tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67717451350525883722024-03-09T02:09:55.082+08:00Lifelong StudentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-23699179229698288672010-06-05T23:22:00.002+08:002010-06-05T23:37:35.666+08:00Scottie Doesn't Know <big> I like my English name "Scott" even better when I saw the movie, "Eurotrip". It's really a must, especially by any chance you are one close friend of any "Scott". </big><br />
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<big> This clip is one of my favorite scene from this movie. Our protagonist Scott was dumped by his hot girlfriend Fiona, and his father videoed his desperate plea in the very beginning of the movie. Like usual, the funny parts are always built on other people's suffering. So Scott's younger brother played his plea repeatedly, mocked him, and imitated his plea. It's really a fun time for the boy, epecially when he had the chance to bully his elder brother.</big><br />
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<big>Another climax in the movie is the performance of the new boyfriend, for whom Fiona has cheated Scott for a long time. The guy made out with Fiona publicly on the stage and gave us a song, which told us every detail they did behind Scott's back. Yes, to my surprise too, it's Matt Damon. </big><br />
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<big>Just like the Scott in the movie, no, <b><font color="#ff0000">I don't know, either.</font></b></big><br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-73465265427448679862010-06-03T23:42:00.006+08:002010-06-05T23:37:35.666+08:00Scott Scottie Scottland<div class="youtube-video"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eF5pEsJQlxI&hl=zh_TW&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eF5pEsJQlxI&hl=zh_TW&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"> </embed> </object></div><big> I wish I am as brave as a Scotsman, as strong as a highlander warrior.</big><br />
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<big> Most English names have their own meanings behind them. Some are saints' names, some are angels' names, and other names come from various sources. I picked the name "Scott" , because I like the NBA star Scottie Pippen for his team spirit and energy. One day I checked the meaning behind the name "Scott" on the Internet ...and found that it means Scotsman. Yes, a man from Scottland and also another meaning, the painted warrior. Have you ever seen the movie, "Braveheart"? An epic movie about the history of Scottish people fighting for their freedom and independence.</big><br />
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<big> OK, it's just something came to my mind when I listened to this music clip. Thank you for reading my nonsense. Let us keep our minds both independent and free. Sure, we have to be brave.</big><br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-11671092855560156352009-01-08T18:11:00.000+08:002009-01-08T18:12:07.459+08:00中國文學賞析作業Life's a struggle.<br /><br />2008中國舉辦了奧運<br />煙花都很燦爛,世界都在歡呼,<br />壯觀美麗以饗我們的眼睛<br />所有國家都很興奮,準備著迎接比賽<br /><br />贊助商都很高興,加入喧譁,<br />比賽順利進行,獎牌源源不斷,<br />所以我們把公理賣掉,翻開歷史的新頁,<br />就在一頁假的新啟蒙時代開始之後,<br />點燃自由的火炬,並且在此階段燒光所有的道德,<br />原來每個國家都有價格是真的,<br />我們賣掉了我們的同情心,藏起了這個恥辱,<br />然後假裝正義已然伸張。<br />忘記壓迫,然後好好慶祝,好像這一切都是值得的。<br />噢,那個欺負人的得到握手,還有來自各處的讚美。<br />對於人類犯下的罪行被忽略,好像並不存在一樣,<br />公理還不會贏得任何獎牌,<br />因為我們都好好地坐著。<br />而他們艱困的日子依然,<br />是,我們都好好地坐著,<br />而他們艱困的日子依然。<br /><br />中國的知識份子研習了醬缸陋習,<br />自己日子過得好就忘記這個社會上還有許多日子過的很辛苦的人,<br />社會上有許多自詡為知識份子菁英的人,<br />他們藉著自己的聰敏,藉著自己的口才伶俐,<br />藉著手裡握有的媒體工具,<br />為了自己的利益或政治取向去當資方和政府當局不義的打手,<br />不斷的對社會廣播著,洗腦著.<br />於是,許多自詡為知識份子的人,<br />忘了自己也是人,和這些困苦的人沒什麼不同.<br />催眠自己是知識份子是菁英的一員.<br />是高人一等的.<br /><br />醒醒吧!知識份子沒有比較了不起!<br /><br />在這個時代,資訊爆炸跟競爭更激烈的時代,<br />這個世界需要什麼樣的菁英?<br />能夠站在弱勢的角度去考慮事情的菁英. <br />能夠聽到勞方聲音的菁英,<br />能夠真正奉行所有人是平等都該受重視的菁英!!!<br /><br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-80519851397532570632008-06-02T23:08:00.001+08:002008-06-02T23:57:53.760+08:00ORACLE APP R12 Install, Patch, and Maintain荒廢了很久,也很久沒想過要再拿張認證了,<br />有時候覺得不是自己學什麼決定自己去念些什麼.<br />反而常常是來了什麼工作,於是又再投入進去.<br /><br />從前的階段性任務一段一段,完成後好像都沒留下些什麼?這點實在不是個當IT或是任何知識性產業工作者該犯的錯誤.我又特別的糟,不是寫在書上,就是都用PAPER印出來筆記寫在上頭,時間一久,要用到或是朋友問起,都只剩下很微薄的回憶,然後從亂七八糟的文件堆裡翻,常常最後又求助於萬能的GOOGLE,枉費了念過測過整理過的一些東西.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />這次K老大( 我以前公司老大,很厲害,由其是唸人,XD ) 非常好心的給我一個機會,於是我踏入除了ORACLE DB外,ORACLE的另外一塊天地,坦白說有點惶恐,因為除了有基本的DB觀念及UNIX的基本操作外,我對ORACLE APP R12實在是陌生倒不行.<br /><br />我這個人,做事情其實不是挺行學東西也沒很快,不過既來之則安之,最少不要以後被人家說,喔有用過ORACLE APP R12怎麼什麼概念也沒有啊!以下的內容來自於oracle官網的Oracle EBS R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional考試編號1Z1-238,沒打算去考,只是拿這個當一個學習的大方向.(html 弄TABLE太麻煩了,所以用Google Docs XD)<br /><br /><iframe src="http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=ddzkbh8g_1186f2mw6wff" frameborder="0" height="342" width="410"></iframe><br /><br />接下來要再接再厲把每個章節我有用到的給整理下來.