英语口语: 1. playground 不是操场 是玩乐的地方, 有跷跷板, 秋千, 滑板什么的. 除了各有各的说法的tennis court, basketball court, football pitch, running track. 这些外. 如果综合在一起, 可以交 sports field, or sports ground 可以解作操场. 2. 时差: time difference. jet lag 时差的反应. I feel so jetlagged. I'm trying to get over my jetlag for four days, I still haven't overcome it. 3. seldom 很少用. 而是用: hardly ever, rarely, don't really. That's not for me. 你太可怜了: I feel your pain, I get you. I feel sorry for you. 我英语不好, 不用poor. not so good, is shit. not up to much 不怎么好, 不太好 not very good. to not be of good quality. If you say that something is not up to much, you mean that it is of poor quality. My own souffles aren't up to much. This business isn't up to much. The food wasn't up to much. My Spanish isn't up to much. not so hot 不太好 (informal) I. Not very good. Not very good; not completely healthy or well. That burger I ate wasn't so hot, but their soup was delicious! Her track record hasn't been so hot lately. We'll have to keep an eye on her work. I'm not feeling so hot this morning. I think I may have the flu. "How are you feeling?" / "Not so hot." He wasn't feeling so hot, so he went home early. His later work was not so hot. II. Not as good as one believes. A: "I can't believe we have to play against last year's champions in the first game of the tournament!" B: "Eh, they're not so hot. I think we can take 'em!". How is your English? In all honesty, not so hot.
用法学习: 1. No man is an island No one is self-sufficient; everyone relies on others. to close ranks 同仇敌忾, 齐心对外, 一致对外 (of soldiers or police officers) come closer together in a line. II. unite in order to defend common interests. When the members of a group or organization close ranks, they make an effort to stay united, especially in order to defend themselves from severe criticism. If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized. Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally. "the family had always closed ranks in times of crisis". rise through/from the ranks (of a private or a non-commissioned officer) receive a commission. II. advance in an organization by one's own efforts. to be moved up from a low level position in an organization to a higher one: He rose through the ranks to become a general. He joined the company in 2008 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. She quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the organization's most important members. He described how he had risen from the ranks during his 30-year career to become the first four-star admiral of colour in the forces. He had risen from the ranks to become CEO of the company. "he rose through the ranks to become managing director". 2. Blue lights: Gerry was a DC in Special Branch by the time he was in his mid-twenties. It was the early nineteen nineties. They ran agents. Inside terrorist organisations. They were more like spies than cops. All that mattered was the intel they got from their agents. Gerry couldn't stand over it 坐视不管( stand over I. To be much taller than someone or something else. The office building stands ominously over the rest of the town. My boyfriend stands over me, but neither of us really minds the height difference. II. To monitor or supervise someone or something very attentively. to hover over someone or something; to monitor or keep close watch on someone or something. Please don't stand over me while I work! Dave stood over the machine, making sure it did what it was supposed to do. The manager has been standing over our project every step of the way. I really wish you wouldn't stand over me like that—it makes it hard to concentrate. III. To support or approve of something. If you can't stand over your own work, do you think anyone's going to take it seriously? IV. To delay or postpone something to a later date or time. be postponed to be dealt with at a later date. "Standing Order No. 20 stands over from an earlier day". We'll have to let this budget item stand over till next year. We're going around in circles with this topic. Let's just stand over it and come back to it during next week's discussion. V. Australian and New Zealand informal to threaten or intimidate (a person). standover I. Australian and New Zealand informal 恫吓. 威胁. 威慑. a threatening or intimidating act. The use of intimidation or threats of force to coerce others into submission or compliance. standover tactics. a standover man. II. The height above ground of the top horizontal tube of the frame of a bicycle. The standover should be less than the height above ground of the rider's groin. ). He said that policing that allowed crimes to be committed was no policing at all. He went to his superiors with specific instances of it. Big mistake. It wasn't news to anybody, of course. They pretended to have an internal inquiry, but in the end, the only career that was destroyed was Gerry's. They offered him a choice. Resign, or see out the rest of his career as a Constable on the street. Never promoted. Never forgiven. What would you have done in that situation? Probably left. Most people would have. But not Gerry. He said that he didn't want them to ever think they beat him completely. So he went back to response. For twenty seven years. 3. Are we getting out or not? Yes. We're extracting you 捞人( extract verb [ɪkstrækt] noun. [ekstrækt]. I. 提取. 榨取. to remove a substance from the ground or from another substance. They used to extract iron ore from this site. be extracted from The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking. The tooth was eventually extracted. In this area brown coal is extracted in open pits. extract sth from sth Ethanol can be extracted from potatoes, switchgrass, garbage, and timber waste. II. to get something, such as information or money, from someone, especially when they do not want to give it. to make someone give you something when they do not want to: extract something from someone After much persuasion they managed to extract the information from him. The proposed law would allow unions to extract fees from non-union workers for services that unions provide. extract a promise He managed to extract a promise from the board that his department would not be subject to cuts. III. to get a piece of information from a book, document, computer file, etc.: The website itself does not automatically extract any information from users or about user behaviour. IV. to remove or take out something: The dentist had to extract 拔牙 one of Miguel's teeth. noun. I. a small part that has been taken from a book, document, computer file, etc.. a small part of a book or other piece of writing that is published separately: The newspaper printed extracts from the court documents. extract from sth In addition to its news, sport, and business coverage, the online version of the paper includes extracts from the weekend magazine. II. 