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Superstition 迷信
　　
1. Spitting on a new bat is considered lucky.
往新（棒球）棒上吐口水会有好运。
Having a wet bat makes for slippery balls.
一个湿的球棒使球滑。

2. If three people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first.
如果三个人一起拍照，站在中间的那个人会先去世。

3. The wedding cake is important for us. When the new couple cut the cake, the groom must put his hand on the bride's hand and they cut it together. If a bride cut the cake by herself, she will not be able to have a baby.
新郎新娘切蛋糕时，新郎的手要放在新娘的手上一起切。要是让新娘自己切蛋糕的话，则怀不上孩子。

4. 你右手掌有几个叉叉，预示着你会有几个孩子。

5. If a black cat crosses your path, it's bad luck.
路遇黑猫意味不详。
In the old superstitious days, people believe that witches can transform themselves into black cats. If one crossed your path, it meant a witch was watching you.
以前人们迷信女巫们会化身为黑猫，所以如果你在路上碰见了黑猫，这意味着有女巫盯上你了。
If a cat walks under a ladder it's bad luck.
猫从梯子下面走过也会带来霉运。

6. If a candle blows out, evil spirits are nearby.
如果蜡烛熄灭，说明附近有邪恶灵魂。
用同一根火柴点燃三根香烟，会带来厄运。

7. 打喷嚏的时候，用手捂住你的嘴，可以防止灵魂外逃。
When we sneeze, people say "bless you".
如果我们打喷嚏，别人会说“祝福你”。
People thought there was an evil spirit inside the one who sneezed.
人们认为邪恶的灵魂会存在于打喷嚏人的体内。
The phrase "bless you" comes from the plague that was spreading in 590 A.D. in Italy. When people first got the plague, they all started sneezing. So the pope urged everyone to pray without stopping and also to bless those who were sneezing.
这个短语源于公元590年意大利的一场瘟疫。最先染上瘟疫的人，都开始打喷嚏。所以教皇就提议大家为那些打喷嚏的人祈祷祝福，希望他们可以恢复健康。

8. Find a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck.
拣到一便士的人全天都可以有好运。
If the penny is hand side up, it's good luck. But if it's tail side up, it's bad luck.
如果捡起的硬币正面朝上，会带来好运；反面朝上，则会带来厄运。

9. Broken mirror will result in seven years bad luck.
破碎的镜子意味着之后7年的厄运。
What a harsh punishment.
多么严厉的惩罚呀！
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all.
(From Snow White)
魔镜魔镜谁是世界上最美的女人。来自《白雪公主》

10. Carrots help you see in the dark.
胡萝卜有助于提高夜视能力。
The British invented radar and began bombing the Germans at night. So the Germans were trying to figure out how they were doing it. The rumor started that was the carrots in our ration packs that helped them to see in the dark. The Germans eventually figured it out it wasn't true. But the rumor had already spread. 　　
二战期间英国人发明了雷达并开始在夜晚轰炸德国。德国人就开始研究英国人是如何做到夜间瞄准的。英国政府就散布谣言说他们食用一定数量的胡萝卜来提高夜视能力来迷惑德国人。德国人最后发现了这不是真的，但到那时是这一说法已经被广泛流传了。

1. chit-chat
闲聊
Let's chit-chat.
I had a chit chat with my sister on the phone.

2. chop-chop
快点、赶快
Chop-chop! We are going to be late!
Chop-chop, let's go!

3. crisscross
十字形、纵横交错的
Goats crisscross the hills.
Highways crisscross the city.

4. drip-drop
雨滴声、滴水声
Listen to the drip-drop of rain on the leaves.
The drip-drop of that faucet is driving me crazy.
faucet水龙头

5. flip-flop
犹豫不决、人字拖
I can't decide where to go for summer holidays, I keep flip-flopping between ideas.
I wear flip-flops when it's hot.

6. fifty-fifty
对半分
Let's go fifty-fifty.
There's a fifty-fifty chance of rain.

7. no-no
禁忌
Asking a woman her weight is a no-no in western countries.
Going into the employee only section of a store is a no-no.

8. win-win
双赢
wee-wee
尿尿（儿语）
I have to wee-wee.

9. hush-hush
嘘声、安静、秘密
If you rock a crying baby to sleep, you can say hush-hush.
“What are they planning?”
“I don't know, it&`&s all hush-hush.”

