Saturday, September 29, 2007

Change Google Desktop Search (GDS) Index File

        在“HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop”里有一个名为“data_dir”的键值,改为自设的键值就行了。

Bought cell batteries on eBay.com

It surprised me that purchasing cell battery is so convenient online. On average, I paid around $1 for each cell battery, which is very important for me to use the electronic dictionary. So far as I know, this price is much cheaper than that in any other stores such as BrandsMart USA.

I was looking for cell batteries in Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Sears prior to this purchase. Unfortuantely, none of them has the specific model I needed for the e-dic.

According to this purchase, I realized that purchasing online can provide great convenience in specific daily necessities. However, you have to purchase meet and egg by yourself in the grocery store. And I do not think eggs mailed via USPS are good.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

New Words 09/28/2007

Little Red Riding Hood 小红帽

homesickness  想家,恋家

merrily

acquaintance

      ac.quaint.ance
         acquaintance  acquaintances
    1. An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.

rhyme

thrust

hoe

mellow

plod

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

QDII

合格境内机构投资者(Qualified Domestic Instiutional Investor, 简称QDII)

http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/20070926/mkt160219.asp?source=email

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

吃了热狗

        昨天到沃尔玛去买了些香肠,今天做了个热狗吃了。可能吃得有点迟,觉得一个不够,连吃了两个,感觉到肚子很舒服。说实话,还是热饭吃起来舒服,我都想不能老美从小就吃冷的喝冷的肠胃就一直能适应?人的胃和肠不是都保持着腹腔的温度吗?那么冷的东西进去不会让肚子不舒服吗?很想不能的问题。我以前还问过我的一个同学他们是不是只喝冷水,他说,是的,cold only。你说那都是怎么个活法啊。

       以前老是觉得肉食的摄入量不够,现在食谱中新加入了热狗,肉类的量就大大增加了,所需的能量就差不多了。当然了,光吃肉也不好。像老美从小就一直大量吃肉,虽然身体长得很壮,但是对身体器官造成的压力很大。多吃肉还极易肥胖,我可不想变肥。

"7/6 c" on TV

This means 7 o'clock Eastern Time, and 6 o'clock Central Time, because central time is one hour later than eastern time.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

http://www.kraftfoods.com/Recipes/SoupSandwiches/MeatlessSandwiches/AmericasFavoriteGrilledCheeseSandwich.html

America's Favorite Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Prep Time: 5 min
Total Time: 11 min
Makes: 1 serving

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America's Favorite Grilled Cheese Sandwich

2 slices white bread
2 KRAFT Singles
2 tsp. butter or margarine, softened

TOP 1 of the bread slices with Singles; cover with remaining bread slice.
SPREAD outside of sandwich with butter.
COOK in skillet on medium heat 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

Grilled cheese sandwich

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilled_cheese_sandwich

Hash Browns

Hashbrowns in patty form

http://www.answers.com/Hashbrowns?cat=health

http://www.baf.com/pages/12

<--- Collins Cobuild English Dictionary --->
hash browns
hash browns also hashed browns
Hash browns or hashed browns are potatoes that have been chopped into small pieces, formed into small cakes, and cooked on a grill or in a frying pan.
N-PLURAL
<--- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English --->
hash browns
n [plural] potatoes that are cut into very small pieces, pressed together, and cooked in oil//
<--- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary --->
hash browns
noun
[pl.] (AmE) a dish of chopped potatoes and onions, fried until they are brown
<--- 美国传统词典[双解] --->
hash browns
hash browns
AHD:[brounz]
D.J.[bra&nz]
K.K.[bra&nz]
pl.n.(复数名词)
Chopped cooked potatoes, fried until brown.Also called hash brown potatoes
土豆煎饼:把土豆切碎后煎至褐色为止也作 hash brown potatoes
<--- DrEye4in1词典 --->
hash browns
ph.
1. 马铃薯煎饼(用熟马铃薯丁拌碎洋葱油煎制成)

Mashed Potatoes

http://www.baf.com/pages/10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashed_potatoes

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/mashed.htm

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Making-Mashed-Potatoes/Detail.aspx

http://southernfood.about.com/od/potatorecipes/r/bl30207s.htm

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Help sb. out

This is the phrase used by the my Money, Credit & Banking professor. He said, "come on, help me out". that is equal to "help me". The difference is the words used for the expression.

