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原文链接：挑战你的视觉极限[集合]
我们最常听到的一句话是“耳听为虚，眼见为实”，其实在我们的现实生活中，我们看到的很多现象却是假象，尤其是在某些框架或不同参照的情况下。我们会惊奇地发现我们的眼睛欺骗了我们自己！
在这幅图像中，一个大个子正在追赶一个小个子，对吗？其实，这两个人完全是一模一样的！（不信？用尺子量量看！）
在这幅图像中，前面的线段短一些，对吗？其实，这两条线完全是一样长的！（不信？用尺子量量看！）
线AB比CD长吗？不！其实它们一样长!（不信？用尺子量量看！）
带箭头的两条直线，哪条更长？其实它们一样长。
这两根线哪条更长？其实它们一样长。
中间的圆那个大一些？右边的？其实它们一样大。
仔细看，红色的表面既可以看做是朝上的，也可以看做是朝下的。
中间的表面到底是地面，还是天花板？看图的上部分，是天花板。看图的下部分，是地面。
直钢棒是怎样神奇地穿过这两个看似成直角的螺帽孔的吗？
中间的棋盘到底是地面，还是天花板？ Continue reading
from：http://www.viget.com/ a cool site about design
original article ：An Age of Presentation: Styles, Trends, and Trendsetters
At Viget, part of our culture involves attending, participating in and sometimes speaking at events. It is not required, but is recognized as an important benefit to career growth and knowledge exchange. We don't take this idea lightly and we encourage presenting on a regular basis internally, whether presenting to the entire company or at a team level. Not only do we get to practice speaking in front of a familiar audience, but we all get to learn something new together. It's one of the practices that originally attracted me to Viget and now I'm happy to be a participant.
Recently, I've become aware of some emerging trends regarding presentation styles and have recognized some individuals who seem to be at the forefront of these trends. Stylistically, these trends often involve rapid, compact presentations spoken over carefully chosen words and imagery to punctuate the points being made. These 'cut the crap' style presentations can be surprisingly informational and quite entertaining if delivered well. It's something that personally gets me motivated to attend events and makes me hopeful for the future of visual storytelling.
As humankind has evolved from telling stories on cave walls to seeing world leaders use PowerPoint (for better or worse) we've also evolved how narrative takes place. Here are some emerging trends I've been able to identify:
Started by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa) in Tokyo in 2003, Pecha Kucha started as a way for designers to network and share work with one another. The format consists of a slideshow of 20 slides set to cycle at 20 seconds each resulting in a total presentation time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The 20x20 trend has moved beyond the design community and now can be found in the business world and academia. Pecha Kucha Nights have popped up in cities spanning the globe.
Simlar to Pecha Kucha, the Ignite series was cooked up to support 20 slides automated at 15 seconds each for a 5 minute total presentation. Whereas Pecha Kucha grew out of sharing work, Ignite finds its theme in the sharing of ideas. Essentially, you have 5 minutes to make your point, "Go!". The first Ignite event took place in Seattle, WA in 2006. From time to time the events will include contests. For instance, at an Ignite NYC event, participants decorated cupcakes.
An even more abbreviated variation of lightning presentations is the 20x2 event. Here a group of 20 speakers is given 1 question prior to the event to answer in their own unique way within 2 minutes at the event. This has been a recurring event at recent SXSW Interactive conferences. Presentations have come in the form of talks, videos or live performances.
TED stands for 'Technology, Entertainment, Design' but is really much more. Since its foundation by Richard Saul Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984 and becoming an annual event in 1990, the TED Conference has been chock full of world renowned speakers such as Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, and Bono. Aside from the high profile speakers, what makes this conference compelling is that the presenters are challenged to keep their presentations to 18 minutes in length. That can't be easy for some that have spoken for hours at a time in their careers. Additionally, you can find many of these presentations available online.
Another emerging concept is that of the virtual conference. Picture this: a conference that features dozens of your favorite web developers and creatives, takes place over the course of a few days, and can be watched from the comfort of your living room. That's exactly what the <head> Conference set out to do by being one of the first global, virtual conferences. Attendees are able to fire up the presentations from their computers and watch via Flash video and interact via live chat rooms. Even better, the sessions are archived and available after the fact for any latecomers that want to check them out.
There are some that are so good at what they do and so widely imitated that they become "the trendsetters".
Kawasaki recommends no more than 10 slides in your presentation because that's all that people can generally absorb. He also suggests you keep your slide presentation to under less than 20 minutes and to use a 30 point font size at minimum so that your slides are highly readable. Or as he more humorously says, "find out who the oldest person in the room is and divide his or her age by two" to get your optimal font size. Using a large font size also helps to reduce the amount of information you can pack onto a slide. This has been referred to as the "10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint".
Known for his minimalist approach to slide presenations, Takahashi makes slides with as few words possible in as large a font as possible. His slides are recognizable in that they are usually black text on a white background with the occasional use of red for emphasis. He didn't set out to make a style but he certainly became a trendsetter. His style is the result of trying to keep the audience from reading his slides and instead pay attention to his words, which appear like Japanese newspaper headlines. As a result, not only do people listen and understand what he has to say but his presentations become memorable without overt stylization. For fun, someone cooked up a Takahashi Method Generator.
