Buy (into) - (inf) accept the truth of
- I’m not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means. 只要目的正当就可以不择手段
- I hate to buy into stereotypes.
- Don’t buy into the headlines or the stereotypes or into the hyper-nationalism.
- I hope we can live up to your stereotype.
- I’m standing here boldly abolishing gay stereotypes. But…my makeup’s running, isn’t it?
- Is that a stereotype I don’t know about?
- That I’m a high school football coach with an undefeated record who's tackling stereotypes?
Tackle [vt] - make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)
- Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime.
Take/seize the initiative - be the first to take action in a particular situation 带头，采取主动
- Anti-hunting groups have seized the initiative in the dispute. 反狩猎组织在争论中取得了主动
On one’s own initiative - without being prompted by others 主动地
I'm just saying…
But recently, they’ve made a comeback, surging from 5000 to 60000 animals.
We read an energy surge from there four hours ago. 检测到
Power’s surging across the city.
I half believed her, for I felt indeed only bad feelings surging in my breast.
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
Spontaneous human combustion 人体自燃
Cloak
[n]
1. An outdoor garment, typically sleeveless, that hangs loosely from the shoulders 斗篷，大氅
2. (Figurative) something serving to hide or disguise something 覆盖物，遮掩物
- lift the cloak of secrecy on the arms trade 揭开……的神秘面纱／揭秘
Cloaks/cloakroom - a room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left 衣帽间，行李寄存处
- [Br] a room in the living area of a home that contains a toilet or a room in a public place that contains a number of toilets. （家庭）卫生间 ，盥洗室（guan4）
[v]
- She was an introverted soul who cloaked herself in black.
- They sat cloaked and hooded. 他们坐着，披着斗篷，带着头巾
- She cloaked her embarrassment by rushing into speech. 急忙开口
Even Iceland’s barren realm has shed its winter cloak. 就连冰岛这贫瘠的疆域也褪去了冬装
Bounty [n]
1. A monetary gift or reward in return for a service or action, in particular, a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal 奖金，尤指悬赏
- There was an increased bounty on his head.
2. (Poetic/literary) something given or occurring in generous amounts 大量的事物
- The bounties of nature 大自然丰富的物产
3. [mass noun] (chiefly poetic/literary) generosity
- For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty. 慷慨的恩赐
The barren shores of Greenland hold no bounty for the polar bear. 没有可以吃的
Barren [adj]
- (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation 贫瘠／荒芜的
- With such a record, you’d expect the place to be completely barren.
- (of a tree/plant) not producing fruit or seed
- (of a female animal) unable to become pregnant
I was their first born. 头胎
These pilgrims are a reminder of the thousands who have come to Guge（古格王朝 goo-gay） before them.
Then the Indians taught the Pilgrims what it meant to be hot in the New World.
Time [vt] + adv/infinitive - plan, schedule or arrange when (something) should happen/be done
The first track race is timed for 11:15. 径赛 (vs. field race) 安排在……开始
The bomb had been timed to go off an hour later.
One’s time - the successful, fortunate, or influential part of a person’s life/career 风头正健／成功／走运／鼎盛时
In my time that was unheard of 闻所未闻
Time was - there was a time when
Time was, each street had its own specialized trade. 独特的行当
A track and field stadium
Athletics - [chiefly Br] 田径运动／[chiefly Am]（各种体育运动）
A (Good) Samaritan = a do-gooder
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks - you can’t make people change their ways
Old dog sticking to his old tricks
Even hard-frozen soil presents little obstacle for a determined bear.