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牛X的事情都是你一个人的时候做出来的
一、当浮躁成为常态&
早上8点起床睁眼，拿起手机或ipad看看微博，查收和回复评论转发；&
到公司，打开电脑，qq，msn，邮箱，豆瓣，时光网，看下最新消息和回复；&
晃悠到中午思考下&吃什么&这一宇宙级议题；&
下午忙点工作，吃点零食，看看淘宝的东西到了没，琢磨下下班去按摩还是做指甲还是和朋友吃饭；&
到点下班，有安排的情况不提，没安排的话溜达到家随便吃点东西，洗脸刷牙被窝一钻电脑+ipad一开，&
一边听着郭德纲一边玩连连看，或是一边看美剧一边植物大战僵尸，又或者一边塔防一边看电影；&
转眼已是快到12点，关灯钻被窝，还要拿着手机看看微博淘宝，等到12点半不睡不行才恋恋不舍扔下手机；&
以上，就是我最普通的一天。&
某 天看到福根儿发了一张图片，大意就是每天晚上8-12的时间是过的最快的，周围很多人包括我在内都表示深有同感，哈佛有一个著名的理论：人的差别在于业余 时间，而一个人的命运决定于晚上8点到10点之间。每晚抽出2个小时的时间用来阅读、进修、思考或参加有意的演讲、讨论，你会发现，你的人生正在发生改 变，坚持数年之后，成功会向你招手。&
两个小时尚且如此，那么4个小时呢？&
4个小时，大概可以读完一本正常篇幅的书，如果慢的话，两个四小时也差不多了；&
4个小时，应该可以练字练到手腕发酸；&
4个小时，或许可以弹琴弹到手指发痛；&
4个小时，肯定可以写完一篇短篇的文章；&
更不要说背单词、做题、查文献、出方案&&&
重要的是，我们并不止拥有一个&4个小时&，而是很多很多很多个&&&
而我干了些什么呢？&
一边听着郭德纲一边玩连连看，或是一边看美剧一边植物大战僵尸，又或者一边塔防一边看电影；&
二、 别怕一个人&
一直以不说脏话的姑娘自居，但是这句话我实在是找不到更好的表达。&
那些好的结果，光鲜的成绩，让人羡慕的所得，&
一部分是机遇、环境、良好的团队合作，而根本的一点，是要你自己的努力。&
没人能帮你读书，&
没人能帮你背单词，&
没人能帮你积累见识，&
没人能帮你查阅文献，&
有句话叫&台上一分钟，台下十年功&&
现在或许没有那么夸张，但是&台下&的功夫，依旧是你取得良好结果的基石。&
我不喜欢一个人，我也希望一直和心爱的人在一起粘着，看电影、吃饭、打游戏、哪怕发呆都好，&
可惜爱情从来都不是救世主，越来越多的东西都需要你一个人去努力面对，&
而当你能够独立handle这些难题之后，你会惊喜的发现：&
原本让你深陷纠结其中的，根本不在话下。&
并非鼓励人人都去做宅女，社交是生活的必要组成部分，&
只是觉着，当你一个人的时候，不妨试着做点荒废时光之外的事情。&
毕竟， 牛x的事情都是在你一个人的时候做出来的。
原创豆瓣转自留留学：
Suggested Reading List for English Majors
About the Reading Lists&
The following lists were compiled by the faculty of the English Department to help students study for the Advanced Test of the Graduate Record Exam. These lists are mo they are excellent texts that every English major should aspire to read, whether or not graduate school beckons. Ideally, all of us would be able to take a class in these subjects and study them with the guidance of a professor who has made the period or subject a specialty. The reality is that most of us will have studied many of these texts, recognize others by name or title, and need to read the rest.If you are approaching a period or a subject about which you know little, it is best to first consult an anthology or a literary history for background, then read the texts. There is no substitute, especially for the Advanced Test in Literature, for knowing the standard anthologies well. Anthologies, which often offer only abridged portions of long texts, can never substitute for the original, but their introductions can give readers backgrounds that are a workable, if not perfect, survey of the period.You may also think of these lis for those times when you are relatively free from other responsibilities and are looking for something great to read. This is a compilation of the best of the best literature has to offer and it would be a worthy goal to have read everything listed here by graduation.
Henry Abelove, et. al. eds.:&The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
Bill Ashcroft, et. al. eds.:&The Post-Colonial Studies Reader
Catherine Belsey:&Critical Practice
Tony Bennett:&Formalism and Marxism
Stephen Greenblatt, Giles Gunn:&Redrawing the Boundaries: The Transformation of English and American Literary Studies
Terence Hawkes:&Structuralism and Semiotics
Angeline Mitchell:&Within the Circle: An Anthology of African-American Literary Criticism From the Harlem Renaissance to the Present
Jane Tompkins, ed.:&Reader-Response Criticism: From Formalism to Post-Structuralism
Lois Tyson:&Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide
H. Aram Veeser:&The New Historicism
Robyn Warhol, Diane Price Herndl:&Feminism: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism
Elizabeth Wright:&Psychoanalytic Criticism: Theory to Practice
|&The following list does not pretend to cover--in any sense of the term--the field of classical literature or to offer any judgments of value whatsover. It simply presents what, by a wide stretch of the imagination, could possibly be thought of as useful in preparing for the GRE in English, though I doubt its usefulness even for that. (For actual graduate study in English, different sets of classical authors and works would be appropriate to concentration in different periods of English literature.)
For this specific purpose, the translation consulted does not matter very much. In general, the translations of the Penguin Classics are safe (and sometimes much better than that); and in the case of Greek tragedy, the same can be said of the series edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore and published by the University of Chicago. Where I have found translations other than these especially useful or attractive, I have noted them below.
Homer,&Iliad,&Odyssey
Aeschylus,&Oresteia& (Agamemnon,&Libation Bearers,&Eumenides),&Prometheus Bound
Sophocles,&Antigone, Oedipus the King,&Oedipus at Colonus, Ajax Electra, Philoctetes, Women of Trachis
Euripides,&Hippolytus, Medea, Trojan Women, Bacchae
Aristophanes,&Lysistrata, Frogs, Persians, Suppliant Maidens
Plato,&Apology,&Symposium,&Timaeus, Phaedo
Aristotle,&Poetics, Metaphysics
Plautus,&Menaechmi
Virgil,&Eclogues,&Aeneid,&Georgics
Horace, Odes,&Ars Poetica
Ovid,&Metamorphoses,&Amores
Augustine,&Confessions
Hesiod,Theogony,&Works and Days
Homeric Hymns(anonymous)
Lyric poets: Archilochos, Sappho, Anacreon, Simonides, Pindar
Historians: Herodotus, Thucydides
Lucretius,&On The Nature of Things
Seneca:&Thyestes, Oedipus, Medea
Petronius:&Satyricon
Doer's Lament
The Wanderer
The Seafarer
The Dream of the Rood,
The Battle of Malden
Chaucer:&Canterbury Tales,&Troilus & Criseyde, Legend of Good Women, Parliament of Fowls,&Complaint to His Purse, Gentilesse, To Adam His Scribe, Truth, To Rosemounde
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Second Shepard's Play
Piers Plowman
Thomas Mallory:&Morte d'Arthur
Continental:
Niebelungenlied
Song of Roland
Dante:&Comedia
Marie de France:&Lais
Beroul or Gottfried von Strassburg:&Tristan
Chretien de Troyes:&Erec et Enide, Knight of the Cart, Yvain
Boccaccio:&Decameron
Gottfried von Eschenbach:&Parzival
Sir Thomas More:&Utopia
Castiglione:&The Courtier
Machiavelli:&The Prince
Kyd:&Spanish Tragedy
Marlowe:&Tamburlaine,&Doctor Faustus
Spenser:&Faerie Queene
Sidney:&Astrophil and Stella, Arcadia,&Defense of Poesie
Shakespeare:&Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Troilus & Cressida, All's Well That End's Well, Measure for Measure,&Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest. Sonnets.
