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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - In the RedNow, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions.I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock market.Our first expression is "in the red." It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. In the past, numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss.A business magazine recently published a report about a television company. The report said the company was still in the red, but was able to cut itsloss from the year before.A profit by a business is written in black numbers. So a company that is "in the black" is making money. An international news service reported that a private health insurer in Australia announced it was "back in the black with its first profit in three years."Another financial expression is "run on the bank." That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank. A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.Newspaper reports about a banking crisis in Russia used that expression. They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks. "When a run on the banks was starting, there was not much they could do," said a banking expert."Day trading" is a system that lets investors trade directly on an electronic market system. The system is known as NASDAQ, short for The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. It was the first completely computerizedstock market. It sells stocks of companies not listed on any stock exchange. Many high technology companies are listed on it.Day trading companies provide a desk and a computer system to an investor who wants to trade. Individuals must provide fifty thousand dollars or more to the trading company to pay for the stocks they buy. Thousands of other investors do day trading from computers in their homes.A day trader watches stock prices carefully. When he sees a stock rise in price, he uses the computer to buy shares of the stock. If the stock continues to rise in price in the next few minutes, the day trader sells the shares quickly to make a small profit. Then he looks for another stock to buy. If a stock goes down instead of up, he sells it and accepts the loss.The idea is to make a small profit many times during the day. Day traders may buy and sell stocks hundreds of times each day. Many day traders lose all their money in a week or so. Only about thirty percent succeed in earning enough from their efforts to continue day trading.(MUSIC)This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Frank Beardsley. This is Rich Kleinfeldt。
Words and Their StoriesMouh Expressions
Words and Their Stories:Mouth ExpressionsNow, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word mouth. But some of them are not so nice.For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say: "I really put my foot in my mouth this time." If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest: "I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth."Information is often spread through word of mouth. This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. "How did you hear about that new movie?" someone might ask. "Oh, by word of mouth."? A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: "You took the words right out of my mouth!" Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience "left a bad taste in my mouth." Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: "I had my heart in my mouth."Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, "was born with a silver spoon in his mouth."This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough. (MUSIC)WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.奥巴马总统表示，阿富汗已经取得了足够的进展，可以在明年9月份之前撤出三分一的美国军队。
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• expect sth. / that
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• expect sb. to do
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• He is more or less drunk. • They have more or less finished their
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• More than one house ____ burnt down in the fire.
• more than + one + n. + V. 单数
• was/ were supposed to do常用来把本应当 发生的事情于实际发生的事进行对照
• We were supposed to arrive at 6. But we are late.
• protest sth. / that
• protest the mistreatment of prisoners
• .‘make a complaint to sb. about sth.
explore
• [T] to discuss or think about something carefully
• Management need to explore ways of improving office security.
• complain vt.& vi. 抱怨，投诉 • 1) She complained that he had been rude to
Words and Their Stories - We Put Things in Apple Pie Order
Words and Their Stories - We Put Things in "Apple Pie OrderNow, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.Today we tell about the expression “apple pie order.” It means “in perfect order, very well organized.”Nobody is sure where and when the expression “apple pie order” began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it first was used in the northeastern American states known as New England. The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices. Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row upon row. As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression “apple pie order” began in New England.Another old expression describes the opposite condition -- wild disorder. That expression is apple of discord. It comes from ancient mythology. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the goddesses -- Discord -- was a troublemaker. She threw a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess.It was not an easy decision to make. How could they choose among Juno, Minerva and Venus. Paris was given the task of deciding. He decided to give the golden apple to Venus. Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened him. This, the myth says, began the long Trojan war.At one time, the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened:In the sixteenth century, Spain imported the tomato from South America after Spanish explorers had landed there. Spain then exported the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato was “pomo di Moro” -- apple of the Moors.When French growers imported it from Italy, they thought “di Moro” meant “d’amour” -- the French word for love. And so “pomo di Moro” became the apple of love.People believe many things about the apple. One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”Another belief is based on fact. The expression is “one rotten apple spoils the barrel.” When an apple be gins to go bad, it ruins all the other apples around it in the container. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.You have been listening to the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories。
VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname also can be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity.
