麦很平凡,就像是乡间田头的小土块;每日仰望蓝天,难免也有叹息。。。

Showing posts with label 英文学习. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 英文学习. Show all posts

Sunday, March 4, 2007

一封精妙绝伦的英文诈骗信

gmail里收到一封来自非洲的信,神秘兮兮的告知我继承了1500万美元的遗产,而巨额财产的主人因飞机失事已于2000年某日死亡。非洲黑大哥说是在yahoo旅游信息里搜索到我的,还郑重其事的留下了他的联系方式,速盼回复。

这样的诈骗手段以前听说过,也收到过类似的邮件。有些不明就里抱着试试看心态的人还真的会探头探脑和黑大哥们联络一番,更有甚者前往非洲某国一探究竟,看到的是忙碌的公司和西装革履办事严谨的律师先生。他们有一大堆的材料证明你就是那笔财富的 the supposed next of kin of the deceased,让你晕头转向之余对自己血液里有富人基因深信不疑。有趣!

我逐字逐句推敲着这封英文信,分明是欺诈,措辞、修饰、语气等却用心良苦,都可作为高级英文班的经典读物了。

开头这句就显露出骗子黑大哥深厚的英文功底
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel。。。

因篇幅较长,我这里不作全文引述,仅摘录美丽黑非洲这位有着奇思妙想的大哥的联系方式,供有识之士参考。

You should contact me on my number 00226-7885 75 97 immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Your’s faithfully,
Bala Tomson (Esq.)

FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
GOD BLESSINGS,PROTECTIONS AND GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name..............................
2) Your Age..........................................
3) Marital Status..................................
4) Your Phone Number…………….
5) Your Fax Numbers……………….
6) Your Country………………...........
7) Your Occupation.............................
8)Sex.......................................................
9) Your Religion...................................
POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me immediately so that we discuss very well over this business.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

外语学习要继续(天涯博客搬家之第十篇)

自己喜欢的外语学习还是要继续的.不要老是给自己松散的理由.今天看到一个很好的德语学习网站.http://www.kalenderblatt.de/,要花点时间在上面了...英文当然是每天在看的,看来这辈子是要啃下去了,呵呵.前几天在blog搜索的时候看到的 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com着实吸引了我,但看样子学习多国语言上不太可能的事了,我还是想把英文学得精深一些,其他的德语或是法语等欧洲语言也可反过来加深对英文的理解,包括词源和相关的词汇知识,典故等.    
很反感现在培训机构推出的层出不穷的各类速成班,把外语学习当成了加减法,让消费者感觉只要在某所学校花了这些课时就一定可以获得相应的语言水平,哪有那么简单的事!

关于词汇学习(天涯博客搬家之第九篇)

以前和老外有打交道的时候,经常看到 Laura 随身携带一本小小的vocabulary builder,后来自己也去外文书店买了一本,偶尔也会翻翻。看了看扉页上的日期,是8,9年前买的,也是本有年代的书了,呵呵。词汇不需要死记硬背的,很多学语言的人容易犯这个错,好像背的词汇多了就可以掌握语言,实在是误区。一个词在不同的语境中又会被赋予新的涵义,而在大量的阅读过程中则可以加深对词汇的理解。

dad and his diary(天涯博客搬家之第六篇)

don't know when dad has got into the habit of keeping a diary. in addition to that,he even completed his autobiography as long as 30 thousand words. he must have been a bit unhappy about my not carefully reading through his writing. i admit i just had a look of some paragraphs but did not spend time reading. frankly i believe it will become something cherishable to me when he......i personally feel what dad writes lacks something.he meticulously penned down almost all the things he could memorize but that would seem tasteless to the readers. articles which concern about the current social affairs will make sense. and i like to read things of this kind.    
dad is still keeping a diary daily. he needs an outlet for his inner thoughts just like me.

again I write(天涯博客搬家之第五篇)

stop to record all the triviality in my life. what caused it? the total unwillingness to get my thoughts posted online and, can imagine, be read soon afterwards.what did this "unwillingness"come from?do i really believe that writing in English would definitely be practically useful than in Chinese? do i really have the confidence that i am capable of expressing myself well and deeply in English? i am apt to think over and over again things that i find touchy.however to type them out is a thing i hate to do. what is wrong with me?tons of people share their lives and opinion with others on the internet. why don't i?     

i am so disappointed about the current exterior self of mine...i mean, i still can feel the inner torrant thinking from within yet i hate to do anything positive,whatsoever. i can keenly feel that unwillingness of mine. i do hate that. again i try to write a bit so as to awaken a soul. just that...

