流利口语练习

A： Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can. ＂A swan swam over the pond. Swim, swan, swim. Swan swam back again. Well swum, swan.＂C： Connected speech Look at these sentences. See if you can say them with connected speech. Then, Listen to the CD to check your answers. I. Do you like what I＇ m doing？ 2. What are you doing？ 3. I couldn＇t see what he was doing？ 4. She doesn＇t know what l＇m doing？ 5. Do they like what they＇ re doing？ 6. We don＇t know what we＇ re doing？     

绕口令

Sandy sniffed sweet smelling sunflower seeds while sitting beside a swift stream.桑迪坐在湍急的小溪边尽情地品味着葵花子的香味。A pleasant peasant keeps a pleasant pheasant and both the peas-ant and the pheasant are having a pleasant time together.一位和气的农民养了一只伶俐的野鸡,而且这位和气的农民和这只伶俐的野鸡在一起度过了一段很美好的时光。A snow-white swan swam swiftly to catch a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.湖中一只雪白的天鹅快速地游动着去追赶一条慢慢游动的蛇。How much dew would a dewdr…     

绕口令 学发音

1.I'd drive five miles on Friday night to see a fight that I like.提示:[ai]音多次出现。星期五晚上我要驱车走五英里去观看我喜欢的拳击赛。2.I was annoyed at the boy for spoiling the toy which belonged to Joy.提示:[i]音出现在数个不同的单词里。这个男孩使我很生气,他糟蹋了乔伊的玩具。3.If there's a bear in that lair we'd better take care!提示:[]音出现数次。如果那个兽穴里有熊的话,咱们最好要小心!4.A snow-white swan swam swiftly to catch a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.提示:[s],[w]多次交织出现。     

MUSIC IDIOMS

Swan songSomeone's swan song is the last time they do something for which they are famous/ the swan song for an actor or performer is the last time that they appear before an audience.Play it by earIf you play something by ear, then you decided how to act or respond to a situation as it happens, rather than planning in advance how you are going to act. An example: 'You can't     

游向大海的小鱼儿

Pan was a little fish.He lived in the shallow water with a big school offish.They swam and atetoge the reveryday.潘是条小鱼,他和一六群鱼住在浅水里。他们每天一起游泳觅食。     

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。     

Fun Time

第二语言老鼠妈妈带着她的孩子们出来散步。突然,她看见一只猫蹲伏在灌木丛中。她们对视着。母老鼠对着猫狂叫:“汪,汪,汪”,猫听了非常害怕,拼命逃走了。老鼠妈妈回过头对孩子们说“:你们现在知道外语的重要性了吧!”三只勇敢的老鼠三只老鼠坐在洒吧里,各自吹嘘自己的勇敢和坚强。一只老鼠说“,瞧我多厉害,我曾经吃过一整袋的老鼠药!”另一只老鼠不以为然地说“,我才厉害呢!有一次我被老鼠夹逮住了,可我硬是把它给撕裂了。”这时第三只老鼠站了起来,说“,回见,小子们。我要回家整那只猫了。”他的足球能不能出来玩?安迪敲着他朋友的家门。当朋友的妈妈出来应门的时候,安迪问到“:艾迪能不能出来玩啊?”“不行,”妈妈回答说,他有许多作业要做哪。”“喔,那么,”安迪又问道“,他的足球能不能出来玩呢?”Second LanguageAmother mousewas out for a stroll(闲逛)with her babies when shesaw a cat crouched(蹲)be-hind a bush.She watched thecat,and the cat watched themice.Mother mouseba...     

蓝色的海洋

小辣椒在美丽的南海潜水,看到海里有很多漂亮的海洋生物。一起来看看吧!另外,小辣椒还有个小问题考考你:Why do fish live in water?(鱼为什么在水里生活?)shark鲨鱼dolphin海豚whale鲸鱼fish小鱼sea horse海马crab海蟹lobster龙虾starfish海星EY:Cats can,t swim.猫不会游泳。whaledolphincrab蓝色的海洋@Lucy     

生动有趣的动物习语

dog(狗)1.Let sleeping dogs lie(Don’t wake a sleeping dog.)莫惹是非。2.He led a dog’s life.他过着贫困的生活。3.This country is going to the dogs.这个国家要垮台了。Cat(猫)1.There is nothing for it but to wait and see how the cat jumps.眼前只有静待,看着事情如何转变。2.Has the cat got your tongue?你为什么不吭声?(猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?)fox(狐狸)1.He was an old fox.他是个老奸巨滑的家伙。2.I play the fox several times,pretending to be in pain.有几次我故意装疼。(play the fox耍滑头)goose(鹅)1.I don…     

神啊,救救我!(英文)

Yesterday afternoon John and I were walking along a road where we heard someone shout “Help!Help!”He was in a lake,about a hundred feet from the shore.There was a small boat nearby.We knew immediately what happened. He had fallen out of the boat and could not swim good enough to reach it or to get to the shore.As we ran toward the lake I     

一个好心人(英文)

亲爱的同学们,本栏目将陆续推出一系列优秀的英语记叙文,希望你们喜欢! Yesterday afternoon I went to West Lake Park. Some peoplewere boating on the lake. Among them was a happy family.They were taking photos when the girl fell off the boat into thewater. She was struggling in the water and her'parents criedout, "Help! Help! " A young man immediately rushed to thelake. Without taking off his clothes, he jumped into the waterand quickly swam towards the girl. At last he carded her to thebank. She was saved! What a warm-hearted man he is!     

