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congruency
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I have come in contact with many individuals who have achieved an incredible degree of outward success, but have found themselves struggling with an inner hunger, a deep need for personal congruency and effectiveness and for healthy, growing relationships with other people.
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suspect
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I suspect some of the problems they have shared with me may be familiar to you.
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keep a promise
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I just can't seem to keep a promise I make to myself.
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rekindle
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We've tried a number of things, but we just can't seem to rekindle the feeling we used to have.
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approaches
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These are deep problems, painful problems -- problems that quick fix approaches can't solve.
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supremely
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We felt that if "success" were important in any area of life, it was supremely important in our role as parents.
At this time in my professional role I was involved in leadership development work with various clients throughout the country.In that capacity I was preparing bimonthly programs on the subject of communication and perception for IBM's Executive Development Program participants. |
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harmony
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We began to realize that what we were doing to help our son was not in harmony with the way we really saw him.
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consciousness
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It was filled with social image consciousness, techniques and quick fixes -- with social band-aids and aspirin that addressed acute problems and sometimes even appeared to solve them temporarily -- but left the underlying chronic problems untouched to fester and resurface time and again.
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representative
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Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is representative of that literature. It is, basically, the story of one man's effort to integrate certain principles and habits deep within his nature.
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altitude
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Your attitude determines your altitude.
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layers and layers
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We saw within him layers and layers of potential that would be realized at his own pace and speed.
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manipulate
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We stopped trying to kindly, positively manipulate him into an acceptable social mold.
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guileless
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He developed an engaging and guileless personality that has enabled him to relate in nonthreatening ways to all kinds of people.
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ethic
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It brought to our awareness on a very personal level the vital difference between the personality ethic and the character ethic of success.
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diligence
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Search your own heart with all diligence for out of it flow the issues of life.
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inadvertently
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Perhaps, in utilizing our human capacity to build on the foundation of generations before us, we have inadvertently become so focused on our own building that we have forgotten the foundation that holds it up; or in reaping for so long where we have not sown, perhaps we have forgotten the need to sow.
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cramming
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To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.
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reap what you sow
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The price must be paid and the process followed. You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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encounter frustrating obstacles
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If you have the right map of Chicago, then diligence becomes important, and when you encounter frustrating obstacles along the way, then attitude can make a real difference. But the first and most important requirement is the accuracy of the map.
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the way we act
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The way we see things is the source of the way we think and the way we act.
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conditioning of a lifetime
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If 10 seconds can have that kind of impact on the way we see things, what about the conditioning of a lifetime?
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we are objective
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Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case.
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we are conditioned to see it
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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are -- or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms. When other people disagree with us, we immediately think something is wrong with them. But, as the demonstration shows, sincere, clearheaded people see things differently, each looking through the unique lens of experience.
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paradigms
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The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view.
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turned on inside
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It's as though a light were suddenly turned on inside.
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significant breakthrough
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Kuhn shows how almost every significant breakthrough in the field of scientific endeavor is first a break with tradition, with old ways of thinking, with old paradigms.
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Paradigm Shift
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For Ptolemy, the great Egyptian astronomer, the earth was the center of the universe. But Copernicus created a Paradigm Shift, and a great deal of resistance and persecution as well, by placing the sun at the center. Suddenly, everything took on a different interpretation.
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a different paradigm
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Then a different paradigm was developed -- government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
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a ripple in the pond of human life
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It’s just like a ripple in the pond of human life, expanding and sending its energy much farther than one could expect.
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soothing
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You don’t have to know the exact names and number of the people who you might have positively influenced or even impacted because of what you are doing. Definitely they will be there and probably they will be more than you would initially speculate. It doesn’t matter one knows them or not and besides, how many people one can know in one’s life? This is a beautiful and soothing scene for me!
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freed from my doubt
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Now that I am just freed from my doubt about how much difference I could make in this life, I just go for the right things I want to do without the need to worry about their values.
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entrepreneurs
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I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down -- that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.
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less sure about everything
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The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.
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tasting medicine
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It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.
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entire life
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I'm more sure about this than anything in my entire life.
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great desperation
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Dearest Des, I'm writing this letter to you as you leave for prision. And I've hidden it in the one place you would turn to in a moment of great desperation.
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who truly loves us
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All we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us.
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hallucinating
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Your throat is raw, and if you don't eat or drink something soon, you're going to start hallucinating.
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giving up
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I know it feels like you're giving up, like you're losing if you do anything that I ask you to.
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hitchhiker
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Can I see your license and registration, please?
Was I speeding, officer? Tail light's out. Could you both please step out of the vehicle? Now the transaction logs and the paperwork for all of'em's in the red notebook right there in that duffel. So are we free to go? I could still take you in for picking up a hitchhiker. |
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zero-tolerance
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I only ask because of the strict zero-tolerance policy you've enacted.
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amenable for coercion
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Because you hadn't been here long, didn't have a criminal record, and the psych profile said you would be amenable for coercion.
长官说你可以当污点证人 |
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coincidence
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Don't mistake coincidence for fate.
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a strinking resemblance
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Has it not occurred to you that Juliet bears a strinking resemblance to your ex-wife?
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got shot to sunshine
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Because my wonderful plan got shot to sunshine when you saw my danmed x-rays and figured out I was dying.
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catch our breaths
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We can stop for a bit and catch our breaths.
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a waste and a disgrace
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And to share it with you would be a waste and a disgrace to the great man who made it, because you, Hume, will never be a great man.
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contain your excitement
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Try to contain your excitement, freckles.
Forgive me if I'm not excited about explaining why there's only two of us coming back, James. Yeah, well, anticipation's the worst part. I thought I would spare you. |
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fresh start
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Never too late for a fresh start.
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motivated
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You don't know where to look, and you're not motivated.
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What makes you think
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What makes you think I have an interest in helping you?
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precisely
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I have survived on the island precisely by avoiding these types of encounters.
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accommodate
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It's comprised of houses and dormitories with water and power, Large enough to accommodate an entire community.
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fatality
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These questions are standard procedure when there's a fatality.
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makes you noble
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You think that just paying her bills makes you noble or something?
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involve you in this
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I'm sorry I had to involve you in this.
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have your word
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Do I have your word on that?
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a day ahead of us
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We have got ourselves quite a day ahead of us.
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entitled to his secrets
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Every man's entitled to his secrets, but can I give you a piece of advice?
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sudden burst of optimism
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Where did this sudden burst of optimism come from?
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don't blow it
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You spent your whole life working to get here, so don't blow it.
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time flies
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I know that six months sounds like an eternity, but you're gonna be amazed at how time flies once you're there.
