侧面照; in the team VS on the team;

用法学习: 1. front on (something) 前面是 To be positioned in the direction of something. [for a building or a piece of land] to face out on something. The property fronts on a lovely boulevard that has very little traffic. Our house fronts on a lake. I want a bedroom that fronts on the park behind the house. A building or an area of land that fronts a particular place or fronts onto it is next to it and faces it. ...real estate, which includes undeveloped land fronting the city convention center. [VERB noun] There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement. ...quaint cottages fronted by lawns and flowerbeds. back onto sth 后边是 If a building backs onto something, its back faces that thing: The house backs onto a narrow alley. if a place is backed by something, it has something at the back of it or directly behind it. a large garden backed by trees. on a ... front 在...方面 in a particular area of activity. on the economic/political etc front. On the technical front, there have been a number of important developments. Excellent teamwork from our staff has brought improvement on all fronts. on the domestic/international front On the domestic front, de Gaulle's priority was to secure his government's authority. on a wide/broad/limited front Schemes of this kind enjoyed success only on a limited front. If you say that something is happening on a particular front, you mean that it is happening with regard to a particular situation or field of activity. ...research across a wide academic front. We're moving forward on a variety of fronts. on the front foot at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents. in front 前边的, 前面的 If a person or thing is in front, they are ahead of others in a moving group, or further forward than someone or something else. Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front. 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front. an front: I. An organization or activity that is a front for one that is illegal or secret is used to hide it. ...a firm later identified by the police as a front for crime syndicates. [+ for] He said the present civilian government is just a front for the old military regime. II. If someone puts on a particular kind of front, they pretend to have a particular quality. Michael kept up a brave front 假象 (= put a brave face, put a brave front on) both to the world and in his home. His laugh-a-minute image is just a front to hide his deep unhappiness. III. In relation to the weather, a front is a line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air. The snow signaled the arrival of a front 冷锋, and a high-pressure area seemed to be settling in. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday. IV. The person who fronts 领衔 (head in AmE) an organization is the most senior person in it. He fronted a formidable band of fighters. The public relations operation has been fronted by Mr Hayward. The person who fronts a pop group or rock band is the main singer. She didn't want to be seen as a token woman fronting a band. Queen were three great musicians fronted by a showman of genius. side-on 侧面的, 侧脸的 (take a photo from the side on 侧面照) (front-on 正脸的, 正面的) with one side facing in a given direction especially toward the observer. from or on the side: The bus hit the car side-on. a side-on collision. A side-on collision or view is a collision or view from the side of an object. ...steel beams built into the doors for protection against a side-on crash. ...steel beams built into the doors for protection against a side-on crash. The bus hit the car side-on. a side-on collision. The car hit the wall side-on. Stand up. Side on 站起来, 侧转身, 侧面, 侧过来. side-look = side-glance 扫了一眼, 斜瞄了一眼, 斜眼看, 侧瞄了一眼 a look or glance to one side. a oblique look. a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance". a side-look from the girl was enough. side view I. a view from the side a view apart from the main view. II. 侧视图. a view of a person or object presenting a side instead of a front toward the observer or camera. a profile view. 侧脸图, 侧面图 is a "profile", "profile view", or a photo taken "in profile". portraits 脸照, 头像, 大头照: A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders. The position of the head relative to the camera is irrelevant. 侧脸图: a portrait in profile, "profile shot", "side-view shot 正面照: a front-on portrait. silhouette [ˌsɪluˈet] art profile 侧面剪影. 用例Big Bang Theory: Hey, how's it going? Really good. Georgie's going to come to the wedding. Oh, that's great! Why aren't you looking at the camera? Oh, you know, I'm just working on my peripheral vision. Well, that is nonsense. Your peripheral vision 侧面, 侧视图, 侧影 is fine ( peripheral [pəˈrɪf(ə)rəl] I. connected with something but not a necessary or important part of it.  The talks made progress on peripheral issues, but failed to resolve the main dispute between the two sides. peripheral to: We made some discoveries about the immune system that were peripheral to our search for a vaccine. A peripheral activity or issue is one which is not very important compared with other activities or issues. Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training. ...peripheral and boring information. Science is peripheral to that debate. The Marshall Plan did not include Britain, except peripherally. II. peripheral areas of a town or country are far from the central area. Peripheral areas of land are ones which are on the edge of a larger area. ...peripheral regions beyond the reach of powerful rulers. ...urban development in the outer peripheral areas of large towns. III. Peripherals 附件 are devices that can be attached to computers. [computing] ...peripherals to expand the use of our computers. ... peripheral products for the basic computer. Peripheral vision, or indirect vision, is vision as it occurs outside the point of fixation, i.e. away from the center of gaze. The vast majority of the area in the visual field is included in the notion of peripheral vision. "Far peripheral" vision refers to the area at the edges of the visual field, "mid-peripheral" vision refers to medium eccentricities, and "near-peripheral", sometimes referred to as "para-central" vision, exists adjacent to the center of gaze. ). Are those women's magazines making you feel bad about yourself again? Yup, that is what's happening. I have told you before, those women are airbrushed to make it look like they have good vision. Hey, I-I was thinking, now that you and your brother made up, there's no reason to rush home. Maybe you and Leonard could, could stay for, uh two to three more fun-filled days there. brew (孕育, 酝酿, 酿造, 发酵) I. [intransitive/transitive] if tea or coffee is brewing, or if you are brewing it, you have made it and left it to develop a stronger flavor. If a person or company brews beer, they make it. I brew my own beer. The beer is brewed at the Charles Wells Brewery. ...the brewing of home-made alcohol. III. If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. I'll get Venner to brew some tea. He brewed a pot of coffee. III. [intransitive] if something bad is brewing, it is beginning to happen. If a storm is brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm. We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out in the boat. A storm was brewing. The crisis had been brewing since the start of the year. Have you got a fart brewing 酝酿. If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop. At home a crisis was brewing. There's trouble brewing. brew up to create a situation that causes difficulty. Those two can brew up a batch of mischief very quickly. IV. A brew of several things is a mixture of those things. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants. ...a potent brew of smooth salesmanship and amateur psychiatry. 3. A monocular [mɒˈnɒkjʊlə] 单目镜 is a modified refracting telescope used to magnify the images of distant objects by passing light through a series of lenses and usually prisms, the application of prisms resulting in a lightweight, compact telescope. Volume and weight are less than half those of binoculars of similar optical properties, making a monocular easy to carry, and also proportionally less expensive. Monoculars produce 2-dimensional images, while binoculars add perception of depth (3 dimensions), assuming one has normal binocular vision. Binoculars [bɪˈnɑkjələrz] or field glasses 立体望远镜 are two telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. Most are sized to be held using both hands, although sizes vary widely from opera glasses to large pedestal mounted military models. Unlike a (monocular) telescope, binoculars give users a three-dimensional(3D) image: for nearer objects the two views, presented to each of the viewer's eyes from slightly different viewpoints, produce a merged view with an impression of depth. 4. Olympic gold medallist Conor Dwyer announced his retirement from swimming after receiving a 20-month doping ban from an arbitration panel. The panel found the 30-year-old had testosterone pellets ( pellet [ˈpelət] 小球快, 小圆球状的 a small round piece of a substance. A pellet is a small ball of paper, mud, lead, or other material. He was shot in the head by an air gun pellet. A beetle was rolling a pellet of dried dung up the hill. fish food pellets. a. a small round piece of steel or lead that is fired from a gun. shotgun pellets. punnet [ˈpʌnɪt] 小盒 a small light basket or other container for fruit or vegetables. A punnet is a small light box in which soft fruits such as strawberries or raspberries are often sold. You can also use punnet to refer to the amount of fruit that a punnet contains. ...a punnet of strawberries. "a punnet of strawberries". ) inserted into his body. The arbitration decision says Dwyer worked with a nutritionist who suggested the pellets, which are inserted into the skin tissue near the hip. The arbitrators gave Dwyer a slightly reduced sentence in part because he argued that he wasn't using the pellets for performance but rather to mitigate "health concerns which were causing him to have a high degree of stress". 5. ruminate [ˈruːmɪneɪt] 沉思, 深思 I. FORMAL to think about something very carefully. to think about something very carefully. If you ruminate on something, you think about it very carefully. He ruminated on the terrible wastage that typified American life. Obsessional personalities commonly ruminate excessively about death. II. BIOLOGY 反刍. if an animal ruminates, it brings food back from its stomach into its mouth and chews it (=breaks it into small pieces with its teeth) a second time. car muffler 消声器([ˈmʌf(ə)l] I. 