nourishing VS nutritious;

用法学习: 1. nourishing 泛指食物营养的 adj I. (of food) containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. "a simple but nourishing meal". II. A nourishing drink or food makes you healthy and strong: Sweets aren't very nourishing. nutritious 有营养的, 有营养价值的(一般特指某种食物的时候) containing many of the substances needed for life and growth: a nutritious diet. Raw spinach is especially nutritious. nourishing VS nutritious: The salad has walnuts which are nutritious for the body. The chicken soup was nourishing for the sick boy. The sun nourished the plants, while the soil provided nutrients. He nourished his children with love. Vitamins are necessary nutrients for our body. nutritive 营养的 adj. The nutritive content of food is all the substances that are in it which help you to remain healthy. Coconut milk has little nutritive value. nutritional 营养方面的, 有关营养的 relating to nutrition, or containing a food substance your body can use. The nutritional content of food is all the substances that are in it which help you to remain healthy. relating to nutrition: Chemical sweeteners have no nutritional value. It does sometimes help to know the nutritional content of foods. Cooking vegetables reduces their nutritional value. ...a nutritionally balanced diet. 2. attrition [əˈtrɪʃ.ən] 水滴石穿的力量, 一点点消耗 I. Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them. gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it: Terrorist groups and the government have been engaged in a costly war of attrition 消耗战 since 2008. The rebels have declared a cease-fire in their war of attrition against the government. II. ( UK natural wastage 自然消耗) At a university or place of work, attrition is the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced. a reduction in the number of people who work for an organization that is achieved by not replacing those people who leave Most of the job losses will come through attrition. The company plans to cut its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings. The majority of jobs will go through natural attrition. Staff attrition rates are high. III. (UK wastage 自然流失) the people who leave an educational or training course before it has finished: The high attrition rates on the degree programs are a cause for concern. 用例: As my time in France hit the year mark and then the two-year mark, I began to worry about how much French was changing my English — that I might even be losing some basic ability to use the language I considered closest to my core. It wasn't an idle concern 杞人忧天, 并非空穴来风的担心. Even languages that seem firmly rooted in the mind can be subject to attrition 逐渐退化, 自然退化, 潜移默化. "When you have two languages that live in your brain," says Monika S. Schmid, a leader in the field of language attrition at the University of York, "every time you say something, every time you take a word, every time you put together a sentence, you have to make a choice. Sometimes one language wins out. And sometimes the other wins." 3. 语言学习方面的用例: But what I missed was not the universal English of academics nor the language of peppy LinkedIn posts but the particular sounds that I grew up with: the near-rudeness of the English spoken in New York and its rushed cadence [ˈkeɪ·dəns] 高低起伏的音调, 讲话的节奏, 韵律 ( I. The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak. the regular rise and fall of the voice: She spoke in the lyrical cadence of her East African accent. Cadence is usually the hardest aspect of a foreign language to adopt. It can be difficult to find the words and cadences to deliver your argument effectively. He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice. He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech. Lamar tells Drake in a calming, almost therapeutic cadence: "You got gamblin' problems, drinkin' problems, pill-poppin' and spendin' problems." II. A cadence is the phrase that ends a section of music or a complete piece of music. a set of chords (= different notes played together) at the end of a piece of music: She incorporated cadences from gospel in her singing. Music theorists of the later eighteenth century paid new attention to prosody and rhythmic cadence. III. 步速 the number of steps per minute taken when you are running or the number of turns per minute that your pedals (= the parts that you push down with your feet) make when you are cycling: The foot sensor measures stride length and cadence. In the beginning, the best way to improve speed is to boost pedalling cadence. ), the way that the bottoms of words 尾音 sometimes were swallowed and cut off, as if everyone already knew what was being suggested and didn't need to actually finish the thought. I missed the variegated ( [ˈvɛːrɪɪɡeɪtɪd,ˈvɛːrɪɡeɪtɪd] adj. I. A variegated leaf or plant has different colours on it. having a pattern of different colours or marks. exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks. "variegated yellow bricks" variegated leaves. a variegated plant. The leaves are a variegated red. (of a plant or foliage) having or consisting of leaves that are edged or patterned in a second colour, especially white as well as green. "the variegated form of philadelphus". II. 各不相同的. 各式各样的. Something that is variegated consists of many different parts or types. marked by variety. "his variegated and amusing observations" ...our variegated dialects. variegate [ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt] I. to alter the appearance of, esp by adding different colours. II. to impart variety to. ) vocabulary of New York, where English felt like an international, rather than a globalized language, enriched with the particular words of decades of immigrants. I began to listen to "The Brian Lehrer Show" on WNYC, a public-radio station in New York, with strange fervor ( fervor [fɜrvər] = fervour UK Fervor for something is a very strong feeling for or belief in it. strong and sincere beliefs: The country was swept by patriotic fervor. nationalist/religious fervor. They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.), finding myself excited whenever someone called in from Staten Island. Dutch is primarily a reading language to me now. The skill of casual exchanges is in gradual atrophy [ˈæt.rə.fi] ( verb & Noun. I. If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. Scott's muscle atrophied 消退, 肌肉萎缩, 收缩, 退化, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame. Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool. ...exercises to avoid jelling and atrophy of cartilage. II. If something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy. Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system. ...levels of consciousness which are nowadays usurped by television and in danger of atrophy. ). 