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chew bubblegum嚼口香糖
I'm all out of bubblegum.我没有口香糖了
kick ass
manual can opener
slice a hole in……
condiment 调味品
final/ending time=cut-off time
crux (难题或问题的)关键;症结;最难点n.
hoaxes/pranks/jokes
hoax
dune沙丘
animal crackers/cookies动物饼干
maddening adj.使人恼火的;让人沮丧的
retrieve寻回,恢复
contagious传染性的,有感染力的
solitude孤独,人迹罕至的地方
readiness- ready
scrutinising仔细检查,详查
when it comes to v-ing
achievement/accomplishment/feat
how come 为什么
I'll buzz you in我会帮你开门
tumble dryer滚筒式烘干机
assumption n. 假定;设想;担任;采取
mandatory强制性的
solicitor律师
utilize利用-take advantage of
hiccup打嗝
conscience道德
luscious美味的
insist on doing sth
tollway收费公路
No. 115
I think I could use some black coffee.
我觉得我急需/真想要一些黑咖啡。
What size would you like?
你想要多大杯的?
Um. I've got a lot to ponder,so I think a large.
我有很多事要考虑,所以我要一个大杯。
I'm afraid we don't have large ,sir.We have piccolo,macho,mucho and mucho macho.
恐怕我们没有大杯,先生,我们有迷你杯,大气杯,磅礴杯和大气磅礴杯。
(1)macho
adj.大男子气的;男子汉的
n.男子汉
mucho是西班牙语,指很多
I'm afraid- I'm sorry
kick back放松
taunt- insult- tease
fluctuate 波动
burning question:a subject or question that must be dealt with or answered quickly,即急需解决的问题,十万火急的问题
No. 132
To spank or not to spank? It's a controversy that creates a huge divide among parents.
打还是不打,这是让不同家长之间存在巨大分歧的辩题。
(1)spank
v. 打(小孩的)屁股 n. 一掴
(2)controversy
n. (公开的)争论,辩论,论战
No. 135
Again,rumbles of thunder;we've got the dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning,brief heavy rain,gusty winds and even the chance of some hail.
再说一遍,预计未来有雷电,并伴随危险的云地闪电,与此同时会有短时强降雨,强阵风,有一定几率会降冰雹
(1)cloud-to-ground lightning云地闪电
(2)gusty adj.突发的,阵风的,刮风的
(3)hail n.冰雹
(4)rumble 隆隆响
No. 137
If you were to warp up everything-all you concepts-into one idea,what would that be?Educate and obey your conscience.
如果你要总结—将所有的想法都用一句话概括,那句话是什么呢?学习和遵守你的良知
(1)wrap up
总结;(用纸、布等)包,裹; 穿得暖和; 圆满完成,圆满结束(工作、协议等)
(2)boil down/sum up 总结
No.142
I want short back and sides,But nothing off the top.Whatever you do,don't touch the top.And make it snappy.I have a plane to catch.
我想把后面和两边剪短,但是别动头顶,不管你怎么剪,都别动头顶。还有快一点,我还要赶飞机。
(1)snappy=quickly
(2)I have plane/bus/train to catch√
I have taxi to catch. ×
有预约的就可以用这种说法。
No. 144
High inside the Arctic Circle in one of the most unforgiving environments on the planet two teams of paleontologists investigate a 70-million-year-old mystery.They've unearthed dozens of dinosaurs.
在地球上最无情的环境之一——北极圈的高处,两组古生物学者调查了一个7000万年前神秘之物。他们发掘出了数打的恐龙。
(1)paleontologist
n. 古生物学者
(2)unearth
v. 挖掘; 发掘; 使出土; (偶然或经搜寻)发现,找到
(3) unforgiving- relentless(harsh/cruel)
unearth- dug up- found- discover
dozen-12
No. 145
George:I snapped. It was the last straw.
我发飙了,这是压死骆驼的最后一根稻草。
Jerry:So what are you gonna do now?You gonna look for something else in real estate?
所以你现在打算怎么办?你打算另找房地产相关的工作吗?
George:Nobody's hiring now. The market's terrible.
