名人談理想
Ｉｄｅａｌ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｂｅａｃｏｎ． Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｉｄｅａｌ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏ ｓｅｃｕｒｅ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏ ｌｉｆｅ．
——Ｌｅｏ Ｔｏｌｓｔｏｙ Ｒｕｓｓｉａｎ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ
理想是指路明燈。沒有理想，就沒有堅(jiān)定的方向；沒有方向，就沒有生活。
——俄國作家 托爾斯泰
Ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａｎ ａｉｍ ｉｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｓａｉｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａ ｃｏｍｐａｓｓ．
——Ｄａｖｙ ｄｅ Ｌａ ＰａｉｌｌｅｔｅｒｉｅＦｒｅｎｃｈ Ｗｒｉｔｅｒ
生活沒有目標(biāo)就像航海沒有指南針。
——法國作家 大仲馬
Ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａｌｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｖｅ ｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ ｍｙ ｗａｙ ａｎｄ ｔｉｍｅ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｉｍｅ ｈａｖｅ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｍｅ ｎｅｗ ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ ｔｏ ｆａｃｅ ｌｉｆｅ ｃｈｅｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ １９ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｋｉｎｄｎｅｓｓ ｂｅａｕｔｙ ａｎｄ ｔｒｕｔｈ．
——Ａｌｂｅｒｔ Ｅｉｎｓｔｅｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｓｔ
有些理想曾為我們引過道路，并不斷給我新的勇氣以欣然面對人生，那些理想就是——真、善、美。
——美國科學(xué)家 愛因斯坦
?。裕瑁?/span> ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｌｉｆｅ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ａｉｍ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ａｔｔａｉｎ ｉｔ．
——Ｊｏｈａｎ Ｗｏｌｆｇａｎｇ ｖｏｎ Ｇｏｅｔｈｅ
?。牵澹颍恚幔?/span> Ｐｏｅｔ ａｎｄ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ
人生重要的事情就是確定一個偉大的目標(biāo)，并決心實(shí)現(xiàn)它。
——德國詩人、戲劇家 歌德
?。樱澹觯澹颍幔?/span> ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ， ｍａｎｙ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｐｉｌｇｒｉｍｓ（清教徒） ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ（美洲） ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ ａ ｎｅｗ ｈｏｍｅｌａｎｄ（家園）． Ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｂｙ ｓｈｉｐ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｈｉｐ ｗａｓ ｎａｍｅｄ Ｍａｙ Ｆｌｏｗｅｒ． Ｂｕｔ ｍａｎｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｄｉｅｄ ｏｆ ｈｕｎｇｅｒ（饑餓） ａｎｄ ｓｉｃｋｎｅｓｓ（疾?。?/span> Ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｈｅｌｐ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｎｄｉａｎ（印第安人）， ａｌｌ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｐｌａｎｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｒｏｐｓ ａｎｄ ｒａｉｓｅ（飼養(yǎng)） ａｎｉｍａｌｓ． Ｏｎｅ ｙｅａｒ ｌａｔｅｒ， ｔｈｅ ｐｉｌｇｒｉｍｓ ｈａｄ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ ｈａｒｖｅｓｔ（收獲） ｉｎ ａｕｔｕｍｎ． Ｓｏ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｂｉｇ ｆｅａｓｔ（宴會） ｔｏ ｔｈａｎｋ Ｇｏｄ（上帝） ｆｏｒ ｂｌｅｓｓｉｎｇ（保佑） ｔｈｅｍ． Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈａｔ ｔｉｍｅ， Ｔｈａｎｋｓｇｉｖｉｎｇ Ｄａｙ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ Ｓｔａｔｅｓ ａｎｄ Ｃａｎａｄａ．
?。裕瑁幔睿耄螅纾椋觯椋睿?/span> Ｄａｙ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｌａｓｔ Ｔｈｕｒｓｄａｙ ｏｆ Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ． Ｔｈａｎｋｓｇｉｖｉｎｇ Ｄａｙ ｉｓ ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ａ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｄａｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｉｇ ｄｉｎｎｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｊｏｙｏｕｓ（歡樂的） ｒｅｕｎｉｏｎｓ（聚會）． Ｆｏｒ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ， ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｅａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｕｒｋｅｙ（火雞）， ｔｈｅ ｐｕｍｐｋｉｎ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｒｎ． Ｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｄａｙ， ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｃｈｕｒｃｈ ａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｈａｎｋｓ ｔｏ Ｇｏｄ ｆｏｒ ｂｌｅｓｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ．
幾百年前，許多英國清教徒乘坐“五月花”號船來到美洲大陸尋找新的家園。由于饑餓和疾病，許多人病死了。在當(dāng)?shù)赜〉诎踩说膸椭?，他們開始種莊稼和飼養(yǎng)動物。到了第二年秋天，他們獲得了一個大豐收。所以大家就舉辦盛大宴會來慶祝，以感謝上帝對他們的保佑。
每年１１月的最后一個星期四就是感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)是一個家庭聚會的日子。大家聚在一起，吃火雞、南瓜和玉米。大家還一起到教堂去做禮拜和祈禱。
名人談時(shí)間
Ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ ｓｈａｌｌ ｓｐｅｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｉｍｅ ａ ｍａｎ ｏｆ ｔａｌｅｎｔ ｔｒｉｅｓ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ｉｔ．
——Ａｒｔｈｕｒ Ｓｃｈｏｐｅｎｈａｕｅｒ Ｇｅｒｍａｎ ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｅｒ
普通人只想到如何度過時(shí)間，有才能的人設(shè)法利用時(shí)間。
——德國哲學(xué)家 叔本華
Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｌｄｅｎ ａｇｅ ｉｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｕｓ ｎｏｔ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｕｓ．
——Ｍａｒｋ Ｔｗａｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ
黃金時(shí)代在我們面前而不在我們背后。
——美國作家 馬克·吐溫
Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｏｄａｙ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｓｅａｒｃｈ ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ．
——Ｐｅａｒｌ Ｂｕｃｋ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｆｅｍａｌｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ
想要懂得今天，就必須研究昨天。
——美國女作家 賽珍珠
Ｔｏ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｓａｖｅ ｔｉｍｅ．
——Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ Ｂａｃｏｎ Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｅｒ
合理安排時(shí)間就是節(jié)約時(shí)間。
——英國哲學(xué)家 培根
Ｗｅｅｐ ｎｏ ｍｏｒｅ ｎｏ ｓｉｇｈ ｎｏｒ ｇｒｏａｎ． Ｓｏｒｒｏｗ ｃａｌｌｓ ｎｏ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈａｔ’ｓ ｇｏｎｅ．
——Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｌｅｔｃｈｅｒ Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ
別哭泣，別嘆息，別呻吟，悲傷喚不回流逝的時(shí)光。
——英國劇作家 弗萊徹
26個美國人日常生活用語
1. After you.你先請。這是一句很常用的客套話，在進(jìn)／出門,上車得場合你都可以表現(xiàn)一下。
2. I just couldn‘t help it.我就是忍不住。想想看，這樣一個漂亮的句子可用于多少個場合？下面是隨意舉的一個例子：
I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn‘t help it.
3. Don‘t take it to heart. 別往心里去，別為此而憂慮傷神。生活實(shí)例：
This test isn‘t that important. Don‘t take it to heart.
4. We‘d better be off.我們該走了。It‘s getting late. We‘d better be off .
5. Let‘s face it. 面對現(xiàn)實(shí)吧。常表明說話人不愿意逃避困難的現(xiàn)狀。
參考例句：I know it‘s a difficult situation. Let‘s face it, OK?
