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- 真实的故事：Three Strikes
- For Teachers （英文原创）
- Why I Think Time Travel Is Not Possible
- 鲁拜诗集:Omar Khayyam and the Rubaiyat
- Electric appliances vs. Electronics
- Ray Charles and "Georgia on my Mind"
- 仿 清宋湘大庾岭茶亭长联
- Not difficult, it nil. 是说什么？
- 形容泼妇、丑女、无耻女子等的英语表达
- 英译:中国十大城市美眉排行榜 #10 广州美眉
- Silver Threads Among the Gold白发吟
爱思英语网《Yeti专栏》2010年12月02日正式开栏
Born in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, and having survived malnutrition at infancy, I went on to survive the Hong Kong English education system. During high school, I used to talk incessantly with a friend during grammar classes. As a result, my English grammar was, and is, not something to write home about. Extra-curricular reading in English, however, was something I enjoyed immensely.
After graduating from high school, I did my B.Sc. in physics in Canada and my master’s and doctor’s in the U.S. Not particularly fond of the U.S., I accepted a teaching job in Canada and put down my roots there. After teaching and doing a bit of administration work for 27 years, my wife, whom I met at work, and I took early retirement in 1997.
I cut my teeth on topics on Chinese-English translation and the status of English education in China at the old 汉英论坛 in 1999. Since then, I have been active on several BBSes, giving an occasional helping hand to people looking for a second opinion on their work.
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真实的故事：Three Strikes
I should have died one summer morning in 1967 on Highway 89 when I fell asleep behind the wheel on my way north to Montreal. Just after midnight the night before, and acting on a whim, I had decided to go visit my mother who had just arrived in Montreal to see the 1967 World Exposition.
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For Teachers （英文原创）
欢迎访问Yeti的博客空间：http://yeti.home.24en.com 转载请注明出处和作者 编者按：爱思英语网推出全新栏目《佳作欣赏》，旨在为各位网友提供互相、探讨、交流的平台。《佳作欣赏》主要设置以下子栏目：英
阅读全文 | 发表于 2011-09-10 10:57:41 阅读 (2566)Why I Think Time Travel Is Not Possible
I love science and science fiction. Like many science fiction fans, I am fascinated by the possibility of time travel. However one must temper romance with reasoning and look into the feasibility of time travel critically.
阅读全文 | 发表于 2011-07-04 10:16:36 阅读 (74)
鲁拜诗集:Omar Khayyam and the Rubaiyat
I was introduced to the poetry of Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet, Astronomer and Mathematician by an old classmate when I visited Los Angeles in 1965. When we were strolling on the street we passed by a bookstore. We went in to browse around and my friend picked up this book by Fitzgerald and brought it for me as a gift.
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Electric appliances vs. Electronics
Dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines(washers), dryers, microwave ovens, air conditioners, and vacuum cleaners are Electrical Appliances. Computers, CD players, radios, TVs, Ipods, and cellphones are not; they are Electronics or Consumer Electronics.
阅读全文 | 发表于 2011-05-30 10:27:42 阅读 (83)
Ray Charles and "Georgia on my Mind"
After a brave struggle with liver disease, Ray Charles, a giant in Rhythm and Blues, passed away on June 11th, at the tender age of 73. Nicknamed the "genius" and considered as "The father of soul music", he bridged the gap between early Jazz and modern rock and Rhythm and Blues. The bible of pop music "The Rolling Stones," once rated him as the equal of Beatles, Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley.
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仿 清宋湘大庾岭茶亭长联
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Not difficult, it nil. 是说什么？
It is shocking to find how many universities and tutorial schools in China carrying this on their web site as learning examples.令人震惊的是在中国许多大学和补习学校学网站把它們做为学习英语的例子
阅读全文 | 发表于 2011-04-26 09:25:19 阅读 (314)形容泼妇、丑女、无耻女子等的英语表达
Last time I wrote about English words for desirable women (形容美女的英语); this time I am going to talk about the undesirables. There are also many English words for that, but I will only mention about forty most often used and/or interesting ones. Some of them originated from the Bible or Greek mythology.
阅读全文 | 发表于 2011-04-07 14:25:42 阅读 (1139)英译:中国十大城市美眉排行榜 #10 广州美眉
转载请注明作者和出处 爱思英语网推出全新栏目《佳作欣赏》，旨在为各位网友提供互相、探讨、交流的平台。《佳作欣赏》主要设置以下子栏目：英文写作，英汉互译，方法，人生感悟。除英文写作以外，其余子栏目中英文皆
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