2020年6月29日 星期一

parental leave, paternity leave,The U.S. Army's Special Forces (often referred to as Green Berets)


2020/04/09 - The U.S. Army's Special Forces (often referred to as Green Berets) are an elite brotherhood of soldiers who, at their core, are problem solvers. They embody the ethos of special operations — working outside conventional ...看台灣島上的綠色貝雷帽培訓。 這次不尋常的發行是在台北當局正在尋求進一步...


look at Green Berets training on the island of Taiwan. The unusual release comes at a time when authorities in Taipei are looking to further ...


Japan minister's paternity leave challenges work pressure
Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said he plans to take paternity leave - a rare decision that is making headlines in the country.


, parental leave

Speaker of the House becomes subject of online celebration following apparently condescending applause


How Nancy Pelosi's 'f*** you' clapping stole Trump’s thunder


In the speech Mr Clegg will say it is vital that reforms to parental leave 父母育嬰假 help not only the rich, but also ordinary working families in what he calls "Alarm Clock Britain".
"Too many of these parents feel trapped by the current rigid rules," he will say. The current systems which allow men two weeks of paternity leave "patronise women and marginalise men" he will claim.


The government wants couples to be able to take leave in a number of chunks rather than a single block, or parents taking time off together rather than one after the other.





paternity leave とは【意味】父親産休... 【例文】... 「paternity leave」

paternity的翻譯 - Cambridge Dictionary


paternity翻譯:父親的身分, (想法或發明的)

napalm, jack-in-the-box, incendiary, Puranas, coulrophobic, defining image


Trump’s Napalm Politics? They Began With Newt

Trump’s Napalm Politics? They Began With Newt

By Jennifer Senior
Gingrich wrote the playbook for it all. The nastiness, the contempt for norms, the transformation of political opponents into enemies.


"I forgive everyone who caused my suffering, even the pilot, commander, people controlling me," says Phan Thi Kim Phuc. A photograph of her as a 9-year-old surviving a napalm attack became a defining image of the Vietnam War.



Here's an essay I wrote recently condemning the incendiary speeches of Republican presidential candidates. I'd be interested in your thoughts.

 So, Jack-in-the-box was variously a religious insult, a swindler, the Devil and an incendiary device - clearly a character not to be meddled with. Even non-coulrophobic children might do well to be wary of Jack. He may not have been real but, as a bogeyman, he had some impressive credentials.



On Dec. 29, 1940, during World War II, Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London.



Photo Essay
Happy 70th Birthday, Jimi Hendrix: Photos of an Incendiary Talent
If a musician's greatness is measured by the breadth of his influence — and how else should we gauge it? — Jimi Hendrix's legacy commends him as...







jack-in-the-box 

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒakɪnðəbɒks/ 

NOUNA toy consisting of a box containing a figure on a spring which pops up when the lid is opened他給我的洋玩意兒,確也是我家裡沒有的。例如揭開盒蓋就跳出來的“玩偶盒”(jack-in-the-box);一木盒鐵制的水禽,還有一隻小輪船,外加一個馬蹄形的吸鐵石,玩時端一面盆水,把鐵制的玩物浮在水上,用吸鐵石一指,滿盆的禽鳥和船都連成一串,聽我指揮。這些玩意兒都留在家裡給弟妹們玩,就玩沒了。

incendiary[in・cen・di・ar・y]

  • 発音記号[inséndièri | -diəri]
[形]((限定))
1 火をつけるのに用いる[適した]
an incendiary bomb [shell]
焼夷(しょうい)
an incendiary device
発火装置.
2 扇動的な, 教唆的な, 刺激的な, 扇情的な.
3 放火の.
━━[名]
1 焼夷弾.
2 扇動者, 教唆者.
3 放火者[犯人](arsonist).

This picture of nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc - a young girl, running naked and terrified down the road after a napalm attack - became one of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War. (Credit: AP)
to napalm people who were resisting US....

First came the removal of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Nick Ut of a girl fleeing napalm in Vietnam, posted on the page of a Norwegian journalist. 

napalm
n. a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers, consisting of gasoline thickened with special soaps.
v.
attack with bombs containing napalm.
Etymology: 1940s: from na (phthenic) and palm(itic acid).
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
  • [néipɑːm]
[名][U]《軍事》ナパーム
a napalm bomb
ナパーム弾.
━━[動](他)…をナパーム弾[火炎放射器]で攻撃する.
[naphthaleneとpalmitic acid]


凝固汽油彈(英語:napalm),亦稱燒夷彈,是幾種武器用途的可燃液體之總稱,大多以膠狀汽油為主成份。準確地說,「napalm」一詞字面上指的是凝固汽油彈中用來與汽油混合以產生膠質燃劑的黏稠劑成份。此詞是由它的研發者——路易·菲塞(Louis Frederick Fieser)所領導的哈佛大學化學家團隊所命名,是naphthenic(環烷酸)與palmitic acid(棕櫚酸)的鋁鹽的混成詞,製造凝固汽油彈時會將這兩種成份加入可燃物質使其膠質化[1]
凝固汽油彈早期主要被用來攻擊建築物,之後演變為對人員殺傷用武器,其主要通過黏附在人員表面持續燃燒來造成傷害。

