中文外语

在全球化潮流下，很多外语也受到了中文的影响，保持本民族语言的纯洁化是否有必要值得讨论。从白话文到现代汉语，本来就吸收不少国外的词汇语素；中文的语法也是参考了外文才系统化建立起来的。当绝大部分人对这些"外来的中文词汇"时候，有没有再区分中西呢？语言是发展，不是写在史书，埋在地里的。

以上愚见，望高人指正。

Ask for leave

Dear Joey,

I am Bai Dongyi, a student in PHE1031CB.My SID is 07608511.I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence for the class on Feb 4th. Because the train tickets on Feb 5 or 6 (only few days before the Spring Festival) are really hard to buy. So I plan to take the train back home on Feb 2.I play tennis every week except when the weather is bad. So I will try to make up the lesson myself.

Best wishes,

Bai Dongyi

Here are my views on the education and culture of the three cities

Here are my views on the education and culture of the three cities:

Hong Kong:

Since Hong Kong is a former colony, Hong Kong's education system has roughly followed the system of the UK. At the higher education levels, both British and American systems exist. Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where east meets west. Different people from different places with different cultural backgrounds create the diverse culture.

Singapore:

There are four state universities in Singapore and this country has a high literacy rate. The same with Hong Kong, Singapore was once a colony. It was once a part of Malaysia as well. So the diversity of the culture is obvious. Its official languages are English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. Now, Singapore is striving to promote itself as a centre for arts and culture to become "gateway between the East and West".

Beijing:

Beijing is an ancient capital with a long history. It is also home to lots of colleges and universities, including several famous universities of international stature. It is widely regarded as cultural centre in China. It has lots of old architectures, e.g. the Forbidden City. Peking Opera is well-known throughout the national capital. It is commonly lauded as one of the highest achievements of Chinese culture.

Want take part in the Visiting ZJ and HK Program

Want take part in the Visiting ZJ and HK Program

The economy of Zhejiang is developing quite fast. Its GDP per person is the highest in provinces. Hangzhou is also an ancient capital with a long history and varieties of culture. In this program, I want to know more about Zhejiang University that is one of the top universities in China and the higher education in mainland China though I come from mainland but I haven't studied in universities there. Furthermore, I'd like to experience the history and culture of Hangzhou. I like to make friends with the students there, too. On the other hand, I do not know much about Hong Kong since I have only studied here for several months, in most of which time I stay in CUHK. So I expect to learn more about other aspects of Hong Kong.

Description:

Club :

• Environment and atmosphere:

We shall provide various environments to our customers. Almost everyone is able to find their favourite.Those who like to get close to nature, breathe clear air in the bright sunshine,can stay in gardens while some that are fond of minimalism can enjoy an abstemious experience in the paradise instead. We shall locate some chairs and tables in small gardens, where stand many trees and fragrant flowers ,where they will fell free to have casual talks with each other, and make friends later. Providing some prefer hotels, of course they can choose to stay in sumptuous hotels. In this case,we will contact hotels,with which we will build long-term business relationship, and arrange all for our customers.

• Facilities:It is necessary to provide all kinds of facilities to meet our customers' need.Indoors, we will have some rooms where the senior can have indoors activities.We will provide special properties for them to play special games in the old ages.We also intend to have a play-ground where they are able to do some outdoors sports.Exercise is widely recognize to be good for human's health.

• Activities: Indoors, activities are abundant.They will have a great time when chatting over tea, playing Chinese chess, playing table tennis and watching videos. Outdoors, they can have their favourite activities such as Taijiquan and Yangko.We will also gather them to play the old games that they played fifty or sixty years ago so that we can bring back the happy childhood to them and make them full of energy.

• Medical Service: As you know, the health condition of the old is not as good as before.Thus, many of them have some illness, maybe some serious ones. Safety comes before entertainment.We must be prepared for the emergency.So we prepare necessary medical equipment and hire nurses to provide quick medical treatment.There is no necessity for their families to worry about their safety in our paradise.

