10.12

10.12

upbringing

1.Now, of course, my upbringing had additional benefits.

当然，我的成长经历也有额外的益处。

2.And how would you describe your upbringing?

你会如何形容你的生长背景？

3.Suu Kyi had an international upbringing.

昂山素季有在国外长大的经历。

The guide line of Efficiency 效率衡量指标

1.This is the price list, but it serves as a guide line only.

这是价格表，但只供参考。

status

1.When your status changes initially, I think.

我想会有，在你的处境发生变化之初。

2.What is your job and relationship status?

你目前的工作如何，跟伴侣的关系如何？

3.I don't really care a fig about status.

我一点儿也不在乎地位。

barometer

1.A barometer is useful in predicting the weather.

气压计在预测天气方面很有用。

2.And my barometer of anger led me, in 2014, to honor killings.

2014年，我愤怒的晴雨表将我引向了荣誉谋杀。

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stigma

1.The stigma of mental illness remains heavy.

人们严重保持对心理疾病的羞耻态度。

2.No stigma attaches to the girl.

这个姑娘清白无瑕。

step up to the plate 开始行动

1.Someone who steps up to the plate is ready to do his or her job.

一个人steps up to the plate，是说这人做好了工作的准备。

2.They need to step up to the plate and take care of our teachers and our children.

他们得行动起来关心我们的教师和孩子。

stay true to your roots：roots指出身背景，家乡文化等，因此stay true to one's roots即中文不要忘本的意思。

mesh

n.1.Oh! I'll grab that big mesh cage.

我拿那个网眼笼。

2.Each mesh of the fish net is 20cm in diameter.

冬捕的渔网是6寸的网眼。

v.1.One person may be more extrovert than another, less agreeable, more conscientious and so on, and to an extent how well two people will get on can be predicted from how their personalities mesh.

就这一点说来，两个人相处是否融洽，取决于二人性格相斥还是相吸。

work ethic 职业道德；职业伦理

1.Ian, industrious, conscientious, Ian ambitious, incredible work ethic.

勤劳 认真有雄心 还有着难以置信的职业道德。

2.How do you describe your work ethic?

你会如何描述你的职业道德？

3.00 A.M. Claire has an incredible work ethic.

凌晨五点 克莱尔的职业道德感很强。

find your own groove：groove是凹槽的意思，因此这句话的意思是找准自己的轨道，即人生定位。

bend over：附身，弯腰。陈冠希指自己从不屈服于任何人，不屈服于金钱。

Testaments

1.The Testaments was published just last month.

《证据》于上个月才刚刚出版。

2.You know, Job, from the Old Testament?

您知道旧约全书里的约伯吗?

3.It's a great testament to British strength and resilience.

也是象徵英国强韧力量与坚忍生命力的最佳见证。

pinpoint

n.1.The process requires pinpoint timing of contractions and digging.

而这一过程需要收缩及挖掘动作的精确配合。

v.1.The washer makes it hard to pinpoint time of death.

这也使得死亡时间很难判断。

2.It can triangulate an odor and pinpoint its exact source.

它能用三角测量法精确定位气味来源。

3.The report pinpoints several factors, which make the current crisis particularly devastating.

该报告指出了几个让当前危机尤其具有毁灭性的因素。

the voice of reason：理性的声音

due deligence：尽职调查。本意是在签署协议或别的商业行为之前，对公司或个人进行调查。讲者并没有这层意思，只是泛指接受西方教育的年轻人回到中国后，为了让别人倾听自己的声音，首先自己要做足功课。

due

adj.1.I gotta give credit where credit is due.

这还得归功于某人。

2.He suggested that the appointment was due.

他提醒说约会的时间到了。

3.Don't forget, projects are due on Friday.

别忘记作业的截止日期是周五。

n.1.Come on. Maybe you're just, uhhh...paying your dues.

别这样嘛兄弟，你现在只是处在耕耘阶段。

2.I think they were picking on him. Well they paid their dues.

我记得那帮人在欺负他 那他们得到教训了。

3.Uh Joey, that's just the minimum amount due, that's your total due.

乔伊，那只是最低还款金额，总金额在这里。

due diligence 尽职调查

1.They see it as necessary due diligence.

他们认为这是必要的，是在尽职尽责。

2.Diligence is an important integrant to his success.

勤奋是他成功的重要因素。

3.So, my best advice is do your due diligence.

所以我的建议是要辛勤地准备好这些。4.The core values are credibility, team work, diligence and devotion.

我们公司的核心价值观是诚实守信、团结协作、勤奋努力和乐于奉献。

5.I also haven't done my journalistic due diligence on this.

