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67.KeepaSonginYourHeart Oneweekendevening,IkepttheTVonwhilepreparingdinner.Iwashappytotuneintoamusicprogramthatshowedanumberofpasthitsandtalents.Attheendoftheprogram,thehostesssaid,"Keepasonginyourheat."
"That'saninterestingadvise!"Ithoughttomyself,"Anditismuchbettertokeepabeautifulsonginone'sheartthansomethinguglyorpainful." Surfer_Diver
2013.5.12[阅读全文]
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66.TrivialPerfection InoneepisodeoftheTVserieswe'rewatchingthesedays,abrilliantyoungmanisgivenaminortaskthathewayoverqualifies.Hissupervisorclearlyhassomeotheragendainmindwhenhegiveshimtheassignment.Tome,thedisturbingpartisthat,whileinitiallytheyoungmanhesitateswhethertoworkonitornot,eventuallyhebecomessoattachedtothistrivialtaskthathespendsalotoftimetonailit.Thismakesmethink:AmIalsoattachedtoand...[阅读全文]
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(2013-04-29 23:48:50)
昨天晚上,讨论晚饭吃什么的时候,我家老大忽然说:“要不是会肚子饿,我都不想吃饭了。”
老大我一听乐了:“老大,您都到这境界,快要成仙了。领先我不是一点两点啊。”
2013.4.29[阅读全文]
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65.WalkandTalk Afterdinner,MsDiverandIusuallygoforashortstrollaroundwhereweliveandtalkaboutvariousthingsalongtheway.ThisisapeacefultimeandIenjoyboththelightexerciseandtheconversation.Otherthanthat,Ihadnotthoughtmuchaboutit,untilIlearnedaboutthetechniquenamed"walkandtalk"oneday.Asitturnedout,twoormorecharacterstalkingwhilewalking(ordriving,ormoving)isalong-recognizedtechniqueusedinlitera...[阅读全文]
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64.ShowSomeEmotions Igavemy9thspeechatourToastmasterClubtoday,tryingtopersuademyfellowtoastmasterstodoublethemeetingfrequency.WhileIthoughtIhadgivenverygoodreasonsandpresentedaplantomakeitwork,thekeyfeedbackwasthatIhadnotshownmuchenthusiasmoremotionsandthat,withoutenthusiasmorauthenticemotions,mypersuasionwasnot"withpower".ThismaybethebestandmostusefulfeedbackIhavereceivedintheToastmast...[阅读全文]
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63.BeyondtheCircumstances Whetheroneshouldlivewithinhismeansorabove,therearedifferentschoolsofthoughtsfinancially.However,Ithinkthatactuallyamoreimportantaspectistolivebeyondthecircumstances.Forexample,oneshouldkeephishopesandhappinessduringdifficultiesandmaintainhishumilitythroughsuccesses.Thisway,onecancontrolthequalityoflifeaccordingtohisown,whichotherwisewillbedeterminedbyextraneousthings. S...[阅读全文]
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62.QuartersMachine "Wecanusevendingmachinesasquartersmachines!"ItoldMs.Diverhappily,afteronceavendingmachinerefundedmefourquartersforthedollarIhadinsertedinasold-outsituation."AllIneedtodoistoinsertsomepaperdollarbillsandthenaskfortherefund."
Finally,Irememberedtogiveitatrysometimelater.Asitturnedout,annoyingly,therefundbuttondidnotworkthistimeandIhadtobuyasodainordertoget...[阅读全文]
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61.SeriousSoaps "That'snotasoap!"Tomybigsurprise,mycolleaguesdisagreedstronglywhenItoldthemthatIhadfoundmysoapanddescribedtheTVserieswehadbeenwatching.
"That'smostlikelyasitcom.Soapstakethemselvesveryseriouslyandtheyareusuallyfullofdrama."SeeingthatIwasratherperplexed,theyexplained.
SoIcheckedmytrustedsource,Wikipedia,andlearnedthatindeedtheseriesarecomedywiththemockum...[阅读全文]
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60.AreYouaCrab?
Areyouacrab?Ofcourse,I'mnotaskingwhetheryoubelongtothetypeofcrustaceanthatisthoughtofastheleaderoffellowshrimpsinChinesefolklore[1].Actually,Ijustlearnedrecentlythatacrabcanalsomean"abad-temperedperson"[2].So,whatisyouranswer?Canyouanswerthissimplequestionunequivocallyandunhesitantly?IhavetosaythatImyselfamnotsosureanymore. Surfer_Diver
2013.4.6 [1]"虾兵蟹将...[阅读全文]
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59.LanguageLabs Acoupleofweeksago,afellowtoastmastersaidthatheconsideredthetoastmastermeetingalabofpublicspeaking,wherehewascomfortabletopracticedifferenttechniquesandstyleswithoutworryingabouttheconsequences.Healsoencouragedtherestofustoexploremorecreativelyandbravelyaswell.Now,thinkingaboutit,IrealizethatwecanconsiderthisforumalabofwrittenEnglishandpracticenewvocabulary,etc,morefreely.Infact,so...[阅读全文]
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