Sunday, May 30, 2004

Language:
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Genesis 11:1
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
Genesis 11:6
The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.
Genesis 11:7
Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
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I am doing my research for translation subject while watching Mel's movie on tv tonight(xxx should study), one more thought come out of my mind. Why God created language both in verbal form and thinking form (口头表达形式与思维形式).
Besides this, the actions(speech acts as well as the intention of the speech) also carries out through language. So between thoughts and verbal acts, there must be a barrier that God purposely set. It is unnatural to cross over. God allows us to think quietly/secretly and not reveal everything to others. I think to some extend it is good. Somehow I do find that lots of misunderstanding occurs in our life is due to the lack of communication. If human can understand each other directly from what they think, or either you have to speak exactly what you think without editing beforehand. Would this world be much simpler? or chaos? God created language, and the whole purpose of language acquisition process is not for speech in fact but more importantly for thinking. not saying that speech acts are by-products but we should really make a good use of this ability. The more I think the more complex I see this world.
I firmly believe that I am unwillingly transmitting some brainwave to someone else, and in the case I am totally out of control. So far these signals are only one-directional. Undetectable from my side(ie, I do not have a build-in receiver).. therefore I can only say that "I am transmitting". I guess its pre-programmed into our genes, even subtler changes in my mind will be the cause of the unnecessarily interference.
Some questions were arised:
0.how this occurs?
1.so why do I believe that I am doing so if they are all coincidence?
2.can unknown evidence prove its existence?
3.is the other party aware of this?
4.or I am not the originator?
5.fraternal twins?
6.opening of my prefrontal cortex reveals my neural connections?
7.when will these links be pruned?
Well, time for me to head to bed now....

Thursday, May 27, 2004

complain complain!! Have to work on this sat, next tuesday,thursday, saturday and sunday. Plus week 13's two assignments, two presentations and one final test and week 14's work. Now i am a superman who can run fast enough between uni and home and work and no need to sleep. alas, got to read the notes on the other browser now. ciao.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

要一个政治白痴讨论:
1.政治/政策影响翻译的历史背景
2.政治言论的翻译技巧与实例
3.政治性文件翻译导致两国关系受影响
4.英系政治笑话的中文翻译
5.译者的政治倾向影响译作.
简直是。。。今晚12点之前要交稿!
无奈吾生性软弱,柔从若轻蒲,根治疾殊难, 孜孜矻矻之余, 仍偷暇提笔. 往往语焉不详, 言筌不落. 谢路人赏面阅读评论,缠邀留下大名,尊姓亦可.
(方才理解前人对匿名的看法,唉~~)

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

知道不可以吃辣的,但还是买了Kimchi回来,与乌东一起煮。 等到从房间出来时,闻到已经是刺鼻的焦味了。这个小锅不知曾被我烧糊过几次,因为真的很喜欢这个小锅,所以每次千心万苦地将它擦干净。其实,仔细看还是看得出烧焦的痕迹,也可能一直以来也习惯这锅底留着的隐隐焦味了吧。
只是这一次,不想去擦了。不是狠心把它丢掉,只是不愿再见它被铁丝圈磨擦,因为心会痛。
不该吃的东西,不吃也好。

Monday, May 24, 2004

穿着高高的鞋,在city走路,才发现就这么一点地方居然有5家starbucks,却没有一家店可以替换我口袋中用来付房租的日币。
星期天的街道,有些空旷,路变得很宽,走在上面觉得很自在。
很久很久来从来没有哪一个礼拜天不是不去教堂的。
今天,因为一点钟的group meeting所以不可以去中午的查经,但最终我选择了早上也不去。
其实我不用解释,没有人会相信我的解释。

Saturday, May 22, 2004

躺在床上无法入眠,感觉与神分得很遥远很遥远。 已经不会祷告了,刚刚开始,但又怕昧心而终止了。神知道我心里所想的,不祷告也罢。思绪很混乱,也不知想什麽。 生命中,因自己的力不从心,放弃了许多, 如今已没有了兑现梦想的勇气。
好在神会看顾我,仅有的一点点希望都在他,让我有信心将路执著走下去。请你帮我祈祷,让我坚定,让我坚强。 我求的也只是这些。

