a free road ahead

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a free road ahead 2004/06/02 到 2004/07/30 Life is full of ups and downs. Francis Crick

2004-07-30 12:00 Francis H. C. Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, the genetic blueprint for life, and the leading molecular biologist of his age, died on Wednesday night in a hospital in San Diego. He was 88. Dr. Crick laid the foundations of molecular biology in a sustained burst of creativity that began in 1953 with the discovery of the structure of DNA, the hereditary material, in Cambridge, England, and ended about 13 years later with the subject's primary problems solved, most of them either by Dr. Crick or by scientists in his circle. The discovery of the structure of DNA resolved longstanding questions about the nature of the hereditary material and the manner in which it is copied as one generation succeeds another. The proposal for the structure, almost immediately accepted, was electrifying to scientists not only because of its inherent elegance but also because it showed how biology,evolution and the nature of life itself could ultimately be explained in terms of physics and chemistry. Indeed, the desire to replace religious with rational explanations of life was a principal motivation of Dr. Crick's career. So central is DNA to biology that the names of Francis H. C. Crick and James D. Watson, his American colleague in the discovery, may be remembered as long as those of Darwin and Mendel, the architects of the two pillars of modern biology, the theory of evolution and the laws of genetics. Want to learn more about DNA ? And thanks Shining for reminding me that I should point out the source of the above article. I just got the news from NYTimes. Post by Halle @ 12:00 美眉幽默拒绝外国男人

2004-07-29 22:23 如果中国美眉对老外没兴趣，建议中国美眉最好不要用no、sorry这样的词，很直接生硬地回绝人家，因为这样一来，会让外国朋友觉得，中国美眉虽然漂亮，但缺乏幽默感，不够可爱。刚才偶然发现有一个帖子，专门介绍一个女人如果不喜欢一个献殷勤的男人，应当怎样以幽默的方式拒绝。原文比较长，有些内容不太适合中国人，下面摘录了几条比较常用的句子，请各位中国美眉在遇到类似情况时参考。男：Can I buy you a drink? 女：Actually I'd rather have the money. 男：Can I have your name? 女：Why? Don't you already have one? 男：I'm a photographer. I've been looking for a face like yours. 女：I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yours. 男：Is this seat empty? 女：Yes, and this one will be if you sit down. 男：Haven't I seen you some place before? 女：Yes. That's why I don't go there anymore. 男：Will you go out with me this Saturday? 女：Sorry. I'm having a headache this weekend. 男：I think I could make you very happy. 女：Why? Are you leaving? 拒绝人家是可以的，但应当幽默一点，不要让外国朋友觉得你是个“恐龙”。 Post by Halle @ 22:23 一粒沙一世界

2004-07-29 00:00 A Grain of Sand William Blake/威廉.布莱克 To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. 从一粒沙子看到一个世界，从一朵野花看到一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒也就消融于一个时辰。 Post by Halle @ 00:00 Along Came Polly

2004-07-27 11:39 看这部电影有3个原因： 1 这是一部让人轻松的喜剧 2 女主角是Jennifer Aniston (是从美电视剧friends开始认识她的) 3 Jennifer 的huddy是酷哥 Brad Pitt Lost Cause by Beck Your sorry eyes, they cut through bone. They make it hard to leave you alone. Leave you here wearing your wounds Waving your guns at somebody new. Baby you're lost/ Baby you're lost Baby you're a lost cause. There's too many people u used to know They see you coming, they see you go. They know ur secrets and you know theirs This town is crazy, but nobody cares.

I'm tired of fightin'/ I'm tired of fightin' Fighting for a lost cause* There's a place where you are going You ain't never been before There's no one laughing at your back now No one standing at your door Is that what you thought love was for? Post by Halle @ 11:39 超完美夺分

2004-07-25 14:16 美国高中校园影片。6个天不怕地不怕的高中生为了在考试中夺个完美的分数，聚集一起每个人各自使出浑身招数，策划起了到普林斯顿考试中心偷答案的惊天大计划……就在他们实施偷考试答案的行动里，各个人又遇到了不同的难题，在闹出许多笑话之余，他们也必须尽力用自己的方法去克服。最后，他们如愿以偿地得到了试卷答案，出人意料的是都没有在考试中用它来作弊。在经历这一切之后，每个人都惊讶地发现找到了属于自己的东西。这是一部很普通的青春校园影片，但请记住斯嘉丽・琼森这个即将闪光的名字。这是因为她的演技，她对电影的阐述。在《迷失东京》里她尽现一个被丈夫忽略的少妇的忧郁，而在《戴耳环的女孩》中再现了几世纪前的高贵与典雅，斯嘉丽不是简单的表演动作，她是把角色的内在魅力在静美的外表、凝注的眼神里流露出来，如汩汩的林中溪涧流水，慢慢地渗入观众的心灵。又在这部纯粹青春喜剧的《超完美夺分》里，染着一头惹火的红发，调皮的外形装扮几乎与她在《迷失东京》和《戴耳环的女孩》判若两人。2004年，斯嘉丽・琼森还将有两部新片上映，不久后，她的名字注定会越来越响亮。 Last Way Out Of Here by Paloalto Running faster through the trees/ Feeling nothing underneath Your eyes are open wide/ Let it come in... Looking for a lot to show/ Is it out there anymore Your head is lifting up/ To see how far to run And you're feeling who you are/And you don't care who it is/How do you feel? And you're barely wonderfull/ And you don't care if it hurts How do you feel?/ It's the last way out of here... Falling backwards broken knees/ Waiting to be in between Your nature's where you are/ Feeling the muse Oh yelling screaming on the floor/ Louder than you were before You might just bite your tongue/ When you're reaching for the one Oooooh... Oh when all your walls are down/When all your walls are down/ There's love And you're feeling who you are/ And you don't care who it is And you're barely wonderfull/ It's the last thing that you think And you're feeling who you are/ And you don't care if it hurts And you're feeling love that you can't hang on/It's the last way/ It's the last way Stop to think when all your walls are down When all your walls are down/ Than there's love/ You're taking what you're giving When all your walls are down/ When all your walls are down/ Than there's love It's the last way out of here... Post by Halle @ 14:16 shopping

