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4/26/2010

弄错了会很尴尬的英文[zz]

1.日常用语类
busboy 餐馆勤杂工(不是“公汽售票员”)
busybody 爱管闲事的人(不是“大忙人”)
dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物(不是“干货”)
eleventh hour 最后时刻(不是“十一点”)
lover 情人(不是“爱人”)
dead president 美钞(上印有总统头像)(并非“死了的总统”)
sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”)
confidence man 骗子(不是“信得过的人”)
criminal lawyer 刑事律师(不是“犯罪的律师”)
rest room 厕所(不是“休息室”)
dressing room 化妆室(不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”)
horse sense 常识(不是“马的感觉”)
capital idea 好主意(不是“资本主义思想”)
black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”)
black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”)
white man 忠实可靠的人(不是“皮肤白的人”)
green hand 新手(不是“绿手”)
blue stocking 女学者、女才子(不是“蓝色长统袜”)
Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中国龙”)
American beauty 红蔷薇(不是“美国美女”)
English disease 气管炎(不是“英国病”)
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙运动员”)
beat it!快跑(不是打他)(感谢博友mlau提供此词条)
2、成语类
pull one's leg 开玩笑(不是“拉后腿”)
in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体(不是“穿着生日礼服”)
eat one's words 收回已说的话(不是“吃话”)
an apple of love 西红柿(不是“爱情之果”)
handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆(不是“大字报”)
bring down the house 博得全场喝彩(不是“推倒房子”)
have a fit 勃然大怒(不是“试穿”)
think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己(不是“为自己想得很多”)
pull up one's socks 鼓起勇气(不是“提上袜子”)
3、表达类
Look out! 当心!(不是“向外看”)
What a shame! 多可惜!真遗憾!(不是“多可耻”)
You don't say! 是吗!(不是“你别说”)
You can say that again! 说得好!(不是“你可以再说一遍”)
I haven't slept better. 我睡得好极了。(不是“我从未睡过好觉”)
You can't be too careful in your work. 你工作越仔细越好。(不是“你工作不能太仔细”)
It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒烟4年了。(不是“我抽烟4年了”)
All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友没全到。(不是“他的朋友全没到”)
People will be long forgetting her. 人们在很长时间内会记住她的。(不是“人们会永远忘记她”)
He was only too pleased to let them go. 他很乐意让他们走。(不是“他太高兴了,不愿让他们走”)
It can't be less interesting. 它无聊极了。(不是“它不可能没有趣”)
from:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c68d5700100d2gs.html

4/07/2010

英文标点符号怎么念

+  plus 加号;正号
-  minus 减号;负号
± plus or minus 正负号
× is multiplied by 乘号
÷ is divided by 除号
= is equal to 等于号
≠ is not equal to 不等于号
≡ is equivalent to 全等于号
≌ is equal to or approximately equal to 等于或约等于号
≈ is approximately equal to 约等于号
< is less than 小于号
> is greater than 大于号
≮ is not less than 不小于号
≯ is not more than 不大于号
≤ is less than or equal to 小于或等于号
≥ is more than or equal to 大于或等于号
%  per cent 百分之…
‰ per mill 千分之…
∞ infinity 无限大号
∝ varies as 与…成比例
√ (square) root 平方根
∵ since; because 因为
∴ hence 所以
∷ equals, as (proportion) 等于,成比例
∠ angle 角
⌒ semicircle 半圆
⊙ circle 圆
○ circumference 圆周
π pi 圆周率
△ triangle 三角形
⊥ perpendicular to 垂直于
∪ union of 并,合集
∩ intersection of 交,通集
∫ the integral of …的积分
∑ (sigma) summation of 总和
° degree 度
′ minute 分
″ second 秒
℃ Celsius system 摄氏度

{ open brace, open curly 左花括号
} close brace, close curly 右花括号
( open parenthesis, open paren 左圆括号
) close parenthesis, close paren 右圆括号
() brakets/ parentheses 括号
[ open bracket 左方括号
] close bracket 右方括号
[] square brackets 方括号
. period, dot 句号,点
| vertical bar, vertical virgule 竖线
& ampersand, and, reference, ref 和,引用
* asterisk, multiply, star, pointer 星号,乘号,星,指针
/ slash, divide, oblique 斜线,斜杠,除号
// slash-slash, comment 双斜线,注释符
# pound 井号
\ backslash, sometimes escape 反斜线转义符,有时表示转义符或续行符
~ tilde 波浪符
. full stop 句号
, comma 逗号
: colon 冒号
; semicolon 分号
? question mark 问号
! exclamation mark (英式英语) exclamation point (美式英语)
' apostrophe 撇号
- hyphen 连字号
-- dash 破折号
... dots/ ellipsis 省略号
" single quotation marks 单引号
"" double quotation marks 双引号
‖ parallel 双线号
& ampersand = and
~ swung dash 代字号
§ section; division 分节号
→ arrow 箭号;参见号



4/03/2010

culture notes book2_1

Martin Luther King, Jr.

  US black civil-right leader (1929-1968). An outstanding orator, he followed principles of nonviolent resistance in organizing demonstrations against racial inequality and was one of the leaders of the Great March to Washington in 1963, joined by over 250,000 people. His campaigns contributed to the passing of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965) and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sophia Loren


  Italian film actress (1934- ). From working as extra and then a supporting actress, she worked her way up to international stardom in such films as Two Women (1961), The Millionairess (1962), Marriage Indian Style (1964), and The Cassandra Crossing (1977). She was married to the Italian film producer Carlo Ponti.

Julius Caesar

  Roman general and statesman (100-44 BC), whose career marked the end of the Roman Republic.

Queensland

    The second largest state of Australia, situated in the north-east. It is Australia's most decentralized region, containing approximately one third of all Australian urban centres. It has an area of 1,728,000 square kms with a population of two million (1980). The capital city is Brisbane.

Seattle

    A city in the state of Washington, USA. It is Alaska's main supply port.

San Diego

    A city on San Diego Bay, California, USA.

Oklahoma City

    Capital of Oklahoma on the North Canadian River, USA. Founded in 1889, it expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil. Today it is a commercial, industrial, and distribution centre for an oil-producing and agricultural area.

Miami

    A city and port on Biscayne Bay, Florida. A major tourist resort and retirement centre, it grew during the Florida land boom of the 1920s and includes now Coral Gables and Miami Beach.

Montreal

    A Canadian city and port in Quebec, on Montreal Island at the junction of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. Canada's largest city, it is also the greatest transportation, trade, and manufacturing centre. Two thirds of the population is French speaking, making it the second largest French-speaking city in the world.

Toronto

    Capital of Ontario, Canada. On Lake Ontario, it is Canada's second largest city.

Brooklyn

    One of the five boroughs of New York City, USA, situated at the southwestern end of Long Island. It has an area of 210 square km, population 2.2 million (1980).

Tahiti

    The largest of the Society Islands in the south central Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. It has an area of 1,005 square kms with a population of 116,000 in 1983.

Civil Service (UK)

    The bureaucracy that implements government policies. The civil service is organized into such ministries as the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.