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Jamie_Liu 
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Local time: 19:13
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EnglishChineseT wrote:
ysun wrote:
EnglishChineseT wrote:
一直在象牙塔里呆着的一个。
我们家那位刚从象牙塔出来不久的博士，连烤蛋糕时都要看着笔记本电脑上的配方，用大大小小的量杯、量勺分别量取面粉、奶油、糖、水等各种成分，就像她做实验时那样。不知你烤蛋糕时是否也是这样？  [Edited at 2013-08-17 02:07 GMT]
Same here! One thing I have learned through my academic training is to pay attention to the reliability and repeatability. Besides the volume and weight measurement tools, I also love to use timers. Whenever I am boiling eggs or steaming a fresh bass fish, I will set up the timer for the exact time I want, and then be rest assured that the results won't be too bad. 
[Edited at 2013-08-17 05:05 GMT]
到底是博士，好严谨！
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ysun
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EnglishChineseT wrote:
ysun wrote:
祝你好运！
能走多远，还不晓得。既然在路上，就专注地走好脚下的路。
别以为我在前面建议你搞你本专业工作，是因为不看好翻译这条路的前景。你一定很快就会忙得不可开交的。很可能这条路你会一直走到退休还欲罢不能。即使你想罢，客户也不让你罢，不管那时你是继续做翻译，还是当翻译公司老板。
[Edited at 2013-08-19 19:27 GMT]
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ysun
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Jamie_Liu wrote:
到底是博士，好严谨！
在我看来，这样做有点可笑。但她们却认为很正常，不这样做才是不正常。我想她们是对的。
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wherestip
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| What Recipes? | Aug 19, 2013 |
I remember once being invited to a sister department manager's home for dinner while I was still in Poughkeepsie. He became a good friend that I still stay in touch with to this day. He and and his wife Jean were both from Taiwan, getting their Ph.D.s in the U.S. way back in the mid '70s.
During dinner conversation, his wife brought up the fact that the majority of Americans are sticklers for cooking with recipes. Many of her dinner guests love her cooking, and constantly ask her... See more I remember once being invited to a sister department manager's home for dinner while I was still in Poughkeepsie. He became a good friend that I still stay in touch with to this day. He and and his wife Jean were both from Taiwan, getting their Ph.D.s in the U.S. way back in the mid '70s.
During dinner conversation, his wife brought up the fact that the majority of Americans are sticklers for cooking with recipes. Many of her dinner guests love her cooking, and constantly ask her for recipes, which she always finds humorous; 'cause her mental response is always: "what recipes"? ▲ Collapse
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ysun
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| Recipe for success | Aug 19, 2013 |
wherestip wrote:
What recipes?
Steve,
I like this recipe:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/5383005-Recipe_for_Success-by-Amoena
Recipe for Success
What you'll need:
1 cup of LOVE
1 cup of KINDNESS
1/2 cup of JOY
1/2 cup of HARD WORK
1 tablespoon of DETERMINATION
2 cups of CONFIDENCE
1. Mix Love, Kindness, and Joy in a large bowl. Fold in a pinch of laughter and a pinch of heartfelt, mushy, love-y dove-y compliments.
2. Slowly pour in the Hard Work, making sure not to lose any in the process.
3. Stir in the Determination and scoop two full cups of confidence into the bowl.
4. Mix it all together.
5. OPTIONAL: A pinch of Sugar for Sweetness.
6. Bake for a lifetime. Top with Friends and Family.
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wherestip
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| Great Recipe Indeed | Aug 19, 2013 |
ysun wrote:
Recipe for Success
What you'll need:
1 cup of LOVE
1 cup of KINDNESS
1/2 cup of JOY
1/2 cup of HARD WORK
1 tablespoon of DETERMINATION
2 cups of CONFIDENCE
1. Mix Love, Kindness, and Joy in a large bowl. Fold in a pinch of laughter and a pinch of heartfelt, mushy, love-y dove-y compliments.
2. Slowly pour in the Hard Work, making sure not to lose any in the process.
3. Stir in the Determination and scoop two full cups of confidence into the bowl.
4. Mix it all together.
5. OPTIONAL: A pinch of Sugar for Sweetness.
6. Bake for a lifetime. Top with Friends and Family.
It reflects the typical Western philosophy on life and work ethic.
