1.comeclean坦白承认TheheartthrobfromTaiwanboybandFahrenheitcame
cleanabouthismarriageandparenthoodonOct1,inamessagep
ostedonhisofficialfanwebsite.Wu,whopreviouslydeniedthe
reportabouthismaritalstatus,wascriticizedforhisdishonest
yathisbooklaunchpressconferenceonOct3,whereheannounce
dthathiswifeoffouryearsispregnantagainwithababyboy.
“Imayhavesaidthewrongwordsordidthewrongthingsbefore,
butIhopetohaveyourforgiveness.”Comeclean指“坦白承认，讲明真相”，一般是试
图保守的秘密，与confess同义。超级偶像吴尊选择在新书发表之际坦诚自己的婚事和父亲身份，真不知是该感叹他勇气可嘉还是炒作手段高
明。2.empiricalanalysis实证分析OnMonday,AmericansEugeneFama,7
4,LarsPeterHansen,60,andRobertShiller,67,wontheNobelP
rizeineconomicsfortheirempiricalanalysisofassetprices.O
nOct11,theOrganizationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapon
sreceivedtheNobelPrizeinpeaceforitseffortstoeliminate
chemicalweapons.Empirical指“以观察或实验为依据的”，近义词有experimental,factua
l等。其相对应的是theoretical，指“理论上的”。3.inform竞技状态良好TheworldNo1fe
maletennisplayerisatthepeakofhergameaftersheneededon
ly88minutestobeatSerbia’sJelenaJankovicforhersecondChi
naOpencrownonOct6.Jankovichadwonfourtimesintheirprev
iousmeetings.Butfacingoffagainstanin-formWilliams,theSe
rbianshowedsheisstillinalowerleague,losing6-2,6-2afte
rbeingbrokenfivetimes.inform表示“竞技状态佳的”，一般用在形容体育运动，如Ifshe’s
inform,shecanwinthematcheasily.小威展现世界第一的风范，凭借强势进攻横扫对手，继2
004年的首届中网后再次获得女单冠军。4.sheerineptitude非常无能Atleast115pilgri
mswerecrushedtodeathordrownednearaHindutempleinthevi
llageofRatangarhinIndiaduringastampedeonabridgeonOct
13,AFPreported.Policesaidthepanichadbeencausedbyrumors
thatthebridgewasabouttocollapse.TheHindustanTimessaid
thetragedyshows“thesheerineptitudeoftheauthoritiesrespon
sibleforthesafetyandsecurity”ofpilgrims.5.shedlighton
透露内情Acoroner’sreport,publishedonOct3,hasshedlightonth
eGleestar’sfinalmoments.Accordingtothereport,investigato
rsatthescenefound“aspoonwithdrugresidueandausedhypod
ermicneedle”,aswellastwoemptychampagnebottles.Thereport
alsoconcludedthatMonteith,whowasfounddeadinaVancouver
hotelinJuly,diedofatoxicmixofdrugs,involvingintravenou
sheroinusecombinedwithalcohol.Monteith’sGleetributeepiso
deissettoaironOct10.shedlighton指“为…提供线索；对…透露情况；
使…清楚地显出；阐明…”，例句：Tworecent,unanimousSupremeCourtdecisions
haveshedlightonthemeaningofthisvagueexempti
on.两个最近的、意见一致的最高法院的判决为这一模糊例外的含义作
了说明。6.ratchetup逐渐升高ThekillingofanethnicRussianinMosco
wledtoethnically-fueledriotingintheRussiancapitalonOct
13,AFPreported.YegorShcherbakov,25,wasallegedlykilledby
aMuslimmigrantonOct10.Aninitiallypeacefulprotestdescend
edintoviolenceandpolicearrestednearly400rioters.Inrecen
tyearstensionshaveratchetedupinRussia’sbigcitiesbetween
ethnicRussiansandmigrantsfromRussia’slargelyMuslimNorthe
rnCaucasus.7.shootbackintothelimelight重返聚光Theactresss
hotbackintothelimelightwhenshesteppedontheredcarpetfo
rtheHarper’sBazaarcharitynightonOct10.ItwasYao’sfirst
publicappearancesinceshegavebirthtohersoninJuly.Weari
ngastraplessblackdress,Yao’sslimbodysurprisedmany.“She’
ssothin,likenothingeverhappened,”commentedfashioncritic
YeSionhisSinaWeibo.Inthecomingmonths,Yaowillmakeano
fficialcomebackonthebigscreen,withtwonewfilmsreleasing
oneafteranother.8.drawup起草Publicbathhousesshoulddisplay
signsbanningpeoplewithHIV/AIDS,andsexualorinfectiousski
ndiseases,saysadraftregulationdrawnupbytheMinistryofC
ommerce.Itisintheinterestofpublichealththatbathhousesrejectthosewithsexualandinfectiousskindiseases,butthereisnoriskofHIVtransmissioninabathhouse,BejingMorningNewsquotedBeijingYouanHospitalexpertWuHaoassayingonMonday. |
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