strokeit（strokeitplus）

Fluke~Obfuscate 1.Fluke~n.A fluke isanunexpectedstrokeofgoodluck.Itwasa fluke tofindthatfiftydollarbillontheground,anditmadeyousmilefortherestoftheday.Theword fluke wasfirstusedin1857inreferencetoaluckyshotatbilliards.Ifsomethinggoodhappenstoyoubychancewhenyou'renotexpectingit,that'safluke.Theword fluke canalsobeusedinanegativeorinsultingway.Forexample,ifyourfavoritesportsteamlosesanimportantgame,youcouldcomplainthatitwasjustaflukethattheotherteamwon—meaningtheydidn'tdeservetowinandsomehowgotlucky.2.Obfuscate~v.(ob·fus·cate)Todeliberatelymakesomethingconfusingordifficulttounderstand,toconfuseormislead. Somepeopleareexpertsat obfuscating thetruthbybeingevasive,unclear,orobscureinthetellingofthefacts.Thepeoplewhoaregoodat obfuscating wouldincludedefenselawyersandteenagersaskedabouttheirplansforSaturdaynight.Althoughtheverb obfuscate canbeusedinanycasewheresomethingisdarkened,lessclear,ormoreobscure,itismostfrequentlyusedinreferencetothingslikeideas,facts,issues,orthetruth.Theusualimpliedmeaningisthatthisobfuscationisdonedeliberately.Politiciansoftenobfuscatethetruthabouttheissuestowinsupportfortheirpositionssotheycanwinelections. 1...(a)SinceIdidn’tstudyorattendclassonaregularbasis,itwassimplyaflukethatIpassedtheexam. (b)“ItwasjustaflukethatIcaughtthewinningtouchdown,”statedthehumbledfootballplayer,“becauseIwasjustintherightplaceattherighttime." (c)Itwasn’tmerelyaflukethatSarahwonthespellingbeesinceshehadbeenstudyingformonths. 华慧考博复习：翻译常用词汇积累四开放式基金 open-ended fund开工不足 enterprises running under their production capacity坎儿井 karez抗美援朝战争 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea抗震棚 quake-proof shelter流动人口 transient population(行业中的)龙头老大 leading enterprise; flagship of the industry乱集资、乱摊派、乱收费 unwarranted pooling of funds, arbitrary requisition of donations and exaction of fees from enterprises乱收费、乱摊派、乱罚款 arbitrary charges, fund-raising quotas and fines期房 forward delivery housing千代田寿险公司（日本） Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co.千禧婴儿 millennium infant; millennium baby裙带关系 networking through petticoat influence群言堂 allow everybody to air his view; let everyone have his say; speak one's mind freely同等学力 have the same educational level (as the regular graduate or student of certain academic qualification)偷税、骗税、逃税、抗税 tax evasion, tax fraud, and refusal to pay taxes头号种子选手 No.1 seed (player); top seed透过现象看本质 see through the appearance to perceive the essence土地沙化 desertification of land; desert encroachment向钱看 mammonism, put money above all削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)小康 a comfortable level of living; a better-off life; moderate prosperity小康之家 well-off family; comfortably-off family效益工资achievements-related wages; wages based on benefits新宠 new favourite一次性解决问题 solve the problem once and for all一大二公(concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature一刀切 cut it even at one stroke--make it rigidly uniform; impose uniformity in all cases; allow no flexibility一国两制，One country, two