教你正确用(七)

What Ticket? Which Court? J got a ticket the other day.Some of you may ask: ticket for what?Well,it was not a ticket for the ballet,or an opera,or a basketball game.It was a traffic ticket.I was driving too fast.A police officer pulled me over and gave me a traffic ticket.I was,the ticketing officer said, going 50 mph (miles per hour) in a 30 mph zone.A ticket meant big trouble.When I was handed the ticket,I wished it were a ticket to the movies.     

三月疯狂

It’s funny how friendships begin. One day on a basketball court in Philly I was chasing after a loose (losing)ball,and the opponent going after it with me swung an elbow that caught my lip. I wiped away the blood with the shirt-tail of my jersey,but I wanted payback.With 15 seconds remaining in the game and the score tied     

A Special(特殊的) Football Match(比赛)

Mike is (晚的)for school. Mike:Excuse me for being late,sir.I watched a football match in my dream(梦). Teacher:Why did it make you late? Mike:Because neither(两者都不)team could win(赢)the game,so it lasted(持续)a long time.     

常见错误例析

1.玛丽的帽子在床上。误:Mary's hat is in the bed.正:Mary's hat is on the bed.析:in bed指“人(睡,卧、躺)在床上”; on the bed指“(具体某物)在床上”。2.他对我很好。误:He is good for me.正:He is good to me.析:be good for表示“对……有益”;表示“对……厚道,适于”时则应该用be good to。     

Playing a Game

Bored during a long flight, a famous scholar leaned over and woke up the sleeping man next to him to ask if he would like to play a game. "I'll ask you a question," the scholar explained, "and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $ 5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50."When the man agreed to play, the scholar asked, "What's the dis'tance from the earth to the moon?" Flummoxed(使惶惑地), the man handed him $5. "Ha!" said the scholar. "It's 238, 8…     

Walking in a Blur

I love walking with my glasses off. Myopia(n.近视) and astigmatism (n.散光)rendered me a blurring world,but I do sometimes enjoy walking without a.good visionenjoy walking in a blur(n.模糊)- especially in the midst of Cornell’s autumn.     

I Do Have A Voice

Today I am well known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read the New Testament(新约全书) on tape. But it took a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃) so badly tha     

2006年中考完形真题演练(英文)

中考完形填空真题(北京)In the park I sat down to read on the bench,disappointed by life with good reason to complain,for the world was 1 letting me down.Then a young boy came up to me and said with great excitement,"Look,what I found!"In his hand wad     

Reading Room:Clever Boy

A Torn Cover拼碎图 A little boy wanted his dad to teach him how to play catch.One sunny day his father was sitting on the couch,drinking a beer,while watching a baseball game.The boy rushed into the house exclaiming,“Daddy,show me how to play catch!" 一个小男孩想要他的爸爸教他怎么传球.一天,阳光灿烂,他爸爸坐在沙发上,边看棒球赛,边喝啤酒.小男孩跑进房去,大喊:“爸爸,教我传球!” The father,blankly starring at the television screen,replied,"In a little while son,let me finish watching this inning.Come back in five minutes."     

You May Need Them Later

A man is going to the house of a friend. It is quite far away and so he takes some sandwiches(三明治) along for his lunch. As he goes along,he says to himself,"My friend is sure to give me a very nice meal.He is going to give me good wine (葡萄酒) to drink.So what's the use of these dry sandwiches?"As he says this,he throws them on     

Mother＇s Love

Mothers are always kind to their children and take good care of them. So does my mother.
My mother is a good mother. She looks after me well. She is strict with me. When I do something wrong, she will angry①. But I know she loves me very much.
Last week, I had a bad headache. I felt very terrible. My mother was worried with ② me and took me to the doctor＇s at once. After going home, she asked me to take medicine and cooked delicious food with me. She asked me to stay in bed and brought the food to me. At that moment, I felt her deep love and there were tears in my eyes.
My mother is such a strict teacher and nice friend of mine. She is the greatest mother in the world. I love her with my heart!     