6. Let‘s get started.咱們開始干吧。勸導(dǎo)別人時(shí)說：Don‘t just talk. Let‘s get started.
7. I‘m really dead.我真要累死了。坦誠自己的感受時(shí)說：After all that work, I’m really dead.
8. I‘ve done my best.我已盡力了。
9. Is that so?真是那樣嗎？常用在一個人聽了一件事后表示驚訝、懷疑。
10. Don‘t play games with me!別跟我耍花招！
11. I don‘t know for sure.我不確切知道。
Stranger： Could you tell me how to get to the town hall?
Tom: I don‘t know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.
12. I‘m not going to kid you.我不是跟你開玩笑的。
Karin： You quit the job? You are kidding.
Jack: I‘m not going to kid you. I‘m serious.
13. That‘s something. 太好了，太棒了。
A: I‘m granted a full scholarship for this semester.
B: Congratulations. That‘s something.
14. Brilliant idea!這主意真棒！這主意真高明！
15. Do you really mean it? 此話當(dāng)真？
Michael：Whenever you are short of money, just come to me.
David: Do you really mean it?
16. You are a great help.你幫了大忙
17. I couldn‘t be more sure. 我再也肯定不過。
18. I am behind you.我支持你。
A: Whatever decision you‘re going to make, I am behind you.
19. I‘m broke.我身無分文。
20. Mind you!請注意！聽著！(也可僅用Mind。)
模范例句：Mind you! He‘s a very nice fellow though bad-tempered.
21. You can count on it.你盡管相信好了，盡管放心。
A：Do you think he will come to my birthday party?
B: You can count on it.
22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜歡這東西。當(dāng)朋友或同事不小心摔壞你的東西時(shí)就可以用上這句話給他一個臺階，打破尷尬局面：Oh, don‘t worry. I‘m thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway.
23. That depends.看情況再說。
例：I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends.
24. Congratulations.恭喜你，祝賀你。
25. Thanks anyway.無論如何我還是得謝謝你。當(dāng)別人盡力要幫助你卻沒幫成時(shí)，你就可以用這個短語表示謝意。
26. It‘s a deal.一言為定
Harry： Haven‘t seen you for ages. Let‘s have a get-together next week.
Jenny: It‘s a deal
Why Are You Crying?
英語諺語
·Rest breeds rust.生命在于運(yùn)動。
·An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一蘋果，不用找醫(yī)生。
·Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聰明。
·Health is better than wealth.健康勝于財(cái)富。
·If you lack health, you lack everything.沒有健康就等于沒有一切。
·Where there’s a will, there’s a way.有志者，事竟成。
·No pains, no gains.不勞無獲。
·Never do things by haves.辦事切莫半途而廢。
·Little by little and bit by bit.堅(jiān)持就是勝利。
·Noting is difficult to the man who will try.世上無難事，只要肯攀登。
·Make hay while the sun shines.趁熱打鐵。
·When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
·When things are at their worst, they will mend.車到山前必有路。
·Great hopes make great man.偉大的希望造就偉大的人物。
·Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是發(fā)明之母。
·Courtesy costs nothing.彬彬有禮，惠而不費(fèi)。
·Every road leads to Rome.條條馬路通羅馬。
·Home is where the heart is.哪里有歡樂，哪里就是家。
·After supper walk a mile.飯后百步，延年益壽。
·Eat to live, but not live to eat.人為生而食，不為食而生。
·Enough is as good as a feast.足食猶如筵席。
·Light supper makes long life.晚餐少吃人長壽。
·Little bodies may have great souls.人小志氣大。
·Two heads are better than one.一人計(jì)短，兩人計(jì)長。
·Blood is thicker than water.血濃于水。
·Many hands make light work.人多好干活。
·All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。
·There is no place like home.金窩銀窩。不如草窩。
·Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
·Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。
·A good tree is a good shelter.大樹底下好乘涼。
·A tree is known by its fruit.觀其果而知其樹。
·No root, no fruit.沒有根，哪有果。
·One cannot see the wood fir the trees.不能只見樹木而不見林。
·It’s raining cats and dogs.傾盆大雨。
·When the cat’s away, the mice will play. 貓兒不在，老鼠大玩。/大王外出，小鬼跳梁。
·You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.
牽馬到河邊易，逼馬去飲水難。
·If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
同時(shí)追兩兔。一只也捉不到。
·One swallow does not make a summer.獨(dú)燕不成夏。
生活智慧
● Ｃｈｅｗｉｎｇ ｇｕｍ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｓｔｉｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔ ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｓｈ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
口香糖——告訴你做任何事情，只要有股黏勁，就能成功。
●Ｔｏｏｔｈｐｉｃｋ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｐｉｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｏｄ ｑｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓ ｉｎ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ．
牙簽——提醒你挑出別人的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。
●Ｂａｎｄ ａｉｄ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｈｅａｌ ｈｕｒｔ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ ｙｏｕｒｓ ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ’ｓ．
創(chuàng)可貼——提醒你去愈合自己或者別人的心靈傷痕。
●Ｒｕｂｂｅｒ ｂａｎｄ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｆｌｅｘｉｂｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｇｏ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｂｕｔ ｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｕｔ．
橡皮筋——告訴你做人要靈活，事情發(fā)展并不總是如人所愿，但總有解決的辦法。
●Ｐｅｎｃｉｌ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｌｉｓｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｌｅｓｓｉｎｇｓ ｅｖｅｒｄａｙ．
鉛筆——提示你每天寫張單子，記下自己祝福名單上的人。
●Ｅｒａｓｅｒ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｍａｋｅｓ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ ａｎｄ ｉｔ’ｓ ＯＫ．
橡皮——告訴你每個人都會犯錯誤，那沒什么大不了的。
●Ｔｅａ ｂａｇ——ｔｏ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｒｅｌａｘ ｄａｉｌｙ ａｎｄ ｇｏ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ ｂｌｅｓｓｉｎｇｓ．
茶葉包——提醒你每天要放松一下，看一遍那張祝福名單。
Ｄｏｎ’ｔ ｆｏｒｇｅｔ Ａ ｖｅｒｂａｌ ｗｏｕｎｄ ｉｓ ａｓ ｂａｄ ａｓ ａ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｏｎｅ． Ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ａｒｅ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｒａｒｅ ｊｅｗｅｌ ｉｎｄｅｅｄ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕ ｓｍｉｌｅ ａｎｄ ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｓｕｃｅｅｄ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｎｄ ａｎ ｅａｒ ｓｈａｒｅ ａ ｗｏｒｄ ｏｆ ｐｒａｉｓｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｏｐｅｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅａｒｔｓ ｔｏ ｕｓ． Ｓｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ ｙｏｕ ｃａｒｅ．
make短語眾生相
ｍａｋｅ是英語中十分常見的一個動詞，由它構(gòu)成的短語在英語中頻頻出現(xiàn)。下面就是一些最常見的由ｍａｋｅ構(gòu)成的短語——
１．ｍａｋｅ ｕｐ ｏｎｅ’ｓ ｍｉｎｄ表示“下決心”。如：
Ｓｕｓａｎ ｈａｖｅ ｍａｄｅ ｕｐ ｈｅｒ ｍｉｎｄ ａｎｄ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｓａｙ ｃａｎ ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｉｔ．
