奇妙的句子精选大全
奇妙的句子
1. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 麻烦没来找你,就别去自找麻烦。
第一、四个trouble是动词,第二、三个trouble是名词。
2. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong. 我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。
第一个that是连词,引起宾语从句;第二、五个that是指示代词“那个”;第三个that在这儿相当于名词;第四个that是关系代词,引起定语从句。
3. I know. You know. I know that you know. I know that you know that I know. 我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。
4. We must hang together, or we'll be hanged separately. 我们必须团结在一起,否则我们将被一个个绞死。
这是一句双关语。前面的hang together是“团结一致”的意思,后面的hanged是“绞死”的意思。
5. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 那只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒惰的狗。
这个句子包含了英语中的26个字母。
6. Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 我看到的是酒吧还是蝙蝠?
这是一句回文句,顺着读和倒着读是一样的。
7. 上联: To China for china, China with china, dinner on china. 去中国买瓷器,中国有瓷器,吃饭靠瓷器。
下联:到前门买前门,前门没前门,后门有前门。
这是一副对仗工整、妙趣横生的英汉对联。下联中的第二、四、五个“前门”指“大前门”香烟。
8. 2B or not 2B, that is a ?
这是一种文字简化游戏。它的意思是:To be or not to be, that is a question. (生存还是毁灭,那是一个问题。)
The American Way: Marriage
[1] "I do." To Americans those two words carry great meaning. They can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows is like signing a contract. Now Americans don't really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is serious business.
[2] It all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by "popping the question" in a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. The man usually gives his fiancée a diamond ring as a symbol of their engagement. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelor's parties provide many useful gifts. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life.
[3] At last it's time for the wedding. Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, there's still room for American individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors in a scenic spot. A few even have the ceremony while sky-diving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She traditionally wears "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue". The groom wears a formal suit or tuxedo. Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants, including the best man and the maid of honor
[4] As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the minister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the bride's attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their vows. Traditionally, they promise to love each other "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health". But sometimes the couple has composed their own vows. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment. Finally the minister announces the big moment: "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!"
[5] At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut the wedding cake and feed each other a bite. Guests mingle while enjoying cake, punch and other treats. Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry. During the reception, playful friends "decorate" the couple's car with tissue paper, tin cans and a "Just Married" sign. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their "decorated" car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, a one- to two-week vacation trip, to celebrate their new marriage.
[6] Almost every culture has rituals to signal a change in one's life. Marriage is one of the most basic life changes for people of all cultures. So it's no surprise to find many traditions about getting married... even in America. Yet each couple follows the traditions in a way that is uniquely their own.
[1]“我愿意。”这句话对美国人来说包含深远的意义。它甚至可以改变一个人的生活,特别是如果你在自己的婚礼上说出这句话。发出结婚誓言就如同签订契约一般。虽然今天美国人并不真正认为婚姻是一宗商业交易,但婚姻确实是件严肃的事。
[2]一切从订婚开始。在传统上,年轻男子先要请求女朋友的父亲允许自己娶她。如果女方的父亲答应,然后男方才能向女方求婚。男方时常尝试以罗曼蒂克的方式“蹦出这个问题”,想给女方一个惊喜。有时双方只是一起决定,该是结婚的时候了。男方通常会送给未婚妻一只钻石戒指作为订婚的象征。订婚期可以持续几个星期、几个月,甚至几年。当大喜的日子临近时,双方各自的好友在婚前派对上会赠送许多实用的礼物。今天,许多未婚夫妻在订婚期间还听取咨询意见,以此为应付婚姻生活的挑战作好准备。
[3]最后就该举行婚礼了。虽然大多数的婚礼沿袭长期以来的传统,但是仍有发挥美国人的个性主义的余地。例如,通常举行婚礼的地点是在教堂,但是有些人却在户外的风景点举行婚礼,少数人甚至在跳伞或骑马时举办仪式!新人可以邀请几百个客人,也可以只邀请几个最要好的朋友。婚礼的色调风格、布置和音乐都由他们自己决定。但有些事情很少会变化。新娘通常都穿一件漂亮的长长的白色结婚礼服。按传统习惯,新娘的穿着要包括“一点旧的,一点新的,一点借来的和一点蓝色的东西”。新郎则穿着一套正式的西装或无尾晚礼服。几位亲密的朋友参与婚礼作为陪伴,包括伴郎和伴娘。
[4]婚礼开始时,新郎和他的陪伴同牧师站在一起,面对着来宾。当音乐响起时,新娘的陪伴入场,后面就跟着美丽的新娘。一对新人紧张地跟着说出他们的誓言。按传统习惯,双方许诺要彼此相爱,“不论情况较好较坏,不论家境是富是穷,不论生病还是健康。”但有时两人也可以编一套自己的誓言。他们互赠金戒指象征婚姻的承诺。最后,牧师宣布重大时刻的到来:“我现在宣布你们成为夫妻。你可以亲吻你的新娘!”
