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兰州路桥费短暂停征后将再征收18年引争议(toll)
本月,曾引起争议的兰州路
桥费,经历了一场“过山车”。先是从1
1月1日到15日,暂停征收;后是从15日开始,有关部门宣布再
收18年。 toll/通行费;遭受打击 We have to pay a toll for crossing the bridge. [我们过这桥就支付了相应的通行费。] His death took a toll on h...
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安徽出台中小学教师道德规范禁用语言暴力(abuse)
“笨得像猪”“蠢死了
”等一些辱骂和挖苦的“语言暴力&rd
quo;行为在安徽省《中小学教师职业道德规范》中被明确禁止,
教师再使用“语言暴力”将被视为违反师
德。 abuse/虐待、暴力;滥用 Stop the verbal
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Wei
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上海市从没禁止市民穿睡衣上街(pajamas)
美国摄影师(Justin Gu
ariglia),拍摄了一组上海人穿睡衣上街的照片,展示他眼
中的上海独特的时尚。同时,上海浦东地区出现了一些&ldquo
;文明着装劝导志愿者”,“一件睡衣引
发的战争”炸开了锅。 pajamas, pyjamas/睡衣裤;睡衣的 He ran out of the house in his pajamas. [...
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武大病床前解聘病危教授引网友争议(motor)
武汉大学的教授张在元博士两年前患上罕见的神经
元传导障碍,已经病危,其所属单位武大更是派人到张教授病榻前宣
布与其终止聘用合同。这帖子在网上一贴出,网友们批评声、争议声
不断。 motor/肌肉运动的;发动机 He has a disease that afflicts the motor functions of his bo
dy. [他的疾病,使得他身体肌肉运动的机能受累了。...
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Wei
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男子在温州劫持4人与警方对峙24小时被击毙(rescue)
11月16日上午6时5
6分许,1名歹徒闯入温州市鹿城区汤家桥北路典雅花苑9栋,劫持
房主一家人,经过24小时的斗智斗勇,警方将劫匪击毙。四名人质
安全获救。 rescue/搭救;救援的 He was successfully
rescued. [他被成功搭救出来了。] The rescue team worked to save the victim. [该救援队伍正设...
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ritu wazirchand
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Wei
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奥巴马飞抵上海开始访华(visit)
北京时间11月15日晚
23:16左右,美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马乘坐空军
一号飞机在雨中抵达上海浦东机场,正式开始其今年一月当选以来的
首次中国行。 visit/访问;闲谈 The officials visited the school. [官员们访问了该学校。] Stay and visit with me for a while. [留下来,陪我说会儿...
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Wei
wrote a blog post 6 days ago
Wei
wrote a blog post 6 days ago
武
汉调查称16%大学生认为爱因斯坦研究生物学(quality)
昨日,在江汉
大学举行的第六届全国科技文化与社会现代化学术研讨会上,武汉理
工大学杨怀中教授提交了论文《当代大学生科技文化素质的调查分析
及对策》。 quality/素质;质量 He has good qualities and cha
racter. [他的素质很好,人品也好。] The quality of the goods are poor. [这些东西的质量很不好。]
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Wei
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13 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
13 November 2009
上海钓鱼执法受害者收到恐吓信(threat)
在上海浦东新区政府承认存在“钓鱼执法&
rdquo;,并向社会公开致歉后,一名“钓鱼&r
dquo;执法的受害者张晖选择了诉讼作为维权的手段,日前他的
妻子收到了自称“钓头”的威胁信。
threat/威胁;构成威胁的人或事物 She received a threat mail. [她收到了威胁信件。] He is a thr...
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Wei
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12 November 2009
Wei
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12 November 2009
婴儿患眼疾入院身亡续:医生确实玩游戏已被开除(sack)
昨天下午,南京市卫生局召开新闻发布
会,公布对于南京儿童医院患儿死亡事件的最终调查结果,上网玩游
戏的当事医生被吊照开除,南京儿童医院诊治措施有失职行为,院长
书记分别受处分。 sack/开除;麻袋 He was sacked after the
scandal. [他在丑事曝光后被开除了。] He travels around with his belongings in...
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Wei
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11 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
11 November 2009
大学毕业生聚居群体被称作蚁族 全国规模达百万(colony)
“蚁族”,大学
毕业生聚居群体。据统计,仅北京一地就有至少10万&ldquo
;蚁族”。上海、广州、西安、重庆等各大城市都有大
量“蚁族”,在全国有上百万的规模。
colony/聚居地;殖民地 There's a Chinese colony in New York. [在纽约有一个华人聚居地。] The isla...
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
10 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
10 November 2009
我国投入近千亿元治污 水质仍差遭质疑(clean up)
历经6年时
间,投入资金910亿元,我国“三河三湖&rdqu
o;水污染防治虽然取得一定成效,但整体水质依然较差,像巢湖、
太湖、滇池的平均水质仍为Ⅴ类或劣Ⅴ类。 clean up/清除污染;对不法行为的清除 We started cleaning up local rivers and lakes.
[我们开始清除当地河流跟湖泊的水质污染。] The city...
