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专家支招：备考新托福方法指南
备考新托福
在8月的托福考试热季，除学生外，越来越多的职场人士加入考托一族，ETS也适时地推出了第三版《新托福考试官方指南》以及全新改版的托福考试官方网站，为考生提供更多备考资料及实用报考指南。
备考流程图
1:网上注册报名，确定考试时间
2:全面熟悉考试界面和题型
3:选择优秀辅导书籍
4:制定复习计划（以60天托福备考计划为例）
1-10天 以官方指导为导向，了解听、说、读、写四项中的每一类题目类型，以及各类题目所对应的考核能力。
比如，阅读部分的10类题目所对应的能力考点为“词汇”、“语法”和“信息”，明确学习目标，并完成OG上所给的练习题目，以测试自己实际水平。
10-40天 重点在背单词和提高各项考试能力，不要盲目做过多练习。40-60天 以综合练习为主，可选用Barrons模考软件，以熟练试题为主，发现问题并解决问题。
TIPS：职场人士备考时间相对紧，要用更多时间pick up。建议职场人士延长第2阶段的时间（10-45天），缩短第3阶段的时间（45-60天）
职场备考个案
体力和生物钟调节很重要
George，媒介经理，打算出国读MBA
George正准备10月份再战托福。去年年前，他考过一次，但觉得成绩不理想。当时他辞职了，提前两个月备考，又强化复习了1个月。因为以前的工作经常熬夜加班，他的生物钟完全颠倒了，为了适应在早晨进行的托福考试，他强迫自己每天早起，“真实考试的时间持续4个小时左右，体力和生物钟的调节非常重要。”去年，George没有报辅导班，但后来发现这是个失误，“托福的出题思路很难把握，加上没有官方材料可作总结，自己找规律难度很大。”
这次，George得边应付工作边备考，好在最近工作量不多，他订了这样的学习计划表：1、每天早起锻炼身体；2、上冲刺班；3、模拟题按照真实考试的生物钟进行；4、每天听CNN。5、做阅读模拟题；6、口头评论FT上的新闻；7、坚持操练模拟题里的作文题。
工具利用
用好新托福官网
在“备考与练习”板块，考生可以分享其他考生和教师的备考技巧，下载免费的全真样题；下载《备考技巧指南》； 通过“备考时间表”熟悉考试日到来前应做的各项准备；借助“考试当天指南”预先了解考试当天的流程和注意事项，包括考试当天需随身携带的物品，还能利用“搜索工具”快速查询全球考点网络和接受托福成绩的全球高等院校。
ETS还推出了新托福考试官方全真模考（TPO）———该模考从界面到内容完全贴合真实托福考试，考生取得账号后进入在线练习，有如参加真实的托福考试，在线练习结束后就能获得ETS的官方成绩报告和能力诊断报告，并根据测试结果对自己的分数有一定估计，并制定相应的复习方案。（林琳，ETS高级专员）（指导：李佳峰，环球雅思北美考试院阅读主讲）
专家指点
戴云，北京新东方学校托福项目主管
职场人士时间有限，更应该尽早选择短期基础班或短期强化班进行系统学习。学习班培训结束后，要给自己留一个月左右进一步消化知识。职场考生的接受能力、理解能力及自我约束力都会更强，目标也更明确，这是他们的优势，但他们时间很紧，建议在职考生提前3个月以上备考，此外，因为复习时间相对少，在家复习可能有诸多干扰，建议去图书馆等固定场所复习，安静的学习环境有助于保证学习效率，每天保证3小时的学习时间。
高中生 分三阶段提高备考
隽婧婧，环球雅思北美考试院托福口语主讲
一般而言，高中生想申请到美国读本科，需要达到90分甚至100分，对于已具有大学四级水平甚至六级水平的同学，目标分数在100分左右。第一阶段着重训练发音、语法，提高基础听说能力及扩充单词量。第二阶段着重训练与托福考试各项挂钩的相关能力。比如训练托福听力场景对话和段子，提高口语转述以及口头总结的能力等等。第三阶段系统训练各类模拟题和真题。
从托福阅读文章学语法
如果考生的英文基础较弱，比如高中毕业水平（高考100分左右或未过大学四级）但目标分数是90分以上，则须制定一个6个月左右的备考计划。而且最好是全脱产全封闭备考。
首要的挑战是在半年内达到7000左右的词汇量。其次，要能熟练应用高中语法。我提供一个训练方法———用托福的阅读文章来学语法。每次做完阅读题后，把不懂的句子画出来做语法分析，尤其是单词都熟悉但不能理解整体意思的句子，认真做100个难句分析。在听力方面，每天坚持30分钟听写练习，循序渐进。在写作方面，每周坚持写1-2篇托福文章，先自己批改，再给写作老师批改，坚持1个月后就会产生明显效果。
培训建议:
大部分考生需要培训指导
英语水平接近托福考试要求，并且学习能力较强的考生可以通过自己学习参加托福考试。其他大部分考生都需要培训机构老师的指导。参加培训之前要对托福考试有所了解，要清楚自己和考试能力要求的欠缺，有目的去听课。北京培训市场上的英语培训机构品质也参差不齐。要选择有品牌，有规模的培训机构。
有的放矢选择复习班
如果考生的英文基础较好可把重点放在熟悉托福考试技巧上。如有时间，报一个托福强化班就可以了。一般建议先上强化班，了解托福考试并发现自身不足后，再有针对性地选择是否上单项班。
备考经验:
我3月-4月上了周末的托福培训班，感觉对英语实力的提高没有太多帮助。此外，是否名师教学也影响不大，关键还是自己是否能坚持，培训班的好处就是平时会布置作业，有老师监督。就班型而言，大班教学和小班教学，个人感觉差别不大，但费用却相差1000多元。
———陈宇尘，今年5月底托福考试116分，北航大一学生
我从小学英语底子很好，所以没有从背词汇开始。我觉得一定要把英语融入生活中，看书、杂志，比如BBC新闻，关于科技文章的板块跟托福考试的感觉很像。报培训班，主要是想通过培训班了解托福考试通常是如何准备的、考试可能会遇到什么困难，和考过的同学交流一下心得。
建议多关注官方的辅导材料和官方网站提供的信息，如用好、用透ETS出的托福官方指南。
[今日心情】：
今天上网的时候，看到这样的广告图片：小沈阳摆出独有的造型，旁边是一行字：谷歌走咧！咱还有搜狗嗫！
虽然我用谷歌习惯了，但是我确实也不是一个愤青之人，谷歌离开了，惋惜之情也有，但我尊重这种选择，只是我咋就从这广告里看出了点幸灾乐祸的味道呢？或许我对小沈阳的语调过敏……
很想跟大家分享这个图片，可惜俺不知该如何插入，遗憾……
Mother: Mary, why do you yell and scream so much? Play quietly like Eddie. See, he doesn't make a sound.
Mary: Of course he doesn't. Mom, it's part of the game we are playing. He is Daddy coming home late, and I'm you.
news, 26 三月 2010 |
看过《阿凡达》后十大领悟
你想知道《阿凡达》好不好看？你又不想被剧透？这篇中英双语的《阿凡达》观后十大领悟非常有意思，基本不涉及剧情，感兴趣的影迷可以看一下哦。
1.It is not easy to watch using 3D glasses together with your own glasses. I wish I have a longer and more distinguished nose to hold both glasses。
带着自己的眼镜，再加上一副3D特制眼镜，实在不是一件容易的事情，恨不得鼻子长一点能架住两副眼镜。
2.It is possible to learn a new language within a few months. For me, I actually thought I understood the language within the first hour of watching the movie. What about compulsory studying Na'vi for people in the secret service?
几个月里面想要学好一门语言还真不是不可能完成的任务。就我而言呢，电影前一个小时那些外星人说些什么我还都听得懂诶。想想那些被逼着学纳美语的演员们，学的还更专注一些呢。
3.Avatar movie's message of not destroying the balance of Mother Earth isso much better communicated as compared to Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth。
《阿凡达》关于维护地球母亲生态平衡的电影主题，比戈尔那部《不可回避的真相》要来的自然多了。
4.I wonder if 3D Movies spell the end of movie piracy?
片末的版权声明不知道能不能用3D模式显示咧？
5.Many people may want to ask their travel agents about a visit to Pandora for their next holiday。
大概很多人会跑旅行社问说下个假期能不能飞阿凡达星球旅游的。
6.Avatarising our pictures will be hottest facebook app. This free online service will be the greatest leveler because I think we will all look really bad。
要是有插件把社交网络上的个人照片都“阿凡达化”，这样会很火爆吧？这样的网络服务还真就做到了人人平等，世界大同咧，因为每个人都一样蓝幽幽的了。
7.The phrase I am feeling blue will take a whole new meaning。
“我有点忧郁”这句话将被赋予全新的含义。
8.This brief love conversation will be adapted and used extensively during wedding ceremonies all around the world in 2010.。。
Jake Sully: I have already chosen. But this female; she must also choose me。
Neytiri: She already has。
这段深情告白一定会在2010年期间风靡全球各地的大小婚礼，作为新郎新娘的誓词用。
男主角：我已经选择了我的至爱。但我选择的女子，得她选择我才行。
女主角：她早就选了你了。(小编：music"我选择了你，你选择了我，这是我们的选择~~~~")
9.Since Avatar is a box office hit, I guess there will be an Avatar TV series and video game。
《阿凡达》票房这么火，肯定会有系列游戏(小编：已经有了。)将来说不定还有电视剧集。
10.I think James Cameron will be in hibernation for another decade to research for a new movie called "140 Characters" which centers around...you guessed it...Twitter!
我觉着詹姆斯·卡梅隆可以接着再去闭关10年，然后研究开发个新片叫做《140将》，专门讲……“围脖”的嘛！
[今日心情]:
天啊，背到家了，就去吃饭的短短200米的距离，我的手机就被盗啦，郁闷死了，基本全新的手机……可恶的小偷，我破了一个大财，哀悼……
有没有人安慰安慰我呀，痛苦一宿，不知道最近得罪了哪路神仙，竟然这样惩罚俺。
After burying his mother nine months earlier, a client of the local mortuary finally had enough money to purchase the expensive coffin he'd originally wanted.
So we exhumed the body and transferred his deceased mother into the new steel casket.
"What's so special about this coffin?" I asked the funeral director.
He replied, "It has a lifetime warranty."
【名人名言】上帝的职业
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、Happiness is a form of courage. ——Holbrook Jackson
快乐是勇气的一种表现。——H.杰克逊
2、Friends applaud, the comedy is finished.——Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer
朋友们鼓掌了，喜剧结束了。——德国作曲家 贝多芬 .L.
