introverted, ambivert, sign, tweak, Taurus, Sagittarius, extrovert,

人子的來臨　

21. 因為那時必有大災難，是從宇宙開始，直到如今從未有過的，將來也不會再有；
22. 並且那些時日如不縮短，凡有血肉的，都不會得救；但為了那些被選的，那些時日，必將縮短。
23. 那時，若有人對你們說：看，默西亞--彌賽亞---在這裏，或說在那裏! 你們不要相信，
24. 因為將有假默西亞和假先知興起，行大奇蹟和異蹟，以致如果可能，連被選的人也要被欺騙。

In Matthew 24 Jesus states:

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. [Matthew 24:21, 24 NKJV]

In the world of the yakuza, the infamous custom of cutting off fingers is well known. If a member causes problems to his yakuza group, he cuts off his finger and presents it to the group in a sign of penance.




We’re all a little shy. Adulthood forces us out of our introversion, and there’s a sweetness to that: http://bit.ly/1ytfw55

Shying

One of the great sacrifices of adulthood is giving up shyness. Even if it’s been a defining characteristic since childhood, a constant companion through early life, at a certain point it is a luxury we cannot afford. So far as the...

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"Why did you burn the Constitution and become an emperor?" Stephen Colbert asked President Obama.

Colbert tweaks 'Emperor' Obama on late-night TV

WASHINGTON -- Talk show host Stephen Colbert mocked President Obama Monday for making a special contribution to the nation's jobs picture. "I'll give it to you. You've employed a lot of people," Colbert said.

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Christmas edition archive: The great Austrian astronomer Johannes Kepler, the man who showed that planets move round the sun in ellipses, not circles, thought that the Star of Bethlehem was probably a nova or a supernova, a star brilliantly blowing up. There are many theories about what it was that foretold the birth of Christ. Here's another http://econ.st/1bSGYB9

A sign of the times?

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One great star-mystery revolves around where they were at the time when Christ was born.

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Fluent in French, Colloquially

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

French restaurants have spread in New York recently, most of them bistros. But their American chefs have been more likely to tweak than adhere to French tradition.

“Where I feel the most productive and engaged is when I’m buried in code, buried in some project, tweaking some designs,” he said. “I’m certainly introverted.”
「只有埋頭在代碼里，在一些項目里，修改設計的時候，我才感覺最有收穫，最投入，」他說，「我的確內向。」



After Paris and Moscow, Deng went back to China, and before long had ceased being “a cheerful, fun-loving extrovert.”從莫斯卡回國之後不久，他就不再是一位“快樂的、愛玩鬧的、開朗的”小夥子了。




Don't Call Introverted 內向 Children 'Shy'
By Susan Cain
Society rewards extroverts, but quiet types have a hidden strength all their own

Lindsey Vonn Makes Fun of Tiger Woods Too!

By Sean Gregory / Whistler

After taking the downhill gold medal in a historic run, Lindsey Vonn joins the rest of the country in tweaking Tiger Woods. Why just being herself may make her a star

For many weeks I had been tweaking fetchmail rather incrementally while feeling like the interface design was serviceable but grubby—inelegant and with too many exiguous options hanging out all over. The options to dump fetched mail to a mailbox file or standard output particularly bothered me, but I couldn't figure out why.

The personality traits of extroversion and introversion fall on a spectrum, and most of experts’ focus has been on the two ends. Now they're beginning to look at the group in the middle: The "ambiverts."

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Not an Introvert, Not an Extrovert? You May Be An Ambivert

Psychologists and behavioral scientists are looking more closely at...

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 sign

[名]
1 （…の）表れ，きざし，兆候((of ..., that節))；《医学》徴候

as a sign of respect
尊敬のしるしに

a subjective sign
自覚徴候

a sign of the times
時勢の表れ［反映］

there are signs that ...
…というきざしがある

She gave no sign of fear.
こわがっているようすは見せなかった.

2 ((しばしば否定文))こん跡，形跡

There was no sign of disaster.
災害の形跡はなかった.

3 身ぶり，手まね，合図；（…せよという）合図((to do))

by signs
身ぶりで

talk in [by] signs
手まねで話す

make a sign of the cross
十字を切る

Give him the sign to leave.
あいつに立ち去れと合図しろ.

4 標示，標識；看板

a road sign
道路標識

signs and their messages
看板とそこに書かれている文句.

5 符号；（音楽などの）記号

a sharp [a flat] sign
シャープ［フラット］記号.

6 （十二宮の）星座(a sign of the zodiac)

What's your sign?
何座ですか.

7 （神の）しるし，奇跡((of ...)).
8 ((通例～s))((米))（野生動物の）通ったあと，足跡.

━━[動](他)
1 〈手紙・書類に〉署名する；〈名前を〉署名する

a signed article
署名記事

sign a check [a treaty]
小切手［条約］に署名する

since the VOA charter was signed into law
VOA憲章が大統領の署名によって制定されて以来

signed and sealed
署名捺印した（⇒成句）.

