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A: My boyfriend just said something really weird to
me.
我男朋友刚刚跟我说了很奇怪的话。
B: Maybe you should ask him what he meant.
或许你该问他是什么意思。CRa中国英语学习网
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He told me a sob story and asked for help.
他编了一堆伤心事来乞求帮助。
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今天我们要讲的是另一个和“哭”有关的俗语：sob story。Sob是哭泣的意思，story是故事的意思。Sob
story的意思就是某人编造一个令人伤心的故事来赢得别人的同情，甚至于让别人给钱来帮助他。
On my way to work, this man stopped me and said that he hadn't eaten for three days. So I gave him a dollar. On my way home I saw him get into a new car and drive off and now I know he had given me a sob story.
在我去上班的路上那个人挡住了我，对我说，他已经三天没有吃东西了。所以我给了他一块钱。可是，我在回家的路上看见他跨进了一辆新的汽车后就开走了。我这才知道他说的事全是假的。
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Very stupid robbers CRa中国英语学习网
Two robbers were robbing a hotel. The first robber said, "I hear sirens. Jump!"
The second one said, "But we're on the 13 th floor!"
The first one screamed back, "This is no time to be superstitious!"
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两个笨贼
两个盗贼在一家旅馆偷东西。第一个说：“我听到警报响了，快跳吧！”
第二个说：“但是我们现在在第13层啊！”第一个尖叫着回敬他：“都什么时候了，还这么迷信！”
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"A sea change in finance erodes hard-line socialism. Enterprising Cubans run their own shops and restaurants; while across the country resources beckon to foreign investors. …U.S. dollars, legal since 1993, divide a once egalitarian society into those who have access to them and those who do not."
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圣猫(The sacred cats)
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Centuries ago, in Southeast Asia, the priests of the Khmer people believed in
reincarnation and that the souls of the dead could enter animals' bodies.
These priests, called kittahs, were forced to flee to the remote mountains of northern Burma to escape their enemies. They built a temple there.
The temple was known as Lao-Tsun, or "house of the gods," and was hidden amidst winding pathways and towering mountain walls. There, the priests could worship in peace.
Mun-Ha was the chief priest. His favorite cat was Sinh, one of a hundred cats at the temple. The kittahs adored this creature, with its yellow eyes, white body, and ears, tail, nose and paws a dark brown.
One night, the enemy came to destroy the temple. On that night, Mun-Ha died suddenly, and as he did, a miracle took place.
Sinh leaped upon his dead master's head. A moment later his white hair became golden, and his golden eyes became dazzling sapphire. Sinh turned his head toward the temple's door, and as he turned, each brown paw turned white.
The kittahs thought that their leader was using the cat to command them, and so they rushed to the bronze doors. They barred the doors just in time to stop the invaders.
The kittahs believed that Mun-Ha lived on in Sinh. After seven days Sinh died, and the kittahs believed that he carried Mun-Ha's soul to the paradise of the gods.
The priests met to decide who should succeed Mun-Ha as leader. The 99 remaining cats came running, each now gold and white with sapphire blue eyes .
The kittahs bowed to the cats. They thought the souls of their past masters inhabited these cats. They watched as the cats formed a large circle around the youngest priest, a man named Legoa.
"Legoa shall take Mun-Ha's place," the priests declared.
The descendants of these 99 cats, known as Birman cats, look today just as Sinh did when he was transformed. Their fur is a misty gold, their paws white as snow, and their eyes deepest sapphire. |
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Every day I love you
“Everyday I love you”并不是Boyzone的获奖单曲，可是我却对这首歌情有独钟。缓慢的节奏、温柔的节拍、简单的歌词，让人在朴素中体会到歌曲的深情。
或许真的有命中注定，命运总能让两个陌生的人走到一起，从此彼此深爱，在对方难过时给予抚慰，愤怒时给予微笑。爱情是如此神奇。难以想像，如果生命缺少了全心全意的爱，会变得多么苍白，多么不幸。
当一个人的时候，常常听这首歌，而且每次都会被Boyzone深情的歌声深深感动……
Everyday I love you by Boyzone I don't know, but I believe
That some things are meant to be
And that you'll make a better me
Everyday I love you I never thought that dreams came true
 But you showed me that they do
You know that I learn something new
Everyday I love you 'Cos I believe that destiny
Is out of our control
And you'll never live until you love
With all your heart and soul It's a touch when I feel bad
It's a smile when I get mad
All the little things I am
Everyday I love you Everyday I love you boy
Everyday I love you Cos I believe that destiny
Is out of our control
And you'll never live until you love
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If I asked would you say yes?
Together we're the very best
I know that I am truly blessed
Everyday I love you
And now I'll give you my best
Everyday I love you
Words and phrases
1. touch：抚慰
2. destiny：命运
3. boy：表示感叹的语气词
歌手简介 CRa中国英语学习网
“Boyzone”（“男孩地带”）的经纪人Louis Walsh原来是爱尔兰一个俱乐部的老板，他看见家乡的歌迷总是对英格兰的偶像团体如痴如狂，觉得爱尔兰也应该有个能让女孩们尖叫的偶像团体，于是便在当地的报纸登广告寻找能歌善舞的男孩。当时还在念高中的Ronan和Stephen、兼职当汽车技师的Shane和Mickey，还有在大学主修建筑的Keith从300多位报名者中脱颖而出。就在93年的冬天Boyzone宣告成立。
94年，Boyzone的第一支单曲“Love me for a reason”获得了爱尔兰榜的亚军。96年，他们的第二张专辑“A different beat”发行后，Boyzone成为当红偶像组合。随着一首又一首畅销金曲相继诞生，Boyzone成为后来所有男孩偶像团体如“Westlife”（“西城男孩”）进入流行乐坛的入门指南。
Boyzone的辉煌成绩，也反映在他们获得的许许多多奖项上，如：英国电影学院奖，欧洲音乐大奖全年最佳专辑奖，最佳英国及爱尔兰艺人奖……除此之外，他们还是最畅销Comic Relief唱片的纪录保持人，他们重新诠释的“When the going gets tough”，在英国销售超过了70万张。
虽然Boyzone组合早已解散，但他们永远活在人们心中。2001年12月，经过两年单飞演艺生涯，Boyzone又在亚洲推出特别精选大碟“Boyzone ballads - the ultimate love songs collection 1993-2001”，他们的歌曲将永远被视作情歌典范，他们缔造的辉煌业绩将永载世界流行乐的史册
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