hey.everyboby.recently,I came here everyday and I thought I benefit a lot from this BBS, beforetime.I really feel english is a big headache and I can\'t persist in learning it eventhough I know it is important,but ,not long ago,I really recongnized that there is no well-paid job without good command of english.so I make up my mind to learn it, I don\'t want it is only be a promise, I need to do take some down-to-earth action to prove it. so I want to share this book with all of your. I wish we would improve step by step ,day by day and if you want to make friend with me,can add my MSN,call-me-alai@hotmail.com.

charpter one-communication function

1 willingness(表达意愿)

dialogue 1

A:excuse me,could you do me a favor?

B sure,what is it?

A: would you mind taking a picture of us with this camera?my camera is all ready.

B:I\'d be glad to.

A:by the way,would you take the pagoda(宝\\塔) as its background?

B:no problem

dialogue 1

A:miss wang,would you please type this report for me?

B:certainlY,I will do it as soon as I finish filling this form.

C:oh,no,I hope you can give it to me before you leave for lunch

B:ok,I will

A:can you give me a buzz when you finish it?(你完成后请给我打个电话)

B:all right

A:thank you

expressing willingness

1 would you like to go to the concert with me? why not

2 shall we dine out today? ok

3 how about have SiChuan food for change? all right

4 I wonder if I can ask you to do me a favour? sure what is it?

5 can I ask you a favour? of course ,what do you want me to do?

6 could you show me how to operate the photocopier? no problem/my pleasure/I\'d be glad to

7 could you possibly come and join us? certainly

8 may I use your bike? by all means

2 certainty

dialogue 1

A:here we are!

B:oh ,my god! did you bring your ID card?

A:yeah ,I did

B:are you sure?

A:hey,I am absolutly positive that I put it right in my handbag.

B:well,I hope so

A:look,what\'s this?

dialogue 2

A:good morning ,sir.

B:good morning,your name is wang gang.right?

A:yes,that is right

B:you resume is very impressive,you know we are looking for qualified people who not only specialized in marketing but have a good command of english as well,but are you sure that is what you want to do?

A:well.I have given it a lot of thought,the job seems very appealing to me ,I am certain I could do well as a salesman.

B:then ,I suppose I will have to let you take a shot at it,I\'ll arrange an interview for you with the sales manager.

expressing certainty

1 are you certain? yes absolutely

2 are you sure? yes I am sure (记得上口语课的时候,外教最爱问这句话)

3 are you positive about that? absolutely positive

4 henry has not turned up yet,has he? he must be caught in the traffic jam

5 do you think he will come? yes ,I bet he will come/yes definitly/I am hundred percent certain

6 I guess they have got lost, it is can\'t be / it must be/ no doubt they have

7 he will sure come out first in the contest? I\'ve no doubt about his ability/I am certain of his success

continuing..........

3 uncertainty

dialogue1

A:what time is now?

B:I forgot my watch ,I suppose it could be 4 o\'clock

A:do you think I will have to go to the bank before it closes?

B:I can\'t say for certain.what time does it close?

A:I think at half past four

B:can\'t you make it in half an hour?

A:I am not sure

dialogue2

A:how long are you going to be at the service station?

B:I don\'t know for sure,not long if they are not busy,maybe an hour

A:could you drop me off at the supermarket? I want to have a look at the skirts they advertised on sale.

B:sure thing, but which supermarket do you mean?

A:carrefour.oh ,no,hymart,yes,hymart

B:are you sure?

A:actually,I am...uh...not quite sure,you know,my dammed memory always fails me

expressing uncertainty

1 will they come to the party this evening? I am not sure

2 when will she arrive at the airport? I am not certain about it

3 the last train is at half past ten.isn\'t it? I can\'t say for certain

4 where will you spend your holiday? I have no idea/I can\'t decide yet/I can\'t make up my mind where to go

5 could you tell me the time? I suppose it could be ten o\'clock

6 which team do you think will win the game? it is too early to tell now/it is not yet certain which team will win

contiuning

3 worry

dialogue 1

A:doctor,I am afraid I got bronchitis,I cough all the time and sometimes my throat itches like mad.

