比较衰的一天

6:30的时候cherry就开始闹, 没办法, 只好起来带她出去上厕所. 就刷个牙的工夫, 小家伙毫不客气的在客厅拉了一大泡, 大概已经憋了很久, 实在忍不住了. 昨天想着小东西要去做手术, 给她吃点好的, 结果就这样了........不过还不错, 知道跑到木地板上去, 没有在地毯上.

8:30 把cherry送去医院. 医生抱着她满脸笑容的对我说: 不用担心, 她不会有事的. 我怎么觉得怎么看怎么象狼外婆. cherry什么也不知道, 还在那儿汪汪叫的很得意.　我在想：小家伙看起来个头很大, 其实胆子很小,而且自打来了以后从来没有离开过家, 一会儿不定吓成什么样子了.

12:00 懒的吃午饭.上网瞎看了一圈, 顺便去bbs灌水若干, 和几个喜欢cherry的狗妈聊天. 来福妈说狗狗做了手术会哭的, 来福就是.　还看到一个网友说他们家小狗做完手术三天都没有搭理他们，　而且以为是笼子送他去手术的，从此痛恨笼子．看的我一楞一楞的

3:00 打电话去vet那里问, 被告知cherry已经手术完毕, 现在正在睡觉. 今天她是第一个手术的狗狗, 很乖很配合. 我问我能不能去看看她. 医生建议最好不要去, 她现在正在休息, 太激动不好. 实在要看也可以来看．我决定4:00去看她.

4:30 到了医院,进去之前, 护士要我保证不摸她不叫她, 看一下就出来, 后面还bla bla ....说了一堆. 说实话, 我只看见她的嘴巴在动, 至于说的什么我一概没听见. 进去以后, 护士指了指其中一个笼子让我看. 我都没有认出来, 小家伙毛躁着, 眼睛眯缝, 身体仿佛就在一夜之间从原来的滚圆变成了现在的细长. 她努力的把全身的重量都压在两条前腿上, 使劲的顶着笼子, 不是卧着, 不是趴着, 也不是站着, 总之就是很吃力的一种姿势. 听到声音, cherry睁开眼睛, 一看见我就开始呜咽, 那种声音, 她只在小时候刚来的头两天才有过. 就象小孩子的哭声一样. 我只看了一眼cherry的眼睛之后就忍不住了. 小家伙圆圆的眼睛里红红的, 全是血丝和眼泪..... 然后我就被护士请出来了

5:30还有一节课. 平时我都是下班以后在餐厅混半个小时直接去上课. 今天从医院回学校, 竟然赶上城里的堵车, 等到了教室, 已经5:45了, 老师不见踪影, 只有几个同学在做作业. 被告知晚来了3分钟, 今天的课已经讲完了, 而且今天还签了到...... faint, 今天简直衰到家了.

6:30 今天晚上cherry要留在医院继续观察, 我在这里郁闷的写blog.

post-thanksgiving trip

先说上个星期遭遇的两大猛人.

猛人1: 我老板

记得刚开始和此君一起工作,一日聊天, 忘记说什么了, 他说他没有驾照. 我当时以为他在开玩笑. 一笑了之. 上星期某天, 大雨. 10点左右, 此君姗姗来迟, 且浑身湿透.
我随口问了一句: 走着来的? 被告知: yes.
我很奇怪, 又问: why? "nothing, I just like walk!".
再问"车坏了?" 答曰: no. I don't have a car. Plus, I don't have driver's license!
"what, I remembered you told me that, but I thought you were kidding!"我极其惊讶.
我自打来了这里三个月以后考到驾照, 就想当然的以为周围所有的人都有驾照. 确实, 在米国好象没有见过不开车的人. 此君乃土生土长的美国白人. 且已年近40, 据说平常就仰仗一辆自行车上班下班买菜接儿子参加各项活动,风雨无阻, 实为猛人一个.

猛人2: 朋友的老公

朋友Ellen从中国出差回来, 周末一起去DC腐败, Ellen的老公John充当主要车夫.一路聊天, 说起和警察叔叔斗智斗勇的经验. 大家都说完了之后, John同学开口了: 我曾经一次领了4张罚单, 外加6点.
1. speeding ticket
2. Change line without turning the signal
3. No insurance
4. Reckless driving
" Did you guys see the movie Matrix ||. I was driving in the high way like Trinity drove the motorcycle in the movie. Police was so mad since he could not catch me that he gave me 4 tickets at one time. " faint, 和他比起来, 我们一车人真的是小儿科.

PS: 此人的老婆, 我的朋友Ellen也是猛女一个.在DC的Mall里, 不到半小时的工夫, 抬了一张$2000的椅子出来. 10天的工夫搞定了一个270K的房子. 还有一次, 在我家, 问我买什么样的笔记本比较好, 我随便上网找了一款当时有哭旁的Dell 700M．等我到杯水的工夫，人家已经在网上下单了．我佩服的都要昏死过去了．不知道大家都是怎么买东西的.

