b*s
发帖数: 82482 | 1 呵呵，问号的英文老师说：
Can 35 Million Book Buyers Be Wrong? Yes.
Taking arms against Harry Potter, at this moment, is to emulate Hamlet
taking arms against a sea of troubles. By opposing the sea, you won't end it
. The Harry Potter epiphenomenon will go on, doubtless for some time, as J.
R. R. Tolkien did, and then wane.
The official newspaper of our dominant counter-culture, The New York Times,
has been startled by the Potter books into establishing a new policy for its
not very literate book review. Rat... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11067 | 2 查到他老婆了。很可怜的一个文艺女青年，嫁给了文艺男青年。最后成了精神病人，死
在精神病院的大火里了。
有时间的话可以把她的 Save Me the Waltz和菲茨基拉德的Tender Is the Night对比
起来看看。估计很有趣。 “the two novels provide contrasting portrayals of
the couple's failing marriage.”
WIKI
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre
in Montgomery, Alabama, was an American novelist and the wife of writer F.
Scott Fitzgerald. She was an icon of the 1920s—dubbed by her husband "the
first American Flapper." After the success of his first novel, This Si... 阅读全帖 |
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x*******a
发帖数: 11067 | 3 查到他老婆了。很可怜的一个文艺女青年，嫁给了文艺男青年。最后成了精神病人，死
在精神病院的大火里了。
有时间的话可以把她的 Save Me the Waltz和菲茨基拉德的Tender Is the Night对比
起来看看。估计很有趣。 “the two novels provide contrasting portrayals of
the couple's failing marriage.”
WIKI
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre
in Montgomery, Alabama, was an American novelist and the wife of writer F.
Scott Fitzgerald. She was an icon of the 1920s—dubbed by her husband "the
first American Flapper." After the success of his first novel, This Si... 阅读全帖 |
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J*******p
发帖数: 1129 | 4
独立宣言全文1337 words. 能把这全背下来，背诵功夫肯定是从小练出来的。不好意思
地说，我都没仔细地从头到尾读过。
下面只是开头的节选。
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the
public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing
importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be
obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts
of people, unless those people would reli... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 487 | 5 有关这个方面，我觉得你应该看著名专业歌手而不是业余玩票网名的例子。
我摘抄了一段：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Como#Vocal_characteristics
[quote]
Perhaps the reason people rarely talk about his formidable attributes
as a singer is that he makes so little fuss about them. That celebrated
ease of his has been too little understood. Ease in any art is the result
of mastery over the details of the craft. You get them together to the
point where you can forget about how you do things and concentrate on
what you are doing. Como got th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 22013 | 6 我转载的，觉得有意思。大家点评一下。
http://aperture.org/blog/samuel-fosso-emperor-africa/?utm_sourc
Samuel Fosso: Emperor of Africa
A master of theatrical self-portraiture turns toward China.
By Olu Oguibe
Samuel Fosso, Self-Portrait as Mao Zedong, from the series Emperor of Africa
, 2013 © Samuel Fosso. Courtesy Jean Marc Patras, Paris
As a teenage photographer and commercial portrait–studio owner in Bangui,
Central African Republic, in the 1970s, Samuel Fosso took turns between
client sittings in his stud... 阅读全帖 |
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s**********s
发帖数: 7387 | 7 Pentax 67 is a formidable weapon:
"10: Only real men shoot Pentax 67s: FALSE. Actually, one of my friends, New
York photographer Eun Suk Joo, shoots with a Pentax 67. She's maybe 5' tall
and weighs less than a hundred pounds. It's funny to see her carry it since
it's totally out of proportion to her body, but she shoots a mean slide
with it and regularly prints giantic 40"x60" posters. If she's ever mugged,
she could whack the assailant with her Pentax 67. He'll go down cold and she
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发帖数: 2814 | 8 If the K-5 will indeed launch with the current suggested price of $1600, it
will not only become the most advanced digital SLR in its price class, but
also a formidable rival for competing manufacturers
作者估计忘吃药了
effective |
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a********l
发帖数: 39524 | 9 summer sword，romantically formidable。 |
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发帖数: 263 | 10 Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang gave a musical shout out to America-hating
patriots in his homeland when he played at the White House state dinner last
week.
