Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Chinese Literature/ Cinese Letteratura/ 中国文学

Water Margin (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Naian, the novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty period of Chinese history.






Monday, November 22, 2010

Panni / Clothes / 布




Lavare  i panni / Wash clothes / 洗的衣服



...In the past


today...




Asciugare i panni/ Drying clothes /



...In the past


today...





Lavare i vetri/ Washing windows / 洗窗



...in the past





today...

 



Sedia Thonet / Thonet chair /托纳特椅子




Thonet: The first chair with curved wood with steam


Michael Thonet - 1859

 

 





Aria asciutta o bagnata?/ Dry or wet air? / 空气干燥或湿?




Umidificatore / Humidifier / 加湿器





Deudimificatore / Dehumidifier / 除湿机




 

Panneggio bagnato/ Wet drapery / 湿布料



The wet drapery is a sculptural technique designed by Phidias in the fifth century BC.




Andrea Mantegna: Detail from the San Zeno Altarpiece (Padova, chapel Ovetari)



Pennello asciutto / Dry brush / 干刷



Drybrush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry, but still holds paint, is used. 



An example of the drybrush technique using black acrylic paint on illustration board.



Ombrello/ Umbrella/ 伞



It changes color when wet

Video


Giochi/ Games/ 游戏



Hot Wheels that changes color when wet




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 Barbie doll's mermaid body lights up in and out of water



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"Cicciobello Pipi" if you do drink, pee





Gomma / Tyre / 轮胎

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Italian idioms/ Espressioni idiomatiche italiane/意大利成语





Bagnato



Bagnato come un pulcino

Completamente bagnato, zuppo, come un pulcino uscito dall'uovo appena schiuso.






Piove sul bagnato

Si dice quando succede qualcosa di dannoso dove è già successo in precedenza.






Se non è zuppa è pan bagnato

Se non è un'opzione, è sicuramente l'altra.



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Asciutto




A bocca asciutta

Senza il bottino che si prevedeva di ottenere. Restare a bocca asciutta.






Gettare la spugna

Arrendersi. Deriva dal gergo del pugilato quando per arrendersi all'avversario si gettava simbolicamente la spugna usata dai "secondi" per lavare le ferite del combattimento (oggi si usa gettare sul ring un asciugamano).











Dry declaration/Dichiarazione asciutta/干声明

Wet declaration/Dichiarazione bagnata/湿声明







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Coldplay - “Yellow” - Second single from the first studio album “Parachutes” (2000)




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James Blunt - "You’re Beautiful" - Third single from the first studio album “Back to Bedlam” (2005)





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Friday, November 19, 2010

Dry music videos/Video musicali asciutti/干音乐视频








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Enrique Iglesias - “Hero” - First single from the second English studio album “Escape” (2001)




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Madonna - “Frozen” - First single from the seventh studio album “Ray of Light” (1998)




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Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Scar Tissue” - First single from the seventh studio album “Californication” (1999)




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R.E.M. - “Man on the Moon” - Second single from the eighth studio album “Automatic for the People” (1992)




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Shania Twain - “That Don’t Impress Me Much” - Sixth single from the third studio album “Come on Over” (1997)





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Sting - “Desert Rose” - Single from the sixth studio album “Brand New Day” (1999)






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