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too late
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I can be back before it's too late.
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explain myself
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Why don't I ever have to explain myself to you?
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hold a knife
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If there were any bullets in that gun, why would you hold a knife to my throat?
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conned
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I conned him into giving me one of his kidneys, he never got over it.
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pylons
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['pailən]
I'm fortunate the pylons were not set to a lethal level. |
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senseless
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You didn't have to beat Mike senseless to make your point.
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risk losing the chance of
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If this doesn't work, we can't risk losing the chance of getting in contact with Naomi's boat.
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same thing
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How do I know you didn't say the same thing to them about me?
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sticking up for
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Why are you sticking up for Sawyer?
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holding your friends
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But the ones you failed to kill are now holding your friends.
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get a fix on
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Can you get a fix on our location?
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minding your own business
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So 5 mintues before you let 10 cruiser on a chase across the city you're minding your own business in a convenience store until you see something and freak out.
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nuthouse
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Are you trying to get tossed into the nuthouse?
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freighter
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Calling Jack accomplishes nothing.
It would accomplish warning him. It will also means warning the people on the freighter that we're suspicious of them. |
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a dummy trail
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But if she didn't want us to find her, then she could've created a dummy trail.
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extend you an invitation
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So on behalf of oceanic, I'd like to extend you an invitation for a little upgrade.
To a facility where the paint isn't peeling off the walls. |
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taken matters into her own hands
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So I guess she's taken matters into her own hands.
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pay you a visit
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On my way back from a consult thought I'd drop by and pay you a visit.
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water under the bridge
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It's water under the bridge.
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harmless
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And because apart from his mouth, he's completely harmless.
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full extent of
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"Is it free?" was the full extent of my german.
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sold my soul
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Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would have sold my soul.
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powerless to stop
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Or a war is coming which we will both be powerless to stop.
Why would I give you Charlotte for nothing? |
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get to my boss
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You used me to get to my boss?
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No use having
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No use having rules if there's on punishment for breaking them.
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in recess
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What I'll do is grant a recess for lunch, but be prepared to proceed with your case after we return.
The court is now in recess. |
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key witness
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lost-s04e04-00:36:37
My key witness spoke to her daughter yesterday, and now she's got cold feet. |
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put this woman on trial
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lost-s04e04-00:36:51
Kate is a worldwide hero who saved 5 other peoples' lives after a plane crash and nearly starved to death on a deserted island, and after all that, you put this woman on trial for rescuing her mother from an abusive husband. |
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equation
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lost-s04e05-00:26:30
Every equation needs stability, something known, it's called a constant. 所有的方程都需要稳定性，一些已知量，就是所谓的常量。 |
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How can Ben possibly
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lost-s04e06-00:06:00
How can Ben possibly know where they are when he's a prisoner? |
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plummet
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['plʌmit]
lost-s04e06-00:13:38 The porblem occurs somewhere during the second trimester when the mother's immune system is triggered. The white blood cell count plummets. |
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spare me the pretense
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lost-s04e06-00:15:45
Now please respect me enough to spare me the pretense that you are actually offended. |
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taking the wrong approach
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lost-s04e06-00:17:13
I just think we might be taking the wrong approach. I might be just a little less intimidating. |
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second-guessing
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lost-s04e06-00:18:45
You have to deal with all those people constantly second-guessing your decisions. |
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get involved
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lost-s04e06-00:22:36
Come up with an adequate story if they ask, stay quiet if they don't, listen, learn, don't get involved. |
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exploit this island
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lost-s04e06-00:27:35
Charles wants to exploit this island, and he'll do everything in his power to possess it. |
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bargaining chip
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lost-s04e06-00:27:56
筹码 Everything I know about Charles is in this file. Some of it's vague, some of it's guesswork, some of it's concrete. I'm sorry I didn't tell you all this sonner, but it was the only bargaining chip I had left. |
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disable it
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lost-s04e06-00:34:23
We're trying to disable it before he can use it against us! Look me in the eye and tell me you are certain at Ben wouldn't use this gas to kill everyong on this island! |
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apply to everyone
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lost-s04e08-00:04:06
The rules of desertion still apply to everyone. |
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offered his loyalty
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lost-s04e08-00:06:04
Miles offered his loyalty in exchange for the money. |
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redeem yourself for
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lost-s04e08-00:23:37
You wanna redeem yourself for what you did? |
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taking orders from
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lost-s04e08-00:40:06
听从于，受某人指挥 I don't like taking orders from my dad any more than you do. |
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debate amongst
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lost-s04e09-00:08:41
How long did you guys debate amongst yourselves whether or not to ask me why the phone rang? |
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convince the world
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lost-s04e09-00:18:38
The man who tried to convince the world that your plane was on the bottom of the ocean? |
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dispense with the formalities
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lost-s04e09-00:21:50
免去礼节 So I know exactly what kind of man you are, Mr. Keamy, and we can just dispense with the formalities. |
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present a counterproposal
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lost-s04e09-00:22:42
I'd like to present a counterproposal. |
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toss him out
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lost-s04e09-00:25:11
Our best chance here is to toss him out and fend for ourselves. |
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one hair on his curly head
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lost-s04e09-00:36:19
You harm so much as one hair on his curly head I will kill you. |
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lay the blame for
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lost-s04e09-00:39:32
Don't stand there, looking at me with those horrible eyes of yours and lay the blame for the death of that poor girl on me. |
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have the audacity to
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lost-s04e09-00:39:54
You creep into my bedroom in the dead of night like a rat and have the audacity to pretend that you're the victim? |
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chalking it up to
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lost-s04e10-00:12:43
The day before we're all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddendly comes down with a life-threatening condition, and you're chalking it up to bad luck? |
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numb
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lost-s04e10-00:27:19
This is gonna numb the area of the first incision. 现在要对第一处的伤口进行麻醉。 |
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matter one bit
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lost-s04e11-00:39:46
And once they get here, all of these questions won't matter one bit. So why don't you ask the one question that does matter? |
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frighting the infection
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lost-s04e12-00:08:17
My body is just frighting the infection around the stitches. |
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off the table
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lost-s04e12-00:14:15
I'm afraid Mrs. Austen's legal issue is off the table. |
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last resort