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Ying Wang
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ysun wrote:
Jamie_Liu wrote:
到底是博士，好严谨！
在我看来，这样做有点可笑。但她们却认为很正常，不这样做才是不正常。我想她们是对的。
PHD = "Permanent Head Damage".
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ysun
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PHD = "Permanent Head Damage".
Don't seem to have any "Permanent Head Damage" at all!
[Edited at 2013-08-20 18:41 GMT]
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Ying Wang
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Jamie_Liu wrote:
EnglishChineseT wrote:
ysun wrote:
我们家那位刚从象牙塔出来不久的博士，连烤蛋糕时都要看着笔记本电脑上的配方，用大大小小的量杯、量勺分别量取面粉、奶油、糖、水等各种成分，就像她做实验时那样。不知你烤蛋糕时是否也是这样？ [Edited at 2013-08-17 02:07 GMT]
Same here! One thing I have learned through my academic training is to pay attention to the reliability and repeatability. Besides the volume and weight measurement tools, I also love to use timers. Whenever I am boiling eggs or steaming a fresh bass fish, I will set up the timer for the exact time I want, and then be rest assured that the results won't be too bad.
[Edited at 2013-08-17 05:05 GMT]
到底是博士，好严谨！
中餐更像艺术，西餐更像实验。:)
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Ying Wang
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ysun wrote:
你一定很快就会忙得不可开交的。很可能这条路你会一直走到退休还欲罢不能。即使你想罢，客户也不让你罢，不管那时你是继续做翻译，还是当翻译公司老板。
前些日子，ProZ有一个投票，结果是多数人都需要一两年时间，才能达到业务稳定。我也准备给自己一两年的时间。做自由职业者，有一点小小的满足感，因为自己就是老板。
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Ying Wang
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THEMENSTARTER | The joke does make some sense. | Aug 21, 2013 |
ysun wrote:
EnglishChineseT wrote:
PHD = "Permanent Head Damage".
Don't seem to have any "Permanent Head Damage" at all!
[Edited at 2013-08-20 18:41 GMT]
In the first several years of my Ph.D study, while I considered myself belonging to the normal, I didn't really know what research was like. Then, at one point, I finally figured out how to do research, and that was the time when I was close to graduation and my head was permanently damaged.
[Edited at 2013-08-21 04:54 GMT]
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ysun
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EnglishChineseT wrote:
前些日子，ProZ有一个投票，结果是多数人都需要一两年时间，才能达到业务稳定。我也准备给自己一两年的时间。做自由职业者，有一点小小的满足感，因为自己就是老板。
以你的背景，用不着那么长时间。搞翻译这行，饿的人饿死、撑的人撑死。不少人干不了几年，就不得不另谋生路。翻译社中，也有很多开张不了几年就倒闭，但也有不少只用十来年功夫就从一、两人的个体户发展成跨国公司。
最近我在工作中遇到一位翻译。她在国内医科大学毕业后来美国拿了个 PhD，教了几年书后，又开始做全职翻译。几年功夫，现在每年翻译量 over one million words。干到这个程度，就可以随意筛选项目，就像吃自助餐一样。
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ysun
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| "Permanent Head Damage" | Aug 21, 2013 |
干翻译这行，脑袋也会 "permanently damaged"。很多翻译都是夜猫子，时间长了就变成神经衰弱。所以，不要搞得太辛苦。
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Ying Wang
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ysun wrote:
干翻译这行，脑袋也会 "permanently damaged"。很多翻译都是夜猫子，时间长了就变成神经衰弱。所以，不要搞得太辛苦。
不要太辛苦！
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Ying Wang
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ysun wrote:
EnglishChineseT wrote:
前些日子，ProZ有一个投票，结果是多数人都需要一两年时间，才能达到业务稳定。我也准备给自己一两年的时间。做自由职业者，有一点小小的满足感，因为自己就是老板。
以你的背景，用不着那么长时间。搞翻译这行，饿的人饿死、撑的人撑死。不少人干不了几年，就不得不另谋生路。翻译社中，也有很多开张不了几年就倒闭，但也有不少只用十来年功夫就从一、两人的个体户发展成跨国公司。
最近我在工作中遇到一位翻译。她在国内医科大学毕业后来美国拿了个 PhD，教了几年书后，又开始做全职翻译。几年功夫，现在每年翻译量 over one million words。干到这个程度，就可以随意筛选项目，就像吃自助餐一样。
什么时候吃自助餐呀？
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