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  • thanks!

    2007-5-22

    So many days I haven't been here! Thanks for the kind people who always care for me!

    I just want to say, I will try to write sth everyday, to keep on learning!

    Yesterday, I heared from my yonger sister, she told me that one young man in my hometown is dead because stomach cancer. I was sorrowed for this, and just can imagine my parents' feeling why their will ask us to care for ourself all the time!

    Also, now, in my eyes, I don't care if my parents have job or not, I just hope they are in good health and I will do my best to feast their senectitude!

    So, everybody here pls cherish your body and best wishes to you all!

    These days, I always feel depressive because the workday is same day after day. If I didn't ask for leave, then I just have about 10 days per year to stay with my family. That's to cruel!

    So when I know that the foreigers have a summer holiday I am excited, and I plan to ask for someday's leave to accompany my family!

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  • oral english ( January)

    2007-5-22


    1.As I had plenty of money, I was able to help her.

    我钱很宽裕，能帮助她。

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    Plenty of是“许多”的意思： plenty of time充足的时间，plenty of money充足的钱。 be able to (do sth) 能[会](做某事) 。

    2.She is old but still able.

    她虽老但仍然很能干。

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    Able adj. 能，会；有才能的。再如He is an able man. 他是一个能人。

    3. I dropped my key somewhere about here.

    我把钥匙掉在这附近某个地方了。

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    somewhere about　在……附近，如somewhere about five o’clock 大约五点钟。

    4. Autumn harvest is about to start.

    快要秋收了。

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    Be about to 即将…….如He was about to start. 他即将动身。

    5. The children are rushing about.

    孩子们到处乱闯。

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    Rush 仓促，匆忙。如 He rushed heading into marriage.他仓促轻率地结了婚。

    6. My bedroom is just above.

    我的卧室就在上面。

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    Just 在这里是“直接，就”之意，再如 just across from the campus 就在校园对面。

    7. This book is above me.

    这本书对我来说是太难了。

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    这里above有高于、超出、胜于之意，如The girl's voice rose above the piano's sound.那姑娘的嗓音超过了钢琴声。

    8. His conduct has always been above suspicion.

    他的行为一直无可质疑。

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    Above suspicion 无可怀疑[毫无可疑]。如 His loyalty is above suspicion.他的忠诚无可置疑。

    9. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

    只工作不玩耍，聪明杰克也变傻。

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    Dull boy: 呆笨的男孩。可以看看下面的例子: You're not going to study all weekend, are you? Remember, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.你不会把整个周末都用于学习，是不是？要记住，有劳无逸，有害无益。

    10. I've known that all along.

    自始至终，那件事我都知道。

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    All along:  始终,一直; 如I realized I had had it in my pocket all along. 我发觉原来这一直就在我口袋里。

    11. She said almost nothing.

    她几乎什么都没说。

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    Almost nothing: 几乎没有。再如: John has worked his business up from almost nothing. 约翰几乎白手起家逐步建立起了他的商行。

    12. Bill Gates is an American citizen.

    比尔·盖茨是美国公民。

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    Citizen.n. 公民,市民; 再如: Bad official is elected by good citizen who do not vote. 坏官员，是由不投票的好市民选出来的。

    13. He spoke with an American accent.

    他说话带着美国英语口音。

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    American accent:美国口音,再如:His accent proclaimed that he was American.他的口音显示他是美国人。

    14. My savings amount to $2000.

    我的储蓄共达2000美元。

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    Savings: 储蓄。再如: The old man kept his savings in the bank. 老人把他的储蓄存在银行里。

    15. She could hardly contain her excitement.

    她抑制不住内心的激动。

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    再如, He could hardly contain his anger.他怒不可遏。

    16. He's smart, funny, good-looking and friendly.

    他聪明、风趣、好看又友善。

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    例如：This boy is very smart;he may be another Edison. 这男孩很聪明，他可能成为另一个爱迪生。

    17. The die is cast.

    骰子已经掷下。指事情已经决定，再也不能改变

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    　　公元前49年，罗马执政官庞培和元老院共同谋划进攻恺撒。当时恺撒的领地于意大利本土交界处的河流名为鲁比肯河（Rubicon）。恺撒率领军队悍然渡河与庞培决一死战。渡河时他说，“The die is cast.”即，骰子已经掷下，表明决心已下，义无反顾。

    　　过河之后他还下令烧毁了渡船，逼得士兵毫无退路，只好勇往直前，最终打败了敌人。这个故事留下的另一个习语即是“burn the boats”，类似汉语中的“破釜沉舟”。

    18. Courtesy costs nothing.

    礼多人不怪

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    　　中文的其他表达方式还有：彬彬有礼，惠而不费；谦虚恭敬，不用分文。

    19. Lover's quarrels are soon mended.

    夫妻没有隔夜仇

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    　　mend，修补，改善。字面意思是，恋人间的争吵好得快。用一句地道得中文来表达就是，夫妻没有隔夜仇。

