Thursday, March 26, 2009

Life is tough for You and Me (Part 2) - 艰苦的生活 (jiān kǔ de shēnɡ huó)

Many people whom I knew and closed to are leaving this world one by one.

Some spent the last remaining days in the hospital and usually in the intensive care ward. Although we may have the best medical cares available, when it is time to leave, we WILL HAVE TO LEAVE.

Some left suddenly. A heart attack on bed or in the bathroom is enough to end our life.

No matter in what manner we take leave permanently from this earth, there is something in common. Each one of us has a HISTORY. The histories may have similar contents.

We all need to work (maybe slog and slog) from young until old. Very often have to overcome obstacles, problems and difficulties. We experience stresses, worries and fatigues. There are also many moments of happiness and sadness. Undoubtedly many fond memories will remain and treasure by the surviving family members. Life is therefore like a journey which we are going through. Some following sayings may be appropriate to describe this journey to the "Nai He" bridge where the final custom is located.



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从 日 出 到 月 落 - From sunrise till dawn
Cόng rì chū dào yuè luò


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从 年 轻 到 年 老 - From young till old
Cόng nián qīng dào nián lăo


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长 年 累 月 苦 工 - Hardship all the year round
Cháng nián lèi yuè kŭ gōng


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天 天 蕉 急 万 分 - Everyday very worried
Tiān tiān jiāo jī wàn fēn




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又 常 当 众 责 骂 - Constantly get scolded in front of everybody
Yòu cháng dāng chòng zé mà


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羞 得 无 地 自 容 - So ashamed but nowhere to hide
Xiū dé wú dì zì róng


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惭 愧 低 下 了 头 - Ashamed until cannot lift up the head
Cán kūi dī xià le tóu


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到 后 随 风 摆 动 - Finally moved around by the wind
Dào hòu suí fēng bǎi dòng


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无 足 轻 重 离 去 - Nobody noticed that you are gone
Wú zú qīng zhòng lί qù


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流 传 辛 酸 故 事 - Passing down a sad story
Liú chuán xīn suān qù shì




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跟 地 和 睦 共 处 - Rest in peace
Gén dì hé mù gong chǔ


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忘 了 一 干 二 净 - And completely forgotten
Wàng le yì gān èr jìng


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还 能 从 建 江 湖 ? - Still able to recover?
Hái néng cóng jiàn jiāng hú ?


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还 想 东 山 在 起 ? - Still thinking of staging a comeback?
Hái xiǎng dōng shān zài qǐ ?


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Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008







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Sunday, March 8, 2009

Life is tough for You and Me (Part 1) - 艰苦的生活 (jiān kǔ de shēnɡ huó)

Doing translation from Chinese to English does injustice to the Chinese Literature. At most we can manage to obtain is the "gist". This remark is make by many people including (Dr.) Ms Lee Wei Ling, Director of the National Neuroscience Institute, in her article "A meaningful life in good times and bad", published by TheSundayTimes on March 8, 2009.


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Ms Lee mentioned "Intellectual knowledge and emotional reaction involve different areas of the brain and ... " after intellectual reasoning comes the emotion. We therefore are unable to remain calm and emotionally detached when misfortune strikes. Similarly something different and new will excite and increase our curiosity.

Trying to discover another language and bring its meaningful content to another language requires effort. The reward is that it brings satisfaction upon accomplishment. Discovering the Chinese language and bringing its content to English language is one enjoyable way to increase the brain activities. It has been known that doing these translations improve and stimulate many areas of the brain. These in turn reduce the rate of senility and help to maintain the functioning of our mind.

For most of us, misfortune occurred many times, since the beginning of our life. We came out and shortly make to cry so that our body mechanism started its operating and developing functions. Then comes the stress to face the harsh world. We have to grow, develop and maintain our emotional health and living skills. Until now, we still have added stresses and challenges. At this moment, "The Great Recession" is haunting and tearing us apart.

Some of the following Chinese sayings may describe the situation and predicaments more meaningfully.

历史上空前绝后 – Unmatched in history (Of the past)
Lì shǐ shàng kōng qián jué hòu


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机会越来越渺茫 – Opportunity is getting lesser and lesser
Jī huì Yuè lái Yuè miǎo máng


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机会空前无有 – Opportunity unheard of and is appearing now
Jī huì kōng qián wú yǒu


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休想美梦成真 – Forget about your beautiful dream coming true
Xiū xiǎng měi mèng chéng zhēn


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千载难逢的机会 – A golden opportunity; the chance of a lifetime
Qiān zǎi nán fénɡ de jī huì

好自为之 – Make best use of it
Hǎo zì wèi zhī

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幸勿失之交臂 – Don't let slip such a golden opportunity
Xìng wù shī zhī jiāo bì


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怅惋不已 – Regret losing the chance
Chàng wǎn bù yǐ


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理所当然 – Take things for granted
Lǐ suǒ dāng rán


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自以为是 – Smug, full of oneself
Zì yǐ wéi shì




最高近界 – The highest, best, closest or most expert
zuì ɡāo jìn jiè


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通情达理 – Understanding and reasonable; sensible
Tōng qíng dá lǐ


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随心所欲 – To do as one likes, wishes
Suí xīn suǒ yù


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做事不能太随心所欲了，要顾全大局 – One cannot do things all as one wishes, one should bear in mind the overall situation
Zuò shì bù néng tài suí xīn suǒ yù le, yào gù quán dà jú


Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008

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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mathematics - Indices and Algebra (Part 5)



The palm-like tree also joins the other fruit trees in blooming flowers. The surprise is that there are bees around. It must have honey to attract them.



The bees are busy and we are obviously being ignored. We also ignore them and carry on with our morning errand.



We cannot help it, but to take some more pictures. By this time there were many people crowding around. They are equally curious to know what is happening, with so many bees.





The mathematics question is,

Simplify


This question appears complex and quite intimidating.



Solution:
Let,


Substituting into the expression, we have,



Simplifying,





Summary of Index Laws

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Another representation of Index Rules

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Copyright © Matthew Pinkney 2003


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