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单词学习 I am very close to my mother(我和我妈妈很亲, 很近). I was kindof a slow learner(学习不好, slow learner的解释见下边) in school. hair style发型. Susan Boyle is a overnight star一夜成名的明星 around the world. speech impediment语言障碍 a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp(咬舌口齿不清speak with a lisp) or stammer口吃结巴. Some small impediment(轻微口吃 impediment多指身体器官的缺陷) slowed his conversation轻微的口吃使他讲话很慢 mentally handicapped=retarded智障 deaf means people have impaired(多指身体官能的缺陷 a speech impairment言语障碍 memory impairment) hearing dapper衣着光鲜, 衣着整洁的 A compliment made to someone who looks incredibly smart, sexy and stylish Oscar, you look really dapper tonight a dapper little fellow矫健的小伙子 be dapper in appearance风度翩翩 be dapper in dress衣冠楚楚 intimidating咄咄逼人的 the intimidating defence barrister咄咄逼人的被告辩护律师

A "slow learner or struggling learner" is not a diagnostic category, it is a term people use to describe a student who has the ability to learn necessary academic skills, but at rate and depth在效率和深度上 below average same age peers一般的同龄人. In order to grasp new concepts, a slow learner needs more time, more repetition, and often more resources from teachers to be successful. Reasoning skills推理能力 are typically delayed, which makes new concepts difficult to learn. A slow learner has traditionally been identified as anyone with a Full Scale IQ one standard deviation标准偏差 below the mean平均值 but not as low as two standard deviations below the mean. If a cognitive assessment (IQ test) has a mean (average) of 100, we expect most students will fall within one standard deviation of 100. That means that most students have an IQ of 85 to 115. Those who fall two standard deviations below the mean are often identified as having an Intellectual Disability (IQ below 70). A slow learner does not meet criteria for an Intellectual Disability(also called mental retardation). However, she learns slower than average students and will need additional help to succeed.

stomach flu: Many people talk about the "stomach flu" when they're feeling sick to their stomachs. It isn't the same as influenza, or the flu. Stomach flu is an illness called gastroenteritis肠胃炎 (say: gas-tro-en-tuh-rye-tus), which is usually caused by a virus. Someone who gets gastroenteritis might have stomach cramps痉挛, nausea恶心 (say: naw-zee-uh), throwing up, and diarrhea (say: dye-uh-ree-uh). He or she will probably feel pretty sick for a day or 2 but will then get better. There is no vaccine or cure(incurable) for gastroenteritis. If you have it, you'll want to rest until you feel better. If you're throwing up, don't eat solid food. Instead, sip fluids喝一些流食, such as water, or chew on bits of ice. Your mom or dad also might give you an oral rehydration solution (say: or-ul ree-hye-dray-shun suh-loo-shun). That's a fancy name for those special fruit-flavored drinks and Popsicles冰棒 that contain carbohydrates and electrolytes电解质 - stuff your body can get low on when you're dehydrated from diarrhea or throwing up. Once you stop throwing up, drink more clear foods and drinks such as warm chicken broth, popsicles, and gelatin. When you start to feel better, try eating bland清淡的 foods like toast, pretzels椒盐卷饼 or crackers薄脆饼干, bananas, and plain noodles. As your digestive system returns to normal, you can gradually go back to eating what you usually do. Gastroenteritis is contagious (say: kun-tay-jus), which means that someone who has it can spread it to other people. That's why it's important to wash your hands, especially before you eat and after going pee or poop大小便后. If you don't wash up after using the bathroom, you might end up spending a lot more time in there - with a case of stomach flu! Gross!

A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada, is often a member of a fire department but may be part of a building department or a separate department altogether. Fire marshals' duties vary but usually include fire code enforcement and/or investigating fires for origin and cause. Fire marshals may be sworn law-enforcement officers and are often experienced firefighters. A fire marshal's duties vary by location. Fire marshals may carry a weapon, wear a badge, and make arrests pertaining to arson and related offenses, or, in other localities, may have duties entirely separate from law enforcement, including building- and fire-code-related inspections. In many states and provinces, the fire marshal is responsible for enforcing laws concerning flammable materials.

Fire safety防火安全措施 refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood可能性 of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure建筑物 to the presence of a fire in the event以免 one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the damage caused by a fire. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants住户 of the building. Threats to fire safety are referred to as fire hazards. A fire hazard may include a situation that increases the likelihood a fire may start or may impede escape in the event a fire occurs. The Fire code防火标志, 防火标记, 防火规范 (also Fire prevention code or Fire safety code) is a model code adopted by the state or local jurisdiction and enforced by fire prevention officers within municipal fire departments. It is a set of rules prescribing规定, 指定遵守 minimum requirements to prevent fire and explosion hazards arising from storage, handling, or use of dangerous materials, or from other specific hazardous conditions. It complements补充, 补足 the building code建筑规范[Building codes establish minimum acceptable standards for new buildings and building work, without preventing higher standards. The standards for buildings that are set in building codes balance quality, cost, affordability and accessibility. Building codes cannot eliminate risk. They are set to provide basic protection for the people who use buildings and to achieve national goals.]. The fire code is aimed primarily at preventing fires, ensuring that necessary training and equipment will be on hand(在手边, 随手可用), and that the original design basis of the building, including the basic plan set out by the architect, is not compromised. The fire code also addresses处理解决问题 inspection and maintenance requirements of various fire protection equipment in order to maintain optimal active fire protection and passive fire protection measures.

Reports: Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Marry

Mariah Carey, 38, married her boyfriend of one month, 27-year-old actor Nick Cannon, on Wednesday, according to reports. Carey obtained a marriage license结婚证 on the Caribbean island of Eleuthera. Meanwhile, Henrietta White, who works for the island's Eleuthera Florist花商花农, told E! News: "My son did the flowers for the wedding."

"They have been smitten with(smite v. [be smitten]be strongly attracted to someone or something深深地迷恋) each other for days, weeks," a friend told the Post. "And she's always had a crush on him." A source told the Post there was no prenuptial(existing or occurring before marriage结婚前的 prenuptial pregnancy未婚先孕) agreement(婚前协议).

According to Latina magazine, which broke the story, the couple tied the knot in a small ceremony.

And the buzz(谣言闲话) on the blogs was that the marriage is a publicity stunt(作秀, 博宣传). Carey's latest album, "E=MC2," dropped April 15, and Cannon appears as her lover in her upcoming video for "Bye Bye." "E=MC2" is currently on the top of the charts, and Cannon has at least four movies due out this year.

Despite Carey being 11 years his senior(年长11岁), a source close to Cannon told FOXNews.com's Pop Tarts column that they "make a good match(十分相配 match/marriage made in heaven天作之合 a perfect combination of two people or things a marriage made in heaven They needed a Spanish teacher as badly as Hayes needed a job, so you could say it was a match made in heaven. )." "I can't confirm any wedding rumors," our insider said. "But I'm not denying it either."

Another insider close to the Carey clan thought the rumored nuptials would be "unlikely" as Mariah is "very protective of her funds" and wouldn't have gone through with the process without a
prenuptial agreement. "To my knowledge据我所知 this hasn't been arranged(这不是作秀), but who knows," the insider said

Carey wed record mogul Tommy Mottola in an extravagant wedding in 1993. They had a bitter divorce in 1998. Last Saturday, Carey was seen sporting a huge diamond ring on her finger at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her movie, "Tennessee," in which she plays a waitress. Cannon was at her side at the party. Speculation swirled消息开始甚嚣尘上 that the couple were engaged.

Carey's friend told The Post. "And it could work out说不准会美满呢 — some people know each other for five years and get divorced. Maybe this is true, instant love."

Ebanks' rep confirmed to media outlets Thursday that the model returned the ring to Cannon. Famed jeweler Jacob & Co. was quick反应迅速 to publicize宣传 its own role in the reputed(号称的, 被认为的) union with a press release touting招徕兜售 the ring Cannon reportedly gave Carey. The release described it as "crafted from platinum and features a square emerald绿宝石 cut fancy light pink diamond as the center stone surrounded by 58 intense pink深粉红 diamonds and two half moon diamonds on each side. "The total carat weight of the ring — center stone is 10 carats — is a jaw-dropping让人跌破眼镜的 17 carats with a value of $2.5 million."

Sasha's Scrambled Picture Puzzle(打乱顺序的拼图游戏) Game: The object of Sasha's scrambled(1. 爬行攀登 we scrambled over the damp boulders我们爬过了潮湿的巨石  2. 费力的做某事, 争取争夺 she scrambled out of the car她从车里费力地出来 I tried to scramble to my feet我奋力笨拙地站起来 Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt罗比匆忙套上牛仔裤和T恤衫 firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts众家公司奋力争取获得政府资助企业的合同  scramble for a living勉强凑合着过日子 3. 炒蛋 scramble eggs炒蛋  poach vt. 煮(荷包蛋[cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water]), 炖, 煨 He poached an egg for breakfast他的早饭是水煮荷包蛋 4. 搅乱, 干扰(如干扰收听等) scramble the pages of a manuscript把手稿的页码搞乱 Bad weather scrambled the air schedules恶劣的天气把飞机班次打乱了 ) picture puzzle(拼图游戏) game is to unscramble the picture. The pictures are broken up into blocks that are displayed in a random order. You unscramble the picture by swapping blocks. Click on one block and then another and the blocks swap positions. Just unscrambling the picture can be loads of fun but unscrambling the picture in the fewest number of moves can be even more fun.

