Education: A New Start 教育：新开始

在线收听节目 Freshers' Week 新生周 Fresher's Week at universities can be a nerve-wracking experience The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing. October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers. It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life. However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join? Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years. Here are some top tips from past students on how to survive Freshers' Week: - Blend in. Make sure you are aware of British social etiquette. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends. - Be hospitable. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends. - Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you'll be to meet new people than if you're someone who never leaves their room. - Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you're in and that sends positive messages to your neighbours that you're friendly. So with a bit of clever planning and motivation, Freshers' Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you'll be passing on your wisdom to next year's new recruits. GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词) well-respected 受尊敬的 academic calendar 大学年历 newcomers 新生 nerve-wracking 让人伤脑筋的 in the same boat 同一情况 take it all in 全部吸收 social etiquette 社交礼仪 handy 手边的，近便的 doorstop 制门器 passing on your wisdom 传授经验 overwhelming 不知所措 Freshers' Week 新生周 settle into 适应 prospect 前景 on the right foot 好的开始 blend in 融入 hospitable 好客的 a head start 有利的开端 motivation 动力 recruits 新人

很久没有练听力了，今天在PUTCLUB听了听。觉得不错，放在这里。
虽说贵为美国总统，但是在政策方面，还是不得不受制于美国国会，高油价的问题，如何解决，看来没那么简单？

President's Radio Address 

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Before they left Washington for their August recess, Congress failed to take action on an issue that is currently of great concern to Americans: high prices at the gas pump.

The fundamental reason for high gasoline prices is that the supply of oil is not keeping pace with demand. To reduce pressure on prices, we need to increase the supply of oil, especially oil produced here at home. So in June, I called on Congress to open up more of America's domestic oil resources for exploration -- including offshore exploration of the Outer Continental Shelf. The American people overwhelmingly support this proposal. But throughout the summer, the leaders of the Democratic Congress have refused to allow it to come to a vote.

 

News reports indicate that Democratic leaders in Congress may plan to hold a vote on a bill that would make us more dependent on foreign oil and would likely make energy costs go up, not down. This bill would raise taxes on energy companies -- which would reduce domestic production. This bill would make the Nation more vulnerable to supply shocks by tapping into our emergency supply of oil -- the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And it would impose a rigid national mandate that would increase electricity costs in states where there are few renewable resources.

Democratic leaders know that these counterproductive proposals will not become law. Yet they seem ready to push this legislation as a way to block offshore drilling while appearing to be in favor of it. They need to stop standing in the way of expanding domestic production and take meaningful steps now to address the pain caused by high energy prices.

I proposed a comprehensive approach to our energy problems that would permit a range of new drilling options and encourage the development of alternative resources. If Democratic leaders will not approve this comprehensive approach, the very least they should do when they return in September is to take action on three common-sense energy solutions that enjoy bipartisan support.

First, Congress should open the way for environmentally responsible offshore exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf. Experts believe that these areas could eventually produce nearly 10 years' worth of America's current annual oil production. This exploration is now banned by a provision included in the annual interior appropriations bill. When Congress returns they should remove this restriction -- so we can get these vast oil resources from the ocean floor to your gas tank.

Second, Congress should expand access to oil shale -- a resource right here in America that could produce the equivalent of more than a century's worth of imports at current levels. Last year, however, Democratic leaders pushed through legislation blocking oil shale leasing on Federal lands. They should lift that ban as soon as they return.

Third, Congress should extend renewable power tax credits to spur the development of alternative sources of energy like wind and solar. They should make these credits long term and expand them to cover all forms of low-emission power generation -- including nuclear power. Increasing production of low-carbon electricity will help us reduce our addiction to oil by allowing us to power a new generation of plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles. There is bipartisan support in Congress for all three of these measures. So instead of spending the next month deadlocked on matters where Republicans and Democrats disagree, members of Congress should come together to pass legislation in these areas, where there is agreement.

This Congress has been one of the most unproductive on record. They've failed to address the challenge of high gas prices. Members still have time to take action on this vital priority for the American people. They need to send me a bill next month that I can sign -- so we can bring relief to drivers, small business owners, farmers and ranchers, and every American affected by high prices at the pump.

Thank you for listening.