• Courses:We will design some courses they are interested in.These courses may talk about daily life tips, art, science or even psychology.They can choose the courses that interest them most to attend. In art courses, we will teach them dancing, singing, drawing and so on.In science courses, we can tell them more about computers and Internet.In psychology courses, we would like to give them some knowledge about how to get on well with their family members, how to fight against loneliness,how to have a meaningful old times.

• Advertisements: We provide plenty of places for retailers who sell products for the old to put advertisements in our paradises.We will help them organize some small activities to promote their products or service.

• Food and drink service:We intend to provide different kinds of snacks and drinks to our customers when they feel hungry or thirsty.

website :

• Communication:We will set up chat-rooms and forums where our customers are requested to fill in their accurate data in order that people from different places can know more about each other, what's of more significance, they are able to find their classmates they met and studied with many years ago by searching and checking the true data .It will be a wonderful moment when old friends get in touch again.It also make it possible for us to organise them to gather together again.

• Travel:We will organize some travels in order to make the old have opportunity to get together with their relatives, old classmates and friends.At the same time, our customers can have a feast for eyes in the beautiful scenery.Travelling in nature is good for their health, too.Furthermore, we will also organize them to go back to their hometowns to bring back the precious memory.

• Advertisements:Again, we can put advertisements on our website to promote products for the old.That's one of the main sources of benefits.

• E-Book:We will upload many books and articles about life of the old to our website.We suppose they can learn a lot from the e-book section. Joining in our paradise help the old not only enjoy themselves but also learn a lot.

A Report On the Lecture by Professor Martin L.Perl

Luckily,we had the chance to listen to the lecture on Developing Creativity and Innovation in Engineering and Science delivered by Professor Martin L.Perl.Now I would like to share my ideas and experience on this lecture and topic with you.

First,I fully agree with Professor Martin L.Perl on the viewpoint that "Creativity is sought everywhere".Of course you can seek creativity in arts,entertainment and so on,but also you can seek creativity in daily common activities.Please don't look down upon small things,which actually reflect your wisdom and character.In my view,it is really necessary to spend some time thinking about small daily things to live and work efficiently,such as how to get to a place in a short time by shortcut,how to buy everyday supplies to save money.Why spend time on small things?Because I think it is a good way to put our ideas into practise and check them.Even if our thoughts are wrong,they won't bring big loses to us.In many cases,big discoveries come from small ones.Creativity is a combination of ideas and actions.Only vague ideas are of little use.

Secondly,Professor Martin L.Perl. says,"A creative idea in science or engineering must conform to the law of conservation of energy."I have to admit I have doubts about this statement.Quite often,especially in physics,it is hard to decide whether a theory is right or not.As you know,a theory is true only under certain conditions while the conditions change,the theory may be wrong.The problem is that we can't provide all kinds of conditions to examine the theory.Each time we apply the theory,we are examining it.If the predictions made by using the theory are often quite faraway from the experiment results,the theory can be depended on.Well,some theories are always tested true so people make them truth.These theories become fundamental.Another theory against the fundamental theories,e.g. the law of conservation of energy,is quickly decided wrong by people.That's the problem!The fundamental theories that are always tested true may become unavailable as society advances and people can handle more powerful methods to create extraordinary conditions to test these theories.So I suppose arbitrarily killing a new-born theory is the enemy to creativity.Though the new-born theory is wrong,we can still learn from it.

Finally,I want to talk about bad and good ideas.Bad ideas may lead to failure but failure is also a kind of success,successful to point out to you which way you shouldn't go and what you can improve.

MEMO

Date: Oct.16, 2007

To: Mr. John Lee

From: Dong

Subject: to open fairylands for the senior to enjoy their senior age

Purpose:

Mr. John Lee, I intend to introduce the market opportunity to you as the population of senior citizens is growing quite fast.

Description:

Actually, fairylands for the senior are places for the elderly to enjoy a dignified retirement.

