Hooyoo: November 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

What is Trojan horse?

A destructive program that masquerades as a benign application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer.
The term comes from the a Greek story of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering. But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls, Greek soldiers sneak out of the horse's hollow belly and open the city gates, allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy.
Trojan horses are broken down in classification based on how they breach systems and the damage they cause. The seven main types of Trojan horses are:
Remote Access Trojans
Data Sending Trojans
Destructive Trojans
Proxy Trojans
FTP Trojans
security software disabler Trojans
denial-of-service attack (DoS) Trojans
Also see The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse in the Did You Know? section of Webopedia.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

250 Things You Wish You Know That Will Guarantee Your Speaking Success

Audience always comes first, ask yourself “How can they benefit from listening to me?”
Remember, it’s never about you!
Stage time, Stage time, Stage time.
Humor is greatly appreciated by your audience. Have you ever hear someone complain “This guy is way too funny!”?
Never try to wing a speech - your audience will know it.
Most people seek validation and not education - don’t be like most people.
If you want to be twice as good in 70 days, do a self evaluation after every speech or presentation.
We all bomb - get over it.
More importantly, learn how you can get better the next time.
Don’t ever imagine your audience naked. Unless you are a pervert who gets your high on seeing naked bodies.
Tell a story, make a point.
Tell another story, make another point.
Make a serious point after you get your audience laughing - they remember better.
Read Public Speaking for Success by Dale Carnegie - best book ever written!
Read The FAQ Book on Public Speaking by Eric Feng and Andrew Zhan - 2nd best book ever written!
Create a story bank. Each time something interesting happens - big or small - write it down. You never know where you can use it.
Stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul don’t cut it. Original’s better. Repeat after me. Original’s better.
That applies to quotes too. Pay attention to memorable quotes said by your dad, your boss, your best friend, your arch-enemy, your crush etc. Your audience will love it.
This will also give you the opportunity to tell a story about how the quote came about. Twice the fun for your audience!
The more you prepare, the less nervous you get.
Do some warm up exercises before you go on stage. I find simple stretching and push-ups to be extremely helpful.
The art is hiding the art itself. Be so prepared that you can appear natural on stage.
Follow the 80/20 rule - 80% prepared. 20% impromptu. Being prepared is extremely important but when you are too prepared, you take the fun out of a speech. The 20% spontaneity allows you to milk any situations that arises while you deliver your speech.
If you want to be a phenomenal speaker, hone your improvisational skills.
Sign up for an improv class.
No class? Watch an improv instead. I recommend Whose line is it anyway?
Join Toastmasters. This is one of the best ways to gain confidence and clock stage time.
And don’t just speak at your club. Make it a point to visit at least one new club every month. Volunteer for an appointment. Serve and more important, speak!
Participate actively in the Table Topics segment, it will help you hone your improvisational skills.
Even though you can only do one table topic on stage, you can run through the rest in your head. It’s a form of warm up.
Know your audience very well - understand their needs, pains and desires.
A powerful speech is one that can help solve your audience’s problems.
Be audience-centric - think about how your speech can benefit them.
Your nervousness stems from you being too I-centric: Will they like ME? Will MY speech bomb? Will they laugh at ME? Will I forget MY lines? Will they think I am good? Trying focusing on your audience instead.
You can start by asking “How can the audience benefit from listening to me?”
If you want to become a better speaker in a shorter amont of time, get yourself a mentor.
Observe other speakers, both good and bad. If there is something a speaker did right, learn from it and incorporate it in your speech. If there is something a speaker did wrong, find out why and avoid it at all cost.
Practice makes permanence.
If you think you are good enough, that’s when your downfall as a speaker begins.
Find like-minded friends who want to get better at their speaking. Meet regularly and help each other grow.
Make your audience the heroes. Share success stories from people in your audience.
A powerful story has four elements - it makes you think, makes you feel, makes you laugh and most importantly, it delivers a message that can change your life.
The best way to learn is to teach somebody else. Find opportunities to do that. Offer pointers. Offer coaching. Offer suggestions. Remember, you can’t give away what you don’t have. Once you teach somebody else what you learned, it reinforces and improves your speaking skills.
Solid content and high speech value will always win your audience over. No questions about it.
Punchi Dewal, Loku Dewal (in Sihalese), which means small step, major stride. Focus on doing the small things right and you will get there soon enough.
When you pray to become a confident and charismatic speaker, you don’t just immediately become one. Instead you are given opportunity after opportunity to become one. So grab them!
3 questions to ask after every speech - (i) what have I done well? (ii) what can be done better? (iii) what’s one thing I want to improve in my next speech?
Keep doing the things you have done well and focus on getting the one thing you want to improve done well as well. If you are successful, move on to the next thing. If you are not, don’t dismay. Find out why and work at it.
Even Rome wasn’t built in a day. So be patient!
Don’t try to impress. Instead try to, share, help, inspire, teach, inform, guide, persuade, motivate… or make the world a little bit better.
Stay present in the moment. Forget about the conversations running in your head. Be with your audience. Enjoy the time you have with them.
Keep your presentation simple. One message, three points and a kick-ass call for action.
Remember, less is more. Keep your speech short and sweet.
Be conversational. Put aside your “stage voice” and just be yourself. Talk to your audience like they are your friends.
What’s one story that only YOU can tell? Spend time creating that signature story.
Start strong (always).
Tell half a story and the proceed with your main message. Make sure your message ties in well with that story and don’t forget to tell the rest of your story at the end of your speech. You won’t want to leave your audience high and dry, will you?
Ask a question that gets your audience thinking.
Do a demonstration that leads to your message. Recommended to involve your audience.
Shock them with facts and numbers, but please don’t overwhelm them. Shock not kill.
Start off with a video or cartoon, funny is optional.
Pause…leave them wondering. Grab their attention, and then start.
Once in a while, do something different or crazy.
Remember, the greatest enemy of speakers is same-ness. (Thanks Patricia Fripp for the tip!)
Never ask your audience how are they doing at the start of your presentation because we know you don’t really care. It’s just a sign that you are unprepared.
That includes “Good morning”, “Good afternoon” and “Good evening”.
Memorize your introduction because in the first 30 seconds, you are the most nervous and your audience is the most skeptical. A memorized introduction will help you stay composed.
Likewise, memorize your conclusions so that you end strong and remain memorable.
However, don’t memorize your entire speech. Internalize. (Thanks David Brooks for the tip!)
Never, ever go overtime.
Don’t introduce a new point in your conclusion - you will only confuse them.
Don’t end with Q&A. Make sure you have the last word.
Don’t end abruptly either.
Avoid abstractions. Always relate to a common experience.
A fail-safe question to answer in your speech - What’s in it for me?
If you fail to answer that question, your audience will not buy into your speech. You might as well not deliver your speech.
In order to successfully deliver an inspiring speech, you - the speaker - has to first be inspired.
No pain, no action. If you want to get your audience into action, you need to first understand where their pains are. Once you have identified that particular pain, poke at it. Recreate the scenario so that they can re-experience the pain, both physically and emotionally. When you have successfully brought your audience to that state, they will be begging you to offer them a remedy or a quick solution to rid them of the pain.
Grabbing your audience’s attention is easy. The challenge is keeping it.
The key to grabbing attention is surprise. The key to keeping attention is interest.
In order to generate interest, you have to first create a gap in their knowledge. As George Loewenstein, a behavioral economist at Carnegie Mellon University explained, “Gap causes pain. When we want to know something but we don’t, it is like having an itch that we need to scratch.” In order for the pain to go away, the gap has to be filled.
Tell them enough to whet their appetite but do not reveal the big secret yet. Here’s one you can try: tell them a story of how a man from the streets became rich and famous overnight without giving them the specifics.
Look at ONE person at a time when you are delivering your speech.
Look them in the eye, don’t be shy.
But please don’t stare. It’s rude.
Do this whether you are speaking to a small crowd or a big crowd. You will make them feel very loved.
Smile. Smile when you are walking up to the stage. Smile when you make a mistake. Smile when your audience laugh at your story. Smile when you are delivering your message. Smile when you conclude. Smile when you leave the stage. Smile.
Avoid bullet points in your powerpoint presentation. They are sleep inducing.
Pictures tell a thousand words. Use them in your presentations.
Your slides are NOT your notecards.
Your slides are NOT for documentation purposes.
Your slide is NOT your note page.
Your slideshow is NOT the star. You are!
Too many tables, figures and graphs may not be a good thing. Remember, everything in moderation.
Have a mix.
Do a spell check on your slides before you flash them on the screen. They are glaring.
Who says you have to use the default powerpoint templates? Create your own.
Using Microsoft clip art and sound effects for your presentation are things of the past.
If a picture can replace the words, do so!
Use professional pictures from Stock Images or Stock Xchng instead.
Try flickr. They have very original pictures too.
Have you ever thought about embedding a video in your slide? Try youtube. They have every video under the sun.
Ten steps to becoming a better speaker. (see below)
Speak.
Speak more.
Speak even more.
Speak even more than that.
Speak when you don’t want to.
Speak when you do.
Speak when you have something to say.
Speak when you don’t.
Speak all the time.
Keep speaking.
In short, it is all about stage time. (Yes I said that before but it’s so important that it warrants a 2nd reminder)
Having said that, don’t speak for the sake of speaking. It helps if you WANT to speak. It makes the entire process more fun for you and the audience.
Videotaping yourself speak can be very confronting but necessary, especially if you want to improve.
Take extra effort to remove all your pause fillers from your speech. Common culprits include “urm”, “ah”, “so”, “you know”, “hmm” etc. They are known to reduce your credibility ten folds.
One way of overcoming them is to get used to the silence.
Music happens where there are no notes. Magic happens when there are no words.
Don’t just obey the speaking rules just because they are rules. Instead, question the rules! Every rule is there for a reason. Understand the reason behind it and you can better decide if you should stick to the rule or do something different.
By all mean thank your audience. They deserve it contrary to popular beliefs. However, don’t you think it is a waste to thank them at the end of your speech when you can do something more impactful and memorable? My suggestion is to thank them, before you deliver your conclusion.
You can use cue cards but make sure they don’t distract you or the audience.
And if you have to use them, make sure they are in card form instead of paper. It will be very obvious that you are shaking if you hold on to paper.
Give your audience what THEY want and not what you think they want or even what you want… That’s right people, it’s always about them!
Speak on something that you believe in. Your sincerity and enthusiasm will come through strongly.
Focus on your strengths as a speaker. Make sure you know how to recreate them, and even make them stronger.
Make your strengths so strong that your weaknesses are a non-issue.