完形填空一则(英文)

The First Goal for the Real Madrid by Owen 欧文首次为皇马进球Michael Owen (迈克尔·欧文) is __1__ English football star. He plays __2__ the Real Madrid(皇家马 德里队) now. He scored his __3__ goal for the club __4__ October 19, 2004. The Real Madrid beat (击败) the Dyname Kiev 1- 0. Of course, his team __5__ the match. “It was __6__ a great game,” Owen said. “I played very __7__. It was time for me __8__ score. I should thank Ronaldo (罗 纳 尔 多 ). He passed ( 传 ) the ball to me.…     

《丹尼和恐龙》(英文)

Do you like reading?Reading English stories is good for your English study.Let me show you a nice English story-book.One day,Danny went to the museum.He saw dinosaurs.Suddenly,a dinosaur became real(真实的)and talked to Danny.     

简短实用的口语

1.Fine with me.我没有问题。在商量某件事情时,有人问你这件事对你有没有影响或是你有什么问题,而你认为没有问题,就可以说“Fine with me”,表示“I’m OK(没有问题)”。—We all want to see a film.How about you?我们都想去看电影。你呢?—Fine with me.It’s a good idea.好极了。主意不错。2.It’s on me.我来付/我请客。一起吃饭时,总要涉及谁结账的问题“,我请客”就是“It’s on me”,同理,“你请客”就是“It’son you”;如果要特别说明“某些东西我请客”,就说“Something is on me”就可以了。—The beer is on me,Bill.…     

Henry Wanted to See a Doctor

根据图画及短文给下面每个空填上一个适当的词。Henry was from the United States and he had come to London1a holiday.One day he was not feeling2,so he went to the clerk(服务员)at the desk of his hoteland said,“I want to 3 adoctor.Can you give me the nameof a good one?”     

英语语言幽默举隅(中)

6.歪理诡辩:这就是故意用似是而非、倒打一耙的歪理来为明显错误的事情或论点狡辩,目的是混淆是非或炫耀机智取乐。例如:A:Can you give me a good example of how heat expands things and cold contractsthem?B:Well.the days are much longer in summer than in winler.     

怀恨在心

A lawyer(律师)was reading out.the will(遗嘱)of a rich man to the people mentioned(提到的)inthe will:“To you.my loving wife Rose.who stood by mein rough(困难的)time,as well as good,I leave herthe house and $2 million.”The lawyer continued,“To my daughter Jessica,who looked.after me in sickness and kept the busi-ness going,I leave:her the yacht(游艇),the busi-ness and $1 million.”The lawyer concluded,“And,to my cousin Dan,who hated me,argued(争论)with me,and thoughtthat I would never mention(提到)him in my will-well,you aye wrong.Hi,Dan!”     

Shish Ka Bob

A teacher asked, "Jim, could you give me a piece of chalk?" Jim took one out from the box and gave it to the teacher. "You are a good boy. Thank you!" the teacher said.     

一封来自国外的信

1. One day, Tom received a letter from a foreign country. 有一天，汤姆收到了一封国外的信。 2. It reads： Today is my fifth day to the state of Is- rael. I went to the border of this country and Jordan. I had a swim in the lake. You always laughed me as a landlubber. But this time I did a good job! I found swimming enjoyable. 信的内容是这样的：今天是我来到以色列的第5天，我去了这个国家和约旦接壤的国界附近，在那里的湖中痛快地游了一次泳。以前，你们一直嘲笑我是一个旱鸭子，可这一次我的表现实在是太棒了!我发现游泳真的是一种享受。     

The Spring Festival

Everybody likes to have the Spring Festival, so do I.Because during the Spring Festival there are many good things to eat, to drink and to play with. During the last Spring Festival I had a very good time. On the eve of the festival, our family had a big dinner. My uncle, aunt and cousin came back from Canada to celebrate(庆祝) my grandma‘s eightieth birthday. They also brought many beautiful gifts to me. My cousin and I watched TV and played games the whole night, while the grown-ups had a long talk. I didn‘t know when I fell asleep.