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(2009-04-13 21:08:52)

今天Larry到LiHua的宿舍里面去串门，LiHua会学到两个常用语：neatfreak和crash.
LL:Hey,LiHua.Whatareyoudoing?
LH:我刚收拾完房间，现在我要把所有文件分类，然后放在这些不同颜色的文件夹里。
LL:Wow,youreallyareaneatfreak.
LH:你说我是什么？Neatfreak？听上去就不是什么好意思。哎，你别叫那些我听不懂的名字，好不好？
LL:Calmdown.LiHua.Tobeneatistobeverycleanandorderly.Afreakisapersonthati...[阅读全文]

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英语拾零:occur, happen, take place 的区别

(2009-04-13 20:55:14)

1)occurvi.发生,出现
解析：【同】happen,takeplace
occur是一般用词，可指某事情偶然发生或者按照计划进行，在表示具体失去的名词作主语的时候，可与happen换用，但比较正式，跟to短语时，表示“想到”，而不是“发生”，比如
如说somethingoccurred，意思是某事发生了.AnideaoccurstomethatgoingtoSwitzerlandfortravelingwillbemarvelous!2)happen可以表示"发生"的意思,为不及物动词vi,是&quo[阅读全文]

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读新概念:Are there strangers in space?(l43 nce4)

(2009-04-12 13:54:00)

Lesson43Aretherestrangersinspace?
Wemustconcludefromtheworkofthosewhohavestudiedtheoriginoflife,thatgivenaplanetonly
approximatelylikeourown,lifeisalmostcertaintostart.Ofalltheplanetsinourownsolarsystemwearc
nowprettycertaintheEarthistheonlyoneonwhichlifecansurvive.Marsistoodryandpoorinoxygen,
Venusfartoohot,andsoisMercury,andtheouterplanetshavetemperaturesnearabsolutezeroand<...[阅读全文]

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英文歌曲: Catch The Eels 捉泥鳅

(2009-04-10 22:21:21)

Title:CatchTheEels捉泥鳅
Yellingtoallmyfriendsgatheraroundthefield,
Insidethemuddyfieldhidingmanyeels.
Waitforyoueverydayjusttocatchtheeels.
Sincetherainhasstoppednowlet'sgotocatchtheeels.
All,boypleasestandstilldon'tfallintomuddyfield.
Sincetherainhasstoppednowlet'sgotocatchtheeels.
Yellingtoallmyfriendsgatheraroundthefield,
Insidethemuddyfieldhidingmanyeels.<...[阅读全文]

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读新概念:Recording an earthquake (l42 nce4)

(2009-04-10 21:38:59)

Lesson42Recordinganearthquake
Anearthquakecomeslikeathiefinthenight,withoutwarning.Itwasnecessary,therefore,toinvent
instrumentsthatneitherslumberednorslept.Somedeviceswerequitesimple.one,forinstance,consistedof
rodsofvariouslengthsandthicknesseswhichwouldstanduponendlikeninepins.whenashockcameit
shooktherigidtableuponwhichthesestood.Ifitweregentle,onlythemoreunstablerodsfell....[阅读全文]

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英语拾零:Problem words

(2009-04-09 23:18:06)

Problemwords
1.Ireadthenewspapereverydaytokeepupwith__________events.
A.real
B.actual
C.current
D.actually
2.Thisbookissogood-soonpeoplewillbedescribingitasa__________novel.
A.class
B.classic
C.classical
D.classically
3.Ithoughtforalongtime,and__________theendIdecidedtotakethejob.
A.in
B.on
C.at
D.to
4.I'vebeengivenareallyexciting____...[阅读全文]

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为什么纽约被称为BIG APPLE ?

(2009-04-09 22:42:25)

1)纽约州虽产苹果，但产量很少，远不及加州苹果世界驰名。有一年加州苹果欠收，外销告急，于是纽约的苹果小兵立大功，解救了加州外销苹果的窘境。纽约人引以为傲，从此称纽约为BigApple。
2)传言经济大衰退时，许多银行家失业潦倒，必须从其市郊住家载着一袋袋苹果到到纽约大街上卖。包括一些明门望祖都被迫以此维持生计。因为纽约州常见到苹果树，对纽约经[阅读全文]

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流行美语:hang in there ; to be stressed out

(2009-04-07 23:35:25)

今天Larry到LiHua的宿舍去串门，LiHua会学到两个常用语：hanginthere和tobestressedout。
LL:LiHua,youlookexhausted.IseverythingOK?
LH:哎哟，Larry,我得在星期五以前赶出两篇论文，星期五还有一门课要大考，你说我能不累吗？IAMexhausted!
LL:Hanginthere,LiHua!AfterFridayitwillbeallover,andthenyoucanrelax.
LH:Hanginthere?那是什么意思呀？
LL:Hanginthere.Hangintherejustmeans"tokeepend...[阅读全文]

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读新概念:Training elephants (l41 nce4)

(2009-04-07 23:09:01)

Lesson41Trainingelephants
Twomaintechniqueshavebeenusedfortrainingelephants,whichwemaycallrespectivelythetoughandthe
gentle.Theformermethodsimplyconsistsofsettinganelephanttoworkandbeatinghimuntilhedoeswhatis
expectedofhim.Apartfromanymoralconsiderationsthisisastupidmethodoftraining,foritproducesa
resentfulanimalwhoatalaterstagemaywellturnman-killer.Thegentlemethodrequiresmore...[阅读全文]

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accident, incident, event 的区别

(2009-04-05 16:48:12)

accident,incident,event的区别
accident
事故,意外的事,指不幸的事故,灾难
forexample,
John'shadanaccident,he'sbeenknockeddownbyacar.
Hewaskilledintheaccident.
byaccident偶然;意外地,无意中
Imetherbyaccident.
Ionlyfounditbyaccident.我只是碰巧找到的.
incident
1.事件(指随着某事件附带发生的事或较小的事件)
forexample,
anordinaryincident普通的小事
2.事件,事...[阅读全文]

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