Testing from the live!

It is till the end of life of windows XP and many other matters. Including my life too may be. I wonder if this tool is going to give us new life.. Or may be it is going to made us miserable.

Life if short. Microsoft is clever enought to sing about it and provide the elixir.

To try out the feature, you have really have to click on link that are available on the live! webpage . The google will never return the correct link if you enter "microsoft live". They are rivals .. again officially.

What a ODBD connection strings look like :

http://www.asp101.com/articles/john/connstring/default.asp

How To Handle Multiple Results by Using the DataReader in Visual C# .NET

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;311274

Connecting to MySQL database from your .NET applications -- introducing two methods.

http://www.codeproject.com/cs/database/ConnectMySQL.asp

Typed SQLDataReader
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/database/SmartReader.asp

ASP.NET: Accessing Data with C#
http://www.exforsys.com/content/view/1341/266/

MySQL 5 C# sample code using ObjectDataSources
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/MySQLCsharp.asp

Another way of connection in C#

http://forums.devshed.com/net-development-87/mysql-query-within-c-sharp-backend-page-for-asp-370283.html

Well I'm assuming you need to know how to use MySQL with C# in general so I'll post this...
I personally use the MySQL.DataClient when using MySQL with .NET so I'll post that, though there are other options, just google .NET and MySQL.

You can download them from:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/1.0.html

Code:

using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;

Connection string...
private string connectionString = "Server=localhost;Database=yourtable;User ID=youruser;Password=yourpw;Pooling=false";

Main body...

MySqlConnection MySqlConn = new MySqlConnection(connectionString);
MySqlConn.Open();

MySqlCommand MySqlCmd = MySqlConn.CreateCommand();
MySqlCmd.CommandText = "SELECT MAX(field) FROM table";

try
{
MySqlDataReader MySqlRead = MySqlCmd.ExecuteReader();

while (MySqlRead.Read())
{
Console.Write(MySqlRead.GetString(0));
}

MySqlRead.Close();
MySqlRead = null;
}
catch (MySqlException e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
finally
{
MySqlConn.Close();
MySqlConn = null;
}

Another Example from

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158965

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using Microsoft.Data.Odbc;

namespace myApplication
{
///

/// Summary description for WebForm1.
///

public class WebForm1 : Page
{
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button myButton;

public void butClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
string dbConnect; //Defines how we connect to MySQL
int count = 0; //Cycle through Records
OdbcConnection DB; //The MySQL Connection
OdbcCommand query; //The Query We Send
OdbcDataReader reader; // How we read the records

dbConnect = "driver={mysql ODBC 3.51 driver};server=localhost;port=3306;database=aspwork;uid=localhost;"; //Define how we connect
DB = new OdbcConnection( dbConnect ); //Define our connection
DB.Open(); //Open our connection

query = new OdbcCommand( "select * from testtable", DB );//Define our query

reader = query.ExecuteReader();//Execute the query
while( reader.Read() )//While we can read, read.
{
Response.Write( reader.GetString( count ) );//Write results
count++;//Increment our counter.
}
reader.Close();//Close our reader
DB.Close();//Close our connection

}

}
}

some link about management and quality

NASA 100 Lessons Learned for Project Managers
http://appl.nasa.gov/ask/issues/14/practices/ask14_lessons_madden.html
http://www.altisinc.com/Links/100_Rules.html


Quality management
http://www.skymark.com/resources/refhome.asp

Not so common afterall

Common sense - not so common after all

When I passed by the corridor .. A worker was fixing the electric lining of the lights. He was on a portable ladder and holding a electrical drill. The floor was scatter with pieces of dirts and paint fallling from the wall. Surprisingly, there is not warning sign located around the work area. Instinctly, I moved away from there.
Just then, a small kid, happily walking through the work area and couldn't help to stop and watch for a while. While the drill was still operating, I was worried what would happen to him if that gadget fell on his little head. His face may not be as cute as used to be.

It is to me common sense. Walk away from construction area, avoid the work area, move away from the workers who are doing the lawn. The new generation seems to forget about the danger. They are not educated to that.
You could blame some other party for not setting up the warning sign. End of the day, the consequence is irreversible and the regret is on your own.
And then, I can't help but wonder.. when we say common sense. It is not so common after all. It change with geography , with time and may be with people. There is nothing to rely on, when it come to common sense. The only common sense that you could believe is, common sense change.

Letter for vandetta

Letter to vandetta

hi vandetta,

I think I miss you. Simply as a friend. I think what I need is just a listener. You don't have to approve on what you heard. I need the nodding once in a while to signifiy that you have heard. Yes, I need to pour out a bit of the contents in the bottom brain (heart) .. so that it won't be overflow.
Has it been a rough week. Full of tension, expectation, frustration and hope. Met with evil persons (collegues ) and met with kind angels (strangers). The good and the bad are not necessary as what you expected. The good and the bad give you the biggest impact while you were on these big emotional ride.
I am moving slowly, with little tiny hope towards the exit. Which still seem a very far far distance away. I am working / procrastinating towards the end. During the process, not wanting to lose everything, I am trying very hard to grab on different things. The exercise, the reading and my work.
Do I have enough hands to hold on them. I wonder. I need to tell myself . I will be fine.