END

approval rating 支持率
marked his hundredth day in office 庆祝上任100天
Gallup, a pollster 盖洛普，民意测验机构
have grown in size and intensity 规模和强度都在增强
gather nightly 晚上集会
storm-clouds louring over the Blue House 笼罩在青瓦台上空的暴雨云
has only himself to blame for his abrupt fall from grace 自作自受
reminiscent of 令人回忆起
conglomerate  大型企业集团
conciliatory 和解的，调解的
publicly berating them 公开指责，训斥
cull 剔除、削减
In an effort to repair frayed ties with America 摩擦不断
 lift a ban on
cattle 家牛
 pensioners 退席人员
was initially dismissive 最初不以为然
uncertain economic outlook 不确定的未来经济前景
expressing frustration at what it sees as its ally’s unfounded fear of its beef. 对于韩国对自己牛肉毫无根据的担心表示沮丧。
beef-import agreement牛肉进口协议
dispel the clouds gathering over the Blue House驱散阴云

今天受到了欧盟口译司的录取通知!!!!!!

以下告诉大家,我如何准备和通过考试的

我如何用一年时间考上欧盟口译司

 

  我的网名叫做jacky, 大学在青岛市念书,4年,中国海洋大学的计算机科学与技术.我并不象很多人那样关注现在的流行,超级女声,快乐男声,加油!好男儿,李宇春,张靓颖或者周笔畅,我甚至可能也不知道谁是全国7进6,8进7,我可能还不知道有关满城尽带黄金甲,巩俐和章子怡的最新消息,可是我却知道第六轮六方会谈的结果，我也知道中国暴雨洪灾的后果，受灾地区，我还有着一段值得人驻足的一段经历.

  毕业之后工作两年,辞职孤单一人来到北京准备考研.

当初准备的是北外的高翻学院,也就是大家俗称的同传专业.但是那时候除了看的是同传的高薪之外,还有自己提高自己的英语水平.

我一开始,英语程度也就是6级,但是经常锻炼口语,所以交流很流畅.这是我惟一的优势,其他的,没有工作,计算机专业,看来都不是什么好事情.可是我有着很多人没有的一样东西. 那就是坚定的毅力.这样是我后来能够成功被录取的最重要的一点.

从那年1月开始,我认真准备,但是当时对于高翻没有清晰的概念,所以很幼稚的觉得,把一套新东方推荐的60篇文章背诵下来,然后背诵GRE词汇就可以解决问题了.结果,大概一个月之后,发现语言运用能力的确有所提高,但是要是参加考试远远不够,因为那时候开始接触<经济学家>,发现根本看不懂.于是在网络上疯狂的搜索和高翻相关的内容,论坛,网站,blog等等,也开始获得了大量的信息.其中几个重要的网站在这里推荐一下:

如果你想要找一个最综合的口译资料资源练习方法的网站，就去这里看看

http://www.kouyitianxia.cn/bbs.php

如果你还没有认真的看过经济学家,那考高翻就太困难了,经济学家师一定要看的,而且最好每天都看几篇.

经济学家中国:  http://ecocn.org/forum/index.php

如果你要考北外,那么究一定要经常到北外专门的校内网去看看最新的消息,还有很多牛人在哪里发帖,

北外星光:  http://www.xgbbs.net/

如果你的听力和知识面都不是很广阔,那么你需要经常去普特听力论坛看看,并且练习,我是坚持了一年多

普特听力论坛: http://www.putclub.com/

这些是主要的一些论坛,接下来我说自己的努力过程的时候会提高他们的用处

为了能够清晰明了的说明我自己的努力过程,我把自己针对每一个考试所必需掌握的技能,进行的练习列出来:

英语基础------中英互译新概念3,4册, 新东方精选60篇文章,张培基散文50篇,实用口译教程全部,现代汉英口译教程, 现代汉英口译教程练习册,然后熟练背诵,这一共7本书!其实还有很多其他的我背诵了只有2-3遍的,就不想提了.这些书腰背诵至少3-4遍,我自己背诵了大概有10遍左右,之后总结当中重要的,自己不熟练的句型,词组等等,要针对自己.

