话说租车

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. This month： renting a car. Listen and repeat these expressions.Part I What you say I＇d like to rent a car, please. How much is it per hour？ How much is it per day？ How much is it per kilometre？ How much is the insurance？ Do you need to see my driver＇ s licence？     

在加油站

Part Ⅰ Listenand repeat these expressions.What you say . Is there a garage near here？ I＇d like sixteen litres ofdiese please. I＇d like 20 litres of the four-star unleaded, please. Fill it up, please./Fill it with super, please. Could you check the tyre pressure, please？ Could you check the water, please？ Could you check the oil, please？ Is this the road to Birmingham？ Which turning do I need totake for Manchester？ Which exit is it for Liverpool？ What＇s the traffic like？ I think we＇re lost. Could you tell me how to get here？ I think I took the wrong exit. How do I get into the town centre？ Is there a motel near here？ Can I leave the car here, please？     

测一测：你是职场恶霸吗？

1. There＇ s a new employee just arrived in the office. What do you say to him？ a） Here, I＇ll show you around and introduce you to everyone. b） I＇ m the boss here and don＇t forget it, Now go and make some teat2. A junior colleague comes to you for help understanding a document. What do you say？     

A missing life

I was shocked seriously when hearing the news that a middle school student murdered his schoolmate just for a girl. At this moment, I choose to be silent rather than hurried discussions.A little life had gone leaving and taking away nothing, what should we do but feel sad, or angry, or regretful inwardly？ However, on the other hand, why did the student do that？ what seems to be particularly normal, yet results in a terrible conflict.     

酒吧用词

The pub （also known as ＂public house＂） —— this is a place to have a drink. There are approximately 60,000 pubs in Britain, with one in almost every village. Here are some alternative slang expressions for the pub： The boozer —— do you fancy going down the boozer？ The local -- what＇s your local then？ A watering hole —— I know a great little watering hole. The rub-a-dub-dub —— shall we go to the rub-a-dub-dub.     

维多利亚时代的凶杀案

Someone is murdering Victorian gentlemen by tearing off their trousers in public places. Can the police catch this villain before he strikes next？ And who will the next victim be？ Inspector Nottingham Forest of Scotland Yard is the only man who can solve this crime. With twenty years of service in the police and another twenty years before that in Her Majesty＇s imperial army, he is absolutely sick and tired of working for a low wage and constantly being passed over for promotion. Inspector Forest works with his trusted sidekick Hamilton the Academical. Hamilton has a pensive, peaceful and positive approach to life and work. This puts him in a unique position to disagree with everything Inspector Forest says and does.     

测一测：你很自我吗？

1. You＇ve just entered a bar with some friends. What do you do？ a） I ask everyone what they want, and go and order the drinks. b） I rush up to the bar and get myself a drink quickly, 2. A work colleague has just found out that he has a terrible illness. How do you react？ a） I tell him how sorry I am, and ask if he＇ d like to talk about it. I also offer my assistance for anything he may need. b） I tell him how I＇ve been feeling a bit ill recently too. 3. What＇ s your favourite topic of conversation？ a） Whatever anyone else wants to talk about--the latest news, a bit of celebrity gossip, anything really. b） Me!     

哈哈镜

Jokes anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers. Slow Down or Stop One day, a police officer stops a motorist who has just gone through a red light. The officer is about to give the driver a ticket when the driver says, ＂Officer, you can＇t give me a ticket for that!＂ ＂Why not？＂ asks the officer ＂Because,＂     

动词“get”

Dear Mr Tower, Thank you very much for your e-mail. Of course, I would be delighted to help you with this complex, but very useful verb. OK, let＇ s get started. Here are some of the main uses. Acquire/Buy——＂get＂ can mean ＂acquire＂ or ＂buy＂ a） They got a new house. b） He got a bonus last month. Receive——To be given something： a） I got sixteen presents for my birthday b） The film got very good reviews. Arrive——To reach a destination a） She got home early. b） He got into Paris at 9pm. Bring/Fetch——To bring something to a place, or to take something back： a） Could you get me a newspaper from the shops？ b） Could you get me that pen that＇s on the table？ Winning/Scoring （goals）——To achieve something a） He got first place in the competition. b） They got ten goals.     

