Soyouthinkthatyou'vegottrouble,
welltrouble'sabubble,
sotelloldMr.Troubletogetlost.
Whynotholdyourheaduphigh
andstopcrying,starttrying,
anddon'tforgettokeepyourfingerscrossed.
Whenyoufindthejoyoflivingislovingandgiving,
you'llbetherewhenthewinningdicearetossed.
Asmileisjustafrownthat'sturnedupsidedown,
sosmileandthatfrownwilldefrost.
Anddon...[
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(Dave在北京被一些菜名吓了一跳,什么"mafiasalad","husbandandwife'slungslice",etc更绝的是。。。。)
Howaboutalittlestomachwiththatscorpion?
ByDaveBarry
BEIJING—Ihavegoodnewsandbadnewsaboutthefoodhere.Thegoodnewsis,there'salotofexcellentfood,anditcanbeunbelievablycheap.Fourofuswenttoarestaurantnearourhotelandateadeliciousandplentifuldinner,includingPekingduck...[
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好学注:DaveBarry是个syndicated的幽默专栏作家,早先他的豆腐块很多报纸上都能见到,不过现在基本上封笔了,只是偶尔写写,比方去年给奥斯卡晚会写写台词,08年去北京写了一个奥运系列等。这篇讲的是在北京找路的趣闻。
DaveBarry:It'snotthedestination,it'sthejourney
ByDaveBarry
BEIJING-Here'showyougetaroundBeijing.
Firstyougotothehotelfrontdesk,whichwillbestaffedby17people.Thisisoneofthe...[
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E!Online有个FashionPolice节目,每当Oscar,GoldenGlobes这种重大场合都不忘了在第二天的节目里对明星的服装评头品足。好莱坞名嘴JoanRivers今年从TVGuide频道重回E!Online,这个节目就更精彩了。
JoneRiversmockingFrankenstein
JoanRivers说起起好莱坞明星的八卦衣着,常常一针溅血,口无遮拦,因为风趣幽默,被誉为美国最有幽默的女人之一,也因此拥有粉丝无数,好学也是其中之一,每[
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Worriedaboutwhatelseyourinternetdateliedabout?Thereisanappforthat.BritishhealthofficialsarehardatworkonanewappthatwillallowuserstopeeintotheircellphoneandfindoutifyouhaveanSTV.Youheardright,youpeeonthecellphone.Questioniswhocouldaimwellenoughtopeeintoacellphone.Well,accordingtotheGuardian,aBritishnewspaper,theUKclinicalresearchcollaborationiscreatingasmartphoneappthatwillallowusersto“putur...[
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WatchingDVDsprovidesauniqueopportunityforEnglishlearnerstoimprovecomprehensionandvocabularyskills.MostDVDsprovideoriginalEnglishlanguagesoundtracks,aswellassoundtracksindifferentforeignlanguages.MostoftheseDVDsalsoprovideEnglishsubtitles.However,justwatchingafilmorsitcominEnglishorwithsubtitlesdoesn'ttakefulladvantageofthelearningopportunity.HereisadviceonhowtouseDVDstoimproveyouoryourstudents'E...[
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Tim:Hey,canIgetalittlefacetime?
Randall:Sure,let'sdialogue.Tim:Great.Itriedtopingyouearlier,butyouweren'tin.
Randall:Yeah,Ihadtohandlesomepushbackonmyproposal.Tim:Really,whywasthat?
Randall:Well,I'vecomeupwithanumberofsynergiesinthevaluechain.Myvaluepropositionwastoseamlesslyintegrateourcustomerservicereps.Tim:Soundslikeawin-win.Howlongistheramp-up?
Randall:That'stheproblem.Iproj...[
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DavidPetreedesigneddozensofsuccessfulappsandmademillionsdoingit.Buthehasregrets.Ashewatchedsmartphoneusersweavingdowntheavenues,walkinginfrontofbuseslikezombies,hecouldonlythink---Igotrichwhiletheworldgotstupid.Determinedtofindouthowmuchdamagehe’dcaused,PetreedevelopedHowStupidCanYouGet,anappthatwillcalculateyourfunctioningIQbymonitoringalltheotherappsandfunctionsofyourmobiledev...[
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好学注:这是一个叫BrendanO'Kane的美国青年几年前用中文写的博克.比我的中文写得还好。其中提到的跟电视学英语的方法很有意思,不过看他那些琼瑶式的回答真是笑死人了。
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跟着学
BrendanO'Kane
三四年前,我在哈尔滨做了一年的英语外教。那年,虽然没有时间正式上汉语课,但我的中文水平还是大幅度地提高了。这并[
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