工作忙碌,能幫忙看SOP時間的稀少
ps. 如果有連結壞掉了,可以聯絡我,我會盡快修復。
- Jun 23 Tue 2015 03:35
page 477 -- list 39
- Jun 17 Wed 2015 08:53
TED talk review -- rethink capitalism
- Jun 14 Sun 2015 04:20
TED talk review -- North Korea and Startup
Suki Kim: This is what it's like to teach in North Korea
主講者是為南韓人、住在美國,為外交使者去北韓交英文。這演講中描述了她在北韓教導菁英幹部的子女的經驗。她在北韓的其間不能跟學生們講韓語、一舉一動也會被人盯住。她形容北韓整個國家都活在一個巨大的謊言中,學生的批判性思考是不被允許的,而且全國上下都得無時無刻膜拜他們的領導著。雖然學生是學習資工類別的,但是Internet, Twitter, Facebook 都不被能知道其存在。
演講的風格很感性,一聽就停不下來。
- May 28 Thu 2015 14:52
SOP case study (Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Master)
- May 27 Wed 2015 11:40
留學 -- F1 Visa and passport renew
前言 :
倫大今年五月的F1 visa就過期,
雖然在美國居留的條件是看I-20(入學許可)上的日期
想說畢業之後如果以OPT(Optional Practical Training,實習)的方式居留在美國,
沒有找到工作之前,OPT的情況下有限制入境的,
簡單的說OPT是工作許可,並非入境許可。
所以要入境美國以OPT的名義,就得要有工作,
入境時得出示I-20, F-1 Visa, and offer letter(有工作證明)
這樣子,就乾脆回台灣一趟吧,先更新F1 visa再說,
或許之後還有需要出入境的機會。
- May 16 Sat 2015 05:50
介紹 -- SOAR (Successful Offers of Admission through Revision)
因為是有熟悉的朋友要我幫忙寫介紹,
所以在研究工作等等忙碌的其間,還是有情有義的來寫篇介紹文。
答應要寫之後,已經欠很久啦,再不寫可能會被追殺, >/////<
(平常就被SOP的請求追殺了,現在還要寫畢業論文!!)
好,回歸正題。
SOAR, Successful Offers of Admission through Revision
是一個提供修改文件服務的小小小組織。
http://www.soarthroughadmission.com/
- May 11 Mon 2015 23:16
小小日記 -- St. Marks and St. George island beach.
雖然本身沒有宗教信仰,
週六,跟朋友一起去參加查經班舉辦的活動,
地點是在St. George Island 上租來的Beach house.
離Tallahassee不是很遠的車程,大約1:30~2:00可以到。
於是我們在中途安插了去個St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge的行程。
到了Beach house後,又去了 附近的St. George Island State Park,
以及一個古老的小鎮叫,Apalachicola,
最後回到Beach house吃BBQ,然後開車回到家就晚上十一點多了呢。
- May 04 Mon 2015 02:13
page 475
toss /tɔs/
v.輕拋 [Throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually]
ex. He tossed the book down on the table.
ex. The coach tossed the baseball to me to assist my swing practice.
ex. Before an American football game, two sides decide who get the first ball possession by tossing a coin.
totalitarian /toˏtæləˋtɛrɪən/
total-ity-arian
similar word: authoritarian adj. [Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom]
totem /ˋtotəm/
n. [A natural object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and adopted by it as an emblem.]
音:圖騰
note: totem這個字是從北美原住民的語言發展來的,totem指可以作為代表一個家庭的圖像,或是代表一個部落的圖像。比方說飛魚可以是台灣蘭嶼原住民達悟族的totem.
note: Totem poles 是一種具有紀念性的木柱,是北美原住民的一種表達他們對祖先、自然界的方式。
Totem Pole
totter /ˋtɑtɚ/
v.走得或動得不穩 [Move in a feeble or unsteady way]
ex. The child tottered across the room.
記: teeter-totter
review
teeter v. [stand or move unsteadily] (p.468)
常會用在 teeter on the brink/ edge of something.
touchy /ˋtʌtʃɪ/
touch-y
adj.易生氣的 [(Of a person) oversensitive and irritable.]
adj. [(Of an issue or situation) requiring careful handling]
note: 一碰到就有問題
ex. I always think that salary expectation is a touchy subject during the job interview.
ex. Technology is already a touchy subject with parents, with some employing it as an educational babysitting tool and others labeling it a potentially dangerous playmate. (Los Angeles TimesApr 7, 2015)
review:
ticklish (page. 472)
adj. 當用來形容問題時,ticklish指的是問題很難處理,需要特別的用心
ex. The Greek debt crisis is a ticklish problem to the debt holders.
toupee /tuːˈpeɪ;/
n.小撮假髮[ A small wig or artificial hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot]
note: 並不是很常使用的一個單字。
note: 最經典的就是邱毅的"撕髮迫害"...
note: wig n.假髮, 是個比較常用的字。可以指遮蓋禿頭用的假髮、法官用的假髮,或是演員用的假髮。
tournament /ˈtɜːnəmənt/
tourn(~turn)-ament
n.錦標賽
note: 像是NFL, NBA的季後賽, 比賽方式就是 tournament. 單淘汰制的叫做single-elimination tournament.
