土澳那些神奇而又可爱的动物们

大袋鼠 kangaroo
小袋鼠 wallaby
沙大袋鼠 Agile wallaby
小型沙袋鼠 pademelon

树袋熊 koala
袋熊 wombat

鸸鹋 emu
食火鸡 Cassowary
凤头鹦鹉 cockatoo

负鼠 possum
鸭嘴兽 platypus

含义丰富到爆炸的 cool

原意：温度低，冷。

出处
1950年代，美国经济蓬勃发展的时候，开始出现了cool这个词，用来表示某事能给内心带来喜悦，而且是用来表示极度的喜悦。这段时间里，青少年亚文化持续发展，他们也常使用这个词。

发展到今天，cool成了一个很微妙的词，各种语境下都会出现。

很酷，帅气的 * cool girl
释义：very fashionable, stylish, or appealing in a way that is generally approved of especially by young people酷的；帅气的；时尚的
Youngsters are turning to smoking because they think it makes them appear cool.年轻人抽烟是因为他们认为那样看起来很酷。

用于称赞，很好，非常好
释义：often used to show approval in a general way, excellent 常用于笼统地表示赞同，很好，太好了。
has a cool sports car 拥有一流的跑车；
had a cool time at the party. 在晚会上玩得好极了
“I got a job as a lifeguard this summer.” 今年夏天我找了份救生员的工作。
“Cool.”好啊。

表示没事，一切正常, 不用担心 * I’m cool
A:“I'm sorry I'm late.”“对不起，我迟到了。”
B:“It's/That's cool [=okay, all right]—don't worry about it.”“没关系，不用担心。”

A: are you all right? 你没事吧？
B: I'm cool. 我没事。

表示接受，愿意，同意
释义：used to suggest acceptance, agreement, or understanding没关系，不介意
“Is getting together Friday cool with you?”“周五聚会，你方便吗？”
“Yeah, I'm cool with that.”“好的，我没问题。”

表示接受，不介意，不在乎
释义：used to suggest acceptance, agreement, or understanding没关系，不介意
I thought she'd be mad, but she was cool about it.我以为她会很生气，但她一点也不介意。
I was surprised that she got the job, but I'm cool with it (= it's not a problem for me). 我对于她得到这份工作感到惊讶，但我并不介意。


其它用法
好吧（表无奈，不情愿）cool
那样不行 that’s not cool
潇洒点 be cool

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一些看似简单实则不平凡的单词

1. I have got Short-stay Visitor Cover during my trip.
【cover】
覆盖 The landscape is covered by multiple plants.
掩护 I’ll cover your back!
盖子（区别于lid）
罩子 quilt cover
保险 You have to be covered during your stay in Australia.

2. All the employees will have a 30 mins lunch break every working day.
【break】
打碎 You broke my heart.
分开 I broke up with my ex-boyfriend.
休息 Who said you could have a coffee break?

3. This property is way too huge for us as a small family.
【way】
路 Is this the way to the reception?
方法 How many ways you could figure out to solve this problem?
太…（表强调）She is way too aggressive to her family.

4. I have a crush on him...
【Crush】
压碎 All the fruits are crushed in the blender.
迷恋、暗恋 It’s just a crush, not true love.

5. Why not throw a party?
【Throw】
扔 Rubbish has to be thrown away properly into bins.
举办（派对）I’d love to throw a girl’s party before my wedding.

Halloween 万圣节

Oct 31st

Halloween activities include trick-or-treating， attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, as well as watching horror films.

trick or treat 不给糖就到捣乱
costume 服装（庆典类不普通的）
pumpkin 南瓜
jack-o’-lantern 空心南瓜灯
bonfire 篝火
apple bobbing（漂浮）咬苹果游戏
divination 占卜
prank 恶作剧
haunted 闹鬼的

化妆品 make-up products

隔离 make-up base
粉底 foundation
遮瑕 concealer/ color correct

高光 highlight
修容 contour
- Contouring is the use of makeup to create the illusion of shadows on the skin in order to sculpt, define, and restructure the face.
古铜色化妆品 bronzer
- Bronzer is used to emulate a sun-kissed glow and enhance a tan.
散粉 loose powder

