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来自主题: Wisdom版 - [合集] 学自行车和修道
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Yisu (大头教主) 于 (Wed Nov 9 11:46:50 2011, 美东) 提到:
学自行车和修道有关系吗? 我看有, 如果是少于等于两个轮子的。。:)
会骑自行车的人都知道, 想学会自行车, 最难的就是一开始那一下, 一个脚在下面
, 一个脚蹬脚踏,从静止进入运动的状态,一旦进入运动, 一开始不是向左到, 就
是想右到。
为什么呢? 因为一开始我们多少都不太相信除了向左, 向右, 还有不到的情况。 尽
管看到过别人骑自行车,那也只是相信,但是轮到自己,就是自信的问题了。 因为总
是担心向一边倒, 所以不是留意左边, 就是留意右边,越害怕倒, 还就倒的越快。
就这样, 一遍遍的摔到,一遍遍品尝失败, 也慢慢地培养着自信。。毕竟还是相信能
够做到。。
还是开始那一下, 紧张慌乱失败,紧张慌乱失败, 终于有一天,突然找到了感觉,
就是个感觉, 于是歪歪扭扭地上路了, 每一寸前进都透露着悬。。但是慌乱的心却悄
悄地走了, 换来的是更加的自信和快乐。。
还是那个人, 还是那个车, 原来总觉的... 阅读全帖

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来自主题: Military版 - 一块屁股 a piece of ass
The definition of a piece of ass is a person who is considered to have value
or worth only for sexual reasons.
A girl you want to become sexually involved with but not have a relationship
with might be described as a piece of ass.
(US, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) An act of intercourse, especially a one
night stand.
(US, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) A very attractive woman, when considered
as a sex object.
(rare, LGBT, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) A male prostitute.
c****r
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累不累,有完没完。。。
读你的贴,感到你的无奈,给人感觉你打心底不喜欢新加坡的语言,但又不得不进入新
加坡文化和人打交道。
---楼主反复嘲笑你不熟悉不了解的语言现象,真的对你有益吗?容不得和英美英语半
点不一样的东西?世界上不是只有英美的英语才被算为‘英语’。新加坡英语作为
contact language,是New Englishes 的一种,有其自身的历史形成原因和语法特点。
LZ如果真对新加坡英语感兴趣,本着客观研究的精神去看看介绍新加坡英语语法的文章
。新加坡英语不少学者早已有相关论著。
点了几篇介绍SINGLISH语音、语法、词汇特点的paper;
The sounds of Singapore English. In English in new cultural contexts:
Reflections from Singapore. Edited by Joseph Foley et al. Singapore: Oxford
University Press. Pp. 152-174
Systemic transfer, topic prominence, and... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: NewYork版 - [女]23岁湾区码农征友 (转载)

木学过鸟语???
guys plural:
plural form of guy
(colloquial) Persons, irrespective of their genders.
Who are those guys?
(colloquial) A form of address for a group of male persons or a group of
mixed male and female persons.
Hi guys!
l*********y
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来自主题: SanFrancisco版 - 不会拼12...
in bbs everything is colloquial or even further to formal than colloquial,
dude.
also i wanted to emphasize on "not"

