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Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
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Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.
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All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
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A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.
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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has been probing such media incidents for more than a year and considers the hacking a national-security matter. Investigators see it as part of a long-running pattern by a foreign entity to compromise the security of major U.S. companies, people familiar with the matter said.
美國聯邦調查局(Federal Bureau of Investigation)一年多以來一直在調查這類媒體遭網絡入侵的事件﹐並將其視為損害美國利益的國家安全案件。知情人士說﹐調查人員認為這些活動是外國實體危害美國主要公司安全的長期行動的一部分。
Apple Makes Rare Compromise
Apple is softening its approach as it faces challenges winning over advertisers for its iAd mobile ad service and loses ground to Google.
同性婚姻法案。
兩大陣營展開對決？
我以為，"核四是否再啓動"以及
"同性婚姻",
都是台灣可以做為「全民公投」的好題目，應該認真充份的公開辯論，以取得可以接受的社會共識。不宜以「對決」之心態為之。
又，昨天看一文，提到英文的"compromise"
最早嚴復在《群學肄言》譯為：「取半」
之後，有人譯為「調和」
最後，日本人譯的「妥協」被廣泛引用。
連一個「名詞」的翻譯，都有演變的過程，更何況是一個重大改變人類社會的觀念？
觀念可以改變世界，但需要寬容的心態、妥恊的過程。
soften
(sô'fən, sŏf'ən)
v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens. v.tr.
- To make soft or softer.
- To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
- To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.
To become soft or softer.
softener soft'en·er n.
Word of the Day:
ret
(ret)
verb tr.
To soak or expose to moisture (flax, hemp, etc.) to remove fiber from softened wood.
Etymology
From Middle English reten, perhaps from Middle Dutch
Usage
"Deep in the city's culture memory is the experience of the linen trade. As Robert Johnstone writes, 'The fibres came to the hacklers retted, dried and scutched, like long, flaxen hair which would comb through metal brushes.'" — Tom Paulin; The Vernacular City; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 23, 2002.
ret.
retired; returned.scutch (skŭch)
tr.v., scutched, scutch·ing, scutch·es.
To separate the valuable fibers of (flax, for example) from the woody parts by beating.
n.
An implement used for scutching.
[Obsolete French escoucher, from Anglo-Norman escucher, from Vulgar Latin *excuticāre, frequentative of Latin excutere, to shake out : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake.]
scutcher scutch'er n.compromise
In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
The government has said that there will be no compromise with terrorists.
Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.
Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let's compromise at/on $350.
compromise
verb
UK /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ US His goal was to run a successful business without compromising his principles.
名]
2 妥協［折衷］案；折衷したもの, 中間物
━━[動](他)
1 〈紛争などを〉妥協して解決する, 示談にする.
2 〈信用・名声・評判などを〉危うくする, 傷つける, 汚す；〈能力を〉弱める
compromise one's reputation
評判を落とす
評判を落とす
compromise the relationship
関係を悪化させる.
関係を悪化させる.
3 〈主義・理想などを〉曲げる.
━━(自)（←(他)）［I（[副]）］
1 （…で；…と）妥協［和解］する, 歩み寄る((on, over ...；with ...)).
2 （…で）恥ずべき譲歩をする, 屈従する((with ...)).
［中フランス語←ラテン語. COM-共に＋PROMISE約束する］
cóm・pro・mìs・er
[名]promiseの意味 - 小学館 プログレッシブ英和中辞典
promise
音節prom • ise
発音prάmis | prɔ́m-
基本単語レベル
[名]
1C約束すること（解説的語義）
約束，保証，誓い（◆待ち合わせの「約束」は appointment）
a promise of tax cuts
減税の約束
keep [fulfill, break] one's promise
約束を守る［果たす，破る］
We've made a promise to come back soon.
すぐに戻ってくるという約束をした
I give you my solemn promise.
天に誓って君に約束するよ
She made herself a promise that she would never see him again.
彼女は２度と彼に会わないと心に誓った
2CU（事の）見込み（解説的語義）
見通し，可能性，きざし，徴候，気配≪of≫
Life holds infinite promises.
人生は無限の可能性がある
The morning looked bright with the promise of a sunny day to come.
その朝は明るく晴れていてお天気になりそうな気配がした
2aU明るい見込み（解説的語義）
よい見通し［展望］，（前途の）有望さ，将来性
promise of a good harvest
豊作の見込み
be full of promise
前途有望である
fulfill one's promise
期待を裏切らない，見込みどおりになる
She shows great promise as an artist.
彼女は画家として非常に有望だ
━━[動]
1他〈人などが〉〈行為などを〉約束［保証］する，請け合う，〈人に〉〈物を〉与えると約束する，〈…することを〉約束する≪to do≫，〈人に〉〈…ということを〉約束する≪that節≫（◆「人に」は省略可），〔promise oneself〕心に決める；自約束する
promise help
援助を約束する
I promised him a slice of cake [a slice of cake to him].
彼にケーキをあげると約束した
He promised to call me back.
彼は電話を掛けなおすと約束した
I promise (you) that I will be there on time.
時間に必ずそこに行くと約束します
They reappeared two hours later, as promised.
約束どおり２時間後に彼らは再び現れた
2他〈物・事などが〉…を期待させる，…のおそれがある；〔promise to be ...〕〈状況が〉きっと…になりそうだ；〈人・事が〉〈将来の状況などを〉約束［保証］する，〈…だと〉断言する≪that節≫；〔promise oneself A〕Ａを期待する
The clouds promise snow.
雪が降りそうな雲行きだ
This year's show promises to be a special treat.
今年のショーは特別おもしろくなりそうだ
The new technology promises a better lifestyle.
新技術はよりよいライフスタイルを約束してくれる
I can't promise that I'll stay here permanently.
ここにずっといるとは保証できない
promise oneself a quiet Sunday
静かな日曜を楽しみにする
2a自〔しばしばwell，fairを伴って〕見込みがある，望みがある，有望である
The future of the department doesn't promise well.
その部署の将来は見通しがあまりよくない（◆自明の目的語を省略）
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