Even British People Can＇t Speak English Properly

Everyone knows that you can study the English language for years and still not understand a native speaker of English when you meet one. Everyone knows that native speakers say a lot of things that you can ＇t find in any dictionary. Well, here＇s a secret for you： a lot of British people can＇t understand each other either.t     

Chinese table manners

The main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that's only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you're in the country for …     

song for April

If you listen,if you listen,to the Song that April sings,You can hear the muted murmur of a million growing things: Hear an angel’s Iilting laughter float throughsun-drenched April skies,Or the low splash of a tea rdrop from an angel’s tear-bright eyes.If you listen,Like a drumming in the darkness of the earth’slong winter night,You can hear the grasses push on their way to meetthe light.If you listen.in the treetops.you can hear a whir of wings,As a robin builds his castle;to the topmo…     

八卦,测测测!

Sometimes a laugh can be very therapeutic. We hope you enjoy! If gossip were a drug it'd be banned. Come clean and find out if you need some rehab!……     

成为最好

If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill,Be a scrub in the Valley—but beThe best little scrub by the side of the rill(小溪):Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.     

How did Money and Banknotes Come Out?

Long ago,there was no money in the world.If you wanted something,you did not buy it,but you gave something for it in exchange.If a person needed a pair of shoes,he or she might exchange some eggs or a spear for the shoes.It was a clumsy(笨拙的)way of buying and selling and we call it the “barter”system or “bartering”.This barter system still exists     

老屋

If you were casting a movie set in the forties, Beth's house would be perfect. The Victorian struc- ture stands with all the noble character you could hope to find. From the squeaky swing on the front porch, to the quixotic balcony off the upstairs room in the far back corner, the house stands with a quiet yet exuberant pride telling all that view her, "I'm not just another terrific house, I am also one ter- rific home!"     

A Lost Book

One day, I saw a book lying on the ground. I found there was a bookmark in it. It said, "If you find this book, please return it to the school library. There you can get a nice present from the library. Thank you." "How interesting it is!Who lost the book…     

作为比较的as与like之区别

Have you ever seen the man in the moon?If you look closelyat the moon on some nights, you can see the face of the man in themoon. Some people say that they can see an old man carryingsticks. Others see a girl reading a book. These pictures are madeby the mountains (山脉) and plains (平原) of the moon.     

更快、更平缓的太空旅行(英文)

This month' s income tax deadline might inspire fantasies of fleeing Earth. But the laws of physics, like the laws of the IRS, are irrevocable. Before you can set up a tax shelter on Mars, there's that little matter of achieving escape velocity. Getting off our planet requires a textbook speed of 6.96 miles per second. That number applies only if you want to wrench free from Earth's gravity in a one-shot effort, however. If you can wait, a slow, steady thrust can also do the job. Think of Earth as lying at the bottom of a pit. If you drop a rock into the pit, it will have a certain velocity when it hits bottom. One way to get out of the hole is to jump upward at the exact same speed-the escape velocity. Another way out is to climb gradually up the wall of the pit. So long as you generate enough force to keep working your way up the wall, you' II still get out. Heading upward at even one mile per hour, a rocket could work its way out of Earth' s gravitational field travel clear across the universe if its engine fired for a long enough time.     

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.＂     

如何写好商业计划

Thinking about starting a business? Great. Have you got a Plan? That's Plan with a capital "P" for Business Plan. If you haven't written your plan yet,your business is still in the fantasy stages.If you're starting a home-based business on a shoestring,some of these suggestions probably aren't necessary,but you still should create a plan that outlines your goals,expected costs,marketing plan and exit     

Talk to Your Dog

All of us often see dogs.As we know,a dog can’t1,but it can“talk”.It has feelings2as we do.Sometimes it may feel angry or afraid.If you watch a dog3,you can find outwhat it feels.You can see that it is4to tell you something.If a dog is5of you,it looks …     

Good Ways to Learn

A When you are learning English, you find it stupid to translate an English sentence,word for word,into your native language.Take the sentence "How do you do! "as an example.If you look up each word in the dictionary,one at a time,what is your translation? It can’t be a good sentence in your own language.     

英国的法规

If you thought the law on the doormat was silly, here are some other laws that still exist in Britain. And quite a few of them are silly too.     

丛林大冒险(英文)

A If you go into the foist with friends,stay with them．If you don’t,you may get lost．If you get lost,this is what you should do．Sit down and stay where you are． Don’t try to find your friends-let them find you．You can help them find you by staying in one place．There is another way to help your friends or other people to     

What Is a Life Cycle?

A cycle is something that happens over and over again. The life cycle of any species(物种) repeats again and again. The stages of a life cycle can be drawn in a circle. It doesn蒺t matter which stage you see first. The others always follow in the same order.If you have heard crickets(蟋蟀)“singing”outdoors this year, will you find them there again next year? Where do crickets come from?Early in the fall, male(雄) crickets“sing”. This attracts the female(雌), making it easy for her to fin…     

Make Your Students Active Learners

Think back to when you were in school.? Did you like to sit at a desk and listen to your teacher drone on and on? Or suppose that you're standing in the front of a class of glassy-eyed children,or,even worse,a class of students who are just plain ignoring you. Active learning doesn't mean the children need to sit still throughout the class period - it just means that you design your class period around having them actively participate in the learning process.?How can you get them back "into" your class and ...     

我认为我行

If you think you are beaten,you are;If you think you dare not,you don!t;If you want to win but think you can!t,It!s almost a cinch you won!t.If you think you!ll lose,you!re lost;For out of the world we findSuccess begins with a fellow!s will;It!s all in a state of mind.Life!s battles don!t always goTo the stronger and faster man,But sooner or later the man who winsIs the man who thinks he can.如果你认为你败了,那你就一败涂地;如果你认为你不敢,那你就会退缩畏惧;如果你想赢但是认为你不能;那么毫无…     

How to Motivate Students to Speak English

Just think of all the different conversations we have in one day and compare that with how much written communication we do in one day. Which do we do more of?. In our daily lives most of us speak more than we write,yet many English teachers still spend the majority of class time on reading and writing practice, almost ignoring speaking and listening skills: Do you think this is a good balance? If the goal of our teaching English is truly to enable our students to communicate in English,then speak- ing skills should be taught and practiced in the classroom.