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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Puzzle (pp. & pt. puzzled)
vt.使迷惑,使難解
vt.& vi.為難,傷腦筋
n.智力測驗,智力玩具;難題;令人費解的事[人];謎一般的事物
My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
我妹妹總讓我捉摸不透,弄得我焦慮不安。
In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose.
在排演莎士比亞的戲劇時,其中詩句和散文的復雜讓我大傷腦筋。
Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists...
“旅行者二號”發回的數據給天文學家們提出了一個難題:離我們最遠的那顆行星為什么會存在.
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Scheme (pp. & pt. schemed)
vt.& vi.策劃,圖謀
n.計劃;體系;陰謀
vt.設計,計劃;謀劃,圖謀
vi.密謀,制定計劃
The company was pouring around $30 million into the scheme.
該公司要向該計劃注資約 3,000 萬美元。
They would first have to work out some scheme for getting the treasure out...
他們首先得想個法子把財寶取出來。
They claimed that their opponents were scheming against them...
他們聲稱對手正在算計他們。
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Intervene (pp. & pt. intervened)
vi.阻礙;出面;插嘴;介于…之間
The situation calmed down when police intervened...
警方干預后,局勢平息下來。
'I've told you he's not here,' Irena intervened.
“我告訴你了他不在這里,”伊雷娜插話說。
I pray that death may not intervene to prevent our meeting with my darling children.
我祈禱死亡不要阻撓我們與我親愛的孩子們見一面。
劇情百科
這次Sherlock回倫敦是為了幫助哥哥Mycroft查出并瓦解地下恐怖網。這也正合Sherlock意,只要回到倫敦,只要回到John身邊,什么都沒問題。看來Sherlock惦記John程度遠比John惦記Sherlock。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.The company already has a social _____ in google+.
公司已經有了Google+的社交網絡。
2.Most of us feel more _____ and more competent when we dress well.
我們穿著得體的時候,往往會更自信和更有競爭力。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.We see that evidence in readership numbers, too.
我們也看到了讀者人數方面的證據。
2.The process takes place in real time, so the luminous map changes as the patient moves.
這整個過程都是實時進行的,因此發光的分布圖會因病人的移動而發生變化。