Word that pop idol Michael Jackson had died spread rapidly through New York City, as stunned residents sent text messages and emails to inform friends of the news.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

That is the good news.The bad news is there isn't a text that fits this syllabus, so we choose readings from various sources.And the text that I have chosen is the best of a bad lot.

那是个好消息，坏消息是,没有与课程大纲对应的课本，我们从很多的资源中选取阅读材料,我选的课本不过是糟粕中的精华。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选