46.DreamVacationVenue
Theotherday,inanicebreakergame,Iwasaskedtodescribetoasmallgroupwhatmydreamvacationvenuewouldbe.Havingjustcomebackfromalongbusinesstrip,Ididnothesitatetosay,"Home."Severalgroupmembersshooktheirheads,butIwasprettyhappywithmychoice.Somanythingsthatareroutine,easy,andyetenjoyableathomesimplybecomedifficultorevenimpossibleontheroad.Also,Iamlucktohavethreehomes-theone...[閱讀全文]
老大和老大的博客
亦衝亦潛，順勢隨緣。潛水有潛水的理由，衝浪有衝浪的原因。
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45.Pickitarian
Onedayacoupleofyearsago,thereshowedupsomecardsonthetablesofourcompany'scafeteria,whichencouragedallemployeestobe"flexitarian"bychoosingtoeatmorevegetablesandfruitswhenpossible,eventhoughmanywerenotvegansorvegetarians.Thatday,wetalkedaboutitandlaughedatthemade-upwordoverlunch.Thesedays,IamrealizingthatIhavebecomea"pickitarian"instead,i.e.mypickinessforfoodhass...[閱讀全文]
Onedayacoupleofyearsago,thereshowedupsomecardsonthetablesofourcompany'scafeteria,whichencouragedallemployeestobe"flexitarian"bychoosingtoeatmorevegetablesandfruitswhenpossible,eventhoughmanywerenotvegansorvegetarians.Thatday,wetalkedaboutitandlaughedatthemade-upwordoverlunch.Thesedays,IamrealizingthatIhavebecomea"pickitarian"instead,i.e.mypickinessforfoodhass...[閱讀全文]
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44.RestaurantPositivity
Acoupleofdaysago,insidearestaurantnottoofarfromwherewelive,Isawawoodenplaque,whichread"Allourvisitorsbringhappiness,somebycoming,othersbygoing."Positive,Ithought,andinteresting,too.Beingapositivethinkermyself,Icouldnothelpcomingupwithmyownversion:"Allrestaurantsbringgoodmemories,somebyusgoingthereagainandagain,othersbygoingonceandfeelingdoneforgood."...[閱讀全文]
Acoupleofdaysago,insidearestaurantnottoofarfromwherewelive,Isawawoodenplaque,whichread"Allourvisitorsbringhappiness,somebycoming,othersbygoing."Positive,Ithought,andinteresting,too.Beingapositivethinkermyself,Icouldnothelpcomingupwithmyownversion:"Allrestaurantsbringgoodmemories,somebyusgoingthereagainandagain,othersbygoingonceandfeelingdoneforgood."...[閱讀全文]
(2012-12-28 03:11:03)
43.GoodwillThisafternoon,MeiandIbroughtthetworetiredbutfunctioningTVsetstoanearbyGoodwilllocationanddonatedthem.Toourpleasantsurprise,itwasquitebusydownthere.Wewerehappytoreclaimthelittlespacethathadbeenoccupiedbythemandtodosomethingcharitableatthesametime.Althoughwehadhadthisgoodwillforawhile,itfeltparticularlygoodtocarryitoutfinally.AndthenIrememberedthelyricsbyHammerstein:Abellisnobell'tilyouri...[閱讀全文]
(2012-12-26 04:40:24)
42.MandarinwithaStrongAccent
Oneday,Iwasdrivinghomeafterwork,whenIheardsomeonespeakingMandarinwithastrongaccentontheradio.ItwasoneofthestationsIwouldtuneintofromtimetotimeandthetopicthatdaywaspersonalfinanceandinvesting.Thespeaker'spointscouldbeunderstoodverywellevenwithheraccent,and,afterlisteningforseveralminutes,Ibegantofeelprettyhappyaboutit.Yousee,millionsofChinesespendhundredsofhourseach...[閱讀全文]
