2020年1月10日 星期五

significant, reclaim Nazi-looted art, claimant, recovery, recoup, coup de grâce, outlay, subversive


Germany opens an official "help desk" for those seeking to reclaim Nazi-looted art:


As Cost of Importing Food Soars, Jamaica Turns to the Earth

By DAMIEN CAVE

Across the Caribbean, food imports have become a budget-busting problem, prompting one of the world's most fertile regions to reclaim its agricultural past.




Jamie Rose for The New York Times
A proposed outlay of $200 million in retention bonuses appears to be threatening the $70 billion proposed combination of natural-resource giants Glencore International and Xstrata.
 
Austin Young, one of three artists who make up Fallen Fruit, tending to young trees at the Del Aire park. The project was started by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Tasty, and Subversive, Too

By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN

In California and beyond, using fruit trees to reclaim public spaces and expand the notion of what constitutes art.
More doubters for Universal Credit

Seventy organisations involved in the benefits system have raised concerns about the UC. Leaving aside the question as to whether the IT system will ever work, most of their objections are concerned with the ‘rules’ that will live in the IT system; which, if the IT system ‘works’ as far as the techies are concerned, will ensure it doesn’t ‘work’ for claimants!
Paddling on the Other Eastern Shore
At the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, nature and wildlife reclaim island after island.

Banks Brace for Bailout Fee
The Obama administration is aiming to hit banks with a fee to recoup losses associated with the bailout of financial firms and the auto industry.



In the end, it will probably be Mr Aso’s mediocre performance that administers the coup de grace. In opinion polls in mid June, the prime minister’s popularity sank below 20% after enjoying a brief lift following a fund-raising scandal that forced the DPJ’s leader to resign.


Obama Moves to Reclaim the Debate on Health Care
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and JEFF ZELENY
President Obama sought to convince an increasingly skeptical American public that proposed changes to the health care system would benefit them and strengthen the economy.


Reclaiming a Poet: Old Words, New Music
By ALLAN KOZINN
Michael Gordon’s new multimedia work, “Lightning at Our Feet,” is built around Emily Dickinson’s poetry.
US treasury seeks to recoup AIG executive bonus payments


US Treasury to reclaim AIG cash

Bonuses worth $165m paid by insurer AIG will be deducted from its next bail-out payment, the US Treasury says.

Outcry Builds in Washington for Recovery of A.I.G. Bonuses
By JACKIE CALMES and LOUISE STORY
Lawmakers from both parties demanded that A.I.G. reverse $165 million in bonuses and promised legislation to reclaim the money, if necessary.


Ukraine's government close to collapse

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has threatened to call snap parliamentary elections. Speaking in a nationally televised address, the president accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of destroying the governing coalition by siding with his rivals. This comes a day after Tymoshenko's party joined forces with the opposition to pass a law that curbs presidential powers while enhancing those of the prime minister. Yushchenko has described the move as a political and constitutional coup.




Half a dozen price cuts haven’t done much to generate more traffic — two months recently passed between showings — and the Schneiders are now asking $874,900. At that price, they would just about recoup what they originally spent buying and upgrading the house.



Programmes - Newsnight - China to seal $9bn DR Congo deal

The Chinese ambassador to DR Congo, Wu Zexian, is equally frank about his country's agenda: "China needs many things. The idea is that China will recoup its total investment within 10 years.


It also marks a coup for Australia's new left-leaning Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has stepped up the pressure on Japan since taking office this month, including ordering a patrol ship and planes to track the whalers.



France Vows to Recoup Aid It Gave Farmers
The French government said it will try to reclaim $470 million in state subsidies given to fruit and vegetable producers across France from 1992 to 2002.

It's hard now, when that subject is so widely acknowledged as almost to have lost its distinguishing interest, to recapture the thrill of those revelations and reclamations.


"jobless recovery"

The Los Angeles Times leads with a look at the growing signs that the economy could recover without a significant decrease in unemployment. The concept of a "jobless recovery" is hardly new, but many economists say the situation now could be far worse than what we saw after the last two downturns in 1990-91 and 2001, and could even threaten the recovery itself.





Researchers say the complexity of the attack and the lack of digital fingerprints indicate that someone with significant influence had to have been directing it. Otherwise, “there must be a cybercriminal out there with pretty significant access to China’s Internet infrastructure,” said Mr. Freitas.
研究人員表示,由於襲擊相當複雜,且沒有留下數字指紋,這顯示進行指揮的是某個具有極大影響力的人。弗雷塔斯說,如若不然,「肯定就是一個網絡犯罪分子,而且他能廣泛地訪問中國的互聯網基礎設施。」(紐約時報:Chinese Hackers Circumvent Popular Web Privacy Tools 網絡隱私保護工具已無法阻擋中國黑客)
進行指揮,進行計畫.....用語方式是"翻譯腔"。
一段兩處用同一字眼significant,表示研究人人的重視和事情重大。
  significant access 指"可以神通廣大地接達"(中國的互聯網基礎設施),用"廣泛地訪問",似乎失之空泛。


Definition of

 significant 

in English:

adjective

1Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy:a significant increase in sales

2Having a particular meaning; indicative of something:in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant
2.1Suggesting a meaning or message that is notexplicitly stated:she gave him a significant look
3Statistics Relating to or having significance.



Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): from Latin significant-'indicating', from the verb significare (see signify).

