用法学习: 1. irreverent [ɪˈrevrənt] showing no respect for traditions, the rules of society, or religious beliefs. irreverent humor. an irreverent attitude. If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. She's irreverent, fun and hugely popular. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history. His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. 'Jobs for the boys,' said Crosby irreverently. reverent [ˈrev(ə)rənt] adj If you describe someone's behaviour as reverent, you mean that they are showing great respect for a person or thing. ...the reverent hush of a rapt audience. Ellen looks almost reverent. He got up and took the book out almost reverently. feeling or expressing a lot of respect and admiration. She spoke in a reverent voice. 2. blow sth/sb off I. to treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important. to treat someone or something as unimportant, for example by not meeting someone or not going to an event Bud got into trouble for blowing off 缺席 the meeting. Just blow off his comments, he's only joking. If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it. I don't think we can afford just to blow this off. II. fail to attend something. "Ivy blew off class". friends: Rachel: Hey! Joey, would you mind giving me and Ross a hand moving his couch? Joey: Oh, I'd love too, but I got acting class. But y'know what? I guess I can blow that off, for you. Rachel: Thanks! Joey: Uh, say, Rach let me ask you something. Uh, I was just over there talking to Monica and Chandler, boy they are really tight 好亲密. Rachel: I know. Joey: Yeah that's not such a bad situation they got going over there. I'm thinking of getting me one of those. Rachel: What's up Joe? Joey: Well, the reason I think Monica and Chandler are so great Rachel: Yeah? Joey: …is because they were friends first. Y'know? So I asked myself, "Who are my friends?" You and Phoebe, and I saw you first. So… Rachel: What are you saying? Joey: I'm saying maybe you and I crank it up a notch. Rachel: Y'know honey, umm, as uh, as flattered as I am that uh, you saw me first, uhh, I just, I don't think we should be cranking anything up. Joey: I'll treat you real nice. 3. President Donald Trump read from a typed script on Tuesday afternoon to claim he misspoke 说错话了 in his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Friends script: Monica: Wow! For just a week you guys are really close, huh? Phoebe: Yeah, it's weird. I can't help it though he's so sweet, he's like this little puppy dog, y'know? But like a really tough one that shots bad guys. Ohh, I just love beginning parts 开始部分 of relationships, y'know?! You just like can't keep your hands off each other. Monica: I know it is the best. Phoebe: So how long did that last for you and Chandler? Monica: What? It's still going on. Phoebe: Come on, seriously! When did it end? Monica: I am serious, I mean, we're, we're all over each other all the time. Phoebe: Okay, you know where you are better than I do. I was just curious. Monica: (Start annoying hyper-competitive mode now.) (Jumping up) What don't you just calm down Phoebe! All right?! Why don't you just get all your facts before you run around telling everybody that you're the only hot couple!! Phoebe: (Under her breath 小声嘀咕着) God, I woke the beast. Sorry. (To Monica) I was wrong obviously, I just—I misspoke. It's okay. 4. litigious [lɪˈtɪdʒəs] 爱起诉的, 动不动起诉的, 动不动诉诸法律的 adj formal always ready to deal with disagreements by suing (=starting a legal case) rather than by discussion. Someone who is litigious often makes formal complaints about people to a civil court of law. reward noun I. countable/uncountable something good that happens or that you receive because of something that you have done. reward for: Rewards for appropriate behavior can be successful in teaching children. as a reward: You deserve a day off as a reward for working so hard. (a) just reward 应得的奖赏: The prize was a just reward for all his hard work. II. countable money that someone receives for finding and returning something or for helping the police. reward for: Police are offering a substantial reward for information leading to the man's capture. a. countable/uncountable money that you receive for working. Financial rewards and promotion will be linked to performance. reap a reward: This product will reap rich rewards 斩获奖项 for its manufacturers. reward verb. to give someone something as a reward, for example praise, success, or money. reward someone for something: He always believed that the company would reward him for his efforts. reward someone with something: Everyone who reached the summit was rewarded with a magnificent view. handsomely rewarded 奖金丰厚: The agency was handsomely rewarded for its successful advertising campaign. self-rewarding adj containing or producing its own reward. virtue is self-rewarding. reward (someone, something, or oneself) with (something) 奖励自己, 奖赏自己 To bestow a particular gift, prize, bonus, treat, etc., upon someone, oneself, some animal, or group (as a result of worthy behavior or actions). Often used in passive constructions. I try to reward my kids with berries and other sweet fruits instead of chocolates or candies I'm so pleased with my final exam results that I'm going to reward myself with a day at the spa. The company's new consumer-friendly business strategy is being rewarded with a huge surge of new business. reward (someone, something, or oneself) for (something) To bestow a gift, prize, bonus, treat, etc., upon someone, oneself, some animal, or group as a result of worthy behavior or actions. Often used in passive constructions. It's important to reward children for good behavior and give as little attention as possible to bad behavior. I'm going to reward myself for getting an A in all my subjects with a new video game this weekend. The company is being rewarded for its consumer-friendly business model, with thousands of people switching to their services as a result. award noun I. a prize or other reward that is given to someone who has achieved something. She won the Player of the Year award. award for: an award for outstanding services to the industry. II. an amount of money or a judgment given by a court of law. an award for damages/compensation. a. mainly British an amount of money that the government or another organization gives to someone so that they are able to do something. award verb. I. to give someone a prize or other reward because they have achieved something. If someone is awarded something such as a prize or an examination mark, it is given to them. She was awarded the prize for both films. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit. The prize is awarded annually. Students who complete the training successfully will be awarded a diploma. II. to officially give someone an amount of money so that they are able to do something. After graduation he was awarded 基于, 颁给 a scholarship to do research. a. to officially give someone a contract 合同给了. b. to make a legal decision to give someone an amount of money, for example because they have been injured. Damages awarded for the loss of future earnings can be substantial. III. to make a legal decision to give someone the right to do something, for example to care for a child. To award something to someone means to decide that it will be given to that person. We have awarded the contract to a British shipyard. A High Court judge had awarded him £6 million damages. award someone something 判给: An appeals court judge awarded her custody of the children. 5. Chandler: Hey Caitlin! Somebody got a haircut. Caitlin: Ugh, I hate it! I look like an 8-year-old boy. Chandler: Yeah, if that was true, gym class would've been a lot more interesting. Caitlin: It's uh, 27 dollars even 不多不少, 整, 正好是 (几点整 sharp) ( = exactly. When speaking of a dollar amount, even = exactly. We'd say 'exactly' in BE even when we were talking about dollars. 词典解释: exact in number, amount, or extent: an even pound. exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: an even seven miles. ) ( even money a situation in which you have an equal chance to win or lose the money that you bet on the result of a race. it's even money used for saying that there is an equal chance that something will or will not happen. even I. not changing much in rate, level, or amount. The room should be kept at an even temperature. He was perfectly relaxed, and his breathing was quiet and even 呼吸均匀, 呼吸匀称. II. similar in size and arranged in a level line with equal spaces between She smiled, showing her small even teeth. III. If there is an even distribution or division of something, each person, group, or area involved has an equal amount. Divide the dough into 12 even 等分 pieces and shape each piece into a ball. Many would encourage more even distribution of resources. The meat is divided evenly and boiled in a stew. Within manufacturing, the loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions. The blood vessels in the skin are not evenly distributed around the face and neck. IV. An even contest or competition is equally balanced between the two sides who are taking part. It was an even game. ...an even match between eight nations. They must choose between two evenly matched candidates for governor. V. If you are even with someone, you do not owe them anything, such as money or a favour. You don't owe me. I don't owe you. We're even. VI. If your voice is even, you are speaking in a very controlled way which makes it difficult for people to tell what your feelings are. My voice surprised me 平静的语调; it was even and emotionless. 'Is Mary Ann O.K?'—'She's fine,' she said evenly. have an even chance (of doing something) to be equally likely to succeed or fail in doing something. The Democrats probably have an even chance of holding on to that seat. even the score to punish someone by causing them as much trouble or harm as they have caused you. to break even When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss. The airline hopes to break even next year and return to profit the following year. The theatre needs to fill over ninety per cent of its seats every night just to break even. ). Chandler: Oh, okay. (Hands her the money.) Here you go.
