奥巴马悼念死亡矿工的讲话

We’re here to memorialize 29 Americans: Carl Acord. Jason Atkins. Christopher Bell. Gregory Steven Brock. Kenneth Allan Chapman. Robert Clark. Charles Timothy Davis. Cory Davis. Michael Lee Elswick. William I. Griffith. Steven Harrah. Edward Dean Jones. Richard K. Lane. William Roosevelt Lynch. Nicholas Darrell McCroskey. Joe Marcum. Ronald Lee Maynor. James E. Mooney. Adam Keith Morgan. Rex L. Mullins. Joshua S. Napper. Howard D. Payne. Dillard Earl Persinger. Joel R. Price. Deward Scott. Gary Quarles. Grover Dale Skeens. Benny Willingham. And Ricky Workman.
“我们在这里，怀念29位美国人：
卡尔•阿克德、杰森•阿金斯、克里斯多佛•贝尔、格利高里•史蒂夫•布洛克、
肯尼斯•艾伦•查普曼、罗伯特•克拉克、查尔斯•蒂莫西•戴维斯、克里•戴维斯、
迈克尔•李•埃尔斯维克、威廉•I.格里菲斯、史蒂芬•哈拉、爱德华•迪恩•琼斯、
理查德.K.雷恩、威廉姆.罗斯威尔特.林奇、尼古拉斯.达利尔.麦考斯基、乔.马克姆、
罗纳德.李.梅尔、詹姆斯.E.姆尼、亚当.基斯.摩根、雷克斯.L.姆林斯、乔什.S.纳皮尔、
霍华德.D.佩恩、迪拉德.厄尔.波辛格、乔尔.R.普莱斯、迪华德.斯科特、加里.考拉斯、
格罗佛.戴尔.斯金斯、本尼.威灵汉姆以及里奇•沃克曼。”
Nothing I, or the Vice President, or the Governor, none of the speakers here today, nothing we say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts, or the absence that they leave in your lives. If any comfort can be found, it can, perhaps, be found by seeking the face of God -- (applause) -- who quiets our troubled minds, a God who mends our broken hearts, a God who eases our mourning souls.
无论我、副总统、州长，或是今天致悼词的任何一个人，都不能说出任何话语，可以填补你们因痛失亲人心中的创伤。如果有任何可以找得到的安慰，也许只能从上 帝那里寻找得到，上帝安慰我们痛苦的头脑，修复破碎的心，减轻我们哀痛的内心。
Even as we mourn 29 lives lost, we also remember 29 lives lived. Up at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 in the morning at the latest, they began their day, as they worked, in darkness. In coveralls and hard-toe boots, a hardhat over their heads, they would sit quietly for their hour-long journey, five miles into a mountain, the only light the lamp on their caps, or the glow from the mantrip they rode in.
Day after day, they would burrow into the coal, the fruits of their labor, what so often we take for granted: the electricity that lights up a convention center; that lights up our church or our home, our school, our office; the energy that powers our country; the energy that powers the world. (Applause.)

尽管我们在哀悼这29条逝去的生命，我们同样也要纪念这29条曾活在世间的生命。凌晨4点半起床，最迟5点，他们就开始一天的生活，他们在黑暗中工作。穿 着工作服和硬头靴，头戴安全帽，静坐着开始一小时的征程，去到五英里远的矿井，唯一的灯光是从他们头戴的安全帽上发出的，或是进入时矿山沿途的光线。
日以继夜，他们挖掘煤炭，这也是他们劳动的果实，我们对此却不以为然：这照亮一个会议中心的电能；点亮我们教堂或家园、学校、办公室的灯光；让我们国家运 转的能源；让世界维持的能源。
And most days they’d emerge from the dark mine, squinting at the light. Most days, they’d emerge, sweaty and dirty and dusted from coal. Most days, they’d come home. But not that day.
These men -– these husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers sons, uncles, nephews -– they did not take on their job unaware of the perils. Some of them had already been injured; some of them had seen a friend get hurt. So they understood there were risks. And their families did, too. They knew their kids would say a prayer at night before they left. They knew their wives would wait for a call when their shift ended saying everything was okay. They knew their parents felt a pang of fear every time a breaking news alert came on, or the radio cut in.
But they left for the mines anyway -– some, having waited all their lives to be miners; having longed to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and their grandfathers. And yet, none of them did it for themselves alone.

