2008年12月2日星期二

巫妖王之怒盗贼技能修改动态

-作战潜能:现在只能作用于自动攻击,不再作用于毒刃 -刀阵旋风为不需选择目标来施放,同时美化施放时的视觉效果并且不再显示冲击施法者的动画。现在可正确地受到寻找弱点天赋的影响。冷却时间缩短为10秒。 -杀戮盛宴;使用后令原先选定盗贼为目标的所有玩家失去目标,并且盗贼在使用技能的持续时间内不受控制技能阻挡。 - 还击:这个技能为降低目标攻击速度,因此持续时间正确地无视减少缴械时间的效果。 - 暗影之舞:闷棍、绞喉、伏击、偷窃和解除陷阱的冷却时间不会在这个技能的时候延长了。

2008年11月24日星期一

黄光裕被北京市公安局调查一事属实

新浪财经讯 据权威消息人士向新浪财经证实,黄光裕被北京市公安局调查一事属实。目前黄本人依然身处公安局,并未像个别媒体报道的黄已被释放回家。
据透露,黄光裕接受调查消息传出后,国美各地大区老总及高层已飞回总部。其中黄光裕妹妹、国美上海大区老总黄秀虹尤令人关注。此前,黄秀虹曾担任北京国美总经理,统领北京市场。2006年国美收购永乐电器整合后,黄秀虹出任国美上海大区掌门人。

2008年9月26日星期五

Relish the Moment

Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are travelling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving on a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls. But the uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we reach there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will be fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes loitering, waiting, waiting, waiting for the station. "When we reach the station, that will be it", we cry. "When I'm 18", "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz", "When I put my last kid through collage", "When I have paid off the mortgage", "When I get a promotion", "When I reach the age of the retirement, I shall live happily ever after." Sooner or later, we must realize that there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us. "Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled withe the Psalm 118:24:"This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tommorrow. Reget and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more icecreams, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.

2008年8月16日星期六

介绍一个比较好的兼职论坛

http://www.douban.com/group/zhuhuawww2/

都是真实的兼职信息,兼职的朋友共享的消息.

2008年8月11日星期一

世界各国美丽夜景

























CCTV《中国财经报道》:买房陷阱知多少?

主持人:对于一个普通人来说,买房是人生的一件大事,因为这几乎可以说是一辈子最大的一笔投资,拿着多年积攒下来的血汗钱,人们肯定格外的谨慎小心。可是一不留神,你还是可能被人给涮了。为什么?先听听大家怎么说。
  消费者甲:“其实有多少人自己住,我们家住的那个楼,那块、那层、二层、几层都有,一共是二十多层,差不多都是这样。”