Bosch Season 1: 1. let (or blow) off steam 出闷气, 发泄 get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion. to express your feelings of anger or excitement without harming anyone. The meeting will be a chance for the protesters to let off steam. "the kids can let off steam in the gardens while mum and dad have a relaxing drink". bloodbath an event or situation in which many people are killed in an extremely violent way. "he allowed the protest to go ahead despite warnings that it would spark a bloodbath". get the lay of the land = get the lie of the land 查看地形, 搞清楚情况, 搞清楚前因后果 to find out the details of a situation or problem. I'm not sure what's going to happen. That's why I'm coming in early. I want to get the lay of the land. the situation that exists at a particular time Get the lay of the land before you make any decisions. Note: the appearance of an area of land, for example the way it slopes. script: How long have you been retired, Doctor? It doesn't mean I don't know a human bone when I see one. I'm not questioning your expertise. You say it's a human bone, I believe you, okay? I'm just trying to get the lay of the land here. Did you happen to see where she found it? I didn't. Way up in the hill somewhere in the woods. Beautiful dog. Golden Retriever, right? What's her name? Calamity. You guys can clear out 离开. I can take it from here. pissant [ˈpɪsant] 小人物, 微不足道的 noun. an insignificant or contemptible person or thing. adj. worthless or contemptible. insignificant or contemptible. wiki: A pissant, also seen as piss ant or piss-ant, refers to a specific type of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective, indicating insignificance. Pissant is an epithet ( [ˈepɪˌθet] a. a word or phrase that describes the main quality of someone or something. b. an offensive or insulting name for someone. racial epithets. ) for an inconsequential, irrelevant, or worthless person, especially one who is irritating or contemptible out of proportion to his or her perceived significance. A Virginia politician is said to have silenced a heckler by saying, "I'm a big dog on a big hunt and I don't have time for a piss-ant on a melon stalk." The term piss-ant also may be used as an adjective, usually as a pejorative, to mean insignificant and annoying. In conversations with his advisors during the Vietnam War, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson referred to Vietnam as "a piddling piss-ant little country( Piddling means small or unimportant. ...arguing over piddling amounts of money. piddle to urinate. piddle around to spend time doing things that are not important. piddle away to waste time, energy, or money. )". In the context of incorporating a celebrity's family into the limelight, Alex Reimer, a frequent guest at Boston's radio station WEEI called Tom Brady's daughter "an annoying little pissant" in January 2018 prior to Super Bowl LII. A character in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle had a specific definition of a pissant as type of person: A pissant is somebody who thinks he's so damn smart, he can never keep his mouth shut. No matter what anybody says, he's got to argue with it. You say you like something, and, by God, he'll tell you why you’re wrong to like it. A pissant does his best to make you feel like a boob all the time. No matter what you say, he knows better. Chapter 1 of Stephen King's The Stand opens with the words: Hapscomb's Texaco sat on Number 93 just north of Arnette, a pissant four-street burg about 110 miles from Houston. 2. insubordinate [,ɪnsəˈbɔrd(ə)nət] adj. 不听话的, 以下犯上的, 不服从命令的. 不听指挥的. If you say that someone is insubordinate, you mean that they do not obey someone of higher rank. not obeying, or not showing respect to, someone who has authority over you. In industry, a worker who is grossly insubordinate is threatened with discharge. You are insubordinate arrogant know-it-all loner. Bosch is a detective that has killed an unarmed man and he is being charged and the chief is not supporting him and wants to watch his failure at the court. They argue with each other and this is the conversation: Chief: You're delaminating ( to divide or cause to divide into thin layers. wiki: Delamination is a mode of failure where a material fractures into layers. A variety of materials including laminate composites and concrete can fail by delamination. Processing can create layers in materials such as steel formed by rolling and plastics and metals from 3D printing which can fail from layer separation. Also, surface coatings such as paints and films can delaminate from the coated substrate. 网友: It means breaking up into small pieces, specifically thin strips. I guess that the writer is using it to mean falling apart. It could mean that his outer, public face is coming apart in layers at the court. It's not clear. Also, what the female cop says doesn't seem to make sense. ), Bosch. I got to tell you...it's been a real pleasure watching Chandler expose you for what you are. Bosch: Oh, yeah? What's that? Chief: An insubordinate, arrogant know-it-all loner and all-around self-righteous prick. Bosch: You forgot to mention "refuses to kiss command staff's ass." Chief: We don't need cops like you anymore, Bosch. Put in for your pension, pal. After that Bosch goes to one of the cops there and says: Do you think I'm delaminating? and she says: Beats me, Bosch. Who isn't? (The female cop is metaphorically shrugging at his question, saying that they're all delaminating. Similar to asking a co-worker in a hectic workplace "Do you think I'm crazy?" and the co-worker replies, "I dunno. Maybe. Who isn't, in this place?"). 3. rabbit on [British, informal, disapproval] If you describe someone as rabbiting on, you do not like the way they keep talking for a long time about something that is not very interesting. What are you rabbiting on about? rabbit verb To flee. The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit. Bosch: What happened? Routine stop, Passenger rabbits 想跑 as we're pulling up. She's out the car with the gun in her hand before I even put it in park. Shots fired? Two. He threw one 打枪, 射击 on the run over his shoulder. She threw one back. He tried to throw another, but his pistol jammed. He gave it up. Gonna write her up for tactics ( write up something/someone I. to record something completely on paper or on a computer, often using notes that you have made. to write a report, article etc using notes that you wrote earlier. Now the experiments are completed, he just has to write up his findings. We have to write up the lab report for chemistry. II. To write up something or someone is also to write an article or report about that thing or person that is then published: My sister was written up in the school newspaper. write sb up to report officially that someone has done something wrong. to report someone for not obeying a law or rule: The cop said he'd have to write me up for not stopping at the red light. )? Got to, man. I'm here T. O. 4. That's nice wine. I didn't have time after work to pick any up. Afraid from here on out, it's beer. So, I take it you weren't terminated? Oh, Mank reamed me at roll call ( "Getting reamed 狠批, 痛批", is slang for being fucked hard, in one hole or another. It is just a grosser, more exaggerated form of the slang "getting screwed", meaning to be taken advantage of, mistreated or abused. ream [rim] I. reams plural informal a large quantity of something. If you say that there are reams of paper or reams of writing, you mean that there are large amounts of it. They have to sort through the reams of information to determine what it may mean. Kelly spent three hours going through reams of paper. reams of useful information. II. countable American 500 pieces of paper. an order for 7 reams of heavy white paper. verb. I. American informal to cheat someone. II. ream = ream outAmerican informal to criticize someone severely. III. to make a hole in something using a special tool. IV. to squeeze the juice out of an orange, etc. using a small dish with a raised center called a reamer. ). Called me 12 kinds of reckless. It was semi-humiliating. Then, of course, I got another unsat (UNSAT means Unsatisfactory. This acronym/slang usually belongs to Governmental & Military category.). I don't know. Maybe he's got a thing against women cops. Mank doesn't have a thing against women cops. Yeah, I... I know. I was just kidding, Harry. That second unsat is serious. 20 years ago, you did what you did, you would have gotten a commendation ( commendation [ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] I. uncountable formal official or public praise. II. countable an official prize given to someone who has done something very good or brave. III. reward. ). Not anymore. It's by the book now. Zero tolerance. Okay. I hear you. Do you? 'Cause one more, and you're out. It won't be up to Mank. It's automatic. ... You're not my T. O. Stop fucking lecturing me. I'm just trying to give you a reality check. I appreciate that. And Mank's right. Leaving your partner? It is reckless. 5. Missing lower mandible. No teeth on the upper. Dental I.D. would be too easy. Don't despair 别泄气, Detective. Cranium shows clear evidence of fracture line sand surgical healing. Hospital records. Another indicator we're dealing with relatively contemporary bones. Stellate fracture on the occipital. Blunt-force trauma. That's the most likely explanation. I'll canvass 排查, 筛查, 盘查 the neighborhood first thing in the morning. 6. I don't think you need to be too worried. Depending on how Edge writes it up. He said something about not the first time. He wrote me up a few weeks ago for crossing the tube. You crossed the tube? Mm-hmm. It was a domestic. Husband had locked himself in the bedroom with a .45. So, Edgewood had a shotgun. Kiko and I have the door. Kiko kicks it open. We go in. Guy's passed out on the bed. It seemed like no problem. And you don't remember getting in front of Edgewood's gun? Look, if I did, Kiko did, too, and Edgewood didn't say jack to him. You're the rookie. 7. Is it an L.A.P.D. tradition, after the killing of a suspect, to go out that nigh tor the next with other officers, have a drink or two? I wouldn't call it a tradition. But it's been known to happen. Sometimes. To blow off steam. To blow off steam. Understandable... all that adrenaline. Did a gathering of this kind occur - after you shot and killed Roberto Flores? 9. I should have planned this a little better. I don't care who knows or what they say. I'm a d-three, supervisor level. I'm not supposed to be sleeping with my... What are you? My... my underling 下属. That's kind of sexy. But, no, I think the word in the manual is "subordinate." You read the manual? Yeah, I was a lawyer. If it eases your mind any, you not being in my chain of command 直接上级 mitigates the impropriety. Jesus, you did read the manual. Nobody reads the manual. Okay then. Keep this between us, subordinate? Yes, sir. 10. Hey. Harry, how's it shaking? Mank, I know your rookies squeal with delight when you ask them to actually give a good God damn, but these tip sheets are worthless. I am sorry, Harry, but I don't know what to do about it, all right? Your... your case hits CNN. My guys are getting calls from Topeka. I've written a script for your overburdened staff. What is this? "Did your loved one undergo a surgical procedure in the months before his disappearance? If so, what was the injury? What was the name of his physician? What hospital was he trea..." Okay, I get it. 831, please report to the watch commander. One other thing. Yes? Edgewood. She screwed up, Harry. Because she gives a fuck, Mank. Doesn't sit in the car waiting for the box to tell her what to do. Well, you ought to know, from what I hear, you know, about her giving a fuck, I mean. Really? You too? Do you know what they say about the company dock? Okay. All right. I'll talk to Edgewood before he papers it. Thanks. 11. I'm just tired of patrol, Harry. I'm sick of it. Four months in? It feels like we're putting band-aids on bullet holes. Everybody goes through that. Look, you want to be a detective, right? So bad, I can taste it 太想了. There are no shortcuts. You got to walk before you run. You mean pay my dues? Were you trying case sat your daddy's law firm after four months? Yeah, as a matter of fact, I was. Okay. Bad example. Look, first couple of years are tough. You pick your battles, and it works out. That's what I did today. I took some initiative. Like you've done your whole career. Yeah, but I'm the notorious insubordinate Harry Bosch. You're just a salty boot ( salty: The act of being upset, angry, or bitter as result of being made fun of or embarassed. Also a characteristic of a person who feels out of place or is feeling attacked. a. Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt). b. (Internet slang, derogatory) Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, disappointment, or defeat (implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears); said of interlocutors expressing indignation, or merely disagreement. salty dog I. (US, Navy, Marines) = old salt. seadog. An experienced sailor. A sailor accustomed to the sea. The old seadog knew the storm was coming long before the rest of the crew were aware of it. A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner. II. (US, slang, dated) A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner. Etymology: From the salt of the sea. Compare old salt and seadog. Sexual sense may be due to association of sailors with sexual promiscuity, or may be separate development, salty ("spicy") and dog both suggesting promiscuity. ). I am kind of salty. I can tell. 12. What is this used for? Huh. That looks to me like you would flip that over a guy's head and choke him out. Ahh! What do you think? I've never seen that before. Really? That's funny, because we just found that in your van, along with a stun gun. So, how would you do it? The guy would fasten his seat belt. Then you'd throw that over his head. He gets a little froggy 说不出话来 ( Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse. frog in one's throat I. (idiomatic) Hoarseness or the need to cough. I had a frog in my throat and the words didn't come out very clearly. II. (idiomatic) Any temporary physical difficulty in speaking. ), starts kicking and screaming. Then you'd taser him. Is that how it went? I don't do that. I... I don't do any of that. Mr. Waits, we're gonna charge you with murder. So if you have anything to say that'll help clear this up, now is the time to tell us. 13. It ain't over till (or until) the fat lady sings 不到黄河心不死 is a colloquialism which is often used as a proverb. It means that one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress. More specifically, the phrase is used when a situation is (or appears to be) nearing its conclusion. It cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible and clearly determines how or when the event will end. The phrase is most commonly used in association with organized competitions, particularly sports. In the Teachers vs. Kids basketball tournament, the gag was; Big Nate said "It ain't over till the fat lady sings", then Mrs. Godfrey, who, apparently is fat, scored and started singing. We'll see, ain't over until the fat lady sings. 剧本: How did closing arguments 最终陈词 go? Chandler's good. They are gonna find for you, Harry. Yeah, we'll see. Ain't over till the fat lady sings. Oh, speaking of fat ladies...... have a cookie. Lisa made them for Christmas. Save me from myself. I don't know where she learned to bake. It certainly was not from me. How is your girl? Fine. Have you been to see her yet? Not since they moved back. Harry, Vegas is a four-hour drive. I'm working a case. You are always working a case. When is the last time you saw Maddie? Flew to Hong Kong for her 12th birthday. Kids are a happy thing, Harry. Even 14-year-old girls who... take it from me... are hell on their mothers. Let some light into your life. 14. shit-can I. To dismiss (an employee) from a position. II. To bring (a policy or program, for example) to an end; terminate. What's the occasion? Thanks for not getting her shit-canned. 