大多时候，他们从黑暗的矿里探出头，眯眼盯着光亮。大多时候，他们从矿里探出身，满是汗水和尘垢。大多时候，他们能够回家。但不是那天。
这些人，这些丈夫、父亲、祖父、弟兄、儿子、叔父、侄子，他们从事这份工作时，并没有忽视其中的风险。他们中的一些已经负伤，一些人眼见朋友受伤。所以， 他们知道有风险。他们的家人也知道。他们知道，在自己去矿上之前，孩子会在夜晚祈祷。他们知道妻子在焦急等待自己的电话，通报今天的任务完成，一切安好。 他们知道，每有紧急新闻播出，或是广播被突然切断，他们的父母会感到莫大的恐惧。
但他们还是离开家园，来到矿里。一些人毕生期盼成为矿工；他们期待步入父辈走过的道路。然而，他们并不是为自己做出的选择。

All that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families. It was all for you. For a car in the driveway, a roof overhead. For a chance to give their kids opportunities that they would never know, and enjoy retirement with their spouses. It was all in the hopes of something better. And so these miners lived -– as they died -– in pursuit of the American Dream.

这艰险的工作，其中巨大的艰辛，在地下度过的时光，都为了家人。都是为了你们；也为了在路上行进中的汽车，为了头顶上天花板的灯光；为了能给孩子的未来一 个机会，日后享受与伴侣的退休生活。这都是期冀能有更好的生活。所以，这些矿工的生活就是追寻美国梦，他们也因此丧命。
There, in the mines, for their families, they became a family themselves -– sharing birthdays, relaxing together, watching Mountaineers football or basketball together, spending days off together, hunting or fishing. They may not have always loved what they did, said a sister, but they loved doing it together. They loved doing it as a family. They loved doing it as a community.
That’s a spirit that’s reflected in a song that almost every American knows. But it’s a song most people, I think, would be surprised was actually written by a coal miner’s son about this town, Beckley, about the people of West Virginia. It’s the song, Lean on Me -– an anthem of friendship, but also an anthem of community, of coming together.

在矿里，为了他们的家人，他们自己组成了家庭：庆祝彼此的生日，一同休憩，一同看橄榄球或篮球，一同消磨时间，打猎或是钓鱼。他们可能不总是喜欢这些事 情，但他们喜欢一起去完成。他们喜欢像一个家庭那样去做这些事。他们喜欢像一个社区一样去做这些事。
这也是美国人熟知的一首歌里表达的精神。我想，让大多数人惊讶的是这首歌实际是一名矿工的儿子所写，关于贝克利这个小镇的，关于西弗吉尼亚人民的。这首歌 曲，“靠着我”（Lean on Me）是关于友谊的赞歌，但也是关于社区关于一同相聚的赞歌。
That community was revealed for all to see in the minutes, and hours, and days after the tragedy. Rescuers, risking their own safety, scouring narrow tunnels saturated with methane and carbon monoxide, hoping against hope they might find a survivor. Friends keeping porch lights on in a nightly vigil; hanging up homemade signs that read, “Pray for our miners, and their families.” Neighbors consoling each other, and supporting each other and leaning on one another.
I’ve seen it, the strength of that community. In the days that followed the disaster, emails and letters poured into the White House. Postmarked from different places across the country, they often began the same way: “I am proud to be from a family of miners.” “I am the son of a coal miner.” “I am proud to be a coal miner’s daughter.” (Applause.) They were always proud, and they asked me to keep our miners in my thoughts, in my prayers. Never forget, they say, miners keep America’s lights on. (Applause.) And then in these letters, they make a simple plea: Don’t let this happen again. (Applause.) Don't let this happen again.
How can we fail them? How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them? How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work; by simply pursuing the American Dream?
We cannot bring back the 29 men we lost. They are with the Lord now. Our task, here on Earth, is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy; to do what must do, individually and collectively, to assure safe conditions underground -- (applause) -- to treat our miners like they treat each other -- like a family. (Applause.) Because we are all family and we are all Americans. (Applause.) And we have to lean on one another, and look out for one another, and love one another, and pray for one another.
There’s a psalm that comes to mind today -– a psalm that comes to mind, a psalm we often turn to in times of heartache.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
God bless our miners. (Applause.) God bless their families. God bless West Virginia. (Applause.) And God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)

