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中石油職稱英語(yǔ)網(wǎng)CNPCEDU.COM 全國(guó)唯一中石油集團(tuán)公司職稱英語(yǔ)門戶網(wǎng)站1English is a Crazy Language英語(yǔ)是一種瘋狂的語(yǔ)言1Lets face itEnglish is a crazy language. 讓我們接受現(xiàn)實(shí)吧英語(yǔ)是一種瘋狂的語(yǔ)言。There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger；neither apple nor pine in pineapple茄子(eggplant，字面意為雞蛋植物)里并沒有雞蛋，漢堡包(hamburger，字面意為火腿火餅)里也沒有火腿。同樣，菠蘿(pineapple，字面意為松樹蘋果)里既沒有松樹也沒有蘋果。English muffins werent invented in England nor French fries in France松餅(English muffin，字面意為英式松餅)并不是英國(guó)人發(fā)明的，而炸薯?xiàng)l(French fries，字面意為法式油炸食品)也不是法國(guó)人的發(fā)明。Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads，which arent sweet，are meat “甜肉”(sweetmeat)指的是蜜餞，而“甜面包”(sweetbread)不是甜的，它指的是牛雜碎。2We take English for granted. 我們理所當(dāng)然地接受了英語(yǔ)的一切。But if we explore its paradoxes，we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig但是如果我們分析一下英語(yǔ)中似是而非的情況，我們馬上就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)“快的沙子”(quicksand，流沙，也指陷阱，困境)往往走得很慢，“拳擊的圓圈”(boxing rings，拳擊場(chǎng))是方的，“幾內(nèi)亞豬”(guinea pig，天竺鼠)既不是來自幾內(nèi)亞，也不是豬。And why is it that writers write but fingers dont finggrocers dont groce and hammers dont ham? 還有，既然名詞作家(writers)去掉詞尾的rs就可以成為動(dòng)詞“寫作(write)”，那為什么名詞手指(fingers)、雜貨店(grocers)、錘子(hammers)去掉rs就不能成為各自相對(duì)應(yīng)的動(dòng)詞呢? If the plural of tooth is teeth，why isnt the plural of booth beeth ? 如果牙齒的復(fù)數(shù)是teeth，那為什么售貨亭的復(fù)數(shù)不是beeth?If you have one goose, two geese, why not one moose, two meese, or one index, two indices?一只鵝我們用goose，兩只鵝用geese，那么，一只駝鹿用moose(單復(fù)數(shù)同形)，兩只駝鹿就應(yīng)該是meese了?為什么一條索引是index，兩條索引卻成了indices?3Doesnt it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend, or that you can comb through the annals of history but not a single annal? 如果你賠償時(shí)只能賠償復(fù)數(shù)不能賠償單數(shù)，這足不是很莫名其妙?你可以梳理歷史的復(fù)數(shù)編年史，為什么卻不能復(fù)習(xí)某一個(gè)單個(gè)的編年史? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?如果你有一堆麻煩，那么在你把其他的都解決了只剩下一個(gè)的時(shí)候該怎么說呢?4If teachers taught，why didnt preachers praught? 如果教師教學(xué)是taught，那為什么傳教士傳教不是praught?If a vegetarian eats vegetables，what does a humanitarian eat?如果素食主義者(vegetarian)吃蔬菜(vegetables)，那人道主義者(humanitarian)吃什么?5Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane有時(shí)候我覺得根據(jù)英國(guó)人說話時(shí)瘋狂的用詞可以將他們送進(jìn)精神病院。In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital; ship by truck and send cargo by ship；have noses that run and feet that smell；park on driveways and drive on parkways?哪一種語(yǔ)言人們可以在一出戲中朗誦，在朗誦中玩(分別指演戲和開獨(dú)唱會(huì))?用卡車運(yùn)船，用船運(yùn)貨(分別指用卡車運(yùn)輸和用船運(yùn)輸)?鼻子可以跑而腳可以聞味道(分別指流鼻涕和腳有臭味)?車可以停在駕駛路上，而且在停車路上駕駛(driveway從字面上理解是駕駛路，parkway從字面上理解是停車路)。6How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites，and quite a lot and quite a few are alike? 為什么一個(gè)苗條的機(jī)會(huì)(slim chance，指沒機(jī)會(huì))和一個(gè)肥胖的機(jī)會(huì)(fat chance，也指沒機(jī)會(huì))意思是一樣的，而一個(gè)聰明的人(wise man，聰明人)和一個(gè)聰明的家伙(wise guy，自作聰明的人)卻意思相反?為什么相當(dāng)多(quite a lot)和相當(dāng)少(quite a few)意思一樣?(實(shí)際上quite a lot和quite a few都是相當(dāng)多的意思。) How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another?為什么天氣可以熱得像地獄也可以冷得像地獄?(as hell字面意思像地獄一樣，指非常)7You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on你不得不對(duì)這種精神病一樣的語(yǔ)言表示驚奇，在這種語(yǔ)言中，你的房子在被燒下去(burn down，意為燒為平地)的同時(shí)又被燒上去(burn up為燒起來，燒掉)。