To my students – 请大家用那天所讲的方法好好练习

 相信同学们那天在课堂上练习了前三句后今天再看到这些对话内容一定会有一种特别的感觉,自己在说的时候好像能很容易找到那种真正说英语的感觉,并且好像那种语音语调已经在自己的潜意识里了。这就是那天那样练习后的效果。所以再在这里啰嗦一下,理论学再多都没有用,只要稍微实践一下就能明白很多。

我把整个对话内容贴在这里,大家可以点每句话来下载单句的录音,也可以在这里下载全文的录音

A: Are you going to do anything exciting this weekend?

B: Well, I”m going to celebrate my birthday.

A: Fabulous. When is your birthday exactly?

B: It’s August ninth – Sunday.

A: So, what are your plans?

B: Well, my friend Kayla is going to take me out for dinner.

A: Nice. Is she going to order a cake?

B: Yeah, and the waiters are probably going to sing "Happy Birthday" to me. It’s so embarrassing.

You can make it if you try

点下面每句话可以下载每句话的录音:

You can make it if you try

You can’t be beaten at anything, until you quit in your own mind.

There is no failure except in your not trying.

There is no defeat except from within.

 

You have no really insurmountable barrier except your own inherent weakness of purpose.

The odds are with you if you keep on trying.

 

Consider yourself on a very long journey.

Sustain your personal vision of success until you achieve it.

In the end, you can fail only if you don’t try.

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to is.

Success is a road that’s paved with perseverance.

这里是全文的录音文件:You can make it if you try(Full).mp3

How to Win Friends and Influence People

This is Dale Carnegie’s summary of his book, from 1936
这是戴尔·卡耐基1936年的著作的一个概要。

 

Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
与人相处的基本技巧

 

  1. Don't criticize, condemn or complain.
    不要批评、谴责或者抱怨。
  2. Give honest and sincere appreciation.
    真心诚意地感激他人。
  3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.
    唤起
    别人热切的需求。

 

Six ways to make people like you
使别人喜欢你的六个方法

 

  1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
    变得真正关心别人
  2. Smile.
    笑。
  3. Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
    永远记住,对一个人来说,在任何语言中最好听和最重要的声音是
    自己的名字
  4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
    做一个好的聆听者。鼓励别人对你讲述他们自己的事情。
  5. Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
    谈论别人感兴趣的事情。
  6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.
    让别人感觉到他们自己很重要——但是要真诚。

 

Win people to your way of thinking
让别人认同你的想法

 

  1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
    尽量避免争论。
  2. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong."
    尊重别人的观点。永远不要说“你错了。”
  3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
    如果你错了要迅速并且很郑重地承认。
  4. Begin in a friendly way.
    以友好的方式开头。
  5. Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately.
    快速地让别人说“是,是”。
  6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
    尽量让别人说话。
  7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
    让别人感觉到这个点子是他或她的。
  8. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.
    真诚地去站在别人的观点上看待事情。
  9. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.
    感受他人的想法与愿望。
  10. Appeal to the nobler motives.
    寻求高尚的动机。
  11. Dramatize your ideas.
    将自己的想法变得戏剧化。
  12. Throw down a challenge.
    放弃挑战他人。

 

Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
成为领导者:如何改变他人而不冒犯他人或激起反感

A leader’s job often includes changing your people’s attitudes and behavior. Some suggestions to accomplish this:
作为一个领导者你经常需要改变手下的态度和行为。下面是如何做好这些的一些建议:

  1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
    以表扬和真诚的感激开头。
  2. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.
    间接地指出别人的错误。
  3. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
    在批评别人之前先谈谈自己的错误。
  4. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.
    不要直接命令而是通过问问题的方式。
  5. Let the other person save face.
    为他人保留面子。
  6. Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be "hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise."
    对很小的进步也提出表扬,并且对每一次进步都提出表扬。要诚恳地表示认可,慷慨地给予赞扬。
  7. Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.
    给别人好的声誉使其为不负盛名而主动改进。
  8. Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
    鼓励他人,使错误看起来很容易纠正。
  9. Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.
    让别人觉得乐于去做你让他做的事。

 

Happy New Year – You Make Your Own Opportunities

 

 

Your destiny isn’t a matter of chance,
it’s a matter of the choices you’ll make in the coming year.

Success isn’t something you wait for,
it’s something you must pursue in the months ahead.

Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities to be successful.
Seize common occasions and turn them into great ones.
Opportunity sometimes comes disguised
in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

Start where you are.
You’re at this moment, standing right in the middle of opportunity.

If you act on your dreams you can live them in the New Year.
You have a lot to look forward to.

Happy New Year!

