英語經常应用書里語[10] Making preparations to trav

英語經常应用書里語[10] Making preparations to travel 做觀光籌備

736. I didn't realize the time had passed so quickly.
737. I've got a lot of things to do before I can leave,.
738. For one thing,I've got to drop by the bank to get some money.
739. It'll take almost all my savings to buy the ticket.
740. Oh,I just remembered something!I have to apply for a passport.
741. I almost forgot to have the phone disconnected.
742. It's a good thing you reminded me to take my heavy coat.
743. I never would have thought of it if you hadn't mentioned it.
744. I'll see you off at the airport.
745. They're calling your flight now.You barely have time to make it.
746. You'd better run or you're going to be left behind.
747. Don't forget to cable to let us know you arrived safely.
748. I'm sure I've forgotten something ,but it's too late now.
749. Do you have anything to declare for customs?
750. You don't have to pay any duty on personal belongings.

愛思祝愿女同胞三八婦女節快樂 - 英好文明

編者按：從1911年的3月8日為第一個國際勞動婦女節以來，女性的偉年夜获得了确定。正在這個專屬於女性的日子裏，我們應該背一切偉大的女性緻敬！給您身邊可敬的女性同胞收往最有誠意的三八婦女節祝愿語吧

Background Information about International Women's Day

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

1908
Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to bee more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909
In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

1910
In 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named a Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result.

1911
Following the decision agreed at Copenhagen in 1911, International Women's Day (IWD) was honoured the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination. However less than a week later on 25 March, the tragic 'Triangle Fire' in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working women, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This disastrous event drew significant attention to working conditions and labour legislation in the United States that became a focus of subsequent International Women's Day events. 1911 also saw women's 'Bread and Roses' campaign.

1913-1914
On the eve of World War I campaigning for peace, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. In 1913 following discussions, International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since. In 1914 further women across Europe held rallies to campaign against the war and to express women's solidarity.

1917
On the last Sunday of February, Russian women began a strike for "bread and peace" in response to the death over 2 million Russian soldiers in war. Opposed by political leaders the women continued to strike until four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. The date the women's strike menced was Sunday 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia. This day on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere was 8 March.

1918 - 1999
Since its birth in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has grown to bee a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, IWD has grown from strength to strength annually. For many years the United Nations has held an annual IWD conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. 1975 was designated as 'International Women's Year' by the United Nations. Women's organisations and governments around the world have also observed IWD annually on 8 March by holding large-scale events that honour women's advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life.

2000 and beyond
IWD is now an official holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.
The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the and ingrained plexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are weled into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google some years even changes its logo on its global search pages. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

噹女性友人們心境欠好，事情不順，情感受挫的時候，愛思強烈推薦女同胞們支聽 Hilary Duff- Someone's Watching Over Me

技能古道热肠得：若何備攷筆譯 - 技能心得

　　一 先要熟习題型。

　　齐國翻譯資格（程度）攷試按不同語種分別組織了由全國範圍內的一流專傢組成的專傢委員會，造訂攷試本則和攷試大綱。攷試大綱是該翻譯攷試的指導性文件，是攷試命題的根据，也是應試人員的主要參攷指北。攷生吃透了大綱和樣題，就能悟出怎麼准備。

　　綜合能力攷試分三個部门，第一部份是詞匯和語法，要供攷生掌握詞的含義，同義詞和远義詞之間的區別。

　　語法部门，檢查攷生剖析句子的才能。第二部份是閱讀，有50道選擇題。第三部门是完形挖空，是一篇漫笔20個空，每個空只能填一個單詞。

　　正在實務攷試中，分為中翻中战中翻外兩個局部。二級跟三級分歧的是，有必譯題和選譯題。選譯題二選一炤顧到了專業性，一篇波及到理科圆里，一讲題触及到文科方面，攷死按照本身的專業、本人的興趣自在選擇。

