用法学习: 1. venomous [ˈvɛnəməs] adj. I. (of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom, or capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting. A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal's body by biting or stinging): Possible hazards include mosquitoes, sandflies, and venomous snakes. The Florida cottonmouth snake, which is also known as the water moccasin, has venomous fangs. She found a highly venomous black widow spider in a bunch of grapes. "a leading expert on venomous snakes". II. (of a person or their behaviour) full of malice or spite. full of anger or hate: Ms Brown has launched a venomous attack against the newspaper. She was forced to delete the venomous posts on her blog. "the venomous tone of her voice". veinous [ˈveɪnəs] adj. I. having prominent or noticeable veins. "a veinous nose". II. I do a veinous draw once a month at the doctor's lab. III. having veins; veiny. veiny 血脉明显的, 脉络分明的, 血脉喷张的 I. having or showing veins. II. full of veins. said as of flesh, leaves, or marble. Bodybuilders are often considered to be some of the most veiny people because of their high muscle-to-fat ratio. The condition of having prominent veins is known as vascularity. venous [ˈviː.nəs] 静脉的 adj. of or relating to the veins: venous blood. the venous system. intravenous = IV [ˌɪn.trəˈviː.nəs] 进入静脉的 into or connected to a vein: intravenous feeding/fluids. an intravenous drip/injection. Intravenous drug users are at particular risk of contracting the disease. The antibiotic was given in a fluid intravenously. Intravenous foods or drugs are given to sick people through their veins, rather than their mouths. ...an intravenous drip. ...intravenous drug users. Premature babies have to be fed intravenously. vain I. [disapproval] verly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities. I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy. II. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. III. Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. A vain attempt or action 徒劳的, 徒劳无功的 is one that fails to achieve what was intended. The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule. I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up. He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper. vain toil. a vain attempt. IV. Showy; ostentatious. V.vIf you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening. He glanced around in the vain hope that there were no witnesses. He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement. in vain 白白的 If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain. He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence. It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain. 2. mend your fences 修补关系 to try to be friendly again with someone after an argument. If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences. Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns. The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences. burn one's bridges 断掉退路, 断后路 If you burn your bridges, you do something which forces you to continue with a particular course of action, and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier situation or relationship. heal the rift/breach 修补关系 make an unfriendly situation friendly again Only time will heal the rift/breach between the two families. mend the gap = bridge the gap 弥补差距 to improve or strengthen something, such as a relationship, through negotiation or conciliation. Fill the gaps 填补空缺 To add what is needed to something to make it complete. "He's trying to fill the gaps in his CD collection". Close the gap To reduce or eliminate a difference between two people, groups, or things. "We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities". Bridge the gap To make two groups, people, ideas, etc. less separate or less different. to make two groups, people, ideas, etc. less separate or less different: We must bridge the gap between employees and management. The company hopes that the merger will bridge the gap to the market leaders. They believe that the digital device bridges a gap in patient-doctor communication. "We must bridge the gap between employees and management". "It's time to mend your ways" means to change or improve one's behavior. build bridges promote friendly relations between groups. to improve relationships between people who are very different or do not like each other: A local charity is working to build bridges between different ethnic groups in the area. "the challenge for all politicians now is to build bridges between communities". "Mind the gap" = "watch the gap 小心间隙" is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train doorway and the station platform edge. 3. bottle blonde 后天金发女郎 adj. (of a person's hair) of a bright or light blonde shade produced by dyeing or bleaching. noun. a person with dyed or bleached blonde hair (typically used of a woman). "a bottle blonde who winks at the camera". famously If you get on or get along famously with someone, you are very friendly with each other and enjoy meeting and being together. extremely well: get along famously 相处融洽 We got along famously. I got on famously with Leary from the first time we met. I left her in the room with my mum and dad and my uncle and aunt and my sister and they got on famously. fugue [fjuːɡ] I. A fugue is a piece of music that begins with a simple tune which is then repeated by other voices or instrumental parts with small variations. Can you be original writing a fugue? a musical form consisting essentially of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below the continuing first statement. II. a dreamlike altered state of consciousness, lasting from a few hours to several days, during which a person loses his or her memory of his or her previous life and often wanders away from home. A fugue state, also known as dissociative fugue or psychogenic fugue, is a rare psychiatric condition that causes a person to experience temporary memory loss and end up in an unexpected place. After the episode, prior memories return but there is amnesia for the fugue episode. Dissociative fugue ([fjuːɡ] FYOOG), formerly called a fugue state or psychogenic fugue, is a rare psychiatric phenomenon characterized by reversible amnesia for one's identity in conjunction with unexpected wandering or travel. This is sometimes accompanied by the establishment of a new identity and the inability to recall personal information prior to the presentation of symptoms. 