2)Theendjustifiesthemeans.只要目的正当,可以不择手段。
3)Theendmakesallequal.死亡面前,人人平等。
4)Theeyeisbiggerthanthebelly.贪多嚼不烂。
5)Thefarthestwayaboutisthenearestwayhome.抄近路反而绕远路。
6)Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.玉不琢,不成器。
7)Thefireisthetestofgold,adversityofstrongman.烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。
8)Thefirststepistheonlydifficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
9)Thefoxknewtoomuch,that‘showhelosthistail.机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿性命。
10)Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhome.兔子不吃窝边草。
英语故事
Afewmoredayspassed,andtheemperordecidedthathewantedtoseethenewclotheshimself.Hetoldallhisadvisorstocomewithhim.Hewantedtoseeifanyofthemcouldnotseetheclothes.Thenhewouldknowiftheywerestupidorlazyadvisors.
Goodmorning,gentlemen.IsmynewsuitalmostreadyGoodmorning,yourmajesty.Yes.It’salmostready.WouldyouliketoseeYes,Iwould.Myadvisorssaidyoudoverygoodwork.Thankyou.
Hereitis.DoyoulikeitWecanchangethesleevesifyoudon’tlikethem.
Theemperorwasverysurprised.Helookedandlooked,buthecouldnotseethenewclothes.Butallhisadvisorswerethere,andhehidnotwantthemtothinkthathewasstupidorabademperor.
Sotheemperorpretendedtoseetheclothes.Ilikethesleeves.Whatdoyouthink,JonathanThesleevesareverynice.Yellowisinfashionthisyear.Thesleevesaregreen,sir.
Oh.Well,theylookalittleyellow-greeninthislight.TheotheradvisorslaughedatJonathan.Theythoughthecouldnotseethesleeves.Ofcourse,noneofthemcouldseethesleeveseither,buttheywereallafraidtosayanything.
Noonewantedtolookstupid,sotheyallpretendedtoseethewonderfulnewclothes.
Ithinkmynewclothesareperfect.WhenwillyoubedoneWewillbedonenextweek.Verygood.Iwillholdaparadenextweek.Thentheentirecitywillbeabletoseemymagicalnewclothes.
Butyourmajesty,weneedmoremoney.Weneedtobuyjeweledbuttonsforyournewclothes.Herearetwomorebagsofgold.Pleasebuythebestjeweledbuttons.Yes,yourmajesty.Onlythebestforyou.
Again,BusterandClydehidthegoldintheirbagsandpretendedtobuyjeweledbuttons.Thentheypretendedtosewthebuttonsonthesuitwithgoldthread.
Thenextday,theemperor’smessengersannouncedtheparade.Thetownspeoplewereveryexcitedaboutseeingthemagicalsuit.
Attention,attention!Hismajesty,theemperorwillholdaparadenextweek.Hisnewclothesaremagicalclothes.Onlysmart,hardworkingpeoplewillbeabletoseehisnewclothes.Peoplewhoarestupidorlazywillnotbeabletoseetheclothesatall.Attention,attention!
DidyouhearthatMagicalclothesMysistersaidtheclotheswereyellowandblue.Thenyoursistermustbestupid.Mycousinsaidtheywereredandgreen.Mysisterisnotstupid!Yourcousinmustbelazy.
Maybethesuitisallcolors.Oh,don’tbestupid!Allweeklong,busterandClydepretendedtosewtheemperor’snewclothes.Buttherewasnosilkclothtocut.Therewasnogoldthreadintheneedles.Andtherewerenojeweledbuttonsorsilvertrimanywhereinthesewingroom.
Chapter4
Finally,itwasthedayoftheparade.Theemperorwenttothesewingroomtoseehisnewsuit.So,tailors,aremynewclothesready
Yes,theyare.Hereistheshirt.Andherearethepants.Andhereisthecoat.Andweevenmadeahat!
Ofcourse,therewasnothingthereatall.Buttheemperorpretendedtoseethemagicalsuit.Wonderful!Beautiful!Ilovethehat.ThissuitisevenbetterthantheonewasmadeforthekingofFrance.
Theclothisaslightascobwebs.Youwillfeellikeyouarewearingair.WouldyouliketotryitonUm,yes,Iwould.Theemperorwasverynervous.Itwasafraidtotryonclotheshecouldn’tsee.Buthehadtopretend,oreveryonewouldthinkhewasstupidandlazy.
Firsthepretendedtoputontheshirt.Thenhepretendedtoputonthepants.Thenhepretendedtoputonthecoat.Finally,hepretendedtoputonthehat.
HowdoIlookYoulookperfect,yourmajesty.Itfitsyoulikeaglove.
