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用法学习: 1. time-honored 时间锤炼的 A time-honored tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time. long-standing, revered or followed as a result of a long tradition or history. If your family has a 20-year tradition of decorating the Christmas tree on Christmas eve, this tradition is an example of something that would be described as a time-honored tradition. Raising the money is done in the usual time-honored ways – college events, garage sales, and the like. kryptonite [ˈkrɪptənʌɪt] 氪星石 I. (in the fictional word of the cartoon, TV, and film character Superman) an alien mineral that has the property of depriving Superman of his powers. "the evil Lex Luthor diminishes Superman's powers with kryptonite". II. something that can seriously weaken or harm a particular person or thing. something that renders a person or thing helpless. football movies are box-office kryptonite. "flip-flopping on issues can be kryptonite to presidential candidates". Kryptonite is a material that appears primarily in Superman stories. In its most well-known form, it is a green, crystalline material that emits a peculiar radiation that weakens and sickens Superman, but is generally harmless to humans when exposed to it in short term. However, when it gets into their bloodstream it can poison them. There are other varieties of kryptonite such as red and gold kryptonite which have different but still generally negative effects on Superman. Due to Superman's popularity kryptonite has become a byword for an extraordinary weakness, synonymous with "Achilles' heel [əˈkɪliz ˌhil]". aphrodisiac[ˌæfrəˈdɪziˌæk] 让人血脉喷张的, 让人性欲勃发的, 引起性欲的 a food, drink, or drug that makes people want to have sex. Aphrodite [ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ] Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation 生育, 繁衍, 繁育, 繁殖. She is identified with the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess Venus, with whom Aphrodite was extensively syncretized(syncretize [ˈsɪŋkrɪtʌɪz] attempt to amalgamate [əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt] or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought). "the Amish communities of today have syncretized many traditional elements of their material culture with elements in the New World"). the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus [zjuːs] ( the supreme god of the ancient Greeks, who became ruler of gods and humans after he dethroned his father Cronus and defeated the Titans. He was the husband of his sister Hera and father by her and others of many gods, demigods, and mortals. He wielded thunderbolts and ruled the heavens, while his brothers Poseidon 海神 and Hades ruled the sea and underworld respectively. Roman counterpart: Jupiter [ˈdʒuːpɪtə] (in Roman tradition) the king and ruler of the Olympian gods. ). demigod [demigɒd] 半仙 I. In mythology, a demigod is a less important god, especially one who is half god and half human. II. If you describe a famous or important person such as a politician, writer, or musician as a demigod, you mean that you disapprove of the way in which people admire them and treat them like a god. 2. catch on to something If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening. to understand. He didn't catch on at first. Then I caught on to what it was the guy was saying. He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into. Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on. My father sold dope and my mother was a heroin addict. Moms and Pops were real popular in the neighborhood. They would always be giving parties for friends of theirs who just got out of jail or was on their way to jail. They only got married 'cause I was born. My pop sometimes worked as an electrician or a cab driver or a plumber, but his main job was selling drugs. Sometimes Mom would use 'em all up before he could even sell 'em. Then he'd have to beat her up. Growing up with parents like that, I heard a lot and I saw a lot. I caught on to the criminal life real quick. Instead of keeping me out of trouble, they turned me on to it. catch on [with someone] If something catches on, it becomes popular. to become popular or fashionable. Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious. Cruise control initially was thought of as a luxury item, but slowly caught on with car buyers at other levels. The idea has been around for ages without catching on. 3. break yourself (和brace yourself 类似, 但是是抢劫专用语) 准备投降 To submit, or yield to someone else. Prepare to be shot/mugged. Yield or submit, no resistance please. If you're going to run, do it now. A phrase stated by an assailant (typically an inner-city youth) to an intended victim before the assailant robs them or whoops their ass' or 'Lets the gats pop'. Intended as a warning for the 'shit' that is coming. You better break yourself before I bust a cap in your ass. The armed robber told the lady "Break yourself" so she gave him her purse. break somebody of something to make someone stop having a bad habit Try to break yourself of the habit of eating between meals. incisive [ɪnsaɪsɪv] [approval] You use incisive to describe a person, their thoughts, or their speech when you approve of their ability to think and express their ideas clearly, briefly, and forcefully. ...a shrewd operator with an incisive mind. She's incredibly incisive, incredibly intelligent. I. 说话条理清晰的. 表达清楚的. expressed in a clear and direct manner. Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright. An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.  incisive comments. II. 脑子清醒的, 不糊涂的. 脑子清楚的. 不是傻瓜的. 不傻的. showing the ability to think clearly and quickly. Intelligently analytical and concise. showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something. incisive remarks/criticism etc. Her questions were well-formulated and incisive.

 hold 相关词组: 1. hold one's own or to hold your own 不妥协, 不认输, 保持自己立场, 自保 If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you. To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself. The Frenchman held his own against the challenger. She could more than hold her own 坚持自己立场. 2. hold [down] the fort If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else. His business partner is holding the fort while he is away. 3. Could you save/hold my place/spot 占位 (in line)? saving a seat (save me a seat, save a seat for me) I. To try and hold a spot or chair for a friend or loved one at a public place like a bar or theater...if they will be there soon, this is acceptable. Sorry..I'm saving a seat, they'll be right back. II. The b-tch who leaves her purse on a nearby table, simply because she can't hold it in her lap or doesn't want anyone sitting by her.....not acceptable. . No you can't sit there! I already told you I'm saving a seat! 4. hold down I. 按住. 治住. 压住. 压制. to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot move. Four people held him down. II. to hold something so it does not move upwards. They put a cloth on the grass and stones on the edge to hold it down. III. to prevent something from developing, or to prevent someone from doing what they want. She proved that being a woman wouldn't hold her down 阻止, 阻挡, 止住. IV. to stop prices or numbers from rising. a deal to hold down 压制住 wages and prices. V. to succeed in keeping a job. Half of them have never held down a proper job. VI. to stop someone from having their freedom or right. The regime had been holding down its people for years. hold somebody/something I. to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping. We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away.  It took three strong men to hold him down. II. to prevent the level of something such as prices from rising. We will aim to hold down prices. III. hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time. He's never held down a job for longer than a few weeks.V. to keep people under control or limit their freedom. to keep someone or something in a particular place or position and to stop him, her, or it from moving: He was struggling so much it took three officers to hold him down The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors. 5. [something] holds a special place in (one's) heart 占据特殊位置, 有特殊含义 If something "holds a special place" in your heart, it means that it's very emotionally important to you. That region holds a special place in my heart. Vikki will always hold a special place in my heart. That job was horrible... but strangely enough, it still holds a special place in my heart. You usually use this phrase to talk about things that you don't encounter very often any more, like a friend from your school days, a neighborhood that you don't live in any more, a pet you had when you were a child, etc. 6. have a soft spot for someone If you have a soft spot for someone or something, you feel a great deal of affection for them or like them a lot. Terry had a soft spot for me. I have a soft spot for London Zoo. 警察被抓: Judge Frank Gucciardo said the messages escalated to become sexualised, peppered with explicit content and invitations for intimate encounters. Judge Gucciardo said Gopinath's use of duty to disguise personal satisfaction was egregious([ɪˈɡridʒəs] extremely bad.). "When it is aggravated 更加严重 by the vulnerability of the victim it is utterly reprehensible," he said. "When it is compounded by lies and untruth it is inexcusable 不可原谅的." Gopinath must serve the full 10 months in prison and will be a registered sex offender for eight years. He'll also be discharged from the police force.

