1.英語科學(xué)小知識

1. bat an eye (show surprise, fear, or interest) 眨一下眼睛（表示驚訝、恐懼等）該成語通常用于否定句中，表示不露聲色。

例：Tom told his story without batting an eye, although not a world of it was true.雖然沒有一句話是真的，湯姆編造故事卻面不改色。2. be all fingers and thumbs做事笨手笨腳例：He could not undo the string of the parcel ---- she was all fingers and thumbs.他怎么也解不開包袱上的繩子 ---- 真是笨手笨腳。

3. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born with inherited privilege or wealth) 門第高貴；出生富豪[注] 銀具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富貴人家的孩子多用銀匙 （silver spoon） 喂食。 例：When does she know about hardship ---- she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.她根本就不知道什么叫艱難 ---- 他出生在富貴人家。

4. be in sth. up to one's neck (be very much and very seriously involved in) 深陷于。

中例：She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.她說她對這起搶劫案一無所知，不過我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。5. bite the hand that feeds one (be very ungrateful) 忘恩負(fù)義；以怨報德例：She felt that her protégé had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public.她覺得她的被保護(hù)人在公開場合講有損她的話是忘恩負(fù)義。

6. bite off sb's nose (scold sb. severely; disagree with sb. in a bad manner) 氣勢洶洶地回答某人；聲色俱厲地訓(xùn)斥某人[注] 也作snap off sb's head。該成語最早出現(xiàn)于16世紀(jì)。

到了18世紀(jì)，有人用動詞 snap 替換該成語中的 bite 一詞。例：She bites off his nose on the faintest provocation.不管有事無事，她動不動就聲色俱厲地訓(xùn)斥他。

7. break the back of sth. (complete the heaviest or most difficult part of sth. hurt the most import part) 門第高貴；出生富豪[注] 銀具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富貴人家的孩子多用銀匙 （silver spoon） 喂食。同義語有be born in （或to） the pruple; be radled in purple.例：Now that you've broken the back of the job, have a rest.你既然已經(jīng)完成了這項工作的主要部分，那就休息一下吧。

8. bury one's head in the sand (deliberately ignore sth. that is obvious but unpleasant) 逃避現(xiàn)實；拒絕承認(rèn)現(xiàn)實[注] 鴕鳥遇到危險時，總是把頭埋在沙里，自己看不見敵人就認(rèn)為敵人也看不見自己，由此產(chǎn)生這一成語。例：He had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand and refused to admit it, even to himself.幾個月來，他一直懷疑自己的兒子在吸毒，但他卻采取鴕鳥政策，拒絕承認(rèn)現(xiàn)實。

9. carry a chip on one's shoulder (have rather an aggressive manner, as if always expecting to be insulted, ill-treated) 以挑釁的態(tài)度出現(xiàn)；像要跟人家打架似的[注] 19世紀(jì)中葉美國中西部的居民尋釁打架時，常把一塊碎木片（chip）放在肩膀上，誰要與他打架就得先擊落這塊木片。例：He is very difficult to deal with ---- he's always carried a chip on his shoulder about his lack of education.他這個人很難對付----由于沒能受到良好的教育，他整天都像要跟人家打架似的。

10. chance one's arm (do sth. risky; take a risk) 冒險一試；碰碰運氣[注] 該成語原出自拳擊運動，后被裁縫吸收為行話；從1890年起，又被士兵們用來指“冒降級的險”例：The manager decided to chance his arms and try to write a book on economy.這個經(jīng)理決定碰碰運氣，試著寫一本關(guān)于經(jīng)濟的書。

