English taste
【一】
今天教大家英语中几个地道的用法。
C: Hey,Richard! You went hiking over the weekend, right? How was it?
R: The view was breathtaking! 但是我们都是路痴，走错了好几回。I'm such a road idiot...
C: Road idiot? That's not how we say it! You can say, I have no sense of direction.
R: 哦，direction 是方向，所以No sense of direction 就是没有方向感- 路痴啦！
C: Right! People with no sense of direction can easily get lost. 路痴经常迷路。
R: 这说的不就是我么？下礼拜我们要开车去北京，一定又会迷路....哎，Donny, 你原来是不是在北京住过？
C: Yep! I lived in Beijing for 3 years. I know that city like
the back of my hand.
R:Like the back of your hand? 了如指掌？
C: Exactly! It basically means that I know Beijing really well. You can also say: I know every nook and cranny of Beijing.
R: Wait! Every nook and cranny? nook 一定是n-o-o-k, 那cranny 要怎么拼呢？
C: Cranny is spelled c-r-a-n-n-y. When people say "every nook and cranny," they're talking about every tiny corner and out-of-the-way place.
R: 第一：形容路痴可以说：somebody has no sense of direction;
第二，对一个地方了如直掌，是know somewhere like the back of one's hand; 也可以说know every nook and cranny of a place.
C : good for you,let's check next one.
【二】
C: Richard，你昨晚是不是没睡好？
R: 是啊，因为走廊里有人半夜唱歌。
C: Dude, that sucks!
R: 所以我今天心情特别不好，I'm easy to burn!
C: Easy to burn? Richard, I have to say, you've got a talent for making up English phrases.
R: 好吧，那“火爆脾气”在美语里怎么说？
C: You say I have a short fuse. fuse is spelled f-u-s-e. To say someone has a short fuse is to say he or she has a bad temper.
R:fuse是导火线的意思，a short fuse，就是很短的导火线，那还真是“一点就着”，所以have a short fuse就是形容脾气差。
C: That's correct. If I were you, I'd go give that guy who sings in the middle of the night a piece of my mind! R: give him a piece of your mind?
C: Yes! You can also tell him off, 都是“骂他一顿”的意思。R: Actually, I was about to rush out of the door and tell him off, but my dorm mates stopped me.
C: Why?
R: 我室友们说，他可能心情不好，让我别往心里去。
C: Your dorm mates are so nice not to take it personally. R :take it personally 就是往心里去，计较，对么？
C: Exactly. For example, your boss has a short fuse and often yells at people when they make minor mistakes......
R:所以我们也可以这样说：If someone gives me a piece of his mind for something minor, 别人就会说"don't take it personally. " 对不对？
C: Bingo! Let's see what you've learned !
R: 第一，火爆脾气是have a short fuse;
第二，口头教训别人是give someone a piece of my mind, 或者tell someone off
第三，别往心里去是Don't take it personally.
【三】及时行乐
R: Claire how was your date last night? I heard he was quite a looker!
C: 唉，怎么说呢...这男生长得是不错，可是话不投机! 我说我
爱游泳，他说小心被淹，我说我爱旅游，他说旅游就是花钱买罪受!
R: Really? He's a Debbie downer!
C: Debbie? 他不叫Debbie.
R: No, Debbie downer refers to those who are so negative and always bring down the mood of other people.
C: 我明白了，说一个人特消极，老说丧气话打击别人，就可以用Debbie downer. My date from last night was such a Debbie downer that I went home with a heavy heart!
R: That was no fun! We shouldn't let a Debbie downer ruin our high spirits.
C: 那欢积极向上，阳光型的人用英语怎么说呢？
R: You can say he has a sunny personality.
C: 嗯! I want to go out with a man who has a sunny personality. He can cheer me up when I'm moody.
R: I used to date a girl like that! she is the most positive person I've ever known and she always seems so contend.
C: 那及时行乐又怎么说呢？
R: We say "eat, drink and be merry."
C: Eat, drink and be merry. 吃，喝，快快乐乐。Gosh! This is my motto in life!
R: It is mine, too!
C:今天我们学了：阴沉丧气的人是Debbie downer, 阳光向上的性格是sunny personality, 及时行乐则是to eat, drink and be merry.
