Bewhoyouareandsaywhatyoufeelbecausethosewhominddon'tmatter
andthosewhomatterdon'tmind.
~Dr.Seuss
做自己想做的，說自己想說的，因為那些介意的人無關緊要，
有關係的人是不會介意的～
補充如下：
Thosewhominddon'tmatter,thosematterdon'tmind.
BernardBaruchinresponsetoaquestionhowhehandledtheseatingarrangementsathisdinnerparties,thefullresponsewas：
”Ineverbotherab...[閱讀全文]
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Economistsacrosstheworldareexpressingconcernaboutrisingfoodprices.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationrecentlyreleaseditsFoodPriceIndex.Thelistshowedthatanumberoffoodscostmorethanduringtheworldfoodcrisisoftwothousandeight.Theindexisatitshighestlevelsinceitbeganinnineteenninety.
Demonstrationsanddeadlyfoodriotshavebrokenoutthismonth,astheydidintwothousandeight.
TheFAOpredicts...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-22 10:08:00)
Todaywetalkaboutproverbs.Aproverbisashort,wellknownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarefoundinmostculturesandareoftenveryold.
InAmericanhistory,BenjaminFranklinwasfamousforhisproverbs.Franklinlivedintheseventeenhundreds.HewasaleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionagainstEnglishrule.Hewasalsoascientist,inventorandwriter.
Formanyyears,Franklinpublishedabookcalled"PoorRichard'sAlma...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-22 10:07:52)
WorldFoodPricesExpectedtoStayHighorKeepRising
Economistsacrosstheworldareexpressingconcernaboutrisingfoodprices.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationrecentlyreleaseditsFoodPriceIndex.Thelistshowedthatanumberoffoodscostmorethanduringtheworldfoodcrisisoftwothousandeight.Theindexisatitshighestlevelsinceitbeganinnineteenninety.
Demonstrationsanddeadlyfoodriotshavebrokenoutthismon...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-15 20:05:27)
BaloneyisakindofsausagethatmanyAmericanseatoften.ThewordalsohasanothermeaninginEnglish.Itisusedtodescribesomething–usuallysomethingsomeonesays–thatisfalseorwrongorfoolish.
BaloneysausagecomesfromthenameoftheItaliancity,Bologna.Thecityisfamousforitssausage,amixtureofsmoked,spicedmeatfromcowsandpigs.But,boloneysausagedoesnottastethesameasbeeforporkalone.
Somelanguageexpertsthinkthisdi...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-14 23:36:58)
Almosteverylanguageintheworldhasasayingthatapersoncanneverbetoorich.
Americans,likepeopleinothercountries,alwayswantmoremoney.Onewaytheyexpressthisisbyprotestingthattheirjobsdonotpayenough.Acommonexpressionis,"Iamworkingforchickenfeed."Itmeansworkingforverylittlemoney.Theexpressionprobablybeganbecauseseedsfedtochickensmadepeoplethinkofsmallchange.Smallchangemeansmetalcoinsofnotmuchvalue,l...[閱讀全文]
(2011-01-08 15:16:52)
Herearesomeofthetopeconomicstoriesoftwothousandten.Theworldcontinuedtostrugglewithaslowrecoveryfromthefinancialcrisistwoyearsearlier.Greeceadmittedtobigger-than-expectedbudgetdeficits.InvestorspunishedGreecewithmuchhigherborrowingcosts.ThesixteencountriesthatusetheeurojoinedtheInternationalMonetaryFundinofferingloansofaboutonehundredfortybilliondollarsinMay.
But,Greecehadtoagreetodeeplycu...[閱讀全文]
(2010-12-24 10:49:49)
TheseasonforbuyingChristmasgiftsisthebusiesttimeformoststoresandonlineretailersintheUnitedStates.Finalnumbersfortheholidayseasonincludingafter-Christmassaleswillnotbeknownforawhile.ButareportthisweekonretailsalesinNovembersuggestedthateconomicgrowthmaybegainingspeed.
TheCommerceDepartmentsaidsalesincreasedforthefifthmonthinarow.Theygrewbyeight-tenthsofonepercentoverOctober.
ButTuesday...[閱讀全文]
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WordsandTheirStories:FeelThePinch
Inthenineteenthirties,asong,"Brother,CanYouSpareaDime?,"wasverypopularintheUnitedStates.ItwasthetimeofthebigDepression.Thesonghadmeaningformanypeoplewhohadlosttheirjobs.
Adimeisapieceofmoneywhosevalueisone-tenthofadollar.Today,adimedoesnotbuymuch.Butitwasdifferentinthenineteenthirties.Adimesometimesmeantthedifferencebetweeneatingandstarving.
TheAm...[閱讀全文]
(2010-12-18 09:13:55)
Butfirst,wetellaboutartistandwriterMairaKalmanandhernewbook,“AndthePursuitofHappiness.”
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MAIRAKALMAN
DOUGJOHNSON:MairaKalmanisawriterandartistwhocombinesthesetwoskillsinhermanybooksandmagazinearticles.Shehaswrittentwelvebooksforchildrenaswellasseveralforadults.Hercolorfuldrawingsandthewritingthatgoeswiththemareimaginative,playfulandthoughtful.Hermostrecentbookis“AndthePu...[閱讀全文]
