2020年3月25日 星期三

Bungalow, starter home, astronomical prices/ surge



Coronavirus in N.Y.: ‘Astronomical’ Surge Leads to Quarantine Warning

Coronavirus in N.Y.: ‘Astronomical’ Surge Leads to Quarantine Warning

By ALAN FEUER and BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
The White House advised people who have passed through or left New York City that they should place themselves in a 14-day quarantine.


That forced hedge funds and traders who had sold the shares short — a process that involves lending them out — to buy them back at astronomical prices. For a brief period, VW was the world’s most valuable company.

France pays $189 for the pneumonia vaccine while Lebanon pays $243, according to Doctors Without Borders. In India, you can get it for roughly $60.
astronomical
/astrəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l/
adjective
  1. 1.
    relating to astronomy.

    "astronomical observations"

    astronomical year
  2. 2.
    INFORMAL
    (of an amount) extremely large.

    "he wanted an astronomical fee"


At 39, Rowling is a tall handsome woman with a long face, a slightly crooked nose and interestingly hooded eyes. Sitting at a conference table in a bungalow adjoining her stately Edinburgh home (neither her only nor her stateliest home), she talks rapidly, even a little nervously.
2005 Times

J. K. Rowling
Author of the Year


A bungalow is the best place to enjoy sunset along the Nam Song River in Van Vieng. With plenty of options for kayaking and caving, the town is emerging as an adventure destination. However, the simple pleasure of tubing down the river remains one of the most popular activities.

Chicago Architecture Center


Bungalows were the starter homes for a generation of immigrants looking to begin a new life in Chicago. The brick houses were built in the early 1900s for a wood-wary Chicago still skittish of fire, and were designed to fit the city's standard lots and challenging winters. As the population boomed, bungalows were replicated tenfold because of their smart design and affordability. But where are their contemporary brethren?

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