visibly 看起来

如果用seemingly,有时会有暗示事实不是这样的意思，而这个词应该没有主观判断的色彩

 

Wu Shu-chen, the visibly frail and wheelchair-bound wife of former president Chen Shui-bian, appeared in court for the first time since she fainted halfway through her first court appearance more than two years ago.

 

 

 

From Longman:

 

in a way that is easy to see or notice

 

visibly shaken/shocked/upset etc

 

She was visibly shaken by the news.

 

in a way that is easy to see or notice

visibly shaken/shocked/upset etc She was visibly shaken by the news.

 

He was visibly upset by the loss.

 

Sentences from books, newspapers, etc.

 

After all, this is the woman who visibly was irritated by Miss Piggy on her prime-time Christmas special.

 

He seemed to be visibly losing weight.

 

Her parents, visibly upset, decided to allow her to calm down and not to disturb her.

 

Once, when morale was sagging, a visibly pregnant IsabelIa rode up to cheer the troops.

 

Provided there's nothing visibly offensive on the cover, it's not illegal to send catalogues like this through the post.

 

Wayne Gretzky, visibly shaken, skated over to check on his wife during a 10-minute delay in the game.

from now on 今后

from now on 今后

 

"I greatly regret wasting so much of society's time and effort . . . from now on I will appear in court whenever I am called," she said outside the court.

 

over one's head 超出能力范围

摘自 李笑来 博客, 感谢。

 

over one's head Adjective

1. (idiomatic) More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one's comprehension.
This is way over my head. Can you explain it more simply?

2. (idiomatic) More than one can handle; too much.
I'm in over my head on this project. Can you help?

3. (idiomatic, sports) Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
He just shot a spectacularly over his head round of golf and beat all of us.

"After getting in over their heads in credit card spending years ago, their finances are now in order. 'But if we make a wrong move,' Geraldine Frazier said, 'the pressure we had from the bills will come back, and that is painful.'"

Test

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Zero in on sth, 集中注意力，火力

In the horse-trading, lawmakers are zeroing in on a plan that would trim the cost of some Senate-approved tax cuts

 

zero in on / [zero in on sb/sth] phr v
to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing
= home in on
　She immediately zeroed in on the weak point in his argument.
to aim a gun or other weapon towards something or someone

FW: 讨价还价 - horse-trading

In the horse-trading, lawmakers are zeroing in on a plan that would trim the cost of some Senate-approved tax cuts.

horse-trad.ing  
n.（名词）
Negotiation characterized by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange:

讨价还价：以讨价还价和精明的交易为特点的谈判：

political horse-trading.

政治上的讨价还价

 

Thanks,but no thanks, 委婉拒绝

Thanks,but no thanks, 委婉拒绝

 

A: Tom, we're all going out for a drink after work. Fancy joining us?

B: Thanks, but no thanks Bob, I've got to finish this report before I go

home tonight.

A: OK, maybe next time.

 

Well we know that British people like to say 'please' and 'thank you' a lot, but this

expression seems like a bit of a contradiction doesn't it? 'Thanks, but no thanks'.

 

In fact, it's just a friendly way of refusing or turning down an invitation and sounds

much better than just saying 'no', which can be a little abrupt.

 

So next time you feel like a night in front of the TV and your friend invites you to

karaoke, you know what to say 'thanks, but no thanks � maybe next time'.

 

来自: http://www.xiaolai.net/index.php/archives/5803.html, 感谢。

 

作为交换, in exchange for doing

In exchange for giving ground on those issues, White House and congressional negotiators restored some $9 billion in funds for school modernization, which was stripped out the Senate bill.

Strain 表达动作的勉强性

Strain

表达动作的勉强性

The final deal may strain to reach Mr. Obama's goal of creating or saving 4 million jobs, some economists said

From: http://cuyoo.com/?u=news_display&id=725

学习与思考

最近发现两个人的网站: 李笑来 和战隼的学习探索, 很好。
虽然不一定同意他们的观点(绝大部分观点都同意), 但他们不断学习和充实自己很值得学习。更重的他们不断的思考，这一点是所有优秀人身上的共性。

注意 from my point of view的用法

浏览 英文由F字學起的博客，以前还真没注意到这个词组与in my view的区别。实际上 from my point of view意味着你下面要表达的即将和上面提到的观点不同。
例如（下面引用）
Example 1:
Most of us believe that the smoke ban is a victory for public health. But from the smokers' point of view, it's a flagrant violation of their personal freedom.
Example 2:
Teachers believe extra-curricular activities are not only fun but they're important in students' personal development. From many parents' point of view, however, they're simply a waste of time.

感谢 英文由F字學起 的博客主人 萧恺一