听力------这个是我自己感到最重要的,为了锻炼听力,我找到了普特论坛,并且严格的每天跟着一起训练,方法大家都可以在论坛上找到.每天听写BBC,因为voa太简单,大概一个月左右就可以完全听懂. 所以我一直坚持精听BBC直到那年9月份,我找到了一个软件,可以把音频变速,叫做NV player,大家搜索,可以找到并且免费下载,其他的软件我也尝试了,但是基本上都还是声音会失真,但是这个软件只会加快速度,声音不会失真.之后我开始把BBC变速听,变到1.1,1.2,,,,,最后倒了2倍速,你听起来这个变速可能没有什么大不了的,但是当你真正的用这个软件开始听的时候,才发现,就算是从1.1跳到1.2你都会有很多东西突然间就听不懂了,与此同时,我还每天下载联合国网站的会议现场和白宫的会议现场,不断的变速听,而且普特论坛上又各种各样的材料共我选择,我也在不断的精听,精练,倒了10月,我开始精听BBC2倍速,同时开始了我正式的同传练习,是的,我已经可以进行同传了,不过都是同传UN的现场,还有白宫的现场,每天都是一个小时左右,大概过了一个月,我开始同传voa新闻,新闻的同传,在同传界是一个忌讳,也就是说没有人去做新闻同传,因为信息集中,密度大,速度太快,挑战太大,但是我很勇敢的接受了挑战,并且开始坚持每天同传新闻,因为我发现UN会议和美国白宫的会议太简单了,我每天都会把UN 和美国白宫的会议现场变成2倍速来做泛听,基本上一次就可以听懂了.

新增国内会外会议视频下载---联合国,白宫,英国议会,中国国家新闻办公室
http://www.kouyitianxia.cn/forum-14-1.html

后来我曾经尝试一次在安南进行的联合国的演讲录像,直接进行同传,基本上对我来说就是放慢镜头!每次听2倍速的作用就显现出来了,因为最后我发现基本上90%的安南演讲内容我都同传出来了.在此期间,我不但坚持锻炼同传新闻voa,并且开始尝试加速同传,也就是把新闻变速到1.3倍速同传,这个的确非常又难度,但是我还是克服了,这需要很多的勇气还有毅力,很多人会问我,你怎么又这样的动力,我说,他们都源自我的梦想,一个心中的梦想,希望能够成为一个语言运用自如的人,运用自己的天分非常自如的人.于是,渐渐的,我到了12月份,已经可以同传voa新闻的1.5倍速了,这个是非常难的,因为速度很快,而你有必须要同时传译,但是这些都造就了我非凡的反映速度,还有我稳定的心理素质,因为,现在我听人们说话,就真的好像在放慢镜头一般.而且12月份的时候我也开始同传cnn,也是1.5倍速,以及npr,但是bbc我还从来没有尝试过,因为bbc我一直都留给自己做每天的精听

在后来,voa的同传我就变速倒了1.7倍速了,但是这已经是今年的事情了.并且开始进行新闻的记忆,也就是新闻播放并且同传结束后,尽力的会议全部的大概内容,有的朋友可能会说,新闻简单,容易记忆,练习短期记忆还是应该用会议记录,但是我不这么认为,5分钟的新闻可能很短,但是你知道么,这里面往往包括7-8有的时候10个主要事情,而且相互没有联系,如果你能把每件没有联系的事情都记住,那么你记住会议内容会更加简单容易,看到这里,有的朋友会发现,我这个人有些变态,听力听2倍速,记忆非要用新闻练习,,,,pervert!

是的,朋友们,如果你看了很多书,很多自传,你会发现,这个社会里面有所成就的人,基本上从一个角度来说,都是变态,或曾经做过一些变态的事情.但是,从另一个角度来说,这不是变态,这是执著,这是热爱,这是激情.我有一个同传的朋友,在外交部作同传很久,一次跟我聊天听说我听2倍速,立刻就蹦出来一个pervert! 我笑了笑,没说话.因为我很少对人说这是我的梦想,我什么都可以付出

到了现在,我听任何材料,只要没有陌生词汇,就一定不会又任何障碍,甚至在面对5个欧盟口译司的考官的时候,我有些紧张,但是他们说的英文,即使我紧张的时候,也是让我如缕平川.这就是我的目的.你还记得很多人平时练习的很好,到了现场做会的时候,发言人说话结束,可是她却紧张的说不出话来? 就是因为平时的练习要超量,倒了现场才能抵消紧张带来的负效应.