猫学下蛋

猫看见母鸡每天下一个蛋,非常羡慕,于是便对母鸡说:“请你教我下蛋吧。”母鸡说:“你是猫,怎么要学下蛋呢?还是去捉老鼠吧!”猫听了,很不高兴,以为母鸡是个小气鬼,不肯教别人下蛋的本领。     

一个伪问题:丑小鸭怎能变成天鹅?

《丑小鸭》一文写丑小鸭变成天鹅的故事,传统的解读大致如下:丑小鸭受尽了各种磨难,但他心中却一直有美的向往,渴望高飞,渴望到大自然中去,在他内心深处总有一种不愿意与鸡鸭们为伍,不愿过平庸与琐碎生活的愿望.他不停地逃,不停地抗争.他看到美丽的天鹅就会不自觉地游过去,甚至觉得被这样美丽的动物杀死也是一种幸福.“请你们弄死我吧!”丑小鸭向天鹅们发出了这样的请求.于是在那个几乎要将他生命夺走的寒冬过后,“希望”终于被他的努力与愿望所打动,他成了一只年轻、漂亮的天鹅,享受到了他想都不敢想的幸福.是美的向往、不断的追求成就了他的美丽,他的梦想.     

猴子与鳄鱼

They swam slowly.Suddenly,the mother crocodile saw the monkey,“Oh,a monkey! How nice if l have it for my dinner!” Then she said to her son,“My son,do you love me? Yes,of course,” the baby crocodile answered.“Well,can you see that monkey? I want to eat his heart.Can you go and get it for me?” the mother crocodile asked.“All right.”     

猫宝宝的鞋子车

猫妈妈在路上捡到了一只鞋子。她想:把它装上轮子,可以给猫宝宝做辆小车,猫宝宝该有多高兴啊!猫妈妈叮叮当当地忙了半天,终于做成了一辆鞋子车。她对猫宝宝说:“拉着它出去玩吧!它会给你带来快乐的。”“真的吗?那我就拉着它出去找快乐!”猫宝宝高兴地拉上鞋子车,出去玩了。“猫宝宝,用你的鞋子车把我的花生运回去吧!”对门的羊大伯在地里忙碌着,今年他的花生丰收了。“不行!不行!你的花生上有那么多土,会把我的车弄脏的。”猫宝宝摇摇头,“再说,我还得去找‘快乐’呢。”“猫宝宝,用你的鞋子车帮我把玉米运回去吧!”邻居兔阿姨在地里忙碌着…     

动物趣喻

在英语中,人们常用各种不同习性的动物来比喻形形色色的人,此时往往用一个字就把一个人的品行刻画出来,从而使语言变得生动形象,趣味横生。现例释如下:1.beast兽Just look at the way he treats his wife!He is a beast.且看他对待妻子的那副样子吧!他是个凶狠的人。2.bear黑熊The old man is a bear;he is always grumbling.那个老头是个鲁莽汉,总在发牢骚。3.bird鸟Jim took his bird to the pictures last night.吉姆昨晚带着他的女朋友去看电影了。4.cat猫Don"t listen to her gossip;she is a cat.别听她搬弄是非,她是个心地恶毒的女…     

给猫儿们的一封信

可爱的猫儿们:你们好!我想你们应该看过郑振铎的《猫》吧,里面的第三只猫(下文简称猫三)有着忧郁的性格,终日懒惰地晒太阳,从不去捉老鼠,长得胖胖的,一副少言     

妮妮流浪记

妮妮是一只娇小甜美、人见人爱的猫咪宝宝。几乎每天都会有人赞美:“哇,多漂亮的小宝贝啊!”对自己的孩子,猫妈妈更是疼爱,比方说吧: 有一天,猫妈妈对妮妮说:“宝贝呀,妈妈教你捉老鼠吧,这是我们猫生存的基本技能啊……”     

丛林猫

小丛林猫在城里有一门远房兄弟,叫小猫咪。小猫咪的爸爸猫先生是个富商,小猫咪一家过着养尊处优的生活。小丛林猫很羡慕小猫咪,他常对妈妈说:“小猫咪真有福气,能过一天那样的日子也好啊!”     

It is important to protect the environment

Last Sunday, my friends and I went to the river where we used to swim in. When we got there, to our surprise, the river had been polluted seriously.Last Sunday, my friends and I went to the river where we used to swim in. When we got there, to our surprise, the river had been polluted seriously. I n my memory, the water in the river was clean and clear. But now it is very dirty. There is a lot of rubbish floating on the river. How terrible it is! I observed carefully around the river, I fo…