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dictionaryam: august
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Inspiring awe or admiration; majestc; venerable. Where we first met:. Economist.com - ' . the New York Times Company, the most august. Journalistic institution of all . '. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Dude of Edinburgh. View my complete profile.
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dictionaryam: throe
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Tuesday, June 13, 2006. Spasm of severe pain (as in childbirth); a condition of agonising struggle or trouble. Where we first met:. Wikipedia on the Scottish Enlightenment - ' . the throes. Of the Enlightenment . '. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Dude of Edinburgh. View my complete profile. Phlegm [prounced as: flem], plegmatic [pronounced .
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dictionaryam: imbecile [n], imbecillic [adj]
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Sunday, September 24, 2006. Imbecile [n], imbecillic [adj]. A stupid person; a person who is moderate to severe in mental retardation (offensive use). In Hong Kong slang:. 懞仔,死蠢,低能,弱智. 愚蠢,笨蛋; 智障 (人士). Where we first met:. New York Times Book Review - 'If the best Lapham can do is to come up with 50 inventive new ways to call Bush an imbecillic. By Lewis H. Lapham).
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dictionaryam: belligerent
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Monday, July 31, 2006. Adj/n] inclined or eager to fight, hostile, aggressive; pertaining to warfare. In Hong Kong slang:. Where we first met:. The Economist: discussion on the ethics of war - 'once the bullets are flying and you are a belligerent. By what methods and weaponry is it legitimate to wage your war? Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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北海.尋道.我愛丁堡: 聖餐經濟學
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My edinburgh affairs: flirting between the transcendent and the mundane. In the business of theology it is hard not to be controversial - Jurgen Moltmann. Saturday, 25 March 2006. 日前,美國德州 奧斯汀長老會神學院(. 講『敬拜與工作的更新』(. Worship and the renewal of daily labour. 65289;,是他手上的研究課題的思想草稿,圍繞勞動. 物件四個概念,從頭到尾不斷重複出現一個詞彙:「. 8211;––. 上主透過人的敬拜,對勞動,對時間,對空間,對物質「宣示主權」(. 65289;,並且祝福(. 他說,資本主義消費社會視這幾樣為有限的資源,是可供買賣的商品,是可以「管理」「控制」的。然而在敬拜上主的群體裡,這一切都被上主「. 8211;––. 在此突出了兩套背道而馳的經濟哲學。資本主義經濟的深層假設是「匱乏」(. 稱之為「基督教物質主義」(. 8211;––. 那年上主送我一份大禮...
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dictionaryam: egress
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Monday, October 16, 2006. Coming / going out; exit. Where we first met:. Email from the School Administrator of my school, concerning the construction work taking place in some heavy-traffic area near the school entrance - 'For the time being please take care when accessing and egressing. Through the quad.'. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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dictionaryam: pittance
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Tuesday, June 13, 2006. A small amount of money, a meager wage. Origin: old French pitance = allowance for monks or poor people; related to 'pity'. In Hong Kong slang:. Where we first met:. BBC online forum on university lecturers' salary despute with employers - a lecturer describes what they receive as a pittance. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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dictionaryam: swathe / swath
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Sunday, June 11, 2006. Verb] to bind or wrap (with bandage); to enfold, limit, squeeze. Noun] wrapping, binding. In Hong Kong slang:. Verb] 綑綁, 蹺埋, 鏈住. Noun] 大咋, 成抽, 成pad. Verb] 包紮, 限制. Noun] 群組, 一堆, 組合. Where we first met:. Edinburgh Evening News - the plan of 'transforming a massive swathe. Of Edinburgh's historic Old Town . '. Posted by Yam 飲者. The Dude of Edinburgh.
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dictionaryam: dogsbody
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Sunday, August 06, 2006. British slang] servant (esp. home servant). In Hong Kong slang:. 賓妹,菲妹,阿菲,菲姐姐. In older Hong Kong slang:. 丫麻 (ahma - which is probably a Chinese term 阿媽 translated into local Hong Kong style English and then retranslated into Cantonese). In contemporary decent Hong Kong Cantonese:. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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dictionaryam: redoubtable
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Words / terms / phrases / expressions that I pick up on the way . often intrigue me . more often reflect my ignorance of the language. Sunday, August 06, 2006. Arousing fear; worthy of respect. In Hong Kong slang:. Posted by Yam 飲者. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Dude of Edinburgh. 那年上主送我一份大禮物,要從香港西貢海旁飛到老遠的蘇格蘭北海旁,埋頭苦幹,才能夠領取 . 沒想到,原來古城裡涼窗喜讀(絕不是寒窗苦讀),本身就是最好的禮物。 View my complete profile.