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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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.