1060. Inflation and rising prices are not the “same”. The reality of inflation is that governments steal money from their citizens with absolutely no intention of repaying that money. 通货膨胀与涨价不是一回事。通货膨胀的实质是政府从公民手里劫夺财富而又根本无意归还这笔财富。

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　　1061. The monologue of the C. Party should be over, and a new dialogue should begin. 共党的自言自语应该结束，而开始一个新的对话时代。monologue 与dialogue 一起记忆比较容易。dialogue还有一个异形词：duologue，这个词只限于两人对话，而dialogue可以在几个人或群体间进行。moving from monologue to dialogue to collaboration，从自话到对话，再到合作。

　　1062. I am tired and weary when I return home from the office everyday. I need someone to comfort my ragged nerves. 每天从办公室回到家时，我是精疲力尽。我需要有个人来安慰安慰我快要崩溃的神经。ragged 支离破碎，荒芜 I have run myself ragged. 我已经憔悴不堪。a ragged garden 杂草丛生的花园。
　　1063. He is a timber in a stand of dwarf trees. 他是鹤立鸡群。
　　1064. He didn’t just watch, but he ran the jobs himself. He was very much in the hands-on mold. 他并不是在甩手观望，而是事事亲历亲为。他喜欢处在第一线。hands-on 脚踏实地、擅长动手， I am a hands-on man. 我是一个脚踏实地的人。
　　1065. This student consistently made the honor roll. 这位学生一直是优秀生。the honor roll, 上了荣誉榜的学生。staff honor roll 职工光荣榜
　　1066. There"s nothing special about these singers--they"re just run of the mill. 这些歌手表现实在不可称道，只有业余水平。run-of-the-mill, 毛胚产品，没有加工的东西，粗糙。He is jobless, but he would decline small, run-of-the -mill job. 他失业了，但是他拒绝做那些报酬不高的零活。

　　1067. 表示“记忆”的一些说法：It has brought to life memories that had stayed locked inside me all those years. 这件事让那封存了这么多年的记忆一下就回到了现实生活中。It all came flooding back to me. 这事像洪水般冲回到了我记忆。These are the fading reminders of her. 这些事依稀使人想起了她。He had few memories of his son. 他几乎想不起他儿子长得什么模样了。Our memory weakens when something is distracting to us according to neuroscience. So we should focus on our task and eliminate potential distractions when we learn something new. 根据神经科学，如果有东西搅扰我们的话，我们的记忆力就会减弱。所以我们学新东西时，应该尽可能消除那些可能的干扰，对工作专心致志。How can I get these words to stick in my memory? 我如何才能把这些词汇牢牢记住？

　　1068.Many young college graduates have pie-in-the-sky ideas when they are looking for jobs. 许多大学毕业生在找工作时都会异想天开。Mr. Wang is pie-in-the-sky rather than down-to-earth. 老王喜欢想入非非，而不是脚踏实地。
　　1069. Pocket money, petty cash, small change 这三个词意思差不多，都是“零花钱”“备用金”的意思。
　　1070. Our product is the best. Nothing comes close. 我们的产品一流，其他产品都差得太远。也有这说法：Nothing else even comes close.

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　　1071. He is nowhere in sight. 根本找他不到。
　　1072.The price we pay is just too high for enforced population control. 我们为强制性堕胎所付代价太过高昂。enforced population control，强制性堕胎。family planning 计划生育。
　　1073. It is a double standard. Don"t they just really realize it"s a new coat of paint on an old issue? 简直就是双重标准，他们难到真意识不到这不过是老问题的新包装吗？
　　1074. You are sure what to do? Don’t fret. You can weigh several options. 不知道下一步怎样做吗？不要紧张。你有好几个选择可以想想。
　　1075. Loosen up, it is not that difficult. 不要紧张，没有那么难。
　　1076. Finally I came around to be normal. 后来我终于恢复了正常。None of learning tips will turn your life around, but they can make a difference. 没有一个学习方法论是真的可以改变你的生活，但还是可以起点作用。

　　1077. Tiger Zhou is often chewing the scenery. 周老虎的表演常常夸张得过了头。chew the scenery, 表演过了头，也可以说chew up the scenery。
　　1078. Don"t bite off more than you can chew. Let someone else do the job. 干活不能不自量力，让其他人做这活吧。bite off more than you can chew 塞到嘴里的多过能嚼，就是“太多了”“眼高手低”的意思。
　　1079. She was riding her boss"s coattails to promotion. My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of Massachusetts. 她纯粹是靠与老板的特殊关系而被提拔的。我的对手在依靠麻省德高望重的州长而占点便宜。
　　1080. Better to do in the present than to stew about the past. 与其纠缠历史不如面对现实。

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　　1081. Those officials should try to live a day in our shoes. 这些官员应该来与我们的同甘共苦地生活一天。He is my hero, and I hope to step in his shoes someday. 他是我的楷模，我希望有一天也像他一样。We operate in a shoestring. 我们运作的经费实在有限。
　　1082. You can do it even with a barebones budget. 虽然钱只有那么一点点，但你还是可以把事做成的。与上一句一同记忆：We operate in a shoestring.
　　1083. In many ways, our government has grown so large, it has become a virtual parasite on people, sucking our life. 我们的政府在很多的领域都膨胀得庞大无比，成为人民身上不折不扣的寄生虫，要抽干我们身上的血。
　　1084. He can go toe-to-toe with "hard-hitting journalists."" 他能面对那些刁钻的记者。They fought toe-to-toe for the nomination. 他们为获得提名斗得不可开交。toe to toe 竞争，面对面。同类似的结构有face to face, nose to nose, 还有neck and neck, 等等。
　　1085.It is a nice, high-minded idea to join an English club, a way to make friends and practice your English. 参加一个英语小组，这主意不错，值得提倡，即交了朋友，又练习了英语。high-minded 目标高尚，值得做。注意这个结构：形容词+minded，类似的还有：single-minded, close-minded, narrow-minded; open-minded; tough-minded; absent-minded; like-minded; 等等。

　　1086.He is a money-minded man. 他对钱看得最重。money-minded, 斤斤计较。注意，这里是名词+minded，表示对此很重视，或带有此倾向。例如ocean-minded athletes 喜欢海上运动的人，civic-minded, 关心社会的人，We need to be more civic-minded. community-minded businessmen关心社区的商人; mission-minded church, 注重宣教的教会;这些单词都非常有用。

　　1087.也可以用conscious来代替minded,He is budget conscious. 他对计划用钱很在意。Earth conscious, 很注意环保。