notice boards: always look on the bright side of life

liyuenlong

1、I tested positive for Covid when I was In New Zealand.
2、I was isolated here alone.
3、The coach with Mary and others has left this morning.
4、I hope I can still enjoy the rest of my time.
5、坐大巴去 take a bus trip to  乘大巴旅行去
      I can self-release next Saturday and take a 7 hr bus trip to Auckland city.
key words：
coach          长途汽车
bus              大巴

liyuenlong

1、I am in an apartment with security fob which is to allow people only enter a particular floor.
2、Someone tried to use key to open my door last night.
3、That‘s concerning. Could they be a previous resident who has a fob? previous tenant?
4、The building manager and your landlord are responsible for your safety.
5、无心之过 an honest mistake  不是故意的
      The building manager confirmed that guy lives in different floor, but same location. So that's an honest mistake.
key words:
security fob           安全扣/安全钥匙扣
particular floor       特定的/特指的/专指的楼层
safety保护的是意外伤害，而Security保护的是有意的威胁

liyuenlong

1、到处转悠/四处游荡 roam around
      I am sorry to report that there are thieves roaming around Clayton and are going through every car in the neighbourhood.
2、Please ensure that all your cars are locked and most importantly do not keep your valubles in your
cars.
3、置之不理，不屑一顾 brush it off   一笔带过，不理不睬，打发, 漠视
      It is mind blowing that cops just brushed it off when I report it.
4、Shocking that police gave you the brush off.
5、At least they could've shown more interest, like at least taking a copy of this footage and not like 'yea,we already know about this but won't do anything.'
key words：
roam                       漫步/漫游/游荡/闲逛
go through              翻找 /翻阅
neighbourhood       四邻街坊
valuable                  贵重物品
mind blowing          思想炸裂/令人震惊
give you a brush off      给你一笔带过/让你碰了钉子

liyuenlong

1、Don't use Tom for jobs. always makes excuses, now have an unfinished job in my garden.
2、He isn't running a legitimate business. Many people report him.
3、We paid advance money and waited for him for 6 months, we ended up losing money.
4、Happened to me too, paid upfront and he never come back.
5、履行诺言,兑现承诺 deliver if you commit
      Work honestly and deliver if you commit. Not easy getting an honest tradie these days.
5、
key words:
make excuse             找借口
legitimate business    正当生意;合法买卖
report                         举报
advance money         预付款
pay in advance = pay upfrond = pay beforehand = pay ahead  提前支付

就抽中南海

学习了

liyuenlong

1、My prediction is very close to the result of the World Cup.
2、I said Argentina won 4-3 in penalty shootout, it was 4-2.
3、There is a '$250 Power Bonus' program that is scheduled to run until 30 June 2023.
4、'$250 Power Bonus' is a one off $250 payment for Victorian households.
5、生活费用, 生活成本 cost of living  生活费
     The payment is to help ease cost of living pressures and encourage them to compare energy offers and save money.
key words:
shootout, penalty shootout    点球大战
one off                                   一次性的

liyuenlong

就抽中南海 发表于 2022-12-21 15:10
学习了

Thanks

liyuenlong

1、The $250 bonus is limited to one payment per eligible household.
2、有效期内 during the life of  活动期/期限内/使用期/任期内/存在期
      There is no limit or cap on the number of payment available during the life of the program, 1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023, but only one payment is available to each household.
3、The bonus will be paid to your nominated bank account via Bank Cheque.
4、Please be aware that approval and payment of the bonus can take up to 2-3 weeks.
5、If you have any other questions, please reply to this email and quote your customer reference number.
key words:
one A per B        每个B一个A
be limited to       仅限于
nominated          指定的
be aware = know
quote              引述/标明 repeat exact words, 引用/报价/引述

