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用法学习: 1. serene [sɪ'riːn] 安详, 静谧 adj. Someone or something that is serene is calm and quiet. She looked as calm and serene as she always did. He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his. ...the beautiful, serene park. We sailed serenely down the river. She carried on serenely sipping her gin and tonic. ...serenely beautiful. I had a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when I saw my husband. scoundrel [skaundrəl] If you refer to a man as a scoundrel, you mean that he behaves very badly towards other people, especially by cheating them or deceiving them. a man who behaves in an unfair or dishonest way. He is a lying scoundrel! point man I. 负责人. 责任人. The point man for a particular activity or on a particular issue is in a leading or important position. (especially in a political context) a person at the forefront of an activity or endeavour. "Olson was the defence department's point man when the government recently changed pension legislation". The point man for Denver's new airport says there's no way it'll go under. In 2004, Hathaway began a romantic relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri. Follieri's Manhattan-based foundation, established in 2003, focused on efforts such as providing vaccinations for children in poor countries. In June 2008, it was investigated by the IRS for failure to file required nonprofit information forms. In June 2008, Follieri was arrested on charges of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars in a scheme in which Follieri posed as the Vatican's point man on real-estate investing. It was reported that the FBI confiscated Hathaway's private journals from Follieri's New York City apartment as part of their ongoing investigation into Follieri's activities. Hathaway was not charged with any crime. In October 2008, after earlier pleading guilty, Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. II. someone who tries to prevent problems. III. In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. IV. (idiomatic, by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely. wiki: In modern military parlance, to take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man 先锋官, 先行 means to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. The term can be applied to infantry or mechanized columns. The soldier, vehicle, or unit on point is frequently the first to take hostile fire. The inherent risks of taking point create a need for constant and extreme operational alertness. However, ambushes 伏击 often intend to let the point element past the prime kill zone in order to be maximally effective. Point position is often rotated periodically so as not to overtax the individual soldier/unit(overtax I. If you overtax someone or something, you force them to work harder than they can really manage, and may do them harm as a result. ...a contralto who has overtaxed 过度使用 her voice. II. If you say that a government is overtaxing its people, you mean that it is making them pay more tax than you think they should pay. You can't help Britain by overtaxing its people. contralto [kəntræltoʊ] 低音歌手 A contralto is a woman with a low singing voice. The score calls for a contralto. I had a very low contralto voice. ). 2. Runaway Vacation script: I gotta take a crap. Time to break in the pooper. You are so disgusting. Dad! The toilet's backed up 返上来了! Carl, what did you eat? Dad, it's not mine. do your level best to try as hard as you can: Tickets are hard to come by but I'll do my level best to get you one. 关于管道, 厕所返臭 Are Your Pipes Backed Up?: Blocked pipes are a disaster waiting to happen and although they take time to accumulate to become a big problem, prevention is simple and a lot more cost-effective than time and money spent unclogging and repairing the pipes. Preventing pipe blockages is essential not only for the efficiency of the plumbing in your home, but also for the wastewater network that keeps water supply running to our businesses, hospitals and other important infrastructure. All flushing and repairs of blocked pipes should be performed by a professional with expertise and tools to carry out the task efficiently and cost-effectively. A sewer drain clog(sewer US and AU, UK [ˈsuər] CA [ˈsjuːə(r)] US ['səʊə(r)] an underground pipe or passage that carries sewage. ) is a very serious problem that can be considered a plumbing emergency and a potential health concern. Since the wastewater has no place to go, it will all come back up into the household plumbing system in one way or another. When you have a sewer drain clog, you should not use any of the plumbing in the home until the stoppage is cleared. A sewer drain clog is a very serious problem that can be considered a plumbing emergency and a potential health concern. Since the wastewater has no place to go, it will all come back up into the household plumbing system in one way or another. When you have a sewer drain clog, you should not use any of the plumbing in the home until the stoppage is cleared. Your home's sewer drain connects to the city main under the street. If your house drain is backed up, chances are the clog is in your line, but it's possible the city main is backed up instead. Either way, your house drains will behave about the same, although sometimes city backups have enough pressure to force sewage into home drains, flooding bathrooms and creating other yucky problems. The best way to tell whether it's you or the city is to check with your close neighbors on both sides of your house. If one of them also has a backup, it's time to call the city. If city workers come out to investigate, they will repair only problems with the main sewer line; they won't take care of your line from the main to your house. 3. basket case informal I. 行尸走肉. a person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope. If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane. someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to organize their life: By the end of the course I was a complete basket case. You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this. "do that for a couple of days and you become a blithering basket case". (blithering 十足的 [ˈblɪð(ə)rɪŋ] complete; utter (used to express annoyance or contempt). "a blithering idiot 十足的混蛋". blithe [blaɪð] adj. I. literary happy and not worried about anything. Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems. She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed. II. ignoring or not realizing the real disadvantages of a situation or the possible bad results of something you do. You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. [disapproval] It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts. He appears blithely unaware of the disastrous effects of the new system. ) II. a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, especially one that is unable to pay its debts. If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. A financial crisis had seen the country become an economic basket case. The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime. "sudden meltdowns—such as the financial crisis—can turn flourishing countries into basket cases overnight". 委内瑞拉危机: In a united and seemingly co-ordinated front, the US, Canada and some Latin American and European countries announced that they supported Guaido's claim to the presidency.

如何点单埋单 - When you invite a person for a drink or coffee: Can I buy you a drink? Will you allow me to purchase a drink for you so that we have drinks together? Harry told me, Your presentation was excellent. Can I buy you a drink? Let's go for a drink. Do you have time? OK. What place do you want to go to? Let's go for a beer. With pleasure. I like the Irish pub on Santa Monica Boulevard. What do you think? Let's go for coffee. That sounds good. Let's go downtown. There is a quaint coffee shop on Main Street. How about a cup of coffee? Great idea! I've developed a relish for coffee since I quit smoking. Let's go get coffee. I'd rather not. I'm too busy to take a lunch break today. When you ask what alcohol is available What kind of beer do you have? We have a variety of domestic and imported beers. What kinds of wine do you have? We specialize in 专卖 California wines. But we also carry an assortment of wines from Europe, Australia and South America. When you place an order in a bar or café Give me a beer. We carry 售卖, 经营 a wide selection of American brands. What's your choice? I'll have a beer. I would recommend you to try the product of the local brewery. I'd like a beer.  Do you have in mind anything in particular? How about Great American? I'd like a mug of beer. We have a local brand on tap. It's good. Make mine cold. Bartender! Two beers, please! Make mine cold. I'd like a glass of wine. Red or white, sir? I'd like a Scotch. I would like a serving of 一份 Scotch whiskey. Would you like it straight or on the rocks? I'd like a Scotch on the rocks. I would like a Scotch served on ice cubes. I believe Johnnie Hiker will be all right? I'd like a whiskey with soda. We carry American, Scotch, Irish and Canadian whiskies. Do you have any preference? I'd like a gin and tonic. Would you like it garnished with a slice of lemon? I'd like a diet cola. Would you like Pepsi or Coke? I'd like a mineral water. I would like a glass of mineral water. We have French water that is highly mineralized and effervescent. Alternatively, I can offer Italian water that is soft and still. I'd like coffee. Do you need cream or sugar with your coffee? Nothing for me. I don't want anything. We have beer, wine, and hard drinks. Nothing for me, thanks. When you make a toast: Cheers! Jeremy, your victory in the contest was spectacular. Cheers! To your health! Bill, you are a real friend. To your health! Here's to you! Thanks to your efforts we succeeded. Here's to you, Mike! Here's to us! We've done a good job. Here's to us! To life! Guys! Life is good! To life! Bottoms up! Raise your glass high so that all the liquor pours in your mouth. I am drinking for our friendship. Bottoms up! Drink up! Boys! Today we proved that we are the best team in town. Drink up! When a person has drunk too much That's all for you tonight. Jeremy, we have to go home now. That's all for you tonight. I think you've had enough. Bill, put the glass down. I think you've had enough. I think this is your last one. OK, Mike, drink it up 喝光, 喝净, 喝干. I think this is your last one. When a person is drunk He's tipsy 喝晕了. Help me to walk Jeremy to the car. He is tipsy. He's inebriated [ɪˈniːbrɪeɪtɪd]. Help Bill to get up 扶起来, 扶着. He is inebriated. He's drunk as a skunk. Mike is falling asleep. He is drunk as a skunk. He's stone drunk. You have to take the captain of our team home. He is stone drunk. When you place an order at a fast-food place Give me a burger and fries. May I take your order, please? Give me a burger and fries. I'd like a burger and fries. What would you like? I'd like a burger and fries. Give me a cheeseburger and a shake. What will it be? Give me a cheeseburger and a shake. I'll have a burger and a shake. What will you have? I'll have a burger and a shake. Give me a small soda. May I help you? Give me a small soda. I'll have a soda. Can I help you? I'll have a soda. No ice, please. Is there anything I can get for you? Give me a glass of ginger ale. No ice, please. Can I have some napkins? Oh, Miss! Can I have some napkins? I'll have the same. I am ordering the same thing that the person before me has just ordered. What are you going to order? I'll have the same. The same for me. Can I take your order? The same for me. Make it two. May I take your order? I'll have a sandwich and a small salad. Make it two. I always order what my wife does. When you order food to take out or to eat in a shop To go, please. Here is our order. Two burgers and two large sodas. To go, please. I'd like that to go. Give me a chicken sandwich and a milk shake. I would like that to go. I'll eat it here. A garden salad, please. I will eat it here. It's for here. I'll have a breakfast combo and a banana split. It's for here. When you ask for a table in a restaurant A table for one, please. Do you want your table inside or on the terrace? It's kind of cold outside. I like that table by the fireplace. A table for two. Do you have a reservation? No, we don't. Then, there'll be a fifteen-minute wait. Two, please. How many people do you have in your party? Two, please. We are a party of four 四人组, 四个人. How many people? We are a party of four. I have a reservation. The name is Johnson 预定的. I see Johnson on my list. We'll have your table ready in just a few minutes. When you wait for somebody else in a restaurant I'm waiting for someone else. Would you like to order a drink while you are waiting? I am expecting someone else. Can I get you something to drink? Coffee? My friend will be along 马上就到 shortly. Are you waiting for someone? My friend will be along shortly. We are waiting for another couple. Will someone be joining you? We are waiting for another couple. When you request attention from a waiter or waitress in a restaurant  Oh, waiter! Oh, waiter! We are ready to order. Just a moment. Oh, Miss! Oh, Miss! We are ready for desert. Excuse me, ma'am.  