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【谚语】青年与老年
1. Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle, old age a regret.
青年冒失莽撞；成年发奋图强；老年遗憾懊丧。
2. Youth is life's seed-time.
青年时代是人生的播种期。
3. Youth is the season of hope, enterprise, and energy, to a nation as well as an individual.
青年时期对国家和个人都是希望、创业和精力充沛的时期。
4. Youth looks forward and age backward.
青年人向前看，老年人向后看。
5. Youth means limitless possibilities.
年轻意味着无限希望。
6. Young man may die but old men must die.
年轻人可能会死，老年人难免不亡。
7. Years bring wisdom.
年长智也增。
8. Yesterday is dead, forget it; tomorrow does not exist, don't worry; today is here, use it.
昨天已经消逝，把它忘掉；明天还未来到，不必烦恼；今天就在眼前，把它用好。
9. You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the
people some of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the
time.
你可以一直愚弄一些人，甚至可以在某个时期愚弄所有的人；但不能一直愚弄所有的人。
10.You are the greatest enemy if you are a coward, but if you are brave, you are your greatest friend.
如果你是胆小鬼，你就是自己最大的敌人；如果你是勇敢者，你就是自己最好的朋友。
Joke of Today
Why is he crying?
Mum: Why are you crying?
Tommy: I cleaned the bird cage and the canary disappeared.
Mum: How did you clean it?
Tommy: With a vacuum cleaner, Mum.
news, 2 十一月 2008 |
【美文欣赏】我为何而活
What I Have Lived For
Bertrand Russell
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my
life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable
pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds,
have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep
ocean of anguish, reaching to the verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy --- ecstasy so
great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours
of this joy. I have sought it, next, because it relieves loneliness ---
that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks
over the rim of the world into cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have
sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a
mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and
poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem
too good for human life, this is what --- at last --- I have found.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to
understand the hearts of men, I have wished to know why the stars
shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which
number holds away above the flux. A little of this, but not much, I
have achieved.
Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward
the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries
of pain reverberated in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured
by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and
the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what
human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I
too suffer.
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and I would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
【中文译文】：
我为何而活
伯兰特.罗素
三种简单却极其强烈的情感主宰着我的生活：对爱的渴望、对知识的追求、对人类痛苦的难以承受的怜悯之心。这三种情感，像一阵阵飓风一样，任意地将我吹的飘来荡去，越过痛苦的海洋，抵达绝望的彼岸。
我寻找爱，首先，因为它令人心醉神迷，这种沉醉是如此美妙，以至于我愿意用余生来换取那几个小时的快乐。我寻找爱，其次是因为它会减轻孤独，置身于那种可
怕的孤独中，颤抖的灵魂在世界的边缘，看到冰冷的、死寂的、无底深渊。我寻找爱，还因为在爱水乳交融时，在一个神秘的缩影中，我见到了先贤和诗人们所想象
的、预览的天堂。这就是我所追求的，尽管对于凡人来说，这好像是一种奢望。但这是我最终找到的。
我曾以同样的热情来追求知识。我希望能理解人类的心灵，希望能知道为什么星星会发光。我也曾经努力理解毕达哥拉斯学派的理论，他们认为数字主载着万物的此消彼长。我了解了一点知识，但是不多。
爱和知识，可以最大可能地，将人带入天堂。可是，怜悯总是将我带回地面。人们因痛苦而发出的哭声在我心中久久回响，那些饥荒中的孩子们，被压迫者摧残的受
害者们，被子女视为可憎负担的、无助的老人们，以及那无处不在的孤单、贫穷和无助都在讽刺着人类所本应该有的生活。我渴望能够消除人世间的邪恶，可是力不
从心，我自己也同样遭受着它们的折磨。
这就是我的生活。我觉得活一场是值得的。如果给我机会的话，我愿意开心地，再活一次。
转载自中青网英语角
Joke of Today
Who's 50 Cents
Jacky: I found 50 cents on the sidewalk in front of school.
Tommy: I think it's mine. I dropped 50 cents there today and couldn't find it.
Jacky: But what I found was two quarters.
Tommy: Then I'm sure it's mine. It probably broke when it hit the sidewalk.
【美文欣赏】雨雪时候的心情
Stars on a Snowy Night
冰心
The thermometer had dropped to 18 degrees below zero, but still chose
to sleep in the porch as usual. In the evening, the most familiar sight
to me would be stars in the sky. Though they were a mere sprinkle of
twinkling dots, yet I had become so accustomed to them that their
occasional absence would bring me loneliness and ennui.
It had been snowing all night, not a single star in sight. My
roommate and I, each wrapped in a quilt, were seated far apart in a
different corner of the porch, facing each other and chatting away.
She exclaimed pointing to something afar, “Look, Venus in rising!” I
looked up and saw nothing but a lamp round the bend in a mountain path.
I beamed and said pointing to a tiny lamplight on the opposite
mountain, “It’s Jupiter over there!”
More and more lights came into sight as we kept pointing here and
there. Lights from hurricane lamps flickering about in the pine forest
created the scene of a star-studded sky. With the distinction between
sky and forest obscured by snowflakes, the numerous lamp-lights now
easily passed for as many stars.
Completely lost in a make-believe world, I seemed to see all the
lamplights drifting from the ground. With the illusory stars hanging
still overhead, I was spared the effort of tracing their positions when
I woke up from my dreams in the dead of night.
Thus I found consolation even on a lonely snowy night !
【中文译文】：
雨雪时候的心情
寒暑表降到冰点下十八度的时候，我们也是在廊下睡觉。每夜最熟识的就是天上的星辰了。也不过是点点闪烁的光明，而相看惯了，偶然不见，也有些想望与无聊。
连夜雨雪，一点星光都看不见。荷和我拥衾对坐，在廊子的两角，遥遥谈话。
荷指着说：“你看维纳斯(Venus)升起来了！”我抬头望时，却是山路转折处的路灯。我怡然一笑，也指着对山的一星灯火说：“那边是丘比特(Jupiter)呢！”
愈指愈多。松林中射来零乱的风灯，都成了满天星宿。真的，雪花隙里，看不出来天空和森林的界限，将繁灯当作繁星，简直是抵得过。
一念至诚的将假作真，灯光似乎都从地上飘起。这幻成的星光，都不移动，不必半夜梦醒时，再去追寻他们的位置。
于是雨雪寂寞之夜，也有了慰安了!
【注释】：
《雨雪时候的星辰》是冰心的早期抒情散文。文章赞美自然，想象精细，文笔清新，充满诗情画意。
① 题目《雨雪时候的星辰》翻译为Stars on a Snowy Night。“雨雪”作“下雪”解，“雨”在此是动词，读音为yù。
② “无聊” 翻译为ennui,是英语常用文学语言，意即a feeling of boredom caused by a lack of excitement or activity。
③ “一点星光都看不见” 译为not a single star in sight,是句中独立主格， 和not a single star being in sight同。又译文用s押头韵，night和sight压韵脚，有音韵美。
④ “荷和我……” 译为My roommate and I...，其中用My roommate(同寝之友)代替专门名词He(荷)，以免外国读者把He读解为男性第三人称的代词。
⑤ “荷指着说……” 译为She said pointing her finger at...，因英语to point one's finger at有“指责”的含义。
⑥ “我抬头望时” 不宜逐字死译为I raised my head to take a look 。译为I liked up即可。
⑦ “山路转折处” 译为round the bend in a mountain path。注意bend后面跟介词in，属习惯用法。
“将繁灯当作繁星，简直是抵得过” 译为the numerous lamp-lights now easily passed for as many stars，其中短语to pass for 的意思是“被看作”，“被当作”等。
转载自新浪教育：http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2008-09-11/102944477.shtml
Joke of Today
Big hands
Teacher: If I had seven oranges in one hand and eight oranges in the other, what would I have?
Student: Big hands.
