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·为什么学英语:女性期待时尚 男性期待加薪 2010年11月18日,上海新一年的毕业生求职季来临。英孚教育联手腾讯教育频道进行的最新在线职场调查中,逾八成受访者认为,学好英语会改变个人生活,其中最大影响在于"扩展职业发展机会"。半数以上受访者认为,良好的英语能力可以帮助其薪水增长30%以上,在这中间有10%的人甚至认为,良好的英语可以帮助其薪资增长达1.5倍以上。 本次调查共有3086人参加,在职人员占64.9%,69%的人在20至30岁之间,男性占56%,38%的人来自北京、上海等一线城市。 女性眼中 会英语更时尚 在参与调查的网友眼中,英语代表着"全球化"、"魅力"和"时尚"。 在哪个语种为全球化语言的问题中,投票给英语的受访者占了79%,男女性在这个问题上意见几乎没有差别。 有意思的是,在女性眼中,学好英语会让她们变得更有魅力(92%)和时尚品味(80%),而男性在这两个问题上的赞同人数比例较女性均少近十个百分点,78%的男性认为,学好英语让他们变得更有魅力,70%的男性认为,学好英语让他们更有时尚品位。 英语对个人生活影响大 83.6%的受访者表示,学好英语会改变他们的个人生活。其中,英语对个人生活影响最大体现在对职业方面,"扩展职业发展机会"(80.3%)排在第一位,紧随其后的是"开阔视野、满足个人兴趣"(67.8%)和"了解不同国家文化"(67.4%)。而社交方面的影响力也不小,认为"方便出国旅游或游学"和"认识新朋友,扩大交际圈"的受访者分别达到65%和62.2%。 具体到英语对个人工作能带来何种变化的问题,受访者认为,"获得海外派遣和培训的机会"(69.1%)和"跳槽找到更好工作"(64.4%)是英语带给他们最大的机遇和变化。逾半数的受访者表示,英语可以帮助其加薪(54%)或获得晋升(52.6%)。 英语能力助加薪潜力大 调查显示,有半数以上受访者认为,良好的英语能力可以帮助其薪水增长30%以上,27.7%的人认为加薪幅度在"10-30%",仅有不到二成的人认为,英语能力对其加薪幅度影响在10%以下。 男性:加薪期望更高 相较男性,女性在看待英语能力对其加薪空间的态度较平和。有11.7%的男性认为,英语可以帮助其获得1.5倍以上的加薪幅度,而女性仅有7.5%的人这么认为。更多的女性受访者(50.5%)认为,英语可帮其获得薪资增长幅度在30%到50%之间。 同样,在认为英语对其薪资增长贡献较小的人群中,男性(20.3%)也较女性(13.1%)更多。英孚教育职场英语顾问分析,这也可以解释为男性在投资进行英语培训时,他们的进步目的性和投资回报需求会更加强烈。
为何学英语:女性期待时尚 男性期待加薪 2010年11月18日,上海新一年的毕业生求职季来临。英孚教育联手腾讯教育频道进行的最新在线职场调查中,逾八成受访者认为,学好英语会改变个人生活,其中最大影响在于"扩展职业发展机会"。半数以上受访者认为,良好的英语能力可以帮助其薪水增长30%以上,在这中间有10%的人甚至认为,良好的英语可以帮助其薪资增长达1.5倍以上。 本次调查共有3086人参加,在职人员占64.9%,69%的人在20至30岁之间,男性占56%,38%的人来自北京、上海等一线城市。 女性眼中 会英语更时尚 在参与调查的网友眼中,英语代表着"全球化"、"魅力"和"时尚"。 在哪个语种为全球化语言的问题中,投票给英语的受访者占了79%,男女性在这个问题上意见几乎没有差别。 有意思的是,在女性眼中,学好英语会让她们变得更有魅力(92%)和时尚品味(80%),而男性在这两个问题上的赞同人数比例较女性均少近十个百分点,78%的男性认为,学好英语让他们变得更有魅力,70%的男性认为,学好英语让他们更有时尚品位。 英语对个人生活影响大 83.6%的受访者表示,学好英语会改变他们的个人生活。其中,英语对个人生活影响最大体现在对职业方面,"扩展职业发展机会"(80.3%)排在第一位,紧随其后的是"开阔视野、满足个人兴趣"(67.8%)和"了解不同国家文化"(67.4%)。而社交方面的影响力也不小,认为"方便出国旅游或游学"和"认识新朋友,扩大交际圈"的受访者分别达到65%和62.2%。 具体到英语对个人工作能带来何种变化的问题,受访者认为,"获得海外派遣和培训的机会"(69.1%)和"跳槽找到更好工作"(64.4%)是英语带给他们最大的机遇和变化。逾半数的受访者表示,英语可以帮助其加薪(54%)或获得晋升(52.6%)。 英语能力助加薪潜力大 调查显示,有半数以上受访者认为,良好的英语能力可以帮助其薪水增长30%以上,27.7%的人认为加薪幅度在"10-30%",仅有不到二成的人认为,英语能力对其加薪幅度影响在10%以下。 男性:加薪期望更高 相较男性,女性在看待英语能力对其加薪空间的态度较平和。有11.7%的男性认为,英语可以帮助其获得1.5倍以上的加薪幅度,而女性仅有7.5%的人这么认为。更多的女性受访者(50.5%)认为,英语可帮其获得薪资增长幅度在30%到50%之间。 同样,在认为英语对其薪资增长贡献较小的人群中,男性(20.3%)也较女性(13.1%)更多。英孚教育职场英语顾问分析,这也可以解释为男性在投资进行英语培训时,他们的进步目的性和投资回报需求会更加强烈。
大学生+“LT模特” 苏紫紫又一个网络炒作产物 大学生和‘LT’模特,这是两个敏感又颇具话题的词汇。若是它们集中于某位年轻漂亮的女孩身上,我相信只需网络稍加炒作,必会引起公众关注,进而形成极具争议性的话题。      看看近几年那些成功的网络红人:芙蓉姐、凤姐、兽兽和犀利哥等,在他人有意或无意的炒作之下,短时间内由普通甚至默默无闻而一举成为公众人物。这些人成名的经历几乎是一个模子里刻出来:先是由网民将其个人信息或情况发布在网上并制造话题,再添油加醋的无限放大。一旦引发公众关注后,必会有正反、好坏两种反映。于是,炒作者再利用各种手段,把网络上的对立意见扩大化和固定化,由此被炒作的人物及相关议题内容,也会随着网民间争议的深入而变成一股热潮,接着再通过各种网络和平面媒体,延伸至社会的各个角落。至此,受争议人物,也因其关注度而成为红人,炒作成功后,便坐等名利双收。      苏紫紫当‘LT’模特赚钱,那是她个人的事情。像她那样的女大学生,在当今的社会中多了去,别说是干‘LT’模特,就是堕落到去做小三,当妓女出卖肉体捞钱的女大学生也不是个别现象。那么多裸体大学生模特做这行不是一天两天,但她们里面,为啥就苏紫紫因为此事而成为这几天网络上的知名人物呢?不是我太主观,太片面,而是有关苏紫紫整个事情前后的炒作痕迹太明显。      炒作最为关键的就是需要网民们的争议,争议程度越大越好,最好争得天翻地覆、热火朝天、头破血流,那是炒家们最欢迎,最开心的结果。      哗笼取宠,它是如今社会中走向成名之路最容易最简单的途径。不管名声香臭,也不管脸面薄厚,为了出名,提高自己的知名度,什么话都敢说,什么事情都敢做。本来,做‘LT’模特也不是见不得人的职业,为艺术而裸也没什么问题。我奇怪的地方就在于苏小姐有必要裸体接受采访吗?这表示什么?行为艺术还是自我感情的一种宣泄?穿着衣服接受采访不一样能表达自身的想法和意见吗?现在的情形,我作为外人对此的理解是她这么做只为了博得眼球,一次个人的炒作行为。不是采访人炒作,便是被访者炒作,或者两人同党皆为之。      当然,人家在网上做什么都与我无关,究竟是不是炒作,我也只是一家之言,单纯的个人观点而已。不过,我希望那些非常关注苏紫紫和她那点事儿的网友们,在网络里彼此争论的面红耳赤时,应该多点心眼,别陷得太深。别人怎么说,怎么做毕竟是别人的事情,旁观者只需要围观就行,如果深陷其中而不能自拔,无疑是为他人做嫁衣,成为他人成名的垫脚石,这又何苦来呢?      其实,众多网友们,面对网络里所谓的热点,理应有明确的判断。该争议的一定要争议,该呐喊的绝对要呐喊。可对那些有炒作嫌疑的热门话题,看看,知道一下就算了,不用较真,也不用过度参与其间。保持一颗平常心很重要,否则真是应了那句老话:被人卖了还在替人数钱。
掌相占卜:神奇的小指头指节长度 看一下你自己的小指(男左女右,手掌向自己),小指的三个指节当中,指节最长的,就是你的优点所在。 注意看清楚下图的不同哦,千万别看错了。秘诀:回复代码时千万不要去掉代码的括号哦 “[ ]” 不然您看见的将会是数字而不是图案哦~~ 是(1)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 2 9] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 是(2)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 2 4] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 是(3)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 3 1] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 是(4)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 3 0] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 是(5)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 3 2] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 是(6)的朋友点此并回复: [& # 9 8 3 3] (记得把“[]”内的每一个空格都去掉) 出现[♦] :此指节最短,此人表达能力弱,加上天生害羞,很难让人了解自己,人缘也相对比较差。 出现[♨] :此指节最短,代表这个人为人忠心耿耿,处事态度经常维持一致,立场不易改变。这个看似优点其实不然,最大问题就是这种人不知变通、顽固不宁。 出现[★]: 此指节最短,代表个性天真容易相信他人,本来也没有不妥,但是现在的社会人员复杂,所谓“天真”,很容易变成无知,一定要小心谨慎! 出现[♥]: 此指节最长,此人充满吸引力,而且语言己表达能力极佳,观察力也强,不容易为人所骗。 出现[♠]: 此指节最长,代表天生擅长照顾人,并且忍耐力极强,不少医护人员都拥有这样的指节。 出现[♧]:此指节最长,这种人喜欢自由自在,向往无拘无束的私人生活,同时,这种人能言善道,喜欢讲道理,擅长辩论。
