applaud, applause die down, recruit , accolade, drop-off, divorcée, recruitment drive

【泰晤士報社論：中國計劃再造由其領導之國際體系規則，小國須警戒】

英國媒體「泰晤士報 」針對中國以債務外交收服加勒比海島國發表社論：台灣議題彰顯中國欲收服他國，以再造由中國領導之國際體系規則的更大計畫，此體系屆時將反撲，小國們必須警戒

In leading article " The Times and The Sunday Times view on China’s debt diplomacy: Caribbean Takeaway", The Times writes that the Taiwan agenda is emblematic of Beijing’s larger recruitment drive for a project to remake the rules-based international system in China’s own image. It warns that smaller nations must be wary.

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***探討100% 忠實翻譯，我建議

在《泰晤士報》和《星期日泰晤士報》對中國債務外交的看法：《加勒比海要點》中，該報寫道，台灣議程象徵著北京方面加大了招募其項目會員之力度，希望能以中國自己的形象為基礎來重塑國際規則體系。該文警告較小的國家必須保持警惕。

Applause could be heard across Spain and Italy yesterday as residents clapped from their windows to show gratitude to health workers on the coronavirus frontline.

The nationwide events were organised through social media to take place at the same time.

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While farmers applaud Westminster's efforts, even Mr Paice conceded the country has lost a head start. “The fact is we export more food to Belgium than we do to all the Bric countries [Brazil, Russia, India and China] together,” he said . “That's a pretty damning indictment of our efforts.”
儘管豬農歡迎英國政府的努力，但佩斯也承認，英國已經輸在了起跑線上。他說：“我們出口到比利時的食品都比出口到金磚四國（巴西、俄羅斯、印度和中國）的總量還多。這真是我們工作不足的明證。”


Quote:

"I never worry about individual accolades. Never have and never will. I feel like the individual awards will come with the team's success." — LeBron James

A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris

By Vivienne Walt / Paris A Yemeni girl's request to split with her husband leads to a change in the law — and global accolades and interest

The picks included "the best of the bleak, but no spectacular performer," says Michael Useem, a management professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, one of the selectors. "This is the year from hell, and anybody who kept their head above water and managed to keep the company from dramatically dropping off a cliff deserves applause and accolades."

EasyJet's Brand New Agreement

There is plenty of applause now that easyJet has resolved a two-year dispute with founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou over the use of the "easy" brand.

applause

n.

1. Approval expressed especially by the clapping of hands.
2. Praise; commendation: a scientific discovery that won critical applause.

[Medieval Latin applausus, from past participle of Latin applaudere, to applaud.

After Applause Dies Down, Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete Goals

Pool photograph by Dmitry Astakhov

The leaders of developed and developing countries, including President Bush, and international officials on Wednesday in Toyako, Japan, on the last day of talks on climate change and other issues.

President Bush, who had insisted that any commitment to combat global warming must involve growing economies as well as the rich nations, recruited China and India to the table and received rare accolades from some environmentalists for doing so.

Drop-off

n.

1. A steep or abrupt downward slope.
2. A noticeable decrease: a drop-off in attendance.
3. A designated place where people or things can be left: “distributed 12,000 newspapers to eighty different drop-offs” (Edward Klein).

applaud (CLAP)
verb [I or T]
to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise:
You should have heard the audience applaud - the noise was fantastic.
She was applauded for a full five minutes after her speech.

applause 
noun [U]
His speech met with (= received) loud applause.
So let's have a round of applause, please, for (= please applaud) a very lovely and talented young lady who is going to sing for us.

die down phrasal verb
If a sound or activity dies down, it becomes quieter or less obvious:

It was several minutes before the applause died down.recruit 
verb [T]
to persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army:
Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.
Even young boys are now being recruited into the army.
an army recruiting centre/officer

recruit 
noun [C]
a new member of an organization, especially the army:
Raw recruits (= completely new soldiers) were trained for six months and then sent to the war front.

recruitment 
noun [U]
The recession has forced a lot of companies to cut down on graduate recruitment.
It's all part of a recruitment drive intended to increase the party's falling numbers.

accolade noun [C] FORMAL
praise and approval:
This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could have received.

divorce (PEOPLE)
verb [I or T]
to end your marriage by an official or legal process:
She's divorcing her husband.

divorce 
noun [C or U]
when a marriage is ended by an official or legal process:
The last I heard they were getting a divorce.
Divorce is on the increase.
Ellie wants a divorce.
What are the chances of a marriage ending in divorce?

divorced 
adjective
married in the past but not now married:
She's divorced.
They got divorced after only six months of marriage.

divorcee s
noun [C]
someone who is divorced and who has not married again