Excuse me, ma’am. May I have more hot water, please? Pardon me, ma'am. Pardon me, ma'am. Can I have the check? Can you come here when you have a minute? I'll be with you in a minute. When you ask for something to drink in a restaurant I'd like some coffee. Would you care for a drink? I would like some coffee. I'd like an espresso. Would anyone like coffee? I would like an espresso. I'd like tea. Would you like something to drink first? I would like tea. Just coffee for the moment 眼下. Would you care for some wine? Just coffee for the moment. Just coffee for now. Would you like to start with a cocktail? Just coffee for now. Coffee, please. Is there anything I can get you? Coffee, please. Do you need cream and sugar?Can you get me a glass of water? Could you get me a glass of water? No ice, please. Sure. Just a minute. Could I have some water, please? Surely. Can I have your glass? When you are not ready to order in a restaurant I'm not ready to order yet. Do you know what you want? No. I’m not ready to order yet. May I have a few more minutes to decide? I haven't decided what I want yet. Are you ready to order? No. I haven‘t decided what I want yet. I need a few more minutes to decide. Can I take your order now? I need a few more minutes to decide. When you are ready to order in a restaurant I'm ready to order. I'll take your order in a minute. Can you take my order now? I'll be back in a minute. Can I order now [please]? I'll be right with you. When you inquire your dining partner about their ordering plans What are you ordering? What food are you planning to order? I'm ordering a bowl of soup and a beef sandwich. What are you having? I'll have a steak with a small salad. What are you drinking? What drink are you planning to order? I'm drinking a glass of red wine with my meal and then a cup of coffee with my desert. Have you decided on something? I think I'll take lamb chops. When you ask a waiter about restaurant special?   Do you have any specials today? The specials are listed on the back of the menu. What are your specials today? Let me tell you about our specials. What is the special of the day? The special of the day is fried salmon with white rice and steamed vegetables. What would you suggest? Pork chops with red wine is very good. What would you recommend? Shrimp cocktail is good for starters. Do you have any recommendations? I would recommend lobster bisque and crab cakes made from the local variety of crab. What's the soup of the day? Our soup of the day is chicken noodle soup. When you give instructions how your steak is to be cooked in a restaurant I'd like my steak rare. How would you like your steak prepared? I would like my steak rare. Excellent choice! I'd like my steak medium How would you like your steak? I'd like my steak medium. I'd like my steak well-done. How would you like that done? I'd like my steak well-done. Can I get it well-done? Sure. Would you like soup or salad with it? Please make sure it's well-done. Yes, I will. Would you like a baked potato or rice with it? I want the steak thoroughly cooked. I will make sure of it. What kind of dressing would you like on your salad? We have Italian, Ranch, and Blue Cheese.When you order an additional serving in a restaurant I need more water. Oh, waiter! I need more water. Sure. Is there anything else I can get for you? I need more bread. Ma'am! I need more bread. I need more coffee. Pardon me! I need more coffee. I need more butter. Excuse me! I need more butter. May I have some more bread, please? Miss! Can I have some more bread, please? Oh, sure! Is there anything else? Could I have more coffee, please? Just a moment. Could I have some more butter, please? I'll be right there. When you ask for a bill in a restaurant I'd like the bill, please. I would like to receive the bill for my food and drink. The waiter asked, "How was your dinner? Jane replied, "It was really good. I'd like the bill, please. Check, please. After Bob had finished his dessert, he said, "Check, please. Could I have the bill? Waiter! Can I have the bill? Could I have the check? Did you enjoy your meal? Yes, it was great. Could I have the check? When you want to pay for the meals or drinks of your friends I'm buying the dinner. Jim told me, "I am buying the dinner." The dinner is on me. I am paying the bill for the dinner. John grabbed the check and told his friends at the table, "The dinner is on me." I'm buying the drinks. I am buying the drinks. Thank you, dear friend. It's so nice of you. The drinks are on me I am paying for the drinks. Guys, the drinks are on me, said Bill at the end of the dinner. When you want each person to pay for their meals or drinks Let's go Dutch. Let us split the cost of our meal 各付各的 so that everyone pays for his or her own expenses. After the dinner my girlfriend told me, "Let's go Dutch." 补充: "Would you like to start with a drink?" and you can reply "Yes, we'd like (type of drink) while we decide on our food." If you order a bottle of wine, the waiter might ask "Would you like to taste the wine?" when he opens the bottle for you. If you like it, you can reply 'Yes, that's fine." If you are not sure what to order, ask the waiter "What would you recommend?" to get some advice or "What are the specialities 特色菜, 招牌菜?" to find out what the most famous dishes are at that restaurant. You could also ask "What are today's specials?" to find out if there are any dishes being served today that are not usually on the menu. If you want to order wine with your main course, you can use the waiter’s expert knowledge to help choose something great. Ask the waiter "What wine goes well with this?" or "What wine matches this?" to make sure they taste great together. Special considerations: If you cannot eat certain things because of your religion or health, check the menu carefully. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are usually marked but if not you can point at the dish on the menu and ask the waiter "Does this contain meat/nuts/dairy?" to find out if it's OK for you to eat. Or, when the waiter gives you the menu, you can say "I can't eat _____, which dishes would you recommend for me?" 要东西: Can I get a drip coffee, please? May I have a drip coffee, please? Do you have drip coffee? Can I order a drip coffee? Especially when you go to a sit-down restaurant (this is a term for any restaurant that isn't fast food or take out, but it doesn’t have to be anything expensive either) you may have more questions asked while ordering and after ordering. When ordering a coffee, you may need to specify if you’d like it iced (cold) or hot, or what size you want. Some places will ask you if you want cream and sugar, and then they'll add it for you. If you order eggs or steak you need to answer how you'd like them cooked. Eggs may be scrambled (mixed up and cooked in little bits), omelettes (cooked in a circle and folded), over easy (a simple fried egg) and sunny side up (fried egg cooked only on the bottom side, so the yolk — the yellow part — on top stays liquid). You may be asked if you'd like any fillings (cheese, meat, vegetables and other things to put inside the egg) or side dishes (smaller plates of food which accompanies the main meal). You may also be asked if you want something on top of your food, a certain preparation style for your food, if you'd like to order any desserts and much more. When the time comes to pay for the meal, they may ask you if you're paying with credit, debit or cash. Always give time to let the employee ask these things. If you know they'll ask certain questions, you may want to state those answers beforehand to save them the trouble. Say what size order you want, or how you'd like your coffee. Ask for a steak and tell them if you want it cooked well done (cooked thoroughly), medium (average) or rare (less cooked, still red inside). "Would you like to try our new chocolate scone?" "No, thank you." "Alright, one large coffee. Your total is $2.50. Will that be cash or card?" "Card, please." "Please sign…here's your receipt." "Thank you." "Please wait at the counter over there for your coffee. Thank you, have a nice day!" "Thank you, you too." Excuse me, I ordered a while ago, I wonder where my order is 我点的菜, 我的单子怎样了( Where is my order / How do I track my order? As your order is dispatched, you will receive an e-mail with your tracking number. You can use the tracking number on Australia Post's website here to see how far they are. He received an order of fries 他点的薯条, but allegedly became upset for not getting hot sauce with his order.)? This seems to be the wrong dish, I ordered the fish and chips. The meal was delicious, absolutely delightful. May I please have a menu? Excuse me, there seems to be a mistake in this bill. "Is this served with ... (salad)?" The customer can say: "Excuse me, but I didn't order this." "I'm sorry, but this is cold." "Can I change my order please?" The waiter can say: "I'm so sorry about that..." "Let me take it back for you." (take it back = return it to the kitchen) "Let me change it for you."打包: Wait, I would like to take the rest please, can you please wrap them up (pack up) for me? Sure, I'll get you doggy bag. 但更准确的说法是: Could I have a to go container 餐盒, 打包盒子 for this? Thanks. I'd like to take this home. Could you box this up 打包 for me? Thank you. I haven't heard "doggie bag" used in a long time. If you had a sandwich it makes sense to use "wrap up" but for some things, not. Some fine dining places will not have take out containers and will politely decline. 关于打包Is it tacky to bring my own containers for leftovers?: I'm a cautionary person so this may seem like a silly question. I'm not always great at finishing a meal so I want to bring containers. Is it ok to just whip out your container and start stuffing the food in or do you ask first? I know I'm paying for the meal but I don't want to be rude. Edit: Thank you for all your responses! I do want to point out, I didn't word this all correctly. I took leftovers home but in their takeaway containers. It's always a good lunch the next day. I love tables that bring reusable containers. (I'm a server 服务生). It's less work for me AND good for the world. As someone who's worked in restaurants for 10 years, I don't think there would ever be a problem with packing your own leftovers with your own containers. It saves the staff product and time. Go for it!! Not tacky 穷气 unless it's a super fancy restaurant that doesn't box leftovers. 关于服务员的称呼: Unless you've been under a rock for a while, you know that you are no longer supposed to call a female waiter a waitress. However, at the same time, hardly anyone refers to a female server as a waiter, and most restaurants are using the term server for both male and female employees: "Hi, I'm Shelley, and I'll be your server today." gender neutral terms: So females who act are called actors, not actresses, and we don't say comedienne; we say comedian or comic(I. a comedian. "he is training as a stand-up comic". II. a periodical containing comic strips, intended chiefly for children. "the shop sold newspapers and children's comics". ). In both these cases, the normal unmarked form came to be used. In other instances, this wouldn't work. For instance, barman and barmaid became bartender. This makes sense. And, apologies to Angie Dickinson, but if her show were on today, it would have to have a different name, unless you think "Police Officer" would make a good name for a TV show. Again, we couldn't have started calling female police officers policemen. Firefighter replaced fireman, as women began to enter that service, and again, this makes sense. But when there does exist a perfectly good base or gender-neutral form, why don't we use it? It is because of the reason I stated above, we often do not understand that these forms are gender neutral and well-meaning people or organizations, often governments, invent or substitute new terms.

