Last year’s referendum on Scottish independence returned a resounding “no”, but it gave new freedom to one group of Scots: 16- and 17-year-olds, who were allowed to vote for the first time. Spurred on by the apparent success of that experiment, the Scottish government now plans to lower the voting age in elections to local councils and the Scottish Parliament http://econ.st/1IKrouv
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more sleep! Here's a wee treat, a film from the Guardian on the world's
only ice music festival. Grab a mince pie and take a look. It's cool.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas time! Stay safe and warm. Susie http://www.theguardian.com/travel/video/2013/dec/24/norways-ice-music-festival-video
Experts Fear That U.S. Plan to Strike Syria Overlooks Risks
By ANNE BARNARD and ALISSA J. RUBIN
Diplomats and other experts say President Obama's proposal to attack
Syria fails to adequately plan for risks like a surge in
anti-Americanism and a wider regional conflict.
Ciaran told the BBC： "One of the boys in the house was looking out the window having a wee bit of fresh air and saw it."
席朗向英國廣播公司說：「當時屋內一名男孩正從窗戶往外看，呼吸點新鮮空氣，看到此事。」
His best essays—on Andrew Lytle, a writer with the Agrarian movement, or on Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, the “cracked Kentucky genius” whose botanical studies were acknowledged by Darwin—celebrate the overlooked, the underappreciated. In one, he describes rare Southern folk blues as listening to “the narrow, haunted cosmos of the song, which one hears as a kind of reverberation, and which keeps people up at night.” Mr Sullivan’s essays also reverberate with nearly forgotten sounds, and are no less adept at keeping the reader up into the small hours.
Native Australians account for about two percent of the population and typically live in small settlements scattered around the continent-sized nation.
澳洲是個大陸般大小的國家，原住民人口佔總人口約2%，通常居住在小型部落當中。
Markets and the euro rise on eurozone deal
A eurozone deal on Greek debt and the EU's emergency fund, cemented in the
wee hours of Thursday morning, has given markets and the euro a healthy
boost. Banks are cautiously optimistic.
Edinburgh Spotlight have pulled together a lovely collection of photos from around Edinburgh as they celebrate their 5th birthday! Check it out.
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wee1 Line breaks: wee
Pronunciation: /wiː /
ADJECTIVE (weer /ˈwiːə/, weest /ˈwiːɪst/) chiefly Scottish
Little:when I was just a wee bairnthe lyrics are a wee bit too sweet and sentimental
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Origin
middle english (originally a noun use in Scots, usually asa little wee 'a little bit'): from Old English wēg(e) (seewey).
Pronunciation: /bɛːn/
Definition of bairn in English:
noun
chiefly Scottish & Northern Englishsmáll hóurs[smáll hóurs]
wee
(wē)
adj., we·er, we·est.
- Very small; tiny. See synonyms at small.
- Very early: the wee hours of the morning.
A short time; a little bit.
[Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English wǣge, wēg, weight.]
wee1
Pronunciation: /wiː/
Definition of wee
adjective (weer /ˈwiːə/, weest /ˈwiːɪst/)
chiefly ScottishOrigin:
Middle English (originally a noun use in Scots, usually as a little wee 'a little bit'): from Old English wēg(e) (see wey)account for
1. Be the determining factor in; cause. For example, The heat wave accounts for all this food spoilage, or Icy roads account for the increase in accidents.
2. Explain or justify, as in Jane was upset because her son couldn't account for the three hours between his last class and his arrival at home. Both of these related usages are derived from the literal meaning of the phrase, that is, "make a reckoning of an account." [Second half of 1700s] （數量、比例等方面的）佔。例句：It accounts for 40 percent of all traffic accidents.（這佔所有交通事故的4成。）
overlook
Syllabification: (o·ver·look)
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Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˈlo͝ok/
[with object]noun
Pronunciation: /ˈōvərlo͝ok/
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