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August 26 关于芝加哥的更正，以及其他芝加哥如今已经不是美国的第二大城市了。最大的是纽约，其次洛杉矶，芝加哥第三。
去过纽约了，一次。但是据在曼哈顿住过的人说，纽约的意义体现在第二次、第三次，或者久住时。第一次，没得说，自然是自由女神，帝国大厦，时代广场，中央公园，大都会博物馆。只有去得多了，才能有机会到那些本地人爱去的地方，像是犄角旮旯里的离奇小店，阴山背后的怪异酒吧，之类的。大城市嘛，想必都是这样的，要像洋葱一样一层层的剥开来看……假如有足够的钱和时间去“剥”的话。
洛杉矶，也去过，一次，而且有没有第二次，两可。不如直接看看好莱坞，或者干脆去橘子郡的迪斯尼乐园。Downtown的话，不去也罢。很不理解那里的棕榈树。老高老高的树干，光溜溜的，只在最高处顶着一点点树叶，怎么个漂亮法呢？？
目前算上转乘飞机那次，已经到过芝加哥4次了，可还是喜欢！ December 15 Small Town GossipPrestonsburg实在是个很小的城，太多的人对你知根知底，很小的事儿都能成为人们茶余饭后的谈资。
一天去朋友的邻居家看他们的小猫，大家于是家长里短地议论起来。才发现她们对这里几乎每条街上的每户人家都清楚得很！谁的祖父是猎鹿人，谁家的第几个儿子蹲了监狱，谁家的女儿就要大学毕业……听着听着突然产生一种幻觉，仿佛自己正坐在四合院儿里跟街坊聊天呢……哈哈，世界早已大同！！
Prestonsburg实在是个很小的城，因为我上了报纸。 芝城之旅10月初在Richmond开了研讨会之后，当晚立即乘Amtrak由Ashland前往著名的芝加哥，在那儿度过了我们的Fall Break。
火车跑了12小时，终于来到芝城的Grand Union车站。乘出租车到Chinatown Hotel登记入住后，二话没说，倒头便睡……累呀！
 远望芝城华埠
 Chinatown的“九龙壁”（此处的华人以台湾人和福建人居多）
醒来已经是傍晚，此时最合适的活动自然是登上John Hancock Observatory，俯瞰芝加哥夜景！
 走出94层的电梯门，著名的风城便整个儿展现在眼前了……The view was unbelievable!背景里响着悠扬的爵士乐，跟这座美国第二大城市的风格颇为贴切。
第二天一大早就出发，直奔Museum Campus，因为那里是芝城博物馆最集中的地方。
 Field Museum远眺
 恐龙的名字叫“Sue”，是迄今保存最完整的Terex化石，Field Museum的镇馆之宝
 密歇根湖畔
Field Museum相当于自然历史博物馆，包罗万象，应有尽有。旁边还有水族馆和天文馆，也都很精彩。这些博物馆的共同特点是设有许多互动项目，让游客真正参与其中，通过动手加深印象。这一天一直玩到Field Museum关门，才坐地铁回到Chinatown。
第三天仍然是马不停蹄，先去Museum of Science and Industry,再到The Art Institute，晚上又稍带去了Navy Pier。好在城市交通十分便捷，地铁四通八达，手里拿张地图就能解决问题了。
 科学工业馆
 芝加哥艺术学院博物馆
 博物馆内景
 赶往地铁站时的意外收获之一：ABC电视台总部！
 而且新闻正在现场直播！
 电视台的对面又发现了熟悉的建筑——这是意外收获之二
 芝加哥街景
 夜晚的Navy Pier
第四天下午就要坐火车回KY了，于是决定上午去逛街。Downtown Chicago最繁华的商业街要数North Michigan Avenue了，Macy's,Bloomingdale's,Ralph Lauren等等全美著名的连锁百货商店全部集中在这里，是个很快就能把钱花光的地方。
坐上火车，12小时之后便又在肯州了。回到家一觉十几个小时，睁开眼睛，芝加哥的一切就像一场梦。
Bottom Line:
While I'm Still on Line...发达的资本主义美国，并不像想象中那样家家现代化，最近又发现网络服务很不尽人意，连接总是时断时续。给网络公司打电话，技师来家里修理的那天偏偏网络状况好得出奇，第二天就又全面瘫痪了。
这两天又能上网了，于是抓紧时间补作业…… October 16 EKU的研讨会10月5号到7号这个周末在EKU（Eastern Kentucky University）参加了Phi Theta Kappa的研讨会，终于见到了Ashland的同事！
EKU位于肯州中部的里士满(Richmond)，从Prestonsburg开车去要两个多小时。一路上雨下个不停，山间雾气缭绕。直到中午抵达里士满，在附近一家“Bob Evans”吃过午饭，又到旅店登记后天才放晴。放好了行李，大队人马开车到EKU汇合，参加这次研讨会的开幕仪式。
研讨会的日程安排得很紧，每天的每一个时段都有活动。有学者讲演，外出参观，当然也有娱乐项目。我们关于中国的presentation安排在最后一天。
首先，大家分成两组参观EKU校园。
 EKU的标志性建筑
 校园里的“学生服务中心”，里面应有尽有，被称为“EKU的Wal-Mart”
 校园绿化面积很大，随处可见跳跃的松鼠。（右边是学生公寓）
 Meditation Center，供学生静坐冥想。很想进去看看，无奈周末关门。
 Daniel Boone（传奇人物，开拓肯州的先锋）铜像。唯左脚铜色依然鲜亮，因为据说摸后考试中会有好运。
晚上听讲演。
第二天参观Fort Boonesborough State Park，是当年Daniel Boone堡垒的再现，里面的演员全部身着18世纪服装，打铁的打铁，织布的织布。
 此人扮作Daniel Boone，实为EKU学生，乃是园中导游。
 工具作坊
 铁匠。
 园中一景
 园的四周是开阔林地。还是清早，草叶上沾满露水。
