英美国家的“厕所”文化

有这样一则笑话:一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说:“Iwonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把Somewhere误解为“某处”,因而回答道“Yes,you can go anywhere in China.”(行,中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见,如不了解英语中“厕所”的一些表达法是会误事的。     

英美国家的“厕所文化”

这样一则笑话:一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说:“I wonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解为“某处”,因而回答道“Yes,you can go anywhere in China.”(行,中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见,如不了解英语中“厕所”的一些表达法是会误事的。1.Public lavatory意为“公厕”。在公共场所,厕所门上都标有Gent’s(男厕),或Ladies’(女厕),有时也标有Men’s,Men’s room,Gentleman’s,Women’s,Women’s room.如:Where is the Gent’s?(厕所在哪儿?)If you would like a wash,the Gentleman…     

都是翻译闹的笑话

有这样一则笑话:一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说“:I wonder if Ican go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解“为某处”,因而回答道“:Yes,you can go anywhere in China.”(行,在中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见,如不了解英语“中厕所”的一些表达法是会误事的。1.Public lavatory意为“公厕”,在公共场所,厕所门上都标有Gentl’s(男厕),或Ladies’(女厕),有时也标有Men’s,Men’s room,Gentleman’s;Women’s,Women’s room.如:If you would like awash,the Gentleman’s is just over there.(如果要上…     

英美国家的“厕所”文化

一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说:"Iwonder if Ican go somewhere?"(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把some where误解为"某处",因而回答道"Yes,you can goany-where in China."(行,中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见,如不了解英语中"厕所"的一些表达法是会误事的。1.Public lavatory意为"公厕",在公共场所,厕所门上都标有Gent's(男厕),或Ladies'(女厕),有时也标有Men's,Men'sroom,Gentleman's,Women'sWomen'sroom.如:Where is the Gent's?(厕所在哪儿?)If you would like a wash,the Gentleman'sisjustoverthere.(如果要上厕所,男厕…     

英美的厕所文化

有这样一则笑话:一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说:“IwonderifIcangosomewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解为“某处”,因而回答道“Yes,youcangoany-whereinChina.”(行,中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见,如不了解英语中“厕所”的一些表达法是会误事的。1.Publiclavatory意为“公厕”,在公共场所,厕所门上都标有Gent's(男厕),或Ladies'(女厕),有时也标有Men's,Men'sroom,Gentleman's,Women'sWomen's     

《步步为营 决胜中(会)考2007》与武汉市中考考点珠联璧合 成就经典

(12)【中考原题】43.—Do I have to come backtomorrow?—Yes,you________.A.can B.may C.must D.should【切中题】(07步步为营3—38)—I thought she wassure to refuse your advice.—I think so.Naturally,after I gave her myadvice,she_______go and do the opposite.A.must B.should C.can D.need【对比分析】考查情态动词must的意思“必须,一定”。2.完形填空(13)【中考原题】I have a big plan for my future.I’m going to______(46)somewhere interesting.I want to go toParis very much.There are lots of exhibitions…     

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Go可以作为名词同学们在英语教材里接触到want a go 的词组,意为“想试一下”,go在这里变成了名词,表示“试一下,干一下”,属口语用法。例如:I don’t knowwhether I can do it,but I’m     

老外这么说

1.can的正确否定形式是什么? 否定句有个“助动词+not”的缩写形式。·I do not like pepper.=I don＇t like pepper. (我不喜欢胡椒。)·Mike does not eat eggs.=Mike doesn＇t eat eggs. (迈克不爱吃蛋。)·You did not go out.=You didn＇t go out. (你没有出门。) 等等。如果说“我不会游泳”,英文怎么说?大家会说: I can not swim. 然而,can的否定形式只有cannot,或是can’t。大多数的字典会把cannot当作一个单字记载。所以正确的英文说法应该是: I cannot swim. 或是     

从W.C.谈起

同学们大概都知道W.C.是“厕所”,其实在英国和美国,这个词并不常用,因为该词使人有不雅之感。向英美人士询问厕所在哪里应尽量避免用“Where is the W.C.?” 询问厕所有许多文雅含蓄的方法。如在餐厅中可以说“Where can I wash my hands?”     