我还没有完全尽到一个记者的职责。

6.It took diligence and learning how to deal with feedback.

应对反馈是需要勤奋和学习的。

supposedly

1.His wife supposedly berated Ms Munger.

据说，其妻痛斥了莫莉? 曼格。

2.We are, supposedly, creating a technological wonder world.

毕竟我们正在创造一个技术奇境。

Convention

1.You feel like going to a convention?

你想要去参加研讨会吗？

2.We're here for the Chuckled Chums Convention.

我们是来参加微笑密友大会的。

3.Convention now allows women to smoke in public.

现在习俗允许妇女在公共场所吸烟。

starting lineup 首发阵容

1.We change the lineup of films.

我们改变了放映列表。

2.She picked him out of a lineup.

她从一群嫌疑人里认出了他。

3.Series 6 is our most colorful lineup ever.

apple Watch 6是我们迄今为止颜色最丰富的系列。

suntan

1.We're just back from holiday where I got a wonderful suntan.

我们刚度假回来，我在那里晒出了漂亮的棕色。

2.Snow is in the mountains, but on the beach we are getting a suntan.

山里下着雪，但我们却在海滩上晒黑。

push the envelope：挑战传统，超越极限。例：1.The company is renowned for pushing the envelope whenever they develop a new piece of technology.

2.That's not really pushing the envelope very much.

这并没有真正突破自己的创造极限。

emulate

1.I'm glad you think so. That's what I strive to emulate.

很高兴你这么想 我就是想让你这么认为。

2.It's often used to mock or emulate posh people.

它常常被用来嘲弄或模仿上流社会的人。

3.He's somebody to be emulated from the point of view of the viewer.

在观众看来 他是值得仿效的人物。

elevate

1.Reading good books elevate one's mind.

阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养。

2.And literally your arse elevates over your tit.

就是说，你的屁股会翘起来，比胸部更高了。

3.That's elevating puns to an art form yo.

我真是把说双关语提升到了艺术的境地。

naive

1.You're being naive and you know it.

你这样做太天真了，你自己也清楚。

reiterated

1.President Joe Biden reiterated the message Thursday.

拜登总统星期四重申了这一信息。

2.We have reiterated our commitment to COVAX.

我们已重申对COVAX的承诺。

3.Even then, to reiterate, there are no causal links, only association.

即使这样，我还是要重申一下，两者间没有因果关系，只是有关联。

ape.n. 猿；傻瓜；模仿者

1.He has already aped his predecessor, and fawned on his memory, to the point of parody.

其实，他模仿他的前任的言辞作风，在他的缅怀仪式上奉承讨好，几乎达到拙劣的程度。

2.Ali turned around, caught me aping him. He didn't say anything. Not then, not ever. He just kept walking.

阿里转过身，看到我正学着他。他什么也没说。当时没说，以后也一直没说，他只是继续走。

reinvent

1.So, we're going to reinvent the phone.

所以，我们要重新发明手机。

2.Not at all - it reinvents it.

完全没有 它重新定义了美。

3.Am I not allowed to reinvent myself?

我就不能重塑自我吗？

4.Build production lines to fill this reinvented package.

建立生产线来满足这些新发明的包装。

5.However, one man actually did reinvent the wheel.

然而，确实有一个人重新发明了轮子。

reinvent the wheel 白费力气做重复工作

1.Oh come on Neil, there is no need to reinvent the wheel!

哦，得了吧，尼尔，没必要浪费时间做无用功！

2.There is no need to spend time and money reinventing the wheel.

没有必要花时间和钱去做重复性的工作。

3.This gives us our first expression: to reinvent the wheel.

to reinvent the wheel（白费力）。

4.OK, NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration might have reinvented the wheel, or at least the tire.

好，现在NASA, 即美国航空航天局，重新发明了车轮，或者说只是轮胎。

5.Don't reinvent the wheel; we already have a plan that seems to work well.

不要浪费时间做无用功了；我们已经有一个看起来很有效的计划了。

There’s no point in us reinventing the wheel. Why can’t we just leave things as they are?

我们根本没有必要进行无谓的重复，为什么不维持现状呢？

vibe

1.The vibe in the office is amazing.

办公室的氛围很棒。

2.Any of you get some major Keating vibes in there?

你们有谁也感受到基廷共鸣了吗？

3.Clearly, there's a vibe going on between us.

我们两个显然很有感觉。

battering

1.It could use its head as a powerful battering ram.

它能把头部当成有力的攻城锤。

2.It was an old-fashioned battering ram propelled with infinite power.

那是古代的攻城机，被无穷大的力量推动一样。

3.There is someone battering at the door, you'd better let him in.

