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S.F. Zoo visitor saw 2 victims of tiger attack teasing lions Two victims of a lethal Christmas Day tiger attack were harassing the big cats at the San Francisco Zoo shortly before a 350-pound feline escaped its enclosure and mauled them, a woman told San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. The revelation comes as the zoo reopens Wednesday, nine days after a visitor was killed and two of his

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Praying parents' other 3 kids removed 迷信父母的三兒女被警方保護----------------------------------------- 一名少死於糖尿病. 父母只是祈禱, 希望神能為他們冶 瘴其女兒. 未有盡父母責任帶女兒看醫生. 基本上, 她只 是患了可治療的糖尿病. 現在, 警方看管及照顧他們其 他三名兒女‧ The three siblings 兄弟姊妹 of a少girl who died of diabetes 糖尿病 that went untreated as her parents prayed 祈禱 instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home during a police investigation 警察調查.

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基督徒對美國總統選舉的影響基督教是有很多派幾系. Evangelical Christians are influencing recent U.S. elections! One in four U.S. adults count 認為 themselves as evangelical 新教徒;福 音派教徒 or "born-again" Christian, giving them electoral clout 選 舉力量 in a country where religion and politics often mix. And, the evangelical community is more fractured 分裂 than it has been in the past. All of the contenders 爭奪者 in the

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China quake death toll rises above 8,700 A powerful earthquake toppled 倒塌 buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing more than 8,700 people and trapping 陷阱 untold numbers in mounds 土石堆 of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. 一次強大的地震在星期一在華中傾倒建設，學校和化工 廠，殺害超過8,700個人和在三十年在國家最壞諼誤最多 的震動中的混凝土，鋼和地球的土堤中俘獲數不清的數 字。 The 7.9-magnitude

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IN 1968 a Chinese-American physician wrote a rather lighthearted letter to The New England Journal of Medicine. He had experienced numbness 麻木, palpitations發抖 and weakness after eating in Chinese restaurants in the United States, and wondered whether the monosodium glutamate used by cooks here (and then rarely used by cooks in China) might be to blame. The consequences for the restaurant

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Greenspan sees early signs of U.S. stagflation The U.S. economy is showing early signs of stagflation [1] as growth threatens to stall [2] while food and energy prices soar. Greenspan said low inflation was a major contributor to economic growth and prices must be held in check. We are beginning to get not stagflation, but the early symptoms of it. Fundamentally, inflation must be

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Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle 在荷利活為著用那新一代DVD技術 (Blu-ray 或 HD DVD) 而爭吵, 美國華納公司决用 Blu-ray discs! Hollywood’s squabble (荷利活爭吵), with Warner Brothers casting (選) the deciding vote (表決) in favor of the company’s Blu-ray discs over the rival format, HD DVD.With Warner on board, Blu-ray now has about 70 percent of the market locked up. While the specifics (詳情,細節) of the Blu-ray and

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Aggressive interest rate cut 強力減息 (這文章含有大量經濟生字!) Casting aside 拋棄 any hesitation 猶豫 about an aggressive interest rate cut, investors sent stocks soaring to their highest gains in five years on Tuesday as shares of financial firms surged 高漲 in the hopes that the Federal Reserve has finally taken hold of 抓握 the credit crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 420 points. [Tim lost hold

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Highintoxicated on drugs such as cocaine, marijuana or alcohol Hip-shootera person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way , always talking without thinking History Something in the past; One that is no longer worth consideration. Example: Why should we worry about her? She's history! HitA successful or popular venture hit on =To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention

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boo-boomistake boozealcohol breadmoney breakA sudden or marked change; a pause; opportunity bring-downTo move something or somebody to a lower position; depressing bucka dollar; an amount of money. The buck stops here = The ultimate responsibility stops here. bummed outTo depress, dishearten, or dismay. bummera beggar; adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; bad experience. bustTo smash

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Ace - Very good, Example: an ace scientist. Idiom: An ace in the hole = a hidden advantage Action - Organized activity; Excitement Airhead - Stupid person. Example: Tim is a real airhead. All wet - Completely wrong; Entirely mistaken. Idiom: Wet behind the ears = inexperienced; green. Armpit - The most undesirable place in a particular area. Awesome - Remarkable; outstanding; great.

