2025年12月1日 星期一

Coloratura, ‘Basta!’ threw a hissy fit. Trump tantrums, war and sanctions rocked supply and demand.





Their Towns Overrun With Tourists, Some Italians Cry, ‘Basta!’

Officials squabble over limiting visitors to holiday hot spots like Venice, Florence and Capri




Meet Rex Tillerson, Secretary of I Just Can't Anymore.

The taciturn secretary of state has apparently reached a breaking point.
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Since 2020, commodity markets have been drunk on adrenaline as pandemic-era disruptions, Trump tantrums, war and sanctions rocked supply and demand. In 2026 a general sobering-up may prevail https://econ.st/4rns556

自2020年以來,受疫情衝擊、川普的暴躁脾氣、戰爭和製裁等因素的影響,大宗商品市場一直處於亢奮狀態,供需關係劇烈波動。預計到2026年,市場將普遍趨於冷靜。 https://econ.st/4rns556

一位泰國導演對世界的獨特見解

他與朋友和作家同行(如伊恩·麥克尤恩、朱利安·巴恩斯、薩爾曼·魯西迪、克萊夫·詹姆斯、詹姆斯·芬頓和希欽斯先生)的喧鬧午餐被媒體報道,令其他作家感覺自己被排除在外。他似乎比其他人更享受其中。他的批評者認為他與其說是壞小子,不如說是被寵壞的孩子。
A Thai director's elliptical view of the world
His raucous lunches with friends and fellow writers like Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes, Salman Rushdie, Clive James, James Fenton and Mr. Hitchens were written up in the press and made other writers feel that they were on the outside looking in. He seemed to be having more fun than other people. His detractors considered him less a bad boy than a spoiled brat.

coloratura
ˌkɒlərəˈtjʊərə/
noun
  1. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing.
    "Penelope bursts into joyful cascades of coloratura"
    • a soprano skilled in coloratura singing.
花腔義大利語Coloratura)是一種華麗的演唱技巧,主要應用於西洋古典音樂中,以裝飾音多而難度大而著名。起源於17-18世紀的義大利閹伶[1],現在多由女高音次女高音演唱。

The definition of basta is an Italian word that means “enough.” An example of when you may use the word basta is when someone is filling your plate and there ...



hissy fit
noun
NORTH AMERICANinformal
  1. an angry outburst; a temper tantrum.

    "I screamed and kicked the furniture and threw a hissy fit"

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