【每日一句】
America offered an initial $500,000 in relief aid.
美国提供首批50万美元赈灾援助。
注释
涉及到社会福利性质的救济或救济品,常用到这个词relief,英文的解释是,aid
for the aged or indigent or handicapped(对于年老、贫困或残疾人的帮助)。
在各种灾害中的赈灾援助,就是relief aid。
【每日一笑】
Walter Scott and the Beggar
Sir Walter Scott was riding one day in the neighbourhood of Abbotsford,
his residence; be came to a field-gate through which he wanted to pass
and which an Irish beggar, who happened to be near, hastened to open for
him.Walter Scott wanted to give him a six penny piece to reward him for
this service; but not finding any in his purse he presented him with a
shilling saying, "You will owe me six pence, my good fellow." "God bless
you!"said the beggar: "May your honor live until I pay you!"
沃尔特司各脱和乞丐
一天、沃尔特司各脱爵士在他的住地阿博特斯福特附近骑马,他来到一个篱笆门前,
想过去.一个刚巧在近旁的爱尔兰乞丐急忙为他打开了门.沃尔特?司各脱想奖赏给他
一枚六便士的硬币,但他在钱包里找不到便士,于是他给了他一个先令,说:"你将欠我
六便士,我亲爱的朋友."乞丐说:"上帝保佑您!愿阁下长寿,直到我能还清债的那一天
!"
【每日一猜】
<今日谜题>
What makes opening piano so hard?
<昨日谜题>
Why do people go to bed?
答案
Because the bed won't come to us. 你答对了吗?
【每日谚语】
In the end things will mend.
事到尽头终有救。
【每日背诵】
love
There are nine definitions in the dictionary of
what love really is.
It is the topic of most songs and poems.
Love is both hurtful and joyful. Love can alter a person's life.
But most importantly love is something that
we all would like to experience and return at least once
in our lives.
爱
字典上对于爱的定义有九种之多,大多数歌曲和诗词也以爱作为主题。
爱带给你伤害也带给你快乐;爱能改变人的一生。
但,最重要的是,
我们所有人都想要在一生中至少经历过一次爱与被爱。
2008-6-8 14:7:36
2008
Jun
8
Sunday