刘翔职业生涯十大瞬间
中国“飞人”刘翔宣布退役。
Liu Xiang's career started as a high jumper. Mr. Sun Haiping encouraged him to move up to hurdles.
刘翔最开始是一名跳高运动员。他后来的教练孙海平鼓励他转跑跨栏……【详细】
旅游英语
旅游观光常用词汇
1.Where is the tourist information centre ?
请问旅游问讯处在哪里?
2.How long does it take to get there on foot?
步行到那里需要多长时间?
3.Where is the bus depot for the ABC buses?
ABC线路的巴士站在哪里?
4.Could you show me the way on this map?
你能在地图上给我指路吗?
5.How much is the entrance fee?
门票多少钱?
英语新闻
北上广“首要污染源”公布
最新研究显示,机动车、燃煤、扬尘以及工业生产是我国大部分城市大气污染主要来源,约占85%到90%.
Vehicles, coal-burning, airborne dust and industrial production account for 85 to 90 percent of the major airborne pollution sources in most Chinese cities,new research shows.……[详细]
日常英语
1如何表达“我今天心情好”
What a lucky day! 今天太走运啦!
I’m really on cloud nine! 我现在真是乐翻天了。
I really get a kick out of being around you. 和你在一起我很愉快。
I'm in a good mood today. 我今天心情很好。
He looked like he was having the time of his life.他看上去从来没有这样开心过。
2对中式英语Say "No"
“原来如此。你一解释我就明白了。”
“[误] So it is. I understand soon after your explanation.”
“[正] So that's how it is. I understand soon after your explanation.”
“东施效颦。”
“[误] Doingshi imitates Xishi.”
“[正] The ugly imitates the beautiful in such a distorted way that the ugliness of the ugly becomes worse.”
影视推荐
Song of the Sea。
本片改编自爱尔兰民间传说,本(大卫·罗尔 David Rawle 配音)和西尔莎(露西·奥康奈尔 Lucy O'Connell 配音)因母亲布罗娜(丽莎·汉尼根 Lisa Hannigan 配音)早逝而被父亲康纳(布莱丹·格里森 Brendan Gleeson 配音)抚养长大,父亲因失去妻子郁郁寡欢,本逐渐成长为一个勇敢有担当的大哥哥。西尔莎偶然发现了妈妈留下的贝笛,吹奏出的音乐引人入胜,具有一种神奇的沟通能力,同时也是发掘母亲过去深藏的魔力的钥匙。一天晚上,穿上海豹皮的西尔莎被一群海豹引入海洋,却遇到了危险,兄妹俩被奶奶强行带回了城市。本很快发现西尔莎具有古老传说中才有的神秘力量,为了保护妹妹与其他塞尔奇小精灵,兄妹俩并肩作战,再次踏上了回家的路……
妙语如珠
习大大演讲中引用的佳句
习大大在演讲中指出,世界好,亚洲才能好;亚洲好,世界才能好;并强调坚持合作共赢、共同发展。
东南亚朋友讲“水涨荷花高”。
Our friends in Southeast Asia say that the lotus flowers grow taller as the ……[详细]
巧妙应对难翻译的“中文连词”
“一会儿……,一会儿……
走一会儿,坐一会儿,他始终懒得张罗买卖。
Walking and resting by turns, he wandered about until noon without the energy to solicit fares.……[详细]
域外文化
The palm-forward "V" sign, formed by raising and spreading the first two fingers, has three different meanings in American culture.
掌心向外, 竖起食指和中指, 并向两边展开, 这样就构成了一个V形手势。V形手势在美国文化中有三个不同的含义。
The most popular meaning of the "V" sign was invented in 1941 by a Belgian, Victor De Lavalaye. Wanting a symbol for resistance to the Nazi occupation, he came up with the single letter "V", which stood not only for his own first name, but also for English victory, Flemish virijheid, and French victoire. The symbolism of the sign spread very quickly, and Winston Churchill used it constantly in public appearance. Thus throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the gesture meant simply "victory".
V形手势最为普遍的一个意思是在1941年由比利时人维克托· 德· 拉维雷创造发明的……[全文]