Dialogue
Air Pollution!
kick back（回扣）
spring=sprin' （in’口语中ing的缩写/in/）
hump day（周三）
The middle of a work week (Wednesday); used in the context of climbing a proverbial hill to get through a tough week.
雾霾天气
haze（薄雾）
smog （dirty particle）
smoggy adj.(有雾的）
visibility（能见度）
heavy pollution = thick smog = dense smog （严重污染，浓厚的雾）
air partile 空气颗粒 浮尘
where blow it away? 吹到哪里去
Heavy wind blows away thick smog.
motor city（汽车城 Michigan 底特律Detroit Detriot, the Motor city, in Michigan.）
Huffin’ and puffin’ 气喘吁吁（运动后的上气不接下气）
I was huffin' and puffin' after my workout
went jogging so out of breath.
Jogging around the block 围绕街区慢跑 （block 街区）
（jogging 慢跑 sprinting快跑 out of breath 出离呼吸lose one's breath）
Charcoal face mask（竹炭面罩）
Air pollution index 空气污染指数
reach a new high （到达新高）
we use air pollution index describe air quality.
We should stay inside and avoid strenuous activities（strenuous activities剧烈运动）
die down 逐渐消失 变弱
he is jogging (around the block)/outside during the smog weather
Personality and Career
Graphic Design is suitable with me(工作适合）
My job is suits me. Game disigner~
fit sth. for sb. (某事适合某人）
you would end up becoming （ end up= in the end 最后，最后呈现出之类）
end up as a farmer=as a farmer eventually
What did you end up doing after I went home yesterday?
I just watched another movie and went to sleep.
it really took me by surprise.
（take sb. by surprise=to surprise sb.)
Bubbly
Extrovert
bubbly people, good for extroverts
Thirst for [something] 渴望，特别想要什么
Investigative =
Actuary =精算师
Artistic =
A big kid at heart = 内心是个大孩子
Conventional =传统 保守的
Go with the flow = 随大流
Buying Train Tickets
Spring Festival travel rush 春运潮
bullet train 动车 高铁
hard seat 硬座
Online booking system 在线订座系统
24 hour ticket sales 24小时售票
regulate ticket sales 规范售票
arrange extra trains 加开列车
passenger flow 乘客流
Funny seeing you here(对于惊讶的相遇地道用法）=I‘m surprise to see you here
（想不到你也在这）
because the website kept crashing (浏览器当机）
4 o'clock sharp（sharp 正点的意思 卡着点<时间>）
pitched a tent. 搭帐篷
selling like hotcake 抢手 供不应求
These train tickets have been sellings like hot cakes recently
manage to do sth.(eg.get tickets) 努力做某事 （使出浑身解数）
We'll still be lucky if we manage to get tickets
My biggest fear is finally making it to the ticket counter and being told that the guy in front of me bought the last ticket
Ticket counter售票台
had a nightmare 做噩梦（nightmare動詞用have 不能用dream）
Last night I had a nightmare where I couldn’t buy my train ticket
my biggest fear is = the thing I fear most is 最害怕
My biggest fear is finally making it to the ticket counter
catch some shut eye =go to sleep 睡个觉打盹儿（地道美式用法）
Funny seeing you here = I’m surprised to see you here; I didn’t think I would see you here
Crash (of a website or computer) = to stop working
Pitch a tent = to set up a tent
Sharp (of time) = exactly at that time (only used on the hour, like 5:00, 6:00, etc…)
Selling like hotcakes = to sell a lot quickly
Manage [to do something] = to be able to; very similar to 能够
ozone layer 臭氧层
stand for [代表...]
stand for 代表或支持某人
speak for 代表某人讲话
on behalf of 一般是正式演讲或稿子里的用语
raise money [筹集资金]
coming up here today 我今天来到这里
agenda [会议议程]
hidden agenda [另有企图的会议] 口是心非，不为人知的目的
this is business talk with no hidden agenda. 这次只是 一次商业会谈，没有其他目的。
fight for sth [为...而斗争] I am fighting for my future.
on behalf of sb [代表了某人，带有尊重的语气,适用于任何场合]
countless [无数的]
extinct [灭绝的]
vanish [彻底的消失] / vanish into the air 人间蒸发
vanish=disappear suddenly
vanish的语气强,指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失,不留任何蛛丝马迹。而disappear是指消失，完全客观的现象，没有前者语气强烈
jungle [灌木丛林]
rain forest [热带雨林]
to book 预定
to order 订购
We usually book things that require space, such as table reservations at a restaurant, seats on an airplane, a train, a bus, a movie theater or a show.
