saddler, stable boy, groom, grooming an under age, high-maintenance

Butlins lifeguard on child-porn charges

Butlins lifeguard accused of grooming an under age boy for sex

Alex Hill, 19, (pictured) was arrested and had his locker searched in front of…

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聖誕節近了，手中研究的這本傳記小說有段聖誕樹的記載，深得我心：
She had already made the stable-boys bring fir-tree boughs into the house and heap them up in the library. She kept the key herself. Whenever she opened the door an overwhelmingly spicy green breath crowded out into the passage, as though the frost had marched into the house.
陳譯： 她已經要馬廄的男孩把冷杉木大數枝帶進房子，堆積在書室中。她自己保有鑰匙。每當她打開門，一種非常芬香的綠色氣息就會湧進走道，好像森林大步前進到房子裡面。 (頁111)

“G.M., Ford and Chrysler are trying to survive,” says John Paul MacDuffie, an associate professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “All Toyota is trying to do is survive a downturn.”
To do so, Toyota will rely on someone who has been groomed for this job for much of his adult life.



Art Encyclopedia:

Sir John Everett Millais

(b Southampton, 8 June 1829; d London, 13 Aug 1896). English painter.
Millais showed a prodigious natural facility for drawing, and his parents groomed him from an early age to become an artist. His father was a man of independent means from an old Jersey family. He spent his childhood in Southampton (where his mother's family were prosperous saddlers), Jersey and Dinan in Brittany, before going to London in 1838.

Dear Parents: Please Relax, It’s Just Camp

By TINA KELLEY

Sleep-away camps are having to spend time catering to increasingly high-maintenance parents, experts say.

•  Slide Show: Moms and Dads at Camp

Wikipedia article "High maintenance"
High maintenance^[1] is a term which, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, was popularized by When Harry Met Sally..., an American film released in 1989.
As a slang term, it may refer to individuals who require an unusual amount of personal attention or who expend substantial amounts of money or time on their physical appearance. It is not always disparaging, and some may describe themselves as high maintenance. The antonym is low maintenance.
The term has been applied to personal grooming in many species of organisms,^[2] homeostasis,^[3] racing bikes,^[4] Border Collies,^[5] plants,^[6] relationships,^[7] women,^[8] Volkswagen,^[9] and many other subjects.

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A groom or stable boy is a person who is responsible for some or all aspects of the management of horses and/or the care of the stables themselves.

groom (PREPARE) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to prepare someone for a special job or activity:
She was being groomed for leadership.
[+ to infinitive] My boss is grooming me to take over his job next year.groom (CLEAN) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur:
Polly spends hours in the stables grooming her pony.

特殊義：2

Prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity:star pupils who are groomed for higher things

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2.1(Of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an Internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence.

groom Show phonetics
noun [C]
a person whose job is to take care of and clean horses

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━━ n. （馬の）くら; （自転車の）サドル; （ヒツジなどの）くら下肉; くら形の物; （峰と峰の間の）鞍部(あんぶ).
in the saddle　馬に乗って; 権力を握って.
lose the saddle　落馬する.
━━ v. くらを置く ((up)); （負担・責任を）負わせる.
saddle・bag　くら袋; （自転車用，オートバイの）サドルバッグ.
saddle blanket　〔米〕 鞍下 ((鞍の下の厚布)).
saddle・bow　くらの前輪.
saddle・cloth　（競走馬のくらにつける）ゼッケン; くらの下敷.
saddle horse　乗用馬.
sad・dler　━━ n. 馬具屋［工］.
sad・dler・y　 n. 馬具製造業［販売店］; ((集合的)) 馬具類.
saddle shoes　〔米〕 サドルシューズ ((ツートンカラーのひも靴)).
saddle soap　皮磨き石けん.
saddle sore　くらずれ.
saddle-sore　a. くらずれができた［で痛む］.
saddle stitch　（製本で）くら形綴じ; 【裁縫】サドルステッチ.
saddle・tree　くら枠(わく).