Stop asking WHY. (Why am I so sucky in speaking? Why did the audience look so bored?) Try asking HOW. (How can I be less sucky? How can I make the audience interested in what I have to say?) Why gets you defensive and stuck. How gets you moving forward.
Return to basics.
Search for your old speeches; make some changes and give them again.
Review your notes; apply those pointers that you may have missed.
Take up a basic public speaking workshop and relearn!
Offer to coach new speakers and teach them the basics.
For advanced Toastmasters, redo your basic manual.
Remember some of your audience’s names and use them in your speech. They will love you for it!
A host or emcee is also a cheerleader.
Play simple games with them and make them look good. Embarass them and no one will participate in your activities.
Do your homework - make sure you know the flow of the entire program.
Remember, you are not the star of the show. Your audience or your guests are.
The best speeches are not written, they are rewritten.
The next time you prepare a speech, do some imagination. If your speech is a piece of music, what music will it be? If your speech is a colour, what colour will it be? If you speech is a dish, what dish will it be? The secret is to cross and merge different senses so that your speech becomes richer and more real to the audience.
Have “flesh” time with your audience before you get up on stage to speak.
In other words, go shake their hands and get to know them. Make small talk. This way, you won’t feel like you are talking to a bunch of strangers when you are up on stage.
Here’s 9 sure-fire ways to piss your audience off. Try at your risk.
Starting weak: “I guess I should probably get started…. uh…ok here goes…”
Giving the audience zero eye contact
Reading off the slides
Having slides with heap full of words (and MORE words!)
Having NO message (Variation: Failing to make a point and leaving us confused)
Mumbling throughtout the entire speech
Apologizing to the audience right at the start:“I’m not exactly sure what I want to say but I will try…”
Ending late - it’s obvious you don’t respect our time!
Be totally unprepared - it shows how much you value us!
Before you go up on stage, recall an incident where you were successful. Re-experience the emotions, be it excitement, pride, joy, euphoria. If you want, you can clench your fist and do the Tiger Wood “Yes!” gesture.
Plan-Pause-Scan: Plan where you want to stand. Pause and get yourself composed. Scan at the audience. And then begin your memorized introduction.
Once in a while, take a risk in your speech.
Bite your tongue when you feel very dry in your mouth. Lightly, please. You won’t want to die in front of your audience, will you?
Make it a daily habit to observe one speaker. Preferably someone you want to learn from.
Sing karaoke. It helps.
Everyone is a public speaker. Yes, even YOU!
Here are eight compelling reasons why you should master public speaking.
Public Speaking is the #1 fear for most people, surpassing the fear of death. At least you won’t be tormented with this unnecessary fear anymore.
At some point in life, you will be forced to speak in public whether you like it or not. How about preparing yourself in advance?
A successful leader must be competent in expressing himself/herself to a group of people. Unless you do not want to be a leader, public speaking is a must-have skill!
Being a better speaker can help you to stand out from the crowd in a positive way, which leads to increased self-confidence and better grades.
You will inevitably learn to write well because writing skills and speaking skills are not mutually exclusive.
When you are good at one, you will naturally be good at the other as well.
Let’s face it! Employers consistently rank public speaking and related communication skills as one of the top skills they look for in employees. You won’t want others to have an unfair advantage over you, will you?
Public Speaking is a trainable skill i.e. you are capable of being an excellent public speaker. Why deprive yourself of such an opportunity to shine?
You will be giving yourself the most important gift of all – the ability to speak up and stand out!
Oh one more thing, you get more dates.
Challenge yourself - join a speech contest.
You can win by giving it your all.
A remarkable speech is a memorable speech. And here’s how you can make it remarkable.
Come out with ten ways to modify your speech and overwhelm your audience with its remarkability
Each time you think of something safe to do for your speech, reverse it!
Find things that are “just not done” in the speaking industry and go do it (for the fun of it!)
Ask “Why not?” Almost everything you don’t do has no good reasson for it. It is usually the result of fear and assumption. So why not?
Treat your next speech like a game! Have loads of fun with it!
I learnt this from Seth Godin: One message per slide. Part of the less is more rule.
This one too: One story per point. The story doesn’t have to be long. Just make sure it underscores your point.
Find opportunities to surprise your audience. It keeps them at the edge of their seats.
Likewise, find opportunities to involve your audience. No matter how interesting you are, it gets boring if you do all the talking.
Variety keeps your audience on their toes. Find different ways to deliver your content. It could be a story, a videoclip, a demonstration, a pair share, an activity, a guest share, quotes, numbers, graphs, visuals and the list goes on.
Be really interested in your audience. It shows.
When you put your heart and soul into doing one thing, results are bound to show up. This applies to life too.
Ask and you shall receive. Never be afraid to ask for feedback. Do it for yourself.
Murphy’s law does apply to speaking too. Be prepared.
Always write your speech because what is written can be edited to be more colorful, concise, powerful and precise.
Write it not for the eye, but for the ear. Make sure it sounds conversational.
Start small to win big. Here’s two ways.
Read ONE public speaking article a day. Try The Public Speaking Blog.
Try ONE tip/technique that you have read about in your next speech.
Tip from 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren LaCroix - on the scale of 1 - 10, find your “11″! Be exceptional.
Don’t be afraid to ask for evaluation. Remember, it is for your own good. Take it with a pinch of salt.
Having said that, not all advice is good advice. Test them out. If they work, keep it. If they don’t, drop it.
You are only as good as your last speech.
The two main arsenal of a speaker is his stories and analogies. The better his stories and analogies, the more he get paid. (Thanks Darren La Croix for the tip!)
Avoid using bombastic words or technical words that no one understands. It doesn’t make you any smarter.
Here are 6 more ways to persuade your audience. Repeat the same point (usually your key message) in many ways. This will ensure that your message gets sticky.
Trust in the power of the word “because”. Psychological studies have shown that people are more likely to comply with a request if you simply give them a reason why… even if that reason makes no sense.
Get your audience to agree with you many times, as early as possible. It’s hard for them to say no when they have say yes to you 20 times.
Have social proof. Quotes from famous people adds a lot of credibility to your speech.
Show comparisons. By relating your message to something familiar (using similes, metaphors, analogies), you help to make your argument more palatable for your audience.
Address all objections to your case. Remember, every objection is an opportunity for them to say yes to you.
Being funny has less to do techniques and more to do with attitude.
Always look at the funny side of things, ask yourself “What’s funny about this?”
Pay attention to stories and things that happen to us. (funny stuff does happen)
Jot them down and store them in a humor bank. This way, you can refer to them each time you give a speech. You can save money on joke books even!
Audience laughed when they are successfully tricked. That’s the mechanic behind humor.
People learn the best when they are laughing.
Practice – test your humor in your presentation and conversations.
Seek out other people in the limelight who are funny - learn from them.
Make a serious point after your audience laugh, it sticks better.
It helps if you are optimistic about life.
People are developed funny, not born funny.
It’s never about you, it’s about the audience. (don’t tell jokes that YOU think it’s funny)
Self effacing humor works. (don’t insult your audience, make fun of yourself)
Keep your funny stories short. The size of the laugh is inversely proportional to the number of words used to get to the punchline.
Avoid off language, sexist and racist jokes.
Being funny starts from being creative. To churn your creative juices, get a journal and start free writing (at least up to 3 pages). In a diary, you think about what you want to say. However in free writing, you don’t. There are no filters. All you have to do is to keep your pen moving. If you are using a computer, then keep typing. This will help in speeding up your thinking ability too.
Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to make a crowd of 100 laugh then a room of 10. This is because when you have more people, the audience feels more comfortable. And when they are comfortable, they laugh easier.
If possible, speak in a small room. This way, all your audience will be packed together. It will make you look good. And there will be more energy in the room for you to play around with.
Be knowledgeable – know your stuff. Present 70% of what you prepared. Keep the rest for emergency purposes for eg. during Q&A or when you need to show off.
You get creative ideas at all time. Carry around a digital recorder or notebook everywhere you go. Whenever a creative idea strikes you, record or write it. You only have 37 secs of window time to capture the idea. Don’t wait till you are booked for speech before you think of what to say.
It’s really easy to be a memorable speaker.
Be hideously bad.
Or you can be exceptionally good. It’s your choice.
Audience voted these three characteristics as the most important for a speaker - sincerity, knowledge and humor.
Come early. Walk the stage and get used to being on top.
Test your mic. Test your slides. Test your pointer. Leave nothing to chance.
95% growth happens when you are out with the audience. It’s just another way of telling you to get stage time!
Don’t be afraid to say this to your audience - “RIP ME APART!” Repeat after me, “RIP ME APART!”
Don’t be afraid to show your emotions. When you are sad, be sad. When you are excited, be excited. When you are be angry, be angry.
Make sure you enunciate your words correctly. Diction is a tell tale sign of your ability as a speaker.
If need be, speak S.L.O.W.E.R.
Practice breathing from your diaphragm. It enhances your vocals and also make you sound less breathy.
To start, you don’t have to be good. But to be good, you have to start.
10 “You” for Every “I” in your speech! Remember, keep your speech audience-centric.
The next time you speak, leverage on another “AHA” moments by other speakers. If there is a particular word or occurence that made your audience laugh previously, find ways to bring them into your speech. This will not only make you popular. It demonstrates your speaking prowess as well.
Stories are only an asset to your speech if you bring your audience into your story through a “U”-centric question. For example, “Have YOU ever step on a scale and was forced to face reality?” And then you proceed with your story.
This is much better than telling your audience blatantly that you have a story to tell. Avoid this too “Oh, and this remind me of a story…” Equally lame.
Always organize your speech. Start with a simple structure. It’s like the backbone to your speech. Without it, no matter how good your content is, it will fall flat.
Writing a speech is similar to writing a hollywood script or a thriller novel. Don’t waste time. Start where the action is! Let the audience do the figuring out - they like it.
台上十分钟，台下十年功 (realized this when I was competing in Macau in 2006). What it means in English is “Ten minutes on stage is equivalent to ten years of training offstage”.
It’s ok to fail or bomb on stage. What is more important is the lesson behind it. Learn it well and make sure you don’t forget.
Be willing to fall.
Fall forward.
Don’t let a bad presentation stop you. We all have them, learn from it and go get them.
Persistence is key. And I think you have it if you have read from point 1 all the way to point 250.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

蝴蝶

两厢情愿的幸福
有什么错误
蛮不讲理的隔阻
比绑架还要残酷
门当户对的世俗
害了多少无辜
有情人不能眷属
人世间那么多无助
乌云密布
迎娶的路
心里早已想好了归宿
为爱付出
他的生命已经结束
化作蝴蝶飞舞
天空灿烂夺目
是生命绚丽的蓝图
迎着晨露
无拘无束
到一个自由的国度
哪怕仅仅是一棵树
人间可恶
留恋何苦
还不如与蜘蛛为伍
梁祝一曲流传千古
是你如泣如诉的苦

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The secret to finding a great job

The secret to finding a great job
Posted by Steve Tobak Post a comment

Think you can get a good job by blindly sending your resume into human resources and waiting for the phone to ring? Sure, and you're going to be Apple's next CEO, hook up with Scarlett Johansson or David Beckham and live happily ever after.