Lessig, a Stanford Law School professor and founding board member of Creative Commons, has been known in recent times as a game changer when it comes to presentation style. Referred to as the "Lessig Method", this style features a rapid firing of words, phrases and imagery synchronized to the verbalization of his presentation. Nearly everything is center aligned and is only slightly more visual in comparison to Takahashi in that more thought and care are put into the selection of typeface, color and imagery. Additionally, Lessig relies quite heavily on animation to punctuate his storytelling. Most importantly, his convincing argument is what makes Lawrence Lessig so effective and incontrovertible. It is now common for other presenters, such as Dick Hardt of Sxip, to imitate and credit Lessig for his unique style of presentation.
As the Mac of marketing presentations, Seth Godin adds a little "bam" to the Lessig Method through a heavy use of imagery and visuals to make his point. On top of that, Godin mixes in a whole lot of passion in his delivery to inspire his audiences. Heck, Seth Godin could pitch you oceanfront property in Arizona and you'd be interested. Like Lessig and Takahashi but unlike Kawasaki, he has no limit to the number of slides used to tell a story or make a point.
Author of the book Presentation Zen, Garr Reynolds is not known as much for his presentation style as he is the book and companion web site covering presentation tips of all sorts. That being said, Reynolds himself is quite a speaker and follows a mixture of styles similar to Lessig and Godin that is largely photographic and typographic.
We loved Al Gore when we picked him to be President of the United States (popular vote) and many love him even more since he delivered his epic An Inconvenient Truth to the silver screen. Good ol' Uncle Al was awarded for sharing his Duarte Design presentation through cinema and video with an Academy Award and Nobel Peace Prize. You can't get much bigger than that with a slide presentation.
Steve Jobs is known for many things, including co-founding Apple and Pixar. Yet he is perhaps most well-known for resurrecting Apple into the most mind blowing computer company alive today. He's become so popular that his Apple Keynote speeches are talked about for weeks in advance, and you're lucky to get sufficient bandwidth to watch the streaming video the day of the presentation. Is there anyone who doesn't sit around waiting for his famous "oh, there's one more thing…" line? Like Al Gore, Jobs solicits help from the amazing slideologists at Duarte Design, but the sizzle is divided among the products and his delivery.
Known primarily for his work with 43 Folders a time management and productivity web site for the digital age, Merlin Mann is also a frequent podcast host and event presenter. His delivery is similar to Seth Godin's in that he'll spend some time setting up the message verbally, and then punctuate it with a clever visual image. What makes his talks particularly interesting are the references to pop culture and humorous use of imagery. It could be that I'm just a big fan of his "Time and Attention" presentation that I include him in this list. Mann is an entertaining presenter none-the-less.
In 2006, Ze Frank started video podcasting through a daily video blog known as "The Show With Zefrank". His podcasts were known for their humorously critical view of everyday life, especially as it pertains to web culture. A large following soon emerged and Frank students and imitators began adding to the popularity of the video blogosphere. Frank has also been seen twice as a TED presenter and appears from time to time at other events including SXSW and RailsConf. Chances are that if you read our Inspire blog, you're already familiar with Ze Frank. If not, do yourself a favor and kill a few hours.
Like Ze Frank, Gary Vaynerchuk got noticed by hosting a daily webcast about wine called Wine Library TV. More than anything, he was able to connect with a new generation of wine connosiuers and is responsible for creating a whole new breed of wine snobs. Gary "Vee" is also known for his passionate presentations at recent conferences like the the Web 2.0 Expo. His slideless rants have inspired young entreprenuers everywhere.
Like Gary Vee, Jason Fried is also known to present sans slides. He's responsible for co-founding 37signals in 1999, the company that created the popular web application series Basecamp, Backpack, Campfire, etc., a series that many web devs and creatives have adopted pervasively in recent years. While Fried may not be as animated a presenter as Vaynerchuck, he's equally inspiring with his tales of how to be successful in today's business world.
These are just a few of the trends and trendsetters in the presentation space that have recently caught my attention. Events like Pecha Kucha, Ignite and 20x2 have inspired me to think of new ways to organize multiple speaker events without interfering with work days to participate. I usually hit the threshold for taking in useful information by lunchtime at an all day event, making compact events far more appealing.
This has also caused me to think more about my own style and how it is best to follow a style that matches your own unique personality. While I admire how these folks deliver their presentations, I don't think I could pull it off quite like they do. Am I better delivering a max 10 slides presentation like Guy Kawasaki? Or a journey of images and text like Seth Godin?
You probably have your own set of influences and motivation. Tell us about them.