Going Out for the Evening

A:Paul,we haven′t gone out for over amonth.Let′s go somewhere thisevening.B:Fine.Where would you like to go? Lookin the newspaper to get informationabout the movies or the theater.A:I see that a new play opened thisweek.     

PEP《小学英语》六年级上册——Unit 1 How Do You Go There？

一、教学要点参考 A．能力目标： a．能够问答凭借何种交通工具到达目的地的交际用语，如How do you go to school？I go to school by bike．How can I get to the zoo？You can get there by bus。[第一段]     

The Surprise Cake

“I must go now,”said Mrs.Hall.“I’ll come back as soon as I can.”Betty said,“We will be all right,Mother.I’ll look after things.”“Yes,”said Mrs.Hall.“I knowyou will,and the other children canhelp you.See that the goats don’t getout of the barn(牛棚),Betty.A manis coming for them Saturday.”     

常见情态动词的用法

一、can1.表示能力。例如:The baby can walk now.Can you drive a car?2.表示许可(多用于口语)。例如:Y ou can go now.Can I sm oke here?3.表示可能性(多用于否定句和疑问句)。例如:W e ve got a m ap;we can t lose our way.Can the new s be true?4.could可以代替can,语气比较婉转或表示可能性较小。例如:Could you w aita few days for the m oney?I w onder if I could go with you.注:1)can与表示感觉或心理状态的动词连用时,往往失去情态动词的意义。例如:I can see a tower in the distance.2)此外,应该注意can和be able to…     

新目标英语八年级(上)Unit 10单元知识中考链接

1.Many local people in Leshan prefer to goto________in Mount Emei for theirsummer holiday(.2007四川乐山)A.somewhere cold B.cold somewhereC.somewhere cool D.cool somewhere2.—Linda,I am very thirsty.—Let’s go to the nearest supermarket________some drink,OK?(2007重庆市)A.buy B.boughtC.to buy D.buying3.This CD-ROM is quite useful.It canhelp us learn English and geography________.(2007山东济宁)A.at times B.at this timeC.at the same timeD.by the time4.—Ann is in hospital.—Yes,I know.…     

高二英语课文辅导

一、各课疑难解释Unit3Lesson 91.You must be Dr Yang.表态动词 must 可以用来表示“一定”、“肯定”这样的推断,但只用于肯定句中。在否定句或疑问句中使用 can,表示“可能”、“会”。如:You must be very hungry now.你现在一定很饿了。I must have met him somewhere.我一定在什么地方遇见过他。Can he be so foolish?他会这么傻吗?     

雨真大

①I can t risk spoiling m y coatand hat.我不能糟蹋了我的外套和帽子。②Its tim e to go.可以走了。③This“rain”is even heavier.这“雨”下得更大了。④W ho has done this?这是谁干的?雨真大@麦克     

初二英语Unit 14同步疑难解析

1.how 例句:How did he go to sckool yesterday?昨天他是怎么去上学的?(L 53) how是副词,意思是“怎样”,“通过什么方式”。例如: How can I learn English better?我怎样才能把英语学得更好? How did they go to the zoo?他们是怎样去动物园的?     

读故事,学英语(Ⅱ) IF I AM...

If I am a worker,I can do things with my hands.If I am a traveler ,I can go around the world.If I am a policeman,I     

They Will Visit My Parents’ Strawberry Field

My parents plant many strawberries in the field.When I go to school,I always bring some strawberries to my classmates.“Wow,your strawberries are so big.They taste so good,”says our monitor.I often give some strawberries to them.They eat happily and hope they can visit my     

时文选读

ed. forum 1 : Why won't my son go to school? Q. At 8:30 every morning my nine-year-old son says: I don't want to go to school today. There is no obvious reason. I think he would just prefer to stay at home and do as he please. I tell him that he has to go to school, he argues, and we both end up annoyed (2). How can I handle it better?