Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Prank
今天想复印一些东西,已经在那儿的一个同事说别等了,她要印600张,“Oh ..." 我正打算离开,她大笑起来,“Just kidding. I have to pull a prank every day." 哈,这家伙,为人师表也搞恶作剧,还天天搞!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Busy Work 和 Suck it up
以前在出版社的同事失业大半年了,上周有个熟人请她到公司帮忙。原来她是公司的总管,现在去做人家的助理,一天到晚 pushing paper around,都是 busy work。 她觉得很屈就,但实在没有办法,只好 suck it up for a few months, 同时继续找更好的工作。
busy work 是不用动脑筋的瞎忙乎。pushing paper around 指做文书工作。难怪她说要suck it up 咬紧牙关忍着了。
busy work 是不用动脑筋的瞎忙乎。pushing paper around 指做文书工作。难怪她说要suck it up 咬紧牙关忍着了。
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Evil Teachers
这两个星期女儿功课很多,有时要做到半夜,她的同学们对所在的IB program (International Baccalaureate) 的老师有以下描述:
I am sure that every day a council of IB teachers meets in Mr. xxx's room, where they rub their hands and cackle, "Let's see how many we can break with the homework tonight!"
The IB hell week has descended upon us!
女儿说 to cackle 是 "to laugh evilly". 精彩吧?
I am sure that every day a council of IB teachers meets in Mr. xxx's room, where they rub their hands and cackle, "Let's see how many we can break with the homework tonight!"
The IB hell week has descended upon us!
女儿说 to cackle 是 "to laugh evilly". 精彩吧?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Touch and Go, Crack
最近在听<Somewhere in Heaven>,是一本叙述当年饰演超人的Christopher Reeve 和他太太Dana的故事的感人的书,讲到他在赛马时意外摔断脊椎,当时情况危险,是 touch and go,随时可能生命不保,但他太太Dana非常坚强,she never cracked. 这 crack 该怎么译呢?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Doctored Photo
今天新闻说埃及官方报纸用doctored photo, 伪造他们总统在白宫带领多国元首迈向中东和平谈判。现在用Photoshop改照片太普遍了,但这次实在离谱,大家都在网上笑,说你看看原来的照片就明白他们为什么要改了。
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sad!
今天系里正开着会,突然校长在广播上说所有老师要在10分钟后到礼堂集合,同事马上说 "It can't be good." 果然,学区的总监宣布把我们的校长上调到学区做 Director of Curriculumn,接替的人选还未定。 老板升官了,本来该替他高兴,但真舍不得他走,因为他一直对我很好。他说他也不想走,可是他的老板总监大人"is hard headed." 他只好遵命。好多人都掉泪了。SAD!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Forgiveness or permission
以前,不少老师带自己的小冰箱或微波炉放在课室里用。今年,加州政府经费严重短缺,学区要我们把所有的私人电器搬回家。大家商量对策时,有人说 Better to ask for forgiveness than permission,大不了被发现时 get a slap on the hand. 我们这些胆小鬼怕挨打,只好守规矩了。不过,真想能用自己的微波炉。
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Situation
今天新闻有一亚裔男子在Discovery Channel 的总部,用枪挟持人质,最后被警方击毙。报道中提到公司在事发后,广播通知员工不要到处走,因为 "There is a situation in the lobby."
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