你用填出來(fill out，意為填寫)的方法填進(jìn)去(fill in，意思也是填寫)一個(gè)表格。鬧鐘在走(go on)的時(shí)候響(go off)了。8English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of the human race. 英語(yǔ)是人而不是機(jī)器創(chuàng)造出來的語(yǔ)言，它反映了人類的創(chuàng)造性。That is why，when the stars are out，they are visible，but when the lights are out，they are invisible這也是為什么當(dāng)星星出來的時(shí)候，他們是看得見的，當(dāng)陽(yáng)光出來(out)的時(shí)候是看不見的。And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it，but when I wind up this essay, I end it?同理，我“處理”我的手表之后，它就開始(走)了；而我“處理”完這篇文章后，它卻結(jié)束了。2 All I Learned in Kindergarten幼兒園所學(xué)的1Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten . 大部分在生活中真正需要的，包括怎樣生活，該做些什么，又該怎樣去做，這些都是我在幼兒園時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)的。Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate mountain, but there in the sandpile at nursery school智慧不在研究生院的山巔之上，而在幼兒園的沙堆里。2These are the things I learned：以下就是我從幼兒園中學(xué)到的。Share everything. 分享所有的東西；Play fair行為光明磊落；Dont hit people不要攻擊別人；Put things back where you found them.（10語(yǔ)法） 東西要放回原處；Clean up your own mess自己弄臟的地方自己收拾好； Dont take things that arent yours不要拿走不屬于自己的東西； Say youre sorry when you hurt somebody. 如果你傷害了別人就得道歉；Wash your hands before you eat.飯前洗手；Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you熱的甜點(diǎn)和涼的牛奶對(duì)身體有益；Live a balanced life生活要有張有弛，Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work everyday some（？）學(xué)點(diǎn)東西、想點(diǎn)問題、寫寫畫畫、唱唱跳跳，休息和工作，每樣事天天都要干一點(diǎn)。3Take a nap every afternoon每天下午小睡一會(huì)兒。When you go out into the world，watch for traffic當(dāng)大家外出時(shí)，注意交通安全，Hold hands and stick together. 記得手挽手，彼此互相扶持。Be aware of wonder多多注意那些生活的奇跡。Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? 你一定還記得那個(gè)塑料杯里的小小的種子吧，The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.它不斷地往下扎根，枝葉不斷地向空中伸展。沒有人真正知道它在怎樣生長(zhǎng)，也不知道是為了什么。但有一點(diǎn)很明白，我們也像他們一樣地長(zhǎng)大。4Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cupthey all die. 金魚、倉(cāng)鼠以及小白鼠甚至是花盆中小小的一顆種子，最后他們的生命部將消亡。So do we.我們明白自己同樣也不能避免。5. And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned，the biggest word of all：Look同時(shí)還記得迪克與珍妮的書，以及從書中學(xué)到的第一個(gè)詞，也是最了不起的一個(gè)詞：觀察。Everything you need to know is in there somewhereThe Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and sane living. 你所需要了解的任何事情：包括為人的準(zhǔn)則、愛、應(yīng)注意的基本衛(wèi)生，生態(tài)環(huán)境和政治哲學(xué)以及健全的生活方式，你都能在該書的某個(gè)地方找到答案。6Think of what a better world it would be if we allthe whole worldhad cookies and milk about 3 oclock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap想一想，如果我們大家全世界所有的人每天下午3點(diǎn)左右都能夠享受甜點(diǎn)和牛奶，然后蓋上被單美美的睡上一小會(huì)兒；or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes如果每一個(gè)國(guó)家都能夠遵循一個(gè)基本的立國(guó)之道，即東西放回原處，自己弄臟的地方自己收拾好，那么這個(gè)世界將是多么的美好啊。And it is still true，no matter how old you are，when you go out into the world，it is better to hold hands and stick together. 無論你年齡有多大，當(dāng)你出去時(shí)，當(dāng)你進(jìn)入社會(huì)之時(shí)，最好是和別人手牽手，相互扶持，團(tuán)結(jié)一致。無論如何，這是一個(gè)顛撲不破的真理。3.On Mobile Office 移動(dòng)的辦公室1.Mobile office is the mutual product of economic, scientific, and social progress. 移動(dòng)辦公室是經(jīng)濟(jì)、科技、社會(huì)三者發(fā)展進(jìn)步的共同產(chǎn)物。