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Justinsulawelcome to justin's peninsula June 10 毕业一周年纪念 栀子花开，又到一年毕业时。六月的空气中又弥漫起离别的气息，仿佛把我带回了去年这个时刻。恍惚之间我突然发觉我们已经毕业一年了。 看着比自己低一届的朋友聚餐、拍照，自己毕业时的一幕幕场景就像幻灯片般在眼前闪过：我想起我们也曾有过这样一次聚餐，大家最后一次在一起把酒言欢，互诉衷肠，直到最后相拥而泣——今日一别不知何日再见。我想起我们也曾穿着学士服到校园里每一个熟悉的角落去留下自己的身影，这里的一草一木都见证了我们的成长。我想起我们也曾在KTV和毕业晚会上大声齐唱周华健的《朋友》，“朋友一生一起走，那些日子不在有……”唱到泪眼朦胧，不能自已。 现在，朝夕相处了四年的伙伴们都已经散落在各地，书写着各自新的人生。好在有网络，大家依然保持着联系，知道彼此这样那样的进展。一年的时间里，相聚的时间屈指可数，寒假里我们宿舍四个在常州聚了一次，之后我又回南师见到了在那读研的彦和柿子。每一次相聚都有说不完的话，以至于忘了时间，不过说的最多的还是对往事的回忆，对老同学的思念——能够见一面就是一种幸福。而全班的聚会或许真的成为了一种奢望，那个团聚的场景或许永远只能在毕业照上看到了。 一年的时间，大家都学着去适应社会，也试着去寻找适合自己的平台。一年的时间，时间在我们匆匆忙忙的脚步中一点一点溜走。只是我们一直都会记得，那个6月，我们离别。我们从此学会了珍惜，更期待再相聚！ 珍惜 最近媒体的头条又被接二连三的坏消息挤得满满的，疾病、空难、矿难、大火……让人再次感叹生命脆弱，命运无常……
去年就曾有过这种感觉，虽然灾难没有发生在自己身边，但是眼看这么多生命在瞬间被吞噬，心情还是异常沉重……
人总有一死，所以活着时要好好珍惜，过得潇洒一些，别让自己那么累，对工作学习别太愁，对家人朋友别太计较……
和自己爱的人，从陌生到相识到相爱，最后成为一家人，那么深的缘份，有什么理由不好好珍惜，又有什么事是不能化解的……
对别人宽容一些，有海一样的胸襟，对别人的过失或误解，坦然一笑……
活着才是最好的，每时每刻都要珍惜，知足。 March 05 What's New~ 开学已经两周了，告别了七星期的超长寒假，我也同时告别了那些晚睡晚起、暴饮暴食的恶习，重新开始“规矩”的生活。虽然学校的条件不能和家里比，但是从这个角度看，我似乎反而在学校要过的要健康一点…… 和原来一样，寒假我装模作样的带了一袋子书回去，可惜它们还是躺在袋子里陪我过完了寒假，当然这也是可以预见的，我就不多说什么了=。=b开学了，这些被我丢在一边的书也该重新拾起来了。趁着刚开学踌躇满志的劲头，我在这两周里看掉了一本和专业相关的理论书，也算给假期后惯有的负罪感一点慰藉……这本书对翻译理论研究的发展历史进行了梳理，不过重点还是介绍了近几十年的最新发展情况。大家应该有这样的共识，就是一门学科发展到后来肯定要与其他学科相结合的，翻译学也是这样，现在的翻译理论已经不是50年前那种教大家“怎么翻译”的理论了，而是从文化的角度对翻译现象进行分析。其实就是把翻译作品作为一种文学作品进行研究，所以像“解构主义”、“女性主义”、“后殖民主义”这些让人抓狂不已的“主义”也都统统写到翻译理论里面来了。说实话，当初选择笔译方向的时候，我只是从实用主义的立场希望进一步提高自己英语实践方面的能力，现在看来，我是对这个方向完全没有正确认识……这就好比研究文学作品的人自己本身并不一定能写出完美的文学作品来，美术批评家自己本身并不一定能画出最有艺术价值的画来一样，我们现在学翻译学，也更多的去学习那些“评论翻译”的理论，而不是“指导翻译”的理论了。不过，一位老师在面对我们这方面的困惑的时候却说，其实这些理论还是可以指导翻译实践的，只不过这是一种更高层次的指导……实在不知道这是在鼓励还是在打击了……不管怎样，指导实践的理论我还是得重视，两手抓吧，既顾眼前，也要着眼将来啊…… 前两天研部的党委书记召集了一次全体研究生的大会，除了例行的开学动员外，还向我们透露了前两届的就业形势，主要目的是往我们每个人身上压上块大石头……因为07级是第一届实行两年学制，之前是两年半制，所以这次上外头一遭碰到两届学生同时毕业抢工作的局面，更惨的是碰上了金融海啸席卷全球的当口。