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四级写作经典句型

    今天为大家介绍一些四级写作中的经典句型，也许很老了，但却是最实用的，备考四级的筒子们，不要错过……

　　1)主语从句

　　It is common knowledge that honesty is the best policy.

　　It is well-known that…

　　It is self-evident/ conceivable / obvious / apparent that…

　　It goes without saying that… It is universally acknowledged that…

　　It is / that

　　2)宾(表)语从句

　　We cannot understand why he was so cruel to his roommates.

　　The problem is not who will go, but who will stay.

　　3)定语从句(限定性和非限定性)

　　As is shown/ demonstrated/ illustrated/ depicted/ described…in the cartoon/ picture/ graph/ table…,

　　There are many reasons why I want to study in your university.

　　It is estimated that tens of billions of pounds spent on cigarettes every year in our country, which is a huge waste.

　　4)状语从句(时间，原因，地点，条件，让步，转折等)

　　When the man is enjoying the cigarette, the smoke becomes a monster (怪物) which will devour him.

　　Whatever the reason, there are still some problems with student use of computers.

　　5)分词短语做定语或状语

　　Prof. Kang came to our university, giving us a lecture on how to acquire English better.

　　6)倒装句

　　Only through these measures can we hope to solve the problem.

　　Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots.

　　7)被动句

　　Some measures should be taken to deal with the problem.

　　He is said to have accomplished a lot of great deeds.

　　Many people believe that…(It is believed that…)

　　8)设问句

　　Do you still remember the boy who cried wolf for several times so no one would trust him?

    注：资料来源于网上

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 Joke of Today

    An army general telephoned to his unit in another place wanting to speak to someone. He said, "Hello!"There was a soldier, playing like a sergeant or something,at the other end of the line. He didn't recognize the voice of the high general commander in chief. He said, "Hello! Are you okay? Are you all right? What's up, doc? We should go out drinking again sometime. All right?

    So the general shouts at the top of his voice, "Do you know who are you talking with? Shut up!"

    Suddenly, it was quiet for a long time at the other end of the line. Then he asked, "Who is it? Who's speaking?".The General said, "I'm the General, Commander in Chief of your unit."

    There was a longer pause, greater silence; and the other end said, "Do you recognize who's speaking to you also?"
The General said, "No, who are you?" The soldier said, "Oh, very lucky for me that you didn't! Good bye!"

【欧美金曲】不顾一切

    【歌曲介绍】：这首歌是Phil Collins（菲尔-柯林斯）为1984年的电影”Against All Odds”演唱的同名主题曲，电影名《再看你一眼》（该电影有三个广泛流传的译名《危情十日》、《似是故人来》及《再看你一眼》）。柯林斯近乎嘶喊的情感唱腔深刻传达片中男、女主角深陷情义困境的无奈，这首歌让柯林斯首度同时获得奥斯卡，金球与格莱美奖最佳电影主题曲的提名肯定，当然也是排行榜上红极一时，分别在美、英两地拿下冠、亚军。

    How can I just let you walk away
    Just let you leave without a trace
    When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh
    You're the only one who really knew me at all

    How can you just walk away from me
    When all I can do is watch you leave
    'Cause we shared the laughter and the pain
    And even shared the tears
    You're the only one who really knew me at all

    So take a look at me now
    "Cause there's just an empty space
    And there's nothing left here to remind me
    Just the memory of your face

    Take a look at me now
    Cause there's just an empty space
    And you coming back to me is against all odds
    And that's what I've got to face
    I wish I could just make you turn around
    Turn around and see me cry
    There's so much I need to say to you
    So many reasons why
    You're the only one who really knew me at all

    So take a look at me now
    'Cause there's just an empty space
    And there's nothing left here to remind me.
    Just the memory of your face.

    Take a look at me now.
    'Cause there's just an empty space.
    But to wait for you.
    Is that's all I can do.
    And that's what I've got to face.
    Take a good look at me now.
    'cause I'll still be standing here.
    And you coming back to me is against all odds.
    That's the chance I've got to take.
    Take a look at me now.

    【下载链接】：

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    When a student failed to solve a math problem in class, he expressed his regret to his teacher.
    
    “I remember solving the problem in my dream last night, but for the time being I’ve forgotten it . What can that mean?”

    “It means that you are more intelligent in dreams than when you are awake,” the teacher explained.

十种方法使你在职场更抢手

    The current economy has made job-hunting a vital skill set for increasing numbers of people. But even in the best of economic times, it pays to understand what you can do to make yourself more appealing in the marketplace.

    现在的经济形势使得求职成为越来越多的就业者需要具备的一项重要技巧。但即使是在经济形势最好的时候，要懂得如何使自己在人才市场上变得更有吸引力也需要付出代价。

    Current career trends suggest that an individual will change careers at least 7 times during a lifetime. This reality presents the opportunity to fulfill several of our aspirations. No longer do we have to choose only one road. Instead, we can visualize a broader map, and believe that we will likely come across those other roads somewhere down the line.

    现在的就业趋势表明每个人一生至少要跳7次槽。这种现实让你有机会实现自己多个梦想。我们不再只能选择一条道路。相反，我们可以描画出一幅更加宏伟的蓝图，并且相信我们将来会有机会走上其他的道路。

Increasing marketability is a sure way of being more prepared for a career change. The following are ten strategies for sharpening skills and increasing marketability:

    让自己变得更有吸引力当然能让你对于跳槽准备更加充分。下面是增强求职技巧和提高吸引力的十条法则：

    1. Visualize. 想象

    Set aside some time to think about where you are in life, and where you want to be. Are you happy? What parts of your career excite you, and what frustrates you? Where do you want to be in five years? In ten? Give yourself permission to dream.

    抽出一些时间来思考你正处在人生的什么阶段，并且你的目标是什么。你快乐吗？你的工作哪些地方让你振奋，而又有哪些地方让你失望？5年之后你想取得怎样的成就？10年以后呢？给自己梦想的权利。

    2. Take Inventory. 制作清单

    What activities are you currently doing, both on the job and in your leisure time? What skills do they require? How would you rate your skills? Which ones need improving? How could you sharpen them? Which skills do you enjoy using, and which skills do you wish you used more often?

    你现在正在从事哪些活动？不管是工作时间还是业余时间。这些活动要求哪些方面的技能？你认为自己的技能怎么样？哪些需要改进和提高？你如何才能提高它们呢？你喜欢运用那些技能？而又有哪些技能你能够有机会更多地运用呢？

    3. Update your resume. 更新你的简历

    Regularly update your resume. Visiting a local career center or scanning current resume books can keep your resume looking polished. You also may want to have resumes that highlight different skills. For example, you might have one specifically for management positions, and another for advertising positions. Also, keep hard copies of your resume close at hand and give it out freely.

    有规律的更新自己的简历。到当地的就业中心咨询，或者浏览最新的简历书籍能够让你的简历看起来焕然一新。或许你也想让自己的简历能够突出自己不同的技能。比如说，你可以有一份简历专门针对管理职位，还有另一份简历针对广告业的工作职位。同样，手头上要始终保留几份纸质的简历，这样你就能随时把它们提交给有用的人。

    4. Attend Workshops. 参加培训

    Take advantage of workshops offered by your employer. Dare to go to a training session that doesn't "exactly fit" your job. For example, if your job requires computer skills, in addition to computer-related workshops, consider attending a workshop on leadership. If your organization doesn't offer workshops, consider taking a course at a local community college.

    充分利用公司提供的培训机会。要敢于参加那些并不完全是针对你的工作的培训项目。比如说，你的工作要求计算机技能。在参加计算机相关的培训之外，考虑参加领导技能的培训。如果你的公司不提供培训，考虑在当地的大学里参加培训课程。
  
    5. Cross-train. 交叉性训练

    Make your current job more interesting and enhance your skills at the same time by varying your job responsibilities. Continuously hone your skills that are transferable to other positions, corporations, and even career fields. Always be quick to volunteer for opportunities to learn different skills.

    通过变换你的工作职责来让你现在的工作变得更有乐趣，同时增强自己的职业技能。不断磨练那些与其他职位、公司甚至职业领域相关的过渡性技能。总是能够自觉地把握住学习其他技能的机会。

    6. Join committees. 参加协会

    Committees are a great way to network and to improve skills. Vary the committees on which you serve. Chair (成为领导者) a committee. Choose to be on a committee that will challenge you intellectually, emotionally, skill-wise, etc. In other words, make a decision to grow.

    通过变换你的工作职责来让你现在的工作变得更有乐趣，同时增强自己的职业技能。不断磨练那些与其他职位、公司甚至职业领域相关的过渡性技能。总是能够自觉地把握住学习其他技能的机会。

    7. Do something different. 做些不同寻常的事情

    Been doing the same thing for years? Maybe now is the time for change. Try something you've always wanted to do, but for whatever reason, haven't yet. You'll learn more about yourself, enhance skills, make contacts, and feel alive again.

    从事同样的工作已经很多年了吗？也许现在是该有所改变的时候了。试着做你一直想做，但是由于各种原因却一直没能做的事情。这样你可以更加了解自己，提高技能，跟更多的人打交道并且又一次感到活力四射。

    8. Make new contacts, strengthen the old. 结识新朋友，不忘老朋友

    Networking is the primary way people get interviews. View every opportunity as a networking one. The goal isn't to determine, "What can this person do for me," but finding out what you and the other person have to offer each other. Form and maintain relationships at work, through your family, in social organizations, and in your community. Remember, you will need to nurture relationships through staying in touch with your contacts, sending cards, be alert to interesting articles, and other "thinking of you" activities.

    人脉关系是人们获得面试机会最主要的途径。把每一次机会都当作是认识新朋友的机会。你的目的不是要明确“这个人能为我做什么”，而是发现你和他能够互相提供给对方什么。通过工作、家人、社会组织和你所在的社区，与人们建立联系并保持联络。记住，你需要通过与对方保持联络，互寄卡片，分享有趣的文章以及其他一些能够表达“想念你”的活动来维持和他们的关系。

    9. Volunteer. 志愿者工作

    Volunteering can expand your network and enhance skills. It's also an easy way to try out some of your career aspirations. Considering a career change that will take you out of the corporate world and into the lives of kids? Try volunteering at your local school. There's no career risk, just a chance to grow, learn about yourself and give back to your community.

    志愿者工作能够扩展你的人际网络，提高你的技能。同样它也是让你尝试职业抱负之外的事情的好机会。想象一下，哪次跳槽可能会让你离开公司，来到一群孩子的生活当中？试着在你当地的学校参加志愿者活动。这对于你的职业丝毫没有风险，只是一次获得成长，认识自我以及奉献社会的大好机会。

    10. Create a Marketability Plan. 制作一份推销计划

    Perhaps the most important suggestion is to create a marketability plan. Take a good, hard look at yourself. Ask yourself the tough questions. "If I were an employer, would I hire me?" Make a plan to increase your marketability. Which of these activities could you commit to trying in the next month? Set a goal and a time-line, and get started!

    也许最重要的建议就是创建一份推销计划。仔细地认真地审视一下自己。问自己这个很难的问题：“如果我是老板的话，我会雇佣我么？”制订一个增加自己吸引力的计划。哪些行动是你下个月就要做的？制订目标和时间表，然后马上开始吧！

    来源：中青网英语角　

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    There was a Russian teacher who walked into a Russian class for the first time to see his students. He brought in his dog,and he told the dog to sit, stay, come, go, roll over, drop dead and so on.