Mobile office has become a solution that provides users with convenient, prompt, safe, reliable, and reasonably priced communications and office faculty anywhere anytime via the support of mobile interconnection platform (MIP) and its applications systems. 通過無線互聯(lián)平臺(tái)（MIP）及其應(yīng)用系統(tǒng)的支撐，移動(dòng)辦公室已經(jīng)成為一種能夠使用戶獲得隨時(shí)隨地、簡(jiǎn)便快捷、安全可靠、價(jià)格合理的通信和辦公能力的解決方案。Using mobile office and WAP technology, people can do their work anywhere anytime,（10語(yǔ)法） can send and receive data via terminals such as mobile phone, palm computer, and PDA, and can surf the Internet.通過移動(dòng)辦公室和無線接入?yún)f(xié)議（WAP）技術(shù)，人們可以在任何時(shí)間任何地點(diǎn)辦公，可以從移動(dòng)電話、掌上電腦、個(gè)人數(shù)字助理（PDA）等終端設(shè)備上收發(fā)數(shù)據(jù)，遨游于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上。Integrating Internet and mobile communications network, and providing powerful applications support capacity for wireless interconnection, mobile interconnection platform (MIP) is an important network support technology to accomplish mobile office.無線互聯(lián)平臺(tái)將因特網(wǎng)和移動(dòng)通信網(wǎng)絡(luò)有機(jī)地整合起來，為無線互聯(lián)提供強(qiáng)大的應(yīng)用支撐能力，是實(shí)現(xiàn)移動(dòng)辦公室重要的網(wǎng)絡(luò)支撐技術(shù)。2.When you leave your office to attend meetings or travel on business, what would happen to your business routine?當(dāng)你離開辦公室，忙于參加會(huì)議或出差在外時(shí)，你的日常工作業(yè)務(wù)會(huì)怎樣呢？Of course, faxes and e-mails would be still sent to your fax machine or e-mail box, but you cannot read them and make prompt reaction timely.當(dāng)然，傳真和電子郵件依然會(huì)到達(dá)你的傳真機(jī)和電子信箱，但是你卻不能及時(shí)地看到它們并迅速做出反應(yīng)。When your clients need you to make some urgent modifications on your work and you are neither in the office nor carrying relevant documents, what can you do?當(dāng)你的客戶需要你對(duì)某項(xiàng)工作進(jìn)行一些緊急修改，而你恰好不在辦公室，又沒有隨身攜帶相關(guān)文件時(shí)，怎么辦呢？Maybe you have to say “sorry” to the clients.你也許只能向客戶說“對(duì)不起”了。But, your business will be affected, the clients will be unhappy and disappointed because of your delay, and you will lose a lot of business opportunities. 但是，你的業(yè)務(wù)將受到影響，客戶們也會(huì)因?yàn)槟愕难舆t而感到不快和失望，因而你失去許多商機(jī)。3.In fact, very frequently, you need to check, reply, distribute, display, modify, or read some materials when you are not in your office.實(shí)際上，當(dāng)你不在辦公室，但需要對(duì)某些材料進(jìn)行查閱、回復(fù)、分發(fā)、展示、修改或宣讀的情形是很常見的。You must get out of this dilemma.因此，你必須從這種困境中解脫出來。The best solution to normally handle your business anywhere anytime and not to disappoint your clients is to let your office “move” with you.使自己能夠隨時(shí)隨地正常處理業(yè)務(wù)，不讓客戶失望，最好的解決辦法就是讓你的辦公室也隨你一起“移動(dòng)”起來，Thus，you can have convenient, prompt, safe, reliable, and reasonably priced communications and office faculty anywhere anytime. 使你獲得隨時(shí)隨地、簡(jiǎn)單快捷、安全可靠、價(jià)格合理的通信和辦公能力。With the development of communications technology, network application, and wireless interconnection, mobile office has become simpler and smaller, and even can be realized via one mobile phone with data communications function.隨著通信技術(shù)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)應(yīng)用以及無線互聯(lián)的發(fā)展，移動(dòng)辦公室已經(jīng)變得越來越簡(jiǎn)單小巧，甚至只需一個(gè)具有數(shù)據(jù)通信功能的移動(dòng)電話即可實(shí)現(xiàn)。Thus, mobile office has already been put into your pocket, and office mobility has been realized.此時(shí)，移動(dòng)辦公室已經(jīng)被你裝進(jìn)了口袋，從而真正實(shí)現(xiàn)了辦公的移動(dòng)性。