2004-07-24 21:51 In the morning I took a professional exam, which seem rather easy for me. I'm sure that I will pass it. At noon after knowing that sister will travel in Zhangjiajie,Hunan Province early tomorrow morning, I went shopping with her for 5 hours. I was exausted when I came back!Some consider shopping as a good way to relax and refresh. Frankly speaking,I don't like window shopping. It's a tough job for me to step into and out of the stores one by one. ouch! my sore feet and legs! There is nothing better to do than to listen to a lovely song to have a relax! Shopping Mall Shopping mall里什么都有! Shopping mall里什么没有？就是别忘了take money or card with you! Post by Halle @ 21:51 a pavilion

2004-07-24 12:03 At about 10 a.m. I went to a bookstore by riding bicycle. I took a short cut by going through TJ University from the North Gate to the East one. I noticed that the square with modern style fountains and little bridges has been constructed. The lawn is neat and smooth. The water in the lake is green and limpid. In the center of the square stands a pavilion. Founded in 1895 Tianjin University is the earliest university in China. Though I have passed by the campus for many times, I've never looked at the pavilion carefully. Stepping into the pavilion I saw a diploma engraved on the wall. Why is it put on there? I thought about this question. When I read the words on the wall I got to know that it is the first diploma in China,awarded to Wang Chonghui in 1900. On the other side the school song is put on the wall "花堤蔼蔼，北运滔滔，巍巍学府北洋高..." The lyric encourage millions of students to be diligent. Paul Simon-killer wants to go to college Post by Halle @ 12:03 a nice weekend - 11 July

2004-07-24 11:49 * Rainy *In the afternoon the rain stopped at last. I with my sister took niece to McDonald so that award her a nice fast food for her got double full marks in the final exams. I also took a book to read when my niece playing at the children's activity area. But I don't know when I got the habit of watching strangers around me:naive and lovely children playing happily, adults chatting, waiters and waitress working hard... Though the book I read is also interesting, I prefer watching others how they act, listening what they are talking about without being perceived. I don't understand why I enjoy doing that. Maybe I seem to be lonely? In the evening I watched the F1 Racing on TV.Schumacher scored his eightieth career victory and his tenth of the season as Ferrari once again scored a strategy triumph over their rivals. These great achievements make some think the season becomes dull coz there is no doubt that Michael will be the season champion, while others still show interest in how many victories he will gain in all in the end of this season. Post by Halle @ 11:49 拿blogcn没办法！

2004-07-23 20:48 吃过晚饭，打开电脑。发现blogcn可以打开了，心里一阵高兴。发现有一首歌不能正常播放了，就编辑修改。结果，不知怎么搞的 blog变得面目全非，好丑！原来blogcn还是没有痊愈。伤心！那篇日志我是没有办法补救了，把歌曲搬到这里来吧。电影La Boum 的主题曲 Reality by Richard Sanderson Post by Halle @ 20:48 电影插曲 Stay

2004-07-22 22:37 昨天看了韩国片《野蛮师姐》。这部沿袭了《野蛮女友》的风格，只是全智贤被导演摇身一变成了警花，影片里自然就多了些说不上惊心动魄但也令人提心吊胆的追捕场面。总之，影片达到了悲伤的时候让你伤感，搞笑的时候让你快乐的效果。值得一提的是里面的插曲都比较好听。其中一首日文歌曲Tears，很早听过，那是一个在日本工作的网友2年半前发mail给我的。这首歌让我记起了他，只是到现在早已经没有联系了。不知道他还好么。下面一首是Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs 的Stay.虽然在雨中的镜头让人联想起电影《雨中曲》还有王菲的那首闷的MV，但在这首Stay的衬托下，还是感到稍许的浪漫。还有一首歌曲没有找到链接，以后找到再补上。 Post by Halle @ 22:37 Summer Wind

2004-07-21 16:59 It's hot and humid. I don't want to go outside, just want to stay in. Though the fan cools me off a little, I always feel like thristy and dehydrated and want to drink water all the time. Now I am dreaming of the cool breeze from seaside. Summer Wind The summer wind, came blowin' in - from across the sea It lingered there, so warm and fair - to walk with me All summer long, we sang a song - and strolled on golden sand Two sweethearts, and the summer wind Like painted kites, those days and nights - went flyin' by The world was new, beneath a blue - umbrella sky Then softer than, a piper man - one day it called to you And I lost you, to the summer wind The autumn wind, and the winter wind - have come and gone And still the days, those lonely days - go on and on And guess who sighs his lullabies - through nights that never end My fickle friend, the summer wind Post by Halle @ 16:59 13 Going On 30

