2017-07-01 每日一句

I like criticism. It makes you strong. 

– 勒布朗‧詹姆斯

我喜欢别人的批评，它使你强壮。

【海词讲解】

1. criticism(v.)批评、指责。例：Please give me constructive criticism. (请给我有建设性的批评。)

2. 勒布朗‧詹姆斯 (LeBron James， 1984- )目前效力于 NBA 迈阿密热火队，曾三度赢得 NBA 最有价值球员、得分王等殊荣。他在2013年成为NBA史上最年轻的2万累计积分得主。

开心一刻：Life After Death 死后重生 2017-07-01

开心一刻：Life After Death 死后重生

2017-07-01 

"Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his employees.

“你相信人死后重生吗？”老板问他的一个员工。

"Yes, Sir." the new recruit replied.

“是的，先生。”这个新员工回答说。

"Well, then, that makes everything just fine," the boss went on. "After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stopped in to see you.

“哦，那么，这样说来一切就很正常了，”老板继续说，“昨天你提早离开，去参加你奶奶的葬礼，后来她来看你了。”

休闲英语：感恩节趣闻（Thanksgiving Day） 2017-07-01

休闲英语：感恩节趣闻（Thanksgiving Day）

2017-07-01 

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2014) is November 27th. Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节，今年（2014年）的感恩节是11月27日。感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道的美国式节日，而且和美国早期历史的联系最为密切。

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

感恩节的庆祝形式多年来从未改变。丰盛的家宴早在几个月之前就开始着手准备。人们在餐桌上可以吃到苹果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄。另外还备有葡萄干布丁、肉馅饼、各种其它食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁。其中，最棒和最诱人的菜肴当属烤火鸡和南瓜馅饼。数年来，这些菜一直是感恩节中最传统和最受人们喜爱的食品。

Of all the Thanksgiving symbols the Turkey has become the most well known. The turkey has brown features with buff-colored feathers on the tips of the wing and on the tail. The male turkey is called a Tom and, as with most birds, is bigger and has brighter and more colorful plumage. The female is called a Hen and is generally smaller and drab in color.

在感恩节的所有象征物中要数火鸡最出名了。火鸡全身长满棕色羽毛，而翼端和尾部的羽毛则呈现淡黄色。雄性的火鸡被称为Tom，像大多数雄性禽鸟一样，体型较大而且羽毛的颜色更加鲜亮丰富。雌性的火鸡被称为Hen，一般体型较小，颜色单一。

Thanksgiving Day Parades, though not specifically documented, probably got their start when President Lincoln proclaimed an official day of Thanksgiving. Given the Union achievements of the summer of 1863, it would have been logical that any official event declared by the President would have been accompanied by a show of military strength and discipline such as a full-dress parade.

尽管没有明文记载，但大概从林肯总统正式宣布感恩节为法定节日起，感恩节游行活动便开始了。在1863年的夏天，联邦军队获得胜利后，似乎每个总统颁布的官方活动中，都应该有显示军队实力和纪律的阅兵式，例如盛装游行。

2017-06-29 每日一句

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. 

–戴高乐

商讨审议是众人的事；行动，却是一个人的事。

【海词讲解】

1. “deliberation”是商讨、审议的意思；”work”本意是工作，这里翻成事。

2. 戴高乐(Charles de Gaulle， 1890-1970)是法兰西第五共合国也是现今法国政权的创建者及第一任总统。

开心一刻：Fast Asleep 熟睡 2017-06-29

开心一刻：Fast Asleep 熟睡

2017-06-29 

Our co-worker went missing for a few hours, and we tore up the place looking for him.

我们一位同事有好几小时不见人了。我们发疯地到处找他。

The boss finally found him fast asleep. Rather than wake him, he quietly placed a note on the man's chest.

最后老板发现，他正在睡大觉。没叫醒他，老板悄无声息地在我的同事的胸前放了个纸条。

"As long as you're asleep," it read, "you have a job. But as soon as you wake up, you're fired."

“睡觉时”，条上写着，“你是我的员工，醒来你就不是了。”

休闲英语：一秒钟变淑女绅士 如何礼貌使用英语 2017-06-29

休闲英语：一秒钟变淑女绅士 如何礼貌使用英语

2017-06-29 

怎样说英语才算有礼貌？各位小伙伴们小心Chinglish毁了你在老外心中的美好形象！中文里，我们有话直说，有时也许不会那么没礼貌，比如：我想要一杯咖啡。可是，如果把这句话直接说成英语就不太客气了！英语里都有哪些能让你彬彬有礼的小技巧。一起来看看吧！

1. 开口多说一句"excuse me"或者"pardon me"

Pardon me, but can I speak to you privately for a moment?