蘇珊已經(jīng)下了決心，你說什么都不能改變她的想法。
２．ｍａｋｅ ｓｕｒｅ表示“確定”、“務(wù)必”。如：
Ｍａｋｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ａｒｒｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｏｎ ｔｉｍｅ．
你務(wù)必準(zhǔn)時(shí)到那里。
３．ｍａｋｅ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ表示“取得進(jìn)步”。如：
Ｈｅ ｈａｓ ｍａｄｅ ｌｏｔｓ ｏｆ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ ｉｎ ｏｒａｌ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ．
他的英語口語已經(jīng)有了很大進(jìn)步。
４．ｍａｋｅ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ表示“犯錯誤”。如：
Ｉ ｍａｄｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｓｔ ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ．
昨天的考試我犯了一些錯誤。
５．ｍａｋｅ ｆａｃｅｓ表示“做鬼臉”。如：
Ｔｅｌｌ ｈｉｍ ｎｏｔ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｆａｃｅｓ ｉｎ ｃｌａｓｓ．
叫他上課不要做鬼臉。
６．ｍａｋｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｗｉｔｈ表示“與……交朋友”。如：
Ｈｅ ｍａｄｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｍａｎｙ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ．
大學(xué)里他交了很多外國朋友。
７．ｍａｋｅ ｆｕｎ ｏｆ表示“取笑”。如：
Ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｄｅ ｆｕｎ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｐｒｏｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｐｅａｋ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ．
當(dāng)我說英語時(shí)，他們就會取笑我的發(fā)音。
８．ｍａｋｅ ｍｏｎｅｙ表示“賺錢”。如：
Ｈｅ ｍａｄｅ ｍｕｃｈ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｂｙ ｓｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ．
他靠賣衣服賺了不少錢。
９．ｍａｋｅ ｕｓｅ ｏｆ表示“利用”。如：
Ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｍａｋｅ ｆｕｌｌ ｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｉｍｅ．
每個人都要充分利用好時(shí)間。
１０．ｍａｋｅ ｏｕｔ 表示“辨認(rèn)出”、“理解”。如：
Ｃａｎ ｙｏｕ ｍａｋｅ ｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｈｅ ｉｓ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｓａｙ﹖
你能搞清楚他想說什么嗎？
１１．ｍａｋｅ ｕｐ ｆｏｒ 表示“彌補(bǔ)”。如：
Ｈａｒｄ ｗｏｒｋ ｃａｎ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｍａｋｅ ｕｐ ｆｏｒ ｌａｃｋ ｏｆ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ．
勤能補(bǔ)拙。
１２．ｍａｋｅ ａ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ表示“有影響”。如：
Ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ ｃａｎ ｍａｋｅ ａ ｂｉｇ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｆ ｈｅａｌｔｈ．
鍛煉對你的健康影響很大。
１３．ｍａｋｅ ｓｅｎｓｅ表示“講得通”、“言之有理”。如：
Ｓｈｅ ｄｏｅｓｎ’ｔ ｔａｌｋ ｍｕｃｈ ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｓａｙｓ ｍａｋｅｓ ｓｅｎｓｅ．
她話不多，但言之有理。
１４．ｍａｋｅ ｏｎｅ’ｓ ｗａｙ表示“（艱難地）前進(jìn)”。如：
Ｈｅ ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｓ ｗａｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｃｒｏｗｄ ｔｏ ｇｒｅｅｔ ｕｓ．
他從人群中擠出來，向我們打招呼。
你還知道其他由ｍａｋｅ構(gòu)成的短語嗎？
“hamburger”史話
在美式快餐風(fēng)行全球的今天，“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”（漢堡包）已經(jīng)成為十分流行的食品。但是有多少人知道它的歷史呢？今天我們就來討論一下“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”的起源。
“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”這個名字起源于德國西北的港口城市漢堡（Ｈａｍｂｕｒｇ）。在１９世紀(jì)中葉的時(shí)候，漢堡人喜歡把牛排搗爛后再食用，這種吃法可能被當(dāng)時(shí)大量的德國移民帶到了美洲。
?。保福常赌辏坏酪?#8220;漢堡牛排”（Ｈａｍｂｕｒｇ ｓｔｅａｋ）命名的菜首次出現(xiàn)在美國人的菜單上。在一本１９０２年出版的烹飪書中，我們可以看到：“Ｈａｍｂｕｒｇ ｓｔｅａｋ”的做法與今天十分接近——把牛排、胡椒粉、洋蔥等拌在一起。
到了２０世紀(jì)晚期，美國人對“Ｈａｍｂｕｒｇ ｓｔｅａｋ”的做法進(jìn)行了改良，然后把它送進(jìn)了快餐店，這就是今天漢堡包的起源?，F(xiàn)在，“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”一詞除了表示“漢堡包”，還有“碎牛肉”或“牛肉餅”的意思，因?yàn)樽畛鯘h堡包大都是夾牛肉做的。后來雖然人們又陸續(xù)開發(fā)了以“豬肉”、“魚肉”、“雞肉”等為原料的各式漢堡包，但是“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”仍然有“碎牛肉”或“牛肉餅”的意思。
此外，人們也常常用“ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ”來比喻“被打得遍體鱗傷的拳擊手”。而“ｍａｋｅ ｈａｍｂｕｒｇｅｒ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｓｂ．”則是“痛打某人”的意思。
Bill Gates" 11 Rules
比爾.蓋茨的11條準(zhǔn)則
In Bill Gates" Book for high school and college graduates, there is a list of 11 things they did not learn in school. In his book, Bill Gates talks about how feelgood, politically-correct teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this education set them up for failure in the real world.
在比爾·蓋茨寫給高中畢業(yè)生和大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的書里，有一個單子上面列有11項(xiàng)學(xué)生沒能在學(xué)校里學(xué)到的事情。比爾·蓋茨在書中談到讓你感覺良好的"政治上正確"的教導(dǎo)培養(yǎng)出一整代不知現(xiàn)實(shí)為何物的年輕人，這種教育只能導(dǎo)致他們成為現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中的失敗者。
The 11 things are:
這11項(xiàng)事情是：
1. Life is not fair, get used to it.
1． 生活是不公平的；要去適應(yīng)它。
2. The world won"t care about your selfesteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.
2．這世界并不會在意你的自尊。這世界指望你在自我感覺良好之前先要有所成就。
3. You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won"t be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.
3．高中剛畢業(yè)你不會一年掙4萬美元。你不會成為一個公司的副總裁，并擁有一部裝有電話的汽車，直到你將此職位和汽車電話都掙到手。
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn"t have tenure.
4．如果你認(rèn)為你的老師嚴(yán)厲，等你有了老板再這樣想。老板可是沒有任期限制的。
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.
5．烙牛肉餅并不有損你的尊嚴(yán)。你的祖父母對烙牛肉餅可有不同的定義；他們稱它為機(jī)遇。
6. If you mess up, it"s not your parents" fault, so don"t whine about our mistakes, learn from them.
6．如果你陷入困境，那不是你父母的過錯，所以不要尖聲抱怨我們的錯誤，要從中吸取教訓(xùn)。
7. Before you were born, your parents weren"t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents" generation, try "delousing" the closet in your own room.
7．在你出生之前，你的父母并非像他們現(xiàn)在這樣乏味。他們變成今天這個樣子是因?yàn)檫@些年來他們一直在為你付賬單，給你洗衣服，聽你大談你是如何的酷。所以，如果你想消滅你父母那一輩中的"寄生蟲"來拯救雨林的話，還是先去清除你房間衣柜里的蟲子吧。
8. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they"ll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn"t bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.
8．你的學(xué)校也許已經(jīng)不再分優(yōu)等生和劣等生，但生活卻仍在作出類似區(qū)分。在某些學(xué)校已經(jīng)廢除不及格分；只要你想找到正確答案，學(xué)校就會給你無數(shù)的機(jī)會。這和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的任何事情沒有一點(diǎn)相似之處。
9. Life is not divided into semesters. You don"t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
9．生活不分學(xué)期。你并沒有暑假可以休息，也沒有幾位雇主樂于幫你發(fā)現(xiàn)自我。自己找時(shí)間做吧。
10. Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
10．電視并不是真實(shí)的生活。在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中，人們實(shí)際上得離開咖啡屋去干自己的工作。
11. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you"ll end up working for one.
