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(2012-03-13 08:52:43)
151.beapttodosth/beapttobesth:tobelikelytodosomethingortooftendosomething-...becausejuriesininnercitiesarelessapttobelievepoliceandmoreapttobelievethatpolicecananddomistreatcitizens.-She'sinhereightiesnowandapttobeabitforgetful.-“Youngmenareapttothinkthemselveswiseenough,asdrunkenmenareapttothinkthemselvessoberenough.”byChesterfield,Lord.-“Weareapttocloseoureyesagainstapainfultruth”-Theyoffert...[阅读全文]
(2012-02-27 14:07:34)
141.onewayortheotheralsoonewayoranother1)whichoftwopossibilitieswillbechosen:--They'vehadtwoweekstothinkaboutit,andnowtheyhavetodecideonewayortheother.-Itdoesn'treallymattertomeonewayortheother.(=itisnotimportanttomewhichpossibilityischosen)--...andthosewhocanbeinfluencedonewayortheother.2)whatevermethodisused:--Onewayortheother,thisprojecthastobefinishedbyTuesday.--Onewayortheother,Iwillfinishthi...[阅读全文]
(2012-01-25 12:39:00)
131.hallmark:atypicalcharacteristicorfeatureofapersonorthing品质证明书;戳记;标志,特征-Simplicityisahallmarkofthisdesign.-Objectivityisthehallmarkofscience,evenifthereisnosuchthingsasperfectobjectivity.-“Thehallmarkofscienceisnotitsabilitytoforecastthefuture,butitsabilitytoexplainthings–toincreaseourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheuniverse.Theroleofpredictionsinscienceistohelpusdistinguishcompetin...[阅读全文]
(2012-01-12 12:34:05)
121.debunk:toshowthatsomethingislessimportant,lessgoodorlesstruethanithasbeenmadetoappear揭穿;暴露;拆穿假面-debunkthemyths-Thewriter'saimwastodebunkthemyththathadgrownuparoundtheactress.-Severalexcellentsourceshavedebunkedsomeofthemorestandardmythsandtruismsincriminaljustice.
122.empirical:basedonwhatisexperiencedorseenratherthanontheory以经验为依据的;经验的;-empiricalevidence-Thistheoryneedst...[阅读全文]
122.empirical:basedonwhatisexperiencedorseenratherthanontheory以经验为依据的;经验的;-empiricalevidence-Thistheoryneedst...[阅读全文]
(2011-12-22 09:14:33)
111.biologicalproblemse.g.additionsocialproblemse.g.negativerolemodelspsychologicalproblemse.g.weakegostate
112.take......intoaccount考虑takeindividualfactorsintoaccountWhatfactorsdocourtstakeintoaccountwhendecidingwhogetscustodyofthechildren?Employersshouldensuretheytakerelevantpersonalfactorsintoaccountwhenconsideringwhethertodismissanemployee,andconsiderwhetheralternativestodismissalmaybemo...[阅读全文]
112.take......intoaccount考虑takeindividualfactorsintoaccountWhatfactorsdocourtstakeintoaccountwhendecidingwhogetscustodyofthechildren?Employersshouldensuretheytakerelevantpersonalfactorsintoaccountwhenconsideringwhethertodismissanemployee,andconsiderwhetheralternativestodismissalmaybemo...[阅读全文]
(2011-12-02 08:30:16)
101.beattheodds:tostillwin/succeedevenwhentheoddsareagainstyouieitsunlikelythatyou'llwin.克服困难而成功Armstrongbeattheodds,inthesamewayhewouldgoontobeateverychallengerintheTourdeFranceafterreturningtoracing.102.susceptibleto1）easilyinfluencedorharmedbysomething易受...影响的;敏感的,过敏的Whatmakesomepeoplesusceptibletoallergies?Iamverysusceptibletocoldandcough.Whyaresomepeoplemoresusceptibletocol...[阅读全文]
(2011-11-22 10:26:11)
91.comeasnosurprise:willnotbesurprisingforsomeonetolearnsomething.当听到...后，没有感觉奇怪或惊奇Itwillcomeasnosurpriseforyoutolearnthatthecompanyislosingmoneythisyear.Itcameasnosurprisethatthepresidenthadbeenlying.Thecrackdownshouldcomeasnosurprise.Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatsuccess—orfailure—atschoolstartsathome.Studieshavelinkedpooracademicperformancetofactorssuchasalackofsleep,poornutrition...[阅读全文]
(2011-11-12 09:14:25)
81.edgy:adj.tense,nervous,anxious焦急的，紧张的，急躁的,担心的Theperformerswereedgyastheywaitedfortheshowtobegin.Shesaid,“Ihaveanedgy,uneasyfeelingthatnooneinmylifeunderstands.”AttimesIgetthisstrangefeelingofbeingedgyandnervousbutfornoreasonbutnomatterwhatIdoIcan'tgetittogoaway.Hetoldhisdoctor.
82.beingonedge:beingnervous,jittery,uncomfortable.He'sbeenonedgeeversincehismortgageratewentup.Don...[阅读全文]
82.beingonedge:beingnervous,jittery,uncomfortable.He'sbeenonedgeeversincehismortgageratewentup.Don...[阅读全文]
(2011-11-09 12:10:39)
71.uncontested:usedtodescribeadecisionorresultwhichnobodyopposesordisagreeswith.没有人争的,无异议的,无竞争的anuncontesteddivorce:Ifbothspousesagreethatthemarriageistoendandcometoamutuallysatisfyingagreementregardingthefinaldivorcesettlement,youhaveanuncontesteddivorce.
协议离婚anuncontestedrightto...对......有无可争议的权利72.exceed:v.gobeyond,pass;surpass,outdo,excelexceednecessarylevelwhenth...[阅读全文]
协议离婚anuncontestedrightto...对......有无可争议的权利72.exceed:v.gobeyond,pass;surpass,outdo,excelexceednecessarylevelwhenth...[阅读全文]
(2011-11-01 11:15:08)
61.string:弦;线;链条;细绳,一条;纤维stringsattached:Ifsomethingsuchasanagreementhasstringsattached,itinvolvesspecialdemandsorlimits.withnostringsattached:doingsomethingforsomeonewithoutaskingforanythinginreturn.nostringattachedrelationship:arelationshipthathasnoconditionsorcontractualrequirements.--Wheretwopeopledecidetoengageinasexualrelationshipthathasnotiesorexpectationwithregardstofinances,excl...[阅读全文]