 英脱欧: 1. Ms May now faces an uphill battle to bring together political parties with competing objectives to strike a compromise deal.  The embattled leader unveiled her Brexit Plan B on Monday (local time) — but critics say it looks a lot like Plan A. Ms May launched a mission to resuscitate ([rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt] 起死回生 I. to make an unconscious person start to breathe again. II. to make something effective or successful again. the government's efforts to resuscitate the economy. ) her rejected European Union divorce deal, setting out plans to get it approved by Parliament after securing changes from the EU to a contentious 有争议的 Irish border measure. Ms May's opponents expressed incredulity: British politicians last week dealt the deal a resounding ( resounding [rɪˈzaʊndɪŋ] I. complete: used for emphasizing how successful or unsuccessful someone or something is. a resounding success/victory/defeat. II. a resounding sound is very loud and continues for a long time. a resounding burst of applause. ) defeat, and EU leaders insist they won't renegotiate it. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party accused Ms May of being in "deep denial" about her doomed deal. "This really does feel a bit like 'Groundhog Day’," he said, referring to the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, in which a weatherman is fated to live out the same day over and over again. Outlining what she plans to do after her EU divorce deal was rejected by Parliament last week, Ms May said that she had heeded politicians' concerns over an insurance policy known as the "backstop" ( I. in baseball, a fence or screen behind the home plate that prevents the ball from leaving the field. The ball hit the backstop and bounced right back to the catcher. II. another name for a catcher in baseball. He is expected to open next season as the Braves' starting backstop. III. something that can be used to solve problems after everything else has been tried. The central bank's job is to act as a backstop to the banking system during times of market and economic stress.) that is intended to guarantee there are no customs checks along the border between EU member Ireland and the UK's Northern Ireland after Brexit. While Ms May stuck doggedly 不屈不挠的 ( [dɒgɪd] If you describe someone's actions as dogged, you mean that they are determined to continue with something even if it becomes difficult or dangerous. They have gained respect through sheer dogged determination. ...his dogged insistence on their rights. She would fight doggedly for her rights as the children's mother. Most of my accomplishments came as the result of sheer doggedness. ) to her deal, she also acknowledged that control over Brexit wasn't entirely in her hands. Groups of "soft Brexit"-backing politicians — who want to keep close economic ties to the bloc — are planning to use amendments to try to rule out a "no-deal" Brexit and make Ms May ease her insistence that leaving the EU means quitting its single market and customs union. Britain and the EU sealed a divorce deal in November after months of tense negotiations. Brexit-backing politicians say it will leave the UK tethered to the bloc's rules and unable to forge an independent trade policy. Pro-Europeans argue it is inferior to the frictionless economic relationship Britain currently enjoys as an EU member. In a nod to opposition parties' concerns, she promised to consult lawmakers, trade unionists, business groups and civil society organisations "to try to find the broadest possible consensus" on future ties between Britain and the EU, and said the government wouldn't water down protections for the environment and workers' rights after Brexit. Ms May also said the government had decided to waive a 65 pound ($AU116) fee for EU citizens in Britain who want to stay permanently after Brexit. The backstop proposes to keep the UK in a customs union with the EU in order to avoid checks on the Irish border. It is meant as a temporary measure 临时措施 that would last until a permanent solution is found. But pro-Brexit UK politicians fear Britain could become trapped in it, indefinitely bound by EU trade rules. 2. 北爱和爱尔兰边界问题: The international border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is about 310 miles long with, depending on how many tracks you include, as many as 275 crossing points. In reality, the entire border is a crossing point because, apart from road signs changing from miles per hour to kilometres per hour, there is no physical infrastructure to see. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the basic building block of peace in Northern Ireland, removed security checkpoints from the border and helped make it all but invisible. Customs checks could undermine much of that progress. Like many peace deals, the Good Friday Agreement is a masterpiece of creative ambiguity, allowing different people to take different things from different parts of the text. The other concern of course is economic. The economies of Northern Ireland and the Republic are completely interconnected. Huge amounts of goods and services cross the border every day without checks of any kind. But there would have to be checks somewhere between the EU and the UK, wouldn't there? Yes. It would - in effect - push the customs border out into the Irish Sea... an internal customs border, if you like, between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Would that be acceptable to the UK government, or to its Unionist political allies in Northern Ireland, the DUP? In a word, no. "We respect the European Union desire to protect the legal order of the single market and customs union," the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis said in Brussels recently. "But that cannot come at a cost to the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom." So is there a solution? If it was easy, it would already have been done. The EU argues that the UK's red lines on Ireland - no border on the one hand, and UK exit from the single market and the customs union on the other - are fundamentally incompatible 自相矛盾的, 不相容的. The British government has spoken of technological fixes such as pre-screening of goods, and trusted trader schemes. The EU says such things could speed up border transit, but it would be nowhere near enough to avoid the return of some border checks. Intense negotiations are taking place to try to come up with a solution that would ensure a) no divergence of regulations in key areas; and b) the creation of some form of customs partnership on the island of Ireland, which doesn't threaten the constitutional order of the UK. But if a fix emerges that seems to turn Northern Ireland into a back door route into the single market, then other EU countries will cry foul. 3. backstop: Under Mrs May's deal, if there is not a trade deal or other agreement between the UK and the EU when the transition period ends, the backstop kicks in. It would see Northern Ireland staying aligned to some rules of the EU single market. It would also involve a temporary single custom territory - effectively keeping the whole of the UK in the EU customs union - unless both the EU and UK agree it is no longer necessary. But this has been a huge issue for many Conservative MPs and the DUP, who have supported Theresa May's government since the 2017 election. Removing or amending the backstop could provide Mrs May with enough backing from Brexiteer Tory MPs and the DUP to get an agreement passed. The backstop is meant to be a last resort and the prime minister insists that if all goes as planned it will never be used. But it has annoyed some MPs, who are angry that the UK would not be able to end it without the EU's permission and so EU rules could remain in place for good. Other MPs would prefer to stay closer to the European Union - or even still in it. And others say Northern Ireland should not be treated separately from the rest of the UK.

