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4月8日，武汉解封。开通了离鄂通道，其他相关的管控依然在有条不紊地进行。来之不易的努力，希望一切越来越好。今天和大家分享用英文如何表达“解封”以及相关的更多表达。


解封
ease lockdown
lift lockdown
end lockdown
After 76 days, China lifts lockdown on Wuhan and allows people to leave the city.
76天之后，中国取消了对武汉的封城，允许人们离开。


Lift v. 取消，撤销
to end a rule or law
The restriction on electricity usage has been lifted.
用电限制已经被取消。

seal off v. 封锁
The city had been sealed off since January 23 because of the coronavirus.
受新冠疫情影响，1月23号开始，这座城市封城。


restriction n. 限制；约束
The threat of further infections remains and some restrictions within the city will remain in place.
进一步感染的威胁仍然存在，城市内的一些限制将继续继续。

green/yellow/red QR code
绿/黄/红码
You need to show your green QR code before entering the building.
进入大楼之前，你需要出示绿码。

最近，西班牙宣布“封城”禁止居民无理由外出，但是可以遛狗。狗狗已经成为人们出门的通行证。

大家为了出门花样百出，有狗的遛狗，没狗的遛玩具，有的甚至租狗借狗也要出门，有的狗狗一天被遛了7次，还有的狗狗甚至被遛了38次，累得瘫倒在地。

也有人遛玩具狗被警察发现......


西班牙的狗子实在是太难了。借这个新闻，和大家分享点狗狗相关的英文。


walk the dog 遛狗
I bumped into my ex while I was out walking the dog.
我在外面遛狗的时候遇到了前任。


bark v.& n. 狗叫
My dog keeps barking every night and I am a little annoyed.
我的狗每天晚上都不停地叫，我有点不耐烦了。


let sleeping dogs lie.
过去的事就让他过去吧。
Hey. Don't mention it. Let sleeping dogs lie. We're still good friends.
喂，别提了。过去就过去了。我们依然是好朋友。


a dog's life 悲惨的生活
He lost his job and his girlfriend left him. He lives a dog's now.
他丢了工作，女朋友也离他而去。他现在过着悲惨的生活。


A barking dog never bites.
吠犬不咬人；虚张声势

My boss threatens to fire me at least once a week, but a barking dog never bites.
我老板至少每周威胁说要炒掉我。但只是虚张声势而已。

get in sb's hair 使某人厌烦

John is singing every night next door. He’s getting in my hair a lot recently.
John每天晚上都在隔壁唱歌。他最近真的让我很烦。


make one's hair stand on end
令（某人）非常害怕

The horrible scream made my hair stand on end.
那声可怕的尖叫让我非常害怕。


not a hair out of place
非常整洁/漂亮/好看

When she dresses up, she has not a hair out of place.
当她精心打扮之后，她看起来非常漂亮。


grey hair 白头发
white hair 错误

He’s only 36 and starts to get some grey hairs.
他只有36岁，但是已经有一些白头发了。

hairline 发际线
receding hairline 渐退的发际线
OMG！I’ve got a receding hairline. What am I gonna do?
天呐！我的发际线也来越高了。我该怎么办？

bald 秃顶的
John is in his 40s. He is overweight and bald.
John四十多岁。比较胖，并且秃顶。

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disposable /dɪˈspoʊ.zə.bəl/

adj. 一次性的，用后可扔掉的


daily disposable contact lenses

日用型一次性隐形眼镜


disposable nappies

一次性尿布


disposable face mask

一次性口罩


This is a disposable face mask. You'd better throw it away after use.

这是一次性口罩。使用之后你最好扔掉。


反义词 nondisposable 可重复使用的


used adj. 二手的，旧的

I don’t have too much money and could only afford a used car.

我没有太多钱，只能买二手车。


second-hand 和used一样吗？

大多数时候一样，都可以用来形容一件物品；比如a second-hand car/piano等；

不过“二手烟”只能叫做second-hand smoking，固定搭配：

Second-hand smoking causes numerous health problems.

二手烟会引起很多健康问题。


日常口语中，更多时候使用used去指代二手的物品。


one-time adj. 曾经是；曾做过

= former

He was a one-time actor during 1970s and made a lot of money.

二十世纪七十年代的时候，他曾是演员，赚了很多钱。


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My favorite song not only has to be pleasant to my ears but also be beautiful. It should have its special way of making me smile or sad.

我最喜欢的歌曲不仅要悦耳，而且要优美。它应该有它特殊的方式让我笑或者哭。

I had tried Sushi before, but I hadn’t been to that particular restaurant; it just opened, so I thought I’d give it a try.
我之前吃过寿司，但是那家餐馆我倒是没去过。刚刚开，我感觉我应该去试一下。

I really like going to the countryside, getting away from it all. Nothing relaxes me as much as wilderness.
我真的很喜欢去乡下，远离尘嚣。没有什么比乡间野外更能让我放松。

Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain.

说些和做一些积极的事情，这将有助于改善情况。抱怨是不用脑的。