TheJoyofLiving生活的乐趣
Joyinlivingcomesfromhavingfineemotions,trustingthem,givingthemthefreedomofabirdintheopen.Joyinlivingcanneverbeassumedasapose,orputonfromtheoutsideasamask.Peoplewhohavethisjoydonotneedtotalkaboutit;theyradiateit.Theyjustliveouttheirjoyandletitsplashitssunlightandglowintootherlivesasnaturallyasbirdsings.Wecannevergetitbyworkingforitdirectly.Itcomes,likehappiness,tothosew...[
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Lesson56
Fasterthansound!
比声音还快!
Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.ThemostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.Builtin1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,theracebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedr...[
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Lesson55
Notagoldmine
并非金矿
Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.AnewmachinecalledTheRevealerhasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindb...[
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Title:CircleofLife
TheLionKingLyrics
Fromthedaywearriveontheplanet
Andblinking,stepintothesun
There'smoretoseethancaneverbeseen
Moretodothancaneverbedone
There'sfartoomuchtotakeinhere
Moretofindthancaneverbefound
Butthesunrollinghigh
Throughthesapphiresky
Keepsgreatandsmallontheendlessround
It'stheCircleofLife
Anditmovesusall
Throughdespaira...[
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Lesson54
Stickyfingers
粘糊的手指
Afterbreakfast,IsentthechildrentoschoolandthenIwenttotheshops.ItwasstillearlywhenIreturnedhome.Thechildrenwereatschool,myhusbandwasatworkandthehousewasquiet.SoIdecidedtomakesomemeatpies.InashorttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhandsweresooncoveredwithstickypastry.Atexactlythatmoment,thetelephonerang.Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.Ipickedupth...[
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Lesson53
Hotsnake
触电的蛇
AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however,afiremena...[
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今天李华和Larry在谈暑假里打算干什么,李华会学到两个常用语:jack和kaput。
LH:HeyLarry,你知不知道纽约附近哪个地方可以钓鱼呀?
LL:Fishing,huh?I'msorryLiHua,Idon'tknowjackaboutfishing.
LH:哎,我问你钓鱼的事,你怎么说你不认识Jack?
LL:I'mnottalkingaboutaguynamedJack.WhenIsay"Idon'tknowjackaboutfishing",thatmeans"Idon'tknowanythingaboutfishing".
LH:噢,原来jac...[
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fragrance、odour、scent、perfume及smell之间的区别?
Fragrance意为芬芳,尤指花香,颇具诗意,例如﹕
Theairwasfulloffragranceofviolets.
空气中散发着紫罗兰的香味。
须注意,fragrance是文学书面语,平时说话鲜少使用。
Odour(美国人串为odor)表示气味,是香或是臭,则须按修饰语来决定,例如﹕
Ifindtheodorofhayespeciallypleasing.
我觉得干草的清香格外宜人。
Heisinbadodor.
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Little与small有何分别?
Little通常指小和可爱,往往带有感情色彩,它的反义词是great。例如:
ahandylittlecalculator轻便的小计算器
alittlegirl一个可爱(或可怜)的小女孩
alittlehouse是指小巧玲珑的房子
StanleylovedthefemininefacialaspectsofBeatrice,hersoftclearskin,herlargeeyes,herlittleears.
斯坦利喜欢阿特丽思女性气质的脸质——她那软软的,干干净净的皮肤,大大的眼睛,和小巧的耳[
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Lesson52
Aprettycarpet
漂亮的地毯
WehavejustmovedintoanewhouseandIhavebeenworkinghardallmorning.Ihavebeentryingtogetmynewroominorder.ThishasnotbeeneasybecauseIownoverathousandbooks.Tomakemattersworse,theroomisrathersmall,soIhavetemporarilyputmybooksonthefloor.Atthemoment,theycovereveryinchoffloorspaceandIactuallyhavetowalkonthemtogetinoroutoftheroom.Ashortwhileago,mysisterhelpedme...[
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