就业办的老师用“惨不忍睹”来形容此时此刻（3月为止）的就业率：25%（据说07级还只占这其中的25%）这或许是上外历史上比较罕见的情形吧……我们这些“上半年是新生，下半年就是毕业生”的同学在下面听的是一愣一愣的，没办法咯，英语有句俗话叫God help those who help themselves，关键时刻也只能硬着头皮迎难而上了，而且还得做几手打算才是……只是恐怕谁都想不到读研读到最后还是弄的这么心急火燎吧，唉 最后不得不提一下这阵子的天气，2月上旬刚破了100多年来的平均气温最高值，连着几天20来度；下旬又破了2月有史以来的降水量的记录，直接连着下了两个多星期雨，搞的人出行不便不说，还影响人的心情……好在据说明天起要步入正轨了，我这也整理下头绪，计划一下下一阶段的学习和生活~春天快来了，祝大家的生活都春意盎然咯：） December 28 扫灰！辞旧迎新！ 又到年末了，我也终于重新打开闲置已久的空间。下半年开学后就再没写过日志了，可能是对新生活有些应接不暇吧，呵呵（其实还是自己懒吧！）2008年就这么过去了，对许多人来说这是刻骨铭心的一年，无论是大喜还是大悲，他们的人生都从此发生了巨大的改变。而对于我来说这同样是“改变”的一年，四年的大学生活在2008年画上了句号，毕业半年了，依然觉得依依不舍。下半年我来到了憧憬已久的上外，开始了我的研究生生活。新的环境让人对新的生活充满了期待。见到久仰大名的老师，结识五湖四海的同学，都让人兴奋不已。不过这种新鲜和兴奋的感觉也就持续了一个多月，之后生活又变得单调起来，每天都是公式化的作息，和本科时的生活相比少了些色彩。好在大学隔壁宿舍的大黄在松江工作，每周可以小聚一下叙叙旧：）一同来到上外的几个南师的同学也比之前联系的更紧密了。不知为何，总感觉到现在还没有融入上外的集体，似乎一直都把自己当做这里的客人，而不是主人。对每件事我都喜欢用“假如还在南师”这样的眼光来审视，这是“念旧”的情绪在作祟吗？研究生的“班级”只是个行政概念，除了党会可以把一部分同学聚集起来，根本就没什么机会认识同学，更不用说进一步的交流了。最为熟络的只是室友和附近寝室的同学。所以“集体”这个概念已经缺失了。有时候会感觉孤独，这时最想做的就是联系以前的同学。
上外的term很短，只有18周，这学期还得除掉新生orientation week、国庆和运动会（奢侈的占用了周三到周五），实际上仅剩15周课时，而整个12月的三四周时间又全都贡献给各种term paper了（有些paper形式大于内容，或以锻炼动手能力为主==b），所以学习的时间还是很有限的，回头仔细想想，依旧是那种“没学到什么”的负罪感。前天的学期总结大会上，党委书记提到下届学生又要改为两年半学制了，让我们俨然感觉到一种做“小白鼠”的滋味。危机当前，这紧迫感是更加严重啦…… 已经工作的老同学们大都用羡慕的眼光看着我们这些研究生，他们不约而同的用一个“累”字来概括现在的生活状态，每到此时我都以“我是两年制，明年的现在其实就和你们一样了”回应。这不，“明年”眼看着就到了。展望一下2009年，上半年要完成我的研究生课程，搞定全部22个学分。希望自己抓紧最后这点做“学生”的机会多学点东西，也好少一点负罪感==b下半年的任务是完成学位论文初稿和找工作。看来2009年依然以波澜不惊的学生生活为主，当然是为2010年的一次转折打好基础吧。好好加油，别让自己失望！
最后祝亲爱的朋友们新年快乐！hoho~ August 06 再见圣斗士星矢 这几天让人印象比较深刻的是网上盛传的《圣斗士星矢》的完结篇动画版，也就是漫画书的最后一篇《冥王哈迪斯篇》的大结局。2008年的8月1日，这部影响了80后一代人的动漫经典终于落下了帷幕……把一部漫画拍成动画片居然前后拍了20余年，也算是个创举，而把这20年的记忆串联起来，想想这其中我们自身以及周围的变化，会别有番滋味。记得我最先接触圣斗士还是通过电视，我清楚的记得我看的第一集圣斗士还是用的家里一台18寸的彩色电视，当时电视机一共有八个按钮，也就收八个台，圣斗士是常州电视台每天傍晚播的。