More on food

Wonder what good food is? Wonder what good drink is? I tell you what good place to drink though. Here are two dreamy places that I will always remember sipping my coffee there.
Just quiet and cosy place to relax and indulge in the cafein sin.

The mornin sin

The evening sin

find out the difference

Find out the difference between the thow pictures ?

Just would like to remember this special curry bun meal. Bought at narita airport, about 9 USD per meal. (you don't think japan is cheap don't you). The curry is not spicy at all, although you can see some of the visitors were having difficult time to deal with it.
Sometimes, when we are on the road, we tend to move out of our comfort zone. The outside world, spurs up our adventurous spirit making everyone a hero. I wonder are all the pilots feel the same way whenever they fly to a new place. You just have to be more courageous and bold to experience the culture.
Yet, with globalisation waves flooding the whole world, one can always find goods that origine from thousands of miles away. (ignore the fact that Africa is part of the world ). It is quite stupid to try new thing at new place and put yourself out there for humiliation. What I am saying is, you don' t have any excuse to explain your ignorance to others culture, because we are one world now.

Ten ways that you could be longed

Ten ways that you could be longed

1. longing - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
2. yearning - A persistent, often wistful or melancholy desire; a longing: a yearning for romance and adventure.
3. desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
4. hankering, yen - a yearning for something or to do something
5. pining - a feeling of deep longing
6. wishfulness - an unrealistic yearning
7. wistfulness - a sadly pensive longing
8. nostalgia - longing for something past
9. discontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation
10. miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of
desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room.


yearn - desire strongly or persistently

1. yearn - hanker, long
you can yearn by
pine, yen, yearn, ache, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

2. yearn - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
you can yearn by
pine, yen, ache, languish
die - languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently

3. yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for
you can yearn by
cherish, hold dear, treasure, care for - be fond of; be attached to

hougang horrible yet the best

Never thought of there is such scene in Singapore.
When I was amazed by HongKong people spirit to walk out for their rights, I always believe that no such thing in singapore. However, these pictures prove me wrong. Even that it could be temporary hype factor because of election hit, it is still a WoW to me. Singaporeans (in most case ) earn my respect today.

source
http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/

story teller

You got have good story to tell... of course. The story line must be new and exciting or painful or extremely unique so that no one would ever forget.. May be what I am saying is that it is what a story is all about. Else it should not be a story at all.
Although, looking through my own story, which I really mean the blogs that I have rubbished. I realized that some are horribly boring just like the person who wrote it. Exactly, who would want to read such tasteless expression.
There are yet some good (adjective: interesting, invigorating) one. It is quite obvious that, if the story was told to others, it sound nicer ( adjective : pleasant ) than the one that only me talking to myself.
Don't you think so ?

Therefore, I am very pleased to announce that -- a good story teller must always only tell the story to others but not to himself/herself.

Somehow, remember those were the days where I have writen tons and tons of essays and compositions for examination preparation. In many languages and in many genre, they are. Argumentative, narrative, descriptive ( although limited to adjective such as : good, nice , pleasant and pretty ) .. you name it. The good-essay need to have certain quality. I just can not remember all of them. And also, If I could, I may not be able to reproduce what I have written now. Ultimately, time has changed, mind is gone. Mentally, I could never be the myself in 17 again.

If day allows, it is endearing to read them back. I wish the special afternoon will realize in future.

words in third summer ep 2

The tumult had brought with it a certain strange exuberance, a feeling of living more extravagantly than ever before.

valia turned around somewhat belligerently, obviously feeling carmen's eyes on the back of her uncoiffed heed.

tartly

words in third summer ep1

guzzle - to consume to excess
voyage - A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially sea
intertwine - to join or become joined by twining together
grumpily - asked grumpily - peevishly - surly - discontented
elm - Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, characteristically having arching or curving branches and serrate leaves with asymmetrical bases. Elms are widely planted as shade trees.
dire - Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous , desperate
culmination- To come to completion
cheek pressed together,
wrinkle - A small furrow, ridge, or crease on a normally smooth surface, caused by crumpling, folding, or shrinking.
heave of flesh
demise - death
egregiously bad dance music - enormously; shamefully (bad dance music)
ceremonial - ppropriate to, or characterized by ceremony; formal or ritual.
daunted - discouraged
flipped and flopped
hiatus , a brief hiatus - short break, pause, aperture
taxidermy - The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state
jauntily midstep - Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk
pedestal - A support or foundation
brass - alloy of zinc and copper
mystified,
gestured towards -
clammy - damn , colol , unpleasant -
utterly - completely
perplexed - Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense;
blurted it out - utter implusively
preposterousness - Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd

eerrily - nspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.
rumple of consternation - rumple of fear resulting from the awareness of danger
bread crumbs
dwell on it - delay
subtly (resisted) - So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive
source of agony - The struggle that precedes death.
spocking on -
unquenchable - Impossible to slake or satisfy. e.g. unquenchable hope
cleavage - The act of splitting or cleaving; a fissure or division.
kohl - a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
dork - foolish people
hideous - Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly

stupefaction - The state of being stupefied
glamour jock - jock is athletes
flew under - fly under
fray - dispute / contest
primping date - To dress or groom (oneself) with meticulous or excessive attention to detail.
finery - Elaborate adornment, especially fine clothing and accessories.
gussied - To dress or decorate elaborately; adorn or embellish
skittish - Moving quickly and lightly; lively.
equidistant

old sensation of a wind blowing through her midn. alternately hot and sultry, then cold and bracing. and when the wind subsided, she realized that the friendship, as it had been, was gone.