    20. One boy is a boy，two boys half a boy．

    一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝

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    　　这是一句典型的中英套译，完整的表达是，One boy is a boy，two boys half a boy, three boys no boy. 即，一个和尚挑水持，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。表达的意思是，不能齐心合力，人越多越难以办成。

    21. The press give the new film the thumbs down.

    报纸对这部新电影评价很低

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    　　观看角斗士在竞技场生死拼杀是古罗马的娱乐项目之一。比武结束后，由观众裁判如何处置被击败的角斗士。如果观众的大拇指向上（thumbs up）就释放失败者；如果观众拇指向下（thumbs down）就处死失败者。如今，人们用thumbs up表示赞成，用thumbs down表示反对。

    例句：The government's plan has got the thumbs up from the public.
    政府的计划得到了公众的赞许。

    22. Diamond cut diamond.

    针锋相对，棋逢对手，针尖对麦芒

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    　　钻石是最坚硬的物质，按照字面意思理解，“钻石对钻石”即“硬碰硬”，经常用来形容双方实力相当，互不相让。

    23.  He turns a deaf ear to the criticism from media.

    他对媒体的批评充耳不闻

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    　　turn a deaf ear to表示对某件事情的发生、对某人说的话置若罔闻，装聋作哑。当告诫听者要认真听讲的时候，最常用的一句应用即是：Don't turn a deaf ear.
    　　从听者的角度讲，听不进别人的话可能有以下的影响因素：偏见（Prejudice），疏忽（Inattention），多话（Excessive Talking），先入之见（Assumption），选择性聆听（Selective Listening），缺乏移情（Lack of Empathy）等等。

    24. She's just letting off steam．

    她只是发泄一下而已。

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    　　let off steam，字面意思是让蒸汽蒸发，引申为“发泄强烈的感情，发脾气”等。
    例句：Don't take what she says too much to heart，she's just letting off steam．
    　　别把她的话往心里去，她只是发泄一下而已。

    25. Don't play games with me.

    别跟我捣鬼。

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    　　play games，捣鬼。
    例句：Don't play games with me，Jane．I'm on to your tricks and manipulations．
    　　简，别跟我捣鬼，我对你的诡计和手段一清二楚。

    26. Your question is another cup of tea．

    你的问题完全是另一回事。

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    　　another cup of tea，原意是“另一杯茶”，引申为“另一回事”。
    例句：Even if you read French easily，you'll find it's another cup of tea to make conversation in French．
    　　即使你觉得阅读法语不难，你也会发现用法语对话完全是另一回事。

    27. He is all at sea as to what to do next．

    他惘然若失，不知下一步该怎么办。

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    　　all at sea，原意是“在海上”，引申意为“迷茫，不知所措”。
    例句：There's so much materials to be prepared that she's all at sea to fix out.
    　　有太多的材料需要准备，以致她茫然无措，不知如何下手。

    28. Drinking yoghourt before lunch was all the go.

    午餐前喝酸奶曾经一度流行。

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    　　all the go在这里是“流行”的意思。 例句：For a while rock'n'roll was all the go；then it was replaced by R & B．　　摇滚乐曾经一度流行，但很快就被蓝调音乐取代。

    29.This is a fine kettle of fish！

    真糟糕！

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    　　a fine kettle of fish是“状况或情况一团糟”的表达方式之一，比“*”之类要文雅许多。
    例句：This is a fine kettle of fish！I forgot to bring my cheque．
    　　真糟糕！我忘了带支票。

    30. There's no sense flogging a dead horse.

    不要再做无用功了。

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    　　flog a dead horse，字面意思是，鞭打死去的马，驱使死马，引申意即为“白费力气，做无用功”。
    例句：I've already made up my mind．There's no sense flogging a dead horse.
    　　我已下定决心，不必再白费口舌了。

    31.

    Everybody's business is nobody's business.

    众人负责等于无人负责

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    　　集体行动的逻辑，所有人都负责一个项目，实际上没有人能够承担责任。

    　　一个英文寓言和绕口令，就是关于everybody, somebody, anybody和nobody的故事。最后的结果可想而知：everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could have done. 每个人都在指责某些人，任何人都能完成的事情反而没有人做。

    There're 4 people named everybody, somebody, anybody and nobody.There was an important job to be done, and everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure that somebody would do it. Anybody could've done it, but nobody did it. Somebody got angry that because it was everybody's job. Everybody thought anybody could do it, but nobody realized that everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could have done.


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  • complaint

    2007-4-25

    I am under the weather today.

    Maybe in my boss and manager's eyes, I am really such a worker without experience, don't know how to communicate with customers standing in the company...

    This is the matter of one reply to customer's complaint.

    Today I am so busy so I asked my new colleague to follow this case. But I don't know why he signed my name below the email, and he even don't ask our boss to check it. So when the email is transvered to HK office, my boss said I have no experience of dealing with complain, I just translate the words to customer but don't know to say sth in our company's stand.

    That's creasy.

    After I saw his words, I want to clarify, but, I can not do it!

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  • he will back school

    2007-4-24

    He will back school this evening, and I want to ask for half of one day's leave to accompany he.
     
