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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Scientific, Computer, Biology, Physics terms with Chinese translations

Scientific, Computer, Biology, Physics terms with Chinese translations

Air空气Kōngqì (ahyr)(n.) (gases forming the atmosphere)
Arch(拱)(Gǒng)(ahrch)adj. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening
Balance(平衡)(Pínghéng) (n.) (bal-uh-ns) (equilibrium)
Beam(光束)(Guāngshù) (n.) (beem)length of material used as support
Catapult(弹射)(Tánshè) (n.) (kat-uh-pult-poolt)) implement for shooting weapon
Center of Gravity(重心)Zhòngxīn (n.) (point of balance)
Compression(压缩)(Yāsuō) (n.) (kuhm-presh-uhn) (in internal-combustion engines)
the reduction in volume and increase of pressure of the air or combustible mixture in
the cylinder prior to ignition, produced by the motion of the piston toward the cylinder
head after intake.
Dissection(解剖)(Jiěpōu) (n.) (dih-sek-shuhn) cutting up a dead animal
DNA(n.) (deoxyribonucleic acid) 脱氧核糖核酸Tuōyǎng hétáng hésuān
Wind Drag(风拖动) (Fēng tuō dòng) (resistance to the movement of a hull through
the water).
Erosion(侵蚀)(Qīnshí) (n.) (ih-roh-zhuhn)- deterioration; wearing away
Eye(眼)Yǎn (n.) (ahy)-the organ of sight
Fingerprint(指纹)Zhǐwén (n.) (fing-ger-print) an impression caused by the markings of the fingers
Friction(摩擦)(Mócā) (n.) (frik-shuhn) rubbing
Gravity((重力)(Zhònglì) (n.) grav-i-tee) force of attraction
Kinetic Energy(动能) Dòngnéng (adj) (pertaining to motion) = ½ one half mass times velocity squared
Lift(电梯) (Diàntī) upward from the ground (hoist)
Potential(潜在)Qiánzài (puh-ten-shuh) =(mgh) (potential. Electricity. (at any point in an
electric field) the work done per unit charge in moving an infinitesimal point charge from
a common reference point to the given point. Symbol: V.
Pressure(压力)Yālì (presh-er): the exertion of force upon a surface by an object.
Tension(张力) Zhānglì (n.) (ten-shuh n) the act of stretching or straining.
Thermometer (温度计)Wēndùjì; (ther-mom-i-ter) an instrument for measuring
temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury,
that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the
temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale
marked on the tube or its frame.
Thrust(推力) Tuīlì (thruhst)(n.,v.) to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force:
Tornado (龙卷风)Lóngjuǎnfēng (tawr-ney-doh) a localized, violently destructive
windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a
long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by
condensation and debris.          
Truss(桁架)Héngjià (truhs) Civil Engineering, Building Trades. any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc.
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
Wind:风: Fēng: air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity
along the earth's surface.


Saturday, July 23, 2016

American English cliches, idiomatic expressions and proverbs

Can you use each one in a conversation?

A back seat driver:   Please I’ve been driving for years; I don’t need a back seat driver.

A bad hair day:         Looks like another bad hair day, do you have an extra hat?

A big fish in a small pond:     Which would you rather be, a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

A blast from the past:             It’s been so many years since we’ve seen each other, what a blast from the past.

A dead ringer:                        You’re a dead ringer for my best friend.

A lame duck:                         That President was a lame duck and couldn’t run again.

A shot in the arm:                   That new factory is a shot in the arm to that town.

Accidents will happen:           Don’t worry about the spill, accidents will happen.

Add insult to injury:               To add insult to injury, she was already sitting at my desk.

An Indian summer:                Another hot day in the winter, looks like an Indian summer.

As easy as pie:                        That physics exam was as easy as pie.

As happy as a clam:               After they won the lottery, they were as happy as a clam.

At deaths door:                      He’s not doing well, I’m sorry to say, he’s at deaths door.

Baby boomer.                         It turns out...most baby boomers prefer dark chocolate.