2004-07-21 10:17 I saw this movie last night. It's about that sweet dreams come ture. A 13 year old girl plays a game on her 13th birthday and wakes up the next day as a 30 year old woman. 看看影评吧。珍娜的故事适用于每个人，13岁是一个尴尬的年龄，处在即将成熟的边缘，要承受两方的夹板气，因为你还不是一个女人，你也不再是一个孩子。我们可以想象一个13岁的女孩，一手拿着可爱的芭比娃娃，一手拿着睫毛刷描描画画。每个处在这个年龄的人，都充满了对童年的厌烦和对成年的忧虑。汤姆・汉克斯在《飞跃未来》中也对青春期做了一次跨越，当时当地大了17年完成所有的梦想。而《今天十三，明天三十》除了要跨越时间地点外，更看重了我们在生活中做出的选择，这些选择过后发生的事情多么容易改变方向。即使某一天你真的飞跃未来，你醒来看看四周，可能会自言自语，现在过得真就好吗？所以，还是让我们“如实面对自己”吧。同时这也是一部关于情感的电影，齐天大圣面对紫霞的爱，曾经编了一个风靡全国的谎言：曾经有一份真诚的感情摆在我的面前我没有珍惜……有多少搞笑多少无奈？一瞬间长大的珍娜同样经历了这种境况，发现原来自己的真爱还是当年的小胖马特，可17年后的他就要和另一girl成婚了。但珍娜毕竟是幸运的，别忘了这是好莱坞，爱情大多要有一个Happy End。既能让观众开怀大笑，又让他们笑过后有所思考，还有什么比这样一部电影好呢？好不容易找到电影插曲Billy Joel 的 Vienna ,一首经典老歌！ Post by Halle @ 10:17 学习外语的苦恼

2004-07-20 11:30 我这人学什么都好像没有长性。今儿看Russian,明儿Francai，后天English.看似挺忙活，充实，实质上没有什么长进，什么也都学不好。学语言没有什么捷径，坚持啦。当两军对垒的时候，如果一方将另外一方的机动力摧毁了，那么失去机动力的一方就会非常的被动，有的士兵甚至会惊呼：We are fish in a barrel. Barrel就是“圆桶”的意思。这句话来源于shoot fish in a barrel，意思就是在桶里面射鱼，表示易如反掌的含义。比如当描述事情很容易做的时候，就可以说“It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.” 那桶里的鱼（fish in a barrel）想必也是非常无奈的了，基本上是要任人宰割了。说到了fish，让我想起了不少已经学过的一些和fish有关系的习语，来复习一下，如果能够在口语和写作中画龙点睛，效果一定不错的。劝慰失恋的朋友时，常会说“天涯何处无芳草”，就可以说成是：There are plenty more fish in the sea.大海里有好多好多的鱼儿呢。当要当机立断，必须做出选择的时候，就说：It's time to fish or cut bait.这里的bait指的就是钓鱼用的鱼饵，要么把鱼钓上来，要么切断鱼饵，两者必选其一。到了一个新的工作环境，和周围的人相处不融洽，这个时候自己就感觉好象是like a fish out of water。鱼儿离开了水，够难受的了。中国有句古话，叫做“宁做鸡头，不做凤尾”。这里的鸡头就可以说成是a big fish in a small pond（小池塘里的大鱼）；而“凤尾”似乎就应该是“a small fish in a big pond”了。某样东西不伦不类，非驴非马，可以说它是neither fish nor fowl，既不是鱼类，也不是家禽。 Post by Halle @ 11:30 俄语简单会话&Такого как Путин

2004-07-18 10:56 Я вам так признателен. 我真的很感谢您。 Вы так любезны! 你真是太好了！ Не стоит! 不用谢。 Пожалуйста! 不客气！ Эта мелочи! 不值得一提！ One of my workmates loves Путин very much. This song is for her. :) Такого как Путин Мой парень снова влип в дурные дела Подрался, обкурился какой-то мути. Он так меня достал, я его прогнала. И я хочу теперь такого как Путин. Такого как Путин, Полного сил. Такого как Путин, Чтобы не пил. Такого как Путин, Чтоб не обижал. Такого как Путин, чтоб не убежал. Я видела его вчера в новостях, Он говорил о том, что мир на распутье С таким как он легко и дома и в гостях И я хочу теперь такого как Путин. “我的男友打了一场架／打得遍体鳞伤／喝得酩酊大醉又沉沦毒海／他简直令我无法忍让／我把他逐离我的身旁／我如今想要一个像普京的人／昨天我在新闻上看到了他的身影／他说，这个世界正处于十字路口／他是那么具说服力／使我下定决心想要／一个像普京的人／一个像普京强而有力的人／一个像普京不酗酒的人／一个像普京不使我伤心的人／一个像普京不会舍我而去的人。” Post by Halle @ 10:56 郁闷ing

2004-07-16 10:59 这两三天blogcn网页一直打不开，这个网站系统好像不是很稳定。自从写blog类似情况至少出现2次了。不能听我那些喜欢的歌，好郁闷！一个同样喜欢音乐的网友出差去上海了，郁闷！想学好法语，刚听了一点儿广播，好快的发音。据说，法语是语速最快的语言之一，郁闷！ J'ai Pas Vingt Ans by Alizee (from Album Mes Courants Electriques) C'est pas l'histoire d'un jour Qui rime avec amour, Plutôt un long séjour Mais pas: un "pour toujours" J'veux pas d'un "pour la vie" qui mène au paradis, Moi j'ai le temps C'est juste un compromis, un peu comme l'eau de pluie Qui devient l'océan... C'est pas l'enfer non plus Question d'habitude... Si c'est pas pour la vie, tant pis, Alors dis oui... J'aime pas l'habitude! J'aime pas quand ça dure! J'ai pas vingt ans... J'ai pas d'attitude... Même si j'ai l'allure! J'ai pas vingt ans... Et des talons aiguilles: un talent de fille, Mélodie du vent... Je change comme je rime, cachet d'aspirine, On est vieux à vingt ans... Moi j'ai le temps! C'est pas l'histoire d'amour Qui coule comme l'Adour Plutôt un courant d'air Qui souffle sur ta terre J'veux plus d'un: je m'attache, qui m'ennuie et me fâche Moi j'ai le temps! Plutôt un coup d'audace, faut m'aimer à ma place Et m'attendre au tournant La la la la la, mélodie du vent Post by Halle @ 10:59 加菲猫妙语

