dozen, take Beatlemania to new extremes, pull sth off, throw and coverlet, psychedelic 2007.8.16

dozen

n.

1. pl. dozen. (Abbr. doz. or dz.) A set of 12.
2. dozens An indefinite, large number: dozens of errands to run.

dozen當然是十二個，但用在人很少是實指，故常會與over、about連用，指「十幾人」。dozens of people更加不是「幾打人」而是「幾十人」、「數以十計的人」。

adj.
Twelve.

[Middle English dozeine, from Old French dozaine, from doze, twelve, ultimately from Latin duodecim : duo, two + decem, ten.]

 Computing machines perhaps can do the work of a dozen ordinary men, but there is no machine that can do the work of one extraordinary man. — E. B. White

量詞。英語dozen音譯的省略。十二個為一打。如：一打鉛筆；一打毛巾。不分人或物

>站著一打左右的葉門部落人

本來勉強可通，但實在用不著，因無深意，只是老外的「大概」單位。我國（島）慣用「十來個」。

妙人齊家

Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1946 novel by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of Time and motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. It has twice been adapted to film.
The title comes from one of Frank Sr.'s favorite jokes: it often happened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know," and drive off.
In real life, the Gilbreths' second eldest child, Mary, died of diphtheria at age six. The book does not explicitly explain the absence of Mary Gilbreth; it was not until the sequel, Belles on Their Toes, was published in 1952 that her death is mentioned.
Cheaper by the Dozen was made into a 1950 motion picture starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. Mildred Natwick's character (a visitor to the household) is ridiculed for belonging to a Planned Parenthood-like organization, in a scene based on a real-life event from the book.
In the movie, as with the book, no mention is made of Mary Gilbreth's death. The role was cast as younger than the Gilbreth's daughter would have been, and the actress playing Mary appeared with the other children for group scenes, but had no lines and the role was uncredited. Additionally, the birth order of the last two children was reversed, presumably for scripting reasons.
A second book, Belles on Their Toes, published in 1952, outlines the family's adventures after Frank Sr.'s death in 1924. Belles on Their Toes was also made into a movie, starring Jeanne Crain and Myrna Loy, in 1952, and focused on the lives of Mrs. Gilbreth and her children.
A similar movie, Yours, Mine and Ours, is a 1968 film, starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball. In this film, Fonda's character is a Navy warrant officer, while Ball's character is a nurse. After some initial tension, the couple and their eighteen children bond to make one large blended family. Both Yours, Mine and Ours and Cheaper By The Dozen served as inspirations for the television show, The Brady Bunch.^{[citation needed]}
Another movie called Cheaper by the Dozen was produced in 2003, starring comedians Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, but bearing no resemblance to the original book except that both feature a family with twelve children. A sequel to the film, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 was released in December 2005 across the globe.

See also

• Belles on Their Toes
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2
• Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)
• Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)
• Are We Done Yet? (2007 film)

External links

• Cheaper by the Dozen, ISBN 0-06-008460-X
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) at the Internet Movie Database
• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) at the Internet Movie Database
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2 at the Internet Movie Database

pull sth off (SUCCEED) phrasal verb [M] INFORMAL
to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected:
The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.

Music | 19.12.2007

All-Star German Band Puts Sgt. Pepper's on Stage

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Beatles made it, but it took a bunch of Germans to put it on stage

The Beatles never performed their most famous album live. To rectify that, film director Wolfgang Becker has formed a band to play Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from start to finish. But do they pull it off?

