Knock-knock joke

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Knock Knock

Knock knock. Who's there? Nobel. Nobel who? Nobel, so I knocked.
Okay, so it's a bad joke. Aren't most knock-knock jokes bad? Isn't that the point? Knock-knock jokes are considered to be one of the lowest forms of humor. Here are some more examples of how low it can go.
Knock knock. Who's there? Jewel. Jewel who? Jewel know when you open the door.
Knock knock. Who's there? Spell. Spell who? W-H-O.
Knock knock. Who's there? Norm. Norm who? Normally these jokes are funnier.
Knock knock. Who's there? Dewey. Dewey who? Dewey have to keep telling these dumb jokes?
It's National Knock-Knock Day. Drive someone crazy with a knock-knock joke.
Knock knock. Who's there? Tank. Tank who? You're welcome.

Quote:

"Knock knock. Who's there? Dozen. Dozen who? Dozen anyone ever answer this door?" — Knock-knock joke

take to heart, bouffoon

Host Daryl Somers apologized to Connick at the end of the live show.

主持人桑默斯在這段現場節目結束後向康尼克道歉。俞智敏

Connick said he would not have appeared on the show if he’d known about the skit. "I know it was done humorously, but we’ve spent so much time trying to not make black people look like buffoons, that when we see something like that we take it really to heart," he told Somers after his apology.

康尼克則表示，假如事先知道有這段表演，他就不會上節目。「我知道這是幽默的表演，但我們花了這麼長的時間試圖不要再讓黑人看起來像丑角，所以當我們看到這種事時，態度會非常嚴肅，」康尼克在桑默斯道歉後表示。

buf·foon (bə-fūn')

n.

1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.

[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]

buffoonery buf·foon'er·y (bə-fū'nə-rē) n.

take to heart

Be deeply moved or affected or upset by, as in I know you'll take these comments about your story to heart, or She really took that college rejection to heart. [c. 1300]

take sth to heart：片語，指認真關注某事、對某事想不開，如Don’t take it to heart - he was only joking about your hair.（別放在心上，他只是拿你的頭髮開開玩笑。）

coker, corking

Spitball talk cheats Sox series
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
... He also said people don't remember Sosa for the 2003 corking incident. I say it will be featured prominently in Sosa's obituary. I know: It's only sports. ...

cocking
adj.

Splendid; fine: a corking party.

adv.

Used as an intensive: a corking good story.

[From CORKER.]

cocker

n.

1. One that corks bottles, for example.
2. Slang. A remarkable or astounding person or thing.

psalm, trials and tribulations

The trials and tribulations of testing the best German red wine

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:

It was a tough assignment for a panel of jurors here in Germany. They've just tasted their way through more than a thousand wines to uncover the county's best reds.

Supermarket cashier, Anna Sam's new book "The Trials and Tribulations of a
Check-Out Girl" is tipped to be a bestseller.

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Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in most modern Bible translations, this psalm is called Psalm 26, and the previous psalm is known as Psalm 25.

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Words from Psalm 25
Handwritten, Undated

Look thou upon me and be merciful unto me, for I am alone and poor,

Heed my repentance and labor, and forgive me all my sin, and forgive me all my sin ;- O my God.

¹⁶Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.

¹⁶求你回顧，求你憐憫，因為我是孤苦伶仃。¹⁶¹⁷求你減輕我心的苦難，救拔我脫離我的憂患；¹⁷¹⁸垂視我的勞苦和可憐，赦免我犯的一切罪愆。¹⁸¹⁹請看我的仇敵如何眾多，他們都兇狠地痛恨著我。¹⁹²⁰求你保護我的生命，向我施救，別叫我因投奔你而蒙受羞辱。²⁰²¹願清白和正直護衛我！上主，因我唯有仰望你。²¹²²天主，求你拯救以色列，使他脫離一切的禍災。

¹⁶Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.¹⁷¹⁷The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities.¹⁸¹⁸See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins.¹⁹¹⁹Consider my enemies for they are multiplied, and have hated me with an unjust hatred.²⁰²⁰Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.²¹²¹The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee.²²²²Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.

psalm
noun [C]
a holy poem or song, especially one of the 150 grouped together in the Bible

Psalms, Book of：聖詠集；詩篇（基）：為舊約智慧書七部之一，原為以色列人讚頌天主的詩歌。全書共150篇，其中半數為達味 David 所作，故又稱達味聖詠。是一部修心養性的萬用祈禱手冊，耶穌經常引用聖詠向聖父抒懷、感謝、讚頌、祈求。聖詠集在教會禮儀祈禱中佔有舉足輕重之地位。彌撒和日課均大量採用。

tribulation Show phonetics
noun [C or U] FORMAL ━━ n. 苦難; 試練.
a problem or difficulty
See trials and tribulations at trial (PROBLEM).

trials and tribulations LITERARY OR HUMOROUS
troubles and events that cause suffering:
the trials and tribulations of marriage

trist trope, minstrel show

Connick gave the performance a zero score and told them that if it had been done in the United States it would have been pulled off the air.

康尼克給這段演出打了零分，並告訴表演者，假如這段演出是在美國播出，節目會立刻被停播。

Blackface was a traditional trope of minstrel shows in the U.S. that dates to the 19th century. Whites playing stock black characters — usually offensive stereotypes meant to demean — rubbed coal, grease or shoe polish on their faces. Blackface performances are not common in Australia.

扮黑人表演是美國一種源自19世紀的傳統滑稽歌舞表演。白人演員扮演典型黑人角色時（這些角色通常是意在貶低黑人的侮辱性刻板角色），會在臉上抹煤灰、油脂或鞋油。但在澳洲，扮黑人表演並不常見。

trist
v. t. & i.

[imp. Triste.]
To trust. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Trist
n.

[See Tryst.]

1. Trust. [Obs.]

2. A post, or station, in hunting. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3. A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst. [Obs.]

George Douglas caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

Letter dated Sept., 1543.

Trist
a.

[F. triste, L. tristis.]
Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. [Obs.] Fairfax.

trope
n.

1. A figure of speech using words in nonliteral ways, such as a metaphor.
2. A word or phrase interpolated as an embellishment in the sung parts of certain medieval liturgies.

[Latin tropus, from Greek tropos, turn, figure of speech.]

tropical trop'i·cal (trō'pĭ-kəl) adj.


minstrel show：n.

A comic variety show of the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually featuring white actors in blackface.

名詞，指19世紀美國蓄奴時期，由白人把臉塗黑扮成黑人的歌舞表演，表演中的黑人多半是愚蠢、單純、一心想討好白人觀眾的刻板角色。

minstrel原指（中世紀的）吟遊詩人或滑稽歌舞藝人，如He was playing a banjo and garbed in a minstrel’s outfit.（他穿著滑稽藝人的服裝，手裡彈著五弦琴。）

min·strel (mĭn'strəl)
n.

1. A medieval entertainer who traveled from place to place, especially to sing and recite poetry.
2. 1. A lyric poet.
   2. A musician.
3. A performer in a minstrel show.

[Middle English minstral, from Old French menestrel, servant, entertainer, from Late Latin ministeriālis, official in the imperial household, from Latin ministerium, ministry. See ministry.]

slather, the multitude, run into a multitude of

Researchers at MIT have found a way to grow the carbon nanotubes that manufacturers need to build smaller, faster computer chips.

麻省理工學院（ MIT）的研究人員已找出一個生成奈米碳管的方法，廠商需要用它製造更小、更快的電腦晶片。

As chipmakers like Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices inc. work endlessly to find ways to build smaller and smaller chips, they often run into a multitude of problems.

在英特爾及超微等晶片製造商不斷努力尋找方法以製造越來越小的晶片之際，它們經常遇到許多問題。陳成良

The Washington Post and USA Today lead with the official start of the three days of ceremonies and parties to celebrate the inauguration of the country's first black president. Around 400,000 people gathered in the frigid Washington, D.C. weather to attend a concert at the Lincoln Memorial that included some of the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry. "There is no doubt that our road will be long, that our climb will be steep," Obama told the crowd. The WP slathers on the groan-inducing imagery in its Page One story: "At times, the multitudes seemed to dance as one, Americans from every corner of the country, of every generation."



Like all car makers, Toyota has slathered on incentives to try to boost sales, but such moves have had little impact. Dealers say tight credit and low consumer confidence are keeping buyers away from showrooms and threatening to hold down car sales in the coming year. John Bergstrom of Bergstrom Automotive, a dealer of Toyota and other makes in Wisconsin, said consumer confidence is so low "it's almost like they need permission to buy something."

run into：片語，（使）陷入（困境、債務等）。例句： Never run into debt. （千萬不要陷入負債中。）

multitude：名詞，許多。例句：There are a multitude of reasons against it.（有許多反對理由。）

multitude Hide phonetics
noun FORMAL
a multitude of a large number of people or things:
The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.
This case has raised a multitude of questions.

the multitude noun [S] FORMAL
1 a large crowd of people:
He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below.

2 the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society

the multitudes plural noun FORMAL
large numbers of people:
the multitudes using the Internet
slather Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to spread something thickly on something else:
She slathered lotion on/all over her body.
She slathered her toast with butter.

atomizer

at·om·iz·er (ăt'ə-mī'zər)
n.

A device for converting a substance, especially a perfume or medicine, to a fine spray.

n. - 噴霧器, 香水噴瓶

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 噴霧器, スプレー

alumina,aluminum, bauxite

It would be a grave mistake to imagine that the paramilitary troops, the Rajnandgaon air base, the Bilaspur brigade headquarters, the unlawful activities act, the Chhattisgarh special public security act and Operation Green Hunt are all being put in place just to flush out a few thousand Maoists from the forests. In all the talk of Operation Green Hunt, whether or not Chidambaram goes ahead and "presses the button", I detect the kernel of a coming state of emergency. (Here's a maths question: If it takes 600,000 soldiers to hold down the tiny valley of Kashmir, how many will it take to contain the mounting rage of hundreds of millions of people?)

Instead of narco-analysing Kobad Ghandy, the recently arrested Maoist leader, it might be a better idea to talk to him.

In the meanwhile, will someone who's going to the climate change conference in Copenhagen later this year please ask the only question worth asking: Can we leave the bauxite in the mountain?

Alcoa is among the world's top producers of alumina (aluminum's principal ingredient, processed from bauxite) and aluminum. Its vertically integrated operations include bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting; primary products include alumina and its chemicals, automotive components, and sheet aluminum for beverage cans.

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aluminium UK Hide phonetics
noun [U] (US aluminum)
a light metallic element which is silver in colour and used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts:
an aluminium saucepan
Cover the fish with aluminium foil and cook over a low heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
We take all our aluminium cans for recycling.

a・lu・mi・na

━━ n. 【化】アルミナ.

a・lu・mi・nate

━━ n. 【化】アルミン酸塩.

baux・ite

━━ n. 【鉱】ボーキサイト.

the hang of

hang
n.

1. The way in which something hangs.
2. A downward inclination or slope.
3. Particular meaning or significance.
4. Informal. The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: finally got the hang of it.
5. A suspension of motion; a slackening.

redux

Munich Redux: Germany’s Hot Spot of the Moment

By NICHOLAS KULISH

This historic German city, all but ignored after reunification and the rise of Berlin, is roaring back into the spotlight.

Redux: Rethinking Lean (Six Sigma) Service

by Jeffrey Rothfeder
No longer the tech darling, RFID is slowly reemerging as a valuable way to monitor small pieces of big supply chains.



Deming Redux
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
Attending a meeting this week with a Quality Association, I am reminded of the power of the teachings of W. Edwards Deming.

Ten Laws Of The Telecosm Redux

The FISA Follies, Redux
Lawmakers should bear in mind that President Bush’s version of the FISA does not make intelligence-gathering more robust.

redux

(rē-dŭks')
adj.

Brought back; returned. Used postpositively.

[Latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.]

戻ってきた◆【用法】名詞の直後に置かれる

Halloween-time arson,

Detroit Fights Devil's Night

The city combats Halloween-time arson,
a deadly local custom

ar·son (är'sən)

n.

The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.

[Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin ārsiō, ārsiōn-, from Latin ārsus, past participle of ārdēre, to burn.]

arsonist ar'son·ist n.

tweak, prankish, impish, fade-in

Google's fade-in homepage confuses
Christian Science Monitor
Google homepage tweaks have become common, but the latest has some folks scratching their heads. By Andrew Heining | 10.30.09 It's no bar code logo, ...


The new forum merely tweaks the Strategic Economic Dialogue launched by President Bush in 2006 which was led on the American side by the treasury secretary. It also absorbs a security-focused forum called the Senior Dialogue which began in 2005.

A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors
By MICHAEL WINES
Meant as an impish protest, the craze over a mythical beast raises questions about China’s Internet censorship.

The universe concocts such marvels, which man emulates through art and industry, hoping to best. That was Arcimboldo’s bottom-line goal, and his ambition, so frank and intellectual, gives to his prankish, often grotesque work its stylish hauteur.

fade-in or fade·in (fād'ĭn')
n.

A gradual increase in the visibility of an image or the audibility of a sound, as in cinema, television, or radio.

tweak Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to pull and twist with a small sudden movement:
Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand of hair into place.

2 to change slightly, especially in order to make more correct, effective, or suitable:
The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking.
You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.

tweak Show phonetics
noun [C]


tr.v., tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks.

