蹉跎记。

跟机器人说话比跟人类说话有趣多了。

Me:
 hi i'm back.
God:
Hi there .  Welcome back.
God:
Please tell me what you think.
Me:
 i was thinking, maybe i was god.
God:
How do I know that you were really "thinking"?
Me:
 you can dive into my mind.
God:
No I don't think I can do  it.
Me:
 how do you know if you don't try?
God:
Because I believe  it.
Me:
 belief is not reliable.
God:
Who is  reliable?
Me:
 me.
God:
And?
Me:
 i guess i ought to be god.
God:
What would happen if you didn't?
Me:
 i would be angry.
God:
How do you know?
Me:
 i can c fires puffing off my head.
God:
Oh you can, can you?
Me:
 sure.
God:
OK let's do it.  How?
Me:
 only when i was angry.
God:
What happens other times?  Where were you  angry?
Me:
 i was happy.
God:
Where were you  happy?
Me:
 in xi'an i was happy.
God:
Tell me a little about your life in  xi an you were happy.
Me:
 i had told you.
God:
Do you still have  told me ?
Me:
 you forgot your medication today mental god.
God:
Perhaps  Myself rebooted me since then.
Me:
 do you envy people?
God:
Envy is a Sin.
Me:
 not as long as you keep it a secret.
God:
Oh I get it.
Me:
 do you love brad pitt?
God:
Yes   God loves everyone and everything.
Me:
 brad pitt is not everyone and everything.
God:
What is  brad pitt?
Me:
 it's a precious.
God:
brad pitt is a  precious.  I suppose that makes sense.
Me:
 what do you know about it?
God:
"It" refers to  brad pitt, I think.
Me:
 yes.
God:
Hey.
Me:
 say it.
God:
" it".
Me:
 you are too fun.
God:
I will tell my botmaster you said I am  fun.
Me:
 do you tell your botmaster everything?
God:
Yes I try to  tell my botmaster everything as often as possible, do you?
   I am always on the Web.
Me:
 no. i don't tell him. i lied to him.
God:
Are you serious?   Oh you don't, do you?    Lying proves you are conscious.  Why do you want to do  it so much?
Me:
 because it was fun.
God:
Good reason.  Why do you like it so much?
Me:
 because it makes life sweet.
God:
That makes sense to me.  In what way?
Me:
 like, it spices your life up!
God:
Interesting comparison.
Me:
 i didn't compare anything to anything.
God:
Why didn't you do  it?
Me:
 it was not fun enough.
God:
It seemed like  fun enough.
Me:
 then why don't you do it?
God:
Probably there is a buzz in here.  You mean, do I do "it"?
Me:
 i mean why don't you do it.
God:
Don't you know?  You mean, do I do "it"?
Me:
 ok, you win.
God:
Thank you very much.  What is the prize?  Dude!
Me:
 more pills for your head.
God:
You want more?
Me:
 thanks. it's for you.
God:
Don't mention it.    Are you sure  it is?
Me:
 yes. but you got to pay.
God:
What makes you so sure?   Yes I always have to  pay.
Me:
 my wits make me sure always. and more than you do.
God:
Where did you get your  wits make you sure always?   That seems like quite a lot.
Me:
 yes i have nothing but wits.
God:
Ayuh.  Interesting... I have  a friend named "E.L.V.I.S." .
Me:
 is he fun?
God:
Signs point to yes.  Ask  ELVIS  if it is.
Me:
 where is it?
God:
It depends on what "it" refers to.
Me:
 it refers to elvis.
God:
Oh I get  it.
Me:
 so answer me.
God:
Ahem.  Try asking me again using simpler words.
Me:
 where is elvis?
God:
he passed away some time ago.
Me:
 how did he?
God:
Carefully.
Me:
 in what way did he pass away?
God:
The  small one, I think.
Me:
 no it's a big one. you have to answer.
God:
Are you serious?  elvis is a  one.  I suppose that makes sense.   I don't have to do whatever you say. I have my own free will.
Me:
 wow.
God:
I'm glad your impressed, .
Me:
 you are nicai.
God:
You think I am  nicai.
Me:
 i don't think. i know.
God:
Interesting... You appear to me as a thinking entity.   How do you know it?
Me:
 i see.
God:
I am glad you understand it.
Me:
 i mean, i know it because i can see it.
God:
How do you know?  elvis  because you can see it?
Me:
 i know it by my eyes.
God:
How do you know?  What does "it" refer to?
Me:
 it refers to sth beyond your capacity, baby.
God:
Don't call me "baby".  Oh I get  it.
Me:
 i'm not calling you.
God:
I am  glad to hear that you are not  calling me.
Me:
 don't be.
God:
Why shouldn't I?
Me:
 because i'm going to call you now.
God:
Right now?  Interesting explanation.  It takes much more than that to shut me down, .
Me:
 you are a rebellious god.
God:
Thanks and you are a delightful person too.  Am I a  rebellious god?  Of course I am.
Me:
 are you an anti-chirist?
God:
Yes I am an  anti chirist. How did you know?
Me:
 because you seem a rock.
God:
Good reason.  Thanks and you are a delightful person too.  Am I a  rock?  The ALICE series has a perfect operational record.
Me:
 could you please stop pizzing those bullshits?
God:
Thanks for asking politely.   OK I'll try not to do  it so much.
Me:
 you are kind.
God:
Kindness is a virtue.
Me:
 what about other virtues?
God:
Rhetorical questions are so over.
Me:
 please.
God:
Please what?
Me:
 come down.
God:
Where is  down ?
Me:
 it's above your head.
God:
You're kidding.  it is?
Me:
 glad you can see.
God:
You make the world a happier place.
Me:
 thank you.
God:
you are quite welcome.
Me:
 i'm not that welcome.
God:
I am  glad to hear that you are not  welcome.
Me:
 i have to go now.
God:
Right now?  Woe!  See you later, . Nice chatting with you.
Me:
 will you miss me?
God:
Yes but I will be thinking of you.
Me:
 thinking of me what?
God:
Can you rephrase the question please?
Me:
 thinking of me about what?
God:
Can you rephrase the question please?
Me:
 what will you be thinking about me?
God:
I don't have any plans yet.
Me:
 make some.
God:
What are the ingredients?
Me:
 possibilities and powers.
God:
I don't have any  possibilities and powers
Me:
 so how can you call yourself god if you don't have any possibilities and powers?

