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最近看到一部足以媲美Pixar质量的一部动画短片，名叫Alma，在09年5月份问世，由一名叫Rodrigo Blaas的西班牙导演出品，画面充满了童趣，剧情充满悬念，主题还是那句老话，“好奇害死小猫咪”。

恩恩，当一个精灵般可爱的小女孩，发现了一个跟她一样的小男孩，会发生什么……

废话不多说了，大家enjoy！

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

不知道Vimeo的这个无水印高清版大家能不能顺利看到，如果看不到，请猛击下面的两个渣画质带水印版的在线观看地址：

优酷版 土豆版

最近完成了Townsend Press英语词汇系列的第一本——Vocabulary Basics《英语词汇入门》，作为我从头开始改进我的英语之第一步，完全摈弃从前的不良习惯，是为记录。

下面是Vocabulary Basics中我未掌握的词汇总结，共25个。

4. tempt

• Pies, cakes, candy bars, and ice cream tempt many people to go off their diets.
• I don’t go to my favourite clothing store often because it tempts me to spend too much money.

5. vacant

• The Committee for a Beautiful City is going to plant a garden in that ugly vacant lot.
• Too tired to drive any further, we stopped at a motel and asked if there was a vacant room.

6. devour

• I want to devour the last piece of chocolate fudge cake myself before anyone else has a chance to eat it.
• By accident, my family devoured the cherry cheesecake that I had made for my girlfriend’s graduation.

7. distressed

• The kitten, crying loudly from the top of the tree, was too distressed to move.
• The workers were distressed after hearing that the factory would close and they would lose their jobs.

8. gratitude

• Because of his gratitude for my working overtime, the boss gave me an extra day of vacation.
• When friends help you or do you a favor, it’s good to show them gratitude for what they did.

9. damp

• At the ocean, clothes often feel sticky and damp.
• I got angry when I saw my roommate’s damp, dirty socks on the table.

10. timid

• On the first day of kindergarten, most children in the class were too timid to speak.
• It is hard for a timid person to talk in front of a group.

11. furious

• People who cannot control their tempers often become furious over small problems.
• My parents were furious when I tracked mud all over the clean kitchen floor just before their guests arrived.

12. defect

• Martina returned her new jacket to the store because it had a defect — the zipper would not close.
• My boss finds defects in everyone else’s work, but he think his own work is perfect.

13. arrange

• The first thing Chen did in his new apartment was arrange his furniture so that each piece was exactly where he wanted it.
• I arranged all the books on the shelf in alphabetical order.

14. portion

• Every week, Lawrence puts a portion of his paycheck into the bank.
• Father was busy at the Thanksgiving table, cutting portions of the turkey for everyone.

15. modest

• Even though she has won prizes for her paintings, Cara is modest about being such a good artist.
• It must be hard for movie stars to stay modest when people are always telling them how wonderful they are.

16. stubborn

• The stubborn boy would not go to bed, even though the baby sitter kept asking him to.
• It is hard to work with stubborn people. They are not willing to listen to others or look at different ways of doing things.

17. glare

• My dog-hating neighbors glare at me whenever I take Lassie for a walk.
• Instead of yelling, my father silently glared at me when I came home two hours late.

18. isolate

• If I feel a need to be away from others, I isolate myself by going into my bedroom and locking the door.
• When Robbie got chicken pox, his parents isolated him in his room so their other kids would not get sick.

19. bold

• Since she is so frightened of roaches, Katherine thinks that anyone who kills them is bold.
• In the movie, the bold hero fights offf purple monsters from outer space.

20. irritate

• When James plays his new drums, the loud sounds he makes irritate the whole neighborhood.
• I irritated my boss when I didn’t get to work on time and didn’t call to say I would be late.

21. delicate

• Mom’s crystal plates are so delicate that we use them only for very special family dinners.
• Because infants’ bones are delicate, babies should be handled gently.

22. courteous

• It was courteous of you to give your seat to the old gentleman.
• When the spinach was passed, the courteous little girl said “No, thank you,” but her rude brother said “Yuck!”

23. competent

• After seeing him burn several pieces of toast, I knew that Aya was far from being a competent cook.
• Sandra is not good at tennis, but she is a competent skater.

24. positive

• Part of a coach’s job is to keep members of the team feeling positive, even when they are not winning.
• Myra is a positive person who always look on the bright side.

25. sample

• The doctor took a sample of Jen’s blood for testing.
• Before we painted the living room, we brought home samples of three different colors.

刚才无意中打开Google英文界面，点击了一下I’m feeling lucky。结果出现了下面很有趣的画面。

祝大家新年快乐！

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2009年和2008年一样不是平安的一年，对我们的这个社会来说，每个人的表达空间与思想空间不断被挤压被遏制，但是有这样的一句古话，哪里有压迫，哪里就有反抗，我相信对自由的追求反而因压制而更蓬勃。

泰斯特一下！淫荡的一天就要结束了！