用法学习: 1.A navigational aid (also known as aid to navigation, ATON, or navaid) is any sort of marker which aids the traveler in navigation; the term is most commonly used to refer to nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, buoys, fog signals, and day beacons. According to the glossary of terms in the United States Coast Guard Light list, an Aid to Navigation is any device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation. A jet blast deflector (jet blast wall) (JBD) or blast fence is a safety device that redirects the high energy exhaust from a jet engine to prevent damage and injury. The structure must be strong enough to withstand heat and high speed air streams as well as dust and debris carried by the turbulent air. Without a deflector, jet blast can be dangerous to people, equipment and other aircraft. Construction of the runway extension has a total project cost of $40
million and also involves the relocation of navaids, the construction of
jet blast walls, and the extension of the airport’s HIAL (high
intensity aviation lighting). Associated 相关的道路工作 road works include the closure
of Surf Road and the construction of Grueber Avenue. Final go-ahead of the runway extension is subject to Minister Truss approving a Major Development Plan for the project, which is currently undergoing community consultation prior to being submitted early this year, Hobart Airport said. 2. pointed I. with a point at the end. a pointed nose/chin. II. direct, in a way that shows you are annoyed or do not agree. They made a few pointed remarks about the proposals. a. direct, because you are determined to get information. (of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic. Be prepared for some very pointed questions. The photographer of this picture, Pete Souza, turned to the Secret Service and commented, "I can't believe these tourists in the Soviet Union are asking these pointed questions." The agent replied, "Oh, these are all KGB families.". pointy 有尖的, 尖利的 (informal) pointed in shape, having a point or points. Pointy ears or pointed ears 尖耳朵的 are a characteristic of numerous animals, at least one genetic disorder in humans, as well as a popular cliché in popular culture, particularly in the fantasy genre. Pointy ears are common characteristic of many creatures in the fantasy genre. It's a common characteristics of races such as, among others, elves, faeries, pixies, hobbits, or orcs. They are also a characteristic of creatures from the horror genre, such as vampires. 3. 家长联名驱逐校长: In an email acquired by Fairfax Media that was sent to parents last year, Ms Scala addressed concerns within the school community regarding the loss of staff. 'This is always a time of year with heightened emotion 情绪高涨 and I am very conscious that as parents who care about the school you are worried about staff turnover 员工离职, 员工流动,' she wrote. 'In 2016 the pace of change will slow and I will redirect my focus to greater communication with the broader community,' Ms Scala told Fairfax Media. Further criticism of the school's head came earlier in the year after a petition critiqued a decision to cancel the contract of a family who had run the school's canteen 餐厅, 食堂 for 15 years. 'Our canteen already is the beating heart of MLC and Anthony's catering is the force that drives it,' read the petition. It was in protest over the creation of 'Cafe 1886' - a space designed for 2016 with new owners. Mrs Johnston also slammed the social media campaign as 'hurtful 伤人的' after parents and students rallied for the dismissal of Mrs Scala, News Corp reported. 'The social media campaign over the past few months has been particularly hurtful to Mrs Scala and also the staff continuing to serve at MLC School and was based on a considerable amount of misinformation,' she said.
王子上学第一天: Blond-haired George, dressed in a navy quilted (像被子似的, 夹袄 something that is quilted is made from layers of cloth filled with feathers or a similar substance. ) jacket with a tartan-lined 里子是格子布的 hood and a light blue rucksack ( 背包. a bag that you carry on your back, used when you are walking long distances or travelling to several different places. A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps. ), is believed to have spent only a couple of hours at the school today to help ease him into lessons. A source reported: 'It all went well.' The lively two-year-old appeared slightly windswept ( I. a windswept place 风大的地方 has a lot of wind and not many buildings or trees to protect it. II. 风吹乱的. someone who is windswept looks messy because their clothes and hair have been blown around by a strong wind. ) as he made his way into Westacre Montessori School near the family home, Anmer Hall in Norfolk. While the second photo, of him pointing at a mural ( [ˈmjurəl] 壁画. a large painting done on a wall. fresco a picture that is painted onto wet plaster on a wall, for example in a church. alfresco [ælˈfreskou] 露天的 outside, in the open air Meals can be served alfresco, on the terrace. an alfresco meal is eaten outside, in the open air. ) in a stance 姿势 reminiscent of his grandfather Prince Charles, read: 'The Duke and Duchess have released 2 photos to mark Prince George's first day at Westacre Montessori School nursery.' Young William was escorted to his first day of school by his