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(2009-06-23 20:11:12)
TheDoerofDeeds
Itisnotthecriticwhocounts,notthemanwhopointsouthowthestrongmanstumbles,thedoerofdeedscouldhavedonethembetter.Thecreditbelongstothemanwhoisactuallyinthearens,whosefaceismarredbydustandsweatandblood;whostivesvaliantly;whoerrs,andcomesshortagainandagain;becausethereisnoteffortwithouterrorandshortcoming;butwhodoesactuallystrivetodothedeeds;whoknowsthegreatenthusiasms,thegreatde...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-21 21:42:26)
JackRelatedIdioms
Agoodhusbandmakesagoodwife.andAgoodJackmakesagoodJill.
Prov.Ifahusbandormanwantshiswifeorgirlfriendtoberespectfulandlovingtohim,heshouldberespectfulandlovingtoher.
Don'tblameyourwifeforbeingshort-temperedwithyou;you'vebeensounpleasanttoherlately.Agoodhusbandmakesagoodwife.
AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.
Prov.Itisnothealthyforsomeonetoworkalltheti...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-21 21:22:20)
美语听力与发音技巧第4期（连音）WelcometodailytipsonlearningEnglish.Today’stipisonsoundlinking.
AlthoughinwrittenEnglish,there’respacesbetweeneveryword,inspokenEnglishthere’realwaysnever(1)pausesbetweenwords.InordertounderstandspokenEnglish,itis(2)essentialtounderstandhowthislinkingisdone.Todaylet’s(3)concentrateonthemostcommonsoundlinkingsituation.Wheneverawordendinginaconso...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-21 21:17:30)
GreatExpectations
Asthenightwasfastfalling,andasthemoon,beingpastthefull,wouldnotriseearly,weheldalittlecouncil:ashortone,forclearlyourcoursewastoliebyatthefirstlonelytavernwecouldfind.So,theypliedtheiroarsoncemore,andIlookedoutforanythinglikeahouse.Thusweheldon,speakinglittle,forfourorfivedullmiles.Itwasverycold,and,acolliercomingbyus,withhergallery-firesmokingandflaring,lookedlikea...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-20 21:16:20)
美语听力与发音技巧第3期（清浊辅音结尾对元音的影响）
WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonhowdifferentvowellengthsareusedtodifferentiatewordsendinginvoicedandvoicelessconsonants.
Let’stakeanexample.There’ssomethinginmyeyes.There’ssomethinginmyice.Thelastwordsintheexamples,eyesandicedifferin2ways.Onedifferenceisthewordeyesendwiththesound“z”,andiceendwiththesound“...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-20 21:10:38)
EqualityandGreatness
Betweenpersonsofequalincomethereisnosocialdistinctionexceptthedistinctionofmerit.Moneyisnothing;character,conduct,andcapacityareeverything.Insteadofalltheworkersbeingleveleddowntolowwagestandardsandalltherichleveleduptofashionbaleincomestandards,everybodyunderasystemofequalincomeswouldfindherorhisownnaturallevel.Therewouldbegreatpeopleandordinarypeopleandlittlepeolpe,...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-20 18:49:11)
Title:MyFather'sEye
Artist:EricClapton
Sailingdownbehindthesun,
Waitingformyprincetocome.
Prayingforthehealingrain
Torestoremysoulagain.Justatoeragontherun.
HowdidIgethere?
WhathaveIdone?
Whenwillallmyhopesarise?
HowwillIknowhim?
WhenIlookinmyfather'seyes.
Myfather'seyes.
WhenIlookinmyfather'seyes.
Myfather'seyes.Thenthelightbeginstoshine
(2009-06-19 22:45:04)
Bestoftimes
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness;itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.
ExcerptfromATaleofTwoCitiesbyCh...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-19 05:52:16)
WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonhowsyllablestresscanaffectthemeaningofwords.
Remenberthatstressedsyllablesaresaidlouderandarelengthened,andunstressedsyllablesarepronouncedmoresoftly,andoftenhavethevowelsoundsreduced.Sometimes,thisdifferencecanbethedifferencebetweenaverbandanoun,oranadjective.
Thereareatleast14pairsofwordsinwhichsyllablestressalonemakesthis...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-18 22:06:55)
Lifeisachess-board:Thechess-boardistheworld:thepiecesarethephenomenaoftheuniverse;therulesofthegamearewhatwecallthelawsofnature.Theplayerontheothersideishiddenfromus.Weknowthathisplayisalwaysfair,justandpatient.Butalsoweknow,toourcost,thatheneveroverlooksamistake,ormakesthesmallestallowanceforignorance.ByThomasHenryHuxley参考译文棋盘宛如世界：一个个棋子仿佛世间的种种现象：游戏规则就是我们...[阅读全文]
