Distant
adj.遥远的;冷漠的,冷淡的;远离的,远隔的;不太清晰的
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
不过事情在不久的将来会有所改善,这几乎毋庸置疑。
He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
他觉得她冷若冰霜,拒人于千里之外。
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Ridiculous
adj.可笑的,荒谬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶
It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。
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Hire (pp. & pt. hired)
vt.聘用;录用;雇用;租用
vi.受雇;得到工作
n.租金;酬金,工钱;[非正式用语] 被雇佣的人;销售部的两个新雇员
He will be in charge of all hiring and firing at PHA.
他将负责公共房产管理局所有人员的雇用和解聘事务。
They booked our hotel, and organised car hire...
他们为我们订好了旅馆并安排了租车事宜。
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Repel (pp. & pt. repelled)
vt.击退;使厌恶;抵制;使不愉快
They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.
他们有5万人的部队驻扎在边境,随时准备击退任何进攻。
She was very striking but in some way I felt repelled.
她非常引人注目,但我觉得她有些讨厌。
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In conclusion
最后,综上所述
So in conclusion I'd say we really are just at the start of this.
如此在结论中我将会刚好真的说我们是这在开始。
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Go into effect
生效;施行
The change is set to go into effect from january 1.
欧盟的规定将从明年1月1日起生效。
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In front of
在…前面;当着…的面;面前
Suddenly, a dog ran in front of alizon.
忽然间,一只狗在艾丽森面前跑着。
剧情百科
剧情一开始,为了让故事“真实”的继续下去,Moriatry就已经着手自己第二身份。但这只有Sherlock才明白,虽然John很相信Sherlock,此时的他也和其他人一样已经搞不清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.
甚至印度国籍的代表似乎也明白了这些信息的意思。
2.Not got anyone you can _____ _____?
你不能得到任何人的信任吗?
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:
1.Political accountability will be a distant memory.
政治问责制将成为一个遥远的记忆。
2.The new rules are scheduled to go into effect ondecember 15th.
这项新规定计划将于12月15日生效。