前些日子我在電視購物頻道上看到一種面霜，號(hào)稱美白效果特別好。我趕緊買value了一瓶。結(jié)果用value了快3個(gè)月了，一點(diǎn)效果也沒有。而且看起來挺大一瓶，實(shí)際上里面的面霜就那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)! 唉，我對(duì)這個(gè)產(chǎn)品失望透頂，不過這也讓我想到一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語value：at face value.
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● At face value的意思是“根據(jù)外表，從表面上看”。
電視購物頻道播廣告賣面霜，I accepted all those claims about its effectiveness at face value, 我把面霜功效的廣告詞當(dāng)真了。
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下面這段話就談到了一個(gè)很多人喜歡的消遣--打電玩，到底這是不是一個(gè)健康的活動(dòng)呢value？我們來聽一聽：
●At face value, playing video games seems like harmless fun. Yet psychologists recognize that it can be a real problem. About 8.5% of boys play for more than two hours a day. They often lose interest in other activities and people, gain weight and lose sleep. Their overuse of video games might require professional help.
這段話是說：從表面上看，打電玩似乎是一種完全無害的娛樂活動(dòng)。不過，心理學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)，打電玩可以帶來真正的問題。大約百分之8點(diǎn)5的男孩子每天打電玩超過兩小時(shí)，他們經(jīng)常會(huì)對(duì)其它的活動(dòng)和人失去興趣，還會(huì)長胖，缺少睡眠。他們過分沉溺在電玩中，可能需要專業(yè)人士幫助才能脫癮。
聽說現(xiàn)在有專門的治療中心，幫助這些打電玩成癮的人。
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英語里有個(gè)諺語，叫l(wèi)ooks can be deceiving, 意思是“外表可能會(huì)騙人”。這讓我想到2008年美國總統(tǒng)大選共和黨的副總統(tǒng)候選人佩林。她現(xiàn)在雖然不當(dāng)州長了，但寫書、上電視，忙得很。從表面上看，她人氣很旺，可是最近一個(gè)民調(diào)結(jié)果卻顯示，美國人對(duì)她并不怎么喜歡，就連她老家阿拉斯加的民眾對(duì)她也并不熱情。這也許又證明了，凡事不能看表面。我們來聽一聽下面這個(gè)句子：
● We were shocked when Ms. Rogers suddenly retired. The new CEO claimed that she had decided to spend more time with her family. But I didn't take that explanation at face value. Before long, we discovered the truth: Ms. Rogers had been forced out of her position by her successor.
這段話意思是：羅杰斯女士突然宣布退休時(shí)，我們都吃了一驚。新的行政總裁說，羅杰斯女士退休是想花更多的時(shí)間陪家里人。不過，我可沒把這種說法當(dāng)真。不久，我們就發(fā)現(xiàn)了真相，羅杰斯女士是被她的繼任者擠兌走的。
辦公室里常有這樣的爭斗和勾心斗角，還好，我和我老板關(guān)系很不。
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Despite my pain, the doctors put me ____.
A. in the back burner
B. of the back burner
C. at the back burner
D. on the back burner
It proved to be much more demanding than she anticipated. That was her __A__.
A. baptism by fire剛做某事時(shí)受到的嚴(yán)峻考驗(yàn)
B. baptism on fire
C. baptism in fire
D. baptism to fire
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