【天道酬勤】开贴练习英语口语
Everyone who loves looking up at the night sky knows one thing: to see the most stars ... get away from a city.
In cities, artificial light comes from street lamps, buildings, signs and cars. All this unnatural, man-made light blocks out any chance to see the stars.
The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and for the environment. Those findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.
西方饮食习惯在世界各地的传播对人类健康和环境有害。这些发现来自于《自然》杂志的一份新的报告。
西方饮食习惯在世界各地的传播对人类健康和环境有害。这些发现来自于《自然》杂志的一份新的报告。
Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss?
No.Can eating chocolate cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner be good for your heart?Again, the answer is no.
No.Can eating chocolate cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner be good for your heart?Again, the answer is no.
Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood. 死的历史用墨水书写，活的历史则用鲜血。
The heaven is but one remove from the hell, love stands between them. 立于天堂与地狱之间的，是爱。
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新2Lesson10—Not For Jazz
We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it!
We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it!
She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
参考译文：
我们有一件古老的乐器,叫击弦古钢琴.它是1681年德国制造的, 我们这架钢琴放在客厅里.我们家拥有它很长时间了,这件乐器是许多年前我祖父买来的.最近它被一位客人弄坏了,她用它弹奏爵士乐! 她按键太猛,把两根弦按断了.我父亲为之震怒. 现在他不允许我们再碰它.父亲的一位朋友正在修理这件古老的乐器.
参考译文：
我们有一件古老的乐器,叫击弦古钢琴.它是1681年德国制造的, 我们这架钢琴放在客厅里.我们家拥有它很长时间了,这件乐器是许多年前我祖父买来的.最近它被一位客人弄坏了,她用它弹奏爵士乐! 她按键太猛,把两根弦按断了.我父亲为之震怒. 现在他不允许我们再碰它.父亲的一位朋友正在修理这件古老的乐器.
You have tattoos to piss off your dad.—— My dad doesn’t know he’s my dad.你的纹身是想气死你爹，我爹压根不知他是我爹。——MAX
I guess I am your BFF.Broke Friend Forever. 我还以为我是你的BFF（原指Best Friend Forever）永远破产的朋友。——破产姐妹
Being a lawyer is like being a doctor; keep pressing until it hurts, then you'll know where to look. 律师就如同医生，要踩到客人的痛脚才能对症下药。——金装律师
新2Lesson 11—One good turn deserves another
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &20. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said,'so now you can pay for my dinner!'
我正在一家饭馆吃饭，托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作，而现在正在一家银行上班，他的薪水很高，但他却总是向朋友借钱，并且从来不还。托尼看见了我，就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱，但他吃饭时，我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是，他立刻把钱给了我。“我还未向你借过钱。”托尼说道，“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了！”
我正在一家饭馆吃饭，托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作，而现在正在一家银行上班，他的薪水很高，但他却总是向朋友借钱，并且从来不还。托尼看见了我，就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱，但他吃饭时，我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是，他立刻把钱给了我。“我还未向你借过钱。”托尼说道，“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了！”
Face the other way. You're putting me off. 转过去，你太扎眼了。
You lower the IQ of the whole street. 整条街的智商都被你拉低了。神探夏洛克。
You lower the IQ of the whole street. 整条街的智商都被你拉低了。神探夏洛克。
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
Ted sent Fred ten hens yesterday so Fred's fresh bread is ready already.
新概念2-12goodbye and good luck. Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
我们的邻居查尔斯.艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他离别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。
我们的邻居查尔斯.艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他离别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。