2004-07-08 12:35 Money is not everything. There’s Mastercard & Visa. 钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。 One should love animals. They are so tasty. 每个人都应该热爱动物,因为它们很好吃。 Save water. Shower with your girlfriend. 要节约用水,尽量和女友一起洗澡。 Love the neighbor. But don’t get caught. 要用心去爱你的邻居,不过不要让她的老公知道。 Behind every successful man, there is a man. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two. 每个成功男人的背后,都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。 Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life. 再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚,幸福不是永久的嘛。 The wise never marry, And when they marry they become otherwise. 聪明人都是未婚的,结婚的人很难再聪明起来。 Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives. 成功是一个相关名词,他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚(联系)。 Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. 不要等明天交不上差再找借口, 今天就要找好。 Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop. 爱情就象照片,需要大量的暗房时间来培养。 Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children. 后排座位上的小孩会生出意外, 后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。 “Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep. “现在的梦想决定着你的将来”，所以还是再睡一会吧。 There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning. 应该有更好的方式开始新一天,而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。 “Hard work never killed anybody.“ But why take the risk? 努力工作不会导致死亡!不过我不会用自己去证明。 “Work fascinates me.“ I can look at it for hours! 工作好有意思耶!尤其是看着别人工作。 God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends. 神决定了谁是你的亲戚,幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给了你留了余地。 When two’s company, three’s the result! 两个人的状态是不稳定的,三个人才是! A dress is like a barbed fence. It protects the premises without restricting the view. 服饰就象铁丝网,它阻止你冒然行动但并不妨碍你尽情的观看。 The more you learn, the more you know, The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn. 学的越多,知道的越多, 知道的越多,忘记的越多, 忘记的越多,知道的越少, 为什么学来着。 Post by Halle @ 12:35 July 7 Lugou Bridge Incident commemorated

2004-07-07 23:35 People around China have held various activities to mark the 67th anniversary of the July 7 Lugou Bridge Incident on Wednesday. More than 100 new members of t he Communist Party of China (CPC) from the graduates institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences took an oath in a joining-CPC ceremony Wednesday morning at the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945), which is situated near the Lugou Bridge, southwest of Beijing proper. On July 7, 1937, the intruding Japanese forces assaulted Lugou Bridge or Lugouqiao (known as the Marco Polo Bridge), and Chinese defending soldiers responded by gun fire. This has been known as the world-famous Lugou Bridge Incident, which marked the beginning of Japan's all-out aggression against China as well as of China's War of Resistance to Japan. Thereafter July 7 became the very day for marking the incident. Fighting courageously and uninterruptedly against Japanese aggressor troops for eight straight years, Chinese people the final victory on August 15, 1945 when Japan surrendered unconditionally. Xiong Zhijian, who attended Wednesday's ceremony, cited July 7 as a day that is worthy of being remembered. "I feel I take the responsibility to make my due contributions to building my motherland into a thriving and prosperous country and to make contributions to the world peace." Wang Xinhua, curator of the memorial hall, said "We mark the war that occurred 67 years ago not for the purpose of instigating hate, but precisely for a peaceful world." "Taking a correct attitude toward history helps press ahead with the growth of Sino-Japanese friendly relations and world peace," Wang said. The commemoration day of the July 7 Incident is also a day impressed deeply in the mind of the people of the northeastern China region, which consists of three provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, and which was overridden by Japanese invaders during World War II. To date, chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese troops still jeopardized the lives of local people. On August 4, 2003, a mustard gas leak from chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese invaders poisoned 43 residents in Qiqihar, one of whom died. As of August last year, 775 bombs and gas bombs left over by Japanese troops had been discovered in the city. An expert of history in Qiqihar city said that history could not be evaded and invaders could not evade punishment for their towering crimes, adding that only after all the chemical weapons discarded by Japanese invaders were destroyed, can Chinese people live a peaceful life. In east China's Jiangsu province, young volunteers from prestigious Nanjing University, Nanjing Teachers University and other institutions of higher learning have trekked to more than 30 villages under the administration of Nanjing, the provincial capital, to seek witnesses of the Nanjing Massacre and collect evidence and testimony for the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre occurred in December 1937 when the Japanese intruders occupied Nanjing, the then capital of China. More than 300,000 Chinese were slain in the slaughter. To remind people of the slaughter, a book exposing the atrocities of Japanese invaders in the massacre has been published in Nanjing. Zhu Chengshan, curator of the memorial hall of Chinese people who were killed in the massacre, noted the book was not only crucial historical material for studying the Nanjing Massacre, but also irrefutable evidence beating back Japan's right-wing forces who deny the slaughter. Post by Halle @ 23:35 Roddick Rues Missed Chances