闷声闷气的. to make a sound quieter and less easy to hear. If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice. She heard a muffled cough behind her. The trees muffle the sound of the traffic. II. to wrap someone or something in thick clothing, cloth, etc. so that they are warm. They were both muffled in heavy, fur-lined coats.): Inside a muffler are a set of tubes. These tubes are perforated (perforated 打孔的, 齿孔的 [ˈpɜːfəˌreɪtɪd] containing a hole or a series of small holes in the surface. a perforated piece of cardboard. I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. Keep good apples in perforated polythene bags. a. medical used about an organ or tube inside your body that has a small hole or cut in its surface. ) and are designed to reflect sound waves produced by the engine to minimize the noise that eventually leaves your vehicle (while also acting as a way to remove exhaust gases from the engine). 6. it's no skin off my nose 我不关心, 跟我没有关系 used for saying that you do not care if someone does a particular thing because it will not affect you. used when you want to say that it makes no difference to you what someone else does or thinks: Let them cancel the whole project. It's no skin off my nose. no skin off my nose if we go home. 7. in the team VS on the team: "on" vs "in" tends to be the result of metaphor - how we understand things in terms of other things. "in" makes sense if you think of a group of people, and the team member is in the middle of that group. However, imagine writing the team names out on paper, compiling the team list. The player's name would be on the page, and if the page defines the team (which it does, in terms of listing who is in the team), then the player is on the team. So, when people say "in the team" they may be thinking of an actual group of people, standing by the pitch, say, and when they say "on the team", they may be thinking of a list of players, and perhaps the process of deciding who is on that list. As another example, think of someone saying "I play in a softball team". They are thinking of the other players. But in another situation they might say "I'm on the team for the easter tournament", meaning that they have been selected, ie added to a list. Both metaphors are equally valid, and so "on" and "in" are both acceptable. On reflection, I could have simplified this explanation by saying that "team" has multiple meanings: one meaning is the actual group of players, and another meaning is the list of players. We use "in" with the group and "on" with the list. 8. 关于virgin Mary 玩笑的回应: It was a joke and it was a hugely bad decision, poor taste. I didn't plan that joke … I was just spit-balling ( a very small ball of paper that a child puts in their mouth to make it soft and wet and then throws at another child. II. an illegal baseball throw done with a wet ball so that it curves a lot. verb. 信口开河. 信口雌黄. 顺嘴说. to throw out new ideas in the hope that some of them will be good ones. I'm just spitballing here. Sometimes when we're spitballing ideas, we now stop and wonder what would happen if it came true. adj. unfair, or dishonest. spitball politics/journalism. ) live here. I didn't realise the gravity 严重性 of it and it really upset a lot of people. Even friends of mine were like, 'Bro, how could you say something so dumb like that?' "I get upset at the fact that I've caused a lot of grief 带来困扰 to a lot of people. That's never what I meant to do. I was just trying to make people have a laugh and I didn't realise I was trodding (sic, trotting) quite heavily on very gentle territory for a lot of people." 8. A livery [ˈlɪvəri] 航空公司徽标, 标志 ( livery I. a special uniform worn by servants or particular officials. A servant's livery is the special uniform that he or she wears. She was attended by servants in splendid livery and powdered wigs. II. a special pattern or design that is put on the things that a company owns and sells. The livery of a particular company is the special design or set of colours associated with it that is put on its products and possessions. ...buffet cars in the railway company's bright red and yellow livery. ) is a uniform, insignia ( [ɪnˈsɪɡniə] 徽章. 肩章. a mark or sign that shows someone's rank or status, or what organization they belong to. a. a mark on an object that shows who made it, who it belongs to, or what organization it is connected with. ) or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. An aircraft livery is a set of comprehensive insignia comprising color, graphic, and typographical identifiers which operators (airlines, governments, air forces and occasionally private and corporate owners) apply to their aircraft. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in the livery. Alternatively, some kind of a personal emblem or badge, or a distinctive colour, is featured. In the late medieval phenomenon of bastard feudalism, livery badges worn by the "retainers ( retainer I. 牙箍. a wire structure worn on the teeth at night to make them straighter. II. old-fashioned a servant, especially one who has worked for someone from a high social class for a long time. III. a payment made to someone such as a lawyer so that they will be available to do work for you when you want them. We've put him on a retainer for the moment. IV. British a reduced rent that you pay to keep your house, apartment, etc. when you are not living in it, so that you can live in it when you return. )" of great lords, sometimes in effect private armies, became a great political concern in England. A livery yard, livery stable or boarding stable (Great Britain, Ireland, North America, Australia), is a stable where horse owners pay a weekly or monthly fee to keep their horses. A livery or boarding yard is not usually a riding school and the horses are not normally for hire (unless on working livery). Facilities at a livery yard normally include a loose box or stable and access for the horse to graze on grass. The fuselage ([ˈfjuːzəlɑːʒ])(triage [triˈɑʒ] 医院就诊排序, 挂号系统 the process of deciding which people in a hospital department should get medical treatment first, according to how serious their condition is. verb. to decide the order in which patients should be treated. After patients are triaged, they are seen by qualified medical professionals. Triage ([ˈtriːɑːʒ, triˈɑːʒ]) is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately; influencing the order and priority of emergency treatment, emergency transport, or transport destination for the patient. ) is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, and cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, as well, although in some amphibious aircraft the single engine is mounted on a pylon attached to the fuselage, which in turn is used as a floating hull. The fuselage also serves to 用于 position control and stabilization surfaces in specific relationships to lifting surfaces, which is required for aircraft stability and maneuverability. 9. An emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS), and the dispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call. The term "emergency medical dispatcher" is also a certification level and a professional designation, certified through the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APSCOI), the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, and PowerPhone, Inc. Many dispatchers, whether certified or not, will dispatch using a standard Emergency Medical Dispatch protocol. 住院手续: When you are seriously sick or injured you may be immediately admitted to hospital through an emergency department. This is called an emergency admission. The other way of being admitted to hospital is when your doctor refers you to a specialist doctor and the specialist recommends you be admitted to hospital. This is known as a booked admission and will not happen immediately. To arrange a booked admission, your specialist will complete a recommendation for admission form, indicating how urgently your admission is required. Sometimes the specialist will deliver the form to the hospital and sometimes you will be asked to deliver it. Palliative [ˈpælɪətɪv] care 临终关怀( reducing the pain or other bad effects of a terminal illness (=one that cannot be cured). I. A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. II. A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles. A scheme offered as a palliative for economic pain might harm the intended beneficiary.): For patients that have a poor prognosis and are expected to die regardless of the medical treatment available, palliative care such as painkillers may be given to ease suffering before they die. 10. gauge [ɡeɪdʒ] (instrument 仪器) I. 仪表. a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something. the fuel/gas/pressure gauge 压力表, 油表. a rain/snow/hail gauge. II. [usually singular] a fact or event that can be used for judging someone or something. New orders are a gauge of how well manufacturers are doing. The plane was shaking so hard I could not read the gauges. An odometer [oʊˈdɑmətər] or odograph is an instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or automobile. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two. The noun derives from the Greek words hodós ("path" or "gateway") and métron ("measure"). 11. ride for someone 支持, 力挺, 撑腰, 为...发声, 为...说话, 帮腔 to have one's back, to be there for them. to look out for someone. I think it's awesome how passionate you are and how hard you ride for someone you're a fan of, it's beautiful how dedicated you are. "Hey, you won't leave the bar without me, will you?" "Nah, girl, because I ride for you." "Hey I'm meeting someone for a craigslist trade off, can you come with? Yeah, I'll ride for you." ride on something if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it. to need something to make a result happen: I feel as though my whole future is riding on this interview. The future of the company is riding on the new management. He knew he had to win – his reputation was riding on it. There's a lot riding on this match. ride on someone's shoulders/back if a small child rides on your shoulders or back, they sit there as you move along. 