星期天的DC Trip

很就没有跑很远出去玩了，星期天一群人跑去DC腐败．突然想起，去年的这个时候，也是同一群人跑去New York．那个时候，天气冷的要命，百老汇正在放庞拜人，大家流着鼻涕眼泪在时代广场排队买票．然后一起去法拉盛吃火锅．好象一年很快就过去了．　

DC去过很多次了，这次很想去动物园看熊猫泰山．可惜没有搞到票．只好下次了．说到这个票，好象动物园是把票放在网上大家免费去注册．据说不到１０分钟，　所有的票就被抢购一空了．我只是晚去了几分钟而已，　就什么也没有了．（动物园的网站上放了两段泰山做检查的小录像，很可爱．http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/）

我们还是按照老习惯去了todai, 去过很多次了，越来越觉得没什么好吃．接下来去了中国店买东西，　看到有卖水仙花球的，已经有年头没有看见这东西了，买了一头养在办公室里，看看今年的农历新年能不能看到水仙花．店里的店员告诉我们附近有一个专门卖海鲜的商店叫Wagman，跑去一看．很漂亮的一个商店，高高的拱门，青石板的地面，和一般的商店很不一样．可惜没有带相机. 然后我们就开路回家了．到家的时候已经凌晨1点多了. 我的thanksgiving week也就彻底结束了! 开始期待圣诞节的到来!

今年的感恩节

算来这已经是我的第六个感恩节了.

20世纪末的北京虽然已经很小资, 但是我大学时代的记忆里似乎只有圣诞节的夜晚和同学们一起骑车去教堂听圣歌, 对于感恩节真的已经没有什么印象. 开始过感恩节是在来美国以后. 6年以后的现在, 我才体会到作为第一代移民的我们所面对的尴尬和无奈. 感恩节,圣诞节,那是鬼子的culture, 我们是不屑去跟风的;中秋春节才是我们自己的节日, 遗憾的是美国学校和公司是不会在这个时候放假的. 于是每年的这些时候我都颇郁闷.

也曾认真的思考过入乡随俗这个问题. 既然决定要入乡, 那就从随俗开始. 我决定先在饮食上开刀. 思前想后的结果在我第一次品尝了火鸡之后就彻底烟消云散了. 在领教了那个木扎扎, 松跨跨, 一点嚼头都没有, 且土腥味十足的味道之后, 我觉得还是作个中国人比较幸运. 既然我的胃都无法随俗, 想来我的脑子就更办不到了. 罢了罢了. 看来骨子里我还是个很顽固很恋旧的中国人.

第一个感恩节是在表哥家里过的. 上了一大桌子正宗的中国菜, 记得没有火鸡, 其他的都已印象不深,只有表嫂的凉拌三丝的味道至今难忘. 当时好象还在倒时差, 中间喝了一点酒, 大家都去看电视的时候我还眯了一小觉, 恍惚中觉得自己竟还是在中国一般.

2000年的感恩节是和邻居大哥大姐一起过的,我们搬家到一个新的城市, 那也是我开始上学的第一个秋季学期, 邻居大姐是我的大学校友, 很好很好的一个人, 跟着她,我学会了很多韩国菜的做法, 我知道了怎样在那个陌生的小城里淘到漂亮又便宜的瓷器, 还有城里堵车的时候如何超近道最快. 她让我懂的了朋友永远是人生最珍贵的财富.

接下来的一年, LX去了另外一个陌生的城市工作, 而我则流在原来的城市继续上学. 邻居大哥大姐也找到新的工作搬到了chicago, 那一年的感恩节也在忙忙碌碌中匆忙过去. 2002年于我, 充满了成功和喜悦. 曾经一度，我已经对自己失去了信心．这一年，我终于明白：人生，也有潮起潮落，懂的在逆境中坚持，　才能守得云开见日．

前年的感恩节相当有趣，LX去了中国，说好感恩节的时候回来一起出去旅游．而我却在距离感恩节还有几天的时候出去打篮球，　被一个同学跳起来踩了一脚．事情听起来很简单，　结果却很夸张：我的右脚的整个大脚指甲全掉了，整整瘸了一个月．为次请了两天病假，　一度医生曾经建议我用拐杖．于是整个节日其间，　LX就那么搀扶着我上楼下楼，逛街看电影．　我很感恩　那段时间让我们竟然有了老夫老妻的感觉．　

去年去了一个同事家里过节，　同事准备的是火锅，　有人带了火鸡来．　其间另一人开玩笑对带火鸡的同事曰：烤火鸡也是烤，　烤乳猪也是烤，　程序都是一样的，　麻烦可不可以明年烤乳猪不要烤火鸡了？　大家笑死，　我第一个跳起来十二万分的支持．　不过那只火鸡的下场相当悲惨，　我分得的一条大腿直接进了垃圾桶．　