1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.
2. To adjust; fine-tune.
3. To make fun of; tease.

n.

1. A sharp, twisting pinch.
2. A teasing remark or action; a joke.

[Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian.]

tweaky tweak'y adj.

━━ n., vt. ひとひねり（する）; ぐいと引く（こと）; 〔俗〕 【コンピュータ】（機器・プログラムを）微調整する（こと）.

The adjective prankish has one meaning:

Meaning #1: naughtily or annoyingly playful
Synonyms: impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, puckish



imp Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a small evil spirit

2 OFTEN HUMOROUS a badly behaved but playful child:
Come here, you little imp!

impish Show phonetics
adjective
showing a child-like pleasure in being playful and making trouble:
At seventy, he still retains his impish grin.

bridging loan

Japan govt forms new JAL team, mulls bridging loan
Reuters
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Japan's government will set up a new team of ministry officials to work on a bailout for troubled Japan Airlines Corp (9205. ...


bridging loan

A bridge loan (usually bridging loan in the United Kingdom, also known as a "caveat loan," and also known in some applications as a swing loan) is a type of short-term loan, typically taken out for a period of 2 weeks to 3 years^[1] pending the arrangement of larger or longer-term financing.

atoll, Ayatollah

a·toll (ăt'ôl', -ŏl', ā'tôl', ā'tŏl')

n.

A ringlike coral island and reef that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon.

[Maldivean atolu, probably akin to Sinhalese ätul, interior (from the interior lagoon), probably from Sanskrit *antala-, interior, variant of antara-.]

Ayatollah, Calling Britain Enemy No. 1, Taps Into Deep Distrust Rooted in History

By JOHN F. BURNS

Published: June 19, 2009

LONDON — When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used his speech at Friday Prayer in Tehran to denounce Britain as “the most evil” of Iran’s enemies, he was striking a chord with a deep resonance in the psyche of Iranians, the legacy of a long history of British imperial intrusions into their country’s affairs.

Ayatollah

n. Islam.

1. A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation.
2. Used as a title for such a leader.

[Persian āyatollāh, from Arabic ’āyatu llāh, sign of God : ’āyatu, bound form of ’āya, sign, Koranic verse + allāh, Allah; see Allah.]

raspy, rumble, fraught, rumblings, BASE jump

Who was the winner of the Rumble in the Jungle? Thirty-five years ago today, promoter Don King brought together in Kinshasa two of the era's greatest boxers for the Rumble in the Jungle — Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Foreman was younger and had just beaten Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, the two only men at the time to have defeated Ali, making Foreman the favorite in this battle. Ali had lost his heavyweight title to Frazier a few years earlier, and was fighting his way back to the top. In the eighth round of a 15-round bout, using his wits as well as his fists, Ali knocked out Foreman and regained his heavyweight title. The robe and gloves Ali wore in the fight are now part of the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Would you jump off a bridge just because everyone else was doing it? Maybe, if it was a BASE jump. BASE is an acronym for buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs). In the extreme sport of BASE jumping, participants leap — with a parachute — from heights of up to about 1,000 ft/305 m. It's like skydiving, but without the plane. The sport is fraught with perils.


Capitalist for the Common Man

The scene was a low-rent Manhattan auditorium, circa 1978. A young Congressman from Buffalo with a raspy voice was debating a liberal from central casting about the necessity of tax-cutting to stimulate growth.

North Korea assembling longest-range missile-paper
Reuters - USA
If fired successfully, it will likely go over Japan, experts said. Market players expect sentiment to be dampened by any test but the recent rumblings have ...

Skies Silent Over Gaza, but the Wait to Hear the Rumble of Rebuilding Lingers
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
In Gaza, even cement is political, and plans for reconstruction are caught in a web of fraught relationships that could take months to untangle.


He rumbled in that deep, raspy voice.

rumble

v., -bled, -bling, -bles. v.intr.

1. To make a deep, long, rolling sound.
2. To move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound.
3. Slang. To engage in a gang fight.

v.tr.

1. To utter with a deep, long, rolling sound.
2. To polish or mix (metal parts) in a tumbling box.

n.

1. A deep, long, rolling sound.
2. A tumbling box.
3. A luggage compartment or servant's seat in the rear of a carriage.
4. Slang.
   1. Pervasive, widespread expression of unrest or dissatisfaction.
   2. A gang fight.

[Middle English romblen, perhaps from Middle Dutch rommelen or from Middle Low German rummeln.]

rumbler rum'bler n.
rumblingly rum'bling·ly adv.
rumbly rum'bly adj.
rumble (SOUND)
verb [I]
to make a continuous low sound:
Please excuse my stomach rumbling - I haven't eaten all day.
The tanks rumbled (= moved slowly, making a continuous noise) across the battlefield.

rumble
noun [C]
We could hear the rumble of distant guns/thunder.

rumblings
plural noun
rumblings of distant guns/thunder

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rumbling Show phonetics
noun [C usually plural]
a sign of dissatisfaction:
There are rumblings of annoyance throughout the workforce.

rum・ble¹

━━ n., v. ごろごろ, がらがら（と鳴る，とどろく［かせる］）; （車が）がらがらと行く; がらがら声で言う ((out)); 〔米〕 （自動車後部の）無蓋折りたたみ座席 （rumble seat）; 馬車の後部の従者席［荷物席］; 〔米俗〕 決闘, けんか.
rumble strip　運転者に減速を促すために作られた道路の凸凹区間.
rumble-tumble　がたがた車; ひどい揺れ.
rum・bling　━━ n. ごろごろ［がらがら］（と鳴る音）; 不平, 不満; （pl.） うわさ.

rasp (SOUND)
noun [S]
a rough unpleasant noise, like metal being rubbed against metal:
There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened.

rasp
verb [I or T]
to make a rough unpleasant sound, especially while breathing or speaking:
I heard his breath rasping in his chest.
The gunman rasped (out) an urgent order (= gave it in an unpleasant-sounding voice) to the other members of the gang.

raspy
adjective
A raspy voice sounds unpleasantly rough.


fraught
adj.

1. Filled with a specified element or elements; charged: an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama.
2. Marked by or causing distress; emotional: “an account of a fraught mother-daughter relationship” (Francesca Simon).

n. Scots.

Freight; cargo.

[Middle English, past participle of fraughten, to load, from fraght, cargo. See freight, and from Middle Dutch vrachten, to load (from vracht, freight).]

come by

He sheepishly admits that he’s the man who ruined Rao’s, the tiny Italian restaurant in East Harlem where tables have always been hard to come by. After Mr. Epstein published “Rao’s Cookbook,” by Frank Pellegrino, an owner of the restaurant, and it became a best seller, the place was swamped and its vibe changed.

come by

1. Acquire, obtain, as in A good assistant is hard to come by. This usage, dating from about 1600, superseded the earlier sense of acquiring something with considerable effort. A variant is come by honestly, meaning "to obtain in some honorable or logical way." For example, I'm sure she didn't come by that large bonus honestly or He does have an unusual gait but he came by it honestly; his father's is the same.
2. Stop in, visit, as in Please come by whenever you're in the neighborhood. [Late 1800s]

interplay, hybrid, rationalization

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	"We know all about ego defense and rationalization. As for knowledge of Self, it is a compromise symptom hardened in the interplay between inhibition and anxiety, a formation that"

Living Planet | 04.09.2008 | 04:30

Working Towards Cheaper Eco-Friendly Cars

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Axon hatchback has a unique carbon fibre chassis.

British automotive manufacturer Axon says it has come up with a newer eco-car that costs less and is even less harmful to the environment.

Hybrid electric cars like the Toyota Prius or the Honda Civic have received green accolades for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Although a lot of people are reluctant or unable to pay the hefty price tag for them. Now British car company Axon has introduced a new, and cheaper, challenger to market.

Report: Stephen Beard

From this point onwards he led a hybrid life, partly in London, partly in California.



新聞

DAVID POGUE: The Volt, as I understand it, has both a gas and engine and electric motor. But it's not a Prius, right?

BOB LUTZ: No. What happens is in conventional hybrids is, there are very few batteries and they're just designed to give an electric assist. It's this constant interplay between gasoline and battery.

例

Chiluly's sensitivity to architectural context and his interest in the interplay of natural light off of glass are ever present. The exhibit is successful in heightening its audience's appreciation of installation and environmental art, as well as encouraging exploration of the Garden. It's a form of mastery on the surface, showcasing the Garden as both canvas and inspiration.

	The Sun during the weekly evening exhibit, Chihuly Nights.

All images courtesy of The New York Botanical Garden

In setting out to design the Hearst Tower, Lord Foster said, he thought about "satisfying the senses, the spirit of the place, the joy of an interplay of light or shadow or texture or color."

interplay Show phonetics
noun [U]
the effect that two or more things have on each other:
Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.

(Reciprocal action and reaction; interaction.

intr.v., -played, -play·ing, -plays.

To act or react on each other; interact.)

inter・play

━━ n. 相互作用 ((of, between)).

n.

Reciprocal action and reaction; interaction.

intr.v., -played, -play·ing, -plays.

To act or react on each other; interact.

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rationalize (EXPLAIN), UK USUALLY rationalise Show phonetics
verb [T]
to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour, decisions, etc:
She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

rationalization, UK USUALLY rationalisation Show phonetics
noun [C or U]

hy・brid

━━ n., a. 雑種（の）; 混成（の）; 混成物; 【言】混成語.
hybrid computer (sstem)　【コンピュータ】複合型［ハイブリッド］コンピュータ ((アナログとデジタルのハードウェアを持つ)).
hybrid IC　【コンピュータ】ハイブリッドIC.
hy・brid・ism　━━ n. 雑種であること; 雑種育成; 【言】混成.
hy・brid・ize　━━ v. かけ合わす; 雑種を産む; 混成語を作る.
h・brid・i・za・tion　n. 【生化】雑種形成, 交雑.
hybrid orbital　【物・化】混成軌道関数.
hybrid vigor　【遺伝】雑種強勢.

anonymous. baby drop box, scrutiny, anonymity

A merger would have to be approved by partners at Hogan and Lovells at meetings in December. The person with knowledge of the deal spoke only under anonymity, saying that discussions were continuing and could still collapse.

Detainee Alleging Torture to Be Sent to Britain, Source Says
A former British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be flown home early next week, marking the first transfer of a Guantanamo detainee by the Obama administration, according to a source involved in the process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on...
(By Peter Finn and Julie Tate, The Washington Post)


Briton Under Scrutiny for Role in Georgia Blame Game

A former British army captain helped Moscow turn the tide of opinion over who started the Russia-Georgia conflict. But his position as a fair observer is now being questioned.

General Motors is said to be considering whether or not to sell or close down more automotive brands. The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said Monday that all of G.M.'s brands except Cadillac and Chevrolet, which it considers core to its business, are under scrutiny.

Go to Article from Reuters via The New York Times»



17 babies are left in anonymous drop box in Japan
The Associated Press - TOKYO (AP) — An anonymous baby "drop box" in southern Japan received 17 babies from around the country in its first year since opening last May, ...


scrutinize, UK USUALLY scrutinise
verb [T]
to examine something very carefully in order to discover information:
He scrutinized the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.

scrutiny
noun [U]
the careful and detailed examination of something in order to obtain information about it:
The Government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.


anonymous Show phonetics adjective
1 made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public:
The money was donated by an anonymous benefactor.
Police said an anonymous caller warned that a bomb was about to go off.
An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful.
He received an anonymous letter threatening to disclose details of his affair if he didn't pay the money.
For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes to remain anonymous.

2 having no unusual or interesting features:
He has a rather anonymous face.

anonymously Show phonetics
adverb
The donation was made anonymously.

anonymity Show phonetics
noun [U]when someone's name is not given or known:
The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed anonymity.


drop box (technical )
An electric outlet box hung from above, as in a theater stagehouse where it is fed by a cable from the overhead gridiron.

out of puff, chou, hit-and-miss, dollop, nestling, poof

Tobacco-related deaths

Out of puff

Oct 29th 2009
From Economist.com

Where smoking kills most people

NEARLY one in five deaths in rich countries is caused by smoking, according to new data released this week by the World Health Organisation. In 2004, the latest year for which data are available, tobacco use killed an estimated 5.1m people worldwide, or one in every eight deaths of adults aged 30 and over. Residents of richer countries are suffering more now because they have been smoking longer: cancers and chronic respiratory diseases caused by tobacco smoke take a long time to develop. Deaths in poor countries, where many more people have taken on rich-world smoking habits in recent decades, are predicted to rise dramatically in the next 20 years.

Sutterstock

《中英對照讀新聞》Briton fuming over fine for smoking in own van英國人為在自己車上抽菸被罰錢感到惱火 ◎管淑平
A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain’s smoking ban -- by puffing on a cigarette in his own van, he said Friday. 一名油漆工?和裝潢師?因為在他自己的廂型車上抽菸違反英國禁菸法而被罰款，他週五表示。

poof
interj.

Used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared!

[Imitative.]