3、No man is rich enough to buy back his past. ——Oscar Wilde
再富有的人也不能够买回他的过去。——O.王尔德
4、Almost any situation---good or bad ---is affected by the attitude we bring to.——Lucius Annaus Seneca, Ancient Roman philosopher
差不多任何一种处境——无论是好是坏——都受到我们对待处境的态度的影响。——古罗马哲学家 西尼加 L A
5、Problems loom large when men don't.---Robert James Bidinotto
人显得不大时，问题就显得很大。----R.笔底纳特
6、As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it.——Hugh Black, American writer
水果不仅需要阳光，也需要凉夜。寒冷的雨水能使其成熟。人的性格陶冶不仅需要欢乐，也需要考验和困难。——美国作家 布莱克 H
7、It is difficult for a rich person to be modest,or a modest person rich. -----Epictetos
有钱人很难变得谦虚，谦虚的人很难有钱。-----艾比克特托斯
8、Every tragedy makes heroes of common people.——Normna Stephens, American writer
每场悲剧都会在平凡的人中造就出英雄来。——美国作家 斯蒂芬斯 N
9、An honest man's the noblest work of God.——Alexander Pope
诚实的人是上帝创造的最佳作品。——亚历山大·蒲柏
10、God will pardon me , that's his line of work.—— Heinrich Heine, German poet
上帝会原谅我的，这是他的职业。——德国诗人 海涅 H.
11、As soon as you trust yourself ,you will know how to live.-----Johann Wolfgang won Goethe
只要你相信自己，你就会懂得如何生活。-----歌德
12、I am a Queen, but I have not the power to move my arms.——Louise, Queen of Prussian
我是女王，但是我没有权力挪动我的胳膊。——普鲁士女王 路易丝
[今日心情]：
最近的招聘很恼人，优秀的人才都跑到哪里去了呢？……
谁有可以快速减肥的灵丹妙药救救我呢？最近吃多了，肚肚上的赘肉一层层的，皮肤暗淡无光，话说俺每天心情也挺灿烂的，但是为啥俺这么肥呢？也许是心宽体胖，虽然俺家那个人说，俺一直都很胖，苦恼啊，苦恼啊……
A stranger once burst into a doctor’s office and said,“Good morning doctor! I just dropped in to tell you how much I benefited from your treatment!”
And the doctor replied, “But you aren’t one of my patients. I didn’t treat you!”
So the stranger said,“Yes, I know, but my uncle Bill was your patient and I inherited all of his possessions!”
【智慧之言】女性心中最浪漫的事
女性心中最浪漫的十件事中，你做了哪几件，你又享受到哪几件呢？
Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman claims that British men are some of the least romantic in the world following a study he conducted of 6,500 men and women all over the world。
根据对全球6500个男性和女性的调查，心理学家理查德。怀斯曼教授称英国男人是世界上最不浪漫的人。
He found that they are less likely to pay compliments,be inspired to write love poetry or take their loved ones away forsurprise holidays than their foreign counterparts, instead believingsexy lingerie and expensive gifts are the way to a woman's heart。
他发现，与国外的同行相比，英国男人不擅长讲恭维的话、写情诗或者带自己的爱人去度一个令人耳目一新的假期，相反，他们认为性感的内衣和昂贵的礼物是博得女人欢心的方法。
"Contrary to what many men believe, you do not have to spend largesums of money to woo a woman – it really is the thought that counts,"Prof Wiseman said。
“与许多人认为的相反，你不必花费大量的金钱来吸引女——. 重要的是真心实意”，怀斯曼教授说。
The following are the ten best ways to woo her:
以下是10个最好的讨好她的方法：
1. Cover her eyes and lead her to a lovely surprise
1. 遮住她的双眼，并给他一个惊喜；
2. Whisk her away somewhere exciting for the weekend
2. 在周末，兴奋的带她飞奔去某一个地方；
3. Write a song or poem about her
3. 写一首关于她的歌或诗；
4. Tell her that she is the most wonderful woman you have ever met
4. 告诉她她是你见过的最美妙的女性；
5. Run her a relaxing bath after she has had a bad day at work
5. 当某一天她工作的很糟糕的时候，带她去完全放松的洗一个澡；
6. Send her a romantic text or email, or leave a loving note around the house
6. 给她发一份很浪漫的邮件，或者在她房子的周围留下一张充满爱意的字条；
7. Wake her up with breakfast in bed
7. 叫她起床吃早餐；
8. Offer her a coat when she is cold
8. 当她冷的时候，把外套给她；
9. Send her a bouquet of flowers, or a box of chocolates at work
9. 在她工作的时候，送她一束鲜花或者一盒巧克力；
10. Make her a compilation of her favourite music
10. 给她放她最喜欢的音乐。
[今日心情]：
阳光明媚的周二，大家努力工作哦^-^
面试小贴士：找工作的朋友，简历修饰的再好，也仅仅是一个敲门砖而已，在面试的时候，请一定着装得体，至少干净整洁，这个印象分还是挺重要的哦。
I couldn't decide whether to go to Salt Lake City or Denver for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices.
"Airfare to Denver is $300," the cheery salesperson replied.
"And what about Salt Lake City?"
"We have a really great rate to Salt Lake -- $99," she said. "But there is a stopover."
"Where?"
"In Denver," she said.
【谚语】耳濡目染
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、A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed
千言万语不如一个行动。
2、He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning
畏问之人耻于学。
3、Confidence is the first step on the road to success
自信是走向成功的第一步。
4、A word is enough to the wise
对明智者一言足已。
5、A heavy purse makes a light heart
腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
6、When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.
人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
7、A word to the wise is enough.
智者言已足白着。
8、It is better to die with honour than to live in infamy.
光荣的死胜于羞辱的生。
9、A penny saved is a penny gained
省一文是一文。
10、Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
11、Custom is the guide of the ignorant.
习俗是无知者的向导。
12、Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
[今日心情]:
1、昨天还为自己的婚照已定而雀跃，今天就在思考我去哪里找点美照的模板收藏呢，这样将来我照的时候也好有个参考，苦恼。。。。。。
神啊，帮帮我吧^-^
2、这几天一直在忙招聘的工作，应届大学生可塑性很强，可是需要花时间培养；工作骨干呢，工作经验是具备了，可要价太高了，可愁坏了我们HR了……
TEACHER: Now, Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SAM: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.
【美文欣赏】单身的五种幸福
Learn to appreciate your single status. Here are five things that singles sometimes take for granted.
学会珍惜你的单身。以下5件事被认为是单身汉才有资格享受的幸福。
Step 1: Sleep睡觉
Sleep is a beautiful thing. When you're single, no one's nagging at you to get up or counting the hours that you've spent in bed. You are left in peace with your box fan and body pillow. Sleep all day guilt-free!
睡觉是一件美妙的事情。当你单身时，没有人会催促你起床或责怪你在床上睡了多长时间。你拥有的只是转页扇和靠枕。所以即使你呼呼大睡一天也毫无内疚感。
Step 2: Money钱
When you're single, there's no joint account. You can do whatever you want with your money. There's none of that "what's yours is mine, what's mine is yours" foolishness. No household budget. Go ahead and buy that hideous, life-size statue of Wayne Newton. Put it in the middle of the living room. No one is the boss of you!
当你单身时，不存在共同账户。你可以买你想要的任何东西。像“你的就是我的，我的就是你的”之类的愚蠢的观点完全不存在。你也不必担心家庭收支。你想买那个真人大小的雷人韦恩牛顿雕像就去买吧。把它放在起居室的中间。没人可以管你！
Step 3: Career工作
Work all night, all weekend if you want to. Then socialize with the boss until 2:00AM or later. Your married co-workers can't compete. They've got "commitments". You win by default! And when that headhunter calls, there's no one holding you back. Pack up and move wherever the fattest paycheck is waiting.
只要你愿意，你可以整夜整星期的工作。或者和老板应酬到凌晨2点甚至更晚。你那些结婚的同事在这方面比不过你。因为他们肩负着“承诺”。你因对方弃权而轻松获胜。当有猎头看中你时，也没有人可以拖住你。整理行装，去任何一个薪水更多的公司吧。
Step 4: Rejection拒绝
When you're single, rejection is your friend. If you're on a bad date, make up some excuse and get the heck out of there. You don't have to ever see her again.
当你单身时，拒绝是你的朋友。如果你的约会很糟糕，那就编造一些理由闪人吧。你不必再和他（她）见面。
Step 5: Amuse Yourself自娱自乐
Host a poker tournament complete with back up dancers. See how much laundry you can fit into the washer. Create a new dish out of the few things you have left in the cupboard and eat it in the middle of the night. Become a pro at belching the alphabet. The possibilities are endless.
举办一个锦标赛，并且有跳舞的拉拉队。看看你有多少要洗的衣服。把碗里吃剩的菜创新出一道新菜肴，顺便在午夜时享用它。或者成为一个打嗝高手。各种可能无极限。
[今日心情]:
哇咔咔，今天阳光明媚，昨日的阴郁一扫而光，爱劳动的我一早起来就开始收拾屋子，洗衣拖地……
汇报一下战况，昨日的婚博会俺也算大获丰收，咨询了无数家，磨破了无数的嘴皮，但终归是搞定啦，哈哈，祝福我吧。
Joe was in the hospital and it was time for lunch. He looks at his lunch and says, "I don't like chicken soup, bring something else."
The hospital worker said, "It's good for you, the doctor said you should have it." Regardless, the patient refused to eat it.
That night, a patient in the room with Joe had a bad stomach pain so the nurses came in to give him an enema. By mistake, they gave the enema to Joe.
The following week, when he was leaving the hospital, a new patient asked him how he liked the hospital. He told him, "Well, the hospital itself is pretty good, but they're very strict about their food. when they bring up chicken soup you better eat it, or else they'll come back in the middle of the night and shove it up your behind!"
职场支招：学位与工作能否划上等号
Does No Degree Mean No Job?
没学位就没工作？
Often, while perusing the job postings, you'll see listed under the requirements section wording suchas "Bachelor's degree or equivalent."
