{"id":4434,"date":"2020-02-04T00:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2020-02-04T01:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T17:13:20","slug":"learning-english-a-fall-from-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/learning-english-a-fall-from-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning English: A Fall from Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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pushy (adj.)<\/p>\n

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behaving<\/a> in an unpleasant<\/a> way by trying<\/a> too much to get something or to make someone do something<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u5484\u5484\u903c\u4eba\u7684<\/span><\/p>\n
a pushy salesman<\/a><\/span>\u62fc\u547d\u52f8\u5225\u4eba\u8cb7\u6771\u897f\u7684\u63a8\u92b7\u54e1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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giddy (adj.)<\/p>\n

\n
feeling<\/a> silly<\/a>, happy<\/a>, and excited<\/a> and showing<\/a> this in your<\/a> behaviour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u98c4\u98c4\u7136\u7684<\/span><\/p>\n

I was smiling and giddy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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flirt + with (v.)<\/p>\n

\n
to behave<\/a> as if sexually<\/a> attracted<\/a> to someone, although<\/a> not seriously<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

\u8abf\u60c5\uff0c\u6253\u60c5\u7f75\u4fcf\/\u6311\u9017<\/span><\/p>\n

Christina was flirting with<\/span> just about every man in the room<\/a>.<\/span>\u514b\u8389\u7d72\u8482\u5a1c\u5e7e\u4e4e\u5728\u8ddf\u623f\u9593\u88e1\u7684\u6bcf\u4e00\u500b\u7537\u4eba\u8abf\u60c5\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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adamant (adj.)<\/p>\n

\n
impossible<\/a> to persuade<\/a>, or unwilling<\/a> to change<\/a> an opinion<\/a> or decision<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u56fa\u57f7\u7684\uff1b\u5805\u6c7a\u7684\uff0c\u5805\u5b9a\u4e0d\u79fb\u7684<\/span><\/p>\n

[ + that<\/span> ]<\/a><\/span> I’ve told her she should stay<\/a> at home<\/a> and rest<\/a> but she’s adamant that<\/span> she’s coming.<\/span>\u6211\u544a\u8a34\u904e\u5979\u61c9\u8a72\u5728\u5bb6\u88e1\u4f11\u606f\uff0c\u53ef\u5979\u5805\u6301\u8981\u4f86\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n
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Luminol<\/b> is a white-to-pale-yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in most polar organic solvents, but insoluble in water. Forensic investigators use luminol<\/b> to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes, as it reacts with the iron in hemoglobin.<\/p>\n

flyer (n.)<\/p>\n

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a small<\/a> piece<\/a> of paper<\/a> with information<\/a> on it about a product<\/a> or event<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u5c0f\uff08\u5ee3\u544a\uff09\u50b3\u55ae<\/span><\/div>\n
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scoff (v.)<\/p>\n

\n
to laugh<\/a> and speak<\/a> about a person<\/a> or idea<\/a> in a way that shows<\/a> that you think<\/a> they are stupid<\/a> or silly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u5632\u7b11\uff0c\u8b4f\u7b11<\/span><\/p>\n

The critics<\/a> scoffed at<\/span> his paintings<\/a>.<\/span>\u6279\u8a55\u5bb6\u5c0d\u4ed6\u7684\u756b\u4f5c\u55e4\u4e4b\u4ee5\u9f3b\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n
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chuckle (v.)<\/p>\n

\n
to laugh<\/a> quietly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u8f15\u8072\u7b11\uff1b\u6697\u81ea\u767c\u7b11<\/span><\/p>\n

She was chuckling as she read<\/a> the letter<\/a>.<\/span>\u5979\u4e00\u908a\u770b\u4fe1\u4e00\u908a\u5077\u7b11\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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kettle (n.)<\/p>\n

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a container<\/a> for boiling<\/a> water<\/a>, that has a lid<\/a>, handle<\/a>, and spout<\/a><\/span> and is made from plastic<\/a> or metal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u6c34\u58fa\uff0c\u958b\u6c34\u58fa<\/span><\/div>\n
e.g the kettle is whistling.<\/div>\n
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Wow, what bring you to see me?<\/p>\n

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Still face<\/p>\n

can describe the face in sleeping – a non-responsive expressionless face<\/p>\n

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parole (n.)<\/p>\n

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permission<\/a> for a prisoner<\/a> to be released<\/a> before their<\/a>period<\/a> in prison<\/a> is finished<\/a>, with the agreement<\/a> that they will behave<\/a> well<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u6709\u689d\u4ef6\u91cb\u653e\uff0c\u5047\u91cb<\/span><\/p>\n

He’s been released<\/a> on<\/span> parole.<\/span>\u4ed6\u7372\u5047\u91cb\u51fa\u7344\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n
She hopes<\/a> to be eligible<\/a> for<\/span> parole in three years<\/a>.<\/span>\u5979\u5e0c\u671b\u4e09\u5e74\u5f8c\u6709\u8cc7\u683c\u7372\u5047\u91cb\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n
Reynolds was sentenced<\/a> to life<\/a> without<\/span> parole.<\/span>\u96f7\u8afe\u8332\u88ab\u5224\u7d42\u8eab\u76e3\u7981\uff0c\u4e0d\u5f97\u5047\u91cb\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Plead guilty (ph.)<\/p>\n

of a person charged<\/a> with an offence<\/a>) to admit<\/a>responsibility<\/a>; confess<\/a><\/p>\n

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rosary (n.)<\/p>\n

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a string<\/a> of beads<\/a><\/span> (= little decorative<\/a> balls<\/a>)<\/span> used especially<\/a> by Roman<\/a> Catholics and Buddhists to count<\/a> prayers<\/a>, or the prayers<\/a> themselves<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\uff08\u5c24\u6307\u5929\u4e3b\u6559\u5f92\u548c\u4f5b\u6559\u5f92\u7528\u7684\uff09\u5ff5\u73e0\uff1b\uff08\u5929\u4e3b\u6559\uff09\u73ab\u7470\u7d93\uff1b\u4f5b\u7d93<\/span><\/p>\n

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e.g She was saying<\/span> the rosary.<\/span>\u5979\u6b63\u5728\u5ff5\u7d93\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  pushy (adj.) behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get something or to make someone do something \u5484\u5484\u903c\u4eba\u7684 a pushy salesman\u62fc\u547d\u52f8\u5225\u4eba\u8cb7\u6771\u897f\u7684\u63a8\u92b7\u54e1   giddy (adj.) feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour \u98c4\u98c4\u7136\u7684 I was smiling and giddy. flirt + with (v.) to behave as if sexually attracted Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-diaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4449,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}