说明： carry off 是口语，意为"成功地处理(应付)"。作者: doneast 时间: 2012-12-3 11:41
英语中常会用到的口头禅分享
Tune him out!意思是「别听他的」，「不必理会他」（don't listen to him; don't pay attention to him.）例如：
Mr. Lee just talked nonsense; tune him out.（李先生在瞎扯，别听他的。） I am going to tune her out when she begins to speak on the subject.（当她谈及主题时，我不想理会她。） The husband tuned out his wife when he was watching the football game.（老公看足球赛时没有理会太座。）（tune out 有时也可连在一起使用）（在 "tune him out" 这句口语里，动词 tune 可用任何时态；受词 him 也可用其他人称代名词。）作者: doneast 时间: 2012-12-10 13:46
【分享】趣味英语之精明的家庭主妇
A Smart Housewife.
A smart housewife was told that there was a kind of stove which would only consume half of the
coal she was burning. She was very excited, and said: "That'll be terrific! Since one stove can
save half of the coal, if I buy two, no coal will be needed!"
What is language for? Some people seem to think it is for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words--the longer the words the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.
GREEN: Because of its association with nature and foliage, green in design can be used almost like a neutralcolour: greens never clash with red or pink roses, yellow sunflowers, lilacsor bluebells.
PURPLE: It’s perhaps the most enigmaticand complex colour, with the range of meanings - from royal to elegant to spiritual to mysterious. Purple is often favoured by very creative and eccentricpeople who are not afraid of appearing daring.
喝水要怎么讲？通常我们会很直觉地想到 "I need to drink some water."。所以像饮用水就叫 drinking water。其实老美们也常用 "I want to take some water."。 所以喝水不一定要用 drink water，用 take water 也可以。
AN ASS and a Cock were in a straw-yard together when a Lion, desperate from hunger, approached the spot. He was about to spring upon the Ass, when the Cock (to the sound of whose voice the Lion, it is said, has a singular aversion) crowed loudly, and the Lion fled away as fast as he could. The Ass, observing his trepidation at the mere crowing of a Cock summoned courage to attack him, and galloped after him for that purpose. He had run no long distance, when the Lion, turning about, seized him and tore him to pieces.
第一句：I'd like to know the route of the streetcar.
我想知道电车行进的路线。
A: I'd like to know the route of the streetcar.
我想知道电车行进的路线。
B: It's shown on this map.
地图上有。
第二句：Is there a bus to go to there?
有到那儿的公汽吗？
A: Is there a bus to go to the Star Hotel?
有到星星宾馆的公汽吗？
B: Yes, the bus runs every hour.
有，每小时一趟。
A: By the way, could you tell me which bus to take to go there?
顺便问一下，能告诉我乘哪路公交去吗？
B: No. 12.
12路。
A: Thank you.
谢谢！作者: doneast 时间: 2013-3-24 18:01
【分享】商务英语口语900句
●产品介绍
51.Vacuum cleaners of this brand are competitive in the international market and are the best-selling products of their Kind.
这种牌子的吸尘器在国际市场上颇具竞争力，是同类产品中最畅销的。
52.“Forever” multiple speed racing bicycles are sure to be salable in your market.
永久牌变速跑车在你们的市场上一定很畅销。
53.Owing to its superior quality and reasonable price, our silk has met with a warm reception and quick sale in most European countries.
我们的丝绸质量优良，价格公道，深受大多数欧洲国家的欢迎，非常畅销。
54.We feel that our product is the best kind in Asia and we can very well compete against Japan in price.
我们认为我们的产品在亚洲是最好的，在价格上完全可以与日本竞争。
55.Our goods are greatly appreciated in other markets similar to your own.
我们的产品在其它市场同在贵方市场一样受到欢迎。
56.By virtue of this superior quality, this product is often sold out of stock in many areas.
我们的产品因其优秀的质量，在很多地区经常脱销。
57.Our products are superior in quality and moderate in price and are sure to be saleable in your market.
我们的产品质量优秀，价格适中，在贵方市场上一定很畅销。
58.These items are most salable in our market.
在我方市场上，这些产品是最畅销的。
59.There has been a steady demand in our market for this kind of toy.
在我们的市场上，这种玩具的需求一直很稳定。
60.We have the pleasure in recommending you the goods similar to the samples you sent.
我们很高兴地向你们推荐类同于贵方所提供之样品的样品。作者: doneast 时间: 2013-3-31 00:46
【分享】伊索寓言:铁匠与小狗
The Brazier and His Dog
A BRAZIER had a little Dog, which was a great favorite with his master, and his constant companion. While he hammered away at his metals the Dog slept; but when, on the other hand, he went to dinner and began to eat, the Dog woke up and wagged his tail, as if he would ask for a share of his meal. His master one day, pretending to be angry and shaking his stick at him, said, "You wretched little sluggard! what shall I do to you? While I am hammering on the anvil, you sleep on the mat; and when I begin to eat after my toil, you wake up and wag your tail for food. Do you not know that labor is the source of every blessing, and that none but those who work are entitled to eat?'
A BULL, escaping from a Lion, hid in a cave which some shepherds had recently occupied. As soon as he entered, a He-Goat left in the cave sharply attacked him with his horns. The Bull quietly addressed him: "Butt away as much as you will. I have no fear of you, but of the Lion. Let that monster go away and I will soon let you know what is the respective strength of a Goat and a Bull."
It shows an evil disposition to take advantage of a friend in distress.