10. lovey-dovey
多情的、恩爱的
Newlyweds are lovey-dovey.
Look at that older couple on the park bench, they are so lovey-dovey.

11. pooh-pooh
蔑视、发呸声
She pooh-poohed his opinion.
　　
12. shipshape
井然有序
I want to get the house shipshape before my guests arrive.
Do you keep your home shipshape? Is every single item in place?

13. sing-song
声音高低起伏的
She has a sing-song voice.
She read the poem with a sing-song rhythm.

14. teeter-totter
跷跷板、上下晃动
When I was a kid, I love playing on the teeter-totter.

15. tip-top
绝顶的、一流的
You did a tiptop job on that project.
This gym has tip-top facilities.

16. zigzag
之字形、曲折
I love the pattern on that zigzag chair.
Zigzag shirts must be in style for women.

1.

Even young kids like the cute little pig and her friends. Peppa's friends are different animals a rabbit, a dog, a sheep and more. Together they turn every day activities into adventures. They go swimming, go to the fair, play outside, and visit their families.

讲的是佩奇姐弟俩和爸妈的生活琐事，内容非常幽默。故事彰显了孩童世界的简单和夸张，选材和内容都很有创意和想象力。小女孩儿更喜欢看。从英文的角度来说，这个片子里的口语发音非常地道和清晰，并且和孩子的日常生活十分贴近，绝对是上佳的启蒙教材。每集5分钟左右，将近有200集。

2.

Most boys are fascinated by cars and trains. So on the show they get to hear trains talking and they love watching the adventures. There is also a popular wooden train track toy.

这是一部适合小男孩儿看的动画片，因为大多数男孩对汽车和火车很着迷 。

3.

The songs from Dora are catchy. The scenes are colorful and cheery and everyone loves the sidekick, Boots.

这部剧每集都会让孩子去动脑思考，充分享受求知和探索的乐趣建立快乐。更重要的它是专门为孩子设计的中英双语节目，在节目里朵拉会说英语和普通话。每一次探险她都会教小观众一些日常生活中有趣实用的英语单词和词组。对学英语来说可是绝对推荐呢！

stickers 贴画

4.

This is a classic. In each of the characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, and more has their own distinct personality. The story was written based on an orphan bear that was found in Canada and travelled with some soldiers during the First World War all the way to England. The bear was so tame that it would allow children to ride on its back.

很多人看这片时，第一印象是，它怎么能这么萌啊！ 而且它是以一只真实的熊为原型创作的。对于孩子来说，是不得不看的。配音的语速较缓，同样适合学龄前和刚入学的儿童学语言。

5.《Clifford the big red dog》

There is about Clifford a big red dog. It's so big and he can't be feeding in a house and his friends Cleo, and T-Bone.

是一部在国内冷门，但是国外超级热门的动画。事实上，大红狗的绘本可是国际上获奖无数，国外小孩子必看的呢。这部有爱的动画，它把分享、公正、尊重、合作、责任感、诚实、和善、自信、友爱、乐于肋人的故事给孩子们娓娓道来，引导孩子的积极解决问题，正面的成长。

6. How To Train Your Dragon

This movie is about a thin boy named Hiccup whose tough dad wants him to be a fighter. It&`&s easy to relate to Hiccup. And his struggle of others wanting him to be someone he's not. We all crave acceptance.

大孩子会更喜欢，因为每个孩子都有一个飞翔的梦。

7. Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

It's so unique. It looks like Po, the Panda has everything going against him, but then he turns out to be the hero. Everyone loves shows where the weaker guy wins. It encourages us to find our own strength for facing the challenges.

电视剧版没有重复电影剧情，而是填补了两部电影版《功夫熊猫》之间的空隙。剧中出现不少新角色，大都是反派，功夫盖世，对阿宝造成不少威胁。电视剧版《功夫熊猫》获得了艾美奖最佳儿童动画节目讲。目前已经制作了三季，每季26集，每集片长半小时左右。

8. The Penguins of Madagascar

These are silly little guys. They talk like they are in a gang and it's pretty funny to see little penguins taking on the big guys. Because they make people laugh and everyone needs a good laugh.

