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- on the right track
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to be on the right track means to move in the right direction OR to do the right thing
Make sure to visit English study module on Oursteps regularly. ...
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-15
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- It's monday morning and I got up on the the wrong side of the bed...
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Get up on the wrong side of the bed.
- (Informal) to begin the day in a bad mood
解释：从起床开始就心情不好
It's monday morning and I got up on the t ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-15
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- Phrase: Deafening Silence
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又到了万般不愿地去上班的时候了...就发一个跟工作有些关系的短语吧 - deafening silence
字面意思可能有点自相矛盾，但中文有对应的句子 - 静得连根针掉地上都 ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-15
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- Phrase: Married with Kids
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Ha! Isn't this one confusing. 我见过无数国内的翻译，把这个短语翻译成“我是带着孩子结婚的。”
It can't be more wrong!
这个短语的意思是，我已经结婚， ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-14
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- Phrase: Move Heaven and Earth
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Move Heaven and Earth
This is another sentimental and powerful phrase which can win a girl's heart for you at the blink of eye.
No, don't count on i ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-14
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- About as much use as a chocolate teapot
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前阵子从我英国同事那儿学的，用来形容没用的人
About as much use as a chocolate teapot
A guy/girl who isn't very good at their job,playing video games ...
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icecreamXP
发表于: 2008-9-14
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- Score some brownie points!
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Brownie points.
- An amount of credit considered as earned, especially by favorably impressing a superior. Often used in the plural.
- (i ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-14
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- My motivation of learning English
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It is a true story.
One of my closest mates approached me one day and talked to me “Hi, I just had a fight with my girlfriend, and she keeps ringing ...
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ukbing
发表于: 2008-9-14
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- It takes all kinds to make a world.
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It takes all kinds to make a world.
中文直接翻译就是： 世界上什么样的人都有。
最精确的翻译应该用我高中语文老师经常说的一句话： 林子大了，什么样的鸟都 ...
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ukbing
发表于: 2008-9-13
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- 想说一个人很有意思，很幽默应该怎么说？
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知道以下几个说法，但不是很满意：
１. He is a funny guy-感觉有时候会引起歧义， 有贬义的意思
2. He is a pisser-有点粗鲁，比较rough.
3. ...
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ukbing
发表于: 2008-9-13
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- I thought you'd never ask.
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我原以为你永远都不会问。
this expression is the answer to a request. it means what you asked for is what I want as well. I wish you asked for it long ...
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- Cup of tea
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commonly used in: "not my cup of tea" OR "just cup of tea"
it means something suits me or interests me (in accordance with my liking and t ...
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- English Idioms: The Apple Of Your Eye & Go For Broke
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The Apple Of Your Eye ( the one you love the most ... )
The apple of your eye is that person (or thing) that you care for the most. Example: "He su ...
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Unless
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- Australian History
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EARLY HISTORY
50,000 BCThe first settlers are thought to have arrived around 50,000 years ago. This would have most likely been at a time when the s ...
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Unless
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- It's still up in the air. Nothing is set in concrete yet.
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Up in the air: not decided or completed.
Set in concrete: definite, sure to happen.
For example:
In the tea room...
Jane: Have you heard that we are ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- phrases: Over the moon
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Over the Moon: very very happy, very delighted.
it comes from a well-known 16th century nursery rhyme Hey diddle, diddle:
Hey diddle diddle, the c ...
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xingbu
发表于: 2008-9-12
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- 怎么理解和回答这个问题？
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Tell me about a time you really went out of your way to help a customer?
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花开花落
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Phrases - If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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Phrases - If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
这个的意思是’你既然付出这么少，就别指望有什么大回报‘。
用这个来形容不肯给员工加薪的老板最合适了，哼， ...
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旋木
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Stop beating around the bush ... Let's cut to the chase!
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Beat around the bush - Speak evasively or indirectly. Try to avoid addressing the problems/questions.
Cut to the chase - The opposite of beat around t ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Phrases: rundown
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意思是 ‘ 简单的总结’
example：give me a quick rundown of what happened last week.
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degra
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Phrases: You drive me NUTS
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Phrases: You drive me NUTS
这句话的中文解释是 ‘ 你把我逼疯了’ 和'you make me crazy'是一样的意思。
记得儿子小的时候， 如果不乖， 一直吵， 我就会对 ...
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旋木
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Carnivora的用法.
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看desperate Housewife, 里面Susan说那个房产中介金发女是典型的Carnivora, 这个词是褒义还是贬义的?