希望能夠越來越上手 <br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-12257690013803924922008-02-21T16:37:00.001+08:002008-06-02T23:04:29.130+08:00macabre:Word of the Day<strong>macabre</strong> (mə-kä'brə, mə-käb', -kä'bər)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=452&L=500" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>adjective</em><br /> <br />Comparative and superlative forms: <strong><span>more macabre; most </span></strong><strong>macabre</strong><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">a <em>macabre </em>story of murder and madness</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">Police discovered a <em>macabre </em>scene inside the house</font>.><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=446&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-37930965651890880312008-02-19T15:18:00.000+08:002008-06-02T23:04:29.130+08:00Word of the Day: bear<strong>bear</strong> (bâr)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=449&L=497" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"> <br />Function: <em>noun</em> [<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>bear </strong><em>or </em><strong>bears</strong><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">any one of a group of large and heavy animals that have thick hair and sharp claws and that can stand on two legs like a person</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">a mother <em>bear</em> and her cubs</font>><br /> <br />Note:<font color="#000099"> <em>Bear</em> is sometimes used figuratively to describe a large man.</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">a tall, friendly <em>bear</em> of a man</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">My father can be a grumpy old <em>bear</em> when he's tired.</font>><br /> <br />Note: <font color="#000099">In informal British English, a person who becomes angry or annoyed very easily is</font> <strong><em>(like) a bear with a sore head</em></strong>.<br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">My father can be <em>like a bear with a sore head</em> when he's tired</font>.><br /> <br /><strong>2 </strong><em>finance </em><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">a person who expects the price of stocks to go down and who sells them to avoid losing money</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The <em>bears</em> outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today</font>.><br /> <br /><strong>3</strong><em> <font color="#000099">US, informal </font></em><font color="#000099"><strong>: </strong>something that is difficult to do or deal with</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">This oven is a <em>bear</em> to clean.</font> [=this oven is very hard to clean]> <br /> <br /> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=449&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-24691999424555242582008-02-11T18:48:00.000+08:002008-06-02T23:04:29.130+08:00vulgar:Word of the Day<strong>vulgar </strong> (vŭl<b>'</b>gər)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=446&L=494" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>adjective</em><br /> <br />Comparative and superlative forms: <strong><span>more vulgar; most </span></strong><strong>vulgar</strong><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">not having or showing good manners, good taste, or politeness</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">He was a <em>vulgar</em> man.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">She had a coarse, <em>vulgar</em> laugh.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000"><em>vulgar</em> table manners</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">a <em>vulgar</em></font> [<font color="#cc0000">=<em>tasteless</em></font>] <font color="#cc0000">display of wealth</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">I will not tolerate such <em>vulgar</em> language in my home.</font>><br /> <br /><strong>2 :</strong> <font color="#000099">relating to the common people or the speech of common people</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000"><em>vulgar</em> Latin</font>><br /> <br />Derived form:<br /><strong>vulgarly </strong><em>adverb </em><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000"><em>vulgarly</em> sexual jokes</font>> <br /> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=446&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-54016115627207995112008-02-11T17:04:00.000+08:002008-06-02T23:04:29.130+08:00tamper:Word of the Day<strong>tamper</strong> (tăm<b>'</b>pər)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=443&L=491" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>verb</em><br /> <br />Inflected forms:<br /><strong>tampers; tampered; tampering</strong><br /> <br />Phrasal verb:<br /><strong><em>tamper with</em></strong><br />Construction:<strong><em> tamper with (something)</em></strong><br />Meaning:<br /><strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">They don't want to <em>tamper with </em>tradition.