mother, Princess Diana. Dressed in a red gingham 小格子 shirt ( Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend 混纺的 yarn. It is made of carded, medium or fine yarns, where the colouring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain (weft). Gingham has no right or wrong side 不分正反面 with respect to colour. Along with muslin, gingham is often used as a test fabric while designing fashion or used for making an inexpensive fitting shell prior to making the clothing in fashion fabric. Gingham shirts have been worn by mods since the 1960s and continue to be identified with fans of indie and mod music with brands like Lambretta Clothing, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Penguin and Mercproducing gingham shirts. ), striped sweater and red shorts, young William looked strictly similar to his pre-school son, albeit without the famous curls. The family portrait showed the royal couple posing in their garden with their six-month-old daughter and her brother George. But it's George and Charlotte who steal the show, with the two-year-old, dressed in schoolboy shorts and a knitted jumper, grinning mischievously 坏笑着 into the camera, while his chubby-cheeked sister - whose shoe has fallen off into the grass - rests on her mother's lap nearby. Photographer Mr Jelf, from Wiltshire, who developed his photography skills while serving in the British Army, described the family as 'lovely'. He said he is 'most happy' when photographing people, capturing their personalities and a moment in their lives. 'I thoroughly enjoyed photographing a very lovely family, although you have to be sharp 快速的, 快刀手的 as you don't have long when there are two young children involved!' he said. 麦当娜儿子叛逆: The 57-year-old singer's 15-year-old son walked out of her Rebel Heart tour in December to stay with his father Guy Ritchie in London and the 'devoted mother' is concerned the teenager's decision is having an impact on his education. Explaining he has missed some school, a source told People magazine: 'He should have been home already. Madonna is a devoted mother, and a big priority is her children's education.' It was recently claimed the final straw for the teenager was when Madonna - who also has children Lourdes, 19, David, 10, and Mercy, nine - confiscated 没收 his mobile phone because she thought it was interfering 干扰到 with his homework. A source said: 'Madonna is quite firm with Rocco and she took his phone from him when it interfered with his studies. She is stricter than Guy and Rocco doesn't like it. When she took the phone away, it pushed him over the edge.' The 57-year-old singer then went to court in a bid to have Rocco return to her in New York for Christmas but he defied the order to stay in the UK. And 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' director Guy is now said to have hired lawyers as he prepares to battle to retain custody of the teenager. His parents are reportedly preparing for a custody fight over his living arrangements和谁住的问题. Another insider told The Sun: 'When Rocco is in England he gets to live a low-key life. He can go about his business and talk to girls without paparazzi stalking him.' Meanwhile, friends believe the Material Girl singer - who split from Guy in 2008 - wasn't pleased when her ex married model Jacqui in August. 'She was unhappy that Jacqui had cemented her role in Rocco's affections', a source told the paper. According to TMZ, the British director has called in lawyers to go head-to-head with( go head to head to compete with someone directly (often + with ) The tobacco industry's best lawyers will go head to head with the government in court tomorrow. ) Madonna, as their 15-year-old son is keen to remain living in London with his father. Family was on the mind for Madonna on Tuesday, as she shared a flashback photo with daughter Lourdes Leon, youngest child David Banda and estranged son Rocco. Despite the reports that the 57-year-old is embroiled in a custody residence battle, the defiant queen of pop captioned the sweet shot: 'Love Conquers All #rebelhearts' It's another thinly-veiled response to ongoing claims that her son feels like she treated him more like a trophy than a son and follows reports he has blocked her from seeing his own social media posts. The photo, thought to be taken before Madonna and Rocco's father Guy split in 2008, sees Madonna's three children doting on her in a sweet embrace. Fans have been speculating if his mother's insistence on embarrassing him by posting a catalogue of awkward photos of him online has proved to be the straw that has broken the camel's back. 当街调情: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton may not seem to like all the attention that their new romance has gained, but that hasn't stopped them from dishing out the social media PDA. The new couple, whose relationship has been surrounded by rumours since they hooked up in 2015, exchanged a bunch of flirty messages today on Twitter. Get a room, you pair 你们俩! 