《疑犯追踪》S02E11 Finch 对π的解释

来自《疑犯追踪》S02E11,Finch 对 π 的解释。

Student girl: My friend has a question, Mr. Swift. “What is any of this good for, and when would we ever use it?”

(The class laughs.)

Finch: Let me show you. π. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. And this is just the beginning. It keeps on going. Forever. Without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals is every single other number. Your birth date, combination to your locker, your social security number. It’s all in there somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination. The first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end. Everything we ever say or do, all of the world’s infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information, what it’s good for, well, that would be up to you.

Person.of.Interest.S02E11 继续阅读

一些超级简短的英文单词缩写

今天和一个印度客户聊天,他用了很多词的缩写,还好都是比较简单的,可以应付的来。

  1. u = you
  2. pls = please
  3. hv = have
  4. r = are
  5. tnks = thanks
  6. v = we
  7. gr8 = great
  8. 4 = for

gr8这个单词缩写的真是绝了,用了好几秒时间才反应过来。有意思,如果你有类似好玩的单词缩写,不妨发出来分享一下。

足球英语词汇 – 记2010年南非世界杯

激情无比的南非世界杯结束了,因为时间关于错过了太多场比赛,甚至决赛,好在钟爱的西班牙队夺冠了。98年夏天,小学毕业的那个暑假,第一次看世界杯,立刻被足球的激情所吸引,而我也伴随着四年一届的世界杯不断成长。以后的每一届世界杯都很关注,每次都感觉非常不过瘾,这一次也是,只好用《实况足球》来“充饥”,因为是英文版的游戏,英文的解说,这才想到整理一篇英文足球术语,以此来表达我对世界杯的感情。

足球基础知识篇

World Cup 世界杯
FIFA(Federation Internationale de Football Association) 国际足联
football,soccer 足球
field,pitch 足球场
midfield 中场
penalty area 禁区
locker room 休息室、更衣室
nation team 国家队
coach 教练
football baby 足球宝贝
referee 裁判
goalkeeper,goaltender ,GK 守门员
back 后卫 继续阅读

英语学习之教科书背诵法

这是前段时间收藏的一篇英语学习方面的文章,绝对非我原创,很久没更新了,发出来凑个数。

我们那个年代,初中才接触英语,很幸运的是老师选了我做英语课代表,在这么一层外衣下,初中时候的英语成绩一直还算不错。这里说的不错只要得益于本文中说到的教科书背诵法。初二的时候,至少有一本英语书我是几乎可以完全背下来的。似乎很疯狂,不过确实效果非常好。学习英语就是应该疯狂一点,这让我想到《疯狂英语》……

英语学习的重要性无庸赘言。但是怎样才能学好英语呢?

一、教科书全部背诵法

也许有很多人会想:“光背一个个单词就够人受的了,再把教科书全背下来,那可就太难了。”可是,这种想法是错误的。全部背诵背诵实际上很简单,只要反复读上20遍就自然能背下来了。当然,20遍不是绝对次数,记忆力好的人或注意力集中地背诵,可能用不了20遍。在背诵中,可以一页一页地背,也可一段一段或一课一课地背,这个方法很容易掌握,只要有时间,谁都可以做到。如在学习数学累了时,可以读读英语,转换一下心情。这时要尽量读出声来,这是要用耳朵听。多利用五官,有利于记忆,而且不会发困,不会受到其他刺激的干扰,能够集中精力。

教科书全部背诵法不仅让人学习轻松,重要的是它还非常有效。首先,很容易记住单词。其次,使英语考试也变得很容易。

二、应试英语

利用教科书全部背诵法学习英语,可以在以教科书内容为出题范围的学期考试中取得非常好的成绩。在用英语进行交流时,这种方法也很有效。那么,升学考试也能用这种方法吗?因为升学考试的试题不会只按教科书范围来出题,应试英语需要有特别的知识。回答是照用无妨。 继续阅读

重温《肖申克的救赎》 顺便学习英语

关于Shawshank Redemption《肖申克的救赎》,最先是读了斯蒂芬·金的小说,后来才会看这部电影。个人相当喜欢,如果你没有看过,在这里强烈推荐。

只顾着推荐电影,差点忘记学习英语才是今天的主题,下面是电影中的一些经典台词。

1.It takes a strong man to save himself, and a great man to save another。

坚强的人只能救赎自己,伟大的人才能拯救他人。

2.Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies。

希望是美好的,也许是人间至善,而美好的事物永不消逝。

3.some birds aren’t meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are just too bright.。。

有的鸟是不会被关住的,因为它们的羽毛太美丽了!

4.I find I’m so excited. I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope。

我发现自己是如此的激动,以至于不能静静地坐下来思考。我想只有那些重获自由即将踏上新征程的人们才能感受到这种即将揭开未来神秘面纱的激动心情。我希望跨越千山万水握住朋友的手,我希望太平洋的海水如同梦中的一样蓝:我希望……

5.Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. A strong man can save himself. A great man can save another。

懦怯囚禁人的灵魂,希望可以感受自由。强者自救,圣者渡人。

6.These walls are kind of funny like that. First you hate them, then you get u sed to them. Enough time passed, get so you depend on them. That`s institution alized。

监狱里的高墙实在是很有趣。刚入狱的时候,你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地,你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就是体制化。

7.There`s not a day goes by I don`t feel regret. Not because I`m in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then. Then a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can`t. That kid`s long gone and this old man is all that`s left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It`s just a bull…word. So you go on and stamp your form, sorry, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don`t give a .。。

我无时不刻地对自己的所作所为深感内疚,这不是因为我在这里(指监狱),也不是讨好你们(指假释官)。回首曾经走过的弯路,我多么想对那个犯下重罪的愚蠢的年轻人说些什么,告诉他我现在的感受,告诉他还可以有其他的方式解决问题。可是,我做不到了。那个年轻人早已淹没在岁月的长河里,只留下一个老人孤独地面对过去。重新做人?骗人罢了!小子,别再浪费我的时间了,盖你的章吧,我没什么可说的了。

8.I guess it comes down to a simple choice:get busy living or get busy dying。

生命可以归结为一种简单的选择:要么忙于生存,要么赶着去死。

最后附上电影海报一张:

向PLMM表白的开场白

Chat-up Lines,顾名思义就是与人搭讪(chat somebody up)时的开场白。一句好的Chat-up Line,往往简单有趣,令人听来舒服。主动进取之余,又不会唐突佳人。搭讪的策略往往因人而异,挑选自己擅长的模式必能事半功倍:

甜言蜜语型——You’re like a compass, without you I’m lost。

装傻憨厚型——You look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?

超级孔雀型——How do you like your eggs in the morning?

鬼灵精怪型——I’ve lost my number. Can I have yours?

稳扎稳打型——Can I buy you a drink?

斯文有礼型——It’s been a pleasure sitting with you. Add me on msn/QQ, if you will。

当然,无论怎样搭讪,最重要的还是创意!总是说那些烂的不能再烂的陈词滥调,只会让MM敬而远之。

下面是一个供大家想象的美妙场景:男孩问女孩:“你可以做我的女朋友吗?”一阵沉默。突然,女孩把身子靠近,没说一句话,却在他的脸颊上轻吻一下,然后飞奔出屋,房间里只留下呆掉傻掉的他。哈哈,男孩子们加油吧,祝你们成功!

“Will you be my girlfriend?” Silence followed. Then suddenly she leaned forward and,without saying a word, gave him a briefest peck on the cheek, and darted out of the room,leaving him puzzled and enthralled。 继续阅读

10大损招让同事对你生厌

Do you want to know how to make your coworkers hate you? Follow this advice. These are surefire ways to ensure your coworkers will look forward to the day you are gone. Avoid these behaviors if you want to help create harmony in your workplace.

你想让你的同事讨厌你吗?那就照着我们的建议做吧。这样的话你同事一定都会期盼着你走的那一天。如果想和同事相处融洽的话就要避免做这些事情了。

1.Talk Loudly on Your Cell Phone … Especially in the Bathroom

大声的讲电话,特别是在卫生间里

Your co-workers don’t want to listen to your cell phone conversations. They are not as entertaining to anyone as they are to you. More importantly, they don’t want to hear you talk on your phone while you are in the bathroom. It makes them uncomfortable. 继续阅读

If You Forget Me 如果你忘了我

我这里有个英语学习的分类,这是当初为了督促自己坚持学习英语建立了,随着时间的推移,很多东西几乎变成了摆设,包括这里的很多东西。有个愿望,下个月开始,加大blog更新的频率了!

By Pablo Neruda 作者: 帕布罗.聂鲁达

I want you to know one thing 希望你知道

You know how this is 这是我的想法

If I look at the crystal moon 当我凭窗凝望

at the red branch 姗姗而来的秋日

of the slow autumn at my window 红枝上的明月

If I touch near the fire 当我轻触火堆旁

the impalpable ash, 似有似无的尘烬

or the wrinkled body of the log 或是褶皱层层的木柴 继续阅读

What’s keeping you?

What’s keeping you?

你怎么耽搁了?

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Keep这个用法,英文的解释是“To detain”,意思就是,耽搁,拖延。很常用,但基本就在这个场景中使用。句子中使用现在进行时,也可以使用过去时,说成,What kept you? (什么事耽误了你? )
例句:
– What’s keeping you? Hurry up. 你怎么耽搁了,快点儿!
–  I’ll be over soon. 马上就来。

You’re An Idiot

A room temperature IQ
IQ简直跟室温一样高。

During evolution,his ancestores were in the control group.
进化时,他的祖先肯定是当权派。(要不是走后门,他怎么能进化成人?)

Has two brains:one is lost and the other is out looking for it.
他有两个大脑,一个丢了,另一个去找去了。

He’s so dense,the light bends around him.
他太蠢了,光碰到他都要拐弯走。

It takes him an-hour-and-a-half to watch “60minutes”.
他要花一个半小时来观察一个小时。 继续阅读