3월1일 (3월15일) 리차드 영어 Auckland's con-struction jobs

[Julia]

pun=a play on words

con man= trickster=frauster

He conned me out of $1,000.

fraud= cheating, tricking

Tourism is a burgeoning industry.=rapidly increasing

He covered the entire spectrum of the issue. =range

He had a vacant look on his face. =didn’t understand

He has a stack of paper on his desk.=a large pile/quantity

He had a short stack for breakfast.=3 or 4 pancakes

He flicked through the pages. =quickly looked through

He’s a mug to believe her. =silly, stupid, a fool

Wipe that silly look off your mug. =face (slang)

He looked scared on his mugshot. =official police photo taken when criminal is arrested

He was deported from Australia. =sent out of

He slipped back into the room. =sneaked

Because she was late, his daughter quietly slipped back into the house. =sneaked

He has slipped back in his studies. =fallen behind

His vigilance prevented an accident. =alertness, vigilant (a)

Compliance of the law is essential. =obeying, keeping to the law

His profile is full of minor crimes. =personal history

He likes photographers to take picture of his left profile. =left side of face

Some airports profile passengers. =random check

reciprocal agreement

He vetted the record. =thoroughly checked

He runs 50 workers. =employs

He sublets his flats.

commercial=business only

residential=living only

He drew up a list of items for shopping. =wrote up, put together

He drew up at the red light. =stopped

to dovetail= to fit together

He was cut out of team =left out of

There’s a tourist boom in NZ. =large increase

Business is booming.= doing well

He doesn’t want to be on the skyline.= doesn’t want to be noticed

He got an across the board pay rise.= in all areas

He uses an unusual technique when swimming.= method

He wants to lift his test scores.=increase

The housing market is very overheated.= in strong demand

sparkie=electrician

chippie= carpenter

towie=tow truck driver

truckie=truck driver

bikie=bike rider

He is flourishing in NZ. =doing well

This chippie is well known for his shoddy work. =low quality

He has a dodgy past. =not good

He compromised his honesty by cheating on the exam. =put at risk

They compromised on their holiday destination. =come to an agreement, a mutual

His exploitation of his language skills put him a great job. =clear use of (+)

The exploitation of his workers sent him to jail. (-)

It’s not a level playing field. =not fair/ not equal

tier=level

He sat in the upper-tier. =upper level

two-fold=two times

three-fold=three times

He disrupted the class with his sneezing. =interrupted, disturbed

The Kiwi is unique in NZ. =special

The children scattered throughout the playground. =spread out

a scatter-gun= a shotgun

He scarpered when the police arrived. =ran away quickly

There was a massive earthquake. =very large

Richter Scale 1-9

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He got plastered last night. =very drunk

They rounded up the stray cattle. =gathered, collected

He’s acting as facilitator in the discussions. =makes events flow

He lost a significant amount of money. =very large amount

She’s/He’s my significant other. =wife/husband

His business has a significant cashflow. =money coming in

revenue =money coming in

revenuers =tax collectors

His perspective on life is different to that of mine. =point of view, outlook

His good work has been hailed by the press. =praised, considered effective

He voluntarily gave up his seat on the bus. =of his own free will

He has the liability to support his family. =requirement, need, responsibility

He appealed his conviction for his murder. =requested officially it to be changed

The weather didn’t appeal to him. =didn’t like

profiling= looking for certain characteristics of a person

They fled from the fire. =ran away, to flee