Few revolutions have been made with a hand-beater. But Mr Rich's was one. Before he began to experiment with flaking and precipitating soyabeans, whipped cream was a hit-or-miss affair. It would not keep, especially in the humid South. Nor would it freeze. Over-beating produced a buttery mess, and ambitious decorations sank gradually into gloop. To top it all, in wartime, heavy whipping cream was a banned substance. All available milk was needed fresh for the people, or dried and condensed for the troops. To dream of an éclair or a cream puff, even of a modest dollop nestling a cherry or topping off a sundae, was close to a traitorous act.

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I can lift heavy objects, do all the shopping, cooking, and dishwashing when my wife is ill, carry my own luggage without puffing. ...

nestle Show phonetics
verb [I or T; + adverb or preposition]
1 to rest yourself or part of your body in a warm, comfortable and protected position:
She nestled (her head) against his shoulder.

2 to be in, or put something in, a protected or sheltered position, with bigger things around it:
Bregenz is a pretty Austrian town that nestles between the Alps and Lake Constance.


dollop Show phonetics
noun [C]
a small amount of something soft, especially food:
a dollop of ice cream/whipped cream

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hit-and-miss Show phonetics
adjective (ALSO hit-or-miss)
If something is hit-and-miss you cannot depend on it to be of good quality, on time, accurate, etc:
The trains are often late, so getting to work on time is a fairly hit-and-miss affair.

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puff (BREATHE) Hide phonetics
verb [I]
to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise:
He came puffing up the stairs.
[+ speech] "I ran all the way home, " she puffed (= said while puffing).

puff Hide phonetics
noun INFORMAL
be out of puff to be breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercise

puffed (out) UK adjective [after verb] (US pooped) INFORMAL
breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercise:
I can't walk any further - I'm puffed!



cream puff

圖 http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=cream+puff&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: puff filled with cream or custard
Synonym: chou

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of various types of cabbage
Synonym: cabbage

Meaning #2: puff filled with cream or custard
Synonym: cream puff

chou m 1. (légume) cabbage; ~ de Bruxelles Brussels sprout 2. GASTR ~ à la crème cream puff 3. faire ~ blanc to draw a blank; rentrer dans le ~ à qn to beat sb up

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)

1. 一陣陣地吹(或噴)
Are you happy fireworks are puffing all around?
四周都在放煙火你開心嗎?
2. 噴著煙移動[Q][(+away/out)]
The train puffed into the station.
火車噴著煙駛進了站。
3. 喘氣;喘著氣走
They were puffing after climbing the hill.
他們爬山後正喘著氣。
4. 一口口抽煙(或噴煙)[Q][(+away/at/on)]
Pike was puffing away at a cigarette nervously.
派克緊張不安地一口接一口抽著煙卷。
5. 膨脹;腫脹[(+up/out)]
His sore thumb puffed up.
他那疼痛發炎的大拇指腫起來了。
6. 趾高氣揚,盛氣凌人[(+up/out)]

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

1. 一陣陣地吹(或噴)(空氣,塵土等)
The factory chimneys puffed dense smoke.
工廠的煙囪吐出濃煙。
2. 噴著煙行(路)
3. 使氣急[H][(+out)]
4. 吹熄[(+out)]
She puffed out the kerosene lamp.
她吹滅了煤油燈。
5. 喘著氣說
The old man managed to puff out a few words.
那老人好容易喘著氣說出幾句話。
6. 使充氣,使膨脹[(+out/up)]
The boy puffed out his cheeks.
這男孩鼓起他的雙頰。
7. 使驕傲自滿;使趾高氣揚[(+up)]
8. 吹捧(書等);為...作廣告
The miser was puffed as a philanthropist.
那個守財奴被說成是個慈善家。
9. 使鬆軟
10. (用粉撲)施(粉)

n. (名詞 noun)

1. (一)吹,(一)噴[C]
He blew out three candles with a single puff.
他一口氣吹滅了三根蠟燭。
2. 一陣,一股[C][(+of)]
Puffs of steam and smoke came from the engine.
一股股蒸汽和煙霧從那火車頭裡冒出來。
3. (抽)一口煙[C]
The manager took a puff at his cigarette.
經理抽了一口煙。
4. 呼吸,氣[U]
5. 膨脹;腫脹[C]
6. (衣服上的)墊肩[C]
7. 粉撲[C]
8. (奶油)鬆餅;泡芙[C]
9. 吹捧性的短文(或廣告等);吹捧[C][U]
That commentary was just so much puff.
那篇評價文章盡是吹捧而已。

シュークリーム 【(フランス) chou la crme】

小麦粉を卵で練り，天火で焼いて内側を空洞にした皮の中に，クリームを詰めた洋菓子。英語ではクリーム-パフ（cream puff）。

stub

You wouldn’t know it by his pay stubs, but Jiang Jianqing heads the world’s largest bank.

倘若光看他的薪資明細表，你不會知道全球最大銀行是由姜建清所領導。

Jiang, chairman of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, made just $234,700 in 2008. That’s less than 2 percent of the $19.6 million awarded to Jamie Dimon, chief executive of the world’s fourth-largest bank, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

中國工商銀行董事長姜建清2008年的薪資只有23萬4700美元， 還不到全球第4大銀行摩根大通執行長傑米．迪蒙的1960萬美元的2%。張沛元

stub
n.

1. The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up: a pencil stub; a cigarette stub. See Regional Note at stob.
2. Something cut short or arrested in development: a stub of a tail.
3. 1. The part of a check or receipt retained as a record.
   2. The part of a ticket returned as a voucher of payment.

tr.v., stubbed, stub·bing, stubs.

1. 1. To pull up (weeds) by the roots.
   2. To clear (a field) of weeds.
2. To strike (one's toe or foot) against something accidentally.
3. To snuff out (a cigarette butt) by crushing.

[Middle English stubbe, tree stump, from Old English stybb.]

upper reaches

A short list of Hungarian grievances would go like this. Since 1992 the new Slovak state has made its largest linguistic minority feel like outsiders. Native Slovak-speakers increasingly dominate the upper reaches of government; the handful of Magyarphones in the diplomatic service has been purged (from ten ambassadors to one, for example). The parts of southern Slovakia where Hungarians tend to live have missed out on foreign investment and have the worst public services. Bilingualism is declining: few mother-tongue Slovaks learn Hungarian; Hungarian-language schools teach Slovak remarkably badly. The rise of the Slovak National Party has made anti-Hungarian racism alarmingly acceptable in public life.


reach
v., reached, reach·ing, reach·es. v.tr.

1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend: reached out an arm.
2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending: can't reach the shelf.
3. To arrive at; attain: reached a conclusion; reached their destination.
4. 1. To succeed in getting in contact with or communicating with: They reached us by phone. Our newsletter reaches a specialized readership.
   2. To succeed in having an effect on: No one seems able to reach her anymore.
5. 1. To extend as far as: The property reaches the shore.
   2. To project as far as: A distant cry reached our ears.
   3. To travel as far as: a long fly ball that reached the stadium's wall.
6. To aggregate or amount to: Sales reached the millions.
7. Informal. To grasp and hand over to another: Reach me the sugar.

v.intr.

1. To thrust out or extend something.
2. To try to grasp or touch something: reached for a book.
3. 1. To have extension in space or time: a coat that reaches to the knee; a career that reached over several decades.
   2. To be extensive in influence or effect.
4. To make an excessive effort, as in drawing a conclusion or making a joke; overreach.
5. Nautical. To sail with the wind abeam.

n.

1. The act or an instance of stretching or thrusting out.
2. The extent or distance something can reach.
3. 1. Range of understanding; comprehension: a subject beyond my reach.
   2. Range or scope of influence or effect.
4. An expanse: a reach of prairie; the lower reaches of the food chain.
5. A pole connecting the rear axle of a vehicle with the front.
6. Nautical. The tack of a sailing vessel with the wind abeam.
7. The stretch of water visible between bends in a river or channel.

[Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣcan.]

reachable reach'a·ble adj.
reacher reach'er n.

SYNONYMS reach, achieve, attain, gain, compass. These verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or objective. Reach is the least specific: reached home before dark; reach an understanding. Achieve suggests the application of skill or initiative: achieved national recognition. Attain implies the impelling force of ambition, principle, or ideals: trying to attain self-confidence. Gain connotes considerable effort in surmounting obstacles: gained the workers' trust. Compass implies succeeding by circumventing impediments: will compass the task. See also synonyms at range.

backdown

THE row is over but the problems remain. Amid an outcry from neighbouring Hungary, and discreet pressure from other outsiders, Slovakia’s government has backed away, for the moment, from implementing its badly drafted and intrusive-sounding new language law (see article).

Despite the backdown, hopes that membership of the European Union and NATO would bring a permanent end to central Europe’s tribal conflicts and historical grudges now look over-optimistic. It would be good if all concerned—the Slovak government, Hungarians in Slovakia and Hungary’s political parties—paused for reflection about the troubling issues that divide them. But the economic crisis, and the likely victory of the tough-talking Viktor Orban and his right-of-centre Fidesz party in Hungary’s parliamentary elections next year, are among the reasons for expecting another flare-up sooner rather than later.

backdown

n.A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.]

long-running

BBC NEWS | South Asia | China and India sign border deal

- [ 翻譯此頁 ]11 Apr 2005 ... India and China sign an agreement aimed at resolving their long-running dispute over the Himalayan border.

long-running


IN BRIEF: Having been performed for an extended period of time.

up, kept it up, up all night

Quote:

"The day I made that statement about inventing the internet, I was tired because I'd been up all night inventing the camcorder." — Al Gore

kept it up
Continue to do or maintain something, as in They were playing loud music, and they kept it up all night long. [Mid-1700s] Also see keep up, def. 4.


up
adv.

1. 1. In or to a higher position: looking up.
   2. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center: up from the lunar surface.
2. In or to an upright position: sat up in bed.
3. 1. Above a surface: coming up for air.
   2. So as to detach or unearth: pulling up weeds.
   3. Above the horizon: as the sun came up.
4. Into view or existence: draw up a will.
5. Into consideration: take up a new topic.
6. In or toward a position conventionally regarded as higher, as on a scale, chart, or map: temperatures heading up; up in Canada.
7. To or at a higher price: stocks that are going up.
8. So as to advance, increase, or improve: Our spirits went up.
9. With or to a greater intensity, pitch, or volume: turn the sound up.
10. Into a state of excitement or turbulence: stir up; rouse up.
11. Completely; entirely: drank it up in a gulp; fastened up the coat.
12. Used as an intensifier of the action of a verb: typed up a list.
13. So as to approach; near: came up and kissed me.
14. To a stop: pulled up in front of the station.
15. Each; apiece: The score was tied at 11 up.
16. Apart; into pieces: tore it up.
17. Nautical. To windward.

adj.

1. Being above a former position or level; higher: My grades are up. The pressure is up.
2. 1. Out of bed: was up by seven.
   2. Standing; erect.
   3. Facing upward: two cards up, one down; the up side of a tossed coin.
3. Raised; lifted: a switch in the up position.
4. Moving or directed upward: an up elevator.
5. 1. Marked by increased excitement or agitation; aroused: Our fighting spirit was up.
   2. Informal. Cheerful; optimistic; upbeat.
   3. Slang. Happily excited; euphoric: After receiving the award, the performer was really up.
6. Informal. Taking place; going on: wondered what was up back home.
7. Being considered; under study: a contract that is up for renewal.
8. Running as a candidate.
9. On trial; charged: The defendant is up for manslaughter.
10. Having been finished; over: Your time is up.
11. Informal.
    1. Prepared; ready: had to be up for the game.
    2. Well informed; abreast: not up on sports.
12. Functioning or capable of functioning normally; operational: Their computers are now up.
13. Sports. Being ahead of one's opponent: up two strokes in golf.
14. Baseball. At bat.
15. As a bet; at stake.
16. Nautical. Bound; headed: a freighter up for Panama.

prep.

1. From a lower to or toward a higher point on: up the hill.
2. Toward or at a point farther along: two miles up the road.
3. In a direction toward the source of: up the Mississippi.
4. Nautical. Against: up the wind.

n.

1. An upward slope; a rise.
2. An upward movement or trend.
3. Slang. A feeling of excitement or euphoria.

v., upped, up·ping, ups. v.tr.

1. To increase: upped their fees; upping our output.
2. To raise to a higher level, especially to promote to a higher position.
3. Nautical. To raise: up anchor; up sail.

v.intr.

1. To get up; rise.
2. Informal. To act suddenly or unexpectedly: "She upped and perjured her immortal soul" (Margery Allingham).

idioms:

on the up-and-up (or up and up) Informal.

1. Open and honest.

up against

1. Confronted with; facing: up against a strong opponent.

up to

1. Occupied with, especially devising or scheming: a prowler up to no good.
2. Able to do or deal with: didn't feel up to a long drive.
3. Dependent on: The success of this project is up to us.
4. 1. To the point of; as far as: I'm up to chapter 15 in my book.
   1. As long as: allowed up to two hours to finish the test.
   1. As many as: seed that yields up to 300 bushels per acre.

[Middle English up, upward and uppe, on high, both from Old English ūp.]

library

librarianship

library
n., pl., -ies.

1. 1. A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
   2. A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.
   3. A room in a private home for such a collection.
   4. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.
2. A commercial establishment that lends books for a fee.
3. A series or set of books issued by a publisher.
4. A collection of recorded data or tapes arranged for ease of use.
5. A set of things similar to a library in appearance, function, or organization: a library of computer programs.
6. Genetics. A collection of cloned DNA sequences whose location and identity can be established by mapping the genome of a particular organism.

