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I have not updated the diary for a couple of days, because holiday really make people lazy. Last Friday, I took a half day leave using the welfare of Women’s Day. I had some neuropathic pain and I thought it may due to the lack of sleep, so I asked a sick leave and went home and slept for a whole afternoon. And for the next afternoon, the same.

On the night of April 2, suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening, and thunder rolled and boomed, and then the rain started to pour down till the next morning.

As the old saying goes: rain falls heavily as Qingming comes. I always cannot understand why our ancestors could be so smart to know these natural laws. Actually I like to stay at home on rainy days. I really enjoy the silent environment and listening to the sound of the rain.

There is one thing deserve to say. I tried the bone soup with lotus root which Della taught me and it was a successful attempt, because my boyfriend said it was good. Haha~~~

When I opened the laptop after resting for three days and a half, the emails poured in. I was working working and working till about 1:00pm. What goes around comes around!

生词难词：

1. As the old saying goes: rain fallsheavily as Qingming comes.

2.what goes around comes around: 善有善报恶有恶报; 付出就有收获; 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆！该来的躲不掉

3.介词短语区分：

because of意为“因为，由于”，普通用语，比其他短语更口语化,强调因果关系；



owing to 与because of一样引出的介词短语，也强调因果关系，They decided to cancel the flight，owing to the storm．由于这场暴风雨，他们决定取消这个航班。



due to“由于，因…造成”，强调造成后果的原因，规范英语仅将 due to 用于动词be之后作表语，但普遍认为可将due to看作是owing to的同义词。Your failure is due to negligence.你的失败是由于疏忽所造成的。



on account of 当“因为”讲，后面常接名词。on account of与because of，owing to同义，但语气较为正式。That was on account of lack of exercise．那是由于缺乏锻炼。



thanks to “由于或因为某人（某事）”，通常用于好的方面，多用于表达正面意思，相当于感谢，有时可作“反语）We were successful ,but small thanks to you.我们成功了，但一点也不感激你。



as a result “因此，结果”，常用在有上下文（表原因）的情况下。He had some bad fish. As a result, he didn’t feel well this morning.他吃了些变质的鱼,因此,今天早上感觉到不舒服。



result in 后面加的是导致的结果

The accident resulted in three people being killed.这个事故导致了3个人遇难。



result from 后面加的是导致的原因

Many hair problems result from what you eat.很多头发问题都是由饮食引起的。

无论成败 但求做最好的自己

If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley -- but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush be a bit of grass --
And some highway happier make.
如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松，
就做山谷里的小树吧——但务必
做溪流边最棒的一棵小树；
当不了树就做一丛灌木，
当不成灌木还可以做小草——但务必
做路边最快乐的一株小草。

If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass--
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here,
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the near.
如果你不是大梭鱼就做一尾鲈鱼吧，
但要做湖里最活泼的小鲈鱼！
我们不能都做船长,必须有人当船员，
可每个人都有自己的事儿，
有的事情大，有的事情小，
而你要完成的任务就近在咫尺。

If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or you fail --
Be the best of whatever you are!
如果你不能做大道就做一条小径，
若是不能做太阳就做星星；
决定成败的不是你的大小——
只要你做最好的自己！

现在大多数的英语国家的人士名字通常由三部分组成：

(1)教名 given name/Christian name(教名)/first name

(2)中间名 middle name

(3)姓氏 surname/family name/last name

Full name=(1)+(2)+(3), 全名=教名+自取名+姓，如William Jefferson Clinton, Charles Robert Darwin



(1)Christian name（教名）顾名思义是指那些信仰基督教的教徒们才适用的称呼。一般是在婴儿接受洗礼时取的，是受法律承认的正式名字。由于大多数英语国家人士系基督教徒Christian name 亦被视为given name 或 first name 的同等词。

(2)middle name（中间名）通常是为纪念先辈或父母亲朋中受尊敬人士而用其名来命名的，一般说来中间名的纪念色彩较浓。 有时，子孙完全袭用父辈名字，这时需在姓名后加Junior（略作Jr．或Jun.）一词或加罗马数字，以示区别。如John Ford Jr.（小约翰· 福特）。Thomas Daly Ⅲ（托马斯· 戴利三世） 如John Wilson,Junior, 译为小约翰·维廉，George Smith, Ⅲ, 译为乔治·史密斯第三。

