2020年3月8日 星期日

decree, curfew, evenings, draft decree, draconian steps





The Italian government will adopt new tough measures to try to contain the spread of coronavirus, including telling people not to enter or leave the hardest-hit region of Lombardy, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters.


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Italy to adopt new draconian steps to fight coronavirus: draft decree
In the Royal decree it is stated that the male successors can replace the crown on the shield by a helm with the crest of Nassau. (For a description see below at "Nassau".)




‪#‎星巴克‬ 首先在發源地西雅圖推出晚餐菜單,包含手工釀造啤酒和每杯8到15美元的10種不同葡萄酒,以及一些簡餐。


星巴克發現,打造經過精心設計適合小酌一杯的小空間後,適合有些晚上繼續敲著鍵盤加班,但又不想一個人待在家的人喔!

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Evening is also characterized by the activities that usually occur during this time, such as preparing and eating dinner or having more formal social gatherings and entertainment. Indeed, the term is often used up to the end of these activities, even when that time would otherwise be considered night.


 decree とは【意味】法令,制令... 【例文】issue a decree...


curfew Line breaks: cur¦few

Pronunciation: /ˈkəːfjuː /
NOUN
1a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night:a dusk-to-dawn curfew[MASS NOUN]: the whole area was immediately placed under curfew

1.1 the hour designated as the beginning of a curfew:[MASS NOUN]: to be abroad after curfew without permission was to risk punishment


1.2 the daily signal indicating the beginning of a curfew:they had to return before the curfew sounded


Origin

Middle English (denoting a regulation requiring people to extinguish fires at a fixed hour in the evening, or a bell rung at that hour): from Old Frenchcuevrefeu, from cuvrir 'to cover' + feu 'fire'. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.



Even rock stars once had a curfew: in 1971 LIFE captured musicians like Frank Zappa at home with their parents.http://ti.me/1f9n4C8


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