2009年3月31日 星期二

Brit, stomach-churning, churning emotions, English-Speaking Capitalism on Trial

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At G.M., an Abrupt Changing of the Guard By BILL VLASIC
With churning emotions, Fritz Henderson awkwardly took over the responsibility to fix General Motors from Rick Wagoner, a friend and colleague for more than 20 years.



It’s no wonder, then, that an article in yesterday’s Times about the response President Obama will receive in Europe was titled “English-Speaking Capitalism on Trial.”



churn
 (MOVE/MIX)
verb
1 [T] (ALSO churn upto mix something, especially a liquid, with great force:
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.

2 [T] to mix milk until it becomes butter

3 [I] If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous:
I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.


But, despite all the promises to help the ailing economy, stocks plunged yesterday, "bringing the decline this year to a stomach-churning 9 percent," says the NYT.


Brit
n. Informal.
A British person.

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