15. Don't be confused. Whatever the defense would have you believe, this case is not about a serial killer. This case is only about the fatal shooting of a man named Roberto Flores... A loving husband and father who was shot to death one rainy October evening two years ago by Detective Harry Bosch. Roberto Flores was unarmed. Roberto Flores offered no resistance 没有抵抗. Roberto Flores had no criminal record. Detective Bosch could have arrested Roberto Flores that night, taken him into custody, read him his rights, interrogated him, given him the chance to obtain counsel and defend himself. Instead, Detective Bosch, for deeply personal reasons of his own, and in violation of LAPD procedure and policy, deprived 剥夺了 Roberto Flores of due process, deprived him of his civil rights, and took his life. Ladies and gentlemen, it's very clear. Detective Bosch, under color of law ( In United States law, the term color of law denotes the "mere semblance of legal right", the "pretense or appearance of" right; hence, an action done under color of law adjusts (colors) the law to the circumstance, yet said apparently legal action contravenes the law. Under color of authority is a legal phrase used in the US indicating that a person is claiming or implying the acts he or she is committing are related to and legitimized by his or her role as an agent of governmental power, especially if the acts are unlawful. Color of law refers to an appearance of legal power to act that may operate in violation of law. For example, if a police officer acts with the "color of law" authority to arrest someone, the arrest, if it is made without probable cause, may actually be in violation of law. In other words, just because something is done with the "color of law" does not mean that the action was lawful. When police act outside their lawful authority and violate the civil rights of a citizen, the FBI is tasked with investigating. ), broke every rule in the book when he killed Roberto Flores in cold blood. 16. never look a gift-horse in the mouth 挑三拣四, 白吃包子嫌馅酸, 不知感恩的 said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered. Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely. Etymology: Since horses' teeth change over time, inspecting their teeth is a way of gauging age. However, doing such a check would be a sign of mistrust towards the giver. 17. swearing-in 宣誓就职 an official ceremony in which someone starting a new official job formally promises to be loyal and honest and to perform their duties well: She had a good seat at the president's swearing-in ceremony. Gary Locke was sworn in as the first Chinese-American to serve as US ambassador to China on Monday, pledging to strengthen bilateral ties and raise issues of concern when disagreements arise. swear/take an oath 宣誓, 发誓, 起誓 They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully. the drapes were drawn. 18. All these years, no contact with your family? No. Nothing at all? About a year after I left, I drove by the house one night to check on the children, hoping to get a glimpse of them, make sure they were okay. But the drapes were drawn 窗帘拉上了 and... I didn't stop. Well, why not? I was afraid of what my ex-husband would do if he saw me. When you filed for divorce, you cited physical abuse. Sam beat me. I ran away. I thought that the children would be better off without me. Better off? With an abusive alcoholic? 19. someone's day in the sun I. the time when someone is young, successful, or famous. II. to have a period of time when a person or thing receives deserved attention, praise, accolades or success. (one's) moment in the sun A brief period of time in which one is or has been particularly successful, popular, famous, etc., especially when set against an otherwise moderate or unremarkable life. After 35 years in this one-horse town, all I want is a moment in the sun, a time when the whole world knows and loves me! Jonathan had his moment in the sun when one of his videos went viral on the Internet and, for a little while at least, he became a household name. script: You want I start a pot of coffee? I got to go, but I can put it on for you. No, I'm good. I hope you're not too worn out. I know you got a big day today. Wish I could go with you. Any chance of getting me on that detail? Assignment's already made 人员已经分派完毕. But thanks. You don't think I'm ready. It's not that. We got it covered. It's all officers with a lot of time on the job. No salty boots. You'll have your day in the sun. When? Chomping at the bit. Always. 20. better the devil you know If you say better the devil you know or better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know. the devil you know A shortening of the proverb "better the devil you know than the devil you don't," meaning that, when forced to decide, it's better to choose a difficult or undesirable option that one is used to or familiar with rather than an unknown person or thing. A: "Why don't you just quit your job if you're so miserable?" B: "Well, I'm used to it at this point, and I worry that I'd feel the same way anywhere else. It's just the devil you know, I guess." script: You must be relieved. Could have been worse. Let's walk the river. They've done a good job down here. Long way to go, but not the absolute joke it used to be. Still a giant concrete gutter. Cities need gutters, Bosch. The district attorney's authorized a field trip for Raynard Waits, tomorrow. Why would he do that? Photo op, publicity stunt, to jump-start his mayoral campaign. You were gonna convince him Waits lied about killing Arthur Delacroix. Waits is lying. Attention is his M.O. He wants the spotlight as much as O'Shea does. This field trip makes him king for a day. Well, he's convinced O'Shea. Send some people up there with gas probes. I'm guessing they won't find any bodies buried up there. O'Shea won't be put off. You want him to fail. I don't want any blowback on the department. Security is tight as a presidential motorcade, and I'm making you Waits' chaperone. It's Johnson and Moore's case. Not the bones on the hill. They're yours. So I want you in charge of this fishing expedition, Detective. In case anything goes wrong. I suspect your instincts are right and this is just a scam on Waits' part. It'd be a disaster for the department were O'Shea to be elected mayor. And for you. I'm a native son of South Central, Bosch. I would hate to have to go somewhere else to become a chief of police. Although that might make some people happy. Not necessarily. The devil you know... 21. See you around, Detective. Most likely in court. Guys like you never stop stepping on their own dicks. 22. fugazi (slang, chiefly military, especially during the Vietnam era, US) Fucked up; broken, damaged beyond repair. script: I gave you one directive ( 指令. an official order. A directive is an official instruction that is given by someone in authority. Thanks to a new E.U. directive, insecticide labelling will be more specific. ), Bosch. One. Yeah, you did. You were to see that Waits and this operation were secure. And what did you do? You shit the bed. You got what you wanted. O'Shea's prospects for mayor are in the shitter. He'll be lucky to keep his job as D.A. Waits was officially in your custody, Detective. So, technically, you, not O'Shea, lost Waits. And you can be sure that's how he will spin it. Do you have any idea what kind of position that puts this department in? My guy got shot up behind this bullshit. This whole situation's fugazi. Fugazi. Exactly. And now we have to un-fuck it, don't we, Detective?
Saturday, 9 May 2020
Friday, 8 May 2020
incendiary, kismet; perpetrate VS perpetuate, predatory;
用法学习: 1. Donald Trump's former White House strategist Steve Bannon has stepped down from Breitbart News, the conservative news outlet announced Tuesday, still roiled ( roil I. 翻滚. to (cause to) move quickly in a twisting circular movement: Fierce winds roiled the sea. A massive tower of smoke roiled skyward. II. to seriously disturb; to throw into confusion. One lesson from the crises that have roiled the eurozone over the past five-plus years is that anyone who tells you the only response to a public debt crisis is to slash spending and embark on "structural reform" is either masochistic or downright mad. The rain turned a small creek into a roiling surge. The country faces a roiling financial crisis. ) in controversy over incendiary ( [ɪnˈsendiˌeri] I. designed for the purpose of causing a fire. an incendiary device/bomb. II. 惹火的, 惹祸的, 闯祸的, 引起公愤的. likely to cause anger or violence. incendiary statements. ) remarks about the president quoted in a new book. "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" -- which paints the president as disengaged, ill-informed and unstable -- has seen Bannon abandoned by financial patrons, condemned by erstwhile allies and ridiculed by Trump himself. His departure from Breitbart threatens to further isolate the self-proclaimed champion of anti-Washington populism that swept Trump to power(sweep to/from power to win or lose an election by a very large number of votes. The Party swept to power in elections the following year.) and whom Bloomberg once called "the most dangerous political operative 政治行动 in America." Bannon emerged from relative obscurity when Trump picked him as campaign chief in August 2016, just three months out from the presidential election that he was then widely expected to lose against Democrat Hillary Clinton. He was running Breitbart at the time, a website providing boisterous coverage of the Republican tycoon's rise, where he had served as executive chairman since 2012. He quickly presided over the brand of economic populism promoted by Trump and was hired as chief strategist for the White House. For months, Trump allowed Bannon to conduct open war from inside the White House against established party leaders, incumbent lawmakers and other heavyweights Bannon believed were undermining Trump's populist revolution. After Bannon left the White House in August, he remained on good terms with Trump. But if he was damaged by the electoral defeat of his preferred candidate, Roy Moore, in Alabama, his fall from grace was cemented by "Fire and Fury." 4. Some train stations were full to overflowing 饱满到近于溢出, with commuters journeys delayed by several hours in some cases. Mr Foley himself was caught up in the chaos, and said it was "utterly shambolic ( shambles I. something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively. in a shambles: Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles. II. an extremely messy place. His desk is a shambles.)"."We had a number of areas across the network badly affected by lightning strikes...and we also of course, we had a spike 猛增 in sick leave." The government said it will now test how to responds to major incidents, but said it won't revert back to its old timetable which was introduced in November. "The minister should commit to suspended the new timetable until the government can commit to extra drivers," Mr Foley said. "Go back to a timetable that whatever its imperfections actually did function and then invest in the resources, the trains and the drivers." 4. rancor [ˈræŋkər] 恨意, 不满 a feeling of hate or anger that continues for a long time. a feeling of hatred and anger towards someone you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past. bitter anger or unfriendly feelings: Can we settle this disagreement without rancor? He spoke openly about the war without a trace of rancour 没有意思愤恨. rancorous [ræŋkərəs]: A rancorous argument or person is full of bitterness and anger. The deal ended after a series of rancorous disputes. Despite his rancorous parting 离开, 离职, Damore said he would welcome the opportunity to work at Google again. "I really believe I could improve things there," he said. 命运的安排: "Neither of us really believe in fate 相信命运, but friends have said things like 'kismet' (kismet ['kiz,met] 天命, 上意, 天意, 冥冥中的力量. destiny; fate. Kismet is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life. Omar and I were meant for each other. It was kismet. "what chance did I stand against kismet?") and 'it was meant to be'. We just think it's a funny coincidence." Grace, the co-founder of women's publication To Her Door, doesn't recall attending the party, nor giving serious side-eye 斜眼看 to the little boy who went on to become her husband in March 2015. "That's me, in a white dress, eyeing him off (eye somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) to look at somebody/something carefully, especially because you want something or you are suspicious of something to eye somebody suspiciously He couldn't help eyeing the cakes hungrily. They eyed us with alarm. The children eyed the cakes greedily. eye somebody up 上下打量 (informal) to look at somebody in a way that shows you have a special interest in them, especially a sexual interest. eye off someone watch or look at with interest. cut one's eye after someone or cut one's eye at someone 鄙视的看, 蔑视的看 to look rudely at a person and then turn one's face away sharply while closing one's eyes: a gesture of contempt. give someone the eye 抛媚眼 to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them. You see that guy over there – I'm pretty sure he was giving me the eye. give someone the evil eye 登着, 怒目而视 to look at someone in an unpleasant way, especially because you are angry with them. catch someone's eye to cause someone to notice something or someone: I was looking around the store for a present for my mom, and this book caught my eye. )" 5. fun-size = fun-sized (of a product) smaller than the regular or usual size. This term is used especially for containers of snack foods. A small size for a container of goods. fun-size chocolate bars. bite-size = bite-sized (of a piece of food) small enough to be eaten in one mouthful. Cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces. potluck I. (dated) A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available. Here's a good potluck of beans and stew. Come to eat whatever happens to be served; also, take one's chances. For example, You're welcome to join us for supper but you'll have to take potluck, or When the flight was canceled, passengers had to take potluck on other airlines. This idiom alludes to accepting whatever happens to be in the cooking pot. II. 有什么算什么, 有一个算一个. 随便哪儿都行. Whatever is available in a particular situation. take pot luck If you take pot luck, you make a choice from what is available although you do not have any knowledge to help you. Note: 'Pot luck' is usually written as 'potluck' in American English. We'd take potluck at whatever restaurants might still be open. Just leave the highway, drive out into the country, pick on a small town and take pot luck. Note: You can say that something is pot luck when it is a matter of luck whether you get something good. The major stores change their products regularly, so finding good deals is pot luck. Note: You can also use pot-luck before a noun. Travel firms are offering great holidays on a pot-luck basis. III. 聚餐 A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought, particularly from different parts of the world; a potlatch. Usage notes: a. The term is commonly used attributively, as in the noun phrase "potluck dinner". b. The term is widespread in American English, though the Dictionary of American Regional English finds that it is less common in the South, the Mid-Atlantic states and New York than elsewhere. c. The "communal meal" sense is only recently attested; even in 2010, some dictionaries did not include it while others included it but sometimes proscribed it (proscribe 勒令停止, 被命令结束 to order an end to the existence or use of something. The organization has been proscribed by law.), opining 认为 that potlatch should be used instead for that sense. potlatch [ˈpɑtˌlætʃ] I. A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity. II. A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck. brown bag 小讲座 (idiomatic) A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime. Did you attend the brown bag Tuesday on healthy exercise habits? A brown bag meeting is an informal meeting that generally occurs in the workplace around lunchtime. This type of meeting is referred to as a brown bag meeting or a brown bag seminar because participants typically bring their lunches, which are associated with being packed in brown paper bags. Meetings of this kind usually occur in office training or conference rooms. They don't necessarily have to be held during the lunch hour and can take place at any time during the workday or after hours. Brown bag meetings are informal training and learning sessions offered by employers to their staff. These meetings are also called lunch and learn sessions. The brown bag meeting is an efficient and straightforward way for corporations to save money while training or informing staff. The underlying assumption is that employees will bring their own lunch to the meeting. Formal meetings are usually catered or held offsite, with the company assuming all dining costs. Depending on the number of attendees, these costs can be significant. brown bag lunch 自带午餐 To carry one's lunch from home, as in a bag, rather than purchase it from a cafeteria or restaurant. food that you take to work with you to eat for your meal in the middle of the day: The park has become a place where office workers brown-bag it and take leisurely strolls. There are as many brown-bag lunches eaten today as lunches in restaurants.