A few years ago, some marketing and advertising experts were asked to name the best nickname for an American city. The winner was the nation's largest city, New York. The top nickname was The Big Apple.
Mister Fitz Gerald wrote: "The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There's only one Big Apple. That's New York."
You might wonder how New York got this nickname. In the early nineteen seventies, the city had many problems. The number of visitors was falling. So a campaign was launched to give the city a new image. The head of the New York Conventions and Visitors Bureau decided to call the city, The Big Apple. se racing, the expression meant "the big time," the place where large amounts of money could be won. The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in nineteen thirty-four. It also was the name of a popular dance and a hit song in the nineteen thirties.
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - More Expressions That Are Old and True
WORDS AND THEIR Байду номын сангаасTORIES - More Expressions That Are Old and True
Broadcast date: 8-30-2009 / Written by Shelley Gollust
From /voanews/specialenglish/ Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain more proverbs. A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many proverbs give advice about how to live. Some proverbs are hundreds of years old, but they are still used today. For example, my son is just like his father in many ways. We often say the two of them prove the proverb that the apple does not fall far from the tree. My daughter is very short. She would like to be taller.But I tell her that good things come in small packages. The size of something is not always important.Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels.But I also tell my children that all that glitters is not gold. Do not befooled by appearances. Something may look valuable, but may not really be valuable. Also, I tell them do not judge a book by its cover. You should not judge something only by its appearance. Another proverb is, do not bite off more than you can chew. This means do not try to do more than you are able to do. Some times I tell my children to cooperate to solve a problem. After all, two heads are better than one. Two people working together can get better results. But another proverb says too many cooks spoil the broth. If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well. I also tell my children that two wrongs do not make a right.You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you. Some people are pessimists: they always think about how bad things are or will be. Other people are optimists: they always look on the bright side.They think things will be all right. Optimists might say that every cloud has a silver lining. They can find something good even in a bad situation. Other people are both pessimists and optimists.They hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could tell them do not cross that bridge until you come to it. It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it. So we say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Finally, I always liked this proverb: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Honey is sweet while vinegar is not.In other words, you can win people to your side more easily with gentle persuasion than by hostile actions. (MUSIC) This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Barbara Klein.You can find more WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at our Web site, .
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - All About Eyes
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - ll About Eyes
Broadcast date: 9-6-2009 / Written by Jill Moss
From /voanews/specialenglish/ Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today's program is all about eyes. When it comes to relationships, people's eyes can be a window into their hearts. This means that their eyes can tell a lot about how they feel. We will tell a story about a man and woman who are teachers at the same school. The woman is interested in the man. She uses many methods to catch his eye, or get him to notice her. Once he sets eyes on her, or sees her, she might try to get him interested in her by acting playful. In other words, she might try to make eyes at him or give him the eye. Let us suppose that this man gets hit between the eyes. In other words, the woman has a strong affect on him. He wants to spend time with her to get to know her better. He asks her out on a date. She is so happy that she may walk around for days with stars in her eyes. She is extremely happy because this man is the apple of her eye, a very special person. She might tell him that he is the only person she wants, or "I only have eyes for you." On their date, the couple might eat a meal together at a restaurant. If the man is really hungry, his eyes might be bigger than his stomach. He might order more food than he can eat. When his food arrives at the table, his eyes might pop out. He might be very surprised by the amount of food provided. He might not even believe his own eyes. If fact, all eyes would be watching him if he ate all the food. This might even cause raised eyebrows. People might look at the man with disapproval. During their dinner, the couple might discuss many things. They might discover that they see eye to eye, or agree on many issues. They share the same beliefs and opinions. For example, they might agree that every crime or injury should be punished. That is, they firmly believe in the idea of an eye for an eye. They might also agree that it is wrong to pull the wool over a person's eyes. This means to try to trick a person by making him believe something that is false. But the man and woman do not believe in the evil eye, that a person can harm you by looking at you. The next day, at their school, the woman asks the man to keep an eye on, or watch the young students in her class while she is out of the classroom. This might be hard to do when the teacher is writing on a board at the front of the classroom. To do so, a teacher would need to have eyes in the back of his head. In other words, he would know what the children are doing even when he is not watching them. (MUSIC) WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Birds
My sister was "an ugly duckling". She looked strange when she was a child. But she grew up to be a beautiful woman. Sometimes she thinks too much about having something in the future before she really has it. She "counts her chickens before they are hatched". Sometimes "her chickens come home to roost". That means her actions or words cause trouble for her. However my sister does not worry about what people say about her. Criticism falls off her like water off a duck`s back. Politicians are sometimes considered "lame ducks" after losing an election. They have little time left in office and no much power. Congress holds a "lame duck" session after an election. Important laws are not passed during this period This VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.
