Boring
adj.無聊的,無趣的;令人厭煩的;單調的,乏味的
n.鉆孔;鉆屑
v.令人厭煩(bore的現在分詞)
Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母親們不但得不到報酬,而且她們做的那些乏味艱苦的工作常常都不為人所注意。
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Despite
prep.不管;盡管(自己)不愿意;不在乎;雖有
n.侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;輕蔑的拒絕或不承認
The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending...
盡管支出在增加,但國民醫療保健服務的質量卻明顯下降了。
Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.
哈里的話讓我不由自主地停下來細想。
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Dispose of ( = get rid of , throw away)
解決;將(某物)處理掉;駁倒;將(某物)吃光喝完
Just fold up the nappy and dispose of it in the normal manner.
把尿布疊起,像平常扔東西一樣扔掉即可。
You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem...
你解決了那個問題,可算是幫了我們一個大忙。
He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him.
他宣稱他們已雇了刺客來除掉他。
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Beaten track
n.踏平的路,慣例;熟路
He lives well off the beaten track.
他在一個偏僻的地方過得很好。
This is a design which gets off the beaten track.
這是一個打破常規的設計。
劇情百科
Sherlock成功的解譯Moriatry能進入任何系統的代碼,同時想利用這代碼將Moriatry打敗。
從Moriatry最后的恐懼和抓狂,是否認了Sherlock的推測,還是說事情根本就沒有那么簡單?
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.It is directed by award-winning _____ kabir khan.
這部影片由獲獎導演kabir khan導演。
2.Do you _____ _____ me, captain severus?
你向我屈服嗎,賽弗拉斯連長?
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.Despite his goatee mr mallya deserves a hearing.
不管他的山羊胡子,馬爾雅先生需要一場聽證會。
2.Despite their name, disposable nappies are notoriously difficult to dispose of.
除了名字,一次性尿布是出了名的難以處理。