原文链接：http://www.catchx2.com/2008/11/carl-warner/
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摄影相关的主题网站。主要介绍摄影人、摄影站、摄影活动。。。等内容，冠以博客的形式，定期为爱好摄影的你提供丰盛的视觉大餐。
在过去的几年间，来自英国肯特郡的摄影师卡尔·华纳(Carl Warner)一直致力于开发独具一格的食物风景画。他以蔬菜、肉类、奶制品以及鱼类产品为原料，摆成各种各样的风景，将菜市场菜肴变成了一张张艺术杰作。
在购买这些素材之前，华纳构想出第一张画面，并将自己的想法预先绘制成草图。事实上，大多数作品都要几天时间才能制作好，期间还使用烧针和超强力胶水。
烤面包构成了阿尔卑斯山风景的背景，有斯第尔顿奶酪和切达干酪岩石、薄脆饼干的屋子、花椰菜云彩和面包屑铺就的乡间小路。
蘑菇被设计成拖车的轮子，车身是用意大利烤宽面条做成的，车上摆满了大蒜；意大利通心粉围成各种形状的田野，脱脂意大利干酪捏成建筑物和白云；松籽搭建矮墙，倒立的辣椒形成树的模样。 
乡村风景有椰菜制成的树木、土豆制成的岩石、罗勒和香草制成的小草、坚果制成的乡间小道、手推车则由面包框加装蘑菇轮子制成的。气球则由苹果、芒果、草莓、香蕉、大蒜、柠檬和酸橙雕刻而成的。
托斯卡纳住宅充满美味，有新鲜的意大利面窗帘和桌布、新鲜土豆制成的碗、新鲜巴尔马干酪制成的墙。
为了防止制造风景的食物腐坏，他先将作品的每部分拍摄下来，然后利用计算机组合。
卡尔·华纳说：“开始的时候，我也使用常用合成技术来画一幅风景，因为我需要让观看者认为，这些都是真的风景。尽管这些作品都是我亲手制作的，但我还要感谢模型师和食物专家们的帮助。”
Carl Warner 个人站点: www.carlwarner.com
end
1. It’s not like that.不是那样的。
这句话是用来辟谣的。当别人误会了一件事的来龙去脉，你就可以跟他说It’s not like that.「不是那样的。」当然随着语气及情境的不同，It’s not like that.这句话也有可能是你用来硬拗的藉口。
2. There is nothing good playing. 没好电影可看
这里的There’s nothing good playing.是接着问句而来的，指的是「没有好电影可看。」同样的，若是电视上没有好节目可看，你就可以说There’s nothing good on TV.
3. I’ve gotten carried away. 我扯太远了。
get carried away字面上的意思是「被带走了」，那么被带走的是什么呢？就是心思。当你或是他人说话的时候离了题，偏离主旨扯远了。你就可以用上这个表达法I’ve / You’ve gotten carried away.
4. Good thing... 还好，幸好…
在美语当中若要表达中文里「还好，幸好…」的语气，你就可以用Good thing...做开头。这个句型非常简单又好用，你只要在Good thing后面加上完整的句子就可以。
5. I don’t believe you’re bringing this up.
你现在提这件事真是岂有此理。bring something up是指「提到（某件事）」。当然情况会有正反两面。你若没想到对方会提起这件事讨骂，你可以说I don’t believe you’re bringing this up.。而反过来说，若你很高兴对方主动提起了一件事，你也可以用这个片语，自然说出I am glad you are bringing this up.
6. spy on... 跟监（某人）
spy这个字就是「间谍」。当动词用的意思自然就是「做间谍做的事」，也就是「监视，跟踪」之意。当你要去监视跟踪某人，美语中就说成spy on someone。
7. There’s no other way of saying it.没有别种说法
有时候不管你再怎么转、再怎么拗，也没有办法更婉转或是避开一些绝对会出现的字，这时候你就可以用上There’s no other way of saying it.这句话，来表达自己避无可避的为难，因为「没有别种说法。」
8. That will not always be the case.
情况不会永远是这样。case这个字有「情况」的意思，That will be the case.就是指「情况就会是这样了。」但是你若觉得现在的情况只会是暂时，不会长久，你就可以反过来说That will not always be the case.「情况不会永远是这样。」
9. She is coming on to you. 她对你有意思
She is coming on to you.这句话是用在两性的关系上，意思是「她对你投怀送抱。」也就是形容某人对某人有意思的情况，这个句型男女两性都适用；同样的情况，你也可以说 She is making a pass at you.「她对你眉来眼去的。」这两种说法都很生动，而且最棒的是没有新单字，赞！
10. I was being polite.我这是在说客气话
polite这个字，我们在学校学的意思是「有礼貌的。」当然你若要说一个人有礼貌，你可以说He is polite.或是He has good manners.不过I was being polite.这句话是指「我这是在说客气话。」使用的情境比较趋近于客套而不伤和气的出发点，与「做作」artificial (a.)又不一样了。
11. stand someone up 放（某人）鸽子
stand someone up这个词组，大家若是第一次看到，想必多半是满头雾水，怎么单字全都认识，意思却完全猜不出来。其实stand someone up的意思就是「放（某人）鸽子」，这么简单又实用的句子，可得赶快记起来。
12. So that explains it. 原来如此
有时候事情的来龙去脉浑沌不清，让人摸不着头脑，若是突然曙光一现，让你豁然开朗，这会儿你就可以用上这句话So that explains it / everything.「这就都说得通了。」
13. I feel the same way. 我有同感。
当他人说出了你的感觉，你再同意也不过的时候，你就可以用上这句话I feel the same way.「我有同感。」这句话不但可以让你避免把同样的话再讲一次，帮你省了不少口水，还可以让对方觉得自己的意见被尊重呢。I feel the same way.赶快记起来。
14. Is there someone else? 你是不是有了新欢？
Is there someone else?这句话字面上是指「有其它人吗？」不过Is there someone else? 这句话在使用上，问的那个「其它人」一定是感情上的「新欢，新对象」，所以若是情侣或是夫妻之间有人说了这句Is there someone else?「你是不是有了新欢？」这可就不太妙了。
15. I can’t help myself. 我情不自禁
我无法控制自己。 I can’t help myself.这句话可不是「我帮不了自己。」（赶快消除记忆），其实 I can’t help myself. 这句话的意思是「我情不自禁。」指的是对自己的无能为力。I can’t help... 这个句型很好用，若是你遇到一个情况，想要说「我不禁纳闷了起来。」在美语中你就可以直接说: I can’t help but wonder.
