堂问答实录–如何鉴别网络诈骗
上堂课问一个从事网络安全工作的学生该如何鉴别网络诈骗并保护自己的利益不受损害，她提出了一下几点。
l When the offer is too good to be true。( when their offers are too lucrative)
如果他们的报价太低。如果他们开出的条件太诱人。
l Offer very limited background information that could be used to verify his identity and determine his true geographical location
如果他们提供的背景信息不足以用来确认他们的真实身份并确定他们真实的地理位置。
l Offer to pay for shipping
主动承担运货费用。
l Keep rushing the sale
不停催你下单。
l Threaten to end the lucrative deal if you demand more verification information
如果你要求他们提供更多的核实信息，就威胁终止优惠条件。
l Demand you to move forward with payment
不停催你汇货款。
l Refuse to accept Paypal/Alipay/credit card payment, but payment through bank wire transfer。
拒绝接受贝宝、支付宝、信用卡等支付方式，而是要你通过银行电汇付款。
l Have a endless supple of whatever you need.
你要多少货他们都有多少货。
l Demand T/T to personal accounts, instead of company accounts
要求你T/T到个人账户而不是公司账户。
l Usually sells products in a completely different line。
骗子们经常什么东西都卖。
l ask them email you from an email ending with the companies Domain Name
要求他们使用公司域名结尾的邮箱。
l Don’t believe them If the supplier insists on Western Union payment only, Serious suppliers accept various types of payment methods. Western Union is not a good option of transferring money to people you don’t know well. Use some reliable and secure means of payment，such as Paypal and Alipay.
如果供应商只要求西联汇款不要上当。那些真正要做生意的供货商可以接受各种付款方式。如果是和你不熟悉的人做生意，西联汇款比较不安全.建议使用贝宝或者支付宝。
l Search forums and blogs to find out if there is any negative feedback against this company.
到论坛和博客上搜索是否有该公司的负面评论。
l Check the whois repot on their websites.
查看他们公司网站的WHOIS报告。
l Don’t be too greedy. You will be out of your mind when you are overcome by greed.
切不可太贪。否则就会因为贪欲而丧失判断能力。
实用词汇、短语、句子（4）
Run a red light. 闯红灯
Don’t crap where one eats 兔子不吃窝边草
Put in for (apply for) a transfer 申请调动工作
Have a Secret relationship 地下情
Probie 试用人员
Be adaptable to changes. 随机应变 能够适应变化
Has peanut allergy 对花生过敏
Follow procedures 按程序走，按部就班，按章办事
Conduct an interview 进行询问，采访、面试
Run a test 做测试
Killed on the job 因公殉职
实用词汇、短语、句子（3）
Be my guest 请便随你便你想怎么着就怎么着，
还有一个短语是suit yourself, 但是经常是你有点不爽或者想搞笑的时候说的，意思是“随你”
I got a little carried away. 我有点难以自持。
Get carried away可以翻译成“走火入魔、忘乎所以”等。
He is entitled to his opinions 他有权/资格发表意见
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Claim your baggage 认领行李领取行李
You are no suspension. 你还没有复职。你还在停职期间。不在其位，不谋其职。意思是你要注意自己现在的身份，你无权插手此事。
其他有on参与的实用词组还有on leave, on vacation, on business trip. On probation,
You can’t keep me out of this. 这事我一定要管（参与）。意思是我要get involved, be part of it.
They are our long-time clients of our practice. 他们是我们长期的客户。
Practice指的是医生和律师的工作
我外婆也能把你喝趴下
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By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com 刚才在19楼一口外语，看到一个帖子里有人问这句话该怎么说。 如果很鄙视的说对方： 你真是个小酒量！ 我杜撰了几个。 1)你根本不能喝嘛。 2)就这点酒量呀？ 3)你这也太烂了点吧。 4)我外婆也能把你喝趴下。 5)你也太可悲了。 6)别这么和自己过不去呀 7)太自不量力了吧。 9)你实在太丢人现眼。 10)这下傻眼了吧。（叫你别逞能你不听！） 11)认孙子吧。 12)别死撑着了。 |
狗比男人好的55个理由
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
平时上了太多的商务英语，所以前几天改变胃口，上了一堂狗课。名为论狗，其为谈饮食风月男女。其中有25分钟，用来谈论“狗为什么比男人好”。因为如果就讲怎么买狗，怎么养狗，狗的习性、品种等，估计很多人会没有任何想法。但是所有的女生都知道为什么狗比男人要好。他们可以不停地比较，并告诉你她们的想法。一个学生还告诉过母狗一年只来两次例假，我只能职业病般地故意将其听成半年。很庆幸他们还记得来例假怎么说，因为之前让他们编过翘班的理由。当时上课是分男女两队辩论的，男的1个，女人4个，那个男生竟然不落下风。认为养狗就没有丈母娘，所以很好。这个理由一出，女生就被集体打败了。
现在把学生和我的理由大致翻译成中文，整理如下。大家还可以各抒己见，明天把“狗为什么比女人好”的几十个理由整理后再放上来。（我自己可不觉得狗比女人好，狗会天天掉毛，又不会使用马桶，还不能给我洗衣做饭）
1) Dogs don’t complain about your cooking.