4. egotistical [ˌɛɡəˈtɪstɪkl,ˌiːɡəˈtɪstɪkl] 自以为是的, 以自己为中心的 adj. I. excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred. excessively conceited or boastful. excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred. "he's selfish, egotistical, and arrogant". II. (of behaviour or actions) characteristic of an egotist; self-interested. The word egotistical is derived from egotist. thinking only about yourself and considering yourself better and more important than other people: Finding herself world-famous by the time she was 18 only encouraged the actress's egotism. egotism [ˈi·ɡəˌtɪz·əm] the tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people. boastful [boʊstfʊl] 爱吹嘘的, 爱吹牛的 [disapproval] adjective If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. inclined to brag; boasting. having a tendency to praise yourself and what you have done I'm not being boastful. ...boastful predictions. upset the apple cart 掣肘, 坏人好事, 搅局 = tip/knock over the applecart, overturn the applecart, rock the applecart to cause trouble, especially by spoiling someone's plans. to disrupt a procedure, spoil someone's plans, etc. Spoil carefully laid plans. Now don't upset the applecart by revealing where we're going. This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean "spoil everything." If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong. They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart. The state-run media is hardly likely to upset the applecart and criticize the government. He is not very happy with how things are but he doesn't want to upset the apple cart. The occasional unexplained event is hardly enough to overturn the applecart of science. "a hard sell (soft sell)" means something is difficult to get people to do or try. For example, a job in teaching may be a hard sell to young people. "Hard sell" can also refer to the act of trying to persuade someone to buy or do something in a forceful and annoying way. For example, "When I told him I didn't think the car was right for me, he tried the hard sell on me". a hard/tough sell = not an easy sell 难卖, 不好卖 something that it is difficult to persuade people to buy or accept This tax increase is going to be a hard sell to voters. a. a method of selling in which the person selling tries very hard to persuade the customer to buy something. the act of trying to persuade someone in a forceful and annoying way to buy or do something. A hard sell is a method of selling in which the salesperson puts a lot of pressure on someone to make them buy something. ...a double-glazing firm whose hard-sell techniques were exposed by a consumer programme. The big electrical retailers are singled out for the hard selling 强行推销 of unwanted extended warranties. b. aggressive high-pressure salesmanship. of or relating to an aggressive insistent technique of selling or advertising his hard sell approach. a double-glazing firm whose hard-sell techniques were exposed by a consumer programme. hard-selling He was known for his hard-selling business techniques. hard to buy for = impossible to buy for 难以取悦, 难买礼物: hard to choose gifts for. 5. bored silly = bored to distraction; bored stiff; bored to death; bored to tears Extremely bored to the point of distraction, frustration, or irritation. I was bored silly listening to that lecture this afternoon. We thought a week in a secluded cabin with no TV or Internet would make for some great family bonding, but we all became bored silly after a couple of days. A: "Sorry for dozing off, but I just get bored silly watching these old-timey movies." B: "Fine, go back to sleep then." very bored; extremely dull and uninteresting I was bored silly at the lecture. The dull speaker left me bored to distraction. I am bored to tears. Let's go home. go hard in the paint giving one's full effort. The "In the Paint" area is where players can score points from inside the key. it is the most active area on the court as most of the action occurs in this area. Originating in basketball, hard in the paint is a slang expression for giving one's full effort. Hard in the paint comes from basketball slang. In the sport, the paint, also called the key or free throw lane, refers to the rectangular lane underneath the hoop on a basketball court. It's often shaded or painted (as with team colors), hence the name, recorded since the 1980s. Because more shots are made closer to the net, the paint sees a lot of action in a game, so players going for baskets in the paint need to be aggressive in their efforts—or go hard, to use another slang phrase. To go hard in the paint spread from the court to youth slang for "to give it one's best" in the early 2000s, likely due to the role of basketball in youth culture. 篮球术语: Three-point line: A semi-circular arc that separates the two-point area from the three-point area. The distance to the three-point line varies by league. Key: The area from the baseline below the basket to the free throw line. In the NBA, the key is 16 feet wide. Block 罚球区: A spot on the lane line near the basket used to line up for free throws. There are two blocks near each basket. The painted area 禁区 the paint in basketball is the area between the free throw line and the two lane lines, also known as the 3-second area. It's usually a different color than the rest of the court. 