岳父家是小河边独栋的三层楼房,虽不豪华,但这要摆在上海,就叫做“水景别墅”。门前,长满的是岳父自己种的玫瑰、一串红、白兰花、葡萄、金桔、砂糖桔、柚子、石榴。两只母鸡在河边悠闲的踱着,一幅田园生活的美丽画面。
岳父他老人家虽已年过甲子,但身体健朗,声如洪钟。成就这样好身体的,是他退休后最大的爱好:种花种菜、养鸡养鸭。这个爱好似乎是遗传。Linda的奶奶今年91岁高龄,只要有一天不种菜,就胳膊酸痛。多健康的爱好啊!
(但十分可惜、惋惜以及痛惜的是,这么好的习惯,到了Linda这里,失传了。我们在上海家里种的所有绿色东西,都生命垂危~~~)
要说到最让岳父自豪的,是他心爱的“空中菜园”。
每次回家,他都一定要领我参观那座落在水景别墅楼顶的空中菜园,看看最近又长了什么。他指着葡萄藤,比划着说“去年结了300斤这么大的葡萄”;指着那漂亮的让我垂涎欲滴的包菜说“哦,那是种给鸡吃的”;指着空心菜说“我们先吃这三排,然后这三排,然后这三排,在回过来,那三排又长出来了”;指着洋葱说“这个是什么知道吗?”听我说不知道,就指着旁边的葱说“这个你总该认识了吧”。
空中菜园是一个伟大的工程。据说岳父亲自挑了五吨土到楼顶,建造了这个罕见的菜园。五吨,我张大了嘴,只有佩服。
“种菜是为了锻炼身体,也是为了吃新鲜菜”,岳父说,“中午吃饭,上午10点来割就行了”……“两只母鸡天天下蛋,鸡蛋也是最天然的,母鸡是吃着河边的草籽和虫子长大的。”新鲜的让人向往。
好了,下面进入答题阶段。准备好了没有?请听题:
下面九张图片是如下九种植物:苦麻,葡萄,茄子,辣椒,空心菜,南瓜,洋葱,番茄,玉米。按照从左到右,从上到下编号1-9号,请说出这九种植物名称……开始!
五花八门
As you may have heard, we have been working away on a question and answer service for Windows Live Search. Yesterday a few pages for the beta signup were posted by accident so we decided to get the word out formally and open up the beta invite page at http://ideas.live.com today. You can get a lot more detail on the QnA team blog at http://spaces.msn.com/liveqna, but here is a quick summary of why we’re so excited about this service.
This new Windows Live Search offering will help consumers simply find what they need, from a large community of helpful and knowledgeable people. This allows consumers to tap into the power of the online community by facilitating a melting pot of human knowledge that isn’t easily accessible or available on the Internet today.
Some key features include:
• Providing a place for people to ask any question, get credible answers and vote on the quality of the responses on any given topic from the Windows Live QnA community.
• People can rate answers and reputation-based scoring is available so you know which sources to follow.
• Questions are tagged so others can easily find similar or related questions and answers.
• Together we are creating a store of human knowledge containing facts, opinions and experiences on topics ranging from business, health, arts, sports, technology and more.
Ultimately, QnA will be deeply integrated with Windows Live Search, providing a rich, integrated searching service – enabling you to search and find answers on the Web, or from experts on any given topic as part of your search experience.
Windows Live QnA beta is the latest example of our efforts to continue to redefine search to make it faster and more relevant for our consumers with live connections to information they want. We want to put the consumer in control of their search experience, customize it for their context, present search results in the most usable format, and empower users to make their own choices.
Also, in case you missed it last Friday, Microsoft is now syndicating Live Search results to A9.com and Alexa. We are very excited to be chosen by A9 to provide this service for their innovative site. This agreement further validates the growth in importance of the Windows Live Search service across the Internet.
As always we welcome your feedback and be sure to sign up for the beta!
Ken Moss
General Manager, Web Search