Orchid:
Dandelion:
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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
(2013-09-16 23:07:20)
(2013-09-15 02:28:32)
Well,myguessisthatitisverylikelythatyouknowoneortwooutofthesethreewords.Ifyouknowallthreeconfidently,congratulations!And,I'dliketoinviteyoutoshareyourlearningonthisforum.Thanks!
HereisabriefsummaryofwhatIlearnedaboutthesethree: Awingmanisanaccompanyingfriendwhoofferssupport.Itcamefromasimpletwo-aircraftformation,inwhichthesupportaircraftfliesslightlybehindandoffthewingoftheleadaircraft. Wi...[阅读全文]
HereisabriefsummaryofwhatIlearnedaboutthesethree: Awingmanisanaccompanyingfriendwhoofferssupport.Itcamefromasimpletwo-aircraftformation,inwhichthesupportaircraftfliesslightlybehindandoffthewingoftheleadaircraft. Wi...[阅读全文]
(2013-09-14 15:21:41)
Apostyesterdayfeaturedthesong"SeasonsintheSun"byWestlife.ThelyricsgotmeinterestedandthereforeIconsultedWikipediaforsomebackground.There,itissummarizedthisway:
"Thesongisadyingprotagonist'sfarewelltorelativesandfriends."
So,hereisalittlequiz:Whatisaprotagonist?
Cheers,
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.14[阅读全文]
"Thesongisadyingprotagonist'sfarewelltorelativesandfriends."
So,hereisalittlequiz:Whatisaprotagonist?
Cheers,
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.14[阅读全文]
(2013-09-08 22:39:29)
If,uponseeingthetitle,youthoughtIwasgoingtotalkaboutMr.andMs.Smith,well,thinkagain!
AccordingtoWiktionary,Theword"smith"canbeanoun,meaning
Acraftspersonwhoworksmetalintodesiredformsusingahammerandothertools,sometimesheatingthemetaltomakeitmoreworkable,especiallyablacksmith. (archaic)Anartist. andaverb,meaning
AccordingtoWiktionary,Theword"smith"canbeanoun,meaning
Acraftspersonwhoworksmetalintodesiredformsusingahammerandothertools,sometimesheatingthemetaltomakeitmoreworkable,especiallyablacksmith. (archaic)Anartist. andaverb,meaning
(2013-09-08 16:34:43)
Whatisthestork?IshereallyinthesameprofessionasMr.007?Readthefollowingheadlineandfindout:
Egypt’s‘Spy’StorkFoundDead
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/09/egypts-spy-stork-found-dead/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.8[阅读全文]
Egypt’s‘Spy’StorkFoundDead
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/09/egypts-spy-stork-found-dead/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.8[阅读全文]
(2013-09-07 12:51:02)
Doyouknowwhatnimbysare?Trytofigureoutthefollowingheadline:
UKinvestorsseebrightfutureforsolarpower–ifthenimbyscanbewonover
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/05/solar-power-uk-investors-nimbys
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.7[阅读全文]
UKinvestorsseebrightfutureforsolarpower–ifthenimbyscanbewonover
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/05/solar-power-uk-investors-nimbys
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.7[阅读全文]
(2013-09-06 01:50:02)
Ifyouknowthewordrudder,youshouldhavenodifficultunderstandingthefollowingheadline:
WhiteHouseLookstoSyriaVoteasRudderforRestofTerm
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/world/europe/obama-arrives-in-russia-for-g20-summit.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.6[阅读全文]
WhiteHouseLookstoSyriaVoteasRudderforRestofTerm
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/world/europe/obama-arrives-in-russia-for-g20-summit.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.6[阅读全文]
(2013-09-02 23:43:56)
"Everybodyneedsbeautyaswellasbread.Placestoplayinandprayin..."
-JohnMuir
IsawthissentenceinacafeteriaovertheLaborDayweekendandrememberedittosharewiththefriendsofthisforum.Hopeyou'lllikeit.
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.2[阅读全文]
-JohnMuir
IsawthissentenceinacafeteriaovertheLaborDayweekendandrememberedittosharewiththefriendsofthisforum.Hopeyou'lllikeit.
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.2[阅读全文]
(2013-08-30 01:31:40)
Ifyouthinkthatyoudon'tknowwhatsignflippingis,chancesarethatyouprobablyhavealreadyseensomeonedoingit.Yes,atthecornerofabusyintersection,thatguyorgalwhoflipsabigsignactivelytoattractpassers-by'sattention,remember?Asomewhatunexpectedpieceofinformationisthatthesesignflippersarenotcheap;instead,theycostabout$30perhourto"rent".Also,contrarytopopularbelief,signflippersaresaidtolovetheirjobs.One...[阅读全文]
(2013-08-28 21:40:26)
DoyouknowwhatisSwiss-cheeselearning?
Well,itisnotaboutlearninghowtomakeSwisscheese.ItreferstothesituationthatsomeonebarelystumblesthroughacourseofstudywithalowgradesuchasDorCbutwithoutfullymasteringtheconcepts.Bytheendofaseriesofsuchcourses,therewillbemany"holes"inhisknowledge,likeSwisscheese.AccordingtoaradioprogramIlistenedtoonmywayhometoday,thisisaproblemwithanumberofUSstudents.阅读全文]
Well,itisnotaboutlearninghowtomakeSwisscheese.ItreferstothesituationthatsomeonebarelystumblesthroughacourseofstudywithalowgradesuchasDorCbutwithoutfullymasteringtheconcepts.Bytheendofaseriesofsuchcourses,therewillbemany"holes"inhisknowledge,likeSwisscheese.AccordingtoaradioprogramIlistenedtoonmywayhometoday,thisisaproblemwithanumberofUSstudents.