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">It looked like someone had been <em>tampering with</em> the lock.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">The evidence has been <em>tampered with</em>.</font>> <br /> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=443&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-52700151048337436772008-02-11T16:36:00.000+08:002008-06-02T23:04:29.130+08:00prevail: Word of the Day<strong>prevail </strong>(prĭ-vāl<b>'</b>)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=436&L=488" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>verb </em>[<em>no object</em>]<br /> <br />Inflected forms:<br /><strong>prevails; prevailed; prevailing</strong><br /> <br />Status: <em>formal</em><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">Our soccer team <em>prevailed </em>[=<em>won</em>] despite the bad weather.</font>><br /> <br />Note: <font color="#000099"><em>Prevail</em> is often followed by <em>against </em>or <em>over</em></font><span>.</span><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">He <em>prevailed against</em>/<em>over</em> last year’s champion.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">She <em>prevailed </em>in a lawsuit <em>against</em> her doctor.</font> [=<font color="#cc0000">she won a lawsuit against her doctor</font>]><br /> <br />Note: <font color="#000099"><em>Prevail</em> is often used figuratively</font>.<br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">Justice will <em>prevail</em>.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">Truth will always <em>prevail </em></font>[=<font color="#cc0000"><em>triumph</em></font>] <font color="#cc0000"><em>over </em>lies</font>.><br /> <br /><strong>2 :</strong> <font color="#000099">to be usual, common, or popular</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">Mutual respect <em>prevails </em>among students and teachers here.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">the music that <em>prevailed </em>in the 1980s</font>><br /> <br /><strong>3 : </strong><font color="#000099">to be or continue to be in use</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The tribal custom still <em>prevails</em></font> [=<font color="#cc0000"><em>persists</em></font>] <font color="#cc0000">after hundreds of years</font>.><br /><<font color="#cc0000">The law still <em>prevails </em>insome states.</font>><br /> <br />Phrasal verb:<br /><strong><em>prevail on/upon</em></strong><br />Construction: <strong><em>prevail on/upon (someone)</em></strong><br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">to ask or persuade (someone) to do something</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">They <em>prevailed on/upon</em> me to play a few tunes on the piano</font>.> <br /> <br /><br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=436&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-4029601810026476142008-01-24T15:30:00.000+08:002008-01-24T15:34:32.982+08:00kite:Word of the Day <br /><strong>kite </strong>(kīt)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=433&L=485" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>noun </em>[<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>kites</strong><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">a toy that is made of a light frame covered with cloth, paper, or plastic and that is flown in the air at the end of a long string</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The children were flying <em>kites</em>.</font>><br /> <br /><strong>2 : </strong><font color="#000099">a type of hawk that has long, narrow wings</font><br /> <br />Idiom:<br /><strong><em>as high as a kite</em></strong><br />Status: <em>informal</em><br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">greatly affected by alcohol or drugs <strong>:</strong> very drunk or intoxicated</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The driver was <em>as high as a kite</em>.</font>><br /> <br />Idiom:<br /><strong><em>go fly a kite</em></strong><br />Status: <em>US</em><em>,</em> <em>informal</em> <em>& <span>old-fashioned</span></em><br />Meaning:<br /><font color="#000099"><em>Go fly a kite</em> is used to tell someone who is bothering you to go away.</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">When I asked her what was wrong, she told me to <em>go fly a kite</em>.