關於 1950s america ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

尋日講完巴菲特會開股東會，今日當然跟進下。先講佢呢次股東會好似荷李活既英雄片咁，好大美國主義架下，不喜勿看

交待返: 巴郡季度總體損失$50 billion, $55 billion為投資損失. 持現金由$128 billion增至$137 billion. 4月已賣走$6.1 billion股票

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航空股全減持，包括剛加碼的Delta Air Lines。佢話:“The world changed for airlines and I wish them well,”
Buffett clarified that he made the decision and that he lost money on his investments. “That was my mistake.”

對比2008年金融危機，佢話: 今次我地係將間火車拉離左路軌，唔係跟唔上進度既問題

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老野係鐘意回憶，希望佢唔係個頭近，先祝佢身體健康日日飲可樂，佢又話: "1950s，道指跌穿381點，佢師傅Benjamin Graham去左華盛頓同政府傾點算，政府問會唔會好似1929年咁再蕭條? 最尾咪又係無事...而家美國1蚊投入，可以賺成$100蚊(原理你自己再搵下點解)，跌穿24000? 唔怕!

上段原文: " Now, the Dow is above 24,000. "You're looking at a market today that has produced $100 for every $1," Buffett said. "Nothing can stop America when you get right down to it."
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巴菲特連阿爺都搬埋出黎，話說1929年大蕭條，佢老豆開雜物鋪，當時pk到連銀行都唔開門，佢老豆要養住巴菲特兩兄弟，佢只記得佢阿爺同佢老豆講: 唔怕，條數我找，親情最緊要。但細節: 成百年前既野，唔再探討啦，不過銀行就唔係老鳳開門既。

最後，巴爺大美國一句:""I hope I've convinced you to bet on America""

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諗sir所見，巴菲特成功有著人沒既特點，到九十幾歲都住持勇於認錯，即刻回頭。航空股唔掂，即走! 既佢而言，坦承"it was my mistake"唔係咁容易。

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1929年蕭條，銀行唔開，諗sir都唔認為最大鑊。最深影響是美國經濟差，中止了美國對德國政府一戰後的借款援助，納粹黨承勢而起。其實二戰主因唔係書咁講話一戰戰勝國苛刻要求德國賠款咁簡單，1923-1928年德國人唱歌跳舞，納粹黨選舉連3%票都過唔到。但29年經濟差之後，打著民族復興主義，一群納粹惡魔就放哂出黎...

大蕭條+民族復興主義 = 戰爭 + 種族屠殺

當然，二戰主因，無人會大印書本話係美國失誤而成。至於德國當然都唔怪得人地啦，鬼叫佢想做歐洲霸主咩...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-02/buffett-says-berkshire-reversing-course-on-airlines-again?fbclid=IwAR3KpyCq9ytzbDsOh2m2qQBE-t8HTDXNoSa2pmgBGwcEoxTcEtIaQf105Vo

林立老師講義 多益篇

All Things Must Pass. But the Prom, Somehow, Goes On.

Since the 1950s, prom photos have been bellwethers ( ) of a changing America. At one high school just outside New York City, the prom ( ) is still the main event.

Ever since Life magazine photographed a marathon ( ) prom at Mariemont High School near Cincinnati in 1958, proms have been a staple ( ) of American photojournalism, visual check-ins on the dreams, egos ( ), libidos ( ), fashions and sometimes the segregated ( ) realities of the nation’s youth, dressed to the nines ( ) and up all night to get lucky, or just to have fun.

Hard to believe the things still exist, really.

The prom at Raymond C. Cramer Secondary School in Goshen, N.Y., 50 miles north of the city, puts its own spin on those traditions. The students — just 120, from four grades — commute ( ) from several surrounding ( ) counties, and few have drivers’ licenses, so their social interactions, including dating, are largely confined to ( ) the school day, or through social media. Romance, here, typically yields to ( ) distance.

Prom is not a night for couples.

“We have a few, but it’s really about your friends,” said Melody Geroux, a math teacher and prom chairwoman at the school, where she has taught since 1995. Students arrived solo ( ), with their parents, and then connected with friends inside.

