Let'shopeforthe"WindofChange"forgoodin2021Windofchange,1990bythe"Scorpions"(aWestGermanrockband)Whetheryouaretakingsometimetoreflectontheyearpastortryingtosetnewgoalsforthecomingnewyear,thesearesomeidiomsyoucanusetotalkaboutit.BLOW/CLEARAWAYTHECOBWEBS扫除阴霾、晦气、霉运释意:makeonefeelmorementallyalertandlivelywhenhe/shehadpreviouslybeenfeelingtired,torefreshoneselffromas...[
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SomeofthemostcommonThanksgiving(andturkey-related)idiomsforyourbetterunderstandingofthiscornerstoneAmericanholidayandtheEnglishlanguage.
StuffedShirt
自以为是、妄自尊大、爱摆架子的人
Someonewhoactsinaveryformalwayandexpectstobetreatedasaveryimportant,high-profileperson.Theearliestdocumenteduseofthisexpressionwasin1840todescribeaformallydressedlookofaperson.
例句:
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几天前(16/17号)通过SpaceX的Falcon9(猎鹰9号)火箭推送升空的的第一个通过认证的商用飞行器CrewDragon(龙飞船)Resilience到达ISS(国际空间站)的宇航员VictorGlover发推说各项工作迅速全面展开(hitthegroundrunning),但他仍然需要时间来熟悉工作/生活的环境和情况、找到自己的方向和节奏(findhisbearings)。
Hitthegroundrunning
原意/字面意思:
Theidiomhasfollowingpossibleorigins:
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这个在影视作品或生活交流中听到的话,也应该能猜出意思来,因为一般都会有相应的上下文或语境。
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1324773377089982464释义:Gloat:verb,tocontemplateordwellonone'sownsuccessoranother'smisfortunewithsmugness(自鸣得意),triumphantormalignant(不坏好意的)pleasure;tobraginanoffensivemanner.Noun,anactofgloating.(因自己的成功或好运而过于地)沾沾自喜,(因别人的失败或坏运而)幸灾乐祸。用例: Californiashouldn’tgloataboutproducingthefirstfemalevicepresident. ...[
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今天跟网球教练聊天,我问他除了教人打球是否还playforfun。他说,打的不多了,偶尔和几个高中的在league打球打得好的孩子打打。他说他虽然技术好,当年什么全国排名前20,但已经overthehill了,体力不行,跟打得好的孩子打还是有点吃力。
Overthehill:
Oldandpastone'sprime.过了最佳状态、时期。Usually,assoonyouturn40,you'reoverthehill.
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承认与否,peopleskills/communicationskills是阻碍北美华人职场晋升的一大主因,而这些skills的根本就是语言。当你在跟同事交流聊天的时候,同事的一句玩笑、一句俚语,也许这只是一句表达情绪或态度的话,虽然好像每个词你都都听懂了,但...就是不知道啥意思,在其它同事都有共鸣并开起玩笑来,你只能装装样子附和一下,或者尴尬地说一声ExcuseMe(其实这算是很有勇气,不耻[
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奥巴马新书《APromisedLand应许之地》证实拜登当初不同意袭击本拉登。还提到川普在得知他曾提出过要帮助控制的墨西哥湾泄露的油井已经得到控制而不需要他的帮助/service后,看到奥巴马在白宫只能搭帐篷开宴会而立即向其提出可以帮在白宫盖一个好的ballroom-川普真是一个有很好嗅觉的地产商。
Hittheshelves:tobecomeavailableforpurchase.
Whenhernewestscent,Covet,hittheshelvesinJuly2007,[
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Wikepedia:KimberlyJ.Ng(bornNovember17,1968)isanAmericanexecutiveinMajorLeagueBaseball.SheiscurrentlythegeneralmanageroftheMiamiMarlinsandthehighest-rankingfemalebaseballexecutive.SheisthefirstwomantoserveasgeneralmanagerofateamintheBigFourleaguesinNorthAmericaandthefirstpersonofEastAsiandescenttoserveasgeneralmanagerofanMLBteam.NgwasborninIndianapolis,Indiana,thefirstoffivedaughters,toJinNgandVirg...[
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