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发帖数: 6973 | 2 Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker, War Evolves With Drones, Some Tiny as
Bugs. New York Times, June 20, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world
/20drones.html?_r=1&ref=elisabethbumiller
("The Pentagon now has some 7,000 aerial drones, compared with fewer than 50
a decade ago. * * * Already the Air Force is training more remote pilots,
350 this year alone, than fighter and bomber pilots combined")
Note:
(a) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 4 BBC Chinese, Sept 12, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/09/110912_libya_china.shtml
-----------------------------Separately
(1) 维基解密指美国担心台湾发展化武. BBC Chinese, Sept 12, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/09/110912_wikileaks_taiwan_cwc.shtml
("爆料网站维基解密公布的美国外交电报说，美国担心台湾会利用中国提供的原料发展
化学武器")
(2) USN Wants To Replace F-35s With UAVs. Strategy Page, Sept 12, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com
/htmw/htnavai/articles/20110911.aspx
(3) RUSSIA: Closing The Qual... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9751 | 5 广港2B年复一年的重复谎言，连大过年都还来恶心人
mandarin三个意思，一是大人，二是官话，三是蜜桔。
自己去韦氏词典查mandarin很难么？
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandarin
辞源是葡萄牙语，葡萄牙人开始用mandarin形容明朝官员的时候，在1589年，同时引伸
为官话。
然后广港2B不知道皇太极那一年才发明“满洲”这个名词，把女真族改名“满洲”族的
？1635年。
广港2b文盲仍然年复一年恬不知耻的说自己说的东南亚鸟语就是古汉语，殊不知历朝历
代都追寻“中原正音”颁布官方发音方案，作为自己合法性正统性的重要表现。 |
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发帖数: 8144 | 6 简单地讲 就是谋事在人 成事在天
认为社会发展沿着某个预定方向发展的理论 都是傻逼理论
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Anthropic principle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical
argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with
the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason
that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental physical
constants necessary to accommodate conscious life. As a ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 93 | 7 俺背过Merriam-Webster英文字典。只是顺背。 |
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发帖数: 910 | 8 什么是invest啊？
什么是“we petite that”啊？
Petition的动词就是petition, petite是“小”的意思，不是petition的动词形式。
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petition
那才叫Chinglish！
通篇无一可取得句子。
Invest and deport Jasmine Sun who was the main suspect of a famous Thallium
poison murder case (victim:Zhu Lin) in China
In 1995, Zhu Ling as a Tsinghua university student was found out to be
purposely poisoned twice by lethal chemical: Thallium, which leads to her
permanent paralysis. It was indicated that Sun, her roommate, had the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 32610 | 9 legible: capable of being read or deciphered : plain
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary
我觉得应该就是指的字体 |
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发帖数: 21010 | 10 【 以下文字转载自 WaterWorld 讨论区 】
发信人: ldy (我不是老大爷), 信区: WaterWorld
标 题: 这句话里的excuses到底是什么意思？考考你们的英语实力
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jul 16 21:44:20 2013, 美东)
这句话出自最新畅销书World War Z的Page 12:
I was an importer: raw opium, uncut diamonds, girls, boys, whatever was
valuable from those primitive excuses for countries.
这里的excuses是什么意思？
从这个单词还可以看出，Merriam-Webster的字典也并不完美，在此处就缺了一个释义。
反而是我之前推荐过的Macmillan Dictionary for Student (1984年版)，却包含了这
个释义。足见本人推荐字典的水准之高。 |
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发帖数: 4596 | 11 Merriam-Webster只是大学版没有，advanced learner's dictionary里就有：
4 [count] : a poor example + for He's a poor/sad excuse for a father. [=he's
a bad father] That pile of junk is a sorry excuse for a car! |
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发帖数: 8613 | 12
20，000 words but not word families。
Merriam-Webster给12岁以下的字典只含不到37，000个words。
而这个非常粗略的测试考的是word families。 |
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发帖数: 8613 | 13
这个测试的统计是比较特殊的。一般其它的测试都应该按简单的字来统计。尤每个字典
列的字（组）条会有不小的变化。
Merriam-Webster的字典系列：
1. 8-11岁
Elementary Dictionary:
36,000多字（组）条（entries）
例子：compact作为形容词、名词和动词分列成三个独立的字条，但是compactness和
compactly是含在其中的形容词字条里。
2. 11-14岁
Intermediate Dictionary （基于字典4）：
70，000多个字（组）条
结合上例：compact作为动词的字条里加入了compactor/compacter，但是有多增了个名
词字条。这样，compact就有了四个独立的字条。
3. 14岁以上
School Dictionary （基于字典4）：
100，000多个字（组）条
结合上例：compact的四个独立字条没有增加新词
4. Collegiate Dictionary （11th edition）
结合上例：compact作为动词的字条里增加了compactible。
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发帖数: 113 | 14 要按照merriam-webster的注音读。
cut发音是［kət］，cot发音是［kät］
前者和英式中的curt发音相同，后者和英式的cart发音相同。 |
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发帖数: 53 | 15 From Merriam Webster:
Sorry:
—used to express polite regret
—used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way
So my understanding for Jimmy's sorry is : (1) he regrets for doing this
because it caused him some troubles; (2) he feels a shame or disappointment
that his talk was not taken as a joke by Chinese people.
