在经历了将近25个小时的漂洋过海之后,终于在美国东岸的波士顿安顿下来了,在时差还没倒过来,有点晕晕乎乎,但闭上眼睛又完全没有睡意的状态下,写@波士顿的第一篇博文,所以注定有点前言不搭后语,草草记之吧。 7月15日6点到达浦东机场,check in,过关,安检之后才刚七点一刻,早早地在登机口等待AA182航班的boarding call。随身带的是新买的林文月的散文集《拟古》,开篇是作者的长序,末尾提到参观波士顿博物馆看到现代画家模仿故去的经典画家的作品,算是美术上的拟古。等待飞往波士顿的我,读着十多年前另一位女子所写的在波士顿的见闻,未尝不是一种微妙的巧合。阅读过程常常被身边两个七、八岁男孩的嬉戏玩闹和两位母亲的喝斥打断,原来两位母亲都来自武汉,都要去美国做一年的访问学者,恰好也搭乘同一班去往L.A.再中转到美国别处的班机。 9点差5分钟,航班准时登机。落坐后,邻座的男孩立刻跟我攀谈起来,原来是参加暑假海外游学团的,先去L.A.再去弗吉尼亚大学,整个行程22天,费用4万元。男孩只有21岁,第一次出国的兴奋劲写满脸上。之后将近12个小时的飞行,我大多时间半睡半醒呈休眠状态,而他打游戏聊天不亦乐乎。不禁让我感叹到底是年轻啊,就是该乘着年轻时大无畏地背包走天涯。邻座还有一个男孩,只有19岁,参加暑假的短期出国交流,在L.A.转机后还要再飞芝加哥再从芝加哥中转到目的地。 洛杉矶时间6点半,飞机准时到达机场,因为只有3个小时的转机时间,担心自已第一次过境人生地不熟走弯路,所以一可以下机,便匆匆背上行李,告别那两个大男孩,随着人流往入境处涌去。意外地在过境时碰到一个男孩一个女孩,男孩18,女孩20,恰好都是去波士顿念书,与我转同一趟航班,男孩率真开朗,女孩可爱外向,于是我便一路与他们为伴,让本来枯燥漫长的转机行程,也多了很多愉悦。 晚上9点40时,我们顺利登机,本以为5个小时的飞行后,就能顺利到达终点站波士顿,谁知之前一直顺风顺水的trip,忽然急转直下。飞了将近3个多小时候,机上广播忽然说飞机准备紧急降落在芝加哥机场,迷迷乎乎之中没听清什么原因,差点以为我们上错了到芝加哥的航班,后来问邻座的黑人大叔,才知道因为机上一位lady突然发病需要降落急救,这样小概率的事件竟然被第一次出国的我给碰上了。于是,当我们的飞机降落在灯火璀璨的芝加哥机场时,停机坪上的救护车、保安车已经待命,飞机停稳后上来三、四个医护人员将病患用担架抬下了飞机。本以为病患下机后,飞机便可以重新起飞了,但机长又再次广播说飞机还有安全问题,他们正在解决,要大家be patient and cooperate,广播了N次仍没有起飞的迹象。最后的solution竟然是所有乘客下机,一个半小时候reboarding,无语之后带着小弟小妹(小男孩本以为我跟他们一样来念本科,知道我30岁时,差点叫我阿姨)下机后,我们迅速找东西裹腹,瞅了半天还是无奈地选择麦当劳,花了5.6美金买了份早餐,south style chicken,里面是一块炸土豆饼和鸡肉小汉堡,连吃了三顿美式快餐,肠胃已有点抗议,不知如何熬过这一年。 七点一刻,终于重新登上飞往波士顿的航班,幸好经历平稳的两个小时候,顺利到了波士顿Logan airport,和一大早就在机场等我的高高同学也很快接头。I love his green T-shirt and the words on it toady was a good day.本来准备先到暂住的中国学生家把行李放下,但因为BU我去的那个课题组的教授下午3点就要出差去外地,想在他走之前见上一面,所以带着行李直接去了commonwealth ave的实验室。交通方式极其环保,也得益于波士顿不错的公交,airport bus转blue line再转green line,地铁从地下开到地上就到了实验室。Professor gene stanley非常和蔼,花白的胡子胖胖的圆脸,挺有圣诞老人的喜感的。寒暄过后,他就嘱附我慢慢找房安顿下来,好好休息倒倒时差,还报销了我跟他的中国学生打的回家放行李的钱,见完我后便直接飞DC。 于是我和教授的中国学生打车到她家,在她的living room安顿下我的睡辅后,就倒头睡下,终于结束漂洋过海的奔波,开始进入波士顿时间!