mentioned
H********g
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来自主题: Joke版 - 各种猪
各种牛
母牛 Cow: a mature female bovine that has given birth to at least one or two
calves. Colloquially, the term "cow" is also in reference to the Bos
primegenius species of domestic cattle, regardless of age, gender, breed or
type. However for most people who work with or raise cattle, this term is
not used in the same reference as previously noted.
Bull: a mature, intact (testicles present and not removed) male bovine used
for breeding purposes.
幼年入宫阉公牛(肉用) Steer: a male bovine (or bull) that has... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: Wisdom版 - 学自行车和修道
Hi, Jean:
All that I said used the colloquial concepts as what we meant in our daily
life dialogues.
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Okay, if the definitions of consciousness and subconsciousness are the
colloquial concepts, I can firstly
accept your definitions but only in our conversation. Because in academics,
there are no quite clear and agreed definitions of them, especially
subconsciousness.
The consciousness is what enables you to read, think, react and post on this
board. What makes all the tasks possible? The mi... 阅读全帖
v****e
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来自主题: Apple版 - Mossberg的测评出来了
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020363310457662507
The iPhone Finds Its Voice
Features in the 4S Include a System That Answers Questions Out Loud and
Learns a User's Speech
By WALTER S. MOSSBERG
Facing increasing competition from smart phone competitors, Apple has
released the iPhone 4S. After testing the phone, WSJ's Walt Mossberg finds a
lot to like about it but says owners of the iPhone 4 may not need to
upgrade.
Sometimes, as we all know, looks can be deceiving. While Apple's la... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: Medicalpractice版 - Malpractice insurance
Malpractice insurance is essential for practice. But someone says if you don
't have the insurance, you may not get sued since there is no money to lure
the attorney. Is that true?
Let's take a look at this interesting article:
What is colloquially referred to as “going bare”.
First, let’s agree to never use that term. It has its origin in the conduct
of doctors who literally carry no coverage and hide their assets (or so
they think…). It is unethical and it is stupid.
What we are talking about... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: ChinaNews版 - 英语精确?精确个屁
can't agree more ...
Also the notion "entropy" as defined in Shannon's information theory is
nowhere close to the colloquial "information" used in daily life; the former
makes sense only in situations where the listener knows the full range of
possibilities. Thus there might be cases when Chinese conversation can
deliver more information - but only if the listener knows the usage of
Chinese well enough to know what you're really talking about. Any ambiguity
in your words necessitates the elabora
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来自主题: History版 - Re: 有人知道"Gung-ho"吗?
工合。不过为什么我记得是来源于越战中的中国军队?现在看来我的记忆有问题啊。
"Gung-ho" is an adjective meaning "very enthusiastic".The word is decidedly
colloquial. Though seldom used in formal writing, it is quite popular in
business and professional circles to characterize attitudes toward proposals
and projects.(A:"How do the engineers in your department feel about the new
design project?"B:"Oh, they're very gung-ho" - i.e. eager to contribute to the
success of the project.)The word entered English during World War II, when
Americ
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来自主题: History版 - Re: 有人知道"Gung-ho"吗?
工合。不过为什么我记得是来源于越战中的中国军队?现在看来我的记忆有问题啊。
"Gung-ho" is an adjective meaning "very enthusiastic".The word is decidedly
colloquial. Though seldom used in formal writing, it is quite popular in
business and professional circles to characterize attitudes toward proposals
and projects.(A:"How do the engineers in your department feel about the new
design project?"B:"Oh, they're very gung-ho" - i.e. eager to contribute to the
success of the project.)The word entered English during World War II, when
Americ... 阅读全帖
n*******r
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瞎操心。
how many bullets in the gun -- 枪里有多少子弹头???
the word "bullet" is sometimes colloquially used to refer to ammunition in
general, or to a cartridge, which is a combination of the bullet, case/shell
, powder, and primer.
C********n
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来自主题: Military版 - 朱学勤抄袭的证据 --- 5
7.21朱学勤惊天抄袭证据(一):小女子点朱学勤的死穴
7.23朱学勤惊天抄袭证据(二):第七章第五节
7.25最新朱学勤惊天抄袭证据(三):第八章第一节
小女子