那时的我还不认识太多的汉字，所以每集开头小标题出现的时候我都着急的喊在厨房做饭的妈妈过来帮我念，要是没赶上我还会发脾气，呵呵~我已经不太记得海王篇和十二宫篇是不是一起播的了，反正这两篇我都是用这个电视机看的……后来不知是什么原因，海王篇以后圣斗士的动画片再也没有在电视机里出现过，冥王篇迟迟没有拍，以前的剧集也从未重播。插一句，这期间我的另一部最爱《哆啦A梦》倒是经常在各个电视台重播（翻译版本还不一样，最初在那个小电视里看的时候还叫机器猫阿蒙，是刘纯燕配音的^^）。既然没有动画片看，我就赶紧买齐了车田正美作的《圣斗士星矢》的全部漫画，这些漫画与《机器猫小叮当》一同陪我度过了好几个童年的暑假，看过了几遍漫画后我已经不满足被动的“欣赏”，便自己动手整理出了长长的人物和星座图表。初三以后，圣斗士和其他许多童年记忆一起被封存在了书橱里，很久没有再被触及。直到高三毕业的暑假，家里装了宽带，我在网上再次看到了熟悉的圣斗士，这次《冥王篇》的动画版终于出来了，于是我开始在电脑上继续我童年“未尽的事业”。新的媒介让我看片的效率发生了飞跃，以前电视里一天放一集，我也只能一天看一集，现在我想看几集就看几集……当时冥王篇只拍了12集，仍然没有结束，当然我也是一口气在一天内全部看完=。=b接着又是漫长的等待，然而圣斗士已经不可能成为一个大学生业余生活的主题，此后我几乎没有去主动关注过圣斗士动画片的进展，对于后来的非车田正美版的《天界篇》我也是孤陋寡闻的。但是只要看到圣斗士的形象在媒体上出现，我肯定会停下脚步，就好像遇见一位老朋友，尽管现在已经接触不多，但是过去曾那么亲密无间，所以马上就能重新找回默契。在我大学毕业的今年，我童年的“圣斗士之梦”又再次延续，并且终于画上了圆满的句号。只是今天当我再次看到圣斗士时，我的心里少了一丝四年前再见圣斗士时的激动与感动，甚至对雅典娜的圣斗士不断被打败又再重生的情节感到有些腻味……或许我们都不得不和纯真的过去告别，我们也理应朝着更高层次的方向发展，但是我们都应该感谢这些给我们童年留下美好回忆的东西……圣斗士的字幕组在影片最后留下了一段话，我觉得也表达了我此刻的心声：“感谢星矢带给了我们童年的欢乐和少年的热血；感谢星矢教会了年少的我们奋斗、团结和善良；今天，我们这些梦的旅人在这里结束了一个蓝色的梦，一个时代的梦；明天，会有无数少男少女在圣斗士的感召下创造新的时代和新的梦。”
June 24 告别南京，告别我的大学 已经回来三天了，这一次我要和南京告别很久，也许一年，也许十年……我将去上海继续我的求学之路，而对于很大一部分同届的同学来说，这将是他们与学生生涯正式告别的时刻。以前宿舍上铺的大石兄弟就来常州工作了，这两天我陪他一起熟悉了常州的大街小巷，特别是去了新建成的、对我来说都十分新鲜的常州莱蒙都会商业街区，领略了华丽的真冰溜冰场和空中影院，还在游乐场里一试身手，说实话，做了两年的舍友和四年的同学我们还很少有在一起玩的这么开心的机会。记得13号年级毕业会餐的那天，宿舍的三位舍友和我抱作一团，大家都哭了……“老二对不起”，“你永远都是212的一员”……这些让我听了既感动又愧疚的话至今仍时时在我耳边回响。“老二”——四年来宿舍的兄弟们始终这样亲切的喊着我，无论我是否还睡在那张二号床上……现在看来这个有些戏谑甚至不雅的称呼或许才是我大学里得到的最可贵的东西…… 四年就这样匆匆而过，最近几天，四年里的点点滴滴常常在我眼前浮现，原来“再回首恍然如梦”就是这样的感觉。校园里的花草树木，干枯了又重生，重生了又再干枯；校园里的学生也是一样，旧的一批走了，新的一批又来，新的变成旧的又走了，又有新的再来……现在我们走了，校园里的一切在我们脑海里都留下了烙印：入学第一天第一个映入眼帘的宏伟的体育中心，盛夏时节门前便会排起长龙的敬文图书馆，曾在上面挥洒汗水或加油呐喊的球场，曾在心情失落时独自漫步走过的后山，曾在里面奋笔疾书、埋头苦读的教室，以及——宿管站尽职尽责的阿姨，食堂为我们打菜打饭的师傅，平易近人又体贴入微的辅导员，性格迥异又博学多才的任课老师，还有共同并肩奋斗的同学校友……校园在不久的将来，又将迎来新一批刚刚从高考中脱颖而出的莘莘学子，新的一个轮回又将开始，而校园里的一切则将继续他们的使命。 离别那天一直下着大雨，阴霾的天空仿佛是要让离别的心情更加惆怅。我坐在回家的车上，回头忘着远去的校园，默默的对它说：再见了，我的大学！再见了，我的朋友！再见了，我如歌的青春！ June 04 得失之间——写在毕业之前 论文答辩结束了，毕业聚餐也办过了，还差毕业典礼来正式宣布我本科阶段的完结。离校前的这段日子可以说是我人生最慵懒的时光，生活节奏慢的像蜗牛，日子过的像猪，每天睡到自然醒，然后上网看最新的抗震救灾消息，要不就是和电影美剧作伴，没有一丝负担和烦恼……这种生活似乎是一直以来所梦寐以求的，不过现在也知道这样的生活是多么索然无味。 四年弹指一挥，在这四年里我得到了什么，又失去了什么？看到以前宿舍的两位同学都在博客里给大学四年做了个总结，我也不禁扪心自问起来。其中一位同学引用了另一位同学的一句话为开头：“大学里有很多遗憾，但是我不会后悔。”在我看来，这句话的意思就是大学里我虽然失去了很多，但是我更为我得到的而高兴。这是种知足和乐观的态度。其实生活对于我们每个人来说都是有得必有失的，我们不必为失去的太过懊悔，因为内心的懊悔并不能改变过去。然而我们也应该清楚自己得到和失去了什么，得到的多还是失去的多。能从之前的生活经验得到教训和启发，使自己在今后的生活中少一些遗憾，才是正确的人生态度。当然，每个人都有自己的生活方式和价值观，对得失的看法也不尽相同。我的室友在博客里用了超过三分之一的篇幅讲述了他玩魔兽世界的经历，可见这个游戏在他的大学生活里占据了最为重要的位置。他从中得到了快乐，而这种快乐恰恰是对网游颇为感冒的我所不能体验的。很多人说玩网游是浪费宝贵青春，还可能玩物丧志，我倒不是由于这个原因对网络游戏退避三舍，实际上我把大学里浪费掉的时间拿来玩网游的话说不定也能练到一定水准了-.-b主要是兴趣使然……当然对于网游的某些特质，我也的确无法认同，比如时常身不由己的昼夜不息的“战斗”。除了快乐，在网游里，室友还收获了友谊。魔兽是团队合作的游戏，“我们四个一起练级”让人很容易联想到一个兄弟般团结，共同进退的宿舍，而事实上，这四人中的一人是其他宿舍的外援，我并不在此团队中，后来我甚至都放弃做宿舍的一员了，为的是使作息时间能符合自己的生活规律，为此我也同时放弃了那种与朝夕相处四年的兄弟纵酒言欢的机会了……室友的博客里没有提到我，也许我根本没能在他记忆里留下什么，也许我留下的只是那个不值一提的每天过着千篇一律生活的身影。我至今仍然很困惑，我很难在这两种生活方式之间找到平衡点……不管怎么说，大家都是大学四年的同窗，不求是朝夕相处的兄弟，但求是海内相存的朋友了。 大家也许都觉得我是个乖宝宝吧，在大学里又不玩游戏，生活、学习又有规律……我想在父母和许多亲朋好友眼里，我确实是个不错的孩子，我也为我大学取得的一些成绩而高兴，这些都是我付出努力得到的。入党、评优、保研……各种荣誉在我的毕业生登记表里罗列的满满当当。说实在的，无论现在社会上对大学生有什么标新立异的想法，这些仍然是我追求的目标，也是我和我父母都希望看到的结果。我并不是整天游走于学生会或分团委的人，我踏踏实实的把专业知识学好，社会活动基本上占用我三分之一的时间，在这方面的权衡我自觉做的比上面好。不过，即使取得了这些成绩，我还是始终有种危机感。我最终没有通过高口口试，而且专四专八也都没有达到优秀……其实这些对我来说并不应该成为遥不可及的愿望，而失利则说明我与高水平的英语能力还有相当的差距。四年就这样过去了，幸运的是我选择了继续深造，还有学习的机会来提升自己。 其实大学四年最大的收获还是身边的伙伴，呆子，叶子，阿汤，小诸，大郎，以及所有和我共同走过这四年并带给我感动的朋友们，不知道下次大家见面是何时何地了……其实想到这些才是毕业时最让人惆怅的……我想就珍惜余下的一点时间，制造更多可以珍存的美好回忆吧。 以上算是对毕业前的一点心情的记录，离别总是让人伤感的，但是我们应该朝前看……2008对我们的祖国来说是不平凡的一年，而我也将在2008迈向人生新的征程。 