  消费者乙:“有些方面做的还不是很好。”
  在北京的街头,记者随机采访了一些普通市民,向他们询问一下对买房的感受,殊不知,这一问,却像打开了话匣子。
  消费者:“他当时说有一期工程,二期工程,后来他那个二期工程就没有开发,没有开发呢,他那个二期工程到今天都废墟一样的,就那样扔在那儿。”
  主持人:看来,消费者买房的怨气还真是不少,难怪现在有一句讽刺开发商的话,说“黑夜有多黑,他们就有多黑。我想开发商们肯定不爱听这话,可是买房的陷阱到底有没有呢?在今天的节目里,有一位售楼小姐就向我们坦率地说出了售楼中的一些伎俩和陷阱。也许,这些事情都是你曾经碰到过的。
  文涛原来是北京一家幼儿园的老师,有一份稳定的工作,2000年,一个偶然的机会和朋友在饭桌上聊起卖房子能挣大钱,于是她不顾家里人的反对,毅然投身楼市。幸运的是她赶上了房地产蓬勃发展的黄金时期,按她自己的话说,误打误撞就捡到了金砖,被幸运撞了一下腰。文涛告诉记者,在房地产市场最火暴的时候,她一个月最多能拿到六七万元。 一个月下来赚六万块,文涛庆幸自己当初的选择是对的。随后几年,北京的房屋销量一直呈上升趋势。到了2002年,更是达到了快速增长,当年全市累计商品房销售量是9561693平方米,累计销售金额是446亿,全年销售均价每平米是7489元。文涛说,那时候好象根本没有卖不出去的房子,她的手机费一个月就得两千块,电话几乎总是处于通话中。文涛说,房子要想卖得好,抓住消费者的心理很重要。于是,就有了
  售楼员文涛:“有时候你去售楼处,你看好多售楼小姐都忙得不亦乐乎的那个,你肯定也愿意去接受这个,而且比如说你去整个售楼处都冷冷清清,再好的楼盘你都心里有一个疙瘩。”
  在不少售楼处,你经常可以看到人头攒动,热闹非常。一大群购房者围着售楼小姐问这问那,还有不少人排着队,手里提着钱口袋等着交款,就好象买房子不要钱似的。这时你可能以为,这样万众抢购,炙手可热的楼盘一定错不了,万一下手晚了,过这个村可就再没这个店,于是也慷慨解囊,格外兴奋地加入到购房大军中去。
  售楼员文涛:“原来根本就不用,现在自从2002年以后现在好多售楼处都是一期开盘的时候举行一些活动,请一些嘉宾,或者说找一些司仪来举行一些小型的娱乐活动,先贴出榜来让大家或让售楼小姐把你的朋友都叫来吧”。
  文涛说,事实上,开发商在卖房的时候,正是抓住了人们的从众心理设计了第一个陷阱。那么交完房钱,办了手续,领了钥匙,装修,搬家,高高兴兴住进新房后呢?你可能还会发现这样的情况
  记者:“那他卖房的时候,有没有比如说,这房子本身卖得没有并没有那么火爆,但是人为的制造一种空前火爆的情况,比如说等你进去以后装修完了住了两三年了发现房子还有空着的。”
  售楼员文涛:“有有有,这种现象其实挺普遍的,有时候你要是比如说二环周边三环周边你去转一圈好多楼盘都是这种现象,他说你看我们入住率已经很高了,他说你看我们的单子基本上都卖出去了。但是你要是晚上你去看的时候真正入住的太少了。”
  这就难怪很多人发现入住新房后,半年一年也不见街坊四邻,好象当初那些排队抢房子的人都一下人间蒸发了。原来,在售楼处排队的那些人并不都是买房者,有些表情怪怪的“神秘人物”,真正的身份是开发商为了造势而雇来的“房托”!这样就造成了畅销排队的假象,只要一到发号的时间他们就从围观的人群中走出来与其他的买房人一起站在队伍中,号发完了,这些“神秘人物”一脸漠然,拿着号就走了。文涛说,“房托”如今俨然成为了一种职业,不少“房托”大都是从外地来的,完成任务后就拿钱走人。对此,长期从事房地产业务的律师陈旭在工作中一直告戒买房者,要提防此类陷阱。
  北京隆安律师事务所律师陈旭:“能说它在商业道德上不诚信,但法律上你肯定是不能说他是欺诈,说他虚构了这种销售的业绩,诱使你来购买他的房子,那这个房子还是货真价实,还在这儿摆着呢,这配套也在,你不能说他是欺诈行为。所以说你从法律上你是没有追究他们的。所以这个市场我们要培育这个市场,培育我们这些企业,讲诚信,这是有一个过程的。只能是我们舆论,是吧,来监督他。包括我们以后像这种我们的消费者能够非常理性地去消费。才有可能不去上这个当。”
  主持人:陈律师也说了,从法律上似乎没有什么依据可以去追究这种现象,就需要我们消费者自已擦亮眼睛了。如果你到了一个热火朝天的楼盘销售现场,看到一堆人挤在楼盘的模型旁边说:‘这个楼盘好啊,住在这里好,有小学,环境又像公园’之类的话,一定得多留个心眼儿。若想买到称心如意的楼,你还是要多看、多想、多比较,因为买房的陷井还不止这一个。
  不少消费者都反映,现在买房难,买好房子更难,因为当您踏遍一处处楼盘,但凡看得上眼的房子,户型合理,面积适当,方向朝南,样样满意,您一问,售楼小姐总是笑盈盈地对你说:对不起,您要的这个户型已经卖完了。再换一家,情况可能还是如此。
  记者:“我去看房的时候反正你相中的楼盘、相中的户型永远都没有。他告诉你这个卖完了。”
  售楼员文涛:“对然后他会给你留一个电话,说看看吧,过些日子看看谁不要了,或者说因为现在有交定金的嘛,没交全款的一般都会跟你这么说。”
  记者:“他这么做是为什么呀?”
  售楼员文涛:“他可以把价钱提高,比如说他一期的房子,他留到二期买的时候他就可以跟二期的同等价位去买,或者比二期同等价位稍微低一点你也觉得挺高兴。”
  记者:“是为了留在后面涨价用的。”
  售楼员文涛:“对对对,一般情况下都是,我原来可能是我卖四千一平米,我要留的话我可能卖到五千,那我就是一平米要赚一千块钱呢,一平米赚一千块钱,一百平米就是十万了。”
