My Little English Corner

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October21,2012
Theracedaystartedlikeanightmareanditstarted,literally,withanightmare,inwhichIsawmyhusbanddroppinghisphone,tellingmethatLiyawascryingovertheotherendofthephone.Shehadbeenkidnapped.Ipickedupthephone,butithadbeendisconnected.Iwokeup.5:45already?Whydidn’tmyalarmgooff?Oh,it’sSunday.Ihadthealarmsetfor5:30everydayexceptSunday.Shoot,Ineedtohurrybecausetheracewouldstartat7andithadmovedf...[阅读全文]
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InOutliers:TheStoryofSuccess,MalcolmGladwelleloquentlyarguesthatthosesuccessfulpeople“mighthavelookedasiftheyrosefromnothing,buttheyarethebeneficiariesofhiddenadvantages,extraordinaryopportunitiesandculturallegacies”. HestartswithshowingthepatternthatalmostallsuccessfulCanadianhockeyplayerswereborninthefirsthalfoftheyear.Theyaretopplayersbecausethecutoffdateforpickingyounghockey...[阅读全文]
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“Areyouready?”MVaskedmewhenwewereheadingtotherunner’shighafterwehadlunchbuffetinanIndianrestaurantonFriday. 
Knowingshewasreferringtotherace,Ireplied,“Moreorless.”andthenrememberedmyhusbandalwaysturnsthisanswerofminetoaquestionbyasking,“more?orless?”. Inthiscase,Iwas“more”readyfortheraceacoupleofweeksagobut“lessready”now.Thispastweek,becauseofasuddenuptickofmywo...[阅读全文]
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Friday:Stairmaster30min,Rowingmachine:10min
Sunday:10miles,1:57:58
 
IarrivedatthetrackalittlelatetodaybecausemydaughterwokeuprightbeforeIwasleaving.Itwasagoodrun,butwhenIsatdowninthecarafterwalkingonelapse,Ifeltasharppainintheareaofmyc-sectionscar. Icheckedandtherewasnobleedingaroundthescar.Igotoutthecar,thenthepaindisappeared;Iwentbackandsatdown,thepaincameback.&...[阅读全文]
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Monday:5Kontreadmill:36:26
Wednesday:5kontreadmill36:49
Saturday:9milesonrubbertrack:1:48:58
 
AtToastmastersmeetings,whenthetimergivesthereport,normally,he/shesays:Iamhappytoreportthatbothspeakersqualify. ButthispastWednesdayatourmeeting,thetimerreported:IamUNhappytoreportthatneitherspeakerqualified.Similarly,IhavetosaythistoBMDN: Iamunhappytoreportthatmy...[阅读全文]
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Tuesday:5k*2ontreadmill,1st5K:36:12, 2nd:35:37
Thursday:5Kontreadmill:35:40
Saturday:8milesonrubbertrack:1:37:34
Afterbeingteasedbycha-chaovermystinginessatbuyingrunningshoes,IwenttorunnershighstoreinLongBeachonFridaytoupgrademyrunninggears. ItookmyoldNikepluswithmesinceIheardthatthefootexpertstheredecideonwhattypeofshoesyouneedbyexaminingthewayyouroldshoeswerewornout.Butwhen...[阅读全文]
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这周末儿子跟爸爸去了奶奶家,我和女儿在家,所以没法去跑步,只周二跑了个5K。儿子一路上很乖,Daddy的原话是Awesome,一会儿就回来了,我去机场接,奔几张儿子,作为对没跑步人的惩罚,呵呵。
祝叔叔阿姨们新周愉快!
 
 
我给儿子扎的小辫子
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Wednesday:5K,35:13
Saturday:5.5miles,1:15:29
MyrunthisweektolastweekislikeBarakObama’sspeechtoBillClinton’sattheconvention.Ifwesaylastweek’srunwasstellar,thisweek’sisdefinitelylackluster.Icouldn’twakeupuntilalmost7amthismorningbecauseofanall-nighterIpulledFridaynightworkingonmypresentation.What’smore,mytoehasbeenhurtingsincelastSunday.Ineedanewpairofrunningshoes.Thecurrentrunnin...[阅读全文]
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Pleaseleavethenativespeaker'sgrammaralonebecausehesuredoesn'twanttogetintoanyargumentandcreateanIDheretoparticipateinourconversation.Ifyouarepissed,bepissedatEnglishGrammar,notathim.Thanks.
1.understandinglyandunderstandablyissuewasn'tfromthenativespeaker,butfromme.AsniteBynitehasexplained,Ihavethesameunderstanding.Ididn'tsayithastobeunderstandingly,butfromthecontext,that'smyunerstanding.SoUND...[阅读全文]
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