    The dog did exactly as the teacher commanded, and so the teacher said, "See class, Russian is so easy that even a dog can understand it."

【谚语】恭维话不是饭

    通常来说谚语是人民群众口头流传的习用的固定语句，用简单通俗的话来反映深刻的道理，它们表达了人们丰富的社会生活经验，闪耀着人民智慧的光芒。因此，我非常想知道，某些谚语是不是也带给你一点生活的感触？你能将所想与我们一起分享么？

    1. One hour today is worth two tomorrow.  

    争分夺秒效率高。

    2. Praise is not pudding.  

    恭维话不能当饭吃。

    3. Procrastination is the thief of time.

    拖延为时间之窃贼。

    4. It is the first step that is troublesome.

    万事开头难。

    5. Dreams go by contraries.  

    现实往往与梦相反。

    6. Birds of a feather flock together.

    物以类聚，人以群分。

    7. The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.

    人言可畏。

    8. A burden of one's choice is not felt.

    爱挑的担子不嫌重。

    10. When wine sinks, words swim.

    美酒一下肚，话匣关不住。

    11. Pour water into a sieve.

    竹篮子打水一场空。

    12. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

    用蜜比用醋能捉到更多的苍蝇。

    13. Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.

    选择朋友要审慎的， 摒弃更要审又慎。

    14. Comparisons are odious. 

    人比人，气死人。

    15. When the cat is away, the mice will play.

    猫儿不在，鼠儿成精。

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 Joke of Today

    There was a man who went to a restaurant and ordered some food. After receiving his order, he suddenly called to his waitress and said, "Please, come here."

    When the waitress came, he showed her a potato on his plate and said, "This potato is very bad."

    So the waitress picked the potato up, spanked it, put it back down again and told the man, "Sir, if this potato makes any more trouble for you again, just call me."

【资源推荐】VOA mp3+文本

   题外话：今天的VOA资料是从故纸堆里翻出来的，数量不多，仅仅几篇而已，呵呵，大家就权当解闷吧，回顾回顾历史。确实很多资料都推荐用VOA来练习听力，也有很多筒子力证这个方法效果很好，故而心有所想的朋友不妨一试。网上可以听VOA的地方也很多，好像VOA的门户网站，沪江，可可听力之类的，反正网上一搜一大把，勤劳的筒子们，该工作了……

   【资源介绍】：

    美国之音（以下称VOA）的英语节目，按播音速度可分为两种：Standard English （标准英语）和 Special English（特别英语）。

    Standard English （标准英语）介绍：

    VOA Standard English又称作“VOA标准英语”，Standard English 是美国人日常使用规范英语，及美国普通话（General American），使用“标准英语”这一词是为了区别于“特别英语”。标准英语的播音速度每分钟不低于140个单词，词汇量在4000以上，句子较长，结构复杂，内容详实。因此收听起来比特别英语要难得多。
    VOA常速英语新闻主要对在美国和国际上所发生的重大新闻事件进行报道报道，新闻的时效性很强。本站的VOA常速英语频道提供了十天之内的时效VOA常速英语新闻。

    Special English（特别英语）介绍：

    Special English 又叫“慢速英语”，是VOA 专为全世界非英语国家初学英语的听众安排的一种简易、规范的英语广播节目。该节目创始于50年代末期，是VOA 的专家们研究如何与世界各地的英语学习者进行交际的产物。它正式开播于1959年10月。当时只面向欧洲和中东，但由于这个节目适合许多国家英语学习者的需要，所以它的广播对象不久就扩大到世界其他地区，并很快在全世界范围内产生了广泛的影响。现在这个节目对欧洲、非洲和拉丁美洲每晚广播一次，对加勒比地区每晚广播一次（星期天除外），对东南亚广播次数最多，每天上午两次，晚上三次。

    30多年来，VOA 为了办好Special English节目，进行了大量的调查研究工作，对播音速度、内容及用词范围都作了具体规定，基本上达到了既能为英语学习者提供信息，又不损害英语本身风格的目的，使之成为VOA 独具特色，拥有最大量听众的节目。

    美国著名词汇学家S. B. Flexmer 指明了Special English的三条标准，也就是它所“特别”的地方：

    它是一种由美国人最常用的1500个基本单词为主体构成的美国英语；

    它用简短、明晰的句子写作和广播；

    它以每分钟90个单词的速度，即2/3的Standard English（标准英语）速度进行广播。

    【下载地址】：

    下载链接

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    Late one night at the insane asylum (疯人院）one inmate shouted,

    "I am Napoleon!”Another one said, "How do you know?"

    The first inmate said, "God told me!"

    Just then, a voice from another room shouted, "I did not!"

    Notes:

　　（1）Looney (俚语）疯子

　　（2）inmate （n.同住者, 同室者(特指在医院、监狱)）

　　（3）insane asylum (疯人院）

【口语】与老外沟通40招 三

    此文来源于网上，内容较长，故分三次发，此为后一篇。

    三，如何使沟通顺利进行8招（接上文）

    第27招 充满信心地进行沟通

    —You can ask me any question.

    任何有心沟通的人，都希望他的沟通对手是个举足轻重的人物。让对手认为你是有决策力的人，最直接的方法便是一见面就告诉他“You can ask me anyquestion．”（您可以问我任何问题。）如果你在对方面前处处显得紧张兮兮，不是一直抽烟，就是不断干咳，对方必定会怀疑他跟你之间的沟通效果。因此面对每一个沟通场合，一定要充满信心。

    第28招 对沟通对手的专长与能力表示认知

    --I know you are good at ….

    每个人都对自己的才能引以为荣。向你的沟通对手表示你认知他的能力，并寄希望他有所表现：“I know you are good at handling difficult situations, and I believe I can count on you."（我知道你擅于处理棘手问题，并相信我可以依赖您。）相信他一定不愿意让你失望。

    第29招 以肯定的语气，谈论对手的问题

    —I believe our experts can give you helpful advice for the problem in your company.

    当对手正在为某个问题烦恼，而你正好能够帮他忙，一句 "I believe our experts can give you helpful advice for the problem in your company." （我相信我们的专家能提供对贵公司问题有帮助的建议。）必能使他宽慰不已，立刻表现合作的态度，而你的沟通力也大大增加了。

    第30招 委婉地透露坏消息

    —Bad news，Im afraid.

    要向他人透露坏消息，也需要一点技巧。老师在公布成绩以前，总是光透露有多少人不及格，以使考得不好的同学预先做好心理准备。同样，在向客户透露涨价或其它坏消息时，先告诉他“Bad news，Im afraid”（恐怕是坏消息喔。）也能收到相同的效果。人对某件事的发生预先有心理准备时，总是较容易接受的。
 
    第31招 强调沟通双方相同的处境

    —Our costs are way up too.

    说服沟通对手的技巧之一，就是强调双方的相同点，使其产生认同感，进而达成协议。一个卖主告诉老客户产品涨价的最常见理由就是“ Our costs are way up too, " （我们的成本也上涨了。）以使客户觉得他的对手和他一样，正面临着涨价的处境。这时候买主再不愿意，也只好接受涨价的必然结果了。

    第32招 向谈判对手略施压力

    —The special price will be effective until May 30.

    为了促使谈判对手尽快做决定，略施压力有时也是值得考虑的手段。例如，聪明的卖主都知道，订出“最后期限”，能够刺激原本无心购买或犹豫不决的买主。一句“ Unless you ordr in February, we wont be able to deliver in April.”（除非您在二月就下订单，否则我们无法在四月交货。）或者“ The Special price will be effective until Mag 30．”（特价的有效期限到五月三十日。）都能使潜在的买主迅速地在心里盘算一番！

    第33招 不要幸灾乐祸

    --Dont say“ I told you so!"

    当你以前曾告诉或警告过对手的事被你不幸言中时，用不着再来提醒他“I told you so!" 我告诉过你吧！）这种话对你们的沟通没有帮助，却只有使听者更加反感。

    第34招 保留沟通对手的面子

    —Your views regarding management differ from mine.

    要使沟通彻底失败，最好的办法就是使你的沟通对手颜面尽失。可是，这该不是你所要的结果吧？因为如此一来，沟通不但要破裂，也会招来对手的怨恨。虽然你重重地打击了对手，自己却也成了失败的沟通者。因此向对方提出质疑时，要确定将矛头指向事情本身，而不是对手身上：“Your views regarding management differ mine．”（您的经营观点和我的不同。）有时候，你甚至于可以将责任归咎于不在场的第三者身上，而不是直接推给沟通对手：" Someone must have given you wrong information."（一定是有人把错误的情报给了你。）这样的说法可以引导对方修正他的观点，而不会触怒了他，使他拂袖而去。

    第35招 避免马拉松式沟通

    —Can we continue the meeting tomorrow?

    人在精神疲劳的状况下，其判断力不比在正常情况时。里此，当沟通的对方有意安排这类沟通时，应尽量避免。一旦发现自己陷入这种令人不悦的情况时，也要提高警觉。你可以在适亚的时候提出“Can we continue the meeting tomorrow?”（我们可不可以明天再继续开会？）

    第36招 警觉拖延战术

    --If he says: I will find some detailed informa tion for you when I return to my office.

    当沟通对手就某个问题说“ I will find some detailed information for you when I return to my office."（我回办公室时，会为你找详细的资料。）时，他可能是为了回避你的问题所做的敷衍。他也许还会煞有其事地在他的笔记簿上记下来，但这并不表示他下次会真的给你带来所要的资料。因此，不要因为他表现出一付很愿意向你提供资料的样子，就以为他在这方面毫无问题。在没弄清楚以前，还是不可以掉以轻心。

    第37招 对手患有“健忘症”时

    — If he says: I forgot to bring it with me.

    当沟通对手应该向你提供预期中的资料，而他总是说“I forgot to bring it with me．”（我忘记带了。）时，那么，他不是缺乏谈判诚意，就是他根本无法提供资料，或者是他不敢将资料拿出来。

    第38招 耐心应付对手的出尔反尔

    --As our record notes， it should be...

    当沟通结束后做总结报告时，沟通对手有时会对早已达成的协议项目出尔反尔，甚至完全否定。这时，你可根据沟通时做的记录提出质疑：“As our record notes, it should be..."（照我们记录上记载的，那应该是…）同时要准备随时重新协商，千万不可在这种情况下轻易妥协。

    第39招 拒绝在不适当的场所进行沟通

    — Should we try another place?

    如果你发现进行沟通的场所足以使你心烦意乱，假如有通风不良、座椅不稳、面对烈日等情况，你最好建议对手换个地方： " Should we try another place?" 我们是不是该换个地方？）有时这是对方故意安排的，目的是想加重你的心理负担。那么，你更不能屈就在这种场所进行沟通了。

    第40招 不随便承担责任

    --I dont want you to think that I did this.

    做错了事固然要认错，不是你造成的损害，也绝不背黑锅。租车、住旅馆，如发现有前人留下的破坏物时，都应立即反映。把负责的人找来，指给他看损坏的情况，告诉他“I dont want you to think that I did this”（我不想让你认为是我造成的。）即可脱离日后有口难分，或替人赔偿损失的困境。

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    A mother saw her three-year-old son put nickel in his mouth and swallowed it .She immediately picked hime up, turned him upside down and hit him on the back, whereupon he coughed up two dimes.Frantically, she called to the father outside.

    "Your son just swallowed a nickel and coughed up two dimes!What shall I do ?"

