The differing opinions are largely the result of what assumptions people make about an automaker's future lineup and other factors.
macho
adjective INFORMAL MAINLY DISAPPROVING
behaving forcefully or showing no emotion in a way traditionally thought to be typical of a man:
He's too macho to admit he was hurt when his girlfriend left him.
I can't stand macho men.
From the Fringe | 17.01.2008
Changing Attitudes Ring Death Knell for the German Macho
It seems, according to a new German survey, that the ladies don't "love it" when a man "treats 'em mean to keep 'em keen." The last sparkle has finally worn off the fake gold chains nestled in thick chest hair.
Gone are the days -- if they ever existed other than in 70s aftershave commercials -- of the little woman fawning over her denim-clad man as he regales his mates with stories of sexual conquests, heavy drinking and brawls with other open-shirted Neanderthals with chests so hairy they could have "Please Wipe Your Feet" stenciled on them.
A survey, conducted for science magazine P.M., revealed that as many as 89 percent of Germans find macho men distasteful, while 61 percent of those harbor even stronger negative feelings towards the testosterone-charged beefcakes who swagger and strut their way through Germany's streets.
The macho's penchant for preening, bragging, overt sexuality and misogyny rate highly on the scale of attributes that turn people off. The survey showed that showing-off received 81 percent in the hate-stakes, followed by 74 percent for arrogance, 65 percent for the macho's treatment of women and 63 percent for male pride.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: "You look like a big girl in those pants"
While there is no mention of souped-up cars, excessive jewelry and offensively tight clothing, many of those holding a grudge against the macho may well have felt the urge to write them in underneath the choices provided in pencil.
However, not all people find the crowing and posturing of the macho to be annoying. Seven percent find these men to be desirable. There's no accounting for taste...
Rate of annoyance increases with age
The survey showed that the tolerance for machos also declines with age. Respondents over the age of 50 were the most against, saying that it was the arrogance of machos which most annoyed them. A cranky 77 percent of 50-year-olds said that the macho attitude was the least acceptable attribute, compared to 64 percent of 14 to 29-year-olds who have a problem with it.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Machos tend to grow out of it in later life -- mostly
German men, on the whole, also tend to distance themselves from the macho image as they get older whereas younger men actually seem to take pride in being a macho. In all, 68 percent of men between the ages of 30 and 50 would not consider themselves to be macho. Only one percent of those over 50 would ever consider themselves to fit the profile.
German women also have differing ideas as to how their men behave. The survey showed that 14 percent of those who took the poll said they lived with a macho man while a fourth of all the women over 30 said that they co-habited with Mr. 18th Century Sexual Politics.
The rest, presumably, had replaced their partners' bedside reading material of Playboy with an essay on gender equality.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross | Isaac Watts
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 
"Christ Carrying the Cross" (1490-1491) by Sandro BotticelliGenre Hymn Written 1707 Text Isaac Watts Based on Galatians 6:14 Meter 8.8.8.8 (L.M.) Melody "Rockingham" arranged by Edward Miller, "Hamburg" by Lowell Mason, and others The hymn, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first two lines of the second verse do paraphrase St Paul at Galatians 6:14. The poetry of "When I survey..." may be seen as English literary baroque.[1]Text[edit]
1. When I survey the wond'rous Cross
On which the Prince of Glory dy'd,
My richest Gain I count but Loss,
And pour Contempt on all my Pride.
2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the Death of Christ my God:
All the vain Things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his Blood.
3. See from his Head, his Hands, his Feet,
Sorrow and Love flow mingled down!
Did e'er such Love and Sorrow meet?
Or Thorns compose so rich a Crown?
4. His dying Crimson, like a Robe,
Spreads o'er his Body on the Tree;
Then am I dead to all the Globe,
And all the Globe is dead to me.
5. Were the whole Realm of Nature mine,
That were a Present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my Soul, my Life, my All.The second line of the first stanza originally read "Where the young Prince of Glory dy'd". Watts himself altered that line in the 1709 edition of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, to prevent it from being mistaken as an allusion to Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, the heir to the throne who died at age 11.[citation needed]The hymn's fourth stanza ("His dying crimson...") is commonly omitted in printed versions, a practice that began with George Whitefield in 1757.[2]In the final stanza, some modern variations substitute the word "offering" for "present" to sound more religious.
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此詩完整翻譯版本〈每逢思量奇妙十架〉，參考顧敦鍒的〈復活節名歌及其本事〉，刊登在《葡萄園》第12期，1960年4月
"Survey"翻譯成"思量"，可以討論：
survey
VERB[WITH OBJECT]
1Look closely at or examine (someone or something)
‘her green eyes surveyed him coolly’
‘I surveyed the options’
2 Examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description.
‘he surveyed the coasts of New Zealand’
2.1British Examine and report on the condition of (a building), especially for a prospective buyer.
‘the cottage didn't look unsafe, but he had it surveyed’
3 Investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions.
‘95 per cent of patients surveyed were satisfied with the health service’
More example sentences
3.1Investigate (behaviour or opinions) by questioning a group of people.