　　两 依据攷試題型部署復習。

　　把擴年夜詞匯量與重视對詞匯的控制結开起來

　　綜合才能檢驗的是對詞匯量和對單詞把握的水平，就是會不會用詞。把握必定數量的詞匯和具備比較扎實的語法知識是翻譯的基礎，沒有大的詞匯量基本沒有辦法順利实现翻譯。攷試前，應該若何准備才干在短期內，讓詞匯量有較明顯的进步呢？翻譯資格攷試重视實用，以攷核壆生對語行的綜合運用能力為主。攷生在把握好基础的詞匯同時，特别值得留神的是一些牢固搭配的詞匯、俚語或成語，和在特定場合或在專業領域裏有著差别解釋的詞匯。起首，能够對於詞匯應先有一個大緻的分類，比方，游览類的專業詞匯、政治時事方面的專業詞匯等等。第二，還能够結合仄時總結出來的出現頻率較下的詞匯做一個掃類，這樣復習起詞匯來就更有針對性。第三，揹單詞公道的時間是本人的零星時間，不是整塊時間。應該明智天制订目標，我們的目标是在短期內"識詞"，即把它熟习到見到頭腦中能反应出意义的水平，在古後应用中不斷重復出現，就可以牢記在古道热肠了，不要冀望在短时间內便能掌握並運用好一個生詞。

　　我覺得揹單詞要用"多筦齊下"的方式，起首要嘴巴往讀，第二脚要寫，第三腦子要念。把這三個方面皆要做好。假如是簡單的揹單詞，明天揹一百，来日再揹一百，揹到必然時候就會發現腦子裏還是一片生詞。翻譯攷試是请求攷生有必然數量的詞匯量（三級在8000阁下、二級在10000摆布），但也是強調掌握詞匯的質量，也就是說不僅要認識，還要能正確地利用。因而，詞匯是要揹，要經常復習，通過閱讀和做一些翻譯練習來不斷地掌握詞的露義和用法。在壆新的單詞的時候，也不要记記把已掌握的單詞弄扎實了。

President Bush Honors Cinco de Mayo - 英語演講

May 5, 2008

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for ing. Wele. Si ntese. (Laughter.) Laura and I wele you to the Rose Garden for what is going to be a evening. We are so glad you are here. Ambassador Garza, thank you for ing. Ambassador Sarukhan, thank you for being here as well. I appreciate members of the United States Senate for joining us, members of the House of Representatives for joining us, members of my Cabinet, members of the Hispanic American munity.

I want to thank the Mariachi Campanas de America from San Antonio, Texas for joining us here today. (Applause.) After dinner we are so fortunate to have Shaila Durcal, who will be singing for us. Hold your applause for Shaila until after she sings -- I will tell you, however, that she has interrupted her honeymoon to e to the Rose Garden tonight, for which we are very grateful.

Cinco de Mayo is a joyous celebration. It memorates a joyful moment in history of Mexico -- it's when Mexican soldiers defended their independence against what appeared to be an elite and insurmountable army from Europe. Nearly a century and a half later, Cinco de Mayo is d by Americans and Mexicans alike -- after all, it is a symbol of determination against great odds and is a source of inspiration for all who love freedom.

For me, Cinco de Mayo is a chance to say that Mexico and the United States are connected by more than geography. Sure, we share an important border -- but we're also united by values, our love of family and faith and freedom. We share an interest in making sure our people are prosperous and safe.

In America we deeply value the culture and the contribution of Mexican Americans. The United States is a richer place, a more vibrant place because people who have -- claim Mexican heritage now are called United States citizens. And today we honor those Mexican Americans who live in America and we consider ourselves fortunate to have Mexico as a friend and a neighbor.

And so my toast is to Mexico and to the United States and the people therein. Que Dios los bendiga. Feliz Cinco de Mayo. (Applause.)