We order things that we can hold in our hands, like iPhones, clothes, DVDs, or anything else on Taobao.
There are some things that can use both verbs. For instance, “tickets.” You can order an airplane ticket online, because a ticket is a piece of paper that you can hold in your hand. But you can also book an airplane ticket online because it represents a reserved seat on an airplane.
“I’d like to book a (sth)”
“I’d like to order a (sth)”
the difference is Space
book needs space.
book+a ticket, table, seat, room 在空间里发生的事。
order + sth (that we can hold拿在手中的东西) iPhone, DVD.
We can use book/order a ticket (空间区别)
make it to order
ready-order
二.out of touch
keep in touch 保持联络
1.out of touch with Sb. for+time 老朋友 熟人 失去联系
2.out of touch 落伍 out of date 如两代人对于Apple的了解 江南Style的了解
Between different levels of knowledge.
If you tell your parents that your son wants to buy an Apple (computer) and it’s too expensive. But they yell at you because they think that Apples (fruit) are very cheap, then you can say “my parents are out of touch.” This means that they are ignorant about something that is common knowledge now. So this is a difference in knowledge.
3.脱离了环境（工作、学习环境）如出去度假一段时
You can also use this word at work, or the office. Let’s pretend that you go on vacation for two weeks and you come back to the office. You can ask someone to “fill you in,” on what happened in the last two weeks, because you have been “out of touch.”
“every bit as good as,”无差别~
in a book called Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. The sentence in the book is this: The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.
If something is "every bit as good as" something else, then we are emphasizing that there is no difference between them.
Goody two shoes =someone who always follows the rules and does what is expected of them
Work face = the personality you assume when you are at work工作状态
Professional = to follow a mature code of conduct and treat others with respect, also do a good job and don’t complain or act silly
There’s a time and a place for that = 什么时间做什么事 （有眼力价）
There’s a time and a place for that = what you’re doing is unacceptable now, it’s acceptable in a different situation around different people, but in this situation it is not okay
slip up=to lose consistency
[英][slip ʌp][美][slɪp ʌp]搞错，弄错；出差错
Breathe down someone’s neck = 对某人严密监控
breath down on one's neck= to have a tight control over someone and highly scrutinize their every move
Goody two shoes 墨守成规 非常严肃 循规蹈矩的人 （有些调侃别人太老实那种意思）贬义
That person is a goody two shoes
spontaneous
wiggle around
in manipulation of Sth. 被某物操控
byproduct 副产品
stuffed
I'm stuffed.(我吃撑了）
Fragrant aroma = a pleasant smell非常有食欲的香味
Tasty = (of food) tastes delicious 味道很鲜美 （味道相当的好久久回味）
It’s gonna be really tasty
enjoy our feast (feast=a very big meal) 一顿大餐。搓一顿
set off some firecrackers
rice noodle（米粉）
set the table 布置桌子
Chicken = someone who is scared of something; not brave; coward（有胆小鬼的意思，美国文化中）
Set off firecrackers = to ignite fireworks (we use the verb to set off) 放鞭炮
I don’t think I wanna be the one lighting them. （light点燃）
Guess lantern riddles = 猜灯谜
The Lantern Festival = 元宵节
There’s a lot in store = there’s a lot of things planned
XiaoGao:The Year of the Snake has finally arrived! I’m so excited. *Sniff *Sniff, Hey, something smells good. What’s that fragrant aroma?
JingJing:I’m roasting some fish in the oven, it will be done soon. It’s gonna be really tasty.
XiaoGao:So, why do Chinese people eat fish during the New Year?
JingJing:It’s one of our traditions. We hope it will bring good fortune and luck for the coming year.
XiaoGao:Besides eating fish, what else are we gonna do tonight?
JingJing:There’s a lot in store. After we enjoy our feast, we’ll go outside and set off some firecrackers.
XiaoGao:Sweet! I love fireworks. Although, they’re kinda dangerous. I don’t think I wanna be the one lighting them.
JingJing:Oh, don’t be such a chicken. I’ll do it then. You can just watch.
XiaoGao:Sounds good. What else are we gonna be doing?
