TheGreatGatsby,byF.ScottFitzgerald
Chapter8
Icouldn’tsleepallnight;afog-hornwasgroaningincessantlyontheSound,andItossedhalf-sickbetweengrotesquerealityandsavage,frighteningdreams.TowarddawnIheardataxigoupGatsby’sdrive,andimmediatelyIjumpedoutofbedandbegantodress—IfeltthatIhadsomethingtotellhim,somethingtowarnhimabout,andmorningwouldbetoolate.Crossinghislawn,Isawthathisfro...[阅读全文]
听歌学英文
Life\'s a dream. Never too old to learn stupid things. :-)
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(2011-09-11 13:41:50)
(2011-09-11 13:40:05)
TheGreatGatsby,byF.ScottFitzgerald
Chapter9
AftertwoyearsIremembertherestofthatday,andthatnightandthenextday,onlyasanendlessdrillofpoliceandphotographersandnewspapermeninandoutofGatsby’sfrontdoor.Aropestretchedacrossthemaingateandapolicemanbyitkeptoutthecurious,butlittleboyssoondiscoveredthattheycouldenterthroughmyyard,andtherewerealwaysafewofthemclusteredopen-mouthedaboutthepoo...[阅读全文]
Chapter9
AftertwoyearsIremembertherestofthatday,andthatnightandthenextday,onlyasanendlessdrillofpoliceandphotographersandnewspapermeninandoutofGatsby’sfrontdoor.Aropestretchedacrossthemaingateandapolicemanbyitkeptoutthecurious,butlittleboyssoondiscoveredthattheycouldenterthroughmyyard,andtherewerealwaysafewofthemclusteredopen-mouthedaboutthepoo...[阅读全文]
(2011-09-08 18:51:12)
TextofPresidentObama'sjobsspeech
ByCBSNewsTopicsEconomy,Congress,Campaign2012,SocialIssues
(Source:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20103620-503544.html)
HereisthetextofPresidentObama'sspeechasreleasedbytheWhiteHouseonSept.8,2011.Mr.Speaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,andfellowAmericans:
Tonightwemeetatanurgenttimeforourcountry.Wecontinuetofaceaneconomiccrisisthat...[阅读全文]
(2011-09-04 16:26:05)
驱动美国大部分经济活动的消费者支出的疲软损害了美国经济的增长。
EconomicgrowthhasbeenhurtbyweaknessintheconsumerspendingthatdrivesmostU.S.economicactivity.
澳大利亚说，澳大利亚联邦警察正在对维基揭密网站及其创始人进行调查，看他们公布数十万美国秘密的外交文件是否违反了澳大利亚的法律。
AustraliasaysitsFederalPoliceareinvestigatingtheWikiLeakswebsiteanditsfoundertose...[阅读全文]
(2011-09-03 20:47:08)
ChopsticksForChina,MadeinAmerica
IntheUnitedStates,manythingsare“MadeinChina.”OnesmallAmericancompanyinGeorgia,however,ismakingtraditionalChinesechopsticks.They’resendingthese“MadeinAmerica”chopstickstoChina.SomeAsiancountriesusechopstickstoeatfood.They’reoftenmadeofwoodorsometimesplastic.Chinamakesmostoftheworld’schopsticks.SeveralhundredChinesecompaniesmakeabout63billionpairsofch...[阅读全文]
(2011-09-03 20:43:25)
JamesWattandtheTeaKettle
AlittleScotchboywassittinginhisgrandmother'skit-chen.Hewaswatchingtheredflamesinthewideopenfire-placeandquietlywonderingaboutthecausesofthings.In-deed,hewasalwayswonderingandalwayswantingtoknow.
"Grandma,"hepresentlyasked,"whatmakesthefireburn?"
Thiswasnotthefirsttimehehadpuzzledhisgrand-motherwithquestionsthatsheco...[阅读全文]
(2011-09-03 20:43:10)
这次作业还是给出中文译文和英文录音。英文录音用来做听写练习。文章的题目是《詹姆斯·瓦特和水壶》。该文曾被收入陈冠商主篇的《英语背诵文选》 （上海外语教育出版社，1988）。翻译写作：不看/不听英文原文，把中文译文翻译成英文。交作业时请注明是你的翻译作业。希望大家踊跃参与，互相批改点评。听写：如果你不想做翻译部分的练习，或已经完成了翻译[阅读全文]
(2011-08-30 19:11:22)
DifferenceBetweenCostlyandExpensive
May6th,2011|ByoliviaCostlyvsExpensiveCostlyandexpensivearetwowordsthataresimilarintheirmeaningsandareusedalmostinterchangeably.Whenyousaycostlyyoumeantosaythatisbeyondyourbudgetorwhatyouhadinmindwhenyoufirstthoughtofit.Similarlyexpensiveisusedtorefertoanythingthatlooksandfeelsbetterthanordinarythingslikeexpensivewatchorexpensivewine.Thoughthereisnothing...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-28 16:12:06)
Lesson2TyingtheKnot
Mike:Hmmm...What’sthiscard?“Joinus!MattandAllisonaretyingtheknot!TaketheplungewiththemSaturday,June22nd,attheirEngagement/BeachParty.There’llbenochancetogetcoldfeetatthissizzlinghotsummerparty!TakesplaceatTurtleBeach.Thispartyisnostuffyceremony,sojoininifyouwanttoseethecouplelettheirhairdownonelasttimebeforethewalkdowntheaisle!
RSVPbyFriday,June15th.It’llbeabla...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-28 15:50:32)
CHOOSINGANOCCUPATION
Hodeslea,Eastbourne,
November5,1892DearSir,
Iamverysorrythatthepressureofotheroccupationshaspreventedmefromsendinganearlierreplytoyourletter.
Inmyopinionaman'sfirstdutyistofindaway(1)ofsupportinghimself,ther...[阅读全文]
