2023年8月18日 星期五

disunion, sober, stagger, sobering, State of the Union

Without farmers, you will be hungary, naked and sober.

Tom Holland, who revealed he's newly sober, says he learned some of his own “triggers” while filming the Apple TV+ series



Was the Civil War Inevitable?

By David W. Blight and Max-o-matic

A historian of the conflict traces the path to disunion in the 1850s — and the lessons it holds for our own era of deep division.

Shanghai Imposes Staggered Lockdown, District by District

上海令人震驚的分區實施封城

The BBC Proms opened on a sober note.

Sober dorms are becoming a “major new development in the recovery movement."
Some college students are eager to commit to substance-free living.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM


President Obama told the American people last night that the country is in trouble but he vowed that the United States would recover and emerge stronger than before. In his first address to a joint session of Congress (don't call it a State of the Union), Obama gave a "sobering speech" but also "sought to spark optimism and confidence in his plan for recovery," notes USA Today.

The collapses of the Huntsman and BCE transactions provide some sobering lessons for deal lawyers and deal-makers. The most prominent of these relates to the limits of contract.

Go to Item from the Deal Professor»


Citigroup Loss Raises Anxiety Over Economy
Reporting a staggering fourth-quarter loss of $9.83 billion, Citigroup also issued a sobering forecast that the housing market and economy have not yet bottomed out.

SMAP's Kusanagi released after sobering experience

SATORU IIZUKA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2009/4/25

PhotoSMAP's Kusanagi released after sobering experience (SATORU IIZUKA/ THE ASAHI SHIMBUN)
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of the SMAP singing group, is driven away from Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Friday after spending the night in police custody. Police sent the 34-year-old singer, dancer and actor to prosecutors the same day, but he was soon released. Kusanagi was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure after being found naked and screaming in a park near Minato Ward's Roppongi district in the wee hours of Thursday morning. He told police that he and two friends had visited two drinking establishments between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday. During that time, he consumed more than 10 glasses of beer and shochu before engaging in the bizarre behavior. Later on Friday, Kusanagi apologized to his fans at a news conference in the ward. He said he had blacked out and "when I came to, I was at the police station and I was not sure if I was in a dream or reality." He is expected to take a break from public appearances.(IHT/Asahi: April 25,2009)


disunion
/dɪsˈjuːnjən,dɪsˈjuːnɪən/
noun
  1. the breaking up of something such as a federation.
    "his rejection of disunion was consistent with his nationalism"


stagger
(SHOCK) 
verb [T]
to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening:
He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month.

staggered
adjective [after noun]
very shocked or surprised:
I was staggered at the prices.

staggering
adjective
very shocking and surprising:
It costs a staggering $50 000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

staggeringly
adverb
staggeringly expensive


sober (SERIOUS) Show phonetics
adjective
serious and calm:
In fact the whole wedding was a sober affair - no dancing, just people standing around in groups chatting politely.
Anthony was in a very sober mood - I scarcely heard him laugh all night.

sober
verb [I or T]
to become more calm and serious, or to make someone do this:
News of the tragedy has sobered us.

soberly
adverb
seriously and reasonably:
She was dressed very soberly in a plain grey suit.

sobering 
adjective
making you feel serious or think about serious matters:
a sobering thought
Surviving a car accident is a sobering experience.

sobriety
noun [U] FORMAL
seriousness:
We had the priest sitting at our table which instilled a little sobriety into the occasion.

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