May 19 Love is Invincible, China is Invincible Last Monday afternoon, i was stricken by a sudden dizziness when I was revising my paper. Naturally i thought it was due to weariness, so I decided to have a break...but when I clicked out IE, I was even more strongly stricken by the news of a massive earthquake hitting Sichuan province minutes before. The power of Sichuan quake had spread over half of Asian continent, causing devastating consequences. I just can't imagine how scared and helpless were those people who live in the area of the disaster by the time it happened. All the Chinese people around the world have focused their attention on Sichuan province and tried to give a hand. Premier Wen Jiabao went to the disaster area as soon as the quake happened, breaking the world record of governments' speed of reaction toward emergency. The armed forces sent to the disaster area for rescue operations also reached a record-breaking scale (the largest ever since the foundation of People's Republic of China). Today, seven days after the 8.0 quake, the whole China stood still at 2:28 pm, the same time as the quake happened, in mourning over tens of thousands of victims of the disaster, in the meantime, air-raid sirens and the horns of cars, buses and trains sounded altogether.
I was tearful this afternoon when i stand silently together with other billions of Chinese people. 为什么我的眼里常含泪水，因为我对这土地爱的深沉……actually I have wept for several times in the past week...when I saw the ruined towns, the deadly injured victims, the desperate survivors, the crying children, the busy and dedicated soldiers and medical workers and the huge crowd of people who are ready to donate money or blood...The Chinese nation has experienced too many misfortunes, but never has the nation been defeated. In 2008, we have to face more challenges than ever, but our patriotism has become stronger than ever as well. Chinese people are sure to triumph finally!!!