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lost-s04e12-00:17:07
Because doing it is both dangerous and unpredictable. It's a measure of last resort. |
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hostile indigenous population
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lost-s05e01-00:02:28
Given your specific area of expertise you should find it no surprise that this station's primary purpose is to develop defensive strategies and gather intelligence on the island's hostile indigenous population. |
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far more pressing matters
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lost-s05e01-00:15:05
I really think we have far more pressing matters than me giving you a shirt. |
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help or be quiet
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lost-s05e02-00:05:38
We are trying to focus on what we can control, you are either gonna help or be quiet! |
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incinerator
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lost-s05e03-00:16:16 Because I'm the one who had to take the rats that he made run through this bloody thing down to the incinerator, so that no one would find out what he was up to. You're not the first one to poke around here. |
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squad
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lost-s05e03-00:17:57
Ellie tells me that you're not willing to reveal where the rest of your squad is. |
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offer you a deal
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lost-s05e04-00:08:16
I'm here to offer you a deal. Considering what you're asking for, that's more than reasonable. I'll be sure to pass along your offer. |
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in no position
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lost-s05e04-00:08:42
You're in no position to be making any kind of deals. I have a signed count order compelling you to let us confirm that you're the child's mother. |
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suspended on charges of
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lost-s05e04-00:12:47
You were suspended on charges of substance abuse. 你因为滥用药物被吊销了执照 I take full responsibility for my actions. |
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dirty linen
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家丑，琐事
lost-s05e04-00:16:18 Save the dirty linen for later. |
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pick up her settlement
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lost-s05e04-00:32:12
She's in town to pick up her settlement. 她来这里是领取索赔的。 |
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take it upon
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lost-s05e04-00:32:36
Why'd you take it upon yourself to resuce Hugo? 为何不惜一切去救Hugo？ |
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What are the odds
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lost-s05e05-00:25:59
What are the odds that we would end up in the same time as this thing? |
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make much sense for
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lost-s05e06-00:22:54
Those don't make much sense for the island. 这东西在岛上可用不着。 |
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delusions
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lost-s05e07-00:31:22
Have you ever stopped to think that these delusions that you're special aren't real? 你有没有理智地想过关于你自己很重要的这些幻想都是不真实的？ |
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hot and bothered
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lost-s05e09-00:12:48
adj. 慌张的(激动的, 不安的) So what are you all hot and bothered about? |
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gentlemen
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lost-s05e09-00:30:50
Now we can proceed like a couple of gentlemen. 我们就不用动粗了。 |
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intel on the others
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lost-s05e10-00:12:15
You were gonna offer some intel on the others in exchange for living with us. |
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without it sounding like
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lost-s05e10-00:27:49
I wasn't quite sure how to do it without it sounding like I was telling you to stay away. |
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every opportunity
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lost-s05e10-00:28:46
And we've given him every opportunity to defend himself. |
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diversion
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lost-s05e11-00:02:35
We're pretty sure he used this fire as a diversion in order to escape. |
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cooked a story
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lost-s05e11-00:08:35
You and your friends cooked a story for the whole world about what happened on that island. |
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in a medical situation
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lost-s05e11-00:21:41
He's in a medical situation that is not resolvable. |
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do me the courtesy of
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lost-s05e11-00:31:21
At least do me the courtesy of telling me why. |
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elephant in the room
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lost-s05e12-00:09:53
I was hoping that you can I could talk about the elephant in the room. I assume you're referring to the fact that I killed you. |
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significantly
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lost-s05e12-00:14:32
I've found sometimes that friends can be significantly more dangerous than enemies. |
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caught up in the middle
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lost-s05e12-00:32:52
I'm sorry that you're caught up in the middle of this thing. 抱歉把你也卷了进来。 |
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empty hole inside you
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lost-s05e13-00:32:08
All the money in the world isn't gonna fill that empty hole inside you. |
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casualty
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lost-s05e14-00:02:21
And in the process, Ben's daughter Alex became a casualty. 在对峙中，Ben的女儿Alex成了牺牲品。 |
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Given the amazing circumstances
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lost-s05e14-00:07:48
Given the amazing circumstances surrouding the survival of you six, is it possible there are any other survivors form the crash yet to be discovered? |
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took out her pain on
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lost-s05e14-00:09:11
She was unable to move past Jin's presumed death and took out her pain on her father. 她无法从金的死亡阴影中走出来，并且把痛苦发泄在她父亲身上。 |
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bittersweet
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lost-s05e14-00:09:30
Without Jin, the birth of her daughter was bittersweet. |
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fulfilled the promise
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lost-s05e14-00:11:17
Kate fulfilled the promise she made to Sawyer on the chopper. |
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provided him the opportunity
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lost-s05e14-00:12:01
For Jack, coming home provided him the opportunity to say good-bye to his father Christian, who died in Sydney. |
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encounters with
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lost-s05e14-00:13:35
But Hurley's encounters with dead friends continued, and one gave him a message to pass on to Jack. |
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brought their relationship to an end
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lost-s05e14-00:14:18
The promise she made to Sawyer was coming between them and ultimately brought their relationship to an end. |
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led him directly to a confrontation with
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lost-s05e14-00:16:13
Desmond's search for Faraday's mother uncovered clues that led him directly to a confrontation with Charles Widmore. |
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qualify you to
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lost-s05e15-00:09:18
What could possibly qualify you to make that kind of prediction? 你有什么资格能做出这种预测？ |
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cataclysmic accident
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lost-s05e15.5-00:25:21
If we start drilling, there's a high probability of a cataclysmic accident. |
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捍卫国家主权和领土完整
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safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity
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回顾过去，展望未来
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review the past and presage the future
review the past and look into the future in retrospect the past and look into the future |
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深入广泛交换意见
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make in depth and extensive exchange of veiews on some problems.
make intensive and extensive exchange of veiews on some problems. |
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prompts
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The system automatically prompts the desk clerk to greet me with this exact statement: nice to meet you, Mr. Chen.
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keep my world in orbit
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It's these kinds of systemised friendly touches that keep my world in orbit.
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a large extent
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A man's attitude determines to a large extent how his life will be.
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impeccable
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My source is impeccable.
Your source is 110% fucking peccable. 我的情报无懈可击，你的情况绝对是假的。 |
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spoke out against
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Your paper has been trying to fuck my husband ever since he spoke out against this administration.
自从我丈夫宣布对当局行动持反对态度以来，你们报社就一直想找他麻烦。 |
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eloquent
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I know you'll give it more eloquent phrasing than 'blah-blah'.
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an expendable source
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可耗尽资源
an expendable budget item; expendable personnel（可节省的人力）. |
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out of the can
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She always drank it out of the can, I should have known.
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start with that stuff
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if you're gonna start with that stuff we're outta here.（你要是再说这些，我们就闪人了）
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revelation
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it's more of a fifth date kinda revelation（这更像是第五次约会告白）
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I will not take this abuse.
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我不会接受这种侮辱的
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Y'know before me, there was no snap in his turtle for two years.