2 …とサインして契約する；［V[名]to do］〈人を〉（契約書に署名させて）雇う

sign on [up] two new players
新しい2人の選手と契約する.

3 ［III[名]/that節］…を身ぶり［手まね］で知らせる；［V[名]to do/III[名]（[副]）］〈人に〉（…するよう）合図する((for ...)). ⇒(自)2

He signed his disagreement. [=He signed that he disagreed.]
不賛成を身ぶりで示した

He signed me for a fast ball.
速球のサインを出した.

4 …を十字を切って祝福する.

━━(自)
1 ［I（[副]）］（同意・債務・受領などのしるしとして）（…に）署名する((for ...))

sign for a registered special delivery letter
書留速達便に受領の署名をする.

2 ［I（[副]）/II to do］身ぶり［手まね］をする；（人に）（…せよと）合図する((to, for ...))

He kept signing for fast balls.
速球のサインばかり出し続けた.

3 （…と）契約する，契約書に署名して雇われる((for, with ...))

The player signed with another team when his option came up.
その選手は選択権の期限が切れると他のチームと契約した.

be signed and sealed／be signed, sealed and delivered

〈合意・条約・法案などが〉手続を完了する.

sign ... away ［over］／sign away [over] ...

文書に署名して〈権利・財産などを〉処分する［譲り渡す，売り渡す］.

sign in

(自)到着の署名をする.

━━(他)

［sign ... in／sign in ...］

署名して〈非会員を〉入会させる.

sign off

(1)契約などを破棄する；（署名して手紙を）終える.
(2)((略式))（一日が終わって）放送を終了する.
(3)((米俗))話をやめる，黙る.

sign off on ...

((米俗))…を承認する.

sign on

(自)
(1)（契約書などに基づいて）雇われる，入社する；入隊する；((英))失業者として登録する.
(2)《ラジオ》《テレビ》（一日の）放送開始を告げる，放送を始める.

━━(他)

extrovert

《心理学》[名]外向性の［社交的な］人, 外向型の（⇔introvert）.━━[形]外向性［型］の.［ドイツ語Extravert←（ラテン語exta-外を＋verter向く）. △VERTEX...

extroverted

[形]外向的な, 社交的な.

introvert

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Definition of introvert in English:

NOUN

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntrəvəːt /

1A shy, reticent person.

1.1 Psychology A person predominantly concernedwith their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things. Compare with extrovert.

ADJECTIVE

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntrəvəːt /

another term for introverted.

Origin

mid 17th century (as a verb in the general sense 'turn one's thoughts inwards (in spiritual contemplation')): frommodern Latin introvertere, from intro- 'to the inside' +vertere 'to turn'. Its use as a term in psychology dates from the early 20th century.

Sagittarius (♐) is the ninth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Sagittarius. Sagittarius is considered a "masculine", positive (extrovert 外向) sign.

Taurus

[名]

1 《天文》いて（射手）座(the Archer).

2 《占星術》
(1) 人馬宮, 射手座：黄道の第九宮.
(2) 人馬宮［射手座］生まれの人. ⇒ZODIAC（図）

-ri・an

[名][形]人馬宮［射手座］生まれの人（の）.

Sign of the Bull

If you were born on April 21, what sign are you? Those born on April 21 — or any time from April 20/21 to May 20/21 — are born under the second sign of the zodiac, or Taurus. With their ruling planet Venus, Taurus can be dichotomous: they are known to be extremely sociable, but at the same time are thought to be stand-offish and distant. Seen as persistent and constant, they can also be viewed as stubborn and inflexible. Taurus are described as independent but shy, sensitive but often unwilling to share their inner feelings, loath to change but willing to be loyal and strong followers. Of course, astrology is a science that has its share of skeptics. Many believe that the alignment of the stars and planets has no bearing at all on one's personality, and that you can't predict the future by reading the constellations.

Quote:

"I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical." — Arthur C. Clarke

tweak Show phonetics
noun [C]tr.v., tweaked, tweak·ing, tweaks.

1. To pinch, pluck, or twist sharply.
2. To adjust; fine-tune.
3. To make fun of; tease.

n.

1. A sharp, twisting pinch.
2. A teasing remark or action; a joke.

[Probably variant of dialectal twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian.]

tweaky tweak'y adj.

━━ n., vt. ひとひねり（する）; ぐいと引く（こと）; 〔俗〕 【コンピュータ】（機器・プログラムを）微調整する（こと）.

tweak

Pronunciation: /twiːk/

Definition of tweak

verb

[with object]

• 1 twist or pull (something) sharply:he tweaked the boy’s ear

• 2 informal improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it:engineers tweak the car’s operating systems during the race

noun

• 1 a sharp twist or pull: an affectionate tweak

• 2  informal a fine adjustment to a mechanism or system: no tweaks were required

Derivatives

tweaker
noun

Origin:

early 17th century: probably an alteration of dialect twick 'pull sharply'; related to twitch