飞机上闹事(go berserk 发疯: to go crazy. She went berserk and strangled her cat.): A radio DJ's daughter has spoken of her terror after a 'madman' passenger attacked, spat and swore at aircrew before threatening to blow up 炸掉 the plane during a two-hour mid-air ordeal. Steve Penk's daughter Natalie, 27, said she feared for her life after the man began running up and down 跑来跑去 the aisles and hurling abuse at staff, during a flight from Heathrow to Dubai last night. After 45 minutes of running riot 疯跑, 发疯 on the plane, the man was finally handcuffed after having to be dramatically restrained by four members of staff and another passenger. But the terror continued as he spat at passengers and howled for help before shouting: 'I have a bomb and you're all going to die.' Describing the ordeal in an email written to her father - a former Virgin DJ who now runs his own stations - Natalie said: 'It was absolutely dreadful. I've never felt so scared in my life. 'All hell broke loose. He was restrained on the seats but was literally howling at this point. He was screaming "you're trying to kill me, I'm going to die". 'Unfortunately, is this current climate 大环境, 大气候, if someone shouts that they have a bomb, you have no reason not to believe them. Natalie said she had never been so relieved to get off a plane.' After sharing her story through Twitter, he added: 'As a father, I feel quite shaken up 吓坏了 about it myself.' Natalie told her father that the staff had been 'absolutely brilliant' and had handled the whole situation in the best way they could. Natalie said the drama broke out about two hours into the flight when the man, who appeared to be drunk, had to be calmed down by cabin crew. According to Natalie - who was travelling to Dubai for a five-day holiday with her husband Jack - his unruly behaviour continued for around 45 minutes until he was handcuffed. But it was at this point that 'all hell broke loose'. The man 'sprawled and struggled' across three seats, continually shouting at those trying to restrain him. His behaviour spiralled so far out of control that a male passenger had to lend a hand to 搭手, 搭把手 the four members of cabin crew who were desperately trying to pin him down 摁在座位上 onto the seat. Natalie said he then began to spit at everyone, shouting expletives as he continued his attack. His actions were so distressing that staff had to put a blanket over his head. Optus客服被赞: An Optus social media manager has received a barriage of marriage proposals and nominations to be Prime Minister or Australian of the Year after calmly reasoning with 理论, 讲理 customers who complained of posters written in Arabic. Optus had faced a backlash late last year when customers called
advertisements written in Arabic in Casula Mall in Sydney's west an
'outrage'. But the backlash was nothing compared to the volume of proud customers who've since flooded the Facebook page with love for the polite and reasoned way Dan explained their decision to advertise in Arabic – and why it shouldn't matter. Other of Dan's fans have asked for his hand in marriage. 'I've got a fever and the prescription is more DAN!' one said. Dan's replies to customers about the controversial multilingual signage were seen as refreshing 让人耳目一新的 and "human". Even when customers wanted to have their say, Dan kept a calm approach. 'Dan is a gentleman and a scholar. Well done sir, well done,' said another. And it's even proven to be successful in bringing in new customers, with many saying they will leave their mobile or internet providers for the company. Tumblr page Fallenangelfish had posted screenshots of the posts, which sent the social media site into a flurry and led to Dan's notoriety. QANTAS机载引擎到非洲: "The fifth engine adds extra weight and drag to the aircraft, meaning
today's flight had to make a quick refuelling stop in Perth. "Additional
drag is caused by air travelling around the spare engine during flight
and, to counterbalance this, our pilots are trained to use the flight
controls to ensure the aircraft flies straight, level 平稳的飞行 and safely."
雪堆终于消融: The last of Boston's snow finally melts away: It was like a wicked cruel souvenir from what was a wicked brutal winter, a winter that Boston didn't officially close the books on ( close the book on something I. to end something unpleasant that has been continuing for a long time. It's time to close the book on this unfortunate period in our history. II. 停手, 歇手. 叫停. 打住. to stop working on something because you do not believe that you will achieve your aim. It can be difficult to close the book on something you've worked on for so long.) until this week -- when the last of the snow finally melted. That's right -- the snow lingered until July. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh commemorated the occasion Wednesday with a barbecue on City Hall Plaza, where he announced the winners of the "Snow Melt Challenge" -- the Bostonians who correctly guessed July 14 as "the day we've all been waiting for!" Buffalo Snow Pile Refuses to Melt Eight Months After Snowstorm: The sun is shining, swimming pools are open and there's still a giant snow pile in New York. The calendar says it's almost August, but an estimated 12-feet-tall snow pile still lingers in Buffalo, New York from a snow storm eight months ago. "The original problem started back in November," New York state climatologist Mark Wysocki told ABC News today. "The city had no place to put the snow, so they found a vacant lot and starting bringing in dump trucks full of snow. When they used bulldozers to flatten it out, it just compacted the pile." Wysocki said the dirt on top of the pile is insulating the snow from melting. "It's like an Oreo. The soil on top is warm and [the snow] is sitting on the warm ground and it just takes time," he said. The area around the pile is marshy ( 湿软的. 