  看来,开发商不是没有好房子卖,而是想卖个更好的价钱。可是我们也经常发现,许多售楼处的销售表上明明显示很多楼盘已经卖出去了,这又是怎么回事儿呢?
  售楼员文涛:“有时候他就会用自己公司的人,填假名字做一个假认购,还有一个就是通过一些经纪公司,比如说通过经纪公司的话,然后你们把这个事能定下来,比如说这个通过你们经纪公司定下来以后,我跟外界说这一百套房子就没有了,但是比如说过了一个时期,我三个月也好,半年也好我再把这个房子通过你们经纪公司来卖,通过经纪公司来卖的话呢?因为这个售楼处已经不存在了,或者售楼处这个房子已经没有这个价位了,就是这个户型都没有了,老百姓想买怎么办,只能通过经纪公司,经纪公司原来比如说他这个卖四千,经纪公司可能卖四千五或者是四千六在这个价位,老百姓觉得多多少少还能接受,这样他无形中多出来的钱其实是经纪公司和开发公司五五分成的。”
  文涛说,看房时,售楼小姐一般都会拿着销售报表给你看,以示销售的火暴。但是这些数据其实看了也没用,一些不良开发商弄虚作假自有一套。预定的,没签合同的往往都算已售出,你永远不可能知道实际卖出的数量。
  售楼员文涛:“其实大部分买房人,真正现在什么趋势呢,真正想买房的人买不到好房子,现在就这点,好多你看都空着你想买也买不着。可能他有时候也会留一些关系嘛,卖给一些关系户,大部分好房子他都会留着”。
  抢购一空"的假象往往给消费者带来了紧张空气。可当你正在为相中的户型被他人抢走而失望时,了之后,热情的售楼小姐随后会告诉你,如果你真心想要的话,还是有商量的余地,当然一定要付些辛苦费。
  北京隆安律师事务所律师陈旭:“我们碰到很多这种情况,今天去买这个房子,没有,前面已经怎么怎么样了,过两天他又说这房子又有了,但是这是我从别人手里挖过来的,你得给我多加多少几万块钱+所以在碰到这种情况,我们的购买者,购房者自己要警惕,是不是这么回事,而且他怕你跟别的售楼人员去接触,怕你跟他的营销总监,销售总监去接触,在这种情况下,你就应该多去调查了解。”
  主持人:看到这儿我想起我的一个朋友也有过类似的经历,从销楼处回来没两天,楼盘的销售人员就突然来电,神秘地告诉她:“售罄的F户型有个买主因出国要退房,这户型太抢手,没敢告诉别人,这两天你赶紧来买吧!已经有不少人盯上这套房了。”感觉像天上掉馅饼似的。于是我的这位朋友感到受到了“特别关照”,其它楼盘也不考虑了,来不及与在外地出差的丈夫商量,第二天取了首付款就奔了售楼处。 看来,一些开发商的手段还真是管用,而他们为消费者所摆下的陷井还真是让人难以看透。
  在一些已接近销售尾声的楼盘外,我们经常可以看到尾房的出售广告。再一问,销售人员会告诉你尾房要比当初其他的房子便宜很多,大有挥泪大甩卖的感觉。那么,情况果真如此吗?
  售楼员文涛:“比如说尾房他标说好像说比原来便宜的,比如说你销售的时候便宜了,其实一点都没便宜。像刚才有的同事聊天,我买这个房子,我当时买的时候可能是4500,然后到尾房的时候4880,他觉得好像不可能,其实是很正常的,开发商说我这个房子买得好的时候卖到五千多呢,你也不可能去翻他的销售底档。他要说你看这尾房了而且以后还会涨,所以他一般尾房会卖得更高。”
  本以为是买了便宜的尾房,到头来可能比热销时还要多花钱。
  售楼员文涛:“我把这个好房子先留下,然后到时候把其它的户型,也不能说完全是次,他也有一部分好的,部分卖出去以后,拿这个当尾房卖,拿尾房卖呢,我就把这个价钱升高了”。
  文涛告诉我们,这种手法在楼盘营销中十分普遍,开发商利用买卖之间的信息不对称,布下一张精心编织的网将买房人拉下水,更有一些开发商干脆冒险宣称“房子已售完”,而实际还剩上百套没出手,这样一来,跟风的买房人必然会在楼盘新的一期先下手为强,其实买的,恰恰是这种高价尾房。
  面对着如此之多的陷阱,消费者应该怎么做才能“防患于未然呢”?专家告诫买房人:买房是大事,不要过于听信销售人员的介绍和广告宣传,要有主见,可以多方调查,全面了解项目的情况,心态平和一点,头脑冷静一些,不要急于出手,另外最好请专业人士帮助,签定一份全面、周详、平等的购房合同,做一个从容、理智的买房者。
  北京隆安律师事务所律师陈旭:“我们企业自律,政府监管,媒体的监督,我们消费者的维权意识。几个方面结合起来,这个市场慢慢就会健康,会有更好的发展。反过来,我看我们以前的矛盾,发生这么多问题,就是可能这几方面都没做好。”
  主持人: 今天我们所说的购房陷阱只是你买房初期会遇到的一些问题,还有很多比如虚假宣传、合同欺诈、面积缩水、私改规划等等还没有涉及,在以后的节目里,我们仍会继续关注房地产市场。当然了,并不是所有的开发商都存在着这些猫腻,但是,一个良好的房地产市场却需要所有开发商的诚信。在这里,我们也希望购房者一定要心明眼亮,多学习,多请专业人士帮助,必要时运用法律武器维护自己的权益,切忌一时冲动,买下不如意的房子而悔恨不已。
  《中国财经报道》浪费警示
  主持人:今天浪费的警示来说说新房装修时出现的浪费现象。上海的陈女士给我们发来短信说她在虹口区买了一套新房,最近正忙着装修。但是毛坯房中的水斗、抽水马桶等洁具质量差,只好敲掉当作垃圾丢掉,像这样情况很普遍,但是开发商的说法是,按照现在的住房竣工备案的要求,必须配备相关设备,但为了节约成本,配备的用具不可能很高档, 因此这些“初装饰”所安装的洁具多半遭弃,浪费惊人。我们在这里建议有关部门及时修改相关技术标准,不再要求统一装配抽水马桶等设施,将抽水马桶的管道预留出来,让居民入住后按照自己的意愿装修。好了,节约先从不浪费开始,今天的节目先到这里,下次节目再见。

