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    November 29

    人不能二次踏入同一条河

    Upon those who step the same rivers, different and ever different waters flow down
    --ancient Greek saying
    December 10

    搬家公告

    这里曾经是我倾注了大量精力和激情的地方,在这里我结交朋友很多朋友。
    但是经常速度很慢,难以登陆,最终迫使我不得不选择离开,我的新家在
    欢迎朋友们前去捧场。
    November 18

    mumbo jumbo

    words or activities that are unnecessarily complicated or mysterious and seem meaningless:
    You don't believe in horoscopes and all that mumbo jumbo, do you?
    The proof of the experiment isn't in the mumbo jumbo of the caculations. It's in the actual improvement in the skating of three junior level champions
     

    精彩对白

     
    You think you can just walk away after injuring my daughter?
    It's Joan, right?
    Pulling her away from her studies behind my back? Filling her head with a fantacy that she can skate and sabotaging her chances?
    I did you a favor. You didn't want this for Casey, and you are right. She is not cut out for it. Is she gifted? I'll give her that. But Casey will never fight for it. She is too polite to do what you have to do to push past everyone and everything and just take it.
    So that's the example you set for your daughter. To lie, to sneak around, and to cheat.
    I made my daughter strong, and you made Casey at home in a lecture hall. and she will do very well there. So you see, we agree.
    My daughter is brilliant and will succeed at whever she does. But she will do it the right way despite people like you trying to convince her otherwise.
     
     

    ICE Princess

    Number one, Yes!
    You crushed, baby! (defeat)
    It's only the short, shorty! (矮子)
     
    Forth, we'll take it
    Fifth, that's great!
    Yeah, but fifth doesn't go to sectionals.
    Listen, skate a clean program tonight, you can move up, knoch me out of fourth.
     
    ...
    Tina, i can't believe that you would help.
    No fawning. (别奉承)
     
     
     
     
    November 09

    I Grind and you glide

    You are as good in Physics as I am
    Not even close. I grind, you glide. Event horizon.
    Grind and glide are the terms used in glideboard game describing two skills. Grind is to move on the ground and glide is to fly in the air for a momnent. That is what I understand them. The above two sentences are taken from the film ICE PRINCESS, which I am enjoying.
    November 02

    Slow poke

    SLOW POKE

    I am a slow poke

    Living in a fast, fast, fast world

    I'll follow the leader

    Be the end of the line at the never-ending curl

     

    I am what's left behind

    Left behind

    Left behind

    I am a keepsake

    Standing in place as you shuffle through your day

    Until the Goodwill takes me

    I disappear into the thrown out display

     

    (Chorus)

     

    I am suitcase

    Somehow forwarded into the wrong aero-plane

    Easily replaced

    By vouchers that get you exactly the same thing

     

    (Chorus)

     

    Your arms can't reach this low to pick me up

    Your arms can't reach this low to pick me up

    Your arms can't reach this low to pick me up, to pick me up

    You've gone away from me

    Away from me

    Away from me

    Away from me

    There is no hope or certainty

    That you'll be back someday

     

    Your arms can't reach this low to pick me up

    Your arms can't reach this low to pick me up

    Go for it

    I am telling you she went to the airport, and she's gonna go for it with Ross!
    Oh my God, this is huge, this is bigger than huge. This is like... what's bigher than huge?
    This?
    Yes.

    Go for it. to do everything you have to in order to get something.

    I still remember when I told an British girl that seagulls wanna bite me when their terratory was intruded and her response was that "They really go for it!"

    advance in another direction

     "We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction."
          ——
          Douglas MacArthur

    Let it slip


    Ok, This is pretty much what's happened so far. Ross was in love with Rachel, since you know... forever. But every time he tried to tell her, something got in the way, ... like cats, Italian guys, And finally Chandler was like, "Fogret about her." When Ross was in China, Chandler let it slip that Ross loved Rachel.She was like Oh, my God! So she went to the airport to meet him when he came back. What she didn't know was Ross was getting off the plane with another woman. So that's pretty much everything you need to know.

    let something slip: to tell people something unintentially.