If you'd like to know how it works in the real world, read on.

I know what you're saying: your job function is in demand, you've never had trouble getting a job before, or you're a top executive who doesn't need advice. That may be true, but a lot can happen over the course of your working life. Your fortunes may change, the market may change, or you may even change career direction.

In any case, there will likely come a time when you will need some advice on how to efficiently land a great job.

For that occasion, here are five inside rules for improving your odds of finding a good, satisfying job as quickly as possible. And no, this isn't about resumes. Having a good resume is par for the course. All I'll say about that is keep it brief - one page if your career is less than ten years, two pages max.

I know these rules might seem obvious on the surface. That's why it's so surprising how few people actually follow them. Anyway, it's always the simple things that work best.

Know what you're after
Yogi Berra said, "If you don't know where you're going, you may not get there." I'm constantly amazed at how few people get this. When I ask, "What do you want to do next?" I get a blank stare, a jumble of incoherent thoughts, or the generic, "I'm seeking a challenging position of responsibility within an organization that fosters innovation and blah, blah, blah."

You need to have some idea of what you're looking for in terms of job function, management level, type and stage of company, industry, etc. If you cast too narrow a net, you won't get enough opportunities to select from; too wide a net and you'll spend most of your time narrowing it down. You can always fine tune as you go.

Actively manage the process
Do you marry the first person you date, buy the first house you see, eat any food that's put in front of you? Of course not. The same goes for your job. You don't want to overdo it, but some amount of planning is a good thing.

Besides knowing approximately what you're looking for, it's a good idea to do some planning with respect to the process itself. How long can you last without going crazy or running out of funds? How much of your time do you plan to spend on the search? What strategies will you employ? How selective can you reasonably be, given your skill, experience and the current market dynamics?

The search won't go exactly as planned, but if you have a plan, you'll be better prepared for the inevitable surprises.

Use your network to get an inside track
It's okay to find a company or a job through the internet or classifieds, but don't just send in your resume. Instead, use your network to find somebody who can get you the hiring manager's contact info or make an introduction. It's easier than you think and worth the effort.

Also, don't just email blast your resume to your entire network; wait until you've identified specific positions. Once people have seen your resume, they're not likely to give it a second look. Take it slow, that way you can fine tune depending on the feedback you get.

Avoid time-wasters
My apologies to the employment profession, but in general, avoid HR and headhunters. I really mean that. They work for the company, not for you. It's their job to weed out applicants, not to keep you informed. You can waste incredible amounts of time being a ball up in the air while these folks seek the perfect candidate.

Don't worry about circumventing the system; no hiring manager worth working for will turn down a direct contact from a competent individual.

Of course there are retained searches where you have no choice but to work with an executive recruiter. Just don't forget who pays them - it isn't you.

Push the envelope
Robert Browning said, "... a man's reach should exceed his grasp ..." If you're not getting any rejections, you're probably not reaching far enough. But don't go way beyond your level of competency and set yourself up for failure or dozens of rejections.

Lastly, and most importantly, sell yourself. Job specs are typically works in progress. If they want someone with a specific degree or experience that you don't have, don't let that deter you. Get in there and fight for the job! You'll probably lose most of the time, but the one time you win, that'll be the job worth fighting for.

The bottom line: It's a competitive world out there. Finding a great, fulfilling job is just like anything else in life. It takes strategy, planning, determination, and of course, luck. So give it everything you've got and don't forget to let us know what you learn along the way. Happy hunting!

Steve Tobak is managing partner of Invisor Consulting LLC. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET.

The secret to finding a great job

How to snag your boss' job

How to snag your boss' job
Posted by Steve Tobak

How many of us have driven home in anger, after a frustrating day at work, and declared to our spouse or the nearest person who will listen, "I can do that incompetent jerk's job way better"? The incompetent jerk is, of course, the boss.

At that point you have three options:

Option 1: Realize that you're full of hot air and do nothing.
Option 2: Quit and go to work for somebody else.
Option 3: Try to get your boss' job.

This post will give you three tips for accomplishing Option 3. Just to be clear, I don't mean getting your boss fired and you getting promoted in his or her place; I mean getting a promotion to that job level, either at your company or elsewhere.

I've done it lots of times. Sometimes it works out; sometimes it doesn't. Six years ago, I was so frustrated with my CEO that I responded to a call from an executive recruiter. Before long, I was CEO of an optical networking company. This was the opportunity I was looking for, a chance to see if I really was better at my boss' job than he was.

Seven months later, my company went bankrupt, a victim of the dot-com bust. True story.

I'm still glad I took the plunge, though. The experience taught me four valuable lessons: the grass is always greener on the other side; everything looks easier until you do it; don't act out of desperation, even if you feel desperate; and don't trust VCs when they say they'll take care of you if things don't work out.
Anyway, don't let that unfortunate experience dissuade you. I climbed the corporate ladder pretty effectively during a 20-some-year career in the tech industry. And each step up began with the belief that I could do my boss' job.

Here are three tips that will help you succeed in your coup attempt:

Tip 1. Use your anger and frustration. They're great motivators for getting up off your butt and going for it. But don't overreact and do something stupid like quitting on the spot or taking a job with a crappy company just to get to the next level in a hurry (like I did). Now that you've made up your mind, settle down and take your time. Your search will go better if you're employed and earning a paycheck than if you're not and getting desperate.

Tip 2. Do not try to torpedo your boss. I've known people who did this. Sure, it might work, but karma can be painful. I guarantee that it will come back to haunt you, someday. If you really want to stay at your current company, then you need to get some exposure at a higher level, i.e. above your boss' level, or with other groups. I tried this twice in my career, once successfully, once not so much. It gets much harder to do as you progress up the corporate ladder. Right or wrong, most companies view a manager or executive who isn't working out as damaged goods.

That said, if you're relatively low on the totem pole, and/or you work at a large company, go ahead and try it. In that case, the way to go is to take on so much responsibility that you're essentially doing your boss' job, but without the title or the pay. Then you just have to gain recognition for it.

Tip 3. Switch companies. That's right, you stand a much better chance of negotiating a step up in responsibility with a new company than with your current company. That's just the way it is.

Position your resume and your job hunt for the next level up. It's important to demonstrate results that helped the company, as opposed to your individual accomplishments. Get a friend, associate or mentor who's already at that level or above to help you. Remember, you're asking a company to take a chance on you; it's up to you to demonstrate why hiring you is a smart move and not as risky as it might seem.
For more strategy on the job hunt, check out these two links:
The secret to finding a great job, andJump-start your career in five hard lessons.
If you desperately want to quit your current job, consider this:Thinking of quitting your job? Try getting fired instead.
As for whether you should go for it or not, consider the words of Robert Browning: "A man's reach should exceed his grasp." That means go for it.

Monday, November 19, 2007

香港十年《始终有你》的歌词

点点灯火彷佛流萤照亮百家姓
成全这小岛变巨星
东方跟西方的文明邂逅了冲劲
繁荣这里遇上安定
明艳紫荆风中争胜找对了路径
花瓣开得繁盛
人人能力大小也力拼
任谁留下血汗就是个精英
香港始终有你 (香港始终有你)
让万众掌声响一世纪

香港始终有我 (香港始终有我)
十万个惊喜多一世纪
感谢你小天地创天地
盛夏冷冬各种天气不舍不弃
才会了不起香港始终有你

狮子山触得到长城血脉里感应
和谐靠你赋予生命
明艳紫荆风中争胜找对了路径
花瓣开得繁盛
人人能力大小也力拼
任谁留下血汗就是个精英
香港始终有你 (香港始终有你)
让万众掌声响一世纪
香港始终有我 (香港始终有我)
十万个惊喜多一世纪
感谢你小天地创天地

盛夏冷冬各种天气不舍不弃
才会了不起香港始终有你
(国∶因为你在这里)
让万众掌声响一世纪
香港始终有我
(国∶因为我在这里)
十万个惊喜多一世纪
感谢你小天地创天地
盛夏冷冬各种天气不舍不弃
才会了不起香港始终有你

Sunday, November 18, 2007

5 GridView Themes Based on Google's Personalized Homepage (igoogle)

The whole article is HERE
On my work and home PC's I have my browser's homepage set to google.com. Like the rest of the world, for about the past 7 years or so I have been using google as my starting point for Internet searches. Sometime within the past year I took the time to setup google's personalized homepage - igoogle. I configured my homepage with a nice blend of sporting and tech related gadgets. I like this because it gives me a nice dashboard to the content that interests me most.

Import Data to SQL Server from Excel or Access using TSQL Script

The whole article is HRER
Introduction
After using The Code Project for many years to help out with solutions, I felt it was only fair to start making contributions myself. This is my first article, so please be kind.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Top 10 Signs You're Coding Too Much

10. You can't remember you children's exact names, so you try to invoke the Object Browser to find them.

9. Instead of hitting the "snooze" button on your alarm clock, you try to debug it.

8. During a boring teleconference, you find youself wishing you could invoke the debugger and step out of the current subroutine.

7. You idly wonder if your car's calculating speed and RPM using floating point or a really big unsigned integer.

6. You've never actually played that new FPS game you bought, but by golly you know how to mod it.

5. You buy a new harddrive because the old one is full. Of half-completed software projects.

4. You get an instant-message from your wife, and you force her through a brief turing test before actually accepting it *is* your wife.

