2013年6月16日 星期日

fitful , regulars, fit in, one size fits all, ward off, fend off


 This video summarizes the film in two parts, with a total running time of 25 minutes. I made it that long so that the whole bunch of people who are in a way responsible for Mouchette's death could fit in.


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"The summer day was spoiled with fitful storm; At night the wind died and the soft rain dropped; With lulling murmur, and the air was warm, And all the tumult and the trouble stopped." — Celia Thaxter


When Holiday Shoppers Get Hero’s Welcome
By ERIC WILSON
This holiday season, retailers are being extra nice, and not just to the regulars. 




《中英對照讀新聞》"No proof" vitamin D stops colds 維他命擋感冒「沒有證據」

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Scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold. The 161 people who took daily vitamin D for 18 months caught as many colds as the 161 who took fake pills.
科學家說,他們未能發現具說服力的證據,顯示吃維他命補充品可對抗感冒。161名每天吃維他命D連吃18個月的人,與吃安慰劑的161人感冒機率相同。
The study was reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
這項研究發表在「美國醫學協會期刊」。
But a leading UK cold expert said vitamin D was useful. Prof Ronald Eccles, of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University, said it can give the immune system a much-needed boost during winter when vitamin D reserves may be low.
但英國知名感冒專家說,維他命D很有用。卡地夫大學感冒中心主任愛爾柯斯教授說,維他命D能在冬季給予免疫系統非常需要的幫助。
He said echinacea supplements may also help ward off coughs and colds, but added: "Supplements do not work for everybody because people’s immune systems are different. It’s not a case of one size fits all."
他說,紫錐菊補充劑或許也能對抗咳嗽與感冒,但「補充劑不是對每個人都有效,因為免疫系統因人而異,並非一體適用。」

新聞辭典
convincing:形容詞,有說服力的。例句:I didn’t find the ending of the film very convincing.(我不覺得這部電影的結局非常有說服力。)
fend off:片語,對付,同下文之ward off。例句:Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.(她不知怎麼地設法應付了奇怪的問題。)
one size fits all:形容詞,名詞,一體適用。例句:a one-size-fits-all approach to education(對教育一體適用的方法)


regular

n.
  1. Ecclesiastical. A member of the clergy or of a religious order.
  2. A soldier belonging to a regular army.
  3. A dependable loyal person: one of the party regulars.
  4. A clothing size designed for persons of average height.
  5. A habitual customer.
fit (SHORT PERIOD) Show phonetics
noun [C]
a sudden, uncontrolled period of doing something or feeling something:
a coughing/sneezing fit
She hit him in a fit of anger.

fitful Show phonetics
adjective
often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way:
fitful breathing
a fitful sleep

fitfully Show phonetics
adverb
She slept fitfully (= only for short, irregular periods) throughout the night and arose before dawn.



fit in

be socially compatible with other members of a group:he feels he should become tough to fit in with his friends
be in harmony with other elements in a situation:her project fitted in with the organization’s general aims
(also fit into) constitute part of a situation or larger structure:I don’t think I fit into his plans for next season

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