提取物. a substance that has been got from another substance, using a particular process. a substance removed from another substance, often a food, and containing a basic quality or flavor: vanilla extract. medicinal plant extracts. malt/yeast extract. extract of True licorice candy is made from an extract of the licorice plant. extract from The cream contained extracts from several plants. ). But I have some conditions. Oh, you have conditions? In your position? What are your conditions? Whoever we extract, we'll be looking after them for the rest of their lives. I have no say in this. It's come from above. If you leave the boy behind, yes, he'll do time. But there's enough left in the Swiss account to look after him upon his release. On the other hand if you leave Tina here...well, she's smart. And she's not directly connected to any of this. Whoever you choose, the one you leave behind will survive. We both know that. But you'll never see them again. And of course, you'll never see me again either. It's over. All of it. 4. How did you do on your test? I haven't seen Gerry more worried about anything in years. Tommy looks at her. I passed. 5. at the ready prepared to be used or to act immediately. If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used. Soldiers came charging through the forest, guns at the ready. He stood by the phone, pencil at the ready. Elsewhere, groups of soldiers waited at the ready. Tonight I'm watching the episode in which her brother dies so it'll be tissues at the ready. A young policeman was sitting in the corner, notebook at the ready. I'm looking out to sea, binoculars at the ready, hoping to see a dolphin. 6. kneecap [ˈniːkap] shoot (someone) in the knee or leg as a form of punishment. "petty crimes are punished by kneecapping". kneecapping an act of shooting a person in the kneecap, esp as an act of retaliation. wiki: Kneecapping is a form of malicious wounding, often as torture, in which the victim is injured in the knee. The injury is typically inflicted by a low-velocity gunshot to the knee pit with a handgun. The term is considered a misnomer by medical professionals because only a very small minority of victims suffer damage to the kneecap. A review of eighty kneecapping victims found that only two had a fractured kneecap. Some victims have their elbows and ankles shot as well.
Midsomer Murders Season 20, Episode 4: 1. on one's time: Enough! Not on my time 我在这儿的时候不行. Understood? Yes, coach. on one's own time = UK in your own time the time during which a company is not paying a worker. during time for which one is not paid; during other than working hours Employees need to make personal calls on their own time. in one's time during one's life I've seen a lot of crazy things in my time. 2. How are my boys? Soft and slow. We were the same pre-season. Speak for yourself. Danny Wickham's got a smart mouth ( If someone has or is a smart mouth, they speak to other people in a way that shows little respect. one given to making remarks that aim for cleverness and wit but that strike others as cocky or annoying.). He's also got what it takes on the pitch. For how long? We need him. 3. How was your day? Neville's got me squeezing rubber balls. He says it's good for my grip and fine finger control. Next stop, shoelaces. One day. 4. Two weeks until the start of the season. You think they'll be ready? Training's right on schedule(It is generally used to indicate that a task or project is being completed as planned and on time. not early or late: Managers need to know whether work is proceeding on schedule. Is everything on schedule? We need to make sure we deliver in May as planned. It's critical to the success of this project that we stay on schedule. All three projects were completed on schedule and within budget. Fears were raised when her yacht failed to arrive on schedule.). 5. I hope you brought your thermals. This is a first. Usually they're frozen after I examine them. That was how he died? No external wounds, no blunt force trauma, no signs of strangulation, nothing under the fingernails to suggest a fight, so yes. I say he died because he got turned into a human lolly. 6. So, what was he doing here, and why didn't he try to get out? Sorry. Not my aisle. I'll know more when I get him to the lab. Just don't expect anything quickly. Because of under staffing, budget cuts, and a ridiculous work load? 'Cause I'll need to defrost him first. 7. Mark brought him three Kiwis and two Samoans last season. The Haka was their idea. I came up with the words and they did the rest. Stirring stuff ( I. 激动人心的. 让人热血沸腾的. 振奋人心的. 激昂的. causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing. A stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions. "stirring songs" II. the beginning of something, such as an emotion or thought: She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted. ). Well, it does the job. 8. Last season we were bottom 垫底的 of the third league. Now the premier league's in our sights. Are you okay? Yeah, it's from when I played. Someone steamed into the rock ( steam into (some place) I. To enter some place under the power of a steam engine. We stood on the pier and watched the ship steam into the harbor. The train steamed into the station at exactly 8:35 AM. II. To enter some place in a very angry and animated manner. The child steamed into the kitchen and sat down at the table in a grumpy huff. The boss steamed into the office and started shouting at everyone about the latest financial results.) with their foot up. A couple of seconds, that's all it took to end my career. 