Mr.Zhao,dad's72-year-oldcaretaker,bursted
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise.
It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[
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Thejetlagwasstillbotheringme.Saturday
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[
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[譯者:我沒翻譯有些人名,地名,和食物。翻了反而令人費解。在互聯網時代,把Jesuit翻譯成“耶穌會”,Stoics翻成“斯多葛“,Phoenician翻成腓尼基,等等,感覺滑稽。如果當年羅馬將軍Scipio和Carthage統帥Hannibal可以用希臘語交談,我們網上查個字典或百科全書算個什麽事呢?重要的詞有星號標記,在文後有解釋。]
親愛的畢業生們,
這是我第一次參加畢業[
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http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/11/05/joy-johnson-86-of-san-jose-dies-one-day-after-running-new-york-city-marathon/
聖荷塞--和往年一樣,JoyJohnson跑完了周日的紐約馬拉鬆。第二天早上,
她來到“今日”節目。那裏的氣象員AlRoker,一如既往地找到她並讓這個
WillowGlen的居民向全國觀眾展示她的完賽獎牌。
但後來,Johnson,這個世界長跑界有名的86歲的退休體育教師,病倒在酒
店裏,被[
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AugustinBeijing,heatandhumiditywereakiller
combo.Iwasabletodomydailyyogabutnot
motivatedenoughtoliftkettlebells.Ifeltweak
andtired.Oneortwolongwalksduringtheday
werethemainexercise.Forgetaboutjogging--
theplacesweresimplytoocrowdedwithpeople
seekingcoolairandspaceinthegiantsauna.I
wasstillabletodo10pullups.
Ilearntonthistripthat,duringthepastyear,my
mother-in-law...[
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IsentTimearlythisyeartolearnBrazillianJiu-
Jitsu.Sofar,hehasenjoyedit,especiallyafter
chokinghispartnersinsparring;-)Timpaidgreat
attentiontohisdietandexerciseforthepastyear
andwonasilvermedalforPresidentialFitness
AwardinPE.Hehasbecomemuchstronger.
Ijoinedhimacoupleofmonthslaterinthesame
gymtotraintwiceaweek.Sofaronlybasicmoves
andnosparring.It'slikelearninganew...[
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SomehowItunedintothe2005speech"Thisiswater"by
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience.
WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[
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ItooktwoweeksofftobewithTimbeforehis
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks.
-Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman
Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[
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MyloveforthebeveragehadrootsintheCanadian
winters.Acupofsteamingblackcoffeewitha
mapledonutora"double-double"(coffeewith2
unitsofcreamandsugar)atTimHorton'swassuch
atreattolookforwardtoafter20minutes'
morningmarchinthenumbingfreeze.
Aspartofregaininghealth,Ihavegivenupmilk
andsugarandbeendrinkingonlyblackcoffee.It
seemscomfortingduringintermittentfa...[
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Ihadsomeliqoratsupperand,onehourlater,
feltliketoexerciseandwentforthekettlebells.
FortwoyearsIhavebeenspoiledbythecannon
ballwithahandle.Theyarecompactand
convenientandIcanexerciseinmybedroomand
almostanytimeIwant.Nodrivingtothegym,no
fees,andnogears.Afterthefirstyear,Ihave
beenabletostayawayfromrookiemistakesandmy
traininghasbecomeverysafe.Thebellsweigh
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