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🇺🇸The Democratic National Convention
📢2020美國民主黨全國代表大會「虛擬」揭幕
2020年美國總統大選倒數⏱民主黨全國代表大會上,來看看各個演說人,包括前第一夫人米雪兒歐巴馬,說了些什麼吧🤔
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看單字前,讓 Libby 編考考大家
👉一樣都是指「疾病流行的」,epidemic 跟 pandemic 有什麼不同呢 👀
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1⃣ kick off 「(活動)開始、拉開序幕」:足球用語,指球賽開賽,在文中延伸為「(活動)拉開序幕」。名詞為 kickoff。
2⃣ delegate「代表」:文中指的是民主黨代表,美國總統選舉初選時,民主黨有些黨代表可以根據自己意願投票,無需理會初選時的選民意願。
3⃣ nominate「提名」:當動詞。名詞「提名」為nomination,名詞「提名人」為nominee。
4⃣ cast one’s vote「投下選票」
5⃣ beam「發射電波,播送」:beam當名詞有「光束」之意,這裡作為動詞,有「播送」的意思。
6⃣ epidemic「(疾病)局部流行的」
7⃣ fan「煽動」:這裡當動詞,有「煽動、激起」之意。
8⃣ pandemic「(疾病)大規模流行的」
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On Monday, August 17, the Democratic National Convention kicked off at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over the next few days, prominent Democrats will give speeches on why voters should vote President Trump out of office and give the Democratic Party another chance to govern. And then the delegates will gather to nominate former senator and vice president Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidates for president and vice president in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
八月17日星期一,美國民主黨代表大會在威斯康辛州密爾瓦基揭開序幕。接下來幾天,許多民主黨大老將發表演說,力勸選民用選票將川普踢出白宮,給民主黨重返執政的機會。接著黨代表將聚集在一起,提名資深參議員及前美國副總統喬拜登以及參議員賀錦麗,作為參選 2020 年美國總統大選的總統與副總統候選人。
But perhaps “gather” isn’t the right word. The delegates will be casting their votes from home, and all the speeches—some live, some pre-recorded—will be beamed to a screen in the convention center, where there will be no audience to laugh, cheer, clap or boo. Yes, because of the coronavirus epidemic, for the first time ever this year’s Democratic Convention is a virtual convention.
不過,用「聚集」這個字可能不太對。黨代表會在各自家中投票,而且所有的演說(有的是直播,有的是預錄)會在代表大會中心轉播,那裡將不會有觀眾大笑、歡呼、鼓掌或給噓聲。沒錯,因為新冠病毒疫情的關係,今年的民主黨代表大會首次以虛擬方式進行。
The first night of the convention, hosted by Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria, featured speeches by New York governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, and former first lady Michelle Obama. What did they have to say? Here are a few quotes:
大會第一天晚上由〈慾望師奶〉演員伊娃隆格莉亞主持,當天演講者包括紐約州州長安德魯庫莫,參議員及前美國總統候選人伯尼桑德斯、以及前第一夫人米雪兒歐巴馬。他們當天說了什麼呢?以下是他們說的一些話:
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“Our collective strength is exercised through government. It is, in effect, our immune system. And our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent.” —Andrew Cuomo
「我們的集體力量會透過政府得以運作,就像我們的免疫系統一樣。目前的聯邦政府功能失調又無能。」 ──安德魯庫莫
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs. His actions fanned this pandemic, resulting in over 170,000 deaths and a nation still unprepared to protect its people.” —Bernie Sanders
「羅馬大火時皇帝尼祿邊看邊彈琴。川普則是打高爾夫。他的舉動煽動了這場大疫情,造成超過17萬人死亡,而舉國上下仍然沒有準備好要保護人民。」 ──伯尼桑德斯
“If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can. And they will if we don’t make a change in this election.” —Michelle Obama
「如果你覺得事情絕不可能再惡化下去,相信我,會的。而如果我們不透過選舉改變這一切,惡化勢必會發生。」 ──米雪兒歐巴馬
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今天是美國的感恩節隔天「黑色星期五」(Black Friday),也是大折扣的日子。這幾年零售業為了搶商機,紛紛提早到晚餐時間就開店,讓不少美國人得在血拼和家人晚餐間抉擇。
最早以前是星期五早上開始折扣,幾年前是週四感恩節晚餐後晚上十點開, 到今年已經感恩節前幾天的週一就開始特價,不僅感恩節全天不休息,晚上五六點就開始特價,火雞都還沒吃搶購就開始!