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Boss: An employer or a supervisor. First-rate; topnotch. Excellent; great. Chicken: A coward. Crap: An act of defecating. Foolish, deceitful. Something worthless. Eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something. Glitch: A minor malfunction, mishap; flaw. Guts: courage. Humungous: Variant of humongous. Really big. Kick back: relax and enjoy. Mellow: Slightly and pleasantly

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amigo: friend (from Spanish). bang: loud hit or knock; a very powerful thing. butt: the buttocks. Butt out: To leave someone alone. To leave; depart. couch potato: a person who watches too much television. fab: fabulous; wonderful. goof off: waste time. One who shirks work or responsibility. hickey: a love bite on the skin. in: fashionable. K (k): a thousand. kook: A person regarded as

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antifreezea liquid mixture of ethylene glycol and alcohols to lower its freezing point; alcohol. B-ballbasketball. beatTo perplex or baffle; tired. boozealcohol; an alcoholic beverage. diceyunpredictable; risky; involving or fraught with danger or risk. dirtextremely bad person; unethical behavior or practice; corruption. dudea male. grandone thousand dollars. grassmarijuana; idiom. The grass

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A can of worms  a big problem or something that could create a big problem. ASAP-As soon as possible BFN-Bye for now Big fish in a little pond a person who has more skills than are necessary for his/her position. BRB-Be right back BTW-By the way FYI-For your information JK-Just kidding LOL-Laughing out loud OIC-Oh I see Out there Being weird, crazy and strange. PLZ-Please Pitch To tell someone

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When you first meet someone, you always engage in small talk. If you do not take part in this polite type of repartee, you'll be considered rude and unfriendly. ________________________________________________ How are you? Fine. How are you? Nice weather, isn't it. Yes, lovely. Beautiful day! Are you from around here? ___________________________________________________Hey, Dave, how's it going

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My room is too small... I would like to change my room. I need a firm bed. Would you put a board under the bed, please. It's very noisy next door. I wonder if you could tell the people to turn down the music. Could you send up some towels please? Do I have any messages? I'd like to speak with the front desk. I would like to check out. Would you prepare my bill, please. I wonder if you

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When you are going to attend a meeting, you may need to reserve an  air-ticket or a car. Here are same example-sentences. ________________________________________________ Hello. California AIrline. May I help you? Yes, please, I'd like a nonstop flight from San Francisco to San Jose leaving April 4th. Can you tell me what's available? Would this be for one person? Yes, myself-and I would prefer

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When you are going to attend a meeting, you may call ahead yourself for reservations at a hotel. ________________________________________________ Hello. Best Western Hotel. May I help you? Yes, please. This is Peter Smith. I am calling to make a reservation for a single room for next week at your hotel. What do you have available for next week? Can you tell me what the standard room rates are

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You make a deal or reach an agreement on the negotiating table. Negotiation is an extension of the sales process. To negotiate you need the language of conceding, downplaying and exploring ideas. Concession is the willingness to go along with something someone else wants to get what you want. Here are some examples: ________________________________________________ Conceding and exploring other

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Downplaying is making something seem to be of lesser importance than it is. Here are some examples: ________________________________________________ Now, you are a buyer..... I have doubts about its practical use. I am concerned about its safety. I'm afraid it will be too expensive for us to maintain. I'm afraid it's too expensive for my budget. The problem is, I don't want to spend that

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Now, you are a salesman..... Don't you agree the price is right? Don't forget we are cheaper than our competitors. You must admit it's a beautiful design. There is no cause for concern. Let me assure you that this is the best product on the market. Let me assure you, it's a great value, and you don't need to buy a XXX or XXX. As for future service, there is no cause for concern. We guarantee

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How to say NO!? Idioms by groups There are different ways to say NO. Easy and polite expressions are important to keep the relationship. Here are some examples to reject an invitation politely: ________________________________________________ Please join us for a dinner. I'm sorry, I can't. I'm busy. I 'd love to go to dinner with you, but I'm afraid I can't. I've made a prior

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Greeting A: Hi, How's it going? How are you doing?B: Great / Just great. Not bad / Not too bad / I can't complain. Not so good. I've got a cold. / Oh, it's really crazy. How about you? / And you? / A: No so good. I've got a cold.B: Oh? That's too bad.A: Well, I'll be just like a new in no time.B: Take it easy, and I hope you get better soon. Leaving B: Uh oh. I've got to get moving. I've got a

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Discussing Trends- Charts and Graphs Here are some useful phrases. Increasing Trends[A gentle rise, a modest increase, a sharp rise, a rapid climb] The line shows a rising movement. The line shows an increase. Product A has advanced the most rapidly. Product A has the second greatest increase. Product A has only gradually increased in sales. Sales of product A have risen sharply. Sales of

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At work, you may need to present reports to coworkers from time to time. The format of presentation must be clear and well-organized. A perfect presentation usually has introduction, body and conclusion. The language of presentations used in the presentation is very important, as it connect sentences or thoughts. Introduction I would like to begin (start) by .... There is a debate going on..

