用法学习: 1. pastrami [pəˈstrɑːmi] Pastrami (Romanian: pastramă) is a type of cured meat originating from Romania usually made from beef brisket. Later recipes use lamb, pork, chicken or turkey. The raw meat is brined, partially dried, seasoned with herbs and spices, then smoked and steamed. Like corned beef, pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before the invention of refrigeration. TBBT: The pastrami truck moved. That is the danger of a restaurant on wheels. No, apparently someone complained to the tenants association, and they're not allowed to park on our street anymore. Who would complain about something that everyone loves? Pita ([ˈpɪtə] or US: [ˈpiːtə]) or pitta (British English) is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Levant, and neighboring areas. It includes the widely known version with an interior pocket, also known as Arabic bread. In the United Kingdom, Greek bread is used for pocket versions such as the Greek pita, and are used for barbecues as a souvlaki wrap. The Western name pita may sometimes be used to refer to various other types of flatbreads that have different names in their local languages, such as numerous styles of Arab khubz (bread). Stromboli [ˈstrɒmbəlɪ ](bread dough that is rolled or sometimes folded around a filling often composed of cheese, cold cuts, vegetables, and sauce and then baked. a dish consisting of pizza dough covered with cheese and tomatoes, herbs, meat, etc folded into a large roll and baked A close relative of pizza, stromboli is made, essentially, by rolling up an unbaked pizza like a log, tucking in the ends as you go. Lately, I've been making the giant dumpling known as a stromboli—essentially a pizza rolled like a cigar and baked. ) is a type of baked turnover filled with various Italian cheeses (typically mozzarella) and usually Italian cold cuts (typically meats such as salami, capocollo and bresaola) or vegetables, served hot. The dough used is either Italian bread dough or pizza dough. Stromboli was invented by Italian Americans in the United States, in the Philadelphia area. The name of the dish is taken from a volcanic island off the coast of Sicily. Calzone 形状如饺子: A calzone is an Italian oven-baked turnover, made with leavened dough. It originated in Naples in the 18th century. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg. Parmesan [pɑːrmɪzæn] 帕尔马奶酪 Parmesan or Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese with a strong flavour which is often used in Italian cooking. Slice the remaining parmesan and sprinkle on top. tamale [təˈmɑːlɪ] (墨西哥食品, bosch) a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed. a Mexican food consisting of dough (= a soft food made from flour and water) containing meat, vegetables, cheese, or fruit and cooked in a banana leaf or corn husk (= dry, outer covering): There were plates of beans and tamales. My favourite are shredded beef tamales. 2. buffer I. [British, informal, disapproval] If you refer to a man as an old buffer, you think they are rather foolish. ...a collection of old buffers who meet at the Grosvenor House once a month for lunch. II. A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other. Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs. ...a multinational buffer force between the two sides. The Prison Service acts as a buffer between the minister and his critics. If something is buffered, it is protected from harm. The company is buffered by long-term contracts with growers. III. The buffers on a train or at the end of a railway line are two metal discs on springs that reduce the shock when a train hits them. 3. uninvited If someone does something or goes somewhere uninvited, they do it or go there without being asked, often when their action or presence is not wanted. He came uninvited to one of Stein's parties. ...a hundred invited guests and many more who were uninvited. ...an uninvited question from a reporter. not wanted or asked for: She shrank from his uninvited sexual advances. unasked I. An unasked question is one that has not been asked, although people are wondering what the answer is. She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question. Significant questions will go unasked. II. If someone says or does something unasked, they say or do it without being asked to do it. His advice, offered to her unasked, was to stay home and make the best of things. III. Not asked or invited to an event. an unasked guest. concern yourself with/about something to become involved or interested in something. to give one's attention to something. to become involved in something because you are interested in it or because it worries you He told them not to concern themselves about him. He loved his wife, and concerned himself with her needs and desires. She can handle the problem alone. There's no need for you to concern yourself (with/in/about).There's no need for you to concern yourself with/in her problem. turn up like a bad penny ( interloper 不速之客, 多管闲事) [British, old-fashioned] to appear again in a place where you are not welcome or wanted. if someone you dislike turns up like a bad penny, they appear when they are not wanted Pete goes down very well with everyone except Ross, who makes zero effort when he turns up like the proverbial bad penny. turn-up The turn-ups (US cuffs 折边儿) on a pair of trousers are the parts which are folded over at the ends of the legs. turn up I. If you say that someone or something turns up, you mean that they arrive, often unexpectedly or after you have been waiting a long time. Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony. This is similar to waiting for a bus that never turns up. If you turn something up or if it turns up, you find, discover, or notice it. Investigations have never turned up any evidence. ...a very rare 15th-century spoon, which turned up in an old house in Devon. II. When you turn up a radio, heater, or other piece of equipment, you increase the amount of sound, heat, or power being produced, by adjusting the controls. Bill would turn up the TV in the other room. I turned the volume up. Turn the heat up high. III. If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned: Don't worry about it - something will turn up, you'll see. This job turned up just when I needed it. IV. If something that you have been looking for turns up, you find it unexpectedly: The missing letter eventually turned up inside a book. V. to make a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing shorter, by folding the material and sewing it into position: You could always turn the sleeves up 卷起来. VI. to discover something, especially information, after a lot of searching: See what you can turn up about the family in the files. turn-up for the book(s) = US one for the books a surprising or unexpected event: Well, that's a turn-up for the books - I never thought he'd get the job. 4. foot soldier I. a soldier who fights on foot. II. a person who carries out important work but does not have a role of authority in an organization or field. The foot soldiers of a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work. The foot soldiers of the protest movement are more vulnerable. "programmers are the foot soldiers of the computer revolution". slowcoach = slowpoke US 龟速做事的人, 磨蹭, 慢性子的人, 蜗牛, 慢腾腾的人 UK informal someone, especially a child, who is walking or doing something too slowly. a person who moves, acts, or works slowly. Come on, slowcoach, we don't have all day you know! shindig I. a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something. a noisy event or situation, especially a large, energetic party, celebration, etc.: They're going to their neighbours' for a shindig. "the glitziest of election night shindigs". II. a noisy disturbance or quarrel. a noisy argument. grin and bear it 坦然接受, 笑着接受 To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour. They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary. What could I say? I just had to grin and bear it. 5. A breakout star 脱颖而出的( I. a violent escape, especially by a group, from prison: There has been a mass breakout from one of Germany's top security jails. II. used to describe someone or something that suddenly becomes very well known or successful in a particular type of activity, or an achievement that helps them do this: She was the breakout star of this year's Women's World Cup. This was the breakout book by one of the most original writers of his generation. III. used in connection with smaller groups that separate from a meeting to discuss a particular issue, before returning to the main meeting. relating to a meeting of one or more small groups that are part of a larger group: The CEO gave a speech in the morning, and breakout sessions followed in the afternoon. The conference centre has eight break-out rooms. a breakout session/meeting. IV. an increase, especially a sudden one: With little change in the stock market, the long-hoped-for breakout still appears to be a few weeks away. We are hoping for a major breakout in profits later this year. V. very successful, especially when compared to something else: They described 2008 as a breakout year for European technology firms. breakout room a small meeting room or a separate part of an internet meeting where a small group can discuss a particular issue before returning to the main meeting: We will have breakout rooms where an inventor can present his plan to investors. Breakout rooms are useful in an online training session to enable practice in small groups. ) is a person that has a breakthrough into widespread consciousness. A breakthrough role( breakthrough very important in the progress or development of something or someone, because of solving a big problem or making a big improvement. an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: The article described the impact of their breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA. The grant funds innovative projects that may lead to breakthrough improvements in health care. breakthrough in sth The development of digital imagery was a breakthrough in computer technology. achieve/make a breakthrough At last a breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. a major/real/significant breakthrough. ), also known as a breakout role, is a term in the film industry to describe the performance of an actor or actress which contributed significantly to the development of their career and beginning of critical recognition. A breakthrough role is often a significant increase in importance in the actor's part in the film, such as moving up from a minor character to one of the main cast or a "high impact" role in a film which has mainstream success and results in the actor's widespread recognition and popularity. A breakthrough performance has also been defined as one which "attracts the attention of film critics, or receives rave reviews and is subsequently nominated for many major film awards". A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement. Sixteen members of Parliament have formed a breakaway group. breakaway I. an act of separating from a group, especially because of disagreement: The sports association accepted the inevitability of a breakaway by the elite clubs. The breakaway group 分裂出去的 formed a new political party. II. in the sport of cycle racing (= racing on bicycles), a rider or a small group of riders that goes ahead of the main group and tries to keep at a distance from it, or an occasion when this happens: The peloton usually catches the breakaway before the finish line. Without radio contact, if a group breaks away from the peloton the riders usually don't know who is in the breakaway. There was a breakaway shortly before the first climb. Solo breakaways are almost never successful. The breakaway riders 遥遥领先的, 一马当先的 were far enough ahead to have hopes of a win. peloton [ˈpel.ə.tɒn]: in a bicycle race, the main or largest group of riders. the main field of riders in a road race. III. in many team sports such as football, basketball, and hockey, the action of running or moving ahead of all the other players towards the goal: He scored on a breakaway. They have some good players now who are very fast on the breakaway. Soon afterwards she scored another brilliant breakaway goal. Teams defending the yellow jersey will usually devote riders to chasing down breakaways. Their senior guard scored a breakaway basket to put his team on top. The team were forced to rely on breakaway runs from their star forward. IV. independent after leaving another group: a breakaway republic/territory. 