(3)family name （姓氏）和中国差不多，继承父辈的，只是位置是在最后。 美国法律规定，妇女婚后要使用丈夫的姓，即使离婚，也应予保留，非经法律判决，不可恢复未婚时的姓。

妇女的姓名，在结婚前都有自己的姓名，结婚后一般是自己的名加丈夫的姓。如玛丽·怀特（Marie White）女士与约翰·戴维斯（John Davis）先生结婚，婚后女方姓名为玛丽·戴维斯(Marie Davis)。



英国人习惯上将教名和中间名全部缩写，如 M. H. Thatcher；

美国人则习惯只缩写中间名，如 Ronald W. Reagan。

在交际场合一般不用中间名， George Bush。在签名时，中间名一般用缩写形式，教名可以缩写，也可以不缩写，如：Charles R. Darwin，或C．R．Darwin。

但在很多场合中间名往往略去不写,如，而且许多人更喜欢用昵称取代正式教名，如 Bill Clinton。



在比较正式的场合，英美人通常把Mr、Mrs、Miss、Ms与姓连用，表示尊敬或礼貌.

M r用在男子的姓之前

Mrs用在已婚女性的丈夫的姓前面

Miss用在未婚女子的姓前面

当我们只知道一女子的姓名而不知道她是否结了婚的时候，可以用Ms加上姓来称呼她

Today was near the end of this month, and it was also the day for us to receive our salaries and the bonuses of year 2015. Everyone in the office was so excited to check their salaries and bonuses in the outside computer. Because it was just for a few months since I came to this company, I knew there wouldn’t be many bonuses for me and I did not need to be excited as them.

I had been out of form all the day. I felt so sleepy, so even today was just Wednesday, I began to expect the weekend. Since Tomb Sweeping Day is coming, I must make a full use of the holiday and catch on a good sleep. I had begun to plan a lie-in all the three days.


生词难词：​

1.Tomb Sweeping Day:清明节 Qing Ming Festival

2.lie-in n. 懒觉；躺卧示威


lie表方位“位于…”常与介词搭配，常是介词＋the＋方向。

(1)、lie to表两地相隔一定距离，如：

Shanghai lies to the south of Beijing.

(2)、lie in前者位于后者范围之内，如：

Guangzhou lies in the south of China.

(3)、lie on前后两者相邻，如：

Shandong lies on the east of Henan.


Lie vi躺

动词变化：lie lay lain lying lie inbed

Lie vi说谎

动词变化：lie lied lied lying don't lie/bea liar

Lay vt 放置；生产

动词变化：lay laid laid laying a henlaid an egg


If you like, you can lie down on your bed, laying yourself in a comfortable position, and lie to yourself that you don't like lying there, or you can imagine where you would like to lay the eggs after the hens lay eggs.

如果你喜欢，你可以躺在床上，靠在一个舒适的位置，对你自己说谎你不喜欢躺在那，或者你可以想象母鸡下蛋后你想把蛋放在什么地方。

春晓 孟浩然　

Spring Morning



春眠不觉晓，

This spring morning in bed I’m lying,

处处闻啼鸟。

Not to awake till birds are crying.

夜来风雨声，

After one night of wind and showers,

花落知多少。

How many are the fallen flowers?





江南春 杜牧

Spring on the Southern Rivershore



千里莺啼绿映红，

Orioles sing for miles amid red blooms andgreen trees;

水村山郭酒旗风。

By hills and rills wine shop streamers wavein the breeze.

南朝四百八十寺，

Four hundred eighty splendid temples stillremain;

多少楼台烟雨中。

Of Southern Dynasties in the mist and rain.

What is Time?

Time is grain for peasants.
Time is wealth for workers.
Time is life for doctors.
Time is victory for strategists
Time is knowledge for entrepreneurs.
Time is speed for scientists.
Time is money for enterprisers.
Time is everything for all of us.
Therefore, seize this day!
Begin now!
Each day is a new life.
Seize it. Live it.
For today already walks tomorrow.