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Listen & say it right!!  Language of Meeting The language of meetings can be divided into four categories. Agreement / Disagreement Agreement / DisagreementI agree with you. I agree with David. I'm in favor of it. It's a great idea. I support your idea. You are right. I like your idea. That's a good idea, plan, suggestion, analysis... DisagreementI think we may have a disagreement. I cannot

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Conventions and meeting represent opportunities to develop business friendships and broaden networks. Debra Fine, the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk", suggests a few techniques to improve their small talk skills: Be the first one to say "Hello!" and introduce yourself. Act as if you are the host and introduce new arrivals to conversational partner or partners. Smile first and always

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Now, you are going to introduce visitors in the meeting: I'd like to introduce you to our guest, Mr. Smith, from London. He's joining us today to talk about his business ventures in Japan. Welcome to our company. Starting a conversation Don't wait for someone else to take initiative in a conversation. If you wait, you have been self-centered. You may start a conversation using the following

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Go down swinging永不放棄;嘗試到最後一刻 Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹: Keep trying till the last minute Never give up Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句: If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up. He didn't win the contract, but he went down swinging.  He wastes so much time.  Go for broke不惜一砌,定要成功 Definition / Meaning of this idiom:Risk everything

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Butter someone up討好; 奉承 Definition / Meaning: Flatter someone to achieve something desired. Say nice things to someone to get something from them. Examples: Tim tried to butter his boss up before he asked for a raise. OK, what do you want? I know you are buttering me up for something. If you want a rise, you should butter up you boss. Tim always butters his boss up before he asks for more

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Hold someone's horses抓住隻馬; 慢下來 Definition/Meaning of this idiom: Slow down or stop for a minute. Examples of this idiom: I told Mary to hold her horses. Mary needs to think it over again before making any decision. Hit a home run非常成功 Definition/Meaning of this idiom:Be very successful. Examples of the idiom:That company hit a home run with their new products. Everyone is now using these

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Put all someone's eggs in one basket 孤 注一擲 Definitions/Meanings of this idiom: Put all one's money or energy in one place. Risk everything on one person or thing. Examples of this idiom: Tim put all his eggs in one basket, so when the price of the stock dropped, he lost everything. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's better to have more than one investment. If you put all your eggs

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Take the bull by the horns 勇於挑戰,努力把問題解决! Definition/Meaning of this idiom: To confront a problem head-on, or challenge directly.面對或挑戰問題 To face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it. To take the initiative in confronting a difficult position. To do something difficult in a determined way. To forcefully attack a difficult situation. Examples of this idiom: Why don't you take

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bottleneck 瓶頸; 障礙物; 隘路 Definition/Meaning of this idiom: Literally the neck of a glass or pottery bottle. A section of a route with a carrying capacity substantially below that characterising other sections of the same route. A place/person that stops or slows the easy flow of ideas or products. Examples of this idiom: There's a bottleneck in manufacturing at the second station on the

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Boss: An employer or a supervisor.First-rate; topnotch. Excellent; great. 一流的,最佳的;最高級的In Thursday's poll, six analysts saw a first rate cut in the first quarter of 2009 while five saw it coming in the second quarter. That detail is extremely important to him in terms of producing such a first-rate finished product – it’s his passion. He says it costs millions of naira to organise a first rate

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I thought a demonstration would be more persuasive.I appreciate your initiative but that's not up to you.I don't recall authorizing any modifications.Well, I doubt this one's going to change her mind.This better be more than a little turbulence.They are emanating from subspace.You shared this crew's penchant for exploration.Ares IV was piloted by Lieutenant John Kelly.I can't argue with that.I'll

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He may be able to provide us answers.Remind me to reacquaint you with away mission protocols.battalionThat doesn't sound like you.I understand that they want the odds in their favor.900 years is a long time to hold a grudge.We can't allow that to happen.Then I suggest we use the element of surprise.She had a knack for cutting to the truth.Could I see you in Cargo Bay 2? It's important.In dozens

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HackOriginally, "hack (v)" means "to cut something into pieces roughly or violently 亂砍", or "to hurt someone badly with a weapon such as a sword." For example, Peter hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole. Tim was hacked to death by his wife.When somebody uses a computer in order to secretly and illegally enter someone else's computer system, we say somebody hacks into someone else's

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CheapCheap (adj) means 'not expensive". Their cars are dirt cheap (=very low in price). I bought the cheapest car in town. Cheap (adv) means "at a low price". I was glad to get it so cheap. Diamond rings like that don't come cheap. They are expensive. Cheapen is to make someone seem to have less respect or to make something to become lower in price or value. As a doctor, I'd be cheapening myself

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Gloat vt n 幸災樂禍/洋洋得意 地注視To show in an annoying way that you are proud of your success or happy about someone else's failure. Examples Tim was still gloating over his rival's misforture. We shall not gloat over winning.Glob n 水珠 A small drop or soft thick lump. Examples A glob of ketchup was left on the table. A glob of mashed potates was found on the plate.Globe n 球狀物;地球 a sphere that has a map