3. Your collection of programming books is larger than your collection of DVD movie titles.

2. It never crossed your mind to include French and German on the list of "Languages, fluent in" on your resume.

1. When asked when you'll be ready to take a break and go get something to eat, you *literally* cannot answer.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

A landmark of China Basketball

北京时间2007年11月10日上午9点半，来自中国的姚明和易建联同时出现在了NBA的赛场上，而且都作为球队的绝对主力出场，最终也都取得了漂亮的数据。偶是躺在床上看完这场比赛的:-)

易继续努力，姚继续表演吧，哈哈。

追逐日光(毕马威前CEO生命最后时刻的思考)

书评
简评

　　人一生中会碰到很多人，有的人只是短暂出现然后消失，但有的人和他身上发生的事，却和你永远陪伴。奥凯利先生2004年和2005年与我有两次见面，后一次见面时，我俩都不知其实他已身患癌症。他对中国和对自己工作的热爱，使我们的心贴得很近，而此时，他已踏上“追逐日光”的感人征途。这本书让我看到了奥凯利先生在面对生命结束时，他心中挥之不去的美丽风景。
　　——刘明康，中国银行业监督管理委员会主席
　　
　　我认识尤金·奥凯利夫妇多年，我们都是毕马威同年代的人。
　　尤金对生命的热爱，对家庭的重视，对事业的投入，从《追逐日光》一书中，我们是完全可以感受到的，在尤金得知病情前的一星期，他来到中国北京，出版《财富》全球论坛，当时他已获选为下任毕马威的全球主席。
　　会计师这个行业的个中滋味不是一般业外人士可以感悟到的。我们常常面对的是多不胜数的“最后期限”。也许我们工作最大的挑战就是要尽一切努力在这些“最后期限”前完成我们的任务。尤金就是以这种态度面对他生命的“最后期限”。
　　尤金夫人－－科琳，是尤金生命的支柱。她一直陪伴着他走完人生最后的一段路。
　　尤金在书中开首便说：“我真的很幸运，”看来这是实话。
　　——何潮辉，毕马威主席（中国和香港特别行政区）

　　一个感人和难以置信的故事。尤金·奥凯利在生命的最后100天里，微笑、愉悦地燃尽了自己的光和热，他追逐日光的勇气和行为，令人无比敬佩、赞叹不已。他饱含深情的文字，让我们看到一个成功商业领袖和拥有丰富精神生活的普通人的灵魂之旅，他表现出的淡定、坚强和对人生的体悟，会给每一位读者带来鼓舞和力量。尤金喜欢工作，喜欢高尔夫，他在追逐日光的余晖中，打出了自己辉煌的标准杆。每一位企业家都应该读读此书。
　　——常振明，中国中信集团副董事长、总经理

　　只有100天的生命了，我的最优先是什么？怎么样做我一直想做但还没来得及做的事？怎么样帮助我亲爱的人，准备接受我的离开？尤金·奥凯利的自述，非常感人，也发人深省。我们偶尔思考这些问题，会对我们自己人生的目标和意义，有更深刻的定位、了解与认知。
　　——刘遵义，香港中文大学校长

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作者简介
　　尤金·奥凯利，出生并成长于美国纽约市。1972年，他从毕马威公司的初级会计做起，经过30多年的努力，于2002年4月成为公司的首席执行官，并一直担任该职到2005年6月确诊前，后来保留了公司的资深合伙人一职。他于2005年9月10日辞世。

Friday, November 9, 2007

100 Photographs that Changed the World

Digital Journalist, a web site affiliated with the University of Texas, has posted 100 world-changing photographs by the iconic LIFE magazine. You can read the introduction to the collection here, or start with the first powerful image and then advance through a sampling of the other impact-filled images that topped their list.

士兵突击背景音乐

1. 片花开始用到的比较激昂振奋人心的曲子作者：Klaus Badelt 曲名：He's A Pirate（他是海盗）下载地址：http://down5.zol.com.cn/bbs_upload/upload/2006/09_03/1157273105576.mp3
2. 七连解散时放的背景音乐作者：Vangelis 曲名：Conquest Of Paradise（征服天堂）下载地址： http://219.134.131.169/vikingmusic/vangelis/1492/02.mp3
3. 高连长最喜欢听的，也是他在7连解散后用来遮掩他的哭声的前苏联军歌作词：瓦·列别杰夫-库马契作曲：阿列山大·瓦西里耶维奇·亚历山德罗夫曲名：The Sacred War（神圣的战争）下载地址：http://www.szyq.gov.cn/lds/sszz.mp3
4. 第八集15分42秒到19分25分左右的一段背景音乐班长和三多擦车那段作曲：Joe Hisaishi 曲名：Mother 下载地址：http://face.15150.com/music555/2006_10_14/3134124_252787_93340.mp3
5. 这首是钢七连第5000名士兵--马小帅入连仪式。最新的可下载 http://www.starsdream.net/悦园装修/bofangqi/马小帅入连仪式.MP3
6. 这首严格意义上不是背景音乐了，算是对白吧，是史今退伍的那段，三多抱着箱子不肯放行。这段不能听，听着就想飚泪。 http://video.blogolb.com/U1/2007/01/18/200701181854014167680.mp3 这个暂时未找到新地址抱歉
7. 这是三多一鸣惊人的333个腹部绕杠时的配乐，电影亚历山大大帝的原声音乐。曲名：Eternal Alexander 出自专辑：《亚历山大大帝(Alexander)》最新的可下载 http://chic.flamesky.org/audio/2004Alexander/17.wma
8.这段是第11集里的插曲，三多回答袁朗说：他是钢七连的第4956个兵，让561第一次认可了他，吉他出现得倒是适宜。只是成才扬扬嘴角指着远处，说这吉他谈得好听吗？下载地址：http://video.blogolb.com/U1/2007/01/17/200701172100371468416.mp3

WordPress founder looks into blogging's future

WordPress founder looks into blogging's future
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
LAS VEGAS, Nev.--If you type "Matt" into the Google search bar, you won't immediately get results for the actor Matt Damon or the political site owner Matt Drudge, as you might expect.

Instead, the No. 1 listing points to the site of Matt Mullenweg, the 23-year-old founder of WordPress, the widely used open-source software for blogging.

Befitting his Google ranking, Mullenweg could be considered a superstar here at the BlogWorld conference, where he spoke to hundreds of attendees Thursday about how he started WordPress and the future of blogging. To be sure, when people in the audience were asked if they use WordPress for their personal blogs, a unanimous show of hands went up. Everyone from politics to bowling bloggers seemed eager to get Mullenweg's advice on the art of the craft--and how to make money from it.

Mullenweg offered simple pearls of wisdom about what makes a blog compelling.

"One universal about blogging is a lot like music: you have to be unique and you have to absolutely love what you're doing," he said.

Mullenweg started developing WordPress while he was still in college; and he worked on it over several years, including while at CNET Networks, publisher of News.com. Once he left CNET in late 2005, he started the business behind WordPress, called Automattic, which sells blog hosting services and an antispam application.

Now, the site draws roughly 100 million unique monthly visitors and is among the top 25 global sites, according to research firm Comscore.

Still, WordPress and Automattic only have 18 employees and they operate from a small investment made in the company more than two years ago, Mullenweg said. How do they fulfill all that demand with 18 people? "Lots of caffeine," he said.

When asked about the future of his business, he answered that he likes the Craigslist model, which as a company has stayed relatively small and does not accept advertising. But he said that he believes there's a way to incorporate ads that are tasteful.

"I would like to stay small but logistically we need many more people on the support side."

Blogs are also just one tier in the frenzied social media industry that encompasses Facebook and others. Asked how his software meshes with sites like Facebook, he said he'd like to see more incorporation between the two. Because ultimately, he said, blogs are more telling of a person's personality. That's why he believes WordPress will become a more popular social-network platform, allowing people to post things like widgets of their Facebook profile on a blog or vice versa.

"The software is getting smaller, faster and lighter but what you can do with it is going up," he said.

In the grand scheme of things, Mullenweg said he wants the future of the Web to be open source; and he hopes to get more people using open-source platforms to write their blogs, even if it's not WordPress.

But he's obviously driven competitively, too. (His blog ranks No. 1 on Google because of all the links back to his site from WordPress.) He recently saw a survey from Google, in which the search giant examined all of the http headers of Web. He found that .8 percent of those pages were powered by WordPress.

"That's how far we've come, but we have a lot of work to do," he said.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

门头沟山里的爨底下村

同样是山是村庄，为什么这里就变成了旅游热门，而我家那边却是荒凉。看着这里的人安逸的生活，真是让人有点羡慕。他们只要静静地等着城里的人过来就行了，估计他们每户每个周末都能挣到好几百。而且这里居然还有公交车--929支线，两个小时直接到苹果园，不可思议呀。

戒情人

戒情人

歌手:郑中基
专辑:
曲/词:梁文福编曲:吴庆隆
你说你最近爱上了一个
喜欢喝几杯的人
你不习惯他的冷
却离不开他忧郁眼神
我想你只是重新爱上了
被一个人疼的温存
你总是说要戒情人
却有个贪杯的灵魂
喝一口能够让你醉几分
谁让你沈溺就让你伤神
哭一场是否真的可以擦亮眼睛
输给了寂寞的人对待自己最残忍
喝一口眼神换心碎几分
谁让你沈溺就让你伤神
醉一场是否真的可以痛个过瘾
希望你夜深人去酒入柔肠不会化泪痕
(music)
我想你只是重新爱上了
被一个人疼的温存
你总是说要戒情人
却有个贪杯的灵魂
喝一口能够让你醉几分
谁让你沈溺就让你伤神
哭一场是否真的可以擦亮眼睛
输给了寂寞的人对待自己最残忍
喝一口眼神换心碎几分
谁让你沈溺就让你伤神
醉一场是否真的可以痛个过瘾
希望你夜深人去酒入柔肠不会化泪痕
喝一口眼神换心碎几分
谁让你沈溺就让你伤神
醉一场是否真的可以痛个过瘾
希望你夜深人去酒入柔肠不会化泪痕
(music)

Monday, November 5, 2007

.Net Remoting Articles

.NET Remoting with an easy example

Introduction
.NET Remoting is a mechanism for communicating between objects which are not in the same process. It is a generic system for different applications to communicate with one another. .NET objects are exposed to remote processes, thus allowing inter process communication. The applications can be located on the same computer, different computers on the same network, or on computers across separate networks.

