Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ ( 豐田普銳斯以其燃油效率而聞名)
In the lead-up to the November election, President-elect Donald Trump threatened to “terminate” President Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it the “Green New Scam.” Whether or not he kills the law, he is committed to slowing America’s transition from fossil fuels to clean energy — and few Americans seem concerned.
在 11 月大選前夕，當選總統唐納德·川普威脅要「終止」拜登總統的標誌性氣候法——《通膨削減法案》，稱其為「綠色新騙局」。無論他是否廢除法律，他都致力於減緩美國從化石燃料向清潔能源的轉型——而且似乎很少有美國人對此感到擔憂。If you asked me to find a quote from the former president insulting Trudeau or Merkel, May or Macron, I would have it for you in minutes, writes Jon Sopel.
But when it comes to the Russian leader, Trump is silent – which is a huge boon to his only credible Republican contender, Nikki Haley...
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Williams took the original lyrics of "The Message" one step further. "We can put safety nets in our communities and hope people don't fall through the cracks," he said to the audience at the Skoll World Forum. "We can put ambulances at the bottom of the cliff and whisk them off to the hospital. We can put fences at the edge of the cliff and hope people don't fall down. But what we really need to do is move those folks further away from the cliff so they're not at risk of falling."
A Super Building for Fragile TimesBy Thomas Fuller The Oregon State Treasury is moving into a newly constructed structure designed to withstand every disaster the designers could conjure. |
"Solitude" by Anna Akhmatova
So many stones have been thrown at me,
That I'm not frightened of them anymore,
And the pit has become a solid tower,
Tall among tall towers.
I thank the builders,
May care and sadness pass them by.
From here I'll see the sunrise earlier,
Here the sun's last ray rejoices.
And into the windows of my room
The northern breezes often fly.
And from my hand a dove eats grains of wheat...
As for my unfinished page,
The Muse's tawny hand, divinely calm
And delicate, will finish it.
*
For Global Drug Manufacturers, China Becomes a Perilous Market
By KATIE THOMAS
Rising Chinese demand for drugs is a boon for foreign companies, but
bribery allegations against GlaxoSmithKline underscore the risk of
scrutiny from officials.
The Prius V and Its Entune System
By DAVID POGUE
The Prius V is the first Toyota to incorporate a new electronics system, which a new owner found to be a boon.
Well
Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking
By SOPHIE EGAN
Growing experience from bike sharing programs in many cities makes clear that bicycling can be a safe mode of transportation, and the mere presence of a bike sharing program is a boon to the safety of all bicyclists.
1475年之後，Hieronymous Bosch 的一幅畫「魔法師（The Conjurer）」中，他的八寶袋中一隻動物露出頭來，可能是一隻貓頭鷹，或是一隻猴子。
Google Drive: A Boon, and a Headache, for IT
PCWorld
By Sharon Gaudin, Computerworld With the launch of Google Drive this week, IT managers can look forward to a potential new productivity tool -- and some significant headaches, analysts say. Google Tuesday took the wraps off Google Drive, a cloud cloud ...
buff , boon, hindrance, tawny, conjure, Bel canto
That would be a boon to American policy making, an assurance for Taiwan's freedom—and a spur to more responsible Chinese conduct.
- tawny
- [形]（-ni・er, -ni・est）1 黄褐色の.2 ((米俗))すばらしい.━━[名][U]黄褐色.taw・ni・ness[名]
Definition of tawny
adjective (tawnier, tawniest)
noun
[mass noun]Derivatives
tawniness
noun
boon[boon1]
- 発音記号[búːn]
Pronunciation: /buːn/
Definition of boon
noun
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense 'request for a favour'): from Old Norse bón
[名]
1 （…にとっての）恩恵, 利益((for, to ...))；恵みとなるもの, ありがたいもの((for ...))
2 ((古風))頼み, 願いごと.tool
(tūl)
n.
- A device, such as a saw, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
- A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
- The cutting part of such a machine.
