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原文(英文)
The Proper Way to Give Gifts
Everyone has had the experienceof giving a gift. Apropergift can helpcommunicationandexpressgood wishes,andsometimesit may also bring aboutunexpectedgoodresults.But, an impropergift may not onlyfail to show good wishes, but alsoevenresultin misunderstanding(误会). Theartof giving gifts needs moreattention, especially in communicationwith friends from different countries.
When you give gifts to theChinese, you should pay attentionto what you say. InChina, people may sometimes say the words like“YiDian Xin Yi.”
译文(中文)
送礼物的正确方式
大家都有送礼物的经历。适当的(proper)礼物有助于交流(communication)并表达(express)良好的祝愿(good wishes)。有时(sometimes)还能带来意想不到的(unexpected)效果(result)。但不恰当的(improper)礼物不仅(not only)不能表达心意,而且(but also)可能导致(result in)误会。送礼的艺术(art)需要更多的注意(attention),尤其是与不同国家的朋友交往时。
你给中国人送礼物时,应该注意(payattention to)你的措辞。在中国,人们有时可能会说“一点心意”诸如此类的话。
原文(英文)
Making Electricity
Because ofelectricity(电), it is easy for us toturn on anelectric lamp or a TV. But where does all thatelectricity come from? Most power plants (发电厂)produceelectricity by usingcoal, oil,natural gas, and nuclear energy(核能).Other plants make electricityby using sunlight,wind,water, or evenheat from underground!
译文(中文)
发电
因为(because of)有电,打开(turn on)电灯(electriclamp)或电视很容易。可电是从哪里来的呢?大部分发电厂通过煤炭(coal)、石油(oil)、天然气(naturalgas)和核能来产生(produce)电能。还有一些发电厂则利用阳光、风(wind)、水甚至地热(heatfrom underground)来发电。
原文(英文)
Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog?
(L: Lisa, S: Sam)
L: Ten years ago, I went on atourtoLondonwith my petdog.
S: Did you havea good time there?
L: Yes. I did. One day, after atiringtour,I went into arestaurantwith my pet dog.
S: You shouldfeedyour dog first, I think
L: Right, so I signed(打手势) awaiter(服务员)to come over. At that time, I couldn't speak English. So Ipointed to the dog and made an“eating”gesture,showing that the dog neededsome food.
S: What happened then?
L: The waiternoddedand walked away with my pet dog. I washappy because I made the waiter understand me without anydifficulty.But after half an hour, he returned with aplate
S: What was on the plate?
L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked!
译文(中文)
对话(dialogue):我的宠物狗在哪里?
(L:丽萨Lisa,S:Sam山姆)
L:十年前,我带着我的宠物(pet)狗去伦敦(London)观光旅游(tour)。
S:你玩的好(have agood time)吗?
L:是的,玩的不错。有一天,令人劳累的(tiring)行程结束后,我带着我的狗进了一家餐馆(restaurant)。
S:我觉得你应当先喂(feed)你的狗。
L:是的,所以我给服务员打了个手势。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向(point to)我的狗,然后作了一个“吃”的手势(gesture),表示这只狗需要一些食物。
S:后来怎么了?
L:那个服务员点点头(nod)就带着我的狗走开了。我很高兴因为我没费吹灰之力(without any difficulty)就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后,他端着个盘子(plate)回来了。
S:盘子里是什么呀?
L:我的宠物狗!我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪(cook)了!
原文(英文)
Why Shouldn't We Smoke?
To begin with,smokingcostsa lot of money.Smokersmay also have tospendmore on medicine and doctorvisits.Anotherreasonnot to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke(二手烟)is a serious public healthriskIt isn't polite for a person tosmokein front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually don't like the smell left inrooms, cars,or even on a smoker's clothes!
Most importantly, smoking causes big healthproblemsFor example, smoking makes it harder tobreathe if a person hasillnesseslike asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a person's lungs(肺) ,causing diseaseslikecancer,etc.
So if you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, it's time to give it up.
译文(中文)
为什么我们不应该吸烟?
首先(bebegin with),吸烟(smoking)花费(cost)很多钱。吸烟者(smoker)可能还要花费(spend)更多的钱买药、看医生。
不吸烟的另一个理由(reason)是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。二手烟对公众健康来说是一种严重的风险(risk)。在不吸烟者面前(in front of)吸烟是不礼貌的。此外,不吸烟者通常不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。
最重要的是,吸烟导致(cause)严重的健康问题(problem)。例如,吸烟会让哮喘等疾病(illness)患者呼吸(breathe)更困难。吸烟伤肺,还会导致癌症(cancer)等疾病(disease)。
所以,如果你不吸烟,那就不要开始。如果你吸烟,是该戒烟(giveup smoking)的时候了。
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