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Good weekend,friends!

john_zhang_q — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:51:36 GMT

Good weekend,friends!

Hi,everyone,i got up at about 10 a.m,sorry,but i just slept last night at 4 a.m,haha...

I thought i had invited some guys to drink coffee in the morning,but nobody calls me,oh,im so disappointed.now it's about fifteen minutes to eleven,i need to find something for lunch.Maybe i should call some guys go to with me(:

The night before yesterday,i went to the pub with friends,one of them hold a birthday party there,and there we met one British young guy,he is tall and handsome.All of us kindly talked to him,but i was so sad,maybe it was so noisy,i couldn't catch all that he said,gosh!I lose my confidence,but maybe i still need to study English hard more.And what ur opinion,guys?

你见过”猪会飞”吗

john_zhang_q — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:42:02 GMT

你见过”猪会飞”吗

“当猪都飞起来时”听以来就是不对劲。什么时候猪也长上了翅膀了呢？但是，对于英语为母语人士来说，这句话没有任何问题。when pigs fly是idiom的典型例子，和句子里单词字面的意思完全不同。让我们看看以下一些有趣的成语！

When pigs fly

猪可不能飞起来！这是不可能的事，因此正是成语本身想表达的意思。例如，当你听到有人说，"Do you think Mary will quit her job now that she's pregnant?"另一个人就回答，"Yeah, when pigs fly! There is no way she is giving up her career!"当他或她在使用表达方式 when pigs fly时，意思是Mary绝对不可能辞职。

Get in someone's hair

如果你get in someone's hair，你并没有爬到别人的头上！其实，意思是你烦扰到了他们－可能是你侵入了他们的私人空间。例如"Susan was trying to prepare dinner, but her children were getting in her hair!" 意思是Susan的孩子们在她做饭的时候烦她。如果有人烦扰到了你，你就可以说，"Get out of my hair!"

Hit the ceiling

天花板可离我们的头远着呢，那么要撞上天花板也不是件容易的事－除非你非常生气！如果有人hits the ceiling意思是他们正表现出非常生气的样子。例如，"When Carol's son got an F on his report card, she hit the ceiling!"意思是Carol对她儿子考试不及格非常的愤怒。

Knock someone's socks off

现在，要pull掉别人的袜子还有些可能－但是要knock掉别人的袜子要该怎么做呢？当然是通过让他们惊奇兴奋并印象深刻喽！例如，"You should see Tom's new car! It'll knock your socks off, it's so amazing!"意思是Tom的车令人称奇！

Bite the bullet

如果要试着咬一颗子弹味道会是怎样呢？不太好吧。那么为什么会有人bite the bullet呢？只有在勇敢的忍受或面对困难的处境时他们才会这么做。例如"She had to bite the bullet and give in to her boss's unreasonable demands."意思是她在老板提出苛刻要求时表现的勇敢坚强。

Drive someone up a wall

车是不能开到墙上去的，那么谁能drive you up a wall？是惹你讨厌的人！例如，"My mom is driving me up a wall! She won't ever let me stay out late."意思是母亲不让我在外面呆得晚让我感到非常的讨厌。

one man writes to his parting girl friend

john_zhang_q — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:23:30 GMT

one man writes to his parting girl friend

i really wanna scold you,but it's ok!wish you got your happiness...

You really disappoint me,from start to finish,you always make use of me,right?I can't understand how is one lady like you,you're not beautiful,not kind like your appearance.Factually,i know one day you could betray one more time,but when it's coming,i really feel a bit sad.

I admit i have afford so much for you ,not money but true heart,but the end what i got is that sadness and so many unhappy memories.I even tell you that i don't want you hurt me one more time,but you're a ungrateful lady,what can i say?

I think you would feel upset or regretful one day,maybe when you go to travel with ur husband,maybe when you think of which toy i buy for chip,maybe when you go to China...

You know how is one man like me?I always try to love you and make you happy,and use up all my money,all that i do is not to expect that you will marry me,sometimes i just wanna hold you hand,or get one hug,or one simple kiss,but i got nothing...mothing...no msg,no email,no phone,and no warmness...

I'm a not good man,but...you like some guys like your ex-husband,ok?i won't say anything...goodbye...i will do something changing my life...