这是小女子考证的朱学勤先生的第三个章节,《道德理想国的覆灭》第八
章第一节(共8页,276页至283页)。结果与上两次考证(分别为第八章第五节——共5
页,298-302页;第七章第五节——共8页,266-273页)完全相同,这三节都来自Blum
一书。本节除了两段,所有内容出现在Blum一书。小女子本乃幽默之人(看本人的第一
篇就知道了),可是,面对这样严峻得不能再严峻的事实,已经幽默不起来鸟。
仅以小女子的这三篇考证,朱学勤抄袭一事,到此可以铁板钉钉了。这还不
包括Isaiah和邢玉思两位大哥的指控。网上有朱粉这样辩解:“像这类外国历史的出处
一般都不是原创,而是分别收集自各种不同的外文原文资料或者国内各种翻译过来的有
关资料。但又是根据各种资料结合个人的观点进行取舍的,所以很难说谁抄谁,或者,
因为作者将各种资料揉和得很好,因而有效地表达了自己的观点,应该就不... 阅读全帖
c**i
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来自主题: Military版 - 潛射雄二
Harpoon is A/R/UGM-84.
AGM stands for air-to-ground missile; RGM Radar Guided Missile; UGM
Underwater Guided Missile.
(1) Harpoon Block II; Backgrounder. Boeing, undated.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space
/missiles/harpoon/docs/HarpoonBlockIIBackgrounder.pdf
Quote:
"Weight:
1,160 lb. Air configuration
1,459 lb. ASROC configuration
1,520 lb. TARTAR configuration
1,523 lb. Capsule/canister configuration
"Propulsion: Air-breathing turbojet engine (cruise), solid-propellant
booster
Note:
(a) RUR-5... 阅读全帖
H*********S
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来自主题: Military版 - 老印的内分泌很强么?
The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for
the social classification as Negro of individuals with any African ancestry;
meaning
any person with "one drop of Negro blood" was considered black.
l**1
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来自主题: Military版 - 丸 在日语里面是什么意思?
Japanese
Noun
丸 (hiragana まる, romaji maru)
circle
(colloquial) 半濁点, a semi-voicing mark
g******n
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有个one-drop rule,只要有一滴black blood就是黑人,他不自认也没办法。
The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for
the social classification as Negro of individuals with any African ancestry;
meaning any person with "one drop of Negro blood" was considered black.
b********n
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16 People On Things They Couldn’t Believe About America Until They Moved
Here
http://thoughtcatalog.com/michael-koh/2013/11/16-people-on-thin
1. Rakib Islam
I am originally from Bangladesh and here are a few things that I find hard
to explain to peeps back home.
•Fruits and vegetables are way more expensive than meat and poultry.
•That, generally speaking, the poor is more obese than the rich.
•A lot of couples adopt children, sometimes in spite of having their
own, and treat t... 阅读全帖
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看来你也不确定张说的一定错了嘛。
我不过嘲笑一下急急忙忙跳出来说张说了个-700度以上的人。
你说你悲愤个啥子?
再说富温度其实也是可以有的。而且比任何正温度都要hot。
还是per wiki
In physics, certain systems can achieve negative temperature; that is, their
thermodynamic temperature can be expressed as a negative quantity on the
Kelvin or Rankine scales. In colloquial usage, "negative temperature" may
refer to temperatures that are expressed as negative numbers on the more
familiar Celsius or Fahrenheit scales, with values that are colder than the
zero points of those scales bu... 阅读全帖
l*y
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来自主题: Military版 - Neil Young: “Fuck You, Donald Trump”
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Neil Young, a fervent Bernie Sanders supporter, has not been fond of Donald
Trump using his song “Rockin’ In The Free World” at campaign events. Last
year Young asked Trump to stop using the song and issued a statement
explaining his opposition to the Republican candidate. That inspired Trum... 阅读全帖

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你的脸浮肿没有?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USA Table Tennis
Website USATT.org
USA Table Tennis, colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing
body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging
and sanctioning tournaments within the United States. It was founded in
1933 as the United States Table Tennis Association. In addition to
processing tournaments, USATT maintains a national rating and ranking system
. It also oversees the USA National Teams.[1] ... 阅读全帖
W***n
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来自主题: Military版 - Trump expected to end "Dreamers" program
Trump expected to end "Dreamers" program
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Last Updated Sep 1, 2017 3:59 PM EDT
President Trump is expected to announce Tuesday that he has decided to end
the 2012 program implemented by President Obama that has deferred
deportations for people who came to the U.S. undocumented as children, CBS
News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett reports.
Earlier Friday, during the signing of a proclamation for a day of prayer for
victims of Hurricane H... 阅读全帖
c*****s
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我還是不明白他們為什麼要和中國對話
http://oldyosef.hkdavc.com/?p=998
對〈我們為什麼要與中國對話〉一文的回應。
尊敬的帕羅林樞機(Parolin)接受了詹尼.瓦倫特(Gianni Valente)的採訪(亦即
兩人之間虛構出來的採訪)。
我多次閱讀這個採訪,現在我又再次閱讀(即使閱讀它令我反胃),以便公道地發表我
的意見。
我很感謝尊敬的樞機承認「持不同的意見是合理的」。
(1)
首先,我們注意到尊敬的樞機堅持認為他的觀點和活動的目的是屬於牧養、靈性、傳福
和信仰的,而我們的思想和行為只是以政治為目的。
我們所看到的,卻是他崇拜他的導師卡薩羅利(Casaroli)的東方政策(Ostpolitik)
外交,而鄙視那些堅決捍衛耶穌為宗徒建立的教會不受任何世俗權力干擾的人的真正信
仰。
我永不會忘記,幾年前在《羅馬觀察報》讀到一篇報道,他曾在一次講話中,形容那些
在共產主義政權下的中歐國家信仰英雄【不點名的指向維辛斯基(Wyszynsky)樞機、
敏增蒂(Mindszenty)樞機和貝蘭(Beran)樞機】為「角斗士」,「從頭到尾反對政
府和渴望出現在政治舞... 阅读全帖