今年的感恩节，天公做美，头天下起了今年冬天的第一场雪，纷纷扬扬，不大，却很适合营造节日气氛．我很奢侈的给自己放了整个星期的假，什么也不想做，安安静静的呆在家里，没有internet的生活，平静健康．雪后的阳光温暖明亮，看Cherry慵懒的躺在沙发上呼呼，我觉得生活真的很美好，　真的很感恩现在的一切．我想，在哪里生活也许真的并不重要，入乡随俗 or not 入乡随俗也不重要，　重要的是拥有感恩的心，学会珍惜和享受现在拥有的一切吧．　

PS: 很多事情都是说起来容易做起来很难．可是有时候一件小事却能改变人生的许多许多．这也许就是佛家说的＂顿悟＂吧．　

Day Seven - 钗头凤

【宋】陆游

红酥手，黄縢酒，满城春色宫墙柳。东风恶，欢情薄。一怀愁绪，几年离索。错！错！错！

春如旧，人空瘦，泪痕红浥鲛绡透。桃花落。闲池阁。山盟虽在，锦书难托。莫！莫！莫！

Day Six - 雨霖铃

【宋】柳永

　　寒蝉凄切，对长亭晚，骤雨初歇。都门帐饮无绪, 留恋处，兰舟摧发。
执手相看泪眼，竟无语凝噎。念去去千里烟波，暮霭沈沈楚天阔。

　　多情自古伤离别，更那堪冷落清秋节。今宵酒醒何处， 杨柳岸、晚风残月。
此去经年，应是良辰好景虚设。便 纵有千种风情，更与何人说。

柳永多作慢词，长于铺叙。此词表现作者离京南下时长 亭送别的情景。上片纪别，从日暮雨歇，送别都门，设帐饯 行，到兰舟摧发，泪眼相对，执手告别，依次层层描述离别 的场面和双方惜别的情态，犹如一首带有故事性的剧曲，展 示了令人伤心惨目的一幕。下片述怀，承“念”字而来，设 想别后情景。‘多情自古伤离别，那堪冷落清秋节。念宵酒 酲何处，杨柳岸、晓风残月’。上二句点出离别冷落，‘今 宵”二句，乃就上二句意染之”。“今宵酒醒何处”，遥接 上片“帐饮”，足见虽然“无绪”却仍借酒浇愁以致沉醉； “杨柳岸、晓风残月”，则集中了一系列极易触动离愁的意象 ，创造出一个凄清冷落的怀人境界。“此去”以下，以情会 景，放笔直写，不嫌重拙，由“今宵”想到“经年”，由“ 千里烟波”想到“千种风情”，由“无语凝噎”想到“更与 何人说”，回环往复又一气贯注地抒写了“相见时难别亦难” 的不尽愁思。

Argument Question 2 (Nov 20th)

Questions:

The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Company.

“When the Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. Therefore, the Apogee Company should close down its field offices and conduct all its operations from a single location. Such centralization would improve profitability by cutting costs and helping the company maintain better supervision of all employees.”

Answer:

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搞笑三两事

搞笑一:

据说, VT的粉丝前天夜里潜入UVa的体育场，在场中心双刀环绕大V字旁边用橙色涂料刷了一个T字, 结果V变成VT，UVa的工作人员一大早来做清理. 后来有据说, 是UVa的人自己干的. 甭管谁干的, 这个家伙都够可爱的.

搞笑二

cherry现在居然学会了跟计算机争夺妈妈. 我歪在沙发上上网的时候, 她都会凑过来. 先是用两个前爪抱着我的右胳膊. 我不理,拨开她接着上网无聊. 一般这个时候, 她就开始先把两个爪子搭在键盘旁边,然后慢慢的把鼻子凑上来, 然后把整个脑袋趴在键盘上. 最后用赖皮的眼神看着我: 我让你写不成字, 看你陪不陪我玩?

三

星期五下午从中国店出来, 我就直奔自己的座骑而去. 我那辆车一般来说在一堆车里都是很显眼的, 尤其是在中国人扎堆的地方. 一是同胞们都喜欢camry, accord只类的PP小轿车, 我的那个isuzu trooper个头太大, 用同事的话说就是我做在里头只能看见个脑袋. 二是我们这里中国店外面的趴车场就P大点地方, 几乎一览无余.

今天有点奇怪, 打开车门我就发现不太正常, 虽然我一贯比较邋溻,但还不至于夸张到把车里搞的满地纸屑.再一看, 放饮料的地方放着两杯巨大的可口可乐. 我从来不喝那玩意. 突然反应过来, 这根本不是我的车. 我马上退出来, 紧张的四下张望了一下.faint, 可不要把我当小偷抓起来. 可是, 可是, 我怎么打的开车门了? 再四下一张望, 彻底晕死, 对面居然还有一辆一模一样的isuzu trooper, 那肯定就是我的. 后来跟大家伙一说, 同志们一致认为我老眼昏花, 眼镜度数有待增高.

上班看电影

今天正好周末, 老板照例不来, 正好趁机上班看电影, 赶上了早上11:50的那场,晚到了10分种, 进去的时候, preview刚刚完, 赫赫, 来的早不如来的巧.