    Yelled back the father ,"Keep feeding him nickels!"

【名人名言】理想就像星星

    名人名言即经典性的著作和权威性的言论，这样的语言总是会带来振聋发聩、醍醐灌顶的效果，所谓“一句话改变人生”就是如此吧。如果某一天，在某一个地方，曾经有那么一句话深深出动了你柔韧的心房，希望你愿意与我一起分享。

    1. Mutual forgiveness of each vice, such are the gates of Paradise. (William Black, British poet)

    相互宽容对方的缺点，乃是通向天堂之门。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)

    2. Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, v-ice, and poverty. (Voltaire, French philosopher)

    工作可以去除三个恶魔：无聊，罪恶和贫穷。(伏尔泰，法国哲学家)

    3. A hard-working day makes one have a good sleep at night; All one’s life of working hard makes one die a happy death. (Da Vinci)

    勤劳一日，可得一夜之眠；勤劳一生，可得幸福长眠。(达芬奇)

    4. He that seeks finds. (Heywood)

    寻者获之。(海伍德)

    5. Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. (富勒)

    生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。(T. Fuller )

    6. Ideas are like the stars --- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. ( C. Schurz )

    理想就象是星星——我们永远无法到达，但是我们象水手一样，用它们指引航程。（舒尔茨）

    7. Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him , and precious to those who have the better part in him. (Plato)

    爱是美好带来的欢欣，智慧创造的奇观，神仙赋予的惊奇。缺乏爱的人渴望得到它，拥有爱的人又万般珍惜它。 (柏拉图)

    8. Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made.(Norman Stephens, USA writer)

    不管一切危险，由于一个普通人的无私行动，有人得救了，英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.N.)

    9. God was constructed out of mankind's need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious father.(Howards Mel. USA　　 writer)

    人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神：一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)

    10. It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.(John Morley, British statesman)

    人不仅要做好事，更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.J.)

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    Hoping to excite student interest in our reading center, I asked each teacher to write a New Year's resolution on a special form and send it to me.

    After I posted the resolutions on the bulletin board in the reading center, one young teacher stopped by, looked at them for a few minutes, then left abruptly.

    Passing two teachers on their way in, she stormed, "My resolution isn't posted - and mine was one of the first ones in!"

    I couldn't help but overhear, and the tone of her voice sent me flying to my desk in rearch of a misplaced resolution. Looking rapidly through stacks of papers, I uncovered hers. It read, "I resolve not to let little things upset me. "

《绝望主妇》中的经典独白

    一条巷子，五户人家，外加八婆和售屋熟女，构成全美收视冠军Desperate Housewives（《绝望主妇》）。列位于美国电影学会（AFI）12月12日公布的2004年度美国十佳电视剧名单。这部ABC电视台推出的肥皂剧是本季最流行的新剧和周日收视率最高的节目，平均收视率达到2070万人，在排行榜上排到第三位，仅次于CBS电视台的当家剧集《犯罪现场》和其续集《犯罪现场：迈阿密》。下面是其中的一些经典独白。
        
Temptation comes to all of us, whether or not we succumb depends on our ability to recognize its disguise.Sometimes it arrives in a form of an old flame, flickering back to life, or a new friend who could end up being so much more, or a young child who wakens feelings we didn't know we had.And so we give in to temptation all the while knowing come morning, we'll have to suffer the consequences.

    有时它们以闪回的火花形式出现；有时是一个意义深远的新朋友；有时是一个触发我们不曾有过的感觉的婴儿。每个人都会受到诱惑，我们是否屈服与诱惑决定于我们识破其伪装的能力。不过如果我们屈服于诱惑，那么第二天我们必须承担后果。
        
We've all done something in our lives us we are ashamed of.Some of us have fallen for the wrong man, some have let go of the right women, there're those who have humiliated their parents and those who have failed their children.Yes, we've all made mistakes that diminish us and those we love.But there is redemption if we try to learn from those mistakes and grow.

    我们都做过一些自己都感到惭愧的事。有些人爱错了人，有些人错过了爱；有些孩子使父母 丢脸，也有些家长让孩子失望。是的，我们都犯过错使我们爱的人离我们而去。但如果我们试着从这些错误中吸取教训并成长，就还有挽回的机会。

　　When the truth is ugly, people try to keep it hidden, because they know if revealed, the damage it will do.So they conceal it within sturdy walls, or they place it behind closed doors, or they obscure it with clever disguises.But truth , no matter how ugly, always emerges, and someone we care about always ends up getting hurt, and someone else will revel in their pain, and that's the ugliest truth of all.

    当真相很丑陋的时候，人们想法设法来掩盖它。因为他们知道如果被发现的话后果相当严重。所以他们用严实的墙来遮蔽它；或把真相关在紧闭的门后；或用聪明的伪装使它们变得朦胧。但不管真相多么丑陋它们总会浮现，那些我们关心的人最后还是会受到伤害，而另外一些人却为他们的痛苦而快乐，这才是最丑陋的事实。

     以上部分转载自21色社区

      As I look back at the world I left behind, it’s all so clear to me. The beauty that waits to be unveiled. The mysteries that long to be uncovered. But people so rarely stop to take a look. They just keep moving. It’s a shame, really. There’s so much to see.

      当我回头看身后的这个世界时，我看得如此的清晰，有那么多有待发现的美丽，和那么多有待揭幕的秘密。但人们很少会停下来看上一眼，他们只是不停地往前走。这真的很遗憾，有那么多值得一看的东西。

      I remember the world. Every detail. And what I remember the most is how afraid I was. What a waste! You see, to live in fear, is not to live at all. I wish I could tell this to those I left behind, but would it do any good? Probably not. I understand now, there will always be those who face their fears... and there will always be those who run away.

      我记得这世界每一个细节，而我影响最深刻的是，我是如何害怕的，多么浪费！你看，生活在恐惧中不是生活的全部。我希望我能告诉这些给我之后的人，但是那会有用吗？也许不会。我现在明白了，总会有些人面对他们的恐惧……而有些人会选择逃跑。

      People, by their very nature, are always on the lookout for intruders... trying to prevent those on the outside from getting in. But there will always be those who force their way into our lives... just as there will be those we invite in. But the most troubling of all will be the ones who stand on the outside looking in... the ones we never truly get to know.

      本能的都在寻找入侵者，阻止别人从外面闯入。但总有些人强行闯入我们的生活，正如那些被我们邀请进入我们生活圈的人一样。但最令人头痛的是，那些站在外面向里面偷窥的人，一些你根本无法真正去了解的人。

      The search for power begins when we are quite young. As children, we were taught that the power of good triumphs over the power of evil. But as we get older, we realize that nothing is ever that simple. Traces of evil always remain...

      当我们还很小的时候，寻根究底的力量就开始显现了。孩子们被告知，正义的力量能战胜邪恶。当我们长大了，我们意识到没有什么事情如此简单。和邪恶的斗争，永不停息。

      Competition, it means different things to different people. But whether it抯 a friendly rivalry... or a fight to the death, the end result is the same. There will be winners and there will be losers. Of course, the trick is to know which battles to fight. You see, no victory comes without a price.

      竞争因人而异，但是不管是友好竞争还是生死决斗，结果总是相同的――有赢家，也有输家。但是，诀窍是，懂得去参加什么样的竞争。要知道，胜利都是用代价换来的。

      There is a widely read book that tells us everyone is a sinner. Of course, not everyone feels guilt over the bad things they do. In contrast, there are those who assume more than their share of the blame. There are others, who sooth their consciences with small acts of kindness. Or by telling themselves their sins were justified. Finally, there are the ones who simply vow to do better next time, and pray for forgiveness. Sometimes, their prayers are answered.

      有一本流行的书告诉我们“每个人都是罪人”。当然了，不是每个人看了这书都对他们所作的坏事感到愧疚。相反的，有些人认为那应该比应受的谴责更多；还有些人用他们善意的小事安抚他们的良心；或者告诉他们自己，他们的罪行是正当的；最后，有些人会发誓，下次会做好些，然后为了饶恕而祈祷。有时，他们的祈祷被回应了。

      People are complicated creatures. On the one hand，able to perform great acts of charity. On the other, capable of the most underhanded forms of betrayal. It’s a constant battle that ranges within all of us, between the better angels of our nature, and the temptation of our inner demons. And sometimes the only way to ward off the darkness... is to shine the light of compassion.

      人是一种复杂的动物，一方面，在施舍上表现地很好，另一方面，却遭别人的背叛。我们每个人的愤怒是场持久战，在我们本性好的一面，和我们内心深处的黑暗面。

     以上部分转载自Dream Life 博客http://baicely.yourblog.org/logs/625626.html

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    A child came in exclaiming excitedly, “Dad, I got a bicycle from Mom! Do you want to see it?”

    Dad said, “Sure, sure!” So he went to the back yard and looked at the brand new bicycle.“Wow! That's a beautiful bicycle! Can you ride it?”

    The son said, “The only problem is that it's broken.”

    So his father said, “How can it be broken?It's brand new!”

    And the son said, “I don't know what's wrong. But anytime I ride it, it falls down!”

【智慧之言】简单的一天

    To wake up in the morning， knowing I am still alive，

    在清晨醒来，知道自己仍然活着，

    To know I have a choice each day，starting afresh，

    明白每天都有选择的权利，可以重新开始，

    To find joy in every day，acknowledging simple pleasures，

    在每一天里找到快乐，去感知微小的愉悦，

    To live in the present moment，eagaging my awareness，

    活在当下，并保持清醒的头脑，

    To count the blessing in life，believing abundance abounds，

    数念生命中的恩赐，相信富足无处不有，

    To enjoy the work I do，following my passion，

    享受所从事的工作，追随着自己的热情，

    To make a little difference，adding to the universe，

    为全人类，贡献自己的一份力量，

    To be what I am ，listenning to my inner being，

    做你自己，聆听自己内心的声音，

    To give away love，rejoicing in the chance to give，

    撒播爱念，为给予的机会而欣喜，

    To receive love with gratitude，feeling good about it，

    以感激之情接受爱，并感觉良好，

    To smile at strangers，seeing how infections it can be，

    对陌生人微笑，看看笑容的感染力，

    To speak words of kindness，spreading a little warmth，

    口出善言，分洒点点温暖，

    To understand with compassion，openning up my mind，

    以同情之心去理解，开放思想，

    To play with children，nurturing my inner child，

    与孩子们嬉戏，养育童心，

    To appreciate the nature，soaking up all the beauty，

    欣赏大自然，吸纳一切美丽，

    To feel the warmth of the sun，glowing upon my skin，

    感受太阳的温暖，让阳光照耀我的肌肤，

    To listen to the falling rain，pattering on the grounds，

    倾听雨声，滴答降落大地，

    To taste the richness of food，sliding down my throat，

    品尝食物的鲜美，滑落喉咙，

    To smell the freshness of air，filling up my lungs，

    去嗅吸空气的清新，充满肺腑，

    To see the falling night，concluding a well-lived day，

    看夜色落下，结束充实的一天，

    That is life，that is living，

    那就是生命，那就是生活，

    That is the core of what really matters...

    那就是真正重要的核心所在......

    And if  I have missed out anything，

    如果我还遗漏了什么，

    Please let love make up for all of it.

    请用爱把剩余的空隙都填满。

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    An actor was making his debut performance and invited a prominent director to watch his act, hoping that he would star him in his movies and make him famous. He put forth his best effort. After the performance, he came down from the stage and found that the director had dozed off! The new actor was extremely hurt and said to the director: "Let me tell you frankly, I invited you here because I have tremendous faith in you, yet you dozed off! Can't you see how important your opinion is to me?"

