3月 07 2008

Buzzword: blackout

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The Times 的读者来信

Sir, You report on the voluntary news blackout on Prince Harry in recent weeks. Can I request that this blackout be extended indefinitely to the entire Royal Family?

Jack Edmondson
London SW6

这位 Edmondson 先生大概不是保皇派了。他一定和这位有共鸣。

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10月 08 2007

Daily Quote: That family

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猜猜看,说的是那一家?

From Guardian’s Diary column:

When we hear so much from politicians about antisocial behaviour, it is good to have real testimonies from real people. Readers like Ray Mitcham. People who’ve suffered. “We have a huge council house in our street,” he says. “The extended family is run by a grumpy old woman with a pack of fierce dogs. Her car isn’t taxed or insured, but the police still do nothing. Her bad-tempered old man is famous for upsetting foreigners with racist comments. A shopkeeper blames him for ordering the murder of his son and his son’s girlfriend, but nothing has been proved yet. All their kids have broken marriages except the youngest. Two grandsons are meant to be in the army but are always seen out in nightclubs. The family’s odd antics are always in the papers. They are out of control. Honestly – who’d live near Windsor Castle?” Who indeed.

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