2.科普英語的內(nèi)容

暗銀河系的發(fā)現(xiàn)及其科學(xué)意義 In addition to conventional galaxies, the universe contains very dim galaxies that until recently went unnoticed by astronomers. Possibly as numerous as conventional galaxies, these galaxies have the same general shape and even the same approximate number of stars as a common type of conventional galaxy, the spiral, but tend to be much larger. Because these galaxies 'mass is spread out over larger areas, they have far fewer stars per unit volume than do conventional galaxies. Apparently these low-surface-brightness galaxies, as they are called, take much longer than conventional galaxies to condense their primordial gas and convert it to stars—that is, they evolve much more slowly. These galaxies may constitute an answer to the long-standing puzzle of the missingbaryonic mass in the universe. Baryons—subatomic particles亞原子粒子 that are generally protons or neutrons—are the source of stellar, and therefore galactic, luminosity, and so their numbers can be estimated based on how luminous galaxies are. However, the amount of helium in the universe, as measured by spectroscopy光譜學(xué)， suggests that there are far more baryons in the universe than estimates based on galactic luminosity indicate. Astronomers have long speculated that the missing baryonic mass might eventuallybe discovered in intergalactic space星系際的空間 or as some large population of galaxies that are difficult to detect. -------------------------------另類海豹哺乳方式與眾不同 Until recently, zoologists believed that all species of phocids (true seals), a pinnipped family, use a different maternal strategy than do otariids (fur seals andsea lions), another pinniped family. Mother otariids use a foraging strategy. They acquire moderate energy stores in the form of blubber before arriving at breeding sites and then fast for 5 to 11 days after birth. Throughout the rest of the lactation (milk production) period, which lasts from 4 months to 3 years depending on the species, mother otariids alternately forage at sea, where they replenish their fat stores, and nurse their young at breeding sites. Zoologists had assumed that females of all phocids species, by contrast,use a fasting strategy in which mother phocids, having accumulated large energy stores before they arrive at breeding sites, fast throughout the entire lactation period, which lasts from 4 to 50 days depending on the species. However, recent studies onharbor seals, a phocids species, found that lactating females commenced foragingapproximately 6 days after giving birth and on average made 7 foraging trips during the remainder of their 24-day lactation period. The maternal strategy evolved by harbor seals may have to do with their small size and the large proportion of their fat stores depleted in lactation. Harbor seals are small compared with other phocids species such as grey seals, all of which are known to fast for the entire lactation period. Studies show that mother seals of these species use respectively 84 percent, 58 percent, and 33 percent of their fat stores during lactation. By comparison, harbor seals use 80 percent of their fat stores in just the first 19 days of lactation, even though they occasionally feed during this period. Since such a large proportion of their fat stores is exhausted despite feeding, mother harbor seals clearly cannot support all of lactation using only energy stored before giving birth. Though smallerthan many other phocids, harbor seals are similar in size to most otariids. In addition,there is already some evidence suggesting that the ringed seal, a phocids species thatis similar in size to the harbor seal, may also use a maternal foraging strategy.------------------------------pheromones是什么東東，是不是該劃為odorantThere is no consensus among researchers regarding what qualifies a substance as a pheromone. While most agree on a basic definition of pheromones as chemicals released by one individual of a species which, when detected by another individual of the same species, elicit a specific behavioral or physiological response, some researchers also specify that the response to pheromones must be unconscious. In addition, the distinctionbetween pheromones and odorants—chemicals that are consciously detected as odors---can be blurry, and some researchers classify pheromones as atype of odorant. Evidence that pheromone responses may not involve conscious odor perception comes from the finding that in many species, pheromones are processed by the vomeronasal (or accessory olfactory) system, which uses a special structure in the nose, the vomeronasal organ (VNO),。

3.英語趣味小知識

趣味英語小知識 a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 我把十只動物一網(wǎng)打盡 你注意到這句話有什么特別之處嗎？對了，無論從左到右，還是從右到左，字母排列順序都是一樣的，英語把這叫做Palindromes 回文（指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語），關(guān)于動物的回文還有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. （奧托看見了小狗，小狗的名字叫奧托） Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ？ （我剛才看見的是條老鼠？） b)the bee's knees 又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。

[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. （她五音不全卻自認(rèn)為是高高在上的一流歌手。） 該表現(xiàn)起源于20年代的美國，僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻，瑯瑯上口，迅速得到流傳，直到現(xiàn)在， 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經(jīng)常使用。

和時間有關(guān)的英語趣味小知識（一）時間是金，其值無價 Time is money.（時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金） Time flies.（光陰似箭，日月如梭） Time has wings.（光陰去如飛） Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光陰如銼，細(xì)磨無聲） Time stays not the fool's leisure.（時間不等閑逛的傻瓜） Time and I against any two.（和時間攜起手來，一人抵兩人） Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（時間就是生命，懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命，節(jié)省時間，就是延長生命） Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失） （二）時間是風(fēng)，去而不返 Time undermines us.（光陰暗中催人才。