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来自主题: Military版 - 无标题
Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the
third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President
of the United States, who was born on February 22, 1732.[1] It can occur
between February 15 through February 21 inclusive.[2]
Colloquially, the day is also now widely known as Presidents' Day and is
often an occasion to honor the incumbent president and all persons who have
served as president, not just George Washington.[3][4]
The day is a state... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: Military版 - 沙特小将说维族人是恐怖分子。
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-mohammad-bin-salman-defends-china-
concentration-camps-muslims-1340592
On Friday, the leader colloquially known as MBS arrived in China, another
country accused of authoritarianism, to meet with officials there. He was
greeted by China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng and signed key agreements with
Beijing related to energy production and the chemical industry. During his
visit, he also appeared to defend China’s use of re-education camps for its
country’s Muslim po... 阅读全帖
s*f
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65岁老棺材囊子liuhe,不但是个科盲还是个文盲
说小将剽窃,按照你的定义,不正是你个傻逼剽窃军港之夜在先。
你抡起一个大嘴巴最后落到你那张傻逼脸上。疼不疼啊。
无论西方还是东方文学史,滑稽模仿向来是重要文类,叫 Burlesque也好,叫parody也
好,还是叫 travesty,都是用戏谑方式模仿对方并解构对方文本。唐吉坷德尤利西斯这
些西方名著都是模仿讽刺典范 你个傻逼懂不懂
你读得懂英语吗,给你布置个作业,拿本字典回家慢慢读读。
Burlesque has been succinctly defined as "an incongruous imitation"; that is
, it imitates the manner (the form and style) or else the subject matter of
a serious literary work or a literary genre, in verse or in prose, but makes
the imitation amusing by ar idiculous disparity... 阅读全帖
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除了唱通俗歌曲,你读得懂英语吗,给你布置个作业,拿本字典回家慢慢读读。
Burlesque has been succinctly defined as "an incongruous imitation"; that is
, it imitates the manner (the form and style) or else the subject matter of
a serious literary work or a literary genre, in verse or in prose, but makes
the imitation amusing by ar idiculous disparity between the manner and the
matter. The burlesque may be written for the sheer fun of it; usually,
however, it is a form of satire. The butt of the satiricr idiculem ay be the
particular ... 阅读全帖

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来自主题: Military版 - 联储不拉了?
The "Plunge Protection Team" (PPT) is a colloquial name given to the Working
Group on Financial Markets. Created in 1988 to provide financial and
economic recommendations to the U.S. President during turbulent market times
, this group is headed by the Secretary of the Treasury; other members
include the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chairman of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the aides or of... 阅读全帖
D***s
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这个中文报道太多文字游戏,含含糊糊没说清楚。看了一个英文报道,意思是这批检测
试剂盒有问题,准确度低于30%(王辰院士也提到过核酸试剂盒的准确度是30%-50%),
所以就退回了。这批有问题的试剂盒不是跟中国大规模合同(432 M 欧元)里面的试剂盒
,是西班牙国内一个供应商提供的,该供应商从中国进的货。
Madrid, Mar 26 (efe-epa).- Spain抯 government on Thursday said a batch of
faulty Covid-19 testing kits it had been forced to return had been acquired
through a domestic supplier and not directly from an unlicensed Chinese
company as the Asian nation抯 embassy said.
Spain抯 efforts this week to roll out 640,000 rapid testing kits, mainly
made by co... 阅读全帖
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A Northern California author says he's discovered the missing link that
explains the biological source of sexual orientation. While doing research
for his recent book, The Whole-Brain Path to Peace, James Olson stumbled
upon what he says is the direct correlation between hemispheric dominance in
the brain and whether a person is gay or straight.
Olson’s theory portends that both heterosexual men and lesbians are
generally dominated by the left hemisphere of the brain, which is committed
to seque... 阅读全帖
c**i
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Andrew Jacobs and Jonathan Ansfield, Catching Scent of Revolution, China
Moves to Snip Jasmine; Most people who are in the flower trade have been
left in the dark about a ban. New York Times, May 11, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/asia
/11jasmine.html?scp=1&sq=china%20jasmine&st=cse
Note:
(a) The report is ABBREVIATED and translated into
林雅丽, “茉莉花”威力无限 禁售令秘密进行(图). 看中国, May 11, 2011.
http://chinajasminerevolution.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post_62
(b) The report mentions "a celebrat... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: USANews版 - 谁是骗子?
本来不懂什么叫safety factor,去wikipedia看了下,基本也理解了.不过那里也有这么
一句:
A high safety factor well over the required design factor sometimes implies
"overengineering" which results in excessive weight and/or cost. In
colloquial use the term, "required safety factor" is functionally equivalent
to the design factor.
换句话就是说有时候天下本无事,庸人自扰之。
而且这个所谓safety factor是在研究透彻的东西上应用的。和GW这种长期结果无法用
科学实验证实的东西根本是两码事。
有话直说,弯弯绕,绕弯弯没劲。

