merit, listena huge deal, a raw deal

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"If I call someone and a girl answers, I have to apologize. It’s a huge deal. It is a violation of the house."
ENAD AL-MUTAIRI , on the religious and cultural demands of Saudi Arabia, the Muslim world’s most conservative society.

a huge deal 意思可能是"事大"....


"To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also."
- Igor Stravinsky

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) is famous for pampering its employees, but some shareholders feel like they're getting a raw deal.

a raw deal
bad or unfair treatment:
He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
merit Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
1 FORMAL the quality of being good and deserving praise:
an entertaining film with little artistic merit
Her ideas have merit.
Brierley's book has the merit of being both informative and readable.

2 the merits of sth the advantages something has compared to something else:
We discussed the merits of herbal tea.

merit
verb [T] FORMAL
If something merits a particular treatment, it deserves or is considered important enough to be treated in that way:
This plan merits careful attention.
The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper.

meritorious Show phonetics
adjective FORMAL
deserving great praise:
an award for meritorious service

listen to reason (ALSO see reason)
to listen to good advice and be influenced by it:
Friends tried to persuade them to change their minds, but neither man would listen to reason.


deal
n.

1. The act or a round of apportioning or distributing.
2. Games.
   1. Distribution of playing cards.
   2. The cards so distributed; a hand.
   3. The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards.
   4. The playing of one hand.
3. An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree: has a great deal of experience.
4. An agreement often arranged secretly, as in business or politics.
5. 1. A business transaction.
   2. An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial. See synonyms at bargain.
6. Informal. A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain.
7. Informal. Treatment received: a raw deal; a fair deal.