外刊小词详解

剽窃（plagiarism）他人的主意来写文章
expropriate sb's ideas for one's own article

Peddle vs Pedal

办公室里恶毒的谣言层出不穷。
The office was rife with vicious gossip.

老是唠唠叨叨责骂不休
be always scolding and chiding

Stolid vs Solid

她不想与他有情感瓜葛。
She didn't want to get romantically entangled with him.

一步妙棋
a canny move
工于心计的政客
a canny politician

当平时的老师不在时，班上一片混乱。
There was complete anarchy in the classroom when their usual teacher was away.