【四】
C: Richard，what are you doing on the computer?
You've spent hours on the Internet!
R: Jessica, 我下个月要去意大利，出门在外，不先看看旅游攻略怎么行？
C: 攻略？Are you going to attack Italy?
R: 哪有! 旅游攻略就是去过那里的人写的心得体会，总结建议，这在英语里要怎么说呢？
C: I see. You were referring to travel tips. You are right, flipping through travel guide books and get some tips from the Internet can be really helpful, especially when it is your first trip to a new place.
R: Yep! For example, I was just looking for ways to get discount on museum tickets, and some of the tips that people shared online came in really handy!
C: Make good use of the tips. They also help you avoid tourist traps!
R: Tourist traps? 哦，就是旅行陷阱吧! 这个最烦人了，Tourist traps are annoying and can spoil the whole trip!
C: So, how long are you going to stay in Italy?
R: Four days。
C: Four days only? So you are going to stay in one city?
R: Actually I'm going to tour 4 cities and they are far away from each other.
C: I see. This is a whirlwind tour then.
R: W-h-i-r-l-w-i-n-d, whirlwind 是旋风的意思，whirlwind tour 就是旋风旅游，也就是一阵风似的在很短的时间内去很多地方走马观花。唉，I can only afford a whirlwind tour right now. I really wish I had more time and money.
C: You will! Italy's not going anywhere. You can always go back someday!
R: 今天我们学了，旅行攻略是travel tips, 旅游陷阱是tourist trap, 旋风旅行则是whirlwind tour.
【五】
R: Hi,Claire! I heard there was a riot in your office...
C: Riot? 没那么严重，就是我们这些员工一块儿找经理谈判，要求涨工资!
R: And did you get the raise?
C: Yes! I didn't expect management to give in,不过我们的谈判代表是一个特别能说会道的人，所以经理是被他侃晕啦! 对了，在英语中要怎么形容一个人能说会道呢？
R: You can say someone has a silver tongue, or someone is silver-tongued. It means a person can clearly and effectively express himself and convince other people.
C: I see. So, thanks to my silver-tongued co-worker, we
got the raise!
R: Congratulations!
C: 其实，仔细想想，这次也不全是因为这个同事能说会道。经理以前老说大家工作努力，应该涨工资，可都是光说不练! 所以他这次也自知理亏!
R: So he'd been paying lip service to you!
C: pay lip service 就是用空话安抚别人，对么？
R: That's right. Managers at your company must have said how much they appreciated all your hard work, but if they're really impressed by what you've done, they should have given you a raise already! Their insincere appreciation is lip service.
C: 没错!
R: Ah! This is a textbook example of "talk the talk, but not walk the walk." 说一套，做一套。
C: If they talk the talk, they should walk the walk! 怎么能搞双重标准呢？
R: Well, I'm just happy you guys got what you wanted. You should be proud of yourselves!
C: 今天我们学了，形容一个人能说会道，用silver tongue; 说空话是pay lip service; 说一套，做一套是talk the talk, but not walk the walk.
【六】
R: Claire, you won't believe it! Last night, I met the funniest guy ever!
C: No way! Did he wear bunny ears?
R: of course not. 这人的特点是，每句话都特好玩，可是自己从来不笑! 这种冷幽默在英语里要怎么说呢？
C: We call that dry humor. With dry humor, the emphasis is not on funny facial expressions or
exaggerated body moves, rather, it's the joke itself that's really humorous.
R: 哦，dry humor, 不靠夸张的表情和动作，纯粹靠笑话本身好笑。The guy I was talking about did have a dry sense of humor.
C: I bet he kept a straight face while telling jokes that made everyone else laugh their pants off!
R: exactly!
【七】
R: Claire, 你过来帮我看看，这个牛奶是不是过期了呀?
C: Let me see...Hmm, I'm not sure. When did you get this?
R: about two weeks ago。
C: Milk normally has a shelf life of a week. Shelf is spelled s-h-e-l-f, 是货架的意思。shelf life 能够放在货架上的日子，也就是保质期!
R: i got it. 那我都买两个礼拜了，我看这牛奶肯定过期了....