反身代词    1) 列表 I           you           you          she        he myself      yourself    yourselves   herself   himself we          they          it         one ourselves   themselves    itself     oneself    2)做宾语     a. 有些动词需有反身代词       absent, bathe, amuse, blame, dry, cut, enjoy, hurt, introduce, behave       We enjoyed ourselves very much last night.   我们昨晚玩得很开心。       Please help yourself to some fish.    请你随便吃点鱼。     b. 用于及物动词+宾语+介词       take pride in, be annoyed with, help oneself to sth.       I could not dress (myself) up at that time.   那个时候我不能打扮我自己。           注:有些动词后不跟反身代词, get up, sit-down, stand up, wake up等。      Please sit down.   请坐。    3) 作表语; 同位语        be oneself: I am not myself today.    我今天不舒服。        The thing itself is not important.     事情本身并不重要。       4) 在不强调的情况下,but, except, for 等介词后宾语用反身代词或人称代词宾格均可。如: No one but myself (me) is hurt. 注意:      a. 反身代词本身不能单独作主语。        (错) Myself drove the car.        (对) I myself drove the car.   我自己开车。      b. 但在and, or, nor连接的并列主语中,第二个主语可用反身代词,特别是myself 作主语。        Charles and myself saw it.    5)第二人称作宾语,要用反身代词。        You should be proud of yourself.   你应为自己感到骄傲。
◆英语美文~~◆friend朋友 "A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out."   "别人都走开的时候,朋友仍与你在一起。”     2. Sometimes in life,   有时候在生活中,   You find a special friend;   你会找到一个特别的朋友;   Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.   他只是你生活中的一部分内容,却能改变你整个的生活。   Someone who makes you laugh until you can\'t stop;   他会把你逗得开怀大笑;   Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.   他会让你相信人间有真情。   Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.   他会让你确信,真的有一扇不加锁的门,在等待着你去开启。   This is Forever Friendship.   这就是永远的友谊。     3. when you\'re down,   当你失意,   and the world seems dark and empty,   当世界变得黯淡与空虚,   Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world   suddenly seem bright and full.   你真正的朋友会让你振作起来,原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。   Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.   你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。     4. If you turn and walk away,   你转身走开时,   Your forever friend follows,   真正的朋友会紧紧相随,   If you lose you way,   你迷失方向时,   Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.   真正的朋友会引导你,鼓励你。   Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.   真正的朋友会握着你的手,告诉你一切都会好起来的。   And if you find such a friend,   如果你找到了这样的朋友,   You feel happy and complete,   你会快乐,觉得人生完整,   Because you need not worry,   因为你无需再忧虑。
我喜欢这种淡淡的感觉 I like the subtle fresh green budding from the branches of the tree--the herald of spring, ushering in the dawn... 我喜欢这种淡淡的感觉 我喜欢看树枝上那淡淡的嫩绿,它是春天的使者,它是一天清晨的开始…… I like the subtle flow of cloud that makes the sky seem even more vast, azure and immense... 我喜欢天空中那淡淡的云,它将天空衬的更高更蓝更宽…… I like the subtle wind. In spring, it steals a kiss on my cheek; in autumn, it caresses my face; in summer, it brings in cool sweet smell; in winter, it carries a crisp chilliness... 我喜欢淡淡的风。春风轻吻脸颊,秋风抚面温柔,夏天的风送来凉爽,冬天的风带来清凉…… I like the subtle taste of tea that last long after a sip. The subtle bitter is what it is meant to be... 我喜欢喝淡淡的茶,淡淡之中才品出它余味的清香,淡淡的苦才是它原来的味道…… I like the subtle friendship that does not hold people together. In stead, an occasional greeting spreads our longings far beyond... 我喜欢追求淡淡的友谊。彼此之间不需要天天在一起,偶尔一句:你好吗?思念就像发芽一样蔓延开来…… I like the subtle longing for a friend, when I sink deeply in a couch, mind wandering in memories of the past... 我喜欢淡淡地思念一个人,静静地将自己包围在沙发之中,任思绪在回忆里飘荡…… Love should also be subtle, without enslaving the ones fallen into her arms. Not a bit less nor a bit more... 爱也要淡淡的。爱,不要成为囚,少是愁多也是忧…… Subtle friendship is true; subtle greetings are enough; subtle love is tender; subtle longing is deep; subtle wishes come from the bottom of your heart... 淡淡的一点友谊很真,淡淡的一点问候很醇,淡淡的一点依恋很清,淡淡的一点孤独很美,淡淡的一点思念很深,淡淡的一点祝福最真……
When Love Beckons You When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
*^_^*励志诗歌1首 If you think you are beaten, you are 如果你认为你败了,那你就一败涂地 If you think you dare not, you don't 如果你认为你不敢,那你就会退缩畏葸 If you want to win but think you can't 如果你想赢但是认为你不能 It's almost a cinch you won't 那么毫无疑问你就会失利 If you think you'll lose, you're lost 如果你认为你输了,你就输了 For out of the world we find   因为我们发现人世间 Success begins with a fellow's will 成功从一个人的意志开始 It's all in a state of mind 成功是一种心态 Life's battles don't always go   生活之战中 To the stronger and faster man 胜利并非总是属于更强和更快的人 But sooner or later the man who wins   胜利者终究是 Is the man who thinks he can 认为自己能行的人 When You Belive   心存相信   Many night we've prayed   许多个夜晚我们祈祷   With no proof anyone could hear   不能证明谁能听得到   In our heart a hopeful song   我们心中响起希望之歌   we barely understood   我们并不明了   Now we are not afraid   而如今我们不再害怕   Although we know there's much to fear   虽然我们知道有太多事情让我们恐惧   We were moving the mountian long   我们能够移动高山   Before we knew we could   我们之前却不知道   There can be miracles   奇迹必定发生   When you belive   当你心存相信   Though hope is frail   尽管希望如此脆弱   It's hard to kill   但也不能轻易扑灭   Who knows what miracles   谁知道什么样的奇迹   You can achieve   你可以做到   When you belive   当你相信的时候   Somehow you will   不知不觉中你就会做到   You will when you belive   当你心存相信就会做到   And in this time of fear   在这个令人害怕时刻   When prayer so often proves in vain   当信徒们徒劳无功地证明   Hope seems like the summer birds   希望就像是夏天的小鸟   Too swiftly flown away   飞快地掠过溜走   And now I am standing here   现在我站在这里   My heart's so full I can't explain   我的心满满的 无法解释   Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say   找寻信念说出我从未想过我会说的话   They don't always happen when you ask   当你要求的时候它们不经常出现   And it's easy to give in to your fear   而且它很容易在你恐惧面前退缩   But when you're blinded by your pain   但是当你因为痛苦而盲目无助  
Lady Gaga承认患红斑狼疮 A veteran interviewer knows the importance of easing into a Q&A session, typically pitching some softballs before attempting to coax anything sensitive from their subjects. So forgive us for being a little taken aback when lobmeister extraordinaire Larry King decided to kick off his interview with Lady Gaga with this query: "You look great…There was a story about lupus or something, do you have lupus?" As if a little thing like prying into her medical history would trip up a Lady. "You know, lupus is in my family and it is genetic," she said. "It's funny, cause my mother told me the other day that my fans were quite worried about me because I did talk about the fact that I was tested for lupus. "The truth is I don't show any signs, any symptoms of lupus, but I have tested borderline positive for the disease, so as of right now I don't have it. But I have to take good care of myself." Speaking of superstars and ailments, King also delved into talk of Michael Jackson, whose death last June is fast approaching the one-year anniversary mark. "I was actually asked to open for Michael on his tour and we were going to open for him at the O2 and we were working on making it happen," Gaga spilled. "Michael's death was devastating for me regardless of whether or not I was supposed to go on tour with him. He's such an inspiration and remarkable human being. I guess I suppose some of my fascination with death and the demise of celebrity goes along with me watching these hugely iconic and amazing people that I have heralded and admired my whole life become destroyed. Whether self-destroyed or destroyed by the media." Never one to miss going on record about a hot-button issue, Gaga also talked about the military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy, telling King that she hoped it would soon be repealed. "There's so many archaic things floating around in the government right now that are so misinformed and so wrong," she said. "I just think that in terms of education—sexual education, political education and social education in schools—I think it's important to be specific about civil rights and a person's worth. "No person's worth any less than another human being based on their sexual orientation."
