2016年1月31日 星期日

countenance, Stringing Endorsement. Not The Onion. Cashew chicken categorization

But I cannot countenance the misdirection of their anger, and the ugly bigotry that has been stoked by opportunistic politicians like Donald Trump.


Not the onion



Comedians Of Clout
The Onion newspaper jokingly dissects how Barack Obama calculates his every facial expression to convey the countenance of Inspirational Leadership. Jon Stewart jests that Obama strikes poses so evocative of the forefathers on our currency, he's not campaigning merely for president but rather is...
(By Michael Cavna, The Washington Post)




It is the nation’s sixth leading cause of death by disease, killing nearly 66,000 people a year and probably contributing to many more deaths. By 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 11 million to 16 million Americans will have the disease. “Sixteen million is a future we can’t countenance,” said William H. Thies, the association’s vice president for medical and scientific relations. “It will bankrupt our health care system.”

Stringing Endorsement
By Joshua Kucera
Posted Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at 5:29 AM ET
The New York Times leads with many Democratic party leaders, in particular Al Gore, deciding to stay neutral in the presidential primary. The Washington Post leads with the deliberations of many black members of Congress who are trying to decide whether or not to switch sides after initially backing Hilary Clinton's bid. The Wall Street Journal tops its world-wide newsbox with the Service Employees International Union announcing its endorsement of Barack Obama. The Los Angeles Times leads locally, with a critical look at the state government's budget crisis.

Gore and other Democrats, such as Nancy Pelosi and former candidates John Edwards, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, are staying neutral so that they can act as peacemakers in the event of a divided party convention, the Times says. The piece relies heavily on unnamed "associates" of Gore. "The issues party leaders are grappling with, they said, include how to avoid the perception of a back-room deal that thwarts the will of millions of voters who have cast ballots in primaries and caucuses." TP wonders, though, if the Times isn't being too credulous in not looking at other possible motives Gore and the others may have for staying on the fence. Could they just be worried about backing the wrong horse? It's a possibility the piece doesn't entertain.


Cashew chicken categorization

Cashew chicken, in the form first cooked by Mr. Leong nearly a half-century ago, is not the stir-fry served by many Chinese-American restaurants. Around Springfield, cashew chicken — deep-fried chicken chunks in a brown slurry of soy sauce, oyster sauce and stock, scattered with green onions and halved cashews — is the culinary common denominator. It’s a weeknight dinner, bought from a drive-through. It’s a weekday plate lunch, accompanied by fried rice and an egg roll.

In St. Louis and Kansas City, cashew chicken is served “Springfield style,” heralded with provincial categorization like Sichuan or Cantonese. In Springfield, however, cashew chicken accepts no categorization.


Cashew chicken
 (simplified Chinese腰果鸡丁) is a simple Chinese-American fusion dish that combines chicken (fried or stir-fried, depending on the variation), cashews, and a thick oyster sauce.



category
noun [C]
(in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same:
There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive and deluxe.

categorizeUK USUALLY categorise 
The books are categorized into beginner and advanced.
I would categorize this as a very early example of Tudor art.

categorizationUK USUALLY categorisation
noun [U]




Urban Dictionary: Not The Onion

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Not+The+Onion

Not The Onion. A disclaimer used when sharing a news article, announcing that the content is absurd, but real. It references the satirical news outlet The Onion.

A disclaimer used when sharing a news article, announcing that the content is absurd, but real. It references the satirical news outlet The Onion.
Joe: Not The Onion- Republicans are proposing a law to implement criminal charges on women who have miscarriages.
string (SET) Show phonetics
noun [C]
a set of objects joined together in a row on a single cord or thread:
a string of beads/pearls
A string of onions hung from a beam in the kitchen.

string Show phonetics
verb [T] strungstrung
to put a string through a number of objects:
Would you help me string these beads?endorse (SUPPORT) Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:
The National Executive is expected to endorse these recommendations.
FORMAL I fully endorse (= agree with) everything the Chairperson has said.

2 to appear in an advertisement, saying that you use and like a particular product:
They paid $2 million to the world champion to endorse their new aftershave.

endorsement Show phonetics
noun [C or U]


countenance



━━ n. 顔(つき); 面目; 落ち着き; 賛成, 支持.
give [lend] countenance to …に賛成する.
keep one's countenance すましている.
keep … in countenance (人の)顔を立ててやる.
put … out of countenance (人の)面目を失わせる.
━━ vt. (暗に)賛成する; 承認する.
countenance (APPROVE OF) Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to find acceptable; to approve of or give support to:
The school will not countenance bad behaviour.

countenance Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
We will not give/lend countenance (= approval) to any kind of terrorism.


occupy, airfare, down under, valedictory, conference, self representation, videoconferencing, Out of sight, out of mind.


