2144. 这四个词很容易混淆：immanent, imminent, eminent and prominent。先看immanent: 内在的；固有的；无所不在的。An immanent evil is a pervasive evil fully integrated into humans. 原罪是人类与生俱来的一种罪。We need to consider all immanent factors and external influences. 我们必须考考虑所有的内在因素以及外在的影响。immanent的一个同义词是internal。
2145. imminent 即将发生。Your death is imminent.你是死到临头了。A storm is imminent. 暴风雨马上就要到了。
2146. eminent 卓越的，著名的，an eminent historian, 一位著名的历史学家。
2147 prominent 重要的，与上面的词是同义词。a prominent man，一位显赫的人物，前面提到过口语“大腕”，例如big shot, 等等。还有一些类似的表达法： a big figure in the movement 这场运动的重要领头人物，a big man on campus 校园里风云人物，He"s very large in financial circles. 他在金融界是个赤手可热的人物。
2148. China has increased their gold holdings by over 16 million ounces. The action taken by China is a vote of no confidence for the U.S. Dollar.中国为增加黄金储备，购进了一千六万盎司黄金，这一措施表明中国对美元投了不信任票。
2149 There"s a part of me - a big part of me -- that wants to study English well. 我有点想，非常想要把英语学好。Every part of me is excited about you. 一想起你我就全身激动。A big part of me will always have feelings for you. 我总是会常常思念着你。
2150. As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Ecc 10:1 死苍蝇使做香的膏油发出臭气。这样，一点愚昧，也能败坏智慧和尊荣。dead flies in the perfume 已成为一个固定的成语，相当于一粒老鼠屎打坏一锅汤。
2151.I am truly an independent thinker. I carry no one"s water. I"m aligned with no interest group, no organized political party.我独立思考，不替人背书。与利益集团没有任何瓜葛，也不结党结派。
2152.I like to speak my mind freely. 我喜欢的是能自由自在地表达我的意见。No one is supposed to speak their mind in China. They are all supposed to agree with the Party.在中国，没有人能自由表达自己的思想，都只能做党的应声虫.
2153.He cut the deadwood from his staff. 他精简了一些人浮于事的工作人员。deadwood，朽木，没有用的人，多余的词汇。That means that about 10 percent of all registered voters are "deadwood" voters.这就意味着，百分之十的登记了的选民都是不存在的。There are too many deadwood phrases in your writing. 你文章里用来太多的赘语。
2154.This is a subject close to my heart. 我特别关心这个议题。
2155.You will know him by the people he surrounds himself with. 你透过他周围的那些人就能清楚地认识他。
2156.Stay away from this company. It appears to be heading for a crash landing if it does not receive an injection of capital.. 不要碰这家公司，这公司如果没有资金注入的话就快要彻底破产了。
2157.Business Week predicts Cleantech stocks will make huge profits for investors in the months and years ahead. I am convinced that Biopack Environmental Solutions, Inc. (BPAC) is destined to be one of the biggest winners in the Cleantech sector. You can buy its stocks. 商务周刊预测，清洁技术股在今后的几个月或几年中将为投资者带来丰厚的利润。而我确信，在清洁技术版块，生物环保包装公司(BPAC)必定成为最大的赢家之一。买这家公司的股票没错。
2158.They are “breaking into” the largest vault on the planet!他们买中了股票，这次真是发了。break into the bank vault 钻进了银行保险库。另一个类似更普遍的说法是，hit the jackpot,撞了大运。
2159.He did nothing good but added gasoline to the fire by calling their names. 他没有帮任何忙，却是火上加油，把他们骂了一通。也可以说成add fuel to the fire好些语言都有“火上加油”这一说法。是把事越弄越糟的意思。但是，英文里并不都是贬义，例如：National stars pour fuel on fire in once-obscure upstate NY congressional campaign.国家级的明星云集纽约上州无名小镇为竞选加油。
2160.Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers. 人们或许会不理会我们的要求，拒绝我们的信息，反对我们的观点，蔑视我们的人格，但是他们在我们的祷告面前却无能为力。
2161.humor是大家都熟悉的词，就是“幽默，诙谐”，但这词还有一个意思，是“体液，脾气，” He makes me so mad that all my humors boil! 他激怒了我，我血管都要爆了。mood这个词用烂了时，可以换个说法：What is your humor today? 今天情绪怎样？只是humor此意思越来越少用了。
2162.He’s a hoot. 意思是，He is hilariously funny. Hoot这个词我们以前学过，作动词用。
2163.A. No offense to you.B. None taken. A. 没有想要冒犯你。 B. 一点也没有。
2164.说“成功的机率”很低，简单地说是，little chance, He stands little/slim chance to win. 还可以说，That is an outside shot. 或者：That is a hundred-to-one shot.
2165.Before you know it, you are in, deep in. 你不知不觉地就陷进去了，而且陷得很深了。
2166.flea 跳蚤，flea market, 跳蚤市场，自由市场，flea 基本意思是跳蚤，然后有便宜的意思。flea market 卖的都是便宜货。fleabag, 廉价旅馆，廉价旅馆还有几个其他说法：a run-down hotel, 破烂旅馆，a seedy hotel 很破的旅馆， flop hotel 便宜旅馆，flop 是翻身的意思，就是在这个旅馆只翻个身，打个盹，又可以说成 flip flop hotel, flop house。
2167.It seems like every time you turn on the TV, you’re likely to see commercials claiming to treat everything from soup to nuts. 每次一打开电视，你就会看到广告，声称什么病都能治好。from soup to nuts 什么都有
2168.I will like you to assist me with a soft loan urgently with the sum of $2,500 (USD) to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home as soon as possible.请尽快借$2500钱给我，我会付点利息的，我要这笔钱来付旅馆账单，尽快打道回府。soft loan 帮忙性质的借贷。sort out 付款。
2169.Whence comest thou? 君自何方来？whence 哪里，I know whence he comes. 我知他是何方神圣。Return whence you came. 哪里来，你就回哪吧。
2170.Many politicians feel they can do as they please because of who they are. They feel they are exempt from the rules that govern everyone else. 许多政客都觉得他们想干什么就可以干什么，他们不必遵守那些约束每个人的法律法规。
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