10 Ways We Hurt Our Romantic Relationships It’s not easy to have a great relationship with your boy/girlfriend, partner, or spouse. But it’s not impossible, either — it takes some work, of course, but it’s work, work that’s a joy when everything comes together. A lot of times, though, the work isn’t enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine our relationships no matter how hard we work at it. I’ve watched a lot of breakups (some of them my own). I’ve seen dramatic flare-ups and drawn-out slow fades, and I’ve tried to pay attention to what seems to be going on. Here are a few of the things I’ve seen that cause people to destroy their own relationships. 1. You’re playing to win One of the deadliest killers of relationships is the competitive urge. I don’t mean competition in the sense that you can’t stand to lose at tennis, I mean the attitude that the relationship itself is a kind of game that you’re tying to win. People in competitive relationships are always looking for an advantage, the upper hand, some edge they can hold over their partner’s head. If you feel that there are things you can’t tell your partner because she or he will use it against you, you’re in a competitive relationship — but not for long. 2. You don’t trust There are two aspects of trust that are important in relationships. One is trusting your partner enough to know that s/he won’t cheat on you or otherwise hurt you — and to know that he or she trusts you that way, too. The other is trusting them enough to know they won’t leave you or stop loving you no matter what you do or say. The second that level of trust is gone, whether because one of you takes advantage of that trust and does something horrible or because one of you thinks the other has, the relationship is over — even if it takes 10 more years for you to break up. 3. You don’t talk Too many people hold their tongues about things that bother or upset them in their relationship, either because they don’t want to hurt their partner, or because they’re trying to win. (See #1 above; example: “If you don’t know why I’m mad, I’m certainly not going to tell you!”) While this might make things easier in the short term, in the long run it gradually erodes the foundation of the relationship away. Little issues grow into bigger and bigger problems — problems that don’t get fixed because your partner is blissfully unaware, or worse, is totally aware of them but thinks they don’t really bother you. Ultimately, keeping quiet reflects a lack of trust — and, as I said that’s the death of a relationship. 4. You don’t listen Listening — really listening — is hard. It’s normal to want to defend ourselves when we hear something that seems like criticism, so instead of really hearing someone out, we interrupt to explain or excuse ourselves, or we turn inward to prepare our defense. But your partner deserves your active listening. S/he even deserves you to hear the between-the-lines content of daily chit-chat, to suss out his/her dreams and desires when even s/he doesn’t even know exactly what they are. If you can’t listen that way, at least to the person you love, there’s a problem.
Happiness at Work It’s not easy to have a great relationship with your boy/girlfriend, partner, or spouse. But it’s not impossible, either — it takes some work, of course, but it’s work, work that’s a joy when everything comes together. A lot of times, though, the work isn’t enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine our relationships no matter how hard we work at it. I’ve watched a lot of breakups (some of them my own). I’ve seen dramatic flare-ups and drawn-out slow fades, and I’ve tried to pay attention to what seems to be going on. Here are a few of the things I’ve seen that cause people to destroy their own relationships. 1. You’re playing to win One of the deadliest killers of relationships is the competitive urge. I don’t mean competition in the sense that you can’t stand to lose at tennis, I mean the attitude that the relationship itself is a kind of game that you’re tying to win. People in competitive relationships are always looking for an advantage, the upper hand, some edge they can hold over their partner’s head. If you feel that there are things you can’t tell your partner because she or he will use it against you, you’re in a competitive relationship — but not for long. 2. You don’t trust There are two aspects of trust that are important in relationships. One is trusting your partner enough to know that s/he won’t cheat on you or otherwise hurt you — and to know that he or she trusts you that way, too. The other is trusting them enough to know they won’t leave you or stop loving you no matter what you do or say. The second that level of trust is gone, whether because one of you takes advantage of that trust and does something horrible or because one of you thinks the other has, the relationship is over — even if it takes 10 more years for you to break up. 3. You don’t talk Too many people hold their tongues about things that bother or upset them in their relationship, either because they don’t want to hurt their partner, or because they’re trying to win. (See #1 above; example: “If you don’t know why I’m mad, I’m certainly not going to tell you!”) While this might make things easier in the short term, in the long run it gradually erodes the foundation of the relationship away. Little issues grow into bigger and bigger problems — problems that don’t get fixed because your partner is blissfully unaware, or worse, is totally aware of them but thinks they don’t really bother you. Ultimately, keeping quiet reflects a lack of trust — and, as I said that’s the death of a relationship. 4. You don’t listen Listening — really listening — is hard. It’s normal to want to defend ourselves when we hear something that seems like criticism, so instead of really hearing someone out, we interrupt to explain or excuse ourselves, or we turn inward to prepare our defense. But your partner deserves your active listening. S/he even deserves you to hear the between-the-lines content of daily chit-chat, to suss out his/her dreams and desires when even s/he doesn’t even know exactly what they are. If you can’t listen that way, at least to the person you love, there’s a problem.
Why Failure Can Be Your Friend I believe it is important to separate good failures from bad failures. Good failures happen when, even though you made the correct decision, you still lost. Bad failures happen because you made bad decisions, or worse, didn’t make a decision at all. Although the two feel the same, they have a completely different long-term impact. I’m a novice poker player. One of the first things I learned was that there were good wins and bad wins. Good wins were because you had a sound strategy of betting where the odds were in your favor. Bad wins happened when you just got lucky. Going all-in on a 2-7 off-suit might win the hand. But it doesn’t mean you’re a good poker player. Good Failures Mentally separating good failures from bad failures takes work. Poker is a simple game where the laws of probability are cleanly defined. Real life is a lot messier. It takes more effort to decide which failures were because of a bad decision and which were just the unintended side-effects of the best choice available. Although it can be difficult to separate the two, there are benefits to making two piles instead of just one. By separating the two types of failures, it is easier to persevere through good failures. It may hurt to have your Business proposal shut down for the fifteenth time, but it isn’t necessarily a bad failure. By separating the two, you can also avoid more bad failures. If you fail because of laziness, indecision or poor planning, you can quickly correct those in the future. Knowing the difference between good and bad failures keeps you from repeating stupid mistakes. Types of Good Failures I’ve found that there are several categories of good failures. These are the kinds of failures you might actually seek out. Since they come from good, not bad, decisions, they are the best way to fail. 1. High Upside, Low Downside There are many areas of life where the upside is far greater than the downside. When I write an article, it takes about 90 minutes of work. If nobody comments or responds to that post, then I’ve just wasted 90 minutes. However, if the article becomes popular, it can bring in thousands of visitors to my website. Those thousands of visitors translate into new readers who can get value from the website. In addition, the extra traffic often results in a higher monthly income for me. Writing blog entries is an example where failure is cheap and winning can be huge. I’d gladly take a dozen or two dozen failures for a big hit. A post that doesn’t get attention is a good failure. 2. Breaking Through Your Limits The only way you can know your limits are to go past them. Occasionally I’ve committed myself to more work than I can handle. The result is stress and, in extreme cases, complete burnout. Doing more than you can handle on a regular basis is a recipe for a nervous breakdown. However, if you don’t test those limits and occasionally go past them, you can never improve. You’ll always go slightly below your capacity, never reaching your possible potential. I don’t enjoy an exhausting schedule, but occasionally facing one ensures my productivity muscles stay strong.
