1、富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 1英语天地-2009年第5期词语趣谈 婚礼上从A到Z的有趣词语翻译提示 办公室英语口语谬误：I Think I think. 是这样吧。（林先生注意到的美籍主管，经常会提出部属表现出色的地方，并且在适当的时候给予赞美，激发他们做得更好。拜吉姆提的点子所赐，工作进展非常顺利。林先生叫住了吉姆。） Mr.Lin: Jim, your idea really helped us a lot! 吉姆，你的点子真是帮了大忙了。 Jim: Thank you. This program is working really well. 谢谢。这个程序执行很顺利。 （吉姆
2、显得非常高兴，也充满了干劲。） Mr.Lin: Yes. You are a great programmer, I think.是啊。你是个很好的程序员。 （林先生想要强调“我真的是这么认为”，所以还加强语气说了“I think”。但一听到“I think”，刚刚还笑逐言开的吉姆，脸上却掠过一抹阴影。） 【Note】 在句子最后加上“I think”，表示“是不是如此，我自己也没有什么自信。”的意思。在吉姆听起来，林先生说“我认为你是个很优秀的程序员（但其他人是不是这么认为，我就没有把握。）”那到底是褒是贬，就很难说了。如果说“I think you are a great programm
3、er.”，那吉姆就不会垂头丧气了！这时省略 “I think”，而直接说“You are a great programmer!”，反而更能正确表达。想要明确地表达“我认为”，要将“I think”放在句子的开头。富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 2语法讲座 介词介词的概念及分类：介词是一种虚词，不能单独在句中充当成分，要与宾语一起构成介词短语才可在句中充当成分。介词按形式分为简单介词、复合介词、短语介词、特殊介词和双重介词。实用英语 英语国家手势的含义1. 付账 (cash)：右手拇指、食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上作出写字的样子，这是表示在饭馆要付账的手势。 2. 动脑筋( u
4、se your brain) 机敏一点(being clever )：用手指点点自己的太阳穴。 3. 傻瓜 (fool )：用拇指按住鼻尖摇动其四指，或十指分开。也常常食指对着太阳穴转动，同时吐出舌头，则表示所谈到的人是个痴呆.傻瓜 。 4. 别作声( stopping-talking)：嘴唇合拢，将食指贴着嘴唇，同时发 出hush 嘘嘘声。 5.侮辱和蔑视 (insulting and scorning)；用拇指顶住鼻尖儿，冲着被侮辱者摇动其他四指的手势。6. 赞同 (agreement)：向上翘起拇指。 7. 祝贺( congratulation)：双手在身前嘴部高度相搓的动作。 8. 威
5、胁 (menace)：由于生气，挥动一只拳头的动作似乎无处不有。因受挫折而双手握着拳使劲摇动的动作。 9. 绝对不行(absolutely not)：掌心向外，两只手臂在胸前交叉，然后再张开至相距一米左右。 10.完了(thats all)：两臂在腰部交叉，然后再向下，向身体两侧伸出。 11. 害羞(shame)：双臂伸直，向下交叉，两掌反握，同时脸转向一侧。 12. 打招呼 (greeting)：英语国家人在路上打招呼，常常要拿帽子表示致意。现一般已化为抬一下帽子，甚至只是摸一下帽沿。 13. 高兴激动 (happiness and excitement)：双手握拳向上举起，前后频频用力摇动
6、。 14. 愤怒、急燥(anger and anxiousness)：两手臂在身体两侧张开，双手握拳，怒目而视。也常常头一扬，富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 4嘴里咂咂有声，同时还可能眨眨眼睛或者眼珠向上和向一侧转动，也表示愤怒、厌烦、急燥。 15、怜悯、同情 (pity)：头摇来摇去，同里嘴里发出咂咂之声，嘴里还说thats too bad.或sorry to hear it.16. 太古怪了 (too queer)：在太阳穴处用食指划一圆圈。富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 6幽默小品 On Miracle In Sunday school, the minister was t
7、rying to illustrate the word miracle. “Boys and girls,“ he said, “suppose I stood on the roof of a ten-story building, lost my balance and fell off. Then all of a sudden in midair, a whirlwind swept me up and brought me safely to the ground. Now what word would you use to describe this?“ After a lon
8、g silence a boy raised his hand and said, “Luck?“ “True, ture,“ replied the minister. “It could be luck - but thats not the word I wanted. Ill repeat the story. There I am on top of the ten-story building again, and I fall. A whirlwind catches me in midair and places me safely on the ground. Think n
9、ow - what word would describe the situation?“ “Accident,“ cried out one girl. “No, no,“ answered the minister. “Listen carefully for the third time. Im on the same building; I fall and am swept to safety by a sudden whirlwind. What word could account for my safely reaching the ground?“ The boys and
10、girls shouted in unison:“Practice!“译文 论奇迹在主日学校里，牧师正举例说明“奇迹”一词的意义。“孩子们，”他说：“假如我站在一座十层高的楼顶上，失去平衡掉了下来。在跌落到半空中时，突然刮来一阵旋风，把我举起来，使我安全着陆。想想看，该用什么词来描绘这件事？” 很长时间没有回答。后来一个男孩举手说：“运气”“好吧，好吧，”牧师回答说：“可以说是运气，不过那不是我想要的词。我再讲一遍这个故事。我还是在一座十层高的楼顶上，从上面摔下来。一阵旋风在半空中把我托住，使我安全返回地面。好好想一下，该用什么词来描绘这一情景呢？” “意外，”有个女孩大声说。 “不对，不对，
11、”牧师说：“你们仔细听，再听一遍。我还是在那座楼顶上，摔下来时被一阵突然刮来的旋风托住，转危为安。用什么词来解释我安全返回地面这事？” 孩子们齐声叫道：“反复练习！”情景对话参考译文 From the Airport to the Hotel (从机场到宾馆)Part 1A: My name is Jintian-Chao. Heres my card.B: Ill give you mine, too.A: The company car is waiting outside. Shall we go?B: OK. Is it going to be very far ?A: No, wel
12、l get to the office right away. (On opening a car door) Please sit in the back seat.B: Thank you.Part 2A: (In the car) Its very warm, isnt it ?B: It sure is. Hows business recently ?A: A little slow, Im afraid, but we expect things to pick up soon.B: That sounds encouraging.A: How long will you be i
13、n Kun Shan?B: My schedule is rather tight. I have to leave for Hong Kong on Thursday.A: Well have to hurry, in that case.Part 3A: Heres your hotel. Let me help you with the formalities at the front desk. 富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 7B: You are very kind.A: (In a hotel room) I think youd like to unpack and fr