  1. [形] 1 重要な,重大な;意義深い. ⇒IMPORTANT[類語]
    • a significant date
    • 重要な日(▼祝日・記念日など)
  2. 2 (…の)意味を表す;(…を)示唆する,暗示的な((of ...))
  3. 3 意味ありげな,意味深長な
    • a significant look
    • 意味ありげな表情.
  4. 4 かなりの;著しい;かなり大きい
    • dozen significant forest fires
    • 10か所あまりのかなり大きい森林火事.
  5. 5 ((英俗))魅力的な,超モダンな. ▼美術批評用語.
  6. 6 《言語学》示差的な.
  1. sig・nif・i・cant・ly
    • [副]意味ありげに,意味深く;著しく;((文修飾))意味深いことに.




recoup 
verb [T]
to get back money that you have spent or lost:
It takes a while to recoup the initial costs of starting up a business.
The gambler recouped his losses in the next game. ━━ vt. 差引く; 償う; 埋合せる ((for)).
recoup oneself 損失(など)を取り戻す.


coup 
noun [C]
an unexpectedly successful achievement:
It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles.
I got him to come to a party which was something opf a coup.


[F.] n.pl. ~s ) (見事な)一撃; 大成功; =coup d'etat.
coup de grace
 とどめ(の一撃).


coup de main
 奇襲.
coup d'etat
 クーデター.

The expression coup de grâce (pronounced /ˌkuːdə ˈɡrɑːs/; French: [kudəɡʁas], "blow of mercy") means a death blow intended to end the suffering of a wounded creature.




reclaim 
verb [T]
1 to take back something that was yours:
You'll be able to reclaim the tax on all equipment that you buy.
I reclaimed my suitcase from the left luggage office.

2 to make land, such as desert or flooded areas, suitable for farming or building

3 to treat waste materials in order to obtain useful materials, such as glass or paper, that can be used again

tr.v., -claimed, -claim·ing, -claims.
  1. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land.
  2. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste products.
  3. To bring back, as from error, to a right or proper course; reform. See synonyms at save1.
  4. To tame (a falcon, for example).
[Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclāmāre : re-, re- + clāmāre, to cry out.]
reclaimable re·claim'a·ble adj.
reclaimant re·claim'ant or re·claim'er n.

[動](他)
1 …を開墾する;〈沼沢地を〉埋め立てる;〈土地を〉(海から)干拓する((from ...))
reclaimed land
埋め立て地
reclaim land from the sea
海を干拓する.
2 …を再生利用する, (…から)再生する((from ...))
reclaim scraps
くず鉄を再生利用する.
3 〈人を〉(…から)改心[更生]させる, 矯正(きょうせい)する((from ...))
a reclaimed alcoholic
立ち直ったアルコール中毒者
reclaim a person from crime
人を罪から更生させる.
━━[名]矯正, 改心, 更正;((ふつう次の句で))
past reclaim
教化[改心, 改善]の見込みがない.
[古フランス語←ラテン語reclāmāre (re-再び+clāmāre叫ぶ). △EXCLAIM, PROCLAIM
re・claim・a・ble
[形]reclamation Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
1 the attempt to make land suitable for building or farming

2 the treatment of waste materials to obtain useful materials from them

claimant


  音節
claim • ant
発音
kléimənt
claimantの変化形
claimants (複数形)
[名]
1 (権利の)要求[請求]者;原告.
2 (国家に)失業手当を要求する人;社会保障受給者.


recover Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to get back something lost, especially health, ability, possessions, etc:
It took her a long while to recover (= become completely well again) from/after her heart operation.
He never really recovered from the shock of his wife dying (= He was never happy after his wife died).
She went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness.
[R] She was astonished to see me, but she soon recovered her composure/herself (= soon gave the appearance of being calm).
It took a long time for the economy to recover (= improve) after the slump.
Police only recover (= get back) a very small percentage of stolen goods.
The initial outlay of setting up a company is considerable and it takes a while to recover those costs (= get back what you have spent).




The Lord's recovery

Witness Lee referred to the Local Churches as “the Lord’s recovery”. The Living Stream Ministry’s version of the Bible is called “The Recovery Version”. Lee taught God was always moving to first establish something, and when it was damaged by Satan, God would move a second time to “recover” what was lost. 李常受牧養、指導的地方教會(有人以「呼喊派」稱呼中國大陸境內的地方教會或其分支,其實是某些不良之徒錯用、誤用、曲解甚至故意歪曲其教訓)被部分基督教人士指為異端或極端教派,甚至指李否認聖父、聖子、聖靈的「三位一體」註:聖經並無三位一體之發表,三位一體之發表與聖經原意相差甚遠,易使人誤解,而用三一神正合原意。[1],所以許多人認為李氏的神學理論仍屬正統基督教信仰之列[2]。他所主導編譯之聖經恢復本,其英文版是首本由華人主導翻譯之英文聖經

recovery 
noun [S or U]
Mira made a full/speedy, etc. recovery from (= became well again after) the operation.
At last the economy is showing signs of recovery (= is starting to improve).
The police arranged the recovery (= the getting back) of her body from the river.


subversive
Pronunciation: /səbˈvəːsɪv/
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Definition of subversive

adjective
  • seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution:subversive literature

noun

  • a subversive person: the government claimed we were subversives or terrorists
Derivatives

subversively

adverb

subversiveness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin subversivus, from the verb subvertere (see subvert)

óutlày[óut・lày] 

  • [名][C][U](…への)支出[出費](額), 経費((on, for ...)).
━━[動] 〔〕 (-laid, 〜・ing)(他)((米))〈金などを〉(…に)費やす, 出費する((on, for, in ...)).

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