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在认识我以前，他有两年都无法性生活。no snap in his turtle是一种比喻的说法，说乌龟不会咬，就是乌龟无能，暗指男人没性能力。
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sophisticated
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I assume we're looking for an answer more sophisticated than 'to get you into bed'.
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stand-up comedian
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Yeah, I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I mean it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.
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ammunition
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I just don't wanna give them any more ammunition than they already have.
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Things change, roll with the punches.
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世事难料，兵来将挡。在这里，Roll译为“翻滚”，Punches译为“拳击，击打”，直译为“打架时要随着对手的攻击而翻滚，注意躲避，缓冲对方来拳的力量，减轻或避开正面冲击”。引申为“兵来将挡，水来土掩，灵机应变”。
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Cushions the blow
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给打击加上一个衬垫，所以翻译为“善意的谎言”。
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what you went through
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Just think about what you went through the last time you quit.
想想你最后一次戒烟的情形吧。（那么痛苦，为什么还要抽烟呢？） |
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yardstick
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I think Alan will become the yardstick against which all future boyfriends will be measured.
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in reference to
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Could you please tell me what this is in reference to?
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accents my boobs
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That's because I'm wearing a dress that accents my boobs.
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pulling off a Band-aid
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It's just like pulling off a Band-aid. Just do it really fast, and then the wound is exposed.
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far up my pant leg
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Sliding your foot so far up my pant leg you can count the change in my pocket?
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Little beads of condensation
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Little beads of condensation are inching their way closer and closer to the surface of the wood...
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crack your way into
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you deserve this, after all your years of struggling, you've finally been able to crack your way into showbusiness.
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in the years to come
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I know there'll be many moments in the years to come when I'll regret asking the following question, but- And Andrew is?
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officiating at
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And officiating at tonight's blackout, is Rabbi Tribbiani.
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laying the groundwork
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I'm taking my time, alright? I'm laying the groundwork.
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smiled at me
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God, the first time he smiled at me... those three seconds were more exciting than three weeks in Bermuda with Barry.
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Dehydrated
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Dehydrated Japanese noodles under fluorescent lights... does it get better than this?
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fear realised
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I'm fine. Just-just... having my worst fear realised.
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critical of every single thing
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Do you know what it's like to grow up with someone who is critical of every single thing you say?
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life-affirming
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I'm telling you, it's a wonder your mother turned out to be the positive, life-affirming person that she is.
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egocentric
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[ˌi:gəu'sentrik]
a.自我中心的，利己的 |
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behind this experiment
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I'd just like to say that I'm totally behind this experiment.
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in reverse
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Yes. It's very difficult to appreciate a Thanksgiving dinner once you've seen it in reverse.
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laughter can be infectious
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You know, how laughter can be infectious.
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merriment
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No, I prefer to keep a safe distance from all this merriment.
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How often does
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Come on. An 80-foot inflatable dog let loose over the city. How often does that happen?
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acoustical advantage
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there is one way that seems to offer a certain acoustical advantage
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crispy on the outside
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right about now the turkey should be crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside.
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tone
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That tone will not make me go any faster.
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keyhole
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I got one keyhole and about a zillion keys. You do the math.
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I would be
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If it wasn't for you and your stupid balloon, I would be on a plane watching a woman do this (makes a gesture like a stewardess pointing out exits) right now. But I'm not.
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this has been really great
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I know this isn't the kind of Thanksgiving that all of you all planned, but for me, this has been really great.
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thankful
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So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm very thankful that all of your Thanksgivings sucked.
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slap in the face
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It's just such a slap in the face.
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handle the pressure
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I couldn't handle the pressure and I snapped.
我耐不住寂寞，我毁约了。 |
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tearing me apart
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It's tearing me apart, but I have no choice.
我悲痛欲绝，但无从选择。 |
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have to go
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Ant then you said that it's almost midnight and you have to go because you don't wanna start the new year with me if you can't finish it.
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proud to present
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Central Perk is proud to present Miss Phoebe.
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matchmaker
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1 媒人
2 (尤指拳击、角力等) 运动比赛组织者,安排比赛的人 |
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negative fighting noises
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There are children coming into the world in this very building and your negative fighting noises are not the first thing they should be hearing. So just stop all the yelling, just stop it!
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hand over fist
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If you make or lose money hand over fist, you make or lose a lot of money very quickly:
Business was good and we were making money hand over fist. |
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research funds in China
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Government research funds in China have been growing at an annual rate of more than 20%, exceeding even the expectations of China's most enthusiastic scientists. In theory, this could allow China to make truly outstanding progress in science and research, complementing the nation's economic success. In reality, however, rampant problems in research funding—some attributable to the system and others cultural—are slowing down China's potential pace of innovation.
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Declared A Tie
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The Competition Has Been Declared A Tie Three Times, In 1950, 1957 And 1962.
该项比赛在1950，1957，1962年都以平局而告终。 |
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随着经济的繁荣
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with the booming of the economy
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随着人民生活水平的显著提高
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with the remarkable improvement of people's living standard
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先进的科学技术
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advanced science and technology
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为我们日常生活增添了情趣
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add much spice / flavor to our daily life
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人们普遍认为
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It is commonly believed that…
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我同意前者(后者)观点
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I give my vote to the former / latter opinion.
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引起了广泛的公众关注
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Sth. has aroused wide public concern. / Sth has drawn great public attention.
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不可否认
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It is undeniable that…
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热烈的讨论/ 争论
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a heated discussion / debate
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有争议性的问题
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a controversial issue
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就我而言/ 就个人而言
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As far as I am concerned, / Personally,
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有充分的理由支持
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be supported by sound reasons
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双方的论点
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argument on both sides
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发挥日益重要作用
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play an increasingly important role in…
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对…必不可少
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be indispensable to …
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正如谚语所说
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As the proverb goes:
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对…产生有利/不利的影响
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exert positive / negative effects on…
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利远远大于弊
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The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
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导致，引起
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lead to / give rise to / contribute to / result in
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复杂的社会现象
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a complicated social phenomenon
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责任感 / 成就感
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sense of responsibility / achievement
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竞争与合作精神
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sense of competition and cooperation
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开阔眼界
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widen one's horizon / broaden one's vision
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学习知识和技能
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acquire knowledge and skills
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经济/心理负担
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financial burden / psychological burden
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考虑到诸多因素
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take many factors into consideration
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从另一个角度
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from another perspective
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做出共同努力
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make joint efforts
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对…有益
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be beneficial to / be conducive to…
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为社会做贡献
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make contributions to the society
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打下坚实的基础
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lay a solid foundation for…
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综合素质
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comprehensive quality
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致力于/ 投身于
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be committed / devoted to…
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应当承认
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Admittedly,
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不可推卸的义务
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unshakable duty
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满足需求
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satisfy / meet the needs of...
