婉约的艺术

One of the richest sources of inventive expressions is the need to refer to ugly things in a non-ugly way．English is no exception to this．There are so many standard euphemisms,and people are inventing new ones all the time．It is something we seem to do naturally．     

Oh, give me a home...

A woman was worried whether or not her dead husband made it to heaven, so she prays earnstly for Godto allow him to speak to her, "Hello Margaret, this is Fred." "Fred!" she exclaimed. "I just have to know if you're happy there in the afterlife. What's it likethere?" "Ooooooh, it's much more beautiful here than I ever imagined," Fred answered. "The sky is bluer, theair is cleaner, and the pastures are much more lush and green than I ever expected. I lack for nothing, the on-ly things we do, all day long, are eat and sleep, eat and sleep, over and over." "Thank God, you made it to heaven, " his wife cried. "Heaven?" He answered. "I'm a buffalo in Montana.     

Humours and Jokes

Michael: Teacher, is there life after death? Teacher: Why do you ask this question? Michael: I may need the extra time to finish all the homework you gave us.     

Lerrn to Change

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.     

错题解答

Q:下面这道选择填空题多数同学都选C,可所给答案为A,请问need to do与need doing有何区别? Don't throw away the waste paper.It needs____so that it can be reused. A.collect B.collected C.to collect D.collecting A:考查非谓语动词的用法.动词need意为“需要”,后跟动词不定式to do,意为“需要去做某事”.如: 例1:There is something wrong with my car,I need to repair it.我的车出问题了,需要修理. 例2:I don't need to see the doctor.我不需要看病. 动词need后跟doing,意为“需要被做某事”,含有被动的意思,相当于need to be done.如: 例3:My hair needs washing.我的头发需要洗一洗.     

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？     

Stable Routh-Padé-type approximation in model reduction of interval systems

An interval Pade-type approximation is introduced and then Routh-Pade-type method （IRPTM） is presented to model reduction in interval systems. The denominator in reduced model is obtained from the stable Routh table, and its numerator is constructed by the interval Pade-type definition. Compared to the existing Routh-Pade method, IRPTM does not need to solve linear interval equations theoretical analysis shows that IRPTM has example is given to illustrate our method. Hence, we do not have to compute smaller computational cost than that interval division in the process. Moreover, of Routh-Pade method. A typical numerical     

买礼物

Dad: Billy, are you flat-out right now?Billy: No not at all, what can I do to help?Dad: I need someone to come to the mall with me to dosome shopping. Billy: The mall is my second home - I'd love to come.     

The ABG of ELT... EAP ——In the first article in this new commissioned series,Andy Gillett looks at EAP- English for Academic Purposes

EAP refers to the language and associated skills that students need to undertake study in higher education through the medium of English. EAP is a branch of ESP * in that the teaching content is matched to the learners requirements (Robinson, 1991, pp. 2-5): EAP is goal directed - students learn Enligsh because they need it. EAP courses are based on needs analyses - which specify clearly what students have to do in English (but see: Benesch, 2001). Most EAP courses are fixed term - short presessional courses are fixed term - short presessional courses or longer foundation courses - in preparation for academic courses. Students may need specialist language, but not necessarily - courses are defined by the activities the students will engage in. A very high level of proficiency may not be required -     

The Talent Code——一万小时天才理论

One famous theory the scientists put forward is"10,000-Hour Rule".The rule says that you need approximately1 10,000 hours of practice to become a world-class expert in a field.There is no other way.If you want to be a world-class expert in your field,you must do your 10,000