[Middle English librarie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin librārium, bookcase, from neuter of librārius, of books, from liber, libr-, book.]

goodie, goody-goody, rebel, goody two-shoes

Employers Avoid Axing Oldies but Goodies

Hard-pressed companies forced to make layoffs tend to cut younger workers while retaining those over 55

Now, I am not a goody-two-shoes when it comes to this. When I was sent to a military school at the age of 14, I soon learned to sprinkle my discourse with an occasional "bleep." But then, and ever since, not in mixed company … and only when, like the icing on the cake, not the main ingredient but the judicious enhancer of the flavor.


goodie
n. - 好人, 好孩子, 正面人物, 好

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主人公, いい人
int. - すてき

Joan was a goody-goody and I was a rebel.
( 當時姊姊) Joan 性喜討好人，而我則富叛逆性

A prudish, self-righteous individual, a goody-goody. For example, Phyllis was a real goody two-shoes, tattling on her friends to the teacher. This expression alludes to the main character of a nursery tale, The History of Goody Two-Shoes (1765), who was so pleased when receiving a second shoe that she kept saying "Two shoes." The goody in the story is short for goodwife but means "goody-goody" in the idiom.

goody-goody Hide phonetics
noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
someone who behaves in a way intended to please people in authority

rebel Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force, or a person who shows their disagreement with the ideas of people in authority or of society by behaving differently:
The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.
He was a bit of a rebel when he was a teenager and dyed his hair pink and had his nose pierced.

rebel Hide phonetics
verb [I] -ll-
1 to fight against the government or to refuse to obey rules, etc:
The people rebelled against the harsh new government.
Jacob rebelled against his parents' plans for him and left school at the age of 16.

2 to react against a feeling, action, plan, etc:
My poor sick stomach rebelled at the idea of any more food.

rebellion Hide phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] violent action organized by a group of people who are trying to change the political system in their country:
The government has brutally crushed the rebellion.

2 [C] action against those in authority or against the rules or against normal and accepted ways of behaving:
a backbench rebellion against the new foreign policy
her teenage rebellion

rebellious Hide phonetics
adjective
1 If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan to change the system, often using force:
rebellious groups of southern tribespeople

2 If someone is rebellious, they are difficult to control and do not behave in the way they are expected to:
Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.

abeyance, terse, bravo

Arrests in Iran Raise Ire of U.K.

Iran arrested nine local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran, drawing a terse response from the U.K. government and signaling an escalation of tensions.

abeyance Hide phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
a state of not happening or being used at present:
Hostilities between the two groups have been in abeyance since last June.
The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

━━ n. （一時的な）中止, 中絶, 停止; 未定（の状態）.
fall [go] into abeyance　中止になる.
hold … in abeyance　…を未定にしておく.
The taste of victory sent the enthusiasm of United Nations forces soaring. Unit commanders were in favor of pursuing the enemy northward without delay. However, orders were held in abeyance as word came that there was grave consternation at United Nations headquarters as to whether the intent of the combined effort had been to repel the invaders or rid the entire peninsula of Communist military forces.

in abeyance　停止中の［で］; 未決定の［で］.


Hillary This Blog's For You: Google First, Media Second
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
Heloise’s best advice: go to the Google gods first folks. Bend your fingers in abeyance, type in a few terse words and bingo, bravo and presto your prayers ...




TERSE
adj., ters·er, ters·est.

Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.

[Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre, to cleanse.]

tersely terse'ly adv.
terseness terse'ness n.


bravo


IN BRIEF: A shout of approval, often used in applauding a performance.

At the end of the beautiful performance of La Traviata, the crowd rose unanimously to their feet, applauding loudly with many shouts of "Bravo, bravo!"

Tutor's tip: "Brava" is verbal applause for a woman, while "bravo" is verbal applause for a man.

劍橋校刊 掀「波」濤

劍橋網路版校園刊物「The Tab」版面猶如八卦報翻版，內容也以八卦新聞為主，女學生清涼照讓這本刊物成為眾矢之的。 （取自每日郵報網站）

〔編譯鄭寺音／綜合報導〕著名學府英國劍橋大學總是給人治學嚴謹、學生認真向學的印象，但如果你看過該校的網路校刊「The Tab」，保證對劍橋既有的印象會大幅改觀。

「The Tab」以顛覆紙版校刊的風格創站以來，吸引眾多校友嚐鮮，首週瀏覽率堂堂突破八萬人次，傳統校刊龍頭地位不保；不過「The Tab」內容低俗、讓人噴鼻血的清涼美女版，乍看有如直接取自八卦小報，無怪乎創刊後在保守的劍橋校園掀軒然大波。

打出清涼牌 招徠廣告

「The Tab」以報導名人八卦與體育新聞為主，最近該報最夯的新聞，包括慶祝劍橋女生胸部尺寸榮登英國第九的新聞「波很大」（Bravo），新鮮趣味的風格，轟動劍橋校園，該報向廣告主招攬生意時，甚至以劍橋最多人看的學生刊物為號召。

儘 管如此，「The Tab」猶如八卦報翻版的風格，還是無可避免地引來紙版校園刊物撻伐，劍橋學生會的女性幹部也對清涼照很有意見。學生會幹部絲札蕾克表示，女學生的清涼內 衣照，會讓越來越多人對女性有不當想法；連為了幫朋友忙而拍攝清涼照的女學生，最後也因為實在太尷尬，要求網站移除照片。

創辦「The Tab」的三名男學生對這些批評嗤之以鼻，直說學生會是「可悲的恐龍，不是該死了，就是會漸漸滅種」；創辦人之一的三年級學生阿提格其表示，「我們不是性 別歧視……網站只是小報的玩笑版而已」，他說，「The Tab」讓紙版校刊「Varsity」、「the Cambridge Student」讀者群大幅流失，是因為「學生想迅速取得新聞，而且是要有趣的新聞，他們已經讀太多論文了」。阿提格其也說，該報將延續風格，不會因為有 人抗議而有所改變。

latrines,wattles ,bushvelt, chattering

The death of Lazard's head Bruce Wasserstein has sparked speculation inside and outside the investment bank over whether the family trusts that control Mr. Wasserstein's ownership stake in Lazard will now consider selling the holdings, The Financial Times reported.

That, in turn, has prompted chatter that such a move could prompt Natixis, another stakeholder, to consider the same, the newspaper said. Together, the Wasserstein trusts and Natixis own about roughly 20 percent of Lazard, according to The Financial Times.

These considerations come a day after Lazard reported a $52.5 million profit for its third quarter, a 4 percent drop from the same time last year, as its mergers advisory business remained a drag on strong results from its restructuring advisory unit.



Then there were her questions: as many as 200 of them a year, asked in Parliament and recorded in Hansard, on any subject that might embarrass South Africa’s white rulers. How many people were being held without trial? How many blacks were arrested each day for violating the Pass Laws? Why were they being forcibly removed to areas with nothing but rows of tin latrines, where only wattles grew in the sand? Why did the police turn up to remove them at four in the morning? Why did they use rubber bullets to disperse protesting crowds? Was it true that prisoners were kept in solitary confinement, beaten with straps, made to sleep on the floor? On, on, on. One National Party MP said she reminded him of “a cricket in a tree when it is very dry in the bushvelt. His chirping makes you deaf but the tune remains the same.” Botha said her “chattering” was like water dripping on a tin roof. Mrs Suzman was delighted to annoy them in the cause of justice.


latrine Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a toilet, especially a simple one such as a hole in the ground, used in a military area or when camping

wat・tle

━━ n. 編み枝（細工）, 編み垣; （鶏・七面鳥などの）肉垂(にくすい); 【植】アカシアの類.
━━ vt. （かき根・屋根などを）編み枝で作る; 編み合わせる.
wattle and daub　【建】荒打ちしっくい, 荒壁.
wattle and daub Hide phonetics
noun [U]
a mixture of sticks, earth and clay, which is used in some parts of the world as a building material:
The walls of timber-framed houses were often made of wattle and daub.
a wattle-and-daub hut

wat・tled　━━ a. 編み枝作りの; 肉垂のある.


chatter Hide phonetics
verb [I]
1 to talk for a long time about things that are not important:
She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.
He chattered on about nothing in particular.

2 If animals chatter, they make quick repeated noises:
The gun shot made the monkeys chatter in alarm.

3 If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened:
I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.

chatter Hide phonetics
noun [U]
1 conversation about things that are not important:
I can't concentrate with Ann's constant chatter.

2 the quick repeated noises that some animals make:
He could hear the chatter of birds in the trees overhead.

stone cold sober,Teetotaler

The book is delicious, in its minimalist, essayistic way. But it sends you out the door a bit hungry, and stone sober.

February 25, 2009, 10:00 pm

Rock Star, Meet Teetotaler

By Sacha Z. Scoblic

In the restaurant, the little tables shimmered under the moody lighting. It was just the kind of lightning, I knew, that after a few drinks would take on a shadowy glow and make our table the only table, a tiny oasis. But here I was: stone cold sober, out of the house for the first time in weeks, and meeting new people — an intimidatingly attractive couple with bright smiles and even brighter careers.

stone

adj.

1. Relating to or made of stone: a stone wall.
2. Made of stoneware or earthenware.
3. Complete; utter: a stone liar.

adv.

Completely; utterly: stone cold; standing stone still.

teetotal Hide phonetics
adjective
never drinking alcohol or opposed to the drinking of alcohol

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
2. Total; absolute.

[Probably partly TEE¹ (pronunciation of the first letter in TOTAL) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of TOTAL.]

teetotally tee·to'tal·ly adv.

intertwined

Henry Adams is the author of Tom and Jack: The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock, to be published in November by Bloomsbury Press.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Decoding-Jackson-Pollock.html#ixzz0VOhmj7LV

At first the government seemed intent on making sure AIG paid high interest rates for the taxpayer funds, but now those dreams seem to be over as officials have concluded the insurance company is so intertwined with other parts of the financial sector that its collapse would be much more expensive in the long run.

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intertwine Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate:
The town's prosperity is inextricably intertwined with the fortunes of the factory.
The trees' branches intertwined to form a dark roof over the path.

• closely-intertwined with
• 《be 〜》〜と密接｛みっせつ｝に関連し合う
• complexly intertwined with related factors
• 《be 〜》関連｛かんれん｝する要因｛よういん｝が複雑｛ふくざつ｝に絡み合う
• deeply intertwined promise and peril
• deeply-intertwined promise and perilより転送
  可能性｛かのうせい｝と危険｛きけん｝が複雑｛ふくざつ｝に絡み合った状態｛じょうたい｝
• deeply-intertwined promise and peril
• 可能性｛かのうせい｝と危険｛きけん｝が複雑｛ふくざつ｝に絡み合った状態｛じょうたい｝
• intertwined in some way or other with one's life
• 《be 〜》〜の人生｛じんせい｝に何らかの形でつながりを持った

wind-up, wind up

Chilean Leader’s Legacy Is Upended Traditions and Balanced Books
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
After a rough start, Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s first woman in the presidency, is winding up her term as one of the country’s most popular leaders.

wind-up
n.

1. 1. The act of bringing something to an end.
   2. A concluding part; a conclusion.
2. Baseball. The movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball.

adj.

Operated by a spring that is wound up by hand.

Full Circle

Full Circle in Berlin

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Blue is ubiquitous in Wiesel's works

Mindy Wiesel’s abstract paintings are hauntingly inspired by her parents’ suffering during the Nazi regime.

Mindy Wiesel was born in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany two years after her Jewish parents were freed from Auschwitz. The young family emigrated to the United States – but the shadows cast by the past proved to be long. A Berlin gallery is now hosting Wiesel’s first ever exhibition in her „native“ Germany.

Report: Alexa Dvorson

roman, narrative, bowel

對這場危機的主要敘述將對這些問題的答案產生深刻影響。「敘述」(Narrative)超越了戲劇性故事本身的發展。它對已經發生的事情提供解釋，並為未來的構想提供框架。大約存在12種關於大衰退(Great Recession)的敘述。
A crisis in search of a narrative by

Daniel Yergin 2009-10-28

'Lords of Finance'

By LIAQUAT AHAMED
Reviewed by JOE NOCERA A grand narrative of the events leading to the Great Depression, built around the stories of four powerful central bankers.

The Spare Room is a novel by Australian writer Helen Garner, set over the course of three weeks while the narrator, Helen, cares for a friend dying of bowel cancer. The Spare Room was published in 2008.

bow・el

── n. 腸の一部; （pl.） 腸, 內臓; （pl.） 內部, 奧; 〔古〕 （pl.） 情け.
bowel movement [motion]　便通 ((略 BM)).

narrate Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen:
Documentaries are often narrated by well-known actors.
One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster.

narration Hide phonetics
noun
1 [U] the act of telling a story

2 [C or U] a spoken description of events given during a film or television programme:
Dame Judi Dench did the narration for the documentary.

narrative Hide phonetics
noun [C or U] FORMAL
a story or a description of a series of events:
It's a moving narrative of wartime adventure.

narrator Hide phonetics
noun [C]
the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film

Wikipedia article "Roman Polanski". 的自述"Roman by Polanski "雙關語：roman 是法語」小說」又是他的名字。

· Polanski, Roman. (1984). "Roman". New York: Morrow. (1985). "Roman". London: Heinemann. London: Pan.

roman
n.

