24.serendipity 意外新发现 .

serendipity [serən'dipiti]         
n.
偶然发现有价值物品的才能(系美国作家Horace Walpole 所造的字, 因其所著童话 The Three Princes of Serendip 中的主人翁善掘珍宝)
意外收获

词形变化
复　数：ser•en•dip•i•ties
形容词：ser'en•dip'i•tous
副　词：ser'en•dip'i•tous•ly


例句：
Full of serendipity, my life.
人生处处有惊奇。
When destiny has a sense of humor,it is called serendipity.
当命运有了幽默感,它就变成了缘分天注定。.

告诉孩子，太阳每天都是新的，眼睛每天要有新的发现，心灵每天要有新的感悟。。。
英国人最喜爱的词语 Britain's favourite word is love, actually 　
Britain's three favourite words are love, serendipity and family, according to a charity effort to build a "wall of words".
Telecommunications giant BT and children's charity I CAN have already built a mile long "wall" from thousands of online submissions to their Internet site www.wallofwords.org.uk and are hoping to complete a second mile.
Visitors to the Web site submit their favourite word and the reasons why. The wall is made from virtual bricks represented by each word submitted. BT has already donated 50,000 pounds to I CAN on completion of the first mile and is offering prizes to contributors for the second mile.
It's not surprising that a nation which has seen a lot of slate grey skies over the winter chose sunshine as its fourth most favourite word or that a people famed for their stiff upper lips chose smile as number 6 and happy as number 10.
"It's heart-warming to see that, despite all our daily pressures and worries, so many positive emotional words are turning up in this list. It seems we're not just a romantic people - we're playful too," linguist David Crystal, an honorary professor at the University of Bangor in Wales, said in an I CAN press statement released on Tuesday.
Although love was the top choice overall and the number one choice for women, antidisestablishmentarianism was the top choice for men and the ninth most favourite word on the list.
Regionally, Welsh contributors favoured the word "cwtch" (cuddle) and Scots favoured "numpty" (an abbreviation of "numbskull").

英国一项建造“词语墙”的慈善活动发现，爱、意外的发现和家庭三个词在英国最受青睐。
通讯业巨头英国电信和儿童慈善机构I CAN根据用户在活动网站www.wallofwords.org.uk上提交的几千个词语，建造了一道长达1英里的“词语墙”，目前他们希望能完成第二个英里的建造。
用户可登陆活动网站提交他们最喜爱的词语，并说明原因。这道“词语墙”由虚拟砖块砌成，每块砖都是一个被提交的词语。英国电信已为第一个英里“词语墙”的建造向I CAN 慈善组织捐助了5万英镑，目前正向第二英里词语的提供者发放奖品。
对于一个整个冬天都被笼罩在灰蒙蒙的天空下的国家来说，“阳光”成为第四个最受喜爱的词并不令人惊讶；对于不苟言笑的英国人来说，“微笑”一词名列第六、“快乐”一词名列第十也很正常。
威尔士班戈大学的名誉教授、语言学家大卫•克里斯托在本周二ＩCAN 慈善机构发表的一份新闻声明中说：“尽管我们在日常生活中面临很多压力和烦恼，但很多具有积极感情色彩的词语出现在了最受喜爱的词语之列，这让人很高兴。这也说明我们不仅是个浪漫的民族，而且懂得幽默。”
“爱”一词名列最受喜爱词语排行榜之首，同时也是女性的最爱，但“主张教会分离者”一词则为男性的首选，并在总排行榜上名列第九。
从各地区来看，威尔士人最喜欢“拥抱”一词，而苏格兰人则最喜爱“笨蛋”一词。

[ 本帖最后由 安然 于 2008-7-18 17:17 编辑 ].

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原帖由 hilaryma 于 2008-7-19 07:10 发表
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25.bliss 福佑 .

bless

及物动词vt.(blessed, blest)

1.        对...画十字(祈神保佑)
2.        诅咒
3.        使有幸得到[H][(+with)]
         He was blessed with great talent. 他天资非常聪颖,真是幸运。
4.        使神圣,净化
5.        赞美(神);感谢,对...感激
           They blessed her for her kindness. 他们感谢她的好意。
6.        保佑,庇护
           Good-bye, and may God bless you. 再见,愿上帝保佑你。


名　词：bliss'ful•ness
形容词：bliss'ful
副　词：bliss'ful•ly



习惯用语
be blessed with 在...方面有福气; 幸运地享有
I'm [I'll be] bless ed [blest] if... [口]我决不...; 如果...就叫我不得好死
Bless me! 哎呀! 天呀! 完了! 谢天谢地! 好家伙!
bless oneself 自祝; 非常高兴 惊骇 突然叫喊“上帝保佑我"等类的话
Bless you! 太谢谢你了! 百岁(在自己或别人打喷嚏后说的话, 爱尔兰人有此迷信)! 愿上帝保佑你!.

参考例句
Bless you! 祝福你!
God bless me 上帝保佑
As one big family with love and bliss.
就像一个充满了爱和祝福的大家庭。
Ignorance is bliss.
眼不见为净。(谚语，意即“不知道真相有时反而比较好”。)
What bliss to be going on holiday.
度假真是其乐无穷。
Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly wise.
难得糊涂。
Bless you, my boy.
孩子, 为你祝福。
God be blessed!
(基督教徒常用语)感谢主。
He is blessed with good health.
他享有良好健康的幸福。
Heavenbless this house.
求上天保护这家人。
God bless my heart!
[口]哎呀！好家伙！我的天哪！
God bless my life!
愿上帝保佑你[我]！我的天啊！好家伙！
God bless my soul!
愿上帝保佑你[我]！我的天啊！好家伙！
God bless you all!
愿上帝保佑大家！
May God bless you.
愿上帝保佑你。
Bless me if it isn't true!
此事千真万确！
Bless me! Jack has won again!
哎呀！杰克又赢了！
What more bless than to put care aside!
摆脱烦恼是人生乐事。
When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;  
当别人打喷嚏时，说一声“上帝保佑”；
You've bought me a present? Bless you!
你给我买来一个礼物是吗？太感谢你了。
Bless my heart, what a dreadful thing it is!
天哪，这事多可怕！
Bless her heart, hasn't she grown into a great beauty!
哟！她不都长成个大美人啦！
Good bless my soul! Where did you get that hat?
天哪！你是从哪里买到那顶帽子的？
Good night and God bless and keep everyone of you.
晚安，愿上帝保佑并眷顾你们每一位。
He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.
他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
They are in a state of bliss during the honeymoon.
他们在蜜月期间幸福无比。
So follow your bliss, and you will have a rich, full life.
所以，只要追随你们自己的天赐之福，你们就会拥有一个丰富充实的人生。
Secretly, I meditated on the bliss of being an only child with a room all my own.
我悄悄梦想：要是我是家里唯一的小孩，能够拥有完全属于我自己的一个房间，那该多好啊!
And as your speaker, I urge you to go for it: take your chances, follow your bliss.
作为你们的代言人，我希望你们能做到这点：抓住机遇，追随天赐之福。
I had pictured a week of idyllic bliss with the boys, wrestling on the living room floor, walking around the parks, enjoying the freedom from work.
本来，我憧憬着和孩子们过一周田园般的生活，陪他们在客厅的地板上打闹，去公园散步，好好享受不用工作的自由。
Those that bless you I will bless, those that curse you, I will execrate. All the families on earth will pray to be blessed as you are blessed.　　
我将祝福那些祝福你的人，我也将诅咒那些诅咒你的人。世上家家都将祈求会得到对你那样的祝福。
“I bless you that live to old age in conjugal bliss and die without sons .”
“世界如此美妙 我却如此暴躁 这样不好，不好。”——武林外传搞笑语录英汉对照 .