You want to take it outside(单挑)? Anytime! 你想到外头解决(干架, 单挑)吗？在得知Brittany Murphy的死后Ashton Kutcher在twitter上说: Today the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. undivided attention一心一意 undivided adj. 全神贯注的;一心一意的, 未分开未分心的 get/have sb’s undivided attention得到某人的全心关注 Students are listening with undivided attention学生们正在专心地听讲 I’ll just finish writing this sentence, and then you can have my undivided attention让我先把这句话写完，我就可以全心全意招呼你了 

以下句子出自一部Dick Nixon的纪录片"Nixon: The Man You Loved to Hate": 1. At Sterling Cooper, the firm's partners Betram Cooper and Roger Sterling ask Don to consider working on the presidential campaign in support of a young, handsome navy hero named Dick Nixon. They struggle with (struggle with someone or something 与某人某事或自己及自己的良心作斗争 to fight or battle with someone or something. Fred struggled with Tom for a while and finally gave in. Tom struggled with the disease for a while and finally succumbed to屈服于 it. struggle with someone (for something) 极力想获得 to fight with someone to obtain something. Max struggled with Lefty for the gun, and it went off. Timmy struggled with Bobby for the bicycle, and finally David took it away from both of them.) how to make him appear better than John F. Kennedy. "Kennedy?," Don says. "Nouveau riche暴发户, a recent immigrant who bought his way into Harvard. Nixon is from nothing(没有任何背景). Abe Lincoln of California, a self-made(1. 自制的, 自造的 self-made woes自作之祸 2. 白手起家的, 自力更生的 a self-made man靠自己力量成功之人 a self-made millionaire白手起家的百万富翁) man. Kennedy, I see a silver spoon(be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth叼着金钥匙出生的人 Fig. born into wealth and privilege. James doesn't know anything about working for a living; he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Most of the students at the exclusive private college were born with silver spoons in their mouths.). Nixon, I see myself." Unfortunately, none of their big ideas help. Nixon, at the last minute of the election, loses.  Nixon was a self-made man who rose from modest Quaker(公谊会教徒) beginnings in California to the most powerful office in the world. His story is filled with unlikely successes -- a staunch忠诚的 anti-communist, he improved U.S.-Soviet relations, and surprised the world by opening up relations with Communist China. 2. Annual ritual is fast approaching快速接近了(fast-approaching adj.). 3. As a poker player, Nixon know when to bluff. Although bluffing is most often considered a poker term, similar tactics are useful in other games as well. In these situations, a player makes a play that shouldn't be profitable unless an opponent misjudges it as being made from a position capable of justifying it. Since a successful bluff requires deceiving one's opponent, it occurs only in games where the players conceal information from each other. 4. gratify使满意, be gratified满意的 I was gratified to see the coverage in May's issue我看到5月份那一期的报道觉得很满意 be -fied with [at] the results对结果感到满意 be -fied to know知道... 很高兴 5. a man of the past在某事上不再有希望的人, Nixon第一次竞选输给John Kennedy后, 就被认为政治生涯终结 be a thing of the past不再存在或不再有关系, 无关紧要的事 to be something that does not exist or happen any more When video recorders were introduced, people said that the cinema would be a thing of the past. Job security is a thing of the past.

A Contagious Smile:诗, 感染之笑 A smile can extend around the world which is so outrageous. It’s catching me, it catches you and becomes rather contagious. It’s a ray of light一束光(She was an incredible ray of Light to so many people. Her smile was contagious.) from a complete stranger passing you by. Sometimes is precarious and leaves you wondering why?

So extend a smile to that person down on their luck(down on your luck suffering because a lot of bad things are happening to you For a while they were homeless, living in a shelter for families down on their luck. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has no work or money), To the cashier or the bagger pushing your groceries to your truck. To the mailman delivering you mail in the rain. To your friends and family to not take for granted again. To that special someone you’d like to make an impression(leave an impression (on someone) and leave someone with an impression Fig. to provide a lasting memory for someone after one has left. (Akin to make an impression on someone.) Her performance was less than stunning. She didn't leave a very good impression on us. First impressions are the most lasting.第一印象最持久 Prov. People will remember the way you appear when you first meet them, so it is important to look and act your best when you meet someone for the first time. George spent two hours picking just the right clothes to wear when he met the head of the law firm, since he knew that first impressions are the most lasting.). To the teacher who you thought taught you a valuable lesson.

out in the cold 1. Lit. 丢在外边 outdoors where it is cold. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone or some creature ~; leave someone or some creature ~; put someone or some creature ~.) Open the door! Let me in! Don't keep me out in the cold! Who left the dog out in the cold all night? 2. Fig. (=keep sb in the picture) 通知告诉最新消息 not informed about what is happening or has happened. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; leave someone ~.) Don't keep your supervisor out in the cold. Tell her what's going on. Please don't leave me out in the cold. Share the news with me! 3. Fig. excluded. 排除不包括 (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; leave someone ~.) There was a party last night, but my friends left me out in the cold. When it came to the final prizes in the dog show, they left our animals out in the cold.

About a boy - Plot Summary : Will Freeman is a hip时髦时尚 Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with(involve with与(某人)有密切关系 Don't involve yourself with those people. 不要和那些人混在一起 How long has Grace been involved with that red-haired boy?格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了? I don't want my son to be involved with criminals我不想让我的儿子同罪犯来往 involve in使参与(陷入, 牵扯到, 卷入) Don't involve me in your quarrel不要把我卷进你们的争吵中 Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中 The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动 She was involved in working out a puzzle她在聚精会神地解一道难题) the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold(参见上边). Passing himself off as a single father(pass something off as something also pass off something as something假装,胡混 to pretend that something is different from what it really is Mother would never try to pass off supermarket cookies as homemade, would she? The senator passed his impolite language off as "the way we talk where I come from.” ), he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite. 另一则: A comedy-drama: Will, a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who, in search of available women, invents编造 an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons, he meets Marcus, an odd 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become friends, and as Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool kid, Marcus helps Will to finally grow up.

Inhabited by another family(Drew以前的家已经是别人的了), Drew offers a nice financial reward(目的是和那一家人一起过圣诞) that has the family ringing(have a ring to it听上去不错, 够吸引力 if a word or idea has a ring to it, it sounds interesting or attractive (never in continuous tenses) I suppose 'Cathy's Country Cooking' has a certain ring to it. have a familiar ring (to it) Fig. [for a story or an explanation] to sound familiar. Your excuse has a familiar ring. Have you done this before? This term paper has a familiar ring to it. I think it has been copied.).

give a tour = show sb around带某人四处看一下 top someone or something超过某人或某物 to do or be better than someone or something. Ann has done very well, but I don't think she can top Jane. Do you think your car tops mine when it comes to gas mileage?  tops 作为adv (informal)at the most最多, 至多 some civil servant knocking down twenty-eight thousand a year, tops某个一年最多挣两万八的公务员 I will still here two or three days tops. hollow 空鼓(名词 hollowing) I do my personal grooming but not to an extent that would be way too girly.  

1. term deposits定期存款 2. as a way of longterm investments. 3. What kind were you thinking of?你想要那种定期 4. Here's a brochure showing our current interest rates. 5. And what about conditions? I was wondering about early withdrawal, that sort of thing. Well, there is a fee for early withdrawal. It's thirty dollars at the moment. And the interest rate is also adjusted. 6. Do you have any info on them?
Yes, I can get you some brochures去给你拿些. Probably the best idea is to make an appointment with one of our finance officers. 7. Oh hi, I just want to deposit this cheque and some cash, but I wasn't sure how to fill out(=fill in, complete) the slip(deposit slip存款单 withdrawal slip取款单remittance slip汇款单 remit vt. 汇款 remit money in the post. slip的解释 a small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information 纸条, 纸片 his monthly salary slip他每月的工资条 complete the tear-off(可按虚线撕下的) slip below填满下面可撕下纸条上的内容), so I've only done half of it. 8. How much cash did you want to deposit? This cheque is for two hundred and thirty seven. 9. Assistant: Okay, the drawer开具人 of the cheque goes here填在这里 and the bank and branch here. Customer: Mmmm, that's the part I didn't understand. Assistant: The drawer of the cheque is the person or company who gave you the cheque. Customer: Ah. Assistant: In this case it's Smiths Fine Foods. And the bank which issued the cheque goes here with the branch name there. Now, just add it up and put the total here把总数填在这里. 10. Customer: Oh, thanks for that. I should be right next time. Assistant: Not a problem. I'll put it through(使通过, 使经历, 帮你接通) for you.

11. I deposit money through the ATM. I use EFTPOS to buy my groceries. I do my banking on the Internet. I do my banking银行事务 over the counter(通过柜台 over-the-counter(OTC) medicine指不需处方的药 处方药是prescription drug). I use phone banking. 12. I've got a savings account and I'd like to register for phone banking. Okay I just need to get some information from you. Does anyone else have access to this account? 13. Can I get your full name please? And your address, please. 出生日期的说法"The seventh of the twelfth, fifty one". 14. Now so every time you go through phone banking, you'll use your card number. And you also have to use a password or PIN number. 15. Operator: Oh yeah, you can use the same one if jou like. Caller: Yeah, I'll take that again(再说一遍, 再确认一下 如 do a double take). Sandy. 16. Okay. Right. That's all done全部完了. 17. Customer: Um, I've lost my ATM card. The machine outside ate it. Teller: Okay, what was the problem? Customer: Well, I wasn't sure about记不起 my number. And, I did what I thought was my number Teller: How many times? Customer: Oh, I did it three times. Teller: Well the machine keeps your card if you get the PIN number wrong three times. 18. Was(全用过去式) that an Aussie Bank card? Yeah. And do you have two forms of ID with you随身带? Um, I've got, oh hang on, I've got my licence. And I've got my credit card. Is that alright? Okay that'll be fine. If I could just have a look at those? 19. I'11 just have to go and get my supervisor上级. She'll open up the machine. 20. Oh I've got a problem remembering that PIN number. Look, we'll just get the card, then we'll fix that up搞定那事 for you.

支票相关的英语: Cashier(=teller, cashier指a person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business而teller只能是银行里的): How can I help you? Customer: Yes, Please. I'd like to cash([with two objs]give (someone) notes or coins for (a cheque or money order)[with obj.] to cash someone a cheque) some travellers' cheques? Cashier: Ok. I need your passport please. Customer: Here you are. Do you charge commission(commission fee代理费,手续费)? Customer: Cashier: No, we don't. How much would like to change? A hundred pounds please. Cashier: Ok, Can you sign and date the traveller's cheques please?

These places who offer exchanging service, may charge different commission fees, so check the rates(查利率) at different places before you change money.

支票(cheque)有issuer和presenter. 背面(on the reverse)一般有出具人的有效条件: validation of presenter 1. Observe presenter countersign(vt. 会签 [with obj.]add a signature to (a document already signed by another person)) signatrue and countersignature 2. if presenter is not original purchaser accept only if you have full recourse(全部追索权 recourse [mass noun]the legal right to demand compensation or payment追索权, 求偿权 the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred银行有就蒙受的损失向出口商索赔的权利 without recourse (Finance)a formula used to disclaim responsibility for future non-payment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument(财政)无追索权(为未来无力支付时拒赔的程式用语,尤指可转让金融证券) ). 并附有支票鉴定的指示, Validation of Cheque: 1. Hold cheque up to light to see watermark of dove鸽子 in clear area. 2. Tilt倾斜 cheque to verify alternating交替变化的 color patterns in vertical security band. 3. Feel 'raised' texture of engraved elements.