6. Uranus [jʊˈreɪnəs] [ˈjʊrənəs] 天王星 I. Greek mythology the personification of the sky, who, as a god, ruled the universe and fathered the Titans and Cyclopes on his wife and mother Gaea (earth). He was overthrown by his son Cronus. II. the planet seventh in order of distance from the Sun, after Saturn ( [ˈsætɜːn] 土星 the Roman god of agriculture and vegetation. the planet sixth in order of distance from the Sun, after Jupiter and before Uranus.) and before Neptune. the planet seventh in order of distance from the sun, after Saturn and before Neptune ([ˈnɛptjuːn] 海王星. the Roman god of the sea. Greek counterpart: Poseidon [pɒˈsaɪdən]. the planet eighth in order of distance and farthest from the Sun, after Uranus: Neptune was discovered in 1846. ). 7. fixings I. Fixings are extra items that are used to decorate or complete something, especially a meal. He bought a hot dog and had it covered with all the fixings. 配料 the foods such as vegetables, sauces, or salads that are served with a main dish: Making fried chicken at home with all the fixings is fun. The Thanksgiving dinner included all the usual fixings, plus some family favorites such as kimchi. He piled all his favorite fixings onto his hamburger. 食材. 原材料. 原料 the ingredients (= foods) needed to make a dish: I bought the fixings for beef stew to cook tomorrow. Students like the freedom of choosing their own sandwich fixings. She had gone out to buy nacho fixings: chips, salsa and cheese. II. Fixings are items such as nails and screws which are used to fix things such as furniture together. a part or object used to fasten something in position so it cannot move: The toilet will have to be unscrewed from the floor and the wall fixings will have to be loosened. You will have to use a fixing of some sort — a nail or a screw. Have you got all the screws and fixings you need? III. the act of fastening something in position so it cannot move: The units have screw-holes for permanent fixing of the shelves. The fixing of bricks in place to provide a strong wall is called bricklaying. IV. dishonest activity to make certain that a competition, race, or election is won by a particular person: Seven jockeys were arrested and charged with race fixing. After several days of questioning, he admitted to match fixing. price fixing an agreement that is usually not legal, in which companies all sell goods at a particular price in order to keep prices high. 8. eat/have someone or something for lunch to outdo or defeat someone or something very badly The big hardware chain was eating/having the local store for lunch. eat somebody's lunch (American English, business) take away another company's business or their share of the market. to best someone; to defeat, outwit, or win against someone. (Like a school bully taking away children's lunches and eating them.) The upstart ABC Computer Company is eating IBM's lunch. Unless we're careful, foreign competitors will eat our lunch. eat someone alive I. Overwhelm or defeat someone thoroughly, make short work of someone. Lacking experience in manufacturing, he was eaten alive by his competitors. It was a decisive victory; he ate the incumbent's lunch. II. If something such as an illness or a problem is eating you alive, it is causing you great pain or distress. The pain ate him alive; the world was nothing but fire and pain. I know and she knows that the nursing home is the only solution. But it is eating me alive. III. If you are eaten alive by insects, you are repeatedly bitten by them. We've been sleeping on the floor; we have no water. It's been easily 100, 125 degrees. We've been eaten alive by bugs. 'Can we go out?' — 'Outside? The mosquitoes will eat us alive.' 9. agoraphobic [ˌaɡ(ə)rəˈfəʊbɪk] adj. Agoraphobia is the fear of open or public places. having an extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult. fear of going outside and being in public places or of being in a situation from which it might be difficult to escape or in which help might not be available: Suffering from agoraphobia, she's afraid to even step outside her home. It is estimated that approximately 500,000 adults in Great Britian suffer from agoraphobia to some extent. "lately I've become completely agoraphobic". noun. a person with an extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving their own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult. "an agoraphobic who has not been out of her house for many months". sleight [slaɪt] of hand I. Sleight of hand is the deceiving of someone in a skilful way. skilful hiding of the truth in order to win an advantage: By some statistical sleight of hand the government has produced figures showing that unemployment has recently fallen. He accused Mr MacGregor of 'sleight of hand'. ...a financial sleight of hand. II. 手快. 快手. speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks: Most of these conjuring tricks depend on sleight of hand. 10. prudent I. careful and avoiding risks: It's always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it. II. showing good judgment in avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful. careful in the way that you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks: They insisted that the deal is fiscally prudent and would not put the city budget at risk. prudent to do sth It would be prudent to delay interest rate cuts until early next year. prudent financial planning. His decision was prudent and timely. III. prudent accounting is based on the principle of not showing assets or profits to be greater than they might be, or losses to be smaller than they might be, in a company's accounts: Normal prudent accounting principles require that prepayments should be written down where it can be seen that they will not be fully recoverable. prudently Failure on the part of banks to act prudently has resulted in a global recession. prudence A little prudence would be appropriate. 11. Gates are entrances to places without a roof, such apartment complexes, schools, parks. Doors are entrances to places with a roof. 