youtube上的很多演
了前提,却逻辑
有说即使全球变
have
误没有?
么做,比如你觉
是错的,我绝对
,我甚至没有去
l****z
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来自主题: USANews版 - Obama's Sons: They Are Real for Him
By Daren Jonescu
Much has been said, here at American Thinker and elsewhere, about Barack
Obama's recent pair of teleprompted references to his (presumably) non-
existent sons.
Thomas Lifson toys with the notion that Obama might in fact have secret sons
, as a way of making sense of the seeming insanity of it. Selwyn Duke
suggests it might indicate brain damage from Obama's (presumably) past drug
use. (Funny, isn't it, how often one is left no choice but merely to
presume about the Cipher-in-C... 阅读全帖
m********a
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Timothy Thomas: Why China Is Reading Your Email
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
For several years, Washington has treated China as the Lord Voldemort of
geopolitics—the foe who must not be named, lest all economic and diplomatic
hell break loose. That policy seemed to be ending in recent weeks, and
Timothy Thomas thinks it's about time.
The clearest sign of change came in a March 11 speech by Tom Donilon,
President Obama's national security adviser, who condemned "cyber intrusions
emanating from China on... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: USANews版 - A Famous Victory in Colorado
A grassroots effort delivered an unprecedented blow to gun-control advocates.
By Charles C. W. Cooke
Colorado Springs — Despite the media’s insistence that the Colorado
recalls were the first skirmish in a new proxy war between the National
Rifle Association and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the simple truth is
that Tuesday’s stunning elections were prompted and won by forces on the
ground. At the Stargazers Theatre last night, I sat with those forces as a
famous victory unfolded. Speaking ... 阅读全帖
V**3
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你个左逼 attentionwhore就是找cei来的
本教主告诉你,任何大赦非法移民都会吸引更多非法移民偷渡
但是里根和奥巴黑的区别很大
第一里根尽管大赦非法,客观上吸引非法移民偷渡,但是里根并没有放开边界让阿猫阿
狗都进来,里根没有迫害严肃执法的边界执法人员。里根所在的党团和支持单位并没有
去墨西哥边界沙漠中给偷渡分子设立补给站以及给予instruction
第二里根是走的完全法律程序,是走的议会立法形式,他最后签名完成的这个法案。
而不是自己用一个跟现有联邦移民法有冲突的EO来强行通过的
第三这个法律的内容其实比较平衡,比奥玛的agenda好太多了
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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Great Seal of the United States
Acronyms (colloquial)
IRCA
Nicknames
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
Enacted by
the ... 阅读全帖
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The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution is part
of the Bill of Rights and protects a person from being compelled to be a
witness against himself in a criminal case.
"Pleading the Fifth" is a colloquial term for invoking the privilege that
allows a witness to decline to answer questions where the answers might
incriminate him, and generally without having to suffer a penalty for
asserting the privilege.
A defendant cannot be compelled to become a witness at his own tri... 阅读全帖
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给大家看看关于Hillary的段落吧,这事发生在1982年,Clinton在阿肯萨的时代,
Cathy当时是25岁:
page 157:
Clinton added to what Houston "said, talking in local colloquialisms. "
Bottom line is, we've got control of the (drug) industry, therefore we've
got control of them (suppliers and buyers). You control the guy underneath
ya' and Uncle (Sam) has ya' covered. What have ya' got to lose? No risk. No
one's gonna hang ya' out to dry. And whatever spills off the truck as it
passes through (he laughed and snorted another line of coke) ... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: USANews版 - DACA will end (CBS news)
Asked whether DACA recipients, known as colloquially as "dreamers," had
anything to worry about, he said, "We love the dreamers. We love everybody,"
and later added, "I think the dreamers are terrific."