生活中与各部门打交道: 1. Caller: Hello. I wanted to inquire about(询问...的情况, 咨询) driving lessons. Receptionist: Sure, which suburb do you live in? Caller: I live in Kings Park. Receptionist: Is that for an automatic or manual? 2. That's thirty two dollars an hour. That's a special(special deal, or discounts) we're running at the moment which includes the pick-up from your home and also drop-off at the end of the lesson. 3. And do you have any discounts, if I paid for five lessons at once(1. 立即 2. 一次性的). Yes, if you take five lessons the first lesson is twenty dollars. So that's $20 for the first lesson and then thirty-two for each of the other four. That'd be a hundred and forty-eight dollars in total for five lessons. 4.  Caller: And could I start next week? Receptionist: Yes you can. Tuesday? Caller: Mmm. Look I'll have to think about考虑一下 that and call you back. Receptionist: Not a problem.

call (the) roll and take (the) roll点名, 在点名前你可以说roll call, 然后开始点名 to call the names of people from a list of those enrolled, expecting them to reply if they are present. After I call the roll, please open your books to page 12. I will take roll, and then we will do arithmetic.

"Hit Me Up" is the first single by American singer Gia Farrell. The song is about a confident girl who gets attention everywhere she goes. She sings to a guy telling him to "hit me up". "To hit up", a term popularized by users of the social networking website MySpace, refers to contacting a person via electronic means. In this case there is a romantic interest for the person being "hit up".

Little Britain & USA: 开始的介绍: We share so much. A language, a moral high ground((take/hold/have) the high ground  1. if a person or an organization has the high ground, they are in the best and most successful situation His company holds the high ground in the area of multi-media disks. Both parties could be seen trying to take the high ground on issues such as education. 2. if something has the high ground, it is thought to be of good quality, serious, and honest Our programmes hold the high ground of British broadcast journalism. We have lost the moral high ground by backing regimes with poor human rights records.), and a love of war. But what about the people of Britain and America? The ordinary folk普通老百姓 who make these lands so great. Boot Camp片段的开始 At this boot camp in Utah, some new inmates have arrived. "Everybody out! On the double(on the double跑起来 very fast; twice as fast as normal. (Originally military. Alludes to "double time" in marching.) Get over here right now—on the double! She wants to see you in her office on the double.  dd)! Make a line, move it ladies. You are here for a reason. Arson, drug-abuse, violence, it's going to be tough. But if you stick to the rules, you'll survive." don't listen to her不要听她的, 不要相信她说的话

do a double take不敢确认 1. to react with surprise; to have to look twice to make sure that one really saw correctly. When the boy led a goat into the park, everyone did a double take. When the nurse saw that the man had six toes, she did a double take. 2. (对意外情况)过后才恍然大悟 Tony glanced at her, then did a double take托尼瞥了她一眼, 过后才恍然大悟 double-dipping两份工作(American) the activity of receiving money from two different places or two different jobs, often when it is not honest or legal The government has introduced tighter rules on employees' pensions to discourage double-dipping. double as someone or something身兼两职 [for someone] to serve in two capacities. The chairman will have to double as CEO until we find a new one. This table doubles as a desk during busy times. double someone over / double over弯腰, 让人直不起腰来 to cause someone to bend at the waist. The blow to the back of the head doubled Steve over. The wind almost doubled over the children running for home. Suddenly, he doubled over and collapsed. The people in the audience doubled over with laughter. a double-edged sword or a two-edged sword双刃剑 something that causes both advantages and problems His great intelligence was a real double-edged sword because he never felt he could communicate with ordinary people. a double entendre(含有猥亵含义的双关) 语义双关 a word or phrase which has two different meanings, one of which is sexual or rude His speech at the dinner was full of bad jokes and double entendres. a double whammy(晦气, 打击) 祸不单行, 福无双至  (informal) a situation where two bad things happen at the same time Critics claim that the cuts in public spending coupled with伴随着 a pay freeze工资冻结 is a double whammy which will affect low-paid workers badly. double-dealing (n.& adj. 两面三刀, 脚踩两只船 Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous. acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

在Boot Camp里, 有人神经病似的对教官滔滔不绝: "I've to talk about Shelley Cayman because she is well a mixer(a good/bad mixer善于/不善于交际的人 容易与人打成一片的人 Whoever we appoint for this position will be dealing directly with our clients.We are looking for someone who is friendly, a good mixer, reliable and practical这个职位需要直接和客户打交道，因此我们要找一个为人友善, 善于交际, 既可靠, 又讲究实效的人). She completely hates me because she really fancies Tony Tozer, and she's really had it in for me(have it in for (someone)出于嫉妒或报复而怀恨某人, 要和某人过不去 To intend to harm, especially because of a grudge.) ever since Tony fingered me round the back of the youth hostel. When she found out, she went totally mental. Anyway, I was never even anywhere near that river, so how could I have pushed that woman in?" "OK, shut up now, you're giving me a headache(搞的我头大)."  "I'm well not sharing. Can I just say that? Know that fat girl with the manky脏的 foot? She was eyeing me up(对我眉来眼去的) on coach. I reckon she's a lezzer(les的蔑称). I don't want to be getting changed"

到医院生孩子, 在接待处: 1. "We need to go straight to the maternity ward产科病房." "Right. Admissions入院手续. Name?" 2. "Are you brother and sister兄妹吗?" "No, we're married. My wife's about to have a baby." "What? Baby's not due yet. I've got you down for next week." "Oh, woah. Look, her water broke. OK. She's having it now. This is urgent." "Right. Better put you under urgent admissions. Just waiting for the page to come up(页面还没有出来). The computer's a bit slow today." 3. "Look! My wife is about to give birth. Can you just call the doctor, please? It's Dr Seymour." "We've got more than one Dr Seymour. Do you mean你是说 the Dr Seymour in the maternity ward or the Dr Seymour in the artificial limb unit? Ok, He's not responding(他没有回答). I'll call him straight after(这之后我马上打给他)."

关于种族问题: "Did you hear on the local news about the man downtown? They say he got attacked just for the colour of his skin." "That's terrible. There's so much racism nowadays." "There was plenty of racism in your day, Grandma." "You may think that你可能会那么想, but truth is, folk were pretty tolerant in them days. I remember in the town there was a black gentleman. And he run for mayor. And some of the townfolk elders were up in arms竭力反对, But he was a popular man. And he became Mayor. Turns out结果, he was also a Jew, so we shot him."

夫妻离婚: "Yeah. Look, can we just get this over with完?" "I just didn't see the signs. I had no clue you were into women." 上减肥课: I'm going to ask you each to tell me your favourite fattening使人发胖的 food, and then I'm going to come up with a low-fat option for you. All right? Who wants to go first? So, I'm going to put that up on the board(记在黑板上). OK. So, who wants to go next? I love hamburgers. I eat a hamburger every day. Every hour, by the looks of外表看来 you! OK, so... let's have another fatty. All right. So, we've got time for one more(还有时间再叫一个人). I'm confiscating没收 this cake. I'm sorry, it's for her own good为他自己好. If she took one bite, we'd have to roll her out of here.

美国夫妇在家招待英国亲戚: "Please, come in. Set your luggage anywhere. Kelly is in the kitchen making some tea." "It's a lovely house you have here." "Yes, it's beautiful." "I'm sure it doesn't compare to your stately豪华的气派的 home." "But we like it." "What can I get everyone大家要吃点什么?" "I'll begin with a sandwich, please." "Same for me, please. Thank you. Are you going to have anything你要吃点什么, Harvey?" "Bitty." "Oh, you had bitty on the plane, darling." "Are you absolutely sure you don't mind us staying for the whole week?" "Oh, don't be silly. It'll be a pleasure having you here." "So, what do you recommend we do while we're here?" "The...um, the art museum is popular很火. National park may be more your thing(be the thing符合要求)."

动物园里看到2只猴子, 男的发起感慨: Sitting at opposite ends坐在两端. Couldn't be further apart from each other远的不能再远. So... Maybe they where once in love, but...  that love died a long time ago. And all his hopes and dreams with it. Now they're trapped in a cage. Imprisoned together in misery. I really am now just waiting for you to die.

UK PM和和USA PR见面: "Why don't I get my advisers to put together a few options for us?" "We wouldn't have to be naked. Unless you want," "no." "We could wear thongs穿拖鞋. Probably be more appropriate更适合一点, as we are world leaders. Ooh, don't! I'm ticklish我怕痒!"

关于狗: If you like your home, your clothes and all your personal effects((衣物、化装品等)随身物品,私人物品) to smell of dog(散发狗的味道), why not get a dog? "You should be ashamed惭愧害臊 of yourself!" "Oh! I can explain!"(被人误解而生气后如此说)我可以解释给你听"

Socialite(上层人士, 社交名媛/名人) Bubbles De vere is one of most beautiful women in Britain having fled her creditors债主 for a luxury cruise to Rio. 赌博用语: "Place your bets下注吧, no more bets停止下注" 输完了"well,i think it's very important to know when to stop知道适可而止. 嫌人家盯着自己看了: why don't you take a photo, it lasts longer."

detach: v. 1. 拆卸,拆开 he detached the front lamp from its bracket他将前灯从灯架上拿下  2. 避免与…有联系, 脱离与…的关系 the newspaper detached itself from the political parties这家报纸避免与任何政党有联系 3. (军事上)派遣 our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise我们这一组人员被派往塔布克进行演习 detached 搭配的动词有be, feel, seem, sound超然,感觉独立,似乎超脱,听上去很冷静 become变得超然 remain保持冷静 1. 独立的, 分离的 The coupon is not valid if detached这折扣券撕下即无效  a detached house独立的住宅 2. 超然而客观的, 不介入的(aloof and objective) he managed to remain detached from petty politics他设法保持了不介入无谓政治活动的超然态度  Through all the arguments among other committee members, she kept a detached attitude在其他委员会成员辩论时, 她始终保持超然的态度 intact 动词用keep或remain, leave, emerge adj 未遭损坏的, 完好无损的, 完整无缺的, 处女膜完整的, 处女的 the church was almost in ruins but its tower remained intact教堂几乎成为废墟, 但塔楼却完好无损 Despite his misfortunes, his faith and optimism remained intact虽然他遭到一连串的不幸, 他的信心和乐观丝毫未减 a hero who always escaped by the skin of his teeth[by the skin of one's teeth Fig. just barely. (By an amount equal to the thickness of the (imaginary) skin on one's teeth.) I got through calculus微积分 class by the skin of my teeth. I got to the airport a few minutes late and missed the plane by the skin of my teeth. Lloyd escaped from the burning building by the skin of his teeth.], emerging miraculously intact after each cliff-hanging episode每一集扣人心弦的电视剧中总于千钧一发之际逃生而再露面时却奇迹般毫发无伤的主人公