新东方20条背GRE单词的经验
1 .八字真言—— 一次大量，多次反复。
2.第一遍坚持杨鹏的循环方法，一定要把每个步骤做到，做好；如果每天时间不充裕可采用26天，每天2个list的方法。
3.第一遍不要管英义、派生、同根、同义反义等项，着重记忆主词条、中义和助记法。
4.若用寄托蓝宝，则先不要管类反项，其中涉及的各种关系(如“某某关系”、“某某与某某”、“某某及其某某”等)大多出自宋昊的20种类反关系，第一遍时大可忽略，而且初期阶段对此着意太多，可能会影响后期做真题时的效果。
5.可先看一小部分真题(例如20道)，意在体会类反题所反映出来GRE对单词的考法，使背词时更为有的放矢。
6.不要在主词条附近留下任何标记，意在将“场景记忆效应”减至最低。
7.时刻保持激情，积极思考适于自己的任何助记法(不择手段)。
8.[斟酌使用]可先不背com、con、dis、im、in、un开头的词，待其他的词汇背完后再集中记这些，会发现轻松很多。
9.S开头的单词示所有词汇中最难背的部分(词短、难拆分、助记法少)，背时可视情况放慢进度，耐心记忆。
10.“节奏”是最重要的，背时节奏正确则势如破竹，不对则很容易长时间盯着同一页而思想不集中，什么都没看进去，所以应该在list1时就摸索最适合自己的节奏(即背每一个词、每一页的速度)，摸索到了就要时刻注意按此速度均衡记忆。
11.可用各种记号标示自己对某词的记忆状况，但种类不宜超过三种，且千万不要记在主词条附近(参照上述第6条)。
12.蓝宝优势在于收词全且分类很明晰好用，但对核心词汇部分并没有继续细分重点，建议在背完两三遍后对照老俞的词频表，突出记忆常考、主考词汇。
13.如果听觉记忆比较强，可在空余时段听听老俞的串讲或红宝的MP3(推荐前者)。
14.绝不要厌恶甚至废弃词根词缀记忆法，当你背了很多遍后会感慨着发现，真正牢靠高效的仍是这种最古老最正统的记忆法。
15.不要纠缠在“第一遍到底背那本书更好”这个老问题，在任何一本书上勤奋耕耘，都定能收获巨大，等到词汇背到60%-70%以上后，再考虑用逆序、音序、分类等其他手段巩固记忆。
16.背词闲暇时可自己总结一下所记内容，如“动物”、“药，剂”、“似(某动物)的”、“格言”等，不要一味依赖前人总结的东西。
17.每天睡前小结一下当天背词的心得体会，以后才能越背越顺。
18.情绪不好时、烦躁时听听音乐，特别是“When you believe”、“Everybody hurts”、“Hero”、“In the end”、英雄交响曲这种唤人坚强向上的，或听听老罗语录，呵呵。
19.保持好心态——快乐，自信、坚忍，把背词汇当作一种冒险、游戏、挑战。
20.最后送大家一句话，应该是新东方说的，“你不把单词折磨得死去活来，它就把你折磨得死去活来。”
来源：中国英语网
Joke of Today
The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.
【话题】2008-10-29
这是博客新开的【话题讨论区】，大家可以针对给出的话题谈谈自己的看法，以锻炼大家的语言组织能力。
【话题讨论】回帖要求：
使用中英双语来回答或单纯用英语回答，篇幅不限，但至少包含一个完整的句子；如果某个单词词组不会写，建议大家采取在群里问询、给我留言、查询词霸、查询英语新闻等各种方式寻求答案，相信只要努力，必有所收获。
热心的朋友可以将生活中的有趣话题推荐给我们，希望我们可以共同将这个板块建设好，共同提高大家的英语水平。
Today's topic:
As part of a global anti-piracy initiative, two weeks ago,Microsoft announced that it would launch an updated version of the anti-piracy systems Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) and, for the first time in China, also introduce the Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) which is aimed at targeting pirate versions of Microsoft Office including Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007.
A wave of consternation swept through Internet chat rooms after the announcement, with netizens worried that the constant appearance of a “black screen” would interrupt their ability to use their PC. Forum and BBS users came up with satirical black screen-themed desktop backgrounds to display their opposition to the new anti-piracy measures .
China.org.cn quote a Microsoft employee as saying
neither WGA nor OGA is aimed to hit Chinese users, and both of them have operated in the US market for some time. These services can be blocked by turning off Windows "Automatic Updates".
Software stores in Beijing also reported that sales of authorized Windows and Office software had increased after the “black screen” measures took effect.
Are you ready for the "black screen" made by Microsoft? Are you for or against it? Write your reasons down.
今日话题：
作为全球反盗版行动的一部分，两周前，微软宣布将启动WGA和OGA正版验证计划，目的是找出微软office中包括XP，2003，2007的盗版软件。
该公告发布之后，一种恐慌情绪弥漫在网络聊天室中，不少网民担心连续显示“黑屏”会干扰他们使用电脑。论坛和BBS用户发布了一些具有讽刺意味的以桌面背景为主题的黑屏的帖子，以此来表示他们对这项新的反盗版政策的反对。
China.org.cn 援引了一位微软员工的话：
无论是WAG还是OGA目的都不是来攻击中国用户，这两个产品已经在美国运作了一段时间。这些服务可以通过关闭Windows自动更新来阻止。
北京的软件商店表示这政策发布之后，正版Windows和Office软件的销量大增。
针对微软的这一“黑屏”手段，你准备好了吗？你是支持还是反对？
【商务英语】邮件中的感谢
无论你是写信给客户，给经理或是同事，你都一定要感谢他们。每个人都喜欢被感谢，那就在你的信对读者表示感谢，感谢他们所做的事情，还可以事先感谢他们将要为你做的事！你会发现将真诚表达在你的字里行间会让你受益匪浅。
邮件的开头
感谢读者是邮件开场白的好办法。感谢您的读者能让对方感到高兴，特别是之后你有事相求的情况下会很有帮助。Thank you for contacting us.
如果有人写信来询问公司的服务，就可以使用这句句子开头。向他们对公司的兴趣表示感谢。Thank you for your prompt reply.
当一个客户或是同事很快就回复了你的邮件，一定记得要感谢他们。如果回复并不及时，只要将“prompt”除去即可，你还可以说，“Thank you for getting back to me.”
Thank you for providing the requested information.
如果你询问某人一些信息，他们花了点时间才发送给你，那就用这句句子表示你仍然对他们的付出表示感激。Thank you for all your assistance.
如果有人给了你特别的帮助，那一定要感谢他们！如果你想对他们表示特别的感激，就用这个句子，“I truly appreciate …
your help in resolving the problem.”Thank you raising your concerns.
就算某个客户或是经理写邮件给你对你的工作提出了一定的质疑，你还是要感谢他们。这样你能表现出你对他们的认真态度表示尊重及感激。同时，你也可以使用，“Thank you for your feedback.”
在邮件的结尾
在邮件开头表示感谢一般是表示对对方过去付出的感谢，而在邮件结尾处表示感谢是对将来的帮助表示感谢。事先表示感谢，能让对方在行动时更主动更乐意。Thank you for your kind cooperation.
如果你需要读者帮助你做某事，那就先得表示感谢。Thank you for your attention to this matter.
与以上的类似，本句包含了你对对方将来可能的帮助表示感谢。Thank you for your understanding.
如果你写到任何会对读者产生负面影响的内容那就使用这句句子吧。Thank you for your consideration.
如果您是在寻求机会或是福利，例如你在求职的话，就用这封邮件结尾。Thank you again for everything you'e done.
这句句子可以用在结尾，和以上有所不同。如果你在邮件开头已经谢过了读者，你就可以使用这句话，但是因为他们的帮助，你可以着重再次感谢你们的付出。
转载自考试吧
Don't Let the Dogs Bother You!
While driving down a winding country road, a man came upon a
youth running hard with three huge dogs snarling at his heels. The man
screeched his car to a halt and threw open the passenger door. “Get in,
get in!” he shouted.
“Thanks,” gasped the youth. “You're terrific! Most people won't offer me a ride when they see I have three dogs!”
【口语】含义丰富的“衬衫”
1 To lose one's shirt
Lose的意思当然就是丢掉，或者失去什么东西。可是，to lose one's shirt 实际上并不是真的指丢了衬衫。它的确切意思是某个人失去了他所有的一切。
例句：Did you hear what happened to Joe? He's lost his shirt, the poor
guy invested all his money in a fancy restaurant and it just went out
of business.
你有没有听到关于乔的事？他可真是丢掉了一切，真可怜。他把所有的钱都投资在一家豪华的餐馆里。而这家餐馆不久前倒闭了。
又如：Be careful of salesmen who call on the phone and offer to sell you
land on the beach down in Florida. You can lose your shirt because the
chances are the land is under water at high tide.
对那些通过电话来鼓动你买弗罗里达州靠海滨的土地的推销员，你得十分小心。你要不小心就有可能会损失一切，因为这些地很可能就是那些在涨潮的时候会被水淹没的地。
2 To keep one's shirt on
To keep one's shirt on 字面意思就是“穿上你的衬衣。”听起来是个好主意，可是，它到底是什么意思呢？其实，它是指不要紧张，或者是不要在不了解情况的时候就发火。
例句：Keep your shirt on, Harry; we have plenty of time to catch the train.
哈里，你别太紧张了，我们有足够的时间赶到火车站。
To Keep one's shirt on 在更多的场合下意为保持冷静，在对情况不够了解之前不要发火。比如说，丈夫晚了三个小时回家吃晚饭。一到家，他就看到他的太太火冒三丈，于是，他马上就对太太说：
Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office.
亲爱的，请你千万别发火。我很抱歉。我的老板给了我好多活，弄得我不得不在办公室加班。
3 To give you the shirt off his back.
从字面上来解释，to give you the shirt off his back
就是把他的衬衣从背上脱下来给你。一个人要是肯把衬衣脱下来给你的话，那就是一个在你患难的时候能拿出他所有的一切，包括他的衬衣，来帮忙的人。这种朋友
是很可贵的。所以，to give you the shirt off his back指尽自己的力量帮助别人。
例如：Of course Dad gets mad at me sometimes for no good reason. But if
I ever need it, I know he would give me the shirt off his back.
我父亲有时对我发火也不见得有什么道理。但是，只要我需要，他总是会尽一切力量帮助我的。
又如：Pete never says very much. But when he hears about somebody who's
sick in the hospital or lost his job, he's always the first to put his
hand in his pocket and bring out money to help. Yes, sir, he's the kind
of man who'd give you the shirt off his back.