• Environment and atmosphere: We shall provide various environments to our customers. Those who like to get close to nature can just stay in gardens and the like while some that are fond of an abstemious way of life are able to live in a village. If some seniors think living in hotels is the best, of course they can select sumptuous hotels. In one word, we should provide different supplies to meet different demands.

• Activities: As it's the same with environment and atmosphere, activities should be various, such as, chatting over tea, playing Chinese chess, singing and dancing, having classes to learn something that attracts them, including how to get on well with their family members, how to fight against loneliness. Again, the only activity we must provide is what they want.

• Service: We should provide medical treatment to keep them healthy here.

• Sources of revenue: We won't charge for just coming to join. But how can we make money to support the fairyland? Well, we can put up many advertisements in our fairyland and let some retail sellers come in to start their business. Both of above will bring profits to us. And we will be paid as well for the medical treatment provided. What's more, if we do well in helping the senior enjoy their life solving the social problem, we may be given donations.

Reasons for introduction:

As you know, the world is becoming older and older. For Hong Kong, in 2001,11.1% of the populations are older than 65.It's predicted by experts that by 2012 the number will go up to 12.5%，29.2% by 2050.Furthermore, it’s not only a regional problem, but also a global one. It must be admitted that unlike the young who have the burden of bringing up children, the obligation to provide for their parents and the housing mortgage to pay off, the senior have their advantages having more money to consume. Market is so big and is still growing. So I think it’s a big opportunity for our company not only for its economic interests but also for its social benefits.

Target market and customers:

The senior, especially those who have retired and have nothing to do all day long. They’d like to make friends, acquire some useful knowledge and enjoy the life!

Benefits:

• To our company: We can make profits from the fairylands we build.

• To the customers: They will make lots of friends, acquire some useful knowledge and enjoy the life.

• To society: With solving the intractable social problems, the families of the senior will be less worried about them.

As mentioned above, since it’s a great opportunity for our company, I’m looking forward to your approval and support.

A User's Report on Grammar Girl

Today I read an article on I.e. Versus E.g.written by Grammar Girl.First Grammar Girl began with an advertisement which created a common situation in which if we forget important computer files at home we can use GoToMyPC to get access to the files.This way to start with ordinary and familiar life helps to attract readers' eyes.Then she came to the point--the differences between the abbreviations e.g. and e.g.She revealed to us clearly that "I.e. stands for id est and means roughly 'that is.'E.g. stands for exempli gratia, which means 'for example.'"After just disclosing the meanings of these two words,Grammar Girl told us how to memorize the differences by remembering the first letters and the pronunciation.It became much easier for us to discern the distinction after we were given several examples while abstract explanations can hardly make it clear to people.What followed was she talked about whether there should be a comma after i.e. or e.g.She made a table for the websites summarizing the opinions of a few different style guides and drew a conclusion.Last,she didn't forget to put up some advertisements to support her business.

I.e. and e.g. contains only 4 letters but she used a several-hundred-word passage to explain the distinction.We should learn from this that paying attention to tiny problem is important.A little success can't make you successful while a little mistake could make you fail.After solving the main problem,she stepped further discussing whether or not a comma is required after i.e. and e.g.The existence of a small comma really doesn't matter but Grammar Girl referred to quite a lot of websites.Her studying attitude makes me consider my studying attitude.

Dong

10 Oct 2007

电影电视异同

Dong 编辑

首先，说说相同点，就艺术形式的特质分析，电影与电视并无本质差异。运动的影像和声音是其独特的艺术语言，蒙太奇是实现这一艺术的独特手段。《梁祝》电影电视都将一系列在不同地点，从不同距离和角度，以不同方法拍摄的镜头排列组合起来，叙述情节，刻画梁祝等人物。

第二，两者的创作任务是一样的，都是要创造出活生生的具有审美的价值的人物形象。需要通过演员运用自己的身体和心灵，设身处地去扮演角色，最终达到"化身成角色"。
《梁祝》中的演员以其自身为载体，变为剧本中之人物，表现出另一种性格，成为另一个人物，
使观众从凄美的爱情故事中感悟真爱。

