Distant
adj.遙遠的;冷漠的,冷淡的;遠離的,遠隔的;不太清晰的
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
不過事情在不久的將來會有所改善,這幾乎毋庸置疑。
He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
他覺得她冷若冰霜,拒人于千里之外。
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Ridiculous
adj.可笑的,荒謬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉
It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我們正在談戀愛的說法真是太荒謬了。
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
這是一個絕對荒謬的決定。
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Hire (pp. & pt. hired)
vt.聘用;錄用;雇用;租用
vi.受雇;得到工作
n.租金;酬金,工錢;[非正式用語] 被雇傭的人;銷售部的兩個新雇員
He will be in charge of all hiring and firing at PHA.
他將負責公共房產管理局所有人員的雇用和解聘事務。
They booked our hotel, and organised car hire...
他們為我們訂好了旅館并安排了租車事宜。
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Repel (pp. & pt. repelled)
vt.擊退;使厭惡;抵制;使不愉快
They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.
他們有5萬人的部隊駐扎在邊境,隨時準備擊退任何進攻。
She was very striking but in some way I felt repelled.
她非常引人注目,但我覺得她有些討厭。
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In conclusion
最后,綜上所述
So in conclusion I'd say we really are just at the start of this.
如此在結論中我將會剛好真的說我們是這在開始。
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Go into effect
生效;施行
The change is set to go into effect from january 1.
歐盟的規定將從明年1月1日起生效。
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In front of
在…前面;當著…的面;面前
Suddenly, a dog ran in front of alizon.
忽然間,一只狗在艾麗森面前跑著。
劇情百科
劇情一開始,為了讓故事“真實”的繼續下去,Moriatry就已經著手自己第二身份。但這只有Sherlock才明白,雖然John很相信Sherlock,此時的他也和其他人一樣已經搞不清Sherlock是否真的存在了。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.Even the hindu nationalists in the _____ seem to have gotten the message.
甚至印度國籍的代表似乎也明白了這些信息的意思。
2.Not got anyone you can _____ _____?
你不能得到任何人的信任嗎?
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.Political accountability will be a distant memory.
政治問責制將成為一個遙遠的記憶。
2.The new rules are scheduled to go into effect ondecember 15th.
這項新規定計劃將于12月15日生效。