2008年11月10日星期一
2008年10月22日星期三
夏威夷印象
For most of us, Hawaii begins to weave her spell（魅力）with some little glimmer（微光） of awareness. Golden beaches and golden people. Sun, sand, sea, and surf……And somewhere between the blue skies and the palm trees（棕榈树）……we're hooked（吸引）.
对于大部分人来说,那些星星点点的关于夏威夷的印象，足以让我们沉浸于她的魅力。金色的海滩金色的人们。阳光、沙子、大海、浪花……在蓝天和棕榈树之间，我们流连忘返。
The Hawaiian Islands are one of the most beautiful places on earth. The weather is friendly. The temperature ranges（在一定范围内变化）from 60-90 degrees all year long. It's a little warmer in summer, and a little cooler in winter, but every day is a beach day for somebody.
夏威夷岛是世界上最美丽的地方之一。这里天气晴朗，气温整年在华氏60-90度之间变化。夏天稍暖，冬天稍凉，但对于某些人来说每天都是晒太阳的好日子。
There are no strangers in Paradise. Perhaps the most beautiful part of Hawaii is the genuine（与生俱来的）warmth of people. We call it the spirit of Aloha（爱）. It has allowed a melting pot（熔炉）of cultures from all over the world to find common ground（共同点）, and a new home, in this most gentle of places.
在这人间天堂没有陌生人。也许夏威夷人与生俱来地的热情才是这里真正魅力所在。我们称之为爱的精神。它是世界上最文明的地方之一，世界各地的文化都可以在这熔炉中找到共同点，生根发芽。
1.hook
hook做名词，通常指钓鱼时使用的“鱼钩”，并由此引申出一系列词汇和用法。
（1）hook后加er，可以理解为“放下鱼钩的人”，实际上就是我们常说的“妓女”。如：
He was surprised to see hookers move into the next apartment.
他看到妓女搬入隔壁公寓时，吓了一跳。
（2）hook, line and sinker本来是钓鱼时使用的工具，但放在一起组成片语，就成了“全部”的意思，通常还带有受骗的意思。如：
I warned Sally not to believe that man's stories about how rich he was, but she swallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she married him, she found out he owed money to everbody in his office.
我告诉沙利不要相信那个男人说的他多么有钱之类的话。可是沙利却一点都没有怀疑他。等到结婚才发现这个人几乎向每个同事都借了钱。
（3）短语hook up，意思是“介绍认识”，比如某人正在找份工作，他的朋友刚好认识比尔盖兹（Bill Gates），他就可以跟这位朋友说：
Hey! Since you're a friend of Bill's, why don't you hook me up?
嘿！既然你是比尔的朋友，帮我介绍一下吧!
2.Aloha
ALOHA是夏威夷最常见的问候语，依语调不同，分别有“你好”、“欢迎”、“珍重”、“再见”等意。“ALOHA”还有“我爱你”的意思，要表达此意，须先攒足底气，让那“LO”声高而且长，拖到将要断气，表达爱之至深至切。
当然，不管这个词的意思怎样丰富，人们主要还是用它来打招呼。到了夏威夷，你不妨也试试吧！
all day/night long
整天/夜
An idle young man finds fun in seeking casual joy and love all day long.
一个无所事事的年轻人整天在肤浅的喜悦和爱情中寻找快乐。
He didn't sleep a wink last night because he kept cough all night long.
他昨夜无法成眠，因为他整夜都在咳嗽。.
*友情提示：all和long之间，可以使用任意一个表示时间的名词，如month, year等，这句话的意思也就要相应的变成“整月/年”等。另外，all day和all day long意思差不错，区别在于后者更强调这段时间全部用来做一件事。
对于大部分人来说,那些星星点点的关于夏威夷的印象，足以让我们沉浸于她的魅力。金色的海滩金色的人们。阳光、沙子、大海、浪花……在蓝天和棕榈树之间，我们流连忘返。
The Hawaiian Islands are one of the most beautiful places on earth. The weather is friendly. The temperature ranges（在一定范围内变化）from 60-90 degrees all year long. It's a little warmer in summer, and a little cooler in winter, but every day is a beach day for somebody.
夏威夷岛是世界上最美丽的地方之一。这里天气晴朗，气温整年在华氏60-90度之间变化。夏天稍暖，冬天稍凉，但对于某些人来说每天都是晒太阳的好日子。
There are no strangers in Paradise. Perhaps the most beautiful part of Hawaii is the genuine（与生俱来的）warmth of people. We call it the spirit of Aloha（爱）. It has allowed a melting pot（熔炉）of cultures from all over the world to find common ground（共同点）, and a new home, in this most gentle of places.
在这人间天堂没有陌生人。也许夏威夷人与生俱来地的热情才是这里真正魅力所在。我们称之为爱的精神。它是世界上最文明的地方之一，世界各地的文化都可以在这熔炉中找到共同点，生根发芽。
1.hook
hook做名词，通常指钓鱼时使用的“鱼钩”，并由此引申出一系列词汇和用法。
（1）hook后加er，可以理解为“放下鱼钩的人”，实际上就是我们常说的“妓女”。如：
He was surprised to see hookers move into the next apartment.
他看到妓女搬入隔壁公寓时，吓了一跳。
（2）hook, line and sinker本来是钓鱼时使用的工具，但放在一起组成片语，就成了“全部”的意思，通常还带有受骗的意思。如：
I warned Sally not to believe that man's stories about how rich he was, but she swallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she married him, she found out he owed money to everbody in his office.
我告诉沙利不要相信那个男人说的他多么有钱之类的话。可是沙利却一点都没有怀疑他。等到结婚才发现这个人几乎向每个同事都借了钱。
（3）短语hook up，意思是“介绍认识”，比如某人正在找份工作，他的朋友刚好认识比尔盖兹（Bill Gates），他就可以跟这位朋友说：
Hey! Since you're a friend of Bill's, why don't you hook me up?
嘿！既然你是比尔的朋友，帮我介绍一下吧!
2.Aloha
ALOHA是夏威夷最常见的问候语，依语调不同，分别有“你好”、“欢迎”、“珍重”、“再见”等意。“ALOHA”还有“我爱你”的意思，要表达此意，须先攒足底气，让那“LO”声高而且长，拖到将要断气，表达爱之至深至切。
当然，不管这个词的意思怎样丰富，人们主要还是用它来打招呼。到了夏威夷，你不妨也试试吧！
all day/night long
整天/夜
An idle young man finds fun in seeking casual joy and love all day long.
一个无所事事的年轻人整天在肤浅的喜悦和爱情中寻找快乐。
He didn't sleep a wink last night because he kept cough all night long.
他昨夜无法成眠，因为他整夜都在咳嗽。.
*友情提示：all和long之间，可以使用任意一个表示时间的名词，如month, year等，这句话的意思也就要相应的变成“整月/年”等。另外，all day和all day long意思差不错，区别在于后者更强调这段时间全部用来做一件事。
The Pyramids，Egypt 埃及金字塔
古埃及金字塔是奴隶制帝王的陵墓，最宏大的当为吉萨三座大金字塔。塔基呈方形，每边长230米，高146米，用230余万块巨石(每块平均重达2.5吨)垒成，国王墓室用一块400吨重的石板垒成。整体规模雄伟壮观，设计科学，构造复杂，历时30年建成。古希腊时即被称为世界七大奇迹之一，1980年列入世界遗产名录。Built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egyptian desert remain the most colossal1 buildings ever constructed. 矗立在埃及沙漠中吉萨的三座大金字塔建于4000年前，它们一直都是有史以来最宏大的建筑。The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the orders of the Egyptian leader, whose title was Pharaoh2. There was a sequence of Pharaohs culminating3 around 2615 B.C., with the Pharaoh Cheops who built the biggest thing ever built, the Great Pyramid, also known as Khufu. Cheops built a pyramid 770 feet on one side and 481 feet tall. How ancient builders managed to build these massive structures has never been fully answered but the effort clearly required brains and brawn4. 金字塔是埃及人在他们的领袖——名为法老——的命令下建造的。在公元前2615年左右，几任法老相继统治埃及，基奥普斯法老建造了有史以来最大的金字塔——大金字塔，也被称为胡夫金字塔。胡夫金字塔每边长770英尺，高481英尺。古代的建筑者是如何建造这些庞然大物的，这一直是个未解之谜，但很明显它需要付出大量的脑力和体力。Was there engineering genius involved? Yes, there was. For example, when you're putting the block right at the top, how are you going to lug5 a block of stone that weighs several tons 480 feet up a structure? How are you going to do it, and how are you going to do it without leaving scratches6 on all the rest of the structure? And how many people does it take to drag a block weighing several tons 480 feet up into the sky? Approximately, 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported and assembled to create the Great Pyramid. The Pharaohs may have set out to build magnificent tombs for themselves, but in the end they created monuments to human potential. There's a universal message in the pyramids. The pyramids belong to Egypt, but the pyramids also belong to the world. That's why we can all identify the pyramids as an early monument of human greatness.法老们的初衷是为自己建造豪华的陵墓，而最终他们创建的却是昭示人类潜能的纪念碑。金字塔蕴含着一种共同的信息，金字塔属于埃及，但它也属于世界。因此我们完全可以把金字塔作为展示人类伟大文明的早期纪念物
2008年10月20日星期一
If You Forget Me 如果你忘了我
By Pablo Neruda 作者: 帕布罗.聂鲁达
I want you to know one thing 希望你知道 You know how this is 这是我的想法
If I look at the crystal moon 当我凭窗凝望
at the red branch 姗姗而来的秋日
of the slow autumn at my window 红枝上的明月
If I touch near the fire 当我轻触火堆旁
the impalpable ash, 似有似无的尘烬
or the wrinkled body of the log 或是褶皱层层的木柴
Everything carries me to you 我的心儿就会飞向你
As if everything that exists 似乎一切都有了
Aromas, light, medals, 芬芳,光明和荣誉
Or little boats that sail toward 就像小舟荡向岛屿
those isles of your that wait for me, 那里, 你等候着我
Well now. If little by little 然而，假若
You stop loving me, 你对我的爱情淡去
I shall stop loving you 我的爱火也会
Little by little. 渐渐熄灭.
If suddenly you forget me 如果瞬间你忘了我
Do not look for me 别来找我,
For I shall already have forgotten you. 因为我早已把你忘怀.
If you think it long and mad 我生命中
the wind of banners 过往的猎猎疾风
that passes through my life, 如果你嫌弃它过于悠长,疯狂
And you decide to leave me 而决意离我而去
at the shore of the heart where I have roots, 在我爱情所深埋的心之岸
Remember, that on that day, at that hour, 记住, 彼时彼刻,
I shall lift my arms 我将举起双臂
And my roots will set off 摇断爱的根脉,
to seek another land. 憩于他方.
But, if each day, each hour, 但是, 如果每时每刻
You feel that you are destined for me 如果你也感觉到你是我的真命天子
with implacable sweetness, 能共享奇妙的甜蜜
If each day a flower climbs 如果你迎向我的红唇
up to your lips to seek me, 每天绽若鲜花
Ah my love, ah my own, 啊，我的爱人, 我心里
in me all that fire is repeated, 所有的爱火将再度燃起,
In me nothing is extinguished or forgotten 永不会消失, 永不被忘记
My love feeds on your love, beloved, 我情因你爱而生, 爱人啊
And as long as you live 情长今生,
it will be in your arms without leaving mine. 不离你我臂弯.
I want you to know one thing 希望你知道 You know how this is 这是我的想法
If I look at the crystal moon 当我凭窗凝望
at the red branch 姗姗而来的秋日
of the slow autumn at my window 红枝上的明月
If I touch near the fire 当我轻触火堆旁
the impalpable ash, 似有似无的尘烬
or the wrinkled body of the log 或是褶皱层层的木柴
Everything carries me to you 我的心儿就会飞向你
As if everything that exists 似乎一切都有了
Aromas, light, medals, 芬芳,光明和荣誉
Or little boats that sail toward 就像小舟荡向岛屿
those isles of your that wait for me, 那里, 你等候着我
Well now. If little by little 然而，假若
You stop loving me, 你对我的爱情淡去
I shall stop loving you 我的爱火也会
Little by little. 渐渐熄灭.
If suddenly you forget me 如果瞬间你忘了我
Do not look for me 别来找我,
For I shall already have forgotten you. 因为我早已把你忘怀.
If you think it long and mad 我生命中
the wind of banners 过往的猎猎疾风
that passes through my life, 如果你嫌弃它过于悠长,疯狂
And you decide to leave me 而决意离我而去
at the shore of the heart where I have roots, 在我爱情所深埋的心之岸
Remember, that on that day, at that hour, 记住, 彼时彼刻,
I shall lift my arms 我将举起双臂
And my roots will set off 摇断爱的根脉,
to seek another land. 憩于他方.
But, if each day, each hour, 但是, 如果每时每刻
You feel that you are destined for me 如果你也感觉到你是我的真命天子
with implacable sweetness, 能共享奇妙的甜蜜
If each day a flower climbs 如果你迎向我的红唇
up to your lips to seek me, 每天绽若鲜花
Ah my love, ah my own, 啊，我的爱人, 我心里
in me all that fire is repeated, 所有的爱火将再度燃起,
In me nothing is extinguished or forgotten 永不会消失, 永不被忘记
My love feeds on your love, beloved, 我情因你爱而生, 爱人啊
And as long as you live 情长今生,
it will be in your arms without leaving mine. 不离你我臂弯.
告诉心爱的人你爱他
In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.”
最近在我执教的一个成人班级里，我干了一件“不可饶恕的”事情。
I gave the class homework!
我居然给班上的学生布置了一份家庭作业！
The assignment was to “go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them.
任务是“下周之内要走到你所爱的人面前，告诉他们你爱他。
It has to be someone you have never said those words to before
此人必须是一位此前你从未对之说过此话的对象，
or at least haven''t shared those words with for a long time.”
或至少很久没有与他们交流过这些爱意盎然的话语了。”
Now that doesn t sound like a very tough assignment, until you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35
听起来这不像是一份苛刻的任务，直到你意识到这个班里多数男生已年逾35岁。
and were raised in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho.”
何况在他们成长的那个年代，他们受到的是这样的灌输：流露情感没有“阳刚之气”。
Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done.
人们不会轻易流露情感和哭泣(老天也不允！)。
So this was a very threatening assignment for some.
因此对某些人来说，这是一项令人生畏的任务。
At the beginning of our next class,
第二次上课一开始，
I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them.
我就问：当你告诉别人你爱他/她时，结果怎样？有没有人愿意讲一讲？
I fully expected one of the women to volunteer6, as was usually the case,
我满心指望像平常一样，某位女士能自告奋勇，
but on this evening one of the men raised his hand.