See the red five-red flag flying in the outer space

john_zhang_q — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:28:50 GMT

See the red five-red flag flying in the outer space

That's really amazing,last afternoon two Chinese spaceman went out of the space ship and said hello to the people all over the world.

I'm really excited just thinking about this great feat,one of the two Chinese spaceman had walked in outer space,at the same time,this's the first time one Chinese except the oversea Chinese walks in the outer space,so maybe you can imagine what a feeling when i see the five-star flag flying in the hand of the man,it's really awesome!!

blow it; wing it

john_zhang_q — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:57:12 GMT

blow it; wing it

Larry和李华两人正在做菜，准备一会儿带到朋友家参加party。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to blow it和to wing it. (Cooking sounds) LH: Larry, 那是什么味道？(sniffing) .........哎呀，糟了！是猪排烤焦了啦！ LL: What? Oh no! I ruined them. They're stuck to the bottom of the pot. I blew it! LH: 你在说什么啊！你是把猪排烤焦了，又没有吹坏什么东西！你怎么说blow it呢? LL: When I said "I blew it", I meant that I ruined the whole dish. To "blow it" means to make a mistake that leads to total failure, or ruins a good opportunity. LH: 噢，原来blow it是指犯了错，把事情搞砸了，或者错过了一个大好机会。你啊！还真是把这道猪排给搞砸了。这样吧！给你个将功补过的机会，再给我举个blow it的例子吧！ LL: Well, the other day I was playing pool with Jack. I was just two shots away from winning, but then I blew it: I sunk the eight ball and lost. LH: 哈哈！你玩台球输给Jack ! 八成是你太有自信，所以才会在最后关头输掉。 LL: And last week, I finally got a date with that girl from my international relations class, but I blew it. I took a nap, overslept, and showed up at her place an hour and a half late. LH: 哎, Larry, 你几星期来一直要约那个女孩出去玩。终于约到了，怎么会睡过头，还迟到一个半小时的呢！我看你啊！你真是砸了这个好机会。 LL: Yeah, well, it wasn't as bad as when you had that job opportunity last week and blew it! LH: 哟，你说到我头上来啦！我没有拿到那分工作又不是我的错！我怎么知道他们在我的电话里留了言。 LL: That's because you forgot to check it. That was a really good job, too, and you blew it! LH: 我没有听电话留言。就算是我blew it。 ****** LH: 哎，Larry, 现在可怎么办？我们一个小时后就得到Jane的家里，可是我们一道菜也没做好！ LL: Well, we'll just have to wing it. LH: Wings? 你是说鸡翅膀？可是我们已经没有时间到店里去买了啊! LL: No, no, Li Hua, I said we have to wing it. That means, we'll have to do the best we can with limited time and resources LH: 噢，原来to wing it是说在有限的时间和条件下尽量拼凑。好吧！那你有什么好办法？ LL: Let me see, what do you have in the fridge? (sound of fridge opening) Hmm, there's some tofu in here, and some green onions. And there's all these jars of weird Chinese sauces. Maybe we can wing it by making some kind of tofu dish. LH: 嗯，让我看看.......！对了！这儿有豆腐，有葱，还有...让我看这瓶子里是什么...噢，四川辣酱！得了，我们可以做麻辣豆腐，这道菜又快又容易，只要把豆腐切块，再切些青葱，半个小时就可以完工咯！ LL: O.K., let's get to work. (sound of sink/cooking sounds). This is a great idea. People will love it, and no one will even notice that we're winging it. LH: 没人会看出我们是临时凑出这道菜的。所以Larry, to wing it是不是只能用在临时把东西放在一块儿，就像做菜？ LL: Not always. For instance, when I covered for Jack and taught his history 101 students last week, I didn't have time to prepare for the class, so I just winged it. LH: 你替Jack上课，可是事前没有时间备课。咦？那你是怎么临时备好课的呢？ LL: I read the reading assignment just an hour before class began. The students knew I was winging it, but they were very understanding. LH: 上课前一小时看看指定阅读些什么材料你就去上课啦！那学生当然知道你是在凑合咯！ LL：Li Hua, pay attention to your cooking, don't blow it this time! LH: 你放心，你没看见我老守在炉子边吗！我绝不会blow it ！今天李华学到的两个常用语，一个是to blow it，意思是把事情搞砸了，或者是错过一个大好机会。另一个常用语是to wing it，是指在有限的时间和条件下，临时拼凑完成一件工作。

New friends

john_zhang_q — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:36:40 GMT

New friends

Three weeks ago, i and my manager went to one new haircut salon---colorhaus,which is one haircut shop invested by Singapore and Vietnamese,but the boss is the Singaporean.So when going there last time,we met the boss,one Singaoporean man,surprisingly,he could speak Chinese very well,and the two hair stylist can speak too,because they're overseas Chinese in Vietnam.