狗不会说对你做的饭挑三拣四。
2) Dogs can keep their eyes off hot chicks in the street.
狗不会在街上盯着美女看。
3) Dogs stay home all the time.
狗每天都在家陪你。（男人这个时候在外边打拼，好赚钱卖肉回家给你们吃）
4) Dogs are more trainable.
狗比较好调教。
5) You know where your dog sleeps everyday.
你知道你的狗在哪过夜。
6) Dogs still love you when you are old and not beautiful any more.
狗在你年老色衰的时候还依然爱你。
7) You will never catch your dog with another woman. At least you are sure they won’t have sex.
你永远不会发现你的狗和其他女人鬼混。起码你确定他们不会上床。
Dogs never smoke or drink under the table.狗不抽烟或喝得烂醉如泥。
9) Dogs always look into your eyes lovingly ( looking at a student: but your boyfriend is more likely to look away and focus his attention on the billboard.
狗总是深情地望着你(看着其中一位学生：但是你的男朋友在你讲话时很可能就会走神，并盯着路边的广告牌看)
10) Your dog seldom barks at you.
你的狗很少对你叫（也就是说你男朋友或老公经常对你狼嚎了？终于知道是什么构成“鬼哭狼嚎”了）
11) Dogs don’t lend money to his relatives.
狗不用借钱给他的亲戚。（如果有一件事情比老公出轨更让女人处理愤怒的话，老公借钱给他的亲戚首当其冲）
12) Dogs won’t run away with a younger and more attractive owner.
狗不会和一个更年轻更迷人的主人跑了。（那是因为他们天天待家里陪你）
13) You are his only owner.
你是他唯一的主人。（而且他不觉得你很丑）
14) Dogs don’t read news on the internet after dinner.
狗不会一吃完饭就上网看鸟新闻。
15) Dogs don’t drive drunk.
狗不会酒后驾车。（我现在学车，妈最担心这个了）
16) You always know their whereabouts.
你永远知道他们在哪里。
17) Dogs don’t mind your lateness.
狗不会怪你老迟到。（迟到是所有女人的绝症，所有给我以前老板开过车的同事都清楚这一点）
18) They don’t care when you are getting fat.
他们也不嫌你越来越胖。。
19) Dogs’ relatives never visit.
你也不用担心有一大堆狗亲戚天天来你家。（如果要来，那狗的亲戚实在太多了，即使不包括那些被吃掉和扔河里溺死的。）
20) Middle-aged dogs don’t have a beer belly.
狗到中年也不会有啤酒肚。
21) Dogs don’t play computer game all day.
狗狗不会成天玩电脑游戏。
22) You don’t need to make up before seeing a dog.
你见狗狗钱也不用化妆。（是呀，化妆好麻烦，但是不化妆能见“人”么）
23) Dogs matures.
狗会变成熟（一个学生说男人都长不大，这一点从老Ben是如何逗我家的小狗就看得出来）
24) Dogs don’t gamble.
狗不会赌博。（宁可男人外边找女人了吧？）
25) Dogs never stink of cigarette.
狗不会满身烟味。（但是和狗相比，男人还算喜欢洗澡的）
26) Dogs never get home late at night and fall asleep after hitting the pillow.
狗不会天天晚归并一碰枕头就呼呼大睡。（留下一个愠怒、伤心、孤独的女人，who还打算埋怨你一番的，结果你就睡了）
27) Dogs usually die before you.
狗总是比你先死。（拜托，男人何尝不是？）
28) Dogs don’t leave the seat up.