11．善待乏味的人。有可能到頭來你會為一個乏味的人工作。
每日英語
· A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.少女有了許多求婚者往往選中了最差的一個。
· Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot.縱然天下雨，休把水壺丟。
· All truths are not to be told.真理并不都能說得清。
· All time is no time when it is past.光陰一去不復(fù)返。
· All things will come round to him who will but wait.只要耐心肯等待，一切都會按時(shí)來。
· All things are obedient to money.有錢能使鬼推磨。
· All things are easy that are done willingly.做事樂意，諸事容易。
· All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事都是先難後易。
· All the world´s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.整個世界是個舞臺，男男女女，演員而已。
· All the wit in the world is not in one head.世界上所有的智慧不可能集中於一個腦袋。
· All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.機(jī)會失去不再來，千貫萬貫難贖回。
· All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人終成眷屬。
· All´s fish that comes to his net.到了網(wǎng)中都是魚。
· All´s fair in love and war.愛情和戰(zhàn)爭是不擇手段的。
· All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。
· All rivers run into the sea.百川入海。
· All one´s geese are swans.自吹自擂。
· All men cannot be first.不可能人人都得第一名。
· All is well that ends well.結(jié)果美滿都是好的。
· All is not lost that is in danger.在危險(xiǎn)中的東西未必都會損失。
· All is not gold that glitters.閃光的東西并不都是黃金。
· All is not gain that is put in the purse.放入錢包的錢財(cái)，并非都是應(yīng)得的。
· All is not at hand that helps.有用的東西并不都是垂手可得的。
· All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
· All is fish that comes to one´s net.捉到網(wǎng)里都是魚。
· All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。
· All covet, all lose.貪多必失。
· All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄濕。
· All bread is not baked in one oven.人心不同，猶如其面。
· All asses wag their ears.傻子總愛裝聰明。
· All are not thieves that dogs bark at.犬之所吠，并非皆賊。
· All are not saints that go to church.去做禮拜者，未必皆圣人。
· All are not merry that dance lightly.表面高興的，未必都快樂。
· All are not hunters that blow the horn.吹號角的未必都是獵人。
· All are brave when the enemy flies.敵人逃跑時(shí)，個個都勇敢。
· A living dog is better than a dead lion.一條活狗勝過一頭死獅。
· A little spark kindles a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
· A little pot is soon hot.壺小水易熱。
· A little neglect may breed great mischief.小不忍則亂大謀。
· A little learning is a dangerous thing.淺學(xué)誤人。
· A little leak will sink a great ship.千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。
· A little labour, much health.適量勞動健身大有益。
· A little is better than none.聊勝於無。
· A little fire is quickly trodden out.小洞易補(bǔ)。
· A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.幼兒是世界上最可愛和最純潔的。
· A little body often harbours a great soul.莫道身軀小，偉人寓其間。
· A lion at home, a mouse abroad.在家兇如獅，在外卻如鼠。
· A light purse makes a heavy heart.曩中無錢心事重。
· A light purse is a heavy curse.為人無錢處處難。
· A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.人生無目的，猶如船失去了舵。
· A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生在世無朋友，猶如生活無太陽。
· A lie begets a lie till they come to generation.謊言生謊言，謊言傳萬代。
· A liar is worse than a thief.撒謊比偷竊更可惡。
· A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.騙子說真話，也沒人相信。
· Ale will make a cat speak.酒後吐真言。
· A lazy youth, a lousy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
· A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。
· A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.窮人的一只羔羊比富人的一頭牛還要珍貴。
· A Jack of all trades and master of none.三腳貓無所長。
· A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.開玩笑總不能化敵為友，反而有時(shí)會失去朋友。
· A house divided against itself cannot stand.家庭內(nèi)訌難維系。
· A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。
· A hero is known in the time of misfortune.時(shí)勢造英雄。
· A heavy purse makes a light heart.腰包錢財(cái)足，心境自然寬。
· A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.性急難免出岔子。
· A happy heart makes a blooming visage.心花怒放，笑逐顏開。
· A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.一點(diǎn)小常識常勝過很多有價(jià)值的學(xué)問。
· A guilty conscience needs no accuser.賊膽心虛。
· A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.做賊心虛，良心自誅。
· A great talker is a great liar.最會饒舌的人也是最會說謊的人。
· A good winter brings a good summer.瑞雪兆豐年。
· A good tongue is a good weapon.伶俐的口齒是一種銳利的武器。
· A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.好故事百聽不厭。
· A good name keeps lustre in the dark.好的名聲在黑暗中也會光芒四射。
· A good name is sooner lost than won.美譽(yù)難得而易失。
· A good name is earlier lost than won.失去美名易，得到美名難。
· A good name is better than riches.好名譽(yù)勝過有財(cái)富。
· A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。
· A good maxim is never out of season.至理名言不會過時(shí)。
· A good marksman may miss.智者千慮，必有一失。
· A good horse often needs a good spur.好馬常要好靴刺。
· A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.良馬的毛色不會差。
· A good heart conquers ill fortune.善心克厄運(yùn)。
· A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.健康的身體貴於黃金鑄成的皇冠。
· A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.聰明腦袋勤勞手，走遍天下貴如金。
· A good friend is my nearest relation.良友如近親。
· A good fame is better than a good face.好的名望勝於好的相貌。
· A good face is a letter of recommendation.好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。
· A good dog deserves a good bone.有勞得獎。
· A good example is the best sermon.身教勝似言教。
· A good conscience is a continual feast.白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
· A good book is a light to the soul.好書一本，照亮心靈。
· A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.一本好書，莫逆之交。
· A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者必善其終。
· A good beginning is half the battle.首戰(zhàn)告捷等於一半勝利。
· A good appetite is a good sauce.饑不擇食。
· A good anvil does not fear the hammer.好砧不怕錘。
· A full cup must be carried steadily.杯滿盈，須持穩(wěn)。
· A full belly counsels well.衣食足而後知榮辱。
· After meat, mustard.雨後送傘。
· After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.午餐之後坐片刻，晚飯之後走一里。
· After dinner comes the reckoning.吃喝玩樂，該付代價(jià)。
· After death, the doctor.放馬后炮。
· After black clouds, clear weather.否極泰來。
· After a storm comes a calm.否極泰來。
· A friend without faults will never be found.沒有缺點(diǎn)的朋友是永遠(yuǎn)找不到的。
· A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.廣交友，無深交。
· A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.交友慢，失友快。
· A friend is never known till a man have need.不到患難時(shí)，永遠(yuǎn)不能認(rèn)識真正的朋友。
· A friend is best found in adversity.患難見真友。
· A friend is a second self.朋友是另一個我。
· A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。
· A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中有錢，不如朝中有友。
· A friend exaggerates a man´s virtue, an enemy his crimes.朋友宣揚(yáng)人的美德，敵人夸大人的罪過。
· A fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍會變，但本性難移。
· A fool´s heart dances on his lips.愚人心坦蕩，掛在嘴唇上。
· A fool´s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千慮，必有一得。
· A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.一愚所失，百智難回。
· A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千慮，必有一得。
· A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所問，智者難答。
· A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.一愚發(fā)問，七智結(jié)舌。