4. slight verb. If you are slighted 羞辱, someone does or says something that insults you by treating you as if your views or feelings are not important. to insult someone by not paying attention or by treating the person as unimportant: He slighted his wife by neglecting to introduce her. They felt slighted 羞辱 by not being adequately consulted. It isn't a slight on my husband that I enjoy my evening class. ...slighting references to her age.  noun. an action that insults a person because someone fails to pay attention to them or to treat them with the respect that they deserve: I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight. I took the email as a personal slight. adj. I. small in amount or degree: He speaks with a slight French accent. She had a slight cold, but wasn’t feeling too bad. a slight improvement. a slight incline. She had a slight headache. the slightest idea I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about. not in the slightest not at all: "Does it worry you?" "Not in the slightest." II. (of people) thin and delicate: He was a young man of slight build with sensitive eyes and expressive hands. Like most long-distance runners she is very slight. III. not dealing with very serious or important subjects, or not needing much serious thought: It's a slight 轻松的 but enjoyable tale. His terrific performance lifts this otherwise slight film. 5. A friction hinge 阻尼铰链 provides resistance to the pivoting motion of a hinge. These hinges can control or hold motion when pivoting objects open and close. They are also known as free motion, positioning, torque, and free stop hinges, and they are capable of creating a specific tolerance between mechanical components. Sciatica [sʌɪˈatɪkə] 坐骨神经痛 refers to pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve travels from the buttocks and down each leg. Sciatica most often happens when a herniated disk or an overgrowth of bone puts pressure on the lumbar spine nerve roots. 6. pace yourself 悠着点, 别慌, 别着急 to be careful not to do something too quickly, so that you do not get too tired to finish it: No more soup, thank you. I'm pacing myself so that I have room for a dessert. Don't try to do everything at once - pace yourself. There's a tremendous amount to see and do in the city, so pace yourself and don't try to do it all on the first day. The secret is to pace yourself and only increase the length of your run once a week. I've had to learn to pace myself in order to preserve my energy. She's not very good at pacing herself and can get pretty exhausted. pace 踱步, 踱来踱去 to walk with regular steps in one direction and then back again, usually because you are worried or nervous: He paced the room nervously. He paced up and down, waiting for the doctor to call. pace something off/out 步量 to measure a distance by taking steps of equal size across it and counting them: You can get a rough idea of the size of the room by pacing it out. pacing 节奏, 步速 I. the act or result of setting the rate of movement or progress, as of a story, movie, lesson, etc.: The pacing of a video presentation must be appropriate; too slow is just as common (and as bad) as too fast. The show had potential, but its pacing was too slow, with numerous scenes where nothing really happened. All the content could have been condensed into half the number of episodes. II. the act of walking back and forth, as to expend nervous energy: For several minutes after she entered, he continued his restless pacing to and fro as if unaware of her presence. III. the act or process of measuring something by counting the steps taken to walk its length at a normal stride: Though surveyors find it a quick and easy way to measure distance in the field, accurate pacing can only be accomplished by practice. IV. the act of walking with slow, regular steps: Above my head, at intervals, I heard the pacing of the sentry upon the roof. sentry 警卫, 门岗, 门卫, 岗哨 A sentry is a soldier who guards a camp or a building. a soldier who guards a place and prevents those who are not allowed in from entering: Sentries stood guard at the palace. The sentry would not let her enter. Aren't you supposed to be on sentry duty? 7. dogsbody a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do. a person who does boring or unpleasant jobs that people who are considered more important do not want to do: It is possible to become a junior account executive without previous experience - although you would expect to be a dogsbody at first. I thought it would be glamorous but I just turned out to be a general dogsbody. venture noun. a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty. a new business activity: business/commercial venture The firm is looking overseas for more lucrative business ventures. The total value of venture investments increased to $5.6 billion in the second quarter. The American car giant and its venture partner in China are investing millions of dollars to explore ways of reducing reliance on petrol. create/form/set up a venture. finance/fund/invest in a venture. His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy. She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business ventures. There are many joint ventures between American and Japanese companies. verb. I. to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized: She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries. As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were venturing (forth) into the unknown. She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her. II. To venture something is to attempt it when you are likely to be wrong or to be criticized. to say something when it is risky to do this: Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. venture a guess/opinion/judgement I don't have enough knowledge to venture a judgement. I was too shy to venture a comment. I wouldn't venture 不敢放肆, 斗胆 an opinion about that. III. to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant. to start a new activity, start thinking in a new way, or start doing an activity in a new place: venture into sth There are some excellent deals for new investors venturing into the electronic marketplace. Meanwhile, the insurer has ventured beyond insurance with the launch of its first unsecured personal loan last week. The company has finally decided to venture overseas. He wanted to venture into the mountainous wilderness of the countryside. 