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　　Love is in the air for over 70 percent of Canadians, but men and women seem to view romantic relationships differently, according to a new survey.

　　An Ipsos Reid poll that surveyed 1,033 Canadian adults found 78 percent of women said they were in love, while only 64 percent of men said the same.

　　"It seems that men and women are not quite on the same page," said Sean Simpson, research manager at Ipsos Reid. "There may be some lack of communication going on, or that perhaps men are slower to come around and realize their feelings."

　　Overall, 71 of those surveyed said they were in love, with more romance in the air on the East Coast than the West. Eighty-nine percent of those from Atlantic Canada said they were in love, while only 67 percent of those in the Pacific Coast province of British Columbia could say the same.

　　The online survey also found that among the 35 to 54 age group, 80 percent of women and 67 percent of men said their partner was "a good lover."

　　One in 10 said their partner was either "not very good" or "not good at all."

　　Among those surveyed, 23 percent of men versus 12 percent of women said they were single.

　　"Online polls tend to be brutally honest," said Simpson, noting that there was no one on the other end of the phone to deal with.

　　"I wonder if men are fooling themselves, thinking, well there's no one to prove whether I'm single or not."

　　一项最新调查显示，超过70%的加拿大人正在享受爱情的甜蜜，不过男性和女性对于爱情的感受似乎不太一样。

　　益普索?雷德调查机构对1033名加拿大成年人开展的一项民意调查发现，78%的女性称自己正在恋爱，而男性称自己在谈恋爱的仅有64%。

　　益普索调查机构的调查部经理西恩?辛普森说："男性和女性的感觉似乎不太一样。可能是因为男女双方缺乏交流，或者是因为男性对于感情的反应相对比较迟钝。"

　　总体来看，71%的受访者说自己正在恋爱。东部沿海地区比西部地区的"爱意"更浓，在加拿大大西洋地区的受访者中，89%的人称自己正在享受甜蜜爱情，而在太平洋沿岸的英属哥伦比亚省，仅有67%的人有同样的感受。

　　此外，该项在线民调发现，在35岁至54岁的人群中，分别有80%的女性和67%的男性认为自己的伴侣是个"很好的爱人"。

　　十分之一的人认为他们的伴侣"不是很好"或"一点也不好"。

　　在所有受访者中，分别有23%的男性和12%的女性是单身。

　　辛普森说："人们在接受在线调查时往往很坦白，"不需要像打电话那样还得去应付对方。

　　"不过不知道男性有没有都说实话，没准他们会想反正没人会去核实我到底是不是单身。"

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　　　　　　　　　On the Feeling of Immortality in youth

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　by William Hazlitt

　　No young man believes he shall ever die. It was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. There is a feeling of Eternity in youth, which makes us amen for everything. To be young is to be as one of the Immortal Gods. One half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains in store for us with all its countless treasures; for there is no line drawn, and we see no limit to our hopes and wishes. We make the coming age our own-

　　The vast, the unbounded prospect lies before us.

　　Death. old age. are words without a meaning. that pass by us like the idea air which we regard not. Others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life", which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful journey, we strain our eager gaze forward-

　　年轻人不相信自已会死。这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。青春有一种永生之感--它能弥补一切。 人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留， 我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来的时代完全属于我们--

　　无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现

　　死亡，老年，不过是空话，毫无意义；我们听了，只耳边风，全不放在心上。这些事，别人也许经历过， 或者可能要承受，但是我们自己，"在灵符护佑下度日"，对于诸如此类脆弱的念头，统统付之轻蔑的一笑。像是刚刚走上愉快的旅程，极目远眺--

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　　Jack's grandfather left him ten million dollars, and the next week Diane agreed to marry him.

　　After three months of married life, Jack noticed that his beautiful new wife was ignoring him more and more. On the rare occasion that she would go to bed with him she would be indifferent, or even worse, called out other men's names!

　　Whenever they went out in public, she ignored him and flirted with other men. Finally, he decided to confront her.

　　'Diane,' he said, 'the only reason you married me was because my grandfather left me ten million dollars when he died'

　　'Don't be ridiculous,' she replied, 'I don?t care where your money came from!'

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　　Once upon a time...in the immense Russian steppe, lay a little village where nearly all the inhabitants bred horses. It was the month of October, when a big livestock market was held yearly in the main town. Two brothers, one rich and the other one poor, set off for market. The rich man rode a stallion, and the poor brother a young mare.