短句: There has been somewhat of a hiccup(=hiccough发音也相同 1. 打嗝 give a loud hiccup 打一个响嗝 hiccups [pl] persistent repetition of these连续的打嗝 She laughed so much she got (the) hiccups她笑得直打嗝 2. (infml口) temporary small problem or stoppage暂时性的小问题; 暂时的停顿 There's been a slight hiccup in our mailing system我们的邮政系统临时出了一点小问题.) concerning the procurement(procure 1. 获取获得 The book is out of print and difficult to procure那书已绝版, 很难弄到手 Can you procure some specimens for me/procure me some specimens你能替我弄到一些标本吗 He was responsible for procuring supplies for the army他的职责是为部队采办军需品 2. 拉皮条 He was accused of procuring women for his business associates他被指控为其生意合伙人招妓) of visas for his family. It seems to have been caused by a combination of(各种因素) change of regulations and the normal "Christmas" hiatus(A hiatus is a pause in which nothing happens, or a gap where something is missing间隙, 间歇,暂停. (FORMAL) Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus. There was an hiatus in his acting life.). Please pray it will be resolved(resolve比solve含有更多的个人感情) shortly.

plot summary of Murder by Numbers: Richard Haywood, a Californian high school's coolest kid, secretly teams up with another rich kid in his class, brilliant nerd聪明的书虫 Justin 'Bonaparte' Pendleton, whose erudition(博学, 学识 They fancied themselves learned and assumed airs of erudition他们自以为有学问, 摆出一副博学的样子 erudite adj 博学有学问的), specially in forensic(of, relating to, or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime (与)刑侦(有关)的, (与)司法鉴定(有关)的 Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man’s stomach法医检验发现死者的胃里有大量的毒药 forensic evidence刑侦证据 ) matters, allows them to plan elaborately(精心策划) perfect murders, just for the kick(a thrill of pleasurable, often reckless excitement 刺激, 快感, 极大的乐趣 rich kids turning to crime just for kicks有钱的孩子犯罪只是为了寻求刺激 I get such a kick out of driving a racing car我从开赛车中得到了极大的乐趣), for which they set up Richard's marijuana supplier, their school's janitor Ray Feathers, as a psychotic serial killer. The case is assigned to detectives Cassie 'the hyena[鬣狗 African hyena noted for its distinctive howl 非洲鬣狗,以其特别的嚎叫而闻名]' Mayweather, who carries a sequoia[杉树]-size chip on the shoulder(a chip on your shoulder(often + about, Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~) 易怒的a tendency to be easily angered or upset He always acted as if he was better than us and went around with a chip on his shoulder.) from her previous life, and her brilliant new partner, Sam Kennedy, who just transferred from(转过来) the vice squad(a department or division of a police force that enforces laws against prostitution, drug abuse, illegal gambling, etc. (取缔卖淫、吸毒、非法赌博等的)警察缉捕队); they can work together very well, and even fit romantically, but fall out(争吵 fall out (with someone) (over something) and fall out (with someone) (about someone or something) to quarrel or disagree with someone about something. Tony fell out with Nick about the video game. Bill fell out with Sally over the question of buying a new car. Bill fell out with John about who would sleep on the bottom bunk.) over different professional attitudes towards the investigation, which Captain Rod Cody and her understandably vindictive abused ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, soon ban her from when she disobeys instructions and hand to him. When the plotting boys both dig喜欢欣赏 class-mate Lisa Mills, their unnatural bond[非天成的关系] comes under(归入, 遭受, 受到) stress- will it break, allowing the hard-pressed(遭受巨大压力的) police to bring them down?

Internet censorship plan gets the green light

The two become pitted against(pit against使与…相斗 He pitted John against Paul他使约翰反对保罗 They pitted two cocks against each other他们使两只公鸡相斗) two malevolently brilliant young men in an ingenious[设计独特的, 制作精巧的] battle of wits(智慧的较量) as they try to solve a murder case.

The Federal Government has announced it will proceed with继续做 controversial plans to censor the internet after Government-commissioned政府委托委任的 trials found filtering a blacklist of banned sites was accurate and would not slow down the internet. But critics, including the online users' lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia and the Greens communications spokesman Scott Ludlam, said the trial results were not surprising and the policy was still fundamentally flawed从根本上就错了. The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, said today he would introduce legislation just before next year's elections to force ISPs to block a blacklist of "refused classification(被拒绝的分类)" (RC) websites for all Australian internet users.

Senator Conroy also released results from a pilot trial of ISP-level internet filters, conducted by Enex Testlab, which he said found that blocking banned material "can be done with 100 per cent accuracy and negligible impact可忽略不计的影响 on internet speed". "Most Australians acknowledge that there is some internet material which is not acceptable in any civilised society," He said about 15 western countries had encouraged or enforced internet filtering, and there was no reason why Australians should not have similar protection. An earlier version of the Government's top-secret list of banned sites was leaked on to the web in March, revealing the scope of the filtering过滤的范围 could extend significantly beyond child porn. About half of the sites on the list were not related to child porn and included a slew of online poker sites, YouTube links, regular gay and straight porn sites, Wikipedia entries, euthanasia安乐死 sites, websites of fringe religions边缘的宗教([attrib.]not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme非主流的, 边缘的, 非传统的, 极端的 fringe theatre末流戏院) such as satanic sites, fetish sites, Christian sites, the website of a tour operator(a travel agent specializing in package holidays) and even a Queensland dentist. Similarly同样的, Senator Ludlam said: "Nobody said that filtering from a static list of URLs was going to slow things down too much unless the list gets huge, so I don't think they've already proven anything that we don't already know." The pilot trial report also noted that motivated people could circumvent(回避 overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way克服(尤指暗中智取) terrorists found the airport checks easy to circumvent恐怖分子发现机场的安检很容易混过去) any internet filters with ease, which Senator Ludlam and Jacobs said called the effectiveness of the proposal into question(call into question something让人对...起疑 (slightly formal) also call something into question to cause doubt about something The study calls into question how long the vaccine gives protection.).

One of Australia's top communications experts says the Government's internet censorship trials were designed to succeed(设计测试的时候就没有打算失败, 因为设计的很简单) from the outset(从一开始), presented no new information and are now being used by the Government to further its political agenda. Separately, a report into the scope of content that will be caught up in the net filters concluded that the Government's policy might lead to a wide range of innocuous(not harmful or offensive无害的, 无意冒犯的, 不会招致反对的 it was an innocuous question那是个无恶意的问题, Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test即使无害的物质在药物测试中有时也会呈阳性) material disappearing from Australians' computer screens. Commentators in Australia and overseas have interpreted Senator Conroy's policy as pushing the country towards being like repressive((especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person or group of people(尤指社会体制或政体)压制自由的) regimes such as and Iran.

The report, which also questioned whether Australian children were in fact stumbling across (stumble across someone or something and stumble (up)on someone or something; stumble into someone or something偶然发现, 偶然遇见, 碰见 to find someone or something, usually by accident. I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping. Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday? I got lucky and stumbled on the right answer. a stumbling block a problem which prevents someone from achieving something (often + to )绊脚石 Lack of willingness to compromise is the main stumbling block to reaching a settlement. Money, obviously, is a major stumbling block in any project of this size.) child porn and other nasty content while browsing, was kept secret for many months and was only made public after its existence was detailed in media reports.  "But so far there's no evidence put forward没有证据提出 that this will be effective in putting any serious dent in the availability of such content on the internet. It is clear that there are very strong political motives behind this."

Lip gloss(润唇膏) is a cosmetic product used primarily to give lips a mildly glossy光滑光洁的 lustre光泽色泽光辉 and sometimes subtle color. It is distributed as a liquid or a soft solid (not to be confused with lip balm, which generally has medicinal purposes). It can be completely clear, translucent, or various shades of opacity(不透明度, 半透明 opacify vt. ), including frosted, glittered(闪闪发亮的, 晶片闪亮的 The diamond ring glittered on his finger钻戒在他的手指上闪闪发亮 She glittered at the elegant table她坐在典雅的桌子旁边显得光彩照人 The child was attracted by the glitter of the Christmas tree decorations这孩子被圣诞树上闪闪发光的装饰品吸引住了 Beneath its surface glitter(表面光鲜), the fashion industry is a tough place to work in时装业表面上光彩迷人, 但其实是个辛苦的行业), and metallic(金属的或者金属般的 The pair of lions which were found five years ago were metallic这对五年前发现的狮子是金属制的 A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳) looks. Lip gloss being applied with a retractable可缩回的 lip brush. Lip balm(镇痛软膏) or lip salve(软膏) is a form of make-up typically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped(裂开的, 龟裂的 chap v. 皴裂, 皲裂) or dry lips, angular cheilitis口角炎 or stomatitis口腔炎, and cold sores唇疱疹. Lip gloss is similar in the fact that it is topically applied to the lips of the mouth, but generally has only cosmetic properties. Lipstick口红 is a cosmetic product containing pigments(天然色素), oils, waxes, and emollients that applies color and texture质感 to the lips. There are many varieties of lipstick. As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women. It is usually not worn until adolescence or adulthood.

A River Runs Through It: A true story about two boys, Norman and Paul, growing up in Montana. One is rebellious of his father, Rev. Maclean, while the other has his feet on the ground(keep one's feet on the ground and have one's feet on the ground Fig. 脚踏实地的to remain calm and stable. You will do all right if you have your feet on the ground. Don't get carried away飘飘然. Just keep your feet on the ground and you will do fine.). The one love they both have is fly fishing.

句子精选: But Ms Rose said the strike action planned for January could have a knock-on effect(附带效应a secondary or incidental effect) for the public if planes that were due for heavy maintenance work or repairs were grounded. Meanwhile, a wider group of engineers is continuing workplace bans on overtime and out of hours(工作时间之外) call-outs.