第三天我们分别做了介绍中国的演讲，一切顺利！中午吃了此地著名的Catfish，味道还好，就是不太欣赏这里“任何肉类都要油炸，所有饮料一律加冰”的习惯。饭量很足，勉强吃下最后一口，觉得总算没浪费东西，没想到又有硕大一块漂亮的Cheese Cake摆到面前！实在吃不下啦！！
Catfish下肚，就盼望着接下来的芝加哥之旅啦！（此行收获颇多，相片整理中，完工后立即更新！） September 11 My Weekly Schedule...As If Anybody Cares首先，非常非常感谢大家的关注！！
最近没有更新，实在是因为很忙！
目前生活基本上规律起来了，不像前几天那样手忙脚乱的，于是有机会梳理梳理，汇报一下我每周的基本“活动内容”：
生活：
每早7点左右起床，洗漱、早餐。周一至周四早8点半出发走去学校，20分钟路程，观光+锻炼。如不开会，则下午2点离开学校赶回家看3点的The Ellen DeGeneres Show和4点的The Oprah Show（路上顺便到此地的食品超市“Food City”买菜）。节目结束，开始做饭。晚8点后看书，或准备各种presentations，或抱着机器跑到阁楼上去上网（目前住处还没有上网用的cable，但时不时可以监测到无线信号。试遍全屋所有角落，只有阁楼上信号最稳定）。晚11点半睡觉（此时睡不着就看The Late Show With David Letterman或者The Tonight Show With Jay Leno）。
课程：
周一&周三： 9：25-10：40听Dr. William Loftus的心理学课；10：50-12：05听Dr. Phyllis Puffer的社会学；12：25-1：40讲中文；周一晚6：00-8：30讲中文。
周二&周四： 9：25-10：40听Dr. Profitt（到现在也不知道他的名字）的哲学；11：00-1：00到学校的Student Center做两个小时Tutoring。
周五学校不安排课程。如果没有其他应酬，就洗衣服、研究厨艺。
 到美国以后，还从没有过没应酬的周六（不是去别的校区讲座，促进那里的Cultural Diversity，就是朋友约去聚会），未来一个月的所有周六目前也已经“预定”出去了。只有周日上午比较清闲，因为大家都在教堂。
目前已参加的主要活动：朋友聚会、野餐会若干；去Lexington(2小时30分钟车程)开会；去Pikeville（40分钟车程）讲座；校园内的中国文化展示；还有哲学课上关于儒教、道教的presentation等等。
忙啊，我！（想说的还有很多，一有机会就写！  ）August 17 冻死活人——The Great American Cooling Machine来到Big Sandy之后天气一直不错，艳阳高照的，三十五六度的样子，有一点点潮湿，但荫凉底下还是特别舒服。
可是美国的室内空调温度似乎跟外面的冷热没有多大关系，一年四季屋里的温度永远是人造的。这两天呆过的所有地方——飞机、机场、车里、家、办公室、超市、银行……那叫一个冷啊！一律五十来度（华氏），毫不夸张地说，这个温度穿毛衣正好！“有必要这么冷吗？！”我和同事异口同声。学校的Provost是Nancy Johnson博士，见到我们第一句话就是“Sorry for the coldness!” 然而眉目之间却又透着自豪：“我们能源充足，可以把屋里搞得这样冷！！”所有公共场所晚上关门后，里面总有许多灯还是亮着的，空调呢，那是根本不关的！“It's a big waste of energy,”一个美国朋友说。可是我总觉得，那个语气更多的是自豪，而不是抱怨。
奇怪的是，教室里好多学生都穿着短裤短褂，一点儿看不出冷来。除了长期的习惯之外，我猜一个主要原因就是吃的东西太多热量太大！回想来美国时的飞机上，上天一顿七点一顿十一点一顿两点一顿，顿顿都是奶酪黄油牛肉蛋糕，中间穿插无数各种饮料，乘客们则像刚出生的婴儿，有人送饭就张开嘴吃，没人送就昏昏欲睡……这样喂起来的小孩子，怎么能不脂肪成堆？夏天屋里不够冷，他们可怎么活？！
养活一个美国人，费食费水费电！ August 15 头朝下从没飞过这么长时间——更正——是第一次飞就飞了这么长时间，来到地球另一边黑白颠倒的美利坚，兴奋之余不免有种“头朝下”的感觉。以前听说“倒时差”，觉得无非就是补补睡眠，很快就可以解决问题；殊不知生物钟这东西是很厉害的：下午两三点头重脚轻困得睁不开眼，夜里一两点两只眼睛却瞪得像铜铃！过来三四天了，才渐渐找回比较正常的sleep pattern。
该清醒的时候清醒，这才开始了真正的美国生活。预知详情，敬请关注！ August 09 All Packed and Ready to Go!My luggage is packed and I'm all ready to go. We are leaving on a jet plane from Beijing tomorrow afternoon at around 4. When we arrive in Chicago, it'll be about 4:30 am Saturday Beijing time, and we'll arrive in Lexington by 10 am Beijing time. I'll get to the school in Big Sandy hopefully by 12:30. The time difference between Beijing and Lexington is about 12 hours.
I feel so grateful for all the support and suggestions you've given me during these past few days! (You know who you are