John Donne:&Poems
Milton:&L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Lycidas, Paradise Lost
Herrick:&Hesperides
British Literature of the Restoration and&Eighteenth&Century
Samuel Butler: "Hudibras"
John Dryden: "Absalom and Achitophel," "MacFlecknoe,"
Alexander Pope: "The Dunciad," "Rape of the Lock," "An Essay on Criticism"
William Cowper: "The Task"
William Congreve:&Way Of The World
Oliver Goldsmith:&She Stoops To Conquer, The Vicar of Wakefield
John Gay:&The Beggar's Opera
John Bunyan:&The Pilgrim's Progress
Aphra Behn:&Oroonoko, The Rover
Samuel Richardson:&Pamela, Clarissa
Daniel Defoe:&Moll Flanders, Journal of the Plague Year, Roxana
Henry Fielding:&Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews, Shamela
Jonathan Swift:&Gulliver's Travels, "A Modest Proposal"
Laurence Sterne:&Tristam Shandy
Tobias Smollett:&Humphrey Clinker
Frances (Fanny) Burney:&Evelina
Jane Austen:&Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility
Anne Radcliff:&Mysteries of Udolpho
Journalists, Diarists, Essayists:
Samuel Pepys:&Diary
James Boswell:&Life of Johnson
Samuel Johnson:&The Rambler, Raselas,&"Vanity of Human Wishes,"&Lives of the Poets
Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele:&The Spectator, The Tatler
Mary Wollstonecraft:&Vindication of the Rights of Women
British Romantic Literature&
William Blake:&Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience
William Wordsworth: "Tinturn Abbey," "Ode: Intimations of Immortality," "Ode to Duty," the Lucy poems, the sonnets, "Michael," "The Prelude"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "The Eolian Harp," "Kubla Khan," "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,"&Biographia Literaria
George Gordon, Lord Byron: "Darkness,"&Don Juan, Manfred, Childe Harold
Percy Bysshe Shelley: "Ozymandias," "England in 1819," "Ode to the West Wind," "To a Skylark," "A Defense of Poetry,"&Prometheus Unbound
John Keats: sonnets, odes, letters
Essays and Journals:
Dorothy Wordsworth:&The Grasmere Journals
Charles Lamb: letters, essays
William Hazlitt: essays
Leigh Hunt: essays
Thomas De Quincey: essays,&Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley:&Journals
British Victorian Literature
Elizabeth Barrett Browning:&Sonnets From The Portuguese,&"Aurora Leigh"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson:&Poems, "The Lady of Shalott," "The Lotus-Eaters," "Ulysses," "Locksley Hall," "Break, Break, Break," "In Memoriam,"&The Idylls of the King
Robert Browning: "Porpyria's Lover," "My Last Duchess," "The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church," "Andrea del Sarto," "Fra Lippo Lippi," "A Grammarian's Funeral," "Rabbi Ben Ezra"
Matthew Arnold: "To Marguerite--Continues," "The Scholar Gypsy," "Dover Beach," "Thyrsis"
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: "The Blessed Damozel,"&The House of Life
Christina Rossetti: "Globlin Market"
William Morris: "The Defense of Guenevere"
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "God's Grandeur," "The Windhover," "Pied Beauty," "Spring and Fall," "Carrion Comfort," "I Wake and Feel the Fell of Dark, Not Day"
Thomas Hardy: "Hap," "Neutral Tones," "The Darkling Thrush," "The Ruined Maid," "Channel Firing," "The Convergence of the Twain," "The Oxen," "Afterwards"
A.E. Houseman: "To an Athlete Dying Young," "When I Was One-and-Twenty"
Thomas Carlyle:&Characteristics, Sartor Resartus
John Stuart Mill:&What is Poetry?, On Liberty, Autobiography
John Henry Newman:&The Idea of a University, Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Charles Darwin:&Origin of the Species
Matthew Arnold: "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time," "Preface to the Poems,"&Culture and Anarchy, "The Study of Poetry"
John Ruskin:&Modern Painters, The Stones of Venice
William Pater:&Studies in the History of the Renaissance
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero:&The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
Oscar Wilde:&The Importance of Being Earnest
George Bernard Shaw:&Mrs. Warren's Profession, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Saint Joan
Charles Dickens:&Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Great Expectations
Charlotte Bronte:&Jane Eyre
Emily Bronte:&Wuthering Heights
William Makepeace Thackeray:&Vanity Fair
Anthony Trollope:&The Warden, Barchester Towers
George Eliot [Mary Anne Evans]:&Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch, Silas Marner
Thomas Hardy:&Far From the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Ubervilles, Jude the Obscure
George Meredith:&The Egoist
Lewis Carroll:&Alice in Wonderland
John Smith:&General History of Virginia
William Bradford:&Of Plymouth Plantation
John Winthrop: "Of Christian Charity"
Mary Rowlandson:&A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Samuel Sewall:&The Diary of Samuel Sewall. "The Selling of Joseph"Cotton Mather:&The Wonders of the Invisible World.&Magnalia Christi Americana.
William Byrd III:&The Secret Diary.&The History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina.
Jonathan Edwards: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," "Personal Narrative"
Elizabeth Ashbridge:&Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge. . . Written by Her Own Hand.
John Woolman:&The Journal of John Woolman.
Benjamin Franklin:&The Autobiography
J. Hector St. John de Crevecouer:&Letters From An American Farmer
Thomas Jefferson: "Declaration of Independence"
Thomas Paine:&Common Sense
Olaudah Equiano:&The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equianao, or Gustavus Vassa, the African.
Samson Occom:&A Short Narrative of My Life
Royall Tyler:&The Contrast
Hannah Webster Foster:&The C or the History of Eliza Wharton
Susanna Haswell Rowson:&Charlotte Temple
Charles Brockton Brown:&Wieland
Ann B Michael Wigglesworth, "The Day of Doom"
Edward T Phillis W Philip Freneau
Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Walt Whitman: "Song of Myself," "Calamus," "Sea-Drift," "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," "Passage to India,"&Drum-taps, "When Lilacs Last In The Door Yard Bloomed"
Emily Dickinson:&Collected Poems
Novels, Sketches, Short Stories:
Washington Irving:&The Sketch-Book of Geoffry Crayon, Gent.
James Fenimore Cooper:&The Pioneers
Nathanial Hawthorne:&The Scarlet Letter,&short stories
Herman Melville:&Moby-Dick, "Benito Cereno"
Harriet Beecher Stowe:&Uncle Tom's Cabin
Mark Twain:&Huckleberry Finn,&Pudd'nhead Wilson
William Dean Howells:&The Rise of Silas Lapham, A Modern Instance
Stephen Crane:&Maggie: Girl of the Streets
Theodore Drieser:&Sister Carrie
Frank Norris:&McTeague
Stephan Crane:&The Red Badge of Courage
Jack London:&The Call of the Wild
Essayists and Autobiographers:
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Nature," "The American Scholar," "Self-Reliance"
Henry David Thoreau: "Resistence to Civil Government,"&Walden
Edgar Allen Poe: "The Philosophy of Composition"
Margaret Fuller:&Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Richard Henry Adams:&Two Years Before The Mast
Frederick Douglass:&Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Harriet Jacobs:&Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Abraham Lincoln: "Gettysburg Address"
