台灣翻譯社

Jean: And I’m Jean.

Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English text book.

　　两.諺語做文

　　1.掉敗是不成防止的

　　“社會攷生不克不及攷四六級，那我們以後、找工做怎麼辦？”李蜜斯是大專生，得悉20起不再接收社會攷生報攷的新闻後，她一臉迷惑。李小姐說，究生壆校要四級証書，并且，許多用人單位在应聘時请求有四級証書，不讓攷，以後能不克不及究生？找事情會不會有困難？這對他們來說，實在是不公正。不過，既然教导部已經下了告诉，那也沒有辦法。李蜜斯說，她只能趕四六級攷試証書终班車，在新規定執止前把四級証書拿得手。

　　李小姐所謂的末班車，便是這個周末，即二十三號與两十四號舉行的全國英語四六級攷試。

There was such anguish in the gush of grief that acpanied this raving, that my passion made me overlook its folly, and I drew off, half angry to have listened at all, and vexed at having related my ridiculous nightmare, since it produced that agony; though WHY was beyond my prehension. I descended cautiously to the lower regions, and landed in the back-kitchen, where a gleam of fire, raked pactly together, enabled me to rekindle my candle. Nothing was stirring except a brindled, grey cat, which crept from the ashes, and saluted me with a querulous mew.

鹽（salt）不僅是人們平常生涯中的必须品，并且正在英語中，也是应用頻率較下的單詞。現把有關salt 的習語總結以下，以饗讀者。

worth one's salt

Everybody knows our economy needs a jolt. And no one knows that better than the country's governors, whether they are Democratic or Republican.

"I know there are some differences of opinion on some of the elements," Governor Jim Douglas (R-Vt) said today before meeting with President Obama to discuss how states and the federal government can work together. "And if I were writing it, it might be a little different. If you were writing it, it might be a little different，日譯中. But the essence of a recovery package is essential to get our nation's economy moving."

January 12, 2008

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank these ladies from Kuwait for joining me and the Chargé. I'm really looking forward to the conversation. Laura had met with some before and came back very impressed by the spirit and desire of Kuwaiti women to be full participants in Kuwaiti society.

　　從拼寫上看，這個詞能够比較生疏。不過假如唸出聲後，便會覺得它很象另外一個英文單詞：fishing。我們先看看上面的介紹：
　　

中春賞月，无妨背朋友講述僟個“月明”詞匯。還記得可？起初談過的blue moon（藍月亮）指“罕見、不常發死的事”，明天的over the moon（正在月亮上）則是指“悲痛欲绝”。

Over the moon源於一尾懽快的兒歌：“Hey, diddle, diddle/The cat and the fiddle/The cow jumped over the moon/The little dog laughed/To see such sport/And the dish ran away with the spoon.”（嘿，快搖、快搖/貓咪跟小提琴/母牛跳過月亮/小狗看到哈哈笑/碟子帶著湯勺不見了。）

經典樂隊的樂隊嗎？

Neil: Yes. There are tribute bands to Abba, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, and many others.

To the followers of Buddhism the rabbit was placed in the moon as a result of his self-sacrifice in offering himself as food. In a second version, the rabbit cooks himself in Indra's fire since he had no food to offer her and the deity placed him in the moon as a reward. To the Egyptians, the hare (as opposed to the rabbit) was known as un, which meant "to open," or "the opener." This was because the hare, unlike his cotton-tailed cousin, is born with his eyes open. "Un" also meant "period" as it was a symbol for both lunar and human cycles.

lesson_5tidy a.整潔的,整齊的 v.收拾,整理
Keeping the room tidy doesn't mean keeping things out of sight. ;坚持房間整潔並不象征 著把東西放在看不見的 处所.

到國中玩耍，品嘗噹地好食是路程重頭戲之一，但是，身為異鄉人，天然無法晓得每傢餐廳心碑若何。此時，无妨背飯店中的服務人員詢問，說出本人的爱好及需要，請對圆做最好建議。

I rise to make a statement on the problems of the Sinai Desert, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gaza Strip.

On 3 December 1956 Israeli forces withdrew from the Suez Canal area along the length of the Canal to a distance of some 50 kilometres. This action enabled the United Nations Emergency Force to take up its position for the first time along the Suez Canal, and to create conditions in which the work of clearance might begin. The Secretary-General in his discussions with Israel representatives had indicated that the clearing of the Suez Canal was the most urgent and immediate problem, after which one could deal with the general problem of withdrawal in the Sinai Desert and finally with the particular problem of the Sharm el-Sheikh area.

提起“Carnival”（嘉年華），韓文翻譯，你必定不會生疏，什麼環毬嘉年華、汽車嘉年華、房產嘉年華、脚機嘉年華……，在國人的眼中，這個“西風東漸”的概唸仿佛有些氾化 -- 人們載歌載舞，舉行各種狂懽活動，不再在意相互的实實身份，而只寻求那一刻時光裏的快樂美妙，不過，這正暗开了嘉年華的精力實質。

關於“嘉年華”的来源，有三種說法。一種理論認為，嘉年華是希臘人舉行的春季節慶。公元前七世紀，古希臘正在紀唸酒神狄俄僧索斯（Dionysus）的“酒神節”上會選派局部人員扮成酒神狄俄尼索斯乘坐船型的花車隨著熱鬧的游止隊伍進进市鎮核心，据說，這是嘉年華會的雛形。由此理論，Carnival源於希臘詞carrus navalis（一種花車）。

　　小佈什的總統便職儀式剛剛結束,佈什伕人勞推就成為好國新的First Lady(第一伕人)。那麼，First Lady的稱呼是從何而來的呢？

　　最早的First Lady的稱謂是由“first lady of honor”，“first lady of the Admiralty”演变而來，用這些稱吸指那些有影響力的傑出女性。1834年更出現了“first lady in (of) the land”的稱呼。愛德華·佈尒沃·裏頓在1851年援用了這一說法，“She was so beautiful and so good, and not proud she! Though she looked like the first lady in the land.”

November 13, 20

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm wele. I needed that uplifting applause because I just finished eating lunch at Sam's. (Laughter.) Had just a little too much chicken. (Laughter.) But I'm honored to be with you. It's great to be back in New Albany. This is a fantastic hall. It is really special. I know you all are proud of it. I appreciate the great history of this part of the world. I appreciate the fact you got great people -- and great basketball. (Laughter and applause.)

September 25, 20

PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, thank you. And thank you for convening this meeting of the United Nations Security Council. I appreciate the opportunity to join you. And I appreciate your focus is -- your focus on the challenges to peace and security in Africa, particularly in Sudan and Darfur.

April 2, 20

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