如果,想说谁是更喜欢吃肉(相比蔬菜水果而言), 用这个词妥 ...
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likespring
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- 今天早上来看到一封email, 完全没看懂，大家看看什么意思。。。
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一个人发了信，两个人回的，完全不理解他们再说什么。拿来与大家共讨论。。
Subject: Re: Is it just me?
Woody wrote:
> I concur.
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> Lyndon wrote:
>> It' ...
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rogerk
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- 英语演讲俱乐部：ToastMasters
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怎样才能有机会锻炼自己的英语演讲水平？如何找到志同道合的人一起学习，互相帮助和提高？不止是我们这些非英语母语的人，很多native English speaker也有同样的 ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- A bun in the oven
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Girl A: Hello B. Long time no see!
B looks at A from tip to toe, then grab her hands and screams: Oh no! You have a bun in the oven?
What does B mean ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Phrase: Tell me about it!
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Tell me about it!
每个学习英语的人都迟早要碰到这个让人出一身汗的短语。Tell me about it!的字面含义很明白，就是让你把故事细细讲来听；我第一次听到的时候 ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-11
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- Too much information
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the meaning of this expression is quite straightforward. and putting it in the scenario would help to understand.
Scenario 1
In the company, I sudden ...
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- What's the meaning of ' how on earth'?
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原来也见过这个短语，在电视上也听到过，就是记不起来是什么意思了，有谁知道呀？
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西贝贝
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- A Beauty
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The expression "a beauty" is slang for something that is highly valued. You can say sth is a beauty when you think it's very good.
Your car is a beau ...
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- LIFE
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Life is precious not for the dull pleasures.
Life is precious for the opportunity to try to understand life.
Only strangers will think about the tr ...
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Unless
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- Sayings and Maxims
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I would like to share with you guys,some old sayings, but mostly invented sayings.
A horse is judged by its worst leg.
You don't judge a horse by it ...
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Unless
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- G'day mate!
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If you don't know what "G'day" or "mate" mean then it's time to learn it now!
G'day is the short hand for "Good day". I ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- He is such a cheapskate ...
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A cheapskate is someone that's really stingy. 吝啬的人。
For example: Tom invited everyone over for BBQ on the weekend, but he asked everyone to brin ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- An awesome website for English study
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http://www.china232.com
I found this website yesterday. I listened to the first lesson named Humour ESL Podcast under Lesson module and i learned a n ...
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fengqingyang
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- A Poor Man's......
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There are rich people and poor people, even in a prosperous country like Australia. So is such a phrase born: A poor man's [something]. This is to ref ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- Phrase: At an Arm's Length
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At an Arm's Length
这个短语我花了很长时间才搞清楚到底是什么意思。不能算特别常见，但我最少听local讲过十几次了，也不算生僻了吧。
到底什么意思呢？其实 ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-10
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- Version vs Edition, any difference?
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中文翻译都是版本的意思，然而在英语中，却有微妙的差异，
然而偶一直没弄清楚，请教version 和 edition 的区别
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jasonliu234
发表于: 2008-9-9
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- Artore的英语 一日一句 (更新2页31楼 - Take the Plunge)
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其实和中文类似,英文也有很多所为的成语, 方言, 土语, 习惯用语, idioms & 谚语 proverbs
An idiom is a term or phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced fro ...
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Artcore
发表于: 2008-9-9
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- I am not trying to split hairs here, but ...
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Split hair - argue over trivial details or minor differences. 为一些微不足道的细节做无谓的争执；吹毛求疵。
For example: I am not trying to split hair ...
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黑山老妖
发表于: 2008-9-9
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- 急求辞职信。
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有人有现成的辞职信模板吗？
请帖过来给我参考一下好吗？先谢谢了。
要稍微礼貌客气一点的，反正要走了，就好和好散吧，虽然曾经有些不满，但也算了
或者委婉含 ...
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redsummer
发表于: 2008-9-9
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- Phrase: All the World's Money -- 大家一起来造句
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开始献丑哈。既然陷进了版猪这个坑里，不填的话就永远爬不出来不是？我希望能每天找到一个有意思的，地道的短语或其它表法方式，写出一段能用上它的短故事，贡献 ...
