to pay lip service 意思是说得好听,没有行动,甚至言不由衷。比如你说你支持什么事情,但实际并非如此。
To give someone some lip 的字面意思是给某人一些嘴唇,但实际表达的意思是顶嘴,出言不逊。
face (something) head-on 的时候,也就是说我们勇敢面对并处理碰到的问题或困难。
重要句式
When alive ,we may probably offend some people.However, we must think about whether they are deserved offended.
人活着 总是要得罪一些人的 就要看那些人是否值得得罪。
You will have it if it belongs to you,whereas you don't kveth for it if it doesn't appear in your life.
命里有时终需有 命里无时莫强求。
No one indebted for others,while many people don't know how to cherish others.
没有谁对不起谁,只有谁不懂得珍惜谁。
重点词汇
monopoly
n.
垄断;专营服务;被垄断的商品(或服务);独占;专利;专利品;“大富翁”(棋类游戏,游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产)
The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
这家公司实质上已经垄断了这种贸易。
offspring
n.
孩子;子女;后代;崽兽;幼崽;幼苗
Eleanor was now less anxious about her offspring than she had once been.
埃莉诺现在不像以往那样为孩子忧心了。
rival
n.
竞争对手
vt.
与…相匹敌;比得上
adj.
竞争的
Their smaller rival is battling to end their duopoly.
规模更小的竞争对手正为结束他们的两强垄断局面而抗争着。
notion
n.
概念;观念;信念;理解
She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。
fade
v.
褪色;(使)变淡,变暗;逐渐消逝;逐渐消失;(运动员、运动队、演员等)走下坡路,衰退,衰落
adj.
乏味的;憔悴的
This brand of jeans will not fade.
这个牌子的牛仔裤不会褪色。
proof
n.
证据;证明;检验;证实;求证;验算;校样;(酒的)标准酒精度
adj.
能抵御;能防范;可防护;防…的;抗…的
vt.
给(织物等)做防护处理;使防水(或防火等);印…的校样
I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
phase
n.
阶段;时期;月相;(月亮的)盈亏
vt.
分阶段进行;逐步做
The investigation has entered a new phase.
调查已进入新阶段。
diet
n.
饮食;日常食物;规定饮食(为健康或减肥等目的);规定饮食的时期;大量单调的活动;大量单一的东西
vi.
节食
Diet plays an important role in the management of heart disease.
饮食对于心脏病的治疗有重要作用。
invest
v.
投资;投入(时间、精力等);授予,给予(权力等)
Now is a good time to invest in the property market.
现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。
abide
v.
遵守;(abide by)接受,遵照(规则,决定,劝告);逗留,停留
You'll have to abide by the rules of the club.
你必须遵守俱乐部的规定。
confer
v.
商讨;协商;交换意见;授予(奖项、学位、荣誉或权利)
The new corporate leaders often fly to Washington to confer with government officials on national policy.
这些新的公司领导人常常飞往华盛顿,同政府官员商讨国家的政策
chop
v.
切碎;剁碎;砍;劈;(大幅度地)削减,降低;取消;终止;向下猛击
n.
猪(或羊等)排;砍;劈;剁;掌劈;(人或动物的)嘴周围的地方
You can take some broccoli, chop that up.
你可以拿一些西兰花,切碎。
brake
n.
刹车;制动器;车闸;阻力;障碍
v.
用闸减速;刹(车)
She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.
她不得不猛踩刹车,以免撞上前面的车。
trial
v.
试验;试用;测试(能力、质量、性能等)
n.
(法院的)审讯,审理,审判;(对能力、质量、性能等的)试验,试用;预赛;选拔赛;比赛;令人伤脑筋的事
adj.
同“trinal”
Many drugs were found by trial and error
很多药物都是通过反复试验才发现的。
grant
vt.
授予;(尤指正式地或法律上)同意,准予,允许;(勉强)承认,同意
n.
(政府、机构的)拨款
It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive.
这不是直接授予公民身份,给予永久居留权,或是提供与其它公民能享受到的一样的权利。