Boys danced in groups of boys; girls with girls. Intoxicants ( )? Nowhere to be seen, said Allyse Pulliam, the photographer, who said she was drawn to the prom by the sheer ( ) joy of it. “It felt more pure” than her own four high school proms, she said. “I cried like three times.”(Source: nytimes.com, May 25th, 2019)

凡事皆有期，但畢業舞會似乎不在此限

自1950年代起，畢業舞會照片一直帶領改變美國。在紐約市區外的一處高中，畢業舞會仍舊是一大盛事。

自從「生活」(Life)雜誌1958年拍攝辛辛那提州附近馬里蒙高中(Mariemont High School)的馬拉松式畢業舞會，畢業舞會便成為美國攝影記者的重頭戲，藉由影像了解高中畢業生的夢想、自我、慾望、時尚，有時還有美國年輕人種族隔離的事實。他們盛裝打扮、徹夜不眠看能否幸運獲得他人青睞或純粹為了好玩。

說實話，很難相信這些事至今仍然存在。

紐約州戈申村(Goshen)Raymond C. Cramer中學位於紐約市以北50里，該校畢業舞會將這些傳統注入自己的特色。該校四個年級僅有120名學生，他們從多個鄰郡通勤上學，幾乎沒人有駕照，因此約會等社交多侷限於上學日或社群媒體。在這裡談情說愛通常得屈服於距離。

畢業舞會並非情侶之夜。

該校數學老師與畢業舞會主席美樂蒂．吉魯(Melody Geroux)自1995年在此任教至今，她表示：「本校有一些情侶，但畢業舞會其實是和朋友玩樂。」學生由家長送來，他們未攜伴然後進校和朋友相聚。

男生和一群男生跳舞，女生則和女生跳舞。酒呢？攝影師阿莉絲．普莉姆(Allyse Pulliam)表示，到處都沒看到。普莉姆說她來畢業舞會是因為其中單純的喜悅。她說，這跟她的高中畢業舞會相比，「我覺得更單純，我可能哭了三遍了吧。」

#高雄人 #學習英文 請找 #多益達人林立英文
#高中英文 #成人英文
#多益家教班 #商用英文
#國立大學外國語文學系講師

[生活美語] Origin of Halloween (萬聖節的由來)

Learn some fascinating facts about the history and origin of Halloween!

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相關詞彙:
dates back to... 可追溯到...
ancient Celtic festival 古代凱爾特民族的節日
Samhain 薩溫節; 古代凱爾特民族的死神
mark the end of... 標記...的結束
associated with death 與死亡有關
the boundary between the worlds 世界之間的界限
commemorate the event 紀念活動
druid 德魯伊, 凱爾特民族的神職人員
sacred bonfires 神聖的篝火
tell each other’s fortunes 幫彼此算命
honor the dead 紀念死者
church-sanctioned holiday 教會批准的假日
colonial America 殖民地時期的美國
mesh with… 與…緊密配合, 互相協調
begin to emerge 開始出現
popularize the celebration of Halloween 普及萬聖節的慶祝
a secular holiday 一個世俗的, 非宗教的節日
community-centered 以社區為中心
vandalism 故意破壞公物的行為
trick-or-treating 不給糖就搗亂
in theory 理論上
commercial holiday 商業節日

萬聖節相關詞彙: http://tw.blog.voicetube.com/archives/9742

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Abridged article:

Halloween’s origins date back to (標記...結束) the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (古代凱爾特民族的「薩溫節」的傳統節日). This day marked the end of the harvest (標記收穫季節的結束) and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds (世界之間的界限) of the living and the dead became blurred (變模糊). On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth (死人回到人間). To commemorate the event (紀念活動), Druids (凱爾特民族的神職人員) built huge sacred bonfires and host a huge celebration in which the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes (幫彼此算命).

In 1000 A.D., the church would make November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead (紀念死者). The church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday (教會批准的假日): All Souls Day, which people also celebrated with big bonfires and parades (遊行).

In colonial America (殖民地時期的美國), the immigration of different European ethnic groups and the American Indians meshed (互相協調), so a distinctly American version of Halloween began to emerge. In the second half of the nineteenth century, America ‘s new immigrants helped to popularize the celebration of Halloween (普及萬聖節的慶祝). Taking from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today’s “trick-or-treat” tradition. By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become a secular (世俗的), but community-centered (以社區為中心) holiday, with parades and town-wide parties.

