bits and bobs

20210331 Wednesday

Disciplinary action 懲戒処分

https://twitter.com/banishedbernie/status/1376455874533801985?s=21

WASHINGTON (AP) – When former President Donald Trump was asked to list those he considers the future leaders of the Republican Party, he quickly rattled off names including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence.

Rattle off すらすら言う

https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-groundwork-2024-presidential-run-df46fb0af0c353a2f13d265bd041cffe

In Congress, the US Senate is preparing to act on legislation that passed the House earlier that would bolster what the Biden administration is doing by requiring the Justice Department to review such cases for federal prosecution under hate crime statutes.

Statutes 法制定

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/30/nyc-police-seek-man-who-attacked-asian-american-woman

As Volkswagen, since a huge scandal over emissions in 2015, the company has been keen to tout its green credentials

Tout しつこく売り込む n. 客引き

With the cat out of the bag, VW was forced to admit the story was true. It hastily put together a new statement that appeared on its website on Tuesday.

Let the cat out of the bag 秘密を漏らす

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/30/volkswagen-changes-name-voltswagen-us