 Pelosi is winning battle with Trump because she's better at her job: The House speaker is fond of three precepts 格言 ( [ˈpriˌsept] a rule, instruction, or principle that teaches correct behavior. A precept is a general rule that helps you to decide how you should behave in particular circumstances. ...an electoral process based on the precept that all men are born equal. ...the precepts of Buddhism. moral precepts. ); spend time with her and you'll hear them all. One is from Abraham Lincoln: "Public sentiment 公众情绪 is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed 民心向背." US President Donald Trump blasted Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after she called his offer to end a partial government shutdown "a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives." The second is from her father, an old-school Democratic mayor of Baltimore: "Votes are the coin of the realm." The third is her own: Never underestimate Nancy Pelosi. Since the US president forced the partial shutdown of the federal government on December 22, public sentiment has run against him and the wall he wants to build on the border with Mexico. A Pew Research Centre poll released Wednesday reported that 58 per cent of Americans oppose building a border wall; 61 per cent disapprove of the way Trump is handling the shutdown. But if he's being blamed, it's his own fault. In a contentious meeting on December 11, Trump told Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer that he'd be "proud" to shut the government over his demands for a wall. "I will take the mantle," Trump said as the clash played out on live TV. "I will be the one to shut it down." So Pelosi and her allies are winning the "outside game," the battle for public opinion - even though that's supposed to be Trump's turf. The speaker is prevailing in the inside game too. That should not come as a surprise, since she's one of the Democrats' best vote counters in a generation. After the November 6 midterm election, her re-election as speaker was challenged but she quashed a nascent Democratic rebellion with relative ease. Now the confrontation with Trump has united House Democrats; the left-wing insurgents and centrist mavericks( If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office. ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease. Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.) who once grumbled about the 78-year-old speaker have fallen into line ( come/get/fall into line with: to agree with or become similar to someone or something else. It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line with company policy.). Contrast that with the Republican-led Senate, where a dozen members of the GOP majority have complained that the White House has no strategy and several have proposed reopening the government without money for a wall. Trump has never mastered the art of dealing with his own party in Congress, let alone the opposition. He's changed his positions 改变立场 on proposed legislation without warning. He's made promises only to back down under fire from hard-line conservatives. And when the results displeased him, he often blamed his allies. In Congress, Pelosi's home turf, the president is out of his league ( be out of (one's) league To be a poor match for someone, often because someone or something is considered superior. Although it can be used in other situations, this phrase is very often applied to romantic partners that are not similarly attractive or wealthy. I can't believe that average-looking guy is dating a supermodel—she is totally out of his league! I've only been working in IT for a few months, so that advanced position is really out of my league.). As for underestimating Pelosi, Trump has long said he respects the speaker's political skills. But he overestimated his chances of winning the trust of the highest-ranking elected woman in US history. At first, the president tried a charm offensive, praising Pelosi's abilities and sparing her the schoolboy nicknames he slaps on others. "I think you're terrific," he told her after the 2016 election. "You're somebody that gets things done." But Pelosi kept him at arm's length, and except for one short-term spending deal, bipartisan cooperation didn't bloom. When Democrats won the House majority in November, Trump tried again. At the Oval Office meeting with Pelosi and Schumer, he excused her hard-line opposition to the wall by saying she faced a tough election for the speaker's seat. Pelosi interrupted him. "Please don't characterise the strength I bring to this meeting," she said icily. Later, she publicly compared the president to a child throwing a tantrum, and told House colleagues that the wall "is like a manhood thing for him - as if manhood would ever be associated with him." Her trash talk was intended strategically, an aide said, "as a way to break through." The message was that Pelosi won't be intimidated, even by a president. Trump proposed that Congress fund a wall in exchange for a three-year reprieve from deportation for the so-called Dreamers, immigrants who entered the country illegally as children. Pelosi called that "a nonstarter(a plan that has no chance of being successful. If you describe a plan or idea as a nonstarter, you mean that it has no chance of success. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a nonstarter.)." Instead, she plans to pass a package of House bills that would reopen shuttered government agencies and increase spending on border security - without a wall. Both proposals appeared intended to allow each party to claim that it's working toward a solution, another front 前线战场 in the battle for public sentiment. Pelosi's real goal is to establish a new balance of power for the next two years - reflecting her fourth precept: "Congress is a co-equal 同等重要的, 独立的, 平等的 (having the same rank or importance. a person or thing equal with another. Having the same rank or importance. "coequal partners".) branch of government." In a sense, she's been preparing for this fight for decades. She's served in Congress since 1987 - including 12 years as minority leader and four as speaker. And Trump? He landed in the White House almost by accident, never planned for his presidency, and still avoids the hard work of absorbing briefings and formulating policies. She knows how to do her job. Him, not so much. It's not a fair fight. 

grandstanding, posturing, posing 装样子; glare VS blare VS flare: bombard VS bomb; lambaste VS bombastic; bombastic, flowery, pretentious; inflated VS puff; attention-grabbing VS brash VS sensational

bombard VS bomb; lambaste (Am: [læmˈbeɪst]; Br: [lam'bast] 英国拼为lambast) VS bombastic; bombastic, flowery 华丽辞藻的, pretentious; 哗众取宠的几种说法: inflated VS puff; attention-grabbing VS brash VS  grandstanding 造作而哗众取宠的 VS sensational; play to the gallery/crowd; blast I. [countable] mainly journalism Sound effect an explosion, especially one caused by a bomb. Ten people were injured in the blast. The force of the blast threw bodies into the air. II. [countable] a strong current of air, wind, heat, etc. blast of: A blast of cold air 一股冷风 hit them as they opened the door. III. [countable] a sudden short loud sound, especially on a musical instrument, a car horn, or a whistle. The ship's siren let out several short blasts. blast of: There was a sudden blast of music as the car sped by. IV. [countable] a powerful throw or hit in a game played with a ball. Johnson's blast deep into left field drove in the winning run. V. [singular] spoken a very enjoyable experience. It was a great trip – we had a real blast! VI. [countable] [usually singular] a piece of strong criticism. The press responded to his remarks with a blast of  一通狂批 criticism. a blast from the past 昔日重现, 重现眼前 someone you knew or something that existed in the past, that suddenly appears again or that you are reminded of again. Hearing that song again was a real blast from the past. (at) full blast as loudly or with as much power as possible. The radio was on full blast v. I. [transitive] Sound effect to damage or destroy something with a bomb or gun. A massive car bomb blasted the police headquarters. blast a hole in something: An enemy submarine blasted a huge hole in the side of the ship. blast something off: It took two shots to blast the lock off the door. a. [transitive] 扫射. 狂扫. to shoot a person or animal. He blasted them with his shotgun. b. [intransitive/transitive] to destroy or move earth, rock, or metal using a series of explosions. They had to blast their way through the mountainside to build the tunnel. blast through: They blasted through several yards of solid steel. II. [intransitive/transitive] to hit something with a lot of energy or force. Rain blasted through the window. blast someone/something with something: To clean the driveway they blasted it with steam. III. [intransitive/transitive] if music blasts, or if it is blasted, it plays very loudly. blast out: Music was blasting out from the open window. a. to make a loud sound with a car horn. IV. [transitive] to kick or hit a ball very hard. Hamm blasted the ball into the back of the goal. V. [transitive] to criticize someone very strongly. In today's Times, the proposal is blasted as "pathetic and inadequate.". blast away I. to shoot at someone or something a lot of times. Machine guns were blasting away in the distance. II. if music is blasting away, it is playing very loudly. bombard [bɑmˈbɑrd] 轰炸. 狂轰滥炸 I. 问个不停. 疯狂提问. to ask someone so many questions, give them so much information etc that it is difficult for them to deal with it all. bombard someone/ something with something: She bombarded him with faxes and called his office repeatedly. II. to attack a place by dropping a lot of bombs on it or firing guns at it for a long time. a. to attack someone or something by hitting them with a lot of objects or by hitting them many times. Part of the sample is then bombarded by electrons. bombard someone/ something with something: Protesters bombarded the building with ink, paint, and bottles. bomb I. [transitive] to attack a place with a bomb. NATO aircraft bombed the town again last night. The railroad station was bombed by terrorists. be heavily/badly bombed: This whole area was heavily bombed during the conflict. II. bomb or bomb out [intransitive] informal to be very unsuccessful. The movie bombed at the box office (=not many people went to see it). a. [intransitive/transitive] informal to fail a test very badly. I bombed my geography quiz. III. [intransitive] British informal to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle. be bombed out (of something) 被泡轰出去 [transitive] to be forced to leave a place because of being attacked by bombs. Half the town was bombed out of their homes in the raid. bomb out of something to have to leave something such as a competition because you have failed badly or been easily defeated. After only six months, the company bombed out of the computer software business. bombshell an event or piece of news that is unexpected and shocking. A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news. His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell. The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea. The announcement of job losses came as a total bombshell. drop a bombshell 爆炸性新闻 (=give an unexpected and shocking piece of news): Anna suddenly dropped the bombshell that she was resigning. a blonde bombshell a very attractive woman. UK lambast [læmˈbast] = US lambaste [lamˈbeɪst] 严厉批评, 炮轰, 斥责 to criticize someone severely, especially in a newspaper article or speech. criticize (someone or something) harshly. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily. Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics. "They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth". lambast someone for (doing) something: The team were constantly lambasted for failing to follow instructions. bombastic [bomˈbæstɪk] 辞藻华丽的, 寻章摘句的, 哗众取宠的. 臭拽的, 夸张的, 不真诚的, 做作的, 装腔作势的, 说话做作的, 说话咬文嚼字的. 说话拿腔拿调的 (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery 花里胡哨的, 花俏的 or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous. using words that are intended to impress people but do not sound sincere or do not express things very clearly. (of speech, writing, etc.) pompous; high-flown. To be bombastic is to be full of hot air ( full of hot air 夸夸其谈的, 废话连篇的 (idiomatic) Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning. Did the salesman tell you anything new, or was he just full of hot air?) — like a politician who makes grand promises and doesn't deliver. If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. He was vain and bombastic. ...the bombastic style adopted by his predecessor. the bombastic pronouncements of so many politicians. bombast ‎n. I. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. II. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding. III. (figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language above the dignity of the occasion. 词源: Bombast is a noun meaning pretentious or boastful talk. If your football coach is known for his bombast, he probably gives a pompous speech before each game about the greatness of the team and, of course, his coaching. Originally, bombast was cotton padding used to stuff or pad things like seat cushions. The meaning was extended to include padded and overstuffed speaking or writing, especially speech that's pretentious and showy. Other words with bombast at their roots include the adjective bombastic and the adverb bombastically. For all your coach's bluster and bombast, he's a pretty nice guy — too bad his overblown 过于夸张的, 夸大其词的 rhetoric turns people off before they get to know him. overblown I. something that is overblown is made to seem more important, exciting, or impressive than it really is. overblown reports of earthquake damage. II. 太过花哨, 太过华丽的. 装饰过分的. an overblown object is too big or too brightly decorated to be attractive. 同义词 bombastic, flowery, pretentious all describe a use of language more elaborate than is justified by or appropriate to the content being expressed. bombastic suggests language with a theatricality or staginess of style far too powerful or declamatory for the meaning or sentiment being expressed: a bombastic sermon on the evils of gambling. flowery 花俏的, 花里胡哨的, 对其辞藻的, 辞藻华丽的 describes language filled with extravagant images and ornate expressions. flowery language or writing uses many complicated words that are intended to make it more attractive: a flowery eulogy. pretentious refers specifically to language that is purposely inflated in an effort to impress: a pretentious essay filled with obscure allusions. high-sounding 空洞的, 高喊口号的, 无实质的, 听上去高大上的, 听上去很厉害的, 听起来很好的 (of language or ideas) extravagant and grand. "high-sounding moralism". This high-sounding rhetoric is all well and good as theory, but it goes only so far in the real world, as other passing novelists point out. Despite their high-sounding rhetoric, however, initial reforms were halting, and throughout the 1990s Ukraine endured severe stagnation. Government broadcasting policy has always been surrounded by high-sounding rhetoric, but the need to ensure financial viability while filling the programming needs of a voracious medium has always been the basic driver of TV practice. Usage notes: It is determined by context if the intent is that something is merely high-sounding in which it indicates that the sentiments are false and although it sounds good it had no substance. high-flown 华而不实的 high-flown ideas or language sound very complicated or important but are often not very useful or practical. inflated [ɪnˈfleɪtəd] I. inflated prices or amounts are higher than they should be. vastly inflated stock prices. II. 过高评价. making something seem better or more important than it really is. He has an inflated opinion of 高看自己 his own ability. III. filled with air or gas. an inflated inner tube. theatrical [θiˈætrɪk(ə)l] I. relating to the business and art of theater. theatrical costumes/makeup. II. 故意夸张的. 故意夸大的. 博人眼球的. 惹人注目的. 让人侧目的. theatrical behavior is very emotional and aims to attract attention. Theatrical behaviour is exaggerated and unnatural, and intended to create an effect. In a theatrical gesture, Glass clamped his hand over his eyes. a theatrical defense lawyer. strike an attitude/attitudes 装腔作势, 装模作样, 装装样子 to speak or act in a particular way to try and make other people believe particular things about you, although this may not be sincere: Some politicians prefer to strike attitudes on the world stage rather than deal with problems in their own countries. show trial 装装样子的审判, 做做样子的 A trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined; especially when the verdict is "guilty", and the purpose of the trial is to make an example of the accused. put on/make a show of something 装样子: They made a show of affection 装的恩爱的样子 for the sake of the children. for show (=in order to give a false appearance): The kisses and warm words恩爱话, 好话 were clearly just for show. put up a good/poor show to do something well/badly. They put up a poor show against the stronger team. get the show on the road to begin a particular activity. OK, the boat's ready, so let's get this show on the road. keep up appearances 装假, 装装样子, 装装门面, 维护面子, 面子上过得去, 装恩爱 to pretend that everything is good, for example with your marriage or your financial situation, even though you are having problems. Their marriage was over, but they wanted to keep up appearances for the children's sake. bring/keep someone up to date (/with/on something) to inform someone of all the most recent news and changes in a situation. perfunctory [pərˈfʌŋkt(ə)ri] 形式上的, 走走过场的, 装装样子的, 做做样子的 done without much effort or interest. Officers made a perfunctory search 随便搜了一下, 装腔作势的 of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek. To whitewash (Greenwashing describes the practice of companies spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly, or "green". Bluewashing 作秀的人道主义 is used to describe either publicity-driven humanitarian relief efforts, or efforts to be perceived as having a small water footprint. Pinkwashing has two meanings. It is used to describe the practice of companies connecting their products to breast cancer awareness and fundraising, often while ignoring the ways their products may be contributing to cancer through the materials used in production.) is a metaphor meaning "to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate 还以清白, 洗清冤屈 ( [ɪɡˈzonəreɪt] to officially state or prove that someone is not to be blamed for something. The evidence completely exonerates the President. exonerate someone of/from something: The report did not exonerate the soldiers of responsibility.) by means of a perfunctory 形式上的, 走走过场的, 装装样子的, 做做样子的 ( [pərˈfʌŋkt(ə)ri] done without much effort or interest. Officers made a perfunctory search of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek. ) investigation or through biased presentation of data". It is especially used in the context of corporations, governments or other organizations. Many dictatorships and authoritarian states, as well as democratic countries, have used the method of whitewash in order to glorify the results. performative friendship 装样子的, 做给人看的, 秀给人看的 a friendship that is all about making the person professing friendship look good, especially on social media. A performative friend is someone who does this. You have seen performative friendships in action, even if you have never heard the term itself. A performative friend posts a photo on your birthday in which they look much better than you do. postures [ˈpɑstʃər] I. 站姿. 坐姿. the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk. Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful. Sit in a relaxed upright posture. Exercise can improve your posture. II. countable an attitude, or the way that someone behaves toward other people. A posture is an attitude that you have towards something. The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture 立场, 态度 to one prepared for action. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry. Both sides adopted aggressive postures in the most recent negotiations. verb. [formal, disapproval] to do things only because you want people to notice you, admire you, or be afraid of you. You can say that someone is posturing when you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people. She says the President may just be posturing (= be posing) 走过场, 惺惺作态, 装装样子 (pay lip service, make a show, do something for effect, go through motions ). pose [poʊz] I. If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry. His ill health poses serious problems for the future. II. If you pose a question, you ask it. If you pose an issue that needs considering, you mention the issue. When I finally posed the question, 'Why?' he merely shrugged. ...the moral issues posed by new technologies. III. If you pose as someone, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people. Industrial spies posed as flight attendants. IV. If you pose for a photograph or painting, you stay in a particular position so that someone can photograph you or paint you. Before going into their meeting the six foreign ministers posed for photographs. V. You can say that people are posing (posturing) when you think that they are behaving in an insincere or exaggerated way because they want to make a particular impression on other people. [disapproval] He criticized them for dressing outrageously and posing pretentiously. noun. I. A pose is a particular way that you stand, sit, or lie, for example when you are being photographed or painted. II. [disapproval] A pose is an insincere or exaggerated way of behaving that is intended to make a particular impression on other people. In many writers modesty is a pose, but in Ford it seems to have been genuine.