liyuenlong

1、Just let our neighbours know of an awesome Thai restaurant called Fat Girl Thai restaurant.
2、I feel sadly its name is derogatory. It will affect their business.
3、表明立场 make a stand  
     That name is shaming girls that may be overweight, so I have to make a stand and won't go.
4、挺身而出 stand up for         支持/捍卫/维护
      I am totally standing up for you and my wife feels the same but it's such a shame because the food is amazing.
5、Thanks for taking my comments in a good way.
key words:
derogatory          贬义的
shame                使羞愧/使蒙受耻辱
stand up for       为…挺身而出/支持/捍卫/坚决维护
take xx               对待、领会、理解；考虑
in a good way    以积极/客观/公正/正面的方式

liyuenlong

Merry Christmas
1、I like that fast food more. He likes this coffer the most.
2、I like every dish tonight, like this dish the most.
3、I'm good at cooking food. I’m best at cooking Chinese food.
4、I was a cook one year ago, and I am a chef.
5、三个和尚无水喝, 人多添乱 too many cooks = too many cooks spoil the broth  
                                                厨师多烧坏汤, 人多反倒误事,七手八脚,七嘴八舌
     They could not agree on anything, too many cooks.
key words:
more - the most     更    -   最
good at - best at    擅长 -  最擅长
cook - chef            厨师  -  厨师长
dish                       一道菜
agree on               对某事有同样看法，商定（同意）某事或商定做某事

liyuenlong

1、引起我的注意, it has come to my attention, 我已注意到，引起我的关注
      It has come to my attention that some people don't like my posts.
2、It is disappointing as I put a lot of time and effort into my posts.
3、My aim is to share the beauty I see, so everyone can enjoy and be inspired.
4、I want to spread positivity and kindness on social media.
5、绝非我的本意, not my intention  我真的不是故意的;不是我的目的
      If you have been offended by my posts, I'm sorry as this certainly was not my intention.
key words:
put a lot of time and effort into        倾注了/投入了大量时间与精力
be inspired           受到鼓舞/受到启发/受到激励/赋予灵感/引起联想
positivity               正能量   
kindness              友善/友爱/仁慈;善良;体贴;宽容;友好的举动

liyuenlong

1、见仁见智 perceive the same thing in many different ways, 同一事物不同看法，不同眼光看待同一件事
      I understand we all perceive the same thing in many different ways.
2、Let us respect one another.
3、沉默是金 keep your opinions to yourself
                    保留自己的意见给自己,自己知道就好, 你有意见留自己用,别张口乱说, 请别太多意见
     In future I ask you keep scrolling and keep your opinions to yourself.
4、Your posts are greatly appreciated by many. You keep doing your thing.
5、I sincerely appreciate your support and encouragement.
key words:
perceive                               感知/认为/理解
one another = each other    互相/彼此
appreciate                            欣赏;赏识;重视/感激;感谢

liyuenlong

1、Ignore the social media trolls and the keyboard warriors.
2、Too distance yourself from toxic people.
3、Don't listen to the haters, the world is full of them. keep posting.
4、You are probably the most benign on this platform. Keep'em coming.
5、秋毫无犯,  nothing remotely offensive 没有丝毫冒犯
      I most certainly see nothing remotely offensive in any one of your posts.
key words:
troll                           恶意挑衅的帖子/发挑衅帖子的人,网络喷子,嘴炮
keyboard warrior      键盘侠
toxic people              有毒人群/负能量的人/善妒的人/破坏好心情的人
hater                         杠精/愤青/痛恨xx的人
benign                      相安无事/人畜无害/和睦相处的,与kind相近，但更与“无害”相关
remotely                   微弱地/细微地

liyuenlong

1、Whenever I go to shopping centre Tarneit, I see empty trolleys left in the car park.
2、懒得麻烦 don't bother to do sth      懒得/懒得操心/懒得费力
     Trolley bays are only few meters away, but people don't bother to park them in the bay.
3、What a disgusting behaviour.
4、I wouldn't class it as a disgusting behaviour, I'd call it lazy asshole.
5、A charming gent just tried to enter my car that was parked in my driveway as well as other cars in the street.
key words:
park            把xx放在某处
trolley bay   购物车回收处
bother         烦劳/打扰/花费时间精力做某事
class it as   把…看作/分类/归类
gent            (old-fashioned or humorous) 男士；绅士；先生