这个系列是动画电影《马达加斯加》的衍生剧，已经制作了3季，每集十分钟左右。四只萌萌的企鹅，即不是猫和老鼠那种典型的追逃打闹型搞笑，又不纯粹以倒霉或者呆傻来取笑，里面的人物不少，每个都有特色，而且刻画得有趣生动立体。

中国人最熟悉的厕所叫法是W.C.，为什么外国人听不懂呢？
w.c.＝water closet
This is an older phrase and it was used in Britain. We don't use it in North America.
过去英国人用的，在美国几乎没有人使用。
　　
上厕所有哪些用法呢？
1. polite way:
a. washroom、restroom、toilet 男女厕均可
eg: Can I use your washroom?
eg: Where is the restroom?
b. men's room 男厕；ladies' room/ powder room 女厕

2. formal way:
lavatory 一般在机场使用

3. with friends:
a. pee 一般指小孩子撒尿
eg: I really need to pee.
eg: I need to go potty.
pee my pants 尿裤子
pee the bed 尿床
I can't hold it. 我憋不住了。
b. number 1, number 2
number 1 ＝pee, number 2=poo
小孩子撒尿尿是pee，拉粑粑叫poo。
eg: I need to go poo-poo.
eg: I need to do a number one/ two.
c. take a leak
eg: I need to take a leak.
eg: Can we stop at the next gas station? I need to take a leak.

4. 不常见用法：
a. john
It's also a slang for toilet.
是俚语用法。
b. port-a-potty
for a portable toilet 可以移动的公厕
c. loo
英式英语
d. latrine
This is a type of outhouse, usually used at a camp or army barracks.
户外厕所，一般在营地或军人的营房外。

5. 医院用法：
a. urine sample 尿检
eg: I need a urine sample/ test.
b. bowel movements 大便
eg: Are you having regular bowel movements？
stool test 粪便测试
c. to pass gas, to toot, fluff, or to fart
d. burp 打嗝（短暂的）
Babies need to burp after breastfeeding.
e. hiccup 打嗝（持续不断的，不能控制的）

1. Bye/ Goodbye.
Bye is more common. But you can say goodbye anytime especially of someone's leaving for a long trip.
Bye是一种很轻松、较普遍的道别方法；Goodbye什么时候都可以用，通常用于将很久不见。

2. See you.
See you tomorrow/ later/ soon.
See you later. 什么时候都可以用；See you soon. 是指过一会儿马上见。
Catch you later. 是现在比较流行的说法。
See ya. 听起来更随意。

3. It was nice to see you again.
熟人道别时使用。（有一些正式）
Hope to see you again.
第一次见面的时候用。
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
工作面试时使用。
I look forward to seeing you soon.
不熟的人道别时使用。（更正式一点）

4. Take Care.
无论是正式还是非正式场合，跟朋友或陌生人，你都可以用这句话来道一声珍重。
　　
5. Take it Easy.
译成“慢慢的”、“悠悠的”。
这种道别方式也传递着我希望你有机会放松一下，享受当下的意思。

6. Keep in touch.
译成“有空常联系”。

7. Thanks for coming.
译成“谢谢你过来”。
这种道别方式凸显中西方文化差异，在西方国家只有对亲属才会说“有空常来玩儿”，朋友之间会提前预约。

8. I have to go.
译为“我要走了”。
I gotta go/ I gotta take off/ I gotta roll/ I gotta run/ I gotta hit the road.
Gotta is a slang word. It comes from have to.
Gotta是一种俚语的表达方式。

9. Peace / peace out.
现在比较流行的说法，男生更喜欢用。

10. I'm out of here.
或简单的说“I'm out”，是快速非正式的在朋友间使用的道别方式。

11. 朋友间的祝福语
Have a good trip/ day/ weekend.
这是另外一种地道的道别方法，主要表达希望某人安好。
I hope everything goes well.
愿一切顺利。
Good luck!/ Wish you luck!
好运！（如果有比较重要的事情发生的话）

12. 较正式的祝福语
I wish you a pleasant journey!
祝你一路顺风！
Best wishes for your safe arrival!
祝你一路平安!
That's something you might hear airline attendants say.
一般这些话是机组人员使用的。

1. Bye/ Goodbye.
Bye is more common. But you can say goodbye anytime especially of someone's leaving for a long trip.
Bye是一种很轻松、较普遍的道别方法；Goodbye什么时候都可以用，通常用于将很久不见。

