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Question 1

unload/offload

Answer 1

1. 卸货 2. get rid of something：抛售；推卸甩锅。Don’t let him unload his problems onto/on you. 别让他把他的问题都推到你身上。3. 感情上的卸货，发泄，倾诉，吐露：I’m afraid I’ve been unloading my worries on poor Ann here. 我一直在对着Ann抱怨发气，可怜的她。

Question 2

abdicate responsibility

Answer 2

放弃责任，撒手不管

Question 3

xx-wise

Answer 3

speaking of xx / regarding xx / concerning xx 关于xx，在xx方面的意思。Career-wise, this illness couldn’t have come at a worse time. 考虑到事业，这场病来得最不是时候。

Question 4

Wise up!

Answer 4

是时候机智一点了！快醒醒！你可机灵点吧！It’s time to wise up and tell those around you that enough is enough.现在该觉醒了，告诉你周围的人要适可而止。

Question 5

Sometimes my mind takes me places

Answer 5

我的思想它有自己的想法了，带着我四处闯荡。（神游）

Question 6

想问别人“你又出神了？你想啥呢？”

Answer 6

Where are you？

Question 7

zone out

Answer 7

stop paying attention because you are bored or tired走神：What? Oh, sorry – I was just zoning out there for a minute.

Question 8

in the zone

Answer 8

in a state in which you feel confident and are performing at your best处于最佳状态，做某事得心应手。When I’m in the zone, writing is the most satisfying thing in the world.当我状态好的时候，写作是世界上最让我愉快的事。专心致志地去做某件事，一般效率会比较高，状态也比较好。in the zone就有种“我感觉我又可以了”的意思

Question 9

hit it off with sb

Answer 9

和某人投缘

Question 10

They clicked immediately. They loved the same things.

Answer 10

他们随即一见如故，两人的很多爱好都相同。

Question 11

If you stand on stage and share your view of the world, people will connect with you.

Answer 11

如果你站在舞台上，分享自己对世界的看法，人们会与你产生共鸣的。

Question 12

pivot

Answer 12

n. 中枢，枢纽，要点，中心点；v. 方向不明确，转型，转行：The debate around the use of tools to track employee productivity has grown since the pivot to remote work in 2020. 自2020年转向远程工作以来，围绕使用工具来跟踪员工生产率的辩论不断升温。

Question 13

pivot on

Answer 13

取决于；由…而定。In this climate-themed episode we imagine how the Republican party might pivot on environmental policy and go green for 2024. 在这期以气候为主题的节目中，我们想象一下共和党可能会如何利用环境政策争取在2024年走向绿色。

Question 14

“生气，暴怒，疯了”

Answer 14

1. piss，一般可以说piss sb off; 比如It pisses me off when they start moaning about going to war.当他们开始对开战表示不满时，我很恼火。一般说“我生气了！”，就可以直接学习截图：I’m pissed! 2. sulk这个词，意思是生闷气，闷闷不乐；3. 想说“气炸了！”，还可以直接说：I’m livid! 4. go ballistic 这个短语，意思是大发雷霆，勃然大怒！

Question 15

疯子

Answer 15

nutcase，certifiable（极不理智的，愚蠢透顶的）

Question 16

a xx person

Answer 16

喜欢做xx的人；a people person也就是喜欢跟人打交道的，擅长交际的人。a cat / dog person就是喜欢猫猫/狗狗的人；a city person就是喜欢城市生活的人；a morning person就是喜欢早起的人。

Question 17

the knives are out (for someone)

Answer 17

字面为“刀子伸向某人”, 实际上用以表示“强烈地批评、指责某人”、“迫使某人承担过失”。

* The knives are out for the minister. People are calling for his resignation. 部长备受指责, 人们要求他引咎辞职。
* The knives are out for the senator after his recent remarks, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was forced to resign. 参议员因近期言论而受到了严厉的批评, 如果他被迫辞职, 我不会对此感到惊讶。

Question 18

point the finger at someone

Answer 18

可以等同于“blame”来理解, 表示“指责”、“将过错归咎于”

Question 19

lay something at someone’s feet

Answer 19

字面为“将某物放在某人脚边”，实际使用中可拓展表示“让某人为某事负责” (to hold someone responsible for something)：I am going to lay this matter at your feet. You are clearly to blame. 我要把这件事归咎于你, 你显然应该承受责备。

Question 20

it is incumbent upon/on someone to do something

Answer 20

“承担责任”, 同义于习语“lay something at someone’s feet”

Question 21

if nothing else

Answer 21

“别的姑且不论”、“最起码”，the U.S. military is, if nothing else, a logistical superpower

Question 22

move heaven and earth

Answer 22

“竭尽全力” (to try very hard to achieve something)

Question 23

bitter political divide

Answer 23

“严重的政治撕裂与分歧”

Question 24

calamitous

Answer 24

calamity对应的形容词, 后者同义于常见词disaster

Question 25

be enmeshed in

Answer 25

卷入、陷入 (某种不好的、复杂的情况)

Question 26

schadenfreude

Answer 26

/’ʃɑ:dən,frɔidə/“幸灾乐祸, 以他人的不幸为乐” (a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when something bad happens to someone else), 来自德语, 前半部分schaden表示“damage”, 后半部分freude表示“joy”

Question 27

red tape，cut (through) (the) red tape

Answer 27

繁文缛节, 官僚作风, 拖拉费时的繁琐手续；克服繁文缛节、官僚作风

Question 28

bureaucracy

Answer 28

/ˌbjʊ(ə)’rɒkrəsɪ/ 政府机构；

官僚主义, 官僚作风

Question 29

stand between someone and something

Answer 29

字面为“置于之间”, 实际上用以表示“阻碍”，Red tape shouldn’t stand between allies and salvation（拯救）.”指的就是《纽约时报》认为协助过美军的阿富汗人员不应被签证审核等费时的手续阻碍撤离。

Question 30

pledge

Answer 30

1. promise保证，许诺，发誓做某事2. 许诺拨[款]; 许诺给予

Question 31

bankroll

Answer 31

作动词表示为…提供资金；对…进行融资；资助，相当于finance, subsidize, fund, sponsor等。The father is a nagging crank who expects his two adult sons to bankroll his lavish tastes. 这位父亲是个唠叨的怪人，他希望他的两个成年儿子能资助他奢侈的品味。

Question 32

encompass

Answer 32

表示包含，包括，等于include。His repertoire （/’rɛpɚ’twɑr/）encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg.他能演奏从巴赫到勋伯格的所有作品。

Question 33

all-encompassing

Answer 33

WeChat, an all-encompassing chat and payment app introduced in 2011 by Tencent 微信是腾讯于2011年推出的一款功能齐全的聊天和支付应用程序。all-encompassing表示包罗万象的，也就是什么功能都包含的。

Question 34

XX-backed

Answer 34

government-backed loans to Egypt向埃及提供的政府贷款

Question 35

elaborate

Answer 35

详细说明；详尽阐述。

Question 36

a plethora of

Answer 36

大量；尤指过多，过剩

Question 37

largesse

Answer 37

[lɑː’(d)ʒes]慷慨解囊、赠款。dispense largesse to the poor把钱施舍给穷人

Question 38

staggering

Answer 38

令人大吃一惊的，吓人的，外刊经常用它来表示数量数额的惊人，所以想表达“巨额，高达”或许都能想到它。

Question 39

with an eye on sth

Answer 39

focused on a particular thing or area; 着眼于，重心放在xx上。

Question 40

lay out

Answer 40

阐述；讲解；说明。

Question 41

helm

Answer 41

舵柄，掌控地位，领导位置的意思，也就是“执掌”