In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. Flashcards
(108 cards)
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signature capability （signature dish/move)
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招牌能力
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revolutions of electric meters
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电表旋转
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cunningly
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(adv.） 狡猾地. To do something cunningly is to do it in a crafty, sneaky, and skillful manner.
E.g. You might cunningly distract your parents so your brother can sneak a few extra cookies from the cookie jar.
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monthly savings
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每月储存
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philosopher’s stone
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点金石 hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
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beehive
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蜂巢 A beehive is a structure — either made by humans or bees — in which bees live and make honey.
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skeptic
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(n.) 怀疑派 A skeptic is a person who doesn’t believe something is true unless they see evidence. As a skeptic, you refuse to believe your sister saw a ghost — after all, she can’t prove it.
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have a deal
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达成约定、协议
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this trick guaranteed his employment
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这个技巧保证了他的就业
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Nawab
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“Nawab” usually refers to males and literally means Viceroy; the female equivalent is “Begum” or “Nawab Begum”. The primary duty of a Nawab was to uphold the sovereignty of the Mughal emperor along with the administration of a certain province.The title Nawab was given by the reigning Mughal Emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of princely states.
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Is it safe to drink tube well water?
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- Typically, groundwater is naturally clean and safe to drink. Because the soil on top acts as a filter, groundwater is usually free of micro-organisms that may cause disease. However, groundwater can become contaminated if the casings or caps for wells are not installed in the correct way.
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a narrow and pitted farm-to-market road
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从农场到市场的狭窄坑坑洼洼的道路
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buff or saline-white desert
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浅黄色或盐白色沙漠
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sugarcane
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甘蔗
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mango orchards
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芒果园
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clover
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三叶草
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wheat
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小麦
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itinerant hawkers
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流动小贩
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itinerant entertainer
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江湖艺人
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water pump
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水泵
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bump along
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颠簸
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antennas
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(n.)天线.
An antenna is a feeler found on the head of a bug. You know, the gross, creepy, pointy things they wave around and use as feelers or sensors. An antenna is also a device that sends radio and television signals.
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sway
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(v.) 摇曳/ 说服
1. the northerly wind is blowing again now and we will see willow catkins and peach blossoms swaying in the wind.
- His speech did not sway the voters
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clank
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哐哐啷啷, 叮当作响
the train clanked through the village
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handlebars
(n.) 车把手
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farmhand
(n.) 农场工人 A farmhand is someone who's employed by a farmer to work on a farm. Farmhands might help harvest vegetables, feed animals, or drive a tractor.
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banyan
(n.) 榕树
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shade
(v.) 罩 E.g. Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
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dangling
(adj.) 悬垂的 E.g. a pair of dangling earrings
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warily
(adv.) 谨慎地
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haunch
(人的）胯部，臀部
She was sitting/squatting on her haunches. 她坐／蹲著。
(動物的）腰腿肉
a haunch of venison 鹿的腰腿肉
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hunch
(n.）直覺；預感
I had a hunch that you'd be here.
直覺告訴我，你會來。
act on/follow a hunch.
依直覺行事。
(v.) 弓（背），彎腰
Stand up straight and don't hunch your back.
站直，別彎著腰。
When you pose for pictures with short friends, you hunch over so you don't tower above them — you scrunch up your shoulders, bend your knees, and try to look smaller. 当你和矮小的朋友合影时，你会弯腰驼背，这样你就不会高出他们——你会耸起肩膀，弯曲膝盖，并试图让自己看起来更小。
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blunt
(adj.） A blunt object is rounded — it isn't very pointy. A blunt comment is candid — it isn't very subtle. When we blunt things we make them less lively, sharp, or intense. 钝的物体是圆形的——它不是很尖。 直率的评论是坦率的——它不是很微妙。 当我们钝化事物时，我们会让它们变得不那么活泼、尖锐或强烈。
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lever
(n.) 杠杆、手段
(v.) 撬开
She levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver。
她用螺丝刀撬开锅盖。
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fulcrum
(n.）支点
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circumventing switches and fuses.
绕开开关和保险丝
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pry up flagstone
撬起石板
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pry
(v.) 探聽，打聽（隱私）
To pry is to try and find something out that is none of your business. We all hate people who pry, sticking their nose into our personal affairs, and it is an annoying and disrespectful habit.
E.g.
As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people's lives.
作為一個記者，我拿取報酬去窺探他人的生活。
I hope you don't think I'm prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?
我希望你不會覺得我是在窺探你的私生活——你男朋友以前和甚麼人同居過嗎？
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in fulfillment of his genius for crude improvisation, the pumps continued to run.