[5]在结婚喜宴上,新娘和新郎向宾客表示欢迎。然后他们切开结婚蛋糕并互喂对方一口。来宾们一边享受蛋糕、混合饮料和其他食物,一边相互交谈。之后,新娘将她的花束投向一群单身女孩。相传抓到花束的女孩会成为下一个结婚的人。喜宴期间,爱闹的朋友用薄纸、锡罐和写着“新婚”的标牌来“装饰”新人的小汽车。宴会结束后,新婚的小俩口就跑向他们“被装饰好的”小汽车,迅速地驶走。许多新人会去度蜜月,即一两个星期的度假旅行,以庆祝他们的新婚。
[6]几乎每一种文化都有仪式来标志一个人生活的变化。婚姻对于各种文化的人而言都是最基本的生活变化之一。因此发现关于结婚有许多传统习俗,就不足为奇了……在美国也不例外。然而每对新人都会以自己独持的方式来继承传统。
广告宣传活动对话
In this conversation, Tanya Nichols, the owner of an ice cream manufacturing company, is talking with her marketing manager, Carla Hutchison, about the advertising campaign for the company’s new ice-cream sandwich.
Tanya: Good morning, Carla. How are you today?
Carla: I’m doing fine. How about you?
Tanya: Great, thanks. So, what’s the status of our advertising campaign?
Carla: As I mentioned before, it’ll be a national campaign starting next month. We’ve decided to use a variety of media for full coverage. First, we’ll have 30-second spots on television once a day for 3 weeks.At the same time, we’ll do 15-second radio commercials 3 times a day in selected cities with large populations. Finally, we’ll have some outdoor ads using billboards near main entrances to big cities.
Tanya: What style will the ads use?
Carla: We’re focusing on slice of life, showing how you can beat the summer heat by biting into a cool ice-cream sandwich. There’ll be some reason why thrown in to hype our choice of flavors and show everyone they’re not stuck with just vanilla.
Tanya: Sounds like an ideal approach. Will we have a new slogan?
Carla: Definitely. The advertising agency’s working onthat right now. They’ll have some proposals ready by the end of the week.
Tanya: Sounds like we’ll have a winner on our hands!
中文:
在这个对话中,Tanya Nichols是一家冰淇淋生产公司的老板,她正在和她的市场部经理Carla Hutchison就公司新的冰淇淋三明治的广告宣传活动谈话。
Tanya: 早上好,Carla。你今天过得怎么样?
Carla: 我很好,你呢?
Tanya: 很好,谢谢。我们公司的广告宣传作得怎么样了?
Carla: 正如我以前所提到的,我们下个月开始的宣传活动,是全国范围内的。我们已经决定利用各种媒体做全面宣传。首先,我们在电视上做持续三个礼拜的广告,每天一次,时间为30秒钟传。同时,我们还会在被选中的人口较多的城市的电台广播中宣传,每天三次,每次时间为15秒。最后,我们还会有一些户外宣传活动,在
大城市的主要入口处,树立广告牌。
Tanya: 那么采取什么样的风格呢?
Carla: 我们将把焦点放在日常生活方面,告诉你只要吃一个冰淇淋三明治,就能消除夏日炎热。我们还会通过对多样性口味选择的宣传,告诉大家推荐我们公司产品的原因,香草并不是惟一的口味。
Tanya: 似乎是个完美的方案。我们会有新的口号吗?
Carla: 当然,广告代理商正在设计呢。这个周末会出台一些新的策划。
Tanya: 听起来我们将会成为一个大赢家!
