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The news was about the water pollution in a Chinese village. The red river in the small village has been polluted from a 35 miles away nationally-owned company, which resulted in many problems about health and environment.
In the article, China has been projected by the International Energy Association to become the world’s leading greenhouse gases producing country this year. In addition, the pollution also brought about the lower exports of agricultural products and seafood.
The small village couldn’t against the big company that might be polluting their air or water. And the mine company just offered a small amount of compensation for those victims. Although Chinese government has tried to find some solutions to solve this problem, it seems that this is not a problem which can be solved overnight.
But whatever the measurements are, it is too late for those families who had already lost their beloved. The widow in the article said that, all she worries about is raising her daughter and her plot of land. Although they used the clean water of the nearby mountain, they still use the dirty water to irrigate the crops.
2007年11月11日 星期日
2007年10月12日 星期五
Is that your phone or your imagination?
website
http://www.wretch.cc/video/eca4353&func=single&vid=3366231&o=self_a&p=0&cid=47069
vocabulary
1.Vibration:shaking
2.Junky:heroin addict (slang)
3.Phantom:imaginary
4.Amputated:cut off a limb
5.Accommodate:adapt oneself
6.Consultant:advisor
7.Scant:barely,few
8.Responsiveness:state of being responsive
9.Attuned:adjust
10.Irritation:annoyance
question
Q1.How does Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary defines "a phantom limb"?
A:An often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated.
Q2.Is the vibration of cell phones always the real vibration?
A:Not exactly. Sometimes it is people's anticipatory vibration.
Q3.Why cell phones are necessary to people?
A:Because cell phones help people to connect to the world.
Q4.Are there many researches about this phenomenon?
A:No, there aren't. There are few, but there are many theories about this.
Q5.Why BlackBerry has created a new annoyance?
A: Because phone dials automatically, and it always calls the same person, he said.
summary
Some people cannot live without cell phones and they can feel the vibration even cell phones do not in their pockets. There are few researches but lots of theories about this phenomenon. First, cell phones become parts of some users’ limb, so once cell phones are away from them they feel strange. Second, cell phones help people to connect to the society, once they are away from cell phones they feel that they are isolated or rejected and then become anxious. Because of these two basic reasons, people have this new tech irritation which is phantom vibration.
http://www.wretch.cc/video/eca4353&func=single&vid=3366231&o=self_a&p=0&cid=47069
vocabulary
1.Vibration:shaking
2.Junky:heroin addict (slang)
3.Phantom:imaginary
4.Amputated:cut off a limb
5.Accommodate:adapt oneself
6.Consultant:advisor
7.Scant:barely,few
8.Responsiveness:state of being responsive
9.Attuned:adjust
10.Irritation:annoyance
question
Q1.How does Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary defines "a phantom limb"?
A:An often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated.
Q2.Is the vibration of cell phones always the real vibration?
A:Not exactly. Sometimes it is people's anticipatory vibration.
Q3.Why cell phones are necessary to people?
A:Because cell phones help people to connect to the world.
Q4.Are there many researches about this phenomenon?
A:No, there aren't. There are few, but there are many theories about this.
Q5.Why BlackBerry has created a new annoyance?
A: Because phone dials automatically, and it always calls the same person, he said.
summary
Some people cannot live without cell phones and they can feel the vibration even cell phones do not in their pockets. There are few researches but lots of theories about this phenomenon. First, cell phones become parts of some users’ limb, so once cell phones are away from them they feel strange. Second, cell phones help people to connect to the society, once they are away from cell phones they feel that they are isolated or rejected and then become anxious. Because of these two basic reasons, people have this new tech irritation which is phantom vibration.
2007年9月30日 星期日
Computers and Girls
1.URL
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/computergirls/storyweek.html
2.Summary
The researchers indicate that women might have less job opportunities than men. They did sum up some accounts for that. First, girls think their ability in computer is miserable, so they have little or even no interest learning it. Next, girls seldom use computer to solve problems, but process word. Last, girls have no courage to use computers for fear to break them somehow. This is a serious issue for girls nowadays. If girls do not try to learn computers, the gender gap of technology will grow and women would less have job opportunities than men.
3.my thoughts and reflections
I think this news is quite important for me because it mentioned me the importance of computer skill. I used to take computer for granted and do not want to learn and understand it, but now I really want to be proficient at it. I gradually realize that computer will take place human is a fact and we can not deny it. Though they are cold, they do more accurate than people. So, no matter what kind of job I will take, I will definitely need a computer to help me. Now I have made up my mind to make friend with my dear computer, and I will try my best to get along with it!
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/computergirls/storyweek.html
2.Summary
The researchers indicate that women might have less job opportunities than men. They did sum up some accounts for that. First, girls think their ability in computer is miserable, so they have little or even no interest learning it. Next, girls seldom use computer to solve problems, but process word. Last, girls have no courage to use computers for fear to break them somehow. This is a serious issue for girls nowadays. If girls do not try to learn computers, the gender gap of technology will grow and women would less have job opportunities than men.
3.my thoughts and reflections
I think this news is quite important for me because it mentioned me the importance of computer skill. I used to take computer for granted and do not want to learn and understand it, but now I really want to be proficient at it. I gradually realize that computer will take place human is a fact and we can not deny it. Though they are cold, they do more accurate than people. So, no matter what kind of job I will take, I will definitely need a computer to help me. Now I have made up my mind to make friend with my dear computer, and I will try my best to get along with it!
2007年9月16日 星期日
introduction about me
Hello! My name is Roxanne Sun.
I am from Taipei.
I have a lot of interests, like designing cards, singing, reading, shopping, swimming(but actually I am not really good at it), and try new things.
I enjoy learning not just for the tests but for self improvement.
My dream is to traveling around the world.
I want to go out and see many different cultures.
I think that is the best way to know more about the world and how different opinions work.
I think understanding can broaden one's mind and it is very important because
Many problems come from misunderstanding.
Oh recently I find out a good magazine, La Vie.
I like it very much.
Maybe you can take a look at it!
That is a little about me^^
I am from Taipei.
I have a lot of interests, like designing cards, singing, reading, shopping, swimming(but actually I am not really good at it), and try new things.
I enjoy learning not just for the tests but for self improvement.
My dream is to traveling around the world.
I want to go out and see many different cultures.
I think that is the best way to know more about the world and how different opinions work.
I think understanding can broaden one's mind and it is very important because
Many problems come from misunderstanding.
Oh recently I find out a good magazine, La Vie.
I like it very much.
Maybe you can take a look at it!
That is a little about me^^
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