Celebrating the Year of Tiger in Hawaii

虞左俊 2010-2-15 08:11

I have always taken Chinese New Year seriously because I have pure Chinese blood Celebrating Chinese New Year in U.S. may be difficult because the Chinese New Years Day does not always fall on a weekend. This is my lucky year for many reasons. First ...

个人分类: Uniquely Hawaii|3486 次阅读|1 个评论

How to improve one’s English (2): more than just reading

虞左俊 2010-1-6 14:57

Nature Editor's Summary on 3 September 2009 Nitrogen lost at sea Fixed nitrogen availability is the factor limiting primary production in more than half of the world's oceans. Recent reports have shown that anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidation), rather than conventi ...

个人分类: Scientific Writing|3882 次阅读|1 个评论

How to improve one’s English (1): reading, reading, and more reading

虞左俊 2010-1-4 09:53

If you ask me how I became an English editor, I would first tell you about my two great English teachers in China. I was admitted by the Shandong College of Oceanography (now Ocean University of China) as a student of Class 77, with mixed ages from 16 to ...

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No "buts" in scientific writing, please

虞左俊 2010-1-4 07:17

When you read articles in English, pay attention to these two words: but and and . You may notice these two words occasionally are used at the beginning of a sentence, BUT good scientific writing should avoid starting a sentence with either of these two words. ...

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Recession Hits Some Sciences Hard at FSU (ZZ with comments)

虞左俊 2010-1-4 03:21

Recession Hits Some Sciences Hard At Florida State University by Richard A. Kerr Philip Froelich, 63, is the tenured Francis Eppes Professor of Oceanography at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee. He won't be much longer. Despite a distinguished 31-year career as ...

个人分类: Education|3516 次阅读|没有评论

English expressions using the word "red"

虞左俊 2010-1-2 15:01

1) Red herring (idiom): A red herring is an idiom referring to a device which intends to divert the audience from the truth or an item of significance. 2) Red-light district: A red-light district is a neighborhood or a part of ...

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English expressions using the word "white"

虞左俊 2010-1-2 14:57

1) A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. 2) White lies are minor lies which could be consi ...

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Five thousand steps after dinner will do me good

虞左俊 2010-1-2 14:32

Thanks to the pedometer I received as a Christmas present in 2009, I am taking a small step to improve my daily life: to walk after dinner. I never really cared about doing any exercise my whole life until 2-3 years ago when I started to swim regularly. I felt so refreshed and energized a ...

个人分类: Tea Time/Coffee Break|3508 次阅读|1 个评论

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