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Reader's question: But the ICANN chief declined to reveal the nuts and bolts of the applicants. Could you explain “nuts and bolts”? My comments: In other words, the ICANN did not give any details about who those applicants were. “Nuts and bolts” is an American idiom. “Nuts” and “bolts” allude to the bits and pieces of a machine, i.e. the basic components of something. This example, from the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: They have lofty goals but don't specify the nuts and bolts of how to achieve them. Related stories: 本文僅代表作者本人觀點(diǎn)，與本網(wǎng)立場(chǎng)無關(guān)。歡迎大家討論學(xué)術(shù)問題，尊重他人，禁止人身攻擊和發(fā)布一切違反國家現(xiàn)行法律法規(guī)的內(nèi)容。 About the author:Zhang Xin has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column. |
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