大家好，很久没有回到这里发帖了。
我最近整理了一些材料，不知道大家是否喜欢。
每天我都会整理出一篇文章及一些口语的内容，希望能够对一些爱好英语的人提供一些帮助。
另我会占位子，因为我实在没有办法在一个时间内全部整理好，（打字打的比较慢）
所以每天晚上发一些。
还请大家理解

P.S 还请斑竹不要删我的占位子帖，谢谢

Is wireless internet on a plane dangerous?飞机的无线互连网安全吗？
You should be forgiven for thinking the idea of  flooding an airliner cabin with radio waves just so people can surf the Internet at 35,000ft would make safety experts shudder .Not so.
While mobile phones and other gadgets producing radio waves are banned because they can interfere with navigation systems,rigorous testing of wireless internet systems has declared them safe.Lufthansa will become the first air line to offer the service,using Boeings’s “connexion”system.
Radio waves are unwelcome on planes fro good reason.”They can induce false signals in wires or onboard computers,”says Mike Woodward,Boeing’s connexion spokesman.Research carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority last year found that mobile phoes could produce dodgy readings on instruments and set off smoke detectors in baggage compartments.
IN-flight wireless internet access works by fixing a string of stransceivers along the length of the cabin ceiling that can send and receive data to and from laptops on board.The transceivers then ferry information back and forth to a server in the plane’s rudder that connects to the internet via a satellite link.
The systme is safe mainly bbecause the power of the radio waves in the cabin is so low—around 20 times less  than a typical mobile phone.The signals and also a higher frequency than those put out by mobiles,so their range is much lower.
Access to certain sites can be barred if requested.”If people look at sites that disturb other passengers,it’ll be treated,case by case ,in a similar way to where someone hava a dodgy magazine or a CD,”says Woodward.



来自杂志
HOW TO USE TI  流利美语脱口说
1、um and aah 支支吾吾
A:Why do you always um and aah? 你干吗总是支支吾吾？
B:I don’t know wher she is indeed.我确实不知道她在哪儿。
A:I don’t know believe you !我不相信你！
B:please,don’t ask me again.请别再问我了。
2、let up 减缓，暂停
A:Gosh,the rain is so heavy! It’s raining cats and dogs.天哪，雨太大了，简直是倾盆大雨。
B:Everything grows hazy ,I cannot drive.一切都模模糊糊的，我没办法开车了。
A:Let’s have a rest.我们休息一会儿吧
B:When will this rain let up?这雨什么时候才能停呢？
A:You can never tell.谁也说不准！
3 .just yet
A:Lina,when will you be back?Henry and I have been waiting for you a long time!LINA ，你什么时候回来？我和亨利都等你好久了！
B:I cannot just yet.WE’re having a meeting.我现在还不能回来，我正在开会。
A:Well, we will dine out.那么我们出去吃饭了。
B:That’s OK.I will call you once the meeting is over.好吧，我开会一结束就打电话给你们。
4、run riot 任意驰骋，任意滋生
A:I didn’t finish my composition in the class.在课上我没完成作文。
B:Why?为什么？
A:Because the title is so interesting .MY mind ran riot as soon as I saw it.Before I was to write,time was up.因为作文题目太有趣了。一看到这个题目，我的思想就驰骋起来。而当我想写的时候，时间已经到了。
B:Hope you wouldn’t make the same mistake nest time.希望你下次别再犯同样的错误。
5、touch a nerve  触到一个敏感的话题
A:How is your family?你全家都好吧？
B:My wife was gone last year.我太太去年去世了。
A:I am sorry ,I’m afraid I’ve touched a nerve.对不起，我恐怕是触到了一个敏感的话题。
B:Never mind ,I can face the music没关系，我能够面对现实。
A: You are really strong.你真坚强。

鱼和青蛙
THE FROGS AND THE WELL
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh.
But one hot summer the marsh dried up ,and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them.
By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them  looked down into it ,and said to the other, “This looks a nice cool place ; let us jump in and settle here.”
But the other ,who had a wiser head on his shoulders ,replied ,”Not so fast ,my friend : supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?”