狗不会把马桶垫立起来。（男人便便有时候也是坐着的，但是只一天一次）
29) You don’t need to do laundry for a dog.
你不用给他们洗衣服（坏男人，坏男人，天天在外边鬼混回来还要帮你洗衣做饭。但是我认为给狗狗洗澡也很痛苦的，首先，考虑到他们是畜生，毛发比较多，洗发水很费，其次他们对于洗澡的极度恐慌总带给你沉重的负疚感，每次给狗洗澡，我都觉得我对不起她，给她吹干更让我觉得自己干了什么缺德事）
30) Dogs follow your commands. They sit/roll over after you say sit/roll over.
狗很听话。你说坐或者滚一下他们就坐或者滚一下。（只要你用食物进行适当的鼓励和引导，所以我相信你只要让你的男人禁欲一个月，他们会比狗还听话，你让滚一下，他们滚两圈。）
31) Your dogs don’t go to war.
狗不用去打战。（所以你也没机会在丈夫服役期间和邻居上床）
32) Dogs won’t go bankrupt.
狗不会破产。（钱、钱、钱、钱）
33) Dogs never think you are stupid.
狗从来不会觉得你很愚蠢。（有些事实放心里不是很好，何必说出来让人难过？）
34) Dogs taste better.
狗肉比男人的肉好吃。（你是怎样的女人呀？！男人天天在外辛劳，肉肯定是酸的呀）
35) Dogs won’t beat you up. Dogs won’t use family violence. ( are you kidding me? My dog attacks all the time. She can get so offensive sometimes.)
狗不会打你。狗不会使用家庭暴力。（不是吧。我家的狗狗天天攻击我的。她有时候真的很凶的，我觉得女人很好，起码她们没爪子）
36) Dogs won’t laugh at your driving skill.
狗也不会取笑你开车技术太烂。（停车场经常有些车保险杆和前灯被撞烂，证明女人倒车技术也不行）
37) Dogs never come home drunk and stinky.
狗不会喝醉酒一身臭哄哄地回家。（总比不回家好吧）
38) You can have two dogs at the same time.
你可以同时养两条狗。（你是怎样的女人呀?! 那要看是什么品种的狗的！如果是京巴，他们会打到眼睛掉出来为止、如果是贵宾就没事）
39) They don’t dump you.
狗不会抛弃你。（如果被狗抛弃，不成了stray person了？）
40) Dogs don’t cheat on you.
他们不会对你不忠。（你家的小公狗和邻居家的小母狗鬼混，把人家肚子搞大，堕胎费要你出的）
41) Dogs don’t flirt with your colleagues.
狗不会和你的同事调情。（但是你的同事总和他们调情，而且有些坏女人还会玩他们的小鸡鸡）
42) Dogs don’t do drugs。
狗不吸毒。（要看你是否带它吸毒了）
43) Dogs don’t fantasize another girl when having sex with you.
狗狗们不会在和你做爱的时候心里想着其他女人。（Fantasize是意淫的意思。我认为女人更容易犯这种错误，很可能你的老婆当时幻想床上铺满了玫瑰，你是乔治克鲁尼）
44) Dogs don’t drink beer if you don’t offer.
如果你不给狗狗喝啤酒，他们也不会主动去买。
45) Dogs don’t snore.
狗狗睡觉不会打呼噜。（那是因为你没见过我家的狗。她不仅睡觉打呼噜，还会咋吧嘴，而且睡觉小动作很多。要是当天吃太多东西，还会吐出来。有些狗还和公鸡一样，４点钟就打鸣让全家起床）
46) Dogs are ok with sleeping in the yard.
狗愿意睡在院子里。（卫生间都买不起了，还要买个院子给狗睡？）
47) Dogs eat leftovers.
狗愿意吃剩菜剩饭。（想想doggy bag是怎么来的）
48) Dogs don’t watch football.
狗不会看足球。（那是因为他们不知道陪你看韩剧并看你哭有多么无聊）
49) Your gets old faster than you while you husband can hold up really well.
狗比你老得快，但是你的老公越来越男人四十一枝花。
50) Dogs are always there waiting for you by the door.
狗狗们总是在门口等你回家。（而你总是在门口等你老公回家）
51) Dogs won’t have car crash.
