2012年12月22日 星期六
2012年12月15日 星期六
English Reading(No Pains,No Gains)
No Pains,No Gains
There is scarcely anyone who hasn't heard the proverb,"No Pains,No Gains." It means that we cannot achieve success in anything without effort and sacrifice.At first sight this may seem to be not quite true ,for we can think of example of people who have gained much without any trouble to themselves.A man who happens to have been born the son of a millionaire will get great wealth on the death of his father without any effort on his part;and people sometimes win a large sum of money in a lottery without the slightest effort.But such cases of luck are exceptional,and can be counted on.For most people it remains true that success can be won only at the cost of hard work.
scarcely----(ad)幾乎沒有
achieve----(vt)完成,實現,達到
labor----(n)勞動,辛苦爭取
millionaire----(n)百萬富翁
slight----(adj)絲亳的(n)輕蔑
exception----(n)例外
at first sight----乍看之下
on one's part----就某人而言
a large sum of----一大筆
count on ----信賴
at the cost of----以...為代價
without the slightest effort---不費吹灰之力
scarcely----(ad)幾乎沒有
achieve----(vt)完成,實現,達到
labor----(n)勞動,辛苦爭取
millionaire----(n)百萬富翁
slight----(adj)絲亳的(n)輕蔑
exception----(n)例外
at first sight----乍看之下
on one's part----就某人而言
a large sum of----一大筆
count on ----信賴
at the cost of----以...為代價
without the slightest effort---不費吹灰之力
2012年12月11日 星期二
English Reading(The Culture of Tea)
The Culture of Tea
All around the world,people drink tea,But in different countries people have different ideas about drinking tea.For example, in China tea is served when people get together.The Chinese drink it at any time of a day,at home ,or in teahouses. And they prefer their tea plain,with nothing else in it.In England "teatime" in the late afternoon is popular.Almost everyone has a cup of tea then.The English usually make tea in a teatop and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies at teatime.The Japanese enjoy drinking tea in a very special way called"a tea ceremony".Everything must be done a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
italicized word----(adj)斜體字
plain----(adj)清淡的
make tea----泡茶
2012年12月4日 星期二
English Reading(英文諺語)
☆A bargain is a bargain. 契約就是契約; 說定了就得遵守
☆A bird in the hand is worth two bird in the bush. 一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林
☆A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情
☆A little learning is a dangerous thing . 一知半解最危險; 學藝不精反誤事
☆A man is known by the company he keeps. 觀其友知其人
☆A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，謬以千里
☆A rolling stone gathers no mos. 滾石不生苔/ 民生在勤
☆A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的心智寓於健康的身體
☆Accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲; 人有旦夕禍福
☆Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝於空談
☆All is not gold that glitters. 發亮的未必是黃金
☆All is well that ends well. 結果好一切都好(皆大歡喜)
☆All roads lead to Rome. 條條大道通羅馬
☆Art is long, life is shore. 人生短學術無窮
☆All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 整天學習不耍，聰明孩子變傻瓜
☆As you sow, so you will reap. 種瓜得瓜種豆得豆
☆Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不咬人
☆Beauty is but skin deep. 美貌是膚淺
☆Better late than never. 亡羊補牢猶未晚也
☆Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚
☆Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水
☆Care will kill a cat. 憂慮傷神
☆Diamond cuts diamond. 棋逢敵手
☆Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗
☆Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 船到橋頭自然直
☆Don't judge a man by his appearance. 勿以冒取人
☆Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一擲
☆Don't put the car before the horse. 勿本末倒置
☆Easier said than done. 說比做易
☆Even a worm will return. 匹夫不可奪其志
☆Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失
☆Every man to his own taste. 人各有所好
☆Everybody's business is nobody's business. 眾人之事無人管
☆Failure is the mother of success. 失敗為成功之母
☆Fine clothes made the man . 美羽裝出美鳥; 人要衣裝佛要金裝
☆Forgive and forger. 既往不咎
☆Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由毋寧死
☆Good begets good and evil leads to evil . 善有善報，惡有惡報
