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科技与发明
exert a far-reaching impact on  对…产生深远影响   
positive/opposite forces 正面/负面影响
Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as the Internet.
一切生活都有负面影响
positive forces on physical and mental health  对身心健康有积极作用


marketable products  畅销产品
high-tech products  高科技产品
scientific exploration 科学探索
sophisticated equipment and machinery 先进的机器和设备
means of transportation/communication  交通方式/交流方式
social status/marital status  社会地位/婚姻状况
An industrial estate will help to promote relative industries of that city.   促进相关产业的发展
Modern technology can help pave the way for the future development 为未来的发展铺平道路
dramatic breakthroughs  突破性进展
The progress in modern technology has given a great push to the economic growth  极大推动经济发展
Expenditure races up and up to an unprecedented level. 消费持续上升达到空前的水平

sustainable growth/agriculture  可持续增长/可持续农业
sustainable competitive advantage  可持续的竞争优势
strategy of sustainable development  可持续发展战略
promote the sustainable development  促进可持续发展
We require a completely new transportation energy system to ensure sustainable development
需要一个全新的交通能源体系,以保证可持续发展

when the earth’s resources deplete  资源枯竭
Energy crisis is a big issue that must be dealt with by many countries nowadays.  能源危机
Alternative fuel 替代燃料
be antithetical to 与…背道而驰
There will always be tensions between principle and expediency. 原则和权宜之计之间的矛盾
While mobiles can change human lives for the better, advances in technology can also be a double-edged sword.
技术的进步也可能是双刃剑
It seems such a pity that a distinguished and honored name is over-commercialized in such a manner.  过度商业化的
A disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. 灾难性的错误会给我们带来巨大的损失

unwholesome lifestyle  不健康的生活方式
be tempted into an unhealthy lifestyle 过上一种不健康的生活方式
jeopardize one’s health 危害健康
pose a potential hazard to human health 对人类健康具有潜在威胁

a sense of national pride 民族自豪感
It goes without saying that the boom of the Internet makes many people believe that it is cure-all solution. However, it is not always the case.  万能良药
in all walks of life 在各行各业

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发表于 2016-11-2 17:56:09 |只看该作者
安宁1995 发表于 2016-11-2 17:55
科技与发明
exert a far-reaching impact on  对…产生深远影响   
positive/opposite forces 正面/负面 ...

媒体与广告
news censorship  新闻审查
news blackout 新闻管制
freedom of the press  新闻自由
With the development of mass media, entertainments also grow.  大众媒体
provide its readers with the exclusive news  为读者们提供独家新闻

hit the headlines 上头条
full of sensational news reports  满是轰动的新闻报道
rise to fame and affluence overnight 一夜间声名鹊起
second-hand information 二手信息
information-explosion society 信息爆炸的社会

meet the different tastes of  满足…不同的口味
contribute to the spreading and preservation of culture  促进文化的传播和留存
develop digital library in information era  在信息时代进行数字图书馆信息开发
revolutionize the way we acquire information 彻底改变了我们获取信息的方式
distinguish right from wrong  明辨是非
serve an edifying purpose  有教育意义的
Democracy is based on good will and mutual understanding  善意和相互了解
make the global village possible  使地球村变为可能

be exposed to poor-quality programs  接触到一些低质量节目
It leads to a drop in their interaction with others.  互动减少
alienation of affection  感情疏远
emotional bond  感情纽带
family attachment  家庭归属感
generation gap  代沟
live in a virtual world 生活在一个虚拟世界中
lives are basically detached from reality  生活基本与现实隔离
invade one’s privacy  侵扰隐私
go astray  误入歧途
TV violence may intrigue some young people embark on the criminal road  走上犯罪道路
engender social stability and safety  危害社会稳定和安全
The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.  丑闻在报纸上掀起风波
It is not advisable to follow the fashion blindly.  盲目追逐时尚是不可取的

It is inconceivable that… 难以想象不可思议的
deprive one’s imagination and creativity  使…丧失想象力和创造力
stimulate one’s imagination and creativity  激发想象力和创造力

pursue one-sided commercial profit  单方面追求商业利润
看电视的坏处:
lead to the short of abstract thinking  抽象思维的缺失
isolate children from physical and social activities  使孩子的体育和社交活动减少
make them indifferent to the real world  使他们对现实世界漠不关心
rarely concerned about the people and the matters around them  极少关心周围的人和事情
impair your vision  损伤视力
be exposed to radiation of the computer screen 电脑屏幕辐射

看电视的益处:
provide an escape for children who experience high levels of pressure in the daytime  从繁重压力中逃离
strike a balance between entertainment and academic activities  达到劳逸结合

