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5/25/2010

“表里不一”的英文短语[zz]

carry the house 博得全场喝彩(不是“搬家”)

busy body 爱管闲事的人( 不是“忙人”)

an afternoon farmer [俚]拖拉的人

eleventh hour 最后时刻(不是“十一点钟”)

an eye for an eye 以牙还牙

a hot potato 棘手的问题

a small potato [美俚] 微不足道的人或物

dry goods 纺织品;谷物(不是“干货”)

Milk Way 银河(不是“牛奶路”)

man of letters 文学家(不是“写信的人”)

sleep late 睡懒觉(不是“睡得很晚”)

sweet water 淡水;饮用水(不是“糖水,甜水”)

familiar talk 庸俗的谈话(不是“熟悉的谈话”)

walkman 随身听(不是“行走的男人”)

night bird 夜猫子(不是“夜间的鸟”)

dog days 三伏天(不是“狗的日子”)

hot dog 热狗(不是“炎热的狗”)

great cats 狮、虎、豹等猫科动物(不是“巨大的猫”)

touch-me-not 含羞草(不是“别碰我”)

bad sailor 晕船(不是“坏水手”)

car park 停车场(不是“汽车公园”)

big boy [俚]百元钞票

field flowers 野生的花

a field worker 实地工作者

China grass 苎麻(不是“中国草”)

China tree 楝树(不是“中国树”)

French window 落地长窗(不是“法国窗”)

English disease 软骨病(不是“英国病”)

French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法国粉笔”)

Russian boot 长筒靴(不是“俄罗斯皮靴”)

Russian blue 淡蓝色(不是“俄罗斯蓝色”)

bright and early 一大早

a fast friend 可靠的朋友

fast time 夏令时间

stand fast 不后退;屹立不动;不让步

Stand easy ! [英] 稍息!

What a sell ! 真失望!

buy it (回答问题或谜语时用)放弃 e.g. I'll buy it . 我答不出(或者我不晓得)

Dear John letter [美口] 绝交信

broken English 不标准的英语

a broken man (在精神等方面)潦倒的人

Catch me ! 我可不会再干那样的事了。

Give a big hand. 热烈地鼓掌欢迎。

Break a leg ! 祝你好运!

read travels 读游记

travel in the blue 沉思;冥想
from:http://tr.hjenglish.com/page/52640/

5/24/2010

新东方老师总结出的100句口语最基础最高频的话

1. How are you doing?(你好吗?)
  2. I''m doing great.(我过得很好。)
  3. What''s up?(出什么事了/你在忙些什么/怎么了?)
   4. Nothing special.(没什么特别的。)
  5. Hi. Long time no see.(嗨,好久不见了。)
   6. So far so good.(到目前为止,一切都好。)
  7. Things couldn''t be better.(一切顺利。)
  8. How about yourself?(你自己呢?)
  9. Today is a great day.(今天是个好日子。)
  10. Are you making progress?(有进展吗?)
  11. May I have your name, please?(请问尊姓大名?)
  12. I''ve heard so much about you.(久仰大名。)
  13. I hope you''re enjoying your staying here.(希望你在这里过得愉快。)
  14. Let''s get together again.(改天再聚聚。)
   15. That''s a great idea!(好主意!)
  16. Please say hello to your mother for me.(请代我向你母亲问好。)
  17. I''m glad to have met you.(很高兴遇到你。)
  18. Don''t forget us.(别忘了我们。)
  19. Keep in touch.(保持联系。)
   20. I had a wonderful time here.(我在这里度过了难忘的时光。)
  21. Have a nice weekend.(周末愉快。)
  22. Same to you.(彼此彼此。)
  23. Nice talking to you.(很高兴与你聊天。)
  24. Take care of yourself.(自己当心/照顾好你自己。)
  25. Thank you for everything.(谢谢你的多方关照/你为我所做的一切。)
  26. Thank you all for coming.(谢谢光临。)
  27. I appreciate your help.(我感谢你的帮助。)
  28. You''re always welcome.(别客气/不用谢)
  29. Forget it.(算了吧)
  30. It was my pleasure.(不用谢。)
  31. I made a mistake.(我弄错了。)
  32. I''m terribly sorry.(实在抱歉。)
  33. I must apologize!(我必须道歉!)
   34. I feel terrible.(我感觉糟透了。)
  35. It''s not your fault. (那不是你的错。)
   36. Sorry to bother /have bothered you.(抱歉,打扰一下/打扰你了。)
  37. What do you do?(你做什么工作?)
  38. How do you like your new job?(你觉得你的新工作怎样?)
  39. I like it a lot.(我很喜欢。)
  40. I like reading and listening to music.(我喜欢阅读和欣赏音乐。)
  41. What''s wrong?(怎么回事?)
   42. What happened?(发生什么事了?)
  43. I hope nothing is wrong.(我希望一切顺利。)
  44. I know how you feel.(我知道你的感受。)
  45. Sorry to hear that.(听到这个消息我很难受。)
  46. Come on, you can do that.(来吧,你能做到的。)
   47. Use your head.(动动脑筋。)
  48. You did a great job.(你赶得很好。)
   49. That''s very nice of you.(你真好。)
  50. I''m very proud of you.(我为你感到自豪。)