12. centrifugal [ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡəl; sɛnˈtrɪfjʊɡəl; -/'trɪfɪ] 离心力: an effect in which an object that is moving around a central point appears to be moved away from the center by some force. In Newtonian mechanics, the centrifugal force is an inertial force that appears to act on all objects when viewed in a rotating frame of reference. It is directed away from an axis passing through the coordinate system's origin and parallel to the axis of rotation. A major difference between centrifugal and centripetal force is the direction of each. Centrifugal takes place along the radius of the circle from the center out towards the object. For centripetal, it is the opposite, taking place also along the radius of the circle, but from the object in towards the center. centripetal [senˈtrɪpɪtl̩] force 向心力: a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving. A centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Isaac Newton described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". In Newtonian mechanics, gravity provides the centripetal force responsible for astronomical orbits. 13. 美从叙利亚撤军: But the withdrawal has left Kurdish-led forces in Syria that have long allied with the US vulnerable to a planned incursion by the Turkish military, which brands them terrorists. "The Australian government urges restraint 敦促各方克制 by all parties to the conflict in Syria, and calls for all to avoid escalatory actions that cause further instability and added risks of humanitarian suffering," she said. Kamalle Dabboussy's daughter Mariam and her children - aged one, three and five - are stuck in the Syrian camp. He fears they are at risk from Islamic State extremists inside the camp, sleeper cells beyond its fence lines, diseases and inadequate medical care. "There is no grace or saving opportunity ( grace noun I. If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. He moved with the grace 优雅地 of a trained boxer. Ballet classes are important for poise and grace. II. If someone behaves with grace, they behave in a pleasant, polite, and dignified way, even when they are upset or being treated unfairly. The new King seemed to be carrying out his duties with grace and due decorum. The young woman had grace beyond her years. III. The graces are the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered. She didn't fit in and she had few social graces. IV. Grace is used in expressions such as a day's grace and a month's grace to say that you are allowed that amount of extra time before you have to finish something. She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in. We have only a few hours' grace before the soldiers come. V. In Christianity and some other religions, grace is the kindness that God shows to people because he loves them. It was only by the grace 恩赐 of God that no one died. VI. When someone says grace before or after a meal, they say a prayer in which they thank God for the food and ask Him to bless it. Leo, will you say grace? ...a Latin grace. VII. You use expressions such as Your Grace and Her Grace when you are addressing or referring to a duke, duchess, or archbishop. Your Grace, I have a great favour to ask of you. VERB. I. If you say that something graces a place or a person, you mean that it makes them more attractive. He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room. Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds. II. If you say that someone important will grace an event or an organization, you mean that they have agreed to be present at the event or to be part of the organization. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college. coup de grace [kuː də grɑːs] A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker. Irving Kristol delivered the coup de grace in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal. saving grace A saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless. Her one saving grace is her sense of humour. to fall from grace If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular. All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace. have the grace to do sth = have the good grace to do sth 竟然还顾得上, 还有心情 If someone has the good grace to do something, they are polite enough or honest enough to do it. He did not even have the grace to apologise. Many of us do stupid things in our youth, but we should have the good grace to admit them. there but for the grace of God go I 幸亏不是我, 可怜见的 If you are talking about someone who is in a bad situation and you say 'There but for the grace of God go I', you mean that you are lucky not to be in the same situation as them and you feel sympathy for them. with good grace = with a good grace / with bad grace = with a bad grace 坦然(接受) If you do something unpleasant with good grace or with a good grace, you do it cheerfully and without complaining. If you do something with bad grace or with a bad grace, you do it unwillingly and without enthusiasm. He accepted the decision with good grace, and wished me the very best of luck. With appallingly bad grace I packed up and we drove north. good graces If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you. You're so eager to stay in the good graces of the King that nothing else matters to you. airs and graces 仪态 If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people. The old cliché of the customer being always right is what gives them airs and graces. ) for these women in the camp except by the intervention of the Australian government," Mr Dabboussy told 3AW radio. Opposition frontbencher Kristina Keneally has met people who have family members in the al-Hawl camp. Senator Keneally believes the looming US withdrawal makes the task far more urgent. "The opportunity, the window if you will, to safely extract 撤回, 接出来, 接走 the children and indeed those people who are adults is coming to a close," she said. "The decision by the Americans to withdraw concert could certainly be hastening that time frame." The Trump administration's move to withdraw US forces runs counter to 有悖于, 不同 the positions of even some of the president's top allies in his own party. "It is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home," Mr Trump tweeted. "Turkey, Europe, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia and the Kurds will now have to figure the situation out." However, Mr Trump later threatened to destroy the Turkish economy if Ankara takes steps which are "off limits." 13. footloose adj I. able to travel freely and do as one pleases due to a lack of responsibilities or commitments. "I am footloose and fancy-free —I can follow my job wherever it takes me". If you describe someone as footloose, you mean that they have no responsibilities or commitments, and are therefore free to do what they want and go where they want. People that are single tend to be more footloose. II. (of a commercial, industrial, or financial operation) unrestricted in its location or field of operations and able to respond to fluctuations in the market. footloose 无拘无束的, 了无牵挂的 and fancy-free If you describe someone as footloose and fancy-free, you mean that they are not married or in a similar relationship, and you therefore consider them to have very few responsibilities or commitments. My sister's married but I'm still footloose and fancy-free. She's footloose and fancy-free, having split from her boyfriend last month. footloose move: After a long night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia. This prompts his father Shaw Moore, the Reverend of the town's church to persuade the city council to pass several draconian ([drəˈkəʊnɪən] (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe. Draconian laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe. ...draconian measures to lower U.S. healthcare costs. ...draconian censorship laws. "the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws". ) laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits (based, in part, on the highly controversial New York City Cabaret Law). Shaw slaps her without warning, which shocks Vi, Moore's wife, and prompts Ariel to tearfully and angrily criticize him for his domineering 强势的 ways and storm out of the church. Ren goes before the city council and reads several Bible verses that are given to him by Ariel, that describe how in ancient times people would dance to rejoice, exercise, celebrate or worship. Ren also teaches Willard how to dance. Despite the city council voting against him, an undaunted [dɔnt] 不为所动的, 不屈服的, 不退缩的, 不动摇的, 被吓倒的, 不认输的(if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do. intimidated. It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted. I admit I'm daunted by the job, but I'm going to try my best. nothing daunted 没有被吓倒, 没有退缩 not made less confident or hopeful in any way. without having been made fearful or apprehensive. still confident and enthusiastic despite a failure or problem. used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing. She was rejected the first time she applied to the university, but, nothing daunted, reapplied the following year and was accepted. "nothing daunted, the committee set to work". ) Ren convinces a cotton businessman in the neighboring town of Bayson to let the school have a prom in his mill due to the location being outside the city limits. On the day of the prom, Shaw asks his congregation to pray for the high school students putting on the prom. Not long after Ren and Ariel arrive at the prom, Chuck and several of his friends arrive to instigate chaos. However, Ren, Willard, Rusty and Ariel subdue 制服 them. Ren goes inside the mill and exclaims "Hey, I thought this was a party!" Then he flings confetti into a shredding machine and yells, "Let's dance!" The movie ends with everyone dancing to the opening song "Footloose". 14. hornet's [AmE ˈhɔːnɪt BrE ˈhɔrnət] nest I. A dangerous, complicated situation. If we do invade, I fear that we will find ourselves in a real hornet's nest. II. A situation that produces angry reactions. The politician's off-the-cuff remark about pollution stirred up a hornet's nest among environmentalists. stir up a hornet's nest 捅了马蜂窝 to cause a situation that makes people very angry or upset. play for keeps I. To play a game in which the wagers are kept by the winner at the end. We're playing for keeps here, so don't bet anything you can't live without. II. To do something with a great amount of seriousness because the outcome will be permanent or have a major impact. Stock brokers at this level deal with multi-million-dollar transactions, so they are always playing for keeps. The playoffs are when everyone really starts playing for keeps. to do things with permanent effect; to be serious in one's actions. (From the game of marbles, where the winner actually keeps all the marbles won.) Are we playing for keeps or can we give everything back at the end of the game? We are playing for keeps, so be careful of what you do.