广告优势:
enable greater volume to be sold  促进产品销售量
enable consumers to have a qualitative choice among various products  让消费者选择适合自己的产品
encourage product innovation 鼓励产品创新
encourage competition in quality 刺激质量上的竞争
good advertisement can positively disseminate market information  传播市场信息
bridge the gap between consumers and manufactures  在消费者和生产商之间建立桥梁

广告的劣势:
abuse the consumers’ trust to sell disqualified products  滥用消费者的信任来出售不合格产品
exploit consumers’ lack of experience or knowledge to work off a lot of undesirable products
利用消费者缺少经验和知识处理掉一大批不良产品
hardly provide full disclosure of product characteristics  很少提供产品的所有信息
dangerously misleading and cheating advertising  具有危险的误导性欺骗性广告
fake and exaggerated information  虚假信息

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发表于 2016-11-2 17:56:38 |只看该作者
安宁1995 发表于 2016-11-2 17:56
媒体与广告
news censorship  新闻审查
news blackout 新闻管制

政府与城市化
social security  社会保障,社会保险
construction of infrastructure  基础设施建设
health care and social services  医疗和社会服务
health and medical treatment  医疗卫生
provide financial assistance  提供财政援
dedicate/allocate money to  为…拨款
curtail public spending  削减公共开支
government spending suffered its deepest contraction  政府支出严重缩减
hit upon another idea to augment income  另一个增加收入的主意
levy higher tax on import cars  征税更高的税

freedom of opinion and expression  言论自由
freedom of thought  思想自由
the department concerned  有关部门
public sector  公共部门
nursing house  敬老院
seek into the lives of ordinary citizens without just cause  没有正当理由的情况下调查老百姓的生活情况
be strictly prohibited  被严令禁止
stringent laws  严酷的法令
death penalty / capital punishment  死刑
sentence sb. To death  宣布某人死刑
life imprisonment  无期徒刑
The rising rate of crime is a reflection of an unstable society.  犯罪率上升是社会不稳定的反映

It is the obligation of citizens to perform military service.  服兵役是公民应尽的义务
give priority to put the integration of population and development into action  把人口和发展一体化当成当务之急
lay more emphasize on educating people the significance of obeying the traffic rules  
多强调教育人们遵守交通规则的重要性



城市化、交通词汇:
urban construction  城市建设
perfect the construction of urban infrastructure  完善城市基础设施建设
The urban planning and lifestyle are highly interrelated.  城市规划与生活方式有密切联系
Urbanization is the demand foundation of the development of tertiary industry.  城市化是第三产业发展需求的基础
Urbanization ad industrialization is a symbol of social progress.  城市化和工业化是社会进步的体现
Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl  农村被城市扩张所吞并
Every citizen should realize the seriousness of the problem and make concerted efforts to participate in the reconstruction of the city.  每位公民应意识到问题严重性,并努力参与城市重建
over-industrialization seems to be an unavoidable trend  过度工业化似乎是一种不可避免的趋势
International competition is a spur to modernization  国际竞争是走向现代化的动力


automobile industry  汽车工业
population explosion  人口激增
traffic congestion  交通拥挤
get stuck in a traffic jam during the rushing hour 交通高峰期遇上堵车
The traffic control plays a major role in easing traffic.  交通管理在缓解交通压力上扮演重要角色People are encouraged to take public transportation instead of driving their own cars in order to ease the traffic pressure  
鼓励人们去乘坐公共交通工具,以缓解交通压力
have a great policy for subsidizing public transport  采用补贴公共交通的策略
With the rapid economic development, the number of car ownership increases largely, which also induce the traffic accidents rising.  汽车拥有量大幅增加,这也导致交通事故上升


implement strict vehicle emission standards  制定严格的汽车排放标准
impose restrictions on consumption loans  对消费贷款实施严格限制

advocate the management of resources 倡导资源管理
drain/shortage of energy and resources  能源和资源的消耗
Water scarcity is reaching crisis proportions now because of skewed supply and demand.
因为扭曲的供给和需求,水短缺正接近危机程度
on the brink of dying because of the waste water from factory  因为工厂废水排放,生物濒临死亡
break the ecological balance  破坏生态平衡
contaminate the environment  污染环境

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发表于 2016-11-2 17:58:57 |只看该作者
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social security  社会保障,社会保险
construction of infrastructure  基础设施建设

pollution-free fuel  无污染燃料
be more vulnerable to  易受伤害脆弱的,易于患上…
a feasible measure 一种可行的措施
strengthen the regulation and monitoring  加强监督和管理
enhance the government intrusion  加大正度干预性措施
map out a blueprint of  制定出发展蓝图
settle down effective laws 制定出积极有效的法律
provide convenience for  为…提供便利
pay a heavy price  付出惨痛的代价