C: I bet you're right. I think this milk is past-date. You'd better throw it away!
R: Past-date, 这里的date就是盒子上标识的生产日期。past-date 也就是过期了的意思! 真可惜，这可是最好的牛奶，这些牛都是只吃鲜草，听古典音乐长大的!
C: That sounds like a top shelf product to me! 高档商品!
R: Top shelf, 在货架上最高的地方，就是指高档货! 那相对来说，价格便宜的产品又要怎么说呢?
C: It's the opposite of that. We call it a bottom shelf product. Basically less expensive stuff is put on the bottom shelf.
R:Top shelf product, 高档货，bottom shelf product, 便宜货! 我知道了。
C: 好！那你说说看，What have you learned today?
R: 今天我们学到的内容包括:
第一，保质期是shelf life;
第二，过了保质期可以用past-date;
第三，高级货叫做top shelf product, 便宜货叫做bottom shelf product!
【八】
R; Xiaobei! You look upset. What happened?
C: 昨天看了一个特别差的电影，无语了我！
R: I see. The movies is so bad that you are speechless.
C: Speechless？原来这就是无语的意思。
R: Yes. For example, you can say "she was speechless after learning her boyfriend was dating another woman."
C: 哦，知道男友跟别的女生交往后，她气得说不出话来。
R: Exactly. Basically, you can use "speechless" to mean something so bad or so surprising that you don't know what to say.
C: I see. Every time I see someone being so fake, I'm speechless!
R: I bet you also roll your eyes!
C: Roll my eyes?
R: If you roll your eyes, you're showing that you don't believe someone or you aren't interested in what they're saying.
C: 哦，就是因为不相信或者不耐烦而翻白眼。这个说法真形象! 就在今天早上，I got an email saying I was selected to win 5 million dollars. It also asked for my bank account. R: That's fishy! It must be a scam!I rolled my eyes when I read it!
R: 如果你真中了彩票，That would blow me away! Meaning I'd be really amazed!
C: 哦，to blow someone away就是使人大吃一惊，不过，这应该是用在形容什么好事儿的时候吧？
R: Exactly. For example, My new computer ran so fast it blew me away!
C: Or Richard has so much cash hidden under her bed it blows me away!
R: What? Me? Cash? Now I'm rolling my eyes.
C: 我来总结一下今天学的词：因为厌恶或者吃惊而无语，用speechless; 因为不耐烦或不相信而翻白眼是roll one's eyes;
某些好事让人大吃一惊用blow someone away.
【九】
XB: Jessica, 今天我可是太丢人了!
Jessica: What happened?
XB: 我在图书馆里戴着耳机听电脑里的音乐，结果发现大家都在皱着眉头看我，最后图书管理员过来说，请你把音乐关掉! 原来我的耳机没插牢，音乐声都跑出来了!
Jessica: Oh! That's why people were mean mugging you! XB: 啊？什么意思？
Jessica: To mean mug someone means to give someone an angry look.
XB: 啊，mean mug someone就是冲某人摆臭脸. I was wondering why everyone in the library was mean mugging me!
Jessica: You can also use the phrase "to give someone an evil eye." It also means to glare at someone with a lot of anger and hatred.
XB: I see. Give someone an evil eye就是恨恨地瞪着别人。那天我在银行，someone cut in line. Oh, you should have seen the evil eye everybody gave him!
Jessica: 在银行插队被人瞪？活该!
XB: I agree! 对了，话说今天我学习了一天，发觉我的电脑实在太慢了，我打算跟我爸张口，让他送我一台新的!
Jessica: Didn't your Dad just pay for your trip to Hong Kong?
XB:呵呵，那是没错啦! 不过，我爸特宠我，只要我对他撒撒娇，装装可怜，他什么都答应我!
Jessica: Haha! Daddy's little girl likes to use the puppy-dog eyes trick!
XB: puppy-dog eyes? 小狗的眼睛？
Jessica: 对啊。When you give someone those puppy-dog eyes, you enlarge your eyes over dramatically with a sad face to get whatever you desire.
XB: 哦!就是睁大眼睛，像小狗一样卖萌装可怜! Hey, my little nephew gives me those puppy-dog eyes every time he wants to play with my iPad!
