2008年5月28日 星期三

impromptu,eviction, French kiss

Sharp confrontations between protesters and officials began over the weekend in several towns in northern Sichuan. Hundreds of parents whose children died at the Fuxin No. 2 Primary School in the city of Mianzhu staged an impromptu rally on Saturday. They surrounded an official who tried to assure them that their complaints were being taken seriously, screaming and yelling in her face until she fainted.



"Table Talks" are also a species of memoir in which a collector (biographer, colleague, friend, etc.) records impromptu comments made by some personage with the intention of collecting them in anticipation of their lasting value, apart from any intent by the speaker.


By PETER DUFFY
Reviewed by CORMAC Ó GRÁDA
How a landlord’s eviction scheme turned fatal during Ireland’s Great Hunger.
COHRE - Centre On Housing Rights and Evictions
Campaigns against contemporary ethnic cleansing practices.

总部位于瑞士日内瓦的“全球居住权与反迫迁中心”(COHRE)是一个关注居民居住权益的维权组织。该中心近日新发表的报告特别对北京的大规模城市拆迁改造提出了批评。该报告将08北京奥运会作为导致上百万北京市民被迫搬迁的原因。德国之声记者采访报导如下。
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Thousands of renters in small apartment buildings and single-family homes in the U.S. are facing eviction as the properties they live in end up in foreclosure.


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French Kiss: The Actress Marion Cotillard
French Kiss: The Actress Marion Cotillard

French kiss 
noun [C]
a kiss with the lips apart and the tongues touching


evict 
verb [T]
to force someone to leave somewhere:
Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
He was evicted from the pub for drunken and violent behaviour.

eviction
noun [C or U] "收(回租)地"
After falling behind with his mortgage repayments he now faces eviction from his home.
In this economically depressed area, evictions are common.




impromptu
adjective
done or said without earlier planning or preparation:
an impromptu party/performance

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