经常在应聘一个职位的时候，你会看到在职位要求的部分写着“学士学位或同等学历。”
Does this mean that those without a degree need not apply? Not necessarily。
这是否就意味着没有学位就不能申请那个职位呢？不尽然。
Although many corporate cultures require that their employees be degreed regardless of their position orlength of experience, others will allow the degree to be trumped byindustry experience. This is especially true for those job postings that have a degree or equivalent tagged to them. As such, you may havea chance when you lack the degree. Generally speaking, a degree willusually be mandatory for those younger candidates lacking solid,relevant job experience. The operative word here is "equivalent" andhow that is defined。
虽然很多企业文化要求招聘员工只看学历不论职位和资历。但是也有的公司允许员工用工作经验来弥补学历的不足。这种情况尤其会发生在那种表明“要求学位或同等学历”的工作职位上。也就是说，虽然你没有学位证书也可以得到机会。一般来说，学位证书对那些缺乏扎实的技能，相关工作经验的候选年轻人才是强制要求的。我们要说的关键词是“同等的”，以及该怎样去理解这个词。
Sell Results Instead
展示成果
While these employers may have different requirements for equivalent experience, a good rule of thumbis to demonstrate past performance and proven results in your previouswork. To accomplish this, your goal is to show how you either make money or save money for your employer。
虽然那些雇主对“同等学历”的要求不同，一个好的经验法则就是展示你在以前工作中的表现，证明你已经取得的成就。为了达到这个目标，要展示你如何为自己的上一任雇主赚取了利润或是节约了资金。
From your past work experience,develop as many specific instances when you actually have done so. If you can attach a dollar-value to several of those, so much the better.Put these in your resume。
将你在过去工作中做过的成就详细地列举出来。如果这其中还有几个能转换成经济价值就更好了。将这些加进你的简历中。
Here are some actual examples:
以下列举一些实例：
1."Increased revenue by 38% from new social market bookings."
“新的社会市场预订增加了38%的收益。”
2."Improved cash collection and debtaging from average 100 days to a more manageable 30 days and realized savings of about $276,000."
“将现金账款和账龄从原来的100天缩减为更便于管理的30天，并节约了27.6万美金。”
3."Reduced turnover by 45% over previous management within 15 months through my training program and development plans."
“由于我的培训课程和发展规划，在15个月内将公司的管理费用在以前的基础上缩减了45%。”
4."Won the Leadership and Excellence Award in 2007 for outstanding achievements during my project management role."
“在我出任项目经理期间由于出色的成就获得了2007年的‘优秀领导奖’”。
5."Increased our customer satisfaction survey scores by 32% on average by training my team on theproper way to provide a great customer experience."
通过训练我的团队用正确的方法提供良好的客户服务，使得公司的客户满意度调查分数平均增加了32%。
Showcase Your Main Strength
展示你的主要优势
You should also have a USP (UniqueSelling Proposition) near the top of your resume. Also called a"Personal Branding Statement," this is a short, one-sentence "pitch"that describes who you are in about 15 seconds. Your USP should statethe single greatest strength you offer and the biggest benefit that you bring to an employer。
在你简历的最上面应该有一个独特的推销主题也称之为“个人品牌陈述”，也就是用一句话在15秒内对你自己做出定位。你的USP也应该写上你的最大优势，以及你能够给雇主带来的最大利益。
Example: "Hospitality business development professional with a strength in creative sales and marketing techniques that generated $500,000 in new revenue for my employer in 12 months."
例如：“酒店发展专业，擅长市场营销和销售技巧的创新，曾在过去的12个月中为我的老板赢得了50万美元的利润。”
You can outweigh the formal educationby showing exactly how your specific work has benefited your previousemployer. The bottom line is that employers today, more than ever, wantto have problem-solvers on board. Though you may have no degree, youcan prove yourself a resource that fits into their larger profit and loss picture. If you can demonstrate that, you can get hired。
你可以用曾为前任上司带来收益的具体业绩来弥补你学历上的不足。重要的是和过去相比，现在的雇主想招进公司的都是能够解决问题的员工。虽然你可能没有什么学历，但是你可以证明如果他们聘请你的话，将会以最少的损耗带来最大的利益。如果你可以证明这一点的话，你就能够得到该职位了。
本文转自：中国日报网英语点津
[今日心情]：
今日的北京漫天黄色，阴沉沉的，不知道是不是老天怨俺偷懒没有答应老板加班的要求……
即便如此，也难掩我奔赴婚博会的热情，一想到满目的婚纱与美照，就忍不住兴奋，希望俺也有所收获吧。
A Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher’s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before.
when the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: DEAREAST WIFE: JUST GOT CHECKED IN. EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW.
P.S.SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE.
【资源推荐】2月11-20日内容
为了方便大家阅读，我们决定每月分三次将上个月的“每日学口语”的句子整理上传。简短的句子，大家一定要学会哦^-^
本栏目中的口语皆由Dict.CN在美国为您新鲜录制。使用美国大学的专业录音棚和地地道道的美语发音。大家可以在美语老师的带领下，多多练习，天天动口。每天花您2分钟，就能学说一句常用英语。日积月累，慢慢的您就会随口说出许许多多日常用语了。
如下为2010年2月11日-20日的内容，努力加油啊：
[2010-02-11]
Many students went to the beach to unwind after finals.
期末考试后许多同学走到沙滩去放松。
[2010-02-12]
John is adept at gardening.
约翰擅长于搞园艺。
[2010-02-13]
This computer program must have a glitch, it sometimes closes unexpectedly.
这程序一定是有瑕疵了，有时会突然关闭了。
[2010-02-14]
He has a background in classical music.
他有古典音乐的背景。
[2010-02-15]
It was a real job to move this big box from the first floor to the fifth floor
把这大箱子从一楼搬到五楼真是件苦差事。
[2010-02-16]
He pried the box open with a screwdriver.
他用螺蛳起子把箱子打开
[2010-02-17]
I lost track of the time and missed the last bus.
我忘记了时间还错过了尾班车。
[2010-02-18]
These students will go on a field trip to a museum.
这些学生将到一家博物馆进行校外活动。
[2010-02-19]
I am looking forward to your visit.
我期盼着你的到访。
[2010-02-20]
He was a dummy to agree.
他竟会同意,真是笨蛋。
【今日心情】：
今天是周五啦，本周最后一个工作日，预祝大家周末愉快！
北京似乎又要降温了，筒子们注意保暖哦！
Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other outside an operating room.
The first kid leans over and asks, “What are you in here for?”
The second kid says, “I’m in here to get my tonsils out, and I’m a little nervous.”
The first kid says, “You’ve got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up, they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream. It’s a breeze.”
The second kid then asks, “What are you here for?”
“A circumcision,” the first kid answers.
“Whoa!”, the second kid says. “Good luck, buddy. I had that done when I was born. I couldn’t walk for a year.”
【欧美金曲】永不停息
【歌曲介绍】：金属摇滚大魔头Ozzy Osbourne，活跃歌坛近40年，开创无数传奇新史，提携后辈不遗余力，创办全美一年一度摇滚盛会Ozzfest发掘潜力新人。舞台作风大胆且浓妆艳抹的Ozzy光是个人单飞演唱生涯，就締造超过三千万张销售量。长达6年的最新录音室专辑《Black Rain》，参与录音的乐队成员由Zakk Wylde担任吉他手、前Rob Zombie御用贝斯手Rob Nicholson、前金属大团Faith No More的超級鼓手Mike Bordin，成为此专辑的超强黄金组合。
首支强力单曲"I Don’t Wanna Stop"，获全美最受欢迎摔角WWE Judgment Day 2007强力放送主题曲。
【歌词】：
I don't know what their talking about
I'm making my own decisions
Just standing my ground
ain't gunna bring me down
I'm like a junkie without an addiction
Mama don't cry
I just wanna say hi
Like playing with danger or fear
Everybody's walking but nobody's talking
It looks a lot better from here
All my life I've been over the top
I don't know what I'm doing,
All I know is I don't wanna stop
All fired up, I'm gonna go til' I drop
I'm as real as the world will make me
I don't wanna stop
Why don't they ever listen to me?
Is this a one-way conversation?
Nothing they say is gonna set me free
Don't need to make no reservations
To make me religious for only one god
I don't need another saviour
Don't try to change my mind
You know I'm one of a kind
Ain't gonna change my bad behaviour
All my life I've been over the top
I don't know what I'm doing,
All I know is I don't wanna stop
All fired up, I'm gonna go til' I drop
I'm as real as the world will make me
I don't wanna stop
All my life I've been over the top
I don't know what I'm doing,
All I know is I don't wanna stop
All fired up, I'm gonna go til' I drop
I'm as real as the world will make me
I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
I don't wanna stop
All my life I've been over the top
I don't know what I'm doing,
All I know is I don't wanna stop
All fired up, I'm gonna go til' I drop
I'm as real as the world will make me
I don't wanna stop
All my life I've been over the top
I don't know what I'm doing,
All I know is I don't wanna stop
All fired up, I'm gonna go til' I drop
I'm as real as the world will make me
I don't wanna stop
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【今日心情】：
最近发现了一个新的网站，美团，俺就参加了一次团购，嘿嘿，还挺实惠的，有喜欢的朋友可以试试，链接：http://www.meituan.com/r/i7220
不是广告哦，hoho，也许我该跟他们要广告费^-^
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the director ..., "What is the criterion that defines a patient to be institutionalized?"
"Well..." said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, and we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him to empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon or the teacup."
"Noooooooo!" answered the director. "A normal person would pull the plug."