</font>> <p> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=433&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-45199401269464861492008-01-22T15:12:00.000+08:002008-01-22T15:16:56.512+08:00underbelly:Word of the Day<strong>underbelly</strong> (ŭn<b>'</b>dər-bĕl'ē)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=430&L=482" target="_blank">click here</a><br /> <br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>noun </em>[<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>underbellies</strong><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">the bottom part of a body or large object</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">the <em>underbelly </em>of an airplane</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">whales with white <em>underbellies</em></font>><br /> <br /><strong>2</strong> <strong>:</strong><font color="#000099"> an area that is easy to attack or criticize — usually singular</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">the <em>underbelly </em>of the enemy army’s defenses</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">They exposed the <em>underbelly </em>of the nation’s economic policy.</font>><br /> <br /><strong>3</strong> <strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">a part of society, a city, etc., that is hidden or secret and usually unpleasant — usually singular</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">the sordid <em>underbelly </em>of city life</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">the industry’s dark <em>underbelly</em></font>> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=430&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-60738570721214550152008-01-15T22:49:00.000+08:002008-01-15T23:00:55.254+08:00vengeance: Word of the Day <br /><strong>vengeance </strong>(vĕn<b>'</b>jəns) <br /><br />Pronounced: <a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=427&L=480" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>noun </em>[<em>noncount</em>]<br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">harm done to someone as punishment for an injury or offense they have done to someone else <strong>: </strong>revenge</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The fire was set as an act of <em>vengeance.</em></font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">He swore <em>vengeance </em>against his son's kidnapper.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">Angry protesters wanted to inflict <em>vengeance </em>on the killer.</font>><br /> <br />Idiom:<br /><strong><em>with a vengeance</em></strong><br />Meaning:<br /><strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">with great force or effort</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">After losing the first three games, the team came back <em>with a vengeance </em>to win the next four.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">She set to work <em>with a vengeance </em>and finished the job in two hours.</font>> <br /> <br /> <br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=427&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return 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color="#cc0000">I will have a <em>teeny-weeny</em> piece of cake.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">Aren’t you even a <strong><em>teeny-weeny bit </em></strong>jealous?</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">a <strong><em>teeny-weeny little</em></strong> house/bug</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">I like the car, too, but there’s just one <em>teeny-weeny</em> <em>little</em> problem: we can’t afford it!</font>><br /> <br /><br /><br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=424&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br /> © Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-67826099109865252352008-01-12T16:09:00.000+08:002008-01-22T15:21:09.858+08:00ignoramus:Word of the Day<strong>ignoramus</strong> (ĭg'nə-rā<b>'</b>məs)<br /> <br />Pronounced: <a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=421&L=473" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">click here</a><br /> <br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>noun</em> [<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>ignoramuses</strong><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">a person who does not know much <strong>:</strong> an ignorant or stupid person</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">I can't believe they let an <em>ignoramus</em> like that run the company.</font>><br /> <br /><br /><br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=421&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br /> © Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-20607903032407917742008-01-11T09:49:00.000+08:002008-01-11T09:53:56.259+08:00whoop:Word of the Day <br /><strong>whoop</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=418&L=469" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>noun </em>[<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>whoops</strong><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">a high, loud sound that expresses enthusiasm or excitement</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The coach let out a big <em>whoop</em> when the team scored.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000"><em>Whoops</em> and cheers erupted when the runner crossed the finish line.