情景对话：
Helli和Jun正在海滩边

Helli: It is simply bliss being by the seashore on such a sunny day!
Helli:能在如此阳光明媚的日子身处海边真是无比的幸福啊！

Jun: I feel the same.  I can’t wait to start baking and sizzling in the shining sun!
Jun:  我也有同样的感觉。我等不及要晒日光浴了！

Helli: I sure hope you slap on some sun cream and slip on a shirt while you tan in the sun.
Helli: 我非常希望你能在晒日光浴时涂上点防晒霜并穿上件衬衫。

Jun: Stop being silly Helli, surely you know that if I use sun cream and wear a shirt, I will never get a tan!
Jun: 不要傻了，Helli，你早知道如果我用防晒霜并穿衬衫的话，我就决不可能晒黑了！

Helli: Sure, you night not get a tan but you also won’t get sun burnt.  Believe me looking and feeling like a lobster with scorching skin is not so much fun!
Helli:当然，你不会被晒黑但是你也不会被晒伤呀。相信我看起来摸起来象龙虾一样的晒伤的皮肤可不好过！.

雪绒花【音乐之声】

电影【Sound of Music】插曲

Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me

Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever

Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever


雪绒花 雪绒花
一早你向我盛开
小而亮 洁而白
见我好像很愉快

雪白的花蕾你快开放
永远鲜艳芬芳
雪绒花 雪绒花
祝我祖国万年长
http://www.qianqian.com/player/index.php.

To My Dear Mother

My dear Mother, why do you always look tired?
If I were a spirit, I'd bring you a bunch of roses
And drown your fatigue in their sweet scent.
My dear Mother, why is it always hard for you to sleep?
If I were a sleeping pill, I'd fall into your water glass and accompany you
throughout the night.
My dear Mother, why do you always frown?
If I were a joke book, I'd be open everyday
And make you laugh happily.
My dear Mother, you are always good to me.
When I graduate from school,
I will say, "I bless you forever!

spirit 精灵
drown 淹没
fatigue 疲倦
scent 芳香
sleeping pill 安眠药
accompany 陪伴
frown 皱眉头
graduate 毕业
bless 为……祝福

致亲爱的母亲
我亲爱的母亲，您为什么看上去总是这样疲惫？
如果我是个精灵，我愿带给您一捧玫瑰
将您的疲倦淹没在花的芬芳之中。
我亲爱的母亲，您为什么总是难以入眠？
如果我是安眠药，我愿落入您的水杯，整夜陪伴着您。
我亲爱的母亲，您为什么总是皱着眉头？
如果我是一本笑话书，我愿每天打开，让你笑口常开。
我亲爱的母亲，你总是对我那么好。
当我毕业时，我将说，“我永远为您祈祷。” .

《慈母颂》Mother Machree

   There’s a spot in my heart
　　which no colleen may own;
　　There’s a depth in my soul
　　never sounded or known;
　　There’s a place in my memory
　　my life that you fill;
　　No other can take it
　　no one ever will;
　　Every sorrow or care
　　in the dear days gone by;
　　Was made bright by the light
　　of the smile in your eye;
　　Like a candle that’s set
　　in a window at night;
　　Your fond love has cheered me
　　and guided me right;
　　Sure I love the dear silver
　　that shines in your hair;
　　And the brow that’s all furrowed
　　and wrinkled with care;
　　I kiss the dear fingers
　　so toil warm for me;
　　Oh! God bless you and
　　keep you, mother machree!


外文诗：歌颂伟大的母亲《慈母颂》
　　在我的心灵之中
　　有个地方，深不可测
　　其境从未与闻
　　哪个少女也难问津；
　　在我的记忆之中
　　我的生命充满你的身影
　　谁也不能取代
　　永远无人有此真情；
　　珍贵时光悠悠逝去
　　辛劳烦扰却永不消停
　　你眼中的微笑，其光彩
　　使烦劳转为光明；
　　宛如点燃的烛光
　　深夜透窗棂
　　你深情的爱激励我
　　引领我一直前进；
　　是的，我爱你如银的发丝
　　闪烁着深情的光芒
　　我爱你额上道道皱纹
　　岁月刻满沧桑
　　我吻你勤劳的手指
　　双手柔情温暖我心房；
　　啊，慈母在我心
　　苍天保佑，福寿永绵长！.

Life is Beauty 　


    Life is beauty, admire it.

　　Life is bliss, taste it.

　　Life is a dream, realize it.

　　Life is a challenge, meet it.

　　Life is a duty, complete it.

　　Life is a game, play it.

　　Life is a promise, fulfill it.

　　Life is sorrow, overcome it.

　　Life is a song, sing it.

　　Life is a struggle, accept it.

　　Life is a tragedy, confront it.

　　Life is an adventure, dare it.

　　Life is luck, make it.

　　Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

　　Life is life, fight for it.

[ 本帖最后由 安然 于 2008-7-22 08:01 编辑 ].

26.lullaby 催眠曲 .

lullaby['lʌləbai]   

名词
1.        催眠曲,摇篮曲[可数名词] ；轻柔的声音(如微风吹拂声, 潺潺流水声) ；轻柔的音乐
hum a lullaby 哼摇篮曲

及物动词
1.        唱摇篮曲使入睡;(以温和的声音)使安静

词形变化
复　数：lull•a•bies
时　态：lullabied; lullabied; lullabying

例句：
She was singing a lullaby to her child.
她正在给孩子唱摇篮曲。
To quiet with or as if with a lullaby.
使安静用…使安静，或类似在催眠曲中安静下来
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
我们把她安葬在低垂的柳树下,紧靠在他的身旁
那刻天使们唱起了威士忌安魂曲
——这句是Whiskey Lullaby(威士忌安魂曲)最后一句.

单词组合记忆：
lull 安静
lullaby 摇篮曲
gull 海鸥
hull 硬壳
mull 思考（mull over sth.）
bull 公牛（cow 母牛）
dull 白痴的，郁闷的，无聊的，枯燥的，乏味的
cull 挑选，采摘
——前面唱歌的是海鸥gull，海鸥喝水用硬壳hull，拉住海鸥快安静lull，飞到山后去思考mull，海鸥不同意变公牛bull，打它一下变白痴dull，只好重新去挑选cull。.