不好意思，我能和你单独说两句吗？

2. "Please"挂在嘴边，礼多人不怪

到了国外，常把please挂在嘴边，即便你说着满口的Chinglish，老外也一定能领会你想讲礼貌的一片苦心。不过，千万别把万能的please放错了地方。

3. 用if问问别人的意思

想想看，如果一个人张口闭口都在强调自己，作为旁人一定感到很别扭。提出请求自然更要先征得他人的认可，确定人家的意思。这时候，英文中表示假设的if就会让你在表达时更加委婉，显得彬彬有礼。

Would you mind if I sat here?

您介意我坐在这儿吗？

4. 怎样拒绝他人才算委婉？

别人有了提议，请你去party或是吃饭，恰逢你有了其他安排。你该怎么答？直接说： Sorry, I have another appointment. 肯定会令对方伤心不已。不论你用哪种句型，关键在于要表达出你十分想去、可又迫不得已的无奈心情。这样，下回有活动，人家才会想到你。

I'm afraid I can't go to the party. I have to finish this job this evening.

我恐怕没法去派对了。这项工作今晚必须都做完。

5. 不要吝惜说“谢谢”

A: Would you like some more cake?

再多来点蛋糕吗？

B：No thank you。

不了，谢谢！

说话做事要顾及他人的感受，这是中西方共通之处。与老外交流中，适当之处多说一句"Thanks"，"Thank you"，一定能给对方留下好感。

掌握这218条短语，英语轻松得110分+！

短语和单词一样，是我们在英语学习上必须要攻克的，而且，短语比单词好背多啦，掌握这218条短语，英语突破110分以上很轻松！

001. a bottle/glass/cup… of  一瓶/玻璃杯/茶杯......

002. a few  一些  

003. a kind of  一种；一类 

004. a little  一点；少量    

005. a lot of…=(lots of…)  许多的......  

006. a moment later 片刻之后 

007. a number of  若干的；许多的 

008. a pair of  一双；一副  

009. a piece of  一块（张；片；只） 

010. all day(long)  整天；一天到晚 

011. all kinds of  各种各样的...... 

012. all one’s life  一生；终生 

013. all over  到处；结束  

014. all over the world  全世界  

015. all right  行了；好吧；（病）好了 

016. all the same  仍然  

017. all the time  ①一直；始终②老是（美国英语） 

018. arrive at/in  到达某地 

019. as…as…  和......一样......   

020. as…as one can(=as…as possible)  尽量......  

021. as soon as  一......就...... 

022. at breakfast 早餐时  

023. at first  起先；开始的时候 

024. at home  在家  

025. at last  最后；终于 

026. at night  在夜里 

027. at noon  在正午 

028. at once  立刻；马上 

029. at school  在学校上课  

030. at the back of  在……的后面 

031. at the head of  在……的前面 

032. at the moment  此刻 

033. at the same time  同时  

034. at this time of (the) year  在（一年中）这个时节里 

035. at times  时常；有时 

036. at work  在工作  

037. be able to do sth. (= can+V.)  能够  

038. be angry with sb. 生某人的气 

be angry at/about sth. 生某事的气 

039. be born  出生  

040. be different from…  和……不同 

041. be full of 充满着……  

042. be good at  善于 

be bad at  拙于  

043. be good for 对……有益的 

be bad for 对……有害的 

044. be in hospital 生病住院 

be in the hospital 在医院 

045. be late for 迟到 

046. be like 像......  

047. be made of (be made from) ……制的；用…….制成的 

048. be/get ready 准备好    

049. be sure  肯定；确定  

050. break down  ①（机械）损坏②拆散（某物） 

051. by+交通工具  搭乘某交通工具 

052. by the way  顺便一提 

053. by then  到那时  

054. catch (a) cold; have a cold 感冒  

055. change one’s mind  改变想法（注意） 

056. come back 回来  

057. come down 下来  

058. come from ①出生于②来自于  

059. come in  进入；进来

come out 出来 

060. come over 过来；顺便来访  

061. come around （走）过来（绕行而来） 

062. day after day 日复一日地；天天 

063. do +V.ing 做某事  

064. do sport  做运动；参加（体育）运动  

065. does well  ①做得很好②成功③成绩很好 

066. each other  互相 

067. eat up  吃完  

068. either…or…  要么……要么......

069. enjoy oneself  过得愉快 

070. fall behind  落后；跟不上  

071. fall off  ①跌落；掉下②（质或量）下降 

072. far away  遥远  

073. feel like doing sth.  想要做某事 

074. feel tired  感到疲劳  

075. find out  查明；发现；了解 

076. from now on  从今以后；今后 

077. from… to…  从……到…… 

078. get back  ①返回②取回  

079. get down  ①下来；落下②记下来 

080. get dressed  穿衣服；打扮  

081. get home  到家  

082. get into  ①进入②搭乘（出租车）③陷入（坏的情况） 

083. get off  ①下车②起飞 

084. get on  ①上车②生活  

085. get on (with…)= get along (with…) ①生活②与（某人）相处③（活动）有进展  

086. get out of ①从......出来②从出租车(轿车)下来 

087. get ready to do sth. 准备做某事 

088. get up ①起床②起立  

089. get warm (long)  变暖和(长) 