雪花 – Snowflake

flake

这个冬天到目前为止北京没有下多少雪。昨天去了趟燕郊,发现好多地方有残留的积雪。看样子下得挺大的。

从小没有看到过大雪,第一次看到很大的雪也是在燕郊,是刚上大一的时候。那晚也是难忘的一次经历。吃完晚饭好多同学——尤其是南方来的同学都到雪地里玩,根据记忆中在电视上看到的样子来堆雪人、打雪仗。宿舍里来自东北的同学从窗户看着楼下,表情很无奈,一看就知道在想:这些家伙,果然没见过雪!我本来也打算装作不屑一顾的样子,但坚持了没多久还是冲下去一起玩了。这是难忘的一点。

另外还有一个更加难忘的。晚上大家都玩得很累,个个爬上床一会儿就迷糊了。结果半睡半醒的时候突然听到楼道里特别混乱,有人大喊着火了。大家一听都慌了,飞快地往楼下冲。我随便穿了件毛衣,套上一条裤子,穿着拖鞋也下去了。我心里还在想要是冻死了怎么办。下去才发现我还是比较幸运的,有人光着脚、穿着秋裤就下来了。过了半个多小时,楼里的烟也消散了,说没事了大家才回去睡觉。奇怪的是我在楼下穿着拖鞋站在雪里那么久竟然没觉得有多冷。躺在床上大家都很兴奋,聊了好久才睡觉。

今天用StumbleUpon发现了一个网站,是用Flash做的剪窗花的一个小工具。发现我小学时候的剪法和这个是一模一样的。从小学到初中再到高中,每次有什么活动需要装饰一下教室,我都很高兴地剪出各种各样的窗花。这个方法虽然简单,但是会给人带来很多惊喜,因为我每次都是随意剪,我也不知道剪出来是什么样子的。得把折起来的纸剪好后,打开才能看到。上面那个就是用这个网站剪的。我的是第19249498个作品,可以在Gallery里找到。

网址:http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/index.html

Theme Song of Friends – I’ll be there for you

So no one told you life was gonna be this way *clap*clap*clap*clap*
Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A.
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year

but..

I’ll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I’ll be there for you
Like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you
‘Cuz you’re there for me too…

You’re still in bed at ten and work began at eight
You’ve burned your breakfast so far… things are goin’ great
Your mother warned you there’d be days like these
Oh but she didn’t tell you when the world has brought
You down to your knees that…

I’ll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I’ll be there for you
Like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you
‘Cuz you’re there for me too…

No one could ever know me
No one could ever see me
Seems you’re the only one who knows
What it’s like to be me
Someone to face the day with
Make it through all the rest with
Someone I’ll always laugh with
Even at my worst I’m best with you, yeah

It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year…

I’ll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I’ll be there for you
Like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you
‘Cuz you’re there for me too…

I’ll be there for you
I’ll be there for you
I’ll be there for you
‘Cuz you’re there for me too…

Tabulatures for “Scarborough Fair”

Capo 7th

INTRO (play twice):

   Am7           Asus2         Am7           Asus2
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|—0———|—0———|—0———|
B:———3—|———0—|———3—|———0—|
G:—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|
D:——-4—–|——-2—–|——-4—–|——-2—–|
A:-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|
E:————-|————-|————-|————-|

————————————————————————
This is the verse tab.  It repeats for each verse:

   Are     you   going   to    Scarborough   Fair
   Am7           Asus2         G/B C   G/B   Am7
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|—0———|————-|—0———|
B:———3—|———0—|-0—1—0—|———3—|
G:—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|-0—0—0—|—–0—–0-|
D:——-4—–|——-2—–|————-|——-4—–|
A:-0———–|-0———–|-2—3—2—|-0———–|
E:————-|————-|————-|————-|

                     parsley   sage      rosema -ry  and
   Asus2         C       C/B   Am7           D
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|————-|————-|-0—2——-|
B:———0—|—–1——-|—–1——-|-3—3—3—|
G:—–2—–2-|—0———|—0—0—–|————-|
D:——-2—–|————-|———2—|-0———0-|
A:-0———–|-3——-2—|-0———–|————-|
E:————-|————-|————-|————-|

   thyme____________________________
   Am7           Asus2         Am7           Asus2
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|—0———|—0———|—0———|
B:———3—|———0—|———3—|———0—|
G:—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|
D:——-4—–|——-2—–|——-4—–|——-2—–|
A:-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|
E:————-|————-|————-|————-|

 remem  –  ber   me      to    one who lives there
   Am7           C                 C/B Am    G
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|———0—|————-|————-|
B:————-|—–1——-|—1—1—1-|—–0—1p0-|
G:—–0——-|—0——-0-|————-|—0———|
D:——-4—–|————-|————-|———2p0-|
A:-0——-0-2-|-3———–|-3—2—0—|————-|
E:————-|————-|————-|-3———–|

                     she     once  was     a     true love of
                     Am7           G             C   G
   +   +       +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—————–|—0———|————-|————-|
B:-1—0h1p0——-|———3—|—0—–0—|-1—0——-|
G:—————–|—–0—–0-|—–0—0—|-0—0—0—|
D:-2—0h2p0——-|——-4—–|——-0—–|———0—|
A:—————–|-0———–|————-|————-|
E:————-3—|————-|-3———–|———3—|

   mine__________________________
   Am7           Asus2         Am7           Asus2
   +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +     +   +   +
e:—0———|—0———|—0———|—0———|
B:———3—|———0—|———3—|———0—|
G:—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|—–0—–0-|—–2—–2-|
D:——-4—–|——-2—–|——-4—–|——-2—–|
A:-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|-0———–|
E:————-|————-|————-|————-|