    The director answered: "Dozing off is also a way to express my opinion!"

【美文欣赏】母亲的手

    Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

    I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that anymore —your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.

    Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.

    Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe the boy's scraped knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world... gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could...

    Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

    In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.

    That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

    【中文译文】：

    母亲总是在我入睡之后，为我掖好被子，然后俯下身子，轻轻拨开覆在我脸上的长发，亲吻我的前额。日复一日，母亲一直保持着这个习惯，即使我已不再是小孩子了，这一切却依然故我。

    不知从什么时候开始，母亲的这种习惯渐渐让我感到不悦----我不喜欢她那双布满老茧的手就这样划过我细嫩的皮肤。终于，在一个夜晚，我忍不住冲她吼了起来：“你不要再这样了，你的手好粗糙！”母亲无言以对。但从此却再没有用这种我熟悉的表达爱的方式来为我的一天画上句号。

    日子一天天过去，随着时间的流逝，我却总是不由得想起那一夜。我开始想念母亲的那双手，想念她印在我前额上的“晚安”。这种渴望忽远忽近，但始终潜藏在我心灵深处的某个角落。

    若干年后，我成熟了，已不再是个小女孩了。母亲也已到了古稀之年，可她却始终没有停止过操劳，用她那双曾经被我视为“粗糙”的手为我和我的家庭做着力所能及的事情。她是我们的家庭医生，小姑娘胃痛时，她会从药箱里找出胃药来，小男孩擦伤的膝盖时，她会去安抚他的伤痛。她能做出世界上最好吃的炸鸡，能把蓝色牛仔裤上的污渍去得毫无痕迹......

    现在，我自己的孩子也已长大，有了自己的生活，母亲却没有了父亲的陪伴。有一次，恰好是感恩节前夜，我决定就睡在母亲旁边的卧室里，陪她度过这一夜。这是我儿时的卧室，一切都是那么的熟悉，还有一只熟悉的手犹豫着从我的脸上掠过，梳理着我前额的头发，然后，一个吻，带着一如往日的温柔，轻轻落在了我的额头。

    在我的记忆里，曾几千次再现那晚的情景和我那稚嫩的抱怨声：“你不要再这样了，你的手好粗糙！”我一把抓住母亲的手，一股脑说出我对那一晚深深的愧疚。我想，她一定和我一样，对那晚的事历历在目。然而，母亲却不知我再说些什么-----她早忘了，早已原谅我了。

    那天晚上，我带着对母亲新的感激安然入睡，我感激她的温柔，和她那呵护的双手。多年来压在我心头的负罪感也随之烟消云散。

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    At the radio station where I worked, the manager called me into his office to preview a new sound-effects package we were considering purchasing. He closed the door so we wouldn't bother people in the outer office.

    After listening to a few routine sound effects, we started playing around with low moans, maniacal screams, hysterical laughter, pleading and gunshots. When I finally opened the door and passed the manager's secretary, she looked up and inquired, "Asking for a raise again?"

写作中词汇量不足的应急措施

    在四六级作文中，词汇量不足是影响成绩的一个重要因素。一个意思往往因为一个单词不会而表达不清，一个好的句子也会因为一个词汇想不起来而不能完成。如何应付这种情况使作文顺利进行下去?下面是三种简便易行的应急措施可能对你会有所帮助。

　　1.试用笼统词

　　英语语言中笼统词有have, take 等，笼统词的重要特点在于意义广泛，搭配性强，构成词组后可以替代众多具体动词。虽然不能精确表达一个动作，却能大致表达意思。在一些具体动词写不出来的时候，用这些笼统词取代，也能收到异曲同工的效果。

　　例如：我经历了一个极其艰苦的时代。

　　I experienced a terrible hard time.

　　这一句中，experience被遗忘时，用have代替，成为：I had a terrible hard time. 其效果及表达的意义决不亚于第一句。这样的例子还很多。如：

　　Do you understand my meaning, sir? = Do you take my meaning, sir?

　　I will preside over the meeting. = I will take the meeting.

　　I will subscribe to the local newspaper. = I will take the local newspaper.

　　They occupied the city. = They took the city.

　　The boy resembles his father. = The boy takes after his father.

　　从以上的例句不难看出，具体词音节较多，使用频率不高，容易遗忘，而笼统词则不然。因此，在作文应试中，笼统词取代具体词，不失为一种应急良策。

    2.联想有关词汇

　　当遗忘产生时，或遇到未曾学过的词时，应采取放射性思维，发挥想象力，想出一切与之有关的单词，利用语言的内在联系，多层次，多角度地运用语言。一般情况下，联想可按下列思路进行：1联想同义词;2联想反义词。

　　英语语言中众多的同义词在许多情况下是可以通用的。利用这一规律，由于某个单词受阻而影响全篇写作的情况便不会出现。试看下列句子：

　　I had a nightmare last night. = I had a bad dream last night.

　　Nightmare 使用频率不太高，因此不太好记。而其同义词bad dream 却很容易记。以后者取代前者丝毫不影响原句的意义。再比如：I don‘t understand this word. 也可以说成 I don’t know this word.

　　另外：

　　He is stupid. = He is foolish. = He is a fool. = He is silly.

　　The food is delicious. = The food is tasty. = The food is nice to eat.

　　They discontinued the work at five. = They stopped the work at five.

　　His temper is nasty. = His temper is terrible. = He has a bad temper.

　　英语语言中词与词之间是有联系的，词与词之间语义的“共核”现象即所谓的同义词。丰富的同义词给我们提供了极大的方便。

　　同样，用其反义词来取代某一遗忘了的词也是可行的，请看下面的例子：

　　He is stubborn. = He is not tame.

　　The knife is blunt. = The knife is not sharp.

　　This is expensive. = This is not cheap.

　　She is talkative. = She is never quiet.

　  3. 试用解释性语句

　　语言的功能在于表达，而表达的方式是多种多样的。当一个词影响到??以沟通。英语当中多功能解释性语句，就可以起到这一作用。请看下面的句子：

　　He is a dumb. = He is a person who can not speak.

　　He refused. = He said “no”.

　　I‘ve never seen such a stubborn person. = I’ve never seen such a person who never listens to other‘s advice.

　　解释性语句能帮助我们巧妙地避开一些大词，难词，又能使意思表达流畅，不失为一聪明之举。比较下面两篇文章：

　　(1)

　　Examination is a common headache to students all over the world. They all detest is, but all being domineered by it. It represents a trial; the grade its verdict.

　　Nowadays, examination has become a popular form of testing. It almost can dominate one‘s future. I am not exaggerating; for you all know it is true. If we want to obtain a diploma, we must first pass the exams. If we do not have a diploma, we may not find a job easily. That is the reason why all students are nervous and pale when they are sitting for an important examination which may concern their future.

　　But as long as examination is on its peak of power, we must be philosophical of it. Do not always think of the harm that it brings, but think of the good it may do to us. If we do not have exams, we may indulge ourselves in other things instead of books. Exams have to always drive us on. What is wrong for learning more and thoroughly?

　　(2)

　　Examination is a common headache to students all over the world. They all dislike it (hate it), but all being ruled by it. It is a trial; the grade its decision.

　　Nowadays, examination has become a popular form of testing. It almost can control one‘s future. I am telling the truth, for you all know it is true. If we want to get a graduation paper, we may not find a job easily. That is the reason why all students are nervous and pale when they are sitting for an important examination which may have something to do with their future.

　　But as long as examination is on its highest point of power, we must have a calm attitude to it. Do not always think of the harm that it brings, but think of the good it may do to us. If we do not have exams, we may spend our time on other things instead of books. Exams have to always drive us on. What is wrong for learning more and deeply?

　　比较两篇文章，第一篇短小精干，用词准确，不失为一篇优秀作文。而第二篇全篇采用最普通的词汇，意思同样清楚，也不失得体，流畅。

　　四六级作文的评分标准一般侧重于能清楚地表达意义，段落，层次有系统性，语法正确，而并不过分强调用词的精确度。因此作文应试的要领应该是快捷、清楚、流畅。所以，就考试而言，碰到难词或遗忘词时，过分地把时间花在“钻牛角尖”上是不明智的，而应该采取灵活的思维方法、迂回的战术，运用简单、易记的词汇及表达方式，从而能够运用有限的词汇作出美妙的文章，轻松自如地驾驭语言，把握时机，以聪明克服缺陷，以机智灵巧克服学究式的笨拙，以少胜多，最大限度地发挥自己的潜能。

    注：此资料来源于网上。

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 Joke of Today

    A son came home with the worst marks and the worst certificate in his class. When his father saw the grades,he became very, very angry and said, "You always fail in class! Look at the neighbor; he's always the first one.You're always the last! Tell me, what's wrong with you? Doesn't your teacher ever teach you anything?"

    And the son said, "Yes, yes, just this morning, she taught us, 'Like father, like son.'"

【商务英语】如何准备面试复试

    Congratulations! You wowed your prospective employers on your first interview and have been called back for an encore. So, how will the second interview be different from the first?
    祝贺你!你在初试时的表现让雇主们啧啧称赞。你接到进行复试的电话通知。那么，复试和初试有什么不同呢?

　　This time around, expect to spend more time at the company, talk to more people, individually and collectively, and have your skills and personality scrutinized more closely.
    这一轮，你要准备在公司呆更久，与更多的人或单独或集体进行交流。你的各项能力要接受更为严格的检验。

　　The Employer's Point of View 雇主对复试的观点

　　From an employer's perspective, the second interview is a chance to closely evaluate a candidate's abilities and interpersonal skills. Your prospective employer wants to see that you can do the job and work well with colleagues.

　　从雇主的角度来看，复试是仔细评估候选人工作能力、为人处事能力的一个机会。将来的雇主希望你能做好工作，而且能和同事融洽相处。

　　Be aware that many employers bring in several candidates on the same day to streamline the second interview process. Your challenge is to distinguish yourself from the other candidates.
　　要知道，许多的雇主会让多名候选人一同进行复试以简化程序。 你的挑战是如何让自己从众多候选者中脱颖而出。

　　To show you're a good fit with the company, focus on explaining how your abilities and experiences would enable you to do the job. Be specific. Offer concrete examples that highlight your competence and compatibility.
　　要表现出自己适合在这家公司工作，把注意力放在说明你的能力和经验如何让你能够担任这项工作，要具体。提供具体的例子来显示出自己的能力和适应性。

　　Who You'll Meet 你将要见到哪些人

　　On your first interview, you probably met with one or two people. This time, be prepared to meet several more over the course of the day, including potential managers, coworkers and other staff members.
　　在初试时，你大概只会见到一两位面试官。这次，你要准备好一天和好几位面试官见面，包括将来的经理、同事和其它公司人员。

　　You may meet individually with several people, who will most likely ask you similar questions. Keep your answers consistent but mix up your delivery so that your answers don't sound stale or staged. If possible, before the interview acquire a list of the people you'll be meeting with and do a little research on each one. Then ask questions that show your knowledge of each person.
　　你可能单独和他们见面，他们极有可能问相似的问题。回答要前后一致，但是回答顺序可以打乱，这样让回答听上去不老套、不做作。如果有可能在面试前取得将要会面人物的名单，了解一下每个人。问问题时展示出自己对他们的了解。

　　If you meet with a panel or group, be sure to make eye contact with both the individual asking the question and the group as a whole.
　　如果你碰到小组复试，一定要和问问题的那个人以及小组整体人员都要进行眼神交流。

　　Steps for Follow Up 后续步骤

　　It's rare to receive an offer on the spot, but it does happen occasionally. If the feedback is consistently positive over the course of the day, you may get a job offer at the end of the interview. If that happens, don't make a hasty decision. Ask for time to think about it.
　　当场获得工作机会的时候并不多，但有时也会发生。如果一天中面试人员对你的反馈都一致的积极，也许面试结束时你就会获得工作机会。如果是那样，不要贸然决定。提出先考虑一下。

　　If you don't get an offer, be sure to immediately send a brief thank you note to every person you spoke with. Some companies make hiring decisions in a matter of days, but many can take weeks to make their final choice.
　　如果当场没有获得工作机会，记得要立即给每一位和你交谈过的人发一封简要的感谢信。虽然一些公司会在短短几天内做出招聘决定，但许多公司往往要花数周的时间才会做成决定。

　　Be patient, be flexible and be ready for an offer or an invitation for yet another interview.
　　要耐心、灵活，为下一次工作机会或邀请做好准备。

    来源：中国教育在线

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 Joke of Today

    A young woman was sitting in her stalled car, waiting for help. Finally, two men walked up to her. “I’m out of gas,” she purred. “Could you push me to a service station?” They readily put their muscles to the car and rolled it for several blocks.

