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学新词

1. plaid dress shirt

plaid方格布

2. perform an Alpha-male strut

3.set / put sb straight

to make someone understand the true facts about a situation使某人正确了解事实，使某人弄清楚情况:

•Tell him to ask Ruth – she'll put him straight.叫他去问露丝 — 她会跟他解释清楚的

4.a measure of sth

an amount of something good or something that you want, for example success or freedom一定程度的某事物:

•The new law gives local governments a significant measure of control over their own finances.新法规给了地方政府相当大程度的财政自主权。

5. gnaw (away) at sb / sth

to make someone feel worried or frightened, over a period of time使烦恼，折磨:

•Something was gnawing at the back of his mind.

有什么事情在折磨着他的内心世界。

学句子

1. He is absurdly broad-shouldered, sturdy, and thick.

2. Musk has his version of the truth, and it's not always the version of the truth that the rest of the world  shares.