You just rusty, that's all你就是生疏了, 没别的. my typing is a little rusty我的打字技术有点荒疏了 My French is a bit rusty我的法文有点荒疏了

The stunning growth of the discount airline sector has proved that many passengers are happy to sacrifice comfort and reliability for lower cost.  While some discount airlines manage to tread the delicate balance(小心的踩钢丝) between "no-frills(without unnecessary extras, esp. ones for decoration or additional comfort不提供不必要服务的 frills 臭架子, 装腔作势, 虚饰 put on frills装腔作势,摆架子,大言不惭,大事宣扬 )" service and low-price, a current matter before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ...

ticklish 1. (of a person) sensitive to being tickled怕痒易痒的 I'm ticklish on the feet我的脚怕痒 Are you ticklish你怕痒吗 2. (of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with; requiring careful handling 形势难题棘手或难对付的 tickle vt 1. lightly touch or prod (a person or a part of the body) in a way that causes mild discomfort or itching and often laughter呵痒,使有痒感  Dad gave my chin a little tickl爸爸在我的下巴上搔痒 I tickled him under the ears我在他耳后挠痒痒 pluck 1. 拔摘采(如拔毛等) she plucked a blade of grass她摘了一叶草 pluck up [out] weeds from the garden在园里拔草 pluck a fowl拔鸡毛 pluck up courage鼓起勇气 pluck the strings of guitar拨吉它的弦 pluck n. 勇气 He is full of pluck他很有勇气 irritate 让... 恼火 火大, 激怒 His words irritated me他的话使我很生气 be irritated by sb.'s insolence[傲慢无礼]被某人的蛮横态度弄得恼火 That man really irritates me!那人真让我恼火！ freshly dressed衣着光鲜的 make mean face做鬼脸

pantry a small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept餐具室, 碗橱, 食品柜 cutlery [mass noun]knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food餐具 "Food will be along(=come along 来到到达 she'll be along soon她马上就来) any minute菜一会就上来了" "Oh, here it comes上来了!"

宾馆check in: "Hello there, do you have a reservation under the name Todd? Or it could be under my friend's name, Andy Pipkin". "Oh, I have a Todd here. " "Excellent, and now is it a first floor room? I did ask for a first floor room." 请人写问卷调查: "Could I borrow a moment of your time to fill out the customer service questionnaire?Would you say that I've been a) very helpful, b) extremely helpful?" 家长遇上孩子谈论不健康话题: "Miss Ellie-Grace!! Where did you hear that你从哪里学来的那些东西?" "Julie's older brother said he saw some on the internet." "Oh, did he that? I'm gonna have a word with Julie's mom." "OK, everyone on board大家上车了 now, please." "You'd better get on the bus before it leaves, Ellie-Grace."

There are more fat people in America than there are people. That's why weight-loss instructor, Marjorie Dawes, has come from Britain to dispense(1. 分发, 提供信息 Sorderlies went round dispensing drinks勤务兵四处分发饮料  2. dispense with 没有也行,去掉(to get rid of or brush someone or sth aside) His services can now be dispensed with现在可以不用他帮忙了. The spread of PCs has dispensed with the need(or services, requirement) for typists个人电脑普及就不需要打字员了 let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?我们不要拘泥于形式好吗 3. dispense with免除豁免 the pope personally nominated him as bishop, dispensing him from his impediment教皇亲自任命他为主教, 为他扫除了障碍 dispense with someone's services传播建议) some dietary(与饮食有关的) advice.

"I've been reading all about you in the Fat Fighters Newsletter. I know you had your own talk show Until Ellen DeGeneres filled your slot(取代替代了你), and then it says here also that you've been in some movies. Sleepless In Seattle? I've seen it, I don't remember you in it, but we'll take your word for it(相信你Believe you, Trust you that you are telling the truth. Bill: Take my word for it. These are the best power tools you can buy. Bob: But I don't need any power tools. Rachel: No one can cook better than Fred. Take my word for it. Bill: Really? Fred: Oh, yes. It's true.)." "I'm actually
here to talk about weight, so could we just maybe talk about that, please? Could we just stick to weight, please? Thank you." "OK, so let's open it up to the group. Who's got a question for Rosie?" 

"Rosie, what's your weakness?" "Well... Couldn't understand a word! Sorry, Rosie, I should have
warned you(早该警告你), she's Philippino." "Mexican!" "Same thing(不一样吗, 没差别), innit?"

两对美国人旅游相遇, 关于住什么地方的描述: "Do you know Crestwood? That's where we're from." "We live in Crestwood too!" No. I don't believe it. What are the chances of that这得多小的几率啊?" "So whereabouts(adv. 在什么地方, 靠近什么地方 n. 下落去向) in Crestwood are you?" "Oh, if you're coming from the town centre, you pass the church on your left and it's the second turn on your right. Brooke View Drive. We live on Brooke View Drive!" "Sure. What number(多少号, 门牌号) Brooke View Drive?" "42, we live at 42 Brooke View Drive"

学生找老师商讨论文延期: "Ah, hello, Darin. Take a seat. How can I help you?" "Linda, I was wondering if I could get an extension(an increase in the length of time given to someone to hold office(供职), complete a project, or fulfil an obligation 延期,放宽的期限) on my dissertation on feminist(男女平等论) poetry. It's due in(待收, 到时该拿到该进来 1. in due course and in due time; in good time; in the course of time; in time in a normal or expected amount of time在合适的时间(slightly formal). The roses will bloom in due course. The vice president will become president in due course. I'll retire in due time. Just wait, my dear. All in good time. It'll all work out in the course of time. In time, things will improve. give somebody their due给与应得的认可 to recognize something good about someone This wonderful musician was finally given his due when he was honored at this year's jazz festival. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form give something its due: It took more than 200 years to give the book its due, but it's now regarded as a classic. pay your dues付出艰辛努力 to earn respect because you worked hard to develop a skill, to work hard or do something unpleasant over a long period in order to achieve something I've looked after four kids for sixteen years, I've paid my dues, and now I want some time to enjoy myself.) on Thursday and I think I need the weekend to finish it." "I'm not sure. I'll call Martin and find out. I've got a student here who needs an extension on his dissertation. How can I describe him? Um... Black hair, big fan of noodles. Pen pals with Clay Aiken. That's right, the ladyboy." 另一则如下"Well, all I need to know我就是想知道 is when my essay(论文 比较dissertation) on contemporary当代 African-American playwrights(剧作家) is due in." 然后描述一个黑人侏儒"Steven, Steven Morrow. The grad student毕业生. You know Steven. Um, how can I describe him? Er, black hair, nice jazzy waistcoats. Puts you in mind of (put someone in mind of someone or something让你想起 to remind someone of someone or something, usually because of a similarity . Mary puts me in mind of her mother when she was that age. This place puts me in mind of the village where I was brought up.) a Hobbit. That's the one, yeah. Thanks. It's due in on Monday."

An essay is usually a short piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Essays have become a major part of a formal education. Secondary students are taught structured essay formats to improve their writing skills, and essays are often used by universities in selecting applicants (see admissions essay) and, in the humanities and social sciences, as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams. A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings. In some countries/universities, the word thesis or a cognate is used as part of a bachelor's or master's course, while dissertation is normally applied to a doctorate. The term "dissertation" can also mean, more in general, a treatise on some subject, without relation to obtaining an academic degree. The term "thesis" can also mean the central claim of an essay or similar work.

狗狗在撒娇, 要用砖头丢玻璃窗户: Wouldn't you like to see that brick go through that window? Hear the smash. See the shards(金属或玻璃的碎屑 break into shards打得稀烂, 砸碎, 粉碎 shards of glass flew in all directions玻璃碎片四处飞溅) of glass fall to the ground, splintering(splinter v. 分裂, 粉碎 n. 碎片裂片) everywhere, bringing chaos and confusion! I would. I would love to see that. Imagine the distress it would cause. pick up the brick, I won't tell you again, if you loved me, you'd do it" "Oh, huh, if you say so"

船长和问候正在吃饭的乘客: "So what happened to Mrs Devere?" "Her credit card was fake, so we had
no option but to put her off at Rio." Excellent. Thank you." "Good evening. And may I say, Mr Getty, what an honour it is to have you aboard." "That's very kind of you. This food is delicious. Yes, the fish soup is extraordinary." "Please, uh, carry on with your dinner请继续吃饭."

解决争端, 然后主动打招呼: "Call me Bubbles, darling. Everybody does大家都这么叫." "Can we have the discussion outside可以外边去说吗?" "No, I think everybody should know." "Excuse me. (船长对吃饭的众人说)I'm just gonna get some assistance我去找人来." "I don't believe we've had the pleasure((I) don't believe I've had the pleasure. Fig. an expression meaning I haven't met you yet. Tom: I'm Tom Thomas. I don't believe I've had the pleasure. Bill: Hello. I'm Bill Franklin. Tom: Nice to meet you, Bill. Bill: Likewise. Bob: Looks like rain. Fred: Sure does. Oh, I don't believe I've had the pleasure. Bob: I'm Bob, Bob Jones. Fred: My name is Fred Wilson. Glad to meet you.). Bubbles Devere."

遇见王老五强行搭讪: "Paul Getty the Second." "Ooh! From the very rich Getty family?" "Yes. Yes." "Mrs Paul Getty the Second?" "Mrs Paul Getty passed away earlier this year." "So, Mr Very Rich and Recently Widowed Getty Part Deux, why don't you and I retire to your cabin for a private little "dinoir" of our own? "Oh, no. Thank you, though." "Are you sure I can't persuade you?" "Heartily坚定的." "Oh. You've dropped your napkin."

UN介绍, 及PM发言: The United Nations is an international organisation that America and Britain consult to see if they should start a war with somebody and whose advice they then completely ignore." ".. Which is why I strongly believe that military action should be taken at this juncture(在这个当口,在这个节骨眼上 juncture 1. 时刻, 关头, 当口 2. 交接处, 接合点, 接缝). Thank you."

UK的PM在UN大会上试图与USA的PR套近乎: "Do you want to go out for a cigarette出去抽根烟? Can I swap with you换座位? pass it帮我递一下" 

An airbag(安全气囊) is a vehicle safety device. It is an occupant(乘客) restraint(限制活动而保证安全) consisting of a flexible envelope气囊 designed to inflate rapidly in an automobile collision, to prevent vehicle occupants from striking interior objects such as the steering wheel or window. The auto industry and research and regulatory communities have moved away(改变想法) from their initial view of the airbag as a seat belt replacement, and the bags are now nominally designated as Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or Supplemental Inflatable Restraints, these terms reflect the airbag system's nominal(名义上的 some firms charge only a nominal fee for the service有些公司只收取极少的服务费) role as a supplement to active restraints, i.e., seat belts.