学习英语的一些好网站

新的一年新的开始,得不断的充电与学习,所谓的‘居安思危'。至于如何学英语,每个人学习的方法不同,只有自己才最清楚自己驾驭语言的能力。这里介绍一些学英语的一流网站,希望每天都有一点进步。
Edunet.com http://www.edufind.com/
主题:是一个全方位的学英语作为第二语言的网站 功能:聊天室,语法讲解,练习,小测试,成语讲解 特色:特别深入地介绍了语法,听力,沟通技巧等 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 《世界日报》北美版-生活美语http://www.chineseworld.com/publish/37_9999.r/r.htm 主题:生活化和实用化的英语网页 功能:分主题讲解英语的实用方法,还有母语非英语人士闹的语言笑话 特色:灵活生动,有许多实例 对象:英语基础教好的人士 万千英语族 http://www.iselong.com (自己爱去的一个地方)主题:资源丰富的英文学习网站 功能:设计专业的网站,大量的有用资源,含语法、词汇、阅读、听力、口语、在线英语广播、在线词典等 对象:学英语人士Edunet.com http://www.englishtown.com 主题:是目前网上最有深度的英语学习网站 功能:非常好的语法讲解,练习,和阅读材料 特色:正宗英国英语 对象:学英语人士 English-at-Home http://www.english-at-home.com/ 主题:是一个全方位的学英语作为第二语言的网站 功能:聊天室,语法讲解,练习,小测试,成语讲解 特色:特别深入地介绍了语法,听力,沟通技巧等 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 English, baby! http://www.englishbaby.com/ 主题:是一个年轻人学习交流的美国英语网站 功能:每天不同的网上课程,以美国流行文化为主题 特色:可以学到很多美国俚语和方言 对象:面向年轻人 Englishclub.net http://www.englishclub.net/ 主题:丰富齐全的商业性英文网站 功能:语法讲解,练习,参考资料,教师材料 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 Englishpage http://www.englishpage.com/index.html 主题:针对英文基础较好的学习人士和教师的网站 功能:阅读,游戏。语法讲解,讨论等 特色:深入讲解了时态用法,每周有新课程推出,旧课程可以在存档中找到 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 The English Zone http://members.home.net/englishzone/index.html 主题:非商业性英文学习网站 功能:语法讲解,练习,小成语讲解,英文笑话,阅读和写作 对象:学英语人士 ESL Flow http://www.homestead.com/ESLflow/Index.html 主题:内容组织得很好的英文网站 功能:语法讲解,口语,英语对话,阅读和课程安排 特色:用流程图的方式讲解英语语法概念 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 ESL House http://www.eslhouse.com/ 主题:内容广泛,参考资料甚多 功能:大量词汇讲解,课程安排和参考资料 特色:多媒体中心可播放课程 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 ESL Partyland http://www.eslpartyland.com/default.htm 主题:自学和互相交流 功能:75个互动式测试和15个论坛,让学生互相交流,教师可以下载课程材料 特色:互动式 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 ESL STUDY HALL http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gwvcusas/ 主题:由George Washington University的Professor Christine Meloni维护的ESL链接网页 功能:有学多学习英语的链接 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 To Learn English.com http://www.ToLearnEnglish.com 主题:内容广泛,资源丰富,值得一看 功能:聊天室,语法讲解,练习,小测试,图片,论坛 特色:做完练习可以得到评语,老师可以在线制作试题 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 LinguaCenter Home Page http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/ 主题:包括了网上学英语的一些最基本的内容 功能:语法讲解,练习,互动式3听力训练,笔友交换,教师参考 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 Longman English Language Teaching http://www.longman-elt.com/index.html 主题:为中国朋友所熟知的朗曼英语教学方法 功能:测试,专题文章,链接,小窍门 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 Parlo - Language, Culture, Life http://www.parlo.com/index.asp 主题:学语言的网站 功能:对语言结构,国际文化作出探讨 特色:教你怎样学语言,而不仅是英语 对象:ESL教师和学英语人士 Peak English http://www.peakenglish.com 主题:在线的远程英语学习网站 功能:词汇,阅读,听力(用REALAUDIO),语法课程, 特色:所教英语是用于美国的 对象:学英语人士 Schmooze University http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu:8888/ 主题:英语学习个网站,可以一对一或分小组进行对话 功能:在线字典,语言游戏,USENET 对象:学英语人士 

