against your son. She twisted everything. Made him seem troubled. Like that explained it. Later I found my beautiful boy... ...in the garage... hanging... ...like he deserved it. 37. You identified people who were making money out of your misery and came up with a plan to k*ll them. I gave them a chance first. 38. You can exclude yourself from the site. He did. Your lot wouldn't leave him alone! You wanted Oscar to use his influence to change things. I thought he'd want to. I mean, he was a vicar. But he basically put the phone down. That's when I told Lisa I was in. So the two of you moved to Midsomer, you worked at the church and concocted that homeless story as a way to infiltrate their lives. But you already lived here. I couldn't believe it was just up the road. You'd never met Thea face to face. It was all by email. I'd stop myself playing for a week and then she'd pop up in my inbox. I told her that I had a gambling problem. And do you know how she replied? With a free punt to cheer myself up. She liked to laugh about how all her holidays were paid for by sad cases ( sad case 可怜人: a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic. ) throwing their money away. When I moved to Midsomer, I was afraid Naomi might recognise me. But I wasn't important enough for her to remember. She just thought I was the village busybody 好事者. So I made sure she knew exactly who I was and why it was happening. Oh, you're a lifesaver 救命天使. I, uh......saw Adele abandoning you. I thought you might need a hand. What's that, Naomi? Got nothing to say, have we Because you had a lot to say about my son, didn't you? We were all supposed to do it on Friday to make it look like a spree. I called in from a phone box and pretended I was stranded. The call Bryony overheard. I was going to lure him into the woods and do it there. But he didn't even have the decency to come and help me. 38. I'm OK. You're better than OK. You're an adventurous, fun-loving foodie with a passion for the outdoors and a great sense of humour. What's she talking about? They've set up a dating profile for you. You've what? It's nothing to do with me. It's only been up an hour. You've got messages already. Really? Only one of them is from me. Bees to honey (like bees to honey = like bees round a honeypot 趋之若鹜, 蜂拥而至 With intense and immediate shared interest. If something attracts people like bees to a honeypot or like bees round a honeypot, it attracts people in large numbers. This is the show that attracts computer industry people like bees to a honeypot. We brought out the water slide for the party and the kids came running like bees to honey. Whenever I park my Ferrari, it inevitably a crowd of people who wants to gawk at it, like bees to honey. a honey of a something n. a very special something; an excellent example of something. Something that is very special or remarkable, especially in comparison to other similar things. That's a honey of a deal, Mitch—you should take it. I heard that research team found a honey of a fossil down by the reservoir. My, that is a honey of a used car. I think you'd be wise to get it, especially at that price. This is a honey of a car. Wanna drive it? ). Must be the description I wrote for you. I sprinkled it with my famous charm.
Political colour: As an example the colour red symbolises left-wing ideologies in many countries (leading to such terms as "Red Army" and "Red Scare"), while the colour blue is often used for conservatism, the colour yellow is most commonly associated with liberalism and right-libertarianism, and Green politics is named after the ideology's political colour. The political associations of a given colour vary from country to country, and there are exceptions to the general trends, for example red has historically been associated with Christianity, but over time gained association with leftist politics, while the United States differs from other countries in that conservatism is associated with red and liberalism with blue. 1. Black is primarily associated with anarchism (see anarchist symbolism); black is a lack of colour, and anarchism is a lack of a state. It is used in contrast of national flags, to instead represent universal anarchism. 2. Blue is usually associated with centre-right or conservative parties, originating from its use by the Tories (predecessor of the Conservative Party) in the United Kingdom. The field of the flag of the United Nations is light blue, chosen to represent peace and hope. It has given rise to the term "bluewashing". In Taiwan, it is used by the Kuomintang and the wider Pan-Blue Coalition, a coalition generally associated with Chinese nationalism as well as conservatism. 3. Brown has been associated with Nazism, and in particular the Nazi Party in Germany, because of the Sturmabteilung (SA), whose members were called "brownshirts". They were modeled on Benito Mussolini's blackshirts, and the colour of their shirts was chosen because many brown uniforms intended for the colonial troops in Germany's African colonies were cheaply available after the end of World War I. In Europe and elsewhere, the colour brown is sometimes used to refer to fascists in general. 4. Grey is sometimes used by parties that represent the interests of pensioners and senior citizens, such as "The Greys" in Germany. Grey can also be used to refer to reactionary independence or secessionist movements, due to its association with the Confederate States of America. Grey is often used to represent independent politicians, however in the UK, white is used to represent independent politicians. 5. Green is the colour for both environmentalist[38] and Islamist political parties and movements. In Taiwan, it is used by the Democratic Progressive Party and the wider Pan-Green Coalition, a coalition generally associated with Taiwan independence as well as progressive liberalism. 6. Magenta is a colour that started being used in the 21st century to replace yellow for some liberal and centrist parties and organisations in Europe. It is not to be confused with the socialist or social democratic use of the colour pink. 7. Pink is sometimes used by social democratic parties, such as in France and Portugal. The more traditional colour of social democracy is red (because social democracy is descended from the democratic socialist movement), but some countries have large social democratic parties alongside large socialist or communist parties, so that it would be confusing for them all to use red. In such cases, social democrats are usually the ones who give up red in favor of a different colour. Pink is often chosen because it is seen as a softer, less aggressive version of red, in the same way that social democracy is more centrist and capitalistic than socialism. 8. purple: Although purple has some older associations with monarchism, it is the most prominent colour that is not traditionally connected to any major contemporary ideology. As such, it is sometimes used to represent a mix of different ideologies, or new protest movements that are critical of all previously existing large parties and minor parties. 9. Red is often associated with the left, especially socialism and communism. The oldest symbol of socialism (and by extension communism) is the red flag, which dates back to the French Revolution in the 18th century and the revolutions of 1848. Before this nascence, the colour red was generally associated with Christianity due to the symbolism and association of Christ's blood. The colour red was chosen to represent the blood of the workers who died in the struggle against capitalism. 10. Saffron 藏红 is traditionally associated with Hinduism, Hindutva and the Hindu nationalist movement. Saffron was chosen because in Hinduism, the deep saffron colour is associated with sacrifice, religious abstinence, quest for light and salvation. Saffron or "Bhagwa" is the most sacred colour for the Hindus and is often worn by Sanyasis who have left their home in search of the ultimate truth. 11. White is today mainly linked to pacifism (as in the surrender flag). 12. Yellow is the colour most strongly associated with liberalism and right-libertarianism.
