67.KeepaSonginYourHeart
Oneweekendevening,IkepttheTVonwhilepreparingdinner.Iwashappytotuneintoamusicprogramthatshowedanumberofpasthitsandtalents.Attheendoftheprogram,thehostesssaid,"Keepasonginyourheat."
"That'saninterestingadvise!"Ithoughttomyself,"Anditismuchbettertokeepabeautifulsonginone'sheartthansomethinguglyorpainful."
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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。
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66.TrivialPerfection
InoneepisodeoftheTVserieswe'rewatchingthesedays,abrilliantyoungmanisgivenaminortaskthathewayoverqualifies.Hissupervisorclearlyhassomeotheragendainmindwhenhegiveshimtheassignment.Tome,thedisturbingpartisthat,whileinitiallytheyoungmanhesitateswhethertoworkonitornot,eventuallyhebecomessoattachedtothistrivialtaskthathespendsalotoftimetonailit.Thismakesmethink:AmIalsoattachedtoand...[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.
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62.QuartersMachine
"Wecanusevendingmachinesasquartersmachines!"ItoldMs.Diverhappily,afteronceavendingmachinerefundedmefourquartersforthedollarIhadinsertedinasold-outsituation."AllIneedtodoistoinsertsomepaperdollarbillsandthenaskfortherefund."
Finally,Irememberedtogiveitatrysometimelater.Asitturnedout,annoyingly,therefundbuttondidnotworkthistimeandIhadtobuyasodainordertoget...[阅读全文]
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]
"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]
Areyouacrab?Ofcourse,I'mnotaskingwhetheryoubelongtothetypeofcrustaceanthatisthoughtofastheleaderoffellowshrimpsinChinesefolklore[1].Actually,Ijustlearnedrecentlythatacrabcanalsomean"abad-temperedperson"[2].So,whatisyouranswer?Canyouanswerthissimplequestionunequivocallyandunhesitantly?IhavetosaythatImyselfamnotsosureanymore. Surfer_Diver
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59.LanguageLabs
Acoupleofweeksago,afellowtoastmastersaidthatheconsideredthetoastmastermeetingalabofpublicspeaking,wherehewascomfortabletopracticedifferenttechniquesandstyleswithoutworryingabouttheconsequences.Healsoencouragedtherestofustoexploremorecreativelyandbravelyaswell.Now,thinkingaboutit,IrealizethatwecanconsiderthisforumalabofwrittenEnglishandpracticenewvocabulary,etc,morefreely.Infact,so...[阅读全文]