灾难发生的几分钟，几小时，几日之后，这个社区终被外界关注。搜救者，冒着风险在充满沼气和一氧化碳的狭窄地道里搜寻，抱着一线希望去发现一位幸存者。朋 友们打开门廊的灯守夜；悬挂自制的标语上写着，“为我们的矿工和他们的家人祈祷。”邻居们彼此安慰，相扶相依。
我看到了，这就是社区的力量。在灾难随后的几天，电子邮件和信件涌入白宫。邮戳来自全国各地，人们通常都是同一开头：“我很骄傲来自一个矿工的家庭。” “我是一名矿工的儿子。”“我很自豪能成为一名矿工的女人。”……他们都感到自豪，他们让我关护我们的矿工，为他们祈祷。他们说，不要忘了，矿工维持着美 国的光亮。在这些信件里，他们提出一个很小的要求：不要让这样的事再发生。不要让这事情再发生。
我们怎忍让他们失望？一个依赖矿工的国家怎能不尽全力履行职责保护他们？我们的国家怎能容忍人们仅因工作就付出生命；难道仅仅是因为他们追求美国梦吗？
我们不能让29条逝去的生命回来。他们此刻与主同在。我们在这里的任务，就是防止有生命再在这样的悲剧中逝去。去做我们必须做的，无论个人或是集体，去确 保矿下的安全，向他们对待彼此那样对待我们的矿工，如同一家人。因为我们是一家人，我们都是美国人。我们必须要彼此依靠，守望彼此，爱护彼此，为彼此祈福 祈祷。
今天，我想起一首圣歌，在我们心痛时会想起这首歌。“我虽行过死荫的幽谷，但心无所惧，因你与我同在。你的杖，你的竿，都在安慰我。”
上帝保佑我们的矿工！上帝保佑他们的家人！上帝保佑西弗吉尼亚！上帝保佑美国！
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毕业生，回望那些青葱的岁月-the Sound of Silence

每次歌声响起，思绪就会随之飞舞。飘落在前往学校的大路小路，望着在教室里发奋发呆的孩子。 其实不用过多言语，只需静静聆听，那股来自过往的清新就扑面而来。

The Sound of Silence Lyrics
Artist(Band):Paul Simon
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dare
Disturb the sound of silence.
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach to you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
in the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls."
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.

Wake me up when September starts

September, again. I like September, not just because I was born on the 2nd of this month, it is also a month when leaves will turn yellow, breeze will come lighter, and everything starts to cool off, even just for a bit.

You are not alone, for i am here with you. Though you are far away, i am here to stay. YOu are not alone, for I am here with you. Though we are far apart, youwill always in my heart.

Hearing this song, thinking about MJ, my heart is filled with nothing but sadness. How are you MJ? Another day is gone, without you.

I watched the last episode of the Mentalist season one again. Whenever Red John shows up in one way or another, the tune of the episode turns to grey and heavy. Jane tears off his joking-around mask and shows his real self, that vulnerable, lost soul. He tells Lisbon that even if he died, if she can bring REd John to justice, it’ll be worth it. NOTHING is more worth than one’s own life. Even if every breath is pain, we cannot stop breathing.

LAst time i heard about opportunity cost in life. But how many “what if” question can we afford to ask ourselves without totally questioning everything in our lives?

Memories are not to be forgotten, but learing how to let go is the hardest part. 

21 Guns by Greenday 反战歌曲

Wake me up when september ends 还萦绕在耳边， Greenday的又一首反战歌曲，娓娓道来， 摄人心魄。 其中滋味， 请静静品尝吧～～

Do you know what's worth fighting for
When it's not worth dying for?
Does it take you breath away
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Does the pain weight out the pride?
And you look for a place to hide?
Does someone break your heart inside?
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and i

When you're at the end of the road
And you lost all sense of control
And your thoughts have taken their toll
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Your faith walks on broken glass
And the hangover doesn't pass
Nothing's ever built to last
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and i

Did you try to live on your own
When you burned down the house and home?
Did you stand too close to the fire?
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

When it's time to live and let die
And you can't get another try
Something inside this heart has died
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and i

China's future will be hobbled by old age | Rosemary Righter - Times Online

What do you think about that? China’s future will be hobbled by old age | Rosemary Righter - Times Online

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MJ, you are not alone

这几天，上班开小差，就找各大国外媒体的网站看MJ的报道。 虽然他离开已经好久了， 但对我内心的冲击似乎仍然没有减弱。

我并不能算作是MJ的铁杆粉丝，最多就算半个吧。 我也承认在他已经离去之后，我才开始慢慢了解他，通过他的舞步，他的歌，他的采访。说我是看热闹也罢， 只是对他的迷恋开始一点一点加深。

  也许他从未长大过，也许他一直把自己的真心给每一个人，但却被伤的体无完肤。现在的世界已经变得太疯狂，不带上面具，人就无法生存。 “he is just not that into you” 里有句台词，you are not the exception, you are the rule.我一直在怀疑，这个世界上，还有哪一个娱乐人是无辜的。但我宁愿相信，MJ就是这唯一的例外。 