泥泞的. marshy land is soft and wet. swampy. boggy. boggy Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs. bog: an area of ground that is always very wet and soft. An expanse of marshland. bog standard 普通的. 没什么奇特之处的. 平平常常的. ordinary and not special in any way. It's just a bog standard CD player. be/get bogged down 陷入泥泞 to be or become so involved with one particular thing that you cannot make any progress. bog down in/with: Try not to get bogged down in unnecessary detail. The meeting got bogged down with disputes about who was going to do what. ) and filled with dirty water from what snow has melted over the past eight months. 职场性骚扰: I was about 20 when it first happened. Journalism degree in hand, I was still finding my place in the media landscape. I thought it might be in television, so hospitality savings put to use, I headed north to spend some time in the regions, following other more established journalists about and trying not to make a nuisance of myself ( make a nuisance of yourself 招人烦 to do something that causes difficulty or trouble for other people. I hope the kids didn't make too much of a nuisance of themselves. nuisance something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you: I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance! [+ -ing verb] It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters. I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me? Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance. ). I was walking on the fringes of a house fire, holding reflectors, dashing about 四处跑来跑去 with mic cords, when I noticed some of the firefighters investigating the cause of the blaze, laughing. I shrugged it off. It was only the next day, when a male colleague took me aside 把我叫到一边, to tell me about a situation that he'd "handled" because he thought I would soon hear about it anyway, that I learned I was the subject of 对象 their laughter. Or more accurately, my crotch [krɑtʃ] was. They'd been filming, when someone decided it would be a fantastic idea to zero in on my pinstripe-panted groin region, in its first, and hopefully only, extreme close-up. I didn't know what to do, so I laughed it off. After all, everyone else was. I was told it wouldn't go any further, that it was just guys blowing off some steam( let (or blow) off steam 发泄怒气, 减轻压力 informal get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion. "The kids can let off steam in the gardens while mum and dad have a relaxing drink".). I wasn't sure how to take it further, even if I wanted to. I, like every other female journalism student, had heard a tale of a woman who'd attempted to address an uncomfortable situation, or whatever else you want to label sexism, and lost, even when they won. So instead, I did nothing. My time finished in that region, and I left. But the scars, the discomfort, it came with me. I've rarely worn trousers to work since. Not that it matters. In the decade-and-a-half since then, I've been called a "temptress" ( [ˈtemptrəs] 尤物. a woman who attracts men in a sexual way. An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men. A woman considered sexually attractive by men. Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century. ), a "nice sort ( = good sort I. a person of a kindly and likable disposition. II. Austral an attractive woman. an agreeable or attractive woman Suzanna is a good sort. a bad sort An unpleasant, mean person, as in We cautioned Bill about his friend, who was clearly a bad sort. The antonym is a good sort, a pleasant, kind person, as in She's a good sort, always helping her neighbors. The latter is stronger than not a bad sort, as in He seems ill-tempered now and then, but he's not a bad sort. ) ", "bewitching ( I. to control someone's behaviour with magic. The old man was convinced that she had bewitched him. II. to make someone strongly attracted to you or interested in you. a player who bewitches the crowd with his speed and skill. )", asked out and had my appearance commented 评头论足 on more times than I can count. All while I've been at work, just doing my job. I've been told it's surprising when I go after a tricky or uncomfortable line of questioning, because I look "like such a nice, sweet girl", despite having reached my maturity many, many, many moons ago. I've had men I come into contact with in the various rounds I've covered - general, police, court, politics, to name a few - comment to other colleagues about my appearance, my level of attractiveness, or what I'd need to do to be attractive in their eyes. I've become better at addressing it, either with a dressing down, or a frank discussion about why their comments are inappropriate. This is not about whether I am attractive or not, or even whether I think I am. But I know that there will be those who ignore everything else to make it about that. It's why I hesitated to write this. Why I, and so many others, stay silent, take the high road, keep on being those good sports women are so often told to be, just to get by. I know the flip side of challenging those comments, or rejecting advances. But when the