"Giving Advice: Enough Is Enough After Three Solar Cycles"

虞左俊 2010-5-12 04:10

Giving Advice: Enough Is Enough After Three Solar Cycles by M. Mendillo appeared on EOS (1 Sep 2009). A comment by David Stern and a reply followed on 26 Jan 2010. I thought all scientists should read these articles, young or old, in China or in the U.S. Her ...

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"The Week," a media for busy people

虞左俊 2010-2-21 08:17

You may read Times, Newsweek, or other magazines, if you can afford the time. If not, The Week is not a bad choice. What I like about it, say an article under Talking points, it always provides the readers at least two opposing views. Confusi ...

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English expressions using the word "red"

虞左俊 2010-1-2 15:01

1) Red herring (idiom): A red herring is an idiom referring to a device which intends to divert the audience from the truth or an item of significance. 2) Red-light district: A red-light district is a neighborhood or a part of ...

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English expressions using the word "white"

虞左俊 2010-1-2 14:57

1) A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. 2) White lies are minor lies which could be consi ...

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