趣味青春英语电台 第242期:Pull out of the fire

 　　Idiom:

　　Pull sth out of the fire ( save )

　　Hit the book:

　　Evil

　　Shed fats

　　Embrace

　　Tyrant¹

　　Slumber²

　　Overzealous

　　Supportive

　　Havoc³

　　Toss

　　Lose Weight Tactic⁴ 1: Be stressed at work

　　Nothing helps you lose weight more than stress. Stress is evil but duh, if you want to shed those unwanted fats, embrace it. Even just for a while. Imagine your tyrant of a boss suddenly becoming your "trainer".

1 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

2 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

3 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

4 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。