名人论“智慧”

Mark Twain:When I was a boy of fourteen,my father was so ignorant[愚昧的] I could hardly stand to have the old man around.But when I got to be twenty-one,I was astonished[惊讶的] at how much the old man had learned in seven years.     

点击the moment的考查

NMET2002短文改错第85题: I was so tired that I fell asleep at the moment my head touched thepillow. 答案:去掉介词at。英语中the moment一般被看做表示时间的名词,但对比下面的句     

The Last Day of Man

When I got up and walked to open the window this morning, I found the sunshine was offending my eyes. And 1 knew that the ozonosphere had been greatly destroyed. “Today is the world‘ s Environmental Protection Day, I have to do something useful to save our earth,” I thought.     

My Little Teddy Bear

As Valentine' s Day came closer,every shop was full of colourful gifts such as cookies in the shape of heart, chocolates,Teddy Bears and so on.When I step into a shop on February 14th,I felt most lonely as I was alone.With my eyes fixed on a lovely Teddy Bear,I wished that someone could send me this stuffed toy. I came back home with a blue look. "Surprise!" shouted my mom.She was carrying a lovely Teddy Bear exactly like the one I had seen. "Dear,l know you are a hard-working girl and you will not fall in love so early.You will meet a good guy in the near future when you have grown up, I' m sure." "I' m not lonely."I said.I hugged my mom and the little Teddy Bear so closely.     

玫瑰～空中的旋律～(英文)

Woo yeah．．． You are so far away,away,away It's clear “You’re my friend”was all I could say Woo yeah．．．and why,and why I thought you were in my heart Now you’re gone     

I'M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!

I had offered to watch my3-year-old daughter,so that my wife could go outwith a friend,I was getting some work done in my study,while she1to behaving a good time in the other room.No problem,I figured.But then it got alittle too2and I shouted,“What are y…     

第一幕:自然中心

STEVEN: I got here as fast as I could.I'm very upset about this investigation. DETECTIVE MODINE: I'm certain of that. STEVEN: Well?DETECTIVE MODINE: I asked you to meet me here because I was concerned about meeting in your office.STEVEN: Why would you be concerned about that? DETECTIVE MODINE: Your office might be bugged. You can't be too careful about anything when you're dealing with criminals.STEVEN: I'm so tired of this whole thing.I don't want to worry about this anymore.I don't want to think about criminals or sabotage.I just want to do my job. I just want to produce a news show.     

“too…to…”与“so…that…”辨析

“too…to…”句式一般表示“太…以致不能”的意思,用不定式的主动形式表被动含义。如: This book is too difficult to read; He walked too fast for us to catch. “so…that…”句式一般表示“如此…以致;如此…使得…”的意思。如: The statement was so clear that it couldn’t be misunderstood. I got up so early that I was in time for the train. 一般说来,too…to…句式常可转换为so…that…not…”句式,反之亦然。如: The shirt was too dirty for my brother to wear. The shirt was So dirty that my brother wouldn’t wear it . The boy was so frightened that he couldn’t say a word. The boy was too frightened to say a Word.     

一次不可思议的经历

It was a busy scene in the street when the Spring Festival was drawing near. I was helping my wife sell the goods at her stand when there were too many buyers around. One old woman, with her both hands occupied, was picking out trousers all by herself. She was wandering which one to take. She spent so long in choosing that I lost patience. So I just left her alone and turned to greet another guest. At the same time I saw a group of guys walking towards our stand. I was glad that we could make a little more today before my wife whispered into my ear "WATCH OUT!". "WHY?" I asked loudly. "Shoo-." my wife held her finger up to stop me and rolled her eyes at me when she quickly covered the moneybag tightly. "What?" I still wanted to find out the reason when the guys stood around the old woman. The guest I served left without buying anything though he liked the item very much.     