    After a while one looked up, exhausted, only to see that they had just passed a filling station. “How come you didn’t turn in?”he yelled. “I never go there,” the woman shouted back. “They don’t have full service!”

    注：A full-service station is one where the personnel provides gasoline, windshield cleaning, oil check, everything –so the customer does not need to step out of the car.

【欧美金曲】从来不知道

    【歌曲介绍】：德国新锐,才华横溢的十八岁清秀男孩Roman Fischer..整张专辑全部都是由他亲手制作完成 ..出众的音乐才华让人对他敬佩不已。

    来自德国的Roman Fischer用忧郁的嗓音，清新的外表，优美的歌曲打动并吸引了一大批的独立爱好者，温柔的钢琴错落有至的敲着，每一下都在心里留下印记，就连鼓声都让人觉得舒缓至极

    you behave so strange,so unpredictable
    I wish I would know
    what's on your mind
    doesn't that make you worry
    or feeling sad at all?
    I don't know what to do
    when you're building up a wall

    you'll never say, never say ,never say you're sorry
    you'll never think,never think that you are wrong.
    we'll never know.never know.never know what to go for.
    we'll never see,never see where're we belong.

    Streets are full of strangers
    But no one knows their aimes
    everyone is living
    living in his world
    doesn't that make you worry
    or feeling sad at all
    that so much is in common
    but no one dares to trust

    you'll never say, never say ,never say you're sorry
    you'll never think,never think that you are wrong.
    we'll never know.never know.never know what to go for.
    we'll never see,never see where're we belong.

    nothing ever really changes
    from night to day
    everything keeps going on it's way

    【下载链接】：

     下载链接一

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    Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel director's office.

    "What is the meaning of this?" the director asked. "When you applied for the job, you told us you had five years' experience. Now we discover this is the first job you ever held."

    "Well," the young man said, "in your advertisement you said you wanted somebody with imagination."

【谚语】学问催人老

    通常来说谚语是人民群众口头流传的习用的固定语句，用简单通俗的话来反映深刻的道理，它们表达了人们丰富的社会生活经验，闪耀着人民智慧的光芒。因此，我非常想知道，某些谚语是不是也带给你一点生活的感触？你能将所想与我们一起分享么？

    1.  Diamond cuts diamond.    强中更有强中手。

    2.  We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

    井干方知水可贵。

    3.  You can't get something for nothing.  人不能不劳而获。

    4.  A good fame is better than a good face. 

    美名胜过美貌。
    
    5.  A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

    光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

    6.  A wise head makes a close mouth.

    真人不露相，露相非真人。

    7.  A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.

    一心不能二用。

    8.  Be slow to promise and quick to perform.  

    不轻诺，诺必果。

    9.  Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.

    知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

    10.  Talking mends no holes. 

    空谈无补。

    11. Too much knowledge makes the head bald.  

    学问太多催老。

    12. A fault confessed is half redressed.

    承认错误等于改正一半。/  浪子回头金不换。

    13. Each day brings its own road.  

    天无绝人之路。

    14. Care and diligence bring luck.

    谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

    15. When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.

    墙倒众人推。

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 Joke of Today

    A male crab met a female crab and asked her to marry him. She noticed that he was walking straight instead of sideways. Wow, she thought, this crab is really special. I can't let him get away .So they got married immediately.

    The next day she noticed her new husband waking sideways like all the other crabs, and got upset. "What happened?" she asked. "You used to walk straight before we were married."

    "Oh, honey, " he replied, "I can't drink that much every day.

【名人名言】爱情不在双唇间

    名人名言即经典性的著作和权威性的言论，这样的语言总是会带来振聋发聩、醍醐灌顶的效果，所谓“一句话改变人生”就是如此吧。如果某一天，在某一个地方，曾经有那么一句话深深出动了你柔韧的心房，希望你愿意与我一起分享。

    1. Love lives deep in the mind instead of residing in the lips.([Britain] William Shakespeare)

    爱情是埋在心灵深处，并不居住在双唇之间。(［英国］莎士比亚)

    2. Between grief and nothing I will take grief. (William Faulkner, American writer)

    在悲痛与虚无之间，我愿意选择悲痛。(美国作家 福克纳 W)

    3. Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise. (Francis Quarles)

    要善于处世，不要老于世故。(夸尔斯)

    4. I don't want to earn my living; I want to live. (Oscar.Wilde)

    我不想谋生；我想生活。(奥斯卡.王尔德)

    5. The world has been made by fools that wise men should live in it. (Oscar.Wilde)

    傻瓜创造了世界，聪明人不得不生活于其中。(奥斯卡.王尔德)

    6. Anger, like grief is a weakness. (Marcus Aurelius Antonius)

    愤怒和悲哀一样，也是一种软弱。(马可·奥勒利乌斯)

    7. Every man is a poet when he is in love.(Plato ancient Creek philosopher)

    每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。 (古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)

    8. I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.(Jack London, American novelist)

    我一生下来就开始哭泣，而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。(美国小说家 杰克·伦敦)

    9. Truth needs no colour; beauty , no pencil. (William Shakespeare)

    真理不需色彩，美丽不需涂饰。 (W·莎士比亚)

    10. Sweetest joy ,the wildest woe is love. (Philip Bailey)

    爱情是最甜蜜的欢乐，最强烈的痛苦。(菲利浦.贝利)

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    Hanging in the hallway at Whites High School in Wabash, Ind., and the basketball team pictures from the past 40 years. A player in the center of the front row in each picture holds a basketball identifying the year －"62-63", "63-64", "64-65", etc.

    One day I spotted a freshman looking curiously at the photos. Turning to me, he said, "Isn't it strange how the teams always lost by one point?"

【口语】与老外沟通40招 二

    这篇文章内容较长，故分三部分发，此为其二。

    二，沟通技巧20招 （接上文）

    第11招 清楚地说出自己的想法与决定

    —I think I should call a lawyer.

    如果在沟通场合中，你无法详实地说出心中的意念，不仅会使对方听得满头雾水，说不定还会让对方认为你对实际情形根本不了解，而失去和你沟通的兴致。试想假如你在向警察描述车祸的发生时，不能提醒他“Ihad theright-of-way."（我有优先行驶权。）或没告诉他“ I think I should call a lawyer."（我想我该叫个律师。）你也许因此而吃了大亏。还有很多情况是特别需要提供详实资料的，例如：向医生叙述你的病痛，告诉理发师你所要的发型，向客户讲解产品的特性等。平常多注意英美人士对这类场合的应对，您这方面的英语一定会大有进步！

    第12招 找出问题症结

    --What seems to be the trouble？

    任何一个冲突或误解的产生，都有潜在原因。为什么你的老客户这回不向你的公司订货？为什么对方不能达到你的要求？这种情况发生时，要立刻积极地探索原因。向对方探询“What seems to be the troubte？”（有什么困难吗？）或问一句“Is there something that needs our attention?" 有什么需要我们注意的吗？）都能表示你对事情的关切。知道问题的症结，才有办法进行沟通。

    第13招 要有解决问题的诚意

    —Please tell me about it.

    当客户向你提出抱怨时，你应该做的事是设法安抚他。最好的办法就是对他提出的抱怨表示关切与解决的诚意。你的一句“Please tell me about it”（请告诉我这件事的情况。）或“Im sorry for my error and assure you I will take great care in performing the work”（我为我的错误感到抱歉，并向您保证，我会尽全力处理此事。）令对方觉得你有责任感，也会恢复对你的信任。

    第14招 适时提出建议

    --Well send you a replacement right away.

    当损失已经造成时，适时地提出补救方法，往往能使沟通免于陷入僵局，甚至于得以圆满地达成协议。例如：你运送到客户手上的货物，的确不是订单上所标明的，而你又能立即向他保证 "Well send you a replacement right away." （我们会立即寄给您一批替换品。）或者告诉他“We can adjust the price for you if you keep the material．”（如果您留下这批材料，我们可以为您调整价格。）那么，客户心中的忧虑必定立刻减半，而愿意考虑您的提议。

    第15招 随时确认重要的细节

    —Is this waht we decided?

    商务洽谈中，一牵扯到金额、交货条件和日期时，除了洽谈当时要用口头复述加以确认外，合约拟好后，更要详细地过目一遍。一旦发现疑点，应立刻询问对方“Is this what we decided? ”（这是我们说定的吗？）合约内容真的错得离谱，就应告诉对方“Ill have to return this contract to you unsigned."（我得将这份合约退还给你，不能签名。）以示抗议。任何合约上的问题，宁可罗嗦一点，也决不可含糊。

    第16招 听不懂对方所说的话时，务必请他重复

    —Would you mind repeating it?

    英语不是我们的母语，听不懂是很自然的。听不懂又装懂，那才是有害的。其实请人家重复或再讲清楚一点并不难，你只要说”Would you mind repeating it?"（您介意再讲一遍吗？），相信对方不但会再说一遍，而且连速度都会放慢些。如果你还是没听懂，那么仍然要用这个老方法：“Could you explain it more precisely?”（您能解释得更明白一点吗？）

     第17招 使谈判对手作肯定答复的问题

　　-Is it important that ……?

　　连续发问沟通对手给予肯定答复的问题，最后引导他对你的主要建议也作有定的答复，是绝对须要花费一番心思的。通常沟通对手只对自己有利的问题，才会痛快地回答"Yes".因此，在沟通场合开始前，不妨先细心地想一下，你所希望对方接受的条件，对他有什么好处，试着以"Is it important that ……?"（……是不是对您很重要？）或"Is it helpful if ……?"（如果……是不是对你有帮助？）未获得他的肯定，那么要使你的建议通过也不难了。

　　第18招 做适当的让步

　　-The best compromise we can maks is……

　　沟通双方的互相让步，最常见的例子就是讨价还价。买方希望卖方减价一百五十元，而卖方只想减价五十元，双方一阵讨价还价之后，最后减了一百元。不论你的对手是如何的咄咄逼人，你总得做一个最后的让步："The best compromise we can make is …… "（我们所能做的最好的折衷办法是……）或是" This is the lowest possible price．"（这是最低的可能价格了。）然后坚定不移，否则如果让步得太过，你可就要有所损失了。

　　第19招 不要仓促地做决定

　　-Please let me think it over.