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2008年8月3日星期日

伤心人在天涯

当我放下电话,坐在椅子里,整个世界静止了,接着是一阵阵隐隐的揪心。这种揪心的感觉在想到死亡时有,在远离父母时有,在大学毕业分手时有,似乎很熟悉。 可是想象中失恋的感觉不应该是这样的,难道破灭了五年的梦跟亲人、朋友的离去对于我是一样的,并不是痛不欲生的伤心。亲人朋友的离去总有重建的那一天,而失去的恋人是不能再有了,为什麽我只是同样的感觉? 再见了!从五年前开始的暗恋,这一厢情愿的单恋,注定不会有什麽结果的。似乎早知道是这样,而内心又不能接受这个事实,凭着那一点点在远方飘浮不定的希望,我等了五年。“爱人就是一种幸福,即使你爱的人并不爱你。”这是谁说的名言?回头想想过去,是有过幸福的体验,那是因为自己付出许多后终于换来了她瞥来的一眼,这就足以兴奋很久了。而大部分的时间我是痛苦的,用音乐斟满酒杯,用叹息去灌醉自己。 唯一拥有你的时候,是有五六次的梦里,你竟把手伸给我,一起坐在校园的长椅上。 “不是你的就别再勉强”。今天的结果应该是好的,我可以脱开捆了五年的绳索,把一颗只为你跳动的心调回应有的节奏。朋友在生日电话里是怎样对我说的? “因为你心里有了她,你再遇到其他女孩子就会不自觉的拿来比较。又因为你的心里只有她,她的一切都是最好的,所以比较下来,你只能吊在这棵不属于你的树上。” 感情真是没人能够了解的东西,我本以为自己是个很理智的人,却没有想到这些年来,那种强烈的感情竟让自己如此糊涂。为了早已暗示了结果的感情,我抛开了一切,什麽时间宝贵,什麽事业第一,什麽知己难觅,竟愿意为你抛开这一切,太可怕了,是什麽摄走了我的魂?是你不很美丽的容貌?是你不算出众的身材?不,只是我被自己搅起的感情漩涡冲昏了头,不能静止下来去欣赏两岸更美丽的风光。还好,漩涡太急了,终于把我抛出了旋转,稳住心神,虽然已经错过了许多,我还可以抓住舵,扬起帆。前面的航行在延长。 “曾让我那样流泪的爱情,再回首时也不过恍如一梦。”我曾多麽傻的执着,只不过做了一个梦,一个五年的梦。 伤心总是难免的,把悲伤留给自己,你的美丽你带走。我不够高大,我不够潇洒,我不够性格,我不够富有,我只有一颗痴心,既然不能相依,就这样永远分开不好吗? 再见了,最痴心爱恋的情人,谢谢你陪我这些年的时光,我才不会太孤单,我才不会太无助。 外面是不是下雨?我站在思绪的雨里淋湿了自己。 “我不哭,是因为心痛在向勇气求助;我潇洒,是因为除了潇洒别无它图。不能表达我的痛苦,不容许犯这样的错误,失去你象失去世界一样无助,拥有你才有我该追逐的路。 好想哭,爱人和被爱一样铭心刻骨;好糊涂,就这样放手你和我幸福,不能埋怨我的付出,不得不承认已经结束,远离悲伤换一条路一样辛苦,谁能够苍凉一生毫不在乎。 其实我真的很在乎,这辈子还有没有我的幸福,一个忍受寂寞的人,明天还能不能面对无尽的孤独。其实我真的很在乎,不愿意夜夜用买醉来弥补,一个隐藏伤痛的人,今夜还能不能安然度过寂寞的路。”

