Man In The Mirror

赵金海 / / 世界

Micheal Jackson不可能死啊！

I’m Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin’ My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs
A Summer’s Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man’s Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya’ Know
‘Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That’s Why I Want You To
Know

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
(Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah)

I’ve Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It’s Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They’re Not
Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody’s Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya’ See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That’s Why I’m Starting With
Me
(Starting With Me!)

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Ooh!)
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change His
Ways
(Change His Ways-Ooh!)
And No Message Could’ve
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .)
Change!

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror,
(Man In The Mirror-Oh
Yeah!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make The Change)
(You Gotta Get It Right, While
You Got The Time)
(‘Cause When You Close Your
Heart)
You Can’t Close Your . . .Your
Mind!
(Then You Close Your . . .
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That Man In The Mirror
(Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!)
That Man, That Man, That Man
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
You Know . . .That Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh . . .)
Oh No, No No . . .
I’m Gonna Make A Change
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change . . .)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You’ve Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I’ve Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself . . .
Brother . . .
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I’ve Got To Get
That Man, That Man . . .
(Man In The Mirror)
You’ve Got To
You’ve Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To . . .
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change . . .
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know . . .
(Change . . .)
Make That Change.

 

[转]2009年北京高考零分作文《我有一双隐形的翅膀》

赵金海 / / 世界

        我曾是一只鸽子，是千万鸽群中的一只。
        这一年，我有一对洁白的羽翼，日渐茁壮，眼看就快要长成，开始了扑翅。每次稚嫩的扑腾都是向天空倾诉飞翔的渴望。那一天呵，跃跃欲试的我和伙伴们聚在金色的广场上，期待着去探索蓝色海洋的首次飞行。
        那一夜，自称是养育我们的主人来了，带着那些可怕的工具。他们轻而易举地，用鸟枪和渔网，捉住了我们，剪去了我们的翅膀，让大地上落下无数洁白飞羽。从此我们无法离开沉重的地面，只能做他们玩赏的点缀。我们身体孱弱，我们步履艰难。我们失去了自由，只能任人宰割。可是我高傲的羽族呵，我苦难的兄弟，你又怎么能被剥夺最珍贵的——自由？
        看哪，时光流逝，我们中有的堕落成了鹦鹉，他们竟向主人赏的玉米粒唱赞歌；另一些兄弟们沉沦了，忘记了自己曾经有过飞翔的双翼，到处和母鸡调情。还有一些同类在主人的淫威底下，已经像呆鹅一样麻木；最令我伤心的，有的同类在各种意外中被失去了年轻的生命，多少次被一辆辆跑车碾得毛羽纷纷。而我只能傻傻地看着，默默流泪。如果我们还有翅膀呵，怎会不摆脱这一切，高高翱翔？
        你看，最后甚至我自己，目睹了这一切之后，如蚂蚁一般沉默地死去了。想要飞翔，然而结果却是爬到死去为止，这就是我们的命运！我还看明白了，我的尸体将成为主人的盘中美餐。懂得这一切之后，我祈祷自己来生要化为鹰隼，振翼高飞罗网之外，乘风远翔黑云之上，我要请神赐予我利喙和尖爪，让我呼啸着，扯破这不可忍受的暗夜！一个声音对我说：要飞翔，要飞翔，要让大家自由地飞翔！
        对飞翔的渴望让我重生，但没有变成鹰隼，也非别的羽族，而居然变成一只——蜘蛛。最可怕的是，我再也不能够飞翔，只能躲在角落里结网。我绝望了，也放弃了。可是一天，一个朋友出现了，他从另一张网上传来波动。轻轻地说：你好！
        呵！看哪，千千万万只转生为蜘蛛的昔日鸽儿呵，现在在编织着同一张连接整个世界的网络。从丝缕脉动中，我能听到大地的心跳，也能知晓小草的呼吸，能感到大洋彼岸的涛声，也知道世界屋脊上的雪落。而只要敲击同一张网络上我们编织的节点，我们也能向世界发出自由网络自身的呼喊：wir sind！
        为了自由，我们宁愿选择作为蜘蛛而生存。无论什么力量，也无法阻拦无边网络的脉动，既那么细微，又那么澎湃。更重要的是，这也让我能发现昔日主人的恐惧，在无边网络中，他们看不见，也捉不住我们中的大多数。他们纵使出钳断蛛丝的河蟹，我们便将蛛网化为千万令人费解的绕指柔，让它无计可施；若派来蟑螂和婺蝥，我们便把它们粘死在网上。即使是主人，也会被万千迷网重重困住，精疲力竭。我们的未来，将像传说中的那位蜘蛛侠客那样，再也不会被地面束缚，而是用喷涌的蛛丝，拥抱着同一个世界，同一个梦想。在天地间自由翱翔，胜过了世间的君王。
        是的，网络就是我隐形的翅膀。你有这双翅膀么？

I did a personality test

赵金海 / / 随想
Big Five Test Results
Extroversion (44%) moderately low which suggests you are reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and private.
Accommodation (68%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly kind natured, trusting, and helpful at the expense of your own individual development (martyr complex).
Orderliness (52%) medium which suggests you are moderately organized, structured, and self controlled while still remaining flexible, varied, and fun.
Emotional Stability (68%) moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.
Inquisitiveness (72%) high which suggests you are very intellectual, curious, imaginative but possibly not very practical.

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Extroversion results were moderately low which suggests you are reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and private.