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Words and Their Stories Hobson’s Choice
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty.One of these expressions is Hobson’s choice. It often is used to describe a difficult choice. But that is not what it really means. Its real meaning is to have no choice at all.The Hobson in the expression was Thomas Hobson. Mister Hobson owned a stable of horses in Cambridge, England.Mister Hobson often rented horses to the students at Cambridge University. But, he did not really trust them to take good care of the horses. So, he had a rule that prevented the students from riding his best horses. They could take the horse that was nearest the stable door. Or, they could not take any horse at all.Thus, a Hobson’s choice was really no choice.Another expression for having no real choice is between a rock and a hard place. It is often used to describe a difficult situation with few choices, none of them good.For example, your boss may ask you to work late. But you have plans to go to a movie with your friends. If you refuse to work, your boss gets angry. But if you do not go to the movies with your friends, they may get angry. So what do you do? You are caught between a rock and a hard place.Another expression, between the devil and the deep blue sea, also gives you a choice between two equally dangerous things.Its meaning seems clear. You can choose the devil and his burning fires of hell. Or, you can choose to drown in the sea. Some word experts say the expression comes from the days of wooden ships.The devil is a word for a seam between two pieces of wood along the water-line of a ship. If the seam or crack between the two pieces of wood begins to leak, then a sailor must fix it. The sailor ordered to make the repairs was in a dangerous situation. He was hanging over the side of the ship, working between the devil and the deep blue sea.There is still another expression that describes a situation with only bad choices, being on the horns of a dilemma.The dictionary says a dilemma is a situation in which you must make a decision about two equally balanced choices. When your dilemma has horns, a choice becomes impossible. When you are on the horns of a dilemma, no matter which horn you choose, something bad will happen.(MUSIC)This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Marilyn Christiano. I’m Christopher Cruise.。
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Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Many people believe that money makes the world go around. Others believe that money buys happiness. I do not agree with either idea. But I do admit that money can make people do strange things. Let me tell you about a person I once knew who liked to play card games for money. He liked to gamble.My friend Bob had a problem because he liked to gamble at all costs. He would play at any time and at any price. To take part in a card game such as poker, my friend would have to ante up. He would have to pay a small amount of money at the beginning of the game.Bob always played with cold, hard cash --only coins and dollar bills. Sometimes my friend would clean up. He would win a lot of money on one card game. He liked to tell me that one day he would break the bank. What a feeling it must be to win all of the money at a gambling table!Other times my friend would simply break even. He neither won nor lost money. But sometimes Bob would lose his shirt. He would lose all the money he had. He took a beating at the gambling table. When this happened, my friend would have to go in the hole. He would go into debt and owe people money.Recently, Bob turned to crime after losing all his money. In his job, he kept the books for a small business. He supervised the recordsof money earned and spent by the company. Although my friend was usually honest, he decided to cook the books. He illegally changed the financial records of the company. This permitted him to make a fast buck. My friend made some quick, easy money dishonestly.I never thought Bob would have sticky fingers. He did not seem like a thief who would steal money. But, some people will do anything for love of money.Bob used the money he stole from his company to gamble again. This time, he cashed in. He made a lot of money. Quickly he was back on his feet. He had returned to good financial health. His company, however, ended up in the red. It lost more money than it earned. The company was no longer profitable.It did not take long before my friend's dishonesty was discovered. The company investigated and charged him with stealing. Bob tried to pass the buck. He tried to blame someone else for the deficit. His lie did not work, however. He ended up in jail. Today, I would bet my bottom dollar that my friend will never gamble again. I would bet all I have that he learned his lesson about gambling.(MUSIC)WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.。
Words and Their Stories课件
mind v. / n.