为了发挥他的即兴创作天赋，水泵继续运转。
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dowry
(n.）嫁妆
property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
E.g. Elizabeth's dowry was to be $45,000 in diamonds。
伊丽莎白的嫁妆是价值 45,000 美元的钻石
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pace
(n.) （移動的）步調；（發生的）速度；節奏
a slow/fast pace 慢／快步
Could you slow down - I can't keep pace with (= walk or run as fast as) you. 您能走慢一點嗎——我跟不上您。
(n.) 一步；一步之距
The runner collapsed just a few paces from the finish.
那名賽跑選手在距終點線只有幾步之遙的地方倒下了。
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light-fingered
(adj.) 有偷窃习惯的，喜欢顺手牵羊的
If you describe someone as light-fingered, you mean that they have a habit of stealing things.
E.g.
a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen
一个灵巧的窃贼，可以破解银行金库的密码”——哈里·汉森
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dresser
(n.）碗柜；餐具橱
(有抽屉、顶部通常配有镜子的）矮衣柜
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proliferate his sources of revenue
扩大他的收入来源
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the salary he received for tending the tube wells would not even begin to suffice.
他因照管管井而获得的薪水甚至都不够用
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grove
(n.）树丛，小树林
a group of trees planted close together
E.g. olive/orange/lemon groves 橄榄／柑橘／柠檬树林
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grizzled
(adj.) 花白的、斑白的 If someone's hair is streaked with gray, you can describe it as grizzled. Your dad's grizzled beard might need a trim by the end of your two-week camping trip.
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aviator glasses
飞行员眼镜
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bent and smudged
弯曲和弄脏
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streak
1. (n.) cover (a surface) with streaks.
The window cleaner left dirty streaks on the windows.
擦窗工人在窗戶上留下了一條條污痕。
I dye my hair to hide my grey streaks.
我染髮是為了遮住花白的頭髮。
Tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up.
辛西娅泪流满面，抬起头。
2. (v.) move very fast in a specified direction.
The motorbike streaked off down the street.
機車沿街疾馳而去。
The cat leaped free and streaked across the road.
那只猫一跃而起，飞奔过马路。
Did you see that bird streak past the window?
你看到那只鸟飞过窗户了吗？
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founder
(v.)（尤指船）沉没
The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.
这艘渡船在一次强风暴中沉没，很多乘客和船员遇难。
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flounder
(v.) 困难重重；艰苦挣扎；不知所措
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
他把演讲稿的下一页弄丢了，支支吾吾了几秒钟。
Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering.
他虽然事业有成，可婚姻却陷入了困境。
He resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.
他辞去了董事长职务，公司因此在困境中苦苦挣扎。
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gale
(n.) a very strong wind. 大风
Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales.
数百棵老树被大风刮倒了。
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gauge
1. (V.） to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device （尤指用测量仪器）测量，计量，测算
Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.
用温度计测量一下温度。
I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.
我试着估量箱子有多重。
2. (V.) to make a judgment about something, usually people's feelings. 判定，判断（通常指人的感受）
A poll was conducted to gauge consumers' attitudes.
为了摸清消费者的看法，进行了一次民意调查。
gauging the psychological moment
衡量心理时刻
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filing his nails
修指甲
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crackling noises
(n.） 噼啪声 the crackling of a fire.
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florid
(adj.) 过分装饰的；花哨的
with too much decoration or detail
E.g.
a florid architectural style
华丽的建筑风格
florid prose/rhetoric
词藻华丽的散文／修辞
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allowance
(n.) （尤指为特定事项支付的）定期补贴，津贴
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing
The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.
这份工作的特殊待遇包括公司退休金计划和丰厚的差旅补助。
I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents.
要不是父母定期给我生活费，我没法读完大学。
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embargo
(n.) （尤指暂时禁止贸易或提供消息的）禁令，禁运；限制 an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information
They have put an embargo on imports of clothing.
他们已经禁止进口服装。
The police asked for a news embargo while they tried to find the kidnapper. 警方要求在他们搜捕绑架者期间，停止相关的新闻报道。
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status
1.（尤指在社會中的）地位，身份
There has been an increase in applications for refugee status.
越來越多的人申請難民身份。
The success of her book has given her unexpected celebrity status.
她的書的成功給她帶來意想不到的名氣。
2. 尊重程度；仰慕程度
As the daughter of the mayor, she enjoys high status among her peers.
身为市长的女儿，她享受在同伴中的高地位。
The leaders were often more concerned with status and privilege than with the problems of the people.
领袖往往更关心自己的地位和特权，而非民间疾苦。
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statue
（n.)（尤指石头或金属的）雕像
They planned to put up/erect a statue to the president.
