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January 21 摘录以恶报善是魔鬼的行为,
以恶报恶是动物的行为,
以善报恶是天使的行为。
“你们要以善胜恶,以此证明是神的儿女!”
圣经是创造宇宙和人的上帝赐给全人类的信息,分旧约和新约,共有六十六卷,由四十位作者跨越一千六百年时间完成。它有着一个一贯始终的主题,那就是上帝拯救世人的永恒计划:上帝藉着他的话语创造天地,让人类生活其中,并差遣他的独生爱子耶稣基督道成肉身,亲自参与世间甘苦,与人共度生命的黑暗与光明,共创新天新地。
圣经是上帝所默示的,是对人的完全启示,里面有又真又活的真理,有生命之道,有爱和盼望。我们只要藉着圣经,就能明白上帝在我们每一个人身上的旨意,从而得着因信耶稣基督而来的得救的智慧。
奥古斯丁,年轻时,曾沉迷酒色,不能自拔,陷入罪的捆绑之下。他也苦苦追寻真理,读了许多的书,遍访了各地的贤人智士,却一直得不到真理的满足。一日,当痛苦不堪的他在花园散步时,突然听到一个声音:“拿起来读!拿起来读!”于是,他打开圣经。刹那间,书上的话语击中了心灵的深处。于是他痛哭祷告,真理的圣灵进入了他的心,他成了新造的人,得到了真理,也得到了心灵的释放。后来,他成为基督教史上一位著名的神学家。
朋友,如果你也在追寻真理,拿起来读吧!如果你也为各种各样的焦灼、迷惘、空虚所困,拿起来读吧!如果你在思虑、忧伤、痛苦中,拿起来读吧!那里,有真理,有平安,有喜乐,更有人生的盼望!
拿起来读吧!这本独一无二的书! July 05 translationThis is a happy and memorable occasion for me personally and for the members of my delegation.对于我个人和代表团全体成员来说,这是个愉快而难忘的时刻.
I would like you to join me in a toast to the health of Your Excellency and to the health of all our Chinese friends present here.请各位与我一起举杯,祝愿阁下身体健康并祝愿在场所有中国朋友身体健康.
The strategy of developing the country by relying on science and education is one of China's basic state policies. 科教兴国是发展中国的基本国策之一.
Family Planning and Environmental Protection are Chian's basic state policies that are vital to the improvement of people's life.计划生育和环境保护是中国极其重要的改善人民生活水平的基本国策.
Modern means of transportation telecommunication and mass media have shortened the geographical distance of the world .现代化的交通,电信与大众传媒手段使世界变得越来越小.
International travel is an effective way of promoting mutual way of understanding among of the peoples of the world.国际旅游是促进各国人民相互了解的有效途径.
I think different cultures should learn from each other's strengths to offset their own weaknesses.我认为不同的文化相互学习,取长补短.
Cultural exchange is by no means a process of losing one's won culture to a foreign culture, but a process of enriching each other's national cultures.文化交流不是让外国文化吞没自己的文化,而是为了丰富各民族文化.
I am deeply convinced that this meeting will have a positive impact on our bilateral and multilateral relations.我深信这次会议将会对于我们的双边或多边合作产生积极影响.
Your idea coincides with mine.我们的想法不谋而合.
What we say here will not be long remembered but what we do here can change the world.我们在此所作的演讲很快便会被人们遗忘,但是我们在此的作为,却能改变世界.
The difference between a human brain and a computer can be expressed in a single word complexity.人脑与电脑的区别可用三个字表达即复杂性.
It's absolutely vital that all nations big or small, strong or weak, should conduct their relations with each other on the basic of mutual respect and equality and mutual benefit.所有国家,无论大小强弱都应该在相互尊重,平等互利的基础上处理相互关系,这一点是至关重要的.
Let us seek common ground while putting aside differences enhance mutual understanding and trust and strengthen exchange and cooperation.让我们求同存异,增进理解与信任,加强交流与合作.
These have been very pleasant days in China, and I am happy that my visit should conclude in such a congenial atmosphere.我们在中国渡过了十分愉快的时光,我很高兴我的访问能在如此融洽的气氛中结束.
A Chinese saying goes like this "Just as there is a paradise in heaven , there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."中国有句俗话是这样说的:上有天堂,下有苏杭.
His deeds don't agree with his words, so none of us believe him.他言行不一,我们都不相信他.
Please remember that you can never under any circumstances judge a person by his appearance only .请牢记,在任何情况下,都不能以貌取人.
Our government resolutely rejected their unreasonable demands.我国断然拒绝了他们的无理要求.
We are all eager to get good news from you.我们都热切盼望来自你的好消息.
July 03 Words of love ,soft and tenderTHESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A > TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, BUT THE LEAST > ROMANTIC SECOND LINE: > > > My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: > Marrying you screwed up my life. > > I see your face when I am dreaming. > That's why I always wake up screaming. > > Kind, intelligent, loving and hot; > This describes everything you are not. > > I thought that I could love no other -- > That is until I met your brother. > > Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, & so are you > But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's > empty... and so is your head. > > I want to feel your sweet embrace > But don't take that paper bag off your face. > > I love your smile, your face, and your eyes -- > Man, I'm good at telling lies! > > My love, you take my breath away. > What have you stepped in to smell this way? > > What inspired this amorous rhyme? > Two parts vodka, one part lime. May 17 MEMO and NOTEMEMO
To:HR manager
From: The boards
Subject:automatic coffee machine
The boards is thinking of installing automatic coffee machines in the offices of each dept. Before we make final decision , please help to investigate the following situations:
1. How often would the automatic coffee machine be made use of ?
2. Whether the time for boiling coffee would be saved ?
3. How many do we need in total?
4. How would the staff react to the deed?
If possible, please submit(hand in) the results (report) to the boards before June 1st.