【口语】那些和top沾边的“牛人”
转自新浪英语
Top是指“最高，第一流”，或者是“特别好”。那么，和top沾边的一般也都是出类拔萃的东西了。比如下面这几个。
1.top banana
大家可能会感到奇怪，top是“最高”，banana是“香蕉”，“最高”跟“香蕉”有什么关系呢？Top banana 这个说法是来自美国的文艺界。一百年前美国还没有电影和电视。当时有一种舞台演出，内容有流行的音乐、舞蹈和说笑话。有时一个讲笑话的演员讲完一个笑话之后，别人就给他一个香蕉。慢慢地，人们便把最滑稽的演员称为 top banana。现在，人们还是把电视上演闹剧的人叫做 top banana，但是top banana这个说法随着社会的发展又有了新的含义，它也可以指一个公司的总裁，或者是政府官员。下面就是一个讲前美国官员基辛格的例子：
Formany years Doctor Henry Kissinger has been a top banana in Americanforeign policy. He is no longer in public office but plenty of peoplestill listen to his advice。
许多年来，亨利•基辛格博士都是美国外交高官。现在他已经不再担任公职，但是许多人仍然愿意听取他的意见。
2.top brass
Top brass和 top banana有相似之处，但是所指对象不同。Top banana 的说法比较随便，而 topbrass的说法源自于军队，所以比 top banana更加郑重一些。Brass就是黄铜。但是，top brass里的brass指的是美国军帽帽舌上金颜色的编织物。起初，top brass指军队里的高级将领。战争结束后，topbrass也用来指商业界的重要人物。比如：
Do you know how Mr. Iacocca got to be thetop brass at the Chrysler auto company? He was the one most willing topick up and try new ideas and these took him all the way to the top。
你们知道艾柯卡先生是怎么成为克莱斯勒汽车公司的总裁的？因为他最愿意接纳新的想法，并且试验这些新主意。这些品质使他逐步晋升，并成为最高领导。美国人上班的时候都穿得很正式。男男女女一般都穿西装。但是，下了班，他们都习惯穿比较宽大舒服的便服。因此，到了周末大家好像穿的都差不多，很难看出每个人的地位。下面是一个人周末在超级市场买菜时跟朋友说的话：
Seethat guy selecting potato chips over there? Don't mistake him as anordinary person like you and me. He's the top brass in our company,with the power to hire or fire anybody in the whole outfit。
看见那边在挑土豆片的那个人了吗？你别以为他是像你我一样的普通人。他可是我们公司里的重要人物，他有权在整个公司里雇用人或者解雇人。
3.on top of the world
从字面来解释，它的意思是“在世界的顶峰”。但是作为习惯用语，它的意思就是“非常得意，非常高兴”。的确，站在山巅一览众山小的气势会叫人得意非凡。例句：
Who would imagine somebody like Lee could even graduate from college-confined to a wheel chair! Now he's going to America all by himself. Nobody could feel more on top of the world right now!
谁能想象李这样一个坐在轮椅里的残疾人居然能够从大学毕业。现在，他自己一个人要到美国去了。没有人现在能比他更感到高兴的了。句中用了一个名词wheel-chair。Wheel-chair就是残疾人坐的轮椅。下面这个例句是讲一个母亲靠自己一个人的努力抚养大了四个孩子。她的朋友这么描述：
I really admire Alice. Thirty years of hard work raising kids. Her youngest son just got married and all her children are doing well. Shetells me she's on top of the world now for the first time in her life。
我真是佩服爱丽丝。她辛苦了三十年把孩子培养成人。她最小的儿子刚结婚，所有的孩子都很发达。她对我说，现在她真是感到非常高兴。这是她一辈子第一次感到这么高兴。
Joke of Today
A guy I know was towing his boat home from a fishing trip to Lake Huron when his car broke down. He didn't have his cell phone with him, but he thought maybe he might be able to raise someone on his marine radio to call for roadside assistance.
He climbed into his boat, clicked on the radio and said, "Mayday, mayday." A Coast Guard officer came on and said, "State your location."
"I-75, two miles south of Standish."
After a very long pause, the officer asked, "How fast were you going when you reached shore?"
【学习方法】背单词是王道
托福高分学员代表 吴轶凡：各位同学、家长、老师们大家上午好，很高兴有机会跟大家交流我的托福经验。首先准备托福我们理解为一艘船，这艘船的发动机配置就是我们的英语基础，油就是我们的词汇量，车身就是新东方给予我们的辅导和考试的把握。
具体怎么准备呢？就是自己勤奋练习，训练好基本英语素质，具体分为几部分：第一朗读自己喜欢的文章，比如说像总统的演讲等等有难度的，这是非常好的练习方式，我自己从中受益很多；第二个对着一个玩具表达自己的想法，这特别有利于没有外教资源的同学，你必须自己熟悉这些词，平时调用的时候反应时间会减少，这就是托福口语考试中需要的，也是将来你在大学的交流所需要的能力；第三点就是背单词、看单词、写单词、说单词，像刚才陈先生解释的托福考试是为我们将来准备在美国生活用途的，所以不要仅仅把它看成考试，而是将来必备的元素，所以这里的单词不但要背好、记好还要用好，这对你将来的生活也有很大的好处；另外结合自己的兴趣看小说和电影；第四对于高中生英语阅读和语法和写作能力，这也是为什么先考SAT再考托福我本人也是这样，考SAT先把自己拉到一个高度然后再考托福会容易一些；最后一个做好考前模拟，我自己也是从中得到很多帮助，新东方有各种模拟班，如果说我们对于考试已经是非常熟悉之后这就可以保证我们在考场上正常或超常发挥，这也是很多同学会抱怨自己考试会遇到各种各样的问题，觉得自己运气不好，其实这都是考前没有模拟好的后果，希望大家在考前尽量多拿一些模拟题或者是去新东方模拟考试班。
托福高分代表吴轶凡与网友分享高分心得
另外就是新东方的培训课程，可以学习并运用那些积累下来的精华和有效方法，尤其是新托福考试变化以后更加灵活难度也更加大。
第二可以了解解题的技巧和关键点，大家在新东方上过课的都觉得很睿智，他们用这么多年来所得到的精华几个销售就全部教授给你，这是性价比非常高的过程。我从初三开始就参加新东方的英语培训活动，正是看上了新东方的性价比非常高，而且是老师和同学互动非常强。
再说一下我是怎么学习的以及我的特殊方法，阅读方面大家做得很好，而且是中国学生在托福里最擅长的一科，最主要的一点就是老师的方法非常精辟，举一个例子看问题、找答案，托福就是这样。别小看“看问题找答案”这六个字还要结合你的基本能力学习，首先你要有对个别关键单词和整个句子的理解，比如你要看问题，看问题要搜索定位到那个部分，怎么样去定位，这就涉及到阅读能力和反应速度。另外看句子可能有一些微妙变化以后意思理解不正确，这也是在考试的高压情况下反应出来，这也是平时练习的体现。
另外是听力，大家可能由于一个词没有听明白导致了很多问题，或者是好不容易记下来的题又忘记了，这些方面都可以得到很好的解决，第一个强调的是平时提高训练强度，一个词没有反应过来完全是你背单词、读单词没有做好，另外对大长句子没有感觉，建议大家看一些小说和电影。做题容易忘记的，新东方老师记笔记的方法很精辟。另外强调一下高强度练习，无论是托福考试还是SAT考试都是整个上午，在阅读的时候没有任何休息时间，可能会有紧张的情况，所以在平时训练过程中一定要有意识高强度训练，如果你做完一个小时听力之后觉得还是自己很轻松，除了你水平太高另外就是你没有用心听。
第三点就是口语，口语是我分数最低的一门，练习才是硬道理，像我刚才说的对着玩具表达你的感想，这个玩具是不会嘲笑你、不会指责你的优良“外教”，这样就不会在口语中出现想一个单词空闲几秒，平时在托福考试中有很多废话，这些废话不算分，每一段你要说你的例子和观点，平时在表达中一定要注意到，大家不要只把目光放到挣钱，准备这个过程对于你将来是有很大帮助的，所以托福的新改革很符合我们自己的训练。
还有新东方老师提供的模板非常有用，可以在最快时间内帮助你熟悉托福口语考试，所以要结合自己的能力和新东方的训练在最短时间里达到最大的效果。
最后一个就是写作，协作是用得最少的但是也是很重要的，我个人感觉托福最大的特点和SAT不一样的可能论述更多一些，SAT例子篇幅更大，平时多对自己喜欢的题目进行写作训练，你可以会调用以前的例子和观点，你在写的过程中还可以锻炼你的表达能力。
以上就是我对四点大概的总结。下面是考试需要注意的东西，每个人要针对自己的情况制定学习方法，可能你跟朋友一起准备的时候会遇到互相干扰一定要把握住自己不要盲目相信别人的观点，包括我的。我昨天在准备PPT的时候也在网上查过其他人的方法，我就看到一些考113的同学说自己准备了一个星期然后考试的时候像玩似的很享受，其实考试就是需要你的能力和技巧，他们可能在之前就锻炼过能力，大家一定要把握住自己，只要通过自己的努力你就是最棒的。
第三点始终自信，你可以上网看一些高分学员的，他们在过程中都会遇到各种各样的挫败感，比如有的同学是做旧托福的阅读，但是一做新托福忽然就有失落感，托福考试不同的练习题之间的难度也有差异，或者是一些题目之间哪科你会熟悉一些，哪科不熟悉，这些起伏都是非常正常的，但是不要因为有一点起伏就抱怨，现在网上聊天的东西太发达了，很容易让我们准备托福的过程中受到各种外界的干扰。我自己准备会比较专注一些不会抱怨这些问题，坚信自己练的更好。
还有考试中间不能松懈，我在考试的过程中间休息的时候，在口语考试之前我回拿出来我带的一张小纸，看一看模板再温习温习或者自己再说一说，因为听力和口语还差很远，我当时休息的时候看到三个同学都是在用中文聊天，考试就一个上午聊天的时候会有很多，把握好细节考试那天是很敏感的，这就是失常发挥、正常发挥、超常发挥之间的区别。
还有复习节奏，最好在考前找到合适的感觉，前期的准备可以更短或者更长由自己来设计，但是最后考前一定要保证连贯向上的练习趋势，因为我经常看到说准备很长时间放松一下，我个人不是特别推荐。
最后有一些忠告，就我的经验分享每一位同学和家长都知道60%的方法和思想，但是知道是远远不够的，真正能付诸实现的才是最后分数最高的同学，大家在准备托福的过程中还是要更多踏踏实实自己背单词，另外结合新东方老师的技巧给一些练习题，这才是最扎实的办法。准备托福不要把它看成简单的考试，准备过程不仅是为了你将来大学分数，更多是为你将来要准备，可能平时考试太多反感心理都有但是一定要把目光放长远，这样在准备的时候也会心平气和不会浮躁。希望大家能在自己的努力和新东方老师的高超指导下问鼎110分，希望大家在考试中取得好的成绩。
转自搜狐教育
Amos asked his mother whether they could have a video.
"I’m afraid we can’t afford one," sighed his mother.
But on the following day in came Amos, staggering beneath the weight of a brand-new video.
"How on earth did you pay for that?" gasped his mother.
"Easy, Mum." replied Amos, "I sold the television!"
