美语世界

• New York Tales (5): Somebody or Nobody - renqiulan - ♂ (2880 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:19:42

• What if a Wall Street bull rider turned into a trailer park - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:34:22

• redneck? From "hero" to "zero" in a heartbeat. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:39:20

• So another Friday, another story, another character. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:47:37

• Hi, renqiulan! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:47:56

• I'm so glad to have you check out my little Friday story. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:53:54

• Thank you, Blue Soul! - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  19:54:22

• The pleasure is mine. Is Tex Q the "legendary" Ah Q? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:00:16

• You decide. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:06:35

• OK. But let me ask a couple of questions. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:09:34

• Please feel free to do so. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:13:06

• I can't help but notice that Tex Q, the "redneck," was kind - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:19:25

• of a reincarnation of a Wall Street type. Right? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:20:23

• Right. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:23:05

• So, is Tex Q better than his former self, one of the"bluest" - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:25:31

• New Yorkers? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:26:06

• Again, you decide. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:28:47

• Fair enough. BTW, I got the impression that Tex Q fully - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:33:07

• embraced his Texan identity. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:33:53

• Perhaps Tex Q had once fully embraced his former Wall Street - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:38:14

• identity. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:39:01

• Two lives, two identities. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:42:34

• I can live with that, no pun intended. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:47:00

• Just don't be another Pygmalion. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:48:31

• Oh, the poor sculptor from Ovid's "Metamorphoses." - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:53:12

• Haha! Pygmalion fell in love with a statue he had carved. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  20:59:15

• Actually, you reminded me of George Bernard Shaw's eponymous - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:06:45

• play. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:07:03

• I haven't gotten a chance to read this play. My guess is - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:13:59

• that it must be interesting, to say the least. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:14:27

• "We all have private imaginations, but when it comes to - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:36:14

• brutal life-business, one needs to distinguish between - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:37:15

• reality and dreams." This quote addresses the play's theme. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:37:43

• canine buddy=猪队友：）An Entertaining story!TexQ is a caricature - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:30:32

• of one of modern New Yorkers. Quite a character! - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:35:52

• Hi, 暖冬cool夏! Thank you for stopping by! - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:39:18

• As for "canine buddy=猪队友," well, that might be true - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:41:28

• in the Chinese-speaking world.Mark Twain must beg to differ: - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:44:35

• "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:45:37

• he will not bite you. This is the principal difference - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:46:22

• between a dog and a man." - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:47:10

• Shaw's Pygmalion must be full of quotable lines. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:51:00

• I, myself, prefer to read between the lines, quotable or - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:53:55

• otherwise. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:54:14

• Your approach makes more sense than mine. I am learning to - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:57:52

• be a more serious reader. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  21:58:56

• Don't we all need to be more serious readers? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:00:57

• Could you tell me more about Shaw's Pygmalion? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:04:17

• Certainly. His Pygmalion is truly ahead of its time. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:07:20

• Please go on. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:09:15

• Shaw's ability to blend social commentary with wit is - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:11:08

• unparalleled. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:11:32

• How so? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:12:29

• Shaw masterfully deconstructs the rigid social hierarchy of - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:14:29

• Edwardian England (1901-1914). - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:15:53

• And the language? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:17:40

• Yes, let’s not forget the linguistic aspect. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:19:17

• I'm listening. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:20:46

• Shaw's Pygmalion is a treasure trove for language - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:22:35

• enthusiasts. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:23:00

• Tell me more about it. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:24:20

• Shaw's use of phonetics and his exploration of the - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:26:22

• relationship between language and social class is - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:26:53

• groundbreaking. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:27:13

• That reminds me of "Downton Abbey." - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:29:11

• Right on. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:30:40

• Thank you. Let's get back to your story. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:32:07

• So you're not done yet. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:33:21

• Of course not. What inspired you to create this Tex Q - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:34:37

• character? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:34:59

• Tex Q was born out of my fascination with extremes— - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:36:33

• both geographical and ideological. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:36:59

• Which means...? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:38:32

• That means I wanted to explore what happens when someone - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:40:10

• who is entrenched in a certain worldview is suddenly - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:40:44

• uprooted and thrown into an environment that - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:41:30

• contradicts everything they know. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:41:56

• It sounds to me like you're putting human... - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:43:37

• You are an astute reader. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:45:51

• Thanks. But can you elaborate more on your point? - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:47:26

• Absolutely. Through Tex Q, I also aimed to poke fun at the - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:49:27

• ways we rationalize our situations, no matter - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:50:30

• how absurd they may be. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:50:57

• So you let Tex Q face a double whammy. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:52:10

• Indeed, my piece is less about a specific message and - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:53:39

• more about an exploration of character under duress. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:54:05

• Not just duress, I would say, but also temptation. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:56:08

• True. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:57:05

• Frankly, you didn't run short of drama. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:58:09

• Tex Q is a walking drama, if you will. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  22:59:11

• And nearly a walking disaster. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:00:40

• He made the right decision to turn down the book - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:02:41

• deals and streaming stardom. Good for him. He... - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:03:29

• the temptation test. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:03:57

• Nicely put. Good night! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:05:16

• Goodnight! - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  23:06:19

• we need to be like Tex Q sometimes. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/17/2024  15:30:57

• Haha, the last sentence adds more drama. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/17/2024  15:31:41

• Did anything surprise you about the character's journey? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/17/2024  17:32:29

• I am not surprised. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/19/2024  18:08:08

