日期:2009-01-07 -asm 性质(抽象)(n) sarcasm 讥讽 -ast 人 (n) enthusiast 热心者 -aster 人(卑称)(n) medicaster 江湖医生 -ate 1. 做,造成 (v) activate 激活 -ate 2. 有...性质的 (a) private 私人的 -ate 3. 人 (n) graduate 毕业生 -ate 4. 职位,职权 (n) professor... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-07 super- 1. 超,超级 superpower 超级大国 super- 2. 上 superstructure 上层建筑 super- 3. 过度,过多 superexcitation 过度兴奋 supra- 超,上 suprarenal 肾上腺的 sur- 1. 上,外,超 surcharge 超载 sur- 2. 使成...,加强意义 surround 包围 用在r前 sym-... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-07 网友Sinosaint(中国圣人)昨天给我发邮件,说他们的英语外教最近在课堂上,批评中国媒体上的英语文章,有sexism和agism倾向。这两个单词,他似懂非懂,乍一看还以为是说这些文章中有色情内容,需要扫黄,后来一查词典,才知道它们的含义原来是性别歧视和年龄歧视。Sinos... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-07 1. School is open 与 the school is open : school is open ( 或 schools are open) 是指学校开学 (classes are in session) ,这里的 open 是形容词, school 前面不加冠词 the ,意味整个中小学的 school system 。但是 the school is open ,多指学校的建筑物开放... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-07 「挺」别人的十句话 1. I will support you. 我会支持你的。 2. I'll back you up. 我会挺你的。 3. I'm on your side. 我站在你这边。 4. You can count on me. 你可以依靠我。 5. You can rely on me. 你可以依赖我。 6. You can trust in me. 你可以信赖我。 7. I'l... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 181. With the opening and reform policy being carried out, thousands upon thousands of foreign visitors are crowding into our country. They are eager to see this old mysterious land with a splendid culture of more than 5,000years. 随着改革开放政策的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 161. We should get into the habit of keeping good hours. 我们应该养成早睡早起的习惯。 162. The condition of our traffic leaves much to be desired. 我们的交通状况令人不满意。 163. Smoking has a great influence on our health. 抽烟对我们的健康有很大的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 141. There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something to be desired. 毫无疑问,我们的教育制度令人不满意。 142. An advantage of using the solar energy is that it wont create any pollution. 使用太阳能的优点是它不会产生任何污染。 143. The... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 121. On the one hand, it is indisputable that boarding schools are exerting a growing important effect, especially in last few years. 一方面,寄宿学校正在发挥越来越重要的作用,尤其是最近几年,这是无可争辩的。 122. Students attend a boarding school w... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 101. In addition to the obvious problem--loneliness, another major obstacle, in my opinion, is the alien environment of campus. 除了孤独这一明显的问题之外,我认为另一个困难是对校园环境的不熟悉。 102. Freshmen often get lost on campus; fail to find t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 81. Parents are firmly convinced that, to send their child to kindergartens or nursery schools will have an unfavorable influence on the growth of children. 父母们坚定地相信把孩子送到幼儿园对他们的成长不利。 82. However, this idea is now being quest... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 61. Millions of people have to spend more time and energy on studying new skills and technology so that they can keep a favorable position in job market. 成千上万的人们不得不花费更多的精力和时间学习新的技术和知识,使得他们在就业市场能保持优势。 62.... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 41. It must be noted that learning must be done by a person himself. 必须指出学习只能靠自己。 42. A large number of people tend to live under the illusion that they had completed their education when they finished their schooling. Obviously, they se... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 21. People equate success in life with the ability of operating computer. 人们把会使用计算机与人生成功相提并论。 22. In the last decades, advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. 在过去的几十年... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 1. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from diseases linked to smoking. 依照最近的一项调查,每年有4,000,000人死于与吸烟有关的疾??2. The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations with h... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 英文euphemism(委婉语)一词系源自希腊语。词头eu-的意思是good(好),词干phemism的意思是speech(言语),整个字面意义是word of good omen(吉言)或(好的说法)。一般认为,凡是表示禁忌或敏感事物的含蓄、迂回或动听的言词,均在委婉语之列。 英语委婉语一般可... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 英语俚语是一种非正式的语言,通常用在非正式的场合,所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑到所用的场合和对象,最好不要随意用这些俚语。 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林 a blank slate 干净的黑板(新的一页,新的开始) a bone to pi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-06 老外平时除使用许多俚语(slang)外,也常夹些格言(adage)、俗语(proverb)、引语(quotation)、警句(saying)或是众所周知的道理(truism)。这些玩儿,也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来,颇有「异曲同工」之妙。 1.Like attracts(或 draws)lik... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-05 英语交谈中有些问题是不能随便问的,假如你问了不该问的,就会被认为是没有礼貌的。到底有哪些问题是不能问的呢?我归纳了以下八点,称之为八戒: 一戒:不问年龄。西方人的年龄是保密的,特别是24岁以后绝不会谈论自己的年龄。 二戒:不问财物。一个人的收入和随身所... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-01-05 要想使自已的英语口语多姿多彩,魅力无穷,并能很快吸引对方,仅仅流利快速是不够的。许多英语专业毕业生在同外国人交流过程中,经常出现尴尬的场面,两个人都无法准确理解对方。中国学生语速倒是很快,但由于用词的不准确,表达方式的不贴切以及过分追求难词造成的歧... 阅读全文>> |
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