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分享：【what】总有人问为啥what/why/where等词会被某些人读成hwat/hwy/hwere？如《纸牌屋》里的Underwood总统。这事其实是这样：what古音就是读hwat的。wh来自原始印欧语PIE的*kʷ ，在古英语里本就写作hw读成[hw]。如《贝奥武夫》里的Hwæt跟今天的What差不多。中世纪时，从英国南部开始，hw[hw]逐渐转变成wh[w]。到18世纪，连知识分子也接受了这样的写法读音。这种变化叫wine-whine merger(也叫glide cluster reduction)。不过苏格兰爱尔兰和美国南部一些地区没受到merger影响，如今仍把wh读成古音[hw]。而且早年很多字典里wh是读[hw]的，后来才把两种读音都收录。《纸牌屋》里下木总统这样说话，一是因为他来自南部，二是因为把what读成hwat很复古怀旧，比较带范儿，符合人物性格。你也可以试试

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手可是我们身体上很重要的一个器官哦，大家都知道手叫hand，那你知不知道五个手指在英语中都怎么表达呢？我们一一来看一下。

1.thumb 大拇指

　　与汉语相映成趣的是，英语的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨脚"的意思，例如：

　　(1)I'm allfingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to buttonup my shirt。今天早上我的手怎么这么笨呢，好像连衬衫都扣不上了。

　　(2)He was so excited that hisfingers were all thumbs and he dropped theteacup。他激动得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。

2.forefinger 又称index finger,即食指

　　前缀fore-表示"位置靠前的"(placed at thefront)，所以从排位上说，forefinger应为"第一指"。从功用上看，此手指伸出时有标示或指向的作用。在一些英语工具书中，我们会见到这样的表示"参见"(index)含义的手型符号。

3. middle finger 中指

　　此指居中，名正言顺，且与汉语说法也一致。

4. ring finger 无名指

　　从世界各地的婚俗习惯来说，结婚戒指(wedding ring)戴在这一手指(通常指左手)之上，表示已婚。

5. little finger 顾名思义为小指

　　在美国和苏格兰，人们又赋予它一个爱称，管它叫 pinkie(pinky)，后缀-ie(-y)有"小巧可爱"之意。

　　只有当手端五指在自己的位置上相互协作时，才能发挥最大作用。这就像我们的英语单词，单个看起来也许没有什么重大意义，但是当它们集合在一起就会构成一句话、一首诗、一篇赏心悦目的文章了。

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英语三行诗

第一首

I love three things:the sun ,the moon and you.
The sun is for the day ,the moon is for the night
and you forever.

我爱三样东西：太阳，月亮和你
太阳留给白天，月亮留给夜晚
而你留给永远


第二首

Our distance is not far away
Just two dimensional and three dimensional distance
Tears slide down

我们的距离并不遥远
只有二维和三维的距离
可眼泪却往下掉


第三首

I AM YOU
YOU ARE ME
WE ARE ONE

我就是你
你就是我
我们在一起


第四首

Your practical jokes
I was deliberately move
Because I want to see your smile

在你的恶作剧里
我故意中招
因为我想看见你的笑

WBWONG

:)学习了

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take it的词汇搭配和用法

词汇搭配
take someone's word for it相信某人的话...
take it on the chin遭到痛击(经受痛苦)而...
take it into one's head打算; 决定; 认为...
take it easy别着急，别激动...
Deuce take it.该死！见鬼！...
take my word for it相信我的话
take it in snuff动怒(生气)
take it猜想
take it from the top从头开始(重演)...
take it on the lam潜逃(远走高飞)...
take it in the neck遭殃
take it from me相信我的话(我敢担保)...
take it or leave it要么接受要么放弃...
take it out of使疲乏不堪(使虚弱)...
take it ill见怪,介意某事...


例句
I loosened my tie, but I didn't take it off.
我松开了领带，但是没有把它解下来。
Don't take it seriously - he's only teasing.
别把它当真，他只不过是在开玩笑。
This dresser is movable; we can take it to our new flat.
这个梳妆台是可移动的，我们可以把它带到新公寓去。
Don't take it for granted.
不要想当然。
I take it for granted that he will succeed.
我认为他会成功是理所当然的。
I take it you wish to marry her.
我以为你想和她结婚。
Don't take it as an insult if I go to sleep during your speech; I'm very tired.
要是你讲著话时我睡著了，可别以为是不敬，我太累了。

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“机会渺茫”用英语怎么说

今天这个短语，和fat有关。先看一个句子，We will have a fat chance to win the game。这里a fat chance这个短语，大家千万不要认为是“大有机会”，这里指“没什么机会，机会很少”，和slim chance同义。slim chance是直接表达，表示“机会不多，但还是有机会的”，而fat chance是间接表达，略带讽刺意味，表示“机会不大，甚至没有机会”。

在英语中表示“希望不大”的表达还有：
1. The hope is slim.
2. There is little chance of success.
3. There is little hope of that.

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今天看到笑话一则，我觉得用词用的很好。

Working at the post office, I'm used to dealing with a moody public. So when one irate customer stormed my desk, I responded in my calmest voice, "What's the trouble?" "I went out this morning," she began, "and when I came home I found a card saying the mailman tried to deliver a package but no one was home. My husband was in all morning. He never heard a thing!" After apologizing, I got her parcel. "Oh, good," she gushed. "We've been waiting for this for ages." "What is it?" I asked. "My husband's new hearing aid."
我在邮局上班，对于顾客们的各种情绪早已习以为常了。所以，有一天当一个生气的顾客气冲冲地来到我的工作台时，我还是非常平静地问她，“有什么问题吗?”“我早上上街了，”女顾客说，“我回到家的时候，我看到一个卡片，卡片说邮递员要给我们家送包裹，但没人在家。可是我的丈夫整个早上都在家啊。他说他什么都没听到”。在表示了歉意之后，我把包裹给了她。“噢，太好了”，那位女顾客喜形于色。“我们等这东西都等多少年了!”“是什么好东西?”我问。“我丈夫的新助听器”。

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tuzi2011 发表于 27-5-2017 16:45
“机会渺茫”用英语怎么说

今天这个短语，和fat有关。先看一个句子，We will have a fat chance to win th ...

今天看到一则笑话，感觉用词很好，尤其是第一段的第一句和第二句。

Working at the post office, I'm used to dealing with a moody public. So when one irate customer stormed my desk, I responded in my calmest voice, "What's the trouble?" "I went out this morning," she began, "and when I came home I found a card saying the mailman tried to deliver a package but no one was home. My husband was in all morning. He never heard a thing!" After apologizing, I got her parcel. "Oh, good," she gushed. "We've been waiting for this for ages." "What is it?" I asked. "My husband's new hearing aid."

我在邮局上班，对于顾客们的各种情绪早已习以为常了。所以，有一天当一个生气的顾客气冲冲地来到我的工作台时，我还是非常平静地问她，“有什么问题吗?”“我早上上街了，”女顾客说，“我回到家的时候，我看到一个卡片，卡片说邮递员要给我们家送包裹，但没人在家。可是我的丈夫整个早上都在家啊。他说他什么都没听到”。在表示了歉意之后，我把包裹给了她。“噢，太好了”，那位女顾客喜形于色。“我们等这东西都等多少年了!”“是什么好东西?”我问。“我丈夫的新助听器”。

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中国成语用英语怎么说？

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不眠之夜 white night
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses
7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
11.大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21.金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
26.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
27.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
28.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
29.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
30.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
31.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
32.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself