Britain’s Unpopular Leader Is Ripe Target in Parliament
By SARAH LYALL
Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a verbal mauling at the hands, and tongues, of merciless and brazen Conservative opponents in the House of Commons.
The coronavirus outbreak sweeping through New York City has pushed its ambulance service close to the breaking point, with hundreds of personnel out ill and emergency calls skyrocketing, supervisors and rank-and-file emergency medical technicians said on Friday.
Japanese zookeeper mauled to death by tiger
CNN International - USA
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japanese police say a zookeeper has been mauled to death by a male tiger while cleaning its cage.
attacking qualities of a rolling maul
Knuckles wary of Japan's attacking qualities
City Tries to Hang On Amid Auto Collapse
Local officials in Sterling Heights are wondering whether the auto industry's fight for survival is pushing the Detroit suburb toward a breaking point.
age 45
When Helen, my wife, was very ill, and I was close to the breaking point from being on call as a twenty-four-hour nurse, a housekeeper, a professional ...
Local officials in Sterling Heights are wondering whether the auto industry's fight for survival is pushing the Detroit suburb toward a breaking point.
breaking point
n.
- The point at which physical, mental, or emotional strength gives way under stress.
- The point at which a condition or situation becomes critical.
on call
Some types of workers, especially doctors, are described as being on call if they are available to make official visits at any time when they are needed, whether they are at home or at work:
She's a doctor, so she's often on call at the weekend.
maul verb [T often passive]
1 If an animal mauls someone, it attacks them and injures them with its teeth or claws:
A small boy had been mauled by the neighbour's dog.
2 to criticize something or someone severely:
Both films were mauled by the critics.
mauling noun [S or U]
severe criticism of someone or something:
Her latest novel got a real mauling in the review that I read.
cage
noun [C]
a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept
cage
verb [T usually passive]
caged birds/animals
Sam's been prowling about like a caged animal all morning.2004日本發布：皇妃雅子因為精神緊張，患上了"適應障礙"症。
Sick princess-- The former Japanese diplomat now trapped in a gilded cage.
這已多嚴重了。日本皇室制真的很殘忍的。我們可以說，她是金屋中的受害者（caged princess.）
讀美國現在暢銷詩集"Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme,"（四刷75000本），並說：即使名詩人Maya Angelou 的作品，都無法大賣，靠的是她的隨筆和自傳故事集：…But even famous poets like Maya Angelou have a hard time getting poetry on the list; Ms. Angelou's most successful sellers have been her books of essays and autobiographical stories.【Maya Angelou (1928-) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House. 1969 英語のページ. 翻訳作品: 歌え、翔べない鳥たちよ】
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