Patti Waldmeir, China embraces freedom of the road; Cars are liberating the
country as they did in the US in the 1950s. Financial times, Apr. 23, 2010. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4db4aee-4e6f-11df-b48d-00144feab49a.html
Note:
(a) jalopy (n): "a dilapidated old vehicle"
Both English definitions in this posting are from www.m-w.com.
(b) runabout (n): "a light usually open wagon, car, or motorboat"
runabout (car) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runabout_(car)
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