2004-07-05 17:52 Andy Roddick, after his first Wimbledon final, promised: "All is not lost because I lost today. I still had a hell of a run and proved Roger is not invincible, but he is pretty close." The Wimbledon No.2 seed won the first set with his attacking game plan. "I was just taking it to him," he said. "I wasn't wanting to get in rallies where he could do his thing, come up with spectacular stuff. I went out and I tried to take it to him. I was successful most of the time. And then a couple of key points I wasn't. That was about the difference in the match. I didn't want him to control anything out there. I wanted to play the match on my terms." Despite losing the final, the American said: "I'm growing more confident in my abilities. I do have a backhand and can hit it well. That's not a shock any more, at least not to me. Volleying is still an area where I can try to improve more but I think that progress has been made. "I proved a lot to myself today. I thought I took it to him and played the game the way I wanted to. I just came up short. It was a couple of points here and there." Roddick revelled in the occasion of playing in a Wimbledon final. "I went out there and felt great. I had so much fun playing that match because it was such a grudge match of one versus two," he said. "It was nice to get out there. It was great. There is no place like it. That's the most prestigious court that I'll ever have the chance to play on. To compete in a final and know there's some kid out there [in the US] watching me at 'Breakfast at Wimbledon' the way I used to, it's a pretty cool feeling." Praising his Swiss conqueror, he said: "Not only is he fast when he gets to the ball, you can have no play on it and make something out of it. I think he is unparalleled as far as that skill goes. A couple of times he picked them off his shoe strings. Definitely, he is great at doing that and keeping himself alive in points. He has an aura about him, there's no doubt." The defeated finalist joked about the traditional Wimbledon Champions' dinner that is attended by the Men's and Women's Champions. "I just want to know how long Maria Sharapova's skirt is going to be. Is it going to be short? Is it going to be long? I'm disappointed I won't get to see that. I might just sneak in and crash the party. I'll bring the beer man, let's go." Rain Saved Me, Says Federer The bad weather that plagued The Championships was, in the end, the factor that made the crucial difference to Roger Federer's defence of his Gentlemen's Singles title.After defeating Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, the Swiss explained that when rain stopped the play in the third set when he was trailing 4-2, the half-hour break gave him the opportunity to re-evaluate his tactics. He changed his game and took control to win Wimbledon for the second time."Andy was playing good tennis," said Federer. "He was putting me under pressure and was a better player up till then. I couldn't really play the way I wanted to. I thought maybe starting to serve and volley would win me some free points and not make me play a long rally every time, because that was actually the thing that was killing me. From the baseline, he was taking a lot of risks on my serve."It makes me extremely happy and proud that I made the right choice at such a moment." Federer said he expected Roddick to attack him with every weapon at his command from the start of the match, but that there was little he could do about it in the first set."He was serving too big. He was serving 10 miles an hour quicker in the beginning than in the rest of the match. That was the key to his success in the first set, serving too big for me. He was even serving second serves at 120 miles an hour." This was Federer's third victory in three Grand Slam finals. "I have a very good winning percentage in finals," he agreed. "It seems like I can get my act together at the right time and even stay calm. After winning the Australian Open this year I decided that for me winners stay and losers go. I don't want to be one of those who goes." Federer admitted he was nervous when he served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set. "But somehow, my reactions after the match were very similar to last year. I fell to my knees and started to cry again because I couldn't believe it. But somehow I feel even more joy this year because I had so much pressure going into this tournament. Now, to see my name on the champions' board twice in a row, I get more joy out of this." Federer said his next goal was to do well at the Athens Olympics. "It has always been a dream for me to represent my country, to win a medal. I came so close at the Olympics four years ago. I'm going there hoping to maybe do one step better." The Wimbledon champion also feels there remains room for improvement in his game. "I feel I can serve and volley more. It has always been my dream to play better at the net. I'm not bad, but I definitely feel there is room for improvement. But it's just so hard for me to do so because my opponents are so incredibly tough on returns and second passing shots." Post by Halle @ 17:52 Sharapova Stuns Serena to Win Title

2004-07-03 23:45 Russian teenage sensation Maria Sharapova lifted her first Grand Slam crown on Saturday by pulling off a convincing two-set victory over title holding American Serena Williams. The 17-year-old Russian, already second youngest Wimbledon finalist in the Open era behind Swiss Martina Hingis, out hit Williams 6-1 and 6-4 to become the second Russian woman to win a Grand Slams title. Anastasia Myskina was the first Russian woman to ever win a Grand Slam title after beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the all-Russian final of this year's French Open. Having realized her victory over Williams, Sharapova knelt down on the court with hands covering her face in disbelief, before running up to the stand to meet his father for the great joy. Williams, six-time Grand Slam winner, used to be too much for her opponent but in Saturday's final she found herself just unable to match the leggy blonde teenager. Sharapova, who was playing her second Wimbledon, made the final after coming back from one set down to see off American veteran Lindsay Davenport in Thursday's semifinal, which was interrupted by rain. Sharapova had benefited from the rain delay, after which she regrouped to dispose of convincingly Davenport, the 1999 Wimbledon champion. But on sunny Saturday, Sharapova just need not the blessing of rain and came out stronger to put Williams on her back foot. Sharapova served quite well and outhit williams from the baseline, while Williams was pressured to make a string of frustrating forehand errors. Williams, two-times Wimbledon champion, made the final after surviving a determined resistence from Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmoin the semifinal. It is the first time for Williams to reach the final of a GrandSlam since she came back from an 8-month absence due to a knee operation in August. Williams had been bidding to become only the ninth woman to have won three or more straight Wimbledon singles titles. "Thank for giving me a tough match, but sorry I do win today," Sharapova said at the award ceremony. "Sorry for taking the trophy from you for one year," she said. Post by Halle @ 23:45 一年又过去一半了

2004-07-01 21:56 日子说快不快，说慢不慢地在无知中默默地走着。今年已经过去了一半，失去很多，放弃很多，也得到很多。快乐亦或是不快乐都只会在心湖上荡起涟漪，然后和时间一起悄悄掠过。放飞桎梏的心灵，哪怕再沉痛的创伤也会被时间抚平。用希望作伴走天涯吧，也许会在人生的某处也开出绚烂的花朵。 Model Aya Kato displays the world's first blue roses at a media preview in Tokyo Wednesday, June 30, 2004. The blue roses, that had been thought impossible to create for years, was developed by Suntory and Australian bio venture FlorigenePty, Ltd., using biotechnology. Blue color pigment extracted from blue flowers was added to roses by recombinant DNA techniques. biotechnology n.生物工艺学 pigment n.[生]色素, 颜料 extract vt.拔出, 榨取 recombinant [遗]重组[复合]器官,重组细胞 Rilkean Heart by Cocteau Twins I looked for you to give me transcendent experiences To transport me out of self and aloneness and alienation Into a sense of oneness and connection, ecstatic and magical I became a junkie for it I come looking for the next high and I'm sorry I've been putting the search on the wrong place I understand that you're confused Feeling overwhelmed Well, that's a feeling state from then The reality Becoming truly self-reliant And become connected with something beyond me That is where I have to go I'm so sorry I've been putting the search on the wrong place You're lost and don't know what to do But that's not all of you That's your reality today And that is all okay Post by Halle @ 21:56 You Are So Beautiful

