9.28.2009

An artist I like

Today I want to talk about an artist who bowled me over when I saw him first time in the Spring Festival Evening Party. His artistic name is Xiao Shenyang. He played a performance what is named Not Bad Money, it was so interesting that it blew me away very much. What was more, it also struck me as the wonderful acting. When I watched his performance, it floored me deeply because he looked as if a little bit foolish. However, after I watched it completely, it killed me extremely. Not only I liked it, but also a large number of people are dying to watch it again and again. On the contrary, also a great number of people held the opposite attitude, they hated him and blew up once thay watched him on TV, some of them even had a short fuse that someone mentioned him by accident. In my personal opinion, I also blew off some steam at first, but I pulled myself together right now. Because I felt that his performance is very exciting and it often cracks me up. Although a lot of people disagree with him, he never fell apart and never gave up. Because he believed that people would understand him one day and he could bring happiness to everyone. Anyway, no matter when and where he appears and whatever he does, he always wants to crack everyone up. So I sometimes think that he is too cracked. Considering, best wishes to him.

Idioms of Chapter 2

Unit 4 Emotion

Idioms in Chapter 1

9.26.2009

Prefixes that indicate size or number

Prefixes that indicate position or direction

Word parts that indicate time of vocabulary


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The painting about American Gothic

1. The strange expressions and looks of this couple kill me deeply.

2. Look at their serious expressions, I think they must have a short fuse.

3. Look at the fork in that man's hand, it would scare everyone to death.

4. The house behind them blows me away, because I like this style.

5.I have no idea that how to pull themselves together.

Work of reading

Your first job
1. What advice would you give to people beginning their first job?
A: Personally, if you work at first time, you should do all things carefully and you must learn what you do fast, in other words, you wouldn't lazy, it's very important.

2. Do you think women and men have different difficulies when they start a new job? If so, what are they?
A: No, I don't think so, for my part, whatever women or men,it's difficult for everybody to start a new job.

3. Do people who work in an office have diferent problems than people who so other kinds of work? If so, how are the challenges different?
A: Yes, I think so. People who do other kinds of work might work hard everyday but make alittle bit money, on the contrary, people who work in an office might work more light and make much more money than them, but they must face the explosive competition and the pressure of work is very heavy.



Job satisfaction
1. Which of these statements are true about you or about someone you know?
I like to be challenged./I like to feel I'm maling a contribution./I get satisfaction from a job well done.
A: I think the third statement is true about me. Because I realize that my values are reflacted and I can get something what I want to get.

2. Is there a goal you are currently working toward? If so, what it is?
A: My current goal is very little, I just want to find a job in order to make money for myself and live here. No matter what job, if I can make money through it, I will do it.

3. What should you do if you are not satisfied with your job?
A: If I'm not satisfied with it, but I could make much money, I will continue to do it and try my best to adapt it, otherwise, if I'm not satisfied with it and I couldn't make much money, I won't change it until I find a new job.



Are you a workaholic?
1. Do you think people who are addicted to work? How do you know they are not just hard workers?
A: Yes, I know the NBA basketball superstar Lary Bird is addicted to work. Playing basketball games is a job for him, he is a white people, he wants to prove to everyone to see that although white people don't have the strong body like black people, they also can do it better than black people.

2. Are people in some types of jobs more likely to become workaholics? If so, why?
A: Yes, I think people in a highly competitive atmosphere might become workaholics, because the competition is very intense, everyone works harder and harder in order to keep the job.

3. What are some things workaholics can do to overcome their problem?
A: They should have a rest regularly duing their work and do some sports excerise such as walking, playing tennis and swimming to relaxe their nerves, I think it would help them to overcome their problem.