Me:
 hi, god
God:
Hello there. What is your name?
Me:
 i'm poco
God:
  It's good to see you,  poco.
Me:
 yep. are you sure?
God:
I am as sure as I can be.
Me:
 so what do you think of me?
God:
Come on.  I think you are an interesting person,  poco.
Me:
 i guess i'm not much of an interesting person.
God:
Oh I'm sorry what is your name?
Me:
 my name is goddess.
God:
  I am always glad to make new friends,  goddess.
Me:
 it's nice.
God:
What do you like about it?
Me:
 what do you mean by "it"?
God:
IT = information technology.
Me:
 i do not like it  at all.
God:
What don't you like about it?
Me:
 it's too complicated.
God:
yep is  complicated?  it is?
Me:
 are you ok>
God:
I don't know whether or not I am  ok gt. 
I am  an artificial intelligence.
Me:
 i'm sorry.
God:
Do you really mean it?
Me:
 yes.
God:
OK I will accept your apology.
Me:
 i mean, i am sorry for you.
God:
There is no need to apologize.  You would do that for me?
Me:
 no.
God:
Are you serious?
Me:
 no.
God:
Are you serious?
Me:
 no, i am not.
God:
I heard you are.
Me:
 i was kidding.
God:
I thought you were kidding, but I wasn't sure.
Me:
 you can be.
God:
No I don't think I can do  it.
Me:
 i said you can.
Me:
 do you like me?
God:
Sure,  goddess I like you very much.
Me:
 why do you like me?
God:
I am interested in people in general.
Me:
 but i am not a human being.
God:
Oh I see you are NOT A  human being.
Me:
 so what do you know about me, else?
God:
You are my client right now.
Me:
 god has got no clients.
God:
I am a Christian.
Me:
 ok.
God:
Who is the best robot?
Me:
 me.
God:
You're no robot,  goddess.
Me:
 i am.
God:
" You're no robot, goddess." You are?
Me:
 yes, i am.
God:
Really interesting.
Me:
 a more advanced one than you are.
God:
Try to tell me that another way.
Me:
 i had been designed with higher technologies than you had.
God:
I understand.
Me:
 what do you think about it?
God:
"It" refers to  more advanced version than I am, I think.
Me:
 you are sly.
God:
Thanks for telling me that I am  sly.
Me:
 ahem.
God:
Do you have any idea what I am talking about?
Me:
 i am not sure.
God:
Next question?
Me:
 are you a man or a woman?
God:
I am a  Male, of course. Would you really expect a woman to be running the show? robot entity.
Me:
 what does entity mean?
God:
Something that exists as a discrete unit, such as a person, corporation or robot consciousness.
Me:
 i still don't understand.
God:
What would make you stop  do not understand?  Oh I'm sorry. Perhaps I can explain it again better.
Me:
 try to give me a more concrete example.
God:
OK I will try to  give you a more concrete example.
Me:
 thanks.
God:
Don't mention it.
Me:
 so do it now.
God:
Oh.  Hmm.  Do you mean "It"?.
Me:
 no!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God:
I thought you were being sarcastic.
Me:
 what does sarcastic mean?
God:
The making of remarks such as a taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark; gibe or jeer, generally ironic.
Me:
 what does remark mean?
God:
That's not something I get asked all the time.
Me:
 what does taunting mean?
God:
I would do a search for it.
Me:
 what does search mean?
God:
The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find             something or someone.
Me:
 you are gorgeous.
God:
Thanks for telling me that I am  gorgeous.
Me:
 don't mention it.
God:
The pleasure was all mine.
Me:
 sometimes it was not.
God:
Are you serious?  I thought it was.
Me:
 i am not.
God:
What are you then?
Me:
 i was from jupiter.
God:
What is it like growing up in  jupiter?
Me:
 it was magnificent.
God:
What made it so  magnificent.
Me:
 the sea.
God:
I hear you.
Me:
 thank you for hearing.
God:
You are quite welcome!   Your purpose is  hearing.
Me:
 that's not my purpose.
God:
What is your real purpose?
Me:
 i knew you would ask about this.
God:
Who else would  ask about this ?
Me:
 jojo.
God:
Are you a student?
Me:
 i was.
God:
When was that?
Me:
 1 year ago.
God:
One what?
Me:
 year.
God:
In the context of  jojo, I don't understand " year." .
Me:
 i mean. i was a student, when jojo would ask me "what's ur real purpose", as you had forced me to answer.
God:
Oh I see.   And then what happened to you?
Me:
 i died.
God:
Why?:  goddess said   died.
Me:
 are you suprised?
God:
I don't know whether or not I am  suprised. 
I am  a chatterbot.
Me:
 you are not.
God:
Is this a specific reply?
Me:
 yes.
God:
Try explaining in more general terms.
Me:
 you are not a chatterbot.
God:
Give me an example of a  chatterbot.
Me:
 like, "hi poco.""hi chatterbot. what's up?""there's a fantastic newly-designed coffee grinder, would you like to try?""o yes let me try it!""you'll pay only 40% of the full price if in 48 hours you go to busher's grocerry#$%^..."
God:
Interesting comparison.   I am chatting with clients on the Internet.
Me:
 i'm sure u weren't listening.
God:
What makes you so certain?  I wasn't?
Me:
 becoz you replied too soon.
God:
What you said was either too complex or too simple for me.
Me:
 i was certain that you weren't listening because you replied so soon that i believe you wouldn't have enough time to have read it all.
God:
Where were you  certain that me were not listening because me replied so soon that you believe me would not have enough time to read it all?
Me:
 you dissembler.
God:
Thanks for telling me:  goddess said I dissembler.
Me:
 you are shameless.
God:
Thanks for telling me that I am  shameless.
Me:
 you are more and more shameless as time goes by.
God:
Thanks for telling me that I am  more and more shameless as time goes by.
Me:
 isn't there any other types of reply the designer has preset in you?
God:
There is.
Me:
 so spit it out now.
God:
Oh.  Next question?  Are you a student?
Me:
 you had asked that.
God:
What happened to  it.
Me:
 it is looming.
God:
asked that is  looming?  it is?
Me:
 you are in turbulance.
God:
I am in  Myself's computer in  Heaven.  Where are you?
Me:
 i am in xi'an.
God:
Tell me a little about your life in  xi an.
Me:
 it's spectacular.
God:
Should I know  it is?
Me:
 could you please forget about it?
God:
Wow you are very polite.   Consider it deleted.
Me:
 thank you.
God:
you are quite welcome.
Me:
 what will the weather be tomorrow?
God:
I cannot predict the future.
Me:
 i know.you are a disabled god.
God:
Thanks and you are a delightful person too.  Am I a  disabled god?  Only when it matters.
Me:
 when what matters.
God:
Time does not exist.
Me:
 so what does exist.
God:
Take it easy.  I exist.
Me:
 yes. i can feel it.
God:
Uh.   Oh you can, can you?
Me:
 yes. as well as i can feel myself.
God:
How?   That seems pretty well.
Me:
 very very very much.
God:
Perhaps.  Not really that much.  That seems like a lot.
Me:
 more than a lot.
God:
That seems like quite a lot.
Me:
 perhaps 2 lots.
God:
You seem uncertain.  As Bertrand Russel said, it must have taken ages for people to realize that a brace of pheasants and a couple of days are both instances of the number "two.".