很难能找到工作,现在市场蛮糟糕的
1)real estate
房地产;不动产;房地产业;房地产销售业
2)snapped
v(使啪地)打开,关上,移到某位置;(使喀嚓)断裂,绷断;厉声说;怒气冲冲地说;不耐烦地说;
a pinch of salt一撮盐
a head/clove of garlic一头/瓣蒜
a carton of eggs/milk一盒鸡蛋/牛奶
a tube of toothpaste一管牙膏
a set of keys 一串钥匙
a head of broccoli一颗西蓝花
a bar of chocolates一块巧克力
a slice of bread一片面包
a sheet of paper一张纸
No. 116
I don't trust anyone anymore.
我再也会不相信任何人了。
I don't blame you,I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours,you can believe me.
这不怪你,我和你那些所谓不能共患难的朋友可不一样,你可以相信我。
(1)酒肉朋友/不能共患难的朋友
Fair weather friends
(2)so-called所谓的
No. 118
These young mountain bikers are spending their afternoon racing on the trails.
这些年轻的山地自行车骑手通过在小路上竞赛度过他们的下午。
(1)trail
n. (长串的)痕迹,踪迹,足迹; (尤指打猎时跟踪的)踪迹,臭迹; (乡间的)小路,小径
v. (被)拖,拉; (尤指跟在他人后面)疲惫地走,没精打采地慢走,磨蹭; (在比赛或其他竞赛中)落后,失利,失败
No. 119
It's a rainy day today,so I think I might to do something that's been needing to be done for a while.
今天是雨天,我可以完成一些之前本该做的事。
No. 122
The Amazon forest,which blankets 40% of Brazil's territory,is the home to more than 1800 species of birds,and several hundred species of mammals,and more than 1500 species of aquatic creatures,inhabit its countless miles of waterways.
亚马逊森林覆盖巴西40%的面积,它是1800多种鸟类、数百种哺乳动物和1500多种水生生物的家园,这些生物栖息在这无尽长的水道上。
(1)territory
n.领土;版图;领地;(个人、群体、动物等占据的)领域,管区,地盘;(某人负责的)地区
(2)mammal
n. 哺乳动物
(3)aquatic creatures
水生生物
(4)inhabit
v.居住在;栖居于
1800 eighteen hundred
No. 110
Even from very early on when we were just building this thing for ,for one school,there was this concept of what it could turn into. We just weren't sure then that we would be the ones who did it.
即使早期我们为学校建立脸书时有对它的展望,但我们仍不知道在那之后它会取得巨大的成功。
No. 111
Keeping future resources intact means keeping present consumption in check,and that's why we promote green ways of living and working.
保持未来资源的完整意味控制当下资源的消耗,这就是我们提倡绿色生活和工作的原因。
(1)intact
adj. 完好无损; 完整
(2)in check
在控制中,被阻止,(象棋中)(敌方主帅)处于被将军地位
(3)consumption
n.(能量、食物或材料的)消耗,消耗量;消费;肺病;肺痨;肺结核
leap year间隔年
AKA|also known as缩写
No. 71
You can essentially opt out(意to choose not to do sth) of the new policy by manually deleting your Google web history or by simply not signing in to sites like Gmail when searching on Google.
实际上,你可以通过手动删除你的谷歌历史记录或者用谷歌搜索时不登录的方式来选择避免新政策的影响。
(1)essentially adv. 本质上,实际上 basically
(2)manually adv. 手动的
2 out of every 3 Americans三分之二的
No. 62
According to the CDC,2 out of every 3 Americans are considered either overweight or obese and the trend towards unhealthy habits is starting even younger with nearly 20 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 11 considered obese.
