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.     

教你正确用(二十八) Holidays——美国的节假日(上)(英文)

My favorite days are, of course, holidays. On those days, I don't have to go to work and can put my up feet to enjoy a cup of tea and catch up with the writing of "A Cup of English." There are many holidays in the U.S., on some of which you can take a day off but on others you can't. Many of my friends in China also celebrate western holidays, such as St. Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and Christmas. Today, let's chat about some of the important holidays in the U.S. and their meanings. By the way, my definition of an "important holiday" is a day we take off from work, which is also called a legal holiday.     

阅读理解四则(英文)

(A)Every day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teacherwill ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask youropinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the classwhat you have found out about these topics, remember that they must beable to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family con-versation or having a chat with friends——you are in a situation where alarge group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have…     

多肯定别人

One of the most important questions you can ever ask yourself is, "Do I want to be 'right'- or do I want to be happy? "Many times, the two are mutually exclusive (互相排斥的)! Being right, defending our positions, takes an enormous amount of mental energy and often alienates (疏远) us from the people in our lives. Needing to be right-or needing someone else to be wrong-encourages others to become defensive, and puts pressure on us to keep defending. Yet, many of us (me too, at     

丘比特至投诉部门的一封信

Dear Sir or Madam:I am writing in regard to your notice about the delay in shipment of my order for 14 dozen Olympic quality,ultra accurate,gold tip arrows.Perhap you do not understand the urgency of the situation.I re-alize that you have no control over the suppliers of your stock;however,surely you have an existing supply in your warehouse.As a valid customer for so many years,I appeal to you to consider filling my order ahead of any others.Since Valentine's Day will fall on the 14th day of February.as traditional,it is imperative that my order be received no later than the 13th.I must be ready for my flight early the next morning in order to assure that couples the world over are not disappointed.Without equipment,I am powerless and love cannot be delivered to those in need     

爱情童话如何拥有(英文)

Growing up we all dream of the perfect relationship. Our dreams are reiterated over and over in the childhood classic movies and books we watched and read. But, once we hit the "real world", it seems that those dreams we've tried so hard to keep, always end up breaking in pieces all around us. This often leads to the viewpoint that finding and maintaining that fairy tale romance is futile and hopeless. There is one exception that loving couple who seem to have everything together. How many times have you questioned, "Why can't we be like them?"The truth is, every couple can be like this by following the traits of the characters you formed your dream relationship from. Start living your life the way you want to by applying the following traits of a fairy tale couple today!     

Traveling

Traveling is a very good activity. When you are fed up with your work or. study, and when you are free, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature and character of other cities. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. Then, you will forget your tiredness and trouble and build up your health.     

失败是成功之母

When failure knocks you down, will you have the guts to get up and get going? Or will you give up? Achieving success can be difficult. At times, distractions, delays and defeats discourage everyone. Giving up seems better than going on. But the principle of rising after each fall to try again applies to all struggles.     

一九九六年下半年河北省高等教育自学考试 英语综合技能试题

Part one Ⅰ. Read the following passages and answer questions according to the requirements of each item. (35 points) A. The Bank Clerk Who hasn't dreamed of having so much money that it runs through the fingers like sand?The only way most of us could ever do this would be to work in a bank.If you start as a junior bank clerk,you will begin in the book-keeping department and you will have minor responsibilities connected with the handling of cheques.You will learn the routine of the branch and the banking industry as a whole.You will most likely be sent to the bank's school for special tuition.Within a short time,you may be working as a cashier,and then you will be handling the public's money.By the time you have worked your way up to the post of branch manager,you will have learned how to deal with customers and how to cope with the difficult ones.     

A Key to Happiness

To help others, you don't have to be an efficient expert in the art; the main thing is the intention. You may be crude and clumsy, wasteful and ineffective, but if you sincerely     

幽默与笑话(英文)

A Two little boys were discussing their future."What are you going to be when you grow up?"asked one of them."A soldier,"answered the other."What if you get killed?""Who would want to kill me?""The enemy."The other boy thought this over and said finally:"OK,then,I’ll be the enemy."     

To Travel is To Live

To move,to breathe,to fly,to float You walk around.You immerse yourself in the air surrounded.You bring yourself to distant places.You are here;you are there;you are somewhere;you are everywhere.You bring yourself out of your comfort zones.You free yourself from what you know.You admit your limits,and then push it.To gain all while you give You hand over the precious time you hold.Then you explore the worlds unknown.There you hear the words,sing the music,move with the rhythm,and you find the beautifuls.You welcome the discoveries,and they welcome you.Many things can be taken away,but-you smell the joy,     

成功交流术

A lot of people know the power of communicating with the Edge, communicating with compassion1 or care for those you are communicating to, with a matter of fact2 tone and an "Edge" of accountability3.When it's important to be heard, and you want to really be heard, communicate with the "Edge".     

The Bank Clerk

Who hasn't dreamed o!having so much money that it runs throughthe fingers like sand?The only way most of us could ever do this wouldbe to work in a bank.If you start as a junior bank clerk,you will begin inthe book-keeping department and you will have minor responsibilitiesconnected with the handling of cheques.You will learn the routine of thebranch and the banking industry as a whole.You will most likely besent to the bank's school for special tuition.Within a short time,youmay be working as a cashie,and then you will be handling the public'smoney.By the time you have worked your way up to the post of branch     

Keeping the language Classroom Moving

Big class? Small room? Needing to regularly shift modes of interaction (groups, pairs, big circle)? Do you have trouble motivating students to actually move? Noisy scraping chairs? Are studonts getting stuck in cliques and clamming up? Or is your 'group-work' only in English when you are within earshot? In-any of these circumstances the panauricon could be the     

狼与狗

Once upon a time the Wolves said to the Dogs, "Why should we continue to be enemies?You are very like us in most ways:the difference between us is one of training."We live a life of freedom;you are enslaved (受奴役) to men,who beat you,and put eollars on you,and     

闲话酒吧间——英国篇

The Oscars This month, two young British people are talking about the Oscars. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions.1. What does one of the speakers say in favour of the Oscars？ 2. What does the other speaker say against the Oscars？ Andy： So, the Oscars are coming up. So, you going to be watching it？ I＇ m really looking forward to it. Chris： Er, well, i tend to skip the Oscars. I don＇t really think it reflects the movie-going public＇s opinion of films.     

Successful Language Learners

Som e people seem to be good at learning languages. They can pick up new vocabulary, m aster rules of gram m ar, and learn to write in the new language m ore quickly than others.They do not seem to be any m ore intelligent than others,but what m akes lang…     

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.     

如何让老板成为你的朋友

Don't be a doormat"Remember that politics does not mean sucking up to the boss. You will find "yes" people in every organisation. The world is full of suck-ups who tell people exactly what they want to hear. Some managers love to be surrounded by people who tell them they are right even if they aren't. Don't agree just to be agreeable or because of your boss's title. This does you, your boss and your company a great disservice. If you have a better way of doing something or an opposite opinion, present it. Don't allow yourself to be walked on.