他们计划为总统设一尊雕像。
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canal
(n.) 运河；渠
The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
巴拿马运河是连接大西洋和太平洋至关重要的航道。
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bark
(n.) 树皮
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bark
(n.) 树皮
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looming
(adj.) （不希望或不愉快的事情）迫近的，逼近的
the looming crisis
迫在眉睫的危机。
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with bags and cloths hanging from every knob and brace, so that the bike, when he hit a bump, seemed to be flapping numerous small vestigial wings; and with his grinning face, as he rolled up to whichever tube well needed servicing, with his ears almost blown off, he shone with the speed of his arrival.
每个旋钮和支架上都挂着袋子和布料，所以当他撞到一个颠簸时，这辆自行车似乎在拍打着许多退化的小翅膀； 当他爬到任何需要维修的管井时，他的笑脸都快要炸掉了，他的耳朵几乎被炸掉了，他的到来速度让他眼前一亮。
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diligently paid his respects
殷勤参拜
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kicking up dust on the unpaved field roads
在未铺砌的田间道路上扬起灰尘
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mosey
(v.) 溜达. Walk leisurely
I'll just mosey on down to the beach for a while.
我只是去海滩溜达溜达。
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ripen
(v.) Tomatoes will ripen after you pick them, becoming darker red and more juicy.
西红柿在你采摘后会成熟，变得更深红色，更多汁。
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cement a deal
达成协议
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a flock of chickens
一群鸡
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lintel
（门窗上方的）横木，横石，门楣
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courtyard
庭院，院子
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kickstand
(自行车或摩托车的）撑脚架,
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sniff
(v.) 闻
sniff the perfume
闻香水。
He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing.
他嗅了嗅自己的袜子，看是否需要洗了。
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stubble
(n.) 短胡须，胡子茬
Stubble is the prickly hair that grows back after being shaved. You might find stubble on a man's chin or on a woman's leg.
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fanning the fire in the little hearth.
在小壁炉里煽风点火。
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soot
(n.）煤灰
It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.
烟囱里堆积过多的煤灰是很危险的。
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cauldron
(n.) 釜
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earthen floor
(n.) 泥土地面
An earthen floor, also called an adobe floor, is a floor made of dirt, raw earth, or other unworked ground materials
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lithe
(adj.) 柔韧而优雅的，轻巧自如的
He had the lithe, athletic body of a ballet dancer.
他的身体像芭蕾舞演员一样柔韧优雅。
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tunic
束腰外衣
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ochre coloring
赭色，土黄色；（用作颜料的）赭石
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hopscotch
（儿童玩的）跳房子游戏
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He stuck out his butt, so that she rubbed against it as she squeezed through
他伸出他的屁股，让她在挤进去的时候摩擦它
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burping
打嗝
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exert
(v.) 运用；行使（权威、权力等）；施加（影响等）
If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.
如果你能施加你的影响，他们或许会改变决定。
Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
一些老板向员工施加巨大的压力迫使他们无偿加班。
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His thoughts wandered off into all sorts of tangents.
(Why does our mind go off on tangents and why do we have daydreams?)
他的思绪乱七八糟。
(为什么我们的思绪会偏离正题，为什么我们会做白日梦？）
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hamlet
(n.）小村庄
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the smoke from the cow-dung fires hung over the darkening roofs, a harsh spicy smell, like rough tobacco.
牛粪燃烧产生的烟雾笼罩在逐渐变暗的屋顶上，这是一种刺鼻的辛辣气味，就像粗糙的烟草。
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all sorts of ingenious contrivances
各种巧妙的设计
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acronym
首字母缩拼词
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duct
(n.) 管道，管线；（人体的）管，导管
Most office buildings have dozens of air ducts and vents.
大多数办公楼都有很多通风管道和通风口。
People with blocked tear ducts cannot cry.
泪管阻塞者流不出眼泪。
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a flowered doily that she had herself embroidered
她自己绣（盘底或蛋糕下面的）网眼衬纸，网眼垫布
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gear mechanism
齿轮机构
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charpoy
印度吊床
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pout
(生氣或性感地）噘嘴；嘟嘴巴。
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greasy vest
油腻的背心
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found a wrapped-up newspaper holding chunks of raw brown sugar
发现一张包好的报纸，里面装着大块的生红糖
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bazaar
市场
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kurta
A kurta is a long, loose shirt commonly worn in South Asia. In Indian cities, it's very common for both men and women to wear kurtas with jeans.
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parathas
印度饼
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ghee
酥油
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griddle
干锅
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its labyrinthine roads and bustling bazaars are every visitor's delight
迷宫般的道路和熙熙攘攘的集市让每一位游客都乐在其中
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squatting and huffing on the fire
蹲在火上呼气
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hunk
A hunk is a piece or a chunk or a lump, something without a definite shape. You might eat a hunk of cheese or play with a hunk of clay. If you call someone a hunk, you think he’s hot.