或莫說年紀(jì)小人生容易老） Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不待人） Time cannot be won again.（時間一去不再來） Time is , time was , and time is past.（現(xiàn)在有時間，過去有時間，時間一去不復(fù)返） Time lost can not be recalled.（光陰一去不復(fù)返） Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光陰似箭，一去不返） （三）時間是尺，萬物皆檢 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（時間考驗朋友，烈火考驗黃金） Time tries truth.（時間檢驗真理） Time is the father of truth.（時間是真理之父） Time will tell.（時間能說明問題） Time brings the truth to light.（時間使真相大白。或時間一到，真理自明。）

Time and chance reveal all secrets.（時間與機會能提示一切秘密） Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（時間考驗一切，經(jīng)得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰） Time reveals(discloses) all things.（萬事日久自明） Time tries all.（時間檢驗一切） （四）時間是秤，衡量權(quán)質(zhì) There is no time like the present.（現(xiàn)在正是時候） Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的時機） To choose time is to save time.（選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間） Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日畢） Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延為時間之竊賊） One of these days is none of these days.（拖延時日，終難實現(xiàn)。或：改天改天，不知哪天） Tomorrow never comes.（明天無盡頭，明日何其多） What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常將今日推明日，推到后來無蹤跡） （五）時間是水，淘金流沙 Time works wonders.（時間可以創(chuàng)造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議） Time works great changes.（時間可以產(chǎn)生巨大的變化） Times change.（時代正在改變） 英語趣味小知識（2）——你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎？ 你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎？ 英語有時候真是莫名其妙，你覺得你明明懂了，可實際上你又沒有懂。

所以，今天我想講幾件軼事，都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許，從他們的經(jīng)驗中，你也可以學(xué)到一些東西。

第一個故事發(fā)生在秘魯，一位美國婦女在餐館里用餐。她問服務(wù)員： Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands？ 服務(wù)員把她帶到洗手間，可不巧，正有一些工人在粉刷洗手間的墻壁。

工人們一看有人要用洗手間，就準(zhǔn)備離開。服務(wù)員攔住他們，說： That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英語里，wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。

那個服務(wù)員按照字面意思理解，結(jié)果鬧了笑話。 還有一次，一個留學(xué)生在國外的學(xué)校第一天上學(xué)，心里又興奮又緊張。

一個美國人見到一張新面孔，為了表示友好，就問： Hi! What's the good word？ 留學(xué)生一聽到這個，立刻傻眼了，他想， My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word！ 他猶豫再三，想，反正我也不知道，就問問他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地問： Hello. What's the good word？ 老美聽了，很隨意地說： Oh, not much. 這下，這個留學(xué)生就更吃驚了！ 原來，What's the good word？ 在美語里，是一句問候語，意思是“你還好嗎？”但問話的人并不指望你把遇到的高興的事情都一一告訴他，只是打個招呼而已。

但這個留學(xué)生以為對方真的在問什么是Good word，所以鬧了笑話，不過還好，也算給他歪打正著了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。

一次，一個美國公司的管理人員給公司一個駐外分部發(fā)了一份。

4.求有關(guān)科技的英語作文一篇

The development of science and technology makes our life more comfortable and convenient. However, scientists have created many problems, which are not easy to be resolved, such as air pollution, the deterioration of environment and the scarcity of natural resources, to which we must some solutions. Modern science and technology render people many advantages. Modern telecommunication shortens the distance between people and makes communication much easier. Internet is widely used now not only for collection of abundant information but also for correspondence. Email, the most effective communication device now, is becoming very popular. Besides, telephone and mobile phone make contact more convenient than before. Modern transportation, such as airplanes and high-speed trains make our journey smooth and fast. With the help of modern transportation, people can go everywhere they prefer to. The journey to outer space and other planets is not a dream any more. Rockets and space shuttles can help us realize the dream of space travel. Modern medicine prolongs peoples life and relieves patients of sufferings from many diseases. Cancer and AIDS are fatal to peoples health. Thanks to the endeavors scientists have made, these diseases become treatable. However, the process of scientific development also arouses many sever problems to our human beings. Internet, though widely used in modern communication, is easy to be destroyed by computer virus. Outer space exploration has produced much waste in the space. A tiny metal, a screw, for example can destroy a flying man-made satellite. Industrialization is making natural resources become scarce. Confronted with these problems, scientists are seeking prompt and feasible solutions. The development of science and technology bring about both positive and negative effects to us. We must eliminate the positive effects to the least extent.可以自己刪減 在提供一篇翻譯的：現(xiàn)代科技使生活更加便捷（Modern Technology Makes Life More Convenient） Modern technology makes life more convenient; tools are the milestores of the technology as well as human being' s progress. Men used to cut trees with hand saw. But now, by using electronic saw they can cut down a tree in only a few minutes. Another example is more vivid: You have something urgent which has to be informed to your friend whose house is two hour's ride away. You probably want to make a phone call. But no telephone is installed in your friend' s home. What could you do? Nowadays, with modern technology advanting, using internet is popular with us. Some years ago, people had to get what they wanted through looking into a lot of information; at last people could become tired and spent too much time. Now, if you use Internet, all becomes a piece of cake. Only by clucking, you will gain what you expect. We all hope that modern technology will reach a higher level, because modern technology makes life more convenient indeed. [參考譯文] 現(xiàn)代科技使生活更加便捷 現(xiàn)代科技使生活更加便捷；工具是科技進(jìn)步和人類進(jìn)步的里程碑。

