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41.ChooseYourFight
WhenIfirststartedfillingmyownteabags,Iencounteredatechnicalissue:WhenIpouredhotwaterinthemugwithmyhand-filledteabaginit,theteabagwouldunfoldandthetealeavestendtocomeoutofit.Itriedfoldingtheteabagsinmoresophisticatedways,butitdidnothelpmuch.ShallIcallthisaKTI(KeyTechnicalIssue)andlaunchaprojecttosolveit?AndthenitclickedthatthisissuecouldcompletelyavoidedifIsimplyswitchedtheor...[阅读全文]
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今天下午,在家里看电视上有关维护保养房子的节目,讲到花园,学了三个词:stump,mulch,和rake。拿到这里来,并非是要验证“现学现卖”这一说;一来为了给自己巩固一下,二来也和诸位同学一起长进。当然,对于早就对这几个词门儿清的词汇达人,咱致以一贯的敬仰,并敬请不吝指正哈。 先看mulch。根据咱的爱好,Wiktionary说:
mulch
Noun.
1.(uncountable,agriculture)[阅读全文]
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40.TheSavingParadox
"Themoreyoubuy,themoreyousave!"Sogoesthesloganofmerchantsduringtheholidayshoppingseasontopromotetheirsales.However,ifyoudon'tspendatall,youcanevensavethediscountedpricesofthoseitems,can'tyou?Iguessthateveryexperienced,savvyshopperwouldhavesolvedthisapparentparadoxsoonerorlater.Haveyou?
Surfer_Diver
2012.12.8
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(2012-12-02 22:19:21)
39.OldFriends,NewFriendsIwasveryhappytomeetanoldfriendthisweekend,whomIhavenotseenformorethantenyears,anditwaspossiblethankstothesocialnetwork.Fridayevening,Inoticedthathehadarecentstatusupdate,indicatingthathewasinthearea.Therefore,Isenthimamessagewithmyphonenumberand,sureenough,wegotintouchagain!Iheardthatteenagersnowadaysusethesocialnetworktomakenewfriends;tome,thebestuseiscaseslikethis,whereit...[阅读全文]
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(2012-11-30 22:53:37)
38.EchoTubeTheotherday,Iwaslisteningtotheradiowhiledriving,whenthehostandseveralguestsstarteddiscussingatopic,aboutwhichIhadformedmyopinion.Theguests,asusual,helddifferentpositionsanddebatedeachotherafterstatingtheirrespectiveones.Soonafteroneoftheguestsstartedtalkingabouthisperspectiveontheissue,whichcontractedminesharplyandsoundedabsurdtome,Ichangedthechannelevenwithoutthinkingaboutit.Themusicon...[阅读全文]
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37.DayofFlyingLeaves
Today,Itookashortwalkoutofofficeafterlunch.AsIwaswalkingacrosstheparkinglot,agustofwindsweptby,causingmanysmallfallenleavestoflowwithitinawavypattern.Then,onthesidewalk,withanothermildgust,abigdrymapleleavecameupfromthegroundalmosttomyshoulderlevel.Havingnoticeditinmyperipheryvision,Iturnedtoit.There,rightinfrontofmyeyes,itnearlystayedstillintheairforafractionofasecondandt...[阅读全文]
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36.PreferredDistance"Mydaywasperfect,untilyouruinedit!Idon'tknowyou.Pleasegoaway!"Shesaidemotionally,withtearsinhereyes.Istoodtherequietly,confusedwhythingshadturnedthisway.Itwasinadream.Iwasmovingintoawell-knownuniversity'sgraduatestudenthousing,whenIfoundoutthat,she,along-timefriendovertheInternet,cametoseesomeotherfriendatthesameplace.IdebatedwhetherIshouldgotalktoher,andfinallydecide...[阅读全文]
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(2012-11-22 00:12:35)
35.It'sAllAboutPassionAfterworkinginthecurrentpositionforafewyearsandwatchingseveralcolleaguesswitchingcareerpaths,IbelieveIhavefiguredoutthekeytochoosingtherightcareerpath:It'sallaboutpassion.Whatemployersexpectforeachpositionissomeonewhoisgreatatwhatheorshedoes,andittakesalotofefforttobegreat,insteadofbeingmerelygood.Ifoneispassionateaboutone'sjob,heorshecanputinalotofeffortandstillenjoyitatthes...[阅读全文]
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34.RetirementandLegacyLastThursday,thefounderofourcompanyretiredandwehadabigretirementpartytocelebratehisdecoratedcareerandsaygoodbyetothisbelovedleaderandmentor.Whileheandhiswifesattherepeacefully,severalofhislong-timecolleaguesrecountedonebyonesomeofthemostimportantandchallengingeventstheyhadgonethroughtogether.Intheend,healsosaidafewwords,modestlyattributingthecontinuedgrowthofthecompanytothete...[阅读全文]
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(2012-11-19 00:02:37)
33.We'retheBabiesHavingbeentryingtohaveababywithoutmuchsuccess,Irealizedrecentlythat,withoutababy,we'rethebabies.WhatImeanisthat,whilemyfriendsandcolleagueswhohaveoneormorechildrenarerapidlybecomingmoremature,thetwoofusarelaggingbehindwithanincreasinggap.Foroneexample,wearestillverypoorplanningouractivities,bothduringtheworkweeksandovertheweekends;foranother,wearealsostillprettyslackindiscipline.I...[阅读全文]
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