Initially...

eloquent [e:out; loq: to speak]
1) marked by forceful and fluent expression
eg. an eloquent preacher 

magnanimous [magn (magnus) : great; animous(aminus): mind, spirit, soul]
1) showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit.
2) showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind.


magnate
a person with rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area. 
(大腕、大師、油王、船王等)

magnum opus
a great work, esp. the greatest achievement of an artist.

verbiage
1) a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content.
 eg. Such a tangled maze of evasive verbiage.
2) manners of expressing oneself in words; DICTION
 eg. Military verbiage, medical verbiage.

vehement [vehe (vehere): to carry; ment (mens): mind]
marked by forceful energy  : POWERFUL
a) intensely emotional  : IMPASSIONED, FERVID  *vehement patriotism*
b) (1) : deeply felt  *a vehement suspicion*
    (2) : forcibly expressed  *vehement denunciations*
c) bitterly antagonistic  *a vehement debate*

vociferous [voci (vox, vocix): voice; fero: to bear or carry]
vociferate


somniferous
tending to induce sleep; SOPORIFIC
eg. a somniferous lecture

insomniac
somnolent

1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep  *a somnolent sermon*
2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep  : DROWSY  b : SLEEPY 2  *somnolent rivers*


ambulatory [ambulo: to walk]

1 a : of or relating to walking *ambulatory exercise*
   b : capable of, adapted to, or occurring while walking *an ambulatory animal* *an ambulatory confession*
2 a : moving from place to place : ITINERANT, PERIPATETIC *an ambulatory teacher*
   b : having no fixed headquarters *an ambulatory business*
3 : not yet fixed legally or settled past alteration : ALTERABLE *a will is ambulatory until the testator's death*
4 a : able to walk about : not bedfast : AMBULANT *the ambulatory clinic patient*
   b : of, for, or involving an individual who is able to walk about *ambulatory treatment of tuberculosis*

amble

1 a : to go at an amble *the pony ambled down the lane*  
   b : to walk or move in an easygoing or leisurely manner : SAUNTER *time to amble back to the office*
2 : to go or proceed smoothly or easily *the interpretation ambles on?H.O.Taylor*

 http://blog.nciku.com.tw/blog/?p=526
依照提示在圖片上點出正確答案。（這個要FLASH嗎？怎麼做？）
也可以反過來，給一張圖和一串詞彙，從圖上找出正確答案

可以怎麼加入遊戲？

小一點的：
搶答（答過不能再答可增加別人的答題機會）
答對的可以上台操作一次滑鼠，並可以指定下一個出題。

大一點的：
遊戲不能太蠢，不能讓他們出洋相
可能要多一點討論？要討論的話，leading questions很重要。Make a list a good questions.
分組出題給別組？

--The ship landed in a medley of noises. There was the far-off hiss of the atmosphere cutting and sliding past the metal of the ship. There was the steady drone of the conditioners fighting the heat of friction and the slower rumble of the engines enforcing deceleration. There was the human sound of men and women gathering in the debarkation rooms and the grind of the hoists lifting baggage, mail, and freight to the long axis of the ship, from which they would be later moved along to the unloading platform. (1982, p.6)

我從小就意見很多。吃的東西、聽的音樂、穿的衣服等等等等。但是我的意見在傳統學校當中是很被壓抑的。不說別的，我還是小孩的時候，有哪個在學校教書的大人喜歡一天到晚跟他頂嘴，推翻他意見的小孩？

三年級的時候，有一回自然課的鍾老師在打下課鐘之後還遲遲不下課，在已經密密麻麻的黑板上還興致勃勃的不斷的往僅有的細縫中玩填字遊戲。我不知道怎麼搞的，大概我認為自然課抄這麼多筆記還不如做實驗來的好玩，也或許是真的很想上廁所，向天借了膽，輕輕的碎嘴：到底要抄到什麼時候啊...被老師狠狠教訓一頓。

我喜歡公平正義的事，所以咖啡和茶都偏愛公平交易的產品；我喜歡人權得到伸張，所以不能接受法輪功的人在中國大陸被殺害；我喜歡做對地球有益的事，所以盡量買green products、做回收、買有機的食物。最近才開始思考，是什麼讓我成為這樣的人？我在追求什麼？

我對教育的看法

寫寫日常的風景，

比如雲淡風清、只有吉他伴奏的午後;

比如貓咪Tora墊著腳尖輕巧的跳過牆上的盆栽和倒插的玻璃片，抱著「就算剩下的半截尾巴被咬掉也要拚！」的覺悟，在到大姊姊家吃罐頭的路上，尖叫著讓狗狗阿福後退;

比如隔壁艾莉向媽媽告狀說艾文搶了艾倫的鞦韆;

比如散步的黃金傑米穿著跟主人同色系的雨衣和雨鞋，頭和尾巴抬的高高地宣告自己正好好被愛;

比如前院的樹一邊喊著「好冷好冷」，一邊探出芽;

比如落在地上的雨珠像遠方的星星一眨一眨;

比如在噗上衝浪，跟著遠方的朋友一起用鍵盤打出「哈哈哈XD」;

比如...

As she finished reading his first column article on the newspaper,
she experienced emotions that she had never had before from their relationship.

Excitement.

And shortly after,

Jealousy.

You know that kind of woman who had supported her better/worse half, had been the caretaker and felt a sense of superiority that she would never admit? And when that day came, she felt the burden had been relieved and she lost her superiority concurrently? That mixed positive and negative emotions could go from one way or the other.

