那些代码中的“中国式”命名

10月中旬,有人在Quora网站上发起一个调查:“程序员职业生涯中最难的事是什么?”,调查结果让人实感意外。世界范围内的程序员同胞们普遍认为: “命名是让大家感觉最困难的事情”。对于主流的欧美程序员尚且如此,对于英文非母语的中国程序员来说,苦逼程度可想而知了:(。 虽说中国程序员大多也都学了10年以上的英语了,但能“地道”的表达和书写甚至是选词的程序员们比例却不高。而在编写程序的过程中,给变量、常量以及函数命名即意味着我们要选择恰当地道的词汇或缩写。 ...

November 6, 2013 · 3 min · Tony Bai

突破英语句型之'不耻下问篇'

脱口而出,’不耻下问’乃英语学习之真精神也,这里我们要学习一些经典的’问句’。 一、How …? 1、How about …? How about taking a walk? How about parking here? How about going for a trip? 2、How do you like … ? How do you like living in China? How do you like your new job? How do you like my new car? ...

June 20, 2006 · 3 min · Tony Bai

突破英语句型之'生存必备篇'

学过英语的人可能都有这样的一个困惑,那就是:虽然学了很长时间英语,也掌握了5、6千的单词,但就是说不出来一句半句完整的英语来。这是为什么呢?最近看到了疯狂英语李阳的’突破句型’一书,里面的一句’句型就是一切’让我茅塞顿开。突然觉得要想学好口语,掌握一些日常最基本的句型(sentence patterns)真是必不可少亚。李阳的’突破句型’一书对常用句型的总结还是蛮全面的,而且对各句型的使用情景有说明,今天来学习其中的第一篇:生存必备的10个句型。 ...

May 29, 2006 · 3 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'内心表白'

像道谢、赔礼道歉、赞扬这些内心表白的情形在我们的日常生活中还是很多见的,如你的Partner作了一件令你很满意的事情,你就可以跟他说:’Good job!’ or ‘Well done!’,可以说这些用法都是很实用的。下面就是’口语8000句’中关于’内心表白’的一些句子。 ...

May 16, 2006 · 2 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'提醒忠告'

‘提醒忠告’也是我们日常生活中常见的一些’行为’,这里我们一起看看如何用英语来有效的表达这些行为。 [教诲、告诫] John, apologize to her. John, you listen to me! Watch out! Don’t play with that thing. Do it yourself. You should finish what you start. 不要半途而废 I’m ready to throw in the towel. It is your duty to do that. Be good to others. You can’t be too careful. 再小心也不为过 Make up your mind after thinking it over carefully. You’ll see. 你终究/迟早会明白的 Calm down and think carefully. That is the most important thing. Don’t bite off more than your can chew. 要有自知之明 There isn’t much merit in doing so. What you need is a little more effort. Respect yourself. 自重 I hope you will be positive overall. That’s easy for you to say. 你说起来容易 There is no reason for complaints. = There is no reason to complain It’s natural for me to get angry. I’m telling you this from my experience. Cannot you think it differently? Don’t trust it. I’m so gullible! Don’t under him, That is the name of the game. I cannot make any exceptions for you. Use your head! You ask for it. 活该,自作自受 If the shoe fits, wear it. 如果认为别人批评得有道理,就该接受 If the cap fits, wear it. ...

May 11, 2006 · 3 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'随意的谈话'

平时闲聊,想必大家都会^_^。今天我们看看如何用英语’闲聊’,下面是’口语8000句’中的’随意谈话’一课的听写记录。 [征求意见] Do you understand? Understood? Is that clear? Get the picture? 了解情况么 Do you know what I mean? Are you listening to me? Are you blind? 你不知道么 You know what I am talking about. I said that, didn’t I? Do you know that? Do you happen to know …? 说不定你知道…吧 I can’t tell the difference. Can you hear me? Did you hear me? ...

May 8, 2006 · 3 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'见面分手'

‘见面分手’是我们每天生活中必不可少的事情,在英语口语中这方面的词句有很多,其中不乏俚语,我们一起来学习一下’口语8000句’中是如何谈’见面分手’的。 ...

May 4, 2006 · 4 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'日期与时间'

继续学习’口语8000句’,今天轮到’日期与时间’了。 [询问时间] What’s today’s date? It is August 13th. What day is it? It’s Thursday. What’s the time? It is almost noon. It’s one o’clock. It’s five after one. The clock/watch says 3:15. [有关时间] The clock is five minutes slow. Well, Time to go! About when? About what time? How’s the time? 来得及吗?= How are we doing for time? I have no time. You must wait for 5 more days. What is taking so long. I wasted a whole day. Time has come. Time is money. I killed 2 hours watching TV. Time is up. = There’s no time left. Do you have some free time? It is about time. Computers save us time.

May 3, 2006 · 1 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记-'电话沟通'

电话沟通是现在日常生活和商业活动中的一种重要的沟通方式,今天我要学习的就是如何使用英语进行有效的电话沟通。下面是’口语8000句’之’电话’的听写笔记。 ...

May 1, 2006 · 2 min · Tony Bai

口语学习笔记之'恋爱和结婚'

最近项目很紧,少有大段儿的时间去思考技术,不过每天晚上拿出2个小时学习英语还是能满足的!人总是要进步的不是,不学点儿啥这心里总是觉得不踏实^_^。今天的话题估计很多人都喜欢’恋爱与结婚’,初春季节正是谈情说爱的’黄金时间’,学上两句说不定你什么时候就能派上用场。 ...

April 29, 2006 · 2 min · Tony Bai