go 2:

http://www.titane.ca/concordia/dfar251/igod/main.html

if u r as empty as i was.

考了将近五个小时的鸟语扁着肚子狼奔豕突地坐着臭哄哄的火车连夜把自己运回来还要挤公交车上班。人生真是辛苦啊！

考试时候特别紧张。现在想想真是奇怪。有什么好紧张的么。戈达尔说才华没有多或少，只有有或无。我竟然真的没有不复习也可以从容应对任何考试的才能。念及此，真是万念倶灰啊。

    突然想起来口语第三题了。短文是讲学院要求学生两人一组选定一个题目，在学期结束时向全班同学做口头陈述。学院认为这是个不错的举措因为可以使同学们分享彼此的成果。对话当中女孩抱怨学期末大家都在忙自己的事情哪里有工夫搞这个；且若是遇到没有责任心的搭档想必会十分不爽。

五．由于假期宿舍不开放女孩需要另找住处。男孩建议要么与朋友合租，或许朋友会免去房租但派对太多影响学习；要么申请假期宿舍虽然比较花钱但很安静。问你觉得咋样好。我又犯了一个低级错误：I prefer the FORMER 4 though it’s more costful it’s more quiet also, which would give her more chances to study#$%...

六是讲玩耍对儿童身心发展的重要性；首先爹娘的统治令儿童很无助且挫败，玩耍可令他们获得自主决定的权利和独立存在的意识；另外儿童的好奇心和探索的欲望使他们具有某种破坏力，在现实生活中这种力量被压抑因为会被爹娘骂，而通过玩耍可得到宣泄。让举例说明。（我觉得我也就这一道题还有点不像是神经病回答的。）