Big Bang Theory s06e21 The Closure Alternative

Oh, dear. Penny, have you been recording shows on our DVR again? No. Answer honestly 说实话, 老实话. This is not a trial. That'll come later. Absolutely not. Help me out here. I can't afford another demerit. Yeah. Uh maybe we were hacked. You know, the Chinese have been hacking everything lately. Why would the Chinese make our DVR record Paul Blart: Mall Cop? I don't know. It's a fat guy on a Segway. That's funny everywhere. I'm deleting it. Well, hang on. Maybe the Chinese haven't finished watching it yet. You know, if you're trying to make space 腾出空间 on the DVR, why don't you just get rid of some of the stuff you've already watched? Like, um Alphas. No, that's the season two finale. That was quite the cliffhanger. I'm going to re-watch it before season three starts. There is no season three. They canceled that show. Well, they can't cancel it. It ended on a cliffhanger.  They did. Uh, Sheldon, there are two dumplings left. Do you want them? Dumplings? Don't you understand what's going on here? As a rule, no. That show ended with all the residents of New York either dead or unconscious. Now I'll never know what happened. Well, why don't you make up your own ending? Oh, sure, what a wonderful idea. And after that, I'll make up my own rules of oral hygiene. You know, instead of flossing, I'll rub pudding on my gums. I'm going to get the number of the SyFy Channel and give them what for (give someone what for 述说一通, 说一顿 to punish someone or speak to them severely because they have done something wrong. To punish; to rebuke. ). Oh, please, don't do that. No. They can't just cancel a show like Alphas. You know? They have to help the viewers let go. Firefly did a movie to wrap things up. Buffy the Vampire Slayer continued on as a comic book. Heroes gradually lowered the quality season by season till we were grateful it ended. I feel bad for whoever gets that phone call. Ah, don't. If they didn't want to be yelled at by crazy nerds, they shouldn't have started a sci-fi channel. Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state. I think you're gonna be really happy with this security camera. The optics 光学部分 are great, it's got infrared technology, and there's even a backup battery when the power goes out. Whatever. I can see my little princess while I'm at work, right? Why can't you just watch porn like a regular guy? I need your laptop so I can configure the software. Wait, hold on. This is weird. What? I was Googling that girl I've been dating, and I found her blog. Cool. Anything juicy 有料吗? She said she recently went on a date with a guy named Roger? And he's Indian? And he's an astrophysicist, too? You know what's going on, don't you? Yes. Mummy was right. American girls are sexually voracious ( [vəˈreɪʃəs] I. a voracious person or animal 能吃的, 食量大的, 胃口大的 eats a large amount of food. II. very eager to learn or to do something. a voracious appetite 胃口好 for something: She has always had a voracious appetite for reading. III. willing to do anything in order to get money or gain an advantage. the voracious music industry. If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector. ... the band's voracious appetite for fun. He read voraciously. ) devils. I can't believe I have to explain this. People change names on blogs to protect their privacy. Roger is Raj. Oh. I always thought, if I had a white name, it would be Gavin. Keep reading. What does it say? No, no, I don't know if I should. If she wanted me to know about her blog, she would've told me. It's almost like I'm reading her diary. That's exactly what it's like. Keep reading. No, this is creepy. Oh, I think we were looking at creepy in the rearview mirror 成为前尘往事, 超越了, 超过了这个界限 when I put up that camera. It's not creepy. Don't listen to him. Oh, look who's got the sweetest kisses. Should I go? With all the TV Sheldon was talking about, I had the greatest idea ever. It even blows away my idea for a Star Wars themed coffee shop called "Brewbacca's." You need to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is the perfect show for the two of us. It's got action and jokes and hot vampires and romance. I cannot oversell 怎么夸都不过分 this! What do you say? It's 6:30 in the morning. I thought you grew up on a farm. Hello, SyFy Network? Yeah, this is your vice president of programming. Now, we have made a horrible mistake regarding Alphas. Yeah, we need to uncancel it immediately. Well, you just put me through to the people who handle that, you tell them it's me, and I don't want to answer a lot of questions about if I really am who I say I am, you know? I just I want this done. No, I am not the person who just called. That man was clearly a cowboy. Yeah, who was plumb concerned about y'all canceling his favorite show. Why do they keep hanging up on me? I'm sorry you're upset. You know, Sheldon, sometimes people seek the comfort 需求温暖, 寻求安慰 of physical contact in moments like this. I am not flying back to Texas just so my mom can give me a hug. Okay. Well, what I think is going on here is you have a pathological 病态的 need for closure. Oh, that's nonsense. I mean, you tell me stories about your day all the time. I don't care how they end. You know, I might be able to help you with this. There's a whole field of behavioral neuroscience that examines ways to retrain your neural pathways so stuff like this bothers you less. Yeah, but I just told you, I don't have a problem with closure. You sure about that? Oh, quite sure. That proves nothing. Ready to go to lunch? Do you think I'm feminine 女孩家家的, 女气的(effeminate [ɪfemɪnət] adj If you describe a man or boy as effeminate, you think he behaves, looks, or sounds like a woman or girl. [disapproval] ... a skinny, effeminate guy in lipstick and earrings. His voice was curiously high-pitched, reedy, almost effeminate. feminine [ˈfemənɪn] I. having qualities that are traditionally considered to be typical of women, for example being gentle and delicate. The look this year is soft and feminine. Fresh flowers gave a feminine touch to the table. conventional notions of feminine beauty. II. linguistics feminine nouns, pronouns, and adjectives have different forms from masculine or neuter words in some languages. feminine 褒义的, 中性的 vs Effeminate 贬义的: Effeminate is a pejorative term typically used to convey or suggest emasculating or de-masculinizing characteristics. E.g.: He is so effeminate that I can’t believe he is a football player. People may criticize Vladimir Putin, but no one would call him effeminate. It can be used as a direct insult, as in these ad hominems: You are so effeminate that you are not a real man! Thomas Hiddleston is such a pretty boy that he is too effeminate to play James Bond. It is NOT used positively, e.g.: In her brightly-colored sundress and pink sandals, she was the picture of effeminacy. Feminine, in contrast, connotes positive characteristics or stereotypes associated with the female sex (I exclude here the use of feminine in grammar, where it simply denotes the gender of a word). In her brightly-colored sundress and pink sandals, she was the picture of femininity. Given that the word effeminate exists, feminine is rarely used pejoratively. But it can be used in a questioning sense, e.g.: While no one would question Britney Spears's feminine appearance, many might question whether her behavior and dress represent a feminine ideal. )? Yeah. Let's go. Thanks a lot. What's going on? I broke down, and I read Lucy's blog. And in one of the entries, she said, when we first met, I struck her as a little feminine. Just a little? That's great. I have to talk to her about this. Oh, geez, why do you girls always want to talk about things? Listen to me, if she's writing about your relationship, use it to your advantage. Rig the game. Well, that doesn't seem fair. Is it fair that girls like confident, normal guys more than nervous weirdos? No, it's not. I've always thought that was unfair. So take what's in that blog and use it to get her pants off. Why do you have to make everything so filthy? Why couldn't you just say the blog is like her giving me the key to her heart? "The key to her heart." That's nice. Were you quoting someone or is it tattooed on the small of your back ( the small of your back 后腰上 The relatively narrow, lumbar region of the back. the lower part of your back where it curves. )? I was quoting a man who knows a thing or two about women: Sir Elton John. So, did you love it? Of course you loved it. How could you not love it? Tell me how much you loved it. It was cute. Oh, don't say cute. That's the worst. W's wrong with cute? It just makes things seem small. It diminishes them. So you want me to stop calling your little tushy cute? You can try, but nobody's gonna believe you. I just I don't understand how you can watch a show that great and not be excited by it. I liked it. I'm excited. Well, then, tell your face. What do you want from me? You know what? Never mind. We gave it a shot. Let's just see what else is on. Oh, come on, don't be like that. Well I'm sorry I called it cute. Let's watch another one. Really? Yeah, it was fun. Kind of reminded me of my high school. But instead of vampires, we had meth heads. But both came out at night and had messed up teeth. All right, cool. I-I think you'll like the next one better. All the cheerleaders are suffering from an evil curse. Oh. Well, that's like my high school, too. But instead of a curse, it was crabs. I've come up with a series of exercises to help with your compulsive need for closure. I take issue with the word "compulsive." All I'm saying is, we live in a world where closure isn't always an op tion. Okay. For the sake of argument, let's say I have a problem. What would be your plan for addressing 着手解决 it? I'm going to recondition your brain so that the need for completion isn't so overwhelming. By playing tic-tac-toe? Yep. Your turn. Oh, Amy. And you wonder why people think neuroscience is nothing but a goofy game for diaper babies. Tic-tac-toe can only end in win, lose or draw none of which will deny me closure. Especially since I'm about to win. But we didn't finish. Exactly. How does that make you feel? The same way any normal person would. Feel like I want to peel off my own face and tear it in two and then again and again until I have a handful of Sheldon-face confetti. And that's exactly the feeling we want to address with this course of treatment. Yeah, or you could pitch in 出一份力, grab a nostril and help me get this face off. Come on, you can do this. You don't know what it's like to feel completely frustrated. To have a desire build up within you and be denied any opportunity for release. Yeah, sounds like a drag. Okay, help me out here. Why does he love this show so much? Well, there was action, it was funny. I mean, you do