目前我看了一些有关快速听力的书籍,发现其实2倍速并不是速度的极限,2.5倍速才是,因为2.5倍速是人的听力速度反弹极限,也就是说,经常练习2.5倍速,再听1倍速,你的听力不会回到1倍速.可以继续保持.所以我目前一致在练习2.5倍速的bbc听力.我也希望如果你真的想从事同传行业,请多投入一些,短期记忆比较容易的是叙事类的,也就是上外和北外复试会考的内容,但是会议内容是不好记忆的,因为有很多数字,很多分类,都需要笔记,而全国三个大型的同传专业考试当中,只有欧盟口译司的这个考试全部都是会议内容,而且数字,年代,月份都非常清楚,当时我摊上的就是一个核问题,所以平时多练习新闻的记忆显得尤其重要.这里就说到笔记的问题,我练习笔记,只用了一本书<实战口译>,林超伦的,全书练习了大概5遍左右,每次一个小时练习一片文章,倒了最后能够基本上进行1.7倍速的播放,同时自己记笔记,但是这里我有一个缺陷,就是局限于书本的模式,每次都是记笔记一分钟长短,这是很要命的,因为欧盟口译司的考官实际上要考察拟的真实能力不会拘泥.我这次考试就吃亏在这里.可是,夺亏我平时练习2倍速听力精听和泛听很多,所以给了我很大的自信心,而且毕竟,我练习笔记都是用的1.7倍速,所以她用常速朗读的时候,时间虽然长了一些,我最后还是表现不错.所以,大家平时还是要多练习其他一些长的内容.具体技巧就是书里面所提高的一些方法,严格的按照步骤来,练习就会有效果.这些就是有关听力的大概情况,实在太多,无法一一想起,只能叙述这些

如果你想要尝试跟大家练习一下，你可以去这里

http://www.kouyitianxia.cn/bbs.php

每天有很多牛人，很多追求梦想的火热青年，在那里，不断的追求着

 

新闻和杂志--------新闻的理解,记忆很重要,我背诵了大概有100-200篇VOA,和BBC新闻,非常熟练的,<经济学家>大概也背诵了有100篇左右,这些对我理解新闻和杂志很油帮助,背诵之后你会发现,其实新闻的框架基本类似,二杂志业基本上文章都大同小异.你可以翻译,但是这会花去大量的时间,不过这个翻译很好,我曾经坚持了大概3个月左右,每天都翻译1篇文章,但是后来放弃开始转入直接视译,这个大大提高了我的阅读速度,而且我自己理解更有效,也懂得怎样把复杂的语言转化为简单的语言让自己理解更容易.所以我现在视译的能力非常好.在阅读经济学家的同时,我建议大家要注意积累每一个你不熟练和不知道的词汇,这些都是考日积月累的,想要依靠GRE或者其他的解决问题很难.我每天都积累很多词汇,最后会复习.一直到现在还是如此.

词汇---------这也是我最喜欢的一部分,为了增加词汇,我背诵了很多词典,GRE词汇我背诵了自己都不知道多少遍,反正基本上每个周末都会复习一遍,背诵词典事很枯燥的,这是对你的毅力的考验,我第一次背诵GRE,用了1个星期,酒背完了,之后每周豆复习一次,现在基本上6个小时就可以全部背诵一次,不是看,而是背诵.说明我已经非常熟练了,为什么要这样?我听写新闻第一次飞跃就是因为GRE词汇,所以有很多词汇都猜出来了.还有一个是新闻分类词汇,大家可以在北外的书店里面找到,12块钱,大概有2000-3000词汇,这个简单,但是只要背熟练,基本上听新闻不会有障碍,但是全部让你写出来可能还是有问题.另一个词典是口译词典,这个词典对中英翻译很重要,英美报刊词汇,大概有10000词汇,全都是新词汇,这个也要背诵熟练,托福词组,这个是很有用的,尤其是词组的扩充,美国口语词典,对于更好的理解经济学家和口语能力的提升,理解英文文化大有帮助.

上面的都是很好的词典,每一个我都熟练背过,中英,英中,交替背过.而且经常复习.背诵词典事很枯燥的过程,你常常会遇到很辛苦的时候想要放弃,这个时候我要告诉你,之所以很多人无法成功,就是因为跟你一样倒了这个最关键的时候软弱下来.究竟是否坚持,关键在你.等你倒了下一次软弱的时候,你要告诉你自己,实际上会有另外几个人跟你一样优秀,克服了第一层阻力,但是也一样倒了这个时候,很难坚持,是否坚持下去,决定在你自己,如此一次次鼓励自己,,,,这不亚于背诵文章,关键在于你是否喜欢这个行业,如果只是看到了高薪,我想你实在浪费时间,有一天你会后悔自己花了这么多时间作自己不喜欢的事情,而且到最后因为你不喜欢,你很难做好!

这一年,我基本上没有休息过,所有的节假日,我都用来突击单词或者词典.周末都是背诵gre单词或者其他的词汇.

每天基本上都是18个小时的学习时间.

