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Hong Ying, who comes from Guangdong, is known as the oldest person in China.
She is 122 years old.
Although she can hardly hear, her voice is loud and clear.
In fact, she is still full of life.
What's the secret of her longeviity?
Maybe it's her personality.
According to her family and friends, she is humorous and easy to get along with.

ella

secret :
n.: that's a secret. i'm not going to tell you.
adj.:keep that secret. keep it secret.

be known as :
he is known as a great scientist.
he is known as a great musician.
be known for:
he is known for his talent in english.
he is known for his book.
be known to:
he is known to us.

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come from:
where do you come from?
where are you from.
i come from guangxi.
i'm from guangxi.

年纪
he is 10 years old.
he is 10 years of age.
my grandfather lived to be 82 years old.
she is coming of age.(慢慢长大成人)

hsrdly=almost not
he is 80 yeas old and hard of hearing.

full of life:
that young man is full of life.
my grandfather is 80 yeas old, he is a little hard of hearing.but he is full of life.

longeviity:
her longeviity is my envy.
i envy her.
his mountain bike is my envy.
her beauty/his house  is my evny.
beaty is only skin deep.

personality:
he has a pleasant personality.
we have pleasant weather today.
the weather is pleasant today.

according to:
according to him, Marry is a good child.
according to the weatherman, it 's going to  rain.

get along with:
he is easy to get along with.
to get along with him is easy.
he is hard to get along with.
to get along with him is hard.

ella

sbustitutions:
1.Hong Ying  is known as the oldest person in China.
   Mark is known as a writer of children's books.
   Picasso is renowned as a painter.
   Kanny is famous for her poetry.
   i enjoy peotry   .
   that poem is beautiful.
  
2. she is humorous and easy to get along with.
    she is willing to help others.
    they are anxious to go out and play.
    Charl is longing to see his girlfriend.

ella

f:  slow down Carrol，i can't keep up with you.
m: you walk as slowly as a snail.
f:  how do you keep so fit?
m: i work out as often as i can.


slow down:
you're driving too fast,slow down.

keep up with / catch up with
you should study hard, or you'll not keep up with me.
you're falling / lagging behind, you should study harder to catch up with me.

as...as...
she is beautiful. she is as beautiful as Marry.
he studies as hard as John.

keep fit:= stay healthy:
if you want to stay fit, you should exercise everyday.
work out =  exercise 偏向室内体能训练
i jog everyday.

as ...as one can = as ..as possible
you must study as hard as you can.= as hard as possible.
you must run as fast as you can.
you must be as careful as possible.
as often as i can = as often as possible.

ilsa

课文没写出来，没关系呀，自己买书咯。最主要的就是能够下载。

ella

1. the boy is very difficult to get along well with.
    he gets along with us well.
    he gets along well with Peter.
    to work with him is easy.
    he is easy to work with.
    he is hard / difficult to work with.
2.Carl is easy to work with.
   to work with Carl is easy.
3.Elle is longing to go home.
   i 'm longing to see him.
4.i'm sorry,i'm unable to go.
5.Shakespare is known as a great writer.
   he is known for his works.
   he is known to us.
6.i exercise as often as i can.

ella

原帖由 ilsa 于 2006-8-28 11:54 AM 发表
课文没写出来，没关系呀，自己买书咯。最主要的就是能够下载。

恩，你自己可以去下载的。
我这里是为方便学习用的。

ella

there 29 students in our class.
it's 1995.
they finially discovered the secret.

lesson 109 discovering Africa

david livingstone was a doctor and explorler from scotland.
he was famous for travelling 29,000 miles in Afica during the 19th century.
he discovered many rivers lakes and mountains ,including the  victoria falls-the biggest waterfall in the world.
most of all, he is lighly respected because he helped to abolish slave trade in africa.

