《英语单词看天下》学习笔记（1）

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dress code着装要求
eg：A district mayor in Budapest has proposed a dress code for City Hall employees.（市政府职员）
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something is too rich for my blood.
在过去，人们认为王室成员的血与一般人的不一样，是蓝色的，所以，对于一般人家，东西太贵买不起就用上句。
另外：
I bought this at cost.（at cost按成本价）
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Bedwetting is common.
bedwetting 尿床
扩：Was this dog potty trained?
potty 便盆

His ideas are all wet.
all wet 大错特错，不实际

wet one's whistle.喝点酒润润嗓子
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Italian Minister defends keeping wolves as pets.
意大利部长为自己养狼当宠物辩解。
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But I think this is just a white elephant.

white elephant：中看不中用的东西。
泰国大象什么重活都干，但白象是神物，会被供养，所以，花了价钱买了一个中看不中用的东西就用白象来形容。

Maybe I'm going out on a limb, but I think I am gonna try it.
go out on a limb.表示有点冒险。（挂在树枝上）
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test drive买车时的试驾，也用来表达你想对某种商品试一下。

eg：你想买张DVD，可以对老板说，I'd like to give it a test drive.
eg:Do you offer a test drive even if I won't buy this car?
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Bon voyage祝你一路顺风
eg: Bon voyage! Don't forget to send me some postcards.
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I got this chair from a lawn sale.

国外将不要的东西放在草坪上，并竖一块牌子，写着lawn sale.当有人经过时，看到牌子就知道这户人家在处理旧货，就可以最低的价格买到自己想要的东西。
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seven wonders七大奇迹
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freeze asset冻结财产
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That was the coldest winter on record.

on record有史以来
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Mr Bush's overall approval rating has fallen to just 28 percent, reaching an all-time low, while more than twice as many (64 percent) disapprove of the way he's handling his job.

approval rating 支持率
all-time low 历史最低点

all-time high 历史最高点
eg：The stock market hit all-time high since the beginning of the year.
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Britons are Europe's most prolific shoplifters.
在欧洲，英国的商店小偷最多。

shoplifter： 购物时顺手牵羊的小偷
eg：He was caught when he was shoplifting.
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The happy twosome, who got hitched have been traveling in Europe.
这对刚结婚的快乐小两口一直在欧洲旅游。

got hitched: 结婚
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I've got the severance pay from the company.

severance pay： 解雇费，离职金（sever是切断的意思，不要写成server服务）

severance pay与pension养老金不一样,它是指当员工在没有任何错误或由于工作单位出现财政危机时，公司中途对其解雇，此时企业必须要给员工severance pay离职金。