有人正在用力敲着门，你最好让他进来。

originated

1.Current services originate in two key measures.

当前的服务起源于两个关键措施。

2.The film originated from a short story.

这部电影取材于一篇短篇小说。

best vt

1.They earned their spot in the international showdown by besting 99 other American teams.

他们淘汰了99名其它的美国团队，在这次国际竞赛中赢得了自己的位置。

2.I would never marry someone who couldn't best me in a duel.

我才不会嫁个决斗时打不过我的人。

they might best you in 2 years.

obsolete equipment 陈旧设备

1.The denar will become obsolete, absolutely worthless.

代纳尔就会被废除，一无不值。

2.The decoration in this room was somewhat obsolete.

这个房间的装饰有些过时了。

3.It also becomes obsolete more quickly.

同时设备的更新换代也越来越快了。

4.Will the screen itself eventually become obsolete?

屏幕本身最终会过时吗？

substantial

1.Excuse me, this is a fairly substantial wound.

不好意思 那伤可是相当严重。

2.It is the tip of a substantial iceberg.

这只是冰山一角。

3.Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height.

总的说来，避免太高的身高是有很多优点的。

一个真实的实质性故事

a real substantial story

documentary

adj.1.You told me you were a documentary filmmaker.

你以前告诉我你是纪录片制作人。

2.Jeffrey Black appeared in this documentary movie entitled Please remove your shoes.

杰弗里·布莱克出现在这部名为《请脱鞋》纪录片当中。

n.1.There are also documentaries which includes national and international.

还有国内和国际的纪录片。

2.I think the documentary is very positive.

我觉得这部纪录片很积极。

lies

1.What is the cost of lies?

谎言的代价是什么?

2.A ship lies anchored in the Grey Havens.

有一艘船停靠在灰港岸。

closeup

1.They hope to get some final closeup pictures and measurements.

他们希望获得一些特写照片和测量数据。

2.Okay, well, how about, oh, I teach you some closeup... magic.

那不如，我教你一些近景，魔术。

mustard

1.American needs smaller portions and more mustard.

美国人需要更小份量的食物和更多芥末酱。

2.And get the good hot mustard? yes.

买了上等的芥末酱 -是的。

the floor is open：现在可以进行提问。在会议或公开场合中，the floor一般都指发言。例：give the floor to...指大会主席同意让某人发言；take the floor指某人发言。

collaboration：合作款。品牌和品牌或品牌和个人经常会一起推出合作款（一般限量销售），以制造噱头、吸引眼球、提高销量。这样一个系列的产品就叫做一个collaboration。

rye

1.We're out of rye. - Then bake some!

我们没有燕麦面包了 -那就去烤！

2.In water. So he took rye plants—it was rye plants—and he started growing them in water.

在水中。他取了黑麦植株——是黑麦——然后开始在水里种植。

self-help book：为提高自我而阅读的书籍，类似于国内的励志书。

delve

1.So remember not to delve into too much detail.

所以记得不要过度着墨小细节。

2.Many comedians have delve into the issue of self isolation.

许多喜剧演员都深入探讨了自我隔离的问题。

showcase

1.Marvelous! We'll schedule an investor showcase posthaste.

赞 我们会尽快安排一场赞助商展演。

2.They're not really showcasing your English skills.

它们并不能显示你的英语能力。

sprinkles

n.1.Can you bring me some sprinkles?

你能给我拿些糖果粒吗?

2.This is, like, the prettiest sprinkles.

这真的是我看过最漂亮的彩糖。

3.Do you have any more of those sprinkles?

你还有多余的糖屑吗?

v.1.He sprinkled sand along the icy path.

他沿着结冰的路撒砂子。

2.All sprinkled with a healthy dollop of Grandmama's love.

都撒上了外婆满满的爱意。

3.Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake.

撒上红糖进行烘焙。

blend in 混合，加入；调和mix

1.Whatever I suggested had to blend in.

我提的建议得让句子融到一起。

stamp/mark

1.Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet?

你好，你好，你可以跺脚吗？

2.We actually stamp it into the metal.

我们实际上把它印到了金属中。

myths

1.It's time to abandon this appealing myth!

现在是摒弃这种诱人的错误观念的时候了！

2.Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths.

我们的历史神话渗透着我们的思想。

3.They tell myths and legends about love.

人们讲述关于爱情的神话和传说。

evaluated

1.How do your friends evaluate you and how would you evaluate yourself?

你的朋友如何评价你，你又将怎样评价自己呢？

2.The patient's condition is being reviewed and evaluated.

该患者的病情正在进行检查与评估。

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