Series 06 Episode 14 – The Cooper/Kripke Inversion

1. Leonard: Sheldon, your food's getting cold. Sheldon: I'll eat later. Right now, I'm suckling at the informative bosom of mother physics. Penny: It's hot when Sheldon talks dirty. Raj: So, I found this Web site where you send them pictures, they sculpt your head and make an action figure out of you. How awesome is that? Howard: Let me see. Raj: Yeah, you can pick your wardrobe. You can even choose your accessories. Howard: Leonard, you can get a little asthma inhaler. Leonard: Oh, this is neat. Think about all the action figures we've bought over the years. It would be kind of cool to have ones that look like us. Don't you think? Penny: Yeah, if that's your idea of what's cool, you should get one. Leonard: Yeah, so, I'm out. Raj: What do you think, Sheldon? Want an action figure that looks just like you? Sheldon: Would it come with Kung-Fu grip? Raj: No. Sheldon: Don't waste my time. Leonard: You get that these are personalised action figures. Penny: Honey, if you want one, just get one. Howard: You're still out, right? Leonard: Yep. 2. Sheldon: A hush falls over the crowd as Cooper studies the board. He makes his move. He's dividing both sides by I. He's adding back the coefficient. He has a value for P. He's plugging that back in. He takes the derivative, and he solves the equation. The crowd goes wild. Nobel! Nobel! Kripke: Cooper? Sheldon: Nobel. Kripke. Don't look at my board. Kripke: What's that? Sheldon: That's a drawing of a really cool train. Don't look at that, either. What do you want? Kripke: I have some bad news. You're working on a gwant pwoposal fow a new fusion weactow. I'm working on a gwant pwoposal fow a new fusion weactow. The university is only awowed to submit one pwoposal. Sheldon: So they asked you to pack up your things and ship out. That's hard cheese(This slang term for 'bad luck!'), Barry. You're one of the good ones. Kripke: No, they're making us work together. Sheldon: That's ridiculous. I am one of the great minds of our generation. I work on a level so rarified you couldn't even imagine it. I said stop looking at my cool train! 3. Leonard: Hmm. Kind of a strange place to put a picture of you and Bernadette. Howard: Well, I wanted everybody to know I love my wife. And nobody to know I forgot to turn off the laser. Raj: They're here. Our action figures have arrived. This is the best five hundred dollars I've ever spent. Leonard: A thousand dollars on action figures? How can you afford that? Howard: Easy. His family's loaded, and Bernadette has a great job. My wife came with both fun bags and money bags. Raj: Say hello to an exact scale model of me. Oh, I'm not dark chocolate. I'm melt-in-your-mouth caramel. Howard: Oh, man. Look at my nose. Leonard: Maybe it's a shipping problem. Howard: What? Leonard: Yeah. Maybe Wesley Snipes and Toucan Sam just got action figures that look like you guys. Raj: This sucks. Howard: I can't believe I wasted all that money. Leonard: Aw, and my girlfriend wouldn't let me get one. Look at my face. Do I look smug? I feel smug. 4. Penny: I hate it when you make me sit through all the credits. Leonard: Well, sometimes there's a secret ending, like in The Avengers. Penny: Yeah, but I don't think that's going to happen in a documentary about the Holocaust. Leonard: They could show bloopers. Oh, no. Penny: What is that? Leonard: That is Sheldon's "I'm unhappy and about to destroy the planet" music. Come on, let's just go to your place. Penny: Well, wait, if he's unhappy, shouldn't we talk to him? Leonard: Shouldn't we talk to him? Have you learned nothing in six years? Penny (entering apartment): You doing okay, sweetie? Sheldon: There is ominous 不详的 music playing, and there is an afghan over my head. I don't know where you're from, but where I'm from, that means I'm not doing okay. Leonard: Want me to make you some tea? Sheldon: Tea is for when I'm upset. I'm not upset. The university's forcing me to work with Kripke. I'm outraged. Leonard: So, cocoa? Sheldon: Yes, cocoa. Do you have any idea what it's like to be paired with someone who's so incredibly annoying? Leonard: Oh, teacher! Me! Me! Sheldon: See, I did all this great work, and now he's just going to come along and ruin it. I am angrier than ever and filled with despair. Penny: What beverage do you make for that? Leonard: Oh, no, no, no, I know this. Uh, hot apple cider with cinnamon sticks? Sheldon: Yes, hot apple cider with cinnamon sticks! 5. Kripke: What the fwig, Cooper? We were supposed to meet in my office a half an hour ago. Sheldon: And yet, now you're in my office. Point, Cooper. Welcome to the Thunderdome, Kripke. Kripke: We agweed to exchange copies of our work. Let me see yours. Sheldon: Why don't you show me yours first. Kripke: You think I just fell off the turnip truck (fall off the turnip 蔓菁 truck 你以为我是傻子吗, 白痴吗, 吃素的吗, 傻瓜 (chiefly US, idiomatic) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person. Usage notes: Often used in the past tense and preceded by "just." 等同于: I've been around. I wasn't born yesterday. wasn't born yesterday used to say that someone is unlikely to believe something that is not true or to trust someone who is not trustworthy. used for telling someone that you are not stupid enough to believe what they are saying. I am not extremely naïve, gullible, or unintelligent. When one is referred to as "born yesterday," they are being likened to a newborn baby, who has no experience with the world. Don't think you can fool me with that old ruse. I wasn't born yesterday, you know. Of course I know that major political issues can't be fixed overnight. I wasn't born yesterday. He said he'd pay me back, but I'll believe it when I see it. I wasn't born yesterday. 猜测来源: An old European story (told to kids too young to have the mysteries of copulation explained to them) used to be that babies were brought by the stork. Go back a generation or two in the US, would they have told children that they'd been brought on the turnip truck, grown on a tree, or whatever? 回复: I used to hear this expression, in midwestern US cities, and it carried no connotation of "where babies come from". Rather, it suggests a country bumpkin hitching a ride to town with a truck-farmer: so the meaning is, "I'm not naive; you can't easily fool me." One phrase we do have in the UK (and I think I've heard in the the US) is "straight/fresh off the bus 傻小子进城, 刘姥姥进大观园, 乡下来的孩子" - and that would be applied to a country bumpkin in the big city - generally as someone who can be fairly easily separated from their money. fall off the wagon = relapse 故态复萌, 又回去了 (idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction. to resume drinking alcohol when you hadn't been. Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting. on the wagon I. 戒酒. (idiomatic) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal. II. (by extension) Maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit. He's been on the smoking cessation wagon for two weeks now. teetotal 烟酒不沾的 [tiˈtoʊt(ə)l] someone who is teetotal never drinks alcohol. Someone who is teetotal does not drink alcohol. He will not be having a celebratory drink, as he is teetotal. off one's trolley If you say that someone is off their trolley, you mean that their ideas or behaviour are very strange. [British, informal] Is she off her trolley or what? off one's rocker 疯了 (slang) Crazy; insane. If you say that someone is off their rocker, you mean that that person is behaving in a very strange or silly way. He's off his rocker if he thinks he can tackle the whole thing alone. Usage notes: A group is commonly qualified with a singular ("they're off their rocker") but sometimes also a plural ("they're off their rockers"). )? We exchange at the same time. Sheldon: How do I know you're not going to take my ideas and publish them as your own Kripke: How do I know you're not going to do that with mine? Sheldon: Because I'm not interested in getting published in Mad magazine. Zingers fly fast in the Thunderdome, Barry. Kripke: Are we going to do this or not? Thank you. So, we read each other's work, meet again tomorrow? Sheldon: Fine. Kripke: Nice twy. This is bwank paper. Sheldon: And I am sure it's still more valuable than whatever's in here. Kripke: Cough it up 交出来吧, 吐出来, Cooper. Sheldon: Very well. Kripke: If this one's blank, too, I'm going to be furious. Sheldon: Fine. 7. Raj: You! Always bet on black. Howard: Get that waste of money out of my face. Raj: It's only a waste of money if we don't play with them. (As doll) He's right, dawg. Howard: Please, I'm working. Raj: You know, there is a way we can get action figures to look exactly like us. Howard: Oh, yeah? How's that? Raj: Two words, 3-D printer. Wait, maybe it's three words. No, hang on. Okay, one word, a letter and a number and maybe a hyphen. 3-D printer. Howard: I have always wanted a 3-D printer. Raj: Of course you have. They're an engineer's dream. Anything you can design, a 3-D printer can make out of plastic. Howard: Yeah, but they're so expensive. Raj: Oh, come on. You deserve one. You've worked hard to find a woman who makes a lot of money. Howard: Well, the prices have been coming down. Raj: Oh, true. They're practically giving them away 白给. You know, in exchange for money. Howard: And we can make stuff we need for work with it. Prototypes of my CAD/CAM designs, specialized tools… Raj: Not to mention Malibu Koothrappali and his totally bitchin' dream house. Howard: We don't need Malibu Koothrappali's dream house. Raj: Really, smart guy? Where's he supposed to park his sweet little Corvette? 