Shopper who asked online seller for 'real' pictures of prom dresses is stunned to receive photos of HIM modelling the frocks: With an endless number of websites flogging cheap prom dresses it's no wonder shoppers want to ensure the quality of their goods before clicking buy. But one customer got more than she bargained for after asking an online seller for 'real' pictures of his cheap frocks - and received an extraordinary selection of photos of him modelling the wares himself. The unnamed shopper, believed to be from the UK, told how she was browsing Gidion's selection of formal evening dresses, which are shipped from China and cost from just $101 (£75) on AliExpress. Taking to Reddit, she explained: 'I found a shop that sold prom dresses and wedding dresses so I asked for real photos rather than stock photos and the seller sent me these of him trying them on.' She was stunned when the male seller, known as Shop739960 Store, gamely 愿赌服输的, 勇敢的 modelled the bejewelled backless chiffon frock in five different colours, trying out a variety of different poses for the camera. The polyester and Spandex number is described as a formal evening dress which 'fits true to size' and comes in 19 different hues, with the seller modelling the pink, purple, orange, yellow and peach. He became an overnight sensation after the impressed customer posted the pictures online where they racked up more than 500 comments, with fellow Redditors praising his 'dedication' 奉献精神, 热诚 and comparing him to a 'Disney princess'. One wrote: 'Perhaps it's dedication, or perhaps he likes wearing the dresses (no judgement from me).' And one person quipped: 'I don't think anyone is knocking ( knock somebody for six = knock someone sideways British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak. to make someone feel very shocked or upset. This flu has really knocked me for six. knock/throw someone for a loop to make someone feel very shocked or upset. ) him for wearing a dress. That being said, I definitely think he is pulling off the pink best with the more dignified and elegant pose.' Others debated which colour looked best on him, with one Redditor writing: 'the yellow showcases his figure 身材 and waist more finely'. One person wrote: 'I'd go for the peach one. If a seller sent me this, 100 per cent I will buy again [sic.].' It is not known whether the shopper decided to buy the dress.
儿童间性侵: Jane Smith (all names have been changed for legal reasons) allegedly witnessed her six-year-old being sexually abused by his 12-year-old step brother. She told nine.com.au her family had been torn apart as the two sets of parents debated whether or not to come forward to police, and that her son Nathan – who had a global development delay - had further suffered after officers had advised them his case was a lost cause 必败无疑, 必输无疑, 没有希望的事情 ( a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. If you refer to something or someone as a lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding. someone or something that has no chance of succeeding: I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause. They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause. "their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause". ). "No one would let me lay charges as there isn't enough evidence," Ms Smith told nine.com.au. "But I've got pictures, video statements, and Nathan wants to talk. They don't have the time to listen or have chosen not to." Ms Smith was cooking dinner with her blended family, which included her husband's two older sons, on March 10 when she went to check on the kids. What she found caused her to instantly throw up in the pot plants. "I had to pause to understand what was going on for a moment but what I saw was a teenage boy taking advantage of a six-year-old and enjoying it," Ms Smith told nine.com.au. She said she let out a shrill scream and the boys' father rushed in just as Steven – only days off his thirteenth birthday – was adjusting his pants."Nathan kept saying, 'He is a bad person, he was trying to put his willy in my bum'," Ms Smith said. She said Steven had then started yelling about not feeling a part of the family and continued to insist police not be involved. "We said we would do one better(go one better to do something that is more advanced or more generous than someone else. If you go one better, you do something better than it has been done before or obtain something better than someone else has. Now General Electric have gone one better than nature and made a diamond purer than the best quality natural diamonds. I gave her a card, but my brother went one better and bought her a present.) and call his mum but you could see the relief in his face," she said. Ms Smith explained the situation to Steven's mother and step-father, expecting the same level of repulsion and upset. But Steven's mother told her: "There is really nothing to worry about." "She said his behaviour was inappropriate but nothing sinister 邪恶的 and convinced us not to call the cops," Ms Smith said. Professor Bromfield said parents will often react this way, even when they are "disgusted" with their children. When questioned by his parents Steven completely denied any wrongdoing and deflected 转嫁, 推卸责任 blame to Nathan. She said Steven's mother wanted the matter dealt with "in house" 内部处理, 内部解决 and offered to counsel him herself. Ms Smith begrudgingly 不情愿的, 无可奈何的 accepted. But from that night on Nathan refused to sleep alone and started suffering night terrors. "He became petrified of anyone coming near him and would scream out in the night, 'Get off me' or 'He is coming to get me'." Professor Bromfield said sexual abuse can lead to both physical and mental trauma. According to Nathan's mother, he suffered both. Ms Smith said this pushed her to take the matter to the police. The distressed mother hoped an investigation would bring her son justice or at the very least some closure. However, Ms Smith said her family's dealings with police only caused Nathan more angst. Nathan was diagnosed with a global delay ( The term 'developmental delay' or 'global development delay 发育迟缓' is used when a child takes longer to reach certain development milestones than other children their age. This might include learning to walk or talk, movement skills, learning new things and interacting with others socially and emotionally.) when his mother realised he was not meeting his milestones as a baby. His mum said that while he was six he had the capacity of a four or five-year-old. "His cognitive, language and motor skills are behind 落后的, 迟缓的, 滞后的," she said. Ms Smith said Nathan's teacher offered to be present. "[The CPS officer] didn't build up any rapport [ræˈpɔr]( a relationship in which people like, understand, and respect each other. The doctor had an excellent rapport with his patients. If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well. He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'. The success depends on good rapport between interviewer and interviewee. You have an intellectual rapport, a kind of easy companionship that makes me really jealous. ) so no wonder he didn't talk to her. He didn't know her from a bar of soap 完全不熟悉, 一无所知, 完全不认识 ( know from a bar of soap (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person). After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money. To be completely unaware of or know nothing about someone; to have never met the person indicated. My girlfriend got really excited when a movie star apparently walked past us, but I wouldn't know him from a bar of soap. Someone I wouldn't know from a bar of soap just contacted me online, claiming to be a distant relative. Usage notes: This expression is more commonly used in its negative form. ) and I warned them of that," Ms Smith said. "With the nature of sexual abuse being something that happens with two people in the room there is often no corroborating witnesses, which makes it more difficult to prosecute, even if they are reported very soon after." She said children with disabilities were at a much higher risk of falling victim to sexual assault. "There is evidence to show perpetrators are quite predatory ( predator [ˈpredətə(r)] )([ˈpredəˌtɔri] I. relating to animals that kill and eat other animals. II. treating other people badly for your own benefit. a predatory criminal. a. 侵略性的. business relating to companies that are looking for other companies to buy, or are showing this type of behavior. predatory pricing 侵略性定价 the act of setting prices at very low levels in order to force other companies to fail. perpetrate [ˈpɜrpəˌtreɪt] ( perpetrator [ˈpɜːpɪtreɪtə(r)]) to do something that is harmful, illegal, or dishonest. The military perpetrated many human rights abuses during the earliest phase of the conflict. perpetuate [pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt] 助纣为虐. 助长. to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous. Current policy only serves to perpetuate the old class divisions. ) in selecting their victims," Professor Bromfield said. "They will choose someone who is least likely to be believed when they tell or be perceived as a weak witness before the courts." Ms Smith believes denying Nathan a voice has caused him to slip backward(slip backward 退步 It means that the country became worse and worse, it slipped backwards in terms of progression. Of course, a country must go forward, avancer, not 'slip backwards'. Slip, has the idea of 'move slowly' (backwards). slip back (to someone or something) to move quietly and cautiously back to someone or something. Walter slipped back to Sally when her parents weren't looking. He slipped back and then Mary's parents slipped back, and there was quite a scene.). "He has completely lost focus. At school if he starts something he won't finish it. Getting shut down like that has caused him to close off," she said. CPS said it does not routinely offer repeat interviews for a "number of reasons", but that on some occasions it would make an exception. If a child is under the age of ten they are not deemed "criminally responsible" 负刑事责任的. "Under that age the young person is more likely to be displaying harmful behaviours because they are mirroring 模仿 things they've been exposed to, like pornography and domestic or sexual violence," she said. "If they successfully complete that treatment the court can make a determination not to record an offence," Professor Bromfield said. "If the child does not agree to undertake the therapy or is found to still be a risk of harm to other children, they will incarcerate them in a youth detention facility." Professor Bromfield said ultimately it was paramount to determine if there was a troubling cause at the root of the child's offending that urgently needed to be addressed. The co-director of the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Professor Bromfield told nine.com.au Aussie children were increasingly displaying "harmful sexual behaviours" and she feared not enough was being done to rehabilitate or even find out what was at the root cause 根本原因 of this offending 犯罪.