皮特这个人平时话不多。但是，每当他听说某人有病进了医院，或失了业，他总是第一个拿钱出来帮忙。是的，他是这种会尽力帮助别人的人。
4 A stuffed shirt
Stuffed有好几种解释，有时是指装的满满的，有时又指吃得过饱。那么，a stuffed shirt 是什么意思呢？A stuffed
shirt是指那些爱摆架子，表现得神气十足的人。对于这种人最好是敬而远之。这种人既傲慢，又顽固，自以为了不起，他们参加任何社交活动都属于不受欢迎
的人。
例句：My boss is a stuffed shirt: all he talks about is how important
his ancestors are, how he was number one in his class at his
university, and the wonderful things he thinks he's done for our
company.
我的老板老是爱摆架子，吹嘘自己。他一开口就是说他祖先的地位有多么重要，他在大学念书时如何成为班里的第一名，还自称对我们公司作出了很大的贡献等等。
又如：I think I'll vote for Jimmy Brown instead of the other guy James
Leland Elegant the third. Jimmy isn't a stuffed shirt like
Elegant--he's a friendly, informal guy like us ordinary people.
我想我会投布朗的票，而不投那个看来很高雅的利兰。布朗不像利兰那么神气活现。他很友好、随和，就像我们普通老百姓一样。
转自新浪教育
Joke of Today
A Misplaced Guide
Once a hunting party was hopelessly getting lost all the time.
And so the hunting party leader and the hunters became very angry.
And one of them said to the guide, very angrily, "I thought you
advertised that you were the best guide in New York State."
And the guide was also confused and scratched his head and said, "Yes, yes, I know, I am, I am. But we're in Canada now!"
【名人名言】最锐利的锋刃
1. Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it. －－－Schopenhauer
普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。－－－叔本华
2. Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.------Shakespeare
不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。------莎士比亚
3. Though far apart, we all share the beautiful moment when the bright moon rises above the sea.------zhang jiu ling
海上生明月，天涯共此时------张九龄
4. Much learning does not teach a man to have intelligence. ------Herakleitos
一味的学习并不能教人聪明。------赫拉克利特
5. We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. ------Beecher
不养儿不知父母恩。------比彻
6. He who seizes the right moment, is theright man. ------Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
谁把握了时机，谁就正确。------歌德
7. 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
8. Seize now and here the hour that is,nor trust some later day!------Quintus Horatius Flaccus
只争朝夕，勿待明日。------贺拉斯
9. Do not be picky in the social intercourse.Try to make friends with all kinds of people.———(America) George Wellman
交际不要挑肥拣瘦，应该和各种各样的人打成一片。———［美国］乔治·韦尔曼
10. No one has deceived the whole world, nor has the whole world ever deceived any one.———Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
没有人蒙骗过全世界，也没有人被全世界欺骗过。———普林尼
11. The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.———John Lyl
最锐利的锋刃是从粗糙的磨刀石上磨出来的。———黎里
12. The best oil is on the top; the best honey is on the bottom.———Thomas Fuller
最好的油浮在上面;最好的蜜沉于底部。———富勒
13. Friendship may, and often, and often dose, row into love, butlove never subsides into friendship. ———George Gordon Byron
友谊可以而且常常发展成为爱，而爱决不会降为友谊。———拜伦
14. One sees great things from the valley;only small things from the peak.———Gilbert Keith Chesterton
深谷观景，小亦显大;高峰览物，大也变小。———切斯特顿
15. A friend is a present you give yourself. ———Robert Louis Stevenson
交一个朋友就是你赠予自己的一件礼物。———史蒂文森
Joke of Today
Extra Service
A cashier sat near the entrance of a bank. Every day people came
in to ask him the time. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he
bought a big clock and put it in front of him.
After that day, people kept coming in and asking him, "Is that clock accurate?"
【趣味英语】结婚纪念日
提醒您，每一年的结婚周年都别忘了给爱人纪念，纪录你们永恒爱情结婚纪念日。结婚纪念日通常以纪念周年为标准．外国人喜欢以各种物品来表示，从这些纪念物品中，我们可以发现，结婚愈久，代表的东西〔硬度〕愈高，这象征爱情〔历久弥坚〕。
1周年 纸 婚 Paper Wedding
2周年 棉 婚 Cotton Wedding（也有称布婚Calico wedding）
3周年 皮 婚 Leather Wedding（也称皮革婚或羊布婚Muslim wedding）
4周年 丝 婚 SilkWedding（也称毅婚、花果婚）
5周年 木 婚 Wood Wedding
6周年 铁 婚 Iron Wedding（也称糖婚）
7周年 铜 婚 Copper Wedding（也称毛婚Woolen wedding）
8周年 电器婚 ApplianceWedding
9周年 陶器婚 Pottery Wedding（也称柳婚）
10周年 锡 婚 Tin Wedding
11周年 钢 婚 Steel Wedding
12周年 麻 婚 Linen Wedding
13周年 花边婚 Lace Wedding
14周年 象牙婚 Ivory Wedding
15周年 水晶婚 Crystal Wedding
20周年 瓷 婚 China Wedding
25周年 银 婚 Silver Wedding
30周年 珍珠婚 Pearl Wedding
35周年 珊瑚婚 (碧玉婚) Coral(Jade)Wedding
40周年 红宝石婚 Rudy Wedding
45周年 蓝宝石婚 Sapphiye Wedding
50周年 金 婚 Golden Wedding
55周年 翠玉婚 Emerald Wedding（也称翡翠婚）
60周年 钻石婚 Diamond Wedding
（说明：由于世界各地的名称不尽相同，有的出现重复现象，望浏览者注意）
Joke of Today
A Miser's Prayer
There was once a very poor person who was also very stingy.
But his manner of praying to God must be one of the most famous,
even more so than the Bible's "Give us this day our daily bread."
(Matthew 6:11)
So the old miser was heard saying his prayers like this: "Oh, my
God, my Lord! My Almighty! If the Almighty - may Your holy name be
blessed forever - if You gave me a hundred thousand dollars, I would
immediately give ten thousand to the poor. I promise I would! You know
that, don't You? And if the Almighty - may Hes be blessed - does not
trust me about my promise, then please deduct the ten thousand in
advance and only give me ninety thousand."
【智慧之言】佳言话人生
1. Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
愤怒时，舌头比大脑反应快。
2. All people smile in the same language.
所有的人用同一种语言微笑。
3. Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best.
家是一个我们抱怨最多，却最受优待的地方。
4. The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other.
父母能为儿女做的最好的事情就是彼此相爱。
5. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.
每次和别人生气一分钟，你就失去60秒再也无法追回的幸福。
6. If you had a bad day at work, be thankful. Appreciate that you have a job. Some people don’t.
如果你在工作中心情不好，要心存感激。感谢你还有一份工作，因为有的人就没有。
7. When you pay your bills, be thankful. You can pay them.
当你付帐时，要心存感激，因为你还支付的起。
8. If you see a gray hair, be thankful. Think of the cancer patient in chemotherapy who only wishes for any hair.
如果你看到一根白发，要心存感激。想想那些进行化疗的患者，他们是多么渴望自己能有头发啊。
9. When you find yourself waiting in line or the recipient of poor
service, be thankful. Think about the people who have no food to eat at
all.
当你发现自己在排队等候，或别人对你服务不周时，要心存感激。想想那些没有饭吃的人们。
Joke of Today
Like Attracts Like
There were two psychiatrists who met in the street, and one of them kept brushing his jacket with his hand.
So the other one asked, "What's the problem?"
Then the first one said, "Nothing really. It's just that recently these invisible insects have been crawling on me."
And the second psychiatrist replied, "Don't brush them on me, OK?"
【欧美金曲】用微笑为你鼓励
You Raise Me Up
【歌曲介绍】：You Raise Me Up迄今为止至少已被全球100位艺人翻唱过，但毕竟是经典之作，总会有新人翻唱，却百听不厌。
Secret Garden（神秘园）是这首歌曲的原唱，这首歌也的确是典型Secret Garden的风格。那浑厚的男声能让你的听觉彻底崩溃，间奏的风笛更是让人深陷音乐深海之中无法自拔。作为少有的励志和感恩音乐，最后的合唱气势磅礴，坚定有力。
Josh Groban被称为“给上帝唱歌的人”，在这个版本里演绎出了另一番深沉的情愫，尤其是风笛的悠长让人有种情不自禁的忧伤。
这首由神秘花园合唱团(Secret Garden)原唱的作品，在西城男孩翻唱的这个版本里，营造出更触动人心的励志感受。也正是他们的翻唱，让这首歌一炮走红，使它得到了听众的关注。
而由爱尔兰美声组合Celtic Woman演唱的版本，是世界上公认的最好演唱的十个版本之一。该组合闻名的天籁歌喉将歌曲最动人的旋律尽数勾勒出来，无论是动听程度还是感人程度都值得每一个心中有爱的人去仔细聆听。
大家可以比较来听听。
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
There is no life – no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
【下载地址】：
下载链接一(Josh Groban) 下载链接二 (Westlife) 下载链接三 (Celtic Woman) 下载链接四 (Secret Garden)
Joke of Today
DON'T BE SELFISH
A mother is admonishing her son.
----Now, John, don't be selfish. Let your little brother share the bicycle with you.