因為越來越早開,零售銷售業績也因此增加。電商也是,以前是「網路星期一」(Cyber Monday)電商要下週一才開始賣,現在電商也都提早開跑,因此甚至感恩節當天業績比起去年也成長18%,再創新高。
究竟感恩節科技公司員工做什麼?如果不是零售業,就像是過年一樣,整週滿是過節氣氛,週一二就不少人請假,到週三就跟台灣的小年夜一樣,大家都提早下班。
零售業的話,十月份大家趕著最後一刻把更新的網站App推出,感恩節當天通常沒什麼事,不過會有人留守,以防萬一。我三年前在針對百貨(Target)就帶團隊留守,雖然沒什麼事做(因為運氣不錯app沒有壞掉),不過看每分鐘業績進帳還是挺刺激,辦公室也會預留一些小點心。
不過在美國沒有家人的阿雅覺得,能和家人吃年夜飯是無價,要是我家人在這我才不留守,也不血拼,一定回家吃飯!
Thanksgiving Family Dinner or Shopping? Getting Harder for Americans to Choose
“Turkey Day steals some of Black Friday's thunder with web sales in the US up 18 percent from last year. Black Friday was always considered the kickoff of the shopping season and the day retailers offered the season's best discounts. That hasn't been the case in recent years, however, due to what analysts call the "graying" of Black Friday. Some Black Friday marketing campaigns now kick off as early as Nov. 1. And Thanksgiving Day deals are more and more prevalent. Consumers are apparently finding time for online shopping amid cooking, dining and dealing with relatives.”
So what technology company employees do at Thanksgiving? For those who are not in retailer, many people take the whole weeks off. On Wed, most people leave early. Holiday feeling and happiness is full of office.
For retailers, employees are super busy in Sept/Oct to finish all website and app updates. At Thanksgiving night, is usually quite, but we usually schedule people to stay in office “just in case.” While we don’t have much to do at Thanksgiving night, take my Target experience, it was still exciting to see revenue coming every minute!
Well, in my POV, If I have families in the U.S., I will definitely not replace my family dinner with working nor shopping! Family time is priceless!
https://www.cnet.com/…/thanksgiving-online-sales-record-ad…/
#Thanksgiving #Shopping #FamilyFirst #BlackFriday #RetailerLife #黑色星期五 #感恩節血拼 #年夜飯無價 #零售業甘苦
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kickoff or kick off 在 矽谷阿雅 Anya Cheng Facebook 的最佳貼文
吃年夜飯還是血拼?美國人越來越難抉擇
今天是美國的感恩節隔天「黑色星期五」(Black Friday),也是大折扣的日子。這幾年零售業為了搶商機,紛紛提早到晚餐時間就開店,讓不少美國人得在血拼和家人晚餐間抉擇。
最早以前是星期五早上開始折扣,幾年前是週四感恩節晚餐後晚上十點開, 到今年已經感恩節前幾天的週一就開始特價,不僅感恩節全天不休息,晚上五六點就開始特價,火雞都還沒吃搶購就開始!
因為越來越早開,零售銷售業績也因此增加。電商也是,以前是「網路星期一」(Cyber Monday)電商要下週一才開始賣,現在電商也都提早開跑,因此甚至感恩節當天業績比起去年也成長18%,再創新高。
究竟感恩節科技公司員工做什麼?如果不是零售業,就像是過年一樣,整週滿是過節氣氛,週一二就不少人請假,到週三就跟台灣的小年夜一樣,大家都提早下班。
零售業的話,十月份大家趕著最後一刻把更新的網站App推出,感恩節當天通常沒什麼事,不過會有人留守,以防萬一。我三年前在針對百貨(Target)就帶團隊留守,雖然沒什麼事做,不過看每分鐘業績進帳還是挺刺激,辦公室也會預留一些小點心。
不過在美國沒有家人的阿雅覺得,能和家人吃年夜飯是無價,要是我家人在這我才不留守,也不血拼,一定回家吃飯!
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“Turkey Day steals some of Black Friday's thunder with web sales in the US up 18 percent from last year. Black Friday was always considered the kickoff of the shopping season and the day retailers offered the season's best discounts. That hasn't been the case in recent years, however, due to what analysts call the "graying" of Black Friday. Some Black Friday marketing campaigns now kick off as early as Nov. 1. And Thanksgiving Day deals are more and more prevalent. Consumers are apparently finding time for online shopping amid cooking, dining and dealing with relatives.”
So what technology company employees do at Thanksgiving? For those who are not in retailer, many people take the whole weeks off. On Wed, most people leave early. Holiday feeling and happiness is full of office.
For retailers, employees are super busy in Sept/Oct to finish all website and app updates. At Thanksgiving night, is usually quite, but we usually schedule people to stay in office “just in case.” While we don’t have much to do at Thanksgiving night, take my Target experience, it was still exciting to see revenue coming every minute!
Well, in my POV, If I have families in the U.S., I will definitely not replace my family dinner with working nor shopping! Family time is priceless!
https://www.cnet.com/…/thanksgiving-online-sales-record-ad…/
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