但是这天晚上，一位男士举起了手。
He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.
他看上去很受感动的样子，还有一点颤抖。
As he unfolded out of his chair(all 6 2" of him),
当他从座椅上直起身来时(他身高6英尺2英寸)，
he began by saying, Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this assignment.
他这样说道：“丹尼斯，上周你给我们布置任务时，我很生你的气。
I didn`t feel that I had anyone to say those words to, and besides,
我认为我没有什么人需要我说那些话，而且，
who were you to tell me to do something that personal8?
你是谁？凭什么让我们去干这种涉及隐私的事？
“But as I began driving home my conscience started talking to me.
“但我驱车回家时，我的良知开始与我对话。
It was telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say I love you to.
它告诉我，我确实知道需要向谁说‘我爱你'这句话。
You see, five years ago, my father and I had a vicious disagreement and really never resolved it since that time.
“你瞧，5年前，我与父亲发生了激烈的争执，而且从此再也没有消除隔阂。
We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings.
我们互相回避，除非绝对必须出席圣诞节聚会或其他的家庭聚会。
But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.
但甚至在那些场合，我们彼此几乎也不说一句话。
“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.
“因此，上周二到家时，我确信自己做得不对，打算告诉父亲我爱他。
“It’s weird, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.
“这事儿有点怪怪的，但就是这个决定似乎搬走了一块压在我胸口的重石。
“When I got home, I rushed into the house to tell my wife what I was going to do. She was already in bed, but I woke her up anyway. When I told her, she didn’t just get out of bed, she catapulted out and hugged my, and for the first time in our married life she saw me cry. We stayed up half the night drinking coffee and talking. It was great!
到家的时候，我冲进屋里，想告诉妻子我的打算。当时她已经上床睡了，但我无论如何还是叫醒了她。我如此这般告诉她，她不单是起了床，简直就是跳起来拥抱我，婚后第一次她目睹了我哭泣的样子。那一夜我们品着咖啡说着话一直聊到半夜。这感觉真棒！
“The next morning I was up bright and early. I was so excited I could hardly sleep. I got to the office early and accomplished more in two hours than I had the whole day before.
“第二天一大清早我就起了床。我激动得睡不着觉，提前到办公室上班，两个小时之内就干完了比以前干一整天还要多的活。
“At 9:00 I called my dad to see if could come over after work. When he answered the phone, I just said, ‘Dad, can I come over after work tonight? I have something to tell you.’ My dad responded with a grumpy, ‘Now what?’ I assured him it wouldn’t take long, so he finally agreed.
“在九点的时候我打电话给父亲问问能不能下班后去看他，当他接电话的时候，我只是说：‘老爸，今晚上下班后我能到你哪儿去吗？我有事跟你说。’父亲不耐烦的应答：‘什么事？’我向他保证花不了多长时间，最终他同意了。
“At 5:30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would answer the door. I was afraid if Mom answered that I would chicken out and tell her instead. But as luck would have it, Dad did answer the door.
“五点半，我就来到父母家摁响了门铃。我暗自祷告老爸会应声开门。害怕如果应声开门的是母亲，我会因胆怯而对她说出那几个字。终归我的运气好，老爸应声来到门口。
“I didn’t waste any time – I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’
“我抓紧时间———我一脚跨进门槛说：‘老爸，我来就是为了特地告诉你一声我爱你。’
“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. Before my eyes his face softened, the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it.’
“听了这话，老爸似乎前后判若两人。只见他脸变得柔和起来，连皱纹似乎也消失了，他泣不成声。他伸出手拥抱我说：‘儿子，我也爱你，但这话以前我从来没能说出口。’
“It was such a precious moment I didn’t want to move. Mom walked by with tears in her eyes. I just waved and blew her a kiss. Dad and I hugged for a moment longer and then I left. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.
“这一刻如此宝贵以至于我不想挪动半步。妈妈双眼含泪走过来，我只挥了挥手，给了她一个飞吻。我和父亲又相拥片刻，然后我离开了。许久以来，我都没有过那么棒的感觉了。
“But that’s not even my point. Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart problems, but didn’t tell me, had an attack and ended up in the hospital, unconscious. I don’t know if he'll make it.
“但这并不是我说这些的目的。那次上门之后过了两天，我的父亲———他患有心脏病，但没有告诉我———突发心肌梗塞，结果被送往医院，昏迷不醒。我不知他是否能挺过去。
“So my message to all of you in this is: Don’t wait to do the things you know need to be done. What if I had waited to tell my dad – maybe I will never get the chance again! Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!”
“所以我要忠告全班同学的是：如果你知道有些事情需要做的话，千万不要等。要是我等到以后再对父亲说‘我爱你’那句话会怎么样呢———也许我永远没有机会了！抓紧时间去干你需要干的事情，现在就行动！”
最近在我执教的一个成人班级里，我干了一件“不可饶恕的”事情。
I gave the class homework!
我居然给班上的学生布置了一份家庭作业！
The assignment was to “go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them.
任务是“下周之内要走到你所爱的人面前，告诉他们你爱他。
It has to be someone you have never said those words to before
此人必须是一位此前你从未对之说过此话的对象，
or at least haven''t shared those words with for a long time.”
或至少很久没有与他们交流过这些爱意盎然的话语了。”
Now that doesn t sound like a very tough assignment, until you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35
听起来这不像是一份苛刻的任务，直到你意识到这个班里多数男生已年逾35岁。
and were raised in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho.”
何况在他们成长的那个年代，他们受到的是这样的灌输：流露情感没有“阳刚之气”。
Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done.
人们不会轻易流露情感和哭泣(老天也不允！)。
So this was a very threatening assignment for some.
因此对某些人来说，这是一项令人生畏的任务。
At the beginning of our next class,
第二次上课一开始，
I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them.
我就问：当你告诉别人你爱他/她时，结果怎样？有没有人愿意讲一讲？
I fully expected one of the women to volunteer6, as was usually the case,
我满心指望像平常一样，某位女士能自告奋勇，
but on this evening one of the men raised his hand.
但是这天晚上，一位男士举起了手。
He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.
他看上去很受感动的样子，还有一点颤抖。
As he unfolded out of his chair(all 6 2" of him),
当他从座椅上直起身来时(他身高6英尺2英寸)，
he began by saying, Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this assignment.
他这样说道：“丹尼斯，上周你给我们布置任务时，我很生你的气。
I didn`t feel that I had anyone to say those words to, and besides,
我认为我没有什么人需要我说那些话，而且，
who were you to tell me to do something that personal8?
你是谁？凭什么让我们去干这种涉及隐私的事？
“But as I began driving home my conscience started talking to me.
“但我驱车回家时，我的良知开始与我对话。
It was telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say I love you to.
它告诉我，我确实知道需要向谁说‘我爱你'这句话。
You see, five years ago, my father and I had a vicious disagreement and really never resolved it since that time.
“你瞧，5年前，我与父亲发生了激烈的争执，而且从此再也没有消除隔阂。
We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings.
我们互相回避，除非绝对必须出席圣诞节聚会或其他的家庭聚会。
But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.
但甚至在那些场合，我们彼此几乎也不说一句话。
“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.
“因此，上周二到家时，我确信自己做得不对，打算告诉父亲我爱他。
“It’s weird, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.
“这事儿有点怪怪的，但就是这个决定似乎搬走了一块压在我胸口的重石。
“When I got home, I rushed into the house to tell my wife what I was going to do. She was already in bed, but I woke her up anyway. When I told her, she didn’t just get out of bed, she catapulted out and hugged my, and for the first time in our married life she saw me cry. We stayed up half the night drinking coffee and talking. It was great!
到家的时候，我冲进屋里，想告诉妻子我的打算。当时她已经上床睡了，但我无论如何还是叫醒了她。我如此这般告诉她，她不单是起了床，简直就是跳起来拥抱我，婚后第一次她目睹了我哭泣的样子。那一夜我们品着咖啡说着话一直聊到半夜。这感觉真棒！
“The next morning I was up bright and early. I was so excited I could hardly sleep. I got to the office early and accomplished more in two hours than I had the whole day before.
“第二天一大清早我就起了床。我激动得睡不着觉，提前到办公室上班，两个小时之内就干完了比以前干一整天还要多的活。
“At 9:00 I called my dad to see if could come over after work. When he answered the phone, I just said, ‘Dad, can I come over after work tonight? I have something to tell you.’ My dad responded with a grumpy, ‘Now what?’ I assured him it wouldn’t take long, so he finally agreed.
“在九点的时候我打电话给父亲问问能不能下班后去看他，当他接电话的时候，我只是说：‘老爸，今晚上下班后我能到你哪儿去吗？我有事跟你说。’父亲不耐烦的应答：‘什么事？’我向他保证花不了多长时间，最终他同意了。
“At 5:30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would answer the door. I was afraid if Mom answered that I would chicken out and tell her instead. But as luck would have it, Dad did answer the door.
“五点半，我就来到父母家摁响了门铃。我暗自祷告老爸会应声开门。害怕如果应声开门的是母亲，我会因胆怯而对她说出那几个字。终归我的运气好，老爸应声来到门口。
“I didn’t waste any time – I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’
“我抓紧时间———我一脚跨进门槛说：‘老爸，我来就是为了特地告诉你一声我爱你。’
“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. Before my eyes his face softened, the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it.’
“听了这话，老爸似乎前后判若两人。只见他脸变得柔和起来，连皱纹似乎也消失了，他泣不成声。他伸出手拥抱我说：‘儿子，我也爱你，但这话以前我从来没能说出口。’
“It was such a precious moment I didn’t want to move. Mom walked by with tears in her eyes. I just waved and blew her a kiss. Dad and I hugged for a moment longer and then I left. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.
“这一刻如此宝贵以至于我不想挪动半步。妈妈双眼含泪走过来，我只挥了挥手，给了她一个飞吻。我和父亲又相拥片刻，然后我离开了。许久以来，我都没有过那么棒的感觉了。
“But that’s not even my point. Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart problems, but didn’t tell me, had an attack and ended up in the hospital, unconscious. I don’t know if he'll make it.
“但这并不是我说这些的目的。那次上门之后过了两天，我的父亲———他患有心脏病，但没有告诉我———突发心肌梗塞，结果被送往医院，昏迷不醒。我不知他是否能挺过去。
“So my message to all of you in this is: Don’t wait to do the things you know need to be done. What if I had waited to tell my dad – maybe I will never get the chance again! Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!”
“所以我要忠告全班同学的是：如果你知道有些事情需要做的话，千万不要等。要是我等到以后再对父亲说‘我爱你’那句话会怎么样呢———也许我永远没有机会了！抓紧时间去干你需要干的事情，现在就行动！”
ALL ABOUT LOVE
Where there is great love, there arealways miracles. 哪里有真爱存在，哪里就有奇迹。
Love is like a butterfly. It goes where it pleases and it pleases where it goes. 爱情就像一只蝴蝶，它喜欢飞到哪里，就把欢乐带到哪里。
If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden. 假如每次想起你我都会得到一朵鲜花，那么我将永远在花丛中徜徉。
Within you I lose myself, without you I find myself wanting to be lost again. 有了你，我迷失了自我。失去你，我多么希望自己再度迷失。
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. 每一个沐浴在爱河中的人都是诗人。
Look into my eyes - you will see what you mean to me. 看看我的眼睛，你会发现你对我而言意味着什么。
Distance makes the hearts grow fonder. 距离使两颗心靠得更近。
I need him like I need the air to breathe. 我需要他，正如我需要呼吸空气。
If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me. 如果没有相等的爱，那就让我爱多一些吧。
Love is a vine that grows into our hearts. 爱是长在我们心里的藤蔓。
If I know what love is, it is because of you. 因为你，我懂得了爱。
Love is the greatest refreshment in life. 爱情是生活最好的提神剂。
Love never dies. 爱情永不死。
The darkness is no darkness with thee. 有了你，黑暗不再是黑暗。
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us. 如果没有人爱我们，我们也就不会再爱自己了。
When love is not madness, it is not love. 如果爱不疯狂就不是爱了。
A heart that loves is always young. 有爱的心永远年轻。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
Love is like the moon, when it does not increase, it decreases. 爱情就像月亮，不增则减。
The soul cannot live without love. 灵魂不能没有爱而存在。
Brief is life, but love is long. 生命虽短，爱却绵长。
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one. 在爱人眼里，一千里的旅程不过一里。
Love is like a butterfly. It goes where it pleases and it pleases where it goes. 爱情就像一只蝴蝶，它喜欢飞到哪里，就把欢乐带到哪里。
If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden. 假如每次想起你我都会得到一朵鲜花，那么我将永远在花丛中徜徉。
Within you I lose myself, without you I find myself wanting to be lost again. 有了你，我迷失了自我。失去你，我多么希望自己再度迷失。
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. 每一个沐浴在爱河中的人都是诗人。
Look into my eyes - you will see what you mean to me. 看看我的眼睛，你会发现你对我而言意味着什么。
Distance makes the hearts grow fonder. 距离使两颗心靠得更近。
I need him like I need the air to breathe. 我需要他，正如我需要呼吸空气。
If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me. 如果没有相等的爱，那就让我爱多一些吧。
Love is a vine that grows into our hearts. 爱是长在我们心里的藤蔓。
If I know what love is, it is because of you. 因为你，我懂得了爱。
Love is the greatest refreshment in life. 爱情是生活最好的提神剂。
Love never dies. 爱情永不死。
The darkness is no darkness with thee. 有了你，黑暗不再是黑暗。
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us. 如果没有人爱我们，我们也就不会再爱自己了。
When love is not madness, it is not love. 如果爱不疯狂就不是爱了。
A heart that loves is always young. 有爱的心永远年轻。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
Love is like the moon, when it does not increase, it decreases. 爱情就像月亮，不增则减。
The soul cannot live without love. 灵魂不能没有爱而存在。
Brief is life, but love is long. 生命虽短，爱却绵长。
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one. 在爱人眼里，一千里的旅程不过一里。
A Box Full Of Kisses - 装满吻的匣子
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction.
But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said harshly, “when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full."
