My Little English Corner

A new accent is an adventure. Be bold! Exaggerate wildly!
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抒情为主,匆忙写完,没注意语法和措辞,砖头我晚上收拾完娃再来接。
Itallstartedwith泡泡’srecordingofAAT.Beforethat,Ihadgotbackintothegoodold“silent”wayoflearningEnglishbyreadingnovelsandpracticingwritingweeklyessays.Iwastiredof900sentencesanddidn’tfeelitwashelpingmeasmuchasbefore.泡泡’snear-nativerecitingofAATshockedme.Iregainedmyhope,thinking:mmm,maybeIcandoittoo!泡泡sharedwithmethroughQ...[阅读全文]
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UponreadingCarpediem’sessayonhowhismarriagetookawayhisloneliness,IthoughtIcouldwritesomethingdownfromawoman’sperspective,inparticularaboutwhatchangesmymarriagehasbroughtme,toPKwithCarpediem(haha),andtocommemoratemyfifthweddinganniversaryaswell.Herewego:


Yesterdaywewenttoapartyinabigmansion,whichwasrentedforsixweeksbytwoofmyhusband’sclassmatesinthesummersemin...[阅读全文]
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OurrecentdiscussiononaccentremindsmeofaninterestingarticleIreadacoupleofmonthsagooncurrenteducation.Inordertomakethepointthatthenewgeneration,whichwasbornintothedigitalageandgrowsupwithcomputer,internetandsocialmedia,isverydifferentfromthoseofuswhohave“learned”or“adaptedto”thenewtechnology,thearticlehumorouslycallsthetwogenerations“DigitalNatives”and“DigitalImmigrants”respectively.Itgo...[阅读全文]
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Lesson16:Marriage226.We’vebeenmarriedforfourteenyears.227.Areyoustillmarried?228.Theygotmarriedlastyear.229.Weweremarriedinachurch.230.Wehadasmallwedding.231.Nextweekisourtwentiethanniversary.232.Weinvitedallourfriendstothewedding.233.It’snicetobemarried.234.MywifeisfromChicago.235.Wedon’twanttohavekidsanytimesoon.236.Icannotimaginespendingtherestofmylifewithanyoneelse.237.Notmanypeopleca...[阅读全文]
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Whataparty!
来源:非文学青年于2011-08-0109:40:18
http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/yingyuyuanchuang/109565.html

Stokedfortheparty,lmaokickeditoffThursdayeveningwithaBeijingOperarendition,givingthepartyanearlyjump-start.Thisso-called“rearpronunciation”singingwasfollowedbyademonstrationof“nasal”Huangmeioperaby同学小雪。Afterthesetwoearlystarters,Professor小千setthebarreallyhighbyp...[阅读全文]
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娃大了,不睡长nap了。15课还没时间跟读,先交上作业,开个头,大家砸吧。Lesson15:Dating
211.Arethosetwostillseeingeachother? 
212.Wouldyouliketogetdinnersometime?
213.I’msorrybutI’mseeingsomeone.
214.Haveyoumetmygirlfriend?
215.Theirrelationshipishavingsomeproblemsrightnow.
216.Idon’twanttocommittoonepersonrightnow.
217.Ithinkweshouldseeotherpeople.
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WhydoIpreferipadtotraditionalbooks?
Opening:Summerisreadingtime.Inadditiontochoosingwhatbookstoread,wearenowfacingthequestionwithwhattoread,thankstotherecentadvancesintechnology.Ihaverecentlybeenexposedtoipadreadingandhavebeenlovingit.WhatdoIlikeaboutipadovertradiationalbooks?
1.Economy
2.Convenience
3.Safty
Conclusion:Despiteafewdrawbacks,likeyoudon'tgettofeel,smellandtouchthe...[阅读全文]
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196.Igotticketsfornextweek’sconcert.
197.I’veheardthispieceperformedmanytimes.
198.Theviolinistisquiteskilled.
199.Ipreferclassicalmusictorock.
200.Heplaystheguitarinalocalband.
201.IwishIcouldplaymusicalinstruments.
202.Ticketsaresoldoutfortherecital.
203.Mysonisatpianolessons.
204.Musicisauniversallanguage.
205.IonlysingwhenI’mtakingashower.
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(2011-07-14 13:54:28)
Attheendoftoday'sToastmastermeeting,theyweretalkingabouttheschedulefornextweek.SomeoneaskedwhetherIwantedtobetheAh-counternexttime.Isaid,IactuallywasthinkingtobeabackupspeakerforAngie(whoshowedsomereluctancewhenshewastoldthatshewouldbeoneofthespeakersnexttime).Angiesaid,"oh,thanks!Goahead,Iwouldgiveupmyslotataheartbeat,Iloveicebreakers!".SonowhereIam:IhavetostartthinkingaboutaspeechfornextThursday...[阅读全文]
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(2011-07-13 22:44:42)
 
Lesson13:NewspapersandMagazines
181.Thisnewspaperisveryliberalinitsopinions.
182.Ireadthepaperonlineeverymorning.
183.Hejustgotasubscriptiontothatmagazine.
184.Thepicturesaregood,butthemagazinearticlesaren’tveryinteresting.
185.Thenewspaperhasalotofunpleasantstories.
186.MyfatherisajournalistfortheNewYorkTimes.
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