Did he ever acknowledge this is a fault and mistake? Did he ever admit what
he said is WRONG. DId he ever realize what he said is totally unacceptable
and inappropriate ? N... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11319 | 16 原文由oskarlre 发表于qiangyou.net
http://qiangyou.org/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7401
从11.9抗议筹办开始，就有不少“有识之士”摆着各种姿态来指点江山，顺便show
show自己的高姿态。
有的胆小怕事，生怕11.9惹怒了“主流白人”苦口婆心要华人注意别cross the line.
有的故作大度，生怕干扰了自己的政治避难签证，要大家学会宽容。
还有的姿态高高，把所有筹办和参加的同学辛勤工作的结果当“闹剧”
好吧，如果这场闹剧是在美华人历史上规模最大的一次维权行动的话，那我认为主动维
权的同学比说闹剧的同学的水平要高几个数量级去。
恰好最近周围同学写了一篇“从要求解雇Jimmy Kimmel的119游行大闹剧说起” （链接
：http://blog.renren.com/GetEntry. ... amp;owner=314771854） 至今为止得到了500多的分享。结果一直在写关于这个文章的我也被朋友圈了好几次，问我意见。
其实我意见已经在前几个日志里写的比较清楚了。鉴于大家问到，我就再摘抄一遍... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1728 | 17 你列这么多，跟我指出来的并不矛盾，即中文的苏维埃指的是一种社会制度。
参见英文Soviet的原始定义：an elected governmental council in a Communist
country
(来源：http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soviet)
而且你们提不出任何实在的证据，说当时中共政权属于苏联加盟共和国。
你们自己也不评估一下，总玩这种低级文字游戏除了自娱自乐，还有什么作用？ |
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发帖数: 25790 | 20 seismosociology
中国人的英语字典里有这个单词。比如金山词霸。
可是在英文字典里没有这个单词。 比如：http://www.merriam-webster.com/
查询的结果是：The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary
我用GOOGLE，结果发现，如果不是全部的话，找到的几乎所有的链接都是中文的，要么
出自中国人之手。
呵呵，有意思。 |
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发帖数: 332 | 22 您老又只看了一半么？
麻烦在respect那里，点verb
然后会看到：admire;obey
在respect人的时候，通常是admire的意思，
在respect 法律/意愿/事实，通常是obey的意思，
also you can check longman dictionary of contemporary English, and
merriam-webster dictionary and thesaurus,
better than yours |
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发帖数: 1 | 25 Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Census-designated place
Boardwalk at Bass Hole
Location in Barnstable County and the state ofMassachusetts.
Coordinates: 41°42′17″N 70°13′15″WCoordinates: 41°42′17″N 70°13′
15″W
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Barnstable
Town Yarmouth
Area
• Total 6.47 sq mi (16.76 km2)
• Land 6.04 sq mi (15.65 km2)
• Water 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
Elevation 52 f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 26 在网上发现了一个圣诞节商店，商店的建筑很有特色，而且遍布全美国，大概有70多个
店铺，以后大家买圣诞节用品可以去那里，似乎各州都有。我们这里和麻州的地址是：
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP AUGUSTA, GA, 239 ROBERT C. DANIEL JR. PARKWAY,
AUGUSTA EXCHANGE, AUGUSTA, GA 30909, 706.738.0570, CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP
, MAGNOLIA PARK, 1117 WOODRUFF ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607. 864. 297.
3667
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS NATICK, 1298 WORCESTER ST. ROUTE 9, SHERWOOD
PLAZA, NATICK, MA 01760, 508.655.9800
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS SOMERVILLE, 177 MIDDLESEX AVENUE, ASSEMBLY SQUARE
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发帖数: 9751 | 27 傻逼贱畜又来找羊角抽私了不是。
葡萄牙人把明朝人叫mandarin的时候，尼玛满鞑子的名字还叫女真。
这个词在1589年出现。而直到1635年，女真鞑子才把自己的名字改成满洲鞑子。
把汉人的语言故意翻译成满大人是你们傻逼鞑子和倭杂合伙造的谣。草泥马了个图逼的。
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandarin
The Portuguese were the first to refer to a Chinese official as a "mandarin.