someday somebody's going to ask you a question that you should say yes to -

solace - Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation. source of solace
shivery feeling - trembling
meager - deficient in quantity
hammy - Marked or characterized by overacting; affectedly humorous or dramatic.

skip to the crux of matter
stiffen her spine to mount a vivid defense
unwavering - marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
gaze

arching eyebrows -
monumental - Of outstanding significance:, astounding.

learning chinese words the english way.

降半旗 source half ride
骂人 horse man ( hokkien )
不三不四 not three not four
以鹅传鹅 chair goose boat goose
实事求是 ten yes ball yes

30 mins and 24 hours

It sometimes strike me if I begin to compute the time we spend for transportation.
The distance of less than 1 km would take as much as 3o0 minutes to commute. One major reason is the unpredictable public transport schedule and moderate distance involved. Although categorized as high quality public transport, it does not eliminate the fact that "waiting" is just part of it.
The detail composition of a bus ride, would consist of the walking distance from source to the first bus stop, then the waiting time of the bus stop. When the bus start to move, then you see waiting time in front of traffic lights, waiting time of pedestrian way, boarding and alighting of passengers at every bus stop and finally arriving at the last bus stop. Wait a minute, that's not the end of it. Usually you still have to walk a short distance to the final destination.
Taking into all the consideration, it is apparent that why a short 1 km ride can end up as long as 30 minutes. We have not mentioned about the rainy day effect, traffic jam at peak hours. And we are still talking about 1 leg ride. In many occasion, the passenger have to transfer to another service ( or more than 1 ) before arriving at destination. Oh my god.
Now, you may argue that: driving on your own will take similar time. What I am trying to say is, in your own vehicle you have a private space that somehow is very comfortable, cosy , with your own genre of music on radio, and most importantly a guranteed place to sit. No one will pick his nose in front of you, no one shout at the cell phone, and no smelly dirty freaks besides you.. and definitely no other people sneezing behind you ( that's is creepy ). Also you have storage to keep all the luggage and hand-carry. If you are lucky you have favourite beverage just at the reach of your left hand.
So, imagine the time we spend of transport every day. I wish god bless us all with less painful transportation. I wish scientist bless us with the transporter in those science fic. movie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleportation

blink and blink continue..

More on the "blink "

5 - Paul van riper's big victory - about a general retired from vietnam war. who has the gifted sense of ad-hoc situation during war. he defeated the opponent side which has very affluent information about everything in the war. Yet, the information seems to be too overloading to digest even with a "expert system" computer .
Another example is the cook hospital in chicago. the use of computer recognition problem mine the rule - found three criterias are the most relevant to critical cardio problem when the patients have chest pain. Text processing on one side of the brain can over-shadow the functionality of the other side of the brain that manage image. So it is good to break down the task separately.

6 - Kenna's dilemma - the right and worng way to ask people what they want.
--> pepsi challege with short sip is different from long drink time. package is many ways important.
--> why disney mickey has glove.. otherwise no one loves him with the claw out .
--> aeron chair -- the allen chair. - when the product is revolutionary.. can not rely on history data.
-- with really really a lot of experience. might be able to expose the locked door..
what a reverse statment to make. -- when it is working, attribute it to inner locked door. and always has a way to explain the other method was mimicking the "behind locked door" ..

7 - Seven seconds in bronx -
- killed of one innocent immigrant because of multiple
- lack of time can be the reason of missing "blicnk"

In short - the book does not have a stand. it discuss but it is unable to give any conclusion.
8 - Listening with your eyes -

blink and blink

Reading a book with title blink.

I have not come to conclusion on how useful it is. Possibly one of the so-so book that is written in easy language that I just flow through.

Mostly it is discussing concious mind and sub-concious mind.
Why do we have to pay attention to sub-concious mind. how different is sub-concious mind. The sub-concious mind is thin-slicing. it is simple and can be sometime more accurate to follow.

In contrary, you can find some instance that you won't want to follow the instant mind. Is there any guildlines to follow. In life / dead situation. you follow instinct.. the back door feel. In most day-to-day life, what do you do.

It also try to show the existence of such powerful - " locked /hidden " mind that enable the decision in a wink of time - blink.

Examples given is a good set of compilation (variety of psycology tests) . It is at least the effort of the author to pull everything together

1 - The status of kouros - how thin-slice work - no reason is produced
2 - The theory of thin slices - e.g. gottman's couple test about their positive/negative atttitude. interview for candidates of a jobs - you just have to find the most essential info that has the biggest influence. thin-slicing is good at it. our instinct is good at it. our usual way of solving problem (objectively) with survey and empirical method may not always be the good/correct way. In the example of couple relationship -- if there is a contempt ..then the marriage won't be long.