n. [(In the Middle Ages) a sporting event in which two knights (or two groups of knights) jousted on horseback with blunted weapons, each trying to knock the other off, the winner receiving a prize.]
tourniquet /ˈtɜːrnɪkət/
tourn(=turn)-i-quet
n.止血帶 [device for stopping the flow of blood through an artery by twisting sth tightly around a limb]
note: 不是很常用的一個字。
字源:止血帶要在手或腳上轉圈圈,包緊緊。
How to Apply a Tourniquet
tout /taʊt/
v.兜售 [try to get people to buy (one's goods or services), esp in an annoyingly insistent way]
ex. KMT has touted "Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement" as the best hope to improve Taiwanese economics, but it caused Sunflower Student Movement due to passing CSSTA without clause-by-clause review.
v. [to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc.]
ex. Many parents like to tout their children and never think their children can make a mistake.
<> denounce v.譴責
toxic /ˋtɑksɪk/
adj.有毒的 [poisonous ]
字源:古早的希臘人使用 toxikon 這個字來指 "poison for arrows." 後來就生出了 toxic這個字。
ex. After chemical experiment the toxic substance should be carefully handled via strict safety regulation.
similar word: lethal adj.致命的
pernicious adj. [harmful]
venomous adj.有毒的
hazardous adj.有毒的
toxin /ˋtɑksɪn/
n.毒素
wiki: A toxin is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded. The term was first used by organic chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849–1919)
Toxin simply means it is a biologically produced poison.
note: 比方說毒青蛙的毒就可以叫toxin.
traceable /treɪsəbl/
trace-able
adj. [capable of being traced.]
ex. Nowadays anonymous email actually is traceable.
note: trace 指的是痕跡,在電腦網管方面使用tracert command (trace route) 可以查出某個網站連到你電腦所走的路線。
How To Trace Someone's IP Address
track /træk/
n.足跡
note: track的意思還滿多的。基本上的概念是"任何東西,所留下的腳印", 所以你可以聽到 animal tracks。 然後track也有某種路線、路徑的概念,例如the track of a storm, a track in the forest. 再衍生下去還可以當作鐵路的軌道,或是賽跑賽車用的跑道,motor-racing track.
note: track本身字根的意思有draw, 就像腳可以在地上牽引出足跡的樣子。
v. 跟蹤
ex. 像xination的研究中,就有用到tracking Gamma-ray的技術。
ex. I track the footprints of a dog and find out my slippers
tract /trækt/
n. [system of connected tube-like parts along which sth passes]
note: 也是一個比較多字義的字。digestive tract 是消化道 ( 包含 the stomach and intestines )
n. [large stretch or area of land]
ex. A vast tract of land is ready for development.
note: 牽引機叫tractor
n.短文; 小冊子 [a short piece of writing, especially on a religious or political subject, that is intended to influence other people's opinions]
tractable /ˈtræk təbəl/
tract-able
adj.易駕馭的; 易處理的 [(Of a person or animal) easy to control or influence; (Of a situation or problem) easy to deal with]
ex. Dropbox makes transferring files and file backup much more tractable.
ex. President Ma might be too tractable on the economical issue between straits.
<> balky, intractable
note: balk 在棒球的術語是投手犯規。一般的意思指突然止步不前
tractability /ˈtræk təbɪlətɪ/
tract-able-ity
n.易駕馭, 易處理
ex. His intelligence, tractability, and eager disposition make him an agreeable companion and willing worker. ( unlike Major Ko...)
<> obstinacy /ˈɔbstənəsɪ/ p.329
ps. ob-stin(=stand)-acy
- May 03 Sun 2015 09:57
小小日記 -- 週末的踏青,第一次划船與攀岩。
地點是FSU Reservation,是學生玩outdoor activity 的地方。
裡面有個湖,可以划船,旁邊也有小沙灘、可以玩沙灘排球,然後還有攀岩場。
近日是期末考週結束,而summer break的前一天。來的人還不少呢。
- Apr 29 Wed 2015 05:21
書評 -- 『TOEFL iBT 托福破百高手 應考策略』 與 『TOEFL iBT 托福破百高手 高頻單字』
這次要來寫的書評是個系列書籍,
是來自眾文圖書的TOEFL iBT 托福破百高手系列,其下的應考策略以及高頻單字這兩本書。
與之前也是一樣的,出版社很有心的寄書到美國給我,
沒有其他的報酬,就只有兩本書而已。
那就來開始看看我的簡短摘要以及試讀心得。
- Apr 14 Tue 2015 12:25
SOP case study ( 大學部的外文系)
- Apr 10 Fri 2015 11:53
SOP case study ( Marketing Master)
- Mar 16 Mon 2015 03:45
CERN ROOT for beginner-- Basic 2D histogram
- Mar 16 Mon 2015 03:41
CERN ROOT for beginners-- Basic histogram
- Feb 01 Sun 2015 14:12
CERN ROOT for beginners-- EventList and EntryList