I often go to the following websites for English study. Hopefully you find them helpful.

http://www.tingroom.com        Online Listening

http://www.enread.com          English Reading

http://www.in2english.com.cn   English Courses, very vivid and impressive.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn   China Daily

http://chinafanyi.com          Online Translation

http://www.kekenet.com  

 

Hello, everyone. This is my first time to start an English blog. My name is Helen. I am a translator from Shenzhen. My MSN: haiyun0312@hotmail.com. QQ: 32399715

 

Barack Obama's Victory Speech: Change Has Come To America

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.

Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.

Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.

上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."

　　塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.

　　At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."

　　升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

　　四十不惑Life begins at forty.

　　谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "

　　水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

　　时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

　　杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 

　　实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

　　说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.  

　　实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

　　山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "

　　韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time 

　　糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

　　天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　团结就是力量Unity is strength.

　　“跳进黄河洗不清”"eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name "

　　歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

　　物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

　　往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."

　　望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

　　屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

　　文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

　　唯利是图draw water to one's mill

　　无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

　　无中生有make/create something out of nothing

无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.

　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

　　虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

　　蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

　　先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

　　先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

　　现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

　　喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
　　循序渐进step by st

　　一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

　　严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."

　　有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

　　有识之士people of vision

　　有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

　　有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

　　与时俱进advance with times

　　以人为本people oriented; people foremost

　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."

　　欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

　　优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

　　英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

　　冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"

　　一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　债台高筑become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles' heel

　　众矢之的target of public criticism

　　知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

　　纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

　　纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

　　左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place 　　

爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.

　　比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

　　笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　不眠之夜white night　

　　不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

　　不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

　　不打不成交"No discord, no concord.

　　拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

　　辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

　　大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

　　大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

　　国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

　　功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.

　　好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

　　好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

　　和气生财Harmony brings wealth

　　活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.

　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones

　　金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

　　金玉满堂Treasures fill the home

　　脚踏实地be down-to-earth

　　脚踩两只船sit on the fence

　　君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

　　老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

　　礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."

　　马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

　　名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

　　茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

　　没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

　　It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

　　谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "

　　弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

　　拿手好戏masterpiece

　　赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

　　抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

　　破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

　　抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

　　巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.

　　千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

　　前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

　　One sows and another reaps.

　　前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

　　强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

　　强强联手win-win co-operation

　　瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.

　　人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.

　　人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

　　人海战术huge-crowd strategy

　　世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "

　　世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

　　死而后已until my heart stops beating

　　岁岁平安Peace all year round

 

I have been sick since the festival holiday of Year 2008. I have to take medicine pills for two more months. I really hate the pills, but i have no choice. I can never forget 2008!

I never thought that i would be sick for such a long time. I'm always thinking that i'm so young, and my body is in perfect situation. At the festival of 2008, the nightmare came......

Too many i want to say, but i don't know how to start. Take care of your health, no matter how busy you are!

 

 

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Have a try. I'm so glad that i have the potention to be an exellent negotiator. Cheers!

It's nearly half a year since i updated my blog last time. Can you believe it? I've been working hard for my translation company in Shenzhen. Too busy to take care of my dear blog. Hello, my dear, long time no see, and sorry for keep you waiting so long. 

 

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To all my friends and loved ones
Love from me
Useful Perspective
致朋友们以及我所爱的人们
这是一份爱的礼物
也是一席金玉良言

If the world were a Village of 100 People
如果世界是个一百人的村落

_David J.Smith/大卫.史密斯 Shelath Armstrory／谢拉.阿姆斯壮

If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the exsting human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:
如果我们把全世界的人口按照现有压缩为一个１００人的村子，情况就会如同以下：

There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
10 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 Africans
这个村子里有：
57 人是亚洲人
21 人是欧洲人
14 人来自西半球的南、北美洲
8 人是非洲人

