2023年3月31日 星期五

be orphaned from my native language. bid sth up

 “My brain has banished Chinese. I dream in English. I talk to myself in English. It was a crucial decision to be orphaned from my native language.” Yiyun Li on choosing to renounce a mother tongue.


America’s investors
Situation normal: all bid up

What doesn’t kill the bull market only makes it stranger


orphan
verb
past tenseorphanedpast participleorphaned
  1. make (a child) an orphan.
    "John was orphaned at 12"

bid sth up 

definition: if several people bid something up, they cause the price of it to rise by each offering to pay more

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