这样的儿童电影是注定没有什么现实意思的, 纯属娱乐. 可是还是很好看, 起码我这么觉得. 情节不用说了, 想必粉丝都已烂熟与胸, 记录几个我觉得有意思的情节吧.

ballgame的那个场面宏大, 很有看比赛时的现场气氛, 甚至更火爆. 那个看台很有意思, 第一眼让我联想到Matrix里锡安的结构, 一层一层的, 其实后来想想, 很象古罗马的角斗场, 哈哈. 比赛要开始的时候,我还在想会不会搞一个NBA式的出场仪式, 后来发现自己实在是太没有创意了.

哈里正在喝水的时候看见秋走进来,激动, 小心肝跳动紊乱, 一口水全吐出来了, 电影院里口哨声一片.

Weasley夫人买给瑞恩的那件衣服实在滑稽, 以至于开始瑞恩以为是买给Jinney的, 可想而知那是怎样的一件衣服啊. 舞会的时候, 瑞恩穿着它出现的时候就注定了悲剧的结局

看到哈里他们三个上课交头接耳的时候被snape敲脑袋, 很熟悉的场景.好象我上学的时候也曾经因为上课睡觉被老师敲过.....还有很多有意思的地方, 懒的都写. 感觉贺敏越来越漂亮啦, Ron看起来越来越傻了, 而哈里则是越来越瘦啦.

Day Five - 临江仙

【宋】李清照

庭院深深深几许，
云窗雾阁常扃，
柳梢梅萼渐分明，
春归秣陵树，
人老建康城。

感月吟风多少事，
如今老去无成，
谁怜憔悴更雕零，
试灯无意思，
踏雪没心情。

Day Four - 江城子

苏 轼

老夫聊发少年狂，左牵黄，右擎苍。
锦帽貂裘，千骑卷平冈。
欲报倾城随太守，亲射虎，看孙郎。

酒酣胸胆尚开张，鬓微霜，又何妨！
持节云中，何日遣冯唐？
会挽雕弓如满月，西北望，射天狼。

Day three - 水调歌头

水调歌头

苏轼

明月几时有？把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。
我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒, 起舞弄清影，何似在人间。

转朱阁，抵绮户，照无眠。不应有恨，何事偏向别时圆。
人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

ZT: 爆强！一位老汉对年轻人不得不说的十大忠告

呵呵，本老又来发新贴了，先说好：不许打脸、不许骂娘！
本老人家我现在要给您们各位网友十大忠告，本老人家我别的不敢说，人生阅历绝对在各位网友之上,今天甚是无聊，与各位网友交流一下：

１、别老盯着存款，那些东西只是一个符号，说不顶用的时候马上不顶用，根本没有让你反应的时间，建议各位网友考虑换成其他的东西－－比如金条，让各位网友全换也不现实，但是至少应该换一根，每年春节的时候或者国庆的时候，银行都会发行这种金条，大概一万左右一条，上面应该还有某某银行发行的标志和成色注明，您还别嫌贵，买回来放在抽屉里，说不定哪天就能救您一命或者救您老婆一命（在钱没用的时候）。

２、别买房，我指的是不要按揭买房，现在的事情今天说不到明天，一旦经济萧条，那些按借款就能要了您的小命，我必须指出的是：假设房价现在１００万一套，您按揭８０万，那天还不起按揭，银行拍卖得５０万，还有３０万呢？您还得继续付！也就是说：您付了首期２０万，房子被拍卖后，你无家可归，还倒欠银行３０万，还得继续赔给银行－－这就是您在签订按揭合同的时候同意的条款，可能您自己都不知道吧？呵呵。

３、别瞧不起乡下的穷亲戚，如果乡下的穷亲戚正好是您的父母，那您更应该搞好关系，真要有个什么大事情，乡下无论如何要比城里安全得多，而且这种安全程度是越穷、越偏僻、那就越安全。所以我建议各位网友，乡下真有什么穷亲戚来城里有事找您－－能帮就帮，不能帮至少也应该好菜好饭的招待一顿，这顿饭也有可能在最关键的时候救你一命。

４、不要交朋友，尤其是同性朋友，异性朋友其实最终大家都会发展到床上的程度，应该说在政治上是安全的（当然，如果您结了婚，对家庭是危险的），但是同性朋友就不一样了，人都是靠不住的－－尤其是在中国，这个朋友对您潜在的危害程度和您与他的亲密程度成正比，因为各位网友年纪都还小，没有经历过文化大革命，对这件事情不可能有很清晰的认识－－所以我只有说一句话：相信我，没错的！

５、别入党，我指的是任何党派、团体都不要入，其实您如果没有后台，入什么都是多的，对您一点帮助也没有，您要真有后台，也甭管您有什么问题，一概青云直上，到时候临时加入也没关系。现在有些大学生急着入党，我觉得没有必要－－真到了找工作的时候，这玩意会有用？学生会干部或者入党远远没有一张计算机等级或者专业英语等级来的实用，我们单位招人，我是从来不要学生会干部的，我只看毕业成绩单－－一门都不许补考！

