bitter, bitters, bittersweet, nostalgic, A Day On, Not a Day Off

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"There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful." — Paul Simon

It’s not easy, because I am thrilled with bitters. They are beers for drinking, for enjoying several pints over the course of an evening, rather than for carefully paced sipping. They are not meant to impress connoisseurs with their power or creative flavoring. They are meant, as so many British pub-goers understand, to quench thirst pleasurably without getting in the way of conversation. 歐巴馬總統響應了馬丁•路德•金恩的號召,你呢? 德高望重的民權領袖馬丁·路德·金恩(Martin Luther King Jr.)為建設更加公正和平等的社會而奮鬥畢生。同時他也呼籲所有人來一道建設更美好的世界。他提出:“生命中一個持續和迫切的問題”是“你在為他人做什麼?” 每年，美國人會在馬丁·路德·金恩的誕辰紀念日這一天---1月份的第三個星期一，通過為鄰里社區服務的共同行動，響應他的號召。全國各地的公民---包括總統一家---向有需要的人送飯送菜,幫助更新校舍,收集濟貧食品和衣物。1994年，國會將馬丁·路德·金恩誕辰日定為全國服務日，以此弘揚馬丁·路德·金恩的夢想，即讓美國各行各業人攜起手來解決全國最迫切的問題。自那時起，許許多多美國人以服務的方式度過這一天。如今,這一天經常被稱為“行動日，而非休息日”(A Day On, Not a Day Off)。 AIT為了紀念馬丁·路德·金恩的貢獻和精神也將會在這天發起志願服務的活動喔! 我們明天將會在臉書上和大家分享我們的志願服務! 那你呢? 你會從事什麼樣的社區服務活動呢? 讀讀這篇文章來了解這個紀念日的意義: https://goo.gl/7YjWu1 President Obama has answered Martin Luther King’s call to service. Will you? Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'" What is your answer? Every year, Americans answer that question by coming together on King’s birthday, celebrated on the third Monday in January, to serve their neighbors and communities. Citizens across the country — including the first family — deliver meals, refurbish schools, and collect food and clothing for the needy. In 1994, Congress designated King’s birthday a national day of service. This honors King’s dream that Americans from all walks of life would work together to solve their nation’s most pressing problems. Since then, many Americans have marked the day with acts of service — and now frequently call it “A Day On, Not a Day Off.” AIT is also honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy with a volunteer activity today. We will share more about our community outreach in a post tomorrow. What type of community service to you engage in? Read more: https://goo.gl/7YjWu1 bittersweet VICTORY The New Yorker Rebecca Mead on the artistry and popular charm of Beatrix Potter, and the discovery of the author's “lost” book. The Bittersweet Announcement of a New Beatrix Potter Book “The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots,” a “lost” Beatrix Potter work to be published this… NYER.CM|由 REBECCA MEAD 上傳 New Orleans victory is bittersweet for towns flooded by Lee Bittersweet Fruit NEW YORK Just before Marie Brenner's brother died, he tried to eliminate as many traces of himself as possible. He schlepped his computer's hard drive to the dump. He spent hours erasing entries from his calendar. No correspondence that so much as hinted at intimacy would be left for his only sib... (By Bob Thompson, The Washington Post) JULY 31, 2009 Reader Survey Toyota Is First Across the Finish Line in Japan But Victory for the Auto Maker Is Bittersweet, as It Overtakes GM to Become the World's No. 1 Auto Maker in a Time of Turbulence  bittersweet n. - 又苦又甜的東西,  adj. - 又苦又甜的, 苦樂參半的 n. A woody vine of the genus Celastrus, especially the North American species C. scandens and the eastern Asian species C. orbiculata, having small, round, yellow-orange fruits that open at maturity to expose red seeds. Also called staff tree. See bittersweet nightshade. A dark to deep reddish orange. adj. Bitter and sweet at the same time: bittersweet chocolate. Producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure: a movie with a bittersweet ending. Dark to deep reddish-orange. [After its roots, which are said to taste bitter, then sweet when chewed.] bitter https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bitter bit・ter[ btr ]

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[形]（～・er, ～・est）  1 憤慨している((about ...)) ・ He is very bitter about losing his job. 職を失うことに憤慨している. 2 きびしい, つらい, 悲痛な ・ the bitter truth きびしい真実 ・ a bitter experience つらい経験 ・ bitter tears 悲痛な涙. 3 （相手に）強い敵意をもった, 憎い ・ bitter animosity 激しい憎悪 ・ a bitter enemy 憎い敵. 4 〈味・食べ物が〉苦い（▼quinineの味）（⇔sweet）. ⇒LEMON ・ a bitter taste 苦い味 ・ bitter coffee 苦いコーヒー. 5 〈寒さ・気候などが〉きびしい ・ a bitter chill 身を切るような寒気. 6 痛烈な；辛らつな ・ bitter irony ［satire］ 痛烈な皮肉［風刺］ ・ have a bitter tongue 毒舌家である. ━━[名] 1 苦いもの；苦しみ, 悲痛；苦さ ・ taste the sweets and bitters of life 人生の苦楽を味わう ・ get one's bitters 当然の報いを受ける. 2 ((～s))苦味酒：カクテルの香味・強壮剤用. bitters Show phonetics noun [U] a strong bitter alcoholic drink made from spices and plant products that is mixed with other alcoholic drinks A Tour of Bitters for the Summer 3 ((英))ビター：強いホップの味のきいたビール. 4 ((～s))《薬》苦味チンキ［剤］（キニーネなど）. ━━[動](他)(自)苦しくする［なる］. ━━[副]激しく, 非常に ・ a bitter cold night ひどく寒い夜.

nostalgia

(nŏ-stăl'jə, nə-)
n.

1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.
2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.

[Greek nostos, a return home + –ALGIA.]

nostalgia Show phonetics

noun [U]
a feeling of pleasure and sometimes slight sadness at the same time as you think about things that happened in the past:
Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.
Hearing that tune again filled him with nostalgia.
a wave (= sudden strong feeling) of nostalgia

nostalgic Show phonetics
adjective
Talking about our old family holidays has made me feel quite nostalgic.
We'll take a nostalgic look at the musical hits of the '60s.

nostalgically Show phonetics
adverb
to look back/talk/think nostalgically