但是有的小区有的那种拱形门，下边并没有可以开关的门而只是空空的, 那种不叫gate, 而是叫entrace or archway. vociferous [və(ʊ)ˈsɪf(ə)rə] adj. If you describe someone as vociferous, you mean that they speak with great energy and determination, because they want their views to be heard. Vociferous people express their opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech, and vociferous demands, etc. are made repeatedly and loudly: Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased. A vociferous opponent of gay rights, he is well-known for his right-wing views. He was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism. His resentment of her behaviour was becoming more vociferous. He vociferously opposed the state of emergency imposed by the government. Lambie received national prominence for her intense grassroots campaign and subsequently her display of aggressive and vociferous parliamentary behaviour, championing issues concerning foreign affairs, veterans' affairs, youth unemployment, and criticism of Islam. 12. narrow the focus Moreover, too narrow a focus misses the wider impact that hosting the Olympics can have on the host nation, both short and long term. It narrowed the focus to men only. The quiet is constructive because it narrows the focus on what needs to be said. But we are also engaging with a critique of a too narrow focus on what constitutes evidence that has been developed within primary care. vera: His car's been flagged several times driving south. Are they on to his bank card? Well, yeah, but apart from buying some service station coffees... Yeah, well, what with that and the camera sightings, that should narrow the focus. what with because of (used typically to introduce several causes of something). used to talk about the reasons for a particular situation, especially a bad or difficult situation. You say what with in order to introduce the reasons for a particular situation, especially an undesirable one. Maybe they are tired, what with all the sleep they're losing staying up night after night. What with one thing and another, it was fairly late in the day when we returned to Shrewsbury. I'm very tired, what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night. "what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition". get off (one's) duff slang To start doing something, especially after a period of unproductivity or laziness. "Duff" in this usage refers to the buttocks. Grandma will be here in 30 minutes, so get off your duff and move this junk out of the living room! Ted needs to get off his duff for a change and make an effort around here. up the duff UK informal pregnant: Two days before I was due to have an appointment with the doctor, I found out I was up the duff. There were continual rumours that the star was up the duff. Two little ones at home and she's up the duff again. He only went and got her up the duff. I think he assumed I was up the duff. I was up the duff and feeling really poorly. vera: Er, so Carrie's parents died in a car crash, years back. And we knew she had a sister in Bristol. But what we didn't know, is that Heidi is Carrie's paternal grandmother. She implied she never saw family. Yeah, never mind 不用管, 先别管 what Carrie implied. I'm more worried about what Scott said. Scott? Yeah. To Sophie Jenson. That lass he got up the duff. She rattled off a list of people Scott said he cared about. And said he visited an old woman. And you think that was...? We need an immediate welfare check on this Heidi Stokes. Usage notes: Possibly offensive to pregnant women. Usage may imply that the pregnancy is unplanned and/or unwanted. 13. Vera: Did you ever go to the chippie ( chippy I. a fish-and-chip shop. "there used to be a good chippy down the back of Albert Street". II. a carpenter. )? Chippie? Aye. You mean, the fish restaurant? No. I never went. What am I gonna do? Who would hurt him? He was just a lovely, caring, decent man. He really was a piece of work, wasn't he? Lining her up 排着队的 to replace Carrie! Aye. But younger. More money he could tap. Carrying his own bairn ( bairn [beərn] A bairn is a child. He's a lovely bairn.). Just how he would have seen it. What if Carrie found out? 14. round the houses 拐弯抹角的, 事无巨细的说, 面面俱到的浪费时间 I. if someone is going round the houses, they keep talking about unimportant things, rather than concentrating on what they are supposed to be discussing. To waste one's time and energy saying unimportant things before getting to one's point. Doc, please stop going around the houses and just tell me—how serious are Johnny's injuries? My mother never just gives me a straight answer. Instead, she always goes all round the houses with elaborate tangents and explanations. Although in many cases we talk round the houses, we get to the important issues as well. go (all) round the houses I. to waste time doing or asking something in a very complicated way. II. = go around Robin Hood's barn 绕大院, 兜圈子, 绕弯子 to take a route that is much longer than necessary: I got the number 26 bus and that one goes all round the houses. 14. The Streisand [straɪsænd ] effect 欲盖弥彰( He suggested this was a case of "Streisand effect", a phenomenon where the attempt to quash something backfires by drawing attention to it. ) is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead backfires by increasing public awareness of the information. The effect is named for American singer and actress Barbra Streisand, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress a photographer's publication of a photograph showing her clifftop residence in Malibu, California, taken to document coastal erosion in California, inadvertently drew far greater attention to the previously obscure photograph.