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可靠的信息源
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a reliable source of information
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宝贵的自然资源
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valuable natural resources
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方便快捷
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convenient and efficient
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在人类生活的方方面面
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in all aspects of human life
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环保的材料
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environmentally friendly materials
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社会进步的体现
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a symbol of society progress
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大大方便了人们的生活
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has greatly facilitated people's lives.
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对这一问题持有不同态度
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hold different attitudes towards this issue
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在一定程度上
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to some extent
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理论和实践相结合
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integrate theory with practice
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…必然趋势
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an irresistible trend of…
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日益激烈的社会竞争
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the increasingly keen social competition
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眼前利益
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immediate interest/ short-term interest
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长远利益
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long-tem interest
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…有其自身的优缺点 …
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has its own merits and demerits / pros and cons
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对…有害
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do harm to / be harmful to / be detrimental to
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交流思想/ 情感/ 信息
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exchange ideas / emotions / information
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跟上…的最新发展
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keep pace with / keep abreast with the latest development of…
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…的健康发展
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the healthy development of…
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重视
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attach great importance to…
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社会地位
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social status
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把时间和精力放在…上
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focus one's time and energy on…
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扩大知识面
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expand one's scope of knowledge
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身心两方面
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both physically and mentally
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有直接/间接关系
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be directly / indirectly related to…
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导致很多问题
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give rise to / lead to / spell various problems
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可以替代think的词
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believe, claim, maintain, argue, insist, hold the opinion / belief / view that
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缓解压力/ 减轻负担
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relieve stress / burden
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优先考虑/发展…
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give (top) priority to sth.
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与…比较
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compared with…/ in comparison with
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可降解的/可分解的材料
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degradable / decomposable material
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代替
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replace / substitute / take the place of
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提供就业机会
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offer job opportunities
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反映了社会进步的
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mirror the social progress/advance
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增进相互了解
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enhance / promote mutual understanding
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充分利用
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make full use of / take advantage of
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承受更大的工作压力
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suffer from heavier work pressure
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保障社会稳定和繁荣
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guarantee the stability and prosperity of our society
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更多地强调
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put more emphasis on…
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适应社会发展
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adapt oneself to the social development
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实现梦想
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realize one's dream
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主要理由列举如下
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The main / leading reasons are listed as follows:
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我们还有很长的路要走
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We still have a long way to go.
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periodical
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Reader's Digest is a periodical. 《读者文摘》是一种期刊。
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resisted the urge
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I resisted the urge, but when the time came and they roared to life, I boycotted for an hour or two. I knew without looking that the world had gotten along just fine without me.
我克制住了那个冲动，但是某些时刻这种念头又呼啸而至，我足足抵制了一两个小时。我不用看也知道，即使没有我，那些东西也相处得很好。 |
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overall trajectory
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But I think that if I’m consistent with my actions and I’m consistent with my goals, then over time hopefully people look at my overall trajectory and they can draw accurate conclusions about what we’re trying to do.
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take insufficient account
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I have chosen this subject for my lecture tonight because I think that most current discussions of politics and political theory take insufficient account of psychology.
今晚我之所以选择这个主题来演讲是因为当前关于政治和政治理论的讨论往往缺少对心理学的关注。 |
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destructive
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What is serious about excitement is that so many of its forms are destructive. It is destructive in those who cannot resist excess in alcohol or gambling. It is destructive when it takes the form of mob violence.
兴奋的严重性在于它很多种形式都是破坏性的,兴奋对酗酒或沉迷赌博而无自制力的人来说是破坏性的.当它带来群体性暴力时,也是有破坏性的。 |
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experience of power
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Love of power is greatly increased by the experience of power, and this applies to petty power as well as to that of potentates.
对权力的迷恋随着对权力的体验而与日俱增，而且不论这权力是大到君王的，还是小到微不足道。 |
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building permit
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If you require a building permit, the petty official concerned will obviously get more pleasure from saying «No» than from saying «Yes». It is this sort of thing which makes the love of power such a dangerous motive.
如果你要求一个建筑许可，这个相关的小官员将明显能从说“不”而非“是”获得更多快乐。这是一系列的事让对恋权变成一种危险的动机。 |
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elude
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However much you may acquire, you will always wish to acquire more; satiety is a dream which will always elude you.
尽管你可以得到很多了,但你永远会想要得到更多.心满意足是一个不可能实现的梦想. |
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suffered from the occasional
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Almost every couple has suffered from the occasional not-so-sexy moves which end up turning off the respective partners in bed. But what about the accidental bummers which often happen in the midst of your steamiest sex sessions? From suddenly being compelled to answering nature's call or moaning your past lover's name, these sex shockers are irksome distractions that do not allow you to enjoy the act of passion whole-heartedly.
几乎所有情侣都曾偶尔碰到过一些不那么浪漫的场景，弄得双方还没开始，就兴致全无。但是对于那种经常在热情浪漫、战斗正酣的中场，一不小心就发生了的意外又该如何处理呢。比如突然尿意来袭，或者叫出前任的名字，这些囧事特别容易破坏床上的情调，搞得你根本没办法尽情投入到性爱中。 |
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insights and encouragement
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Her insights and encouragement on the revisions and new editions have played a major role in the success of this book.
她深刻的见解和鼓励对于本书新版的成功起到了重要的作用。 |
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encouragement and inspiration
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They have been my source of encouragement and inspiration.他们都是我勇气和灵感的源泉。
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make other arrangements
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This problem has to be solved within one month or we’ll have to make other arrangements.
这个问题必须在一个月之内解决，否则另作打算。 |
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if I knew
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I would not be standing here, if I knew any other way.
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admission year
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入学年份
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stand out
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You want your resume to stand out. The best way to sell yourself is to show, don't tell. Explain your accomplishments rather than spouting them off in trite ways.
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boilerplate
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n. 样板文件, 锅炉钢板
So check your resume for these boilerplate words and phrases. |
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Go-to person
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专人
是指这个人在公司里有许多本行业的知识，也知道本公司一切需要的知识和要领，职位不一定高，大家却都少不了他，有什么事都要去问他，所以叫 the Go-to person , 即 Indispensable Person. 你的句子里就是这个意思。 |
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People person
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善交际的人，She is such a people person.
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top-flight computer scientists
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最优秀的计算机科学家
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语言习得关键期假说
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Language acquisition Critical period hypothesis
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自证预言
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
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地理的力量
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Power of Geography
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menstruate
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['menstrueit]
When a woman menstruates, blood flows from her womb for a few days every month. |
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pageant
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Asiad is a pageant['pædʒənt] of sports and culture exchanges.