systems一式两联(receipt or invoice) in duplicateAtthemoment,therainoutsidethewindowblursmysight,unconsciouslyliftsthecurtain,andlookstowardthewindow.Theplacewhereitsleptlastnightwasthere.Itwassoclose,butnowitfeelssofaraway.Itisgone.Idon'tknowifitcanhearmyvoiceifIcallitagainatthismoment.Ialwaysthinkitisjustsick,notreallyoldandleavingasmymothersaid.Today'srainisnotlikesummernightrainatall,butlikearainthatknowsmysadness,andmytearsstillshedslowly.For12years,Idon'tknowifitfeelshappyinthislife.Atthelastmomentofitslife,willitbereluctanttoleavethefamilywholovesit?Willitknowthatthefamilywillbeverysad?Maybeitwill.With12yearsofcompanionship,ithasalreadymadeitunderstandthefamily'swishesforit.WhenIboughtitback,itwasalittlebigandtimid,shakingwithfear.Evennow,itistimid.Weusedtogiveitanicename"assiduous".Ialwayscallitthisway,butmyparentscallitanothername,soaslongasyoucallit"assiduous",youwillknowit'sme.Sometimesheisafraidofme,becauseIwillbefiercetokeephimawayfromchildren,buthiseyesarefulloftrustandgratitudetome.Maybethisisadog.Evenlastnight,Iwasdisgustedwithit.Icriedthereinthemiddleofthenight,whichmademesleep.Itwasapaininmybody.Finally,Iwentouttofeeditwithwater.Thesedays,hiseyescan'tsee,hisfeetcan'tstand,andhecriedalldayexceptsleeping.Mymothersaiditshouldbeastroke.Idon'tbelieveit.Ialwaysthinkitisjustsickandwillgetbetter.Factshaveprovedthatmymotherdidn'tsayit.Atnoonthatday,Ilistenedtoitssadcry.Iusedtotouchitshead.Itinstantlyquieteddown.Itwaspanting.Ithinkitwashot.Nowthinkaboutit.Itisnotonlyhot,butalsopainful.Itiscoveredinthickhair.Itwascutoncelastmonth,andithasgrownalot.Doesn'tthismeanthatitsbodyisgreat?Butnow...Poorsleeptakesatollonmindandbody睡眠不好会损害身心健康Growingevidenceindicatesthatdisruptedorinsufficientsleepcanhavewidespreaddamagingeffectsonourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sleepdeprivationincreasestheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,highbloodpressure,strokeandType2diabetes.Itmuddiesclearthinking,depletesenergy,increasesirritabilityanddampensone’ssexdrive.越来越多的证据表明睡眠中断或睡眠不足会对我们的身心健康造成广泛的损害。睡眠不足会增加患心脏病、高血压、中风和2型糖尿病的风险。睡眠不足搅乱清晰的思维，消耗能量，更易怒，并抑制性欲。disrupt扰乱;使中断;打乱;insufficientsleep=sleepdeprivation睡眠不足muddy使变得泥泞;使浑浊;deplete大量减少;耗尽;使枯竭;irritability刺激物；烦恼事;易怒；不能忍耐;应激性；感应性；刺激感受性；兴奋性dampen弄湿;使潮湿;抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)【例句】Nothingseemstodampenhisperpetualenthusiasm.似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。Ihatetodampenyourspiritsbutaren'tyouoverlookingacoupleofminorpoints.我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？【英汉双语】七夕节感赋王母娘娘执银簪，挥手一划银河显；牛郎织女隔两岸，昼夜相思难谋面；七七喜鹊鹊桥建，牛郎织女桥上见；诉说相思到无限，恩恩爱爱令人怜；时辰一到鹊桥断，牛郎织女分手散；美丽传说千年传，夫妻恩爱永团圆；一生一世好情眷，幸福生活万万年。Thequeenmotherholdsasilverhairpin,WaveastrokeofYinheXian;Cowherdandweavergirlareseparatedfromeachother,It'shardtomeetdayandnightlovesickness;Qiqimagpiebridgewasbuilt,Seeyouonthebridge;TellAcaciatoinfinity,Loveispitiful;Whenthetimecomes,themagpiebridgebreaks,Cowherdandweavergirlbrokeup;Thelegendofbeautyhasbeenhandeddownforthousandsofyears,Thelovebetweenhusbandandwifewillbereunitedforever;I'llbewithyouallmylife,Liveahappylifeforthousandsofyears.