You know,this's a really unexpected thing.Maybe because of the same language,we have become friends from then on.Last night,that boss just called me for a party.we drank beer and talked with eath other about China and Vietnam,from now to future.that's a full of laughs night.

So short one week!

john_zhang_q — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:34:49 GMT

So short one week!

Hi,boys and girls

Long time no writing here.How are you,buddies?This week is so short,i just got to work two days ago,now it's Friday now.Do you know why?The reason is that the national Day of Vietnam just went by on 9M/2,so i could have taken a holiday from 8M/30.How happy am i!you know,the longest vocation in Vietnam is lunar new year,and it's also just 4 days.

Though the holiday is not easy to get,i haven't chosen to go far,and i just invited some friends to take around,drink coffee and go to the pub in the night.How about you? have you been a nice time in this festival?

Tell me how do you spend the holiday,ok?Maybe you can see me when going to the pub next time,haha...

Best wishes,

John

what a boring day!

john_zhang_q — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:45:34 GMT

what a boring day!

Hi, Good morning,you guys and girls!How are you? I feel my life is very boring,not only the life,but the work.Because the company has delayed the new factory building plan from last year till now,so i also have to await... What can i do when i'm in ofc?Just wanna write my blog in Yahoo China,but the website have couldn't be opened for several days,oh,my God!So boring... When will it end up?

the economic crisis in Viet Nam

john_zhang_q — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:15:41 GMT

the economic crisis in Viet Nam

As all known,the economy of Vietnam has been developing very fast,general speaking,the developing of economy will bring so many profits to people.The developing of economy will go with the goods enriching, the income increasing and the standard of living improving. But it doesn't mean it's totally correct if the economy will develop faster and faster.Because the economy developing will also bring us the price rising up.From last year,the petrol in Vietnam has had a lots of price upswing,and then everything is price upswing,such as:the rice ,the coffee,the housing and some everyday goods.Now the general price upswing have influenced the living of people.And the stock market of Vietnam is in the cold winter,the index have fallen off from 1000 point to 400 point. Vietnam is facing the most hard time,but the future is still bright.After the Party secretary Nong Duc Manh went to Beijing for a help,the economy of Vietnam is getting better.I wish the crisis of Vietnam would go away asap.

The nightmare

john_zhang_q — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:24:55 GMT

The nightmare

As you known,we will dream of something we think about in the day.Last night,i didin't sleep very well,the whole of the night,i was chasing by some devils,who were not easy to beat.I could feel i was so nervous in the dream that i still feel tired till now.

It looks like i'm sufferingfrom something bad,though i don't think my life is in a bad way,i do well my job and keep my life in order,the only thing influencing me may be the love.Sometimes,it makes me depressed.

I wish the weather would turn sunny,because the sunshine may cure the pains in the heart.`How about you,my friends?If you have ever dreamt something horrible like me?

Don't look down upon me

john_zhang_q — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:03:44 GMT

Don't look down upon me

Last night,i had a fight with my colleague,because he laughed me at the not good ping-pong skill. But he was wrong,i confessed i did not very well in the games recently,but i couldn't bear his supercilious look,especially, he said i couldn't beat him,it sounded i was forever a loser,it made me angry.

Fittingly,i didn't care the victory or the failure,but i disliked someone to talk to me in this way,so i challenged him.Eventually,i beat him 2 to 1.I didn't say anything,but i knew he would fell ashamed about what he said,suddenly,i regreted doing this.But i think sometimes we have to choose to fight for the honor.If we don't show ourselves,nobody will believe we're the best!

My Russian friend

john_zhang_q — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:34:37 GMT

My Russian friend

I met her in four years ago,when I studied Vietnamese in Ha Noi.

