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adieu
n. 告別
On commencement day we shall bid adieu to our alma mater.
畢業(yè)典禮那天，我們得跟母校道告別。
au revoir
n. 再見
Since I hope to see you again, I'Il say au revoir rather than adieu.
我希望能再見到你，所以我會說后會有期而不是告別。
billet-doux
n. 情書
A timely billet-doux can patch up a lovers' quarrel.
一封適時的情書可以停止情侶間的爭吵。
bon mot
n. 珠璣妙語
He often set the table a-roaring with a well-placed hon mot.
他經(jīng)常以恰到好處的珠璣妙語使?jié)M桌的人哄堂大笑。
brochure
n. 小冊子
This helpful brochure explains social security benefits.
這本有用的小冊子解釋社會安全制度的好處。
canard
n. 謠言；妄傳
It took a public appearance by the monarch to silence the canard that he had been assassinated.
元首出現(xiàn)于公眾之前，以抑止他已被暗殺的謠傳。
cliche
n. 陳腔爛調(diào)
Two cliches that we can easily do without are: "first and fore-most" and "last but not least."
兩種我們可以輕易不用的陳腔爛調(diào)是：“最先也是最重要的”及“最后但非最不重要的”。
entre nous
adv. 不跟別人說；秘密地
The juniors expect to win, but, entre nous, their chances are not too good.
三年級的學(xué)生想贏得比賽，但是你不要跟別人說喔，他們贏的機(jī)會并不大。
mot juste
n. 適當(dāng)?shù)脑~限
To improve your writing, try to find the mot juste for each idea and avoid cliches.
為了改進(jìn)你的寫作，試著去找適當(dāng)?shù)淖盅郾磉_(dá)每一個意念，避免陳腔爛調(diào)。
precis
n. 大綱；摘要
Include only the essential points when you write a precis.
寫大綱的時候，只要把重點(diǎn)包括進(jìn)去就可以。
repartee
n. 機(jī)敏的應(yīng)答
James Boswell admired Samuel Johnson's power of repartee,
詹姆斯·包斯威爾欽羨山姆爾·強(qiáng)森機(jī)敏的應(yīng)答能力。
resume
n. 摘要
The instructor asked for a resume of the last lesson.
講師要求寫最后一課的摘要。
riposte
n. 1. 機(jī)敏的反駁或應(yīng)答 2．劍術(shù)上的擋后回刺
Surprised to see him eating the apple core, I asked, "Won't it affect you?" "Pleasurably, " was his riposte.
我看到他在吃蘋果核感到很驚訝，就問他：“這不會傷害你嗎？"，他很機(jī)敏地回我說：“愉快的很”。
tete-a-tete
n. 密談
Before answering, the witness had a tete-a-tete with his attorney.
在回答問題以前，證人先與他的律師密談一番。