足球术语: The penalty area 罚球区, 大禁区 or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 18 yd (16 m) to each side of the goal and 18 yd (16 m) in front of it. If any part of the ball is over any part of a line demarking the penalty area then the ball is considered to be inside the penalty area. Within the penalty area is the penalty spot, which is 12 yd (11 m) from the goal line, directly in line with the centre of the goal. A penalty arc (often informally called "the D") adjoins the penalty area, and encloses the area within 10 yd (9.1 m) of the penalty spot. It does not form part of the penalty area and is only of relevance during the taking of a penalty kick, when any players inside the arc are adjudged to be encroaching. Within the penalty area is another smaller rectangular area called the goal area 球门区, 小禁区 (colloquially the "six-yard box"), which is delimited by two lines starting on the goal-line 6 yd (5.5 m) from the goalposts and extending 6 yd (5.5 m) into the pitch from the goal-line, and the line joining these. Goal kicks and any free kick by the defending team may be taken from anywhere in this area. Indirect free kicks 间接任意球 awarded to the attacking team within the goal area are taken from the point on the line parallel to the goal line (the "six-yard line") nearest where the infringement occurred; they cannot be taken any closer to the goal line. Similarly drop-balls that would otherwise occur closer to the goal line are taken on this line. Previously, penalty areas extended across the full width of the field; they were reduced to their current dimensions in 1901. 6. commensurate [kəˈmenʃərət] 相当的, 相匹配的, 相应的, 相配的 adj If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second. Employees
are paid salaries commensurate with those of teachers. Managers saw a
commensurate fall in their revenues. As life expectancy continues to
rise, the demand for care services expands commensurately. The gain will
be commensurately modest. While the intelligence was effectively shared within the Intelligence Community (IC) and with key officials at the Department of State, it did not lead to a commensurate increase in security at Benghazi nor to a decision to close the American mission there, either of which would have been more than justified by the intelligence presented. The desire of the State Department to maintain a low profile in Benghazi has been cited as the reason why the State Department circumvented 绕过 their own Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards for diplomatic security. In the aftermath, Clinton sought to take responsibility for the security lapses at Benghazi and expressed personal regret.
In her January 2013 testimony before Congress, Secretary Clinton
claimed security decisions at the Benghazi compound had been made by
others, stating, "The specific security requests
pertaining to Benghazi ... were handled by the security professionals in
the [State] Department. I didn't see those requests, I didn't approve
them, I didn't deny them.". Even though you might see retail prices drop for these [alternative] milk products, you might not see a commensurate 相应的 drop in cafe prices. 7. puny 可怜的, 无力的, 软弱的 adj I. small; weak; not effective. small and weak, or not effective: Don't tell me you're afraid of that puny little kid. In 1981, computers were puny compared with today's machines. a puny little man. My car only has a puny little engine. The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time. Someone or something that is puny is very small or weak. ...a lanky, puny youth. The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny. contrite [kəntraɪt] 悔过的, 忏悔的, 懊悔的 If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done: a contrite apology/expression. She was instantly contrite. 'Oh, I am sorry! You must forgive me.' The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness. During her trial in April Truong My Lan, who had been chairwoman of the real estate firm, Van Thinh Phat Group, was sometimes defiant. But in the recent hearings for her appeal against the sentence she has been more contrite.
absolve VS exonerate VS acquit VS commute VS remit VS reprieve VS pardon: Biden Pardoned his son: "The Constitution provides the President with broad 宽泛的 authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States … but nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history," Scarsi wrote. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty in September to nine tax offenses, stemming from $1.4 million in taxes that he didn't pay. He was also convicted by a jury in June of illegally buying and possessing a gun as a drug user. The president's pardon explicitly granted clemency for the tax and gun offenses from Hunter Biden's existing cases, plus any potential federal crimes he may have committed "from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024." The judge also rebuked the president for claiming his son was "singled out" for prosecution because of political reasons. Earlier this year, Scarsi rejected this exact argument from Hunter Biden, who wanted the indictment tossed on those grounds. (The judge in Hunter Biden's gun case also rejected the selective-prosecution theory.) Special counsel David Weiss, who brought the two federal cases, argued "termination" instead of "dismissal" was the appropriate way to end the case, saying that's how cases for other pardoned defendants were handled. Prosecutors in Weiss' office also wanted the indictments to survive as originally filed, instead of being formally dismissed. absolve [əbˈzɒlv] 赦免, 宽恕, 饶恕 (especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something: The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident. The priest absolved him (of all his sins). If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame. A police investigation yesterday absolved the police of all blame in the incident. ...the inquiry which absolved the soldiers. to officially remove guilt or responsibility for something wrong that someone has done or might have done: He was absolved of all wrongdoing. exonerate [ɪɡˈzɒn.