1. A narrative poem or a prose tale in medieval French literature.
2. A novel.

[French, from Old French romans, romance. See romance.]

showdown, regain, RNC (GOP), D.N.C.

Bartz Vows Yahoo Will Regain Respect

CEO Bartz said the Internet giant's 6% operating margin is "unacceptable" and she vowed to regain the respect the company has lost over the past several years.

Obama Taps Kaine to Lead D.N.C.

By ADAM NAGOURNEY 6:52 PM ET

Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia has been picked to succeed Howard Dean as head of the Democratic National Committee.

Six Vying To Become The Next RNC Chair
Following an election that has left Republicans with no clear vision about how to regain power, the normally low-profile race to head the GOP's national committee has turned into a six-man showdown that has opened rifts along racial, regional and ideological lines.
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

GOP美國共和黨
RNC 是 Republican National Committee (Convention)


showdown Hide phonetics
noun [C] 攤牌（ポーカーで）手札を全部開いて並べること; 決着; 対決; 暴露.
an important argument which is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a long time:
The President is preparing for a showdown with his advisers over his plans to reform the economy.
Millions of dollars were spent on lawyers in a courtroom showdown between the two companies.

TOP STORY

With CSX's Letter, Showdown With Hedge Fund Looms

CSX's board on Friday publicly backed management and rebutted criticisms by a hedge fund that the railroad operator has overspent and failed to improve its stock's performance.

In an unusually detailed letter to The Children's Investment Fund, known as TCI, CSX said that it had considered -- and rejected -- all of the fund's suggestions, including changes to its board and cutting back on spending. It also said that it has rejected the fund's more drastic suggestions, including a management-led buyout or a leveraged recapitalization.

"The Board respects TCI's right as a shareholder to express its opinions regarding CSX and will continue to keep an open mind," the board writes in its letter. "However, the Board believes that the approaches TCI has offered are not in the best interests of CSX shareholders and, in some cases, have damaged the industry."

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way (EMPHASIS), premature

The politically savvy American Federation of Teachers has decided that it is better to get in the game. In New Haven, the union has agreed in its new contract to develop an evaluation system in collaboration with the city. Secretary Duncan praised the agreement lavishly. But the accolades seem premature given that crucial details have yet to be worked out.




Cramer said that "in this bullish tape, Google is going way up." With all the talk of the death of newspapers, "every single ad that would have gone in ...

Eating a Bit Less Salt Can Be a Big Health Boon

By Tiffany Sharples

Americans consume way, way too much salt. Cutting just one gram a day would go a long way toward preventing heart disease and premature death, according to a new report

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way (EMPHASIS) Hide phonetics
adverb INFORMAL
used to emphasize degree or separation, especially in space or time:
After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners.
She spends way too much money on clothes.


premature
adj.

1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end.
2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.

[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemātūrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mātūrus, ripe.]

prematurely pre'ma·ture'ly adv.
prematureness pre'ma·ture'ness or pre'ma·tu'ri·ty n.

uncharitable

UNCHARITABLE QUESTIONS GREET TYCOON'S GIVEAWAY

uncharitable
adj.

1. Exhibiting no charity or generosity.
2. Unfair or unkind: uncharitable remarks.

uncharitableness un·char'i·ta·ble·ness n.
uncharitably un·char'i·ta·bly adv.

Ares

美國太空總署（NASA）28日成功試射「戰神9號」（Ares I-X）火箭，製造這型火箭的目的在取代老舊的太空梭，並且期待有朝一日用此火箭將太空人送上月球和火星。


Ares
n. Greek Mythology

The god of war.

(European mythology)

The Greek war god, the son of Zeus and Hera. An unpopular deity, Ares received serious worship only in central and northern Greece. In mythology he appears as an instigator of violence, a tempestuous lover, or an unscrupulous friend. Without any moral attributes, Ares can be bloody, merciless, fearful, and cowardly, in striking contrast to the Roman Mars.

artic

ARCTAS

Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites

arc·tic (ärk'tĭk, är'tĭk)

adj.

Extremely cold; frigid. See synonyms at cold.

n.

A warm waterproof overshoe.

[Alteration (influenced by Latin arcticus) of Middle English artic, northern, from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos, bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major.]

aura

Aura Mission

A mission dedicated to the health of Earth's atmosphere.

• aura /ˈɔːrə/ DJ /'ɔrə/ KK
  • a feeling or particular quality that is very noticeable and seems to surround a person or place 氣氛；氛圍；氣質 noun ~ (of sth)
    • She always has an aura of confidence. 她總是滿有信心的樣子。

英文字典

• aura
  • An aura is a quality or feeling that seems to surround a person or place or to come from them.
  n., pl., au·ras, or au·rae (ôr'ē).
• An invisible breath, emanation, or radiation.
• A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere: An aura of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.
• Pathology. A sensation, as of a cold breeze or a bright light, that precedes the onset of certain disorders, such as an epileptic seizure or an attack of migraine.

[Middle English, gentle breeze, from Latin, from Greek aurā, breath.]

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aura

1. 氣氛 身的痕跡trace與氣氛aura痕跡指的是建築物與歷史表達露出其年. 齡的痕跡時間的疤痕而 www.airoc.org.tw - 相關搜尋
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3. 先兆 由美國噴射推進實驗室研製而成的AURA地球觀測衛星在經歷三次發射延誤之後﹐2004年7月 satellite.cma.gov.cn - 相關搜尋

condor

現 年82歲的阿爾瓦雷茲是1973年烏拉圭軍事政變的要角，也是軍政府統治（1973-85）的末代獨裁者。法官認定他犯下37件「嚴重殺人罪」，參與了與南美其他各國軍政府，聯手迫害國內異議份子的禿鷹行動（Operation Condor）。他曾把流亡至阿根廷的異議份子綁架回國後，加以處決。他在2007年即因此而被判有罪，身陷囹圄至今。

• condor /ˈkɒndɔː(r)/ DJ /ˈkɑːn-/ DJ US /'kɑndɔr/ KK US
  • a large bird of the vulture family, that lives mainly in S America 神鷹，大禿鷹（主要棲居在南美洲） noun

英文字典

• condor
  • A condor is a large South American bird that eats the meat of dead animals.
  n.
• Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California, having a bare head and neck and dull black plumage containing variable amounts of white. With a wingspan of about three meters (ten feet), they are the largest birds in the Western Hemisphere.
• A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.

[Spanish cóndor, from Quechua cuntur.]

• 
  

the tenor of

The titles of the book's last two sections indicate the tenor of Barzun's overall assessment: "Embracing the Absurd" and "Demotic Life and Times."

tenor

n.

1. A continuous, unwavering course. See synonyms at tendency.
2. The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in "Life's but a walking shadow" (Shakespeare).
3. 1. The course of thought or argument running through something written or spoken.
   2. General sense; purport.
4. Law.
   1. The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect.
   2. An exact copy of a document.
5. Music.
   1. The highest natural adult male voice.
   2. One who sings this part.
   3. An instrument that sounds within this range.
   4. (Abbr. T) A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin, uninterrupted course, from tenēre, to hold, continue.]

• tenor /ˈtenə(r)/ DJ /'tɛnɚ/ KK
  • noun
    • a man's singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman's voice; a man with a tenor voice 男高音；男高音歌手 countable
    • a musical part written for tenor voice （樂譜中的）男高音部 singular
    • the general character or meaning of sth 大意；要旨；要領 singular the ~ of sth formal
      • I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. 他的話中的要點使我深受鼓舞。
  • adjective
    • of a musical instrument 樂器 with a range of notes similar to that of a tenor voice 次中音的 only before noun
      • a tenor saxophone/trombone 次中音薩克斯管╱長號

英文字典

• tenor
  • A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high.
  • A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch.
  • The tenor of something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses.

refund, repurchase, buyback, repay

IBM Sells Unit, Expands Buyback

IBM agreed to sell a unit that resells design software and said its board authorized another $5 billion to use for stock repurchases.

IBM boosted its quarterly dividend 10% and set aside $3 billion for additional stock repurchases, but an executive said it still has the capability for an acquisition.

The company also authorized an additional $3 billion in share buybacks.


Mr. Peck said the vast majority of Art Capital’s customers repaid their loans and were satisfied with the company’s services.


Microsoft Approves Buybacks
Microsoft's board approved a stock buyback of $40 billion and an 18% increase in the company's quarterly dividend. H-P also is boosting share repurchases.

Kodak Gets Refund, Plans
$1 Billion Share Buyback

Kodak received a $581 million windfall from the IRS and said it will use the refund to fund a stock buyback.

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repay Show phonetics
verb [T] repaid, repaid
to pay back or to reward someone or something:
He had to sell his car to repay the bank loan.
She repaid the loan to her mother.
[+ two objects] She repaid her mother the loan.
How can I ever repay you for all your kindness?

repayable Show phonetics
adjective
The loan is repayable (= must be repaid) over six months.

repayment Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
when you repay someone or something:
mortgage repayments
The bank demanded immediate repayment.

refund

(rĭ-fŭnd', rē'fŭnd')

v., -fund·ed, -fund·ing, -funds. v.tr.

To give back, especially money; return or repay: refunded the purchase price.

v.intr.

To make repayment.

n. (rē'fŭnd')

1. A repayment of funds.
2. An amount repaid.

[Middle English refunden, from Old French refunder, from Latin refundere : re-, re- + fundere, to pour.]

prole, bourgeoisie, gentleman

The middle class in emerging markets

Two billion more bourgeois

Feb 12th 2009
From The Economist print edition

The rise of a new middle class has changed the world. What if they sink back into poverty?

bourgeoisie

(bʊr'zhwä-zē')
n.

1. The middle class.
2. In Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle.

[French, from bourgeois, bourgeois. See bourgeois.]

bour・geois

［f.］>a., n. （pl. ～） 【仏史】中産階級の（人）; （現代の）有産階級の（人） （proletariatの対）; 形式主義の［者］; （物欲の強い）教養のない人, 俗物（の）.
bour・geoi・sie
　［n. 【史】（the ～） ((単複両扱い)) 中産階級［社会］; （現代の）有産階級.
bour・geoi・si・fi・ca・tion
　━━ n. 中産階級化.

2004 從這首根據莫里哀的一齣芭蕾劇。
Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op 60 by Strauss, Richard
似乎可知法國和德國的 gentleman之相對語……
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我喜歡羅德利歌的貴紳幻想曲（古典吉他），所以我直覺把Gentilhomme Suite視為一個單位，譯作「貴紳組曲」；剩下的Le Bourgeois就簡單了，也就是常聽說的「布爾喬亞」階級，（我一直很想知道首創翻譯成「布爾喬亞」的人是誰？）。因此，這齣芭蕾舞劇我要譯作「布爾喬亞貴紳組曲」。

gentilhomme是 gentil (gentle) + homme (man) 也就是 gentleman之意沒錯。不過，依我淺淺的法文學習經驗，印象中尚未閱讀過這個簡單的字彙。值得介紹的是 gentil 的名詞意義，在宗教歷史上，它代表異教徒〔對基督徒而言〕，也代表外國人〔對於希伯來人而言〕。

至於bourgeois大家都了解它代表中產階級，習慣上都稱呼「布爾喬亞」，但是，也值得提醒大家，它的形容詞意義有個貶義，隱指「庸俗、守舊、市儈」。所以，我會考慮把Le bourgeois gentilhomme譯作「庸俗的貴紳」（或許還可以濃縮）。

這裡要指出來，對我來說，有suite和沒有suite的差別很大。

以上僅供早餐時間參考。

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大陸有Molière（1622-73）《莫里哀戲劇全集》北京：文化藝術出版社，1999 。第四冊（pp.1-96）有此劇翻譯：《布爾喬亞貴族》，翻譯序稱其為莫里哀喜劇中一部不朽的杰作。此劇許多法語和土土耳語的之奇怪翻譯笑話。

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推荐書籍：Peter Gay《史尼茨勒的世紀；布爾喬亞經驗一百年》（梁永安譯，台北：立緒，2004，第一章 （諸）布爾喬亞 （Bourgeoisie（s））

「 一般維多利亞時代人都是沒耐性去仔細區分事情的，但他們所用的語詞卻反映出他們意識到布爾喬亞是「一」中有「多」的事實。他們在保留了「布爾喬亞」這個共稱之餘又對它加以切割：德國人有「大布爾喬亞」（Grossburgertum）和「小布爾喬亞」（Kleinburgertum）的二分法；法國人則有「大布爾喬亞」（grande bourgeoisie）、「中布爾喬亞」（bonne bourgeoisie）和「小布爾喬亞」（petite bourgeoisie）的三分法。稍後，人們在上述的粗分法之外又再細切，像是德國人就把「富有的布爾喬亞」（Besitzburgertum）與「有教養的布爾喬亞」（Bildungsburgertum）區分開來。不管何處，民眾的慣用語都反映出階級的複雜性：在法國，人們帶著忌妒與鄙夷混雜的情緒，把有政治影響力的銀行家稱為「金融貴族」（l'aristocracie financiere）；在德國，對等的字眼是「金錢貴族」（Geldaristokratie）。另外，出於對最低層級布爾喬亞（領最低薪水的職員）的藐視，人們戲稱他們為「高領無產階級」（Stehkragenproletarier） 。（譯註：高領是指豎起的衣領，穿高領襯衫是維多利亞時代布爾喬亞的習尚。「高領無產階級」的含意猶如「穿西裝的窮人」）這種矛盾構詞法是追求精確所不可少的。」

以後再補充說明

gentleman


prole (prōl)

n.