3 - The locked door - tennis player double fault/ speed dating / two ropes in a room.. the concious mind can be a noise to the sub-conscious mind. how could you filter the noisy concious mind. there are people who conciously know the correct and wrong Yet unable to act on it.

4 - The warren harding error - thin slicing can be dark side. the choice of warren harding as president was a bad decision. It was based on impression. and strong assiocation of external look. We all associate. Example of implicit associate test is really freaking me out. very true. It measuers our level of subconcious / altitude. also CEOs are average taller.. car salesman error to filter potential customer .. bottom line is you have to find out that you have the weakness of certain sub-concious and overcome it. easy to say.
note: very interesting IAT test

5 - Paul van riper's big victory -
6 - Kenna's dilemma -
7 - Seven seconds in bronx -
8 - Listening with your eyes -

committed workers

committed workers

bad bad ... writing scrappy note during office hours. My fellow co-workers from US may not understand this. For a typical asian office slave, doing something else while sitting in front of office desk is a sin. This would probably similar to the culture difference when I ask if men will happily become house-men and women become the bread-winner.

On the contrary, I personally think it is perfectly okay. However, the societies that I live will not like it. And the question remains how much I would do to please the society and the people. May be it is time to think of changing the society of living in.

Do you agree?

the diving island

It is always in my mind. Some place that one should at least put his/her feet on this island. The sipadan. Unfortunately (?)_ up until now, I have no take any action to do it. It is definitely on any of my priority list.
After japan, korea, or even Shang hai i would say.
The island is really a heaven to divers, and anyone who love love love the crystal clear sea water and cast-away feel from city noise.
My friend got this picture taken : I would believe, as such place, it is time to forget about any unhappy time. The world can be an island if you find the correct place to go.
Sometime I wonder, how much time should I spend to plan for my future life. How much of me should be in the future, how much of me should at the present. You couldn't just live the life now, or live the last minute of current life. It seems to take away all the hopes from you. It also prevent any accumulate efforts that you need for civil success. (in the definition of most people)
To live in future, aka plan well for future. Does it has any similarity to the karma or next-life in Buddism. It is something in the future, where no one knows what would happen.
The person who spends most of his time predicting what would happen, reacting to any signal he sees throught the crystal ball, does not turn out to be the successful one too.
Our capability as a human being is simply too weak.

why you got stared

You can't blame them to stare at you .
No one has to be blamed because it is the city .
Everything is so dull and boring.
You only can observe people. And that is why you get stared.
Because apparently, no other thing to see in this world.

english vocab test

内容：食品服装文学历史音乐人文娱乐八卦。

肉类及海鲜：
猪肉pork猪排chop五花肉 streaky pork/marbled beef 肥肉fatty meat 瘦肉lean meat 前腿fore leg后腿hind leg猪蹄pettitoes脚爪hock & foot蹄筋sinew软骨gristle牛肉beef roast小牛肉veal碎牛肉ground beef牛排steak小牛肉veal 牛腿肉silverside牛腰肉sirloin羊肉mutton鹿肉venison羊排lamb chop羊腿gigot鸡腿drumstick鸭翅膀duck wing腊肉preserved ham 香肠sausage鱼圆fishball虾皮dried small shrimps海蜇jelly fish蚝oyster三文鱼/鲑鱼salmon鲈鱼weever鳝eel金枪鱼tuna带鱼hairtail海参sea cucumber明虾prawn虾仁peeled prawns龙虾lobster小龙虾crawfish扇贝/鲜贝scallop鲍鱼abalone海带kelp蛤clam蛏子razor clam虾子shrimp’s egg鱼子roe凤尾鱼anchovy鳕鱼cod鲳鱼pomfret青鱼herring鲭mackerel淡菜moule沙丁鱼pilchard/sardine海螺whelk海蜇jellyfish蚌mussel海扇cockle比目鱼plaice海鳗eel墨鱼cuttlefish旗鱼swordfish

蔬菜及豆类：
卷心菜cabbage椰菜/西兰花broccoli甘蓝Chinese broccol/gai larn花菜cauliflower白菜/青菜pak choi/bok choi/Chinese white cabbage菜心flowering cabbage空心菜water spinach塌棵菜Chinese flat cabbage芥菜mustard韭菜Chinese chive/leek韭黄leek shoot莴苣/生菜lettuce甜菜beet菠菜spinach芹菜celery茄子eggplant/aubergine香菜caraway胡萝卜carrot小红萝卜radish萝卜turnip芋艿taro番茄tomato土豆potato小土豆charlotte黄瓜cucumber丝瓜fuzzy melon/towel gourd芦笋asparagus茭白wild rice shoots洋葱onion山芋sweet potato山药yam青椒green pepper红辣椒chilli豌豆pea扁豆haricot小扁豆lentil毛豆green soy bean黄豆/大豆soybean蚕豆fava bean豇豆cowpea绿豆mung bean豆芽bean sprout南瓜pumpkin冬瓜white gourd苦瓜bitter gourd大蒜garlic蒜苗garlic stem竹笋bamboo shoot蘑菇mushroom草菇straw mushroom藕lotus root秋葵gumbo茨菇arrowhead