对你来说，时间是什么
对农民来说，时间就是粮食。
对工人来说，时间就是财富。
对医生来说，时间就是生命。
对军事家来说，时间就是胜利。
对教育家来说，时间就是知识。
对科学家来说，时间就是速度。
对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。
对我们大家来说，时间就是一切。
因此，把握今天！
现在就开始！
每天都是一次新生。
把握住它，好好生活。
因为今天未逝时，明天已开始。

Today I went shopping with my good friend Della. Though we were so tired after walking for about 8 hours, we still felt so happy because it was the first time we went shopping together, and we were not return empty-handed.

When I got home tonight at about 7:00pm, one of my roommate told me the house was sold by the landlord, and we had to move out before May. Facing so much stuff around my room, Wow, What a huge project!

生词难词：

1.empty-handed:空手的，徒手的

2.landlord:房东

At the moment I arrived at the Chunxiao Academy today, a little boy kept looking at me and then came to me and said:“ teacher, teacher, your trousers are torn”. Looking at his little cute face, I thought why he could be so cute.

During the calligraphy class, one student asked another student suddenly :“Are you single?” I was shocked and then I asked him in turn:” Are you single?” He said:” Yes, I am, but one of my classmate isn’t.” Ok, I was shocked again. What on earth happened to the world!


生词难词：

1.torn:撕裂，撕开 tear-tore-torn

2.in turn:

(1)、反之，反过来

Mary gave Jack an apple while Jack gaveMary an orange in turn.

玛丽给了杰克一个苹果，而杰克反过来给玛丽一些桔子。

(2)、依次,轮流

The girls called out their names in turn.

那些女孩儿逐一报出自己的名字.



by turns 轮流,交替地

We need to do the work by turns. 我们需要轮流做这项工作。

It seemed that the real reason why I felt sleepy yesterday was the lack of sleep. I went to bed before 11pm last night, and today I felt totally refreshed. Maybe I should not stay up too late later.

Because the vegetable market near my house is not open at night, I went to the one near my colleague Della’s house, and then I would go home alone, but at last we decided to go to my house to have dinner together.

We made three dishes and a soup. After one hour’s preparation, we finally could enjoy the delicious dinner together. His husband might felt very hungry because he had been waiting for a long time. It would be a very memorable night for me. I really appreciate them for their kindness and the warmth they gave me like family members.

生词难词：

1.feel refreshed: 感到精神振奋

2.for long, for a long time的使用方法：



·long 通常用于否定句或疑问句，且要放在句末。如：

I can’t stay here long. 我不能在这儿呆很久。

Have you been working here long? 你在这儿工作很久了吗?

但在下列情况中，long 可用于肯定句：

(1) 本身为比较级时：

You have to work longer. 你得工作更长点时间。

(2) 与 so, too, enough, as... as 等连用时：

Stay as long as you like. 你愿意住多久就住多久。

You’ve been sleeping too long (longenough). 你睡得太久了(时间太长了)。

(3)与现在完成时连用时：

He has long been ill. 他病很久了。

I’ve long wanted to meet her. 我很久以来就想见她。



·(for)a long time 通常用于肯定句。如：

He stayed here for a long time. 他在这儿呆了很久。

He waited there for a long time. 他在那儿等了很长时间。

注：也可用于疑问句，与 long 大致同义。如：

Have you been here long (a long time)? 你来这儿很久了吗?



·两者均可用于否定句，但含义不同。比较：

He didn’t speak for long. 他没说很久。

He didn’t speak for a long time. 他很长时间没讲话了。

I haven’t been here long. 我来这儿没多久。

I haven’t been here for a long time. 我很久没来这儿了。

Today I brought my lunch, which I made last night. It had been for two weeks since the last time I brought lunch to the office.

After lunch, I suddenly remembered that I needed to take some medicine, so I ate the medicine with some Chinese wolfberry.

You know what happened after that? I felt sleepy all the afternoon. At about 3:00pm, I even felt asleep. What the hell was going on? Was there any medical reaction, or just because I went to bed so late last night?

生词难词：

1.Chinese wolfberry : 枸杞

2. what the hell was going on? Hell:究竟，到底（加强语气）

3. sleep: n. / v. 睡觉,睡眠

sleepy adj. 困的，想睡觉的

sleeping adj.正在睡觉的

asleep adj.睡着的，睡熟的

一般在动词前面加a说明在这个状况中（例子：aflame：燃烧的,在燃烧中的）