16. come hell or high water
这个短语的使用时机是当你要去执行一项任务或是做一件事之际，只许成功不许失败的决心。就犹如中文的「就算天崩地裂…」，比喻不论发生什么状况都要去完成使命。可以用在句首当作一句话的开头，或是放在句尾补述。
17. have something in common
have something in common是指「彼此有着共通点」，可能是嗜好，也可能是观念。若你和某人完全不对盘，丝毫没有共通点，你就可以说We have nothing in common.
18. What have you got to lose?
What have you got to lose?这句话当中的lose是指「失去」的意思，当有人犹豫不决，始终做不了决定，你就可以用这句话What have you got to lose? 「你有啥好损失的？」，来增强对方破釜沈舟的决心。
19. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.
这句话是用来安慰他人的，当有人对于自己太过苛责，给与自己让人喘不过气来的压力，你就可以跟对方说这句话You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.「你不该这么苛责自己的」。让对方好过一些。
20. Don’t get me started on it.
这句话是指「别让我打开话匣子」，意思是你对于某一件事或是一个主题，有很多的意见，要是让你开了话头，可能就要听你连说个七天七夜，没完没了。Don’t get me started on it.这句话是用来表达你对一件事情牢骚满腹的心情。
21. When you get down to it
get down to...是指「追究出最根柢的原因」，也就是把层层的原因摊开，在抽丝剥茧之后所得到最精确最原本的那个答案。
22. let someone off
let someone off是指「放某人一马」，也就是let someone off the hook，就如同你在钓鱼，鱼儿上了「钩」hook，而你把它放掉let it off the hook「放它一马」。
23. I don’t know what came over me.
这句话的使用时机是，当你觉得自己方才或是回想当时的举动反应，跟平常的自己判若两人，等自己回过味来，才觉得有所不妥，犹如中文里的「我不知道自己是哪根筋不对」。
24. I think you’re thinking of somone else.
这句话的使用时机是若谁认错人，或是记错人的时候，你就可以跟对方说I think you’re thinking of someone else.「我觉得你是想到别人去了」。
25. This is not how it looks.
这句话是用来辟谣的，当有些事情看起来让人误会，而实情却不是表面那般，你就可以用上这句话This is not how it looks.「事情不是表面看来的这样」，以说服他人不要指凭他们所看到的片面，骤下结论。
26.Wisdom turns the corners of your mouth up.
智慧－－－－她使你的嘴巴线条朝上
27.You’re going to love it here.
要表达喜欢一个地方，你可以说I like / love this place.，或是说成更道地的I like /love it here.。这里的it是指「气氛」atmosphere而言，若是你要跟别人挂保证，担保他一定会喜欢上某个地方，你就可以对他说You’re going to (You’ll) like / love it here.。
28.I don’t seem to fit.
fit是指「合适」之意，这句话的意思就是「我跟这里格格不入。」之意。通常也会说成I don’t seem to fit in.当你觉得某个地方或场合，和你犯冲，待在那里就是让你浑身不对劲时，你就可以说：I don’t seem to fit in.
29.You’re well on the way.
如果说way是指一段路途的话，那么be well on the way就是指在这段路途上很顺遂，有着好的开始。用be well on the way这个句型用来形容一个人学习的路途，就是指他「有慧根，悟性高」。
30.You’re out of your mind.
mind是指「心智状态，神智」，be out of...是指「没有了…?，用完了……」，be out of one’s mind的意思就是「（某人）丧失神智」，也就是「（某人）发疯」的意思。当你觉得有人做了非一般正常人会做的事，你就可以对他说You’re out of your mind.。当然这可以指暂时丧失神智，也可能是真的发了疯。
31.I wouldn’t look at it like that.
「每一件事都有两面。」There are two sides of a story.而对于同一件事的看法，每个人或许都不尽相同。下次当有人所提出的看法，你自己不能苟同之时，就可以用上这句话I wouldn’t look at it like that.「我不会用这个角度来看。」以表示自己对于同一件事，持有不同的意见。
32. It’s all there for a reason.
有许多的观念都是长久以来传袭下来的，诸如传统或是一些约定俗成的规章，若你觉得这些经过时间考验的规章、传统甚或观念，「自有其存在的道理」，你就可以用这句话It’s all there for a reason.来表达你捍卫传统的立场。
33.I don’t have time for this.
I don’t have time for this.这句话的使用时机主要有两个，一是当你参与了某个活动，你却发现整个过程却是在浪费时间，这时候你就可以说I don’t have time for this.「我没时间瞎搅和。」以表示自己的不耐烦；I don’t have time for this.的另一个使用时机，就是当有人一味地拐弯抹角说话，你就可以用这句话要对方赶快切入正题。
34.give this to you (real) straight
这句话的意思就是前一阵子政坛上最流行的一句话「讲清楚，说明白」，在美语中，give this to you straight最常用在男女朋友分手，好说歹说都没用时，逼不得已只好打开天窗说亮话：I’m gonna give this to you straight. I do not love you at all.
