2016年1月6日 星期三

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"The Spry Arms Of The Wind" by Emily Dickinson


The spry Arms of the Wind
If I could crawl between
I have an errand imminent
To an adjoining Zone -


I should not care to stop
My Process is not long
The Wind could wait without the Gate
Or stroll the Town among.

To ascertain the House
And is the soul at Home
And hold the Wick of mine to it
To light, and then return -



Republican Governors Buck Party Line on Raising Taxes

There are proposals for raising the sales tax in Michigan, a tax on e-cigarettes in Utah and gas taxes in South Carolina and South Dakota, to name a few.



到晃三兄到中國各地講品格領導之12-3天"途中報導"他說想到下周可以到芝加哥抱孫就疲病全好了前一陣子寬仁師也透過官兄報告在新疆的神氣.....我為兩位勇士準備的英文造句是:He continued to look spry and active well into his seventies or eighties. 2014

Google Backs Its Boy, HTC, In The Apple Lawsuit Ring
Washington Post
As you might imagine, Google has something to say about it too."We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system ...






Pride and Perseverance
By LAURA SHAPIRO
In her centenary year, Barbara Pym's "spry little domestic novels" command a loyal readership.


boy
n.
  1. A male child.
  2. A son: his youngest boy.
  3. Often Offensive. A man, especially a young man.
  4. Informal. A man socializing in a group of men: a night out with the boys.
  5. Offensive. A male servant or employee.



party
n., pl., -ties.
    1. A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement: a cocktail party.
    2. A group of people who have gathered to participate in an activity. See synonyms at band2.
  1. An established political group organized to promote and support its principles and candidates for public office.
    1. A person or group involved in an enterprise; a participant or an accessory: I refuse to be a party to your silly scheme.
    2. Law. A person or group involved in a legal proceeding as a litigant.
    1. A subscriber to a telephone party line.
    2. A person using a telephone.
  2. A person: "And though Grainger was a spry old party, such steps couldn't be his" (Anthony Hyde).
  3. A selected group of soldiers: a raiding party.
  4. Slang.
    1. An act of sexual intercourse.
    2. An orgy.



    Line breaks: party line

    Definition of party line in English:

    NOUN

    1policy, or the policies collectively, officially adoptedby a political party:they rarely fail to toe the party line
    2telephone line or circuit shared by two or moresubscribers.


    spry

    Pronunciation: /sprʌɪ/
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    Definition of spry

    adjective (spryer, spryest)

    • (especially of an old person) active; lively:he continued to look spry and active well into his eighties
    Derivatives
    spryly
    adverb

    spryness
    noun

    Origin:

    mid 18th century: of unknown origin







    perseverance


    Definition of perseverance



    noun

    [mass noun]
    • persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success:medicine is a field which requires dedication and perseverance

    Origin:

    Middle English: from Old French, from Latin perseverantia, from perseverant- 'abiding by strictly', from the verb perseverare (see persevere)

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