發展歷程[編輯]

人類在戰爭中使用火焰已有很長一段歷史,譬如古希臘時期的希臘火便已經開始使用燃油作為燃料。在第一次世界大戰時,由德國人首先設計為步兵可攜式燃燒武器;戰爭後期,雙方各自研發出各式各樣的噴火器[1]
早期的流質燃劑容易噴濺又難以附著在目標物上,難達到集中殺傷的目的。美國發現改用膠狀汽油(gasoline gel)可以提昇噴火器的射程與效用,但是製造膠狀汽油須使用大量的天然橡膠,但天然橡膠不僅價格昂貴、產量較低,且在二戰初期,日軍占領了馬來西亞印度尼西亞越南泰國等天然橡膠的主要產地後,同盟國的橡膠來源基本上被切斷[1]
天然橡膠的各種缺點引起了杜邦標準石油公司哈佛大學的一些研究人員的注意,他們經過大量的努力後研發出能大規模工業生產的合成橡膠,並且可以用於汽車輪胎、坦克履帶和雨衣等各種用途。1942年,哈佛大學美軍化學部隊(U.S. Chemical Warfare Service)路易教授(Louis Fieser)領導的團隊首先研發出可應用於合成橡膠的凝固汽油[2] 。並在1942年4月中旬,他們又研發出了一種新型棕色乾燥粉末,粉末本身並不具有粘性,但與汽油混合後就變得極度粘稠與易燃。路易教授的一個同事建議在凝固汽油中加入,可增強凝固汽油的殺傷性,使凝固汽油會滲入肌膚,並繼續燃燒,造成更加嚴重的燒傷。
1965年至1969年,陶氏化學公司美軍量產了凝固汽油-B(napalm-B),以聚苯乙烯為粘稠劑。但當凝固汽油-B的巨大傷害性被媒體報導後,陶氏化學便迅速停止了相關產品的研發。與此同時,凝固汽油-B成為了越南戰爭的標誌之一[1]
Napalm is a flammable liquid used in warfare. It is a mixture of a gelling agent, and either petroleum or a similar fuel. It was initially used as an incendiary device against buildings and later primarily as an anti-personnel weapon, as it sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire.

Napalm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napalm


往世書天城體:पुराण,梵語原意為「古代的」或「古老的」)是一類古印度文獻的總稱。這類文獻覆蓋的內容非常廣泛,包括宇宙論、神譜、帝王世系和宗教活動。它們通常為問答式詩歌體,其基本內容經常是不同人物聯繫起來的一些故事。
有許多文獻都被稱為往世書。現存的往世書非常多,其中最重要的是大往世書小往世書。這是狹義的往世書,以梵語寫成。它們通常講述宇宙和人類的產生、帝王和仙人的世系等內容,並包含故事、哲學宗教話題。

The Goddess Ambika or Durga Leading the Eight Matrikas in Battle Against the Demon Raktabija, Folio from Devi Mahatmya, Markandeya Purana.
 The Puranas (Sanskrit: पुराण purāṇa, "of ancient times") are a genre of important Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography.[1]
Puranas usually give prominence to a particular deity, employing an abundance of religious and philosophical concepts. They are usually written in the form of stories related by one person to another. The Puranas are available in vernacular translations and are disseminated by Brahmin scholars, who read from them and tell their stories, usually in Katha sessions (in which a traveling Brahmin settles for a few weeks in a temple and narrates parts of a Purana, usually with a Bhakti perspective).[citation needed]



Coulrophobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia - Cached
Coulrophobia is a fear of clowns. The term is of recent origin, probably dating from the 1980s, and according to one analyst, "has been coined more on the ...

taxidermy, taxidermied, typeface, unfaithful to the original, to unearth Edmonstone’s story from the margins of scientific history.






Historians know very little about Edmonstone’s personal life, but certain scientists are making efforts to unearth Edmonstone’s story from the margins of scientific history.


ATLASOBSCURA.COM

The Extraordinary Life of the Freed Slave Who Taught Darwin Taxidermy
John Edmonstone was a mentor to the budding teenage naturalist.

‘Sexy’ taxidermied rat underwear
From the DM Archives.
I do not know the exact provenance of these taxidermied undies. There’s a CHANEL logo embroidered on them, but I highly doubt they’re made by the famous haute couture French fashion house. This looks like the handiwork…
DANGEROUSMINDS.NET

The author, most recently, of “Lovers on All Saints’ Day” says the toughest thing about translating is being unfaithful to the original: “Doing a little violence to a sentence you love is hard, and many sleepless nights can be caused by it.”
For years, design in New York and elsewhere has been dominated by the “new vintage” look, with its love of taxidermy and salvaged barn wood, its nostalgia for dark hunting cabins and 19th century gentleman’s clubs.
City Room
The Mystery of a Memorial Typeface

The black-white-and-blue “9/11 Memorial” trademark has turned up just about everywhere in Lower Manhattan, set in the font Gotham. Or is it Verlag?