亚运会既是一次体育盛会，更是一次文化交流的盛会。 |
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Disabled sports
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Disabled sports are a miracle for the people with disabilities, who show the sportsmanship of hard struggle and competition as well as the spirit to be stronger, to compete equally, and to share harmoniously.
残疾人体育事业是残疾人事业中的一个奇葩，既蕴含着拼搏、竞争的体育精神，也体现出自强不息、平等参与、和谐共享的残疾人事业精髓。 |
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go to town
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进城, 竭尽全力做某事, 寻欢作乐
When they give parties they really go to town. 他们每次搞聚会都不惜钱财。 |
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up-front
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If you give someone an amount of money up front, you pay them in advance:He wants all the money up front or he won't do the job.
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horoscope
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Cast my horoscope占我的星相
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sidekick
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n.(口)伙伴, 密友，死党
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exterior
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[eks'tiəriə]
n.外部(表，貌) a.外部的，外面的，外表的 |
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off-the-rack
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指的是那种由工厂大量制造的成衣, 现成的, 通常暗指很普通、不是特別好的衣服。美国常用off-the-rack, 澳大利亚常用off-the-hook
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hypothetical
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['haipəu'θetikəl]
adj.假设的, 假定的 A hypothetical situation. 一个假设的情形 |
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immune
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[i'mju:n]
adj.免疫的, 免除的 He seems to be immune to criticism. 他似乎不受批评的影响。 |
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bagpipe
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['bægpaip]
n. 风笛 |
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ordain
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[ɔ:'dein]
vt.任命, 授以圣职,命令, 注定 vi.颁发命令 The judge ordained that he should pay the debts. 法院判决由他偿还债务。 He was an ordained priest. 他被委任为牧师。 |
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centerpiece
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['sentəpi:s]
n. 中心装饰品, （餐桌）中央的摆饰 |
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dehydrate
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[di:'haidreit]
v. （使）脱水, （使）干燥 Her body had dehydrated dangerously with the heat.她因受酷热身体脱水，情况危殆。 |
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officiate
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[ə'fɪʃɪeɪt; ə'fɪʃɪˌet] v [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) perform the duties of an office or position 执行职务; 主持
The Reverend Mr Smith will officiate at the wedding. 史密斯牧师将主持婚礼. |
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indignant
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[in'dignənt]
adj. 愤慨的, 愤愤不平的 People are indignant by their shooting of innocent civilians. 对于他们枪杀无辜平民，人们感到义愤填膺。 He is indignant at the false accusation.他对被诬告愤愤不平。 |
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earful
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['iəful]
n. 令人吃惊的回答, 听腻了的消息, 怨言 If he comes here again and tries to make trouble, he'll get an earful from me. 他如果再来这里捣乱，我就会把他臭骂一顿。 |
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wedlock
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['wedlɔk]
n. 婚姻, 已婚状态 born out of wedlock.未婚先孕 |
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mundane
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[mʌn'deɪn; 'mʌnden] adj (often derog 常作贬义) ordinary and typically unexciting 平凡的; 平淡的
I lead a pretty mundane life; nothing interesting ever happens to me. 我生活平凡, 从无趣事. a mundane book, film, etc 平淡无奇的书﹑ 影片等. |
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good call
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说得好，同意，好决定
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AWOL
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abbr. 擅离职守（=absent without leave）
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sadistic
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[sæ'distik]
adj. (性)虐待的, 残酷成性的 The guards are sadistic beasts and their leader is the devil incarnate. 那些警卫都是残暴的野兽，他们的首领是个魔鬼的化身。 |
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sanitary
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['sænitəri]
adj. 卫生的, 清洁的 Sanitary conditions had deteriorated to such an extent that there was widespread danger of disease.卫生条件恶化到了如此程度，到处都有发生疾病的危险。 Do not put sanitary towel in the toilet, but use the special bag provided. 请勿将卫生巾丢在厕所内，可使用特别提供的袋子。 |
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I respectfully disagree.
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我持保留意见。
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Phonetic
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[fəu'netik]
adj. 语音的, 语音学的 Phonetic symbols represent sounds. 语音符号是标音的符号。 Friends S9-21 00:15:49 Ross告诉Joey关于博物馆的一些知识，跟他说monet的拼写不是monay时说：I wrote that out phonetically for you. |
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embolism
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['embəlizəm]
n. 血管阻塞, 栓塞 friends S10-15-00:11:19 Joey对菲比说她解雇了自己的经纪人，感到难过（其实经纪人已经死了，菲比知道，Joey不知道），Joey正好用到了kill her这样的说法，菲比只能说：That wouldn't kill her, ordinary embolism might. |
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humbug
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['hʌmbʌg]
n. 欺诈, 谎话, 骗子 n. (英)一种薄荷糖 vt. 欺骗, 行骗 Claude was probably a humbug, whose vanity, ambition, and intelligence led him to carve out a niche as the wickedest man in the world; there is always room for a sadist at the top. 克劳德或许不过是个骗子，他的虚荣、野心和才智使他在世上恶人中争得魁首之名：有残忍癖，总能爬上顶端。 |
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fidget
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['fidʒit]
vt. 使坐立不安 vi. 坐立不安 n. 烦躁, 烦躁之人 Stop fidgeting! 别坐立不安的！ You're such a fidget! 你真是个坐不住的人！ |
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ration
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['ræʃən]
n.定额, 定量, 配给 vt.限量供应, 配给 The Government may have to introduce petrol rationing.政府可能不得不实行汽油限量供应。 They had to ration petrol during the war.战时他们不得不限量供给汽油。 |
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concurrent
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[kən'kʌrənt]
adj.同时发生的 A brief shot that interrupts the visual continuity of the main action of a film, often to depict related matter or supposedly concurrent action.切换镜头：一种中断电影的主要情节画面的连续性的简短镜头，通常用来描绘相关事件或可能同时发生的情节 |
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overt
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['əuvə:t]
adj. 公开的, 明显的, 公然的 Overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.公然的敌意; 公众智慧的结晶 |
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rudimentary
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[.ru:də'mentəri:]
adj. 基本的, 初步的 Sylvia's rudimentary knowledge of chess was more than enough to beat Peter, who had seldom played the game before. 西尔维尔的象棋基础知识足以战胜彼得，因为彼得以前很少参加比赛。 |
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jumper
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n. 跳跃者, 跳高运动员, 雪橇, [电]跳线
n. 无袖连衣裙, 套头衫, 连衫裤童装, 工作夹克 You've turned your jumper inside out.你的套头毛衣里外穿反了。 The tight jumper only accentuated his fat stomach. 那件紧身套头毛衣反更突出了他那肥胖的肚子。 |
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mantelpiece