６、别在吃上省钱，本老人家我是医生，而且是半截入土的医生，那就是说我可以厚着脸皮告诉大家：身体最重要，其他的都是身外之物，身体最重要在我们的日常生活中体现出来就是－－别在吃上省钱！大部分的病我认为归根到底就是吃没跟上，身体不好，换句话说：吃得好，身体就好。我估计有人要跟我急眼，本老人家你不知道吃多了肉会胆固醇增高、心血管疾病啊？我只有一句话－－在这一点上自己掌握，现在的问题不是大家都吃多了肉，而是大多数中国人吃肉不够（这一点我有专业医学杂志的调查报告可以证明）。如果各位网友还是不服，可以开专贴论战，这里我不多说了。

７、不要闲得无聊就去献血，献血对身体是绝对有害的，关于这一点，相信各位网友已经认同了我的观点。尤其是病人仍然在高价买血的现状下，就更没有必要了。您自己的身体也需要照料，真要献爱心，不妨先献给自己。那有人已经开始掳袖子，准备开始打我这个老不死的了：本老人家你个老怪物，大家都不献血，那病人需要血怎么办？我的回答是：只要把送往血液工厂提炼各种血液药品用于富人保健的血液提供给临床，那就足够了！还有人问：那女性每个月流那么多血怎么还活得那么好？我的回答是：很多血么？女人每次月经出血量在２０～５０，超过８０就是病态，您献一次血是多少？而且月经血那是“子宫内膜碎片、子宫颈粘液及阴道上皮细胞”，换句话说：都是没用的血，您献的血可都是您正在用的吧？

８、血浓于水，在任何情况下，血都比水浓，真的有什么事情，能够靠的到的，只有您的直系血亲，在这一点上我有非常深刻的认识，在十年浩劫当中，朋友之间互相揭发，夫妻之间划清界限的事情我见得太多了，但是：我从来没有见过父母和子女之间或者是亲兄弟之间互相揭发的，也许别的地方有，但是我身边确实没有见过。我要告诉大家的是：不论在任何情况下，父母和子女之间或者兄弟姐妹之间总是最后能够相互信任的人选，除此之外，即使是夫妻，也不得不防！因为：血总是浓于水！

９、不要买什么保险，中国的保险公司恕我直言：全部是在骗钱！信他们母猪都会上树，别的不说，单只保险推销员提成保险费２０％的比例就让人顿生疑窦。别的我就没资格说了，医疗保险我说说没人反对吧？叫你买的时候那个热情啊，一天到晚坐在你办公室，不买就没完，真要到了赔付的时候，你才知道什么叫“叫天天不应、叫地地不灵”，拒绝赔付的方法可多得很，比如"免赔条款“”最高赔付额“”不可抗力“”自身过错“等等等等，最后赔的时候还要加上一句：”本可免赔，但本着人道主义的精神........"，您还别不信，本老人家我一天到晚头疼的就是这种事，病人说我保了险，保险公司会赔，保险公司就把免赔条款搬出来一二三四，烦。政府办的医疗保险也不可靠，医保处经常不给医院结帐，那个医院没挂着一笔医保的烂账（真不知道钱都到哪去了）？所以现在管你有没有保险，一律先现钱了再说，扯皮的事由你自己和保险公司去扯。有人说了：那国外不也是搞医疗保险的吗？我的回答是：国外是国外，中国是中国，这是两码事！知道国外的医疗保险是怎么样的吗？你只要把医保卡往医院一送，然后舒舒服服的住院，出院了只要签个字就ok，涉及到自己该出的费用，保险公司会把帐单送到你家里（曾经陪同领导出国考察过）。

１０、这一个忠告是针对部分有实力的同志的，要是在经济条件允许的情况下，优先考虑把小孩送到外国去定居，如果不能定居也最好让他留学，在留学的过程中寻找机会办移民，如果以上都没条件，至少应该让他（她）学好英语，至于为什么，我不好说，本老人家我活了大半辈子了，有些事情是有预感的，也正是因为这种预感，我活到了现在，而且毫发无损！呵呵，想起来就觉得自己还真是个老不死的。

１１、有人要说了：十大忠告，怎么有十一条？我解释一下：第九条是楼下的网友建议我加上去的，本来的构思没有第九条的。最后一条忠告，不浪费大家的眼睛了：脾气好一点，不要火气太大，左粪和右粪都是不对的，粘到个“粪”字终归不好。在现实生活中，也要牢记“让一步风平浪静，退一步海阔天空”，举个例子：比如在街上被人碰了一下，或者遭人出言不逊，最重要的保持冷静！你要是以为自己大小是个领导，恶言相向，有可能被充满“仇富”心理的穷困底层活生生打死，何必呢？你要是本来就是老百姓，觉得老子就是不能吃这个亏，矛盾激化了，又如何能保证人民法院秉公办理呢？万一别人出钱买你手脚岂不糟糕？古有明训：“民不与官斗”，实在是是没有必要啊！

以上十点忠告，与各位网友共勉，有道是：

对酒当歌，人生几何？譬如朝露，去日苦多。

曹操的这四句话，现在我突然觉得真是至理名言啊！

人生的意义

惠普前CEO卡莉的话:

大多数人凭一个人外在的表现来判断这个人, 只有你和上帝知道你的内心本性.
但是, 在你的生命即将结束的时候, 如果人们问你, 你这一生最大的成就是什么?
我猜想, 那应该是发生在你内心深处的某些体验, 别人无从知晓.
这些体验与外在的成功没有关系, 但它却与你决定如何生活密切相关.

