Hong Kong Pushes New Security Law to Root Out ‘Seeds of Unrest’
Warning of threats posed by spies, the city’s leader expressed confidence that the new law would enjoy public support. “They will love it,” he said.
The Hong Kong government will enact a long-shelved security law to curb foreign influence and expand the definition of offenses like stealing state secrets and treason, officials announced on Tuesday, in a move expected to further silence dissent in the once-freewheeling Chinese territory.
The proposed law would lay out five major areas of offenses: treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets, sabotage and external interference. Some of the definitions would echo mainland Chinese treatments of those offenses.
Support is building among senior European finance officials for a plan to press Greece's private-sector creditors into accepting a debt exchange that would result in delayed repayment to them.
EU leaders agreed to discuss proposals on changing global financial rules at a weekend meeting with Bush, but they struggled to agree on how to ward off recession.
Can something as simple as the timing of recess make a difference in a child’s health and behavior?
Some experts think it can, and now some schools are rescheduling recess — sending students out to play before they sit down for lunch. The switch appears to have led to some surprising changes in both cafeteria and classroom.
recess n.
A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit.
The period of such cessation. See synonyms at pause.
A remote, secret, or secluded place. Often used in the plural.
An indentation or small hollow.
An alcove.
v., -cessed, -cess·ing, -cess·es. v.tr.
To place in a recess.
To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.
To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.
v.intr.
To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.
[Latin recessus, retreat, from past participle of recēdere, to recede. See recede1.]
ward sth offphrasal verb[M] to prevent something unpleasant from harming or approaching you: In the winter I take vitamin C to ward off colds. She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.
rescheduling
Process of negotiating new loans to replace existing obligations, either by lengthening maturities, deferring of loan principal payments, or reducing interest rates, where the alternative is Default by the borrower and seizure of collateral by the lender. In commercial lending, rescheduling can take the form of a Troubled Debt Restructuring, in which the lender offers the borrower a concession, such as a lower rate of interest, that it would not consider ordinarily.
In loans to less developed (LDC) countries, debt rescheduling is often carried out jointly with financial aid agreements, such as multi-year Structural Adjustments supervised by the International Monetary Fund, which are intended to encourage internal economic reforms and increased private sector participation in the economy of the debtor nation. See also Buyback; Debt for Bond Swap; Debt for Equity Swap.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three closely linked values held by many organizations that are working to be supportive of different groups of individuals, including people of different races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, genders, and sexual orientations.Aug 17, 2022
He was not a favourite debater in the public-house, being too quick and overbearing. He irritated the older men by his assertive manner, and his cocksureness. They listened in silence, and were not sorry when he finished.
Sorry I'm late. 遅くなってすみません（▼I'm sorry to be late. は不自然という英米人もいる）
I'm sorry for causing so much trouble. ご迷惑をかけて申しわけありません.
2 気の毒な, かわいそうな；［be sorry for A（人）/be sorry about A（人・物・事）］〈Aのことを〉気の毒［かわいそう］に思っている（▼aboutはAのことでその人に対して気の毒に思う意）；（…して；…ということを）気の毒に思っている((to do；that節))（▼((略式))ではthatは省略）
I am sorry for her. 彼女が気の毒だ
I am sorry about his accident. 彼の事故は同情にたえない
I am sorry to hear it. それはお気の毒です.
3 残念［遺憾］に思って；［be sorry for ［about］ A］〈A（行為・事）を〉残念に思っている（⇒REGRET(他)1）；（…することを；…ということを）残念に思っている((to do；that節))
Chita Rivera, Electrifying Star of Broadway and Beyond, Is Dead at 91
Appearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in “West Side Story” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's administration is sensing disquiet in Washington as U.S. President Joe Biden shows a belittling diplomatic attitude toward the kingdom.
President Trump tried to diminish the significance of a former adviser who admitted to lying to the F.B.I. about how he sought to meet with Russians during last year’s campaign.
Mr. Trump said “few people knew” George Papadopoulos and that he “has already proven to be a liar.”
Toyota Falling Behind Rivals in Race to Go Electric By HIROKO TABUCHI Mitsubishi
and Nissan hope to leapfrog Toyota and G.M. by focusing on
battery-powered cars rather than hybrids like the Prius and the Volt.
