15-10-21 I dialed a number and got the following recording: I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the ch...

15-06-19 Why send a greeting card when you can send a potato? 送土豆多有趣呀，谁还要送贺卡？ That's the reasoning behind one e-commerce site, which mails actual potatoes which feature personalized messages from their customers for $8 to $10. PotatoParcel.com...

15-05-11 When you're trying to make a conversation with a girl/guy you met recently, either A) online B) via text message or C) in person, and she/he responds to any of your questions with blank stares, one letter text messages using the words: oh, cool, or...

14-04-18 Textpectation refers to the anticipation one feels when waiting for a response to a text message. 短信期待指的是在等待短信回复时焦躁不安的过程。 Example: I just texted her for a date - but now the textpectation is killing me. 我刚刚给她发短信邀她出...

13-12-19 JP Morgan Chase has banned all staff in corporate and investment banking from participating in instant message groups that involve multiple banks or dealers. 摩根大通禁止其企业及投资银行的所有员工加入所有涉及多银行或经销商的即时信息聊天群。 This inc...

13-09-29 为了遏制司机开车发短信的行为，美国纽约州近日宣布将在州内交通主干道沿线设立91个短信区，并沿路设指示牌，提醒司机短信区就在前方，不用急着看手机。 An ATT survey earlier this year showed that 49 percent of adult drivers text while driving that's a lot of...

13-03-05 Clamor in the East, Attack in the West 声东击西 探源 Origin 英文：At the end of the Eastern Han, there was a peasant uprising that became known as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion. The government sent Zhu Jun to suppress the insurgents of the Yellow Sca...

12-11-08 Often we're told that we have to suffer now - give up what we want - in order to succeed later, that in order to save we must sacrifice. Give up instant gratification（满意，喜悦） to get delayed gratification. But you can do both.For years, I was c...

12-11-06 When you are first learning or perfecting a skill, whether it be baking, archery, or public speaking, it is easy to get stuck in the cycle of analysis paralysis. You want to learn as much as you possibly can before you actually do the task, but you...

12-08-31 精彩对白 Annie: Hello. Rhodes: Morning. Sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out . Annie: No, it's okay. Rhodes: I haven't been sitting here that long. Oh. Annie: Sorry, I guess I fell asleep. I didn't mean to sleep over . Rhodes: Don't be silly. I mad...