Shopper who asked online seller for 'real' pictures of prom dresses is stunned to receive photos of HIM modelling the frocks: With an endless number of websites flogging cheap prom dresses it's no wonder shoppers want to ensure the quality of their goods before clicking buy. But one customer got more than she bargained for after asking an online seller for 'real' pictures of his cheap frocks - and received an extraordinary selection of photos of him modelling the wares himself. The unnamed shopper, believed to be from the UK, told how she was browsing Gidion's selection of formal evening dresses, which are shipped from China and cost from just $101 (£75) on AliExpress. Taking to Reddit, she explained: 'I found a shop that sold prom dresses and wedding dresses so I asked for real photos rather than stock photos and the seller sent me these of him trying them on.' She was stunned when the male seller, known as Shop739960 Store, gamely 愿赌服输的, 勇敢的 modelled the bejewelled backless chiffon frock in five different colours, trying out a variety of different poses for the camera. The polyester and Spandex number is described as a formal evening dress which 'fits true to size' and comes in 19 different hues, with the seller modelling the pink, purple, orange, yellow and peach. He became an overnight sensation after the impressed customer posted the pictures online where they racked up more than 500 comments, with fellow Redditors praising his 'dedication' 奉献精神, 热诚 and comparing him to a 'Disney princess'. One wrote: 'Perhaps it's dedication, or perhaps he likes wearing the dresses (no judgement from me).' And one person quipped: 'I don't think anyone is knocking ( knock somebody for six = knock someone sideways British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak. to make someone feel very shocked or upset. This flu has really knocked me for six. knock/throw someone for a loop to make someone feel very shocked or upset. ) him for wearing a dress. That being said, I definitely think he is pulling off the pink best with the more dignified and elegant pose.' Others debated which colour looked best on him, with one Redditor writing: 'the yellow showcases his figure 身材 and waist more finely'. One person wrote: 'I'd go for the peach one. If a seller sent me this, 100 per cent I will buy again [sic.].' It is not known whether the shopper decided to buy the dress.
儿童间性侵: Jane Smith (all names have been changed for legal reasons) allegedly witnessed her six-year-old being sexually abused by his 12-year-old step brother. She told nine.com.au her family had been torn apart as the two sets of parents debated whether or not to come forward to police, and that her son Nathan – who had a global development delay - had further suffered after officers had advised them his case was a lost cause 必败无疑, 必输无疑, 没有希望的事情 ( a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better. If you refer to something or someone as a lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding. someone or something that has no chance of succeeding: I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause. They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause. "their opposition to planning for full employment was a lost cause". ). "No one would let me lay charges as there isn't enough evidence," Ms Smith told nine.com.au. "But I've got pictures, video statements, and Nathan wants to talk. They don't have the time to listen or have chosen not to." Ms Smith was cooking dinner with her blended family, which included her husband's two older sons, on March 10 when she went to check on the kids. What she found caused her to instantly throw up in the pot plants. "I had to pause to understand what was going on for a moment but what I saw was a teenage boy taking advantage of a six-year-old and enjoying it," Ms Smith told nine.com.au. She said she let out a shrill scream and the boys' father rushed in just as Steven – only days off his thirteenth birthday – was adjusting his pants."Nathan kept saying, 'He is a bad person, he was trying to put his willy in my bum'," Ms Smith said. She said Steven had then started yelling about not feeling a part of the family and continued to insist police not be involved. "We said we would do one better(go one better to do something that is more advanced or more generous than someone else. If you go one better, you do something better than it has been done before or obtain something better than someone else has. Now General Electric have gone one better than nature and made a diamond purer than the best quality natural diamonds. I gave her a card, but my brother went one better and bought her a present.) and call his mum but you could see the relief in his face," she said. Ms Smith explained the situation to Steven's mother and step-father, expecting the same level of repulsion and upset. But Steven's mother told her: "There is really nothing to worry about." "She said his behaviour was inappropriate but nothing sinister 邪恶的 and convinced us not to call the cops," Ms Smith said. Professor Bromfield said parents will often react this way, even when they are "disgusted" with their children. When questioned by his parents Steven completely denied any wrongdoing and deflected 转嫁, 推卸责任 blame to Nathan. She said Steven's mother wanted the matter dealt with "in house" 内部处理, 内部解决 and offered to counsel him herself. Ms Smith begrudgingly 不情愿的, 无可奈何的 accepted. But from that night on Nathan refused to sleep alone and started suffering night terrors. "He became petrified of anyone coming near him and would scream out in the night, 'Get off me' or 'He is coming to get me'." Professor Bromfield said sexual abuse can lead to both physical and mental trauma. According to Nathan's mother, he suffered both. Ms Smith said this pushed her to take the matter to the police. The distressed mother hoped an investigation would bring her son justice or at the very least some closure. However, Ms Smith said her family's dealings with police only caused Nathan more angst. Nathan was diagnosed with a global delay ( The term 'developmental delay' or 'global development delay 发育迟缓' is used when a child takes longer to reach certain development milestones than other children their age. This might include learning to walk or talk, movement skills, learning new things and interacting with others socially and emotionally.) when his mother realised he was not meeting his milestones as a baby. His mum said that while he was six he had the capacity of a four or five-year-old. "His cognitive, language and motor skills are behind 落后的, 迟缓的, 滞后的," she said. Ms Smith said Nathan's teacher offered to be present. "[The CPS officer] didn't build up any rapport [ræˈpɔr]( a relationship in which people like, understand, and respect each other. The doctor had an excellent rapport with his patients. If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well. He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'. The success depends on good rapport between interviewer and interviewee. You have an intellectual rapport, a kind of easy companionship that makes me really jealous. ) so no wonder he didn't talk to her. He didn't know her from a bar of soap 完全不熟悉, 一无所知, 完全不认识 ( know from a bar of soap (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person). After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money. To be completely unaware of or know nothing about someone; to have never met the person indicated. My girlfriend got really excited when a movie star apparently walked past us, but I wouldn't know him from a bar of soap. Someone I wouldn't know from a bar of soap just contacted me online, claiming to be a distant relative. Usage notes: This expression is more commonly used in its negative form. ) and I warned them of that," Ms Smith said. "With the nature of sexual abuse being something that happens with two people in the room there is often no corroborating witnesses, which makes it more difficult to prosecute, even if they are reported very soon after." She said children with disabilities were at a much higher risk of falling victim to sexual assault. "There is evidence to show perpetrators are quite predatory ( predator [ˈpredətə(r)] )([ˈpredəˌtɔri] I. relating to animals that kill and eat other animals. II. treating other people badly for your own benefit. a predatory criminal. a. 侵略性的. business relating to companies that are looking for other companies to buy, or are showing this type of behavior. predatory pricing 侵略性定价 the act of setting prices at very low levels in order to force other companies to fail. perpetrate [ˈpɜrpəˌtreɪt] ( perpetrator [ˈpɜːpɪtreɪtə(r)]) to do something that is harmful, illegal, or dishonest. The military perpetrated many human rights abuses during the earliest phase of the conflict. perpetuate [pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt] 助纣为虐. 助长. to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous. Current policy only serves to perpetuate the old class divisions. ) in selecting their victims," Professor Bromfield said. "They will choose someone who is least likely to be believed when they tell or be perceived as a weak witness before the courts." Ms Smith believes denying Nathan a voice has caused him to slip backward(slip backward 退步 It means that the country became worse and worse, it slipped backwards in terms of progression. Of course, a country must go forward, avancer, not 'slip backwards'. Slip, has the idea of 'move slowly' (backwards). slip back (to someone or something) to move quietly and cautiously back to someone or something. Walter slipped back to Sally when her parents weren't looking. He slipped back and then Mary's parents slipped back, and there was quite a scene.). "He has completely lost focus. At school if he starts something he won't finish it. Getting shut down like that has caused him to close off," she said. CPS said it does not routinely offer repeat interviews for a "number of reasons", but that on some occasions it would make an exception. If a child is under the age of ten they are not deemed "criminally responsible" 负刑事责任的. "Under that age the young person is more likely to be displaying harmful behaviours because they are mirroring 模仿 things they've been exposed to, like pornography and domestic or sexual violence," she said. "If they successfully complete that treatment the court can make a determination not to record an offence," Professor Bromfield said. "If the child does not agree to undertake the therapy or is found to still be a risk of harm to other children, they will incarcerate them in a youth detention facility." Professor Bromfield said ultimately it was paramount to determine if there was a troubling cause at the root of the child's offending that urgently needed to be addressed. The co-director of the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Professor Bromfield told nine.com.au Aussie children were increasingly displaying "harmful sexual behaviours" and she feared not enough was being done to rehabilitate or even find out what was at the root cause 根本原因 of this offending 犯罪.
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ingress VS digres VS regress 退回 VS duress VS redress 补偿; serve up. turn in sth. offer up. lay on；
用法学习: 1. with bated breath 屏息静气的等待 If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels. do right by someone = do good/well by someone treat them in a fair, respectful, or generous way. to deal with someone in a kind way, as you should. He always did right by all his children. crayfish 小龙虾 淡水龙虾 Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters. They are also known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some species are found in brooks and streams where fresh water is running, while others thrive in swamps, ditches, and paddy fields. Most crayfish cannot tolerate polluted water, although some species such as Procambarus clarkii are hardier. Crayfish feed on animals and plants, either living or decomposing, and detritus. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the term crayfish or cray generally refers to a saltwater spiny lobster, of the genus Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, while the freshwater species are usually called yabbies or kōura, from the indigenous Australian and Māori names for the animal respectively, or by other names specific to each species. Exceptions include western rock lobster (of the Palinuridae family) found on the west coast of Australia; the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (from the Parastacidae family) found only in Tasmania; and the Murray crayfish found along Australia's Murray River. The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. It is listed as a vulnerable species of crayfish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams. Other names frequently used for Cherax destructor include the blue yabby or cyan yabby. Its common name of "yabby" is also applied to many other Australian Cherax species of crustacean (as well as to marine ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea). Yabbies occasionally reach up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, but are more commonly 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long. Colour is highly variable and depends on water clarity and habitat; yabbies can range from black, blue-black, or dark brown in clear waters to light brown, green-brown, or beige in turbid waters. Yabbies specifically bred to be a vibrant blue colour are now popular in the aquarium trade in Australia. dainty [ˈdeɪnti] 小小的, 娇小可怜的 I. small and attractive in a delicate way. dainty china cups. II. a dainty movement or action is small and graceful. Mary took dainty bites from the sandwich. If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. ...dainty pink flowers. She walked daintily down the steps. 2.