· A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.蠢人裝聰明，實(shí)在最可憐。
· A fool and his money are soon parted.笨蛋難聚財(cái)。
· A fool always rushes to the fore.傻瓜總愛強(qiáng)出頭。
· A fool always comes short of his reckoning.愚人常缺算計(jì)。
· A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若懸河不能作為才智的證明。
· Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.事情要按部就班地做，就會很快地做完。
· A fault confessed is half redressed.承認(rèn)錯誤，等於改正一半。
· A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.父親是財(cái)富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
· A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。
· A faithful friend is hard to find.益友難得。
· A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。
· A fair death honours the whole life.死得光明，終身榮耀。
· Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。
· Adversity makes strange bedfellows.身處逆境不擇友。
· Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.患難使人聰明，但不能致富。
· Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛。
· Adversity is a good discipline.苦難是磨練人的好機(jī)會。
· A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨頭打狗狗不叫。
· Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開場合又表揚(yáng)你的朋友。
· A disease known is half cured.病情確診斷，治病好一半。
· A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不滿足者坐無寧時(shí)。
· Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝於雄辯。
· Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行動是知識的巧果。
· A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.戶樞不蠹。
· A crafty knave needs no broker.狡猾的流氓，不需居間人。
· A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.貪婪的人對別人毫無好處，對自己卻壞處更大。
· A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常樂。
· A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
· A common danger causes common action.同仇敵愾。
· A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
· A close mouth catches no flies.病從口入，禍從口出。
· A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.寧為清貧，不為濁富。
· A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
· A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落，勝券在握。
· A clear conscience is a soft pillow.問心無愧，高枕無憂。
· A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。
· A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
· A change of work is as good as a rest.調(diào)換一下工作是很好的休息。
· Accidents will happen.天有不測風(fēng)云。
· A cat may look at a king.貓也有權(quán)晉見國王。
· A candle lights others and consumes itself.蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
· A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
· A burden of one´s choice is not felt.自己選的擔(dān)子不嫌重。
· Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚愛益切，離別情更深。
· A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借來的斗篷不暖身。
· A book that remains shut is but a block.有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
· A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。
· A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白費(fèi)癡情。
· A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it´s the boundary of the world.坐井觀天。
· A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有勝於全無。
· A bird may be known by its song.什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
· A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人
· A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
· A beggar´s purse is bottomless.乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
· A bargain is a bargain.達(dá)成的協(xié)議不可撕毀。
· A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。
· A bad thing never dies.壞事傳千年。
· A bad padlock invites a picklock.開門揖盜。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習(xí)慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習(xí)慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one´s heart.做賊心虛。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one´s heart.做賊心虛
· A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃虧的和解也比勝訴強(qiáng)。
· A bad bush is better than the open field.有勝於無。
· A bad beginning makes a bad ending.惡其始者必惡其終。
· No wisdom like silence智者寡言
· Necessity knows no law鋌而走險(xiǎn)
· Many hands make light work人多好辦事
· Don´t play the goat不要胡鬧
· They’re a barrel of laughs他們很搞笑
· This movie was just a hype這部電影完全是在炒作
· the shortest straw下下簽
· The news came as a bombshell這個消息猶如晴天霹靂
· feeling low意氣消沉
· These are more than old wives´ tales這些可不是無稽之談
· That’ll save your skin那可幫你度過難關(guān)
· Every bad has some good 壞事情也有好的一面
· Some things rub them the wrong way他們被惹怒了
· Stay put停住不動
· to fly off the handle突然生氣、發(fā)怒
· He is really on the ball他真的思路很敏捷
· got savoir faire言行得體
· He has never rested on his laurels他從不滿足目前的成就
· Jump down someone’s throat生氣地批評
· put a roof over one’s head找個地方安頓
· faced the music報(bào)應(yīng)
· blinded with science無言以對
· Off one’s rocker缺乏理智
· old goat老古板（通常指年長者）
· Welcome！It’s lovely to see you歡迎！見到你真高興！
· What’s gotten into you？你怎么了？
· Coffee kept them on the go咖啡使他們充滿活力；
· Shine on擱在一旁；
· Monkey（around）with亂動；
· I think I get the drift我知道了；
· get the drift明白，了解
· The meeting will start at 10 o´clock sharp會議十點(diǎn)準(zhǔn)時(shí)開始；
· like taking candy from a baby形容某事易如反掌
· Home is where the heart is家是心之所在
· From the word go 從頭到尾；
· They help make it less of a dog´s life他們幫忙改善生活；
· Half-baked 不成熟的
· bend the rules at times網(wǎng)開一面
· Spill one’s guts說出實(shí)情
· For heaven´s sake！老天！表示驚奇或憤怒的感嘆語
· Fly-by-night不可靠的，不可信任的
· Nervous wreck緊張，激動
· Pull through脫險(xiǎn)，渡過難關(guān)
· Thumb through 匆匆的閱讀
· Lose one’s shirt一文不值
· Mess around with瞎搞；亂動
· Touch and go情勢危急
· Handwriting on the wall.顯而易見的危險(xiǎn)
· Spread oneself too thin 心力交瘁
· run-down筋疲力盡
· We look forward to the dawn of better days.我們期待好日子的來臨
· Variety is charming.豐富多彩就是美
· Two of a trade never agree.同行是冤家
· The sudden news frightened me.突來的消息嚇我一跳
· He threatened to fire me他威脅要解雇我
· You young devil’s spawn！你這小鬼！
· It doesn’t listen right這聽起來似乎不對；
· What snacks do you like best？你最喜歡什么零食；I like raisins and kebabs葡萄干和肉串
· pistachio開心果；beef jerky牛肉干兒；sunflower seeds瓜子；fish jerky魚片。
· 美語“天啊”-Oh！boy或Oh！man；“好痛呀”美語標(biāo)準(zhǔn)口語是Ouch；如果身邊有喋喋不休的人，可以說“Buzz off”
· That makes sense那可以理解；You said it你算說對了；
· I really need to blow off some steam!我得舒緩一下壓力；take a piss小便
· Pride feels no cold.人要圖俏，凍死不叫。/ 驕者不覺冷，俏人不穿棉。
· Virtue never grows old. 美德永遠(yuǎn)不會過時(shí)。
· Pride feels no cold. 人要圖俏，凍死不叫。/ 驕者不覺冷，俏人不穿棉。
· I am always punctual 我總是很準(zhǔn)時(shí)；Don’t be so modest 別謙虛了；I am flattered過獎了
· I am on your side 我支持你；Well，it depends噢，這得看情況；It is up in the air懸而未決
· That is the latest fashion. 這是最流行的款式；He always talks big. 他總是吹牛。
· So far so good 目前為止，一切都好；Let’s get to the point 來談要點(diǎn)吧！回復(fù)66點(diǎn)播開心英語
· For the old time sake. 看在舊日關(guān)系的面子上；Let’s forgive and forget. 盡棄前嫌。
· Knock it off. 少來這一套；A close call. 太危險(xiǎn)了/千鈞一發(fā)；Neck and neck. 不分上下
· It is cool很棒； It is neat太酷了； It is righteous酷斃了! Righteous比較少用
· That will be the day. 有這么一天就好了；I am having a swell time. 我玩得很開心
· If I were in your shoes…如果我是你的話…；It is out of the question. 這是不可能的
· He passed out. 他已經(jīng)昏倒了??；Not a sound was heard 沒有一點(diǎn)聲音；Don’t panic. 不要慌！