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Collusion 不是联邦罪?展开说说?不是联邦罪怎么 US Marshall, US Circuit Court
, FBI 通通搅合在里面?他们通通联合起来黑川普,硬安罪名?
搜了一圈,原来你是信了川普的推:
“Collusion is not a crime, but that doesn’t matter because there was No
Collusion (except by Crooked Hillary and the Democrats)!”
不过兼听则明,看看别人怎么说:
“Collusion is not a federal crime (except in the unique case of antitrust
law), so we should all just stop using “collusion” as a short-hand for
criminality. But that doesn’t mean that the alleged cooperation between the
Trump campaign and Russia... 阅读全帖

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Collusion 只是一种 colloquial expression,它本身不是个罪名,只是大家都那么说
罢了,至于具体究竟是叛国?是泄密?是妨害司法?现在不知道,现在大家就随便用个
collusion 字眼代表。别跟我挑这个。
重点是,前面那人说 "collusion", in the sense of its general understanding,
不是联邦罪,这个就错了。
BTW,不是 conspiracy to country 是 conspiracy against the country, or
conspiracy to treason (or obstruction of justice, or what not.)

but”
g******t
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1943年,美国国会受理议员 Warren G. Magnuson (民主党人)提交的《麦诺森法案》
,又称《排华法案废止议案》。
1943年12月17日,美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福(民主党人)签署《麦诺森法案》,废止
了《排华法案》
Magnuson Act
Long title An Act to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts, to establish
quotas, and for other purposes.
Acronyms(colloquial) CERA
Nicknames Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
Enacted by the 78th United States Congress
Effective December 17, 1943
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3070 by Warren Magnuson (D–WA) on October 7
, 1943
Committee consideration by ... 阅读全帖
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来自主题: Faculty版 - over a week out 是什么意思呢?

This phrase is, in any case, too colloquial for written English. You want
to use "more than a week in the future" or something else that sounds more
formal.
m**w
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来自主题: Faculty版 - 漏了个很重要的词
Formally and by dictionary, it should be "tomy".
Informally and in colloquial English, it sounds like "na(t)omy" where the "t
" has no sound. For example, in Grey's Ana(t)omy.
Whichever one chooses, it is fine.
w**z
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来自主题: JobHunting版 - 急问三个Offer的选择
Well, MTS is originally from Bell Labs.
http://www.colloquial.com/carp/mts.html
Just sounds funny to me, it's equivalent to a software engineer. That's all.
可能是我孤陋寡闻吧
而且不是Senior也能给个120-130K。 这是啥公司啊
我同意Title没太大意义。但楼主好像很在乎Title似的
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中产定义来了:household $25,000 - $100,000/年税前。
The term middle class in more colloquial language use may refer to all those
individuals who might at one point or another be identified as middle class
, as they occupy neither extreme of the socio-economic strata. Most of those
with households income between $40,000 and $95,000 identify as "middle
class". The term can also be used to describe those at the actual center of
the income strata, who may also be referred to as the middle-middle class.
There a... 阅读全帖
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Booby or boobie (plural, boobies) is a type of seabird; the term also refers
colloquially to a woman's breast or a foolish person, as well as to:
Birds
Booby, type of seabird
Abbott's Booby (Papasula abbotti)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Tasman Booby (Sula dactylatra tasmani)
P... 阅读全帖
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1. Introduction
My interest in studying creativity was inspired by the frustrations that I
felt as a student, then as a professor. I wanted to know how I could
encourage creativity in myself, my students, and my colleagues.
Politicians, industrial managers, academic administrators, and other leaders
often say that innovation is critical to the future of civilization, our
country, their company, etc. But in practice, these same people often act as
if innovation is an evil that must be suppressed,... 阅读全帖
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