- Something regarded as necessary to the carrying out of one's occupation or profession: Words are the tools of our trade.
- Something used in the performance of an operation; an instrument: "Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools . . . to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations" (Paul A. Samuelson).
- Vulgar Slang. A penis.
- A person used to carry out the designs of another; a dupe.
- A bookbinder's hand stamp.
- A design impressed on a book cover by such a stamp.
- Computer Science. An application program, often one that creates, manipulates, modifies, or analyzes other programs.
v., tooled, tool·ing, tools. v.tr.
- To form, work, or decorate with a tool.
- To ornament (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool.
- Slang. To drive (a vehicle): tooled the car at 80 miles an hour.
- To work with a tool.
- Slang. To drive or ride in a vehicle: tooled up and down the roads.
- To provide an industry or a factory with machinery and tools suitable for a particular job.
[Middle English, from Old English tōl, possibly from Old Norse.]
SYNONYMS tool, instrument, implement, utensil, appliance. These nouns refer to devices used in the performance of work. Tool applies broadly to a device that facilitates work; specifically it denotes a small manually operated device: a box full of tools for bike repair. Instrument refers especially to a relatively small precision tool used by trained professionals: sterilized the scalpel and the other instruments. Implement is the preferred term for tools used in agriculture and certain building trades: rakes, hoes, and other implements. Utensil often refers to an implement used in a household, especially in the kitchen: cooking utensils hung by the stove. Appliance most frequently denotes a power-driven device that performs a specific function: a store selling toasters and other appliances.
[類語]tool職人などが仕事を容易にするために使う, 原則として手で握る道具.
implement特定目的のための道具でtoolから簡単な機械まで含む：gardening implements造園用具. instrument
特定の仕事に必要な精密度の高い道具：medical instruments医療器具. utensil主に家庭用品.
4 《製本》押し型（による模様）.
5 （ペンキ塗り用の）小ばけ.
6 ((卑))陰茎(penis)；ばかな［いやな］やつ.
7 ((米俗))がり勉.
━━[動](他)
1 〈物を〉道具で造る［形づくる, 細工する］；〈石を〉のみで仕上げる；〈革に〉模様を彫る.
2 〈本の表紙に〉型押しする.
3 ((略式))〈車・馬車などを〉（…を）軽快に走らせる；（特に行くあてもなく）ゆっくり走らせる((through, down, along ...))；〈人を〉乗せて運ぶ.
4 〈工場などに〉新式の道具［機械］を備えつける((up)).
━━(自)
1 道具を使う, 道具で細工する.
2 ((米略式))（乗り物で特にあてもなく）行く((along/along, down ...))；乗り回す((about, around)).
3 （工場に）（ある目的の）機械類を備えつける((up)).(rē-tūl')
v., -tooled, -tool·ing, -tools.
v.tr.
- To fit out (a factory, for example) with a new set of machinery and tools for making a different product.
- To revise and reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating or improving: had to retool the city's economy.
To fit out a factory with a new set of machinery and tools.
‘Prius Economy.’
豐田普銳斯以其燃油效率而聞名：
燃油經濟性評級
EPA 估計 2025 年 Prius LE 在城市中的行駛里程為 57 英里/加侖，在高速公路上的行駛里程為 56 英里/加侖。全輪驅動版本在城市中每加侖行駛 53 英里，在高速公路上每加侖行駛 54 英里。 XLE 和 Limited 車型的前輪驅動版本在城市和高速公路上的油耗均為 52 英里/加侖，全輪驅動版本在城市中的油耗為 49 英里/加侖，在高速公路上的油耗為 50 英里/加侖。The Toyota Prius is known for its fuel efficiency:
- The EPA estimates the 2025 Prius LE gets 57 mpg in the city and 56 mpg on the highway. The all-wheel drive version gets 53 mpg in the city and 54 mpg on the highway. The XLE and Limited models get 52 mpg in both the city and highway for the front-drive version, and 49 mpg in the city and 50 mpg on the highway for the all-wheel drive version.
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