1. paper clip是那种用于固定纸张的回形针(A paper clip (or sometimes paperclip) is an instrument used to fasten paper together.)  2. 那种塑料的女孩用来在后边夹头发的夹子叫grip. A binder clip(那种稍大的夹子, 包括晾衣服的时候用于夹衣服的小夹子), or a banker's clip or foldback clip, is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together. It leaves the paper intact and can be removed quickly and easily unlike the staple(订书订, stapler是钉书机 A packet of staples. staple gun是钉枪 ). The term bulldog clip(大铁夹子, 原本是一种品牌, 以夹的特别紧而出名) is used in the United Kingdom to describe both this invention and an older device with the same function, which is stronger and has rigid rather than folding handles. 3. A clamp钳子 is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term cramp is often used instead when the tool is for temporary use for positioning components during construction and woodworking; thus a G cramp or a sash cramp but a wheel clamp or a surgical clamp(手术钳).  4. A pincer(力集中于一点的那种钳子) is a hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull an object. Pincers are first-class levers, but differ from pliers in that the concentration of force is either to a point, or to an edge perpendicular to the length of the tool. This allows pincers to be brought close to a surface, as is often required when working with nails. Carpenter's pincers are particularly suited to this task. 5. Pliers(用于夹的部位细长的, 可以用来箍紧) are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, or for cutting and bending tough materials such as wire. 6 .Tongs(夹子, 镊子 thong 1. 丁字裤 2. =flipflop 人字拖) are gripping and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers(一般都很小, 镊子), but the greatest number fall into three classes: 1).Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of tongs and are pivoted close to the handle, as in the common fire-tongs, used for picking up pieces of coal and placing them on a fire. 2). Tongs consisting of a single band of metal bent round one or two bands joined at the head by a spring, as in sugar-tongs (a pair of usually silver tongs with claw-shaped or spoon-shaped ends for serving lump sugar), asparagus-tongs and the like. 3).Tongs in which the pivot or joint is placed close to the gripping ends, such as blacksmith's tongs锻工钳 or crucible-tongs坩埚钳. 7. vise是那种大的, 借助机械动力的台钳.

Simon & Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group成军 Tom & Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success初尝成功 with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame声誉鹊起 in 1965, backed by the hit single "The Sounds of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness加速他们进入公众视线.

Toyota pulls 'incestuous, degrading' ad

CAR giant Toyota has pulled撤下 an advertisement slammed被猛烈抨击 as incestuous乱伦的, degrading and sexist. The winning entry in the Toyota-sponsored Clever Film Comp has been yanked from the event site after an online backlash against sexual jokes including a father saying his daughter "can take a good pounding".

Dubbed(被冠以) "abuser-generated content", the Toyota Yaris clip features a young woman's boyfriend and father sharing innuendo(含沙射影 I’m sure he thinks I stole the money—he kept making innuendoes about my “new-found-wealth”我确信他一定以为钱是我偷的,因为他不断含沙射影地说我"新近发了财") about her losing her virginity with promises to "have her on her back" and being "ready to blow".

Viewer Amanda McK posted that the "matey" agreement between father and boyfriend "has incestuous overtones(暗示, 弦外之音)".

But John Davis was a lone supporter. "I can't help but notice it's only women who are complaining here, nag nag nag(唠叨, 不断批评或挑剔)," he wrote.

Westfield的giftcard有以下条款: 1. Card may be used to purchase goods or services at participating retailers in Westfield shopping centres in Australia with "EFTPOS(electronic funds transfer at point of sale)" facilities, when the gift card has enought unused value(余额) to make the purchase. Some merchants may choose not to accept the gift card. 2. Gift cards cannot be redeemed for(1. exchange (a coupon, voucher, or trading stamp优惠券) for goods, a discount or money将(赠券、优惠券或优待券)兑换(物品、折扣或现金)  2. 弥补补偿 a disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech一场令人失望的辩论, 惟一弥补是一个精彩演说 Australia redeemed themselves by dismissing India for 153澳大利亚队以153分迫使印度板球队退场, 挽回了颜面) cash, reloaded, returned for a refund, have their balances consolidated(合并combine(a number of financial accounts or funds) into a single overall account or set of accounts) to a new gift card, or be replaced after expiry and are not legal tender(法定货币), account cards(商店赊购卡), credit or debit cards of securities.

A general practitioner(全科医师) or GP is a medical practitioner who provides primary care and specializes in family medicine. A general practitioner treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities. The term general practitioner or GP is common in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and several other Commonwealth countries. In these countries the word physician(医生, 内科医生 surgeon是外科医生 surgery外科手术, 外科等 surgical外科的 surgical ward外科病房) is largely reserved for certain other types of medical specialists, notably in internal medicine内科医学.

Medicare changes won't boost bush doctors: RDA
The Rural Doctors Association (RDA) says changes to the Medicare system will not help无助于 attract doctors to the bush((the bush)(especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country野外, 野地, 灌木地带相当于country areas. they have to spend a night camping in the bush他们必须在野外露营一个晚上).

"The changes are across the board(applying to all全面的, 适用于所有人的 It is very cold outside, you'd better come indoors across the board外面很冷, 你们所有人最好都进屋) and will help GPs in the city and the bush but it won't do anything to attract doctors into the bush nor support them better when they are there," he said. "We are slowly getting a recognition that there is an enormous problem with the health workforce out in rural Australia but we haven't really had a lot in specific rural initiatives(新举措) to get doctors out there. "We'll continue [to tell] the Government that there's a problem, we'll continue to tell them what the solutions are and hopefully one day they'll actually hear and do something about it."

Closed captioning is a term describing several systems developed to display text on a television or video screen to provide additional or interpretive information to viewers who wish to access it. Closed captions typically display a transcription of the audio portion of a program as it occurs (either verbatim[一字不差地, 一字不差的] or in edited form), sometimes including non-speech elements. The term "closed" in closed captioning indicates that not all viewers see the captions—only those who choose to decode or activate them. This distinguishes from "open captions" (sometimes called "burned-in" or "hardcoded" captions), which are visible to all viewers. Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles. In the United States and Canada, these terms do have different meanings, however: "subtitles" assume the viewer can hear but cannot understand the language or accent, or the speech is not entirely clear, so they only transcribe dialogue and some on-screen text. "Captions" aim to describe to the hearing-impaired all significant audio content—spoken dialogue and non-speech information such as the identity of speakers and, occasionally, their manner of speaking—along with music or sound effects using words or symbols. The United Kingdom, Ireland, and most other countries do not distinguish between subtitles and closed captions, and use "subtitles" as the general term—the equivalent of "captioning" is usually referred to as "Subtitles for the hard of hearing听觉不灵的". Their presence is referenced on screen by notation which says "Subtitles" or previously "Subtitles 888" (the latter is in reference to the conventional teletext channel for captions).

grammar school: In Hong Kong, grammar schools are secondary schools primarily offering a traditional curriculum (rather than vocational subjects职业科目). (in the UK) a state secondary school to which pupils are admitted on the basis of ability. Since 1965 most have been absorbed into the comprehensive school system州立中学, 1965年后大多纳入综合学校系统. In US another term for elementary school. In Australia, Today, the term is defined only in Queensland legislation. Throughout the country, "grammar schools" are generally high-cost private schools. The equivalent of contemporary English grammar schools are selective schools.

Burwood shines for Christmas: If you look around our beautiful precinct(辖区, 区域) you will see the spirit of Christmas has invaded Burwood. Our CBD streets are being festooned with(用花环等装饰 a chain or garland花环 of flowers, leaves, ribbons, streamers彩带, or balloons , hung in a curve as a decoration) garlands and all manner of(各种, 形形色色的) Christmas decorations with the giant Christmas tree in Burwood Park at its heart.

"The reality is that Australia's current broadband infrastructure is not up to scratch(up to snuff and up to scratch(Usage notes: often used in the negative) Fig. as good as is required; meeting the minimum requirements. Sorry, Tom. Your performance isn't up to snuff. You'll have to improve or find another job. My paper wasn't up to scratch, so I got an F. police force is replacing its older patrol cars to make sure they all come up to snuff. We have spent a tremendous amount of money bringing the department up to snuff.  from scratch from nothing We decided to build a newspaper pretty much from scratch. Usage notes: often used in the form start from scratch: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch? scratch your head让人挠头 to have difficulty understanding something A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened. )," Kevin(陆克文在谈及澳洲宽带现状及预备政府投资fiber-to-the-home时说) said.  TGP关于IPTV的FAQ说:The quality is far superior to(远远优越于) other sources of streaming video from the Internet.

smell a rat有问题, 觉得不妙 to suspect that something is wrong; to sense that someone has caused something wrong. I don't think this was an accident. I smell a rat. Bob had something to do with this. The minute I came in, I smelled a rat. Sure enough, I had been robbed.