☆Good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口
☆Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同
☆Habit is second nature. 習慣是第二天性
☆Haste makes waste. 欲速不達
☆Health is better than wealth. 健康勝於財富
☆Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者
☆Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策
☆Hunger is the best sauce. 飢不擇食
☆Idle is the partner of all vice. 懶為萬惡之源
☆It is never too late to learn. 活到老學到老
☆It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也
☆It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收
☆It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行
☆It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響
☆Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥
☆Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量
☆Least said, soonest mended. 禍從口出
☆Let sleeping dogs lie 莫惹睡狗; 莫惹事生非
☆Like father ,like son. 有其父必有其子
☆Live and let live. 待人寬容如己
☆Look before you leap. 三思而後行
☆Make hay while the sun shines. 打鐵趁熱
☆Many a little makes a mickle. 聚少成多
☆Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天
☆Misfortunes never come single. 禍不單行
☆Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨
☆Money talks. 金錢萬能
☆More haste , less speed. 欲速不達
☆Murder will out. 法網恢恢，疏而不漏
☆Necessity has no law. 狗急跳牆; 人急造反
☆Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢
☆No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息
☆No pains. no gains. 不勞則無穫
☆No sooner said than done. 說到作做到
☆Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
☆Old habits nard. 積習難改
☆One swallow does not make a summer. 個別不足概括全體
☆Opportunities seldom knock twice. 機會稍縱既逝
☆People will talk. 人言可畏
☆Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
☆Prevention is better than cure. 預防勝於治療
☆Quality matters more than quantity. 質重於量
☆Riches nave wings. 財富無常
☆Seeing is believing. 眼見為憑
☆Set a thief to catch a thief. 以惡制惡
☆Several men , several minds. 人各有志
☆Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒有好
☆Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器
☆Speech is silver , silence is golden . 雄辯是銀沉默是金
☆Still water runs an arrow. 靜水深流; 大智若愚
☆Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱
☆Talk of the devil and he will appear. 說人人到
☆The early bird catches the worm. 捷者登先，早起的鳥蟲吃
☆The pen is mightier than the sword. 文勝於武
☆There is no accounting for tastes. 各有天性
☆There is no place like home. 金窩銀窩不如自家窩
☆There is no rose without a thorn. 好景不常
☆There is no short-cut to learning. 求學無捷徑
☆There is no smoke without fire. 事出必有因
☆Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
☆Time flies like an arrow. 光陰似箭
☆Time is money. 時間就是金錢
☆To err is human, to forgive divine. 犯錯乃人之常情，寬恕乃神之聖行
☆Tomorrow never comes. 明日不可盼
☆Two is company, three is none. 兩人好作伴三人反成絆
☆Two of a trade can never agree. 同行共忌
☆Walls nave ears. 隔牆有耳
☆Waste not, want not. 不浪費則不缺
☆We are in the same boat. 同舟共濟
☆Well begun is half done. 好的開始成功一半
☆Well fed, well bred. 衣食足而後知禮義
☆What is done cannot be undone. 覆水難收
☆Where there is a well ,there is a way. 有志者事竟成
☆Where there is life, there is hope. 有生必命就有希望
☆Where there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪; 事出必有因
☆Words cut more than swords. 舌劍利於刀劍
☆Work while you work, play while you play. 工作認真; 玩樂認真
☆A bird in the hand is worth two bird in the bush. 一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林
☆A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情
☆A little learning is a dangerous thing . 一知半解最危險; 學藝不精反誤事
☆A man is known by the company he keeps. 觀其友知其人
☆A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，謬以千里
☆A rolling stone gathers no mos. 滾石不生苔/ 民生在勤
☆A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的心智寓於健康的身體
☆Accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲; 人有旦夕禍福
☆Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝於空談
☆All is not gold that glitters. 發亮的未必是黃金
☆All is well that ends well. 結果好一切都好(皆大歡喜)
☆All roads lead to Rome. 條條大道通羅馬
☆Art is long, life is shore. 人生短學術無窮
☆All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 整天學習不耍，聰明孩子變傻瓜
