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发表于 2006-10-26 13:31
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Rome wasn't built in a day:
---Well,Rome doesn't refer to the city of Rome only.It refers to the Roman Empire.That's the great country that Rome , built more than 2000 years ago.It was a great empire and of course you cannot build anything good or great in just a short time.
--- Now,I have this question: In what situation we'll use this expression"Rome wasn't built in a day"? Please give us an example.
--- Well,let's say that your friend wants to learn how to do something,like typing,or swimming,and at first your friend feels a little discouraged because it's not easy to learn a new skill.But you tell him "Hey,come on,'Rome wasn't built in a day'!" We want to encourage our friends with this saying.
English is an international language:
---Well,we say that English is an international language because English is spoken around the world.Of couse,there're more speakers of Mandarin than of English,but English is spoken by more people in more countries than Mandarin is. So when you travel,or do business,or study overseas,you can always find English speakers and English TV programmas and English newspapers.
---In other words,English is an universal language.(English is an international language.)
---Mandarin. We can say Bruce speaks beautiful Mandarin.
It can be rewarding or just a waste of time:
---your stay here is only a waste of time.
---Exercise is very rewarding for our health.
---It pays to exercise.It is rewarding to exercise.
it's up to you:
---Well,if Peter asks me "Do you want to go to a restaurant first or see a movie first tonight?",I might say "It's up to you."
---But I know the true answer. He enjoys eating.
---More than anything
---So let's go to a restaurant first.In our stdio,we have a small stdio here,and we have only two people here that's Bruce and me,but Bruce is much too big,so we have little room left here.
it depends on how you study it:
---if you learn English by fits and starts you'll get nowhere.
---My brother studied accounting by fits and starts,so he failed.
Here're some tips about / on learning English:
---If you give me a tip(小费),I'll give you some tips(建议) about/on how to learn English.
--- tip(小费): If you are in a restaurant,and you leave a little money for the waiter,we say that's a tip.
tips(建议): some advice
--- tip(动词，给小费；给建议)
Mr. Bruce,before leaving,don't forget to tip me.
He tipped me on how to learn English.
First,don't be afraid to make mistakes:
---be afraid of doing sth. , be afraid to do sth.
--- I am afraid to talk to him or I am afraid of talking to him.
--- This is a very good piece of advice(不可数).
---Well, you have to speak or write a language to really learn it. If you make a mistake while speaking,usually the listener will understand you anyway,because usually your mistake is just a grammar mistake or maybe a vocabulary mistake.but usually we understand you. But if we don't understand you , we'll ask "huh"? ,or "'what do you mean?". And then you can try again.
--- Only by making mistakes can we learn something.
Second,you must not be shy:
--- Children are often shy around strangers.
--- Well,this is often the case,but there is some situation in which adults are shy.For example,each time Bruce is with me,he is shy.
--- That's not shy,Peter,that's embarrassed. Peter,you stink.
Finally,you must be patient:
---be patient with sb.
---A good teacher must be patient with his students. |
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I'm much obliged