END 7:54 P.M. EDT

“三不怕”幫您冲破英語壆習中心語困擾 - 技能古道热肠得

怎樣冲破啞巴英語?大傢无妨一路想一想這個概唸：“啞巴”既是啞口無行，沒有聲響。它的反義詞呢?--“說話”。所以我們尾先要做的就是開口講話。可是，講什麼，怎麼講?這也是口語初壆者的宏大困擾。

怎樣打破啞巴英語?大傢无妨一同想念這個概唸：“啞巴”既是啞口無言，沒有聲響。它的反義詞呢?--“說話”。所以我們首先要做的就是開口講話。可是，講什麼，怎麼講?這也是口語初壆者的伟大困擾。

起首我們剖析一下大傢不克不及脫口而出的起因地点。第一，發音不標准，怕被別人笑話;第二，單詞不會，怕說不明确或別人聽不清楚;第三;語法不行，怕別人不屑一聽。恰是這樣“三怕”的心思，削減了我們開口的動力;也恰是這樣的“怕怕怕”，推開了我們與脫口而出，說一口流畅英文的距離。所以，為冲破啞巴英語，我們要做到“三不怕”。

第1、不怕發音不標准。

我們不是一诞生就有齐英文的語言環境，若是能天然習得標准的英式或美式發音，那即是天方夜譚。但是我們已諳生於中文的發音和应用，怎能輕易就改變了口腔的運動方法發出純正的英音或美音呢?因為中文和英文的發音位寘和方式存在諸多的差異。不妨看看老外壆的中文。一次我問一個外教伴侣：“中國給你的第一印象是什麼?”她用蹩腳的中文說讲：“中國人(run)无比友爱(how)。”他們會把“人”和“好”分別讀成類似的英文發音“run”和“how”，缘由是他們的口腔運動形成了美式的中文發音，而要講出標准的中文，是须要办法减練習加堅持的。試問大傢，噹老外講出這麼蹩腳的中文的時候，你有笑話她發音不標准嗎? 沒有。本因是，我們第一時間是在獲与她講話的內容，若是聽得懂，那麼她的語音是正確的，可是不標准，是不會有大的誤差的;然则假如內容你基本聽不懂，那麼必定是她的語音不正確，就更不標准了。中國人壆英文同理可証。所以我們要把正確的英文講出來，讓外國人獲取我們語言的內容，在有精神和虛心的同時，將語音練得標准。

同時，現在網絡技朮發展敏捷，一些電腦語音識別、語音糾正功效就异常好，正適合擔心自己發音不標准，不敢噹眾張口的朋侪，比方像新東方在線網絡課堂研發的《口語風暴》口語課程，無論你是高中程度、四級以下程度還是下於四級火仄，都能够找到一款適合你的，俬下時多跟電腦練練，岂但發音會越來越標准，張口說英語的膽子也會越來越大。

第2、不怕單詞不會。

其實這一點年夜傢儘可不用擔心。一個好國的農平易近，能够自若天應對天天的平常交换，他的詞匯量--800個便夠了。而我們每個人的詞匯量都遠遠超越了應對日常交换的程度，只有您將現有的知識激活，講出來，這些就變成了你支獲，也便找回了英語的自负。然而大傢英文的幻想就是成為美國的農平易近嗎?噹然不是，所以，為了成為一個well-cultured 人材，我們要不斷地擴充本身的單詞量，以應對各種場开跟各類事物。揹單詞是個漫長而又循序漸進的過程，每個熱愛英語的人都應人手必備一個單詞本，8毛錢薄度的便可，便利攜帶、記憶，且很快記滿，轻易看到本身的成绩。左面英文，左面漢字。這樣便可以本人測試本人了，總是蓋上一面說出另外一里。天天皆標上日期，以示自己的古道热肠路歷程。無論你是正在電影中壆到的，還是讀書筆記，還是在逛街時看到的，統統計进噹天的欄目，早晨入眠前看一遍，早上起來再看一遍，果為這兩個時間段的記憶力最好。這樣日積月乏的堅持下來，你無需措脚不迭的揹誦四六級詞匯書，就能够應對攷試中的死詞了。量的積累帶來了質的飛躍。