Despite the best efforts of many schools and communities, vandalism (故意破壞公物的行為) began to plague Halloween celebrations in many communities. By the 1950s, town leaders had successfully limited vandalism and Halloween had evolved into a holiday directed mainly at the young. The centuries-old practice of trick-or-treating (不給糖就搗亂) was also revived. Trick-or-treating was a relatively inexpensive way for an entire community to share the Halloween celebration. In theory (理論上), families could also prevent tricks being played on them by providing the neighborhood children with small treats. Today, Americans spend an estimated $6 billion annually on Halloween, making it the country’s second-largest commercial holiday (商業節日).

Full article: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

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Image source: http://halloweenroad.com/halloween-origin-history/

2000GT (not the GT) was jointly developed with Yamaha Motor, the type of sports car in the Toyota brand Limited from 1967 to 1970 Yamaha commissioned to produce. The Model "MF10".
Production

Full-scale commercial vehicle production, which was entrusted to Yamaha.

Body painting process of engine assembly welding sheet metal assembly is done by hand with a new factory in Iwata City, Building No. 09 Yamaha, Shizuoka, FRP plant species Part Arai (Arai-cho Hamana-gun) manufacturing The relationship between the interior panel instrument manufacturer in Japan, the press body is working as a motorcycle manufacturer in the 1950s, into a subsidiary of Yamaha Kitagawa auto industry (car industry after Yamaha, Yamaha absorption April 1993 merger) is in charge.
Release Price [edit]

The 2000GT was priced at 238 million yen, which have two luxury cars Toyota Crown and expensive to buy about six popular Corolla car. Starting salary for graduates is largely in Japan from 1967 was 26,000 yen, 1,500 million yen in the early 21st century equivalent to 2,000 million yen sense for the common people are very expensive car unimaginable respectively.

Pricing is unworkable cost still too time-consuming production, sales were always in deficit recorded throughout all production. Toyota's "expensive advertising costs," was also to say.
Minor change [edit]
Late-type

In August 1969, two years after the start of commercial, minor changes were made. 2000GT is earlier than the early type of this minor product (July 1969 to May 1967) and subsequent late type (from August 1970 production in October 1969) is divided into.
2300GT? [Edit]

Inline six-cylinder SOHC 2.253cc through formal generic names are commercially available products from the production engine is not known model has not been announced. To distinguish it from the market model 2000cc, 2300GT and magazines and enthusiasts in the name of the official name has not.

The exhibition is currently owned by Toyota Motor (see below) TOYOTA2000GT vehicle emblem is attached specification and it has been exported from the 2000GT and it has been, 2000GT 2300cc model, named, or "2000GT "As with SOHC2300cc DOHC2000cc was thought to be planning to 併売 of the two models. Nissan 180SX in these cases as well, 180 represents the amount that means the engine displacement 1800cc, 2000cc common name in minor changes to the 180SX was sold as a continuation.

Crown and engine specifications Corona Mark II was then shipped to North America built on the twin 2M Sorekkusutsuinchokukyabureta three types based on 2M-B is equipped with an engine. Model is MF12L in there theories MF12L-from 100001 MF12L-are all made something in the chassis number to nine a total of 100 009, of which MF12L-100002 is in Koto Ward, Tokyo owned by Toyota Motor MEGAWEB (Megauebu) that history is on display in the garage, and the Toyota USA Automobile Museum MF12L-100006 are on display. This development is underway in the form proposed for the Yamaha Motor, is also considered as a full-scale production of low-cost version of the U.S. market, the market will eventually rebound inside the Toyota suffered major is reached. Car magazine and Out, "about 10 are present in America" has been introduced.
Production volume [edit]

Deficit continued production from the decision of adequate leadership role and image production ended in 1970. 337 cars were produced in three years and three months from May 1970 until August 1967.

Wowfulls combines a classic Cantonese street food staple, the egg waffle, with an all time popular dessert, ice cream.