社会与家庭
take proper guidance and support  采取恰当的引导和支持
set down effective laws  制定积极有效的法律
promote legislative regulations  促进立法管理
establish and perfect the social security system  建立和完善社会的安全体系
keep up safety and the stable and healthy development of our country’s political economy  
保持政治经济的安全和稳定健康发展
the remarkable improvement of people’s living standard  人民生活水平的显著提高
guarantee the stability and prosperity of  保障…稳定和繁荣
keep abreast with the latest development of  跟上最新发展

lessen financial/psychological burden  减轻经济/心理负担
enforce on-the-spot penalties against  立即采取惩罚性措施
impose a heavier penalty on…  对…实施更严厉的惩罚
give priority to  优先关注预先考虑
eliminate poverty and backwardness  消除贫穷与落后

endanger social stability and safety  危害社会稳定和安全
trigger social instability  引发社会动荡
breed crimes and violence  滋生犯罪和暴力
vicious circle  恶性循环
resource allocation  资源配置
create a pleasant ecological environment  创造一种和谐的生态环境
take effective measures to deal with the environmental pollution and keep ecological balance  保持生态平衡
We must reinforce the conservation of water and soil and develop commodity economy combined with protecting natural resources in order to establish a good environment for the tourist industry of the country.
必须加强水土保持工作,将保护自然资源与发展商品经济相结合,为我国旅游业的发展创造一个良好的环境
He cited other long-term benefits, including pollution reduction and improvements in productivity.
他提到的长远利益包括减少污染和提高生产率


the increasingly fierce competitive environment  日益激烈的竞争环境
integrate theory with practice  理论与实践相结合
the inevitable result of social development  社会发展的必然结果
industrialization is an irresistible trend of economic development  工业化是经济发展的必然趋势
The government should focus on problems of immediate interest to the public, such as education, employment, social security and health care.   眼前利益,切身利益
It’s wise to make best use of the advantages and bypass the disadvantages  扬长避短
take the essence and discard the dregs  取其精华,去其糟粕
still have a long way to go  仍然有很长的路要走
class polarization due to the economical development  随经济发展而产生的阶级两极分化
People rarely reach an absolute consensus on such a controversial issue.  
人们很少在这样一个有争议的问题上达成绝对一致

leisure activity  闲暇活动
Difference in ways of consumption is the indicator of social differentiation.  消费方式的差异是社会分化的指示器
popularize the knowledge of   普及知识…
be contributed to  归因于
set forth a compromise proposal  提出折中方案
cannot bear closer analysis  经不起推敲

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pollution-free fuel  无污染燃料
be more vulnerable to  易受伤害脆弱的,易于患上…
a feasible mea ...

犯罪和法律
break/violate the law  触犯法律
abide by / comply with the law  遵守法律
crimes/criminal acts  罪行
criminal tendency  犯罪倾向
heinous crime  重罪    petty crime  轻罪
first-time offender 初犯的人   repeat criminals 惯犯
law enforcement agencies 执法部门
law abiding citizens  守法的公民

physical evidence  物证
judicial proceeding  司法程序


文化、语言、旅游、全球化
cultural diversity  文化多元化
cultural treasures 文化宝藏
cultural reconstruction  文化重建
language is the major medium used in cross-cultural communication  跨文化交流
sacrifice spiritual civilization for short-term economic development  为了短期的经济发展而牺牲精神文明
Human historical sites are the memories of our country’s glorious past, which can enable citizen’s identity with the nation.  人文历史遗址承载国家
how to protect this intangible cultural heritage in a better way will be the unshakable duty on…
如何用更好地方式保护非物质文化遗产是…义不容辞的责任

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break/violate the law  触犯法律
abide by / comply with the law  遵守法律

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I can also find out what the weather forecast is – always handy in the UK where it can change so quickly, plus I like to be able to keep an eye on what is happening locally to me in Sheffield where I live.
Because it is updated frequently it is tempting to keep going back and having another look if there is some running news item that I am following. It can lead me to procrastinate when I am supposed to be working, but I tell myself it is important to keep up to date with what is going on in the world   网站

第一次说外语 the first time you use a language to communicate

I remember the first time I talked with foreigners in English happened when I was in high school. Back to that time, there was an international exchange student-Tina coming to my class. She was from America, with blue eyes, light skin and golden hair, looking quite attractive in school. However, she couldn’t speak Chinese.
As the class monitor, I was supposed to take her around and introduce her basic information in our campus. I was quite nervous then because I had never communicated with a foreigner before and I knew my oral English may not be good enough to cope with the conversation. But finally I forced myself toward it because I knew it was a good chance to get familiar with Tina and help her adapt to the life in China. My heart was beating super-fast while we were talking. Tina introduced herself and showed me her friendliness. I tried to figure out some English words and grammar to make myself understood. To my surprise, Tina told me she could well understand what I had said, even though English was not my mother tongue.
Otherwise, I also started to understand that if you want to learn something new, you must be brave and go towards it.