英语中对女人的搞笑称呼
英语中对女性的称呼可谓丰富，且谐趣十足。这些称呼多用于口语，表现出称呼者对被称呼者的态度、情感以及彼此之间的微妙或显而易见的关系。
1、old hen老婆子
俗语，男性用语，专用于中年以上的女性。除开玩笑的场合外，女性不太欢迎这一称谓。因为“oldhen”的字面意思是“老母鸡”。这一表达的来源是：从男人们的眼光来看，母鸡来回乱跑，凑在一起唧唧喳喳，或者互相对啄。Three oldhens from the neighbored were standing on the cornergossiping。有三个邻居老婆子站在街角上说长道短。说到hen还要提到与hen相关的表达：hen-pecked怕老婆的，本义是 “被母鸡啄的”。意思是“象软弱的公鸡经常被强壮的母鸡啄伤。男子慑于女性的淫威，表现得服服帖帖”。这个表达出自1690年德莱顿的喜剧《安菲特律翁》和1712发行的杂志《旁观者》。理解了上面的意思，那么hen party就不难理解为“女人的聚会”。后引申为凡是只有女人参加的社交性聚会都叫henparty。与它相对的是stag party雄鹿会，只有男子参加的聚会。
2、spring chicken少女
原意“童子鸡，不超过10个月的肉嫩的笋鸡”。这一表达来源已久：在古时候由于孵化技术上的原因，不到春天就很难得到这样的鸡，后转义为“少女”。Mrs. Gray may not be a granny, but she's certainly no springchicken。格雷夫人也许还不算老太太，但是她的年纪肯定不小啦。有时可直接用chick表示“小女孩儿”。That chick's areal tiger. She scratched my face when I talkedback。那小娘儿们可真是个母老虎。当我还嘴时，她竟然抓破了我的脸。
3、the little woman老婆，太太
请注意不要漏掉定冠词the。I promised the little woman to be home early tonight。我答应我老婆今天晚上早回家。偶尔也表示“你太太”。How's the littlewoman?你太太好吗？对太太的称呼还有Missus，带有戏谑的说法。I'm fine, but the missus has been alittle under the weatherrecently。我身体很好，但是我老婆最近有点不舒服。有时用于对方或第三方的妻子。Hello, Jim. How's the missusthese days?吉姆，你好。你太太最近好吗？对妻子的称呼另有one's betterhalf。这一表达是以基督教的男女结婚合成一体的教义为基础的。I promised to take my better half shopping this afternoon。我答应我妻子今天下午带她去买东西。
4、one's ball and chain老婆
本义是“带有重铁球的脚镣”。过去犯人在户外劳动时，为防止他们逃跑而带上这种刑具。把丈夫象犯人似地束缚起来，转用于玩笑中指“老婆”。 Yes, I'm going to the party tonight, but I'll have to drag along myball and chain。是呀，我要参加今天的社交晚会，但是我必须带着我家的母老虎。lady of thehouse也指“老婆，屋里头的”。
5、one's old lady老娘，某人的母亲
此处的old并不表示“老，年纪大”，与an old lady“老太太”不同。Her old lady is veryyoung。她老娘很年轻。这样的说法很自然。但有时可能有人不喜欢，所以使用时要注意场合。在谈到自己的母亲时，可以加定冠词，作the oldlady。The old lady has gone to bed。俺娘已经睡下了。那fat lady指的什么呢？先看例句：The operais not over until the fat lady sings。关键人物出面问题才会解决。原来fatlady是在歌剧中演压轴戏的女主角，俗称“大姐大”。说到one's old lady，顺便提及one's old man老爸，老头。Hisold man is thirty。他老豆30岁了。在指“家父”时，加定冠词，作the old man。I'll have to askthe old man。我得去问问我爸爸。
6、doll美人
本义“洋娃娃”。在男性使用的场合仅指“美人”，并无头脑简单的意思。Get a load of that doll overthere. I wonder what her nameis。你瞧瞧那边的那位美人哟！不知道她叫什么名字。女性把doll翻版用作对男性的称呼，表示“有魅力的英俊男子”。Isn't thecaptain of the baseball team a doll?
棒球队长不是一个英俊的青年吗？有时doll表示“可爱的姑娘”。My brother's new girl friend is a doll。我弟弟新近交的女朋友是个挺可爱的姑娘。
7、skirt青年女子
这一表达来源于女性穿的裙子，与中国旧时用“裙钗”表女子是一样的构思。这一说法仅限于男子对女性的称呼，因为女性并不喜欢这一称呼。 There are a lot of good-looking skirts among the new freshmen thisyear。在今年新入学的大学一年级学生中，有很多好看的姑娘。
8、clinging vine会撒娇的女子；依赖男子的女人
像绕在树上的爬藤一样总挎着男人胳膊的女人。Every time we invite Bill to dinner, he showsup with one of his clingingvines。我们每次请比尔吃饭的时候，他总是带着一位贴在身上撒娇的女人。这一习语多用于未婚的女性。在用于已婚女性时，意思是“不能独立，依赖男人生活的女人”。Why don't you do something by yourself for a change? When Imarried you I didn't realize you were such a clingingvine。你为什么不改变一下，依靠自己做点什么事情呢？当我跟你结婚时，我不知道你是这样一个没有独立能力的女人。
9、a plain Jane不起眼的女人
这里的plain是“不惹人注目的，朴素的”，而Jane是一般女人名，plain与Jane合辙押韵。I wonder why ahandsome man like Jeff married such a plainJane。我很奇怪象杰夫这样出色的男子怎么与一个不怎么起眼的姑娘结婚。
10、jailbait祸水妞儿
一般指11-15岁有姿色的少女。jail是“监狱”，bait是“诱饵”，押母韵，合起来就是“使人进监狱的诱饵”。认为美色诱发犯罪显然是想推脱干系，对女性极不公平。She's a beautiful girl—but beware, she'sjailbait。她是个漂亮姑娘，但是要当心，可是个祸水妞儿啊。
大家在使用这些女性称呼时，一定要注意其中的褒贬含义，分清场合和彼此的身份，避免误会或引起尴尬。
A big crowd were gathered outside a hotel where a famous millionaire died of a car accident. Among the crowd a young man apparently looked very sad. An old man who felt sympathy and said to the young man, " I understand you. I thought he was your relative. am i right? "
" There lies the problem. he was not my relative at all."
【名人名言】吾即苦难
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、Woe is me. Me thinks I'm turning into a god.——Vespasian, Roman emperor
吾即苦难。我想，我将转为神。——罗马皇帝 斯佩西安
2、A dying man can do nothing easy .——Benjamin Frankiln ,USA president
一个临终的人做什么都不轻松。——美国总统 富兰克林。
3、Human nature is so constructed that it gives affection most readily to those who seem least to demand it. ——Bertrand Russell
人的天性就是如此，他最乐意将爱给予那些似乎最不强求爱的人。——罗素
4、All my possessions are for a moment of time.——Elizabeth I. Queen of England
我的一切都是为了那辉煌的一刻。——英国女王 伊丽莎白一世
5、Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.——chekhov
爱情，友谊和尊敬都不如对某事物的共同的恨那样能把人们团结起来。——契可夫
6、Don't let it end like this . Tell them I said something.—— Pancho villa, Mexican revolutionary.
不要让我的生命像这样 就结束了，告诉他们我说过的这些话。——墨西哥革命家 维勒 P
7、Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! -- I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!——Patrick Henry. Americna revolutionary
难道生命如此宝贵，和平如此甜美，以至于不 惜以枷锁和奴役为代价去换取它们吗？万能的上帝，请千万别让这种事情发生。——我不知道别人会走什么路，但是就我而言，不自由，毋宁死！——美国革命家 亨利 .P.
8、It is as easy to dream a book as it is hard to write one.----Honore de Balzac
梦想写一本书容易，动手写一本书难。----H.巴尔扎克
9、Better untaught than ill taught.----John Ray
没受过教育也胜过被教坏。----J.雷
10、The truth is cruel ,but it can be loved ,and it makes free those who have loved it.——Jxartre,American writer
尽管真理是无情的，但也是可爱的，它使爱它的人自由。——美国作家萨特 . J.
11、A man's own manner and character is what most becomes.-Marcus Tullius Cicero
人是由自己的举止和品质构成的。----西塞罗
12、The supreme governmental power is to be thought.----Victor Hugo
最高的统治力量注定会是思想。----V.雨果
The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn’t let him aboard.
“It is too crowded, “they shouted.” who do you think you are?”
“I am the driver.” he said.
【谚语】慎戒满盈
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、Birth is much, but breeding is more
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
2、A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入,祸从口出。
3、A wise man thinks all that he says; a fool says all that he thinks
聪明人想了才说,愚笨的人想着就说.
4、A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
一愚发问，七智结舌。
5、A full cup must be carried steadily.
杯满盈，须持稳。
6、A little leak will sink a great ship
千里之堤溃于蚁穴。
7、what can't be cured must be endured
改变不了现实就要面对现实。
8、A penny saved is a penny gained
省一文是一文。
9、A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience
勇敢的人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。
10、Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
11、Custom is the guide of the ignorant.
习俗是无知者的向导。
12、Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
13、A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed
千言万语不如一个行动。
14、He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning
畏问之人耻于学。
On the first day of school, the Kindergarten teacher was giving instructions and said, "... and if anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers."
A little voice from the back of the room asked, "How will that help?"
【美文欣赏】新年沉思
Most of us look away when we pass strangers. It is the expectional person who stops to help the woman maneuvering her kids and groceries up the staircase. We rarely give up in line or on the subway or bus. Locked into our automobiles, we prefer gridlock to giving way.
These daily encounters, when they are angry or alien, diminish our lives. When they are pleasant, we feel buoyed. Yet when we sit at home and make resolutions, we think about what we can accomplish in private spaces：home, work. Too many have given up the belief that they control the shared, the public world.
As individuals we can change the contour of a day, the mood of a moment, the way people feel. The demolition and reconstruction of public life is the result of personal decisions made every day：the decision to give up a seat on the bus；the decision to be patient or pleasant against all odds；the decision to let that jerk take a left－hand turn from a right－hand lane without rolling down the window and calling him a jerk.
It's the resolution to be a civil, social creature. This may be a peak period for the battle against the spread of a waistline and creeping cholesterol. But it is also within our will power to fight the spread of urban rudeness and creeping hostility. Civility doesn't stop nuclear holocaust and doesn't put a roof over the head of the homeless. But it makes a difference in the shape of a community, as surely as lifting weights can make a difference in the shape of a human torso.