52 would be female
48 would be male
52 人是女性
48 人是男性

70 would be non-while
30 would be white
70 人是有色人种
30 人是白人

70 would be non-christian
30 would be Christian
70 人是非基督教徒
30 人是基督徒

89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual
89 人是异性恋者
11 人是同性恋者

6 people would possess 59％ of the entire world’s wealth
and all 6 would be from the United States.
6 人拥有全世界59％的财富
而且这6 人全是美国人

80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
80 人的居住环境不达标准
70 人是文盲
50 人苦于营养不良
1 人濒临死亡边缘；1 人正要出生

1(yes, only 1) would have a college education
１ would own a computer
1 人（是的，只有１人)会接受大学教育
1 人拥有电脑

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.
透过这个压缩图来放眼我们的世界，就会明晓接纳他人、谅解以及教育是何等重要。

The following is also something to ponder……
再从以下角度来想想看……

If you woke pup this morning with more health than illness……you are more blessed than the illion who will not survive this week.
如果你早上醒来的时候健康无恙……那么，比起活不过这一周的百万人来说，你真是幸运多了。

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation…you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
如果你未曾经历过战争的危险、入狱的孤独、严刑的苦楚、饥饿的痛苦……那么，比起世界上５亿人来，你真是幸运多了。

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep… you are richer than 75％ of this world.
如果你冰箱里有食物，身上有衣服可穿，有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡觉……
那么，比起世界上７５％的人来，你真是富足多了。

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in dish someplace…you are among the top 8％ of the world’s wealth.
如果你银行中有存款，钱包中也有钱，还能到某处消费习菜……你便跻身在世界上最富有的８％人口当中了。

If your parents are still alive and still married…you are very rare, even in the United Stated and Canada.
如果你的父母依然健在，而且还在一起生活的话……这可是非常难得的事，即使是在美国与加拿大。

Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
有人说过：我所付出的终将会回归。

So…
Work live you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
Sing like nobody’s listening.
Live like it’s Heaven on Earth.
所以……
去工作时，犹如你不执迷于金钱。
去爱他人，犹如你从未曾被伤害。
去舞蹈吧，犹如无人在一旁观看。
去歌唱吧，犹如无人在一边谛听。
好好地生活，犹如这里是人间乐土。

"A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out."
"别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。”

Sometimes in life,
有时候在生活中，

You find a special friend;
你会找到一个特别的朋友;

Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.
他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。

Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;
他会把你逗得开怀大笑；

Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
他会让你相信人间有真情。

Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.
他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。

This is Forever Friendship.
这就是永远的友谊。

when you're down,
当你失意，

and the world seems dark and empty,
当世界变得黯淡与空虚，

Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world
suddenly seem bright and full.
你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。

Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.
你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。

If you turn and walk away,
你转身走开时，

Your forever friend follows,
真正的朋友会紧紧相随，

If you lose you way,
你迷失方向时，

Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.
真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。

Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.
真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。

Hello, everyone. I've been busy with my work and study. Long time no hello to you guys. Here is a website for your reference.Enjoy yourselves.

http://bbs.enfamily.cn/tools/excise.html

900 Sentences for Oral English!

Happiness is a journey

We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. we will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together. when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time than right now. If not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said."for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, someting to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have.

And remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy….

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.So, work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching.

Enthusiasm takes you further

Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience."

How right they were. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't."

It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant's delight at the jingle of keys or the scurrying of a beetle.

It is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age.

At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. Music, for Casals, was an elixir that made life a never ending adventure. As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, lies in the word itself. "Enthusiasm" comes from the Greek and means "God within." And what is God within is but an abiding sense of love -- proper love of self (self-acceptance) and, from that, love of others.

Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a part-time avocation, like the head of state who paints, the nun who runs marathons, the executive who handcrafts furniture.

Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended bouts of depression that had plagued her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, "I am tempted to call Layton a genius." Elizabeth has rediscovered her enthusiasm.

We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-beens." We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after "what-can-be."

We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with all our senses -- finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the crayoned picture of a six-year-old, the enchanting beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lilt in our steps and smooths the wrinkles from our souls