F******e
发帖数: 3967 | 1 NY人本身都有口音还有听不懂的话.
昨天老板说了一句话我楞是没听懂.
我问他一个同事去吃饭不,他说.NOPE, MRS PUT A KIBOSH ON IT.
我马上问谁是MRS KIBOSH.
他的意思是说同事不去吃饭了,因为同事的太太不同意.
PUT A KIBOSH ON SOMETHING = PUT A STOP ON SOMETHING
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发帖数: 10233 | 3 计生委拖着不搞union,seiu抗议.
SEIU Picket Threat Puts Kibosh on Planned Parenthood Gala
The $250-per-plate event fell victim to a threatened picket line. Last
August, Planned Parenthood's 179 clinical workers voted to become part of
Service Employees Union Local 49. Since November, the organization and SEIU
have been trying to agree upon a contract. Frustrated with the pace of
negotiations, SEIU let Planned Parenthood and many of its patrons know they
planned an action for Saturday night.
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c******i
发帖数: 4091 | 4 Dump Romney; Nominate Paul
August 07, 2012 AFP
Dump Romney; Nominate Ron Paul
By Michael Collins Piper
Because there are real doubts that presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney has what
it takes to displace the current White House occupant in the general
election, there are some Republicans who have a message for the delegates to
the forthcoming GOP National Convention: Dump Romney and nominate Rep. Ron
Paul (R-Texas).
In stark contrast to outspoken populist Paul, whose integrity is undoubted,
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发帖数: 538 | 5 一个朋友转发的，写得很有意思，大家看看 :)
评论也很有意思。
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-15/chinese-home-bu
Why Are Chinese Millionaires Buying Mansions in an L.A. Suburb?
By Karen Weise October 15, 2014
Why Are Chinese Millionaires Buying Mansions in an L.A. Suburb?
Photograph by Damon Casarez for Bloomberg Businessweek
“Oh, hey! How ya’ doin’?” Raleigh Ornelas hollers, leaning out the
window of his spotless white pickup truck. He’s recognized the man across
the street, a developer standing in fr... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 184 | 6 NY口音还算比较好听的，也许是我听习惯了，起码比Boston和Canada的口音好听...I
love to say "Lawn Guyland"...(Long Island)
Kibosh = No
刚来美国的时候和朋友去看棒球，到7th inning, 我们已经落后很多，我说咱们走吧，
她讲“It ain't over til the fat lady sings”。。。I was like "what? a fat
lady's gonna sing?..." She laughed like I was an idiot...then she told me it means the game is not over yet... |
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b*w
发帖数: 2062 | 7 some protective practice:
Lesson #3: Have a process for being served.
You do not want to be served in front of a waiting room full of people. Your
front office should be discreet and get the process server out of the
waiting room and into the back.
My office tried to lie and say I had left for the day. I but the kibosh on
that as soon as I heard, figuring I wasn't going to avoid whatever I was
being served for (at that point I had no idea). Unfortunately, it was
literally 4:30 pm on a Friday.
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b*w
发帖数: 2062 | 8 some protective practice:
Lesson #3: Have a process for being served.
You do not want to be served in front of a waiting room full of people. Your
front office should be discreet and get the process server out of the
waiting room and into the back.
My office tried to lie and say I had left for the day. I but the kibosh on
that as soon as I heard, figuring I wasn't going to avoid whatever I was
being served for (at that point I had no idea). Unfortunately, it was
literally 4:30 pm on a Friday.
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