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Foxconn and Apple Still Exceed Working-Hour Laws

 

Chesapeake to Expand Drilling
Chesapeake Energy will expand gas drilling in several areas around the U.S. and, in a departure, drilling for oil, as well, a sign that natural-gas producers are betting on prolonged high energy prices.

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"First of all, you can make the argument that there's no such thing as the past. Nobody lived in the past." — David McCullough

depart Show phonetics
verb [I] FORMAL
to go away or leave, especially on a journey:
The plane departs at 6.00 a.m.
The train for London departs from Platform 2.

departed Show phonetics
adjective
1 LITERARY describes something that happened in the past and is finished:
The old man talked about the departed triumphs of his youth.

2 LITERARY dead:
We will always remember our dear departed friends.

3 FORMAL the departed a person who has died, or people who have died:
Let us remember the departed.

departure Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
1 when a person or vehicle, etc. leaves somewhere:
There are several departures (= buses, trains, ships or aircraft leaving) for Paris every day.
Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.
departure time

2 when someone leaves a job:
Everyone in the office was surprised by Graham's sudden departure.

3 a change from what is expected, or from what has happened before:
There can be no departure from the rules.
Selling men's clothing is a new departure (= type of activity) for the shop.

past
━━ a. 過去の, 過ぎ去った（ばかりの）; この前の; 元の, 前任の; 【文法】過去の.
━━ ad. 通り越して （by）.
━━ n. （the 〜） 過去（の事）; （いかがわしい）経歴; 【文法】過去時制［形］.
━━ prep. （時間が）…を過ぎて （after） (half 〜 two 2時半）; …を越えて; …の及ばない, …以上.
past it　〔話〕 今はもう不可能で.
wouldn't put it past … to do　〔話〕 人なら…しかねないと思う.
past due　支払遅延.
past master　名人, 達人 ((at, in, of)); （組合・協会などの）前会長.
past participle　【文法】過去分詞.
past perfect progressive tense　【文法】（the 〜） 過去完了進行時制.
past perfect tense　【文法】（the 〜） 過去完了時制.
past progressive tense　【文法】（the 〜） 過去進行時制.
past tense　【文法】（the 〜） 過去時制.



time and a half
A rate of pay for overtime work that is one and one-half times higher than the regular hourly wage, as in I don't mind working Sunday so long as I get time and a half. This expression uses time in the sense of "the number of hours worked." [c. 1885]

halftime
n. (Abbr. HT)
The intermission between halves in games of certain sports, such as basketball and football.
中國股市進入“中場休息”？
宏觀經濟的基本面並不預示著中國股市會進入下降通道，近期的暴跌只是受國際國內政策面影響的“中場休息”。