NOTES
sales manager,4,12,2007
Our company brochures have arrived we put them in sales dept. Could you please collect your copies immediately? April 11 Why I am a Christian?有位朋友问我:是什么原因促使你加入基督教的呢? 这个嘛,说来话长,应该从童年时代说起,我的父母在我两三岁的时候就开始给我订书刊,从那时起,我就养成了爱读书的好习惯,总希望自己长大后能当个科学家,或者作家,让后代的人能记住我...突然,有一天,我就悲哀起来----如果我还没有取得什么成就,就死掉了,谁能认识我、记住我呢?我变得忧郁了,总是很怕死。那时候,我的四姨对我说:你信主吧,活着的时候有平安,死后可以上天堂,得永生....这可正中下怀啊!所以,我就信了...但后来,随着获得的学校教育越多,我就越怀疑究竟有没有神的存在??还有儿时的动画片,演的是有些传教士欺压中国人。我曾经指着电视里的传教士问四姨:这就是信主的?四姨当时看着我,什么也没说。不过虽然如此,我还在断断续续地信着主。直到我看到了一个小册子,上面统计的上个世纪三百多位科学家, 有90%以上是基督徒...另外,还有一个故事,说的是二战期间,纳粹组织无神论演讲,有三位科学家进行论证。第一位是天文学家,他说:我观察天空三十年,从未看见过神,所以是没有神的。第二位是解剖学家,他说:我解剖人的尸体无数,从未见过神在人体中,所以是没有神的。第三位是伦理学家,她说:我查看天下书籍无数,人死如灯灭,哪有神呢。正在他们觉得大功告成时,一位老太太上来对第一位说:你观察天空三十年,你看见过风吗?第一位答:没有。老太太接着说:你没有看见的,就肯定没有吗?她接着问第二位:你爱你太太吗?第二位答:爱。老太太说:你看见你的爱了吗?是在肝里,在胃里呢?接着对第三位说:你看过这本书吗?它叫<圣经>,上面不是明明写着,人人必有一死,死后且有审判吗?不要以为人一死百了,死后的事比活着的还长呢?如果你在母腹时,有人告诉你,你将来的世界是一个有花有草,有生老病死的地方,你会信吗?现在你就在这个世界上.......
既已知道耶稣就是道路、真理、生命,天上地下除他以外,别无拯救,生命在他,复活也在他,还有什么理由不相信呢?没有人看见过神,但通过神所造之物和所成就的事就能看到神的奇妙作为。如今我满得主恩的滋味,更是立定心意跟随主,我也相信无论在何时何地,神都会与我同在! 朋友,何不与我同作神的儿女? March 27 我补考了唉,真是一事未平,一事又起。爸爸终于可以站起来了,但舅舅又生命垂危。我下决心要好好工作,却找不到合适的来养家。今天去应聘一个促销员的职位——为了能有更多的时间去兼职和学习。这周开始早晨起来锻炼身体,昨天一早跑到主楼却发现了自己的名字在补考板上。呜呼,前几天还和同学吹,说我从没补过考。这老师也太落井下石了,我已经饱受伤害的心,又加了一道伤。要知道这些打击会让一个人痛苦死的,还好我不是那么脆弱,愈挫愈勇才行,努力努力,下半年考BEC吧。 November 01 BEC PRELIMINARY1a Job descriptions So,are you from London then-or just here for the meeting? No, I’m not from London, but my company has offices here. What kind of the company is it ? I work for an IT company . I’m a consultant.
Where do you work? I work for a large pharmaceutical company. And what do you do ? I ‘m the head of the Marketing Department.
So what kind of products do you sell? Anything that helps people make money. How do you mean? Financial services. I sell investment products.
Tell me , does your consultancy work with big companies? No,we do the accounts for small and medium-sized companies. Ah, I see. Do you have clients in London? Some but not many. Most of our clients are in Reading.
So, you work in the food industry? Yes, I’m a factory manager. Oh, really? What do you make? We produce frozen food.
And what do you do? I’m a manager in Personnel. What kind of company do you work for? We make packaging for fresh food.
Helen Marsden Hello, I’m Helen Marsden.I work as a marking manager for a large pharmaceuticals company. My department produces vaccines against hepatitis and so on.We normally sell our vaccines directly to doctors so one of my jobs is to discuss our new products with doctors. Marketing managers don’t always do this ,but I do as I’m a qualified doctor. I’m also responsible for our publicity material so I have to deal with designers and printers. My area is central Europe, so I have to deal with the health authorities in those countries. That means my job involves a lot of traveling. And finally, when we produce a new vaccine, it’s my job to organize a conference for the medical press so that they can ask us questions about it. Robin Seaton Hello,I’m Robin Seaton. I work for a company called Vacupack. I’m responsible for employing most of the people in the company. I write the job advertisements and then I have to choose which applicants I want to interview. Usually, I interview the applicants with the head of the department where the vacancy is . I then have to contact the applicants after the interview, both the successful and unsuccessful ones. Another duty is dealing with employees’ problems. Of course many of them are work-related ,but people to sometimes come to discuss personal problems with me . My job also involves informing employees if the management isn’t satisfied with their work, which isn’t a pleasant part of the job.