liyuenlong

1、There are so many things about this shopping centre that makes me angry.
2、People who park in the disabled parking apace are not entitled to, they just want to let their lazy arses closer to the entrance.
3、People just drive through the car spaces and not the entry point near McDonald's.
4、几乎相撞,死里逃生, near miss     侥幸脱险/差点出事/未遂事故/差点碰撞/险遭不测
      I've had 2 near misses there from idiots flying through there.
5、The whole set up is wrong there.
key words:
disabled parking space    残疾人停车位
be entitled to                    有权享有/有资格
entry point                        进入点/入口点/入水点   
fly through                        飞驰而过
set up                               设置/安排/布置/设立

liyuenlong

1、Every year I get my kids to write a wish list for New year.
2、忘得一干二净, 脑袋一片空白  draw a blank  未能答复，毫无结果
      My daughter never has issues, but my son is drawing a total blank this year.
3、He is at that tricky age when all he does is to play games on his laptop and chat to friends.
4、Nothing peaks his interest. It's been like that for a few years now.
5、Any ideas of gifts would be great as everything I suggest is being rejected.
key words:
wish list      愿望清单
tricky age   棘手的年龄/难对付的年纪
pique          激起，读音=peak 达到高峰

liyuenlong

1、I, my 6-year-old niece and 8-year-old nephew were on our way to SC to buy some groceries like a normal day.
2、We got cut off really rashly and I had to brake hard to a complete stop to save an accident.
3、When my car went parallel to that guy's car, I ask him what's wrong with him.
4、The guy kept saying 'go back' with straight racist verbal abuse and also the swearing.
5、严重打击,深受打击 be devastated     使极为忧伤/伤心欲绝/伤心透了
     My niece has been in shock since the incident and has been devastated.
key words:
like a normal day     如往常一样
get cut off                被超车抢道
save                        避免/免得/挽救/节约
abuse                      谩骂
swear                      说脏话

liyuenlong

1、I'm not a sort of person who gets into rage.
2、The driver was a male with short hair and tattooes on his head covering half forehead.
3、So sorry to hear of this disgusting incident, hope someone can assist with identifying the culprit.
4、I'm sorry that you had to deal with such a person.
5、就是我们所说的  A is what we call B
     Not everyone in our amazing community is that way, he was what we call a 'scumbag'.
key words:
rage                     狂怒/暴怒/大怒
hear of                 听说/得知
assist with            帮助/协助
deal with              与…打交道/处理/应付      
culprit                   肇事者/罪魁祸首/罪犯/犯错的人
way                      作风/风度/样子/行为方式/生活方式  

liyuenlong

1、I'd love to offer to take you both for lunch if possible. Just inbox me if you'd like.
2、Please let your niece know that people like that guy are just ignorant.
3、The good people in this world far outweigh the bad.
4、Please let you know that we are mostly good people here and you are welcome here.
5、傻瓜不积财，愚人不留财  a fool and his money are soon parted. 傻瓜和他的钱很快就会分道扬镳
      We say here, a fool and his money are soon parted.
key words:
inbox         发email
innorant    愚昧的/无知的/很无礼的
outweigh   胜过/大于/超过/重于   
far             远远地/非常