If airlines were competing for customers, they’d pass those savings on to passengers in the form of lower airfares. But they’re not competing for customers and airfares have barely dropped because the wave of consolidations over the past decade has reduced the number of major carriers from 12 to 4, and many cities are now served by just 1 or 2.



20世紀50年代的民權鬥爭
在黑人女裁縫羅莎•帕克斯(Rosa Parks)因在公共汽車上拒絕給白人乘客讓座而被捕後,馬丁•路德•金恩協助發起了為時一年的蒙哥馬利公共汽車抵制運動(Montgomery bus boycott)。 1956年最高法院廢除阿拉巴馬州的公共汽車種族隔離法之後,馬丁•路德•金恩與其他人一起創立了南方基督教領袖聯合會(Southern Christian Leadership Conference),在整個南部推進爭取民權的非暴力行動。他深受聖雄甘地(Mahatma Gandhi)理念的影響,並曾於1959年前往印度。
Signs of the Times -- the Rapid Growth in Videoconferencing

A growing number of firms around the globe are replacing business trips
with high-end videoconferencing as climate change concerns soar in tandem
with airfares and other travel expenses.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evyiddI44va89pI2



Self representation 兩意

普通心理學名詞iconic representation stage形象表徵階段

Self representation is the image the subject has of him or herself based on his or her own interpretation. It is one of the factors of the ego and its representation as termed "an individual, differentiated, real, and permanent entity" (Racamier) particularized by a distinctive history and modes of feeling, thinking, and doing. more

Supreme Court Rules On Self-Representation
Competence to Stand Trial Is Not Enough
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

另外意思如下

Tens of thousands of workers in the heart of Russia’s automotive region are out of work after several large factories there temporarily closed.



Putin touted his accomplishments as Russia's president at a valedictory news conference and said he hopes to serve for years as prime minister under his successor and protégé.





The $4.49-a-Gallon Vacation
By MONICA DAVEY 

With gas prices near historic highs and airfare prices out of sight, a Chicago family takes a weekend trip to Saugatuck, Mich., which requires no more than one trip to the gas station.




Prison without Walls

The continent of Australia was originally used by the British Empire as a
way to keep the less desirable members of society out of sight and out of
mind. So it’s almost poetic that a new prison without walls program has
sprung up Down Under.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew032lI44va89pI2


out of sight
1 INFORMAL extremely expensive and more than you are able to spend:
The price of the house we like is out of sight.

2 SLANG excellent:
The group's new record is out of sight!




Out of sight, out of mind. SAYING
said to emphasize that when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to forget them

down under UK AND US INFORMAL
(in or to) Australia or New Zealand:

She was born in Scotland, but she's been living down under for 22 years.


valedictory
adjective FORMAL
relating to saying goodbye, especially formally:
a valedictory speech

occupy (FILL) 
verb [T]
1 to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time:
The bathroom's occupied - I think John's in there.
The rest of the time was occupied with writing a report.
The house hasn't been occupied (= lived in) by anyone for a few months.
FORMAL A large picture of the battle of Waterloo occupied the space above the fireplace.

2 to keep someone busy or interested:
[R] On long car journeys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles.
All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours.

occupancy
Noun [U] FORMAL
someone's use of a room or building for the purposes of living or working:
The family's occupancy of the apartment lasted only six months.

occupant 
noun [C] FORMAL
1 a person who lives or works in a room or building:
The previous occupants were an Italian family.

2 a person who is in a car, room, seat, place or position:
One of the occupants of the car was slightly injured.

occupier 
noun [C] UK
someone who lives or works in a room or building:
The envelope was simply addressed to 'The Occupier'.

represent (ACT FOR) Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to speak, act or be present officially for another person or people:
They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court.
Union officials representing the teachers met the government today.
Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few present).

2 to be the Member of Parliament, or of Congress, etc. for a particular area:
Mr Smythe represents Barnet.

3 FORMAL to express or complain about something, to a person in authority:
We represented our grievances/demands to the boss.

representation Show phonetics
noun [U]
Can he afford legal representation?

representative Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people:
The firm has two representatives in every European city.

