2020发呆贴

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-19 10:51
以前以为在磨烂了的屁股上缝块小布片上去就是针线活，后来又知道在新新的裤子上开个洞再缝上也是针线活， ...

女红”的“红”应该读做“gōng”

一直读红的

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-19 10:51
现在看英语新闻时用有道划词查字译句，方便。但不认识的字的太多了，查不过来，也记不住，至于词性，更懒 ...

我也差不多，仅偶尔咬文嚼字一下

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-1-19 11:06
我也差不多，仅偶尔咬文嚼字一下

前天，很认真地去嚼一个单字，牙口不好，嚼着有点费劲。看看版主的一口钢牙，如何？
----good----
俺想，凡学过这个词的，都被灌输了它的变化，good,better,best,有人曾用过它的其它形式么 good,gooder,goodest？
前天就看到这样的一个句子
The goodest boy a girl could wish for
goodest的解释
When someone or something is the 'goodest' person or thing you know, but not necessarily the best
当你用goodest表示你，最喜欢，的一件事或一个人时，其程度又非一定是best，最最喜欢。
那，最最最喜欢，又该如何表达。
这解释有点晕人，给俺感觉就象只能意会不能言传，太暖味了。
最后
However, Gooder and Goodest are used in literature, as a non-standard form, usually as a humorous way.
用吧，起码用了也不算错，非标而已。万一别人明白了，语言的目的就达到了。

linegar

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-19 13:17
前天，很认真地去嚼一个单字，牙口不好，嚼着有点费劲。看看版主的一口钢牙，如何？
----good----
俺想， ...

Get into a dead end

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-19 13:17
前天，很认真地去嚼一个单字，牙口不好，嚼着有点费劲。看看版主的一口钢牙，如何？
----good----
俺想， ...

分享一个网上看来的故事：

Good, Gooder, Goodest?

Kids are the best bs detectors ever invented. Seriously. In fact, kids are so good at picking up things that are ‘wrong’, that they do so even when the wrong things are right. Right? Right.

I was cooking dinner while 4-year-old Big Brother was racing around the house in his invisible racing car. He screeched to a halt in the doorway and proclaimed, “Mummy! Lightning McQueen is the goodest race car!”

I gave him a smile and gently corrected, “Best, Sweetie. Lightning McQueen is the best.”

He looked at me blankly. Then he scrunched up his face and shook his head. “You’re just tricking me,” he said with a cheeky little grin.

I couldn’t help but laugh, but then I said, “No, Sweetie. Goodest isn’t a word. Lightning McQueen is the best.” (Words are important, okay? Look at the name of this blog.)

Big Brother looked at me as though I’d just gone stark raving mad. “But fastest is a word,” he said.

“Yes.”

“And strongest is a word.”

“Yes.”

“And quickest is a word.”

“Yes.”

His expression changed to one of smug victory. Something a little like Sheldon Cooper when he thinks he’s just outwitted the world. “So goodest is a word,” he said.

I smiled, and crouched down to his level. “Fastest and strongest and quickest are all words, but goodest isn’t. The word is best. Really. Lightning McQueen is the best.”

Big Brother considered this for a minute. Then a minute more. Then he asked, “Well, what does best mean?”

“Uh… Uhm…” I gestured helplessly. My mind cast about for an answer. I considered consulting a dictionary. All the while, my son looked trustingly into my eyes, waiting for pearls of wisdom to drop from my lips.

“It means goodest.”

bigcrow

这个画面，感觉过去经历过，在不久的将来还将经历一次
Then he asked, “Well, what does best mean?”
小盘友打破沙锅问到底
All the while, my son looked trustingly into my eyes, waiting for pearls of wisdom to drop from my lips.
满是期待信任的眼神，等待着妈妈舌绽莲花，口吐珠玑
“It means goodest.”
妈妈没能自圆其说。好尴尬椰。
希望这小孩长大以后，对英语大刀阔斧改革，以后学英语就简单了一点点。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-20 10:22
这个画面，感觉过去经历过，在不久的将来还将经历一次
Then he asked, “Well, what does best mean?” ...