Vera: 1. We don't have any photos of your gran herself as yet. But perhaps you can imagine an emaciated( [ɪmeɪsieɪtɪd] A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food. ...horrific television pictures of emaciated prisoners. ), vulnerable old woman. The state she was in. And we have evidence he was helping her set up internet banking. DC Duncan. Relevant paperwork collected from her house. Scott visited the bank's website from his work laptop. He was syphoning off her cash, love. Set up regular payments to himself. Used it to buy fancy clothes! I didn't know he was doing that. Ah, but you knew he was visiting your gran? Why weren't you doing that? You never even mentioned you had a gran. Cos I haven't seen her in years. When I got pregnant, Gran disapproved. Even after Mam and Dad died and I was on my own. My sister'd run off. Scared to end up like me. I was left working crappy jobs. No support. No money for childcare. And Gran still didn't wanna know. It must have been you who put her and Scott in touch. She had a stroke earlier this year. Minor one. The hospital called me. And they told her she was gonna need home care, hmm? Yeah. My sister hadn't been around for years. Scott saw I was torn. Said he could help. Check in on her. Sort a cleaner. Meals on wheels. I started to think maybe I could visit her... Oh, so why didn't you, love? Scott said Gran didn't want me there. Was still bad-mouthing me, even when she was weak. Scott's been dead five days, love. Did you not think to check in on her? I've been trying to get my head straight. Be there for Tyler. Besides, he told me all the support was set up. If I had known he was taking her money...! You'd have what, love? Did you think he was nicking your inheritance, is that it? Look, I didn't know he was in debt! I didn't know he was cheating! He took me for an idiot! We have a witness can place a dark-haired mid-30s woman at Heidi's house on Saturday. 2. You should be with your dad. He's comfortable. There's nothing more I can do there. At least I can be useful here. You're no use to me it's no use (it's no use (doing something) = there's no use (doing something)) the thing someone tries cannot be or was not successful: People tried to stop her, but it was no use. There's no use asking me about it, because I don't know anything. ), Joe. Not in the mood you're in. You see me struggling, I'll go. 3. Carrie and her sister were there. I'd lend money on it 拿钱打包票. Crystal was onto Scott. She picks up Carrie at gone midnight. Listen, whoever cleaned that kitchen.... was diligent. Fastidious. And familiar with the place... Ant Daleson, he left the shop just after closing. His mum confirmed he was at home. He was there when his brother was rushed to hospital. It would explain the job not being finished. Get Mark to check with the attending paramedics. Did they actually see him in the family home? Well, according to the paramedics who attended for your brother, only your mam was at home with Finlay. We've seen your phone logs. We know that your mam called you just after she called for an ambulance. 4. So, what happened that evening, love? Scott were rude to Rachel. Ruder than usual. I got upset. Left early and I just... walked round. Over an hour. Trying to calm down. But then you went back to the shop? Yeah. I were hoping Ross was still there. Wanted to say summat ( summat [sʌmət] non-standard form of something. something. Summat is a British dialect form of the word 'something'. Are we going to write a story or summat? There's summat wrong with this machine. "there's summat wrong with him". ). But Ross had gone and so had Rachel. And there was Scott. He were attacking a woman. And that ain't right. Now, you listen to me, love. You stumbled into that fight. You just wanted to talk to Ross. No idea Scott was still there. You certainly, had no intention of killing him. Now, if you take full blame for this, you're looking at 15 years inside, pet, minimum. 5. But it was you who stabbed him? Wasn't it? Oh, I can understand you being angry with Scott. After everything he'd done. And I don't believe you intended to kill him. Things just got out of hand, isn't that what happened? And I know you're not gonna let that sweet fella take the full rap. 6. You're ambitious, Joe. And you take your work seriously. And you'll go far. I've always known it. But career, money, and all the other things people chase after. They're not what people remember in the end. You know, you don't have to be the strong silent type 人狠话不多 (A man of action who is reserved and masks his feelings. Paula always preferred the strong silent type to more extroverted men. Almost never used for a woman, this expression may be obsolescent. A strong and silent type is generally thought of as someone who projects a real sense of self-confidence and assurance, without coming across as arrogant or dismissive of others. Self-confidence is about knowing yourself and trusting yourself to rise to challenges and deal with difficult situations.) as a dad. Is that why you stay up here? You wanna make a connection to your dad? We were on different paths. But I'm glad we ended up in the same space. Ah, well. It makes it easier to keep people at a distance. No, I have my people, Joe. Not living with me, thank God. And no family any more. But colleagues. Here's to that, eh? To colleagues. And to fathers lost. 7. And look here. Can we get the lights, please? Blood? Despite a strenuous clean-up effort, yes. Thanks. So, whatever happened likely happened in here. Hmm. Now, why would somebody scrub the place clean thoroughly... ..and then leave the body in the freezer? I don't know. That's your department. 8. What'd you get from the lass who found his body? Name's Rachel Lim, Ma'am. Lives nearby with her six-year-old. She's in a real state ( in a state/into a state If you are in a state or if you get into a state, you are very upset or nervous about something. I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness. People will work themselves up into a state about anything. ). But I got out of her that Scott Rhodes was here yesterday when she left. Shop closes at 11. Rachel helped clean. She left around midnight. Why was she in today? Shops shut on a Sunday. Said she got worried about the gas. Popped back to make sure it was off. Only to find the body. So, both the owners, Ross and Scott, were here when she left? Er, no. Ross went a bit before. Mentioned wanting to get away for a drive down south, for a business meeting today. 8. I've a lad. Tyler. 17 now. Scott was good with him. Not many men would've taken on a teenager ( take on I. If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job. Don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle. II. If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality. Her face took on a fierce expression. His life had taken on a new dimension. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity. III. If a vehicle such as a bus or ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel 上客, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on. This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water. IV. If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job. He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on. The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers. V. If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were so high. I knew I couldn't take him on. VI. If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. Knox had taken it on himself to choose the menu. He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting them. The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself. VII. to agree to do some work or be responsible for something Don't take on too much work – the extra cash isn’t worth it. ). 9. When I'm back late, I sleep on the sofa. I just assumed I'd missed him when I woke. Came in today for another shift. He hadn't called? Left a message? That didn't worry you? It's like that lately. Like ships in the night ( like ships that pass in the night If two people are like ships that pass in the night, they meet once or twice by chance for a short time then do not see each other again. Often said of people who meet for a brief but intense moment and then part, never to see each other again. These people are like two ships that greet each other with flashing lights and then sail off into the night. Of two or more people, especially those who live together, to not see very much of each other; to not be in the same place at the same time very often. (A shortened version of "be like ships that pass in the night.") Ever since Georgina started managing the restaurant at night, she and I have been like ships in the night. We've had a guy renting our spare room for the last two months. We were worried it would feel crowded, but he works so much that we're like ships in the night with him. ). What with my shift pattern and the chip shop being so full-on. Any problems at the shop? 10. Now, can you think of anything out of the ordinary that happened recently? No. No, nothing. Well, his car got damaged, I suppose. Outside ours. Scored down the side ( I. If you score a surface with something sharp, you cut a line or number of lines in it. Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a knife. II. If someone scores drugs, they buy them illegally. Me and my mate went to score a kilo of amphetamine. ). And then a tyre got slashed 划口子. Any idea who did that? Assumed just kids. Random. 11. Sorry to keep you. I had to get back from the hospital. Oh. Everything OK? Hmm? Oh, not for me. My brother. Come in. And is your brother OK? Er, yeah, now. Finn's epileptic. Had a seizure he wasn't quite coming out of. Well, we could've met you at the hospital, pet. 12. And were there any tensions at the shop? People got on? Pretty much. Ross and Scott could argue a bit. Oh, aye? What about? Er... the business. Were you there all day yesterday? Yeah. From food prep in t'morning. Er, Ross is in charge of the kitchen. Rachel came in early, to wipe down before opening. And how long was Scott there? Er, he stayed till... till closing. Ross let me get away 下班, 离开 early. Er, I usually stay to tidy up, but... ..me brother'd been feeling funny, and, erm... he had his seizures in the early hours. Oh, well, he's in good hands now, love. 13. Must've been worrying, getting pulled over by the police. Yeah. Is that why you kicked up a fuss? Refused to get out the car? Well, I'd had a glass of wine. Was worried that's why I'd been stopped. So, what was it took you down south? Meeting a business contact. Half business, half pleasure. We'll have to contact him. Of course. Now you two hadn't been partners very long. Half a year? We knew each other ages ago, from school. He'd moved away, done well. When he come home, he said he was looking for a new investment. I jumped at the chance. Needed to refurb the shop. And you didn't have the capital for that? Mum and Dad took what they'd saved to Spain with them. They'd planned to let the place go. But I thought I could do something with it. It's been hard. The energy costs. Picked up some bad reviews online too. Didn't help. Well, that must have been stressful. Now, you didn't lock up on Saturday. Rachel did. That's right, yeah. Just wanted to get home, get to bed before the drive, so I gave Rachel my keys. And both Rachel and Scott were there when you left? What about the till? Is it emptied at the end of every shift? Er, it should be, yeah. But so many payments are cashless these days, sometimes I just leave it. I think I did on Saturday. 14. And, Mark? See if you can trace any rotten online reviews the chip shop apparently got. 15. Scott report me to you lot, did he? Ah, no, no. No, love. No, he's been found murdered. So you can imagine this gesture of yours has us asking questions. What? No, I... I wasn't... I was saying their business would be dead. Scott behaving that way. In what way, love? I run as a small operation, right? A day boat my sons take out. I deliver fish, fresh. Ross loved how it would fit his vision. Fresh, local. Sustainable. Ah, but he'd stopped using you. Yeah. Before the end of the initial agreement. On Scott's say-so( If you do something on someone's say-so, they tell you to do it or they give you permission to do it. an instruction to do something, or permission given by someone to do something: She's not allowed to do anything without her father's say-so. Directors call the shots and nothing happens on set without their say-so. ), Ross just rolled over ( I. 放弃抵抗. 听之任之. 