4a Telephoning Good morning, Baker and Kerr.Can I help you? Could you put me through to Elaine Pearson, please ? Who’s calling, please ? Lewis Taylor of SRT. One moment please, Mr Taylor…hello,Mr Taylor. I’m afraid the line’s busy. Can I take a message? No,it’s all right,thank you. I’ll call back in about ten minutes. Ok.Thank you for calling.
Good morning,Baker and Kerr. Can I help you? Yes, please . could I have extension 184, please? Who’s calling,please? Jack Symes. Thank you . I’ll put you through. Thank you.
Good morning. Baker and Kerr. Can I help you? Jasmine Singh, please. I’m afraid she’s interviewing all day. Can I take a message? Yes,my name’s Mary Banks,from Walkers. She called me earlier. I’m returning her call. Mary Banks, from Walkers. Right. I’ll tell her you called back. OK. Thanks.
Good morning. Baker and Kerr. Can I help you? Hi,Clare. It’s Fiona. Is Keith available? I’m afraid the line’s busy, Fiona. It’s OK. I’ll hold. Fiona? Yes. The line’s free now. I’ll put you through. Thanks.
Good morning. Baker and Kerr. Can I help you? Hi. It’s Fiona again. We were cut off. Oh,sorry about that. I’ll try to reconnect you. Hold the line. Thanks.
Good afternoon. Baker and Kerr. Can I help you? Good afternoon. Can you put me through to Sharon Thomson,please? I’m afraid she’s out of the office at the moment. Can I take a message? Yes, my name’s David Whelan from the Health and Safety Council. I’m sorry. Could you spell your surname,please? W-H-E-L-A-N. And it’s the Health and Safety Council. Right. And what’s the message,please? I’m calling about the First Aid course Ms Thomson’s is arranging with us. I’d like to confirm the week beginning 13 May but I’m not… Sorry. Did you say the thirteenth or thirtieth? The thirteenth ,13. OK…yes. Yes, The date’s fine, but we can only take 25 participants , not 29. So that’s the First Aid course for the week commencing 13 May and you can only take 25 people. That’s right, yes. Right. I’ll give her the message. Thanks. You’re welcome .bye. 4b Internal communication Hello,Henry Wallace speaking. Hello. Henry , it’s Sarah Longman from Accounts. Oh hello Sarah. What can I do for you ? I’m calling all of the heads of department about expenses . I just wanted to remind you that if someone claims any expenses ,they must enclose receipts with the claim. Ok. I’ll send a memo to remind my salespeople. Thanks . henry .bye.
Hello. Karen Mitchell. Hello. Karen, it’s John. Oh, hi John. How are you? I’m fine thanks. Look, I got your note yesterday about the meeting. I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you. That’s OK. But I’m flying out to Paris next week and we need to meet before I leave. Is Thursday all right for you ? Not really , no. How about Tuesday? Fine, I’ve got to be in the office on Tuesday morning anyway. How about lunchtime? Well. That’s fine by me , but we should find out if Steve’s available then, as well. That’s true. I’ll send him an e-mail and see if lunchtime’s OK for him. If it’s OK with Steve ,let me know and we can fix a time. I’ll e-mail him now. thanks John. Bye. Bye.
5b Good afternoon. My name is Juliet Sharman and I’m here to talk about Great Eastern’s performance. As you all know, Great Eastern has only been a private company since it was bought by FirstGroup as part of the privatization of the national railway network in 1997. In the years before privatization, the company made a lot of changes to prepare it for the free market. I’d like to tell you a bit about those changes and show you how they’ve affected the company’s performance since 1993. to do this , I’d like to draw your attention to figures three and four on page eight of your information brochures. I’d like to begin with a look at the bar chart, which shows annual growth in passenger revenue from 1993 to1997. As you can see, growth slowed from 2.4% in 1993/94 down to just 1% in 94/95. however, reduced costs and more efficient sales practices resulted in growth reaching 9.9%in 1995/96 . This was followed by 7%in 1996/97. The bar chart clearly shows that the changes have made a big difference financially and have improved customer satisfaction, as we’ll see. I’m sure you’ve all read newspaper stories about bad service on the privatized rail network, so I’d like you to look at figure four, which shows Great Eastern’s reliability and punctuality figures. As you can see from this graph, the company has an excellent reliability record. Reliability improved steadily from 99.1% in 1993 to 99.3%in 1995 , where it has remained. Punctuality also rose steadily, going from 90% in 1993 to 91% in 1995 . You’ll notice the drop to 88%in 1996, which I’ll explain later. Although we haven’t received the final figures yet, I can tell you that punctuality improved in 1997 and has continued to improve this year as a result of further investment.