人類過去用手鋸鋸樹，但是現(xiàn)在，用電鋸可在幾分鐘內(nèi)鋸倒一棵樹。另外一個例子更加生動形象：如果你有急事通知你的朋友，而他家距你家有2小時的路程，你可能想打個電話。

但是你的朋友家又沒安電話，你該怎么辦？如今，隨著現(xiàn)代科技的進(jìn)步，使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)已很流行。若干年前，人們不得不查找大量資料來搜集需要的信息，最后人累得疲憊不堪，還浪費了大量時間。

現(xiàn)在，如果使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)，一切就都是小菜一碟了。只要輕敲鍵盤，就會有求必應(yīng)。

我們都期待著現(xiàn)代科技能達(dá)到一個更高的水平，因為現(xiàn)代科技確實使生活變得更便捷。21st century is the century of technology. Nowadays, technology is everywhere around us. The development of technology has a significant affact toward the society. Several technologies that we usually use are the internet, computer, and cellphone. These new technologies make our life much easier and better. First, the development of computer changes our life. Decades ago, people needed to do lots of complex calculation on hand because they did not have computer, and more obvious, they did not have the software for calculation. As the result of that, people spent hours on the equations that a computer can solve in just a minute. Since the development of computer, people are able to use some kind of software to compute lots of complex functions and mathematical calculation. Computer becomes the most helpful equipment for the sciencists because they can use their time more efficiently. Also, internet is another useful tool for us today. The 。

5.一篇關(guān)于科技的英語作文

我說，是科技的發(fā)展推動了人類的進(jìn)程，是科技的發(fā)展才使人類有著這嶄新又美好的生活?？v觀千古，哪朝哪代不是重視科技的發(fā)展？ 科技發(fā)展是強國之路，科技發(fā)展是中華民族進(jìn)步的第一動力，沒有科學(xué)，我們哪來的今天的幸福生活？沒有科技，我們哪來的舒適的物質(zhì)生活與精神享受？沒有科技的進(jìn)步，我們哪能吃到雜交二號？我們哪能穿上全棉衣服，哪能住進(jìn)高樓大廈？

科技發(fā)展利大還是弊大？當(dāng)然是利大！中華文明八千年歷史文明就是鐵證如山，歷史每時每刻都在改變，科技每時每刻都在發(fā)展。如果是弊端大于利的話，那人類為什么都還不約而同的選擇了進(jìn)步？只有進(jìn)步才能使明天更美好！

一個人不進(jìn)步是可悲的，一個國家不進(jìn)步是沒落的，一個世界不進(jìn)步是黑暗的。只要在不斷的進(jìn)步中，人類的生活才可以得到升華。上天給予了人類一顆聰慧的大腦，一雙勤勞的雙手，人類沒有坐享其成，而是選擇了不斷進(jìn)步，幾千年來，從馬車變成了轎車、火車、飛機；從煤油燈變成了白熾燈、霓虹燈、節(jié)能燈；從海角天涯變成了近在咫尺、視頻聊天、鼠標(biāo)一點盡知天下事。

所有人的不懈努力，刻苦鉆研，我們今天的日子是有多少辛勤的科學(xué)家們用智慧甚至生命換來的。因為法拉第，我們生活的周圍才充滿了各種各樣的電器；因為達(dá)爾文、因為孟德爾，我們才可以更好地了解自己，認(rèn)識自己；因為扁鵲，因為華佗，因為李時珍，我們的生命才能得到保障。我們的平均壽命比古代提高了30歲，看望親友甚至不用出家門，這不都是科學(xué)發(fā)展給我們帶來的好處嗎？