During his performance, Lang tinkled the ivories with the famous anti-
American propaganda tune "My Motherland" -- the theme song from the Chinese-
made Korean War movie "Battle on Shangangling Mountain."
Chinese President Hu Jintao, the guest of honor at the dinner, surely
recognized the melody. The song has been a favorite anti-American pr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1208 | 12 Dude, what matters is the approval rating. Do you agree, during the 6.4
movement, the majority (more than 50% by definition) approved student's
peaceful petition and political demand for a more freer press and anti-
corruption policy.
If it were small number, as you keep saying, beijing cops would have been
capable of dealing with the crowd and put the demonstration to the rest.
Have you seen anything in this magnitude in any country when a gov needs a
formidable professionally trained army with... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 18251 | 13 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: zoun (Konchog Gyamtso), 信区: Military
标 题: 直言了：转基因危害儿童，英国认账了！zt
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Sep 17 10:53:57 2013, 美东)
就在中国农官再次鼓吹转基因食品作物如何“安全”和如何“先进”的神话的时候，欧
美传来消息：转基因食品作物造成健康危害和生态危害。
就在中国农官再次鼓吹转基因食品作物如何“安全”和如何“先进”的神话的时候
，欧美传来消息：转基因食品作物造成健康危害和生态危害。
[1] 英国媒体报道说，调查报告指出，因足够量食用了从美国进口的含有转基因成
分的儿童食品，英国儿童出现了足够严重的“hyperactive”病变【按：一般翻译为多
动症】。按照美国卫生部门的定义，“hyperactive”属于神经过敏类型的“超动”病
态，即肢体发生超常运动而患者失去了控制力。可见，转基因食品中的转基因毒素成分
可进入人体并发挥作用(包括对人类神经系统的破坏作用)。
可见，中国农官所谓的转基因食品“安全”和“没有食品安全问题报告”等言论，... 阅读全帖 |
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t******n
发帖数: 2939 | 14 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
LC1 (ots) 于 (Wed Jun 5 13:45:56 2013, 美东) 提到:
顶锅盖说了赶快跑！
说是反独裁、反贪腐和反暴政都还勉强，但说是民主运动太不靠谱了。那些“领导们”
什么时候尊重民主的决定了？如果真民主，就不会有最后的流血了。
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yariguy (yari guy) 于 (Wed Jun 5 16:40:29 2013, 美东) 提到:
China has too many people like you. How do you explain the student movement
in Chinese history where blood was shed and life was lost? These are not
democratic movement?
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b*s
发帖数: 82482 | 15 “泽尔达生在20世纪初的美国南方阿拉巴马州，是大法官的女儿，却不是典型的南方
淑女，而是自甘堕落的“金发魔鬼”。她年轻漂亮，是三所学校的校花，沉浸在男人仰
慕爱恋的目光里，只在乎怎么彻夜跳舞、喝酒，享受青春。她爱上了一个漂亮得像女人
的年轻中尉，讲法语、绅士派，最重要的，是个即将成名的天才作家。”
其实zelda一开始根本就没有看上scott：
From early adolescence Zelda was a formidable presence in Southern society,
outshining all other belles as the star in ballet recitals and elite country
club events. Shortly after finishing high school, she met F. Scott
Fitzgerald at a country club dance, but was unimpressed and agreed with her
family on his limited financia... 阅读全帖 |
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m******e
发帖数: 536 | 16 “不自由毋宁死”（give me liberty or give me death)是美国历史上非常经典著名
而且流传久远的一个演讲。是当年美国独立战争时，帕特里克·亨利（Patrick Henry)
在殖民地维吉尼亚议会的演讲，号召美国人为了自由要反抗英国殖民统治。
我教练专门选了个演讲最后的三段作为我的学习资料，尤其是连读，断句，各种语气语
调。我也练习了一段时间，就贴出来了，还有好多问题毛病，大家多提意见。
https://app.box.com/s/q6qnzx8wyh7pbt8budzp
They tell us, sir, that we are weak - unable to cope with so formidable an
adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the
next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard
shall be stationed in... 阅读全帖 |
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n****4
发帖数: 12553 | 17 UGANDA
When widows turn to the law to battle abuse and property grabbing, the odds
against them can be formidable. Archivist Michael Nyero works in the records
room of the Mengo Chief Magistrate Court, one of many local courts
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m****8
发帖数: 627 | 18 Well
All of us have been given the ability to become 佛, but not everyone will be
chosen and certainly not all the chosen ones will decide to become a 佛.
