losers, clearance sale, get away with murder

Sale separates the winners from the losers

04/03/2008

Bargain hunters flock to a clearance sale of items left on trains, buses or at airports nationwide that were kept for at least three months but never claimed. The Hanshin Department Store outlet in Osaka's Kita Ward opened the one-week event Wednesday, offering 30 to 50 percent off the market prices of the goods. The 120,000 lost items, worth 350 million yen in total, include guitars, digital cameras, rice cookers, a samisen and about 50,000 umbrellas, the store said. It started holding sales of recycled items in 2004.(IHT/Asahi: April 3,2008)
Sale separates the winners from the losers(TAKAHARU YAGI/ THE ASAHI SHIMBUN)


Word of the Day
murder mur·der (mûr'dər)
n.

The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.

Slang. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.

A flock of crows. See synonyms at flock¹.

Usage: A murder of crows blackened the skies.
v.
-dered, -der·ing, -ders. (© Houghton Mifflin Company)


get away with murder INFORMAL
to be allowed to do things that other people would be punished or criticised for:
He's so charming that he really does get away with murder.

這標題玩一LOSER之雙關語
其實是錯誤的英文:

• lose (NOT HAVE)
• lose (BE DEFEATED)

winners vs losers 指"贏家 vs 輸家"


loser
noun [C]
1 a person or team that does not win a game or competition:
The losers of both games will play each other for third place.
He's a good/bad loser (= He behaves well/badly when he is defeated).

2 INFORMAL a person who is always unsuccessful at everything they do:
He's a born loser.

3 someone who is at a disadvantage as a result of something that has happened:
The latest price rises mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.
clearance was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.

• clear (NOT BLOCKED)
• clear (NOT TOUCHING)
• clear (CHEQUE)
• clear (OFFICIAL PERMISSION)
• security clearance

━━ n. 清掃, 整理; 除去; 片づけ; 棚ざらえ; 解除; （森林地の）開墾; 【商業】（銀行間の）手形交換（高）; （航空機の）離着陸許可; 出港許可, 通関手続; （上申などに対する）正式の許可; ＝security clearance; 身元保証; ゆとり, すき間; （スポーツで）ゴールから遠ざけるキック［打撃］.
clearance sale　棚ざらえ, 在庫一掃セール. 清倉大拍賣