2004-06-29 22:52 I heard some nice old songs on CIR music when I was in Beijing last week. " You Are So Beautiful" is one of them. It was written in 70's last century by British singer Joe Cocker. I have no way to find the link of the song performed by Joe, but I've got the same song by Kenny Rogers, who is also one of my favorite singers. You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me Can't you see You're everything I hoped for You're everything I need You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me Can't you see You're everything I hoped for You're every, everything I need You are so beautiful to me Post by Halle @ 22:52 Pipa

2004-06-26 11:31 The pipa is a four stringed lute with a pear-shaped body. Its short, bent neck has 30 frets which extend onto the soundboard, offering a wide range (3.5 octavos). This instrument appears in texts dating up to the second century B.C. There are a lot of written texts of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) about pipa music played and the stories that inspired the composition for those pipa pieces. Since the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments, and has maintained its appeal in solo as well as chamber genres. The pipa technique is characterised by spectacular finger dexterity and virtuosi programmatic effects. Rolls, slaps, pizzicato, harmonics and noises are often combined into extensive tone poems vividly describing famous battles or other exciting scenes. The instrument is also capable of more lyrical effects in pieces inspired by poetry, landscapes and historical themes. Pipa music has been loved by Chinese people through centuries and there used to be a large repertoire of pipa music, a lot of them were lost, and some of them were handed down from generation to generation through individual artists and scholars. I got 2 pieces of Pipa music from the album called Spell of love is performenced by Shirley Lu, who is also a famous actress in Taiwan. The Pipa music are well combined with the sound of western instruments. Click here to know more about Pipa Post by Halle @ 11:31 继续培训与漫画

2004-06-20 12:31 一会儿还要去北京继续一周的培训。我的blog可以放假了，怕她寂寞，就留几张海燕的漫画给她解闷儿吧。 Post by Halle @ 12:31 Love has many definitions

2004-06-19 12:36 I've never taught a course in Shakespeare, and for many good reasons I probably never will. But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy or admire him. Now and again I muse a bit on his "Romeo and Juliet" probably because, like most people, I love a good love story. "For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo," isn't that how the line goes? But wait just a minute. Why "woe?" I thought this was supposed to be a love story, not a sad story! It seems to me that some of life's toughest mysteries are often revealed precisely at the point where sadness and love meet, like the special sadness that results in the passing away of a loved one. We care for another person, so when he or she dies, we die a little too. Sooner or later it happens to all of us, even if our name isn't Romeo or Juliet. Let me ask you a question - What do you think is the single most important issue for aged people in China today? What is the one thing our youth think and worry about more than anything else? I believe the answer is friendship. Notice I did not say "love", not yet at least, and surely not romantic love of the Romeo and Juliet variety. Romantic love does not come first on the list. Friends are first. Others may well disagree. After all, a host of concerns take centre stage in public discussions of young people and their tensions in China today. We hear so much about young people's anxiety about the future, or fear of failure in entrance examinations, or their struggles with drugs and alcohol or premarital sex . But friends are on their minds more than anything else, this I truly believe. Luckily, deep and intensely felt emotions about friends are not confined by age markers. We need friends in life when we're four years old and when we're 24, 34 and 94 too. And we all need friends of different ages and different backgrounds. Just recently a local basketball star died in an automobile accident. That death made headlines for many reasons, but my words today look at the story within the story of that sad loss. In a game soon after the tragic crash, one of the basketball player's teammates wore the victim's number on his uniform as a sign of mourning. Officials of the local basketball association were thrown into a dilemma because they wanted to retire that number, also as a symbol of sadness for the fallen star. The teammate held out however, and quietly insisted that he would defy his superiors' wishes. "I want to wear his number one last time," he said, "because I'm dedicating this game to him. He was my friend, and this game tonight, I play for him!" he pledged. At first glance such a gesture might appear to be showy, or even downright theatrical. But not this time, for the deceased basketball hero really was his friend, and a close friend at that. One man was Chinese, the other a Westerner, making the friendship even more special. There's a notion in the air that professional athletes from overseas find it difficult or even impossible to make good friends with their Chinese teammates. The familiar old barriers prove to be too formidable

squabbles about salaries, differences in social and family backgrounds, variances in cultural views about athletic performance, differences in language. The reasons cited go on and on. If we want them to, if we allow them to, friendships can form. Well, friendships do form. And they can form in ways and with people we don't expect. Every friend in our life is a beautiful gift, and perhaps it is true that friends in unexpected places are the greatest gifts of all. I was uncertain about opening these words today with a reference to Romeo and Juliet, for although I'm a romantic at heart, I'm a firm believer in the gospel of many ways. There are many ways of loving, this I have learned in my life, and many ways too of being a friend. The athletes spoken of above cared about each other. They were friends, and though it was not a friendship that would warrant the words "parting is such sweet sorrow," spoken by our literary characters, they shared a deep sense of love, and that should speak to us. It's not wise at all to only talk of love in a romantic or sexual sense. It is not true that only "people in love" or only a young man and woman, or only people physically involved with one another, would know the happiness or the pain of loving somebody. Love is much bigger than all those silly little categories. There are simply many ways of loving, and many ways to be a friend. Among all those other problems in our collective lives, let's not forget that very important truth. New Words and Expressions Muse on/about/upon/over 沉思，冥想 Woe n.痛苦，悲伤 A host of 一大堆，许多（又作hosts of ） Premarital sex 婚前性行为 Make headlines 成为头条新闻 Hold out 拒绝妥协，坚定不移 Downright adj. 彻头彻尾的，十足的 Deceased adj. 死去了的 There's a notion in the air …有一种谣传 Formidable adj. 难以克服的，难对付的 Gospel n. 信条，行为准则 Speak v. 表明，显示 Post by Halle @ 12:36 Sunrise

