去上海开会三天。加大听力训练强度。Breadwinner 名词，养家糊口的人。
小三叫 mistress 或者 the other woman;
破坏别人家庭的人是 home wrecker;
耍心计是 to scheme!
“潜规则”在美语里叫 "unspoken rules";
说比赛结果内定，可以说 rigged；
幕后操纵，叫 pull the strings from behind the scenes.
to become famous overnight，一夜成名；，to be an instant hit, 火速窜红：to catapult to fame， 就是“一炮而红”!
菜鸟叫 newbie;
指点某人是 to give somebody a few pointers;
教初学者做某事可以说 to show someone the ropes!
励志节目是 inspirational show, 深受打击是 crushed, 形容有人选择错误，有眼无珠，可以说 It's their loss!
火爆脾气是have a short fuse;
口头教训别人是 give someone a piece of my mind, 或者tell someone off
别往心里去是Don't take it personally.
Mascot 名词，意思是吉祥物。The armadillo, mascot of the FIFA World Cup, is an endangered species whose numbers are believed to have declined by more than a third over the last 10 to 15 years.
Espionage: 间谍活动；谍报活动；刺探活动
在武汉开会3天。回来陪孩子考试。没有学习英语，忏悔一次
崩溃可以用 to freak out;
走投无路，无计可施是 at the end of someone's rope;
如履薄冰是 on thin ice.
保质期是shelf life;
过了保质期可以用 past-date;
高级货叫做top shelf product, 便宜货叫做bottom shelf product!
Portable形容词，意思是便携的。
冷幽默是dry humor; 荤段子off-color jokes; 单口相声演员是standup comedian
Deficiency 名词，意思是欠缺，缺陷。一项最新研究发现，People who suffer from a Vitamin D deficiency are at a higher risk for developing high blood pressure
炒作叫 a publicity stunt; 票房叫 box office; 形容吹嘘过头，可以用 overhyped.
最近半月外出旅游，没有学习。反思中。
In light of the new findings, Brown urged people to “do a bit of research” before venturing abroad.
鉴于这些新发现，布朗强烈要求人们，在去国外前，务必“进行一些研究”。
in light of
[ɪn laɪt ɒv ]
根据；鉴于
最近外出旅游，学习不及时总结。反思，
大片儿是blockbuster; 众星云集的是 star-studded；催人泪下的哭片则是 tearjerker
剧透是a spoiler; 出乎意料的故事情节是 a plot twist；电影或电视结尾时的悬念是 a cliffhanger
形容对家长严重依赖的孩子，男孩可以用 mama's boy, 乖乖女可以叫 daddy's little girl;
过份关心孩子的直升机父母是 helicopter parents;
管教严厉的母亲，叫 tiger mom!
beef up 意思是加强力度。Russia and Ukraine have beefed up accusations against each other of cross-border attacks. 在跨境袭击的问题上，俄罗斯和乌克兰加大了相互指责的声浪