Sunday, July 17, 2016

Robotics, BOE-BOT terms, California Science Center, 2016, Mitch Rubman

Mitch Rubman teaching Robotics



AA batteries AA(电池) (AA diànchí)
aluminum (铝)(Lǚ)
another robot(另一个机器人) (Lìng yīgè jīqìrén)
ball (球)(Qiú)
BASIC Stamp (邮票)(yóupiào)
BASIC: The microcontroller which plugs into a socket on the green circuit board programmed in PBASIC
black: (黑色) (Hēisè)
bolt (螺栓)(Luóshuān)
breadboard (面包板) (Miànbāo bǎn): the breadboard which holds anywhere from 2–4 components
building blocks (积木) (building block, toy brick)
chassis (机壳) (Jī ké)
classroom (课堂)(Kètáng)
communicate (通信)(Tōngxìn)
components (组件)(Zǔjiàn)
control (控制)(Kòngzhì)
Cotter pin (开口销Kāikǒu xiāo) (Wheels are machined to fit on)
Detachable: (可拆开) (Kě chāi kāi)
distance sensor(距离传感器)(Jùlí chuángǎnqì)
drilled (锥) (wimble, bore, drill, thirl)
drive the wheels 驱动车轮Qūdòng chēlún
erector set 架桥机集Jià qiáo jī jí
follow a line(遵循线) (Zūnxún xiàn)
follow light (追光灯) (Zhuī guāng dēng)
four (四Sì) inches wide: (英寸宽) (Yīngcùn kuān)
Green:(绿色) (Lǜsè)
Holes(孔)(Kǒng)
In print (已出版Yǐ) ( chūbǎn)
Input(输入Shūrù) /output(产量Chǎnliàng)
Integrated circuits (集成电路)(Jíchéng diànlù)
LED (light emitting diode) (发光二极管)(Fāguāng èrjíguǎn)
Lego (乐高玩具)(Lègāo wánjù)
Main circuit board(主电路板)(Zhǔ diànlù bǎn):  
maze:(迷宫)(Mígōng)
microcontroller: 微控制器Wēi kòngzhì qì
Mounted(安装)(Ānzhuāng) on the top of the robot. BOE
objects (对象)(Duìxiàng)
onto(到)(Dào)
parts (部分)(Bùfèn)
PBASIC language(语言)(yǔyán).
pick up (捡起)(Jiǎn qǐ)
plugs (插头)(Chātóu)
polyethylene (聚乙烯)(Jù yǐxī)
rear wheel (后轮)(Hòu lún)
Red:(红) (Hóng)
Resistors(电阻)(Diànzǔ)
robot's movements(机器人的运动)(Jīqìrén de yùndòng)
screw (拧)(Níng)
sense (感)(Gǎn)
servo motors (伺服电机)(Sìfú diànjī)
six legs(六条腿)(Liùtiáo tuǐ)
slots (錾)(hole)
software (软件)(Ruǎnjiàn)
solve (绎)
ultrasonic(超声)(Chāoshēng)
Universities(高校) Gāoxiào
White: (白色)(Báisè)

Friday, July 15, 2016

Robotics(roh-bot-iks), Human-Robot Interaction and Artificial Intelligence terminology and phonetics

