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I think, therefore I am. - René Descartes
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(2008-06-14 15:38:22)
Oftenheardofpeoplesayingthatthechancetowinalotteryisevenmoreslimthanbeingstruckbyalightening,toemphasizetheimpossibilityofeither,beinghitbyalighteningorwiningalottery,letalonetohaveboth,evenmoresotohavebothinaclosetimerange.But,itwasjustlastweek,accordingtotheAssociatedPress,thataMichiganteenagergirlwona$20lotteryaftershewasstruckbyalighteningandsurviveditafewdaysearlier.Whatachance!!!Tosaysh...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-31 11:18:14)
PeggyNoonanisawell-knownAmericanpoliticalwriter(WhatIsawattheRevolution)andpresidentialspeechwriter(forRonaldReagan).SheisalsoacolumnistonTheWallStreetJournalwheresherunsacolumncalledDeclarations. Noonan'spoliticalsatires,whateverthesubjectsherefersto,arealwayspoignant,humorous,andprovidereaderswithpungent,insightfulview.SheisoneofthecolumnistswhosewritingsIenjoytoread.Hereisonegoodread,asfollo...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-24 22:26:48)
OnceagainHillaryClintonstirredupanothermediaturmoilyesterday,whenpeoplestillhaveafreshmemoryaboutthefibofBosnia-tarmac-sniper-shootingthatshemadeupamonthago,bymakingthefollowingremarkswhenaskedwhyshestillstaysintheraceeventhoughherpresidentialcampaign'sfutureseemssobleak:
"Myhusbanddidnotwrapupthenominationin1992untilhewontheCaliforniaprimarysomewhereinthemiddleofJune,right?Weallreme...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-10 14:01:44)
ThoughtaboutaddingaReadingNotecolumninmyblogforalongtime,yetIhavebeendraggingmyfeetforallkindof“self-pity”excuses.Nowhereitis,atlast.Onething’sbeenonmymind,kindofbogglingandintrudingthepeaceofmymindonceinawhile,eversinceI’vestartedbloginglastyear:whatshouldwriteaboutinblog?BrowsingonInternet,I’moftenflabbergastedbyexposingmyselftotheimmansetalentofotherbloggers,eitherinChineseorinEnglish...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-09 14:43:22)
(2008-05-08 15:47:02)
《时代》周刊最近出炉的世界一百名最有影响的人物名单中，有三名当代美国作家入选，他们是KhaledHosseini，ElizabethGilbert和StephenieMeyer，碰巧这几位都是我喜欢的作家。KhaledHosseini出生在阿富汗，其父是一名阿富汗外交官。在苏军占领阿富汗期间，Hosseini和他的父亲逃离了他们的祖国，辗转移民到美国，他的成名作，TheKiteRunner，就是根据他早年的经历写成的自传体小说。Khale[阅读全文]
(2008-04-24 13:27:43)
World’sYoungestProfessorCan’tLegally Drink
AliaSabur,aprodigyinmanyways,saysshewantstoshareherknowledge ByBobConsidine
TODAYShow.comcontributor
updated8:42a.m.MT,Wed.,April.23,2008
PerhapsinAliaSabur’swildlyadvancedstudiesshecameacrossafamous quotefromJohannWolfgangvonGoethe.
“Knowingisnotenough.Wemustapply,”theGermanwriteronceobserved.
Thatcoulds...[阅读全文]
(2008-03-21 10:41:34)
英国的 TheEconomist杂志，一向以严肃著称，刊登的绝大多数都是有关时事政经之类的艰涩文章，难得看到它轻松的一面。也许是因为节日的缘故，去年最后一期的圣诞专栏，刊登了一组赏心悦目的散文，内容涉及旅游，历史，书评等等，让人耳目一新。尤其是下面的这篇 TheEndofThePier，将栈桥码头的历史，现状，建筑，文化，掌故等等熔于一炉，并用诗意的语言将那些细腻[阅读全文]
(2008-02-02 11:49:25)
中文名称：布拉格之恋
英文名称：TheUnbearableLightnessofBeing
发行时间：1988年
电影导演：菲利浦.考夫曼
电影演员：丹尼尔·戴·刘易斯
朱丽叶特·比诺什
丽娜·奥林
剧情简介：
1968年初春的一天，捷克首都布拉格。在郊外一家小咖啡馆里，脑外科医生汤马斯邂逅特丽莎，特丽莎在这里当女招待，她当时正在阅读世界名着《安娜·[阅读全文]
(2008-02-02 11:40:27)
中文名称：情人
英文名称：TheLover
法文名称：L'Amant
语言：英语,法语
发行时间：1992
导演：让-雅克·阿诺JeanJacquesAnnaud
主演:珍·玛奇JaneMarch
梁家辉TonyLeung
让娜·莫罗JeanneMoreau
当年，一部《情人》让梁家辉成为无数影迷心中的标准情人—白色的身影，抑郁的气质，迷茫的神情，颤动的嘴唇，渴望却胆怯的动作演绎着欲爱不能的悲哀……
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