　　在商场上讲求信用，一旦允诺人家的事情，要再反悔，会令人产生不良印象。因此，在下决定之前，务必要经过深思熟虑。如果你正在和客户商谈一件无法遂下决定的事时，不妨请他给你一点时间"Please let me think it over．"（请让我考虑一下。）或" Would it be all right to give you an answer tomorrow？"（明天再答复您行吗？）切记，仓促地下决定往往招致严重的后果！

　　第20招 说"不"的技巧

　　No, but ……

　　在商务沟通上，该拒绝时，就应该斩钉截铁地说"No．"拐弯抹角地用"That's difficult"（那很困难。）或"Yes, but……"（好是好，可是……）来搪塞，会令对方觉得你答应得不够干脆，而不是在委婉地拒绝。如果你说"No，but……"对方便清楚地知道你是拒绝了，但似乎还可以谈谈。这个时候，你因为已先用"No"牵制对方，而站在沟通的有利位置上了。

　　第21招 不要催促对手下决定

　　Stop asking "Have you decided?"

　　当你的沟通对方需要时间来考虑一下方案时，千万不要一直催促他"Hare you decided?"（你决定了没有？）那样，你不但干扰了他的思考，也可能激怒他。结果原本可能达成的协议或许就此泡汤了。

　　第22招 沉默是金

　　-Silence is golden．

　　面对对方所提无法接受的提议，沉默是最有力的回答。这种无动于衷所带给沟通对手的压力，远大于浇他一盆冷水。将所达成的协议逐一列入记录—— Let's have the agreed items recorded.为了避免签约时的争执或重新商议，交涉中达成协议的项目应做成记录，并在会议结束时传阅。因此，每达成一项协议，要记得提醒对方"Let's have the agreed items recorded." 我们声达成协议的项目记录下来。）

　　第23招 过分吹牛，足以败事

　　Don't boast!

　　磋商者往往为了达成协议而向交涉对手做过份不实的吹嘘。这种情形在向他人推销产品时，尤其常见。顾客因听信你的吹牛而购买产品，进而造成损失，轻者不再与你打交道；严重的，恐怕还要告你欺诈，多划不来！所以在向他人做" We can give you a guarantee 100 years."（我们可以给您一百年的保证。）这一类的承诺时，最好先斟酌一番。

　　第24招 不浪费沟通对手的时间

　　……then I'll drive you to the airport for your flight at 7:00.

　　在沟通开始以前，最好事先得知沟通对手的行程表，并尽量配合。当你和客户谈好了一切细节以后，你对他说"I'll have my secretary type the contract for you to sign at once, then I'll drive you to the airport for your flight at 7:00. （我会让我的秘书立刻将合同打好给您签名，然后，我开车送您去机场搭七点钟的飞机。）想必他一定会感激你的周到细心，因此也会采取合作的态度。

　　第26招 达到目地，立即离开

　　-I'm glad to have met you, Mr. Lee.

　　如果协议达成，而你仍流连忘返，则有以下两种危险：沟通对手改变主意；或者你可能因松懈而目不择言，说错了话。因此商议一完成，立即以 "I'm glad to have met you, Mr. Lee."（李先生，很高兴认识您。）收场，告别离去。

    备注：这一部分少第25招，我在网上找了很久也没有找到，如果有能找到的朋友，请多帮忙，谢谢

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    Usually there is no computer problem I can’t solve.

     But I met my match when I turned my machine and was greeted with the message “keyboard not detected. Hitch any key to continue.”

（转帖）情歌中的甜言蜜语

    爱情永远是生活中不变的主题，平时你都是如何向你的恋人表白心意？ 除了“我爱你”还能怎样表达自己的一腔似水柔情？“爱”都有什么表现方式？挑选了几首英文流行歌曲中的歌词，看看能不能传达你对他/她的一片真心？如果大家还有别的好的表达方式，欢迎大家跟贴，分享一下！

    （take me to your heart）

    take me to your heart, take me to your soul, give me your hand before im old

    将我留存心间，与你的灵魂相伴，给我你的手，在我老去之前

    （i swear）

    I'll  be there, for better or worse, till death do us part

    I'll love you with every beat of my heart and I swear

    我会在那里，无论顺遂或艰辛，直至死亡将我们分开

    我会用每一次心跳的力量爱你，我发誓

    （i still believe）

    If we believe that true love never has to end, then we must know that we will love again

    如果我们相信真爱永不会终止，那么我们一定将会再次相爱

    （only love）

    Ive tried my best to make you see theres hope beyond the pain

    if we give enough, if we learn to trust

    我用尽全力让你明白，痛楚过后还有希望，

    如果我们给予足够，如果我们学着去信任

    (memory)

    Darling you know i love you till the end of time

    亲爱的你知道，我爱你，直到地老天荒

    (Ocean Deep)

    cant you hear when i call? a little love is all i ask

    你能听到我的呼唤吗？我只要一点点爱

    (like fire tonight)

    Im here to please you, I am your man. Every day, every night, I hold you tight

    我在取悦你，我是你的人。每一天，每个夜晚，我紧紧拥着你

    (Its Amazing)

    Mesmerized by your eyes, the window to your soul. In the match am I your goal?

    被你的眼睛蛊惑，你那灵魂之窗。在爱的游戏中我是你的目标吗？

    (I bruise easily)

    I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me

    我容易受伤，所以，请温柔待我

    (forgiven)

    Im sorry things i said hurt you bad. I'm sorry things ive did made you sad Do you think ill be forgiven?

    我抱歉，我说的话让你伤心。

    我抱歉，我做的事让你难过你认为我能被原谅吗？

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    When Peters learned that he was being fired, he went to see the head of human resources. "Since I've been with the firm for so long," he said, "I think I deserve at least a letter of recommendation."

    The human resources director agreed and said he'd have the letter the next day. The following morning, Peters found a letter on his desk. It read, "Jonathan Peters worked for our company for 11 years. When he left us, we were very satisfied." 

【智慧之言】珍惜每一刻

    To realize the value of One Year ,
    Ask a student who failed his or her AP exams .

    要知一年有多重要，
    去问问大学预考没过关的学生吧；

    To realize the value of One Month ,
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby .

    要知一月有多重要，
    去问问分娩早产儿的妈妈吧；

    To realize the value of One Week ,
    Ask an edior of a weekly magazine .

    要知一周有多重要，
    去问问周刊杂志的编辑吧；

    To realize the value of One Day ,
    Ask a daily wage laborer who has six kids to feed .

    要知一天有多重要，
    去问问有六个孩子嗷嗷待哺的日薪工人吧；

    To realize the value of One Hour ,
    Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet .

    要知一小时有多重要，
    去问问等待约会的恋人吧；

    To realize the value of One Minute ,
    Ask a person who missed the train .


    要知一分钟有多重要，
    去问问误了火车的人吧；

    To realize the value of One Second ,
    Ask the person who survived an accident.

    要知一秒钟有多重要,
    去问问车祸的幸存者吧。

    To realize the value of One Millisecond ,
    Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics .

    要知一毫秒有多重要，
    去问问奥运会的银牌得主吧。

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    A gentleman was invited for dinner.

    When he hurried there and sat down, he was happy to see a roast pig in front of his seat:"Not bad, I am next to the pig."

    But then he noticed the angry fat lady sitting next to him.

    He faked a smile and added: "Oh I am sorry, I meant the roasted one on the table."

展会上和老外交流的销售技巧

      今天是愚人节，朋友们，小心啊，千万别被骗了……

　　我们的老外贸都知道了，在展览会上我们能碰到各种各样的买家。在第一次见面的时候，你假如发挥的好一点，能增加你获得定单的概率。毕竟很多业务员一年也没有几次参加展览会的机会，一定要达到收获最大化。根据自己的经验和荷兰公司提供的信息，总结出了以下几点。希望对大家有用。

　　1, 欧洲人，美国人是非常喜欢那种interactive 的人的，你不需要太拘谨，不需要什么都yes.

　　在两个人对话的时候，适当的时候要称呼对方。假如你在对话中经常称呼对方，对方也会称呼你，这样可以让客户很容易对你有印象，这样对后续跟踪客户好处多多。非英语的名字，象北欧人的名字，我们根本不知道怎么发音，很多法国人的名字不是按英语发音的，要注意，你不会读可以直接问客户，这是不失礼的。

　　2,母语是英语的人说话可能会很快，没有停顿的。你可以让别人稍微慢一点，这是不失礼的。千万不要没有听懂就接客户的话。否则客户会觉得和你沟通很困难。很容易就走掉了。

　　3, 客户坐下来以后，你可以问客户你可以给我多少时间。How many time are you available? 这样可以体现你对客户行程的尊重，也可以让你自己根据时间来掌握沟通的内容

　　4, 老外只要坐下来以后，要让老外多说，在你完全明白的情况下，再介绍你自己。和欧洲美国人谈的时候，你可以让客户简单的说一下此行的目的。希望找一些什么样的供应商。有的客户不会直接回答你，有的客户会告诉你。7 x/ V’ 假如你有幸碰到头衔是Director，Vice President等职务的买家，要多说一些战略性的东西。这些人来展会不是为了1个柜2个柜来的。他们很多是来找战略性伙伴的(Strategic Partners)。所以你要有放长线钓大鱼的功力。假如你自己工厂实力可以的话，要主动的邀请这些人访问你的工厂。

　　这些职位的人很多学历很高，有些人有MBA background. 所以，有点喜欢听比较酸的话。这些人开口闭口就是： value, global supply chain, private label, costs, partnership，bottom line等等。你可以这样说：

　　We are one of the top 3 private label suppliers in the global market. Our producing capacity is more than 5,0000000000000/units each week. Furthermore, you know, the knowledge and the know-how sometimes is more important than the machines and equipments. Fortunately, we have accumulated enough producing and management know-how from our long-term co-operation with XXXX company. I am sure we can help you to reduce your international sourcing costs, we can help you to increase your bottom line.

　　假如是零售商：How many stores does your company have?

　　假如是中间商：Do you distribute your goods only in your domestic market? Or in the whole Europe? Which country is your biggest market? (不能直接问谁是你最大的客户，这样太敏感了。）

　　在展览会最后一两天的时候，你可以问： What do you think how about the trade show? Did you find everything which you need exactly? 你问这种问题很容易可以从客户那里得到你们整个行业的情况，客户的观点对你是很有价值的。同时，你也间接的问客户了客户还有什么东西没有找到，说不定你可以帮上客户的忙，假如你刚好也有这种产品的话，客户也会把定单下到你这里。

　　5, 跟客户介绍的时候，不要总是说, Our quality is very good. 展位上面大家时间都不多。不要说一些客人没有办法衡量的话，怎么样才叫好呢?