小朋友成功把妈妈绕进去了

bigcrow

Wearing glasses while driving — do governments and insurance companies need to know?
开车时须佩戴眼镜——政府和保险公司有需要知道吗?
没看到这条新闻，还真没留意到在自己的驾照上已标明俺开车必须戴眼镜。
condition
   S                "S" (for spectacles眼镜)
新闻中讲述这样的故事：一个近视女孩去参加路考，
But her TMR tester informed us that because spectacles were not listed as a condition on her learner's licence, she could not wear them during the test.
路考官告诉她，你在路考时不能佩戴眼镜，因为你的学习驾照没有标明须佩戴眼镜驾驶一项。
故事中的女孩摘下眼镜勇敢上路，并及格。不知道路考途中如发生事故，谁之过了。

Queensland motorists could be fined $53 and lose one demerit point for failing to comply with an S condition.
昆州，不按规定佩戴眼镜驾驶，斩53刀，扣一分。

bigcrow

另一则新闻：
Residents of western New South Wales hoping for rain after a promising forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) were instead hit by a fast-moving dust storm that blocked out the sun.
新南威尔士西部的居民对气象局预测既将降临的雨水翘首以盼，结果盼来的却遮天敝日的滚滚红尘

《潇洒走一回》
... ...
生死白头 几人能看透    红尘后有雨
红尘啊滚滚 痴痴啊情深 聚散终有时
留一半清醒 留一半醉
至少梦里。。。。。还有雨。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-20 16:05
Wearing glasses while driving — do governments and insurance companies need to know?
开车时须佩戴眼 ...

同驾照有S，当时就被告知以后开车要戴眼镜，我赶紧点头同意，心里说不带我也看不见呀。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-20 16:26
另一则新闻：
Residents of western New South Wales hoping for rain after a promising forecast from th ...

哇，这太有气势了，震撼。

我们也是看到天气预报有雨，满心期待，然后等了一天，啥也没有。

bigcrow

                                                  

bigcrow

今天新闻，感觉就是祸不单行。一摔死一撑死。
NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
NBA传奇科比直升机坠毁事故中丧生
Woman dies during Australia Day lamington eating competition
女人死在澳大利亚日拉明顿蛋糕吃的竞争

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-27 12:08
今天新闻，感觉就是祸不单行。一摔死一撑死。
NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
NBA传奇 ...

今年开年极为压抑啊

bigcrow

终于来了条好消息：
Global breakthrough as Australian lab grows coronavirus
澳实验室取得全球突破培育出新冠病毒

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-29 07:54
终于来了条好消息：
Global breakthrough as Australian lab grows coronavirus
澳实验室取得全球突破培育 ...

速度好快啊，科学家威武

bigcrow

喜忧参半
Coronavirus investigations on the rise in NSW but two confirmed cases close to full recovery
忧则新洲调查病例增加，喜则二例确诊病例接近治愈。

Anyone with a "runny nose" or "feeling unwell" are urged to get tested
出现流鼻涕或感觉不适请尽快接受检查

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-1-29 21:28
喜忧参半
Coronavirus investigations on the rise in NSW but two confirmed cases close to full recover ...

喜忧参半，比全忧好

苏小妹

羡慕楼主和斑竹的英文，我必须借助翻译软件从看明白

tina50

苏小妹 发表于 2020-2-3 20:13
羡慕楼主和斑竹的英文，我必须借助翻译软件从看明白

大家一起学，人多热闹，学着不闷

苏小妹

tina50 发表于 2020-2-3 20:43
大家一起学，人多热闹，学着不闷

谢谢斑竹

bigcrow

响应版主的号召，还是学英语吧。
虽然还是记不住，上街一接火就卡壳，闭门苦读还是可以做到的。还可顺便增加一点社会见闻。
新闻1.奶爸，原以为在澳洲是很普遍的事，看了今天的报导，才知道，看到的还只是皮毛。
Pushing parental leave in Australia to help close the gender pay gap
澳力推育婴假旨在缩小性别工资差距
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, just 5 per cent of Australian men are primary carers.
据统计，仅有百分之五男士从事奶爸职业
University research commissioned by the Government has found only a quarter take any paternity leave at all, even though all dads now qualify for two weeks' leave at minimum wage paid for by the federal government.
尽管有政府的保底工资，仍只有四分一男士休陪产假

新闻2.一般人认为的意外倒成了一些人的选择。
Natalie gave birth to her daughter at home, with only her husband to help. It wasn't an accident — it was her choice. It's called freebirthing.
纳塔利在丈夫的帮助下在家中产下一女婴。这不是一起突发事故，是她自选的方式。且称之为原始分娩。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-2-4 22:33
响应版主的号召，还是学英语吧。
虽然还是记不住，上街一接火就卡壳，闭门苦读还是可以做到的。还可顺 ...