2008年7月27日星期日

思念

------------写给远方的你

很久没有写东西了,不知道是自己懒了还是没有了激情, 或者说没有了灵感, 总之觉得没什么可写的。今天,当我整理完一天的功课,刚想关了那我熟悉的Word,却有一种想写东西的冲动。可能确实是很就没有写东西的缘故吧,连开头都不知该怎么写了,所以,就用这“罗嗦式”开头。说不定将来会很流行。其实,写文章并不是给人当教科书看的,何必要有定式呢?象一般的聊天岂不更好? 现在,夜已经很深了,耳边听着悠悠的歌曲,很是想念远方的故土。那毕竟是生我养我的地方,有一种血里的东西深深的植在我的心中。从来没有觉得上海是那么美丽,从来没有觉得自己是那么的离不开她,那么的爱着她。今天在中午喝咖啡是遇到一个洋人,和她谈起了上海,不知不觉竟然讲了两个小时,连我自己都惊讶与自己的表达,更惊讶与自己原来知道那么多上海的东西,只是自己没有发现罢了。 也许,生活就是这样,人生就是这样。任何东西,当你觉得自己离她很远的时候,在你心中她才是最美的,你才会知道,自己是多么的爱她,才会知道什么样的感情叫做思念。 人其实是很没有用的一个动物,人可以征服自然,征服一切,却不能征服自己。当自己思念一个人的时候,那种感情是如此的强烈,仿佛抑制她,哪怕是有抑制的念头,自己整个身心就会因为满溢的思绪而崩溃。不知是为了自己不至于真的崩溃还是什么原因,从来都没有象过去抑制住对谁的思念。也许正是思念才是最可以奢侈的东西,它永远属于自己,而且可以无止境的享用。 更有一种奇妙的感觉,或称之为奇妙的感受,那便是思念一个从未谋面的人。也许,世上并没有几个人有这种感受,而我,很荣幸的成为了为数不多的几个中的一个。当一个从未谋面的人深深地吸引你时,你应该知道,这才是真正你要的东西,她所吸引你的也才真正是那最为闪光而美丽的东西。人的判断是如此的不可信,以至于一个小小的外界印象,就会彻底的改变人的想法。而如此的认识,两个身在两片不同的天空下的人,只因为到处游荡的电子信号在无意中相碰,从而成了无所不谈的朋友,从而心里时刻有了一份牵挂。虽然他们没有见过,甚至,有时并不知道对方长的什么样,但他们都知道,此时,在彼此交流的时那躯壳里的东西,是他们的心,他们的魂。 是呀,世界上有成千上万种语言,但是,只要你指着一颗心,那么,无论他来自何方,都会知道,那是爱。爱是心的交流,以中无以言表的感觉。曾经和一位外国朋友聊到过Cyberlover,从他们的眼睛里读到的竟然是那种夸张地羡慕。原来,人们心里都有着一份浪漫,一份追求,或者说是一份对自己感情生活的潜意识的设计。也许,每个女孩都希望有一天可以穿上漂亮的水晶鞋;每个男孩都希望自己随身带着一枚戒指,然后就到全世界游走,发誓把她交给自己第一个上的女孩。这都是童话,这又是生活。童话正是由绚烂的生活变成,生活也因为有了美丽的童话而有了希望,有了遐想。不要以为自己的梦太过于富有童话味而放弃追求,仅仅把她放在自己的梦乡。放开自己,告诉自己在自己的面前就有一双水晶鞋,在明天就会碰到那个我愿意把一生的爱都戴在她手指上的女孩。只有这样才不会辜负自己,辜负自己的梦,辜负自己的爱。一个人一生又能爱几回?一生又有几个做梦的岁月?到将来某一天,一觉醒来,发现自己原来错过了那么多东西,那才是最大的悲哀。 所以,思念一个人吧,爱一个人吧。无论相隔多远,只要彼此的心在思念着对方,那么对于你们来说,距离就失去了意义,因为心,相爱的心是没有距离的。 所以我喜爱思念,因为她很甜美,我喜爱思念,虽然又是有点苦楚。 如果天堂里不可以思念一个人,我情愿不去,因为只有思念才是我真正的幸福。 真的很想你。

献给坚强的祖国

当风雪阻断归路, 我们彼此取暖!
当主权面对挑战, 我们亮出利剑!
当圣火遭遇屈辱, 我们义无反顾!
当病毒吞噬生命, 我们用爱弥补!
当列车冲出轨道, 我们竭诚互助!
当震撼撕裂大地, 我们开山辟路!
勇敢面对磨难,挺起中国人的脊梁!
祝福汶川 祝福四川 祝福中国
加油,同胞! 加油,中国!

