清華大學 Edx 課程, qinghua or tsinghua ?

https://www.edx.org/course/conversational-english-skills-tsinghuax-30640014x-1



Reading

- http://sciencedirect.com

- http://www.sciencedaily.com

- http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/speed_reading.html





Speaking

-- https://www.ivona.com/us/

-- http://www.aboboo.com/



Vocabulary

-- http://www.thesaurus.com/

-- http://dictionary.cambridge.org



Listening

-- http://www.ted.com

-- http://esl-lab.com



-- http://www.24en.com/bbc/bbc3/

-- http://michiganradio.org/programs/thats-what-they-say#stream/0



New Yorker

- http://www.wnyc.org/shows/tnyradiohour/

- http://www.airsla.org/nprbooks.asp

TDD, BDD

IT terms,

TDD : test-driven development
BDD : behavior-driven development

-cide


* pesticide, 殺蟲劑
* weedicide, 除草劑
* spermicide, 殺精劑
* suicide, 自殺
* homicide, 他殺? 殺人, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homicide

這幾個字都依循著相同的規則 xxx-i-cide === kill xxx
比較啟人疑竇的是 hom-i-cide === kill hom
home 指的是?

* human, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_killing
"""... Homicide – the act of killing of a person ("homo" being Latin for man ? ) """

* homo 指的是同類, https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060911065213AANyO7v
to kill other members of the same species,
也許將 homicide 翻譯作'人殺人'更貼近原字 ?



//===
* chronocide, 殺時間



//=== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermicide
spermicide --> spermicidally
"""...
Spermicides are believed to increase the contraceptive effectiveness of condoms.

... condoms that are spermicidally lubricated by the manufacturer have a shorter shelf life and
may cause urinary-tract infections in women
... should no longer be promoted.
However, they recommend using a nonoxynol-9 lubricated condom over no condom at all.

...
Spermicides have the highest failure rate of most birth controls,
which is why it’s not as popular as methods like the
pill, patch, ring, or intrauterine devices IUD's.

... Spermicides used alone are only about 70 to 80 percent effective.
... When spermicides are used in conjunction with condoms and other barrier methods
there is a 97 percent effective rate for pregnancy prevention.

... The most common active ingredient of spermicides is nonoxynol-9.
Spermicides containing nonoxynol-9 are available in many forms,
such as jelly (gel), films, and foams ...

..."""





//=== 以下應屬輔導級?
同類相殘 homicide 頗慘, 更慘的是 同類相食 cannibalism

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/world/german-man-arrested-in-a-case-of-homicide-and-cannibalism.html
"""...
Psychologists and experts on violent crime dismiss such explanations,
saying cannibalism is rooted in basic human pathologies that have little to do with national boundaries or popular culture.
..."""

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cannibal-cop-discussed-how-to-murder-then-roast-wife-with-online-chat-group-8511039.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism_(zoology)
"""...
In zoology, cannibalism is the act of one individual of a species consuming
all or part of another individual of the same species as food ...

...
Sexual cannibalism is a special case of cannibalism in which
a female organism kills and consumes a conspecific male
before, during, or after copulation.

..."""