----But Mother, I do. I ride it down the hill, and he rides it up the hill.
【谚语】昨日不会重现
1. Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
2. Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
3. Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
4. Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
5. Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
6. Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
7. Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
8. Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
9. Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
10. Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
11. Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
12. Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
13. No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
14. No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
15. No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
16. None are so blind as those who won't see.
视而不见。
17. None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不闻。
18. No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
19. No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
20. Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Joke of Today
My dog can't read.
Mrs. Brown: Oh, my dear, I have lost my precious little dog!
Mrs. Smith: But you must put an advertisement in the papers!
Mrs. Brown: It's no use, my little dog can't read.
【美文欣赏】当爱向你挥手
When Love Beckons You
When her love beckons you, follow him, though his ways are hard and
steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword
hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you,
believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north
wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is
for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he is for your
growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and
caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he
descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s
pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and
pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you
shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all ofyour
tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient
unto love.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love.
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart.
【中文译文】：
当爱向你挥手
当爱挥手召唤你时，跟随着它，尽管它的道路艰难而险峻。当它展翼拥抱你时，依顺着它，尽管它羽翼中的利刃会伤害你。当它对你说话时，要相信它，尽管它的声音会击碎你的梦，像狂风扫尽花园中的花。
爱虽可为你加冕，也能将你钉上十字架。它虽可助你成长，也能将你削砍剪枝。它会攀至你的高处，轻抚你在阳光下颤动的最柔嫩的枝条，它也会降至你的根底，动摇你紧紧依附着大地的根须。
但是如果你出于畏惧而去寻求爱的和平与爱的欢乐，那你最好掩起自己的赤裸，离开爱的打谷场，踏入那没有季节的世界，在那里，你会开怀，但不是尽情欢笑，你
会哭泣，但不是尽为泪水。爱除了自身别无所予，除了自身也别无所取。爱不占有，也不被占有：因为爱有了自己就足够了。
爱别无他求，只求成全自己。但如果你爱了，又有所渴求，就让这些成为你的所求吧：
融化为一道奔流的溪水，在黑夜吟唱自己的清曲。
体会太多温柔带来的痛苦。
被自己对爱的体会所伤害。
心甘情愿的滴血。
清晨，带着一颗生翼的心醒来，感谢又一个充满爱的日子；
午休，沉思爱的心醉神怡；
黄昏，带着感激归家；
睡前，为你心中的挚爱祈祷
Joke of Today
The Making Of Ancestors
In one classroom, a teacher was explaining to the classthat
their ancestors were Adam and Eve. A little child raised his hand and
said, "My father taught me differently.
The teacher asked, "What? The little child answered, "My father said that our ancestors were monkeys.
And the teacher replied, "That's your family's business. It has nothing to do with us."
【学习方法】优秀是一种习惯
亚里士多德云：优秀是一种习惯。这句话被新东方的高中低层人员不断的引用和使用着，不断地在新东方的舞台上重复着，也告诉我们这样的一个真理：习惯改变人
生。从考试的角度来说，习惯也意味着分数的区别，意味着能否进入自己心仪的学校。下面和大家介绍几个有用的习惯，还有就是要改掉的一些习惯，分成英语学习
的背单词，阅读，听写还有写作的习惯。
1、背单词的习惯
似乎背单词永远是中国学生英语好坏的标准，也是考察的重要内容，那么我首先要和大家谈这个问题，就是背单词的习惯问题。
首先，重复次数不是越多越好。同次背诵的时候，抄写或者朗读的次数不是越多越好，而是在72小时内进行有效的重复，基本上我们喜欢做的抄10次就够
了，再多的次数其实在不久之后就会很容易忘记，还有就是不要担心一次背太多会忘得太多。关键在于，3天之内重复一次，过一段时间再重复一次，这个时间最好
在一个月以内。那么有两样东西是帮助我们的利器，一个是单词卡，按照周或月份的顺序去排列，抄写10次正好用来写单词卡的内容，其次是一块白板或者小黑
板，简单的话还可以用挂历的背面，用宽面胶纸贴上一层，也可起到白板的作用，每晚睡觉之前和每天起来的时候就重复自己要背的一部分词汇。这样一个循环之
后，就会很容易的记住不少词汇。一个循环可以是7天，不断的复习前面忘记的东西，第七天就复习前面忘记的单词。还有就是用mp3把自己朗读单词的声音录下来听，这样初次可能会容易不习惯，但是习惯了自己的读音之后我们可以很有效的在坐车和等车乃至起来刷牙的时候，都可以学习。现在还有一个方式就是放进自己
的手机里，那么不管有没有耳机，我们都可以随时学习。请记住，优秀是一种习惯!
2、阅读的习惯
阅读分考试阅读和知识获取的阅读。
考试类阅读的通则是题目比文章重要，文章内容的阅读必须服从于题目类型的需要。那么我们有必要了解考试的要求和文化内容，例如GRE/SAT这样的学
术阅读要求的核心首先是快速的判断和逻辑思维，所以很多题目必须反向思考，很多同义词必须学会找等效的词乃至句子，很多的极端的说法都可能是不对的。以上其实就是一个考试的特点，这个考试的内容就是来自于这个考试设计的目的和需要的效果：筛选或者是标准化一种能力的考察。阅读题的设计正是英语考试非常注重
的部分。所以一下阅读习惯各位必须知道：文章不是用来读懂的，而是帮助你选择正确答案的部分依据；有些题目没有文章也可以选是因为我们有其他的选择依据，
这些依据来自于对考试本身的了解和研究。因此，很多的所谓长难句教程不要盲目的看，分类的去读文章，例如分主题和分文体，会成为我们进步重要的阶梯。
获取知识的阅读必须学会分类，学会按主题去阅读。
首先，很多的书不需要我们字字都看，拿起一本我们感兴趣的书，那么我们可以判断这是一本普及知识的书还是一本专门的学术著作，如果有很多插图，插图甚
至不太合题目相关，就很可能只是一种学术的卖弄，我们可以很快的看完。如果出版社很出名，作者或者译者很出名，或者题目本身很震撼，我们就应该去好好的把
它带着，随时有时间就看。其次是学会去分主题分细节的看。我的阅读兴趣很广，乃至有时略显杂乱，但是我很清楚那些书使我内心振奋，乃至有些初恋时候的脸红心跳的感觉，那种兴奋，就可以判断我们自己是否喜欢这个学科。以下是我最近的读书题目：中西官僚制度和政制比较；夏商周分封制度和欧洲分封制度比较；广东和云南的方言和语言；印度种姓制度；希伯来和希腊文化和语言；东南亚东亚国家和古代中国的文化传承。这些题目我至少读了2年以上，脑子里时刻存着它们内容，也时刻会搜集有关系的题目。
不过，不管是考试类阅读或获取知识的阅读，我们都需要去矫正两种习惯：用物体指着书去看，以及内心默念着读。它们都会影响我们的速度，都会使得我们无
法快速获取信息。内心默念着读尤其在外语阅读中很常见，最近我的感受就是在学习古希腊语典籍的时候，由于呼唱法的不熟练而不自主的出声，后来我有意识的去
矫正这习惯。
我们要把书页看成一种图像来寻找有用的内容。
另外一个有用的办法可以和下面的朗读习惯一起练习。
3、朗读的习惯
学会大声朗读外文，内心同时理解其内容乃至做相关的思考。比如英语新闻，很多人在读出声的时候就无法理解其意思，可以按照以下不走来练习：
朗读自己修习过的熟悉的文章，如有录音模仿录音，尽量读出声也读懂，也复习语法点，并模仿录音。
朗读自己不甚熟悉之文章，但没有生词，模仿此前的录音语调和重音。争取完全读懂。
朗读自己有生词的文章，并同时读懂。
最后一个境界，我多次在GRE/SAT班试过，就是当着全体同学，让他们随意拿任何学科的英语文章给我当场大声朗读，语速均匀，仍然保持磁带式的发音，之后马上告诉学生其内容是什么。
至此，英语是我们思考的自然的语言，不需通过语音系统进入大脑再思考，而是直接进入思考，直接进行表达。
4、听写、交互传译
听写是最综合的练习。
每天听写200字左右的文章，语速120-160字/分，听3遍，标点符号也不能错。
这就是我大学一二年级每天做的事情，但是错一个扣0.5分，很多同学错50处以上，惨不忍睹。我只是在二年级，才有一次满分，还记得那是一篇讲银河系的文章，此前我一般是8-9分（满分10分）。这个功夫，给我们下来的交互传译很有帮助。真的就拿一份外刊，或者人民日报和China
Daily和同学进行相互的朗读和翻译。这种过程又持续了一年左右。
5、写作的习惯
写作的目的在于清楚，在于让读者容易读懂。博客那种自我发泄的文章不属于此类，那些自己看就可以了，根本不用在乎什么。
考试类写作一定要注意字体和空行，每句话后面还要空一格。不追求美观，但是一定要清楚。主题句和重大的逻辑关系一定要有清楚的路标词表示出来。好的句子可以用从句的引导词来吸引考官，这通常是一种语法复杂的体现。
小说的写作可以用关键词的重复来埋下脉络和线索，使得读者容易回忆起来你的打算并拍案说：好！
总之，学习，不仅仅是学习英语的问题，找到适合自己的习惯非常重要。
优秀是很多种习惯！
来源：新东方
Joke of Today
You Will Save Much More
"You will be pleased with me today, mother," said Dick to his
mother, coming home from school. "I saved on fares. I didn't go to
school by bus, I ran all the way after it."