So , that’s the end of my presentation . Does anyone have any questions? Yes. Earlier you mentioned the drop in punctuality in 1996. what was the problem? Sorry. I said I’d explain that, didn’t ? well, it was mainly because of problems with the railway track. As you know , we have to lease both the track and our trains from other companies. The track belongs to a company called Railtrack. Although we receive penalty payments from them for any delays due to the track, it doesn’t help our reliability figures . we don’t like the situation but we can’t change it . Next question, please. Could you tell us a bit about the company’s future investment plans? Of course. At the moment Great Eastern is investing £9m in upgrading its stations. This includes facilities , information systems and security. We’re also investing in new trains, which will lead to improved reliability levels. The gentleman at the back, please.. With the Government reducing its financial support to the company each year, how do you hope to improve profits in the future? That’s a good question. The Government is going to give us less and less money over the next few years .and , as I said , we have to lease both the track and our trains , so our biggest costs are fixed. The only way the company can improve profits is by increasing passenger volumes. That’s why we’re spending so much on improving customer satisfaction. Next question, please.
October 26 Why do I Take EnglishI like to learn English when I started to study, so I chose it as my major. Of course, it has more advantages than other languages. First, English is an easy kind of language to learn. It has only twenty-six letters and sixteen tenses. Most of the verbs change regularly. The grammar is easy to understand. Secondly, English is used widely in the policy, business, law, negotiation between countries. It is spoken in many countries and nations. Modern generation have to study it ,especially, in China. Thirdly, I want to travel around the English spoken countries. Different countries have different divers cultures and histories, and English is such a public language that I can use it to understand the people, the culture and the nature. In one word, I take what I love ,and I want to learn it well to communicate with foreigners. October 24 我病了也许是天气变化不适应,所以感冒了;
也许是家人给我压力太大,所以心烦;
也许是生活空间太恶劣,所以彻夜难眠;
也许是自己太迷茫了,所以寻不到方向;
也许我的选择会让我后悔;
也许我会失去一切;
还好,我有耶稣,有神的帮助,God is my shield. October 20 吃出健康(转贴)1、常吃宵夜.会得胃癌.因为胃得不到休息 2、一个星期只能吃四颗蛋.吃太多.对身体不好 3、鸡屁股含有致癌物,不要吃较好 4、饭后吃水果是错误的观念.应是饭前吃水果 5、女生月经来时.不要喝绿茶.反正茶类不要喝就对了.多吃可以补血的东西 6、喝豆浆时不要加鸡蛋及糖.也不要喝太多 7、空腹时不要吃蕃茄,最好饭后吃 8、早上醒来.先喝一杯水.预防结石 9、睡前三小时不要吃东西.会胖 10、少喝奶茶.因为高热量.高油.没有营养价值可言.长期饮用.易患高血压.糖尿病等疾病 11、刚出炉的面包不宜马上食用 12、远离充电座.人体应远离30公分以上.切忌放在床边 13、天天喝水八大杯 14、每天十杯水.膀胱癌不会来 15、白天多喝水.晚上少喝水 16、一天不要喝两杯以上的咖啡.喝太多易导致失眠,胃痛 17、多油脂的食物少吃.因为得花5-7小时去消化,并使脑中血液集中到肠胃.易昏昏欲睡 18、下午五点后.大餐少少吃,因为五点后身体不需那么多能量 19、10种吃了会快乐的食物: 深海鱼,香蕉,葡萄柚,全麦面包,菠菜,大蒜,南瓜,低脂牛奶,鸡肉,樱桃 20、睡眠不足会变笨,一天须八小时睡眠,有午睡习惯较不会老 21、最佳睡眠时间是在晚上10点~清晨6点 22、每天喝酒不要超过一杯,因为酒精会抑制制造抗体的B细胞,增加细菌感染的机会 23、服用胶囊应以冷水吞服(可以第一个吃),睡前30分先服药.