是以www.metropoint.com Canada 版为蓝本 不知道国内的朋友是否可以下载. PDF格式

也可以直接看新闻: http://www.metronews.ca/

多看看外刊 外报.

现在养成了每天看一点的习惯. 觉得里面很多词汇用的很好.

所以每天都贴一下(工作太忙,只能一点拉), 欢迎大家都来看一看, 贴自己的体会. 互相提高

4月30日

http://copex.metro.st/ftp/20040430_1000019.pdf 这是下载地址 20040430是日期

A bicyclist takes advantage of the beautiful weather around town yesterday to soak up some sun in Toronto\'s High Park.

soak up 吸收

Forget crib notes up the sleeve.

crib 婴儿车？抄袭

.....asked well-wishers to write rather than call because the telephone lines are swamped

电话线总占线 或被打爆拉 就这么说:telephone lines are swamped

5 3 former Iragi soldiers on patrol in Falluja turned a blind eye to gunmen celebrating "victory"

turn a blind eye to 睁一只眼, 闭一只眼

xxx appeared to be at odds with sb.

at odds

That set off an explosion that triggered another explosion.

5 4

The province is toughening penalties for misuse of infant and toddler seats by slapping scofflaws with two demerit points. 经常违反法规的人

The charges against sb range from fraud on the government,breach of trust and influence peddling to accepting a benefit in connection with the alleged shakedown of bars 敲诈 obstruct justice 妨碍司法

city mulls axing discount fines 再三考虑

很精彩啊~ 继续继续~ 我也喜欢这种收集~现在有了一点点收藏,不过是英式英语为主，希望能多多交流与探讨，如果有相对应的美式英语表达就更好了~~。 http://bbs.wwenglish.org/dispbbs.asp?boardID=71&ID=99985&page=1 　

http://copex.metro.st/ftp/20040505_1000019.pdf 好象保存时间不长. 要下就快

1 Ironically, one of the side effects of the drug is a headache.

2 xxx extend their Stanley Cup drought to 37 years. 讲的是多伦多的枫叶冰球队又输给了费城队. 离他们拿冠军杯有37年了. 这里我想应该是 渴望的意思 3 Canadian couples are less likely to break up once they pass the number of anniversaries they can count on one hand.

这里 break-up=divorce

count on the finger是屈指可数 这里 count on one hand 正好是5年的意思.

4 The odds of couples untying the knot peaked at 25.7 in the fourth year.

应该是 divorce=untie the knot 解开结? 老外也知道中国月老的故事, 夫妻结婚就用红绳子连起来------不会吧. I can\'t believe!

1 Workplace diversity is an issue that we have known anecdotally, but the issue is on the front burner right now. 当务之急

2 sb deliver the keynote speech; disrupt one\'s plan.

3 The woman\'s name was not made public. 没有公布于众的用法。

4 Sasser worm could merge with earlier virus-like programs to wreak more havoc on the Internet. 造成浩劫 5 Sasser could mutate by combining with the two-month-old Netsky worm, making it a launching pad for further Web attacks. 攻击平台

5 10 http://copex.metro.st/ftp/20040506_1000019.pdf 一般只保留一星期左右.

很多词汇意思都很简单, 但用法不一定都很清楚, 请大家仔细看句子的同时, 最好看看报纸. 体会其用法.

1 Travellers scurry through the corridors in throngs,...

2 Emotions run high as people say goodbye to loved ones.

3 The High Scope is gaining ground here. 4 xxx\'s plans to stamp out rebellion there.

第27页的讲员工请假的借口 也不错----白人确实很懒.

每天时间太紧了， 只能看几页报纸。也只能这么多了-----咱也学会借口了

5 11

多数词汇用金山词霸就可以查到。

TTC ridership grows

sb leaves courthouse after posting bail following his arrest by ... 提出保释

Irag power plant in flames after possible sabotage.

sb are involved in binge eating and vomiting or extreme dieting.

After the torture and vile acts by the American army, Bush goes out and congratulates Rumsfeld.It\'s incredible. I\'m in total shock.

5 14

http://parex.metro.st/ftp/20040514_1000019.pdf

Gas prices yo-yo infuriate drivers 不断快速升降的东西 In the U.S., oil prices hit an all-time record high amid concerns over thin gasoline supplies ahead of peak demand driving season and tight global crude stocks.

...价格创记录，这波及到在驾驶季节需求高峰到来前偏紧的汽油供应，并且让全球的原油市场吃紧。-------自己翻译的,很差.

Violence spirals in Gaza. 连续不断上升

感觉今天的yo-yo这个词真好,很形象! 油价每天波动都很大78~89.9, 而且就是对面的两个加油站价格也相差10cent左右. 也算这里的一个特色了

更多的请看报纸....

5 17 http://parex.metro.st/ftp/20040517_1000019.pdf

1 Jolie was one of the many stars on hand in Rome for the We Are The future concert to benefit children in war-torn countries.

on hand 出场； war-torn 遭受战火

2 Watching from the sidelines is a gerneral public that voted for both those policies in last October\'s provincial election.

sidelines 局外人的观点 3 The Premier and minister of finiance have both ruled out across-the-board personal income tax hikes or raising the 8 per cent provincial sales tax in the budeget in order to come to terms with their shorfall.

ruled out 划去, 排除, 取消 ;across-the-board 全面的 come to terms 达成协议, 妥协, 让步

4 motorists are feeling pinched at the pumps. 由于油价上涨,所以开车人都感到吃紧 pinched很好 pinched 受箍缩(的) 压[夹]紧的 收敛[缩]的 痛苦的, 困难的

5 The owner of the station that\'s become the flashpoint in anger over the cost of gas. 卖油的成了出气筒了

flashpoint (愤怒、战斗行动等的)爆发点;形势一触即发的地点(或时刻)

5 19

birds of a feather flock together 一丘之貉

odds --可能性。 已经好几次看到了，看来这个词比较通用。

seek frineds 除了make， seek也可以用。

与吸毒有关的词： drug use intoxicated marijuana; glue sniffing 吸胶毒; XXX said Air Canada\'s last-ditch proposal called for about $50 million in cutback.最后防线的, 已无后退余地的, 坚持到最后的

5 25

昨天是女王的生日 Victoria Day

Victoria Day was a washout across much of the povince, with severe weather turning placid rivers into raging torrents and cool air putting a soggy cap on a letdown of a long weekend. 划线的句子很形象.

letdown 失望

6 02

A city official says 50 establishments were visited by inspects when the new rules kicked in at 12:01 a.m.

establishments 是泛指商业机构, kick in 生效

Toronto... regions yesterday adopted a tough new anti-tobacco ban making smoking illegal in all restaurants, bars, binggo halls and casinos. 国外的几种公共场所.

enforcement will focus on business owners, not patrons. 顾客

At Carlos Murphy\'s on Kinston Road, regulars were smoking with abandon. 老主顾 随便地抽烟

the club is getting around the smoking bylaw by converting into a private blub. 逃避法律 税

看报纸的一些词汇 汇总自chinadaily 非常好

每天看一页 也就66天 然后第2天复习下 看单词想想他的意思和用法 就够了

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这样是不是会太盲目了．

1 . how are you. really? 这种用法不多。我只用过1次。

2.XXX With its educational undertones. 教科书级别的

有书卖吗?我想去买啊