"Well," said his mother laughing, "Next time you should run after a taxi, you will save much more."
【口语】喜怒哀乐靓丽表达
1.人们在欢乐中会情不自禁地发出欢呼：
How glad i am!多么高兴啊！
I did it!我做到了！
I made it!我做到了！
I'm so happy!我是多高兴啊！
How nice!多好啊！
Thank God!感谢上帝！
2.当人们极度快乐时，会出现欢呼的场合：
Oh,good!噢，好！
Well done!干得好！
Hurrah!好哇！
Great!好极了！
Excellent!妙！
Splendid!真好！
3.愤怒或厌恶的句子：
Well!well!够了！
I say!喂！
Fancy!哼！
Golly!哼！
Well,i never!我真是没见过！
You don't say!你敢再说一遍！
Fie,for shame!呸，不要脸！
Hell!畜生！
Go to hell!该死！
Confound it!真该死！
Confound you !混帐！
Damn you!该死的！
转自：新浪教育
Joke of Today
The High Cost of Living
There was once a person who was very stingy.
One day he tried to cross a river by himself, but he slipped
because the current was extremely strong. And then the current swept
him away, down the middle of the river. So he shouted, "Can anyone help
me? I'll give you money!"
There was a person on a boat nearby and he said, "OK. For fifty
dollars I'll help you." But the man in the river replied, "Fifty
dollars! That's too expensive. I'll give you twenty." So the person on
the boat said,"No, no, that's too cheap."
By now the man in the river was trying very hard to breathe and was
even swallowing some of the river water. So he said, "OK, OK, thirty
dollars!" But the person on the boat said, "No, no. Forty dollars is my
last price."
And the manin the water said,"I - I - I'd rather die!"
office电话英语解析
1. ABC corporation. May I help you?
ABC 公司, 我能帮你什么吗?
这句话算是制式的讲法. 一般接起电话的人通常会先报公司的名字 "ABC corporation", 然后再说, "May I help
you?" 或是如果要更客气一点的话则可以说 "How can I help you?" (我该怎么帮你?),
因为这样的问法表示我‘该’怎么帮你, 而非我‘需不需要’帮你? 但基本上 "May I help you?" 跟 "How can I
help you?" 都很常见就是了.
不过如果是机器接的电话, 则听到的多半是这样, "Thanks for calling ABC corporation, if you
know your party's last name or extension, press 1. If you want to
receive information or publication, press 2. If you want to talk to the
operator, press pound sign or remain on the line." (感谢你打电话到 ABC 来,
如果你知道你要找的人的姓或是分机号码, 请按 1, 如果是想要本公司的简介或出版品, 请按 2, 如果是要找总机, 请按 #, 或是请别挂断.）
2. And you are?
你是?
如果人家打电话来是要找你的上司, "May I talk to your manager?" (我能不能跟你们经理讲话?)
这时你总不能糊里糊涂地就把电话拿给经理说, 说不定人家是打电话来跟你经理勒索一百万的呢! 所以通常我们一定要先确定打电话来的是谁.
最客气的问法是, "Whom I am speaking with?" 或是 "Whom am I talking to?"
(我正在跟谁讲话呢?) 但是人家一听是像我这种小毛头打电话找他们经理, 他们就会用比较口语的说法, "And you are?" (你是?)
如果人家这样问我, 我就可以答, "This is Benlin."
像是 "And you are?" 这么口语的英文，书上大概学不到, 但这却是老美天天在用的句子, 只怕你学了之后还不敢用.
其实真的不用怕. 越简单的句子老美越听得懂. 而且事实上 "And you are?" 这句话还有许多适用的场合, 例如在公司的接待处
(reception). 来访的客人如果说, "I'm looking for Mr. Wolf." (我要找伍夫先生)
接待小姐就可以反问他, "And you are?" (你是?) 所以像这种简单又好用的句子大家一定要记起来喔!
3. I'll put her on the phone. Just a second.
我会请她听电话, 请等一下.
Put someone on the phone 这个片语就是说请某人听电话. 例如你打电话找你女朋友, 结果女朋友的同事接了电话,
就开始跟你东扯西扯, 问你们昨天是不是吵架了啊? 什么时候要结婚啦, 这时如果你实在不想跟她讲了, 就可以说, "Could you
please just put her on the phone?" (你能不能请她来听电话啊?) 反过来如果今天是你接到了电话,
结果要找的是别人, 你就可以说, "Ok. I'll put her on the phone. Just a second." (好,
我会请她听电话, 请稍等一下.)
上面讲的 put someone on the phone, 指的多半是只有一只电话时, 但如果像公司里有许多分机, 则用‘转接’
transfer 或是 redirect. 会比较恰当. 例如同样的情况你可以说, "I'm transferring your call."
或是 "I'm redirecting your call." (我帮你转接到分机给她.) 如果是接线生转接的话, 他们有时就只简单地说,
"One moment, please." 或是, "OK. I'll put you through."
4. Would you mind holding for one minute?
你介不介意稍微等一分钟啊?
在美国如果有机会打电话给客户服务 (Customer Service)部门, 如果没意外的话都会听到以下的电话录音, "All of
our representatives are currently busy serving their customers. Your
call will be answered in approximate 5 minutes" (我们所有的客服人员都在忙着服务他们的顾客,
请等五分钟后, 就会有人接听你的电话), 然后十分钟过去了, "Please continue to hold, your call is
very important to us." (请继续等候, 你的来电对我们非常重要). 所以大家要知道,
老美基本上对这种无止境的等待是深恶痛绝的. 所以要记得, 如果人家打电话来, 千万不要因为听不懂就说, "Hold on",
然后就跑去求救兵, 这对打电话来的人是十分不礼貌的.
如果万不得已一定要请他稍候, 我们要客气一点地说, "Would you mind holding for one minute?"
所以记得要给对方一个明确的时间, 例如 one second 或是 five minutes 不要让对方无止境地等下去.
但是如果一分钟到了你还没忙完, 则最好再说一次, "Sorry, I am still on the phone. Could you
hold for another minute?" (对不起, 我还在讲电话, 能不能再请你稍候一分钟.)
5. He's out for lunch. Would you like to try again an hour later?
他出去吃午餐了, 你要不要一小时后再打来?
受到中文的影响, 许多人要讲某人‘出去’吃午餐了常会说成, "He went out for lunch." 其实这个 went
是多余的, 通常老美只讲 be out for something 就行了. 如果要再简化一点, 单说, "He is on lunch."
或是 "He is on (lunch) break." (他正在休息时间.) 这样子也可以.
如果别人要找的人不在, 通常我们有二种选择, 第一种是请别人晚点再打来, 除了像例句用 try again/ call again 之外,
我们也可以用 call back/ try back 这样的讲法. 例如你可以建议别人, "Why don't you call back
in 30 minutes?" (你何不 30 分钟后再打来呢?) 第二种选择就是请对方留言, 客气一点的讲法是, "May I take
your message?" 或是 "Would you like to leave a message?" (你想留言吗?)
6. She is not here but you can call her machine.
她不在这里, 但是你可以打她的电话答录机.
老美管电话答录机叫 answering machine 或是也有少数人叫 answer machine. 但是在一般的对话中常常简称
machine. 例如 "You can call her machine." 就是说, 你可以打她的电话答录机留言. 或是你打电话给某人,
但你想他很可能不在, 这时你就可以说, "I'm expecting a machine." (我想会是电话答录机接的电话.) 如果是 "I
want to check on my machine." 则是说我要检查电话答录机里的留言.
记得喔! 通常人家讲 someone's machine 时百分之九十九都是指电话答录机而言, 你可别傻傻地问人, "Answering
machine?" 像六人行 (Friends) 里有一集 Chandler 说, "I got her machine." 结果 Joey
还呆呆地问他, "Her answering machine?" Chandler 就讽刺 Joey 的无知说, "No.
interestingly enough, her leaf blower (machine) picked up the phone."
(很有趣喔, 不是电话答录机喔! 而是她的吹落叶机接的电话.) 注: 美国的萿叶都不是用扫的, 而是用吹的, 很神奇吧? 而 leaf
blower 就是那种背在身上拿来吹落叶的机器啦!
7. I'm interested in your CRM software. Can you give me an quote?
我对你们的客户关系管理软体有兴趣, 能跟我报个价吗?
之前讲的都是别人打电话进来要怎么回答, 现在要讲的是如果你打电话给别的公司要怎么讲. 通常你会打电话给别的公司不外乎以下几种状况: 询价,
下订单, 追踪订单, 应征工作, 推销产品等等. 首先谈到询价. 如果只是要请对方大略地估个价钱, 你可以说, "Can you give
me a quote?" 或 "Can you give me an estimate?" 但是提醒大家, 这个 quote 发 /kwot/
的音, 记得要特别强调那个 /wo/ 的音, 不然老美会以为你在说 coat /kot/ 或是 court /kort/ 这个字.
