My question:
Dear teachers
please tell me what is the differenece between "in
the red" and "in the black"? and what is their usage, because I am confused by these two phrases.
Answer posted by Robert
In the world of finance and accounting, 'loss figures' are traditionally expressed in 'red'; 'profit figures' are expressed in 'black' on the 'profit and loss' statement.
Thus, in any given time frame, a quarter, a fiscal year, for example, if you have incurred a loss, you are 'in the red'. If you have made a profit, you are 'in the black'.
My comment
At first, aftet I sign in and post my quesiton in the board, it takes about half an hour then my post has finally been posted, which annoys me for its inconvenience. But to my surprise, it takes only about an hour then somebody answers my quesiton so quickly or maybe my question is too easy for native speaker, I don't know.
Moreover, Robert' answer is preciely correct and in detail. He gives what I really want to know and even provides an example for me. This site is trully a website that can help we ESL learners, and I hope somedays I can raise other in-depth qustions and to have a discussion with those post respondents.
Large: It can be meansured of greater than average size,quantity,or amount
EX: The large gallery courtyard is crowded with people-applicants for the voyage.
Big: It used to describe considerable size, number, magnitude, or extent, and it can also
describe something strong or of great strength.
EX: Yeah. I make big cases, they make the news and I look good. But the problem with becoming a star is downtown. They shoot at stars. Now be quiet. Shhh.
Right now I'm still in bad mood and can't feel any better. I seach for music to soothe. From PPT, a news was released that a Japanese Jazz Hip Hop producer Nujabes was dead due to a traffic accident on Feb. I know nothing about Nujabes and never hear his songs. But once I hear his song Luv (sic)pt.1 I am deeply attracted. The beat is dope and the lyrics is inspirational. Here are the songs and lyrics. Enjoy and R.I.P Nujabes
Lovesick like a dog with canine sensitivity
Developing this new theory of relativity
Connecting our souls resting in captivity
Positive life sacrifice what it is to me
Our history, only a quarter of a century
Reality, sitting on the shoulders of our chemistry
See ain't no mystery, the colours that we mix will set the mind free
Let the blind see beyond harmony!
Breathe life into dead space blow away clouds of doubt
New territory we determine to be
Everything a safe heaven is supposed to be
Now it might seem distant but the time is near
When our thoughts take off and split the atmosphere
Pure sound wave travel semi-infinitely
Plus I'll see you there utmost definitely
(Hook:)
'cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently
Good gracious, every process has a genesis and ends with a revelation
God bless this opportunity for me to find a voice
For some words that have waited for way too long
Low wages, Small tips on the avenue
Never wasted, all hits for a revenue
Haven't you heard the news lately?
Seems we've been living for sometimes in a purgatory
But yo, I thought I knew what a love song sound like
But I felt a warmer tune in the sunlight
I could still hear it in my room past midnight
Gotta move, take a solo cruise in the moon light
Sometimes I do forget, Oh how much we could ease the lives we lead
If we learn to let go, the reins that we hold
Return to our souls, and the spirit let flow
So you see, upon everyday faces there's a million shades to
Express definition of grace
But the method I choose my prerogative
There's so much love in me I got to give.
(Hook:)
'cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently
Oh how I could write a book on how you make me feel
But how about this song that I wrote for you?
What I feel like...I wanna put my trusts in these simple words
For you to feel what I'm saying, what you feel like?
Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together
Remember the time that you told me
In the cold night, to relax when all I knew was to hold tight
Remember the time that I spoke to the crowd in a full house and
Realizes that you was my ace?
I was the joker on the stage singing the blues
All eyes on me and had nothing to prove
But yo, I thought I knew what a diamond shine like
But I felt a sharper love in the lime lite
From the queen of hearts watching me quietly from the upper deck balcony
Sometimes I do suspect, I'm a actor in a well-scripted live divine comedy
When I look back at the frozen slice of time and try to defrost the senses lost
Now enough with the metaphors, the motivation that I wrote this letter for
For you to know that the music helps carry on
Like you say a new day will bring us tomorrow...
(Hook:)
'cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently
Well, first congraduations to my clssmate Karen, she won the third place of 大專杯桌球北區預賽 women's tag team competition. She played extremely well and too bad she and her partner lost to the champion. after five sets of competing, they could almost beat down the champion, only one point, they only lost one point. It was a heartbreaking result, but they still got a ticket heading toward the finals on May. Hope they can win a prize for our school and have a goo table tennis career ending.
As for me, my play sucked and now I blamed myself again and again. In fact, this is the last time I played 大專杯 cause I gonna graduate from NTUST, also, I clearly knew that I will not play table tennis anymore after gradutation. So I appreciate precious times to play, but each time when I step on to the court, lots of bull shits happen, I can win a match easily then loose a game quickly. Don't know what to say but know I am a mutherfuking looser.
Sadness and frustration overwhelminly press and punch my heart. It doesn't matter to win or to loose a game, it matters about a sense of self-accoomplishment. In fact, I am not pursuing any reputation or prize, all I want is a good performance in a match which could satisfy both me and my coach. Good performace means I show skills coach teaches me, I demonstrate my peronal style, most importantly, displaying a spirit of never give-up and never surrender, to fight till the last moment. However,today, I can barely find these in my matches, so I am awafully sad and I can't bear the feeling after my lose, I want to cry but I can't drop any tear, only sorrow be with me.
It is raining right now, Is it God knows I am upset? Or the sky cries for me? I don't know, but I know what i gonna do next, I will drink as many bear as I can, trying to get drunk to get rid of negative feelings, hope I can be in the class on time.
ㄜ...Hello fellas, I am the owner of this blog, and my name is Austin LI. I came of Taichung, now a senior student in NTUST. I am a chilly joker lover, I have low laughing point, whenever I have something i think very funny I usually tell all my friends without hestitation, then normally, the reward I usually receive is a glimpse of intolerance, but that doesn't reduce my love for the chilly jokes, so if you have funny things or stuff please, just share with me OK?
I have different hobbies, and they may be wired for someone. To name a few, I listen rap music, my favorite rap group is Cypress Hill. I watch Pro Wrestling, my favorite wrestler is kojima satoshi. now in my free time, I focus my attention on watching American comics, I now watch Civil Wars, an crossover event of Marvel universe and Spawn, a dark hero of NY alley. I am a huge fan of Spawn so that's the reason why I name my blog Spawn.
I don't have clear career plans after graduating, all I want is to find a job that would fit my interest, now my goal is to enjoy the last period of my student life, and to live with no regret, hoping I can successfully graduate from NTUST.
