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.     

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（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（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（五十三）On Flowers——巧语言花

Flowers are nice, and we love them. Now, with a stronger economy, people can enjoy a better quality of life; decorating rooms with and sending fresh flowers to friends and loved ones have become part of daily routines for many people. But, there are so many different kinds of flowers, roses, daisies, carnations so many different colors, red, yellow, pink, white..., and so many people you can bring flowers to, wife, girlfriend, parents, dinner hostess If you have a date tonight, what are you going to bring to the girl, a bouquet of roses or just a single one？ How about a carnation？ What color should you pick, red, pink, or yellow？ Today, we＇ll chat about a few popular flowers and their meanings.     

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（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（五十）

Win-Win
I read a student＇s essay the other day, in which the author gave a few very valuable tips on how to conduct a successful negotiation. He emphasized that not only do we need to advance our own interest but we also should be mindful that the people we are negotiating with have to benefit from the same deal that both sides are working on.     

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（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,     

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.     

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(二十六)

At the Doctor's--看医生 The process of aging is a perfect example for Professor Qian Zhongshu's metaphor of a besieged fortress-people outside want to go in while those inside want to get out. Indeed, when we are young, we cannot wait to grow up; but when we get older,we desperately want to be young again.     

教你正确用(三十一)(英文)

One old Chinese poem says: "君从故乡来, 应知故乡事." Friends ask me the same question each time I come to Beijing to stay for a few days. Well, I hijacked1 the poem-my friends don’t really ask me that same question, but they ask me "君从他乡来, 应知他乡事"; they ask     

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.