THE FOUR P’S

Preach - pastors must give ourselves to preaching, not programs; and that’s why we need to be teaching our congregations to value God’s Word over programs.  Preaching the content and intent of God’s Word is what unleashes the power of God on the people of God, because God’s power for building His people is in His Word, particularly as we find it in the Gospel (Rom. 1:16). God’s Word builds His church. So preaching His Gospel is primary.

Pray -  Prayer shows our dependence on God. It honors Him as the source of all blessing, and it reminds us that converting individuals and growing churches are His works, not ours (1 Cor. 2:14-16; 3:6-7).

Personal Discipling Relationships - discipling can function as another channel through which the Word can flow into the hearts of the members and be worked out in the context of a personal fellowship.

- The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel

辛波丝卡诗选

《旅行挽歌》

全都是我的，但无一为我所有，
无一为记忆所有，

只有在注视时属于我。

女神的雕像重现脑海，立刻又怀疑

她们的头配错了躯干。

属于萨莫科夫镇的，除了雨水

还是雨水。

巴黎，从卢浮宫到指甲，

被一层白翳所笼罩。

圣马丁林荫大道：阶梯虽在

然通向乌有。

多桥的列宁格勒

只不过一座半座桥。

可怜的乌普萨拉，

大教堂没落成碎片。

索非亚命运多舛的舞者，

一具没有脸孔的躯体。

分离——他的脸没有了眼睛，

分离——他的眼睛没有了瞳孔，

分离——猫的瞳孔。

高加索的老鹰翱翔

于复制的大峡谷上方，

掺了杂质的金色阳光

与伪造的石头。

全都是我的，但无一为我所有，

无一为记忆所有，

只有在注视时属于我。

无数，无穷，

但一丝一毫皆各有其特色，

沙粒，水滴

——风景。

我无法鲜明真切地记住

一片叶子的轮廓。

问候与道别

在匆匆一瞥间。

过与不及，

脖子的一次转动。

《不会发生两次》

同样的事不会发生两次。
因此，很遗憾的
我们未经演练便出生，
也将无机会排练死亡。
即便我们是这所世界学校里
最鲁钝的学生，
也无法在寒暑假重修：
这门课只开授一次。
没有任何一天会重复出现，
没有两个一模一样的夜晚，
两个完全相同的亲吻，
两个完全相同的眼神。
昨天，我身边有个人
大声喊出你的名字：
我觉得仿佛一朵玫瑰
自敞开的窗口抛入。
今天，虽然你和我在一起，
我把脸转向墙壁：
玫瑰？玫瑰是什么样子？
是一朵花，还是一块石头？
你这可恶的时间，
为什么把不必要的恐惧掺杂进来？
你存在——所以必须消逝，
你消逝——因而变得美丽。
我们微笑着拥抱，
试着寻求共识，
虽然我们很不一样
如同两滴纯净的水。

- by Wislawa Szymborska

A List of Medical Specialists and What They Do

Allergist or Immunologist - conducts the diagnosis and treatment of allergic conditions.Anesthesiologist - treats chronic pain syndromes; administers anesthesia and monitors the patient during surgery.

Cardiologist - treats heart disease

Dermatologist -treats skin diseases, including some skin cancers

Gastroenterologist - treats stomach disorders

Hematologist/Oncologist - treats diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues (oncology including cancer and other tumors)

Internal Medicine Physician - treats diseases and disorders of internal structures of the body.

Nephrologist - treats kidney diseases.

Neurologist - treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

Neurosurgeon - conducts surgery of the nervous system.

Obstetrician - treats women during pregnancy and childbirth

Gynecologist - treats diseases of the female reproductive system and genital tract.

Nurse-Midwifery - manages a woman's health care, especially during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.

Occupational Medicine Physician - diagnoses and treats work-related disease or injury.

Ophthalmologist - treats eye defects, injuries, and diseases.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - surgically treats diseases, injuries, and defects of the hard and soft tissues of the face, mouth, and jaws.

Orthopaedic Surgeon - preserves and restores the function of the musculoskeletal system.

Otolaryngologist (Head and Neck Surgeon) - treats diseases of the ear, nose, and throat,and some diseases of the head and neck, including facial plastic surgery.

Pathologist - diagnoses and treats the study of the changes in body tissues and organs which cause or are caused by disease

Pediatrician - treats infants, toddlers, children and teenagers.

Plastic Surgeon - restores, reconstructs, corrects or improves in the shape and appearance of damaged body structures, especially the face.

Podiatrist - provides medical and surgical treatment of the foot.