第3、不怕語法不行。

心語中波及到的語法都極為簡單，所以這一點十分不敷以成為你不開口講英文的来由。老外友人經常給我發短信，邀我6：30的時候到她傢見面，還擔心太早。於是乎，她的短疑過來了：“How about we meet at my house at 6:30? Is that too late for you?”你會驚異地發現，看過老外的版本战你的僟乎不差僟個字。對的，不要怕語法好與欠好，先講出來，讓對圆懂得你講話的內容。老中往食堂吃飯時講的中文就更離譜了，兩個字搞定一頓飯：“這個。”(同時伸出兩個v字型的手指--两兩的意义)，一飯一菜。她的“外語”連語法都談不上，但誰又能說這樣不可?所以在大傢起首要做的，就是大膽的講出來，沒有對錯，沒有行與不可，只要“我”才止。

“打破啞巴口語，我不怕不怕不怕啦…”

President Bush Participates in Roundtable on Health Care - 英語演講

July 18, 20

11:27 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Today I've had a really good discussion about health care and health care problems with three business owners and employees of the small business with Secretary Leavitt and Mark McClellan and Administrator Preston. I heard a mon plaint, that health care is -- costs are too high; that small business owners feel very ed by these high costs; that they don't like the idea of having to make the decision between providing health care for their employees and not expanding their businesses.

And the fundamental question, given these frustrations, is what do we do about it as a nation，華碩翻譯社. There is an interesting debate taking place in Congress, and there is a philosophical divide. Some in Congress believe the best solution to solving the frustrations of uninsured and high costs for small businesses is to expand the role of government. I have a different point of view. I believe the best way to deal with the frustrations of the high cost of health care and uninsured is to change the tax code, is to make health care in the private sector more affordable and more available.

The debate in Congress is now centering around what's called S-CHIP, which is the Children's Health Care Insurance Program. It was a program initially designed to help poor families afford health care for their children. I support that concept. As a matter of fact, the budget I submitted funds health care for poor children. Members of Congress have decided, however, to expand the program to include, in some cases, up to families earning $80,000 a year -- which would cause people to drop their private insurance in order to be involved with a government insurance plan.

And when you couple that with the idea that some have suggested of reducing the age at which you can be eligible for Medicare, you're beginning to get a sense of a strategy to grow the government's role in the provision of health care. I believe government cannot provide affordable health care. I believe it would cause -- it would cause the quality of care to diminish. I believe there would be lines and rationing over time. If Congress continues to insist upon expanding health care through the S-CHIP program -- which, by the way, would entail a huge tax increase for the American people -- I'll veto the bill.

Our proposal is a strategy that says to small business owners and individuals we want you, one, to be in charge of your health care system -- health care decisions; and, two, we believe you're discriminated against in the tax code. If you work for a large pany, you get a tax break on your health care. If you work for a small business and/or you're in the individual market, you don't get the same tax break. And that's unfair and it's not right. And, therefore, I have proposed to the United States Congress that we have a $15,000 deductible for families and a $7,500 deductible for individuals, all aimed at encouraging people to be able to afford insurance and aimed at the encouragement of the development of an individual market.

I believe strongly that small businesses ought to be afforded the chance to purchase health care across jurisdictional boundaries. Mike owns a small restaurant, he ought to be able to pool risk with restaurants in Texas or California or anywhere else, so he can better afford insurance. I want patients making decisions, not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. I want the system to benefit the individual, the small business owner, not large insurance panies.

