都i笃的竞猜题– lose one’s rose什么意思？
by Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
辣妈都i笃在一口外语上又出了有奖竞猜题。 这天刚好是我的生日，弄得我人老一岁，又好像她是在说我年老色衰》
问题：
猜猜看（2.26）——rose——猜中加分
我的回答：
我徐娘半老风韵尚存，她未老先衰容颜不再。
她虽比我年轻，但早已容颜老去。
她虽小我几岁，但是比我还显老。
她年纪虽比我小，但脸上找不出一丝她那个年纪的姑娘家该有的红润。
比我还年轻的她却如凋零之花般逝去了青春容颜。
用我们老家的话就是“不够多汁”， not juicy enough.
补充：lost one’s tuoch意思是某人江郎才尽，变得庸碌无为，再也无法给人带来惊喜和兴奋。
都i笃的竞猜题：as good as 该如何翻译
by Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
19楼的辣妈又出有奖竞猜题了，我回答如下：
猜猜看（2.27）——as good as——猜中加分
2.这无异于说他们已经答应助我们一臂之力了。
3.那不就等于说他们肯帮我们啦？
as good as= almost, pratically.
比如，如果你说he as good as said i’m a bitch. 他这不是明明在说我很恶毒么？他这不是等于说我是个爱搬弄是非的贱女人么？
you as good as ruin his life. Return his little bear cookies already. 你这无异于毁了他呀。赶紧把小熊饼干给人家送回去在比如说： This used car is as good as new but at a far lower price. 这辆二手车看起来就像新的一样，但是要便宜好多呢。
如果你说your guess is as good as mine=我也不是很清楚呀。我也说不清呀。我知道得也不比你多呢。
如果你说someone is half as good as you,意思是他连你的一根寒毛都比不上（有这样的说法么）。他怎么能和你比。他连你一半都比不上。
Jack Nicholson有一部片子叫 “As Good As It Gets"，中文片名被翻译成“尽善尽美”。
this is too good to be true =哪有这种好事呀。好到让人难以置信。当然不妨用来形容女性没烟不可方物（drop dead goreous, stunning, striking)
都i笃的竞猜题：从Music Greets the Ear说起
by Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
19楼一口外语一口捧红我的卓i笃 终于结束冬眠，又开始发问题了。今天，她问了这么个问题：
Music greets the ear。什么意思？
我的回答如下：
意思是音乐被耳朵所听到，翻译过来可能是“ 耳闻乐声，乐飘入耳”。
这让我不禁想到一个合成词，eargasm=ear’s orgasm=听觉高潮 指的是某首歌或者曲子的某一段带给耳朵的欲仙欲死的快感。 比如，I had an eargasm when listening to gorgasm’s ‘gutting job’我在听“血腥高潮”的gutting job（这首歌）的时候达到了听觉高潮。 意思是这首歌很爽呀。
和听歌有关的还有一个单词是song binge,且看下面的解释：
To become obsessed with a certain song for a period of time, listening to it on repeat for hours until you finally become annoyed with it.
意思是连续听一首歌听到恶心，也就是产生了auditory fatigue，听觉疲劳了。 令人不禁想起天下无贼里面的“审美疲劳”。 例句：
I heard this new band on the radio today and song binged as soon as I got on the computer. After I downloaded it I listened to it 890240892389 times!
我喜欢没事把自己喜欢听的音乐发给朋友们，发完后会说声happy listening. 作用和当于你的朋友去go clubbing的时候，你说句have fun, 或者have a blast差不多。
而greet the eye是某物“映入眼帘”sth comes into one’s sight.
比如网上找来的这句： On all sides, verdant sunset-bathed hills greet the eye. 满目青山夕照明。
说到音乐，又让人不禁想起一句话： Video kills radio start。 音乐录影带杀死了电台歌星
然后又不禁想起了 “昙花一现”对应的一个源自乐队的英文“one hit wonder"，说的是那种出了一张畅销专辑或者流行单曲后就江郎才尽，风光不再或者干脆销声匿迹的乐队，而这样的乐队或者歌手又往往占了大多数，比如令人乏味的许巍。 当然你也可以找找表示昙花一现的其他英语说法。
注：hit指的是盛行一时的音乐专辑、歌曲或者电影。比如 Jonnie Depp’s new flick is a huge hit.
从注这里，我想到了一个hit and run, 指的是无良司机肇事逃逸，或者像Two and a Half Men里的Charlie（你可能更熟悉Friends里的Joey，不过我觉得后者不够娱乐性），或者放了屁就溜让剩下的人互相猜测到底是谁的干的好事，也指的是无良发贴者发了贴就不再参与讨论。
还有个东西和hit and run长得同一幅德行，那就是smash and grab, 指的是砸车窗抢劫。之所以会知道这个说法，是因为当时翻译自己公司的一个catalogue时，公司声称自己的模具打出来的车窗可以防止smash and grab。
剑桥国际英语教程备课材料（3级1单元）
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
这个只是辅助我上课的草稿，是对于课堂进展情况的一个预期。 供参考。喜欢这套教材的人可以对照这些备课材料自学。
Unit 3 Could you do me a favor?