这种情况就发生在我身上不只一次, 有一次拿车去修车厂估价, 我跟技工说, "Can you give me a quote?" 他却回答我,
"You need a coat?" 扯了半天他才搞懂, 后来我才知道原来自己 quote 的音发错了. 所以最好的办法就是用
estimate, 这个字是绝对不会发错的.
另外, estimate 和 quote 也可以指‘报价单’而言, 例如你可以要求别人, "Can you send me a sample with an estimate ASAP?" (能不能请你尽快送一份样品和报价单给我?)
8. I'd like to place an order for a DL-1100 color printer.
我想要下一份 DL-1100 彩色印表机的订单.
以前每次为了买东西而打电话给人家, 我都直接说, "I want to buy this, I want to buy that."
当然啦! 要买东西的人最大, 不管你说什么别人都一定会想办法把东西卖给你的. 只是你如果直接说 buy 听来比较像是日常生活在说的对话.
如果像是公司要采购商品时, 最好正式一点用 order, 或是更完整一些说 place an order for, 例如 "I want to
order a color printer." 或是, "I want to place an order for a color
printer." 都是不错的用法.
9. I'm calling to check my order status.
我打电话来查看我订单的状况.
以前我因为不知道 check order status 这个用法, 常拉拉杂杂讲了一堆才能表达我的意思. 例如我可能会说, "I
ordered something yesterday. Can you check if you've shipped it or
not." 这句话听起来是不是蛮笨的? 后来我暗中观察, 同样的情况原来老美居然都简简单单地说 "I want to check my
order status." 或是 "I want to track my order status." 就能完整地表达这句话的意思,
真是太神奇了.
这让我想到有一次在机场也是, 我想问柜台小姐我的朋友到底坐哪一班飞机, 那班飞机有没有慢分, 他大概几点会到,
当我好不容易讲完这么长一串时, 柜台小姐居然只回了我一句, "You wanna check passenger status?"
差点没昏到, 原来我只要用 check passenger status 就行了喔?
10. I was referred to you by Mr. Gordon.
我是 Gordon 先生介绍我来的.
打电话到别人公司如果是有求于人的话,例如要去应征啦或是推销东西啦, 最好能先攀点关系啦! 例如最常用的招数, 我是某某人介绍来的, 就是
"I was referred to you by someone." (注意, 介绍在这里用 refer 而不是用 introduce.)
还有呢? 如果你今天拿到了该公司的折价卷, 则最好也是开宗明义地说, "I got your number from a coupon,
which says your product is 50% off today." (我是根据你们折价卷上的号码打过来的,
它上面写着今天产品五折优待.) 这样子让他想赖都赖不掉. 总之呢? 先表明自己是怎么搭上这条线的, 这样子别人才不会有突兀的感觉啦.
转载自考试吧
Joke of Today
The Juror with a Secret
Once there was a juror who told the judge that he didn't want to be
away from his job too long serving on a case as a juror.
So the judge said, "But can't they function without you at work?"
And the man said, "Yes, but I don't want them to know that!"
美国人嘴边最酷的口语
今天与大家分享的是，酷酷的口语，绝对简单，也绝对通俗，一定要记住哦！
1.thousand times no! 绝对办不到！
2.Don't mention it. 没关系，别客气。
3.Who knows! 天晓得！
4.It is not a big deal! 没什么了不起！
5.How come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。
6.Easy does it. 慢慢来。
7.Don't push me. 别逼我。
8.Come on! 快点，振作起来！
9.Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。
10.It is urgent. 有急事。
11.What is the fuss？吵什么？
12.Still up？还没睡呀？
13.It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。
14.Don't let me down. 别让我失望。
15.God works. 上帝的安排。
16.Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。
17.Hope so. 希望如此。
18.Go down to business. 言归正传。
19.None of my business. 不关我事。
20.It doesn't work. 不管用。
21.I'm not going. 我不去了。
22.Does it serve your purpose？对你有用吗？
Joke of Today
But the teacher cried
The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it,
but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he
wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum.
Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.
When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.
"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"
"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"
【话题】2008-10-16
这是博客新开的【话题讨论区】，大家可以针对给出的话题谈谈自己的看法，以锻炼大家的语言组织能力。
【话题讨论】回帖要求：
使用中英双语来回答或单纯用英语回答，篇幅不限，但至少包含一个完整的句子；如果某个单词词组不会写，建议大家采取在群里问询、给我留言、查询词霸、查询英语新闻等各种方式寻求答案，相信只要努力，必有所收获。
热心的朋友可以将生活中的有趣话题推荐给我们，希望我们可以共同将这个板块建设好，共同提高大家的英语水平。
Today's topic:
I have been so busy these days that I can't help knowing that the exact day of Chongyang Festival has gone.
he Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. It has been an important festival since ancient times.
The festival is held in the golden seanson of autumn,at the harvest-time. The bright clear weather and the joy of bringing in the harvest make for a festive happy atmosphere. The Double Ninth Festival is usually perfect for outdoor avtivities. Many people go hiking and climbing in the country,enjoying Mother Nature's final burst of color before she puts on her dull winter cloak.
Since nine is the highest odd digit, people take two of them together to signify longevity. Therefore, the ninth day of the ninth month has become a special day for people to pay their respects to elderly and a day for the elderly to enjoy themselves. It has also been declared China's day for the elderly.
So what did you do to honor your parents on the the Double Ninth Festival?
Or you have forgotten it just as I did?
今日话题：
最近太忙了，以致于一翻日历才发现重阳节原来早就过去了。
农历九月九日，为传统的重阳节。从古代起这就是一个重要的节日。
重阳节发生在金秋——丰收的时刻。晴空万里，丰收的喜悦一起构筑了节日欢庆的气氛。人们喜欢在这个时节外出活动，登高望远，享受大自然银装素裹前迸发的色彩缤纷。
由于九是最大的个位数，两个九就代表长寿。因此，重阳节就成为人们敬老的节日，也是中国公认的老年节。
因此在重阳的时候你是如何向父母祝贺节日的呢？
或者你和我一样都忘了这个节日？
【名人名言】让生命缓口气
1. If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if twice,shame on me. ----John Ray
人欺我一次，此人可耻；欺我二次，我可耻。 ---约翰.雷
2. Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. ----Franklin
诚实与勤勉应该成为你永久的伴侣。----富兰克林
3. Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. －－－Antisthenes
要注意你的敌人，因为是他们第一个发现你的错误。－－－安提西尼
4. All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.－－－Voltaire
人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。－－－伏尔泰
5. There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money. －－－Sophocles
世上没有任何东西比金钱更能使人道德败坏。－－－索福克勒斯
6. Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains. ———Jean-Jacques Rousseau
人是生而自由的，却处处受到束缚。———卢梭
7. Every flatterer lives at the expense of those who listen to him.———Jean de La Fontaine
阿谀奉承的人正是靠听信谗言的人活命的。———拉封丹
8. Children have more need of models than of critics. ———Joseph Joubert
儿童更需要的是榜样，而不是批评。———儒贝尔
9. A liar is always lavish of oaths. ———Pierre Comeille
骗子从不吝惜誓言。———高乃依
10. We always like those who admire us; we do not always likethose whom we admire.———duc de La Rochefoucauld
我们总是喜欢崇敬我们的人，但并不永远喜欢我们所崇敬的人。———拉罗什富科
11. Life is to talk after a respite and not to act ahead of schedule.———Lao She
生命就是且缓一口气再讲，明天再说明天的。———老 舍
12. If you are not in good control of time or cannot set priorities
for different matters,what you do is surely to be rebated.———Fu Lei
不能充分掌握时间与区别事情的缓急先后，你的一切都会打折扣。———傅 雷
13. Those who can not do trivial things can not accomplish great things.———(Russia) Lomonosov
不会做小事的人，也做不出大事来。———［俄国］罗蒙诺索夫
14. Do not be restless;do not be hasty.———(America) Ralph Waldo Emerson
不要魂不守舍，不要匆忙行事。———［美国］爱默生
15. One’s courtesy is a mirror to see his image.———(Germany) Goethe
一个人的礼貌是一面照出他的肖像的镜子。———［德国］歌 德
Joke of Today
Are You Serious?
There's a man who took his wife to see the movies. That day was
a Sunday and it was very crowded, everyone was queuing to buy the
tickets. So he and his wife were also in the queue, sweating.
Suddenly, someone just punched him from behind. He was so angry,
and already so mad and with his nerves on edge. He said, "Are you
serious, man?!" The man that stood behind him was an ex-world champion
boxer. So he looked at him and said, "Yes, serious, so what?" The man
was small and skinny.
He looked back, really looked at him now,studying him, he saw his
arm muscles, just bigger than his whole body put together.So, he just
kind of smiled and said. "It's all right, I hate people who are not
serious."