个人品质
I’m a forgetful person

I would say my mother and I are alike in this aspect, maybe I was born with a forgetful nature.


广告
        I’m going to talk about a Public Service Advertisement which is broadcast on CCTV recently. You know, I seldom watch advertisements on TV or internet since I think most of them are very banal, full of marketing speech and kind of boring. Last week, my friend introduced me an ad and told me she was moved by the content. Out of curiosity, I searched and watched it online.
        Here are more details. A tired young mother, after telling bedtime stories to her little son, turned to bathe her mother-in-law's feet. However, the little son didn’t fall asleep and get up after his mother leaving the room. The scene that the young mother washed her mother-in-law's feet was just noticed by the little boy through a chink in the door. When the young mother finished and came back to accompany her little son, to her surprise, she saw her son holding a basin of water and said: "Mom, let me wash your feet."
        I was totally moved at that moment. The dutiful action of the little son surpassed my expectation. I think the aim of this ad is to tell the public that parents are the best teachers for children. What they have behaved exerts a subtle influence on children’s minds.


家用设备
I consider the refrigerator to be the most useful household appliance I have. Among these household appliances, I would put refrigerator ahead because of its usefulness specifically for me. I live in an apartment and mostly maintain all of my tasks by myself. I can't think of living without the refrigerator I do have.

I own a refrigerator manufactured by LG and it is a side-by-side refrigerator with an icemaker. I put most of the foods, water and cooked food there. It makes my life easier and helps me eat fresh foods. It is quite tough for me to cook 2-3 times a day and the refrigerator saves me from doing so. My refrigerator consists of a thermally insulated compartment and the heat pump that transfers the heat created inside to the external environment. As a result, the inside of the refrigerator remains cool to a temperature below the room temperature. There is a temperature controller that the user can use to maintain the desired temperature. This temperature can differ based on the room temperature and the type of food preserved. The refrigerator also reduces the rate of spoilage of foods and foods item by maintaining a lower temperature which helps keep lower the reproduction of bacteria to a minimal level.

Without the refrigerator, life would have been much difficult. I would have to go shopping every now and then and buy only a minimum amount of fruits, vegetables and other food items that I would be able to eat in a day.

I would have to purchase cold water in the summer season and have to cook 3 times a day. That would have killed a significant amount of time and would not allow me to do other stuff that I currently do. Making ice cream, smoothie and other juices would have been quite impossible and my lifestyle would not permit me to eat fresh fruits and foods. Sometimes I bring foods, meats and vegetables from my hometown and preserve them for more than a month. That would have been impossible without the refrigerator I own.

For all those reasons, the refrigerator has become an important appliance for my daily life.

积极改变
The funny thing about changes is that you don’t always recognise them at the time.
A couple of years ago I started to feel like I was getting old and losing my basic fitness. Although I walked quite a lot (as a form of transport, as well as to enjoy the local countryside) I wasn’t really doing anything else very much that was physical. I was never very good at sports, so I didn’t really know where to begin. However, I’ve always liked being outdoors, so on something of a whim I booked an activity holiday in Northumberland, which is a beautiful rural area in the north east of England, right by the coast. The holiday was great. We did abseiling; hill walking; body-surfing – all sorts of things. In addition, every morning began with a run along the sands of the seaside. Now I’d never run before – well only if I was trying to catch a bus, but otherwise, not at all. I wasn’t very good at it, and honestly, I didn’t even really enjoy it all that much. However, I did have to concede that it is a great form of exercise. You don’t really need any special equipment (apart from decent trainers); you can do it anywhere and it’s free! What’s more, I found out from some other holiday makers that in the UK there is a free weekly event held nationwide in parks all over the country. It is called Parkrun, and basically people gather every Saturday morning at 9.00 a.m. to run a fixed course of 5km and get a time for doing so. I wasn’t too sure if this would be achievable for me. I’d never run that far before. But I promised myself I would try it ‘just once’ to see if I could.

The day after I got back from my holiday I turned up to do the Parkrun at my local park. I can tell you the exact day! It was 24th August 2013 – I know this because the whole point of Parkrun is that if you register (which is free) then the organisation records your time each week and you can access it online afterwards. The first time I went I didn’t even manage to run the whole way round, but I did finish, and I did get a great sense of achievement. Because you know your time, it is quite addictive, you find you do want to go again the next week and see if you can improve!  My local parkrun is huge, with well over 500 runners taking part every week – so even though I was pretty slow, I found I wasn’t the slowest.