Microsoft .NET Remoting provides a framework that allows objects to interact with each other across application domains. Remoting was designed in such a way that it hides the most difficult aspects like managing connections, marshaling data, and reading and writing XML and SOAP. The framework provides a number of services, including object activation and object lifetime support, as well as communication channels which are responsible for transporting messages to and from remote applications.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

英文简历各部分写作对策

偶然在电脑里翻到，我都忘记什么时候保存的了，对不起大家了，希望不是太晚：）没有仔细考证过这些翻译的正确程度，希望大家选择的时候还要自己夺定：）

英文简历各部分写作对策
Strategies for Writing
Each Part of an English Resume
1 个人资料：基本信息+用人单位要求
如前面简历范例所示，个人资料包括姓名、地址、联系电话等基本内容。从前，个人资料还须列出例如身高、体重、性别、年龄、健康状况及婚姻状况等十分private的信息，现在，在有些国家被法律禁止。但如果你自己愿意，招聘单位又要求提供，就另当别论。
（1）姓名
在祖国大陆，一直以来都彩汉语拼音来拼写汉语的人名、地名之类的专有名词。如Li Xiaogang,Zhangyanfang. 南方人受方言影响，往往拿不准是前舌音还是鼻音n; 是前鼻音ing;是卷舌音zh、ch、sh、还是不卷舌的、z、c、s,这时，一定不能怕麻烦，赶快找本字典求证才是上策，免得误了自家姓名。
由于英语的姓名顺序习惯是：名在前，姓在后，恰好与我们相反。于是，很多人用英文写姓名时，把自己的名字顺序洋格式化，如Xianggang Li, Yangfang Zhang。遇上双名还依稀认得出姓来，若遇上单名的，还真不好办。别说老名unsure,老中也犯嘀咕。近年来有了一种两全之法：既可保留中式的习惯，又可避免分不清姓和名的麻烦，其诀窍在于将姓的每一个字母大写，名就只大写第一个字母，如某人叫周芳，即写作ZHOU Fang,某人叫陈磊，写作CHEN Lei。这样果然两全其美，免了把名字颠来倒去的麻烦。
不过，也有不少人是有正式的英文名字的，如果你的有效证件上也有英文名字，那就可以全盘西化，比如说，Peter Cui, Sandy Ma就很常见。
另外，填写英文表格时，名和姓常常要分别填入相应的地方，因此，弄清英文的姓和名的表达就不会填反了。“姓”的英文有三种表达：Surname,Family name, Last name；“名”有两种：Given name, First name.
（2）地址
简而方之，英文地址书写习惯是“从小到大‘，如下所示：
门牌号码街名城市省份邮编国家
139 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou Guangdong 510080, China
如果路名带编号：XX一路，或带方位：XX东路，
有两种方案供选择：一是用汉语拼音一拼到底，如：
Zhongshan YiLu 和Zhongshan Dong Lu
二是用英文，即：
Zhongshan Road No1/E.Zhongshan Road（或Zhongshan Road E.）
(3)电话
为方便他人起见，留电话最好要注明是办公室的，还是住宅的，如是录音电话或分机电话，也要注明。此外，地区号也应提供。如：
(020)45681230(Office),(020)38796849(Home)
分机：extension 7396
有录音功能：Answering machine
如果愿意将手机、传呼机提供给对方，英文表达如下：
手机：Cellular phone,mobile phone
呼机：Beeper(BP)
除此之外，别的联络方式如果具备、并愿意提供，也不妨写上：
传真：Fax
电子邮件：E-mail
(4)个人资料的其他方面
出生年月日（Birthdate）：英文日期正式写法主要有四种，又分为美国式和英国式写法，以“1990年3月25日”为例，美国写法如下：
Mar.25,1970或Mar.25th,1970
英式写法如下：
25Mar.,1970或25th mar.,1970
使用最多的写法是靠左侧的两例。
其他方面的表达：
上次生日年龄：Age LastBirthday (即要求填入周岁)
身高：Height
体重：Weight
性别：Sex
男/女：Male/Female,略作 M/F
婚姻状况：Marital Status
已婚/单身：married/Single
2所受教育：突出正规教育
下面是学历部分比较简洁的写法：
PhDof Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Wuhan University,
June 1999.(1999年6月毕业于武汉大学生命科学学院，获生物化学博士学位)；
Master of Biology, School of Life Science, Zhongshan University,
July 1996. (1996年7月毕业于中山大学生命科学学院，获生物学硕士学位)；
Bachelor of Science, Tianjin university, July 1993. （1993年7月毕业于天津大学，获理科学士学位）。
不过，刚刚从学校走向就业市场的毕业生也不是毫无经验可谈。比如说，在校时曾做过某方面的志愿者、在某单位实习过、以及其它形式的兼职，如家教、销售等勤工俭学类的活动，都可以当作自己的工作经历写进简历。这部分包括：
（1）工作时间：按逆时顺序写。如：
1997-present
1996-1997
(2) 工作岗位：写在相应时段的后面。
（3）单位名称：接上一点写。
（4）工作地点：接上按地址写法写。
（5）工作成绩：根据具体情况写。
撰写工作经历时，可参看第四章简历范例中的有关部分。
英文简历常用表达
Useful Expressions for English Resumes
为了方便求职者能拟好一份个人简历，我们在这个章节按个人简历的几个组成部分，提供了撰写每个部分需要用到的常用表达词汇，供给读者参考，以便能够配合前边的范例，迅速地完成一份充分反映个人优势的简历。
1个人资料
姓名
name
姓
Surname, family name, last name
名
given name, first name
中间名
middle name
教名
Christian name
全名
full name, complete name
性别
sex
男
male(M)
女
female(F)
年龄
age
出生年月
date of birth
出生地
place of birth
籍贯
native place, place of origin
国籍/民族
nationality
地址
address
电子邮件地址
email address
街
street (St)
路
road (Rd)
大道
avenue (Ave), boulevard (Blvd)
车道
dive
街区
block
区
district, borough
省
province
地
prefecture
市
city
县
county
镇
town
乡
township
村
village
邮编
zip code (Am E), post code (Br E)
电话
telephone (tel.), phone
住宅电话
home phone(H)
办公室电话
office hpone (O)
电话总机
telephone exchange
电话分机
telephone extension
呼机
beeper (BP), pager
手机
cellular phone, mobile phone
电子邮件信箱
email box
身高
height
米
meter(M)
体重
weight
公斤
kilogram (kilo)
婚姻状况
marital status
配偶
spouse
单身
single
未婚
unmarried
已婚
married
分居
separated
离婚
divorced
家庭成员
family member
健康状况
state of health
良好
good health
身份证
identity card (ID card)
户口
registered permanent residence
户口簿
permanent residence booklet
职位
position
职务
post
2所受教育
教育背景
education background
大学
university, college
学院
college, school
大专
college for professional training, junior college, community college
中专
secondary technological academy, polytechnic school
中学
shgh school, middle school
职业学校
vocational school
高中
senior high school
初中
junior high school
小学
elementary school, primary school
附属学校
attached school, affiliated school
师范学校
normal school
文科学校
school of liberal arts
理科院校
science school
医学院
medical school
商学院
business school
农学院
agricultural school
军事学院
military academy
音乐/艺术学院
conservatoire
体育学院
physicaleducation institute
正规学校
regular school
重点学校
key school
公立学校
public school
私立学校
private school
幼儿园
kindergarten
学业
studies
课程
course, curriculum
课程量
course load
专业
major, specialty
主修
major in , specialize in, concentrate on
副修
minor in
免修
be excused from a college course
必修课
required course, obligatory course, compulsory course
选修课
elective course
听课
attend a class
修课
take a class
学分
credit
旁听
audit, sit in (a class)
学年
term, academic year, school year
学期
semester
学季
quarter
学期论文
termpaper
学位论文
dissertation, thesis, degree paper
作业
assignment, task
课堂讨论
seminar
兴趣小组
interest group
考试
examination
笔试
written examination
口试
spoken examination, oral examination
入校考试
entrance examination
毕业考试
graduation examination
分级考试
placement examination
学位
degree
文凭
diploma
结业证书
leaving certificate
理科
science
文科
liberal arts
博士
doctor (Dr), Ph D
硕士
master
理科硕士学位
Master of Science degree (M.S., MS)
文科硕士学位
Master of Arts degree (M.A., MA)
学士
bachelor
理科学士学位
Bachelor of Science degree (B.S., BS)
文科学士学位
Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A., BA)
保送生
recommended student
高才生
brilliant student, top student
大学生
university student, college student
本科生
undergraduate (under)
大一学生
freshman
大二学生
sophomore
大三学生
junior
大四学生
senior
大学毕业生
graduate
博士生
Ph D candidate
研究生
graduate student (grad)
留学生
overseas student, returned student, foreign student
奖学金
scholarship, fellowship
助学金
stipend, grant-in-aid
学生会
student union, student government
团委
youth League committee
党委
Party committee
学生干部
student leader
班长
monitor
学习委员
study monitor
体育委员
student in charge of physical education
文娱委员
student in charge of recreational activities
生活委员
student in charge of general affairs
校内兼职
on-campus job
校外兼职
off-campus job
老师
teacher
导师
adviser/advisor, boss
助教
teaching assistant
讲师
lecturer
教授
professor (Prof.)
副教授
associate professor
正教授
full professor
研究员
research fellow
系主任
dean, director, chairperson (chairman, chairwoman)
院长
dean
大学校长