孩子，不哭！

巴蜀大地，一片悲凉。然而，大地无情人有情，一个个感动中国的故事在天府之国上演。面对无法抗拒的灾难，我们欲哭无泪；面对解放军战士和医护人员疲惫的身影，我们留下了感动的泪水。而面对灾难中的孩子，那些还未来得及绽放就已经枯萎的花朵，我们的心在淌血。别哭孩子，我知道你很乖；别哭孩子，让我为你点燃蜡烛，照亮你离开的路。
　　
《别哭，孩子》

　　O, My Babe, Please don't cry,

　　O, My, it is just flying away, you hear?

　　Let' me sing you, once again, a lullaby,

　　别哭了 孩子，别哭孩子，

　　你的灵魂还没远走，

　　让我为你唱一首歌吧！你想听吗。

　　O, No cry, my dearest,

　　brightest, the shortest, in the night

　　it's fading away in the seconds when beautiful, die

　　dropped alike, tears in your face, was I,

　　别哭我最爱的人

　　今夜我如昙花绽放

　　在最美的一霎那凋落

　　你的泪也挽不回地枯萎

　　O, Please don't cry,

　　I know, this is a sleep has no mornings

　　but when you see the stars smile in the sky

　　when you see the brightest, that was I……

　　别哭我最爱的人

　　可知我将不会再醒

　　在最美的夜空中眨眼

　　我的眸是最闪亮的星光

　　O, please remember, I say in pride,

　　i have been here, on this land, once a while,

　　but don't tell me what is mortality, n' forever,

　　the beautiful, in the shortest moment, sadly die

　　是否记得我骄傲地说

　　这世界我曾经来过

　　不要告诉我永恒是什么

　　我在最灿烂的瞬间毁灭

　　I don't wanna know 'mature', it ends when it starts

　　Please don't cry, n No cry,the weariness and sufferings,

　　never, and forever, sleep in the holy light,

　　peaceful and quite in this holy night.

　　不要告诉我成熟是什么

　　我在刚开始的瞬间结束

　　别哭孩子这个世界太累了太苦了，

　　上帝看不过了，所以他想你静静的睡去。

　



天佑中华 孩子别哭


Please don't cry, no cry,don't u see your mother,　　

still holding your hand? in sorrow n love,
　　
Please don't cry n No cry, the tear-drops hammered the hearts
　　
of loving you n' the ones you love

别哭孩子你看到那个明知你离去,

还为你撑着伞的母亲吗？她是爱你的，

别哭了孩子，你哭了你的亲人会更加心疼的。
　　
Please don't cry, O babe, I knew, you worked hard,
　　
see, those books dropped? n' pencils in your hand?
　　
别哭孩子，我知道你很乖，

那些散落的课本告诉我你曾经很努力
　　
O, My Child, Ya' re dearest mine，No cry, tonight, No cry,
　　
Please don't cry, O dearest, Let's be-light the 12 candles, along n bright
　　
别哭孩子，让我为你点燃十二支蜡烛照亮你离开的路。
　　
for your journey to the life on other side
　　
No cry, it's no darkness to fear, it's bright now
　　
别哭孩子，这个夜晚，不要哭泣，从今以后你都不会怕黑。
　　
O, My child, Life is not easy, and short, but why?
　　
O, My Child，China，it's just a while, the saddest moment now,

孩子，人的生命本来多难，

我们的国运此刻更是艰难，
　　
When you see below from above, your loved one, and other children
　　
Don't cry, My child, we are together as we pray at same time together,
　　
God Bless China, n' we don't cry, n' No Cry.
　　
当你在天国上看着那些你爱的人！别哭好吗！孩子。

让我们一起祈祷好吗！天佑中华，我们不哭！


———————————Bless the Sichuan people！
                   Bless China！

[ 本帖最后由 安然 于 2008-7-22 08:10 编辑 ].

全能的母亲 ALMIGHTY MOTHER

谁也不能否认 Nobody can deny
再懦弱的女人 Even a poor-spirited woman
也是个勇士 is a warrior
当有一天 On the day
她用撕声裂肺的呐喊声Her fierce voice loudly made with giant aches
向世界宣告 Declares to the world
她成了母亲 She becomes a mother

谁也不再怀疑 Nobody will doubt
五音不全的女人 Even a poor sing woman
竟是个歌唱家 is a singer
夜幕降临 After dark
她轻声哼唱的催眠曲 A lullaby crooned by her
飘送夜风中 Floats to the night wind
将摇篮晃动 And swings the cradle

人们收起疑惑 People vanish their baffles
再羸弱的女人 Even a frail woman
也是个保护天使 is an aegis
物换星移 Change of seasons
她全天候的精心呵护 Her aborative protection made day and night
将阴霾驱散 Dispels the hazes
笑声伴云飞 And the laughter flies accompanying with the clouds

世人停止嘲笑 Earthlings stop their sneers
再无知的女人 Even an ignorant woman
也是个教育家 is an educator
谆谆善诱 Instructing earnestly and tirelessly
她语重心长的话语 Her sincere words and earnest wishes
像北极星 Just like the Polaris
指引人生之路 Guiding the children’s roads in their life

人们终于承认People eventually accept
再笨拙的女人 Even an awkward woman
也是个称职的裁缝 is a qualified sewer
一旦她的孩子 Once her children
终于被生活的风暴卷走 Eventually were rolled away by the cyclone of the life
她会将心底的思念 Her misses inside her heart
裁成一句句关心的话语 Would be cut into every concerned sentence
缝成一个个甜美的回忆 And be sewn up for every sweet recall.

朱自清：荷塘月色(The Lotus Pool By Moonlight) 　


The last few days have found me very restless. This evening as I sat in the yard to enjoy the cool, it struck me how different the lotus pool I pass every day must look under a full moon. The moon was sailing higher and higher up the heavens, the sound of childish laughter had died away from the lane beyond our wall, and my wife was in the house patting Juner and humming a lullaby to him. I quietly slipped on a long gown, and walked out leaving the door on the latch.

这几天心里颇不宁静。今晚在院子里坐着乘凉，忽然想起日日走过的荷塘，在这满月的光里，总该另有一番样子吧。月亮渐渐地升高了，墙外马路上孩子们的欢笑，已经听不见了；妻在屋里拍着闰儿，迷迷糊糊地哼着眠歌。我悄悄地披了大衫，带上门出去。


A cinder - path winds along by the side of the pool. It is off the beaten track and few pass this way even by day, so at night it is still more quiet. Trees grow thick and bosky all around the pool, with willows and other trees I cannot name by the path. On nights when there is no moon the track is almost terrifyingly dark, but tonight it was quite clear, though the moonlight was pale.

沿着荷塘，是一条曲折的小煤屑路。这是一条幽僻的路；白天也少人走，夜晚更加寂寞。荷塘四面，长着许多树，蓊蓊郁郁的。路的一旁，是些杨柳，和一些不知道名字的树。没有月光的晚上，这路上阴森森的，有些怕人。今晚却很好，虽然月光也还是淡淡的。

Strolling alone down the path, hands behind my back, I felt as if the whole earth and sky were mine and I had stepped outside my usual self into another world. I like both excitement and stillness, under the full moon, I could think of whatever I pleased or of nothing at all, and that gave me a sense of freedom. All daytime duties could be disregarded. That was the advantage of solitude: I could savour to the full that expanse of fragrant lotus and the moonlight.