早上6点起床跑步锻炼,打太极拳,这些很重要,保持身心健康

晚上12点准是睡觉,吃饭等等都是准时准点的

所以这一年我没有生病过.

我简单的叙述了我做的考试准备,接下来就是需要接受检验了,其实北外的考试证明了我做得准备有充分的地方,也有不足的地方.北外的考试里面,我得总分过线了,英文分数也很高,但是,我得政治差了2分,结果可想而知,我根本没机会进入复试,但是却被欧盟口译司看上,并且录取了我,我曾经发布了一个帖子,说明我考试的过程,

http://jackyhuang1112.blog.hexun.com/9133481_d.html

 

其实真正的内幕却是倒了今天早上我给了老师电话才告诉我.

初试当中,有两部分,一个是笔试,一个是口式,口试包括中英英中交传.当时由于我不知道口试会直接考交传3分钟录音,很紧张,竟然把英中交传做成了复述!!! 我很快做完之后,拿掉了耳机,听到周围的人说中文,立刻就傻了!!!!!!!!!

完了,脑子里面第一个年头就是完了,没戏了,彻底没戏了,但是仍然强制自己镇定下来,结果中英交传还好,但是毕竟受到了影响,接下来的笔试之后,我就很快第一个就交卷,找到了老师,说明了自己的情况,但是他说,不可能让你单独再来一次了.等通知吧. 没想到等到了几天之后,竟然真的接到了复试的通知,当时的喜悦如同这次知道复试通过,由于特别兴奋,我还特意问老师,老师,您还记得问我么,就是那个考是第一个结束后就找您的那个学生,他说,呵呵怎么不记得,你是所有考生里面唯一一个把传译做成了复述的人,不管你是谁我都记住了,我听了也心中一紧,感到万分庆幸,我想,还是由于自己笔试得成绩不错,而且语音不错,才给了我这个机会进入复试.

复试的时候的情况,和我后来告诉大家的有些差异.

复试一共4论,自我介绍,即兴演讲,英中现场交传,中英现场交传.每一轮结束后,都需要学生出去,所有的考官一起评价,决定分数,这个就很人性化.

后来我才打电话知道,我在前三论的表现非常好,语音标准,流利,反应迅速,对国际时政了解透彻,给考官留下了很好的印象,甚至到了第四轮考试的时候,轮到了我,那个给我出题的中国考官还小声问旁边的人,还有必要么? 看来的确有些低估自己的实力了,不过我并不骄傲,还有更多的事情等着我去做,这些仅仅是一个简单的开始.

其实,认真想想,人的一生真的很奇怪的,如果这一切都没有发生呢?

如果初试我就因为把传译做成了复述,而把我排除,就像我因为政治少了两分把我踢出局,我还有机会进入复试么???

如果进不了复试,我还可能成为幸运者之一么?

那么我下一年又会经历什么呢?我还会和现在一样精力充沛么?

人的一生太奇妙了,也许真的很多事情都是命中注定的,时间会让我们学会成长,而现在我们也许只能接受一切

后来，为了天下口译人，我办了一个论坛，就叫〈口译天下〉，寓意以口译天下，也表示，是口译人的天下。

http://www.kouyitianxia.cn/bbs.php

希望能够让所有的，正在寻找口译梦想的人，不再彷徨。



原博文地址引自: http://jackyhuang1112.blog.hexun.com/9273205_d.html

Valentine’s Day 情人节

在线收听节目 Will you be sending a card to the one you love? 你会送卡给你意中人吗? Chocolates and roses - traditional gifts for a loved one In many countries around the world, people in love are gearing up for Valentine's Day, a festival to celebrate romantic love. In the UK, 14th February is usually celebrated by sending or giving Valentine's cards, and sometimes gifts. The day is celebrated by people already in a committed relationship, but also by people who want to tell someone they have feelings for them. Traditionally, people may send an anonymous card or gift if they are holding a torch for someone who doesn't know it, to make a declaration of love. Though it's very flattering to receive an anonymous card, it could be frustrating if you have no idea who your secret admirer is, and you are looking for a relationship! The word 'Valentine' was originally the name of a saint. Now, you can say that you're sending someone 'a Valentine', or sometimes, 'Valentine' can mean the person who is sending or receiving the card. Some people sign a card 'from your Valentine', and some ask the recipient to 'be my Valentine'. As well as cards, many other tokens of love are exchanged on Valentine's Day. Flowers are one of the most common gifts to give, with red roses being seen as the most traditionally romantic flowers. However, in these days of eco-awareness some people are rejecting hot-house flowers such as roses, for seasonal flowers native to Britain, for example snowdrops, which grow naturally in Britain in February. This is because of the high carbon footprint of imported or hot house flowers, and the chemicals used. Other gifts which are common include jewellery and chocolates, but some people are even more extravagant, splashing out on a trip abroad or spa pampering day for their loved one. But some people would insist 'it's the thought that counts', and appreciate a handmade card and gift, such as home-made heart-shaped cookies more than an expensive one. GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词) gearing up for 为……做好准备 anonymous 匿名的 flattering 谄媚的, 讨人欢喜的 secret admirer 神秘的爱慕者 tokens of love 对爱的表示 hot-house flowers 温室培植的鲜花 native 当地的, 本土的 imported 进口的 spa pampering day (一天的)水疗护理享受 committed 作出承诺 holding a torch for 举着火把（示爱） frustrating 沮丧的 recipient 收到卡的人, 接受者 eco-awareness 环保意识 seasonal 季节性的 carbon footprint 碳足迹 splashing out on 大肆挥霍 it's the thought that counts 重在情意