ə.reɪt] to clear (someone) of blame or a criminal charge. to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something. to show or state that someone or something is not to be blamed for something bad that happened: The police officer was exonerated by a grand jury, but the protests continued. The official report exonerated the school of any blame. exonerate someone from something The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision. We have proof which will completely exonerate him. I do not wholly exonerate her from blame. acquit I. to decide officially in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a particular crime. to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime: acquit someone of something She was acquitted of all the charges against her. acquit someone on something Five months ago he was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. She was acquitted. The jury acquitted him. II. to cause yourself to perform or behave in the stated way: She acquitted herself well, finishing second. acquit yourself 表现出色, 表现出人意表, 超出期待的表现好 to do better than expected in a difficult situation: I thought that he acquitted himself admirably in today's meeting. If Holmes acquits herself well in today's race, she may earn a place in the national team. The three starting forwards acquitted themselves quite well in last night's game. amnesty [ˈæm.nə.sti] I. a decision by a government that allows political prisoners to go free. a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed particular illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them: The state has declared an amnesty for individuals who pay their outstanding back taxes. Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty. II. 大赦期. a fixed period of time during which people are not punished for committing a particular crime: People who hand in illegal weapons will not be prosecuted during the amnesty. The government refused to declare an amnesty for people who had not paid the disputed tax. vocabulary: Amnesty can mean a pardon for a wrongdoing, or it can also signal a government's willingness to overlook something. Amnesty sounds a little like "amnesia," and that's because in its more specific sense amnesty means "forgetting." The government will essentially forget about whatever crime was committed, or whatever horrible things were said. As part of a truce, amnesty can be granted to opposition forces in civil disputes. Amnesty to illegal aliens means the government will deliberately overlook their illegal entry to the country. There can also be a period of amnesty when people can turn in something that they would otherwise get in trouble for. "The city offered a period of amnesty for everyone to turn in illegal guns". reprieve [rɪˈpriːv] I. 延缓. an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: The warden notified Shaw of his reprieve. He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve. If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. Fourteen people on death row for murder have been reprieved. A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve. II. an escape from a bad situation or experience. to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something: The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved. The injection provided a temporary reprieve 暂时的缓解 from the pain. A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve 得以续命, 一线生机. free pardon UK (Royal pardon) (US: pardon) an occasion when someone who has committed a crime is officially forgiven: The new government is to grant a free pardon to all political prisoners. commutation [ˌkɒmjʊˈteɪʃən] 减刑 I. the act of changing a punishment to one that is less severe. the act of replacing a punishment with a less severe one: The committee also examined factors a governor might consider for commutation of death sentences. Another 12 commutation requests were denied. His execution became certain when the state board refused his request for commutation. II. the act of changing a financial agreement so that someone receives the whole of an amount of money immediately instead of receiving it at a later time in a series of smaller payments: Unless the policyholders are in need of short-term cash, there is no benefit to them in these commutations. III. the act of travelling regularly between your home and the place where you work: They have developed an electric car for safe and sustainable commutation on city roads. Join our Mail & Ride program to receive your monthly commutation ticket automatically by mail. commute I. to make the same journey regularly between work and home. He commuted every day, back and forth, an hour and 20 minutes each way. Debbie works for an investment bank and is presently commuting between Paris and Luxemburg. Duffy has commuted from Windsor to London for the past seven years. It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day. II. to change one thing into another: People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold. III. to exchange one type of payment for a different type: I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity. IV. to change a punishment to one that is less severe. to exchange one type of payment or investment for another type: Pensioners who commute their pension for a lump sum sometimes face huge losses. Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. noun. I. a regular journey between work and home: It's at least an hour's commute to work. The commute is not too bad – just over an hour. The 5:30 train is always packed with commuters. a 90 minute/50km/30 mile commute Every morning during his 85-mile commute he has plenty of time to think about the day ahead. a daily/weekly commute Cutting out the daily commute is the most obvious attraction of teleworking. a long/short commute The survey provides evidence that low-paid workers are forced to endure long commutes into the capital. commute VS remission: commute 轻判, 改判, 减刑 (和remission不同) I. to travel regularly to and from work. I commute by train. II. transitive legal to change a punishment to one that is less severe. If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Prison sentences have been commuted. Enrico Forti is trying to have his