Day two - 蝶恋花

蝶恋花

【宋】苏轼

花褪残红青杏小。燕子飞时，绿水人家绕。
枝上柳绵吹又少，天涯何处无芳草！

墙里秋千墙外道。墙外行人，墙里佳人笑。
笑渐不闻声渐悄，多情却被无情恼。

super funny - 陕西方言强解!!!!

1.制达―→这里
2.雾达―→那里
3.啊达―→哪里？一般回答用：WER
4.啊四―→哪？哪个是？一般回答用：握四
5.野个―→昨天
6.前个―→前天
7.后个―→后天
8.明个―→明天
9.年四个―→去年
10.蹭―→厉害
11.碟―→吃饭、打人
12.四火―→试一试，
13.南常―→困难，不容易办的
14.谝―→聊天，说话
15.扎式―→摆架子，打肿脸充胖子
16.花搅―→开玩笑、恶作剧、取笑
17.产活―→好，舒服
18.骚青―→热情过分，讨好献媚之嫌
19.木乱―→不舒服、不适，思绪烦乱
20.罢列―→一般，还行、过得去
21.马卡―→差劲
22.幕囊―→行动迟缓、浪费时间的行为
23.细香、戏法―→细致、仔细。
24.了杂列―→很好，很美
25.扑西来海―→邋遢、不整洁、不干净
26.打圆―→周围、附近
27.麻达―→麻烦、问题
28.麻米儿―→不讲理、不明事理。
29.瓷马二楞―→不机灵，迟钝。
30.克里马擦―→快点，英文：hurryup
31.逼列―→完蛋了，指事态无可挽回。
32.噶达马西一和滩―→乱七八糟一大堆
33.列远―→一边去
34.都成送列―→都成什么样了啊？
35.成马列―→程度形容词，例如快成马列，漂亮成马列
36.饿贼―→不太文明的用语，表示很惊讶的感叹。
37.忒―→很好，很棒
38.饿―→人称代词我
39.nia―→人家

Argument Question (Nov 14th)

Question:

 

The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods, a processor of frozen foods.

“Over time, the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better, they become more efficient. In color film processing, for example, the cost of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in
1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its twenty-fifth birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to minimize costs and thus maximize profits.”

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations
or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.

 

Answer:

 

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GMAT Related 2 - Sample analysis of an argument question

Requirement:

In this section, you will be asked to write a critique of the argument presented. You are not being asked to present your own views on the subject

Valuation of the response:

1. Organize, develop, and express your ideas about the issue presented
2. Provide relevant supporting reasons and examples
3. Control the elements of standard written English

Example:

The following appeared in the editorial section of a monthly business news magazine:
"Most companies would agree that as the risk of physical injury occurring on the job increases, the wages paid to employees should also increase. Hence it makes financial sense for employers to make the workplace safer: they could thus reduce their payroll expenses and save money."

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.

Answer:

This argument states that it makes financial sense for employers to make the workplace safer because by making the workplace safer then lower wages could be paid to employees. This conclusion is based on the premise that as the list of physical injury increases, the wages paid to employees should also increase. However, there are several assumptions that may not necessarily apply to this argument. For example, the costs associated with making the workplace safe must outweigh the increased payroll expenses due to hazardous conditions. Also, one must look at the plausability of improving the work environment. And finally, because most companies agree that as the risk of injury increases so will wages doesn't necessarily mean that the all companies which have hazardous work environments agree.

The first issue to be addressed is whether increased labor costs justify large capital expenditures to improve the work environment. Clearly one could argue that if making the workplace safe would cost an exorbitant amount of money in comparison to leaving the workplace as is and paying slightly increased wages than it would not make sense to improve the work environment. For example, if making the workplace safe would cost $100 million versus additional payroll expenses of only $5,000 per year, it would make financial sense to simply pay the increased wages. No business or business owner with any sense would pay all that extra money just to save a couple dollars and improve employee health and relations. To consider this, a cost benefit analysis must be made. I also feel that although a cost benefit analysis should be the determining factor with regard to these decisions making financial sense, it may not be the determining factor with regard to making social, moral and ethical sense.

