健康资讯 In my boyhood, I believed that twin children were delivered to their father and mother by a magic stork. I often stood outside looking at the reef marsh outside our village with an expectation that a big stork would fly to me with a twin brother or sister of mine. I thought there was another me in the world.
Two decades ago, my neighbour got married and soon she was pregnant. Doctor said that she was carrying twins. It did not make this family happy, because they thought two children to be too many. They decided to give up>
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因为美国宪法从来都没规定私人财产绝对不可侵犯，我们直接上宪法第五修正案原文：
No person shall...... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
翻译过来：没有人可以不经法律的正当程序，而被剥夺生命、自由与财产；私人财产在没有得到正当补偿的情况下，不得被征收以供公共使用。
这就衍生出两层意思了：
1、私人财产为了公共政策需要可以被征收。
2、经过法律的正当程序，是可以剥夺个人财产的。
第一点不多展开，最高法院围绕到底什么是公共使用，是按照实际使用情况来看，还是以背后的目的来看，有一连串交锋。从这一系列交锋可以看出，私人财产是可以被征用的，法律所关心的是何种理由能被接受。
第二点的话，至于什么是正当程序，有很多辩经的空间。比如 Bill of Attainder（国内有人翻译成「褫夺公权」，私以为不太准确，所以直接用原文）式的立法是不行的，根据分三权分立的制度设计，立法者不得直接专门制定一条法律来不经审判地惩罚一个人，这样做程序不合法。
说到这里，灰色地带就来了：
根据宪法所确立的原则，美国国会不得直接通过一部法案，规定只要你的名字叫 John Son、Social Security 号码是多少多少，就要罚款一百刀，立即去市政厅交钱，没有听证或审判的机会。因为这就是抢了司法部门的生意，直接立法来惩罚个人。
但是，立法者可以说，我不是要跟 John Son 过不去，是要立法打击 3 月 15 日晚上九点三十七分在 Twin-fairy Bridge 匝道上逆行的人，不针对具体的人，只是针对一类人进行管理而已。
这就有了辩经的余地 -- 律师们就可以开始掰扯，看看这条立法是不是已经量身定做到定点打击某个人的程度而违背了正当程序。
再者，立法者也给行政部门留下了一定的灵活性，在战争这样的国家紧急状态中中，授予总统总指挥官的权力（Commander in Chief Power）。从特朗普任期开始，紧急状态渐渐成为常态，为了打击美墨边境的偷渡问题，可以通过“紧急状态”拨款修墙；为了应对疫情紧急状态，可以通过行政命令来实质上推翻奥巴马医改；为了国家安全的紧急状态，可以直接通过总统令制裁外国公司。这种行为，反正行政部门是宣称自己遵循了正当程序的。
归根结底，我们还是要准确理解，私人财产神圣不可侵犯的这句话，神圣不可侵犯，不是绝对不可侵犯 -- 它是我们最宝贵的权利啊，得有一个分量十足的、正当的理由。
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AK47540879. Rudy Giuliani: The Man Who Saved New YorkRandolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani served as Mayor of New York, the largest city in the United States, during the darkest time in the city's, and nation's history. Taking office January 1, 1994, Giuliani was mayor during the terrorist attack>
出国旅游实用英语
1.Booking a hotel
Destination / property name
Check-in date 入住时间
Check-out 退房时间
房型：Room type
Standard - regular furniture and poor view
Deluxe - better furniture and/or view
Suite - best of all/most expensive
Single, double, triple
Garden View: Courtyard/Scenic/Pool/Balcony/Other
床型：Bed size
California King / King / Queen / Full / Twin
Make a reservation:
I’d like to book a deluxe double room (with a good view of the lake) for May 1st through 5th.
日期，房型 ，个数，要求
注意这里的“预定”的表达“make a reservation”
“reserve/book a room”
Important questions to ask when booking a hotel:
• How much is a room per night?
• Does the price include all fees and taxes?
• Is there a way to get a better rate?
• Does the price include meals? Sorry, the meals are extra.
• What’s included in the price? Breakfast? Wi-Fi?
• Are there any major events taking place at or near the hotel during my stay?
• How close is the hotel to shopping, restaurants,
public transport and attractions?
• Can you tell me where in the hotel my room will be located? Does it come with a view?
• What are the check-in and check-out times?
• Do you offer pick-up or drop-off service, or other transportation/shuttle services?
• What are the dining options in the hotel?
2. Exchange money
1）我想兑换 3,000 美元。
I’d like to exchange 3,000 US dollars.
2）现在人民币兑美元的汇率时多少？
What is the exchange rate between RMB and US dollars?
3）现在的汇率是 1 美元合 6.5 人民币。
The exchange rate is 1 US dollar to 6.64 RMB Break bills
4）你能帮我将一百块钱换成小钞吗？
Could you please break a hundred into small bills?
5）你要怎样的面值呢？
How do you like your money?
6）我想要 3 张 20 元、3 张 10 元和 10 张一元的钞票。
I want 3-20s, 3-10s and 10-one dollar bills.
Safety Tips:
Research
Research culture
(Golden rule: Do as the locals do)
On theft & pickpocketing
Keep belongings close
Look back
Don’t flaunt your stuff
Don’t space out
Use some common sense
Use your sixth sense
以前的教授发在脸书上纪念他刚逝去的母亲
是简单的英语，容易读懂，但很感人
My mom died last week. She was 90 and she had Alzheimer’s (thankfully, not the forget-your-family kind). Her decline had been slow and no fun. It was time. Still, it’s a big loss. I mean, you know your mom is going to die sometime...but still. It hurts and I miss her. So let me tell you about my mom.
Listen, this was no ordinary woman. When Mom was 56, she started an entirely new career as an economic developer. And she was great at it, bringing a lot of business to towns and to people who needed it. Seriously, FIFTY-SIX?! In my 50s, I can barely change the route I take to the kitchen, let alone start a whole new career. Mom could say anything with a look. >
Two new Vocabulary words of the day!!
10/15/21
Uncouth ~ Nonsensical
1. Uncouth ~ adj. Ill mannered, behaving in an ill-mannered or unrefined way. Of a person or their appearance or behavior; lacking good manners, refinement, or grace. i.e. He is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time. i.e. Uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you burp out loud after you eat, use your fingers to spread butter>