路上只我一个人，背着手踱着。这一片天地好像是我的；我也像超出了平常的自己，到了另一世界里。我爱热闹，也爱冷静；爱群居，也爱独处。像今晚上，一个人在这苍茫的月下，什么都可以想，什么都可以不想，便觉是个自由的人。白天里一定要做的事，一定要说的话，现在都可不理。这是独处的妙处，我且受用这无边的荷香月色好了。

As far as eye could see, the pool with its winding margin was covered with trim leaves, which rose high out of the water like the flared skirts of dancing girls. And starring these tiers of leaves were white lotus flowers, alluringly open or bashfully in bud, like glimmering pearls, stars in an azure sky, or beauties fresh from the bath. The breeze carried past gusts of fragrance, like the strains of a song faintly heard from a far-off tower. And leaves and blossoms trembled slightly, while in a flash the scent was carried away. As the closely serried leaves bent, a tide of opaque emerald could be glimpsed. That was the softly running water beneath, hidden from sight, its colour invisible, though the leaves looked more graceful than ever.

曲曲折折的荷塘上面，弥望的是田田的叶子。叶子出水很高，像亭亭的舞女的裙。层层的叶子中间，零星地点缀着些白花，有袅娜地开着的，有羞涩地打着朵儿的；正如一粒粒的明珠，又如碧天里的星星，又如刚出浴的美人。微风过处，送来缕缕清香，仿佛远处高楼上渺茫的歌声似的。这时候叶子与花也有一丝的颤动，像闪电般，霎时传过荷塘的那边去了。叶子本是肩并肩密密地挨着，这便宛然有了一道凝碧的波痕。叶子底下是脉脉的流水，遮住了，不能见一些颜色；而叶子却更见风致了。

Moonlight cascaded like water over the lotus leaves and flowers, and a light blue mist floating up from the pool made them seem washed in milk or caught in a gauzy dream. Though the moon was full, a film of pale clouds in the sky would not allow its rays to shine through brightly; but I felt this was all to the good - though refreshing sleep is indispensable, short naps have a charm all their own. As the moon shone from behind them, the dense trees on the hills threw checkered shadows, dark forms loomed like devils, and the sparse, graceful shadows of willows seemed painted on the lotus leaves. The moonlight on the pool was not uniform, but light and shadow made up a harmonious rhythm like a beautiful tune played on a violin.

月光如流水一般，静静地泻在这一片叶子和花上。薄薄的青雾浮起在荷塘里。叶子和花仿佛在牛乳中洗过一样；又像笼着轻纱的梦。虽然是满月，天上却有一层淡淡的云，所以不能朗照；但我以为这恰是到了好处——酣眠固不可少，小睡也别有风味的。月光是隔了树照过来的，高处丛生的灌木，落下参差的斑驳的黑影，峭楞楞如鬼一般；弯弯的杨柳的稀疏的倩影，却又像是画在荷叶上。塘中的月色并不均匀；但光与影有着和谐的旋律，如梵婀玲上奏着的名曲。

Far and near, high and low around the pool were trees, most of them willows. These trees had the pool entirely hemmed in, the only small clearings left being those by the path, apparently intended for the moon. All the trees were somber as dense smoke, but among them you could make out the luxuriant willows, while faintly above the tree-tops loomed distant hills - their general outline only. And between the trees appeared one or two street lamps, listless as the eyes of someone drowsy. The liveliest sounds at this hour were the cicadas chirruping on the trees and the frogs croaking in the pool; but this animation was theirs alone, I had no part in it.

荷塘的四面，远远近近，高高低低都是树，而杨柳最多。这些树将一片荷塘重重围住；只在小路一旁，漏着几段空隙，像是特为月光留下的。树色一例是阴阴的，乍看像一团烟雾；但杨柳的丰姿，便在烟雾里也辨得出。树梢上隐隐约约的是一带远山，只有些大意罢了。树缝里也漏着一两点路灯光，没精打采的，是渴睡人的眼。这时候最热闹的，要数树上的蝉声与水里的蛙声；但热闹是它们的，我什么也没有。

Then lotus-gathering flashed into my mind. This was an old custom south of the Yangtse, which apparently originated very early and was most popular in the period of the Six Kingdoms,* as we see from the songs of the time. The lotus were picked by girls in small boats, who sang haunting songs as they padded. They turned out in force, we may be sure, and there were spectators too, for that was a cheerful festival and a romantic one. We have a good account of it in a poem by Emperor Yuan of the Liang dynasty called Lotus Gatherers:

忽然想起采莲的事情来了。采莲是江南的旧俗，似乎很早就有，而六朝时为盛；从诗歌里可以约略知道。采莲的是少年的女子，她们是荡着小船，唱着艳歌去的。采莲人不用说很多，还有看采莲的人。那是一个热闹的季节，也是一个风流的季节。梁元帝《采莲赋》里说得好：

Deft boys and pretty girls
Reach an understanding while boating;
Their prows veer slowly,
But the winecups pass quickly;
Their oars are entangled,
As they cut through the duckweed,
And girls with slender waists
Turn to gaze behind them.
Now spring and summer meet,
Leaves are tender, flowers fresh;
With smiles they protect their silks,
Drawing in their skirts, afraid lest the boat upset.

于是妖童媛女，
荡舟心许；
鷁首徐回，
兼传羽杯；
欋将移而藻挂，
船欲动而萍开。
尔其纤腰束素，
迁延顾步；
夏始春余，
叶嫩花初，
恐沾裳而浅笑，
畏倾船而敛裾。

There we have a picture of these merry excursions. This must have been a delightful event, and it is a great pity we cannot enjoy it today.

可见当时嬉游的光景了。这真是有趣的事，可惜我们现在早已无福消受了。

I also remember some lines from the poem West Islet:

于是又记起《西洲曲》里的句子：

When they gather lotus at Nantang in autumn
The lotus blooms are higher than their heads;
They stoop to pick lotus seeds,
Seeds as translucent as water.

采莲南塘秋，莲花过人头；低头弄莲子，莲子清如水。

If any girls were here now to pick the lotus, the flowers would reach above their heads too -- ah, rippling shadows alone are not enough! I was feeling quite homesick for the south, when I suddenly looked up to discover I had reached my own door. Pushing it softly open and tiptoeing in, I found all quiet inside, and my wife fast asleep.

今晚若有采莲人，这儿的莲花也算得“过人头”了；只不见一些流水的影子，是不行的。这令我到底惦着江南了。——这样想着，猛一抬头，不觉已是自己的门前；轻轻地推门进去，什么声息也没有，妻已睡熟好久了。.