) Please come back here frequently and check me out!!As I've promised, as soon as I settle down and figure out the Internet connection, I'll come right back here and tell you all about my trip...until then!!
 p.s. With my next update, I might switch my blog to Chinese, as I think I'll probably need to brush up my Chinese in an English environment! July 01 How to Use Your Mind - Increasing Mental Development and Intelligence in CollegeThe day you enter your college dorm, your life changes. This is no orginary experience you're signing up for. How do you use your mind efficiently in college? What makes a successful college student? Take a listen...
Dead Poets Society - Answer KeysClasses 06109-06112:
Here are the answer keys of the gap-filling questions concerning Dead Poets Society.
Dialogue 1
1. settle down 2. 1895 3. 51 4. 75 5. principles 6. beloved 7. regarded
Dialogue 2
1. genius 2. help 3. with 4. finished 5. taking 6. anything 7. Lawyer 8. Banker 9. Drop 10. impress
Dialogue 3
1. Abraham Lincoln 2. slightly 3. rumors 4. mental 5. unfortunate 6. appropriate 7. lines 8. worms 9. breathing 10. die 11. past 12. destined 13. eyes 14. whisper 15. lean 16. extraordinary
Dialogue 4
1. perfection 2. importance 3. determining 4. greatness 5. calculating 6. average 7. revealing 8. rating 9. battle 10. hearts 11. souls 12. measuring 13. look 14. literature 15. achieving 16. medicine, law, business, engineering 17. poetry, beauty, romance, love 18. fascinated 19. artists 20. Shakespeare 21. realist
Dialogue 5
1. passion 2. complete 3. realized 4. formed 5. center 6. trembling
Dialogue 6
1. demonstration 2. barbarian 3. remind 4. better 5. imagination 6. poet 7. describe 8. beside 9. action 10. leaves 11. enough 12. cover 13. dying
Dialogue 7
1. illustrate 2. maintaining 3. walked 4. clapping 5. acceptance 6. unique 7. unpopular 8. striding, pacing 9. perform 10. Exercising
Dialogue 8
1. marching 2. prove 3. conformity 4. question 5. educating 6. Tradition 7. Discipline 8. daring 9. caution 10. opportunities
Dialogue 9
1. anywhere 2. making 3. point 4. planning 5. acting 6. sounds 7. counting 8. good 9. by 10. by then 11. easier
Dialogue 10
1. lifetime 2. stop 3. like 4. more
Dialogue 11
1. moment 2. down 3. in case 4. called 5. up 6. exactly 7. cooperate 8. avoid 9. responsible 10. up 11. fry 12. signed 13. can't
I'll keep typing until my fingers fall off ha ha...  Practice Tests 1-3Classes 06109-06112:
You can download these practice tests that we had in class and listen to them again:
June 24 Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey RaeA song that always makes me feel good..