get that usually the monster chases the pretty girl, but this time the pretty girl chases the monsters? Yippee, it's backwards 反过来了, 倒过来了. I get it. Why does this bother you so much? I don't know. It's just, he's so passionate about so many different things. I just don't get that way. Do you? Well, sure. I'm pretty passionate about science. I remember the first time I looked through a microscope and saw millions of tiny microorganisms. It was like a whole other universe. If I wanted to, I could wipe it out with my thumb like a god. See? I wish I had some of that fire 激情 in my life. I mean, I want to care about things and get excited like you guys. Well, there's no reason you can't. You think? Absolutely. All we need to do is spend a little time and find something you're passionate about. That sounds like a lot of work. Hey, what's up? Uh, Lucy's coming over. I need some advice. However long you think the foreplay should be, triple it. Just tell me which one you think is more manly. This hockey jersey or this football jersey. I don't know. Go with hockey. Good-- black is more slimming 看起来显瘦的 [ˈslɪmɪŋ]( I. British designed to help you to lose weight. straightforward meal plans and deliciously simple, slimming 瘦身的 recipes. II. making you look thinner than you really are. slimming black ski pants. ). Oh, that's her. I got to go be butch. Toodles. Hey. Hi. Come in. Oh, look how cute your little doggy is. Yeah, well, I wouldn't get too close. If I give the right command in German, she'll rip your face off. O'er the land of the free And the home Of the Next. That's quite an impressive layout, isn't it? Yes. Let's box it up 装盒子吧. "Let's box it up." That's enough. Sheldon, Sheldon, give it! Okay, Sheldon, make a wish and blow out the candles. Oops, missed one. Now your wish can't come true. Lucky for you, 'cause I wished you were dead. I like your jersey. Thanks. I love hockey. Oh, cool. So does my dad. We watched it all the time growing up. Who's your favorite player? Not Brian Boitano, that's for sure. How's your burrito? It's still a little frozen in the middle. Probably because I didn't read the instructions. No wrapper's going to tell me what to do. Unless his name is Jay-Z. Is something going on? What do you mean? Well, you're acting all weird. And I'm pretty weird, so I think I know what I'm talking about. I don't know. Maybe it's all those steroids I've been taking. I think I'm gonna go. Thank you for the burrito and the pork rinds (Pork rind [raɪnd] 猪皮 is the culinary term for the skin of a pig. It can be used in many different ways. It can be fried or roasted in pork fat (lard) to produce the snack called pork rinds in American English and pork scratchings in British English, served in small pieces as a snack or side-dish, but is called pork crackling in the UK when the rind is left on a roasted pork joint. The frying renders much of the fat attached to the uncooked rind, causing the size of the cooked product to be reduced considerably. ) and the 20-minute lecture on why monster trucks are better than regular trucks. Wait, wait. I found your blog where you wrote about me. Oh. I kind of just write that for myself. I didn't think anybody actually read it. No kidding. You didn't make it easy to find. I spent hours digging around online. For the record, you have excellent credit scores. And your diabetic aunt seems to be adjusting to her new leg just fine. Why were you acting so strange tonight? You called me feminine. And I wanted you to think I was more manly. Raj, I didn't say "feminine" was a bad thing. I meant that you're sweet and thoughtful and your skin looks so much like caramel, I just want to dip an apple in your face. I do have a pretty balls-to-the-wall moisturizing regimen(balls to the wall I. (US, idiomatic, slang) Full throttle; (at) maximum speed. II. (US, idiomatic, slang) (With) maximum effort or commitment.). So, are you okay? Yeah. Good. Do you even like hockey? No. Bought this at the Staples Center when I went to see Taylor Swift. So, I was thinking how excited you get about stuff like Buffy or science or which TV remote you and Sheldon should buy. The "Harmony One" was fine. We didn't need to upgrade to the 1100, which he knows is too big for my hand. See, that's the kind of passion I didn't think I had. But then I realized I'm passionate about you. Oh my cute little tushy strikes again. No, I'm serious. Look, I've always had these plans. I was gonna be in movies and live this glamorous life, and anything less than that just wasn't worth getting excited about. Those things can still happen. Oh, obviously it's gonna happen. Yeah, a psychic at a bachelorette party told me so. Anyway, what I meant was I shouldn't wait, you know? I've got you, I've got Sheldon, all these wonderful friends. My life is exciting right now. That's a big deal. It is, isn't it? So, does that mean we get to do stuff like talk about cool shows or get dressed up in matching costumes and go to Comic-Con? Leonard, I had an epiphany, not a stroke. Amy, I must say, I was skeptical at first, but this has truly been a transformative 脱胎换骨的 evening. I'm a little surprised to hear you feeling so positive. Well, you're an excellent neuroscientist, you're a wonderful girlfriend, and And? Doesn't matter, does it? I'm proud of you, Sheldon. And a complete sucker. Oh, yeah. There he is. And the home of the brave Don't stop. Yes, keep going. Just like that. Almost there, almost there. Sheldon, you big weirdo, I want you to know that I love that you're in my life. I love you, too. Hello. Uh, is this the Bruce Miller who wrote the season finale of Alphas? Oh, smashing. Yeah, you already sound nicer than the last Bruce Miller who suggested I have sexual relations with myself. Yeah, now, down to business 说正事. Um, your show ended on a cliffhanger. Could you please tell me how you planned to resolve it? Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. I see. Well, that all stinks. No wonder you got canceled. Bye.

Big Bang Theory Series 06 Episode 20 – The Tenure Turbulence

Leonard: I was reading about this jellyfish that never dies. Instead, it reverts to its asexual state and then grows up again. Howard: We thought my 90-year-old grandfather had reverted to an asexual state, but the lawsuit from his Jamaican caregiver proved us all wrong. Leonard: My point is, immortality is not only a possibility, it is real. Raj: Only if you're this jellyfish which periodically reverts to a mass of undifferentiated protoplasm. Sheldon: If I could keep my Gmail account, I'd be okay with that. Barry: – Hello, fellas. All: Hey. Barry: Remember when we were trying to figure out what that smell coming from Professor Tupperman's office was? Howard: Yeah? Barry: Turns out it was Tupperman. Dead at his desk for two weeks. Howard: That's terrible. Leonard: Oh, my God. Barry: In lieu of flowers, the department chair 系主任 is asking that everyone donate a bottle of Febreze. Sheldon: If we're going to change the topic from jellyfish, I'd be okay with brine shrimp or the history of the unicycle. Howard: Show a little compassion 有点同情心好不, a man died. Barry: And turned into a puddle of goo. Now, we can either sit around and cry over spilt professor, or we can rejoice in the knowledge that a tenured position( tenure 终身教授 [ˈtenjər] I. education a university teacher who has tenure can stay in their job permanently, usually after they have taught for a particular number of years. II. the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official. III. legal someone's right to live on land and own it. ) has just opened up 有空缺. I choose to do the latter. Sheldon: Excuse me, the whole tenure system is ridiculous. A guaranteed job for life only encourages the faculty 教职工 to become complacent. If we really want science to advance, people should have chips implanted in their skulls that explode when they say something stupid. Raj: Well, I believe people do their best work when they feel safe and secure. Sheldon: Pchew! Barry: If you need my nose, you'll find it firmly lodged up the rectum of the tenure committee. Howard: You Ph.D's gonna go suck up like Kripke? Leonard: No. I mean, I'll apply, but I'm not gonna stoop to 屈尊降贵, 贬低身份, 委屈自己, 自贬身份 playing politics( stoop I. If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop. ...a slender slightly stooping American. II. If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards. He stooped 弯腰 to pick up the carrier bag of groceries. Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car. Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it. III. If you say that a person stoops to doing something, you are criticizing them because they do something wrong or immoral that they would not normally do. He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse. They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal. How could anyone stoop so low? noun. A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it. They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell. wiki 前台, 阳台: In urban architecture, a stoop is a small staircase ending in a platform and leading to the entrance of an apartment building or other building. Traditionally, in North American cities, the stoop served an important function as a spot for brief, incidental social encounters. Homemakers, children, and other household members would sit on the stoop outside their home to relax, and greet neighbors passing by. Similarly, while on an errand, one would stop and converse with neighbors sitting on their stoops. Within an urban community, stoop conversations helped to disseminate gossip and reaffirm casual relationships. Similarly, it was the place that children would congregate to play stoop ball. Urbanites lacking yards often hold stoop sales instead of yard sales. ). Raj: Yeah, me neither. It should be about the work. And if I can't get tenure, I'd like to see you or Sheldon get it. Sheldon: Raj, don't dangle false hope in front of Leonard like that. Leonard: Excuse me, but I think I'm just as qualified as you are. Sheldon: Pchew! Pchew! Pchew! Pchew! Penny: So tenured 终身制的 means a job for life? Leonard: Yup. Penny: You can't get fired even if you're bad at it? Leonard: Mm, not really. Penny: Wow, sounds a lot like being a pretty waitress at the Cheesecake Factory. Sheldon: While I disagree with the premise of tenure, if they gave it to me, it wouldn't diminish 减少我的付出 my output. You know, I'm like the sun. Can't turn this off. Amy: Are Rajesh and Leonard competing for it as well? Sheldon: Mm-hmm. Amy: Do they know they don't stand a chance 'cause you're so great? Sheldon: Well put 说得好. You know, I must say I go back and forth on this boyfriend-girlfriend thing, but those moments when you worship me really keep you in the running 让你不被淘汰( have someone on the run 比...