那不是我说的

“Howoldareyou,Mrs.Jones?”thecensus-takerasked.“HavetheHillsnextdoortoldyoutheirages?”shecountered.“Yes,”heanswered.“Well,”saidMrs.Jones,“I’mthesameageastheyare.”“Fine,”saidthecensus-taker,“I’lljustwritedownthenthatMrs.JonesisasoldastheHills.”“你多大年龄了,琼斯太太?”人口调查员问。琼斯太太生气的说:“隔壁的希尔夫妇告诉你他们的年龄了吗?”“是的。”他回答说。“那好吧,我和他们的年龄一样大。”“好,”调查员说,“那么我就写上琼斯太太和希尔夫妇年龄一样大。”那不是我说的@苑兰英…     

One Way To Make Friends

"What's the matter, Bob?" asked his mother. "Why do you look so sad?" "I don't have anyone to play with," Bob said. "I wish we had stayed in Salt Lake City. I had friends there."“You will soon make friends here, ” said his mother. “Wait and see!” Just then there was a tap on the door. Mrs Miller opened it. There stood a woman with red hair. “Hello, ”she said.“I9m Mrs Carey. I live next door.” “Come in, ”said Mrs Miller.“Bob and I are so glad to see you.” “I came to ask fo…     

My Mother Is a Nurse

Story:Kathy,JoeandLeoaretalkingaboutKathy’sfamilymembers.“Whatisyourmother?”asksJoe.“She’sanurse,”Kathyreplies.“Whatisyourfather?”Leoasks.“He’sapoliceman,”Kathysays.“Apoliceman?Cool!”sayLeoandJoetogether.TheywanttobeasbraveasKathy’sfather.Kathyissoproudof     

小约翰数学没及格

LittleJohnnyreturnsfromschoolandsayshegotanFinarithmetic.“Why?”asksthefather.“Theteacherasked‘Howmuchis2ⅹ3?’Isaid‘6’.”“Butthat’sright!”“Thensheaskedme‘Howmuchis3ⅹ2?’”“What’sthefuckingdifference?”asksthefather.“That’swhatIsaid.”小约翰从学校回来后,说他算术得了个F(没及格),父亲问:“为什么?”“老师问2乘3得几?我说‘6’。”“那对啊!”“然后她问我3乘2得几?”父亲问:“这他妈的有什么区别呢?”小约翰数学没及格@刘凤芹…     

Mr.Knott and Mr.Watt

Mr.Knottwasamiddleschoolteacher.HetaughtinabigschoolinLondon.Helivedalongwayfromschool,sohewasusuallyquitetiredwhenhegothome.Atnineo’clockonenight,whenhewasinbed,thetelephonebellranginthehall(厅)ofhishouse,sohewentdownstairs,pickedupthetelephoneandsaid,“ThisisWhitebridge3156.Who’sspeaking,please?”“Watt,”amananswered.“What’syourname,please?”saidMr.Knott.“Watt’smyname,”wastheanswer.“Yes,Iaskedyouthat,what’syourname?”Mr.Knottsaidagain.“Itoldyou,Watt’smyname,”saidtheotherma…     

急诊电话

clockonacoldwintermorning,adoctordrovesevenmilesinanswertoatelephonecall.Onhiscomingthemanwhohadcalledhiminsaid,“Doctor,Idon’thaveasorethroat,Idon’tcough,Ihavenopaineitherinthesideorintheback,I’mnotrunningatemperature,butstillIfeelthatdeathisnear.”Thedoctorfelttheman’spulse,listenedtohisheartandlungsandexaminedhisthroat.“Haveyoumadeyourwill?”heaskedatlast.“Why,no,doctor.Oh,doctor,itisn’ttrue,isit?Ican’tbelieveit.”“Doyouhavechildren?Sendforthematonce.Yourfather,too,shouldbecall…     

开心阅读两则(初一)

ItwasJimmy’sbirthday.Hegotquitealotofpresents,andoneofthemwasabeautifuldrum.“Whogaveyouthat?”Auntyasked.“Grandpadid,”Jimmyanswered.Ofcourse,Jimmylikedthedrumverymuch.Hemadeaterriblenoisewithit.Auntydidnotmind.Butoneoftheneighborsdidnotlikethenoiseatall.SoonedaytheneighbortookasharpknifeandwenttoJimmy’sroomwhenhewasbeatinghisdrum.“Hello,Jimmy,”shesaidtohim,“Doyouknowthere’ssomethingveryniceinsideyourdrum?Hereisaknife.Openthedrumandlet’sfindit.”Laterthatafternoon,Auntyfoundtha…     