忌立即躺下 24、酸梅具防止老化作用,青春永驻;肝火有毛病者宜多食用 25、掉发因素:熬夜,压力,烟酒,香鸡排.麻辣锅.油腻食物.调味过重的料理 26、帮助头发生长:多食用包心菜,蛋.豆类;少吃甜食(尤其是果糖) 27、每天一杯柠檬汁,柳橙汁.不但可以美白还可以淡化黑斑 28、苹果是机车族、瘾君子、家庭主妇的常备良药,一天一颗,才能让自己有个干干净净的肺 29、抽烟又吃维他命(B胡萝卜素-A维他命的一种),会致癌,尽早戒烟.才是最健康的做法 30、女性不宜喝茶的五个时期:月经来时,孕妇,临产前.生产完后,更年期 31、抽烟,关系最大的是肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也与膀胱癌有关 32、饮酒导致肝硬化.引发肝癌 33、吃槟榔会导致口腔纤维化,口腔癌 34、食物过于精细,缺乏纤维;含大量脂肪,尤其是胆固醇会引发谓癌 35、食物过于粗糙,营养不足时导致食道癌,胃癌 36、食品中的黄曲毒素.亚硝酸类物皆具有致癌性 37、不抽烟.拒吸二手烟 38、适量饮酒,不拚久.不醉酒 39、减少食用盐腌.烟熏,烧烤的食物 40、每天摄取新鲜的蔬菜与水果 41、每天摄取富含高纤维的五谷类及豆类 42、每天摄取均衡的饮食,不过量 43、维持理想体重.不过胖 44、保持规律的生活与运动 45、保持轻松愉快的心情 46、正确饮食习惯:早上吃的像皇帝,中午吃的像平民,晚上吃的像乞丐 October 18 宇宙是上帝存在最大的见证中央6台连续3天播放了美国记录片<探索宇宙起源之谜>,我贴了通知,可自己也没有看全。
第一天认真看了,很专业很深奥,讲地球和宇宙的关系,和其他8大行星的关系,比较它们的质量、体积、重量,距离……说的都是几亿几十亿年前的事情,好象和上帝关系不大。 第二天我忙着作音乐,忘了看了。 第三天,也就是今天,我刚好出去办事,回家早,12点15打开电视,结果已经在放了,而且好象都快完了。但就是这最后的一部分,让我大受震动,原来他拉这么长的过门,就是为了说明最后这几句话。 所有的科学实验研究成果宇宙探索,不管愿意不愿意相信不相信,都无一例外地得出了一个结论,那就是:宇宙“大爆炸”(目前科学家的说法)是一个非常周密而完美的计划,它既不是单纯的自然现象,也不是人可以做到的,只能是神的作为。 人类一直想搞明白生命的起源,人究竟从哪里来的,总要有个出处吧,从猴子变来的荒唐理论已经被推翻了,因为根本找不到从猿到人的中间状态,进化论不攻自破。而且就算是从猴子来的,猴子又是从哪里来的呢?就算是从鱼变来的,那鱼又是从哪里来的呢? 去太空寻找生命,成了找到生命起源可能性的途径,科学家纷纷把目光投向天空。月球也去了,火星也去了,在那里,他们发现了大概五六种支持生命存在的因素,但是生命的存在需要200多种因素呢,缺哪一种都不行,显然除了地球以外没有发现任何生命的迹象。 奇怪的是,为什么这200多种生命因素如此齐全地出现在了地球上,科学家认为,这种同时存在的概率几乎为0(有个数字,记不清楚了)。最后科学家做了这么一个比喻,就好比一颗手榴弹爆炸了,我们这些人类跟着一个弹片飞到了这个地方。而这手榴弹的爆炸绝对不是一次偶然事件,而是有计划有目的的行动,一定经过精心策划和设计的。 比如地球和太阳的距离,近一点我们会热死,远一点会冻死。地球旋转的角度,恰巧让所有的人都能照到太阳。地球的吸引力也是恰好让我们既不会飞离地面,又可以在地上奔跑。还有那将我们保护起来又给我们足够空气的大气层,为什么就出现在地球的表面而没有在别的星球上?还有大海河流,这维持生命的水源竟如此充足地遍满大地,而高山上的冰川和天上的雨水,总是那么及时地补充大地的水源。还有地下的石油,天然气,森林,各种动物……真是不敢想啊,他们都是从哪里来的。 以前真的没有太注意啊,好象都是理所当然的,是原来如此的。现在想想看,科学家有给我们满意的答案吗?很遗憾,没有。 是上帝白白给我们的啊!为什么如此一目了然的事实人们就不愿意承认呢? 但是那些一辈子做深入研究的大科学家们却在不同的领域不约而同地得出了相同的结论:一定是神(暂时这么称呼吧)创造了这一切,一定有一种超自然的力量在控制着这一切,否则一切都是不可思议的。 过去我们会很习惯地说:这些都是自然规律,可是我们有没有想过,规律又是哪里来的?难道如此精确的规律是天然的吗?不,规律也是是神制造的. 因为所有人的智慧都无法解释现有的一切。说到这里我想起了在网上邂逅的物理博士“王大叔”,他说他确信神的存在,因为所有的问题只要一直问下去,都是没有答案的,即便有也是暂时的,局部的答案,而且越是有学问的人越是不敢下结论,因为他们深知,答案只能在神那里。这些大科学家包括牛顿,爱因斯坦,爱迪生,诺贝尔…… 最有意思的是霍金,他没有正常人的身体,却有着过人的智慧,而且这个智慧是专门用来研究天体的,他似乎可以看到我们一般人无法看到的领域,具有透视功能,但是他越来越无法解释他看到的事实.他最近提出的设问是:难道这一切都是为了证明上帝的存在吗? 有些人是从生活中的苦难走向上帝的,比如我教会的大多数人。有人是从心灵的苦难走向上帝的,比如我。有人是从探索奥秘走向上帝的,比如无数自然科学家和宇航员。最有说服力的,可能是后者。 这个时候,我们再来看看圣经:起初,神创造天地,地是空虚混沌,渊面黑暗,神的灵,运行在水面上....... 这是几千年前那些没有接受过系统文化教育的古人写出来的句子,难道不令人震惊吗? October 17 转帖1、遇到乞讨者:遇到要钱的就给他(她)点饭,遇到要饭的就给他(她)点钱 10、如果时间还宽裕,而且碰巧觉得我这个人还顺眼,那就顶一下我的贴子,总比去顶看了觉得上当的贴子舒服。时间宽裕不少就请把这几句话多转几个地方,毕竟好人多了咱们心里也舒坦 。 October 11 情景表达打电话 Trying to connect you . 设法与你联系。 His line’s busy . 他的电话占线。 Can you hold ? 请你等一等。 Do you know his extension ? 知道他的电话分机吗? I’ll see if I can transfer you . 看看能否给你接过去。 I’ve got the wrong number. 我拨错了号码。 I’ll put you through. 我帮你接通。 Speaking .请讲。 We got cut off .挂断。 This is a very bad line .这条线不清楚。 I’ll ring you back .我会给你回电。
问候和欢迎Greeting and welcoming Nice to see you . Lovely to see you. Let me take your coat .请把你的大衣给我。 I think we’ve met her once. I’m so glad you could come. What can I get you to drink ?
