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1.Err on the side of caution/慎之又慎 Err on the side of caution: Do the thing that is safe instead of taking a risk 慎之又慎：做安全的事，不冒险
2.Sing someone’s praises: is to say wonderful and complimentary things about someone, and it usually means saying those nice things over and over.
歌颂某人：用美好的、赞美的词汇描述别人，通常指一遍又一遍地说赞美的话
3.Lay down the law To say something or give an order in a way that says “you will obey me or accept my word without argument or question !” 定规矩： 用“你不许争论或质疑地听从我或接受我的话”的方式做出指示或下达命令
4.Feel under the weather/感觉不舒服 to be affected by changes in the weather, feel unwell 受天气变化影响，感觉不适 I’m feeling a little under the weather today but I’m sure I’ll feel better tomorrow
5.Last Resort/最后一招。Course of action taken when all other methods or attempts have failed, a last alternative.在所有其他方法或尝试都失败的时候所采取的行动，最后的选择。
6.Speak the same language/志同道合，有相似的品位，感觉和想法，并和他人相互理解 Even though I just met Tom, I feel like we speak the same language. We share a lot of the same values and interests and have a lot in common.
7.Raining Cats and Dogs: 倾盆大雨 What time should we go to dinner tonight?Can we reschedule for tomorrow? It’s raining cats and dogs outside 今晚我们什么时候去吃晚餐？我们可以改成明天吗？外面下着倾盆大雨。
8.Pass The Buck/推卸责任 to make someone else responsible for something 逃避责任，让其他的人承担责任 He says he is always late because of traffic but I think he is just passing the buck again 他总说他迟到是因为交通不好，但我觉得他只是再次推诿。
9.New York Minute/“纽约时刻”：立刻 In an instant。 I’ll have this finished in a New York minute 我马上就完成这件工作了。
10.Quit while one is ahead激流勇退 When John won a thousand dollars at the casino, his friends told him to quit while he was ahead. He didn’t listen and ended up losing much more than he won.
11.Make a scene/大吵大闹 quarrel or have a row in public 在公众场合吵架或者引起围观 He made quite a scene after he the waiter spilled wine on his shirt, threatening to have him fired. 服务员把酒撒到他的衬衫上后，他大吵大闹，威胁要开除他。
12.Around the corner/即将到来 It’s nice to see the flowers blooming, and to know that spring must be just around the corner. 看到花朵绽放，知道春天肯定即将到来，感觉很好。
13.The straw that breaks the camel’s back/压倒骆驼的最后一根稻草 The restaurant had horrible service and the an unpleasant atmosphere. When the food came out cold, I decided it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, and walked out.
14.Strike a balance/两者之间取得平衡。考虑可选的选择，或者某人的职责范围，以便选择一个可以接受的折衷方案，充分调解各个方面、观点等 He tries hard to strike a balance between his professional life and personal life?
15.Glass ceiling/玻璃天花板。隐藏的或看不见的障碍。 There are still not very many women who break through the glass ceiling in the field of science 仍有很多妇女没有打破科学领域的玻璃天花板。
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本书的中文名是《解读乔布斯》
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在这段媒体疯狂崇拜乔布斯的日子里，能够读到这样一本全面记录老乔历史的书，真好。
乔布斯的养父母在他小时候搬家到加州洛斯阿尔托斯市真是对他的成长起到了至关重要的作用，周围大量电子工程师可以给乔布斯答疑解惑，更重要的是乔布斯在这里遇到了他事业中第一个贵人–沃兹（Wozniak）。

个人感觉乔布斯的前半生不以技术见长，虽然他在1997年当选美国工程院院士，前期也许是受到沃兹光芒的影响，APPLE I似乎感受不到他的技术能力；而且他那时候也算不上是一个合格的产品经理，APPLE II之后的Lisa的失败，Macintosh的叫好不叫座，NeTX的产品定位错误

乔布斯是如何从冷酷孤僻暴躁傲慢一意孤行从而被驱逐出苹果公司，变得宽容和谦卑，知道怎么信任和授权优秀的人，学会合作与开放？

余华在挪威的演讲说：当一个作家成为了一个词汇以后，其实是对这个作家的伤害。他的演讲结束后，奥斯陆大学历史系的Harald Bockman教授走过来说：“你小时候对鲁迅的讨厌，和我小时候对易卜生的讨厌一模一样。”同样，神话苹果和乔布斯也是对乔布斯追求创新精神的伤害。
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Amazon has just released the latest update for the third-gen Kindle which will let you keep your personal documents in the cloud and easily access them from any Kindle app or newer devices. For many Kindle users, it’s a fairly major update that takes advantage of Amazon’s cloud prowess and provides yet another feature that other e-readers like the Nook and Sony Reader don’t offer.

The company first announced that it would be storing your personal files in the cloud when it unveiled the new $79 fourth-gen Kindle, Kindle Touch, and the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon will also be keeping the third-gen Kindle around, except it’s now called the Kindle Keyboard.

Previously, personal files, which can include text documents, pictures, and PDF files, were delivered directly to your Kindle device via your Kindle email address but weren’t archived anywhere. Now your personal documents will be treated just like Kindle e-books. Amazon’s Whispersync technology will also synchronize your last page read, annotations, and bookmarks for personal documents. Unfortunately, Amazon says PDF files won’t be compatible with the Whispersync features.