Contents of the talk this Saturday

Talked this noon, and got many points to be accomplished.

1. Ph.D is the ultimate goal. I have to get the Ph.D in any case. No matter the school is good or not, having a status is important. In addition, students can transfer among programs. Therefore, opportunities are always there. And keeping the Ph.D is the best way.

2. Another GMAT exam.

3. Finding a job is minor. Job is the secondary method to maintain the legal status in America.

4. Being a student is the most efficient way to keep the legal stauts. Remember, keeping the legal status in America is very important.

5. Establish the research capability as a volunteer in the projects. Ask to be a volunteer in any project provided by the professors. And I can list this experience in my resume while applying the Ph.D program.

6. Credit hours. Email JW for further transfer.

7. A conference call in mid-October, with my parents.

Friday, September 21, 2007

不要对人太过火


今天去到校餐厅见到了老太太。她还在学习过程中,虽然已经学了近一个礼拜了。我也不知道她到底要多长时间才能达到我们这样熟练的水平。可以肯定的一点是,她年纪大了,学起来肯定没有我们这么快,这些东西对她来说难度也更大些,就因为一点:她记不住。


我就是觉得对她太过了,也要求太高了。她毕竟是个老太太,没必要要求那么苛刻。与人方便,与已方便。和人交往就是要看对象,不同的对象交往的方式也不一样。


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Thursday, September 20, 2007

再听《小留学生》


去年出国前看的央视《小留学生》。当时央视在播的时候我没怎么仔细看,只知道有这么部片子叫《小留学生》。后来发现这片子里讲的是比较详细的留学生活,才从互联星空上又看了一遍。现在来美国快一年了,再次看到这部片子,听到这些曲子,心里有一种似曾相识又无可奈何的感觉。说似曾相识是因为这里面说的有些内容我在现实中都可以体会到,说无可奈何是觉得你不来亲身试试怎么会知道这里面的酸甜苦辣。留学生活,我哭笑不得。哭吧,倒也没那么苦;笑吧,笑得出来吗?天长日久,怎么感觉到思维中有一点麻木。不是身体的麻木,而是思想的麻木。有时感觉到有气没处发泄就想给自己一些比较清楚的痛,好让头脑能从这日复一日紧绷的弦中恢复过来。就在闪过这一丝想法的时候,突然发现这是一种自虐的作为,于是,为了自己日后的心理健康,打消了这个念头。


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The incredible tiredness


How tired we are? I am not sure. But I am pretty sure about the tireness of the whole class.


While the professor was telling the points covered in the first in-calss exam in the Money, Credit and Banking class, I was day-dreaming (in fact, it should be night-dreaming, since it was so late at night), and I missed the chance of recording important points covered in the in-calss exam. However, I am not worried because I copied that list from another classmate (an African American girl).


Although this sounds to be very tired, it is still not extreme. One girl in my class was "night-dr4eaming" and could not feel anything irregular even if someone moves hand in fron t of her eyes. Poor guys, they are really tired after the whole day working.


I am different from these guys. Although I do not have a full-time job, I am still very tired in the night, because the factor that cause you to feel tired is the intensive using of nerve system. People working in offices using their nerve systems in the office way, I use my nerve system in the home-studying way. None of us are easy to finish the process.


Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Fund-raising 募捐


This is from New York Times website.


The campaigns of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards traded pointed criticisms yesterday over Mrs. Clinton's use of a Washington luncheon for fund-raising.


Tuesday, September 18, 2007

我为什么见到那个韩国学生老笑


这是个很简单的问题。那个韩国女生长得很矮小,头很尖,牙也有点长,总体看着就像个仓鼠或是鼹鼠。每次一看到她我就想到小时候看的捷克动画片《鼹鼠的故事》,所以我才老笑个不停。而那个可怜的家伙又不知道我在笑什么,只是觉得我老这么笑很奇怪。这事我还不能给她和她周围的人说,一说就全传开了,到时大家都会说我怎么怎么着怎么怎么着。


Saturday, September 15, 2007

Places for purchasing cloth

  • Wal-Mart (not too many choices)
  • K-Mart   (not too many choices)
  • Sears
  • TJ Maxx

Off-price

off-price (ôf'prīs', ŏf'-)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or being a retail store that sells merchandise at prices lower than usual.
  2. For sale at prices lower than usual: off-price assortments of women's clothing.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Attended the Job Fair on 9/11, Tuesday

This was my first time to attend a job fair in America. And I thought that is a useful experience to me. Since I need to find a job here, knowing the place and method to find a job is helpful.

