2008年4月13日星期日
从Sanmu Ding到Oliver Peterson
今天听到一个好笑的故事:当年有个叫丁三木(Sanmu Ding)的中国人来到美国,在移民局排队办理手续时站在他前面的那个人名叫Oliver Peterson。 轮到他时移民官员问他叫什么名字,他说:Sanmu Ding, 可是那个移民官员却硬是在他的入境卡上写下了Oliver Peterson名字。事后他干脆也就取名Oliver Peterson。 当别人问起他为什么叫这么个奇怪的名字时,他解释说当时移民官肯定是把Sanmu Ding听成了Same Thing!
2008年4月11日星期五
The longest English word vs. the most complicated Chinese Character
1. The longest English word: (28 letters)
antidisestablishmentarianism
2. The most complicated Chinese Character: "biáng" (as in "biángbiáng mian," a kind of noodles in China's northern province, Shaanxi.
antidisestablishmentarianism
2. The most complicated Chinese Character: "biáng" (as in "biángbiáng mian," a kind of noodles in China's northern province, Shaanxi.
Traditional, 51 strokes
Simplified, 41 strokes
Stroke sequence
2008年4月9日星期三
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