狗狗们不会出车祸。（是呀，女人开车碾死的都是猫）
52) Dogs are more forgetful. They won’t hold a grudge against you. （But women are a lot more unforgiving.）
狗狗很健忘，不会对记恨。（这是为什么狗比女人好吧。）
53) Dogs won’t laugh at your hairstyle.
狗不会嘲笑你的发型。（有些阿姨喜欢新潮，他们的狗狗可能还受得了呢）
54) Dogs never complain you are putting on weight.
狗不会说你最近怎么越来越胖了。（真是越来越带不出去见人了，还是找个大学女生吧）
55) Your Dog’s mother won’t blame you for expecting a baby girl.
你家小狗的妈妈不会因为你怀了个女孩子而责怪你。
你不想错过的9部美剧
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
看了5，6年美剧，从中受益匪浅。现在简单罗列一下我认为最精彩的美剧，和大家分享。
1) South Park
如果South Park是一杯味道奇特的醇酒，那么The Simpsons 只能是一杯苏打水了。一个名人没有被South Park涮过的原因只有一个：不够有名。
2）Family Guy
很难说我更喜欢South Park还是Family Guy，他们都很爆笑很聪明很无耻很下贱，但是Family Guy更可爱一些。
3）Two and a Half Men
如果这篇美剧推荐文是通过去浊扬清来写的话，这里要打击的情景喜剧包括：Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Joey, Everybody Loves Raymond让我看其他讲就家庭、友情、爱情、工作的情景喜欢时觉得味同嚼蜡。如果Two and a Half Men的笑点有100度的话，friends只有40度。 . Two and a Half Men
4）Scrubs
另一部值得推荐的情景喜欢，故事发生在医院里。它的笑点有90%。搞笑方式比较低俗，脑子搭牢的感觉。但是里面的几个主角都很可爱。
5）Lie to Me
Tim Roth一项只接艺术片，走非主流路线。这次接拍的电视剧，演一个协助破案的撒谎专家，也让我觉得神清气爽。美国真的是拿什么来都能把故事讲得引人入胜，估计下次有人会专门给下水道的老鼠拍几季。
6）My Name Is Earl
男主角有一张清单，上面列着他的以前犯下的几百个罪孽，现在他要和弟弟一起去赎罪。一听介绍就让人觉得很好玩了。
7）Mad Men
男主角长得是格利高里派克那种的，样子正得不得了，给人感觉冷冰冰的，连幽默感都冰冷冰冷的。故事讲述了60年代麦迪逊街一家广告公司及其员工的故事。强烈推荐，此剧让人耳目一新。
8） Hotel Babylon
不是美剧，是英剧。故事发生在一家五星级宾馆，每集都是危机管理的绝佳案例。
9） Rome
原来古罗马的贵族是如此的****。吓我一跳。
Put Money In Bank
昨晚看South Park第13季第03集，讲得是次贷危导致美国的金融体系崩溃，Stan在一个在银行存了100快钱立马打了水漂。 翻译了一开始的一段很让人崩溃的对话，很搞笑也很实用，供大家学习。感兴趣的可以去www.verycd.com下载
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Stan
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Do I really have to do this, dad?
爸，我非得这么做么？
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Dad:
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Stan, now more than ever you need to understand the importance of saving money. Stan。
现在的你比以往任何时候更需要理解存钱的重要性。
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Stan
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But grandma said I could use the money to buy whatever I want.
可是外婆（奶奶）说我可以用这笔钱买任何东西。
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Bank Clerk
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Okay, next, please.
好的。下一位。
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Dad
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Go on, Stanley.
去吧，Stanley.
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Bank Clerk
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How can I help you, young man?
您要办理什么业务（有什么能为您效劳的），年轻人？
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Stan
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I got $100 check from my grandma. And my dad said I need to put it in the bank so it can
grow over the years.
我外婆给了我一张100美元的支票。我爸要我把
它存进银行赚利息。
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Bank Clerk
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Well, that’s fantastic. A really smart decision, young man. We can put that check in a money market mutual fund. Then we’ll reinvest the earnings into foreign currency accounts which compounds interest and it’s gone!
嗯，非常好！很明智的决定呀，年轻人。我们可以把你的支票投资货币市场基金。然后我们会把收益再投进四个利滚利的外币账户，然后就..没了
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Stan
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Uhh, what?
呃…虾米？
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Bank Clerk
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It’s gone. It’s all gone.
没了。都没了。
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Stan
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What’s all gone?
什么都没了?
