notice boards: always look on the bright side of life

liyuenlong

1、This is an application for a building planning permit.   规划许可证
2、The land affected by the application is located at 62 Wendy Avenue.
3、This is a development of a double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling.
4、The responsible officer for this application is Renee Hari.
5、主管部门,主管机关  responsible authority
      The responsible authority will not decide on the application before August.
key words:
planning permit              规划许可证
affect                              影响/改变/涉及
land affect                      受影响/被改变/受涉土地
the responsible officer   负责人
double story dwelling     双层住宅
the existing dwelling      现有住宅
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liyuenlong

1、The weather is cold and damp now. But hot and humit in summer. 阴冷的潮   闷热的潮
2、No one likes to drive out with roadworks,detours, and sky-high fuel prices.
3、He has been busy since before the scholl holidays.
4、People are spending, life goes on.
5、衣食住行   clothing,food,shelter, and transport
Clothing, food, shelter, and transport are basic necessiies of life, especially during all the lockdowns.
key words:
damp               阴冷的潮   
humid              闷热的潮
sky-high          天价的，极高的; 昂贵的
since before    从xx之前开始

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liyuenlong

1、I have known him for ages. I have known about this program for two months.
2、Where have you been? I was at the store, buying food.                你去哪里了
3、Keep the medicine in the fridge.                    保存
4、Keep in touch is everything. keep smiling.     保持
5、让你久等了    kept you waiting                       使处于     
                            I'm sorry. Kept you waiting.
key words:
know                认识，知道，熟悉（程度较深）
know about     了解,听说（有点知道）
where have you been?     你去哪里了？
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liyuenlong

1、A sign says,'watch battery installed', I couldn't think of anything more boring to watch.
2、Funny in more ways than one, because I was wondering only last night where to change my watch
battery.
3、My watch stopped working and I buy a new one.
4、The cost of changing the battery is why I have two watches.
5、劳而无功, 徒劳无益  No good even comes from      从来没有成功，从来没有好结果
                      Just wish I could take the backs off myself. No good even comes from trying.
key words:
think of                                 想起/想出
in more ways than one        在很多方面/不止一种方式/不只一个方面/不止一个
only last night                      就在昨晚
why                                      原因;理由;难解的问题
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liyuenlong

1、I'm a gardener working in Bayside and surrounding area.
2、I do lawn mowing, weeding，potting/planting, pruning, mulching, garden maintenance and almost all your garden needs.
3、Looking for garden maintenance service. Approx monthly or as required （according to their expert opinion）.
4、Looking for a cat/house sitter for my adorable indoor cat Murphy.
5、不用客气/必拘谨/随时随地,  feel free          请随意/请随时/请随便
             I'm a hairdresser at Bayswater. feel free to send me enquiry.
key words:
and surrounding area   以及周边地区
almost all                      几乎所有
expert opinion              专家意见
as required                   按要求;根据要求;根据需要
indoor cat                     室内的猫
sitter                              临时保姆
cat sitter                        临时的猫保姆
house sitter                   临时的雇来看房子的人

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Scorpion66

liyuenlong

1、It was dangerous and pointless trip.                                         无意义的;不值得做的
2、She will make everything worse.
3、She left, but the mess she helped create remains.                       人或物仍留在原处
4、Who is running this country?  the crushing debt, the high inflation.    管理/经营/作主
5、玩火者必自焚                   Those who play with fire will perish by it.
key words:
pointless            无意义的;无目标的;不值得做的
crushing             惨重的;毁灭性的;严重的
inflation              通货膨胀   
remian                继续存在;遗留; 仍然是; 人或物仍留在原处
run                      管理/经营/作主
perish                 死亡/指非正常的死亡

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liyuenlong

1、He showed us how to plant and grow asparagus that we will be eating for 20 years.
2、Asparagus is one of my favorite fresh things to eat.
3、Asparagus is packed with vitamins and that's exactly what we need.富含/塞满/具有很多
4、Fish and chips are packed with proteins.  
5、宁吊吊的、瘪得得的  stringy  细长而干枯的/多筋的/不嫩的/柴的
                        I like to snap like this and see that they are not stringy like the ones in the store.
key words:
plant     着重指种植这一行为
grow     着重指种植以后的栽培、管理
will be eating for xx years            将一直吃xx年
is packed with                              富含/挤满/塞满/载满/占满/具有很多

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liyuenlong

1、I like to snap the asparagus like that and snack on them.
2、It likes full sun, but it can tolerate some partial shade.
3、You need to plant it in a spot that it will perform well.
4、Otherwise they don't perform well, that's the opposite fo what you want.
5、突然出现/突然冒出/冷不防冒出 pop up
                                                       One day, you can find the spears pop up.
key words：
snack on          吃零食
snack on sth    把xx当零食吃，把xx当小点心吃
like full sun      喜阳
tolerate            耐/忍/容忍/能经受（困难条件)
tolerate partial shade   耐局部荫
perform well                 长得很好/茁壮成长/表现良好
the opposite of             正好相反,简直是xx的大忌
spear                            某些植物的嫩枝，幼芽,矛;标枪, 芦笋嫩茎