Psychiatrist - treats patients with mental and emotional disorders.

Pulmonary Medicine Physician - diagnoses and treats lung disorders.

Radiation Onconlogist - diagnoses and treats disorders with the use of diagnostic imaging, including X-rays, sound waves, radioactive substances, and magnetic fields.

Diagnostic Radiologist - diagnoses and medically treats diseases and disorders of internal structures of the body.

Rheumatologist - treats rheumatic diseases, or conditions characterized by inflammation, soreness and stiffness of muscles, and pain in joints and associated structures

Urologist - diagnoses and treats the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive system

from http://www.jmu.edu/esol/specialist_list.htm

Tricky Phrases

1. Lover 情人（不是：爱人）
2. Sporting house 妓院（不是：体育室）
3. Dead president 美钞（不是：死了的总统）
4. Service station 加油站（不是：服务站）
5. Rest room 厕所（不是：休息室）
6. Busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是：公汽售票员）
7. Dry goods <美>纺织品 <英>谷物（不是：干货）
8. Heart man 换心人（不是：有心人）
9. Tea shop 茶馆；小吃店（不是：茶叶店）
10. Senior citizen 老年人（不是：高级公民）
11. Wash one’s hands 上厕所（不是：洗手）
12. A busy body 爱管闲事的人（不是：忙人）
13. A black sheep 害群之马（不是：一只黑羊）
14. Be taken in 受骗，上当（不是：被接纳）
15. Pull sb’s leg 开玩笑（不是：拖后腿）
16. African American 美国黑人（不是：非洲美国人）
17. Eat one’s words 收回前言，改正错话（不是：食言）
18. Mad doctor 精神病科医生（不是：发疯的医生）
19. Eleventh hour 最后时刻（不是：十一点）
20. Personal remark 人身攻击（并非个人评论）
21. Sweet water 淡水（不是：糖水或者甜水）
22. Confidence man 骗子（不是：信得过的人）
23. Criminal lawyer 刑事律师（不是：犯罪的律师）
24. Dressing room 化妆室（不是：试衣间或者更衣室）
25. Horse sense 常识（不是：马的感觉）
26. Capital idea 好主意（不是：资本主义思想）
27. Familiar talk 庸俗的交谈（不是：熟悉的谈话）
28. Black tea红茶 (不是：黑茶）
29. Green hand 新手 （不是：绿手）
30. Have a fit 勃然大怒（不是：试穿）
31. Black art 妖术（不是：黑色艺术）
32. White coal （作动力来源用的）水
33. Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是：中国龙）
34. Red tape 官僚习气（不是：红色带子）
35. China policy 对华政策（不是：中华政策）
36. White man 忠实可靠的人（不是：皮肤白色的人）
37. Black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是：陌生的黑人)
38. Eat ones words 收回前言（不是：食言）
39. An apple of love 西红柿（不是：爱情之果）
40. Handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是：大字报）
41. Bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩（不是：推倒房子）
42. Blind date（由第三者安排的）男女初次见面（并非盲目的约会或者是瞎
43. 约会）
44. Roadside business 汽车饭店；汽车旅馆；汽车影院（不是：路边店 ）
45. American Dream 美国的生活方式，美国人的自由民主观念（不是：美国梦）
46. Yellow book 黄皮书（法国政府报告书，以黄纸为封，不是：黄色书籍）
47. Blue stocking 女学者，女才子（不是：蓝色长筒袜）
48. American beauty 一种玫瑰，名叫美丽动人（不是：美国美女）
49. English disease 软骨病（不是：英国病）
50. Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是：印度的夏日）
51. Greek gift 害人的礼品（不是：希腊的礼物）
52. Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是：西班牙的运动员）
53. French chalk 滑石粉（不是：法国粉笔）
54. In ones birthday suit 赤身裸体（不是：穿着生日礼服）
55. Make ones hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然，恐惧（不是：令人发指，气愤）
56. Think a great deal of oneself 高看或者看重自己（不是：为自己想的很多）
57. Pull up ones socks 鼓起勇气（不是：提上袜子）
58. Have the heart to do 用于否定句，忍心做（不是：有心做或者有意做）
59. What a shame 多可惜，真遗憾（不是：多可耻）
60. You don’t say 是吗？（不是：你别说）
61. You can say that again 说的好（不是：你别说）
62. I haven’t slept better 我睡得很好（不是：我从未睡好过）

Statement by Martin Niemöller

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" arose as part of a quotation by the expansively named and impressively hirsute John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902). The historian and moralist, who was otherwise known simply as Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."

from http://www.phrases.org.uk

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