“各类人”的英语词缀
学英语要掌握大量的词汇,而掌握好词缀,是提高词汇量的有效途径。比如, 在某些动词后面加上象"-er, -or, etc."就可以构成名词,表示"从事某种职业的 人"或者"某一类的`人"。仔细观察一下,会发现其略有不同。下面,将表示"人"的词缀加以分类总结。
一、从社会层次、地位、工作职务上来看:
1、加"-er "可表示"人",这类词多数情况下表示的人物社会地位较低,或从历史上看较低。
例:beginner初学者/新手, driver司机,teacher教师,labourer劳动者,runner跑步者/信使,skier滑雪者,swimmer游泳者,observer观测者/观察员, murderer杀人犯passenger旅客, traveller旅游者,learner学习者/初学者, lover爱好者,worker工人, researcher研究员,printer印刷工,gardener园艺工, owner 主人,wrestler摔交者等。
2、加"-or "可表示"人",这类词多数情况下表示的人物社会地位较高,或从历史上看较高。
例:doctor博士或医生, tutor(大学)指导教师/ 助教/ 监护人,director主任,compositor排版师,collector收藏家, instructor教员/指导者
3、加"-ist "/ "-an"可表示"人",这类词多数情况下表示事业有成就或较为特殊的人,
例: artist艺术家, scientist科学家, physicist 物理学家, journalist新闻记者,dentist 牙医, instrumentalist乐器演奏家/ 乐器家, meteorologist气象学家,historian 历史学家 , technician技术员, 技师,vegetarian 食素者。
也有个别例外,象cyclist骑脚踏车的人, motorcyclist乘机车者。
二、从性别上来看:
通常加"-er / -or " 多为"男性", 加"-ess"多为女性。
例如:waiter男招待 waitress女服务员,steward(轮船, 飞机等)乘务员, 干事 stewardess (轮船, 飞机等)女乘务员,actor 男演员 actress女演员,instructor男教员,男指导 instructress女教师, 女指导,lawyer律师 lawyeress女律师
三、从主动、被动上来看, 加"-er - or"为主动,加"-ee "为被动
examiner 主考人、监考员 examinee 参加考试者、受试人(被监考者),employer 雇主(雇佣别人) employee雇员(被雇佣),interviewer会见者 interviewee.被接见者, 被访问者。
四、有时会直接用表示人的词构词。
象-boy , -girl, -man, -woman。
例如:cowboy牛仔, playboy花花公子, salesgirl女店员,salesperson推销员, workman工人, postman邮递员,workwomen劳动妇女。
港口英语和报关英语
1.大西洋岸(美东E.C):(W.C.=West Coast;E.C.=East Coast)美东岸主要有:NY或NYK(New York);Savannah沙瓦纳;Baltimore巴尔的摩;Norfolk诺福克. Miami迈阿密;Charleston查尔(里)斯顿;Houston休斯顿;Boston(波斯顿);Philadelphia费城;New Orleans新奥尔良;Portland Maine(缅因州的波特兰)(注:美西美东各有一Portland);
2.Gulf沿岸:指Mexico Gulf墨西哥湾,即美南港口:Houston、New Orleans、Miami、Tampa坦帕、Mobile墨比尔(莫比尔)、Montpelier蒙彼利埃;(注:从大范围讲,美南Mexico Gulf之港口也可划入E.C;但若详分细分,则将Houston、New Orleans、Miami、Tampa、Mobile、Mobile、Montpelier划入Mexico Gulf港口)
21)IPI运输条款下的内陆公共点(Inland Common Points):Chicago芝加哥、Atlanta亚特兰大、Dallas达拉斯、Detroit底特律、Denver丹佛、St Louis圣路易斯、Milwaukee密尔瓦基 (密尔沃基)、Washington华盛顿、Proviolence普勒维丹斯、Richmond里其蒙、Kansas堪萨斯城、Charlotte查洛特、Cincinnati辛辛那提、Salt Lake City盐湖城、San Diego圣地亚哥(圣迭戈)、Sacramento萨克拉门多、Memphis孟菲斯。注:美国的城市名后一般均需加上所在州的州名简写,因美国重名现象较普遍。
3.日本线简介、
①、日本的Main Ports分关东(Kanto)地区与关西(kansai)地区
Ⅰ)关东:Tokyo Yokohama(横滨)、Nogoya(名古屋)(关东:日本东北地区)