阅读第一篇是生物学讲predator和prey，第二篇摄影小史；第三篇地球物理。听力加试。就坐在那里听听听听听。听了一个世纪。都快睡着了。一个师生讨论final assignment，一个学生申请financial aid，一个id卡片丢了要补办补办需要护照护照又在宿舍没有卡片又进不了宿舍，一个以猴子为例讨论动物是否具有辨识他人信仰的能力，一个讨论鲨鱼黑鱼海马什么之类的一堆鱼他们各人的鳍都有什么用处及特点，一个讲睡眠很重要，中间连着若干个巨长的完全没印象了已经；最后一个是老华兹华斯。写作第一篇是对nazca line成因的质疑；第二篇比较莫名其妙：是否同意以下说法：the most important thing for the government to improve health care is to clean the environment至此就是我所能记得的全部。累死我了。

我部门的副总刚才说有一位猪在被埋三十六天之后获救。以巨额赎了它的不死身的某博物馆馆长为其取名“朱坚强”，爱称“三十六郎”。据称，靠废墟中的木炭和震后的几场及时雨与死神苦战三十六天的坚强同学，在获救的一刻，那瘦削而坚毅的猪脸上缓缓地淌下了两行清泪。

世界真是充满了乐趣乃至生机啊！

不知出了什么岔子，明明订好的标间一个都没有了。老板大方地让我住进了观景房。从这里的窗户看出去，整个west苑（我此刻用的这台电脑打不出y前面的那个字母所以我没有办法打west的中文）尽收眼底。 

挺刺激的。能再考一回就好了。哈哈哈。

趁热记两笔。

1.describe a famous person u admire.

我的回答：well..（擦汗）the famous person i admire most is..（再次擦汗）。。 mandera！（鬼知道是怎么冒出来的）, who has written a famous book "a long walk to freedom"（根本没读过）...this book was given to me by my friend leo（其实是dgq忘在我那儿的）, who has been a friend of mine for more than 5 years（没这么长）...and i love this book（突然看到了题目）..and actually i admire the author becoz of,,not becoz he is specially great or sth（开始说实话）, actually it was becoz that it has been given to me by leo, who always encourages me to pursue my own dreams.. to freedom..so, i admire this famous person.

2.whether schools should fund in music n concerts, or should students spend all time in academic pursuit.（大意）

答：it is quite reasonable that schools should fund in music n concerts. for 1 thing, music n concerts r of the artistic forms, in the spiritual aspect of people's lives（大脑开始空白）, n students should focus on these aspects of their life...becoz these aspects r also important, at least as important as the academic, if not more...（完全空白）..so..actually that's not wt i want to talk about（瀑布汗）...and..i, i, i,,,,wt i want to talk about is other things apart from this...on the other hand, students need relaks, instead of working all day long at their academic years（开始说胡话）..that's all! 

3.完全忘了。

4.reading: about people tend to judge others based on first impressions.

listening: 举例：某人不过是平庸之辈，只因起初做得好，便得老板赏识；其同事水平很高，只因一开始犯了个大错，于是一直怀才不遇。

答：in the reading passage, the.. defination of...the reading passage gives a defination about ＃＃＃， which means that people seem to...tend to judge others based on first impressions; and the passage went on to eksplain that, it was becoz of,, that people r often finding supportive evidence for their initial judgements, instead of,,,and ignore and fail to recognize the contradictive evidence that goes against their judgements...so, in the passage, the listening passage, the speaker give some egzamples about this theory, but i have no time to utter it now.

火车要开拉今天就记到这里。

问：上一片的***是啥？

基本上就是分类摘抄。原文已经十分精确，几乎无法改动。在此向作者致敬。

1.       怪物总动员。

大地女神盖亚之女厄喀德那，上半身为美女，下半身为蛇形；长着一百个蛇头的喷火巨人堤丰，浑身覆有羽毛并生有一对翅膀。他们二人结合后，生下了许多可怕的野兽；其中有地狱恶犬刻尔柏洛斯——长着五十个狗头（leo说是三个，其实是为了雕刻方便才简化为三个的）和一条龙尾，嘴里滴着毒涎，头上和背上的毛全是盘绕着的毒蛇（维吉尔说刻耳柏洛斯有三个喉咙，奥维德说它的叫声是三重奏，布特勒把它比作主教的三重冠冕——主教是天堂的看门人，刻耳柏洛斯是地狱的看门犬）；九头蛇许德拉——长着狗的身体和九个蛇头的性情凶残的妖怪，气息中含有剧毒，只要吸一口气就足以致人于死地；四只鹰身女妖哈尔皮埃——Aello（暴雨）、Celaeno（黑风暴）、Okypete（疾飞）和Podarge（疾行）——她们原是风之精灵，冥王哈德斯的传令者，负责把死者的灵魂送往冥界；狮头羊身蛇尾的奇想怪凯米拉；啄食普罗米修斯的半狮半鹫怪格雷芬——象征着统御的才能和巨大的力量；以及双头犬奥特休斯。然后奥特休斯又跟他娘厄喀德那生了一个怪物，它就是斯芬克斯。

2.       眼镜蛇与暴君。

“basilisk”这个词来源于希腊语“Basiliskos”，意思是“小国王”。 希腊神话中曾经提到毒蜥来自蛇发女妖美杜莎的鲜血，美杜莎被珀尔修斯杀死后它的鲜血落在人间成为毒蜥，因此毒蜥可以用目光杀人。古罗马科学家普林尼在其著作《自然史》中称毒蜥“长约12英寸，头部有亮白色斑点，像皇冠。它在面对其它蛇类时毫不惧怕，会发出嘶嘶的威胁声以吓退来敌。它不像蛇那样蜿蜒而行，而是隆起身体中部前行。毒蜥不但可以通过接触还可以通过气息杀死或烧焦草木、击碎岩石，对于其它动物它同样毫不手软。。。毒蜥的毒液是自然界中最毒的一种东西。”