Four decades on from the release in 1967 of what is arguably the most famous album in pop music, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was set to be performed live at a large musical theater in central Berlin on Wednesday night.
The concert was the brainchild of German film director and Beatles' fanatic Wolfgang Becker, best known for his international hit "Goodbye Lenin." It's the end result of an idea that grew beyond all proportions.
"Originally, the plan was to just play acoustically in someone's kitchen," Becker told DW-WORLD. "Then we thought we'd do it in a bar. But it just kept growing and growing."
And grown it has. Becker's band now consists of dozens of musicians -- some professionals, some gifted amateurs -- including directorial colleague Tom Tykwer. A forty-person choir sings background vocals, and Indian musicians have been enlisted to play George Harrison's raga-inflected "Within You, Without You."
With a little help from his friendsBildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:Wolfgang Becker has taken Beatlemania to new extremes
The ensemble first performed the record at a private party in a Berlin club this summer. Word of the gig spread, and a local radio station contacted Becker about playing it in public as part of the station's anniversary celebrations.
"I'm not really nervous," Becker said ahead of the gig. "But when people are paying money to get in, you do feel a different sense of responsibility."
The musicians begin with the title track and continue on through the Fab Four's psychedelic opus, concluding with what some consider Lennon and McCartney's finest composition, "A Day in Life."
The band's musical co-leader Niko Weidemann said playing the full record presents some unusual challenges.
"The individual songs are not all that difficult to play, but if you look at it as a total work, it can be tricky," he said. "We listened to the original album, and what we heard was how the Beatles really pushed the limits with the restricted means at their disposal. They never intended to perform the record live -- it's a studio production full of overdubs. But when it is played live on stage by a big band with a brass section and a choir, it's really fantastic."
The one and only Billy Shears
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: As a four-piece band, there was no way the Beatles could perform Sgt. Pepper's live
Whether Becker's band is authentic is anyone's guess. But there's something fittingly ironic about a group of latter-day Fab Four fanatics covering a concept record about a fictional band as played by the Beatles.
And the performance suggests that had the Liverpool quartet played "Pepper's" live, it might well have rocked -- a good thing since Becker has invested considerable time and money in the project.
"If you go to Wolfgang's home, it's absolutely full of Beatles' records, posters and memoriabilia," said Adrian Kennedy, a DW-TV producer and on-air personality who serves as the emcee. "I don't think he's making any money from it. It's just for the love of the music."
Even more ironically, "Sgt. Pepper's" isn't even Becker's favorite Beatles album.
"No, that would be 'Revolver'," Becker said. "But we completely forgot the fortieth anniversary of that record, and we were determined not to miss another opportunity again."
Audience members have been asked to dress up in 1960s style, and a "Lovely Rita" award will be handed out after the famous final piano chord of "A Day in the Life" has finished reverberating in the rafters.

Joining the BTS ARMY

In an age of despair and division, how has a boy band from South Korea become one of the most popular groups in history?

Illustration by Emily Suvanvej

“To continue ignoring the BTS phenomenon was to risk missing something bigger than Beatlemania,” E. Tammy Kim writes, in a captivating piece about her dive into the world of the Korean boy band BTS. Fans, who identify as members of BTS’s ARMY—which stands for “Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth”—are spread across the world, in more than a hundred countries and territories. They’ve created choreography tutorials, written monographs, and fought for change in causes that they perceive as aligning with BTS’s values. In one famous example, fans registered for a Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with no plans to attend, causing an embarrassment for the former President when the turnout was much lower than expected. When Kim asked ARMY members why they were so devoted, they responded, “Because they do so much for us.” Kim combs through nine years’ worth of music and material, talks to fans and experts, and attends the band’s last concert, in Las Vegas, before its recently announced break, in an attempt to answer the simple question: Why is BTS so popular?

throw 名詞

1. · A light coverlet, such as an afghan.
2. A scarf or shawl.

A bedspread.

[Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman coverelyth : Old French covrir, to cover; see cover + Old French lit, bed (from Latin lēctus).]

The noun coverlet has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

n. - 被單, 床單
日本語 (Japanese) bedcover
n. - ベッドカバー

International Home Fashions and Bilt-Safe Technologies Recall “Classic Beautyrest” Electric Throws Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Classic Beauty Rest Electric Warming Throws
Units: About 37,100
Importer: International Home Fashions Inc. (and sister company Bilt-Safe Technologies), of Black Mountain, N.C.
Manufacturer: Ningbo Veken Elite International Trading Company Ltd., of China
Hazard: Bunching, folding or tucking of these electric throws can cause them to overheat, resulting in smoldering, melting, fire and burn hazards.
Incidents/Injuries: Bilt-Safe has received 38 reports of the throws overheating, including at least 15 reports of fires and four reports of consumers suffering blistering or minor burns to the hand, leg and back.

Description: This recall involves 52-inch by 62-inch electric warming throws. The 100% acrylic throws were sold in various colors and patterns and have model number BST-06-THR. The model number is located on the care label sewn into the throw. “Classic Beautyrest” and “Automatic Electric Warming Throw” is printed on the product’s packaging. Model numbers with the following date codes are included in this recall: B00106 through B36506. Bilt-Safe Technologies, Inc. and the date code are printed on the bottom of the care label.
Sold at: Kmart, the Fingerhut catalogs and the LTD Commodities LLC Web site from August 2006 through February 2007 for about $30.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the electric throws and contact International Home Fashions for information on where to return a portion of the power cord to receive two replacement (non-electric) throws. Consumers should not return the throws to the retailer where purchased.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact International Home Fashions at (800) 905-0799 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.intlhomefash.com

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