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['mæntlpi:s]
n. 壁炉台, 壁炉架 Everything in that drawing-room was in key with that mantelpiece.客厅里所有的东西都和那个壁炉台相协调。 |
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downright
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['daunrait]
adj. 明白的, 率直的, 显明的 adv. 全然, 彻底, 完全 He has a downright pleasant manner.他有一种令人愉快的率直态度。 It's a downright lie.那是个彻头彻尾的谎言。 |
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tantrum
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['tæntrəm]
n. 发脾气, 发怒 She regularly throws tantrums.她经常大发脾气。 |
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premise
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['premis]
n.前提 vt.预述, 提论,假设 n.房屋和地基 British justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until he's proved guilty. 英国司法运作的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前是清白的。 |
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tenacious
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[ti'neiʃəs]
adj.抓紧的, 坚决的, (记忆力)强的 The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip.鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住。 |
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frat
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[fræt]
n. 兄弟般的感情, 手足之情, 友爱, 同人, 兄弟会 =fraternity[frə'tə:niti] There is a strong spirit of fraternity among these isolated people. 这些与世隔绝的人之间有强烈的兄弟般的情谊. |
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custody
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['kʌstədi]
n.拘留, 监禁, 监护, 羁押 The accused was remanded in custody for a week.被告还押候审一星期。 My ex shares custody of the children.我原先的配偶分担照顾孩子的责任。 |
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top-flight
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adj. (口)第一流的, 最好的
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paranoia
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[.pærə'nɔiə]
n. 偏执狂, 妄想狂 Paranoia reigns supreme among the women, causing much marital conflict.偏执狂现象在妇女中很盛行，引起了许多婚姻纠纷。 Relating to, characteristic of, or affected with paranoia.类偏执狂的，有偏执狂特征的与偏执症有关的、有其特征的或有此症状的 |
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paranoid
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['pærənɔid]
n.(=paranoiac)患妄想狂者 adj.类似妄想狂的, 多疑的 A paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged.怀疑电话可能被窃听的多疑猜测 My father locks every door in the house as he is paranoid about being robbed. 我父亲患有妄想狂，常感到家里会失窃，所以总是把每扇门都锁上。 |
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salivate
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['sæliveit]
vi. 过量分泌唾液, 垂涎 A dog salivates when it sees a bone. 狗见到骨头就大量分泌唾液。 |
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Why Diana moved us so - 为什么戴安娜让我们感动
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Time精选片段P165
At the time it was a mystery. A divorced member of the royal family of a medium-sized European nation dies in a banal car accident in Paris, and for a week the sun, moon and stars are knocked off their appointed tracks. Within days, Europe suffers a shortage of cut flowers as tens of thousands of bouquets are laid before the house of the victim. Demand for newsprint soars; the funeral, watched live on tv throughout the world, attracts an audience of 1 billion. |
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population to peak-人口高峰
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Time精选片段P179
Despite a growth burst that more than doubled the global human population over the past 50 years, a study released in Nature recently predicts it will peak at 9 billion by the year 2070 and then begin to decline.尽管过去50年的人口增长使全球人口翻了两番多…… |
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假小子，娘娘腔
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Time精选片段P209
It might not sting as much for a girl to be called a tomboy as it does for a boy to be called a sissy. 女孩子被叫做假小子没有男孩子被说成娘娘腔那么叫人受不了。 |
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inner muse-内在的才气，天分
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Time精选片段P209
Of course, many of the ture masters of violin are men, perhaps indicating that gender is far less important as the inner muse takes over on the road to excellentce.很多小提琴大师都是男的，这也许意味着当人在天赋的引导的走向卓越的境界时，性别的影响力就大大减弱了。 |
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sweet nothings-情话
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Time精选片段P44
Lovers take heed. if you are going to whisper sweet nothings to your sweetheart, make sure it's through the left ear. 情侣们请注意：如果你要对爱人说一些绵绵情话，记得要对他（她）的左耳说。 |
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strand - 搁浅
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Time精选片段P5
Ever try to nap on a bank of cold, plastic airport chairs? Make more than one meal of microwaved pizza in a day? Break down crying in front of an arrivals and departures board? Almost everyone has at least one horror story about being stranded in an airport part because flight delays are becoming increasingly common. |
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Q4U - 雇人排队
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Time精选片段P60
The British have always been renowed for their stoic readiness to queue. Not anymore. For 20 pounds an hour, they can now hire someone from London company Q4U(Queue for you) to stand in the line for them. |
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adage - 谚语
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Time精选片段P63
The adage that 'money can't buy happiness' is quite wrong, with even quite small lottery wins or inheritances able to produce lasting contentment, new reasearch published in Britain has shown. |
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tempo increased - 音乐节奏加快
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Time精选片段P65
He found drivers were more prone to take risks as the tempo increased. 他发现随着音乐节奏的加快，司机们变得更倾向于冒险。 |
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the ways to duck out of work - 逃避工作的方法
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Time精选片段P194
A Brithish Internet site offered fans an ingenious range of ways to duck out of work so they can watch games beamed from Japan and South Korea in comfort. |
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cunt
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[kʌnt]
n. (忌)阴道, 女性之阴部, 性交, 肉体, (尤指被视作性交对象的)女人 You stupid cunt! 你这笨蛋！ 电影Buried 00:28:50男主角好不容易打通Donna的电话，却被挂掉，于是他就骂了一句：You stupid fucking cunt! |
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stark naked
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一丝不挂
Love.Actually.2003.DVDRip.CD1 01:03:33当Billy接受采访的时候，他说如果他的圣诞歌曲得了排行榜第一，就一丝不挂地在电视上唱歌。 |
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jet lag
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lost-s06e04 00:06:44 Locke提到了这个说法。
飞行时差反应，时差综合症 I felt completely disorientated with the jet lag. 我乘长途飞机後因生理节奏失调而感到昏昏沉沉的。 After the long journey from China to America, the jet lag made him uneasy.经过长途旅行由中国飞往美国之后，时差感令他很不舒服。 |
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提议仍然有效吗？
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LOST.S06E09 00:41:32
Does the offer still stand? 当Jacob死掉以后，Ricardo经历了多年不死之身的苦难，终于忍受不了了，回头去找黑衣人，因为过了很多年了，他所以问offer是否依然有效。 |
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presage
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['presidʒ]
n. 预感, 预兆, 预知 v. 成为 ... 的前兆, 预示, 预言 review the past and presage the future- 回顾过去，展望未来 |
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single-handed