Jessica: Did you give it to him?
XB: 我才不吃这一套!
Jessicaf: So what did he do?
XB: 那还用问，he started mean mugging me!
XB: 今天我们学了，摆臭脸是mean mug someone; 恨恨瞪别人是give someone an evil eye; 睁大眼睛卖萌装可怜是give someone those puppy-dog eyes.
【十】
YR: Jessica, Congratulations! And I'm mad at you! Jessica: What? Why? What's going on?
YR: 我听说你交了个特帅的男朋友! 所以当然恭喜你一下喽!不过，咱俩是好朋友，你居然瞒着我，所以我生气啦!
Jessica: What boyfriend? Where did you hear it?
YR: 大家都这么说啊。就是...啊...怎么说来着，street words say...
Jessica: Do you mean "word on the street"?
YR: 对! Word on the street is you've got a new boyfriend! 坊间传言，您交了新男友哦!
Jessica: Gosh! This is pure rumor! Yiru, you must tell me who told you this. I need to dispel this rumor!
Passage 1 There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom. But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of student. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to. 1.Open education allows the students to ____. A.grow as the educated B.be responsible for their future C.develop their own interests D.discover subjects outside class 2. Open education may be a good idea for the students who ____. A.enjoy learning B.worry about grades C.do well in a traditional classroom D.are responsible for what they do in life 3. Some students will do little in an open classroom because ____. A.there are too few rules B.they hate activities C.open education is similar to the traditional education D.they worry about the rules 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?____ A.Some traditional teachers do not like it.
《分析化学》阅读材料03 摘自Analytical Chemistry (FECS) ●In the Br?sted-Lowry theory, an acid is a proton donor and a base is a proton acceptor. Each acid is related to its conjugate base and vice versa: Acid = base + proton Therefore, the conjugate base of a strong acid must be a weak base and the conjugate base of a weak acid must be a strong base. Together they form a couple, and an acid without its conjugate base is a meaningless concept. In order to release a proton, the acid must find a base to accept it. In an aqueous solution, the proton, H+, having an extremely small ionic radius, cannot exist as such. It is hydrated, forming the hydronium ion H3O+ and higher hydrates. Thus, an acid-base equilibrium is not a simple dissociation equilibrium, but the result of a proton transfer reaction in which there are at least two reagents and two products. Such a process is also called protolysis. The overall reaction is expressed by: HX + H2O = H3O+ + X-. The overall equilibrium constant is K = [H3O+][X-]/[HX][H2O]. The acid dissociation constant Ka is given by: Ka = K[H2O] = [H3O+][X-]/[HX]. Ka reflects not only the acid strength of HX, but also the base strength of water. This why different acid dissociation constants are observed for the same acid in different solvent. ●Similar proton transfer reactions exist in all solvents possessing proton donor and acceptor properties. Proton transfer reactions are extremely fast. This makes them very suitable for analytical applications and acid-base reactions have found wide use in volumetric methods and other analytical techniques. ●The pH value is a measure for the acidity or basicity of a solution, aqueous or nonaqueous. ●Acid-base indicators are chemical substances with acid-base properties, having different colors in their protonated and deprotonated forms. ● A most important application of acid-base systems is related to the property of such a system to act as a buffer. Many chemical reactions produce protons (in aqueous solutions hydroniums) or hydroxide ions. If these products remain in the system, a corresponding pH change is observed. However, if a buffer is present in the solution it reacts with the liberated hydrogen or hydroxide ions so that only a relative small change of pH occurs. Buffer consist of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base. The most efficient buffer for a given pH consists of a 1:1 ratio of the protonated and deprotonated forms of a weak acid (with pKa = pH). This cannot always be achieved, but if we wish to prepare a solution of a certain pH, we select a weak acid with a pKa value close to the desired pH. Buffer solution resists changes