占优势 If you have an opponent on the run, you are performing better than them or are in a stronger position, and can control their actions and defeat them. It is clear that the Opposition thinks it has him on the run. We've got the Government on the run and we'll keep them on the run. Note: You can also say that someone is on the run. They sensed their opponents were on the run. get (one's) motor running I. To make one excited. Listening to classic rock songs just gets my motor running—I love trying to pick out all the different instruments being used! Stamp collecting doesn't interest me in the slightest, but it really gets Bill's motor running. II. vulgar slang To cause one to become sexually aroused. His French accent really gets my motor running! keep pace (with) I. to develop or progress at the same rate as something else. The government is not allowing salaries to keep pace with inflation. II. to move at the same speed as someone or something else. Ron had to run to keep pace with Guido. give someone a (good) run for their money to compete very well against someone so that it is hard for them to defeat you. A new phone company is giving the others a run for their money.). Raj: It would be nice to have the increased 增加收入 income. Stop taking money from my parents. Howard: Money from family does come with strings attached. Raj: You have no idea. They buy me a new BMW for my birthday but can I get seat warmers? No. Rajesh, if you want a warm butt, you're gonna have to pay for it yourself. Well, maybe I will, old man. Bernadette: I think that's enough wine for now. Leonard: I just keep thinking about how cool it would be if I called my mom and told her that I got tenure at Caltech. Penny: She'd be proud, huh? Leonard: Oh, very. Assuming she takes my call. Sheldon: My primary concern with being granted tenure is living with an insanely jealous roommate after the fact 事后. I might need to sleep with a gun under my pillow. Or a chainsaw. Amy: Or you take advantage of your newfound economic stability and move out, buy a house, get married. start a family. Sheldon: Or, the chainsaw. Raj: And I will return to New Delhi in triumph atop a bejeweled white elephant. And you know what will be on that elephant's back? A seat warmer. No, Father, you may not have a ride. Bernadette: I'm gonna make some coffee. Penny: So, who do you have to schmooze 巴结 (brown-nose someone. 献殷勤, 献媚, 谄媚, curry favor with, suck up, schmooze someone 混熟脸, 装熟, cozy up to. ingratiate oneself with. ) ( [ʃmuːz] If you schmooze, you talk casually and socially with someone. to talk with someone in a friendly and informal way, often with the intention of gaining an advantage or of persuading them to do something that you want. ...those coffee houses where you can schmooze for hours. ) to get this deal? Leonard: I'm not gonna schmooze anybody. I'm gonna let my work speak for itself. Penny: That's great. That shows a lot of integrity. Leonard: Thank you. I'm a naive idiot, right? Penny: Oh, good, you heard me. Amy: You know, if you really want tenure, maybe you should cozy up to the people making the decision. Sheldon: Sheldon Cooper does not do cozy. Amy: You don't say. Sheldon: But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to know who's on the committee. Let's see. Oh, Janine Davis. Oh, dear. Amy: Is that a problem? Sheldon: Well… (Flashback to Series 6, Episode 12, The Egg Salad Equivalency) Sheldon: Even you. You're a slave. Janine: I'm a what? (End of flashback) Sheldon: I'm not sure, it could go either way. Scene: The university gymnasium. Leonard: Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey. Mrs. Davis. Janine: Hey. Leonard: Hey. Janine: Dr. Hofstadter. Leonard: Yeah. Just thought I'd come down and start getting ready for swimsuit season. Janine: Good for you. Leonard: Not that you need it. I bet you look great in a swimsuit. Janine: Thank you. Leonard: I've got what my father used to call furniture disease. My chest is falling into my drawers. I'm not, uh, familiar with this model. How do I make it start? Janine: You push start. Leonard: Right. This one might be broken. Janine: You have to move. Leonard: Got it. Oh. There. Oh, yeah. Yeah, now I'm feeling it. Oh, this is great. I could do this for the rest of my life. Hey, speaking, speaking of things you do for the rest of your life, uh, did I read that you're on that tenure committee? Janine: Yep. I got to get a home gym. Leonard: Well, I'm sure you have a lot of good applicants, I just wanted to say hi and let you know that I'll be throwing my hat in the ring. Janine: All right, I'll keep an eye out for that. Leonard: Yeah. Barry: Hey, Hofstadter. Funny seeing you here for the first time in… ever. Leonard: Go away. Barry: Janine the Machine, let's do this! Janine: Hey, Barry. Leonard: Well, look at that. Burned a whole calorie. Barry: I guess you got here early to burn off that banana bread I baked you. Janine: Yeah, it was delicious. Thank you. Barry: No, my pleasure. Leonard: Oh, if you, if you like banana bread, I've got a great recipe. The trick is in, in fresh ground, I'll e-mail it to you. Barry: Aw wight, I'm warm. Ready to kick it up a notch? Janine: Let's go. Leonard: That's enough cardio for me. I'm just gonna stretch out before I hit the weights. Janine: You okay? Leonard: Call someone. Scene: Janine's office. There is a sound on her computer. It opens up an online video. Raj: Good day, Mrs. Davis. This is Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali from the astrophysics department. Don't be alarmed 别吓着你, I'm not really in space. Anywho, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about myself, so sit back, relax and enjoy the following 90-minute video. Janine: Oh, come on. Raj: Born in New Delhi, the third son of an itinerant ( [aɪˈtɪnərənt] traveling around frequently, especially in order to get work. itinerant workers. itinerant physician: A physician who travels from his/her home community to an eligible rural community to provide outreach/direct patient services. ) gynecologist, I showed early signs of genius. At the age of five I discovered a celestial object which later turned out to be the moon. Shelldon (off): (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? Janine: God, they're everywhere. Come in. Dr. Cooper, how can I help you? Sheldon: Yes, hello. I'm fine. Um, I understand you may have a bad impression of me, so I bought you a gift. Janine: Uh, Dr. Cooper, that's not necessary. Sheldon: It's too late. Get ready to like me. Janine: Roots? Sheldon: The tragic history of slavery in America. Fun for the whole family. Janine: Why would you think this is an appropriate gift? Sheldon: Um… Well… You are black, right? Janine: This meeting has come to an end. Sheldon: Because you want to start watching it right now. Copy that. Let's see. Up next on the tenure committee is Professor Wu. Well, get ready for the complete works 全集, 全部作品 of Jackie Chan. Scene: The cafeteria. Leonard: Gentlemen. Raj: Where have you been? Leonard: Nurse's office. Howard: Asthma attack? Leonard: Asthma, heart, some kind of attack. I'm fine, though. Howard: You guys going to Professor Tupperman's memorial? Raj: I don't know. Leonard: Probably not. Sheldon: Barely knew him. Howard: Yeah, you wouldn't want to look like you guys are brown-nosing ( to be abjectly subservient (to); curry favour (with). ) the tenure committee, who will all be there. Oh, yeah, that's what I was hoping for, meerkats. Scene: The apartment. Sheldon: I won't be able to make our date night this Thursday, so, bad news for you. Amy: Well you better have a good excuse this time, because trimming Q-tips to fit your ears right is obvious nonsense. Sheldon: First of all, when you say things like that, people think you're crazy. Second, the reason I'm cancelling is because I have to attend a memorial service for Professor Tupperman. Amy: It sounds like a long and tedious evening. Sheldon: Eh, it will be. Honestly, if I must endure a long and tedious evening, I'd rather it be with you on date night. But I have no choice. The tenure committee's going to be there. Amy: Oh. Well, in that case, perhaps I should come along 陪你一块去. Sheldon: Well, now that I think about it, that would be most helpful. Amy: Of course it would. I'm well-versed 游刃有余 in academic politics, and as a respected scientist, I can only raise your stock as a candidate(Stock dilution, also known as equity dilution, is the decrease in existing shareholders’ ownership of a company as a result of the company issuing new equity. New equity increases the total shares outstanding which has a dilutive effect on the ownership percentage of existing shareholders. This increase in the number of shares outstanding can result from a primary market offering (including an initial public offering), employees exercising stock options, or by issuance or conversion of convertible bonds, preferred shares or warrants into stock. This dilution can shift fundamental positions of the stock such as ownership percentage, voting control, earnings per share, and the value of individual shares. ). Sheldon: Actually, I meant you could drive me. But if it makes you happy, that other stuff, too. Scene: Penny's apartment. Leonard: Do anything interesting today? Penny: Oh, not really. I was out shopping with Amy. She wanted me to help her find something for this memorial thing. Leonard: Wait, Sheldon's going to be there? We all promised we weren't going to go. Penny: Oh, what a jerk. Leonard: I know. I was hoping to go without anyone finding out. Penny: Well, since Amy's going, do you want me there? You know, to support you? Leonard: Oh, that's nice, but it's just gonna be a room full of boring old men and I'm not sure how much help you'd be. Penny: Okay. I'm just gonna tie my shoe while you think about that. Leonard: Oh, yeah. No. Thanks, that would be great help. You realize you might kill some of them. Penny: Oh, then you all can get tenure. Scene: Raj's apartment. Raj: Come on, Daddy. All the other scientists have seat warmers. This is so humiliating. I've got to get tenure. Okay, let's meet halfway 各让一步. How about I cut my cleaning lady down to twice a week? Looks like we're both going to be living like animals. Scene: The memorial. Amy: Let's go over our emotional responses one last time. Sheldon: Okay. Amy: Professor Tupperman is dead, and that makes us? Sheldon: Sad. Amy: The fact that there are so many people here tonight doesn't make us cranky and claustrophobic. It makes us? Sheldon: Glad. Amy: Giving Mrs. Davis the box set of Roots was? Sheldon: Bad. However… Amy: No. Sheldon: Fine. Bad. Raj: Unbelievable. You have some nerve showing up here just to schmooze with the tenure committee. Sheldon: You're here. Raj: Excuse me. I'm here to pay my respects to Professor Tupperware, or whatever his name is. Sheldon: So am I. His