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Ubunbtu

Thank you!

liyuenlong

1、A  car was parked in the driveway and is blocking the footpath.
2、I was walking with a pram and had to go on the road to get past the badly parked car.
3、Curious what do the people here think about this sort of behaviour？
4、See you for the birthday lunch, eat cake, washed down a drink or two.
5、隔三岔五  every now and again  时常/时不时/每隔一段时间/有时/偶尔
     I'd love to make some new friends and go out to a cafe every now and again.
key words:
be parked      把车停在
be blocking    阻碍;堵塞;阻塞;堵住(某人的路等
driveway        车道;私家车道,通往停车库的私家车道                     
washed down with         就xx下肚, 喝什么酒水配吃

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liyuenlong

1、Apparently, my posts are offending some people who are threatening to have me banned.
2、My intentions were good and innocent.     无辜的/清白的/无恶意的
3、Geoff, you should be able to express yourself freely.
4、What is wrong with these pathetic people?
5、不予理睬，置之不理        turn back on  背对着,拒绝;忽略;背弃;抛弃,背叛
                       Maybe I'd be better off turning back on these lowlifes.
key words:
have me banned  把我禁言
innocent               无辜的/清白的/无恶意的/无冒犯之意的
express yourself  表达自己，表达自己（的思想与想法），你说话的权利
pathetic                可怜的;可悲的;令人怜惜的;无力的;不成功的
be better off         还不如，最好
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liyuenlong

1、No one is above the law.                                      凌驾于法律之上,不受法律约束
2、I have decided to delete my account for the reason that there is way too many bad feedback on my posts.
3、The bad on this website outweighs the good.      坏处超过好处
4、Agree, Mina, pathetic jokes and bad feedbacks, I'll be joining you.    加入你的行列/跟你一样
5、畅所欲言 express oneself freely                                              自由表达自己的想法/观点/思想
                    Today, we all should express ourself freely in the weekly meeting.
key words:
above the law           凌驾于法律之上,不受法律约束
delete my account    删除我的账号
for the reason that    理由是/因为/ 因为…的原因
way                           远远地/大大地/非常
way too                     实在太
the bad,  the good    坏处,好处
outweigh                   重于/大于/超过/胜过/多于  
join sb                       加入某人（的行列）/ 加入某人（的活动）/与..一道去/参与/跟你一样
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liyuenlong

1、Sorry, Have Covid, also foot strained, can't come to join you today.
2、Bugger, hope your cough wasn't Covid.                  (表示亲昵)老头
3、He had slipped, strained his back and badly bruised his face.
4、It appears the rest of this month will be all in the rain and in the cold.
5、瓢泼大雨;倾盆大雨，pouring rain  泼
     He come out today, in the pouring rain, fixed my gate, and refused to accept any payment.
key words:
strain    v. (用力过头的肌肉) 拉伤/扭伤/损伤/拉紧，n.压力; 重负;拉力;拉伤;扭伤
bruise   v. (表面出现淤青的)挫伤/撞伤/擦伤/碰伤/打击, n. 青肿;淤伤;碰伤;(水果或蔬菜的)碰伤，伤痕
bugger  (侮辱性称呼，尤用于男子)家伙;坏蛋;  (表示亲昵或同情，尤用于男子)小伙子;老头儿
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liyuenlong

1、Simon, my lost parrot, could very passibly fly down to land on your head or shoulder.
2、I am so upset. No word to express it.                                              无法用语言来表达
3、Hope you find your little gem soon.  
4、Please call me on 12345678, if you even suspect you've seen him.
5、遍体鳞伤，伤痕累累, 鼻青脸肿，battered and bruised
      We found Simon two streets away. He is a bit battered and bruised, scared and hungry, but otherwise in good shape.
key words:
very possibly     很有可能
land on              降落到/停在  
little gem            小宝贝
suspect              n. 嫌疑人 v.觉得,怀疑  adj. 可疑的/有嫌疑的  
shape                形状;样子;状况;性质
in good shape    状态良好,情况良好
battered             被打
bruised              被打伤
otheerwise         除此之外

