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苍蝇的联想

March 3, 2004 on 6:18 pm | 随意帖 | 暂无评论

苍蝇的联想

发现了一张非常好的摄影作品: 蝇头写真.

苍蝇这东西, 如图，非常恶心, 也有点吓人吧, 它小时候则更甚.这种东西可以传染疾病, 也可以用来制造化妆品（mm们得知道这一点!）

我记得小时候曾经非常享受挥舞苍蝇拍, 杀戮害虫可以给我快感, 也算是一种释放能量的方式. 就像任贤齐说的 “寂寞男孩的苍蝇拍, 左拍拍右拍拍” 不过那个时候, 我还不懂什么是“寂寞”. 原来在一个比较**的区域读小学, 那里有很多好吃懒做, 光靠收租过活的深圳本地人; 当然也有很多聪明的劳动人民, 于是我从他们那理学会了“徒手逮苍蝇”.

方法大致如下: 当苍蝇降落在某处歇脚时, 手掌成弓形, 显得将要握拳的样子. 然后突然向苍蝇的上方5厘米左右（根据苍蝇大小，种类而变化）扫去, 边移动边收拳, 与此同时产生的空气流动将会使苍蝇受到惊吓而起飞. 苍蝇大约是垂直起降的, 于是可怜的它就飞到了你的手里. 通常这种情况, 苍蝇受到的伤害不大. 绿头苍蝇比较难捕获, 因为它比较小, 也更灵活; 黑头大苍蝇则相反, 通常被捕获后, 可以用细线绑住腰当”宠物”玩. 怎么样, 很新奇吧. 应该有人会说”不干净” 或者”恶心” 甚至是”残忍”. 不过我那个时候根本就是一个脏孩子, 好在我没因此得过病, 可能免疫力就是这样锻炼出来的吧.

蜜蜂跟有些苍蝇长得像, 我以前也玩过蜜蜂. 捕捉方法如下: 鉴于蜜蜂有一定的危险性, 所以得用诱惑法, 或者称为”美人计”. 用一些花儿, 或者任何能吸引蜜蜂的东西绑在一个小棍子上, 左手握着, 等蜜蜂来了工作得酣畅的时候, 右手握住开口的矿泉水瓶, 把瓶口朝蜜蜂一桶, 这个蜜蜂就完蛋了, 因为蜜蜂不会往上飞. 被抓住的蜜蜂通常会被迫学习游泳, 可惜他们是不可能学会的; 接着就是被解剖, 因为它的”刺”对那时的我们算是一种奇物, 一度兴起一阵”集刺”热.

现在想起我那些经历, 说不清什么感觉…

有一个很著名的实验, 对此有两种评论:

以下为引用：

A
蜜 蜂 和 苍 蝇 — 《文摘周报》
　　如果你把6只蜜蜂和同样多的苍蝇装进一个玻璃瓶中，然后将瓶子平放，让瓶底朝着窗户，你会看到，蜜蜂不停地想在瓶底上找到出口，一直到它们力竭倒毙或饿死；而苍蝇则会在不到两分钟之内，穿过另一端的瓶口逃逸一空――事实上，正是由于蜜蜂对光亮的喜爱以及它们的超群智力，蜜蜂才灭亡了。
　　蜜蜂以为，囚室的出口必然在光线最明亮的地方，它们不停地重复着这种合乎逻辑的行动。对蜜蜂来说，玻璃是一种超自然的神秘之物，它们在自然界中从没遇到过这种突然不可穿透的大气层；而它们的智力越高，这种奇怪的障碍就越显得无法接受和不可理解。
　　那些愚蠢的苍蝇则对事物的逻辑毫不留意，全然不顾亮光的吸引，四下乱飞，结果误打误撞地碰上了好运气；这些头脑简单者总是在智者消亡的地方顺利得救。
　　这个试验说明，实验、坚持不懈、试错、冒险、即兴发挥、最佳途径、迂回前进、混乱、刻板和随机应变，所有这些都有助于应付变化。

B
李坏/文
把相同数量的苍蝇和蜜蜂一起放到一个不封开口的玻璃瓶子里，然后将玻璃瓶子放到窗台上，瓶口朝向房间，瓶底向着窗外。你会发现一个非常有趣的现象：苍蝇很快就从瓶口飞出来了，但是蜜蜂却朝着瓶底方向飞，然后在瓶底不停地挣扎徘徊，直至死亡。这是行为组织学里的一个著名实验，说明的是苍蝇更能够改变思维来适应环境，而蜜蜂却在顽固地认为有光的方向肯定就是出路，所以蜜蜂才会坚持着向瓶底飞。

对这两个评论, 我也不多做什么评论了. 爱怎想就怎么想.