9. Amy: The monkey in my tobacco study has taken to smoking a pipe. I'm supposed to remove his brain to examine, but it's hard because now he reminds me of my uncle. You've been awfully quiet tonight. Is everything okay? Sheldon: I'm fine. Amy: All right, well, how was work today? Did you exchange your research with Kripke? Sheldon: Yes. Amy: Sheldon, what's going on? Sheldon: I read his research, and, it's leaps and bounds ahead of mine. Which means the mommy of the smartest physicist at the university is not my mommy as I had thought. It's his mommy. Amy: Sheldon, I wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. May I offer you a consoling hug? Sheldon: What do we have to lose? Amy: How's that? Sheldon: I feel like I'm being strangled by a boa constrictor. Why'd you stop? 10. Leonard: Come on, Sheldon, we're going to be late. Sheldon: I can't go in today. I'm sick. Leonard: You're not sick. You just don't want to face Kripke. Sheldon: No, look. Leonard: 128. Sheldon: See? Leonard: What did you do, put this in your tea? Sheldon: Oh, dear. Now I'm not even smarter than you. Leonard: Sheldon, Kripke's not smarter than you. You just got stuck on a wrong path. Happened to Einstein. He got stuck on the unified field theory for decades. Sheldon: Oh, don't play the Einstein card. His great breakthroughs happened when no one knew anything. So everything was a great breakthrough. Leonard: Sheldon Lee Cooper, I do not have time for this nonsense. Now, go put your clothes on, get in the car, and lets go to work. Sheldon: All right, geez. What a grouch ( [ɡraʊtʃ] n. a habitually grumpy person. "rock's foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch". v. voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble. "there's not a lot to grouch about". ). Leonard: How did I do that? I got to remember how I did that. 11. Howard: Do you realize, by owning a 3-D printer, we are reclaiming the manufacturing process and taking jobs back from sweatshops in China? Raj: I think this thing was made in China. Howard: Eh, what can you do? Raj: Ooh, I, I think it's done. Oh, it worked. We printed a whistle. Howard: Amazing. You realize these things go for 25 cents a pop at a party store. Raj: And we made it in only three hours. Sounds just like store-bought 外边买来的, 街上买来的 (bought ready-made from a shop; not home-made. Store-bought products are sold in stores, rather than being made at home. Many of these sauces can be served with store-bought pasta. "after eating this, there 's no way I'm eating store bought rice pudding". ). Howard: Okay, give me a superhero pose, and I will scan you into the computer for your action figure. Raj: Oh, I wish I was in better shape. Howard: Stop holding your stomach in 吸肚子, 收肚子. I'll give you a six-pack with the computer. Raj: Oh, okay, great. Now I can look like Val Kilmer as Batman instead of Val Kilmer as he looks today. Howard: All right, you can suck it in a little bit. 12. Kripke: Cooper, we have a pwobwem. Your work is weawy not at a level I expected it to be. Sheldon: I know. Go ahead, mock 取笑, 嘲笑 me. Just use small words so I understand. Kripke: Don't pay dumb with me. We both know what your problem is. Sheldon: We do? Kripke: You have a girlfriend. Sheldon: So? Kripke: So my work would suffer, too, if I was getting laid all the time. Sheldon: Yes. That is the reason. My work is suffering because of all the laid I'm getting. Kripke: You lucky bastard. Sheldon: What can I say, you know? She enjoys my genitals. I am giving them to her on a nightly basis. Kripke: Okay, stop bragging. You had some brilliant insights in here, but if we're gonna make this work, you need to bucker down and focus. Sheldon: I'll do what I can. But it's not going to be easy, because when I'm with Amy and our bathing suit areas mush together, boy howdy, is it magic 13. Howard: Oh, good, you're home. Got a little surprise for you. Bernadette: What? Howard: Say hello to my little friend. Bernadette: Oh, my God. That's so cute. I didn't think there could be a smaller version of you. Howard: I know, right? And, thanks to photographs and a little 3-D modeling, here comes the bride. Bernadette: Oh, Howie, I love these. Howard: I thought you might. Bernadette: Were they expensive? Howard: Didn't cost a thing. I made them myself. Bernadette: How? Howard: Koothrappali and I bought a used 3-D printer for $5,000. Bernadette: $5,000 for a couple of dolls? Are you out of your mind? Howard: Not just for a couple of dolls. For as many dolls as we want. And whistles. Bernadette: At any point, did it dawn on you to talk to me about spending this kind of money? Howard: It's kind of dawning on me now. Bernadette: I don't believe you. Howie, we can't afford to waste money on junk like this. Howard: What are you talking about? We make plenty of money. Bernadette: I make plenty of money. You make peanuts. Howard: Yes, but we're married now. That means, when you get sick, I take care of you. And when you make a bunch of money, I get to buy stuff. Sorry if you don't like it, but that's how love works. Bernadette: No, here's how love works. You're gonna return the machine, or you can print out a working set of lady parts and sleep with those. Oh, my God! Are you actually thinking about it? 14. Penny: All right, I don't understand. Why didn't you just tell Kripke the truth? Sheldon: Because the truth made me look bad, whereas a ridiculous bald-faced lie 厚颜无耻的谎言, 舔着脸说 (When a child with chocolate smeared on his face assures Mom that he didn't steal his brother's candy bar, is he telling a bald-faced or bold-faced lie There is often confusion about which word, bald or bold, is the correct one in this particular idiom. But fret no more, we now have the definitive answer: They're both acceptable. Most sources agree that the original expression, coined in the late 1600s, was actually barefaced lie. At that time, bare meant brazen or bold. At that time in history, almost all men sported a full set of whiskers, and it was considered quite daring or even audacious for a male to be clean-shaven, or barefaced. Eventually, the word for "hairless" went from bare to bald, and so did the description of a blatant fib. Bold-faced is now considered acceptable as well, since bold has the same meaning as bare originally did. Also, it can technically refer to a falsehood that appears in print in a bold typeface. The easiest way out of this maze of idioms, obviously, is to simply tell the truth at all times. bald-faced lie A blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does not attempt to disguise their mendacity. Shameless and undisguised; barefaced. Our son tells us nothing but bald-faced lies when we ask him where he goes at night.) makes me look good. Anyway, if Kripke asks, tell him my coitus with Amy is frequent, intense and whimsically inventive. Leonard: Is my coitus whimsically inventive? Penny: That is what I write on the bathroom walls. For a whimsically inventive time, call Leonard Hofstadter. Leonard: I know you're joking, but I'd be okay with that. Penny: Yeah. Sheldon, can I ask you a question? Sheldon: Of course. Penny: You ever going to sleep with Amy? Sheldon: That's awfully personal. Leonard: We don't ask Sheldon things like that. Penny: Maybe you don't, I do. What's the deal? Sheldon: Well, word around the university is I'm giving her sex organs a proper jostling. Penny: All right, come on, be serious. Look, you guys have been going out a long time. She would clearly like to have a physical relationship with you, so what are you doing? Leonard: All right, we're down the rabbit hole. What are you doing? Sheldon: Well, first of all, I'm quite fond of Amy. Penny: Then what's the problem? Sheldon: Penny, all my life, I have been uncomfortable with the sort of physical contact that comes easily to others, hand-shaking, hugging, prostate exams. But I'm working on it, you know? Just recently, I had to put VapoRub on Amy's chest. A year ago, that would have been unthinkable 难以想象的, 想都不敢想的. Leonard: Now you know how I feel when I have to put it on you. Penny: Okay. Hang on. Are you saying someday you and Amy might actually get physical? Sheldon: It's a possibility. Penny (under breath while hitting Leonard): Oh, my God! (Out loud) Sheldon, I know this wasn't easy for you, and I'm really glad we could have this conversation. Sheldon: Fine. Penny (under breath while hitting Leonard): Oh, my God! Leonard: Ow! 13. Raj: Are you sure you want to do this? Give up your half of the 3-D printer? Howard: Yes. And can you please make that out to Bernadette 透漏给( make (someone or something) out to be (something) To characterize something in a certain way, often one that is not accurate. The trailer made the movie out to be an action-adventure, but it was really just a boring period piece. Please don't make me out to be a liar—at the time, I thought what I was telling you was true. make something out of somebody/something to change a person or thing into something else. The Olympics can make sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes. make something of (oneself) To become successful through one's own initiative or efforts. Valerie went back to school because she wanted to make something of herself 出人头地, 有所作为 before it was too late. make (something) (out) of (someone or something) I. To create something from someone or something. I made this table out of oak. I'm going to make a sci-fi fan of you if it's the last thing I do! II. To consider, interpret, or form an opinion about someone or something. Can you make any sense out of this note that Jeffrey left behind? So, what do you make of the new intern? Is he up to snuff? III. To create or instigate an argument or dispute out of something. It was just a joke, Tom. I don't understand why you're trying to make something bigger out of it 小题大做. A: "Did I overhear you trash talking Johnny Cash?" B: "Yeah, you wanna make something of it?"  make something/someone out to be able to see, hear, or understand something or someone: We could just make out a building through the trees. )? I was taken off the joint account until I learn the value of money. Raj: Wow, that's harsh. Howard: Tell me about it. Raj: Aren't you gonna eat lunch? Howard: Nah, I blew my food allowance 挥霍 on Pokemon cards. 14. Sheldon: Well, the equation balances, but it's certainly not elegant. Kripke: Whatever. You get any wast night? Sheldon: Yes. Kripke: Gave it to her good, huh? Sheldon: No, I gave it to her well. Now, over here, I was thinking the turbulence could be reduced if we just put… Kripke: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Was she naked, or was she wearing lingerie? Sheldon: I didn't notice. Kripke: How could you not notice? Sheldon: I was too busy squishing all the desirable parts of her body. Kripke: Ah, you're kidding me, Cooper! Sheldon: Can we get back to work? Kripke: Sure, sure, sure. You guys ever use any toys? Sheldon: Toys? I do have a model rocket next to my bed. Kripke: A rocket? You're a freak! I love it!