中国加油！
March 10 晒晒咪咪的宝贝们 到昨天为止，我终于可以暂时和大大小小的考试say goodbye了，一时半会儿应该没有什么让人伤筋动骨的大考出现了吧，哈哈……昨天这段回家的路走的格外轻松，另外还十分迫切，因为家里添新丁了，我急着赶回去看呢，嘿嘿~话不多说了，直接和大家分享一下我家小黑和宝宝的“爱情结晶”吧——（PS:你看的清楚生了几只吗？嘿嘿）
January 16 White Memories These days comes a heavy snow, really a heavy one actually, which reminds us that it should be the coldest time of year. The snowflakes are just like dancing elves flying down from heaven, instilling vitality to the freezing land so that a season when everything turns stagnant becomes active again. They have created for us a monochrome world, but it's not monotonous, because all the white creation resembles a magnificent white jade artistry, pure and flawless. I specially love the feeling when i could tramp over the snowy land after the snow stops and the sun reappears. At this time, the world in my eyes becomes brighter, my vision gets enhanced as well and I enjoy looking back at the footprints left under the warm sunshine with pieces of memory recurring to my mind... December 29 Goodbye, 2007 Finally i'm sitting before my laptop, tapping the keyboard for a brand-new piece of blog. This time, there's a record-breaking length of time between my two blogs. Concerning English ones, there's an even greater interval. Actually this period has granted me a large amount of leisure time, but it's a shame that I rendered a state of sloth for it. I just can't believe it is the end of another year, for when i take a look at the blog i wrote in Dec. 2006, it seems to me that it was written just a few months ago. I've got an unconscious habit of making a past year review and a New Year resolution since i began my own blog site, so this year won't be an exception. Gains and losses happened alternatively like other years. But what is most important to me this year is that i made up the decision all by myself when it comes to planning my own future, and moreover, i tried my best and succeeded in getting admitted by the graduate program of my long-coveted SISU. Another memorable event is the three-week internship during which i did something really professional (at least as i see it) for the first time in my life and i'll never ever forget about the touching farewell party my students arranged for me. Some of my bitter experiences of the past year include death of family members and repeated failures in interpretation oral test...I always believe that God has His reasons for taking away something from us, and what we've got to do is just be thankful to what we have gained. On the whole, 2007, though dotted with some inevitable sorrow, is a fulfilling and a rewarding year. 2008 is coming in two days...China will be the focus of the world, and for me, it's also a significant year of transition, so it is a year full of possibilities and challenges as well. Wish everybody and myself a healthy and better year. Happy New Year:) October 27 Happy Ending 两个星期的实习昨天告一段落了，本来今天可以过一次久违的完整的周末了，但我今天说什么都要在早上七点之前赶来学校，因为昨天下班我正打算和同学们告别的时候，他们都神秘的对我说，“老师你明天一定要早点来哦！”一个个天真的眼神看着我，我也就什么都不说了，毫不犹豫的告诉他们一定会来的。 今天是星期六，上午第一节课7点半就要开始，早读时间很紧张。我正好7点整到班，这时和我一起实习的数学老师小叶已经在班级里了，教室里秩序井然。我还没定下心来，班上的小杨同学就走上讲台宣布要为我和小叶开一个简短的欢送会……呵呵，虽然对此有所心理准备，但听到同学们说在他们心目中，我们是多么重要，我心里还是充满了由衷的感动，小叶老师甚至感动的哭了……最后每个同学都给我和小叶老师写了一句话，作为礼物送给我们……刚才回到家我把每个同学的留言都仔细看了一遍，没想到我所做的点点滴滴都被他们记在了心上，而且对我的评价那么高……惭愧的是在这两周时间里我并没有关心到每个同学，而我却感受到他们每个人都用心给我写下了一句话……现在真觉得作为老师，尽管有时生活很辛苦很单调，但学生的回报却能让你感受到别人怎么都无法感受的幸福。同学的礼物是我这次实习最大的收获，而且比其他任何东西都弥足珍贵^^ 最后也要谢谢这次一起实习的章琦和叶薇，一起工作的很开心，希望以后有机会做真正的同事啊^^还有，章琦加油，我在上外等你哈！ October 13 Admitted 一个星期的努力终于没有白费，我被录取了。没有谁比我的家人们更开心的了。但我自己心里却没有那种应有的兴奋和喜悦……也许是因为经过一星期的奔波和忙碌（除了考试,还在常州上海间穿梭了两趟）我已经没力气兴奋了；加上回家第一晚就扁桃腺发炎，带着病痛自然也很难高兴的起来；当然还有，我的名字是在自费保送生名单里的……说这个貌似显得有点无病呻吟，不过这确实表示我在保研考试中的表现是差强人意的，i'm not one of those excellent candidates, so there's still a long way to go...