8. faculty I. a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.: have all your faculties 能够自理, 四肢健全 Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties. Is he in command/possession of all his faculties (= can he still hear, speak, see, and think clearly)? Your faculties are your physical and mental abilities. He was drunk and not in control of his faculties. It is also a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people. II. a special ability to do a particular thing: faculty 专项技能, 特殊技能 for She has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people. sharpen someone's critical faculties Studying has certainly sharpened my critical faculties (= taught me to think carefully about things using my judgment). III. (UK usually staff, teaching staff 教职工) the people who teach in a university, college, or US high school, or in one of its departments. the people who teach in a college or university, or in a department of a college or university She is joining the faculty of the University of Washington. faculty member He has been a faculty member for 20 years. IV. mainly UK (US usually college, school) a group of departments in a university or college that specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects: the Faculty of Science/Arts. the Psychology/Law Faculty.

Midsomer Murders: 1. How is he, Foley? Ready to run for his life, boss. Good, cos I'm putting a real jockey up on him for tomorrow's race. A top rider, from Newmarket. You can't do this. He needs a rider with a bit of class, don't you? The race is mine. You owe me. 2. Bantling Boy is eating up the ground( eat up I. When you eat up your food, you eat all of it. to eat all the food that you have been given: Be a good boy and eat up your vegetables. Eat up your lunch. Some seed fell along the footpath, and the birds came and ate it up. II. If something eats up money, time, or resources 大量消耗, it uses them or consumes them in great quantities. Health insurance costs are eating up his income. to use or take away a large part of something valuable: A big old car like that eats up petrol. ). Pulling double (连赢两次. or pull a double shift) ( pull double duty = do double duty I. To do two things simultaneously. It's sometimes tough to pull double duty as an accountant and a mom, but we really needed a second income. II. 兼差, 兼二用 To be able to serve two functions. Don't worry, this space can pull double duty as a guest room and an office.). Jake's done wonders with him. I'm the damn trainer, Marianna. How many years since your last winner? He'll win the cup. Then maybe you can find it within yourself ( find it in (oneself) (to do something) To have the courage, conviction, or compassion to do or go through with something. If you could find it in yourself to lend me a few hundred bucks, it would really get me out of a jam. I simply couldn't find it in myself to fire him after he had just found out his father had passed away. have it in you to have a particular quality or ability: His speech was really funny - we didn't know he had it in him. ) to give me some credit. 3. I'm off to the charity event at Causton Races. Gonna have yourself a flutter ( (British) A small bet or risky investment. verb. To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. flags fluttering in the wind. To cause something to flap. A bird flutters its wings. )? No. It's a mug's game ( mug's game 骗傻子的, 逗你玩的东西, 骗人的东西, 傻子才玩的 [British, informal, disapproval] If you say that an activity is a mug's game, you mean that it is not worth doing because it does not give the person who is doing it any benefit or satisfaction. an activity that will not make you happy or successful: She decided that freelancing was a mug's game. I used to be a very heavy gambler, but not any more. It's a mug's game. Dieting is a mug's game.  ). I don't know. I enjoy a punt on the horses, studying form 竞技状态. Well, plenty of form there for you to study, Scott. Enjoy. Go on. Get your glad rags ( glad rags Your glad rags are your best clothes. You can refer to clothes that you wear to parties and other special occasions as your glad rags. Put on your glad rags and book a babysitter. Let's put on our glad rags and go out tonight! ) on. We'll make a day of it ( devote a whole day to an activity, especially an enjoyable one. make a day/night/evening/weekend of it to make an activity longer or combine a series of activities so that they last for the whole of that particular period of time: We wanted to drive up the coast, so we decided to make a weekend of it. We don't go out often so we thought we'd make a day of it. ). 4.  Sir Peter! Have at you ( have at you 看招, 开始攻击了 (dated) An exclamation indicating that one is about to strike the person addressed, typically with a sword or other hand-held weapon. Have at it 开干吧. Start doing it.; Start eating your food. John: Here's your hamburger. Have at it. Jane: Thanks. Where's the mustard? John: Did you notice? The driveway needs sweeping. Jane: Here's the broom. Have at it.)! Die, varlet! Surrender, saucy knave! Die! Put that back immediately, Geoffrey. 5. Local hopeful Bantling Boy is owned by a syndicate of Midsomer villagers and is trained by Bruce Hartley. He's been working terribly hard and he's come on tremendously well( come on I. If you have an illness or a headache coming on, you can feel it starting. Tiredness and fever are much more likely to be a sign of flu coming on. II. If something or someone is coming on well, they are developing well or making good progress. Lee is coming on very well now and it's a matter of deciding how to fit him into the team. The knee's coming on fine, I'm walking comfortably already. III. If a new season or type of weather is coming on, it is starting to arrive. Winter was coming on again. I had two miles to go and it was just coming on to rain. ). We've got the right man on top of it today as well. He's a very genuine animal. More than can be said for you. 6. You must be gutted 失望至极. I could gut Bruce Hartley, for sure. Been going since I retired the Horse Guards. Wife thinks I'm mad, but is the world any saner, Barnaby? 7. Can I borrow your wallet for a second? Why? We're gonna put a bet on. Smile like a sunburst ( A sunburst is a pattern or design that resembles the sun with rays coming from it. She designed a huge sunburst window. ...a bronze sunburst pendant.  ), that girl of yours. Hasn't changed since her pony-club days. "Jockeys mounting up 上马 now..." Can I have £50 to win on Hawksbill? 