2020下半年发呆贴

vsob

每天来报道一下啊, 呆呆呆呆呆呆.............

bigcrow

'Coffin Confessor'
三百六十行,行行出状元。关键这是什么行当？？？？

Private investigator turned 'Coffin Confessor' who gets paid to gatecrash funerals at the request of the dead
reading from letters they prepared when they were alive
一私家侦探转行 'Coffin Confessor'，工作性质：受死者之托，葬礼当日，非邀现身葬礼现场，宣读死者生前信件。

such as telling a dead bikie's family and friends he was gay... ...
             to tell his so-called best mate that he knew he was 'trying to screw' his wife.
信件内容包括但不限于：告诉家人自己是基民，告诉朋友对其妻子曾有非份之想... ...

cleaning dead people's houses
removes embarrassing items to keep family from finding the dead's secrets
工作包括但不限于：清理死者房屋，移除令人尴尬的私隐物品... ...

He is using his unique work to inspire and write a television drama series
He warns his clients that any serious confessions of crime he will take to police
因工作内容之特殊，闲时写个电视连续剧，他同时告戒客户，如告解有严重犯罪情节，他会提交警察当局。

来自棺材里的忏悔/来自棺材里的告白？？？

vsob

楼主, 我们一起发       呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆呆

bigcrow

研究显示穿山甲可能是新冠病毒中间宿主。
新冠以来，印象中看过好几例动物感染报道，不过也好象没听说过在动物中扩散。
目前，疫苗没有，治疗，各施各法。
是日新闻：
沃尔特和伊丽莎·霍尔医学研究所研究人员着手从动物身上找治疗办法了。
驼羊---新冠治疗的希望所在。
As the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, the scientific race to find a treatment is just as important.
Alpacas offer hope in race to end COVID-19 pandemic with potential virus-busting treatment
Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have injected alpacas with fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19.
"No one really knows why the alpacas make these special antibodies, they're called nanobodies, they have very unique ways of stopping the virus from entering cells,"
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is looking to start animal trials in October and clinical trials early next year.
驼羊被注射病毒片段后，啥事没有，该吃吃该玩玩。经研究，驼羊体内有一种纳米抗体，可以阻断新冠入侵。
医学研究所研究人员拟在十月开展动物试验，明年临床试验。
唉，又是明年的事。

好消息，今天看机票价，十月底有望降一半。不知道会不会是个BUBBLE

热！春天前脚才到，夏天踩着脚就来了？

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-2 22:04
'Coffin Confessor'
三百六十行,行行出状元。关键这是什么行当？？？？

头一次听说这职业

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-1 11:50
春来了。金合欢节到了。顺祝老爸老妈节日快乐。

What are you doing for National Wattle Day (Tuesday 1  ...

很喜欢这花，要是我家有一棵这树就好了

娇娃

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-2 22:04
'Coffin Confessor'
三百六十行,行行出状元。关键这是什么行当？？？？

绝对白领。

bigcrow

'Death should be democratic': Why this ill French man plans to live-stream his dying days
Euthanasia is illegal in France.
But French citizens do have the right to stop medical care, and under French law there is no prosecution for suicide.

He wrote a letter to Macron dated July 20 asking the President to allow him to die “with dignity,”

“Some use the term ‘active euthanasia’ or ‘assisted suicide,’ but for me the term most suitable is ‘end of life with dignity with active medical assistance,’”

He estimates he will only have days to live after stopping all medication, food and drink, which he plans to do Friday.
“I know I am about to endure pain like I’ve never endured before, for about five to seven days,” he said.
Of the decision to live-stream his death via video, which will be on mute, he added: “I am not doing this for voyeurism. I want to inform people about something we all know but refuse to talk about. Pain.”
“I chose to show this pain,” he said.

“The basis of a democracy is that citizens have a free choice. Death should be democratic.”

这位法国病人为何要直播自己的死亡过程
一则很折磨人的新闻，但希望有积极效果。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-5 21:39
'Death should be democratic': Why this ill French man plans to live-stream his dying days
Euthanasia ...