　　大公司的买家基本上都是至少大学学历，很多都受过专门的采购培训，他们内部有一套定量的评估体系的。所以，最好是用你本行业的定量术语来表达，假如本行业没有定量术语，就直接说，We have supplied our products for XXXXX company for 5 years, and XXXX company is quiet satisfied for our quality. So I believe we can meet or exceed your quality requirements. 这个XXXX公司最好是客户应该知道的，和客户差不多同类档次的，或者高一点点，不要高太多的。否则要误解的。

　　6，其实，大公司的买手最关心的不是price, quality, 而是reliability. 差不多的商品，买手从不同的供应商购买，价格有点小差距，国外的公司是可以接受的。但是，买手找的供应商出问题的话，那问题就大了，欧洲还好一点，美国可以马上就走人。所以，我们假如能站在客户的角度考虑问题，要让买手觉得你在所有的供应商里面，你是最reliable的，包括质量，价格，长期供货能力等等。

　　总之，你是在和客户沟通，而不是被审问。一定要interactive。

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 Joke of Today

　　An American visiting England walked into a hotel lobby and pushed a button for elevator service．“The lift will be down presently，”said a nearby clerk．

　　“The lift？”said the American．“Oh，you mean the elevator．”

　　“No，I mean the lift，”replied the Englishman，annoyed by the American' s arrogance．

　　“I think I should know what it's called，” said the American．“After all，elevators were invented in the United States．”

　　“Perhaps，”retorted the Englishman．“But the language was invented here．”

【欧美金曲】我们都在跳舞

　　【歌曲介绍】：《巴黎，我爱你》讲述了发生在有“爱之城”之称的巴黎的故事。多达20位导演，每人自由运用5分钟时间，分别讲述了各自独立且潜在中存在联系的20个小故事。有关爱情、亲情、友情，以及人性。其中片尾曲We’re all in the Dance由Feist演唱，温暖又淡定。

　　“城市，我们生活于其中，我们相爱于其中，岁月匆匆，人世匆匆，你我来去匆匆。如果能有这样一座城市，我们爱它，它也深爱我们，彼此都不再有伤口，那么，请你们随我来，邀请上爱人以及朋友，踏着音乐的拍子，互相拥抱，亲亲热热、高高兴兴地来跳一支舞吧，生命短暂，容不得徘徊犹豫呢！”（转自网络）

　　Life's a dance we all have to do
　　What does the music require
　　People are moving together
　　Close as the flames in a fire

　　Feel the beat
　　Music and rhyme
　　While there is time

　　We all go round and round
　　Partners are lost and found
　　Looking for one more chance
　　All I know is
　　We’re all in the dance

　　Night and day
　　The music plays on
　　We all are part of the show
　　While we can hold on to someone
　　We know life won’t let us go

　　Feel the beat
　　Music and rhyme
　　While there is time

　　We all go round and round
　　Partners are lost and found
　　Looking for one more chance
　　All I know is
　　We’re all in the dance
　　We're all in the dance

　　We all go round and round
　　Partners are lost and found
　　Looking for one more chance
　　All I know is
　　We’re all in the dance

     【下载链接】：

    下载链接一

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　　There's a senior citizen driving on the highway. His wife calls him on his cell phone and in a worried voice says, “Herman, be careful! I just heard on the radio that there was a madman driving the wrong way on Route 280！”

　　Herman says，“I know, but there isn't just one, there are hundreds!”

【美文欣赏】水晶鞋

    “Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m gonna have a dance performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the ticket. Don’t forget!” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the throngs of people quickly.

    “What?!” I just came to my mind, “What performance? Dance? Is that credible?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite ordinary one. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, moreover, she always wore her big black-frame glasses, for she did not know how to dress up indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl!

    “I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.

    I arrived at the hall with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would suffer from a hard time before her turn, for I had no sense of art, but her performance was worth of watching, no matter how long I would wait for.

    Time went slowly, I struggled with myself not to fall asleep.

    “Let’s welcome the next exciting dance — Latin!” Applause fulfilled the hall at once.

    I opened my eyes as large as possible, fearing to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shinning skirt, Mary appeared on the glorious stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. Such scene seemed to be a mermaiden showing up under the glittering sunshine, meanwhile, I could feel all the audience in the hall focused their eyes on her and it was also hard for me to remove my sights from her. She was so beautiful: her stature was slim; her long golden hair lay back in curls over her delicate ears. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully absorbed in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly flying on the splendid stage… I could hardly believe my eyes.

    After all the performance ended, I waited for her at the gate.

    “Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and dressed as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

    “How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired expression appeared on her face.

    “Fantastic!” I answered.

    “Ha, ha. I knew it would be.” She could not conceal her excitement, laughing like a child.

    “May I lend a hand?”

    “Thank you!” She handed her crystal shoes to me which were shinning in the wonderful starry night; at the mean time, I realized that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

    【中文译文】：

    “嗨，约翰！”玛丽脸上带着罕见的笑容向我跑来，口中还说着，“今晚我要参加一个演出，希望你能来。这是门票，别忘了啊！”说完，她就匆匆忙忙地离开了，很快消失在人群中。

    “什么？！”我这才回过神来，“什么演出啊？跳舞？是真的吗？”我自言自语道。玛丽不是那种女孩。她非常普通。我从没见过她穿过漂亮的衣服，并且，她总是戴着那幅黑边大眼镜，因为她真的不知该如何打扮。真是不幸啊，尤其对一个相貌平平的女孩来说。

    我想：“我应该去，我必须去。这简直是个奇迹！”

    我拿着票走进演出大厅，找到座位。她的表演排在第七位，我知道我得忍受一段艰难的时间了，因为我对艺术根本就没有什么感觉。但是不论等多久，她的表演都值得一看。

    时间过得很慢，我努力不使自己睡着。

    “让我们欢迎下一个精彩的舞蹈——拉丁舞！”掌声立刻响彻全场。

    我尽量睁大眼睛，生怕会漏掉什么。玛丽穿着一条闪闪发光的金色裙子出现在舞台上。她的打扮与闪耀的灯光正好相配。这个场景就像是美人鱼出现在耀眼的阳光下。这时，我感到整个大厅里的观众都将目光集中在她身上，我也无法把视线从她身上移开。她是如此美丽，身材如此婀娜。她长长的头发卷曲着，遮住她精美的耳朵。她带着迷人的笑容，翩翩起舞，完全沉醉在拉丁音乐中。那一刻，她就像一只美丽的蝴蝶在辉煌的舞台上起舞。我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

    演出结束之后，我在门口等她。

    “嗨！”她站在我面前，提着一个手袋和水晶高跟鞋，穿着她平常穿的衣服，但还能看出淡淡的化妆痕迹。

    “感觉怎么样？”她的脸上没有显出一丝疲倦的神情。

    我答道：“棒极了！”

    “哈哈，我就知道是这样。”她掩饰不住兴奋，露出孩子般的笑容。

    “我帮你拿吧？”

    “谢谢！”她把水晶鞋递给我。它们在星夜的天空下闪闪发光。这时，我意识到，每个女孩都有一双属于自己的特殊的鞋，就像灰姑娘的水晶鞋一样。

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    One day when women's dresses were on sale at the FarEast Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece. But he soon found himself being battered by frantic women.

    He stood it as long as he could; then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.

    "You there!" challenged a thrill voice. "Can't you act like a gentleman?"

    "Listen," he said, "I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour. From now on, I am acting like a lady."

（转帖）四级冲刺阶段分项指导

    四级冲刺阶段分项指导：

    1. 科学利用真题

　　在最后冲刺阶段以做真题为主，全真题是最科学最权威的考前热身资料。往年都会有很多同学在最后阶段做大量的模拟题，但从实际效果看并不太好。模拟题的仿真度、出题思路及难易程度等的把握都不大准。而四六级考试的真题截至目前已有20多套，利用真题做冲刺，对理解考试有很大帮助。但是注意利用的科学性，最好按照要求的时间完成各个部分，时间不能有太多的出入。

　　2.重点分析差距

　　做错误分析是最后冲刺阶段必不可少的功课。做一套真题和分析一套题的时间最好是1：4的比例。这样才能将题目全部吃透。做完的按照后面的参考答案给自己每一个错误的地方标记!一定要动手标记!特别对于自己看到答案恍然大悟的题目，一定要着重标记!

　　注意利用答案和字典等参考资料。答案可以检验准确度和分数，但是千万注意找出自己做题的思路以及正确和错误的得失，总结自己的差距。做的时候模拟正式考试的步骤，不要依赖字典和听力原文等，复读和总结得失时应该详细地研究，等于给自己诊断以及复习和学习单词和表达法等，也就是在练习中学习英语。

　　精心研究和总结不同题型的出题思路，出题考点等，因为很多出题思路和考点在历年的考试中重复。做到事半功倍哦。

　　3. 真题中记单词

　　在最后冲刺的一个月里，要坚持背诵大纲上的单词，尤其是历年真题中出现的自己不认识的词汇。词汇上注意继续复习浏览记忆，注意精确自己的记忆效果，比如词义，词性，考点的准确，词组的浏览和积累，同时把记忆和练习结合起来，在阅读和练习中巩固和运用单词。

　　各种题型的复习建议

　　1. 重点是阅读

　　阅读应该注意总结。阅读还是应该以全真题为主，注意加大力度，每篇文章的时间控制在10分钟左右，或者四篇文章控制在40分钟左右。尽量在做的过程中模拟实际考试中步骤，不要依赖任何字典和参考书。做完后注意回看总结自己的得失，把自己分析的过程和自己在完全模拟的时候排除的答案，和答案仔细对照，分析自己在做题目的时候为什么选的答案?为什么我经常排除了两个答案后，在余下的两个答案中选的是标准的/错误答案?把你选的答案和标准答案对照一下，分析两者之间的区别，一切要以原文为根据!同时回读文章和选项的时候注意总结文章中好的词汇和句型。

　　2.听力重方法

　　冲刺阶段的复习最重要的是讲究方法!

　　关于对话方面，同学们如果能够对真题表示特定的这些反映学生生活、反映学习和找工作方面的特定词汇、短语或者句型非常熟悉的话，这部分的分数比较好拿。

　　短文听力考试在录音带里只放一遍，其重点是把握首句，文章的第一句话往往是开门见山，总领了全文的，相当于全文的主题或者中心思想。短文听力千万要注意文章的开头，在听的时候千万要把握文章的总体结构，主要讲了哪几个层次的问题。

　　再有就是：紧抓语气转折处!!这是关键，听到什么but.although,and ,therefor……之类的，大脑要高度紧张，因为下面的内容很有可能就是考试的考点!在听的过程中最好把最关键的一些信息点用一两个词记下来，能够帮助回忆原文当中所讲的重要点。

　　复合式听写要求的是听，理解，记忆，拼写，组织五位一体的能力。听第一遍的时候，应该着手把前面的7个单词大概能够记下来。用速写的方法，只要自己认得就可以了。第二遍的时候重点在后面的几个句子，因为按照平分的原则来讲，后面的句子只要大概的意思跟原文当中的句子意思保持一致就可以了，听的过程当中哪怕知道它的中文大意，可在旁边注一下，再把它翻译出来。这可能对答题有帮助.

　　3.写作易提高

　　在所有考试项目中，写作是最能够在短期提高的。在冲刺阶段只要下决心苦练写作，是可以带动整份考卷的分数的。在写作中需要注意的事项有：开头的 2--3句话一定要没有明显的语法错误;牢记写作里传统三大段的写法;英语作文的四句话是得分要点：三段里每段的首句(即主题句)和全文的尾句(起到呼应主题、升华文章的作用);在文章中，句型表达要相对灵活，用词力求不重复。还有，最好能在这段日子里背诵一些难度不大但是非常正统的地道句型。

　　写作除了加强语句表达的准确和正确外，注意分类写作练习，如书信，图表，利弊，选择，谚语，描述等，同时可以参照和学习模板文章和范文。

　　4.其他题型

　　完形填空，简短回答问题，以全真题为主，注意掌握方法，特别是全文结构和主旨的理解，完形填空注意语篇的把握，选项的分析和考点，以及前后答案线索的寻找。简短回答问题和阅读理解的步骤一样，只不过自己总结答案，但是答案最好直接来源于原文，安全第一。

　　翻译注意句子结构的分析。词汇词组意思的把握以及语言组织和润色。

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    Applying for my first job, I realized I had to be creative in listing my few qualifications. Asked about additional schooling and training, I answered truthfully that I had spent three years in computer programming classes. I got the job.