8. You've done your money there, squire. Bantling Boy will romp home ( romp home/in 大获全胜 to win easily: She is riding the fastest horse and is certain to romp home. ). It'll win me plenty. Got the mortgage on him? I own a leg of it. 8. I will not sell. That's final. Half a million quid. That's 125 grand a piece ( apiece to, for, or by each one of a group (used after a noun or an amount). "we sold 385 prints at £10 apiece". In good condition, dolls from this period sell for £500 apiece. a. If people have a particular number of things apiece, they have that number each. He and I had two fish apiece. The winners got $23,250 apiece. II. If a number of similar things are for sale at a certain price apiece, that is the price for each one of them. Entire roast chickens were sixty cents apiece.). He'll be worth even more next year. If he breaks his leg tomorrow, he'll be dog food ( dog food = dog meat: dead person. someone in danger of being killed or severely punished Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog food now! eat one's own dog food I. (computing, slang) To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their limitations. II. (idiomatic) To use or consume the economic goods or services that one is producing; to be part of a closed household economy. ). The money would be very useful. My father left us Bantling Boy as reward for our loyalty. I demand the same loyalty from you. Don't dress it up 说得好听 ( dress something up If you dress something up, you add something to it in order to make it seem more interesting or pleasing than it really is. If you dress something up, you try to make it seem more attractive, acceptable, or interesting than it really is. Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good. However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money. I thought I'd dress up the frozen pizza with a few extra tomatoes and olives. Politicians tried to dress up the bill as a bold new strategy for combating poverty. dress up I. to put on formal clothes for a special occasion: You don't need to dress up to go to the mall - jeans and a T-shirt are fine. II. to put on special clothes in order to change your appearance: Little kids usually love dressing up in their mothers' clothes. He dressed up as a cowboy for the party. If you dress up or dress yourself up, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself. You do not need to dress up for dinner. I just love the fun of dressing up in another era's clothing. Little girls dress up as angels for fiestas. If you dress someone up, you give them special clothes to wear, in order to make them look smarter or to disguise them. Mother loved to dress me up. dressing up When children play at dressing-up, they put on special or different clothes and pretend to be different people. She threw away all her dressing-up clothes and shoes. dressed up (to the nines) I. If someone is dressed up, they are wearing special clothes, in order to look smarter than usual or in order to disguise themselves. You're all dressed up. Are you going somewhere? You don't have to get dressed up for this party. II. [disapproval] If you say that something is dressed up as something else, you mean that someone has tried to make it more acceptable or attractive by making it seem like that other thing. He tried to organise things so that the trip would be dressed up as a U.N. mission. ), Bruce. We all know why he left the horse to you. This is nothing to do with you! 9. You can give him what he wants. Why the hell should I? How dare you? Bite his hand off ( "to bite someone's hand off 他要什么就给他什么" means to be in such a hurry to take what they're offering that you snatch it out of his hand, like a dog who is so eager to get the biscuit that he bites your hand off with it! bite someone's head off to speak to someone in a quick, angry way, for no good reason: I only asked if I could help - there's no need to bite my head off! ), Mother. Before you're past your sell-by date. You and that halfwit brother of yours. 10. You may as well know my relationship with my son had been in low water ( in low water Having little to no money. I'm in low water until I get paid next week, so is there any chance we can postpone our night out? low water = low tide I. a lowest point. the lowest point reached by anything. His spirits were at low tide. II. the lowest level reached by the ebbing tide. III. the time when the tide is at this level. ) for some time. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Was there a particular reason? When my husband died last year, he left me nothing but debts. I WAS lady of the manor. I'm now maid of all work. I cook, clean, do accounts for tradesmen to keep body and soul together( keep body and soul together stay alive, especially in difficult circumstances. to be able to pay for your food, clothing, and somewhere to live: His wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together. "do you think a man can keep body and soul together by selling coconuts?" ). And your son was unsympathetic? There was a profound shallowness about my son, a childlike selfishness which he inherited from his father. What about his wife, Marianna? The girl lacked background 没有背景. My son made a bad marriage 嫁得不好, 娶得不好. Have you lived alone since your husband's death? I live with my brother Geoffrey, a full-time occupation himself. The body of a man, the mind of a child. Men who remain children seem to run in my family. This horse, Bantling Boy, your husband left it to a syndicate, didn't he? Why did he do that? Bruce and my husband wasted a fortune on useless horses. Bantling Boy was a home-bred yearling when he willed it to the syndicate. Now it's worth thousands. Just another of life's ironies. They had an offer for the horse. Bruce refused to sell. His death will make the rest of them considerably richer. How? If a member dies, their share passes to the remaining members. I see. All of which is cold comfort 算不上安慰 ( If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant. These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves. ) to me. I shall have to sell Bantling Hall to settle my husband's debts. It's been in the family 500 years. Devastating loss. 6. Mr Machin, I'd like to know where you were last night about 10:00. Whoa! I'm stuck in this wheelchair. I couldn't kill him no matter how much I wanted to. This horse of yours, Bantling Boy. How did you get a share in it? 30 years a gardener at the hall. It broke my back. Colonel Hartley left it me as a reward. But you're chasing shadows 做无用功, 枉费心机, 徒劳无功( to try to achieve or find something that is impossible or does not exist: Weary officials tell them there is no big hidden secret to discover and they are chasing shadows. Trying to get hold of everyone involved can feel like chasing shadows. ) if you think the horse is behind it. No, this is family matters. In what way? Have you met Hartley's wife? Marianna. Her with the swimming-pool eyes. Right, talk to Dr Osgood. Him and Hartley are like that. But behind Hartley's back, Osgood and Marianna are like that, an' all. They're having an affair? Bit of one with the other, yeah. I saw Osgood driving to the stables last night like a bat out of hell. 7. Ginseng and dandelion. Sharpens the mind. Thank you. I understand, Dr Osgood, you and Bruce Hartley were friends. Grew up in the village. Climbed the same trees. Chased the same girls. Very good friends, then. So Bruce Hartley left you the share in Bantling Boy? No, his father bequeathed it to me. I became his doctor in his final years. Dead long before they buried him, poor chap. Cancer. 