14、eshen up.B: Yes. Just give me a minute to take a shower and change my clothes. A: Take your time. Ill be back around 6.B: OK. Ill be ready by that time.富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 6精品文摘参考译文 What is Your Recovery Rate?What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviors
15、that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? The longer it takes you to recover, the more influence that incident has on your actions, and the less able you are to perform to your personal best. In a nutshell, the longer it takes you to recover, the weaker you are and the poorer your performance. Yo
16、u are well aware that you need to exercise to keep the body fit and, no doubt, accept that a reasonable measure of health is the speed in which your heart and respiratory system recovers after exercise. Likewise the faster you let go of an issue that upsets you, the faster you return to an equilibri
17、um, the healthier you will be. The best example of this behavior is found with professional sports people. They know that the faster they can forget an incident or missd opportunity and get on with the game, the better their performance. In fact, most measure the time it takes them to overcome and f
18、orget an incident in a game and most reckon a recovery rate of 30 seconds is too long!Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. Your aim is to play your part to the best of your ability. You have been given a script and at the end of each sentence is a ful stop. Each time you get to th
19、e end of the sentence you start a new one and although the next sentence is related to the last it is not affected by it. Your job is to deliver each sentence to the best of your ability.Dont live your life in the past! Learn to live in the present, to overcome the past. Stop the past from influenci
20、ng your daily life. Dont allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personal best. Stop the past from interfering with your life. Learn to recover quickly.Remember: Rome wasnt built in a day. Reflect on your recovery rate each day. Every day before you go to bed, look at your progress. Dont lie in be
21、d saying to you, I did that wrong., should have done better there. No. look at your day and note when you made an effort to place a full stop after an incident. This is a success. You are taking control of your life. Remember this is a step by step process. This is not a make-over. You are undertaki
22、ng real change here. Your aim: reduce the time spent in recovery.The way forward? Live in the present. Not in the precedent.世博英语 世博会英语口语之水上巴士介绍Visitor: How could I go to Puxi Site after my travel in Pudong Site?参观者我参观完浦东的园区，如何去浦西的园区呢？Volunteer: You may buy a water bus ticket here, and take the water
23、 bus to the opposite Puxi Site.志愿者您可以在这里购票后乘坐水上巴士直接到达对岸的世博园区。Visitor: Where to take?参观者在哪里乘坐呢？Volunteer: There are many water bus stations within Pudong Site and Puxi Site. You may take water bus traveling between both sides of the Expo Site conveniently. For instance, you can take water bus to the
24、Urban Best Practices Area, which is within Puxi Site.志愿者浦东和浦西的世博园区都有很多水上巴士的站点，可以方便的来回于浦东和浦西世博园区。比如城市最佳实践区在浦西世博园区，您就可以乘坐水上巴士渡江前往。Visitor: Its cool! Ive expected this for a long time. Thanks!参观者太好了！我已经期待水上巴士很久了。谢谢。Volunteer: Thats all right! It should be an interesting experience. Have a nice trip!志愿者
25、不用谢。一定会很有意思的祝您旅途愉快！富士康科技集團 NWInG 事業體= 6李阳疯狂英语 李阳疯狂英语365句(41-50)41. Dont get me wrong.别误会我42. Dont give up.别放弃43. Dont jump to conclusions.不要急于下结论44. Dont let me down.别让我失望45. Dont make any mistakes.别出差错46. Dont mention it.不必客气47. Dont miss the boat.不要坐失良机48. Dont take any chances.不要心存侥幸49. Dont take it for granted.不要想当然50. Dont worry about it.别担心本栏目是一个给广大英语爱好同仁学习英语的平台 (2次/ 月出版) ，主旨在普及英语基础知识，协助同仁提高英语水平若您身边有好的素材，或对本栏目有任何的意见或建议，请随时与我们联系!联系窗口：吴磊，HR-KS-Service/NWInG/FOXCONN, 63902