35.pain in the ass
这个句型虽然有点不雅，但是各位看官一定都记忆犹新，在各大电影、电视影集里都曾出现过，就字面上的意思不难了解，就是中文里「眼中钉、肉中刺」的意思。想想看，屁股里的痛（可能是指痔疮吧），抓也抓不到，摸也摸不着，是不是让人很难受，很痛苦呢？形容的还真是传神！
36. pass oneself off as...
pass oneself off as...的意思就是「某人蒙混成……以过关」，好比小孩装成大人去看限制级电影，这可能是服装的不同，或是整体打扮的乔装，甚至还包括语调口音的不同。
37. be out of someone’s league
league是指「联盟」，好比美国职棒的「大联盟」就是Major League。A be out of B’s league.这句话的意思就是A的层级、能耐或是地位……都比B高出许多，非B所能及。若是使用在男女关系上，就是指「B配不上A」，若是使用在一般分胜负的情况，就是指「B比不上A」。
38. talk back
talk back字面的意思是「说回去」，也就是「回嘴，顶嘴」的意思。用在句子里，你可以说Don’t talk back to your parents.「别跟父母顶嘴」。或是简洁地说Don’t talk back.「不许顶嘴」。
39. spare no effort
spare的意思是「省却，省下」，effort是「努力」，spare no effort就是指「不惜血本，不计代价」，也就是你下定决心，就算用尽一切资源，也要达成某一个目标。
40. Would you cut it out, already?
cut it out是指「住嘴，住手」的意思，Would you cut it out, already?这句话当中的already，暗示着说话者的极度不耐烦，整句话的意思就犹如中文里的「你到底是有完没完？」
41. Put him through.
这是一句相当标准的电话用语，「把他转接给我。」在日常生活中，尤其是办公室，同事间可能常会接到找你的电话，这时候你就可以说Put him / her through.请他们「把电话转接给你」；若你是帮同事接电话的那个人，你就可以跟对方说I’ll put you through.「我帮你转过去」。
42. Put it on my tab.
tab为小纸片的意思，在过去没有签帐卡、信用卡的时代，外出购物可能会发生带不够钱的窘境，于是乎老板通常便把所赊的帐记录在一张小纸片上，因此 put it on one’s tab便是「记在某人的帐上」的意思，所以下次当你发现没带钱时，就可以帅气地说出Put it on my tab!，但是我们不保证你能全身而退。
43. No hard feelings.
No hard feelings.这句常用短语的意思是「请别见怪，不伤和气。」当你不小心在太岁头上动了土，或是对方把你的玩笑当真而动了肝火，便要赶紧祭出No hard feelings.这句话，好缓和缓和气氛。
44. cut someone loose
loose的意思为「松开的，未受控制的」，cut someone loose原本的意思是「帮某人解开束缚」，引申为「与……切断关系，把某人甩掉」，例如Let’s cut him loose!「把他甩掉！」可以帮你免除跟屁虫的骚扰。
45. join the force
force是「力量」的意思，the force是指「警薄雾浓云愁永昼察，警力」，而join the force自然是「投身警界」，充当人民褓母之意。不过可要注意，若有人说join the Forces指的可是「从军」喔！
46. We split it, fifty-fifty.
split是指「分割，分配」，而「分担花费」在美语中也是用split这个字，如split the bill「分摊账单」。而这里的fifty-fifty，是「五五分帐」的意思，比如要表示「四六分帐」，便可说forty-sixty。所以下次要讨论付款比例时，这句型就可以拿出来运用。
47. wait up
wait up是指「醒着等」，也就是「等门」的意思。wait up是父母对儿女，夫妻对另外一半，所最常会做的事情。不过他们的出发点都是为你好，才会担心你，所以下次若你会晚回家，记得跟父母或是老公老婆说一句， Don’t wait up.「别等门了。」好让他们别苦守着那暗夜的一盏孤灯。
48. I don’t have all day.
I don’t have all day.这句话是用来抱怨对方的拖拖拉拉，不干不脆，字面上的意思是「我没有一整天。」也就是指「我没时间跟你耗。」若是你哪天遇到有人做事慢吞吞，拖泥带水，一旦你等得不耐烦了，就可以用上这句话。
49. What took you so long?
take是「花（时间）」的意思，What took you so long?是「怎么那么久？」这句话超级适用于你在等人之时，而该来的人却还迟迟不出现，等他好不容易现身，这时候你就可以丢给他一句What took you so long?