The furthest distance The furthest distance in the world     Is not between life and death     But when I stand in front of you     Yet you don’t know that     I love you     The furthest distance in the world     Is not when i stand in font of you     Yet you can’t see my love     But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both     Yet cannot     Be togehter     The furthest distance in the world     Is not being apart while being in love     But when plainly can not resist the yearning     Yet pretending     You have never been in my heart     The furthest distance in the world     Is not when plainly can not resist the yearning     Yet pretending     You have never been in my heart     But using one’s indifferent heart     To dig an uncrossable river     For the one who loves you     世界上最遥远的距离,不是生与死     而是我就站在你的面前,你却不知道我爱你        世界上最遥远的距离,不是我站在你面前,你却不知道我爱你     而是明明知道彼此相爱,却不能在一起        世界上最遥远的距离,不是明明知道彼此相爱,却不能在一起     而是明明无法抵挡这股想念,却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里        世界上最遥远的距离,不是明明无法抵挡这股想念,却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里,而是用自己冷漠的心对爱你的人掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠
英语口语8000句-喜欢、讨厌时 我喜欢。 I like it. How's your new job? (你的新工作怎么样?) I like it. (我很喜欢。) 我最爱吃比萨饼。 I love pizza. *女性常用love表示“很喜欢”。 I live for pizza. (没有比萨饼我几乎活不下去。) Pizza is the greatest. (比萨是最好吃的。) 我喜欢这套衣服。 I like this dress. I like this dress. (我喜欢这套衣服。) So do I. (我也喜欢。) I think this dress is nice. I think this dress is pretty. 你满意你的新车吗? Are you pleased with your new car? *be pleased with... 表示“看中……,喜欢……”。 Are you satisfied with your new car? *be satisfied with...“对……满意”。 Are you happy with your new car? *be happy with...“对……感到满意”。 我喜欢这茶。 I'm fond of this tea. *be fond of... “喜欢……”。 比起咖啡来我更喜欢红茶。 I prefer tea to coffee. *prefer ... to ...“比起……更喜欢……”,用于与某事物做比较时。 I'd rather have tea than coffee. (与其喝咖啡不如喝红茶。) I like tea better than coffee. I like tea more than coffee. 我对……上瘾。 I'm hooked on... *hook“用钩钩住”,be hooked on 表示“对……入迷”。 You shouldn't smoke so much. (你不该抽那么多的烟。) I know, but I'm hooked on nicotine. (我知道,但是我已经对尼古丁上瘾了。) I'm addicted to... 我喜欢喝西红柿汤。 Tomato soup is my cup of tea. *常用于日常生活中,带些诙谐语气的表达方式。cup of tea是“喜欢的东西、对劲的东西”。 我非常喜欢吃日本食品。 I've developed a great liking for Japanese food. 我这人很挑剔。 I'm choosy. *choosy “爱挑剔的,过于讲究的”。 I'm picky. 我开始喜欢吃寿司了。 I came to like sushi. I've started to like sushi. I've come to like sushi. 简越来越让我喜欢。 Jane has grown on me. 棒球越来越吸引我了。 Baseball grew on me. Do you like baseball? (你喜欢打棒球吗?) Baseball grew on me as I grew older. (年纪越大,越喜欢棒球了。) Baseball has grown on me. 看上去挺好玩的。 This will be fun! It's our turn on the roller coaster. (该轮到我们玩过山车了。) This will be fun. (一定很好玩。)*roller coaster “过山车”。 It looks like fun. 真令人兴奋! This is exciting! This is exciting. We'll be parents soon. (这真令人激动。我们就要做父母了。) I can't wait. (我都等不及了。) This is thrilling! 我很感兴趣。 I'm interested. My hobby is chess. Are you interested in learning? (我的爱好是下国际象棋,你有兴趣学吗?) Yes, I'm interested. (嗯,有兴趣。) 我很满足。 I'm satisfied. Do you want more? (你还要点儿吗?) No, I'm satisfied. (不,已经够了。) I'm content. I'm pleased. 我很欣赏它。 I enjoyed it. That movie was great. (那部电影真棒。) I enjoyed it, too. (我也很欣赏它。) I had a good time. It was really fun. 我被深深地感动了。 I was deeply moved. *move用来表示“使……感动,使……动心”。 我不喜欢这个。 I don't like it. How about this one? (这个怎么样?) No, thank you, I don't like it. (谢谢,我不喜欢。) I like it. (我喜欢。) 我最讨厌这个了。 I hate it! *比I don't like it更强调讨厌的心情。 Do you like natto? (你喜欢吃纳豆吗?) No, I hate it! (不,我最讨厌它了。) I love it! (我很喜欢!) 这个真恶心。 This is disgusting. *disgusting 表示“很过分,让人恶心,厌弃”。 This is disgusting. (这个真恶心!) It's the worst food I've ever had. (这是我所吃过的最恶心的东西。) 啐! Yuck! *用于感到实在恶心时,或引起不快时。 Look at the cockroach! (看那蟑螂!) Yuck! (啐!) 臭死了! Peeyew! *用于感到气味很臭时,表示“真难闻”、“这味真臭”。 我不喜欢你的这种态度。 It's your attitude I don't like. You have an attitude problem. (你的态度有问题。) I don't like your attitude. (我不喜欢你的态度。) 我对他恨之入骨。 I hate his guts. *guts “肠子”。hate someone's guts是“连……的肠子都讨厌、憎恨”,表达强烈的厌恶、憎恨之情。 He's so rude. (他如此野蛮。) I agree. I hate his guts. (就是,我对他恨之入骨。) I despise him. (我真看不起他。) 我不喜欢。 I don't care for it. Do you like the coffee? (你爱喝咖啡吗?) No, I don't care for it. (不,我不爱喝。) I don't like it. 看见他就心烦。 I can't stand him. *stand “忍耐,忍受,容忍”。 Here comes my boss, Mr. Smith. (过来的那位是我的老板史密斯先生。) I can't stand him. (我看见他就心烦。) 别再有第二次! Never again! 我已经受够了! I've had it.