B:how long has this been bothering you?

A:approximately two years,but now ,it is getting even worse,I am really worried

B:do you smoke?

A:yes,I do

B:then give up smoking and take some medicine,

dialogue 2

A:you look troubled,is anything worrying you?

B:oh,I am really in a bad mood today

A:what is the reason?

B:I am worried about my daughter.you see, I should have received her lettler long ago,but there is still no mail for me today.

A:don\'t take it to heart.maybe she is too busy to write

B:but she wrote me once a month for the the whole year,I\'m really frightened that she might be ill

A:don\'t be silly

expressing worry

1 what\'s all the hurry for? I am afraid I will be late

2 is something wrong? It\'sa worry to me whether I can pass the exam or not.

3 you look rather nevous ,what is the matter? I really care about what happens to my sister//I am very concerned that we may not meet the deadline on the work

4 don\'t drive so fast, it is too dangerous. what if we don\'t get to the airport in time?

5 I heard that your daughter has an American boyfriend, I am worried sick she might leave me one day

continuing...........自己顶,每天一段

5 prediction

dialogue 1

A:have you heard the good news?

B:no,what is it?

A:huang bin has found a well-paid job in shanghai,it is probably a foreign company

B:how nice ,but what will his girl friend do?

A:she is likely to be transfered to shanghai,too

B:I expect there\'s a good chance that she will find a suitable job here.no employer likes to lose a competent candidate who combines fluent english with an expert knowedge in computer science.

dialogue 2

A:look ,it is snowing,winter is here at last

B:it is really cold today,I\'m glad I have my overcoat on/

A:there\'s certain to be ice on the lake too.we will be able to go skating this weekend

B:not if it is too windy.come on,I\'m freezing

A:you will just have to like it,the weather is going to be like this for three months

B:then,I\'m going back to GuangZhou

expressing prediction

1 have you noticed that it is gotten a lot colder? there is a good chance we\'re going to be caught in a bad weather

2 after China\'s entry into WTO,the tax charged to imported cars will be sharply reduced . There is certain to be a price war between foreign auto manufactures and the home makers

3 the Brazilian team has won another game. I dare say that they will win the championship

4 the government is slashing its redundant officials it is seemingly inevitable that some unqualified officials will be fired

5 what do you think of the plan? it is impractical,I believe it is bound to fail.

continuing

6 obigation(义务)

dialogue 1

A:as a supervisor, I have a number of problem with my staff

B:the problem such as...?

A:such as communication.good communication sound easy,but it is hard

B:really?

A:oh,yes ,for my part,I must be careful about my tone as well as the clarity of my instructions

B:so tone is the most important things?

A:again I must say it\'s tone and clarity,if you orders are not clear-cut ,every one will be running around the circles,you end up having to do it all over again.

dialogue 2

A:I\'d like to take this book out,please

B:may I have your library card?

A:I don\'t have one

B:you can not take books without one

A:how do I get one?

B:first,you must show your student card

A:here is it

B:then ,you have to fill out this forms with your name and address.come in to have a photo taken and we can issue you your card right away.keep in mind the books have to be returned before they are due otherwise you will be fined

expressing obligation

1 do I have to leave now? yes, you do /it is up to you

2 must I finish the work today? yes, you must /is for you to decide

3 is there any need for me to see her off? I\'m afraid you cann\'t avoid doing so I can\'t see why you should

4 may I leave these dishes till tomorrow? I don\'t see how you can\'t get out of doing the dishes/no,you haven\'t got to

5 is it compulsory for us to look over the house? yes.I think it is compulsory/I don\'t think it is necessary.

