[每日一贴] Good Sentences

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[每日一贴] Good Sentences


在背单词，看新闻和读原版教材的过程中，常会遇到一些经典的句子。特开贴记录下来，方便每日复习。

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She gave the floor a vigorous sponge all over.
她用海绵把地板 使劲儿擦了一遍.

He uttered several vigorous expletives when he dropped the iron on his foot.
他的熨斗掉下砸在脚上, 他随口骂了几声.
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The story was splashed across the front page of the newspaper.

这篇报道刊登在报纸头版显著位置。

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I made all these troubles in your behalf.

我是为了你才找这么多麻烦的。

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She refused to marry Old Tom because the discrepancy in age.

因为年龄的差异，她拒绝嫁给老汤姆。


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Chinese telecommunications manufacturing giant Huawei is once again in hot water over allegedly playing loose with trade sanctions.


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The development of steel accelerated the profound impact of chemistry on society. Better steel led to the Industrial Revolution, when muscles gave way to steam and giant enterprises could be contemplated. With improved transport and greater output from factories came more extensive trade, and the world became simultaneously a smaller but busier place.

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Maintenance of PC is in my element.

我对电脑的维修保养很在行。

I am out of my element when people start talking about art.

人们谈起艺术时，我可是一窍不通了。

There's no element of truth in his story.

他说的话一点道理也没有。


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The machinery requires constant maintenance.

这些机器需要经常保养维修。

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Fury possessed me.

我勃然大怒。

I possessed my temper despite the insult.

虽然受到侮辱我还是按捺住怒气。

She possessed herself of the unclaimed goods.

她把那些没人认领的货物占为己有。

I don't know what possessed him to drive so fast down that busy street.

我不知道他着了什么魔，在那条热闹的街上把车子开得这么快。

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Our budget is scarcely sufficient to pay people, let alone buy any new equipment.


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As regarded its origin, there were various explanations, all of which must necessarily have been conjectural.

These estimates are so conjectural as to be almost worthless.

Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural.

[guess  •  surmise  •  conjecture •  speculation]


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A human is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

人类，是一堆可以随意拆卸的铅管零件的巧妙装配。

[creative • artistic • innovative • original • imaginative • ingenious • inventive]




[clever • intelligent • ingenious • neat • smart • cunning • crafty • inspired • bright idea]



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They alleviated the boredom of waiting by singing songs.

[relieve the boredom/monotony: to try to make a situation less boring

▪ Sometimes she would try out different routes to relieve the monotony of her daily journey.
▪ Harry tried to relieve the boredom by singing and whistling.]

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[to become or make sth less unpleasant or severe:

ease • relieve • alleviate • soften • allay • cushion • soothe • lighten ]



[to reduce pain, worry, or unpleasant feelings

reduce  •  lessen  •  lighten  •  relieve  •  ease  •  alleviate  • deaden/dull  •  allay]



[the feeling of being bored:

boredom • monotony  ]

[boring adj.
boring • dull • tedious • repetitive • monotonous • uninteresting • dry]






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He reached his prominence at his fortieth.
他在40岁到达了巅峰。

An item of prominence on the conference agenda was infant health care.
会议议程上的一项重要议题是婴儿保健.

He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.


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[the state of being well known to the public because of what you do or who you are :

fame • publicity • prominence • celebrity • stardom]

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Her apparent indifference made him even more nervous.
她表面上若无其事反而使他更加紧张.

His indifference was a fuel to her hatred.

He listened to her with perfect indifference while she chose to entertain herself in this manner, and as his composure convinced her that all was safe, her wit flowed long.


