carte blanche (Cartu Blaansh) 空白支票 (全权)委托After the assassination of Archeduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, Germany gave Austria-Hungary carte blanche to go to war with Serbia.The homeowner gave the interior designer carte blanche when it came to decorating the living room.He tutored me in math so I owed him, since there was nothing I needed from him at the time he gave me a carte blanche.Definition: Refers to unlimited authority.Etymology: French! In the literal sense, it is a cheque that has no numerical value written in, but is already signed.***空白支票 (全权)委托He was given carte blanche to train new recruits. 老板全权委托他培训新人.The famous writer has given his secretary carte blanche to deal with all his publications and this made his family members unhappy. 作家全权委托秘书处理他的出版物,家人很不高兴.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfemme fatale (Fem Fatel) (女)妖精Ken's mom warned him to stay away from Jojo Tsai, whom she suspected of being a femme fatale. When Ken broke up with her, Jojo posted seductive photos of herself and photos of burning his belongings.James Bond movies always have a femme fatale.The femme fatale had the tables turned on her when her boyfriend robbed her and disappeared.Definition: It is French for "deadly woman". It refers to an attractive woman who seduces and takes advantage of men for her personal goals, after which she discards or abandons them. It extends to any attractive woman with whom a relationship is likely to result in pain and sorrow.Etymology:***(女)妖精This old and unhappy woman calls every young and attractive woman a femme fatale! 这个不幸的老女人把所有年轻漂亮的女人叫做妖精.A girl always falls in love with a bad guy! 男人不坏女人不爱! Can the same be said to describe how a man falls for a girl. Unless a girl turns herself into a femme fatale, a man will never fall in love with her! 女人不妖男人不爱!你懂的,这里的"坏"和"妖"都是带引号的哦!