■一句话英文:You may go further and fare worse.(知足常乐)
书吧
Man‘s dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world-the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.
人最宝贵的是生命。生命对于每个人来说只有一次。一个人的生命应该这样度过:当他回首往事时,不因虚度年华而悔恨;也不会因为碌碌无为而羞耻;在临死的时候他能够说:我的整个生命和全部精力都已经献给了世界上最壮丽的事业——为人类的解放事业而斗争!
注释:Burning直译是燃烧着,你可以理解成脸发烧,引申为极严重的、强烈的。Mean在这儿是形容词,意思是低劣的。
市民英语
Here‘s my business card. (这是我的名片。)
Wish you a pleasant stay here!(希望你在这里待得愉快!)
Enjoy yourself!(玩好!)
I hope you have had a very good time here.(希望你们在这儿过得很好。)
So long for now.(再见。)
Hope to see you again!(希望再次见到你!)
Please keep in touch!(保持联络!)
Have a nice flight!(祝你旅途愉快!)
开口英语
April Fool‘s Day(愚人节)
Mark: Did you suffer a lot on April Fool‘s day?
马克:你们愚人节遭殃了吗?
Henry: When I came into my office, a workmate cried to me,‘Look! Your shoe‘s untied!’I just looked at my shoes. And others had a good laugh.
亨利:当我走进办公室,一个同事冲我大叫:“看!你的鞋带开啦!”我于是看我的鞋。别人都笑了。
Jenny: I was waken up by my alarm clock, but it was quite dark outside. When I came to my company, nobody‘s there!You know why? My roommate set my alarm clock back an hour!
詹妮:我被闹钟惊醒,但是外面天还很黑。当我来到公司,竟一个人也没有!你们知道为什么?我的室友把我的闹钟调前了一小时!
Tom: That day, a French friend walked to me, had a short talk with me, and put his hand on my back. And then went away. 5 minutes later, other workmates laughed at me, and called me April Fish. One of them took off a paper fish from my back…
汤姆:那天,一个法国朋友向我走过来,和我谈了几句,把手放在我的后背上,一会儿就走了。五分钟后,其他的同事冲我笑,叫我四月的鱼。一个同事从我背上拿下一个纸鱼……
Mark:That morning,a workmate from England told me our boss wanted to talk to me. Then I went to his office…My boss told me I was fooled by them, and called me noodle.
马克:那天早上,一个英国来的同事告诉我老板要找我谈话,我去了他的办公室……老板告诉我,我被他们给耍了,还叫我面条。
Henry: A workmate told me our boss would treat us at noon, but I didn‘t go. I thought he just cheated me.
亨利:一个同事告诉我老板中午请客,但我没去。我想他们肯定在骗我。
Lee: You were quite clever this time!
李:你这回真聪明!
Henry: But they really had a good meal! I lost it!
亨利:但是他们真的吃了一顿大餐!我错过了!
英语新闻
American Children are More Sleep-deprived Than Ever
American children are more sleep-deprived than ever, with more than a quarter reporting that they doze off in class at least once a week. Many students arrive at school late because of oversleeping and others are driving to classes drowsy, according to a survey released by the National Sleep Foundation on March 28th.
美国孩子缺觉情况严重
美国睡眠基金会3月28日公布的一项调查报告显示,当今的美国青少年比以往任何年代都缺觉,超过四分之一的高中生每周至少有一次在课堂上坠入梦乡。很多学生迟到是因为睡过了头,其他的昏昏欲睡地开车去上课。
Youth Hopes Movie Truck Will Pay for College
A half-ton pick-up truck used in the award-winning Western Brokeback Mountain is up for sale , and the seller, a Canadian high school student, hopes the proceeds will help pay his way through college.
加一学生拍卖《断背山》中的卡车筹大学学费
电影《断背山》中曾使用过的那辆载重量为半吨的皮卡(轻型多功能卡车)眼下正在进行拍卖,车主人、一个加拿大高中生希望能为自己筹集到上大学所需的费用。文章:京华时报