Broken Record 破唱片 喋喋不休 唠唠叨叨 没玩没了Christine sounded like a broken record as she nagged her family.The President's constant discussion of raising taxes sounded like a broken record.Meow Meow the cat sounded like a broken record.Definition: Something that repeats causing annoyance.Etymology: How a broken record player keeps on repeating.******1,Whenever I go, I hear people talking about property prices like a broken record. 人们喋喋不休讨论房价.2,Grandma keeps asking whether I have a boyfriend or not. She is like a broken record! I don't know how to stop her! 外婆唠唠叨叨.3,Once we had a boss who talked like a broken record. But nobody dared to stop his speech. 他没玩没了... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxConsolation prizeLionel Messi was given the consolation prize of the Most Valuable Player at the World Cup after under-performing.After the Prince spurned Victoria for a commoner, Victoria's father set her up with the Prince's brother as a consolation prize.After contestants get kicked out of the game show, they are given a consolation prize of traveling anywhere in the World.Definition: A prize given to the loser or runner-up in a contest, competition.Etymology: A prize given to a contestant just for participating.******安慰(奖) 1,All kids in the kindergarten got a consolation prize. It's not really a competition. It's just a game of fun to get all kids involved in some activity. 幼儿园,人人得安慰奖.2,In the good old days here in China, siblings could take over their parents' jobs when they reach retirement age. The father chose the youngest son as his successor. As a consolation prize to his eldest son, the father told his eldest son that he was the one who could inherit everything after he passes away.