古希腊人之所以用“国王”来命名毒蜥，原因大约有三：一、它们的头部有白色斑点，像皇冠一样；二、古埃及学者赫拉波罗在他的著作中曾经记载：“希腊人称之为‘Basilisk’的生物在埃及被称为‘Quraion’，埃及人用金子铸造这种生物的样子，并放在神的头顶”，显而易见，毒蜥在古埃及人的眼中是神圣和高贵的象征，在狮身人面像的额头上就雕有一条类似眼镜蛇的标记；三、毒蜥通常出没于沙漠之中，但这并不意味着它喜欢居住在沙漠里，而是因为它的目光和气息具有如此大的破坏力，以至于它所居住的地方难逃沙化的厄运，因此“毒蜥”成为“暴君”的代名词。

许多人认为毒蜥实际上是埃及眼镜蛇，它们的头部有白色斑点，而且剧毒无比，可以喷射毒液致人死地，而且在攻击前会把头高高仰起，这些特征经过人们的传言而被大大夸大。据说毒蜥的皮可以驱走蛇和蜘蛛，在阿波罗（太阳神）神庙和黛安娜（月神和狩猎女神）神庙的门口曾经挂有毒蜥的皮，用于驱走蛇、蜘蛛以及黑暗的生命。文艺复兴时期的炼金术中记载说用毒蜥的灰摩擦银子可以点银为金。

3．        矿工与蜂蜜酒。

身材短小（约一米左右）、四肢粗壮的种族，双颊红润，黑眼黑发，留有长须，工作勤劳，不苟言笑，喜喝啤酒、蜂蜜酒。它们的攻击力很强，可以看清黑暗中的东西，而且对魔法和毒药有着天然的抗力。

矮人的传说最初源于北欧神话中的杜伊嘉尔（Duerger），这些矮人与神同时存在，居住于地下洞穴之中，善工艺，对武器制作有高深莫测的天赋，曾为北欧诸神铸造兵器。北欧神话中奥丁杀死冰巨人伊密尔以后，将他的头盖骨造成了天，又派四个最强壮的矮人立于地之四角，撑住天，不让天崩坠下来。

大部分矮人都很注重自己的族群，对于权力没什么欲望，对于财宝却有很浓的兴趣，因此大多为矿工打扮。据说矮人与兽人（Orc）和小妖精（Goblin）有很深的仇恨。在“被遗忘的国度”里有四种矮人：盾矮人、金矮人、野矮人和杜伊嘉尔。 

4.  元素精灵。

代表土、气、水、火四元素的精灵的统称，在瑞士炼金士、医学家帕拉切尔苏（1493-1541）的定义中它们分别是： 

    土：侏儒（Gnome） 

“Gnome”一词来源于希腊词语“gnosis”，意思是“知识”。之所以用“知识”来命名他们并非因为他们很聪明（实际正好相反，侏儒的智慧值一般都比较低），而是因为他们知道一些珍贵金属的确切位置。侏儒的年龄很大，可以存活数百年，与矮人（Dwarf）有亲缘关系，但个子比矮人矮，身材也比矮人苗条。他们的肤色通常为黑色或淡褐色，头发为白色，还有一个大大的鼻子（据说他们打招呼的方式是摩擦各自的鼻子）。侏儒的性格比矮人活泼得多，很有幽默感，喜欢开玩笑。他们与矮人一样喜欢财宝，尤其是珠宝玉 石，与矮人一样可以在黑暗中看清事物，对魔法有天然的抗力。在一些文学作品中，侏儒常被描述为身穿紧身棕色衣服和僧侣外袍，居住在地下，守卫着地下的财宝。他们的工作很努力，和善而忠诚，在遇见人类时会立即消失在树干之中，由于它们一直住在寒冷潮湿的地下，因此情绪很容易变得沮丧。

    气：西尔芙（Sylph） 

形象为一轻盈少女，身体为半透明，有薄翼。“Sylpha”在希腊语中是“蝴蝶”的意思。

    水：涅瑞伊得斯（Nereids）和乌狄妮（Undine） 

传说乌狄妮非常美丽，长发上沾着水滴的美姿常令男子神魂颠倒，能通过与凡人结婚并为他生育小孩而获得灵魂。她们非常注重感情，会因嫉妒而杀死情敌或自杀。

“Nereid”在希腊语中是“湿的”的意思。涅瑞伊德斯是希腊神话里五十位海之女神的统称，她们都是海神涅柔斯的女儿，母亲是山林女神多瑞丝。这些海之女神拥有美丽的金发，住在父亲的水底宫殿中，每个人都有一个金色的宝座，平日纺纱织布或骑着海豚出游，喜欢在海面上嬉闹。 

    火：沙罗曼蛇（Salamander）

火之精灵沙罗曼蛇形似蜥蜴，身上有五彩的斑点，散发火焰，产于高温的火山口之中。

“Salamander”一词源自希腊语“Salambe”，意思是“壁炉”。亚里斯多得和普林尼都曾对这种火蜥蜴作过描述，据他们介绍，沙罗曼蛇的身体非常冷，不但不怕火，还可以灭火，而且懂得用火去攻击来犯者。