无意间听到了这首Lullaby for Lucas，真的让人很舒服的歌声，那种软软的感觉，那种淡淡的纯粹......似乎呢喃一样的呼吸在宁静的周遭蔓延，

要去睡了，伴着它　
　　Lullaby for Lucas

                                  Standfast
　　                                       
　　The night has come now
   The sun has gone to rest
　　All birds stop singing, hiding in their nest
　　The stars are sparkling in the deeply sky
　　For the man in the moon hill can hear the tide inside
　　
　　Hush now baby, it’s time to go to sleep
　　Mummy and Daddy have counted all the sheep
　　Hush now baby, don’t you cry
　　Mummy and Daddy are always by your side

　　The playground to still now
　　Shadows dance around
　　Raindrops are falling softly to the ground
　　Tomorrow’s waiting for some that in her hand
　　More time to play and draw pictures in the sand

　　Hush now baby, it’s time to go to sleep
　　Mummy and Daddy have counted all the sheep
　　Hush now baby, don’t you cry
　　Mummy and Daddy are always by your side


　　给卢卡斯的摇篮曲
                               超快感合唱团
　　夜幕笼罩
      太阳歇脚
　　鸟儿停止歌唱，回到它的归巢
　　星星持续闪耀，夜色分外妖娆
　　月桂中的神明，聆听着那汐潮
　　安静吧宝贝，是时候入睡
　　爸爸和妈妈，绵羊都数累
　　安静吧宝贝，别涌出泪水
　　爸爸和妈妈，宠溺你一万岁～
  　
    操场静谧
　  光影迷离
　　雨滴亲吻地面，温柔掉落泥里
　　明天等待某君，听从她的指令
　　明天继续玩耍，涂鸦写在沙粒
　 安静吧宝贝，是时候入睡
　  爸爸和妈妈，绵羊都数累
　  安静吧宝贝，别涌出泪水
　　爸爸和妈妈，宠溺你一万岁～  
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27.sophisticated 精细的 .

sophisticated  [sə'fistikeitid]  
形容词
老于世故的
She is a sophisticated woman. 她是一个老于世故的女人。

复杂的,精密的,高度发展的
sophisticated weapons 尖端武器

不落俗套的,精致的

富有经验的;精通的

其他形式形容词more sophisticated; most sophisticated
近义词veteran; aristocratic; cosmopolitan; accomplished; experienced; learned;
反义词[形容词]
unsophisticated; naive; simple;
词形变化
副　词：so•phis'ti•cat'ed•ly

PS：sophisticated的原义为：“非常有经验的，老练的，老于世故的”，它的基本词义是“失去了单纯性”。从这个基本词义发展到“复杂的，精致的”这一过程也是很自然的，不费气力的。这样，我们就可以用来修饰weapons，而得到“尖端武器”这个新的概念。

例句：I assume we're looking for an answer more sophisticated than 'to get you into bed'.这里有一个词语需要强调一下，即sophisticated,在中文里面是世故的意思，其实在英文里面，这个单词是褒义词，说明人非常成熟有魅力。 ——老友记

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同义词辨析
complex, complicated, sophisticated, intricate，delicate ，intricate
这些形容词均含“复杂的”之意。
complex〓侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。
complicated与complex的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、分辨或解释。
sophisticated〓侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂。
delicate〓（复杂精密的）主要用来表示复杂而需要慎重处理的情况。
intricate〓着重指错综复杂，令人迷惑理解。


具体展开分析比较：
complex, complicated, sophisticated, delicate和intricate
这一组词都可以表示“复杂”，但在意思和使用上有一定的区别。
1.complex（复杂的，合成的，综合的）在表示“复杂”的意思时，是这组词中使用最频繁的。侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。
例如：
a complex question复杂的问题
a complex sentence复合句
a complex argument复杂的争论
His explanation of the question was so complex that we could not understand. 他对问题的解释太复杂了，我们都无法理解。
2.complicated（结构复杂的，难懂的，难解的）主要用来强调结构复杂而使理解或做事产生困难。例如：
a complicated machine结构复杂的机器
a complicated puzzle难解的谜
This is the most complicated problem I've ever dealt with. 这是我所处理过的最复杂的问题。
3.sophisticated（复杂的，高级的，尖端的）主要强调不但复杂而且非常先进。例如：
sophisticated weapons尖端武器
sophisticated medicine高级药品
a sophisticated man老于事故的人
The company has stayed out of the crisis by investing in the most sophisticated ships. 该公司通过投资购买最先进的船只摆脱了危机。
4.delicate（复杂精密的）主要用来表示复杂而需要慎重处理的情况。例如：
a delicate surgical operation复杂的外科手术
a delicate situation微妙的处境
a delicate balance精密的天平
He has a delicate ear for music. 他对音乐很有鉴赏力。
5. intricate（错综复杂的，难懂的）主要强调错综复杂，难以理解。例如：
a novel with an intricate plot情节错综复杂的小说
intricate instructions难懂的说明书
the intricate windings of a path蜿蜒小径
Here you can find beautiful pots and bowls engraved with delicate and intricate traditional designs.这里你能看到漂亮的罐和碗，上面雕刻有精细复杂的传统图案。.

参考例句
The latest and most sophisticated technology.
最新最尖端的技术
A sophisticated drama.
意义深奥的戏剧
a sophisticated discussion
高深的讨论
This iconic garment has been described as the ultimate little black dress. It's plain and simple but sophisticated. It's demure yet very sexy.
这件偶像化的服饰被誉为终极黑色长裙。它简单朴素却又不失精致；它娴静端庄却又性感十足。
He's smart, he's sophisticated, and he has a real job.
他聪明，成熟，有正当职业。
The health ministry says there will also be an increasing demand for medicines and sophisticated medical equipment as survivors are treated for bone fractures, crushed internal organs and kidney failure.
卫生部门说，震区也急需药品和精细的稀料设备，因为幸存者多需进行骨科，内部器官损伤，肾损伤的治疗。
Many politicians are very sophisticated.
大部分的政客都非常老练 。
The inner system of a spaceship is rather sophisticated.
宇宙飞船的内部系统相 当复杂。
sophisticated young socialites; a sophisticated audience; a sophisticated lifestyle; a sophisticated book.
老练的社交名流；老于世故的观众；世故的生活方式；意义深奥的书。
a city dweller with sophisticated manners.
有着诡辩经验的市民。
strong and healthy but not sophisticated.
强壮、健康但是不练达。
Well I'm a sophisticated traveler.
是这样的。我是一个老练的旅行家。
polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance.
优美而又整洁；表现出练达的优雅。
a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries.
久经世故的周游许多国家的人。
More and more women are taking more sophisticated jobs.
妇女的就业层次逐步提高。
Don't try to act sophisticated just be yourself.
不要装得老成持重－－你是怎麽样就怎麽样。
POWELL: Ladies and gentlemen, these are sophisticated facilities.
女士们，先生们。这是些先进的设施。
To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated.
使知道，知情，谙于世事
Happy birthday to an attractive, intellectual, sophisticated and all-round splendid person.
祝福一位美丽迷人，聪明大方，有教养又倍受赞叹的妙人儿，生日快乐！
it is also because the language is highly sophisticated and enriching.
更因为华语是一门高度成熟和文化内涵极深的语言。
The higher the level of competition,the more sophisticated the timing systems.
通常比赛的水平越高,记时的设备就越复杂。
Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days.
如今，好莱坞越来越精益求精，不会再推出只会令人发笑的低劣片子了。
We got a cold shoulder from the older, more sophisticated members of the club.
我们受到俱乐部里那些深于世故的老会员冷眼相待。
Today our navy has sophisticated technical knowledge to master and so does our air force.
现在海军就得有海军的专业知识，空军就得有空军的专业知识。
I think for you, only champagne would be sophisticated enough.
我觉得只有香槟才配得上你的气质。
A mobile phone is no longer merely a telephone.It has become a most sophisticated palm computer.
手机已经不仅仅是一部电话，它已经成为一台十分复杂的掌上电脑了。
Barry had a sophisticated kindness about him and listened attentively as I chattered nervously about myself.
巴里沉稳而耐心，他专心地听我喋喋不休地谈论着自己。
The tango, in its sophisticated European form, became popular in England and in t he USA.
探戈以它高级的欧洲形式，在英国和美国受到厂泛欢迎。
With extraoridinary wisdom,Deng Xiaoping, advanced the theory of constructing the socialism with Chinese characteristics.
邓小平以非凡的智慧, 提出了建设中国特色社会 主义理论。
"I think that is still a wonderful ticket to success. And the students are much more sophisticated now, they're broader they are better educated when they come to us. They are older, and they are more socially aware and they are much more international."
“我认为MBA文凭仍是极佳的一张通向成功大门的入场券。而且，现在的学生更老练，更见多识广，且当他们开始接受MBA培训的时候，学习基础更扎实。他们更成熟，更精于社交，并且更为国际化。”
To a sophisticated person there is nothing new under the sun.
曾经沧海难为水。.