2. See you.
See you tomorrow/ later/ soon.
See you later. 什么时候都可以用；See you soon. 是指过一会儿马上见。
Catch you later. 是现在比较流行的说法。
See ya. 听起来更随意。

3. It was nice to see you again.
熟人道别时使用。（有一些正式）
Hope to see you again.
第一次见面的时候用。
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
工作面试时使用。
I look forward to seeing you soon.
不熟的人道别时使用。（更正式一点）

4. Take Care.
无论是正式还是非正式场合，跟朋友或陌生人，你都可以用这句话来道一声珍重。
　　
5. Take it Easy.
译成“慢慢的”、“悠悠的”。
这种道别方式也传递着我希望你有机会放松一下，享受当下的意思。

6. Keep in touch.
译成“有空常联系”。

7. Thanks for coming.
译成“谢谢你过来”。
这种道别方式凸显中西方文化差异，在西方国家只有对亲属才会说“有空常来玩儿”，朋友之间会提前预约。

8. I have to go.
译为“我要走了”。
I gotta go/ I gotta take off/ I gotta roll/ I gotta run/ I gotta hit the road.
Gotta is a slang word. It comes from have to.
Gotta是一种俚语的表达方式。

9. Peace / peace out.
现在比较流行的说法，男生更喜欢用。

10. I'm out of here.
或简单的说“I'm out”，是快速非正式的在朋友间使用的道别方式。

11. 朋友间的祝福语
Have a good trip/ day/ weekend.
这是另外一种地道的道别方法，主要表达希望某人安好。
I hope everything goes well.
愿一切顺利。
Good luck!/ Wish you luck!
好运！（如果有比较重要的事情发生的话）

12. 较正式的祝福语
I wish you a pleasant journey!
祝你一路顺风！
Best wishes for your safe arrival!
祝你一路平安!
That's something you might hear airline attendants say.
一般这些话是机组人员使用的。

1. Hello!
适用范围最广

2. Hey!/Hi!
less formal
不太正式，一般对朋友讲

3. How do you do?
old fashion way
比较老的打招呼的方式，年轻人很少用

4. Good morning/afternoon/evening!
用于给公司打电话或者老师使用

5. How are you/ ya?
两种说法意思一样，ya更加随意一些

6. How are you doing?
跟how are you一样，做简单的回答即可

7. How is everything?/ How's it going?
可以回答：good/ pretty good/ ok/ not so good/ all right/ not bad/ excellent/ amazing
fine这样的回答比较正式
回答amazing的话后面一般会伴随好消息

8. What's up?/ What's new?/ Anything new?
可以回答nothing much/ same old/ I've been really busy lately，也可以回答what's up.
男性会更喜欢这样的打招呼方式，语气有时候会很夸张

9. What's going on?/ What's happening?
用法同上

10. How are you getting along recently?/ What have you been up to (lately)?
可用于有一段时间没有见的朋友

11. Long time no see.
好久不见。
可回答It's been forever./ It's been a long time./ I haven't seen you for ages.

12. How's life?
你过的好吗？

1. Hello!
适用范围最广

2. Hey!/Hi!
less formal
不太正式，一般对朋友讲

3. How do you do?
old fashion way
比较老的打招呼的方式，年轻人很少用

4. Good morning/afternoon/evening!
用于给公司打电话或者老师使用

5. How are you/ ya?
两种说法意思一样，ya更加随意一些

6. How are you doing?
跟how are you一样，做简单的回答即可

7. How is everything?/ How's it going?
可以回答：good/ pretty good/ ok/ not so good/ all right/ not bad/ excellent/ amazing
fine这样的回答比较正式
回答amazing的话后面一般会伴随好消息

8. What's up?/ What's new?/ Anything new?
可以回答nothing much/ same old/ I've been really busy lately，也可以回答what's up.
男性会更喜欢这样的打招呼方式，语气有时候会很夸张