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After four days hunkered 蹲下 down in his hotel as Lhasa 拉薩(西藏之首府) reeled 騷亂 between rioting and police crackdown, 19-year-old Canadian tourist John Kenwood emerged 露出 to find street sweepers wearing vests 防護背心 with 2008 Beijing Olympics logos clearing away debris."It seemed almost strange that normal life had returned," Kenwood told reporters after arriving in neighboring Nepal.Though four months

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Casting aside 拋棄 any hesitation about an aggressive interest rate cut, investors sent stocks soaring to their highest gains in five years on Tuesday as shares of financial firms surged 高漲 in the hopes that the Federal Reserve has finally taken hold of 抓握 the credit crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 420 points.[Tim lost hold of the rope and fell to the ground. David has a good hold

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In a banquet...A How are you doing?B Hello, Senator.A Good to see you.C Nice to have seen you.D Mr. President, hello (C).C What a lovely surprise.C And how is my favorite television newsperson?D I'm your favorite?D I thought Diane Sawyer was your favoriteC She is. How is she?D Ha Ha. Rumor has it a major scandal is about to blow...D ... and it may involve you.C No, not me, Kaye. My nose is

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Well, the first time I saw him, he didn't exactly give me the world.It was $1.50, uh, train token.Ah, but, I-I looked forward to it every single day.He started coming to my booth between 8:01 and 8:15..every morning, Monday through Friday.And he was just...perfect. My Prince Charming.Well, we've ne-- We've never actually spoken.But, I know someday we will. I know it.I know that someday I will

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Sh = used in order to tell someone to keep quiet.Ash = 灰,灰燼 the soft gray powder that remains after something has been burned.Bash = 痛擊;猛攻 to hit someone or something hard.Lash = 鞭打 to hit someone very hard with a whip, stick etc.Slash = 猛烈抨擊 to cut or try to cut something in a violent way.Clash = 衝突 to fight or argue with someone; a fight.Mash = 壓碎 to crush something.Gash = 深長的切口 a deep cut.Dash

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BUL ~ 有強, 腫脹, 球狀體 含義Bulb 電燈泡 is the glass part of an electric light or 球莖 a root shaped like a ball that grows into a plant, for examples a 40 watt bulb and tulip bulbs. Bulbous means "fat and round." A bulbous nose is fat and round.Bulge (腫脹,凸塊) is a curved place on the surface of something, caused by something under or inside it. The gun made a bulge under his jacket. It also means 膨脹 an

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Evangelical Christians are influencing recent U.S. elections! One in four U.S. adults count 認為 themselves as evangelical 新教徒;福音派教徒 or "born-again" Christian, giving them electoral clout 選舉力量 in a country where religion and politics often mix. And, the evangelical community is more fractured 破裂 than it has been in the past.All of the contenders 爭奪者 in the presidential race -- Republican

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IN 1968 a Chinese-American physician wrote a rather lighthearted letter to The New England Journal of Medicine. He had experienced numbness, palpitations and weakness after eating in Chinese restaurants in the United States, and wondered whether the monosodium glutamate used by cooks here (and then rarely used by cooks in China) might be to blame.The consequences for the restaurant business, the

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William F. Buckley Jr. marshaled 整理 polysyllabic exuberance 多音節的豐富, famously arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious 有洞察力的 mind to elevate conservatism 保守主義 to the center of American political discourse 演講. Mr. Buckley’s winningly capricious 善變的 personality, replete 充實的 with ten-dollar words and a darting 投射 tongue writers loved to compare with an anteater食蟻動物’s, hosted one of television’s

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Refuge /ˈrɛfyudʒ/ n 躲避;避難;庇護 a place that provides protection or shelter from bad weather or danger. Examples About 500 people have taken refuge in a Red Cross shelter. Peter found a refuge in the music. Peter 在音樂中尋得了慰藉。Refugee /ˌrɛfyʊˈdʒi / n 難民 someone who has been forced to leave his/her country, especially during a war. Examples: Refugees were streaming across the Gaza border. There are many

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command n 命令; 控制權;運用能力 the control of a group of people or a situation; an order; the ability to use something Examples: How many men are under your command? David has one hundred men under his command. Who is in command here? Shoot when I give the command. Peter issued the command to fire. Bush has a good command of English. Bush ha a good command of spoken Chinese. It's unlikely they'll obey

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I'm scared shitless. Panic!A: My name is Pater Fallow. I want to express my sympathies.B: Oh, how very kind.You know. I have reprobated 責備 myself, over and over again, for not being there.-----------------------------Yes, yes, yes. This story was getting better every day. I could smell it. Hell, some of it was even true. I was back on track. By God, I was a reporter again.------------------------

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Stake (noun) A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg etc. A post to which a person is bound for execution by burning Execution by burning at a stake.At stake (be at risk; in question)My honest opinion. If this matter isn't taken care of immediately...no less than the presidency is at stake 吉凶未卜. Don't worry. I can promise this

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My mother has a commemorative 紀念的 plate with your face on it.It stinks差. Right? It is pretty stinky 差勁透頂. Sorry.........we'd like to know how you got out of the stall 小間 without us seeing.I find writing very gratifying滿足.I've written seven books on my years at helm領導.You've obviously got a great knack 訣竅 for fiction.We can attempt some semblance 表面 of civility, can't we?You're a whore 淫婦, admit

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banish v 放逐 趕走 to make someone leave a place as a punishment Example: The king banished Tim from the court.banister n 欄杆 A handrail, especially on a staircase.banjo n 五弦琴 a musical instrument like a guitar, with four or more strings, a circular body, and a long neckbanter v n 取笑 ; 談笑 Good-humored, playful conversation. To speak to in a playful or teasing way. Example: lighthearted

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PK: I hope this works.MD: We have no other choice.MD: Hi, I'm Matt Douglas. This is President Kramer.PK: How do you do?PK: I'm sure it's a bit of overwhelming for you to meet us like this.PK: We're on a fact-finding mission for the Interstate Commerce Commission.PK: Headed for Ohio?The Driver: Yeap.MD: We have to ride with you so we can gain a personal perspective....on the transportation

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Mr. Obama, pursuing 進行 a front-runner’s strategy of nonconfrontation after winning 11 straight contests, mostly defended his positions and views, though he said he and his team had not “whined” 牢騷 about the Clinton camp’s attacks on him. Sitting a couple of feet from Mrs. Clinton at a circular table, he appeared to listen intently 專心 to her attacks before responding in even tones 聲調.The debate —

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ballad n 節奏緩慢的抒情歌曲 民謠 a slow love song; a long song or poem that tells a storyballerina n 芭蕾舞女演員 a woman who dances in balletsballot n 投票用紙,選票 the act, process, or method of voting, a list of candidates running for office, a piece of paper that you use to vote.balm n 鎮痛軟膏 an oily liquid that you rub onto your skin to reduce pain.balmy adj 溫和的;芳香的 balmy weather or air is warm and pleasant:baloney

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High intoxicated on drugs such as cocaine, marijuana or alcoholHip-shooter a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way , always talking without thinkingHistory Something in the past; One that is no longer worth consideration. Example: Why should we worry about her? She's history!Hit A successful or popular venturehit on =To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.hit up=

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backstabbing n 出賣他人; 陷害他人 the act of secretly doing bad things to someone else, for example, saying bad things about him/her to gain an advantage.backtrack v 原路返回; 退卻 To reverse one's position or policy.; to go back the way you have just come.Examples: Tim backtracked, adding some new facts to the accident. We had to backtrack about one meter.back-to-back adj/adv 緊接的; 背靠著背的 Consecutive;

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Cab 計程車 Taxi. Examples: Call a cab. Hail a cab.Cabaret (有歌舞表演的)餐館,夜總會 Entertainment such as music and dancing performed in a restaurant while customers eat and drink.Caboose 貨車中車務員專用車 A small railroad car at the end of a trainCache 貯藏所;隱藏處 電腦快速緩衝貯存區A group of hidden things or the place where they are hidden. A special part of a computer's memory that helps it work faster by storing information

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amnesty (n) 大赦;特赦 an official order forgiving criminals or freeing prisoners. amok/amuck (adv/adj) 狂亂的/地 In an uncontrolled way. Run amok = behave in an uncontrolled way. Example: Rioters run amuck in the streets.amorphous (adj) 無定形的; 無一定方向(或目的)的 without a fixed form or shape, or without clear organizationamphibious (adj) 水陸兩用的 Able to live or operate both on land and in water.amphitheater (n)

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arrogant (adj) 傲慢的;自大的;自負的 proud, conceited, big-headed, vain. arrogance (n) Example: I couldn't believe his arrogance. Peter is so arrogant that he thinks he is better than everyone in the class. arrogantly (adv)arsenal (n) 軍械庫;兵工廠 a store of weapons.arsenic (n) 砒霜 a very strong poisonarson (n) 縱火 The crime of setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property.articulate (adj) 口才好的;發音清晰的

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Awash (with/in) (adj) 被海水沖刷的, 被水覆蓋的; 充斥的,泛濫的 having too much; covered with water. Example. TV is awash with ADs.Awe (n) 敬畏;畏怯 a feeling of great respect for someone or something. Example. We were in awe of our father.awed (adj) an awed silence. awe-inspiring (adj) 令人起敬畏心的;令人驚嘆的 impressive; imposing; dazzling; breathtaking; majestic. Example. David made an awe-inspiring achievement.Awesome (adj)

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avail (v) 有用;有益 To be of use or advantage to; help. Example: Nothing could avail the dying cat. Acoustic guitar will no longer avail. David avails himself of every chance to improve his Chinese. (n) 效用;利益;利潤 Use, benefit, or advantage. The police searched everywhere to no avail. Idiom: avail (oneself) of = to make use of.avalanche (n) 雪崩;山崩 a massive slide of snow, ice, rock or debris down a

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A popular video on YouTube shows Kellie Pickler, the adorable 可愛的 platinum 白金blonde 金髮 from “American Idol,” appearing on the Fox game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” during celebrity 名流 week. Selected from a third-grade geography curriculum 課程, the $25,000 question asked: “Budapest 布達佩斯 is the capital 首都 of what European country?”Ms. Pickler threw up both hands and looked at the large

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boo-boo mistakebooze alcoholbread moneybreak A sudden or marked change; a pause; opportunitybring-down To move something or somebody to a lower position; depressingbuck a dollar; an amount of money. The buck stops here = The ultimate responsibility stops here.bummed out To depress, dishearten, or dismay.bummer a beggar; adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; bad experience.bust To smash or

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extraneous 體外的;外來的; 無關的 Not directly related to a particular subject. Tim always gives extraneous details in his reports.extraterrestrial 地球外的 In or from a place that is not the Earth. Example. David has started the search for extraterrestrial life.extravagant 浪費的,過分的 Spending or costing too much money. David held an extravagant party last week. Extravagant promises are not likely to be

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Flat feels surprisingly full in “The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island,” the droll 小丑 and hypnotizing musical that opened on Tuesday night at the Vineyard Theater葡萄園劇場. This deadpan fable 無表情的臉寓言 of colliding cultures from the urban-lore 城市傳說 cartoonist Ben Katchor blurs 模糊 the line between two and three dimensions to the point that it creates its own spatial universe 空間的領域, delicately 優美地 wedged 擠入

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Red Roses 紅色玫瑰花- Love and romance 熱愛, 羅曼蒂克Black Roses 黑色玫瑰花- Vengeance 報仇Blue Roses 藍色玫瑰花 - Mystery and intrigue 神祕 陰謀Pink Roses 粉紅色玫瑰花- Gratitude and appreciation 感謝 欣賞Purple Roses 紫紅玫瑰花- Love at first sight 迷戀White Roses白色玫瑰花 - Innocence and purity 純真 貞潔Green Roses 綠色玫瑰花- Fertility 豐富 肥沃Yellow Roses 黃色玫瑰花- Joy and friendship 歡樂 友誼Lavender Roses 薰衣草玫瑰花- Enchantment 魅力Orange Roses 橙色玫瑰花-

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slug 黏葉蜂; 動作遲緩的人;懶漢 A sluggard; a shot of liquor. To wait for or obtain a ride to work.slugfest 激烈的互毆 A fight with an extended exchange of heavy blows. A game with many hits and runs scored.sluggard 遊手好閒的人;懶鬼 A slothful person; being lazy.sluggish 懶散的 Slow to perform; Lacking alertness; slow; inactive.sluice 水閘; 泄水道 An artificial channel for conducting water; A valve or gate used in such a

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Ace - Very good, Example: an ace scientist. Idiom: An ace in the hole = a hidden advantageAction - Organized activity; ExcitmentAirhead - Stupid person. Example: Tim is a real airhead.All wet - Completely wrong; Entirely mistaken. Idiom: Wet behind the ears = inexperienced; green.Armpit - The most undesirable place in a particular area.Awesome - Remarkable; outstanding; great. Example: An awesome

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babble 模糊不清地說 to talk a lot in a way that does not make sensebaboon 狒狒 a large monkey that lives in Africa and south Asiabackboard 後部擋板 the board behind the basket in the game of basketballbackdrop 背景 the conditions in which something happensbacker 支援者 someone who supports a plan, especially by providing moneybacklash 強烈反應;強烈反對 a strong reaction from people against an idea or personbacklog 存貨;積壓

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Boss: An employer or a supervisor. First-rate; topnotch. Excellent; great.Chicken: A coward.Crap: An act of defecating. Foolish, deceitful. Something worthless.Eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something.Glitch: A minor malfunction, mishap; flaw.Guts: courage.Humungous: Variant of humongous. Really big.Kick back: relax and enjoy.Mellow: Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated. Pleasantly

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amigo: friend (from Spanish).bang: loud hit or knock; a very powerful thing.butt: the buttocks. Butt out: To leave someone alone. To leave; depart.couch potato: a person who watches too much television.fab: fabulous; wonderful.goof off: waste time. One who shirks work or responsibility.hickey: a love bite on the skin.in: fashionable.K (k): a thousand.kook: A person regarded as peculiar, strange,

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antifreeze: a liquid mixture of ethylene glycol and alcohols to lower its freezing point; alcohol.B-ball: basketball.beat: To perplex or baffle; tired.booze: alcohol; an alcoholic beverage.dicey: unpredictable; risky; involving or fraught with danger or risk.dirt: extremely bad person; unethical behavior or practice; corruption.dude: a male.grand: one thousand dollars.grass: marijuana; idiom. The