JingJing:Well, we can guess some lantern riddles if you’re feeling up to it. You can practice for The Lantern Festival. I think the fish is almost done. Can you help me set the table. It’s almost time to eat.
XiaoGao:No problem!
Now and then (sometimes)
you felt so happy you could die (Bliss)
you were right for me (we are good together)
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember. (Our love was painful)
You can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness. (Beaten wife syndrome)
we would still be friends (Friendship to go on)
But you didn't have to cut me off (You could still keep in touch with me)
you treat me like a stranger (No warmth)
feels so rough (I feel terrible)
No you didn't have to stoop so low (What you did not only hurt me but you too)
Now you're just somebody that I used to know (A put down)
all the times you screwed me over (I remember all the times you treated me badly)
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done (You told me it was my fault)
But I don't wanna live that way (I want to change my life)
Reading into every word you say (Need to be sure I understand you)
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number (Very petty perhaps)
12岁女孩联合国演讲
Section 1
Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O - the Environmental Children’s Organization. We are a group of 12 and 13 year-olds trying to make a difference. We’ve raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5,000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election, or a few points on the stock market.
I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet, because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now, because of the holes in our ozone. I am afraid to breathe the air, because I don’t know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my Dad until, just a few years ago, we found a fish full of cancers. And now we hear of animals and plants going extinct every day, vanishing forever. In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see.
Vocabulary:
Hidden agenda: This is a business talk, with no hidden agenda.
On behalf of: On behalf of my parents, I’d like to wish you Happy New Year.
Unheard: In this school, the criticism of parents went largely unheard.
Ozone: Ozone depletion could be the cause of the increasing number of skin cancer.
Extinct: Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
Vanish: Many ships have vanished into the air in the Bermuda Triangle.
Section 2
All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions. I’m only a child and I don’t have all the solutions, but I want you to realize, neither do you. You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct. If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it. I’m only a child, yet I know we are all part of a family, 5 billion strong, in fact 30 million species strong. And borders and governments will never change that. I’m only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.
At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us how to behave in the world. You teach us to not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others and to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then, why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? My dad always says: “You are what you do, not what you say.” Well, what you do makes me cry at night. You grown-ups say you love us. But I challenge you, please, make your actions reflect your words. Thank you.
Vocabulary
Strong: Our team is 20 strong.
Greedy: Don’t be a greedy kid. Share your candies with other friends.
I am much more updated（我升級很多，跟上時代的意思）
block[英][blɔk][美][blɑk]
n.块；街区；<英>大楼，大厦；障碍物，阻碍
vt.阻止；阻塞；限制
delicate[英][ˈdelikit][美][ˈdɛlɪkɪt]
adj.微妙的；熟练的；纤弱的；易损的
apparate 移行幻影
Random people apparate from nowhere, put out the fire and leave without expecting payment or praise. You know, it's just like the hail goes out and people are ready to help.
Every coin has its 2 sides
这句话可以用在作文里This is a system that relies on kindness and trust, which also makes it very delicate and vulnerable
So, my urging is that the Internet isn't just a pile of information. It's not a noun. It's a verb. And when you go on it, if you listen and see carefully and closely enough, what you will discover is that that information is saying something to you. What it's saying to you is: "Let's march."
Vocabulary:
Random: Don’t be serious. It’s just random sequence of number.
Delicate: His health is as delicate as these china cups.
Effectuate: He has built a dream team that can effectuate all his plans.
Subscriber: China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television
Reverberate: This controversy news continues to reverberate throughout the country.
The Web as random acts of kindness
Speaker’s biography:
Harvard law professor Zittrain, as an investigator for the OpenNet initiative and co-founder of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, has long studied the legal, technological and world-shaking aspects of quickly morphing virtual terrains. He performed the first large-scale tests of Internet filtering in China and Saudi Arabia in 2002. His initiatives include projects to fight malware (StopBadware) and ChillingEffects, a site designed to support open content by tracking legal threats to individual users.
Section 1
Now, it may seem like there is less hope today than there was before. People are less kind. There is less trust around. But I want to give you three examples to try to say that the trend line is in fact in the other direction, and it's the Internet helping it along.
So example number one: the Internet itself. To move data around from one place to another – is more like a mosh pit. The Internet needs addressing and directions. It turns out there is no one overall map of the Internet. So what do we do to figure out who is where? We turn to the person on the right, and we tell that person what we see on our left, and vice versa. This is how Internet addressing and routing actually work. This is a system that relies on kindness and trust, which also makes it very delicate and vulnerable.