Casual sex refers to certain types of sexual activity outside the context of a romantic relationship. The term is not always used consistently: some use it to refer to any extramarital sex, some use it to refer to sex in a casual relationship, whereas others reserve its use for one-time encounters stands, promiscuity, or to refer to sex in the absence of emotional attachment or love. A hookup (colloquial American English) is casual sex activity that could consist of manual stimulation, oral sex, or sexual intercourse. Some people, especially younger teenagers, use the term hookup to refer to physical intimacy that does not involve sexual activity. An extended hookup sometimes refers to prolonged instances of casual sex interactions. This is a situation in which the involved parties occasionally meet for casual sex multiple times, always without a long-term commitment. This is a casual relationship specifically for sex and without commitment. 使用距离: Sorry, I don't do hookups, we need to go on a date. A booty call is a telephone call, other communication, or visitation made with the sole intent of arranging a meeting for sexual acts with the person being contacted. It is associated with casual sex between people who have established a casual relationship, "friendship with benefits", or more serious relationship that involves sexual relations. It is not to be confused with phone sex. Friends with benefits (FWB) is an agreement between two people who are both friends and physically attracted to one another to have a sexual relationship. Neither party is considered committed to the other, and both can start dating someone else at any time with no prior warning. A friends with benefits arrangement is not considered dating, a relationship, or even casual dating by most people who use the term. Group sex(指一男多女, 或一女多男, orgy指多男多女的群交, ) is sexual behaviour involving more than three participants at the same time. The main focus of this page is group sex among humans, however group sex also occurs in other animal species - e.g. bighorn sheep and bonobos. Any and all sexual behaviour performed by at least four people can be a part of group sex, as well as a number of behaviors only possible with more than two people. Group sex involving one participant being penetrated by multiple people is sometimes termed a gang bang. In modern parlance(说法用语) an orgy may also refer to an event involving group sex. The difference between an orgy and a 3(+)-way (i.e. 4-way, 5-way, 6-way, etc) is that in a 3(+)-way there is one specific occurrence of sexual activity, that may be added onto but not split off into separate entities; if there are 2 or more specific focal points of sex the 3(+)-some becomes an orgy, or perhaps a co-ed circle jerk. Non-penetrative sex (also known as outercourse, dry sex, and dry humping) is sexual activity without vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, as opposed to penetrative aspects of intercourse, anal sex, or oral sex. The terms mutual masturbation and frottage(摩擦淫[指在人群中接触或摩擦别人穿着衣服的身体部位以取得性满足的行为]. Frot指penis-to-penis rubbing) are also used, but with slightly different emphases. NPS and outercourse are rather new terms, which is why such practices are sometimes still called "intercourse". The term "outercourse" is something of a misnomer, as it contrasts "outer" with "inter" but the "inter" in "intercourse" means "between two people". It does not describe being inside or outside of the body

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage 主演的Face/Off简介: Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged健壮的 FBI Agent. Who is still grieving for(为...而伤心) the dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy(=sworn foe 不同戴天的仇人 sworn brother结拜兄弟,死党 sworn friend莫逆之交), a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal.

其他简介: Sean Archer is a government agent who for six years has been trying to apprehend(1. 理解 2. 逮捕 a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended逮捕令已下达, 但他还没有被逮捕) terrorist, Caster Troy, who tried to kill him but ended up killing Archer's son instead. When Archer corners Troy, Troy tells Archer that he has planted a bomb that will go off but Archer thinks that Troy is bluffings(call somebody's bluff to make someone prove that what they are saying is true, or to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do, because you do not believe them Usage notes: If you are playing a card game and you call someone's bluff, you force them to show you the cards they have. Alice called his bluff and dared him to tell everyone what he knew about her. bluff v. (就自己的能力或意图)煞有介事地欺骗, 蒙骗 He could bluff his way through any difficulty他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关 2. 以伪装的方法艰难逃脱(或成功), 唱空城计) so a fight erupts that leaves Troy comatose(昏迷不醒的=unconscious coma [医] 昏迷 she went into a coma一次公路上的碰撞事故使他昏了过去). And the only person that he will talk to about it, is his brother, Caster but unfortunately he is a vegetable(植物人).

澳洲居民对身边商业建筑的抗议: An application to Burwood Council by Fernside Developments开发公司 at 289 Liverpool Road, Strathfield for a mixed development(混合开发用地) that includes twenty-one serviced apartments with check in and out times and two more shops prompted Willee Street residents to stage a street meeting on Sunday November 15th. The propsed developmetn is listed as Liverpool Rd but plans reveal a five-storey building beside a two-storey home to be accessed from residential Willee Street.

"We live in a quiet residential street because that's where we want to be, not in a transient(暂住的, 过渡的, 临时的) area," said Lisa, "we don't know what type of people a development like this will attract and there are residents who have lived in Willee Street for over forty years". "I'm upset. The building is really high with a balcony overlooking our place and the driveway is next to my fence. It will cause trouble," Mr Ho said. Other residents are objecting to the traffic impact if the project gets a green light. "Everyone at the street meeting wants the development scrapped(scrap废料, 碎屑 vt. 废弃丢弃). People are already disgruntled(不满不高兴) with Burwood Council and feel their concerns may not be listened to. Because of past negative experiences with Council, trust has been eroded and residents are not prepared to take this one lying down(躺倒认输;不作反抗)." she said.

(I'm) feeling okay. I am doing well.; I am feeling well. Alice: How are you feeling? Jane: I'm feeling okay. John: How are things going? Fred: Feeling okay. feeling no pain因醉酒或其他原因而麻木, 没有痛感 numbed by alcohol and feeling nothing; intoxicated. She fell off the wagon and is feeling no pain. He drank the whole thing, and he's feeling no pain. have feelings about someone or something 对...有感觉(常用于否定句型) to have preferences or notions about someone or something. (Usually in the negative.) I don't have any feelings about Jeff. You can choose him if you want. I have no feelings about this matter. Do what you want. hurt someone's feelings 伤某人心 to cause someone emotional pain. It hurts my feelings when you talk that way. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just have this feeling. 有这种预感 I have a premonition about this; I have a feeling about this. I really don't know that something is wrong. I just have this feeling. I just have this feeling that she is not telling us the truth. a gut feeling /response /reaction 第六感, 直觉 a feeling that you are certain is right, even if you cannot explain why. a personal, intuitive feeling or response. I have a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen. My gut reaction is that we should hire Susan for the job. My gut feeling was that she was lying. a sinking feeling不好的感觉, 心里没底  (informal) a feeling that something bad is going to happen I had that sinking feeling you get going into an exam you haven't studied for. that Monday morning feeling星期一症候群  (informal) if you have that Monday morning feeling, you are unhappy that the weekend has finished and you have to go back to work 'You look fed up. What's wrong?' 'Oh, it's just that Monday morning feeling.'  mixed feelings (about someone or something)复杂的感觉 to be both pleased and not pleased about something at the same time (often + about ), or uncertainty about someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have mixed feelings about Bob. Sometimes I think he likes me; other times I don't. I have mixed feelings about my trip to England. I love the people, but the climate upsets me.

muster: 征集召集集合 he replied with as much dignity as he could muster他鼓足了尊严作出了回答 the cavalrymen mustered beside the other regiments骑兵在其他团队旁集合 reporters mustered outside her house记者们聚集在她的屋外 pass muster be accepted as adequate or satisfactory被认为合格, 被认为可以通得过 this manifesto would not pass muster with the voters选民们对这个宣言不满意 

mustard: 芥末酱 I don't like mustard; it is too hot我不爱吃芥末, 这东西太辣了 a grain of mustard seed 一粒芥子; [喻]大有发展前途的东西 (not ) cut the mustard (informal)come up to expectations; reach the required standard (非正式)够格，符合标准 I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player作曲棍球手我不够格

Britney Spears' 'Womanizer' Clip Proved She Still Had It
'We just need to tell everybody that she's OK,' director Joseph Kahn says of the first video after Britney's rough patch.

By the time 2008 rolled around(流逝), Britney Spears had once again taken her rightful place as the pre-eminent卓越优秀的 princess of pop. There was no question about it: Britney was back and "Womanizer" confirmed it. After all, what better way to(还有什么更好的方式...?) show everyone you're back than to appear naked in a sauna?

The idea, however, like so many videos before, was all Britney's suggestion. "She pitched推销宣传 to me a very detailed idea of what she wanted to do," Kahn explained. "She wanted to dress up in costume, she wanted to follow her man to work, and she eventually wanted to show at the end that she is all three of those women."

" 'Womanizer,' for me, was a great experience on a personal level, because it completely verified that she was coming back," he continued. "By the time I worked with her on 'Womanizer,' you know, that was the Britney that I knew and it was a fun experience for me."

Kahn had to basically turn the video around overnight, and it was worth all the hard work — the video quickly became a fan favorite. "By the time it got out — and the beautiful thing好的一面 about the Internet is that you get instant reaction — the reaction seemed to be very positive. I'm going to sound like such a wuss(懦弱无用的人), but I think I cried," he said. "That sounds super lame, but come on, man — that's five days of some serious stress. And I had to end the video on her smiling, for sure. Like, we just need to tell everybody that she's OK."

With the release of Britney Spears: The Singles Collection, MTV News is looking back回顾 on the pop star's career through interviews with video directors, music-industry insiders and Spears herself, as she reflects on some of her greatest hits. Keep coming back for all things Britney, and let us know your favorite Brit songs, videos, memories and more in the comments below!

Toddler hit by ute(澳口 小卡车,小货车) in driveway

A toddler has been run over twice by a ute in the driveway of a house in Campbelltown, south-west of Sydney, this afternoon. "The tray of the ute apparently struck the boy who fell to the ground, then was run over by a wheel,’’ said a statement from NRMA CareFlight, which had a helicopter assist in taking the boy to hospital as part of the emergency response.

The boy is believed to have gone under the wheel a second time as the ute’s driver tried to respond to the initial incident.

The NRMA CareFlight helicopter landed at a primary school nearby the house in Richmond Avenue and took the 22-month-old boy to Westmead Children’s Hospital after initially stabilising him.

He arrived just after 4pm in a serious but stable condition. The boy has suffered abdominal, head and back injuries, but remained conscious throughout the ordeal.

Girl sexually assaulted after partyGEORGINA ROBINSON

A 17-year-old schoolgirl was sexually assaulted on her way home from an end-of-year party in Wollongong last night, say police.

The teen had been celebrating with other students at a restaurant, then went on to an after-party at a house in Berkeley. Police said she left there about 2am and began walking home alone along Whimbrel Avenue. Two men approached and pushed her over, then one of them sexually assaulted her while the other watched, police said. They ran away and the girl called police.

Her attackers are described as both being in their late teens and of Pacific Islander appearance. One was about 170 centimetres tall with a muscular build, police said. The other man was described as about 165 centimetres tall and obese, with short black hair.

Lake Illawarra crime manager Detective Chief Inspector Michael McLean cautioned women to be vigilant, especially at this time of year.

"Do not walk home alone, stick to major routes and use well-lit footpaths that are not closed in by bushes or other obstacles," he said.

Other safety tips from NSW Police:

Remind yourself that parties can be dangerous, so stay in control and don't drink too much, or leave your glass unattended. Stay with people you trust and avoid over amorous partygoers. Set a leaving time and know how you're getting home, and don't leave with a stranger;

If you are subjected to遭受 inappropriate comments object clearly明确反对 and walk away and tell someone you trust immediately;

Don't accept last minute offers to be driven home if you're unsure of the driver's intentions; phone triple-o if you think you might be attacked and say where you are.