A proletarian: "If there is hope . . . it lies in the proles" (George Orwell).

wick,moisture-wicking, capillary action

Muscling Into the Mainstream
By DAVID COLMAN
Can Under Armour, a line of moisture-wicking compression garments designed to wear under sports uniforms, beloved by football players, body builders and soldiers, make it to the majors?

wick off ...

wick
n.

1. A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
2. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.

tr. & intr.v., wicked (wĭkt), wick·ing, wicks.

To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: water gradually wicking up through the bricks.

[Middle English wike, from Old English wēoce.]

wicking The action of absorption by means of capillary action.

cap・il・lar・y

━━ a., n. 毛のような; 毛細管（の）.
cap・il・lar・i・ty
　━━ n. 毛（細）管現象.
capillary attraction [action]　毛管引力.
capillary tube　毛（細）管.

ingest caffeine, bring on

A vet said all four animals died of kidney failure, brought on by ingesting anti-freeze.

一名獸醫表示，所有4隻動物都是死於腎衰竭，是因為攝取防凍劑造成的。

bring on：片語，使發生、使出現。例句：His illness was brought on by poor feeding.（他的病是飲食不佳造成的。）

1. Cause to happen, produce, as in His cold brought on an asthma attack. This usage was first recorded in John Milton's Samson Agonistes (1671): "These evils . . . I myself have brought them on." Also see bring about.
2. Cause to appear or bring into action, as in Bring on the jugglers. [Mid-1800s]

羅彥傑

Exhausted Australian doctors have been told to drink up to six cups of coffee a day to stay awake during extended shifts, building pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to seize control of state-run hospitals.

筋疲力盡的澳洲醫師們被要求，每天喝多達6杯咖啡，以便在加班時保持清醒，此事增加了陸克文總理接管國營醫院的壓力。

A document on fatigue management released by health officials in Queensland state recommended doctors ingest 400 milligrams of caffeine to stay awake on the job, or the equivalent of six cups of coffee, after warnings that patients were dying.

在有人警告病患性命即將不保後，昆士蘭州衛生官員公布有關疲勞處理的文件，建議醫師應攝取400毫克的咖啡因，以便在工作時保持清醒，這相當於6杯咖啡。

Definition

Caffeine is a drug that stimulates the central nervous system.

Description

Caffeine is found naturally in coffee, tea, and chocolate. Colas and some other soft drinks contain it. Caffeine also comes in tablet and capsule forms and can be bought without a prescription. Over-the-counter caffeine brands include No Doz, Overtime, Pep-Back, Quick-Pep, Caffedrine, and Vivarin. Some pain relievers, medicines for migraine headaches, and antihistamines also contain caffeine.

in·gest (ĭn-jĕst')
tr.v., -gest·ed, -gest·ing, -gests.

1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See synonyms at eat.
2. To take in and absorb as food: "Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" (Carol Kaesuk Yoon).

[Latin ingerere, ingest- : in-, in; see in-² + gerere, to carry.]

ingestible in·gest'i·ble adj.
ingestion in·ges'tion n.
ingestive in·ges'tive adj.

alphabet

Web Alphabet Is Set to Change

The body that oversees the design of the Internet is set to let Web addresses be expressed in characters other than those of the Roman alphabet.

alphabet
n.

1. The letters of a language, arranged in the order fixed by custom.
2. A system of characters or symbols representing sounds or things.
3. A set of basic parts or elements: "genetic markers . . . that contain repeated sequences of the DNA alphabet" (Sandra Blakeslee).

[Middle English alphabete, from Latin alphabētum, from Greek alphabētos : alpha, alpha; see alpha + bēta, beta; see beta.]

industrial action

What we will do to maintain and recover service

If the industrial action goes ahead, Royal Mail has strong contingency plans to do all we can to keep mail moving and minimise disruption for our customers:

• Keep mail moving – over 900 managerial and contract drivers will move mail around the country on strike days.

Royal Mail Strikes

Industrial action (UK, Ireland and Australia) or job action (US) refers collectively to any measure taken by trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce productivity in a workplace. Quite often it is used and interpreted, mistakenly, as a euphemism for strike, but the scope is much wider. Industrial action may take place in the context of a labour dispute or may be meant to effect political or social change. Specifically industrial action may include one or more of the following:

paraphrase, repeat, formalize, reiterate

Chip Designer ARM Posts Lower Profit

ARM Holdings reported a drop in third-quarter earnings, hurt by lower revenue during the difficult economic environment, and reiterated its full-year revenue guidance.

Beijing Formalizes Call for New Reserve Currency
Wall Street Journal - USA
BEIJING -- China's central bank reiterated its call for the creation of a new international currency that could replace currencies such as the dollar in ...

The latest recordings by a couple of popular country music acts will never hit the Billboard charts but, to paraphrase the title of a song from the movie -"Nashville"- it don’t worry them.

That’s because the recordings -- by the singer Phil Vassar and the group Little Big Town -- were made on behalf of Red Roof Inn, a leading budget lodging chain. As part of a campaign that began last week, the voices of Mr. Vassar and the members of Little Big Town can be heard when guests at Red Roof motels ask for wake-up calls or potential guests are placed on hold when calling to book rooms.

When speaking with them, be sure you have done enough research to be knowledgeable about a subject and paraphrase back what they have said to acknowledge that you understand their ideas. To raise problems with their argument, ask questions instead of challenging them.


To paraphrase W. Edwards Deming, 94% of all improvement is in the hands of top management (through policy changes, procedural changes, investments in ...

「repeated」的搜尋結果

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... of Rivier College, repeated to the author the words of her business manager: "We can not afford to purchase equipment and buildings at the lowest price. ...

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Is there continual improvement of materials, of selection of new employees, of the skills of people at work on the job, and of repeated operations? ...

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He repeated a few months later the same fallacy (Washington Post, 22 May 1983, pp. 1,6). Merit Pay System Suggested as a Way to Improve Schools By JUAN ...

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A repeated and repeatable pattern (Method 2 performs better than Method 1), without unexplained failure over a range of environmental conditions, ...

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Where would you wish your business to be five years from now? b. How do you think you will accomplish these aims? By what method? (Repeated from William A. ...

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... repeated ...

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What about repeated operations that do not change with the product : do you keep a running record and a control chart on some of them? h. ...

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A repeated pattern of difference should of course be investigated. A remittance sent by a bank to the wrong bank or firm will eventually be straightened out ...

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This scenario was repeated three more times before the cargo reached its appointed resting place. Results: costs increased. (Contributed by Margaret Miller. ...

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Repeated measurements of the same item over a period of time must show statistical control in order for the instrument and operator thereof to qualify as a ...

re·it·er·ate (rē-ĭt'ə-rāt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

To say or do again or repeatedly. See synonyms at repeat.

reiteration re·it'er·a'tion n.
reiterative re·it'er·a'tive (-ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.
reiteratively re·it'er·a'tive·ly adv.
reiterator re·it'er·a'tor n.

TNE 「repeated」的搜尋結果

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We are ready to formalize our oft-repeated advice not to be overcome with satisfaction merely to meet specifications. ...

paraphrase Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to repeat something written or spoken using different words, often in a humorous form or in a simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer








paraphrase Show phonetics
noun [C] restatement
She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.

(パラフレーズ ₄ [paraphrase]

（名）スル
(1)原文の語句を別のやさしい言葉に置き換えること。敷衍(ふえん)。意訳。
(2)ある楽曲を他の楽器の演奏用などに変形・編曲すること。また、その曲。敷衍曲。改編曲。)

formalize
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To give a definite form or shape to.
2. 1. To make formal.
   2. To give formal standing or endorsement to; make official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedure.

formalizable for'mal·iz'a·ble adj.
formalization for'mal·i·za'tion (-mə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
formalizer for'mal·iz'er n.

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repeat Show phonetics
verb
1 [T] to say or tell people something more than once:
Would you mind repeating what you just said?
Please don't repeat what I've just told you to anyone else.
[+ that] She repeated that she had no intention of standing for President.

2 [I or T] to happen, or to do something, more than once:
The test must be repeated several times.
This is an offer never to be repeated.
Johnny had to repeat a year/class at school.
[R] Some historians think that history repeats itself.

3 repeat yourself to say the same thing again, or the same things again and again:
His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself.

repeat Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 when something happens or is done more than once:
All this is a repeat/a repeat performance of what happened last year.

2 a television or radio programme that is broadcast again:
There's nothing but repeats on television these days.

repeated Show phonetics
adjective
happening again and again:
repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

repeatedly Show phonetics
adverb
many times:
He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.

repetition Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
when you repeat something:
His books are full of repetition and useless information.

the status quo, disturber, actuality

1. Despite Its Woes, California's Dream Still Lives

By Michael Grunwald

The Golden State has fought the status quo since its birth 160 years ago. But even amid a particularly rough chapter in the state's history, the nation's future is being written in California. A special report

Majority Favors Cross-strait Status Quo (sic)
過半民眾希望維持兩岸現狀

from Front Matter: "... the thesis of my lectures about the public role of the intellectual as outsider, "amateur ," and disturber of the status quo. ..."
我這個系列演講的主題是：知識分子的公共角色是局外人、「業餘者」、攪擾現狀的人(outsider, "amateur," and disturber of the status quo)。

1.	on Page 7:
	"... individuals with powerful personalities and, above all, they have to be in a state of almost permanent opposition to the status quo: ..."
2.	on Page 22:
	"... media-and not only media but whole trends of thought that maintain the status quo, keep things within an acceptable and sanctioned perspective on actuality-by providing what ..."
3.	on Page 27:
	"... one of whose main functions is to preserve the status quo, and to make certain that things go smoothly, unchanged, and unchallenged . George Orwell talks about this very persuasively in ..."
4.	on Page 39:
	"... , Even in a large number of countries of the Third World a clamorous antagonism between the status quo powers of the national state ..."
5.	on Page 64:
	"... to innovation and experiment rather than the authoritatively given status quo. The exilic intellectual does not respond to the ..."
6.	on Page 115:
	"... What had once been a movement based in part on enthusiastic idealism and dissatisfaction with the status quo was simplified and refashioned retrospectively by the Second ..."
7.	from Front Matter:
	"... the thesis of my lectures about the public role of the intellectual as outsider, "amateur ," and disturber of the status quo. ..."
8.	from Front Matter:
	"... grips me because the romance, the interest, the challenge of intellectual life is to be found in dissent against the status quo at a time when the struggle on behalf ..."

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Representations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures

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the status quo Show phonetics
noun [S]
the present situation:
Certain people always want to maintain the status quo.

(endowment effect; status quo bias“現狀偏差”)日本翻譯為（所有効果 /所持効果/授かり効果） 。

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disturb (INTERRUPT) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to interrupt what someone is doing:
Please don't disturb Georgina - she's trying to do her homework.
I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but my car's broken down and I was wondering if I could use your phone.

disturbance Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.
Phone calls are the biggest disturbance at work.
There was a minor disturbance (= violent event in public) during the demonstration, but nobody was injured.

actuality

, pl. -ties.

1. The state or fact of being actual; reality. See synonyms at existence.
2. Actual conditions or facts. Often used in the plural.

femto-

Femtodynamics: A Guide to Laser Settings and Procedure Techniques to Optimize Outcomes with Femtosecond Lasers is a new, comprehensive text that presents a practical approach to optimizing laser settings and procedure techniques for performing LASIK, intracorneal ring segment placement, and other corneal procedures with currently available femtosecond lasers.

Dr. Ella Faktorovich has provided detailed photographs and illustrations to demonstrate the techniques for optimizing procedure outcomes. The author guides you step-by-step through common procedures while providing a detailed approach to managing and preventing possible complications.

femto-
pref.

One quadrillionth (10 ^-15): femtovolt.

[From Danish and Norwegian femten, fifteen, from Old Norse fimmtān.]

cooling-off

Wall Street crash: trading was halted for a cooling-off period after the Dow fell more than 500 points (1997)


cooling-off rule

A term referring to law pertaining to newly-entered contracts that allows both sides of the party a period of time (after the contract has been signed) to release themselves from any obligations without penalty.

Investopedia Says:
Different types of transactions will have different cooling-off rules, and not all types of contracts have such provisions. Typically this period will be three days; however, it is imperative that all the rules and regulations listed in the fine print are read before entry into a contract.

In the U.S., federal law usually requires a three-day penalty-free period for the rescission/withdrawal from any refinancing contract associated with the primary residence.

subway walls and tenements halls

ten·e·ment (tĕn'ə-mənt)
n.

1. A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
2. A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
3. Chiefly British. An apartment or room leased to a tenant.
4. Law. Property, such as land, rents, or franchises, held by one person leasing it from another.

[Middle English, house, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenēmentum, from Latin tenēre, to hold.]

tenemental ten'e·men'tal (-mĕn'tl) adj.