6 do we have any obligation to look after the boy? you are under an obligation to do so/no,you are under no obligation to do so

the spring festival is coming,so I want to share some expression of holidays

1 New Year\'s Day 元旦

2 Spring Festival 春节

3 Lantern Festival 元宵节

4 Qingming Festival 清明节

5 Drangon-boat Festival 端午节

6 Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节

7 Chongyang Festival 重阳节

8 Chiratmas Day 圣诞节

9 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节

10 April Fool\'s Day 愚人节

11 Easter Holiday 复活节

12 St.Valentine\'s Day 情人节

13 All Saints Day 万圣节

14 Mother\'s Day 母亲节

15 Father\'s Day 父亲节

16 May Day 五一节

17 Water-sprinkling Day 波水节

18 Fast Day 斋戒日

19 Teachers\' Day 教师节

20 Nurses\'s Day 护士节

21 International Women\'s Day 国际妇女节

22 Carnival 狂欢节

23 Army Day 建军节

24 public holiday 公假 auspicious day 吉日 lucky day 好日子

25 Children\'s Day 儿童节

26 New Year\'s Eve 除夕之夜

27 summer holiday 暑假 winter holiday 寒假

28 sick leave 病假 一般公司每个月会有两天带薪病假,如果有医院证明的话

29 business leave 出差

30 annual leave 年假

31 private affair leave 事假 这个绝对扣钱的

32 graduation day 毕业典礼日

33 week day 周日

34 weekend 周末

35 maternity leave 产假 正常的是90天,产前15,产后75

36 wedding leave 婚假 我未婚,上海的好象是10天

37 home leave 探亲假

38 lucky money 压岁钱

39 light firework 放焰火

40 light firecrackers 放鞭炮

41 doublet 对联

42 family reunion dinner 团圆饭

太单一的内容我也觉得闷,间隔着玩吧.......

play 玩，谁不会？玩，谁都会，玩好玩不好，那就说不准了。 　　 先看它动词，你最先想到什么？ 　　 我最先想到打（球），例如play football啦什么的，前边不加the，这个我们初中就学过，但去打保龄球呢？ paly bowling? no, go bowling。 　　 弹（乐器），例如 play the piano , play the guitar.play saxophone 前边有the。 　　 扮演（角色） 例如play a role。 　　 假装，例如play dead 装死，但play the fool呢？装疯卖傻？其实它就是做蠢事的意思。 　　 播放，例如paly CD ，tape等。 　　 玩（牌） play cards。play chess.play board game 对了，牌的花色知道怎么表达吗？ spade ,heart ,diamond ,club 分别是 黑桃，红桃，方块，梅花。 　　 play ball ，当然是玩球了，但是它还有一个意思，就是做别人让你做的事情，例如你不听别人的话，你可以refuse to play ball。 　　 play your cards right 就是出好牌了，也就是做事用对方法了。 　　 play your cards close to your chest 就是在某种情景下不要让别人知道你在做什么。 　　 play second fiddle 就是做第二小提琴手，也就是做副职了。 　　 play hooky 逃学，^_^，阿莱我上大学的时候经常逃学，所以感觉什么都没学到。 　　 play with fire 跟汉语的意思很一样，就是玩火，容易惹麻烦。 　　 当你到了济南，看到fountain 汩汩外冒，像不像小孩子在嬉戏，the Baotu Fountain is playing . 　　 play sth down 尽力让某事显得不那么重要，例如政府可能要淡化一些事情，就用它。 　　 如果夸大，让某事显得重要呢，那就是play sth up了。 　　 那么play sb up呢？ 就是给人带来麻烦，痛苦什么的。如果你play up to sb 则是讨好奉承，拍马屁了。 　　 play out 精疲力尽，失去作用。 　　 play sb off against sb ,挑拨离间。 　　 play at sth 则是不认真做事，应付差事。 　　 What he is play at , i can’t understand. 他在搞什么，我不明白。