现在华人圈推着婴儿车，抱着小baby的，多半是老头老太太，这个奶娃群体，不需澳洲政府出资

bigcrow

john-2204同学说：
我第一次从他嘴里听到，在西方国家，新闻新闻就是坏消息，冲击了我过往的认知。现在看来，基本如此，大部分break news 基本都是坏消息。
版主回应：
对，刚来时极不适应，国内新闻都是形势一片大好，越来越好；
这里就是今天车祸了，明天杀人了。。。

俺某日打开ABC新闻，连续六条头条新闻都是坏消息，现在，过经john-2204同学一说，似乎有点明白，所以对此话题兴趣大增，在网上搜查一下这种现象的背后原因，果然大有学问。
Psychology: Why bad news dominates the headlines
心理学:为什么坏消息占据了头条新闻
从心理学方面解释。
A psychophysiological experiment capturing viewers’ reactions to actual news content shows that negative news elicits stronger and more sustained reactions than does positive news.
通过心理生理实验获取观众对新闻内容的反应显示,负面新闻比正面新闻引起的反应更强大和更持续。

Here’s what happened when a news site only reported good news for a day
The City Reporter lost two-thirds of its normal readership that day
俄罗斯的一份城市报纸做了一个试验，全天只报道好消息，结果一天之内这份报纸失去三分之二的读者。

"negativity bias"
负面偏好

太多的解释，慢慢学习了。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-2-5 23:40
john-2204同学说：
我第一次从他嘴里听到，在西方国家，新闻新闻就是坏消息，冲击了我过往的认知。现在看来 ...

原来大众还有这嗜好啊

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-2-6 11:52
原来大众还有这嗜好啊

不说不知道，一说吓一跳。俺肯定也有这个嗜好了，如何是好。
是日新闻
'Biggest funnel-web we've ever seen' handed in to Australian Reptile Park
“我们见过的最大的悉尼漏斗网蜘蛛”被送交澳大利亚爬行动物公园
Key points:
Keepers at the Reptile Park described the spider as the biggest they had seen
饲养员形容这是他们在爬行动物公园内所见过的最大的蜘蛛。
Adults are encouraged — if it's safe to do so — to catch and hand in the spiders
鼓励成年人——在确保安全情况下——将蜘蛛捕捉并送交动物园
The anti-venom program relies on donations and saves hundreds of lives each year
抗蛇毒计划依靠众人捐赠，每年挽救数百人的生命

大众的这个嗜好有什么用途呢？
........but that we've evolved to react quickly to potential threats. Bad news could be a signal that we need to change what we're doing to avoid danger.
坏消息听多了，应变能力提高了。

另：
To keep up the supply of venoms, highly trained staff of the Australian Reptile Park regularly ‘milk’ more than 300 snakes and 500 spiders that are included in the program.
为保障抗毒药的供应，由严格受训工作人员从300条蛇和500只蜘蛛体内挤出毒液。

tina50

这种长相的蜘蛛好像在院子里看到过，不敢抓，通常就是拿东西一下子拍死

tina50

俺肯定也有这个嗜好了，如何是好。

还好，我没有这个爱好

tina50

很畏惧爬行动物（reptiles), 因为无能力分辨他们哪些是有毒的(venomous)

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-2-6 21:44
不说不知道，一说吓一跳。俺肯定也有这个嗜好了，如何是好。
是日新闻
'Biggest funnel-web we've eve ...

不过感觉你这个新闻并不算负面的吧，讲的是科学和普及科学知识，算中性的吧（neutral)

如果换成：某区毒蜘蛛出没，已经咬伤数人，其中两人重症，政府urging当地居民做好防范，减少园林活动。
那就不一样了。