9. He tried denying it, but after the dinner he couldn't, not anymore. What dinner? Few weeks ago, a curtain raiser ( curtain-raiser 开幕演出 an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one. A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events. The game is the curtain-raiser to the National Football League season. The President's address tonight from the Oval Office is a curtain-raiser for the economic policy message set for delivery to Congress on Wednesday. "Bach's Sinfonia in B flat was an ideal curtain-raiser to Mozart's last piano concerto". a. a short play sometimes performed before the main play. b. a small event that happens before a bigger one and is a preparation for it. any preliminary event. Our game is just a curtain raiser. The first teams play at three o'clock. The three-race series will be a curtain raiser to the Monaco Grand Prix in May. The President's address tonight from the Oval Office is a curtain raiser for the economic policy message set for delivery to Congress on Wednesday. ) for the new season. You didn't approve? Rugby's not really my thing. I run my business, Mark ran his. You have a business? I make chocolates and cakes bespoke for weddings, that sort of thing. Very popular. Get it right and the profit margins are spectacular. And, are you? Getting it right 做得好? We do okay. Mark was all for it at the start, but recently he had begun to treat it as a joke. 10. Right now this team is blessed with two great talents, each of them vying for a place in the England squad, but if they're rivals on the pitch Mark Adler and Bill Viner don't let it get in the way of their friendship which is something they've built up over the last few seasons of playing together. 11. Do you think I've let myself go? Appallingly. I'm wondering whether a little bit of exercise wouldn't go amiss ( not come/go amiss 不会白有, 会有助益 to be welcome, proper, helpful or appropriate. If something might/would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation: A word of apology might not go amiss. A sense of proportion would not go amiss in all of this. A bit more time spent on preparation wouldn't have gone amiss. A little more encouragement would not come/go amiss.). All those strapping rugby players getting to you, are they? You know, I wouldn't worry. You get plenty of exercise from all the jumping to conclusions. I've booked us a court for later. Guess who's going to get fit? Unless they kill themselves trying. Someone needs to have a little faith, don't they? Better than needing a little trust? 12. How did you get the neck brace? Adler's heavies ( heavy 保镖, 保安 A heavy is a large strong man who is employed to protect a person or place, often by using violence. They had employed heavies to evict shop squatters from neighbouring sites. to make heavy weather of something [British, disapproval] If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race. a heavy hand [disapproval] If you say that someone such as the ruler of a country treats people with a heavy hand, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and severe with them. Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand. ). They hurt you? Yeah, we were demonstrating outside the ground legally, and they tried to break it up, and I got knocked down. I'm suing his company for all I can get, so you see it doesn't make sense. Why would I kill him when I could make him bleed in court? 13. Did he take them himself? There's no bruising around the jaw, no signs of him being force fed 强喂. He might have taken them without knowing. While not being in his right mind. 14. Mark Adler was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. It's a degenerative ( degenerative [dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv] adj A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses. ...degenerative diseases of the brain, like Alzheimer's. ) brain disease which results from repeated blows to the head. Contact sports are especially prone 尤其是容易( be prone to something/do something likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness. I've always been prone to headaches. prone adj. I. likely to do, get, or suffer from something: As a child, he was prone to ear infections. Carol's kind of accident-prone (= seems to have a lot of accidents). II. (supine) lying face down: The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood around his head. verb. to put someone into a position in which they are lying face down, especially in order to improve their breathing and oxygen levels: How many people do you need to prone a patient? In some cases, proning a patient can remove the need for intubation. -prone likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual: accident-prone. injury-prone. ), so boxing, football. Rugby? 30 hulking ( hulking [ˈhʌlkɪŋ] adj. (of a person or object) very large. You use hulking to describe a person or object that is extremely large, heavy, or slow-moving, especially when they seem threatening in some way. When I woke up there was a hulking figure staring down at me. He came upon the hulking redbrick hospital. We were stopped by two hulking security guards. hulking great How do you expect me to lift that hulking great box? ungainly 不优雅的, 笨拙的 (graceful 形容动作优雅) awkward and without grace (= moving smoothly and attractively) in movement. If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool. Ducks are ungainly on land. ) been crushing into each other? That's not sport. It's a riot with goal posts. CTE usually shows up long after the sporting career is over. And, does it involve memory loss, personality change, and mood swings? Textbook stuff. And, he already knew. It'd explain the pills. 15. It was never properly investigated. Two weeks later she dropped the charges. A change of heart? Or, she was got at ( get at someone I. to criticize a person repeatedly: He keeps getting at me and I really don't know what I've done wrong. II. 收了钱了. to influence a person illegally, usually by offering them money or threatening them: The accused claimed that the witness had been got at. III. to reach or obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get: I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it. IV. When someone is getting at something, they mean it or are trying to express it: what someone is getting at I'm not sure what you're getting at - don't you think I should come tonight? What do you think the poet is getting at in these lines? ). 16. Danny was too drunk for anything really bad, but his hands went where they shouldn't, and I wasn't having that 不会忍受( have none of; not or won't or wouldn't hear of. Not allow; refuse to tolerate, accept, or endure. Mary wanted to have the reception at home, but her mother would not have it, or I'll have none of your backtalk, or The minister wouldn't hear of a change in the worship service. ). You know, everyone thought I was trying it on to get rich quick, but it wasn't like that. I was telling the truth. And yet, you withdrew the complaint. 