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(2007-02-21 19:19:04)

互联网现有上亿台的计算机，这些计算机归结为两大类：客户机和服务器。客户机是访问别人信息的机器.当您通过邮电局或别的ISP拔号上网时，您的电脑就被临时分配了一个IP地址，利用这个临时身份证，您就可以在Internet的海洋里获取信息，当您断线后，您的电脑就脱离了Internet，IP地址也被收回。服务器则是提供信息让别人访问的机器，通常又称为主机。由于人们任何时候[阅读全文]

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被炒鱿鱼了 - get canned!

(2007-02-21 12:01:05)

每日一美语俚语
Idiom:GetCanned!Definition:toloseone’sjob;togetfired
Examples:1.AfterEmmagotcanned,ittookhertwoyearstofineanewjob.2.Emmaisalousysecretary,shedeservestobecanned!
中文解释见:http://www.youzienglish.com/index.php/cn/idiom_of_the_day/[阅读全文]

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怎样用英语跟推销员聊天

(2007-02-20 17:12:00)

Whenyoustoptalking,you'velostyourcustomer."-EsteeLauder
怎样跟推销员聊天？以下是一些可以打开话题的提问。
Who'stheCompetition?
Whatdoyousell?
What'syourterritory?
Whatareaareyouresponsiblefor?
Wheredoyougetyourprospects?
Howdoyoufindyourpotentialcustomers?
Doyouworkoncommissionorsalary?
Doyoumakesalescalls?
Doyoudoanycoldcalling?
Isyouroperationcompu...[阅读全文]

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If worse comes to worst, ...

(2007-02-20 10:39:11)

每日一美语俚语:
Ifworsecomestoworst=intheworstcase;ifabsolutelynecessaryE.g.Jamie'scarisn'trunningwell.Ifworsecomestoworst,hecantakethebustoschool.E.g.Iknowyou'reruningoutofmoney,ifworsecomestoworst,youcanalwayssellsomeofyourcollections.
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美国历史上的今天 - 2.19

(2007-02-19 18:52:15)

NovelistCarsonMcCullers,notedforherexplorationofthedilemmasofmodernAmericanlifeinthecontextofthetwentieth-centurySouth,wasbornonFebruary19,1917,inColumbus,Georgia.Hermostfamousnovel,TheHeartisaLonelyHunter,publishedin1940,delvesintothe"lonelyhearts"offourindividuals—anadolescentgirl,anembitteredradical,ablackphysician,andawidowerwhoownsacafe—strugglingtofindtheirwayinaSouthernmilltownd...[阅读全文]

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Square - 正方形吗？

(2007-02-19 13:33:09)

Slang:
Definition:Square
Aplain,boringperson;someonewhoisoutoftouchwiththelatesttrends.Example:1)Emmaissuchasquare--I'venevermetanyonesoboring.2)Youknowhowthemeetingislikewhenthesquaresstartshowingup.更多英美英语学习内容见http://www.YouZiEnglish.com[阅读全文]

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Let's Talk things Over!

(2007-02-19 09:41:46)

(to)talkover=todiscussE.g.DaveandIspenthourstalkingoverthedetailsoftheplan.E.g.Beforeyoumakeanybigdecisions,givemeacallandwe'lltalkthingsover.
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美国历史上的今天-2.18

(2007-02-18 19:32:46)

"ACityofruins,—silent,mournful,indeepesthumiliation…Thebandwasplaying'Hail,Columbia,'andthestrainsfloatedthroughthedesolatecity,awakeningwildenthusiasmintheheartsofthecoloredpeople…"ANorthernreporter'sdescriptionofCharleston,SouthCarolina,onFebruary18,1865.CitedinE.B.LongwithBarbaraLong,CivilWarDaybyDay:AnAlmanac1861-1865(NewYork,NY:DaCapoPress,Inc.,1971),p.640.TheMayorofCharleston,So...[阅读全文]

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Set eyes on someone!!

(2007-02-18 13:27:47)

(to)seteyeson=tolookat;toseeforthefirsttimeExample1:ChriswasinlovefromthemomentheseteyesonEmma.Example:EmmaknewfromthemomentshesetseyesonJamie'sfriendJenniferthathewouldbetrouble.

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每日一美语俚语-tell someone off!!

(2007-02-17 13:42:17)

(to)tellsomeoneoff=toscold;totellsomeoneinthestrongwordswhatonereallythinksExample1:WhenMeganshowedupformathmethodsclasshalfanhourlate,histeacherreallytoldhimoffExample2:Emmaisgoingtotellofftheplumberbecausethepipeshesaidhefixedisstillleaking.
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