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

早上上课,发呆,不小心睡着了,梦到某人从袋中掏出一支笔状的东西,一按,马上就像projector一样在空中投影.接着有windows的屏幕*,随时可用自己的电脑,wireless network.调取files....看过Minority Report的人一定不觉新奇. 只是觉得在将来这种电脑小到可以随身携带. 而且在空中打字, 没有嗒嗒嗒嗒声, 又省地方, 搬家也方便...啊..搬家!!!噩梦!后来, 又做了几个短小的梦. 醒来时, lecturer还在读屏幕上的notes,读得津津有味.
*(本人常用windows.做梦梦到的也是).
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今天无大事,天下太平。

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

從上周六 ﹐房東大人就開始大掃除﹐能丟則丟,把家裡弄到空蕩蕩的。大廳裡剩下三張很少有人坐的沙發﹐和一瓶花。 晚上一人在廚房切菜﹐只聽見四壁的回音﹐感覺在那種剛造好框架的建築工地﹐恐怖~~膽小的人自己嚇自己﹐匆匆抱著茶壺逃進睡房。房東今早告訴我﹐他們決定把這套單元賣了﹐周末是open inspection (當然包括我的房間)。 所以,我要在一周內將它整理到可以見人的樣子。 傷心傷心﹐我又要扔掉很多試圖保存的東西。想到不久后又要搬家,这么多家俱,书和衣服,头痛! 我始终没有一个固定的家,实在不应再堆积那些牵绊我自由的杂物了.

Saturday, May 15, 2004

At three this morning, my heater is ironically standing next to my fan. Chilliness that seemed endless at the time have just melted away yet coldness was still there, deep and abiding.
Truly truly I ask thee, when can I sleep if I don't want to stay?

Thursday, May 13, 2004

where can I shelter if there is 45,509 bats flying around?
不喜欢时间的流失,不喜欢岁月的更变。
不想去面对未来,自己却在忙碌中写着自己的历史。

车上, G 说我做错了一些事。我无意的言语伤害了她,哪怕我的笑也被意会成其他意思,听后很害怕,自知不是很圆滑的人,本已经很恐惧周遭的人与事了,现在又多了一份胆怯。 每天都要见到人,无论是想见的抑或是不想见的,无所谓见到不见到的和想见又怕见的,提及已头晕晕了, 更不用说要与他们交谈。 从小就是话不多的人,有时实在是没话找话说才说的。 以前有一个好朋友,我俩在一起不说话也能很开心,看看对方,或对着傻笑。 今年回上海遇到她,我们坐在王家沙吃东西,她说她的男友前一天提出和她分手,唯一的理由是她的话太少,无法知道她心里在想什麽。 这是自她与汪分开后,多年来第一次交往,她说每次约会时看着对面的他听他讲话,已很幸福。突然间被放开,而且错在于她, 她有些想不明白。 叹息,她的美丽与她的爱情是这么的不称, 为什麽不去追问更多的理由,为什麽孤独一人? 我没有问她。 我也没有答案。

不知为何想到她,为何将故事写下。漫无目的,悠晃在自己的世界。。。

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Yesterday I went to play badminton with some church friends and met my classmates on the other court. Later, during the session I swapped to their court. One of the guys played very well even by using his left hand to compete with us. But sadly I overheard too much swear words from the girl next to me...and the shallow-joke between them.....well, that's what I call suffering.
Now I am preparing for the bible study I will lead tonight which is on Ephesians 5:1-21. I felt so lucky that I am surrounded by a group of Christians most of the time and I can always live in the light that shines forth from God.
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Eph 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. 4Nor should there be obscenity foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. (NIV)
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Well, swearing still exists among our Christian. Last year I received a strange/rude sms message on my mobile from a friend. This person called me last week and tried to "clear things up", and he asked me not to be angry with him when he comes back to our church. I said I won't. As long as he can forget the bad thing happened to him I can forget too. If he can come back and listen to God's words. What a joyful thing it is!