所以說，科技改變歷史，我們探討科技的發(fā)展利大還是弊大是不需要質(zhì)疑的，因為就是利大！利大！利大！科技改變歷史， 是科技發(fā)展救了我們，是科學(xué)把我們從水深火熱的年代拯救了出來?？萍几淖儦v史，知識改變命運。我們跨入了21世紀(jì)，跨入了一個充滿高科技的時代?？茖W(xué)改變了我們的生活，科學(xué)改變了我們的命運?！?

科技發(fā)展利大于弊，這是一個亙古不變的主題！

6.我想要一些英語趣味小知識 可以是笑話也可以是幽默

He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won. 他贏了 湯姆：約翰尼，你小弟弟好嗎？ 約翰尼：他害病臥床了。

他受了傷。 湯姆：真糟糕，怎么回事兒？ 約翰尼：我們做游戲，看誰能把身子探出窗外最遠(yuǎn)，他贏了。

I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?" "A kid bit me," replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流著血回到家里。他媽媽問，“發(fā)生了什么事？” “一個男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡說。

“再見到他你能認(rèn)出來嗎？”媽媽問。 “他走到哪里我都能認(rèn)出他，”伊凡說。

“他的耳朵還在我衣兜里呢?！?A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。

“昨天給你的錢干什么了？” “我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。 “你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說。

“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的?！?/p>

Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman！" 醉酒 一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處于那種對什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。

他向父親發(fā)問道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父親回答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那么我就算醉了?！?/p>

“可是，爸爸， ”孩子說，“那兒只有一個警察呀！” Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由于客人在吃蘋果餡餅時，家里沒有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。這家的小男孩悄悄地離開了屋子。

過了一會兒，他拿著一片奶酪回到房間，把奶酪放在客人的盤子里。 客人微笑著把奶酪放進(jìn)嘴里說：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你媽媽的好。

你在哪里找到的奶酪？” “在捕鼠夾上，先生?！蹦切∧泻⒄f。

7.有什么英語趣味知識

西方人眼中的數(shù)字 生活中的數(shù)字（number）無處不在，但有寫數(shù)字帶有固定的象征意義。

由于中西方國家文化背景和風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的不同，它的意義和用法也有很大的差異，聽我來介紹一下吧。就像咱們中國人（Chinese）偏愛數(shù)字8(eight)和6(six)，忌諱4(four)一樣，西方人認(rèn)為3(three)和7(seven)是大吉大利的數(shù)字，會給人帶來幸福和快樂。

西方文化認(rèn)為世界（the world）是由大地（land），海洋（sea）與天空（sky）三者合成的；大自然由動物（animal），植物（plant）和礦物構(gòu)成，所以他們就特別喜歡3這個數(shù)字。但是西方人認(rèn)為13 (thirteen)是個不祥的數(shù)字。

重大活動不安排在13號，請客避免13人入席，電影院里沒有第13排和13號座位。這是因為耶穌受難的前夜，和12個門徒共進(jìn)晚餐，師徒13人中出現(xiàn)了一個叛徒猶大，因此，信奉基督教的民族都認(rèn)為13是個不祥的數(shù)字。

國家的奧秘 拓展孩子對英美文化和歷史的了解，本期學(xué)科學(xué)習(xí)給您和孩子提供了這方面的內(nèi)容，歡迎查看！“英國”的種種表達(dá)：英國的全稱是大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國（The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），簡稱為聯(lián)合王國，縮寫為the U.K. 。英國由兩個大島組成，一個是大不列顛，另一個是愛爾蘭島北部。

大不列顛由威爾士（Wales），英格蘭（England）和蘇格蘭（Scotland）三部分組成，其中英格蘭面積最大，人口最多，所以人們談起英國的時候常常稱之為England或者Britain。國家名稱和大寫字母 大家一定都知道我們的祖國的英語名稱是China吧！但是提到PRC，可能很多同學(xué)就不知道了，其實PRC也是中國的意思！在英語中，為了使用方便，很多國家名稱都可以用幾個簡單的大寫字母來代替，如： PRC =the People's Republic of China中國（中華人民共和國） CAN = Canada 加拿大 US = USA = the United States of America 美國（美利堅合眾國） UK = the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)英國（大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國） 大寫字母不僅能代表國家名稱的縮略形式，還有許多的用途，例如：廁所WC；世界貿(mào)易組織WTO；光盤CD等。