谈论病情Talking about illness I’ve got a sore throat. 喉咙痛 It’s very painful. It’s difficult to talk. 很难说清楚。 It’s a very bad cough. 咳嗽得厉害。 It’s really bad. 确实不好。 I get this pain when I bend over. 弯腰就痛。 It’s a really bad pain. 确实痛得厉害。 The headaches stop me driving. 头痛而不能开车。 How often do you get these headaches? 经常头痛吗? Are they very bad? 非常厉害吗? Do you drink? Do you often get colds? 经常感冒吗? How long has this been going on ? 这种情况持续多久了? How long have you had it? 这种情况有多久了? When did it start ? 什么时候开始的? When exactly does it hurt? 伤在哪里? I’ll just have a look at your chest .我听听你的心脏。
用餐用语Meal times Could you pass me… 请将…递给我。 Here you are . 给你。 This is delicious. 味道真鲜。 Would you like some more? 还要点什么? Have another potato. 来点土豆。 No,thanks. That was lovely,but I’ve had enough.太好了,但我已经吃饱了。 It doesn’t matter at all. 一点都没关系。
别时用语Time to go We’d better be going. 最好走吧。 We ought to be on our way. 该上路了。 That was a very nice evening. 玩得很痛快。 We really enjoyed ourselves. 玩得很痛快。 Thank you for coming. 谢谢你们来。 You must come and see us soon. 应早点来看我们。 I’ll give you a ring. 会打电话给你。
评价Evaluating I think the first one is very good.第一个很好。 I don’t think much of the second.认为第二个不怎么样。 What do you think of the fourth one ? 你认为第四个怎么样? There’s nothing in it . 没价值。 I think the fifth is better than the fourth.
讨论用语Discussion What do you mean by ….?你的意思是…? I suppose so. 我想是这样。 Perhaps . 或许。 I don’t think so /agree . Definitely not .肯定不是。 Certainly not. 当然不(Of course not) Definitely .肯定无疑。 Do you think…?Yes, I do. I agree. 我同意。 I’m not sure. 不肯定。 It depends. 这要看情况而定。
提供帮助Requests offers and replies Shall I take your coat? 要我帮你拿大衣吗? That’s very kind of you .你太好了。 “Have some coffee?” Can I use your phone? “Sure.” “Do you want to dance?” “Ok” “Pass the salt.” “ Here” “More bread?” “No.” “What a drink?” “Yes, OK” “Orange juice?” “No,water.” “I’ll open it for you .” “Thanks.” Could you do me a favour?请帮个忙。
表达意见Expressing opinions,adverbial of degree I like … 我喜欢/I quite like…我很喜欢 I really like … 我确实喜欢/I love…我爱 I don’t mind… 不在意/I don’t like…不喜欢 I don’t much like… 很不喜欢/ I really don’t like…确实不喜欢 I don’t like ….at all . 一点也不喜欢。
赞同或不赞同Sharing opinions and not “I like…” “So do I . /I don’t “ “I liked …” “So did I ./ I didn’t” “I don’t like…” “Neither / Nor do I .“ I quite liked it .我以前非常喜欢。 I didn’t think much of it . 不怎么样。 I’ve never heard of it . I haven’t read/ seen it.
