Eleventh hour
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="GM">GM</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="Henderson">Henderson</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="probable">probable</span>” <span word="route">route</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="restructuring">restructuring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="behemoth">behemoth</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buckle">buckle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>,” <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Neiger">Neiger</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Neiger">Neiger</span> <span word="LLP">LLP</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span>. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> (<span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="improves">improves</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="crunch">crunch</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24, 2009), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> (<span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>, <span word="Mathew">Mathew</span> 20):</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="idle">idle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saith">saith</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="ye">ye</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="idle">idle</span>?</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="hath">hath</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="saith">saith</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="ye">ye</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vineyard">vineyard</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>, [<span word="that">that</span>] <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="ye">ye</span> <span word="receive">receive</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lord">lord</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vineyard">vineyard</span> <span word="saith">saith</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="steward">steward</span>, <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> [<span word="their">their</span>] <span word="hire">hire</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="were">were</span> <span word="hired">hired</span>] <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>.</p>
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