trolls come out, and they will, just to tell me how unattractive they find me, it will also only prove my point. While doing my job, I've also been called an "ugly fat bitch", or variations of, told I have a problem with men, that I'm a slut, that I'm "one of those women who want to crush all men because you hate them", that I'm desperate for a man, but just can't get one (because: ugly, fat bitch/slut), threatened with violence and gang rape, and told I just need a good "rogering ( roger [ˈrɒdʒə(r] if a man rogers someone, he has sex with them. ) to loosen up a bit". Because simply existing as a woman and expecting equality on the job must actually just be about my appearance, success with men, how I appear to men. Silly me. At a recent Reclaim Australia rally, when debating what constituted balanced reporting with a xenophobic ( [ˌzinəˈfoubiə] [ˌzenəˈfoubiə] 排外者. a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures. ), and frankly racist supporter of the Reclaim crowd, I was referred to as "love", then dismissed because he was "speaking to the men", and informed that if I just smiled, I'd do wonders for my rather plain features. My male colleague, who had been the original target for his annoyance, was only challenged on the job he did. The vile emails which followed the story on the rally all focused on my appearance and my gender, threats and comments no male colleague ever receives, and certainly not in the same volume. Like every other journalist, I go to work, to work. Not to be judged on how I look, to please the men around me, to act as the butt of their jokes. Because it's not funny. It's not a compliment to be stripped back to 简单化为 ( stripped-back adj figurative, informal simplified. sparse or minimalist. stripped-down 最小化了的, 最简化了的 a basic version of something. Having only essential or minimal features; lacking anything extra: a stripped-down stage setting; a stripped-down budget. ) your sex, and have your gender define everything you do. It's not a bit of fun to make a woman feel uncomfortable, because you can't see past 看不透, 看不穿 how she'd be in bed ( can't see beyond/past the end of your nose 目光短浅, 头发长见识短 if you can't see beyond the end of your nose, you think so much about yourself and what affects you that you do not see what is really important These people are so busy making money, they can't see beyond the end of their nose. ). And if you can't see that, can't see how those 'jokes' are part of a bigger issue, then you are part of the problem. It's been a long while since women were considered the property of men, but shades of that attitude ( shades of someone or something 让人想起..., 余孽, 一丝丝的影子, 模糊记忆 Fig. A reminder of a person or situation in the past. reminders of someone or something; a thing that is reminiscent of someone or something. They found themselves alone on the beach-shades of their childhood summers together. We visited the university campus and had a few drinks in the bar. Shades of my student days. He really played a fine game for a fifty-year-old-shades of his high school triumphs. When I met Jim's mother, I thought "shades of Aunt Mary." "Shades of grade school," said Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him for being late. "Aren't there shades of 1948 here?") still greet us every single day. Wanting to be treated the same as male colleagues, and not have their appearance or sex dominate their professional interactions doesn't make women manhaters/ugly/bitches/witches/cows/ promiscuous/desperate/hags/in need of a man/ or anything else which gets slung women's way, when they don't just smile and take it. It makes them human. If you can't see that, what does that make you? 自杀存活者: Fifteen years after he should have died, Hines is talking to 9Stories, recounting the day, when crippled with severe bipolar disorder, he vaulted over the barrier of San Francisco's iconic bridge and survived. The 75m freefall is the same height as a 25-storey building, and takes four seconds to reach bottom. Only one percent of jumpers survive the brutal impact. Several of Hines' vertebrae shattered and splintered 粉碎 like glass. Miraculously, he walks today. Hines has described hitting the water and a violent vacuum chute opening up, sucking him 20 metres deep into the icy San Francisco Bay. In blinding agony 痛楚(blinding I. 晃眼的. 炫目的. extremely bright, and making it difficult for you to see. a blinding light. a. 厚厚的. 遮挡住视线的. very thick, and making it difficult for you to see. blinding clouds of smoke. blinding rain/snow. II. [only before noun] used for emphasizing how strongly something affects you. a blinding headache/rage/pain. III. [only before noun] British informal very impressive. He scored a blinding goal. a blinding revelation/realization/vision a situation in which you suddenly realize something very clearly. I had the blinding realization that it was time to leave. effing and blinding swearing and using rude words.), Hines tried to swim to surface. A woman who had seen Hines disappear over the edge phoned the coast guard, who plucked him from 打捞起来, 打捞上来 the hypothermic conditions. Doctors spent 14 hours rebuilding his back in surgery, and then began a physical rehab from wheelchair to walker to cane to back brace. The truth is he's reluctant to discuss 'the jump' in detail. He's concerned it