2 US someone who has been elected to the US House of Representatives

representative Show phonetics
adjective
a representative system of government



vidéoconférence f videoconference 視訊會議

magnanimity, couture, couturier, byword, Maecenas, invisible demon, demonize, hyperregulation, boy-wonder, misfit. Mecca for cyclists, nastiness and narrowness

兩位政治領導人都缺乏美國開國先賢華盛頓強調的「寬厚」(magnanimity)。這位不斷以宗教與道德高度自省的開國元勳說:「道德是一個民意所歸的政府所必需的原動力。」

 Among Nelson ‪#‎Mandela‬'s many achievements, two stand out. First, he was the world's most inspiring example of fortitude, magnanimity and dignity in the face of oppression. Second, and little short of miraculous, was the way in which he engineered and oversaw South Africa's transformation from a byword for nastiness and narrowness into, at least in intent, a rainbow nation in which people, no matter what their colour, were entitled to be treated with respect http://econ.st/1cdHsiD



It is in trade, however, where leaving the EU would offer the greatest benefits. Mr. Cameron talks about a global marketplace, yet he wishes to keep Britain shackled to the EU, which, as the current trade spat with China shows, is a byword for hyperregulation and protectionism.


 “I’m not trying to completely demonize this technology,” Mr. Marquis-Boire said.
 “我不是要全盤妖魔化這種技術,”馬奎斯-博伊爾說。


Gaius Cilnius Maecenas 13 April 70 BC –October 8 BC was a confidant and political advisor to Octavian (who was to become the first Emperor of Rome as Caesar Augustus) as well as an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets. During the reign of Augustus, Maecenas served as a quasi-culture minister to the Emperor.
 Charles James (18 July 1906 in Sandhurst, Berkshire - September 23, 1978 in New York City) was a fashion designer known as America's first couturier. He is considered a master of cutting and is known for his highly structured aesthetic.



His name has become a byword for a wealthy, generous and enlightened patron of the arts.

Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
Reuters
By Ruairidh Villar and Yuriko Nakao | FUKUSHIMA Feb 10 (Reuters) - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the ...


 These and other retro appliances are part of a treasure-trove offering a glimpse of futures that never happened on Japan's journey to becoming a worldwide byword for invention during the late 1950s and early 1960s.





Couture may be an elitist playground, but the play remains characteristically discreet, especially in Paris.



Brash, blushing and all kinds of beautiful — whatever the super rich want, Paris had it made.
ON.FT.COM


Yves Saint Laurent, who exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of the best-known and most influential couturiers of the second half of the 20th century, died on Sunday at his apartment in Paris. He was 71.



A Misfit in the Couture Business
The possible demise of Christian Lacroix shows how there is no middle ground in haute couture. Labels struggle to survive except as part of multiproduct corporations -- or as niche players.




Mecca
noun [U]
the holy city of Islam, which is in Saudi Arabia

mecca 
noun [C usually singular]
a place to which many people are attracted:
His Indiana bookstore became a mecca for writers and artists.
The scheme would transform the park into a tourist mecca.
cycle (BICYCLE)
noun [C]
a bicycle

cycle
verb [I]
to ride a bicycle

cycling
noun [U]
We did a lot of cycling in France last year.

cyclist
noun [C]
someone who rides a bicycle




EuroVox | 25.02.2008 | 05:30

Cycling Turns Fashionable in London

London’s cycling community gets fashion conscious as they ride the streets in style.

London is fast becoming a Mecca for cyclists. The city has seen a massive increase in cycling over the last few years and the mayor has just announced major new plans to support cycling including new bike lanes and a city bike hire system.
Now, London is also seeing a revolution in cycling fashion. Young trendy types wheel around London hotspots on vintage bicycles almost as if they were the latest handbag. And cycle clothing is getting a makeover, too.
Report: Martin Vogl


boy wonder
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: an extremely talented young man
Synonym: child prodigy


couture Line breaks: cou|ture
Pronunciation: /kuːˈtjʊə/


Definition of couture in English:

noun

[MASS NOUN]
1The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client’s specific requirements and measurements:designer ready-to-wear has taken over from couture as the focus of interest[AS MODIFIER]: London couture houses
1.1Fashionable made-to-measure clothes:they were dressed in size eight printed-silk couture

Origin

1920s: French, 'sewing, dressmaking'.
couture noun [U] (ALSO haute couture)

the designing, making and selling of expensive fashionable clothing, or the clothes themselves:
a couture show/collection/house

couturier
noun [C]
In 1960, Pierre Cardin became the first couturier to design men's clothes.

býwòrd[bý・wòrd]

[名]
1 (しばしば軽蔑を表す)添え名, あだ名;(…を象徴的に表す)代名詞, 見本, 典型((for ...));語りぐさ
a byword for quality
高級品の代名詞.
2 言葉の癖, 独特な表現;決まり文句;ことわざ.
Definition of byword

noun

  • a person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something:his name became a byword for luxury
  • a word or expression summarizing a thing’s characteristics or a person’s principles:‘Small is beautiful’ may be the byword for most couturiers

couturier

Syllabification: cou·tu·ri·er
Pronunciation: /ko͞oˈto͝orēər, -ˈto͝orēˌā/


noun

  • A fashion designer who manufactures and sells clothes that have been tailored to a client’s specific requirements and measurements.

