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2008-2-17 9:32:14 阅读50 评论1 172008/02 Feb17

请用流利的英语去鼓励别人 Please use fluent English to encourage others!

A collection of Arguments about English learning! 精选英语学习论调十段
——Please use fluent English to encourage others!
——请用流利的英语去鼓励别人

1、What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words——the longer the words the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.

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[置顶] 世界著名报纸网址

2008-1-11 10:31:47 阅读137 评论0 112008/01 Jan11

美国：

今日美国（USA Today） http://www.usatoday.com

华尔街日报（The Wall Street Journal） http://update.wsj.com

纽约时报（The New York Times） http://www.nytimes.com

洛杉矶时报（Los Angeles Times） http://www.latimes.com

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[置顶] 65句流行酷语

2007-8-8 13:19:11 阅读300 评论0 82007/08 Aug8

在美国学美语, 最有趣的大概就是可以听到很多俚语。很多时候光听那些句子, 好象不容易马上可以会意出来他们在说什么, 听了几次后, 就慢慢可以了解这些俚语的含意了。这里整理出来的, 都是一些很常听到的「酷语」喔! 不过, 不管什么语言, 都应该考虑到说话的对象、场合与时间, 有些俚语并不适合在正式的场合用。

1. kick ass 了不起

A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You're good.

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[置顶] 名人名言－健康篇

2008-2-17 9:16:40 阅读20 评论0 172008/02 Feb17

First wealth is health.
健康是人生第一财富。—— Emerson 爱默生

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
快乐首先在于有健康的身体。—— G. W. Curtis柯蒂斯

Cleanliness is next to godliness.
清洁仅次于圣洁。—— Francis Bacon 培根

Care killed the cat.
忧伤足以致命。—— William Shakespeare 莎士比亚

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起，使人健康、富有、明智。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林

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[置顶] 英语杂文--奥兰多-布鲁姆：《加勒比海盗》男配角

2008-2-17 9:19:37 阅读76 评论0 172008/02 Feb17

演员简介：影片《加勒比海盗》中云集了像性格小生约翰尼-德普和演技派演员杰弗里-拉什这样的大明星。但许多年轻影迷关注此片还有另外一个原因，那就是影片中有奥兰多-布鲁姆--好莱坞的新偶像。　

　　Born on January 13th 1977 in Canterbury, England, Orlando Bloom's plans of becoming an actor developed quite early when he realized that the characters on TV and in the movies weren't real, that they were actors. "Once I realized that I could be Superman or I could be The Hustler or I could be Daniel Day Lewis's character in The Last

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单词讲解－－Unit 6 Good manners-by livacai

2009-3-26 22:04:28 阅读74 评论0 262009/03 Mar26

Unit 6 Good manners

interrupt vt/ vi

打断，中

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单词讲解－－高一 Unit 5 The silver screen-by livacai

2009-3-26 21:45:25 阅读61 评论0 262009/03 Mar26

Unit 5 The silver screen

silver n.

silver screen

hero n.

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单词讲解－－高一 Unit 4 Unforgettable experiences-by livacai

2009-3-26 21:44:17 阅读35 评论0 262009/03 Mar26

Unit 4 Unforgettable experiences

unforgettable adj.

seismograph n.

king n.

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单词讲解－－高一 Unit 3 Going Places－by livacai

2009-3-26 21:42:19 阅读49 评论0 262009/03 Mar26

Unit 3 Going places

consider vt.

consider doing sth.考虑做某事

I am considering helping you with your English.

consider sb. To do sth.考虑某人做某事

we are considering him to help you with your English.

consider …as把。。。当作= treat…as= look on…as= regard…as

we consider our teacher as our friend.

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英语杂文--不可不读的绝对英文经典广告

2008-2-17 9:50:44 阅读40 评论0 172008/02 Feb17

Money is not everything. There‘s Mastercard & Visa.
　　钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡.

　　 One should love animals. They are so tasty.
　　每个人都应该热爱动物,因为它们很好吃.

　　 Love the neighbor. But don‘t get caught.
　　要用心去爱你的邻居,不过不要让她的老公知道.

　　 Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

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