To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept.
Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can't wrap my head around that.
Sam tries to wrap her head around snow and freezing temperatures, but she's always lived in Florida, so real winter is not something she has experienced.
“I can’t wrap my head around how this war with tanks and missiles is possible,” said Olena Volkova, 57, the head doctor at the hospital and the deputy head of the town council. “Against who? The peaceful civilians?”
To your point, the way that it’s become normal, that some dazzling number of Americans just die every single day of Covid-19, I don’t know how to wrap my head around that.
You know, I do find it hard to wrap my head around the idea that after 40 years of worsening inequality, you — the inequality guy, Mr. r>g — are publishing a book saying we’re on the right track historically.
I can't ... / I don't know how to ... / I do find it hard to ... とバリエーションはありますが、どれも「〜できない」と伝えているものです。
>> IT'S NOT A GOLDILOCKS CRISIS FOR THE UKRAINIANS IN MARIUPOL, THE CITY THAT'S BEEN DESTROYED.
IT'S NOT A GOLDILOCKS CRISIS FOR THE 6 MILLION UKRAINIANS THAT ARE NOW FORCIBLE REFUGEES LIVING ACROSS EUROPE.
BUT WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT NATO HAD BEEN ERODING.
IT WAS A DRIFT, IT WAS MISSIONLESS.
THE UNITED STATES BELIEVED THAT, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT BELIEVED THAT.
THIS IS EUROPE POST BREXIT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT PUTIN BELIEVED IT.
HE THOUGHT, LIKE IN 2008, LIKE IN 2014, IF HE UPPED THE ANTE AGAIN AND ROLLED INTO KYIV, AND REMOVED ZELENSKYY FROM GOVERNMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE NO EFFECTIVE RESPONSE FROM THE WEST.
HE WAS WRONG.
THIS IS THE WORST MISJUDGMENT BY A MAJOR LEADER ON THE GLOBAL STAGE SINCE THE SOVIET UNION COLLAPSED.
AND FRANKLY, THAT HAS PROVIDED AN ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY.
NOT ONLY FOR THE UKRAINIANS TO FIGHT AND SHOW THAT THEY CAN AND SHOULD BE A PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BUT ALSO HAS ALLOWED NATO TO GET STRONGER TO FOCUS ON DEFENSE IN A WAY THE EUROPEANS HAVE REFUSED TO FOR DECADES.
HAVE ALLOWED FINLAND AND SWEDEN TO JOIN AND THEY WILL AT THE END OF THE MONTH IT'LL BE APPROVED AT THE MADRID SUMMIT.
AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE AGREE THEY HATE PUTIN MORE THAN THE UNITED STATES.
WHEN I WAS WATCH THE NANCY PELOSI AND THEN THE MITCH McCONNELL CONVOYS TO KYIV, THE MESSAGE WAS IDENTICAL.
THIS IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND THE ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND ALLIES IN ASIA ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR IT.
For those reasons, the Russian invasion of Ukraine increasingly looks to me, what I call a "Goldilocks crisis". It's not so great that we want to curl into a ball and just wait for the end to come, but it's not so small that we aren't shaken out of our complacency. I think both of those things actually means that going forward on the back of the Russia crisis, our institutions and our leadership are going to be stronger and more robust than they were before the crisis came. That's Russia.
This is a big part of the problem. The Ukrainians are fighting very courageously. They're winning the information war. But as a consequence of that, many in the West are starting to believe that Ukraine can win, and they're starting to provide enormous amounts of military material to the Ukrainians, offensive capabilities as well. And I want to be very clear here that if the Ukrainians get to the point they might be able to actually retake the territory that Russia took in Ukraine in 2014, the occupied territories of the Donbas, Crimea, if they're able to start engaging in regular strikes inside Russian territory, we've already seen a couple of those already, strikes and sabotage, the Russians aren't going to capitulate. They spend ten times the amount on defense that the Ukrainians do. They will engage in scorched-earth policies. They will take this fight to every Ukrainian. So, I of course am morally aligned 100 percent with the fight of the independent Ukrainians, 44 million people that did nothing wrong other than want to simply have the right to elect their own government and determine their own future. But the danger of believing that the Ukrainians are capable of defeating the Russians on the battlefield is grave, serious, and we are presently heading in that direction.