论坛用词: A thread (topic) (sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually displayed from oldest to latest, although this is typically configurable 可设置的, 可修改的. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarize the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation OP, which can also mean original poster), which opens whatever dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. Posts that follow in the thread are meant to continue discussion about that post, or respond to other replies; it is not uncommon for discussions to be derailed 跑歪, 歪楼. Bumping 顶贴, 顶帖: A thread is contained in a forum, and may have an associated date that is taken as the date of the last post (options to order threads by other criteria are generally available). When a member posts in a thread it will jump to the top since it is the latest updated thread. Similarly, other threads will jump in front of it when they receive posts. When a member posts in a thread for no reason but to have it go to the top, it is referred to as a bump or bumping. It has been suggested that "bump" is an acronym of "bring up my post"; however, this is almost certainly a backronym and the usage is entirely consistent with the verb "bump" which means "to knock to a new position". On some messageboards, users can choose to sage ([sa-ɣe] though often confused as IPA: [seɪdʒ]) a post if they wish to make a post, but not "bump" it. The word "sage" derives from the 2channel terminology 下げる sageru, meaning "to lower". Stickying置顶: Threads that are important but rarely receive posts are stickyed (or, in some software, "pinned"). A sticky thread will always appear in front of normal threads, often in its own section. A "threaded discussion group" is simply any group of individuals who use a forum for threaded, or asynchronous, discussion purposes. The group may or may not be the only users of the forum. Because replies to a topic are often worded aimed at someone's point of view, discussion will usually go slightly off into several directions as people question each other's validity, sources and so on. Circular discussion and ambiguity in replies can extend for several tens of posts of a thread eventually ending when everyone gives up or attention spans waver and a more interesting subject takes over. It is not uncommon for debate to end in ad hominem ( Ad hominem [ˌæd ˈhomɪnem] 人身攻击 (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself. ) attacks. second I.to officially support a proposal made by another person in a meeting. The motion has been seconded. II. to send someone to work temporarily in another place. She's been seconded to the Foreign Office. I'll second that 表示附议( 也可以说: Agreed, ...) (I. [only before noun] an agreed price, limit, date etc is one that people have talked about and accepted. Her husband failed to pay her the agreed sum of money. We waited for a knock, which was the agreed signal. generally/mutually/nationally agreed: There is no generally agreed definition of this term. II. if people are agreed, they all agree about what to. agreed on: Are we all agreed on where we're going? pre-agreed 事先约定的, 约定好的, 事先定好的 relating to something already discussed and agreed upon. You can sell your stakes at the pre-agreed price only, or you would be violating the terms of agreement.) used for telling someone that you agree with what they are saying. motion: a formal proposal that people discuss and then vote on in a meeting or debate. Someone proposes a motion (=suggests it), and someone else must second it (=say formally that they support it) before it is accepted for discussion. The Committee will debate the motion today. up to increase an amount, or to raise something to a higher level They've upped taxi fares because of the rise in fuel prices.
ingress VS digress 离题 (sidetrack 分神, 分心, deviate, derail, hijack) VS regress 退回 VS duress VS redress 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿: 1. deviate [ˈdiːvɪeɪt] 跑题, 离题 to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed. to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: The recent pattern of weather 偏离正轨, 偏离正常 deviates from the norm for this time of year. Try not to deviate too much from the script. Can I deviate slightly? The balloon had deviated from its planned path 偏离预定轨道, 跑偏 and crashed with 20 tourists on board, the local Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. digress [daɪˈɡres] 跑题, 离题, 歪楼, 跑偏(stray off the topic, stray from the conversation) if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else. If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else. You've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap. She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President. But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs. The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory. "To digress" means "to wander from the topic," so it is redundant to say, "digress from the topic." You don't need to say, "After many long digressions from the topic, we will now...." It's enough to say, "After many long digressions, we will now...". digress from (something) To begin to discuss something other than the current topic or issue. [for a speaker or writer] to stray from the subject. I am going to digress from my prepared text. You will pardon me if I digress from my point a little. You totally digress from your argument in this paragraph, so cut it from your paper. regress [rɪˈɡres] 又退回去了 to return to a previous and usually less developed state or condition. Tommy's speech seems to have regressed since he changed schools. sidetrack 分神, 分心, 走思 to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important: Ruth was looking for an envelope in a drawer when she was sidetracked by some old letters. The students sidetracked their teacher into talking about her hobby. I'm sorry I'm late - I got sidetracked. hijack I. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). II. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. III. 盖歪楼 Forum speak, is when a thread is taken from one direction of discussion to another completely off course topic or many different topics in a short period of time. The Canadian members on SXC are well known for hijacking many topics in the free photography communities forum. atheist ['eiθiist] = anti-theist无神论者( esthetically = aesthetically [əs'θɛtik] 美学上的) someone who denies the existence of god. regress to something 退步到, 退回到 to go back to an earlier, probably simpler, state; to go back to a more primitive state. Bob claimed that Gerald's behavior was regressing to that of a three-year-old. I tend to regress to my college ways when I am out with the guys. ingress the act of entering something. the right to enter a place, or the act of entering it: There had been an ingress of water into the site. The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent European standard is EN 60529. The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP58 is "dust resistant" and can be "immersed in 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes". Similarly, an electrical socket rated IP22 is protected against insertion of fingers and will not be damaged or become unsafe during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping water. IP22 or IP2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical accessories for indoor use. The digits indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. pitch invasion 蜂拥而入, 涌入球场 an occasion when a large number of people at a sporting event such as a football game run onto the pitch, usually at the end of the game, in order to celebrate or protest. distress I. a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset. I wouldn't want to cause her any distress. It would be distressing to us if anyone within our company was dismissive of sexual assault allegations, and this will form a part of our internal investigation. in distress: She'd arrived on Gina's doorstep in obvious distress. II. great pain. III. a situation in which a ship, aircraft, etc. is in great danger and likely to sink or crash. a distress call/signal/flare. in distress: a message from a ship in distress. IV. an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money, food, or other basic things. in distress: In some regions, people are in genuine economic distress. 2. redress [rɪˈdres] 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿 to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or by giving them money. We want to redress some of the injustices of the past. something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for. Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. redress the balance to change a situation in order to make things fair and equal. duress [djuˈres] 丢res force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. depress I. to press or push down. II. (Psychology) to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject. if something depresses you, it makes you feel unhappy and disappointed, and makes you want to stop trying to achieve things. Losing my job depressed me even further. It depresses me to see all that time being wasted. III. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of. in press 付印中, 交付印刷 [of a book or other document] in the process of being printed. Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed. This book is in press. It won't be available for at least two months. This book has been in press for a long time. IV. to make something such as a price or value go down. Increased production has depressed oil prices. stop press 最后一刻紧急头条 News that is added to a publication shortly before or as it is printed. Primarily heard in UK. We had to rush to get that stop press into today's paper. press charges To bring a formal accusation of criminal wrongdoing against someone. pressed for time In a hurry; under time pressure. press the flesh Informal To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office. 3. duress [djuˈres] force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. In jurisprudence, duress or coercion 胁迫, 威胁, 威逼, 被逼无奈 refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]". Duress is pressure exerted upon a person to coerce that person to perform an act that he or she ordinarily would not perform. The notion of duress must be distinguished both from 区别开来 undue influence不当影响, 不良影响 in the civil law and from necessity. Duress has two aspects. One is that it negates the person's consent to an act, such as sexual activity or the entering into a contract; or, secondly, as a possible legal defense or justification to an otherwise unlawful act. A defendant utilizing the duress defense 被胁迫, 被逼无奈的防卫 admits to breaking the law, but claims that he/she is not liable没责任的, 不负法律责任的 because, even though the act broke the law, it was only performed because of extreme unlawful pressure. In criminal law, a duress defense is similar to a plea of guilty, admitting partial culpability, so that if the defense is not accepted then the criminal act is admitted. Duress or coercion can also be raised in an allegation of rape or sexual assault to negate a defense of consent on the part of the person making the allegation. personal duress 个人危险报警系统: Increasingly organizations recognize the need to provide increased protection for people in their care. Whether they are employees in an unsupervised area of the workplace, patients in an aged care facility, plant workers, a mine worker on a bulldozer 10km away, they'd like you to know quickly if they are suddenly incapacitated (Incapacitated [ˌinkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtəd] health care provider 身体或精神受限制而不能的, 无能力的 (I. To deprive of strength or ability; disable. II. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.): A physician or health care worker who is physically or mentally impaired in the ability to provide Pt care. Cf 'Handicapped' health care provider身体受限制的: A health care worker or physician with physical limitations, usually of sufficient duration持续时间 to have learned to compensate for them, 'Impaired' health care provider有障碍的:A physician or health care worker whose ability to function in his usual role has been reduced or otherwise compromised by various internal and external forces. ) or have a problem. The technology that supports this urgent need is broadly known as Duress Systems. A duress system comprises a set of components brought together in a tailored system to satisfy your unique requirements. The units that make up the system will differ from need to need. 产品介绍词: Integrated Wireless supplies the portfolio of personal safety products to protect lone workers in dangerous environments. These Man-down / Personal Duress systems are fully integrated into on-site wireless networks and provide a range of alarm states and state-of-the-art technology to quickly get a man-down alarm out to the control centre. In addition Integrated Wireless supplies the man-down system as a Lone Worker Integrated Alarm and as an accessory附件 to add to vehicle tracking solutions where workers may be at risk when they leave the vehicle. Man-Down: The man-down option 跌倒报警选项 for this product pendants (吊坠, 吊饰 a hanging object挂件, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.) will detect the tilt ( 倾斜 n.&v. tilt cab 翻斗车) of the pendant beyond 60 degrees. When the pendant is so tilted, it will beep for approximately 30 seconds. If the pendant has not been righted in that time period, it will send a duress alarm. The beeper reminds the wearer that an alarm is about to occur to avoid false alarms for simple activities like tying one's shoelaces. 使用案例: Here are three hypothetical situations ranging from the simplest to complex. I. One person in another part of the house or building needs to be able to alert you if there is a problem. They carry a simple push button wireless pendant (like a remote car lock), and press the button which rings an alarm and/or flashes a light in your office or room. The alarm also activates a phone message sent to your mobile or land line. II. A staff member in an unsupervised area of the factory needs to let you know she is in trouble. She's sitting down but disoriented. She carries a pendant or belt unit on which she pushes the button. This activates an alarm in the office. Remote sensors around the factory identify where she is and pinpoints her location on a map on the computer screen. III. 30 workers at a mine site, some working up to 6 kms from the central office, need to be monitored and you need to know if one is injured or disabled on the ground. Each worker carries a belt unit with pull cord, alert button and tilt switch. If a worker goes down, the tilt switch activates within 30 seconds and sends a voice message to an escalating list逐步升级的 of telephones. Two of these are in the office and three are mobiles. If the first three don't answer, the 4th does and stops the escalation. A message is also sent to a central computer and to an external monitor, (like a security company).