2004-06-10 20:08 好闷热的一个夏日。下午听着Grammy 获奖者爵士歌手Norah Jones的Sunrise无聊地慵懒地等待着Sunset.听着听着脑子里出现了这个念头：把所有同名的Sunrise歌曲都找出来...每首歌风格各异，很有意思的...把链接拿过来据为己有！人可怕的占有欲呀! Sunrise by Norah Jones Sunrise, sunrise/ Looks like mornin' in your eyes But the clocks held 9:15 for hours Sunrise, sunrise/ Couldn't tempt us if it tried 'Cause the afternoon's already come and gone And I said hoo.../ To you Surprise, surprise/ Couldn't find it in your eyes But I'm sure it's written all over my face Surprise, surprise/ Never something I could hide When I see we made it through another day And I said hoo.../ To you Now good night/ Throw its cover down On me again/ Ooh and if I'm right It's the only way To bring me back/Hoo.../ To you/ Hoo... 这首由Simple Red 演唱的歌曲很有节奏感。 As I look into your eyes I see the sunrise The light behind your face helps me realise Will we sleep and sometimes love until the moon shines Maybe the next time I¡¯ll be yours and maybe you¡¯ll be mine I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s even in your mind at all It could be me/At this moment in time Is it in your mind at all/ It should be me, it could be me Forever Wandering through life will love come home to you And the love you want forever, will they be true to you Will we sleep and sometimes love until the moon shines Maybe the next time I'll be yours and maybe you'll be mine I don't know if it's even in your mind at all It could be me/ At this moment in time/ Love's indescribable It should be me, it could be me Forever Easy, ready, willing, over time Where does it stop where do you dare me to draw the line You've got the body now you want my soul Don't even think about it say no go 梁静茹演唱的汪佩蓉作品满天的星辰　看进眼睛里　变成一颗一颗的眼泪它不是流星　它一点都不美丽昨天的这里　是谁带着随身听　唱的情歌很动听那是不是你　我忽然记不起不确定不出声挂断了电话　是预告什么结局在今天太阳升起前　把心中空间清乾净我知道我就要开始回忆　像烟花绽放后留下黑影不肯散去今天太阳升起前　把过去反覆想个过瘾再无声无息的把你忘记　只剩星空有纪录可寻黑夜到天明　不就像是部电影　写下多少的爱情会不会有我　默默在想念你的剧情那天空慢慢的变亮　是要我别伤心吗最后，听首Bandri的同名乐曲 Post by Halle @ 20:08 Changes Coming

2004-06-08 23:08 I got my passport yesterday morning. But my feeling was not good. It's not an exciting thing to me at all. Because it means I will probably have to quit my current job soon, go to a distant place. Though I'm keen to have a change and to do something different in my life, when the time passes day by day, many specific questions have to be thought about, such as whether I submit my resignation letter before I get the visa, or whether I should keep my personal file in my current working place...What bothersome problems! I just intend to quit my job, do not want to consider too much; but my parents they want stability in my life. I feel I'm limited and so weak. I have no way to keep my mood good these days. I keep surfing online for long time, searching good articles and music, then reply them on bbs. Only in this way can I try to forget all the troubles for a short moment. I don't like to quarrel with them and I know they are the persons who care about me most in the world. Actually, what I want to get from my parents is their encouragement and support. Because I really don't know where my future lies, when the rainbow in my life will occur. All what I know is that I have to follow the ideas in the deep of my heart, and obey my own belief.I believe the saying,"Nothing is impossible to a willing heart". Post by Halle @ 23:08 Gaudio Saves 2 M.P. to Stun Coria in Final

2004-06-07 19:55 Gaston Gaudio claimed one of the most unlikely Grand Slam victories in history Sunday when he saved two match points to defeat fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 in a Roland Garros final of wildly-fluctuating fortunes. Coria won 11 of the first 12 games of the match and seemed destined to extend his imposing clay record to 49 wins from his past 51 matches. But unseeded Gaudio eked out the third set and at 1-1 in the fourth set Coria's chances were rocked by cramps in his left leg which robbed him of his bliserting court coverage and forced him to serve at half pace. Gaudio saved two match points when Coria served for the match for a second time at 6-5 in the fifth. "This is like a movie for me," Gaudio said. Myskina became the first Ruusian woman to win a Gland slam tournament at French Open on last Satuarday. Post by Halle @ 19:55 World leaders remember D-Day

2004-06-07 19:49 Leaders from 16 countries gathered for ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day. The historic landing on the beaches of Normandy was not only a key turning point in World War Two. Sunday's ceremony is likely to be the last reunion of its kind for many of the survivors. French President Jacques Chirac made a speech expressing gratitude and respect for those who fought and died for the liberation of Europe. Jacques Chirac said, "At this auspicious moment, as we gather today on these Normandy beaches with the same emotion, history is again in the making. Nations and peoples who yesterday were divided by the clash of arms, stand united in silence, remembrance and reflection. Former combatants and enemies are moved by the same impetus, in tribute to men, sacrifice and the blood that was shed." Post by Halle @ 19:49 College entrance exams kick-off