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Bank Clerk
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The money in your account. It didn’t do too well. It’s gone.
你账户里的钱. 表现得不是太好。没了。
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Stan
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What do you mean? I have $100.
你什么意思呀？我有一百元呀!
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Bank Clerk
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Not anymore, you don’t. Poof!
你现在没钱了。呼！
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Stan
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Well, what can I do to get back my –
那，我怎么样才能拿回我的。。。
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Bank Clerk
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I’m sorry, sir, but this line is for bank members only.
不好意思，先生，这个柜台是本银行客户专用的。
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Stan
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I just opened an account!
我刚开户呀！
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Bank Clerk
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Do you have any money invested with this bank?
你有钱投资在本银行么？
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Stan
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No, you just lost it all.
没有，都被你刚才赔光了。
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Bank Clerk
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Then please stand aside for people who actually have money with us.
那么就请你把位子让给我们真正的客户。
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Bank
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Next, please. Hello, Mrs. Farnickle. How are you today? Making a deposit, are we? Great. We can just put that into your retirement at and make it go to work for you and it’s gone.
下一位。你好。Farnicle太太。办存款是吧？好的。我们可以帮您把钱存进退休金账户赚利息，然后就…没了。。。
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Mrs
Farnickle
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What?
什么？
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Bank Clerk
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Sorry, yeah. That’s gone. Please step aside for people who actually have money with the bank. Next, please.
很抱歉，是的。没了。现在请您让一下，其他有钱的人还要办理业务呢。下一位。
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Stan
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Dad!
爸！
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Dad:
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Hey, I’m trying to teach my son about the importance of savings. You already lost his money?
嘿，我想教儿子储蓄的重要性。你已经把他的钱都搞没了？ |
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Bank Clerk
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Oh, Mr.Marsh! Don’t worry. We can just transfer money from your account and into a portfolio with your son’s — and it’s gone! This line is for people who have money with the bank only。Please step aside.
哦，March先生！别着急。我们只要把您帐户里的钱转到您儿子的投资组合里—然后就没了。本柜台只对有钱投银行的人开放，请你让一下。
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lol My Ass
I can’t stand people who overuse the online shorthand" lol", lol. especially when it’s totally unnecessary to use it. lol. It can get very annoying when people misplace "lol" everwhere. lol. some people might think they are sorta hip when using "lol" "lmao" or shit like that. lol. is that really the case? lol. what’s wrong with those people? lol. they can just lol my ass!lol. a lot of people are actually faking it when they use "lol", or they are just utterly clueless about how affected and stupid they sound. lol. i seldom see a really wise and sophisicated person use "lol". "haha" or "xD" sound a lot less affected.lol。
Can you give me your two cents? lol.
很受不了有些人滥用网络缩写词lol。lol。尤其在更本没必要用它的时候。他们总是在不该使用lol的地方使用lol，有时候看了真烦人。lol。可能有些人觉得用“lol" " lmao”还有其他一些网络陈腔滥调会让他们听起来很潮。lol。真是这样的么？这些人都是怎么了？lol。有时候我真想说：lol你个头。 lol。 很多人在使用lol的时候完全是装出来的，或者他们根本就不知道他们听起来有多么矫揉造作多么愚蠢。lol。 我极少见到一个真的很成熟智慧的人用lol。haha或者xD听来来自然多了。
你是怎么看的呢？
看Hotel Babylon复习课堂英语（1）
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
昨天在看Hotel Babylon第一季第八集，整理了一些笔记供学生复习所用。我自己就是经常看了书后，看看电影电视加深印象，如果恰好刚学过什么东西，被电视电影的台词再刺激两下，记得就会特别牢。而且在使用一些表达方式的时候会变得更自如也更有信心。先放10个。Follow-up inspection到底应该如何翻译，不是很确定，大家可以各抒己见。
1) nothing is beyond the call of duty
这些都是你的份内之事。
Call=requirement，request， Call of duty是“工作职责要求”的意思。
我们平时说工作职责还有job responsibilities. 这句话就是说什么都在你的工作职责要求之内=everything is within…
2) there is room for improvement.
你们需要改进你们的工作。我们需要整改。
Hotel Babylon被有关机构调查后,总经理Rebecca在员工会议（staff meeting）上怒气冲冲地说的。
我们上课还经常说room for growth (职业发展空间)，a dead-end job(没前途（发展）的工作)
３）follow-up inspection.