第三，二者的创作永远是在虚构与假定的条件下进行的，情境则完全是虚构的。电视电影可以说都是一种"弄假成真"的艺术。《梁祝》电影电视都试图营造东晋时期的社会面貌，增加作品的真实感觉。另一方面，摄影机也可以制造出骗局。例如利用光学镜头的不同性能和胶片感光乳剂的化学性质，可以使被摄的物体变形；

第四，都是以导演为中心，是"导演的艺术"。在剪辑台和音画合成阶段才能最终完成整体银幕造型，演员只是这整体造型中的一个元素。《梁祝》演员在前期所拍摄的镜头只是给导演的创造提供了原始资料。导演和剪辑师则还要进行加工、修正、升华，按自己的构思最终创造出完整的屏幕或银幕形象。

此外从技术方面来说，电影与电视两者之间的传统区别正在逐渐消失。《梁祝》电影电视在前期制作中，资金筹备、分镜头剧本准备、选演员、场景设计与选择、拍摄日程，以及幕后安排和版权问题都相似；实拍时，对于镜头的表现也有许多相同之处，如机器调度、光影运用、镜头运动等；另外，电影与电视会集中拍摄镜头，在同一场景中发生的所有镜头都会在同一时间内集中拍摄；声音的记录都讲究声音的现场感，要消除噪音。录音内容也都包括对话、画外音、效果声、音乐等。在后期制作中，电影和电视的编辑都十分讲究连续性和剪辑点的选择，以求做到"动接动，静接静"。

说说两者的差异，由于电影时长短于电视连续剧，因此电影比电视布局更加紧凑，省略了较多情节，具有较大的跨越性。《梁祝》电视版讲述的故事更加详细，刻画人物更加细致，节奏比较缓。还有电影用全景、远景比较多，电视用中近景和特写较多。

第二，电影作品单位时间制作成本大于电视。电视一般对声音的要求比画面更大，电视剧基本制作成本比较低，电视一般少用同期声，灯光要求不高使得拍摄进度比较快。电影有以影载道的传统功能，《梁祝》电影版制作上的要求也要高很多，基本投资会大很多。

第三，电影是对未知的探索，电视是对经验的累积。电影是去探索一个全新的领域，电视节目更多的是对已经取得成功经验的模式的再创造。可以说电视在历史中，电影在未来中。

此外从技术方面来说，电影使用的是摄影机、胶卷，而电视则是使用摄像机、磁带。电影十分注重镜头，如果达不到导演的预期，会NG很多次。第三、要布光上产生同样效果，电视比电影花的时间要多很多。电视倾向于在整个表演区域布置大量的光，形成相当平的布光。电影外景地使用更低光照度和更逼真的照明技术，单机拍摄方法也很耗时间。电影制作一般使用双系统记录，电视是使用单系统录音的。其次，后期制作过程中，电影步骤更麻烦。胶片要冲洗底片和印制样片。在编辑之后，还需进行双片受审、套底、声画合成、发行拷贝等程序。这些对于电视是不需要的。一般电影是以物理方法剪辑，在声响编辑方面，电影要把剪辑后的各种声音都进行转录光学底声，再根据画面进行声画对位。电影所需进行的编排等工作在电视中都电子化地完成了。

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颓了一个学期，这个学期好好学习

老实说，上个学期高估了自己的实力，自己进入大学后目标也不是很明确，也很缺乏学习动力。打机比较多。所以成绩不好，才3.15。在内地生中，我属于60%左右的水平，作为奖学金生来说，实在不应该，所以在新学期我必须武装好自己，这两天每晚都去lib看书，学习各种知识，开拓视野，当然也要看和GPA相关的书了。值得欣慰的是自己的广东话听力水平有较大的提升，老师说的90%以上都听得懂，但室友说的听起来就比较困难。好了，继续看Windows Vista Beyond the Manual 和Quick Calculus.