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Abandonment 遗弃，在英国指的是16岁以下的少年儿童的父母或监护人放弃对孩子的抚养，且没有交给他人养育。 如果遗弃罪成立，法庭将允许少年儿童被收养，而无需获得其父母或监护人的同意。 …leaving a child under the age of 16 to its fate. Abduction 诱拐罪 违背16岁未婚女孩的父母/监护人的意愿，将其带走的行为。不管有没有与其发生性行为的意图。不知道女孩的年龄不成为辩护理由。 ...

【特别声明】以下教程只是为了演示如何海淘，目前来看，QQ-EX严重不推荐，我最近三批货物滞留了1个月还没运到。请大家选择其他转运公司。 海淘，就是从海外网站直接购物，然后通过转运公司运到国内，绕开代购中间商的淘货方式。海淘有两个关键环节，一个是B2C电子商务网站，一个是转运公司。 电商网站不难找，Amazon就是最大的一家，从摇篮到坟墓，从图书到衣服，它无所不包，无所不售，作为大陆人，只要有一张可以支付外币的信用卡（VISA或MASTER），就可以在这里轻松购物。 然而，在Amazon购物有一个问题。这个网站除了书和碟之外，大部分商品都不支持国际运输，即便支持，运费也高得吓人。我曾经在那里买过两本50美元的书，运费就要30多美元。 ...

儿子今天满月，我却累得说不出有趣的话。他的妈妈更是，现在是3:30分，从昨晚11点开始，儿子就重复吃奶-哭-再吃奶-再哭的过程。 人类如果继续进化，应该让男人开始哺乳，以分担女人产后的劳累。作为一只对母乳喂养无所贡献的生物，我能做的力所能及的工作是换尿布，以及查新生儿养育的英文资料。我掌握这两门技能的速度很快，已经可以在15秒之内，提起儿子的双腿，换上干净尿布，也可以在15分钟之内，通过英文网站，解决最迫切困惑的育儿问题。 ...

To study economics has never been easy. There are so many jargons, terms, equitions, models, curves and graphs. However, we are lucky to live in a digital age, in which all kinds of learning resource is accessible. I’ve found it could be a better way to study economics through reading the opinion columns of WSJ–the Wall Street Journal. Since Murdock acquired WSJ, the journal has erected a content paywall. Although a few articles are still free of charge, most of them need to pay to access. I subscribed the Kindle version of WSJ with a monthly fee of USD19.00. As a result, I can read the full contents of WSJ on web, kindle and my iPhone. As a Chinese columnist, I pay more attention to my western countparts. To read their articles is the best way to learn the craft of writing. Writing is no more than carpentery. What I need are skill and tools. Talent is not for learning, but still is. That’s where my confidence has come from. ...

The best column article ever written. Nobody Understands Debt by Paul Krugman. Why we need columnists? Once I asked a friend who is a programmer and geek: “Do you read columns in Chinese?” “Seldom do I read these stuff. Though you are a columnist, I have to say, most columnist are cheaters and not worth of a dime. “ His answer really discouraged me. But I think he is right. Many columns published on newspapers and magazines, only few are worth of reading. But in the world of English language, this is not true. Columnists enjoy a large scale readership. Their opinions are not only powerful enough to change the public opinion but also change the policies of government. Mr. Paul Krugman-the Nobel Prize for economics winner, is a good example. His column in the New York Times is so popular that some readers claim that the only reason to subscribe the Times is to read his OP-ED. ...

As a Chinese blogger, accidents are essential parts of the virtual life. Your ip could be blocked. You DNS could be contemplated. Your registry could be terminated without prior notification. And the server running your blog could be unplugged. So, when someone told me that this blog could not be visited, I thought it was just another accident directed by the GFW–Chinese censorship machine. However, finally I had found that it’s unaccessible even penetrating the wall by using a paid VPN. Every time when I typed the url of this blog, I got this message:“Your Tumblr is suspended.” I was greatly puzzled. According to the Term of Service of Tumblr, an account will be suspended when it publishes harmful materials such as pornography, racism and hatred contents etc. But I have never posted any entries like that. Why me? There are several effective ways to learn the craft of English writing, among which the best method, I think, is writing complaint letters. The key element of writing well is not skill, but the impulse, the dire need of expressing yourself. I wrote a complaint email to support@tumblr.com. I got their reply very soon. ...

The best column article ever written. Nobody Understands Debt by Paul Krugman. Why we need columnists? Once I asked a friend who is a programmer and geek: “Do you read columns in Chinese?” “Seldom do I read these stuff. Though you are a columnist, I have to say, most columnist are cheaters and not worth of a dime. " His answer really discouraged me. But I think he is right. Many columns published on newspapers and magazines, only few are worth of reading. But in the world of English language, this is not true. Columnists enjoy a large scale readership. Their opinions are not only powerful enough to change the public opinion but also change the policies of government. Mr. Paul Krugman-the Nobel Prize for economics winner, is a good example. His column in the New York Times is so popular that some readers claim that the only reason to subscribe the Times is to read his OP-ED. ...