A depended is also a dependent who depends on the feeling of being needed.

花的是眼淚和笑

可以借貸

可以欠債

但是出來的總是要還

年紀越大，哭點越低。

是因為事情看多了，所以覺得小小的幸福就值得感動？

還是因為不能不想承擔那樣的悲傷，而拿眼淚當替身？

Black and white photos




（是寫一首有黑白照風景的詩？
以黑白照為題寫比如離開的戀人之類的？）

Why would anyone say that a Chinese descendant born outside of China drifting in a foreign land? Would that person say the same thing to Germen American or African American? S/he should be whatever -nese where s/he was born. Shouldn't it?

In the end, however, who is not outsider other than him/herself anyway?

Collapsing in the snow,
legs (骨骼的名稱) fall apart,
heart (肌肉的名稱) torn down,

My consciousness merges
into the hammering  beat of my heart.
in a slightest hope, it'd penetrate your bullet-proofed cerebro.

Always calling myself a strange person,
変になちゃいますかなぁ。。。？

変って。。。ひとと違うことです。
ひとと違うのは、ユニークっていうことです。
ユニークさがあれば、人の価値をあらわせるとおもいます。

でも、それはいったいいいのか？わるいのか？
私は、それがいいっとおもいますけど、世間はと思いますか？

This poem, so beautifully written....

我只不過為了儲存足夠的愛
足夠的溫柔和狡猾
以防  萬一
醒來就遇見你


我只不過為了儲存足夠的驕傲
足夠的孤獨和冷漠
以防  萬一
醒來你已離去

希望自己可以改正的、性格上的缺點如下：
1，懶惰/得過且過
2，自以為是
3，主觀意識強

希望自己可以比較
1，認認真真、仔仔細細，細節也不放過
2，放開心胸看世界，不要太cynical
3，跳脫固有的成見

I am stuck...

進めません

くやしくて、悩んで、考えて、そして、元に繰り返して。。。

awesome... This is just the kind of life I want...

I went to schools for weirdos. Serously.

The elementary that I went to was full of fairies. The school principal was a middle aged woman who looked at least 15 years younger than she was supposed to be.

My high school was even more wonderful. The first principal was an artist. Literally. He was a painter before and after being the principal. He was an adult with a teenager's soul. Every young adult (aka kid), liked him. As for the old adult? Unh... not so much. Which adult would have liked a teenager, anyway? Unfortunatly, he was diognosed with bipolar disorder while on duty, and was immediately replaced of course. "shit! a cyko scoo principal! ain't it cool? the scoo coule be a night club day and night!!" shouted one of my classmate. You know, teenage boys. Humh.

His replacement was a muscle man who had a face as square as a chassboard with awfully salient jaws; and huge arms and thighs as Ben Grimm from the film "Fantastic Four". He was self-claimed to be extremely liberal but adhered to his princeples. In fact, he was a self-righteous axx and thought he was the apprentice of Socrates and Plato.

He was my nearest and dearest.
Those memories vanished the fastest.

largest
greatest
smallest
slowest
psychologist
scientist
slightest

These are the memories I'd like to keep the most
for he was my nearest and dearest.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

雨上がったら、晴れになれる。

涙で 架かった虹は
なによりも　きれい（？）美しい

This books has hilarious dried humor, Exactly the style I love. Unfortunately, it's not what I need right now. Sorry, "Then we came to the end", I am returning you back to the library without even going half way. Only two chapters to be exact. I will get you back some day soon!!!

I am sorry.
I like you.
I love you.
See you soon.
(waving my white handkerchief, and put it at the corner of my eye occasionally XD

一股：
一回家也沒洗澡就昏迷了 本週真的身心俱疲 才康復一週又感冒 在盛怒、無奈、悲傷中迷路 做什麼說什麼都事與願違 甚至會成為錯誤 還是要努力感謝幫助我的力量 暫時找不到意義 要快樂........
http://www.plurk.com/p/3n747w

Ford:
You'll see him. His smile, his gesture, maybe the way he spreads peanut butter. You'll find him.

Iben (Norwegian)-The Girl with Transparent Skin (her relationship with her mom is not so great)The Icelander girl - tall, independent, tradition yet modern
Adriana-Mexicano
French teacher who married to an English
French teacher from Championg

I haven't read a novel for some million years. Somehow yesterday I got a whim and grabbed a novel at random just because of its cute medieval cover and didn't even realized that was based on and derived from The Canterbury Tales.

Unfortunately I've never read the original Tales. There are many stories derived from the original  one that I don't understand.

Never judge a book by its cover, huh....?

I don't really like myself lately.

Too much to be accomplished, too little actually is.

A piece of my soul is wrapped tightly with a spider web and my feet are in mire.

They shout out so loudly yet no one hears.
No one.
Not even me.

Ho-hum ho-hum dreamless days.

Hope this is only temporary.

And we'll see.

ROSES ARE RED
Lilies are white,
Rosemary's green,
When I am king,
You shall be queen.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.

THE ROBIN
The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then,
Poor thing ?
He’ll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing!

自学自習より、学校がいたほうがもっとすきてす。

ひとりでもくもくと勉強するのは　寂しいすぎると思います。。。

雪の中を散歩する。

冷たい空気がはなと耳をこおるのもおもしろいが、

その後で温か～い家をたのしめるのもポイントです＾ー＾

Photo taken at : Southfield Public Library

まだ、積雪が深いですけど、

今日は、雪がふりました。