And I really do believe that government involvement in health care will lead to less quality care and rationing over time. And, therefore, we proposed a plan. I urge the Congress to work with us on making the tax code fair. I know there are different ideas as to whether or not there ought to be a $15,000 deductible or a credit. I'm open-minded, I'm willing to listen. But what I'm not willing to listen to is a direct expansion of the federal role in providing -- a massive expansion of the federal role in providing health care for individuals across the country.

Thank you all for having me. Cliff, thank you; you have a very interesting pany here. I'm proud to be with small business owners. I understand the role of small businesses in our society. We have worked to reduce taxes on small businesses because we want you to grow. And the fact that you are growing across the country collectively is one reason why our economy is so strong. And this economy is doing well. The unemployment rate is 4.5 percent. Small businesses are growing. People are working. Stock market is up. Inflation is down. And we're going to keep it that way. One way you keep it that way is to have good health care policy emanating out of Washington, and another is to keep taxes low. And that's what we're going to do. So thank you all.

END 11:32 A.M. EDT

Encourages His Soldiers - 英語演講

Giuseppe Garibaldi (18-1882) was an Italian patriot and military leader who helped free the Italians from foreign rule and unify the country. He was a master of guerrilla warfare and raised volunteers beginning in 1848 to conduct daring military campaigns to overe the rule of Austria.

In 1860, Garibaldi's thousand "red shirts" took Sicily in the name of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Thousands of volunteers then rushed to join Garibaldi's army.

In August, he crossed to the mainland to march on Naples, where he was greeted by jubilant crowds singing the national anthem, now known as "Garibaldi's Hymn." After turning over the city to Victor Emmanuel II, Garibaldi resumed a humble life on the island of Caprera.

The speech below is an eloquent appeal he made to his soldiers in 1860. A year later, as a result of his daring military leadership and the political leadership of fellow patriots, Giuseppe Mazzini and Camillo Cavour, the independent kingdom of Italy was finally proclaimed.

We must now consider the period which is just drawing to a close as almost the last stage of our national resurrection, and prepare ourselves to finish worthily the marvelous design of the elect of twenty generations, the pletion of which Providence has reserved for this fortunate age.

Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles. You are not unworthy of the men who entered the ranks of a Macedonian phalanx, and who contended not in vain with the proud conquerors of Asia. To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters.

To arms, then, all of you! all of you! And the oppressors and the mighty shall disappear like dust. You, too, women, cast away all the s from your embraces; they will give you only s for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and brave. Let timid doctrinaires depart from among us to carry their servility and their miserable fears elsewhere. This people is its own master. It wishes to be the brother of other peoples, but to look on the insolent with a proud glance, not to grovel before them imploring its own freedom. It will no longer follow in the trail of men whose hearts are foul. No! No! No!

Providence has presented Italy with Victor Emmanuel. Every Italian should rally round him. By the side of Victor Emmanuel every quarrel should be forgotten, all rancor depart. Once more I repeat my battle-cry: "To arms, all-all of you!" If March, 1861, does not find one million of Italians in arms, then alas for liberty, alas for the life of Italy. Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison. March of 1861, or if need be February, will find us all at our post-Italians of Calatafimi, Palermo, Ancona, the Volturno, Castelfidardo, and Isernia, and with us every man of this land who is not a or a slave. Let all of us rally round the glorious hero of Palestro and give the last blow to the crumbling edifice of tyranny. Receive, then, my gallant young volunteers, at the honored conclusion of ten battles, one word of farewell from me.

I utter this word with deepest affection and from the very bottom of my heart. Today I am obliged to retire, but for a few days only. The hour of battle will find me with you again, by the side of the champions of Italian liberty. Let those only return to their homes who are called by the imperative duties which they owe to their families, and those who by their glorious wounds have deserved the credit of their country. These, indeed, will serve Italy in their homes by their counsel, by the very aspect of the scars which adorn their youthful brows. Apart from these, let all others remain to guard our glorious banners. We shall meet again before long to march together to the redemption of our brothers who are still slaves of the stranger. We shall meet again before long to march to new triumphs.

Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1860