☆As you sow, so you will reap. 種瓜得瓜種豆得豆
☆Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不咬人
☆Beauty is but skin deep. 美貌是膚淺
☆Better late than never. 亡羊補牢猶未晚也
☆Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚
☆Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水
☆Care will kill a cat. 憂慮傷神
☆Diamond cuts diamond. 棋逢敵手
☆Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗
☆Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 船到橋頭自然直
☆Don't judge a man by his appearance. 勿以冒取人
☆Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一擲
☆Don't put the car before the horse. 勿本末倒置
☆Easier said than done. 說比做易
☆Even a worm will return. 匹夫不可奪其志
☆Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失
☆Every man to his own taste. 人各有所好
☆Everybody's business is nobody's business. 眾人之事無人管
☆Failure is the mother of success. 失敗為成功之母
☆Fine clothes made the man . 美羽裝出美鳥; 人要衣裝佛要金裝
☆Forgive and forger. 既往不咎
☆Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由毋寧死
☆Good begets good and evil leads to evil . 善有善報，惡有惡報
☆Good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口
☆Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同
☆Habit is second nature. 習慣是第二天性
☆Haste makes waste. 欲速不達
☆Health is better than wealth. 健康勝於財富
☆Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者
☆Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策
☆Hunger is the best sauce. 飢不擇食
☆Idle is the partner of all vice. 懶為萬惡之源
☆It is never too late to learn. 活到老學到老
☆It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也
☆It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收
☆It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行
☆It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響
☆Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥
☆Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量
☆Least said, soonest mended. 禍從口出
☆Let sleeping dogs lie 莫惹睡狗; 莫惹事生非
☆Like father ,like son. 有其父必有其子
☆Live and let live. 待人寬容如己
☆Look before you leap. 三思而後行
☆Make hay while the sun shines. 打鐵趁熱
☆Many a little makes a mickle. 聚少成多
☆Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天
☆Misfortunes never come single. 禍不單行
☆Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨
☆Money talks. 金錢萬能
☆More haste , less speed. 欲速不達
☆Murder will out. 法網恢恢，疏而不漏
☆Necessity has no law. 狗急跳牆; 人急造反
☆Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢
☆No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息
☆No pains. no gains. 不勞則無穫
☆No sooner said than done. 說到作做到
☆Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
☆Old habits nard. 積習難改
☆One swallow does not make a summer. 個別不足概括全體
☆Opportunities seldom knock twice. 機會稍縱既逝
☆People will talk. 人言可畏
☆Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
☆Prevention is better than cure. 預防勝於治療
☆Quality matters more than quantity. 質重於量
☆Riches nave wings. 財富無常
☆Seeing is believing. 眼見為憑
☆Set a thief to catch a thief. 以惡制惡
☆Several men , several minds. 人各有志
☆Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒有好
☆Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器
☆Speech is silver , silence is golden . 雄辯是銀沉默是金
☆Still water runs an arrow. 靜水深流; 大智若愚
☆Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱
☆Talk of the devil and he will appear. 說人人到
☆The early bird catches the worm. 捷者登先，早起的鳥蟲吃
☆The pen is mightier than the sword. 文勝於武
☆There is no accounting for tastes. 各有天性
☆There is no place like home. 金窩銀窩不如自家窩
☆There is no rose without a thorn. 好景不常
☆There is no short-cut to learning. 求學無捷徑
☆There is no smoke without fire. 事出必有因
☆Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
☆Time flies like an arrow. 光陰似箭
☆Time is money. 時間就是金錢
☆To err is human, to forgive divine. 犯錯乃人之常情，寬恕乃神之聖行
☆Tomorrow never comes. 明日不可盼
☆Two is company, three is none. 兩人好作伴三人反成絆
☆Two of a trade can never agree. 同行共忌
☆Walls nave ears. 隔牆有耳
☆Waste not, want not. 不浪費則不缺
☆We are in the same boat. 同舟共濟
☆Well begun is half done. 好的開始成功一半
☆Well fed, well bred. 衣食足而後知禮義
☆What is done cannot be undone. 覆水難收
☆Where there is a well ,there is a way. 有志者事竟成
