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美国人五花八门的打招呼方式  到美国以后才发现，本地人打招呼跟在原来书本里学的不一样。

他们说： 　　How are you doing？ 　　I'm doing good. 　　Doing在这里不是“做什么”的意思，good 这个形容词也被当作副词用，

美国人平常就这么说，相当于熟人见面时说：“你怎么样？”“挺好的。”

《乱世佳人》“Gone with the Wind”That I can’t go on any longer without you.  没有你我就活不下去了。

Would you be more convinced if I fell to my knees?  要我跪下来求你才相信我吗？

          

    你认为男人、女人为了什么而结婚？      Why do you get married?    

婚姻是每个人一生必须经历的过程，除非，还未到婚龄就像流星一样消逝，亦或是保定单身主义，否则，你势必走进婚姻这座围城。
 

     

婚后,你愿意和父母住一起吗?      Do you want to live with your parents after wedding?      

相信很多朋友都会遇到这种问题: “结婚后,要不要和父母住在一起

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22)
The guy who's sitting next to you in the elegant restaurant, shouting to his personal assistant on his cell phone? Probably a Leo. It's only natural that a sign that is blessed with creativity, charm and wit feels tempted to show off. Actually, this desire to brag is rooted in insecurity. The sooner Lions learn to compliment others, the quicker they'll receive the praise they crave.
 狮子：坐在你旁边，在一个极其高雅的餐厅就餐的人为什么会在电话里对他的助手大喊大叫呢？这家伙八成就是狮子座的。这个星座的人有着非凡的创造力、聪明且极具吸引力，当然他们往往也爱炫耀。实际上，这种坏毛的根源在于没有安全感。狮子座的人若能越快学会称赞他人，他们也就越快地得到别人发自内心的赞美。

 1. 一个美国人走进枪支商店：“给我拿一支威力最大的手枪。”

  1. An American stepped into a gun shop,"Give me the most powerful pistol，

Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You're quite hopeless, Peter! Don't waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"
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图解：测时沙漏——hourglass：一种测量时间的器具

来自宁波英语学习网---趣味英语
 

1. I can't stand her because she is a high-maintenance woman.Maintenance 这个词指的是维修、保养。汽车保养在英文里就是 maintenance。

而所谓的 high maintenance 指的就是保养维修的费用很高，通常被用来形容女人很爱花钱，对自己很好，她们像一部设计精密、需要时时维修的机器。

One night a hotel caught fire， and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes．
一天晚上，一家旅馆失火，住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡 衣就跑了出来。

Two men stood outside and looked at the fire．
两个人站在外面，看着大火。