It uses its mobile phone function to make voice communication, and uses its data communications function to do most computation and storage in the networks other mainframes.它利用移動(dòng)電話功能進(jìn)行語(yǔ)音通信；利用數(shù)據(jù)通信功能，使大部分計(jì)算和存儲(chǔ)工作都在網(wǎng)絡(luò)的其他主機(jī)上進(jìn)行；It uses the network to get necessary materials and data, and uses mobile phones infrared interface to connect with computers, printers, scanners, etc. 利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)獲得需要的材料和數(shù)據(jù)；利用移動(dòng)電話的紅外接口與電腦、打印機(jī)、掃描儀等設(shè)備相連。4.Mobile office has provided people with convenient, casual working environment, but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery.移動(dòng)辦公室給人們帶來了方便隨意的工作環(huán)境，但同時(shí)也存在著一些諸如設(shè)備接口不匹配、電池電力不足等不盡如人意的地方。Nevertheless, we believe that with technical progress, people can certainly overcome all kinds of difficulties.但是，我們相信，隨著技術(shù)的進(jìn)步，人們肯定能戰(zhàn)勝種種困難。Mobile office will make your career unimpeded, and will realize the dream of completely free communication.移動(dòng)辦公室將使你的事業(yè)暢通無阻，實(shí)現(xiàn)完全自由通信的夢(mèng)想。Users will enjoy more colorful life and better working environment, and users living standard, working efficiency, and even enterprises production efficiency will certainly be immensely raised.用戶將會(huì)享受多彩的生活和美好的工作環(huán)境；用戶的生活水平、工作效率以及企業(yè)的生產(chǎn)效率，必將大大提高。4.How to Explore a City 探索城市輕松游1.Are you spending two days in Tokyo? 要去東京待兩天？ Are you moving to Melbourne? 還是要搬到墨爾本?No matter where youre going or how long youre staying, keep reading! 不管打算去哪里、要待多久，往下讀吧！ These tips will help you make the most of any urban adventure.一下介紹的小訣竅能幫你充分享受每趟都市旅游。2.Before you arrive 抵達(dá)前3.Read a city guidebook.參考城市旅游指南，Some are even specially designed for a 24-hour visit! 有些旅游書甚至專為一日游行程而寫的呢！ If you dont want to buy one, just look through the guidebooks in a store. 如果不想花錢買書，在書店里翻一翻也可以。 They can give you hints on how to plan your trip.旅游指南會(huì)提出一些建議，幫助你規(guī)劃行程。4.Search the Internet. 上網(wǎng)查找資料。Websites such as C and E provide information on cities around the world. 諸如C與E 等網(wǎng)站都提供全球各城市的相關(guān)資訊。 Blogs can also be a good source of information. They give you a chance to learn from others travel experiences.博客是另一個(gè)搜集資訊的好地方，能夠讓你汲取別人的旅游經(jīng)驗(yàn)。5.Some companies, like National Geographic, offer audio walking tours, which can be downloaded from the Internet. 有些公司例如國(guó)家地理雜志備有步行觀光語(yǔ)音導(dǎo)覽，可以直接通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)下載。Once you arrive, these free podcasts will turn your MP3 player into a tour guide! They will help you explore the city on foot.你一到目的地，這些免費(fèi)“播客”檔案會(huì)讓你的MP3立刻化身為導(dǎo)游！它們會(huì)帶你步行走訪該城。6.Doing research before you arrive will help you experience the citys claim to fame. 抵達(dá)目的地前要做好功課，你就可以好好欣賞該城著名的景點(diǎn)。Whether its a landmark,a shopping area,or a riveryou should see it.不管是地標(biāo)、購(gòu)物區(qū)、河流，你都不應(yīng)錯(cuò)過。7.When you arrive 抵達(dá)后8. If possible, pick up a free city map at the airport, train station or your hotel. 如果機(jī)場(chǎng)、火車站或下榻旅館有免費(fèi)市區(qū)地圖，別忘了拿一份。 Visit the citys tourism office, which will provide other valuable information. 參觀一下當(dāng)?shù)芈糜畏?wù)中心，也能獲得其他寶貴資訊。 Sometimes locals post notices there offering tours or other services.當(dāng)?shù)鼐用衽紶栆矔?huì)在那里張貼廣告，提供旅游行程或其他服務(wù)。