每日一词(转)

effect 　　 昨天买了DVD--Butterfly Effect,这个片子是从著名的chaos theory 引申出来的，这个混沌理论是说：It has been said that something as small as the flutter（振动） of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately （最终地）cause a typhoon halfway around the world. 　　 在营销学上也经常讲这个，一个小的危机处理不好，可能把整个品牌搞垮，例如三株等～ 　　 effect 从高中就学过，还跟affect区分，那时候自以为很清楚了，没有想到后来见报纸老是搞不定它的意思，查过好多次字典还理顺差不多了，它并不是一个有趣的单词，但它是一个很重要的单词。 　　 首先，它做为名词，主要意思是“效应，影响，结果” 　　 对**的影响，就用介词on The film had a big effect on me . **的影响，则是effect of ，例如 The effect of that movie is big on me . 　　 butterfly effect 蝴蝶效应，greenhouse effect 温室效应，注意，温室是greenhouse 而不是warm house 。 side effect副作用，就是药品的副作用。 　　 special effect 就是电影特效，例如The Day after Tomaorrow中的各种场景。 　　 如果put sth into effect 就是使**开始使用，启用了。而报纸上经常见到法律等come in to effect就是生效了。 　　 如果 一个法律规则等in effect就是，这个法律规则有效。 但是In effect, we’ll be earning less than we were last year.这句中的in effect 则是实际上，从本质上来说。 　　 take effect 生效。 　　 for effect 如果你做某事for effect，那么你是故意做给别人看的。 　　 to that/this effect就是有那样/这样的意思，例如 ，He said he love his wife,or words to that effect . He said that to the effect that he love his wife .他大意说他爱他的妻子。 　　 cause and effect因果 motive and effec 动机和结果。 　　 这些都在法律上经常见到，但在法律上，它还有一个意思，effects注意是复数，就是个人财产。例如household effects家庭财产 　　 其实它也有动词的意思，不过意思不是影响，而是促成，达成**目的，实行，例如 　　 effect a cure 治愈，effect a promotion 实行促销。

some expression about Money and Culture,wish you like them

1 human culture 人类文化

2 culture exchange 文化交流

3 man of letters 文化人,文人,学者

4 scholar 学者

5 culture gap 文化沟

6 culture system 文化制度

7 culture penetration 文化渗透

8 foreign culture 外国文化

9 national culture 民族文化

10 ancient culture 古代文化

11 oriental culture 东方文化

12 material culture 物质文化

13 traditional culture 传统文化

14 across-culture 跨文化

15 sub-cluture 亚文化

16 local culture 本地文化

17 western custom 西方习俗

18 living habit 生活习惯

this time is about some expression of your characteristic

1 bold and uninhabited 豪爽

2 miserly 小气

3 shrewd 精明

4 straightforward 心直口快

5 conscientious 认真的,尽责的

6 inquisitive 不耻下问的

7 rebellious 有反叛精神的

8 volatile 多变的

9 methodical 有条理的

10 creative 有创造性的

11 determined 坚定的

12 resolute 果断的

13 tough 强硬的

14 understanding 善解人意的

15 uncompromising 不屈服的

16 stubborn 固执的

17 suspicious 多疑的

18 punctual 准时的

19 caring 关爱的

20 sincere 真诚的

21 down-to-earth character 务实性格

22 distant 冷落的

23 aloof 冷淡的

24 quiet 文静的

25 reserved 内向的

26 impulsive 冲动的

27 adaptable 适应性强的

28 hypocritical 虚伪的

29 lively 活泼的

30 witty 机智的

31 intelligent 聪明的

32 considerate 考虑周全的

33 pround 骄傲的

34 perfectionist 完美主义者

35 open 开通的

36 frank 直率的

37 slippery 狡猾的

38 imaginative 有想象力的

39 introverted 内向的

40 extroverted 外向的

when you attend an interview .if the interviewer ask :"do you think what isyour most important trait?" you can select some positive ones from above.and give some example to explain why you have this trait accordingly,of course ,that should suit the position you apply for.

