English Daily Study (7)

sincerityw | 2008-10-30 | 英语学习 |

Vehicle 交通工具

Vibrant 充满活力的

Spire 尖顶

Brilliant 灿烂、有才华的

Steamy 潮湿的

Lavish 奢侈的

Architecture 建筑

Occasional 偶然的

Clog 阻塞

Canal运河 Waterways

Muddy 泥泞的

Snacks 快餐

Spoon 调羹

Elevate 振奋、提升

Elevated 提高、严肃、欢欣的

Authentic 地道、可信的

Python 蟒蛇

Massage 按摩

Feast 享受

 

Spend time doing sth

Take time out to do sth

 

Sky falls

Reach into the sky

Earn the name “Venice of the East”

 

The beautiful girl is a feast for the eyes.

The situation won’t get better any day soon.

English Daily Study (6)

sincerityw | 2008-10-29 | 英语学习 |

Cuisine 烹饪 culinary (adj)

Cruise 巡游

Essence 精髓

Distinctive 独特的

Flavors 风味

Spicy 辛辣的

Sour 酸的

Blend 混合

Tantalizing 诱人的

Mouthwatering 令人垂涎的

Delight 高兴

Mild 淡味的

Crispy 易碎的

Subtle 狡猾的, 微妙的

Spoonful 一匙

Sip 吸吮

Savor 品尝

Magnificent 华丽的, 宏伟的

 

Miss out 错过

Well-deserved 名不虚传

 

This is perhaps one reason…

Her friendly smiles make her the most popular girl in the class.

Don’t eat too fast, slow down and savor every bite.

English Daily Study (5)

sincerityw | 2008-10-22 | 英语学习 |

Venue 集合地

Antique 古董

Ex-wife 前妻

Auction 拍卖

 

On your hands 在手边

Turn old stuff into cash

Around the world/globe

Take advantage of

The most potential

Partner with

On each other’s profile

Go ahead

 

What to do with your old stuff

This tread has spread quickly

She has the responsibility of raising her children.

Make your money stretch 让你的钱发挥最大价值

English Daily Study (4)

sincerityw | 2008-10-12 | 英语学习 |

Fair 美丽的 公平的

Opera 歌剧

Plot 剧情

Spectacular 壮观的

Fable 寓言 谎言; Fabulous

Composer 作曲家

Enthusiasm 着迷 热情

Numerous 无数的

Umbrella 雨伞

 

Sell-out 票以售完

Open-air 露天

Special effects 特效

Evolve into 演变

Center stage 注目的焦点

Moving on 继续前进

Bring sth to life 使生动起来

Count on someone or sth 依赖某人或某事

 

A look at the history

Throughout history

Gain worldwide attention

Starting here, starting now

Golden age of sth 黄金时代

 

Break your large dreams down into short-term goals.

Accept other people as they are; don’t try to force them to change.

Patience can be difficult to develop, but it can benefit you in your daily life, relationship and future plans!

You need patience in accomplishing life goals. In order to reach big goals, break them down into small steps. Then slowly and patiently work on making your dreams come true.

English Daily Study (3)

sincerityw | 2008-09-7 | 英语学习 |

Some good new words:
virtue 优点
sustain 维持
instant 急切的
irritate 使恼怒
fume 冒烟、发怒
gratification 满足 

Traffic jam
Today’s fast-paced world

Good golden sample sentence:
We may not easily admit it.
Wait for others to ask for help before trying to assist them!
If you want people to be patient with you, first be patient with them!
With patience, you can achieve your goals and enjoy yourself along the way.
If you lose your temper easily, perhaps your expectations of others are too high.
This virtue can help us reduce our stress and better deal with personal setbacks!
Instead of losing your temper, ask yourself whether or not you can change the situation.
You can’t control or change other people, instead of getting irritated, accept them as they are!

Roma wasn’t built in a day, goes a well-known idiom.
All good things come to those who wait, goes a popular American saying!