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agony n. 苦惱 ; 若狂 very severe pain or suffering.aide n. 助手 assistantailing adj. 生病的; 體衰的 weak or sickailment n. 病痛 an illness that is not very seriousaim v. 致力, 瞄準 to intend to achieve somethingairhead n. [slang] 傻瓜 someone who is stupidairily adv. 輕率地 in a way that shows you do not think something is important.airstrip n. 飛機跑道 a long narrow piece of land that airplanes can fly from and land

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A team of US archaeologists has discovered the ruins 廢墟;遺跡 of a city dating back to the period of the first farmers 7,000 years ago in Egypt's Fayyum oasis (沙漠中)的綠洲.An electromagnetic survey 電磁測量 revealed 顯示 the existence in the Karanis region of a network of walls and roads similar to those constructed during the Greco-Roman 希臘羅馬的 period.The remnants 遺跡 of the city are still buried beneath the

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abbey 屬修道院的教堂 a large church, with buildings next to it where monks and nuns live.abdicate 正式放棄(權力等);退(位) to officially give up the position of being king or queen or to refuse to continue being responsible for something.abduct 誘拐;綁架 to take someone away by forceaberration 脫離常規 something that is completely different from what usually happens or from what someone usually doesabhor 厭惡 to hate

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在1967, 以色列佔據加沙, 在2005, 以色列搬走軍隊和殖民者. 但以色列仍控制北和東面的邊界, 領空和沿岸. [1] 以色列上周五開始封鎖加沙，關閉所有關卡，中斷燃料和物資供應，加沙唯一的發電廠首晚因燃料耗盡而被迫關閉，導致全城大停電，約100萬名居民活在漆黑 中，據稱最少5名病人因停電而失救死亡。當局預測未來數日的天氣轉冷，居民肯定更加難捱。埃及和加沙地帶的隔離牆被炸毀, 成千上萬的巴勒斯坦人進入埃及. 但埃及受到壓力, 被邊要阻止加沙人的擁入. 大家齊看新聞吧 [1]:Egypt began closing its breached border (破裂邊界) with the Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire (有刺的金屬線) and water cannons (水砲) to keep Palestinians from

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以色列上周五開始封鎖加沙，關閉所有關卡，中斷燃料和物資供應，加沙唯一的發電廠首晚因燃料耗盡而被迫關閉，導致全城大停電，約100萬名居民活在漆黑中，據稱最少5名病人因停電而失救死亡。加沙油站無油，大部分已關閉，當地民眾紛紛擁到商店排隊搶購糧食、電池和蠟燭等物品，情況非常混亂。不過麵包店無電無麵粉，就算排1個小時亦未必買到麵包，雜貨店的貨品也所餘無幾。當局預測未來數日的天氣轉冷，居民肯定更加難捱。[2]埃及和加沙地帶的隔離牆被炸毀, 成千上萬的巴勒斯坦人進入埃及. 齊齊看英文新文:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There was less joy than frenzy (極度的激動) on Thursday at this

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FORMER Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney presents himself as an analytical businessman who understands how to harness (治理,利用;控制) the powers of the free market to turn around an ailing (生病的) enterprise. You wouldn't know it from his comments in the run-up (迅猛增長) to today's presidential primary in Michigan. Mr. Romney has cast (扮演) himself as a champion of the auto industry in which his father

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As the Iraq war has moved off the front pages, issues such as the faltering (蹣跚) economy have gained attention. Candidates vying for support in states holding nominating contests this month spoke on Sunday of their plans for boosting the economy.Obama, 46 and an Illinois senator, has garnered (獲得) support among blacks, who make up about 13 percent of the population. But Clinton and her husband,

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Federal mortgage fraud convictions have more than doubled in the past year, and the FBI expects a growth in foreclosure scams ((抵押人)回贖權的取消騙局) as the crisis over substandard (不合規格的), high-interest home loans escalates (逐步升級). The FBI's mortgage fraud cases have focused for years on fraudulent (欺詐的) documentation of assets and property flipping (非常;該死地) crimes, in which buyers purchase cheap homes,

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Whether it's Big Macs, big rocks or big trucks, U.S. consumers are tightening their purse strings, and the squeeze may be severe enough to topple (推翻;顛覆) the U.S. economy into recession. Economists were bracing (做好準備) for a soft sales report after a host of retailers posted disappointing holiday season sales figures in recent days. Consumer spending accounts for more than

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A rapidly moving nor'easter dumped (傾倒) almost a foot of snow in parts of western Massachusetts and forecasters (預測者; 氣象員) predicted half that amount today in Boston, spurring (刺踢) school closures and canceled flights. Snow will fall at about 1 to 2 inches an hour in Massachusetts's capital until tapering (逐漸變弱) off just after noon, the National Weather Service said in a

