unit4meandmybigmouth

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y have trouble hearing each other.  in the meantime — meanwhile, during this time . Please find a taxi, and in the meantime I’ll pack some food. suffocate v. to (cause to) lose one’s life because of lack of air 使窒息；窒息而死  duplicate 1) vt: to copy . duplicate a letter Translation:他又犯了和以前一样的错误。 He duplicated his former mistakes. 2) adj. 双重的；两个一样的  a duplicate key 两把完全一样的钥匙  a duplicate copy 副本 3) n. (图画、相片等的 )复制品。 副本。 抄件 原稿的副本 a duplicate of one39。 s manuscript  duplication gene duplication 基因复制 sound tape duplication 录音带复制 duplicating machine 复印机 1. …while getting your head duplicated… : while an exact copy of your head is being made. 2. …is high on the list : is near the top of the list. Here it means that “being suffocated by plaster while getting your head duplicated for a toupee display” was one of the worst ways to die. 9. figure of speech Hyperbole: [修辞 ]夸张法 synonyms(同义词 ): exaggeration。 overstatement A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in “I could sleep for a year”. or “This book weighs a ton”.  夸张法一种比喻，使用夸张来强调或产生某种效果，比如在 “我能睡一年 .”或 “这书有一吨重中” . More examples of hyperbole A : Have you asked your brother to do the dishes? B: 1)Yes, many times.(很多遍了。 ) 2)Yes, a thousand times.(无数次了。 ) Q: What is the difference? Origin: Hyperbole一词源于希腊语的 huperbole，意思是 exceed(超过 )，是一种故意夸大其词(overstatement)或言过其实的修辞手法；其特点是对表达对象进行有违常识或不合逻辑的夸张性描写，以达到强烈的修辞效果。 如： a river of tears (泪河 )、 a mountain of coal (煤山 )、 oceans of people (人海 )...  1)You are my lifesaver.(你是我的“救命恩人”。 )  2)You are 100% right.(你“百分之百”的正确。 )  3) A drop of ink may make a million think. (Gee G. Byron)(一滴墨水写成的文字可让千万人思索。 )  4)You make me feel guilty.  5)I haven39。 t seen you for ages. (好久不见了呀。 )  6)I could sleep for a whole year. (我太困了。 )  7)We39。 re all tired to death. (我们快累死了。 )  8)One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.  9) It39。 s a crime to stay inside on such a beautiful day.(今天阳光明媚，躲在家中实在太遗憾了。 )  10) He spent a lot of money, like water. Para. 79  massproduce: to manufacture in large quantities often by or as if by assemblyline techniques.  mass production n. 大规模生产  bother 1)打扰；烦扰 . I39。 m busy, don39。 t bother me. 2) （常与 about, with, to连用）麻烦 . Don39。 t bother with/about it. 别为此操心。 Para. 10 deal n. : agr。