50. Where do we go from here?
这句话字面上的意思是「接下来我们要往哪里去？」可以引申用以询问对方「我们接下来要怎么做？」不过这句话更常用来引申做「我们将何去何从？」表示小至一己的生活，大至世界国家，现在走到了这里，那将来会往哪里走呢？带着些许迷惘的感觉。
51. Anywhere but here.
注意看喔！这三个字都非常的简单，而它所表达的意思更是简洁有力，就是「除了这里，哪里都好」的意思。比如说天气已经热得不象话了，而你却待在一个没冷气的地方，此时有人问说要换去何处时，你就可以说：Anywhere but here.我们还可以稍作变化，比如说有人帮你介绍男/女朋友，对方却是你的仇人，你就可以说：Anyone but him / her.「除了他? 她都行。」或者是你在逛街，叽哩呱啦的售货小姐一直向你推销最贵的产品，此时你只好狠下心对她说：Anything but this.「除了这个，其它都行。」
52. It comes and goes.
It comes and goes. 顾名思义就是「它来来去去。」的意思，从come and go而来，字面上不难理解，表示某事或某物只做短暂的逗留，颇有昙花一现的味道；或者你也可以用来形容病痛，那种时好时坏，时有时无的情形。
53. There’s bound to be more of them.
be bound to「一定、绝对」这个词组是此句话的精髓，相当于definitely的意思，虽然有点预测的意味，可是却有十成的把握。下次与人打赌时，自己对于答案的正确性胸有成竹的时候，便是你使用此一句型的最佳时机。
54. I’m done with…
这里的do with 解释为「容忍、忍受」，整句的意思是「我受够了……」，所以当你觉得对某件事忍无可忍的时候，便是你呛出这个句型的最佳时机，另外，你比较常见这个句型以否定句的形式表现，好比说I can’t do with loud music.「我无法忍受吵杂的音乐。」
55. This one’s straight from the top.
「这是直接由上头交代的。」句中的top是指「最高层」的意思。别以为这句是军事用语喔，这「最高层」可以是父母、可以是老师，更可以是你的老板，所以它在日常生活中也是很好用的。当你想表达一件事的重要性，而相关人士却还老神在在、无关痛痒地在纳凉，你只好拿大官来压小官，假传圣旨?！比如说，你的弟弟妹妹老是不鸟你，叫他们倒个垃圾推三阻四的，此时你就可拿着鸡毛当令箭，告诉他们这是老爸老妈交代的：This one’s straight from the top.
56. Fill me in.
fill in 这个词组一般较常用在填表格的时机，来表示「填写」这个动作。今天我们要告诉大家另一种词意，就是「向……报告最新状况」，所以Fill me in.就是「跟我说发生什么事了。」超适合用在想要插入一个话题或是某个讨论团体时，让大家告诉你之前讨论了什么。但最好确认别人愿意跟你说，以免造成尴尬。
57. Like finding a needle in a stack of needles.
原句应该是find a needle in a haystack，haystack是「大干草堆」之意，find a needle in a stack of needles这句话的意思就是「海底捞针」，依照字面上的意思来看，要在一束针之中找一根针是不是很难呢？而片中说成in a stack of needles是因为在这场战争中，所有的军人都着同色的军服，看来一模一样，要再其中找出一个士兵难如登天之故。
58. That figures.
figure经常被使用在口语中，意思是「了解、明白」，一般与out 连用，这里that指的是前面所讲的事情；利用前面说过的事情，推理出后面的结果，与that makes sense近似，所以That figures.便引申为「不用说也知道。」或是「一看就知道。」通常发生在一件事的结果显而易见、理所当然，或你了解某人习性甚深，知道他对所提之事的应有响应，That figures.便可派上用场。好比说，某人性喜孤僻，当你提出邀约又被断然拒绝时，就可以补上一句That figures.「我早就知道了。」来抒发你的无奈之鸣。
59. Take your time.
Take your time是一个非常口语化的词组，指的就是你可以慢慢来，不用着急。当你请人帮忙，而对方又是个急惊风时，你就可以用上这句Take your time.。或者是你正在学直排轮，连站都站不稳就想学倒溜，你的教练就会对你说：Take your time.
60. I’m with…on…
I’m with someone (on something) .字面上的意义是说「我跟某人在同一边」，引申为「（在某件事上）我跟某人的意见相同；我同意某人的看法」的意思，相当于另一个句型I am on one’s side.「我跟某人站在一边。」，所以下次大家在侃侃而谈，各抒己见地讨论事情时，刚好有人与你心有戚戚焉，说出你想要说的话，就得赶紧祭出I’m with you.「我赞同你。」
61. do us a favor
「帮个忙」这句话也是超级常用的，日常生活中要请人帮忙的情况很多，也许是请人帮你拿一下东西，也许是请人帮你带便当，都可以用上这句Do me a favor.。要请人帮忙还有另一种说法，就是May I ask a favor of a you?，不过记得在别人帮完后，别忘了向人家说声谢谢！Could you do me a favor?或是Could you give me a hand?这算是比较正式而礼貌的讲法。有时候要请别人帮忙不太好意思说时，可以贼一点地说Could you do me a little favor?「能不能帮我一个小忙？」把对方弄上钩再说。
62. be way out of line
其实这句话从字面上就可以猜到它的意思了，out of line「越线」就是意指「?矩、过分」；这条line可以把它当做界限、容忍范围看待。要特别介绍way的用法，这里是当副词用，就是「远远地、大大地、非常」的意思，属于夸张化的说法，比如要形容「很高」，如果你觉得too high还不能描绘出你要表达的高，你就可以在too high前加一个way，用way too high来形容。所以You’re way out of line.就是「你实在是太过分了。」就是要对方收敛一点，别太超过！
63. It’s not to reason why, it’s but to do and die.
这句的意思就是「别问原因，尽管去做」，原句应是Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die.，这是出自十九世纪的一首古诗，这里的ours所指的是our responsibility「我们的责任」，即是说「我们的职责不是在问为什么，我们的职责就是鞠躬尽瘁死而后已。」因此这句话的使用时机，就是叫人废话少说，少开口、多做事，当然用来拍马屁时也蛮好用的，不妨参考看看！
