pass, long pass, the authorities

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這TOYOTA LONG PASS EXPRESS 指用火車長途 快速運送汽車部落品等

Nigerian Authorities Prevent NGOs From Helping Niger

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Many people in Niger rely on foreign food aid

Many non government organisations are operating in Niger, but their job is getting more difficult. Now the medical aid organisation Doctors without Borders is forced to leave the country.

the authorities 公權力
Nigerian Authorities 奈及利亞 當局

authority Show phonetics
noun
1 [U] the moral or legal right or ability to control:
The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area.
We need to get the support of someone in authority (= an important or high-ranking person).
They've been acting illegally and without authority (= permission) from the council.
[+ to infinitive] I'll give my lawyers authority (= permission) to act on my behalf.
He's got no authority over (= ability to control) his students.
She spoke with authority (= as if she was in control or had special knowledge).

2 [C] a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity:
the health authority
the local housing authority

3 [C] an expert on a subject:
She's a world authority on 19th-century Irish history.

the authorities plural noun
the group of people with official responsibility for a particular area:
I'm going to report these holes in the road to the authorities.

local authority group noun [C] UK
the group of people who govern an area, especially a city

• pass (GO PAST)
• pass (GIVE)
• pass (SUCCEED)
• pass (TIME)
• pass (APPROVE)
• pass (JUDGE)
• pass (EXCRETE)
• pass (NOT PLAY)
• pass (CHANGE)
• pass (PATH)
• pass (DOCUMENT)
• pass (SEXUAL ACTION)
• pass (BAD SITUATION)

pass

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)

1. 前進;通過;經過;超過
You cannot pass. Stop where you are.
你不能過去。停在原處。
2. (路)延伸;(消息)傳開[Q]
3. 終止,消失;離開,死亡[(+away)]
The pain passed.
疼痛消失了。
4. (球類運動中)傳遞[(+to)]
5. (時間)推移,流逝;變化,轉化[Q][(+from/to/into)]
The ten days passed quickly.
這十天很快就過去了。
6. (考試等)及格;通過;被批准
The bill finally passed.
法案最終通過了。
He passed in German, but failed in English.
他德語考試及格了,但英語沒及格。
7. (財產,權力等)轉讓;相傳[Q][(+to/into)]
8. 不叫牌,放棄叫牌
9. (事情)發生
I don't know what passed between them.
我不知道他們之間發生了什麼事。

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

1. 經過,穿過,越過,超過
We passed several stores before we came to the barber's.
我們走過幾家商店才到了理髮店。
2. 超出,超越(能力,範圍,限度等)
3. 傳遞;傳達;傳(球)[O1][(+to)]
Please pass me the salt.
請把鹽遞給我。
4. 度過(時間等)
5. 通過(考試;檢查等);使及格;批准(議案等)
The bill was passed in 1908.
這項議案是一九○八年通過的。
6. 使(貨幣等)流通;傳播(謠言等)
7. 宣佈(判決等);提出(批評,意見等)[(+on/upon)]
He refused to pass any comment on the committee's decision.
他不肯對委員會的決定作任何評論。
8. 排泄;通(大,小便)

n. (名詞 noun)

1. 穿過,經過[C]
2. 通行證;護照;入場證[C]
No pass, no passage.
沒有通行證不得通過。
3. 及格;及格分數[C]
He got a pass in English.
他英語考試得了個及格分數。
4. 傳球動作[C]
5. 山隘;關口;海峽[C]
6. 困境,難關[S]
She used to turn to her aunt for help when she found herself in a fine pass.
過去她身陷困境時,總是請姨媽幫忙。
7. 一次操作,一次動作[C]
8. 勾引手段,過分舉動[(+at)]

turn sth around/round, on the table

Tommy Hilfiger has taken its plans for a possible initial public offering off the table, and instead plans to focus on expansion after turning around its U.S. business.

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turn sth around/round phrasal verb [M]
to change an unsuccessful business, plan or system so that it becomes successful:
The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.

turnaround Show phonetics
noun [S] (UK ALSO turnround)
1 when a business, plan or system suddenly becomes successful:
The chairman, Tony Bramall, was responsible for the turnaround in the company's fortunes.

2 any change from one thing to its opposite:
What a turnaround - at halftime they were losing 3-0, but in the end they won 4-3.

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on the table
If a plan or suggestion has been put/laid on the table, it has been made available for people to hear, read or discuss.

outstanding (NOT FINISHED)

The NYT leads with a potential deal between the U.S. and Europe that would allow American law enforcement and security agencies to access information about European citizens. Credit card transactions, travel histories and internet browsing habits might be shared, but there are still about half a dozen outstanding issues to be dealt with.



outstanding (NOT FINISHED)

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outstanding (NOT FINISHED) Show phonetics
adjective
not yet paid, solved or done:
$450 million in outstanding debts
There are still a couple of problems outstanding.

seal your fate, seal the deal, Strike a Deal

Novelist Ryotaro Shiba (1923-1996) once noted that "being able to compromise wisely" was a superior political ability. I believe "compromise" here means the same as "agreement." To strike a wise compromise, one must have the wisdom to draw concessions out of the negotiating partner, as well as the ability to bury one's differences for the broader perspective. Lacking either of these attributes, one cannot really hope to seal the deal.

Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal

seal (MARK) Show phonetics
noun [C]
an official mark on a document, sometimes made with wax, which shows that it is legal or has been officially approved:
The lawyer stamped the certificate with her seal.

seal Show phonetics
verb [T]
to make an agreement more certain or to approve it formally:
The two leaders sealed their agreement with a handshake.

seal your fate
If an action, event or situation seals your fate, nothing can stop some unpleasant thing happening to you:
From the moment she stepped into the busy road her fate was sealed.

Decide what will become of one, as in The letter of rejection sealed his fate; he'd have to apply to other medical schools.

This term employs seal in the sense of "permanently fix or fasten something," a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

bridge, crisis, ratification, plagiarism

要是换一张不像他那样引人注目的面孔，那么别人很可能看到的只有鼻子。就是在他的脸上，人们最先看到印象最深的也是他的鼻子。伊尔瑟·卢宾说那是个“巨型 鼻”，奥斯卡接着说，是个“大象鼻子”。英格丽说：“你简直可以把你这个鼻子架在水上过河了。”（他的鼻梁很宽。）[5]


[5]“ 鼻梁”在英语中与“桥” 是同一个字，均为 bridge。

Israeli Political Crisis Overshadows Rice’s Trip

By ETHAN BRONNER 18 minutes ago

Commentators said that a police investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel seemed quite serious.

overshadow

Pilots at Delta Air Lines and the Northwest Airlines have approved a collective bargaining agreement. Ratification has been an element of Delta's efforts to achieve a smooth integration when it acquires Northwest later this year.

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France Sees Irish No-Vote As Wake-Up Call

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called Ireland's "no" to the
EU's Lisbon Treaty a call to change the way Europe was being
constructed. But he has also urged other states to continue the
ratification process.

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internet address below:
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evynjmI44va89pI0



Clinton accuses Obama of plagiarism

US Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
have debated in Texas, the largest state contest left in the race for
the party's nomination. The sharpest words came from Clinton who now
finds herself behind in the nomination process. She accused Obama of
plagiarism for taking a portion of a speech from Massachusetts governor
Deval Patrick. Obama defended his use of Patrick's words, saying he is
co-chair of his campaign and that Patrick asked him to use the passages.
Clinton's attack was greeted with boos from the Austin, Texas audience.
The Texas primary will be held on March 4.

pla・gia・rize

  

━━ v. （他人の文章・考案などを）盗む, 剽窃(ひょうせつ)する ((from)).
 pla・gia・rism　━━ n. 剽窃（物）.
 pla・gia・rist　━━ n. 剽窃者.
 pla・gia・ry
　━━ n. 剽窃（者）.

 rat・i・fy

  

━━ vt. 批准する.
ratification

ratify Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
(especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official:
Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child.
The decision will have to be ratified (= approved) by the executive board.

ratification Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL

cri・sis

  

━━ n. （pl. cri・ses  ） 危機, 重大な局面; （病気の）境目; 転機.
 crisis center　電話緊急相談センター.
 crisis line　〔米〕 ＝hot line.
 crisis management　（雇用者・政府などのストライキ・暴動などに対する）危機管理.

bridge

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━━ n. 橋; 船［艦］橋; 鼻柱; 歯橋; （バイオリンなどの）こま; （めがねの）橋梁(りょう)部; （放送劇などの場面間の）つなぎ音楽; 【トランプ】ブリッジ; （ビリヤードの）キュー架; 【化】架橋; 【石油】棚; 【電気】ブリッジ（回路）; 【コンピュータ】ブリッジ ((ネットワークの橋渡し)); 【服】ブリッジ ((最高級品と一般の顧客を橋渡しするためのやや安価に設定した商品)).
build bridges (between)　（…の）橋渡しをする.
burn one's bridges (behind one)　背水の陣を敷く.
cross one's bridges when one comes to them / not cross one's bridges before one comes to them　取り越し苦労をしない.
━━ vt. 橋をかける; 橋渡しをする.
bridge over　（一時的に）しのがせる.
bridge・head　橋頭堡(ほ); 足がかり ((for)).
bridge loan　つなぎ融資 （bridging loan）.
bridge of boats　浮き橋, 舟橋.
Bridge of Sighs　（the ～） 嘆きの橋 ((Veniceにある橋；昔罪人が刑務所に入るときに渡った)).
bridge rectifier　【電子工】ブリッジ整流器.
bridge・ware　【コンピュータ】ブリッジウェア ((「橋渡し」用のソフトウェア)).
bridge・work　架橋工事; 架工義歯.
bridg・ing　━━ n. 【コンピュータ】ネットワークを橋渡しすること.
bridge loan　（銀行の）つなぎ資金融資.
bridge product　【コンピュータ】＝bridgeware.