Since that day over two years ago, I’ve found that I’ve gone to Parkrun almost every week.  I have taken part in some 70 parkruns, and through doing so made new friends, maintained a certain level of fitness, and even gained the confidence to take part in some longer runs.  I’ve done lots of 10km races now, a few off-road runs – including one over 24km as well as taken part in obstacle races!  I would never have believed that the small change of ‘just going once’ to Parkrun to ‘give it a go’ would lead to me being such an enthusiastic member of Parkrun two years later.  By the way, I haven’t really ever got any faster, but I’m definitely a lot fitter.  Now I can’t imagine a Saturday morning without heading off for a run with my 500 friends at the local park!  That first day I turned up nervously to join in with Parkrun was definitely the beginning of a positive change in my life!

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I have met many persons with very polite behaviours and soft attitude and among them my neighbour Mr Arun (...say a name you like...) is the most polite person I have ever met. Interestingly he is very talented, well-mannered, possesses an extensive experience of travelling and he is a writer. There is a rumour that after his son died, he started living a discrete and solitary life.

I first met him after he moved to our neighbourhood around 5 years back. One day I went to his home to give some homemade cookies and food for a major festival. The way he greeted me and thanked me was simply amazing. I was around 19-20 years old but he treated me as if I was a more matured and experienced person. I am at least 20 years junior to him and yet he showed me a respect which is very rare nowadays.

In fact, he is well-known in our community as a perfect gentleman and a sober person. Almost every one of our locality likes him for his polite manner, serene life-style and his wit. I often visit his place and discuss on several issues. He is a great problem solver and has a natural gift on Mathematics. He often helped me on my studies and we played table tennis, chess and other indoor games. The most interesting part about him is that he is a brave person and he often protests the unfair issues of our community. But those are so natural and his way of presenting those issues are so important and obvious that people obey him and give great concerns on the issues he raises. Besides, people respect his judgments and good wills. I like spending time with him and enjoy his accompany. We all have our own perceptions about polite persons and in my opinion, he is a perfect example how people can be earnest and polite being very brave, intelligent and righteous.

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天气原因改变计划
The bad weather was snow. It does snow in parts of the United Kingdom every year, and where I live in Sheffield we do always get some snow in the winter months, especially on the higher ground. I quite like snow, it can be cold and a bit inconvenient if you get a heavy snowfall, as then public transport stops and everything grinds to a halt. However, it is also really beautiful how a snowfall can turn everything white. It is fun to build snowmen, make snow angel shapes in the newly fallen snow, to go sledging in the hills and even to have a sneaky snowball fight if you are brave enough to find someone to take on. So on the whole, I like snow, I enjoy the novelty of it, and as long as you are dressed appropriately (hat, gloves, scarf, waterproof trousers and thick winter coat) it isn’t too bad. The day I’m thinking of, though was rather different.

I woke up on a December morning about four years ago and the first thing I noticed was that it was really really quiet. It is hard to describe if you have never experienced it, but after a thick snowfall, everything sounds different. The sounds that you normally hear are changed by the muffling effect of the snow, but also there was no sound of traffic. The snow had fallen so deeply, that cars were stuck in driveways and buses in their depots, the only way to get about that day would be on foot. I was lucky because I only lived about two miles from work, so I could still get in. I pulled on my wellington boots, and waterproof clothes and headed off into town. I quickly discovered that this was not like any normal snowfall. The snow had fallen feet deep onto the ice, it was really treacherous even trying to walk in these conditions. Where I live in Sheffield, it is incredibly hilly. The other side of the road a complete stranger was lying down and reaching out to pull people across safely. It was so bizarre, I have never seen anything like it before or since. The roads were thick ice, but the pavements were piled high with drifts of snow up to three feet deep, I thought I’d never make it to the office that day let alone home again by nightfall!

My normal walk to work would have taken me perhaps 30 minutes, but on this day it took over three times that long as I had to negotiate the tricky roads and paths. When I got there, I found only a couple of other people had made it in as well. Most people had looked out of their windows and decided it was far too dangerous to attempt the journey. I think they were right!

It was quite an experience, it made me appreciate how much we should respect the elements. I felt safe at first because it was an urban environment, and usually, we don’t get much disruption due to bad weather there, but really the snow and ice made it unnavigable for the next few days. I suppose in countries where they always get a lot of snow and ice they are better prepared for it when it comes. We were certainly taken by surprise. That was my most memorable bad weather adventure. It was fun in a way, but I wouldn’t welcome that every year, plus it was freezing. It’s hard to keep smiling when you are so cold! I still love the snow – but I respect it a lot more than I used to.