    October 27

    majesty

    The photograph captures the sunset in all its majesty.
    The majestic Montana scenery will leave you breathless.
    The white cliffs rise majestically from the sea.
    October 26

    Stubborn mule

    He is as stubborn as a mule.
    A mule?
    An animal whose mother is a horse  and father a donkey.
    How about the offspring of a female donkey and male horse?
    it's called hinny!
    September 20

    马的6种说法

    horse surely
    filly 小母马
    colt 小公马(<4)
    foal = filly+colt
    stallion 成年公马
    mare 成年母马

     

    September 06

    work your fingers to the bone

    =extremely hardworking
    She worked her fingers to the bone to provide a home and food for 7 children.

    摸不着头脑

    作听力的时候听到一个用法:
    can't make heads or tails of sth.
    查了一下剑桥字典to not be able to understand something
    看来就是我们中国人说的丈二和尚--摸不着头脑

    手艺

    没想到今天发现了一个旧词的新用法。Trade,一直以为就是贸易的意思,有时又手艺(这样翻译并不准确,看下面的英文解释)的意思。
    剑桥英语词典解释: a job, especially one which needs special skill and which involves working with your hands:
    看了下面这个句子就明白怎么用了Young Ben Franklin learned printing trade by serving as an apprentice to his half brother James.
    这句话是从《Vocabulary 22000》中选出的。
     
    September 04

    Why did the chicken cross the road?

    终于搞清楚这句话什么意思了。这是英语中最有名的笑话之一,为什么鸡要穿过马路?最初的答案是到另一边去(To get to the other side).实际上,这并不是一个笑话,但是无数的人引用这个问句,并给出离奇的答案,直到今天还不断的联系现在的时事回答这个问题,以作消遣。
    例如,在网上看到取笑布什的回答:
    The chicken joined me and other Americans as we marched to President Bush's Texas ranch to protest the war in Iraq.
    另一类笑话称为lightbulb,灯泡笑话,常用句式是How many [insert a group here] does it take to change (screw in) a lightbulb.
    Q: How many apes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
    A: Three. One ape to screw in the lightbulb, and two to throw faeces at each other.
     
    Q: How many Amazon Indians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
    A: None. They hunt when it´s light, and go to bed when it´s dark.
     
    Q: How many mathematicians does it take to change a lightbulb?
    A: 0.9, or possibly 2.53.
     
    Q: How many miners does it take to change a lightbulb?
    A: None. "I can´t see a thing - Where is it?" 
    感谢维基百科的解释和例句
    July 29

    转载:步行的五个理由

    5 Reasons to Walk
     
          Start walking now. Here are the 5 most important reasons why:
    1. Walking is a cardiovascular exercise - it is good for your heart. Which is enough of a reason to walk in and of itself, but walking is good for your head too. Walking is great for clearing your mind and rejuvenating. Because it is aerobic, it helps condition your heart - you already know this, but it can condition your mind as well since you are releasing endorphins, enjoying nature, and doing something good for yourself. Walk alone one day and just "feel" the experience. Maybe I should have called this reason number 1 and 2 - oh well.

    2. Walking is weight bearing - we build bone strength by carrying weight. Since your body is weight (lest I remind you), walking helps build lower body bone density which helps prevent osteoporosis. Check out my weighted WALKVEST (walkvest.com) to really build bone strength and bone density. And guess what - you need to pay attention to doing exercises that build bone density and prevent osteoporosis sooner than you think. We all begin losing bone density (it's a natural occurrence in us all) in our late 20s or early 30s. Read the stats. The bone loss process begins early - people recognize it (unaware that it has been happening for years) when it is in the later stages and our bones are already brittle. But osteoporosis is preventable - so start walk and do other weight bearing exercises (for your upper and lower body) now.

    3. Walking is cardiovascular - did I say that before? I believe I did. But there are even more aerobic benefits to walking, like the fact that walking helps burn excess calories so you can lose weight or maintain a healthy body weight. Should I have mad this one number 1?

    4. Walking is free. We like that!

    5. Walking is beneficial to everyone. At any age or any fitness level, walking is safe, effective and enjoyable exercise! OK, so this is 5, 6, and 7...just do it, you'll feel better and you'll look better