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[to describe a person or their behavior when they show no interest or enthusiasm:

unconcerned • indifferent • lukewarm • unimpressed • half-hearted • uninterested • detached • apathetic • tepid • casual attitude (casual toward/about something)]
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found the book an indispensable quarry of information.
发现此书是一个必不可少的信息宝库

finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.
终于从上百份原始资料中发现了家谱

[describe sb/sth that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on them:

essential • vital • crucial • critical • decisive • indispensable • imperative • pivotal • of the essence]
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Errors and uncertainties multiply ,cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features,from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
错误和不可靠性上升，接踵而来的是一系列鍴流的征兆，从小沙尘暴到暴风发展到只有卫星上可以看到的席卷整块大陆的漩涡。

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There is no insurmountable difficulty before a brave man;it is in difficult circumstances that heroes distinguish themselves.
好汉面前无困难，困境出英雄。

[the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect they way things are:

situation • circumstance • position • conditions • things(As things stand; the way things are ) • the case • state of affairs]
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But distant Pluto was an icy enigma traveling in a peculiar orbit beyond Neptune .
但是远方的冥王星却是个冰冷的谜，以奇特的轨道运行于海王星之外。

[sth that is difficult to understand or explain:

mystery • problem • paradox • puzzle • enigma • riddle •  secret]
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No one can make a successful impersonation of the other.
每个人只能成为他自己
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After a little while Mr. Gatz opened the door and came out, his mouth ajar, his face flushed slightly, his eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears.
过了一会儿盖兹先生打开门走了出来，他嘴巴张着，脸微微有点红，眼睛断断续续洒下地滴泪水。

Leave the door to the past even slightly ajar and it could be off its hinges.
就算只替往事留个小门缝，泉涌的回忆也可能让门招架不住。

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For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure

“只因不随俗，整个世界都用不悦鞭笞着你”

It's much worse than being whipped,when you have the handcuffs on.

当你大肆攫取金钱的时候，你不会想到有一天双手被戴上手铐是多么的糟糕。

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No animal of the horoscope is considered dumb or ugly or evil.

天宫图上的动物没有一种被认为是愚笨的或丑陋的或邪恶的。

He was struck dumb by her sharp question.

他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。

I was dumb with disbelief.

我难以置信，一时说不上话来。

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Every trace of my humanity was discarded.

人性中的每一抹痕迹都被丢弃。

The room was littered with discarded newspapers.

房间里到处是丢弃的报纸

Discard your pudency(modesty), fondle me audaciously.

丢弃你的羞怯，大胆地爱抚我。

Discard （or Forget） history means betray！

忘记历史意味着背叛

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We should be modest and prudent.

我们应该谦虚谨慎。

{prudent ['pru·dent || 'pruːdnt] adj. cautious, careful; judicious, discreet; shrewd, wise, intelligent; frugal, thrifty, economical}


The girl has a quiet, modest demeanor.

这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。

{demeanor  [de·mean·or || dɪ'miːnə] n. behavior, conduct; bearing, appearance}

Out of modest is pretense.

过分的谦虚等于虚伪。

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The highways were blocked by thousand of cars

公路被成千上万辆汽车堵着

A book that remains shut is but a block.

有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

Oh, honey, these heels don't have another block in them.

我的高跟鞋后跟坏了(我不能陪你玩了)。

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They looked out across the fields of waving barley.

他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆.

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Poverty is stranger to industry.

贫困是勤奋的门外汉。

The poverty of materials is not terrible, but the poverty of spirit is really a disaster.

物质上的贫穷并不可怕，可怕的是精神上的贫乏。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

世上可以不劳而获的唯有贫穷。

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Lack of effective learning method is a universal problem met by majority students.

缺乏有效的学习方法是大部分学生面临的普遍问题

For the inner pain, love is the most universal way to comfort.

对于内心的伤痛，爱是最通用的安慰方式。

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He allows himself to be governed by his emotion

他任凭他的情绪支配着他

Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

运气经常决定比赛的结果。

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sodapengUID：3242849

我一直觉得积累句子对写作帮助很大。。
而且看到好的句子会不由自主的想记下来。。。
读好的句子也是一种视觉享受~
赞lz~~~加油！

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sodapeng 发表于 2013-1-1 23:26
我一直觉得积累句子对写作帮助很大。。
而且看到好的句子会不由自主的想记下来。。。
读好的句子也是一种 ...

多谢版主的鼓励，我会将这个好习惯坚持到底的！！

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After the damp weather all the drawers became as fast as a Kentish oyster.

湿季过后所有的抽屉都如肯特郡的牡蛎一般关得死死的。

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In this new book he hits off the American temperament with amazing insight. [hit off: describe or represent accurately]

在这本新书里，他对美国人性格的描写表现出惊人的洞察力。

His speech gave us an insight into the problems of education.