could sensationalise suicide, but he understands the power of story and how his incredible journey, and recovery, offers hope to those on the brink 崩溃边缘的人. Today in Australia probably half a dozen people will take their own life. "My biggest mistake was also my greatest gift," says Hines, an author and speaker, who now works tirelessly as an advocate in the field of suicide prevention 自杀干预 and mental health. Hines still experiences all the same symptoms today which drove him literally over edge 逼上绝境, 逼入绝境 on that bleak 阴冷的 September day in 2000. He rattles them off 甩脱, 挣脱, 努力摆脱: "Depression, mania, hallucinations, paranoia, panic attacks, anxiety, stress – as well as suicidal thoughts." "When someone says to themselves 'I just want to end the pain', that's the most common thing we hear with suicidal people, this epic brain pain that they can't get out of their mind. They believe they have to die to get freedom from that pain." Hines is only ever a sentence away from kicking into the kind of passionate rhetoric that has seen him address US congressional hearings about the alarming number of American lives lost each year to suicide, 41,149. By comparison, latest figures released in 2013 show 3303 Australians (1885 males, 637 females) will commit suicide annually. The film, Suicide: The Ripple Effect, is scheduled for release in June. It is largely inspired by a 2015 University of Kentucky study which found for each single suicide, 115 people left behind were affected; 25 of those would be deeply impacted, and probably in need of counselling support. "This is the civil rights movement of our time," says Hines. "If you look around the world at discrimination against those with mental struggles, brain health struggles and addictions, there are so many people who push us down 打倒." 德国新年夜骚扰事件: "It was horrible. Although we screamed and flailed ( flail [fleɪl] I. 张牙舞爪. 乱踢乱抓. 乱踢乱咬. 又踢又打. [intransitive/transitive] to move your arms and legs about in an uncontrolled way. II. [transitive] to hit someone many times with something such as a stick. III. [intransitive/transitive] to hit grain with a special tool in order to break it apart. ) about, the guys didn't stop. I was beside myself and think that I was touched about 100 times." A low police presence in the Cologne city centre meant officers were powerless to intervene against the huge mob, some of whom were also filmed setting off fireworks in the town centre. An unnamed policeman told Bild newspaper: "If you spoke to a suspect you were immediately surrounded by his friends. It was threatening". Suspicions have also been raised of a cover-up 掩盖真相, with local media reporting details of the attacks were not given to the press, leading the situation to go unreported for several days. According to Henriette Reker, 59, young women can avoid trouble by staying over "an arm's length" away from strangers. The comment sparked anger and ridicule with one Twitter user joking that when a man sat down beside her on the subway, she "immediately smashed the window to gain an arm's length. Safety first!". 傲慢的摩洛哥王子: Moroccan prince refuses to let anyone kiss his hand: The dapper 衣着光鲜的(a man who is dapper is small and wears attractive clothes that give him a neat appearance.) 12-year-old crown prince of Morocco looks the part 有模有样的, 很有个样子 whenever he is in public, until someone tries to kiss his hand. A video compilation of Prince Moulay El Hassan's has started trending on social media where the youngster hastily pulls away 匆忙甩开 from dignitaries whenever they bend down and try to kiss the back of his hand. But the prince has a passionate dislike for the public display of hand-kissing and has been filmed at events as far back as a zoo opening in 2012 where he whips his hand back 抽回手 with disgust as men lean in, lips first. However he has not shown the decorum ([dɪˈkɔrəm] 彬彬有礼. polite behavior. ) his father, King Mohammed VI, in any hand-kissing situations. While the videos appear to show the Prince just has an aversion 厌恶, 嫌恶, 讨厌 to anyone kissing him, the future king's insistence of rejecting the tradition could sit well with 完全没有问题, 相安无事 some Moroccans who believe it to be out-dated. Writing for Al-Monitor, Karim Boukhari said hand-kissing royals needed to stop. "Hand-kissing is a brutal gesture that corresponded to a world in a state of perpetual war( Perpetual war 永久战争状态 refers to a lasting state of war with no clear ending conditions. It also describes a situation of ongoing tension that seems likely to escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War. )," Boukhari said. "Sociologically, it consecrated 神圣化 ( [ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt] I. to perform a religious ceremony in order to make a place or a thing holy. consecrated ground. II. to perform a religious ceremony in order to make someone a priest, bishop, king, or queen. ) the principle of the subservience ( subservient [səbˈsɜrviənt] I. 服从. 顺从的. 逆来顺受的. 听话的. too willing to obey other people. II. formal considered less important than something else. ) of an enslaved population and the deification ( deify [ˈdiɪˌfaɪ] 神化 to consider someone to be a god. ) of their master-protectors. "Of all the Arab heads of state, kings and presidents, King Mohammed is the only one who continues the tradition of hand-kissing."