      51. I like your style.(我喜欢你的风格。)
   52. I love you guys.(我爱你们。)
  53. How do I look?(我看起来怎么样?)
  54. You look great!(你看上去棒极了!)
  55. That's fantastic!(那真是棒极了!)
   56. That's really something.(那真是了不起!)
  57. It's a pleasure working with you.(与您合作很愉快。)
  58. Congratulations on you success.(祝贺你的成功。)
   59. I'd like to propose a toast.(我提议干杯!)
  60. Are you married or single?(你结婚了吗?)
  61. I've been dying to see you.(我非常想见到你。)
   62. I'm crazy about you.(我为你疯狂/痴迷/神魂颠倒。)
  63. I love you with all my heart.(我全心全意爱你!)
  64. You're everything to me.(你是我的一切!)
   65. You're in love!(你恋爱了!)
  66. I'm tired of working all day.(整日工作使我厌烦。)
  67. You work too much.(你做得太多了。)
  68. Money will come and go.(钱乃身外之物。)
  69. Are you crazy?(你疯了吗?)
  70. Have you got it?(明白了吗?)
  71. I've got it.(我懂了。)
  72. I can't afford that.(我承担/买不起。)
  73. I did it, I'm so happy now.(我做到了,现在我很满意

 74. I don't care.(不关我的事/我不管。)
  75. I don't think so.(我不这么想/我看不会/不行/不用。)
   76. I guess so.(我想是吧。)
  77. I have no other choice.(我别无选择。)
   78. I will do my best!(我会尽力的!)
  79. I mean it.(我是认真的。)
  80. I'm so scared.(我怕极了。)
  81. It's hard to say.(难说。)
  82. It's a long story.(说来话长/一言难尽。)
  83. It's a small world.(世界真小。)
  84. It's against the law!(那是违法的!)
  85. It's a good opportunity!(好机会!)
   86. It's dangerous!(危险!)
  87. May I help you?(我能帮忙吗?)
  88. No doubt about it.(毫无疑问。)
  89. That's bullshit!(废话!)
  90. Think it over.(仔细考虑一下。)
  91. Time will tell.(时间会证明的。)
  92. What a surprise!(太令人惊讶了!)
  93. Whatever you say!(随便你!)
  94. You are the boss!(听你的!你说了算!)
  95. You have my word!(我保证!)
  96. Tough job, tough day, tough world. Life is not always sweet. That's life!
   (艰苦的工作,艰难的日子,不幸的世界。生活并不总是甜蜜的。这就是生活!)
  97. I need some sleep.(我需要睡眠。)
  98. Take it easy.(别紧张。)
  99. Just relax.(放松一下。)
  100. Zip your fly!(闭嘴!)



5/02/2010

order of magnitude

In words
(long scale)
In words
(short scale)
Prefix Symbol Decimal Power
of ten
Order of
magnitude
quadrillionth septillionth yocto- y 0.000000000000000000000001 10−24 −24
trilliardth sextillionth zepto- z 0.000000000000000000001 10−21 −21
trillionth quintillionth atto- a 0.000000000000000001 10−18 −18
billiardth quadrillionth femto- f 0.000000000000001 10−15 −15
billionth trillionth pico- p 0.000000000001 10−12 −12
milliardth billionth nano- n 0.000000001 10−9 −9
millionth millionth micro- µ 0.000001 10−6 −6
thousandth thousandth milli- m 0.001 10−3 −3
hundredth hundredth centi- c 0.01 10−2 −2
tenth tenth deci- d 0.1 10−1 −1
one one - - 1 100 0
ten ten deca- da 10 101 1
hundred hundred hecto- h 100 102 2
thousand thousand kilo- k 1,000 103 3
million million mega- M 1,000,000 106 6
milliard billion giga- G 1,000,000,000 109 9
billion trillion tera- T 1,000,000,000,000 1012 12
billiard quadrillion peta- P 1,000,000,000,000,000 1015 15
trillion quintillion exa- E 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 1018 18
trilliard sextillion zetta- Z 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 1021 21
quadrillion septillion yotta- Y 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 1024 24


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.


3/21/2010

Mathematical language

Notations:
common math operators
write:read
a+b:a add b
a+a+a+a+a:5 lots of a
a-b:a minus b
a±b:a
plus or minus b
5!:five factorial
 |4| : modulus of 4
¼=0.3 rounded to 1 significant figure
-5°C:minus 5 degrees Celsius or 5 degrees below zero
a³: a to the power 3
a×b: a times b or a multiply b

a÷b: a divided by b or a over b
a=b: a is equal to b
a̸=b:a is  not equal to b
a≈b:a is approximately equal to b
a≥b:a is greater than or equal to b
a≤b:a is less than or equal to b
():parentheses
[]:
brackets
{}:Braces
√a:square root of a
À:A acute
Á:A grave
Â:A hat
Ã:A tilde
Ä:A double dots
y´:y prime
y¯: y bar






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