 Robotics and Human Interactions

Agent-Based Systems
AI Reasoning Methods
Animation(an-uh-mey-shuhn) and Simulation
Architectures, Protocols And Middle-Ware
Autonomous(aw-ton-uh-muhs) Agents
Behaviour-Based Systems
Biological Applications of Micro Robots
Biologically-Inspired Robots
Biomimetics
Brain Machine Interfaces
Calibration and Identification
Cellular and Modular Robots
Climbing Robots
Cloud Robotics
Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction
Collision Detection and Avoidance
Communication-aware Sensor and Motion Planning
Compliance and Impedance Control
Contact Modelling
Control Architectures and Programming
Cooperating Robots
Cooperative Manipulators
Dexterous Manipulation
Distributed Robot Systems
Domestic Robots and Home Automation
Dynamics
Education Robotics
Entertainment Robotics
Environment Monitoring and Management
Ethics and Philosophy
Evolutionary Robotics
Failure Detection and Recovery
Field Robots
Flexible Arms
Force and Tactile Sensing
Force Control
Formal Methods in Robotics and Automation
Gesture, Posture, Social Spaces and Facial Expressions
Grasping
Green Robotics
Gripper and Hand Design
Haptics and Haptic Interfaces
Human Centered Robotics
Human Detection and Tracking
Human Performance Augmentation
Humanoid and Bipedal Locomotion
Humanoid Interaction
Humanoid Navigation
Humanoid Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Hydraulic/Pneumatic Actuators
Imitation Learning
Industrial Robots
Integrated Planning and Control
Integrated Task and Motion Planning
Intelligent Toys
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Joint/Mechanism Design
Kinematics
Learning Control
Learning from Demonstration
Legged Robots
Localization
Manipulation and Compliant Assembly
Manipulation Planning and Control
Manufacturing and Automation
Mapping
Marine Robotics
Mechanism Design
Medical Robots and Systems
Medical Systems, Healthcare, and Assisted Living
Micro/Nano Robots
Mining and Demining
Mobile Manipulation
Model Learning
Motion and Path Planning
Motion and Trajectory Generation
Motion Control
Motion Planning for Manipulators
Motor Skill Learning
Multifingered Hands
Multi-Robot Systems
Navigation
Networked Robots
Networked Teleoperation
Neural and Fuzzy Control
Neurorobotics
New Actuators
Nonholonomic Motion Planning
Omnidirectional Vision
Optimal Control
Parallel Robots
Parts Feeding and Fixturing
Path Planning for Multiple Mobile Robots or Agents
Perception for Grasping and Manipulation
Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking
Personal Robots
Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Planning, Scheduling and Coordination
Programming Environments
Range Sensing
Reactive and Sensor-Based Planning
Recognition
Redundant Robots
Rehabilitation Robotics
Robot Audition
Robot Companions and Social Human-Robot Interaction
Robot Learning
Robot Reinforcement Learning
Robot Safety
Robot Vision
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Robotics in Construction
Robotics in Hazardous Fields
Robots and Embodied Art
Search and Rescue Robots
Self-Organised Robot Systems
Semi-Autonomous Robots
Sensor Fusion
Sensor Networks
Sensor-based Planning
Service Robots
SLAM
Smart Actuators
Soft-bodied Robots
Soft-tissue Modeling
Software and Architecture
Space Robotics and Automation
Surgical Robotics
Surveillance(ser-vey-luhns) Systems
Swarm Robotics
Tactile Sensing
Task Planning
Telerobotics
Tendon/Wire Mechanisms
Ubiquitous Robotics
Underactuated Robots
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Variable Stiffness Actuator Design and Control
Virtual Reality and Interfaces
Visual Learning
Visual Navigation
Visual Tracking
Voice, Speech Synthesis and Recognition
Wearable Robots
Wheeled Robots

Sunday, July 3, 2016

In memory Elie Wiesel(Sep 30, 1928 - Jul 02, 2016)



Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate,  was a great teacher, writer, humanitarian and he wrote my graduate school recommendation. I studied with him in a classroom of 35 at Boston University for two semesters. When I gave my book report in his class, French TV was there. Elie always asked us to see the beauty in the world but not to forget the ugliness. Every class was an inspiration. He had a firm, solid handshake. He asked me what I found beautiful in this world. In our private meeting, he told me that I would be a teacher one day.

RIP Elie.
thank you for your work, effort, inspiration and compassion.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Banking terms (A) with definitions

One of the best places to work is a Bank, here are some common Banking terms starting with the letter "A"


A
Account(uh-kount) Agreement:
The contract governing your open-end credit account, it provides information on changes that may occur to the account.

Account History:
The payment history of an account over a specific period of time, including the number of times the account was past due or over limit.

Account Holder:
Any and all persons designated and authorized to transact business on behalf of an account. Each account holder's signature needs to be on file with the bank. The signature authorizes that person to conduct business on behalf of the account.

Accrued(uh-krood) Interest:
Interest that has been earned but not yet paid. 

Acquiring Bank:
In a merger, the bank that absorbs the bank acquired. 

Adjustable-Rate Mortgages(mawr-gijs) (ARMS):
Also known as variable-rate mortgages. The initial interest rate is usually below that of conventional fixed-rate loans. The interest rate may change over the life of the loan as market conditions change.  
There is typically a maximum (or ceiling) and a minimum (or floor) defined in the loan agreement. If interest rates rise, so does the loan payment. If interest rates fall, the loan payment may as well. 