</font>><br /> <br />Idiom:<br /><strong><em>big whoop</em></strong><br />Meaning:<br /><font color="#000099"><em>Big whoop</em> is used in a sarcastic way to say that something is not important or impressive.</font><br />Example:<br /><"<font color="#cc0000">Their team is going to the playoffs." "<em>Big whoop</em>." [=so what?]</font>><br /> <br />Note: <font color="#000099"><em>Big whoop</em> is often used in the phrase <em>no big whoop</em>.</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">It might look special, but it's really <em>no</em> <em>big whoop</em>. [=it is not a big deal]</font>> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=418&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-68479932116178948722008-01-09T09:38:00.000+08:002008-01-09T10:07:55.770+08:00nifty:Word of the Day<strong>nifty</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=415&L=466" target="_blank">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /> <br />Function: <em>adjective</em><br /> <br />Comparative and superlative forms: <strong>niftier;</strong> <strong>niftiest</strong><br /> <br />Status: <em>informal & somewhat old-fashioned</em><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">very good, useful, or attractive</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">a <em>nifty</em> pair of shoes</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">This <em>nifty </em>little machine can do just about anything.</font>> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=415&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /><br />from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English<br /><font color="#000099">something that is nifty is good because it is clever, skillful, or effective</font>:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">a nifty little gadget for squeezing oranges</font>><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-75005592327317897522008-01-09T09:30:00.000+08:002008-01-09T09:42:31.188+08:00vegetate:Word of the Day<strong>vegetate</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=412&L=463" target="_blank">click here</a><br /> <br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>verb </em>[<em>no object</em>]<br /> <br />Inflected forms:<br /><strong>vegetates; vegetated; vegetating</strong><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>:</strong> <font color="#000099">to be very lazy or inactive <strong>: </strong>to live or spend your time without doing things that involve physical or mental activity</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">I just spent the weekend <em>vegetating </em>at home.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and <em>vegetate</em>.</font>> <br /><br />To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=412&L=21" target="_blank">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br />© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-62369496633776928432008-01-06T22:49:00.000+08:002008-01-06T22:59:30.651+08:00epic: Word of the Day<strong>epic</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=409&L=460" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>adjective</em><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 :</strong> <font color="#000099">telling a story about a hero or about exciting events or adventures</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">an <em>epic</em> poem</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">an <em>epic</em> film/novel</font>><br /> <br /><strong>2 </strong><font color="#000099">[<em>more epic; most epic</em>] <strong>:</strong> very great or large and usually difficult or impressive</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The football game was an <em>epic</em> battle between two great teams.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">The bridge was an <em>epic </em>achievement.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">The company is engaged in an <em>epic</em> struggle for survival.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">an accomplishment of <em>epic</em> proportions</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">undertaking an <em>epic</em> journey</font>> <br /><br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=409&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /> © Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-11443410235968387382008-01-06T22:43:00.000+08:002008-01-06T22:59:30.652+08:00typo:Word of the Day<strong>typo</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=406&L=454" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>noun </em>[<em>count</em>]<br /> <br />Plural: <strong>typos</strong><br /> <br />Status: <em>informal</em><br /> <br />Meaning:<br /><strong>: </strong><font color="#000099">a mistake (such as a misspelling) in typed or printed text</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">I spotted three <em>typos </em>on the menu.