Mar 1The +比较级…, the +比较级… 越……，就越……What is language for? Some people seem to think it is for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the words the better. That’s wrong.语言到底是用来干什么的呢？一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词——而且单词越长越好。

这个想法是错误的。

Mar 2Rome wasn’t built in a day. 罗马建成非一日之功。

（或译：冰冻三尺非一日之寒）Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hardworking will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to everyone!冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

更加努力的学习，更加勤奋的操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是公平的。

Mar 3ridiculous 荒谬的，可笑的；be in fashion 时髦的，流行的They are fashion victims because they wear things which don’t suit them, or look ridiculous, just because they are in fashion.他们是时尚牺牲者，因为他们盲目地追求时尚，没有考虑新潮流的时装到底适不适合他们。

Mar 4The Aye-aye is one of many unusual animals in Madagascar.狐猴是马达加斯加岛上的奇特动物之一。

Mar 5picnic野餐，郊外旅游；no picnic不容易，不是轻松的事，难以捱过Bringing up a family when you are unemployed is no picnic.失了业又要养家, 这可不容易。

Mar 6set…zone 划定……区域；pedestrians 行人；cyclists 骑自行车的人108 cities will set one or more zones which open only to pedestrians, cyclists, taxi and bus passengers between 7 am and 7 pm on September 22, or the “No Car Day”.108个城市将在9月22日7时至19时组织“无车日”活动，政府将划定一个或数个区域（道路）只对行人、骑自行车者、公共汽车、出租汽车等开放。

Mar 7name-dropper 以仿佛很熟悉的口吻谈到著名人物的人，自抬身价者Most social climbers are name-droppers.绝大部分削尖脑袋往上流社会钻营的人，大多喜欢提及著名人士的名字。

Mar 8set an example on 以身作则；State-financed vehicles 国家资助的车辆，公务车The Beijing municipal government is trying to set an example on curbing pollution and energy consumption by imposing a traffic restriction on State-financed vehicles.为减少污染，降低能耗，北京市政府试图以身作则，倡导减少公务车出行。

Mar 9inspection exemption labels 免检标签；invalid 无效的The national inspection exemption labels printed on food products and their packages became invalid from Sept. 17, 2008.印制在食品类产品及其包装上的国家免检标志从2008年9月17日起不再有效。

Mar 10in the wake of随着……而来；作为……的结果In the wake of the contaminated baby milk powder scandal, Chinese quality watchdog cancelled all kinds of national inspection exemptions previously given to food producers.鉴于近期的婴儿奶粉污染事件，国家质检总局宣布停止所有食品类生产企业获得的国家免检产品资格。

Mar 11rub elbows with sb. 与……交往，紧挨着Mr. Lewis really enjoys getting out and rubbing elbows with all us ordinary people.刘易斯先生很喜欢和我们这些普通人交往。

Mar 12travel across 穿过，走遍If you travel across America by bus, you rub elbows with all sorts of people.要是你乘长途汽车到美国各地旅行的话，你就会接触到各种人。

Mar 13 whip-round n.募捐，凑份子We did a whip-round to buy her a present.我们凑钱给她买了份礼物。

Mar 14 woeful adj. 不幸的，悲伤的；piteous adj.可怜的Whether selling herself to save her mother’s life is woeful or piteous?卖身救母是可悲还是可怜？Mar 15 as often as possible 尽可能多的，尽可能频繁的The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。

Mar 16 as much as possible尽可能多的；the more…the more…越……就越……A great man once said it is necessary to dill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become.一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变的越自然。

Mar 17 imitate 模仿Listening and imitating should always go together. Use the LIP method! Listen－Imitate－Practice!听和模拟一定要同时做，使用“LIP”方法：听、模拟、操练！Mar 18immerse oneself in 沉浸于，专心致志于Use all your senses to learn English. You must hear English, read English, touch English, smell English, and taste English. Feel English with your heart. Immerse yourself in this language. Begin to think in English.运用一切感官学习英语。

你必须听英语、说英语、触摸英语、闻英语，还要尝尝英语的味道。

专心去感受英语。

让自己沉浸在这门语言当中。

学会用英语思考。

Mar 19 a piece of cake 小菜一碟Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages is just a piece of cake.放轻松！要有耐心，并且享受英语带来的乐趣！学习外语只不过是小菜一碟。

Mar 20 constantly经常的，反复的；at all time 总是，随时Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word--use it. In your mind, in a sentence.经常使用字典和语法指南。

随身携带一本小英文字典，当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它，思考这个字——然后学着去用它，在你的心中，在一个句子里。

Mar 21 think of 记起，想起；think about 考虑Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。

看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。

Mar 22 various adj.各种各样的Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms. A thousand words will not leave so an deep impression as one deed.尽可能多的操练时态。

学习一个动词的时候，要学习它的各种形态。

千言万语不如一个行动。

Mar 23 the cultural background 文化背景I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language.我想学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识，当你理解了文化背景，你就能更好地运用语言。