passing makes me feel bad. Leonard: Well, well, well, Sheldon, fancy 奇怪竟然能够 meeting you here(fancy I. British informal to want to have or do something. What do you fancy for your lunch? I quite fancy the idea of lazing around. fancy doing something: Do you fancy going to the cinema? II. British informal to feel sexually attracted to someone. I think Steve fancies you! III. British informal to believe that someone will be successful in doing something, especially winning a competition or fight. fancy someone for something: I fancy Manchester United for the Cup this year. fancy your chances (for something): So, do you fancy your chances for tomorrow's game? fancy someone to do something: Oxford are strongly fancied to win this year's Boat Race. IV. literary to believe or imagine that something is true He sometimes fancied that he heard strange sounds. fancy yourself to believe that you are very attractive, clever, or good at something in a way that is annoying. You lot really fancy yourselves, don't you. fancy yourself (as) something to believe, usually wrongly, that you have the qualities or abilities of a particular person or type of person. She fancies herself as another Madonna. fancy that 奇怪你竟然 spoken used when you are very surprised about something. Fancy you knowing my sister! ). I guess the train store in Glendale wasn't having a cotillion ( The cotillion (also cotillon or French country dance) is a social dance, popular in 18th-century Europe and America. Originally for four couples in square formation, it was a courtly version of an English country dance, the forerunner of the quadrille and, in the United States, the square dance 方形舞. In contemporary United States, most cotillion balls are for middle schoolers as a chance to teach manners and etiquette, and also are a time to socialize with friends at after-parties. The after-parties at cotillion usually feature food, drinks, and music. A debutante [ˈdebjəˌtɑnt] ball is a formal ball that includes presenting debutantes during the season, meaning usually during the spring or summer. Debutante balls may require prior instruction of social etiquette, and appropriate morals. ) after all. And you, you said you weren't coming here, either. Raj: I have a thick accent. You don't know what I said. Amy: I'd like to know why Penny's here. Penny: I'm here to support my man, just like you. Sheldon: What are you going to do? Take people's drink orders and get them wrong? Leonard: Do it. Sheldon: What? Did she do it yet? Amy: She plans on flirting with members of the tenure committee to further Leonard's cause ( advance one's cause, raise one's stock 增加胜算, 加分)(further to develop or make progress in something: He has probably done more to further the cause of interracial harmony than any other person. Additional training is probably the best way to further your career 事业更上一层楼, 事业更进一步 these days.). Sheldon: Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do. Don't just stand there. Take your breasts out. Howard: Ooh, meerkat fight (Meerkat Fight Despite their cooperative behavior, meerkats are aggressive animals, and conflicts between mobs are common. Meerkats compete for food and other resources.)! Amy: You're all wasting your time. Sheldon is the most qualified for the job, and no amount of gravity-defying bosom's going to change that. Seriously, is that tape? Like, how are they staying up like that? Leonard: Way to hit 'em with both barrels. Raj: You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Using women to advance your cause with sexuality, and whatever Amy plans on doing. Sheldon: Are you implying that my girlfriend has no sexuality to exploit? Raj: Yes. Sheldon: Okay, because that was not clear. Amy: Sheldon! Sheldon: What? That was ambiguous. Raj: Well, now it's biguous. What are you gonna do about it? Sheldon: Um… Howard: You could talk some smack about his mother. Sheldon: Well, yes, of course, he wouldn't like that at all. Last night, I was feeling in need of sexual release when I happened to come across your mother. Leonard: Okay, okay. Guys, what are we doing here? Sheldon: I don't know what you're doing, but I was about to insinuate that I had coitus with Raj's mother for a dollar. Leonard: Oh, you do what you want, but I don't want to lose my friends over tenure. Friends are forever. Howard: So is tenure. Bernadette: Walk. Leonard: I'm just gonna go home and let my work speak for itself. Raj: You're right. This is beneath me 太不是我的水准了. Lie your mother was last night. Leonard: How about it, Sheldon? Sheldon: What do you think I should do? Amy: Well, you'll always be an academic success, but I seriously question whether you'll make any more friends. Sheldon: I don't want any more, but let's go. Barry: Are you kidding? I would love to baby-sit for you. Janine: I could not ask you to do that. Barry: Nonsense. Children love me. Something about me just makes them laugh and laugh. Leonard: No. We cannot lose to that jerk. Raj: Yeah, screw it. I'm going in. Sheldon: Wait. Hold on. I believe screw it, I'm going in is what I said to your mother last night. Don't worry, I didn't really say that. I find the concept of coitus ridiculous and off-putting. Amy: Should have taken my breasts out while I had the chance. Scene: Janine's office. Sheldon: (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? (Knock, knock, knock) Mrs Davis? I know you're in there. I saw your car in the parking lot. Janine: What? Sheldon: I just found out that you recommended myself, Dr. Hofstadter and Dr. Koothrappali to be on the short list for tenure. Janine: Well, despite your quirks, the three of you are very accomplished in your respective fields. Sheldon: I don't know what you mean by quirks, but, um, I do want to express my gratitude. Janine: You didn't bring another gift, did you? Sheldon: No, no. No, I learned my lesson. I understand that was inappropriate. Janine: Good. Sheldon: Anyway, thank you. Janine: You're welcome. (Sheldon attempts a jive handshake) I'm gonna pretend that didn't happen. Sheldon: Yeah, right on, sister.

breaking bad.

法学习: 1. underutilized [ˌʌndərˈjut(ə)lˌaɪzd] = underused not used enough, so that people do not get all the benefits that they could. redemption [rɪ'dempʃən] Redemption is the act of redeeming something or of being redeemed by something. He craves redemption 救赎 for his sins. ...redemption of the loan. ...regional differences in the frequency of cash redemptions and quota payment. I. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. "God's plans for the redemption of his world". Rape scenes are often seen through male characters' eyes, as in Game of Thrones, or are overshadowed by the series' interest in examining the possible redemption of the rapist instead, as in the latest season of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. II. the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt. "the peasants found the terms of redemption 赎回 unattractive". past/beyond redemption 不可救药, 无药可治 If you say that someone or something is beyond redemption, you mean that they are so bad it is unlikely that anything can be done to improve them. Their relationship was damaged beyond redemption 无可挽回. No man is beyond redemption. I have no doubt that we are polluting the environment beyond redemption. 2. optics I. 眼科. Optics is the branch of science concerned with vision, sight, and light. II. the way a situation looks to the general public. Optics are the way something looks to an outsider, especially concerning political actions. A politician playing golf during a violent protest in their home state would be an example of bad optics. The optics of this protest will either take it to historic highs, or cause it fall apart quickly. Although he thinks that shortages of food, medicine and fuel will affect visitors far less than it does UK residents, he says it's bad optics 负面舆论, 负面形象, 负面看法, 看起来不好, 看上去不好, 不好看. pisser I. someone or something that pisses. II. a disappointment or nuisance. something that is very annoying or not convenient: "I need to work late tonight." "What a pisser!" What a pisser 让人恼火, 让人火大. 太讨厌了, 太讨人厌了! III. something that is of very bad quality: There was some pisser of a movie about a boy and his dog on TV last night. IV. something extremely good or humorous: It was a pisser of a party! impertinent [ɪmˈpɜrt(ə)nənt] adj If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are being impertinent. rude and not showing respect for someone, especially someone older or more senior. an impertinent question/child. I didn't mean to be impertinent. Would it be impertinent to ask where exactly you were? I don't like strangers who ask impertinent questions. schmaltz [ʃmɔlts] I. 鸡油, 鸭油. Schmaltz is rendered chicken or goose fat used for frying or as a spread on bread in Central European cuisine, and in the United States, particularly identified with Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Rendered waterfowl fat is also used in the cuisine of Southwestern France. II. music, art, or movies that are emotional in a way that seems silly. If you describe a play, film, or book as schmaltz, you do not like it because it is too sentimental. I love you so much. How can I live without you? Come on, save the schmaltz for your lover boy. do something to death 多得要吐了, 太多了 to do something so much that it becomes very boring. The alien invasion movie has been done to death. play something to death 听得要吐了 That song used to be very popular, but it's been played to death, now I'm sick of it. someone/something will be the death of me used for saying that someone or something annoys, upsets, or worries you very much. That child will be the death of me. settle a score = settle an old score 算账, 清算 If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past. to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive: Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang. He is using his wealth and power to settle old scores. The groups had historic scores to settle with each other. see for yourself 自己看, 亲自看 to check what someone has told you by looking at it. To see or experience something firsthand as a means of proving to oneself that it is true or accurate. A: "Restarting the computer didn't fix the issue?" B: "See for yourself! It just keeps getting stuck." I couldn't believe that his car could actually park automatically, so I had to go over and see for myself. It's all gone – see for yourself. 