In Danielle Trussoni's rousing novel, a young nun is drawn into an ancient struggle against the Nephilim, hybrid offspring of humans and heavenly beings.
electrification, mastery
The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, due out in November 2010, will carry 16 kilowatt-hours and go
up to 40 miles on a full charge; if estimates from Mr. Miller hold when
it goes into mass production, the battery pack alone would run from
$9,600 to $16,000. And that does not count related parts like the system
that maintains the temperature of the cells within an acceptable range
and manages the charging and discharging.
G.M. would not disclose the price of the battery pack but expressed optimism that it would fall.
“We
believe electrification is the future if the industry,” said Bob Kruse,
the company’s executive director for global vehicle engineering,
hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries.
“The mastery of battery technology is key,” he said. “We still have a lot of work to do.”
A chimpanzee escaped from a zoo in northern Japan, climbed a tall electricity pole and then plunged from the wires into a blanket held by a dozen ...
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin electrified the Republican convention Wednesday night, pitching herself as a champion of government reform, mocking Democratic candidate Barack Obama as an elitist and belittling media criticism of her experience.
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) THEATER REVIEW | 'THE HOMECOMING' You Can Go Home Again, but You’ll Pay the Consequences By BEN BRANTLEY As this first-rate revival makes electrifyingly clear, Harold Pinter’s masterpiece is every bit as big as its reputation.
belittle
(bĭ-lĭt'l) tr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles.
To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.
To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. See synonyms at decry.
electric(EXCITEMENT) adjective very exciting and producing strong feelings: an electric performance/atmosphere
electrify verb[T] to make a person or group extremely excited by what you say or do: She electrified her audience with her vivid stories.
electrifying adjective very exciting: an electrifying performance
electrify tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor).
To wire or equip (a building, for example) for the use of electric power.
To provide with electric power.
Music. To amplify (music) by electronic means.
To thrill, startle greatly, or shock: a powerful performance that electrified the audience.
electrifiablee·lec'tri·fi'a·bleadj. electrificatione·lec'tri·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n. electrifiere·lec'tri·fi'ern. electrifyinglye·lec'tri·fy'ing·lyadv.mastery
[名][U]
1 ((a 〜))（…の）熟達, 精通, 通暁；専門的技能［知識］((of, over ...))
a mastery of French
フランス語の自由な駆使
No one else had ever achieved such prose mastery .
あれほどの文体を駆使した人はいなかった.
2 （…に対する）勝利, 征服((over, of ...)).
3 （…の）支配（力, 権）, 統御（力）((over, of ...))
mastery of the air ［the seas］
制空［海］権
have complete mastery over ...
…を完全に支配する.
mastery
(măs'tə-rē) n., pl., -ies.
Possession of consummate skill.
The status of master or ruler; control: mastery of the seas.
Full command of a subject of study: Her mastery of economic theory impressed the professors.
Nephilim (nēfĭl'ĭm), in the Bible, Hebrew word of no known meaning, denoting peoples of gigantic stature with superhuman strength. The term is translated as "giants" in the Authorized Version. The Book of Genesis refers to Nephilim as the offspring of marriages between "daughters of humans" and "sons of God." See also Anak.
HP's new Powerup Backpack may look like a standard backpack, but this thing can recharge a full-size laptop thanks to a massive 22,400mAh battery. With that much juice you could recharge your...
Only two days into the Rio Olympics and one athlete has already captured the hearts of viewers around the world and become a standout star of the games.
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Despite condemnation from international watchdogs, outcry among Turks about the government's suppression of the press has been muted
Dissent, whether in the press or in public life, was already difficult in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Turkey. The crackdown has made it harder
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Brian MacDonald is one driver attracted by GM's new crossovers. An investment-fund manager in California, Mr. MacDonald has driven nothing but BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes for the past 20 years. But last month, with the lease on his Mercedes ML-Class winding down, Mr. MacDonald leased a $45,000 Enclave, the most luxurious of GM's three models.
juice informal Electrical energy:the batteries have run out of juice
heat [COUNT NOUN] A preliminary round in a race or contest:winners of the regional heats
The settlement of debts and liquidation of assets, done with the goal of dissolving a partnership or corporation.
1.1A strong expression of public disapproval or anger:the public outcry over the bombing
wind (sth) down(END)phrasal verb[M] 1to end gradually or in stages, or to cause something to do this: The government intends to wind the scheme down in early spring. Unfortunately, the party was just winding down as we got there.
2If a business or organization winds down, or if someone winds it down, the amount of work it does is gradually reduced until it closes completely: They're winding down their operations abroad because they're losing money.