</font>> <br /> <br /><br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=406&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod<wbr>/learner_signup.html</a><br /><br /><br /> © Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-78709074902193146672008-01-06T22:31:00.000+08:002008-01-06T22:59:30.652+08:00highlight:Word of the Day<strong>highlight</strong><br /> <br />Pronounced: <a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=399&L=451" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">click here</a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Function: <em>verb </em>[<em>with<span> object</span></em>]<br /> <br />Inflected forms:<br /><strong>highlights; </strong><strong>highlighted; highlighting</strong><br /> <br />Meanings:<br /><strong>1 a :</strong> <font color="#000099">to make or try to make people notice or be aware of (someone or something) <strong>:</strong> to direct attention to (someone or something)</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">Unfortunately, the media insisted upon <em>highlighting </em>his troubled past.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">The speech <em>highlighted </em>[=<em>emphasized</em>] the importance of improving education in rural communities.</font>><br /> <br /><strong>1</strong> <strong>b :</strong> <font color="#000099">to be a very interesting, exciting, or important part of (something)</font><br />Example:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">Our trip was <em>highlighted </em>by a great jazz concert we attended.</font>><br /> <br /><strong>2 : </strong><font color="#000099">to mark (something, such as text) with a bright color</font><br />Examples:<br /><<font color="#cc0000">The students <em>highlighted </em>important vocabulary words in their textbooks.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">Important names and dates in each chapter are <em>highlighted</em>.</font>><br /><<font color="#cc0000">(<em>computers</em>) Use your mouse to <em>highlight</em> the text that you want to revise.</font>> <br /> <br /> To subscribe to the Learner's Word of the Day please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M=750662&N=399&L=21" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><script><!-- D(["mb","mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod\u003cWBR\>/learner_signup.html\u003c/a\>\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\nTo change your subscription email address, please visit:\u003cbr\>\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/link.php?M\u003d750662&N\u003d399&L\u003d22\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>mw.drhinternet.net/sm/wod\u003cWBR\>/unSub_Coa.html\u003c/a\>\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\n© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.\u003cbr\>\n\n\u003cbr\>Merriam-Webster, Inc.\u003cbr\>\n47 Federal Street\u003cbr\>\nP.O. 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The following steps of procedure was my suggestions for us to write a precise and organized answer(a naive effort to make a SOP for essay questions). I will use the part 1 of question number 7 on "The Chrysanthemums:<font color="#000099">How do you interpret Elisa’s asking for wine with dinner?</font>" as an example. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><font color="#000099">1. Read the question clearly and define the main target of the question.</font><br /> <font color="#660000">a.Try to understand what the question does want and focus on that correct topic.</font><br /> -- We can see "wine" is the main point.<br /> <font color="#660000">b.Focus on the topic of the question instead of the topic of the story.</font><br /> -- So we have to answer the question around the wine, neither the chrysanthemums <br /> nor the garden.<br /><br /><font color="#000099">2. Write down the topic sentence for the answer.</font><br /> <font color="#660000">a.Check again if you are using the correct topic according to the Step 1.</font><br /> -- Again, it's not anything else but wine. Don't get confused. Other things might be <br /> more important to the story but not to this question.<br /> <font color="#660000">b.Compose a precise and right-to-the-point topic sentence.</font><br /> --e.g. The Author uses wine as a symbol to reveal Elisa's feeling.<br /><br /><font color="#000099">3. Use 4W1H questions on your topic, and filter out the improper questions. Answer these questions to support your topic sentence. Not every question has meaning for your specific question, and the order you answer the questions is arranged through your own judgment. I suggest you put the most direct answer at first.</font><br /> <font color="#660000">a.When</font><br /> --When did Elisa ask for wine at dinner? After what event happened?<br /> <font color="#660000">b.Who</font><br /> --To whom did Elisa ask for wine at dinner? How was Henry's reaction?(You may put <br /> this question under "How".It's OK) <br /> <font color="#660000">c.What</font><br /> --What's the function of wine?