liyuenlong

1、按捺不住, 忍不住 It's tempting to do     不由自主/难免/禁不住/很容易/熬不牢/诱人的
      I know it's tempting to challenge a driver like that, but it is also very dangerous.
2、If drugs are involved, then it's even more dangerous.
3、The mentality that cut you off is the same mentality that could hurt you more if challenged.
4、I like to honk my horn at bad drivers or tell them off, but I've learned it's too risky.
5、I used to love a good shouting match on the road but looking into the eyes of some of the road-rages, I could see how risky it could be.
key words:
challenge           质问/质询/质疑/挑战      
mentality            心态/心理/思想状况         
honk the honk    按汽车喇叭
tell sb off            斥责/训斥
risky                   冒险的/有风险的/有危险的
road rage           路怒症/公路暴怒
shouting match  骂战/大声嚷嚷的争吵/激烈的争吵
good                  数量或程度相当大的，相当多的

liyuenlong

1、A tense exchange was triggered by the leaking of details of a conversation between the two.
2、We rejected their charge.
3、The Chinese side has already lodged a stern protest with the Canada's side over this.
4、The leader fought with John after the latter leaked his conversation with the former to press.
5、大量转播，迅速走红 go viral        疯传/火了/像病毒一样传播开来
      The heated exchange was caught on camara and has gone viral.
key words:
exchange           交锋/对话/争论/交流/交谈/交换/兑换
tense                  紧张的
heated                愤怒的/激烈的/十分激动的/加热了的
trigger                 触发;引起;发动;起动
lodge a protest with     向…提出抗议
fight with             争辩/争论/打架/打仗

liyuenlong

I'm not available tomorrow. This is for tomorrow.
1、If I was to give my car to my son, does Vic government want 4pc of the market value for this change of ownership?
2、You should be able to just give the car to whoever.
3、当到期时 when it’s due
      All you have to do is to sign the registration into your son's name and he pays registration fee from that point when it's due.
4、You'll save your child a lot of money just keeping the car in your name and listing them on your insurance as a nominated driver.
5、Then you don't have to pay the transfer fee or get a roadworthy certificate.
key words:
If I was to do        表示虚拟语气,假如
market value        市场价/市场价值/市值
registration           登记/注册/车牌   
sign the registration into his name   签字转让车牌到他名下
in his name          在他名下/以他的名义
nominated            指定的
roadworthy certificate  行驶证/是准予机动车在道路上行驶的证件/可安全行驶证/道路通行证

liyuenlong

1、四面八方, wide and far,  广泛而深远/到处/广泛地   
      Share this animal abuser's face wide and far. seen beating a cat with a metal object.
2、The cat owner has reported to police.
3、Though animals come under the same category as the theft, it could be some time before it is looked into.
4、He looks like a dh.   -  more than that.
5、Shocking that police gave you the brush off, what is the world coming to.
key words:
metal object       金属物体
share                  让大家知道
come under        属于xx范畴，归入xx类别，列在…之下
come to               成为/变为/通常指变糟
look into              调查/考察/研究/朝里面看
some time           一些时间/一段时间
more than that     不仅如此, 不止于此
gave you a brush off            不理睬/漠视/不理睬,让你碰了钉子

liyuenlong

1、Beware of this lying,  cheating, thief and insurance fraudster who call himself a tree removalist.
2、敲竹杠/漫天要价 rip off    撕去一块,脱一层皮，盘剥/坑骗
      He likes ripping off old people. Contact me for the finer details.
3、Did 1/3 of the job, left fence down and a complete mess.
4、Didn't supply a tax invoice but did supply fake insurance, lied to the Council.
5、不是不报时候未到  a matter of time for him，一个时间问题/这是迟早的问题
      Low life, A matter of time for him.
key words:
beware of            小心，谨防      
fraudster             诈骗犯
the finer details   更详细的细节/小细节/具体细节
lie to sb               对谁说谎

liyuenlong

1、Watch out for a scam calling around saying your network and landline are going to be disconnected.
2、I heard some sound inside the roof of my house at night time.
3、If you haven't got pest control done, could be a mouse.
4、Call pest control people, please don't call handyman.
5、罪魁祸首, the biggest contributors to 最大因素/最大原因/最大贡献者
     One of the biggest contributors to divorce is over money, next is falling out of love.
key words:
watch out for       当心/提防
landline               固定电话/座机/有线电话
pest control         害虫防治/害虫控制/杀虫/除虫
handyman           勤杂工
over                     由于/关于
fall out of love      不再相爱/失去爱情  

