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(2023-02-04 13:36:35)
-majoraxisn.Thelongerofthetwolinesaboutwhichanellipseis
symmetrical;theaxisthatpassesthroughbothfocusesofanellipse.
-majoritarianadj.Basedonmajorityrule:"anaivelyuncomplicatedpremiseof
simplemajoritariandemocracy"(SaturdayReview).n.Apersonwhoisan
advocateofmajoritarianism.
UsageNote:Majorityisoftenprecededbygreat(butnotbygreater)in
expressingemphaticallythesense...[阅读全文]
(2023-02-03 10:55:24)
MasterRicksonGracietaughtinavideotheideaofflowinjiu-jitsutraining,
whichisthebestI'veseensofarandI'vetranscribedbelow.(Neitherofusis
anativeEnglishspeaker.Wedoourbest.)
Attheendoftheday,whatyouwantisyoueducateyourreflexestorespond
accordingly.Soit'snostrategy,nomental,whenyoufight.It'sjustflow.
Inorderforyoutoflow,youhavetobecomfortablewith,e.g.,fromthe
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(2023-02-02 16:43:26)
AmildcolddraggedonafterChristmasfortwoweeksduringwhichIhadlittle appetiteandrecordrainfallmadeeverythinglookbleak.ByNewYear'sEve,I hadlost5lbsbutwasmuchrelievedthatmystrengthcamebackintimeforthe seminaronJan12023,whichkickedofftheopeningofanewgyminOakland headedbyourbrownbeltchampion. RightafterIwaspromotedinNov,amateadvisedthatItrainwiththehigher belts."Stripedw...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-30 16:09:40)
Overtheweekend,Inailedthenameofwhathitme:gumboil.Mygumactedup
againattheupperbackontherightsideandgavemeafever,chills,andbody
achesFridaynight.Ihadtoskipjiu-jitsuonSatandonlygotwellonSunday
afterIpushedmythumbintotheswellandsqueezedoutthepus.
ItremindedmeofamoreseriousattackoneandahalfyearsagoafterwhichI
sworetobettermydentalhygieneandtorinsemouthwithsoda-waterrecommended
bya...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-28 19:47:33)
-macrobioticsn.Thetheoryorpracticeofpromotingwell-beingandlongevity,principallybymeansofadietconsistingchieflyofwholegrainsandbeans.macrobioticadj.-macrocytosisn.Thepresenceofmacrocytesintheblood.-macronn.1.Adiacriticalmarkplacedaboveavoweltoindicatealongsoundorphoneticvalueinpronunciation.-maculatetr.v.Tospot,blemish,orpollute.adj.-MADabbr.mutualassureddestruction-MADDabbr.mothersagainstdrunkdriv...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-22 08:46:19)
-lunarscapen.1.Apictureorotherrepresentationofthemoon'ssurface.2.A
landscapereminiscentofthemoon'ssurface:Thesandstoneformations
transformedthelandintoabarrenlunarscape.
-lunateorlunatedadj.Shapedlikeacrescent.
-luncheonmeatn.Processed,prepackagedmeat,oftenmoldedintoaloafand
servedslicedforuseinsandwichesorsalads.AClunch-meat.
-lunkern.InformalSomething,especi...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-15 10:51:26)
-lowblown.1.SportsAnillegalblowinboxingthatlandsbelowthe
exponent'swaist.2.Anunscrupulousattack;aninsult.
-lowcomedyn.Comedycharacterizedbyslapstick,burlesque,andhorseplay.
-lowdownn.SlangThewholetruth:gaveusthelowdownonwhathappenedatthe
party.
-low-downorlowdownadj.1.Despicable;base:alow-downcoward.2a.Gloomy;
depressed.b.Earthy;funky:alow-downblues;thelow-downsou...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-14 20:53:25)
70后小时候大多看过电视连续剧《姿三四郎》。讲的是柔道(judo)集各流派之长，战胜传统柔术(jiu-jitsu)，脱颖而出的故事。剧中的师父，矢野正五郎，就是以柔道创始人,KanoJigoro,为原型。
事实往往比故事更精彩。Kano的弟子MitsuyoMaeda，学成后离开了柔道总部Kodokan，到美洲闯荡。一路上向人们展示柔道/柔术，和传统摔跤(wrestling)竞技，后来到了中美洲，最终到了巴西。一生赢[阅读全文]
(2023-01-08 10:08:13)
-LombardyAregionofnorthernItalyborderingonSwitzerland.Firstinhabitedby
aGallicpeople,itbecamethecenterofthekingdomoftheLombardsinthe
sixthcenturyA.D.andpartofCharlemagne'sempirein774.TheLombardLeague
ofcitiesdefeatedEmperorFrederickIin1176.
-Lombardypoplarn.Adeciduoustreehavingupward-pointingbranchesthatform
aslender,columnaroutline.
-lonely-heartsadj.Oforrelatingtope...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-06 10:49:22)
Stormandheavyrainfallusheredin2023and,underalingeringcold,Bill
enteredanewdecadeofhislife.Whenhewasyoung,therewerethingstolook
forwardto,planstocarryout,andgoalstomeet.Fastpacedscenesplayed
throughhis20sand30s,leavingnotimetoponderonwhathadtrulytranspired.
Inhis40s,however,whattheworldcheeredonbegantopale.HehadaYahoo!
emailaccountandshoppedatAmazon.Butmostnovelties,e.g.,iPhones,Face...[阅读全文]
