2008年4月8日 星期二

busybody, Samaritan, truce

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.


Motorola, Icahn Declare Truce
Motorola reached an agreement with Carl Icahn in which the company will add two of Icahn's allies to the board, one of whom will be seated immediately. In exchange, the activist investor will drop his proxy fight.

truce



  
━━ n. 休戦(期間,協定); 中止.



Samaritan
noun
a good Samaritan someone who gives help to people who need it

busybody 
noun [C] INFORMAL
a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them:
Some interfering busybody had rung the police.

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