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Two people were killed after an avalanche hit (雪崩;山崩) on Fiberglass Hill north of Columbia Falls and Whitefish on Sunday afternoon. Authorities tell us that two men are dead and it's not clear if there are any more victims still buried under the snow in the third avalanche that's hit in the Canyon Creek Drainage area in the past month.This is the third snowslide 雪崩 that's hit (襲擊) in the area

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Terminator 3: The Television Version, like the movie, is an action-packed, explosion-filled sci-fi variation of "The Fugitive." While it helps a bit to have seen the movie -- fashioned from equal parts of celluloid (電影) and testosterone (男性荷爾蒙) -- you can catch up with the premise (前提) in a few minutes. Teenage John Connor (Thomas Dekker) is destined to be the savior of mankind, only

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The deeper astronomers gaze (凝視) into the cosmos (宇宙), the more they find it's a bizarre (奇異的) and violent universe. The research findings from this week's annual meeting of U.S. astronomers range from blue orphaned baby stars (藍孤幼小的恆星) to menacing (威脅,恐嚇)"rogue (兇猛的)" black holes that roam (漫步) our galaxy, devouring (狼吞虎嚥地吃) any planets unlucky enough to be within their limited reach.There is

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For the first several years of its existence, the Golden Globes (好萊塢金球獎) were an insular affair (與世隔絕的事件). The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which began presenting the awards in 1944, was content to rent a ballroom at a local hotel, hand out trophies (獎品) to stars or their representatives and generally sponsor a good time. It wasn't until the late '50s that the awards were televised -- and

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brace /breɪs/ v 1 防備 to prepare for something unpleasant that is going to happen: • Villagers are bracing themselves for a possible flood this summer. 2 支撐 to prevent something from falling or moving by supporting it: brace n 1 牙齒矯正器 a connected set of wires that people wear on their teeth to make them straight 2 支柱; 支撐物 something used or worn in order to support something: • a neck bracebracelet

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If "America Runs on (繼續) XXX," as per (像從前) the chain's slogan, we must not be running very far. This was the weakest of the coffees, with no zing (活力;興致;引起興趣的特點). Stick to the sugar rush (大量) from the doughnuts if you need a pick-me-up (提神的飲食;興奮劑) from XXX. Disappointing, since coffee and doughnuts go together like milk and cookies.I had higher hopes for YYY's YY Joe, which the company launched

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With no clear front-runners (領先的人) yet in the race (競賽) for the US presidency (美國總統職位), the next big battlefield ( 戰場) will be South Carolina, a southern state with a potent mix (濃烈的混合) of race, religion and cut-throat politics (殘酷的政治). Last week's Iowa caucuses (美國愛荷華州幹部會議) delivered handsome victories to Democrat Barack Obama, bidding to be the first black president, and Republican Mike

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Dr. Phil's planned sit-down (靜坐抗議) Monday with Britney Spears' parents dissolved into accusations (指責) he was exploiting (利用) the troubled singer's emotional crackup (精神崩潰). A source close to Dr. Phil McGraw said it was Britney's parents who cut him off (中斷), furious (猛烈的) he blabbed (洩漏) about her mental state (精神狀況) after visiting her in the psych ward at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los

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Stocks fell (股票跌) again Wednesday after several rallies (振作;復元) fizzled (失敗) amid (被...包圍) concerns about the strength of the economy and upcoming corporate results.Unease about the economy sent stocks tumbling (暴跌) Tuesday. Comments from St. Louis Federal Reserve president William Poole appeared to deflate (緊縮(通貨)) Wall Street's initial push higher Wednesday. Poole said "uncertainties (難以預料) are

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Arrange (安排) the asparagus spears (蘆筍葉片) in a beautiful crystal glass (美麗的水晶杯) or a silver cup and pour (倒,灌) the lemon-tarragon (檸檬-龍蒿) dipping sauce (下沈調味醬) into a matching glass. This dish (菜餚) is best when the dipping sauce and asparagus (蘆筍) are served chilled(為凍食), so allow time to refrigerate(冷藏).

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Kay-Tee Khaw of the University of Cambridge and colleagues calculated that people who adopted four healthy habits, i.e. no smoking(沒有抽煙), eating lots (吃許多) of fruits (水果) and vegetables( 蔬菜), performing exercise regularly(定期地做運動) and drinking alcohol in moderation (適度喝酒), lived an average of 14 years longer (活1額外14年長!) than those who didn't. The benefits were also seen regardless of whether or

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A Catholic magazine once found far more Italian Catholics pray to Padre Pio than any other icon of the faith, including the Virgin Mary or Jesus. Padre Pio died in 1968 at the age of 81. Pope John Paul II made Padre Pio a saint in 2002 at a ceremony that drew one of the biggest crowds ever at the Vatican (梵蒂岡宮). The Church had said it found evidence that the miraculous cure (超自然的治癒) of a sick

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