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adj. 单独一人的, 独立的, 单手的
you again cd1 00:08:18 who single-handedly ruined my life in high school |
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mover and shaker
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有权势的人, 权势集团的一员
the importance of hanging out with the movers and shakers of the art world |
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unscathed
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['ʌn'skeiðd]
adj. 没有受伤的, 未受损害 Escaped the hurricane unscathed. 安然无恙地躲开了飓风 you again cd1 00:18:59 Nobody gets through high school unscathed. |
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everyone deserves a second chance
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每个人都有改过自新的机会。
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port of call
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n. 沿途停靠港(常到之处)
The visiting politician's first port of call was the new factory. 那位政界人士到访，第一个地点是那座新工厂。 Their old house was a port of call for all the lonely and the lost of the district.他们老家是孤独的和无家可归的人的避风港。 |
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分离问题，制定计划，执行方案
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you again cd1 00:44:43
All we have to do is isolate the problem, calculate a plan and institute a solution. |
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triathlon
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[trai'æθlɔn]
n. 三项全能运动，铁人三项 you again cd1 00:45:11 I'm actually training for a triathlon. |
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anaphylactic shock
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[.ænəʃi'læktik]
变应性休克,过敏性休克 you again cd1 00:51:48 Well, with this many bites, she could go into anaphylactic shock.哇，被（蚂蚁）咬得这么厉害，她会过敏性休克的。 |
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pimple
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['pimpl]
n. 丘疹, 脓疱, 疙瘩 The tip of an abscess, a boil, or a pimple, in which pus forms.脓头中间有脓液的脓疮、疖或丘疹的顶端 The pimple came to a head before bursting.丘疹长成脓包後才破裂。 you again cd1 00:56:46 They look like pimples! |
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benign
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[bi'nain]
adj.仁慈的, 温和的, 良性的 The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop. 温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。 Is the growth benign or cancerous? 这个肿瘤是良性的还是癌肿性的? 实习医生格蕾第1季02 00:14:50 Are you sure it's benign? |
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cornea
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['kɔ:niə]
n. 角膜 A cloudy spot on the cornea.角膜翳 实习医生格蕾第1季03 00:27:20 Corneal transplants can give someone back their sight. |
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anatomy
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[ə'nætəmi]
n. 解剖学, 解剖学专著, 分解, 解剖, 骨骸 Do you remember the lesson on the anatomy of a frog? 你还记得我们解剖青蛙的那堂课吗？ 实习医生格蕾就是Grey's Anatomy，这个可不能不知道，哈。 |
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arch nemesis
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n. 报应, 给与惩罚的人, 天罚
Nemesis: n.(希腊女神)复仇女神 you again cd2 00:02:00 She is your arch nemesis.她是你的天敌。 |
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on short notice
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adv. 即刻(临时, 忽然)
you again cd2 00:03:11 I had to find a replacement on very short notice. We had to set out on short notice. 一接到通知，我们就出发了。 |
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Beggars can't be choosers
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（谚语）要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦
said when you recognize that you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you:I would have preferred a house of my own rather than sharing, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose. |
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wig out
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激动, 因服麻醉药而极度兴奋
you again cd2 00:12:51 I got cold feet, he wigged out! 他在发颠，搞得我很害怕。(Tim在婚礼演习上胡言乱语，让Joanna害怕起来) |
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拜你所赐，我觉得一切糟透了
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you again cd2 00:13:10
I came home feeling horrible about myself thanks to you. |
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你又可以少送出一个感谢信了
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you again cd2 00:21:24
One less thank-you note to send. Marni在餐厅与Joanna大打出手，在打碎一个礼物花瓶之际，Marni说了上面的话。 |
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phony
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['fəuni]
adj. 假的, 伪造的, 欺骗的 n. 假货, 赝品, 骗子 The phony glamour of night club soon become stale and boring. 夜总会那种虚假的荣华不久便失去了新意而使人生厌。 you again cd2 00:21:50 Marni骂Joanna时说：You are a liar, and you're a phony. |
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bully
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['buli]
n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负 Don't allow those big boys to bully you; stick up for yourself! 别让那些大孩子欺负你，要保护你自己！ you again cd2 00:22:47 Will返回餐厅看到Marni被Joanna用菜汤泼，于是说Joanna：You are a liar, you are a bully, an emotional terrorist. |
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runner-up
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亚军,第二名
you again cd2 00:24:09 Joanna的姨妈质疑Marni的母亲时说：Don't you remember every single time I was runner-up to you?你就不记得我每次都输给你吗？ |
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makeover
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n. 外表的大变化, 彻底改变
you again cd2 00:27:11 Marni的母亲和Joanna的姨妈在水池里面的时候，两个人释然了，Marni的母亲说：I can't believe I got a makeover because of you.简直不能相信我是因为你而改头换面。 |
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you are grounded
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禁足，不准出门
you again cd2 00:28:30 Will的父亲对老婆和女儿说：You are grounded!你们被禁足了，不准出门！ |
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neuter
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['nju:tə]
adj. 中性的, 不及物的, 生殖器不完全的 n. 中性词, 无性动物 vt. 阉割 There are three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. 三性: 阳性、 阴性和中性。 Grey's Anatomy S1E04 00:28:54 Effectively nuter me.相当于我把给阉割了。（男病人解释为什么痛恨女模特外科医生，因为她以前是他的性幻想对象） |
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notary
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['nəutəri]
n. 公证人, 公证员 A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer.宣誓书在公证人或其他裁判官员面前经宣誓而立下的书面声明 grey's anatomy s1e5 00:19:49 And the notary can be here at 6:30, too? |
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cerebral concussion
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cerebral ['seribrəl]
adj. 大脑的, 理智的 concussion [kən'kʌʃən] n. 脑震荡, 震动 |
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sow
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[səu,sau]
v.播种, 散布 n.母猪, 大母熊,铁水沟,铁锭 Early sow, early mow.早种早收。 When will the sow farrow['færəu]?这头母猪何时产小猪? Grey's anatomy S1E06 00:18:40 当好心的年轻帅哥医生用双关的方式说病人的肿瘤是屋子里的大象时，病人自我解嘲地说自己的肿瘤more like a giant sow. |
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callous
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['kæləs]
adj. 麻木的, 无情的, 硬结的, 起老茧的 A callous indifference to the suffering of others.对他人之痛苦漠不关心的铁石心肠的人 Grey's anatomy S1E07 00:00:11 Grey说另外一个医生Are you really as shallow and callous as you seem? |
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为什么我们要不断鞭策自己？
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Grey's anatomy s01e7 00:41:48
Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop. |