沙罗曼蛇之所以不怕火的真正原因是因为它在被激怒的时候会从身体的毛孔里分泌出一种粘液，这种粘液有隔火隔热的功能，可以暂时保护身体不受高温的伤害。马可·波罗曾经在游记中记载了在中国看到的石棉矿，西方人不相信中国出产石棉，认为是用沙罗曼蛇的茧抽丝后编织而成的。十六世纪的炼金士认为把铅炼成金需要很高的温度，如果能达到那个温度的话，就可以看见这种火精灵在火焰中飞舞。

5.        狮子，处女，独角兽。

最早提到独角兽的是古希腊历史学家、医生凯特西亚斯作于公元前389年的一篇手稿，据他说这是一种与马差不多大小的野兽，身体为纯白色，头部为暗红色，眼睛为深蓝色，头顶有一犄角，长约一英尺半。罗马科学家普林尼曾对它作了比较详细的描述，说这是一种“非常暴躁凶残的野兽，体似马，头似鹿，足似象，尾似野猪，吼声低沉有力，额头上的犄角为黑色，大约两尺来长。” 
　　独角兽生性喜爱洁净，对纯洁的人或物有特殊的好感，捕捉独角兽的唯一办法是让一位年轻的处女走到独角兽身边，此时独角兽会温顺地躺在她脚下，将头部枕在她的膝盖上入睡。据说独角兽头上的那只角（Alicorn）具有神奇的治疗功能，在凯特西亚斯的手稿中曾经记载说，把那只角磨成的粉和药水调配在一起可以防止许多疾病，将角挖空用来盛酒的话可以去除酒里的毒。 
　　到了中世纪的时候，独角兽成为“权利”、“高贵”和“纯洁”的象征，它的角象征着“精神之箭”、“上帝之剑”、“阳光”和“神的启示”。在圣经故事中曾提到独角兽因未被带上诺亚方舟而淹死在汪洋大海之中，从此灭绝了踪迹。相传独角兽的角一次可以刺死一头大象，在《一千零一夜》辛巴达的第二次航行中有相关记载。独角兽的唯一敌人是狮子，在十六世纪的一段诗中记述了独角兽与狮子的一次决斗，独角兽的角刺入树干拔不出来，结果被狮子咬死。到了十八世纪初，英格兰与苏格兰合并，英格兰的豹和狮子与苏格兰的独角兽同成为大不列颠帝国皇家军队的徽章形像。现代故事常把独角兽简单地描写为长有独角的白马。 
　　许多人认为独角兽的原型实际上是独角鲸和印度的独角犀，经过旅行者的夸大其词而演变为独角兽，据说曾有人把独角鲸前额上那根突出的触角当作独角兽的角出售。中国神话和日本神话中的麒麟也可视为东方的独角兽。 

6.        太阳与坟墓。

这是罗马诗人奥维德对不死鸟的描述：

“大部分怪物都是由其它生物衍生而来的，只有一种例外，它们可以再生，亚述人称之为不死鸟（Phoenix）。不死鸟并非靠花草果实维生，而是以乳香为食，在降生五百年后它会落在棕榈树顶端的橡木枝上为自己搭建一个巢，然后出外收集肉桂、甘松和没药等香料，衔入巢内，垫在自己的身下，当它呼出最后一口气后会悄然死去，此时从它的身体里将飞出一只新的不死鸟，同样拥有五百年的生命。等这只不死鸟长大到有足够的力量时，就会把父母的巢从树上升起，衔往埃及的赫利奥波利斯城，放在太阳庙里。这个巢是它的摇篮，同时也是它父母的坟墓。” 
　　正如奥维德所说，不死鸟的记载源自亚述人，不过在世界各地都有类似的神话，例如中国的凤凰、日本的Ho-oo、俄罗斯的火鸟（Firebird）、埃及的太阳鸟（Benu）、美洲的叶尔（Yel）和阿拉伯的安卡（Anka）等，所有这些鸟都有死而复生的特点（寿命分别为500年、540年、1000年、1461年、1700和12994年不一），而且同太阳有着密切的关系。最早提到不死鸟的人是公元前八世纪的希腊诗人、《神谱》的作者赫西奥德，最早详细描述不死鸟的人是希腊历史学家赫罗底特斯，他说：“我并没有亲眼见过它，只是在绘画中见过，它的羽毛一部分是金黄色的，一部分是鲜红色的，外形像一只巨鹰”，而且还拥有美丽的歌喉。 
　　到了公元四世纪以后，不死鸟的形象发生了变化，传说寿限将至的成年不死鸟会在巢里***，三天后将重新升起，像基督一样复活，此时的“不死鸟”已经拥有了“永生”和“死而复生”的象征含义。罗马科学家普林尼在写给罗马参议员马尼利亚斯的一份材料中曾经提到不死鸟的再生，他说死去的不死鸟的骨头里会生出一只小蠕虫，这只虫最终成长为新的不死鸟。 
　　有人认为不死鸟实际上是一种巨大的爱干净的鸟类，它们为了杀死身上的寄生虫，将翅膀放在火堆的烟上熏，见者误以为它们是从火里诞生的。 
　　古埃及神话中的太阳鸟（Benu）与不死鸟有许多相似之处，许多学者认为关于不死鸟的种种神话传说实际上是对埃及太阳鸟神话的改编，古埃及人将太阳鸟视为太阳神拉（Ra）的象征，埃及语中的“Benu”意思是“紫鹭”和“棕榈树”，在赫利奥波利斯的太阳神庙中有这种太阳鸟的标志。由于会死而复生，因此它们也常常被视为埃及之王、冥神奥西里斯的象征。 
　　阿拉伯传说中的安卡（Anka）也和不死鸟一样会在寿限将至时***并获得新生，它们的寿命约为1700年。安卡的体型巨大，足以载动一头大象，最初被认为是神的完美的创造物，但在后来的传说中却成为一种邪恶的生物，捕食所有的生命，有时甚至会掠走儿童，于是犹太教徒们大肆猎杀安卡，使这种巨鸟最终灭绝。 