3. George Burgess might have played his last game with South Sydney – and possibly in the NRL – after the prop (球员) ( I. If you prop an object on or against something, you support it by putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere. He rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk. He propped his bike against the bus. Sam slouched back and propped his elbows up on the bench behind him. If you have difficulty sitting like this, prop up your back against a wall. II. A prop 支架, 支棍 is a stick or other object that you use to support something. III. To be a prop for a system, institution, or person means to be the main thing that keeps them strong or helps them survive. The army is one of the main props of the government. I had two props in my life; one was food, the other work. IV. The props in a play or film are all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in it. ...the backdrop and props 道具 for a stage show. ...stage props. V. In rugby, a prop or prop forward is one of the two players who position themselves in the front row when a group called a scrum is formed. VI. A prop is the same as a propeller.  ) was suspended for nine matches despite sensationally swearing "on my kids' lives" he did not deliberately poke Robbie Farah in the eye 挖眼. Burgess was charged last Thursday night for eye-gouging the Wests Tigers' favourite. 4. 新iphone11:  However, never one to claim they are first, Apple seem comfortable, if not confident that being first is not the measure 不是衡量标准, indeed being best is what matters. 婆媳关系: I like to think, though, that I am generous of heart ( Your new love has a generous heart 胸怀宽广, 大方, 不小气, 大气, 不斤斤计较. Being of generous heart, she forgave him. This country should always be open for business and should always have a big, welcoming, generous heart.), so I did my best to include my mother-in-law in all things pregnancy, birth and baby related. I swear I did. 澳洲人在巴厘岛: But among them are the Bali-bound bogans who are making more than a nuisance of themselves and dominating local headlines for crimes and misdemeanours 行为不轨, 行径 that range from trafficking in drugs to fraud and outrageous drunken escapades. Their antics 古怪行径, 让人侧目的行为 are more mundane ( I. ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because of happening too regularly mundane activities/tasks/matters. II. formal relating to the world and practical matters instead of religious or spiritual ones. ) than the infamous Bali Nine or Schapelle Corby drug traffickers, but have still prompted Balinese governor I Wayan Koster to seek stricter laws to curb 控制, 限制 bad behaviour and enable "disrespectful tourists" to be "sent back home".  Then there's Matthew Richard Woods, who faces up to seven years behind bars for allegedly snatching 抢钱包 a purse from a Canadian tourist while riding pillion ( pillion [ˈpɪljən] a seat for a passenger behind the driver of a motorcycle. ride pillion 坐后座, 汽车载人 if someone rides pillion on a motorcycle, they sit behind the driver. ) on a motorbike. Police here like to parade 游大街, 游街 the accused in prison orange overalls before the media, and according to one report, it was then that "Woods cowered under a desk, appearing to cry". 5. excised [ɪkˈsʌɪzd] adj having been cut out surgically. "excised 切除的 tissue". II. having been removed from a text or piece of music."he included the excised passages 删除的段落 in italic print". excise noun [ˈekˌsaɪz] 烟草税, 酒税 Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are produced for sale in its own country. .New car buyers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise. ..this year's rise in excise duties. wiki: An excise or excise tax is any duty on manufactured goods which is levied at the moment of manufacture, rather than at sale. Excises are often associated with customs duties (which are levied on pre-existing goods when they cross a designated border in a specific direction); customs are levied on goods which come into existence – as taxable items – at the border, while excise is levied on goods which came into existence inland. excise verb. [ɪkˈsaɪz] I. If someone excises something, they remove it deliberately and completely ...a personal crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers. ...the question of permanently excising madness from the world. excision [(ɪksɪʒən]: The authors demanded excision of foreign words. II. 切除. 割除. medical to remove something harmful that is growing inside a person’s body, especially by cutting it out. III. 删除. formal to remove part of a book or movie, for example because it is considered offensive. 6. Aldi 热卖caviar 护肤品: "This happens every time I go to Aldi early morning wanting to buy the cream," she said. "It's a real struggle for mums with prams because the other customers are in a dog-eat-dog situation ( 竞争残酷, 你死我活的, 非生即死 used to refer to a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed. "New York is a dog-eat-dog society". )." She said she was "too scared to be near them" and saw people grabbing the product by the box-full.

 Breaking Bad: 1. Krazy-8's one level higher. One level higher? Yeah, you know, not like street level. Higher. You know, there's like a Starbucks at every corner? Krazy-8 is, like, the dude that sells Starbucks his beans. Okay, so he's a distributor. Okay, so, is he I mean, is he In other words What is his reputation for violence? Well, um He did try to kill us both yesterday, so there's that. What I'm trying to say is that he's a distributor, right? He's a businessman, he's a man of business. It would therefore seem to follow that he is capable of acting out of mutual self-interest, yes? What? Do you think he is capable of listening to reason? What kind of reason? Like "Dear Krazy-8, listen, "if I let you go, will you promise not to come back and waste my family? "No Colombian neckties (A Colombian necktie is a method of execution by mutilation used in South America wherein the victim's throat would be slashed horizontally, with a knife or other sharp object, and their tongue pulled out through the open wound. )." You mean that kind of reason? No, man, I can't say as I have high hopes where that's concerned. 2. You all set 你可以吗, 没事吗, 不需要帮忙吗, 自己可以吗(腿不好的儿子自己下车)? Yeah, I'm fine. All right, see you at home. 3. Pinkman? It's me. I'm alone. How'd you find me? You're still in our filing system. So your aunt owns this place, right? I own it. No one's looking for you. Why are you here? I was curious. Honestly, I never expected you to amount to much ( I. If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing. The confessions were obtained by what amounts to torture. ...a schoolboy comedy, which amounted to little more than slapstick. to be the same as or equal to something else. Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life. to have the same effect as something else The court decided that the company’s actions amounted to unfair dismissal. II. to add up to a particular total. His monthly earnings amount to about $3,500. not amount to much/a great deal 没有什么成就, 没有成绩 to not be very impressive, important, etc. The results of the research don't really amount to much. to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.) I don't think he'll ever amount to anything. not amount to a hill of beans to not be important at all. amount/come to the same thing 结果一样, 效果一样 to have the same meaning or effect as something else. Whether someone made a mistake or whether there's a flaw in the system, it all comes to the same thing – sheer inefficiency.), but methamphetamine? I didn't picture that. 4. Can't we just dump 'em here? What, then somebody finds them? Then what? People have seen us. You're gonna flood it, man. I'm not gonna flood it. She's not gonna flood, all right? We're just gonna stay positive, right? We're going to clean up this mess. Wish you would start. Damn it. See? You flooded it. All right. All right. You know what? The RV is going to start now. The RV is going to start right now. It's gonna start and we're gonna drive it over to your house. My house? Yes. We'll drive it over there and park it overnight. And then tomorrow. No, man, not my house! Shut up! After we finish cleaning up this mess, we will go our separate ways. Our paths will never cross. And we will tell this to no one. Understood? What, I can talk now? Fine. That goes double for me ( that goes double for used to say that something one has just said about one person or thing relates even more strongly to another. You're in trouble, Steven. And that goes double for you, John. ). Be good to me. A flooded engine is an internal combustion engine that has been fed an excessively rich air-fuel mixture that cannot be ignited. This is caused by the mixture exceeding the upper explosive limit for the particular fuel. An engine in this condition will not start until the excessively rich mixture has been cleared. It is also possible for an engine to stall from a running state due to this condition. Engine flooding was a common problem with carbureted cars, but newer fuel-injected ones are immune to the problem when operating within normal tolerances. Flooding usually occurs during starting, especially under cold conditions or because the accelerator has been pumped. It can also occur during hot starting; high temperatures may cause fuel in the carburetor float chamber to evaporate into the inlet manifold, causing the air/fuel mixture to exceed the upper explosive limit. High temperature fuel may also result in a vapor lock, which is unrelated to flooding but has a similar symptom. 5. What time do you think you'll be home? Same time. I don't want him dicking you around ( dick somebody around 推脱, 推来阻去的 American English spoken to cause a lot of problems for someone, especially by changing your mind a lot or preventing them from getting what they want. The phone company's been dicking me around for three months.) tonight. You get paid till 5, you work till 5, no later. 6. What kind of plastic, man? Polyethylene. How the hell am I supposed to know that? Because I told you. Look, just look at the bottom for a triangle stamped "LDPE." It should be molded right into the plastic. Yeah, yeah, LDPE. Right on, got it. But I don't know, man, this feels kind of flimsy. Any decent acid's gonna eat right through this. Not hydrofluoric. Why not? Look, you skipped, clowned around ( clown around slang To joke, play, or otherwise behave in a silly way. to act silly; to mess around. We were just clowning around. We didn't mean to break anything. I can see you boys clowning around back there! Sit down and do the math problems I assigned. The kids are just clowning around with each other in the back yard, if you want to call them for dinner. ) or otherwise jerked off to every lecture I ever gave. As far as I'm concerned, your chemistry education is over. Oh, okay. Be a dick about it. So, hey, have you Have you done the thing? Yeah, I'm working up to it. You know what? I bet he doesn't even wake up. Not even if you took him to the hospital right now. Now, if it was me, I would just try and think of it like I was I was doing him a favor. 7. defect [ˈdiˌfekt] a fault in someone or something. There are a few minor design defects. genetic defects.