The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
从前,一位父亲惩罚了自己5岁的女儿,因为她用光了家里仅有的一卷昂贵的金色包装纸。家中余钱无多，在圣诞前夜来临时，父亲变得更加心烦意乱，他看到了圣诞树下的一个鞋盒，女儿原来把金纸贴在了这个鞋盒上做装饰。
然而，圣诞日的早上，小女孩满是兴奋得把这个圣诞礼盒呈到了父亲面前，说到：“爸爸，这个送给你！”
当父亲打开礼盒时，他为自己先前的过度反应而局促不安着。
但是当他打开盒子后，发现里面是空的，他的怒火再次爆发了。“你不知道吗，小丫头，”他严厉地说，“当你送人礼物时，盒子里面应该是有东西的！”
小女孩抬头看着气头上的父亲，泪水在她的眼眶中打圈：“爸爸，它不是空的。这里面装满了我的吻。”
男人顿时被击垮了。他跪下双膝，双手环抱着自己珍爱的小女孩，祈求她的原谅。
之后不久，一场事故夺走了小女孩的生命。据说，父亲便将那个小金盒子放在床头，一直陪伴着他的余生。无论何时他感到气馁或者遇到难办的事情，他就会打开礼盒，取出一个假想的吻，记起漂亮女儿给予了自己特殊的爱。
从一个非常真实的意义上说，我们每个人都被赠与过一个无形的金色礼盒，那里面装满了来自子女，家人，朋友及上帝无条件的爱与吻。
人们所能拥有的最珍贵的礼物莫过于此了。
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction.
But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said harshly, “when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full."
The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
从前,一位父亲惩罚了自己5岁的女儿,因为她用光了家里仅有的一卷昂贵的金色包装纸。家中余钱无多，在圣诞前夜来临时，父亲变得更加心烦意乱，他看到了圣诞树下的一个鞋盒，女儿原来把金纸贴在了这个鞋盒上做装饰。
然而，圣诞日的早上，小女孩满是兴奋得把这个圣诞礼盒呈到了父亲面前，说到：“爸爸，这个送给你！”
当父亲打开礼盒时，他为自己先前的过度反应而局促不安着。
但是当他打开盒子后，发现里面是空的，他的怒火再次爆发了。“你不知道吗，小丫头，”他严厉地说，“当你送人礼物时，盒子里面应该是有东西的！”
小女孩抬头看着气头上的父亲，泪水在她的眼眶中打圈：“爸爸，它不是空的。这里面装满了我的吻。”
男人顿时被击垮了。他跪下双膝，双手环抱着自己珍爱的小女孩，祈求她的原谅。
之后不久，一场事故夺走了小女孩的生命。据说，父亲便将那个小金盒子放在床头，一直陪伴着他的余生。无论何时他感到气馁或者遇到难办的事情，他就会打开礼盒，取出一个假想的吻，记起漂亮女儿给予了自己特殊的爱。
从一个非常真实的意义上说，我们每个人都被赠与过一个无形的金色礼盒，那里面装满了来自子女，家人，朋友及上帝无条件的爱与吻。
人们所能拥有的最珍贵的礼物莫过于此了。
The gift of Love-爱的颂歌
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I thought like a child; when I became and adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
就算我能说万人的方言和天使的话语，但如果没有爱，我不过就如鸣锣一般；就算我有预知未来的能力，就算我精通各种知识和奥秘，就算我有坚定的信念，但如果没有爱，我就什么都算不上；就算我拿所有的财物周济穷人，就算我能做出舍己为人的壮举，但如果没有爱，我仍将一无所有。
爱是一种忍耐，爱是一种友善；爱不是嫉妒，不是自大，不是鲁莽，不是固执己见，不是轻易发怒。爱意味着憎恶不义，赞赏真理；爱意味着包容一切，相信一切，对生活充满希望，并能忍受生活中的一切。
爱是永无止境的，但又是有尽头的；就像知识一样，必将归于乌有。我们现在搜掌握的知识很有限，当我们掌握了完整的知识时，有限的知识必将归于乌有。当我还是一个孩子的时候，我像孩子一样说话，像孩子一样思考问题，像孩子一样推理；但我一旦成年，就不再像孩子一样了。现阶段，我们很多时候好像是从镜子里观看事物，对很多事物都看不清，但有朝一日我们会直面这些事物。现阶段，我知道的东西很有限，但有朝一日我会懂得一切。
如今，常存在人们心中的东西有三样：信念、希望和爱，而其中爱是最重要的！
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I thought like a child; when I became and adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
就算我能说万人的方言和天使的话语，但如果没有爱，我不过就如鸣锣一般；就算我有预知未来的能力，就算我精通各种知识和奥秘，就算我有坚定的信念，但如果没有爱，我就什么都算不上；就算我拿所有的财物周济穷人，就算我能做出舍己为人的壮举，但如果没有爱，我仍将一无所有。
爱是一种忍耐，爱是一种友善；爱不是嫉妒，不是自大，不是鲁莽，不是固执己见，不是轻易发怒。爱意味着憎恶不义，赞赏真理；爱意味着包容一切，相信一切，对生活充满希望，并能忍受生活中的一切。
爱是永无止境的，但又是有尽头的；就像知识一样，必将归于乌有。我们现在搜掌握的知识很有限，当我们掌握了完整的知识时，有限的知识必将归于乌有。当我还是一个孩子的时候，我像孩子一样说话，像孩子一样思考问题，像孩子一样推理；但我一旦成年，就不再像孩子一样了。现阶段，我们很多时候好像是从镜子里观看事物，对很多事物都看不清，但有朝一日我们会直面这些事物。现阶段，我知道的东西很有限，但有朝一日我会懂得一切。
如今，常存在人们心中的东西有三样：信念、希望和爱，而其中爱是最重要的！
Eyes can speak-眼睛会说话
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
我们的眼睛能准确地传达一些信息，所以人们常说，眼睛会说话。
你有过类似的体验吗？在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一个陌生人，但时间不会太长。而且，如果他能感觉到有人盯着他，会觉得浑身不自在。
日常生活中亦如此。如果别人一直盯着你看，你就会不由自主地审视自己，看看是不是有什么地方弄错了。如果一切正常，你就会对别人的这种盯梢很气愤。眼睛确实能说话，不是吗？
过久的盯着别人看会给人一种粗鲁和侵犯的感觉。但异性之间的凝视就不同了。如果一个男人盯着一个女人超过10秒钟，还不想挪开视线的话，他的意思就十分明显了，他想引起她的注意，想让她知道他爱慕她。
正常情况下，两人交谈时，目光接触能传达这样的意思：说者偶尔看看听者，以此确认听着是否在认真倾听。而对于听者来说，他会一直看着说话的人，以此告诉他，自己正专心致志的听着。
假如与你说话的那个人直直的盯着你，好像要镇住你似的，你便会感到惶恐不安。一般地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑。因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现，结果恰恰相反。
实际上，长时间的相互凝视仅适合情人之间，他们喜欢温柔的对视，用目光来传达言语无法表达的爱意。
显然，目光交流应该根据双方的关系和特定场合来进行。
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
我们的眼睛能准确地传达一些信息，所以人们常说，眼睛会说话。
你有过类似的体验吗？在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一个陌生人，但时间不会太长。而且，如果他能感觉到有人盯着他，会觉得浑身不自在。
日常生活中亦如此。如果别人一直盯着你看，你就会不由自主地审视自己，看看是不是有什么地方弄错了。如果一切正常，你就会对别人的这种盯梢很气愤。眼睛确实能说话，不是吗？
过久的盯着别人看会给人一种粗鲁和侵犯的感觉。但异性之间的凝视就不同了。如果一个男人盯着一个女人超过10秒钟，还不想挪开视线的话，他的意思就十分明显了，他想引起她的注意，想让她知道他爱慕她。
正常情况下，两人交谈时，目光接触能传达这样的意思：说者偶尔看看听者，以此确认听着是否在认真倾听。而对于听者来说，他会一直看着说话的人，以此告诉他，自己正专心致志的听着。
假如与你说话的那个人直直的盯着你，好像要镇住你似的，你便会感到惶恐不安。一般地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑。因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现，结果恰恰相反。
实际上，长时间的相互凝视仅适合情人之间，他们喜欢温柔的对视，用目光来传达言语无法表达的爱意。
显然，目光交流应该根据双方的关系和特定场合来进行。
英语励志短文
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young. 无论是60岁还是16岁，你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄灭的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事业成功的欢乐与热情。在你我的心底，有一座无线电台，它能在多长时间里接收到人间万物传递来的美好、希望、欢乐、鼓舞和力量的信息，你就会年轻多长时间。
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. 人的生命应当像河流，开始是涓涓细流，受两岸的限制而十分狭窄，尔后奔腾咆哮，翻过危岩，飞越瀑布，河面渐渐开阔，河岸也随之向两边隐去，最后水流平缓，森森无际，汇入大海之中，个人就这样毫无痛苦地消失了。
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals. 青春意味着战胜懦弱的那股大丈夫气概和摈弃安逸的那种冒险精神。往往一个60岁的老者比一个20岁的青年更多一点这种劲头。人老不仅仅是岁月流逝所致，更主要的是不思进取的结果。
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 光阴可以在颜面上留下印记，而热情之火的熄灭则在心灵上刻下皱纹。烦恼、恐惧、缺乏自信会扭曲人的灵魂，并将青春化为灰烬。
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. 人的生命应当像河流，开始是涓涓细流，受两岸的限制而十分狭窄，尔后奔腾咆哮，翻过危岩，飞越瀑布，河面渐渐开阔，河岸也随之向两边隐去，最后水流平缓，森森无际，汇入大海之中，个人就这样毫无痛苦地消失了。
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals. 青春意味着战胜懦弱的那股大丈夫气概和摈弃安逸的那种冒险精神。往往一个60岁的老者比一个20岁的青年更多一点这种劲头。人老不仅仅是岁月流逝所致，更主要的是不思进取的结果。
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 光阴可以在颜面上留下印记，而热情之火的熄灭则在心灵上刻下皱纹。烦恼、恐惧、缺乏自信会扭曲人的灵魂，并将青春化为灰烬。
科学家发现月球有水的新证据---Scientists found new evidence of water on moon
Tiny green and orange glass balls brought back from the moon nearly 40 years ago by astronauts show evidence that water existed there from the very beginning, scientists reported on Wednesday.
科学家们说，从40多年前宇航员们从月球待会开的微小绿色和橙色玻璃球体物质表明月球从一开始有水存在。
科学家们说，从40多年前宇航员们从月球待会开的微小绿色和橙色玻璃球体物质表明月球从一开始有水存在。
英语哲理美文
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy less.
我们这个时代在历史上的说法就是我们拥有更高的建筑，但是有更暴的脾气；我们拥有更宽阔的高速公路，却有更狭隘的观点；我们花费得更多，拥有得却更少；我们购买得更多却享受得更少。
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
我们的房子越来越大，家庭却越来越小；便利越来越多，时间却越来越少；学位越来越多，感觉却越来越少；知识越来越多，观点却越来越少；专家越来越多，问题也越来越多；药物越来越多，健康却越来越少。
We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
我们喝得太多，花钱大手大脚，笑得太少，开车太快，易怒，熬夜，赖床，书读得越来越少，电视看得越来越多，却很少向上帝祈祷。
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, not life to years.
我们常常夸夸其谈，却很少付出爱心，且常常心中充满了仇恨。我们学会了如何谋生，而不知如何生活。我们延长了生命的期限，而不是生活的期限。
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we’ve done larger things, but not better things.
我们登上了月球，并成功返回，却不能穿过街道去拜访新邻居。我们已经征服了太空，却征服不了自己的内心；我们的事业越做越大，但质量却没有提高。
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.
我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们分离了原子，却无法驱除我们的偏见；我们写得更多，学到的却更少；我们的计划更多，完成的却更少。
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.
我们学会了奔跑，却忘记了如何等待；我们的收入越来越高，道德水平却越来越低。
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.
我们制造了更多的计算机来存储更多的信息，制造了最多的副本，却减少了交流；我们开始渴望数量，但忽视了质量。
我们这个时代在历史上的说法就是我们拥有更高的建筑，但是有更暴的脾气；我们拥有更宽阔的高速公路，却有更狭隘的观点；我们花费得更多，拥有得却更少；我们购买得更多却享受得更少。
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
我们的房子越来越大，家庭却越来越小；便利越来越多，时间却越来越少；学位越来越多，感觉却越来越少；知识越来越多，观点却越来越少；专家越来越多，问题也越来越多；药物越来越多，健康却越来越少。
We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
我们喝得太多，花钱大手大脚，笑得太少，开车太快，易怒，熬夜，赖床，书读得越来越少，电视看得越来越多，却很少向上帝祈祷。
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, not life to years.
我们常常夸夸其谈，却很少付出爱心，且常常心中充满了仇恨。我们学会了如何谋生，而不知如何生活。我们延长了生命的期限，而不是生活的期限。
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we’ve done larger things, but not better things.
我们登上了月球，并成功返回，却不能穿过街道去拜访新邻居。我们已经征服了太空，却征服不了自己的内心；我们的事业越做越大，但质量却没有提高。
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.
我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们分离了原子，却无法驱除我们的偏见；我们写得更多，学到的却更少；我们的计划更多，完成的却更少。
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.
我们学会了奔跑，却忘记了如何等待；我们的收入越来越高，道德水平却越来越低。
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.
我们制造了更多的计算机来存储更多的信息，制造了最多的副本，却减少了交流；我们开始渴望数量，但忽视了质量。
每个孩子都需要经历挫折
Do Only Children Need Setback Experience? Some people think that only children needn＇t setback experience, is trmes have changed, only children should not be subjected to strict demands. In their eyes, experiencing setback makes these sensitive children feel being underdogs (战败者). Therefore, letting down only children spiritually is harmful to their psychological wellWeing(心理健康). However, some people hold opposite opinions. They claim that setback experience is beneficial to only children. It encourages children to practice their skills and ability and work on their weak points, and fulfill its goal of getting them used to real and competitive society. Going through some setback may contribute to the shape of their personal character in the future. In my opinion, setback experience should be urgently advocated (倡导). Setback experience acquires new meaning in today＇s era (时代) of change. The road to success starts from the beginning, and our world is one full of competitions, If only children have never had any setback, in the long run they won＇t bear any setback or failure in life. Some setback early on may make them ready for very challenging issues at a later date.
2008年10月17日星期五
2008年10月15日星期三
Teacher Ants Show Students the Way to Food
Ants have a myriad of complex social behaviors despite possessing only teeny brains. Now new research suggests that teaching should be added to the list of ant accomplishments.
Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson of the University of Bristol in England studied so-called tandem running in Temnothorax albipennis ants, during which two ants run a course between nest and food with various stops and starts en route. The researchers found that the lead ant who knows the way to the food slows down as the follower familiarizes itself with the route and will not proceed until the follower taps it on the back. The two also maintain a variable but matching speed and distance over time.
"This behavior is beautifully simple," Richardson says. "If one experimentally removes the follower and taps the leader with a hair at a rate of two times per second or more, the leader will continue."