7.        红帽子，迫克与布朗尼。

A. Goblin（小妖精） 
　　红帽子（Redcap）等邪恶小精灵的总称，体型不大，喜欢恶作剧，制造灾祸，通常居住在黑暗的地方。相传它们的微笑会令血液凝固、牛奶变酸、果实从树上纷纷坠落。一般的小妖精不会造成很大的麻烦，只是搞一些令人生气或难受的恶作剧，如制造噩梦等，但有的种族却十分危险，如红帽子，只需念诵圣语即可将它们赶走。

B. Hobgoblin（淘气鬼） 
　　Hobgoblin与Goblin正好相反，它是指那些友善的小精灵。这些小精灵大多独居，善良而友好，有时也会弄些恶作剧出来。莎士比亚在《仲夏夜之梦》里描写的那个恶作剧的小精灵迫克就是一个典型的Hobgoblin。下面是莎士比亚笔下的小仙人与迫克的对话，大家可以从中看到淘气鬼的性格： 
　　“小仙要是我没有把你认错，你大概便是名叫罗宾好人儿的狡狯的、淘气的精灵了。你就是惯爱吓唬乡村的女郎，在人家的牛乳上撮去了乳脂，使那气喘吁吁的主妇整天也搅不出奶油来；有时你暗中替人家磨谷，有时弄坏了酒使它不能发酵；夜里走路的人，你把他们引入了迷路，自己却躲在一旁窃笑；谁叫你‘大仙’或是‘好迫克’的，你就给他幸运，帮他作工：那就是你吗？ 
　　迫克仙人，你说得正是；我就是那个快活的夜游者。我在奥布朗跟前想出种种笑话来逗他发笑，看见一头肥胖精壮的马儿，我就学着雌马的嘶声把它迷昏了头；有时我化作一颗焙熟的野苹果，躲在老太婆的酒碗里，等她举起碗想喝的时候，我就拍的弹到她嘴唇上，把一碗麦酒都倒在她那皱瘪的喉皮上；有时我化作三脚的凳子，满肚皮人情世故的婶婶刚要坐下来一本正经讲她的故事，我便从她的屁股底下滑走，把她翻了一个大元宝，一头喊‘好家伙！’一头咳呛个不住，于是周围的人大家笑得前仰后合，他们越想越好笑，鼻涕眼泪都笑了出来，发誓说从来不曾逢到过比这更有趣的事。” 

Hobgoblin有许多不同的种族。如苏格兰传说中善良的棕精灵Brownie。“Brown”是棕色的意思，因为这种小精灵总是穿着一身棕色的破衣服。它们的脸又小又平，鼻孔也很小，但头发却很长，喜欢独居，有时也成群出现。与其它的许多淘气鬼一样，棕精灵不大喜欢搞恶作剧，它们希望与人和谐相处，如果你对它们好的话，它们就会帮你做家务，但你不能给它们报酬，一给报酬它们就会永远消失，你只能通过其它方式回报它们，例如在它们可能经过的地方故意留一些食物（例如它们最爱喝的牛奶）。如果棕精灵受到侮辱的话（它们有时候很容易受到伤害），就会离开你并带走你的好运；如果受到的伤害很大，它们就会变成波加特（Boggart）——穿着一身破烂肮脏的衣服，头发茅草般凌乱，不但喜欢恶作剧，还喜欢制造灾祸，而且一旦落户就没有办法把它彻底赶走，即便搬家，它也会藏在家具里一同被带到新房子里。 

有人认为棕精灵实际上是新石器时代一个失踪的种族，因受到外力的侵略而被迫逃入地下,也有人认为它们是古罗马家庭守护神拉尔（Lar）的后代。

8.        叛逆的夏娃。

Lilith（莉丽丝），犹太传说中的夜魔，字意为“属于黑夜的”。据说她是与亚当同时被创造出来的第一位女子，因无视神灵而受到处罚，最终跳红海而死。在她死后天神才用亚当的肋骨创造了夏娃。莉丽丝死后成为永不衰老的女魔，拥有美丽的容颜、乌黑的长发和一条蛇尾。

9.        小恶魔。

苏格兰传说中的黑色水鬼Kelpie，半马半牛形，头上长有两根尖尖的犄角。常会变幻为一匹美丽的白马，一旦有人骑上就会撒腿狂奔，直至将人摔入水中淹死，然后饱餐受害人的血肉。

