上周三共遇到两件搞笑事。
下午去上课的路上，在I-20上遇到一辆皮卡，从后面开过来的时候鸡毛满天飞。我看了半天以为是那卡车底盘下卡住一只鸡，随风飘的都是鸡毛。但是开了好一会了那些毛絮还在飞，我一想，这鸡身上也没这么多毛可飘啊。更何况那些"鸡毛"还挺大片的。那白白的一团是什么呢？从毛絮的形状来看，比较像棉花什么的。正想着，后面一辆警车飞驰而来，拐到皮卡后面，打开了蓝色警灯。那皮卡就赶紧停在路边的草坪上。可惜，好玩的场面看不到了。
到了学校，上课中，我旁边一黑女人同学在发言时说My dog likes to play his ball，也就是她的小狗喜欢玩皮球。但是随后大家都大笑起来了，因为balls也指睾丸，在别人听来，她刚说的是"我的狗喜欢玩自己的睾丸"。她也听出来不对劲了，马上解释说，his throw balls。但是，于事无补，大家笑得更开心了。教授忍不住也笑了。
This post is the review for the following article on Wall Street Journal Chinese Edition.
http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/20080502/hea131722.asp?source=email
This is a great topic. People face failures throughout the life. The difference is that different attitudes toward failures lead to different results. In short, attitude determines everything.
We do not want to go to cave when we face difficulties. Strong men will not stay in the caves-although sometimes having a break in the cave is necessary for physical and mental relaxation. Strong men are defined as "strong" because they have strong or tough attitudes.
The last sentence of the article is also excellent. "In the words of Henry Ford: 'Whether you think that you can or you can't, you're usually right.'" See, attitude works.
The picturs of this article.
http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/20080502/pho113532.asp
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The painted part is really good since it is shiny. Anyway, hope I can get one as good as the one I used.
What I am talking about was a historical issue.
When I was covering the drink for the lady using a lid, my fingure touched the foam (not the liquid, to be frank), and I cleaned my fingure on the towel, unfortunately, did not nothing to the drink. This was seen by another gentleman, who was talking to me at that time. I am still not sure whether this was seen by the lady I was serving for, but it is a spot in the record. I thought that is incorrect now, however, I did nothing at that time. I should pour that drink and make a new one to save my reputation and build the trust. Unfortunately, I did not do that. Although those people did not say anything to me, they would consider me as improper or consider the whole group as improper.
My idea for this is very clear: I must pour the drink if it happens in the future. This is the faith and reliability of a human.
我现在都不知道自己嘴里想吃些什么，吃老美的这些东西，总觉得不过瘾。我其实还是想吃些味道很重的醋辣味的东西，就像火锅、麻辣烫、釀皮、擀面皮之类。远离家乡的感觉真不好受。
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I was discussing writing diary/blog with Lin just now.
The idea I thought of was, writing diary/blog or not is the issue of personal characteristic or lifestyle. Different people have different ways of living the life. Some are word or letter-addicted, and they like to write something down whenever they want. The feeling of writing is really good. Some others are entertain-only type of people, and they just spend their lifetime without recording and analyzing the feeling. There are no standards for these types of lifestyles or characteristics, this is just the personal issue. Personally, I am the word-guy. I choose to write something down when I have time. Sometimes, I feel like to write something down badly, and I cannot keep that feeling to illustrate my opinion.
I wrote a blog before, which illustrates this point. Although I do not write frquently recently, I still cannot forget that kind of feeling. The streaming feeling while pouring letters on the paper line by line is so wonderful that I cannot stop enjoying it unless I am done with it.
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我找了很长时间了，一直没有她的最新消息。我们这一代人受这部片子的影响很大的，如果能有村野的最新消息，那最好了。想想看，她现在也应该50多岁了吧。其实她是挺漂亮的一个演员，可能是运气不好，没接到合适的片子才导致她没走红，要不然的话，她的知名度一定不比同期的其他影星差。前一段时间就让一个日本人帮我查，无果。最近又让人帮我去找，但愿能找得到。
如果能和村野奈奈美说话，我一定会告诉她：
你很漂亮。你的影片影响了中国的80年代生人。我们看到你的片子时，我们11、2岁，你30多岁，那是你拍完这部片子后10多年的事了。现在，我们20多岁，你快50岁了。但是，你的形象永远在我们的心中。你是中国改革开放后第一批青少年的心中偶像！
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I talked with my professor this afternoon. And I realized that English is still the fundamental tool for me in America. It is used in every respect and your ability is illustrated through it in every respect.
Long story short, vocabulary is the most important issue for me according to my twelve-year English learning process. Memorize using softwares, and that is it.
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This is the formal start of my second year in America.
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.
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。
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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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。
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.
Bought 3 engergy-saving bulbs in Wal-Mart tonight. I think that is soft white, which is better for eyes.
Since the summer session is over and I just have one job, I need to work more to keep myself balance. When I check the expenses spreadsheet, I realized that I applied so many services, and every one of them needs money to pay for. Therefore, the only choice I got is to work more.
这感觉是由好多件事得来的。
第一，在大学里可以见到各个年龄段、各个职业的人，他们都是主动来接受教育的，班上也没有人因为他们的年龄或是职业而对他们另眼相看。总之一个感觉：平等。如果要再加一个注释的话，那就是：不歧视。
第二，警察不是混混，受教育的程度也不差。这学期的课程注册好之后，我发现课表上有一个我从来没听说过的建筑，叫个什么ACC Building。我在校内地图上翻了半天也没找到这幢楼到底在哪。我记得当时是在Computer Lab上班，恰好校内的一个警察在里面上网。我想，校警应该对校内的建筑比较了解吧，问他应该没问题的。我给警察在我的电脑上演示了一个，表明没法找到那幢楼，警察就直接在Google Maps里给我把校区找出来了。我一看，嘿，还挺熟练的嘛。到底不像中国警察那样全是混混，或者说穿上制服的流氓。
第三，不是我亲身体验的，是我听到的和感觉到的。老美上过大学的人很多，因为上大学的机会很多，选择很多，资金的解决方式也很多。
当一个国家绝大部分的民众都受过大学教育的时候，这个国家的整体素质就上去了。我们在这方面还有很长的路要走。当然，这个问题并不是三两下就能解决的，也不是由单一的因素造成的。也许，我们只能慢慢等了，谁让我们没有决定自己命运的权力呢？
Well, another hard time. Yes, hard.
Tomorrow should be a busy day. First, I have to work in the Computer Lab, that is the last day of this job, and I should do well in order to finish wonderfully. This will last from morning to 4 pm. Second, I still have to help another collegue to close in Java City. This will last from the end of my Computer Lab work to 7 pm. What a busy day.
The exam took my $45. And my left eye is nt as good as the right one. However, the overall performance is not bad. And the shopkeeper said that I can get credit if I buy galsses from that store. Unfortunately, I do not want to have glasses so far. Why? Maybe the impression of the glassed people is weak, sick, or something like that. Money is not the issue, because health is much more important. Before I leave, I got some hints for protecting eyes. Nevertheless, I have to use my eyes in order to finish the processes set to establish my bright future.
