tip-off
n. Informal 1. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information.2. An indication of an otherwise unknown fact or probability.i.e.: The judge called for a pitcher of water, a tip-off that the session would be long.[@more@]pitchern.(带柄和倾口的)大水罐, (棒球)投手
go bananas
go bananas发疯, 神经错乱[@more@]go crazy, go mad, out of one's mind.
inadvertently
adv. 1. 漫不经心地;疏忽地2. 无意地;不经意地[@more@]i.e.:Inadvertently the recovery model of auditdb was FULL and not SIMPLE (which is the standard).
善与人交,久而敬之
子曰:“晏平仲善与人交,久而敬之。”[@more@]晏子对朋友能全始全终,他让友情地久天长的要诀是“久而敬之”。交情越久,他对人越恭敬有礼,别人对他也越敬重。
spike
If you specify the value too large, you risk missing the workload spikes(峰值).[@more@]spike [spaik] n. 长钉,尖状物,钉鞋,峰值n. 穗,穗状花vt. 以大钉钉牢,使 ... 失效,用尖物刺伤
bury the hatchet
bury the hatchet v. 休战,埋掉战斧,和解,讲和,妥协[@more@] bury the hatchet 捐弃前嫌. Business is business 公事公办 After their long argument the two brothers have at last buried the hatchet. 长期争吵之后,兄弟俩终于和解了。
New year innovation ?
Work-life balance - Set an ideal time (i.e.:60:30PM) each day to leave the office, turn off the Blackberry when you're at home, talk to your manager.[@more@]Lose Weight - Cut down on sugar, drink more water, exercise regularly, and get consistent sleep(i.e.: go to bed @ 9:45PM and get up @5:45AM).Financial - Stop using credit cards; supplement your income, save a certain amount of money each month.
pay through the nose
Pay through the nose:To pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other mannervi. 付出过高的价钱,被敲竹杠,付出惊人的巨款,付出很大代价[@more@]pay up 付清 pay as you earn 所得税制度
Sleep
sleep in: to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning 迟起;睡过头;睡懒觉shuteye: informal term for sleep 睡眠tease apart: to pull something gently apart into separate pieces 梳理shift-workerall-nighter: a time when you stay awake all night studying 通宵学习;开通宵夜车[@more@]ramification: one of the large number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision (众多复杂而又难以预料的)结果,后果weeknight: any night except those on Saturday and Sun
IMAX
Image Maximum -- IMAX3D -- Three demensionsStereo glassesbox office: 票房[@more@]
人生教我的45个功课【转】
作者: Regina Brett, 90岁, 来自美国俄亥俄州, 克里夫兰, Plain Dealer城。"为了庆祝变得更老了, 我曾经写下人生教我的45个功课. 这是我写过最叫座的专栏." 我这把老骨头8月就要90岁了, 所以, 再一次, 我在这里呈现这一个专栏 。 1. 人生是不公平, 但还是好得很. 2. 怀疑的时候, 朝着未来踏出一小步. 3. 人生太短, 短到来不及浪费时间去恨任何一个人. 4. 生病的时候, 你的工作不会照顾你. 你的朋友和父母会. 保持联络. 5. 每一个月付清你的信用卡. 6. 你不需要每一次都吵赢. 同意你不同意的. 7. 找人一起哭. 它比独自啜
士不可以不弘毅,任重而道远
曾子曰:“士不可以不弘毅,任重而道远。仁以为己任,不亦重乎?死而后已,不亦远乎?”意思是:曾子说:有抱负、地位的人不可以不胸怀广阔,意志坚定,因为这些人有重大的使命,路途遥远。把实现“仁”的理想作为自己的使命,不也很重要吗?死了才停息,路途不也很遥远吗?[@more@]《论语》中“士”字共出现十五次,其义有三:(一)泛指一般人士,如“虽执鞭之士”(《述而》第七);(二)指读书人,如“士志于道”(《里仁第四》);(三)特指有一定社会地位及影响或有较高修养的人,“士不可以不弘毅”中的士,就是指这种人。这种士不是一般的
CNAPS FAQ
China National Advanced Payment System问:什么是中国现代化支付系统?答:中国现代化支付系统简单地说就是中国人民银行为全社会提供的,用于跨行、跨地区资金清算服务的应用系统。目前,中国现代化支付系统主要由三个系统组成,即:大额支付系统、小额支付系统和全国支票影像交换系统。大额支付系统于2003年12月在河北上线运行,这套系统主要处理规定金额以上的资金汇划业务,它的突出特点是强调业务处理的实时性;小额支付系统作为大额支付系统的补充,为社会提供了一个低成本、大批量跨行支付清算业务的公共支付平台。该系统支撑多种
opaque
opaque [əuˈpeik]a.不透明的,不透光的;难理解的,晦涩的[@more@]i.e.: This is an opaque cup.
endian
endianformats (byte ordering)Byte ordering can affect the results when data is written and read. For example, the 2- byte integer value 1 is written as 0x0001 on a big-endian system (like Sun SPARC Solaris) and as 0x0100 on a little-endian system (such as an Intel-compatible PC). [@more@]laughed at Jasmine:-(SELECT tp.endian_formatFROM v$transportable_platform tp,v$database dWHERE tp.platform_name = d.platform_name;