The White House, Open for Questions
President Obama, who used the Internet as a prime driver of his successful campaign for office, turned to the Web yesterday to harness support for his economic agenda by hosting an electronic town hall meeting from the White House.
(By Michael A. Fletcher and Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)
Detroit Marshals for Bailout Bid
When Detroit's Big Three automakers return to Capitol Hill next week to re-plead their case for a $25 billion emergency loan, they may be flanked by a posse of supporters.
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)
When a Buyout Goes Bad
First came Freescale's ugly private equity deal. Now the chipmaker has lost its CEO—and its bearings
Four years was enough, says Mayer, who stepped down in February Matthew Mahon
When a posse of private equity firms decided to buy Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) in 2006, Michel Mayer was a major reason why. The 48-year-old Freescale chief executive had revived the chipmaker from near death after its spin-off from Motorola (MOT) a few years earlier, sending the company's stock price soaring. But on Feb. 21, Mayer stepped up to a makeshift podium inside the cafeteria at Freescale's Austin (Tex.) headquarters and delivered a dismal message to thousands of Freescale employees: "Welcome to the first town hall [meeting] of 2008, and what will be my last." Four weeks later the French-born CEO, known for his blunt manner and penchant for fast cars, was gone.
marshal (ORGANIZE)
verb [T] -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
to gather or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim:
The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside.
The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case.
They had marshalled an armada of 1000 boats and a squadron of 70 aircraft to help clear up the oil.
It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to marshal as much firepower as the government troops.
town hall noun [C]a building in which local government officials and employees work and have meetings
posse
group noun [C]
1 a group of people who have gathered for the same purpose:
The disgraced minister walked swiftly from the car to his house pursued by a whole posse of reporters.
2 in the past, a group of men in the US who were gathered together to catch a criminal:
The sheriff rounded up a posse and went after the bank robbers.
3 SLANG a group of friends:
I was hanging with my posse.
bear (CHANGE DIRECTION)
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] bore, borne or US ALSO born
to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction:
The path followed the coastline for several miles, then bore inland.
After you go past the church keep bearing left/right.
bearing
noun [C] SPECIALIZED
an exact position, measured clockwise (= to the right) from north. Bearings are given as three numbers:
Nottingham is 70 km from Birmingham on a bearing of 045 degrees.
The yachtsman took a bearing on (= found his position by using) the lighthouse.
See also bearing; bearing at bear (CARRY), bear on.
bearings
plural noun
The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get/find our bearings (= discover our exact position) several times.
They lost their bearings (= did not know where they were) in the dark.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
rough and readyadj.
Rough or crude but effective for a purpose or use.
Unrefined or makeshift but available for use or action, as in The agenda is somewhat rough and ready, but it covers the main issues. [First half of 1800s]
拙速
中日有不同的"拙速"解釋...
《孫子·作戰》：“故兵聞拙速，未睹巧之久也。” 杜牧注：“攻取之間，雖拙於機智，然以神速為上。蓋無老師、費財、鈍兵之患。”《晉書·閔王司馬承傳》：“足下若能卷甲電 ...
故兵聞拙速，未賭巧之久也。
這是說軍隊若持久作戰，即便獲勝也會挫傷銳氣，這時候去攻城就會精疲力盡，而且軍隊長期征戰，更會導致國家經費的不足。孫子在文中說他只聽說過戰術雖笨但能速戰速決的戰例，卻沒見識過單憑巧妙戰術而能持久的戰例。
作戰篇》言：兵聞拙速，未睹巧之久也。“拙速”的含義為：寧可在指揮上顯得笨拙而尋求速勝。
得られる結果が不充分（拙）でも、短く終わらせる（速）ことを言う。
せっそく 0 【拙速】
出来は良くないが仕事が早いこと。得られる結果が不充分（拙）でも、短く終わらせる（速）ことを言う。
せっそく 拙速
拙速主義 a rough-and-ready method.
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