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yufeng_wu

liyuenlong

1、I wonder what has caused today's people to complain about everything.
2、Some people just need something to complain about.
3、Now I have idiots complaining that I use the word Fart in my joke.
4、I don't like Geoff's annoying jokes, I blocked his post and him.
5、高谈阔论,多嘴多舌,喋喋不休的人  loud mouth   贫嘴/话唠/夸夸其谈/胡吹乱侃/大嘴巴
             I tried muting 2 guys, one was Geoff, another was just a loud mouth。 But the mute feature doesn't work.
key words:
complaint about sth           抱怨
have sb/sth doing              让某人一直做(某事) ,说话人并不愿意(招，勾，引）
block                                  屏蔽/阻挡/堵塞
mute                                   静音
try doing                             尝试做某事      
feature                                功能，特征
Mute feature                       静音功能

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liyuenlong

1、If you want to leave this site, certainly wish you all the very best.
2、Your decision of leaving here is respected either way.
3、But like the saying goes, this isn't airport, no need to announce your departure.
4、There is always one in every crowd who use that stupid sentence.
5、鸡零狗碎，鸡毛蒜皮，微不足道 trivial 不重要的/琐碎的/没有什么价值的
     There are plenty of things that annoying me such as the trivial rubbish people post.
key words:
either way                 无论是否/无论有否/无论如何/不管怎样/(两种情况中)不论哪一种情况
saying                       谚语/格言/警句
one in every crowd   总有一个人/无处不在的\到处都有的意思
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liyuenlong

1、On this site, there are plenty of things that annoy me. Maybe I'll leave, maybe I won't.
2、I certainly won't feel the need to announce I'm leaving to get some attention.
3、You are an adult. don't be childish.                           幼稚的/天真的/孩子气的
4、That saying sums it up perfectly.                                                  完美地概括
5、收兵回营/拍拍屁股走人，
      take one's ball and go home/take one's ball off home      收拾东西走人
      Don't write essentially here that you're going to take your ball off home.
key words:
annoy me       烦、恼我/惹恼/骚扰/打扰/使生气/使恼怒
get attention   吸引别人的关注/吸引别人目光/获得注意;得到注意
childish           孩子气的;幼稚的;天真的
sum it up        总结；概括，简而言之
essentially      说到底,本质上,根本上

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liyuenlong

1、What is the weather like?        A day without warm sun is like, you know, night.
2、Beautiful sunny morning, but the cold wind has picked up now.  起风了/刮风了
3、They expect rain before evening in Bayswater.                           预计
4、It will be rainy and windy late.                            刮风下雨/风雨交加/风吹雨打的
5、狂风暴雨 heavy rain and strong wind
They forecast heavy rains and strong winds late.
key words:
pick up                        起风了/刮风了
rainy(wet) and windy  刮风下雨的
expect                         预料;预期;预计/等待;期待;盼望
forecast                       预报/预测
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liyuenlong

1、We found my parrot two streets away chatting up a little old lady.              搭讪/闲谈
2、A sign is up on the front gate. saying the dog is friendly and would love a gentle pat.
3、My neighbour's dog is too loud.       吵的/闹的
4、Who does own this cat? He has been coming to my place everyday for the last months.
4、无法判断，判断不出 no judgement
                        No judgement. just would like to know if he has a home or if he is a stray.
key words:
chat up   搭讪/闲谈/调情，亲密性和非正式的闲聊
up
pat          拍打/(喜爱的)轻拍/(友善的)轻拍
loud         吵的/响亮的;喧闹的/大声的
stray        流浪猫，走失的宠物（或家畜）/无主的宠物（或家畜）
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liyuenlong

1、This site seems to have gone a bit odd lately. 有点奇怪/有点不正常
2、Thanks for the heads-up, Sylvia.                               提醒/消息/警告
3、I have been cooking for decades now. also deliver food just a bit more for delivery.
4、Order the food now. Give it a go, you won't regret, I guarantee.      (做某事的)尝试
5、感动了我的心/触动了我的心  touch my heart                撩动我的心弦,打动了我的心
                                A guest wrote an appreciation card last night. It touched my heart.
key words:
go a bit odd  有点奇怪/有点不正常
heads-up      抬头-小心-提醒，通知（notice）或警告（warning）/预先通知；预先劝告
a bit more     多一点
a go              (做某事的)尝试，一番努力/活力/热情/干劲

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liyuenlong

1、Really disappointed to find some lowlife had filled my Green bin with their General rubbish.
2、Just running through my camera now to see if I can identify the suspect.
3、I saw someone wheel his rubbish bin along the bike path and empty it in the bush.
4、I saw people put their dog poo in my empty bin. Grrrr!
5、聚一聚，聊个天，碰个头 meet up（约定在某处）相会/碰到/遇见
Looking forward to meeting up for walks. Is there a regular walk that you do or sport that you meet up?
key words:
run through                  转动一遍/运行一遍/看一遍
indentify the suspect    辨认/认出/找到嫌疑犯
wheel                           推(或拉)有轮之物
fill                                 填满/装满/堵塞/(使)充满
empty                           倒空/腾空         空的
grrrr                              growling, 咆哮,就是吼人家/很生气,/真气人
regular walk                 定期的散步/有规律的散步/经常性的散步
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liyuenlong