他的演讲使我们对教育问题有了深入的了解。

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[These are all words for sb's ability to understand situations, subjects, etc.]

[understanding • sense • insight • conception • comprehension • grasp • appreciation • depth]

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I want to consult with my pillow before I take a decision.

在我做出决定前，我要好好考虑一下。

The child pillowed his head on his mother's shoulder.

这孩子把头枕在母亲的肩上。


My best wish is that I have a pillow when I am sleepy.

我最大的愿望是困了就有枕头睡

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The news of their marriage knocked me for a loop.

他们结婚的消息使我大吃一惊。

But she was looped on the liquor.

但是她醉得太厉害了

These activists don't want to feel out of the loop.

这些活跃分子不想做局外人。

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She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

她生来富贵。

He is a man that enjoy spooning with girls

他是一个喜欢和女孩子调情的男子

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The boss is always crabbing about my work.

老板对我的工作总是横挑鼻子竖挑眼.

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I like to take some energetic exercise at weekend.

我喜欢在周末做些剧烈运动。

I don't feel energetic enough to rush about, so I'll sit down.

我感到没有力气东奔西跑, 我想坐下来。

He‘s always an energetic person only on weekend.

他一到周末就精力充沛。

He is constitutionally energetic.

他体质强健, 精力充沛。

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I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home and watching TV.

我觉得应该做些有意义的事，而不是呆在家里看电视。

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she is always able to abstract main points from long report in no time

她总是能够很快地从很长的报告中抽炼出要点

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Review 3#, 5#

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Books are avenues to knowledge.

书是通向知识的道路。

They exploded every avenue but could not find a solution.

他们探索过各种途径，但是没有找到解决的办法。

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[These are all words for a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on, often with houses and other buildings on both sides.]

[ road • street • alley • lane • avenue • boulevard • row • terrace ]

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[the method you use to achieve something]

[ means •  tool • tactic  • medium  • vehicle   •  avenue ]

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Better to wear out than rust out.

【谚】与其锈坏，不如用坏。

[These words all mean to make sb/yourself feel tired and want to sleep or rest.]

[tire • exhaust • wear sb/yourself out • weaken • tire sb/yourself out]
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He is good at computation.

他擅长计算

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She thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it

“她认为她没有灵魂，没有精神生活，但事实上却是她没有办法去接近它”

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[a way of entering a place or the right or opportunity to enter a place or join a group]

[access • entry/entryway • admission • entrance • way in ]

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The teacher disciplined the class by giving them extra homework.

那教师布置额外的家庭作业来处罚学生.


[to make sb suffer because they have broken a rule or law or done sth wrong]

[punish • sentence • penalize • discipline • come down on sb]

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The aurora flushed into the sky.

曙光映红天空。



I always blush when I speak in public.

I blush to think of what a fool I made of myself.

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[become red in the face, especially because of embarrassment or another emotion:

flush • blush • glow • colour • burn ]
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They think of America as a good tourist destination.

欧洲人认为美国是他们比较理想的旅游目的地。

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Floods, droughts, pollution and climate change have created even more problems.

洪水，干旱，环境污染以及气候的变化已经导致了更多的问题。

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Amphibians have moist, hairless skin through which water can pass in and out, and were the first animals with backbones to adapt to life on land.

两栖动物有湿润无毛的皮肤，这样可以在水中进出，是第一种适应陆地生活的脊椎动物。

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Overall, the tone of the book is satirical/the book is satirical in tone.

总的说来, 这本书是讽刺性的.

The overall composition of the picture is good but some of the detail is distracting.

这幅画的构图不错, 但有些细微处稍嫌喧宾夺主.


[These words all describe sth that is humorous or makes fun of sb/sth in a way that is not obvious or
direct, especially by using words that are the opposite of what you mean.]

[ironic • sarcastic • wry • sardonic • satirical • dry]


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I'm very partial to sweet foods.

我非常偏爱甜食。

His partial attitude called forth a lot of criticism.

他的偏袒态度招致了不少批评。

Reading is only a partial solution,for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.

看书只能解决部分问题，车轮与铁轨之间单调的卡塔声很快就会送你进故乡。

[These words all describe sth which is not whole.]