跟进检查
Follow-up在商务上的意思是“跟进”，上课经常用来说跟进客户。 记得以前在上海一家投资咨询公司工作，老板天天跟我说的就是你要follow up!!!!
这里的inspection是Hotel Babylon集团内部在有关机构的inspection后，随机做出的整改检查。
4） geeks
这个单词是酒店员工私底下称呼那群刚入住的IT公司的程序员。
5） not a good career move
career move指的是你职业、工作上的变动。 比如我从之前做行政到做老师就是a career move.
6) answer the phone within three rings in the future.
以后铃声响过三声内接电话。
由于Hotel Babylon被机构调查者批评，所以欧洲的总监过来做一个on-site improvement.
你pick up之后并讲话就是answer the phone, 记住：reply the emails, return the phone calls, respond quickly to customer’s enquires.
7) it’s a work-in-progress
还没调好。
这个是酒店的酒吧负责人Gino在偷喝调好的酒被总经理Rebecca看到后说的话。
Work-in-progress是半成品，在产品的意思。上课的时候学过的是construction-in-progress (在建工程)。
８) I’m planning on going through the customer satisfaction report tonight.
我打算晚上看客户满意度调查报告。
Go through是check carefully from beginning to end(仔细查看，审查)的意思。 经常和report, proposal, paper，plan等搭配。
比如我们上次学到的例句：
I’d like to go through the proposal with you over dinner.
我想吃晚饭的时候和你一起看一下这个提案。
上次学到一个对话 The First Appointment 还有这样一句话：Leave your stuff and let me run it by my CEO.
这里的run=run through，相比go through, run through是拿来跑的，所以相对来说不是那么carefully,而只是快速浏览以便发现要点和问题。
9） posh cutlery.
高级餐具
上次讨论starting your own coffee business的时候提到了开咖啡馆要买的设备中有cutlery.(道具)。之前上课还有人问“高端的、豪华的”（小区）怎么说，可以用posh，另外学过的一个说产品、服务很高端的形容词是high-end. 这一集还出现了glassware，而我们刚在coffee business里学过tableware （当然这个我上课没回答出来怎么说）。
10） on shift
On shift是值班的意思。 如果你值好班了，好下班了可以说I’m off shift. Bernice在酒店、医院、工厂里工作，需要经常需要work shifts, 也就有go on/off shift。我们一般人通常是不值班的，一般都work regular hours; work 9 to 5. 不过change shifts 既有“换班”的意思，也可以说“调班”。 上次上课急中生智说换班是take shifts，当时就意识到不对劲。。。
例句：I can’t get a taxi. they are changing shifts.
招不到出租车呀。他们在交接班。
Bernice changed her shifts from afternoons to nights.
Bernice从下午班调到晚班。
白班是day shift.
第三方公司演示现场-问答部分（中英文对照）
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
发一个最近上课的备课稿。FYI Only。
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Our company hired an outside firm to set up a computer system to help us keep track of the progress on major projects. The company gave us a presentation on how the new system worked. Afterwards, the employees got a chance to ask questions.
我们公司请了家第三方公司替我们安装一套电脑系统，用于跟踪大型项目的进度。那家公司给我们做了一个如何操作系统方面的演示后，开始接受我们的提问。
（注：老Ben告诉我IT没有外部公司这种说法，叫“第三方公司”或者“外包公司”。）
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1. outside firm/company
a lot of professionals work in a firm, a lawyer firm, an accounting firm, auditing firm, broking firm, but your don’t really say you work for a trading firm or a manufacturing firm, or a travel/advertising firm.
Ask: when and why would your company hire an outside company or employees?
1) to pay less salary, benefits ( the employees can enjoy life, outside employees do the job)
2) no need to spend a lot in training inexperienced employees.
3) when you don’t have the knowledge and experience to do something.
4) I have to hire the third party to do the accounting and auditing. It’s illegal to conduct the auditing by ourselves.
5) we outsource some low value-added and les profitable works to the outside companies.
6) our company will just take care of the branding, marketing. We don’t do them manufacturing.
7) our company is not legally allowed to hire expatriates. We need to use the outside employment
we need their support to complete the project? 9) I’m a construction project manager. I can support workers for a whole year when they only work for like 2 months a year. I choose to hire the outside teams and companies to do some workds.
