俚语和成语,让你走出英语学习的黑暗(英文)

We don't use that much slang...or do we? When I was working out at the gym with a French friend of mine, Pascale, a friend of his came up and enthusiastically inquired, "What's up?" Pascale paused a moment, took a step backward and looked up, checking out the ceiling.Realizing he didn’tget it,Iquickly piped up and explained,“O h, that’s slang for ‘H ow are you?’”H e looked confused, obviously not understanding how “W hat’s up?”could possibly have anything to do w ith “H ow are …     

初二英语单元重点难点扫描(Units7～9)

1.H e uses a lift to go up and down.(P32)他使用电梯上下(楼)。此句相当于:H e goes up and dow n by lift.这里的lift是名词,意为“电梯”。例如:W e often take the lift to the twelfth floor.我们常常乘电梯到第十二层楼去。注意:give sb a lift意为“让某人搭车”、“帮某人的忙”。lift也可以作动词用,意为“提起”、“举起”、“升起”。例如:The boy can lift a pailof water from the ground.这个男孩能把一桶水从地上提起来。This box is too heavy for m e to lift.这箱子太重,我搬不动。2.H e leaves his hom e and w alk…     

李嘉诚和一枚硬币

O nce w hile trying to reach his car key, L i K a-shing dropped a tw o-dollar coin, w hich rolled underthe car. H e figured thatw hen the car started the coinw ould fallinto the gutter, so he squatted dow n in anattem pt to pick it up.Seeing this, an Indian attendanton duty im m ediately picked it up for him . H aving retrieved his coin, L iK a-shing surprisingly gave the attendant 100 dollars as a rew ard. H isexplanation for such a big rew ard w as: “If the attendant hadn’t pickedup the…     

常用英美口语例析(三十五)

row/rau/指“响声”,“闹声”,“吵架”,“争吵”,常与动词“make”或“kickup”连用,组成短语“make a row”或“kick up a row”,表示“大吵大闹;发出喧闹声”。例如:We heard a row outside.我们听到外面有喧闹声。When the teacher left the room,the boys kicked up a row.老师离开教室后,男孩们就吵闹起来。They had been good friends,butthey had a row last week about som trivial matter.他们一直是好朋     

母亲节

M other蒺s day is celebrated in the U.S..It蒺s also a holiday in som e othercountries.It蒺s on the second Sunday in M ay.It蒺s a day to thank m others.Onthatday m others usually receive flowers and cards.On the cards,Children willwrite“Thanks,M um”,“To the bestm other in the world”,“Bestwishes form other蒺s Day”and so on.W here dose this idea for the holiday com e from ? W e should thank M issAnna M .Jarvis.She brought up the idea of having such a day.She lived inW estvirginia.H…     

Put the Glas Down

A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He heht it up for all to see, and asked the students,“How much do you think this glass weighs？” “50 grams! ” “I really don＇ question is what ”100 grams!“ 125 grams! ” the students answered. “I really don＇t know unless I weigh it,” said the teacher, “but my question is what wouht happen if I heht it up like this for a few nunules？ ”“Nothing! ” the students said.     

小故事三则(英文)

A m an ofthe state(国家)ofSong is worried abouthis seedlings(幼苗)growing too slowly.H e pulls up theseedlings one by one and com es hom e.“I am tired out(精疲力竭)today.Ihelp the seedlings to grow,”he says to hisfam ily.H is son hurries to the fields to have alook and finds thatallthe seedlings have withered(枯萎)up.根据短文内容,从A,B,C,D中选出最佳答案。1.The m an is a farm erofthe state of.A.Zhou B.Yuan C.Song D.Qing2.The m an pulls up the seedlings,because.A.he has nothing to do B.…     

短文改错精练(英文)

A O ne day during W orld W ar Ⅱ W in- ston Churchill was having a 1. im portant m eeting in D over.W hen the m eeting w as beginning, 2. Churchill walked out of looking a bit tired.A news reporter 3. ran up to Churchill. H e asked the great m an a lot of question 4. about the m eeting. H e eager to have som e 5. late new s for his newspaper.C hurchill looked 6. at the m an, listened to his questions, but then 7. said to him in a low voice,“Can you keep a 8. secret?” The reporter w as e…     

新目标英语九年级疑难解析(Units 8～9)

1.You could help clean up the city parks.(P60)你可以帮忙打扫城市公园。clean up意为“打扫”、“整理”。例如:She is cleaning up the kitchen now.她现在正在打扫厨房。另外,它还有“梳洗”、“(俚)大捞一笔”的意思。例如:Wait a minute.IAll have to clean up.等一下,我要梳洗一下。He cleaned up in the stock market last year.去年他在股票市场大捞了一笔。注意它和clean down的区别,clean down的意思是“彻底清洗”。例如:Please clean down the wall.请把墙壁清洗干净。2.We canAt put off making a plan.(P62)制定计划…     

