positioned, put to the test, darling,free-wheeling style, Peter Gay

紀念 Peter Gay, part I -- 鍾漢清談 Peter Gay 的一些著作

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N06H9THaRfI

Group of 20 Meets in a Mexico Set To Outpace Brazil

by ELISABETH MALKIN and SIMON ROMERO

Brazil has been Latin America’s economic darling, but Mexico’s growth has moved ahead, spurred by rising exports during China’s slowdown.

Motorola's efforts to adopt a more innovative, less bureaucratic culture will be put to the test with its upcoming tie-up with Google, an Internet darling half a continent away that helped pioneer a free-wheeling style.

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At the core of Google's $12.5 billion deal with Motorola Mobility is Silicon Valley engineer Andy Rubin, who in six years has reordered the wireless market and positioned the Internet giant as a central player in it.

darling[dar・ling]

• 発音記号[dɑ'ːrliŋ]

[名]

1 最愛の人, かわいい人, いとし子, 秘蔵っ子, お気に入りの人［動物, 物］

Fortune's darling
幸運児

That singer is the darling of young people.
その歌手は若者に人気がある.

2 ((夫婦・恋人・親子間の呼びかけ))あなた, おまえ

Come here, my darling！
ねえあなた, こっちへ来て.

━━[形]

1 最愛の, いとしい, お気に入りの, 愛用の

my darling daughter
わたしのまな娘.

2 ((略式))((通例女性語))非常に美しい, すばらしい；かわいらしい

a darling dress
すてきな服.

3 あこがれの, 切望している.

［古英語dēorling（dēor親しい＋-ling指小辞）. △SUCKLING, FOUNDLING］