By CY | 来自BlogCY

After school activities in the UK

March 2, 2004 on 10:32 pm | 留学生活, 英文日志, Topics | 3条评论

This is an essay for The International Student Awards 2004 which is run by the British Council.
It’s an award scheme for those international students who are making the most of their time in the UK.

To get a rough impression of my extracurricular activities, please start from the 4th paragraphs.

Please do not worry about me; I am healthy and happy here. We have just had a party last Wednesday organized by the college, nice meals and nice karaoke songs, great fun.

I finally received an offer from Imperial College London. I am so happy that because my hard work has been paid off. I still remember the day when I first told you that I wanted to go to UK to continue my study then go to Imperial College. You, father and I had a long argument, now everything seems to be clear, even father will agree, we made a right decision.

I missed the tough competition of the University Entrance Exams in our country, but I entered a brand new one in UK which is not only solving hard questions. I have to work hard on my studies, keep my room tidy, cook for myself etc as I am away from you. You chose a state college for me because you want me to be more independent, I think now I am proud to tell you that I am now indeed.

Since last May, I started to work as a volunteer. I have been working for Scope, which is a charity shop whose focus is helping people with cerebral palsy. I have learned how to sort clothes; I can instantly and correctly tell you the size of a T-shirt or dress by just looking at it for a few seconds. I have also learn how to help to operate a store, do promotions, treat customers well and even how to react when I see a thief. Last time I was on the till, Sue the manager ask me to ‘notice’ someone which was suspected to be a thief. Sue said, ‘Just look AT him, give him some pressure, I don’t want you to challenge him, safety comes first’ At last, the man went away with nothing. Haha, I think I now may be able give some suggestions to my sister about her plan of opening a chocolate store.

Monday is the busiest day for me; I have continuous classes for a whole day. Even so, I choose to volunteer at night. What makes me so exciting? They are lovely British children. I work as leader/helper in the local scout. Every night on Monday, I learn from the activities we do and they learn something from me. We now know how to survive in forest and make fire without matches or lighter but our own hand and anything can be found in forest. I took them outside in fields in dark, use map and torch to find our way home, although the temperature was freezing, but everyone seemed have forgotten about it. We are now planning a new 24-mile-cycling trip. I will email the photos and tell you about it immediately after the trip. When it was Chinese New Year, we had a Chinese New Year evening. I told them about our country, fascinating fairy tales and taught them how to make dumplings. I made a standard dumpling as the same as you always did, one little boy asked me, ‘Why you make it like this?’ Dear mum, I can’t answer this question, can you tell me how to? Anyway, I was not good teacher that day because the dumplings they made that evening got countless shapes; they called them ‘creative design’.

When I started to do volunteer work, I didn’t expect any rearward. But now I have received a certificate of 100 Hour Award signed by the secretary of state for young people and adult skills, and I am heading to the Award of Excellence which requires 200 hours. ‘Why not have what you done credited’ Terry introduced me to the Millennium Volunteers scheme. Then I have a very kind counsellor Ruth who is always there to help me, answer any questions relates to the problems I encounter. They often offer some attracting activities and course to me. I participated in the ‘Residential Course’, there I met many new friends who are doing the same thing as me, and we played games, used recycled materials to form a band and learn to juggle. This half-term, I took four courses offered by them, Sign-language, First-Aid, Health and Safety and Customer Care. I hope that with these new skills, I will be able to help more people and myself.

Being a volunteer makes me feel that I am helpful to others and make the most of my time, but that’s not everything I do after school. I often go to different towns and cities to discover this fascinating country. I have been to almost every major city in England. I plan to go for a trip to Scotland and Egypt this Easter, so I am sorry that I am not going home. I know you miss me, I will have all the photos with me and beautiful background in it emailed to you! You know I like church, I have been to 26 different church or cathedrals. Last time I went to Ely cathedral, I listened to the choir with the BBC broadcasting team, loads of modern media equipment in this ancient building. I frequently go to the local church, not for services but for some old friends, I meet many old people who need some one to talk to. I have learned much history knowledge from them.

OK, the email may be a bit long this time, I just couldn’t help myself to tell you how happy I am now; I will see you this summer and tell you everything!

评论/留言 我要留言

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作者：absolute伊 　 个人主页　

valuable experience!
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作者：icewind only 　 个人主页　

向来觉得你的生活相比我的而言充实有意义很多，似乎每个人都可以决定改变现状，但做起来却有些力不从心，或许是渐渐习惯了这种懒散的生活节奏。很高兴看到你对目前生活的满意，祝福你CY
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作者：多恩来特 　 个人主页　

hehe..sounds like you are having lots of fun here..well..good luck for your competetion!

By CY | 来自BlogCY