premise 美 [ˈpremɪs]: a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas 前提
"I do think premise one is true." （我認為前提一是成立的）----《耶魯大學公開課》
irredeemable 美 [,ɪrɪ'diməbl]: too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved 〔因太糟而〕不能糾正的；無法補救的；不可救藥的；
jumble: a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way, without any order 混亂的一團，雜亂的一堆
"The jumble of information does not reveal a perfectly clear picture." （該報告信息繁雜，並未展現出一幅完美的清晰圖景）----《經濟學人----國際》
"Around the front door lay a jumble of rubber boots and a very rusty cauldron." （大門旁扔著一些高幫皮靴，還有一口鏽跡斑斑的坩堝）----《哈利波特與密室》
tough but fair 字面直譯是嚴厲但是公平，讓人難以接受但是合理的，也就是我們的古話忠言逆耳了。
expression: a word or group of words with a particular meaning 詞；詞組；措辭
"That doesn't meaning anything. It's just an expression." （這話根本沒啥意義，只是種說法）----美劇《破產姐妹》
That's all for today
April 19, 2018. XOXO
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