大家不妨搜集一下，把這些有意義的大寫字母都放在一起，好好領(lǐng)略領(lǐng)略大寫字母的魅力吧！ 西方的進(jìn)餐禮儀 歐美國家（country）的餐桌大多是長方形的，男主人（host）坐在桌子的一端，女主人（hostess）坐在另一端，通常安排座位時要盡量避免兩位男賓或兩位女賓并坐在一起。 就餐時，身體（body）要坐得端正，身體和餐桌間距離以能使用刀（knife）、叉（fork）、匙（spoon）和飲食方便為度，手臂不要放在桌上，也不要張開妨礙別人。

餐巾只用于擦嘴（mouth）和手（hands），切不可用來擦拭餐具和擦鼻涕、擦汗。用餐完畢后收起餐巾放在盤子（plate）右方。

使用knife, fork和spoon時，不要弄出聲音，不用時，也不要用手?jǐn)[弄刀叉玩。當(dāng)一道菜吃完，或不想再吃時，就把刀和叉并排放在一起，刀叉的柄朝自己胸部。

如未吃完，只是為了談話暫時停吃，就把刀叉擺成“八”字形，這樣服務(wù)員就不會把盤子收走。 女主人通常是主持整個宴會（party）的主人，大家注意她的動作。

入席時，特別是小型宴會，一般總要等女賓先坐下后，男賓才坐下。男賓最好還要幫鄰座的女賓拉椅子。

上菜后，一般要等女主人動手吃后，客人們（guests）才吃。宴會結(jié)束時，也由她領(lǐng)頭離席。

西方的進(jìn)餐禮儀還有很多呢，學(xué)習(xí)英語時老師也會給孩子講到相關(guān)內(nèi)容。如果有機會和孩子一起吃西餐，或者其他正餐時，何不提醒孩子注意這些餐桌禮儀呢，讓孩子變得更禮貌，更文雅。

在美國打的 你經(jīng)常打的嗎？Do you often take a taxi？ 那么你們知道在美國“打的”的規(guī)矩嗎？俗話說： “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”（入鄉(xiāng)隨俗）， 所以我們也要知道一些人家的風(fēng)俗。In America, if you sit ahead when you take a taxi,the driver will be very happy. 在美國，如果你坐在車前座上，司機會很高興，他會一路上與你談笑風(fēng)生。

But if you sit at the back, the driver will not say a word to you. 但是，如果你坐在后座上，司機則跟你一句話也不說。即便你主動搭訕，人家也愛搭不理的。

原來啊，如果你坐在前面，說明你把司機當(dāng)作了朋友；你若坐在了后面，便表明對方成了純粹為你服務(wù)的司機，你們就是雇傭關(guān)系了?，F(xiàn)在人們往往還是尋求金錢（money）以外的尊重（respect）與友誼（friendship），這看上去雖然只是個座位的問題，但卻體現(xiàn)了人與人之間的尊重。

所以啊，如果您有機會在美國打的“take a taxi”，可要記得坐在前面啊！貓貓的萬種風(fēng)情 1. fat cat 肥貓，指“為競選出錢的富翁；享有特權(quán)或謀取特權(quán)的人；有錢有勢的人，大亨?！?2. cool cat 酷貓，指“時髦人（尤指嗜好冷爵士樂的人）；嗜好搖滾樂的人；做出孤傲冷漠的樣子的人”。

3. hepcat 迷戀爵士樂的貓，指“爵士（或搖擺舞）音樂迷；爵士（或搖擺舞）樂隊樂師。 4. copy cat 好模仿的貓，指“盲目的模仿者（通常為兒童之間的用語）”。

5. hell cat 好發(fā)脾氣的貓，指“潑婦，巫婆”。關(guān)于hell cat 是巫婆的說法要追溯到中世紀(jì)，那是迷信的人認(rèn)為魔鬼。

8.英語趣味小知識

趣味英語小知識 a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 我把十只動物一網(wǎng)打盡你注意到這句話有什么特別之處嗎？對了，無論從左到右，還是從右到左，字母排列順序都是一樣的，英語把這叫做Palindromes 回文（指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語），關(guān)于動物的回文還有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. （奧托看見了小狗，小狗的名字叫奧托） Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ？ （我剛才看見的是條老鼠？）b)the bee's knees又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。