    I had neglected to mention that I took the same course for three years before I passed.

最笨的人都能学好商务英语

     编者按：对作者的题目，我真想拍案叫绝！我想对我们绝大多数的人来说，一定要克服掉一种观念：英语很难，英语高不可攀……一定要记住，英语只是一种工具，能交流就很好。最近我一直在看古代历史，一想到曾经我们的先人闯南洋游四方，我就不由得为自己目前的状态羞愧。我相信很多朋友和我一样，都处于青年时期，是记忆力、学习力的高峰期，这样时段的我们，应该比我们的先人好很多了吧？可是他们在异国他乡都能生活延续下去，我们为什么不可以呢？况且又真的有多少人是笨人呢？ 只要我们用好英语这个工具，勤加练习，这绝对不是问题！当然，我自己也要好好努力才行……

     比起中学、大学英语来说，商务英语更好学。因为商务英语是很实用的英语，你很容易在工作中接触到大量的有用的资料，一些常用的说法反复刺激你，久而久之，你就能深深体会到其中的真正意涵，当你从商务英语成功搞定商务交易时，你也会深受激励。

     怎么能快速搞定商务英语呢？

     （一）要集中一段时间强化，量一定要上去

     学英语要集中一段时间，完全浸泡在英语环境中。

     量，就是你读、听、说的量要上去，尤其是读的量要上去，集中一段时间，读上百本英语书。英语书指有趣、适用的读物，这样，边学英语，还边长知识，还能培养读英语书的兴趣。语法书，就别去“读”了。

     （二）从简易英语上手，循序渐进。不要追求高深。

     这点最重要。

     简易英语读物，一、两千单词，就能讲述很复杂的故事。当我们用英语能讲述这样复杂的故事时，日常生活中的英语，还会有困难吗？

     第一步：先看英汉对照吧，然后脱离中文，看改写本的英文简易读物（如牛津简易读物）。读多少本？读2000页左右吧，不包括中文的页数喔。这种书，可以从书店买，不用花时间在网上找，这种资料网上不多。

     第二步：看简易英文的原著。这步很关键，这步跨过去了，你学英语就基本成功了，否则，很容易退化的。这样的书，需要读2000页左右。

     第三步：看英文原著。到了这一步，你离成功就很近了。你要看多少呢？至少要看4000页。

     一般中国人说英文原著时，以为都是指英文小说，其实英文小说到了这个阶段，不应该多读，因为要看4000页，接近8个月的时间，天天看小说，太浪费大好青春了。这阶段，我建议你看跟工作、励志相关的英文原著。

     这方面的书，建议你第一本读《Million Dollar Habits》，英文版在书店也有卖的。你需要养成的第一个习惯，就是天天读书。

     接下来，你开始读市场营销、企业管理、自我励志、沟通交流的书。每看完一本书，你都会感到自己在脱胎换骨比地在进步，当你读上10本以上，这时，你的看问题的视野、想问题的深度，都会有极大的提高，你对待你的工作、同事的态度，也会变得非常专业起来，这，才真正完成了人生修养的转变，从此，你就受益终生了。

     （三）胆要大，不要追求精确

     说错了不要紧。发音不准也不要紧。

     遣词造句，中国人说中国话，也没那么精确。英语也一样。

     在语音方面，中国人说话，南腔北调，英语也一样，看电影，美国人不也有的说得唔噜唔噜的吗？

     语感很重要，这需要在第一点说的“量”上去了，语感就培养起来了。

     （四）在实践中应用英语

     多看英文网站，上英文的论坛，查英文的资料。看多了，用多了，英语就跟中文似的，成了你的工作、学习和赚钱的工具了。

     比如，你要出国留学，可直接去查英文的学校资料。

     如果想看外国最新的技术资料，看中文的，那就有一两年的时差了，直接去找英文网站去找、去看、去联系。

     你想跟外国人做生意，把产品卖给外国人，可直接跟他们联系，别怕说错、写错英文，坚持一个月，你就发现，你已经能驾轻就熟了。

     （五）最后一点，就是要坚持

     时间过的很快的。如果你一天松懈，可能一个月就松懈着过去了，很快，你发现自己已经30了，35了，快奔四的人了，同事、同学都在进步，自己还在原地踏步，这多悲哀啊。

     所以，下定决心，从今天做起，做现在做起！坚持一年！一年学好英语，慢吗？当然不慢，你已经能用英语谈生意，赚美元了！！

    注：此文章来源于网上。

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 Joke of Today

    In order to prove the harmful effect of alcohol,the teacher put a bug into a glass filled with alcohol,soon the bug died. The teacher asked a student,"what does this show?"

    The student answered,"It shows that people won't get parasites if they drink more alcohol."

【口语】与老外沟通40招 一

    此文章来源于网上，内容较长，故分三次发，此为其一。

    一，沟通礼仪6绝招

    第1招 妥善安排会面的约定
    —Id like to make an appointment with Mr. Lee. dating

    当你计划到海外出差，顺道拜访客户时，必须先以书信通知对方。出国以前再以Telex或电话向对方确认访问的日期和目的。如果是临时决定的拜访，也要通过对方的秘书安排，告诉她："Id like to make an appointment with Mr.Lee."（我想和李先生约见一次。）让对方对你的造访有所准备，才会有心情和你洽谈。

    第2招 向沟通对手表示善意与欢迎
    --I will arrange everything. Something nothing anything

如果沟通是由你发起，提供对手一切的方便，能使沟通一开始便在友善和谐的气氛下进行。尤其是当你的沟通对手是远道而来的，你热心地告知他：“I will arrange everything." (我会安排一切。）不但表现出你的诚意，也能使他在不必顾虑食宿等琐事的情况下，专心与你进行沟通。

    第3招 沟通进行中应避免干扰
    —No interruptions during the meeting! no disturbance ,please

    如果沟通的地点是在你的公司，那么请叮咛你的部属，勿在沟通过程中做不必要的干扰。因为过份的干扰会影响沟通的意愿和热忱。

    第4招 遵守礼仪
    --Behave yourself!

    沟通时，仍然要遵守一般奉行的礼仪和保持良好的仪态，这样可以增加人们对你的好感，提高你的沟通效率。此外，坐姿不良，在对手讲话时左顾右盼，都足以使人对体产生不良的印象，而减低与你洽谈的兴致。

    第5招 适时承认自己的过失
    --Its my fault. Mistake error

    如果你明显地犯了错，并且对别人造成或大或小的伤害，一句充满歉意的“Im sorry. It's my fault."（对不起，是我的错。）通常能够获得对方的原谅。就算他实在很懊恼，至少也能稍微缓和一下情绪。做无谓的辩解，只能火上加油，扩大事端。

    第6招 抱怨不是无理取闹
    —I have a complaint to make.

以激愤的语气向人抱怨某事，很可能令人心生反感，而使结果适得其反。服务员上错了菜，旅馆女服务员忘了整理你的房间，送来的货物根本不是你订单上所指明的东西等情况，着实令人懊恼。但是生气并不能解决问题，不如心平气和而语气坚定地告诉对方 "I have a complaint to make.”（我有怨言。）然后告诉他所发生的事。

    二，沟通技巧20招

    第7招 资料须充实完备
    —We have a pamphlet in English.

    具体的物品通常比口头描述更有说服力。当客户听到你说 "We have a pamphlet in English．"（我们有英文的小册子。）或 "Please take this as a sample"（请将这个拿去当样品。）时，一定会兴趣大增，进而问你许多和产品有关的问题。如果你平时资料搜集得全面，便能有问必答。这在商务沟通上是非常有利的。

    第8招 缓和紧张的气氛
    --How about a break？

    当会议因冗长而陷于沉闷、紧张的气氛时，做无意义的僵持是无法获得令人满意的结果的。如果能在不打断对方的情形下提出“How about a break？”（休息一下如何？）对方必能欣然接受，紧张的气氛也立刻得以经解。当你们再回到会议桌时，也能以清晰的思路继续沟通。

    第9招 做个周到的主人
    —You can use our office equipment if necessary.

    如果沟通是在你的公司进行，除了应向沟通对手提供舒适的场所以外，更应该尽量配合对手，向他提供有助于沟通进行的服务与设备。例如，大大方方地告诉他“ You can use our office equipment if necessary.”（如果必要的话，您可以使用我们的办公室设备。）协助对手对沟通内容做正确的衡量，其结果可能也是对己方极为有利的。

    第10招 询问对方的意见
    —What is your opinion?

    每个人都希望自己的意见受到重视。当你和他人进行沟通时，除了说出自己的想法以外，随时可加上一句“What is your opinion？”（你的意见是？）或“ Id like to hear your ideas about the problem．”（我想听听你对这个问题的看法。）不但让对方感觉受到重视，更能使你们因思想的交流而逐渐达成协议。

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    My friend’s three year-old son came crying to her, “I stubbed my finger.”

    “Which one?”

    “The one that had roast pork.”

【名人名言】智慧不在胡子上

    名人名言即经典性的著作和权威性的言论，这样的语言总是会带来振聋发聩、醍醐灌顶的效果，所谓“一句话改变人生”就是如此吧。如果某一天，在某一个地方，曾经有那么一句话深深出动了你柔韧的心房，希望你愿意与我一起分享。

    1. Character is what you are in the dark. (D. L Moody. USA churchman)

    暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士穆迪.D.L)

    2. Friendship is like flower fragrance, the more delicate it is, the more attractive and longlasting it will be.(Xi Murong)

    友谊和花香一样，还是淡一点的比较好，越淡的香气越使人依恋，也越能持久。(席慕容)

    3. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow . (Emerson)

    进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。(爱默生)

    4. Words may be false and full of arts ,sighs are the natural language of the heart.(Thomas Shadwell, British dramatist)

    言语可以是谎言并带有技巧；叹息才是心灵的自然流露。(英国剧作家 沙德韦尔.T.)

    5. Wherever true valor is found, true modesty will there abound. (William Gillbert, British dramatist and poet)

    真正的勇敢，都包含谦虚。 (英国剧作家、诗人 吉尔伯特.W.)

    6. Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard. (Aesop)

    智慧在脑子里，不在胡子上。(伊索)

    7. Plain living and high thinking. (William Wordsworth, British poet)

    生活要朴素，情操要高尚。(英国诗人 德莱顿. W)

    8. Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. (O.W.Holmes)

    生活是绘画,不是做算术。(霍姆斯)

    9. Fame is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.(Nicolas Chamfort, French writer)

    盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.N.)

    10. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. (Aesop)

    美存在于欣赏者的眼中。(伊索)

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    Our son, Chris, is a premed student at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. He is fortunate to have a job in the research lab, where they are studying Lyme disease.

    Recently he called home and told us that he had received a promotion. "Great!" I said. "You can always use more money."

    There was a slight pause before Chris responded, "Well, I didn't exactly get more money. But they did give me more keys."

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