why blog(天涯博客搬家之第二篇)

blog.coms have mushroomed nowadays. people use it to express themselves quite openly. it is great in this aspect. in my school days i was considered being good at writing. the books i enjoyed so much were "october" "flower city" and the like. they were periodicals, actually. i am still uncertain how much i could truly understand them. i spent time reading them partly because i believe i would leave the impression to others that i was maturer than students around my age, and partly because i felt the need to feed my soul then. as a man well over 30,i am still in great need of soul search. problem is i dont feel like writing anymore. so, why lots of others are so enthusiastic about blogging? writing, to winston churchill, is cheerful. he thought the feelings were great when he was in the mood to write on a nice day in his cozy study. and writing, to zhaoxinshan, is a way of living. in one of his books which was about a famous musician,he emphasized the undescripable pleasure writing brought to him.he said perhaps a man over 40 could keenly feel this. maybe he is right in that. my dad completed his autobiography not long ago and wanted me to look at it carefully. i admit i did not do that. i just read a few paragraphs.but the fact is obvious: each person, as ordinary as my dad, has the need to say something and want to be listened. we are too ordinary to be noticed. but we concern about the world as much as we do to our family and ourselves. what we say now will make sense some day and it is the reason that keeps me blogging.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

经典美文

订阅www.worldstart.com 电脑类读物很久了,从最初的日刊到目前的周刊,我对署名为steve撰写的各类深入浅出、活泼风趣的类技术文章深感兴趣,时至今日,邮箱内保存了不下200封mail,许多英文佳作深埋其中,日后想要翻挖出来细细品读看来也不太实际,于是就想到是否可以经常摘录一些精彩片断张贴到博客呢,以后查阅起来也方便。

词汇是活的,只有在具体语境中才有可能把握它特定的涵义。以前在读到自己感兴趣的话题时,特别容易记住单词的读写规则及在例句中的使用。若真要通过背诵培养语感,坊间有不少现成的教材可以推荐如陈冠商主编的“英语背诵文选”,选用篇章以文学类为主。新东方一向提倡实用性,他们推出的背诵类教材天文地理几乎无所不包,可以迅速扩大词汇量,但不一定适合表情朗读。

以下文字摘自邮件中“daily thoughts”那一段
——achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others and that's nice too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.--Helen Hayes

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

一个心理学知识网站、google个性主页的些微变化

psychology today ――起初是在设置google个性化主页时,搜索各类google gadgets那会儿发现的,很早就把它添加到了我的personalized page,只是不经常链接过去仔细阅读。刚才瞅见了一个标题,说的是如何把握机会改变人生,就去看了。英语原文流畅易懂的,绝没有想象中心理学专著那样枯燥难解。
——Red Leaf,i suggest you have a look at this site. i am impressed. Those psychological problems trouble person like you alot are explicitly clarified ,and, more importantly, are often found to be dealt with in a lighthearted way. I have fun when reading them and i bet you will too. Don't forget i am recommending you a good site providing professional knowledge. And it is 100% English!

另外,昨天就发现个性主页上添加的那些资讯源旁边出现了一个个小的加号,展开后可见RSS简单内容提示,很是方便了读者。再看看google中国的搜索,也是在昨天体验到的,输入关键字后发觉有下拉列表,是据分析得出的popular search。这个小改动比较细心,提供少量相关信息总是好的,也算是人性化搜索的一种吧。网易的有道搜索其实已经有了这样的搜索体验,走前一步了。
不管怎么说,有关google,它的创新和进取、它不羁的公司理念和办公文化总是会占据各大媒体的主要版面,新闻营销几乎使得google不须劳神费力即可每天每月时时刻刻抓牢全世界网民的眼球,而他们确实也离不开google了。