Origin

late 19th century: French, from couture.

demonize 

音節
de • mon • ize, ((主に英))-ise
発音
díːmənàiz
demonizeの変化形
demonized (過去形) • demonized (過去分詞) • demonizing (現在分詞) • demonizes (三人称単数現在)
[動](他)…を悪魔に化する;…に悪魔を取りつかせる.

magnanimity

Line breaks: mag¦na|nim¦ity
Pronunciation: /maɡnəˈnɪmɪti
  
/


Definition of magnanimity in English:

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]
The fact or condition of being magnanimous;generosity:both sides will have to show magnanimity

lobbying, graphic warnings on tobacco products


“Members of Congress now make $174,000 a year — not a bad living,” Lee Drutman writes at Vox. “But usually they can at least quintuple that salary by switching over to lobbying once they retire. And many of them do just that.”

The lobbying industry, despite a small decline in revenue, is still the fastest way to make big bucks in Washington.
BILLMOYERS.COM


WHO pushes for graphic warnings on tobacco products

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to require that all tobacco packages include pictorial warnings to show the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use.

The WHO will mark its No Tobacco Day with events across the globe and the kickoff to a new campaign promoting the use of pictorial warnings on tobacco products. "Show the truth, picture warnings save lives," is the message and theme of this year's No Tobacco Day.
When the WHO says the truth, it means bleeding brains, blackened gums and bulging neck tumors. A healthy lung on the left with a diseased lung on the right with the warning Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Warnings on British cigarette packages may include disturbing images like this one
"Although some people question the need for such pictures, the evidence is absolutely clear that they convince people to quit," said Douglas Bettcher, the head of the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative.
"Disgust, fear, sadness or worry" triggered by the graphic images can effectively discourage smoking.
Bettcher said the images are the most effective way to communicate the risks of smoking to those who are unaware of the dangers as well as to those who try to block such worries from their mind when they smoke.
According to the WHO, such warning images are already used in more than 20 countries, including Britain, Belgium, Iran, Peru and Malaysia, although nine out of ten people live in countries that do not require their use.
Smoking a global issue
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control obliges its 160 signatory countries to require health warnings on packaging, which describe the harmful effects of tobacco use. The convention does not make it mandatory for warnings to also include pictures.
People pass over a no smoking sign in the Madrid undergroundBildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Many EU countries have passed laws banning smoking in public places
In addition to compelling warnings, the WHO campaigns to cut tobacco use internationally by eliminating smoking in public buildings, imposing high taxes on tobacco products and banning tobacco marketing and sponsorships.
Today, 80 percent of the world's smokers live in developing countries, a number that has risen in recent years due to increased marketing and production in those countries.
Different events are taking place across Europe to promote a tobacco free world. In Bosnia-Herzegovina ,there will be a performance by the Sarajevo Drum Orchestra, information and advice booths as well as games in the main square in Sarajevo.
In Italy, there will be a conference on Italian health policies, the prevention and treatment of tobacco-related illnesses and the promotion of a smoke-free culture.
In the Czech Republic, a group of about 80 people will climb Snezka, the country's highest mountain and a symbol of clean air.
hf/dpa/Reuters
Editor: Greg Benzow




lobby
(PERSUADE) Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to try to persuade a politician, the government or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed:
Small businesses have lobbied hard for/against changes in the tax laws.
[+ to infinitive] Local residents lobbied to have the factory shut down.
[+ object + to infinitive] They have been lobbying Congress to change the legislation concerning guns.

lobby Show phonetics
noun [C]
a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something:
the anti-smoking lobby

lobbyist Show phonetics
noun [C]
someone who tries to persuade a politician or official group to do something:
Lobbyists for the tobacco industry have expressed concerns about the restriction of smoking in public places.





The New York Times leads on news that business lobbyists are racing to win approval for a wide range of health, safety, labor and economic measures before the end of George Bush's presidency, spurred by concerns that the next tenant of the Oval Office will be less sympathetic to their causes.


The Los Angeles Times leads with an investigation into a major lobbying drive that persuaded officials to nix plans for an improved anthrax vaccine.
nix

nix PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
verb [T] US INFORMAL
to stop, forbid or refuse to accept something:
━━ vt. 〔俗〕 禁止する, 拒否する.
nix
:俚語,在本文中作動詞,指拒絕、不同意或禁止,如......