Lowdown: 內幕,真相
Give me the lowdown on the new manager. 告訴我那新經理的底細.
Make-up: the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine 組成成分;構成方式
the make-up of a TV audience 電視觀眾的構成
the page make-up of a text(= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page) 文本的版面設計
deviation: the act of moving away from what is normal or acceptable; a difference from what is expected or acceptable 背離;偏離;違背
deviation from the previously accepted norms 違背事先接受的準則
sexual deviation 性偏離
a deviation from the plan 違背計劃
take account of something; take something into account: to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something 考慮到;顧及
The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible. 只要有可能,這家公司總是盡量考慮到環境問題.
Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results. 除考試結果外,課程作業也要計入成績.
The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account. 被告要求考慮其他一些罪行.
Pitch: talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do something 推銷的話;說教;宣傳論點
an aggressive sales pitch 強人所難的推銷行話
the candidate's campaign pitch 候選人的競選宣傳
Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch. 每個公司有十分鐘時間進行推銷宣傳.