in pH upon adding of strong acids or strong bases. Depending on the relative concentrations of the acid and base forms of the buffer, the system can resist small or large additions of strong acid or base. This buffer capacity is defined as the number of moles of strong acid of base required to change the pH of 1 L of buffer solution by one pH unit. Solutions with high or low pH values, formed as a result of dissolution of large quantities of a strong base or acid, are characterized by a large buffer capacity, although the electrolyte practically consists of only one of the conjugate forms (e.g., HCl or NaOH solutions). ● A general requirement for all volumetric methods is that the titration process is fast and that it proceeds in a definite stoichiometric ratio, the endpoint of the reaction must by easy to detect and the reaction should be specific and not influenced by other constituents of the solution, i.e., there should be no interference. Question: 1. A H3PO4 solution is brought to pH = 7.00 by the addition of NaOH. Calculate the concentration of the various forms of orthophosphate if the total phosphate concentration in buffer is 0.200 mol /L. pKa1 = 2.16, pKa2 = 7.21, pKa3 = 12.32. 2. A buffer solution is prepared from acid, HA, Ka = 5 10-5, and its salt. The concentration of HA in the buffer is 0.25 mol / L. To 100 mL of the buffer added 5.0 mmol of NaOH, and the pH of the resulting solution is 5.60. What was the pH of the original buffer? 3.It is desired to change the pH of 100 mL of 0.100 mol / L HCl from 1.00 to 4.40 by the addition of sodium acetate, CH3COONa3H2O. How much solid sodium acetate salt must be added in grams? Assume no volume change for the solution as the result of the addition. 4.What is the buffer capacity of a solution which is 0.100 mol / L of NH3 and 0.200 of NH4Cl? 5.Calculate the pH of each of the following solution: (a) Water in equilibrium with CO2 of the air; pKa1 = 6.38, pKa2 = 10.25. (b) Water as in part (a) brought to pH = 7.00 with NaOH and allowed to regain equilibrium with CO2. 6. Derive the following expression for the pH at the first stoichiometric point in the titration of a mixture of two weak acid: HA, the stronger, Ka1, concentration C1; HB, the weaker, Ka2, concentration C2: pH = 1/2 (pKa1 + pKa2) – 1/2 lg (C1/C2)
第六章阅读理解与阅读技能 2009-11-15 23:36:27| 分类：我的世界| 标签：|字号大中小订阅 第六章阅读理解与阅读技能 P249（1）记叙文 Stephen Hawking was born in 1942. He’s a world famous scientist and expert on space and time. Stephen is trying to find the answers to some very big questions, such as: how did the universe being? How will it end? 斯蒂芬在1942年出生。他是研究空间和时间领域的一位举世闻名的科学家和专家。斯蒂芬设法发现一些非常大问题的答案，例如：宇宙未来会怎样？它会怎样结束？ Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became very ill. He was so young, but the doctor said to his family, “He has only two years to live.” The doctors were wrong-he didn’t die. He can’t walk now but he uses a wheelchair. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1963, he became a doctor of philosophy. 斯蒂芬曾经是牛津大学的学生。他学习数学和科学。然而，在20岁时，他生病了。他是如此年轻，但医生告诉他的家人，“他只活两年。”医生是错误的，他没有死。他现在虽然不能走路，但他可以使用了轮椅。随着计算机的帮助，他可以通过计算机举行会谈。牛津大学毕业后，斯蒂芬前往剑桥大学学习。3 年后，在1963年，他成为哲学博士。 Because of his health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met Pope in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then, in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different countries. 由于他的健康问题，出图或写作对于他是很难的。因此他在图片上开始思考。这种新的思维方式，使他在世界上成为了一位最著名的科学家。在1981年，他在罗马遇见了教皇。他们谈论了他的想法。然后，在1988年他写了他的第一本重要的书，《时间的简史》。它在33个不同国家卖了超过550万本。 （2）说明文 One type of solar collector is not very expensive. It is put on the roof of a building. It is usually put on the sunny side of the roof. The sun is most direct in this side, and the unit will collect more heat. The surface is black because black collects more heat from the sun. Inside, there are pipes with water. The top is a piece of glass. The sun shines through the glass and air inside. It heats the water that is also inside. A pump, a machine to move the water, starts when water is warm enough. Then hot water goes into a storage tank. This tank stores or keeps the hot water. Then there is hot water to use for washing clothes or taking baths and showers.