'Attach to nothing' can be formidable, hehe. |
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s****x
发帖数: 683 | 19 If 回忆 makes you feel good, do it, no harm.
But try to stay away from the negative feelings, the chain is formidable. |
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l******8
发帖数: 9475 | 21 很多大型犬, 大的, 好的Breders就是在后院盖个狗窝, 然后把狗放在里面的. 也没
见谁去谴责, 去抗议.
在清藏高原上, 狗一年四季在外面, 冬天零下几十度的低温.
养工作犬不是养热带鱼.
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/top-dog-breeds-for-life-outdoors/p
Top Dog Breeds for Life Outdoors
Due to space limitations or personal preference, some people choose to have
their dogs live the majority of their lives outdoors. Some dogs do better
than others as an outdoor dog.
Curly coated retriever. This retriever is a hardy dog that loves water. His
thick coat gives him protection from the har... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 14561 | 22 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
laosong8 (吃喝玩乐坐汽车) 于 (Fri Jul 18 13:12:23 2014, 美东) 提到:
很多大型犬, 大的, 好的Breders就是在后院盖个狗窝, 然后把狗放在里面的. 也没
见谁去谴责, 去抗议.
在清藏高原上, 狗一年四季在外面, 冬天零下几十度的低温.
养工作犬不是养热带鱼.
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/top-dog-breeds-for-life-outdoors/p
Top Dog Breeds for Life Outdoors
Due to space limitations or personal preference, some people choose to have
their dogs live the majority of their lives outdoors. Some dogs do better
than others as an outdoor dog.
Curly coated retrie... 阅读全帖 |
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m*******l
发帖数: 370 | 23 I have suffered a lot dealing with women in all my life.
The only thing I can say is -> Whatever they say, you either agree or listen
to their concerns, never argue with them, never!!!
Otherwise, you may win many fights, but you will lose the war, they are
formidable!!! |
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发帖数: 720 | 24 Hehe I never liked Ms. Yang. Nothing regarding her personal life. Just the
way she wrote made me nuts. Her novel and essays reflected she had formidable
knowledge, fantastic memory and condescending attitude. She had an article on
her aunt, and listed all grudges in the household, as tiny as needle & thread.
A humorous and understanding author (as she was widely acclaimed) would see
all these family affairs were unavoidable and rather normal. Yet her
narrative gave a strong impression that |
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l*********l
发帖数: 830 | 25 a tall order:
a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we
did it"
这个跟着狼兄混,潜移默化水平都会提高哦 |
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s*******y
发帖数: 46535 | 26 GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle
About the Opera
Robert Lepage’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des
Nibelungen, will air on Great Performances at the Met, September 11-14 in
primetime each night on PBS stations (check local listings), as a major
television event.
The operas – Das Rheingold, Die Walkre, Siegfried, and Gtterdmmerung —
will be preceded on Monday, September 10 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) by
the airing of award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke’s documentary Wagne... 阅读全帖 |
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d***o
发帖数: 761 | 27 http://bigthink.com/book-think/what-are-the-best-poems-of-the-p
What Are the Best Poems of the Past 25 Years?
Austin Allen on July 24, 2012, 12:30 AM
In 2006 the New York Times asked a select group of literary sages: “What’s
the best work of American fiction of the last 25 years?” The results of
the poll stirred chatter, passions, and healthy controversy. Toni Morrison’
s Beloved emerged as the voters' favorite, followed by Don DeLillo’s
Underworld, Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, and John Upd... 阅读全帖 |
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c****t
发帖数: 19049 | 28 THE PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ADAM EWING
Thursday, 7th November—
Beyond the Indian hamlet, upon a forlorn strand, I happened on a trail of
recent footprints.