" The word hails from the Portuguese word mandarium, which developed from
Sanskrit "mantrin," a word for "counselor." Mandarins were promoted by
successfully completing the imperial Chinese examination system, which was
primarily based on t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9751 | 28 mandarin是葡萄牙人对说官话的明朝官员的称呼，1589进入英语。
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandarin
女真鞑子直到1635年才由虏酋皇太极把族名从女真改成满洲。中华书局编 1985，第330
,331（太宗实录）。为啥改名？女真名声不好，代表低劣垃圾，取个吉利的名字。注意
满洲是民族名，只有日本开始把满洲用作东北地名，比如著名倭杂卡呀可桑，凡东北言
必称满洲，保持和它太君一直。
鞑子跟倭杂年复一年日复一日的重复mandarin是满大人的谣言，非常欠丫的羊角抽私。 |
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发帖数: 2109 | 29 The dictionary Merriam-Webster said it saw a 1900% spike in searches for the
definition of the word volunteer after the United incident. |
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发帖数: 6442 | 33 老美在Twitter上都彻底服气了
A short history of ‘dotard,’ the arcane insult Kim Jong Un used in his
threat against Trump
Merriam-Webster said “dotard” searches were “high as a kite,” and the
old word trended on Twitter.
Funny Or Die
(@funnyordie)
#dotard do·tard (dōdərd) noun A word you didn't previously know
existed, but googled today and said, "Damn, that's pretty accurate."
Helen Keller Hands @raisingfreen 3h3 hours ago
By making people look up the word #dotard, Kim Jong Un has done more for... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 12685 | 34 以merriam-webster为准，月光用对了。
不过是误用对的。 |
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发帖数: 3449 | 38 poor cunt鏈夌炕璇戜簡
Cunt /k蕦nt/ is a vulgar word for the vulva or vagina and is also used as a
term of disparagement. Reflecting different national usages, cunt is
described as a "usually disparaging and obscene" term for a woman[
1] or an "offensive way to refer to a woman" in the United States[
2] by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, but "an unpleasant or stupid
person" in the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, and "a
contemptible person"[3] in the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian
English. In Aust... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 127 | 41 不知道你这个是英语的问题，还是小学数学的问题？
不过对你这种装++A的，回去查查词典
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reserve
回去好好学习一下common sense和小学数学，才能搞清楚到底最近分发了多少。
I'm trying to get'em out into our system as quickly as possible 是什么意思，
估计你也不懂是啥意思。
回去好好补习一下英文的阅读理解，补到四级你就明白啥意思了。当然，先要学会小学
加法，乘除法，对你理解英文也会有点帮助。
看到你偏执，也还可以理解，总有人的性格要固执自信一点吗。但是坚持不懈地显示自
己的英语问题和小学数学问题，这个比39个阅男人，更能显示你的无知，和无知基础上
的自信。
估计你要继续破口大骂五毛了，我是谁的马甲了。 |
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发帖数: 1800 | 42 很显然你的英文理解完全错了
moonlight1是对的
储备21m, 上星期分发了10m,这几天又发了1.5m
发信人: xinfo (flowing), 信区: Military
标 题: Re: 说加州放弃不测的，看看州长的说法
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Mar 22 03:24:18 2020, 美东)
不知道你这个是英语的问题，还是小学数学的问题？
不过对你这种装++A的，回去查查词典
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reserve
回去好好学习一下common sense和小学数学，才能搞清楚到底最近分发了多少。
I'm trying to get'em out into our system as quickly as possible 是什么意思，
估计你也不懂是啥意思。
回去好好补习一下英文的阅读理解，补到四级你就明白啥意思了。当然，先解完全错了
要学会小学
加法，乘除法，对你理解英文也会有点帮助。
看到你偏执，也还可以理解，总有人的性格要固执自信一点吗。但是坚持不懈地显示自
己的英语问题和小学数学问... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 18158 | 44 语言是发展变化的，《辞海》不但会错，而且还会过时。当年最权威的字典是《康熙字
典》，现在仍然有人买有人用，不过很多用法已经过时了。英语权威字典是《Merriam-
Webster Dictionary》，相当于中文的《辞海》，不过有些词的新用法你还是查不到，
要去《Urban Dictionary》才能查到 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 47 谁说婚姻定义没有改？
"Marriage"
When:
Lookups spiked on June 25, 2011.
Why:
New York became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Marriage has become a hot button definition, although its original sense –
"the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex" – has not
changed. However, because the word is used in phrases such as "same-sex
marriage" and "gay marriage" (by proponents and opponents alike), a second
definition was added to the dictionary to provide an accurate picture of the
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发帖数: 19713 | 48 【 以下文字转载自 WaterWorld 讨论区 】
发信人: ye88 (ye88), 信区: WaterWorld
标 题: 转一个American Born Chinese写的关于Jimmy kimmel 事件的看法
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Nov 3 23:44:40 2013, 美东)
今天一个朋友转过来的， 很长的英文， 不知道大家有没有兴趣看看。
Jimmy Kimmel - kill everyone in China
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All of Jimmy Kimmel’s lines transcribed from the video by me
“kill everyone in China? okay that’s an interesting idea…again.”
“you’re saying build a wall in China? a huge big great kind of a wall?”... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1094 | 50 In an interview airing Sunday, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos pressed the
president on his plan to require people to purchase health insurance.
By Kimberly Schwandt
Sunday, September 20, 2009
President Obama and ABC News' George Stephanopoulos got in a testy sparring
match Sunday over whether the president's health care plan includes a tax
increase, leading the host to look up the Merriam-Webster dictionary
definition of taxes.
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