1. SNAPSHOT
There is a well-know proverb ：a friend in need is a friend indeed. What does that mean in Chinese? That means a friend who helps you when you need it is a true friend.
When it comes to doing a favor. Are you a “yes” person or “no” person. I mean Are you that kind of person who would always say “yes” to your friends when they ask for favors?
Will you go to your friend for help when you are in trouble? Or you perfer to solve all problems on your own?
Take a look at the white board. These are 8 favors people dislike being asked.
Samuel, can you read them out loud. Ok. Great. Thank you.
Ok. Among these 8 favors, which one do you hate being asked the most? Why? What would you say to your friend to turn down their request without hurting his/her feelings. Will you lie to them?
Now please put down 3 favors you hate being asked the most on your paper? Now, please take turns to tell us your answers.
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Now let’s do a practice.
(Group them into 3 teams, here is the task): one asks a favor from your teammate, another one think of some excuses to decline your teammate
S request : each team will have 2 minutes to prepare for the dialogue. During the preparation, raise your hand if you need my help.
讲解：
Lend and borrow, SPDB Short-tem Loan Contract. Lender and Borrower
You owe me a favor 你欠我个情人。 You owe me one. You owe me big (time)
Stay at a hotel, not live in a hotel. You don’t live in a hotel. What verb would you use when it’s an apart-hotel? Stay or live?
He was moved to production department as the production manager. =transfer.
My parents want you to stay for dinner.
2. CONVERSATION Would you mind…?
Cover the text and take a look at the picture.
Explain: the girl’s name is Jana, and the guy’s name’s Rod. Make a guess:
Ask:
What are they doing? They are making phone calls. They are on the phone talking about the a digital camera.
What does Jana want to borrow? Digital Camera. Digital video. Digital music player. Disposable camera, camera with built-in camcorder, Read more
09年雅思作文预测题范文（2）
By Vincent from www.englishvincent.com
申明：
1.这是我为雅思作文学生金公子写的范文之一，仅供参考和学习，请勿抄袭，以免作文得零分。
2.这不是一篇典型的、标准的雅思作文，仅作为帮助学生提高遣词造句和表达能力，改变学生僵化的固有思维和主张言之有物、有趣的手段而已。
3.水平有限，行文仓促，欢迎您的批评指正，共同提高。
34. Society is based on rules and laws. It could not function if individuals were free to do whatever they want. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (08.10.11)
Sándor Petõfi once wrote: “
We can picture a scene where no one obeys the traffic regulations on the road. Drivers jump the red light, pedestrians do the jaywalking, and cyclists take the liberty of riding on the driveway… What would be the consequences following such absolute freedom? Utter chaos it is. Cars getting hit in the door panels, motorists passing out under the impulsive force of air bags, wheels running over cyclists and pedestrians’ bodies, people’s limbs snapping off and flying through the showcases of the nearby boutiques, kids bursting into tears in the lopsided prams…
such extreme liberalism will only lead to a temporary convenience or comfort, but comes at a tremendous cost. No one would think of such freedom what they really want. Our society also functions like the public traffic system. “Absolute freedom” is a like a beautiful snowflake. It starts melting and vanishes shortly after you hold it in hands. It’s just something drifting down from sky of imagination. The minute you manage to ‘get’ it, you lose it. The freedom of the cyclist who rides on the drive lane is deprived when the rear wheels of the car run over his chest and take his last breathe away. I think all of those who advocate ‘absolute freedom’ are selfish and stupid.
Charles W. Margold , author of the book ‘Sex Freedom and Social Control’ presents in his book that man and society are so intimately and reciprocally interrelated that nothing can be individual without, at the same time being social; nor social without, at the same time, being individual. Individual man makes up society; he contributes to society his individual traditions, and receives there from in return these same traditions socialized. In this respect, every one shall feel obliged to sacrifice some unjustifiable ‘rights’ or ‘freedoms’ for the greater good, which is the precondition for their basic rights. All of us would live in pain and die in disgrace if the laws and rules of the society just collapse.
If a man is free to disseize your house and sleep with your wife without being punished by criminal law and morally denounced, your rights will be violated for nothing. There is also a huge possibility that you become so furious that you put a bullet in his head and burn the house to the ground. Then you get back to the grocery store you work for with a broken heart, and sell alcohol to a 10-year-old boy, who got alcoholism 2 hours later and die in the ambulance on the way to hospital as the driver just bails (he has the right to do that) on receiving a call from his girlfriend, who was just raped by a scumbag on the road. .. isn’t that terrible? No one benefits from such utter freedom in the long run. If our personal rights and freedoms extend to the point where we are harming others or impeding their rights by exercising them, the whole world is damned, and the rights and freedoms of us will be gone. We would turn out to be a bunch of goners.
You can’t make omelets without breaking some eggs. Likewise, no freedom can be absolutely unrestrained. It always comes with obligations and responsibilities, which are mostly specified by the laws and regulations. Obviously, we should seek to find a balance between personal freedom and social responsibilities, instead of acting like frenzied extremists.
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