美國的官名, 例如 Secretary of State

在 Wiki 的 presidential line of succession (總統不能視事時的繼位名單)
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession#Current_order ]
列出了目前（2008）的候補順序名單如後，
有幾點覺得奇怪：

• 為何 Secretary of the Treasury , Secretary of the Interior 加上定冠詞 the, 其他的Secretary 沒有？
  
• 為何 Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor 並列, 其他的Secretary卻是分列？
  
• President of the Senate 與 President pro tempore of the Senate 的差別
  

1. Vice President and President of the Senate Dick Cheney
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
5 Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
7 Attorney General Michael Mukasey
8 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
9 Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
— Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez (non-natural)†
— Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (non-natural)†
10 Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steve Preston
12 Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters
13 Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
14 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake
16 Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

計時開始的英文?

計時開始的英文
在辯論 或橋棋比賽中 常有計時開始這個口令/動作
律師諮詢費用 也有用計時的

ounce, oz

/au n s/
重量單位 1 oz(盎司)= 1/16 pound(磅)= 454/16 gm(克)
體積單位 1 oz(安士) ~ 30 ml(cc)?


The difference between pound and lbs?


http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%8E%E5%8F%B8
"...
常衡盎司：重量單位。整體縮寫為oz.av。
1盎司=28.350克
16盎司=1磅（pound）

金衡盎司：重量單位。整體縮寫為oz.tr（英）、oz.t（美）。
常見於金銀等貴金屬的計量中。
1盎司=31.1035克
12盎司=1 lbs磅

藥衡盎司：重量單位，整體縮寫為ap oz。
1盎司=31.1030克

液體盎司：容量計量單位，符號為fl. oz
1英制液體盎司=28.41毫升
1美製液體盎司=29.57毫升

..."

sled and sledding

sled: 雪橇
sledding: 滑雪橇; 行進狀況

"... Heading into 2009, it is expected to be tough sledding for the foundry sector. ..."
展望2009年, 預期晶圓代工產業將行路難 路難行

breadcrumb

breadcrumb: 麵包屑?, trace-back, 灑麵包屑留下記號 幫助找到回家的路

網路用語 breadcrumb for internet usage:
a list of sequential links from the current page
back to its parent section(s)/home page

like clockwork

like clockwork:
像鐘錶一樣精準; 準時報到;
小李飛刀 例無虛發;

Most events come off like clockwork.
He works like clockwork and never disappoint his boss.

OEM and ODM

OEM : Original Equipment Manufacturer/Manufacturing
ODM : Original Design Manufacturer/Manufacturing

中文可翻作 設備製造代工廠（OEM）及設計代工廠(ODM)

original 有來源、原創的意思

OEM, 業界之所以稱為代工廠
乃是指代工廠所生產的設備是由品牌廠商設計
代工廠只負責製造 雖然代工廠是真正原始的製造者
卻非創意原創者

至於ODM 真的就有些為他人作嫁衣裳的感覺
品牌廠商更專注於市場的行銷 用戶需求的分析
對專業技術的涉入大幅降低 ...