English Daily Study (2)

sincerityw | 2008-09-5 | 英语学习 |

cruel 残酷的
phenomena
现象 phenomenon
bonds
联系
conduct
进行、管理
self-esteem
自尊
crushing
压得令人喘不过气的 crush
cram
死记硬背
cram school
补习班
nourish
滋养
midlife
中年

push aside 推开
pass someone over
将某人忽略

Here’s a sample solution
Confident people are more likely to succeed!
Humble people are less likely to make mistakes!

People who always tell the truth are more likely to win trust and friendship

English Daily Study (1)

sincerityw | 2008-09-4 | 英语学习 |

Some new words:
banquet,
宴会
tempt,
诱惑、想要
outright,
彻底地
stingy,
吝啬的
petty,
琐碎的、心胸狭窄的; Pretty

大一到大四的学生:Freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior

Good phrase:
in someone’s shoes,
处于某人的处境
at a loss,
困惑不解
the golden rule, 
黄金法则
The golden rule is the Man who  possess of the golden will build the rule! 

Some useful sentence sample:
I had considered Eric a closed friend!
我一直将Eric当作最好的朋友
Joy acted like she didn’t know that! Joy
装作她根本不知道似的
She has acted like nothing happened!
她一直装作什么都没发生似的
That sounds fair to me.
这对我还算公平

The good and so useful idiom:
Treat others as you want them treat to you!
Do to others as you would have them do to you!

英语学习心得

sincerityw | 2008-06-30 | 英语学习 |

英语很重要 是人都知道
所以现在的我 虽老大不小了 但还是重新开始学英语…
大学玩过新概念 以现在的角度看 它的发音似乎是英式的 而我比较喜欢听美音 毕竟老美现在牛
更重要的是 新概念的文章与实际相比较脱节很严重 学起来很枯燥乏味 所以比较难集中精力

现在的我:
早上起来 读上20分钟 有时候会起的晚 也要读个几分钟 或一篇文章
是大声的读 不会发音的就跟着读 我有买空中英语的MP3碟 网上应该也有的下

我上下班都是走路 中午吃饭等很多空闲时间都被我拿来听空中英语
这个不错 语速和发音都比较适合我 又是谈话式的教学 听起来比较舒服
可惜偶上次得来的MP3不知道给弄哪去了… 现在只能拿手机来听…
不过 NOKIA6300+原配的耳机 音质比我的MP3倒是好多了 不过音量有点稍小
平时出差在车上 或等待的时间也是可以用来听的
所以不要让自己的时间白白浪费 利用一切可利用的时间

有机会每天上英文网站看看 就当看新闻 这绝对有好处 对提高英语阅读和写做帮助很大
不但可以提高词汇量 而且能跟老美学到很多地道的英语 象:短语、句子和不错的表达方式
也就是当你自己碰到的时候 你能拿来就用 现学现用 其乐无穷

此外 也有助于了解国外发生了什么事 和老外看问题的观点和视角 主要是文化和思维
当然你也可以看完后尝试用英语发表评论 来表达你的观点 相信会是不错的锻炼

我现在每天都看这2个站:

http://www.businessweek.com:对于现在的我来说 很多句子比较难理解 而且文章超长 开始看的话绝对头晕 不过我还是每篇都坚持看完 并将不认识的单词和短语纪录下

http://www.about.com:这里的文章相对来说 容易看懂 而且也不是那么长 所以看起来会比较心情舒畅 但是里面有些恶心广告的东西…

一般来说看这些英文站 能很顺利的话 证明你的英语 至少阅读是已经完全达到老外级了
一般来说 一篇文章完整的看下来 能理解个七八成应该不错了 而纪录的生词估计有一长串 你会发现文章中会有很多同义词 以及很多地方会 用不同的表达方式表达同一个意思

此外要经常回忆纪录下的生词、好的短语和表达式 这样比较能巩固 这点我还没做到…
不过只要坚持看英文文章 常用的词、短语和表达式也是会经常出现 其实也等于复习了:)

英语不难 坚持听、读、阅读 习惯用英文的思维去思考 会发现学英文原来是很有趣的游戏
告诉自己 加油 坚持 让英语成为第2母语  
那样地球上使用最多和使用最广的2种语言你都会了 那你就无敌了