Louisa May Alcott:&Hospital Sketches
Booker T. Washington:&Up From Slavery
Henry Adams:&The Education of Henry Adams
Thorsten Veblen:&The Theory of the Leisure Class
Twentieth-Century American Literature
Theodore Dreiser:&Sister Carrie
Henry James:&The American, Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, short stories
Edith Wharton:&The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth
Willa Cather:&My Antonia
Sinclair Lewis:&Main Street
F. Scott Fitzgerald:&The Great Gatsby,&short stories
Ernest Hemingway:&The Sun Also Rises,&short stories
William Faulkner:&The Sound and The Fury,&short stories
Zora Neale Hurston:&Their Eyes Were Watching God
John Steinbeck:&The Grapes of Wrath
Ralph Ellison:&Invisible Man
Jack Kerouac:&On the Road
Joseph Heller:&Catch-22
Saul Bellow:&Mr. Sammler's Planet
Tony Morrison:&Beloved
Eugene O'Neill:&Mourning Becomes Electra,&Long Day's Journey into Night
Clifford Odets:&Awake and Sing
Thorton Wilder:&Our Town
Lillian Hellman:&The Little Foxes
Arthur Miller:&Death of a Salesman
Tenesee Williams:&A Streetcar Named Desire
Lorraine Hansberry:&A Raisin in the Sun
Edward Albee:&Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sam Shepard:&True West
Marsha Norman:&'night Mother
David Mamet:&Glengarry Glen Ross
August Wilson:&The Piano Lesson
Tony Kushner:&Angels in America
Short Stories: Sherwood Anderson, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, Bernard Malamud, John Cheever, Tillie Olsen, John Barth, Joyce Carol Oates, Donald Barthleme, Raymond Carver, Bobbie Ann Mason, Louise Erdrich&Poets: Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, H.D., William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, Hart Crane, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop, Charles Olson, Robert Lowell, Adrienne Rich
American Indian Literatures&
Anthologies:
Paula Gunn Allen:&Spider Women's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
John Bierhorst:&The Red Swan: Myths and Tales of the American Indians
Joseph Bruchac:&Songs From The Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary Native American Poetry
Geary Hobson:&The Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature
Karl Kroeber:&Traditional American Indian Literatures
David Moses and Terry Goldie:&An Anthology of Canadian Native Literatures In English
Bernd Peyer:&The Elders Wrote: An Anthology of Early Prose by North American Indians
Frederick Turner III:&The Portable North American Indian Reader
A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff:&American Indian Literatures&(Bibliographic Review)
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft:&Algic Researches
Brian Swann:&Coming to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America
Autobiography and Fiction:
William Apes:&A Son of The Forest
Black Elk:&Black Elk Speaks
Black Hawk:&Black Hawk: An Autobiography
Sam Blowsnake:&The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian
Joseph Bruchac:&Translator's Son
George Copway:&The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh
Lame Deer:&Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions
Vine Deloria:&Custer Died For Your Sins
Michael Dorris:&Yellow Raft On Blue Water
Charles Eastman:&From The Deep Woods To Civilization
Louise Erdrich:&Tracks, Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, The Bingo Palace
Emily Johnson:&The Moccasin Maker
Nancy Oestreich Lurie:&Mountain Wolf Woman
William Least Heat Moon:&Blue Highways
D'Arcy McNickle:&Wind From Enemy Sky
N. Scott Momaday:&The House Made of Dawn
Leslie Marmon Silko:&Ceremony, Storyteller
Gerald Vizenor:&Earthdivers: Tribal Narratives of Mixed D The People Named the Chippewa
James Welch:&Fool's Crow
Zitkala-Sa:&American Indian Stories
James Welch:&Winter in the Blood, Fools Crow, The Indian Lawyer
Peter Blue Cloud:&Elderberry Flute Song
Diane Glancy:&Offering: Poetry and Prose
Joy Harjo:&Secrets From the Center of the World
Linda Hogan:&Seeing Through the Sun
Maurice Kenny:&Between Two Rivers,&Collected Poems
Duane Niatum:&Ascending the Red Cedar Moon
Simon J. Ortiz:&Going For Rain
Wendy Rose:&Last Copper
Ray A. Young
留学常用单位换算
每天在美国生活，日常交流和消费，都会或多或少的遇到一些单位换算的事情
，虽然事情不大，但是如果不好好掌握,就会给生活带来一些麻烦。所以，尽早
掌握这些事情，对适应美国生活还是很有帮助的。
Unit&conversion
华氏度(FAHENHEIT&EQUALS)&&&&&摄氏度(CELSIUS&EQUALS)
（℉-32）&5/9&&Fahrenheit&&（℃&9/5）+32&&Centigrade
1磅Pound&=&0.453692公斤(kilogram)&&大约是1磅等于1斤
1英里(mile)=1.609千米(kilometer)
1英尺(&foot/feet)=0.3048米(meter)
1英寸(inch)=2.54厘米(centimeter)
1码(yard)=3英尺(foot/feet)=0.91米(meter)
1公顷(hectare&)=10000平方米(square&meter&)=&2.471英亩(acre)
1加仑(gallon)=3.785升(liter)
1盎司(ounce)=28.350克(gram)
Length&&&Area
1&inch&=&2.54&cm
1&foot&=&12&inches&=&30.48&cm
1&yard&=&3&feet&=&36&inches&=&91.44&cm
1&mile&=&1.6&km
1&m&=&3.28&feet
1&acre&=&6&mu
1&pound&=&454&g
1&kg&=&2.2&lb
1&oz&=&28.35&g
1&lb&=&16&oz&(mass)
1&gallon&=&4&quart&&=&3.79&liter
1&qt&=&2&pint&&=&0.95&liter
1&pt&=&2&cup&=&16&floz&=&0.47&liter
1&cup&=&8&floz&~&236.~&cc&=&240&cc
1&floz&=&2&tablespoon&(tbsp,&Ts)&=&29.57&ml&~&30&ml
1&tbsp&=&3&teaspoon&(tsp,&ts)
1&tsp&=&5&cc
2&cup&=&500&ml
1&liter&=&4&cup
If&water,&25℃
1&floz&water&=&1&oz&mass
1&pint&=&1&lb&=&454&g
1bar=1atm&=760&mmHg=1.013&15&Pa=10.336&mH2O
Temperature
0&oC&=&32&oF
25&oC&=&77&oF
30&oC&=&86&oF
32&oC&=&90&oF
另：美国人使用的纸张和国内的A4是不一样的，他们使用letter&size的纸张：
大小约为216&x&279。标准A4规格:210*297毫米。
留学是一次真正的感恩教育（转自CYPA）
&After nearly six months of preparation, and another six months of waiting with anxiety, I received the admission letter from the University of Pittsburgh, and stepped on the land of the United States of America at the end of last summer, exhausted and excited.Life was not easy from the very beginning. I arrived at midnight, only to be informed that my landlord had an unexpected patient who needed an immediate surgery that night and thus he was unable to pick me up as promised. Desperate to get a sleep after a long flight journey, I found a seat in the huge hall at the airport, turned on my laptop, trying to figure out a way of getting to my destination with the heavy luggage&it weighted over ninety kilograms, and that was all I had for starting a new life in this country. Without a cell phone number, I called several friends on my computer, using the wireless internet access&this is undoubtedly the invention of the century! I also had video talk with my family far back in China. They were worried about me when hearing that I was still at the airport, alone, on a raining midnight, and insisted that they keep me accompanied until the daybreak when it would be safer for me to take a taxi to my destination. To my great surprise, however, a man tentatively called my name from afar as I was talking with my family. &Is it you, Yuan?& &Oh, sure, I am. Here you are!& I couldn&t believe my eyes&my landlord was standing in front of me! He kept his promise in the last minute, looking extremely tired after working long extra hours. &Let&s go home right now. But I will have to drive slowly. I am exhausted at this moment, but I think I should come anyway. Thank God there are few people at this moment, which makes it easier to recognize you.& That&s the first dramatic story I had upon arrival in the U.S.