"哗众取宠, 夺人眼球"的其他用例: 1. puff 言辞夸张 n. I. informal A review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one. A flamboyant 哗众取宠的, 浮夸的, 吹嘘的 or alluring statement about an object's quality.: the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff. A puff for something such as a book, film, product, or organization is something that is done or said in order to attract people's attention and tell them how good it is. [mainly US, informal] Sometimes there is a gigantic puff for a commercial show. He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed by comparison. II. British An advertisement, especially one exaggerating the value of the goods advertised: the distinction between a trader's puff and a statement having legal significance is a fine one. puff verb I. If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. He lit a cigar and puffed 猛吸 at it twice. He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened. She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette. II. If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. Richard puffed smoke 呼气 towards the ceiling. The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips. He puffed out a cloud of smoke. III. If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it. As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke. A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland. IV. If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort. I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. 2. With 18 months left at the White House, Obama hit out at "outrageous" attention-grabbing 夺人眼球的, 引人注意的, 哗众取宠的 attacks on Monday, which he said "have become all too commonplace ( 常见的. not unusual. It is now commonplace for people to use the Internet at home.)" in America's acerbic [əˈsɜ:(r)bɪk] 尖酸刻薄的 and highly polarised politics. 3. Trump's brash rhetoric (brash I. showing disapproval 哗众取宠的. 大声嚷嚷的. 肆意妄为的. behaving and talking in a loud and confident way that annoys other people. a brash young salesman. Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way: he was brash, cocky, and arrogant. II. 俗气的. 粗俗的. big, bright, or colorful in a way that is not attractive. Having an ostentatious or tasteless appearance: the cafe was a brash new building.) has made him a gadfly 大马蝇, 烦人, 讨人厌的人 ( I. mainly literary someone who continuously annoys another person or an organization, usually by criticizing them. A person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action: always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies. II. a fly that bites cows and horses. ) with the Republican party establishment, but it has also earned him frequent and prominent television spots on celebrity obsessed US news channels. 4. grandstanding noun. 爱表现的行为, 爱现的, 哗众取宠 ( posturing = posing ) acting or speaking in a way intended to attract the good opinion of other people who are watching. Dramatic or showy behaviour intended to impress an audience or observers. acting or speaking in a way intended to attract the good opinion of other people who are watching Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon典范, the emblem象征, the trailblazer启明星, 领路人. Experts criticized the program as mere grandstanding by corporations and local officials. The political temptation to engage in grandstanding should be resisted. narrative: a story, or an account of something that has happened. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. a fast-moving first-person narrative. At this point in her narrative叙述, Lou suddenly paused. We have been working on different aspects of narrative. traditional narrative structures.

 peddle I. 沿街叫卖. 兜售. to sell something on the street or by going to customers, rather than in a shop. He's peddling T-shirts on the beach. a. to sell something illegal or harmful, especially drugs. II. 贩售. 叫卖. 兜售. to try to make people believe a story, explanation, or idea, especially when it is wrong. He's travelled all over Europe peddling his racist views. peddle your influence 兜售权力, 权钱交易 to get money from people by saying you can help them by using your influence or friendship with someone in authority. gummy I. sticky, or covered in something sticky. II. 咧嘴笑的 showing a lot of your gums. a big gummy smile. cookie-cutter (biscuit cutter) 没有特色的, 毫无特色的 (American) a cookie-cutter building/plan 平常的, 没特点的, 司空见惯的 is exactly similar to many others of the same type (always before noun). almost exactly the same as other things of the same type, and not very interesting. The architects were determined that it wouldn't be just another cookie-cutter mall. Management too often uses a cookie-cutter approach to solving problems. the cookie cutter approach of the urban renewal programme. Usage Notes: A cookie cutter in American English and biscuit cutter in Commonwealth English is a tool to cut out cookie/biscuit dough in a particular shape. They are often used for seasonal occasions when well-known decorative shapes are desired, or for large batches of cookies where simplicity and uniformity are required. Cookie cutters have also been used for, among other uses, cutting and shaping tea sandwiches. forthright[ˈfɔ:θˌraɪt] If you describe someone as forthright, you admire them because they show clearly and strongly what they think and feel. 直率的, 开诚布公的. 不藏着掖着的.("no bullshit", say-it-like-it-is 实话实说, 照实说, 直说(forthright)坦率, 坦承, image) ...a deeply religious man with forthright opinions. Thank you for being forthright. I truly don't understand我真是不明白 why The Herald publishes the results of this kind of rubbish survey with sensational 耸动的, 耸人听闻的, 轰动效应的, 群情激动的, 哗众取宠的 headlines. We can't become them - they can't become us: there would have to be a middle ground 妥协, 中间立场 to meet on, not an assimilation of nz into just another Aussie state.

 blare VS flare VS glare (glaze): blare to make a loud and unpleasant noise. Huge trucks rushed past with their horns blaring. I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio. blare out: The radio has been blaring out that dreadful music all day. Dehiscence [dɪˈhɪsəns] 开裂, 裂口 is the splitting at maturity along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this way are called indehiscent, and rely on other mechanisms such as decay or predation to release the contents. Wound dehiscence 金创迸发,  创口迸发, 伤口开裂, 崩裂, 创伤崩裂, 创伤迸发 is a surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along surgical suture. Risk factors are age, diabetes, obesity, poor knotting or grabbing of stitches, and trauma to the wound after surgery. 飞机上大战: The fight started after two intoxicated female passengers produced a stereo or "boom box" ( Boombox is a common term for a portable cassette and AM/FM radio (and, beginning in the 1990s, a CD player) with an amplifier, two or more loudspeakers and a carrying handle. A boombox is a device typically capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music (usually cassettes or CDs, usually at a high volume). ) during the flight and blasted music inside the cabin, the Los Angeles Times reports. blare to make a loud and unpleasant noise. Huge trucks rushed past with their horns blaring. blare out: ...while someone blared pop music from their phone. The radio has been blaring out that dreadful music all day.  blare out I. To project (the sound of something) loudly, as of music or an announcement. To sound loudly and stridently, especially through a broadcast system: Music blared out from the speakers while everyone danced. There's always this one car that drives by the neighborhood at night blaring out heavy metal music. The judge blared out the sentence for the whole assembly to hear. II. To proclaim something boldly or flamboyantly: The newspaper headlines blared out the scandal. flare n. I. a bright flame that burns for a short time. a. 信号灯. 信号弹. (flare gun: A flare gun is a firearm that launches flares. It is typically used for signalling, as distress signalling, for people at sea or from the ground to aircraft. It is not designed to function as a weapon. ) a bright light or flame that burns steadily and is used as a signal in the dark. II. [singular] a shape that becomes wider at one end. a skirt with a slight flare. III flares 喇叭口, 喇叭裤 ( bell-bottoms = boot-cut trousers ) [plural] a type of trousers that become wider at the bottom. v. I. (intransitive) To blaze brightly. The blast furnace flared in the night. II. (intransitive) To burn unsteadily. The candle flared in a sudden draught. III. (transitive, intransitive) 外扩的. 外张的. (比如有些超过边沿是外张的, 便于倾倒.) To open outward in shape. 扩了扩鼻子. 张鼻子. The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air. The cat's nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air. The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. The sides of a bowl flare. IV. flare up I. (intransitive) To burn brightly again. The candle flared, then flickered and went out. II. (intransitive) To become more intense suddenly. if fighting or trouble flares, it begins or becomes worse. Trouble flared in Greece, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic. tempers flare (=people get angry): Tempers flared and things began to get out of control. tempers fray (=people start to get angry): It was a difficult meeting and tempers got a bit frayed. III. flare up/out at sth 勃然大怒 To burst out suddenly, as in anger. Tempers flared during the debates. The insult made him flare up. IV. 