Australia’s treasurer Wayne Swan says Australians can learn a lot — and avoid economic pitfalls — by listening to “The Boss.” Swan revealed that American rock star Bruce Springsteen has long been his political inspiration. He said the New Jersey-born working class hero’s music railing against inequality echoed Swan’s own public battle against Australian billionaire mining tycoons who oppose his tax reforms.
“‘The Boss’ was and remains my musical hero,” said Swan, who as treasurer is his center-left Labor Party government’s chief economics minister.
Swan, 58, said Springsteen often observed big changes occurring in US working-class life long before economic statisticians recognized them.
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He said Springsteen’s 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run, as well as subsequent albums Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, Born in the USA and Nebraska, talked about the shifting foundations of the US economy before the subject became topical.
“If I could distill the relevance of Bruce Springsteen’s music to Australia, it would be this ‘Don’t let what has happened to the American economy happen here,’” Swan said. “Don’t let Australia become a ‘Down Under’ version of New Jersey, where the people and communities whose skills are no longer in demand get thrown on the scrap heap of life,” he added.
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澳洲財政部長偉恩‧史旺說,澳洲人如果聽聽「老闆」的歌可以學到很多,甚至避免陷入經濟困境。史旺表示,(外號「老闆」的)美國搖滾巨星布魯斯‧史賓斯汀一直都是他的政治靈感來源。他說這位出身新澤西州的工人英雄用音樂痛批不公義,正呼應著史旺本人與反對稅務改革的澳洲礦業億萬富豪之間所進行的公開交戰。
「老闆從過去到現在一直都是我的音樂英雄,」史旺說,身為財長的史旺為中間偏左派勞工黨政府的主要經濟首長。
現年五十八歲的史旺說,史賓斯汀常在財經統計學者尚未察覺前,就已在美國勞工階級的生活中觀察到重大改變。
他說史賓斯汀一九七五年的突破性專輯「天生贏家」,以及之後的幾張專輯「陰暗的城市邊緣」、「生在美國」與「內布拉斯加」等,都提到了美國經濟基礎出現劇變,遠早於這些問題成為時事性議題之前。
「假如我能把史賓斯汀音樂的適切性濃縮成一句話送給澳洲人民,那就是:別讓美國經濟發生的問題在這裡重演,」史旺說。 他補充說:「別讓澳洲成為南半球版的新澤西,讓技術不再受需要的居民和社群被視為沒人要的廢物。」
(美聯社/翻譯:俞智敏)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
Everyone has seen a piece of fruit turn brown after being cut. Have you ever wondered why that happens? It is a common phenomenon that occurs due to a chemical reaction called enzymatic browning. The appearance, flavor and nutritional value of the fruit are all affected by this reaction. Some fruits, such as apples, pears, bananas, avocados and peaches, are more prone to enzymatic browning than others. These fruits contain high levels of an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO for short. __1__ This causes a chain of chemical reactions that ultimately transforms the phenolic compounds into
There are several methods to prevent or slow down enzymatic browning in fruit. __3__ This lowers the pH level of the fruit tissue, causing the PPO to be far less active. Another method is to store the fruit in an airtight container or to wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. Doing this will reduce its exposure to oxygen. __4__ Although fruit that has undergone enzymatic browning may look less appealing, it is still safe to eat. However, by using one of these simple methods, you can enjoy fresh-looking fruit for a longer period. 有一些方法能避免或減緩水果的酶促褐變。其中一個有效的方式就是在切片水果的表面塗上酸性物質,像是檸檬汁或醋。這樣做能降低水果組織的酸鹼值,讓 PPO 更不為活躍。另一個方式是將水果存放在密封的容器內,或用保鮮膜將其緊緊包住。這樣做會減少水果與氧氣的接觸。快速蒸一下切片水果或將其短暫浸泡在滾水中也能使PPO失去活性,並終止 PPO 與空氣的作用。 雖然經歷酶促褐變的水果可能看起來較不吸引人,但仍然可以安全食用。然而,藉由採用這些簡單方法中的其中一個,你就能在更長的一段時間享用看起來新鮮的水果。 What Did You