糟心假期
I am dissatisfied with the journey. My flight got delayed for eight hours. It could not land at the Acapulco International Airport on the present time. It was also difficult to manage a taxi. I booked a single room in a hotel (not naming that) but once I reached there, they said me that the hotel was full of guests. So, I picked another one after spending a couple of hours on the Acapulco streets. But the accommodation system was not high standard and they charged me more than usual. The restaurant was unable to meet my requirements for cleanliness and thus I took my meals out of the hotel, as long as I stayed there. Moreover, I expected to enjoy a great vacation here, but the surrounding environment forced me to leave the place within the third day of the visit. So, the trip could not fill my expectations.

It just shows that things might not always work out quite as planned or as expected, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that things end in disaster. Far from it, I think I get more pleasure from this traveller’s tale than I would if everything had gone exactly as expected from the outset!

玩具
I remember having many toys in my childhood and in different stages of my childhood I preferred different toys. But among them, the digital art board was a very special one to me and I played with this special toy for more than 3-4 years as I recall.

This was a gift from my father on occasion of my 5th or 6th birthday. It looked like a white board which was approximately 14x10 inch in dimension. The screen was white and there were 5-6 buttons to operate the digital art board. A digital pen or stylus type pen was attached to it for painting. This stylus could be placed at the right side of the board. The board was similar to a middle size notebook and was light weight.  

I had a fascination about the toy when I first saw it at a superstore. I asked the salesman what the price was and how this can be used. He described that I can draw pictures on this board, edit them, save them and reopen the saved pictures anytime I like. There was a built-in memory and the user can store up to 10 thousand drawing. The colour and pen tool makes the painting easy. He also told that there are some premade design and template that would help the user to draw a picture. He then added 'though this would cost a bit high but it is the digital version of the painting brush, canvas and colours'. At that time I was around 5-6 years old and the toy really mesmerised me. I had a hidden desire to own it one day. I dreamed to art and save so many arts and painting and save them for long. Since I had a passion for painting, I thought the toy would be a perfect one for me. I told my father about my fascination of this toy and a few days later he gave this toy as my birthday gift. I was so happy to have it.

This toy was important to me because I have longed for it and that was a special gift from my father. I remember playing with it till I was 10-11 years old and I have painted lots of things on it. As a kid that was a fascinating and exciting toy for me.


照片
I want to talk to you about a favourite photograph of mine. I’ll explain when and where it was taken and why it is important and memorable to me.

The photograph is quite old now. I took it myself using what would now be thought of as an old-fashioned camera with traditional film. I can’t remember exactly what year it was, but it was probably around 2005. The photograph is of my uncle and aunt with their daughter, my niece. My uncle was born in the UK but ended up working in America, eventually taking American citizenship. I didn’t get to see him very often. Unfortunately, just before this photo was taken my uncle found out he was very ill, so I travelled out to America to visit him and his family, knowing that I might not get the chance to see him again.

Because it was my first time in America, they took me out and about to see the sights. The photograph was taken on a day we went to New York. It was pouring with rain, and really blustery. In the picture, my uncle and aunt are both holding black umbrellas, and the one my uncle is hanging onto has turned inside out in the wind. My niece, who was probably in her late teens then, is standing between them, and they are all laughing because the torrential rain had thoroughly drenched everyone. In the background is a yellow cab, and the streets are awash with water. It ought to have been a miserable day, but we had to see the funny side because the atrocious weather was so extreme, and it was madness for us to pick such a day to go exploring in the city!

I really like the photo because in it everyone looks happy, and relaxed. Although the photo was a bit posed – they knew I was photographing them, the weather was so appalling it has a spontaneous feel to it, my relatives were reacting to the rain rather than to me the photographer. It was also incredibly lucky that the photo came out so well. In the days before digital cameras, you would just take one snapshot of an occasion and hope for the best. This is a brilliant photo, it’s flattering everyone, and captures each individual animated and amused by the elements.

I have very few photos of my uncle, but I keep this one of him with his family on display in my flat. It reminds me of a really happy time and is how I want to remember him too. Looking at the photo makes me smile rather than feel sad – he looks so joyful with his family - and what better way to celebrate someone’s life than to remember them with affection, laughter and celebration long after they have gone? This photograph is special, as it enables me to do that every day!

感兴趣的科学领域
If I get time I would like to learn the computer graphics designing course. It is a combination of learning some theoretical aspect of graphics designing and then hands on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. These two are widely used image editing and graphics designing tools that emphasising on computer design and website designing.  

I would like to get admitted in (...say an institution name...) who offers a professional course on graphics designing. They have a good reputation of teaching the course participants accurately and effectively. Since I have offices/ classes till the evening, I would like to enrol in the evening course that starts after 7.00 pm. The course fee is reasonable and I would have the option to pay the fees in 3-4 installments and that would be very convenient for me.