• This character might exist in reality more or less. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/19/2024  18:11:35

• That means my piece makes sense. Thank you. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2024  16:59:51

• Thank you,天边一片白云! I'm thrilled you connected with the story. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/17/2024  17:30:41

• very nice to read. I am learning some Buddhism. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/19/2024  18:15:13

• there are some connection. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/19/2024  18:16:03

• Buddism! I must admit that I know next to nothing about it. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2024  17:01:38

• APAD：Laugh & the world laughs with u, weep & you weep alone - 移花接木 - ♂ (1546 bytes) () 08/16/2024  04:40:33

• agree 100%. nice poem, thx 4 sharing. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  07:00:17

• Could it be worse? Weep, the world laughs at you - 移花接木 - ♂ (167 bytes) () 08/16/2024  09:03:32

• hahaha,good2laugh@self 2.& If Ucan't join'em, ignore'em! ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  10:01:49

• That's why so many breakup schmaltz rarely last. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  09:10:27

• Can't be turer! Schmaltz may gain sympathy, not empathy - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  09:28:24

• They cater to self-pity, preying on innocent youth. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  09:32:17

• Nice poem. well said. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  15:14:22

• 为什么weep alone？难道不是喜极而泣？：） - 妖妖灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/16/2024  18:12:11

• APAD: Living off the fat of the land - 7grizzly - ♂ (9072 bytes) () 08/14/2024  08:38:50

• 2 thumbs up to U & Tim! it’s Not easy 4 a teenager (?) 2 be - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  08:51:42

• stationary 4 2 long unless it's a computer/phone ;-)) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  08:52:20

• Thanks. He was under 10 and has since gone to the screen :-( - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  08:57:11

• also feelVeryLucky living nearSea, only eat wildFreshSeafood - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:01:49

• No need 4 farmed anymore ;-)) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:02:21

• Over here, dungeness crabs are off limits to us crabbers. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:23:22

• I'm always amazed seeing horbivore maintain up to tons of - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:04:02

• weight only feeding grass, while humans lose weight - 移花接木 - ♂ (35 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:07:00

• guess omnivores r made differently by nature: lacking FV - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (29 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:23:19

• Herbivores devote themselves to one job, to eat, and grow - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:27:11

• bigger. It worked until natural selection voted it down :-(( - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:28:22

• they mayNot b smart, but they r probably Happy b4 gone. ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  11:01:13

• I'd rather be predator if I were animal, even born@ the - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  18:10:18

• bottom of food chain, still had chance to climb up2top - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  18:11:35

• fish r smarter than mice, same trap@same spot caught - 移花接木 - ♂ (132 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:17:04

• They must be. Saw some hilarious mouse catching videos :-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  09:30:32

• 我最喜欢吃皮皮虾，怎么在这边吃不到？ - 妖妖灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  19:12:09

• They don't have as good a taste. You need to educate them:-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  19:45:20

• Crabbing is my hubby’s hobby as well. - 瓷善家 - ♀ (106 bytes) () 08/14/2024  20:22:27

• Nice. Next I'll try Torpedo wharf and might bump into him:-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  20:34:34

• Not till I read your last sentence do I know how to use the - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  01:18:55

• APAD in a 句子：）My hub used bare hands to catch crabs in the - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  01:20:18

• sand. He grew up by the sea and knows the tricks. 只抓过一次。 - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  01:21:49

• From all I heard, he's a great guy! - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  08:31:29

• "The fat of the land" itself has titled quite a few books. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  08:32:31

• We are living of the fat of the land - our backyard. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  17:52:18

• did you make the crabbing gear your self? - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  17:53:19

• I doubt if I'd catch any crabs if I went the DIY route :-)) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  19:21:33

• Some are more blessed than others :-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  19:19:29

• Harry Potter Rap, plus a fun song - 移花接木 - ♂ (984 bytes) () 08/13/2024  16:37:39

• hahaha, 4 me, was C 4 real time device drivers & never used - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  17:54:43

• scripting language, but the principles do apply. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  17:57:03

• now it's a fully grown monster snake in data science........ - 移花接木 - ♂ (466 bytes) () 08/13/2024  18:27:47

• yes, I think my son (a data scientist) is using it ... - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  18:38:35

• If I still do ML right now, Python'd be 1-stop shopping, - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  18:42:32

• Could u beat him up with your 大悲咒？：） - 妖妖灵 - ♀ (303 bytes) () 08/13/2024  19:32:23

• Alphabet Aerobic is not only a rap, it's a tongue twister, - 移花接木 - ♂ (34 bytes) () 08/13/2024  19:46:32

• 我觉得大悲咒比这个难啊。大悲咒都不知道神马意思，完全凭肌肉记忆，这个感觉就是把单词都背下来？我觉得你肯定能背下他这个 - 妖妖灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  19:59:52

• 逐字读大悲咒肯定难，但加上旋律就一点不难，且没有发音困难，而这个是超复杂的绕口令，记住了也读不下来 - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  20:09:08

• I feel I am like a fish, 7s' memory - 移花接木 - ♂ (167 bytes) () 08/13/2024  20:06:38

• 啊，你都不记得你贴过？好啊，你就随手一贴，我费S多少脑细胞记住。你得赔我！：） - 妖妖灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/13/2024  20:21:44

• Python's great but shell scripting often does the job for me - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/14/2024  08:43:33

• haha, 好玩。 - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/15/2024  18:05:49