35岁重返校园，备战托福
@fkokii 2018-09-07 10:42:41
孩子在2016年中考后，考的托福。之前一次也没有考过，我感觉不是特别难吧？孩子的成绩过了110。
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@MamaBear_Ning 2018-09-07 11:03:55
谢谢你的留言，给了我不少勇气。 ^_^
在校学生的状态跟我这个游荡了多年再回炉的老阿姨相比，气势就输了很多。不过我也会尽力的。
托福过了，会来国外读高中或是大学吗？
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@fkokii 2018-09-07 11:41:31
现在美高读书，应该是明年申请大学吧
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太赞了！在哪个州呢？
孩子在2016年中考后，考的托福。之前一次也没有考过，我感觉不是特别难吧？孩子的成绩过了110。
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@MamaBear_Ning 2018-09-07 11:03:55
谢谢你的留言，给了我不少勇气。 ^_^
在校学生的状态跟我这个游荡了多年再回炉的老阿姨相比，气势就输了很多。不过我也会尽力的。
托福过了，会来国外读高中或是大学吗？
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@fkokii 2018-09-07 11:41:31
现在美高读书，应该是明年申请大学吧
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太赞了！在哪个州呢？
@囚心007 2018-09-07 22:13:55
8个单词，就一个不认识，同样35+，不过在国内，民企，最近也考虑考个证，跃活一下大脑，要不要考个中级口译呢，让我再考虑考虑……
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一共有12个单词，不过肯定都难不倒你。
看到一句话，“耽误你的不是运气和时机，而是你数不清的犹豫！”
心动不如行动，其实没通过又如何，这学习的过程也能让我们收获良多。
8个单词，就一个不认识，同样35+，不过在国内，民企，最近也考虑考个证，跃活一下大脑，要不要考个中级口译呢，让我再考虑考虑……
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一共有12个单词，不过肯定都难不倒你。
看到一句话，“耽误你的不是运气和时机，而是你数不清的犹豫！”
心动不如行动，其实没通过又如何，这学习的过程也能让我们收获良多。
娃爹有收集书的爱好，他把阁楼收拾好当他的书房，里面满满的都是书。得知我想考托福之后他非常的支持，给了我一本欧·亨利的短篇小说集，让我有空翻翻。哈哈，他可真是太瞧得起我了。
O.HENRY is one of the most widely published of modern authors. His works-more than six hundred stories-have been translated into nearly every language. He has often been called “the American De Maupassant” and ranked among the world's outstanding short-story tellers.
译：欧·亨利是现代发表作品最广泛的作家之一。他的六百多个故事几乎都已被翻译成各种语言。他被人称为“美国的莫泊桑”，是世界上最杰出的短篇小说家之一。
译：欧·亨利是现代发表作品最广泛的作家之一。他的六百多个故事几乎都已被翻译成各种语言。他被人称为“美国的莫泊桑”，是世界上最杰出的短篇小说家之一。
欧·亨利 (O'Henry, 1862-1910) 是享有国际声誉的美国短篇小说家，被称为“短篇小说大王”、世界三位短篇小说大师之一，一生共创作短篇小说近300篇。他的的小说构思精巧，风格独特，语言幽默可读性强，而且经常有一个别出心裁、令人意想不到的结局。他的出生地Greensboro离我们不到一小时的车程，天气好的周末，我们会去这个小镇走走，沾染点文化人的气息。
他的短篇小说像是麦琪的礼物（The gift of the Magi）、爱的奉献（A service of love)、二十年后（After twenty years）、四百万（The four Million）等等，都是非常有名的小说，相信很多人都看过。
他的短篇小说像是麦琪的礼物（The gift of the Magi）、爱的奉献（A service of love)、二十年后（After twenty years）、四百万（The four Million）等等，都是非常有名的小说，相信很多人都看过。
小宝在睡早觉，我大致看完了麦琪的礼物（The gift of the Magi），以前有看过中文译本，大致意思都懂，但不能深究每个单词的意思。等夜深人静无人打扰的时候，再慢慢学习吧。
Before I start to work let's do a quick quiz.
Quick Quiz #1
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.(Watch out for secondary definitions!)
1. absent a. possessing a lot of something; often more than is needed
2. ability b. difficult to understand
3. abridge c. the power to do something; skill or competence in a field
4. abscond d. not in a certain place at given time
5. absorb e. to escape
6. abstract f. to emphasize
7. abundant g. to shorten
8. accent h. to receive with pleasure; to agree
9. accept i. to be able to reach,approach or enter; gain admission to
10. access j. to take in or draw up
单词小测验，应该都难不倒大家，加油！ ^_^
Quick Quiz #1
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.(Watch out for secondary definitions!)
