Joey-晓得-19.4.2

#Expression#

Troll 网络喷子

Traditionally, trolls are ugly, violent creatures that live under bridges. In the digital age, the term has evolved. Now when we talk about 'Internet trolls' we refer to people who post comments that deliberately cause arguments, disruption, or sometimes even insults.

传统来讲，troll是种生活在桥下、丑陋而暴力的生物。在数码时代，我们用Internet trolls代指那些恶意发布煽动言论的人。

#Expression#

Tit for tat：针锋相对

Tweedledum and tweedledee：半斤八两;

hum and haw：表示犹豫或支吾的嗯嗯呃呃声;

cling-clang：叮当作响，铿锵声;

rat-tat, rat-a-rat, rat-tat -tat：(敲门的)砰砰声;

Flip-flop：啪嗒啪嗒地响(动);

Zigzag：弯弯曲曲;

Hotch-potch：大杂烩;

Criss-cross：纵横交错;

Helter-skelter：慌慌张张;

Shilly-shally：犹犹豫豫

Chit-chat：拉呱;

Dillydally：磨磨蹭蹭;

Tittle-tattle：嚼舌头，搬弄是非;

Higgledy-piggledy：乱七八糟;

Walkie-talkie：步话机;

Job-hop：跳槽;

#Economist#

Not only are screens themselves cheap to make, but they also make things cheaper. Any place that can fit a screen in （classrooms, hospitals, airports, restaurants） can cut costs. And any activity that can happen on a screen becomes cheaper. The texture of life, the tactile experience, is becoming smooth glass.

屏幕不仅自己造价低廉，而且还使其他事情更便宜。任何可以安装屏幕的地方（教室、医院、机场、餐馆）都可以降低成本，任何可以在屏幕上进行的活动都会变得更便宜。生活的质感，触觉的体验，正在变成光滑的玻璃。

The rich do not live like this. The rich have grown afraid of screens. They want their children to play with blocks, and tech-free private schools are booming. Humans are more expensive, and rich people are willing and able to pay for them. Conspicuous human interaction — living without a phone for a day, quitting social networks and not answering email — has become a status symbol.

富人不是这样生活的。富人变得越来越害怕屏幕。他们想让孩子们玩积木，无科技的私立学校正在蓬勃发展。人工更加昂贵，富人愿意也有能力为他们买单。惹眼的人际互动——在没有手机的情况下生活一天，不打电话，不上社交网络，不回电子邮件——已经成了一种身份象征。

#Economist#

So as wealthy kids are growing up with less screen time, poor kids are growing up with more. How comfortable someone is with human engagement could become a new class marker.

因此，随着富裕家庭的孩子用于屏幕的时间越来越少，贫困家庭的孩子用于屏幕的时间却越来越多。一个人对人际交往的适应程度，可能会成为一个新的阶级标识。

#Expression#

 I was really tired after a hard day at the office. But the first thing I saw after I got home was this short and sweet note from my wife. It said: I'm going out to have some fun. Please pick up the kids and get them something to eat.

这位可怜的丈夫说：在办公室忙了一天，我真是很累。可是，一回家首先看到的就是我太太留给我的这张简短的条子。条子上说：我出去玩。请接孩子，给他们吃点东西。

short and sweet

#Interestiong#

Newton's First Law of Motion:

I. Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.

Newton's Second Law of Motion:

II. The relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma. Acceleration and force are vectors (as indicated by their symbols being displayed in slant bold font); in this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of the acceleration vector.

Newton's Third Law of Motion:

III. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.