活着不易，死也难

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-9-8 07:13
活着不易，死也难

'Death should be democratic'
感叹求死不易，但想想
Is birth democratic？
求生又从何说起？从来生死都不democratic。

bigcrow

生不易，男生更不易，但终于还是生了。
1.Trans and pregnant: How one man gave birth to his own baby  2019

2.Transgender Queensland man births COVID baby, breaking medical history twice  2020
---the first birth to COVID-positive parents outside of China
---the first unassisted COVID birth in the world

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-8 14:21
生不易，男生更不易，但终于还是生了。
1.Trans and pregnant: How one man gave birth to his own baby  2 ...

其实还是“女”的生的

bigcrow

夺命鲨鱼
Surfer  in his 50s dies after shark attack at Greenmount Beach on Gold Coast near Queensland border
感觉有点频密，查了一下，此案之前：
被袭人数19，6死，7伤，6侥幸。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-8 20:48
夺命鲨鱼
Surfer  in his 50s dies after shark attack at Greenmount Beach on Gold Coast near Queenslan ...

人命关天，小心啊

bigcrow

WARNING ------WARNING（鸟袭警告）
BIRDS SWOOPING!
MAGPIES ARE NESTING IN THIS AREA
IF YOU COME TOO CLOSE THEY MAY ATTACK
最近遛弯看到电线杆上的这张温馨提示。

这鸟的厉害，俺是见识过的。并且和家附近的一只有过合作，也算建立了友好睦邻关系。（俺在挖地，它在旁边等虫子。）
前几天看到这鸟的报道，才想起这温馨提示，于是，又好奇了一番。
Swooping season peaks between September and October.
Believe it or not, only between eight and 10 per cent of magpies ever swoop people.
Magpie-swooping may be worse this season as face masks confuse birds  
九、十月为鸟袭高峰月。不过也只有百分之八至十的鸟会袭人。
今年因为大家都戴了面罩，鸟儿蒙了，估计袭击事件会高于往年

Research has shown magpies can recognise up to at least 100 different people
If you’re wearing a mask, they may not be able to recognise you。
They tend to swoop the people they see as a threat.
据研究，这鸟能认下百来号人。如果你带了口罩，不好意思，难免认错。举止怪异的被视为威胁。

MAGPIES
a gardener's dream, a cyclist's nightmare
their sweet song and terrifying aerial assaults
singing assassins
喜鹊，园丁的美梦，骑者的恶梦。前者爱其会唱，后者怕其袭顶。喜鹊，吟唱杀手。
it can also mimic more than 35 other birds, plus dogs, horses and even humans
能模仿35种鸟叫，还能模仿狗叫马嘶人说话

Sounds like … lunch
·····Magpies can hear the sound of grubs and worms under the ground.
这声音，，，好香。居然能听到地里面的美食在呼唤。

也是俺前二天见证了的。
太神奇了。俺蹲在那拍照，那鸟儿（估计是俺邻居）突然停在俺前面一米的地方猛啄几下，一个浅坑，一条虫子。
找个凉快的地方，开饭。
有图有真相：

luguozmy

多多发掘生活的乐趣嘛

bigcrow

继上贴
发掘乐趣
打鸟前在打蚂蚁打蚱蜢
一只小蚂蚁在2刀大小的花朵上

三只疑似蚱蜢在0.5刀大小的花朵上

老眼昏花
微距拍摄不清晰？！
除了抖，还是抖，人老手抖。花儿纤弱，也在抖。
以为是人与自然一同屏息静气的瞬间，按下快门，还是抖了。
仍需锻炼。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-9 22:12
WARNING ------WARNING（鸟袭警告）
BIRDS SWOOPING!
MAGPIES ARE NESTING IN THIS AREA