One day on the Mar of the year 2004,I gone to make a translator for a Chinese scarves company in Vietnam international trade expo.That day was Friday,the expo was crowded,suddenly,one long hair white girl came into my eyes,she was gangling,with wearing two round big earrings,and looked like pretty cute so that i couldn't help ask her for the telephone number,and fortunately she accepted and left with nice smile.Wow,my goodness!I was too late to think what'd happened,but i had got the phone number.

I called her as soon as leaving the expo.And because my English was not well like right now so that it took me a lot time to find the coffee shop she waiting there.Though my English was not so well as she,we still had a good conversation that time.Afterward,we still kept in touch untill she gone to attend her brother's wedding,and when she came back,she forgot to call me,though i always tried to call her when i thought of her,i couldn't get through that number.The last time i talked to her is the evening before the day that i was to go back to China.She told me that she already came back in a long time ago,so i asked her why she didn't contact me as our promise...I told her that i would go back to China in the morning of the next day,she asked me whether wanted to meet her that evening,but i refused.

As yet,i still didn't understand why i hadn't agreed to meet her,maybe that time i was busy to say hello to my teachers and friends,or i thought we just could be friends as transient as a fleeting cloud.

One year later,i graduated from university and came to this electronics company,and luckily came back to Vietnam once again,in the lunar new year of 2006,i passed Ha Noi to visit my friend,and tried to call that number,it was she.We met again after about one and half year,she said i was like a adult already.She also changed,plaiting the hair and no more wearing earrings.It was that time she told me that when meeting me the first time she was just 19,but i always thought she was about twenty four or five,because she looked like a little big.

Later after that meeting,she told me she would go to Canada for study. From then on,i haven't got any information from her. Two years have gone,i hopefully want to meet her again,and i think i still have something to talk with her,but maybe it'll be forever a pity!

what a sleepy day!

john_zhang_q — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:10:32 GMT

what a sleepy day!

Today is monday,it doesn't rain any more,now the outside is sunny,but why i feel so sleepy? This holiday is so a long time,5 days,it's even longer than Lunar new year holiday.But i really feel worried about where will go to play?

At first,i planned to go to Thailand,but the two-way flight ticket was a lot expensive than i thought,so i cancelled it.So i just spend my holiday in Hochiminh city.

The first two days i went to hang out and drink coffee with girl friend,so it's easy to pass by.From the third day,it's rainy,not only in the morning but in the afternoon,even in the evening,so you'd better stay home,so what i can do was to play games on the computer.The fourth and the fifth day,i hardly stay home all day,and the only interesting thing was to see movies online,from dark to dawn.The morning,what i can do was sleeping,from morning to afternoon,hehe...then i would go on seeing from dark to dawn...uh,my god!My world is upside-down...Now i feel so sleepy.

My Love Romance

john_zhang_q — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:37:22 GMT

My Love Romance

My love story may be a bit romantic,because you know,i'm a Chinese studying Vietnamese in Vietnam,and my girl friend is a Vietnamese,she studied English in University,and fortunately she also had studied Chinese for 2 years,hehe...so perhaps it's fate that we'll find each other.

We have owned each other for 2 years,though the communication is not a problem,we still can't understand each other very well,because we grows up in a different culture and education.I'm kinda conservative and traditional,but she's more open and modern,fittingly,she contacts much more western culture because of the social background.As all known,Hochiminh city was ever ruled by France and America in the history,especially the France had ever governed the south of Vietnam for about 130 years,so you can guess some people living here still keep some western living style.

Even though the love way is still long,i'll try my best to accept her,not only the advantages but some shortcomings.I don't know whether she love me as if how i do ,but i know i can't live without her.I don't know whether i'm her best,but i know she's the one.Though the love way is still far,our life will be short-lived,even though the life is limited,i believe our love will be forever.

Happy Labor's Day

john_zhang_q — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:28:20 GMT

Happy Labor's Day

Uh,huh...The Labor day is coming now,the company will be out of work for one day,plus the 30th,April,the celebration of Sai Gon liberated,so we will be free two days...why don't we exchange the 27th,April and 4th,May to 2nd and 3rd,May? If so,we can take a long vacation about 4 days,it's exciting,right?Ok,let's move and do a plan to go crazy now!