任由摆布. If you say that someone rolls over, you mean that they stop resisting someone and do what the other person wants them to do. to agree to what someone wants, especially because you are under pressure or under someone's control: "If the bill passes, we're certainly not going to roll over and say that's fine," he said. They're not going to just roll over and let him play because they're getting pressure from everybody. That's why most people and organizations just roll over and give up when they're challenged or attacked by the I.R.S. II. If you roll over a loan or other financial arrangement, you extend it, for example by adding it to another loan. There seems to be no way to spread out the tax or roll over the cash into another pension plan. III. In lotteries and similar games, if a jackpot rolls over, it is not won by anyone and the money is added to the prize money for the next lottery. If the jackpot isn't won this week it will roll over again to next week. rollover I. In finance, a rollover is when a loan or other financial arrangement is extended. II. A rollover is an incident where a vehicle or boat turns over completely, usually finishing the right way up. It is hoped anti-lock brakes will prevent rollovers. III. In a lottery draw, a rollover is a prize that includes the prize money from the previous draw, because nobody won it. ). Kept saying that Scott was the money brain. So, what's this, then, hmm? Dispute resolution? I called Scott. He ignored me. Was slippery, that one. Now the next thing I hear, he's spreading rumours about the sustainability of our fish. Any truth in those rumours? No! But if our accreditation [əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃn] gets suspended... that is a disaster. You just... You don't do that. 16. You unexpectedly found yourself with the keys, knew no-one would be in Sunday, and now the till's empty. Scott used to take money from it. From the till? The co-owner? On top of taking advantage of us. Taking advantage how? I worked at Helliwell's before. The chip shop at the other end of the road. Scott poached me. Offered me more shifts and a pay rise. Instead, I got fewer shifts and less money. He did it to annoy Pat Helliwell. And why would he want to do that? Because Pat and him don't like each other. And he hated that the Helliwells got more business. What he paid was below minimum. Weren't legal. Well, neither's taking money from the till. You said that Scott would normally be gone. So why hadn't he on Saturday? And when you were in there yesterday, why did you open the freezer? To let it defrost. I wanted the fish to go off. I figured any waste would annoy Scott. Look, I was just angry at the way he treated us. OK? It was Rachel who switched off the freezer because Scott was short-changing (underpay) them( 第一段: So which version of Scott Rhodes do we believe? Hmm? A successful businessman who saves an old friend's family business from going under? Or, someone who pinches his rival staff and underpays his workers? He took on an angry teenage lad. Carrie said he was good with him. Er, I looked into his family. No living relatives. The dad died last year like Carrie said. Scott sold his house and inherited his car. So maybe he used the money from the house, to put into the chip shop. But he was already well set up, wasn't he? Er, no. He was in debt, ma'am. Quite bad, actually. He had an Individual Voluntary Arrangement set up to pay off some creditors. Well, that's definitely not the image he was selling. Er, might not be connected, ma'am, but Scott's phone over the last few months, there been a regularity of calls to a contact listed as "New Supplier". Long conversations, too. 第二段: Ma'am? The chip shop accounts. Er, we've been working together to see how they fit with the deceased's finances. It's true that Scott was paying staff under the legal minimum. Well, we should speak to HMRC about that. Yeah. And while he was squeezing them, he was increasing his own salary. What? Well, he was probably paying his debts? Er, well, a big chunk of it went there, yeah. But there's something else. Regular payments coming into Scott from another source. He put's that money into a separate savings pot. And then uses it for things like servicing his car, buying clothes, flowers for Sophie. What is the source of that money? Another account under Scott's name, with a different bank. He was hiding his tracks about something. ). Said she wanted everything to spoil, so she opened the lid. 17. Look, I've had a shop on the same street as Simmons for decades. Now, there's a bit of friendly rivalry, you know, but never any problems. Until Scott Rhodes. He was trying to drive me out of business, simple as that. And how'd he go about that? You name it. Dirty tricks. Right... He stole the staff. Used my bins until they overflowed. He even tried to steal my customers out of the queue. And... And there was even... ( under breath ) ..a dead rat. A rat? Found its way into my kitchen. What, and that was Scott Rhodes as well, was it? Well, how else did it get in? Well, I wouldn't like to speculate, love. Look, love, my shop is clean, right? Squeaky. I've even had the whole kitchen refitted a month ago. Everything in there is gleaming. 18. Er, something from Scott's mobile, Ma'am. There's some texts from a few weeks back that jump out 引人注意. Jump out? Why? One is to a contact called Ollie Keeble. There's Scott telling him to back off from Carrie. So, who is this Ollie Keeble? 19. That's for hogging the ball, mate. I'll pass it back. Yeah, right. I scored, didn't I? 20. Tyler has some issues with his temper. They've gotten worse. So I spoke to Scott. Wondered if something was going on at home. And he reacted badly? Told me to get my nose out and then... Well, you've seen. Must have got my number from Carrie. Started behaving like a bully. 20. This woman that Tyler saw Scott with... You think it could be Sophie Jenson? What, his bit on the side( I. 小三, 情妇. 情人. 婚外情 a person with whom one is unfaithful to one's partner. a sexual relationship with someone who is not married to you, or the person you have the relationship with: We've thought for a while that he was having a bit on the side. II. money earned outside one's normal job. "I'd like to make a bit on the side". )?Nah, Tyler said he thought it was his mam at first. But Sophie's blonde, fancy clothes, nothing like her. Plus, she said she'd never been to the chippie and I'm inclined to believe her. So, who was it, then? Another lover? I don't know where he finds the time. Kenny. We need to trawl through that street CCTV again, near the chippie. Saturday, post 5:30. We're looking for Scott arguing with a woman. 