So, for example, last year, the government of Pakistan asked its Internet service providers there to prevent citizens of Pakistan from seeing YouTube. Well this one ISP in Pakistan chose to effectuate the block for its subscribers in a rather unusual way. It advertised that it, it was YouTube. You have the fake announcement go out. And within two minutes, it reverberates around and YouTube is blocked everywhere in the world. A group of people came together to help find the problem and fix it. So it's kind of like if your house catches on fire. Random people apparate from nowhere, put out the fire and leave without expecting payment or praise. You know, it's just like the hail goes out and people are ready to help.
Section 2:
And it turns out this model is everywhere, once you start looking for it. Example number two: Wikipedia. The wiki was introduced so others could make suggestions on edits -- as almost an afterthought, a back room. And then it turns out the back room grew to encompass the entire project. But now, Wikipedia doesn't just spontaneously work. But now, Wikipedia doesn't just spontaneously work. How does it really work? It turns out there are a bunch of people monitoring this, the administrator's notice board, itself a wiki page that anyone can edit. It turns out there are more people checking this page for problems and wanting to solve them than there are problems arising on the page. Not because it's a job, not because it's a career, but because it's a calling. It's something they feel impelled to do because they care about it.
So what we see in this phenomenon is something that sometimes if you remove some of the external rules and signs and everything else, you can actually end up with a safer environment in which people can function, and one in which they are more human with each other. They're realizing that they have to take responsibility for what they do. CouchSurfing: people who are going somewhere far away and would like to sleep on a stranger's couch for free. And if you're wondering, no, there have been no known fatalities associated with CouchSurfing.
So, my urging is that the Internet isn't just a pile of information. It's not a noun. It's a verb. And when you go on it, if you listen and see carefully and closely enough, what you will discover is that that information is saying something to you. What it's saying to you is: "Let's march."
Vocabulary:
Encompass: This research project encompasses linguistics, psychology and sociology.
Impel: I feel impelled to tell the truth.
Fatality: A severe penalty has led to a dramatic drop of drunk driving fatalities.
kick back（回扣）
spring=sprin' （in’口语中ing的缩写/in/）
hump day（周三）
The middle of a work week (Wednesday); used in the context of climbing a proverbial hill to get through a tough week.
雾霾天气
haze（薄雾）
smog （dirty particle）
smoggy adj.(有雾的）
visibility（能见度）
heavy pollution = thick smog = dense smog （严重污染，浓厚的雾）
air partile 空气颗粒 浮尘
where blow it away? 吹到哪里去
Heavy wind blows away thick smog.
motor city（汽车城 Michigan 底特律Detroit Detriot, the Motor city, in Michigan.）
Huffin’ and puffin’ 气喘吁吁（运动后的上气不接下气）
I was huffin' and puffin' after my workout
went jogging so out of breath.
Jogging around the block 围绕街区慢跑 （block 街区）
（jogging 慢跑 sprinting快跑 out of breath 出离呼吸lose one's breath）
Charcoal face mask（竹炭面罩）
Air pollution index 空气污染指数
reach a new high （到达新高）
we use air pollution index describe air quality.
We should stay inside and avoid strenuous activities（strenuous activities剧烈运动）
die down 逐渐消失 变弱
he is jogging (around the block)/outside during the smog weather
Personality and Career
Graphic Design is suitable with me(工作适合）
My job is suits me. Game disigner~
fit sth. for sb. (某事适合某人）
you would end up becoming （ end up= in the end 最后，最后呈现出之类）
end up as a farmer=as a farmer eventually
What did you end up doing after I went home yesterday?
I just watched another movie and went to sleep.
it really took me by surprise.
（take sb. by surprise=to surprise sb.)