[partial • incomplete • unfinished • fragmentary • patchy •  ]

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Although the causes of cancer are being uncovered, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it. 尽管癌症的病因正被揭开，但我们还没有任何预防它的有效的方法。

The practical thing was to find rooms in the city but it was a warm season and I had just left a country of wide lawns and friendly trees, so when a young man at the office suggested that we take a house together in a commuting town it sounded like a great idea.

切合实际的办法是在城里找一套房寄宿，但那时已是温暖的季节，而 我又是刚刚离开了一个有宽阔的草坪和宜人的树木的地方，因此办公室里一 个年轻人提议我们俩到近郊合租一所房子的时候，我觉得那是个很妙的主 意。


[These words all describe sth which helps you do sth or is suitable for a particular purpose.]

[useful • convenient • handy • practical • usable • great for sth • of use • functional]
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“I succeed him [Benjamin Franklin, as envoy to France] ; no one could replace him” (Thomas Jefferson).

“我接替他［本杰明·富兰克林，作为派往法国的特使］；没有人能够取代他”（托马斯·杰弗逊）。

Factory owners began to replace higher-paid American and British workers with the new immigrants.

工厂主开始用新移民替换高薪水的美国和英国工人。

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

教育的目的是为了让一个空洞的心灵变得开放。

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[to take the place of sb/sth else in a particular role or situation]

[replace • stand in for sb/sth • fill in for sb/sth • substitute for sb/sth • cover for sb • deputize • relieve]


[to start doing a job that someone else used to do]

[replace  • succeed  • take somebody’s place/take the place of somebody • take over • supplant ]
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He did not understand the significance of my wink.

他没有领会我眨眼的意思。

The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little significance.

他们在会上提出的建议无足轻重。

They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.

他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。

But it's not the only indicator and , paradoxically, its significance is declining.

但是，这并不是成功的唯一指标，相反，这个指标的重要性正在日渐消退。



[the quality of being important and having an effect on people or things]

[importance • significance • urgency • seriousness • consequence • substance • gravity]
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Smog is a mixture of fog and smoke which occurs in some busy industrial cities.

烟雾是烟与雾的混合物，见于某些重工业城市

The river appears as if enveloped in smog.

这条河好像笼罩在烟雾之中

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The cold weather will persist for the rest of the week.

这种寒冷的天气将持续到本周末。

They persisted in finishing the journey in spite of the bad weather.

尽管天气不好，他们坚持要走完这段路。

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We had twelve hours of sunshine yesterday, as against a forecast of continuous rain. [as against ：compared to]

昨日有十二小时的晴天, 预报却说仍有雨.

Dewdrops shine brightly in the sunshine.

露珠在阳光下闪闪发光。

The child has brought sunshine into the old couple's life.(= made them happy).

那个小孩为那对老夫妇生命带来幸福。

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loveticcoUID：3402732

谢谢楼主，这个习惯真的很不错啊，这些句子和lz的语法一样很有帮助。。

秋雨荆州UID：2903781

赞楼主认真！

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loveticco 发表于 2013-1-4 08:52
谢谢楼主，这个习惯真的很不错啊，这些句子和lz的语法一样很有帮助。。

多谢

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秋雨荆州 发表于 2013-1-4 10:49
赞楼主认真！

多谢版主，:handshake

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Vocabulary Review with advanced details.

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vigorous

viv vit vig=life,表示”生命”
vivacious a 活泼的,有生气的(viv+acious=多….的=多生命的=活泼的)

vigor n 精力
vigorous a 精力旺盛的

convivial a 欢乐的,欢宴的(con共同+viv+ial=共同活跃=欢乐)


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splash

to make sb/sth wet by making a liquid fall on them/it
◇  He splashed cold water on his face.  
◇  My clothes were splashed with mud.  
◇  Stop splashing me!

Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus © Oxford University Press, 2008.
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behalf

- INSTEAD :2  instead of another person

    instead   [ adverb ]   
▪  Jo couldn’t go to the meeting, so I said I’d go instead.
instead of
▪  Gillespie will play in midfield instead of Cochrane.
▪  I can’t understand why they chose him instead of you -- you’re much better qualified for the job.

    in somebody’s place/in place of somebody   [ adverb ]  

if you do something or go somewhere   in someone’s place , you do it or go there instead of them because they are not able to go :  
▪  Mr Lloyd resigned and asked Mr Graham to serve in his place.
▪  I’m not playing in next week’s game and I’m not sure who will be playing in my place.
in place of somebody
▪  A new manager was appointed in place of Hoddle.

    for   [ preposition ]   

if you do something   for  someone, you do it instead of them, especially in order to help them :  
▪  The old man downstairs was ill, so Linda said she’d go shopping for him.
▪  You shouldn’t be carrying those heavy cases -- let me do it for you.

    on behalf of somebody/on somebody’s behalf   [ adverb ]  

if you do something   on behalf of  someone, such as give a speech or making an official decision, you do it instead of them because they have asked you to represent them :  
▪  On behalf of everyone here, I’d like to wish you a long and happy retirement.
▪  Richardson’s lawyer agreed to speak to journalists on his behalf.

- REPRESENT : 1  to represent a person or group

    represent    [ transitive verb ]  

if you    represent  a person or group at a meeting or in a law court or parliament, you give their opinions and make decisions for them; if you   represent  a country, school etc in a competition, you have been chosen to compete for that country or school :  
▪  Each class will elect two students to represent them on the School Council.
▪  Trade Unions representing ambulance workers yesterday agreed to accept a 5% pay increase.
▪  The new law has been criticized by groups representing disabled people.
▪  The athletes will represent China in this year’s Olympic Games.
▪  Wilson was represented in court by a top criminal lawyer.

    on behalf of somebody/on somebody’s behalf    [ preposition ]  

if you speak to people   on behalf of  someone, you express their ideas, opinions, or feelings for them :  
▪  On behalf of everyone here, I’d like to wish Ted a long and happy retirement.
▪  I would like to thank you all on my mother’s behalf for all your cards and good wishes.

act on behalf of somebody
▪  The lawyer acting on behalf of Mrs Anderson said he would continue the fight to clear her name.

    speak for   [ transitive phrasal verb ]   

to represent a group of people by expressing their feelings, thoughts, or beliefs :  
▪  David Blunkett, speaking for the Labour Party, said more money should be spent on higher education.
▪  I can only speak for my own family, not for the other families involved in this case.

    act for    [ transitive phrasal verb not in passive ]   

to represent someone by making decisions for them, especially legal or financial decisions :  
▪  It’s a good idea to have an estate agent to act for you when you are selling a house.
▪  Lawyers acting for the defendant asked for her case to be adjourned while they examined new evidence.

    play/run/swim etc for    [ transitive phrasal verb not in passive ]  

if you   play, run, swim etc for  a school, club, or country, you represent it in a sports competition against other schools, clubs, or countries :  
▪  Playing rugby for England had always been one of his dreams.
▪  I used to swim for my school.
▪  Simon Short, running for Scotland, is in the lead as they come round the final bend.

Longman Language Activator © Longman, PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED 2009
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discrepancy

- DIFFERENT : 12  when one statement, idea etc makes a different one seem untrue

     contradict    [ transitive verb ]  

if one statement or fact   contradicts  another one, it is so different that it makes the other one seem untrue or impossible :  
▪  The two newspaper reports totally contradict each other.
▪  Recent experiments seem to contradict earlier results.
▪  O'Brien’s later statement contradicted what he had told Somerville police on the night of the murder.
   
contradictory   [ adjective ]   ideas, statements, results etc that are contradictory are different from each other, especially when you would expect them to be the same :  
▪  The two boys gave contradictory accounts of the accident.
▪  A lot of the information we receive from historical sources is contradictory, inaccurate, or incomplete.

     conflicting    [ adjective only before noun ]  

very different from each other - use this especially when two things should be the same :  
▪  At first we received conflicting information about the number of children who were seriously hurt.
▪  Researchers tend to offer conflicting advice on which vitamin and mineral supplements might keep us healthy.

     be inconsistent with    [ verb phrase ]  

if a statement, story, fact etc   is inconsistent with  what you expect or already know of the situation, it is completely different from it :  
▪  IBM said that the £37 million payment had been made in a way that was inconsistent with company policy.
▪  Wolff, an economics professor at New York University, said that the results were inconsistent with all the other data they had.

