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risqué, proactive and positive, End-of-Summer, autumn years.In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué



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U.S. Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Masks
Four track cyclists were the first athletes to be seen wearing masks or doing anything proactive to combat the effects of pollution, a major concern at the Games.


Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here

In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué


Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor.


梁先生: "最近都在「搞」念力治療,所以知道古德明以下這一篇說法有誤。有些老美是相信人可對癌症主動/ 反制攻擊(≠積極治療)。


古先生這篇的貢獻是提出有人人用語不清楚 可以改善
不過 反過來原文可以說得通
認定proactive 與positive 幾乎同義 因為它們形容 spirit
主要是他不了解positive還有其他說法
而誠如梁先生所說
有些療法認為"人之飲食-作息-心境"等等(這些可從spirit出發) 可以改變"癌症惡化或阻它擴散等等"


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PHOTOS | The comedian, who died June 22 at age 71, was best known for his social satire and risque language.

risqué
(of jokes or stories) slightly rude or shocking, especially because about sex


autumn years LITERARY
Someone's autumn years are the later years of their life, especially after they have stopped working.

proactive 
adjective ━━ a. 先のことを考えた, 事前に対策を講じる.
taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens:
Companies are going to have to be more proactive about environmental management.
a proactive approach/role
proactive marketing 【商業】先取りマーケティング.

positive (HOPEFUL)
adjective
hopeful and confident, or giving cause for hope and confidence:
a positive attitude
On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up.
The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.
There was a very positive response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it.
NOTE: The opposite is negative.

positively Show phonetics
adverb
I don't respond very positively (= in a good way) to being bossed around - it just makes me angry.

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