<br /> <font color="#660000">d.Why</font><br /> --Why did Elisa want wine for dinner.<br /> <font color="#660000">e.How</font><br /> --<br /> (We want a mechanical way,so isolate your questions as well as you can)<br /><br /><font color="#000099">5.Choose answers of those questions you make. Compose and organize these answers into your supporting sentences for your topic sentence.<br /><br />6.End your essay with a conclusion. Give your topic sentence a comment or emphasize again in other words. </font><br /><br />Suggested Reading<br />"Writing Essay Exams" from Purdue University Online Writing Lab<br /><a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_essay.html">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_essay.html</a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-56657511838099353542007-11-06T16:43:00.000+08:002008-01-04T10:08:35.842+08:00Cathedral by Raymond CarverWhat is a "Cathedral" From Dictionary & Thesaurus<br /><br />WordNet Dictionary<br />cathedral (adj.): <br />1: relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a <br />cathedral church" <br /><br />cathedral (n.): <br />1: any large and important church <br />2: the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese<br /><br />Plot Summary<br />Characters<br />Style(Narration and Point of View)<br />Themes<br /><a href="http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-cathedral/themes.html">Alienation and Loneliness</a><br />Compare & Contrast<br /><br /><br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />The Source<br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddzkbh8g_1122hs33np">"The Cathedral" by Raymond Carver</a><br />Author Biography<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Carver">Raymond Carver from Wikipedia</a><br />From Turkshead library <br /><a href="http://www.turksheadreview.com/library/texts/notes-cathedral-carver.html">Notes on Raymond Carver's “Cathedral”<br /></a><br /><br />A Review on "Cathedral" from NYT<br />By ANATOLE BROYARD; Published: September 5, 1983<br /><a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE7DB1238F936A3575AC0A965948260">Books of The Times </a><br /><br />A Review on "Cathedral" from NYT<br />By IRVING HOWE; Published: September 11, 1983<br /><a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E2D91338F932A2575AC0A965948260">STORIES OF OUR LONELINESS </a><br /><br />A Book Review of "THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1982 Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines. "<br />By ELIZABETH SPENCER; Published: November 21, 1982<br /><a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E6DB1539F932A15752C1A964948260">EXPERIMENT IS OUT, CONCERN IS IN </a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771745135052588372.post-36013014362292894702007-10-31T08:59:00.000+08:002007-12-04T00:24:00.536+08:00"To Build a Fire" by Jack London<font color="#000099"><b>Questions</b></font><br /><font color="#ff0000">1</font>.Roughly how much of London's story is devoted to describing the setting? What particular details make it memorable?<br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">2</font>.To what extent does setting determine what happens in this story?<br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">3</font>.From what point of view is London's story told?<br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">4</font>.In "To Build a Fire" the man is never given a name. What is the effect of his being called simply "the man" throughout the story?<br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">5</font>.From the evidence London gives us, what stages are involved in the process of freezing to death? What does the story gain from London's detailed account of the man's experience with each successive stage?<br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">6</font>.What are the most serious mistakes the man makes? To what factors do you attribute these errors?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><br /><font color="#000099"><b>相關連結</b></font><br />To Build a Fire原文<br /><a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire">http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire</a><br />To Build a Fire 朗讀mp3檔 from LibriVox(<a href="http://www.archive.org/download/stories_003_librivox/to_build_a_fire_london_blb_64kb.mp3">mp3@64kbps - 19.2MB</a>)<br /><a href="http://librivox.org/short-story-collection-003/">http://librivox.org/short-story-collection-003/</a><br />Jack London作品集(from WIKISOURCE)<br /><a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Jack_London">http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Jack_London</a><br />To Build a Fire:Plot Summary (Read the original story first. Trust me. The summary is not much shorter than the story itself.)<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire</a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0