每日一词(转)

book 　　 　　 book，名词就是书本，动词就是预定。 　　 cookery book/cookbook 《梅子的写食日记》那个类型的烹饪书。 　　 e-book 现在很流行的电子书，

picture book 图画书，充满很多图片的书。 　　 cartoon book 卡通书，像《樱桃小丸子》《篮球飞人》那种。 　　 paperback book 简装书，纸皮书 hardback book 精装书，硬皮书。 　　 notebook 笔记本 visitors’ book/guest book 签到本 　　 reference book 参考书，指dictionary 和encyclopedia 百科全书这样的书

知道放在桌子上的那对铁片，中间夹书的那东西叫什么吗？ book-ends。 　　 She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity.by the book 根据规矩和命。 　　 如果你做事不by the book，我就throw the book at you 。就是警告你必须按规矩来，要不你会得到处罚。 　　 a closed book 指我们不懂的地方，例如Chemistry is a closed book to me.那么an open book这是尽人皆知的东西了。 　　 In my book, nothing is more important than football. 在我书里，没有比足球更重要的了？ 　　 in my book是指我认为，而不是在我书里。 　　 be in my good book 呢？就是我对你有好感，或者比较赞许你，把good 换成bad意思不用我说吧。 　　 如果你read sb like a book，那么你对这个人非常了解，他心里想什么，要做什么能很快就知道。 　　 做动词　　 The flight was already fully booked。航班满了。 　　 To get tickets, you have to book in advance . 票需要提前预定。 　　 The show’s booked solid。演出票已售完。 　　 The courses quickly get booked up. 课程很快定满了。 　　 I’m all booked up this week - can we get together next Friday? 我被订满了？^_^，就是我很忙。

some expression about oversea study

1 oversea study 留学

2 passport 护照

3 visa 签证

4 immigrant 移民

5 provisional status 临时身份

6 Certificate of Admission/letter of Acceptance 入学许可证

7 Application for Admission 入学申请表

8 academic records 成绩单

9 Application for financial support 奖学金申请表

10 scholarship/fellowship 奖学金

11 financial support 财务支持

12 graduate assistantship 研究生助理

13 teaching assistantship 助教

14 reserch assistantship 研究助理

15 application fee 申请费

16 financial statement 财务申明书

17 sponsor 支持人,赞助人

18 Health Form 体检表

19 Health Certificate 健康证明书

20 Letter of Recommendation/Letter of Reference 推荐信

21 state-supporting oversea study 公费留学

22 self-supporting study abroad 自费留学

23 family composition information sheet 家庭成员情况表

why could not add you into the list on msn?

continuing....

7 suggestion

dialogue 1

A:excuse me,Mrs Green,can you spare me a few minutes?

B:sure,what\'s up?

A:I\'m really having problem in learning english,I do all my work and attend your class,but I\'m not making much progress.what ought I to do?

B:do you spend much time with the native speaker?

A:no,not really

B:why don\'t you try and make an effort?what I recommend is not waiting for them to invite you somewhere.there is nothing wrong to invite someone you\'ve met and ask them to go somewhere.

A:well,I think I will take your advive,thank you

dialogue 2

A:I\'ve been so tense and nervous that I\'ve been unable to sleep for several days.what can I do?

B:have you been working under high pressure?

A:oh,yes,I\'ve been very busy.I invariably have to work till the small hours(下半夜)

B:maybe you\'d better change a job

A:I\'d like to,but I can\'t do that,I need the money

B:have you been taking any pills?