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28.renaissance 复兴 .

renaissance         
n. （前面与the连用）文艺复兴时期 [the Renaissance ] (欧洲14至16世纪)文艺复兴; 文艺复兴时期; 文艺复兴时期的风格
复兴; 新生, 复活

例句：
music of the Renaissance
文艺复兴时期音乐
palazzo in Italian Renaissance architecture
意大利文艺复兴时期的府邸建筑
A true cosmopolite梐 Renaissance man.
一个真正的世界公民－－文艺复兴时期的人
Folk music is currently enjoying a renaissance.
民间音乐现在又时兴起来了.
a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance.
男士穿的紧身上衣；文艺复兴时期穿着。
a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals.
决定重建文艺复兴思想的画家和作家。
We have a vision for Singapore to be a renaissance city……"
我们的理想目标，是将新加坡建成一座文艺复兴之城。”
She is organizing a summer school in Florence on `the Italian renaissance'.
她正在佛罗伦萨组织暑期“意大利文艺复兴”研讨班。
Ballet began as a grand, stately entertainment in the courts of early Renaissance Italy.
芭蕾舞起源于意大利在文艺复兴初期的宫廷中，是一种豪华、高贵的娱乐。
However, splendid edifices and a lively arts scene do not necessarily make Singapore a renaissance city.
但是，壮观的建筑物和热闹的艺术景象，并不一定能使我们建设成一个文艺复兴城市。
Before it left Florence it had an immediate influence on the work of the great Renaissance painter Raphael.
在这幅画离开佛罗伦萨之前，它就对文艺复兴时期的伟大画家拉斐尔产生了直接影响。
The period in European history between antiquity and the Renaissance, often dated from a.d.476 to1453.
中世纪欧洲历史上的古代与文艺复兴之间的时期，通常被认为是从公元476年到1453年
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Italian painter whose works, including religious subjects, portraits, and frescoes, exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance.
拉斐尔意大利画家，他的宗教主题绘画，肖像画，壁画等作品集中代表了文艺复兴全盛时期的思想
Of or relating to the style of art and architecture that flourished in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance.
佛罗伦萨式的文艺复兴时期有关于在意大利佛罗伦萨兴起的艺术风格和建筑风格的
One belonging to an early stage in the development of an artistic trend, especially a painter of the pre-Renaissance period.
早期艺术家某一艺术思潮发展初期阶段的艺术家，尤指文艺复兴以前的艺术家
Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural, lifelike figures, such as the bronze statue David.
多那太罗意大利雕塑家，是文艺复兴风格的先驱者，以其生动自然、形象逼真的人物像著名，代表作有青铜雕像大卫象
The Renaissance was not impartial; it did not content itself with building, it wished to destroy; it is true that it required the room.
文艺复兴并不是无私的，它不仅要立，而且要破。它需要地盘，这倒也是实话。
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Ford-owned Jaguar and Land Rover are also going through a renaissance,while Nissan,Toyota,Honda and Peugeot seem happy to make their cars here too.
福特公司旗下的"美洲豹"和"陆虎"也正在重振旗鼓，而日产、丰田、本田和标致公司似乎也很乐于在这里生产轿车。.

MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES 音乐的发展

Primitive Times 原始时期
Ancient Times 中古时期
The Middle Ages 中世纪
The Renaissance 文艺复兴时期
The Baroque Era 巴洛克时期
The Classical Period 古典主义时期
The Romantic Era 浪漫主义时期
European National Music 欧洲民族乐派
The Impressionist Music 印象主义音乐
Modern Music 现代音乐.

文艺复兴视频
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQ4NjM5ODA=.html
http://6.cn/watch/3904467.html

文艺复兴三杰赏析(翻页欣赏,真的好美)
http://www.cpi.com.cn/xinshang/wenyifuxing/01.asp

文艺复兴美术三杰之一------拉菲尔
http://you.video.sina.com.cn/b/7580113-1320385987.html.

辛苦了,这个学习英文的方法太好!


可以把一整套发邮件给我吗?
htt0819@hotmail.com.

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原帖由 htt0819 于 2008-7-25 11:47 发表
辛苦了,这个学习英文的方法太好!


可以把一整套发邮件给我吗?
htt0819@hotmail.com

谢谢关注！.

29.cute 可爱 .

很多朋友都熟悉《灰姑娘》英语剧本的第一场：

旁白：Long, long ago, there was a cute girl, her name is Alice, her mother was dead, her father loved her very much...


今天一起学习"cute"。.

cute [kju:t]   
adj.
[美口]

逗人喜爱的, 聪明的, 伶俐的, 漂亮的

词形变化
比较级：cut•er, cut•est
名　词：cute'ness
副　词：cute'ly

★cute girl 是"可爱的女孩".美国俚语也用 chick "妞"或 babe (=baby) "可人儿"来称呼女孩子. 美国的棒球王 Babe Ruth 是因他长的 一副娃娃脸而被大家称为 Babe.。.

联想记忆：
★acute [ə'kju:t]   
a. 敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的,严重的
an acute angle
锐角
She still has very acute hearing, though she is eighty years old.
尽管她已经八十岁了,但她的听觉仍然很灵敏。
It's an acute case.
这是急性病症。
★execute         
vt.
实行, 实施, 执行; 完成, 实现, 履行
签字盖章, 签发, 使生效
处决[死]
编制, 操纵
作成, 制成(艺术品等)
演奏; 演戏
Deliberate slowly, execute promptly.
慢思量，快行动。.