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

今天我在找一样我丢失(不久)的东西-写过却被我删去的blog,无论我用什麽方法都无法寻回,其实它已存在记忆中,只是想有实体的证据罢了。

Sunday, May 09, 2004

I wish I am an angel..I can drop happiness to others.
I wish I am an angel..I don't need to have human feelings...
Just the frail happiness I hold.

Saturday, May 08, 2004

刚才在楼下对着我那被撞坏的单车车轮又踩又踢,想把它踢回原来的形状,脚都被划破了,满手弄得黑黑的,还是不行。看来又要重新换一个轮子。 换轮子的花费已超过车的价钱。。。可是舍不得丢呀,毕竟它跟了我七年了。。。我是男生就好了,力气会大很多,一定能把它踢回原状!
郁闷,直好上楼继续看书了!

Friday, May 07, 2004

Dear Heavenly Father, thanks for everything you did and doing for us. Thanks for listening to our prayers and I am so glad that Jane finally can come to mbf's seminar. Please open her heart and let her to know you. Please help us to talk to them(new christian) wisely and sincerely.
Also thanks for providing Manda the job interview next wednesday. I really wish she could work on campus so she can have more time to serve you.
Pray that I can have more opportunities to talk to Danni, share my belief with her.
And dear God, you know every single thought of me. You know what I am lacking. Please help me to stand firm in you till the end.
上帝,我将我的一切,我的未来较在您手里,让我能一直仰赖您。

Thursday, May 06, 2004

My landlord Iris was robbed by a Caucasian boy at the intersection of Gardeners Road and Houston Road 4:30 this afternoon.The little boy dragged her into the driving lane at the back of our building. Her handbag was scattered into pieces after 5 mins battle, her right face was hit by him as well. Lucky, the neighbourhood dog started to bark loudly and the boy ran away and shouted "bloody woman!".
Well, he didn't expect Iris would be that strong to hold her bag for so "long" and he might think it was such an easy task to rob a Asian woman.
4:30pm! I cannnot believe this did happen. I was walking on the same street half hour later than her(peacefully listening to my walkman). The sun was still up, heaps men and women on the street as well as cars... Poor Iris, she is still so frightened and decide to leave Australia..meanwhile she has to get a new bag for work.. and it will be a big backpack bag... sigh.. she used to tell me not to walk on the small street but we cannot safely walk on the main street during daytime now. I hate this.

Wednesday, May 05, 2004

As scott mentioned in his article, slashdot has a forum thread on topic "What Happens To Your Data When You Die?". I did think about it *seriously* this morning. Unlike the rest of thing I will leave in this world which might be given away for different purpose.I guess the data hiden in my pc won't be appealing to anyone or useful to write "the secret life of jieni" since I am not famous. Meanwhile I'm more worry about "What Happens To You When Your Data Die?". Imagine one day the cables lay underneath the ocean break, the satellites not longer operate or just the electricity black out. How would I survive? Well, I might just accept the fact like when I went to myc->a week without my computer. *blink blink* Is there any similarities between myc and heaven?

Tuesday, May 04, 2004

How Evil is the window's explorer????
I just finished typeing up my notes of today's CBS on the blogger window.. and it's gone!!! arghhh!!!

Monday, May 03, 2004

眼泪不是虫茧,不能一天一天去建造;
眼泪不是潮水,不会说来就来地涌出;
But the emotional cocoon that she was building around herself was just about to come crashing down, do you remember?
你以为?不能理解别人的感受,就不要轻易去评价。

Sunday, May 02, 2004

第一次遇到T.L.是Year 1他来旁听R.B的课, 我与丹妮坐在教室的后面。 当我们正高兴地拿出两个桔子剥到一半时, 提姆便在同一排右边坐下,我们赶紧将桔子藏到桌下。。。他一坐就是一节课,害得我双手冰冻地握了一小时的桔子。 从此,他就被我们叫做“桔子”。今天,丹妮毕业,有幸与他合照。他问我何时真正毕业。 不晓,恐怕。。。