病情恶化. 旧伤复发, 旧创迸发. 恶化. if an illness or medical condition flares up, it becomes worse. In moments of stress, his asthma always flares up. lens flare 镜头反光 A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper. Lens flare is usually unwanted, but can be exploited for artistic effect. flare out The trousers flare out below the knee. flare up I. The fire could flare up again at any time. II. It looked as if the fighting might flare up again. III. if an illness or medical condition flares up, it becomes worse. My arthritis flares up during the damp weather. In moments of stress, his asthma always flares up. fester I. 伤口化脓. if an injury or sore place on your body festers, it becomes infected. a festering wound. II. if food or waste material festers, it starts to decay and smell bad. III. 恶化. 得不到化解的怨恨. 无处发泄的怒气. if a problem or unpleasant feeling festers, it becomes worse because no one has dealt with it. This festering 愈演愈烈的, 得不到抚慰的 hatred could tear the community apart. glare I. to look at someone or something in a very angry way. to ​look ​directly and ​continuously at someone or something in an ​angry way: She glared ​angrily at everyone and ​stormed out of the ​room. glare at: They glared at each other across the table. "A bromance can be a good thing," said the study's lead author Elizabeth Kirby, who you can quote next time your significant other glares at you for staying out with the boys too late. II. to shine with a very strong light that makes you feel uncomfortable. to ​shine too ​brightly: The ​sun was glaring ​right in my ​eyes. The sun glared down, dazzling them. n. I. 强烈反光. 强光. 晃眼. 反光. [singular/ uncountable] an unpleasant bright light that makes you feel uncomfortable. unpleasantly ​bright or ​strong ​light: Tinted ​windows will ​reduce the glare/the sun's glare. This ​screen gives off 发散, 散发 a lot of glare 有强反光. You can put a filter in front of your computer screen to reduce glare. the glare of the midday sun. II. [countable] 瞪眼. 怒目而视. 怒视. an angry look. a ​long, ​angry ​look: She gave me a ​fierce glare. She gave me a furious glare. the glare of publicity/the media etc 注视, 审视, 检视. attention from newspapers and television, especially when you do not want it. an ​occasion when something ​receives a very ​large ​amount of ​public ​attention: The actor's ​wedding took ​place in the ​full glare of ​publicity/the ​media. Their relationship will be severely tested in the full glare of media publicity. glare ice 闪闪发光的, 耀眼的, 晃眼的, 晃得睁不开眼的 ice that is smooth, shiny, and reflective (=reflects light easily). ice having a smooth, glassy surface that reflects sunlight. Black ice 地上的薄冰, 看不见的冰, sometimes called clear ice, is a thin coating 一层 of glaze ice on a surface, especially on roads. The ice itself is not black, but visually transparent, allowing the often black road below to be seen through it. The typically low levels of noticeable ice pellets, snow, or sleet surrounding black ice means that areas of the ice are often practically invisible to drivers or people stepping on it. There is, thus, a risk of skidding and subsequent accident due to the unexpected loss of traction. Glaze or glaze ice 冬天在植物上包裹的一层薄冰, 对植物本身伤害很严重( glaze I. a thin layer of milk, sugar, or egg that you put on foods to make them look smooth and shiny. A glaze is a thin layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid that you spread onto food in order to make the surface shine and look attractive. Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake. II. art 釉质. 釉面层. a clear shiny oil that you put on paintings or on objects made of clay, leather, or paper to protect them and make them look attractive. A glaze is a thin layer of liquid which is put on a piece of pottery and becomes hard and shiny when the pottery is heated in a very hot oven. ...hand-painted French tiles with decorative glazes. III. a layer of sugar on a cake that makes it look smooth and shiny. glaze over 双眼无神 [intransitive] if you or your eyes glaze over, you start to look bored or tired and it is obvious to other people that you have stopped listening I just glaze over as soon as anyone starts talking about cars. glaze I. When you glaze food such as bread or pastry, you spread a layer of beaten egg, milk, or other liquid onto it before you cook it in order to make its surface shine and look attractive. Glaze the pie with beaten egg. II. to put a smooth and shiny surface on something. III. 安装玻璃. to fit or cover with glass. double-glazed 双层玻璃的 having windows with two layers of glass. The whole house is double-glazed. Insulating glass (IG), more commonly known as double glazing (or double-pane, and increasingly triple glazing/pane), consists of two or three glass window panes separated by a vacuum or gas filled space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. A glazier 安装玻璃的工人 is a skilled tradesman responsible for cutting, installing, and removing glass (and materials used as substitutes for glass, such as some plastics). Glaziers may work with glass in various surfaces and settings, such as windows, doors, shower doors, skylights, storefronts, display cases, mirrors, facades, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops. ), also called glazed frost, is a smooth, transparent and homogeneous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface. It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets. It is a relatively common occurrence in temperate climates in the winter when precipitation forms in warm air aloft and falls into below-freezing temperature at the surface. When the freezing rain or drizzle is light and not prolonged, the ice formed is thin. It usually causes only minor damage, relieving trees of their dead branches, etc. When large quantities accumulate, however, it is one of the most dangerous types of winter hazard. When the ice layer exceeds 0.6 cm (0.25 in), tree limbs with branches heavily coated in ice can break off under the enormous weight and fall onto power lines. Windy conditions, when present, will exacerbate the damage. Power lines coated with ice become extremely heavy, causing support poles, insulators, and lines to break. The ice that forms on roadways makes vehicle travel dangerous. Unlike snow, wet ice provides almost no traction, and vehicles will slide even on gentle slopes. Because it conforms to the shape of the ground or object (such as a tree branch or car) it forms on, it is often difficult to notice until it is too late to react. 

elegant VS graceful VS gracious;

用法学习: 1. thoroughbred [ˈθʌrəˌbred] 良品, 稀有品种 I. a horse that belongs to a breed (=type) that is considered of very high quality. A thoroughbred is a horse that has parents that are of the same high quality breed. II. someone or something that is extremely good. jetway 登机廊桥 a portable bridge put against an aircraft door to allow passengers to embark or disembark. wiki: A jet bridge (also termed jetway, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, air jetty, portal, skybridge, finger, or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge(PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connectorwhich most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside or being exposed to the elements. Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or movable, swinging radially and/or extending in length. The jetway was invented by Frank Der Yuen. 2. nymph [nɪmf] I. 幼虫. The larva of certain insects. a young insect that becomes an adult without going through a pupa stage. the immature form of some insects, such as the dragonfly and mayfly, and certain arthropods. Nymphs resemble the adult, apart from having underdeveloped reproductive organs and (in the case of insects) wings, and develop into the adult without a pupal stage. II. (Greek and Roman mythology) Any minor female deity associated with water, forests, grotto, etc.  in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests. III. A young girl, especially one who is sexually attractive. 3. common decency 基本礼节, 基本礼仪 Common, everyday courtesy, respect, and politeness that is expected and assumed by social convention. Please have the common decency to at least consult me before you make some extravagant purchase. It is just common decency that you should help someone if they are in distress. decency [ˈdiːsənsi] [uncountable] polite, honest, and moral behaviour and attitudes that show respect for other people. a judgment reflecting the decency and good sense of the American people. common/human/public decency (=standards of behaviour that are expected of everyone) The film was banned on the grounds of public decency. Is there no sense of decency left in this country? If they're going to charge people a fee, they ought to at least have the decency to tell them in advance. good sense the quality someone has when they are able to make sensible decisions about what to do. Mrs Booth showed a lot of good sense. have the good sense to do something the ability to make the right decision about something; good judgement. a man of honour and good sense. Keeping to a low-fat diet makes very good sense (= is a sensible thing to do). Mark had the good sense not to argue. It makes good sense (=is sensible) to do some research before buying.

