This weekend, the Euro 2008 football championships get underway in
Switzerland and Austria, which are co-hosting the tournament.
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A pannier /ˈpæniər/ is a basket, bag, box, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle. The term derives from the Old French, from Classical Latin, word for bread basket.[1]
sprocket[sprock・et]
- 発音記号[sprɑ'kit | sprɔ'k-]
[名]
1 《機械》
(1) スプロケット, 鎖歯車.
(2) (1)の歯.
2 《木工》楔(くさび)形の木.(1) スプロケット, 鎖歯車.
(2) (1)の歯.
- trailer
- [名]1 ((米))（自動車で引く）ハウストレーラー, 移動住宅（((英))caravan）.2 （他の車に引かれる）トレーラー.3 （映画・テレビ番組などの）予告編((for, of ...)...
- trailer camp
- ((主に米))（森林公園などに設けられた）ハウストレーラー用の駐車場.
- trailer house
- ＝trailer[名]1.
As summer begins, Germans claim their personal patch of nature
In the town of Dormagen, not far from the Rhine River, Martin Poniewas has a unique home of his own, as a permanent camper. For him, camping is more than just bonfires and tents. He owns his very own trailer - equipped with nearly all the features and gadgets of a normal house.
- A large transport vehicle designed to be hauled by a truck or tractor.
- A furnished vehicle drawn by a truck or automobile and used when parked as a dwelling or office.
- A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.
- A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.
v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers. v.tr.
To transport by a trailer: trailered the boat to the beach.
v.intr.
To travel or live in a trailer.
trailerable trail'er·a·ble adj.
trailer (ADVERTISEMENT)
noun [C]
an advertisement for a film, or television or radio programme, consisting of brief parts from it:
I saw a trailer for the latest Spielberg film and thought it looked quite interesting.
live up to sth
phrasal verbto be as good as something:
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
When Movies Don’t Live Up to the Trailer
By DAVID POGUE
I can’t tell you how much I love the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). I love The Times’s movie reviews too, but I don’t always agree with them. The wisdom of the masses on IMDB -- thousands of people’s collective grade for a movie on a 1-to-10 scale -- very rarely misses.
Weehoo Recalls Bike Trailers Due to Fall and Crash Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.Name of Product: Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers
Units: About 2,700
Manufacturer: Weehoo Inc., of Golden, Colo.
Hazard: The receiver on the trailer's seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Weehoo have received one report of the trailer's receiver cracking while in use. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves 2011 Weehoo iGo bicycle trailers manufactured between April 2011 and July 2011. The trailer has a steel frame with an adjustable seat for passengers 38 to 52 inches tall, two pedals with straps, an enclosed sprocket and chain, a 20-inch wheel, two pannier pockets, a flagpole and a flag. The seat, pannier pockets, and flag are made of red, heavy-duty nylon. The pannier pockets and the flag have the word "Weehoo" and the logo printed on them in reflective material. The serial numbers for the recalled trailers contain the letter "D" and can be found on the underside of the iGo frame, by the pedals.
Sold at: Bicycle retail stores nationwide between April 2011 and July 2011 for about $390.
Manufactured in: Taiwan
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled iGo trailers and contact Weehoo for the repair. Consumers will receive a steel reinforcement sleeve to be installed over the receiver.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Weehoo at (800) 538-6950 anytime, or visit the firm's website at www.weehoobicycletrailer.com
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Jogging Strollers Recalled by B.O.B. Trailers Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.Name of Product: B.O.B.® single and double strollers
Units: About 411,700 in the United States and 27,000 in Canada (357,000 units were recalled in February 2011 due to strangulation hazard posed by canopy drawstring)
Importer: B.O.B. Trailers Inc., of Boise, Idaho
Hazard: The stroller canopy's embroidered logo's backing patch can detach, posing a choking hazard to babies and young children.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of children mouthing the detached patch. Gagging and choking were reported in two incidents. The backing was removed from the children's mouth without injury. In each of the reported incidents, the children were seated in an infant car seat attached to the stroller.
Description: This recall involves all B.O.B. strollers manufactured between November 1998 and November 2010. Strollers manufactured after October 2006 have a white label affixed to the back of the stroller's leg with the manufacturing date. Strollers with no manufacturing date listed were produced prior to October 2006 and are included in this recall. The strollers were sold in single seat and double-seat models. The BOB®, Ironman® or Stroller Strides® brand name is embroidered on the canopy of the strollers.
Sold at: REI, Babies R' Us and other children's product and sporting goods stores nationwide and Amazon.com between November 1998 and October 2011 for between $280 and $600.
Manufactured in: Taiwan and China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers until they remove the embroidery backing patch from the interior of the canopy's logo. Consumers should contact B.O.B. Trailers for instructions on removing the backing.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact B.O.B. Trailers toll-free at (855) 242-2245 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.bobnotices.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1411
countdown Show phonetics
noun
1 [C] the act of counting backwards to zero:
The countdown to the rocket launch will begin at 9.00 am.
2 [S] a short period of time leading to an important event:
The countdown to the election has already begun.
newslettern.
A printed report giving news or information of interest to a special group.
n. - 時事通訊, 時事傳報, 時事分析----> 錯誤多
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 時事解説通信, 社内報, 会報
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