Through rotting kelp, sea cocoa-nuts & bamboo, the tracks led me to their
maker, a White man,
his trow-zers & Pea-jacket rolled up, sporting a kempt beard & an outsized
Beaver, shoveling
& sifting the cindery sand with a teaspoon so intently that he noticed me
only after I had hailed
him from ten yards away. Thus it was, I made the acquaintance of... 阅读全帖 |
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d***p
发帖数: 306 | 29 刘慈星。。。[偷笑]
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http://www.guokr.com/post/448760/
事情是这样的，2012年8月的时候，一群天文学家、行星科学家、前太空项目执行主管
和教育学家凑在一起，成立了一家以太空为主题的新公司，起名叫Uwingu（这个词在斯
瓦希里语里是“天空”的意思）。他们的目的是，想出各种点子来筹钱，当然这筹到的
钱会用于太空探索和教育领域。
他们想到了一个点子，就是给太阳系外的行星征集名称。通常，天文学家宣布说发现了
太阳系外的某颗行星，那颗行星的名字通常都很不好听，比如开普勒42c、WASP-19b、
OGLE-TR-56b、Qatar-1b等等。懂的人知道它们是太阳系外的行星，不知道的还以为是
某种机器的某种型号呢……
去年10月，天文学家在《自然》杂志上宣布，在距离地球最近的三星系统半人马座阿尔
法星（三体呀！！！）的B星周围，发现了一颗大小差不多跟地球一样的行星。（详见@
Ent 当时发的贴子：【号外】半人马... 阅读全帖 |
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j*******e
发帖数: 2168 | 30 看这一段：
“ Coincident with the growth of interdependence, small states have acquired
formidable sea denial forces. States that could previously be influenced by
U.S. power now may choose another option. Besides purposeful actions, they can
make the waters off their coasts exceptionally inhospitable by "accidental"
engagements or unacknowledged surprise attacks and retain "plausible
deniability." Such actions can unacceptably increase the costs of naval
diplomacy.”
由此我认为，"sea deniability"是海洋法赋予主权国的一 |
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发帖数: 2133 | 31 “I have known many graduates of Bryn Mawr. They are all of the same mold.
They have all accepted the same bright challenge: something is lost that has
not been found, something's at stake that has not been won, something is
started that has not been finished, something is dimly felt that has not
been fully realized. They carry the distinguishing mark – the mark that
separates them from other educated and superior women: the incredible vigor,
the subtlety of mind, the warmth of spirit, the aspira... 阅读全帖 |
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e*******c
发帖数: 2133 | 32 “I have known many graduates of Bryn Mawr. They are all of the same mold.
They have all accepted the same bright challenge: something is lost that has
not been found, something's at stake that has not been won, something is
started that has not been finished, something is dimly felt that has not
been fully realized. They carry the distinguishing mark – the mark that
separates them from other educated and superior women: the incredible vigor,
the subtlety of mind, the warmth of spirit, the aspira... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 33 Many denominational Christians and even church leaders are under the
mistaken belief that Jesus was a Jew. But nothing could be further from the
truth.
Judea and Galilee were two separate states and political entities, as
illustrated on the map of Palestine in the time of our Saviour in your Bible
. Jesus Himself was not a Jew (Judean) or resident of Judea, He was a
Galilean or resident of Galilee (Matthew 26:69; John 7:41), and a Judahite
or descendent of the Tribe of Judah. The Judeans of prom... 阅读全帖 |
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D*****r
发帖数: 6791 | 34 Letters from the Earth
When the Creator had finished thinking, He said, "I have thought. Behold!"
He lifted His hand, and from it burst a fountain-spray of fire, a million
stupendous suns, which clove the blackness and soared, away and away and
away, diminishing in magnitude and intensity as they pierced the far
frontiers of Space, until at last they were but as diamond nailheads
sparkling under the domed vast roof of the universe.
At the end of an hour the Grand Council was dismissed.
They left... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5754 | 35 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/21/going-undercover-ch
Going undercover, the evangelists taking Jesus to Tibet
Chris and Sarah recently moved into a newly renovated two-bedroom apartment
in Xining, a bustling Chinese city on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, where
they manage a small business and spread the teachings of Jesus Christ. The
couple, whose names have been changed to protect their identities, are
enthusiastic and devout. They say that they could stay for decades.