2004-06-07 19:43 China's annual college entrance examinations have just got underway. For millions of high school graduates and their parents from across the country, this big day marks a crucial turning point in their life. For them, the success in the exam means quality university education and one step closer to an admirable career. Numerous families are in anxious anticipation of their children's good performance. The highly-demanding tests were launched on Monday morning, coinciding with the rush hour of a busy work-day. To allay the anxiety over traffic, major cities like Beijing and Guangzhou increased the number of police officers patrolling outside designated exam venues. The education departments also made efforts to ease students’feelings. Unlike their rigid and oppressive look in the past, many classrooms were transformed into a comfortable and friendly environment. Fresh potted flowers and heart-warming sign boards here and there are reminding students to calm down and be concentrated. Some cities are even requiring female examiners to put aside their high-heels for a couple of days, to keep the classrooms as quiet as possible. Hot water is in steady supply. Post by Halle @ 19:43 《绿袖子》

2004-06-06 20:31 《绿袖子》是一首英国民谣，在依丽莎白女王时代就已经已广为流传，相传是英皇亨利八世所作（他是位长笛家），根据19世纪英国学者威廉・查培尔(William Chappell)所做的研究资料指出，《绿袖子》的旋律最早是记录在16世纪末英国著名的鲁特琴曲集《William Ballet''s Lute Book》，歌词部份则出现在1584年。然而这首歌曲真正广为流传开来，则是在英国作曲家约翰・盖伊(John Gay)将它编入为了对抗意大利歌剧所创作的《乞丐歌剧》(The Beggar''s Opera,1728)中。这首民谣的旋律非常古典而优雅，是一首描写对爱情感到忧伤的歌曲，但它受到世人喜爱的层面却不仅仅局限在爱情的领域，有人将它换了歌词演唱、也有人将它作为圣诞歌曲，而它被改编为器乐演奏的版本也是多不胜数，有小品、有室内乐、有管弦乐…，而这其中又以上述的《乞丐歌剧》和英国作曲家佛汉威廉斯(Vaughan illiams)所写的《绿袖子幻想曲》(“Fantasia on Greensleeves”)最具代表性。在《绿袖子》的诸多乐器版本中，最能表现此曲略为凄美的情境，除了最早的鲁特琴版本、吉他版本一直以其独特的音色而独树一帜外。另一方面，在众多古典吉他改编的版本里，又以英国鲁特琴音乐家佛朗西斯・卡汀 (Francis Cutting)所做的编曲最受大众所推崇和喜爱。此外，比较著名的版本尚有奥地利吉他家卡尔・夏伊 (Karl Scheit)为吉他二重奏所写的《绿袖子变奏曲》。下面这篇译文是来自《读书人》，原作者是按照诗经风格译的。《袖底风・绿袖》我思断肠，伊人不臧。 Alas my love, you do me wrong 弃我远去，抑郁难当。 To cast me off discourteously 我心相属，日久月长。 I have loved you all so long 与卿相依，地老天荒。 Delighting in your company 绿袖招兮，我心欢朗。 Greensleeves was all my joy 绿袖飘兮，我心痴狂。 Greensleeves was my delight 绿袖摇兮，我心流光。 Greensleeves was my heart of gold 绿袖永兮，非我新娘。 And who but my Lady Greensleeves 我即相偎，柔荑纤香。 I have been ready at your hand 我自相许，舍身何妨。 To grant whatever you would crave 欲求永年，此生归偿。 I have both waged life and land 回首欢爱，四顾茫茫。 Your love and good will for to have 伊人隔尘，我亦无望。 Thou couldst desire no earthly thing 彼端箜篌，渐疏渐响。 But still thou hadst it readily 人既永绝，心自飘霜。 Thy music still to play and sing 斥欢斥爱，绿袖无常。 And yet thou wouldst not love me 绿袖去矣，付与流觞。 Greensleeves now farewell adieu 我燃心香，寄语上苍。 God I pray to prosper thee 我心犹炽，不灭不伤。 For I am still thy lover true 伫立垅间，待伊归乡。 Come once again and love me Post by Halle @ 20:31 怀念

2004-06-03 22:20 在怀念中，拉开了对菲的执着。她是一个纯粹的的人，就算恸哭也只能不动声色去滴泪。在淤泥里绽放属于自己的美丽，在靡离中怀念自己的味道。烟花四散的世界里，也许她也曾迷茫过，也许婚姻的蹉跎使她改变了的歌声，但是未曾改变怀念的味道。拒绝美丽，拒绝甜蜜，她的叛逆、她的荏弱，她的随心所欲都再此刻的歌声中得到释放。怀念清爽的天空，怀念晶莹剔透的我愿意。做一个女人容易，做一个容易受伤的女人更容易，蝴蝶被捏入指尖的那刻，指尖的躁动，蝴蝶的挣扎，都在瞬间冒出激烈的火花。就像玫瑰刺刺入手中的那刻，鲜血与疼痛的交融。故意看不见迷离的电子乐，在别人选择下车时刻，我点上了这首怀念。在怀念中，执着的走下去，跟随你来到了另一个天空。关起满室不足的氧气点着烟蒂回味你的呼吸搜索脑里为完的龃龉对着空气还击着你的问题推辞每次真实的相距困着自己渴望着你的消息沾沾自喜拒绝的魅力不着痕迹享受着与你的距离也许喜欢怀念你多于看见你也许喜欢想像你多于得到你关起满室不足的氧气点着烟蒂回味你的呼吸散落一地断续的谜语对着空气还击着你的问题推辞每次真实的相距困着自己渴望着你的消息翻来覆去甜蜜的怀疑故作神秘延续着你的好奇也许喜欢怀念你多于看见你我也许喜欢想像你不需要抱着你 AH ..... 也许喜欢怀念你多于看见你我也许喜欢想像你受不了真的一起 Post by Halle @ 22:20