· It is a lot of junks. 這都是一些鬼東西；Over my dead body! 休想！I decline! 我拒絕
· I got a big kick out of it. 這件事真令我開心；Don’t try to brainwash me.別想給我洗腦
· Don’t chicken out，Be a man. 不要退縮了；You can count on us. 你可以信賴我們。
· His words carry a lot of weight 他的話很有份量；My mouth is watering. 我流口水了
· Don’t dream away your time 別虛度光陰；Cheer up振作起來；You are a chicken你是個膽小鬼
· It is nothing to be surprised about 這事不值得大驚小怪；What a good deal! 真便宜
· In a word，I am tired of everything 總之，我對一切都很厭倦；You asked for it 你自討苦吃
· God helps those who he1p themselves 上帝幫助那些自己幫自己的人；You set me up! 你出賣我
· The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself 人貴有自知之明
· Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise 塞翁失馬，安知非福
· I don’t think much of the movie 那電影不怎么樣；Fasten your seat belt 系好你的安全帶
· I have a nice sum of money put away 我存了一大筆錢；Don’t trust to chance 別碰運(yùn)氣
· I just keep my head above water (生活)還湊合！I have the right to know我有權(quán)知道
· He stands out in the crowd. 他在人群中特顯眼；He may show up soon. 他馬上就回來。
· you can eat and drink your fill. 你可以盡情的吃，盡情的喝；I sobbed sadly． 我傷心的抽泣著
· Work fascinates me.I can look at it for hours. 工作好有意思，尤其是看著別人工作。
· The movie is going over big everywhere in China 這部電影在中國大受歡迎
· Money is not everything.There´s Mastercard and Visa錢不是萬能的，有時(shí)還需信用卡
· Beyond all questions you are right 毫無疑問，你是對的；Clothes make the man人要衣裝
· Opportunity knocks but once. 機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來；He lacks courage. 他缺乏勇氣。
· I´m not good at speaking off the cuff 我不擅長即興演講；One of these years猴年馬月
· Shake a leg, or you´ll miss it. 快點(diǎn)，否則趕不上了；I´ve had it with him. 我受夠他了
· His performance of LI BAI is top-notch. 他扮演的李白特別出色；I´ll buy it. 我贊成。
· I share your enthusiasm 謝謝關(guān)心（不耐煩的）；Could you fill in for him? 你能代替他嗎？
· The explanation made no sense. 這解釋莫名其妙；It´s on me this time. 這次我請客。
· I just do it by rule of thumb 我憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)做的；I fast a day every week. 我每周絕食一天
· It´s full of hot air. 這是雷聲大雨點(diǎn)??；He always goofs off. 他總是糊里糊涂。
· I am up to my ears in work. 我忙的不可開交；It´s on the house. 這是免費(fèi)的。
· You should give him a piece of your mind 你該向他表達(dá)你的不滿；green hand 沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人
· Can you give me a lift? 載我一程好嗎？； I am an exam jitter 我一考試就緊張
· Let´s go Dutch. 各付各的；This is in way over my head. 對我而言這實(shí)在太難了。
· Who but he would do such a thing? 除了他誰會做這種事？；Wishful thinking 一廂情愿的想法
· His argument doesn´t hold water. 他的論點(diǎn)站不住腳；I have a runny nose.我流鼻涕。
· Great minds think alike 英雄所見略同；Being criticized is awful 被人批評真痛苦
· One should love animals. They are so tasty. 每個人都應(yīng)該熱愛動物，因?yàn)樗鼈兒芎贸浴?/span>
· I´m glad I kept my fingers crossed. 我很高興一直都這么幸運(yùn)。
· He is an operator. 他是個老油條。Don´t get on my nerves! 不要攪得我心煩
· Let´s find a happy medium. 我們還是找一個折衷的辦法；It really turns me on. 這令我興奮。
· I think you’ve put your finger on it 你說到點(diǎn)子上了；Painting the town red 狂歡
· You´ve jumped on the bandwagon. 隨大流；I´m really in a bind. 我左右為難。
· They´re selling like hot cakes 這些都很暢銷；You´re laying it on thick. 你過獎了
· The price makes my hair stand on end. 那價(jià)錢把我嚇了一跳。
· He is now in the soup. 他現(xiàn)在糟糕了。I´m on the WAGON(馬車,車). 我戒酒了。
· This is beyond comparison. 無與倫比；Tom always gets cold feet. 湯姆總是裹足不前。
· Get over yourself. 別自以為是；I´m fed up. 我厭倦了；I´ll see to it 我會留意的
· He got under the boss´s skin. 他惹惱了老板；Don´t go to pieces. 不要著急
· I´ll stand on my own two feet. 一人做事一人當(dāng)。
· I´ll try to smooth things over. 我會妥善處理；Still water runs deep 大智若愚
· It is a hard nut to crack. 這是一件棘手的事情；I´m mad about Bruce Lee. 我迷死李小龍了
· Get out of my face. 從我面前消失！You piss me off. 你氣死我了。
· you have given it your best shot，anyway! 不管怎樣，你已經(jīng)盡力了；Cut it out. 省省吧。
· You´ve gone too far! 你太過分了！I can´t take it anymore. 我受不了了！
· Don´t nag me! 別在我面前嘮叨！I feel terrible! 我覺得遭透了！I guess so! 我想是吧！
· That´s the stupidest thing I´ve ever heard! 那是我聽到的最愚蠢的事！(比爾·蓋茨常用)
· Don’t give me a song and dance! 不要找借口；I’m sick of it. 我都膩了。
· I’ll put everything in black and white! 我會把所有事情白紙黑字寫清楚。
· I know Jerry puts her down 我知道杰瑞看不起她；Tom is nobody’s fool! 湯姆是個很聰明的人。
· He is a fast talker. 他老是說得天花亂墜；That will be the day. 有這么一天就好了。
· Give me a break! 你饒了我吧?。ㄩ_玩笑的話）Don’t give me a hard time! 別跟我過不去好不好！
· I have a sweet tooth. 我喜歡吃甜食；I don’t like splitting hairs. 我不愛斤斤計(jì)較
· Don’t sell yourself short 別看輕自己；Try to have a mind of your own 做有主見的人
· It slipped my mind. 我忘了；You have my word. 我保證；It’s a hit. 這件事很受人歡迎。
· Everything would have all right if you hadn’t said that 假如你沒那樣說，一切都好辦
· That’s always the case． 習(xí)以為常了；You’ve got a point there． 你說得挺有道理的。
· You’d better wise up.放聰明點(diǎn)；It’s up to you.由你決定；Suit me fine!太適合我了！
· He always talks big．他總是吹牛；She had a bad cold．她患了重感冒；My treat．我請客。
· a knock out（俚）美得讓人傾倒；a short fuse（俚）脾氣火爆；Watch out!（口）當(dāng)心！
· Patience is a mark of confidence.耐心是自信心的一種表現(xiàn)。
· You owe me one.你欠我一個人情。As soon as possible! 越快越好！
· Patience is a mark of confidence.耐心是自信心的一種表現(xiàn)。
· once in a blue moon稀罕；two left feet笨手笨腳；stop and smell the roses享受生活。
· What is worth doing is worth doing well.只要你覺得某事值得去做，就一定要把它做好。
· Early rising makes for good health.早起有助于身體健康。
· It rained at intervals this month.這個月不時(shí)地下雨。
· This movie is realistic.I don’t care for it very much.這部電影是寫實(shí)的，我不太喜歡。
· A day is a miniature of eternity.(Emerson)一天是永恒的縮影（愛默生）
· Your future depends on your dreams.So go to sleep.現(xiàn)在的夢想決定你的將來，所以還是再睡會兒吧。
· Maybe I could run some errands for you.也許我能為你做些什么。
校園及日常用語英語
一、Greeting.問候語
1. Good morning.
2. Nice to meet you!
3. Nice to meet you, too.
4. Nice to see you.
5. Nice to see you, too.
6. I’m Peter.
7. Are you Ben?
8. Yes, I am.
9. May I have your name, please?
10. My name is Monica.
11. How are you?
12. Fine, thanks. (Very well. Just so-so)
13. How is Helen?
14. She’s very well, thank you.
15. See you later.
16. Good afternoon, Mr Green.
17. Good evening, Mrs Brown.
18. Good night, John.
19. Good-bye, Bill.
20. See you tomorrow.
二、In Class課內(nèi)
1. Come in, please.
2. Let’s begin now.
3. Stand up, please.
4. Sit down, please
5. Are you ready? Yes.
6. It’s very cold. Please close the door. O.K.
7.’s very hot. Please open the window.
8. All right.
9. May I come in?
10. Come in please.
11. Sorry, I’m late.
12. Open your book, please.
13. Close your book, please.
14. Don’t open your book.
15. Don’t talk any more.
16. Look at the blackboard.
17. Listen to me.
18. Do you understand?
19. Yes, I see.
20. No, I don’t understand.
21. Please think it over.
22. Any questions? Yes (No)
23. Hands up, please.
24. Hands down, please.
25. Listen and repeat.
26. Now read, please.
27. Stop reading.
28. That’s fine.
29. Turn to page 10.
30. Who will try?
31. Let me try.
32. May I try again?
33. Go on/ahead.
34. Let him think.
35. Don’t give hints.
36. Is it right? Yes.(No.)
37. Well done. (Good job)
38. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
39.Be bold to ask.
40. Take it easy.
41. Is this your pencil?
42. No, it isn’t.
43. Whose ruler is this?
44. t’s mine.