豆制品：
豆腐tou-fu/bean curd豆腐衣bean sheets粉丝bean starch noodles粉皮bean starch sheets豆腐干丝bean curd strips腐乳pickled bean curd油面筋fried gluten puff油豆腐fried bean curd puff豆豉fermented black bean豆酱fermented soybean百叶beancurd sheets豆腐干dried beancurd

调味料及香精：（condiment/flavoring/dressing/essences）
酱油soy双抽black soy sauce生抽thin soy sauce醋vinegar白醋white vinegar盐salt糖sugar料酒rice wine冰糖rock sugar花椒wild pepper胡椒pepper黑胡椒black pepper生姜ginger生姜丝shredded ginger三明治酱sandwich spread虾酱shrimp paste鱼子酱caviar蟹酱crab paste芥末mustard味精MSG咖喱curry香料fines herbs丁香clove茴香fennel八角/大茴香aniseed小茴香cumin肉桂cinnamon多香果allspice马槟榔caper肉豆寇nutmeg藏红花saffron月桂laurel孜然cumin 欧芹parsley太白粉starch嫩肉粉tenderizer乳酪cheese牛油butter麻油sesame oil橄榄油olive oil蚝油oyster sauce发粉baking powder沙茶satay琼脂agar-agar发酵粉baking powder酵母yeast香精essence五香粉five spice powder法式色拉酱French dressing/ vinaigrette海鲜酱hoisin sauce番茄酱tomato sauce/ketchup辣椒酱chilli sauce酸辣酱chutney花生酱peanut butter香蒜酱pesto极辣的辣椒酱Tabasco sauce千岛酱thousand island豆豉soy sauce葱scallion 红糖dark brown sugar老卤master sauce

水果：
菠萝/凤梨pineapple西瓜watermelon哈密瓜honey-dew melon槟榔betelnut椰子coconut芒果mango木瓜papaya甘蔗sugarcane桔子tangerine橙子/柳橙orange李子plum柚子grapefruit/pomelo蟠桃flat peach水蜜桃juicy peach金橘cumquat石榴guava草莓strawberry无花果fig红毛丹rumbutan山竹mangosteen榴莲durian杨梅waxberry芦粟sorgo孛荠/地梨water-chestnut龙眼longan荔枝lichee菱角water caltrop杨桃star fruit枣子date猕猴桃/奇异果kiwi杏子apricot枇杷loquat山楂haw柿子persimmon樱桃cherry柠檬lemon

南北货/干果/坚果：
桂圆dried longan当归angelica胡桃walnut木耳agaric银耳white fungus金针菜lily bud榛子hazelnut松子pine seed葡萄干raisin无核葡萄干currant发菜black moss银杏ginkgo人参ginseng栗子chestnut澳洲坚果macadamia/queensland nut

点心及零嘴：
中式：中式点心dim sum（饮茶Yum Cha）油条twisted cruller豆浆bean milk豆腐花beancurd jelly包子bum豆沙包smashed bean bun馒头steamed bread花卷twistbread馄饨wonton锅贴fried wontons水饺boiled dumpling蒸虾饺steamed prawn dumpling小笼包子small steamer bun虾饺shrimp dumpling烧卖shao-mai肠粉rice noodle roll春卷spring roll葱油饼green onion pie油饼cruller千层糕layer cake马拉糕Cantonese sponge cake八宝饭rice pudding凉粉agar-agar jelly河粉fried rice noodles干炒牛河fried rice noodles w/beef年糕rice cake炒面chow mein杂碎Chop Suey芙蓉蛋Egg Foo Yung汤面noodles soup阳春面plain noodles刀削面sliced noodles炸酱面noodles w/soybean paste打卤面noodles w/gravy芝麻糊sesame paste萝卜丝饼turnip strips cake碗糕salty rice pudding凤梨酥pineapple cake豆沙sweet bean paste糯米sticky rice血糯米black sticky rice白粥congee
西式：麦芬/松饼muffin馅饼pie小甜饼cookie汉堡三明治deli sandwichs法国长棍Baguette
羊角面包croissant泡夫puff拿破仑Napoleons酥饼flaky pastry唐那滋/油炸圈饼doughnut蛋挞tart大块面包loaf吐司toast意大利面pasta意粉spaghetti意式宽面lasagne意式干面tagliatelle意式扁面Linguine意式细面Vermicelli提拉米苏Tira Misu面包皮crust华夫饼干waffle苏打饼干soda cracker杏仁饼干macaroon核仁巧克力饼brownie姜饼gingersnap慕司mousse果酱jam糖浆syrup薄荷mint麦片oatmeal圣代sundae雪芭sorbet甜筒icecream cone蜜桃冰淇淋peach melba香草vanilla奶昔milkshake火焰冰激凌baked Alaska意式冰激凌Spumoni奶油冻custard羊乳酪feta人造黄油Margarine甜馅mincemeat 蛋黄酱mayonnaise奶油蛋黄酱mornay sauce果酱jam柑桔果酱marmalade枫糖酱maple syrup
零嘴及其他：爆米花popcorn牛肉干beef jerk果冻jam泡泡糖bubble gum棒棒糖bonbon水果糖konfyt陈皮orange peel棉花糖cotton candy太妃糖toffee香瓜子sunflower seed南瓜子pumpkin seed藕粉lotus root starch馅子filling便当lunchbox自助餐buffet零嘴snack蜜饯tutti-frutti荞麦粉buckwheat玉米粉cornmeal香米fragrant rice酥油ghee米粉rice flour大西米sago酒酿sweet fermented-rice燕窝bird’s nest（法）块菌truffle榨菜preserved Szechuan vegetable