[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. （她五音不全卻自認(rèn)為是高高在上的一流歌手。）該表現(xiàn)起源于20年代的美國，僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻，瑯瑯上口，迅速得到流傳，直到現(xiàn)在， 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經(jīng)常使用。

和時間有關(guān)的英語趣味小知識（一）時間是金，其值無價Time is money.（時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金）Time flies.（光陰似箭，日月如梭）Time has wings.（光陰去如飛）Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光陰如銼，細(xì)磨無聲）Time stays not the fool's leisure.（時間不等閑逛的傻瓜）Time and I against any two.（和時間攜起手來，一人抵兩人）Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（時間就是生命，懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命?；驎r間就是生命，節(jié)省時間，就是延長生命）Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失） （二）時間是風(fēng)，去而不返Time undermines us.（光陰暗中催人才。

或莫說年紀(jì)小人生容易老）Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不待人）Time cannot be won again.（時間一去不再來）Time is , time was , and time is past.（現(xiàn)在有時間，過去有時間，時間一去不復(fù)返）Time lost can not be recalled.（光陰一去不復(fù)返）Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光陰似箭，一去不返）（三）時間是尺，萬物皆檢Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（時間考驗朋友，烈火考驗黃金）Time tries truth.（時間檢驗真理）Time is the father of truth.（時間是真理之父）Time will tell.（時間能說明問題）Time brings the truth to light.（時間使真相大白。或時間一到，真理自明。）

Time and chance reveal all secrets.（時間與機會能提示一切秘密）Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（時間考驗一切，經(jīng)得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰）Time reveals(discloses) all things.（萬事日久自明）Time tries all.（時間檢驗一切）（四）時間是秤，衡量權(quán)質(zhì)There is no time like the present.（現(xiàn)在正是時候）Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的時機）To choose time is to save time.（選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間）Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日畢）Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延為時間之竊賊）One of these days is none of these days.（拖延時日，終難實現(xiàn)?；颍焊奶旄奶?，不知哪天）Tomorrow never comes.（明天無盡頭，明日何其多）What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常將今日推明日，推到后來無蹤跡）（五）時間是水，淘金流沙Time works wonders.（時間可以創(chuàng)造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議）Time works great changes.（時間可以產(chǎn)生巨大的變化）Times change.（時代正在改變）英語趣味小知識（2）——你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎？ 你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎？ 英語有時候真是莫名其妙，你覺得你明明懂了，可實際上你又沒有懂。

所以，今天我想講幾件軼事，都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許，從他們的經(jīng)驗中，你也可以學(xué)到一些東西。

第一個故事發(fā)生在秘魯，一位美國婦女在餐館里用餐。她問服務(wù)員： Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands？ 服務(wù)員把她帶到洗手間，可不巧，正有一些工人在粉刷洗手間的墻壁。

工人們一看有人要用洗手間，就準(zhǔn)備離開。服務(wù)員攔住他們，說： That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英語里，wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。

那個服務(wù)員按照字面意思理解，結(jié)果鬧了笑話。 還有一次，一個留學(xué)生在國外的學(xué)校第一天上學(xué)，心里又興奮又緊張。

一個美國人見到一張新面孔，為了表示友好，就問： Hi! What's the good word？ 留學(xué)生一聽到這個，立刻傻眼了，他想， My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word！ 他猶豫再三，想，反正我也不知道，就問問他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地問： Hello. What's the good word？ 老美聽了，很隨意地說： Oh, not much. 這下，這個留學(xué)生就更吃驚了！ 原來，What's the good word？ 在美語里，是一句問候語，意思是“你還好嗎？”但問話的人并不指望你把遇到的高興的事情都一一告訴他，只是打個招呼而已。

但這個留學(xué)生以為對方真的在問什么是Good word，所以鬧了笑話，不過還好，也算給他歪打正著了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。

一次，一個美國公司的管理人員給公司一個駐外分部發(fā)了一份傳真，要求對方把職員的人數(shù)報上來。他是這么說的： I need a head count telling the number of people in your factory, the number of people in your office, broken。

9.英語小知識

讓我們學(xué)習(xí)一些有趣的小知識吧。

以下是一些的英語和漢語對手指的稱呼： 1.thumb ：大拇指。與漢語相映成趣的是，英語的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨腳"的意思，例如：（1）I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎么這么笨呢，好像連襯衫都扣不上了。