    We had been annoyed with each other for some days before we cleared the air by talking about it yesterday night!

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  • The first time to attend in a meeting

    2007-4-17

    About the questions I asked yesterday, actually, it is very simple.
     
    My prepared words are" Hi, David, this is the ticket from Guang Zhou East Station to HK, the price is 190rmb, would you mind settling it in cash as I have to return this fees to our commercial department?"
     
    But the fact today is, when we close the meeting and take the ticket to him, he pay us after seeing it.
     
    So, actually, it is needless to worry about this topic, they are very nice and they will thank us as we helped them.
     
    But one thing makes me disppoint is he talked sth with me but i didn't follow him, and I have no chance to ask him to repeat.
     
    Anyhow, to atten in the meeting is very useful to improve my english and to enhance my special knowlege about cables.

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  • pls do me a favor

    2007-4-16

    We bought a train ticket for our customer, then I have to ask he to pay me, but i don't know how to ask politely, if you have any suggestions, pls kindly share with me!! 

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  • useful tool for translating

    2007-4-16

    I want to recommend one useful website for translating, even though I guess most of person are using it for a long time.
     
    It is the http://dj.iciba.com, which you can type one key words or short sentence, then the corresponding sentence will follow for your information.
     
    To me, it is very useful! Sometimes, when I am not satisfied with my expression, I will use this convinent tool to learn more correct and trueborn expression.
     
    For instance, I want to express I am very happy today, then I typed"心情很好＂，then lots of sentences are showing in front of you! I take some of them for your reference:
     

    He was in excellent spirits.

    他心情很愉快。

    His moods change quickly.

    他的心情变化不定。

    I'm in a good mood.

    我现在心情很好。

    The good news put him in fine fettle.

    喜讯传来，他心情很好。

    He's in a good temper, so now's the time to tell him you've crashed his car.

    他现在心情很好，所以正是时候，你可以对他说，你把他的汽车撞坏了。

    very Latin in temperament; a Latin disdain; his hot Latin blood.

    心情非常容易激动；拉丁美洲式的轻蔑；他很有血性。

    He was in excellent spirits.

    他心情很愉快。

    I am in a jovial mood today.

    我今天心情很愉快。

    He is now in a cheerful habit mind.

    他现在心情很愉快。

    (French) happiness and good humor.

    （法语）幸福且心情好。

    I found him in good temper.

    我发现他心情好。

    I hope Mr. P.S. Tan is in a good mood today.

    希望谭先生今天心情好。

    There are so many sentence, and you can choose the one you like!

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  • Good mood

    2007-4-16

     

     

    I am in a good mood today!
     
    I guess it because I am not so bussy this afternoon, also I had a good snap this noon.
     
    So many days no visiting my english blog, and I am supprised to see many friends' message which give me more support to insist on writting.
     
    Actually, I have one chinese blog on www.51.com, and I will record my feeling and trifle everyday most likely. Other wise, to write my daily trifle in english is still not very easy for me, so... 
     
    I have to say sorry to the people who are caring my life and my english for my laziness! 
     
    Pls feel assured I will try to write sth every day, and if there're some mistakes, your kindly indicate will be more appreciated!

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  • one happy day of my dear friend

    2007-4-13

    i was so lucky that last Sunday i went to Hongkong with my boss.
    the city which i only can see through the TV,it became true.
    Hongkong is a leisure city, i have to say like this. because everyone in that city is not in hurry, they can take a ferry boat to wanchai, only ten minutes,and go up to the peak to enjoy the whole city's overview.when you stand on the top of the peak, you can forget all unhappy things. really i enjoyed very much.
    before we went to the peak, we went to the Hongkong park Ａnd had a look on it. it is very big Ａnd also ethereally.
    after that you take a boat back to the center of this beautiful town, you have a walk throught the avenue of star which is around the sea,you can see a lot of stars photos Ａnd also can enjoy the sight oposite the sea. you also can sit down Ａnd check the surrounding enviroment.
    anyway at last we go an Italian Restaurant, as always i ordered "Smiling pasta". we kill our time for one hour for lunch break.
    after that we go some shoppings, my dear boss bought me a T-shirt Ａnd Jeans. in fact, i am not care about that, i feel happy because i know it is my bonous for my hard work. thanks very much, my dear boss.
    during my day at Hongkong, i notice that is real life.
    we need to think about this, don't be so tired from our work, we need take time for rest Ａnd enjoy every day.

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  • my birthday

    2007-4-09

    Last Saterday is my birthday, I have imagined many times, I guess it should be very happiness and enjoyable. However, the plan always can not keep up with the change.
     
    My BF send a MP4 of TMS-V888 to me as he thought my spare time is too boring. This MP4 is a multipurpose tool for playing games, seeing movies, reading and so on. For me, it is enough!
     
    I have spent about half and one day to load and convert movies, and I proposed the evening of 06/04/07 will be every enjoyable because we can stay together to see movies. And I want to have a sound sleep then.
     
    However, everything is changed because the MP4 is broken.

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