星期一要回南京，还有一些手续要完成……看来，已经耽误了一个星期的实习还得继续耽误下去……很多朋友的博客上都写上了实习的感受，看起来都很有意思的样子，真的已经有些迫不及待了，而且现在我可以更坦然和轻松的面对它了。 最后推荐一下Vicki的新专辑《天使旅行箱》，专辑给人的整体印象不错，感觉MBOX的音乐比维京还精致，Vicki的表现也更加老练，特别是快歌方面。除了主打《天使旅行箱》，个人还比较喜欢《树叶的崇拜》和《多爱自己一些》。 August 30 The Beginning of an End It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
It is the end of a break, It is the beginning of an end... Unconciously my last year in the university is impending -- in three days i'll become a senior. After the IELTS examination, i've been leading a corrupt life (it seems regular to be like this after exams) idling the hours, doing worthless things...Now the new semester's coming finally, which, inexplicably, gives me a feeling of relief -- maybe only by backing to school can i resume the motivation of study...but did i afford such a long period of recreation? Ridiculously, at this crucial point of time, i still don't have a clear prospect for my future. Where am i going? Shall i stake my parents' years of savings on an overseas postgraduate study as an utter elusion of domestic competition? A big decision is for me to make while most of my peers have already been striving for their goals. Dad told me no goals, no living. You've got to design your own future, and be independent. You shouldn't be like this anymore, going to bed until wee hours, and getting up at midday. This is totally not what a graduate supposed to be. Perhaps my life has been too smooth so that i haven't learnt to shoulder any responsibility. I'm not yet able to be responsible for myself, needless to say my dad and mum. Facing the challenges in the future as well as the fierce competition, will i be a winner or a loser? Lack of confidence and courage is my death-wound. An old chinese idiom says, "The winner takes it all (while the loser gains nothing)." "Loser" is always a derogatory word, but don't u think the "loser" is at least a "fighter"? A lot of people, though knowing the result of losing, will try to make a challenge. Look at myself...seldom do i have the courage to challenge myself, even if im odds-on. Maybe this is what i really am, a coward. What the hell do i want? im at such a loss...a to-be graduate without any drive, keep lingering within the same area. Standing at the last point of my university time, i need an immediate answer... July 24 10 Mosts of My 2 Weeks in Shanghai (2007)Hey guys, im back from the 2-week-long IELTS training course in New Oriental. What an experience! Here's a new list about my life in these days. Let's check it out~
No1. Most Surprising- The accommodation. It is such a superb dormitory as far as im concerned, equipped with an air-conditioner, a purified water machine, and a capacious bathroom where hot water is 24 hs available, but what strikes me most is cleaners are hired to clean up the dormitory instead of ourselves every morning, so we just need to lie in bed cozily enjoying our dreams. What do u think of this hotel-like dormitory? For the school restaurant, though a little bit crowded, it offers really tasty dishes.
No2. Most Horrifying- U just cannot believe what happened in my dormitory on the first night of this course session. It was midnight and four boys were lying peacefully on bed about to sleep. All of a sudden, a smashing noise came from the bathroom. As the "eldest" dorm dweller, i volunteered to take a look at what was the matter. I tiptoed to the door, turned on the light cautiously, and was stunned to see that the glass of the shower room door had been completely shattered into tiny pieces! By all the gods, what happened?! It remains a mystery now...
No.3 Most Depressing- I'm so old...The majority of my fellow learners are high school students, so it is me that usually play the role as a "leader" and often a "compromiser" as well. To be frank, im not yet so used to it:P
No4. Most Eye-catching- Topnotch brand everywhere. The IELTS training course seem to be able to gather a large group of students of an "aristocratic birth", thus the campus is just like a showcase of various world top brands, from fashion (CK, JackJones, G-Star, Levi's, Nike..), to digital (iPod, Sony, Sumsung..), to auto (Porsche, BMW, Lexus..).
No5. Most Satisfying- The teachers. I'd say New Oriental deserves its fame. I'm jealous of the teacher's fantastic proficiency in english. I learned a lot from them the techniques of taking the exam as well as general english learning, besides, their amazing sense of humor is also worth mentioning, which made the class frantically funny. lol
No6. Most Boring- The campus was located in the outskirt of Nanhui district which itself can be counted as the outskirt of Shanghai, so we call the place an outskirt of outskirt:P The location brought forth a whole bunch of inconvenience, no shopping, no media, few bus routes...like the life in a concentration camp, hah?
No7. Most Moving- Watching TV drama "Corner with Love" in the dorm. Usually im not quite keen on such idol plays, thinking they are mostly intended for girls, but this time life is so boring that we have to resort to the only visual entertainment available. Anyway, the love story is moving and impressive.
No8. Most Regretting- My e-dictionary broke down on the secend day after my arrival, hence i was not able to carry out self-study, and then playing cards, watching DVDs, and chatting become key words of my spare time...
No9. Most Puzzling (the same as last year)- Shanghai, a metropolitan city, let me down again, because of the even ruder manner of the local people. In the two weeks, i experienced personally the cold glare of a Shanghaiese when i asked for the way and heard lots of stories by other peers about the vicious scolding from Shanghaiese. Again, i sincerely hope Shanghai, which has a beautiful appearance, can also have a beautiful soul next time.