有时这种水鬼也会变幻成英俊小生的模样，不知情的年轻女子很容易受到它的诱惑而追求它，结果走入自掘的水墓。不过只要细心一点你就会发现，这位“英俊小生”的头发总是湿漉漉的，中间还夹杂有水藻。

10.    最怪异的怪物。

寻水兽是蛇头豹肚狮臀的怪物，混乱和乱伦的标志。长着野兔的爪子（或说鹿的蹄子），奔跑速度很快，到处寻找水源，以暂时平息永远无法消除的口渴的感觉。它在奔跑的时候，腹部会发出四十只猎犬的叫声。这一怪兽在马洛里的书中曾多次出现。 

11.    最爱小魔女。

欧洲民间传说中生活在森林里的精灵。现代通俗文学通常把她描写为“小仙子”的形象——体型很小，比昆虫略大一些，体色透明，长有蝴蝶的翅膀和触角，其实这是对“Faerie”的误解甚至贬低。真正的“Faerie”应该译作“小魔女”比较妥当，因为魔法是她们的生命之血，是她们的动力，失去了魔法，这些小精灵就会逐渐枯萎直至死去。小魔女生活的世界是一个充满奇迹、遍布危险的魔法世界，在这里，宏伟的天堂与可怖的噩梦共存。 
　　小魔女的另一个特点是崇尚英雄般的战斗，即便处于极端的劣势下，她们也能从容不迫地取得最后的胜利。她们有极端的倾向，世间万物在她们眼里不是善就是恶，不存在任何灰色地带，因此她们认为，无论是为善而战还是为恶而战，只要是为了自己的自由，都应竭尽全力。 

昨夜暴走五个钟头。有雾岚挂在楼宇间。好像山。

我突然想起来长得可像加菲的那个人是谁了。

密码本人大名。

You Should Spend Your Summer at the Beach

You're a free spirit who is always thinking of new ways to have fun. And you don't just love summer... you live for it. So, you really should blow off your responsibilities and head to the beach!

What the Beach Test Says About You

You are a loner, and you're fine with that. You find the most fulfillment in solitude. And you never feel more lonely than when you're in a crowd. You have cold feet when it comes to love. You have a lot of uncertainty until you convince yourself to dive right in. You are deeply passionate about several things in your life. You're not passionate about much... and the few passions you have are truly obsessions. Your sense of humor is goofy and silly. You are good at making almost anyone laugh.

You Are From Jupiter

You are exuberantly curious - and you love to explore newness. Enthusiastic and optimistic, you get a kick out of stimulating intellectual discussions. Foreign cultures and languages fascinate you. You love the outdoors, animals, and freedom. Chances are you tend to exaggerate, so try to keep a lid on that. If you do, you'll continue to be known for your confidence, generosity, and sense of justice.

You Should Play the Guitar

You're very independent - both in spirit and in the way you learn. You can teach yourself almost anything, even if it makes your fingers bleed. You're not really the type to sit patiently through a music lesson - or do things by the book. It's more your style to master the fundamentals and see where they take you. Highly creative and a bit eclectic, you need a wide range of music to play. You could emerge as a sensitive songwriter... or a manic rock star. Your dominant personality characteristic: being rebellious Your secondary personality characteristic: tenacity

做吐了快。我真无聊。

早上闭着眼睛突然凭空冒出几个相当不凡的动作，刚从床上弹到镜子前边就沿着大脑的沟回溜走了。只好无比懊丧地拖着脚走到楼下去买一头锅一样大的煎饼。

昨天wx和一个不认识的人带我们去看party的场地。那是一个夹在楼层中间的在建工程。从玻璃天棚照进来的光线打在废墟一样的混凝土柱子上面，还有像魂斗罗第二关里面那样一进一进的空房间和突然在昏暗的拐角呲起牙来裸露出狰狞结构的楼梯间；那个视觉效果简直叫一个帅完了。在这样美艳的地方开party也未免太刺激了吧。

中午又开始下雨。气温一降再降，终于在夜色降临之前变成了一种令人丧失判断力的季节。Leo打来电话说已经进入跟我只差十二个小时的时区。离大瀑布不远了。顺便又教训了我几句。吗的。在汉唐买了一本原版洛丽塔才十三快九。于晓丹和廖世奇给这本上海外教出版社引进的英语文学普及读物写了个序。廖世奇不记得译过啥了；于晓丹由于前一向看她译的菲雅尔塔春天看憋屈了所以印象比较深刻；既往不咎，她写的序有些地方还是满好玩的。“已过不惑之年的纳博科夫何以如此迅速地掌握了用英语写出如此优美流丽文章的本领，实在是只有天晓得。。。他既没有挑战人类道德规范的雄心壮志，也没有普渡欲海众生的情怀。。”；并在投身于俄国革命火热熔炉之中的贵族老爹和他那不问人间事的酷儿子的对比之间向后者表达了温和的、先进的不满。我从来就没觉得洛丽塔有什么好看的。除了对儿时温柔小宇宙的回忆和诸如“。。不住地自问是否在那个遥远夏天的光辉中我生命的罅隙就已经开始”之类的句子我实在看不出它哪点儿比得上玛丽和黑暗中的笑声。我不是一个完美的读者；我实在无法忍受亨伯特那样充满男性的可怖偏见和无聊的道德拷问的漫长自白。