标题: Taiwan Today--by Perry Nunes, a Tech Intern [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 6-24-2013 07:34 标题: Taiwan Today--by Perry Nunes, a Tech Intern In chronological order.
(1) Perry Nunes, Taiwan Today: A Modest Paradise. Neon Tommy; Annenberg Digital News, June 10, 2013 (columnist) http://www.neontommy.com/news/20 ... one-modest-paradise
("People wait patiently in line for the subway, and cars stop for pedestrians")
My comment:
(a) I heard about the first clause of the quotation, but the second clause is new to me--maybe Taiwanese really are Americanized. When I came to US, I was impressed that (here in US) "cars stop[ped] for pedestrians."
(b) Perry Nunes is "a sophomore majoring in economics and critical studies" at University of California.
Austin Reagan, USC to Seek Strong Ties With New Mayor. Daily Trojan (USC campus press), Mar 3, 2013. http://dailytrojan.com/2013/03/0 ... ies-with-new-mayor/
(c) "Taipei 101 — the city’s magnum opus"
(d) "hole-in-the-wall boutiques"
(i) hole-in-the-wall (n; plural holes–in–the–wall; First Known Use 1856):
"a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (as a restaurant)" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole-in-the-wall
(ii) The origin of the word/ phrase seems intuitive. See
作者: choi 时间: 6-24-2013 07:34
(2) Perry Nunes, Taiwan Today: A Tale Of Two Cities, Taipei And Hong Kong. Neon Tommy, June 14, 2013 http://www.neontommy.com/news/20 ... day-tale-two-cities
("With Hong Kong’s high energy and fast-paced lifestyle come high quality and thus equally high prices. I’ve grown accustomed to having cheap options for food in Taiwan so I was a bit shocked when I found myself paying for $15 dinners and $10 drinks. Average by U.S. standards but definitely way overpriced than what I’m used to")
Note:
(a) "Here goes nothing with my first Asia-to-Asia comparison between Hong Kong and Taipei."
here goes! (also here goes nothing!): "INFORMAL said just before you do something brave or something that you have never done before <Well, I've never ridden a motorbike before, so here goes!>"
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/here-goes
(b) "Many of Hong Kong’s sights seem to surround the sleek, modern beauty of the city itself: the well-maintained Nan Lian Garden in the city’s center; the stunning skyline panoramas at the Peak and the Ritz Carlton’s Ozone Bar; and the world’s longest continuous escalator and moving walkway with a total length of 800 meters, or half a mile."
(i) Nan Lian Garden 南蓮園池
(ii) Victoria Peak 太平山 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Peak
(known locally as The Peak; altitude 522m)
(iii) Ritz Carlton’s Ozone Bar http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Pr ... /ozone/Default.htm#
(iv) Central–Mid-levels escalators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ce ... d-levels_escalators
(covered; constructed in 1993)
(c) "If you want to be thrifty [in Taiwan], you can hit up one of countless 7/11s and night markets for cheap shopping, food and drinks."
Note: "I found out that essentially everyone except me worked during the national Dragon Boat Festival when they were supposed to have the day off."
(a) public holidays in Taiwan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Taiwan
(b) In Taiwan 端午節是國定假日 an official holiday.