This argument also relies on the idea that companies solely use financial sense in analysing improving the work environment. This is not the case. Companies look at other considerations such as the negative social ramifications of high on-job injuries. For example, Toyota spends large amounts of money improving its environment because while its goal is to be profitable, it also prides itself on high employee morale and an almost perfectly safe work environment. However, Toyota finds that it can do both, as by improving employee health and employee relations they are guaranteed a more motivated staff, and hence a more efficient staff; this guarantees more money for the business as well as more safety for the employees.

Finally one must understand that not all work environments can be made safer. For example, in the case of coal mining, a company only has limited ways of making the work environment safe. While companies may be able to ensure some safety precautions, they may not be able to provide all the safety measures necessary. In other words, a mining company has limited ability to control the air quality within a coal mine and therefore it cannot control the risk of employees getting blacklung. In other words, regardless of the intent of the company, some jobs are simply dangerous in nature.

In conclusion, while at first it may seem to make financial sense to improve the safety of the work environment sometimes it truly does not make financial sense. Furthermore, financial sense may not be the only issue a company faces. Other types of analyses must be made such as the social ramifications of an unsafe work environment and the overall ability of a company to improve that environment (i.e., coal mine). Before any decision is made, all this things must be considered, not simply the reduction of payroll expenses.

GMAT Related 1 - Sample analysis of an issue question

Requirement:

In this section, you will need to analyze the issue presented and explain your views on it. There is no correct answer. Instead, you should consider various perspectives as you develop your own opinion on the issue.

Valuation of the response:

1. Organize, develop, and express your ideas about the issue presented
2. Provide relevant supporting reasons and examples
3. Control the elements of standard written English

Example:

 

“People often complain that products are not made to last. They feel that making products that wear out fairly quickly wastes both natural and human resources. What they fail to see, however, is that such manufacturing practices keep cost down for the consumer and stimulate demand.”

Answer:

Many people feel that products are not made to last, and correspondingly, many natural and human resources are wasted. On the other hand, it can be noted that such manufacturing practices keep cost down and hence stimulate demand. In this discussion, I shall present arguments favoring the former statement and refuting the latter statement.

Product that is not made to last wastes a great deal of natural and human resource. The exact amount of wasted natural resources depends on the specific product. For example, in the automobile industry, the Yugo is the classic example of an underpriced vehicle that was not made to last. Considering that the average Yugo had (not "has," since they are no longer produced!) a life expectancy of two years and 25,000 miles, it was a terrible waste.

Automobile industry standards today create vehicles that are warranteed for about five years and 50,000 miles. By producing cheap Yugos that last half as long as most cars are warranteed, the Yugo producer is wasting valuable natural resources. These same resources could be used by Ford or Toyota to produce an Escort or Tercel that will last twice as long, thereby reducing the usage of natural resources by a factor of two.

Human resources in this example are also wasteful. On the production side, manufacturers of a poor-quality automobile, such as the Yugo, get no personal or professional satisfaction from the fact that their product is the worst automobile in the United States. This knowledge adversely affects the productivity of the Yugo workers.

Conversely, the workers at the Saturn plants constantly receive positive feedback on their successful products. Saturn prides itself with its reputation for quality and innovation—as is seen in its recent massive recall to fix a defect. This recall was handled so well that Saturn's image was actually bolstered. Had a recall occurred at a Yugo plant, the bad situation would have been even worse.

Another factor in the human resources area is the reaction by the consumer. A great deal of human resource has been wasted by Yugo owners waiting for the dreaded tow truck to show up to haul away the Yugo carcass. Any vehicle owner who is uncertain of his/her vehicle's performance at 7 a.m., as he/she is about to drive to work, senses a great deal of despair. This is a great waste of human resources for the consumer.

While the consumer senses the waste of natural and human resources in a poor quality product, so does the manufacturer. People who argue that low quality manufacturing processes keep costs low for the consumer and hence stimulate demand should look at the Yugo example. In the mid-1980s, the Yugo was by far the cheapest car in the United States, at $3,995. By 1991, the Yugo was no longer sold here and was synonymous with the word "lemon."

Day one - 秋日赴阙题潼关驿楼

秋日赴阙题潼关驿楼

许浑

红叶晚萧萧，长亭酒一瓢。
残云归太华，疏雨过中条。
树色随山迥，河声入海遥。
帝乡明日到，犹自梦渔樵。

早秋

许浑

遥夜泛清瑟，西风生翠萝。

残萤栖玉露，早雁拂银河。

高树晓还密，远山晴更多。

淮南一叶下，自觉老烟波。

 

PS: Cherry knows how to roll over today. I have been tought her for a long time. Finally she got it. I am so proud of both her and myself.