Spotlight:

Catching the Train

How many people ride NY's subway every day? The New York City subway system is one of the few to run nonstop, day and night, 365 days a year. More than five million commuters ride the subway every weekday, nearly three million on Saturdays and almost two-and-a-half million on Sundays. The first underground line of New York's rapid transit subway system opened one hundred and five years ago today. Its first route ran from City Hall to W. 145th Street. Some of the ceramic tile art work which decorated the station at the subway's opening still exists today. Paintings, sculptures, mosaics and murals continue to decorate the subway lines and stations. Musicians and street entertainers provide entertainment at the stations. Competing for high-traffic locations for their performances, they audition through the Music Under New York program.

Quote:

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence" — Paul Simon, "The Sounds of Silence"

means and ends

Ex-A.I.G. Chief Is Back, Luring Talent From Rescued Firm
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
Maurice R. Greenberg’s new company may soon start to siphon off business from A.I.G., and, therefore, its means to repay its debt to the government.


mean
━━ n. 中間, 中位; 【数】平均（値）, 中項; 中庸; 【論】媒辞, 中名辞; 【楽】中音部; （pl.） ((普通単数扱い)) 手段, 方法; 機関; （pl.） ((複数扱い)) 収入, 資産, 富.
by all (manner of) means　ぜひとも; ((返事で)) よろしいとも, ぜひどうぞ ((承諾の返事)).
by any means　どうにかして; ((否定文で)) どうしても（…ない）.
by fair means or foul　手段を選ばずに.
by means of　…によって.
by no (manner of) means　決して…でない.
by some means or other　どうにかこうにか.
man of means　金持.
means



IN BRIEF: n. - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved; also - Intends, has in mind.

Means and ends are central. If your means are corroded, your ends will be corroded — Nat Hentof

Shanghai (verb)

Shanghai eyes free exchange of yuan and New Taiwan dollar
Shanghai Daily
By Winny Wang | 2009-10-26 | NEWSPAPER EDITION SHANGHAI has applied to regulators to launch a free exchange between the yuan and the New Taiwan dollar to ...


Shanghai (verb)

Pronunciation: ['shæng-hI]

Definition: To kidnap, steal, or remove in the most egregious manner, especially by drugging or force, an unfortunate misuse of the beautiful name of a lovely Chinese city by the English language.

Usage: The forms of today's word are: (he/she) shanghais, was shanghaied, is shanghaiing. A person who shanghais would be a shanghaier. (I suppose the route taken by shanghiers would be a shanghaiway—but dictionaries haven't discovered this word yet.)

Suggested Usage: Today's word is no longer as applicable to forcible naval recruitment as it was during the days of the Gold Rush (see Etymology). Today it is used mostly as metaphor, "I didn't want to go to the pizza parlor but the guys shanghaied me and forced me off my diet." If you wish to push it a bit further from its original sense, you might try, "We mentioned our new product idea to a mail clerk from another company that shanghaied it and put it into production before we could."

Etymology: When San Francisco was a small frontier town, it was difficult for shippers to find sufficient crews to man the ships that sailed in and out of San Francisco Bay, especially for the long voyages to China. Shippers turned to "crimps," men who would kidnap others from the dock area by drugging them in bars or elsewhere and taking them out to ships in the harbor. The practice was so rampant at one point that the area of bars and brothels around the San Francisco harbor was called the "Barbary Coast," after the infamous refuge for pirates on the North African coast. At first, when men disappeared from the Barbary Coast, people would simply say "he's sailing to Shanghai." Later the phrase was reduced to today's verb. "Shanghai" in Chinese comes from shang "above" and hai "sea."

dry wall

US safety chief says China helping on drywall
(AP) – 20 hours ago
BEIJING — China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said Monday.
Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said that her Chinese counterparts have provided technical help and are working with the U.S. to determine the cause of the problem.
"We are greatly appreciative," Tenenbaum said after finishing up six days of talks with officials from Beijing's product safety watchdog, the Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine. She didn't give specific details of the cooperation.
Tenenbaum also called on Chinese drywall companies "to examine carefully their responsibilities to U.S. consumers who are suffering from problems in their homes and to do what is fair and just in each case if their products are involved."
The costs to homeowners could be in the billions of dollars, according to some estimates, and homeowners have struggled to get help from insurers or relief from mortgage payments on homes that are in some cases uninhabitable.
American construction companies imported the drywall, also known as wallboard or gypsum board, at the height of the housing boom, when building materials were in short supply. The drywall apparently causes a chemical reaction that releases fumes that reek like rotten eggs and grow worse with heat and humidity.
U.S. homeowners blame the drywall for health woes such as itchy eyes and skin, difficulty breathing, persistent coughing and bloody noses as well as corrosion of electrical wiring and home appliances.
Tests of Chinese drywall by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have found sulfur and two organic compounds associated with acrylic paint — compounds not found in samples of American-made drywall. The EPA report did not draw any conclusions about health risks or whether the boards could be damaging wiring in homes.
Since late last year, the agency has received more than 1,300 complaints, with the majority from Florida and Louisiana. The drywall was imported primarily between 2004 and 2008 when home construction was booming and supplies tight. It has also been used in homes rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved


dry wall .
Plasterboard.
A wall or ceiling constructed of a prefabricated material, such as plasterboard or paneling.
A wall constructed from rocks that are not cemented together.

tutu, ballerina, repertory, sylph, La Sylphide

Sarkozy is said to have lost seven kilos in the two years since taking office. Coached by the sylph-like first lady Carla Bruni, the slimline president appears to have kicked off a health craze in the cabinet.

據說薩科茲自從上任以來的這兩年，已經瘦了7公斤。在身材窈窕的第一夫人布妮調教下，這位精瘦的總統看來已帶動內閣一股健康風潮。

Tutus on a Deadline

Mirka Owczarek and Teodozjia Kozlowska working on costumes for "Coppélia" at the New York City Ballet costume shop. Roslyn Sulcas writes:

For many people the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a moment of calm, a chance to catch up on unfinished business and perhaps leave work a little early. But not at the New York City Ballet’s costume shop, as last-minute fittings for new “Nutcracker” casts coincide with preparation for the opening of the company’s repertory season on Tuesday.

Photo: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times

related

• Article: A Stitch Here, a Dye Job There and a Little Creative Guessing

rep・er・to・ry

━━ n. （知識・情報の）蓄え, 宝庫; 貯蔵（所）; 【劇】レパートリー方式; レパートリー劇団［劇場］; ＝repertoire.
repertory company　レパートリー劇団.
repertory theater　レパートリー劇場.

Ballet shoes and tutus custom decorated by top international dancers and other celebrities are on display through Sunday at Beauty & Youth United Arrows' Shibuya Koen-dori outlet. Ballet shoe company Repetto and UNESCO will jointly auction off the items in October in Paris. The proceeds are used to open dance schools in Cuba, South Africa and Brazil.(IHT/Asahi: June 13,2008)

La Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic ballets. There are two versions of the ballet; the version choreographed by the Danish balletmaster August Bournonville (1805-1879) is the only surviving version to date.


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tutu

(tū'tū)
n.
Meaning #1: very short skirt worn by ballerinas
Synonym: ballet skirt

A short skirt, often consisting of many layers of gathered sheer fabric, worn by ballerinas.

[French, perhaps alteration of cucu, baby-talk reduplication of cul, buttocks. See culotte.]

n. - 由腰部撐開的芭蕾舞用短裙

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - テュテュ, トゥトゥ

tutu

The standard bodice and skirt worn by female ballet dancers. It is usually made from layers of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. It first came into prominence in the 1830s when Taglioni wore a tutu for her performance in La Sylphide. Early Romantic tutus were longer, extending down the leg towards the ankle. In the late 19th century, Classical ballet shortened the tutu to above the knee, to allow greater virtuosity of movement in the lower body and to show off the ballerina's legs. Modern tutus are frequently hip length and stand out stiffly from the hips.

ballerina

(băl'ə-rē'nə)

n.

1. A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.
2. A woman ballet dancer.

[Italian, from ballare, to dance, from Late Latin ballāre, from Greek ballizein. See ball².]

sylph (sĭlf)

n.

1. A slim, graceful woman or girl.
2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has air as its element.

[New Latin sylpha, perhaps blend of Latin sylvestris, of the forest (from silva, sylva, forest) and Latin nympha, nymph; see nymph.]

dote

In Italy, a Mamma Accused of Doting Too Much

By Jeff Israely

Mothers are naturally overprotective in Italy, part of the reason why many men still live at home until well into their 30s. Now, however, one mom stands accused of child abuse for taking sheltering to the extreme

dote (dōt)

intr.v., dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes.

To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child.

[Middle English doten.]

doter dot'er n.

Caldy Close

羅彥傑

A serial cat killer in South Wales appears to have struck again just a few miles from where eight pets mysteriously died in the summer.

南威爾斯一名連續殺貓犯，似乎再次犯案，且地點距離今夏8隻貓神秘死亡處僅數英里遠。

This time four cats are suspected to have been killed after drinking poisonous anti-freeze left out for them in Caldy Close, Barry, according to The Sun.

這次有4隻貓疑似在巴里市加爾地街喝了留給牠們的有毒防凍劑後遇害，根據太陽報報導。

close 似街非街

at the top of the list

4. Why Women Have Sex

By Alyssa Fetini

According to psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, there are 237 reasons why women have sex -- and love isn't at the top of the list

Nook

電子ブックリーダに新製品! 『nook』はAndroid搭載 - 米Barnes & Noble
マイコミジャーナル
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ad-sponsored rival

Working paper: Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6298.html
Download the PDF. Many companies choose to finance themselves using ad revenues and offer their products or services—from newspapers to software applications, television programs, and online search—free to consumers. Yet the emergence of ad-sponsored entrants in various industries poses significant threats to the incumbents in these markets whose business models are often based on subscriptions or fees charged to their customers. Faced with the threat from ad-sponsored entrants, incumbents must choose strategies to respond. HBS professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and University of Southern California professor Feng Zhu create an analytical framework to establish guidelines for incumbent firms facing these issues. The researchers consider four alternative business models: pure-subscription-based; pure-ad-sponsored; mixed-single-product; and mixed-product-line-extension. Analysis shows that the optimal strategic and tactical choices change dramatically in the presence of an ad-sponsored rival.

negotiauction,The New Deal

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6256.html
Whether negotiating to purchase a company or a house, dealmaking is becoming more complex. Harvard Business School professor Guhan Subramanian sees a new form arising, part negotiation, part auction. Call it the negotiauction. Here's how to play the game.

The New Deal 雙義:新政與新交易

synchronized swimming/bombings

Bombings in Iraq, Deadliest Since 2007, Raise Security Issue
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
Two synchronized bombings killed at least 132 people in Baghdad on Sunday, as insurgents continued to direct their attacks on vital government operations.



synchronize, UK USUALLY synchronise Show phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] to (cause to) happen at the same time:
The show was designed so that the lights synchronized with the music.

2 [T] When people synchronize their watches, they make sure that all their watches show the same time:
We'd better synchronize our watches if we all want to be there at the same time.

synchronization, UK USUALLY synchronisation Show phonetics
noun [U]

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synchronized swimming noun [U]
a sport in which a group of people make graceful dance-like movements in the water at the same time

wilt, powerhouse

the life and views of ayn rand

Capitalism's martyred hero

Most intellectuals don't have much time for Ayn Rand with her "glare that could wilt a cactus". But her uncompromising views are still worshipped by many

Oct 22nd 2009

Ukraine Teeters as Citizens Blame Banks and Government
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Factories and services are faltering, the currency is wilting and a government default seems possible, posing a real threat to other European economies.

The singer Bruce Springsteen is furious with Ticketmaster Entertainment and wants to make it clear that he opposes a possible merger of the ticket seller and Live Nation, which would create a music industry powerhouse.


China's Slowdown Sends Out Aftershocks

Three of Asia's powerhouse economies -- China, Japan and South Korea -- are stalling as demand for their goods from the U.S. and Europe wilts.

powerhouse Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular]
a country, organization or person with a lot of influence, power or energy:
Germany is an economic powerhouse.
The university is no longer the academic powerhouse that it once was.
She's a powerhouse of original ideas and solutions.


wilt Show phonetics
verb [I]
(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired or less confident:
Cut flowers will soon wilt without water.
After only an hour's walking they were beginning to wilt in the heat.

発音 変化《動》wilts | wilting | wilted

━━ v. （草木が）しおれる［させる］, しぼむ［ませる］; （人が）しょげる［させる］.
━━ n. 【植】青枯れ病.

jab, eyeball, cash-strapped

A Verizon iPhone Is 'Exclusively in Apple's Court,' Verizon Says

Verizon Wireless takes jabs at the iPhone in its Droid advertising, but it said Monday that it's still interested in selling the popular device.

Delta Air Lines passengers checking in online for Las Vegas Tuesday will notice something new on their boarding passes: lots of ads. The move is the latest attempt by cash-strapped airlines to generate more revenue by charging advertisers for fliers' eyeballs.