17. Maybe you should ask what happened at his previous club. Why? What do you know? That he almost got flung out ( fling something/someone out 开除 UK informal to get rid of something you do not want, or to make someone leave a place when they do not want to: I think it's about time we flung out these old magazines. They were flung out of the bar for fighting. ). 18. I was going mad at home. I took an order earlier. Three-tiered Dungeons and Dragons in white and dark chocolate. Wait, what? When for? Day after tomorrow. I've already got two orders for tomorrow. Then I'd say tomorrow night's looking good. 19. Pretty impressive stuff. I've still got a few moves 还是有两下子的. I'll beat you next time. That's the spirit. 20. Any idea how they got in? The gates are padlocked, but they cut the chain. Whoever it was drove here. Fresh tire marks on the verge by the fence. Well, let's get impressions. We might be able to get a make and model from them, and next look at any cameras nearby. You never know. Looks like they backed into a bit of railing as they drove off. Traces of green paint on it. 21. How much would something like that set me back? That one's not for sale. It's strictly display only. 22. I worked here when it was my gran's cake shop. She owned this place? It was the overheads that did it. Just trying to keep her head above water, so when Sam offered to put money in... She jumped at it. It didn't really work out. Sam wanted to turn it into this. Gran thought it was a stupid idea. They fought. Your gran lost? Retired hurts. Must have been hard for you, caught in the middle. 23. Danny Wickham was addicted to pain killers. One of his teammates tipped me off. Five years ago, he was nearly sacked from his previous club. They kept it out of the papers provided that 条件是 he went into rehab. Yesterday he was on edge. Sweating and shaking, jumpy as hell. I thought it was just a training, but now I'm not so sure. Let's see how close to the edge he is. 24. Got a minute? Not really. Is something the matter 有什么事吗? 有事吗? ( is there something the matter You can use it when you want to ask someone if they are okay or if there is something wrong. "Hey, John, is there something the matter? You seem a little upset.". "Mark?" she said, from her bed "What?" "Is there something the matter?" "Nope". what's the matter?/something's the matter/nothing's the matter etc spoken used to ask or talk about why someone seems worried, unhappy, or ill, why something about a situation seems wrong, or why a machine seems not to be working properly What's the matter? You look as though you've been crying. 'Is something the matter?' 'Just a headache – I'll be fine in a minute.' You look worried. Is there anything the matter? What's the matter with Bill? What's the matter with your eye? It looks red. I know something's the matter. You're frightened of something. Nothing's the matter, honestly, I'm fine. There was nothing the matter with it (=it was all right) when I lent it to him. She had something the matter with her back.)? No, I'm just in a bit of a rush, okay? Why did you start again? Something like last season. It's lightning in a bottle ( catch/capture lightning in a bottle 百年不遇的事情 to succeed in a way that is very lucky or unlikely. to accomplish something extraordinarily difficult; achieve rare success: So far we're underdogs this season, and will have to catch lightning in a bottle to make the playoffs. The network is seeking to catch lightning in a bottle twice by rebooting the popular series. He caught lightning in a bottle with the success of his very first book. ). Now all I'm hearing is we can do it again and everybody's looking to me to do it. You know what that feels like? I just needed something to help. Did you try giving the nightclubs a miss? They make it so easy. Everyone's your friend. Free entry, free booze. 25. I'm smarter than I was before. I know my limits. I can train, I can play. Nobody knows except me. Look, you're barking up the wrong tree, mate. Whatever else I do, when I put on that Lions jersey, when it matters, I deliver 不掉链子. 26. We use it mostly for sports injuries. But, they sometimes let civilians in. Apparently it's good for rehabilitating stroke victims. 27. Did you know that Danny had had a problem with painkillers in the past? He said he was over that. You were writing him repeat descriptions 开药 all summer, and you weren't concerned? Do you know what it's like to be an elite rugby player? The sort of injuries they sustain week in, week out, constant pain. It's like being in a car crash every Saturday, so no, I wasn't concerned. I saw no reason to be. 28. Guy didn't set fire to anything. I did. What were you thinking? I couldn't bear to see you so flat 平淡, 消沉(I. 没有生气的. not interesting, or without emotion or excitement: After the excitement of the party, life seems somewhat flat now. I thought her performance a little flat. I think the colours in this painting are kind of flat (= not varied or bright). II. If a drink is flat, it has stopped being fizzy (= with bubbles): go flat 没气 If you don't put the top back on that bottle of beer, it will go flat. III. complete or certain, and not likely to change: flat refusal His request for time off work was met with a flat refusal. flat denial The official has issued a flat denial of the accusations against her. IV. (especially of an amount of money) fixed and not likely to change: flat fee We charge a flat fee of $25 per hour. flat rate 统一费率 Some plans charge flat rates no matter when you call. V. If profits, sales, etc. are flat, they are not growing or increasing: Demand for our machinery abroad is increasing, while growth is flat at home. and that's flat! 就这么定了, 就这样了 used to tell someone that the decision you have just announced will not change even if they try to persuade you to change it: I'm not coming, and that's flat! ). It was like all the fight had just gone. 29. You know I'm working late tonight. You'll be okay, won't you? Well, if I'm not it'll be your fault. How are the other recipes? Bubbling away. I saw Samantha today. She's looking her age 长相符合年龄 all of a sudden. Ropey ( If you say that something is ropey, you mean that its quality is poor or unsatisfactory. in bad condition or of low quality: Your tyres look a bit ropy 劣质, 差的, don't they? I usually feel rather ropy (= ill) the morning after a big party. Your spelling's a bit ropey. Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment. ) complexion, hollow eyes. Not a good look. She's really suffering. I'm welling up ( well up I. To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something. Oil was welling up out of the borehole. As soon as I heard news of his death, tears started to well up in my eyes. II.(figurative, by extension, chiefly of an emotion) To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one. Emotion welled up inside me. well up Well versed; well acquainted (in or on). How well up are you on algebra?). 30. No defensive wounds interestingly. Nothing to his arms or hands. He never saw it coming. We found traces of blood on the floor. I'd say he was struck and either staggered or was dragged here. Struck with what? By the size of the wound and the nature of the injury, something hefty. Probably metallic. Something like these? 31. How's Debbie? She was charged last night, coming in later to pick up her P45. We couldn't keep her on ( keep on I. 继续用, 继续雇佣. 留着. 保留. continue to employ someone. to continue to employ someone He was hoping they would keep him on after Christmas. "we will keep all of them on and set out to surround them with more experienced players next season". Joe kept me on at the box office after the accident, he didn't need to do that. II. to continue to talk in an annoying way about something: Don't keep on, I'll sort it out in a minute. He kept on at me about the money, even though I told him I hadn't got it. ). You see that, right? 32. Wasn't she worried Dominic hadn't come home? He often works through the night when they've got a big order in 来了订单. 33. diddle I. [intransitive] American 无所事事的. 百无聊赖的. to spend time doing something in a way that is not very serious. pass time aimlessly or unproductively. "I felt sorry for her, diddling around in her room while her friends were having a good time". 逗弄. 挑逗. That's perfectly understandable. However there are still occasional a few bad apples. She suspects that your impotent, alcoholic dad is diddling调戏 the maid. II. [[mainly British, informal]] to trick or cheat someone. cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something. If someone diddles you, they take money from you dishonestly or unfairly. They diddled their insurance company by making a false claim. "he thought he'd been diddled out of his change". He got diddled out of his inheritance. Her real account showing a healthy profit, more than okay. She diddled the taxman 逃税. For about 50 grand. Dominic was threatening to go public with it, but before he did... He had an alternative suggestion. 34. I'd worked all my life, then she comes along with her ponsy ideas ( poncey = poncy [pɒnsi] adj. I. [British, informal, rude, disapproval] 娘娘腔的. 女孩子气的. 女气的. If you say that someone is poncey, you mean you do not like them because you think they are too feminine. an insulting way of describing something that is not traditionally male, especially in behaviour, appearance, or speech: "I don't want to sound poncy, but I really like going to the ballet," he said. a poncy flowery shirt. ...a poncy male model. II. You can use poncey to describe things that are expensive and meant for a limited number of people. ... poncey art-house films. ) because she had money she had par, didn't she? But, Dominic carried on working. What's that line 那句话怎么说的? Keep your friends close... And, your enemies closer. So, he worked there, watching her every move, and when he found out what she was doing, well it was like a gift from heaven. And, then you blackmailed her? Who had the power now? 35. I couldn't afford another huge tax bill. It'd wipe me out. Why not ask your husband for the money? I did. When I told him I was in trouble, he laughed. So, you cooked the books 伪造财务数据, 伪造财报, 伪造数据. What else could I do? I didn't think anyone would find out. 36. But, why kill Dominic and then leave the photos that you know will lead us straight to you? 'Cause it makes you look innocent. If I killed someone that was blackmailing me as well as other people, then I'd steal one of the other victim's photos to throw the police off the scent. You're really quite devious, Winter. 37. Samantha Adler's alibi for the night Dominic Braun died? She was watching TV. Except she couldn't. There was a power cut 临时停电 in the area all night. So, if she wasn't watching TV, what was she doing? 38. I hated what he had become, but I still hoped that we could maybe get back together. By having an affair with Danny Wickham? I was lonely. Danny was meant to be a distraction. That was the plan. Danny just thought it was a bit more than that. Things don't always turn out the way they should, do they? 39. You're a miracle worker. We keep each other on our toes 互相激励, 让彼此紧张不安 that's for sure. It's good, it raises the game( raise your game to make an effort to improve the way that you do something: They're going to have to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premiership this season. ). 40. He wanted to make up for the pain he'd caused. He was going to tell you. Ease his conscience 缓解良心不安, who cared if you suffered? He'd be all right. 41. He didn't see the significance 重要性, 重要意义 of the photo, did he? But, you did. You knew that if we ever saw it, it'd break your alibi 不攻自破. This places you at the scene, at the time of Mark's death. 42. What if Dominic Braun knew the identity of Mark Adler's killer? What if he overreached himself 不自量力 and tried to blackmail them too? I think we need to find those missing photos. 43. After I found out it was Dominic, my first thoughts there and then to sort him out, and stay away. Why didn't you? I did. I went to the house, but all the lights were on. His gran was there, and I wanted him on his own 孤身一人的时候 自己一个人的时候. You didn't go to the Chockfull kitchen, confront him there? Of course not. Maybe you rowed, it got out of hand, heat of the moment? What? He attacked you, you lashed out? 44. Well, I didn't have much time, so I did what I could and ran. I swear. Where's the photo that Dominic sent you now? I bunked it ( bunk I. A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan. He left his bunk and went up on deck again. II. = bunkum [informal, disapproval] If you describe something as bunk, you think that it is foolish or untrue. Even those who think psychoanalysis is bunk might find that lying on a couch being listened to is worthwhile. complete nonsense or something that is not true. Most doctors think his theories are bunk. Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk. do a bunk UK old-fashioned slang to leave suddenly and unexpectedly. If you do a bunk, you suddenly leave a place without telling anyone. They'd done a bunk without paying the rent. bunk off [British, informal] If you bunk off from school or work, you leave without permission and do something else. We thought nothing of bunking off school and travelling 100 miles to find this or that record. bunk (something) To absent oneself or leave early from something (usually school or work) when one would normally be required to be there; to play truant. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just bunk it after lunch without telling anyone. Hey, Jim and I are planning on bunking from school on Friday, do you want to come with us?That's the last time you bunk class, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you to school every morning! ), sorry. If you didn't delete the photos on Dominic's computer, who did? I don't know. What about Neville Gallagher? Why would he do that? That's what the photos were of, wasn't it? Him giving you the pills? No, Dominic didn't know anything about that.
Midsomer Murders Season 20, Episode 6: 1. Mom, what are the bookings like( You said it was a sellout 票全卖完了. It was but people are nervous. We just need to build up the public confidence. I still think we should cancel. Why? The police have given us permission to reopen and this is for your charity. I have to put my reputation first. This is already damaging business. )? It's gotta be better than yesterday. 2. Dad, did you know about this? We've had lean periods 淡期, 淡季(I. A lean period is a time during which there is not enough of something, esp. money or food: lean period/times/years. Funding has been increased to some programs suffering from several years of lean budgets. It is a particularly lean year for science funding. II. When you say that a company or business is lean, you mean that it has the fewest employees it needs to do its work. A lean company or organization does not use too many people or spend too much money, so that there is no waste: Nowadays even efficient, lean, well-run industries are failing. using fewer employees or less money in order to decrease waste, while continuing to operate effectively: Companies are downsizing, aiming to be leaner and more efficient, with demands on employees for greater productivity. With the application of lean management principles, suppliers and distributors have streamlined their processes. lean enterprise/operation/organization When it comes to costs, they pride themselves on running a lean operation. get/become leaner The pack-houses and their workers have had to become leaner. lean retailers/suppliers. III. Lean meat 瘦肉 has little fat. lean and hungry 穷凶极恶的 showing a very strong and determined wish to get something: He's got that lean and hungry look. ) before, it's just a seasonal dip. But the bank is threatening to foreclose, dad. Well we just need to work a bit harder, that's all. Freshen up the acts. We need to modernize and forge a new vision. I've got some great ideas that I can talk to... 3. What'd you work me so hard 使那么大劲 for, Ter? I could've broke me nose. Something to remember me by. Huh? Look, I've had a better offer, Lead Clown at Geronimo's. I think it's about time I got the respect I'm due. We're moving on? No. Not we, me. I'm doing you a favor, Les. It's high time you hung up your clown shoes. You're an embarrassment. You don't mean that, Ter. I have carried you for 25 years and I haven't got any more time to waste. But we're partners. A double act, you lead me. 4. No more phones, you know the drill ( To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done. to know how something is done : to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc. You don't have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now. know the score (idiomatic, informal) To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct. to know all the important facts in a situation, especially the unpleasant ones: You know the score - no payment till after the article is published. ). I'm sorry, I meant to turn it off. Sorry about this, guys. Complimentary bottle of wine for every table while we sort out the power. 5. I'm as anxious as anyone to stop the clown harassment but we have to keep this in perspective. You mean hush it up to protect your interests! I'm doing everything in my power. 6. Mostyn runs the Abattoir. He hasn't been my greatest fan since the Parish raised questions about his animal husbandry 畜牧 ( Husbandry is farming animals, especially when it is done carefully and well. the careful use of money, food, supplies, etc. The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture. ...soil-conserving methods of good husbandry.). The truth is Mr. Denton won't hear a bad word about the circus because he's their major sponsor. 7. Sarah said she'd been asking for a clown party. Then she mentioned your little coulrophobia [ˌkəʊl.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə] problem. My what? A common and specific fear of clowns. From the Greek prefix coulro meaning one who goes on stilts. I do not have whatever you said I have. Denial is a powerful form of defense but until you acknowledge your problem, you're really... I'm fine Sigmund, thank you. 8. I assume you're not here purely to raise our cholesterol levels. Firearms came back with some interesting news. The handgun was firing blanks. Blank rounds do not have a projectile or bullet. They have a crimped extension like this one. But you found a bullet in the victim's heart. Indeed I did. But it wasn't fired by Les. So Terry was killed with a different gun. But there was only one shot. Or you heard two shots fired simultaneously, one live 实弹, one blank 打空枪. Gold star Winter, that donut's kicking in already. And for that genius piece of forensic sleuthing, I think I deserve another one. 9. I keep our guns locked away in the gun cabinet, Inspector. I inherited four rifles from my father, Billy. He's up there holding the Purdey. He looks very commanding ( commanding I. If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation. Right now you're in a more commanding position than you have been for ages. The French vessel has a commanding lead. having the authority to give orders: a commanding officer. II. If you describe someone as commanding, you mean that they are powerful and confident. Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray moustache. The voice at the other end of the line was serious and commanding. A commanding voice or manner seems to have authority and therefore demands your attention: his commanding 咄咄逼人的 presence. III. 居高临下的. 高高在上的. If a building has a commanding position, it is high up and has good views of the surrounding area. The size of the castle and its commanding position still impress the visitor today. What other home offers such a commanding view of the capital? a commanding position/view formal: a position or view from which a lot of land can be seen: The house occupies a commanding position at the top of the valley. IV. in a very successful position and likely to win or succeed: He has a commanding lead in the championships. ). Yeah, that's one word for him. I bet my brother put you up to this ( put someone up to something 让某人做某事 to encourage someone to do something, usually something wrong. to encourage someone to do something, esp. something wrong: She never stole anything before – maybe her friends put her up to it. I think he was put up to it by his friends. put (one) up for (something) 推举 To offer, nominate, or put one forward for a position, job, or other consideration. The CEO put his daughter up for the position of company president. I was surprised to learn that my manager was putting me up for the promotion. ), Inspector. Well I can assure you it has nothing to do with me. 10. You look a bit queasy ( I. If you feel queasy or if you have a queasy stomach, you feel rather ill, as if you are going to be sick. feeling that you want to vomit: I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the harbour. Just the thought of blood makes me queasy. He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy. The food did nothing to stifle her queasiness. II. If you feel queasy about something, you are a little worried about it. feeling worried, unhappy, or uncertain about something: I'm queasy about giving such violent figures celebrity status. Her descriptions of extreme poverty and deprivation can give you a queasy feeling. Some people feel queasy about how their names and addresses have been obtained. Despite their queasiness, if war comes, most MPs will back our lads. ), mate. Sure we're not gonna need to call you an ambulance? 11. He calls me the son he never had. Everybody else wrote me off. I owe Curtis everything. 12. I wouldn't get sucked in by Ashley Denton, Inspector. He's a hypocrite. I wouldn't feed his organic steak to my pet ferret. 13. Find out when Freya Ferabbee starts work. I'd like to talk to her without her husband breathing down her neck. 14. I just popped my head in to see if the show was nearly over, then it all kicked off. And you ran. Not very community-minded of you. I agree, it was cowardly and I regret it hugely. So why did you run? I wish I had a better excuse but I was scared. 15. The local press are in, now you volunteer for the first act and you're bound to make the front page. Any publicity is good publicity. I'll keep up the pretense for one more night as a favor, then you're on your own. 16. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen and now for the most terrifying and dangerous part of the show. For those of you with a nervous disposition 天性爱紧张, I suggest that you leave now. I need a volunteer. Who is brave enough? No one? One of you out there must have nerves of steel ( nerves of steel 胆大的人, 意志如钢铁 If someone has nerves of steel, they are very brave and do not get at all worried or frightened by things that would worry or frighten most people: You need to have nerves of steel to be a fighter pilot. It took nerves of steel to keep calm and not do anything rash. Behind her gracious manner lie nerves of steel. As stock traders, we pride ourselves on our nerves of steel. ). 17. Two murders at the circus, Terry Bellini and Ashley Denton. With Joe Ferabbee seemingly the intended victim. Although Ashley was threatened the night before he died. By our illusive ( illusive [ɪˈlusɪv] illusory; unreal. not real and based on illusion (= ideas or beliefs that are not true): It is an illusive place where nothing is as it seems. Feeling and emotion are not to be trusted, as they are too subjective, too illusive.) clown who's still out there somewhere minus a shoe. 18. Denton was caught on CCTV on the afternoon of Terry Bellini's murder in the same area that paraffin soap rags were found. Was he planning to set the place on fire or is Joe Ferabbee our arch-manipulator 幕后大佬? He was angry at Terry's betrayal and he suggested Ashley Denton swap places with him, resulting in Ashley' death. The rags could be down to him too. We know that the circus is in financial difficulty. Insurance fraud would secure the circus' future. Check whether he's made any recent changes to the policy. 19. Anything on the murder weapon? Unlike the other trick knives, the mechanism was locked to prevent retraction. As for the blade itself, it was sharpened like a razor. You can still see microscopic traces of stone dust on the leading edge. That you might find if it had been sharpened on an industrial whetstone 磨刀石(A whetstone is a stone which is used for sharpening knives or other tools that have a blade. a stone used for sharpening the blades of knives or other cutting tools. )? 20. Why would I want Joe Ferabbee dead? The circus is one of our regular customers. I'm surprised Curtis agreed to supply him, given their history. It was his way of getting his own back. Take some money off him. So you're aware of Curtis' deep-rooted animosity towards Joe. You said you owed Curtis everything. How far would you go to prove that? Bumping people off isn't in the job description, Inspector. 