澳洲新闻摘抄:

Employees warned on TV antics(foolish, outrageous, or amusing behaviour(荒唐可笑的、蛮横的或有趣的)举动 the antics of our political parties我们政党荒唐可笑的行为): Workers are being warned not to recreate scenes and imitate behaviour from US sitcoms and TV shows at office Christmas parties after a rise in complaints about sexual harassment stunts. "Clients have noticed American sitcoms, which are very liberal in the way they speak and not very real-world不真实的, are desensitising使脱敏使得不敏感 people in the workplace." In particular, they talk about Boston Legan, which is very crass粗鲁 in its speech(台词粗鲁), which is unusual for a legal environment. Although large corporations put measures in place to prevent bad behaviour at work functions, small to medium businesses were less likely to have polices in place.

True Blood bad boy makes good: He may play an over-sexed性欲过剩的 bad boy in vampire series True Blood, but actor Ryan Kwantenis polite and charming in real life. Kwanten, who cut his teeth(cut your teeth in something also cut your teeth on something初试牛刀 to get your first experience doing a particular kind of work or using a particular skill He cut his teeth in politics as a campaign manager for a small-town mayor. They had just graduated from law school and were anxious to cut their teeth on a case. ) as Vinnie on Home and Away, is back to star with Maeve Dermody in a film being made in Sydney. He has quite the reputation in the US as a sex symbol, thanks to his many and varied explicit(露骨的, 暴露的) scenes as Jason in True Blood.

Man oh man, it's not fair: A US TV network has been accused of hypocrisy(虚伪伪善) after it blurred擦去,模糊掉 former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert's man-on-man kiss at the American Music Awards just before airing Madonna and Britney Spears' on-stage pash(激情热情 [no obj.](Austral./NZ)kiss and caress amorously(情欲冲动地亲吻爱抚) unedited. "There was a lot of very adult material on the AMAs this year, and I know I wasn't the only one, Lady Gaga smashing whisky bottles. Janet Jackson grabbed a male dancer's crotch. Eminem talked about how Slim Shady(Eminem的一首歌) has 17 rapes under his belt(under your belt if you have an experience or a qualification under your belt, you have completed it successfully, and it may be useful to you in the future. already achieved or experienced. She was a capable individual, with fourteen years as managing director under her belt. He has several major drama awards under his belt.)." Jeremy Kinser, arts and entertainment editor of US gay mag The Advocate, said blurring Lambert's kiss was an example of double standards双重标准.

Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain

As fans mourn the untimely(不是时候不合时宜的, 过早的 his untimely death in military action他在军事行动中的早亡) passing of Irish boy band star Stephen Gately, speculation continues to grow over what may have caused the 33-year-old's death.

Gately, the first Irish boy band star to "come out" during his stint(时期 A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military.) in the band Boyzone, was on vacation in Majorca, Spain, when he was found dead on the sofa at 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Police were called to his house near Port d'Andratx Saturday afternoon and said there were no signs of suspicious circumstances but that "at the moment(此刻目前) it is not known how he died." Gerald Kean, an Irish lawyer and a friend of Gately's, spoke on behalf of the singer's family, telling reporters: "There's no foul play involved, and it's not suicide.

"There is nothing untoward(unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient事与愿违的, 不合宜的, 不顺利的both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened双方都装作似乎什么不好事都没有发生过的样子 untoward jokes and racial remarks不合宜的玩笑和有关种族的评论). It's not drugs, we don't believe. It's not suicide, it's not murder, it's not a fight. That's what we've been told."

A source told the Independent newspaper, "All we know so far is that they had gone out the night before 'till late and had quite a few drinks and raised the alert when they found Stephen dead."

The British tabloid, The Daily Mirror, quoted a family friend saying, "The family have been told the most likely scenario is Stephen had a bit too much to drink, vomited in his sleep and choked. It was a terrible accident."

Gately's former band colleagues also expressed their grief on Gately's official Web site, saying he was "our friend and brother." "We have shared such wonderful times together over the years and were all looking forward to sharing many more," a statement said. "Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He lit up our lives点亮我们的生命 and those of the many friends he had all over the world. Our love and sympathy go out to Andrew and Stephen's family. We love you and will miss you forever."

Boyzone scored six No. 1 hits during the 1990s, and Gately in particular won praise from many for "coming out" as gay at the age of 23. Gately was compelled to acknowledge his homosexuality publicly when a former member of the band's security detail threatened to sell his story to the tabloids.

On June 16, 1999, Gately gave an interview to Britain's The Sun newspaper, saying, "I'm gay and I'm in love." He described the decision to "come out" as "the hardest thing I have ever had to do but I owe it to our fans -- as well as myself -- to be completely honest."

"I know this may come as a bombshell to our followers. Many of them may be upset. I only hope they understand how important it is for me to reveal that I am gay." By doing so, Gately broke a taboo, and Boyzone's manager, Louis Walsh, said that if he had known about Gately's sexuality when he formed the band, he wouldn't have selected him, since "it wasn't cool then to have a gay guy in a band."

But the anticipated backlash from the band's mostly female fans did not materialize and after the band broke up, Gately enjoyed some success as a solo artist. His only solo album "New Beginning" made it to the U.K. Top 10 and produced three hit singles. He also starred in several musicals, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in 2003-04.

Gately's Fans Pay Tribute to "Heavenly Voice天赐好声音" on Facebook. He and Boyzone's other members reunited in February 2008, selling out two concert tours. The band also released two new singles, with the video for one of the songs, "Better," showing two men embracing in a montage of romantic couples.

The video aroused some controversy, with a Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister, the Rev. David McCullough, saying it was "yet another subtle effort of the homosexual propaganda machine."

"This video, that will be watched by millions, is sending out a deadly message to young people. It is stating that homosexuality is simply another norm," McCullough said.

Some public criticism notwithstanding, Gately appeared to have found peace in his private life. His Roman Catholic parents had accepted his homosexuality four years before his public admission, he told The Sun.

Boyzone star Stephen Gately, whose body was found in a house on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, died of natural causes, according to autopsy results released Tuesday. A post-mortem死后, 验尸 showed Gately, 33, an Irishman, died as a result of a pulmonary edema(肺水肿), or fluid in the lungs, the Balearic Islands Superior Justice Tribunal said in a statement. The court said tissue samples from the singer's body would be sent to a laboratory in Barcelona for further analysis, and that unless information contradicting the autopsy result emerged, the investigation would be closed. Spanish news reports said the two had been out drinking and that the singer had later choked on his own vomit. The house, situated on an exclusive tree-lined seafront street, overlooks a rocky bay reputed to have some of the best sunset views on Spain's favorite holiday island. Spanish police said they were called to the scene on Saturday afternoon.

Soulja Boy arrested after vacant house video shoot
McDONOUGH, Ga. – Police say rapper Soulja Boy was charged with obstruction(妨碍司法) after telling officers that people gathered at an abandoned Georgia house were shooting a music video.

Henry County Police Capt. Jason Bolton said Friday that when officers arrived Wednesday night to investigate complaints, almost half of the 40 people assembled fled by foot. Later, a man identified as DeAndre Cortez Way, Soulja Boy's real name, returned and said the group was shooting a video.

unwitting无意的,不知情的 adv You played right into my hands(play into the hands of somebody故意让...占便宜, 为...谋方便 also play into somebody's hands to give someone an advantage If this information is made public, it will play into the hands of people who are demanding an investigation of the police. Usage notes: usually an advantage one person believes another should not have) that night quite unwittingly.那天晚上, 你无意中让我占了便宜.

Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure终极曝光 — his bare body. The 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday.

To get ready for his close-up([照片、电影、录像的]特写 a close-up of her face), Johnston is training three hours a day, six nights a week at an Anchorage gym with a local body builder. A formal agreement hasn't been reached with the online magazine, but the photo shoot is a "foregone conclusion," said Johnston's attorney, Rex Butler. Johnston fathered a son with Bristol, the 18-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate who resigned as Alaska's governor in July. Publication of the photographs could be a source of embarrassment for Palin, often mentioned as a possible 2012 presidential candidate. Her memoir, "Going Rogue," will be published next month and pre-sales already have made it a national best seller.

Just after Sen. John McCain chose Palin as his running mate in August 2008, Johnston was thrust into(强行闯入, 投身于) the national spotlight when Palin abruptly announced her unwed daughter was pregnant and the couple would marry. The couple broke up after the birth of their son, Tripp, in December. The relationship between the Palins and Johnston since then has often been strained, mostly over visitation issues. Palin's representatives did not respond to a request for comment on the Playgirl job. Johnston also has been marketing himself for a possible modeling or acting career, spending time in New York and Los Angeles. His first TV commercial, hawking Wonderful brand pistachios, debuted this week. No date has been set for the Playgirl photo shoot, but Butler expects the world will get a gander of the finished product by the end of the year. Playgirl approached Johnston about posing in the buff, Butler said. Playgirl spokesman Vincent Stevens couldn't immediately be reached for comment. "We told him he would have to do what actors and actresses do," Butler said. "They get in the gym." Johnston has been working out with Marvin Jones, a former Mr. Alaska competitor who has put the teenager on a low-carb([=carbohydrate]碳), high-protein diet.

Rather loses $70 million lawsuit against CBS NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former TV newsman Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS Corp in which Rather claimed he was made a scapegoat替罪羊 in a scandal over a 2004 report on then-President George W. Bush's military record. The ruling by a panel of judges of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division上诉庭 said Rather's $70 million complaint should be dismissed in its entirety and that a lower court erred in denying CBS's motion to throw out the lawsuit. CBS said it considered the legal fight "effectively over" and put an end to its public dispute with one of America's most influential broadcast journalists, who followed the legendary Walter Cronkite as the CBS Evening News anchor. Rather's lawyer, Martin Gold, said he planned to appeal. Rather, 77, sued CBS, Viacom and others in September 2007, claiming he was being blamed to "pacify平息 the White House" in the wake of a scandal over a September 8, 2004, report on Bush's military record. CBS was part of Viacom until the companies split in 2006. In the story, which ran two months before the presidential election pitting Bush against Democrat John Kerry, Rather said Bush had received special treatment while serving in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, The network later acknowledged that documents used in the story could not be authenticated证实 and Rather was removed as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" in March 2005 after 24 years. Rather claimed in the lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court, that CBS breached his contract and its fiduciary duty in part by not giving him enough on-air assignments after he was removed as anchor. He kept reporting for the weekly news program "60 Minutes," but was dumped by CBS in June 2006 after 44 years with the network. The appeals court ruled Rather failed to sufficiently support his claim that he lost business opportunities due to CBS's failure to release him to seek other employment. Rather now produces an hour-long news program, "Dan Rather Reports," for cable channel HDNet, available to viewers with high-definition TV sets.