我的半个粉丝之路始于高中。午饭休息，校电台播放MJ的MV，而我就在那一刻被震撼了。当时教室里炒得不可开交，而我愣是入迷地在座位上一直看到MJ 神奇地消失，只留下了一堆沙土。 现在想来，我当时已经彻底被MJ征服了吧，只是自己一直浑然未知。

现在我每听YOU ARE NOT ALONE， 就觉得MJ是把歌献给了现在的自己，而演唱者，就是在这个世界上千千万万挂念他的人。

总是觉得，他离开地太急了，他还没有再给我们献上他的舞，还没有让人们的欢呼和掌声包围他。只希望在天堂，他能永远的表演下去。

Another day has gone 
I'm still all alone 
How could this be 
You're not here with me 
You never said goodbye 
Someone tell me why 
Did you have to go 
And leave my world so cold 
Everyday I sit and ask myself 
How did love slip away 
Something whispers in my ear and says 
That you are not alone
For I am here with you 
Though you're far away 
I am here to stay 
You are not alone 
I am here with you 
Though we're far apart 
You're always in my heart 
You are not alone 
All alone 
Why, oh 
Just the other night 
I thought I heard you cry 
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms 
I can hear your prayers 
Your burdens I will bear 
But first I need your hand 
So forever can begin 
Everyday I sit and ask myself 
How did love slip away 
Then something whispers in my ear and says 
That you are not alone 
For I am here with you 
Though you're far away 
I am here to stay 
For you are not alone 
I am here with you 
Though we're far apart 
You're always in my heart 
And you are not alone 
Oh...
Whisper three words and I'll come runnin' 
Fly...
And girl you know that I'll be there 
I'll be there 
You are not alone 
I am here with you 
Though you're far away 
I am here to stay 
You are not alone 
I am here with you 
Though we're far apart 
You're always in my heart 
You are not alone(You are not alone)
For I am here with you(I am here with you) 
Though you're faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away(Though you're far away)
I am here to stay(And you with me) 
For you are not alone(You're always)
In my heart.....For I am here with you 
Heart.....Though we're far apart 
Heart.....You're always in my heart 
For you are not alone 
Not alone
You are not aloaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaane, you are not alone...
You just reach for me girl
In the morning in the evening
Not alone, not alone
And you with me, not alone
Oh, together, together...

期待已久的重逢

三年未见的好友， 清瘦不少，犀利如故。

瓢泼阵雨，一柱青烟， 静安寺的屋檐下，三言两语， 会心一笑。 朋友，似乎一直在我身旁。

Carbon footprint 碳足迹

Since we live in a world with a keen environmental awareness more than ever, it is just a matter of time before we ran into a phrase such as “carbon footprint”. what is “ Carbon footprint” ?

If we interprate word by word, it is 碳足迹 in chinese. If we step on mud, we will leave a clear footprint on the mud. Just imagine when we use something that will create carbon to the enviroment,  it’s like we had left a huge footprint on our environment. from BBC learning English, it’s like this: : Carbon 碳. 碳足迹就是指一个人的能源意识和行为对自然界产生的影响。

Here is a place where you can have  your carbon footprint appraised:http://www.carbonfootprint.com/

If you crave more knowledge on this topic, check out the link in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint

That’s it for now. Keep your senses wide open, and you will find how easy to feel the English vibe in everyday life.

Ergo

"Ergo" is latin for "therefore".

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Smile by Michael Jackson

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smileWith your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile

Obituary : Michael Jackson | The Economist

Objective is what we need when a influencial yet controverisal icon leaves us. People making the most accusations about Mj might just be the same guy who is prasing him to be god now that he has past away. Our world is crazy, and now, one performer less.

: Michael Jackson | The Economist

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Smitten with British Accents 情迷英音

先来句题外话。 最近超迷smitten这个词。 第一次看到这个单词，眼前浮现出的就是一直小猫蜷在主人身边依偎着，取暖着，撒娇着的感觉。 好温馨的。后来一查，这个单词也的确有种迷恋的意味在里面呢。

言归正传了。以前一直在找个理由开始研究英音，但是总是无限期的推迟了（好吧，我错了）。最近由于某些缘故（或者说某star的缘故，我承认我俗～～but whatever），以前对于英音的崇拜又大爆发了。 到处搜集英音的东西来听， 了解英音的历史，和美音的对比，如果练习英音，英音的不同分类等等。 看了不少文章，也做了些笔记。待有空的时候做一个比较综合的总结。