思想与行动无限 Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.      有些人是陪伴着借口度过一生的。 People say they'd like to do this or that, but . . . then they offer all the excuses in the world why they can't do whatever 'it' is. No matter what the excuses are, the only thing usually limiting them is their own self-perception.      有人会说,他喜欢这喜欢那,但是……于是便给出他所能找到的各种理由来解释他为什么没能去做这些事。但无论是什么借口,通常唯一能限制他们的只有他们的自我认知。 If I've learned anything, I've learned a person - any person - can do just about anything they set their mind to do. The only thing you need is a willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know, and just a little bit of belief in yourself. The most important of these is belief in yourself, but you only need a seed. Your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.      如果说我确实明白了一些事情,那就是一个人,任何一个人,所能做到的就是他专心一意去做的事。你唯一需要的只有为愿望而努力的意志、学习所需知识的耐心和一点点自信,其中最重要的就是自信。你只需播下一粒种子,自信就会随着你的进步而成长壮大。 If your self-perception is that you can't accomplish something because you're not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know and your self-perception will change.      如果你的自我认知是你因不够聪明而不能完成某件事情,那么就花时间去学习你所需要的知识,这样,你的自我认知就会改变。 If your self-perception is that you can't accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go finish something and change your self-perception.      如果你的自我认知是你是因做事常半途而废而不能完成某件事情,那么就去做完它,改变这种自我认知。 If your self-perception is that you're too lazy, too busy, too unworthy, too unfocused, too depressed, too dependent on others, too anything to accomplish great things, then you're right. You are that because you believe that, but you can change that!      如果你的自我认知是你是因太懒惰、太忙、太卑微、太不专心、太消沉、太依赖别人,太这太那而不能做成大事,那么你是对的,你确实是这样;因为你自己就是这样认为的,但又不能改变这种状态。 Life is change, and the past doesn't equal the future. Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions. Change your beliefs and actions and you change your future. If you think you can or you can't, you're right. You are what you think.      生活无时无刻不在变化,过去不等于将来。你的现在是你过去的信念和行动的必然结果。只有改变旧的信念和行动才能改变你的将来。如果你认为你能或不能,那么你是对的。你就是你的所思所想的外在反映。
我们这个时代的尴尬 我们居住的房子越来越宽敞,家庭却越来越小;可以享受的生活便利日益增多,属于自己的时间却越来越少;我们获得了一张又一张学位证书,却越来越缺少把握和判断;专家越来越多,问题却越来越多;药越吃越多,健康却每况愈下…… We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too little and lie too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice; we write more, but learn less; plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication. We are long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. More leisure and less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition; two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes.
看美剧应该记的笔记!!! Thousand times no! 绝对办不到!                 Easy does it. 慢慢来。      Don't push me. 别逼我。                       Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。      What is the fuss? 吵什么?                   Still up? 还没睡呀?      It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。     Don't let me down. 别让我失望。      God works. 上帝的安排。                       Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。      Does it serve your purpose? 对你有用吗?     Don't flatter me. 过奖了。      Big mouth! 多嘴驴!                           Sure thing! 当然!      I''m going to go. 我这就去。                  Never mind. 不要紧。      Can-do. 能人。                                Close-up. 特写镜头。      Drop it! 停止!      Bottle it! 闭嘴!         Don''t play possum! 别装蒜!      There is nobody by that name working here.这里没有这个人。      Break the rules. 反规则。                     How big of you! 你真棒!      Poor thing! 真可怜!                          Nuts! 呸;胡说;混蛋      Make it up! 不记前嫌!                        Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。      Any urgent thing? 有急事吗?                 Don't over do it. 别太过分了。      Can you dig it? 你搞明白了吗?               You want a bet? 你想打赌吗?      What if I go for you? 我替你去怎么样?       Who wants? 谁稀罕?      Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。                 Gild the lily. 画蛇添足。
英语中如何表达“吸烟” 常用表达: Have a smoke? 抽烟吗? Help yourself to a cigarette. 请抽烟。 Would you like a cigarette? 想抽支烟吗? Won't you have a smoke? 不想抽支烟吗? Please have a smoke. It's a new brand. 请抽烟,这是新牌子的。 No, thanks. I've just put one out. 不,谢谢。我刚熄灭一支。 No, thanks. Cigars are too strong for me. 不,谢谢。我觉得雪茄劲儿太大了。 No, thanks. I honestly don't feel like one at the moment. 不,谢谢。我现在实在不想抽。 No, thanks. I never somke before meals. 不,谢谢。饭前我从不吸烟。 No, thanks. I'm trying to smoke less. 不,谢谢。我正在设法减少吸烟。 No, thanks. I've decided to give up smoking. 不,谢谢。我已决定戒烟了。 No, thanks. Not while I'm working. 不,谢谢,工作的时候我不抽。 Ok, I'll have one. 好,我抽一支。 Can you give me a light? 借个火可以吗? Could I trouble you for a lighter? 麻烦你借个火可以吗? Are you smoking a lot? 你抽烟凶吗? I'm a chain smoker. 我是个老烟鬼。 You smoke just like a chimney. 你的烟瘾真大。 I'm used to smoking with a cigarette holder. 我习惯用烟嘴抽烟。 I only smoke filter tips。我只抽有过滤嘴的香烟。 实用对话: A: Have a cigarette, please. 请抽烟。 B: No, thanks. I don't like anything without a filter. 不,谢谢。我不抽没有过滤嘴的。 A: Can you oblige me with a match? 借个火可以吗? B: Here you are. 给你。 A: Thanks. You might find them pretty strong. 谢谢,你可能会觉得这些烟劲儿很大。 B: I don't like strong one. Do you smoke much? 我不喜欢劲儿大的。你抽烟凶吗? A: Ten a day. 一天十支。更多信息请访问:http://tieba.baidu.com/mo/q/checkurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24en.com%2F&urlrefer=b72e80e87f0b6ba205f5ed3330e8aa74 明年起,禁烟令将走入室内公共场所、工作场所。然而,这个目标能否如期实现,仍留悬念。这是因为香烟的存在一方面能带来高额利润和税收,另一方面还有一定的社交功能。一根香烟能拉近交往双方的距离,一句"Have you got a light?"能使交谈自然开始。
英语中如何表达自行车部件 cyclist                   骑自行车者 bicycle, cycle, bike      自行车 cycle track               自行车赛车道 cycling                   自行车赛 to ride a bicycle         骑自行车 hand signals              手势 freewheel                 飞轮 tandem                     双轮双座自行车 racing cycle                          公路赛车 velodrome, cycling stadium   自行车赛车场 handlebars                 车把 racing handlebars, drop handlebars 赛车车把 handlebar grips     车把把套 bell                车铃 hooter              喇叭 front brake         前闸 back brake          后闸 brake handle        闸把 brake shoe, brake rubber 闸皮 brake cable         闸线   saddle             车座 saddle springs     车座弹簧 saddlebag          工具包 carrier             行李架 lightweight frame 轻质车架 crossbar            大梁 gear lever, gear change 变速杆 (美作: gearshift) front fork         前叉 dynamo             车尾灯 lamp bracket       车灯架 lamp, front light 车灯 rear light          尾灯 reflector           反光灯 ball bearing        滚珠轴承 front wheel         前轮 spoke               轮辐,车条 wing nut, butterfly nut 蝶型螺母 rim                  车圈