奉上, 奉献, 贡献 (serve up. turn in sth. offer up. lay on. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate. hand to on a silver platter): 1. He served up 奉上, 端上 a top notch dessert on Sunday night's MasterChef Australia that blew all three judges away. serve up I. [transitive] 奉献上. 奉上. informal to provide something The teams served up some highly entertaining football this afternoon. II. [intransitive/transitive] Aunt Edie served up a lovely roast leg of lamb for dinner. serve out 履行完成 to continue doing something until you are officially allowed to stop doing it We want you to serve out your full contract. 2. Sheldon: Well, I suppose everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I think I'll turn in(I. turn in something 上交, 交上, 奉献, 奉上一场 to produce a particular amount or degree of something. Bicknell turned in a fine all-round performance. II. 自首. [transitive] to tell the police about someone, or to take them to the police, because they have committed a crime. His own brother turned him in. turn yourself in: She turned herself in to local police. III. [intransitive/ transitive] to point or be directed inwards, or to make something do this. Turn your toes in, like this. IV. mainly American to give something to the person who has officially asked for it or who is in charge. turn in something to someone: Mitro turned in his resignation to the President. When you turn in a completed piece of work, especially written work, you give it to the person who asked you to do it. Now we wait for them to turn in their essays. I want everybody to turn a report in. V. [intransitive] informal old-fashioned to go to bed at night. VI. 物归原主. [transitive] mainly American to return something to the person it belongs to, especially something that was lost or was lent to you. ). I didn't want to teach those poopy heads( poopy head 臭狗屎 A poopy head is something little kids call each other when they're angry. It means they have shit for brains, therefore they are idiots. The single most offensive thing you can call someone. It's like the atom bomb of arguments. Men fear it's omnipotent and awesome power. It it literally unmatched and all humble themselves in the presence of it's divinity. Few have survived to tell of it... Person 1:Your such a dumbass, you stupid little fucker. Person 2:You poopy head! Person 1:*cries* ), anyway. 3. "With Battleheart having been on sale for a few weeks, I feel I'm equipped (equip I. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance, to provide with abilities, understanding, etc. : her son was never equipped to be a scholar. an education that will equip you to handle such problems. II. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. III. To dress up. to dress out; attire. furnish I. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. II. To supply; give: "The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration". ) to offer up ( 贡献, 提供, 奉上 offer something up (to someone or something) to give something to someone or something as a mark of devotion, thanks, etc. We offered our gratitude up to the ruler. We offered up our gratitude to the queen. ) some impressions of the Android market from a developer's perspective." 4. To get the Kiwis in, this weekend the airline laid on ( lay on I. (transitive) 摆出, 奉上. 免费提供. to provide (food or drinks) for free. At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet. II. (transitive) To repeatedly say (particular things). He layed on compliments. She was fed up him laying on the jokes, which she found insulting. III. To do something excessively. put/lay one's cards on the table (idiomatic) 开诚布公. 坦露胸怀. To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly. Although Sharon has never put all his cards on the table, he's given plenty of indicators that in his vision, a Palestinian state comprises the 40-50 percent of the West Bank currently under PA jurisdiction. lay on the line I. (transitive) To state strongly, clearly, and accurately. Finally, though, he laid it on the line. "I said to her, 'You gotta tell me if you still love me.'" II. (transitive) To risk. It was King and his network of Christian and Jewish clergy who laid their jobs and, in some cases, their lives on the line until my fellow Southerners were too ashamed and embarrassed to continue their wickedness. show one's cards/ hands To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others. lay hands on 到手 To find, obtain or procure. If we can lay hands on some chicken wire and a black light, we can make some scary Halloween decorations. chicken wire 蜂巢似的六角形的铁丝网 I. (uncountable) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets. II. (countable) a type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size. hardware cloth 正方形的铁丝网 I. (uncountable) A flexible wire-mesh网 material. consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid. II. (countable) A type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size. galvanize ['gælvə,naiz] I. (transitive, chiefly North America, chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. II. 镀锌的. 防锈的. (transitive, chiefly North America) To coat with rust-resistant zinc. III. (transitive, chiefly North America) 被电击了一下似的. = startle. To shock or stimulate into sudden activity. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. to stimulate to action; excite; startle. galvanize someone into action Fig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm. ) free dinner and the best of New Zealand wines, cider and beer. 5. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 双手奉上 to make it easy for someone to have or achieve something that they would normally have to work hard to get. to let someone get or achieve something easily, without much effort from them The team's defense has been atrocious today, giving a victory to their opponents on a plate. If we can get the government to subsidize our project, we'll have our yearly earnings given to us on a plate. I worked hard for what I've got. It wasn't handed to me on a plate. A girl like that should have life on a plate. The match was handed to them on a plate. hand to on a silver platter (be born with a silver spoon 喊着金钥匙出生的, 金汤匙) Also, serve up on a plate. Provide with something valuable for nothing, or give an unearned reward to; also, make it easy for. For example, She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her on a silver platter, or Just ask them - they'll serve up the data on a plate. Both terms allude to being elaborately served at the table.
论坛用词: A thread (topic) (sometimes called a topic) is a collection of posts, usually displayed from oldest to latest, although this is typically configurable 可设置的, 可修改的. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarize the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation OP, which can also mean original poster), which opens whatever dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. Posts that follow in the thread are meant to continue discussion about that post, or respond to other replies; it is not uncommon for discussions to be derailed 跑歪, 歪楼. Bumping 顶贴, 顶帖: A thread is contained in a forum, and may have an associated date that is taken as the date of the last post (options to order threads by other criteria are generally available). When a member posts in a thread it will jump to the top since it is the latest updated thread. Similarly, other threads will jump in front of it when they receive posts. When a member posts in a thread for no reason but to have it go to the top, it is referred to as a bump or bumping. It has been suggested that "bump" is an acronym of "bring up my post"; however, this is almost certainly a backronym and the usage is entirely consistent with the verb "bump" which means "to knock to a new position". On some messageboards, users can choose to sage ([sa-ɣe] though often confused as IPA: [seɪdʒ]) a post if they wish to make a post, but not "bump" it. The word "sage" derives from the 2channel terminology 下げる sageru, meaning "to lower". Stickying置顶: Threads that are important but rarely receive posts are stickyed (or, in some software, "pinned"). A sticky thread will always appear in front of normal threads, often in its own section. A "threaded discussion group" is simply any group of individuals who use a forum for threaded, or asynchronous, discussion purposes. The group may or may not be the only users of the forum. Because replies to a topic are often worded aimed at someone's point of view, discussion will usually go slightly off into several directions as people question each other's validity, sources and so on. Circular discussion and ambiguity in replies can extend for several tens of posts of a thread eventually ending when everyone gives up or attention spans waver and a more interesting subject takes over. It is not uncommon for debate to end in ad hominem ( Ad hominem [ˌæd ˈhomɪnem] 人身攻击 (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself. ) attacks. second I.to officially support a proposal made by another person in a meeting. The motion has been seconded. II. to send someone to work temporarily in another place. She's been seconded to the Foreign Office. I'll second that 表示附议( 也可以说: Agreed, ...) (I. [only before noun] an agreed price, limit, date etc is one that people have talked about and accepted. Her husband failed to pay her the agreed sum of money. We waited for a knock, which was the agreed signal. generally/mutually/nationally agreed: There is no generally agreed definition of this term. II. if people are agreed, they all agree about what to. agreed on: Are we all agreed on where we're going? pre-agreed 事先约定的, 约定好的, 事先定好的 relating to something already discussed and agreed upon. You can sell your stakes at the pre-agreed price only, or you would be violating the terms of agreement.) used for telling someone that you agree with what they are saying. motion: a formal proposal that people discuss and then vote on in a meeting or debate. Someone proposes a motion (=suggests it), and someone else must second it (=say formally that they support it) before it is accepted for discussion. The Committee will debate the motion today. up to increase an amount, or to raise something to a higher level They've upped taxi fares because of the rise in fuel prices.