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Yes. But I have a big question of whether we can call it as a danger. I think it is natural, absolutely natural for the Ukraine people to believe that they should win this war. They did nothing wrong. So they have to go through this war without losing anything at all. And I can totally understand it just as much as Professor Bremmer understands it as well. So providing fighters and tanks, for my mind, is absolutely reasonable and something that we've got to do. And so I think Zelenskyy made it crystal clear in his speech at the NATO conference that they need just one percent of tanks, one percent of their fighters so that they can defend the eastern part of their territory. And I think that is perfectly understandable. On the contrary, whether we can say, "No, no, you shouldn't believe that you are winning this war because that's too dangerous. Russia will probably respond by using chemical weapons or probably nuclear weapons, things like that," can we say that? So in my view, even though it might be escalating this war, the only option for the Western part of the world is to support Ukraine militarily.
③ The feeling of loss was a persistent tug and pull between my American pride and new expectations from Japanese.
「喪失感は私のアメリカ人としての誇りと日本人の新しい期待の間で常に綱引きをしていた。」
『tug and pull』は知る人ぞ知る『綱引き』。何か相反するAとBという感情が行ったり来たりするというという比喩的な表現として使われます。
物価高関連で思い出したのがこの間のホワイトハウス記者団のディナーでのジョーク。
２:20あたりから
people have been so hard on you, which I don’t get. I really don’t. I think ever since you’ve come into office, things are really looking up. Gas is up. Rent is up. Food is up. Everything.
Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, this weekend
ABC News By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
16 May 2022, 14:27
WHAT IS THE GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY?
Simply put, it says there's a conspiracy afoot to diminish the influence of white people.
Believers say this goal is being achieved both through immigration of nonwhite people into societies that have largely been dominated by white people, as well as through simple demographics, with white people having lower birth rates than others.
The theory's more racist adherents believe Jews are behind the so-called replacement conspiracy. When white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, their chants included “you will not replace us” and “Jews will not replace us.”
A more mainstream view in the U.S. suggests Democrats are encouraging immigration from Latin America so more like-minded potential voters replace “traditional” Americans, said Mark Pitcavage, senior research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism.
In particular, Tucker Carlson, Fox News' most popular personality, has pushed false but more politically palatable views that are seen as sympathetic by some white people who are concerned about a loss of power.
“I know that the left and all the gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term ‘replacement,’ if you suggest the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World,” he said on his show last year. “But they become hysterical because that's what's happening, actually, let's just say it. That's true.”
AsAmNews spoke to David Inoue, Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League, to get his thoughts on the matter.
When asked about the allegations of whitewashing, Inoue responded, “I absolutely think charges of whitewashing are accurate as this is a story based around what were originally Japanese characters and it remains set in Japan. Foreigners, or gaijin, remain a distinct minority in Japan, and to populate the movie with so many in the leading roles is ignoring the setting.”
ジョコビッチの圧勝だったローマの大会。VENI VIDI DJOKO-VICIとダジャレをかましているTwitterがありました。ただ、単に語呂がいいのと、ローマ大会でカエサルの言葉を用いるということ以上の意味はないと思います。。。
（リーダーズ）
veni, vidi, vici /wéɪni wíːdi wíːki, véɪni víːdi víːki, -víːʧi/
来た，見た，勝った｟元老院に対する Caesar の簡潔な戦況報告｠．
（オックスフォード）
veni, vidi, vici
a Latin phrase meaning ’I came, I saw, I conquered’. It was first said by Julius Caesar after winning a battle in Asia Minor (now Turkey). Many people, especially in Britain, wrongly think he said it after defeating the Britons.
Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945. The day marked the end of fighting in Europe during the Second World War, and there were public celebrations in London and many other places.
Today, on 8 May, we, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), alongside Ukraine and the wider global community, commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe and the liberation from fascism and the National Socialist reign of terror, which caused immeasurable destruction, unspeakable horrors and human suffering. We mourn the millions of victims and offer our respect, especially to all those who paid the ultimate price to defeat the National Socialist regime, including the western Allies and the Soviet Union.
Seventy-seven years later, President Putin and his regime now chose to invade Ukraine in an unprovoked war of aggression against a sovereign country. His actions bring shame on Russia and the historic sacrifices of its people. Through its invasion of and actions in Ukraine since 2014, Russia has violated the international rules-based order, particularly the United Nations Charter, conceived after the Second World War to spare successive generations from the scourge of war.
Today, we were honoured to be joined by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We assured him of our full solidarity and support for Ukraine’s courageous defence of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its fight for a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future within its internationally recognised borders, with the liberties and freedoms that so many of us enjoy today.
a holiday in the US, usually the last Monday in May, in honour of members of the armed forces who have died in war
- Culture
Memorial Day began in the South during the civil war when flowers were placed on graves, and the North first celebrated it in 1868. It was previously known as Decoration Day. Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer vacation from school. Southern states also celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on different dates during the year, mostly in April or May.
噂されていた通り、大統領報道官が代わりましたね。就任発表での発言でit's not lost on meがピンと来なかったのでその確認です。
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This is a historic moment, and it's not lost on me. I understand how important it is for so many people out there, so many different communities, that I stand on their shoulders and I have been throughout my career.
I would like to introduce to you an economic policy I am advocating, which I call “new form of capitalism”.
The single message I wish to convey to you is this: The Japanese economy will continue to see robust growth. You can invest in Japan with confidence. Invest in Kishida.
Of course, Japan does face many challenges. But I am prepared to lead reform efforts to tackle these challenges head-on.
ゼレンスキー大統領を意識したのか、Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.というチャーチルの言葉を引用していました。
We will battle to the end to achieve victory and gain the support to implement the plans I spoke about today.
Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.
I am now reflecting on the words of Sir Winston Churchill. The Ukrainian crisis, the rise of authoritarian states, climate change and inequality. In this world under raging storm, I shall remain unperturbed against the heavy wind.
Next year, Japan assumes the presidency of the G7. As the flag-bearer of democracies, we will face this “storm” head-on, with the vision of a new form of capitalism.
I would like to conclude my speech by promising to return here again as a kite rising high.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
ついついチャーチルがどこでKites rise highest against the wind – not with it. を語ったのかを知りたくなりますが、よくあるようにこの引用もチャーチルのオリジナルではないようです。19世紀に似たような言葉を使っている人がいたとチャーチル協会に報告している人がいました。
Q: I am writing a book on Leadership and am seeking your assistance in finding the original sources for the following unattributed Churchill quotes that I have collected over the years:
4. Mr. Hayward tracked this to American lawyer, author and critic John Neal (1793-1876): “a certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, and not with, the wind. Even a head wind is better than none. No man ever worked his passage anywhere in a dead calm…
Speaking about the importance of getting aid to Ukraine, Biden paraphrased a famous quote from former President Theodore Roosevelt, telling reporters: "Sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large Javelin, because we're sending a lot of those in as well." He was referring to an anti-tank missile the US has provided to the Ukrainian military.
President Biden says we will speak softly and carry a large javelin. He's playing off a line by Theodore Roosevelt, speak softly and carry a big stick. Biden made that remark while discussing $800 million in weapons shipments to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles. Some of the weapons may arrive this weekend as Ukrainians await a further Russian offensive. We've been watching for that assault in the eastern part of the country, but we also have some news this morning - indications of a Russian advance in the south near Russian-occupied Crimea.
