主题：Let's use English everyday!

Thank you very much. Though my english is poor,but I enjoy english,I wish I can insist on studying it.Dear friends,thanks for your strong support, I will keep on...

hi, I know your name this time,haha,come on and you will make a big progress~~~

Thank you, I just tell the truth,my english is really poor( written,oral,listening),so I need to learn more. When I come to english chatroom,I have no confident to talk to some guys who can speak prefect english.

just passed cet6 in university, now I have forgotten much about english.

Thanks,I think I must have confident to speak out in public,because it should be the first step for me to practice my oral english,but most of time I should learn english while not chatting to waste time.

Thank you, dear Calmsky`s Laopo,I will keep on... I believe I can have some improvement in english...

20060112

words from listening and oral english

Though I am all ears,I can`t understand anything.

My listening english is poor,so I want to practice it by watching english program.At home I can receive pearl channel,it is an english program channel.I try my best to watch news,plays there,but still have no idea of their talking,so I can only say "Though I am all ears,I can`t understand anything".

However high it may,it can`t reach the sky.= no matter
Old as I am,I can still fight. / Try as you may,then you will not regret.

When you listen American`s talking,you will find they like to emphasize their meaning by putting the words to the first.so we need to remember this kind of sentence such as the above.

I do not love pop music the less for classical ones.= I love pop music as much as the classical ones.

I don`t love him the less for his faults.= He has faults,but I love him none the less.

She likes nothing better than to talk on the telephone with her friends.

the last = the least
He is the last person to do the thing = He is not likely to do it.
He is the last person Jane want to marry. 简是一辈子也不会嫁给他的。

Not so much A as B = Less A than B. = More B than A. = Not A,but rather B. 宁愿B，不愿A / 与其A，不如B.
He is not so much a scholar as a writer.
He is more of a writer than a scholar.
He is a writer rather a scholar.

prefer a to b =prefer a rather than b= would like a rather than b=would rather a than b 更原选A，而不愿为B。

Are you going with me to the concert? I have my hands full with this report.

That picture flatters Susan a bit.She is not so pretty actually.
No,by no means,and she doesn`t look so young as she appears on the picture.

I don`t care so much about him = he is indifferent to it.

be set up with sth = dislike sth
sth is out of this world=sth is very beautiful
sb is on cloud nine = sb is very happy.

Sometimes we can find the above sentences on the chatroom`s screen.Pay more attention to them,then we will learn more...

sorry,I make a mistake here,

the correct phrase should be be fed up with sth = dislike sth

20060113

Words from English 900

identify transitive verb

1 to recognize someone and be able to say who they are:

Two of the suspects have been identified by witnesses.

identify someone as sth: He identified the dead woman as his wife.

1a. to recognize sth and understand exactly what it is:

Several key problems have already been identified.

identify someone/sth as sth:Children can be identified as poor readers as early as the age of five.

2 to be a sign that shows who or what someone is :

identify someone as something:

Janner`s red and gold jacket identified him as a steward.

identify with phrasal verb (transitive)

1 identify with someone to feel that you can understand and share someone else`s feelings:

He didn`t seem to be able to identify with ordinary people and their aspirations.

2 (usually passive) be identified with someone/sth to consider someone or something to be involed or connected with a particular group or opinion:

The Americans were anxious not to become identified with "colonial" authorities.

3 identify sth with sth formal to think that sth is the same as sth else or is closely related to it:

Most of these writers identify mind with consciousness.

20060113

Words from English 900

identify (kingsoft)

identify the payee of a cheque验明支票的受款人

identify handwriting鉴定笔迹

The porters may be-fied by their red caps.从他们戴的红帽子就可辨认出他们是行李搬运工。

Never identify opinions with facts.永远不要把意见混同于事实。

That politician is closely-fied with the former government.据认为那位政治家与前政府有非常密切的关系。

The play was so gripping that the audience quickly-fied with the actors.
那出戏如此扣人心弦, 以致观众很快和演员融为一体。

Reading this book, we can identify with the main character's struggle.
读这本书时, 我们会同情主要人物的斗争。

identify oneself with 支持; 参与; 与....密切结合; 和....打成一片

The markings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify.标记模糊不清，难以识别。

I identified the jacket at once; it was my brother's.我立即认出了那件外套,它是我兄弟的。"

（与with连用）认为同一
He identifies beauty with goodness.他认为美与善是一致的。

（与with连用）与…有关系
That politician is too closely identified with the former government to become a minister in ours."那位政客被认为与上届政府关系过于密切,不能成为本届政府里的部长。"

（常与with连用）同情；理解
She identified with foreign workers.她同情并理解外籍工人。

"Reading this book, we can identify with the main character's struggle against evil."
"读了这本书,我们会对主人翁反对邪恶的斗争寄予同情。"

20060113

WORDS from oral english

Climate

The climate varies a little(a lot) in Hangzhou.

There is no variation in climate in Hangzhou.

The climate is very pleasant all the yearround.

It is warm in winter and comfortably cool in summer.

It is warm in winter,and unpleasantly hot in summer.

It is neither cold nor hot all the year round.

The United States has many different kinds of climate.

On the west coast the temperature changes very little between summer and winter.

In the eastern part of the United States,summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures.

20060116

Words from english 900

occupation noun

1 [count or uncount] a job. This word is used especially on forms and in formal writing:

Please give your name, address, and occupation.
Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations (=physical labor).

2 [count] something that you do in your free time:
Walking is now Dad's favorite occupation.

3 [uncount] the act of living or staying in a building, room, or other place:
The room showed signs of human occupation.
The new homes will be ready for occupation in August.

4 [uncount] the action of going into a place and taking control away from the people or government there:
occupation of: the Roman occupation of Britain
occupation under: living under the threat of occupation
The protesters voted to continue their occupation of the building.

military occupation军事占领
The old man became bored for lack of occupation.这位老人因无所事事而感到无聊。

blind alley occupation没有前途的职业或工作
What is his occupation?他的职业是什么？

20060116

words from english 900

courtery noun
[uncount] politeness, especially formal politeness in social situations:
a man who treats everyone with kindness and courtesy

common courtesy (=ordinary politeness that everyone expects): It`s only common courtesy to thank someone when they help.

a. [count] something you say or do to be polite:
It would be a courtesy to call them and tell them we`ll be late.
b. have the courtesy to do something to be polite enough to do something. This expression is often used when you are annoyed because someone has not behaved politely:
You could have had the courtesy to return my calls.

courtesy of
1 used for saying who has provided something, and for thanking them for it:
First prize is two tickets to Australia, courtesy of United Airlines.
2 as a result of:
The Giants won the game courtesy of a last-second field goal.

courtery [only before noun]
provided free of charge:
The hotel provides courtesy shuttle service from the airport.

courtesy call noun [count]
a visit or telephone call that you make to a customer in order to be polite

They call this pond a lake by courtesy only. 他们称这个池塘为湖只是因为喜欢而已
Willingness or generosity in providing something needed: 恩惠，好心：在提供所需的某东西时表现出的乐意和慷慨：
free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper. 因当地报纸的慷慨而免费登广告
paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors. 对新来的邻居进行礼节性拜访
courtesy tickets for the reporters. 记者的免费票

be granted the courtesy[-sies]of the port [美]免受海关检查
military courtesy [美]军礼
courtesy of the port 外国军舰入港时相互访问的礼节
return the courtesy 回礼； 答礼
They showed us great courtesy. 他们对我们很有礼貌。
These photos were reproduced by courtesy of the General Electric Company. 这些相片是征得“通用电气公司”的许可而翻印的。

courtesy call 礼节性拜访
courtesy card 优待券

by courtesy 按惯例， 礼貌上； [美]情面上； 为表示礼貌起见； 承蒙好意
by courtesy of 蒙...惠允， 经...同意； 承...好意赠送［借用］ 由...提供； 经由...的途径
drop a courtesy (西方女子)行屈膝礼
make courtesy (at) [废]客气， 有所顾忌
pinch courtesy 过于拘礼； 不拘礼仪
stand at the courtesy of 有赖于...的宽容或好意
stand to the courtesy of 有赖于...的宽容或好意
the courtesy of England [英]【律】丈夫享受亡妻所继承的财产的权利
with the courtesy of 由...赠送（表敬意）
courtesy of the senate (=senatorial courtesy) [美]参议院的礼貌否决

20060116

words from English900

cereal noun
1 [count or uncount] a food made from grain, for example wheat, OATS, or CORN, mainly eaten with milk for breakfast:
a bowl of cereal
2 [count] a plant that produces grain, used as food for people and animals:
cereal crops
autumn sown cereal 秋播谷类作物
puffed cereals 膨化谷物, 爆熟谷物
staple cereal 主要谷物
whole grain cereal 整粒谷物(食品)

boulevard noun [count]
a wide road in a town or city, often with trees along it
a. Boulevard used in street names. The written abbreviation is Blvd.:
Ellis Boulevard

我也觉得这里面有一些莫名的错误.我想里面的什么time to time, how to being 什么的,是不是你自己发明的?

Thanks for your attention.

First of all,I am so sorry for making you feel confused.

Because my english is limited,so sometimes I can`t assure what I have written are all right. Such as "time to time,how to being" , And I have replied a friend it is just a phase that I thought,I didn`t find it in E-dictionary.

Of course,the articles of the scroll and words explain are all from English book and English dictionary. They are all right.

Last,I will try my best to express my meaning in the right way.

Anyway,thank you,friend,I will pay more attention to it.

20060117

sentences from english 900

It`s two blocks straight ahead.

Go that way for two blocks,then trun left.

block

AMERICAN the distance along a city street from where one road crosses it to the next road:
The school was only a few blocks from where she lived.
an area of buildings in a town or city with streets on all four sides:
I was early for the meeting, so I walked around the block a couple of times.
I live two block s from the school.我住在离学校两个路口的地方。

They`s re buliding a new house up the street from me. 在街前

Who brought that new house down the street from you? 在街后

It`ll probably clear up this afternoon. 放晴

glad to meet you here ,thanks for so many english lovers!

You are welcome,thanks for your support!

20060118

Words from English 900

happen to

Explain:

This is the best thing that`s ever happened to me.
We don`t understand what is happening to the economy.
If anything happens to him (=if he died), you`ll have plenty of money to live on.

what (has) happened to something SPOKEN used for asking where something is:
What happened to the newspaper that was on the table?

what/whatever happened to someone used for asking where someone is now and what they are doing:
Whatever happened to your friend George?

happen to do something

1 to do something by chance:
I happened to meet an old friend in town.

2 SPOKEN used for asking something politely:
Do you happen to have a pen I can borrow?

3 SPOKEN used for expressing an opinion firmly, because you are angry:
I happen to live here too,don`t leave your garbage everywhere!

thanks,i am happy to study with you

You are welcome,I should thanks for your support.

Sometimes I am lazy to do it,and want to end it.But I think I should push me to do it for my future.

Everyone has his own taste,my english is limited,so maybe no one pay more attention to it, but the goal for me to issue this post is that I want to force me to insist on studying english in this way. At the same time, hope some friends can learn some from it.

The most important is my will.If it is only me to view it in the future,I will still write ,write,write...

Anyway,thanks friends,wish you a nice day!