情景对话 你有什么计划吗？ Nancy：Have a nice weekend! 周末好！ Jerry：Thanks. You too! 谢谢！你也好！ Nancy：Do you have any plans? 你有什么计划吗？ Jerry：Well, my family's away and I can't afford to do much. What about you? 嗯，我家里人都走了，我承受不起做太多的事。你呢？ Nancy：Oh, I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet. 哦，我还没决定我要做什么呢。 这几天真是太打扰你了 John：Have you had a good time these past few days? 这几天玩得怎么样啊？ Lily：Yes. Kunming is really a beautiful place. 好极了。昆明这地方真漂亮。 John：Thank you. You're welcome here anytime you want. 谢谢夸奖。什么时候想来就过来玩儿。 Lily：I'm afraid I've been a bother these past few days. 这几天真是太打扰你了。 John：Don't mention it. You know, we're old friends. 别这么客气。咱俩都老朋友了。 Lily：Well. Please come to Beijing if you have time, and let me do the honors. 好。有时间的话，一定来北京玩儿，让我也尽尽地主之宜。John：Okay. Have a safe trip. 好的。一路顺风。
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/182120488.html,/wenkxd.htm（报名网址）Passage 14 Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do-especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come cross his desk every day. “It’s amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves,”he says. “Resumes arrive with stains. Some candidates don’t bother to spell the company’s name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate, ”Crossley concludes. If they cannot take of these details. “Why should we trust them with a job?” Can we pay too much attention to detail? Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees,”says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture they don’t, we should drop them and move to something else.” Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo II moon launch was slightly off-course 90 percent of the time,”says Garfield. “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.”Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake. Too often we believe what accounts for other’s success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow. 66. According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected________ A) because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume B) because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume C) because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their applications D) because they eliminated their names from the applicants list themselves 67. The word “perfectionists”(Line 1, Para 3)refers to those who________ A) demand others to get everything absolutely right B) know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances C) pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives D) are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do 68. Which of the following is the author’s advice to the reader? A) Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked B) Don’t forget details when drawing pictures
计算机专业英语阅读材料 计算机英语（1） Desktop Pattern In the graphical user interface of Microsoft Windows 98,a graphical pattern-called wallpaper-displayed on the desktop (the background "beneath" windows, icons, and dialog boxes). The pattern or picture in the screen background that can be chosen by the user. To change the desktop pattern, choose Display from the Control Panel. 桌面图案 在Microsoft Windows 98的图形用户界面中,一种显示在桌面上称为壁纸(Wallpaper )的图形图案(窗口、图标和对话框后面的背景),屏幕背景可由用户选择图案样式或画面。要改变桌面图案时,从控制面板上选择显示方式。 计算机英语（2） Federated Database In scientific networking ,a collaborative database (part of a collaborator) in which scientists pool their knowledge and discoveries .Federated databases are one proposed solution to the Grand Challenges——problems that are so complex that they far outstrip the capabilities of individual scientists ,or even individual research institutions ,to tackle them independently. 联合式数据库 在科学联网中,科学家们汇集其知识和发现的一种合作数据库(合作的一部分)。联合数据库是对种种重大挑战问题(Grand Challenges)的一种建议性的解决方案——这些问题太复杂,以致于超出单个科学家的能力,甚至单个研究所都无法来单独解决它们。 计算机英语（3） Collapse When creating an outline or viewing a directory tree (such as in the Windows Explorer ),the process of hiding all the outline levels or subdirectories below the selected outline heading or directory. 折叠 当生成一个题纲或观察一个目录树(如在Windows资源管理器中)时,在选定的题纲标题或目录下隐藏所有的题纲层或子目录的过程。 计算机英语（4） Collision In local area networks (LANs) ,a garbled transmission that results when two or more workstations transmit to the same network cable at exactly the same time . Networks have means of preventing collisions. 冲突 在局域网(LANs)中,当两个或多个工作站恰好在同时向同一个网络线路上传送(数据)时产生的错乱传输。网络拥
