http://www.starchamber.com/2007/02/teaching-tricks-to-sea-lions.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.starchamber.com/2007/02/teaching-tricks-to-sea-lions.html#comment-2384 St. Frank Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:07:16 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2007/02/teaching-tricks-to-sea-lions.html#comment-2384 This is great stuff. I've always loved languages and after reading this would love nothing better than to teach ESL. Thanks for the stories. This is great stuff. I’ve always loved languages and after reading this would love nothing better than to teach ESL. Thanks for the stories.

]]> http://www.starchamber.com/2007/02/teaching-tricks-to-sea-lions.html#comment-2382 Jay Czarnecki Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:25:16 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2007/02/teaching-tricks-to-sea-lions.html#comment-2382 Another fascinating essay, Alan ... Bravo! These days, I'm taking a beginner's Italian class for fun, and hearing new and strange-sounding idiomatic expressions is a one of the best parts. One of my favorites is "in bocca al lupo." It means "good luck" in the same way as the English "break a leg" - you use it to wish someone good luck in the face of a challenging task. But the literal translation is "in the mouth of the wolf!" The appropriate response is "Crepi" - "May the wolf drop dead!" Another fascinating essay, Alan … Bravo! These days, I’m taking a beginner’s Italian class for fun, and hearing new and strange-sounding idiomatic expressions is a one of the best parts. One of my favorites is “in bocca al lupo.” It means “good luck” in the same way as the English “break a leg” - you use it to wish someone good luck in the face of a challenging task. But the literal translation is “in the mouth of the wolf!” The appropriate response is “Crepi” - “May the wolf drop dead!”

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