2. keep track of 跟踪、记录、注意动向和进展。
I’ve got a ex-colleague. He keeps track of everything, especially his spending. He records everything he’s bought on an excel file. He even folds his underwear very carefully.
3. how the new system worked=how to make use of and operate the system.
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Cecelia: So, in a nutshell, those are the features of the new system. Any questions?
那么，简而言之，刚才介绍的就是这套新系统的功能。有什么问题么？
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1. in a nutshell=You can use in a nutshell to indicate that you are saying something in a very brief way, using few words.
In a nutshell, don’t buy apartments before spring festival.
2. features=This one has a lot of good features. It’s got a camera phone , a video recorder, instant messaging, and you can download music or ring tones.
This camera’s got way too many features. Somebody tell me how to use it.
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Yuri: Yes, I have a question. From your description, it sounds like the new system may be difficult to use. Can you speak to that?
我有一个问题。根据你的介绍，好像这套新系统可能比较难用（操作）。你能和我们说（解释）一下么？
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1. from your description= as I learnt from your presentation, or introduction=according to your…
2. be difficult to do. Not “to be done”
he is hard to please.
The car is too expensive to maintain.
This girl is hard to get.
3. speak to=to talk about/answer the questions to a particular topic=can you explain.
Used when asking a questions or when someone is making a presentation.
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Cecelia: I understand your concern, but actually, the system is very simple to use. I mentioned a lot of features that the system has, but the typical employee won’t be using more than two or three on a daily basis. Yes, you had a question?
我明白你的顾虑，可实际上，这套系统的操作是很简单的。我刚才介绍了系统的很多功能，但是一般员工每天就只有用个2，3种功能。那位，您有问题？
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1. I understand your concern=worry= I know what are you worried/saying, but… you are wrong…
Thank for the concern=谢谢你的关心/关注。
2. mention=talk about something briefly.
3. typical 不可翻译为“典型的、特别的”，而应该理解为“普通的，一般的”。
A typical white-collar workd 9-to-5.
A typical footballers works out for 3 hours a day.
4. on a daily basis=every day.
I send alimony to my ex-wife on a monthly basis.
I have a meeting with the contractor on a weekly basis.
I check my email on a daily basis, and respond to questions quickly.
Be sure to keep track of the progress on a timely basis.
I got paid on an hourly basis.
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Alessandro: Yeah, my biggest concern is that all of the employees in the company will have access to the system. How does this affect my projects that have sensitive information?
是的。我最担心到时候公司什么（所有）员工都可以任意进入系统。我的一些项目信息是比较机密的，怕到时候会出问题（会影响到项目进展）。
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1） my biggest concern=what worries me the most is…
l my biggest concern is that an increasing number of students will miss class.
l My biggest concern is whether the supplier can meat the deadline.
l My biggest concern is whether we will achieve the monthly sales target.
l My biggest concern is whether I can afford to pay off the balance/pay the mortgage/maintain the car.
Ask: what’s your biggest concern at the moment?
2) will there be any changes, differences, influences on the project if…problem with the…
3) sensitive information=secret information, information that those employees are not supposed to know.
Sensitive topics are something you are not supposed to talk about under certain circumstances.
Don’t say anything about housing price in front of him. He is very sensitive about it.
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Cecelia: That’s a good question. One of the key features of the program is that it allows the project manager to limit access for any of his or her projects. Now, if there are no other questions, thank you all for coming and we look forward to working with you in the future.
（这位女士问题）问得很有水平。该程序的一大功能就在于它可以允许项目经理对其负责的任何项目设置使用权限(访问限制)。如果大家没有其他问题的话，我想（再次）感谢大家的支持和参与，并希望以后能与您合作愉快。
（注：由于最后一句话不太符合中国人说话的方式，所以翻译时动了很大手脚）
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１） You use it to encourage and compliment the askers, because it’s an important or difficult question, or when you have to disagree with them. sometimes you use it to make some time for yourself to think of an answer.
When you ask: how do you say 登山杖in English. I would say: it’s a good question. It’s spelled ALPEN…I think there is an S following N…I need to look it up in the dictionary…
We have an access authorization policy to control/limit the access.
Ask: does you company have any limit on the employees’ access to internet and data?
Did you have a colleague who got caught copying company documents? What happened to him or her?
Can you copy or send company documents at will?
Did you ever copy your previous employer’s customer list?
2） thank you for coming
you can also say” thank you for your time”,
after an job interview, an sales appointment, a consultation, etc.
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