Chinese New Year 2008 in London 伦敦的中国新年庆典

在线收听节目 Welcoming the Year of the Rat 庆祝鼠年的到来 The traditional dragon dance leads the New Year parade This week, London will be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a spectacular event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia. This year in the UK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the 'China in London' season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, culminating in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass through London on its way to the start of the Beijing Games. The 'China in London' season will incorporate a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children’s half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, 'China Now' is launching at Chinese New Year. This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships with China, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children in China and offering a lucky few the chance to visit Britain on a football tour. The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers. The linchpin of the day is the grand parade through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, flanked by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring martial arts, music and dance. It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, so Leicester Square will see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows. Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them in London. GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词) for the third year running 第三年举办 relay 接力 tastings 品尝 nationwide 全国的 a lucky few 少数走运的 linchpin 关键 fireworks 烟花 on the hour (每小时)整点 culminating in 以…而终结 incorporate 合并, 并入 half-term (英)期中假(学期中途放的假) coaching 辅导 showcase 展示 flanked by 两侧(是…) firecrackers 炮竹 variety shows 综艺表演

看美国探索发现节目《手机革命》中，听到两个词：
roadblock 障碍，节目中翻成“眼中钉”，讲摩托罗拉和AT&T的竞争。

deep pocket，巨资投资商，财富，节目中讲AT&T是个deep pocket company，很有钱，实力雄厚的公司。

另外阅读中的新词
cyclone, 飓风，风暴， 孟加拉的Cyclone已经造成数千人死亡，可悲

sheepish，害羞的，尴尬的。sheepishly，副词，不知道这个词和sheep有何联系。比如，一个高官开车，没有系安全带，被警察逮到，又有媒体跟拍，久很尴尬了。

en route adv 在路上，法语词汇。

lethal 致命的。

wedding ceremony 结婚典礼
wedding reception 婚宴
register office 结婚登记处
trousseau 嫁妆
usher 引宾员
vows 婚誓
say one's vows 立下婚誓
wedding day 举行婚礼的日子
wedding anniversary 结婚周年纪念日
bride新娘
bridegroom or groom 新郎
officiator 主婚人
pastor 牧师
groomsman 伴郎
bridesmaid 伴娘
honeymoon 蜜月
wedding dress 婚纱、结婚礼服
wed in a civil ceremony 登记结婚
marriage certificate 结婚证
guest 来宾
marriage after divorce 再婚
wedding march 婚礼进行曲
mixed marriage 涉外婚姻；跨国婚姻

 

结婚周年表达
Paper wedding 纸婚 一周年
Tin wedding 锡婚 两周年
Crystal wedding 水晶婚15周年
China wedding 搪瓷婚20周年
Silver wedding 银婚25周年
Pearl wedding 珍珠婚30周年
Ruby wedding 红宝石婚40周年
Sapphire wedding 蓝宝石婚45周年
Golden wedding--金婚50周年
Emerald wedding--翠玉婚55周年
Diamond wedding--钻石婚60-70周年