Series 06 Episode 13 – The Bakersfield Expedition

1. Leonard: Hey, will you steam my uniform next? Sheldon: Interesting. Do you recall this conversation? Leonard, want to go halfsies on a steamer ( Used following the verb go to indicate that two people are equally sharing the expense for something: Let's go halfsies on the dinner bill.)? No, Sheldon, we don't need a steamer. Looks like that rumpled ( Rumpled means creased or untidy. I hurried to the tent and grabbed a few clean, if rumpled, clothes. ...a sprawl of white, rumpled sheets. He arrived, somewhat rumpled and unshaven.) chicken's come home to roost. Penny: Hi. Here are the make-up sponges you asked for. Leonard: Oh, thanks, I thought I had more. Penny: Damn, you've got more makeup than I do. You've got better makeup than I do. Yeah, I'm borrowing this. Leonard: Hey, hey, hey, hey. This is my Comic-Con makeup. I love you, but there are some things a man doesn't share with his girlfriend. Sheldon: That's a wise policy. I once borrowed my sister's makeup for a costume contest. Got a terrible case of pinkeye. But luckily, I was going as a zombie. I won second place. Penny: I feel like you guys just went to Comic-Con. Leonard: That was San Diego Comic-Con. This is Bakersfield Comic-Con. Penny: Is that better? Leonard: Well, it's a lot smaller. It's more about the comic books. The way these conventions used to be before they went all Hollywood. Sheldon: So to answer your question, no, it's not better. Penny: Well, then why are you going? Sheldon: It's a comic book convention. You know, it's like pizza or particle accelerators, even the stinky one's still pretty good. Penny: All right. Well, you guys have fun. I guess I'll see you Sunday night. Leonard: Yeah. Penny: Okay. Leonard: Oh, hang on a second. (Hands her the day's newspaper) Hold this. (Photographs the two of them together) Penny: What was that for? Leonard: To show people when they don't believe me. 2. Penny: Oh, this is the best. You have booze with breakfast on a Tuesday, you got a problem. You do it on the weekend, you got brunch. Amy: Sheldon doesn't believe in brunch. He can't stand being at a table where one person's having an omelette and another person's having a sandwich. Bernadette: He's not exhausting at all. Penny (receiving text): Oh. It's Leonard. He says they're on the road and headed for Bakersfield at warp speed. Maybe it's the mimosa, but I'm gonna give the kid an LOL. Bernadette: It's cute how excited they are. You should have seen Howard sewing his costume all week for the convention. Amy: When did Howard learn to sew? Bernadette: When he was a little boy, every couple months, he would have to let his mom's pants out 放宽, 放大点. Amy: I don't even understand why they go to these conventions. Penny: I know. The four of them work at a major university. They're all super smart. How can they still be into something made for 12-year-olds? Bernadette: I don't mind it. I think Howie's just in touch with his inner child. Although when he comes to bed in his Batman pyjamas, sometimes it feels like I'm touching his inner child. Amy: It's probably because they were bullied growing up. In a world where you can't fight back, superheroes provide meaningful wish-fulfillment 实现愿望, 满足愿望, 梦想成真. Penny: Mmmm. Now I feel bad for picking on all those kids. Although, in my defence, if Danny Biffle didn't want to eat a mouthful of dirt, he shouldn't have shown up to school wearing a bow tie. Bernadette: I've never even read a comic book. You guys? Penny: Uh-uh. Amy: No. Bernadette: I mean, it's such an important part of their lives. Maybe we should try reading some. Amy: Seriously?  Bernadette: The comic book store isn't far from here. Penny: That is an amazing idea. Okay, how many of these have I had? 3. Sheldon: I think you should turn on the GPS. Leonard: It is on. Sheldon: But the turn-by-turn voice option isn't on. I know I'd feel more safe if you turn on the turn-by-turn voice option. I love the turn-by-turn voice option. Howard: Has it really only been ten miles? Leonard: I'm turning it on, but just to shut you up. GPS (in Sheldon's voice): Leonard, bear left and continue on Interstate 210. Sheldon: Ooh, sounds like that fellow knows what he's talking about. I'd put on my listening ears if I were you. Leonard: What did you do? Sheldon: I found a hack online. I was able to upload MP3 recordings of my voice to your GPS. Raj: That is so cool. Leonard: Counterpoint, no, it's not. GPS: Continue on Interstate 210 for five miles. Here's an interesting fact about interstates. Leonard: Really? Sheldon: Shh, he said it's interesting. GPS: Interstates are numbered as follows. Even-numbered routes run east and west, odd-numbered routes run north and south. Three-digit route numbers indicate bypasses or spurs. Howard: Look, Leonard, there's a bridge. Drive off it. Raj: You know, we're not that far from Vazquez Rocks. Sheldon: Oh, they shot a lot of Star Trek episodes out there. Howard: We've got our costumes in the trunk. We could go there and have a little photo shoot 拍些照片, 拍几张照片, 拍照. Raj: Great idea. I haven't had a carbohydrate in two weeks. These cheekbones need to be in front of a camera before I eat a pretzel and they're gone. Leonard: Yeah, that sounds fun. Sheldon: Oh, smashing. Now, Leonard, do you know how to get there? Leonard: No. Sheldon: Yeah, well luckily, someone in the car does. GPS: Recalculating. While we're waiting, do you know which president signed the Intestate Highway System Act into law? The answer, coming up in 14 miles. Sheldon: None of you will get it. It's Eisenhower. 4. Bernadette: Why are they staring? Amy: Who cares? Just soak it in (soak in I. [INTRANSITIVE] if a liquid soaks in, it goes into the surface or substance that it touches, so that you can no longer see it. Put some cleaning foam on the carpet and wait for it to soak in 渗透, 浸透. II. [TRANSITIVE] to spend time experiencing and enjoying the mood or feeling in a place. We soaked in the charming 17th century ambiance of the place. "After a long walk, he reached the top of the hill. The view from the top was amazing. He sat on the ground and soaked it all in 默默吸收,尽情享受." He was "soaking in the view" Please note that the verb is "to soak in" it is a transitive phrasal verb meaning roughly, "to absorb mentally". soak something up I. Lit. to gather up moisture or a liquid, using an absorbent cloth, paper, etc. Alice soaked the spill up with a sponge 吸干. she soaked up the spilled milk. II. Lit. [for cloth, paper, or other absorbent material] to absorb moisture or a liquid. Please get some paper towels to soak the spill up. The sponge soaked up the orange juice. III Fig. to learn or absorb some information; to learn much information. I can't soak information up as fast as I used to be able to. The tourists will soak up anything you tell them. osmosis [ɒzˈməʊsɪs] I. a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one. II. the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc. "by some strange political osmosis, private reputations became public". ). Hello, boys. Stuart: Oh, hey. Could you please stop staring? They're just girls. It's nothing you haven't seen in movies or in drawings. Penny: Hey, Stuart. Stuart: What brings you guys here?
Bernadette: We were looking for a recommendation about comic books. Stuart: Oh, well, I recommend you don't open a store and sell them. Penny: No, we were just wondering why the guys like this stuff so much, so we thought we'd give it a try. Stuart: Oh, okay. What do you think you might be into? Superhero, fantasy, graphic novels, manga… I swear I will turn a hose on you( hose I. to wash or pour water over something or someone, using a hose. hose something/somebody down 冲刷, 冲洗 Would you hose down the car for me? II. informal to cheat or deceive someone. R: Would you have been happier if I made a big scene? You know, got up in Tony's face, had the cops roll up and turn the hoses on us? W: You ever had a hose turned on you? R: Can't say that I have, I'm very sorry. W: Don't be. It hurts. To turn the hose on someone is a reference to police using fire hoses to disperse a crowd. The police use fire hoses to aim water at crowds to break them up. ). Bernadette: What kind of comics do the guys like? Stuart: Um, a little bit of everything. Mostly superhero stuff. Amy: All right, well, who's the best superhero? Stuart: Shh! You can't ask a question like that in here. Are you trying to start a rumble? Penny: Well then, what do you recommend? Stuart: Well, uh, let's see. You've got your basic clean-cut good guys, Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America. Then you have your darker anti-heroes, your Batman, your Wolverine, Punisher. Amy: Ooh, I do love a bad boy. Penny: As evidenced by your boyfriend and his fear of hamsters ( A hamster is a small furry animal which is similar to a mouse, and which is often kept as a pet. ). Stuart: If I were you, I'd go for 选择 Fables number one. The artwork is sophisticated, it's intelligently written, and it doesn't objectify or stereotype women. Penny: Ooh, Thor! He's hot. Stuart: Yeah, he kind of is. 5. Sheldon, dressed as Data, is having his makeup put on by Raj, dressed as Worf. Raj: And we're blending, and we're blending, and we're done. Sheldon: I know Mr. Data isn't supposed to smile, but here it comes. Howard (dressed as a Borg): Come on, guys. Let's do this. Leonard (dressed as Captain Picard): Yeah, I'm sweating my bald cap off. Howard: So what's our first pose going to be? Raj: I say we begin with a classic Star Trek fight scene. Leonard: I'll set the timer. Howard: Sheldon, how is that a fight pose? Sheldon: Mr. Data's weapon is his mind. I'm wielding it. Raj: Phasers on the Borg! Charlie's Angels. Howard: Okay, what's next?