45. May I borrow your rubber?
46. Yes, of course.
47.-Excuse me. May I use your dictionary?
- Yes, here you are.
48.-May I ask you several questions?
- Yes, of course.
49. Work in pairs.
50. Come to the front.
51. Go back to your seat.
52. Time is up. That’s all for today.
53. For today’s homework.. Do Exercise 1.
三、After class 課后
1. Let’s go out and play.
2. Let’ s go to the playground.
3. Let’s play a game.
4. May I join you? Sure.
5. What time is it now?
6. It’s nine forty-five.
7. It’s time for class. Let’s go to the classroom.
8. I’m sorry.
9.Never mind.( That’s all right.)
10. Do you need any help?
11. No, thank you. I can manage.
12. Let me help you.
13. Thanks for your help.
14. You’re welcome.
15. Could you do me a favor?
16. Certainly.
17. Do you mind if I open the window?
18. No, not at all. (Please go ahead)
19. Follow me, please.
20. May I sit here?
21. Don’t eat or drink outside.
22. Don’t leave rubbish.
23. Don’t run. fast.
24. Which class and grade are you in?
25. I’m in Class Three, Grade Four.
26. Don’t walk on the grass.
27. Don’t push me.
28. Where are you going? To the library.
29. Please go to Miss Chen’s office. All right.
30. Who’s your good friend? Linda is.
31. What subject do you like best?
32. I like Music best.
33. Which season do you like best?
34. I like autumn.
35. Where do you live?
36. I live in Jiayuan Garden Estate.
37. What day is it today?
38. It’s Tuesday.
39. What’s the date today?
40. It’s October the tenth.
四、Good wishes, congratulations and responses 祝愿、祝賀和應(yīng)答
1.- Well done and congratulations.
- Thanks very much.
3.- I wish you success.
- Thank you.
4.-Have a nice weekend.
-The same to you.
5.- Happy new year !
- Happy new year! (The same to you.)
6.-Merry Christmas to you.
- Thank you.
7.- I hope you‘ll have a good time.
- Thank you.
8.- Happy birthday!
- Thank you.
五、Advice and suggestions 勸告和建議
1.- The park isn‘t far from here. Shall we walk there?
- OK.
2.- You‘d better close the windows. It‘s cold in the room.
- All right.
3.- The museum is very far from here. Let‘s catch a bus, shall we?
- OK. Let‘s catch a bus.
六、Making telephone calls 打電話
1.- Hello!
- Hello, Bill?
- No, this is Sam. Hold on, please.
- Hi, Bill. This is Mike. How are you?
2.- Hello.
- Hello. May I speak to Mr Green?
- I‘m sorry. Mr Green is not in.(Mr Green is not here at the moment.)
- When will he be back?
- About six this afternoon.
- All right. I‘ll ring again then.
- Very well.
3.–Hello. I’d like to speak to Mr Smith.
- Yes, speaking.
4.- Hello!
- Hello, Amy. Could I borrow your Chinese-English Dictionary please?
- Sorry! It‘s not a very good line. Could you speak more loudly?
- Could I borrow your Chinese-English dictionary?
- Sure. I‘ll bring it to you tomorrow.
- Thank you. Goodbye.
掛在美國人口邊的最酷口語
who knows! 天曉得！
it is not a big deal! 沒什么了不起！
how come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。
easy does it. 慢慢來。
don‘t push me. 別逼我。
come on! 快點(diǎn)，振作起來！
have a good of it. 玩得很高興。
it is urgent. 有急事。
what is the fuss？ 吵什么？
still up？ 還沒睡呀？
it doesn‘t make any differences. 沒關(guān)系。
don‘t let me down. 別讓我失望。
god works. 上帝的安排。
don‘t take ill of me. 別生我氣。
hope so. 希望如此。
go down to business. 言歸正傳。
none of my business. 不關(guān)我事。
it doesn‘t work. 不管用。
i‘m not going. 我不去了。
does it serve your purpose？ 對你有用嗎？
i don‘t care. 我不在乎。
not so bad. 不錯。
no way! 不可能！
don‘t flatter me. 過獎了。
your are welcome. 你太客氣了。
it is a long story. 一言難盡。don‘t play possum! 別裝蒜！
make it up! 不記前嫌！
watch you mouth. 注意言辭。
any urgent thing？ 有急事嗎？
how about eating out？ 外面吃飯?jiān)鯓樱?/span>
don‘t over do it. 別太過分了。
can you dig it？ 你搞明白了嗎？
i‘m afraid i can‘t. 我恐怕不能。
you want a bet？ 你想打賭嗎？
what if i go for you？ 我替你去怎么樣？
who wants？ 誰稀罕？
december heartbeat. 黃昏戀。
follow my nose. 憑直覺做某事。
cheap skate! 小氣鬼！
go to hell！ 去死吧！
between us. 你知，我知。
big mouth! 多嘴驢！
sure thin! 當(dāng)然！
i‘m going to go. 我這就去。
never mind. 不要緊。
can－do. 能人。
close－up. 特寫鏡頭。
drop it! 停止！
bottle it! 閉嘴！
As seniors, we were immersed in planning for life after graduation: resumes, job interviews and making good first impressions. Our professor told us about a friend who had used a creative approach when applying for a job. He had studied up on the firm and was granted an interview in another city.
On the big day, he arrived in a clean T-shirt, jeans and sneakers. When questioned about his unusually informal attire, he responded that he wanted to impress them with himself, not his clothes. The next time they saw him, he said, he would be wearing a suit. He was hired.
We all marveled at his bravery and ingenuity. A classmate asked the professor how the fellow had come up with such a brilliant plan.
“It was simple,” our professor replied, “On his trip to the interview the airline lost his luggage.”
New Words
senior n. 大學(xué)四年級的學(xué)生
graduation n. 畢業(yè)
resume n. 履歷
interview n. 面試
impression n. 印象
impress v. 使……深刻的印象
creative adj. 有創(chuàng)意的，創(chuàng)造性的
approach n. 方法，途徑
grant v. 允許，準(zhǔn)許給予
sneakers n.pl. 布鞋，球鞋
attire n. 服裝
hire v. 雇傭
bravery n. 勇敢，英勇，勇氣
ingenuity n. 靈巧，聰敏，機(jī)敏，創(chuàng)造力
brilliant adj. 聰明的，輝煌的
Luggage n. 行李
Notes to the Passage
1. be immersed in: 沉溺于，陷入。如：Young people should not be immersed in pleasure. (年輕人不應(yīng)沉溺于享樂。)
2. study up on: 對……進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的研究。如：We should study up on the plan before we put it into effect. (實(shí)施這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃前，我們應(yīng)對其進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的研究。)
3. marvel at: 對……大為驚訝，驚異。如：I really marvel at the little boy’s boldness. (我確實(shí)對這個小男孩的勇敢感到驚訝)
4. come up with: 想出，提供。如：Can you come up with some good ideas in order to solve this problem? (為了解決這個問題，你能想出一些好主意嗎？)
Chinese Translation
塞翁失馬，焉知非福
身為大學(xué)四年級的學(xué)生，我們都在忙于計(jì)劃畢業(yè)后的生活：寫求職履歷、求職面試，并且希望能給人一個良好的初次印象。我們的教授向我們講述了他的一個朋友是如何用一種有創(chuàng)意的方式來求職的。經(jīng)過對一家公司周密的了解研究后，他被安排到另一個城市去接受面試。
在那重要的一天，他穿著干凈的T恤、牛仔褲和球鞋前往接受面試。當(dāng)問及他為什么穿著如此馬虎隨便時(shí)，他回答道，他只是想以他本人而不是以他的衣著來加深他的印象。他又說，下次見面時(shí)，他將會穿上一套西服，于是，他被雇傭了。
我們都為他的勇氣和機(jī)智而驚嘆。一位同學(xué)問教授這個小伙子是如何想出這樣高明的計(jì)劃時(shí)，教授回答道：“這很簡單：他在前往面試的旅途中，航空公司把他的行李弄丟了。”
Dinosaurs’ Prints
Hundreds of dinosaur prints have been discovered in the Jura mountains in the northwest of Switzerland, Swiss scientist Wolfgang Hug said. They are 152 million years old. In fact, more than 580 prints were found on a slab of limestone measuring 600 square meters in the Jura mountains. In total, almost 2,000 dinosaur prints have been found so far in this corner of Switzerland. Hug and his research team want the dinosaur-rich area to be added to the United Nations list of worldwide heritage sites.
