Flood-gate

flood [flʌd]

n. 洪水;泛滥;溢流;探照灯; vi. 涌出;为水淹没; vt. 淹没;

flo(flow)+od(名词后缀)→泛滥；洪水

gate [ɡet]

n. 门;闸门;登机门;入场费; vt. 给…装大门;[电子学] 电波传送;

It's an album of pictures of the United States:

是关于美国的

He didn't want to say anything to influence my decision.

他不想说任何东西都不能影响我的决定。

Undivided attention is another sign of respect. You may have noticed that very few people listen with complete attention. Most people half-listen, and if you ask them to repeat what you have just said, they cannot. They may appear to be listening, but i

“专一”是尊重对方的另一表现。你也许察觉到很少有人一心一意地听别人讲话。多数人只是半心半意地听。如果你请他们复述你刚才说过的话，他们是不可能复述出来的。他们可能看上去是在听着，但是事实上有许多事情在他们头脑里转来转去--购物清单呀，要做的事呀，令人烦恼的事?2274