2023年1月24日 星期二

stow, stowaway, excelsior, excellent, accolade, Sorting Hat


A United Airlines flight attendant knowingly stowed a French bulldog in the overhead compartment, where it died, the owners allege


The FAA is advising passengers "not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage"


http://zh.harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%88%86%E9%99%A2%E5%B8%BD

你的旅程就要開始,但你必須注意安全,
霍格華茲的分類帽將告訴你需要知道的一切。
如果你還太小,這些長椅並不安全。
你必須比精靈要大,48英寸那麼高。
現在拿掉那些東西,它們可能或戳或劃或掉。
首飾、手機、零錢,把它們全都放好。
為了使您的寶物安然無恙,您可以使用智能儲物箱。
古靈閣製作、巫師檢驗,所有都可以用它存放。
現在有一個警告,如果飛行讓你不適,請不要乘坐。
如果懷孕或者背頸腫痛,選擇離開才是最好!
你來自或遠或近的地方,等候時間有些長,
但排隊時抽煙、飲食卻是大錯。
現在謝謝你的聆聽,我的安全提示已經說完。
我們希望你活著講出故事,最重要的是,玩的開心!

"Your journey is about to start, but safely you must go,
And so the Hogwarts Sorting Hat tells all you need to know.
These benches are not safe for you if you are still too small.
You must be more than goblin-sized, 48 inches tall.
Now rid yourself of objects that might poke or scratch or fall.
Take jewelry, cell phones, all loose change and stow them, one and all.
To keep your treasures safe and sound, Smart Lockers are supplied.
Gringotts-made and wizard-proofed, for all you need to hide.
And now, a warning; do not ride if flying makes you queasy.
If pregnant or else sore in back or neck, then leave, it's easy!
You've traveled far, you』re very near, the waiting』s been long,
But smoking, drinking, or eating while in line are very wrong.
Now thank you all for listening. My safety lesson's done.
We hope you live to tell the tale, and most of all, have fun!"














UK police identify container stowaways as Afghan Sikhs
Authorities in southeastern England have said that the 35 people found in a shipping container originated from Afghanistan. It remains unclear how long they had been sealed off before their discovery.





stow

Line breaks: stow
Pronunciation: /stəʊ /

VERB

[WITH OBJECT AND ADVERBIAL]
Pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place:Barney began stowing her luggage into the boot
Origin
late Middle English: shortening of bestow.
stowaway
Line breaks: stow|away
Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊəweɪ /

NOUN

A person who stows away on a passenger vehicle.
accolade Line breaks: ac¦co|lade
Pronunciation: /ˈakəleɪd, ˌakəˈleɪd/

NOUN

Origin

early 17th century: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally 'embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood)', from Latin ad- 'at, to' + collum 'neck'.






excellent

Line breaks: ex¦cel|lent
Pronunciation: /ˈɛks(ə)l(ə)nt/

ADJECTIVE

EXCLAMATION

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  • Used to indicate approval or pleasure:‘What a lovely idea! Excellent!’

Derivatives

excellently
ADVERB

Origin

late Middle English (in the general sense 'outstanding' in either a good or bad way): from Old French, from Latinexcellent- 'being pre-eminent', from excellere (see excel). The current appreciatory sense dates from the early 17th century.




excelsior

Line breaks: ex¦cel|sior
Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/

NOUN

  • 1Used in the names of hotels and products to indicate superior quality:they stayed at the Excelsior
    MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
    • The news of the fabulous wealth of the Klondike creeks had broken only in mid-July, when the steamers Excelsior and Portland reached San Francisco and Seattle, respectively, with the first miners who had ‘struck it rich.’
    • Meanwhile, you're theoretically defending the Excelsior, which rarely defends itself for some reason, and its shields are made of laughter and kisses.
    • The group has bought the Excelsior, takes over the Grumpy Mole in December, owns the Loaded Hog, Shooters and is setting up a club in the old Money Club Building next door.
  • 2[MASS NOUN] North American Softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.

Origin

late 18th century (as an exclamation): from Latin, comparative of excelsus, from ex- 'out, beyond' + celsus'lofty'.

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