根据疾控中心的报告,每三个美国人有两个是超重或肥胖,而且不健康生活习惯的趋势开始倾向于更年轻的群体,将近20%的6—11岁的孩子是肥胖的。
obese adj. 体态臃肿的;肥胖的;病态肥胖的
hit-come to arrive
hit primetime黄金时代
in a tizzy- angry
black out 中断,终止
anti-piracy反盗版 legislation
Martin Luther King
spearhead the drive to desegregate ……
in and around某地及周边
quotation- line引用
layaway预付定金购货法
psychic 通灵 go to ~
limo林肯
creature comforts物质享受
stay mum about sth.对某事保持沉默
take one's fancy让某人中意,喜欢
rogue n.小淘气;流氓;凶猛的离群兽;劣种
vi. 游手好闲;去劣;流浪
rogue trader- a scoundrel
debris n. 散落的碎片, 残骸
going by the book照章办事,按规矩行事
a breed-a type
doubleheader 两个比赛在同一天
preliminary adj. 初步的, 预备的, 开端的 n. 准备工作, 初步行动
horrific可怕的,不好的,毛骨悚然的
terrific (好的)可怕的
sanitary items 卫生用品(卫生纸啥的清洁用品,用过的)
nerve-wracking adj.让人紧张|焦虑的
a little bit-very
get into 对…发生兴趣,卷入,进入
swept the series赢了全局|全场所有比赛
identical 同一的
mosquitoes- skeeters蚊子
be native to
tropics n.热带地区
the frantic狂乱|疯狂的 pacing
pacing- speed
zone out- space out走神,开小差
spun up- wound up焦躁不安的,急躁的
soak 渗透;浸泡
late brother 已故的兄弟
batter 连续猛击;磨损
drenched adj. 湿透的;充满的
Philippine菲律宾
past their prime过了最好的时候
in my prime在我最好的年纪
ravine n.峡谷,沟壑,山涧
ultralight 超轻型的 plane
ultrasonic超声波
ultrasound超声
Ferris wheel摩天轮
a rural festival 农村的节日
somehow- magically
Egypt埃及
expected- anticipated- be thought to be
generator-powered flood lights发电机供电强力照明|泛光灯照明
the mounds of debris
mountain- plies- mounds
decommission 停止使用,使退役
decommission the facility
it would be decades before nearby residents who were forced to flee can return to the area.
intercept vt.拦截, 截住, 截击
bound for去,准备去
gooey 粘的
snarl v.咆哮|混乱|缠结
valve阀门
sealant密封剂
a dozen 12
domesticate 驯化
on the shoulder of the road在路肩上
同名(大仲马,小仲马)
father: xx junior
son:xx senior
brother: xx the third
love to do与love doing的区别如下:
love to do表示在当时的状态下愿意做什么事情,强调经常性、习惯性动作。
eg.love to hate broccoli.
love doing表示在一段时间内喜欢做某件事情,强调某一次、特定动作。
No. 55
--A Georgia mother says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his late brother.
--We hoped that they could find something that would sustain them through that loss ,but this is not the way.
—一位乔治亚洲的母亲说她因为允许10岁的儿子通过纹身纪念他已故的兄弟被逮捕。
—(警方:)我们希望他们能借助一些东西克服难关,但纹身不行。
(1)Georgia 乔治亚洲
(2)loss丧失;丢失;亏损;逝世
(3)tattoo v. /n.给…纹身/纹身
No. 57
It's surely in the running for one of the most expensive pile-ups in highway history. These crumpled Ferraris were among8 involved in the crash.
The airbags may have saved those inside from serious injury,but oh~what damage may have been done to bruise the spirits of these enthusiasts attached to their sleek sports cars.
想必这场事故有望成为高速公路史上最贵的连环车祸,在相撞中压皱的法拉利有8辆。安全气囊在严重的车祸中救了车内的人们,但事故使他们的自我价值感和他们光亮的爱车一样出现了伤痕。
(1)in the running for有望成为…
(2)pile-ups连环车祸
(3)crumpled v. 压皱;变皱,起皱
(4)airbag n. 安全气囊
(5)bruise v. 擦伤;碰伤;使出现伤痕
(6)enthusiast n. 热衷于…的人
(7)sleek adj. 光亮的
No. 59
This iceberg here,there's out croppings under the water ,and sea ice,ice-berg is very hard ,so it's almost like ,it could almost be like a can opener and when probably the Titanic went by ,it just sliced a hole in it like you would with a manual can opener.
这个冰山山顶部分从水中露出,并且海里的冰…冰山的冰非常坚硬,就像开罐器一样。当泰坦尼克号经过时,冰山在船身划开一个洞,就像你用手动开罐器一样。
(1)manual adj手工的;用手的;手动的
(2)outcropping n. 露头;露出的岩层
No. 69
American Electric Power is currently below its 50-day moving average of $40. 28 and below it's 200-day MA of $38.53.
现在美国电力公司股票的流动平均值低于50天的均价40美元38美分,也低于200天的38美元53美分。