ingress VS digress 离题 (sidetrack 分神, 分心, deviate, derail, hijack) VS regress 退回 VS duress VS redress 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿: 1. deviate [ˈdiːvɪeɪt] 跑题, 离题 to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed. to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: The recent pattern of weather 偏离正轨, 偏离正常 deviates from the norm for this time of year. Try not to deviate too much from the script. Can I deviate slightly? The balloon had deviated from its planned path 偏离预定轨道, 跑偏 and crashed with 20 tourists on board, the local Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. digress [daɪˈɡres] 跑题, 离题, 歪楼, 跑偏(stray off the topic, stray from the conversation) if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else. If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else. You've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap. She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President. But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs. The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory. "To digress" means "to wander from the topic," so it is redundant to say, "digress from the topic." You don't need to say, "After many long digressions from the topic, we will now...." It's enough to say, "After many long digressions, we will now...". digress from (something) To begin to discuss something other than the current topic or issue. [for a speaker or writer] to stray from the subject. I am going to digress from my prepared text. You will pardon me if I digress from my point a little. You totally digress from your argument in this paragraph, so cut it from your paper. regress [rɪˈɡres] 又退回去了 to return to a previous and usually less developed state or condition. Tommy's speech seems to have regressed since he changed schools. sidetrack 分神, 分心, 走思 to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important: Ruth was looking for an envelope in a drawer when she was sidetracked by some old letters. The students sidetracked their teacher into talking about her hobby. I'm sorry I'm late - I got sidetracked. hijack I. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). II. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. III. 盖歪楼 Forum speak, is when a thread is taken from one direction of discussion to another completely off course topic or many different topics in a short period of time. The Canadian members on SXC are well known for hijacking many topics in the free photography communities forum. atheist ['eiθiist] = anti-theist无神论者( esthetically = aesthetically [əs'θɛtik] 美学上的) someone who denies the existence of god. regress to something 退步到, 退回到 to go back to an earlier, probably simpler, state; to go back to a more primitive state. Bob claimed that Gerald's behavior was regressing to that of a three-year-old. I tend to regress to my college ways when I am out with the guys. ingress the act of entering something. the right to enter a place, or the act of entering it: There had been an ingress of water into the site. The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent European standard is EN 60529. The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP58 is "dust resistant" and can be "immersed in 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes". Similarly, an electrical socket rated IP22 is protected against insertion of fingers and will not be damaged or become unsafe during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping water. IP22 or IP2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical accessories for indoor use. The digits indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. The digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. pitch invasion 蜂拥而入, 涌入球场 an occasion when a large number of people at a sporting event such as a football game run onto the pitch, usually at the end of the game, in order to celebrate or protest. distress I. a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset. I wouldn't want to cause her any distress. It would be distressing to us if anyone within our company was dismissive of sexual assault allegations, and this will form a part of our internal investigation. in distress: She'd arrived on Gina's doorstep in obvious distress. II. great pain. III. a situation in which a ship, aircraft, etc. is in great danger and likely to sink or crash. a distress call/signal/flare. in distress: a message from a ship in distress. IV. an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money, food, or other basic things. in distress: In some regions, people are in genuine economic distress. 2. redress [rɪˈdres] 赔偿, 赔付, 补偿 to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or by giving them money. We want to redress some of the injustices of the past. something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for. Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. redress the balance to change a situation in order to make things fair and equal. duress [djuˈres] 丢res force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. depress I. to press or push down. II. (Psychology) to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject. if something depresses you, it makes you feel unhappy and disappointed, and makes you want to stop trying to achieve things. Losing my job depressed me even further. It depresses me to see all that time being wasted. III. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of. in press 付印中, 交付印刷 [of a book or other document] in the process of being printed. Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed. This book is in press. It won't be available for at least two months. This book has been in press for a long time. IV. to make something such as a price or value go down. Increased production has depressed oil prices. stop press 最后一刻紧急头条 News that is added to a publication shortly before or as it is printed. Primarily heard in UK. We had to rush to get that stop press into today's paper. press charges To bring a formal accusation of criminal wrongdoing against someone. pressed for time In a hurry; under time pressure. press the flesh Informal To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office. 3. duress [djuˈres] force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to. under duress 胁迫下, 威逼利诱下, 被逼无奈, 城下之盟: To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. He thought her confession had been made under duress. Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress. In jurisprudence, duress or coercion 胁迫, 威胁, 威逼, 被逼无奈 refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]". Duress is pressure exerted upon a person to coerce that person to perform an act that he or she ordinarily would not perform. The notion of duress must be distinguished both from 区别开来 undue influence不当影响, 不良影响 in the civil law and from necessity. Duress has two aspects. One is that it negates the person's consent to an act, such as sexual activity or the entering into a contract; or, secondly, as a possible legal defense or justification to an otherwise unlawful act. A defendant utilizing the duress defense 被胁迫, 被逼无奈的防卫 admits to breaking the law, but claims that he/she is not liable没责任的, 不负法律责任的 because, even though the act broke the law, it was only performed because of extreme unlawful pressure. In criminal law, a duress defense is similar to a plea of guilty, admitting partial culpability, so that if the defense is not accepted then the criminal act is admitted. Duress or coercion can also be raised in an allegation of rape or sexual assault to negate a defense of consent on the part of the person making the allegation. personal duress 个人危险报警系统: Increasingly organizations recognize the need to provide increased protection for people in their care. Whether they are employees in an unsupervised area of the workplace, patients in an aged care facility, plant workers, a mine worker on a bulldozer 10km away, they'd like you to know quickly if they are suddenly incapacitated (Incapacitated [ˌinkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtəd] health care provider 身体或精神受限制而不能的, 无能力的 (I. To deprive of strength or ability; disable. II. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.): A physician or health care worker who is physically or mentally impaired in the ability to provide Pt care. Cf 'Handicapped' health care provider身体受限制的: A health care worker or physician with physical limitations, usually of sufficient duration持续时间 to have learned to compensate for them, 'Impaired' health care provider有障碍的:A physician or health care worker whose ability to function in his usual role has been reduced or otherwise compromised by various internal and external forces. ) or have a problem. The technology that supports this urgent need is broadly known as Duress Systems. A duress system comprises a set of components brought together in a tailored system to satisfy your unique requirements. The units that make up the system will differ from need to need. 产品介绍词: Integrated Wireless supplies the portfolio of personal safety products to protect lone workers in dangerous environments. These Man-down / Personal Duress systems are fully integrated into on-site wireless networks and provide a range of alarm states and state-of-the-art technology to quickly get a man-down alarm out to the control centre. In addition Integrated Wireless supplies the man-down system as a Lone Worker Integrated Alarm and as an accessory附件 to add to vehicle tracking solutions where workers may be at risk when they leave the vehicle. Man-Down: The man-down option 跌倒报警选项 for this product pendants (吊坠, 吊饰 a hanging object挂件, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.) will detect the tilt ( 倾斜 n.&v. tilt cab 翻斗车) of the pendant beyond 60 degrees. When the pendant is so tilted, it will beep for approximately 30 seconds. If the pendant has not been righted in that time period, it will send a duress alarm. The beeper reminds the wearer that an alarm is about to occur to avoid false alarms for simple activities like tying one's shoelaces. 使用案例: Here are three hypothetical situations ranging from the simplest to complex. I. One person in another part of the house or building needs to be able to alert you if there is a problem. They carry a simple push button wireless pendant (like a remote car lock), and press the button which rings an alarm and/or flashes a light in your office or room. The alarm also activates a phone message sent to your mobile or land line. II. A staff member in an unsupervised area of the factory needs to let you know she is in trouble. She's sitting down but disoriented. She carries a pendant or belt unit on which she pushes the button. This activates an alarm in the office. Remote sensors around the factory identify where she is and pinpoints her location on a map on the computer screen. III. 30 workers at a mine site, some working up to 6 kms from the central office, need to be monitored and you need to know if one is injured or disabled on the ground. Each worker carries a belt unit with pull cord, alert button and tilt switch. If a worker goes down, the tilt switch activates within 30 seconds and sends a voice message to an escalating list逐步升级的 of telephones. Two of these are in the office and three are mobiles. If the first three don't answer, the 4th does and stops the escalation. A message is also sent to a central computer and to an external monitor, (like a security company).
奉上, 奉献, 贡献 (serve up. turn in sth. offer up. lay on. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate. hand to on a silver platter): 1. He served up 奉上, 端上 a top notch dessert on Sunday night's MasterChef Australia that blew all three judges away. serve up I. [transitive] 奉献上. 奉上. informal to provide something The teams served up some highly entertaining football this afternoon. II. [intransitive/transitive] Aunt Edie served up a lovely roast leg of lamb for dinner. serve out 履行完成 to continue doing something until you are officially allowed to stop doing it We want you to serve out your full contract. 2. Sheldon: Well, I suppose everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I think I'll turn in(I. turn in something 上交, 交上, 奉献, 奉上一场 to produce a particular amount or degree of something. Bicknell turned in a fine all-round performance. II. 自首. [transitive] to tell the police about someone, or to take them to the police, because they have committed a crime. His own brother turned him in. turn yourself in: She turned herself in to local police. III. [intransitive/ transitive] to point or be directed inwards, or to make something do this. Turn your toes in, like this. IV. mainly American to give something to the person who has officially asked for it or who is in charge. turn in something to someone: Mitro turned in his resignation to the President. When you turn in a completed piece of work, especially written work, you give it to the person who asked you to do it. Now we wait for them to turn in their essays. I want everybody to turn a report in. V. [intransitive] informal old-fashioned to go to bed at night. VI. 物归原主. [transitive] mainly American to return something to the person it belongs to, especially something that was lost or was lent to you. ). I didn't want to teach those poopy heads( poopy head 臭狗屎 A poopy head is something little kids call each other when they're angry. It means they have shit for brains, therefore they are idiots. The single most offensive thing you can call someone. It's like the atom bomb of arguments. Men fear it's omnipotent and awesome power. It it literally unmatched and all humble themselves in the presence of it's divinity. Few have survived to tell of it... Person 1:Your such a dumbass, you stupid little fucker. Person 2:You poopy head! Person 1:*cries* ), anyway. 3. "With Battleheart having been on sale for a few weeks, I feel I'm equipped (equip I. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance, to provide with abilities, understanding, etc. : her son was never equipped to be a scholar. an education that will equip you to handle such problems. II. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. III. To dress up. to dress out; attire. furnish I. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. II. To supply; give: "The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration". ) to offer up ( 贡献, 提供, 奉上 offer something up (to someone or something) to give something to someone or something as a mark of devotion, thanks, etc. We offered our gratitude up to the ruler. We offered up our gratitude to the queen. ) some impressions of the Android market from a developer's perspective." 4. To get the Kiwis in, this weekend the airline laid on ( lay on I. (transitive) 摆出, 奉上. 免费提供. to provide (food or drinks) for free. At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet. II. (transitive) To repeatedly say (particular things). He layed on compliments. She was fed up him laying on the jokes, which she found insulting. III. To do something excessively. put/lay one's cards on the table (idiomatic) 开诚布公. 坦露胸怀. To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly. Although Sharon has never put all his cards on the table, he's given plenty of indicators that in his vision, a Palestinian state comprises the 40-50 percent of the West Bank currently under PA jurisdiction. lay on the line I. (transitive) To state strongly, clearly, and accurately. Finally, though, he laid it on the line. "I said to her, 'You gotta tell me if you still love me.'" II. (transitive) To risk. It was King and his network of Christian and Jewish clergy who laid their jobs and, in some cases, their lives on the line until my fellow Southerners were too ashamed and embarrassed to continue their wickedness. show one's cards/ hands To reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others. lay hands on 到手 To find, obtain or procure. If we can lay hands on some chicken wire and a black light, we can make some scary Halloween decorations. chicken wire 蜂巢似的六角形的铁丝网 I. (uncountable) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets. II. (countable) a type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size. hardware cloth 正方形的铁丝网 I. (uncountable) A flexible wire-mesh网 material. consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid. II. (countable) A type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size. galvanize ['gælvə,naiz] I. (transitive, chiefly North America, chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. II. 镀锌的. 防锈的. (transitive, chiefly North America) To coat with rust-resistant zinc. III. (transitive, chiefly North America) 被电击了一下似的. = startle. To shock or stimulate into sudden activity. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. to stimulate to action; excite; startle. galvanize someone into action Fig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm. ) free dinner and the best of New Zealand wines, cider and beer. 5. hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 双手奉上 to make it easy for someone to have or achieve something that they would normally have to work hard to get. to let someone get or achieve something easily, without much effort from them The team's defense has been atrocious today, giving a victory to their opponents on a plate. If we can get the government to subsidize our project, we'll have our yearly earnings given to us on a plate. I worked hard for what I've got. It wasn't handed to me on a plate. A girl like that should have life on a plate. The match was handed to them on a plate. hand to on a silver platter (be born with a silver spoon 喊着金钥匙出生的, 金汤匙) Also, serve up on a plate. Provide with something valuable for nothing, or give an unearned reward to; also, make it easy for. For example, She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her on a silver platter, or Just ask them - they'll serve up the data on a plate. Both terms allude to being elaborately served at the table.
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