英国人那些令人称奇的事

What comes to mind when you think of Britain？ Buckingham Palace, a pint of beer, a double-decker bus, horse racing fish and chips, cricket... What about British people？ The Guardian newspaper asked foreigners living in the UK for their opinions on the British. Here are some of their answers. [Please note： as the speakers are non-natives, there are some examples of non-Standard English.]     

哈哈镜

Caught in the ActA woman is working in her office when Jim comes in. In a moment of passion, the woman and Jim start kissing. A few minutes later, the boss walks in and shouts, ＂Is this what you get paid for？＂ ＂No,＂ says the woman. ＂I do this for free.＂     

银行和钱

What you say . How much is it, please？ What＇ s the total amount？ Are you going to buy it？ How much are you going to spend？ How much do you earn a month？ How much have you got in savings？ How many bank accounts do you have？ Did you save any money last month？ Shall we go shopping？ How much did that cost you？ Where did you get that？ Was it expensive/cheap？ I＇ ll get this one. / I＇ II pay for this. Lunch is on me. / I＇ II get lunch.     

Turn a E-bike into a Flying Bike？

A chicken tanner also has some cows for a total of 30 animals, and the animals have 74 legs in all. How many chickens does the farmer have？     

奇怪的书名

An unusual prize Would you read a book called Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice？ Maybe not, but this book was actually the 1978 winner of the literary world＇s most unusual competition： The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. This is basically a humorous literary award given to the book with the most unusual title It is presented by the British magazine Bookseller. Nominees are selected from submissions sent in by librarians, publishers, and booksellers, and the final winner is voted for by the public.     

咨询维修信息

The Order John： John Biggins. How can I help you？ Meg： Megan Spears from The Home Hub calling. John： Oh, hi Megan. How＇ s it going？ Meg： Fine. I was just calling （1） we placed for 600 pots of paint about two weeks ago, which haven＇t arrived. We were told that they＇d be in our warehouse by （2） . Can I get a revised delivery date？     

公交车上

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. This month： the bus. Part Ⅰ~ Listen and repeat these expressions. What you say Which is the bus for London？ Where is the bus stop？ What time is the next bus to Birmingham？ What＇ s the best way to get to Halifax by bus？ What time does the last bus for Liverpool leave？ Where can I get the number 34 bus？ Where do I get off for the Science museum？     

纵横字谜

See if you can complete this crossword. It＇s based on words and expressions from the magazine. So, the best thing is to do it after reading all the magazine. How much can you remember？Across 2. person who gives advice or help to an organisation. 4. Money, equipment, services, etc. for people in poor countries. 6. A piece of equipment for going up to a high place. It has steps on it.     

FUNNY QUESTIONS

1.What is smaller than an insect＇s mouth？
Anything it eats.
2.What＇s too much for me, just right for two, but nothing at all for three？     

排序问题的稳定性分析

This paper gives the sensitivity analysis for some scheduling problems, including the following： what are the limits to a parameter change such that the solution remain optimal？ Given a specific change of a parameter, what is the new optimal cost？ Given a specific change of a parameter, what is a new optimal solution？ Here, the concern is mainly with the sensitivity analysis for some single-machine and flowshop scheduling problems with polynomial time algorithms. It is shown that, for these problems, the sensitivity analysis results depend on the positions of jobs with changed parameters.     

阅读操练

We all know Christmas is on know when is Chinese New Year in December 25th every year. But do you 2010？ It＇s on February 14th. This is the most important holiday for Chinese people. We wear new clothes, visit our grandfather and grandmother, sit around the table and have a dinner party together. Grandfathers, grandmothers, fathers, mothers,