New Pair of Shoes

Keeplng up seemed so important when I was1963, if you weren't wearing penny loafers you'd just as soon go aroundin your bare feet. I was l3 years old and had worked hard to keep up withmy peers. There was only one problem that year: I had bought oxford-but penny loafers were in. I asked my dad for help."I need some money for permy loafers," I told him one afternoon at     

happen用法浅析

1.happen是个不及物动词,没有被动语态。例如: It happened under my eyes.这事就发生在我眼皮底下。 How does it happen that you know him ?你怎么会认识他的? 2.It(so)happened that…常指客观事物或情况的偶然发生(it为形式主语,that从句是真实主语)。例如: It happened that he Was there.恰巧他在那儿。 It so happened that I had no money with me.=I happened to haevno money with me.碰巧我身上没带钱。     

“特殊”的连词

NMET2002“短改错”第85题考查的是连词的用法。这道题是：I was so tired that I fell as leep at the moment my head touched the pillow．正确的改法是去掉句中的介词at，由the moment引导时间状语从句。很多考生做这道题时不知道去掉at，认为在句中用at the moment是正确的。为了帮助同学们更好地掌握这种由其它词类转化而成的“特殊”连词，下面对它们作一简要归纳：     

巴黎历险记

Part Five: Iron Cage and AtticV.铁笼与阁楼Before reaching my imagined destinations: the 8th district where the Elysee Palace and the Matigon Hotel were situated, the van stopped in front of an old building in the 6th district, near the Church Saint-Germain. It was a police station. Of course there was no red carpet out for me. The waiting hall was an iron cage where there were already plenty of sardines(沙丁鱼). The cage was so full that my bodyguards had to cram (填满) me into it, boxed in with at least 15 people. It must have had the highest population density(人口密度) of anywhere in the word. Squeezed in among the others, I could hardly breathe and soon was dripping with sweat. The waiting time was long; one minute seemed to me a century.     

一双袜子

One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue,when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye,and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward."What can I do for you,sir?""I wish to buy a pair of socks."His eyes glowed.There was a note of passion in his voice."Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?"I had not been aware of that,as my entrance had been accidental.……     

Fond Dream Never Comes True

One day,I received a report from the English teacher. At that time, I happened to have lunch with my. parents as well as my grandma. When the postman rang the bell, I stood up to open the door.But on seeing the visitor, it was too late, I could do nothing but take the letter.     

The Last Leaf

“When the last leaf falls, I must go too. I am tired of waiting. I am tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor tired leaves.” I suppose all that are familiar with the American writer O.Henry and his masterpiece “The Last Leaf may remember the above-mentioned words said by the critically sick artist Joseph at her last gasp. On my first reading the novel, I thought these words was a bit strong. Not until recently do I come to realize what Joseph said actually is the alarm to us all.     

新教材高一下册语言点对比分析(Uints 21～22)

Unit211.I can tkeep my eyes open.(P57)我的眼睛睁不开。1)keep意为“使……保持(某种状态、位置或动作等)”,其后接复合宾语。其中的宾语补足语通常由形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词和过去分词等充当。例如:H e keptm e waiting for a long tim e.他让我等了很长时间。K eep the giftin your desk.把礼物放在你的书桌里。K eep your eyes closed.把你的眼睛闭着。Please keep the windows open.请让窗户开着。Jim s father keeps him athom e on Sundays.吉姆的父亲让他周日呆在家里。2)keep on doing sth意为“继续做某事”。例…     

Good Advice

I am so pleased that I paid enough attention to my friend薷s advice when I started to go to school．Three years ago, I came to Canada．At that moment, I couldn薷t speak as much English as I do now；therefore, I decided to go to an English class in order to improve my speaking skills．I was looking for a full鄄time class, at least four hours per day, but they were very expensive．Hence, I decided to go to a high school where I could not only learn English, but also get a high school diplom…     

Can you feel the Olympics

I will never forget that morning when I wokeup to find my Dad sitting in front of thetelevision. To my surprise, I saw tears shining inhis eyes. Then I was told that China had beenchosen to be the host of 2008 Olympic Games.Before that day, Olympic was ju…     

浅析open的用法

一.用作动词1.用作及物动词,意为“打开,睁开”,强调动作。例如: Open the door!把门打开! Five minutes later she opened hereyes.五分钟后她睁开了双眼。2.用作不及物动词,意为“开门,开放,展开”。例如: When do the shops open? 商店什么时候开门? The flowers are opening. 花儿都开了。