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o show it to others。 show publicly ? 車的前部掛著一面國旗。 ? The front of the car sported a flag. ? 她今天招搖地穿著一件皮大衣。 ? She came in today sporting a fur coat. hold water (L49) ? (usu. in questions or negatives) to be or seem true, reasonable, or believable (容器)不漏水;(理論、計(jì)劃等)證明正確合理 , ,說得通 , ? His explanation of where he got the money from just doesn39。t hold water. ? in deep water(s) ? 陷入困境 (= into deep water(s)) ? in hot water ? 遇到麻煩;處于困境 (= into hot water) ? like water ? 大量地;無節(jié)制地 ? 把酒像水一樣地大量喝下去。 ? The wine flowed like water ? make water ? 小便 (= pass water) ? Your story just doesn39。t hold water. ? 你說的不合情理。 ? throw cold water ? 潑冷水 ? water on the brain ? 腦部水腫 ? water on the knee ? 膝部水腫 in favor of (L55) ? 1) approving of。 on the side of or in support of 贊同 ? Are you in favour of workers39。 control of panies? ? 2) choosing instead。 because of a preference for ? He turned down a university appointment in favour of a political career. ? 3) in someone39。s/something39。s favour: to sb39。s/sth39。s advantage有利于 ? The system tends to operate in favour of the wealthier classes. ? The plan has this in its favour, that it won39。t cost much. Silicon Valley (L58) ? the White House ? → the . President / administration 白宮 ? the Pentagon ? → the . military establishment 五角大樓 ? Capitol Hill ? → the Legislative Branch of the . 國會(huì)山 ? Downing Street ? → the British government / cabi 唐寧街 ? Hollywood ? → American filmmaking industry 好萊塢 ? Wall Street ? → . financial circles 華爾街(指美國金融界) ? Madison Avenue ? → American advertising industry (紐約市)麥迪遜大街 ? Fleet Street ? → the British Press (倫敦)艦隊(duì)街 ? Scotland Yard ? → the British police 蘇格蘭場(chǎng) ? John Bull ? → England。 the English people 英國人 ? Uncle Sam ? → the US, esp. the US government 美國政府;美國人 disintegrate (L59) ? v. to break up into small pieces 分裂成小塊;使瓦解 ? The box was so old it just disintegrated when I picked it up. ? The project disintegrated owing to lack of financial backing. cyber— (L62) ? cyber a Greek word, means “pilot” ? cyberspace n. 網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間 ? cyberspeak n. 網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言 ? cyber relationship 網(wǎng)絡(luò)關(guān)系 ? cyberculture 網(wǎng)絡(luò)文化 ? cyberize v. 使網(wǎng)絡(luò)化