最近参照的比较多的网站，首先自然是www.bbc.com  我更关注的是podcast的部分。 超级多的节目，选一些自己喜欢听的。 BBC learning English是一个了解英音的很好的途径。虽然里面的听力难度不高，不过作为知识了解还是很值得的。特别是有一个Ask about Britain的部分，里面讨论了很多有关英音的分类和英音与美音对比的问题。 RP在英国的流行程度也有人做了讨论。 让我大致对英音有了初步的了解。

昨天又找到了一个超级权威的官网, http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish  有关英国生活的各方个面都有涉及。

喜欢英音，BBC的广播剧怎能错过？ 囊括了几乎所有的名著， 侦探小说。 今晚抽空听了一些我超级喜欢的Agatha Christie的广播剧， 这些人的英音真的是让人心醉啊。。。 前一阵子刚看完《呼啸山庄》的原著。小时候看过的翻译版估计太烂，要么就是自己不上心，反正几乎除了主人公其他都忘了差不多了。 这次重温，其实不想看原著的，想看杨苡的翻译版，据说非常精彩。只可惜一直没有买到书，结果摒不牢，手头有原著的PDF版，就捧起来啃了。这块骨头啃的我累啊。。。 总算啃完了，真的是让我体会到什么是无尽的恨。 这种撕心裂肺的情感，真的是太强烈了。 现在就想着找到BBC的广播版听听大师们是如何通过声音来诠释的。

My obsession continues to grow. 今天听了好几个小时的podcast，

竟然又到午夜了。 这几晚被蚊子骚扰， 可恶啊。。。 家里竟然有超过两位数的蚊子。我两年没被蚊子咬，难道现在是payback time吗？

A bit of everything

现在必须翻墙才能进blogger真的有点不方便。
好久没有更新了～～
今天是瑞典的国庆日，nationaldag. 虽然瑞典从来没有打过仗，无需庆祝国庆，也没有建国一说，但是他们还是因为夏天的怡人，和庆祝的心情，选择了6月6日作为国庆日。
如果你正在斯京，通过如下的链接，可以看看有哪些庆祝活动。of course, in swedish`~~ http://www.pastan.nu/merpastan/har-kan-du-fira-nationaldagen-1.884859

这几天看了Ed Westwick的几个采访。迷恋英音中～～ 当然，说起英音，当然不能不提Tony Blair.

正在看原版的wuthering heights 那时的英语真的很拗口。对于布朗特姐妹的作品真的是顶礼膜拜。 不过每一个时段重读这些故事，会有新的体会。

Ed Westwick was spotted out making his way around London

Ed Westwick was spotted out making his way around London

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苏东坡对赤壁的两赋一词

《前后赤壁赋》原文

　　前赤壁赋

　　苏轼


　　壬戌之秋，七月既望，苏子与客泛舟游于赤壁之下。清风徐来，水波不兴。举酒属客，诵明月之诗，歌窈窕之章。少焉，月出于东山之上，徘徊于斗牛之间。白露横江，水光接天。纵一苇之所如，凌万顷之茫然。浩浩乎如冯虚御风，而不知其所止；飘飘乎如遗世独立，羽化而登仙。

　　于是饮酒乐甚，扣舷而歌之。歌曰：“桂棹兮兰桨，击空明兮溯流光。渺渺兮于怀，望美人兮天一方。”客有吹洞萧者，倚歌而和之，其声呜呜然：如怨如慕，如泣如诉；余音袅袅，不绝如缕；舞幽壑之潜蛟，泣孤舟之嫠妇。

　　苏子愀然，正襟危坐，而问客曰：“何为其然也？”客曰：“月明星稀，乌鹊南飞，此非曹孟德之诗乎？西望夏口，东望武昌。山川相缪，郁乎苍苍；此非孟德之困于周郎者乎？方其破荆州，下江陵，顺流而东也，舳舻千里，旌旗蔽空，酾酒临江，横槊赋诗；固一世之雄也，而今安在哉？况吾与子，渔樵于江渚之上，侣鱼虾而友糜鹿，驾一叶之扁舟，举匏樽以相属；寄蜉蝣与天地，渺沧海之一粟。哀吾生之须臾，羡长江之无穷；挟飞仙以遨游，抱明月而长终；知不可乎骤得，托遗响于悲风。”

　　苏子曰：“客亦知夫水与月乎？逝者如斯，而未尝往也；盈虚者如彼，而卒莫消长也。盖将自其变者而观之，而天地曾不能一瞬；自其不变者而观之，则物于我皆无尽也。而又何羡乎？且夫天地之间，物各有主。苟非吾之所有，虽一毫而莫取。惟江上之清风，与山间之明月，耳得之而为声，目遇之而成色。取之无禁，用之不竭。是造物者之无尽藏也，而吾与子之所共适。”

