AD, belated, phoned in Heavy Light, Such Sweet Sorrow

Masayuki Yoshinaga

Art Review | 'Heavy Light'

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By ROBERTA SMITH

“By the International Center of Photography’s own standards, ‘Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video From Japan,’ feels a bit phoned in,” writes Roberta Smith.

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So there we were in Monterey, Calif., overlooking the vast blue Pacific. It was 1982. Clarissa and I were on a belated honeymoon when I spotted this seafood restaurant.

We didn't have much money. A chalkboard outside the restaurant boasted of an $8 special on beef ribs. That seems affordable, I told Clarissa. She agreed.

belated

(bĭ-lā'tĭd)

adj.
Having been delayed; done or sent too late: a belated birthday card.

[BE– + LATED.]

belatedly be·lat'ed·ly adv.
belatedness be·lat'ed·ness n.

CH:

翻譯笑話二

來源同上，出生日期的英文居標註(AD)，莫非還怕有2000多歲的人參加？原來國人愛用民國填寫，AD乃是「公元」直譯。
AD, US USUALLY A.D.
adverb
ABBREVIATION FOR Anno Domini: used in the Christian calendar when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born:
in 1215 AD/AD 1215
during the seventh century AD
Compare BC.

Such Sweet Sorrow

可能出自離情依衣依
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."


phone in (PROGRAMME) phrasal verb
to telephone a television or radio programme in order to express your opinion on a matter:
Over three hundred people phoned in to complain.

phone in (WORK) phrasal verb
to telephone the place where you work in order to tell your employer something:
She phoned in sick (= saying that she was ill) this morning.