alight (BURNING), cop-out, career-oriented, in all fairness, a Divided and Disoriented Majority

Analysis: Speaker Fight Reveals a Divided and Disoriented Majority

In failing to coalesce around Kevin McCarthy for House speaker, Republicans showcased divisions that portend real difficulties in governing.

He added: “We were artistic comrades, at first, until I got recognition. But in all fairness, NYC is a place where everyone is very career-oriented. I too was very ambitious, but not competitive.”




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China and Myanmar

Keeping the flame alight

Apr 10th 2008
From The Economist print edition

Two ways to repair China's image: end the torch relay and take a lead over Myanmar

紐約時報 Bush Aide Sees ‘Cop-out’ in Olympic Boycotts

By BRIAN KNOWLTON 2:57 PM ET

President Bush’s national security adviser dismissed plans by European leaders to shun the opening of the Games.

cop-out 
noun [C usually singular] SLANG
a way of avoiding doing something difficult or unpleasant that you should do, or the excuse that you use to do this:
She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out.




alight (BURNING) Show phonetics
adjective [after verb]
1 burning; on fire:
I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.
The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.
He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight.
The sky was alight with (= brightly lit up by) hundreds of fireworks.

2 LITERARY showing excitement and happiness:
Her eyes were alight with mischief.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

最新一期英國權威媒體「經濟學人」指出，中共政府原本計畫利用舉辦北京奧運，向世人展現中共是和平興起的世界強國；但鎮壓西藏與聖火全球傳遞的強硬處理態度，讓世人見識到中共的黑暗面，成為中共公關形象的大災難，北京政府應停止聖火傳遞，才能修復負面形象。
這篇以「放下聖火」為題的評論文章指出，八月北京奧運舉行前，在世界各地進行聖火傳遞，原就有風險，所到處有眾多抗議者，而西藏的暴動與示威，使聖火傳遞從些許的外交難堪，一發不可收拾，成為全面性的公關災難，對中共形象造成長期傷害。
文章指出，聖火傳遞顯示中共政府焦慮、壓抑、易怒及固執的黑暗面，現在如果想終止聖火傳遞的鬧劇，避免有人受到更大傷害，解決之道就是停止聖火傳遞，但北京冥頑不靈，可能會排除這個可能性。
報導說，聖火從倫敦、巴黎到舊金山，所到之處都遭到強烈抗議，十七日聖火經過印度新德里，場面將更難看。如果再傳到西藏，對數十萬流亡海外的西藏人，此舉更具挑釁意味。
報導說，儘管外界抗議不斷，中共官員堅持將繼續海外聖火傳遞，並有信心完成任務；原本是一個標示中共興起成為全球友善強國的慶祝活動，現在已經荒腔走板，部分民眾甚至第一次對「中國勢力的崛起」感到恐懼。

career-oriented

If someone is "Career Oriented," they have an idea as to what type of position they want to be in down the road (timeframe can vary) and have an idea as to what they need to learn or accomplish in order to be qualified for that position.Oct 14, 2014

Are You Job Oriented or Career Oriented? - Healthcare IS