（文本为原创，图片来源于网络，侵删）Schlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstrokepatients.Becauseoftheirillness,thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addresses,orotherinformationnormally.However,theycanstillsing.Schlaugwassurprisedtofindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatientstospeak.Whydoesthiswork?Schlaugisn'tsure.Musicseemstomakedifferentpartsofthebrainwork,includingthedamagedparts.Thismighthelppatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.Musicimprovesconcentration,memory,listeningskills,andouroveralllanguageabilities.Itcanevenhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.Playinganinstrumentorsingingcanhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharpaswegetolder.Musicisnotonlyenjoyable,it'salsogoodforusinmanyotherways.施拉格是哈佛医学院的一名医生，研究中风患者。 因为他们的疾病，这些人不能正常地说出他们的名字、地址或其他信息。 然而，他们仍然会唱歌。 施拉格惊讶地发现，唱歌可以帮助他的病人说话。 为什么会这样呢? 施拉格并不确定。 音乐似乎能让大脑的不同部分工作，包括受损的部分。 这可能会帮助病人重新使用那部分大脑。 音乐能提高注意力、记忆力、听力和我们整体的语言能力。 它甚至可以帮助病人康复。 演奏乐器或唱歌可以帮助我们在学校表现更好，并随着年龄的增长保持我们的大脑敏锐。 音乐不仅令人愉快，它还在许多其他方面对我们有好处。Onourwayhomefromthesquareintheevening,aswereachedthedownstairs,wemetmyhusbandwholefthomethismorningforthecompanythathehasbeencooperatingwith.Assoonasmythreechildrensawtheirfather,theyshoutedexcitedly,“Dad!”,andranovertohim.Eachofmytwodaughtersheldoneofhislegs,andmysonhuggedhimfromthefront,asiftheyhadbeenapartforalongtime.Myhusbandhuggedthembackandstroketheirheadswithonehand,withahappysmileonhisface.Whatasweetsceneitwas!Mymotheroftensaidthatshemissedtheolddayswhenmybrothers,mysisterandIwerestillchildren.Atthattimewewereverypoorandlifewashard,butwewerehappytogether.Ican’timaginehowmuchIwillmissmychildrenwhentheygrowupandareawayfromhome.Eveniftheywon’tgotoofar,theywillstarttheirownfamiliesanyway.晚上从广场回家的路上，我们走到楼下，遇到了我老公，他今早离开家去了他合作的公司。三个孩子一看到他们的爸爸，就兴奋地喊道:“爸爸!”，然后奔向他。两个女儿分别抱着他的一条腿，儿子从前面抱住他，好像他们已经分开很久似的。老公也拥抱他们，用一只手抚摸他们的头，脸上带着幸福的微笑。多么温馨的一幕啊!我妈妈常说，她很怀念过去的日子，那时候我和弟弟妹妹还是孩子，家里很穷，生活很艰难，但我们在一起很快乐。我无法想象当我的孩子们长大离家后我会有多想念他们。即使他们不会走得太远，他们也会组建自己的家庭。#我在头条搞创作##夏日成长计划##夏日成长计划#A SYNAPSE MUST BE OPEN OR CLOSEDWhy does synaptic plasticity close up? W hat biological mechanisms interrruptit? The origin of the opening and closing of sensitive periods is a major researchtopic in contemporary neuroscience. The closing of the sensitive periodseems to be related to the balance between excitation and inhibition. In children, excitatory neurons are rapidly effective, while inhibitory neurons developmore gradually. Some neurons, which contain a protein called "parvalbumin,"progressively surround themselves with a hard matrix, a sort of lattice calleda "perineuronal net” that becomes increasingly tight and eventually preventssynapses from growing or moving around. Entangled in this rigid net, neuralcircuits are no longer free to change. If we could release the neurons from thissraitjacket, for example, by applying a pharmacological agent such as fluoxe-tine better known as Prozac, synaptic plasticity might return. This isahugesource of hope for the treatment of stroke, where patients have to relearn theirlostabilities using the preserved areas surrounding the brain lesion.