王 应 宽 2010-11-02 UTC-6 CST UMN, St Paul MN, USA 边看边学 :广告英语 最近在翻阅杂志和报纸时,总时不时被其精心雕琢的广告语吸引。其实那些广告语都是经过专业企划人员经过市场调研、精心策划,最后浓缩出来的。可以说,广告语中蕴含着丰富的创意、文化、启迪和美感。由此,萌生了摘录一些广告语的想法。一方面,可以追逐时尚,学到鲜活的英语;另一方面,这些经典的广告语,对同行或是自己以后策划什么活动,也可以提供很好的借鉴。除了广告语,一些文章的把标题也很吸引人,值得学习和关注。 巧克力广告 1 DO NOT DENY YOUR DARK SIDE DARK CHOCOLATE REESES PERFECTLY DARK 不要否认你的阴暗面 黑色巧克力 瑞斯牌的 完美的棕黑色 巧克力广告 2 Rich enough to share. Light enough not to. A Lighter Way to Enjoy Chocolate! Chocolate you can love unconditionally. Light, fluffy 3 Musketeers is the chocolate you desire, still with 45% less fat. So you can feel free to give in to it completely. 戒烟公益广告 YOU SMOKE, WE CHOKE. 你抽烟,我们窒息 运动鞋广告 Asics (asics.com), 穿着 ASCIS 运动鞋奔跑的性感美女(画面) Sound mind Sound body Running cleanses the mind and body PROUD SPONSOR OF THE ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 速食食品广告 A healthy grab-and-go meal 混合果汁 THIS IS FRUITS HIGHER PURPOSE Fruit wants to chill with other fruit, not a bunch of sugar and water. Thats why our smoothies are made with 100% fruit and veggie juice. Nothing but naturally delicious The Naked Truth. SHAPE 杂志 Shape your life Shape your style Shape your weekend Live life in SHAPE! 减肥药 Burns happen. Be Prepared. Turning over a new leaf No more living in denial I dropped 10 dress sizes! The best way to melt fat Follow the workout strategy researchers swear byand get slimmer and healthier for good! Take a stand against sitting around. The average person sits for nearly eight hours a day. Get up and get playing with Wii. Get informed. Get empowered. Get active. Healthy (Conjugal) Relationship Three things you should say everyday. Hello. Goodbye. I love you. Jeans dont lie. The best way to tell how you look is in your jeans. Drop a jean size in 2 weeks. Take The Special K Challenge. 鞋广告 Tone your body without toning down your style. Truebalance Toning Collection A new toning collection from New Balance made with a unique balance board technology designed to tone your legs, glutes and core while burning calories with every step. Giving you all the benefits without sacrificing style. How I make 100 miles feel fun What I cant live without Burn calories for charity! Make your workout count for even more with one of these fit events that support breast cancer research Three steps: Multitask, Cruise the streets, Plow through powder 把保健与慈善结合起来,很有创意的广告 3 Ways to ease your exercise aches Add ginger to your dinner Down a CheeryFlex ProSport shot Sip POMx Antioxidant Recovery Cleanliness is next to healthiest! Its your World. Own it with confidence. Be Unstoppable. Once You Get It, You Really Get It. However you style your hair DOVE Takes Care of the Damage. (广告词说得多好) Introducing Dove Dailly Treatment Conditioners The very first Dove conditioner with a nourishing treatment inside. Get the deep nourishment of a treatment in the time it takes to condition your haur for instant smoothness. Use everyday instead of your regular conditioner. Maybe shes born with it. Maybe its Maybelline. The newest dream sensation Now Makeup is Cream-whipped For 100% Baby-Smooth Perfection. 赏析:美宝莲的广告语很棒: 也许她天生丽质,也许是因为美宝莲。 The lip balm that makes you smile. 洗碗液广告 AMAZING SCENTS That no one can resist. New Gain Dishwashing Liquid. Get ready to enjoy an incredible cleaning experience with a scent that youre going to love. Embracing Change LeAnn Rimes discovered the best way to get through tough times: friends, family, and a kick-butt workout! 在时尚界, Stay 的用法很时髦,看看如下用法,在语法书和教科书上好像不多。 Stay fit! Stay healthy! Stay young! Stay happy! Stay inspired! Stay motivated! Stay asleep! Stay moisturized, soft and smooth! How top docs stay cancer free? How can I stay healthy and have fun! Go 的用法也很时髦! Go green Go Greek Go veg Go wrong Go Green, Go Online ( 公益广告,倡导绿色环保 ) News I BLOG, I STORE Save big! Walmart Save money. Live better. 瞧,说得多好,去沃尔玛,省钱,还能过得更好!
2010-10- 30 UTC-6 CST UMN, St Paul MN, USA 又是一年秋来到,明大校园分外娆 去年在这里曾拍发不少关于明大校园风景的图文。今年来到这里,仍然迷恋着美丽的校园,正如许多明尼苏达大学的访友们时常感概的特怀念明大校园的秋天。近日往返于住所与办公室之间,时不时用近来新买的卡片式索尼数码相机拍了一些校园秋景,感觉不错,选登一些图片,与博友分享,也奉献给那些怀念明大秋天的访友们。 前几天刮风下雨,天气骤冷。今天阳光明媚,天空湛蓝,温暖如春,心情大好,随又信手拍了些照片。这天气多好外出郊游。组里的朋友们曾说要相约外出看红叶,我担心再不出去,又会如去年那样,等我们去看时红叶都掉了。抑或是如北京香山的红叶远看一片红,近看一场空了。 这张照片是用咱相机的扫描功能拍摄的多幅图片的合成照片(全息照相)