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• 1.alien abductions 外星人绑架
• Agents Mulder and Scully may have said the truth is out there in the X Files, but it may instead be buried inside the brains of people who claim they ...
• 2.success disasters 成功灾难
• Success disasters are massive problems created when a person or company is unable to handle an overwhelming success. 成功灾难指的是个人或公司无法应对巨...
• 3.phantom offer 幽灵出价
• Phantom offer is a nonexistent offer to purchase a house, used to coerce people making real offers into raising their prices. 幽灵出价指的是购房时并不...
• 4.dumpster fire 垃圾箱着火
• Dumpster fire refers to a person, organization, or situation that is hopelessly and disastrously out of control, or something very difficult that nobo...
• 5.cobra effect 眼睛蛇效果
• The cobra effect occurs when an attempted solution to a problem actually makes the problem worse. This is an instance of unintended consequences. The ...
• 6.architectural myopia 建筑短视
• Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, What were the architects thinking? You might be forgiven for thinking these architects...
• 7.wallet-neuropathy 钱包神经病变
• Physiotherapists have coined the term wallet-neuropathy for the lower back pain caused by men sitting down (such as when driving or in the office) on ...
• 8.productive procrastination 有效拖延
• Productive procrastination means avoiding what really needs doing by doing tasks that you would otherwise put off such as the laundry, washing your ca...
• 9.film rights 电影改编权
• On the heels of Pokemon Go fever, Legendary has closed a deal for the film rights for the iconic Japanese property. 传奇影业紧跟Pokemon Go游戏热潮，签...
• 10.academic misconduct 学术不端
• Researchers at institutions of higher education who commit academic misconduct will receive punishments ranging from notices of criticism circulated o...