【中文译文】：
新年沉思
当我们与陌生人擦肩而过时，多数人往往把目光移开。要是有人停下来帮妇女哄她的小孩和帮她把食品搬上楼梯，反而会被人看成另类。无论是排队还是乘地铁或公共汽车，我们很少让位于他人。坐在自己的汽车里，我们宁愿堵塞交通也不愿给人让路。
这些日常接触，要是气冲冲的或是使人反感的，那便会减少我们生活的乐趣，要是它们令人愉快，那便会使我们精神振奋。然而，当我们坐在家里做出各种决定的时候，我们考虑的仅是在个人天地--家庭和工作里可以实现的目标。太多的人已经放弃了他们也管理着共享的、公共的世界这一信念。
作为众人的一员，我们可以改变一天的面貌，一时的情绪，以及人们对某件事的感觉。公共生活的毁坏和重建是人们每日所做的种种个人决定的综合结果。这些决定包括：公共汽车上让座，面对逆境而能容忍或具有乐观精神；让那个笨蛋从右车道往左拐而不摇下车窗骂他蠢货。
这是做一个文明的、社会的人的决定。今天也许是人们为减少腰围和降低胆固醇而斗争的高峰期。然而，反对城市野蛮行为和人际敌对态度的蔓延，也是我们只要愿做就能做到的事。有礼貌不能制止核战争，也不能为无家可归者提供栖身之所，但它的确能改变一个社会群体的面貌，犹如举重定能改变一个人的体形一样。（摘自The World of English ）
A smiling boy arrived home from a dental visit,Hey mom,the dentist says I have no cavities.
His mom stared at him wide-eyed and quite surprised,It’s impossible --you never brush your teeth after cleaning the chocolate box before you go to bed!
Then the boy opened his mouth --he had not a tooth left!
钱包告急省钱达人支招
咱不差钱，只是手头最近有点紧……所谓一文钱难倒英雄汉，但是人民的智慧是无穷的，没钱？好办，省着用就是了。至于怎么省，只要你愿意勒紧裤腰带，发挥想象力，还怕省不了个一块两块的。
最高雅的省钱：
Getting so worked up by an exciting article that blood pressure goes up thereby increasing body temperature and reducing the need for heating。
看一篇绝妙好文，因兴奋而血压升高，随即体温上升，暖气就可以开小一点了。
最无赖的省钱：
Send the kids round to friends' houses around dinnertime. The advice is that it works best if they practice acting hungry first。
吃晚饭的时候把小孩送到朋友家。如果之前彩排一遍，表演饿肚子会更有效果。
最旷日持久的省钱：
Pick up every coin you find. A couple who have spent the last 12 years picking up every coin they have ever found amassed £360,000.
捡起地上的每一枚硬币。一对夫妇由于在过去的12年间坚持不懈捡硬币，从而挣了360，000英镑。
最环保的省钱：
Use your leftovers. Cut up used greetings cards and use the pieces to make new ones. With children going to a dozen parties every year it saves pounds。
废物利用。把用过的贺卡剪开做成新卡片。如果你的孩子们每年都要参加很多派对，这种做法真的能省很多。
最有技术含量的省钱：
Hang onto the outside of the bus。
挂在公交车外面——这样就不用付车钱了。
最有“味道”的省钱：
Take a bath once a year and save GBP30. Do it with a friend and save double。
一年就洗一次澡，可以省30英镑。跟一个朋友一起这样做，可以省双倍。
最创新的省钱：
Roasted dandelion root is an excellent coffee substitute (and it's
decaf)。
烤蒲公英根可以代替咖啡，而且还是无咖啡因的。
最辛苦的省钱：
Brew your own beer and wine。
自己酿酒，丰衣足食。
最讲究“合作”的省钱：
Maximise the cats potential. Someone apparently "trained one cat to sit on knee and other to drape itself round neck, saving on heating."
发挥猫咪的潜能。有人成功地训练了自己的猫，一只坐在膝盖上，一只挂在脖子上，御寒效果极好。
最有科学精神的省钱：
Don't flush every time.Save your wee in milk cartons, water down and use as a high nitrate fertiliser. Double save on fertiliser and water。
不要每次上完厕所都冲水。在牛奶盒里小便，加水稀释，然后可以用作高硝酸盐含量的肥料。又省水，又省肥料。
最讲亲情的省钱：
Move back home with the parents。
回家跟爸妈住。
最逆向思维的省钱：
Save money on carpeting by gluing a square of carpet onto each shoe。
不要买地毯，把小块的地毯用胶水粘在鞋底。
最“省钱”的省钱：
Use carpet cast-offs. One who followed the tip said 'The floor was multicoloured but looked great and was all done for free because my dad had gone round the carpet shops and asked for any they were throwing out."
或者用地毯边角料。一位采用了这个做法的人说：“地板看上去花花绿绿，但效果很好，并且不要钱。因为我爸爸走遍了卖地毯的商店，把他们不要的材料都拿了回来。”
最新潮的省钱：
Holiday House swap。
度假的时候不要外出，跟别人换房子住就行了。
最小中见大的省钱：
If you're going out, turn your doorbell off to save on electricity bills。
出门前把门铃关了，好省电。
A man really loved a woman, but he was just too shy to propose to her. Now he was up in his years and neither of them had ever been married. Of course, they dated about once a week for the past six years, but he was so timid he just never got around to suggesting marriage much less living together.
But one day, he became determined to ask her the question. So he calls her on the phone, "June."
【欧美金曲】Bad Romance
【歌曲介绍】："Bad Romance"是美国流行歌手Lady Gaga日前推出的新专辑《The Fame Monster》中的首支单曲，购买了这张再版的豪华专辑版本的歌迷，除了将得到随唱片赠送的玩偶、明信片、拼图等小礼物外，令歌迷惊喜的是Lady Gaga还将赠送购买这张唱片的歌迷一小撮她自己的头发。
Lady Gaga是2008美国流行音乐新晋“舞后”，Lady Gaga不仅有一流的声线，更是个超有个性的创作酷妹。Lady Gaga被称为红翻全球嘻哈彗星阿肯 (Akon) 自创厂牌 Kon Live 旗下的“秘密武器”。
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I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything
As long as it's free
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
I want your drummer
The touch of your healing
I want you leather dirty kiss in the scene
And I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad
Bad and bad
I want your loving
And I want your revenge
You and me put on a bad romance
I want your loving
All your love is revenge
You and me put on a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
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Caught in a bad romance
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'Cause you're a criminal
As long as your mine
I want your love
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I want your psycho
You're burning this stick
Want you in my room
When your baby is sick
I want your love
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You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
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You and me put on a bad romance
I want your loving
All your love is revenge
You and me put on a bad romance
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Want your bad romance
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I want your love
And I want your revenge
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I don't wanna be friends
Said I want your love
And I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends
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Caught in a bad romance
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I want your loving
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You and me put on a bad romance
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All your love is revenge
You and me put on a bad romance
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Want your bad romance
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A little girl loved sucking her thumb very much... Even though she was now five years old, she hadn't stopped the bad habit.
In an effort to break the habie, her mother lied to her, and told her that her stomach would swell and eventually burst if she didn't stop sucking her thumb. The lie scared the little girl so much that she stopped sucking her thumb immediately.
A month later, an old friend of the family's, who was pregnant, stopped by for a visit. When the little girl walked into the room to greet her she stopped suddenly and stared at the woman's belly. After some hesitation, she greeted the old friend.
The lady noticed the little girl's hesitation and sai, "Hi! I guess you are wondering where I've been, aren't you?"
The little girl answered, "Not exactly, I know what you've been doing and you better stop it fast."
【资源推荐】2月1-10日内容
为了方便大家阅读，我们决定每月分三次将上个月的“每日学口语”的句子整理上传。简短的句子，大家一定要学会哦^-^
本栏目中的口语皆由Dict.CN在美国为您新鲜录制。使用美国大学的专业录音棚和地地道道的美语发音。大家可以在美语老师的带领下，多多练习，天天动口。每天花您2分钟，就能学说一句常用英语。日积月累，慢慢的您就会随口说出许许多多日常用语了。
如下为2010年2月1日-10日的内容，努力加油啊：
[2010-02-01]
The class dubbed the teacher a tyrant.
班上的同学给这老师起了个暴君的绰号。
[2010-02-02]
Let's meet the problem head-on.
让我们正视这一问题。
[2010-02-03]
His successful performance paved the way for him to get this contract
他成功的表演为他铺路使他得到了这份合同。
[2010-02-04]
This camera is very user-friendly
这照相机非常容易用。
[2010-02-05]
She put on make-up before going out.
她出去前化了个装。
[2010-02-06]
Is it in order to call him right now?
现在就给电话他恰当吗？
[2010-02-07]
I worked odd jobs for months before I went to college.
我上大学前打了几个月的零工。
[2010-02-08]
The report details all the side effects of this medicine.
这报告详细叙述了这药物的副作用。
[2010-02-09]
Our car is equipped with the GPS so we won't get lost.
我们的车装上了卫星定位系统，所以就不会迷路了。
[2010-02-10]
He is immune to chickenpox, he had it as a child.
他对水痘免疫，他小时候就得过了。
The teacher asked her class what each wanted to become when they grew up. A chorus of responses came from all over the room.
"A football player," said Jim.
"A doctor," said Alfred.
"An astronaut," said Suzy.
"The president," said little Al. (Everyone laughed).
"A fireman," said Fred.
"A teacher," said Lisa.
"A race car driver." said Mario.
Everyone that is, except Tommy.
The teacher noticed he was sitting there quiet and still. So she said to him, "Tommy, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Possible." Tommy replied.
"Possible?" asked the teacher.
"Yes," Tommy said. "My mom is always telling me I'm impossible. So when I get to be big, I want to be possible."
揭秘不可按套路翻译的英语句子
生活中一些简短的英语可是会难道一大批人的哦。如果不按照实际情况理所当然理解的话，是会出岔子的。比如说，"Are you there?"是什么意思呢？是说“你在那里吗？”其实不尽然，一起来看一下吧。
1.As luck would have it, he was caught by the teacher again。
不幸的是，他又一次被老师逮个正着。
2.She held the little boy by the right hand。
她抓着小男孩的右手。(这里用"by"与用"with"意思区别很大。)
3.Are you there?
等于句型：Do you follow me?
4.If you think he is a good man, think again。
如果你认为他是好人，那你就大错特错了。
5.If my mother had known of it she'd have died a second time。
要是我妈妈知道了，她会从棺材里爬起来。
6.That took his breath away。
他大惊失色。(很形象的说法啊~)
7.Rubber easily gives way to pressure。
橡胶很容易变形。
8.The elevator girl reads between passengers。
开电梯的姑娘在没有乘客时看书。
between=without，相同用法：
She modeled between roles. 她不演戏时去客串下模特。
9.Students are still arriving。
学生还没有到齐。
10.I must not stay here and do nothing。
我不能什么都不做待在这儿。
11.They went away as wise as they came。
他们一无所获。(这句有点意料之外，不过仔细一想貌似的确有道理啊~)
12.I won't do it to save my life。
我死也不会做。
13.Nonsense, I don't think his painting is any better than yours。
胡说，我认为他的画比你好不到哪去。(好吧……原来是说两个人画得都不咋样……)
14.Traditionally, Italian presidents have been seen and not heard。
从传统上看，意大利总统有名无权。
15.Work once and work twice。
一次得手，再次不愁。
16.You don't want to do that。
你不应该去做。
17.My grandfather is nearly 90 and in his second childhood。
我祖父快90岁了，什么事都需要别人来做。
Just like most of other kids, aged two Emilia didn' t like washing hands──she' s always wiping the dirt off hands on her clothes.
