Becoming upset about something before knowing all (or any) of the details.
> When my parents found out I had been in an accident, my father's premature exasperation kicked in. He [freaked out] before hearing that some drunkard had rear-ended me at a red light.

I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I am still in the middle of it. This habit annoyed first my Mom, then my friends, and finally even my own daughter. 我有一个换习惯就是看书看到一半,就

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Writing in the journal Evolution, Dawkins attacked Gould's assertions that evolution in the Cambrian was a different kind of process from today 道金斯在《进化》杂志上的文章里,攻击古尔德关于寒武纪的进化不同于今天的进

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1、for the love of God An oath of shock, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger. 一种咒骂,出于震惊、恼怒、烦恼、挫折或愤怒。看在上帝的份上,是不是很熟悉(????? ??),译制片里常常能听到哦! e.g. Fo

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AS IT IS 2015-09-15 A Story of Refugees Arriving in Greece 难民抵达希腊的故事 The following story is based on a web blog from VOAs Heather Murdock in Greece. The first picture message was sent on social media at 3:51 in the morning. It appea

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In the course of a long life Cavendish made a string of signal discoveriesamong much else he was the first person to isolate hydrogen and the first to combine hydrogen and oxygen to form waterbut almost nothing he did was entirely divorced from stran

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Norwood's two daughters brought their father additional pain by making poor marriages. One of the husbands, possibly incited by the vicar, continually laid small charges against Norwood in court, causing him much exasperation and necessitating repeat

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Supernovae are significant to us in one other decidedly central way. Without them we wouldn't be here. You will recall the cosmological conundrum with which we ended the first chapterthat the Big Bang created lots of light gases but no heavy elements

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Answer me this question: do you really like me, or don't you? 回答我这个问题:你真的爱我还是不爱我? There was a moment's silence; then, in a very low voice, I love you more than anything in the world, he said. 短时间的沉默。然

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Adrian was not an easy man, not at all. I mean, he lived off the name. 阿德里安很不好相处。他把名声当成了摇钱树。 He lived in a castle in Switzerland which I think belonged either to his father or the trust. 他住在瑞士的一座

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上周,韦氏官方正式宣布收录了1000多个网络词汇!看来韦氏词典追又赶了把时代潮流,企图站在年轻酷炫的风尖浪口。现在韦氏词典也被带跑偏了。2017年加入的这批热词里,于是我们看见了

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According to reports about the Adrian Peterson felony abuse indictment, Petersons 4-year-old son pushed another of Petersons sons off a video game. Peterson then retrieved a tree branch called a switch stripped off its leaves, shoved leaves into the

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Chapter 21 第12章 I let him take me to a restaurant of his choice, but on the way I bought a paper. 我让他带我到一家他选定的餐馆,但是在路上走的时候我买了一份报纸。 When we had ordered our dinner, I propped it agains

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The Olympic torch has arrived in Rio de Janeiro by boat, after three-month tour of Brazilian cities. The Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes carried the torch on its few laps, but there were chaotic scenes later when the torch relay was challenged by demonstra

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BBC news with Marion Marshall. The suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has urged senators to vote for democracy and against removing her from power at her impeachment trial in Brasilia.She told the senate that the country's future was at sta

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Will You Be My Friend? 做我的朋友好吗? Cindy bean a job as an elementary school counselor and was eager to help the students. 辛迪开始在一所小学做辅导老师,她急切地想要为学生们提供帮助。 One day during recess, s

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The annoying habit 讨人厌的习惯 We live in a world governed by laws, but also common manners that make everybodys experience a little bit nicer. Unfortunately, some people skirt these common niceties with annoying habits that can just be jaw-dr

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When one is the monarch, one is used to being given a comfy seat in the front row. 君主通常都习惯坐在舒服的前排座位上。 But yesterday the Queen found herself perched several rows back as she watched the Commonwealth Games swimming h

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Ser Rodrik came for her just as the bell ceased its clangor. 钟声停止,罗德利克爵士过来敲她房门。 We had best make haste if we hope to eat tonight, my lady. 夫人,我们快下去罢,不然恐怕吃不到东西了。 It might be

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French rail strikes 法国铁路罢工 Unhappiness is the truth 其实不快乐 A rerun of Francehs bad old days tests the Socialist government's resolve 法国艰难昔日的重演是社会主义政府决心的试金石 The long march to work 上班长

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Joining me now from Santa Barbara, California, to talk about what the first presidential debate is NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Jeff, I'm hearing Super Bowl-esque number potent

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