猴子 monkeys
时间:2009-01-31 12:24:48
A+
猴子 monkeys
Back in 1986, during my last year of high school, there was a radio trivia contest to win tickets to a concert. I didn’t have much money, but I really wanted to go see this particular group, so I sat myself beside the radio one Monday morning, phone in hand, and waited. Now, my head has always been overflowing with completely useless information –probably more so at that time in my life– so I knew I stood just as good a chance as anybody else. Finally, they asked the question: “What was David Bowie’s theatrical rock-star persona backed by the Spiders from Mars?” I dialed as quickly as I could, but (hampered by my old rotary phone, no doubt) I was not the first, and so didn’t win the tickets. For three more mornings, I did the same, each time knowing the answer, but failing to be the first to call. On that Friday, however, the question was much harder: “Whose band did Canadian singer Gowan borrow for the recording of his Strange Animal LP?” This time I won the tickets. (the answer, by the way, is Peter Gabriel, who was recording in the same studio around the same time.)
I was proud of my accomplishment, elated by that vindication of the sheer width and breadth of the mostly impractical data stogged tight into my brain. It seems a little foolish in retrospect, but the accumulation of knowledge was –for me– the most distinguishing facet of my self-identity.
Back then, information was far less transitory. I remember reading and studying endlessly, trying to retain every nugget of information I could, whether it was useful or not. Now, I have become lazy. When a question is asked and I don’t know the response, a quick search on the Net will generally take me directly to the right information. the question answered, the details then drop away from my mind, and I usually forget it completely. I suspect most people do this nowadays, relying upon the Net far more than memory. When someone dials a friend from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, are they really choosing their most knowledgeable friend, or simply the fastest with Google? Who would you phone?
相关文章
-
A Greedy Monkey-一只贪婪的猴子
-
5 Little Monkeys
-
英语课文 《Unit5Lookatthemonkeys》教案与教学反思partA
-
英语课文 《Unit5Lookatthemonkeys》教案与教学反思partB
-
英语课文 《Lesson26monkeysandwolves》教学设计
-
英语课文 《Lesson28:TheMonkeyJudge》教学设计
-
英语课文 《Lesson30Myfavouriteschoolwork》教案
-
英语课文 《Lesson3Wouldyoulikesomesoup?》教案 教学资料 教学设计
-
英语课文 Lesson3wouldyoulikesome
-
小学英语 Unit5MyNewRoom第二课时《Let’stalk》教后随笔
-
小学英语 《Unit2Mydaysoftheweek》说课稿
-
Mum Didn’t Take a Rest on Her Birthday
-
充分发挥我们的日子Make the most of our days
-
Did You Know?(Must See, If Not.)
-
A Man`s Worth Cannot Be Measured by His Looks,A Man`s Worth
-
请假条:请病假(别人代写)-Asking for Sick Leave Written by Someone Else
推荐文章
-
TheOlympicGamesinLondon
-
The Earth——Our Mother-地球——我们的母亲
-
Comments on the Second Class-第二课堂之我见
-
About Review-关于复习
-
The Four seasons-四季
-
My School-我的学校
-
New Year Party-新年晚会
-
On the Way to School-上学路上
-
My Mother-我的母亲
-
My younger Brother-我的弟弟
-
My Study
-
一堂英语课-An English Class
-
安全相关:孕期出现哪些信号须及时就医
-
乌龟兄弟
-
设计教学――饮料(小班科学)
-
大班活动:不怕黑的孩子
-
买空调_小学生作文:三年级
-
刍议如何对幼儿良好品德的培养
-
安慰姐妹分手的句子233句
-
小班语言教案《动物宝宝玩拼板》反思
-
中班语言教案《小熊让路》反思
-
中班语言活动《五羊的传说》教学设计
-
尧王酒业朋友圈文案37句