Big Bang Theory: s11e13 Episode Script The Solo Oscillation

1. Hey! Look what I got everybody. Newspapers? Did you find a portal back to the 1990s? No. If he had that, he'd be trying to prevent NSYNC from breaking up. Oh, please. I'm glad they broke up. Otherwise, Justin would never have brought sexy back. One thing you can't get on an iPad, (inhales) the smell of ink and paper. One more reason iPads are better. They reviewed my planetarium show. Yeah. It's on page three of the Arts and Leisure section. Oh, look, they still have Far Side. Oh, I don't get that one. Oh, he's pushing when he should be pulling. Hmm. I don't think he belongs in that gifted school, then. What are you doing? Making a boat. When I was a kid, my dad showed me how. Boy, you'll do anything to avoid reading. Guys, it's under Things to do this weekend. I can't find it. What does it say? That it's a thing to do this weekend. That's great, Raj. Congratulations. You know, while we're bragging, The Journal of Prosthetic Medicine just wrote up the project that Howard and I are working on. Well, you didn't tell me that. Oh, it just came out. It's just a little blurb. Oh, well, good for you. You know, Bert and I have started isolating zircons from meteorites for our dark matter search. Oh.Well, how nice. Everyone's doing impressive work. What have you been working on these days? Whoa, whoa. Where'd that come from? Where did what come from? (stammers) I try to be supportive, and you break out the hot lights and the rubber hose. I just asked what you've been working on. Oh, my God, let it go. Do you believe this guy? I did it! See? It's a boat. It's also a hat. 2. Okay, how do you want to play this? Do you want to pretend like nothing's bothering you and blow up 大爆发 later, or do you just want to be a maniac right now? Nothing is bothering me. Fine. Be that way. If you want to talk, I'll be flushing my sinuses. Wait. I have a confession. When I berated Leonard, it was a clever ruse to conceal the fact that I'm not working on anything. Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say, No! The truth is I have nothing of interest to pursue. Well, maybe this is the perfect opportunity to take some time for yourself and refocus. I'm sure you'll find something you're excited about. Thank you, Amy. I don't know what I'd do without you. Hey, can I stay here? Sheldon kicked me out. Well, is everything okay? Yeah. He just wants some alone time to work. Fine. Make yourself at home. Yeah. We were just about to watch a little TV. You're welcome to join us. Thanks. I'll be right with you. I just have to, uh, do my neti pot. So what are you guys gonna watch? Okay. Hey, uh, what do you think we should open our show with? Uh, Thor and Doctor Jones€ or Let's Get Astrophysical? I don't know. I think we should start with something that gets them up on their feet. Maybe Sherlock Around the Clock.€ Great, yeah. Uh, let's give it a try. (playing rock music) BERNADETTE (over monitor): Halley's napping! Keep it down! Oh. Right. Sorry. It's cool. We don't need volume to rock. Instead of blowing the roof off this place, we can gently lift it off and set it quietly down in the backyard. (whispering): Okay. One, two, three, four. (playing quietly) (quietly): Holmes said to Watson On Baker Street Come on, Doctor Time to move them feet (whispers): Sing it with us. Sherlock, Sherlock Sherlock around the clock (whispers): We can't hear you. Sherlock, Sherlock Sherlock around the clock (Halley crying) BERNADETTE: Nice going. Sorry. Sorry. I'll get her. One sec. (Halley continues crying) BERNADETTE: You bought diapers, right? Be right back. (whispers): Rock and roll! Okay. Scratch paper, check. Whiteboard, check. Chex Mix, check. And here we go. (grunts) (ringtone playing) Oh, dang it.Hello, Mother. Hi there, Shelly.You will never believe who I ran into at the barbecue festival. I am right in the middle of some very important work. I don't have time for this right now. Then why did you answer the phone? Because you raised me to be polite. Now stop bothering me. Hello again. Who did you see at the barbecue festival? Mr. Watkins. Really? You called me and interrupted my work to tell me that you ran into somebody you could plausibly run into? I'm sorry, Mother, I really need to focus here. I will speak to you next week. Okay, sweetheart. I'll talk to you then. (sighs) I thought Mr. Watkins moved to Florida. He did. He was back visiting his son. Oh, gosh darn it, that is interesting. Was it Tommy or Joe? I bet it was Joe, 'cause he and Tommy had a falling out over that time-share. You guys do anything fun after dinner? Well, actually Amy came back over and we hung out. Did you know that we're both spelling bee champs? We stayed up for hours trying to stump each other. Who won? Oh, she thought she had me with €œappoggiatura,€ but I shut that down expeditiously. E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y. Expeditiously. Wow. I bet that made Penny take off all of her clothes. Put her pajamas on and then go to bed early. At, like, 9:00.Yeah. - Hey. - Hey. - Hey. Oh, are we still on for band practice this evening? Oh, shoot. I promised I would take Halley over to Bernadette's parents. Dude, the gig is, like, next weekend. I know. I'm sorry. (sighs) I really want to do this, but I just don't think I have the time. Okay. I-I guess I'll have to cancel. Toby Greenbaum will have to become a man without us. Too bad, you guys kill at bar mitzvahs. And other events that people can't leave. I don't want to be the one who breaks up the band.You know, maybe you should (chuckles) think about replacing me. Okay. I mean, I know it'll be hard since we Oh, I bet Bert could do it. He plays guitar. I'm gonna go ask him. I guess he forgot that I play the cello. I don't think he did. Okay, I think it's ready. Should we put on safety goggles? Well, the funnest fun is the safest fun, so yes. Hey. Hi. Hello. Oh, Amy, you're here again. Yeah, Sheldon said he needed another night to work, so I said I'd give him some space 给他点空间. So what's all this? Well, Amy and I were talking about old science fair projects, and how fun it would be to recreate them. We're making hot ice. Mm-hmm. It's pretty cool. (chuckles) Nice one. Yeah. Turns out we both did this as our science fair projects in ninth grade. Do you remember any of your high school projects? Uh, well, I remember telling Jenny Runyon that I would teach her how to flirt with boys if she put my name on her project. I got an A,€ she got pregnant. Girls like you are why I had to come straight home after school. Check this out. PENNY: Wow, that's amazing. LEONARD: Mm-hmm. The crystallization is an exothermic process, so the ice is actually hot. I won first place for this. So did I. I threw Jenny's baby shower. Oh, hey, in seventh grade, I built a cobra wave. You want to do that? Oh, we can come up with a wave speed formula, and see how accurately we can predict the amplitude. Wow, I didn't think anything could top last night's spelling bee, but here comes math. I'm sorry, we-we don't have to do more experiments. Let's do something we can all enjoy. Hey, uh, you want to watch that show you like where people want to buy a house and then they do? No, no, you guys do your experiments. I'll go pick up dinner. Are you sure? Yeah, you're having science fun, and I don't want to interfere, or watch you. Did I actually do it? I did. I did. The answer is one in 18 million. What is? The odds of you running into Mr.Watkins. Oh, Shelly. I have bad news. Mr.Watkins passed this morning. Oh, I'm sorry. I know. What are the odds of that? Call you back. LEONARD: Now let's calculate the amplitude! AMY: All right! Sheldon? Sheldon? Sheldon? It's annoying when you do it. I brought pizza. Oh, thank you. I have been working pretty hard. I could use a break. What's that? Oh, yeah, that is an experiment to see how many parallelograms I could draw while holding my breath. Is that where you blacked out? No, actually, that's where I blacked out. And this? That is a list of all the different types of natural disasters. €œFire-quake? I made that one up. Which I shouldn't have, because now I'm scared of it. Hey, I thought you were working on actual science. I am. I'm trying to come up with a new approach to dark matter, but people keep distracting me. First, my mother kept answering the phone when I called, even though she knew I was busy. And now you show up with my favorite shape of food-- a circle made of triangles served in a square box. Maybe I'll just eat this in the laundry room. No, no. Wait. You don't have to go, as long as you sit quietly and don't say anything. Fine. (clears throat) Mmm. Good. Mmm. Are you mocking me? Hey, you want to hear one of my geology songs? So it's about rocks? Better. It's about a boulder. Isn't that the same thing? Far from it. A boulder has a diameter greater than 25.6 centimeters. Is that fact in the song? No.Yes. It's sung from the viewpoint of the boulder that chases Indiana Jones. That's right up our alley. Let's hear it. Okay. So, I think if we want to predict the height of the wave, we need to use elasticity theory and model the lattice (I. a structure consisting of narrow pieces of wood, plastic, metal, etc. crossed over each other with spaces between them. vines twining around a lattice. II. a pattern or shape with sets of parallel lines that cross over each other. wiki: Latticework 格子影壁 is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. The design is created by crossing the strips to form a grid or weave. Latticework may be functional – for example, to allow airflow to or through an area; structural, as a truss in a lattice girder; used to add privacy, as through a lattice screen; purely decorative; or some combination of these. Latticework in stone or wood from the classical period is also called transenna (plural transenne). ) as one continuous flexible piece. This is fun. Mm-hmm. Playing with Popsicle sticks, exploring ways to store kinetic ( [kɪˈnetɪk] relating to, caused by, or producing movement. 动能) energy. It's like preschool all over again. Except now if I eat paste, it's because I want to, not because Craig Schultz is making me. Hey, can I ask you a question? Is it, €œWhere was the teacher?€ She was in the bathroom smoking, that's where. It wasn't, but I'm glad to see you've moved on. I was gonna ask if being married felt any different. Oh. Uh not really. Sorry. That probably wasn't the answer you were looking for. No, actually it is. I mean, Sheldon and I are in a really great place right now, and I just, I don't want anything to mess that up. Mm-hmm. You do remember you're here because he kicked you out of your apartment? Yes. His work is important to him. It's one of the things I find the sexiest about him. Well, that and Aah! his butt. And then I was thinking about inventing a new dark matter particle to evade the omega baryon constraints, but that just seems like something anyone could come up with. Mm. Agreed. (clears throat) You know what's blowing my mind? Somebody thought about putting cheese in this crust. I just wish I could find something that excites me. You do understand that crust doesn't normally come with cheese in it? Okay, all right, look. What got you excited about dark matter in the first place? Well, I left string theory, which I'd been working on for a long time, and everyone was talking about how cool dark matter was, and I thought, Well, sure, I'll give that a whirl" So it's your rebound science? What's that? Well, not the science you spend the rest of your life with, but the one you use to make yourself feel pretty again. Well, if I'm being honest, I never forgot about string theory. It's remarkable. It's the closest we've come to a theory of everything, something even Einstein couldn't figure out. Well, if he couldn't figure it out, maybe it's just wrong. But it's so elegant. I mean, look, string theory posits that the fundamental particles we see in three dimensions are actually strings embedded in multidimensional space-time. Interesting. So that would mean that Can't do this by myself, buddy. (keyboard keys clacking rapidly) What is happening? I was trying not to wake you. Did it work? Sorry. I just realized, now that I'm not in the band, I can focus on my own music. You know? Go solo.You said you were taking a break from the band to help with me and the baby. Yes, and write an astronaut musical. Picture this. The curtain opens. There's a lone astronaut floating in the inky blackness of space. Maybe wires, maybe fog. I'll let the director figure that out. I really don't know when I'll run out of oxy gen. Good news! I'm back in the band! So, Bernadette doesn't mind? It was her idea! So it's sort of like a guitar string, but instead of making an actual sound, each vibration is a different particle. Precisely. And when you express it in 11 dimensions, Einstein's relativity equations pop out. Does that sound like a coincidence? It does not. Yup. That's what I think. So, so, did we do it? Did we just solve string theory? Oh. (laughs) I appreciate your enthusiasm, but this is not the sort of thing we can figure out in a night. People have been stuck on this for decades. Well, decades? Really? It's a string. How hard can it be? It's straight, it's in a loop, it gets knotted up 搅和在一起, 纠缠在一起 with other strings. Uh Well, actually there are no knots in anything greater than four dimensions. Ooh, unless we get around that by considering them as sheets. You know, topologically speaking, that has a lot of interesting possibilities. See? How long did that take me, like a minute? Thought you were getting us dinner. Sorry. I had to stop at Sheldon's and help him solve string theory. What? Yeah, turns out the answer's knots. That's cute, but you can't have knots in more than four dimensions. Mm, you can if you consider them sheets. Good night. What up, my Hebrews and She-brews?! We are Footprints on the Moon. KOOTHRAPPALI: Toby, today you are a man, and you will face many obstacles in life. And some of those obstacles are gonna feel like boulders. This first song is about the greatest boulder in the history of cinema. One, two, three. (rock music playing) Alone in my temple in the middle of Peru A giant stone ball with nothing to do But if you steal my idol I will roll right over you 'Cause I'm six tons of granite And micaceous schist Yeah, I'm six tons of granite And micaceous schist (shouting): I'm gonna crush you, I'm gonna mush you You took my idol, I'm homicidal Gonna roll over you till your brains come out And your bones will crunch and your blood will spout! I'm not just a rock, baby.I'm a boulder. (yelling wildly) 'Cause I'm six tons of granite And micaceous schist Yeah, I'm six tons of granite And micaceous schist Yeah, I'm six tons of granit. 