　　客喜而笑，洗盏更酌，肴核既尽，杯盘狼藉。相与枕藉乎舟中，不知东方之既白。


　　后赤壁赋

　　苏轼


　　是岁十月之望，步自雪堂，将归于临皋。二客从予过黄泥之坂。霜露既降，木叶尽脱，人影在地，仰见明月，顾而乐之，行歌相答。已而叹曰：“有客无酒，有酒无肴，月白风清，如此良夜何！”客曰：“今者薄暮，举网得鱼，巨口细鳞，状如松江之鲈。顾安所得酒乎？”归而谋诸妇。妇曰：“我有斗酒，藏之久矣，以待子不时之需。”于是携酒与鱼，复游于赤壁之下。江流有声，断岸千尺；山高月小，水落石出。曾日月之几何，而江山不可复识矣。予乃摄衣而上，履谗①岩，披蒙茸，踞虎豹，登虬龙，攀栖鹘之危巢，俯冯夷之幽宫。盖二客不能从焉。划然长啸，草木震动，山鸣谷应，风起水涌。予亦悄然而悲，肃然而恐，凛乎其不可留也。反而登舟，放乎中流，听其所止而休焉。时夜将半，四顾寂寥。适有孤鹤，横江东来。翅如车轮，玄裳缟衣，戛然长鸣，掠予舟而西也。

　　须臾客去，予亦就睡。梦一道士，羽衣蹁跹，过临皋之下，揖予而言曰：“赤壁之游乐乎？”问其姓名，俯而不答。“呜呼！噫嘻！我知之矣。畴昔之夜，飞鸣而过我者，非子也邪？”道士顾笑，予亦惊寤。开户视之，不见其处。

　　【注①：“谗”应为“山”旁。】

苏东坡《念奴娇·赤壁怀古》

大江东去，浪淘尽、千古风流人物。故垒西边，人道是、三国周郎赤壁。乱石崩云，惊涛裂岸，卷起千堆雪。江山如画，一时多少豪杰！
遥想公瑾当年，小乔初嫁了，雄姿英发。羽扇纶巾，谈笑间、樯橹灰飞烟灭。故国神游，多情应笑我、早生华发。人间如梦，一樽还酹江月。

On the occassion of Snooker World Championship 2009: 台球英语词汇

五一的体育赛事不断。中国乒乓健儿在日本披荆斩棘，所向披靡，在欧洲大陆上，斯诺克世锦赛已经到了最高潮的决赛。 大快“体育”之朵颐的同时，不如来了解一下台球的英语说法吧。

台球英语词汇

Billiards 台球

Types of games(carom and pocket) 种类（无袋/落袋）

Carom 无袋台球

Straiht billiards or straight rail 直轨撞球、法式台球。（用3个球(1红球、2白球)在无落球袋的球台上玩的撞球游戏。方法是用主球连击两个目标球。）

Three cushion billiards 三边克朗球、三颗星。（台面有三颗球，两颗母球（为白色）及两颗子球（为红色），其中一颗母球上有黑点，作用为容易辨识双方的母球，而打法为母球可任意选择另两颗球，撞击其中一颗后，必须先碰到三次或三次以上的台边，然后在碰到第二颗球。或先让母球撞击三次以上靠身，再碰到另两颗球。即得一点。）

Pocket 落袋台球

Eight ball/Pool 8球

Nine ball 9球

Snooker 斯诺克

Equipment 装备

cue ball (撞球中的)母球、主球

object ball 目标球

top pocket 顶袋

middle pocket 中袋

bottom pocket 底袋

playing aren 台面

cushion 台边

marks 台面标志

cue 球杆

rest 架杆

lamp shade 灯罩

chalk 巧克

tip 杆头

powder 滑石粉

tri-angle 球框（用来摆球的那个三角框）

joint 球杆连接部

Technique 技巧

jump shot 跳球

touching ball 贴球

angled 角度球

english, sidespin香蕉球（弧线球）

fluke 幸运球

lawed-ball 袋口相挤的球

split-hit 争议球

penalty 罚球

pot 进球

top spin 上旋球（推杆，高杆)

