2020年3月1日 星期日

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TO: Yes on Missile Shield

NATO countries embraced President Bush's planned missile defense system for Europe, and encouraged reluctant Russians to cooperate in an expanded version. But as expected, NATO turned down Bush's pleas to offer membership plans immediately to Georgia and Ukraine.


• Bush's Vision of NATO Takes Root


新聞
Turkish Lawmakers Vote to End Headscarf BanThe Turkish parliament early on Thursday morning approved changing theconstitution in the first-stage of a two-round vote to lift a ban onwearing Islamic headscarves at universities.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evxksyI44va89pI1

參考 Wikipedia 的 headscarf (複數 headscarves 萬國女用頭巾) 進一步說明

Headscarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as fashion or social distinction, religious signifiance, modesty, or other forms of social convention.


紐約時報
Under a Scarf, a Lawyer Fighting to Wear It
By SABRINA TAVERNISE 9:07 PM ET
Fatma Benli has been a central, if reluctant, participant in the fight in Turkey over whether women who wear Islamic head scarves should be allowed to go to college.



Protesting against the government also brings huge risks. Several of the anti-maglev反磁浮 campaigners say they were threatened with arrest or other punishments if they caused too much trouble. A suspicious Mr Lu has a camera in the corner of his living room to record all meetings, either with journalists or officials. He cites a Chinese saying to explain the reluctance of people to become campaign leaders: “The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out first.”
For all the symbolism of the anti-maglev campaign, therefore, some observers believe middle-class China is prepared to challenge the authorities only when its immediate interests are threatened – and that recent events fall short of a challenge to the system.

suspect (DOUBT) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to not trust; to doubt:
I have no reason to suspect her honesty/loyalty.
We suspected his motives in making his offer.

suspect Show phonetics
adjective
possibly false or dangerous:
The study was carried out with such a small sample that its results are suspect.
A suspect parcel was found at the station.

suspicion Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
doubt or lack of trust:
Since they discovered the truth about his background, his colleagues have regarded him with suspicion.
They feel that she harbours (= has) suspicions of their politics.

suspicious
adjective
feeling lack of trust or doubt in someone or something:
His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.
They are deeply/highly (= very) suspicious of one another/of each other's motives.
My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).

suspiciously 
adverb
He looked at her suspiciously.
The children are suspiciously quiet (= are so quiet that they are probably doing something wrong).
His hair is suspiciously black (= looks darker than it should be, and is therefore probably not natural) for a man of his age..
reluctant 
adjective
not very willing to do something and therefore slow to do it:
[+ to infinitive] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.
reluctant
 not ​willing to do something and ​therefore ​slow to do it:[+ to infinitive] I was having such a good ​time I was reluctant toleave.Many ​parents ​feel reluctant to ​talk ​openly with ​their ​children.She ​persuaded her reluctant ​husband to take a ​trip to Florida with her.
reluctantly
adverb
She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.

reluctance 
noun [S or U]
an unwillingness to do something:
I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.
[+ to infinitive] Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable.


reluctant reader

According to the experts there are several different types of reluctant readers. They can be intelligent children or teens who are interested in reading, but lack good reading skills, such as speed and comprehension. Some kids simply have no interest in reading and are at risk of falling behind. Other kids have specific learning problems that impede their ability and desire to read. The most challenging kid is one with excellent skills but has no interest in books or reading. There are no vocabulary lists or restrictions when writing for reluctant readers.



take root
If an idea, belief or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted there:
Communism has never really taken root in England.

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