1、震耳欲聋full blast
A:I’d like to change an apartment.我想换个地方住.
B:You moved house last month, didn’t you ?但是你不是上个月才搬的家吗?
A:yes.but my neighbor plays his records full blast every night ,we cannot sleep well.是啊，但是邻居每天晚上都把录音机开得震耳欲聋,我们无法睡个好觉.
B: Please cool yourself down first ,and then we can think about how to deal with it.你得先冷静下来,然后我们再想想办法.
2、眼睛花了 see things
A: long time no see 好久不见.
B:I must be seeing things .Fancy meeting you here!我一定是眼花了,真不感相信在这里遇到你.
A: Why not? It’s a small world ,isn’t it ?为什么不能?这个世界很小,不是吗?
B:I’m so glad to meet you again. 真高兴又遇见你.
3、一些一时不容易说清的细节 ins and outs
A:I called you up several times this afternoon ,but nobody answered the phone .今天下午我给你打了好多次电话,但是一直没人接.
B: We are at a meeting.我们在开会.
A: It’s there anything special?有什么特别的事情吗?
B: Nothing .We were arguing about ins and outs of that project all along. It’s so boring.没有,我们一直讨论那个项目的细枝末节,非常无聊.
4、掩饰 cover up
A: Don’t cover up your sadness. Let’s go别演示你的痛苦,想哭就哭吧.
B: I am sorry!对不起.
A: You needn’t feel that way. It isn’t your fault .没什么,不是你的错.
B: You are so considerate!你真体贴
5、不陪不赚 break even
A: How’s your business recently?你的生意最近怎么样?
B: Pretty bad ,I only wish it could break even.糟糕透了,我只希望能不赔不赚.
A: How come?怎么会这样?
B: Bad luck!运气不好!

咖啡的保健功能
1、嘴甜的
2、好相处的人，容易合作的人
3、出众的人
4、幕后英雄
5、胆小鬼（男）

伊索寓言 射手和狮子
THE ARCH ER AND THE LION
An Archer went up into the hills to have some sport with his bow ,and all the animals fled at the sight of him with the exception of the Lion ,who stayed behind and challenged him to fight.
The archer shot an arrow at the lion and hit him, and said ,”There , you see what my messenger can do : just you wait a moment and I’ll tackle you myself.”
The Lion , however , when he felt the sting of the arrow , ran away as fast as his legs could carry him
A fox , who had seen it all happen ,said to lion , “come ,don’t be a coward :why don’t you stay and fight?’
But the lion replied,”You won’t get me to stay ,not you :why, when he sends a messenger like that before him , he must himself be terrible to deal with.”

1、成功，达到好的结果do the trick
a: Maybe this method  will do the trick.也许这种方法将会成功.
B: It is our last chance anyway.不论如何,着是我们最后的机会.

2、跟从大家的意见 go with the flow
a: So what did Hobson say?那么HOBSON说了什么?
B: He is an easy-going person .He just goes with the flow.他是个随和的人.大家怎么说,他就怎么做.

3、让某人为难 put someone on the spot
a: Please ! Tell me more about this project.求你啦,告诉我多一些关于这个项目的事情.
B: Don’t put me on the spot like this .You know I can’t give you confidential information .别这样让我为难,你知道我不能给你机密资料的.

4、全力以赴 go whole hog
a: She  went whole hog in planning  the Christmas Eve party.她全心权力筹办圣诞晚会.
B: Yes,she likes Christmas!对,她非常喜欢圣诞节.
5、累赘，电灯泡 a third wheel
A: Why don’t you join us ? It’s going to be fun .你为什么不和我们一块儿去玩呢?会很有趣的.
B: You two go on ahead .I don’t want to be a third wheel.你们恋歌去好了,我可不想当电灯泡.