The latest group of prints measure between 8 and 20 centimeters long. The prints were made by four-legged dinosaurs between 15 and 20 meters long and 2.5 meters high, and smaller two-legged dinosaurs. Hug said a group of scientists would study them and find the scientific value of the discovery by the end of 2005.
“This will allow us to ask the United Nations to protect these prints as part of the world’s heritage,” Hug said.
Hug and his fellow scientists want to create a Geopark to allow people to visit the pre-historic sites. In the past year 20,000 visitors have already showed up for a look at the prints.
Chinese Translation
恐龍腳印
瑞士科學(xué)家 Wolfgang Hug 說，在瑞士西部汝拉山發(fā)現(xiàn)了幾百個恐龍腳印。這些腳印已有1億5千2百萬年的歷史了。事實(shí)上，在汝拉山一塊面積為600平方米的石灰表面上發(fā)現(xiàn)了580多個恐龍腳印。到目前為止，在瑞士的這個地區(qū)一共發(fā)現(xiàn)了將近2000個恐龍腳印。Hug 和他的研究組希望聯(lián)合國將這一恐龍資源豐富的地區(qū)列入世界遺址的名單。
最近一次發(fā)現(xiàn)的恐龍腳印的長度為8到20厘米，是由身長15—20米、身高2.5米的四腿恐龍和體形小一些的兩腿恐龍留下的。Hug 說，一組科學(xué)家將對恐龍腳印進(jìn)行研究，在2005年之前確定這一發(fā)現(xiàn)的科學(xué)價(jià)值。
Hug 說：“我們的研究成果將有助于我們要求聯(lián)合國將這些恐龍腳印作為世界遺產(chǎn)的一部分加以保護(hù)。”
Hug 和他的同行科學(xué)家還想建造一個地質(zhì)公園，向公眾開放這個史前遺址。去年已有2萬人來過這里觀看恐龍腳印。
"廁所" 的翻譯
1.Public lavatory意為“公廁”， 在公共場所，廁所門上都標(biāo)有Gent’s(男廁)，或Ladies’(女廁)，有時(shí)也標(biāo)有Men’s, Men’s room, Gentleman’s, Women’s Women’s room.如：Where is the Gent’s?(廁所在哪兒?)If you would like a wash, the Gentleman’s is just over there.(如果要上廁所，男廁就在那邊。)
2.toilet是最常用的一個詞?？芍?#8220;公廁”，也可指“私廁”。例如：I wonder where the toilet is.(我想知道廁所在哪兒。)
3.lavatory是個客氣的詞，但不如toilet常用。
4.bathroom是書面語。
5.loo是一個口語詞，在英國用得很普通，主要指私人住宅中的廁所。如：Excuse me, would you like to tell me where the loo is?(請問，廁所在哪兒?)
6.powder room是美語，女士常用。如：I would like to powder my nose.就表現(xiàn)了美國人的幽默。
7.wash room, washing room, westroom常用于美國英語。
8.W.C.是water closet的縮寫，常用于英國英語，表示“有抽水沒有設(shè)備的廁所”，有時(shí)也可用手勢表示，即拇指和食指圈成圓，其他三指向上，模仿成英文W和C的形態(tài)。
9.John是俚語。如：Last night I went to visit John twice.(昨晚我去了趟廁所。)
10.go and see one’s aunt是俚語，常用于英國英語，表示“上廁所”“去大便”。
Disguised Philanthropist
In a New York street a small truck loaded with glassware collided with a large truck laden with bricks, and practically all of the glassware was smashed. Considerable sympathy was felt for the driver as he gazed ruefully at the shattered fragments. A benevolent-looking old gentleman eyed him compassionately.
“My poor man,” he said, “I suppose you will have to make good this loss out of your own pocket?”
“Yes,” was the melancholy reply.
“Well, well,” said the philanthropic old gentleman, “hold out your hat—here’s fifty cents for you, and I dare say some of the other people will give you a helping hand too.”
The driver held out his hat, over a hundred persons hastened to drop coins in it. At last, when the contributions had ceased, he emptied the contents of his hat into his pocket. Then, pointing to the retreating figure of the philanthropist who had started the collection, he observed: “Hey, maybe he isn’t the wise guy! That’s my boss!
New Words
load v. 裝，裝載，裝滿
glassware n. 玻璃制品
practically adv. 實(shí)際上
smash v. 搗碎，打破，被打破
considerable adj. 體諒人的，考慮周到的
sympathy n. 同情，同情心
fragment n. 碎片，碎塊
ruefully adv. 懊悔地，悔恨地
shatter v. 使粉碎，使破損，損毀
benevolent-looking adj. 慈眉善目的，慈善的
eye v. 觀看，注視
compassionately adv. 同情地，憐惜地
philanthropic adj. 有善心的，慈善的
philanthropist n. 慈善家
melancholy adj. 悲哀的，憂慮的，令人憂傷的
hasten v. 趕忙，匆忙
contribution n. 貢獻(xiàn)，捐贈
cease v. 停止
empty v. 倒空
content n. 內(nèi)容，內(nèi)容物
collection n. 收集物，募捐
retreat v. 退卻，撤退，向后退
observe v. 說，評述
collide v. 互撞，碰撞
Notes to the Passage
1. gaze at: 注視，凝視。如：What are you gazing at? 2. make something good: 補(bǔ)償，賠償（損失）如：This insurance company will make his loss good.
3. give somebody a hand/lend somebody a hand/give somebody a helping hand:幫助，給人以幫助。如：If you are free, please give me a hand
Chinese Translation
偽裝的慈善家
在紐約的一條街上，一輛裝載玻璃制品的小卡車跟一輛載磚塊的大卡車相撞，結(jié)果，所有的玻璃制品都被摔碎了。司機(jī)沮喪地望著玻璃碎片，過路行人對他深表同情。一個面目慈善的老人憐愛地望著他。
“可憐的人，”他說，“我想這些損失必須你自掏腰包去彌補(bǔ)吧！”
“是的。”司機(jī)垂頭喪氣地回答道。
“那么，”那位慈善的老人說，“把你的帽子伸出來接著，給你五十分美元。我敢說其他的人也會對你伸出援助之手。”
司機(jī)于是端出了帽子，有一百多個人爭先恐后地往帽子里投了硬幣。最后，當(dāng)再沒有人投幣時(shí)，他就將帽子里的錢全部倒出來，放進(jìn)自己的口袋。然后，他指著那個發(fā)動這次募捐活動、正離去的慈善家的身影說：“嗨，他也許不是聰明的慈善家，他是我的老板！”
The World Expo
The World Expo is a global event. Since its beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, it has helped people to exchange ideas and develop the world economy, culture, science and technology. So it is also called “the Olympic Games of Science and Technology.”
In 1851, London hosted the first World Expo. It lasted 160 days. At that time, Britain was the greatest power in the world. In order to display the power and pride of the country, the British built a special palace in Hyde Park to house the Expo. Ten countries exhibited products inside the palace.
In 1933, the United States hosted the World Expo with the theme “The Advances of a Century”. This was the first World Expo with a theme. Since then, every World Expo has had a theme.
Over one and a half centuries, the World Expo has developed into a top-class event. On December 3, 2002, Shanghai won its bid to host the 2010 World Expo. The theme is “Better City, Better Life”. This is the first time a developing country will hold such a great event.
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