Biologists have a definition of a teacher in the world of animals: any individual who sacrifices some potential gain in order to educate a naïve counterpart. In a report published today in Nature Franks and Richardson argue that true teaching also requires feedback between the teacher and the student. The ant duos qualify on both counts. "The teacher provides information or guidance to the pupil at a rate suited to the pupil's abilities and the pupil signals to the teacher when parts of the 'lesson' have been assimilated and that the lesson may continue," Franks notes. "True teaching always involves feedback in both directions."
In the case of the ants, the teachers sacrificed their own speed, as evidenced by the observation that they reached the food source four times more quickly on their own than when they had a student in tow. But the students found food more than a minute faster with the help of teaching and then often themselves became teachers for other ants. Sometimes, however, knowledge of a food source needs to be communicated faster than one-on-one training can accomplish. In those situations, large ant groups often broadcast such information through pheromone trails or other means. But tandem running proves that teaching may develop even in organisms that lack large brains, providing help for pupils with the tiniest of intellects. --David Biello
Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson of the University of Bristol in England studied so-called tandem running in Temnothorax albipennis ants, during which two ants run a course between nest and food with various stops and starts en route. The researchers found that the lead ant who knows the way to the food slows down as the follower familiarizes itself with the route and will not proceed until the follower taps it on the back. The two also maintain a variable but matching speed and distance over time.
"This behavior is beautifully simple," Richardson says. "If one experimentally removes the follower and taps the leader with a hair at a rate of two times per second or more, the leader will continue."
Biologists have a definition of a teacher in the world of animals: any individual who sacrifices some potential gain in order to educate a naïve counterpart. In a report published today in Nature Franks and Richardson argue that true teaching also requires feedback between the teacher and the student. The ant duos qualify on both counts. "The teacher provides information or guidance to the pupil at a rate suited to the pupil's abilities and the pupil signals to the teacher when parts of the 'lesson' have been assimilated and that the lesson may continue," Franks notes. "True teaching always involves feedback in both directions."
In the case of the ants, the teachers sacrificed their own speed, as evidenced by the observation that they reached the food source four times more quickly on their own than when they had a student in tow. But the students found food more than a minute faster with the help of teaching and then often themselves became teachers for other ants. Sometimes, however, knowledge of a food source needs to be communicated faster than one-on-one training can accomplish. In those situations, large ant groups often broadcast such information through pheromone trails or other means. But tandem running proves that teaching may develop even in organisms that lack large brains, providing help for pupils with the tiniest of intellects. --David Biello
巨鲸 Whales
Whales 巨鲸
The concern throughout the world in 1988 for those three whales that were locked in the Arctic ice was dramatic proof that whales, several species of which face extinction, have become subjects of considerable sympathy.1988年，3头巨鲸被封在北极圈的冰块之中使全世界深感关切。这件事戏剧性地证明鲸类——其中有几个品种正在濒临灭绝——已经获得了人类的同情和关怀。These are the recorded voices of whales. These monstrous creatures have been trumpeting their songs, one to another, in the world's oceans since the dawn of time, while overhead, great empires and civilizations have come and gone. Now, their time of decline has come. It began a long time ago.这些巨大无比的动物从洪荒时代以来，就在世界各大洋里彼此对唱着自己的歌。在它们上面的世界里，各大帝国和人类的各种文明此盛彼衰，不断更迭。现在它们衰败的时间已经来临，很早以前就已开始了。Four-thousand-year-old rock carvings show that the people who lived in what is now Norway were probably the first to seek out and kill whales in the sea. By around 890 AD, 3,000 years later, the practice had spread to the Basque people of France and Spain, who hunted whales from boats in the Bay of Biscay. In the centuries that followed, Whaling became an important industry in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and, finally, in what would become America.4千年前的岩雕表明，住在现今挪威这个地方的人大概是最早在海上捕杀鲸鱼的人。3千年之后，到了公元890年时，这一做法已扩展到法国和西班牙的巴斯克族之中。他们乘船在比斯开湾捕鲸。在此后好几个世纪里，捕鲸成为丹麦、英国、德国、荷兰，最后也在后来成为美国的那些地方时一个重要的行业。Whaling went into dramatic decline, beginning around 1900. Today, whales are hunted commercially only by Norway, Iceland and Japan. The world's fascination with them, however, is at an all-time high, because so few of them are left. Given their tragic history.从1900年前后开始， 捕鲸业戏剧性地衰退了。如今只有挪威、冰岛、日本还在进行商业性捕鲸。可是，现在全世界对鲸鱼的爱好都达到了高潮，因为剩下的鲸鱼已经很少。我们已经了解到了鲸鱼的悲惨历史。Richard Ellis writes about whales, takes pictures of whales in the open sea, and sketches whales stranded on the beach. He says it's a 20-year obsession that began in the mid-1960s, when he designed a model of a great blue for the Museum of Natural History in New York.理查德·埃利斯写作有关鲸鱼的著述，摄制鲸鱼在辽阔的大海里的照片，还把被困在海滩上的鲸鱼画下来。他说他，的这一爱好已有20年历史，开始于60年代中期，那时他曾为纽约市的自然历史博物馆设计一条巨大的蓝鲸模型。"As I began to do the research. I realized that nobody knew anything about whales. And I couldn't really find any pictures of what they looked like: all I could find was pictures of dead whales. And I became very excited at the prospect of doing what seemed to be original research on something that was so peculiar, which was the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. "“当我开始进行研究工作时，我发现没有人了解鲸鱼。我找不到任何照片说明鲸鱼是什么样子的，只能找到死了的鲸鱼的照片。我想到自己将要进行一项看来是最原始的研究，研究一种非常特别的东西。也就是在地球上生存过的最大的动物，这一推测使我感到极为兴奋。”So large, he discovered, that the largest dinosaur weighed only half as much as the female blue whale. As he continued his research he boarded scientific vessels. Dove with whales in the Pacific, and even watched whales die at the hands of modern. explosive-tipped harpoons. His sketches appeared in magazines and encyclopedias and at the center of what was then the beginning of a movement to save the whales. 他发现鲸鱼大得很，以至最大的恐龙的体重也只及一条母蓝鲸的一半。随着研究工作的继续进行，他登上了科学考察船，同鲸鱼一起在太平洋里潜游，甚至还目睹鲸鱼被现代化的、叉尖带炸药的鱼又命中后死去。他的画刊登在杂志上和百科全书里，也悬挂在当时刚刚兴起的拯救鲸鱼运动的中心。"I was one of those people who used to stand on street corners and ask for people to sign petitions, which at that time were directed towards the Japanese and the Soviets. Because in that period of time - late 60s, early 70s – the Japanese and the Soviets were killing tens of thousands of sperm particularly in the North Pacific. And we thought that getting the world's opinion on paper would make them say, 'Oh look, all these people don't like what we are doing. We will stop.' Well, of course, they didn't stop"“我是那个时候常常站在街角征集人们在请愿书上签名的人之一，当时的请愿书是针对日本人和苏联人而写的。因为在那个时期——60年代末、70年代初——日本人和苏联人杀死了成千上万的抹香鲸。尤其是在北大平洋。我们以为把世界舆论写在纸上就会使他们说，'瞧，所有这些人都不喜欢我们干的事。我们别干了。'当然啦，他们并没有住手。” Not at first, Commercial whaling peaked in the mid-1960s, with more than 60,000 whales killed each year. The International Whaling Commission, a group of member nations aimed at regulating the industry, began to make recommendations to end commercial whaling entirely. Why kill whales for soap, or fuel or paints and vernishes, even margarine, if we had substitutes for all those products? The seemingly senseless slaughter focused the world's attention on the whale and consequently the International whaling Commission or IWC.最初的确没有住手。商业性捕鲸在60年代中期达到顶峰，每年杀死6万多条鲸鱼。国际捕鲸委员会，—个以管理捕鲸业为宗旨的会员国组织，开始提出建议。要完全终止商业性捕鲸。如果我们能有制作肥皂，或燃料，或油漆和清漆，甚至人造黄油的代用原料，为什么要杀鲸鱼呢?这种看来是愚蠢的屠杀使全世界的注意力集中到鲸鱼身上，从而集中到国际捕鲸委员会(即IWC）的身上。"And since it's said nowhere in the constitution of the IWC that you had to be whaling nation to join you have countries like Kenya and the Seychelles. Switzerland is a member of the IWC, a country not known for its whaling history. Countries joined because they felt that this was something that needed to be done. "“因为国际捕鲸委员会的率程里没有规定只有捕鲸国才能加入该组织，所以会员国里就有了肯尼亚和塞舌尔群岛。瑞士是国际捕鲸委员会的成员，而它并不以捕鲸业著称。有些国家之所以加入该组织是因为他们认为这是必须做的一件事。”By 1986, the Commission had passed a moratoriunm on commercial whaling. But since the organization had no enforcement powers, it could and can not impose sanctions on violators. Only a few nations-Japan. Iceland, and Norway-continue to hunt whales commercially. 到1986年，该委员会通过了一项暂停商业性捕鲸的决定。但是，因为该组织没有强迫执行的权力，它当时不能，现在也不能对犯犯者进行制裁。只有为数不多的几个国家——日本、冰岛和挪威——仍在继续进行商业性捕鲸。 Richard Ellis says there is something magical about this animal caught in the net of life and time. and we must continue to fight to preserve it, because in the end we are really protecting a small part of ourselves and our earth.理查德·埃利斯说，被困在生命与时间之网中的这种动物具有一种不可思议的魔力，我们必须继续为保存它而进行斗争，因为归根结底我们是在保护我们自己和我们这个地球的一小部分。
The concern throughout the world in 1988 for those three whales that were locked in the Arctic ice was dramatic proof that whales, several species of which face extinction, have become subjects of considerable sympathy.1988年，3头巨鲸被封在北极圈的冰块之中使全世界深感关切。这件事戏剧性地证明鲸类——其中有几个品种正在濒临灭绝——已经获得了人类的同情和关怀。These are the recorded voices of whales. These monstrous creatures have been trumpeting their songs, one to another, in the world's oceans since the dawn of time, while overhead, great empires and civilizations have come and gone. Now, their time of decline has come. It began a long time ago.这些巨大无比的动物从洪荒时代以来，就在世界各大洋里彼此对唱着自己的歌。在它们上面的世界里，各大帝国和人类的各种文明此盛彼衰，不断更迭。现在它们衰败的时间已经来临，很早以前就已开始了。Four-thousand-year-old rock carvings show that the people who lived in what is now Norway were probably the first to seek out and kill whales in the sea. By around 890 AD, 3,000 years later, the practice had spread to the Basque people of France and Spain, who hunted whales from boats in the Bay of Biscay. In the centuries that followed, Whaling became an important industry in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and, finally, in what would become America.4千年前的岩雕表明，住在现今挪威这个地方的人大概是最早在海上捕杀鲸鱼的人。3千年之后，到了公元890年时，这一做法已扩展到法国和西班牙的巴斯克族之中。他们乘船在比斯开湾捕鲸。在此后好几个世纪里，捕鲸成为丹麦、英国、德国、荷兰，最后也在后来成为美国的那些地方时一个重要的行业。Whaling went into dramatic decline, beginning around 1900. Today, whales are hunted commercially only by Norway, Iceland and Japan. The world's fascination with them, however, is at an all-time high, because so few of them are left. Given their tragic history.从1900年前后开始， 捕鲸业戏剧性地衰退了。如今只有挪威、冰岛、日本还在进行商业性捕鲸。可是，现在全世界对鲸鱼的爱好都达到了高潮，因为剩下的鲸鱼已经很少。我们已经了解到了鲸鱼的悲惨历史。Richard Ellis writes about whales, takes pictures of whales in the open sea, and sketches whales stranded on the beach. He says it's a 20-year obsession that began in the mid-1960s, when he designed a model of a great blue for the Museum of Natural History in New York.理查德·埃利斯写作有关鲸鱼的著述，摄制鲸鱼在辽阔的大海里的照片，还把被困在海滩上的鲸鱼画下来。他说他，的这一爱好已有20年历史，开始于60年代中期，那时他曾为纽约市的自然历史博物馆设计一条巨大的蓝鲸模型。"As I began to do the research. I realized that nobody knew anything about whales. And I couldn't really find any pictures of what they looked like: all I could find was pictures of dead whales. And I became very excited at the prospect of doing what seemed to be original research on something that was so peculiar, which was the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. "“当我开始进行研究工作时，我发现没有人了解鲸鱼。我找不到任何照片说明鲸鱼是什么样子的，只能找到死了的鲸鱼的照片。我想到自己将要进行一项看来是最原始的研究，研究一种非常特别的东西。也就是在地球上生存过的最大的动物，这一推测使我感到极为兴奋。”So large, he discovered, that the largest dinosaur weighed only half as much as the female blue whale. As he continued his research he boarded scientific vessels. Dove with whales in the Pacific, and even watched whales die at the hands of modern. explosive-tipped harpoons. His sketches appeared in magazines and encyclopedias and at the center of what was then the beginning of a movement to save the whales. 他发现鲸鱼大得很，以至最大的恐龙的体重也只及一条母蓝鲸的一半。随着研究工作的继续进行，他登上了科学考察船，同鲸鱼一起在太平洋里潜游，甚至还目睹鲸鱼被现代化的、叉尖带炸药的鱼又命中后死去。他的画刊登在杂志上和百科全书里，也悬挂在当时刚刚兴起的拯救鲸鱼运动的中心。"I was one of those people who used to stand on street corners and ask for people to sign petitions, which at that time were directed towards the Japanese and the Soviets. Because in that period of time - late 60s, early 70s – the Japanese and the Soviets were killing tens of thousands of sperm particularly in the North Pacific. And we thought that getting the world's opinion on paper would make them say, 'Oh look, all these people don't like what we are doing. We will stop.' Well, of course, they didn't stop"“我是那个时候常常站在街角征集人们在请愿书上签名的人之一，当时的请愿书是针对日本人和苏联人而写的。因为在那个时期——60年代末、70年代初——日本人和苏联人杀死了成千上万的抹香鲸。尤其是在北大平洋。我们以为把世界舆论写在纸上就会使他们说，'瞧，所有这些人都不喜欢我们干的事。我们别干了。'当然啦，他们并没有住手。” Not at first, Commercial whaling peaked in the mid-1960s, with more than 60,000 whales killed each year. The International Whaling Commission, a group of member nations aimed at regulating the industry, began to make recommendations to end commercial whaling entirely. Why kill whales for soap, or fuel or paints and vernishes, even margarine, if we had substitutes for all those products? The seemingly senseless slaughter focused the world's attention on the whale and consequently the International whaling Commission or IWC.最初的确没有住手。商业性捕鲸在60年代中期达到顶峰，每年杀死6万多条鲸鱼。国际捕鲸委员会，—个以管理捕鲸业为宗旨的会员国组织，开始提出建议。要完全终止商业性捕鲸。如果我们能有制作肥皂，或燃料，或油漆和清漆，甚至人造黄油的代用原料，为什么要杀鲸鱼呢?这种看来是愚蠢的屠杀使全世界的注意力集中到鲸鱼身上，从而集中到国际捕鲸委员会(即IWC）的身上。"And since it's said nowhere in the constitution of the IWC that you had to be whaling nation to join you have countries like Kenya and the Seychelles. Switzerland is a member of the IWC, a country not known for its whaling history. Countries joined because they felt that this was something that needed to be done. "“因为国际捕鲸委员会的率程里没有规定只有捕鲸国才能加入该组织，所以会员国里就有了肯尼亚和塞舌尔群岛。瑞士是国际捕鲸委员会的成员，而它并不以捕鲸业著称。有些国家之所以加入该组织是因为他们认为这是必须做的一件事。”By 1986, the Commission had passed a moratoriunm on commercial whaling. But since the organization had no enforcement powers, it could and can not impose sanctions on violators. Only a few nations-Japan. Iceland, and Norway-continue to hunt whales commercially. 到1986年，该委员会通过了一项暂停商业性捕鲸的决定。但是，因为该组织没有强迫执行的权力，它当时不能，现在也不能对犯犯者进行制裁。只有为数不多的几个国家——日本、冰岛和挪威——仍在继续进行商业性捕鲸。 Richard Ellis says there is something magical about this animal caught in the net of life and time. and we must continue to fight to preserve it, because in the end we are really protecting a small part of ourselves and our earth.理查德·埃利斯说，被困在生命与时间之网中的这种动物具有一种不可思议的魔力，我们必须继续为保存它而进行斗争，因为归根结底我们是在保护我们自己和我们这个地球的一小部分。
蜜蜂：拿生命换回的安全
It is the job of the most mature worker bees to leave the hive to collect nectar from flowers. Upon returning to the hive, they deposit the nectar into pockets, called honeycombs, in the hive’s walls. It is from here that we get honey.