Put Your Records On
by Corinne Bailey Rae
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.  Summer came like cinnamon So sweet, Little girls double-dutch on the concrete. Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same Oh, don't you hesitate. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow. Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely, Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside, (just relax, just relax) Don't you let those other boys fool you,  Got to love that afro hair do. Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change. Don't you think it's strange? Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow. 'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer? Do what you want to. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,  Just go ahead, let your hair down. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow May 30 You Have Been Loved by George MichaelYou Have Been Loved
She takes the back road and the lane
Past the school that has not changed In all this time She thinks of when the boy was young All the battles she had won Just to give him life That man She loved that man For all his life But now we meet to take him flowers And only God knows why For what's the use in pressing palms When children fade in mother's arms It's a cruel world We've so much to lose And what we have to learn, we rarely choose So if it's God who took her son He cannot be the one living in her mind Take care my love, she said Don't think that God is dead Take care my love, she said You have been loved If i was weak, forgive me But i was terrified You brushed my eyes with angels wings, full of love The kind that makes devils cry So these days My life has changed And i'll be fine But she just sits and counts the hours Searching for her crime So what's the use of pressing palms If you won't keep such love from harm It's a cruel world You've so much to prove And heaven help the ones who wait for you Well I've no daughters, I've no sons Guess I'm the only one Living in my life Take care my love, he said Don't think that God is dead Take care my love, he said You have been loved  Freshman Listening Class - PassagesClasses 06109-06112:Please download recordings of the 30 passages and finish the exercises on your handouts.
Answers:
01.C 02.C 03.B 04.D 05.A 06.B 07.A 08.A 09.A 10.C
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.A
21.A 22.C 23.D 24.B 25.D 26.C 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.D
31.C 32.B 33.D 34.C 35.A 36.B 37.C 38.C 39.D 40.B
41.B 42.A 43.A 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.D 49.B 50.C
51.B 52.C 53.D 54.C 55.D 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.A 60.D
61.D 62.B 63.A 64.C 65.B 66.A 67.D 68.C 69.B 70.B
71.A 72.C 73.A 74.D 75.A 76.D 77.C 78.A 79.D 80.B
81.D 82.A 83.C 84.C 85.D 86.D 87.A 88.B 89.C 90.D
91.D 92.C 93.A 94.A 95.A 96.C 97.A 98.C 99.A 100.C Freshman Listening Class - Longer ConversationsClasses 06109-06112:Please download recordings of the 30 conversations and finish the exercises on your handouts.
Answers:
01.C 02.B 03.D 04.D 05.B 06.C 07.C 08.C 09.D 10.A
11.B 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.D
21.A 22.A 23.C 24.C 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.D 29.C 30.A
31.B 32.D 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.A
41.C 42.C 43.B 44.D 45.D 46.D 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.A
51.A 52.B 53.A 54.D 55.B 56.D 57.A 58.B 59.B 60.C
61.B 62.B 63.B 64.B 65.D 66.B 67.A 68.B 69.C 70.D
71.A 72.B 73.C 74.D 75.C 76.A 77.C 78.B 79.B 80.A
81.A 82.D 83.C 84.B 85.C 86.B 87.D 88.A 89.C 90.D
91.D 92.B 93.A 94.B 95.A 96.D 97.A 98.C 99.D 100.C May 19 60 Minutes - May 13, 2007
DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE (This issue of 60 Minutes was originally aired on May 13, 2007) Description:
1. Mitt Romney Wants To Re-Tool Washington
The Republican presidential candidate says he can’t wait to get his hands on Washington, but first he's got to beat out some better-known competitors. Romney gives Mike Wallace his views on the war in Iraq, his Mormon religion and abortion. 2. Chipping Away At Realtors' Six Percent Realtors' sacrosanct commission rate of six percent may be in jeopardy due to emerging online competition from Internet real estate sellers and buyers. Lesley Stahl reports. 3. How Ali Beat The Odds Bob Simon catches up with Iraqi war orphan Ali Abbas, who lost most of his family and his arms to a stray American bomb during the war in Iraq. 3. Looking Older Happens To Everyone As the years pass, we not only get wiser, but also look older. Andy Rooney shares some thoughts on the topic. The April 22 issue is no longer available. |
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