部分国家及城市的雅称japan (日本) → the country of cherries(樱花国)singapore (新加坡) → the country of gardens(花园国)brazil (巴西) → the country of coffee (咖啡国)panama (巴拿马) → the butterfly country(蝴蝶国)egypt (埃及) → the country of the pyramids (金字塔国)canada (加拿大) → the count ry of maple leaves (枫叶国)tunisia (突尼斯) → the olive country (橄榄国)ecuador (厄瓜多尔) → the equatorial country (赤道国)ghana (加纳) → the country of cocoa(可可国)ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚) → the barefoot country (赤足国)malaysia (马来西亚) → the rubber country (橡胶国)guba (古巴) → the c ountry of sugarcane (甘蔗国)mexico (墨西哥) → the cactus country (仙人掌国)london (伦敦) → the city of fog (雾都)washington(华盛顿) → the city of snow (雪城)venice (威尼斯) → the city of water (水城)wellington (惠灵顿) → the city of wind (风城)berne (伯尔尼) → the city of clocks an d watches (钟表城)lusaka (卢莎卡) → the city of copper (铜城)lima (利马) → the city of drought (干旱城)mexico city (墨西哥城) →the city of frescoes (壁画城)jerusalem (耶路撒冷) → the holy city (圣城)athens (雅典) → the city of jasmines (茉莉花城)new york (纽约) → big apple (大苹果城)一、反意疑问句反意疑问句,英文名称叫“The Tag Question”。
它是由一个陈述句加上一个简短但意思相反的一般疑问句构成的,即在陈述句之后附加上一个简短的问句,对前面所陈述的内容提出疑问,要求对方给予证实。
如:That’s your apple, isn’t it?那是你的苹果,是吗?下面具体讲解一下它的有关用法:(一)基本结构:陈述句+逗号+简短的一般疑问句。
1.前肯定后否定式。
如:You study English everyday, don’t you? 你每天都学英语,对吗?2. 前否定后肯定式。
如:He isn’t a student, is he? 他不是一名学生,对吗?(二)基本特点:要想熟练运用这一句型,必须充分把握如下基本特点。
1.前后两部分时态必须一致。
如:错:Tom hit the window this morning, doesn’t he?对:Tom hit the window this morning, didn’t he? 今天早上汤姆把窗户打破了,对吗?2. 前后两部分主语的人称和数必须一致,而且后一部分的主语常用代词代替。
如:错:Betty went to Jilin last week, didn’t Betty?对:Betty went to Jilin last week, didn’t she? 贝蒂上周去吉林了,对吗?(三)回答:由于该句式的后半部分是一个简短的一般疑问句,因此可用yes/no来进行简略回答。
但大家应注意:当陈述部分是否定句时,应注意汉、英回答习惯的差异。
只要事实是肯定的,就用“Yes+肯定结构”作答;若事实是否定的,就用“No+否定结构”作答。
如:━Bob can’t speak Chinese, can he? Bob不会讲中文,对吗?━Yes, he can. 不对,他会。
(事实是否定的)━It isn’t cold, is it? 天气不是冷的,对吗?━No, it isn’t. 对,天气不冷。
(事实是否定的)(四)特殊情况当前面句子当中含有本身有否定意义的词时(few, little, seldom, never, nothing, nobody, hardly),后半部分,用肯定形式。
例如:There is little water in the bottle, is there?瓶子中几乎没有水,对吗?(五)语调规则。
前半部分(陈述句部分)用降调,后半部分的升降调则要由提问者的语气决定。
若坚信陈述部分说的是事实,即对陈述部分把握较大时,用降调;否则,用升调。
如:You are late for school, aren’t ↘you? 你上课迟到了,不是吗?(上课迟到,事实显而易见)This dog is cute, isn’t↗it? 这条狗很可爱,对吗?(对这条狗是否可爱没有绝对把握)(六)疑问句尾句陈述句的主语为neither of, none of, nobody等时,疑问尾句中的代词用they,助动词要用肯定的,而somebody, everybody作主语时,疑问尾句中的代词用they,助动词用否定式。
Neither of them came, did they? 他们谁也没来,是吗?Somebody’s got to do the job, haven’t they?得有些人去做这项工作,对吧?(七)“祈使句+将来时肯定的疑问尾句”表示“请求”“祈使句+将来时否定的疑问尾句”表示“提示”、“暗示”。
一般情况下,区别不大。
Go home now, will you? 回家吧,好吗?Let’s go, shall we?我们走吧,好吗?英语谚语500句AA bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所,流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难,失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。
"After you" is good manners. “您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书,相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。