president
中学校长
headmaster, principal
小学校长
headmaster
继续教育
continuing education
业余学校
spare-time school
成人教育
adult education
函授学校
correspondence school
职业教育
vocational education
远程教育
distance education
自学考试
self-education examination
夜校
eveving/night school
暑期学校
summer school
学费
tuition fee
减学费
tuition reduction
免学费
tuition waiver
贷学金
student loan
公费留学
study abroad on state scholarship
自费留学
study abroad at one’s own expense
自费生
self-supported student
3工作经历
假期工作
vacation work/job
兼职工作
part-time work/job
助教
teaching assistantship (TA)
助理研究
research assistantship (RA)
家教
tutor
辅导老师
coach
代课老师
substitute teacher
代课
dosubstitute teaching
加班
work extra hours
超时工作
work overtime
承担
undertake
负责
be responsible for, take the responsibility for
指导
guide, direct
主管
supervise
监督
monitor
示范
demonstrate
提供
provide
维持
maintain
评估
evaluate, assess
保证
guarantee
合作
cooperate
独立完成
complete sth independently
项目
program
计划
plan, profect
夏令营
summer camp
竞赛活动
competition
运动会
sports meet
文艺演出
theatrical performance
自愿
volunteer
处理
handle, deal with, cope with
工作
work
职位
position
责任
responsibility, duty, obligation
管理
manage, govern, administer, run
经营
manage, operate
实施
implement, carry out
实现
realize, fulfil, bring about
成绩
achievement, result,
成效
effect, result
本职工作
one’s own job, one’s own duty
任务
task,assignment
超过
exceed, surpass
破纪录
break the record
刷新纪录
set a vew record
突飞猛进
advance by leaps and bounds, fantastic spurt forward
证明
prove, testify, bear out
增加
increase, go up, raise, add
减少
reduce, go down, lessen, decrease
提高
enhance, heighten, step up, improve
降低
lower, cut down, reduce, drop
效益
benefit, beneficial result, return
成本
cost
产生
produce, generate
影响
influence, impace
效果显著
remarkable result, notable effect
根除
root out, eradicate, eliminate
消灭
destroy, wipe out
开发
develop, explore
资源
resource
改进
improve, better
扩大
enlarge, expand, widen, broaden
促进
promote
完善
perfect, consummate
取得实效
obtain actual effect, gain substantial result
设计
design
发明
invent
创造
create
采用
adopt
制造
manufacture, make
试验
test, experiment, pilot
克服
overcome, conquer
开创新局面
open up a new prospect, create a new situation
引进
introduce
推广应用
spread the application
提升
promote
加强管理
strengthen management, reinforce management
回报
return, reward
解决问题
resolve problems, solve problems
利用外资
make use of foreign capital
避免
avoid, avert
挽回经济损失
retrieve economic loss
找到最佳途径
find the best approach
制定
formulate, constitute
措施
measure
传播
spread, disseminate
提名
nominate
市场预测
market forecasting
市场调查
market survey/investigation
研究小组
research group
可行性
feasibility
报告
report
观摩
view and emulate
实践
practice
经验交流
experience exchange
请教
consult, ask for advice
服务
serve, service
谈判
negotiate
调解
mediate
达到
reach, arrive at, attain
预期目标
expected goal
履行合同
fulfil a contract
争取
fight for, strive for
维护
safeguard, defend, uphold
学会
learn
加快
accelerate, quicken, step up
嘉奖
commend, cite
破格晋升
break a rule to promote sb
奖励
reward
4求职目标
职位
position
预期职位
expected position
求职
seek a position, search an employment, look for a job
职业
profession, career
找工作
look for a job, job hunting
求职目标
career objective
理想职位
desired position
申请
apply for
申请职位
applied position
助手
assistant
经理
manager
总经理
general manager
首席执行官
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
总裁
president
工程师
engineer
技术员
technician
人事部经理
HR Manager (Human Resources Manager)
销售部经理
sales manager
公关部经理
PR Manager (Public Relation Manager)
信息技术
IT (information technology)
负责人
person in charge
部长
minister
办事员
clerk
公务员
civil servant
销售代表
sales representative
谋求
seek, strive for, pursue
得到
receive, get, obtain
凭借
depend on, rely on
进入
enter, get into
专攻
specialize in, major in, concentrate on
侧重于
with emphasis on
专长
specialty, special skill or knowledge
5特殊技能
语言能力
language competence
外语水平
foreign language proficiency
英语口语流利
fluent spoken English
英语书面表达能力强
good written English
精通英语
master English, good command of English
通过大学英语四级
Pass CET-4
大学英语四级优秀
Distincetion CET-4
通过大学英语六级
pass CET-6
大学英语口试A等（B等、C等）
A/B/C Grade in CET Spoken Test
中文表达能力
Chinese copetence
写作能力
writing ability
会使用计算机
able to operate computer
会使用各种常用软件
know how to use various types of software
会在计算机上起草文件
write articles on the computer
会上网
able to surf the Internet
会利用网络查找信息
able to browse and check info on line
善于处理复杂的人事关系
good at handling complicated interpersonal relations
擅长说服别人
good at persuading others
能够容忍不同意见
capable of tolerating conflicting opinions
愿意与人合作
willingto cooperate
善于把合作人的潜力发挥出来
good at tapping the potentials of the co-workers
会驾驶
able to drive
无违章纪录
clean record
管理能力
management skills
组织能力
organizational skills
沟通能力
communication skills
谈判能力
negotiating skills
说服能力
persuasion skills
解决问题的能力
problem solving ability
规划能力
programming ability
洞察能力
insight
远见卓识
foresight and sagacity
实际工作能力
practical work ability
吃苦耐劳
hard-working and tolerant of hardship
积极进取
aggressive
6荣誉和奖励
奖学金
scholarship, fellowship
竞赛一等奖（二等、三等）
first/second/third prize
特别奖
special prize
提名
nomination
评为
be chosen as…
获XX称号
win the title of…
发表作品
publication
参加比赛
participate a contest
冠军
champion
亚军
first runner-up
季军
second runner-up
7资格证书
学位证书
diploma
技能证书
skill certificate
专业资格证书
professional credentials, technical qualifications
毕业证书
graduation certificate
8兴趣爱好
兴趣
interest
业余爱好
hobby
课外活动
extracurricular activities
校外活动
after-school activities
体育活动
sports
文娱活动
recreational activities
演奏乐器
play musical instrument
拉小提琴
play the violin
弹钢琴
play the piano
弹吉他
play the guitar
民族乐器
folk musical instruments
西洋乐器
Western musical instruments
乐队
band
演出
perform
唱歌
perform
卡拉OK
karaoke
表演
act
戏剧
play
跳舞
dance
现代舞
modern dance
民间舞蹈
folk dance
朗诵
read aloud with expression
电影评论
ball games
球类
ball games
乒乓球
table-tennis, pingpong
排球
volleyball
篮球
basketball
足球
soccer
网球
tennis
羽毛球
badminton
高尔夫球
golf
保龄球
bowling
台球
billiards
水上运动
water sports, aquatic sports
游泳
swimming
划艇
canoeing
帆船
sailing
滑水
water skiing
滑雪
skiing
滑旱冰
roller skating
滑真冰
ice skating
健美运动
body building
健身
keep fit
跑步
running
慢跑
jogging
自行车运动
cycling
登山
mountain climbing
攀岩
rock climbing
蹦极跳
bungie jumping
有氧运动
aerobic exercise
健美操
aerobic dance
绘画
painting
国画
traditional Chinese painting
油画
oil painting
水彩画
watercolor painting
收藏
collect
集邮
collecting stamps
收藏硬币
collecting coins
喜欢阅读
fond of reading
喜欢写作
like writing
喜欢旅游
go in for travelling
爱好摄影
like photography
书法
calligraphy
烹调
cooking, cuisine
9推荐人士
推荐
recommend
推荐人
referencd
推荐信
reference, recommendation (letter)
来函即寄
available upon request, be sent upon request
如需要可提供
be supplied upon request
推荐材料
references
其他推荐材料
other references

