社会新闻 Flashcards

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Queen Elizabeth II was trending on Twitter on Sunday night as she attended her 90th birthday celebrations.

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trend on …上热搜

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she looked “thoroughly bored” and “disinterested”, despite the star-studded line-up that had flown in from around the world to entertain her.

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Star-studded 明星云集的
line-up 阵容
充满 
be studded with
be strewn with
be replete with
be awash with
充满不好的东西
x-ridden 
be fraught with
be infested with
be seething with
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alumi who

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毕业3年以内的往届生

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make do with takeouts for all the meals

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吃饭时用外卖凑活应付

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smooth-talker

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能言善道的人

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5
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heart-throb

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少女杀手

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defraud/swindle/cheat the girls out of a lot of money

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骗钱

con artist

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target the residents living on higher floors

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主要盯上高层住户

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repeat offender

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惯犯

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9
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hyaluronic acid

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玻尿酸

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10
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botched plastic surgery

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失败的整容手术
botched 
bungled
abortive
unsuccessful
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EDD(expected date of delievery)/EDC(confinement)/due date

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预产期

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crank calls

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骚扰电话

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be caught short

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内急

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narrow down the list of suspects to 1 to 2 people

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目标锁定1-2名嫌疑人

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15
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the price has been bid up to HKD4000

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票价炒到了

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His cooking puts mine to shame.

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put sb/sth to shame

使…相形见绌

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17
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carbonated beverages

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碳酸饮料

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18
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multiple organ failure

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多脏器衰竭

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19
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people develop diabetes from an early age

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糖尿病低龄化

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20
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forge a governmnet document

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伪造文件

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21
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friend request

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加好友请求

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step up the vigilance

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提高警惕

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large flow of people

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人流量大

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fall for that trick
受骗
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stay alert to
警觉
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labor room
产房
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obstetrics and gynecology department
妇产科
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The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services.
pay over the odds 多付钱
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the price has been bid up to HKD4000
票价炒到了...
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Old people are easily targeted
老年人容易上当。
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She kept her cool and won the argument.
keep one's cool 保持冷静
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put money up for grabs
发红包让人抢
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MI(myocardial infarction)
心肌梗塞
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invigilate/proctor
监考
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cut in line/jump the queue
插队
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hyaluronic acid
玻尿酸
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botox
肉毒素
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lose one's sight
失明
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shelf life
保存期
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facelift
拉皮
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liposuction
抽脂
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Breast augmentation/lift
隆胸
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ill-gotten gains
非法所得
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A second policeman cut off his escape.
cut sb off=stop sb from running away/driving
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gain petty advantages
占小便宜
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lure the parents to fill in the information
引诱家长填表
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telephone fraud
电话诈骗
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chip in
凑钱
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repeat offender
惯犯
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good Samaritan
好心人 | 源自《圣经》,一个撒玛利亚人向一个受伤但无人给予帮助的人伸出援助之手。
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put belongings within reach
把随身物品放在能看到的地方
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leave her bag unzipped
包没拉拉链