谈谈pick up的用法

pick up是一个很常用的短语动词,用法比较灵活,意思也比较多。现在对其用法作一个简要的剖析,供同学们学习时参考: 1.表示“拾起”、“拿起”、“捡起”之意。例如:①He picked up the telephone and talked to a friend over it for a longtime.他拿起电话,与一个朋友交谈了很长时间。②I picked up all the pieces of paper in the classroom.我把教室里的纸片全都拾起来了。 2.表示“接收、收听(=receive)”之意。例如:①My radio set can pick up Radio Beijing easily.用我的收音机很容易收听中央人民广播电台的节目。     

My Classroom

I see a chair and a desk Look at the whiteboard.What do you see? story:All of the students greet Miss Grant as she stands beside the whiteboard.She then tells the students to look at the whiteboard.“What do you see?”asksMiss Grant.Everyone looks up and answers,“I see a chair and a desk.”     

Mid-life Crisis or Triumph?

A man in his 40's bought a new BMW and was out on the interstate for a nice eveningdrive.The top was down,the breeze was blowing through what was left of his hair,and he de-cided go open her up.As the needle jumped up to 80 mph,he suddenly saw flashing flashingred and blue lights behind him.“There' s no way they can catch a BMW,”he thought to himselfand opened her up further.The needle hit 90,100...then the reality of the situation hit him.     

Love Means Giving

M y brother,M ingm ing,is in the third grade.Every m onth he saves 20yuan of his pocket m oney to buy holiday presents for those he loves in the Project H ope School. O ne day,M ingm ing and I w ent to a nearby superm arket.H e picked up a hand basket and went off on his ow n while I was waiting patiently reading in a bench. H alf an hour later when he cam e up to the check- out counter,there was a sm ile on his face. M ingm ing reached into his pocket for m oney,but there was only ten yua…     

Accuracy is Everything

When Pastor Ovall picked up the phone,Special Agent Struzik from the IRS was on the line.“Hello,Pastor Ovall?”“Yes,this is.”“I'm calling to inquire about a member of your congregation,a Dr.Shipe.Do you recognize the name?”“Yes,he is a member of our congregation.How can I be of service?”     

解读pick up的各种意义

本文旨在解读pick up的各种意义。1.pick up最基本的含义是“拾起;捡起;拿起”。例如:The Young Pioneer turned over to the police the wallet he had picked up in the street.那位少先队员把他在街上拾到的钱包交给了警察。Having played for a while,the boys picked up their school bags from     

Humour

Clock Traveller Do you have any clocks here﹖ Master No. But the roosters here can wake you up every morning. Traveller Thats great Let them call me up at ten oclock tomorrow morning.A sleep X iao M ing didn tw ant to be asleep yesterday evening. H is father be gan to tell him stories in the bedroom .O ne hour later,the room w as quiet atall. A t that tim e,X iao M ing s m other opened the door and asked,“Is he asleep?” “D ad is asleep,M um ,”X iao M ing answered in a lo…     

A Cheap Meal

1)A man went into a restaurant. He ordered all the most expensive dishes and ate them with great enjoyment.2)Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man's table.The waiter said to the man:“what would your little boy like,sir?”3)“Oh,just an ice cream.”the man said. Then he stood up and said to the waiter:“I'm just going out to buy a newspaper.”4)The boy had eaten ice cream,then he stood up and walked to the door.5)The waiter said:“Excuse me, but your father hasn't come…     

My Father

My father works in a school near here.H e works hard andall his students say he is a good teacher.H e is very busy all day.At six o’clock,he gets up.Then hebrushes his teeth,washes his face and has his breakfast quickly.H e leaves hom e at seven every day.But he does not go to schoolby bike or by bus.H e walks.H e says,“I’m busy in the day andI don’t have m uch tim e for sports.So I m ust have som e sportson m y way to school.”H e likes walking.H e says,“W alking is agood sport.”H …     

阅读理解精练(英文)

A “S.H .E.is going to sing at the CCTV an- nual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?” cried out Peng W eiye,a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard(铁杆的)S.H .E.fan. A fter checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news.For fans like her,S.H .E.’s perform ance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about. The Taiw anese band is m ade up of Seli- na, H ebe and E lla. Their nam e com es from the first letter of each of the singers’ E nglish nam...     

Along the River Bank

One fine Sunday afternoon we for a walk along the river bank.We passed several families who were having picnics in the shade of the trees.George stared at them with great interest.“What a good itea!”he said.“I wish we had brought some foodwith us.I'm hungry!”“I know a little place where we get some tea further up the river,”