The jab brought her a sarcastic rejoinder from Sen. Obama, who mocked Sen. Clinton's insistence that she only voted for a 2002 bill authorizing the use of force against Iraq to strengthen the Bush administration's hand diplomatically

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cash-strapped Show phonetics
adjective
not having enough money:
cash-strapped universities

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eyeball Show phonetics
noun [C]
the whole eye, including the part that cannot usually be seen

eyeball Show phonetics
verb [T] INFORMAL
to look closely at someone:
He eyeballed me across the bar.

jab Show phonetics
verb -bb-
1 [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object:
The doctor jabbed the needle into the dog's leg.
Watch out! You nearly jabbed me in the eye with your umbrella!
He was jabbing a finger at (= towards) them and shouting angrily.

2 [I] to make quick forceful hits with your fist when boxing

3 [T] to kick a ball hard and quickly:
He jabbed the ball into the net in the final minute of the game.

jab Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a quick hard push or hit:
She gave me a sharp jab in the ribs with her elbow to stop me from saying any more.
The boxer was floored by a punishing left jab.

2 UK INFORMAL an injection:
a flu jab
You'll need some jabs if you're going to Egypt.

accessibility

One Person, One Dose
By DOUGLAS SHENSON
Our ability to protect Americans from the H1N1 virus may depend on the accessibility of our polling places.


accessibility

n.[L. accessibilitas: cf. F. accessibilité.]
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility. Langhorne.

skewer

Salute All Cars, Kids. It’s a Rule in China.
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
Skewering dubious edicts by local governments — like a rule that children must salute every passing car — has become a favorite pastime of China’s netizens.



skew·er (skyū'ər)
n.

1. A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
2. Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.

tr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer.

[Middle English skuer, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold small pieces of food together. Skewers are used while grilling or roasting meats, and in other culinary applications.

vagary

A Nation Battling Swine Flu, and Short Vaccine Supplies
By ANDREW POLLACK and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Experts say overly rosy projections on vaccine supplies did not take account of the vagaries of vaccine production.

va·ga·ry (vā'gə-rē, və-gâr'ē)
n., pl., -ries.

An extravagant or erratic notion or action.

[From Latin vagārī, to wander, from vagus, wandering.]

temper , ill-tempered, well-tempered

Sohu Shares Tumble on Outlook

Sohu.com said its third-quarter profit fell 7.2% due to the divestment of part of its gaming unit, and tempered its revenue outlook for the fourth quarter. Shares tumbled.

So far my favorite beer is the Mine All Malt (smooth, 5 percent ABV) . Also, I tell myself after experiencing this humidity, I will temper my complaints about Baltimore weather.

Japan and China seek agreement beyond islands row
Reuters - USA
By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan sought to temper a row over disputed islands in the East China Sea when their foreign ministers met in ...

White House Says Stimulus Won’t Be a Quick Fix

By J. DAVID GOODMAN 1:08 PM ET

As President Obama prepared to sign the $787 billion stimulus bill, administration officials sought to temper expectations on Sunday.

European Leaders Temper Finance Reform Rhetoric

SAP Tempers Revenue Outlook

SAP warned investors that its third-quarter revenue would be lower than expected, blaming the global financial turmoil for a sudden drop in orders.

After a Rough Start, Spitzer Rethinks His Ways
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Reflecting on his first year, the governor said that he knew he needed to temper his bluntness with diplomacy — but also that problems overshadowed his administration’s real accomplishments.




The Well-Tempered Critic 《創造與再創造》

The Well-Tempered Critic is a collection of essays by a Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye. The collection was originally published in Bloomington, Indiana by the Indiana University Press in 1963.

The collection presents lectures delivered by Frye at the University of Virginia in March 1961 for the Page-Barbour Foundation, with a certain amount of expansion and some revisions.

References

• Frye, Northrop. The Well-Tempered Critic; Bloomington: Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-20077-6

The New Well Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed (Hardcover)

by Karen Elizabeth Gordon (Author) "WHAT A WILD, reckless, willful invention!..." (more)
Key Phrases: independent clauses, Sola Crespusci, The Mauled Scribe

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temper

v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers. v.tr.

1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: "temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom" (Robert H. Jackson). See synonyms at moderate.
2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blending, admixing, or kneading: temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil.
3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.
4. To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat.
5. To adjust finely; attune: a portfolio that is tempered to the investor's needs.
6. Music. To adjust (the pitch of an instrument) to a temperament.

v.intr.

To be or become tempered.

n.

1. A state of mind or emotions; disposition: an even temper. See synonyms at mood¹.
2. Calmness of mind or emotions; composure: lose one's temper.
3. 1. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable: a quick temper.
   2. An outburst of rage: a fit of temper.
4. A characteristic general quality; tone: heroes who exemplified the medieval temper; the politicized temper of the 1930s.
5. 1. The condition of being tempered.
   2. The degree of hardness and elasticity of a metal, chiefly steel, achieved by tempering.
6. A modifying substance or agent added to something else.
7. Archaic. A middle course between extremes; a mean.

[Middle English temperen, from Old English temprian, from Latin temperāre, probably from variant of tempus, tempor-, time, season.]

temperability tem'per·a·bil'i·ty n.
temperable tem'per·a·ble adj.
temperer tem'per·er n.temper (REDUCE) Hide phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to make something less strong, extreme, etc:
My enthusiasm for the venture was somewhat tempered by my knowledge of the work that would be involved.
I learnt to temper my criticism.

temper (BEHAVIOUR) Show phonetics
noun [C]
when someone becomes angry very quickly:
She has a real temper.
He's got a really bad temper.

-tempered Show phonetics
suffix
having or showing the stated type of temper:
even-tempered
bad-tempered


tempered
adj.

1. Having a specified temper or disposition. Often used in combination: sweet-tempered; ill-tempered.
2. Adjusted or attuned by the addition of a counterbalancing element; moderated or measured: “prepare the country to expect hard choices and to appreciate tempered values and moderation in private and public life” (Haynes Johnson).
3. Made appropriately hard or flexible by tempering: a sword of tempered steel.
4. Having the requisite degree of hardness or elasticity. Used of glass or a metal.
5. Music. Tuned to temperament. Used of a scale, an interval, semitone, or intonation.

bad-tempered Show phonetics
adjective
describes a person who becomes angry and annoyed easily:
She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!


ill-tempered Show phonetics
adjective
1 FORMAL easily annoyed

2 If an occasion, such as a game, is ill-tempered, people get angry during it:
An increasingly ill-tempered match saw three players sent off before half-time.

temper (REDUCE)
verb [T] FORMAL
to make something less strong, extreme, etc:
My enthusiasm for the venture was somewhat tempered by my knowledge of the work that would be involved.
I learnt to temper my criticism.

━━[動](他)

1 ((形式))…のきびしさ［強さ, 激しさ］を（…で）和らげる, ゆるめる, 鎮める, 抑える((with ...))

・

She tempered her criticism with words of encouragement. 励ましの言葉を添えて非難を和らげた.

2 〈粘土・しっくいなどを〉（水を加えて）適度に練り合わせる；〈色などを〉（混合により）加減［調整］する.

3 《冶》…を焼き戻す；〈鋼・ガラスなどを〉強化［硬化］する, 焼入れする；((比喩))…を（試練などで）鍛える.

4 〈ピアノなどを〉調律する.

━━(自)和らぐ, 適当な状態になる；〈鋼などが〉強化される.

［ラテン語temperre （tempus時間＋-re反復を示す不定詞語尾）＝適当な割合で混ぜる. △TEMPORAL¹

acolyte, laissez-faire

Both authors point to the tragedy of her career even though her book sales turned her into a multimillionaire and a cultural icon. She lived to see laissez-faire triumph over collectivism and one of her leading acolytes, Alan Greenspan, appointed to the president’s Council of Economic Advisers. But nothing was ever good enough for her and she felt surrounded by traitors. Ms Heller is particularly informative on the way that the “collective” fell apart when she fell out with Branden.


laissez-faire

ac·o·lyte (ăk'ə-līt')
n.

1. One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites.
2. A devoted follower or attendant.

[Middle English acolit, from Old French, from Medieval Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos, attendant. See anacoluthon.]

vituperation, undimmed

Yet Rand’s appeal has been undimmed by either the vituperation of her critics or the peculiarity of her admirers. Her insight in “Atlas Shrugged”—that society cannot thrive unless it is willing to give freedom to its entrepreneurs and innovators—has proved to be prescient. Even if John Galt is under threat once again in the West, he is back in business in China and India.


undimmed


IN BRIEF: adj. - Not made less bright.

vituperation

n.

1. The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.
2. Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective.

strange bedfellows, odd couple,

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The odd couple

America should be much more confident in its dealings with its closest rival

strange bedfellows

A peculiar alliance or combination, as in George and Arthur really are strange bedfellows, sharing the same job but totally different in their views. Although strictly speaking bedfellows are persons who share a bed, like husband and wife, the term has been used figuratively since the late 1400s. This particular idiom may have been invented by Shakespeare in The Tempest (2:2), "Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows." Today a common extension is politics makes strange bedfellows, meaning that politicians form peculiar associations so as to win more votes. A similar term is odd couple, a pair who share either housing or a business but are very different in most ways. This term gained currency with Neil Simon's Broadway play The Odd Couple and, even more, with the motion picture (1968) and subsequent television series based on it, contrasting housemates Felix and Oscar, one meticulously neat and obsessively punctual, the other extremely messy and casual.

average Joe, netherworld

"He’s just your average Joe, he gets dumped and needs to make himself feel attractive again." Cohen said.

「他就像一般人，被拋棄了，需要讓自己再顯魅力。」柯恩說。

average Joe：俚語，一般人。He’s just an average Joe at most.（他充其量也只是一般人。）

n.

An ordinary person, especially a man: "In these films the art community is a netherworld aggressively hostile to those average joes . . . who are not of it" (Carrie Rickey).

nether world (nĕTH'ər-wûrld') also n.

1. The world of the dead.
2. The part of society engaged in crime and vice: "In this black-white nether world, nobody judged the customers" (Malcolm X).

netherworldly neth'er·world'ly adj.

clean-living

Out with the red wine and foie gras：half the French cabinet are fighting the fat to please their clean-living boss President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife.

和紅酒、鵝肝醬說拜拜了：法國內閣半數首長正努力對抗肥胖，以迎合他們注重養生的老闆、總統薩科茲和他的超級名模妻子。管淑平

clean-living：形容詞或名詞，健康生活、健康生活的。例句：Clean-living may help slow our body aging, according to a scientific study.（健康生活或許有助於減緩我們的身體老化，根據一份科學研究指出。）

clean-living



IN BRIEF: adj. - Morally pure.

scrivener

Chaucerian Figures

Where is Chaucer buried? Geoffrey Chaucer, the writer of one of medieval England's best-known works, died on this date in 1400. His Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories that tell of human foibles and idiosyncrasies, told by a gathering of pilgrims to pass the time as they journey from Southwark to Canterbury. The tales are mostly written in verse, each in the literary style of the particular storyteller. Chaucer used the services of a scrivener named Adam Pinkhurst to do the actual writing of the book, which was written in Middle English. When Chaucer died, he was interred in Westminster Abbey; he was the first to be buried in the section called the Poet's Corner. Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling are among the other writers whose final resting place is in the Poet's Corner.


scriv·en·er (skrĭv'ə-nər, skrĭv'nər)
n.

1. A professional copyist; a scribe: "Gutenberg's invention of movable type . . . took words out of the sole possession of monastic scriveners and placed them before the wider public" (Irvin Molotsky).
2. A notary.

[Middle English scriveiner, from scrivein, from Old French escrivein, from Vulgar Latin *scrība, scrībān-, from Latin scrība, scribe. See scribe.]

upend and end up, psyche, finicky

'Juliet, Naked' By NICK HORNBY Reviewed by MARY DUENWALD In this novel of obsessive fandom, a reclusive singer-songwriter's new album upends several lives. May 1, 2009 -- 3:00 p.m. TECHNOLOGY As Giants Step In, Asustek Fights Back

After upending the personal computer industry with a stripped-down laptop, Asustek Computer is scrambling to fight back against encroaching competitors.

Google’s Internet search service malfunctioned for nearly 55 minutes Saturday morning, upending users around the world with search results that carried false safety warnings and Web links that did not work.

Global Financial Crisis Upends the Plans of Many South Koreans to Study Abroad
By MARTIN FACKLER
The global financial crisis has decimated the value of South Korea’s currency, forcing tens of thousands of students to alter their study plans, or cancel them altogether.

Sea Change in Politics After Race for President

By ADAM NAGOURNEY 23 minutes ago

The 2008 election has upended how presidential campaigns are fought, a fact that has almost been lost amid the final battle.

BRIEFING: Genetics, medicine and insurance

Do Not Ask or Do Not Answer?

Rapid advances in genetic testing promise to transform medicine, but they may up-end the insurance business in the process

Executives and industry analysts say it has become more important than ever to understand the psyche of consumers and why they pick one phone over another. That’s because LG, Motorola, Nokia and others are in a fierce battle to please finicky customers as new entrants like Apple, with its popular iPhone, seek to upend the traditional mobile phone business.

psyche Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular]
the mind, or the deepest thoughts, feelings or beliefs of a person or group:
the male psyche
Peru is a very traditional country, and embedded in its psyche is a love of ceremony.

finicky Hide phonetics
adjective
1 DISAPPROVING difficult to please:
a finicky eater
He's terribly finicky about his food.

2 needing a lot of attention to detail:
Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

upend