Raj: Now let's do some sexy glamour shots. I'll set the mood. Howard: Oh, my God. Leonard, someone's stealing your car! Leonard: What? Hey, hey! Come back here! Raj: Stop! Sheldon: Stealing is against the law! Leonard: I don't believe this. Howard: Son of a bitch. Raj: I'll call 911. What, oh, no, my phone is in my other pants. Howard: Oh, so is mine. Leonard: Mine, too. Anybody got any ideas? Sheldon: Nope. The only thing left to do now is assign blame. (To Raj) Nice going. 6. Leonard: What kind of a person steals another person's car in broad daylight? Sheldon: What kind of person leaves his keys in the car? Leonard: I thought we agreed this was all Koothrappali's fault. Sheldon: You're right. Nice going. Howard: Car. Raj: What is wrong with people? Why don't they stop? Sheldon: Maybe we're better off. What if we were to get in a car with a crazy person? Leonard: Look at us, Sheldon. We're the crazy people. Sheldon: Well, perhaps we should hold up a sign that assures passing motorists of our mental competence. Howard: Good idea. Why don't you get started on that? Leonard: Come on, let's just start walking. There's got to be a gas station or something nearby. Sheldon: What, you think just because you're wearing a captain's uniform, you're in charge? Leonard: Yes. Sheldon: All right. 7. Penny: Hmm, okay, I'm done. How did you guys finish so fast? Bernadette: I don't know, there were a lot of pictures, and one page only had the word brakkadoom! Penny: Yeah, well, I have street smarts. Bernadette: So, what'd you guys think? Amy: Well, there was a lot of action. Penny: Mmm. Amy: And the story moved along at a brisk pace. It was, overall, what's the word I'm looking for? Penny: Stupid? Amy: So stupid. Penny: I don't know how Leonard can get so caught up in this. Bernadette: It's crazy, they spend hours arguing about things that don't even exist. Amy: What a waste of time. Penny: I know. A hammer so heavy that no one else can pick it up? Bernadette: I don't think it's heavy. It's some sort of magic, so only Thor can lift it. Penny: That makes even less sense, I mean… Amy: No, no, no, it doesn't. Thor is a god. The hammer is his, only he can use it. It's like Sheldon and his toothbrush. Or his thin, beckoning lips. Penny: Okay, hang on, what if Thor's hand is on the hammer? I mean, if he's touching it with his god magic, does that mean I could lift it? Bernadette: No. Amy: Yes. Penny: Well, which is it? Amy: Maybe we missed something. Bernadette: Let's read it again. Penny: Okay. Amy: Yeah. Bernadette: You want some tea? Amy: Good idea. I'll help you. Penny: Wait, I thought we were reading. Amy: We are. We're just, uh, giving you a head start 让你先开始, 让你领先, 先让你来. 8. Howard: I wish my mom was here. We could all hang out in her shadow. Raj: Wool pants in the desert. I feel like I've got poached testicles. Leonard: Oh, you poor thing, you're sweating. That's so much worse than having your car stolen. Raj: Insurance is gonna buy you a new car. It's not gonna de-funk my junk. Sheldon: Gentlemen, a little less belly-aching([ˈbeliˌeɪk] to complain a lot in a way that annoys other people. constant complaining. belly-aching about recession.). We're Starfleet officers and a member of the Borg Collective. Leonard: Please, Sheldon, I am so not in the mood. Sheldon: Leonard, all our lives we have dreamed of finding ourselves inside one of the fantasy worlds we love. And look at us. At this moment, we are, in fact, a Star Trek landing party stranded in an alien and unforgiving environment, relying only on our wits, our fortitude and our moxie ( [ˈmɒksi] energy, confidence, and determination. courage, nerve, or vigour. ). As long as we have those things, nothing can stop… Guys in Passing Car (throwing a drink over Sheldon): Nerds! Sheldon: I hate this planet. 9. Amy: It says right here on the hammer, whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor. Bernadette: Hold on, who decides who's worthy? Does the hammer decide? Penny: Yes! Amy: No! It can't decide. It's a hammer. Penny: You said it's a magic hammer. Amy: Yeah, but, it can't make decisions. Penny: If Harry Potter's wand can make decisions, why can't Thor's hammer? Amy: Okay, if you're going to start comparing wands and hammers, I can't even take you seriously. 10. Sheldon: Hello. Hello. Uh, uh, uh, four glasses of water, please. Anything for you guys? Leonard: Can I use your phone? Our car got stolen. Waitress: Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up? Sheldon: Scotty was on the original series, and we're Next Generation. So, joke's on you. Howard: We're not with him. 11. Amy: You can't pick something up in outer space. In space, there is no up. Penny: Oh, yeah? Then how does the sun come up every day? Amy: Hard to argue with those kind of street smarts. Bernadette: Leonard and Sheldon have boxes of comics across the hall. Why don't we go look at those? Penny: Oh, great. Yes. And then you will see, I am not wrong, because if we were in outer space, then anyone could pick up the hammer because it would be floating around in a weightless environment. Yeah, that's right, the slow reader used science. Suck on that. 11. Policeman: Was there anything valuable in the car? Leonard: Our clothes, our wallets, phones. Raj: And about three hundred dollars worth of makeup, so this thief could look like anyone right now. Policeman: Makeup? Sure. Leonard: Uh, we're going to the Comic-Con in Bakersfield. They have a big costume contest. It's cooler than it sounds. Policeman: I don't know, sounds pretty cool. Raj: It, it is. It's not just comic books. They've got action figures, toys, a Tron-themed dance party. Leonard: Okay, he gets how cool it is. Policeman: I think I have all I need here. You guys need me to call someone? I'm guessing your moms? Leonard: Thanks, but we've got it covered. Howard: Okay, I just talked to my mom. She arranged for us to get a rental car. Raj: Great. We can still make it to Comic-Con. Leonard: Are you kidding me? After all we've been through, I just want to go home. Raj: Don't be like that. Come on, Howard, talk to him. Howard: I'm with Leonard. I'm done. Raj: Fine, then I guess it's two against two. How do we decide? Sheldon: Actually, it's three against one. Raj: What? What about the mission? You said we were a real-life landing party. Sheldon: Yeah, well, we're not. We're an imaginary landing party who had real-life garbage thrown at us by real-life strangers who think we're idiots. And to tell you the truth, I'm starting to feel like one. I want to go home now. Raj: Okay. Did we at least rent the car from Enterprise? Get it? Enterprise? Screw you. That's funny. 12. Bernadette: Well, what if the Hulk picked up Thor while Thor is holding the hammer? Amy: Yeah? Bernadette: Then by the transitive property of picking things up, Hulk picked up the hammer. Amy: No. Hulk picked up Thor, Thor picked up the hammer. Penny: Okay, hang on. If I go to a bar and pick up a guy, and he picks up a girl, and then we all leave together, did I pick up the girl? Amy: Did that ever happen? Penny: Hey, are we talking about me or are we talking about Thor? 13. Sheldon: Well, I say that's the last time we ever go outside. Amy (off): Look, right here. Red Hulk is picking up Thor's hammer 'cause Thor's touching it. Penny (off): No, it's because they're in space. He's really just touching the strap. Amy (off): The strap is part of the hammer. Bernadette (off): No, it's not! Raj: Are they actually arguing about comic books? Leonard: No, that can't be right. Howard: Maybe Thor's Hammer is a new colour of nail polish. Bernadette (off): Then Red Hulk must be worthy. Penny (off): How could Red Hulk be worthy? Bernadette (off): You don't know his life. Sheldon: There's only one logical explanation. Somewhere in the desert we crossed into an alternate dimension where the women in our lives can finally appreciate great literature. Raj: If it's an alternate dimension, sounds like a job for a landing party. Sheldon: Captain, what are your orders? Leonard: I say we investigate. Sheldon: Wait. They might be hostile. Leonard: Fine, but set them to stun. If we vaporize Penny, I'll never find a girlfriend that pretty again. 14. GPS: Fun fact, President Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act from his hospital room. First Car Thief: Wow, that is interesting. Second Car Thief: You learn something new every day. GPS: Say, can you name the four state capitols that are not served by 不通公路 the interstate system? First Car Thief: Ooh, another quiz. Second Car Thief: Yes!