估计不是找个凉快地方开饭，而是感觉回家喂娃。

我家这里也有一只，前院后院到处寻吃的，找到后不舍得吃，不论大小，立马叨着回家，有时候是一只小蜥蜴崽，有时候是一只大蛾子，。。。和人和谐相处，互不干扰。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-10 23:22
继上贴
发掘乐趣
打鸟前在打蚂蚁打蚱蜢

第二张黄花上的我也见到过，一直好奇是不是小蝈蝈啊？

蚂蚁是授粉好帮手

娇娃

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-9 22:12
WARNING ------WARNING（鸟袭警告）
BIRDS SWOOPING!
MAGPIES ARE NESTING IN THIS AREA

喜鹊竟能识人上百，好稀奇，好欢乐！

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-9-11 09:20
估计不是找个凉快地方开饭，而是感觉回家喂娃。

我家这里也有一只，前院后院到处寻吃的，找到后不舍 ...

挖菜
这鸟每天看着版主从菜市场大袋小袋滴拎着回家也学会顾家了。


当家的都不容易呀

bigcrow

生活不易
When Rachel* started working as a poker machine room attendant, she didn't realise that mopping up urine would be part of her job.
当雷切尔入职赌场时万没想到擦尿也是其工作内容之一
I've seen her wee herself … instead of giving up that machine
Three current and former staff said they've seen patrons wet themselves or use adult nappies at pokies
方便也好不方便也好，赌徒是人不离机。

Pokie room attendants slam rules that stop them from interrupting problem gamblers
了解一下赌场规规：
A Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA)  and   Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG)
貌似入职酒水或赌场行业必须学习的条例或具备的资格
one instructs them to intervene with problem drinkers and the other stops them from interrupting problem gamblers.
(RSA)要求：对于问题酒鬼要干预  而(RCG)：不得妨碍问题赌徒。

因此
Because they are gambling, well, we are told to keep them happy, to do anything we can to make them stay.
If someone who was just drinking pissed themselves it would be different. They would be asked to leave.
赌徒尿裤子不得干预，他们开心就好。但又酗酒又尿裤子就另当另论了。

英语学习：
尿裤裆      wee herself     wet themselves    pissed themselves   
成人片      adult nappies  adult diapers

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-12 14:09
生活不易
When Rachel* started working as a poker machine room attendant, she didn't realise that mop ...

进门免费送个尿不湿

bigcrow

皆因路边一块出售房屋的广告牌，首行大大的黑体字“MARSHALL”，
马歇尔元帅带路？？？？

Marshall['mɑ:ʃl]n. 马歇尔  和   marshal[ˈmɑːʃl]n. 元帅；司仪
两个单词都曾学过。之后又曾在各种场合见过，有点不解，又求助于百度谷哥，越查越有意思，就当故事听了。

Marshall vs Marshal - What's the difference?
有差别么？
"Marshall" is for those who can't spell "Marshal" just the same as "Donnington" is for those who can't spell "Donington".
--------Marshall "是给那些不会拼写 "Marshal "的人的，就像 "Donnington "是给那些不会拼写 "Donington "的人的一样。
Marshal is an alternative form of marshall. Marshall is an alternative form of marshal.
-------元帅是马歇尔的另一种形式。马歇尔是元帅的另一种形式。

一个不知真假的小故事
鉴于乔治·卡特利特·马歇尔卓越的功勋，1943年，美国国会准备授予马歇尔美国最高军衔——“陆军元帅”，但这个方案遭到了马歇尔的坚决反对。
马歇尔坚决反对的原因是，英语中元帅的单词拼写是“marshal”，而马歇尔“marshall”的英文发音与此相同，如果连起来读的话，这两个词将无法区分，听起来很别扭，因此最后国会放弃了设立元帅军衔的方案。
------------马歇尔拒当元帅，美国从此无元帅

Traffic Marshalls  马路元帅  俺很羡慕的职业，手持STOP,SLOW牌。还有铁路维修时出现在接驳巴士站的车管。
COVID Marshals 疫控元帅  新兴职业。落实政府疫情措施，督促卫生工作的。
Sky Marshal (also known as air marshal, flight marshal)空中元帅 反劫机便衣警员及客机治安