20大常用否定句 否定句型: 1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必争。 2. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 历史车轮不可阻挡。 3. Not a soul was anywhere visible. 到处见不到一个人。 4. I felt sorry for not coming in time. 我很抱歉没准时到。 5. I don’t think it is right to make such a hasty decision. 我认为如此仓促做决定是不正确的。 6. Everybody, it is true, wouldn’t like it. 的确并不是人人都欢它。 7. I don’t wholly agree. 我并不完全同意。 8. All my plans came to nothing. 我的一切计划都没实现。 9. I shall never do it, not under any circumstances. 我不会做那事的。 10. I’ll not do such a thing, not I. 我不会干这种事的,决不会。 11. I could not assent to, much less participate in such proceedings. 我对这种行为不能赞同,哪里还说得上参加。 12. I did not even see him, still less shake hands with him. 我看都没看见他,哪里还可能同他握手呢? 13. I never thought of it, let alone did I do it. 我想都没想到它,更谈不上去做了。 14. Little remains to be said. 简直没什么可说的了。 15. I have hardly ever been out of Beijing. 我几乎未曾离开过北京。 16. I saw little or nothing of him after you were gone. 你走后我很少看见他,几乎可说完全没见过他。 17. I could not help showing my pleasure. 我不禁形于色。更多信息请访问:http://tieba.baidu.com/mo/q/checkurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24en.com%2F&urlrefer=b72e80e87f0b6ba205f5ed3330e8aa74 18. I cannot but admire his courage. 我不得不赞美他的勇气。 19. I never see you but I think of my brother. 我每次见到你就想起我的兄弟来。(我没有一次不是见到你就想起我的兄弟来。) 20. It simply will not do. 那是绝对不行的
A boy and his apple tree 男孩和苹果树 Long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy love to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by…the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. "Come and play with me ," the tree asked the boy . "I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, but I don't have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me," the tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "Sorry, but I don't have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house."So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily." The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me," the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry,my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you…“the tree said. "I don't have teeth to bite," the boy replied. "No more trunk for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now."the boy said. "I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots," the tree said with tears. "I don't need much now,just a place to rest. I am tired after all these year," the boy replied. "Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come,come sit down with me and rest," the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...
当太阳拥抱了月亮--When the Sun hugs the Moon 当太阳拥抱了月亮 When the Sun hugs the Moon 记7月22日日全食 written by------Terence 当太阳拥抱了月亮,天空闭上了眼睛 When the Sun hugs the Moon,the sky closes her eyes. 当太阳拥抱了月亮,海洋静谧了心灵 When the Sun hugs the Moon,the sea quiets her heart. 当太阳拥抱了月亮,森林停止了低语   When the Sun hugs the Moon,the forest stops her susurrus. 当太阳拥抱了月亮,沙漠屏住了呼吸 When the Sun hugs the Moon,the desert holds her breathe. 千年的等待只为这一刻 Thousands of years's waiting is only for this moment. 从不失望,从未放弃 Never be disappointed,Never give up. 当岁月的日历翻过了无数页 It has been such a long time. 此刻,我们终于相遇 At this moment,we meet each other in course of time.   “月亮别哭,我会永远守护你” “Do not cry,Moon.I will guard you forever.” “生命中有你,一切都有意义” “Cause you are in my life,everything has its meaning.” “那迷人的钻石环,是我给你的戒指” “The fascinating Diamond Ring,is the ring I give you.” “愿它给你温暖,消逝你的泪滴” “May it give you warmth,reduce your tears.” “太阳别哭,我会永远陪伴你” “Do not cry,Sun.I will be there with you forever.” “遇见你,已经给了我珍贵的记忆” “Meeting you has given me precious memory.” “那璀璨的贝利珠,是我给你的宝石” “The resplendent Baily Beads,is the gem I give you.” “愿它给你力量,照耀你的晨曦” “May it give you strength,shine in your morning.” 匆匆的相遇,匆匆的分离 Meet soon and part soon. 即使是几分钟,也永远让人追忆 It makes people retrospect in spite of lasting a few minutes. 漫长的等待又将来临 A long time's waiting is coming. 不知何时才能再次相遇 Don't know when the next meeting is. 当太阳拥抱了月亮,月亮也拥抱了太阳 When the Sun hugs the Moon,the Moon hugs the Sun as well 紧紧的拥抱着,重拾遗失的美好 Hugging tightly,regain the lost nicety.
A Pair of Socks一双袜子 一个晴朗的下午,我在第五大街上闲逛,忽然想起要买双袜子。我拐进印入眼帘的第一家袜店,一个不到17岁的伙计迎上来说:“先生,我能为您效劳吗?” “我想买双短袜。” 他的双眼充满了热情,说话的声音也饱含着激情:“您知道吗?您来到了世界上最好的袜店!”可我并没意识到这一点。 “随我来,”男孩欣喜若狂地说。我跟着他往里走。他开始从货架上拿下一个又一个盒子,向我展示里面的袜子,让我欣赏…… One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes glowed. There was a note of passion in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been accidental. “Come with me,” said the boy, ecstatically. I followed him to the rear of the shop, and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box, displaying their contents for my delectation. “Hold on, lad, I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how marvelously beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful?” There was on his face an expression of solemn and holy rapture, as if he were revealing to me the mysteries of his religion. I became far more interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend,” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not merely the enthusiasm that comes from novelty, from having a new job, if you can keep up this zeal and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States.” My amazement at his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to wait upon him. And when finally some clerk does deign to notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Either he is absorbed in profound thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is skylarking with a girl clerk and you feel like apologizing for thrusting yourself into such intimacy. He displays no interest either in you or in the goods he is paid to sell. Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so apathetic began his career with hope and enthusiasm. The daily grind was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours. He became a mechanical, not inspired, salesman. After being mechanical, he became incompetent; then he saw younger clerks who had more zest in their work, promoted over him. He became sour. That was the last stage. His usefulness was over. I have observed this melancholy decline in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I have come to the conclusion that the surest road to failure is to do things mechanically. There are many teachers in schools and colleges who seem duller than the dullest of their pupils; they go through the motions of teaching, but they are as impersonal as a telephone.