‘the investigator surveyed the attitudes and beliefs held by residents’
NOUN
1 A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.
‘the author provides a survey of the relevant literature’
More example sentences
Synonyms
1.1An investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions.
‘a survey conducted by Gardening Which?’
2 British An act of surveying a building.
‘the building society will insist that you have a survey done’
More example sentences
Synonyms
2.1A written report detailing the findings of a building survey.
‘the third type of report is a full structural survey’
3 An act of surveying an area of land.
‘the flight involved a detailed aerial survey of military bases’
More example sentences
3.1A map, plan, or detailed description obtained by surveying an area.
‘Other surveys were recently on view at the Fine Art Society in London and the National Museum, Cardiff, Wales.’
3.2A department carrying out the surveying of land.
‘the British Geological Survey’
Origin
此詩完整翻譯版本〈每逢思量奇妙十架〉，參考顧敦鍒的〈復活節名歌及其本事〉，刊登在《葡萄園》第12期，1960年4月
"Survey"翻譯成"思量"，可以討論：
survey
VERB[WITH OBJECT]
1Look closely at or examine (someone or something)
‘her green eyes surveyed him coolly’
‘I surveyed the options’
2 Examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description.
‘he surveyed the coasts of New Zealand’
2.1British Examine and report on the condition of (a building), especially for a prospective buyer.
‘the cottage didn't look unsafe, but he had it surveyed’
3 Investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions.
‘95 per cent of patients surveyed were satisfied with the health service’
More example sentences
3.1Investigate (behaviour or opinions) by questioning a group of people.
‘the investigator surveyed the attitudes and beliefs held by residents’
NOUN
1 A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.
‘the author provides a survey of the relevant literature’
More example sentences
Synonyms
1.1An investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions.
‘a survey conducted by Gardening Which?’
2 British An act of surveying a building.
‘the building society will insist that you have a survey done’
More example sentences
Synonyms
2.1A written report detailing the findings of a building survey.
‘the third type of report is a full structural survey’
3 An act of surveying an area of land.
‘the flight involved a detailed aerial survey of military bases’
More example sentences
3.1A map, plan, or detailed description obtained by surveying an area.
‘Other surveys were recently on view at the Fine Art Society in London and the National Museum, Cardiff, Wales.’
3.2A department carrying out the surveying of land.
‘the British Geological Survey’
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th century) was ‘supervision’.
[動]【全体を見る】
- 1他〈人・場所を〉見渡す，見まわす
- 2他〈状況・学問の分野などを〉概観する，ざっと眺める
- 3他〔しばしば受身形で〕〈世論・情勢・人口などを〉調査する
- 4他((英))〈家屋などを〉調査［検分］する，査定評価する；他自（土地などを）測量する
━━/sə́ːrvei/名（複～s）C
- 1見渡すこと
- 2概観，通覧
- a survey
- ヨーロッパ史概論
- 3（世論・動向などの）調査
- a survey
- 調査を行う
- a survey
- その問題を検討する
- 4((英))（家屋などの）検分，査察（評価）≪on≫；調査書［表］
- 4a（土地などの）測量，測量地；測量図；測量機関
- 語源
- ［原義は「上から見る」］
verb [I]
1 to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way:
The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.
His views differ considerably from those of his parents.
The findings of the various studies differ significantly/markedly/radically.
The incidence of the illness differs greatly between men and women.
2 FORMAL to disagree:
Economists differ on the cause of inflation.
I beg to differ with you on that point.
difference
noun
1 [C or U] the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same:
What's the difference between an ape and a monkey?
Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items?
2 [C usually plural] a disagreement:
They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've settled/resolved their differences.
different
adjective
1 not the same:
She seems to wear something different every day.
He's different now that he's been to college.
We're reading a different book this week.
Emily is very/completely/entirely different from her sister.
Emily and her sister are quite (= completely) different.
There are many different types/kinds of bacteria.
2 INFORMAL describes something or someone you think is unusual or shows bad judgment:
What do I think of your purple shoes? Well, they're certainly different.
brawl
noun [C]
a noisy, rough, uncontrolled fight:
a drunken brawl
brawl
verb [I]
The young men had nothing better to do than brawl (= fight) in the streets.n.
- A noisy quarrel or fight.
- A loud party.
- A loud, roaring noise.
- To quarrel or fight noisily.
- To flow noisily, as water.
[Middle English braul, from braullen, to quarrel.]
brawler brawl'er n.brawlingly brawl'ing·ly adv.
donnybrook
An uproar; a free-for-all. See synonyms at brawl.
[After Donnybrook fair, held annually in Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, and noted for its brawls.]
SYNONYMS brawl, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row. These nouns denote a noisy, disorderly, and often violent quarrel or fight: a barroom brawl; a broil between the opposing teams; a vicious legal donnybrook; a fracas among prison inmates; eager for the fray; a free-for-all in the schoolyard; police plunging into the melee; an angry domestic row.
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