Big Bang Theory: Series 06 Episode 08 – The 43 Peculiarity

1. Sheldon is drawing on a napkin.Raj: What are you drawing over there? Sheldon: It's a hypothetical containment field for a Frisbee-sized wormhole that could serve as a portal to ( 穿越. Did you find a portal back to the 1990s? ) a parallel universe. Howard: Oh, you silly doodlebug. Leonard: You know, a lot of scientists believe that making contact with other life-forms 生命形式 would probably not end well for us. Sheldon: It's a Frisbee-sized wormhole, Leonard. You can block it with a Frisbee. Calm down. (Hands Howard the napkin) Howard: Do you expect me to build this? Sheldon: I expect you to wipe the pudding off your chin. Gentlemen. Howard: Have you guys ever noticed that Sheldon always disappears every day at two forty-five? Leonard: Really? Raj: He probably just goes to the bathroom. Leonard: Actually, no, he goes to the bathroom at eight a.m. with optional follow-ups at one forty-five and seven ten high-fibre Fridays. Raj: It's sad that you know that. Leonard: Oh, that's just the tip of the sadness iceberg. Howard: I'm looking at his public calendar. Two forty-five to three-oh-five, nothing. Yesterday, two forty-five to three-oh-five, nothing, last week, nothing, last month, nothing. He never has anything booked during that time. Raj: Twenty minutes a day, completely unaccounted for. Howard: We should figure out where he goes. Raj: Ooh, this is exciting. Like one of my classic murder mystery dinner parties. Leonard: Right, the case of who murdered three Saturday nights of my life? Howard: Colonel Koothrapali in the kitchen with the olive spread. Raj: It was tapenade and you guys suck. 2. Penny is texting. Penny: So, how was work today? Leonard: Well, I spent most of the afternoon growing isotopically pure crystals for neutrino detection. Penny: That sounds like fun. Leonard: Yeah, it was. Penny: Oh, good, I guessed right. Leonard: Who you talking to? Penny: Oh, just this guy I met at school. Leonard: Oh, great. We're still dating, right? Penny: Relax. He's just a friend. We're doing an oral report together. He's really nice. Leonard: I'm sorry, what was that? I had a little stroke after oral. Penny: Would you stop? Look, he just moved here from London, okay? He doesn't really know anybody. Leonard: Oh, good, an English accent, the sexiest accent you can have. Penny: No. That's not true. There's French, there's Italian. No, you're right, it's the best. Leonard: Did you tell him you have a boyfriend? Penny: It didn't come up. Leonard: Well, maybe you should tell him. Penny: What am I supposed to say? Leonard: Say, can't talk right now, hanging with my boyfriend. England sucks, you suck, USA number one. Penny: Fine. Hanging with my boyfriend. Talk to you later. Happy? Leonard: Yes. Thank you. Penny: Mm-hmm. Hmm. Leonard: What did he say? Penny: Nothing. Leonard: What? Penny: Did your boyfriend make you type that? Leonard: I hate this guy. Penny: Don't be like that. Leonard: Come on, trust me, he's hitting on you. Penny: No, he's not. We're just friends. Look, is this gonna be a problem? Because he's supposed to come over tomorrow to work. Leonard: Really? Here? Penny: If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll switch partners, even though the thing's due next week and everyone already has a partner and I'll probably end up failing the class. Leonard: That'd be great. Thank you. 3. Howard: Two forty-four, Right on schedule. Hey, Sheldon. Sheldon: Oh, hello. Howard: Raj and I are heading over to the genetics lab to pet the glow-in-the-dark bunny. Want to come with us? Sheldon: No, thank you. Raj: Are you sure? They turn off the lights, and it's like a cute little laser show that poops all over the place. Sheldon: I'm quite sure. Good day. Howard: Well, where are you going? Sheldon: Where are you going? Raj: We just told you. Sheldon: I just told you. Howard: No, you didn't. Sheldon: Well, it's your word against mine; see you in court. Howard: Should we follow him? Raj: I don't know, I'm torn. I want to know where he's going, but now I kind of want to play with the bunny. Alex: Hi, guys. Howard: Hey, Alex, do you know where your boss just went? Alex: No. Howard: Don't you know his schedule? Alex: All I know is corduroy makes too much noise and I have to go find quieter pants. Howard: Come on. Raj: Boy, what I wouldn't give to get her out of those pants and into something a little more stylish. 4. Sheldon takes out a key, unlocks a door and enters. Howard: This is where he goes? What's in there? Raj: I think it's an old storage room. Howard: What could he be doing in there every day for twenty minutes? Raj: Well, he's not doing twenty-minute abs, because if he were, he would have way better abs. Can you hear anything? Howard: Not yet. What are you doing? Raj: I'm listening. Howard: Can't you face the other way and listen? Raj: I can't do anything right for you, 做什么事都不对 can I? Howard: What the hell is he up to? Raj: He is kind of a weirdo. Maybe he's got Leonard Nimoy chained up in there. Or Bill Gates. Or Stephen Hawking. Howard: Why would he chain up Stephen Hawking? Raj: Howard, please, you can't treat the man differently just because he's disabled. That's not okay. 5. Leonard: If you're wondering why I've been staring through the peephole, I'm trying to get a look at this guy who's coming over to Penny's. Sheldon: To be honest, I didn't know you were here. Leonard: It's not a big deal. He's just in her history class. They're working on a project together. I don't even know why I care. You know what, I don't care. Sheldon: You think you don't care? Leonard: This is silly. I have nothing to worry about. Sheldon: Oh, I don't know. I mean, statistically speaking, I'm sure you have something to worry about. Leonard: What do you mean? Sheldon: Well, if we assume your looks are average, yeah, right off the bat, fifty percent of men on Earth are more attractive than you. That's one point five billion handsome lads standing by, waiting to rain on your parade. Leonard: Well, yeah, but this isn't just about looks. I'm, I'm way above average in a lot of other things. Sheldon: Not height, vision, athleticism, or ability to digest dairy products. Leonard: I'm talking about important things like emotional maturity. Sheldon: You were just spying on your girlfriend through a peephole. Leonard: I liked it better when you thought I wasn't here. Sheldon: I'm not saying you don't have attractive qualities. Your choice of friends is impeccable, you're a good sleeper, and last but not least, you buy the grapes I like. You're a real catch compared to some snoring guy with a fridge full of lousy grapes. Leonard: None of this matters. I trust that Penny cares about me, and nothing's gonna happen with this guy. Sheldon: Well, unless of course he's a skilled hypnotist. Leonard: What? Sheldon: While unlikely, it's still a statistical possibility. She might be performing sexual acts with him and not even know it. Leonard: Now you're just being ridiculous. Sheldon: Am I? The mind's a mysterious thing, Leonard. He could be having the time of his life while she thinks she's a chicken pecking for corn. 7. Raj: Look at us, sneaking around in the middle of the night like a couple of cat burglars. Howard: I think we're more like ninjas. Raj: I don't want to be a ninja, I want to be a cat burglar. Howard: Fine, I'll be a ninja, you be a cat burglar. Raj: No, we both have to be the same thing. Okay, we're ninjas. Howard: Thank you. Raj: But next time, we'll be cat burglars. Howard: It's locked. Raj: Are you sure? Howard: Yes, I'm sure. Now, you stand guard(keep (or stand) guard 看着, 守着 act as a guard. If you stand guard, you stand near a particular person or place because you are responsible for watching or protecting them. One young policeman stood guard outside the locked embassy gates. "armed men stood guard over makeshift roadblocks".), I'm going to… Raj (trying door): It's locked. Howard: Just keep an eye out. I'll have this open in a minute. Raj: When did you learn how to pick locks 撬锁? Howard: When I was starting to do magic in junior high, I thought I could be an escape artist like Harry Houdini. Raj: How did that work out? Howard: Pretty good. I managed to escape friends, popularity, and every party thrown in a twelve mile radius. There. Ready? Raj: Hold on, hold on. Howard: What? Raj: Sheldon is a very smart man, and he obviously wants to keep this a secret. Howard: Yeah, so? Raj: What if it's booby-trapped? Howard: Don't worry, I'm one step ahead of him 技高一筹. Raj: Great, what's your pl… (Howard pushes him inside) Howard: Are we good? Raj: Yeah. Huh. Forty-three? What the hell does that mean? Howard: I don't know. The solution to an equation? Raj: Maybe. It's a prime number. Encryption systems are built on prime numbers. Howard: What kind of secret does Sheldon have to encrypt? Raj: He's always been very cagey about what he puts in his egg salad to make it so tasty. Howard: It's paprika. Raj: Really? Well, oh, okay, one mystery solved. 