Odyssey: 字典定义是“a long trip during which many things happen”.
中文没有这么个字是有同样的涵义的。要转述它的意思，必须通过描述它在语境中的涵义。
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Author: Sue雪
Australian NAATI certified translator. Most interested in subtitling and trans-creation of websites.
My translation, your voice.
洞庭犹在目，青草续为名。
Lake Dongting is still in my eyes,
“Green Grass” is its name as we continue on.
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Stoush: 掐架(正宗土澳口语😜)
Stoush: 正宗澳洲口语，字典定义是“a fight or disagreement”，中文可以是掐架、纠纷、干仗等等。
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Not half bad: 不全坏，没那么糟糕
Not half bad: 表示某件事/人/物品没有预期的那么糟糕，比想象的好，没那么差。
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Wear: 承受
Wear的字典定义是 “披挂在身”。视乎是何种物件搭你身上，“wear”中文的对应词有很多。本文语境中解为“承受”。
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Mixed fortunes: 有人欢喜有人愁
Fortune: 时运，中英版均为中性字眼。好运/霉运可以是good fortune/bad fortune。
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To dress down: 训话
To dress down: 英文定义是“an act of speaking angrily to someone because they have done something wrong”, 中文可以说成是训话，尤其是在本篇头条的语境中，训话的人是澳洲总理，被训的是下属议员。
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Having a moment: 时兴，引领潮流
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Plummet: 直线下降
Plummet: 字典定义是“to fall straight down very quickly from a high position”, 就是中文长说的直线下降了.