No10. Most Pleasing (the same as last year)- I'm home and start the rest of my summer holiday~! July 08 7月8日 雨 I just survived from an exetremely exhausting exam session, seven exams in three days, six of which entail a huge amount of memorizing work, so I've indulged myself with the net since this horrible season ended just as what i did when i finished the NME.
Tomorrow i've got to draw this degenerate lifestyle to an end, for this is perhaps the last "genuine" summer vacation in my life as well as a crucial time for every undergraduate to get prepared for their future, what's more, i've signed up for the IELTS training course in New Oriental, hence i'll be in Shanghai for two weeks studying from next Monday. The three-day interval before my IELTS course is also a good opportunity for me to make a small sumup of the first half of 2007, but most memories i could recall turn out to be bitter ones...Death of family members, flunk, and other irredeemable loss of things took place in the past six months. I found myself becoming mature bit by bit by experiencing all these growing pains, but the expense of growing seems too heavy to afford...My friends always tell me "Look forward, Justin, everything will be OK.", but sometimes, u cannot let go something as u wish...Anyway, i have to look forward, ain't striving for a better future a more meaningful choice than being entangled with the past? OK, in the end, i'll talk about something interesting. My mum adopted another kitten several weeks ago. We named it Mimi in memory of the first little elf in our house. This Mimi is most special in her colour, because she's entirely black...In both chinese and western culture, black cats are psychical animals with some auspicious or ominous implications...That's superstitious, but trust me, Mimi is the coolest creature i've ever seen and u'll surely be thrilled by her glare:)
Here she is!
June 10 Game Over Miracles do not always happen. This time, i lose it. For the first time in my life, i failed an examination that concerns my English ability and it happens in my third year as an English major. Frankly, this is a somewhat foreseeable failure because the exam took place during a distracting holiday. i've got a whole bunch of reasons to persuade myself to forget about the failure as soon as possible, like it's only one frustration out of thousands throughout all my life. However, to get away from the haunting feelings of dejection is still by no means an easy job. upon my knowledge about myself, this kind of feeling will last for at least one or two weeks which is enough for me to make a sound introspection. As an old saying goes, "failure is not necessarily a bad thing." i just hope this failure would jolt me out of the delights i gained from the successive victories in the first half of this semester, let me make a sober estimate of my current English ability, and moreover, stimulate me to an all-out effort in the second trial. Next time, Justin will be back, i promise. May 05 Exhausted 今天终于把高级口译的oral给考掉了，心里的一块石头也算落了地。客观的说，我的运气还是不错的，因为这次的题目和往年相比明显简单许多，既不偏也不专，英译中大部分一听就懂，中译英的content也很routine，加上自己已经有了一次中口口试的经验，按理说pass的把握会比较大。不过, 我好象没能好好把握这次机会（别扔柿子:P）考试时的确出现了一系列状况，包括突发性思维停滞现象，右手颤抖不止的癫痫症状，以及无法识别记录的短暂性智力障碍（汗...）总之，我对自己的表现不敢恭维，至少离一个合格的口译工作者的标准还有一定距离。当然，如果两位考官大人意欲给予我信任和鼓励的话，我拿到certificate的可能性也不是没有，我就希望奇迹第二次在我身上发生吧，呵呵~
This May Day Holiday is perhaps the busiest holiday ever since i left high school. Apart from the interpretation exam, i'll take the mid-term examination of French on May 8th. that really sucks! 不过没办法，考试考不好是自己的损失，老师只管定时间和打分数...so tomorrow i'll begin the arduous work of revision. My holiday is lost, so is my Lian Yungang trip, my family reunion, and my Spiderman 3... April 01 I Love You All!!! 已经被幸福包围了整整一天了，所以今天一定要挤出时间到这里来说两句。首先，怀着复杂的心情，我祝贺自己在“奔三”的道路上又迈出了坚实的一步，并祝愿自己越走越好！然后要衷心感谢给我送来祝福的亲朋好友们（尤其是从“千里之外”给我寄来礼物的两位），真的谢谢你们在这么忙碌的时光里还惦记着我的生日。在我心里，没有比这份友情和亲情更弥足珍贵的了。最后，希望所有给我带来幸福的人都像我一样幸福。How lucky iam to have you guys in my life, i'm truly blessed, and I Love You All FOREVER!!! |
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