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Sep302022
Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But n...阅读全文
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Aug312022
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby)...阅读全文
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Aug172022
rich富裕
You’re going to be a very rich man.
你将成为一个非常富的人。
be well-off富足、小康
Compared to some of the people , my family was quite well-off.
相比其他人,我们家还算富足了。
be loaded有钱;腰缠万贯的
Gary can afford it——he’s loaded.
Gary花得起这个钱,他富得很。
come into (some) money
得到意外之财。
She came i...阅读全文
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Aug082022
You’re too thin. Have some more.
你太瘦了。多吃点。
Take a few more bites.
再多吃点!
You’re going to love it.
你一定很喜欢的。
You need more nutrition. Have some more.
你得多补充点营养。多吃点。
Just enjoy yourself.
别客气, 请随意。
Just help yourself.
别客气, 请随意。
Just make yourself at home.
别客气, 把这当自己家一样。
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Aug022022
实话实说;坦白说;说实话
It’s time to tell it like it is, sports fans.
各位球迷,是时候该我这么说了。
Let me tell it like it is: Things are tough and they’re going to get tougher.
让我实话实说吧:情况不妙,而且会越来越糟。
I always tell it like it is but, unfortunately, sometimes the truth hurts.
我一向实话实说,只是有时候实话会伤心。
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Jul282022
Now, for many years the passage has been called the Strait of Gibraltar. But the two great rocks at the entrance of the strait are called “The Pillars of Hercules.”
Well, through the dividing narrows I darted, and was home again!
And I am thankful to know three great and precious words that Folks have taught me: Friends! Liberty! Home! Are there an...阅读全文
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Jul212022
Things not to worry about
Don’t worry about popular opinion
Don’t worry about dolls
Don’t worry about the past
Don’t worry about the future
Don’t worry about growing up
Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you
Don’t worry about triumph
Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault
Don’t worry about mosquitoes
Don’t worry about flies
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Jul122022
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re a...阅读全文
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Jul042022
gathering
1、n.聚集;聚会;集会;收集;采集;搜集
A gathering is a group of people meeting together for a particular purpose.
a social/family gathering
社交 / 家庭聚会
The job involves gathering and analysing data.
这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。
The storm clouds were gathering.
暴风雨乌云正在聚集。
2、adj. (夜色)渐浓的,逐渐变黑的
If there is gathering darkness, th...阅读全文
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Jun102022
Good morning, afternoon, evening
I’m happy to be here.
I’m glad to have this opportunity to . . .
Today, I’d like to talk (to you) about . . .
My topic today is . . .
The focus of my remarks is . . .
I’d like to share some thoughts on (topic)
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