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Worryingly, most men who indicated that they would commit rape did not even recognise their actions as such
Written by fellow Southerner Mason (In Country; Clear Springs), this abbreviated biography suffers fromthe series' length limitation but makes up for it by hitting the significant points. Mason credits Elvis with inventing rock and youth culture and "[puncturing] the balloon of 1950s serenity and conformity." She posits that the result of his stint in the army "was to erase his rock-and-roll rebel image and turn him into a mainstream all-American boy next door," and that in 1969, after almost a decade spent making bad films, "he was genuinely invigorated by making good music again." It's when Mason offers her insight into Southern culture that the biography turns superficial, like her attempt to contextualize the bloated figure of the drug-addled singer's late years by noting that "in the deep-fried South, his shape was a familiar sight, typical of his age group." On the other hand, she does intrigue, stating that Elvis "was innocently authentic, but he craved the inauthentic, as country people, who are so close-uncomfortably close-to what is starkly real, often do." Unfortunately, Mason doesn't have the room to explain because she has to get back to zooming through the rest of Elvis's life before her space is up. As such, this intro to Elvis will be useful, but is still no substitute for Peter Guralnick's definitive two-volume biography (Last Train to Memphis, Careless Love), which Mason praises in her acknowledgments along with many other sources.
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Pronunciation: /ˈwʌrɪɪŋ
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Definition of as such in English:
addled
Line breaks: ad¦dled
Pronunciation: /ˈadld /
Definition of addled in English:
ADJECTIVE
1Unable to think clearly; confused:
this might just be my addled brain playing tricks
[IN COMBINATION]: a drug-addled frat boy
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2(Of an egg) rotten.
Pronunciation: /ɪt /
PRONOUN
1Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easilyidentified:a room with two beds in itthis approach is refreshing because it breaks downbarriers
3Used in the normal subject position in statementsabout time, distance, or weather:it’s half past fiveit was two miles to the islandit’s raining
4Used in the normal subject or object position when a more specific subject or object is given later in thesentence:it is impossible to assess the problemshe found it interesting to learn about their strategy
6The situation or circumstances; things in general:no one can stay here—it’s too dangerous nowhe would like to see you straight away if it’sconvenient
谷崎潤一郎(1886-1965) 的《陰翳禮讚—日本和西洋文化隨筆》( 邱仕俊譯， 北京三聯，1992 ) "日本和西洋文化隨筆"是出版商所加的，初讀這本書是80年代中。此書包括: 陰翳禮讚/論懶惰/戀愛與色情/厭客/漫話旅行/關於廁所(妙文)等等。(2007)
這本書的84-88頁，談一個不知原文的"英文字" 。 其實，它是"it"， 指色情吸引力 (sex appeal )，與作者提倡的"風情"相反" (.... 20th Century Words ，Oxford大學出版社，p. 33。最早使用的是1904年的R. Kipling作品， 不過到1927年的Elinor Glyn 才開始流行。 傳到日本後，由作者引用。)
另一本由孟慶熰樞翻譯(河北教育出版社，2002) ，多放許多篇進去 --它的裝璜，讓人覺得大陸進步很多。http://1000ya.isis.ne.jp/0060.html
the only thing I knew nothing about was ‘it’
這本書的84-88頁，談一個不知原文的"英文字" 。 其實，它是"it"， 指色情吸引力 (sex appeal )，與作者提倡的"風情"相反" (.... 20th Century Words ，Oxford大學出版社，p. 33。最早使用的是1904年的R. Kipling作品， 不過到1927年的Elinor Glyn 才開始流行。 傳到日本後，由作者引用。)
另一本由孟慶熰樞翻譯(河北教育出版社，2002) ，多放許多篇進去 --它的裝璜，讓人覺得大陸進步很多。http://1000ya.isis.ne.jp/0060.html
the only thing I knew nothing about was ‘it’
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- She did it with a boy when she was in high school.
- There has been an increase in amateur porn where real people do it for the cameras and beam their digital selves across the world via the Internet.
- I talk more about naughty stuff when I'm not getting it.
9[ ATTRIBUTIVE] (It) informal Denoting a person or thing that is exceptionally fashionable, popular, orsuccessful at a particular time:they were Hollywood’s It couplethe company is renting out the It bags of the moment for as little as £10 a week
[after It girl]
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