Bubbly
Extrovert
bubbly people, good for extroverts
Thirst for [something] 渴望，特别想要什么
Investigative =
Actuary =精算师
Artistic =
A big kid at heart = 内心是个大孩子
Conventional =传统 保守的
Go with the flow = 随大流
Buying Train Tickets
Spring Festival travel rush 春运潮
bullet train 动车 高铁
hard seat 硬座
Online booking system 在线订座系统
24 hour ticket sales 24小时售票
regulate ticket sales 规范售票
arrange extra trains 加开列车
passenger flow 乘客流
Funny seeing you here(对于惊讶的相遇地道用法）=I‘m surprise to see you here
（想不到你也在这）
because the website kept crashing (浏览器当机）
4 o'clock sharp（sharp 正点的意思 卡着点<时间>）
pitched a tent. 搭帐篷
selling like hotcake 抢手 供不应求
These train tickets have been sellings like hot cakes recently
manage to do sth.(eg.get tickets) 努力做某事 （使出浑身解数）
We'll still be lucky if we manage to get tickets
My biggest fear is finally making it to the ticket counter and being told that the guy in front of me bought the last ticket
Ticket counter售票台
had a nightmare 做噩梦（nightmare動詞用have 不能用dream）
Last night I had a nightmare where I couldn’t buy my train ticket
my biggest fear is = the thing I fear most is 最害怕
My biggest fear is finally making it to the ticket counter
catch some shut eye =go to sleep 睡个觉打盹儿（地道美式用法）
Funny seeing you here = I’m surprised to see you here; I didn’t think I would see you here
Crash (of a website or computer) = to stop working
Pitch a tent = to set up a tent
Sharp (of time) = exactly at that time (only used on the hour, like 5:00, 6:00, etc…)
Selling like hotcakes = to sell a lot quickly
Manage [to do something] = to be able to; very similar to 能够
ozone layer 臭氧层
stand for [代表...]
stand for 代表或支持某人
speak for 代表某人讲话
on behalf of 一般是正式演讲或稿子里的用语
raise money [筹集资金]
coming up here today 我今天来到这里
agenda [会议议程]
hidden agenda [另有企图的会议] 口是心非，不为人知的目的
this is business talk with no hidden agenda. 这次只是 一次商业会谈，没有其他目的。
fight for sth [为...而斗争] I am fighting for my future.
on behalf of sb [代表了某人，带有尊重的语气,适用于任何场合]
countless [无数的]
extinct [灭绝的]
vanish [彻底的消失] / vanish into the air 人间蒸发
vanish=disappear suddenly
vanish的语气强,指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失,不留任何蛛丝马迹。而disappear是指消失，完全客观的现象，没有前者语气强烈
jungle [灌木丛林]
rain forest [热带雨林]
to book 预定
to order 订购
We usually book things that require space, such as table reservations at a restaurant, seats on an airplane, a train, a bus, a movie theater or a show.
We order things that we can hold in our hands, like iPhones, clothes, DVDs, or anything else on Taobao.
There are some things that can use both verbs. For instance, “tickets.” You can order an airplane ticket online, because a ticket is a piece of paper that you can hold in your hand. But you can also book an airplane ticket online because it represents a reserved seat on an airplane.
“I’d like to book a (sth)”
“I’d like to order a (sth)”
the difference is Space
book needs space.
book+a ticket, table, seat, room 在空间里发生的事。
order + sth (that we can hold拿在手中的东西) iPhone, DVD.
We can use book/order a ticket (空间区别)
make it to order
ready-order
二.out of touch
keep in touch 保持联络
1.out of touch with Sb. for+time 老朋友 熟人 失去联系
2.out of touch 落伍 out of date 如两代人对于Apple的了解 江南Style的了解
Between different levels of knowledge.
If you tell your parents that your son wants to buy an Apple (computer) and it’s too expensive. But they yell at you because they think that Apples (fruit) are very cheap, then you can say “my parents are out of touch.” This means that they are ignorant about something that is common knowledge now. So this is a difference in knowledge.
3.脱离了环境（工作、学习环境）如出去度假一段时
You can also use this word at work, or the office. Let’s pretend that you go on vacation for two weeks and you come back to the office. You can ask someone to “fill you in,” on what happened in the last two weeks, because you have been “out of touch.”
“every bit as good as,”无差别~
in a book called Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. The sentence in the book is this: The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.
If something is "every bit as good as" something else, then we are emphasizing that there is no difference between them.