One day I accompanied her to have fried cicadae（蝉）.
Habitually she rubbed her grease fingers on her real silk short gown.
I held back (阻挡) her from doing it: " What do you want to do?"
She was immediately on to （意识）her blame, replied at ease（从容）: " I' m akimbo."
胡敏：五步搞定英语语音语调
有相当一部分英语学习者在语音、语调方面处境很尴尬，一个单词的发音要么发错，要么发得特别清楚，但是即便是特别清楚的发音也和真正地道的英语发音有很大的距离，原因何在？说到底还是功夫不到家。到底应该怎样下功夫？下面我为大家提供一种非常有效的五步语音语调突破法。
第一步：听录音，做标记
听录音对于英语学习者是件很普通的事情，但却很少有人能好好利用手中的录音取得满意的效果。先选择一盘或几盘语音比较清晰的录音材料，或者找一些语音非常好听你愿意模仿的录音材料，先听六遍，按顺序在录音材料原文上做好标记。选择录音材料时切记量不要太多，难度不要太大。英语的发音规则是相同的，练习时贵在精而不在多。
第一遍 感受录音的语音、语调。不要读出声音来，只要静静地听、仔细地感受就可以了。
第二遍 标记单词的重音(word stress)，把耳朵听到的每个单词的重音标在录音材料原文上。不要因为已经背过这个单词，知道这个单词的重音，或者查过辞典就把这个单词放过去。一定要标记一次，因为在不同的语境中或者表示不同的含义时，单词的重音也会有所区别。
第三遍 标记所有单词与单词之间的连读。有些连读如果不看录音材料很可能就不理解意思，一些固定的连读方式也要引起注意。
第四遍 标记句子的升调、降调，要体会不同的句型所使用的语调的变化。
第五遍 标记句子的重音。这与单词重音不同，例如without这个词既可以做介词也可以做副词使用，这个词的重音很清楚，但是它在句子中出现时，如果不是特别强调这个词，一般情况下不能重读。相当一部分人在读英语句子时，每个单词都念得非常清晰，好像机器一样把每个单词都按词典里的发音念出来。但是现实生活中说话绝对不是这样。所以要注意句子的重音，一个单词本身有重音，但是这个单词在听到的句子里面并没有得到强调，它就不是句子的重心，例如： It’s none of your business. (这不关你的事)。其中的It’s就会念得很轻，同时none of会连读，business会重读，这些地方都要标注出来。
第六遍 标记句中的弱化，某一个音读得比较轻，甚至都感觉不到，这个音就是被弱化了，例如这样一句话：Last week I went to the theatre. last中的t基本上就被弱化掉了，went to中的t也被弱化了，但是如果不这样用心听是听不出来的。
做完以上工作后，录音材料已经被听了六遍，语音语调的每一个环节都已经受到了关注。
第二步：狂模仿，心要细
第一步工作做完，把该标记的东西都标记清楚以后，接下来就要开始疯狂的模仿。一段材料听了六遍以后，对它的语音语调已经印象比较深刻了，接下来的模仿就要好好下一番功夫了。模仿大致可以分为两个阶段：
1. 句子的模仿。先一句话一句话模仿，把每一个句子的语音语调模仿到位，不要着急去模仿整段甚至整篇文章，可能直接模仿整篇文章的自我成就感比较大，但这样做很难关注到每个句子的细节，所以还是踏踏实实先把每个句子模仿好。
2. 段落的模仿。把单个句子模仿好之后，就可以把一段话连起来了，模仿时要特别注意句子与句子之间的衔接。
以上两个步骤将比较枯燥的模仿过程拆分开来，这样便可以各个击破、重点突出，如果不分青红皂白一上来就模仿，眉毛胡子一把抓，结果只能是事倍功半，费力不讨好。
第三步：勤朗读，练记忆
许多以英语为母语的人很难理解中国人学英语时为什么要做大量的朗读练习。从发音原理来讲，英语和汉语的音节组合方式大不相同，发音方式也有很大区别。中国人的发音器官实际上并不熟悉或是不适应英语发音方式。大量的朗读练习实际上是在训练发音部位，让发音器官的肌肉适应英语的发音体系。
光是大量朗读是不够的，还需要练习记忆。在朗读的时候脑袋里要在播放听过的录音材料，经过前两步之后，录音材料已经深深印在学习者的脑海里了，朗读时就可以跟着脑海里浮现的声音一起进行了，不需要再听录音材料，也不要把录音上的声音彻底扔到脑后，按自己原来习惯的方式进行朗读。
第四步：找差距，再努力
一边大声朗读，一边回忆录音上的声音。如果觉得自己的朗读和录音的确有差距，没有读出录音上的那种味道，就要返回去再听听录音材料，找其中的原因，做对比研究，看哪些地方不太像，再按第一步的方法标记一次。
第五步：再模仿，到满意
返回去听录音材料找到差距后，就要努力再进行模仿，这样循环往复一直到满意为止。
语音语调对于英语学习者来说是个门面，常常会在一些场合引导别人对学习者的英语水平进行评判，所以很多人都想拥有一口漂亮的语音语调，真正要达到这个愿望，非得下一番苦功夫。
转自胡敏的博客：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_474d99130100hlk2.html?tj=1
The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.
The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.
The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?"
"In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.
【名人名言】爱是一个谜
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 is an endless mystery, fot it has nothing else to explain it.-----Tagore
爱是一个无穷无尽的迷，因为没有任何其他东西能够解释它。 ----泰戈尔
2、The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. -----Bertrand Russell
美好的生活是一种由爱激励和由知识指导的生活。 ----罗素
3、I am curious to see what happens in the next world to one who dies un--shriven.—— Pietro Perugino, Italian painter
我急切地想知道没有忏悔的人死去后，在别一个世界会怎么样。——意大利画家 斐路几诺 .P.
4、A power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men which unites him with others; love makes him overcome the sense of isolation and separateness, yet it ermits to be himself, to retain his integrity.----Erich Fromm
爱是活跃于人心中的一种力量，它冲破人与人之间的隔阂，是我们紧紧相连；它使我们战胜孤独无助，但仍使我们保持自我个性的独立完整。----埃里克。拂洛姆
5、I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.——Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian artist
我已经冒犯了上帝和芸芸众生，因为我的工作没有达到它应有的水平。——意大利画家 达·芬奇 L
6、One cannot be strong without love. For love is not an irrelevant emotion;it is the blood of life, the power of reunion of the separated.-----Paul Tillich
没有爱，人无法坚强，因为爱不是一种无足轻重的情感；它是生命的血液，是分离者重新团聚的力量。---保罗。蒂里希
7、I must go in , the fog is rising.—— Emily Dickinson, American poet
我必需走进去，雾正在升起。——美国诗人 狄更生 E
8、The future is just old age and illness and pain … I must have peace and health. This is the only way.——James Whale, American director
未来不过是年事已高、疾病和痛苦……我一定要拥有平和与健康，这是唯一的路。——美国电影导演 威尔 J
9、One is easily fooled by that which one love.-----Moliere
人容易被所爱的人愚弄。----莫里衰
10、The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.-----George Eliot
最幸福的女人，像最幸福的民族一样，没有历史。----乔治。艾略特
11、True love’s the gift which God has given to man alone beneath the heaven.----Sir Walter Scott
真爱是上帝单独赐予普天下芸芸众生的礼物。-----沃尔特。司各特
12、When success comes in the door,it seems, love often goes out the window. -----Joyce Brothers
成功来到门前时，爱情往往就走出了窗外。-----乔伊斯。卜洛泽
13、A man who does not know what passion is will never know love because love can come into being only when there is total self aban -donment .——Jiddu Krishnamurti, lndia-born religious philosop
一个不懂得徼情的人永远不会懂得爱，因为只有在完全无我的时候，才有达到爱的境界。——印度出生的宗教哲学家 克里希纳穆尔.J.
The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.
But John's brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. This doctor remembered the older boy's family name, so when he saw John's papers, he was surprised.
How old are you? he said.
Eighteen, sir, said John.
But your brother was eighteen, too, said the doctor. Are you twins?
Oh, no, sir, said John, and his face went red. My brother is five months older than I am.
【趣味英语】婆婆们的话
1.When I really want to talk to my son privately, I don't call your house. I call his cell phone。
我要是真想跟我儿子说点私密话的话，我不会往你们家打电话，我会打他的手机。
2.I spent a couple of decades being the leading lady; now I have acharacter role. It hurts to be downsized。
我花了几十年的时间才成为女主角，现在一下子又有个特定角色了，被压低的感觉很伤人。
3.I know he's your husband now, but he's still my son。
我知道他现在是你老公了，那也是我儿子啊。
4.You don't seem very confident about yourself. The littlest comment from me is taken as a criticism, so I'm very careful what I say around you。
你对自己不太自信啊，从我嘴里说出来的一点点评论都变成批评了，所以在你身边说话我得加倍小心。
5.I've bought and sold 13 houses in my life. Why won't you ask for my advice?
我这辈子买卖了13所房子，你咋不来问问我的建议呢？
6.When I visit you, I'm not coming for a white-glove inspection. I'm just coming to see the family。
当我来看你的时候，我不是来戴白手套检查的，我只是来看我的家人。
7.My dirty little secret: I'm afraid that if I don't get this right,my son will cut me off。
我的那点小秘密：我很怕如果我做的不好的话，儿子就不要我了。
8.We mothers say to our children, "I want you to be happy." And we mean that. What we don't say is, "But I would like to be happy too."
我们妈妈都会告诉孩子，“我希望你开心。”我们的确是这么想的，但是我们没说的是，“我自己也想开心点。”
A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, beelines for (直奔）a butcher shop and steals a roast. Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks, "if a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?" The lawyer answers, "Absolutely."
"Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today."
The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for$8.50.
Several days later the butcher opens the mail and finds anenvelope from the lawyer: $20 due for a consultation.