But before you go putting your hand into a beehive, remember this: The hive is the center of the bees’world. It is not only where they store the products of their hard work, but also where they raise their young. The hive is, therefore, so important that every worker is willing to lay down its life to protect it, should its safety be threatened. A group of worker bees can kill an animal--or even a person--with their stings.
This defense, however, comes at a high price. Soon after stinging its victim, a honeybee will die. These little soldiers make this sacrifice without a second thought, as they are driven by instinct alone. So remember, when you are near a beehive, you can’t“bee”careful enough!
大多数成熟工蜂的职责就是离巢采集花蜜。一返回蜂房，它们便将花蜜储存在被称作“六角形蜂窝”的蜂房壁上的小巢中，我们就是从那里采集蜂蜜的。
但在你把手伸进蜂房前，切记这点：蜂房是蜜蜂世界的中心。那里不但是它们存放辛苦采回的蜂蜜所在，同时也是哺育幼蜂的地方。正因为蜂房如此重要，所以一旦蜂房的安全受到威胁，每只工蜂都会不惜牺牲性命来捍卫它。一群工蜂可以用它们的刺杀死一只动物——甚至一个人！
不过，这样的防御行为付出的代价很高。蜜蜂蛰过受害者后，不久就会死亡。这些小尖兵毫不犹豫做出这样的牺牲，只因本能驱使它们勇往直前。所以记住了，当你靠近蜂巢时，千万不可掉以轻心！
But before you go putting your hand into a beehive, remember this: The hive is the center of the bees’world. It is not only where they store the products of their hard work, but also where they raise their young. The hive is, therefore, so important that every worker is willing to lay down its life to protect it, should its safety be threatened. A group of worker bees can kill an animal--or even a person--with their stings.
This defense, however, comes at a high price. Soon after stinging its victim, a honeybee will die. These little soldiers make this sacrifice without a second thought, as they are driven by instinct alone. So remember, when you are near a beehive, you can’t“bee”careful enough!
大多数成熟工蜂的职责就是离巢采集花蜜。一返回蜂房，它们便将花蜜储存在被称作“六角形蜂窝”的蜂房壁上的小巢中，我们就是从那里采集蜂蜜的。
但在你把手伸进蜂房前，切记这点：蜂房是蜜蜂世界的中心。那里不但是它们存放辛苦采回的蜂蜜所在，同时也是哺育幼蜂的地方。正因为蜂房如此重要，所以一旦蜂房的安全受到威胁，每只工蜂都会不惜牺牲性命来捍卫它。一群工蜂可以用它们的刺杀死一只动物——甚至一个人！
不过，这样的防御行为付出的代价很高。蜜蜂蛰过受害者后，不久就会死亡。这些小尖兵毫不犹豫做出这样的牺牲，只因本能驱使它们勇往直前。所以记住了，当你靠近蜂巢时，千万不可掉以轻心！
The origin of dollar
The origin of the almighty dollar is in what is now the Czech Republic. In 1519, a silver mine near the town of Joachimstal (literally "Joachim's valley," from the German Tal, meaning valley) began minting a silver coin called, unimaginatively, the Joachimstaler. The coin, which was circulated widely, became better known by its clipped form, the taler. In Dutch and Low German, the initial consonant softened to become daler. English adopted this form, eventually changing its spelling to the modern dollar.
美元的起源
至高无上的美元起源于现今的捷克共和国。1519年，位于Joachimstal镇 (意为 Joachim山谷，源于德语“Tal”为“山谷”)附近的一座银矿开始制造银币，银币的名称，不假思索的取名为Joachimster，这种银币广泛流通，后来名称简化为“taler”，变的更加有名。在荷兰及德国南方，taler一词开头的辅音常常软化而变成 “daler”。英语采用了这一形式，最终其拼写为现在的 “dollar”一词的形式。
In the American colonies, there was no standard currency. The coin that was in widest use was the Spanish Peso, known also as "Pieces of Eight" because it could be divided into eight pie-like pieces. The English colonists informally assigned the name dollar to this coin. In 1785, when the Continental Congress established U.S. currency, they adopted dollar as name for the standard unit of currency, at the suggestion of Governeur Morris and Thomas Jefferson, because the term was widely known and was not associated with any form of official English currency. (Jefferson also coined the term disme, from the French dixieme, for a tenth of a dollar. Pronounced deem, it eventually became dime.)
在美国殖民地，以前没有标准的货币。最广泛使用的是西班牙比索，也称之为 “八片币”，因为它可以分成包子状的八块。英国殖民主义者把这种钱币非正式的称为dollar(元)。1785年，美洲殖民地大会确定了美国货币，他们根据毛里求斯总督和托马斯.杰弗逊的建议把dollar(美元) 作为标准货币单位名称。因为dollar 一词已广为人知，它与任何形式的英国官方货币无关。（杰弗逊还命名了硬币角（disme）, 起源于法语dixieme, 作为一美元的十分之一，发音为“deem”，最终演变为dime）
The origin of the $ sign has several folkloric stories attached. One says that Thomas Jefferson invented it, perhaps as a sort of monogram for TS. Jefferson was the first to use the symbol in relation to the U.S. dollar, but this story is fanciful. Another says that originally it was U superimposed over an S, for U.S. of course. Eventually the base of the U eroded due to poor printing technology, leaving an S with two lines through it. Another says that it is a variant of a figure eight that appeared on the Spanish Peso, standing for the pieces of eight. This last is close to the truth, but not quite there.
美元的符号$的起源与好几种民间传说有关。一种说法是：它是由托马斯杰弗逊发明的，为TS交织字母的标记。杰弗逊首次将这符号与美元联系起来，但这种说法未免有点荒诞。另一种说法是：原来是字母U加在字母S上，当然代表U.S.（美国）。后来由于印刷技术差的缘故，U的底部未印出来，结果就剩下两条竖杠在字母S上。还有一种说法是，它是数字“8”的变体，“8”曾经出现在西班牙比索上，代表“八片币”。这最后一种说法与事实相近，但也不能令人信服。
The Spanish royal family used on its escutcheon, two pillars (representing the Pillars of Hercules in Gibraltar and Morocco) crossed by an unfurled banner reading "Plus Ultra." This symbol appeared on the Peso, and looked much like the modern $ sign. It was adopted as a symbol for the Peso in the American colonies, and was transferred to the dollar.
西班牙皇室将$这一符号用在饰有纹章的盾牌上，两个柱子（代表大力神在直布罗陀和摩洛哥的两根柱子）与一面招展的旗帜相交，有“超级”的含义。这一符号出现在比索上，很像今天$这一符号。在美洲殖民地，它被用来作为比索的符号，后来转用来代表美元。
The U.S. was the first nation to adopt an official currency named the dollar. In 1797, the Bank of England began minting "dollar" coins as bank-issued currency. Other nations that have adopted the name dollar for their currency have done so in emulation of either the U.S. or this short-lived Bank of England practice.
美国是第一个将官方货币命名为“元”的国家。1797年，英国银行开始铸造面值为“元”的硬币，作为银行发行的货币。其他国家相继采用“元”作为他们的货币，他们不是模仿美国就是模仿寿命不长的英国银行的做法。
美元的起源
至高无上的美元起源于现今的捷克共和国。1519年，位于Joachimstal镇 (意为 Joachim山谷，源于德语“Tal”为“山谷”)附近的一座银矿开始制造银币，银币的名称，不假思索的取名为Joachimster，这种银币广泛流通，后来名称简化为“taler”，变的更加有名。在荷兰及德国南方，taler一词开头的辅音常常软化而变成 “daler”。英语采用了这一形式，最终其拼写为现在的 “dollar”一词的形式。
In the American colonies, there was no standard currency. The coin that was in widest use was the Spanish Peso, known also as "Pieces of Eight" because it could be divided into eight pie-like pieces. The English colonists informally assigned the name dollar to this coin. In 1785, when the Continental Congress established U.S. currency, they adopted dollar as name for the standard unit of currency, at the suggestion of Governeur Morris and Thomas Jefferson, because the term was widely known and was not associated with any form of official English currency. (Jefferson also coined the term disme, from the French dixieme, for a tenth of a dollar. Pronounced deem, it eventually became dime.)
在美国殖民地，以前没有标准的货币。最广泛使用的是西班牙比索，也称之为 “八片币”，因为它可以分成包子状的八块。英国殖民主义者把这种钱币非正式的称为dollar(元)。1785年，美洲殖民地大会确定了美国货币，他们根据毛里求斯总督和托马斯.杰弗逊的建议把dollar(美元) 作为标准货币单位名称。因为dollar 一词已广为人知，它与任何形式的英国官方货币无关。（杰弗逊还命名了硬币角（disme）, 起源于法语dixieme, 作为一美元的十分之一，发音为“deem”，最终演变为dime）
The origin of the $ sign has several folkloric stories attached. One says that Thomas Jefferson invented it, perhaps as a sort of monogram for TS. Jefferson was the first to use the symbol in relation to the U.S. dollar, but this story is fanciful. Another says that originally it was U superimposed over an S, for U.S. of course. Eventually the base of the U eroded due to poor printing technology, leaving an S with two lines through it. Another says that it is a variant of a figure eight that appeared on the Spanish Peso, standing for the pieces of eight. This last is close to the truth, but not quite there.
美元的符号$的起源与好几种民间传说有关。一种说法是：它是由托马斯杰弗逊发明的，为TS交织字母的标记。杰弗逊首次将这符号与美元联系起来，但这种说法未免有点荒诞。另一种说法是：原来是字母U加在字母S上，当然代表U.S.（美国）。后来由于印刷技术差的缘故，U的底部未印出来，结果就剩下两条竖杠在字母S上。还有一种说法是，它是数字“8”的变体，“8”曾经出现在西班牙比索上，代表“八片币”。这最后一种说法与事实相近，但也不能令人信服。
The Spanish royal family used on its escutcheon, two pillars (representing the Pillars of Hercules in Gibraltar and Morocco) crossed by an unfurled banner reading "Plus Ultra." This symbol appeared on the Peso, and looked much like the modern $ sign. It was adopted as a symbol for the Peso in the American colonies, and was transferred to the dollar.
西班牙皇室将$这一符号用在饰有纹章的盾牌上，两个柱子（代表大力神在直布罗陀和摩洛哥的两根柱子）与一面招展的旗帜相交，有“超级”的含义。这一符号出现在比索上，很像今天$这一符号。在美洲殖民地，它被用来作为比索的符号，后来转用来代表美元。
The U.S. was the first nation to adopt an official currency named the dollar. In 1797, the Bank of England began minting "dollar" coins as bank-issued currency. Other nations that have adopted the name dollar for their currency have done so in emulation of either the U.S. or this short-lived Bank of England practice.
美国是第一个将官方货币命名为“元”的国家。1797年，英国银行开始铸造面值为“元”的硬币，作为银行发行的货币。其他国家相继采用“元”作为他们的货币，他们不是模仿美国就是模仿寿命不长的英国银行的做法。
The History of Coffee
The history and development of the beverage that we know as coffee is varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political intrigue, and the pursuit of wealth and power. According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi as he tended his sheep noticed the effect of coffee beans on behavior. He noticed that the sheep became hyperactive after eating the red "cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures. He tried a few themselves, and was soon as overactive as his herd. The story relates that a monk happened by and scolded him for "partaking of the devil's fruit." However the monks soon discovered that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help them stay awake for their prayers. Another legend gives us the name for coffee or "mocha." An Arabian was banished to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the broth save the exiles, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage were named Mocha to honor this event. One early use for coffee would have little appeal today. The Galla tribe from Ethiopia used coffee, but not as a drink. They would wrap the beans in animal fat as their only source of nutrition while on raiding parties. The Turks were the first countries to adopt it as a drink, often adding spices such as clove, cinnamon, cardamom and anise to the brew. Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia whose inhabitants believed it to be a delicacy and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, the descendants of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region. Coffee was believed by some Christians to be the devil's drink. Pope Vincent III heard this and decided to taste it before he banished it. He enjoyed it so much and baptized it, saying, "coffee is so delicious it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it."Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.
