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(2022-03-17 17:07:47)
是否有尚未报道的原因不得而知，但根据法律，因为事情发生在纽约州，适用纽约州的法律。纽约州关于一级谋杀的定义基本是这样的：
一级谋杀是指涉及特定条件的谋杀，如谋杀国家公务人员（警察，执法人员，救火队员，监狱警察，急救人员，法官）、谋杀某一罪案的目击证人或其亲属、行凶手段残忍的谋杀（对受害人用酷刑），凶手杀了不止一两人，在抢劫夜盗等犯[阅读全文]
(2021-10-23 12:44:20)
小笑话一篇,部分素材来自网上:----------------------------------------------------柳宗元被捕入狱，遇到也才进来的李白，问李白因何在此。李白说:“造谣罪，'飞流直下三千尺，'人家居然真去那个鬼瀑布量了，三千差一尺。就差一尺，我就栽了。”柳宗元叹道：“彼此彼此，还记得‘千山鸟飞绝’吧？有人也不知在哪棵树上看见一只，就把我举报了。更可气的是，[阅读全文]
(2021-10-05 09:41:54)
Mo'men'sexplanationforthemysteriousgrayishwallfinallycamewhenourvanpassedamonumentmadeoutofanoldMig-21fighterjetstandingguardinfrontofagateinthewall.“ThosearethebarracksoftheSecondArmy”,hesaidsimply.“WhereistheThirdArmy?”Iasked,halfexpectingMo'mentopickupatopicaboutthatarmyunit,infamousforgettingsurroundedbytheIsraelisatSuezduringtheOctoberWarof1973butfamousfora...[阅读全文]
(2021-10-03 08:10:10)
OnceMo'menstartedhishistorypresentationontheCanalIcouldn'twaittohearhimtalkaboutNasser.Nasserledthe1952revolutioninoverthrowingKingFarouk.HealsoledEgyptinresistingtheinvasionbyBritain,FranceandIsraelin1956andrestoringsolecontroloftheSuezCanaltoEgypt,avictoryconsideredtohaveerasedamarkofnationalhumiliation.Headoptedmanyasocialistmeasure.Hepracticedauthoritarianism.Itshouldn’tbehard,th...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-30 09:39:07)
Thelongconvoyofbusesandvansfinallystirredintomotion.ItwassomemoretimeyetbeforeitcameourturntomergeintotheprocessionandstartthetripthroughPortSaidtowardCairoandthepyramids.(Picfromtheinternet)ThehighwayweweretravelingontraversedontheeasternedgeoftheNileDelta.ThesurroundingterrainremindedmeofthetimewhenwevisitedFortLauderdale,whereIstoodinaweatthevastandtotallyflatsouthernFloridacoastalplain,uninter...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-29 10:03:52)
TheharborsprangtolifeasNorwegianSunpulledintoPortSaidatdawn.Anendlesslineoftourbuseswerewaitingalonganarrowstreetbythepier.Perpendiculartothepierwasathoroughfarestretchingfarintotheheartofthecityandbeyond.AsteadystreamofpeoplewasbeingdisgorgedfromthestarboardsideofourhumongousshipandinchingitswaytowardthebusesasIstoodhighaboveonDeck15tryingdesperatelytosteadymycameraagainstthetremorsentthroughthes...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-28 09:56:09)
OurcruiseshiphadtwoplannedstopsinEgypt:PortSaidandAlexandria.NeitherisclosetoCairo.Asamatteroffact,theyandCairoformalmostanequilateraltriangle:thelanddistancebetweenanytwoofthemisjustatadover200kilometers. (TheearliestEgyptianpyramidsweresteppyramids.) Ourresearchbeforethetriptoldustherewasn'tmuchtoseeinPortSaid.PortSaidisabigcity;ofcoursetherearethingsworthseeingthere.Buttherearemor...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-27 12:05:50)
Quitesometimeago,wewentonacruiseonNorwegianSuntoEgypt.IfIhadtoguess,I'dsayprobablythefirstintroductionofmanypeopletoEgyptisthroughapictureofthepyramids.GoingtoEgypt,foranuninitiatedpersonlikemeanyway,issynonymouswithgoingtoseethepyramids.ThemostfamousEgyptianpyramidsarethosefoundatGizaontheoutskirtsofCairo.Ididn'tknowthisuntilIstartedresearchingforthetrip.Iwasn'ttotallyignorant,ofcours...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-21 13:10:33)
大部头的爱因斯坦传记读着嫌太严肃，偶然看见这篇小文，感觉有趣，翻成中文和大家共享。--------------------------------------------------《回忆爱因斯坦：他可真不是驾驶帆船那块料》RecallingAlbertEinstein,whowasnotmuchofageniuswhenitcametosailing------ByCoreyKilgannon纽约州卡特筹格村：当爱因斯坦于1939年7月间头一次走进罗斯曼百货店时，店主大卫.罗斯曼立刻认出了他，因为那时消息早已经传遍了[阅读全文]
(2021-08-14 14:08:27)
Theconversationbelowisfictional.Itsonlypurposeistostringtogetherafewusagesoftheword“pull”inthehopethatlearningthemwouldbefun.Testyourselfbyreadingit.Maybe,justmaybe,you'llmanagetopickupanewusageortwoalongtheway.Ifyoufindyoualreadyknowallofthem,well,hopefullythereadingitselfprovestobeabitfun.
Itwasalotoffunwritingit.Ihadplannedalongerpiece.Butsomethingsfellthrough.Foronething,Iha...[阅读全文]