1. absent a. possessing a lot of something; often more than is needed
2. ability b. difficult to understand
3. abridge c. the power to do something; skill or competence in a field
4. abscond d. not in a certain place at given time
5. absorb e. to escape
6. abstract f. to emphasize
7. abundant g. to shorten
8. accent h. to receive with pleasure; to agree
9. accept i. to be able to reach,approach or enter; gain admission to
10. access j. to take in or draw up
单词小测验，应该都难不倒大家，加油！ ^_^
Quick Quiz #1 Answer:
1. d
2. c
3. g
4. e
5. j
6. b
7. a
8. f
9. h
10. i
小伙伴们都答对了吗？
1. d
2. c
3. g
4. e
5. j
6. b
7. a
8. f
9. h
10. i
小伙伴们都答对了吗？
NO 13:
accident 美 ['æksɪdənt] n. an event that occurs by chance
事故；意外；偶然；造化
--The couple met at a coffee shop by accident；neither of them had planned to see the other that day.
译：这对情侣在咖啡馆里遇见纯属偶然，他们事先谁也没有计划在那里见面。
--His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident.
译：他的左膝在一次交通事故中受伤了。
accident 美 ['æksɪdənt] n. an event that occurs by chance
事故；意外；偶然；造化
--The couple met at a coffee shop by accident；neither of them had planned to see the other that day.
译：这对情侣在咖啡馆里遇见纯属偶然，他们事先谁也没有计划在那里见面。
--His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident.
译：他的左膝在一次交通事故中受伤了。
NO 14:
accomplished 美 [ə'kɑːmplɪʃt] adj. very skilled or successful at something
完成的；有成就的；娴熟的；有造诣的；有教养的
--Stephen King is an accomplished writer, with over forty books to his name.
译： 史蒂芬·金（美国恐怖小说家）是一个很有成就的小说家，有超过40本书以他的名字署名。
--She is an accomplished lady.
译：她是一位有教养的女士。
accomplished 美 [ə'kɑːmplɪʃt] adj. very skilled or successful at something
完成的；有成就的；娴熟的；有造诣的；有教养的
--Stephen King is an accomplished writer, with over forty books to his name.
译： 史蒂芬·金（美国恐怖小说家）是一个很有成就的小说家，有超过40本书以他的名字署名。
--She is an accomplished lady.
译：她是一位有教养的女士。
NO 15:
accord 美 [ə'kɔːrd] n. an official treaty 协议；一致；符合
--The rival factions ended their war with a peace accord.
译：这些竞争派系以一份和平协议结束了他们的战争。
--Your behavior is not in accord with your principle.
译：你的行为与你的原则不符。
accord 美 [ə'kɔːrd] n. an official treaty 协议；一致；符合
--The rival factions ended their war with a peace accord.
译：这些竞争派系以一份和平协议结束了他们的战争。
--Your behavior is not in accord with your principle.
译：你的行为与你的原则不符。
NO 16:
according 美 [ə'kɔːdɪŋ] adv. as indicated or stated by 根据；按照
--According to legend, King Arthur led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the sixth century.
译：据传说，亚瑟王在六世纪领导了英国对撒克逊入侵者的防御。
--According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately.
译：根据专家们的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。
according 美 [ə'kɔːdɪŋ] adv. as indicated or stated by 根据；按照
--According to legend, King Arthur led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the sixth century.
译：据传说，亚瑟王在六世纪领导了英国对撒克逊入侵者的防御。
--According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately.
译：根据专家们的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。
We went to the Chinese market this afternoon. Everybody in our family loves fish such as pompano, salmon, yellow croaker, and mackerel. Some of these can only be bought at the Chinese market.
We eat fish at least twice a week, so I was wondering if those fish contain heavy metals. We checked online and found out that mackerel is actually high in mercury. So kids younger than six and pregnant women should avoid it, but pompano and salmon are fine. Since yellow croaker comes all the way from the western Pacific Ocean, near China, it is less fresh than pompano and salmon. To be safe, we have decided to eat pompano and salmon more often than the others.
We eat fish at least twice a week, so I was wondering if those fish contain heavy metals. We checked online and found out that mackerel is actually high in mercury. So kids younger than six and pregnant women should avoid it, but pompano and salmon are fine. Since yellow croaker comes all the way from the western Pacific Ocean, near China, it is less fresh than pompano and salmon. To be safe, we have decided to eat pompano and salmon more often than the others.
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