我的快乐我负责

看起来我只有周末的时候才会想起来更新一下blog 今天的标题是我早上聊天的时候对一个朋友说的 原因是他不快乐 于是我告诉他 快乐都是自找的 你的快乐你负责 写在这里 也提醒自己

今天是老兵节 还是跑到办公室里来混时间 老板整个早晨都没有出现 预备吃完午饭就开溜的 结果午饭回来 赫然发现他老人家正坐在办公室里

那就接着混时间吧 先联到数据库里修改了几个很早以前就应该搞定的问题 然后就不知道干什么了 这样的日子真是无聊透顶极了 该做的事情不想做 想做的事情又作不好 还在琢磨到底要不要给老师发信把考砸得那门课改成audit class. 这样下去 我仿佛看到了老年的我还是碌碌无为的样子 不管怎样 这么周末还是把该做的作业坐完再说

实在没有什么事情可做 跑到清韵书屋的沈嘤嘤那里看小说 今天看了她写的蓝色情迷 玄幻小说里最喜欢她和沧月的 可惜沧月很久不写东西了 姣人的故事让人叹息不已 不过好在沈嘤嘤给了她们一个好的结局 不然我真的会哭的

从下个星期开始 每天上网罩一片古诗贴在这里 顺便温习国学

Weekend Again

Weekend is coming again.

I finished most of assignments and that writing assignment. But still, there is a big project and an exam waiting for me in next week. I feel I really need go outside to see those beautiful leaves. They are gone very quick. Last year, I felt they all disappeared in one night.

I have heard that there is another hurricane coming in next week. Horrible feeling even it is far away from us. Recall the disaster at The Day After Tomorrow, our human being really abused the earth too much. Well, we get paid back now.

简单生活

从一个同学blog的留言上看来的 简简单单的几句话 很喜欢
要温暖 要坚强 要勇敢 要幸福

简单温暖的生活不正是我们每个人都追求的吗 拥有轰轰烈烈人生的毕竟是少数
从今天开始 我也要坚强 要勇敢 要温暖 要幸福
要好好珍惜时间 好好学习 天天向上

纪念我故去的老同学

今天早上在QQ上遇到一个多年不见得好朋友 以前曾经是很好很好的朋友 一起从小学上到高中 很久不见 生活在两个完全不同的轨迹里 好像友情也淡了很多 很长一段时间竟然觉得无话可说
看来 时间真的是一个无情杀手。

聊起以前的老同学老朋友 得知又一个中学同学离开我们了 脑淤血 还不到30岁 心里不是不难过得 虽然身边这样的事情每天都在发生 从8月份的何磊/陈丹蕾夫妇 到不久前的袁晓东母子 世事难料 我们每一个人都不知道明天发生在自己身上的将是什么。

这几天有一个网友的签名档变成了很有意思的一句话 怀旧是从前奢侈岁月预支给未来的痛 我理解大概就是 从前的青春岁月我们过的太过奢侈 以至于未来的日子里我们要不断的回忆 不断的痛苦 在我看来 怀旧就是青春不再 衰老的开始 最近我开始频繁的回忆往事 回忆故人 看来我真的是开始老了。

对于故去的老同学 我想已经没有感慨地必要了 快乐的过好现在的每一天 大概就是对逝者最好的告慰了。说到这里 顺便提一小下 昨天晚上试图看恐怖蜡像馆(House of Wax), 看到钳手指头那一段 发现我的心理承受能力还真是差 实在看不下去了 又虎头蛇尾了一把 鄙视自己

Another Week

Another Monday is coming. It seems like time is flying. I can't believe there is only 10 weeks to go for Xmas. But I still feel the fall semester just started several weeks ago.

I got a homework, a writting assignment, a case, and an exam for auditng class, an exam and a project for income tax as well. I am gonna be very busy in next two weeks. I also planned to take GMAT exam for a long time, but I did not have any action yet. Shame on myself.

I have to setup a deadline for myself to finish these works piece by piece. After that, I can go outside to enjoy hiking at the end of this month.

Cherry's new look

I can't use any word to describe how wonderful Cherry is.

She is such a beautiful dog that everybody said this when I walk her in the neighbourhood. She is 35 pounds now and we can keep her in large when we are not home.

She wakes me up at 7:30 every morning and then wait for me to wash myself. After that, she knows it's time for her to go to bath. She can understand most simple instructions such as sit, stop, go, come, and etc. When I takes pictures for her, she even knows how to make a nice pose. Look at this picture, isn't she a wonderful dog?

My Dog - Cherry

This is my dog. Her name is Cherry and she is 6 month old now.

We went to orchard to pickup cherries at early June. It was a nice field trip since we pickuped something more than just cherries. That's why her name is Cherry.

We were running on the mountain road. My husband saw a little puppy hidden behind the rock and cry. So we stopped and get her in the car. She was very hungry and thirsty at that time. Of course, she was very afraid as well.
We gave her some milk when we got home, she was quite and depressed. I guess she must missed her parents.

---To be continued ---

First Entry

I always want to find a place where I can write something for myself, where nobody knows me. Here it is!

Germu is the name of my hometwon. It is a beautiful samll town, close to Tibet, full of history and interesting story. The reason that I use Germu as my blog's name is that I met most of my good friends there, I spent the most wonderful time in my entire life, and I left my memory there as well. Nothing more than those.

Anyway, it is a good news that I found somewhere that I can say something to myself. Hope I can come here to post frequently.