"I really lov... 阅读全帖 |
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l**a
发帖数: 5175 | 36 Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (born November 20, 1940) is an American Indologist
whose professional career has spanned five decades. A scholar of Sanskrit
and Indian textual traditions, her major works include, Asceticism and
Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva (1973), Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook (
translated from Sanskrit, 1975), The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology (
1976); Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts (1980), The Rig Veda: An
Anthology, 108 Hymns Translated from the Sanskrit (1981),... 阅读全帖 |
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b*s
发帖数: 82482 | 37 Here's a great iMac Tip
My brother in law is a teacher at a training (reform) school and one of the
problems that can sometimes arise with the Macs they have is that students
(inmates) will remove the balls from the mouse and throw or slingshot them.
The balls are very dense and make formidable weapons. Even where the mouse
balls are not abused in this way, they can pretty easily be stolen or
"lost".
At least one of my suppliers provides a separate SKU for an educational
replacement mouse that c |
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s****d
发帖数: 338 | 38 Scientific programs are a very small concern here.
Many developers use MBP to run Java IDEs such as eclipse for their Java
development (mostly Web and server side stuff), myself included. In fact I'm
pretty sure most ppl with MBPs at the press conference use either java or
flash tools (or both) for their daily work. What will they think about this
"my way or highway" frenzy exhibited by jobs? I sure am going to seriously
look at a Win 7 laptop when shopping for a new one.
This blows. I think jo... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 39 So Chinese merchants are formidable. Good sign.
and
phone |
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r****r
发帖数: 755 | 40 转载from http://fuwenustc.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
1969年7月20号美国东部时间下午4点17分40秒，下面为原始通话纪录：
...Armstrong: Houston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.
CapCom: Roger, Twan ... [correcting himself] Tranquility. We copy you onthe
ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again
. Thanks a lot.
Aldrin: Thank you.
Capcom: You're looking good here.... The Eagle has landed.
这一刻，人类第一次在另外一个星球上着陆。
给各位介绍一下出场的人物，Neil Armstrong不用介绍，天下谁人不识君。CapCom是
NASA载人航天控制中心负责和宇航员直接通信的人，... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 26 | 41 Agree with LZ, sequencing cost may not be a problem in the future. PacBio
claims to sequence the human genome with $100, GnuBio claims $30 in the
future. What will be the biggest problems are data analysis and
interpretation. A regular lab probably won't have the computing resources
for whole genome analysis, so people are talking about cloud computing and
offer a genome browser interface for users, like DNAnexus. Interpretation
is also a formidable task. There will be so many variants with un |
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S*****s
发帖数: 242 | 43 Biden: 'Name one innovative product' from China
killough.mugshot.4
Posted by
CNN's Ashley Killough
(CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden blasted China on Wednesday in a speech
about foreign policy, arguing the country hasn't produced anything
innovative.
"China-and it's true - is graduating six to eight times as many scientists
and engineers as we have. But I challenge you, name me one innovative
project, one innovative change, one innovative product that has come out of
China," the vice president sa... 阅读全帖 |
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h*****0
发帖数: 145 | 44 A Japanese lesson for China
Officials in the U.S. and China can learn from Japan's boom and bust in the
1980s and '90s.
By Lawrence H. Summers, Economist LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS is a contributing
editor to Opinion.
February 26, 2007
A RISING Asian power is an export juggernaut and enjoys prodigious growth
fueled by high savings and investment rates. Its rapidly modernizing
industries threaten an ever greater swath of industry in Europe and the
United States. Its formidable central bank reserves and |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 45 IL 教师对 PARCC 发表的意见
【注：PARCC是基于Common Core的 Assessment】
Dear ICTM colleagues:
With the recent, extensive field test of PARCC test items now completed and
some sample items posted on the PARCC web site, teachers now have a better s
ense of the kinds of test items that PARCC will be asking. (Practice items
form the Grades 3-8 performance-based tests will be released in Fall 2014.)
I raise here one concern about plans for the performance (open response) ite
ms in the hope of generating some discuss... 阅读全帖 |
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S***n
发帖数: 330 | 46 Read the last 2-3 paragraphs...
Yet something else is lately worrying geologists: the likelihood that the
Earth's crust, relieved of so much formidable weight of ice borne for many
thousands of years, has begun to stretch and rebound.
It's looking like this may be a long decade. And if we don't pull carbon out
of the way we energize our lives soon, a small clump of our not-too-distant
surviving descendants may find themselves, as Gaia scientist James Lovelock
has direly predicted, like the first |
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