猜一猜

The Smith Jones Robinson Riddle On a train, Smith, Robinson and Jones are the fireman, the brakeman and the engineer, but NOT respectively. Also aboard the train are three businessmen who have the same names： a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Robinson and a Mr. Jones： Using the clues below, can you determine the identity of the Engineer？.     

交通也幽默

1 A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound off on the aviation freq uencies.This was his first time approaching a field during the nighttime.Instead of following the proper protocol when reaching the tower, he said： ＂Guess who？＂ The controller switched the field Ughts off and replied：＂Guess where!＂     

如何用英语“争辩”

Dialogue： The Argument Flatmates Jen and Mike are having an argument. [Complete the dialogue with the correct words.] Jen： Erm, l＇ ve just seen that the rubbish bags are still in the kitchen. Didn＇t I te you to take them down？ Mike： I＇ m going to. Give me a chance.     

被动语态的过去完成时

In this month＇ s grammar fun section we＇ll be looking at the passive voice with the past perfect tense.The Past Perfect We form the past perfect with ＂had＂ ＋ a past participle. And we use the past perfect to talk about an action that happened before another past tense action. For example：＂had been＂ and a past participle. Remember, with the passive voice, the object of the verb becomes the subject, and it isn＇t necessary to mention who ＂did＂ the action, although you can introduce the person/people with the word ＂by＂. For example：     

9-1-1Emergency Call Jokes

Dispatcher： 9-1-1. What is your emergency？ Caller： I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the comer. Dispatcher： Do you have an address？ Caller： No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why？     

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.     

音乐

Middle aged ex-punk rockers Josh and Gary are at a punk revival concert： Listen once and answer these questions： 1. Who used to be in a band？ 2. Who dances at the end？ Then, listen again and try to guess the meaning of the following slang expressions （also marked in bold in the text）. Write out a version of them in Standard English：     

问题解答

问：04年湖北卷英语高考试题“阅读理解”E有下列一句：About half of the piece is destroyed,but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound.这句话是什么意思?     

面试

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. This month： the interview.Part Ⅰ ： Listen and repeat these expressions.What the Interviewer Says What type of person would you say you are？     

哈哈镜

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers.An Island ,A： I say, I say, I say. Why is the letter ＂T＂ like an island？ B： I don＇t know. Why is the letter ＂T＂ like an island？ A： Because it＇s in the middle of ＂waTer＂.     

哈哈镜

The End
A：I say, I say, I say. What is the end of everything？
B：I don＇t know. What is the end of everything？ A： The letter ＂g＂.     

核能

There was a time when the divisions were simple： nuclear energy was a danger to the world and opposition to nuclear energy was the choice of every environment-loving, green-thinking person.     

被动语态的将来时

In this month＇ s grammar fun section we ＇ll be looking at the passive voice with future tenses.To start with, look at these two sentences： a） She will direct the film. b） The film will be directed （by her）. The first sentence is an active sentence, with ＂she＂ as the main subject. We use an active verb to say what the subject does. Sentence ＂b＂ is a passive sentence. Notice how the object ＂the film＂ has become the subject of the sentence.We form future passives with ＂will be＂＋ a past participle. For example： Will be eaten, will be taken, will be shown, will be given, etc.     

奇怪的书名

An unusual prize Would you read a book called Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice？ Maybe not, but this book was actually the 1978 winner of the literary world＇s most unusual competition： The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. This is basically a humorous literary award given to the book with the most unusual title It is presented by the British magazine Bookseller. Nominees are selected from submissions sent in by librarians, publishers, and booksellers, and the final winner is voted for by the public.     

闲话酒吧间——美国篇

Podcasts Listen to these two Americans chatting about podcasts. Mary： Hey, how＇s it going？ Greg： Hey, how are you？ Mary： I＇m well. Greg： OK. Mary： Er, have you heard about this latest podcast？ Greg： No, I haven＇t, how does it work？ Mary： Well, I just heard about it of different files, different chats, things like that. Greg： Right. so I＇ve been downloading lots political talks, the news, the BBC, Mary： It＇ s great. I was just listening to it on my way over to the bar. Greg： Well, I don＇t know, erm. I＇m not really the type of person who really, like, you know, with all these different things like Intemet and stuff like that. i don＇ t know how that stuff works. Mary： But it doesn＇t interest you at all？ Greg： Well, 1 hate reading and I never watch TV, so I really don＇ t even know what I would need it for.     

问题解答

新编高中《英语》第一册(上)第30页有如下一句：In the beginning they took many small jobs to make money。但我见过at the beginning的短语。此句中的In the beginning改为At the beginning行不行?     

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？     

“MAKE”的12个词组

We generally use make to refer to the process of producing constructing, creating or building something：
I made a cake.
They made a new version of the car.
They made the house in just three months.     

用零条件句描述简单事实

We can form the Zero Conditional with if＋ a verb in a present tense, and another clause with a present tense verb. For example： a） if you open the window, it gets cold in here. b） If you leave chocolate in the hot sun. it melts.