新月牛肉包+鸡蛋鲜奶/BEEF CROISSANT + EGG MILK
[材料]新月形面包、卤牛肉、生菜、番茄各适量[做法]1.新月形面包先用利刀在弯角内侧划开刀口，放入烤箱烤至香酥时取出。2.卤牛肉切片，生菜洗净、切丝，番茄切薄片。3.将每个新月形面包的切口打开，放人卤牛肉和生菜丝及番茄片各少许，夹紧即可食用。
INGREDIENTScroissant, stewed beef, lettuce, tomato as needed
METHODS1. Cut the inside layer of the croissant, then place it into the oven, bake until crispy,remove and set aside.2. slice stewed beef; wash and shred lettuce; slice tomato thinly.3. Pull the croissant open, and stuff in the stewed beef, shredded lettuce, and the tomato slice, press them tightly and ready to serve.
INGREDIENTScroissant, stewed beef, lettuce, tomato as needed
METHODS1. Cut the inside layer of the croissant, then place it into the oven, bake until crispy,remove and set aside.2. slice stewed beef; wash and shred lettuce; slice tomato thinly.3. Pull the croissant open, and stuff in the stewed beef, shredded lettuce, and the tomato slice, press them tightly and ready to serve.
2008年10月14日星期二
漂亮的英文简历 帮你点亮职业起点
知名国际企业录用人才的程序严格，大多数人都是以一份中英文简历开始塑造他在公司的形象。而对于大型跨国企业，英文简历(resume)的制作尤为重要，它可能决定求职者能否进入面试，能否有真正展露自己才华的机会。不了解有关的常识和程式，不花费相当的心思来展示，单凭纯正娴熟的英文功底，不容易获得单位的青睐。在一大堆错误百出、英文表达能力低劣或平庸，毫无针对性和创造性的简历中，你的那份若能让人眼睛一亮，成功的机会必将大大增加。
权重表balance sheet
选取适当的工作后，必须看清招聘广告上所列出的每项要求，再将自己的学历、能力与兴趣逐一与之比较，作一张权重表(balance sheet)。
例如，一则关于销售管理培训生(marketing management trainee)的职位要求(job requirement)是这样写的：
We are looking for a competent person to fill the captioned position：
University graduate majors in Marketing Management. Prepared to develop career in the commercial field
-outgoing personality
-Able to communicate with different levels
-Good knowledge in PC operations
-Proficiency in written and spoken English／Mandarin
则应相应地考虑自己的条件(qualification)的选择和表述，如可写与上述各项对应：
-University graduate with major in Marketing
-Having actively participated in Business club’s activities and learned accounting and management
-Good in communication with people and like a lot of out door activities know how to tackle with people from all walks of life
-Skillful in operating Words Excel Lotus1-2-3etc
-Fluent in English and studied advanced level of Mandarin
这个方法的好处是可让你清楚了解该职位是否适合自己，而且，明白了各项要求后，就可依据每一点在履历表上重点提出自己在该方面的强项。突出卖点，将之放在最吸引别人的地方，使招聘者一眼明了，有利于表现自己。
经验陈述personal statement
工作经验是一份简历中令招聘者相当感兴趣的内容，善加措词是不可忽视的要务。
刚毕业，何来工作经验？其实，课下读书时的兼职、实习、实践，以至曾参加的一些课外活动如协助出版学校刊物、举办活动，展览、宣传……都可算是工作经验。不过，表达起来要有针对性地展开，列出那些与所找工作有关联的项目重点介绍，必要时更可使用概述的方式，给招聘者深入的了解。
下面这份材料的经历陈述稍显僵硬：
1996／7-1996／8 General Clerk IBM
1995／7-1995／8 Account clerks Manley Toy Trading
1994／6-1994／8 Salesgirl Esprit.
倘能换一种表述如：
Three years of job experience in different positions have offered me opportunities to understand different job aspects.
-As a General ClerkIBMAccounts clerk Manley Toy TradingI have learned how to prepare purchasing orders place orders handle accounting mastery check voucher……alsoSalesgirl Espritdeveloping the technique of selling serving and stocking.
能更好地突出个人工作经验，吸引招聘者的注意力。
职位目标Job Objective
一般求职者只会在履历表开端简单地写上所应征的职位如″Position Applied Management Trainee″或″I am applying for……″其实，若懂得利用这小小空间写出自己的职业目标job objective，能显示出你对该工作的热诚及憧憬，能令招聘者对你加倍留意。
比如这个不错的例子
Job objective To begin as a Marketing Management Trainee with opportunity to advance to executive level and contribute to the development of firm.
求职信 Cover letter
所谓求职信Cover letter 是附着在简历resume之前，用于陈述个人求职意向、优势和目的的信件。求职信是容易被国内学生忽略的简历中的重要一项，其实它对于详述简历中的重点，解释和补充求职目的有绝佳作用。而且，一份漂亮的简历会透露出你不一般的英文运用能力。切记，求职信和简历一定要简明扼要，突出重点，最好各一页纸。
用心良苦Resume
若你以为凭一份简历就可以高枕无忧笑傲职场绝对痴心妄想。 在你驰骋职场之前，改简历的经历足够让你回味终身。
五杆枪创江湖
大多数求职者为了争取更多的机会，求职行业跨度较大。这样就需要制作适合不同行业的简历。一般情况时，国企、外企、技术行业、管理工作、金融行业各一份。
跳眼点各不同
具体到某些行业，例如金融行业，人力资源经理对数字相对敏感，那么，简历中当然要突出数字，哪怕你在学校时只为演讲比赛拉到过1000元的赞助。而管理类的职位较看中求职者的管理经验。
PDF格式时兴
对于跨国企业，上传简历的格式最好是PDF格式。因为Word格式的简历容易带病毒，也不美观。
权重表balance sheet
选取适当的工作后，必须看清招聘广告上所列出的每项要求，再将自己的学历、能力与兴趣逐一与之比较，作一张权重表(balance sheet)。
例如，一则关于销售管理培训生(marketing management trainee)的职位要求(job requirement)是这样写的：
We are looking for a competent person to fill the captioned position：
University graduate majors in Marketing Management. Prepared to develop career in the commercial field
-outgoing personality
-Able to communicate with different levels
-Good knowledge in PC operations
-Proficiency in written and spoken English／Mandarin
则应相应地考虑自己的条件(qualification)的选择和表述，如可写与上述各项对应：
-University graduate with major in Marketing
-Having actively participated in Business club’s activities and learned accounting and management
-Good in communication with people and like a lot of out door activities know how to tackle with people from all walks of life
-Skillful in operating Words Excel Lotus1-2-3etc
-Fluent in English and studied advanced level of Mandarin
这个方法的好处是可让你清楚了解该职位是否适合自己，而且，明白了各项要求后，就可依据每一点在履历表上重点提出自己在该方面的强项。突出卖点，将之放在最吸引别人的地方，使招聘者一眼明了，有利于表现自己。
经验陈述personal statement
工作经验是一份简历中令招聘者相当感兴趣的内容，善加措词是不可忽视的要务。
刚毕业，何来工作经验？其实，课下读书时的兼职、实习、实践，以至曾参加的一些课外活动如协助出版学校刊物、举办活动，展览、宣传……都可算是工作经验。不过，表达起来要有针对性地展开，列出那些与所找工作有关联的项目重点介绍，必要时更可使用概述的方式，给招聘者深入的了解。
下面这份材料的经历陈述稍显僵硬：
1996／7-1996／8 General Clerk IBM
1995／7-1995／8 Account clerks Manley Toy Trading
1994／6-1994／8 Salesgirl Esprit.
倘能换一种表述如：
Three years of job experience in different positions have offered me opportunities to understand different job aspects.
-As a General ClerkIBMAccounts clerk Manley Toy TradingI have learned how to prepare purchasing orders place orders handle accounting mastery check voucher……alsoSalesgirl Espritdeveloping the technique of selling serving and stocking.
能更好地突出个人工作经验，吸引招聘者的注意力。
职位目标Job Objective
一般求职者只会在履历表开端简单地写上所应征的职位如″Position Applied Management Trainee″或″I am applying for……″其实，若懂得利用这小小空间写出自己的职业目标job objective，能显示出你对该工作的热诚及憧憬，能令招聘者对你加倍留意。
比如这个不错的例子
Job objective To begin as a Marketing Management Trainee with opportunity to advance to executive level and contribute to the development of firm.
求职信 Cover letter
所谓求职信Cover letter 是附着在简历resume之前，用于陈述个人求职意向、优势和目的的信件。求职信是容易被国内学生忽略的简历中的重要一项，其实它对于详述简历中的重点，解释和补充求职目的有绝佳作用。而且，一份漂亮的简历会透露出你不一般的英文运用能力。切记，求职信和简历一定要简明扼要，突出重点，最好各一页纸。
用心良苦Resume
若你以为凭一份简历就可以高枕无忧笑傲职场绝对痴心妄想。 在你驰骋职场之前，改简历的经历足够让你回味终身。
五杆枪创江湖
大多数求职者为了争取更多的机会，求职行业跨度较大。这样就需要制作适合不同行业的简历。一般情况时，国企、外企、技术行业、管理工作、金融行业各一份。
跳眼点各不同
具体到某些行业，例如金融行业，人力资源经理对数字相对敏感，那么，简历中当然要突出数字，哪怕你在学校时只为演讲比赛拉到过1000元的赞助。而管理类的职位较看中求职者的管理经验。
PDF格式时兴
对于跨国企业，上传简历的格式最好是PDF格式。因为Word格式的简历容易带病毒，也不美观。
英文求职信（五）
April 13,2000 P.O. Box 36 BIIT University Beijing,China 100000 Dear Sir/Madam: Are you searching for a telecommunications manager with expertise in project management and team leadership? I specialize in creating and implementing high-performance strategies that directly impact growth and profitability of large telecommunications companies. In addition to my knowledge of business processes, I also offer proficiency in telecom software development and cutting-edge technologies. I am relocating to Shenzhen and would be interested in opportunities with your firm. Currently, I serve as manager for BIT Company's Information Industry Division. Briefly, some of my accomplishments include: Developed a tool to track and forecast price,quantity,and revenue, which enables client to monitor business performance Implemented a customized end-to-end testing process and SQL database My business acumen, technical expertise, and leadership capabilities have contributed to a number of successful projects. The enclosed resume outlines my credentials and accomplishments in greater detail. I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you for a personal interview. Sincerely, Gu Bin
英文求职信（四）
April 13,2000 P.O. Box 36 BIIT University Beijing,China 100000 Dear Sir/Madam: Please consider me for your Sales Management Program. My background is one of selling ideas, concepts and programs, and of motivating myself and others to realize our potential. Attitudes predict behavior - or so goes the saying in sales. If this holds true, I am sure to be as successful in sales management as I am in my college endeavors. My unceasing optimism, self-determination and ability to set goals have allowed me to achieve academic and personal objectives. Because of my "can do" attitude, sales will provide the challenge and opportunity to continue my successful history of setting and achieving goals. Please allow me the opportunity to elaborate on how my background predicts sales success. I guarantee you'll be providing your corporation with an outstanding sales management . Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Deng Yun
英文求职信（三）
April 13,2000 P.O. Box 36 BIIT University Beijing,China 100000 Dear Sir/Madam: Now and then corporations send out feelers for just the right type of creative person. This person must fit very specific criteria. Usually, after all is said and done, the corporation wants a business person who can manage, create and communicate. A seasoned professional who's been around for a while. If you've been looking for this rare combination of business savvy and design expertise, my background might interest you: Ten years of working experience. Solid background in the management of creative up-and-comers. Know new technologies that show instant profit, such as CAD/CAM. This is but a brief summary of my abilities. And there is much, much more to share.I feel I have strong marketable skills in which you would be interested. Please contact me if you would like to hear and see more. With many thanks, Huang Yan
英文求职信（二）
April 13,2000 Room 212 Building 343 Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084 Ms. Yang: I was referred to you by Mr. Zhang, a Partner with your Beijing office, who informed me that the Shanghai office of your company is actively seeking to hire quality individuals for your Auditor Program. I have more than two years of accounting experience, including interning as an Auditor last year with the Beijing office of CCCC. I will be receiving my MBA this May from Tsinghua University. I am confident that my combination of practical work experience and solid educational experience has prepared me for making an immediate contribution to your company. I understand the level of professionalism and communication required for long-term success in the field. My background and professional approach to business will provide your office with a highly productive Auditor upon completion of your development program. I will be in the Shanghai area the week of April 16. Please call me at 136001216901 to arrange a convenient time when we may meet to further discuss my background in relation to your needs. I look forward to meeting you then. Sincerely,
英文求职信（一）
April 13,2000 P.O. Box 36 Tsinghua University Beijing,China 100084 Dear Sir/Madam: Your advertisement for a Network Maintenance Engineer in the April 10 Student Daily interested me bacause the position that you described sounds exactly like the kind of job I am seeking. According to the advertisement ,your position requires top university,Bachelor or above in Computer Science or equivalent field and proficient in Windows NT4.0 and LINUX System. I feel that I am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduating from Graduate School of Tsinghua University this year with a M.S. degree . My studies have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a control simulation system developed with Microsoft Visual InterDev and SQL Server. During my education, I have grasped the principals of my major and skills of practice. Not only have I passed CET-6, but more important I can communicate with others freely in English. My ability to write and speak English is out of question. I would appreciate your time in reviewing my enclosed resume and if there is any additional information you require, please contact me.I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you for a personal interview. With many thanks, Wang Lin
Secret For a Long Life
A woman walks up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch.
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she says. "What's your secret for a long, happy life?"
"I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods and never, ever exercise."
"Wow, that's amazing," says the woman. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she says. "What's your secret for a long, happy life?"
"I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods and never, ever exercise."
"Wow, that's amazing," says the woman. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
Low-salt, low-protein diet can prevent kidney stones
A diet low in salt and meat can dramatically reduce the risk of kidney stones, according to an Italian study that could spell the end for the low-calcium diet that doctors have been recommending for years.
About 10% of the U.S. population - and a much larger percentage of men, who make up 80% of sufferers - will have at least one kidney stone sometime in their lives, and it can be excruciatingly painful. Most stones can be excreted, but in about 15% of cases, surgery or shockwave treatment to pulverize the stones is needed.
低盐低蛋白饮食可防肾结石
据意大利的一项研究表明，低盐低肉饮食可以显著降低患肾结石的危险，该研究还"终结"了医生已推荐了多年的防肾结石低钙饮食。
美国人口中约有10%至少在一生中某时间患有一侧肾结石，其中男性比例要高得多，占患者的80%，患者有难以忍受的疼痛。大多数肾结石能排掉，但有大约15%的病例，需要动手术或用冲击波治疗才能粉碎肾结石。
Many doctors have told such patients to cut down on calcium because most kidney stones are made of a calcium compound. But recent studies have suggested that such a diet might not prevent kidney stones after all and may even promote them - along with osteoporosis.