伊索寓言 生病的牡鹿
A stag fell sick and l ay in a clearing in the forest , too weak to move from the spot.
When the news of  his illness spread ,a number of the other beasts came to inquire after his health. They one and all nibbled a little of the grass that grew round the invalid till at last there was not a blade within his reach.
In a few days he began to mend ,but was still feeble to get up and go in search of fodder ; and thus he perished miserably of hunger owing to the thoughtlessness of his friends
Thoughtless friends can be as bad as enemies .  不关心人的朋友就像敌人一样糟糕.


1、不起眼的女人  a plain Jane
a:  Alice is a plain Jane  .艾利斯是个不起眼的女人.
B: But her husband is very handsome .但是她丈夫却非常帅.
A: Really?真的吗?
B: And he loves her so much!而且他非常爱她.

2、瘦的像一根骨头 be all bones
a: Yesterday I saw Tim’s father , who was all bones.昨天我看见TIM的父亲了,他瘦的皮包骨头.
B: He has got lung cancer.他得了肺癌.
A: I am so sorry to heat that . 我听了真的很难过.
3、秃顶 thin on top
A: Could you introduce to me the man who is thin on top over there?你能把那边那个秃顶的男人给我引见一下吗?
B: Certainly ,Let’s go over and meet him.好的,我们过去认识下吧
A: Thanks a lot.多谢.
B: You are welcome!不客气.
4、单相思 carry a torch for sb
A: Josh hasn’t got married up to now .JOSH至今未娶
B: Don’t you know  that he has been carrying a torch for Lily for years ?难道你不知道他这么多年来一直暗恋着LILY 吗?
A: Really? That’s so moving!真的?真是太感人了.
B: I think so too.我也这么想
5、说服某人降低（价格） work sth. Down
A: I like this hat , how much is it ?我喜欢这顶帽子,多少钱?
B: It is 230yuan 230元
A: Wow ,that’s  sheer robbery! Can you work it down a little ?太贵了,可以讲价吗?
B: I’m sorry ,miss the price is fixed.对不起,小姐,不能.

DON”t Punch Every Mistake
IN one of my assignments as a young infantry officer, I was sent to the 48th Infantry near Frankfurt ,Germany. IN those days our prize weapon was a huge 280-mm atomic cannon.
One day Captain Tom Miller assgined my platoon to guard a 280.i alerted my men ,loaded my .45 caliber pistol and jumped into my jeep. I had not gone far when I realized that my .45 was gone.
I was petrified .IN the army ,losing a weapon is serious business.I had o choice but to radio Captain Miller and tell him.”You what?” he said in disbelief.He paused a few seconds , then added ,”All right ,continue the mission.”
When I returned ,uneasily contemplating my fate, Miller called me over .”I’ve got something for you .” he said ,handing me the pistol.”Some kids in the village found it .Luckily they only got off one round before we heard the shot and took the gun away.” The disastrous possibilities left me limp.”For God’s sake ,son , don’t let that happen again.”
He drove offf .i checked the magazine  and found it was full .Yhe gun had not been fired.Later I learned that Miller had fabricated the scene about the kids to give me  a good scare.
Miller gave me the chance to learn from my mistake .His example of intelligent leadership  was not lost on me .Nobody ever got to the top without slipping up. When someong stumbles, my philosophy is “Pick’em up dust’em off and get’em moving again.”