64. I’m all ears.
通常美国人是说I’m all your ears.，来看看字面上的意思「我把所有的耳朵都给你了」稍作修饰后，不就是咱们中文里的「洗耳恭听」吗？假设你的好朋友失恋了来找你诉苦，此时你就可以贴心地说I’m all your ears.，搞不好因此掳获美人心，从此过着幸福快乐的日子。
65. by all means
means是「方法、手段」，by all means是「必定、一定、无论如何」的意思，有of course「当然」之意，通常是加强语气之用。比如人家邀请你去吃饭，你就可以说I’ll come by all means.「我一定会来的。」要注意的是，by any means同样也是「一定、无论如何」之意，但是通常用在否定句之中。还有一个词组by no means，这个的意思就是「绝不」
66. in my way of thinking
依字面上之意，是「以我思考的方式」，所以in my way of thinking就是「以我看来，就我而言」的意思。同样的意思，你也可以说as far as I’m concerned，或者简单一点的in my opinion。这都是一种谦虚表达意见的方式，在发言之前先声明这纯属个人的想法。
67. What’s this all about?
这句话的意思是「这是怎么回事？」相当于What’s up with that?，这句也完全等于What happened?或是What’s going on?，当你搞不清楚状况时，这几句话都可以为你除疑解惑。不过用What’s this all about?来寻求解答时，是比较想知道事情的来龙去脉，而不仅只是想知道发生什么事而已。
68. a sight for sore eyes
这是美语中一个口语化的说法，「看到你真是消除眼睛疲劳」意思就是「人见人爱的悦目之物」，白话一点就是「见到你真好」，有点像是见到救星的那种感觉，或者是看到好久不见的朋友，也可以用上这一句话。比如说你刚吃完一顿大餐，酒足饭饱之余才发现没带钱，正当不知所措准备进厨房洗碗时，看到了好友就在别桌用餐，总算露出一线生机，你就可以跟你的朋友说：You are a sight for soar eyes.
69. get a word in
word 当作「话」来用，按字面上来解释get a word in就是「插话」的意思，比较特殊的是，这里是指「（在别人不停地谈话时），找到插话的机会」，而且一般大部分是用否定方式not get a word in edgewise (edgeways)表示，如Jean didn’t let me get a word in edgewise.「珍不让我有插话的机会。」因此，每当有人高谈阔论，滔滔不绝，说得让你连插句话的机会都没有时，你就可以利用此一佳句跟人抱怨。
70. You’re going to love it here.
要表达喜欢一个地方，你可以说I like / love this place.，或是说成更道地的I like /love it here.。这里的it是指「气氛」atmosphere而言，若是你要跟别人挂保证，担保他一定会喜欢上某个地方，你就可以对他说You’re going to (You’ll) like / love it here.
nice useful tutorial!
from:http://www.magznetwork.com/tutorials/tutorial-beautiful-big-social-bookmarking-buttons.html
I got a question from Gabstero
Hi!
Quick question:
What plugin are you using for those beautiful big Social Bookmarking buttons at the bottom of your Indomagz worpress page? (Stumble, Delicious, Technorati, etc)
I like the fact that they are big as opposed to the other tiny ones you find on the web.
Thanks!
Gabi.
I don’t use any WordPress plugins for this. If i can do it without a plugin, then i’ll not use any plugin.
Beautiful Big Social Bookmarking Buttons
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很多同学喜欢把 WordPress 的"页面"作为栏目，放在 header 附近。美其名曰：导航。其实 WordPress 的"页面"并不是人们经常会访问的内容，我估计我的固定页面甚至都没有人看。既然如此，为什么不让导航栏起到真正的导航作用，让它变得更有趣呢？
WordPress 有一组代码是拿来给我们应付不同情况的。这些代码原本为人熟知的领域是侧边栏，当需要在不同页面展示不同侧边栏的时候，它们可以大展拳脚。现在不妨将它们用在导航栏上，打造一组多变的导航栏。
先"展示"一下代码：
<?php if(is_home()); ?>, <?php if(is_single()); ?>, <?php if(is_page()); ?>, <?php if(is_category()); ?> 等等等等。。。
它们对应首页、单页、固定页面、分类等内容。
在首页上，展示页面列表无可厚非。可是当访客进入单篇日志，页面列表就没有什么作用了，或许换成类似"路径"的东西会更为实用。
所以我这么写：
<?php if(is_single()) { ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li><a href="/">首页</a></li>
<li><?php the_category(', ') ?></li>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php } ?>
意思是，当进入单篇日志，导航栏显示内容为：首页 该文章所属分类 该文章的标题
同时，隐藏原本的导航栏目，也就是页面列表：
<?php if(!is_single()) { ?>
<?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
<?php } ?>
即如果不是单篇文章，则显示原本的页面列表(如果是单篇文章就不显示了)。
还可以这样写：
<?php if(is_home() OR is_page()) { ?>
<?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
<?php } ?>
代表只有在首页或者固定页面的时候才在导航栏显示页面列表。
到这里，我的主要内容就说完了。估计有些同学还不知道我在说什么，所以我决定配点图。以我自己的 Blog 为例。
在首页时，导航栏显示：
在单篇文章页，导航栏显示：
浏览到按月存档时，导航栏又成了这个样子：
还可以用 is_tags、is_year、is_month、is_day 来达到更细化的导航效果，只要自己好好将它们组合起来，强健的导航栏也不是什么神奇的东西。
原文地址：http://ishawn.net/my-blog-related/build-a-more-useful-navigator-for-your-wordpress-theme.html
网页设计
http://enhance.qd-creative.co.uk
"Enhance", the “user experience” blog is a web development resource where you can find the latest techniques in website design and development.