8. Marianna and I are involved but Bruce knew nothing. I love Marianna and I begged her to leave him. How did you feel knowing that your good friend had assaulted the woman you love? Did you confront him? Teach him a lesson? He'd cleared off, Inspector. I assumed he'd gone to the pub. How do you like him for it, sir? Love ripens [ˈrʌɪp(ə)n] into vengeance [vendʒəns] 因爱生恨(ripen into something I. Lit. to ripen and become something recognizable. This little green ball will ripen into an apple. II. Fig. to mature into something. Of a person, to change, develop, or mature over time until one enters into a new state, condition, or type of person. She was pretty brash and headstrong when she first took over the company, but she has ripened into 成长为 a strong, reliable, and steady-handed leader over the last 10 years. As he ripened into adulthood, Jake left much of his boyish wonder and naïveté behind. III. Of a situation or circumstance, to grow or develop into some new, more complex or deep-seated state or condition. This problem is going to ripen into a real crisis if we don't do something about it right now. The small matter ripened into a large problem in a short time Many believe the rumblings of the population are going to ripen into full-blown rebellion. Any relationship will have its highs and lows, but those couples who can communicate effectively and look past their own individual insecurities will eventually ripen into strong, happy unions. IV. to develop to a suitable condition for something to happen: My plans are ripening 计划成熟 - now all I need is official approval. reap I. to make a large amount of money or a big profit: Outside shareholders reaped 25% of the dividends generated. reap $35 million/£1.9 billion, etc. His company has reaped more than $800 million in federal contracts over the past five years. reap profits/returns/savings. reap benefits/rewards The Treasury has reaped rewards from rising house prices as its income from stamp duty and inheritance tax has soared. II. to get the advantages of a particular situation: reap (the) benefits/rewards For now, the drop in the dollar against the euro is allowing the U.S. economy to reap rewards. Vigorous participation in the European Union is vital if the country wants to reap the benefits of globalization. reap dividends The healthy eating program is reaping dividends in terms of promoting better awareness of health issues in the community. )? Crime of passion? 9. He's off his food 不吃东西, Ray. Hasn't touched an oat. The vet scoped him. Blood test. Something or somebody's got to him. Somebody? He's worth good money now. There's nothing in the way of security here. Maybe we should move him. 10. My uncle was a bookmaker. Was he? Yeah. In the blood, then, is it? Used to carry the satchel for him at Kempton Park, do the old tick-tack. 130, Burlington Bertie, all that. What a sheltered life I've led( have/lead a sheltered life 被庇护的, 被保佑的, 遮风挡雨的人生 disapproving to have a life in which you are protected too much and experience very little danger, excitement, or change: Until going to college, she had led a very sheltered life. ). I'm sure you've had your moments. Not at Kempton Park, I haven't. 11. Mr Craxton, we are here to see your wife. Is she in? She's in the back garden. Is this you, sir? Yeah, we have medieval tournaments over at Bantling Hall every year for charity. Is that your son? Yeah. He loves all that malarkey ( malarkey = malarky [məˈlɑːkɪ] slang nonsense; rubbish. silly behaviour or nonsense: I like the socializing but I can't be bothered with dressing up and all that malarkey. ). Mad over it. This way. Put a nasty dent in your skull. 12. Mrs Craxton, I understand that you're one of the owners of Bantling Boy. Yes. I'm a visiting nurse( a nurse employed by a hospital or social-service agency to perform public health services and especially to visit and provide care for sick persons in a community. a registered nurse employed by a community, hospital, etc, to visit and nurse sick people in their homes or to promote public health.). I looked after Lord Bantling during his illness. And he left me a share in the horse. 13. Somebody's prowling round. I've seen them twice now. Bantling Boy's ailing. I'm worried he's been got at 下药( get at I. to influence a person illegally, usually by offering them money or threatening them: The accused claimed that the witness had been got at 收买. II. 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. III. to suggest or express something in a way that is not direct or clear. 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? You mean I shouldn't come tonight – is that what you're getting at? We think that Bantling Boy has been got at and/or someone is trying to steal him. He needs stabling. Somewhere out of the way, somewhere safe. This is the back of beyond ( idiom UK informal 兔子不拉屎的地方, 偏僻的地方 偏远的地方 a very remote place. a place far away from any big town: They live in some village in the back of beyond. ). Get nobody out here except the odd birdwatcher. And the occasional rambler bimbling about( bimble 闲溜达 To go for a stroll or a slow gentle walk, to walk aimlessly. I went for a bimble along the beach. We took the dog for a bimble. I'll bimble on over to your place.). Be safe enough here. So, you think you can manage Bantling Boy? Well, George, my head man's just retired. 