9. Carry the hotels business card or write down the address and phone number. Take note of the neighborhood around your hotel. It will be helpful when you return.隨身攜帶旅館名片或?qū)懴滤牡刂放c電話，還要留意旅館周邊的環(huán)境，以方便認(rèn)路返回。10.For your first adventure,take a city bus that drives in a circle through the downtown area. Its a good-and cheap-way to see important landmarks. 你剛動(dòng)身探訪該城時(shí)，不妨搭乘會(huì)穿過市中心、繞行市區(qū)一圈的巴士，想走訪重要地標(biāo)，這是不錯(cuò)又便宜的選擇，It will also help you understand the citys layout. 你還能借此一窺整個(gè)城市的輪廓。 While on the bus,write down places that interest you so you can visit them later. 在公共汽車上，記下你感興趣的景點(diǎn)吧，留待以后再參觀。11.Ask a local person for advice. Many cities have treasures that most tourists dont know about. A local can direct you to a wonderful but less famous restaurant, park or museum.向當(dāng)?shù)厝苏?qǐng)教意見吧。許多城市都有大多數(shù)觀光客不知道的珍貴景點(diǎn)。當(dāng)?shù)厝丝梢灾敢闳ヒ婚g很不錯(cuò)但不太有名的餐廳、公園或博物館。12. Finally,be adventurous! Some of the best things that a city has to offer can be found by mistake. If youre not afraid to get lost, youll see moreand youll have a better time!最后一點(diǎn)，要有探險(xiǎn)精神！城市里有些絕佳景點(diǎn)可能是誤打誤撞發(fā)現(xiàn)的。如果你不怕迷路，你會(huì)看到更多東西，也會(huì)玩得更愉快！5.Can Money Buy Happiness 金錢能買到快樂？1.Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollars to spend on anything we desire. 我們很多人都?jí)粝霌碛腥f(wàn)貫錢財(cái)來滿足自身欲望。We buy lottery tickets,enter contests or spend hours building a business or playing the stock market. 我們會(huì)買樂透彩券、參加比賽或付出很多時(shí)間發(fā)展事業(yè)或投資股市。 Were sure when we have plenty of money,we will be happy. But will we? 我們深信一旦我們有很多錢，就會(huì)很開心，但真的會(huì)嗎？2.While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness,having a lot of money does not. 雖然有“一些”錢的確會(huì)影響我們的快樂程度，擁有“很多”錢則不然。 People in the United States whose income goes from US$20,000 a year to US$50,000 a year are more likely to be happy.在美國(guó)，年薪為2萬(wàn)-5萬(wàn)美元的人比較可能感到快樂。3.But after US$50.000,happiness does not increase as salaries go up. 但薪水超過5萬(wàn)美元后，快樂程度會(huì)不隨著薪水增多而升高。Why is that? Its because we are never satisfied. 此話怎講？原因是我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)滿足。 We always think if we just had a little more money,wed be happier, says Catherine Sanderson,a psychology professor at Amherst College. 安默斯特學(xué)院心理學(xué)教授凱薩琳珊德森說：“我們總是以為只要我們的錢再多一點(diǎn)，我們就會(huì)比較快樂， But when we get there,were not.但是當(dāng)我們走到那一步，我們卻不快樂。”4.“The more you make,the more you want. “你賺得越多，欲望就越多。The more you have,the less it brings you joy, 你擁有的越多，得到的喜悅就越少?！眘ays Daniel Gilbert,a psychology professor at Harvard. 哈佛大學(xué)心理學(xué)教授丹尼爾吉爾勃特說： We incorrectly assume well get more pleasure from more,and we dont. “我們誤以為我們會(huì)因?yàn)閾碛性蕉喽鞓?，其?shí)不會(huì)。”5.The things money can buy dont make you happy either. 能用金錢買到的東西也不會(huì)讓你開心。 A lot of research suggests that you wont find the good life buying expensive toys. 很多研究顯示你不會(huì)因?yàn)橘I了昂貴的“玩具”而得到“美滿人生”。You finally buy that BMW youve always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. 你終于買的夢(mèng)寐以求的寶馬汽車，它很快就喪失了吸引力， Then,instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy,you decide you just need a different new car. 然后你不思考一部新車是否真能令你快樂，你認(rèn)定自己只要再買一部新車就好了，Its an endless cycle.這種循環(huán)沒完沒了。6.To really be happy,you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. 