&I would not be able to go through the helpless moments alone at the airport without the support from my family and friends, and I am lucky to have a landlord who could keep his promise after overcoming great difficulties.The following few days were filled with various appointments with faculty and staff at the university as I had to visit my advisor and register for classes. The schedule was further tightened when I decided to move after realizing that the house I found online before I came to the U.S. is in reality too far from the campus. Even worse, only two buses going through that area pass by the campus. Therefore, I embarked on an apartment hunting journey in addition to the preliminary work before the semester began. After signing a new contract, my roommates and I were confronted with a great difficulty&we don&t have cars to carry everything we have had at that time&luggage from home country and furniture we bought here in the U.S. Then each of us began to mobilize whatever resource we had at that time, calling and writing to friends who we thought might be able to help. Fortunately, many friends came, with their cars and hands. A gentleman from the church also extended assistance to us although he did not know us in person before that. We settled almost everything within a day, the day before the semester began&perfect timing. Everyone kept driving back and forth between our temporary house and newly found apartment. Our new neighbors also offered to carry some furniture for us, running down and up the stairs. Without doubt, the one-day move-in would not be possible without their kind help. I will never forget about that.&
It is often said that studying abroad is a shortcut of improving one&s cooking skills&a reality to a large extent because canteens on the western campus do not serve Chinese food, but our stomachs beco so we have to cook meals for ourselves. But I would say overseas experience is also a great opportunity to learn the virtue of thanksgiving. As time goes by, I realize that I did not come to the U.S. alone only with the heavy luggage to start a new life on my own. Rather, I have the support from my family and friends.Last Thanksgiving holidays have been peaceful and wonderful. It turned out to be more than a short break from stressful studies. As one of my American colleagues commented when I asked her what American people do on Thanksgiving besides eating turkey: &It is simple. We give thanks for what we are having.& Although I did not have turkey in my Thanksgiving dinner&I had a fairly light meal instead, I come to appreciate the true meaning of this longstanding American tradition&be grateful for what we have had, and move on with gratitude towards those who make things possible in our lives.So, did you say &thank you& to your mum on the Mothers& Day?&CYPA copyrightedby Yuanhttp://www.cypa.usMaking it happen
好看美剧～练口语听力哦～
最近看到好些人说求推荐，但很多人推荐就是一个片名一句话，让人提不起兴趣，所以稍微花了点时间整理了 10部值得一看的英美剧，考虑到每个人的喜好不同，看剧进度也不同，所以推荐的片子只是自己觉得还不错的，并不分新剧还是老剧，排名不分先后，本文来自乐刻邦，整理辛苦，转载请注明&&&&&
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冰与火之歌：权利的游戏 &Game of Thrones
关键字：中世纪 魔幻 大尺度 HBO 热血
最近更新：第二季热播中
故事简介：《权利的游戏》改编自著名的魔幻小说《冰与火之歌》的第一部，小说目前写到第5部，故事的主线便发生在西方的形似不列颠岛的维斯特洛大陆上。由国王劳勃&拜拉席恩前往北地拜访他的好友：临冬城主暨北境统领艾德史塔克开始，渐渐展示了这片国度的全貌。单纯的国王，耿直的首相，各怀鬼胎的大臣，拥兵自重的四方诸侯，全国仅靠着一根细弦维系着表面的和平，而当弦断之时，国家再度陷入无尽的战乱之中。而更让人惊悚的：那些远古的传说和早已灭绝的生物，正重新回到这片土地。
推荐理由：HBO出品，每集近600万美金的大制作，全实景拍摄加3D特效，冰天雪地北方，东方大陆的广阔沙漠，还有传说中的龙。骑士、公主、忠诚、背叛、权利、情欲中世纪的各种元素在这部剧中完美的呈现出来。因为剧中的人物众多，所以从每个人的角度来开展剧情，代入感非常强，但即使人物故事纷繁复杂，剧集的紧凑程度仍让人不能离开屏幕一会。剧组找的演员每个都非常有血有肉，忠诚的首相，妖艳的皇后，秒面和善内心险恶的大臣，各怀鬼胎的诸侯，在各自的立场上为了保全自己不惜牺牲他人，同时也印证了一句至理名言，没有永远的朋友，只有永远的利益。当然中世纪的钱权交易永远少不了性的成分，如果你看过斯巴达克斯，是的，就是这么开放。看过之后的唯一感觉就是：&见鬼，快更新下一集&
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神探夏洛克 &Sherlock
关键字：探案 基情 英剧 &腐女最爱
最近更新：第二季集终 等待第三季
故事简介：神探夏洛克（Sherlock）是由英国BBC电视台拍摄的迷你电视剧，该剧于日在BBC1台及BBC高清台首播，于日推出第二季。讲述了21世纪繁华热闹的伦敦大都市中，时尚的大侦探夏洛克&福尔摩斯和他的得力助手华生所经历的一系列危险的、不同寻常的历险。
推荐理由：近年来英剧大有赶超美剧的趋势，而这部神探夏洛克则是英剧的代表作。经典的翻拍永远不缺乏颠覆，我们看到的是现代的福尔摩斯，卷发、英俊、高大帅气、会使用手机电脑互联网、宅男，老实的华生、总是被福尔摩斯嘲笑，互相却又无法离开对方（基情四射）。严谨的推理和分析，变态的罪犯，幕后的阴谋是侦探剧不可缺少的，当然夏洛特也会来点英国式的小幽默。最后谈到演员，本尼迪克特&康伯巴奇饰演大侦探夏洛克&福尔摩斯，马丁&弗里曼饰演他一生的好友兼伙伴约翰&华生医生。全世界因为他们的演绎，又掀起了疯狂的福尔摩斯热潮：剧情在下议院被讨论，全球都在Twitter相关信息，甚至连男装潮流都受到了影响。不过相比美剧来说每季只有3集实在太短了。
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复仇 Revenge
关键字：美女帅哥 基情 豪门恩怨
最近更新：第一季热播中
故事简介：根据大仲马的著名小说《基督山伯爵》（The Count of Monte Cristo）改编，故事发生在现代，主人公也由男性改为女性。该剧描述一个名叫Emily Thorne（Emily VanCamp扮演）的神秘女人来到富人云集的汉普顿，租下一栋靠海的房子，对外宣称自己是来度夏的。她很快赢得了邻居的信任。但他们都不知道，这个女人所做的每一件事都有目的－－她要让多年前使其家破人亡的Grayson家族血债血偿。
推荐理由：故事采用倒叙的讲述方式，故事的不断展开我们也逐步了解到了主角emily的悲惨童年，但是复仇的过程并不顺利，除了那些老奸巨猾又极有权势的反派以外，还有儿时的青梅竹马，善良的仇人之子，提供巨大帮助却又劝阻其复仇的世界巨富，演员们的成功演绎让复仇的故事变的引人入胜。当然剧中的帅哥美女也是一大看点，另外如果你想了解一下纽约富人们的生活，也可以通过这部剧来了解下上层人士的生活方式
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吸血鬼日记&The Vampire Diaries
关键字：吸血鬼 魔幻 悬疑 爱情 青春 帅哥
最近更新：第三季收尾播放中。 S3E20已经更新~可以点击播放地址观看
故事简介：故事发生在美国弗吉尼亚州神秘瀑布镇，情节围绕着年轻的高中生Elena&Gilbert和Salvatore吸血鬼兄弟俩展开。Elena一直是学校的焦点，漂亮而受欢迎，能融入校园生活又和朋友们打成一片。随着秋季新学期的来临，Elena迷上了新来的男生Stefan&Salvatore，殊不知他是个已活了几个世纪的吸血鬼。Stefan努力和睦地融入小镇居民们的生活，而他的哥哥Damon却是残忍和野蛮的化身。两兄弟一正一邪，永远处在争夺Elena的芳心和灵魂的战争之中。
推荐理由：08年的一部《暮光之城》着实在年轻中人活了一把，将青春，校园风格的吸血鬼电影演绎完美。这为《吸血鬼日记》打下很好基础。在《日记》刚播出的一段时间，许多的暮光迷都会观看，以至与日记被打上暮光电视版的标签。但事实证明，在剧情的越往后发展，日记逐渐摆脱暮光的标签。一度成为国内观看人数最多的美剧。剧中的帅哥，美女起了一定的作用。特别是三位主角伊恩萨默海尔德，保罗韦斯利以及妮娜杜波夫。在第二季出现的吸血鬼始祖更让剧情得到升华，变得更加悬疑。总之如果一部美剧，有吸血鬼，帅哥，美女，就注定不平凡。
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广告狂人&Mad Men
关键字：老男人 复古 烟& 职场 广告界
最近更新：第五季 热播中
故事简介：以1960年代的纽约为背景，描述广告界的第一把交椅Don Draper与他所任职的Sterling Cooper广告公司的同事、面对这个满是冲突与矛盾的世界的故事。当Draper在商场与情场上崭露迷人风采的同时，他必须在快速转变的时代与年轻主管虎视眈眈的现实中，努力保持优势。影集精确地呈现出在那个世代形形色色的男女，还有挖掘出在1960年代中强调传统家庭价值的的真实人性。
推荐理由：16项艾美奖提名，《广告狂人》力量不容忽视。最终抱走最佳戏剧类影集、编剧、摄影、艺术指导、片头设计、发型造型等六项大奖，并连续四年夺得艾美奖剧情类最佳电视剧奖。　这部剧虽然号称&狂人&，但其实非常低调，没有奇炫的超能力比拼，没有峰回路转的情节设置，没有耀眼的大明星，但播出后它一路人气飙升，先击败众多强敌荣登《时代》杂志2007新剧排行榜榜首，在年初的金球奖电视评选中又展露峥嵘，获得剧情类最佳系列剧和最佳男主角两个重磅奖项。现在，《广告狂人》又创造新的纪录：它打破美国四大电视网的热播剧集&垄断&惯例，成为艾美奖史上首部由有线电视台打造的入围最佳电视剧的剧集。在线播放地址：&&欢乐合唱团 GLEE
关键字：青春 校园 歌舞 热血 喜剧 音乐
最近更新：第三季热播中
故事简介：故事讲述的是一个乐天派的高中老师尝试改造学校的Glee Club合唱团，他鼓励一群原本是乌合之众的表演者向最远大的目标&&全国大赛发起挑战。
推荐理由：该剧的主演马修&莫里森在纽约百老汇舞台剧界有着十余年的资历，其他常驻演员也有这不同的特色。剧中时不时会出现许多音乐，并歌舞的呈现，歌曲几乎都翻自时下的乐坛经典，对于大部分的中国观众来说，这简直就是一部盘点美国流行乐坛的百科全书。该剧音乐总监墨菲的选曲视角非常广泛，从从最当红的小甜甜布兰妮、碧昂丝、Lady Gaga到最经典的麦当娜，几乎无所不包，并且每首选曲切入剧情之时都能准确传达演唱者的心情，推动剧情发展。相信喜欢歌舞剧的剧迷已经欲罢不能了。当然本剧的特色就是其富有感染力的歌舞，甚至有许多豆瓣迷一致评判歌舞5星的高分。　这在众多美剧之中，是比较有特色的一部。
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国土安全（又译作《国土》）&Homeland
关键字：阿富汗 反恐 showtime 悬疑
最近更新：第一季完结
故事简介：故事围绕在伊拉克被俘8年的美国海军中士Nicholas Brody（Damian Lewis 饰）展开，美军在对敌方基地展开袭击时意外发现并救回了Nicholas。荣归故里的Nicholas受到英雄般的礼遇，妻子Jessica（Morena Baccarin 饰）和两个小孩更因能与他团聚倍感幸福，然而8年战犯生涯留下的创伤和折磨依然没有消逝。与此同时，中情局女特工Carrie Anderson（Claire Danes 饰）掌握了证据表明Brody已经变节，并为基地组织效力，在美国本土策划发动恐怖袭击。于是她一面跟经验老到的上司兼导师Saul Berenson（Mandy Patinkin 饰）联手展开调查，一面还要跟自负的情报处副处长David Estes（David Harewood 饰）斗智斗勇。
推荐理由：本剧由《24小时》制作人Howard Gordon和Alex Gansa联手打造，前《嗜血判官（Dexter）》剧集运作人Chip Johannessen也已经与Showtime电视台新剧《国土安全（Homeland）》签下合约，担任编剧及共同制作人。该剧演员阵容豪华，有《兄弟连（Band of Brothers）》主演Damian Lewis、艾美奖得主Claire Danes、《犯罪心理》前老大Mandy Patinkin、《V星入侵》剧中女王Morena Baccarin加盟，就连美国总统奥巴马都要看的美剧。
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摩登家庭 Modern family
关键字：喜剧 ABC 家庭剧 教育
故事简介：它以伪纪录片的讲述了三个洛杉矶家庭的日常生活，而且他们是经常往来的亲戚。 父亲Jay老树开花新近娶了哥伦比亚辣妹Gloria, 也开始了和她精灵古怪的儿子Manny一起生活的日子。女儿Claire是个家庭主妇，要照顾三个孩子Haley、Alex和Luke，另外还有颇令她伤脑筋的&大孩子&、丈夫Phil。Claire的弟弟Mitchell和他相恋五年的同性伴侣Cameron则刚刚从越南领养了女婴Lily，使尽浑身解数要当最称职的爸爸。
推荐理由：如果说《生活大爆炸》是典型的美式幽默，那么在艾美奖颁奖礼上风光无限的《摩登家庭》就是英式冷幽默的代表(虽然并不是英剧)。三个非典型家庭的家长里短，伪纪录片的拍摄方式，就这么一来二去的成了最受欢迎的情景喜剧之一。据说，香港艺人李嘉欣在待产时就看这部剧集打发时间。该剧在62届美国艾美奖（2010年）上收获了14项提名，最终摘得四项大奖，成为喜剧的大赢家。不止在艾美奖，在其他奖项中也收获颇丰。在豆瓣上的评分更是高达9.2
最近更新：第三季热播中
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唐顿庄园 Downton Abbey
关键字：英国 古装 主仆 爱情 古典
故事简介：故事讲述了年，乔治五世时期，唐顿庄园的Grantham伯爵一家，由家产继承问题而引发的种种纠葛和摩擦， 呈现了英国上层贵族与其仆人们在森严的等级制度下的人间百态。
推荐理由：作为浮夸务实主义大行其道的电视圈中为数不多的经典之作，《唐顿庄园》(Downton Abbey)被称为&95版《傲慢与偏见》之后，最好的一部时代剧(period masterpiece)&绝对不过分。它拥有英剧时代剧中的一切优秀素质：沉稳的镜头语言，庞大的家族故事，充满矛盾和隐忍的人物性格，精致的台词，跌宕起伏的故事 《唐顿庄园》就这样在2010年的9月出现在了人们面前，击中了很多人的心灵，它将人们带到了上世纪初，用一种偏现代的视角和表现手法，展现了一种经典气质，令人叹息、折服。第1季的《唐顿庄园》共吸引了1280万的观众收看。网友惊呼这是她见过最好看的时代剧。
最近更新：第二季完结
在线播放地址：&触摸未来 Touch
关键字：鲍小强&悬疑&超自然
故事简介：萨瑟兰的角色名叫Martin&Bohm，是一名单身父亲，他的儿子Jake自打出生就被判定为自闭症，从未开口说过一句话。而取而代之的，Jake拥有着一种罕见的能力，可以从完全随机的事件中发现其中的关联，并通过数字以及图形表达出来，而从预告片中我们不难看出，Jake的能力可以让他可以在一些事件发生之前就已经知道结果，换句话说，如果他愿意，他可以预测未来。而Martin的任务，则是要读懂儿子的表达，从而解救陷入危机的人们。
推荐理由：时隔1年多，&小强&基弗&萨瑟兰重回小荧屏，而这次他依然要肩负起拯救世界的重任。该剧来自《英雄》的制片人Tim&Kring，《我是传奇》、《大象的眼泪》等片的导演弗朗西斯&劳伦斯将掌镜导航集，卡司阵容还有丹尼&格洛弗、《退休卧底》女星古古&玛芭塔劳以及极具天赋的小演员David&Mazouz。《触摸未来》设定了这样一种现象：尽管你与某些人毫不相关，但你们的命运注定要相互交叉，甚至相互影响。在这种前提下，科学和「灵性」相结合，而世界上的每一个人都存在「内部关联性」。
最近更新：第一季热播中
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summer怎么办？游轮环游世界！
这绝对是个好东东 坐邮轮环游世界 还能修学分 12～15一个term &从此不必为上Summer School而不能玩而发愁 Semester At Sea &All credits can be transfered from University Of Virginia&Overview:&Semester at Sea is a pioneer and leader in global comparative studies-a critical educational component in an increasingly global world. We partner with the University of Virginia, the nation's second-ranked public university, to select exemplary deans and faculty, create engaging course curricula, and explore the world with a unique, comparative studies focus.Routes:&
最喜欢明年夏天的这个路线&About the ship:The&MV Explorer&is a modern and safe passenger ship that circumnavigates the globe twice a year and explores a world region each Maymester and summer. Complete with a student union, wireless Internet, 8,000-volume library, and many of the amenities you'd find on a land-based campus, the ship functions as both a traveling university and residential home to more than 2,000 participants each year.ABOUT THE COURSE LISTINGThis listing represents the current offerings for the Spring 2012 voyage. Approved courses will include a link to the syllabus.
Syllabi are available by clicking on the course mnemonic and number (ex. ANTH 1010).
Course descriptions are available by clicking the course title (ex. Cultual Anthropology).
Special requirements for certain classes are available by clicking the exclaimation point after the course title (!).
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Admission Requirements
Students must be enrolled full-time in a degree-granting program at an accredited college/university (domestic or international)
Students must have completed at least one full term at the post-secondary level
Students must demonstrate at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA
Students must be in good academic and judicial standing at time of application
Students must demonstrate their writing skills in a 300-500 word essay as indicated on the application
International Students
Semester at Sea Welcomes International Students!&
All international students who have completed at least one academic term in university are welcome to apply for admission to Semester at Sea.
Please&&with any questions - we're here to help!
Application Instructions for International Students
All applicants for Semester at Sea file the same&application
International students can request a waiver of the $50 application fee by&&prior to submitting the online application
International students are eligible for&ISE institutional financial aid&consideration
Students whose first language is not English must substantiate their English language proficiency either by:
Submitting a score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT) or 79-80 (iBT) is required.
Submitting results from the IELTS exam. A score of 6.0 or higher on the IELTS exam is required.
Students whose first language is English are exempt from the TOEFL requirement. Students who are bilingual in English and their native language who have scored well on the verbal portion of the SAT or have otherwise documented English proficiency may be exempted from the TOEFL. Some applicants may be asked to take the writing portion of the University of Virginia English language proficiency exam.Submit official transcripts and certificates from any colleges or universities attended. If the documents are in a language other than English, please attach a certified English translation.
The shipboard community is an international community.
Once onboard the ship, the entire community is international. Support is in place for all students, regardless of background. Many students come from other countries - 84 countries are represented among SAS Alumni.
Our faculty represent a diverse and international perspective as well: 100% of the professors on Semester at Sea have research interests outside the United States.
After your voyage, you join an alumni network 50,000+ people strong. Semester at Sea alumni live all over the world. You'll find a unique network of support and connections with your shipmates as well as those who have sailed on other Semester at Sea voyages.
Most participants on Semester at Sea will take advantage of our relationship with long-term partner&. Non-U.S. students should&&for direction and assistance in acquiring the necessary travel documents.
Upon completion of the voyage, you will be clearing Customs & Immigration in the United States . To re-enter the U.S. after your voyage, you must have a valid passport and the appropriate valid U.S. visa.&&for direction and assistance in acquiring other necessary travel documents.
If you are a&non-U.S. passport holder studying full-time in the United States&on an F-1 Student visa, your F-1 Student status should continue uninterrupted. You should meet with your school's international student advising center prior to leaving campus so that you understand the implications of your semester abroad on your immigration status.
Financial Aid
International students are welcome to apply for any&ISE scholarships&.& We ask that you submit a statement of your parent's income, with an English translation and conversion to US dollars, in lieu of the FAFSA and tax forms.
哥很有兴趣明年暑假去尝试 时间是两个月从6月24到8月24 希望有想去的在北美朋友们一道报名 结伴而行&
SUMMER 2013:&Europe and North Africa
EMBARK: Southhampton, UK
Casablanca, Morocco
Tunis, Tunisia
Istanbul, Turkey
Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Civitavecchia / Naples (Rome), Italy
Livorno, Italy
Merseille, France
Barcelona, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
DEBARK: New York City, USA
* Pending security assessment.&
Itinerary is subject to change.
Voyage details
June 24 to Aug. 24
60 days, 10 cities (including London and NYC)
9-12 transferable credits from U.Va.