The new study "dispelled a myth that a low-calcium diet is important in preventing kidney stones," said Dr. David A. Bushinsky, a kidney specialist at the University of Rochester.
许多医生曾告诉这些患者减少钙的摄入，因为大多数肾结石的成份是钙。但是最近的研究已表明，低钙饮食不仅不能预防肾结石，甚至会促使它的生成，还伴有骨质疏松。
罗切斯特大学的肾病专家David A.Bushinsky博士说："这项新研究打破了低钙饮食对防肾结石十分重要的神话。"
William Keane, president of the National Kidney Foundation, said he is sure the new diet "will become the gold standard."
Dr. Umberto Maggiore, explained that people on a low-calcium diet excrete less calcium in their urine but more of the other substance that combines with calcium to form most kidney stones.
In addition, salt and one protein common in meat lead to more calcium in the urine, which in turn contributes to the formation of kidney stones, Bushinsky said.
The low-salt, low-protein diet allowed 2,900 milligrams of salt per day; 2,400 is the maximum recommended by the American Heart Association. But people were allowed only about three-quarters of an ounce of meat per day, with just over an ounce of cheese or other dairy protein.
全国肾脏基金会主席William Keane说他确信新的饮食"将成为金标准"。
Umberto Magiore博士解释说，低钙饮食者虽在尿中只排出少量的钙，但多数与钙结合的其它物质形成了大部分肾结石。
Bushinsky说，此外，盐和肉中的常见蛋白质导致尿中有较多的钙，这样就促使肾结石的形成。
低盐低蛋白饮食允许每天摄入盐2,900毫克，美国心脏学会推荐的最大量是2,400毫克。而且人们每天只能摄入四分之三盎司的肉，和一盎司多一点的奶酪或其它乳蛋白。
The American Foundation for Urologic Disease does not mention a low-calcium diet on its Web page about kidney stones, but does say a doctor may suggest a low-meat, low-salt diet. The National Kidney Foundation's Web page says a doctor may suggest either diet, depending on test results.
Health care for kidney stones added up to $1.8 billion in 1993, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Drinking 10 to 12 big glasses of water during the day can keep stones from forming and push out those smaller than a pea.
美国泌尿系统病基金会在它的网页上尚没有提及低钙饮食和肾结石关系，但该网页说医生应推荐低肉低盐饮食。全国肾脏基金会的网页说医生应根据检验结果推荐饮食。
据全国糖尿病、消化和肾病研究所介绍，用于肾结石的医疗保健费用在1993年就达到180亿美元。一天中喝10至20大杯水能阻止肾结石的形成，排出比豌豆还小的肾结石。
About 10% of the U.S. population - and a much larger percentage of men, who make up 80% of sufferers - will have at least one kidney stone sometime in their lives, and it can be excruciatingly painful. Most stones can be excreted, but in about 15% of cases, surgery or shockwave treatment to pulverize the stones is needed.
低盐低蛋白饮食可防肾结石
据意大利的一项研究表明，低盐低肉饮食可以显著降低患肾结石的危险，该研究还"终结"了医生已推荐了多年的防肾结石低钙饮食。
美国人口中约有10%至少在一生中某时间患有一侧肾结石，其中男性比例要高得多，占患者的80%，患者有难以忍受的疼痛。大多数肾结石能排掉，但有大约15%的病例，需要动手术或用冲击波治疗才能粉碎肾结石。
Many doctors have told such patients to cut down on calcium because most kidney stones are made of a calcium compound. But recent studies have suggested that such a diet might not prevent kidney stones after all and may even promote them - along with osteoporosis.
The new study "dispelled a myth that a low-calcium diet is important in preventing kidney stones," said Dr. David A. Bushinsky, a kidney specialist at the University of Rochester.
许多医生曾告诉这些患者减少钙的摄入，因为大多数肾结石的成份是钙。但是最近的研究已表明，低钙饮食不仅不能预防肾结石，甚至会促使它的生成，还伴有骨质疏松。
罗切斯特大学的肾病专家David A.Bushinsky博士说："这项新研究打破了低钙饮食对防肾结石十分重要的神话。"
William Keane, president of the National Kidney Foundation, said he is sure the new diet "will become the gold standard."
Dr. Umberto Maggiore, explained that people on a low-calcium diet excrete less calcium in their urine but more of the other substance that combines with calcium to form most kidney stones.
In addition, salt and one protein common in meat lead to more calcium in the urine, which in turn contributes to the formation of kidney stones, Bushinsky said.
The low-salt, low-protein diet allowed 2,900 milligrams of salt per day; 2,400 is the maximum recommended by the American Heart Association. But people were allowed only about three-quarters of an ounce of meat per day, with just over an ounce of cheese or other dairy protein.
全国肾脏基金会主席William Keane说他确信新的饮食"将成为金标准"。
Umberto Magiore博士解释说，低钙饮食者虽在尿中只排出少量的钙，但多数与钙结合的其它物质形成了大部分肾结石。
Bushinsky说，此外，盐和肉中的常见蛋白质导致尿中有较多的钙，这样就促使肾结石的形成。
低盐低蛋白饮食允许每天摄入盐2,900毫克，美国心脏学会推荐的最大量是2,400毫克。而且人们每天只能摄入四分之三盎司的肉，和一盎司多一点的奶酪或其它乳蛋白。
The American Foundation for Urologic Disease does not mention a low-calcium diet on its Web page about kidney stones, but does say a doctor may suggest a low-meat, low-salt diet. The National Kidney Foundation's Web page says a doctor may suggest either diet, depending on test results.
Health care for kidney stones added up to $1.8 billion in 1993, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Drinking 10 to 12 big glasses of water during the day can keep stones from forming and push out those smaller than a pea.
美国泌尿系统病基金会在它的网页上尚没有提及低钙饮食和肾结石关系，但该网页说医生应推荐低肉低盐饮食。全国肾脏基金会的网页说医生应根据检验结果推荐饮食。
据全国糖尿病、消化和肾病研究所介绍，用于肾结石的医疗保健费用在1993年就达到180亿美元。一天中喝10至20大杯水能阻止肾结石的形成，排出比豌豆还小的肾结石。
Cocoa Linked to Lower Risk of Disease
The Dutch have a long history with chocolate. Although native Mexicans and their Spanish conquerors first used the bitter bean--and reported on its tonic powers--a Dutchman was the first to extract modern cocoa and neutralize its bitterness with alkali. The modern chocolate bar was born. Now, results from a study of aging Dutch men have shown that cocoa consumers were half as likely to die from disease than those who did not eat the sweet treat. Brian Buijsse of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven and his colleagues measured the cocoa intake of 470 men between 1985 and 2000 as part of the Zutphen Elderly Study, a longitudinal look at nearly 1,000 Dutch men between 65 and 84 years of age. The nutrition experts identified 24 cocoa-containing foods that the elderly men ate, ranging from dark chocolate bars to chocolate spreads. They summed the total amount of cocoa each consumed and came up with a grams-per-day measurement, which they used to separate the men into three groups: those who ate little chocolate, a modest amount, and the most.
The Manhattan solstice: New York's stunning light show
We have the historic and spectacular beauty of Stonehenge, and in America they have the unique urban phenomenon of ... Manhattanhenge.
Twice a year the sun aligns to bathe the city that never sleeps in glowing light.
As the sun sets over the American city on these special days, streets on the Manhattan grid are illuminated in a way that has been compared to the solstice at Stonehenge.
Every single cross-street is tinged with orange sunlight for the last fifteen minutes of the day.
The term Manhattanhenge was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.
It applies to those streets that follow the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 which laid out a grid offset 28.9 degrees from true east-west.
Had they been set directly on the east-west line, the phenomenon would coincide with the spring and autumn equinoxes.
As the sun sets behind the Chrysler Building in New York City it gives the Art Deco skyscraper a golden glow.
The word solstice translates from the Latin word solstitium, which means "stopped sun".
It refers to the winter and summer solstices when the sun reaches its most extreme southern and northern points.
Twice a year the sun aligns to bathe the city that never sleeps in glowing light.
As the sun sets over the American city on these special days, streets on the Manhattan grid are illuminated in a way that has been compared to the solstice at Stonehenge.
Every single cross-street is tinged with orange sunlight for the last fifteen minutes of the day.
The term Manhattanhenge was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.
It applies to those streets that follow the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 which laid out a grid offset 28.9 degrees from true east-west.
Had they been set directly on the east-west line, the phenomenon would coincide with the spring and autumn equinoxes.
As the sun sets behind the Chrysler Building in New York City it gives the Art Deco skyscraper a golden glow.
The word solstice translates from the Latin word solstitium, which means "stopped sun".
It refers to the winter and summer solstices when the sun reaches its most extreme southern and northern points.
2008年10月13日星期一
Love and Time
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,
Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,
Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
All woman born for loving
A little boy asked his mother:"Why are you crying?"
"Because I am a woman."She told him.
"I don't understand"he said.
His mum just hugged him and said:"And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father:"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All woman cry for no reason."Was all his dad could say.
The little boy grow up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God, when God got on the phone, he asked,"God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said:"When I made the women, she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her inner strength to endure childbirth, and the rejections many times comes from her children.
I gave her hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complains.
"I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even her children has hurt her very badly.
"I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart."
"I gave her the wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strength and resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly."
"And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. That is her exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see the beauty of a women is not the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair."
"The beauty of a women must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where the love resides."
"Because I am a woman."She told him.
"I don't understand"he said.
His mum just hugged him and said:"And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father:"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All woman cry for no reason."Was all his dad could say.
The little boy grow up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God, when God got on the phone, he asked,"God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said:"When I made the women, she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her inner strength to endure childbirth, and the rejections many times comes from her children.
I gave her hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complains.
"I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even her children has hurt her very badly.
"I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart."
"I gave her the wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strength and resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly."
"And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. That is her exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see the beauty of a women is not the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair."
"The beauty of a women must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where the love resides."
the true meaning of love - will never regret it
Time is running out for my friend. While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. "We're taking a survey,"she says, half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?"
"It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral. "I know,"she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous holidays..."
But that's not what I mean at all. I look at my friend, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal, but becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will be vulnerable forever.
I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without thinking: "What if that had been MY child?" That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die. I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub.
I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for child care, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting, and she will think her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her child is all right.
I want my friend to know that every decision will no longer be routine. That a five-year-old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at a restaurant will become a major dilemma. The issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in the lavatory. However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother.
Looking at my attractive friend, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the added weight of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same about herself. That her own life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child. She would give it up in a moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years—not to accomplish her own dreams—but to watch her children accomplish theirs.
I want to describe to my friend the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to hit a ball. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog for the first time. I want her to taste the joy that is so real it hurts.
My friend's look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. "You'll never regret it," I say finally. Then, squeezing my friend's hand, I offer a prayer for her and me and all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this holiest of callings.
"It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral. "I know,"she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous holidays..."
But that's not what I mean at all. I look at my friend, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal, but becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will be vulnerable forever.
I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without thinking: "What if that had been MY child?" That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die. I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub.
I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for child care, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting, and she will think her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her child is all right.
I want my friend to know that every decision will no longer be routine. That a five-year-old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at a restaurant will become a major dilemma. The issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in the lavatory. However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother.
Looking at my attractive friend, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the added weight of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same about herself. That her own life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child. She would give it up in a moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years—not to accomplish her own dreams—but to watch her children accomplish theirs.
I want to describe to my friend the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to hit a ball. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog for the first time. I want her to taste the joy that is so real it hurts.
My friend's look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. "You'll never regret it," I say finally. Then, squeezing my friend's hand, I offer a prayer for her and me and all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this holiest of callings.
Tactics for Job-hunt Success
If you're finding it tough to land a job，try expanding your job－hunting plan to include the following tactics：
Set your target.While you should always keep your options open to compromise，you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job.A specific job hunt will be more efficient than a haphazard one.
Schedule ample interviews.Use every possible method to get interviews——answering ads，using search firms，contacting companies directly，surfing the Web，and networking.Even if a job is not perfect for you，every interview can be approached as a positive experience.
Follow up.Even if someone does not hire you，write them a thank－you note for the interview.Then，some weeks later，send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for——or any other position，for that matter——is open.Do this with every position you interview for，and you may just catch a break.
Make it your full－time job.You can't find a job by looking sporadically。You have to make time for it.If you're unemployed and looking，devote as much time as you would to a full－time job.If you have a job while you're looking，figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching time.
Network vertically。In the research phase of your job hunt，talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industry.They'll have some insights that people at your own level won't have，and will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hired.Keep your spirits up.Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do.Maintain your confidence，stay persistent，and think positively，and eventually you will get a job that suits you.
Set your target.While you should always keep your options open to compromise，you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job.A specific job hunt will be more efficient than a haphazard one.
Schedule ample interviews.Use every possible method to get interviews——answering ads，using search firms，contacting companies directly，surfing the Web，and networking.Even if a job is not perfect for you，every interview can be approached as a positive experience.
Follow up.Even if someone does not hire you，write them a thank－you note for the interview.Then，some weeks later，send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for——or any other position，for that matter——is open.Do this with every position you interview for，and you may just catch a break.
Make it your full－time job.You can't find a job by looking sporadically。You have to make time for it.If you're unemployed and looking，devote as much time as you would to a full－time job.If you have a job while you're looking，figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching time.
Network vertically。In the research phase of your job hunt，talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industry.They'll have some insights that people at your own level won't have，and will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hired.Keep your spirits up.Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do.Maintain your confidence，stay persistent，and think positively，and eventually you will get a job that suits you.