突触必须打开或关闭突触可塑性为什么关闭？是什么生物机制破坏了它？敏感期的开放和关闭的起因是当代神经科学上主要的研究课题。敏感期的关闭似乎与兴奋和抑制之间的平衡相关。在孩童身上，兴奋性的神经元很快见效，而抑制性的神经元是逐步发育的。一些神经元，包含一个称作“小清蛋白”的蛋白质，逐渐用坚硬的矩阵把它们包裹起来，这种坚硬的矩阵是一种被称作“周围神经网”的网格，慢慢变紧，最终阻止突触生长和四处移动。被缠在这张坚硬的网里，神经回路不再能自由改变。如果我们把神经元从这种融合状态释放出来，例如，通过涂抹药剂，像氟西汀（更多为人知的是百忧解），突触可塑性可能恢复。这是治疗中风的巨大的希望，病人必须运用脑损伤周围的保留区域重新学会他们失去的能力。微信把“拍一拍”的英文改了！从"nudge"换成了这个单词拍一拍功能刚上线的时候，不管是别人拍你，还是你拍了别人，英文翻译都是nudge。如果你现在把微信切换到英文版，就会发现一件有趣的事。你拍了别人还是younudgedsomeone，但别人拍了你变成了someonetickledyou，这到底是怎么一回事呢？someonetickledyou某人拍了拍你tickle [ˈtɪkl]v.使发痒；呵痒；使高兴n.痒；痒感释义：tomoveyourfingersonasensitivepartofsbsbodyinawaythatmakesthemlaughtickle的意思是用手指挠别人咯吱窝、腰等比较敏感的部位而使人发笑，形容呵痒这种开玩笑的动作，怕痒的英文是ticklish。ticklish [ˈtɪklɪʃ]adj.怕痒的;易痒的因为tickle的含义是逗人发笑，所以tickle的短语都含有开心的意思。betickledpink 高兴极了ticklesomeonesfancy使觉得好玩；使开心那拍一拍和呵痒有什么关系呢？这次升级后，群聊内拍一拍的提醒文字被加粗了，用户还能设置拍一拍的后缀，用拍一拍逗人的网友越来越多了，微信把拍一拍翻译为tickle还是挺形象的。Johntickledyou.约翰拍了拍你。Stopticklingme,darling!Icannothelplaughing.亲爱的，别再挠我的痒了！我忍不住笑。slapandtickle打情骂俏slapandtickle [slæpəndˈtɪkl]打情骂俏剑桥词典解释：sexualactivity,especiallywhenitinvolvesplayingorjoking柯林斯词典解释:sexualplayslap表示拍打，tickle是呵痒，但slapandtickle并非普通朋友间单纯的打闹，而是打情骂俏。这个短语的意思十分暧昧，指的是男女间的调情和挑逗，很多时候还和性有关系。slapandtickle的意思有点污，大家一定要注意使用的场合。Suchaneyesore!Theyarehavingabitofslapandtickleinpublic.太辣眼睛了。他们正在公开地打情骂俏。那么微信现在用的tickle和之前的nudge有什么区别呢？Younudgedsomeone你拍了某人nudge [nʌdʒ]v.(用手肘)轻推，轻触；用胳膊肘挤开往前走n.（肘部的）轻推释义：pushsbgently,especiallywithyourelbow,inordertogettheirattentionnudge的意思是为了吸引别人的注意力而用手肘轻轻推他一下，常指动作幅度不大的轻推。我们拍一拍别人也就是想引起对方的注意，所以你拍了别人的英文就是younudgedsomeone。Younudgedthemonitor.你拍了拍班长。总结：nudge是用手肘轻推别人来引起注意，拍别人是想引起对方的注意，所以你拍了别的英文就是Younudgedsomeone。tickle是用手指挠痒，每个人都有很多朋友，难免有些人拍你就是为了逗逗你，别人拍了你就是someonetickledyou。各种身体接触用英文怎么说？stroke[stroʊk]轻抚；抚摸shakehandswithsomeone和某人握手pinchonescheeks掐某人脸；捏脸walkhandinhand手拉手走路cuddle[ˈkʌdl]紧靠在一起；亲热的搂抱neck[nek]搂着脖子亲吻peck[pek]匆匆地轻吻️一杯茶，在等，懂她的人来品，你若懂，她清香爽口；一杯酒，在等，懂她的人来醉，你若懂，她幽香醇厚；一朵花，在等，懂她的人来赏，你若懂，她淡雅芬芳。一笺字，在等，懂她的人来诵，你若懂，她优雅成诗；一池墨，在等，懂她的人来温，你若懂，她温婉成画。懂，是岁月里的一抹馨香，在心间绽放嫣然；懂，是心与心的一种默契，无言也美；懂，是生命中最温情的告白，恬淡如诗，馨香满卷！一笔画心，一个眼神，如泉水潺潺，轻轻流入心卷，丝丝扣入心弦……懂得彼此，彼此心懂，真好！Acupoftea,waiting,Peoplewhoknowherarecoming,Ifyouknow,sheisfragrantandrefreshing;Aglassofwine,waiting,Peoplewhoknowhercometogetdrunk,Ifyouknow,sheisfragrantandmellow;Aflower,waiting,Peoplewhoknowherwillappreciateher,Ifyouknow,sheiselegantandfragrant.Anote,waiting,Peoplewhoknowherwillreciteit,Ifyouunderstand,shebecomesapoemgracefully;Apoolofink,waiting,PeoplewhoknowhercometoWen,Ifyouunderstand,sheisgentleandgraceful.Yes,It'safragranceintheyears,Bloomingintheheart;Understandingisatacitunderstandingbetweenhearts,Beautywithoutwords;Understandingisthemosttenderconfessioninlife,Quietasapoem,fulloffragrance!Onestroke,onelook,Likeaspringmurmuring,Gentlyflowintotheheart,ThreadintotheheartKnoweachother,It'sgoodtoknoweachother!