中西菜式：
主菜main course一道菜course招牌菜specialty浇头toppings泡菜pickles酸黄瓜sour cucumber例汤soup of the day罗宋汤borsch鱼羹fish chowder薯泥mashed potatoes 玉米卷taco杂烩chowder沙锅菜casserole炖菜stew炖肉daube肉片/鱼片fillet蛋白egg white蛋黄yolk煎蛋omelette荷包蛋poached egg(单面sunny-side up双面over easy)水煮蛋/白灼蛋boiled egg(半熟soft-boiled)炒蛋scrambled egg皮蛋thousand year egg茶叶蛋tea egg咸鸭蛋salted duck egg肉汁gravy蔬菜通心粉汤Minestrone西班牙肉菜饭paella肉汤broth意式调味饭Risotto腓力牛排Tournedos/filet mignon(用Bearnaise Sauce)西冷牛排sirloin steak牛百叶/猪肚tripe火锅hot pot奶油洋葱汤cream of onion soup清炖肉汤consomme乡下浓汤country soup鱼排fish fillet浓汤bisque（中式）杂碎chop suey烤肉串kabob爱尔兰炖菜Irish stew意大利蔬菜汤minestrone青豆泥puree of peas北京烤鸭Peking duck（法）蔬菜炖肉ragout意大利腊肠salami马来西亚米粉laksa意大利腊肠salami（泰）冬荫功Tom Yum Goong

日本料理：
味噌汤miso shiru天妇罗（甜不辣）tempura寿司shushi铁板烧teppanyaki烤鸡肉串Yakitori甜味烤猪肉teriyakii日本火锅sukiyaki生鱼片sashimi清酒saki芥末酱wasabi荞麦面soba noodles紫菜nori芥末（其实是山葵）wasabi味噌miso鱼汤dashi河豚fugu七味粉shichimi大麦茶mugi-cha乌冬udon
鱼生：金枪鱼maguro(tuna)鲷鱼madai(sea bream)黑鲈suzuki(sea bass)鲣鱼katsua(bonito)鳟鱼masn(trout)鱿鱼ika(squid)章鱼kato(octopus)北极贝geoduck(mirugai)

韩国料理：
韩国烤肉Korean barbecue石头火锅Jungol韩国泡菜kimgee

饮品：
饮料beverages/quencher红茶black tea锡兰上等红茶Pekoe新茶sincha茉莉花茶jasmine tea龙井dragon’s well/Lungching乌龙Oulung铁观音Tieh-Kuan-Yin云雾茶cloud mist功夫茶gongou袋泡茶teabag柠檬水lemonade姜汁ginger ale酸奶yoghurt全脂full cream脱脂skimmed不含咖啡因decaffeinated咖啡伴侣coffee mate方糖cube sugar速溶咖啡instant coffee阿华田Ovaltine七喜Seven-up养乐多Chlorella Yakult苏打水soda麦酒ale补酒tonic生啤draft beer黑啤stout宾治punch酸梅汤plum juice樱桃酒kirsch 雪利酒sherry奶粉powered milk干邑cognac香槟champagne金酒gin

厨具/餐具：(kitchenware/tableware)
盘子plate汤盘tureen碗bowla调味瓶cruet胡椒粉瓶pepper shaker榨汁机juicer搅拌器mixer刨冰机ice crusher烤箱oven球形匙scoop汤匙soup spoon调味品架spice rack电饭煲auto rice cooker方糖架pincers吸管straw热水瓶thermos水壶kettle凉水壶jug烤架grill煤气gas锅pot平底锅pan煎锅frying pan菜刀kitchen knife/cleaver砧板chopping board冰块桶ice bucket水槽sink滤网strainer煲锅slow cooker洗手盅finger bowl餐具柜sideboard电冰箱fridge抹布duster/rags铝箔aluminum foil模子mould坛子jar罐头can水龙头tap弹簧秤spring scale
中式餐具：炒锅wok炒菜勺frying spoon漏子frying basket蒸笼steaming basket汽锅steamboat砂锅earthenware casserole/sandy pot筷架chopsticks rack

