recounts a riveting history of the Eiffel Tower: O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation,

O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

He ran to football fame on the field and made fortunes in movies. But his world was ruined after he was charged with killing his former wife and her friend.

Rakewell recounts a riveting history of the Eiffel Tower:

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2016年9月27日 星期二



Michael, mike, mic, been tampered with



After Monday’s debate, Donald J. Trump said his mike might have been tampered with and that he was right to comment on a beauty queen’s weight.
The definitive autobiography of one of the most famous personalities in television history-an intimate, revealing, and riveting memoir that will show a Larry King the world has never known, up close and personal.

Celebrated as "the most remarkable talk-show host on TV ever" by TV Guide and "master of the mike" by Time magazine, for a half-century the world's most influential figures have been telling their story to Larry King. Now the man in suspenders shares his riveting and inspiring story, from his humble roots in Depression-era Brooklyn to the heights of celebrity as host of CNN's Larry King Live.


mike
n. also mic (mīk)
A microphone.
tr.v., miked, mik·ing, mikes.
To supply with or transmit through a microphone.

Michael, 暱稱 Mike,

猶太、基督、伊斯蘭三教信奉同一位神，三教共同承認有資格替上帝傳話的天使只有兩位，就是米迦勒和加百列（Gabriel）。Michael身兼軍人和金融家的守護神，在命名時遠比加百列受歡迎。

Michael, St.：聖彌格；聖彌額爾；米迦勒（基）：總領天使之一（默十二7）；慶日在九月廿九日。現多用Micah。
天使長米迦勒是天國裡最偉大的戰士。爆發善、惡大戰時，善方以米迦勒為首，惡方以撒旦為首，善方的戰呼就是Michael......


Michael在法文拼做米歇爾（Michel）、西班牙文是米蓋爾（Miguel）、俄文是米卡勒（Mikhail），發音都比邁可更接近米迦勒。它的暱稱有麥克（Mike）、米奇（Mickey），比較特殊的是Mick（滾石合唱團主唱米克．傑格使用），在英美俚語中亦做為愛爾蘭人的統稱，而且有鄙視之意。可想而知，取這名字的愛爾蘭人為數不少。


Michael字面的意思是「神的相貌」，但也可以當作疑問句：「誰才像真神？」（Who is like the Lord?）。

As Satan shall be no more, so Michael shall be no more.

(Les Miserables by Victor Hugo)



取它為名的名人多 譬如說:
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.(MichaelAngelo)

2008年7月7日 星期一

rivet, afterglow, repo

Nadal is triumphant after unforgettable Wimbledon epic

By the time it was over, at 9.15pm, it had become almost impossible to see the ball, yet all eyes remained riveted. There was, after all, an extraordinary afterglow, provided by arguably the greatest tennis match ever played.

Foreclosing on a Plane, Then Flying It Away By SEAN SILCOFF
Ken Hill, who tracks down and repossesses aircraft for banks, is one of the busiest airplane repo men.



repo

n. Informal., pl. -pos.
A repurchase agreement.

[Shortening and alteration of REPURCHASE AGREEMENT.]

re·po² (rē'pō') 
n. Informal., pl. -pos.

1. Repossession of merchandise or property from a buyer who has defaulted on payment.
2. Repossessed merchandise or property.

afterglow
noun [C usually singular or U]
a pleasant feeling produced after an experience, event, feeling, etc:
The team were basking in the afterglow of winning the cup.


三本入門詞典的編排和解釋的對照

rivet 

noun [C]
a metal pin used to fasten flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather
rivet
verb [T]
1 to fasten together with a rivet:
Many parts of an aircraft are riveted together.

2 be riveted to not be able to stop looking at something because it is so interesting or frightening:
It was an amazing film - I was absolutely riveted.
His eyes were riveted on the television.
He pulled out a gun and I was riveted to the spot (= so frightened that I could not move).

riveting
adjective
extremely interesting:
It was a riveting story.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)━━ n., vt. びょう［リベット］（で留める，を打つ） ((on, to, together)); （愛情を）固める, 厚くする; （心・視線を）集中する, ひきつける ((on, upon)).
 riv・et・er　━━ n.
 rivet gun　（自動式）リベット打込機.
 riv・et・ing　━━ a. 面白い, かっこいい, いかす.

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n. (名詞 noun)

1. 鉚釘[C]

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

1. 鉚,鉚接
They riveted the steel beams together.
他們把鋼樑鉚接在一起。
2. 固定;釘牢
Amy stood riveted to the spot and gazed at the entrance.
艾美一動不動站在那裡,並緊盯著入口。
3. 集中(目光、注意力);吸引[(+on/to)]
Something in his appearance riveted our attention.
他外表的某些特徵吸引了我們的注意力。
He was riveted by the ancient pagoda.
他的注意力被那座古塔吸引住了。

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