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加拿大滑铁卢大学学生阿耶莎·库拉姆(Ayesha Khurram)，在社交平台上抱怨, 马上要开学了，但是她这学期的学费还没筹齐，无法支付学校第二年的学费和房租。有朋友给她提出了一个建议：在社交平台上发布她的PayPal电子邮件账户，向粉丝们筹经费。就在募款信息发出去两个小时后，她收到了一封电子邮件，显示如下：
没错，就是来自偶像霉霉$6000加币的资助
Taylor Swift pays for University of Waterloo student's tuition
Never in her wildest dreams did Ayesha Khurram think she'd grab the attention of pop superstarTaylor Swift. But she has and now she's got a smile on her face and she can't shake it off.
"I literally could not believe it. It was like this guardian angel that kind of popped in and said, 'Hey, you have troubles, but now you don't have troubles anymore,'" explained Khurram from her Mississauga home.
GRAB
🇨🇳抓住，获取
🇬🇧to get or begiven(something,suchasattention)
📖Oneplayerinparticularhasbeen grabbinga lot ofattentionlately. 最近有一个运动员尤其引人注意
📖A newcancertreatmentgrabbedthe headlines[=it wasgivenmuch attentionin thenews]thisweek.这周一种新的癌症治疗方法成为焦点
GRAB扩展
🇨🇳吸引兴趣的
🇬🇧informal- to get theattentionorinterestof (someoneorsomething) 📖Thestorehad a lot ofnicestuff, butnothingreallygrabbedme. 这个商店已很多好东西，但没有真正吸引我的
📖Theplaygrabstheaudiencefromtheopeningscene. 表演从一开始就吸引了观众
📖How does that grab you? [=what do you think of that idea?] 你觉得怎么样？
SHAKE
🇨🇳甩掉，摆脱
🇬🇧tofreeyourselffrom(someoneorsomething):to getawayfromor get rid of (someoneorsomething)
📖Thefugitive couldn'tshakethepolice. 逃跑的人甩不掉警察
📖It'shardtoshakethefeelingthatI'mforgettingsomething.我很难摆脱一种感觉，总觉得我忘了什么
—sometimes+off
📖He istryingtoshakeoffacold.一直想要摆脱感冒
LITERALLY
🇨🇳确实是，表示强调
usedtostressthatastatementordescriptionistrueandaccurateeven thoughit may besurprising
📖I literally couldn't believe it. 我真的是不敢相信
📖He wasliterally[=truly,actually]insane. 他真的是疯了
📖Thepartywasattendedbyliterally hundredsofpeople.真的是有上百人参加了那个派对
GUARDIANANGEL
🇨🇳守护天使，保护神
🇬🇧anangelbelievedtowatchandprotect someone, ahelpfulorprotectiveperson
📖He hasbecomeaguardianangelforstruggling[奋斗的] youngartists.他已经成为了奋斗青年艺术家的守护天使
POP
🇨🇳突然出现
🇬🇧informal - tocomefrom,into, or out of aplacesuddenlyorbriefly
📖Ididn'tmeanto saythat—itjust poppedout. 我不是故意那么说的，它就是突然出来的
📖Heopenedthe box, and outpoppedamouse. 他打开盒子，里面突然跑出来一直老鼠
📖Afunnythoughtjustpoppedintomyhead. [=Ijustthoughtofsomething funny] 刚刚突然想到一个有趣的想法
📖Thecathedralsuddenlypoppedinto view. [=Icouldsuddenlysee thecathedral] 突然就看见那个教堂了
The 20-year-old has been belting out T-Swift songs for nearly a decade and saying she's a fan is almost an understatement. Khurram's dedicated a Tumblr page to Swift and is a pillar in "Taylor Nation."So when she found out she'd be about $5,000 short for her tuition, she said she vented to her friends online and what happened next broughtteardrops, albeit happy ones, to her guitar.
BELT OUT
🇨🇳大声唱
🇬🇧informal:tosing(asong) in aloudandforcefulway
—usually+out
📖asingerbeltingouttunesat the top of herlungs
UNDERSTATEMENT
🇨🇳轻描淡写，不足以形容
🇬🇧astatementthatmakes somethingseemsmaller,lessimportant, etc.,thanitreallyis
📖To saythatIdidn'tlikethebookis anunderstatement. [=Ihatedthebook] 说我不喜欢都不足以形容
📖“I mayhaveoverreactedalittle.”“That'stheunderstatementof theyear!”[=youoverreactedverybadly]“我可能有点反应过度了”“对今年那真的不算什么”
DEDICATE TO
dedicate(something) to (someone)
🇨🇳为某人写，表演，或表达...
