2018年5月1日 星期二

the thirstiest of the bunch, laid-back, feel, went viral, this time around, flowering stem

Only a handful of countries, mainly in eastern Europe, drink more than the British. The Scots, probably the thirstiest of the bunch, are determined to cut down
More than two-thirds of alcohol sold in Britain currently costs less
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In some parts of Australia, vacuuming is banned after 10pm, and cat owners can be fined if their pets breach evening curfews. From The Economist’s 1843 magazine

Tourists who think Australia is laid-back are in for a shock
From the archive
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Term limits and the Supreme Court
Is it bad to have a bunch of old judges?
Aug 20th 2015, 17:27 BY S.M. | NEW YORK

The Senior Strategist Reshaping Romney

Stuart Stevens, center, a seemingly laid-back yet fiercely competitive strategist, has given Mitt
Romney’s campaign a very different feel this time around.


Dutch kids are among the happiest in the world, according to Unicef. Some attribute their high quality of life and general good nature to a rather laid-back approach to work: more than half of the Dutch working population works part time, a far greater share than in any other rich-world country. The Economist explains why so many Dutch people work part time http://econ.st/1Ewv4Jz



Why so many Dutch people work part time


THE Dutch are generally a pretty content bunch. The Netherlands consistently ranks as one of the best places in the world to live. Dutch kids are among the...
ECON.ST


The youth of China are no longer a shy bunch. They’re increasingly hedonistic and up for a good time.

When a video of two people having sex in a Uniqlo shop went viral, the...
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bunch
A ware jar with flowering stem in four panels.

flower (PLANT)
noun [C]
the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured with a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that produces these:
wild flowers
to pick flowers
a bunch/bouquet of flowers
cut/dried flowers
See pictures , .

flower 
verb [I]
to produce flowers:
When does this plant flower?

flowery
adjective
1 (ALSO flowereddecorated with pictures of flowers:
a flowery material/dress
flowery curtains/wallpaper

2 DISAPPROVING If a speech or writing style is flowery, it uses too many complicated words or phrases in an attempt to sound skilful:
a flowery description/speech

bunch
informal group of people.

‘the people who wrote in complaining are a bunch of idiots’

‘I was awoken by a bunch of rowdy drunkards’



laid-back

(lād'băk')
adj. Informal
Having a relaxed or casual atmosphere or character; easygoing: "laid-back, untroubled people" (New Yorker).

laid-backness laid'-back'ness n.
[形]((俗))
1 のんきな, のんびりした.
2 〈ロック音楽が〉リラックスした, レイドバックの.
3 酔った.
4 冷静な, 冷淡な, 無感動な
a laid-back set
しらけ族.

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