　　At dusk, they stopped beside an empty hut and tethered their horses outside, before going to sleep themselves on two heaps of straw. Great was their surprise, when, next morning they saw three horses outside, instead of two. Well, to be exact the newcomer was not really a horse. It was a foal, to which the mare had given birth during the night. Soon it had the strength to struggle to its feet, and after a drink of its mother's milk, the foal staggered its first few steps. The stallion greeted it with a cheerful whinny, and when the two brothers set eyes on it for the first time, the foal was standing beside the stallion.

　　"It belongs to me!" exclaimed Dimitri, the rich brother, the minute he saw it. "It's my stallion's foal." Ivan, the poor brother, began to laugh.

　　"Whoever heard of a stallion having a foal? It was born to my mare!"

　　"No, that's not true! It was standing close to the stallion, so it's the stallion's foal. And therefore it's mine!" The brothers started to quarrel, then they decided to go to town and bring the matter before the judges. Still arguing, they headed for the big square where the courtroom stood. But what they didn't know was that it was a special day, the day when, once a year, the Emperor himself administered the law. He himself received all who came seeking justice. The brothers were ushered into his presence, and they told him all about the dispute.

　　Of course, the Emperor knew perfectly well who was the owner of the foal. He was on the point of proclaiming in favor of the poor brother, when suddenly Ivan developed an unfortunate twitch in his eye. The Emperor was greatly annoyed by this familiarity by a humble peasant, and decided to punish Ivan for his disrespect. After listening to both sides of the story, he declared it was difficult, indeed impossible, to say exactly who was the foal's rightful owner. And being in the mood for a spot of fun, and since he loved posing riddles and solving them as well, to the amusement of his counselors, he exclaimed:

　　"I can't judge which of you should have the foal, so it will be awarded to whichever of you solves the following four riddles: what is the fastest thing in the world? What is the fattest? What's the softest and what is the most precious? I command you to return to the palace in a week's time with your answers!" Dimitri started to puzzle over the answers as soon as he left the courtroom. When he reached home, however, he realized he had nobody to help him.

　　"Well, I will just have to seek help, for if I can't solve these riddles, I will lose the foal!" Then he remembered a woman, one of his neighbors, to whom he had once lent a silver ducat. That had been some time ago, and with the interest, the neighbor now owed him three ducats. And since she had a reputation for being quick-witted, but also very astute, he decided to ask her advice, in exchange for canceling part of her debt. But the woman was not slow to show how clever she really was, and promptly demanded that the whole debt be wiped out in exchange for the answers.

　　"The fastest thing in the world is my husband's bay horse," she said. "Nothing can beat it! The fattest is our pig! Such a huge beast has never been seen! The softest is the quilt I made for the bed, using my own goose's feathers. It's the envy of all my friends. The most precious thing in the world is my three-month old nephew. There isn't a more handsome child. I wouldn't exchange him for all the gold on earth, and that makes him the most precious thing on earth!"

　　Dimitri was rather doubtful about the woman's answers being correct. On the other hand, he had to take some kind of solution back to the Emperor. And he guessed, quite rightly, that if he didn't, he would be punished.

　　In the meantime, Ivan, who was a widower, had gone back to the humble cottage where he lived with his small daughter. Only seven years old, the little girl was often left alone, and as a result, was thoughtful and very clever for her age. The poor man took the little girl into his confidence, for like his brother, he knew he would never be able to find the answers by himself. The child sat in silence for a moment, then firmly said:

　　"Tell the Emperor that the fastest thing in the world is the cold north wind in winter. The fattest is the soil in our fields whose crops give life to men and animals alike, the softest thing is a child's caress and the most precious is honesty."

　　The day came when the two brothers were to return before the Emperor. They were led into his presence. The Emperor was curious to hear what they had to say, but he roared with laughter at Dimitri's foolish answers. However, when it was Ivan's turn to speak, a frown spread over the Emperor's face. The poor brother's wise replies made him squirm, especially the last one, about honesty, the most precious thing of all. The Emperor knew perfectly well that he had been dishonest in his dealings with the poor brother, for he had denied him justice. But he could not bear to admit it in front of his own counselors, so he angrily demanded:

　　"Who gave you these answers?" Ivan told the Emperor that it was his small daughter. Still annoyed, the great man said:

　　"You shall be rewarded for having such a wise and clever daughter. You shall be awarded the foal that your brother claimed, together with a hundred silver ducats. But...but..." and the Emperor winked at his counselors:

　　"You will come before me in seven days' time, bringing your daughter. And since she's so clever, she must appear before me neither naked nor dressed, neither on foot nor on horseback, neither bearing gifts nor empty-handed. And if she does this, you will have your reward. If not, you'll have your head chopped off for your impudence!"