 

As I thought this evening, what is the point of finding a job here? How certain I am to find a job using a Bachelor's degree? What is the strongest reason that an employer choose me rather than a MBA student (suppose all of us are graduated in the same time)?

 

Technically, this is the factor other than the level of knowledge. It should be comprehensive factors that cannot be measured through on-campus learning, such as social skills and self-confidence, positive attitude, the ability to work under pressure, time management, etc.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Different colors in Chinese and U.S. stock market

In China, red means happiness, and that is good for the stock market, therefore, red stands for stock rise, and green stands for stock fall.

Contrary to this, green stands for rise in U.S. stock market, and red stands for fall.

I think the difference in this point is based on the distinct culture background. Different culture generates different understanding and interpretation to the same natural things.

Friday, September 07, 2007

Interest things for today

The most different and special thing for today is that I sent one student to subway station. That should be interesting because I did not know where that station is, but still have to send her to that place. After asking for many people, I got the exact location. Then, I realized that the truth is always by your hand, if you want to go one step further, it will be in your hand.

Today is also a remarkable day because I got the last check from Computer Lab. The days later will be just cafeteria. Well, this is how life works.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

狮子头

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/狮子头

狮子头

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狮子头(未油炸)

狮子头(未油炸)

獅子頭揚州淮揚菜系中的一道传统菜。據說原名“葵花斬”,是由六成肥肉和四成瘦肉加上蔥、薑、雞蛋等配料斬成肉泥,做成拳頭大小的肉丸,可清蒸可紅燒,肥而不膩。但現代一般會用較多瘦肉。

[编辑] 食譜

1. 先把葱、馬蹄切碎備用

2. 把豬肉混入(1)中並加入醬油, 為增加肉團黏性,可加入雞蛋或粟粉。

3. 把混合好的肉糅成一手掌握大小的球狀

4. 以蛋或粟粉封住外層,以免水份及肉汁流失

5. 清蒸紅燒或燜燒

6. 準備紹菜或生菜墊底,上碟完成

其他关于狮子头这道菜的链接

http://news.xinhuanet.com/food/2004-10/22/content_2124267.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/91547.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/267310.htm

Jules Verne 儒勒·凡尔纳

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%87%A1%E5%B0%94%E7%BA%B3

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Today's new words

Specific head    比热(容)

fanatic   n. 极端的狂热者,adj. 着魔的

tongs   钳子

Sunday, September 02, 2007

肿 swollen

<--- 美国传统词典[双解] --->
swollen
swol.len
AHD:[sw½“l…n]
D.J.[6sw*&l*n]
K.K.[6swol*n]
v.(动词)
A past participle of swell
swell的过去分词
adj.(形容词)
Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended:
肿胀的:通过或似通过内部压力扩展的;肿胀的:
a swollen toe.
肿大的脚趾
Overblown; bombastic:
过分渲染的;夸张的:
swollen rhetoric.
夸张的辞令

 

<--- 朗道英汉字典5.0 --->
swollen
*['swәulәn]
a. 肿大的, 涨水的, 夸张的, 骄傲的
swell的过去分词
相关词组:
  be swollen with arrogance
  a swollen opinion of

 

<--- 21世纪英汉汉英双向词典 --->
swollen
swol.len
[`swolәn; ˋswoulәn]
<<动词>>
swell的过去分词
<<形容词>>
1 a. 膨胀的; 肿大的
a ~ river
涨水的河
a ~ ankle
肿大的脚踝
b. [因…而]肿起的,肿大的[with](cf. swell v.t. 1 a)
Her eyes were ~ with weeping.
她把眼睛都哭肿了
2 充满感情的
one's ~ heart
无限感慨的心
3 a. 自大的,得意的
(cf. swell v.t. 4)
He has a ~ opinion of himself.
他高估了自己 [狂妄自大]
b. [因…而]自负的,得意忘形的[with]
He is ~ with his own importance.