notice boards: always look on the bright side of life

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1、She looks in the mirror often. She looks at herself in the mirror.  她经常照镜子    她看着镜子里的自己
2、I think you nailed it.                我认为你说对了
3、We are no longer civilized enough to accept a different point of view.  
4、If you ok with that and we can have a person to person talk.      我们可以进行一次面对面的交谈
5、因人而异 differ (vary) from person to person
                     The need for sleep differs from person to person.
key words:
in the mirror                    照镜子
nail it                               说对了，搞定了，成功了
be civilized to accept      有教养的（有文明、有礼貌）去接受
a person to person talk   面对面的交谈
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1、I believe strongly in free speech, some bad remarks should be called out though. 信奉支持   说出来
2、I don't think that he calling me "idiot" should pass unchallenged.    不受挑战\无异议\心平气和地放过
3、It's entired fair that I take him up on it. As others can take up me on what I say.
4、You clearly don't understand how this platform works
5、不得要领  miss the point  没有抓住要点
                      You're clearly missing the point and I'm not falling for your bait questions.   
                      我显然不得要领，我也不会上你的诱饵问题的当。
key words:
believe in                           信奉，信仰，崇敬，支持
be called out                     说出来，指出来，找出来
pass unchallenged           不受挑战地\无可争议的\不容置疑的\无异议地\心平气和通过，放过
take sb up on sth           （把某人抬起来放在xx上），要(某人)就(某事)作出解释\接受质问
miss point   
clearly don't understand   显然不明白
fall for                               上…的当;受…的骗;对…信以为真
bait question                     容易上当的问题,  诱饵问题
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liyuenlong

1、Are we not allowed to discuss our religious beliefs at all?
2、I think I know what's going on. too much censorship              
3、This is about political correctness.
4、That's true, to some extent.
5、毫无意义 senseless
     Political correctness has been taken to senseless extent.
key words:
religious beliefs              宗教信仰
what's going on              发生什么事,  怎么回事
political correctness       政治正确
to some extent               某种程度
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1、I‘m a single mum of young twins and 3 other boys. can anyone point me in the right direction?
2、I’m a full-time mum of 5 boys. I can't afford day care.                    全职妈妈          负担不起日托
3、He is a IT Tech about to retire.                                                    他是一名即将退休的IT技术人员
4、There is a house next to the station.                                                                         旁边, 紧挨着
5、布满灰尘，尘土飞扬,dusty
     They walked  into a dark house full of dusty book at the end of a dusty road..
key words：
single mum                 单亲妈妈
full-time mum              全职母亲
in the right direction    正确方向，一条明路
day care                      日托
about to do                  即将做，马上做
next to sth                   旁边 ,紧挨着, 紧邻

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1、I spend one hour walking every day.           spend time doing   花时间做xx
2、I had fun hiking last week.                                 had fun doing   做xx很开心
3、The remark is worth reading.                           be worth doing   xx值得做
4、Did you enjoy yourself? Every one enjoyed themselves.           玩得开心\过得愉快
5、气色不佳，脸色不好，身体不适 off colour
                        You look off colour. I feel a bit off colour. I am a bit off colour.
key words:
spend time doing          花时间做xx
had fun doing                做什么很开心
be worth doing              xx值得做
have fun doing = enjoy oneself = have a good time

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1、I'm giving him a tour of this city today.                                我今天要带他参观这座城市
2、He is my old classmate, college roommate,and an old colleague.                     老同学
3、He isn't a kind person, he is a difficult person.         他不是一个善茬，一个难相处的人
4、That's mold. There is mold on the old table.                       那是霉菌。旧桌子上有霉菌
5、青菜萝卜价  cheap as chips.  和薯条一样便宜，非常廉价
     That house was cheap as chips.     那房子很便宜
key words：
give sb a tour of                 带人参观
old college classmate        老同学
college roommate              室友
old colleague  classmate   大学老同事
kind person                        好人
difficult person                    难相处的
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1、I had an accident yesterday. I am feeling a bit emotional today.
2、I accidentally hit the vase full of red roses.
3、These clothes need a good soak with soap.
4、Would you like something to eat or to drink? I‘d like something sweet to eat.
5、关注细节;注重细节;注意细节   attention to details     I'd pay attention to details of my work.
key words:
emotional      情绪化的，激动的
vase -  case  
accident - accidentally
soak - soap
something sweet         
something to eat
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1、Every one of my friends and family has Covid outbreak in the last months.      新冠爆发
2、Covid is spreading rapidly even to the ones that have had the full vaccines.    完全接种
3、You really need not to go where there are crowds.                有人群的地方，人多的地方
4、Some people like crowded places.                                                有些人喜欢拥挤的地方
5、更有甚者，除此之外  on top of that
                       on top of that, there is monkey pox here soon. just take care of yourself and everyone else around you.
key words:
Covid outbreak      新冠爆发
have full vaccines  完全接种
crowd                    人群
crowded                拥挤的