1、    上洗手间answer (the )call of nature
a: Excuse me, I must answer a call of nature.对不起，我要上一下洗手间。
B: Please  go ahead.请便吧！
A: Will you guys wait for me?你们会等我吗？
B: Sure.当然！
2、    废物 a born loser
a: Can you suppose who is taking the lead?你能猜出谁领先吗？
B: I’m not sure about it .ANYway, it couldn’t be Lisa.我拿不准，反正不会是LISA。
A: Why not?为什么不是呢？
B: Can a born loser like her win such a game?像她那样的废物能赢得这样的比赛吗？
3、    毫无疑问地 hook,line and sinker
a: I believe you hook ,line and sinker.我会毫无疑问的相信你。
B: Thanks a lot for your trust.谢谢你的信任
4、    光明正大的 above board
a: What do you thinke of it?你认为这件事情怎么样？
B: I think it is above board.我认为它是光明正大的。
5、    抽筋 cramp
a: What’s up?出什么事啦？
B: I am an exam jitter and I always get a cramp in my stomach.我是考试紧张大师，一考试就胃抽筋。

1)    on the q.t 秘密地
a: What do you think they are donging now?你认为他们现在在干什么？
b: I think they are doing things on the q.t.我想他们秘密行事

2)    That’s going to far.太过分了
A: MY son asks me to buy him a car! 我儿子让我给他买辆车！
B: That’s going to far .He is still so young.那太过分了，他年纪还那么小。
3)    tell sombody off 斥责
a: Little Don is so naughty. 小唐太调皮了
B: I will tell him off. 我会骂他
4)    catch you later 再会！
a: I don’t have time to talk with you now ,but we can talk later. 我现在没时间和你聊，但是我们可以以后再谈。
B: OK ,catch you later! 好的，再会！
5)    out of the woods 脱离险境
a: What’s the end of the story? 故事的结局怎样？
B: Fortunately ,our hero is out of the woods. 幸运的是，我们的主角最终脱离了险境。

伊索语言
乌鸦和大乌鸦
THE  CROW AND THE RAVEN
A Crow became very jealous of a Raven, because the latter was regarded by men as a bird of omen which foretold the future ,and was accordingly held in great respect by them.
The Crow was very anxious to get the same sort of reputation herself; and , one day ,seeing some travelers approaching ,she flew on to a branch of a tree at the roadside and cawed as loud as she could .
The travelers were in some dismay at the sound ,for they feared it might be a bad omen; till one of them, seeing it was a Crow ,said to his companions,” it’s all right ,my friends, we can go on without fear, for it’s only a Crow and that means nothing.”

Those who pretend to be something they are not only make themselves ridiculous.
那些想冒充他人的人只会使自己显得愚蠢可笑.
1)    Cheesy下等的,无价值的
A: That’s a really cheesy shirt you are wearing.你穿的上衣真恶心.
B:But most of my colleagues think it is good.但是我的很多同事都认为它不错.
2)    Refill 续杯
A: Could I have a refill ,please?可不可以帮我续杯?
B:Sure.One second.当然,一会儿就来.
3)    stale 潮掉了
A: This cookie is stale.饼干潮掉了.
B:Ok,we will change it for you.好,我们给你换.
4)    Beanpole 很瘦的人,瘦皮猴
A: Look at how skinny that beanpole is.你看那个瘦皮猴有多瘦?
B:Reallly!真的哦!
5)    tow –for-one 买一送一
a: Do you have any tow-for –one ticket specials?你们有买一送一的特惠票吗?
B: yes,do you want to buy?有,你想买吗?

1)    happy meal 快乐儿童餐
a: Can I get one Happy Meal ,please ?可以给我一份快乐儿童餐吗?
b: Sure. What type of drink would you like with that?没问题,请问要俯什么饮料吗?
2)    Unoriginal模仿的,非原创的
A: They are so unoriginal.他们真是没有创意.
B: Their music dosen’t do anything for me.他们的音乐完全无法引起我的共鸣.
3) goody-goody 乖宝宝
a: Thomas never gets in trouble.托马斯从来不惹麻烦.
B:yes:he is such a goody-goody.是啊,他真是个乖宝宝.
4)pirated CD盗版CD
a:It is not ethical to buy pirated CDs.买盗版CD很不道德.
B: who cares?谁在乎?
5)potluck 每位客人带一道菜到主人家里去一起吃的饭局.
a: Could you bring a dish to the potluck tomorrow?你明天能带一道菜去餐会吗?
B: Sure. 当然可以.