mind doing sth. / mind sb.(’s) doing sth. mind one’s own business mind one’s manners / language / p’s and q’s
make up one’s mind(s) change / alter one’s mind be of the same mind / be of one mind bear / keep sth. in mind
n. hold / stage a protest A small group of demonstrators staged a peaceful protest outside the UN Headquarters. in protest 5000 employees came out on strike in protest at the poor working conditions.
pack v. 打包; 挤满
• pack clothes into the trunk • = pack the trunk with clothes. • He takes a packed lunch to work every day. • The crowd packed the gallery. • The restaurant was packed . • pack up 收拾行李离开; 放弃; 抛锚 • Have you packed up your things? • He packed up his teaching job after only three months. • My car has packed up.
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高二英语words-and-their-stories课件
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pack v.打包,挤满, 把…弄结实 Pack the books. The crowd packed the gallery. Pack the soil firmly. packed adj. (crowded) pack up 收拾行李 Have you packed up your things? a pack of cigarettes
她极力反对别人说她势利眼.
• She protested strongly at being called a snob.
• We urged Mike to go to the cinema with us, but he protested that he had lots of work to do. • in protest( against) • The citizens refused to buy foreign goods in protest.
• protest sth. / that • protest the mistreatment of prisoners • protest against / about/at • Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against the new legislation.
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• suppose/ supposing (that) conj.( 假设) • Suppose his statement is right. • Supposing (that) this is not the right way to the station, what shall we do? • *provided/ providing (that) • He is welcome to come along, provided that he behaves himself.
words and their stories
现在是VOA特别英语词语典故节目。
今天我们的节目内容是关于我们的眼睛。
在爱情方面，人们的眼睛是心灵的窗户。
这就是说，从他们的眼睛可以看出他们心里在想什么。
我们会讲述在同一所学校的一对男女教师的故事。
这名女子对这名男子感兴趣。
她使用了许多方法来吸引他的眼球(catch his eye)，或者让他注意到她。
每次他看她的时候(sets eyes on)，她会试图表现的有趣一点以使他对她感兴趣。
换句话说，她试图向他抛媚眼(make eyes at)或者暗送秋波(give him the eye)。
让我们假设，这名男子感到非常突然(hit between the eyes)。
换句话说，这名女子对他感情非常深，他希望花费一些时间在一起，更好的了解她。
他邀请她出去约会。
女子非常高兴，可能好几天都得意地(with stars in her eyes)走来走去，脸上洋溢着幸福的表情。
她非常幸福，因为她对这名男子情有独钟(apple of her eye)，这名男子是非常特别的人。
她可能告诉他，他是她唯一喜欢的是，或者“我只在乎你”(I only have eyes for you)。
约会时，这对男女可能会在餐馆一起吃饭。
如果这名男子非常饥饿，他可能眼睛大胃口小(eyes might be bigger than his stomach)，点了很多自己吃不掉的食物。
当服务员把食物送来时，看到如此多的食物，他可能非常吃惊(his eyes might pop out)。
实际上，如果他吃掉所有食物，所有的目光(all eyes)都会盯着他，甚至可能会引起人们大跌眼镜(raised eyebrows)，引起人们的白眼。
人们可能会不满地看着他，在用餐期间，这对男女可能会讨论很多问题。
他们可能会发现很多问题看法一致(see eye to eye)，分享同样的信仰和观点。
例如，他们可能同意，每一宗罪行或伤害都应该受到惩罚。
他们可能还同意，欺骗别人(pull the wool over a person’s eyes)是不对的，也就是说失去欺骗某人，使他相信某件错误的事情。
Words and Their Stories
Words and Their Stories: English Expressions With KickNow, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.(MUSIC)From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her womb. And that same life -- many years later -- comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket, meaning to die.The expression to kick the bucket is almost two hundred years old. One belief is that it started when an English stableman committed suicide by hanging himself while standing on a pail, or bucket. He put a rope around his neck and tied it to a beam in the ceiling, and then kicked the bucket away from under him.After a while, to die in any way was called kicking the bucket.Another old expression that comes from England is to kick over the traces, meaning to resist the commands of one's parents, or to oppose or reject authority. Traces were the chains that held a horse or mule to a wagon or plow. Sometimes, an animal rebelled and kicked over the traces.The word kick sometimes is used to describe a complaint or some kind of dissatisfaction. Workers, for example, kick about long hours and low pay.There are times when workers are forced to kick back some of their wages to their employers as part of their job. This kickback is illegal. So