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迈克尔-斯科菲尔德正陷于无望的困境中——他的哥哥林肯-巴罗斯被认定犯有谋杀罪被投入了福克斯河监狱的死囚牢。虽然所有的证据都指出林肯就是凶手,迈克尔坚信兄长是无辜的。林肯的死刑执行日越来越逼近,在没有其他选择的情况下,迈克尔持枪闯入了一家银行,被捕入狱后来到了林肯的身边。身为建筑工程师的迈克尔参与 |
2008/03/06 11:14 A.M. 前言:真的没想到陈冠希会用全英文做道歉陈述,虽然知道他是CBC(Canadian Born Chinese),但英文水平还是让我佩服。他500多字的道歉信, 用词准确地道,词汇难度较高, 包含了50多个考研(雅思)核心词汇,经过改编完全可以成为一篇高质量的考研完形填空,或雅思阅读理解。Edison这小子虽然"猥琐",但英文用词的难度达到了考研英语(国内最变态英语考试)的要求,如果参加雅思考试估计8分以上不成问题。
推荐理由: 超敬业的同声 |
2008/03/06 11:07 A.M.
Calif. McDonald's tries feng shui theme
Water appears as a waterfall inside special wall panels at this zen-influenced McDonald's |
2008/02/14 6:01 P.M. China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, is on a visit to America that includes a meeting with President George Bush. Mr Wen hopes to quell trade tensions. Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan
中国总理温家宝在美国进行访问并同布什总统进行会晤。温希望缓解经济压力,而布什则希望缓解对台湾的压力
ON MONDAY December 8th, Wen Jiabao, China’s prime minister, kicked off his three-day visit to America |
2008/02/14 6:00 P.M.
As the world readies to celebrate the anniversary of the conquest of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa 50 years ago on May 29, the question endures: were they really first to the top?
50年前的5月29日,Edmund Hillary爵士和夏尔巴人Tenzing Norgay征服了珠穆朗玛峰。正当全世界预备庆祝这个纪念日时,一个问题却总缠绕不去:真 |
2008/02/14 5:59 P.M. The smallest known species[物种] of seahorse has been found in Indonesian[印尼] waters, a tiny creature no bigger than a fingernail[指甲].
Full-grown[发育完全的] members of the species, called Hippocampus denise, are usually 16 mm long. Marine biologists[海洋生物学家] knew about the animals, but mistook them for juveniles[未发育完全生物] of another of the 32 know |
2008/01/29 10:24 A.M. 有一段时间,街上出现了带字的T恤,其中有Kiss-me-quick字样于是有人告知这英文的意思是“快吻我”,其实这却是一种花的名称.
英语"快吻我'写作kiss me quick,没有连字符.而带有连字符的,严格意义上讲,是"野生三色堇"的俗称,可简写成Kiss-me.当然,这也不必追究.
无独有偶, Kiss-me-at-the-gate亦非“在大门口吻我”而是指金银花.
在英语中,有些词不能按字面去解,例如American bea |
2008/01/29 10:22 A.M. 1. Of the millions who saw Haley's comet in 1986, how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century.
2. 1986年看见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中,有多少人能够长寿到足以目睹它在二十一世纪的回归呢?
3. Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.
3.人类学家们已经发现,恐惧,快乐,悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色,这在全人类是共通的 |
2008/01/28 4:42 P.M. 是这个词 pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
[ 'nju:mənəu ˌʌltrə-ˌmaikrəs' kɔpik'silikəvɔl'keinəu kəuni'əusis ]
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2008/01/28 12:15 P.M. 英语中有一些词很值得把玩:观其拼写,顺看成一词,倒看又成一词,真有“横看成林侧成峰”之妙趣。
利用这种倒词创造一些记忆法也是很有创意的!那可是Mr Ding娱乐英语中的一部分啊!
例如:
live与evil,前者是“生活”,后者则是“邪恶、罪恶”。倒也有些哲理性的含义:“生活”颠倒便成“罪恶”!
又如:
loop与pool,一是“环、圈”之意,一是“池塘”之意。也很形象:把小“圈圈”倒在“池塘 |
2008/01/28 12:07 P.M. + plus 加号;正号
- minus 减号;负号
± plus or minus 正负号
× is multiplied by 乘号
÷ is divided by 除号
= is equal to 等于号
≠ is not equal to 不等于号
≡ is equivalent to 全等于号
≌ is equal to or approximately equal to 等于或约等于号
≈ is approximately equal to 约等于号
< is less than 小于号
> is more than 大于号
≮ is not less than 不小于号
≯ is not more than 不大于号
≤ is less than or equal t |
2008/01/28 12:03 P.M.
第五部分:后缀大全
1.-ability表名词,“能…;性质”
useability n 可用性(use用)
inflammability n 易燃性(inflame点火+ablity)
adaptability n 适应能力(adapt适应)可靠性
dependability n 可靠性(depend依靠)
variability n 变化性(vary变化)
lovability n 可爱(love爱)
2.-able 表形容词,“可…的,能… |
2008/01/28 12:03 P.M.
81 glacier a 冰川(glac+ier)
glacial a 冰河的;冰冷的
glaciate v 使冰冻(glac+iate)
glaciology n 冰川学(glac+io+logy学科)
82 gloss,glot=tongue表示“舌头”,引申为“词语”
ciglossia n 双语制的(di二+gloss+ia)
glossary n 难词表(gloss+ary表名词)
polyglot a 使用多种语言的(poly多+glot)
diglot a 使用两种语言的(di二个+glot)
83 gran=grain,表示“颗粒”
granary |
2008/01/28 12:02 P.M.
311 us,ut = use,表示“用”
usage n 用法;惯例(us+age状态→用的状态→用法)
usual a 通常的,常用的
unusual a 异常的(un不+usual通常的)
abuse v 滥用,谩骂(ab坏+use→不好用→滥用)
abusive a 谩骂的(abuse+ive)
bisabuse v 纠正…错误(dis去掉+abuse滥用→去掉滥用→纠正错误)
disuse v 废弃不用(dis不+use→不用了)
misuse v 错用;虐待(mis坏+use→用坏→错用)
utilize v 利用(ut+ilize)
utility n 公用事业 |
2008/01/28 12:02 P.M.
261. Soph=wise,表示“智慧,聪明”
sophist n 博学之人;诡辩家(soph+ist)
sophism n 诡辩(soph+ism)
sophisticate v 使精致;使老于世故(sophist+icate→成为诡辩家→老于世故)
sophisticated v 老于世故的;精致复杂的
sophomore n 大学二年级学生( sopho+more→[自以为]有更多智慧的人)
philosophy n 哲学(philo爱+sophy→爱智慧→哲学)
pansophic a 无所不知的(pan全部+soph+ic→全部智慧→无所不知)
262.speci=look, kind, 表示“外 |
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