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。
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(2013-12-31 03:02:00)
Thesepastfewdays,I'vebeenbusyshoppingabigticketitemtogetherwithMs.Diver.Asitiscustomarytohaggleforabetterpriceforsuchitemshere,wehadtolearntheartofnegotiationthereal-worldway.Intheend,itturnedouttobemuchlesspainfulthanithadlookedlike,andforsuretheotherpartyinthenegotiationmadethebiggestdifference.Thisexperiencealsomadeonepointamplyclear:itpaystodosomehomeworkandknowthebottomlinebeforehandinorderto...[阅读全文]
(2013-12-29 01:53:34)
Justbeforethenewyear,Iranintothisphrase"hunkerdown"andhadtoresorttoWiktionarytomakesureIgotitright.Doyouknowit?Whatabouttheword"hunker"?ThedefinitionsgivenbyWiktionaryarepastedbelowforeasyreference.
Nexttime,whensomefrienddisagreeswithyouonsomeforumsuchasthis,willyouhunkerdownandinsistonyouropinion?Or,willyoulistentotheotherside?
Surfer_Diver
2013.12.28
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Nexttime,whensomefrienddisagreeswithyouonsomeforumsuchasthis,willyouhunkerdownandinsistonyouropinion?Or,willyoulistentotheotherside?
Surfer_Diver
2013.12.28
2014.1.1...[阅读全文]
(2013-12-25 01:15:27)
ItturnedoutthattheChristmaspartyIhadbeentoafewyearsbackisatraditionofourcity.SinceIhadhadaprettygoodtimeevenbymyselfthen,wewenttheretogetherthispastSundayevening.Hereareafewphotostosharewiththefriendshere: 1.Thepartyhasname:"ChristmasinthePark",asyoucanseebelow:
2.Thecarrouselisaclassicridewithmanyyoungfansandgrownuphelpersaswellasspectators.Ithasmanyinnovativevariations,too.Hereist...[阅读全文]
(2013-12-24 14:39:00)
1.这天，和老大一起逛华人超市。偶然看到一种袋装饮料“摩卡咖啡·拿铁”，产地台湾。摩卡好猜，应该就是Moca，拿铁是什么呢？好在老大见多识广：“应该就是Latte吧。”在袋子背面一看，果然如此。我抱怨道：“拿铁？我还送钢（宋江）呢。”高人真多啊。
2.改天，一个人在某购物广场，步行路过“静思小筑”书店，就是那个曾被我们误认[阅读全文]
2.改天，一个人在某购物广场，步行路过“静思小筑”书店，就是那个曾被我们误认[阅读全文]
(2013-12-14 09:28:22)
Doyouknoworremembertheword"pantry"?Well,verysoonitisgoingtobecomeakindofservice,accordingtothefollowingarticle:
AmazonsaidtolaunchPantrytotakeonCostco,Sam's
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/12/12/amazon-pantry/4001707/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.12.14
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AmazonsaidtolaunchPantrytotakeonCostco,Sam's
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/12/12/amazon-pantry/4001707/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.12.14
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(2013-12-08 23:29:20)
Differences!
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(2013-12-06 23:29:27)
ThesetwoUSholidayslookrelatedbutarequitefarapartintime:
MemorialDayonthefinalMondayofMay
VeteransDayonNov11th
Haveyouwonderedwhattheycelebrateorhonorexactly?And,whyaretheysofarapart?
Well,itturnsoutthatthey'requiteliteral:MemorialDay"isadayofrememberingthemenandwomenwhodiedwhileservingintheUnitedStatesArmedForces.",whileVeteransDay"honorspeoplewhohaveservedintheU.S.ArmedForce...[阅读全文]
Well,itturnsoutthatthey'requiteliteral:MemorialDay"isadayofrememberingthemenandwomenwhodiedwhileservingintheUnitedStatesArmedForces.",whileVeteransDay"honorspeoplewhohaveservedintheU.S.ArmedForce...[阅读全文]
(2013-12-04 00:17:17)
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(2013-12-01 18:34:38)
Doyouknowthephrase"rank-and-file"?Tryreadthehilariousarticle,whichcomparestheacademiatodruggangs,andseewhetheryoucanfigureitout:
AcademeasaDrugGang
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/25/blog-post-comparing-academe-drug-gang-provokes-much-discussion
Surfer_Diver
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AcademeasaDrugGang
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/25/blog-post-comparing-academe-drug-gang-provokes-much-discussion
Surfer_Diver
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(2013-12-01 02:40:58)
Doyouknowwhatitmeansto"vie"?Giveitatryinthefollowingheadline:
WhycitiesstillvietohostcostlyandpotentiallycripplingeventsliketheWorldExpo
http://qz.com/152242/why-cities-still-vie-to-host-costly-and-potentially-crippling-events-like-the-world-expo/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.11.30[阅读全文]
WhycitiesstillvietohostcostlyandpotentiallycripplingeventsliketheWorldExpo
http://qz.com/152242/why-cities-still-vie-to-host-costly-and-potentially-crippling-events-like-the-world-expo/#!
Surfer_Diver
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