The gift of Love
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I thought like a child; when I became and adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I thought like a child; when I became and adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
Eyes can speak-眼睛会说话
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
我们的眼睛能准确地传达一些信息，所以人们常说，眼睛会说话。
你有过类似的体验吗？在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一个陌生人，但时间不会太长。而且，如果他能感觉到有人盯着他，会觉得浑身不自在。
日常生活中亦如此。如果别人一直盯着你看，你就会不由自主地审视自己，看看是不是有什么地方弄错了。如果一切正常，你就会对别人的这种盯梢很气愤。眼睛确实能说话，不是吗？
过久的盯着别人看会给人一种粗鲁和侵犯的感觉。但异性之间的凝视就不同了。如果一个男人盯着一个女人超过10秒钟，还不想挪开视线的话，他的意思就十分明显了，他想引起她的注意，想让她知道他爱慕她。
正常情况下，两人交谈时，目光接触能传达这样的意思：说者偶尔看看听者，以此确认听着是否在认真倾听。而对于听者来说，他会一直看着说话的人，以此告诉他，自己正专心致志的听着。
假如与你说话的那个人直直的盯着你，好像要镇住你似的，你便会感到惶恐不安。一般地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑。因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现，结果恰恰相反。
实际上，长时间的相互凝视仅适合情人之间，他们喜欢温柔的对视，用目光来传达言语无法表达的爱意。
显然，目光交流应该根据双方的关系和特定场合来进行
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
我们的眼睛能准确地传达一些信息，所以人们常说，眼睛会说话。
你有过类似的体验吗？在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一个陌生人，但时间不会太长。而且，如果他能感觉到有人盯着他，会觉得浑身不自在。
日常生活中亦如此。如果别人一直盯着你看，你就会不由自主地审视自己，看看是不是有什么地方弄错了。如果一切正常，你就会对别人的这种盯梢很气愤。眼睛确实能说话，不是吗？
过久的盯着别人看会给人一种粗鲁和侵犯的感觉。但异性之间的凝视就不同了。如果一个男人盯着一个女人超过10秒钟，还不想挪开视线的话，他的意思就十分明显了，他想引起她的注意，想让她知道他爱慕她。
正常情况下，两人交谈时，目光接触能传达这样的意思：说者偶尔看看听者，以此确认听着是否在认真倾听。而对于听者来说，他会一直看着说话的人，以此告诉他，自己正专心致志的听着。
假如与你说话的那个人直直的盯着你，好像要镇住你似的，你便会感到惶恐不安。一般地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑。因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现，结果恰恰相反。
实际上，长时间的相互凝视仅适合情人之间，他们喜欢温柔的对视，用目光来传达言语无法表达的爱意。
显然，目光交流应该根据双方的关系和特定场合来进行
2008年10月12日星期日
DATING ONLINE
Dating online may be an interesting experience with everything dealt with properly. If not, it will surely be rather boring. That's why dating online should be made carefully rather than casually, which can lead to a large difference between lifelong happiness and lifelong lonliness.
The popularity of dating online lies in that it's a more effecient way to meet people with more advantages over those traditional ones. However, much caution is still needed when people date with those who are almost fully strange. To increase your exprience concerned, the most important point to keep in mind is to keep level-headed.
To make most appointments successful, you must keep to the following common sense and stay alert to some people.
1. Begin it cautiously. We suggest pushing the process slowly. Keep alert to somebody much too adult.
2. Try to use anonymity. Never throw away your name, e-mail address, home address, telephone number and other private information in Web files or until you have known him to a great extent.
3. Ask for photos. A photo can give you his appearance, which contributes to an exact sense of whether to see him or not.
4. Talk by phone. Telephone conversations can reveal much of his skill in personal and social communication.
These advice can help you gain pleasure as well as feel safe while dating online. So, when you are on the Internet, please learn these tips by heart.
The popularity of dating online lies in that it's a more effecient way to meet people with more advantages over those traditional ones. However, much caution is still needed when people date with those who are almost fully strange. To increase your exprience concerned, the most important point to keep in mind is to keep level-headed.
To make most appointments successful, you must keep to the following common sense and stay alert to some people.
1. Begin it cautiously. We suggest pushing the process slowly. Keep alert to somebody much too adult.
2. Try to use anonymity. Never throw away your name, e-mail address, home address, telephone number and other private information in Web files or until you have known him to a great extent.
3. Ask for photos. A photo can give you his appearance, which contributes to an exact sense of whether to see him or not.
4. Talk by phone. Telephone conversations can reveal much of his skill in personal and social communication.
These advice can help you gain pleasure as well as feel safe while dating online. So, when you are on the Internet, please learn these tips by heart.
A lack of electricity
At present there is a heavy shortage of electricity all around the world. Maybe some night while you are doing something important, but suddenly the lights are off. What an indignant thing! Then, we could ask what has happened and why.
There are many reasons for lack of electricity in our world. I'll give two main ones. First of all, to make electricity needs plenty of natural sources, such as coal, water and wind. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer natural resources left because they are always limited but more and more people need it. It has become the basic factor for economical and social development. Secondly, many of us haven't paid enough attention and even still waste much of it. What a shame!
So, we should take quick and informed action to solve this problem. Of all measures, the below are the most important: We should develop more ways of making electricity such as nuclear energy, and form the good habit of efficiently making use of our limited but valuabe resources!
There are many reasons for lack of electricity in our world. I'll give two main ones. First of all, to make electricity needs plenty of natural sources, such as coal, water and wind. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer natural resources left because they are always limited but more and more people need it. It has become the basic factor for economical and social development. Secondly, many of us haven't paid enough attention and even still waste much of it. What a shame!
So, we should take quick and informed action to solve this problem. Of all measures, the below are the most important: We should develop more ways of making electricity such as nuclear energy, and form the good habit of efficiently making use of our limited but valuabe resources!
How to Protect Your Eyesight
Eyes play a important role in our bodies.So protecting your eyesight is very important.Please let me introduce some ways to protect your eyesight.
First of all,eyes have to rest when it works two hours later.Then you should insist doing eyes exercises twice a day.It is good for eyes to look farther some times.Don’t read in a bed or driving cars or the place where hasn’t light.Don’t read under the sun.If there are something in your eyes,don’t rub,you should flush with the boiled and cooled water.If it hasn’t reason,you must ask for docters.If you must narrow the eyes to see things clearly,then you should wear glasses.
I think you will have some good ideas about how to protect your eyesight after reading this article.
First of all,eyes have to rest when it works two hours later.Then you should insist doing eyes exercises twice a day.It is good for eyes to look farther some times.Don’t read in a bed or driving cars or the place where hasn’t light.Don’t read under the sun.If there are something in your eyes,don’t rub,you should flush with the boiled and cooled water.If it hasn’t reason,you must ask for docters.If you must narrow the eyes to see things clearly,then you should wear glasses.
I think you will have some good ideas about how to protect your eyesight after reading this article.
Secret For a Long Life
A woman walks up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch.
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she says. "What's your secret for a long, happy life?"
"I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods and never, ever exercise."
"Wow, that's amazing," says the woman. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she says. "What's your secret for a long, happy life?"
"I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods and never, ever exercise."
"Wow, that's amazing," says the woman. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
Great Event
Teacher: What great event happened in 1809? Little Willy: Abraham Lincoln was born. Teacher: Correct. And what great event happened in 1812? Little Willy: Abraham Lincoln had his third birthday.
St Peter's question
Three men, a doctor, an accountant and a lawyer are dead and they appear in front of St Peter. St Peter tells them that they have to answer one question in order to get to Heaven. He looks at the doctor and asks, "There was a movie that was made about a ship that sank after hitting an iceberg, what was its name?" The doctor answers, "The Titanic" and he is sent through. He then looks at the accountant and say, "How many people died in that ship?" Fortunately the accountant had just watched the movie and he answers, "1 500!". St Peter sends him through and then finally turns to the lawyer and commands, in a very heavy voice, "Name them!".
Goethe's Tolerance
Goethe's Tolerance
Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said, "I'll never make way for a fool." "But I will," with that Goethe retreated aside.
Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said, "I'll never make way for a fool." "But I will," with that Goethe retreated aside.
About Memory
Some people have very good memory and can easily learn quite long poems by heart. There are other people who can only remember things when they have repeated them again and again. The famous English writer, Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have wonderful memories. A good memory is a help in learning a foreign language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he was a small child, and some children----like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents----seem to learn two languages as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects as well. A man's mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also what we feel,hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and is readyfor us to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds.
Memory is the diary we all carry about us. We keep things we have experienced in this diary.
Memory is the diary we all carry about us. We keep things we have experienced in this diary.
Life Is a Struggle
Life is a struggle. I shall never forget the most striking part of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow＇ s poem -- A Psalm of Life: "In the world＇s blood field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!"Ludwig van Beethoven was a typical "hero in the strife". He was not only one of the greatest composers, but also one of the most persevering men. As a deaf man, he went on working with his strong will in the last year of his life, though he was not able to hear his own fine and original music. Another example of persistence in struggle is Deng Yaping. She once said that her technique came from continuous training, emphasizing the importance of daily practice to a player.
As a student, I seem to be in a boat sailiug against the current. I must make an effort to forge ahead. A little carelessness will result in being driven back. Indeed, learning is a struggle against idleness and carelessness. Following the examples of Ludwig van Beethoven and Deng Yaping, I shall take great pains to urge myself on, moving steadily forward like a heroic boatman in the rough sea of knowledge.
As a student, I seem to be in a boat sailiug against the current. I must make an effort to forge ahead. A little carelessness will result in being driven back. Indeed, learning is a struggle against idleness and carelessness. Following the examples of Ludwig van Beethoven and Deng Yaping, I shall take great pains to urge myself on, moving steadily forward like a heroic boatman in the rough sea of knowledge.
Life is all about choices
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don＇ t get it. You can＇ t be positive all the time. How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I wake up and say to myself ＇Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.＇ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right. It isn＇t that easy." I protested.
"Yes it is, " Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: It＇s your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what Michael said.
Soon thereafter, I left the big enterprise that I had worked in for years to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often though about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.
After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "... the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, l read ＇He＇s a dead man.＇ I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me” said Michael. "She asked me if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled", ‘Gravity’” Over their laughter, I told them, ＇I＇m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead＇."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I Learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude is everything.
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don＇ t get it. You can＇ t be positive all the time. How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I wake up and say to myself ＇Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.＇ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right. It isn＇t that easy." I protested.
"Yes it is, " Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: It＇s your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what Michael said.
Soon thereafter, I left the big enterprise that I had worked in for years to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often though about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.
After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "... the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, l read ＇He＇s a dead man.＇ I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me” said Michael. "She asked me if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled", ‘Gravity’” Over their laughter, I told them, ＇I＇m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead＇."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I Learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude is everything.
Honesty
When it comes to honesty, quite a lot of people believe it is essential to a person’s character and success.
They base their idea on the following reasons: on one hand, successful business owes much to mutual trust; on another hand, great people in history such as Abraham Lincoln and Genete Washington set us good examples of being honest, they are great because they are honest.
But some people think differently. They believe honesty is becoming out of date. Their reasons run as following: to begin with, cheating on exams is becoming more and more popular; in addition, some singers and movie stars cheat on taxes; last but not the least, if you are not careful enough, you’ll buy some defective goods and fake products.
It is high time we emphasized and encouraged honesty. We can take effective measures to restore it. For example, kids should be taught to tell truth, strict rules and regulations should be carried out to stop cheatings on exams and taxes, etc.
They base their idea on the following reasons: on one hand, successful business owes much to mutual trust; on another hand, great people in history such as Abraham Lincoln and Genete Washington set us good examples of being honest, they are great because they are honest.
But some people think differently. They believe honesty is becoming out of date. Their reasons run as following: to begin with, cheating on exams is becoming more and more popular; in addition, some singers and movie stars cheat on taxes; last but not the least, if you are not careful enough, you’ll buy some defective goods and fake products.
It is high time we emphasized and encouraged honesty. We can take effective measures to restore it. For example, kids should be taught to tell truth, strict rules and regulations should be carried out to stop cheatings on exams and taxes, etc.
Disasters
In the past hundred years, there have heen frequent natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, mud-rock flows, seismic sea waves, earthquakes, windstorms and the stretching of new deserts.
The disasters have killed millions upon millions of people, destroyed countless homes, and wiped out numerous pieces of fertile land.
Now more and more people become aware that those disasters have much to do with what we have done to the earth. We have cut down too many trees in the forests,we have badly polluted the environment, we have shocked our own home-planet time and again with tremendously powerful explosions of nuclear bombs.
As a result, climates have become abnormal, rainwater rushes down hillsides angrily, and the underground energy goes up to revenge itself on us.
The earth is our only home-planet. It is urgent for us to stop damaging it, and to do our best to protect it and make it a lovely place suitable to live in, for we have nowhere to go and survive except where we are now.
The disasters have killed millions upon millions of people, destroyed countless homes, and wiped out numerous pieces of fertile land.
Now more and more people become aware that those disasters have much to do with what we have done to the earth. We have cut down too many trees in the forests,we have badly polluted the environment, we have shocked our own home-planet time and again with tremendously powerful explosions of nuclear bombs.
As a result, climates have become abnormal, rainwater rushes down hillsides angrily, and the underground energy goes up to revenge itself on us.
The earth is our only home-planet. It is urgent for us to stop damaging it, and to do our best to protect it and make it a lovely place suitable to live in, for we have nowhere to go and survive except where we are now.
competition and cooperation
When it comes to competition and cooperation, some people always emphasize competition but neglect cooperation.
Their reasons run as following: to begin with, they believe only competition can help them defeat their counterparts; in addition, they think competition is the only way to lead to success.
But some others hold different opinion. They think cooperation is as important as competition. They base their opinion on the following reasons: on one hand, cooperation can build trust between each other and help to bring long-term relationship; on another hand, cooperation can turn a small and weak business into a big and strong one.
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that both competition and cooperation are essential to success and thus should be emphasized at the same time.
Their reasons run as following: to begin with, they believe only competition can help them defeat their counterparts; in addition, they think competition is the only way to lead to success.
But some others hold different opinion. They think cooperation is as important as competition. They base their opinion on the following reasons: on one hand, cooperation can build trust between each other and help to bring long-term relationship; on another hand, cooperation can turn a small and weak business into a big and strong one.
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that both competition and cooperation are essential to success and thus should be emphasized at the same time.
say no to pirated products
At present,piracy is becoming unprecedentedly visible in China,Any product,like tape,CD and hi-tech device can be copied,not to mention book.Shortly after a newly-published book hits the shelves,people will unsurprisingly find its pirated counterparts in the stores.
It has been widely believed that piracy has caused a great loss to legitimate producers,inventors and authors in many ways.To start with,pirated products often cost much less than the original ones,so they enjoy unbeatable advantage in price in spite of their relatively poor quality.
The original ones,on the contrary,sell poorly.As far as pirated books are concerned,they do great harm to the authors/ reputation due to their misprints.In the long run,pirated products may also have negative impacts on customers since those legitimate producers' enthuslasm may be greatly hurt by the fact that some customers are more indined to purchase pirated products.
It has been widely believed that piracy has caused a great loss to legitimate producers,inventors and authors in many ways.To start with,pirated products often cost much less than the original ones,so they enjoy unbeatable advantage in price in spite of their relatively poor quality.
The original ones,on the contrary,sell poorly.As far as pirated books are concerned,they do great harm to the authors/ reputation due to their misprints.In the long run,pirated products may also have negative impacts on customers since those legitimate producers' enthuslasm may be greatly hurt by the fact that some customers are more indined to purchase pirated products.
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