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。
25 Feb 21
Category: 英文头条用语简释/短评
新闻头条必须简练而不失内容。这就推动了词语的各种灵活运用，同时要求读者熟悉当下的坊间热议。
读懂头条是学英文的好方法。
本专栏只选录常用的、值得学的词语/词组。释义或评论亦力求简、短，不求全，只限于头条语境中的用法。
头条全文：
Stoush: 掐架(正宗土澳口语😜)
头条全文：150 regional jobs on line in wind farm stoush over Chns* steel
Not half bad: 不全坏，没那么糟糕
头条全文：Glossy satire isn’t half bad but it’s as realistic as a Tom and Jerry cartoon
Wear: 承受
头条全文：Regional Victoria wears the blunt arm of the lockdown law
Mixed fortunes: 有人欢喜有人愁
头条全文：Lunar New Year serves up mixed fortunes for food exporters grounded by tariffs, lockdowns
To dress down: 训话
头条全文：Prime Minister Scott Morrison dresses down MP Craig Kelly over coronavirus claims
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。
03 Feb 21