Once in Amazon’s cloud, your personal documents can be re-downloaded on the new Kindle Touch and fourth-gen Kindle. That’ll make upgrading to one of the newer models even more painless. Amazon says it’s working on bringing the personal file synchronization feature to the Kindle Fire and Kindle apps “in the coming months.” The new features won’t be available on older Kindle models at all, which doesn’t come as too much of a surprise.

I collect these idioms from usembassy.Hope you enjoy it.
1.Cool as cucumber 形容一个人平静、放松 “You’d never know that Paul has a big presentation tomorrow. Look at him, he’s cool as a cucumber.” 你看不出Paul明天还有个重要的演示要做，你看他，依然保持冷静。
2.Turn over a new leaf 改变一个人的做事或思维方式从而得到进步 John ate so much he gained 15 pounds. This new year, he has decided to turn over a new leaf and eat healthy. John吃得太多了，长了15磅。这个新年，他决定改过自新，健康饮食。
3.Spread oneself too thin. 试图同时做很多事情 He’s spreading himself too thin and, as a result, isn’t able to devote much time to either of his jobs. 他同时做太多的工作搞得心力交瘁，结果，对哪一个工作付出的时间都不多。
4.Call it a day 今天就到这儿吧 When we call it a day, we stop whatever we are doing, regardless of the time. “我们停止我们正在做的事情，无论是什么，无论什么时间。 “Let’s call it a day and go home,” John said.
5.Brush up on 温习补习 Professor Oxbridge has been invited to give a speech in English. He hasn’t studied English for so long that he’ll have to brush up on it. That is, he’ll have to refresh his knowledge of it.
6.Put all one’s eggs in one basket 把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里 Those who put all their eggs in one basket place all their hopes, money or trust in one plan, scheme or adventure.
7.Read someone/明白某人 We often reveal how we think or feel by the gestures we make. “Kate is not very expressive, it is difficult for me to read her.” “凯特不爱表达，我很难明白她。
8.Cut one’s losses 减少损失 When the company directors told Mr. Wang to cut his losses, he took out his scissors and began cutting. 当公司董事让王先生减少损失时，他掏出剪刀开始剪。这不是减少损失的办法。
9.Culture shock 文化冲击.在一个陌生的国家或地方由于不同的生活习惯和生活方式产生的不舒服的感觉。This expression refers to any environment which is new and very different from one’s own, and is therefore a shock.
10.Dot the i’s and cross the t’s 在i上点点，在t上画横 在i上点点，Dot the i’s and cross the t’s means to be careful, thorough, and to pay close attention to details. 意为要小心，全面，关注细节。
11.Wet Blanket 意为悲观、缺乏热情的人 “James was not invited to go on the outing with the rest of the group because he’s such a wet blanket.”James没有接到邀请和大家一起外出，因为他是个让人扫兴的人。可以理解没人希望与他为伴。
12.Petty cash/小额现金 small amount of money kept in an office for buying small things that are needed 放在办公室准备购买所需的小件东西的小部分钱
13.Spill the Beans/泄密 Spill the Beans: to tell a secret, give something away 泄密：说出一个秘密，说漏嘴。Did you know that Harry was going to buy Sarah a dog ?你知道吗，哈利打算给莎拉买只狗？

There are quite a few programs and web services that can be really useful to Kindle owners. This post compiles 17 of these that every Kindle user should know about, ranging from eBook conversion programs to services that can broadcast your favorite websites to your Kindle.

Note that many of the tools listed here aren’t strictly Kindle specific, but can be very useful to anyone who has a Kindle or any other eBook reading device, such as PDF cropping tools and eBook conversion apps, etc.

Areas covered include ‘eBook Reading Tools’, ‘General eBook Conversion’ , ‘PDF to Kindle Conversion’, ‘Organizing files on your Kindle’, and ‘Sending web content to your Kindle’.

eBook Reading Tools:
1. Kindle Cloud Reader: read eBooks from anywhere
2. Kindle Reader for PC and Mac: read eBooks on your computer
3. Kindle Previewer: see how converted eBooks will look on your Kindle

General EBook Conversion:
4. Amazon Kindle email conversion service: free online eBook conversion service
5. Calibre: eBook conversion and management software
6. Hamster Free eBook Converter: casual, powerful eBook converter
7. Auto Kindle eBook Converter: converts PDF, Lit, and HTML files to Kindle-friendly .MOBI format

PDF to Kindle conversion:
8. Briss: visual PDF cropping tool
9. K2PDFopt: converts complex PDF’s into Kindle friendly ones
- Also see my two related how-to articles on optimizing PDFs for reading on the Kindle (here and here).

Organizing files on your Kindle:
10. Koll3ction: use folder structures to organize your Kindle documents into collections

Sending Web Content to your Kindle:
11. SENDtoREADER: bookmarklet to send any web pages, Google Reader entries to your Kindle
12. Kindle It: browser extension that will send any web page to the Kindle
13. KindleFeeder: deliver up to 12 RSS feeds to your Kindle via whispernet
14. Greader2Kindle: read your Google Reader feeds on your Kindle
15. Instapaper: automatically delivers unread Instapaper articles to your Kindle
16. ReadItLater: deliver unread ReadItLater articles to your Kindle
17. Readability: receive your Readability reading list automatically on your Kindle