Sorry,what did you say ? 你说什么? What do you mean? 你的意思是? Could you speak more slowly? 请讲慢一些。 What does ….mean ? ….是什么意思? What’s this called in English ?用英语如何称呼? How do you pronounce …? 怎样发音? How do you spell ….? 怎样拼写? What do you call a person who ….?你怎样称呼那个…的人? Can you explain this word/expression/sentence? 你能理解这个词/语法/句子吗? What do you say when…?在….时,你说什么? If I were you , I would…. A good way to ….is to … 一种好的方法是去做… I think it is a mistake to … 我认为做…是个错误。 I do apologize . 一定要道歉。 I’m really very sorry.确实非常抱歉。 September 25 耶稣爱你这世界有个千年不变道理,那就是耶稣爱你;
在世上没有任何的逼迫患难,能使我们与神的爱隔绝
你是否愿意同为神的儿女,一生让耶稣爱你
在世上没有任何的困苦愁烦,能使我们与神的爱隔绝
(耶稣爱你——这是在黑大的学生团契录的第一首歌)
September 22 一个故事有一个女孩认为爱是一种感动。当男孩剥去鱼刺,把鱼肉送到女孩碗中时;当男孩把一块自己不舍得吃的肯德基送给女孩时;当女孩学习,男孩送来一本书时,感动一点点增加,爱就一点一滴地累积。 每次,男孩的信中说为了他们的未来,正努力着,而且戒去烟酒。女孩感到那么自豪和幸福,因为她能使那个忧郁的男孩变得坚强,有意志。但每次见到男孩带着一身烟酒味,女孩感到好难过,是恨铁不成钢的失望。最让女孩失望的是男孩并不专情,在旧情人面前,男孩的所作所为让女孩心里的感动与自尊完全丧失。 曾经的好,曾经的坏,爱也罢,恨也罢,最终都成了伤害,是一辈子也抹不去的记忆。女孩选择了远离,也许是去个好地方养伤吧,或许,她还会守着那一生一世的誓言,或许,有一个加倍感动女孩的诚实可靠的男人与她携手同行吧。 September 15 生命的使用说明 要知道,伟大的爱和伟大的成就都涉及巨大的危险。
当你失败,不要失去教训。 遵循三个R:尊重自我、尊重他人、为自己的行为负责。 要记住,有时没有得到你所想要的正是你的运气。 学习规则,并正确地突破规则。 不要让一次小小的争论伤害了深厚的友谊。 当你认识到自己犯了错误,立即改正。 每天花点儿时间独处。 接受改变,但不要放弃自己的价值。 记住沉默有时是最好的回答。 过善良和令人尊敬的生活,当你年老回顾往事时,你还能又一次享受它。 你家庭里的爱的氛围是你生活的基础。 如果和你相爱的人争吵,不要翻老帐。 分享你的知识。这是获得永恒的方法。 善待世界。 每年去一个你从没有去过的地方。 要记住,最好的人际关系是你们彼此的爱超出你们对彼此的需要。 为了得到成功,你必须放弃什么,把这当作判断你成功的标准。 做一个头脑冷静的人
有一天,一个农夫的一头驴子,不小心掉进了一口枯井,农夫绞尽脑汁想办法救出驴子,但几个小时过去了,驴子还在井里哀嚎。最后,农夫决定放弃,他请了些人往井里填土,想把驴子埋了。一帮人七手八脚地往井里埋土。当驴子明白了自己的处境后,刚开始哭得很凄惨,但过一会儿驴子便冷静下来。农夫好奇地探头往井里看,令他大吃一惊:当铲进井里的土落在驴子背上时,驴子马上将泥土抖落一旁,很快地站到泥土上面!这样,驴子坚持将大家铲到它身上的土踩在脚下,最后,终于上升到了井口。 临危不惧,处变不惊是一种难能可贵的心理素质。在任何时候,恶劣的环境和自身条件差时比安逸的条件更能激发人的斗志。冷静清醒,沉着应对,可以发挥出最大潜力,找到可行办法,打破环境和条件的局限。 上行而后下效 春秋时,齐景公自从宰相晏婴死后,一直没有人当面指责他的过失,因此心中感到很苦闷。有一天,齐景公欢宴文武百官,席散后,一起到广场上射箭取乐。每当齐景公射一支箭,即使没有射中箭鹊的中心,文武百官都高声喝彩:好啊!妙啊!真是箭法如! 事后,齐景公把这件事对他的臣子弦章说了一番。弦章对齐景公说:“这件事情不能全怪那些臣子,古人有话说:‘上行而后下效’,国王喜欢吃什么,群臣也就喜欢吃什么;国王喜欢穿什么,群臣也就喜欢穿什么;国王喜欢人家奉承,自然,群臣也就常向大王奉承了。” 齐景公听了弦章的话,认为弦章的话很有道理,就派侍从赏给弦章许多珍宝。弦章看了摇摇头,说:“那些奉承大王的人,正是为了要多得一点赏赐,如果我受了这些赏赐,岂不是也成了卑鄙的小人了!” 俗话说:“上梁不正下梁歪”,决策者喜欢怎么做,下面的人便也跟着怎么做。如果要做一名卓有成效的决策者,就一定要认清自己的恶习,然后坚决改掉它,不能让恶习成为下属模仿的方向。当所有的人都告诉他有多伟大时,这也正是最危险的时候。 修养决胜高层次的竞争 菲律宾前外长罗慕洛的身高只有1.63米。有一次,在巴黎举行的联合国会议上,他和前苏联代表团团长维辛斯基激辩。维辛斯基把所有“轻蔑别人的天赋”都向他发挥出来,尖声说道:“你不过是个小国家的小人罢了。”罗慕洛立即回击道:“一个人有没有用,和个子大小无关。历史上许多伟大的人物都是矮子。