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Lens Blog

Natural History, Not-So-Natural Setting

After a late-night glimpse of the taxidermy division at the Vienna Museum of Natural History, Klaus Pichler spent three years roaming the museum with a camera.

taxidermy[tax・i・der・my]

  • 発音記号[tǽksidə`ːrmi]
[名][U]剥製(はくせい)術.
tax・i・der・mist
[名]
tàx・i・dér・mal, tàx・i・dér・mic
[形]

2020年6月28日 星期日

detente/ Détente, get under sb's skin




Biden’s Best Veep Pick Is Obvious

By Frank Bruni
She, more than anyone, can get under Trump’s skin.


Hong Kong, Taiwan and territorial disputes are sources of growing tension


ECONOMIST.COM

A supposed detente between Japan and China is already fading



get under sb's skin


to annoy someone:
Jack really gets under my skin - he never buys anyone a drink.




extenuate (ik-STEN-yoo-ayt)

verb tr.
1. To reduce or attempt to reduce the severity of (an error, an offense, etc.) by making partial excuses for it.
2. To lessen or to make light of.

Etymology
From Latin extenuare (to lessen), from ex- (out) + tenuare (to make thin), from tenuis (thin). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ten- (to stretch), which is also the source of tense, tenet, tendon, tent, tenor, tender, pretend, extend, tenure, tetanus, hypotenuse, pertinacious, and detente.



デタント(フランス語: Détente)とは、戦争の危機にある二国間の対立関係が緊張緩和することを意味する。

2020年6月27日 星期六

retool, impact, annexe, renderings, Choristers Imparting New Life, render judgment on




Despite her stunning victory in the 2016 race and subsequent aggressive political gambits, the Tokyo governor's achievements are not very impressive.




A Marine commandant plans big changes to the Corps to face the China threat: "If we did nothing, we would be passed."



WSJ.COM

Marines Plan to Retool to Meet China Threat


Renault-Nissan chief Ghosn said he backs government loans to help car makers retool, and he warned of "zero" profit for Nissan in the fiscal second half.

Despite Apple's efforts, analysts expect mobile-software development to remain fragmented. That has downsides for software makers who must retool their applications for different phones.


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In his gifts to us, and in his personal statements after the workshop, it was evident that it had had a major impact on him. In both of these instances, ...

 adverse impact 悪影響.



The following slides are computer renderings of Renzo Piano Building Workshop proposal for the downtown annex of the Whitney Museum.


Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” dismissed by critics when it premiered in 1971, was brought back to life by a performance at the United Palace Theater conducted by Marin Alsop.

im・part



━━ vt. (分け)与える ((to)); 伝える, 知らせる ((to)).



choir:(1) 聖詠團;唱經班;唱詩班;歌侶;歌席。(2) 唱經樓:教堂中之唱經樓、合唱團

chor・is・ter



━━ n. (特に少年)聖歌隊員; 聖歌隊指揮者.

render (GIVE) 
verb [T] FORMAL
to give something such as a service, a personal opinion or expression, or a performance of a song or poem, etc. to people:
The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm.
We see that freight railroads make good profits while rendering excellent service.

rendering 
noun [C] (ALSO rendition)
the way that something is performed, written, drawn, etc:
Her rendering of the song was delightful.

annexe UKUS annex 
noun [C]
an extra building added to a larger building:
Delicate and valuable books are kept in an air-conditioned annexe to the main library.

impact 
noun [C usually singularU]
1 the force or action of one object hitting another:
The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
The bullet explodes on impact (= when it hits another object).

2 a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person:
The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.
The new proposals were intended to soften the impact of the reformed tax system.

impact
verb [I or T] MAINLY US
to have an influence on something:
Falling export rates have impacted (on) the country's economy quite considerably.

impacted adjective
describes a tooth that cannot grow in the right way, usually because it is growing against another tooth below the gum


WordNet: retool
Meaning #1: revise or reorganize, esp. for the purpose of updating and improving
Synonyms: revise, revize
Meaning #2: provide with new tools; as in a workshop or factory

divvy up something, tragedy of the commons, overpopulated, overconcentration


The COVID-19 crisis should prompt renewed action to address the overconcentration of people and business in the Tokyo metropolitan area.


Getting users to play a game to divy up resources can keep a computing "tragedy of the commons" from happening.



While others wrote gloomily of the tragedy of the commons, seeing only overfishing and overfarming in a free-for-all of greed, Mrs Ostrom, with her loud laugh and louder tops, cut a cheery and contrarian figure.




The tragedy of the commons is a situation in a shared-resource system where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling the shared resource through their collective action.



divvy up something

— phrasal verb with divvy verb
infml
US/ˈdɪv·i ˈʌp/

to divide something into parts or shares:
They finally decided how to divvy up the money.