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chafe your old pedestals for naught
Here is a dialogue from the screenplay of the movie "Mr. Turner"
Dad: I thought you was exploded. I've been down on my knees and praying you was safe.
Son: Well, you've been chafing your old pedestals for naught, Daddy. I was a hundred miles distant.
what does "you've been chafing your old pedestals for naught" mean here?
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“千分之...”用英语怎么说
比如千分之35,应该如何表达?
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"dug in on both sides"
On important stuff, where the interests are really dug in on both sides, it's extremely difficult to get anything done.
--Fred Thompson
What does "dug in on both sides" mean?
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如何翻译shade / throwing shade?
http://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clintons-shade-parade-129646321121.html
“Shade, for the uninitiated, is a subtle dismissal that implies one hasn’t the time nor energy to acknowledge a foe. It takes many forms. The New York Times Magazine has described it as “a hard, deep look that could be either aggressive or searching” or “a compliment that could be interpreted as the opposite of one.” “the Internet is a bona fide shade factory — displaying oblique mockery in everything from backhanded Twitter faves to well-timed Instagram posts. It’s a form of communication that naturally resonates with a younger digital-savvy generation.”根据这个解释,shade有讽刺和轻视的意味,是一种“subtle dismissal”。言辞、行为、眼神等都可以是shade。牛津词典的解释为:Publicly criticize or express contempt for someone,没有“subtle”的意味。而chinadaily将其翻译为“影she” http://www.vccoo.com/v/84c5f4 ,这又把行为、眼神等其他形式的shade排除了。能否找到意思更对等的中文词语?
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Where will all this leave...
Where will all this leave the few hundred guests selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president? Most likely still thrilled to be there, geopolitics be damned.
(source: http://www.burlesonstar.net/nationalnews/ci_28856567 )
Q1: Does"selected to attend Friday night's lavish state dinner honoring the Chinese president" modify the word "guests"?
If so, the sentence can be simplified as this:
Where will all this leave the guests?
So, what does it mean?
Q2: What does "geopolitics be damned" mean?
Does it mean "no one cares about geopolitics"?
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making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president
Asked if the United States’ current trajectory towards making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president was similar to Australia’s grand Abbott-experiment, Oliver had to deliver some bad news. “I don’t think they’re going to elect him, you did elect Tony Abbott,” he said.
Q1: What does "making the human out-take reel Donald Trump its president" mean? And does the word "human" refers to human being?
I've looked up the words in the dictionary and the explanations are as follows (which don't make any sense as in this sentence though):
"out-take" : a scene that is not used in the final version of a movie or television show.
"reel":to walk or move unsteadily.
Q2: What does "the grand Abbott-experiment" refers to?source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/29588337/john-oliver-farewells-aussie-pm-ding-dong-tony-is-dead/
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draw the line at goats
“There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex--they should draw the line at goats.”
― Elton John
What does "draw the line at goats" mean?
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How do you say "Queen Elizabeth II"?
Queen Elizabeth the second?
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deals blow to...
"Death of No. 2 IS leader deals blow to group's finance, media operations"
What does "deals blow to" mean?https://www.yahoo.com/digest/20150821-M0500/death-2-leader-deals-blow-groups-finance-media-operations-10295236
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“for what feels like decades...”
"For what feels like decades, we've heard complaints about the lack of good roles for women in Hollywood. But the 32-year-old Gerwig has shown us how to do it by just creating her own."
What does "for what feels like decades" mean here? Does it just mean "for decades"?
P.S. It's from a transcript of a BBC podcast. Here is the link:
http://ting.hujiang.com/bbc/163223571402/
By clicking the play button u can listen to the audio.
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