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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