Sunday, January 21, 2007

转贴:21世纪的21个建议

发送雅虎通信息给我吧
转引自Donjuantips,一个我很喜欢的英文网站。原文地道,内容风趣俏皮,想成为好男人的人士在"唐璜秘笈"遍地可以拾得佳作,共赏。
I'm turning 21 this year, so I thought it would be appropriate to
give you guys 21 good tips on life and women.
1. Being genuinely WARM will get you connections. By being nice to
everyone (unless they disrespect you), interested in other people,
and by having a happy disposition, you will attract people like
moths to a flame.
2. Stay HEALTHY. Work out. Seek advice from a professional first,
and then hit the weights. Eat right. Everything in moderation,
lots of fruits, lots of vegetables, and if you're trying to lose or
gain weight see a nutritionist.
3. What's the key to HUMOR? It's simple: don't take yourself too
seriously. Forget the canned jokes, just try to see the lighter
side of things and laugh at yourself occasionally. Often it's not
what we say that's funny, but it's the way we say it. Keep that in
mind.
4. Use LOGIC when arguing. Never resort to arguing by volume and
never resort to arguing with your fists. If you can't make a
logical argument, it's almost definite that you don't know what
you're talking about and you're wrong -- no big deal, just admit
it. Often women will start arguments just to stir you up, or to
test your strength.
5. As soon as you stop being CALM, you have lost the argument.
Stay cool at all times; if a woman sees that she's annoying you,
she'll feel that she's won.
6. Never let a woman become your life. Never "fall in LOVE" with a
woman you barely even know. So you're sister's best friend's cousin
is cute, so what? So you're dreaming about that McDonald's checkout
chick. Wake up!
Have you been on a date with her? Have you kissed her? Have you
slept with her frequently? Have you had great sex with her
frequently? Have you been with her when she wakes up in the
morning? Have you been with her when she's sick? I didn't think
so.
Don't commit yourself to that one woman until you can answer "yes"
to all of the above questions, and still like her. And don't even
daydream about that one girl until you've at least been out on a
date.
7. SMILE more often. Better yet, smile more often at girls, and
look them straight in the eye.
8. Be FIRM. It's no big secret that women want a man with a
backbone. If you want to have any chance with any given woman, you
have to be bigger, better and stronger than her. You have to be
able to dominate in any situation. Women want to be able to feel as
if they can become helpless little girls around firm, dominant men.
9. Every second, all over the world there's a DESPERATE guy getting
used by some attention-seeking b*tch. Women can sense desperation
like a shark senses blood. If they sniff it out on you, they'll
either run for the hills, or use you in some way -- you may become
their personal servant, their social proof, or their
Mr-Listen-to-me-talk-about-myself-until-your-ears-bleed-but-you-won't-get-any.
To avoid being one of these poor desperate guys, fill your life with
hobbies, sports, friends, social events, and...
10. GOALS are essential. Your goals are what drive you in life --
they are what motivate you. My suggestion is to write down a list
of everything you want to do in your life, and try to knock off a
few of these things every year. Some examples of things you might
want to do are: get a hole-in-one, see Manchester United play, meet
the president, become the president, play for Manchester United, go
scuba diving, and the list goes on.
What's great about goals is that you get great side-effects. For
example if one of your goals is to get a hole-in-one, you'll have to
practice your golf a lot, consequently, you'll become a better
player.
11. The cornerstone of success with women is ACTION. A man of
action is a hot commodity. These days most men are so feminized
that they feel more comfortable reacting to a female's flirting for
two hours and then walking away without getting a number, than
striding up to a woman, initiating a brief conversation, and then
getting her digits.
As the man, you should feel comfortable initiating everything.
That's just the way it is, men must initiate. If you waste all your
energy looking for signs of interest, or some sort of "thumbs up"
from the woman, you'll have none left to enjoy yourself. Stop
thinking. Start acting.
12. Everyday, do something that SCARES you. This really helps your
confidence.
13. TEASE girls. In order to show that you don't idolize her, or
think of her as a goddess, you playfully tease her. Laugh at her.
I'm not talking about brutally exposing her insecurities and drawing
attention to them, I'm just talking about saying the sort of things
that would make a girl playfully punch you. Just play with them,
but never say you're sorry.
14. Stop CARING about what others might think. The people who are
most successful all across the world are those who don't give a damn
about what others think, they do what makes them happy. The least
successful and most regretful people are those who spend all their
time worrying about whether they are doing the right thing in the
eyes of everyone else. Stop seeking other peoples' approval.
15. Be DIRECT. Don't p*ssy-foot around. Don't walk on eggshells.
If someone pisses you off, you tell him or her that they're pissing
you off and why. You'll get a lot more respect than if you go
around b*tching about them behind their back.
16. TAKE what you want. If you want something, it's your job to
get it!
17. REGRET is painful and a waste of time. If you make a mistake,
you should make sure that you know exactly what you've done wrong,
and how you can improve. Never spend time worrying about "what if"
or filling your head with regrets.
18. Learn to CHAT. In other words, learn how to make small talk.
You must be enthusiastic, interested in the other person, and say
more than just "yeah" or "nah" or nodding and laughing.
For example, if someone in a music store says to you (while you're
paying for a CD) "So, you like the guys, huh?" Don't just say,
"Yeah, they're cool." Say something like, "Yeah, I love the
drumming patterns and I've heard this CD is much better than their
last. What did you think of they're last one?"
19. Stop worrying about her BODY LANGUAGE, and focus on your own.
A woman's body language means about as much as her star sign in my
opinion. Unless she's thrusting her boobs in your face and rubbing
your crotch, forget about trying to work out what her body language
means. Instead, make sure that your own body language is positive
and inviting.
20. Never avoid being SEXUAL. Touch her when you're out on a date!
For god's sake touch her! If you're feeling like you won't be
coming on too strong, touch her before the date. Make sure you make
solid eye contact with her, and don't be afraid to talk about sexual
things.
Even more important than acting sexual, is giving off the sexual
vibe -- one of the best ways to do this is to (while talking to
her) imagine the two of you having sex, then create an image in your
mind of her thinking the same thing at the same time. I've
successfully field-tested this and it seriously helped me to be more
sexual. Why? Because I suddenly felt confident that my sexuality
wouldn't scare her off. I touched her confidently and I held great
eye contact. I've got a date with her on Thursday night.
21. Have FUN. The most important thing in life is to have fun. A
life, which you don't enjoy, is completely wasted. If you're dating
a girl who you're not having fun with, cut her off. If you're at a
party and you're not having fun, chances are you won't be getting
laid after dark. Make fun your goal.
Make approaching women fun for yourself (don't give a damn about
whether she's feeling) because a fun person is the most attractive
type of person in the world. Fun is the single thing that will
transform you from a boring, average guy, to the prize that everyone
genuinely wants to win.

De La Soul

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

英文学习之痛-且看海外华人的切身体会

我很少转贴,尽量原创。本来就是对国内以应试为主的英文教育深感担忧,如下佳作正好说出了我的心里话,那也就暂且拿来与大家分享。

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