This should not be a very difficult course for me as I already have some background on computing and graphics designing. But I will have to concentrate on the course and maintain the regularity. This course would be a 6 months course and that's why I will have to adjust my time during this 6 months period. Another thing that required a course participant is to practice a lot. Since this is a creative task and the course teacher would show us how to do something, the course takers have to work hard to improve their skills and creativity.


This course would be helpful for me to do better in my career. Graphics design is required for many jobs and knowing it would be a great advantage for me. Besides, If I can become a prominent graphics designer, I would be able to work for clients from different countries as a freelancer beside my day job.  


分享
Thank you very much for this wonderful topic. I believe that human is a social being and we need to share so many things with our relatives, friends and unknown persons in different occasions. I will talk about a time when I shared my room with one of my cousins who suddenly visited our house a few months ago.

I have my personal room where I usually live along. We have two guests room and that’s why I have never shared my room with anyone who stays our house at night. A few months ago when my cousin came to visit our home, we were renovating our second floor and that’s why we had no spare room for the guests. My cousin, Stephen, came to our town all of a sudden and informed us that he would need to stay in our town for a couple of days. He also informed that he is planning to stay in a hotel. My father insisted him to stay with us and I thought I could easily share my room with him for a couple of days. He was 2 years younger to me but we had a friendly relationship from our childhood.

Stephen stayed two nights in our house and I shared my room, bed and bathroom with him so that he can stay in our house comfortably. We talked about our grandparents, other cousins, our works and future plans. I enjoyed his company and we had good times together. I am not habituated to share my very personal belongings and rooms with others, but sharing it with my one of the most favourite cousins was not a bad experience at all. In fact, during his stay, we had so many fun events that I invited him to visit our house again.

自拍
Recently, I have taken a photo of mine with my phone which is also an example for me that how difficult it is to capture a photo of oneself using the primary camera of the mobile phone.

I took the photo last week when I attended a marriage ceremony of a cousin. This is the selfie-age and it is easier to get a selfie than any other thing. But I wanted something different. I am a girl who has recently graduated from the University of Kuala Lumpur and for the outstanding result, my dad bought me a smartphone. I heard about the top class photo from the camera of my device, iPhone 6s+, but did not have the chances to check the quality in a professional manner. So, I took the photo in that event to test the camera.

Basically, the mobile phone camera has been used to get the photo clicked. This is a standard mobile phone camera that comes with some special features like face detection, flash, geo-tagging and more others. The primary camera itself belongs to 12 megapixels while the front camera (used for video calling and self-images) is 5 megapixels. This was a great experience for me as I have never used such a wonderful mobile device before. I, in fact, had no idea that image would be so nice though I had to struggle enough to click the photo. The image quality is of a high standard and the pixels do not get saturated even if the images are taken with zooming from the device.

I took the photo out of my hobby. Usually, everyone takes photos of others using the front cameras of their mobile phone and it is really difficult to get the right picture of oneself using the primary camera. This is a blind try. It often happens that the object on the photos are not in the right place or there are some unwanted objects on the photos which need to be removed by editing. In a word, it is troublesome unless someone is clicking for you. But I made the almost impossible thing to possible. It was a kind of challenge for me to click the right photo entirely based on my intuition.

Of course, I like the photo and this is one the greatest photos in my life. This is a great picture for me and I desire to print and bind. The picture shows that I am standing on a stunning dress before an illuminated garden. Some distant objects have also been captured but those were blurred for focusing on me only. Interestingly, it is impossible to understand that the I took the photo using the primary camera of the phone. Though my cousins asked me to capture some moments for me with the phone, I did not allow them and instead took the photos by myself. But I think if the distant objects could have removed, the photo would look more beautiful.

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Study, school, major, future work study efficiency, teacher
senior student
major in statistics
not one of the best colleges in the nation, but has a pretty good reputation in Guangdong province
classrooms are spacious and clean, with air-conditioners, library is brand new, with modern facilities
had applied to other better colleges, but my results on the College Entrance Examination were not as good as expected, so I had to lower my ambitions and go for Plan B. My university is actually not bad. It’s just not as prestigious as what I wanted
plan to pursue a master’s degree abroad next year to further my  education

requires critical thinking and a solid foundation of mathematical theory
learn a lot about probability theory and principle of statistics.
nothing is easy to learn. involves a lot of math solving strategies
requires us read extensively

most of the data-related courses can stimulate my interest, they are often correlated with each other
really interested in mathematics and numbers and that’s why I chose statistics as my major
If I’m not interested in something, it will be difficult for me to put all my efforts into it and continue all the hard work
Just as the proverb goes, interest is the best teacher

feel a sense of achievement when figuring out demanding problems
provide me with a stable job in the future, have a bright career
the most enjoyable thing is that I can connect all the things I study with my future career
able to apply  what I have learned into practice and reality

professors are academically influential in this area
can learn up-to-date knowledge and information from them
have passion to talk about topics related to this area
pay attention to relevant news report

along with the development of big data ['deɪtə]
big company need well-trained person to help them in data management
a finance data analyst, don’t mind being an assistant at first since I still need to learn a lot and gain more experience