21. I looked into the circus insurance and their current policy has lapsed( lapse [læps] I. A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.II. A lapse of something such as concentration or judgment is a temporary lack of that thing, which can often cause you to make a mistake. I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race. He was a genius and because of it you could accept lapses of taste. The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse (a lapse in security). a lapse of concentration. The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment. a memory lapse 短暂失忆. III. A lapse of time is a period that is long enough for a situation to change or for people to have a different opinion about it. a period of time passing between two things happening: a time lapse/a lapse of time. He turned up again after a lapse of two years. ...the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years. There is usually a time lapse between receipt of new information and its publication. verb. I. If you lapse into a quiet or inactive state, you stop talking or being active. She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence. Doris Brown closed her eyes and lapsed into sleep. II. If someone lapses into a particular way of speaking, or behaving, they start speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period. She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme. Teenagers occasionally find it all too much to cope with and lapse into bad behaviour. Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue. II. If a period of time lapses, it passes. Too much time has lapsed for police to now bring charges. III. If a situation or legal contract lapses 合同到期(run out), it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended. to end legally or officially by not being continued or made effective for a longer period: The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse. Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed. Ford allowed the name and trademark to lapse during the eighties. to end something, either intentionally or accidentally, that might be continued or that should continue. if something such as an agreement lapses, it ends legally or officially because nothing has been done to make it continue, for example because payments are not made: The agreement ran for three years, after which they decided to allow it to lapse. Many uninsured drivers aren't even aware that their insurance has lapsed. I must have let my subscription lapse, because I haven’t received any issues of the magazine in months. III. If a member of a particular religion lapses, they stop believing in it or stop following its rules and practices. I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus. She calls herself a lapsed Catholic. lapse into something to start speaking or behaving in a less active or acceptable way: No one could think of anything more to say, and the meeting lapsed into 陷入 silence. ). So there's no financial incentive for arson on Joe's part. Anything else? Yeah. I did some more digging into the Ferabbee brothers. I found this. When their father died, he promised to leave everything to Curtis but there was no will, so the estate reverted to both sons. Curtis wouldn't be too happy about that. And according to this, Curtis was in league with(be in league with someone 勾结, 串通 to be secretly working or planning something with someone, usually to do something bad. If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing. There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor. Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother. ) Ashley Denton to get the circus evicted from the land. What was in it for Denton? He'd acquired a considerable amount of land bordering the estate. I can't believe he bought it to protect the hedge rows and endangered bird life. We should talk to Joe Ferabbee. Point those fingers, let's see those shapes. 22. His death had nothing to do with me. In fact, I am clearly the victim of a concerted hate campaign. You should be investigating that. 23. He also has severe bruising to the head and shoulder area here and here, consistent with a fall from some height. A pretty grisly end. That's an understatement. On a lighter note, the clown shoe. We found deposits on the toe cap and on the sole, possibly blood but they were contaminated. A specialist lab might get us more conclusive results. Keep me updated. 24. We have a problem with vermin ( Vermin (colloquially varmint(s) or varmit(s)) are pests or nuisance animals that spread diseases and destroy crops, livestock, and property. Since the term is defined in relation to human activities, which species are included vary by region and enterprise. ). We don't set the central motion sensor if the Ferabbee's are at home. Except in the office and the storeroom. Get in touch with the alarm company. See if the alarm was triggered yesterday evening and if so, why there was no response. The number's on the box over there. 25. Mind that oil 小心, 当心. Did your mother never tell you to look where you're going? 26. So this man who kept tabs on your every move could disappear for 12 hours straight without a call or a text to confirm where you were? He knew I'd be home. The alarm went off around five o'clock, didn't you hear it? Yes. I mean it wasn't on for long. I just assumed that Mostyn or Curtis turned it off. You told me things weren't always easy between you and your husband. We were dealing with it 努力解决. 27. No sign of Mostyn, sir. We've circulated his description. Mostyn claimed that the central Abattoir alarm wasn't usually set, only the office and the storerooms. So the intruder would only trigger the alarm if they entered one of those zones. 28. Ashley wanted the circus land. He came up with a plan to turn all the locals against them so he could get what he wanted. So Ashley made you dress up like a clown to scare people, to cause trouble. Was it you who planned to set fire to the circus? I thought that'd nail it. When I told Ashley I'd got it all sorted, he went mad. So he went back there to remove the evidence. When Terry was shot, he had to make himself scarce. 29. You made Freya think that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with her, that you were free to marry. She didn't need much persuading. All you were really interested in was the money that she'd been transferring from Mr. Ferabbee's personal and business accounts which Curtis discovered along with your plan to leave the night he died. Ray Dawkins in a manipulative liar but I don't see him as a murderer. Freya has motive and no alibi but we need hard evidence. 30. Come on. It's kill or cure. Send in the clowns.
