At one gathering, Dr. Solomon said he had accepted the congratulations of Premier Zhou Enlai on his ability to speak Chinese when “Kissinger’s head snapped around” and made clear his displeasure at being upstaged.
The next day, Dr. Solomon said, then-Vice Foreign Minister Qiao, “a rather provocative character, turned to me and said something in Chinese that should have called for a response in Chinese, which I did not do. In any event, that was a very interesting personal experience being in China for the first time, and with Kissinger.”
A strange sentence about Rupert Murdoch led our columnist to question the implications of the subtle subjunctive - and pity it, hanging out with "whom" as dowdy old contestants on the reality show of English grammar, both wondering which will be voted off by English-speakers first http://econ.st/1rpBnLK
Correction: This article originally referred to Yangon as Myanmar's capital. While still Myanmar's largest city, Yangon is no longer the capital, having ceded that title to Naypyidaw. Sorry.
Books About the Financial Crisis
By MICHAEL LEWIS and ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Reviewed by DANIEL GROSS
"The Big Short," by Michael Lewis, and "The End of Wall Street," by Roger Lowenstein, offer a backstage view of the financial crisis.
Anne Mulcahy said she will retire as Xerox's CEO after eight years, ceding the position to her hand-picked successor, Ursula Burns, the copier-and-printer company's president.
When Michelle Met Hillary...
TIME Photographer Anthony Suau captures former First Lady Hillary Clinton sharing a moment with possible future First Lady, Michelle Obama backstage in Denver
Three Democratic Clans Mix Uneasily
As the Kennedys celebrate their legacy and cede the stage, the Clintons face an exit from the spotlight.
G.O.P. Tries to Upstage Democrats
Political parties are no longer content to cede the stage to their rivals during their conventions.
He once spoke of death: "I'd rather there wasn't an afterlife, really. I'd much rather not be me for thousands of years. Me? Hah!"
新聞英文: the announcement was upstaged by...
2007
這是幾天前紐約時報的DealBook 報導:
The News Corporation reported strong quarterly earnings Wednesday, but the announcement was upstaged by Rupert Murdoch's comments on the company's recent deal to buy Dow Jones.
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upstage (STEAL ATTENTION)
verb [T]
to take people's attention away from someone and make them listen to or look at you instead:
Most supporting bands tend to be youngsters, and rarely upstage the star.
之所以有這種表示要了解劇場結構:upstage (THEATRE AREA)
adverb, adjective [before noun]
towards or at the part of a theatre stage that is furthest from the people watching the performance:
He looks upstage to where the body is lying.
NOTE: The opposite is downstage.
rather
(răTH'ər, rä'THər)
adv.
- More readily; preferably: I'd rather go to the movies.
- With more reason, logic, wisdom, or other justification.
- More exactly; more accurately: He's my friend, or rather he was my friend.
- To a certain extent; somewhat: rather cold.
- On the contrary.
- (ră'THûr', rä'-) Chiefly British. Most certainly. Used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
[Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comparative of hræthe, quickly, soon, from hræth, quick.]
USAGE NOTE In expressions of preference rather is commonly preceded by would: We would rather rent the house than buy it outright. In formal style, should is sometimes used: I should rather my daughter attended a public school. Sometimes had appears in these constructions, although this use of had seems to be growing less frequent: I had rather work with William than work for him. This usage was once widely criticized as a mistake, the result of a misanalysis of the contraction in sentences such as I'd rather stay. But it is in fact a survival of the subjunctive form had that appears in constructions like had better and had best, as in We had better leave now. This use of had goes back to Middle English and is perfectly acceptable. • Before an unmodified noun only rather a is used: It was rather a disaster. When the noun is preceded by an adjective, however, both rather a and a rather are found: It was rather a boring party. It was a rather boring party. When a rather is used in this construction, rather qualifies only the adjective, whereas with rather a it qualifies either the adjective or the entire noun phrase. Thus a rather long ordeal can mean only "an ordeal that is rather long," whereas rather a long ordeal can also mean roughly "a long process that is something of an ordeal." Rather a is the only possible choice when the adjective itself does not permit modification: The horse was rather a long shot (not The horse was a rather long shot). See Usage Notes at have, should.
subjunctive
Line breaks: sub|junct¦ive
Pronunciation: /səbˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv /
Grammar
ADJECTIVE
Relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressingwhat is imagined or wished or possible. Compare withindicative.
verb [T]
to take people's attention away from someone and make them listen to or look at you instead:
Most supporting bands tend to be youngsters, and rarely upstage the star.n. (ŭp'stāj')
The rear part of a stage, away from the audience.
tr.v., -staged, -stag·ing, -stag·es. (ŭp-stāj')
- To distract attention from (another performer) by moving upstage, thus forcing the other performer to face away from the audience.
- To divert attention or praise from; force out of the spotlight: a vice president who repeatedly tried to upstage the president.
- To treat haughtily.
backstage
(băk'stāj')adv.
- In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms.
- In secret; privately.
- Of, relating to, occurring in, or situated behind the performing area of a theater.
- Concealed from the public; private.
clan
━━ n. （スコットランド高地の）氏族; 一族, 一門; 閥, 派, （共通の利害・主張を持つ）党派, 一味, 仲間.
clan・man 氏族の一員.
clan・man 氏族の一員.cede Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to give something such as ownership to someone else, especially unwillingly or because forced to do so:
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
cede
━━ vt. （権利などを）譲る, 譲渡する ((to)).
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