liyuenlong

1、I am a fairly attractive single parent female and looking for a date with a nice gentleman.
2、毛遂自荐 sell yourself           推销自己/把自己卖出去
      Fairly attractive?  You gotta sell yourself, girl?
3、What's up?
4、I was talking on the phone while you were drying your hair.
5、Take a single man or woman, being young, they want to spend money on social activities and holidays.
key words:
single parent              单亲
talk on the phone       打电话

liyuenlong

1、Business opportunity. 5-8 people. Must be presentable looking to sell goods.
2、Must be committed and reliable to work at city for 4-9 hours shift roster.
3、Must be responsible with money.
4、Only if you are legally allowed to work, when does he turn 15?
5、夜以继日,  round the clock 不分昼夜/日夜不停
      When your team is pushing round the clock to meet deadlines sometimes you sleep where you work.
key words:
presentable                   拿得出手的/可以见人的/像样的/体面的/像模像样的
buseness opportunity   商机
commited and reliable  忠于职守可靠的/忠诚可靠
be responsible with      对xx负责
turn                              达到（一定年龄或时间）
push (work)  round the clock   夜以继日地工作
shift roster                   轮班/排班表
Make the deadline      
meet the deadline       按期完成/赶在期限之前      

liyuenlong

1、Please join Nextdoor employee, Jo Levine, for coffee on Friday at 3pm at the Ozone cafe at Knoxcity.
2、Our shout.
3、Come meet Nextdoor neighbours, and have a cuppa on us.
4、There is no fee to attend, however, please a comment on this post so we know how big to make the table.
5、算我一个,sign me up,算上我, 兴奋地同意某件事
     Sign me up, that sounds great, and I'd like to join.
key words:
our shout                  我们请客
have a cuppa on us 我们请客喝咖啡
to make the table     摆一张桌子
make the bed           整理床铺

liyuenlong

1、My puppy is super friendly, playful, and house-trained, she is a Staffy/Cattle dog cross.
2、厚颜无耻，不要脸 has no shame 恬不知耻，无羞耻心
      This dog has no shame whatsoever.
3、She just wasn't expecting to be snapped in that position.
4、Bless her cotton sox.
5、My daughter's brand new fully equipped dog grooming trailer was stolen on Christmas day.
key words:
puppy                   小狗
playful                  顽皮的/爱玩的/有趣的
cross                    杂交品种
house-trained       经训练在户外(或专用盒子里)便溺的/养成良好卫生习惯的
whatsoever          否定句的语气,其作用相当于at all, 无论什么, 不管不顾,肆无忌惮
expect                  料到/预料  
snap                     拍照/开,关/拗断/啪啪地响
sox                       socks
bless someone's cotton socks   拜你所赐, 对他人所做之事表示喜爱）太好啦，太谢谢了
brand new            全新的/崭新的
fully equipped       装备齐全/设备齐全
groom                   (给动物)梳毛打扮/新郎

liyuenlong

1、开足马力 on all cylinders, 正常进行,运转良好, 运作合理
      After isolated for a week, I'm back and running on 3 cylinders.
2、How long do you walk for? I'd be interested, depending.
3、About 5km which takes about an hour.  Then we have coffee, optional.
4、Happy New Year to all my walking members, that have given up their Monday mornings for a walk and catch up.
5、I do grazing boxes if anyone wants to order one let me know.
key words:
run, work, fire on all sylinders
depending               视情形而定/看情况
optiaonal                 自愿参加/可选择的/非强制的
give up                    腾出时间/放弃
catch up                  叙叙旧/了解近况/聚一聚
graze                       v.吃草;(在草地上)吃青草;放牧;放牛;放羊   
grazing box             野餐盒