“Extremely successful at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have proven able to establish breeding colonies in urban and cultivated areas, which provide food and few natural predators, and are well known as a common park species. Their success has led to them often being considered a pest species because of their depredation of crops and issues with their noise, droppings, aggressive territorial behavior, and habit of begging for food (caused by human hand feeding), especially in their introduced range.” ~~ wikipedia Continue reading
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多倫多總主教為多倫多襲擊的死傷者祈禱
【鹽與光天主教電視】當地時間2018年4月23日下午1時30分,加拿大多倫多北約克發生貨車撞人事件,直至晚上8時20分,事件造成10人死亡,15人受傷,肇事司機已被警方捉拿。天主教多倫多總教區總主教多默‧哥連士樞機(Cardinal Thomas Collins)為所有在死傷者祈禱。在這悲傷的時刻,讓我們彼此振作。(點擊看全文)
What Donald Trump got wrong about US manufacturing
Winston Mok (WYK ’78) says his promise to bring back jobs to America is misguided, as the sector is in fact thriving – on hi-tech manufacturing – and any attempt to roll back globalisation would only hurt the US economy…..(read the whole story).
《戒煙》__ Don Chen (71)
四月春花驕,噹哥定戒煙。
今天吸煙族,不許過城池。
第一天:週末星期五,醫生開了兩個星期的尼古丁「膏藥」藥方。我在韓國燒烤館向一家人宣告 breaking news, 我要戒煙。全家雀跃。在停車場猛抽幾口才開車。回家,兒子幫我貼上「膏藥」。
《To Fr Mallin with Love》__ Wong Hin_shing (61)
《五斗米折腰 – 小費》 __ Don Chen (71)
《舊夢重温》__ 陳瑞文 (71)
香港中學校際田競比賽
《“西成東就”— 從英文猜漢字》 __ 余晃英 (61)
《“西成東就”— 從英文猜漢字》
我曾經遇到一個字謎 , 謎面是 Good morning, 猜一個漢字。謎底是“譚”字。“譚”字組成部份是“言”、“西“、“早”, 整理次序一下, 可以成為“西言早”– 就是 Good morning。這個字謎, 憑英文猜漢字, 頗為少見, 給我留下深刻的印象。我按圖索驥, 弄了一個字謎遊戲, 在本年度的理工大學加西員生會新春聚餐, 筵開十多席時 ,每一桌十人合作猜玩競賽。
現請你先試猜, 答案在本頁內。我還會稍稍報告結果和提出一些思考, 跟有興趣用這方法擬題的人分享。
I “西成東就”— 從英文猜漢字
請看以下英文句子短語,猜猜它們暗示什麼漢字,一題一字, 全是繁體, 部首也包括在內。(聲明:與文字學無關,或有多於一個答案, 最好的答案由工作人員決定。)
例子: Competitive market = 鬧(鬥市); Take away = 趣(取走); My daughter = 娥(我女)