悠闲英语（69）

Emma：相信很多朋友都有自己的英文名字。那么,你知道自己英文名的含义吗？不妨来了解一下。如果你还没有英文名,这篇文章或许能给你点启发,给自己起一个好听而特别的英文名。     

悠闲英语（五十四）

Bird Watching
Bird watching is a popular sport in the US, and it has become popular in China as well. Devoted bird watchers pay a fortune for high-powered binoculars and go deep into the mountains to look at exotic birds. I guess anyone who likes to watch birds should qualify as a bird watcher.     

悠闲英语（五十五）Mathemat ical English 数解英文

I have been writing this column for several years now and have received a lot of letters from the readers. They asked all kinds of questions, from English grammar, to what DD eats everyday, to how to find a job after graduation from college, to how to make kids interested in studying English But,     

悠闲英语（86）感恩与忘恩

今天我们的题目是感恩节,我也要谢谢读者、同学及《海外英语》的编辑们：感谢他们这些年对我的支持和帮助,使我有机会在这里和大家交流。     

悠闲英语（四十四）

There are many small words in English that have multiple meanings. In everyday speech, we use them over and over again, but each time the word may have a, sometimes subtle but sometimes quite big, different meaning. Sometime ago, I talked about the word ＂pick＂ and listed 10 different ways to use it; in each case, its meaning would differ. Today, I picked another such small word--＂run＇--to chat about.     

悠闲英语（四十五）

We love animals and especially love their babies. These little things are so cute and soft, and even a baby tiger looks as adorable as a small cat. But, I don＇t think we can just call them babies--they have their own names too. Today, let＇s look at the ＂official＂ names for some of the baby animals.     

悠闲英语（五十九）

看了小歌老师的这篇专栏，不禁有些感伤。试问，当今有几人学英语能有文中故事所述的那样纯粹，那样兴致：少一些功利，也许会让英语学习这件事变得简单起来……     

悠闲英语（63）

一直以来，Chinglish都被视为学英语的大忌。其实，Chinglish也分好与坏。下面，就且看小歌老师详解吧！     

悠闲英语（五十八）

Last time we talked about English expressions with paired words associated to our body parts, such as ＂head to head,＂ ＂mouth to mouth,＂ ＂toe to toe＂ .... Today, we＇ll follow up with a piece to explore further the richness of the ＂body language＂ in our daily English speech. In English, the expression ＂body language＂ means the gestures people make to indicate their intentions or feelings without speaking a word. For instance,     

悠闲英语（五十七）

There are many expressions in English that are paired with two of the same words. What are they？ Well, you don＇t need to look any further than your own body! Counting from one＇s head to toe, we＇ll see quite a few of these expressions. Let＇s try, and it should be fun.     

教你正确用(十五)

Rules and Mist akes Katherine Hepburn said“if you follow all the rules,you miss all the fun.”There are more rules in the English language than we can follow;that’s why we constantly make mistakes when we speak and write in English. We make mistakes sim…     

教你正确用(三十)(英文)

Sports and Sportsmanship—体育和体育道德Recently I received a few letters from our readers asking about sports in America.Well,today let’s talk about some of the popular sports played here.C1osely related to playing sports is"sportsmanship".So,we’ll also touch on how sports should be played.Of course,what I’m telling you are the kinds of sports that I think interesting.There are many types of sports people play in the different parts of the world,and here I’m only going to mention a few that I think I know how to play.     

教你正确用(二十八)

Holidays--美国的节假日(上) My favorite days are, of course,holidays.On those days ,I don't have to go to workand can put my up feet to enjoy a cup of tea and catch up with the writing of "A Cup ofEnglish."There are many holidays in the U.s.,on some of which you can take a day off but on others you can't.     

悠闲英语（59）

本期小歌老师就书信的标准格式进行了讲解,在见不到面的情况下,漂亮得体的书信格式会给你的印象加分不少的。     

悠闲英语（四十六）

Last time we talked about baby animals such as pups of dogs, kittens of cats, chicks of chickens, and ducklings of ducks. As I sat down to write this column, I saw some of my old squlrrelsI friends sneaking into my backyard and climbing onto the bird feeder2 to steal bird food again. They are cute but can also be a big headache, because they scare the birds a way and they eat a lot. They can finish within an hour the monthly supply that I put out for the birds. These squirrels must also be taking some of the food back to their babies, and I am wondering--what are baby squirrels called？ Ah, they are called--are you ready-- pups or kittens, just like baby dogs and cats.     

悠闲英语（五十一）

乱弹翻译 “信达雅”这三个字是我在北京上学时的座右铭。那时老师总是千叮咛万嘱咐：翻译要认真,要做到“信”“达”“雅”。当然严复先生所说的“佶达雅”是总结翻译的一个要领：忠实原文,言词达意,文字精美。我感觉,不同的语言代表截然不同的文化,所以翻译工作不仅仅是转换语言,