090. give...a call  给……打电话 

091. give back 归还;送回

092. go back 回去  

093. go for a walk 散步 

094. go home 回家 

095. go on 继续  

096. go shopping 去购物  

097. go to bed 睡觉(并未入睡) 

098. go to school 上学  

099. go to sleep 入睡；睡着 

100. go to the cinema 去看电影 

101. grow up 成年；长大成人 

102. half an hour 半小时  

103. have a drink of 喝一点……  

104. have a good time 玩得很高兴；过得愉快 

105. have a look (at) 看一看  

106. have a match 比赛

have a test 测验 

107. have a meeting 开会 

108. have a rest 休息 

109. have a swim 游泳 

110. have a talk 谈话 

111. have a walk 散步  

112. have a wash 洗（手，脸等） 

113. have breakfast 吃早饭 

114. have lessons/classes 上课 

115. have lunch 吃午饭  

116. have sport  进行体育活动 

117. have supper  吃晚饭 

118. have to  不得不；必须  

119. hear from+sb.  收到某人的来信 

120. hear of  听说  

121. help sb. with sth   在某事上帮某人

help sb. (to) do sth.  帮助某人做某事 

122. hold a meeting (= have a meeting)  举行会议 

123. hold on  ①等一等（别挂电话） ②坚持；继续

124. hour after hour  一小时又一小时地；持续地  

125. how long  ①（时间）多长；多长 ②（长度）多长

126. how many/much  多少/多少（钱） 

127. how often  多久一次  

128. how old  几岁；多大（年纪） 

129. hundreds of  数百  

130. hurry off  匆匆离去；赶快去 

131. hurry up  赶快  

132. in a minute  一会儿；立刻 

133. in bed  躺在床上  

134. in English  用英语（说）  

135. in front   在前方（面）

136. in front of   在......前面 

137. in time   正好；及时  

138. in the middle of  在……中间 

139. jump into  跳进……  

140. just a moment  等一会儿

141. just then  正在那时  

142. keep busy  （一直）忙碌 

143. last year  去年  

144. later on  过后；以后 

145. laugh at  嘲笑  

146. listen to  听……（讲话） 

147. look after  照料；照顾  

148. look at  （注视着）看；观看 

149. look for  寻找  

150. look into  往……里看；调查 

151. look like  看起来像  

152. look over （医生）检查 

153. look the same  看起来一样

154. lots of=a lot of  许多；很多；大量  

155. make friends with  与……交朋友 

156. make sure  确保；证实

157. middle school 中学 

158. move away  搬开；搬走 

159. move to  搬到  

160. neither… nor…  既不……也不 

161. never mind  不要紧；没关系 

162. next time  下次  

163. no longer=not…any longer  不再  

164. not … at all  一点也不；根本不（用来加强not的语气） 

165. not at all  不用谢；别客气 

166. not so … as  不像；不如 

167. on foot  走路；步行  

168. on show  展览；被陈列着 

169. on the earth  在地球上  

170. on the (one’s) way  在途中；在路上 

171. on time  按时；准时  

172. out of  在……之外；从……里头 

173. over there  在那边；在对面 

174. Party member  共产党员 

175. pass on  传递  

176. pay for  付钱；支付；付出代价 

177. play with  玩耍 

178. post office  邮局  

179. pull out of  拉出，取出    

180. pull …up from  把……从……拉上来 

181. put on  穿；戴上；上演 

182. right away  立刻；马上 

183. right now  现在；刚刚  

184. send away  撵走；开除；解雇 

185. send up  发射 

186. sit down  坐下  

187. so …that  如此……以至于

188. speak to sb. 和某人说话  

189. spend some time on  在……花时间  

190. stop sb. from doing sth.  阻止某人做某事 

191. take a rest  休息  

192. take a walk  散步 

193. take away  拿走 

194. take down  取下  

195. take exercise   锻炼（身体） 

196. take off   脱掉衣物  

197. take one’s time  ①不急；慢慢干 ②用去（某人）时间 

198. take part in  参加  

199. take/have some medicine  服药  

200. take the train/a boat/a bus…  坐火车/船/公共汽车…… 

201. talk about  谈论 

202. talk to  与……谈话 

203. teach oneself  自学  

204. tell (sb.) about  告诉（某人）…… 

205. the other(s)  另一个（其他的） 

206. think about  考虑

207. too …to  太……不能……  

208. try on  试穿；试试看

209. turn green  变绿   

210. turn off  关掉（自来水，电灯，收音机等） 

211. turn on 开；旋开（电灯，无线电等

212. up and down  上上下下；来回地  

213. very much  很；非常

214. wait for  等候；等待  

215. wear out  穿坏；穿旧；用尽  

216. with one’s help  在（某人）帮助下  

217. work on  ①从事……工作 ②继续工作 ③研究 

218. worry about  担心