92. Lovable old biscuit. Complete horse nut, like myself. Point being, it's left us a bit thin in the ranks 人手不够 ( thin the ranks 削减人手, 人口减少 if something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it Illness had thinned our ranks. ). Well, perhaps Cully could help you out while you've got some time on your hands. I wondered why you dragged me up here. Doesn't pay much, I'm afraid. Just three square meals and BFH. Bus fares home. Is that agreeable? Sounds great. Until I get a better offer. ). Got at? I don't like saying this, but Foley was in trouble a few years ago. A doping scandal. Race-fixing. Was he prosecuted? Nothing was proved, but mud sticks. He had trouble getting rides. That's why he came to us. I presume if Bantling Boy is a sick horse, that could reduce his value. Oh, yes, the vet's been up. It'll be all round the county by now. 14. I feel so useless, just sitting around waiting for my agent to ring. I'm not making any money. Just frittering away ( fritter something away disapproving to waste money, time, or an opportunity. If someone fritters away time or money, they waste it on unimportant or unnecessary things. The firm soon started frittering away the cash it was generating. I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings. If I've got money in my pocket, I tend to fritter it away. fritter something away on something She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.) my life, you know? 15. Why don't you come along with me? Take you out of yourself. It's all right, you don't have to. I'm just a misery right now. Come on, you know what they say. Misery needs company( misery loves company people who are unhappy like to share their troubles with others: We'd both just broken up with our boyfriends, so we decided to go see a movie together – misery loves company. ). Come on. 16. Why did you go on the run, Mr Foley? The only running I did was to catch the last bus to Causton. Bruce fired me, told me to clear out. Why? From what I hear, the success of Bantling Boy was down to you. Bruce was a wannabe jockey but a few sizes too large 太大块儿了. That's why he jocked me off. Jealousy. That made you bitter. Course it did. Why did you go back to the stables last night, Jake? I heard they called a vet out to Bantling Boy. Someone got to him. Was it you? I've raised that horse since a yearling. He's not sick. He's pining. For you? There's a bond between a horse and his minder 养马人 that goes deep. Your four-legged friend, is he? Of course, you've doped your friends in the past, haven't you? Fixed the odd race. That was malicious. I was never charged with anything. 17. Him and Bruce had a right set-to after the race. If anyone's gonna be dancing on Hartley's grave 欢呼雀跃, it'll be Sam Tate. With Bruce gone, that just leaves the doctor. 18. If I'm on your list, you can cross me off right now. Mr Tate, you had a bit of a run-in at the racecourse the other day. He made a backside of himself, if that's what you mean. I offered to buy Bantling Boy and what I want I usually get. Mr Tate, have you or any of your acquaintances been near Bantling Boy since the race? No, nowhere near. Do you live here alone, Mr Tate? Yes, divorced two years ago. Happily unmarried ever since. Heard of Tate's Oven-Ready Bread? Oh, indeed I have. The crust you can trust. That's the one. It's disgusting but people buy it cos it saves time. And time is money. I've got a board meeting in an hour, Inspector. What do you make of Sam Tate? They reckon he started as a delivery boy. Yeah, and I don't suppose he got rich keeping on the right side of the law. 19. Bruce Hartley as Richard the Lionheart. Cor! He were the biggest chicken I ever met ( foghorn 大声公, 大喇叭 ( 扩音器 megaphones, bullhorn) a horn that makes a very loud sound to warn ships that they are close to land or other ships. a very loud unpleasant voice: voice like a foghorn. He has a voice like a foghorn (= an unpleasantly loud voice). "mouth like a foghorn". The character never stopped talking loudly, which was a reference to roosters crowing. "Chicken shit", or more commonly "chickenshit", is a slang term, usually regarded as vulgar. The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines chickenshit (one word) as a vulgar adjective with two possible meanings: "petty, insignificant" or "lacking courage, manliness, or effectiveness". ). Are we going to meet here? Peter's indoors 在室内, 在里边, 在家里, 在屋里 ( indoors adv. If something happens indoors, it happens inside a building. in or into a house or building. Come indoors, it's cold outside. Spring bulbs can be grown indoors. We stayed indoors during the storm. Since she was indoors, she had not been wearing a coat. I think perhaps we should go indoors. Spend an evening indoors watching TV. ). I don't want him hearing our business. Sam Tate wants an answer by tomorrow night. We sell. Me and Joanna's agreed. What's your vote? I think Marianna, as Bruce's wife, should have a say in this. That's not the syndicate rules, Doctor. We own Bruce's share. Morally, Marianna has a right. Morally? You still knocking a slice off her? Trevor! You'll be laughing all the way to Bruce's funeral, that's for sure. That settles it. The horse is not for sale. 20. Bantling Boy is ailing. He's been shipped up to Fallowfields. Who'll pay for that? I'm skint. It's a charity, Trevor, but if word gets out, his price will drop. Oh, damn Osgood. We got to sell that horse before it drops dead in its stall. 21. 指挥倒车: Back you come 往后倒. Come on. Slowly. Come on. Come on. Keep coming. Keep coming. Whoa! That's it. This takes me back to the pony-club trials. Remember the Causton Show? Five-foot wall. You were an old worry-guts ( worryguts 杞人忧天的人 informal a person who tends to worry, esp about insignificant matters.). You were lucky to get away with just a broken arm. Grab that. Greenstick fracture ( A greenstick fracture is a type of broken bone. A bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through the bone. It is called a "greenstick" fracture because it can look like a branch that has broken and splintered on one side. ), wasn't it? At least you got a lot of exercise out of it. These days, kids seem stuck in front of computers all the time. OK. Playing games, the entire purpose of which is to kill people. The Craxton boy is obsessed with them. He's nine years old, right? Nine years old. We never let you play games like that, did we? I hated computers. Films were my thing. Having said that, at nine, my favourite film was Terminator. Was it? Fascination with gruesome deaths does run in the family. 22. I'll fetch Bantling Boy. Think of it as a marriage of convenience. Angela Hartley nee Bantling of Bantling Hall and Sam Tate of Roughley Road, Barnsley. Made in heaven. Sam, please! This place will be sold off, developed, maybe even bulldozed. Is that what you want for you and Geoffrey? 23. Well, he's settled in but still not feeding. Jake Foley reckons he's pining for him. Is it possible? Yes. Could be. The Major mentioned he'd lost his head man. Do you think he'd take on Jake Foley? He's very experienced. Is there a risk? Do you suspect him? No, I don't. I suspect he's genuinely fond of this horse. 24. You've been keeping things from me, haven't you? Bantling Boy's a sick horse. It's not you's been getting at him? Shipped up to Fallowfields. Most horses come out of there feet first. Are you buying, or not? 250,000. That's half of what you said. You're no worse off. Your stake's doubled now Osgood and Hartley are out. This isn't sweetie money we're talking about. Two of the owners of this horse have come to a sticky end ( come to or meet a sticky end 死于非命 an unpleasant finish or death. ), Trevor. We don't want you suffering the same fate. Are you threatening me? Just making a once-and-only offer. 