repose, advance (FORWARD), eclectic, Hasid. Set Stage for Diplomacy

John Singer Sargent, “Nonchaloir (Repose),” 1911, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., Gift of Curt H. Reisinger

Ukraine’s Offensive Could Set Stage for Diplomacy With Russia, U.S. Officials Say

Aides of President Biden have been exploring potential endgames to identify an outcome that could be acceptable to both Kyiv and Moscow if real peace talks started.

Democrats and Bush Near Deal on Auto Bailout

Congressional Democrats and the Bush administration on Tuesday night were on the brink of an agreement on a taxpayer rescue of the American automobile industry, with a vote in the House expected as soon as Wednesday afternoon.

But with less than six weeks left in President Bush's term, it was unclear if the White House would be able to generate Republican support for the proposal, which is crucial in the Senate where, for procedural reasons, the bill needs 60 votes to advance.

A group of Republican senators likely to oppose the auto bailout plan scheduled a news conference for noon on Wednesday, raising the prospect of a legislative battle that could keep the Senate in session well into next week.

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Mr. Chon said he first advertised to Korean-Americans, “but I was always targeting mainstream Americans.”
The first “mainstream Americans” to become regulars were Russians and Hasidic men from Brooklyn, said Yong Seok Choi, Inspa’s vice president. Now there is an eclectic mix.


NOTHING can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest: but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth.
除了對一般人性所作之洽當的表現，沒有作品能討好大眾
，並討好於永久。特殊的習性只有少數人了解。所以只有少數人知道其所描寫是否真切。人厭倦於普通生活，總不免要尋求新奇的刺激，所以奇思怪想之不規則的篇章可以給人以片刻的喜悅；但是這種驚奇的喜悅不久即告消竭，人的心情只能寄托在穩定的真理上面



repose 
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] FORMAL
to rest or lie:
She reposed on the sofa.

repose 
noun [U] FORMAL
Your face is so beautiful in repose (= when resting).



repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth FORMAL
to place your trust or hopes in someone or something:
We repose a lot of hope in this project.

eclectic 
adjective FORMAL
Methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic, combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single system:
an eclectic style/approach
an eclectic taste in literature


Hasid

(KHä'sĭd, KHô'-, hä'-) pronunciation

or Has·sid also Chas·sid n., pl. Ha·si·dim or Has·si·dim also Chas·si·dim (KHä-sē'dĭm, KHô-, hä-).
A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe by Baal Shem Tov that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.
[From Hebrew ḥāsîd, pious, from ḥāsad, to be kind.]
Hasidic Ha·si'dic adj.
Hasidism Ha·si'dism n.

advance (FORWARD) Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something:
The fire advanced steadily through the forest.
The troops advanced on the city (= approached it, ready to attack).
We have advanced greatly in our knowledge of the universe.
Her study has considerably advanced (= helped) the cause of equal rights.
[+ two objects] Could you advance me £50 (= pay it to me before the regular time) until Tuesday?
He's just trying to advance (= improve) his own career.

advancing Show phonetics
adjective
He only recently stopped working, due to his advancing years (= because he is becoming old).

advance Show phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] the forward movement of something, or an improvement or development in something:
Nothing could stop the advance of the flood waters.
Recent advances in medical science mean that this illness can now be cured.
She asked for a £300 advance on her salary (= money paid before the regular time).

2 [C usually plural] an attempt to start a romantic relationship with someone:
She rejected his unwelcome advances.

advance Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
happening, done or ready before an event:
advance payment/booking
We got no advance warning/notice of the changes.

advanced Show phonetics
adjective
1 highly developed:
This is the most advanced type of engine available.

2 at a higher, more difficult level:
an advanced English course

3 US advanced class/course a school class which is doing work of a higher standard than is usual for students at that stage in their education

advancement Show phonetics
noun [U]
All she was interested in was the advancement (= improvement, development) of her own career.