| 单词 | baksheesh |
| 例句 | I was immediately enshrouded in a scrim of shouts, laughter, arguments, haggling, vigorous demands for baksheesh. How I found the perfect koshary — an Egyptian delicacy — in Cairo 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Well, this guy got extremely annoyed because we wouldn’t give him “baksheesh,” which is bribes in the Arab world, and we wouldn’t give him cigarettes and money and pay his quote, fee, unquote. Transcript: James Stavridis 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Tipping is deeply ingrained in Egypt and a gratuity is known as baksheesh. How does the world tip? In some places, it’s offensive! 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z To put a stop to this, it has been necessary to offer special baksheesh in proportion to the size of the pieces. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Egyptians often selectively target tourists, requesting “qing liang you” from Chinese tourists but “baksheesh,” or gratuity, from visitors from other countries. Chinese Tourists in Egypt Have a Unique Way of Greasing Palms 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z But what fuels the lobbying business is the baksheesh, the legal bribery called campaign contributions. A Lobbyist Wrote the Bill. Will the Tobacco Industry Win Its E-Cigarette Fight? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z When there is a functioning coalition of governments actually supporting these places and vetting the use of the funds, there is no reason why We, the People should be propping up baksheesh. Does Obama Have This Right? 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z He was, says David Damrosch, appalled by the hygiene, revolted by the sight of a kebab, too naive to pay the small baksheesh that could have eased every transaction. The men who uncovered Assyria 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Border guards were in on the baksheesh system entrenched in the culture. How Does ISIS Fund Its Reign of Terror? ‘Rats in the granary’ are raking in baksheesh in massive amounts. How Business Leaders Turned Into Vampires 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z SOCHI, Russia — That the organizers here spent a record $50 billion — capital improvements and alleged baksheesh included — and did not quite get a finished product is difficult to fathom. Global Sports: Winter Superpower Gets Its Turn as Olympic Host 2014-02-07T15:27:14Z Franklin D. Roosevelt was only slightly more conciliatory when, in 1940, he proposed mollifying dispossessed Palestinian Arabs with a “little baksheesh.” Op-Ed Contributor: America’s Inevitable Retreat From the Middle East 2012-09-24T02:17:38Z In order to avoid these constant changes, we used to persuade the villagers by promises of extra baksheesh, especially where we had a large number of animals, to undertake two or three stages. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Nominally, they received no pay from us, but the "baksheesh" which we were expected to give them no doubt compensated for the arrears of pay from which the Turkish soldier invariably suffers. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z But when baksheesh, or under-the-table cash, is such an entrenched part of the system, many ask, how will anything get done without it? India Ink: I Did Not Pay a Bribe: Vaccinations 2011-09-20T06:03:22Z Hosseyn, who is very pious, bled me of an enormous baksheesh for the shrine of the saint. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Financial leverage, or baksheesh, can work only up to a point with leaders struggling to control the bewilderingly diverse and ferocious energies unleashed by the Arab Spring. Op-Ed Contributor: America’s Inevitable Retreat From the Middle East 2012-09-24T02:17:38Z The detainees mockingly call this "baksheesh," a gift or bribe, according to guards. U.S. Seeks Friends in Afghan Detainees 2011-03-05T02:17:57Z Call it a sweetener or a kickback or baksheesh—whatever the terminology, this is not the ethics taught at Harvard Business School. Trapped in Tbilisi 2011-02-24T22:00:00Z Maybe his was an elaborate hustle for a little extra baksheesh, but it is a common story across the city. Andy Bull reflects on Delhi 2010 2010-10-14T10:26:00Z Whenever I get any of it I work it off on beggars as quickly as possible for baksheesh, and I always feel guilty, and look the other way and sing a little to forget. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise A demand for baksheesh meets travellers in the East everywhere from Turkey and Egypt to Hindustan. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The first word these loons pronounce after coming into the world must be baksheesh. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) On the whole we found them good-natured and companionable fellows, notwithstanding their interest in baksheesh which we were compelled at last, in self-defense, to fix at one piaster an hour. Across Asia on a Bicycle As in the East, where to refuse baksheesh is to lay oneself open to the curse of the evil eye, the beggar was regarded as the chief possessor of this bespelling member. Legends & Romances of Brittany I think, by-the-way, some of these beggars only cry baksheesh from habit, and never expect to get anything. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise In light of the donkey-driver’s freethinking and artistic invention, I paid him an extra baksheesh—an act for which he solemnly assured me that I had his everlasting love, loyalty, and devotion. Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) Life in the Valley has taught me many things—but first and foremost, above all others, it has shown me the power and the danger of baksheesh. There was a King in Egypt In common with the rest of the world I had heard of baksheesh, but until then I never understood its magic power. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography I was confounded, and tried to give a good baksheesh to the clerk, but he utterly declined. Letters from Egypt I suppose this is the very home of baksheesh. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise You have been friendly and polite, so you’ve earned the baksheesh.” Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) My dear man, you needn't tell me if you don't want to, but remember that no secrets are hid from the hand that hath baksheesh. There was a King in Egypt And even the Turk was amenable on occasion to baksheesh. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920 But no less incorrect is it to assert that the Rig Veda represents a period when hymns are made only for rubrication by priests that sing only for baksheesh. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow We were a scattering, disordered cavalcade, and what with the flies and distracting donkey-boys who were perpetually at one's side with "Mister, good donkey—fine donkey—baksheesh, mister," the trip was a memorable one. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Perhaps I can do still more that will justify this baksheesh. Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) In them he saw the promise of a handsome baksheesh. There was a King in Egypt I delighted the heart of the bimbashi by a baksheesh of half a napoleon, which so astonished him that he hardly knew how to express himself, after all his bitter words and unkind intentions. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II We have shown above how the real divinity of the gods was diminished even at the hands of the priests that needed them for the rites and baksheesh, which was the goal of their piety. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow One may have coffee on the deck if he likes—the picturesque Arab will bring it joyfully, especially where there is a baksheesh at the end. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise I hired two soldiers, but one by one others joined my train, so that by the time my tour was over, I had a whole regiment of guardians, all demanding baksheesh. The Book of Delight and Other Papers The crowd smiled now and began scrambling for the baksheesh, and so they got through in peace. His Hour The highest branch of the Malee’s art is the making of nosegays, from the little “buttonhole,” which is equivalent to a cough on occasions when baksheesh seems possible, to the great valedictory or Christmas bouquet. Behind the Bungalow For in every family book, besides this baksheesh verse, occur the older, purer hymns that have been retained after the worship for which they were composed had become changed into a trite making of phrases. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow What they want is more superstition; more for themselves—more, always more, for their followers; the more superstition, the more power, the more baksheesh. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise I made out one word which was repeated often, baksheesh. Olivia in India The consensus of the baksheesh and the political assassination is replaced, ever so gradually, by the dissension of the market place. After the Rain : how the West lost the East Add a hundred for the cost of the last trip—Gad, won't Torp stare to see me!—a hundred and thirty-two leaves seventy-eight for baksheesh—I shall need it—and to play with. The Light That Failed Add a hundred for the cost of the last trip—Gad, won't Torp stare to see me!— a hundred and thirty-two leaves seventy-eight for baksheesh—I shall need it— and to play with. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition Just outside of Bethlehem we were welcomed by a crowd of little baksheesh girls, of a better look and distinctly of a better way than the Jerusalem type. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Thus the unfortunate cultivator is ground down; should he refuse to pay the necessary "baksheesh" or present to the tax-collectors, some false charge is trumped up against him, and he is thrown into prison. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs By dint of baksheesh they persuaded the photographer to develop their films there and then, and that same evening they had six prints. The Pit Prop Syndicate The baksheesh we gave them must have opened their eyes. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise It put an end to baksheesh—graft as you call it—in Thebes, and it would be valuable to-day in Cairo, I should think. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Those incapables had no doubt been after David for baksheesh, and he felt just that way. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Whatever was their cry for baksheesh then, He must often have heard it, and their blind eyes and their withered limbs were such as He once paused to heal. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Now, I already knew the custom of Egypt, and I began to make a hasty estimate of my ready money, wondering if I had sufficient for a baksheesh of this rank. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Still, I am sorry now I didn't contribute the baksheesh he expected. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise They and their brothers, and their cousins even to the fourth remove, who come in like a charging army in the wild baksheesh skirmish at the end, interest me. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise |
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