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Wei
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09 November 2009
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09 November 2009
四川规定交通事故被撞者擅自离开视为逃逸(evasion)
11月9日新出台的《四川省道路交通事故责任确定
规则(试行)》中提到:对于逃逸案件,发生交通事故后,逃逸的一
方当事人承担主要责任,即便是被撞后擅自离开现场的也将视为逃逸
。 evasion/逃避责任;借口 This is an evasion tac
tic. [这是一种试图逃避责任的伎俩。] Stop with the evasions, give me a straig...
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
08 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
08 November 2009
我国研制成可有效抑制甲型流感病毒口罩(mask)
一种可有效抑制流感病毒的抗病毒口罩日前研发成功并面世
,经过国家流感中心检测,这种专用口罩对甲型H1N1流感病毒抑
制率达92%。据介绍,这种口罩具有长效抗病毒、杀病菌作用,水
洗也不失效。 mask/面罩、口罩;掩饰 I couldn't see his face, he was wearing a mas
k. [我没法看清他的脸,他戴了一具面罩。] She tries ...
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
07 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
07 November 2009
澳大学倒闭影响近千中国学生 解决方案明日公布(bankrupt)
澳大利亚4所私立大学5日因破产闭校
,致使约2700名外国留学生失学。这4所大学位于悉尼和墨尔本
,为全球校园管理集团所有,统一名称为莫瑞迪安国际酒店管理学院
。 bankrupt/破产的;使枯竭 The company went bankrupt. [该公司破产了。] The war had bankrupted the nation's natural resource...
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ritu wazirchand
on
08 November 2009
Due to the recession he went bankrupt.
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
06 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
06 November 2009
湖南石门公函辱骂报社工作人员被诉(insult)
湖
南省石门县委宣传部公函描述《中国妇女报》工作人员带&ldqu
o;狗日的”等字眼,现在当事人成德林已将石门县委
宣传部副部长贺新初告上法庭,这一名誉侵权案将在12月份开庭审
理。 insult/辱骂;损害、危害 You insulted me. [你对我进行了辱骂。] Some television is an insult to intelligence. ...
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Wei
on
07 November 2009
But very good of you to pick up on it!
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Wei
on
07 November 2009
Hi,You and I are both right. :) The word "television" can refer to the TV set or the television broadcast of programmes.
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
05 November 2009
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wrote a blog post on
05 November 2009
石家庄采购二手房作为廉租房房源(second hand)
为解决低收入
家庭住房困难,河北省石家庄市新近决定:从现在起,在社会上公开
采购417套二手房作为廉租住房房源。 second hand/二手货;间接的 I prefer to buy second hand. [我喜欢买二手货。] He could learn at second hand from books. [他可以间接通过书本来学到相关知识。]
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ritu wazirchand
on
06 November 2009
He purchased a second hand car from a dealer.Its best to go for a new thing than a second hand.
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
04 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
04 November 2009
上海交大将给学生颁发人格养成证书(character)
上海交通大学
开始实施在“知识传授+能力建设+人格养成&rdq
uo;三位一体的育人理念下制定的新课程表。今后,每位交大毕业
生将会有三份成绩单:学业成绩单、能力方面的证书、人格养成证书
。 character/人格;好品质 I'm not one to judge his chara
cter. [我没资格评判他的人格如何。] He's a man of dist...
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ritu wazirchand
on
05 November 2009
A very famous saying---If wealth is lost nothing is lost ,If health is lost something is lost, But if character is lost everything is lost.
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
03 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
03 November 2009
郑州警方称卖淫女裸照系记者擅自发布(prostitute)
一则《郑州大规模突击扫黄公布小姐裸照》
的帖子在国内各大论坛中盛传。帖子照片中卖淫女面部清晰可辨、被
揪发逼问等画面引发网友质疑。多数网友认为警方执法过于粗暴。
prostitute/妓女;出卖原则 She works as a prostitute. [她是个妓女。] He prostituted his art talents for money. [他为了金钱出卖...
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Wei
wrote a blog post on
02 November 2009
Wei
wrote a blog post on
02 November 2009
重庆房产开发商雇凶杀死钉子户独子获死刑(murder)
因为拒绝搬迁,重庆市万州区“钉子户
”崔英安、秦万兰夫妇的独子被人当街杀害。今天,被
指雇凶杀人的开发商董事长向世全被重庆市第二中级人民法院一审判
决死刑。 murder/谋杀;折磨人心 He was murdered by a real estate deve
loper. [他被那个房产开发商谋杀了。] The rush hour traffic ...
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Wei
on
03 November 2009
Very good! I would just suggest the active tense of wording: It is murderous to be without electricity during the summer.
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ritu wazirchand
on
03 November 2009
Being without electricity during summer is murderous
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Wei
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01 November 2009
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wrote a blog post on
01 November 2009
卫生部:我国3.9亿人需接种甲型流感疫苗(measure)
当前,甲型H1N1流感疫情在全
球已累计报告5000多死亡病例。目前,中国整体的疫情防控形势
仍在可控中,接种疫苗是预防甲型H1N1流感流行的有效手段之一
。 measure/手段;限度或分寸 The is one of the measures to solve our problem
. [这是解决咱们问题的一种手段之一。] Yours is a generosity k...
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