【智慧之言】爱情电影中的四大假象
1. False message: Bad behavior has no longterm consequences
In My Best Friend’s Girl, Dane Cook and Kate Hudson split after he intentionally pukes at a wedding and propositions her mom. But they’re soon back together。
1. 错误讯息：不良行为不会造成长期后果
在《莫欺朋友妻》中，戴恩·库克蓄意在一个婚礼上呕吐并猥亵凯特·赫德森的妈妈后，他们俩分手了，但他们又很快复合。
In real life: Here’s when to build forgiveness: long before you screw up. Compliment her often. Show her you’re trust worthy. She’ll be quicker to forgive you if she has high self-esteem and trusts that you mean well。
现实生活中：什么时候请求原谅：在你将事情搞得一团糟以前。经常赞美她。向她显示你是一个值得信赖的人。如果她的自尊心很强，并相信你对她是善意的，那么她会更快地原谅你。
2. False message: Gratuitous public displays of affection are proof of a strong relationship。
In Must Love Dogs, John Cusack and Diane Lane suddenly kiss in the middle of a chat with a supermarket employee. Passionately. It’s love!
2. 错误讯息：无故当众示爱是关系密切的证明
在《征婚广告》中，在和一位超级市场雇员交谈的时候，约翰·丘萨克和黛安娜·莱恩突然亲吻起来，热烈地亲吻。这就是爱！
In real life: According to a poll we took of 500 women, over half said that if you were to shy away from them in public, they’d take it personally. Just hold her hand and give quick, public kisses. That’s all 98 percent of women said they want。
现实生活中：根据我们对500 位女性所做的民意测验，超过半数的女性认为如果你在公共场合与她们保持距离，她们会介意。只要握着她的手，在公共场合快速吻她就可以了。98%的女性都希望男性这样做。
3. False message: Arguing is destructive and almost always leads to a breakup
In Knocked Up, Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl argue in a car. She kicks him out. They argue again a few minutes later, and then break up。
3. 错误讯息：争吵对感情具有破坏性，往往会导致分手。
在《一夜大肚》中，塞思·罗根和凯瑟琳·海格尔在车内争吵。凯瑟琳将塞思踢出车外。几分钟后他们又吵了起来，然后分手了。
In real life: Expressing negative emotions can heighten intimacy. But if you’re mad at her, hit the Xbox first. An Iowa State University study found that people who distract themselves before an argument end up less angry。
现实生活中：将消极情绪发泄出来可以增进亲密关系，但如果你非常生她的气，就先去玩会儿游戏。爱荷华州立大学一项研究发现在争吵前转移一下自己的注意力，吵的时候就没那么生气了。
4. False message: Early love is true, lasting love
In The Holiday, Jude Law professes his love for Cameron Diaz 2 weeks after they meet. She almost leaves him, but abandons her future plans for herself in order to stay with him。
4. 错误讯息：进展迅速的爱是真正、持久的爱
在《恋爱假期》中，裘德·洛在与卡梅隆·迪亚兹相遇两周后便向她表白了自己的爱意。她差点离开他，最终却为了和他在一起放弃了自己未来的计划。
In real life: 42 percent of the women we surveyed believe a couple can be in love after 2 weeks, but almost none of them want a guy to say, “I love you” that soon. They prefer you to say it at around 6 months – about when they said their sex drives return to normal。
现实生活中：参与我们调查的42% 的女性相信两个人认识两周后就可以坠入爱河，但几乎没有女性希望男性那么快就说出“我爱你”。她们希望是在交往大约6 个月后—大约在她们的性欲回复正常的时候——你再说这句话。
puke v. 呕吐。
proposition v. 向( 女性)求欢。
screw up: 弄糟，搞乱。
gratuitous a. 不必要的，无根据的，免费的。
take it personally: 介意，放到心里去。
4-year-old Begin and his cousin scrambled (攀爬，争抢) for toys. His mum told him: “ You are older brother because you’re older than your (cousin) sister. You should give ground to her. ”
Begin thought a little but maintained(坚持) : “ My sister must give ground to me when she grows older than I.”
His uncle around overheard and said : “Such a thing hardly occurs.”
【美文欣赏】采访上帝
"Come in," God said to me, "so, you would like to interview Me?"
"If you have the time," I said.
He smiled through His beard and said: "My time is called eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions do you have in mind to ask me?"
"None that are new to you. What's the one thing that surprises you most about mankind?"
He answered: "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they never had never lived..."
His hands took mine and we were silent. After a long period, I said, "May I ask you another question?"
He replied with a smile.
"As a Father, what would you ask your children to do for the new year?"
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved.
To learn that it takes years to build trust, and a few seconds to destroy it.
To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives.
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. There will be others better or worse than they are.
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. There will be others better or worse than they are.
To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.
To learn that they should control their attitudes, otherwise their attitudes will control them.
To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them.
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to show their feelings.
To learn that money can buy everything but happiness.
To learn that while at times they may be entitled to be upset, that does not give them the right to upset those around them.
To learn that great dreams do not require great wings, but a landing gear to achieve.
To learn that true friends are scarce, he/she who has found one has found a true treasure.
To learn that they are masters of what they keep to themselves and slaves of what they say.
To learn that they shall reap what they plant; if they plant gossip they will harvest intrigues, if they plant love they will harvest happiness.
To learn that true happiness is not to achieve their goals but to learn to be satisfied with what they already achieved.
To learn that happiness is a decision. They decide to be happy with what they are and have, or die from envy and jealousy of what they lack.
To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.
To learn that those who are honest with themselves without considering the consequences go far in life.
To learn that even though they may think they have nothing to give, when a friend cries with them, they find the strength to appease the pain.
To learn that by trying to hold on to love ones, they very quickly push them away; and by letting go of those they love, they will be side by side forever.
To learn that even though the word "love" has many different meanings, it loses value when it is overstated.
To learn that they can never do something extraordinary for Me to love them; I simply do.
To learn that the shortest distance they could be from Me is the "the distance of a prayer."
【中文译文】：
“进来”，上帝 对我说，“你想采访我?”
“是的，如果您有时间的話。” 我说。
上帝微笑了，笑容通过他的胡须绽开，说：“我时间的名字叫永恒，足足可以做任何事情。你心里有什麽问题想问我?”
“对您来说是没有新鲜的提问的。人类让您感到最惊奇的事情是什麽呢?”
上帝回答道：“人类在做孩子的时候感到无聊，盼望着长大，长大后又向往着返回童年；他们浪费自己的健康去赢得个人的财富，然后又浪费自己的财富去重建自身的健康；他们焦虑地憧憬未来，忘记了眼前的生活，活得既不是为了现在也不是为了将来；他们活得似乎永远不会死，他们死得也好像从来没活过…”
上帝握着我的手，我们一阵沉默。过了好长一段时间，我说：“我可以再问您一个问题吗?”
上帝用微笑回答了我。
“作为天父，在新的一年里您会要求您的子民做什么?”
“去学习人不能强迫别人爱自己，能做的是让自己接受爱；
去了解信誉需要多年的努力去建立，但几秒钟就可以毁掉；
去懂得最有价值的不是他们生活中拥有的东西，而是他们生活里的人；
去学会把自己和别人攀比是不好的，比上不足比下总是有余；
去学知富有的人不是他的财产最多，而是他对生活的要求最少；
去学会应该端正他们的态度，否则他们的态度会控制他们；
去了解深深地伤害我们所爱的人只需要几秒钟，然而要愈合这个伤口需要许多年；
去通过宽恕的行为学习饶恕。
去明白有很多人关爱着他们，只是这些人不懂得如何表达自己的情感；
去了解钱可以买万物，就是买不到幸福；
去懂得在某些时候他们有资格愤怒，但愤怒本身没有给他们权力让身边的人不安；
去学习伟大的梦想不需要有伟大的翅膀，有落地的齿轮才能使梦想成真；
去了解真正的朋友非常稀罕，找到了的人找到了真正的财富；
去懂得自己是守住的言语的主人、脱口的奴隶；
去懂得种什么收什么，如果散播流言蜚语他们就收获钩心斗角，如果种植爱心他们就收获欢乐；
去学会真正的幸福不是实现自己的目标，而是满足于所达到的成就；
去得知幸福是一种决定，他们决定为自己是谁自己有什么快乐地活，或为自己所没有的东西羡慕妒嫉地死；
去明白两个人看同样的事情会看到完全不同的东西；
去学到那些能诚实地面对自己、不担心后果的人，人生之路能走得很远；
去了解尽管有时可能认为自己无能为力，但是当一位朋友同他们一起挥泪的时候，他们能找到生活的勇气去抚平伤痛；
去懂得试图抓住所爱的人，所爱的人会推开你；给所爱的人以自由，他们会永远在你的左右。
去学习尽管爱这个字含义很广，滥用这个字会失去她的价值；
去明白他们永远不能用特殊的举动使我爱他们，我爱人类不需要理由；
去认识到他们和我最靠近的距离是“祈祷者的距离”。
My husband and I are both writers. During dinner conversations, we often tell our children about our working days.
It wasn't clear how much they absorbed until one day I overheard my seven-year- old, Lucy, cry out in frustration at her five-year-old sister, Charlotte, "You, you... you editor!"
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如下为2010年1月21日-31日的内容，努力加油啊：
[2010-01-21]
His health condition is bound to effect（should be affect） his work.
他的病况一定会影响他的工作。
[2010-01-22]
I ran into my teacher on the street yesterday.
我昨天在街上碰见我的老师
[2010-01-23]
The criminals made a clean getaway after they robbed the bank.
罪犯抢劫银行后干净利落地逃跑了。
[2010-01-24]
His bizarre behavior got many people's attention.
他古怪的行为吸引了许多人的注意。
[2010-01-25]
This movie star is famous for her trademark smile.
这影星以她特有的微笑而闻名。
[2010-01-26]
He is a laid-back person,nothing will bother him.
他是个从容面对所有事情的人，没什么事能让他烦恼。
[2010-01-27]
Grant and I were friends until Grant stabbed me in the back.
Grant在我背后说我坏话之前我和Grant是好朋友。
[2010-01-28]
I am buddy-buddy with him.
我和他是非常要好的朋友
[2010-01-29]
He came down with pneumonia and was hospitalized for a week.
他患了肺炎还住院了一个星期。
[2010-01-30]
Tom witnessed the accident and identified the driver.
汤姆亲眼目睹这意外还指认出了肇事的司机。
[2010-01-31]
He is his mother's despair.
他让他的母亲失望透顶。
A young girl was told she needed an X-ray. She went in and seemed especially nervous.
When she came out of the X-ray room, she told her mother, "They took a picture of my bones."
"Yes, dear," replied the mother. "Did everything go all right?"
"Sure," said the girl. "It was great. I didn't even have to take my skin off!"