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Mother Teresa, who receiverd a Nobel Prize for her work on behalf of the poor, dies in Calcutta, India. She was 87 years old.
on behalf of: 为了…
Calcutta: 加尔各答(印度城市)
Jerry, what time do you have ? (= What time is it ?)
I have 5 o’clock. (= It’s 5 o’clock.)
There’re three things I have learned never to discuss with people, religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.
Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something.
–《Persuit of Happyness》
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum. – 《They Live》
bubblegum: 口香糖
kick ass 踢屁股，揍人
out of 用完 (=outta)
The secret of life is just to live every moment.
(=Carpe Diem, Seize the Day)
Another rogue trader has cost a bank millions.
rogue adj. 流氓的, 不道德的
trader: investment banker or stock broker(股票经纪人)
amateur adj. 业余的, 不专业的
German, Rolf Buchholz is the man with most piercings, he’s got 453.
piercing: 穿刺
A satellite that was carrid to space aboard the shuttle discovery 20 years ago is about to fall to Earch, but nobody knows where the debris will hit.
satellite n. 人造卫星
aboard the shuttle 在航天飞机上
debris n. 碎片
It’s a lofty, probably impossible goal.
lofty adj. 高耸的, 崇高的