back spin 下旋球（缩杆）

miscue 滑杆

thick cut 厚球

thin cut 薄球

side spin 偏杆

stop shot 定杆

prick stroke 扎杆

push stroke 椎杆

以上转贴自中国网。

再添加一些从其他地方收集来的与斯诺克有关的英语词汇。

frame:台球的比局

所谓“snooker”的含义是阻碍。斯诺克运动的精髓就在于给对手制造阻碍，或者解开对手给自己造成的难球。

F1新规则

FIA巴黎会议上规定2010年禁止比赛中加油，并且取消一切轮胎加热设备。 看来FIA是大考阔斧地搞节约了。 不知道以后准备每站开个几圈好呢？

F1方程式赛车相关英语词汇 （转帖）

今年的F1上海站又在眼前了。 09年4月17-19日， 硝烟将再次弥漫。 “尾部扩散器”的违规问题在下周就会盖棺定论， 上海站就会变成规则制定后的第一站了。 让我们先来提前预热，了解一些与F1相关的英语词汇吧！


赛车部件
　　engine/motor 引擎
　　chassis 底盘
　　clutch 离合器
　　fuel tank 油箱
　　cylinder 汽缸
　　automatic transmission 变速箱
　　bonnet 车盖
　　electronic ignition system 电子点火系统
　　radiator 散热器
　　spot lamp 车灯
　　tire 轮胎
　　brake system 刹车系统
　　cockpit 驾驶舱
车内仪器
　　safety belt 安全带
　　wiper 拭雨器
　　window glass 车窗玻璃
　　seat 座位
　　helmet 头盔
　　steering wheel 方向盘
　　oil pressure gauge 油压表
　　dashboard 仪表盘
　　speedometer 速度表
人员
　　driver 车手
　　team manager 车队经理
　　the support crew 后勤人员
　　sponsor 赞助商
　　spectator 观众
　　rookie新手
　　technical consultant 技术顾问
　　co-driver 领航员
　　pit crew 后勤维修人员
　　constructor 制造商
赛制
　　practice 练习赛
　　formula-1 racing 一级方程式赛车
　　formula-3 racing 三级方程式赛车
　　rally 拉力赛
后勤装备
　　pit 维修站
　　pit stop 停站
　　pit lane 维修道
　　steering box 转向机
　　surviving cell 救生室
　　water pump 水泵
　　paddock 装备区
其它
　　chicane 减速弯道
　　hairpin 发夹弯道
　　dirty air 乱流
　　down force 下压力
　　grid 排位
　　starting grid 起跑排位
　　pole position 杆位
　　qualifying 排位赛
　　slicks 光头胎
　　race number 赛车号码
　　safety car 安全车
　　F1赛专用语解释
　　Grand Prix： 国际汽车大奖赛( 大奖赛。



