English Learn 4

本来是计划每天上班能利用中午休息后的一点点时间学习下英语，且在这里做个小小的记录。但是很多时候没有去记，不知道为什么没有坚持下来。还是希望自己能继续记录，继续坚持把。

2016/2/16

• English Today
  If you can’t win, lose like a champion.
• Word Card
  cross the line 过分，越界
  A spokesperson for comedy Central said that the jokes crossed the line and won’t air.
• Bilingual Readings
  
  • How did the months get their names?
    merrily /'merɪlɪ/adv.愉快地；高兴地（merry的副词形式）
    depict /dɪ'pɪkt/ vt.描述；描画
    allusion /ə'luːʒ(ə)n/n.暗示；提及
  • Shakespeare Lives
  • A Chilean architect who has focused his career on building low-cost social housing and reconstructing cities after natural disasters has been named the winner of architecture’s highest prize, the Pritzker.

2016/2/19

• English Today
  Remember even your worst day only has 24 hours.
  记住，即使是最糟糕的日子，也不过24小时。
• Word Card
  mean [miːn] adj.卑鄙的；刻薄的；低劣的
  There is this really mean girl, who bullys me constantly.
• Bilingual Readings
  
  • Daniel Craig fuels James Bond quit rumours as he signs up for new TV role
    slash /slæʃ/n.消减；斜线；猛砍；砍痕；沼泽低地 vt.猛砍；鞭打；严厉批评；大幅度裁减或消减 vi.猛砍；严厉批评
    spectre /'spektə/n.幽灵；妖怪；鬼性
  • Genre’s popularity grows
    curt /kɜːt/adj.简略的；简要的；草率的；简单粗暴的
    ponder ['pɔndə]vt.仔细考虑；衡量 vi.考虑；沉思
  • Are Oscars So Dumb?
    gardenia /gɑː'diːnɪə/n.栀子花；栀子属
    nominee /nɒmɪ'niː/n.被任命者；被提名的人；代名人
    warlord /'wɔːlɔːd/n.军阀

2016/2/25

• English Today
  We fear the thing we want the most.
• Word Card
  flirt /flɜːt/n.急扔；调情的人；卖弄风骚的人 vt.挥动；忽然弹出
  vi.调情；玩弄；轻率地对待；摆动
  Flirting is never not awkward.
• Bilingual Readings
  
  • Just Being In A Messy Kitchen Could Double Your Calorie Intake
    clutter /'klʌtə/n.杂乱，混乱 vt.使凌乱；胡乱地填满
    procrastinate /prə(ʊ)'kræstɪneɪt/vi.耽搁，延迟 vt.耽搁，延迟
    chaotic /keɪ'ɒtɪk/adj.混沌的；混乱的；无秩序的
  • Amazon’s list of 2015’s best-sellers
  • Cassettes roll back into fashion
    nostalgia /nɒ'stældʒə/n.乡愁；怀旧之情；怀乡病
    concise /kən'saɪs/adj.简洁的，简明的；

2016年2月26日

不矫情。

• English Today
  Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
  神话是大众的梦想，梦想是个人的神话。
• Word Card
  captivate ['kæptɪveɪt]vt.迷住，迷惑
  Keria Knightley’s brown eyes captivate people worldwide badly.
• Bilingual Readings
  
  • From bread seller to top model: How a photobomb created a star.
    vendor /'vendə/n.卖主；小贩；自动售货机
    prominence /'prɒmɪnəns/n.突出；显著；突出物；卓越
    lucrative /'luːkrətɪv/adj.有利可图的，赚钱的；合算的
  • These gravity-defying sneakers simulate the feeling of walking on the moon.
    allegedly /ə'ledʒɪdlɪ/adv.依其申述；据说；据称
  • Bringing up a child now costs more than average semi-detached house.
    stretch /stretʃ/n.人名 vt.伸展，张开；（大量）使用，消耗（金钱，时间）；使竭尽所能；是全力以赴 n.伸展，延伸 vi.伸展；足够买

2016年3月11日

• English Today
  The secret of success is constrancy to purpose.
• Word Card
  plus size 加大码
  Check out our newest collection of woman’s plus size clothes.
• Bilingual Readings
  
  • The battle between human and AI robot.
    incursion /ɪn'kɜːʃ(ə)n/n.入侵；侵犯
  • What kind of narcissist are YOU?
    obsess [ɔb'ses]vt.迷住，缠住；使…着迷；使…困扰
    trait [trei, treit]n.特性，特点；品质；少许
    grandiose /'grændɪəʊs/adj.宏伟的；堂皇的；浮夸的；宏大的
  • Happiness quotient of jobs
    snuggle /'snʌg(ə)l/ vt.使舒适温暖；紧抱；依偎 vi.偎依；舒服的蜷伏；