美国人怎样表达“最近混得不错”? A: How are you? B: Fine. Thanks. 相信上面这段话大家再熟悉不过,但是如果把fine换成hunky-dory,估计就有很多人找不着北了。其实,hunky-dory就是fine、great的意思,只不过更活泼,更美式化一写,美国人会经常使用它。 为什么hunky-dory这个看起来和听起来都有几分怪的单词会表示fine、great的意思呢? 这个问题一直没有明确的答案,但是广为流传的有这样的几种说法:    1、据说在19世纪,日本横滨(Yokohama)有一条著名的街叫Honcho-dori。这条街十分繁华,应有尽有,因此十分受美国水手的欢迎。他们管这条街叫hunky-dory(发音和honcho-dori)接近,由此成为水手的常用俚语,表示“好,舒服”。随着流行程度与日俱增,hunky-dory渐渐跳出水手的圈子,成为美国人通用的单词。 2、Hunk 来源于荷兰语honk(目标,相当于英语里的goal)。当你实现目标的时候,自然感觉一切都很好,所以hunky等于fine、great。至于dory,则没有什么实际意义,加上去是为了起强调作用,同时增添几分幽默感。这种现象在英语构词里很常见,比如lovey-dorry(情意绵绵的),mumbo-jumbo(鸟语,天书)和okey-dokey(好的,即ok)等等。 更多信息请访问:http://tieba.baidu.com/mo/q/checkurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24en.com%2F&urlrefer=b72e80e87f0b6ba205f5ed3330e8aa74 3.美国内战时期,著名组合Christy's Minstrels的歌曲"Josephus Orange Blossom"红极一时。歌词里有一句提到了red hot hunky-donry contraband (红火,优质的走私货),hunkey-dory由此进入主流文化,成为常用单词。 4.19世纪60年代在美国相当走红的杂技演员Japanese Tommy(真名Thomas Dilward)约在1865年开始在表演中使用hunky-dory一词。受他的影响,hunky-dory成了很多观众的口头禅,广泛流传开来。      这些说法都很有趣,你可以选择其中最有助于自己记住的解释。不过从严谨的学术角度出发,有必要指出其中几个说法站不住脚的地方。首先,Honcho-dori在日语里大致是Main Street的意思。日本很多城市都有Honcho-dori的街,说hunky-dory来自横滨的Honcho-dori感觉有点牵强。 其次,hunky-dory最早以书面形式出现时在1866年10月的美国杂志The Galaxy里。Christy's Minstrels是黑脸(Blackface)乐团,Japanese Tommy是杂技演员,他们的观众面都没有广到寻常百姓的程度。再说,流传也得有个过程。1865年才刚刚冒出来的新词,不太可能到1866年已经成为无须特别解释的常见单词。 另外,英语非母语者需要特别注意的一点是,hunky-dory虽然可以看成是fine、great、very good的同义词,但它并非在任何情况都能与后者互换。比如要表达“他的字非常漂亮”,可以说His handwriting is fine/great/very good。但不能说His handwriting is hunky-dory。不妨这样理解,hunky-dory形容的是一种相对比较抽象的状态,而不是质量、水平、功能之类的具体东西。这也是hunky-dory最常以Everything is hunky-dory的形式出现的原因。 举例如下: Jenna: So, how's your newly single life treating you? Liz: Very well, actually. I finally have more time for myself, and get to do the things I've always wanted to do. Everything is hunky-dory!
英语中如何表达“吸烟” 常用表达: Have a smoke? 抽烟吗? Help yourself to a cigarette. 请抽烟。 Would you like a cigarette? 想抽支烟吗? Won't you have a smoke? 不想抽支烟吗? Please have a smoke. It's a new brand. 请抽烟,这是新牌子的。 No, thanks. I've just put one out. 不,谢谢。我刚熄灭一支。 No, thanks. Cigars are too strong for me. 不,谢谢。我觉得雪茄劲儿太大了。 No, thanks. I honestly don't feel like one at the moment. 不,谢谢。我现在实在不想抽。 No, thanks. I never somke before meals. 不,谢谢。饭前我从不吸烟。 No, thanks. I'm trying to smoke less. 不,谢谢。我正在设法减少吸烟。 No, thanks. I've decided to give up smoking. 不,谢谢。我已决定戒烟了。 No, thanks. Not while I'm working. 不,谢谢,工作的时候我不抽。 Ok, I'll have one. 好,我抽一支。 Can you give me a light? 借个火可以吗? Could I trouble you for a lighter? 麻烦你借个火可以吗? Are you smoking a lot? 你抽烟凶吗? I'm a chain smoker. 我是个老烟鬼。 You smoke just like a chimney. 你的烟瘾真大。 I'm used to smoking with a cigarette holder. 我习惯用烟嘴抽烟。 I only smoke filter tips。我只抽有过滤嘴的香烟。 实用对话: A: Have a cigarette, please. 请抽烟。 B: No, thanks. I don't like anything without a filter. 不,谢谢。我不抽没有过滤嘴的。 A: Can you oblige me with a match? 借个火可以吗? B: Here you are. 给你。 A: Thanks. You might find them pretty strong. 谢谢,你可能会觉得这些烟劲儿很大。 B: I don't like strong one. Do you smoke much? 我不喜欢劲儿大的。你抽烟凶吗? A: Ten a day. 一天十支。更多信息请访问:http://tieba.baidu.com/mo/q/checkurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24en.com%2F&urlrefer=b72e80e87f0b6ba205f5ed3330e8aa74 明年起,禁烟令将走入室内公共场所、工作场所。然而,这个目标能否如期实现,仍留悬念。这是因为香烟的存在一方面能带来高额利润和税收,另一方面还有一定的社交功能。一根香烟能拉近交往双方的距离,一句"Have you got a light?"能使交谈自然开始。
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