is another kind of kickback: a secret payment made by a supplier to an official who buys supplies for a government or company.Kick around is a phrase that is heard often in American English. A person who is kicked around is someone who is treated badly. Usually, he is not really being kicked by somebody's foot. He is just not being treated with the respect that all of us want.A person who has kicked around for most of his life is someone who has spent his life moving from place to place. In this case, kicking around means moving often from one place to another. Kick around has a third meaning when you use it with the word idea. When you kick around an idea, you are giving that idea some thought.There is no physical action when you kick a person upstairs, although the pain can be as strong. You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.Still another meaning of the word kick is to free oneself of a bad habit, such as smoking cigarettes. Health campaigns urge smokers to kick the habit.(MUSIC)This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano. Maurice Joyce was the narrator. I'm Shirley Griffith.。
上海新世纪版高二下册英语Unit1 Words and their stories教案S2B1
Unit1 Words and Their Stories一、单元分析( Unit Analysis )（一）单元地位( Unit Position )1．本课谈及了词汇故事和谚语。
教师可围绕这一内容，设计活动让学生参与资源共享，扩充对这方面知识的了解。
这对丰富学生的语言知识，提高英语学习的兴趣都很有帮助。
2．围绕“词语故事”这一主题，让学生通过互相交流共享，训练复述故事的能力。
在此过程中，特别注重一下“Giving Examples” 和“Making Yourself Understood” 这两个语言功能的学习。
3．本课出现的语法—不定式的完成式，学生之前应当已接触过。
通过这一单元，教师应在复习原有不定式的基础上如不定式的进行式等，再重点描述并操练不定式的完成式。
如The expression is said to have come from the name of a hard-working animal --- the beaver. / This phrase seemed to have arrived with the modern paper bag. 对于这一语法现象，教师有必要在课堂教学中加以一定的句型操练，加深学生对不定式的完成式的认识。
（二）单元目标( Unit Target )1．了解一些词汇故事和谚语，并能背出一些常用谚语和习语。
2．训练复述故事的能力。
3．学会“Giving Examples” 和“Making Yourself Understood”两类语言功能。
4．复习巩固以前所学过的动词不定式的各项内容，熟练掌握动词不定式的完成式的应用。
（三）单元重点( Unit Points )1．关键词：◆语言知识类complain, seem, wrap, explore, import, plain, have an important part in, exchange for,put value on, be sure of, be supposed to do / be◆交际功能类常用谚语与俗语Better late than never.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Every little makes.Honesty is the best policy.Habit is second nature.As you sow, so shall you reap.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.East, west, home is the best.One is never too old to learn.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.…2．功能: 参考课文第13页Useful language1) Giving examples● … i s a good example for us.●Let me cite a few instances: …●… such as …●… for instance …●Let me take … as an example: …●Allow me to cite an example: …●Not only that.2) Making yourself understood●Have you got it?●Do you understand what I mean?●Is that clear to you?●Am I right saying that …?●Did I make everything clear?●Are you with me?●Have I made myself clear?●You got it, didn’t you?3．语法点：本课在复习巩固之前所学过的动词不定式的各项内容基础上，熟练掌握动词不定式的完成式。
Words and Their Stories Proverbs, Part 1
Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 106 November 2010Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.In American history, Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs. Franklin lived in the seventeen hundreds. He was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule. He was also a scientist, inventor and writer.For many years, Franklin published a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac." He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. Some of them are still used today. Like this one: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, "A penny saved is a penny earned." This means that money should not be wasted.Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, "All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.Another proverb about love is, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away. But other people say, "Out of sight, out of mind." You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?Another proverb says "Love is blind." In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.Here is another popular saying about love: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods.Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may also have some bad qualities. Or the opposite may be true. Your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important.Another proverb is true in love and war or other situations: "Actions speak louder than words." It means that what you do is more important than what you say.Sadly, we have no more time for this program. So we must say, "All good things must come to an end."(MUSIC)This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Barbara Klein. Tell us about your favorite proverb. You can send an e-mail to special@. Include your name and where you live. And you can find more WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at .。
Words And Their Stories
Words And Their Stories: Hold Your Horses―别摆架子‖(get off her high horse)。
―耐心一点‖(hold your horses),―别闹了‖(stop horsing around)，乡村小镇‖(one-horse town)(wild horses could not drag me away)。
任何事情都休想阻止我做自己想做的事。
―从可靠的方面获得信息‖(straight from the horse's mouth)。
―最可靠的消息。
‖(straight from the horse's mouth)师父引进门，修行在个人(You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.)。
白费口舌(就好象beating a dead horse)。
在政治界，(dark-horse candidate)指的是不为公众所熟知的候选人临阵别换将(do not change horses in midstream,别在河流中央换马)。
6. When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
（cat译为―老虎‖，mice译为―猴子‖）7. As hungry as a bear.饿得像狼。
（bear译为―狼‖）8. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵。
（goose译为―鸡‖）9. As timid as a hare.胆小如鼠。
（hare充为―鼠‖）10.Neither fish, flesh nor fowl.非驴非马。
（fish, flesh译为―驴‖owl译为―马‖）11.Break a fly upon the wheel.杀鸡用牛刀。
（fly译为―鸡‖）On Words and Their Stories: Fireworks: What Is All the Noise About?1.defense n.防卫, 防卫物例句：In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.在答辩中，他提出短暂的精神错乱为借口。
上海新世纪版高二年级第二学期Unit 1 Words and Their Stories
Unit One Words and Their Stories认知词汇班级____________________ 姓名____________________ 学号____________________ 1. creature ____/n./____ (词性)____生物____ (含义)--- _____create_____ (/v./)______创造____ (含义)---_____creative_____ (/a./)______有创造力的，独创的_____ (含义)--- ____creativity____ (/n./)___创造力（性）；独创力（性）___ (含义)2. 请说出下列句子中pack的词性和含义1) The boy packed the sand with his hands. ______/v./______ ______拍紧______2) He packed all the old clothes into a suitcase. ______/v./_____ ___收拾（行李）；打包__3) The hiker carried a pack on his back. ______/n./______ ______包裹，捆，行李______4) He reached into a drawer for a pack of cigarettes. ______/n./______ ______一套，（扑克牌）一副，一组，（香烟的）一盒______3. settlement _______/n./______ (词性)______定居，殖民；和解, 解决_____ (含义)1) __The settlement of North America by Europeans __（欧洲人在北美的殖民）started in the 16th century.2) We hope for ____ the settlement of the difference(s/) the dispute(s) ____(纷争的解决)--- ___settle____ (/v./)_____ 定居, 殖民；解决（问题、分歧）；决定_____ (含义)1) He has decided ____to settle in the countryside____ （在乡下定居）after his retirement.2) The ancient way ___to settle a quarrel____ (解决纷争) was to choose a leader from each side and let them fight it out.3) Let’s ____settle the date of the next meeting____ (决定下一次会议的时间).--- ____settler___ (/n./)____ 殖民者；移民者____ (含义)4. value _____/n./_____ (词性)______价值______ (含义)____ valuable ____ (/a./)_______ 贵重的，有价值的______ (含义) = precious____ invaluable ____ (/a./)________ 价值连城的________ (含义) = priceless____ valueless _____ (/a./)______ 没价值的，没有用的_______ (含义) = worthless请用上述单词填空：1)Friendship has no price but great ___value___, so you can say friendship is __invaluable__.2)The geological prospecting team headed for the desert in search of ___valuable__ depositsof oil.3)Life being so short, we shouldn’t waste any time reading ___valueless__ books.5.adventure近义词：___risk/danger________ 中文释义：___冒险/冒险_________a young man looking for __adventure___________ 一个爱冒险的年轻人A day in Shanghai was really ___an adventure____ for her.All the children listened to his __adventures_______ with eagerness.