☆Where there is life, there is hope. 有生必命就有希望
☆Where there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪; 事出必有因
☆Words cut more than swords. 舌劍利於刀劍
☆Work while you work, play while you play. 工作認真; 玩樂認真
英文諺語(Proverb)
The world is a book,He who stays at home reads but one page. -English proverb
I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. -林肯
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible". -拿破崙
The important thing in life is to have a great aim,and the determination to attain it. -哥德
Where there is a will,there is a way. -proverb
Heaven helps those who help themselves. -proverb
There is no accounting for tastes. -proverb
You have to believe in yourself.That's the secret of success. -卓別林
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. -羅斯福
I succeed because I willed it; I never hesitated. - 拿破崙
Slow and steady wins the race - proverb
Imagination is more important than knowledge -proverb
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today-proverb
Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life-proverb
Victory belongs to the most persevering.-proverb
Genius only means hardworking all one's life - proverb
Patience is bitter,but its fruit is sweet.-盧梭
Living without an aim is like sailing without compass.-大仲馬
English Reading(The Origin of Popcorn)
The Origin of Popcorn
Popcorn is a very popular snack nowadays. Americans alone eat 400 million pound of popcorn each year. However,popcorn wasn't always popular.Farmers grew only a small amount of corn for popping, and it could be bought only by the sack.A 25-pound sack cost one dollar in 1879.
Cloid Smith found a new idea for increasing popcorn sales.He sold the corn in one-pound boxes with colorful pictures.Smith;s popcorn was an instant success;more than 75,000 pounds of popcorn were sold within one year.
There was one problem with Smith's popcorn box. It was made of paper.Sometimes the corn would dry out and lose its pop.A new air-tight metal can solve the problem in the 1920s.
At first,owners of the movie theaters tried to keep popcorn out of the theaters. The chewing noises bothered movie fans. However,the owners changed their minds when they saw that popcorn could bring in as much money as movie ticket.
nowadays----(ad)現今,時下
alone----(ad)單獨,僅僅
instant----(adj)立即的
air-tight----(adj)密閉的
in quantity----大量地
bring in----賺進
dry out----變乾
2012年12月3日 星期一
English Reading(Traffic Accidents)
Traffic Accidents
Lots of people get injured or killed in traffic accident every day. One of the most common causes of accidents is that drivers are not concentrating on their driving. Sometimes a person is irritates with his friends,wife,or living conditions and is thinking about his problems rather than his driving. As little attention to other cars and people.He may not see ,because of absent-mindedness,a red light,a car suddenly stopping in front of him,or a person walking on the street.The consequence is imaginable; he bumps into other cars or runs over some pedestrians.
irritates----(v)動怒
unconsciously----(ad)無意識地
absent-mindedness----(adj)心不在焉
pedestrian----(n)行人
blow----(v)打擊
ill-tempered----(adj)壞牌氣
run over----輾過
bump into----撞(車子)
English Reading(The Use of Computer)
The Use of Computer
The computer is a wonderful machine,which has he greatest effect on modern life.A doctor can talk to the computer and explain what is wrong with a patient.Police stations have terminals connected to the National Crime Information Center.In some factories computerized robot do the work that people used to do.A scientist may use the computer to do the computing.To sum up ,the computer is almose used in every aspect of human life.But can you imagine that all these frightening developments happen in less than fifty years?
dispensable----(adj)不必要的
terminal----(n)終端機
crime----(n)犯罪
aspect----(n)方面
affect----(v)影響
effect----(v)影響,效果
frightening----(adj)令人驚嚇的
telephone booth----(n)電話亭
to sum up----總之
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