Theemperorlookedinthemirror.Buthestillcouldnotseetheclothes.Allhesawwashisunderwearandsocks.Well,thetownspeoplearewaiting.Imuststarttheparade.
Thankyouforthiswonderfulsuit.You’rewelcome,yourmajesty.Gladtobeofservice.Theemperorwenttothestartingplacefortheparade.AllofhisAdvisorswerethere.Yourmajesty,yournewclothesarebeautiful!Thecolorisperfect!
Thetownspeoplewillloveit.Thenlet’sstarttheparade.Ican’twaitforeveryonetoseemynewclothes.Theemperorwentoutsideandstartedtheparade.Theparadewentfromthecastletothetownsquare.
Allthepeoplecheeredandcheeredfortheemperor’snewclothes.Ofcourse,noonecouldseethem,buteveryonepretendedto.Noonewantedanyonetothinktheywerestupidorlazy.Thisistheemperor’sbestsuitever.
SeeItoldyouitwasblue.Yes,butthepantsarered.Then,alittleboypointedattheemperorandshouted.Mama,theemperorhasnoclotheson!Hush,Henry.Ofcoursetheemperorhasclotheson.No,hedoesn’t.
Icanseehisunderwear!Suddenly,theemperorknewthechildwasright.Thetailorshadtrickedhim.Therewerenomagicclothes.Everyoneonlypretendedtoseetheclothes.Theemperorcontinuedhisparade,butheheardthetownspeopletalking.
Theboysaidtheemperorhasnoclotheson.Ithinkhe’sright.Heisright!Wewereallsoafraidtolookstupid.Wewerestupidtobelieveinmagicalclothes.
Theemperorlearnedthatclotheswerenotimportant.Beingagoodandhonestemperorwasimportant.
Thenextday,theemperorgaveallhisclothestothepoorpeopleinhiscity.Hesenthissoldierstocapturethelyingtailors,buttheyweregone.Theyleftthecitywiththeemperor’sgold,andnooneeversawthemagain.
怎样学习英语
学习英语有很多方法,下面我就一个一个地说一下我是怎样学习英语的。
一、联想法记单词:这个方法我用的比较多。比如sandwich(三明治)分解后可以发现这个单词是由两个部分组成的:sand、wich,而sand的中文意思是“沙子”,wich的中文意思是“巫婆”,所以“吃沙子的巫婆”就是“三明治”。这样可以记得又牢又快。
二、看原声电影:我平时喜欢在网上或电视上看一些带中文字幕的原声电影,可以学习剧中人是怎样用英文进行日常口语对话的,听不懂的地方还有中文字幕的帮助,对英语的发音、语气的学习也很有帮助。
三、看英文电视节目:我平时爱看中央电视台的《希望英语》节目,它很活泼,也很轻松。既可以随主持人去世界各地旅游,又可以学习英语。既然说到了有利于英语学习的电视节目,我就不得不提一下我特别喜爱的F1赛车节目了。由于中央电视台播出的是F1官方的赛事节目信号,所以,如果将左上角的那个中央电视台第五频道栏目标记去掉的话,其实就成了一套地地道道的英文节目了:车手的名字是英文、赛会做出的一些决定是英文、车队与车手之间的对话也是英文、赛后的新闻发布会还是英文!看的多了,结合屏幕上显示的中文字幕自然也就大致明白他们说的是什么意思了。
四、看中英文对照小说:我看过《大森林里的小屋》,里面只有一部分中文注释。我可以把它读下来,只是有的意思我还不太懂。我感觉读这类书籍会让我更深刻地理解英语口语。还有些中英文对照小说,一边是英文,一边是中文,两边对照着读,很有意思。
五、写英语博文:暑假里我在爸爸的建议下,试着开始在我的博客里增加了“英语作文”的博文分类,并且已经写了几篇了。每次写完后,我都会让爸爸妈妈帮忙检查一下,这样就能提高我的英文写作水平了。
另外,我还买了一些很有用的英语资料,比如刚刚网购的《笑死我的英语书(Laughdieme)》,里面有很多翻译不当的具有中国特征的不规范的中式英语(Chinglish),风趣而幽默;《我的第一本英文作文书》可以提供给我“学一次就能用一辈子的英文作文法”等。
当然,第一重要的还是上课听讲,跟着老师读写,认真完成每天的作业等。只有认真对待学习,才有丰硕的回报。
最后,借用一下我国已故“语言大师”季羡林先生对学习语言的见解结束本文——“做人要老实,学外语也要老实。学外语没有什么万能的窍门。俗语说:书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。这就是窍门。”