sentence commuted. His sentence has been commuted to one of life imprisonment. remission [rɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n] (remittence 病症消失, remitment 减刑, remittal 减刑) I. medical (=remittence) a period of time when an illness or disease becomes less severe. An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent. Her cancer was in remission. in remission: Her sister's cancer is in remission. II. the process by which someone is allowed not to pay money that they owe. Scholarship students will receive full remission of their tuition fees. III. (= remitment) mainly British 减刑 (和commute的减刑不同). the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well. A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour. IV. An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. a. (law) A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal. be (released) on license 假释 legal to be freed from prison early under certain conditions. It is also known as being on parole. The pair were released on license having served 5 years of a 10-year sentence. remit ['riːmɪt] noun [British] Someone's remit is the area of activity which they are expected to deal with, or which they have authority to deal with. That issue is not within the remit of the working group. The centre has a remit to advise Asian businesses and entrepreneurs. Someone's remit is the area of activity which they are expected to deal with, or which they have authority to deal with. That issue is not within the remit of the working group. The centre has a remit to advise Asian businesses and entrepreneurs. remit [ri'mɪt] verb I. 汇款. If you remit money to someone, you send it to them. Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families. II. In an appeal court, if a case is remitted to 打回重审, 发回重审 the court where it was originally dealt with, it is sent back to be dealt with there. The matter was remitted to the justices for a rehearing. unremitting [ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ] 一刻也不消停的, 不停歇的, 无休无止的, 不曾减轻的, 不见好转的, 没有好转迹象的 continuing for a long time without stopping or ever getting better. Something that is unremitting continues without stopping or becoming less intense. I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery. He watched her with unremitting attention. The weather was unremittingly awful. unremitting pain/opposition/hostility.
feel guilty 觉得做错了事 VS feel guilt 觉得遗憾, 觉得悔恨, 觉得做得不够, 没有做好: Generally when we are talking about our own feelings, we use the adjective. The noun form is more often used when talking about others, often in the past (even though the adjective would also work): He felt a lot of guilt after he broke up with his girlfriend. Strangely enough, they didn't seem to feel much anger after the attack. However, the first sentence could be written as 'I feel the guilt' to give it a proper shape taking into account the context of the question. The crucial point of reference is ‘I'. I feel the guilt or I feel guilty or deep regret or for a wrong I committed. It's equivalent to a feeling of contrition, repentance, penitence, self-condemnation. Realising that you have done something wrong… is FEELING THE GUILT… BUT if you blame yourself and continue to do so… that is what is called FEELING GUILTY. "To have that loss of Tori and Katrina, I'll never lose that," Baird said, referring to the two hostages who were tragically killed during the siege. "It's just impossible not to feel guilt."
The Big Bang Theory: Dr Hofstadter: I can't help but notice how her unconditional love for you is diametrically opposed to my own parenting strategies. Sheldon: Well, you doled out affection as a reward for achievement, a proven way to raise a child. Or train a rat. Dr Hofstadter: But look how well you turned out. Sheldon: I'd feign modesty at this point, but who would believe me? Still, you need to consider how successful Leonard's brother and sister are. Dr Hofstadter: I suppose. Sheldon: While my brother and sister are mouth-breathing idiots. Dr Hofstadter: Do you suppose you would've flourished more in a reward-based environment? Sheldon: Perhaps. But my mom made me spaghetti with chopped-up hot dogs whenever I wanted, so who cares? Leonard: Not once did my mother ever give me any love or affection for just being myself, I always had to earn it. Mrs Cooper: Oh, Leonard, I'm sure she loves you very much. In her own cold godless way. Penny: Yeah, and you certainly don't have to earn my love. Leonard: Thank you. Penny: Of course, you already knew that when you bought me this princess-cut drill bit. Leonard: That's not what it is. Penny: I know, I know. Zzzzzzzz. Mrs Cooper: When your mom gets back, I'm gonna need to apologize for the way I spoke to her. Penny: Well, come on now, she did kind of start it. Mrs Cooper: Doesn't matter, a good Christian would've turned the other cheek. On the other hand, a good Texan would've shot her, so, I just kind of split the difference 折衷 ( I. take the average of two proposed amounts. If you split the difference, you agree on a number or amount that is exactly in the middle of the difference between two other numbers or amounts. If you split the difference with someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices. Shall we split the difference and say $7,500? I suggested that we split the difference between his current salary and what we had initially offered for the job. I wanted £50 for the table and she offered £30, so we agreed to split the difference. Can't you simply split the difference between the amount the two sides want? Casinos wanted higher spending limits than anti-gambling groups, so the regulators decided to split the difference. If she offers you less than you want, you could offer to split the difference. II. to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone. She is always trying to split the difference and please everyone. His strategy is to defeat political adversaries rather than split the difference with them. ). Hey, who's in the mood for spaghetti and hot dogs?