為了要真正的快樂，首先你必須了解什么讓你快樂。One secret of happiness: people. 快樂的一個(gè)秘訣在于人。 Surveys have found that people need people. 一些調(diào)查報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)人與人彼此需要。Those who have five or more close friends are 50 percent more likely to describe themselves as very happy. （11語(yǔ)法）擁有五個(gè)或更多親密朋友的人自認(rèn)“非?？鞓贰钡臋C(jī)會(huì)高出他人50%。Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than large raises in salary. 美滿的人際關(guān)系對(duì)能否快樂的影響程度遠(yuǎn)勝于薪水大幅調(diào)升。Andrew Oswald is an economist at Englands University of Warwick. 安德魯奧斯瓦德是英國(guó)華威大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家，He says,If youre looking for happiness in life,find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary.他說：“如果你在尋覓幸福人生，找一個(gè)合適的配偶吧，而不是想辦法賺兩倍的薪水?！?.So invest your time and energy in people. 所以把時(shí)間和精力投資在人身上吧，The payoff is much bigger in terms of happiness! 就快樂而言，回報(bào)會(huì)更大！6.How Americans View Love 美國(guó)人的愛情觀1.An old song says that love makes the world go around.(07)有一首老歌中唱道“愛讓世界轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)”。 If you watch Americans on Valentines Day,you can believe it. 如果你看到美國(guó)人是如何慶祝情人節(jié)的，你便會(huì)相信這句話。The whole country breaks out with little red hearts.（已考過）這一天在美國(guó)不論你走到哪里都能看到一顆顆小紅心。Love-struck people give cards,flowers and candy to their sweethearts. 墜入愛河中的人向自己的心上人贈(zèng)送卡片、鮮花和糖果。You might call it an annual celebration of love.你可以將情人節(jié)稱之為一年一度的愛的慶賀日。2. The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. 美國(guó)人的愛情和浪漫始于約會(huì)。Young people date in several ways. 年輕人有幾種約會(huì)方式。At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. 最開始，他們可能是好幾個(gè)男孩和女孩都參加的集體約會(huì)。 Later,they start going on single dates-just one boy and one girl. 之后，他們單獨(dú)出去約會(huì)-只有一男一女。Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie. Maybe they will go to a party at a friends house. Or they might go out to eat.有時(shí)他們會(huì)去看電影，也可能一起去參加朋友的聚會(huì)，或一起出去吃飯。3.When two couple go out together,its called double dating. 如果兩對(duì)男女一起出去，這叫做雙重約會(huì)。 A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you dont know. 一個(gè)朋友還可能為你和陌生人安排一個(gè)“蒙眼約會(huì)”。 That doesnt mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! 那并不是說你整個(gè)晚上都緊閉雙目。You just dont know who your partner will be until the time of the date. 只是在約會(huì)之前你并不知道你的約會(huì)對(duì)象是誰(shuí)。If someone asks you out on any kind of date,and you dont want to go,you may politely say,No,thanks.如果有人請(qǐng)你出去約會(huì)，不管是哪種約會(huì)，假若你不想去，你都可以禮貌地說聲“不，謝謝!”4. Americans view dating differently from people in other culture. 對(duì)于約會(huì)，美國(guó)人與別的文化國(guó)度的人有不同的看法。American young people see a date as a time just to have fun .They dont always have a romantic interest in mind. 美國(guó)的年輕人把約會(huì)看成是玩得開心的時(shí)間，并不一定就抱著浪漫的念頭。 Someone may go out with one person this week,and another person the next. 有的人可能這星期與一個(gè)人出去，下星期又與另外一個(gè)人出去。After a while,a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. 經(jīng)過一段時(shí)間后，一個(gè)男孩和一個(gè)女孩可能決定保持穩(wěn)定的關(guān)系。This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they dont want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom.這意味著他們把彼此看成“男朋友和女朋友”，這也意味著他們不想與別的人約會(huì)。浪漫之花開始綻放。5. Romantic love is very much a part of American culture.浪漫愛情是