妙语佳句
Handicap (pp. & pt. handicapped)
n.障碍;缺陷;不利条件;给弱者增加的杆数(按击球次数计数,并随参赛者的进步而减少)
vt.妨碍,使不利;使(某人)行动和生活不正常
He lost his leg when he was ten, but learnt to overcome his handicap.
他10岁时失去了一条腿,但他学会了克服自己的残疾。
She was away from school for 15 weeks, a handicap she could have done without...
她有15周没上学,这给她带来了本不该有的障碍。
Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students...
压力的加重可能会给一些学生带来严重的负面影响。
I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.
我发现你的差点已从16杆降到了12杆。
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Advertise (pp. & pt. advertised)
vt.做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬
vi.登广告,做广告;做宣传
The players can advertise baked beans, but not rugby boots...
球员可以给烤菜豆做广告,但不能代言橄榄球靴。
We advertised for staff in a local newspaper...
我们在一家地方报纸上刊登了招聘广告。
His hard sinewy body advertised his ruthlessness of purpose.
他健硕的身体使他显得意志尤为坚强。
I didn't want to advertise the fact that he hadn't driven me to the airport.
我不想宣扬他没有开车送我去机场的事。
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Blossom (pp. & pt. blossomed)
n.花,群花;开花时期,(发育的)初期;兴旺时期
vi.(植物)开花;繁荣,兴旺;长成
The cherry blossom came out early in Washington this year.
今年华盛顿的樱花开得很早。
What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
最初的地方节日已经发展成了国际性盛会。
Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom.
开始下雨了,桃树也开花了。
剧情百科
Magnussen拥有丰富的阅历和超强记忆能力,他做事完全是凭借多年的经验实施。但不幸的是,他遇到Sherlock这个怪咖,做事常常不按常理出牌,还嘚瑟让Sherlock知道自己并有备份足以威胁Mary的信息。
"没有备份,没有备份老子就嘭了你!"我想Sherlock那时候大概就这想法。不过,Magnussen可是世界的重要人物,而Sherlock现在却是一枪解决他了。那接下来又如何审判他呢?
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.He was visiting professor of _____ at the University of Jordan.
他是约旦大学的地质学客座教授。
2.Studies have shown that unlimited options _____ our decision making capability.
研究表明这些丰富的选项麻痹了我们做决定的能力。
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:
1.I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history...
我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。
2.The polytechnics have hitherto been at an unfair disadvantage in competing for pupils and money...
到目前为止,理工专科学校在争取生源和资金方面一直处于劣势。
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