[日文] 大家的日本語第一課

 あのかた 是 あのひと 的禮貌形, [那個人]

どなた 是 だれ 的禮貌形, [那位，誰]

おいくつ 是 なんさい 的禮貌形, [幾歲]

Tiers of Data Center

Tier Level	Requirements
1	Single non-redundant distribution path serving the IT equipment Non-redundant capacity components Basic site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.671% availability
2	Meets or exceeds all Tier 1 requirements Redundant site infrastructure capacity components guaranteeing 99.741% availability
3	Meets or exceeds all Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements Multiple independent distribution paths serving the IT equipment All IT equipment must be dual-powered and fully compatible with the topology of a site's architecture Concurrently maintainable site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability
4	Meets or exceeds all Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 requirements All cooling equipment is independently dual-powered, including chillers and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems Fault-tolerant site infrastructure with electrical power storage and distribution facilities guaranteeing 99.995% availability

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center#Data_center_tiers

[Phrase] at once

1. at once  立刻
= right away

2. be at once + 形容詞 + and + 形容詞   不僅...而且...
= not only...but (also)...

3. all at once  突然間
= all of a sudden
= suddenly

[Phrase] to call up

to call up 打電話
=> to call (up) sb
=> to call me (up) = to call (up) me

call me = give me a call / buzz / ring

[Phrase] gear 常用片語

gear up 做好準備

get into gear 正常運作；就緒

in high gear 高速運轉；全力進行

[Phrase] cook 常用片語

what's cooking 發生了什麼事？

cook the books 做假帳

one's goose is cooked 某人完蛋了

[Phrase] line 常用片語

take a hard line 採取強硬作風

party line 政黨的意識型態、政策

bottom line 重點；財務報表最底下的「結算盈餘或盈虧」

down the line 未來；往後

the end of the line 窮途末路

top-of-the-line 最優秀的；頂級的 

[Phrase] track 常用片語

keep track of 記錄

lose track 失聯

of the track 離題；失神

[Phrase] alarm 常用片語

sound the alarm 提出警告

false alarm 虛驚；期待落空

set alarm bells ringing 使用緊張、擔憂

[Phrase] clock 常用片語

around the clock 日以繼夜

against the clock 分秒必爭

kill the clock 拖延比賽

turn back the clock 回到過去