Oneday,Iwasdrivinghomeafterwork,whenIheardsomeonespeakingMandarinwithastrongaccentontheradio.ItwasoneofthestationsIwouldtuneintofromtimetotimeandthetopicthatdaywaspersonalfinanceandinvesting.Thespeaker'spointscouldbeunderstoodverywellevenwithheraccent,and,afterlisteningforseveralminutes,Ibegantofeelprettyhappyaboutit.Yousee,millionsofChinesespendhundredsofhourseach...[閱讀全文]
(2012-12-22 17:04:19)
今天，因緣濟會，咱們來瞧瞧幾個涉及法律的單詞：trespass,solicit,和solicitor。單詞達人多半是見過這些單詞的，不過，恐怕也有意外，請一並留下來瞧瞧吧。
先看trespass。這個單詞，咱隻在各種地產上插著的牌子上見過：Notrespassing，往往加上另外幾個詞組，如Privateproperty啥的，瞧那陣勢，多半是“不得擅入”，“非請勿入”。果然，根據Wiktionary，
trespass
Verb<[閱讀全文]
trespass
Verb<[閱讀全文]
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這天，快下班的時候，接到我家老大的電話。
我家老大：“回來路上，記得去買點外快。”
老大我：“什麽？買外快？”
我家老大：“是啊。就去上次那個餐館就好了，我還要那個湯，菜你來點。”
老大我明白了：“哈哈！是外賣啊！知道了。”
完成任務回家，老大我跟老大說：“外快呢，是好東西，就是得花力氣去掙。要是有得買啊，我也[閱讀全文]
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41.ChooseYourFight
WhenIfirststartedfillingmyownteabags,Iencounteredatechnicalissue:WhenIpouredhotwaterinthemugwithmyhand-filledteabaginit,theteabagwouldunfoldandthetealeavestendtocomeoutofit.Itriedfoldingtheteabagsinmoresophisticatedways,butitdidnothelpmuch.ShallIcallthisaKTI(KeyTechnicalIssue)andlaunchaprojecttosolveit?AndthenitclickedthatthisissuecouldcompletelyavoidedifIsimplyswitchedtheor...[閱讀全文]
WhenIfirststartedfillingmyownteabags,Iencounteredatechnicalissue:WhenIpouredhotwaterinthemugwithmyhand-filledteabaginit,theteabagwouldunfoldandthetealeavestendtocomeoutofit.Itriedfoldingtheteabagsinmoresophisticatedways,butitdidnothelpmuch.ShallIcallthisaKTI(KeyTechnicalIssue)andlaunchaprojecttosolveit?AndthenitclickedthatthisissuecouldcompletelyavoidedifIsimplyswitchedtheor...[閱讀全文]
(2012-12-09 00:43:48)
今天下午，在家裏看電視上有關維護保養房子的節目，講到花園，學了三個詞:stump，mulch，和rake。拿到這裏來，並非是要驗證“現學現賣”這一說；一來為了給自己鞏固一下，二來也和諸位同學一起長進。當然，對於早就對這幾個詞門兒清的詞匯達人，咱致以一貫的敬仰，並敬請不吝指正哈。
先看mulch。根據咱的愛好，Wiktionary說：
mulch
Noun.
1.(uncountable,agriculture)[閱讀全文]
mulch
Noun.
1.(uncountable,agriculture)[閱讀全文]
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40.TheSavingParadox
"Themoreyoubuy,themoreyousave!"Sogoesthesloganofmerchantsduringtheholidayshoppingseasontopromotetheirsales.However,ifyoudon'tspendatall,youcanevensavethediscountedpricesofthoseitems,can'tyou?Iguessthateveryexperienced,savvyshopperwouldhavesolvedthisapparentparadoxsoonerorlater.Haveyou?
Surfer_Diver
2012.12.8
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"Themoreyoubuy,themoreyousave!"Sogoesthesloganofmerchantsduringtheholidayshoppingseasontopromotetheirsales.However,ifyoudon'tspendatall,youcanevensavethediscountedpricesofthoseitems,can'tyou?Iguessthateveryexperienced,savvyshopperwouldhavesolvedthisapparentparadoxsoonerorlater.Haveyou?
Surfer_Diver
2012.12.8
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