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-28 07:01 PM 编辑 ]

ella

be from..
he is a musician from China.
he is from Malaysia/ Taiwan.

be famous (known renown )for:
he is known as a great scientist.
he is famous as a great scientist.
he is famous for a great scientist.
he is known for a great scientist.

travel:
i will travel around the world some day.
i will travel the world some day.
he is well travelled.
he is well read.
he has been to many places.
my father is well travelled.my father has been to many places.
have you ever been to Thailand?

discover(pronounciation)
speak : he speaks very good English. = he speaks English well.
skirt:   stop:   
mountain: they live in the mountains.
student:   John is a good student.

介词：including     regarding     concerning   according to
here comes mr. wang ,(who is)my english teacher.
most of all (尤其是)
abolish        废止

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-29 08:47 AM 编辑 ]

ella

f:   don't be a slave to work, Ralph
m:  i can't help it. i'm always busy.
f:   you must take it easy sometimes.
m:  easier said than done.

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-29 04:27 PM 编辑 ]

ella

slave :
he is a slave TO money.
he does evrything for the sake of money.
he does evrything for money's sake.

i can't help it:
can't help doing sth. :
can't help but do sth.:
i laugh each time i see peter,i can't help it.
each time i see peter i can't help laughing.
c.f.  i don't like him,so i won't help him.
        please help me!
each time i see peter i can't help but laugh .
after hearing his story i couldn't help crying.
after hearing his story i couldn't help but cry.

be busy (in) doing sth.
he is always busy.
he is busy all the time.
my father is busy all the time.
he is busy writing a letter.
i'm busy cooking.

easy:
take it easy:
the job is easy.
he is easy to get along with.

easier said than done:说来容易做起来难
it is easier to be said than to be done:
it is easier to say sth. than to do sth.:

long time no see.中式英语：）

ella

1.i love exercising, including running and swimming.
   have the runs   拉肚子
       -----i ate something wrong, and i had the runs yesterday.
   he has many hobbies, including collecting stamps.
   he made a speech regarding (有关) air pollution.
   he made a speech concerning / on (有关) air pollution.
2.kate,my sister, wants to go to mexico.
   john,my younger brother,is coming today.
3.the mother spoke about (talked about) concerning her son's education.
4.the cake was so good that Tart couldn't help eating it all.
5.i don't like Carry, i can't help getting angry when i see him.

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Confucius is respected by most Chinese as the greatest teacher of all time.
Perhaps the most important word he taught was "ren," which means "benevolence."
According to Confucius, benevolence means courtesy, loyalty and unselfishness.
In fact, benevolence is the essence of his teachings.
Every teacher should, therefore, follow in his footsteps and emphasize benevolence when teaching.

ella

be respected as:
we all regard him as a hero.
we all look upon him as a hero.
we all view him as a hero.
we all respect him as a hero.

perhaps:
perhaps he's coming today.
perhaps he is a nice man, but i'm not so sure.

she is the most beautiful girl that i've ever seen.
this is the most interesting book that i've ever read.

according to:
according to him, the work is easy.
according to the weatherman, it's going to rain tomorrow.

courtesy & courteous
the boy is courteous, that's why i like him so much.
courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪 so please be courteous.
loyal & loyalty
we must be loyal to our country.

in fact:
the boy is intelligent, in fact he is a child prodigy.

follow in his footsteps
when you do the work, you should be careful.
when doing the work, you should be careful.
when free, iwill do it.
though free, i won't do it.

ella

m: excuse me, would like to sit down?
f:  that's very nice of you. thank you!
m: it's my pleasure.
f:  you're a very courteous gentleman.
m: thank you.

ella

take place:
this short dialogue takes place between an old lady and a gentleman.
the meeting will take place tomorrow.

sit  & seat
sit down, please.   take a seat,please.
excuse me ,is this seat taken?
hit  & heat
(hit the nail right on the head)  

it's important FOR you to do it.
it's very nice / kind / cruel OF you.  人的品行

it's my pleasure.
don't mention it.
you're welcome.