jjsep1960的部落格

stalk 

1.a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves. fruits, or flowers; stem

〔植物的〕莖;柄;梗

 celery stalk 芹菜梗

2.a thin upright object  柄狀物

stunt 

1.(發育、生長等)受妨礙的；發育不良的

   He had a small stunded body. 他發育不良，身材長得愛矮小。

2.驚人的表演，絕技；驚險動作

bungalow

a house which is all on ground level 【英】平房

a small house which is often on one level 【美】單層小屋

轉載自聯合報"一句話看天下"精采的一句話from 實踐大學應外系講座教授 陳超明/撰稿

We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone.

words: 

P.S.: postscript 的縮寫，通常在一封信後，所附加的文句。此處，寫完信後，加上P.S. I love you.

what +詞+it is: 這是英文的一種感嘆用法。如"What a beautiful garden it is." (多美的花園啊！)

My sense is that's part of his shtick back home politically as wanting to look like the tough guy.

我感覺這是他在國內引人注意的政治把戲，讓自己看起來像個狠角色。

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美國總統歐巴馬認為，俄國總統普亭在峰會時故作冷漠狀，其實是在裝酷給俄國民眾看。

Today, we have saved the WTO and the Bali package.

今天，我們拯救了世貿組織和峇里套案。

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歐盟主管貿易業務的職委古契特對於世貿組織部長會議達成協議，感到如釋重負。

Given the limited results, we concluded the program should be ended.

基於本果十分有限，我們的結論是此計畫應予終止。

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美國政府委託 的調查小組提出厚達234頁的報告，認定國安局行之有年的偵監計畫對於反恐並無實益且違法，建議立刻結束。

from 10 United Daily News( The New York Times International Weekly ) Tuesday. January 21. 2014.

Mangrove

a tropical tree that grows in or near water and grows new roots from it's branches.

1.紅樹(一種熱帶樹木，生於水中或水邊，並從樹枝上長出新根)

a mangrove swamp 生長紅樹的沼澤地

Seducing: persuading someone to have sex with you

Promiscuous: having lots of sexual partners

to woo: to try and start a romantic relationship

swanky: fashionable and expensive

Downsizing: making smaller or cutting back

We must look at the facts: There is a trend for the government to progressively lose control over an increasing part of the territory. An opposition victory can't be excluded.

我們必須正視事實:局勢正朝(敘利亞)政府掌控範圍愈來愈少的方向發展。不能排除反對派獲勝的可能性。

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支持敘利亞總統阿塞德向來不遺餘力的俄羅斯，外交部副部長波格丹諾夫改口表示不排除反對派革命成功的可能性，讓阿塞德的處境更為艱困。