     discrepancy   [ countable noun ]  

a small fact or detail that is different from what you expected, especially one that makes you think that something is wrong :  
▪  Whenever he works out his accounts there are always discrepancies.

discrepancy between
▪  Apparently there were discrepancies between police reports taken from the same witnesses at different times.

discrepancy in
▪  She always refused to discuss the discrepancies in her biography.

     go against    [ verb phrase ]  

if something   goes against  what you think or what someone has told you, it is different from the opinions, attitudes etc that you have learnt :  
▪  What the teacher was saying went against everything his parents had taught him.
▪  She couldn’t explain what had made her go against her upbringing and character and behave so recklessly.

     be at odds with    [ verb phrase ]  

if a statement, story, fact etc   is at odds with  another, the two things are so completely different that one of them must be untrue :  
▪  John Nelson has been re-examining the evidence, and his conclusions are greatly at odds with the story so far.
▪  The government decision to raise taxes was at odds with their policies on inflation.


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The aim of science is surely to amass and systematize knowledge.
“科学的目的当然是为了积累科学并使之系统化”

You need to systematize your approach to problem solving.
你需要采用有条理的方法解决问题。
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The castle stands in a picturesque setting surrounded by hills.
这座城堡四周环山, 风景如画.

The place is remarkable for its picturesque scenery.
这个地方以它的如画的景色著称。
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Think about it and you'll start to realize how important the Jersey shore is to American culture. Sure there's the television show Jersey Shore, but there are more enduring signs.

As the Jersey shore rebuilds, it's becoming clear there are competing priorities that will have to be sorted out.

In principle, many with fond memories of the Jersey shore will agree with that statement. But this will change what the shore looks like. A roller coaster that prompts fond memories may be built again but perhaps not on a pier out over the water.

That sounds simple, but dig a little deeper and you'll find there are some sticky issues that policymakers like Long will have to sort out. Here's just one: parking. As a tourist destination, the Jersey shore needs lots of parking spaces in the summer. But huge parking lots lead to runoff and water pollution.

Then there's the question of who will pay the billions of dollars it will cost to rebuild damaged communities.
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Ever wondered why mosquitoes eat some people up but leave others relatively unscathed? A new study finds that this preferential treatment is due to the smells produced by the microscopic critters that cover our bodies.

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Cases of the flu peak in winter in the U.S. But why? A new study suggests it’s not the heat, but the humidity. Or lack thereof.

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loveticcoUID：3402732

今天仔细摘抄了几句，很不错啊！有惊喜！不过有个问题要请教，就是下面这句话中 over allegedly ....后面那部分是怎么组织起来的，我看不懂这个句子，望指教！！
Chinese telecommunications manufacturing giant Huawei is once again in hot water over allegedly playing loose with trade sanctions.

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loveticco 发表于 2013-1-5 09:20
今天仔细摘抄了几句，很不错啊！有惊喜！不过有个问题要请教，就是下面这句话中 over allegedly ....后面那 ...

这个句子的主干是： Huawei is in hot water

over ... 是补充说明，在哪个地方惹麻烦。 语法上功能上属于介词短语作定语。allegedly作状语，表示出对可能原因的推测。

参见E-C American Heritage Dictionary中的例句：

got into hot water over the car deal.
在汽车交易中处于困境

google上搜例句时，发现这个用法多用于新闻标题里。

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When one animal attacks another, it engages in the most obvious example of aggressive behavior.

The sociobiological view has been attacked on numerous grounds.[grounds: the underlying condition prompting an action; a cause]

One is that people’s capacity to outwit other species, not their aggressiveness, appears to be the dominant factor in human survival.

Another is that there is too much variation among people to believe that they are dominated by, or at the mercy of, aggressive impulses.

People decide whether they will act aggressively or not on the basis of factors such as their experiences with aggression and their interpretation of other people’s motives.

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Industrialization not only produced a fundamental change in the way work was organized; it transformed the very nature of work.

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There are adaptations that increase the amount of forward thrust as well as those that reduce drag. Again, these fishes are the envy of engineers.