汽车：
轿车sedan房车limo油门accelerator刹车brake引擎engine离合器clutch排档gears汽缸cylinder遮阳板sun visor保险带seat belt保险杠bumper方向灯blinker尾灯tail lamp轮胎tire轮胎花纹thread汽化剂carburetor底盘chassis档泥板fender方向盘steering wheel活塞piston冷冻剂coolant润滑油lubrication仪表盘dashboard里程表odometer速度计speedometer油表gauge档风玻璃windshield雨刷windshield wiper车牌number plate后门rear door千斤顶jack加油站gas station柴油diesel汽油废气emissions加仑gallon加油refuel游车河joyride实习司机L-driver超车overtake吊销revoke靠边停车pull over乱穿马路jaywalk高峰时间commuting hours车道driveway/lane车库garage停车场parking lot最高车速speed limit高速公路freeway公路highway
部分品牌：奔驰Mercedes大众VW丰田Toyota本田Honda三菱Mitsu铃木Suzuki保时捷Porsche捷豹/积架Jaguar富豪Volve雪铁龙Citroen宝马BMW欧宝Opel雷诺Renault阿尔法罗蜜欧Alfa Romeo凌志Lexus奥迪Audi无限Infiniti路华集团Rover绅宝SAAB福特Ford雪佛兰Chevy莲花Lotus富士Subaru大宇Daewoo阿库拉Acura别克Buick克莱斯勒Chrysler道奇Dodges杰傲Geo通用GMC五十铃Isuzu起亚Kia墨丘利Mercury日产Nissan迷你Mini庞蒂克Pontiac奥兹Olds野马Mustang悍马Hummer野马Mustang陆虎Land Rover吉普Jeep

音乐流派：
Jazz： 爵士，包括有cool jazz, bebop, acid jazz, swing, fushion等。 Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker。Acid jazz(酸爵士，把R&B的元素融入jazz里)。
Blues： 蓝调，19世纪发源于Mississippi的Delta地区。除了Delta地区的蓝调外，还有Chicago地区的蓝调。Joe Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Blind Willie Mctell, B.B.King。
Folk: 民谣。Boy Dylan。
Pop： 流行音乐。Britpop是英伦流行音乐，the Beatles, Placebo, Oasis。
Country：乡村音乐，John Denver, Garth Brooks。
Classic Rock：主流摇滚。the Rolling Stones，Eagles，Rod Steward，the Beatles。包括有pomp rock/glam rock(华丽摇滚 David Bowie, Queens)。acid rock / psychedelic(迷幻摇滚 Pink Floyd)。
Rock： folk rock(民谣摇滚Simon&Garfunkel)，progressive rock(前卫摇滚 类似于acid rock, Genesis)，jazz-rock fusion(爵士摇滚Chicago)，pop rock(流行摇滚 matchbox twenty)，punk rock(朋克摇滚 Red Hot Chili Peppers)，blues rock(蓝调摇滚the Who)
Alternative Rock： 另类摇滚，包括punk(朋克 Green Day, Offspring, Sex Pistols)，hardcore(硬核 The Clash, Sonic Youth)，Goth(哥特摇滚 the Cure, Bauhaus)，industrial(工业摇滚 Nine Inch Nails)， grunge(油渍摇滚 Nirvana, Pearl Jam)，new wave(新浪潮 Inxs, Tears for Fears)，post-punk(后朋克 Joy Division, R.E.M., UB40)，Brit Rock(英伦摇滚 Oasis, Blur)。
Heavy Metal： 重金属，Guns&Roses，Led Zeppelin，Metallica，Def Leopard，Van Helen
Hard Rock： 硬摇滚，Bon Jovi，Aerosmith。
R&B： 节奏蓝调，是rhythm and blues的缩写。属于美国黑人的音乐范畴。Stevie Wonder，Michael Jackson。
Funk： 疯克，可以算作R&B的一种，Prince。
Hip-hop 嬉蹦
Rap： 饶舌乐，MC Hammer(MC就是饶舌者的意思)，Dr.Dre，Eminem，Beastie Boys。
Dance & DJ： 跳舞音乐。Disco(the Bee Gees，ABBA)， House(浩室，由Disco演化而来，M-People，BT)，Techno(比House节拍快，发源于Detroit，Moby)，Gabber(techno的极端形式，节拍为400－500bpm)，Trance(迷幻舞曲Paul van Dyk)， Bigbeat(大节拍 Fatboy Slim, the Chemical Brothers, Prodigy)，Drum N’ Bass(其前身是jungle，是breakbeat的灵魂，Guy Called Gerald)，Trip-hop(氛围嬉蹦，最早被称为Brit-hop, Massive Attack)
Raggae： 雷鬼，Bob Marley。
Fushion： 指不同种类的音乐曲风的融和。

娱乐：（entertainment）
艺人entertainer剧本screenplay预告片trailor(电视中的)广告commercial卡通cartoon拍片shooting配角supporting actor/actress特技演员stunt man演员表cast字幕subtitle电影原声大碟soundtrack旁白voiceover/OS配音dub跑龙套walk-on票房box-office领座员usher单号odd双号even电视剧TV drama剧集episode闹剧slapstick有线电视cable节目主持MC新闻节目主持anchorman道具prop man周星驰Stephen Chow鹿鼎记Royal Tramp大话西游A Chinese Odyssey韦小宝Wilson Bond鹿鼎公Duke of Mt.Deer周润发Chow Yun-fat林青霞Brigitte Lin李连杰Jet Li东方不败Swardsman黄飞鸿系列Once Upon A Time In China李小龙Bruce Lee成龙Jackie Chan醉拳Drunken Master卧底undercover得力助手right-hand man小马哥Mark Gor杀手hitman花样年华In The Mood For Love

服装/日常用品：
宽松长裤slacks卫生衣jersey睡衣nightdress内衣underware套衫jumper女士上衣(有钮扣) blouse胸罩bra内裤shorts婴儿爬行服layette儿童背带裤bib尿布diaper毛衣sweater半正式西服tux便装西服jacket旗袍Qi-pao和服Kimono雨衣waterproof连指手套mitten牙膏tooth paste口红lipstick润肤露lotion洗发精shampoo