Adverse Action:
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a creditor's refusal to grant credit on the terms requested, termination of an existing account, or an unfavorable change in an existing account.

Adverse Action Notice:
The notice required by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act advising a credit applicant or existing debtor of the denial of their request for credit or advising of a change in terms considered unfavorable to the account holder. .

Affidavit(af-i-dey-vit):
A sworn statement in writing before a proper official, such as a notary public. 

Alteration(awl-tuh-rey-shuhn):
Any change involving an erasure or rewriting in the date, amount, or payee of a check or other negotiable instrument. 

Amortization(am-er-tuh-zey-shuhn):
The process of reducing debt through regular installment payments of principal and interest that will result in the payoff of a loan at its maturity.

Annual Percentage Rate (APR):
The cost of credit on a yearly basis, expressed as a percentage. 

Annual Percentage Yield (APY):
A percentage rate reflecting the total amount of interest paid on a deposit account based on the interest rate and the frequency of compounding for a 365-day year. 
Application:
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), an oral or written request for an extension of credit that is made in accordance with the procedures established by a creditor for the type of credit requested. 

Appraisal(uh-prey-zuhl):
The act of evaluating and setting the value of a specific piece of personal or real property.

Authorization(aw-ther-uh-zey-shuhn):
The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction. 

Automated Clearing House (ACH):
A computerized facility used by member depository institutions to electronically combine, sort, and distribute inter-bank credits and debits. ACHs process electronic transfers of government securities and provided customer services, such as direct deposit of customers' salaries and government benefit payments (i.e., social security, welfare, and veterans' entitlements), and preauthorized transfers.

Automated Teller Machine (ATM):
A machine, activated by a magnetically encoded card or other medium, that can process a variety of banking transactions. These include accepting deposits and loan payments, providing withdrawals, and transferring funds between accounts. 

Automatically Protected:
As of May 1, 2011, up to two months of Federal benefits such as Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, Veteran’s benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits, and benefits from the Office of Personnel Management that are direct deposited to an account may be protected from garnishment. The amount automatically protected will depend upon the balance of the account on the day of review. 

Automatic Bill Payment:
A checkless system for paying recurring bills with one authorization statement to a financial institution. For example, the customer would only have to provide one authorization form/letter/document to pay the cable bill each month. The necessary debits and credits are made through an Automated Clearing House (ACH).

Availability Date:
Bank's policy as to when funds deposited into an account will be available for withdrawal.  

Availability Policy:
Bank's policy as to when funds deposited into an account will be available for withdrawal. 

Available Balance:
The balance of an account less any hold, uncollected funds, and restrictions against the account. 

Available Credit:
The difference between the credit limit assigned to a cardholder account and the present balance of the account. 


Thursday, June 23, 2016

The verb: to go

Verbs: to go
In Hollywood we are always on the run, these are the conjugations for the verb: to go. Breaks over, back to work.
Exercise 1: Practice saying the sentences out loud.
Exercise 2: Create your own sentence.


Present
I, we, you, they
go
I go to work at 7am every day.

he, she, it
goes
She goes to the beach in the morning.




Present Progressive
I
am going (goh-ing)
I am going to the beach today.

we, you, they
are going
They are going to the beach today.

he, she, it
is going
She is going to the beach.




Present                 Intensive
I, we, you, they
do go
I do go to the Dentist at least twice a year.

he, she, it
does go
He does go to the therapist every week.




Future
I, he, she, it, we, you, they
will go
They will go to couple’s therapy.




Past
I, he, she, it, we, you they
went
They went to couple’s therapy.
Past Progressive
I, he, she, it
was going
I was going to the game when the accident occurred.

we, you, they
were going
They were going to drive to Vegas.




Past Intensive
I, he, she, it, we, you, they
did go
They did go to Brazil last summer.




Present
Perfect
I, we, you, they
have gone
We have gone without food for two days.

he, she, it
has gone
She has gone to the same resort for ten years.




Past Perfect
I, he, she, it, we, you, they
had gone
They had gone to Europe before.




Future Perfect
I, he, she, it, we, you, they
will have gone
By Tuesday, I will have gone by bus.