taste bud: Your taste buds are the little points on the surface of your tongue which enable you to recognize the flavor of a food or drink. 味蕾
burn off: to remove something by burning it 燒掉，也可引申為消耗脂肪。
You can use a blowlamp to burn off the old paint. 你可以用噴燈把原來的油漆燒掉。----朗文字典
"I need him to burn off a little extra energy." （我要讓他多消耗一點體能）----美劇《熟女鎮》
patriarch: an old man who is respected as the head of a family or tribe〔年長而受人尊敬的男性〕家長；族長；年高德劭的男性
set the tone: establish the general attitude or feeling of an event, activity etc（為某事物）確定基調
"They'll help set the tone for two years of negotiations and efforts to finalize a deal." （它將為兩年談判和達成交易的努力奠定基礎）----BBC News
"The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon rose to the occasion and tried to set the tone of the meeting." （聯合國秘書長潘基文主持大局，為此次會議定下基調）----BBC News
That's all for today
September 26, 2018. XOXO
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