其他：
公用事业public utility自来水running water淡水plain water水表meter box水管pipe软水管hose磨砂灯泡frosting bulb灯罩lamp shade插座socket变压器transformer电费power fare开关switch灯丝filament洗钱money laundry杀人homocide过失杀人manslaughter谋杀murder无期徒刑life sentence死刑capital sentence大赦amnesty假释parole律师attorney敲诈blackmail贪污bribery左轮抢revolver被判有罪convict被判无罪acquittal皮条客pimp挪用公款embezzle通缉犯most-wanted引渡extradition集市bazaar花店florist足球流氓hooligan娘娘腔sissy瘟生sucker窝囊废loser妻管炎henpecked老千conman高利贷loan shark蓝筹股blue chip垃圾股junk bond厄尔尼诺El Nino臭氧层ozone layer疯牛病mad cow disease红色高棉Khmer Rouge奥斯威辛集中营Auschwitz支持和反对的理由pros and cons步话机walkie-talkie洋泾浜pigeon-English空姐stewardess失物招领处lost and found现状status quo特别的ad hoc脑力激荡（各人把自己的想法提供出来，大家一起评估其可行性）brainstroming公司上市IPO特许经营（加盟店）franchise薪水册payroll解雇lay off解雇通知pink slip薪资福利package津贴allowance年金pension重要员工key employee带薪假paid leave事假unpaid leave病假sick leave产假maternity leave陪产假paternity leave电子表格（特指excel表）spreadsheet实习生intern培训班workshop抽奖lucky draw公司标志logo标的比较benchmarking公司内部结构infrastructure

医药：
门诊部out-patient dept.急诊室E.R.医生physician体温计thermometer症状sympton验血blood test血压blood pressure喷嚏sneeze发炎inflame打鼾snore打嗝hiccup点滴I.V.心电图ECG处方prescription药drug溃疡ulcer花粉症hay fever麻疹measles肺结核T.B.肺炎pneumonia更年期menopause哮喘asthma白内障cataract近视myopia远视hyperopia痘痘pimple贫血anemia流感flu过敏allergy吗啡heroin镇静剂quietive阿斯匹林aspirin康泰克contac流产abortion避孕药contraceptive消化药digestive止疼药painkiller止咳糖浆cough syrup安眠药sleeping potion维生素vitamin善存片centrum西洋参American ginseng

一些地名：
神户Kobe北海道Hokkaido横滨Yokohama大阪Osaka河内Hanoi板门店Panmunjom平壤Pyongyang济州Cheju孟买Mumbai新德里New Delhi雅加达Jakarta柬埔寨Cambodia尼泊尔Nepal老挝Laos加德满都Kath Mandu文莱Brunei吉隆坡Kuala Lumpur麦加Mecca斯里兰卡Sri Lanka越南Vietnam梵蒂冈Vatican City苏黎世Zurich开普敦Cape Town索马里Somalia摩加迪沙Mugdisho卢旺达Rwanda瑙鲁Nauru汤加Tonga瓦努阿图Vanuatu维拉港Port Vila秘鲁Peru利马Lima智利Chili长江Yangtze拉萨Lhasa香港特别行政区SAR三峡Three Gorge

中国近现代史：
三民主义(民治民有民享)Principles of Nationalism,Democracy, Socialism孙中山Dr.Sun Tat-sen辛亥革命republican revolution宋庆龄Song Qing-ling宋耀如Soong Yao-ju宋子文T.V.Soong宋霭龄Soong Ai-ling宋美龄Soong Mei-ling蒋介石Chiang Kai-shek西安事变Sian Incident国民党Kuomintang孔祥熙Kung Hsiang-his曾国藩Tseng Kuo-fan满洲里Machchuria天安门Tian’anmen毛泽东Mao Ze-dong周恩来Zhou En-lai长征Long March文化大革命Cultural Revolution红卫兵Red Gurad四人帮Gang of Four大跃进(58-61)Great Leap Forward长衫Cheongsam董建华Tung Chee-hwa张爱玲Chang Ai-ling/Eileen Chang老舍Lao she胡适Hu Shih茅盾Mao Tun徐志摩Xu Zhimo林语堂Lin Yu-tang

中国传统文化及民间艺术：
中国四大国粹：<京剧Peking Opera书法Chinese Calligraphy国画Traditional Chinese Painting烹饪Chinese Cuisine>唐三彩Tri-colored Tang景泰蓝cloisonne印seals甲骨文oracle inscriptions剪纸papercutting风筝kite年画New Year Pictures胡同Hutong四合院Siheyuang元宵节Lantern Festival春节Spring Festival端午节Dragon Boat Festival中秋节Moon Festival农历lunar calendar算盘abacus孔子Confucius孟子Mencius老子Lao-tse

外国文学：
《依索寓言》Aesop’s Fables《格利弗游记》Gulliver’s travels《永别了，武器》A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Heminway)《天路历程》The Pilgrim’s progress (John Bunyan)《远大前程》/《孤星血泪》Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)《最后的?