1、Do you have plans for today? What are your plans for the future?
2、I'll spend a whole day taking a video of my garden.
3、I slept for almost 11 hours. Glad I am on leave. Coffee time now.
4、I am a bored and lonely single man, please hook me up with your friends.
5、穿针引线 hoop sb up with sb,   
      I’ll hook him up with my friends in the music industry.
key words:
plan for                  为…作安排
take a video of       给...拍视频
on leave                 在休假/度假/请假
bored and lonely    无聊寂寞
hook sb up with sb  穿针引线，出于商业或社交目的，把某人介绍给另一个人，可以是指男女关系之间的那种牵红线
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liyuenlong

1、I'm wondering if any one has a computer monitor just taking up space.
2、I am trying to make extra income and a monitor would really be helpful.
3、If you got free spare monitor, then I can connect it into a Pc or laptop.
4、We are highly motivated, skilled, and cross-functional team.
5、干劲十足，积极进取， Motivated 充满动力的，上进的，有积极性的
We currently seek a motivated individual to provide high quality consulting services to our current clients.
key words:
take up space            占据/占有/占用/占领空间
make extra income    获得额外收入,赚外快
spare                         不用的;闲置的
motivate                     激励、激发、推动
cross-functional          跨职能/跨部门/跨功能
highly motivated         积极性搞的，上进心强的
monitor                      显示器
high quality                高质量的
consulting service     咨询服务

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liyuenlong

1、Loud music till late night yesterday like 1:30-2 am.        深夜
2、1 AM is the cut off time. After that ring the police.
3、Have you tried to report it to the police? No, I haven't report them.
4、This is a routine for them. They stopped the parties during Covid. Looks like they start up again.
5、为别人着想; 体谅别人的   considerate;   不为别人着想;不体谅别人的 inconsiderate
     Some people are considerate to others, and some are very inconsiderate.
key words:
late night                    深夜
cut off time                 截止时间
ring the police            报警
report to the police     报警
report                         报警/向警方报案/举报/告发
start up                      开始运作/启动
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liyuenlong

1、They can have fun without loud music & not blasting people's ear drums.耳膜/鼓膜
2、I'm not sure these people have any concept of that.
3、TIP：Get several neighbors to complain and when it's in progress. not much police will do today.
4、I had many a misspent night in my teens and in my twenties.
5、尊重他人 respecting others
      Parties can be done respecting others and or during reasonable hours.
key words:
blast   .  n.爆炸/突如其来的强劲气流;(吹奏乐器、哨子、汽车喇叭等突然发出的)轰鸣
              v.(用炸药)炸毁，爆破;轰鸣(尤指音乐);严厉批评;猛烈抨击
have concept of               概念/观念
tip                                     指点、提示
in progress                       正在进行中/在中途   
not much police will do    没有多少事可以做
misspent                          被挥霍/被浪费/被滥用(时间或金钱)
in my teens                      在我十几岁的时候
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liyuenlong

1、This photo was taken last night at Steve's wedding reception.
2、Is this seat taken? This seat is taken, I'm sorry.
3、A good time was had by all last night.
4、He is very clever. and said by many, I think.
5、别上当了，别被骗了 Don't be fooled.           被迷惑/被愚弄/被忽悠
      Don't be fooled. That isn't me. This image is one from the internet.
key words:
wedding reception   婚宴
take photo               拍照
take a seat              坐下，坐着
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liyuenlong

1、These rooms are a good size.  You are a good boy.
2、This house has three light-filled bedrooms.
3、We're making some changes to the living room.
4、One of the rooms has a wooden dresser.       木柜子
5、大饱眼福，赏心悦目  a feast for the eyes       feast 盛宴,使人欢快的事物或活动
The sunset outside my windows was truly glorious today. A feast for the eyes.
key words:
a good size     一个好尺寸，大小合适
light-filled        光线充足,采光充足
dresser           柜子，化妆台，服装员/服装师
feast               盛宴;宴会;使人欢快的事物(或活动)
glorious          光辉灿烂,壮丽的;光荣的;荣耀的;辉煌的

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liyuenlong

1、Some people have a weak immune system, because they are sick or have a health problem.
2、I get a kick out of fitness.                 寻求刺激/得到快乐
3、Glad you are out of hospital.
4、If I sit for too long, my back hurts.
5、行动方便，腿脚灵便，行动自如,  mobile
                       I'm still very mobile, but you look vastly more mobile than me.
key words:
immune system   免疫系统
health problem    健康问题
get a kick             寻求刺激，得到乐趣，感到高兴，得到快乐
out of fitness        从健身之中
out of hospital      出院
hurt                      感到疼痛
vastly                   非常;很
I note what I learnt about everyday and share with you.