例句：
Look at the cute doll over there!
瞧那边那个可爱的洋娃娃！
Your son/daughter is so cute..
（你的孩子很可爱。）外国人绝对喜欢听的表扬！
The little boy grew red at the sight of the cute girl..
那个男孩子见到可爱的女孩而满脸通红。
Don't you think she's cute?
你不认为她很可爱吗？
My little daughter is as lovely as an angel.
我的小女儿像天使一样可爱。
Cute Meet 浪漫的邂逅
Cute meet is possible everywhere .
邂逅无处不在。
She is really cute.
她真可爱！
Nobody thought it was cute.
没人觉得这有什么意思。
He is too cute to be straight.
他太可爱了。
The baby is very cute.
这小娃娃挺好玩儿。
These handcrafts are so cute.
这些手工艺品多漂亮。
What a cute little baby!
多逗人的小婴儿！
What a cute little dog!
这小狗真好玩！
Your children are very cute.
你的孩子很可爱。
She is a cute little baggage.
她是一个娇小可爱的女郎。
Wow, the caddie today is cute.
哦，今天的球童好可爱。
Leila kept smiling her outrageously cute smile.
莱拉脸上始终挂着非常可爱的笑容。
I have had enough of your cute remarks.
你那些高论我已经听腻了.
a cute kid with pigtails; a cute little apartment; cunning kittens; a cunning baby.
拖着辫子的可爱小孩；可爱的小房间；伶俐的小猫；可爱的宝宝。
It was cute of the boy to bring it to me.= The boy was cute to bring it to me.
那个男孩把它带给我，可真聪明。
She must be very cute. What's her name?
Hey, there are some cute girls over there. Let's go!
嘿，那边有些漂亮女孩。我们去吧！
Look at the guy who just start today. He's cute.
看今天新来的人，蛮可爱的。
Those cute boys breezed through the examination with no trouble at all!
那些聪明的男孩子轻而易举地通过了考试。
Husky seems to be a little silly,but quite cute.
哈士奇看起来有点傻乎乎，但却挺可爱。
I said to myself damn,she's kind a cute I must tune in tomorrow for a second glimpse.
我对自己说，天呐，她太漂亮了，我明天一定要更仔细地看看她。
Meet Cc - a cute ball of fur with the controversial distinction of being the world's first cloned cat.
初次见到茜茜，它是只小毛球一样的可爱的小猫咪。茜茜是如此的与众不同，因为它是世界上第一只克隆猫。
The tight, short clothes are cute and they have no place the classroom, says elementary school teacher Dana Zeman."
达那-齐曼是一位小学老师，他说，尽管紧身短衣看上去的确小巧玲珑，不过教室里决不允许穿这类衣服。
Accompanied by her father's guitar, her' Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' is so cute that everybody gives her a lot of cheers.
在她父亲吉他的伴奏下，她的“天上星星亮晶晶”唱得非常动人，大家都为她热烈鼓掌。
the baby is mighty cute; he's mighty tired; it is powerful humid; that boy is powerful big now; they have a right nice place.
孩子很聪明；他非常疲惫；天气真潮湿；那个男孩现在已经很大了；他们有个非常好的地方。
Some people say that Peter is cute and mischievous but in words of one syllable, but in words of one syllable, he's just a brat.
有人说彼得可受而顽皮，但坦白地说，他只不过是一个宠坏了的孩子。
Although Japan is known for its slavish devotion to all things cute and cuddly, teddy bear fans and sellers have gathered from far and near, including some from the United States, Europe, Singapore and New Zealand.
尽管日本人素来以喜爱样子可爱的抱抱玩具而著称，但是此次展销会上如云的顾客和参展者中还有众多来自世界其他地区的泰迪迷，有美国人、欧洲人、新加坡人，还有新西兰人。.

★对于汉语的“美丽”一词,学会在attractive, appealing, amazing, flattering, voluptuous, pleasant, perfect, cute, alluring, excellent, charming, lovely, compelling, grand, extraordinary ,nice这么多近义词中选择最能表达意思和风格的词。
★就作文词汇而言，大家要学会对同义词、近义词进行了解和辨析，增加写作词汇的多样性和正确性，从而提高写作质量。 就以刚才所说的good为例，若想表示好吃，完全可以用delicious, tasty, yummy这样的词来取代；若想表示女子美貌，则可用beautiful, gorgeous, gracious，男子则可用handsome, cool, cute，孩子则可用lovely, cute等；若想描述建筑、风景，则大可使用magnificent, spectacular等词，甚至还可以有些在诸多方面通用的词汇，例如：fantastic, fabulous, terrific, marvelous等等。这还只是good一词，再如表示惊讶的surprising，则完全可以用astonishing, astounding, amazing, unbelievable等等的词来进行替代。当然，替代时需要注意一下各词的区别以免误用。可见同义词之间的比较记忆法可以在写作时给予考生莫大的帮助。
★Beautiful、pretty 是男生用得最多的夸奖女生相貌的词汇，但这绝对不够力度，也没有让她感觉与众不同。为何不尝试使用cute，既简洁有地道，这是美国人运用频率最高的一个人物相貌修饰词，用于描述孩子时cute表示lovely；用于描述女子相当于pretty；用于描述男子相当于handsome，可谓老少皆宜。若她美的让你为之倾倒也可使用knock out；若你见她就会心跳加速，呼吸急促也可使用You take my breath away!（你美的让我窒息。）；她若是鹤立鸡群也可运用sharp，但在使用是最好有语境，因为它既表示“打眼”，也可译为“泼妇”，若正巧她刚与别人大吵一架无处泄愤，你却用温柔的语调和她说You are really sharp.她一定会理解成“泼妇”，那你就永世不得翻身，别指望她会爱上你了。
★记得以前总觉得称赞男人就是要用 handsome, 称赞可爱的美眉才用 cute. 但后来我发现这是一个很大的误会喔!  事实上美国的女人在称赞男人时用的多半也是 "He is so cute." 甚至你也可以说, "He is gorgeous." 但反而比较少说, "He is so handsome."  实例之一就是有一集的 Friends (六人行) 当中 Rachel 看到一个很帅的男生, 她是怎么形容她的呢? "He is way too cute to be straight." (他实在太可爱了, 所以他一定不会是异性恋.)  我觉得这句话本身对男生实在是一种至高无尚的赞美.  所以女生不妨把 "He is way too cute to be straight." 这句话给背下来, 等将来长大了遇到喜欢的男生时就可以派上用场。
★对男士的评价是He is so cute．(他真是可爱。)这种评价在Friends当中多次出现，可见其在美语中使用的广泛性。以前我们称赞男人总爱用handsome，认为cute是用来称赞可爱的“美眉”或小孩子的。如在cute kitten，cute dog，cute baby中它均表示“小巧”、“惹人爱的”、“可爱的”意思。而在cute girl，cute guy中则表示“迷人，好看，有魅力”的意思。 .