一个偶然的机会发现emule里面有美国探索发现和国家地理的视频下载，顿然如获至宝。很久之前就知道Disvovery频道很不错，可惜回国后，无法收看。在看看emul里面的下载目录，那个全啊，天文地理灾难工程无所不包，毫不犹豫就开足电驴马力，连续下载。可以说几个月来，我下载的全是这些个东东，很快我的电脑硬盘满了，移动硬盘也满了，有些好的节目没办法，不得不忍痛删掉，为以后的下载腾地方。山重水复疑无路之际，我就想能否找到在线播放的探索发现和国家地理，功夫不负有心人，终于，前几日，找到了可以在线看的地方，那就是TVANTS,下载这个软件，然后里面就有国家地理和探索发现。如果你的网速足够快的话，可以基本流畅的收看电视的节目。我喜欢这两个台，主要是他有中文字幕，应该是台湾翻译的，水平很高，用词很精准，听着英语，琢磨翻译，感觉很是爽。况且，看的都是新鲜的节目，完全没有乏味的感觉。第一天晚上，我看了NGC的“Living Edens” （人间伊甸园）讲述的是美国黄石国家森林公园动物的生存状况，感觉一个字“棒”。昨晚，看的是韩国航班失事调查和百慕大探秘，学到不少表述方式和新词。大家如果感兴趣的话，赶紧去下载TVANTS吧！相信你不会失望的。

	The tapering minaret 尖塔 at the south-east corner of the mosque, is 44 metres (145ft) high. Inside the tower 塔 there is a stairway with

	John looks at the variety of different coloured raisins at one of the markets in Turpan, which is well known for its vineyards 葡萄园.

	The ancient 古老的 city of Gaochang Gucheng 高昌古城, in the Gobi desert, was damaged due to warfare and abandoned 被遗弃 in the 14th century.

Youling stands in the desert, amidst 在…当中 the well-preserved 保存完好的 ruins 遗址 of the city.

	To get to the centre of the ancient ruins 古老的遗址, the team rode on a donkey cart 驴车, the easiest way to travel in the desert.

	Diarmuid is pleased to arrive safely after such a speedy 快的 donkey cart ride.

	At an ancient cemetery 墓地, Diarmuid finds the statue of a cow-headed deity 牛头的神像.

	Finally, the team visited the Bizalkik Thousand Buddha Caves 柏孜克里千佛洞, Buddhist cave grottos 洞穴 not far from the Gaochang ruins.

	John and Youling are ready to go home after a long day exploring 探寻 the riches of the Turpan area.

我这样把人家的照片抄过来，可能有点侵权，不过确实觉得，里面很多没见过的词汇，可以学习学习，图文并茂，学来可能更有乐趣。

最近才发现，bbc网站的英语学习内容搞的很不错，文章很地道，用词很精炼，真的很有学习的价值。

在线收听节目 A celebration of UK and world cinema 英国和国际电影的庆典 The opening of the Film Festival Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival. The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films and 133 shorts as well as a host of screen talks, masterclasses and live events. 128 films will have their UK premieres at the festival. Renowned UK filmmakers including Richard Attenborough will showcase their latest work, and there is also space for some UK newcomers to feature film. However, the London Film Festival is definitely not just about celebrating UK cinema. Visitors will enjoy offerings from 43 different countries around the world. Golden Lion winner Ang Lee's new film 'Lust Caution' will feature as well as Jia Zhangke's 'Wu Yong'. There is a special event celebrating the rise of Romanian cinema, and a strand of 14 films dedicated to France, called 'The French Revolutions'. The festival will focus on documentaries as well as features, with a wealth of documentaries from around the world. Directors and actors will take to the stage to discuss their careers and work. These will include David Lynch, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Greengrass, Laura Linney and Steve Buscemi. Classic films including A Clockwork Orange will be shown as part of a series looking at restorations of archive films. And recent popular releases will be given another outing too. For example the IMAX cinema will show the Bourne trilogy back to back in a special event. Artistic Director Sandra Hebron said "We look forward to welcoming filmmakers, audiences and press and industry delegates alike to our two week celebration of the best, most creative and original films of the year." showings 放映 a host of 许多 premieres 首映式 filmmakers 制片人 newcomers 新人 the rise of 升起 a wealth of 大量的, 丰富 restorations 修复 outing 上演 industry delegates 业界人士 shorts 短片 masterclasses 大师班 renowned 有名的 showcase 展示 offerings 样片 documentaries 纪录片 take to the stage 上舞台（走上舞台） archive 旧的，老的 （影片）

China's sexual great leap forward

Lijia Zhang
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer

参考消息上面看到了中文，网上搜索到原文，对比读来，很受启发，很多平常不知如何表达的词语，在本文中都可以看到，而且非常地道。比如：“及时行乐” Carpe Diem等等，有兴趣的可以读一读。毕竟，该文反映了年轻一代对待性的真实现状。

“请”字表示“叫、唤”的意思时，可译为动词短语；send for, call in, go for。如：

他请了一位调停人来调解这次争执。He called in a mediator to settle the dispute.