第一场国际赛车大奖赛于1906年在法国勒芒举行。
　　Championship points： F1年度锦标积分制；F1的年度锦标分为两种：车手锦标及车队锦标。计分方式是采用积分制，车手与车队的积分都是相加累积的。F1赛事成绩的评分是由国际 汽联(FIA: Federation Internationale De L'Automobile)依据每站赛程比赛的结果来评定。每站F1比赛的第一名车手和车队各得10分、第二名各得8分、第三名6分、第四名5分、第五名 4分、第六名3分、第七名2分、第八名1分。
　　Chassis：车身底盘 (赛车的基本架构包括悬吊系统、钢圈轮胎及其他各类车材的组合。一辆高科技F1赛车的车身底盘是由碳纤维板和其他材料合制成的，底盘非常轻巧而且强力大耐用。它通常是一部赛车的编号来源。
　　Cockpit：驾驶舱；F1车手乘坐的区域，它根据车手的体形量身订做的。但作为车队的第三辆赛车却不能兼顾两位车手的体形，所以它通常按照车队第一号车手的体形来设计。
　　Constructor：制造商/车队；F1赛车的制造商是指车身底盘的制造者，而不是指引擎制造商。按照规定，底盘制造者的名字通常是放在引擎制造商名字的前面，在一级方程式锦标赛中，车队冠军的荣耀是颁给车身底盘制造商的。
　　Chicane：减速弯道；这个英文单词的中文直译是"诈骗"的意思，但在F1赛车中，指的是在直线赛道上设置的连续弯道，用来降低赛车的车速。
　　Hairpin：发夹弯道；难度非常高，车手驾控非常棘手的弯道，通常是180度象发夹似的弯道路段。
　　Dirty air：乱流；急驶中的赛车所产生的不同方向、不同角度的气流。乱流会干扰紧随其后的其他赛车所产生的气流，从而影响（减少）空气流动中所产生的下压力，这就会使紧随其后的赛车驾控受到影响，赛车有可能会打滑失控。
　　Down force：下压力 ；赛车的车身，车翼及悬吊系统在高速行驶的过程中，因空气流动的作用而产生向下的压力。下压力随着赛车速度的增加会产生的更强，从而使赛车的抓地力增强。
　　Wind tunnel：风洞 ；用于开发赛车的空气动力学套件，它的目的是在保证赛车获得足够下压力的情况下所受的空气阻力最小，以提高赛车的速度和高速行驶的稳定性。风洞由于运转需要巨大的能量和配备精密的电子仪器量，所以开支极其巨大。
　　Grid：排位；赛车决赛时起跑的排列位置，是按照排位赛的比赛结果而排列确定的。赛车排列置于两赛车交错的行列，最前端的赛车领先下一辆赛车有8米远的间隔距离。
　　Starting grid：起跑排位 ；根据车手的赛车在排位赛的成绩来排定其赛车的起跑的位置。
　　Pole position：杆位 ；又称为P.P.，由周六下午排位赛取得的名次而定，以赛车所跑单圈最快的成绩来确定车手在决赛起跑时最前面的排头位。
　　Qualifying：排位赛；分为两部分，分别在周五和周六进行，每辆赛车只能做一圈排位。周五排位赛发车的 顺序按照前一站比赛成绩（新赛季首站按上一年世锦赛成绩）。周六排位赛发车顺序按照周五排位赛得出名次的倒顺序，即慢车先排位，快车最后排位。决赛排位是 以周六的排位赛名次成绩为准，第一名的赛车手决赛起跑位置称为杆位。
　　Paddock：装备区；设在赛事赛道的起跑位附近，这是车队管理和休息区及运输车辆停放的地方。
　　Pit：维修区；用于车队摆放赛车并在比赛前调试赛车以及比赛时完成进站维修等工作的地方，这是车队比赛周末工作的核心地。
　　Pit lane：维修道；经过特殊设计的在维修站前的通道，是赛车从维修站进入赛道或离开赛道返回维修站的通道。维修道是有严格速度限制的路段，一般速度限制在80-120公里/时速( 即每小时50-74英哩)，不同的赛道有不同的限速规定。
　　Pit stop：停站；车手加油及换轮胎的地方，进维修站的时机及次数是每个车队比赛的重要策略。
　　Slicks：光头胎；在干燥路面上使用的没有胎纹的赛车轮胎，也称“干胎”。光头胎于1998年的赛季前被有四条直纹沟槽的轮胎（干胎）给取代了，这些沟槽是用来降低赛车过弯道时的速度。
　　Pit crew：后勤维修人员；指在维修区负责车队的工程师和技师。
　　Race number：赛车号码；在新赛季之前FIA会根据前一年的车手排名，给予每辆F1赛车一个号码，此号码必须是很清楚地展示于车体的车鼻翼两侧。13这个数字西方人特别忌讳，因此在赛车号码中，是没有13号的。
　　Safety car：安全车；是一辆闪着黄色车灯的奔驰车，车身贴有Safety Car的标志。安全车的驾驶者很有经验，车上装有与控制台联络的通讯系统。

来源：中国日报网站

永远都猜不中结果 Happily Never After

娱乐界最近让人唏嘘的新闻不少.

先是伊能静和庾澄庆离婚. 虽然矛头都是指向伊能静,因为她和另外一个男人好上了. 可是曝光之后,那个第三者就灰溜溜地缩回去了,连自己做的事情都一并否决掉. 的确很想怪他们两个,因为娱乐圈里那么让人艳羡的一对,就这么散了.

接下来就是贾静雯的公开声明了.她的婚姻一开始就不被人看好.可是我真的佩服她当时的勇气, 为了她爱的男人, 这样的刁难都能忍下去, 证明自己怀的却是孙家的胎,毅然跨进了豪门.

现在, 连女儿都见不到面了. 她为了那个男人付出这么多. 但其实, 那个男人根本就不值得她这样做吧.

我对这些明星的底细根本不了解. 或许她们本身也都不是什么善类. 在娱乐圈里, 就已经没有善类了. 可是她们下了那么大的赌注, 都落得一败涂地的下场.

静观其变吧.

Womanhood

在瑞典认识的一位如至亲般的瑞典妇女发给我这首诗.

Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.

Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.

Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.


BUT.........
Sisters are there,
No matter how much time and how
Many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away
Than needing her can reach.


When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you
Have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life
Will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,
Praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on
Your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the
Valleys' end.


Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk
Beside you...Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,


Daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
Grandmothers , aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended
Family, all bless our life!

The world wouldn't be the same without women, and
Neither would I. When we began this adventure called
Womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
Sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
Would need each other.
Every day, we need each other still.