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bulaohu
发表于: 2008-9-8
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- 学英语的捷径
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学英语的唯一捷径，就是找鬼妹做老婆，找鬼佬做老公，或者都做情人也行。日日练习，进步神速。
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太阳星辰
发表于: 2008-9-8
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- 转帖:成功征服英语的30个好习惯------与诸君共勉
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1、将英语真正融入日常生活！不要学英语，而要生活在英语当中！
2、把难单词、难句子制作成海报，贴在家里最显眼的地方，不知不觉就掌握了！
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胡桃夹子
发表于: 2008-9-8
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- Plain English Writting, any training in Sydney?
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Anybody knows? ThX
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pal
发表于: 2008-9-8
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- 一起来列举常见的地域性发音错误吧
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1。北方人的英文发音很多V和W分不清。如：very念成wery。但有意思的是北方人发中文的V和W音好像也是反着来的。如 晚van上，新闻ven。不知道是不是跟方言有关。但 ...
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第一名
发表于: 2008-9-8
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- Dish of the night
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Went out and had dinner tonight, and I had a problem to read one of the dishes on the menu until I saw the Chinese name.
Just thought to share with s ...
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ukbing
发表于: 2008-9-7
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- My English Study.
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学习英语的过程很痛苦。。。。一定要坚持。。
[ 本帖最后由 西贝贝 于 2008-9-7 19:27 编辑 ]
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西贝贝
发表于: 2008-9-7
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- 请推荐，墨尔本的语言学校
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cousin要来读语言学校，请前辈介绍几个比较好的，感谢~~
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lovefive
发表于: 2008-9-7
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- 学英语没有捷径，只有苦干
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问了好多英语不错的人，如何学好英语？回答就四个字兴趣＋勤奋。都说你每天只要花二小时读英语，坚持下去，就有收获。可是又有多少人能坚持下去呢？我就不行，读 ...
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太阳星辰
发表于: 2008-9-7
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- 我要努力学英语，我要努力学英语
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没有定力，不能杀下心来啊！请大家监督我啊！
[ 本帖最后由 jwashing 于 2008-9-7 12:32 编辑 ]
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jwashing
发表于: 2008-9-7
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- 长知识了！（几种“花样” 1/29更新）
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看电影的时候，看到有人提到Navy 和Marine，我说，yi，不都是海军吗？
后来，经过研究，才知道Navy是海军，而Marines是海军陆战队的意识，也就是说，打仗的大部 ...
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孔武
发表于: 2008-7-21
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- 英语学习网站小全
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整理了一下我收藏夹里面关于英语的网站。不求全面，但求实用。抛砖引玉，看看能引出多少好东西来。
一、字典词典
www.dict.cn
英汉/汉英字典，带发音
dictiona ...
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poloand
发表于: 2008-6-5
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- 这个怎么翻？~~
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谢谢~
It was that last fact that mitigated more against Andy than any of the others.
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飞行
发表于: 2008-3-21
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- 26个字母对应解释， a for apple, b for boy...
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打电话经常要解释人名或地址，比如 a for apple, b for boy, c for cat， d for dog...
有谁能提供26个字母对应解释
Thanks
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fiona
发表于: 2007-9-4
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- RECEPTIONIST接电话常用英语?
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就是说如果要有EXCELLENT PHONE MANNER的话,需要会说哪些话呢?有没有什么网站可以参考一下?
(比方说,不能说WAIT A MINUTE,要说HOLD THE LINE之类的) ...
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vont
发表于: 2007-3-1
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- 大家有没听说澳洲有些教堂免费教英文？
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不知道有没朋友去过，感觉如何？是否值得一试呢？
谢谢指教
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hermes
发表于: 2007-2-12
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- MX 俚语等天天新
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相信经常坐TRAIN的同志们对免费小报MX都不陌生了。这份报纸用语非常不规范，还及其八卦，不过公司路途遥远，又是无车一族，天天等车时都把报纸扫一遍，突然很想 ...
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憨墨
发表于: 2006-8-4
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- 澳大利亚的英语
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1.Animals
Bities : biting insects
Bitzer : mongrel dog
Blowie : blow fly
Bluey : blue working cattle dog
Boomer : large male kangaroo
Brumby : ...
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老杏
发表于: 2005-5-11
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- 如何提高自己的口语水平
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如何提高英语口语水平
翻看以前的文档，突然看到这篇文章。是原来为了评职称写的论文。突然间眼角有些湿润，似乎那些日子离你很近， ...
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花正红
发表于: 2005-2-13
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- 英文小品文
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贴个我收藏的英文小品文，供大家欣赏。（也为了早点贴上我可爱的熊猫宝宝）
Here's something to lighten up your day
MANAGEMENT LESSONS #01
A crow was&nbs ...
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maribel
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