译文
什拉歇尔街1736号
三藩市，加利福利亚州94588
2000年5月9日
凯恩·史密斯主任
商学研究生院
佐治亚大学
亲爱的史密斯主任：
霍华德·格林先生建议我官信请求你支持我申请读博士学位。我所具备的资格包括加利福尼亚大学授予的工程学硕士和学士学位，以及如下才能：
解决问题的能力：除了主攻机械学外，我十分重视工程学与人类相关的方面；我目前重点研究压力带来的焦虑感，等等。
领导和发动能力：我曾24小时负责辅导过18位少女（1998年夏）。运用我的发动和领导技能，我让女孩子们始终在参与活动，还帮助解决像个性冲突、缺乏合作精神之类的问题。
取得理想目标的能力：一直能在达到舞蹈方面目标的同时，还能保持竞争精神和组织能力。更重要的是，在我整个求学时期，我的学业一直保持优秀。
为了在将来仍保持竞争力，我决定读博士深造。如你愿意，我会很高兴提供您进一步了解任何情况所需的信息。十分感谢您的关注。
忠诚的
威廉·米歇尔
附件：一份简历
you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
CHEN Shanhe
Enclosures:A resume.
An Abstract of my dissertation.
译文
97级研究生
生命科学学院
武汉大学
武汉，湖北430072
中华人民共和国
2000年4月1日
巴巴拉·本森博士
生物化学系
达特茅斯医学院
汉诺威·新罕布什尔州03756
亲爱的本森博士：
我愿意申请实验室研究员一职，见您登在最近一期《细胞》上的广告。我将在7月获得生物化学硕士学位。
7 年来，我一直在武汉大学求学并从事研究工作，它是中国最著名的学府之一。在这里，我接受了我国现有的一些知名教授的教诲。您也许仍记得邱华中教授，他曾于两年前在贵校做过访问教授。邱教授当我的学位论文导师，我感到荣幸之至。在他的指导下，我做了一系列灵芝方面的实验。两千多年来，灵芝在中国一直被用作滋补品。最近，一些科学家发现它有抑制肿瘤的功效。我希望有一天自己的研究成果能用于临床治疗。
我拜读过您的一些论文，并注意到我的研究和您的一些研究课题有共同之处，因此，我希望能到您的实验室继续我的研究。如果您对此感兴趣，请打这个电话号码与我联系：86-27-84117296，或者您可以给我发电子邮件：chenshanhe@yahoo.com。谢谢您给予考虑。
忠诚的
陈山河
附件：一份简历
学位论文摘要
从以上范例不难看出，求职信能够更加突出自己的能力和业绩，虽然不必像简历那么详细，但更能强调自己的长处和性格，更利于树立良好的形象。
9第九章·Chapter Nine
英文求职信段落写作对策
Strategies for Writing Each Part of an English Job Application Letter
1信头和称呼
常规信函和近年来盛行的E-mail在格式上有所不同，E-mail正文前有“To”、“From”、 “Subject”、 “Date”等基本信息。不过，英文信虽然没有E-mail 那种一目了然的格式，但它也有自己提供基本背景信息的地方。那么，收到信后，先看看签名处（通常在右下方），再扫一眼信头部分的地址，马上就会明白信的来处，还有可能猜到来信的目的。
一些日常需要处理大量信件的公司，收到信件后通常只保留信笺，信封就随手扔掉。回信地址看信头部分就可以了。因此，要想收到大面试通知，信头的内容一定要写全。
也有不少指导书信写作的出版物将写在信里的收信地址称为信内地址，信头仅指写信人的地址和日期部分。本书遵循美国权威出版物的格式，信头包括了写信人和收信人的地址两部分。
（1）信头举例
地址、日期的写法和在信中应该出现的位置：地址仍按“从小到大”的顺序排列，日期写在地址的后面。写信人的地址要写在收信人地址的上方，可以是左上方，也可以是右上方，参看上一章介绍过的英文信函基本格式，就会明白有两种格式可以遵循。
信头部分范例1
121 South Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29205
May 11,2000
Ms. Kathy Andrews
Technical Group Manager
Midwest Power & Light Company
2413 Giard Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
Dear Ms. Kathy Andrews:
(omitted)
译文
哈顿南街121号
哥伦比亚，南卡292005
2000年5月11日
凯瑟·安德鲁斯女士
技术组经理
中西部电力照明公司
吉拉德大道2413号
明尼阿波利斯，明尼苏达55406
亲爱的凯瑟·安德斯鲁女士
（略）
信头部分范例2
121 South Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29205
May 11, 2000
Ms. Kathy Andrews
Technical Group Manager
Midwest Power & Light Company
2413 Girard Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
Dear Ms. Kathy Andrews:
译文
哈顿南街121号
哥伦比亚，南卡29205
2000年5月11日
凯瑟·安德鲁斯女士
技术组经理
中西部电力照明公司
吉拉德大道2413号
明尼阿波利斯，明尼苏达55406
亲爱的凯瑟·安德鲁斯女士：
（2）信内地址的写法
参看本书第一部分关于英文地址写法的介绍，摆放位置参看上一章。
（3）
日期的写法
参看本书第一部分关于英文日期写法的介绍。
（4）
每一个词的首字母要大写，美国英语在末尾用冒号（：），例如：Dear Sir:英国英语用逗号（，）例如：Dear Sir, 。
选择合适的称呼十分重要，甚至关系到能不能被录用。这里介绍几种称呼供选用：
①当不知道阅信人的头衔、性别时，可以称呼为Dear Sir/Madam:或者：To Whom it May Conern:意思是“致有关人士”。
② 当只知道阅信人的性别时，用Dear Sir 或Dear Sirs 称呼一位或多位男性。另外，不可用Gentlemen 来称呼，区别是Gentlemen 只能单独用，就是说，它的前面不可有Dear, 后面不可跟姓、姓名；用Dear Madam 或Dear Mesdames 称呼一位或多位女性。
③当只知道阅信人的姓氏和性别、不知道头衔时，男性在姓氏或姓名前用Mr,;姊近年来流行在姓或姓名用 Ms.,不必费力去弄清是Miss 还是Mrs。再说，当代女性也乐意在别人面前保持一点神秘，Ms.即“女士”的意思，已婚、未婚的女性都可以称为“Ms.XXX”。如对方愿意你称其为 “某某夫人”或“某某小姐”，那就在姓名前冠以Miss 或Mrs.,复数分别为Misses 和Mes.。
④当已经确切知道阅信人的头衔、性别，以及他/她乐意别人使用某种称呼时，就一定要使用那种称呼，例如有人喜欢别人只称他/她是“某某先生/女士“，有人更愿意别人称呼他/她的职务头衔，比如“总经理”(General Manager)、“总裁”（President）、“主任”（Director）,或是学术头衔，如“某博士”（Doctor.）、“某教授” （Professor），等等。如果已经了解了阅信人的个人偏好，不妨落一回俗套。
要留心一点：如果称呼那一行既有先生、女士，又加对方的职位头衔，尤其是头衔不止一个单词的时候，要用同位语的形式来解决，例如：
Dear Mr. Li Jiayi, Financial Manager: 财务经理李嘉义先生：
2信的第一段
求职信的第一段通常要作点自我介绍，最好能援引一位资深望重人士作铺垫。还可以点明自己是从什么渠道了解对方招聘消息的，可以讲明是什么职位、哪天刊登在哪里的广告。紧接着，可以表明自己正是对方所需要的人才，或是讲明写信的原因以及对对方有什么要求。
很多人第一段会开门见山地说明来信的目的，比如对某某公司的某职位感兴趣，因此写信并附上简历来应聘，希望能获得面试的机会，等等。
当然这并不是唯一的写法，如果你在实习期间恰好是在对方所在单位，而且在实习过程中，与收信人有过接触，那就完全可以在此提及。这样开头的条件是：你留给对方的印象比较好，而且，你能确定对方记得你。否则，还是走常规的路线比较稳妥。
为节省篇幅，在此不多举例，请参看求职信第三部分10份求职信范例的第一段。
3信的第二段
这一部分往往是求职信的核心所在，能不能给对方留下好的印象，就得看这部分的功夫。正因为是核心所在，大可着色重一些。有许多人会把自己的不同侧面用几个小段串起来，产生突出自身优势的效果，如求职信范例一、范例二。
动笔前将自己要突出的几点列出来，像学历、工作、经历、成就、担负的责任等等都值得一提。总之，要把自己和所求职位最相关的资格反映出来，让人家觉得你就是他们希望录用的人才。这里强调的是“与所求工作相关”的背景资料，因为求职信具有很强的针对性，一般说来，简历比较通用，但求职信发到不同的地方，要另外起草，以便能更好地符合招聘单位的具体要求。
4信的结尾段
结尾段落通常会要求对方给予面试的机会。为方便对方联系你，可以在此提供电话号码，以及什么时候打电话能找到你。
最后的印象是最鲜明的，所以，这一段的措辞要把握好分寸，要求要提得恰到好处。最后，要对人家花了时间、精力看信表示应有的感谢。有人说，在讲英语的文化里，开口“Please”,闭口“Thank you”，就错不以哪里去。细细一想，还真是这样。
5信的结束格式
虽然主要内容在前面已经讲了，也“Thank you”了，但如果结束的格式不合规范，就会功亏一篑。这里要注意三个部分：
（1）结束语
普通英文书信的结束语有很多，视关系亲疏选合适的使用。这里只着重介绍合适老婆子信使用的结束语。在普通正式信函中，美国现在用得最多同时也是最稳妥的结束语是：Sincerely，或Sincerely yours。英国用的较多的是:Yours sincerely，或Yours faithfully。
（2）签名
在结束语下面是亲笔签名，别小瞧了它，经可是具备法律效应的。全篇印刷体的材料，唯有此处带有人性，因而有了真实可靠性。亲笔签名下面是打印的姓名，方便别人辨认。
（3）附件
除了必须附上的简历外，其它任何对方已明确规定要随信附的书面材料要一并在此列出。如附件在两项以上，英文Enclosure,或缩写Encl.,要用复数，即Enclosures 或Encls.。在信中的具体写法可参看求职信范例。
英文求职信常用表达
Useful Expressions for English Job Application Letters
撰写求职信需要用到的词汇，有很大一部分与前面个人简历用的词汇重叠，为节省篇幅，不再重复列出，到了动笔时，可以查看前面有关章节，按具体分类查找。
1信头和称呼
先生
mister (常略作Mr.或Mr ,用于姓氏、姓名或职位前)
先生们
messieurs (略作Messrs.用于姓氏、姓名或职位前)
亲爱的先生
Dear Sir
亲爱的先生们
Dear Sirs
先生们
Gentlemen（用作信函称呼时，只能是复数，且前面也不能用Dear）
女士
Ms.（用在姓或姓名前），madam
女士们
mesdames
小姐
miss
小姐们
misses
夫人
mistress (略作Mrs.或Mrs 用在夫姓前)
夫人们
mesdames (略作mmes.)
总裁
president
首席执行官
chief executive officer(CEO)
主任
director
人事经理
personnel manager
总经理
general manager
部门经理
department manager
销售经理
sales manager
财务经理
financial manager
校长
president
院长
dean
教授
professor(Prof.)
博士
doctor(Dr.)
致有关人士
to whom it may concern
人事部
personnel department
人力资源部
human resources department
2信的第一段
申请
apply for, application
招聘
recruit
工作
job
职位
position,post
空缺职位
vacancy,opening
专业人士
professional
专业知识
expertise
广告
advertisement(ad)
登广告
advertise
就业市场
job market
职业介绍所
employment agency
就业介绍所
career office
就业中心
job center
再就业
reemployment
得知、获悉
learn
听说
hear
寻找
look for, seek, search for
谋求
seek
谋职
try to find a job, look for a job, seek employment
录用
employ,job offer
回应，应….
In answer to, in reference to, in reply to, in response to
根据….建议
at the suggestion of
询问
ask, inquire/enquire
请求
request
要求
require
附上
enclose, attach
附件
enclosure
有价值的
valuable, be of value
吸引
attract
感兴趣的
interested
引起……兴趣
interest
日报
daily
晚报
evening paper
周报
weekly
月刊
monthly
季刊
qurterly
年刊
annual, yearly
杂志
magazine
期刊
journal, periodical
3信的第二段
任职
hold a post, be employed as
任现职
be in one’s present/current job
填补……职位
fill…..post
X年来
For X years, over X years, since X years ago
历任……职
have successively held the posts of ,fill successively the posts of
历任
have served successively as
适合
fit, suit
恰当的，相干的
pertinent
4信的结尾段
预计……毕业
expect to graduate in …
电话面试
telephone interview
给予面试
be granted an interview
能来面试
could come for interview, be available for interview
是否能安排面试
if an interview can be arranged
尽早安排面试
schedule an interview at your earliest convenience
就您的方便
at your convenience
打……号码可以找到我
I can be reached at this number…
提供进一步的资料
provide/supply further information
谢谢你给予考虑
thank you for your consideration
谢谢你的关照
thank you for your concern and attention
盼望尽早听到回音
I look forward to hearing from you soon
5信的结束语和附件
说明：英文信末结束语有很多，这里只列出适合求职信结尾的用语。
你忠诚的，
Yours sincerely, Sincerely yours, Sincerely,
您非常忠诚的，
Yours very sincerely, Very sincerely yours,
您忠实的，
Yours faithfully, faithfully yours,
您非常忠实的，
Yours Very faithfully, Very faithfully yours,
附件
enclosure (encl.)
附件5份
5 enclosures
两张近照
2 recent photographs
自传
autobiography
自我介绍
personal presentation
身份证复印件一份
a photocopy of ID card
申请表
application form
学位证书复印件两份
2 photocopies of academic degree certificate
大学毕业证书复印件3份
3 photocopies of university diploma
学士学位证书复印件一份
a photocopy of bachelor’s degree certificate
硕士学位证书复印件一份
a photocopy of master’s degree certificate
博士学位证书复印件一份
a photocopy of PhD degree certificate
代表作
portfolio, representative work
样作
sample writing
发表作品清单
a list of publications
技术资格证书复印件一份
a photocopy of technical qualification certificate
成绩单一份
a copy of transcript
证明/介绍书3份
3 references
推荐信两份
2 letters of recommendation
获奖证书一份
a certificate of award