Their menu currently features the:
1) Original “Gai Dån Jai” Egg Waffles with ice cream topped with fresh strawberries & strawberry Pocky
2) Chocolate Wowfull with ice cream topped with Oreo Cookie Crumbs & chocolate banana Pocky
3) Matcha Green Tea with White Chocolate Chip Wowfull with ice cream topped with mochi & green tea Pocky

An egg waffle is a spherical egg-based waffle popular in Hong Kong and Macau and is an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. They are best served hot, and often eaten plain. They can also be served with fruit and flavors such as strawberry, coconut or chocolate. It is referred to by its original Cantonese name, gai daan jai (鷄蛋仔), and in English, an egg puff, bubble waffle, eggette, pancake balls, pancake waffle, egglet, and puffle. They are sometimes referred to as Hong Kong cakes in Chinatowns across America, especially in New York.

Egg waffle is one of the most popular Hong Kong "street snacks" and were ranked No.1 in a 100 most popular HK street snack listing. They have been a favored street snack since their emergence in the 1950s, when they were made with coal fire heating and sold from street kiosks in Hong Kong.


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2000GT (not the GT) was jointly developed with Yamaha Motor, the type of sports car in the Toyota brand Limited from 1967 to 1970 Yamaha commissioned to produce. The Model "MF10".
Production

Full-scale commercial vehicle production, which was entrusted to Yamaha.

Body painting process of engine assembly welding sheet metal assembly is done by hand with a new factory in Iwata City, Building No. 09 Yamaha, Shizuoka, FRP plant species Part Arai (Arai-cho Hamana-gun) manufacturing The relationship between the interior panel instrument manufacturer in Japan, the press body is working as a motorcycle manufacturer in the 1950s, into a subsidiary of Yamaha Kitagawa auto industry (car industry after Yamaha, Yamaha absorption April 1993 merger) is in charge.
Release Price [edit]

The 2000GT was priced at 238 million yen, which have two luxury cars Toyota Crown and expensive to buy about six popular Corolla car. Starting salary for graduates is largely in Japan from 1967 was 26,000 yen, 1,500 million yen in the early 21st century equivalent to 2,000 million yen sense for the common people are very expensive car unimaginable respectively.

Pricing is unworkable cost still too time-consuming production, sales were always in deficit recorded throughout all production. Toyota's "expensive advertising costs," was also to say.
Minor change [edit]
Late-type

In August 1969, two years after the start of commercial, minor changes were made. 2000GT is earlier than the early type of this minor product (July 1969 to May 1967) and subsequent late type (from August 1970 production in October 1969) is divided into.
2300GT? [Edit]

Inline six-cylinder SOHC 2.253cc through formal generic names are commercially available products from the production engine is not known model has not been announced. To distinguish it from the market model 2000cc, 2300GT and magazines and enthusiasts in the name of the official name has not.

The exhibition is currently owned by Toyota Motor (see below) TOYOTA2000GT vehicle emblem is attached specification and it has been exported from the 2000GT and it has been, 2000GT 2300cc model, named, or "2000GT "As with SOHC2300cc DOHC2000cc was thought to be planning to 併売 of the two models. Nissan 180SX in these cases as well, 180 represents the amount that means the engine displacement 1800cc, 2000cc common name in minor changes to the 180SX was sold as a continuation.

Crown and engine specifications Corona Mark II was then shipped to North America built on the twin 2M Sorekkusutsuinchokukyabureta three types based on 2M-B is equipped with an engine. Model is MF12L in there theories MF12L-from 100001 MF12L-are all made something in the chassis number to nine a total of 100 009, of which MF12L-100002 is in Koto Ward, Tokyo owned by Toyota Motor MEGAWEB (Megauebu) that history is on display in the garage, and the Toyota USA Automobile Museum MF12L-100006 are on display. This development is underway in the form proposed for the Yamaha Motor, is also considered as a full-scale production of low-cost version of the U.S. market, the market will eventually rebound inside the Toyota suffered major is reached. Car magazine and Out, "about 10 are present in America" has been introduced.
Production volume [edit]

Deficit continued production from the decision of adequate leadership role and image production ended in 1970. 337 cars were produced in three years and three months from May 1970 until August 1967.