🇬🇧to saythat(abook,song, etc.) waswrittenor isbeingperformedtohonororexpress affectionfor (someone)
📖Shededicatedherfirstnoveltoherfather. 她把她的第一部小说献给她父亲
📖Iwouldliketodedicatethisnextsong tomymother.我想要把下一首歌唱给我的母亲
DEDICATE拓展
dedicated
🇨🇳专注的
🇬🇧havingverystrongsupportfor orloyaltyto aperson,group,cause, etc.
📖theband'smostdedicated[=devoted]fans乐队最专注的粉丝
📖Theyare agroupofhighlydedicated[=committed,enthusiastic]individuals. 他们队的成员都很专注投入
📖He is adedicatedteacher. = He isdedicatedto theteachingprofession.他是一位非常专注的老师
PILLAR
🇨🇳团队中的重要成员
🇬🇧someonewho is animportantmemberof agroup
— +of
📖He is apillarofthe church/community. 他是教堂/社区的重要一员
📖apillarofsociety社会栋梁
VENT
🇨🇳宣泄，发泄
🇬🇧toexpress(anemotion)usuallyin aloudorangrymanner
📖Sheventedherfrustrationsbykicking the car. 她把她的挫败感都发泄到踢车上了
📖Don'tventyourangeron me.别把你的愤怒发泄到我身上
📖IscreamedbecauseIneededtovent.我尖叫是因为我需要发泄一下
BRING
🇨🇳带来，导致...存在/发生/开始
🇬🇧tocause(something) toexist,happen, orstart
📖Can anything bring peace to this troubled region? 有什么能给这个动乱的地区带来和平吗？
📖Inthispartof thecountry,winter bringssnow(withit). 在这个国家的一些地方，冬天回带来降雪
📖Thetabletsmaybring you some relief. 平板电脑可能会让你有所缓解
📖Havingababyhasbroughtgreat happinessintoherlife. 生孩子给她的生活带来了很多快乐
📖The sadstorybroughttearsto oureyes[=madeus cry] but itshappy endingbroughtsmilesto ourlips. [=madeussmile]这个悲伤的故事让我们哭了，但结尾却又让我们嘴角出现微笑
ALBEIT
🇨🇳尽管，虽然
🇬🇧formal:eventhough:although
📖Sheappearedon theshow,albeit briefly. 她有出现在表演中，尽管就一下
📖It was anamazingcomputer,albeit expensive.这是一个超棒的电脑，尽管很贵
"She is honestly the kindest, most genuine, most loving caring person I know. She really is everything she appears to be," said Khurram, adding Swift always has such positive messaging.
"Be good to people, be kind to people, pay it forward."
HONESTLY
🇨🇳讲真，实话实说，真的是，表示强调
🇬🇧usedtostressthatastatementistrue
📖Honestly, I don'tknowhow you canraisekidsandworktoo. 讲真我不知道你是如何同时带孩子和上班
📖Ihonestlydon'tknowwhatto do.讲真我不知道该怎么办
GENUINE
🇨🇳真实的，真正的
🇬🇧actual,real, ortrue, notfalseorfake
📖genuineleather真皮
📖Thesignatureisgenuine. [=authentic] 签名是真实的
📖Therehasbeenagenuine improvementin theeconomyinrecent months.近几个月的经济有了真正的增长
APPEAR
🇨🇳显得，似乎，看上去
🇬🇧somewhatformal, toseem to besomething, tomakesomeone think that apersonorthinghas aparticular characteristic
- oftenfollowedbyto +verb
📖Sheappearedto beangry. 她似乎生气了
📖Sheappearsto beaniceenough person. 她似乎是个足够好的人
📖Everyoneappearedtohaveagood time. =Theyallappearedtoenjoy themselves.每个人似乎都很开心
PAY IT FORWARD
🇨🇳意思是把善意的举动传递下去
🇬🇧Payit forward is an expression for when the recipient of an act of kindness does somethingkind for someone else rather than simply accepting or repaying the origianl good deed
📖"Be good to people,be kind to people,pay it forward."对别人好，待人友善，并传递下去
Khurram is studying accounting and financial management at the University of Waterloo. Recent cuts to Ontario's student loan program meant that she would be short on funds for school, her parents both work minimum wage jobs and it was already quite tough making ends meet in the household.