贝多芬和纳尔逊都只有1.63米,他们与只有1.52米的英国诗人济慈及德国哲学大师康德相比,已经算高大的了。当然,还有一位最著名的矮子是拿破仑。此时此地,把真理之石向狂妄的巨人眉心掷去——使他们的行为有些检点,是矮子的责任!” 早在1935年,罗慕洛应邀到圣母大学接受荣誉学位,也曾发表精彩演说。那天,罗斯福总统也是演讲人。事后罗斯福笑吟吟地怪他“抢了美国总统的风头”。1945年联合国创立会议在旧金山举行,罗慕洛以菲律宾代表团团长身份,应邀发表演说。讲台差不多和他一样高,,他庄严地说:“我们就把这个会场当作最后的战场吧。”全场登时寂然,接着爆发了一阵掌声。他放弃了预先准备好的演讲稿,畅所欲言,思如泉涌,喊出了“维护尊严,言辞和思想比枪炮更有力量……唯一牢不可破的防线是互助互谅的防线!”的口号。这些言论极富感染力,尽管菲律宾那时离独立还有一年,罗慕洛又矮小,由他来说,还是起到了意想不到的效果。从那天起,小小的菲律宾在联合国大会中就被各国当作资格十足的国家了。 技术也许能左右你的现在,修养却能左右你的将来。文化修养包含三方面:理论政策水平,综合知识结构和相关工作经验。 不让红球落地有一天,一家公司的总裁在城中一家餐厅吃午饭。饭吃到一半,他发觉有四个熟悉的声音由隔壁的厢房传出。那些人的讨论相当热烈,他忍不住偷听。他听出手下的每位高级主管都得意地谈起他自己的部门。总生产工程师说:“没人能跟我比。对一家公司的成功,贡献最大的部门就是生产部门。如果你们没有像样的产品,那等于什么也没有。”销售经理抢着说:“错了!世界上最好的产品一点用也没有,除非你有强大的销售部门把它卖出去。”主管公司内部及公共关系的副总裁也有意见:“如果公司内外的你们没有良好的形象,惨败是绝对的。没人会向一家他不信任的公司买产品。”主管人力资源的副总裁展开攻击:“我认为你们的观点都太狭窄了。我们都知道公司的力量在于它的员工。没有强有力而且工作意愿高的员工,公司立刻就会陷于停顿。”四位雄心勃勃的年轻人继续讨论着,为他们的部门力争。直到总裁吃完午饭,他们的讨论仍未结束。总裁离开餐厅时顺便在那间厢房门口停了一下。“诸位,”他说“我忍不住听了你们的讨论,很高兴你们能为自己的部门感到骄傲,不过我不能不说,经验告诉我,你们没一个说得正确。在任何公司里,没有哪个部门能对公司的成败负责。如果你追究到问题的核心,你会发现管理一家成功的公司就像玩特技的人维持五个球在空中,其中四个球是白的,一个写是‘产品’,另一个写着‘销售’,第三个写着‘企业与公共关系’,第四个是‘员工’。除了这四个白球,还有一个是红球,它上头写的是‘利润’。在任何时候,玩特技的人一定要记住:无论发生什么事,绝不能让红球掉到地上。” 总裁的话绝对正确。公司即使有最佳的产品,最好的形象,最乐于奉献的员工,以及最引人注目的财务基础,但如果缺乏利润,它还是要很快陷入困境。该如何创造利润呢?显然要靠各部门的分工协作,任何一个部门不合作,企业就会“掉链”,利润就会下降。组织各部门是环环相扣,缺一不可的。 信任的下一步是成功秦武王命令将军甘茂攻打韩国的宜阳。甘茂在息壤时对秦武王说:“宜阳是大城,加上途中有若干险阻之地,距离又在千里之外,攻打起来恐怕很费事。我实在担心当我不在时有人借此机会来诽谤我。” 为了让武王明白,他讲了一些古时候的故事给武王听。 甘茂说:“从前,有个跟孔子的弟子曾参同名同姓的人杀了人。听的人以讹传讹,就去报告曾参的母亲。曾母相信儿子的德行,所以丝毫不为所动。但是,一连有三个人报告同一件事,曾母就不得不相信了,为了避免连累而潜逃了。” “我的品行不及曾参,”甘茂接着说,“大王对我的信任也不及曾母对曾参,而且,怀疑我的人也不只三个。所以,我很担心大王不知不觉地就相信了。” 武王听了甘茂的话,斩钉截铁地安慰道:“我是不会听信谗言的,我愿意与你订下盟誓。” 甘茂于是便放心地进军宜阳。开战后,用了五个月的时间,尚未成功,就像甘茂担忧的那样,有人开始谣言中伤他了,武王也很快听信了,召回甘茂。 甘茂于是质问武王:“大王难道忘了在息壤的承诺了吗?” 武王恍然大悟,马上改变态度,动员全部军队支持甘茂。最终,甘茂没有让武王失望,终于攻下了宜阳。 《贞观政要》中记载了齐桓公与管仲的一段对话。齐桓公有志于称霸天下,向管仲请教如何防止有害于霸业的行为。管仲回答:“不能知人,害霸也;知而不能任,害霸也;任而不能信,害霸也;既信又使小人参之,害霸也。”对人才的使用和信任是同等重要的。 充分信任自己的下属,才能上下一心,把工作做好。 危机意识不可少1976年7月27日,家住唐山市和平路的丁芬,下午照常下班回家。奇怪的是,她家那只平时很听话的大黄狗,不但不肯吃饭,还吵得全家人不得安宁,甚至还跑到它从没去过的十里路外,把丁芬的丈夫从单位里叫了回来。更怪的是,大黄狗还面露凶相,疯狂地吠叫,竟然还叼着丁芬的两岁的小儿子往外跑!“看来,它肯定得了狂犬病了!”在丁芬的丈夫用铁榔头猛敲之下——大黄狗终于在呜咽中倒地毙命。 当天晚上,唐山发生了大地震。虽然丁芬幸免遇难,但也留下了终身残疾。与她相爱多年的丈夫死于地震,她那三个可爱的小孩也永远地告别了她。那条“忠心救主”却被打死的大黄狗,成了丁芬一生的内疚和遗憾。 在大地震的前一天,唐山市出现怪异举止的狗,可以说不计其数,可是,并没有几个家庭因此逃脱灾难。根深蒂固的“致命的自负”,关掉了很多人的心门,使人类麻木不仁,无视于其他的异常和警戒,无视于一次次灭顶之灾的风险。 |
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