老大和老大的博客
亦冲亦潜，顺势随缘。潜水有潜水的理由，冲浪有冲浪的原因。
博文
(2014-06-23 00:55:45)
Doyouknowtheword"claustrophobia"?Ifnot,congratulations!Letmeexplainwhy.Claustrophobiaisananxietydisorderandthefearofbeinginclosedorsmallspacesforhavingnoescape.Likemanyotherdisorders,thoseaffectedwillsoonerorlaterbeforcedtolearnabouttheirconditions.Inthatsense,youshouldfeelluckyfornothavingtoknowthisword.Thatbeingsaid,sincewearehangingoutinthisforumtoimproveourEnglish,let'saddittoourvoca...[阅读全文]
(2014-06-21 15:44:01)
Youmusthaveheardthephrase"buyer'sremorse".Yes,itisthefeelingofanxietyorregretafterbuyingsomething.Well,havinghadmyfairshareofthisremorseovertheyears,recentlyIrealizedthatIcangivemyselfabig"shopper'sdiscount"instead.Hereishowitworks.NowwhenIgoshopping,Iwillfirstcomeupwithwhattobuyandhowmuchtobuyasusual.Then,Iwillcutbacktheamountby40-60%,becauseIknowthatmyfirstimpulseisusuallyoff...[阅读全文]
(2014-06-17 23:04:02)
Seeingthetitle,youareprobablythinking:Iknewthisword!Well,let'scheck:Doyouknowwhatthe"PugetSound"is?Whataboutthe"PrinceWilliamSound"?
Ifyoudon'tknowthemeaningof"sound"inthesetwocase,youarenotalone.Actually,whiletravelingatthePrinceWilliamSound,Ihadtoaskthecaptainofourboatinordertounderstandit.Hereisthecaptain'sexplanation:
"Asoundisalarge,complexbodyofwate...[阅读全文]
Ifyoudon'tknowthemeaningof"sound"inthesetwocase,youarenotalone.Actually,whiletravelingatthePrinceWilliamSound,Ihadtoaskthecaptainofourboatinordertounderstandit.Hereisthecaptain'sexplanation:
"Asoundisalarge,complexbodyofwate...[阅读全文]
(2014-06-15 21:55:23)
Youdon'thavetobeyoungtolearnabouttechnology.Youhavetofeelyoung.
-VintCerf
IEEEFellow&InternetPioneer[阅读全文]
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IEEEFellow&InternetPioneer[阅读全文]
(2014-06-05 22:51:45)
Ranintothefollowingquoteandwantedtoshare:
"Successisnotfinal,failureisnotfatal:itisthecouragetocontinuethatcounts.”~WinstonChurchill.
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"Successisnotfinal,failureisnotfatal:itisthecouragetocontinuethatcounts.”~WinstonChurchill.
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(2014-06-04 23:51:54)
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(2014-06-01 09:09:21)
Meowzillasharedapostontheinterestingbehavior"tailpulling"ofthecrowandsomeotherbirds.Quitefunny.Relatedtothis,doyouknowwhatitmeansto"pullsomeone'sleg"?Ifyouneedthedefinitionandabriefhistoryofitsorigin,trythisone:
http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/your-english/phrase-of-the-week/phrase-of-the-week-to-pull-someones-leg/145670.article
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http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/your-english/phrase-of-the-week/phrase-of-the-week-to-pull-someones-leg/145670.article
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(2014-05-28 23:37:19)
IranintoapostbyLucyMarcus,"10LeadershipNuggetsfromMayaAngelou",whichactuallycontains17quotesbythelateMayaAngelou.Thefirst10quotesaresharedhere.
S.D
2014.5.28
PS:10quotesbyMayaAngelou.SelectedbyLucyMarcus.
1.Theonlythingis,peoplehavetodevelopcourage.Itismostimportantofallthevirtues.Becausewithoutcourage,youcan'tpracticeanyothervirtuesconsistently. 2.I'velearnedthatpeoplew...[阅读全文]
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2014.5.28
PS:10quotesbyMayaAngelou.SelectedbyLucyMarcus.
1.Theonlythingis,peoplehavetodevelopcourage.Itismostimportantofallthevirtues.Becausewithoutcourage,youcan'tpracticeanyothervirtuesconsistently. 2.I'velearnedthatpeoplew...[阅读全文]
(2014-05-22 03:04:13)
79.ResidentWaiter
Onethingthatamazesmeaboutdiningoutistheseeminglyunlimitednumberofemptyplatesawaiterorwaitresscanholdonhisorherhandwhilecleaningupthetable.Then,itoccurredtomethatIshouldpracticethisathomeaswell,nottochallengetheprofessionals,butsimplytospeedupcleaningupthedinnertableaswell.Withsomepractice,IhavemorethandoubledthenumberofemptyplatesandbowlsIcancarryatonetimeandIfeelprettygoodab...[阅读全文]
Onethingthatamazesmeaboutdiningoutistheseeminglyunlimitednumberofemptyplatesawaiterorwaitresscanholdonhisorherhandwhilecleaningupthetable.Then,itoccurredtomethatIshouldpracticethisathomeaswell,nottochallengetheprofessionals,butsimplytospeedupcleaningupthedinnertableaswell.Withsomepractice,IhavemorethandoubledthenumberofemptyplatesandbowlsIcancarryatonetimeandIfeelprettygoodab...[阅读全文]
(2014-05-20 01:19:44)
78.DoctorShopping
WhenIheardofthephrase"doctorshopping"onradioforthefirsttimetheotherday,Iwasatalossofwordstodescribemythoughts.First,letmeclarifythatitdoesnotmeantobuyadoctor,asin"groceryshopping",sincemostofusaveragewageearnerscannotpossiblyaffordone.ItdoesnotmeansomeonewithaPh.D.degreegoingshopping,either,althoughtherearesomanyPh.D.'saroundnowadays.Actually,itmeanstovisi...[阅读全文]
WhenIheardofthephrase"doctorshopping"onradioforthefirsttimetheotherday,Iwasatalossofwordstodescribemythoughts.First,letmeclarifythatitdoesnotmeantobuyadoctor,asin"groceryshopping",sincemostofusaveragewageearnerscannotpossiblyaffordone.ItdoesnotmeansomeonewithaPh.D.degreegoingshopping,either,althoughtherearesomanyPh.D.'saroundnowadays.Actually,itmeanstovisi...[阅读全文]