冒险家_______________；爱冒险的_______________6. import ________/vt./________ (词性)______ 输入, 进口, 引进_______ (含义)________/n./ ________ (词性)______ 进口, 输入；进口货_______ (含义)1) ______ import coffee from Brazil into China ________ 从巴西进口咖啡到中国2) _____import advanced technology into China________ 将先进的技术引进入中国3) _____imported wine_____ 进口酒--- ___ export___反义词____ /vt. n./ ____ (词性)_______ 出口（货）_______ (含义)7. trick _____ /n./_____ (词性)_______诡计，窍门________ (含义)______/vt./_____ (词性)_______ 欺骗_______ (含义)1) It’s impolite _______to play a trick on seniors_______ (和长辈开玩笑).2) He took advantage of her kindness and always ____tricked her into giving him money___(哄骗她给他钱)--- _____tricky_____ (/a./)________ 奸诈的, 狡猾的；难处理的________ (含义)8. territory ________/n./_______ (词性)_______ 领土；地区________ (含义)_____ Chinese territory / a territory of China _______ 中国领土9. widely _____/ad./_____ (词性)______ 广泛地，在很大范围_____ (含义)--- wide ______/a./_____ (词性)______宽阔的_____ (含义)_______/ad./_____ (词性)_____睁大（眼睛），大开（门等），充分地____ (含义) 请用wide/ widely 填空：1）He is a man of ______wide______ knowledge and experience.2）The author is _____widely_____ known.3）Please open your mouth _____wide_____.4）She is ____wide____ awake.10. tricky 词性__adj.____Be careful of your opponent; he is pretty tricky. 中文释义：狡猾的Making an unexploded bomb safe is a tricky job.中文释义：困难的。
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Words and Their Stories: Medical Expressions
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
Many professions have their own words and expressions. This is true for the medical profession. Doctors use many technical terms that most people do not understand. But there are also expressions we use every day to tell about a person ’s health. Let me explain.
Last month, I was not feeling well. I was under the weather. I thought I had caught a cold . I had a runny nose, itchy eyes, a sore throat and a cough. I felt tired and run down. I was in poor condition because I had not been getting enough rest.
My body hurt all over . I also had severe head pains -- a
real splitting headache. And I was running a fever . My body temperature was higher than normal.
At one point, I blacked out . That ’s right, I was out cold . I lost consciousness and my friend had to bring me around . He used cold water on my face to restore my consciousness.
I grew concerned that I might take a turn for the worse. I did not want to become sicker because then surely I would be at death ’s door.
My friend took me to the doctor . I told the doctor I thought I had come down with a cold. When the doctor saw me, she immediately wanted to run some tests . She said that medical tests would help her discover why I was sick. The doctor also asked when I had my last physical . I do not get yearly check-ups . But I probably should get a medical exam by a doctor every year .
Then the nurse drew my blood. She used a needle to take a small amount of blood from my arm. She sent it to a laboratory for tests. The nurse also took my temperature.She used a thermometer to measure my body temperature.
The doctor told me I had influenza, or the flu. But she told me I would recover soon. She said I was over the worst of the disease. She told me to rest at home and to stay away from other people because the flu can spread. It is contagious.
Thankfully, I did not have to go under the knife. I did not need an operation. Instead, I did just what the doctor ordered. I went home and did exactly what was needed to become healthy again. Soon, I was on the mend. I was pulling through and recovering from my sickness.
Now, I am back on my feet. I am physically healthy again. Even better, the doctor has given me a clean bill of health. She says that I am one-hundred percent cured. I am back to normal and I feel great. In fact, I feel on top of the world. My friends say I now look like the picture of health.
This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.
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