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Catapulting Gummies to Glory

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:26:59 +0800

Ring Shot was the third game in our Life Savers Gummies^® More Fun For Your Mouth™ suite, created to provide fans with a simple, addictive diversion that was easy to learn, but tough to master – and full of the playful, colorful Gummies spirit.

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The Dashboard

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:20:40 +0800

Our second collaboration with UrbanDaddy resulted in The Dashboard - UrbanDaddy's answer to the age-old question, "What's going on tonight?"

The Dashboard tracks the beating heart of your city's nightlife, scanning social channels to get a sense of where the "heat" is going to be and giving night owls real time updates on critical information like who's working the door tonight at Rose Bar and how tight the pants are.

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Tune Out The Noise

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:08:07 +0800

Few brands are as confident as Altoids^®. None are as “Curiously Strong™”. To celebrate that sense of assurance and give the brand’s core audience a way to do the same in their own lives, we created Tune Out—an iPhone, Android and desktop application that cuts down on the digital noise. Tune Out lets fans keep up with their favorite friends – and only their favorite friends – on Facebook, tuning out everyone else.
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Always Beautiful

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:03:05 +0800

Microsoft challenged us to take on the beta release of IE9 – to explore the new features and functionality of the browser and push the limits of what’s possible. We responded with "Always Beautiful" – an interactive experience that uses the history of the web as a personal paintbrush.
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英语写作的三个重要原则

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:46:38 +0800

由于美国人生活繁忙、紧张，讲求快速，时间就是金钱，所以近年来许多美国大学也在推行日常生活的讲和写，不用难字，不写长句，不含偏见的「三不」。也就是说，尽量使用简短易懂的白话英语(论坛) (Plain English)，写得愈白愈好，用字愈少愈妙，使别人可以一目了然，充分了解。这不但可节省「思索」时间，也可避免对方的误解。还有，老外为了族群和谐相处，也不使用带有偏见的字眼。以下即为一些例子，以供读者参

MBA面试：Tips on the Wharton Behavioural Interview

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:57:50 +0800

Recently Wharton has rolled out a new behavioural interview format. We are focusing on what a person has done, why they have done it, and how they have done it.

However this type of interview format is not unique to Wharton. You know you're in a behavioural interview when the questions begin with "Tell me about a time when you..."

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标点符号的英文说法

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:27:34 +0800

　 +　 plus　加号；正号

　　-　 minus　减号；负号

　　±　plus or minus　正负号

　　×　is multiplied by　乘号

　　÷　is divided by　除号

　　＝　is equal to　等于号

　　≠　is not equal to　不等于号
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7个措辞技巧瞬间提升你的英语档次

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:10:09 +0800

Can you pass me...? vs Give me.。。

　　人们不喜欢别人支配他们去做事情，因此有时想直接得到你想要的可不是那么简单。换掉那些听起来是命令的语句，例如"Give me the newspaper"，而使用"Can you pass me the newspaper?"

　　Could you give me five minutes? vs Go away。
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商务英语：抱怨信函写作之发货延迟

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:04:46 +0800

Complaints & Claims(抱怨和索赔信函)的目的是为了获取更好的服务，对已出现的问题求得尽快的、妥善的解决。它通常是买方由于对收到的货物不满而书写，如：货物未按时到达；货物虽抵达，但与订单所载不同；货物有损毁现象；货物数量短缺或多余；货物质量与样品不符；服务不合理以及收费过高等，这些均是抱怨、索赔的正当理由。

　　书写抱怨、索赔信函时，不妨开门见山提出原先双方同意的条件，然后列举事实以表示有何不满，以及为什么不满，最后提出解决的方法。内容应明确、清楚、有理，语气要简洁、坚决。避免使用愤怒和使对方过于难堪的措辞(除非你所抱怨的问题反复发生，且多次投诉而毫无结果)。
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《盗梦空间》：If you jump,I will not jump with you!

visotr@hotmail.com (xiaoJack) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:54:44 +0800

调侃一下，这估计是看了《盗梦空间》必须学会的一句口语了。If you jump,I will not jump with you!~

电影《盗梦空间》自从在内地上映以来魅力惊人。真正掀起了继《阿凡达》之后又一热潮。不少看过影片的观众则把目光锁定在了莱昂纳多的一句台词上。在《泰坦尼克号》里莱昂纳多对露西说：“If you jump,I jump！”(如果你跳，我就跳！)而在《盗梦空间》里莱昂纳多对梅尔说：“If you jump,I will not jump with you!”(假如你跳，我是不会跟你一起跳的)网友以此推论：“男人成熟后，就不会再相信爱情这回事了。”这一幽默的评价得到了不少网友的力撑，使之成为网友转帖的对象。

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