地道英语

1.to know the ropes懂门道;在行就词源而言,"rope"原指"船上的绳索"。习语"to know the ropes"出自水手——航船上的新手要成为合格的水手首先得学会摆弄桅绳,在新手学会操作那一大堆桅绳后(after he learns the ropes),他自然而然也就是熟知桅绳操纵的老手了。     

英语短语与生活链接

know／learn the ropes懂得要领 rope指的是“绳索”。在使用帆船航行的年代，身为一个水手，首先要知道船上错综复杂的绳索名称和功能，进而学习控制帆船，因此，“懂得如何使用绳索”就等于学到了当船员所需的工作诀窍，后来know the ropes就引申为知道某件事的内容或知道如何完成任务的诀窍。     

成才路上四盏灯

One,the Lamp of Direction “If you do not know the direction of oneself,you can be over—cautious in small matters,and hesitates to move forward.” Many person all swim hke the dream all one’s life.and overflow notloafing about with having the objective. They all live according to“old one set” being familiar with every day,and always pay no attention to oneself:“What will I do this all one’s life?”They did not know much to regarding of oneself,because they lack theobjective.     

永远铭记

Be understanding 10 your enemies.Be loyal to your friends.Be strong enough to face the world each day.Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.Be’)generous to those who need help.Be。)frugal with what you need yourself.Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.Be willing to share the sorrow of others.Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.Be a follower when you are。)shrouded by the mists of uncedainty.Be the fi…     

Not to Be Taken Out

Mark Twain(马克·吐温)once went to borrow a certain book from a neighbor in Tarr town.“May I borrow a book from you?”he asked politely.“Yes,you are more than welcome to it,”the neighbor told him,“But I must ask you to read it here.You know I make it a rule never to let any book go out of my library.”     

STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS

A mouse and a lionOne day a mouse went out to find something to eat.He ran carelessly through some tall grass.He ran into a big lion.The lion caught him,held him tightly(紧紧地)and would not let him go."Please let me go,Mr Lion,"said the mouse."One day I will help you." The lion laughed and thought,how a little mouse could help a big lion!Then he said,"Very well,I will let you go.But you must walk more carefully." "Thank you,"the mouse said."You are very kind." The next week the mouse was again looking for something to eat.He saw the lion had fallen into a net of strong ropes.He could not move.The mouse cut one of the ropes with his teeth and then the other.Soon the     

你将改变世界(英文)

You're going to change the world today. No, don't try to deny it! And you know, I understand that it can be a little overwhelming[无法抵抗的]to have the entire world depending on you. But I know that you can do it. Actually, I knew you could do it when I first met you. When I first saw the hunger in     

幽默与笑话

A Barking Dog Does not BiteOne day Jack with his father went to see his granny who lived inthe countryside(乡下).At the door,a big dog began to bark.Jackwas afraid of the dog and wanted to run home.But his father said,“Don!t be afraid,my dear son.Don!t you know the proverb(谚语),‘A barking dog does not bite(吠犬不咬人)’?”“Oh,yes.‘said Jack,’I know the proverb,so do you,but doesthe dog know the proverb?”Wait Five MinutesTom came home very late because he had been busy with hisbusi…     

20只猫与一个猫碗(英文)

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked veryold. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat , was lying besidethe bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in bowl. So he said to him softly, “What anice cat you have? Will you sell it to me?”“How much will you give me for the cat?”the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would t…     

At the Court

A man had to go to court, and he asked his lawyer which judge would be hearing (审理) the case. His lawyer told him and asked:“Do you know him?”The man answered:“No, but I wanted to know his name so that I could send him a dozen bottles of good wine.”     

Jokes and Humour

Good IntentionsOne day a boy came to his teacher and said: “Teacher, Pa wants to know if you like roast pig.““I certainly do,“ said the teacher, “and you tell your father he is very kind to think of me.“Days passed, and nothing more was said about the roast pig.Finally the teacher said to the boy: “I     

谈话语的流畅——对于话语标识“you know”的心理语言学分析(英文)

Some learners and instructors of English language are inclined to consider the phrases like"you know""well"to be meaningless pause-fillers, which only exist to make the utterance fluent, thus they don’t like to use them too often in speech. This article gives a psycholinguistic study of the discourse marker"you know", not only does it relate the use to the speaker’s complex cognitive process in the production of speech, but also it illustrates how"you know"functions in the interaction between the speaker and the hearer. Finally, we come to conclude that it is useful and meaningful in our speech.     

Learning To Crawl

A first-year teacher discovers that inspiration can dangle from the ceiling. My father once said, "The more you think you know, the less you know." I imagine he was trying to give me a little warning before sending me out into the cold world; he saw my self-assurance as a neon "kick me" sign, and he didn't want to leave me entirely unprepared. I said I agreed with him, but it was still easy to mock the misguided     

Playing a Game

Bored during a long flight, a famous scholar leaned over and woke up the sleeping man next to him to ask if he would like to play a game. "I'll ask you a question," the scholar explained, "and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $ 5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50."When the man agreed to play, the scholar asked, "What's the dis'tance from the earth to the moon?" Flummoxed(使惶惑地), the man handed him $5. "Ha!" said the scholar. "It's 238, 8…     

My wife is missing

A man met[遇到]a very beautiful woman in a large supermarket[超级商场].He asked the woman:“you know,I lost my wife here in the supermarket.Can you talk to me for a few minutes?”     

My Plan for the New School Year

How time flies!A school year has nearly passed and a new school year is coming.What am I going to do in the new school year?Just as the old saying goes,“Well begun is half done”.So I’m going to make a planfor the new school year so that I can do better.As we all know,“No pains,no gains”.The harder you work,the better result you willget.I will try to be the best I can be.I know,for a middle school student like me,we stillcan not do much for our country now and the only thing we can do …     

The Value of Friendship

In our lives, we may make many kinds of friends. But do you know who is your very close and trusted friend? Maybe you do not know, but s/he always comes to help you when you are in trouble. S/He will do the utmost[最大能力] to help you and will never tell you. The coming of the dark always makes me feel     

JOKES

Applying to Be a Soldier An old man applied(申请)to be a soldier.The sergeant(中士)asked him,“How old are you?”“Sixty—two”answered theold man.The sergeant said:“You know,you’re too old to be asoldier.”Then the old man said:“Maybe,it’s a little old to be asoldier,but don’t you need a general(将军)?”     

狗知道这条谚语吗?

Does the Dog Know the Proverb? “Sam,”says his father,“put onyour cap and let us go for a walk.”Sam is happy.He likes to go outwith his father.He puts on his cap andcoat and says:“Father. I am ready.”Samand his father go out into the street.Suddenly they see a big black dog.Thedog begins to bark.Sam is afraid of thedog.He wants to run home.His fathersays:“Don’t be afraid,Sam.Don’t youknow the proverb:‘A barking dog doesnot bite’?”“Oh,yes,”says Sam,“I know theproverb,you know the proverb,but doesthe dog know the proverb?”     

I''''ll Show You The Way

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country inthe car.One evening he was driving along a roadand looking for a small hotel when he saw an oldman at the side of the road.He stopped his carand said to the old man,“I want to go to the SunHotel.Do you know it?”