小学英语阅读理解的常见题型设置及解题技巧 在小学阶段，阅读理解题型灵活多样，但主要有以下题型： 一、读一读，然后选一选。 这种题型的特点是在短文后给出若十个不完整的句子或若干个根据短文内容提出的问题，针对每一题都提供三到四个备选的答案，要求同学们在正确理解短文内容的基础上，从选项中选出一个正确的答案。这类试题的问题一般是紧扣短文内容编排的，既会涉及文章中的细节内容，如文中出现的人物、时间、地点、事件的前因后果等；也会涉及文章中某个词或某个句子的含义以及文章的主旨、大意和标题等。 The big day comes at last! Mrs Jones' third grade students are waiting quietly for her to come into the classroom. Today Amy brings some cakes, Joy brings some napkins, Carlos brings some soda water and Kate brings some cups. Everyone wants the party to he a surprise. Mrs Jones doesn't know the children have known today is her birthday. When she comes into the classroom, the children shout,“Happy birthday, Mrs Jones!”And then the children get a surprise,too. Mrs Jones brings everyone a party hat and an ice cream! 阅读短文，选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1. Mrs Jones' grade students are waiting for her. A. three B.third C.No.3 D.the third ( )2. Carlos brings some _____ ． A. cola B.napkins C.soda water D.cups ( )3．_____ brings some cakes. A. Amy B.Carlos C.Joey D.Kate 分析 题1短文的第二句话告诉我们是琼斯老师的三年级的学生们正静静地等候她的到来。在年级前面应该用序数词来表示，如果是在年级后面就应该用基数词表示。如：the third grade,=Grade Three.同时因为前面有定语Mrs Jones'，所以这里也应该不要the。 题2.3 短文介绍了几个同学分别带了一些东西。卡洛斯带了soda water （汽水），艾米带了蛋糕。 正确答案：1.B 2.C 3. A 二、读一读，然后判断句子正误。 该题型的特点是在短文后给出若干个句子，要求同学们根据短文内容，判断所给的句子意思是否与原文相符。做这类题应该联系短文内容进行发挥，主要是考查对意思相近或相反的几个句子进行鉴别、判断，或是变换词语、句子结构来测试同种意思的不同表达。 There are some public numbers. Do you know when to use these numbers? 110 is a number for calling policeman when you have meet some illegal things. 119 is a number using for a fire accident.
?日常用语： 就是日常生活中的交际用语，如Thank you. Sorry.等 谚语： 即是人们生活中常用的现成的话。 谚语类似成语，但口语性强，通俗易懂，而且一般都表达一个完整的意思，形式上差不多都是一两个短句。 例如：Helaughsbestwholaughslast.谁笑到最后，谁就笑得最好。 Nopains,nogains.没有付出，就没有收获。 ?英语日常交际用语分类： 打招呼与告别用语（Greeting and Saying Good-bye） 1.－How are you ? －I’m fine, thanks. 2. －Nice to meet you. －Nice to meet you, too. 谈论颜色（Talking about colour） 1. －What colour is it? －It’s red. 2. －What’s you favourite colour, Jenny? －My favourite colour is blue. 3. －How many colours do you like? －Three. 谈论高度（Talking about height） 1. －Are you short or tall? －I’m short／tall. 2. －How tall am I, Mr Wood? －You’re 1.6 metres tall. 看病用语（Seeing a doctor） 1. －What’s the matter? －I cut my knee. It hurts. 就餐用语（Having meals） 1. －Would you like some dumpling? －No, thanks.／ Yes please. 2. I’d like porridge for breakfast. 3. It’s ／Thery’re delicious. 4. What would you like for supper? 5. －Are you ready to order? －Yes, please. I’d like……. 谈论天气（Talking about weather） 1 －How is the weather today?／What’s the weather like today?
Passage 1 Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. 1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that___. A) every glance has its significance 2. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is___. B) to avoid eye contact with other passengers 3. By "a dimming of the lights" (Line 13,Para.1 )Erving Goffman means___. C) ceasing to glance at others 4. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel___. B) uneasy 5. The passage mainly discusses___. D) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication. Passage 2 Geraldo Rivera is well known for his compassionate investigative reports on WABC-TV Eyewitness News. But I’m not just in the business of making people cry. I’m in the business of chang e.” 6. Geraldo Rivera is working as a(n)______. B. investigative reporter for a special TV program 7. How many awards did Rivera receive for his work? D. Five 8. Rivera’s inves tigation and expose on the conditions at WillowbrookStateSchool led to _____. D. all of the above