定装 fixer
腮红 blusher

眉粉/笔 eyebrow powder/ pencil
眼线笔 eyeliner
睫毛膏 mascara
眼影 eye shadow

唇膏 lipstick
唇彩 lipgloss

卸妆 makeup remover

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Notes from the road
沿途随记

Alternate title, the United States of me
副标题：我的美利坚之路

Fear... friend or foe?
恐惧… 是友是敌？

As children, we are taught to fear what can hurt us.
人们教育孩子去害怕那些伤害他们的东西。

But as adults, we are expected to conquer what we’re afraid of.
而又期望大人去征服他们所害怕的东西。

So what are fears?
所以什么是恐惧？

Do that keep us alive?
我们以恐惧为生

Or do they keep us from living?
还是因口恐惧而死？

Modern Family S09E22

亚洲蹲 Asian Squat 到底是啥？

The deep squat, where you plop your butt down as far as it can go while staying aloft and balanced on the heels, in contrast to deep squatting on your toes as most Americans naturally attempt instead.

初级蹲姿：脚掌完全着地
进阶蹲姿：两脚并拢、脚尖朝前

蹲厕 squat toilet
从古罗马开始，西方世界的厕所就都是坐便式的了…

几乎所有亚洲人都能做到，但只有13.5%的美国人才能做到
Yet this ability that comes so naturally to cavemen and to babies has been lost to many Western toilet sitters—and it’s not so easy to get it back.

“The squat is a triple flexion movement. You’ve got bending at the hips, knees, and ankle, so you have to fold everything up underneath you.”

the key factor seems to be ankle flexibility

Quora上外国朋友的评价：
It’s pretty noticeable when you first arrive and make a lot of jokes about how it looks like everyone’s getting ready to unload into a toilet... but when you start doing it and it feels awesome. Great for the lower back.


蹲下 squat down
蹲着的人 squatter
矮胖的 squatty

warm v.s. hot

1. 关于天气：今天太热了
错误表达：Today is too hot.
正确表达：It’s too warm today.

2. 关于水喝热水：
温开水
warm boiled water（warm water）
Quora上对中国人的评价：
- What’s the most Chinese thing Chinese people can do?
- Drink warm boiled water.
For foreigners, the idea of reaching a glass of warm water in the summer might seem a little odd.

hot water 刚刚煮开的水（用于咖啡泡茶等）
烫 The soup is still hot.

3. hot的歧义
麻烦/ 困境 （热锅上的蚂蚁）
- be in hot water
- get into hot water
- I’m recently in hot water because I can’t get the money in time.
辣 Is the chili sauce really hot?
性感 You are such a hot girl!

人在职场，如何用英语 请假/ 调休/ 辞职？

【请假】
假期 leave
请假 ask for a leave
- Actually can I ask for a five-day leave next month?
病假 sick leave
- Sorry but I have to ask for a sick leave today because I have a strong headache.
年假 annual leave
- After three months work, you will be eligible for a one-week annual leave.

【调休】
休息日 day off
- If you are on a full time contract, normally you get two days off on a roaster every week.
换休 swap days off with ...
- Do you mind if I swap my days off with you this week?

【辞职】
辞职 resign
- I resigned from my previous job because it’s way too exhausting.
不干了 quit
- Fine. I quit!
开除 fire
- Twenty percent of staff got fired because of the depression.


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“打工度假”千千万，工作玩乐都怎么说呢？

working holiday visa 打工度假签证 whv

working holiday visa holders 打工度假签证持有者
working holiday makers 打工度假者

Australia 澳大利亚
New Zealand 新西兰

gap year 间隔年

eligible for the second year visa 有资格申请第二年签证

farm work 农场工作
hospitality 服务业

road trip 公路旅行
revive & survive (service area)
camping 露营
hostel 青旅
accommodation job (helper) 打工换宿