Goody two shoes =someone who always follows the rules and does what is expected of them
Work face = the personality you assume when you are at work工作状态
Professional = to follow a mature code of conduct and treat others with respect, also do a good job and don’t complain or act silly
There’s a time and a place for that = 什么时间做什么事 （有眼力价）
There’s a time and a place for that = what you’re doing is unacceptable now, it’s acceptable in a different situation around different people, but in this situation it is not okay
slip up=to lose consistency
[英][slip ʌp][美][slɪp ʌp]搞错，弄错；出差错
Breathe down someone’s neck = 对某人严密监控
breath down on one's neck= to have a tight control over someone and highly scrutinize their every move
Goody two shoes 墨守成规 非常严肃 循规蹈矩的人 （有些调侃别人太老实那种意思）贬义
That person is a goody two shoes
spontaneous
wiggle around
in manipulation of Sth. 被某物操控
byproduct 副产品
stuffed
I'm stuffed.(我吃撑了）
Fragrant aroma = a pleasant smell非常有食欲的香味
Tasty = (of food) tastes delicious 味道很鲜美 （味道相当的好久久回味）
It’s gonna be really tasty
enjoy our feast (feast=a very big meal) 一顿大餐。搓一顿
set off some firecrackers
rice noodle（米粉）
set the table 布置桌子
Chicken = someone who is scared of something; not brave; coward（有胆小鬼的意思，美国文化中）
Set off firecrackers = to ignite fireworks (we use the verb to set off) 放鞭炮
I don’t think I wanna be the one lighting them. （light点燃）
Guess lantern riddles = 猜灯谜
The Lantern Festival = 元宵节
There’s a lot in store = there’s a lot of things planned
XiaoGao:The Year of the Snake has finally arrived! I’m so excited. *Sniff *Sniff, Hey, something smells good. What’s that fragrant aroma?
JingJing:I’m roasting some fish in the oven, it will be done soon. It’s gonna be really tasty.
XiaoGao:So, why do Chinese people eat fish during the New Year?
JingJing:It’s one of our traditions. We hope it will bring good fortune and luck for the coming year.
XiaoGao:Besides eating fish, what else are we gonna do tonight?
JingJing:There’s a lot in store. After we enjoy our feast, we’ll go outside and set off some firecrackers.
XiaoGao:Sweet! I love fireworks. Although, they’re kinda dangerous. I don’t think I wanna be the one lighting them.
JingJing:Oh, don’t be such a chicken. I’ll do it then. You can just watch.
XiaoGao:Sounds good. What else are we gonna be doing?
JingJing:Well, we can guess some lantern riddles if you’re feeling up to it. You can practice for The Lantern Festival. I think the fish is almost done. Can you help me set the table. It’s almost time to eat.
XiaoGao:No problem!
Now and then (sometimes)
you felt so happy you could die (Bliss)
you were right for me (we are good together)
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember. (Our love was painful)
You can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness. (Beaten wife syndrome)
we would still be friends (Friendship to go on)
But you didn't have to cut me off (You could still keep in touch with me)
you treat me like a stranger (No warmth)
feels so rough (I feel terrible)
No you didn't have to stoop so low (What you did not only hurt me but you too)
Now you're just somebody that I used to know (A put down)
all the times you screwed me over (I remember all the times you treated me badly)
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done (You told me it was my fault)
But I don't wanna live that way (I want to change my life)
Reading into every word you say (Need to be sure I understand you)
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number (Very petty perhaps)
12岁女孩联合国演讲
Section 1
Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O - the Environmental Children’s Organization. We are a group of 12 and 13 year-olds trying to make a difference. We’ve raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5,000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election, or a few points on the stock market.
I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet, because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now, because of the holes in our ozone. I am afraid to breathe the air, because I don’t know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my Dad until, just a few years ago, we found a fish full of cancers. And now we hear of animals and plants going extinct every day, vanishing forever. In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see.
Vocabulary:
Hidden agenda: This is a business talk, with no hidden agenda.
On behalf of: On behalf of my parents, I’d like to wish you Happy New Year.
Unheard: In this school, the criticism of parents went largely unheard.
Ozone: Ozone depletion could be the cause of the increasing number of skin cancer.
Extinct: Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
Vanish: Many ships have vanished into the air in the Bermuda Triangle.
Section 2
All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions. I’m only a child and I don’t have all the solutions, but I want you to realize, neither do you. You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct. If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it. I’m only a child, yet I know we are all part of a family, 5 billion strong, in fact 30 million species strong. And borders and governments will never change that. I’m only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.
At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us how to behave in the world. You teach us to not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others and to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then, why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? My dad always says: “You are what you do, not what you say.” Well, what you do makes me cry at night. You grown-ups say you love us. But I challenge you, please, make your actions reflect your words. Thank you.