Orderliness results were medium which suggests you are moderately organized, structured, and self controlled while still remaining flexible, varied, and fun.

Emotional Stability results were moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.

Accommodation results were moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly kind natured, trusting, and helpful at the expense of your own individual development (martyr complex).

Inquisitiveness results were high which suggests you are very intellectual, curious, imaginative but possibly not very practical.

给语音课的同学的第二个综合练习资料

赵金海 / / 语言, 随想

下载音频

点上面的播放按钮可以在线听。下面是文本（选自《空中英语教室》）：

American Parties

By Ruth Devlin

Americans love parties, and most people choose to entertain in their homes. A gathering can be just a small dinner party for friends. Or it may be a big celebration of a special occasion like a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

One special kind of party, called a shower, celebrates an upcoming wedding or birth. Usually only women attend a wedding shower or baby shower. At the party, women “shower” the bride-to-be or mother-to-be with gifts. Everyone plays games, watches the guest of honor open her gifts, and enjoys refreshments.

A potluck is another popular kind of party that can be held for any reason. At a potluck, everyone brings a dish to share. It might be a main dish, salad or dessert. Sometimes the hostess will tell people what kind of food to bring – so everyone won’t bring the same thing.

Whatever the reason for the party, people enjoy sharing food and conversation with their friends.

American_Parties.MP3

有个消息公布一下

赵金海 / / 随想

这个消息包括以下内容：

1. 本博客已移至海外服务器，流亡成功；

2. 曾经在万网注册的lnzhaotian.com这个域名正式不再使用，现在可以用zhao.jinhai.de、jinhai.de或www.jinhai.de来访问。虽然目前这里不是什么著名博客，不过我还是有点先见之明的；

3. 我自己的一篇博客《来听一首歌》在我换服务器之前被通知删除，虽然我是独立博客，但服务器托管那边的人还是会管着我；

4. 在Bing.com、Live.com、Twitter.com、Flickr.com等等网站被封锁之后，我提议，以后我们说话时多动一下嘴，把“上网”叫做“上局域网”；

追加一条：

5. 刚刚收到短信，我的一个VIP学员刚刚通过了签证面试，一来表示祝贺，二来表示羡慕，有机会我也会把我自己给弄出去的。

给语音课同学们的资料

赵金海 / / 语言, 随想

语音班的同学不好意思，这两天不在公司，所以没有及时把资料发布出来。下面是那节课的音频资料和软件下载地址：

音频下载

软件下载

再附上文字：

‘Hair’ – More Than a Rock Musical
A story using expressions with the word hair. Transcript of radio broadcast:
02 May 2009		  

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.

A listener named Rita wants to learn about expressions with the word "hair." So we will tell a story.

Yesterday when I woke up, I looked in a mirror.  I looked very neat and organized.  Not a hair was out of place.  But today when I woke up, I knew I was going to have a bad hair day.  My hair was standing up in all the wrong places.  I thought I would be unhappy all day and things would not go well. I work at home so I just hoped that my computer would work right and not have a bad hair day also.      

An advertisement for the musical "Hair"
An advertisement for the musical "Hair"

I was very tired because I did not sleep well last night. I made the mistake of watching a horror movie on television.  The movie really made my hair stand on end.  It was about a house possessed by evil spirits. The thought of having to live alone in a house like that was so frightening it was enough to curl your hair. I will say it another way: watching that movie was a hair-raising experience.

I prepared a meal for my children but they were behaving badly. I turned on the television so they would be quiet. I did not want them to be difficult or to get in my hair while I was working on the computer.

My children were making so much noise that I could not work.  I was getting angry.  In fact, I was ready to pull my hair out.  I told them to please be quiet or I would punish them. But they knew I would not harm a hair on their heads.

I decided to make myself some strong coffee so I could work better. But my drink was so strong that it could put hair on your chest. 

Finally, I got back to work. I was writing a proposal for a project. I knew that I was very close to finishing the proposal.  Success was very close – within a hair’s breadth. My supervisor called me to discuss the project.  She wanted to argue about very small differences and unimportant details.  But I told her not to split hairs.

Later, I got a telephone call from a friend whom I had not seen in a long time. In fact, I had not seen hide nor hair of him in months.  So I was glad to know that he was all right.

I worked all day and finished my project. So I decided to celebrate, have some fun and let my hair down.  I played some old recordings, and my children and I danced around the room. The recordings are from my favorite musical, a show called "Hair." It takes place during the nineteen sixties when many young people wore their hair very long.

(MUSIC)

This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust.  I’m Faith Lapidus. You can find other WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com.

Expressions With the Word “Hair”

Not a hair was out of place：干净利索，一丝不乱

bad hair day: “头发糟糕的日子”，暗示一整天都不顺利，心情不好。< o:p>

made one’s hair stand on end: 使人毛骨悚然

curl one’s hair：令人惊诧，令人惊恐

hair-raising：令人恐惧

get in one’s hair: 激怒某人

pull one’s hair out：生气，发怒

harm a hair on one’s heads: 不伤某人一根毫毛

put hair on one’s chest: 使人具有男子气概；（饮料）富含酒精的；（食物）使人健康、强壮的

a hair’s breadth：即将来临，指日可待

split hairs：在小事上争论不休，斤斤计较

hide nor hair：踪影，痕迹(hide or hair)

let one’s hair down: 放松