7. Voice from Outside: Okay, good night. Penny (off): Thanks, Cole. See you at school. Cole (off): See you. Leonard: I'll be right back. Sheldon: I thought you left a long time ago. Leonard (rushing to catch up with Cole): 'sup? Cole: Hey. Leonard: You, uh, moving into the apartment on the fifth floor? Cole: No, I was just visiting a friend. Leonard: Oh, cool. That cute blonde on four? Cole: Yeah. You know her? Leonard: I, well, I see her around. I like to keep my distance because her boyfriend is a pretty scary dude. Cole: Really? Leonard: Yeah. He's ganged up(gang up disapproving to unite as a group against someone: They all ganged up to try and get him to change his decision. The whole class ganged up against/on her because she was the teacher's pet.). Cole: She told me he's a scientist. Leonard: That's the name of his gang. The Scientists. They are crazy. Cole: Well, thanks for the tip. Leonard: No problem, brother. Stay frosty 冷淡一点, 冷若冰霜. (Cole leaves. Leonard spots Penny watching.) We're still dating, right? 8. Alex: Oh, hello, Dr. Hofstadter. Leonard: Hey, Alex, and call me Leonard. Dr. Hofstadter is my father. And my mother. And my sister. And our cat. Although, I'm pretty sure Dr. Boots Hofstadter's degree was honorary. Alex: May I join you, Leonard? Leonard: Sure. Alex: Thanks. Leonard: Hey, Alex, let me ask you something. My girlfriend knows this guy at school. He's got an English accent. Alex: Ooh, I love English accents. Leonard: Yeah, you all do. Anyway, I feel like he's hitting on her. She says he's just being nice and that I should trust her. Alex: It's probably harmless. You know how it is. I'm sure you get hit on all the time. Leonard: Right. Because girls are always like, ooh, that guy owns two Star Trek uniforms and gets a lot of ear infections. I got to get me some of that. Alex: I don't know, I bet it happens more than you realize. Leonard: Trust me, it doesn't. Alex: You sure? You're cute, you're funny. Maybe you're getting hit on, and you don't even know it. Leonard: Really? Alex: Yep, pretty sure. Leonard (laughs): Okay, I got to get back to work. Thanks for listening. Alex: No problem. Leonard: Hope-hope no girls rip my clothes off on the way. 8. Raj: Come on, we're smart guys. We can figure this out. Howard: Forty-three. What is forty-three? Besides my mom's neck size. Raj: It's the atomic number for technetium. Howard: That stuff's radioactive. Raj: Do you think he's building a bomb? Howard: Ah, it took him two years to put together that Lego Death Star, I'm not worried. Raj: Ooh, this could be something. forty-three is the number of calories in half a cup of fat-free yoghurt. Howard: Why would you know that? Raj: I'm sorry. We can't all eat whatever we want and still stay thin. Wait, in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, isn't forty-three the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything? Howard: That's forty-two, dumb-ass. Raj: Hey, hey. Feelings. Howard: We should stop. I'm exhausted. Raj: Yeah, me, too. We've got more important things to do. Who cares what stupid forty-three means? Howard: Not me. Raj: Let's go home. You want to get something to eat? Howard: Sounds good. Raj: What the balls = what the hell is forty-three? Howard: I have to know! 9. Leonard: Hi. Penny: Hey, shouldn't you be out with your gang, spray painting equations on the side of buildings? Leonard: Come on, I'm sorry. Penny: I just can't believe you don't trust me. Leonard: I do, of course I do. Penny: Then why did you embarrass me in front of my friend, who, by the way, knew exactly who you were? Leonard: Really? Penny: Your picture's on my refrigerator. Leonard: Oh. You know, I'm really starting to not like this guy. Penny: What is your problem? Do you use up all your thinking at work and then have none left over for when you get home? Leonard: I don't know. It-it-it's hard sometimes. Everywhere you go, guys hit on you, even if I'm standing right there. And they're all taller than me. Why is everyone taller than me? You know what, this is all in my head. It's my problem, not yours. Penny: Leonard, why do you always do this? Listen to me, you're the one I'm with. You know I love you, so will you please relax because you're driving me crazy. Leonard: You know that's the first time you ever said that you love me. Penny: Yeah. Leonard: We're just supposed to pretend it's not a big deal? Penny: That's exactly what we're gonna do because you're about to make me cry, and we both know if I start crying, you're gonna start crying. Leonard: You're right, you should go. Penny (crying): All right. Leonard (crying): She loves me. (Receives text) Hey, it's Alex. Nice having coffee with you. If you want to talk more, I'm always available. Smiley face, smiley face. What a friendly girl. 10. Howard: Okay, picture's up. Looks like the camera's working. Raj: That's good quality video. Howard: It better be. It's the spare camera for the Mars rover. Raj: How did you get your hands on that? Howard: Million dollar camera, ten dollar lock. Raj: Oh, my God, here he comes. This is it. Howard: What the hell is that thing? Raj: I don't know. Sheldon (on screen): This is Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Experimental log. Wormhole generator test forty-four. Howard: Wormhole generator test? (On screen a wormhole appears) Sheldon: The first forty-three parallel universes I've checked proved to be empty. I see no reason to suspect universe number forty-four will be any different. (Puts his head in the wormhole) Howard: Oh, my God! Raj: Holy crap! Sheldon (with an alien creature stuck to his face): Oh! It's eating my face! Raj: Aah! It's eating his face! Sheldon (throwing alien onto the laptop): I found your webcam and replaced the video feed. You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Raj: Sheldon, we're really sorry. Howard: Yeah, really sorry. Sheldon: Sorry? You may not realize it, but I have difficulty navigating certain aspects of daily life. You know, understanding sarcasm, feigning interest in others, not talking about trains as much as I want to. It's exhausting. Which is why, for twenty minutes a day, I like to go down to that room, turn my mind off and do what I need to do to recharge. Howard: But what are you doing in there? Raj: And what does forty-three mean? Sheldon: You don't need to know, you don't deserve to know, and you will never know. Raj: Yeah, well, I know how to make your egg salad now. 13. Sheldon enters, takes out a box, takes a beanbag from the box, then starts playing keepie-uppie, Sheldon: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight… Drat. I'm never going to get to forty-three again. One, two, three, four… Rats.