Design Bump is a social media site dedicated to design.
StylizedWeb is a blog about web trends and tutorials.
NOUPE passionately delivers stylish and dynamic news for designers and web-developers on all subjects of design, ranging from; CSS, Ajax, Javascript, web design, graphics, typography, advertising & much more.
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设计师blog
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摘自:http://islandfor.jimdo.com/ziyoye-ioyo.php
Google排名因素大揭密 看不看由你
作者：Chris.dl - 上海SEO
英文原文地址：http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors
排名得分分类详细说明
14.9关键词关键词在网站TITLE上的使用 (这个大家都知道了)
24.4外部链接外部链接的锚文字（是不是链接的文字说明）
34.4网站品质网站的外部链接流行度、广泛度 （看来发外链不能集中 要去些地方）
44.1网站品质域名年龄(从被搜索引擎索引开始计算) （这个没有办法 除非花钱卖老域名）
54页面质量网站内部链接结构 （内部形成链接网 简单点的就比如在文章显示下面加上下一篇 上一篇 首页等等链接）
63.9网站品质网站的外部链接页面内容与关键词的相关性 （找相关的论坛发发外链，找找友情链）
73.9网站品质网站在主题相关的网站群中的链接流行度 （在相关站群中发软文，转载的机会大 流行度就应该大了）
83.7关键词关键词在网页内容上的应用 （页面要适当应用关键字，不要太多）
93.6外部链接外部链接页面本身的链接流行度 （找权重高点的应该好点）
103.5网站品质网站新外部链接产生的速率 （外链增加速度 新站不宜过快）
113.5页面质量导出链接的质量和相关性
123.5外部链接外部链接页面的主题性
133.5外部链接外部链接页面在相关主题的网站社区中的链接流行度
143.4关键词页面内容和关键词的相关性(语义分析)
153.4页面质量页面的年龄
163.3关键词关键词在H1标签中的使用 （最好在页面上这样用）
173.2网站品质网站收录数量 （收录 做好上面的估计收录也会慢慢多的）
183.2外部链接链接的年龄
193.1网站品质用户查询的关键词与网站主题的相关性(防止Google bombing)（这个最起码的）
203.1外部链接链接的周围文字 （相关性看来非常重要 好多条提到了）
213关键词关键词在网站域名中的使用 （英文关键字比较多见）
223页面质量页面内容的质量 （主题突出 原创 专业性强）
232.8关键词关键词在页面URL中的使用 （英文关键字比较多见）
242.8关键词关键词在H2、H3等Headline标签中的使用（Headline标签 这个我好像每用过）
252.8页面质量网站的结构层次 （结构清晰 便于蜘蛛爬行）
262.8网站品质用户行为 （访问量还是不可或缺的）
272.8外部链接同域名下外部链接页面的链接流行度 （内页的外部链接）
282.6关键词图片的关键词优化 （难道是说alte属性 滥用好像算作弊）
292.6网站品质Google的人工授予权重 （pr 不可强求 只要做好网站肯定能上去）
302.6网站品质域名的特殊性(.edu .gov等)（特殊的域名特殊优惠 有他们的友情链接都能占到不少光 影响里挺大的）
312.5网站品质新页面产生的速率 （网站的壮大和更新）
322.5外部链接外部链接的创建和更新时间
332.5外部链接外部链接网站域名的特殊性
342.4外部链接外部链接网站的PR值
352关键词关键词在Meta Description中的使用（Description大家都会用吧）
362网站品质用户搜索网站的次数（流量）
371.9页面质量URL中“/”符号的出现次数（越深层次越难收录）
381.8页面质量拼写和语法的正确性
391.4页面质量HTML代码是否通过W3C认证
401.3网站品质网站是否通过Google Webmaster Central的确认（这个不知道）
411.2关键词关键词在Meta Keywords中的使用 （不用多说 ）
分类总得分
网站品质：39.9
外部链接：31.5
关键词：29.7
页面质量：21.8
通过这个统计大家看出什么了?当网站排名上不去的时候，哪一部分没做好呢?
接下来还有。
影响Google排名的负面因素
排名得分详细说明
13.8服务器经常无法响应 （选择稳定的服务器）
23.6与Google已经收录的内容高度重复 （所以需要原创）
33.6链向低质量或垃圾站点 （做外链也要小心）
43.3网站大量页面存在重复的META标签 （。。。不用多的）
53.3过分堆砌关键词 （要有个度 最忌讳这个了）
63.3参与链接工厂或大量出售链接 （这个不懂）
72.8服务器响应时间非常慢
82.1外部链接来自垃圾站点
92.1非常低的流量，用户行为反映差 （网站要做好）
此文是Chris.dl继49个影响网站排名的因素之后又一次为广大SEO爱好者整理的关于网站排名因素的文章，希望此文对每位SEO都能有帮助