READINGS

IamnotillClassisover.MrZhangasksLiLeitocometohisoffice.HegivesLiLeiapill(药片)andacupofwater.“Now,pleasetakethepill.”saysMrZhang,theEnglishteacher.“I’mnotill.”saysLiLei.“Whydoyougivemeapill?”askstheboy.“Yes,youaren’tillnow.”saystheteacher.“Ithinkyou’llhavepainsallover(全身疼痛)afteryougohome.”“Why?”asksLiLei.“Yourfather,myclassmateLiYongtelephonesme.Heasksmeaboutallyourthingsatschool.AndItellhimallaboutthen.I’mverysorry.Pleasetakeanotherpill.Yourfatherknowsthatyoufa…     

男人打电话回家

speaktomywife?”Shesays,“No,she’supstairsinbedwithherboyfriend.”He’smad—says,“Ok,gotothehallclosetandtakeoutmyshotgun.Goupstairsandkillthemboth.”Beingtheloyalmaid,shesays,“Ok.”5minuteslatershepicksupthephoneandsays,“Ok,they’rebothdead.WhatshouldIdowiththebodies?”Hesays,“Throwtheminthepool,andI’lltakecareofthemwhenIgethome.”Shesays,“Wedon’thaveapool.”Heasks,“Isthis555-1234?”Notes1.maidn.少女(未婚的)年轻女子;侍女;女仆2.closetn.壁橱;碗橱;衣橱3.shotgunn.猎枪,散弹枪4.loyal…     

Daisy,A Victim of Prejudice in Intercultural Communication——An Analysis of Daisy's Tragic Destiny in Henry James' Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller,among Henry James’masterpieces,is the novella which won him international fame.As some critics have analyzed,Daisy is a victim of the values of the Old World.In the author’s opinion,Daisy’s tragedy should be partly attributed to prejudice,which impedes the international communication between the newly wealthy Americans and the Europeanized Americans.In this sense,this paper focuses on an analysis of three forms of prejudice in Daisy Miller and tries to interpret Daisy’s tragic destiny from the perspective of intercultural communication.     

新目标英语七年级(上)Starter Unit2重难点讲解

1.What’s this in English?这用英语怎么说?(1)这是一询问“某物用英语怎么说”的常用句式。是一个特殊疑问句,回答时常用“It’s…”结构。其中What’s是What is的缩写形式,It’s是It is的缩写形式。例如:—What’s this?这是什么?—It’s letter A.它是字母A。—What’s that?那是什么?—It’s a hat.它是一顶帽子。(2)其中in English意为“用英语”。类似用法的还有:in Chines“用汉语”;in Japanese“用日语”等等。例如:—What’s this in English?用英语说这是什么?—It’s milk.是牛奶。—What’s that in Chinese?用汉语…     

What Is Your Name?

"Who's calling?"was the answer to the telephone.“Watt.” “What is your name,please?” “Watt’s m y nam e.” “That’s w hat I asked you.W hat’s your nam e?” A long pause, and then, from W att, “Is this Jam es B row n?” “N o,this is K nott.” “Please tell m e your nam e.” “W ill K nott.” Then they both hung up and got puzzled.N otes: 1.W ho’s calling?你 是谁?(打电 话用 语) 2.W att’s m y nam e.我叫 瓦特。 对方 理解 为:W hat’s m y nam e? 3.a long pause 停了很 长时 间 4.N o,…     

只等五分钟

AmanvisitsGodandsays,“God,doyoumindifIaskyouafewquestions?”Godsays,“No,askmeanythingatall.”Sothemansays,“God,you’vebeenaroundforaverylongtime,so,foryou,howlongisathousandyears?”Godreplies,“Forme,athousandyearsisonlyfiveminutes.”Themanthensays,“That’sinteresting,God.And,foryou,howmuchisamilliondollars?”Godreplies,“Forme,amilliondollarsisonlyfivecents.”Themansays,“Really?WellthenGod,couldyoulendmefivecentsplease?”Godlooksattheman,smilesandsays,“Ofcoursemyson.Justwaitfive…     

Jokes and Humor

NottoBeTakenOutMarkTwainoncewenttoborrowacertainbookfromaneighbourinTarrytown.“MayIborrowabookfromyou?”heaskedpolitely.“Yes,you’remorethanwelcometoit,”theneighbourtoldhim.“ButImustaskyoutoreadithere.YouknowImakeitarulenevertoletanybookgooutofmylibrary.”SomedayslatertheneighbourwishedtoborrowMarkTwain’smachineforcuttinggrassinthegarden.“Why,certainly,”MarkTwaintoldhim.“You’remorethanwelcometoit.ButImustaskyoutouseithere.YouknowthatImakeitarulenevertoletitgooutofmygar-den.”…     

English Humor

IprayedmoresnowAfterasnowstormthatclosedalltheschools,theteacheraskedaneight-year-oldboyifhehadusedhisextratimeconstructively.“Yes,”hereplied,“Iprayedformoresnow.”ComputerUserWaitingintheelevator’scorner,Iwatchedwithfascinationasawomangoton,pushed“2”andthen“4”.Theelevatorascended,stoppingatbothfloorsbutshedidn’tgetoff.“Youmissedyourfloor,”Icom-mented.“I’mgoingtothetwenty-fourthfloor.”“Butyoupushedtwoandfour.”“Oh,no。”Shewailed,“I’vebeenonthecomputertoolong.”?English …     

谁做了帕特里克的作业?

Patricknev-erdidhomework.“Tooboring,”hesaid.Heplayedbaseballandbas-ketballinstead.Histeacherstoldhim,“Patrick。Doyourhomeworkoryouwon’tlearnathing.”Andit’strue,sometimeshedidfeellikeading-a-ling.Butwhatcouldhedo?Hehatedhomework.ThenonSt.Patrick’sDayhiscatwasplayingwithalittledollandhegrabbeditaway.Tohissurpriseitwasn’tadollatall,butamanofthetiniestsize.Hehadalittlewoolshirtwitholdfash-ionedbritchesandahightallhatmuchlikeawitch’s.Heyelled,“Saveme。Don’tgivemebacktothatcat.I’llgrantyouawish,Ipromiseyouthat.”Pat...     

The Power(力量)of Love

亲爱的同学们,看看下面的图,再读读后面的短文,然后请你猜一猜,这九幅图分别对应哪些段落?1)EverydayDonny’sparentsvisithimatthehospital.TheysitnexttoDonny’sbedandtalktohim.ButDonnynevertalkstothem.Hejustsleeps.2)WhenDonny’sfathersays“Rusty,”Donnymoveshisarm.“Rusty!”Donny’sfathersaysagain.AgainDonnymoveshisarm.3)Donny’sparentshaveanidea.Theytellthenurses,“WewanttobringDonny’sdogtothehospital.IsitOK?”Thenursesagreed.4)Thenextday,Donny’sparentsbringRustytothehospital.Whentheyputthe…     

小气鬼(英文)

1.TomandPeterarebothniggards.Andnowtheyareneighbours.2.Oneday,Tomtoldhisservanttoborrowahammer(锤子)fromPeter.3.TheservantcametoPeter’s.“Willyoustrikewoodennails(钉子)orirononeswithmyhammer?”Peterasked.“Ironnails.”Wastheanswer.7.Whenheheardthat,Tomsaidangrily,“Whataniggard!Well,takeoutmyownhammer.”4.“ThenIcan’tlendittoyou.”Petersaid.5.“Why?”theservantasked.Petersaid,“Howfoolishyouare!Ifyoustrikewoodennails,itdoesn’tmatter.Butifyoustrikeironones,itwilldamagemyhammer.”6.Th…     

我很高兴

I’mGlad文/点点Teacher:“Hasanyoneofyouevermadesomeoneglad?”Boy:“Teacher,Imadesomeonegladyesterday.”Teacher:“Whowasthat?”Boy:“Mygranny.Iwenttoseeheryesterday,afteranhour,andIsaidtoher,‘Granny,I’mgoinghome.’andshesaid,‘Well,I’mglad!’”我很高兴老师:“你们当中有谁让别人高兴过?”男孩:“我,老师,昨天我就使别人高老师:“是谁呢?”男孩:“是我奶奶。我昨天去看她。一小时后,我跟她说:奶奶,我要回家了。她说:啊,我很高兴!”我很高兴@点点…     

闹鬼的旅馆(英文)

“Oh,mygosh。”Dinkcried.“There’saghost(鬼)inGreenLawn。”Dink’sfullnamewasDonaldDavidDuncan.ButnooneinGreenLawn,thetownwheretheylived,evercalledhimthat.Oneday,Dinkandhisfriends,JoshPintoandRuthRose,metathishouse.DinkwasreadingtheSundaynewspaperonhislivingroomfloor.“Listen,”Dinksaid,readingfromthepaper.“GuestsintheShangri-la(香格里拉)Hotelhavereportedseeingaghostatmidnight.”“Whydon’twegoandseeforourselves?ThekidsleftDink’shouseandheadedtoMainStreet.ItwasOctoberanditwasthetimeforGreenLawn’sfestivaltocelebratenature.At...