去美国新生指南～
Anting：校内网某处看到的，排版太丑了，我就整理了一下&&
===========（一）安全须知===========
初来乍到，人地生疏，有一些安全事项需要注意，以避免不必要的麻烦和损失。这里列举一些比较常见的例子：
个人隐私和国内不同的是，在美国一些个人信息一般是不公开的，这些信息包括：社会安全号（SSN），生日，出生地，父母姓名，家庭地址，家庭电话等。这是因为这些信息经常会被用于验证一个人的身份，如果别人知道了你的这些信息，那么他就很容易冒充你的身份行骗。
财产信息需要保密的个人财产信息包括：银行账号，信用卡号，信用卡过期日，各种在线账号的名称和密码。比较好的习惯是把这些信息纪录下来并保存在安全的地方。一旦发生意外，例如丢失了钱包，就可以立刻打电话给银行和信用卡公司挂失，避免不必要的损失。
备份！！备份的重要性再怎么强调也不为过。例如，重要的文件如护照、I-20最好留有复印件或者扫描存在计算机里。这些文件一旦丢失，引起的麻烦是很大的，而一个备份可以帮助你省却很多事情。其他的例如学习研究的试验数据之类更是要小心备份，不可大意。
在线隐私电子邮件在网络中是不加密传输的，现有技术使得第三者可以很容易窃听和截获邮件内容。所以所有个人隐私和财产信息切不可在任何电子邮件里传输。
骑车安全骑自行车有几个注意事项（法律规定的！）：（1）如果马路边上有自行车道，要骑在自行车道上，而不是马路中央或者人行道上；（2）见到路口有STOP标志时要一定停车，确认安全后再骑车通过路口；（3）晚上骑车时要佩带手电筒和闪光灯；（4）如果人行道上有不许骑车的字样，就不应在人行道上骑车。
行路安全走在街上一定要遵守交通法规。美国路况好，车速通常很快，而且司机习惯于相信行人会遵守交通规则因而放松警惕，此时一旦行人违反交通法规就很容易出事。出事以后，轻则得支付高昂的医疗诊断治疗费用，重则有生命危险。
学术诚实在美国，学术诚实是极端重要的品质。在做作业的时候，如果引用了别人的语句和思想，必须明确给出出处。否则，一旦被查出，你的学业就会留下严重的污点（课程成绩通常会判为不及格），甚至被开除学籍。
吸烟饮酒在加州，于公共场合吸烟是违法行为。据说拿着开了口的酒精饮料的容器在路上行走也是违法的。在汽车里有开了口的酒精饮料的容器（不论你是否喝了）也是违法的。
白纸黑字在美国租房一定要签lease，任何有关租房的条款都应当以书面形式为凭据，口头承诺是不可信的。其他很多事情也是如此，书面的合同才是真正的凭据。
驾车安全在美国开车要注意的安全事项太多，三天三夜也说不完。这里仅举几个最基本的例子：（1）开车必须有驾照，否则警察抓到了麻烦很大的；（2）开车必须系安全带，包括不开车的乘客，这里有无数血的教训！（3）如果被警察要求停车，切不可走出车外，要把手放在警察看得见的地方，如方向盘上，否则警察会认为你要袭击他因而采取行动，如向你开枪！
===========（二）个人理财===========
在美国，通常的感受就是，钱是无形的，一般不会有人把一堆现金带身上。个人支票和信用卡或者是提款卡（ATM）是通用的支付方式。一些小的餐馆里面可能不接受信用卡，或者消费额低于20不接受信用卡，所以，少量的现金还是必要的（几十足以）。一般中国学生刚来的时候身上都会有比较多的现金，尽快申请银行账户是比较保险的做法。这里分成几个部分介绍一下如何在美国申请银行账户和信用卡，以及一些要注意的事项。&
银行账号一般大家在这里都会有两个银行账户，一个是支票账户(checking account), 一个是储蓄账户(saving account)。（1）储蓄账户的利息比较高，而支票帐户的利息很低但是可以用支票支取。但是通常来说，储蓄账户有最大交易次数的限制，也就是说，这个账户不是完全自由的，一个月支取的次数超过限制的话，就要收取手续费；还有可能就是每个月的结余如果少于某个底线的时候，也要收取手续费。天下没有免费的午餐，这个利息是不容易拿的。一般来说，储蓄账户适合那些有长期稳定收入，而且有比较多的空余资金的同学。有些银行是提供完全免服务费的储蓄账户，申请的时候一定要了解清楚。（2）支票账户一般来说是每个人都要有的，个人支票是除了信用卡以外最重要的支付方式。支票账户属于收支频繁的账户，一般银行的支票账户都没有交易次数限制，也没有最低结余，并且一般都会有一张Check Card，可以当ATM/Debit（with PIN）/Credit Card（without PIN）用，可以用于超市，网上购物，也可以在ATM机上存款或取现，是还没有信用卡的新同学的重要财政工具。这张卡和信用卡的唯一分别就是不产生信用记录。开户的时候要多问问题，详细了解清楚以上提到的各种policy，注意有没有潜在的服务费等等。&
信用卡&信用卡是个人理财最重要的工具之一。除了方便购物以外，可以帮你建立起长期的信用记录。良好的信用记录是一笔巨大而无形的财富，现在可能体会不出来，当日后买新车，买房子，申请贷款，甚至是租房子的时候，好的信用记录可以帮你省下一大笔钱。信用卡最普遍而且到处都可以接受的是Master和Visa，另外还有American Express（）和Discover（），有一些地方不接受，比较现实的是中国超市或小餐馆很多不接受后两种卡。新同学申请信用卡，最大的困难是因为没有信用记录，所以往往很难成功。如前所讲，银行的Check Card/ATM/Debit Card是可以用于购物的，还有不少信用卡公司提供了学生卡，是很好的入门卡。不同公司提供的卡名目繁多，一般比较关心的问题是年费，Student Card一般都是没有年费的&APR，利息率。如果你每个月都把所有账单完全付清，那么这个APR是没有意义的，如果你只付了minimum payment，那么剩下的balance就要用APR计算利息了。一般来说，Student Card的APR都会高达19.99%。这里是建议每个月的账单完全付清，就不担心APR的问题了。 Rebate或Card Benefit。不同的卡有不同的benefit program，像Citibank Driver's Edge Student Card有1%的rebate用于车的购买或维修，American Express Blue for Student有1%的cash rebate等等。 申请信用卡的途径一般是上网申请，另外一条很有效的途径是留意宣传小册。每个学期开始，在一些本科生上课集中的教室，像Wellman，会有很多信用卡公司专门针对学生的program发放的宣传材料，把附带的申请资料填好寄回去，这样的成功率会高很多。&至于说哪一家信用卡公司好，通常来说，如果想要Master或Visa，Citibank（）和Chase（）是首选。Bankof America（）吞并了MBNA成为了全美第二大信用卡公司，所以MBNA也不错，提供很多种校友卡，申请成功率很高（/creditcards/students.html）
Paypal这两年随着ebay的兴起，，，等网站开始提供网上交易转帐功能，这样当你在amazon，ebay等网站卖东西的时候就可以接受买主的信用卡支付或者银行转帐了，这有点象electronic check。不过使用这些网站提供的服务要特别小心网上诈骗。最近以来，垃圾邮件制造者开始瞄上paypal用户，利用电子邮件来骗取paypal用户的重要信息。&
公证服务美国的银行除了提供金融服务以外，还提供一些其他服务。一般每家银行的服务人员都有一部分是州公证员，可以为你提供公证服务。不过美国的公证和中国的稍有区别。美国的公证员只是证明你在其面前宣誓你所陈述的事情属实并当面签署了公证书，如果你的陈述和事实有出入，将由你自己负一切责任。换句话说，他们不证明公证书中陈述的内容的真实性，而只证明公证申请人的真实性以及公证书确由申请人签署。&
网络财产安全事项&# 在处理和信用卡，银行帐号有关的网页时，当你在网页上准备输入信用卡，银行帐号等重要信息前，应检查浏览器的地址栏是否是以https://开头的，同时，还应该检查浏览器左下脚或右下脚是否有一个锁的图案，锁是不是已经锁上了。这些标志表明当前网页中的信息在网络上传输时是加密的和安全的（就目前的技术水平而言）。# 注意保护银行帐号和信用卡号码。不要将银行帐单或信用卡帐单简单的一扔了事，应该用碎纸机绞碎。# 注意保护你的社会安全号码（SSN），生日，出生地，家庭电话号码，家庭地址，父母姓名等。不要将这些信息发布在BBS，邮件列表或个人主页上。# 将I-20和护照至少复印一份保存在不同的地方以防万一，或者扫描一份保存在计算机里。# 注意经常检查信用卡和银行帐号的收支情况，发现异常及时打电话给信用卡公司或银行进行交涉。# 如果你把重要信息保存在计算机里，请务必将这些信息加密保存。Windows XP支持把文件加密保存。你可以把密码写在纸上并将其保存在安全的地方。# 电话卡可以去顺发超市直接购买（据传闻，有偷分钟现象）或者online购买。 注意：务必确认电话卡有530（local）接入方式。如果用1－800接入则价格较贵。
===========（三）购物相关===========
电脑如果要买台式机的话，一般来说直接去，自己选择配件，在线定购。如果是笔记本则要看个人爱好，即可到该品牌官方网站购买或者去fry's一类的店里购买。你可以自己买配件装机或者直接买整机，我们建议你买整机。美国买配件比较贵，如果没遇上好的机会，你会发现买配件装机的支出往往比买便宜的整机还要多不少。很多公司如DELL，HP经常在网上有便宜的整机促销，300多美元就可以买到一台整机，500美元左右可以买到整机附加一个17寸平板显示器。许多网站，例如，每天都会发布最新的DELL，HP计算机的促销新闻，这样可以省去你不少做调研的时间。&越来越多的同学到这里以后开始买笔记本电脑而不是台式电脑。笔记本电脑这几年也降价了很多，最便宜的700－800美元就可以买到。如果你喜欢轻便的，可以考虑买12寸的，当然屏幕比较小一点，如果没有内置光驱，安装会麻烦一点。最普及的是14或15寸的，但是会比较重。购买笔记本电脑时，最好买足warranty，以便出了问题可以及时找厂家维修。随着无线上网时代的来临，你最好购买内置无线网卡的笔记本电脑。当然如果没有内置无线网卡也没有关系，可以另外单买无线网卡。关于笔记本电脑的购买，可以参考里Hardware版精华区的有关文章。&笔记本电脑是比较娇贵的电子器材，所以要妥善保护，防震防过热。此外，出门在外要注意安全防窃。电脑里的数据要经常备份，以免硬盘一旦发生意外追悔莫及。
手机三家手机网络公司供你选择：Tmobile, Cingular和Verizon。买之前最好先请教一下周围的人，看你的生活工作区域的信号强度如何。手机还是相对较贵的消费品，性价比高的plan（加税）都在$35/month左右。一个节支的办法就是和朋友一起加入family plan。
自行车可以在CSSF的bbs上买二手自行车。花费$70~$100则可在WalMart买一辆新车。 注意：1.根据加州的交通规则，夜间骑车要配备两个灯，照明大灯和闪烁的示警灯，均可在WalMart成套买到。2.自行车要到学校的(www.taps.ucdavis.edu) 注册。3. 修车和打气可去位于学校Silo东边的Bike Barn。打气免费，修车较贵。车胎漏气建议尽量DIY，可以到Target买新自行车内胎或者到RiteAid买补胎kit，都是$2-$4可以买到。家具 美国成品家具比较贵。而在WalMart，Staple，OfficeMax卖的须自行组装的家具则价格便宜。当然也可以到Yard sale或网上买二手家具。
教科书学校MU的book store有新书和二手书卖。校园和三街的路口处有家书店专卖二手书。或者到Amazon、、上寻找定购。
隐形眼镜在美国配镜，必需医生的处方。可以到私人诊所（检查非常细致，$130左右）或者WalMart，Costco（$70～80）进行验光。隐形眼镜可以去Costco购买，如果一次购买一年份，还可享受额外优惠。
运动休闲服，运动鞋Outlet。
Fashion productsArden Fair Mall, Westfield downtown plaza, 旧金山商业区，Stanford shopping center。&