2008年7月26日星期六

The American Cowboy

People’s images of the cowboy don’t quite fit the reality. For example, people often think of all cowboys as white Americans. Actually, the first cowboys were Mexican; many cow¬boy customs began in Mexico. There were also black cowboys—often ex-slaves freed by the Civil War —and Indian cowboys. People also forget that the cowboy’s main job was to take care of cows and to get them to market. The cowboy’s life, although full of adventure , was hard and often boring.
Cattle Drives
In the mid-1860s, Texas cattle ranchers found that in other states, like Kansas, they could get ten times as much money for their cattle. This is how cattle drives got started. On the drives, cowboys took the cattle along trails from Texas up to Kansas and even further north.
The cattle of different owners grazed to¬gether in open grasslands. They were branded, or marked with their owner’s symbol. When it was time for the drive, the cowboys would round up the cattle that had the right brand. Brands were also meant to discourage rustlers , or cattle thieves; cattle owners chose brands that would be hard to change.
On the trail, cowboys worked from before sunup to after sundown. At night they took turns guarding the cattle. One constant dan¬ger was the stampede : a change in weather or an unexpected noise was enough to make the cattle run.
The era of the cattle drive—the real era of the cowboy—lasted only about twenty years. As more land was fenced in, cattle could no longer graze freely. There were also too many cattle. By the late 1880s, some cattle trails were actually crowded!
Modern Cowboys
Today, there are still cattle ranches and cow¬boys. The work in many ways remains the same. But with fences and modern machines, a lot has changed. Even cattle rustlers now use planes and helicopters !
Rodeos give modern cowboys a chance to show their skills. In the old days, when cow¬boys got bored on cattle drives, they often challenged each other in informal competi¬tions. Soon towns had more formal compe¬titions for cowboys. Today the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sponsors about 700 rodeos a year.
If you go to a rodeo you’ll see events like calf roping, bull riding, and bulldogging. Bulldogging was invented by Bill Pickett, a black cowboy, as a way of stopping steers that were running wild. Pickett would ride alongside a steer, then jump on it, grab its horns, som¬ersault across it, and pull the steer to the ground.
Texas and other western states have ranches that will take you on modern cattle drives. On a drive, you’ll live like a cowboy—sleeping on the ground and eating beans and beef. You’ll do work that cowboys do—round¬ing up and branding cattle. You won’t have to do any bulldogging, though!
The Rodeo
The rodeo, a festival of the American West, revolves around the occupation of cattle ranching, and displays the preoccupations of cowboys and cowgirls. In this competitive performance they ride horses, demonstrating skills important to the work of the cowboy.
This cowboy festival emerged not only from the work of the cattle ranch, but from the historical period in the United States when the Eastern half of the country claimed the Western half. Over time the cowboy became the symbol of that period and that space, what we can call the historical space known today as “The West,” within the United States, and the rodeo has become the festival featuring that symbol and telling that story through symbolic action.
The biggest cowboy festival is the 4-day rodeo that occurs annually, with the major day being July 4, the holiday that celebrates American independence as a nation. In addition to a rodeo performance every night three dances are held for all ages, public outdoor barbeques are offered in two locations, and a parade opens the event. Located in the heart of West Texas and surrounded by lar.

The Importance of Being Honest

In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing that ever happened.
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weekend. In this case, many of them slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the gate of the subway station, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different than the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to.
Before long, the young violinist was surrounded with people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistaken. Please come to claim it soon."Seeing this, it caused a great excitement and people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest man and would certainly come here."
The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?
"Lottery. It's lottery," said the man.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.
George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he danced with the violinist.
The story turned out to be this: George Sang is an office clerk. He bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Later someone asked the violinist: "At that time you were in needed to pay the tuition fee and you had to play the violin in the subway station every day to make the money. Then why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"
The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a deceptive and dishonest way, we may succeed temporarily. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser. Such kind of people are just like the water on the mountain. It stands high above the masses at the beginning, but gradually it comes down inch by inch and loses the chance of going up.