CUT
🇨🇳减少，削减
🇬🇧an act ofmakingsomethingsmallerinamount:reduction
📖Furthercutsinspendingareneeded. 开销的进一步削减是需要的
📖He had toacceptacutin pay. = He had toacceptapay cut. 他不得不接受工资的减少
📖atax cut减税
SHORT
🇨🇳不够，缺少
🇬🇧existinginlessthantheusualorneededamount
📖Weshouldhurry.Timeisshort. [=we don'thavemuchtime] 我们得快点，时间不多了
📖Moneyhasbeenshortlately. [=Ihaven't hadenoughmoneylately] 最近缺钱
📖Gasolineisinshortsupply. [=little gasolineisavailable]油快不够了
📖We can bereadyonshort notice [=veryquickly]我们很快就好
📖Thankyou formeetingwithmeonsuchshortnotice. [=eventhoughyou did notknowthatIwantedtomeetwithyouuntilashorttimeago]感谢你能临时见我们
MAKE ENDS MEET
🇨🇳量入为出, 使...收支相抵, 靠微薄收入为生
🇬🇧makeendsmeet:to pay for thethingsthatyouneedtolive whenyouhavelittlemoney
📖We had ahardtimemakingendsmeet.
HOUSEHOLD
🇨🇳一家人，家庭
🇬🇧thepeoplein afamilyorothergroupthatarelivingtogetherin onehouse
📖Atthattime, notmanyhouseholdshadtelephones. 那时候没有很多人家有电话
📖Thisformshouldbefilledout by theheadof thehousehold. [=theperson in thehousewho isresponsibleformakingdecisionsandearningmoney]这个表应该由一家之主来填
"It would've been pretty tough I had no idea how we were going to do it," said the 20-year-old."I didn't really realize the impact of it until I calculated my funds and I realized it didn't cover my student housing and the tuition itself.”
After news of the story broke, Paypal matched Swift's contribution. Khurram said she is going to send the money from Paypal to her parents to be put in a savings account.
COVER
🇨🇳付得起
🇬🇧tohaveenoughmoneyfor (something)
📖Yourcheckingaccountbalancewillnotcoverthecheck. [=thereis notenough moneyinyourcheckingaccountto pay for theamountof thecheck]
MATCH
🇨🇳匹配
🇬🇧toprovide,produce, or dosomethingthatisequalto (somethingelse)
📖Wewereunabletomatchtheiroffer. 我们无法匹配他们的报价
📖Thecompanywillmatchemployee contributionsto theinsuranceplan. 公司将把员工贡献与保险计划相匹配
📖Hecouldneverhopetomatchhisbrother'ssuccess. 他永远无法期望与他兄弟的成功相匹配
SAVING ACCOUNT
有关银行账户：
北美的储蓄卡一般都有有两个账户：
saving account与checking account
区别是：
Achecking accountis a type of bankdeposit accountthat is designed for everyday money transactions.
The moneyin a savings account, however, is not intended for daily use, but is instead meant to stayin the account— be savedin the account— so that it might earn interest over time.
This isn't the first time their two worlds have collided. Last year Swift's team reached out on her fan page and invited her and her friends back stage to meet the singer.
It was an act of kindness, Khurram said, she will remember for the rest of her life. She said she loves Swift and all that she standsfor. Khurram said "Lover" is her favourite song, which widely drops on Friday.
COLLIDE
🇨🇳冲突，碰撞
🇬🇧usedofsituationsinwhichpeopleorgroupsdisagreeor areverydifferentfrom eachother
📖Theirideasfor thecompanyoften collide. [=clash]
📖Twoworldscollidein a newnovel aboutanAmericanfamilylivinginJapan.
REACHOUT
🇨🇳帮忙
🇬🇧tomakeaneffortto dosomethingforotherpeople
📖Thechurchisreachingouttohelpthepoor.教堂在帮助那些穷人
ACT OF KINDNESS
act of kindness 善意的举动
ALL THAT
🇨🇳像这一类的
🇬🇧morethingsof thesamekind
📖Thestoresellscomputers,cellphones,and allthat. [=andothersuchthings]商店里卖电脑电话和其他那一类的东西
