2009年3月3日 星期二

report for duty

Lisa Pagan, of Davidson, North Carolina, reported for duty Monday morning at Fort Benning, Georgia, with her two preschool children.(帶著學齡前的孩子報到)

to go somewhere and officially state that you have arrived(去報到)

chaperon n AmE
someone, usually a parent or teacher, who is responsible for young people on social occasions
 Three parents went on the school ski trip as chaperones.

chaperon v [T]
to go somewhere with someone as a chaperone

School nixes trip due to border violence
nix --- say no to something


Doesnt China already have a supply route to Afghanistan?
Where do you think much of the Taliban ammo comes from!.
That would be
double dipping.(兩邊都受益)

Grapefruit League---春訓
a series of training games played by major-league teams before the opening of the season (so named because they take place in the citrus-growing South, as in Florida)

on tap a) beer that is on tap comes from a barrel
b) informal something that is on tap is ready to use when you need it
under his belt
If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it or done it.

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