9. What's going on?/ What's happening?
用法同上

10. How are you getting along recently?/ What have you been up to (lately)?
可用于有一段时间没有见的朋友

11. Long time no see.
好久不见。
可回答It's been forever./ It's been a long time./ I haven't seen you for ages.

12. How's life?
你过的好吗？

You're a knockout.
你能够倾倒众生。（倾国倾城）
You take my breath away.
你美到让我无法呼吸。（成鱼落雁，闭月羞花）
breathtaking 令人窒息的美

pick up lines 搭讪用语

1、浪漫的人
I didn't know angels flew this low.
我不知道天使可以飞这么低。
Is it a sin that you stole my heart?
不觉得把我的心偷走了是一种罪恶吗？
Who took the stars out of the sky and put them in your eyes?
谁偷了天上的星星把它作为你的眼睛。

2、逗比
Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you everyone else disappears.
你是魔术师吗？因为每当我看见你的时候，其他人都消失了。
Help, something's wrong with my eyes, I can't take them off of you.
救命啊，我的眼睛出了什么问题，我不能把它从你的身上移开。
If I were a stoplight I'd turn red every time you passed so I could stare at you longer.
如果我是红灯，你每次经过的时候我都让它红着，以便于我可以注视你更久。

3、网虫
Is your name Google because I've been searching for you.
你的名字是谷歌吗？因为我正在搜索你。
Are you a computer keyboard because you're my type.
你是电脑键盘吗？因为你是我的菜。
computer geek 对电脑痴迷的人

4、理科生
How can I know so many hundreds of digits of pi and not know the seven digits of your phone number.
我可以数到派后面几百位数字，但是我却不知道你的七位电话号码。

5、古代版
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
我可否將妳比做夏日？（莎士比亞的诗歌）
When you do dance, I wish you were a wave o' the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that.
当你跳舞的时候，我希望你是大海的浪花，你可以除了跳舞什么都不做。

一个笑话：
Charity-lee: JiaJia, you remind me of the letters A to K.
JiaJia: Really? How so?
Charity-lee: You are attractive, beautiful, charming, delightful, elegant, fancy, gorgeous and hot.
JiaJia: What about I J K?
Charity-lee: I'm just kidding.

1.cute/ lovely
cute一般形容小孩子可爱
Whenever I see NaNa's daughter, Noveah, I say, she is so cute!
lovely是英式英语，北美很少用。
That's more of a British word. We don't usually use that in North America.

2. pretty
多指大女孩，娇美的，讨人喜欢的，口语中较常用。
When a girl is getting a bit of older and she was starting to look like a young woman. (around the age 10 and up)

3. beautiful
This is most commonly used for a woman who is very beautiful. But you could also use it for a baby too.
可以指人，大人小孩儿都行
If I was watching a sunset, I would say it is so beautiful.
也可以指物、景，修饰范围比较广。

4. hot
A college guy might say to his friend, that girl that sits in front of you in English class is hot.
火辣的，形容“超漂亮、超性感”，口语非正式。
That would be more about the clothing style and overall look than natural beauty.
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5. good-looking
You can say that about pretty much anyone.
意思类似于汉语中的“好看”，男女都可以指。
Good looking describes someone's appearance.
指容貌较好，就是单纯的说五官长得好，口语用法。

6. attractive
pleasing to the eye
有吸引力的、引人注意的
Or a slang way to say that is she is easy on the eyes.
俚语的说法是“养眼”的意思
That sounds a little bit of rude. A guy might say this to his friend about a girl. He probably wouldn't say directly to a girl.

7. charming
“迷人的”
prince charming
白马王子
If someone is polite, friendly and likeable, you could say that they are charming.
它指的是那种“吸引人的漂亮”，跟单纯的“好看”不一样，更多了几分内在的东西，综合方面的“迷人”，男女均可指，算是较高的评价。

8. gorgeous
“美极了”
Gorgeous means very beautiful.
外国人也会说“嗨，美女”
When my sister sees me she says, Hi gorgeous.

9. elegant
“优雅的”
Elegant means graceful and stylish.
形容的不仅仅是外表，还包括为人处事
It's more than just appearance but includes the way the woman acts.

10. stunning
“美艳至极的”
Speaking of stunning, women on the front cover of a magazine look stunning, but it is often because of photo editing. In real life they may not be so gorgeous.
这个词表达的美就是走在马路上，回头率爆表的那种，令人晕倒的美，但是通常在杂志上经过图片编辑才做得到。

Beauty is only skin deep. 外在美是肤浅的。
inner beauty 内在美