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liyuenlong

1、Times are tough. Selling my car. Excellent condition.                                                    时局艰难
2、The last thing I want to do is to spent hours cooking.                                   最不愿意要做的事情
3、I generally charge $30 an hour but there is room for negotiation. 协商的余地，讨价还价的余地
4、Give me a message and we can work out a quote.         计算出，商量出，讨论出，得出，想出
5、及时赶到 make it   来得及，赶到，赶上
             About today's walking, I've sent message to Helen, I won't be able to make it this morning.
key words:
the last thing               最不愿意要做的事情
room for negotiation   协商的余地，讨论的空间，讨价还价的余地
work out                      计算出，商量出，讨论出，得出，想出
not make it                  赶不上了，来不及了

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liyuenlong

1、All you do is to plug the heater into the power socket, and unplug the fan from the socket..
2、Hope everyone is well and cope ok with this cold blast.                         可以应付这股寒流
3、I wish to hire out for short term bursts 2 days at a time.
4、He was in tears after hearing this bad news.
5、号啕大哭 , 痛哭流涕  burst into tears       突然哭起来
      勃然大怒,  怒火中烧  burst into anger
                       The boy burst into tears and he burst into anger.
key words:
plug into                  插上
unplug from             拔下
power socket           电源插座
cope with                 对付…应付
cold blast                 寒流
burst                        v.  爆发;(使)爆裂    n. 突发;    临时急用
short term burst       短期急用
burst into tear          突然大哭,号啕大哭
burst into anger       勃然大怒,怒火中烧
be in tears               眼泪汪汪,泪流满面, 以泪洗面,,眼里含着泪
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1、We are planning to have a traditional wedding, a church wedding.  一场传统婚礼，一场教堂婚礼
2、I‘d love to come to dinner but I am afraid I can't.
3、They are boycotting the Russian nature gas.                                   他们正在抵制俄罗斯的天然气
4、Would highly recommend John. He is a down to earth friendly bloke.
5、毛手毛脚，笨手笨脚 clumsy
                       I suppose you can't help being clumsy.    我觉得你总是毛手毛脚的
key words:
a church wedding            在教堂举行的婚礼，教堂婚礼
would love to come but   愿意...但是..
boycott                            集体抵制之意, 孤立
down to earth                  脚踏实地的
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1、I'm moving. What is the cheapest way to get rid of hard waste.                           丢弃;摆脱;甩掉;赶走
2、I'm a tenant, and my landlord tells me the Council will arrange the free pick up.                 租户-房东
3、I have a whole pile of unwanted furniture, and boxes of clothes and bric-a-brac.        一大堆  成箱的
4、One of my neighbours just dumped their heap of junk on the nature strip.   丢扔倒抛甩   公共绿化带
5、命中注定的事,不可避免的事  just one of those things           免不了的事
      It’s just one of those things.  命中注定的事,不可避免的事，这种事儿真没办法,人生不如意十之八九
      Getting sick is just one of those things. Don't worry about it.           生病这种事儿真没办法。别担心
key words:
move                       搬家
get rid of                 丢弃;摆脱;甩掉;赶走
tenant - landlord     租户-房东
a while pile of         一大堆
boxes of                 成箱的
dump                      丢，扔，倒, 抛,甩
the nature strip       公共绿化带
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1、Millions of rural people like the urban life.
2、That sent a clear message that they don't support you.
3、I had workplace injury. You never know what I'm going through or what I'm struggle with.
4、A taste of early winter. People don't want to go out in this weather and traffic.
5、最不济，至少 at the very least
     I am not asking for a return to lockdowns, but at the very least the government should have mask mandates and social distance mandated.
key words:
rural people                    农村人
urban life                        城市生活
send a clear message   清楚地表明
go through                     经过;经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期）
struggle with                  遭受的痛苦与折磨，痛苦地挣扎
a taste of early winter    初冬的味道
mandate                        强制命令
ask for a return to          要求回到
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