健康和疾病

If you＇ve ＂lost your appetite＂, you don＇t feel like eating. ＂No, thanks. I＇ve lost my appetite.＂If you＇re a ＂bundle of nerves＂, you＇ re very nervous or anxious, ＂1 was a bundle of nerves after watching the horror film.＂If you＇re ＂in good shape＂, you＇ re physically strong and healthy. ＂My grandma is 92 but she＇s still in great shape.＂     

医药和健康

A painkiller is a drug which reduces or stops physical pain. ＂1 took a couple of painkillers to stop the terrible pain in my head.＂If you ＂sprain＂ your ankle （for example）, you accidentally damage it by twisting it violently. ＂1 sprained my ankle when I was playing basketball.＂     

哈哈镜

Caught in the ActA woman is working in her office when Jim comes in. In a moment of passion, the woman and Jim start kissing. A few minutes later, the boss walks in and shouts, ＂Is this what you get paid for？＂ ＂No,＂ says the woman. ＂I do this for free.＂     

瞥见《来自星星的你》

＂I used to freeze the time and said ＇I love you＇ for thousand times when you didn＇t know. I feel it the way that if l say it in the river of time, it will flow as time flows and eventually vanishes. So instead, I said it when time was frozen. I love you, Cheon Song-yi. I love you.＂ Spend less than one second to figure out its origin？ Know exactly in which episode the line is？ You must be a straight-A fan of the drama!     

金钱

If you ＂come into money＂, you win it or inherit it （you receive it after someone dies）. ＂He came into a lot of money after his grandfather passed away.＂If something is ＂out of your price range＂, it＇s too expensive for you. ＂We wanted to buy the house but it was out of our price range.＂     

A he or a she

A woman is sitting person beside her, ＂Oh, says, ＂Oh, no, she＇s on a bench in the park. She says to the look! That boy is so lovely.＂ The person my daughter!＂ The woman says with a smile, ＂Sorry! I don＇t know you are her mother.＂ ＂No, I＇m her father.＂     

话“昆虫”

A stomach bug 胃病 An illness which is caused by small organisms such as bacteria. ＂I ＇ve got a bit of a stomach bug.＂A bug （informal） 窃听器A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what people are saying. ＂Look, there＇ s a bug on the phone. They bugged the phone.＂Nit-picking 吹毛求疵的;挑刺的 If someone is nit-picking, they are irritating you by concentrating on small, minor and irrelevant details. ＂1 know there are lots of mistakes in the report, but stop nit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effect.＂     

话“天气”

Whatever happens or whatever the weather. ＂I＇ II be at the theatre tomorrow, come rain or shine-I wouldn＇t miss your debut performance for the world.＂To save money for a time that you might need it （during an emergency, for example）. ＂I try to save about 10% of my salary for a rainy day. You never know when you might need it.＂     

Two Lies

Once there lived an old man. He liked listening to lies. He said, ＂Any man who can tell me two lies can marry my only daughter.＂ So a lot of young men in the country came to his house. But he said to all of them, ＂I＇m not pleased with your lies. I wouldn＇t give my daughter to any of you.＂ One day, a young man said, ＂It will be hot in the summer, so you should go out now and dig a big hole under the street. When the hot summer weather comes, you Will sell the cool air from the hole and get a lot of money.＂ ＂Oh, what a wonderful lie!＂ answered the old man.     

骑驴找马——谋划第二事业6绝招

While many of these work transitions involve following a dream or a calling. you don＇t want to get caught up in the romance of it all. ＂There is a blitheness that all you have to do is embrace your passion and the rest happens magically,＂ Freedman says. ＂It＇s not that easy. You don＇t open the doors to your bed-and-breakfast and the cheering crowds arrive.＂ Here are six key steps to planning your next career.     

哈哈镜

Lucky Woman A woman tells her friend, ＂My husband is an angel＂. And her friend replies, ＂You＇re lucky. My husband is still alive.＂ Letter to An Ex My Dearest Susan, sweetheart of my heart. I＇ve been so sad since I broke off our engagement. Simply devastated. Won＇t you please consider coming back to me？ You hold a place in my heart that no other woman can fill. I can never marry another woman quite like you. I need you so much. Please forgive me and let＇s make a new start. I love you so. Yours always and truly, John. PS Congratulations on winning the lottery.     

HUMOROUS STORIES

Mrs Williams loved flowers and had a small but beautiful garden. In the summer, her roses （玫瑰花） were always the best in her streel. One summer afternoon her bell rang, and when she went to the front door, she saw a small boy outside. He was about eight years old, and was holding a big bunch of beautiful roses in his hand. ＂I＇m selling roses,＂ he said. ＂Do you want any？ They are quite cheap. One shilling for a big bunctl. They are fresh. I pieked them this afternoon.＂     

新新词汇

So, you thought you knew English, did you？ Here are some of the newest words in the English language.The 80s was the generation of the Yuppie. In the 1990s we were introduced to the ＂new man＂--the caring, emotionally-liberal man. But, what about the first decade of the 21 st century？ Here are some new words for you to learn.     

How to Be Happy

Blue＇s morther was dead when he was young. And now his father was to leave home to look for work in the town. ＂Son, remember what I told you. Take care of yourself. ＂I＇ll be home as soon as I can.＂     

综合型阅读理解训练

A friend＇s grandfather came to America from Britain. He went into a cafeteria in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. At last, a woman with a plate full of food sat down in front of him and told him how a cafeteria worked. ＂Start out at the end,＂ she said. ＂Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they＇ll tell you how much you have to pay.＂     

Wealth,Success and Love

A woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, ＂I don＇t think I know you, but you very hungry. Please come in and you something to eat.＂ must be give     

表达“失败”

Put/Throw a spanner in the worksTo do something that causes another thing to fail or to go badly. ＂We seemed to be doing quite well until we received a tax bill for 20,000 euros. It really put a spanner in the works.＂     

暴力和痛苦

Pick a fight 寻衅;挑起争端 To start a fight or argument with someone. ＂He was in a bad mood and tried to pick a fiqht with me.＂ Pepper-spray 喷辣椒粉 If you ＂pepper-spray＂ someone, you push a button on a container so that a chemical substance comes out. ＂Pepper-spray＂ is used as a form of self-defence against an attacker. ＂The police officer pepper-sprayed the man, then took him to the police station.＂     

幽默与笑话

Call Me a Doctor! While sitting on the train one day,the man next to me started screaming, ＂Call me a doctor! Call me a doctor!＂ I asked, ＂Are you sick？＂ ＂No,＂ he replied, ＂I just graduated from medical school.＂     

原创阅读理解精练

The income-tax deadline approaches and some taxpayers＇ thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students＇ thoughts turn to it. Temptation appears and some spouses consider it. Nowadays, cheating is on the rise. ＂You want something you can＇t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough, you＇ll do it regardless of any guilt or regret, and you＇re willing to run the risk of being caught.＂ That＇s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating.