Adaptedfrom“ALittleBookofLanguage”byDavidCrystal
(想直接知道参考答案的见文末)
It'sreallyinterestingtolistentobabiesduringtheirfirstyearoflife,andtrytoworkoutwhattheyaresaying.Wecanlearnalotaboutlanguagethatway.Nowthebaby(firstfewmonths)crygoessomethinglikethis:W
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《卧虎藏龙》
慕白和秀莲一起坐在凉亭里
MubaiandXiulianaresittingtogetherinapavilion
秀莲:喝杯茶吧?
Xiulian:Sometea?
慕白:秀莲,我们能触摸的东西没有“永远”。师父一再的说"把手握紧,里面什么也没有;把手松开,你拥有的是一切。"
Mubai:Xiulian,thethingswecantouchhavenopermanence.Itisallanillusion.Themasterwouldsay,"Aman'sprimaryneedistoletgo.Onlythencanheposs...[
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Usually,themoresyllablesasentencehasthelongerittakestosayit.Itistrueformostofthelanguages,butitisnotthecaseforthelanguageofEnglish.Englishisastress-timedlanguage,thenumberofstressedsyllablesinasentenceaffectsthetimethespeakerusestosaythesentence.Peopletendusemoretimetosaythestressedsyllables,theyutterthestressedsyllablesclearlyandinalouderorlongervoice,butnotfortheunstressedsyllablesorwords.Themor...[
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http://www.cybernation.com/victory/youcandoit/poems.php
ACreedToLiveByDon'tundermineyourworthbycomparing
yourselfwithothers.
Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.
Don'tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeople
deemimportant.
Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.
Don'ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.
Clingtothemasyouwouldyourlife,forwithoutthem
lifeismeaningless.<...[
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好文不该独享。有关英语韵律语调的研究不乏其人,论著也不少,只是我们还没有接触到。下面关于英语节奏语调的论述几乎涉及了这方面的所有的重要内容,是不可多得的好文章。
TeachingEnglishIntonationtoEFL/ESLStudentsMehmetCelik
mcelik[at]hacettepe.edu.tr
HacettepeUniversity,TurkeyThisarticleproposesaworkable,teachable,generalisableaswellascommunicativelyefficientframeworkfortheteachingoftheintonati...[
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题目有点catcheyeball:-)Year2011iscoming,andI'mwonderingwhythereisnotanewyearresolutionthisyear.Perhapslastyear'splanningisstillintheimplementationphaseandpeopledon'tneedtohaveanewoneatthismoment.
Forme,Ibelongtothiscategory,however,Idohaveanewresolution,whichistocarryoutthepromisesthatImadelastyear.Moerover,IhavegutstosayandboastalittleherethatI'veachievedalotoverthepastyearsincelastNearYear's...[
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Itsurprisesmethatmykidreadsnovelsfasterthanme,onereasonIcanseeisthattheybenefitfromtheirspokenEnglish,theirnativehabitsoflinking,soundreducingandphrasinginoralEnglishcontributesalottotheirreadingspeed.Ihavemyownexperiencetosupportthispoint.Wehaveabrainchattercontinuouslyutteringsoundsinthebrainwhenwedosomereading,evenduringourthinking.Withourtraditionalhabbits,wetendtopronounceeveryEnglishwordclea...[
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DearJohn,There’ssomuchIwanttosaytoyou,butI’mnotsurewhere
Ishouldbegin.ShouldIstartbytellingyouthatIloveyou?Or
thatthedaysI’vespentwithyouhavebeenthehappiestinmylife?
OrthatintheshorttimeI’veknownyou,I’vecometobelieve
thatweweremeanttobetogether?Icouldsayallthosethingsand
allwouldbetrue,butasIrereadthem,allIcanthinkisthatI
wishIwerewithyounow,holdingyourhandandwatc...[
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Ok,whatcanyoudorightnowtobegintoturnyourlifearound?I’lltellyoutwoorthreethings.
Startmakingalistofthingstobegratefulfor.Startwiththat,becausethisshiftsyourenergy,itstartstoshiftyourthinking.Wherebeforethisexerciseyoumightbefocusingonwhatyoudon’thave,andyoumightbefocusingonyourcomplaints,andyoumightbefocusingonwhatevertheproblemsare;whenyoudothisexerciseyoustarttogoinadifferentdirection,...[
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