A:no

B:I suggest you go to see a doctor and if possible,you should take a holiday

some expression relevant education

1 education work 教育工作

2 education level 教育水平

3 education mode 教育方式

4 educational method 教育方法

5 educational principle 教育方针

6 nine-year compulsory education 9年制义务教育

7 adult education 成人教育

8 full-time education 全日制教育

9 comprehensive education 全面教育

10 ideological education 政治教育

11 ethical education 伦理教育

12 universal education 普及教育

13 preschool education 学前教育

14 vocational education 职业教育

15 quality education 素质教育

16 examination-oriented education 应试教育

17 school drop-outs 挫学者

18 the state education commission 国家教委

19 illiminate illiteracy 消除文盲

20 education expenditure 教育经费

21 kindergarten 幼儿园

22 primary school 小学

23 high school 中学

24 correspondence school 函授学校

25 education allocation 教育拨款

26 full-time student 全日制学生

27 part-time student 业务制学生

28 political economics 政治经济学

29 college entrance exame 大学入学考试

30 high scores ,poor competence 高分低能

31 chief school 重点学校

32 affiliated school 附属学校

33 training school 专科学校

34 institution of higher learning 高等学校

35 university of liberal arts 文科学校

36 university of science and engineering 理工科大学

37 university teacher 大学教师

38 full proffessor 正教授

39 associate proffessor 副教授

40 lecturer 讲师

41 teaching assistant 助教

42 part-time proffessor 兼职教授

43 president 校长

44 dean of studies 教务长

45 school uniform 校服

46 school badge 校徽

47 freshman 一年级学生

48 sophomore 二年级学生

49 junior 三年级学生

50 senior 四年级学生

51 junior college student 大专生

52 accociate degree 大专文凭

8 intention

dialogur 1

dialogue 2

expressing intention

每日一词(转)

snow 　　 北方的冬天已经很冷了，许多地方已经下雪了，虽然雪景好看，但是不好受呀。现在，给大家一个既好受又能赏雪的办法，就是坐在屋子里看这篇snow。 　　 snow做名词就是“雪”做动词就是“下雪”很简单。例如： 　　 Snow was falling heavily as we entered the village.我们进村庄的时候雪正下的大呢。 　　 The day was cold with flurries of snow。小雪（不是鹅毛，是鹅绒差不多，flurry 可以指小雨，小雪，阵风，基本只要是不恶劣的天气气候均可。）让天很冷。 　　 The first few flakes of snow started to fall. 天上飘起了几许雪花。 　　 It snowed all night.整晚都在下雪。这里是动词了。 　　 snowbroth雪水 broth 是汤，鸡汤啦什么的都可以用它，但必须是清汤。 　　 snowstorm 暴风雪 snowslide 雪崩 snowflake雪花 snowfall降雪 snowdrift 雪堆，指风吹成的雪堆 　　 snowman雪人，小时候整天玩的还有snowball雪球，总是从山岗上一直滚下来，好大好大，有一次给弄到人家猪圈里边了，挨罚站，只是没有像《窗边的小豆豆》中那么问“老师为什么要罚站呢？” 　　 snow-white 雪白的。还有一个Snow White 这个肯定知道是美丽的白雪公主啦。 　　 snow 一般是不可数的，但有时候也能见到snows，不要惊讶，它指积雪。 　　 好了，看几个词组： 　　 I found myself snowed under with work. be snowed under什么意思？被压在了雪底下？这里不是，是被工作压垮了，工作超出了所能承受的范围内。 　　 We were snowed in for three days last winter. be snowed in呢？指因为雪而不能出行。那么这句就可以说是“去年冬天他们被雪困了整整三天。” 　　 Millions of readers were snowed into believing it was a true story. be snowed into doing sth指被说服去相信或者支持某事，尤其是用说谎的方法说服的、

9 determination

dialogue 1

dialogue 2

expressing determination

some expression about love

1 fall in love at first sight 一见钟情

2 one\'s own wishful thinking 一厢情愿

3 lover\'s vows 山盟海誓

4 boyfriend/girfriend

5 mutual attraction 互相吸引

6 matchmaker/marriage go-between 月下老人

7 pull one\' s heartstrings 打动心弦

8 lose one\'s love/ be disappoined in a love affair 失恋

9 everlasting love 永恒的爱情

10 whole-hearted love 全心全意的爱

11 inseparable love 如胶似漆的爱

12 blind date 初次约会

13 propose for marrige 求婚

14 court 求爱

15 suitor 求婚者

16 erotic love 性爱

17 single,bachelor 单身汉

18 bachelorette,single woman 单身女子

19 be in love 相爱

20 pure love 纯洁的爱情

21 deep love 深沉的爱情

22 matrimonial agency 婚姻介绍所

23 lover,sweetheart 情人

24 beauty is in the eyes of the lover 情人眼里出西施

25 love token 情物

26 love letter 情书

27 rival in love 情敌

28 one-sided love 单相思

29 spiritual love 精神上的爱

30 platonic love 精神恋爱

31old flame 旧情人