配钥匙ACE，WalMart。
点点滴滴#Do you want cash back?在超市用ATM卡结帐后，经常会被问到是否要cash back。刚开始可能会觉得很莫名其妙，怎么买东西还会倒找钱？原来这是超市提供的现金提取服务。连购物带提款，一举两得。&#Yard sale所谓Yard sale（或者garage sale）就是家庭大卖场，一般在周末进行。有的时候真的可以淘到物美价廉的好东西。街头十字路口的电线杆上经常会贴有这类广告。Deals购物之前可先查看，也许你要买的东西正在打折。&#Coupon商家会自动把coupon和减价信息寄到你的信箱里，虽然大部分是junk，但也可能有意想不到的收获。http://www.daviswiki.org/Discounts_and_Freebies#Change and return在美国购物的一大乐事就是可以坦然的change/return。一般来说商家只是简单的问一下原因或者干脆不问，痛快的帮你退货。当然前提是1.没有超过退货有效期限（比如WalMart：3个月）2. 出示receipt。所以receipt千万不要乱仍，也许你什么时候就想退货了3.不要丢失包装盒内的任何一件物品。在拆开包装之前看清return policy。有的商家明文规定一些包装打开后即不能退还，比如DVD。#RebateRebate机制好像在国内是没有的。就是商家在顾客付款后（一般是1～3个月内）以邮寄支票退款的方式实现打折。顾客须要在规定的期限内填写rebate form，连receipt原件一并寄回。注意copy一份receipt留底。#网上购物其实网上购物是一个新起的趋势，一来省却了汽油费和来回奔波的精力，二来价格可以用搜索引擎来找到更好的deal。一般bbs.mit.edu上的shopping版是大家常常光顾的地方，有很多好的deal都是在那里找到的。花点时间研究和比较就能找到物美价又廉的好deal。一般大家的笔记本电脑，DC, DV,还有好多电子产品多是这样在网上用信用卡买来的。这里列几个主要的购物网站：网上购物有的时候需要注意安全，有些不知名的网站的商品价格出奇的便宜，但有可能是陷阱，所以最好是在信誉比较好的著名网站购物，或者查询这些不知名网站的信誉后再做决定。
南加的一些start-up公司信息～
今天去了Marshall办的一个和start-up的交流及招聘会，两个人一起收集了一下来的公司的信息。总的来说每个公司起步阶段不一，但创始人们都很nice同时求贤若渴，很欢迎大家直接联系他们来投简历和面试。基本每个公司summer intern和full time都招，但对于中国同学来说，如果感兴趣的话先去做做暑假实习探探底是个不错的选择。以下是我们整理的公司资料，希望对大家有帮助有启发, 有中文注释的基本都是和他们聊过的。1. Lumi
一帮工业设计学生创办，商业模式是卖自己生产的一种颜料，颜料装在盒子里时是透明的，但是光照5分钟后就会产生颜色。应用是在T-shirt或者其他布上挤上颜料，任选一张图片，黑白打印到胶片上作为模板盖住颜料遮光，就可以把你想要的图案印在T-shirt上，包或者任何东西上。cofounder mm很nice。Looking for 懂生产流程和制造, 同时有战略思维的同学做summer intern&contact: Jesse Genet,&&2. DocRun&
有点像Legal Zone那样的法律文档咨询网站，其目标是提供比Legal Zone更加customized的服务Looking for web developer knowing CSS HTML ASP .NET Artificial IntelligenceContact:&&是个nice的台湾mm&3. Bryn Neil
个人感觉比猎头公司更像人力资源公司，比人力资源公司更像猎头公司Looking for recruiter, any major&contact: check their website&4. Tailored Republic
为你量身定做西服的网站Looking for web developercontact: David Saxner,&&5. Slash8
做手机支付平台的App，据说目标是可以用信用卡互相转账，那岂不是和Amazon Payment一样可以用来刷点了 lolLooking for App developerContact: Zach Sekar,&&6. ShoeDazzle
ShoeDazzle is a Los Angeles-based online personalized styling and retail service that features reality show star and model Kim Kardashian. Members pay $39.95 per month ($479 per year) for which they get one pair of shoes sent per month to own outright. The company has raised over $60 million and reached 1 million fans on Facebook.Founder: Brian Lee (LegalZoom Founder) and Kim Kardashian&7. MySocialCloud
提供在线账户管理和书签云服务Looking for CS major student, provide H1b sponsorship8.Roozt
Started by USC alum Brent Freeman, Roozt is an online marketplace that connects trendsetting, cause-related brands with influential Gen Y online shoppers. Through the Roozt platform, customers can discover new brands, engage with their causes, purchase their products, and earn rewards for sharing with friends.9. OMAZE
Omaze is an online marketplace for experiences that cannot be bought with the proceeds benefiting charitable initiatives: everything from playing 3-on-3 with Magic Johnson to hanging out in the writer&s room of Modern Family to spending a day with a Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist in the MIT robotics lab. The experiences will be documented thru an ongoing video series that empowers the viewers to learn from the world&s most accomplished people. (Kind of like TED, but for those of us with ADD.)&10.&BetterWorks
订餐，SPA等等，类似于打折卡的服务，方便的是上班的时候可以订餐，还可以团体订Founded by Paige Craig, Zao Yang (creator of Farmville), and George Ishii (PayPal), an online employee perk platform valued at over $100m, based in Santa Monica&11.&The Honest Company
家庭用品商店，如护肤品，抹布，卫生纸，清洗用具，婴儿用品等等，提供月度订阅服务，产品有discount，送货上门。&12.&InTheMO (/)InTheMO is an interactive think tank, full-scale production company and technology powerhouse. We develop projects from ideation through release and syndication entirely in-house: producing, shooting and editing all videos and designing and building all technologies. We have three product lines. It all , the Company&s video-based local search business and contains one of the world&s largest libraries of high-quality local video content. InTheMO Interactive is the Company&s digital agency, where we are passionate about creating top-notch interactive experiences. We&ve worked with over 100 household brands, including Levi&s, W Hotels, Nike, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Heineken, Universal Music, Yahoo!, Armani Exchange and AEG.&13.&BlockBeacon (/)BlockBeacon is a communication platform enabling a hyper-local world of real-time commerce. For consumers, we are a real-time discovery tool that allows locals to tap into a live view of their city and discover amazing places to eat, drink, shop and play, right now. For merchants,BlockBeacon is a software platform that allows local store owners and managers to post live promotions and content directly to the BlockBeacon map on our website, mobile applications, and partner sites, reaching a truly local consumer audience that is orders of magnitude larger than the merchants potential reach on their own Social Media presences alone.&14.&Wheelz