要我去请医生吗？Shall I go for a doctor?

他们立刻派人去请了医生，但医生还没有到。They sent for a doctor at once, but he hasn't arrived yet.

1. two-faced

首先来看 two-faced，这个词和我们中文可是够匹配的，果然是“两-面”派啊：How could he be so two-faced? （他怎么能这样阴一套阳一套呢？）

2. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

片语 run with the hare and hunt with the hounds或者hold with the hare and run with the hounds，字面意思是“跟着兔子跑，跟着狗打猎”，相当于汉语中的“两面讨好，不得罪任何一方的做法”。注意：这个表达中，hare用的是单数， hound用的是复数，这是一个固定的表达。 比如：I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who is in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. （我知道怎样对付两面派，而且一眼就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。）

其实“两面派”和“两边讨好”还是有小小的不一样的，大家要注意区分。

Don't try to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds! 别想两边讨好！

3. The vicar of Bray

这个习语的意思也是“两面派，看风使舵的人”。这个片语来自于宗教改革时的英国。最初英国是严格信奉天主教的，但是因为教皇的统治妨害了国王的利益，于是英国自上而下开始了一场宗教改革，在几任国王和女王的统治中，宗教政策改来改去，一个牧师想要在不变原则的情况下保持教职是非常困难的事。The vicar of Bray 就是指的Berkshire，Bray的一个牧师不断变换原则以便保有教职的事。我们看个例子：Let who will be king, I will be vicar of Bray still. （管它谁做国王呢，我都会见风使舵的。）

“请”字有“请客”、“做东”的意思时，可译作动词短语；stand treat或stand one’s hand, stand somebody a dinner/a drink, etc;也可译作动词treat, entertain, regale。其中treat指一般请客吃饭、看戏、看电影和球赛等；entertain用于在自己家中宴请客人；regale着重强调盛情款待。如：

咱们去看戏吧，我请客。We’ll go to the theatre, and I’ll stand treat.

我请你吃饭。Let me stand you a dinner.

她经常请客。She entertains a great deal.

主人宴请宾客。The host regaled the honored guests with a feast.

   智利前统治者皮诺切特依靠政变上台，统治智利17年，在任期间实施高压统治，但直至2006年12月10日去世，虽然他经历了旷日持久的审判，却从未被定罪。沉冤难以昭雪，受害者愤懑不已，谁说“恶有恶报”？毁誉参半，难以盖棺定论。

repressive rule 高压统治    alleged human rights violations 涉嫌侵犯人权的行径
controversial 充满争议  overthrow/undermine 推翻   COUP 政变，发音比较独特。
human rights abuses 侵犯人权行为
could not have been more symbolic for 没法比....更具有象征意义了
impunity （处罚，伤害）的免除
lament most about sth 愤懑，郁闷不已
covert
Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown:
秘密的：非公开地实行、承认、参与、积累或显示的：
covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels.
disinformation
n.（名词）
Deliberately misleading information announced publicly or leaked by a government or especially by an intelligence agency in order to influence public opinion or the government in another nation:
假情报，假消息：由政府、尤其是情报机关公开宣布的或诱露的有意迷惑人的情报，意在影响他国的大众舆论或政府

extradition
n.Law （名词）【法律】
Legal surrender of a fugitive to the jurisdiction of another state, country, or government for trial.
引渡：将逃犯的审判权合法地让渡给另一个州、国家或政府

exonerate
v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.on.er.at.ed,ex.on.er.at.ing,ex.on.er.ates
To free from blame.
免除责备
To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.
免除责任，义务或任务

dementia
n.
[医] 痴呆 老年痴呆症

stand trial 受审判
place sb under house arrest 将某人软禁
charges stemming from sth 与....有关的指控
round up 围捕（罪犯）
synonymous with 同义
give out scholarship 授予奖学金
be thankful for sth 因....心存感激
shantytown 棚户区，贫民窟
sewer 下水道，缝纫工 sewing machine 缝纫机 sowing machine 播种机
take power ＝ come in power 上台
in power 在任期间
be credited with....在某方面功不可没
be condemned for its brutality 因残暴而受谴责
be credited for 受赞誉
neoliberal reform新自由主义改革
fetish 迷恋
sb has a strong hand 铁腕人物
strongman强人
nostagia 恋旧，怀旧
crescendo 逐渐增强