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【总第98期】
　::每日一词::　
 
assistant (n.) 助手
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A: What's your job title?
你的职称是什么？
B: I'm an assistant professor of chemistry.
我是化学系的助理教授。
 
　::每日一句::　


The naughty boy did not like to bear the brunt.

那个淘气的男孩不愿接受指责。


阅读时事新闻时，经常会见到Bear the brunt这个短语。Brunt指“矛头，冲突”，那么整句成语是什么意思呢？
Bear有忍受的意思，难道Bear the brunt的意思是“忍受矛头指向自己”吗？原来Bear the brunt是指“遭受到严重的打击”又或是“承受某些事物的冲击”，可以指被别人大声责骂，亦可以指发生天灾人祸。
看看例子吧：If we do something wrong, we have to bear the brunt and accept the punishment.如果我们做错了事，便必须要接受指责，并要接受惩罚。即使对方有错，我们也不要过分责备对方，Call someone’s name就是指大声责骂他人。
例如：Although the boys behaved badly the teacher should not call their names.虽然这些男孩子品行差劣，但老师也不应该大声辱骂他们。

 
　::每日一笑::　

The last-minute advice

A 17-year-old boy longed for the cycling competition. He had trained hard in his cycling club. The day came when he was to take part in the first real race. His parents went with him to the starting line, giving him the last-minute advice. Suddenly, the starting signal was given. His mother shouted, "Boy, be careful! Don't go to too fast!"



中文：

 最后的忠告

一个17岁的男孩子一直盼望着参加自行车比赛，为此他一直在自行车俱乐部刻苦训练。第一次参加比赛的日子终于来了。他的父母和他一起来到起点，准备给他最后的忠告。突然，出发信号给了，他的妈妈喊道：“孩子，小心！别骑得太快了！”

 
　::每日一图::　

A young woman is silhouetted by the sun in Perpignan, France, home to Visa Pour L'Image, the annual international photojournalism festival. When photographer Penny de Los Santos went to cover the event for National Geographic in 1998, she found plenty to inspire her both inside and outside the festival.
 
　::每日一文::　

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厄运来临时(Calamity)

A girl grumbled to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she could do and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but another appeared.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some carrots in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and confused by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he poured the coffee into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "Sweetheart, what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.

Her father asked her to touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft.

After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.

Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.

She asked, "What does this mean Father?"

He explained that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in water, but with a different result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became hard after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.

"Which one are you?" asked her father. "When calamity knocks on your door, what will your reaction be? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?"
 
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Wait till you hear from me

这是一首反毒品歌曲，歌曲从一开始就表明这是为情同姐妹的好友而唱，那个女孩因为染上了毒瘾无法自拔，从而断送了大好的生命。当那个女孩打电话给她说，星期一和星期二，我们不可能见面，星期三和星期四?看情况吧，如果你愿意等，我也许会给你电话，星期五就要靠想象力了，说不定星朗六你就把我忘记了，但到了Sarah Connor得到消息的时候，那个女孩已经因为毒品而死去了。

这首歌曲作完之后给人的触动，给Sarah Connor的感动都非常之大，回想起两人过去深厚的感情，她无比的感激。虽然歌曲的节奏比较快，但还是掩饰不住悲伤与遗憾，尤其是开始的独白部分，表达了Sarah对好朋友Maria的思念。我想这首歌不仅仅是表达对Maria的思念，同时也告戒世人：生命是脆弱的，当灾难来临，不得不告别亲人朋友的时候，再多的后悔和留恋都是于事无补的!

请珍惜生命，远离毒品！

Wait till you hear from me     by  Sarah Connor

Intro
This song is about Maria
A close friend of mine
Who lost herself in drugs
She told me to wait for her
But guess what...
She never came back
And I'm still waiting
She told me

Chorus
Wait 'til you hear from me
Monday, Tuesday it won't be
Wednesday, Thursday we will see
If only you can wait baby

Wait 'til you hear from me
Friday use your fantasy
Saturday you  got over me
If only you can wait baby

Verse 1
She was called Maria and she really was a friend
I remember when we were walking hand in hand
She was telling me that she understands
All the world and every thrill by taking little pills

So she was trying everything and more
Alcohol and speed, coke and weed and tried to score
Tragedy: she didn't feel much better than before
So she got away here quick to find a better kick

Bridge
Never let it, wanna find her
Can't forget it to remind her
She's my sister, wanna tell her
How I miss her, she told me

Chorus

B-chorus
Wait, don't call you've got to
Wait 'til you hear from me
Wait, that's all you've got to
Wait...

Verse 2
When she arrived in the city of the stars
Blinded by the lights, a burning in the heart
She believed to play what she called her part
A member of society to satisfy her dreams
No one paid attention on her skills
So she found crack is another way to fill
The emptiness inside right now she got her thrill
Guess, who gave his life away? She did it every day

Bridge
Never let it, wanna find her
Can't forget it to remind her
She's my sister, wanna tell her
How I miss her, she told me

Chorus

Narration part:
Why did she throw her life away?
Why did she say don't call just wait?

C-part:
If you wanna go to the city of stars
Can you help me to find my girl Maria
She once was an actress and a beauty queen
Then the drugs took over and made her mean
I tried to stand by her side make her feel alright
But she wished to get over to the other side
And since I can't really get her out of my mind
I'm asking you, won't you help me to find
She told me

Chorus

B-chorus

 

歌手简介

1980年，Sarah Connor出生在德国的一个小镇上，祖父的新奥尔良血统（新奥尔良被认为是美国爵士乐和蓝调音乐的摇篮）让她在幼年时就受到蓝调灵魂乐的熏陶。

14岁时，Sarah开始在教堂唱诗班担任演唱，并在学校演唱音乐剧； 15、16岁，她便以试唱带向各大音乐厂牌投石问路；23岁，Sarah凭借处女单曲，开始以婉转唯美的唱腔征服欧洲乐坛。

Sarah Connor的音乐融合了新灵魂、节奏蓝调与嘻哈等音乐元素，专辑虽然是以蓝调音乐为主线，但表现形式却丰富多样化，同时使用了大量的音效，风格带着浓厚的黑人味道。

Sarah是一个生性直爽，毫不矫揉造作的现代女性，几乎所有的歌曲都围绕着性的话题打转，但并不会让人感觉不堪入耳，反而相当迷人。她的唱功可以和Mariah Carey相媲美，嗓音甜美却甜而不腻。

** 曾获奖项

德国乐坛最高荣耀的Echo音乐奖最佳流行摇滚女歌手大奖
Goldene Europe音乐奖最成功女歌手奖

**发行专辑

2005年11月：Christmas in my heart
2005年3月：Nauty but nice
2004年3月：Sarah Connor
2003年11月：Key to my soul
2002年9月： Unbelievable
2001年11月：Green eyed soul
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