Ⅱ)关西:Kobe(神户)、Osaka(大阪)、Moji(门司)(关西:日本西南地区)
其他Side Ports(小型港口)有:Hakata(博多)、Tokuyama(德山)、Tomakomai(苫小牧)、Shimizu(清水)、Kawasaki(川崎)
对Side ports 直靠之Carriers甚少(OOCL,PIL有时直靠),多为KMTC(“高丽”)、Dongnama、Heung-A(三家均为Korea的)于Busan(韩国釜山)转船feeder去日本的Side Ports
日本国内较有规模的Forwarder有二家:Sumitomo 及Nippon。它们于日本各地的W/H(Warehouse)及Branch(分公司)较多,而Nippon(“日通”)于HKG较有名气。
日线货中常见一些国外(日本)客户(进口商)指定某一家Carrier或Forwarder Handle其Shippment(货载)或cargo(散货)。原因是:日本有一些道路是被Carrier或Forwarder买下(经营权)。别公司不得进入。若欲进入需交路费,有的要在路口卸下以人手搬运至工厂
日线是东南亚地区Forwarders指定率(客户指定forwarder)最高之地区原因除上达外,另日本重视长期性合作,且forwarder替其提供进口报关、仓储(warehousing)、运输、物流(Logistics)、配送等额外SVC(service),故许多进口客人长期指定。
4.有关英语:
a) Customs-clearance 或declaration(“申报”)at the customs(“报关”:名词)
b) apply(申请)to(向)the customs. Declare at the customs(以上为动词“报关”)
c)另:clearance of goods或entry也可指“报关”(n.) (clear the goods from customs:为货物报关)
d)“报关单”:bill of entry或application to pass goods through customs或customs debenture或customs declaration或entry(一个词)或report
e)报关费:customs clearing fee
f)报关行:customs broker或customs house broker
g)报关经纪人:customs agent
h)报关港口:port of entry
i)报关文件:entry
英语国家的体态语言
1、付帐(cash):右手拇指、食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上作出写字的样子,这是表示在饭馆要付帐的手势。
2、“动脑筋”(use your brains)“机敏一点”(being clever):用手指点点自
己的太阳穴。
3、“傻瓜”(fool):用拇指按住鼻尖摇动其四指,或十指分开。也常常食指对着太阳穴转动,同时吐出舌头,则表示所谈到的人是个“痴呆”“傻瓜”。
4、“讲的不是真话”(lying):讲话时,无意识地将一食指放在鼻子下面或鼻子边
时,表示另人一定会理解为讲话人“讲的不是真话”难以置信。
5、自以为是(complacent assertion);用食指往上鼻子,还可表示“不可一世”
(overbearing)。
6、叫人安静(quietness):闭住嘴,拇指横掠过双唇。
7、“别作声”(stopping-talking):嘴唇合扰,将食指贴着嘴唇,同时发出
“hush”嘘嘘声。
8、侮辱和蔑视(insulting and scorning);用拇指顶住鼻尖儿,冲着被侮辱者摇动其它四指的鸡冠或手势。
9、赞同(agreement):向上翘起拇指。
10、祝贺(congratulation):双手在身前嘴部高度相搓的动作。
11、威胁(menace):由于生气,挥动一只拳头的动作似乎无处不有。因受挫折而双手握着拳使劲摇动的动作。
12、“绝对不行”(absolutely not):掌心向外,两只手臂在胸前交叉,然后再张开至相距一米左右。
13、“完了”(Than's all):两臂在腰部交叉,然后再向下,向身体两侧伸出。
14、“害羞”(shame):双臂伸直,向下交叉,两掌反握,同时脸转向一侧。
15、打招呼(greeting):英语国家人在路上打招呼,常常要拿帽子表示致意。现一般已化为抬一下帽子,甚至只是摸一下帽沿。
16、高兴激动(happiness and excitedness):双手握拳向上举起,前后频频用力
摇动。
17、愤怒、急燥(anger and anxiousness):两手臂在身体两侧张开,双手握拳,
怒目而视。也常常头一扬,嘴里咂咂有声,同时还可能眨眨眼睛或者眼珠向上和向一侧转动,也表示愤怒、厌烦、急燥。
18、怜悯、同情(pity):头摇来摇去,同里嘴里发出咂咂之声,嘴里还说“That's too bad.”或“Sorry to hear it.”
19、“太古怪了”(too queer):在太阳穴处用食指划一圆圈。