（2）He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激動得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger ：又稱index finger，即食指。

前綴fore-表示"位置靠前的"（placed at the front），所以從排位上說，forefinger應(yīng)為"第一指"。從功用上看，此手指伸出時有標(biāo)示或指向的作用。

在一些英語工具書中，我們會見到這樣的表示"參見"（index）含義的手型符號。3. middle finger ：中指。

此指居中，名正言順，且與漢語說法也一致。4. ring finger：無名指。

從世界各地的婚俗習(xí)慣來說，結(jié)婚戒指（wedding ring）戴在這一手指（通常指左手）之上，表示已婚。5. little finger： 顧名思義為小指。

在美國和蘇格蘭，人們又賦予它一個愛稱，管pinkie(pinky)，后綴-ie(-y)有"小巧可愛"之意。和時間有關(guān)的英語趣味小知識職場英語 2010-02-24 17:52:16 閱讀264 評論0 字號：大中小 訂閱 （一） 時間是金，其值無價1. Time is money.（時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金）2. Time flies.（光陰似箭，日月如梭）3. Time has wings.（光陰去如飛）4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光陰如銼，細(xì)磨無聲）5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.（時間不等閑逛的傻瓜）5. Time and I against any two.（和時間攜起手來，一人抵兩人）6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（時間就是生命，懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。

或時間就是生命，節(jié)省時間，就是延長生命）7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失） （二） 時間是風(fēng)，去而不返8. Time undermines us.（光陰暗中催人才?；蚰f年紀(jì)小人生容易老）9. Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不待人）10. Time cannot be won again.（時間一去不再來）11. Time is , time was , and time is past.（現(xiàn)在有時間，過去有時間，時間一去不復(fù)返）12. Time lost can not be recalled.（光陰一去不復(fù)返）13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光陰似箭，一去不返） （三）時間是尺，萬物皆檢14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（時間考驗朋友，烈火考驗黃金）15. Time tries truth.（時間檢驗真理）16. Time is the father of truth.（時間是真理之父）17. Time will tell.（時間能說明問題）18. Time brings the truth to light.（時間使真相大白。

或時間一到，真理自明。）19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.（時間與機會能提示一切秘密）20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（時間考驗一切，經(jīng)得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰）21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.（萬事日久自明）22. Time tries all.（時間檢驗一切） （四）時間是秤，衡量權(quán)質(zhì)23. There is no time like the present.（現(xiàn)在正是時候）24. Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的時機）25. To choose time is to save time.（選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間）26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日畢）27. Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延為時間之竊賊）28. One of these days is none of these days.（拖延時日，終難實現(xiàn)。

或：改天改天，不知哪天）29. Tomorrow never comes.（明天無盡頭，明日何其多）30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常將今日推明日，推到后來無蹤跡） （五）時間是水，淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.（時間可以創(chuàng)造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議）32. Time works great changes.（時間可以產(chǎn)生巨大的變化）33. Times change.（時代正在改變）。

10.關(guān)于科技的英語小短文

Six a day to improve immunity

Sleep a good sleep: sleep bad and lower the immune system. T cells in the body responsible for dealing with viruses and cancer, if it is not enough sleep, T cells will reduce the number of increased risk of illness. Do not have to睡足eight hours, as long as the morning wake up can feel the spirit of ease.

Do some sports: sports daily 30-45 minutes, will increase the number of immune cells, will be a corresponding increase in resistance. However, the movement is too intense or if more than one hours time, the body will produce hormones, suppress immune system activity.

Do a massage: massage to relax the body, reducing stress. Daily 45-minute massage, a month later, there will be significant improvement in immune function.

Make a return to daydreaming: 5 minutes a day of daydreaming while deep breathing while doing build castles in the air, so pleasant screen passes from the brain, immune cells can increase the number and activity.

To participate in an art activity: a marked increase in interferon can laugh, immune cells become more active. If the claims lack a sense of humor, you can see more comedy, funny cartoons. Music can increase the fight against infection and cancer of the antibody, regardless of what kind of music like to listen to when the health of all physiological responses to stimulation.

Exchange with a friend: a friend and more people, not only is not easy to colds, immune function than those who eccentric character well. Some studies have shown that good social relations will be conducive to fight against pressure, reducing stress, affects the immune cell function.