————————————————————————
LYRICS:
————————————–
————————–
——–
Are you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Without no seams nor needle work
Then she’ll be a true love of mine

Tell her to find me an acre of land
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea strand
Then she’ll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
Then she’ll be a true love of mine


Am7 x04030 (this applies to most of the Am7 chords)
Asus2 x02200
C/B x2x010

下面有一个更有特点的,使用一种越南的叫做DAN BAU(独弦琴)的乐器和吉它来演奏的。演奏独弦琴的也是非常著名的叫范德成(Phan Duc Thanh)

走了,走好!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

对这个字最早的记忆就是小时候我住的房子隔壁工商局的门上不知道谁写了这么一个字。我小时候住的房子是在马路边上的大概四、五层高的一长排楼的二楼,工商局的办公室就在我隔壁,同一层还有110报警处,所以我对穿制服的人习以为常了。觉得他们人也不错,经常会逗我们玩。看到他们抓人的时候还觉得挺厉害的。现在回想起来我的记忆中好像只要穿制服的都可以抓人,因此我的思想中也没有去区分警察、收税的、城管、保安等等的。我记得工商局的人每过几天都会从市场抓人回来,把人家的秤给没收了,然后有的人会又骂又在地上打滚,有的会低着头不说话,有的会笑嘻嘻的一直求工商局的人饶了他。

看到我们家“屁民”们同武警打斗的场面,我不由得回想起来小时候隔壁工商局的和110的那些人,觉得他们都挺好的啊,有时候还会去我们家玩。我潜意识中觉 得武警也和他们一样的,平常生活中大家都很融洽。但到了那些关键时刻,人们好像一下子就变了,界线变得那么清晰。我住过的那排楼房前几年已经拆了,觉得警 民鱼水的生活只能保留在我童年的记忆中了。

小时候看到工商局的门上写着这么一个字一直不明白,我还以为是他们写了错别字。我一直猜测的是他们可能想写“遵守法律”,结果写第一个字的时候写错了就不想写了。直到学校里学了这个字之后才认识。但也没有去多想。

这个字念diàn,有两个意思,一个是:用祭品向死者致祭,第二个是:使稳固;建立。不明白这两个意思之间有什么关系。难道是说:因为有人死了,牺牲了,所以他给我们新的起点,让我们去建立新的世界?

Rain Man – Kim Peek (2)

Kim Peek has really earned his nickname “Kimputer” (computer). Kim remembers everything as pure unfiltered data like a computer does. The real Rain Man knows two thousand years of calendar dates, all the dialing codes and high way systems in the USA, all of the historic dates of the world and every tune he’s ever heard. But he cannot fry an egg or dress himself. He will never have a driving license or a girlfriend. That would just be too much for his brain.

Kim Peek有一个名符其实的昵称“Kimputer”(电脑Computer的谐音)。Kim可以像电脑一样把所有东西都以纯粹的不经过滤的数据一样存储下来。这位真正的“雨人”记住了两千年的日历日期、美国所有的区号和所有的高速公路系统、世界上所有的历史性日期和他听到过的所有的曲调。但是他却连鸡蛋都不会煎甚至不会自己穿衣服。他永远不会获得驾驶执照或者找个女朋友。这些对于他的大脑来说都太多了。

Kim is over fifty but still lives with his father Fran in Salt Lake City. Every day his father dresses him, brushes his teeth and accompanies him to the city library. Over the years Kim’s read about 12,000 books and hasn’t forgotten a single word. He has never learned them by heart. He has simply read them every book exactly once. There are over 200 boxes’ worth of books sort on his brains hard drive.

Kim已经五十多岁了,但他还跟他父亲Fran一起住在盐湖城。每天他父亲给他穿衣,刷牙然后陪他到市图书馆。多年来Kim读过大概一万两千本书并且一个字都没有忘记。他从来没有用“心”来学习它们。他只是简单地每本书仅读一遍。在他大脑的硬盘里存储着相当于约200箱的书。

Fran: When they gave him a test and gave him 8 pages he read them in 53 seconds and two hours later had a 98.7% recall including the page numbers. So he got them all in order. So something in his optical system allows him to put things in order when his reading. I asked if I can take the same test coz his brain is the only thing everybody’s anybody’s studied. It took me 23 minutes to read what he read in 53 seconds and I had a 54% recall which was normal.

Fran:他们给他做过一个测试,给了他8页纸,他只用53秒就读完了,两个小时之后他能回想起98.7%的内容,包括每一页的页码。所以他把它们的顺序都记对了。所以他的视觉系统有某种东西能让他在阅读的时候把它们给理好顺序。我问我能不能做相同的测试,因为大家每个人都只研究过他的大脑。我花了23分钟读完他53秒读完的内容,并且只记住了54%的内容,而这是正常的。