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The Most Ridiculous English-Chinese Translation in Marketplace

JoeNo1 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:56:31 +0000

Before July 4th holiday, I went to Ralphs to buy some vegetable and fresh fruits. When I saw this sign, “PLEASE NO CORN CLEANING,” I was speechless.

This is a classic example of misusing Google translator. Computer “thinks” that NO is a verb. These four words are literally translated to Chinese as “please number corn cleaning,” which does not make any sense.

The store manager should have had a person who knows Chinese to read the translation before hanging it out to public.

Ralph is one of the most famous grocery stores which had made national headlines. It must be better than that. It should at least come up with something like, “请勿剥去玉女衣裳” :p

What is Twitter? Twitter in Plain English 中文翻译

Live: July 3rd Party, Classical Guitar Solo & Quartet

JoeNo1 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:00:30 +0000

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barbeque, beer, chat, play the guitar, solo & quartet..

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Party with Friends on Sunday, Classical Guitar Quartet

JoeNo1 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:30:14 +0000

Classical Guitar Quartet

Left 1: Dr. Chia (Guitar: Asturias, 11-string alto-guitar. The extra base strings are all 6th strings on a regular guitar.)
Left 2: Joe ( Guitar: ROMERIGO 01, 罗美里哥 01（2008试制版） Strings: LaBella 2001 Classical MHT )
Left 3: Angelo (Guitar: Esteve)
Left 4: Jimmy (Guitar: Ramirez 1A)

The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)

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“It is never right to play ‘rag time’ fast.” – Scott Joplin

http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/20th/ragtime.html

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, from BWV 147 (J. S. Bach)

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见国内在线视频网站：

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OMG! I got H1N1.

JoeNo1 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:39:39 +0000

I visited my doctor last week. He told me that I got H1N1. It almost scared me to death…

The prescription drug I got is as following:

TAMIFLU - (oseltamivir phosphate) Capsules, 75 mg each capsule. Take one capsule by mouth twice a day.
AMOXICILLIN 250mg capsule, take 1 capsule 3 times a day.
ACEPAMINOPHEN 500mg tablet, take 2 tablets by mouth twice a day as needed.
APRODINE tablet, take 1 tablet by mouth 3 times a day as needed.

Now I’m recovering very well. These drugs work. I have no more fever, no more running nose, no more muscle pain. The flu is gone.

BTW:

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr’s Day. Thanks Dr. King. I’ve got one more day to stay home and relax

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Bought a New Car, Nissan Versa, during Memorial Day Sale

JoeNo1 — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:22:55 +0000

2009 Nissan Versa Sedan 1.8 S

My nephew did, not me:) He just got his driver’s license. This is his frist car for his college commute.

We spent a whole afternoon looking for a new basic model car, like Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic & Nissan Versa. We got it at the last stop.

It was not a super deal, but fair. We spent more than $1’500 to double the manufacture warranty from 3 years to 6 years. So, after $2’500 discount, plus tax and other fees, the total was about $15’700.

This is a small car. But the good thing is that it’s pretty fuel efficient, about 24 miles/galon in city and 32 miles/galon on highway. And zero down payment too.

The following are the basic settings,

Automatic Transmission

4 Wheel ABS

122-hp 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine

15″ Wheel covers

Air conditioning with in-cabin microfilter

AM/FM/CD audio system

Dual power body-color outside mirrors

Remote keyless entry

Power door locks with auto-locking feature

Power windows with driver one-touch auto-up/down

Exterior: Magnetic Gray

Interior: Charcoal Cloth

Dealer Address: ALHAMBRA NISSAN

726 E MAIN ST

ALHAMBRA, CA 91801

Tel (626) 289-6161

See reviews here,
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Nissan_Versa/

外甥刚拿到驾驶执照（还是临时的）就准备买车了，用于上大学代步。今天早上收集了一些报纸上的广告，再上网作了些市场调查。下午跑到丰田、本田、日产几家专卖店，分别试过丰田的09花冠，本田的09思域、07雅阁（二手），在最后一站才找到性价比比较合理的，日产09骐达：自排，四缸1.8升，空调，电动门窗后镜，电台+CD，安全气囊，四轮自动防抱死系统。加 9.25%税与上牌等手续费，再把3年的厂家保修翻倍到6年，合计约美元$15’700。

零订金，送满一缸汽油，洗车，3次免费换机油，100英里内免费拖车，4人3天2夜免费酒店。。。总之，没花一分钱把新车开回家。

另外，看到美国尾部碰撞测试显示，这款是获得最高评级的车型之一（07年），保险应该能省一点儿，不错！

Visit official website for more information, 访问官方网站可获更多信息：
http://www.nissanusa.com/versa/

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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area 经历一次5.0级地震

JoeNo1 — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:29:50 +0000

Location: City of Alhambra

Time: About 8:40PM

I was surfing the web. I heard that the window in my room was making noise. I felt the ground shaked for a few seconds. I shouted, “Earthquake!” and gathered all my family members in the middle of the living room. I was a relatively open area and there was nothing but the roof on top of us. Nothing happened after that.

I told my wife to grab a few important things and took my daughter out on the drive way. I drove them out to a nearby KOHL’S parking lot.

One thing we’ve learned is that we haven’t well prepared for a bigger earthquake yet. We need to get two emergency boxes ready, one for me, one for my wife.

According to the news from REUTERS,

Magnitude 5.0

Lasted 10 to 15 seconds

The quake center was about 10 miles southwest of downtown LA, near the community of Lennox.

see, http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE54H0GE20090518

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Sichuan(China) Earthquake Memorial Day 512四川地震纪念日

JoeNo1 — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:24:11 +0000

2008年5月12日14:28:04

沉痛悼念地震中死难的同胞！

记得事后的几天，我号召家人捐款，捐助了几百美元现金，交给了中国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。。。

【悲歌】Endecha by Francisco Tarrega

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美国民用电压与电源插座

JoeNo1 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:25:35 +0000

美国民用（家庭、酒店、机场、超市、商场等）电源的通俗说明：

交流电压(AC Voltage)：110V (100~127V)

频率(Frequency)：60Hz

插座形状：

Type B，两扁一圆(两扁平行，一大一小，有极性。常用于计算机插头，并兼容无地线的两扁插：Type A。由于 Type B 的兼容性更好，成本也与 Type A 差不多，所以较新的建筑物内都使用 Type B。

常用的插头：

1、Type B，常见计算机插头

2、Type A，无地线，即去掉“一园”，仅“两扁”，可用于 Type B 插座。

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