The Cape of Good Hope

There is magic at the tip of Africa. Standing on top of the flat surface of Table Mountain on a clear day is one of those special moments that you tuck away for safekeeping in the recesses of your mind. In the company of rock rabbits, an icy fresh sea breeze and your own thoughts 1086 meters above an Atlantic Ocean that stretches into electric blue infinity below, you feel like you're standing on top of the world. As well as its unusual shape, the mountain is known as a place of deep spiritual significance, the brooding quartzite and granite cliffs casting a protective aura over the city it has cradled for more than three and a half centuries.
It is the presence of this iconic landmark at its rear and the ocean in front that has led Cape Town, nestled in a natural bowl between the two, to be internationally described as the most beautiful city in the world. Founded as a trading post in 1652, the settlement became an important stop-over for ships to repair and resupply on the Asan spice route. It was because of the relief felt by these weary ancient mariners when they discovered not only one of the most beautiful places on earth, but also one that had fresh food and water, that they called it the Cape of Good Hope. South Africa's oldest city, Cape Town is also known by locals as the Mother City
Magical MountainTable Mountain is Cape Town's top attraction for visitors. For those who are energetic it's a three-hour hike to the top, and as part of a nature reserve and a UNESCO Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site there is an opportunity to enjoy the unique flora on the way up. More than 1400 species of plant life flourish in the area. Most people opt to go up by cable car, with its revolving floor, that zips you up in minutes. Without warning, and almost like magic, a tablecloth of clouds can float down and spill over the mountains' edge, turning your visit into a fairy tale and softening the nearby rock formations known as the Lion's Head, Signal Hill, Devil's Peak and the Twelve Apostles until they look near enough to touch. An ancient legend says the ethereal tablecloth is due to an old Afrikaner called Van Hunks who sits on Devil's Peak (adjacent to Table Mountain) having a smoking contest with the devil himself. The two keep puffing away, blowing clouds of smoke and neither ever wins. Beaches, Oh BeachesAfter the altitude of the mountain, get down to sea level and head for Cape Town's legendary beaches which have earned Europe's coveted blue flag status for outstanding beaches. Watersport junkies can surf, dive, kite-surf into salty nirvana. The trendy beaches of Camps Bay, Clifton and Llandudno along the Atlantic Seaboard are right up there with the best in the world. Tanned, gym-sculptured bodies, ivory colored sand and sunsets crying out for film are all part of the attraction. It's all too perfect. That is, of course, until you step into the water. The Atlantic tides that wash the Cape are teeth-chatteringly cold - dashing in and out to cool down is about all you'll want to do. On the east coast of the Cape peninsula, you can catch a commuter train along the False Bay coastline, stopping at beaches and quaint villages. The water here is warmer than the Atlantic and draws swimmers and surfers in droves. Long Beach at Muizenberg, with its rainbow colored wooden change rooms; the antique shops, art galleries and cafes of Kalk Bay, where fishermen hawk the day's catch; and Fish Hoek, a family beach always packed with locals, are all worth exploring. The bay is also a great place for whale watching. The train line ends at the postcard village of Simon's Town, South Africa's naval base, with its main street lined with Victorian wrought iron lace facades.
A mile away, at Boulders Coastal Park, a colony of over 3,000 jackass penguins has nested nearby, gracefully sharing the crystal waters with human swimmers. It's a black and white living extravaganza. From Simon's Town, the road winds lazily along the craggy coastline to Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve. This is the end of the African continent, where the Atlantic and Indian Ocean meet and described by intrepid British mariner Sir Francis Drake in 1580, as "the fairest Cape in all the world".Historical CityApart from Table Mountain and the swathe of pristine beaches, Cape Town is a city that's made for browsing. The most modern city in Africa, it's a vibrant, cosmopolitan place, and the eclectic mix of designer shops, street markets, cafes and street artists means there is something to linger over on almost every corner. Historically ancestors here were Indonesian, French, Dutch, British, German, and indigenous Bushman and Hottentot tribes, giving Cape Town its flavor. Capetonians are a breed apart, laid-back, ready to laugh at themselves and in no rush to break the stress barriers of the corporate world. This easy-going lifestyle is set amongst the historic buildings of old Cape Dutch and the English architecture of the Castle of Good Hope dating back to 1666, a fort of the first Dutch settlers and a fine example of living conditions in the city then. Across from the fort the colonial-style ochre yellow City Hall stands as beacon for photographers and history buffs alike. Few skyscrapers obscure the skyline as the city sits neatly against is majestic mountain backdrop.Robben Island - Symbol of FreedomOne of the biggest attractions for visitors to Cape Town lies a short 30 minute boat ride from the city harbor across Table Bay. It's an island that has for almost four centuries been the place where lepers, convicts and anyone thought to be disruptive to society was banished. It is steeped in pain and suffering and went largely unknown by most South Africans for years. All that changed when the world's most famous political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, and other members of the African National Congress were imprisoned there for challenging the oppressive apartheid government of the day in the 1960s. In 1999 the island was declared a World Heritage Site. Now people flock to see the 5 square meter cell that was home to Mandela for 18 of his 27 years in prison and the "Island of Exiles" as described by author Lawrence Green, and its maximum security prison, opens a window on a past long kept hidden. Tour guides on the island are actual former political prisoners who share their stories with visitors in an insightful way, very refreshing from the usual monotone droning of guides found in other places of interest.After DarkWhen night falls, Long Street and the Sea Point area come alive with every kind of entertainment, and whether you want to spend an evening mellowing to full flavored jazz, take part in a drumming circle or strut incandescently at some chic nightclub, Cape Town delivers. Meanwhile, lovers of roulette wheels, cards and slot machines can get their fix at the Grand West Casino, which provides gambling and entertainment on larger-than-life scale.The city has more restaurants and bars than you would need in a lifetime. Atlantic Seaboard areas of Clifton and Camps Bay serve up fine dining, but if its wholesome earthy flavors you crave, point your shoes in the direction of Mama Africa in Long Street for real African dishes and specialties like ostrich, crocodile and several varieties of game, all served with traditional stiff corn meal porridge and washed down with the Cape's world famous wines. For seafood, something Cape Town is known for, the Waterfront provides everything from succulent pink crayfish to sea-fresh line fish, while further out on the False Bay coast make a stop at Carla's in Muizenberg for peri-peri prawns that are talked about worldwide.