The billfishes have gone one step further. They have evolved special “heaters” of modified muscle tissue that warm the eyes and brain, maintaining peak performance of these critical organs.

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Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.

他们的新游泳池受到邻居的羡慕


be the envy of sb/sth
British television is the envy of the world (= is admired by everyone).


an object of envy
Her car was an object of envy in the neighborhood
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In fact, her constricted view of the world was integral to her artistic vision.

事实上，她狭隘的世界观与她的艺术构想是不可分割的。


Most of us, before enrolling in the university, have never learned about philosophy and logic, so we are doom to be constricted and aggressive.

我们中的绝大多数人，在读大学之前，由于从未学过哲学和逻辑，所以注定狭隘和有攻击性。

Our way of life is rather constricted now that our income is so reduced.

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Their memory wasn't very good when it came to recalling other things, but they remembered the comet.
一谈到别的事情时，他们的记性并不是很好，但他们却记得彗星。

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The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.

玫瑰插在蓝色的花瓶中，产生了良好的效果


The jeweler's display showed the diamonds to advantage.

珠宝商的展示使那些钻石更为醒目.

[to advantage：To good effect; favorably: 有利:产生良好效果；有利于]

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She would go into a boardinghouse or into a school; in fine, she did not know where to go.

她打算找一间公寓住下，或者去当教员，但归根到底，她还不知道可以上哪儿去。

[in fine：   1. In conclusion; finally. 结论；最后
                2. In summation; in brief. 总之；总而言之]
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I can't bear young people casting away their youth.

我无法忍受年轻人虚掷青春。

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Recently ,people can get comprehensive information easily through internet.

如今，人们通过网络就能了解到全方位的信息


Comprehensive studying does not mean without focus.

广泛的学习并不意味着没有重心。

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When enjoying yourself, you will not feel inferior; when forgiving others, you won't feel you are in the opponent position.

当你喜欢你自己的时候，你就不会觉得自卑，当你宽容别人的时候，你就不会感到自己和别人站在敌对的地位

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The movie was nothing more than one big yawn.

这部电影只能令人哈欠连天

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I'm fond of the feeling of compete absorption in my work.

我很喜欢自己沉浸在工作中的感觉

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He feels mingled at the point of intersection of his life.

在人生的十字路口他感到迷茫

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Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.

父母的教导如果坚定，始终如一和理性，孩子就有可能充满自信。

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Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don't think all this criticism is fair.

Admittedly, Venice wasn't a very big place, but there was little chance of meeting her again accidentally.

The technique is painful, admittedly, but it benefits the patient greatly.

This has led to financial losses, though admittedly on a fairly small scale.


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After a disappointing first set, Hewitt played assuredly (= confidently) and went on to win the match.

These problems might not be solved by money alone, but they will assuredly (= certainly) not be solved without it.

He is, assuredly, not alone in believing they will win...

The government most assuredly does believe in organic farming.

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Sometimes people are likely to blame their fate, but actually their failures happen owing to themselves.

人们常常怨天尤人，而其实他们的失败归咎于其自身。

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There is now increasing, irrefutable evidence linking our country’s prosperity to education outcomes.  We’ve lost our leadership in education, and now we’re one of the least socially mobile countries in the world. You can directly link it to a variety of factors, but the solution has to include transformational education reform.

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What makes a news story go viral? Perhaps only Google knows for sure. The search giant has released its list of the news events that skyrocketed to the top of their “trending” queries in 2012 (and shared the list exclusively with TIME). These events were the most searched over a sustained period in 2012 as compared to 2011. While many of the top trending stories of the year are somewhat expected — it’s easy to understand how Hurricane Sandy came in first — a few were quite surprising. In a nod to tech’s ascendency, the Stop Online Piracy Act
(SOPA) hit number four on the list, surpassing such highly covered events as the presidential debates and Trayvon Martin shooting.


Here is Google’s full list for the top 10 trending news stories of 2012:
1. Hurricane Sandy
2. Kate Middleton pictures released
3. Olympics 2012
4. SOPA debate
5. Costa Concordia crash
6. Presidential Debate
7. Stratosphere jump
8. Penn State scandal
9. Trayvon Martin shooting
10. Pussy Riot