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用法学习: 1. hit out I. to try to hit someone or something in an uncontrolled way. hit out at: He screamed and hit out at her. Bebe Rexha Says Designers Won't Dress Her for the Grammys Because She's a Size 8: The star is nominated Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the upcoming awards show, and she hit Instagram to say she's having trouble finding the perfect gown due to designers' refusal to dress her. "So I finally get nominated at the Grammys and it's like the coolest thing ever," she said in an Instagram video. "And a lot of times artists will go and talk to designers and they'll make them custom dresses to walk the red carpet, right? Like you go to any big designer. So I had my team hit out a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because I'm too big." II. to say or do something in order to cause someone emotional pain. hit out at: I was hurt, and hit out at both of them. III. to criticize someone or something very strongly. hit out at/against: If you hit out at someone or something, you criticize them strongly because you do not agree with them. The President took the opportunity to hit out at what he sees as foreign interference. Passengers hit out angrily at the cancellations - and at the lack of information about them. Ms Wallis hit out at the court's decision. Both princes hit out at the media for hounding their mother and themselves as young boys. When Princess Diana died in the Paris motor tunnel she was being pursued by papparazzi, who were frequently blamed for contributing to the crash. "It was an industry that lost its way quite heavily, lost its sense of decency, lost its perspective on what was appropriate." He said it had taught him to maintain a barrier with the media because once you let them in, problems arise. 2. a cut above If you say that someone or something is a cut above other people or things of the same kind, you mean they are better than them. to be much better than someone or something else. This is a cut above the average Hollywood thriller. Her detective stories are a cut above the rest. One TripAdvisor reviewer commended, "Absolutely unique hotel that's a cut above the rest. All staff were friendly and professional." Another noted, "The loft room was amazing with its enormous lounge, so inviting that we didn't even make it down to the free happy hour!" 王子发声: Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, the prince said such feelings were "only human" adding: "Yes, you put a suit of armour on… but one day something comes along closely related to your own personal life and it really takes you over a line." The Duke was part of a panel alongside Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand which has a high youth suicide rate. She praised the prince for his openness, saying it helped to break the stigma 打破耻辱的观念 and change cultural attitudes. Ms Arden said her government is prioritising mental health, because it affects everyone. "I have lost friends, and I wouldn't have to look far in my cabinet to find other people who have too," Ms Ardern said. He said despite approaching a lot of high profile people, "not one person wanted to be involved" because they feared the stigma surrounding it. The Heads Together initiative was launched by Prince William, his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry in 2017. The program focuses on fighting prejudice associated with mental health and enabling people to access help. "Obviously once we started getting the ball rolling, once we started showing people a lot more what we were going to do, people realised Catherine Harry and I had actually put our necks on the line here, that actually it was ok," he said. "Then some very brave people came forward, from celebrities and normal people who decided this was really important. They bravely took on the talk of speaking out about mental health." 3. 委内瑞拉危机: Earlier President Donald Trump announced the US was recognising Juan Guaido, the head of the opposition-controlled congress, as the country's leader after he declared himself interim 过渡总统 president and called elections. The move to expel US diplomats was also condemned by one American politician who flagged retaliation. In a tweet, Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged the Trump administration to expel diplomats appointed by Maduro and said his government had no mandate 授权, 资格 to kick out American envoys. Maduro has no authority to expel U.S. diplomats or end diplomatic relations. The legitimate President @jguaido has asked U.S. diplomats to stay in #Venezuela. Our diplomats leaving would be tacit acceptance of (tacit [ˈtæsɪt] 间接承认. expressed or understood without being said directly. If you refer to someone's tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so. The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made. The rebels enjoyed the tacit support of elements in the army. He tacitly admitted that the government had breached regulations. tacit approval/consent/support 默认.) Maduro legitimacy. Under no circumstances should we leave. National Assembly President Guaido, who swore himself in as acting president of Venezuela earlier, asked all embassies to "maintain their diplomatic presence in the country." The move was immediately backed by the Trump administration, which said it was willing to use all its economic and diplomatic power to restore Venezuela's democracy. Maduro said in his speech the US was making a "grave mistake" by trying to impose 强加 a president on Venezuela and rattled off a long list of countries - Guatemala, Brazil, Chile and Argentina - that saw leftist governments toppled or come under military rule during the Cold War with US support. In a tweet, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, said he had a "democratic mandate". Maduro was sworn in for a contested second term two weeks ago. "We encouraged the President today to follow through with what he's already declared, which is that Maduro is illegitimate. The next logical step is to recognise the president of the National Assembly as the rightful president," Rubio told reporters after leaving the White House. 4. compelling I. evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely. a compelling story. "his eyes were strangely compelling". "she gave a compelling and intensely dramatic performance" If you describe something such as a film or book, or someone's appearance, as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting. ...a frighteningly violent yet compelling film. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling. She wrote compellingly, with great zest. II. not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction. able to persuade someone to do something or persuade them that something is true. There was compelling evidence in her defence. "there is compelling evidence that the recession is ending". "he had no compelling arguments for changing the status quo". A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. A compelling answer was provided in the final session from two different sources. There was no longer any compelling reason to continue this line of investigation. III. not able to be resisted; overwhelming. "the temptation to give up was compelling".

 Donald Trump defiant over speech in face of 'shutdown farce 闹剧' ( a situation or event that is silly because it is very badly organized, unsuccessful, or unfair. The trial has been a complete farce, from beginning to end.): An epic clash between Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi has gone into overdrive, with the President suffering a humiliating snub. The battle within the US government is getting worse, after Donald Trump insisted he would push ahead 强行推进 with his State of Union address(Donald Trump said he would go ahead with the State of the Union address. ), and Nancy Pelosi banned him from giving it in the House of Representatives. Mr Trump said Democrats have become "radicalised" and "don't want to see crime stopped, which we could very easily do on the southern border." He said he wasn't surprised by Ms Pelosi's action, and predicted the shutdown would "go on for a while". Addressing the war of words 口水仗 at a White House health care event, he said: "Ultimately the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime." House speaker Ms Pelosi had suggested he delay the address or give it in writing, citing security concerns with the partial shutdown in its second month. But Mr Trump denied there were security concerns in a letter on Wednesday and he would "be honouring" her original invitation to give the speech on January 29, "to deliver important information" to the people and Congress. The President said it would be "so very sad" not to deliver the speech — which sets the agenda for the year — in the House. The House speaker then fired back with a letter banning him from giving the speech in the Chamber. She said that at the time of the original invitation "there was no thought that the government would still be shut down" and she had written to him again on January 16 to suggest finding a new date. "The House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent 同时进行的 resolution authorising the President's State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened," she wrote. "Again, I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date 双方都同意的 for this address when government has been opened." Mr Trump may now choose to give the speech in another forum, with some suggesting he may choose a campaign-style rally to air his grievances and map out his goals. The warring pair have reportedly not spoken directly in two weeks, with Mr Trump cancelling Ms Pelosi's trip by military plane to see troops in Afghanistan and Brussels after her suggestion he delay his address. Meanwhile, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell scheduled two votes on proposals to reopen the government for Thursday local time. Both funding proposals are widely expected to fail, since they do not have bipartisan support — with CNN calling the "show votes" a "theatrical effort" to make it look like Congress was doing everything possible to end the impasse. However, many believe the apparent "farce" of the Senate votes could be the first step towards a solution, triggering negotiations to find a middle ground. Mr Trump's proposal offered a three-year extension on protections for 700,000 undocumented young migrants in return for a $US5.7 billion ($A8 billion) wall funding. Democrats have been unwilling to offer more than $US1.3 billion ($A1.8 billion) for border security including fencing and surveillance, with Ms Pelosi calling a wall unnecessary and "immoral". Democrat James Clyburn yesterday suggested it might be "doable" to give the President money for a "humane wall" in return for permanent protections for Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals and immigrants with temporary protective status. Senior officials in the White House have been discussing a proposal to give a path to green cards to the 700,000 DACA recipients over the past 24 hours, Axios reported. Republican senators, including James Lankford, support the idea, while Jared Kushner told White House staff it could be a way to end the stand-off. Another source told Axios that Kushner isn't pushing the plan aggressively, just hearing out people on the Hill about potential deals. Mr Kushner has been leading congressional negotiations with Vice President Mike Pence. "I think it's a question of the pressure builds and there's a tipping point where Republicans think, 'My gosh we can't keep doing this, because the public blames them. The public blames all of us, I get that." "He's dug in on a proposal the country doesn't support. We know the President is always about dividing people an upending ( upend I. If you upend something, you turn it upside down. He upended the can, and swallowed. ...upended flower pots. II. MAINLY JOURNALISM to deliberately make a player on the opposing team fall during a football match ) things and preaching his phony populism. People are beginning, even people who voted him, to see he has betrayed workers. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate but would need seven Democrats to reach the 60-vote threshold for Mr Trump's bill to be passed — and are unlikely to get more than three or four.