每天英语 20080322~23

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每日习语:
Fat farm. Farm就是"农场"。Fat farm这个说法也许会引起误会，使人以为这是一个农场里面全是胖的人。
实际上，一个人到fat farm去不是因为他胖，而是他想减肥。Fat
farm是一个健身的机构，去那里的人要做大量的锻炼，但是东西吃得很少。有的美国人很难控制他们的体重，所以每年去一次fat farm为了减肥。

每天谚语:
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。

每日一译:
1.请靠边，在那儿停下来。
Please pull over and stop there.
2.我们需要事先作出准确的估计。
We need to make an accurate estimate beforehand.
3.我决没想过要你做出这样的牺牲。
I would never dream of asking you to make such a sacrifice.
4.你的身体看起来还和十年前一样好。
You look as well as you did ten years ago.
as well as 用来表示同级比较，指"一样好"。
5.一些商场为了迎合顾客的心理，在商品的价格上，也开始动8的脑筋。所以，商品的价格就成了48元、68元、168元等等
To go along with the wishes of customers, some shops start to price
their commodities with "eight", such as 48yuan, 68yuan and 168yuan.
go along with V.一起去, 赞同, 附和
6.There is only one kind of people that are truly successful: those
who are brave enough to tolerate.(英译汉)
生活中的成功者只有一种，那就是能够忍受的人。

每日一句:
Who is going to take the minutes?
谁来做会议记录？
名词minute，除了"分钟"的含义之外，还有一个很常用的意思，"备忘录，笔记"。当以复数形式minutes出现时，则专指"会议记录"。用作这个含义的minute，还可以作动词用。
例句：He minutes proceedings of the meeting. 他作会议记录。

<20080323>:
每天名言:
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to
mankind.------Joseph Addison
书籍是伟大天才留给人类的遗产。-----J.艾迪生

每天谚语:
In prosperity think of adversity.
居安思危。

每日一句:
I bombed the exam of CET-4.
我四级考试考砸了。