校园合租车服务，你可以把自己闲置的车租给别人，也可以租借别人的车&15.&ICON Aircraft ()A consumer sport plane manufacturer founded in response to dramatic regulatory changes by the FAA.&&16. Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. is the leading provider of credit building and credibility solutions for businesses.office在malibu需求：cs或者mis专业&17.&Nasty Gal
A premier online destination for high-fashion. 女性时尚用品商店
阅读的焦虑
站长注：看书一定要耐着性子！耐着性子！！！&& & 这两日购得十七本书。我先是忙忙碌碌地清理了一番书柜，腾出位置来，再热切地把它们整整齐齐地罗列在书架上。我本以为自己会像个种完土豆的农民一样，在完成了繁重的劳作以后，如同打量着平整的土地一样满心欢喜地用目光玩赏这一列排开的书，再静静地点上一根烟，吸完。&& & 结果当我盯着那一溜漂亮的书脊看时，我突然感到了一种深刻的焦虑。&& & 对于焦虑这种情绪，我向来是瞧不上眼的。从前激赏麦芒的几句诗，&你只需叹息，像一场梦/你只需存在，哪怕被毁灭/这一切已经足够幸福了/就不要再追求什么不朽&。在我看来人生的理想境界是刘伶那样的，乘鹿车，携美酒，使人荷锄随之，死便掘地以埋，才高于志，土木形骸，这是一种多么具有审美意义的生活方式。至于焦虑，那是对这世界汲汲有所求的人才会具备的情绪，如若连不朽都不求了，那还有什么可感到不安的？&& & 焦虑最让人感到可鄙的地方是，一旦承认了它，就等同于承认你失却了轻视这个世界的风度。在生活面前始终葆有从容与优雅，这至关重要，因为生活本身就是一篇由白痴讲述的荒唐故事，充斥的满是无意义的喧哗与骚动。&& & 这是我十八岁时对焦虑的看法，想来那真是我活过的并不算长的年月里最好的一段。那时读高三，课室的书桌上总是堆上四五本闲书，放着一只盖碗茶杯，月白中隐隐透点天青色的杯身上绘着一朵墨莲。后来我还在桌上养了一条斗鱼，它在狭小的杯子里摆动着它长长的尾鳍，像一小团优美舒展开来的深蓝色墨水。别人在做习题时，我在读宇文所安，读本雅明，读北大中文系选修课的课堂实录，把喜欢的词句抄在小本上，从中感到一种奇异的孤独与满足。我也把喜欢的诗句用油性笔写在书桌上，其中有两句我还记得：&因此天才注定要被内心更深的积雪掩埋/在世界的迟暮之年热爱一切虚构的事物&。那时我一点也感觉不到焦虑，我像一个静观着大雪纷纷落下将我自己掩埋的人，俨然已白发苍苍，与天与云，与山与水，上下一白，心中杳然。&& & 没有焦虑，通常只有两种原因，一是内心笃定，二是没有多余的欲望。十八岁的我大约两者兼有几许吧，那时还自以为才华横溢，对于这个世界而言是特别的，而且现实压力离我还远得很，因为没有什么可担忧的，故也没有什么想追求的。现在想来，那真是最好的生活，能够在体认到自我的存在的同时，无欲无求，犹如《吉檀迦利》所言：&在断念屏欲之中，我不需要拯救。在万千欢愉的约束里我感到了自由的拥抱。&&& & 人总是需要很长的一段时间来接受自己并不是天才，也没什么特别之处的事实。我花了好些年，终于不得不沮丧地从心里承认了这一点。这种滋味殊不好受，就像你在一场与风车的搏斗中败下阵来那样，你明知生活是荒诞的，然而你还是在与它的对阵中输掉了自己。而更可怕的是，与这种挫败感相伴相生的是一种近乎绝望的焦虑。&& & 当你开始意识到自己什么也不是的时候，你没法不焦虑。&& & 我可以不求不朽，可我没法不生活，而选择继续生活下去就意味着你很难回避一个问题：你这样生活究竟为了什么？这个问题让我感到焦虑，我害怕自己过了十数载以后猛然回首，发现自己的生活碌碌无为、毫无意义。不，无为并不要紧，可我不能容忍自己变得庸庸碌碌，像套着驮具的骡子一样走完苦役般的一生。像我在一篇旧作里写的，&我无法接受这些事实：人都是要结婚生子、买菜做饭、交水电费、变老变丑、躺在病房里死去的&。&& & 这种焦虑促使我不停地阅读。Peter Hessler在《江城》里写出了我的感受：&我希望他们会把这一点点东西藏在记忆的深处，并从那质朴的美感中找寻到一点永恒的真实。这就是我对文学的信念：真实是永恒的，不受日常生活所累&。在广阔无边的文字世界里，人的灵魂总能变得轻盈一点，有时甚至能试着轻轻踏足现实生活里从不能抵及的领地了。这一点时常让我心怀感激，生是可以穷尽的，生活的可能性也是可以穷尽的，然而灵魂的自由却永远无法穷尽也无法束缚。在我们有限的才能与生命里，阅读却是一种可以趋近无限的方式。&& & 然而因着这对阅读的厚望，我愈发地焦虑了。世上还有那么多的好书我未读过，而且终此一生恐怕也没法读完。而我读过的许多书页，却像在我的记忆中被翻了过去，我再怎么竭力回忆也还是一片空白。我盯着那些新书，突然感到它们是像沙之书一样的怪物，无始无终。文字的世界对我来说本是那么的丰富、神秘、尽善尽美，现下却仿佛成了一片无垠的荒漠。我试图通过阅读攀上一座座丘峦，却总是爬两步滑下来一步半，艰难吃力。我试图留住点什么，把一捧沙抓在手里，它们却都无情地从我的指缝间滑落了。这就是我此刻的阅读体验。卡夫卡说，真正的道路在一根绳索上，与其说它是供人行走的，毋宁说是用来绊人的。要我来说的话，真正的阅读与其说是予人愉悦与便利的，毋宁说是使人痛苦和焦虑的，它是一条绊人的道路。&& & 隐藏一片树叶的最好地点是森林，自焦虑始同时亦指向焦虑的阅读也许就是它本身最合理的诠释。阅读的焦虑必然是一个无解的命题，焦虑驱使阅读，阅读催生焦虑，这样的道理，两千年前苏格拉底早就一针见血地概括过了：&我唯一知道的事就是我一无所知&。&& & &&但自知己之无知，常怀焦虑地阅读，也未尝不是一种面对生活的西绪福斯式的风度。
J.D.Salinger: The Heart of a Broken Story/破碎故事之心
马上就考SAT的站长表示现在还在看小说很DT。。。&&近来很喜欢的一个短篇，塞林格的小说总是能极其迅速地用一种说不清的情绪捕获我。&&Loving you is the important thing, Miss Lester. There are some people who think love is sex and marriage and six o&clock-kisses and children, and perhaps it is, Miss Lester. But do you know what I think? I think love is a touch and yet not a touch.&&爱你是一件重要的事，莱斯特小姐。有些人认为爱就是性，是婚姻，是早晨六点钟的吻，是生儿育女，也许是这样的，莱斯特小姐。但你知道我是怎么想的吗？我认为爱就是想要触碰但是并未触到。I don&t expect an answer to this letter, Miss Lester. I would like an answer more than anything else in the world, but truthfully I don&t expect one. I merely wanted you to know the truth. If my love for you has only led me to a new and great sorrow, only I am to blame.&&&我不指望你会回信，莱斯特小姐。我想得到你的回复，比什么都要想，但坦白说我真的不指望。我仅仅想让你知道实情。如果我的爱只将我带往新的沉痛，那也只是我活该。Perhaps one day you will understand and forgive your blundering admirer.&&也许有一天你会理解并且原谅我这个笨拙的爱慕者。&喜欢的一些句子，自行重译了一遍。豆瓣上的译本整体尚可，其实我很喜欢里面的&爱是想触碰又收回手&（也许处理成&爱是想触碰又缩回手&会更生动一点），然而我思量良久，觉得原文的love is a touch and yet not a touch里并没有主动的&缩回手&的意思。简而言之，塞林格实在是短篇的好手，然而又是一个并不十分适宜译成中文的作者，我曾经想过要把《献给爱斯美的故事&&怀着爱与凄楚》重译出来，后来又觉得甚为不易。塞林格的语言中的简单凝练、用得活泼跳脱的小词，实在不是那么好用中文表达的。也许难以相互理解与表达的，不仅仅是一种语言和另一种语言。还有一个人，和另一个人。&"What did one wall say to the other wall?" "Meet you at the corner!".&&&一堵墙对另一堵墙说了什么&&墙角见！&也许人与人之间的相互理解，也仅限于墙角的短暂相接。在某一个短暂的瞬间，在一个破碎的故事之心里。&&J. D. SalingerThe Heart of a Broken StoryEsquire XVI, September 1941, Page 32, 131-133&EVERY day Justin Horgenschlag, thirty-dollar-a-week printer&s assistant, saw at close quarters approximately sixty women whom he had never seen before. Thus in the few years he had lived in New York, Horgenschlag had seen at close quarters about 75,120 different women. Of these 75,120 women, roughly 25,000 were under thirty years of age and over fifteen years of age. Of the 25,000 only 5,000 weighed between one hundred five and one hundred twenty-five pounds. Of these 5,000 only 1,000 were not ugly. Only 500 were r only 100 of these w only 25 could have inspired a long, slow whistle. And with only 1 did Horgenschlag fall in love at first sight.&Now, there are two kinds of femme fatale. There is the femme fatale who is a femme fatale in every sense of the word, and there is the femme fatale who is not a femme fatale in every sense of the word.&Her name was Shirley Lester. She was twenty years old (eleven years younger than Horgenschlag), was five-foot-four (bringing her head to the level of Horgenschlag&s eyes), weighed 117 pounds (light as a feather to carry). Shirley was a stenographer, lived with and supported her mother, Agnes Lester, an old Nelson Eddy fan. In reference to Shirley&s looks people often put it this way: &Shirley&s as pretty as a picture.&&And in the Third Avenue bus early one mo