【趣味英语】恐怖的单词
今天为大家介绍几个恐怖的超长的单词，肯定不认识吧？：）
1. honorificabilitudinitatibus
这个字是由27个字母组成的。出现在大文豪莎士比亚的剧本“空爱一场”love’s labou r’s lost里，意思是“不胜光荣”。
2. antidisestablishmentarianism
这个字是由28个字母组成的。根据范克和华格若尔斯编的“英语新标准辞”里面的解释，这个字的意思是“反对教会与国家分开学说”。它曾被英国首相格来斯顿william ew art gladstone，1809-1898引述过一次。
3. floccinaucinihilipipification
这个字是由29个字母组成的。“牛津英文辞典”里就有这个字，意思是“把某事的价值加以抹杀的行为或习惯”。
4. supercalifragilisticexpiadocious
这个字是由34个字母组成的。出现在一部名叫mary poppins的电影里，意思是“好”。
5. hepaticocholecystostcholecystntenterostomy
这个字是由40个字母组成的。出现在高德编的“医学辞典”里，为一个外科术语，亦即在胆囊与胆管之间或肠子与胆囊之间接人工管子的手术。
6. pneumonoultramicyoscpicailicovolcanoconiosis
这个字是由45个字母组成的。出现在韦氏辞典第八版的版本中意思是“吸入硅酸盐细末或石英岩灰而形成的肺尘埃沉着病”。矿工特别容易得这种病。
7. antipericatametaanaparcircumvolutiorectumgustpoops of the coprofied
这个字是由50个字母组成的。有个图书馆的书架上，陈列着法国作家拉伯雷着的“葛甘塔和潘特古”故事系列。其中有一本，书名就是这个长长的英文字。
8. osseocaynisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary
这个字是由51个字母组成的。它是人体构造一术语，曾出现在英国作家皮考克 thomaslovepeacock,1785-1866那本名叫headlong hall的小说中。
9. aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolie
这个字是由52个字母组成的。它是英国医学作者爱德华.史特罗哲dr edward strother，1675-1737创造的字，专用来形容英格兰格洛斯特夏布瑞斯陀这个地方的矿泉水成分。
10.bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrho
unawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk
这个字是由100个字母组成的。就出现在爱尔兰作家乔埃斯james joyce,1882-1942作品finneganswake的扉页，象征，代表亚当和夏娃的堕落。
11.lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelit
okatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopel
ei-olagoiosiraiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
这个字是由182个字母组成的。它是从希腊字英译过来的英文字，源出自希腊喜剧作家亚里斯多芬尼斯aristophanes,448-385的剧本the ecclesiazusae中。它是指由剩余的菜和牛肉函煮而成的辣味食物。
12. 1913个字母，“色氨酸合成酶a蛋白质”(一种含有267种氨基酸酶)的化学名。
Joke of Today
Helping with Math
A primary school boy came home and asked his father, "Father,
this mathematics question is very difficult. Can you help me, please?"
The father came over and the son said, "In this homework, the
teacher said, "Suppose your father earns only one thousand dollars per
month, and your mother spends about one thousand seven hundred dollars
per month.So, what is the answer?"
The father said, "Oh, this you have to go and ask your mother. She is the expert!"
【智慧之言】爱，不能轻易放弃
Never say good-bye if you still want to try.
Never give up if you still feel you can go on.
Never say you don’t love a person anymore if you can’t let go.
如果还想努力，你就别说再见。
如果仍想继续，你就别轻易放弃。
如果不能放弃，你就别说再也不爱他。
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like
someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget
someone.
迷上一个人只需一分钟，喜欢上一个人需要一小时，爱上一个人需要一天，但是忘记一个人却需要一辈子。
Don’t go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even
that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes
only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
不要追求外表，它们具有欺骗性；不要追求财富，它最终也会消亡。寻找使你欢笑的那个人吧，因为仅仅一个微笑就会使黑暗变得光明。
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you
want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the
things you wants to do.
梦着你的梦想，去你想去的地方，做你想做的人吧，因为你只有一生和一个机会去做所有你想做的事情。
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough hope to make you happy.
你可能已经拥有了足够多的兴奋让你感到甜蜜，有足够多的磨难让你磨练得更坚强，有足够多的悲哀让你更富有同情心，有足够的希望让你更想快乐。
Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
经常设身处地为他人着想。己所不欲，勿施于人。
A careless world may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life;
a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.
无心之语可能导致不和；无情的话可能毁掉一生；及时的良言可以缓解紧张；爱的心声可以宽慰心灵。
The beginning of love is to let those we love be just themselves,
and not twists them with our own image-otherwise; we love only the
reflection of ourselves we find in them.
爱之初，让我们所爱的人保持他们的本色，不要把他们扭曲成我们自己的模样，否则我们所爱的仅仅是我们在他们身上的影子。
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along
their way.
最快乐的人不必事事尽善尽美，他们只会让大部分事情顺其自然。
When you were born, you were crying and everything around you was
smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is
smiling and everyone around you is crying.
当你呱呱落地时，你大声地哭泣，你周围的每个人都朝你微笑。而当你走完余生时，你是唯一微笑的人，你周围的人却要为你落泪。
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you
can’t get on well in life unless you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.
锦绣前程建立在对过去的宽怀之上，如果往昔的事物与烦恼总也不能释怀，生活就难以顺心如意
Joke of Today
Now I See
Once there was a husband who had been out of a job for a long
time.One day he rushed home and told his wife exultantly, "Good
news,good news! I've just found a very good job working eight hours a
day, five days a week, with a whole month of vacation each year, a very
good salary and the boss is so nice!"
His wife was so happy for him. She hugged him, kissed him, and asked, "When will you start work?"
The husband replied, "No, the job is for you."
【欧美金曲】直到遇见你
Never Had a Dream Come True
【歌曲介绍】：S CLUB 7不只是一个全新的七人流行乐团，也是一群优秀的年轻演员，在BBC电视台的影集Miami
7中担纲，演出一群力争上游的七人流行乐团团员。这部影集从'99年春季开始在BBC电视频道「Miami 7」影集中上演，叫好又叫座。S Club
7是一个独特、才华洋溢且充满旺盛企图心的年轻偶像团体，因为凭着对音乐、舞蹈、戏剧表演与流行时尚的热忱以及「我们一定可以做到」的自信让他们结合在一
起。 全然展现7个人青春活力与音乐实力的首张专辑【S Club 7】,开场单曲"Bring it All
Back"以朗朗上口的副歌与活泼快意的节奏,首周发行立即跃登英国金榜冠军、趁势推出的"S Club
Party"更是抓住英国青少年的视听口味,单曲榜亚军的位置又非他们莫属；1999年耶诞前夕推出的双单曲"Two in a
Million"、"You're My Number
1"持续发烧至英国金榜亚军。双白金的专辑销售数字更把后街男孩「千禧情」在英国白金销售的成绩直比了下去！
Oooh-oooh
Everybody's got something
They had to leave behind
One regret from yesterday
That just seems to grow with time
There's no use looking back or wondering
(Or wondering)
How it could be now or might have been
(Or might have been)
All this I know but still I can't find ways
To let you go
I never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be with you, yeah
Somewhere in my memory
I've lost all sense of time (ah-ha, ha-ha)
And so my road can never be'cos yesterday is all that fills my mind
There's no use looking back or wondering
(Wondering)
How it should be now or might have been
(Or might have been)
All this I know but still I can't find ways
To let you go
I never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
You'll always be the dream that fills my head
Yes you will, say you will
You know you will, oh baby
You'll always be the one I know I'll never forget
It's no use looking back or wondering
(Or wondering)
Because love is a strange and funny thing
(And funny thing)
No matter how I try and try
I just can't say goodbye, no, no, no, no
I never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words
(Never found the words to say) to say
You're the one I think about each day (each day)
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
A part of me will always be with you, ooh
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Joke of Today
She Ate All My Bait
The young boy protested vigorously when his mother asked him to
take his little sister along fishing. "The last time she came," he
objected, "I didn't catch a single fish."
"I'll talk to her," his mother said, "and I promise this time she won't make any noise."
"It wasn't the noise, Mom," the boy replied, "She ate all my bait."
【谚语】职场金科玉律
1. The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
2. The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
3. The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
4. Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
5. Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
6. Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
7. Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
8. Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
9. One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
10. One man's fault is other man's lesson.
前车之鉴。
11. One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
12. One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
13. One's words reflect one's thinking.
言为心声。
14. Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
15. Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
16. Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
17. Penny wise, pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
18. Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
19. Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
20. Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Joke of Today
A Very Patient Pooch
There was a barber in a developing country who had a little shed
at the roadside to cut hair, and a certain man used to come in
regularly for haircuts.
One day he noticed that a dog was always sitting underneath, near
the chair where the customers sat for their haircuts. So the man asked
the barber, "Is that your dog?"
And the barber replied, "No, he always comes every day. It's not my dog. I don't know whose dog it is."
Then the customer asked, "So if it's not your dog, you never feed him, right?"
And the barber said,"No."
And the customer said, "Then why does he always come here every day?"
And the barber answered, "He's waiting in case an ear comes off."
【美文欣赏】假如拥有三天光明
Three Days to See
BY Helen Keller/海伦.凯勒
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a
limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year;
sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were interested
in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or
his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not
condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.
Such stories set up thinking, wondering what we should do under
similar circumstances.What associations should we crowd into those last
hours as mortal beings? What happiness shouldwe find in reviewing the
past, what regrets?
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each
day as if we should dietomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize
sharply the values of life. We should live each daywith a gentleness, a
vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time
stretchesbefore us in the constant panorama of more days and months and
years to come. There are those,of course, who would adopt the epicurean
motto of “Eat, drink, and be merry,” most people wouldbe chastened by
the certainty of impending death.