25. Why do doctors write in Sanskrit? Can you make head or tail of 看清, 认出来 that? No. It means they might've been the last ones to see him alive. Let's give the Craxtons a house call of our own, shall we? 26. Are you implying I had something to do with these murders? Well, the two people who refused to sell Bantling Boy are now dead. And you are much the richer for it, aren't you? It's not my doing 不是我干的. None of it. 27. He's a fine little lad. Has he always been troubled with nightmares? No more than most 并不比普通人多. It's a troubled world, isn't it? Indeed it is. 28. Trevor, what is this proposition? Sam Tate has cut his offer to 250. So? Persuade him to up his bid and I'll give you 20 per cent of every penny more you can get out of him. Why do you think I have influence? You got him round your little finger. He's a ladies' man. What about Joanna? She ain't got your class, has she? 29. Ray and Joanna Craxton are a double act 两人行动组, sir. They'll share the money from the horse sale. That's the motive. Machin also stands to gain from that, if money IS the motive behind all of this. If it's not money, sir, what is it? The boy. Peter. He's clearly upset. Having nightmares. You should have seen him running at Trevor Machin with his sword. I'm not with you on this, sir. Scott, there's something between his mother and Trevor Machin... makes the boy very angry. Machin's got a hold over her ( have a hold on Have a controlling influence over. To use knowledge of one's past behavior or misdeeds as a means of leverage or manipulation. I was a kid when I made that mistake! Just how long do you plan to have a hold over me?Blackmailers have a hold over their victims, Shakespeare put it in The Merchant of Venice (4:1): "The law has yet another hold on you." hold something over I. to delay something. to delay something, or delay someone from leaving: The nomination was held over until the Senate adjourned, allowing a recess appointment. The weather held us over in Denver for two days. The nomination was held over until the Senate adjourned. to not deal with something now, but wait to deal with it later: Strike negotiations were held over until the new year. We'll have to hold these last agenda items over till the next meeting. II. If a film, play, etc. is held over, it is shown or performed more times than was originally planned, usually because it is very popular with the public. III. If you hold something over someone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity 要挟? )? Could be. He was certainly keen to finger Dr Osgood when I spoke to him. 30. Just back from Forensics. No prints, I'm afraid, but it's a pretty close fit with the head wounds on Hartley and Dr Osgood. Definitely the type of weapon you're looking for. Ray Craxton's spent a lifetime swinging hammers like that, sir, with deadly accuracy. But everybody knows that, Scott. The killer could be using that fact. 31. I liked none of them, no. Nevertheless, your wife now owns outright a horse worth half a million pounds. Everybody in Midsomer's made money out of that horse. Even the vicar. Look, it caused me and Joanna nothing but arguments. I killed nobody. Why are you picking on me? Because you don't have an alibi for the times of the murders. What about Sam Tate and that cow Angela Hartley? You haven't pulled them in. Come on. We've questioned everyone alike, no matter who they are. You're not going to get the right answer questioning the wrong man. I didn't do it. 32. We've got nothing. We'll have to release 释放 him. Take a look at that. That's the Bantling family crest. It's got to be him. Can't we lean on him a bit ( lean on someone/something I. to use someone or something to help you, especially in a difficult situation: He's always had his big brother to lean on. II. to try to make someone do what you want by threatening or persuading them. to try to influence someone, especially by threatening them He won't pay unless you lean on him. We may have to lean on them a little if we want our money. III. 施加压力 put pressure on someone to act in a certain way. "a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority". He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid. Colin was being leaned on by his bankers. ), keep his feet to the fire ( hold (one's) feet to the fire 逼着, 强迫 To put pressure on one to do, say, or consent to something. To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce them to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for their actions.  The journalist has spent the last year holding the prime minister's feet to the fire in relation to her campaign promises about wealth distribution. People have been holding her feet to the fire to take the images down from the website.)? Sergeant, this is Midsomer, not the Met. Did they not teach you about the holy trinity? There are three things required before you move from suspicion to conviction. Motive, opportunity and evidence. And the greatest of these three, my son, is evidence, which in Ray's case we do not have. 33. What do you see? Well, it's... it's a coat of arms, isn't it? Yeah. The hammer and the pennant [ˈpen.ənt] ( I. A pennant is a long, narrow, triangular flag. The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant. II. In baseball, a pennant is a flag that is given each year to the top team in a league. a flag that shows that a particular baseball team is the winner in its league. The championship is also called the pennant. Divisional winners meet in the final to decide the pennant. The Giants were tipped to win the pennant that year. The Red Sox lost the pennant to Detroit by a single game.). Now we have three people killed with a hammer and two of them were gagged, each with a triangular cloth in the shape of the pennant. There could be a connection, sir, but why not gag all three of the victims? Why not indeed? Something different about Bruce Hartley's death... 