五指英语趣谈

<正>1.Thumb大拇指英语的all(fingers and)thumbs表示"笨手笨脚"的意思。例如:(1)I’m all fingers and thumbs this morning.I don’t seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎么这么笨呢,好像连衬衫都扣不上了。(2)He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激动得手都不好使了,竟把茶杯摔了。     

怎样“打”才对

<正>1.玻璃被打破了。The window was broken.2.你们打了一场好仗。You’re putting up a good fight.3.她还是一副农村妇女的朴素打扮。She still dresses in the simple style of a country woman.4.我们在谈正经事,别打岔。Don’t interrupt us.We’re talking business.5.领导应和群众打成一片。Leaders should be one with the masses.6.这番话打动了他的心。He was moved/touched by these words.7.我敢打赌他明天准来。I bet he’ll come tomorrow.8.他的讲话不时被热烈的掌声打断。His speech was punctuated with warm applause.9.赶快打发人去请大夫。Send for a doctor at once.     

父亲在女儿婚礼上的幽默又感人的演讲

<正>Philip,I wanna tell you a story.And like all good stories,it starts like this:Philip,我给你讲个故事吧。如同其它所有美好的故事一样,它的开头是这样的:Once upon a time,there was a father,and in case you can’t figure that out,that’s me.This father had a wonderful little boy.He was very happy.     

快乐的高尔夫球手

<正>When I was sixteen years old, my father bought me a set of used golf clubs."I think you’ll be good at this sport, and golf is something you’ll enjoy,"he said. I’ll never forget those clubs.They were Bobby Jones Signatures, made by Spaulding. I loved them, as I loved my father.我16岁时,父亲给我买了一套二手的高尔夫球杆。他说:"我想你会擅长这项运动的。你     

乌鸦和孔雀

<正>A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied with his life.But one day he saw a swan2."This swan is so white,"he thought,"and I am so black.This swan must be the happiest bird in the world."一只乌鸦住在森林里,对生活相当满意。但是有一天,他看到了一只天鹅。"天鹅真洁白。"乌鸦想,"我却是一身黑。天鹅肯定是世界上最快乐的鸟儿。"He told his thoughts to the swan."Actually,"the swan replied,"I was feeling that I was the     

《风雨哈佛路》

<正>"I feel that I got lucky because any sense of security1was polled out from me,so I was forced to look forward,I had to,and was not going back.And I reach the point,where I just thought,‘All right,I’d got to work as hard as I possibly can,and see what happens’.""我觉得我自己很幸运,因为对我来说从来就没有任何安全     

分享圣火

<正>Once upon a time a man had heard that in a place far away,there was a holy~1 flame~2burning.So he left his home to find the holy flame and bring some back home.He thought,"When I have this light,then I will have happiness and all the people I love will have it too."曾经有一个男人听说在一个遥远的地方那儿有一束圣火在燃烧。于是,他离开家去寻找那束圣火并带一些回家。他心想:"当我拥有这束圣火时,我将拥有幸福,并且所有我爱的人都会拥有。"     

漂亮的粉红色自行车

<正>One hot summer day I was sitting on my porch~1 with a yellow shirt and flip-flops~2 to match.My hair was in two pigtails. I was dripping popsicle all over the ground.一个炎热的夏日,我坐在门廊上,穿着一件黄色衬衫和人字拖鞋。我扎着两条辫子,融化的冰棒滴了一地。My daddy pulled up in my uncle's big black truck. He came out with a pretty purple outfit short set and the matching flip-flops.     

十投三中

<正>Mrs. Lane knew I needed help, and she found a way to help me.莱恩太太知道我需要帮助,她找到了一种方法来帮我。I’ve done almost every sport I can think of for almost as long as I can recall. So I’ve had a lot of coaches. And my best coach was my eighth grade math teacher, Mrs. Lane.从我记事起,我几乎做过每一项我能想到的运动,所以我有很多教练。我最好的教     

Prof.Chuangbing Zhou

Prof. Chuangbing Zhou received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Hohai University in 1984 and 1987, respectively, and PhD degree from Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WHEE) in 1995. He was a teaching assistant from 1987-1988 and a lecturer from 1989-1991 at WHEE.He was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and full professor in 1996. At present, he is a full professor