　　The onlookers began to laugh, knowing that the poor man would never to able to fulfill the Emperor's conditions. Ivan went home in despair, his eyes brimming with tears. But when he had told his daughter what had happened, she calmly said:

　　"Tomorrow, go and catch a hare and a partridge. Both must be alive! You'll have the foal and the hundred silver ducats! Leave it to me!" Ivan did as his daughter said. He had no idea what the two creatures were for, but he trusted in his daughter's wisdom.

　　On the day of the audience with the Emperor, the palace was thronged with bystanders, waiting for Ivan and his small daughter to arrive. At last, the little girl appeared, draped in a fishing net, riding the hare and holding the partridge in her hand. She was neither naked nor dressed, on foot or on horseback. Scowling, the Emperor told her:

　　"I said neither bearing gifts nor empty-handed!" At these words, the little girl held out the partridge. The Emperor stretched out his hand to grasp it, but the bird fluttered into the air. The third condition had been fulfilled. In spite of himself, the Emperor could not help admiring the little girl who had so cleverly passed such a test, and in a gentler voice, he said:

　　"Is your father terribly poor, and does he desperately need the foal?"

　　"Oh, yes!" replied the little girl. "We live on the hares he catches in the rivers and the fish he picks from the trees!"

　　"Aha!" cried the Emperor triumphantly. "So you're not as clever as you seem to be! Whoever heard of hares in the river and fish in the trees!" To which the little girl swiftly replied:

　　"And whoever heard of a stallion having a foal?" At that, both Emperor and Court burst into peals of laughter. Ivan was immediately given his hundred silver ducats and the foal, and the Emperor proclaimed:

　　"Only in my kingdom could such a wise little girl be born!"

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Questions：

1．A man and a woman with a baby in her arms were under an umbrella， but none of them got wet．How could they do it？

一个男人和一个怀抱婴儿的女人共撑一把伞，没有一个人淋湿，他们是怎么做到的？

2．A doctor and a salesman fell in love with the same girl．The salesman had to leave for a week on business and so he gave the girl seven apples． Why？

一个医生和一个推销员同时爱上了一个姑娘，推销员得出差一个星期，因此他送给姑娘七个苹果。为什么？

Keys：

1．It wasn't raining．

没有下雨。

2．Because an apple a day keeps the doctor away．..

因为一天一个苹果就不用看医生了。

Notes：

leave.on business 出差

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"是西方谚语，人们相

信一天吃一个苹果有益于健康，医生也不用看。

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　　Crying哭闹

　　Crying should be distinguished from colic. Crying is the only means an infant has to signify distress. Causes may be mundane （eg, a neonate accustomed to the tight environment of the womb becoming frightened by unrestricted arm and leg movements） or serious （eg, ear infection, abdominal pain）. Often there is no obvious cause. Persistent or prolonged crying, especially with signs of illness, requires a search for a cause. Crying almost always improves by 4 to 6 mo; when it does not, providers should suspect physical pain or tension within the family.

　　应将哭闹与疝痛相区别。哭闹是婴儿表达痛苦的唯一方式。它有可能是日常原因引起的（如习惯于子宫紧密环境的新生儿会因手足运动的自由而受到惊吓）。哭闹常常无明显原因。持续、长时间的哭闹，特别是伴有生病症状，就必须寻找病因。哭闹几乎总会在4－6个月时改善。如果确实没有改善，就应怀疑是否有身体疼痛或家庭关系紧张。

　　Evaluation评估

　　History: History focuses on the amount, timing, and quality of the crying as well as any signs of illness. Reports of fever or URI suggest possible otitis media. Reports of diarrhea or vomiting suggest pain from a GI process, ranging from gastroenteritis to more serious conditions. Reports of extreme parental frustration suggest tensions within the family that may be reflected in the infant's behavior.

　　病史：病史评估重点是哭闹数量、时间、性质及任何疾病症状。发烧或上呼吸道感染反映提示中耳炎可能。腹泻或呕吐反映提示胃肠道问题引起的疼痛，如胃肠炎甚至更严重的疾病。如反映父母极其失望，则提示家　关系紧张，并影响到婴儿行为。

　　Physical examination: Examination focuses on growth parameters and any signs of illness. Distorted or erythematous tympanic membranes suggest otitis media. Abdominal distention or masses suggest an intra-abdominal process causing pain. Fever and fussiness without an apparent cause may result from UTI.

　　体检：体检重点是生长发育情况及疾病症状。鼓膜变形或红斑提示中耳炎，腹胀或腹部肿块提示腹内病变引起疼痛。发烧或无明显原因的生气可能是泌尿道感染所致。

　　Testing: In most cases, testing is unnecessary unless otherwise indicated by history and examination.

　　化验：多数情况无需化验，除非在病史或体检中发现其他指症。

　　Treatment治疗

　　The clinician's role in managing crying is to present explanations and options to parents, who can then try different strategies to diminish the child's crying. Approaches vary with cause and age. Infants are often comforted by swaddling, ambient noise, and movement, as in rocking or swinging in a swing. Both infants and older children often respond to a ride in the car. If parents and physician are convinced that there is no serious cause for the crying, the infant may be allowed to cry for a short period （"5-minute rule"）, then parents comfort the infant and re-start the clock. Often parents are relieved to know that they can let the infant cry, and often the infant will stop spontaneously before the prescribed period is over.

　　在处理哭闹时，临床医师的作用在于为父母提供解释和处理方案，父母据此偿试用不同的方法减少小儿哭闹。所用方法因哭闹原因和小儿年龄而异。婴儿常常通过襁褓、环境声音和运动进行安抚，如摇、荡秋千。乘车通常对婴儿和幼儿都有效。如果父母和医师都确信哭闹并无严重原因，就可以任婴儿哭一小会（"5分钟规则"），然后父母再去安慰，并重复这一作法。当父母知道可以让婴儿哭时就会感到轻松，婴儿也常常会在预定时间结束前自行停止哭闹。

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Green Green Grass of Home

The old home town looks the same

As I step down from the train

And there to meet me is my Mama and PaPa

Down the road I look and there runs Mary

Hair of gold and lips like cherries

It's good to touch the green green,grass of home

Yes,they'll all come to meet me arms reaching sweeting

It's good to touch the green green,grass fo home

The old house is still standing

though the paint is cricket and dry

And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on

Down the lane I walk with Mary

Hair of gold and lips like cheries

It's good to touch the green green,grass of home

Then I awake and look around me

At four gray walls that surround me

And I realize yes I was only dreaming

There's a guard,and there's a sad old padre

Arm and arm we'll walk at day break

Again I'll touch the green green,grass of home

Yes,they'll all come to see me

in the shade of that old oak tree

As they lay me neath

故乡的青青绿草

我走下火车

古老的故乡依然如昨

父母在向我招手

路的一端我看见

玛丽在向我飞奔

缕缕金发和樱桃似的红唇

抚摸故乡的青青绿草

这感觉真好

那古老的屋子还在

只是油漆已经斑驳

那株老橡树还在

我曾在上面玩耍

和亲爱的玛丽一同

走在那条小巷

抚摸故乡的青青绿草

这感觉真好

当我醒来,环顾四周

只见四堵灰色的墙

我才知道那是梦

我看到哨兵,天色微明

我们手拉手走着

我会再次抚摸

故乡的青青绿草

在那株老橡树的浓荫下

它们都出来看我

躺在我的身下

故乡的青青绿草

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　　　　　　　　　　　　 What Is Real Beauty?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yang Lingyuan

本篇是96年湖南省第二届非英语专业大学生英语演讲比赛团体二等奖获奖者之一的演讲辞。其中引用正、反两方面的事例来论述"真正的美不在外表，而在内心"这一观点的方法值得学习与借鉴。

　 It is human nature that all of us should be fond of beauty. Everybody was born with a heart for beauty.

　 Today in China,with the rising of our living standard, people's requirement of beauty has been heightened accordingly. Some people spare no money or energy on beautiful clothes, fashionable hair styles,the decoration of their houses and even the improvement of their looks. But it seems to me,all

these are more or less confined to the beauty in appearance,or rather,the outward beauty.

　 In my opinion,we shouldn't only pay attention to beautiful appearance and neglect the beautification of the mind and what we are after should be the perfect unity of the outward beauty and the inner beauty. As we all know,so far as objects and animals are concerned,there is only beautiful appearance to be mentioned, but to us humanbeings, although the outward beauty really matters, the inner beauty is much more important. This was confirmed by a famous Russian writer in words much like this: "A person is

not lovely for being beautiful but beautiful for being lovely. "

　 Here, I'd like to quote two typical instances and I'm sure, my dear friends,from them you'll find out what real beauty is.

　 Recently I learned from the radio an unpleasant incident about a well known singer. She is very charming with a sweet beautiful voice and very famous for singing the song."Devotion of Love". Not long ago,she was invited to Zhejiang Province to give performance. The moment she was to appear on the stage,she suddenly asked for more reward. Worse still,after her request was satisfied, she didn't begin to sing at once. Instead,she took her time to count all the money piece by piece. Thus she kept the audience waiting for half an hour. So when she at last showed up and started to sing "Devotion of Love",a man rose up from his seat and shouted at her,"You don't have any devotion of love. You are not qualified to sing this song ! "Hearing this, the singer stopped singing and began to shout abuses with her finger pointed at the man. At this time the whole audience burst into an uproar.

　　How disappointed her keen listeners were when they learned this! It is the singer herself who spoiled her beautiful image in the eyes of others.

　 Now, I'm coming to another true story. It's about a poor, ordinary looking old woman. She was a widow without any children, living barely from hand to mouth by picking odds and ends from rubbish heaps. However,she took in more than ten homeless orphans successively and managed to bring them up. Every day she labored from morning till night. In order to earn as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school,she even went to a hospital regularly to sell her blood. She got so weak for the loss of blood that she sometimes fell in a faint on her way home.

　　When asked why she chose to burden herself with so many children,she smiled and simply answered,"Oh,I love children and I like to have their company. "

　 Though the old woman was poor materially, she was full of affection and rich in spirit. She was loved dearly by her children. She was also highly appreciated by the local government, and truly respected by people in her community.

Maybe you can't help wondering, "What makes that ordinary woman so extraordinary?" It is nothing else but her inner beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of rewarding. What a sharp contrast there is between the great woman and the selfish singer]

　　So,to answer the question "What is real beauty?", I declare definitely,it is the beauty lying in one's heart of hearts and embodied in his actions and deeds,that is,the inner heauty!

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以下内容包括二百六十九个语言点,包括好句子,需要记忆的词组以及常见句型,关注于语言表达的结构功能.

各位口试将至，且请看看，这些掌握了没有，不熟悉的话可要振奋起精神，开始冲刺了。

1.我非常感谢...

Reference:Thank you very much for...

2.热情友好的欢迎辞

Reference:gracious speech of welcome

3...之一

Reference:be one of

4.访问...是...

Reference:A visit to...has...

5.多年梦寐以求的愿望

Reference:has long been my dream

6...给予我一次...的机会...

Reference:(The visit will) give me　(an excellent ) opportunity to ...

7.我为...，再次表达（我的愉快之情和荣幸之感）。

Reference:I wish to say again that I am so delighted and privileged to...

8.（我对您为我到达贵国后所做的一切安排）深表感谢。

note:注意这里"到达"的动词向名词形式的转变。

Reference:I'm deeply grateful for everything you've done for me since my arrival in China.

9.（我很高兴）有此机会（来贵公司工作），与中国汽车业的杰出人士合作共事。

note：（1）这里的"合作共事"可以不译，由前面的"工作"统领，用with连接就可以了。（2）"杰出人士"的翻译

Reference:I'm very glad to have the opportunity to work in your company with a group of brilliant people in China's automobile industries.

10....多年来一直盼望...

note：主要是对"盼望"一词的快速反应。

Reference:have been looking forward to ...for many years

11.我很感激...

note：出现"感激"，首先反应就是appreciate及其同族词。

Reference:I appreciate...

12.你若不在意的话，...

Reference:If you don't mind,...

13.去...走走

Reference:tour around...

14.浦江商务旅游公司

note：注意其中的旅游的选词

Reference:Pu Jiang Business Travel Campany

15.国家旅游局

note：局不一定要用bureau

Reference:the Chinese National Tourist Administration

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