21. Got a couple of things on Ross Simmons, ma'am. He emailed Scott a few weeks back. Suggesting that they dissolve their partnership 解除合作关系. Ross said they had a good working relationship. Did Scott reply? Yeah. It was pretty curt. They agreed to, er, dissolving their partnership. But it meant that Ross would have to walk away from the shop. What, give him the family business? Ma'am, I've spoken with Scott's insolvency practitioner, and he was the owner of a catering company. But his mismanagement 管理不善, 经营不善 led to it going bust. Left Scott on the hook with a load of debt. And where's this company located? Er, South London. Croydon. Croydon? That's where Ross Simmonds was pulled over by the police, isn't it? So, Ross was digging into Scott's past? 21. Why don't you go and see your dad. He won't even know I'm there. Fine. Say he doesn't know. But you will. There's the dementia. Besides to the fact he's drugged to the eyeballs for this infection he's got. None of this was unexpected. Look, all I'm saying, is that when it was my dad... ..I was glad I took the chance. I came home... because I thought it might bring us closer... But the dementia had taken him away by then. And I worry about me and my lad and... It's easier with the girls. They have their spats. But they're close. They are sisters together. You and your lad'll be fine. But you'll never forgive yourself if you don't say goodbye to your dad. Honestly... I think I'm more use here. Let's go and see Ross, eh. OK, come on. Sermon over. 22. How are Carrie? And Tyler? Well, they're in shock. So, you know them, then? Sort of. I don't think Scott was kind to them, either. Carrie was in the shop once when I took Finn to hospital. Even offered us a lift. Scott was tutting ( tut If you tut, you make a sound with your tongue touching the top of your mouth when you want to indicate disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy. He tutted and shook his head. ) about me going and Carrie told him to give over ( give over If you tell someone to give over, you are telling them to stop doing something, usually because they are annoying you. Tell him to give over. [VERB PARTICLE]
She gave over teasing and grinned at him. ). Was lovely about it. How is your brother? Oh. Er, discharged from hospital today, hopefully. Right, you go be with your family, love. 23. I met with his old partner. In South London. Told us how badly Scott mismanaged their business. Now why keep that meeting a secret? Because it showed how stupid I was! I should've checked out Scott at the start. But he swaggered round like some big success. Told us his previous business issues weren't his fault. I was a mug. Got into a partnership. Got trapped. Lost everything my parents built. 24. We just wanted to ask you about Ross Simmons, love. Ross? What about him? Well, how do you feel about him coming back to take over the family's business? I were pleased. Would you not have preferred your rival shop to just disappear? Well, there's always been room for two of us before. That's why I was so disgusted by Scott. Mmm. Do you think he was involved in those dirty tricks you told us about? Well, not unless the apple fell very far from the tree. No, his folks, they were good people. And I knew Ross from a bairn, you know. I weren't too sure about him trying to reinvent their shop, though. Would yer? Oh. Not a fan of gentrification, then? No. Rachel Lim, she worked for you? Yeah, till Scott pinched her. Any concern about her honesty? Rachel? No. Good worker. Bad judgement, trusting Scott Rhodes, though. Did she ask for her old job back? Well, I'd already filled t'position, you know. So, are these the bins you say Scott was overfilling? A bit late to go after him for it now, in't it. This your lock-up? Yeah. I see there's no padlock. Is it always open? Well, there's nothing valuable inside. Look. What is going on? What is all this stuff? It's rubbish. It's from my refit. Ah, was a month ago, wasn't it? Yeah. Look, I need to arrange a collection. I just thought that the scrappers might want to scavenge some of the metal first. Mmm. Anyone else use this lock-up? 25. Where was the cash coming from? He was passing it through the other bank account. But originally it came from a personal account in the name of Heidi Stokes. So, who's she? What's her connection to Scott? Well, her main connection isn't with Scott, ma'am. It's with Carrie. Heidi Stokes is Carrie's grandmother. And when did a grandmother come out of the woodwork 哪里跑出来个? 26. Er, that was the hospital, ma'am. Heidi's got a visitor. And we know it's not Carrie. Cos she's banged up ( bang up I. informal British imprison someone. to lock someone up, especially in prison: You become a rebel if you are banged up in a cell 23 hours a day. She's terrified of him and won't make a statement until he's banged up in the cells. "they've been banged up for something they didn't do". II. informal North American injure or damage someone or something. to damage or injure someone or something by hitting them: He banged up the car backing out of the garage. "I banged my knee up pretty badly". a banged-up old Buick. The banging kept up at the door. Giovanna was in the house, banging the washing up unhappily into a bowl of chlorinated water. bang-up US informal very good or excellent: He did a bang-up job fixing the plumbing. She did a bang-up job. ) here! 27. Crystal Hawton's bank card's been used in Sunderland. Now we think she's travelled from Bristol last Friday. Yeah, day before Scott was killed. Yeah, and er, she rented a short-stay 短期的, 短期居留的 ( relating to someone or something that stays for a short time in a place, or to a place where someone or something stays for a short time: The psychiatric unit was only suitable for short-stay patients. For two hours or less, use the short-stay car park. a. available or valid for a limited time. There is an NCP car park in Lanark Road/ Stuart Tower, but otherwise parking in the area is restricted to short-stay spaces. b. of or for patients staying in hospital for a short time. short-stay inpatient care. a short-stay psychiatric unit. ) accommodation. Right. Get Steph to pull a photo of Crystal from anywhere. Get it circulated, and I want uniform at the hospital to meet us! 28. You stayed away for years, didn't you, Crystal? Determined 决心 not to end up like your sister? Pregnant. And stuck in dead-end jobs. And you didn't. You had a very different life. Till it went wrong. 29. Crystal needed money, didn't she? So, she comes home. Goes to see your gran. Maybe hoping for a hand-out. Now it was Crystal the neighbour saw, outside the house, not you. And phone records confirm that she then called you. Did she say she was worried about what she'd seen through Heidi's windows?
