Appropriation statement

appropriation [ə,proprɪ'eʃən]

n. 挪用;拨款;批准支出;

ap一再+propri拥有+ation名词后缀→拨款；挪用

statement ['stetmənt]

n. 声明;（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现;（文字）陈述;结算单; vi. （英国）对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定; vt. 申请（小孩）有特殊教育需要;

state陈述+ment表名词→站着说话→声明立场

I'm Richard Stewart, and this is my wife, Marilyn.

我叫Richard Stewart ，这是我妻子 Marilyn。

I'll try, but I may have to work late.

就这样办，不过，昨晚工作怕要很晚了。

Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking

作一名好的倾听者，决不只是“用耳朵听”。“目”字的意思是，你说话时我应当看着你，这是尊重对方的表现。换句话说，当我们在一起谈话时，我不应当看电视，也不应当越过你的肩膀瞅着别人。