Most of us take life for granted. We know that one day we must die,
but usually we picture that day as far in the future, when we are in
buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it.
The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty
task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.
The same lethargy, I am afraid, characterizes the use of our
faculties and senses. Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the blind
realize the manifold blessings that lie in sight. Particularly does
this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in
adult life. But those who have never suffered impairment of sight or
hearing seldom make the fullest use of these blessed faculties. Their
eyes and ears take in all sights and sound hazily, without
concentration, and with little appreciation. It is the same old story
of not being grateful for what we conscious of health until we are ill.
I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being
were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his
early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight;
silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they
see. Recently I was visited by a very good friend who had just returned
from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had observed.
“Nothing in particular,” she replied. I might have been incredulous had
I not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became
convinced that the seeing see little.
How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through
the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find
hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the
delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth
skin of a silver birch,or the rough shaggy bark of a pine. In spring I
touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first
sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep I feel the
delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable
convolutions; and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me.
Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in a small
tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted
to have cool waters of a brook rush
through my open fingers. To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy
grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the
pageant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of
which streams through my finger tips. At times my heart cries out with
longing to see all these things. If I can get so much pleasure from
mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight. Yet, those
who have eyes apparently see little. The panorama of color and action
fill the world is taken for granted. It is human, perhaps, to
appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have
not, but it is a great pity that in the world of light and the gift of
sight is used only as mere convenience rather that as a means of adding
fullness to life.
Oh, the things that I should see if I had the power of sight for three days!
【中文译文】：
我们都读过这样一些动人的故事，故事里主人公将不久于人世。长则一年，短则２４小时。但是我们总是很想知道这个即将离开人世的人是决定怎样度过他最后的日子的。当然，我所指的是有权作出选择的自由人，不是那些活动范围受到严格限制的死囚。
这一类故事会使我们思考在类似的处境下，我们自己该做些什么？在那临终前的几个小时里我们会产生哪些联想？会有多少欣慰和遗憾呢？
有时我想，把每天都当作生命的最后一天来度过也不失为一个很好的生命法则。这种人生态度使人非常重视人生的价值。每一天我们都应该以和善的态度、充沛的精
力和热情的欣赏来度过，而这些恰恰是在来日方长时往往被我们忽视的东西。当然，有这样一些人奉行享乐主义的座右铭——吃喝玩乐，但是大多数人却不能摆脱死
亡来临的恐惧。
我们大多数人认为生命理所当然，我们明白总有一天我们会死去，但是我们常常把这一天看得非常遥远。当我们身体强壮时，死亡便成了难以相象的事情了。我们很少会考虑它，日子一天天过去，好像没有尽头。所以我们为琐事奔波，并没有意识到我们对待生活的态度是冷漠的。
我想我们在运用我们所有五官时恐怕也同样是冷漠的。只有聋子才珍惜听力，只有盲人才能认识到能见光明的幸运。对于那些成年致盲或失陪的人来说尤其如此。但
是那些听力或视力从未遭受损失的人却很少充分利用这些幸运的能力，他们对所见所闻不关注、不欣赏。这与常说的不失去不懂得珍贵，不生病不知道健康可贵的道
理是一样的。
我常想如果每一个人在他成年的早些时候，有几天成为了聋子或瞎子也不失为一件幸事。黑暗将使他更珍惜光明；沉寂将教他知道声音的乐趣。
有时我会试探我的非盲的朋友们，想知道他们看见了什么。最近我的一位非常要好的朋友来看我，她刚刚在树林里走了很长时间，我问她看见了什么。“没什么特别
的，”她回答说。如不是我早已习惯了这样的回答，我也许不会轻易相信，因为很久以前我就相信了有眼人看不见什么。
我问自己在树林中走了一小时，怎么可能什么值得注意的东西都没有看到呢？而我一个盲人仅仅通过触摸就发现了数以百计的有趣的东西。我感到树叶的对称美，用
手摸着白桦树光滑的树皮或是松树那粗糙的厚厚的树皮。春天里我满怀着希望触摸着树枝寻找新芽，那是大自然冬眼后醒来的第一个征象。我感到了花朵的可爱和茸
茸的感觉，发现它层层叠叠地绽开着，大自然的神奇展现在我的面前。当我把手轻轻地放在一棵小树上，如果幸运的话，偶尔会感到歌唱的小鸟欢快的颤动。我会愉
快地让清凉的溪水从手之间流过。对我来说，满地厚厚的松针和松软的草坪比奢华的波斯地毯更惹人喜爱。对我来说四季变换的景色如同一场动人心魄的不会完结的
戏剧，剧中的人物动作从我的指尖流过。我的心不时在呐喊，带着对光明的渴望。既然仅仅通过触摸就能使我获得如此多的喜悦，那么光明定会展示更多美好的事物
啊。可惜的是那些有眼睛的人分明看到很少，整个世界缤纷的色彩和万物的活动都被认为是理所当然。也许不珍惜已经拥有的，想得到还没有得到的是人的特点，但
是在光明的世界里只把视觉用做一种方便的工具，而不是丰富生活的工具，这是令人多么遗憾的事情啊。
噢，假如我拥有三天光明，我将会看见多少事物啊！
Joke of Today
Because We aren't Married
Girl: When we get married,I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.
Boy: It's very kind of you,darling. But I don't have any worries or troubles.
Girl: Well that's because we aren't married yet.
BY Helen Keller/海伦.凯勒
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.
Such stories set up thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances.What associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings? What happiness shouldwe find in reviewing the past, what regrets?
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should dietomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each daywith a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretchesbefore us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those,of course, who would adopt the epicurean motto of “Eat, drink, and be merry,” most people wouldbe chastened by the certainty of impending death.
Most of us take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future, when we are in buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.
The same lethargy, I am afraid, characterizes the use of our faculties and senses. Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the blind realize the manifold blessings that lie in sight. Particularly does this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult life. But those who have never suffered impairment of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use of these blessed faculties. Their eyes and ears take in all sights and sound hazily, without concentration, and with littl
征服英语的33条军规 4
33条攻克英语的致胜法则！33个英语成功的良好习惯！33段漂亮流畅的英文段落！每天脱口而出一条法则！每天实践一条法则。33天获得英语的巨大成功！
You cannot improve the past but you can improve the future! When time is wasted, life is wasted!
你不能改变过去，但你可让未来变得更好！浪费了时间，就浪费了生命！
脱口而出下面的方法，创造伟大奇迹！成为众人仰慕的英语学习专家！
31、I will blurt out 10sentences every day.
I SWEAR!
I will blurt out 1 passage every week.
I SWEAR!
I will read English at least 10 times a day!
I SWEAR!
I always know actions speak louder than words.
我每天要脱口而出10个句子！
我发誓！
我每星期要脱口而出1篇短文！
我发誓！
我一天至少要读10次英语！
我发誓！
我不会忘记，行动比言语更响亮。
32、I will read inspiring stories to encourage me to go on.
Teacher Li Yang is a great model. I always remember his words: Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence!
我要读激励人心的故事来鼓舞我不断前行。
李阳老师就是一个伟大的榜样。我会永远记得他的话：在这世上，没有什么能代替坚持！
33、Last but not least, try your best to help as many people as possible!
In this way, you will make a great contribution to China, and you will be the happiest person in the world! Remember, true happiness comes from serving other people! Your success should contribute to the success of others!
最后但同样重要的是，要全力以赴帮助尽可能多的人！
这样的话，你就对中国作出了巨大贡献，你就是世界上最快乐的人！记住：真正的快乐来自于服务他人！你的成功应能有助于他人的成功！
学习方法：连续30天，每天早晚各读一遍！
大声朗读，一个句子、一个句子地脱口而出！一次不行两次！两次不行，那就在次！刚开始的时候肯定比较难、比较慢！但一定要坚持，一定要重复做！请经常想想那些坚持反复操练数年，克服重重困难，获得世界冠军（全球第一）的人们，你一定可以获得能量！我相信你能够创造奇迹！开始疯狂吧！永远记住：Great hopes make great men.
Dear English learners,
Please practice the following golden rules as much as possible! You will not only improve your English, but also become an English teaching professional! When you put your energy into something, the results will be powerful! These rules will help you reach all of your English learning goals. Have patience with yourself and remember, when you do the best you can, you can create miracles! You cannot pay someone to practice for you. You are responsible for your own success. I am always here to support and encourage you along the way. With each rule you practice you will take a step closer to your goal! Trust yourself! Believing in yourself is the first step to improving yourself!
亲爱的英语学习者们：请尽可能多地操练下面这些黄金法则！你不但能够提高你的英语水平，更能成为英语教学专家！当你集中精力做某事时，结果将非常强大！这些规则将帮你达成你所有的英语学习目标。对自己耐心点，记住：当你尽力而为时，你就可以创造奇迹！你不能花钱请人来为你练习。对你自己的成功负责的是你自己。我会一直在这里支持你、鼓励你。你每操练一条规则，就向你的目标迈进了一步！相信你自己！相信自己是提升自己的第一步！
Joke of Today
"It is extraordinary that Mrs. Jenks can never see any faults in her children,” said Mrs. Smith.
“Mothers never can.” remarked her husband.
“What an absurd idea, James! So like a man, I’m sure I should see faults in our children at once —— if they had any.”