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(2012-08-23 10:49:58)

IheardofSpencerTracythroughaninterviewofKatharineHepburnthatIwatchedonYoutube.AndIstartedtoknowaboutandbecameinterestedinKatherineHepburnafterseeing"OntheGoldenPond".IusedtobequitepuzzledaboutwhyHepburnwouldhavesettledwithamarriedmanwhohadnointensionofgettingadivorce,sinceshewassoperfect--atruebeauty,anoutstandingathleteandprestigiousactresswithabrain.
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Perfect is the Enemy of Good

(2012-08-22 08:29:00)

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PerfectistheenemyofgoodisanaphorismorproverbwhichiscommonlyattributedtoVoltairewhosemoralpoem,LaBégueule,starts “ Danssesécrits,unsàgeItalien
Ditquelemieuxestl'ennemidubien.
(Inhiswritings,awiseItalian
saysthatthebestistheenemyofthegood) ” Themoralisthatperfectionismiscontrarytoasatisfactorycompetenc...[阅读全文]

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How Does One Stop An Obsession

(2012-08-20 20:53:58)

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IrealizedabouttwoyearsagothatIneededtospendmoretimeonimprovingmyverbalandwrittenEnglishinsteadofputtingallmysparetimesolelyoncorrectingthepronunciationproblems,andIhavebeentryingtodosointhepasttwoyears,onlyinvain.
WheneverIreadsomething,Iendupreadingitaloud;WhenIcheckthemeaningofaneworuncertainword,InoticethatIamspendingsomuchtime,sometimeshours,inverifyingitscorrectpronunciationa...[阅读全文]

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The Thorn Birds (TV Miniseries)

(2012-08-16 14:15:08)

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M.A.K. Halliday and Intonation in the Grammar of English

(2012-08-14 15:36:18)

虽然零零星星从众多古今中外语音学家的观点学说里知道了不少有关英语语音语调、轻重长短的知识，但一直困惑，不知道一个句子摆在眼前的时候，是否也能够象做数学题一样，总有与之相应的公式可套，或者说有没有这样的公式可循。MichaelA.K.Halliday和WilliamGREAVES合著的这本IntonationintheGrammarofEnglish,我拿到手快两年了，几次试着读，却总也读不进去，因为对我，这本书里的生[阅读全文]

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(2012-08-10 18:42:58)

If byRudyardKipling Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou, Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou, Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo; Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting, Orbeingliedabout,don'tdealinlies, Orbeinghated,don&...[阅读全文]

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Scenes from The Snows of Kilimanjaro

(2012-08-07 23:43:04)

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A Poison Tree

(2012-08-05 22:25:51)

APoisonTree byWilliamBlake(1757–1827) Iwasangrywithmyfriend: Itoldmywrath,mywrathdidend. Iwasangrywithmyfoe: Itolditnot,mywrathdidgrow. AndIwatereditinfears, Nightandmorningwithmytears; AndIsunneditwithsmiles, Andwithsoftdeceitfulwiles. Anditgrewboth...[阅读全文]

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My Little Girl

(2012-07-22 10:26:59)

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A Mother's Love (song)

(2012-07-22 10:06:59)

byJimBrickman&MarkMasri Thankyouforwatchingoverme Allofthesleeplessnightsyoulayawake Thankyouforknowingwhentoholdmeclose whentoletmego Thankyouforeverysteppingstone Andforthepaththatalwaysleadsmehome Ithankyouforthetimeyoutook toseetheheartinsideofme Yougavemetherootstostartthislife andthenyougaveme...[阅读全文]

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