It’s hard to say. Since you know, China faces a severe employment situation at present
It might take a few months to find the right job, but I still believe that I will have a bright career in the future, as long as I now start to lay a solid foundation for the knowledge and skills needed in that field

learn new things, without worrying about earning money, without financial burden
don’t have to face pressure from society
have more chances to tap potential to achieve dreams

add some stimulating and interesting elements to their teaching
shouldn’t praise the same student too much since they might get too proud of themselves and may not be able to keep doing what is good
should also encourage the students who are diffident
help them behave better in future

prefer to study in the morning because my mind is active after a good rest at night
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening
stayed up late the night before, have a irregular timetable, really difficult to focus in the morning

integrate work with leisure, have a clear division of work and rest by making a schedule
Keeping a good mood and having a good rest also matter a lot

keep my schedule in a calendar note book, so that I would know what I need to do each day or even each week
It’s a good way to see how much time I’m spending on certain things.  
find out the most important and meanwhile the most urgent things to do first, and then, the important but not urgent things, after which, the less important but urgent things. Finally, if we still have time and the interest, we can do those not important and not urgent things
a work requires the ability to be logical and organized

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The table presents an overview of how/what……provides general information on
The table illustrates the results of……The first table shows…, while the second table reveals…
The column graph compares the tremendous/slight difference among
To summarize / As a whole, the table suggests that …

According to the graph,
Referring to the table,
Turning to the latter group,
When it comes to…
As shown in the second chart,
At the same time / During the same period / Similarly / Moreover / On the contrary / In contrast

It was apparent to notice that,
In general, it was noticeable that,
In addition, in terms of / in view of / with regard to…,
In comparison with…,
The most significant feature was that…
By…, it is estimated that… (预测未来)

描述上升增长趋势:
increased significantly
After that, the number of…rose sharply until…, peaking at about…
The figure rose steadily, reaching…in…, to a peak of…in…
had increased steadily and is expected to continue its growth in (包含过去和未来的情况)
Growth first fluctuated dramatically and then peaked at…
the…topped at…, doubling the figure…years earlier

showed a sustained growth of
the rising trend was less obvious
with a minor increase of
there was a slight increase in the number of…from about in to about in.  
there was an upward trend in the number of…

From…to…, it remained almost stable.
In the first…years from…to…, …was flat at…before rising to…in…and remaining constant at that level till…
From then on, it slowed remarkably, and by…, averaged out at around…

描述下降趋势:
Despite this impressive growth in…however, there was a decrease from…to…in the number of
The number of……had been descending, or even plummeted(垂直下降) in the last decades, whereas that of……soared surprisingly by (how many times).
There was a dramatic fall in the number of…from (when), to (when was roughly)…
There was a more gradual reduction in…
From then on, the number fell rapidly until around…
There were a relatively small amount of…
From…to…, decline slowed down.
dropped gradually / decreased dramatically
描述数据、比例、倍数、顺序等:
百分比:percentage, proportion
高:High, large – highest, largest
低:low, small—lowest, smallest

composed / constituted / occupied / accounted for / made up
On average, …comprised almost…
…for certain, comprised the largest…. …was the second. This was then followed by…
When it comes to…, interestingly, two thirds of them had… while only about one fifth could…

Overall
A had a higher total number of … than any of the other countries on the list.
A was the highest one in / had the largest number of,
B and C ranked the second and the third with (数字) respectively / B and C had…each.
D was next with (数字)  Then followed by E, there were around
(It was noticeable that D and E both had )
While D was the least, with no more than…

According to the graph
A, which was %, was the most•••among the total•••,
Then next was B with %, followed by C, making up %,
And finally come E, F and G at %, %, % respectively


…doubled/trebled三倍/quadruple四倍/halve减半, while…doubled/trebled/quadrupled/halved which were 数字(年份) and 数字(年份) respectively.
The figure by long distance bus more than doubled during the same period (54 miles vs. 124 miles), while the miles by taxi trebled which were 13 miles and 42 miles respectively.

2. …had half/twice/triple times as many 可数名词 as…, but/yet the number of…and…was the same.



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very useful. Thank you!

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