Vocabulary
Strong: Our team is 20 strong.
Greedy: Don’t be a greedy kid. Share your candies with other friends.
I am much more updated（我升級很多，跟上時代的意思）
block[英][blɔk][美][blɑk]
n.块；街区；<英>大楼，大厦；障碍物，阻碍
vt.阻止；阻塞；限制
delicate[英][ˈdelikit][美][ˈdɛlɪkɪt]
adj.微妙的；熟练的；纤弱的；易损的
apparate 移行幻影
Random people apparate from nowhere, put out the fire and leave without expecting payment or praise. You know, it's just like the hail goes out and people are ready to help.
Every coin has its 2 sides
这句话可以用在作文里This is a system that relies on kindness and trust, which also makes it very delicate and vulnerable
So, my urging is that the Internet isn't just a pile of information. It's not a noun. It's a verb. And when you go on it, if you listen and see carefully and closely enough, what you will discover is that that information is saying something to you. What it's saying to you is: "Let's march."
Vocabulary:
Random: Don’t be serious. It’s just random sequence of number.
Delicate: His health is as delicate as these china cups.
Effectuate: He has built a dream team that can effectuate all his plans.
Subscriber: China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television
Reverberate: This controversy news continues to reverberate throughout the country.
The Web as random acts of kindness
Speaker’s biography:
Harvard law professor Zittrain, as an investigator for the OpenNet initiative and co-founder of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, has long studied the legal, technological and world-shaking aspects of quickly morphing virtual terrains. He performed the first large-scale tests of Internet filtering in China and Saudi Arabia in 2002. His initiatives include projects to fight malware (StopBadware) and ChillingEffects, a site designed to support open content by tracking legal threats to individual users.
Section 1
Now, it may seem like there is less hope today than there was before. People are less kind. There is less trust around. But I want to give you three examples to try to say that the trend line is in fact in the other direction, and it's the Internet helping it along.
So example number one: the Internet itself. To move data around from one place to another – is more like a mosh pit. The Internet needs addressing and directions. It turns out there is no one overall map of the Internet. So what do we do to figure out who is where? We turn to the person on the right, and we tell that person what we see on our left, and vice versa. This is how Internet addressing and routing actually work. This is a system that relies on kindness and trust, which also makes it very delicate and vulnerable.
So, for example, last year, the government of Pakistan asked its Internet service providers there to prevent citizens of Pakistan from seeing YouTube. Well this one ISP in Pakistan chose to effectuate the block for its subscribers in a rather unusual way. It advertised that it, it was YouTube. You have the fake announcement go out. And within two minutes, it reverberates around and YouTube is blocked everywhere in the world. A group of people came together to help find the problem and fix it. So it's kind of like if your house catches on fire. Random people apparate from nowhere, put out the fire and leave without expecting payment or praise. You know, it's just like the hail goes out and people are ready to help.
Section 2:
And it turns out this model is everywhere, once you start looking for it. Example number two: Wikipedia. The wiki was introduced so others could make suggestions on edits -- as almost an afterthought, a back room. And then it turns out the back room grew to encompass the entire project. But now, Wikipedia doesn't just spontaneously work. But now, Wikipedia doesn't just spontaneously work. How does it really work? It turns out there are a bunch of people monitoring this, the administrator's notice board, itself a wiki page that anyone can edit. It turns out there are more people checking this page for problems and wanting to solve them than there are problems arising on the page. Not because it's a job, not because it's a career, but because it's a calling. It's something they feel impelled to do because they care about it.
So what we see in this phenomenon is something that sometimes if you remove some of the external rules and signs and everything else, you can actually end up with a safer environment in which people can function, and one in which they are more human with each other. They're realizing that they have to take responsibility for what they do. CouchSurfing: people who are going somewhere far away and would like to sleep on a stranger's couch for free. And if you're wondering, no, there have been no known fatalities associated with CouchSurfing.
So, my urging is that the Internet isn't just a pile of information. It's not a noun. It's a verb. And when you go on it, if you listen and see carefully and closely enough, what you will discover is that that information is saying something to you. What it's saying to you is: "Let's march."
Vocabulary:
Encompass: This research project encompasses linguistics, psychology and sociology.
Impel: I feel impelled to tell the truth.
Fatality: A severe penalty has led to a dramatic drop of drunk driving fatalities.
