MyDear Egnlish

派出所 local police station

跑龙套 utility man, play a bit role, general handyman

碰钉子 get snubbed ( snub n. 故意怠慢, 斥责 v. 故意怠慢, 责骂, 压熄(香烟等),

The game: They say a person either has what it takes to play, or they don't. My mother was one of the greats. Me, on the other hand... I'm kind of screwed.

【游戏：他们说你要么乐在其中，要么苦苦煎熬。我的妈妈是其中优秀的一员。我，相反... 我有点陶醉。】

 

下面是主人公的第一段对话：

 

1、Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.

2、Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.

3、Rastus leads an orderly life.

4、He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.

5、One evening, however, he failed to arrive.

6、Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.

7、She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

8、There days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.

9、The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.

10、Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.

11、At firs

绿化 afforestation
论文答辩 （thesis）oral defense
美食节 gourmet festival
门户网站 portals
民进党 Democratic Progressive Party
民主党派、工商联与武当派人士 non-Communist parties，federations of industry and commerce，personages without party affiliation
莫失良机 make hay while the sun shines
内耗 in-fighting
南水北调工程 divert water from the south to the north project
难得糊涂 Where ignorance is bliss，it's folly to be wise.
能进能出，能上能下 competent to work both at the top and at the grass roots
泥菩萨过河，自身难保 like a clay Buddha fording the river，hardly able to save oneself；each one is looking out for his own survival
年夜饭 family reunion dinner

拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth
拉拉队 cheering squad
老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried
老字号 an old and famous shop or enterprise
礼尚往来 courtesy calls for reciprocity
联产承包责任制 system of contracted responsibility linking remuneration to output；contact system with remuneration linked to output
联合投标 synadicted tender
廉洁奉公，以正治国 （of an official）clean and devoted，and govern the state with his own example of uprightness
廉政、勤政、务实、高效政府 an honest，diligent，pragmatic and efficient government
廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration
良性循环 virtuous circle
两岸直航促进会 Association for Promotion of Cross-straits Direct Transportation
两个文明一起抓 We must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spritual civilization without any letup.
致富思源，富而思进 to think of the source of getting rich and of making progress after becoming affluence

基因突变 genetic mutation
绩优股 blue chip
吉祥物 mascot
集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
记者席 press box
既往不咎，忘掉旧嫌 let bygones be bygones
加班 work extra shifts
加密 encrypt
家庭联产承包责任制 the household contactresponsibility system
假唱 lip-synch
尖端产品 highly sophisticated product
坚持统一，反对分裂，增加了解，化解歧见 persist in reunification，oppose separation，increase understanding and iron out differences
减员增效 downsizing for efficiency；cut payroll to improve efficiency
剪裁 cut the ribbon
江南水乡 the south of lower reaches of the Yangtze River
脚踏两只船 sit on the fence
教书育人 impart knowledge and educate people
解放生产力 emancipate the productive forces
解放思想、实事求是的思想路线 ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts
金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perf

干部队伍革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化 make the ranks of cadres more revolutionary, younger in average age，better educated and professionally more competent
高层次、全方位的对话 high-level and all-directional dialogue
高新技术开发区 high and new techology industrial development zone
个人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one's own potatoes
各尽所能 let each person do his best；from each according to his ability
各就各位 on your marks
工业控制一体化 integrated industrial control；industrial control of integration
公费医疗 medical service at state expense
公积金 public accumulation funds；public reserve funds
公款吃喝 recreation activities using public funds
公正、公平、公开 just，fair and open
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous！Wish you all the best！
共产党领导下多党合作与政治协商 multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of Communist P

大款 tycoon
大满贯 grand slam
大排档 sidewalk snack booth
大腕 top notch
带薪分流 assign redundant civil servants to other jobs while allowing them to retain their original rank and benefits
待岗 await job assignment；post-waiting
单刀赴会 start a solo run
倒票 speculative reselling of tickets
捣浆糊 give the run around
低调 low keyed（a metaphor for taking a cautious and slow approach）
地方保护主义 regional protectionism
地区差异 regional disparity
点球 penalty kick
点子公司 consultancy company
电子商务认证 e-business certification
吊球 drop shot
豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects
对...毫无忌惮 make no bones about...
多党合作制 multi-party co-operation
夺冠 take the crown
发烧友 fancier；zealot；enthusiastic fan
发展是硬道理 development is of overriding importance；development is the absolute need
反败为胜 bring about a complete turn about；pull out of t

1、Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.

【rarely = not often。=Modern aculpture does not often surprises us any more.比较：seldom = almost never】

2、The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.

【mistaken: wrong in opinion, judgment,etc.】

3、Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.

【take an interest in】

4、