情景对话：
★Daniel: Girls always like these Japanese-style hair clips.
丹尼尔：女孩子都喜欢这些日本风格的发夹。
May: They are cute, most importantly, inexpensive.
阿美：它们很可爱，最重要的是很便宜。

★A: Yep, in the thin cute phone on your chest. that’s pretty cool.
The design is cute and colorful. Teenagers would like it.
它们外观可爱，又很鲜艳。青少年会喜欢它。
B: Sounds impressive, how about its quality?
听起来很令人心动，质量如何？
A: We guarantee its quality, we strongly recommend this product, I’m sure you’ll be pleased with it. 我们保证起质量。我们强力推荐这种产品，我相信您一定会满意的。
B: Remember we only handle the best products.
记住我们只进最好的产品。
A: We always sell the best.
我们总是买最好的产品。

★Talking about a new pet
A: Jack! Do you want to see a picture of my new puppy?
B: Sure. I thought people only showed off pictures of their new babies, not new pets!
A: Well, this is my new baby. He’s just as much trouble. That’s for sure! But, he’s a lot of fun!
B: I see what you mean. He’s really cute. How old is he?

谈论新宠物
A：杰克！你想看看我新的小狗的照片吗？
B：当然。我以为人们就爱向人炫耀自己新生孩子的照片，不是新宠物的。
A：嗯。这就是我的新孩子。他同样麻烦，这点毫无疑问。但是，他太好玩了。
B：我明白你的意思。他的确可爱。他多大了？

★在理发店
Linda: I'm ready for a new hairdo. Do you have any suggestions?
Hairdresser: Have you taken a look at any of the new styles lately?
Linda: Yes, I brought a magazine to show you. I like this one.
Hairdresser: Oh, that is pretty. Do you want to keep your hair this long? Or do you want to  take it shorter? I think you would look cute with short hair. Perhaps you should go even shorter than in the picture.
Linda: I'll leave it up to you. Like I said, I'm ready for a change.
Hairdresser: OK. You should really think about getting highlights put in, too.
Linda: Do you think that would look good? I'm worried it will make my hair look unnatural.
Hairdresser: No, it won't. The highlights are very subtle. We can do a little bit this time. 　　　　　　 If you like it, we can do more next time. Otherwise, the highlights should grow 　　　　　　 out in about four weeks.
Linda: OK, just do what you want. I count on you. By the way, how much do you charge for a shampoo and set?
Hairdresser: Forty dollars in total.

琳达：我准备换个新发型，你有什么建议吗？
理发师：你最近有没有看到什么新的发型？
琳达：有，我带了一本杂志给你看。我喜欢这个发型。
理发师：哦，它很漂亮。你的头发要继续留这么长吗？还是要剪短一点？我认为你剪短发一定很好看。或许你该剪得比杂志上更短些才好。
琳达：你来决定吧。我说过的，我已准备好要改变一下自己。
理发师：好。你还应该认真考虑把头发外层颜色染淡一点。
琳达：你认为那样会好看吗？我担心那会使我的头发看起来不自然。
理发师：不会。只是稍微染一下。这次我们可以稍微染一点。如果你喜欢的话，下一次可以染多一点。要不然，染过的颜色四个星期就会淡下去了。
琳达：好的，我听你的。顺便问一下，洗头、做头发要多少钱？
理发师：一共40元。

[ 本帖最后由 安然 于 2008-7-25 23:06 编辑 ].

提升口语品质的英语酷词

★amazing: 使人十分惊奇的；令人惊讶的
Your English is amazing.
你的英语太让人吃惊了。

★cool: 好；妙；帅；酷；凉
You look cool in your new suit.
你穿这套新衣服真酷。

★cute: 漂亮的；可爱的；逗人喜爱的；聪明的
He's really cute.
他真可爱。

★excellent: 优秀的；杰出的
Our teacher speaks excellent English.
我们老师的英语说得好极了。

★fabulous: 极好的；绝妙的
A: How do you like the show?
你觉得这场表演如何？
B: Fabulous!
棒极了！

★fantastic: 极好的；了不起的
You've got the job? Fantastic!
你得到那份工作了？太好了！

★marvelous: 极好的；非凡的
That's a marvelous idea!
这主意真是棒极了。

★special:特别的；不寻常的
You know, you are really special!
你知道吗，你真的很特别。

★wonderful: 精彩的；绝妙的；令人惊奇的
She has a wonderful memory.
她的记忆力惊人。

[ 本帖最后由 安然 于 2008-7-25 23:07 编辑 ].

酒窝（Dimple）和青春痘（pimple）只差一个字母哦——


过去中国人的审美观点是脸上有酒窝的姑娘才算得上是真正的美女。也有人说，脸上有酒窝说明这个人的酒量一定不错。是不是真的也难论定。闲话归闲话，你知道酒窝在英语中怎么说吗？如果不会我推荐你看下去哦！

1. You got a very cute dimple in your cheek.

你脸上有一个好可爱的酒窝。

Dimple 这个词原指“小凹洞”，最明显的例子就是高尔夫球上就有很多dimples。那人身上的 dimple 呢? 通常指的就是酒窝了。所以你要赞美人家有酒窝，就可以说：You got a cute dimple in your cheek. 或是 A cute dimple just appeared in your face. （一个可爱的酒窝刚在你的脸上浮现。）

不过呢，除了脸上会有 dimple 外，身上的其它地方也会有 dimple。特别是像美国有很多超级大胖子，你注意看他们的屁屁或是手臂，因为肥肉过度挤压的结果，上面也会有许多窟窿，这些窟窿也叫 dimple。例如我就听过一个胖哥在耍宝时说过：I do have dimples in my cheeks, my butt cheeks. （我身上也有酒窝，只不过不在脸上，而是在屁屁上。) 按：俚语中的 cheeks 就是指屁股的那两片肥肉啦!

2. There is no cure for my pimples.

我的青春痘是没治了。

Dimple 和pimple只差一个字母，意思可就完全不同了。Dimple是指可爱的酒窝，而pimple却是讨厌的青春痘，口语上也把青春痘叫做 zit。

那挤青春痘要怎么说? 你可以用 squeeze one's pimple 或是 pop one's pimple。个人建议用后者比较口语化，因为 pop 原是爆裂时发出的“啪”一声，所以 pop one's pimple 听来也比较传神。
例如：I just can't help popping the pimple.（我就是忍不住要挤青春痘。）.

收藏了，慢慢看，谢谢！在圈子里顶过大奖了。.

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收藏了，太谢谢了！.

我已将邮箱地址发短消息给你了，拜托将内容发入我的邮箱之中，谢谢！ .

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原帖由 H爸 于 2008-7-25 23:13 发表
收藏了，慢慢看，谢谢！在圈子里顶过大奖了。

H爸可是咱们W网的DX，真的好感谢您的鼓励！

偶家小Angle可是一直讨偶要拜见Helen姊姊哩.

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原帖由 htt0819 于 2008-7-26 23:50 发表
收藏了，太谢谢了！

谢谢关注.

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原帖由 htt0819 于 2008-7-26 23:50 发表
收藏了，太谢谢了！

相聚在WW，要感谢的是W爸！

自己也是在向WW上的XDJM取经、不断摸索着学着做孩子的知性mm！.