34. Craxton clearly resents Angela Hartley's closeness to Joanna and her owning a share in Bantling Boy. Scott, there's something staring us in the face here and we are missing it. About Joanna? The syndicate? The syndicate. Yeah. As each member of the syndicate died, their share was passed on to the remaining members of the syndicate until Joanna Craxton owned the lot. But now she's dead, who owns the horse? It's a matter of your husband's will. The bequest of Bantling Boy. 35. Now that Joanna Craxton's dead, who owns Bantling Boy? The terms of the will are that the horse now belongs to Peter. To Peter? Oh, come on, Barnaby, you're a man of the world ( man of the world 见过世面的人, 有过历练的人 a person who is experienced in the ways of sophisticated society. someone who has a lot of experience of life and can deal with most situations: They would grow up to be true women of the world, educated and experienced in magnificent ways. ). Peter's mother Joanna... nursed my husband. Were they lovers? Nine years ago, my husband raped Joanna. Joanna was Catholic. So were the Hartleys. Just as a divorce was out of the question for me, so was abortion for her. I paid her money. Every week. She kept quiet and she kept the child. Osgood was his doctor, Machin was his gardener, and I take it they and your son Bruce all knew what had happened to Joanna. They knew. And that's why your husband left all the Bantling Boy shares to the four of them as a reward for their silence. 36. It's a proprietary game taken off the internet, but it's been modified. They've added some variables, loops. And in English that is? Someone's taken the original game and expanded on it. The object now seems to be to redeem the honour of the Bantling. So I followed the pathway plan through to the final level, where I found this secret chamber. And then this. The victims' names are all there, sir. Bruce Hartley, Dr Osgood, Trevor Machin and Joanna Craxton. That's grotesque. All of the deaths are described, each one using medieval language. "Ye hammer of vengeance and ye pennant of pride." The quest seems to be to take revenge on the ring, the betrayers of the secret. Could the ring be the syndicate? The ring of owners of Bantling Boy? The hero of the game is Sir Peter riding a mighty steed. It all ties in with Craxton's obsession with battle recreation and medieval weapons. Why put that on Peter's computer? I think he's used the game to rehearse the killings before he carries them out. Could Geoffrey have created this? No, it's beyond him. He's got an IQ of about...two. I think that when Joanna told Ray that Peter wasn't his son... it tipped him over the edge into this. 37. Scott, you can leave that. You follow Craxton. Don't let him out of your sight. Sit tight on 看死, 盯死 that cottage. 38. We had a deal. You can't back out now after everything I've done. Anything you've done, Sam, you did for yourself. And you're Lady Bountiful ( I. a woman who engages in ostentatious acts of charity to impress others. a woman who enjoys showing people how rich and kind she is by giving things to poor people. a woman notable for or conspicuous in her benevolences II. A woman who patronisingly shows off her wealth by acts of generosity. a woman of noteworthy generosity or charity. III. a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity. )? Come off it 得了吧, 算了吧, 你省省吧(stop trying to fool me! said when vigorously expressing disbelief. used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying is true, or that you strongly disagree with them: Ask Simon to cook the meal? Come off it, he can hardly boil an egg! "'Come off it, he'll know that's a lie.'"), Angela. You're as ruthless as I am. We're two of a kind 半斤八两, 一丘之貉. I hardly think so. You think you can ditch me now? Now you can control Bantling Boy through Peter? No way! Please, don't raise your voice in my kitchen. I will not change my mind. Oh, yes, you will, Angela. Only fools and the departed never change their minds 只有傻子和死人不会改主意. 39. Ray Craxton's son Peter, he really is extraordinary. He can remember Bantling Boy's pedigree back four or five generations. The sires, the mares, everything. That hadn't occurred to me. I never thought of that, even as a possibility. What? Something Scott said. To quest: to take revenge on the Ring, the betrayers of the Secret. To redeem the honour of the Bantling. 40. 'Sir, it's Scott. I've lost Craxton. He's on the loose, I'm afraid.' OK, Scott. Get over to Bantling Hall as fast as you can. 41. It was you, Geoffrey, wasn't it? You did all this killing. Bruce and Trevor, John and Joanna. It was YOU, wasn't it? Is that true, Geoffrey?Not by himself. Surely, you're not suggesting Oh, no. He did it at Peter's bidding ( at someone's bidding as told or ordered to do by another. You do something at someone's bidding if they have asked or told you to do it: At my grandmother's bidding, I wore my best dress. She was here in Venice at his bidding. Was that not enough? What made these people do such things, and at his bidding? She expects us to drop everything we're doing and come running at her bidding. At her bidding, I called all the guests and asked them to arrive half an hour earlier. He attended law school at his father's bidding.). 42. I crept up on him. He didn't see me. Then I found a hammer, so I... What did you do with the hammer? I hid it. In the priests' hiding hole. Oh! You couldn't find it! The idea for that game, Geoffrey, that was Peter's, wasn't it? Yes! He has a lot of ideas, doesn't he...Peter? You told him what you'd done to Bruce. He said he'd tell on me if I didn't... and they would take me away and put me in prison! 43. What I don't understand, sir, is why Geoffrey turned on Peter in the end. Peter's last command to Geoffrey was to kill Angela, because she knew about his Bantling secret, as well. But Geoffrey liked Angela, she was his sister. He couldn't do it, so he turned on Peter instead. Makes you feel a bit queasy [ˈkwiːzi] ( I. 感觉不舒服. 感觉难受. If you feel queasy or if you have a queasy stomach, you feel rather ill, as if you are going to be sick. 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. 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. ), sir. A little kid like that using his computer to turn murder into a game. Ah, Scott, when killing becomes entertainment, we all lose touch with reality. We'll turn in here 拐到这里来. Sir? Tell the landlord we are onto the thefts in his car park. 44. With just two furlongs (A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to around 201.2 metres or 220 yards. a unit of length equal to 201 metres or 1/8 mile, used especially in horse racing: a five-furlong race. ) to go Ruby Mist has Bantling Boy on his shoulder. Jake Foley sitting with a double handful. Foley asks for an effort now and Bantling Boy storms into the lead 冲到最前面! And Bantling Boy wins his comeback race at a canter ( at a canter 轻松获胜 without much effort; easily. easily; without effort he won at a canter. )! Have you had a bet on, sir? I have, Scott. I made myself a nice little killing ( make a killing have a great financial success. to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort. If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily. They have made a killing on the deal. They made a killing with the sale of their London house. "they're a safe investment, you can make a killing overnight". ).