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Opera Buff Conjures Bel Canto on the Piano
On Sunday Daniel Barenboim gave the first piano recital presented in the Metropolitan Opera house since Vladimir Horowitz’s 22 years ago to the day.
ATHLETES in the ancient Olympics competed in the buff, on the grounds (among other things) that clothes were a hindrance to performance. Modern technology, however, has changed that. In some sports, notably swimming, the right costume can be an enormous boon.
And then there are the gardens that are the back or front yards of museums. For instance, at the cafe-garden of the Petit-Palais— with its palm and banana trees and sculptures and mosaic floors lit from below — a half dozen marble tables and metal chairs offer the ideal setting to watch the museum’s stone walls change from buff to tawny yellow as the sun moves.
March's Lion Roars Through Area
Area transportation officials braced yesterday for what they say could be the largest winter storm in three years. By late last night, it had brought almost seven inches of snow to parts of the area and was expected to bring still more, making the commute maddening.
(By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)
三月大雪用此March's Lion Roars Through 表示
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lion
(lī'ən)
- A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.
- Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion.
- A very brave person.
- A person regarded as fierce or savage.
- A noted person; a celebrity: a literary lion.
- Lion See Leo.
lion's share
- The greatest or best part.
にんき 人気
taw・ny
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━━ n., a. 黄褐色（の）.buff
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━━ n. （水牛・牛などの）淡黄色の革; それで作った軍服; 淡黄色; 〔話〕 （the ～） 素肌, はだか; レンズなどをふく柔らかい布; 〔話〕 …狂, …ファン.
in the buff 裸で.━━ vt. 軟皮でみがく ((up)); 柔軟にする.
in the buff INFORMAL
nakedhindrance
noun [C usually singular; U]
something which makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop:
I've never considered my disability a hindrance, but other people have.
boon
noun [C usually singular]
something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life:
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.
conjure
verb [I or T]
to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic:
In an instant, the magician had conjured (up) a white dove from his hat.
conjurer, conjuror
noun [C]
a person who performs magic to entertain people
con・jure1
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━━ v. 目の前に呼び出す; …を…する; 魔法［手品］を使う.
a name to conjure with まじないに用いる名; 重要人物［重要な物］の名; 長たらしい名, 発音しにくい名.
conjure up 魔法で呼出す; （作り）出す; 想起する［させる］.
con・ju・ra・tion ━━ n. まじない, 魔法, 呪(じゅ)文.
con・jur・er, con・ju・ror
━━ n. 魔術［手品］師.
con・jur・ing ━━ n. 手品（の演技）.
conjuring trick 手品.
a name to conjure with まじないに用いる名; 重要人物［重要な物］の名; 長たらしい名, 発音しにくい名. conjure up 魔法で呼出す; （作り）出す; 想起する［させる］. con・ju・ra・tion ━━ n. まじない, 魔法, 呪(じゅ)文. con・jur・er, con・ju・ror ━━ n. 魔術［手品］師. con・jur・ing ━━ n. 手品（の演技）.conjuring trick 手品.
Bel canto
‘Beautiful singing’: a term generally understood to refer to the elegant Italian vocal style of the 17th to 19th centuries, characterized by beautiful tone, florid delivery, shapely phrasing and effortless technique.
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