Lesson5LikePullingTeeth
Salena:Whatapainintheneck!It’slikepullingteethtryingtogetanythingdonewiththem!
Dario:What?Who?
Salena:Thecreditcardcompanysentanotherbilltomyoldaddress!
Dario:Notagain...
Salena:Thisisthethirdtime!IthoughtwegotthingssquaredawayafterthelasttimeIcalled.Nowthey’resayingIhavetocoughup150dollarsinlatefees!
Dario:You’regonnacallandgetthatironedout,right...[閱讀全文]
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A new accent is an adventure. Be bold! Exaggerate wildly!
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Lesson6Honey,There’sSomethingonMyMind...
Al:Hi,sweetie!Howareyou?Don’tyounormallyworkonFridays?
Beth:Yeah,butIhadtotalktoyou.Itcouldn’twait.
Al:Oh,sure...Um,what’sup?
Beth:Well,Ineedtogetsomethingoffmychest.
Al:That’sgood,becausethere’sbeensomethingonmymind,too.
Beth:Letmegofirst;thisisimportant.
Al:Okay.
Beth:I’msorrytospringthisonyou,butIthinkweshouldbreaku...[閱讀全文]
(2011-11-03 00:13:04)
Lesson7NowWe’reCooking!
Host:WelcometoNowWe’reCooking!—whereeatinggourmetdoesn’thavetocostanarmandaleg.Eachweekwebreakdownculinarymasterpiecesfromworld-famouschefs,andtakeyoustepbystepfromchoosingtherightingredientstoservingthemup.Todaywe’vegotalasagnabyourguestchefVincentCharbellethatwillknockyoursocksoff.Imean,it’sreallyoutofthisworld.ChefCharbelleisherewithustosharehisrecipeandte...[閱讀全文]
(2011-11-02 14:22:54)
看到今天好帖連連，我也來分享一下公司糾音的作業，紅的是老師的反饋.童鞋們，尤其美風和熊熊，聽到磚再給砸過來吧。
TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencywillinductVerizonCommunicationsintoitsWasteWiseHallofFameinNovemberinanodtothecompany'srecycling(pronouncethiswordasthreesyllablesinsteadoffour–ruhSEYEKleenginsteadofreeSEYEkuhleeng)andwastereductionefforts.VerizonjoinedtheEPA's(be...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-31 21:58:05)
Lesson25:Pessimism悲觀
361.Thiseffortishopeless.
362.Whyareyoualwaysapessimist?
363.Idon’twanttohearanymorepessimism.
364.Thevotersarepessimisticabouttheeconomy.
365.I’malittlepessimisticaboutourteam’schances.
366.Pessimisminfectsotherpeople.
367.I’vegivenuphopeforthisjob.
368.I’mnotveryhopefulaboutthefuture.
369.Quitbeingsuchapessimist.
370.Idon...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-30 23:37:47)
生活篇：
人們早就知道，高端職業會阻礙或推遲女性生小孩的計劃。
It'slongbeenknownthathigh-poweredcareerscanhamperordelaywomen'splanstohavechildren.
國際政治篇：歐洲遏製債務危機的新策略振奮了全球金融市場，但方案具體怎樣執行、是否足以結束已經延續兩年的危機，這些問題仍然有待解答。
Europe'snewstrategytotameitsdebtwoesinvigoratedglobalfinancialmarketsdespitelingeringquestionsoverh...[閱讀全文]
It'slongbeenknownthathigh-poweredcareerscanhamperordelaywomen'splanstohavechildren.
國際政治篇：歐洲遏製債務危機的新策略振奮了全球金融市場，但方案具體怎樣執行、是否足以結束已經延續兩年的危機，這些問題仍然有待解答。
Europe'snewstrategytotameitsdebtwoesinvigoratedglobalfinancialmarketsdespitelingeringquestionsoverh...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-25 16:02:26)
Lesson24:Optimism樂觀主義
346.I’vegothighhopesforthisexperiment.
347.I’mconfidentwe’llwinthisgame.
348.Joe’salwaysanoptimist.
349.Youseemprettyoptimisticaboutyourchances.
350.Whyareyousooptimisticafterwhatjusthappened?
351.Optimismcomesfromhope.
352.Optimistsalwayssaytheglassishalffull,nothalfempty.這個half的梅花音不如第一個half，發得有點啊了。
353.I’mno...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-24 22:09:05)
下周烤麵包用，有點過長，還需要刪。歡迎磚頭和剪刀。
Fellowtoastmasters,Halloweenisapproaching.What’syourbiggestfear?Don’tyouhatefeelingscared?However,lastweek,Ihadanenlighteningmomentaboutfear.NowIthinksomefearsitselfisarenottobefeared,buttobeendeared.Itisagood,healthyfeelingifyouactuponit.WhydoIsaythis?Ireachedthisconclusionfrommyexperiencelastweekandalsofrommyreflectiononsomeofthemostcomm...[閱讀全文]
Fellowtoastmasters,Halloweenisapproaching.What’syourbiggestfear?Don’tyouhatefeelingscared?However,lastweek,Ihadanenlighteningmomentaboutfear.NowIthinksomefearsitselfisarenottobefeared,buttobeendeared.Itisagood,healthyfeelingifyouactuponit.WhydoIsaythis?Ireachedthisconclusionfrommyexperiencelastweekandalsofrommyreflectiononsomeofthemostcomm...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-24 22:08:58)
OnMarch23,IcametoMYSJandpostedmyfirstrecordingofNCE.Thatday,anexcitingjourneybegan.Iwaslikeachildthatsuddenlyfoundawonderland.ImetalotofnewfriendsandEnglishlearnersaseagerasIwastoimprovetheirpronunciationandwriting.Westartedanewclassof900sentencerecitingandaChinese-to-Englishtranslationclass.Westartedanew扔磚culture,inwhicheachoneofuswasencouragedtogiveandtakecriticismorsuggestion.Oh,boy,didn’t...[閱讀全文]
(2011-10-10 10:11:13)
HecametotheUSfromChinatopursuetheAmericanDream;
ShewentfromtheUStotheEasttofindspiritualenlightenment.
HeownedaChineserestaurantandcookedChinesefoodtoearnaliving;
SheatepastaandpizzainItaly--thepursuitofpleasure--asherwaytoheal.
HestruggledandstrivedtowritepoemsinEnglish,hissecondlanguage;
SheimmersedherselfinItalianandSanskritenvironments,avoidingEnglish,hermothertongue.
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ShewentfromtheUStotheEasttofindspiritualenlightenment.
HeownedaChineserestaurantandcookedChinesefoodtoearnaliving;
SheatepastaandpizzainItaly--thepursuitofpleasure--asherwaytoheal.
HestruggledandstrivedtowritepoemsinEnglish,hissecondlanguage;
SheimmersedherselfinItalianandSanskritenvironments,avoidingEnglish,hermothertongue.
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