Friday, November 2, 2007

Lunar probe program has no military purposes

Lunar probe program has no military purposes
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-01 23:17

China's first lunar probe program has no military motives, either in its engineering or scientific objectives, said a spokesman with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday.

"China has undertaken astronautical activities with the principle of 'peacefully utilizing space'," Pei Zhaoyu, the spokesman, told a press conference in Beijing.

"The purpose of China's space program, including missions to probe lunar and outer space, is to explore the universe and benefit humanity," Pei said, adding that China's lunar probe is an open and transparent program.

"The program's objective, general plan, technical means as well as the major developers and manufacturers, have all been publicized," he said, "we will also keep the public informed about the major progress of its research and development."

The spokesman said China is looking forward to carrying out active cooperation and communication with any other countries in exploring lunar and outer space.

"Actually, the Chang'e-1 program has already involved eight space experts from China's Hong Kong and Macao regions," Pei said, noting that the experts have joined an engineering commission consisting of 122 scientists to research and apply the information collected by the Chang'e-1 satellite.

According to the program's plan, the data collected by the satellite will be given to several research institutes and some will be shared internationally one year later.

He called upon Chinese across the world, including compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, to participate in China's space program to realize the Chinese dream of exploring the universe.

Another expert said at the conference that Chinese scientists are able to fully control the satellite to be attracted to the lunar orbit when it comes close to the moon which is a vital process for the success of the Chang'e-1 program.

"We have made many emergency plans for the process in which we will make the probe break so that the lunar gravity could capture it," said Sun Zezhou, deputy chief designer of the probe, "even the breaking moment had delayed for several hours, we would have plans."

The press conference, the first one on the flight condition of China's first lunar probe Chang'e-1, was held by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

China's first lunar probe, Chang'e-1, named after a fairy-tale Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket on October 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province.

电力线路两票管理系统

最近同学接了这么一个项目，准备拉我入伙。他给我发了一堆材料，看得晕头转向。后来灵机一想，可以去网上搜索相关的信息，结果不出所料好多现成的产品介绍。

[Basic Knowledge]
电力生产必须把安全生产放在首位，为了保证电力生产的安全，规定在电力生产工作中必须使用工作票和操作票，即“两票”制度。两票管理系统作为安监部门实现两票电子化的重要管理手段，是电力系统实现安全管理的重要措施和保障。科学合理地规划两票管理系统，是保证整个生产系统安全性的关键所在。

[References]
MIS建设新理念——电力工作票信息化管理

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升日科技有限公司：http://www.sunitsoft.com/productDetail.asp?num=178&count=1
汉华软件：汉华电力生产两票管理系统

[FAQ]
Q: 什么是工作票制度?
A: 工作票制度
第三十三条下列工作应填写工作票或按命令执行：
1．部分或全部停电工作；
2．设备虽不需要求停电，但靠近带电设备需作遮栏，其它安全技术组织措施和需指出注意事项。事故紧急抢修设备，可以不填写工作票，但安全技术组织措施应满足安全工作要求，并有监护人。
第三十四条工作票由检修工作负责人用钢笔或原珠笔填写清楚，一式两份，一份交工作负责人，一份由值班员保存。
第三十五条工作票由主管技术员或动力部门主管负责人签发。
第三十六条工作票中有关人员应负的责任：
1．工作票签发人：工作负责人是否合适，工作的必要性，应作的安全技术措施和安全组织措施是否正确完备。
2．工作负责人（监护人）：正确安全地组织工作，结合实际进行安全思想教育，督促、监护工作人员遵守安全规程；检查工作票所载安全措施是否正确完备和值班员已做的安全措施是否符合现场实际条件；工作前对工作人员交待安全事项。
3．工作许可人（值班员）：负责审查工作票所列安全措施是否正确完备；工作现场布置的安全措施是否完善；检查停电设备有无突然来电的危险；对工作票中所列的内容发生疑问必须向工作票签发人询问清楚，必要时要求作详细补充。
4．工作班中的成员：相互关心，相互监督，严格按安全规程进行工作。

Q: 什么是电力系统的操作票？
A: 操作票就是任务票,你想做的事列在上面,执行操作的时候必须随身携带,并且严格按照上面的内容一步一步的执行操作.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Michael Learns To Rock - Take Me To Your Heart Lyrics

Something you should know about Take Me To Your Heart Lyrics

Title: Michael Learns To Rock - Take Me To Your Heart lyrics

Artist: Michael Learns To Rock

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(Music:Jacky Zhang/Words: Jascha Richter)

Hiding from the rain and snow
Trying to forget but I won't let go
Looking at a crowded street
Listening to my own heart beat

So many people all around the world
Tell me where do I find someone like you girl

(Chorus)
Take me to your heart take me to your soul
Give me your hand before I'm old
Show me what love is - haven't got a clue
Show me that wonders can be true

They say nothing lasts forever
We're only here today
Love is now or never
Bring me far away

Take me to your heart take me to your soul
Give me your hand and hold me
Show me what love is - be my guiding star
It's easy take me to your heart

Standing on a mountain high
Looking at the moon through a clear blue sky
I should go and see some friends
But they don't really comprehend

Don't need too much talking without saying anything
All I need is someone who makes me wanna sing
(Chorus)

培根爱情论

１．The stage is more beholding to love, than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies; but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury.

舞台上的爱情生活比生活中的爱情要美好得多。因为在舞台上，爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材，而在人生中，爱情却常常招来不幸。它有时象那位诱惑人的魔女（１），有时又象那位复仇的女神（２）。

２．You may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent) there is not one, that hath been transported to the mad degree of love: which shows that great spirits, and great business, do keep out this weak passion. You must except, nevertheless, Marcus Antonius, the half partner of the empire of Rome, and Appius Claudius, the decemvir and lawgiver; whereof the former was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.

你可以看到，一切真正伟大的人物（无论是古人、今人，只要是其英名永铭于人类记忆中的），没有一个是因爱情而发狂的人。因为伟大的事业只有罗马的安东尼和克劳底亚是例外（３）。前者本性就好色荒淫，然而后者却是严肃多谋的人。这说明爱情不仅会占领开旷坦阔的胸怀，有时也能闯入壁垒森严的心灵----假如手御不严的话。

３．It is a poor saying of Epicurus, Satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus; as if man, made for the contemplation of heaven, and all noble objects, should do nothing but kneel before a little idol, and make himself a subject, though not of the mouth (as beasts are), yet of the eye; which was given him for higher purposes.

埃辟克拉斯(4)曾说过一句笨话：“人生不过是一座大戏台。”似乎本应努力追求高尚事业的人类，却只应象玩偶般地逢场作戏。虽然爱情的奴隶并不同于那班只顾吃喝的禽兽，但毕竟也只是眼目色相的奴隶，而上帝赐人以眼睛本来是有更高尚的用途的。

４．It is a strange thing, to note the excess of this passion, and how it braves the nature, and value of things, by this; that the speaking in a perpetual hyperbole, is comely in nothing but in love. Neither is it merely in the phrase; for whereas it hath been well said, that the arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self; certainly the lover is more. For there was never proud man thought so absurdly well of himself, as the lover doth of the person loved; and therefore it was well said, That it is impossible to love, and to be wise. Neither doth this weakness appear to others only, and not to the party loved; but to the loved most of all, except the love be reciproque. For it is a true rule, that love is ever rewarded, either with the reciproque, or with an inward and secret contempt.

过度的爱情追求，必然会降低人本身的价值。例如，只有在爱情中，才总是需要那种浮夸陷媚的词令。而在其他场合，同样的词令只能招人耻笑。古人有一句名言： “最大的奉承，人总是留给自己的。”----只有对情人的奉承要算例外。因为甚至最骄傲的人，也甘愿在情人面前自轻自贱。所以古人说得好：“就是神在爱情中也难保持聪明。”情人的这种弱点不仅在外人眼中是明显的，就是在被追求者的眼中也会很明显----除非她（他）也在追求他（她）。所以，爱情的代价就是如此，不能得到回爱，就会得到一种深藏于心的轻蔑，这是一条永真的定律。

５．By how much the more, men ought to beware of this passion, which loseth not only other things, but itself! As for the other losses, the poet's relation doth well figure them: that he that preferred Helena, quitted the gifts of Juno and Pallas. For whosoever esteemeth too much of amorous affection, quitteth both riches and wisdom.

由此可见，人们应当十分警惕这种感情。因为它不但会使人丧失其他，而且可以使人丧失自己本身。甚至其他方面的损失，古诗人早告诉我们，那追求海伦的人，是放弃了财富和智慧的(5)。

６．This passion hath his floods, in very times of weakness; which are great prosperity, and great adversity; though this latter hath been less observed: both which times kindle love, and make it more fervent, and therefore show it to be the child of folly. They do best, who if they cannot but admit love, yet make it keep quarters; and sever it wholly from their serious affairs, and actions, of life; for if it check once with business, it troubleth men's fortunes, and maketh men, that they can no ways be true to their own ends.

由此可见，人们应当十分警惕这种感情。因为它不但会使人丧失其他，而且可以使人丧失自己本身。甚至其他方面的损失，古诗人早告诉我们，那追求海伦的人，是放弃了财富和智慧的(5)。

７．I know not how, but martial men are given to love: I think, it is but as they are given to wine; for perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures.

我不懂是什么缘故，使许多军人更容易堕入情网，也许这正象他们嗜爱饮酒一样，是因为危险的生活更需要欢乐的补偿。

８．There is in man's nature, a secret inclination and motion, towards love of others, which if it be not spent upon some one or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many, and maketh men become humane and charitable; as it is seen sometime in friars.

人心中可能普遍具有一种博爱倾向，若不集中于某个专一的对象身上，就必然施之于更广泛的大众，使他成为仁善的人，象有的僧侣那样。

９．Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth, and embaseth it.

夫妻的爱，使人类繁衍。朋友的爱，给人以帮助。但那荒淫纵欲的爱，却只会使人堕落毁灭啊！

附注：
(1) 古希腊神话，传说地中海有魔女，歌喉动听，诱使过往船只陷入险境。华夏大地教育网博客
(2) 原文为“Flries”，传说中的地狱之神。华夏大地教育网博客
(3) 安东尼，恺撒部将。后因迷恋女色而战败被杀。克劳底亚，古罗马执政官，亦因好色而被杀。
(4) 埃辟克拉斯（前342--前270年），古罗马哲学家。
(5) 古希腊神话，传说天后赫拉，智慧之神密纳发和美神维纳斯，为争夺金苹果，请特洛伊王子评判．三神各许一愿，密纳发许以智慧，维纳斯许以美女海伦，天后许以财富。结果王子把金苹果给了维纳斯。