President Lyndon Johnson created the Department of Transportation and signed the Uniform Time Act. As a result, the Department of Transportation was given the responsibility for the time laws. During the oil embargo(禁运) and energy crisis of the 1970s, President Richard Nixon 14 DST through the...
This phrase was used a lot during the financial crisis a few years ago in Ireland (it’s where I live so that’s why I’m using the example of Ireland!) when the government decided to guarantee bank losses without taking into account the opinion of other political parties. Hinder ...
5.It is precisely this collision of immoral power with powerless morality which constitutes the major crisis of our times. At that time,the way to evaluate how capable and resourceful a person was was to see how much money he had made (or how wealthy he was). 6.Now early in this centu...
Acuteandchronic.Acutemeans "sharp", as an acute illness is one that rapidly worsens and reaches a crisis. Achronicillness may also be a severe one, but it is long-lasting or lingering.Standard: She was treated with epinephrine during an acute asthma attack.Standard: It is not a terminal i...
It can take a while to adapt oneself to the cultural change from the city to rural living. 从城市移居到乡村需要一段时间适应文化差异。 add to增加 He said he didn’t want to add to your problems, but he's sure the arrangement is flawed. 他说不想给你增添麻烦,但他确信安排有缺陷。 addre...
Phrases C 1.小菜一碟(cake) a piece of cake 2.响应党的号召(call) answer the call of the Party 3.在危险面前保持冷静 remain//keep calm in face of danger 4.忍不住做某事 can’t help doing sth// can’t but do sth 5.越仔细越好(can) can not(never) be too careful 6....
[13] refer to risk communication as “the effective and accurate exchange of information about health risks and hazards – often during a crisis or emergency – that advances risk awareness and understanding and promotes health-protective behaviours among individuals, communities, and institutions” (p...
To reiterate, while most of the terms we're including in this section were coined decades ago by scholars, we're pointing to their popularization in the mainstream discourse outside of academia during the 2010s. Inclusivity and intersectionality arrived in a big way on the mainstream stage durin...
In academic terms, and according to the US Census Bureau, a Baby Boomer is a person who was born during the post-World War II baby boom, between 1946 and 1964. To us, at LS:N Global, the Baby Boomers (sometimes called simply ‘Boomers’) form one of the core consumer demographics to...
Currency crisis 货币危机 huò bì wēi jī huoh bih uei ji Chinese sayings about money and proverbs for prosperity If you’ve been studying Chinese for more than just a few weeks, then you probably already know just how important sayings and chengyu are for everyday conversations. Here are ...