回到大大黑体字
MARSHALL
        经查Marshall and marshall real estate -----------  MARSHALL地产

最终结果：
marshall and marshal
               alternative spelling of marshal

tina50

好绕啊

bigcrow

狐狸来了。
一
At least three UNSW students have been bitten.
---She assumed the fox was someone's pet.
---He said he sat down on the ground with it because he thought it was a cat.
The students were attempting to pat the animal.
三学生被咬了。都因把狐狸当猫当狗想亲密接触一下。（人和狐狸的胆都大的）

二
Kathy has been keeping chickens in her backyard for about seven years.
But recently foxes nabbed two of her darlings while they free-ranged in her Katoomba backyard.
凯西养了七年的鸡，被狐狸叼走了。

Foxes in the city and how to live with them
狐狸进城，如何与狐为邻。
"I like foxes, I think they're beautiful animals,"
"They are just doing what Mother Nature intended."
"But I wish they were vegetarian because I don't want them eating my chickens,"
凯西很包容，俺喜欢狐狸，漂亮。它们也是顺天意。如果它们吃素，完美。

再看看狐狸史。也不容易。
Foxes were introduced to Australia in the mid-1800s for hunting
Foxes are permitted to be kept at homes as a pet only in NSW in Australia.
Foxes are survivors and will eat all kinds of things
Foxes have had a major impact on the Australian fauna.
Foxes were declared pests in NSW in 2014, meaning they cannot be legally rehomed once captured.
狐狸，作为猎物引入澳洲，只有在新洲曾被允许当宠特饲养。为了生存，通吃，严重危害本土动物群。2014年将其定为害虫。

Foxes love the urban lifestyle
foxes living in urban areas are fatter than those in more natural areas.
狐狸喜欢城市生活方式。住城里油水足，比在乡下的活得滋润。

And if you do see a fox?
Dr Martin
the best thing to do if you see an urban fox is to stand still and observe it.
If it's coming towards me, I might walk backwards slowly.
It won't attack adults, although it might bite you if you put your hand out or feed it
Notify your local council
遭遇狐狸怎么办？
专家建议：镇静，察颜观色。它进，俺退。切勿用手抚摸喂食。报告康嫂。

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-9-13 20:34
好绕啊

绕是绕了点，能让脑子跟着绕起来就好。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-14 13:06
狐狸来了。
一
At least three UNSW students have been bitten.

学英语时，老师曾经领着学过有关狐狸的事情。历史上，狐狸很早就是被列为有害的动物，1978年时的法律就有下毒饵控制狐狸的数量，狐狸数量一度被控制的不错。

后来狐狸数量减少后，好像就停止了人为控制狐狸数量。但狐狸不知不觉的又壮大了，然后开始侵入社区，不时有社区报告发现狐狸，就恢复了它“害虫”地位，每年会射杀一定数量的狐狸。

bigcrow

看完狐狸看野狗。（左狐狸右野狗）

狐狸粗算来澳洲也只有二百年，而野狗就有年头了，四千年，还有说一万年的。
这二种动物也曾被人类宠过（仍有小量在宠中），但又都被定为害虫。不过野狗比较悲催但又似有翻案机会。

The Dingo Didn't Eat Your Tasmanian Devil
Dingoes could be used to control fox numbers and prevent ecological decline 生态衰退 生态失调
'Death-row dingoes' plan to eradicate goats axed by Queensland Government to save vulnerable curlew
不是所有的袋獾都是野狗干掉的。野狗可以控制狐狸数量防止生态衰退。为救濒危鸟昆州放弃“死囚狗”捕杀野山羊计划。

"Pest control should always be carried out in the most humane way possible — not by death-row dingoes."

看着感觉很残忍

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-9-15 14:03
看完狐狸看野狗。（左狐狸右野狗）

狐狸粗算来澳洲也只有二百年，而野狗就有年头了，四千年，还有说一万 ...

野狗和狗好像啊，希望遇到它们时，我能认出这不是家狗