“Trump’s risk was only that he would be insulted to his face, which didn’t happen. He gambled and won.”
“Trump’s risk was only that he would be insulted to his face, which didn’t happen. He gambled and won.”
Robert Reich
Since I arrived in Mexico for the holidays I've come across a number of Americans who have moved here because they love the beauty and culture, as well as the low cost of living. Last night, some Mexicans I met said the influx of gringos was pushing up housing prices and bringing into the country too many unproductive retirees. They want to build a fence all along the border to stop the migration, and have the U.S. pay for it. Then they laughed.
Da Cámara noticed then what fans treasured later: her delicacy, her solemnity and her fearlessness. She was a gringa, with a Puerto Rican father and an Irish-American mother; this accounted for her fair northern colouring, which earned her the name “Golden Goddess” in Mexico, where she made her reputation. Her fine hands allowed her to flick and twirl the muleta, luring the bull and teasing him, with extraordinary artistry. Beside the huge black beast, one commentator wrote, she looked like a Sèvres figurine, but one brimming over with duende—courage, grace and defiance. She was known especially for her verónicas, slow backward swings of the cape with both feet rock-steady as the bull raced towards her, almost upon her.
plaster
3informal, dated Bomb or shell (a target) heavily:are they expecting the air force to plaster the city tonight or what?
gringo
ˈɡrɪŋɡəʊ/
noun
informal
- (in Spanish-speaking countries and contexts, chiefly in the Americas) a person, especially an American, who is not Hispanic or Latino.
Urban Dictionary: gringo(a)
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gringo(a)
Top Definition. gringo(a). gringo(a): A white person. which this word u can use it with humor or jus for fun but the mexicans in texas say it with hate becasuse ..n. Offensive Slang.
Used as a disparaging term for a foreign woman in Latin America, especially an American or English woman.
[Spanish, feminine of gringo, gringo. See gringo.]
flick
verb [I + adverb or preposition; T]
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.
She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.
Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.
Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
The boys ran round the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.
The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.
His eyes flicked between her and the door.
flick
noun [C]
a sudden, quick movement:
With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.
rock-steady 穩如岩石
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1: consistent in performance or behavior
Synonyms: dependable, steady-going
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