ella

John has been trying to learn how to play the guitar.
He has been taking lessons for half a year.
However, he hasn't been study ing seriously.
He has only been going to his lessons every now and then.
Moreover, he seldom practices.
On the other hand, his cousin, Tim, has been playing the guitar for about three months.
He plays much better than John.
Tim isn't more talented than John, though.
He is just more determined.

ella

顺便说一句，125课的听力文件只有一半课程。不全的。

ella

而且搜了好几个地方都不全的，有趣！

ella

don't goof around.

i have been learning english for about a year. i have been making progress.
if you don't study ,you 'll never make progress.
i have been trying to write to him.but i haven't had time.

seldom:
father seldom sings.
he never sings. he hums.

practice doing something:
you must practice singing everyday.

ella

m: how long have you been playing the piano, nancy?
f:  for about 10 years.
m: wow~that's a long time. can you teach me how to play?
f:  no proplem!

ella

how long have you been learning english?     ----      for about 5 months
how long have you been playing basketball?-----     for about 10 years
how long have you been living here?

no problem:==sure == of course

---how long have you been staying here?
---for almost / about 2 years.
---do you enjoy your stay here?
---sure,i 've made friends with many interesting people.they are nice to me.

ella

if you are honest,people will trust you.
it is important for a person to have the reputation for being honest.
if a person is dishonest,no one will want to be his friend.
he will soon become an outcast.
on the other hand, an honest man wins the respect of others.
honesty is, indeed, the best policy.

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-9-10 07:57 PM 编辑 ]

ella

if i am free, i 'll visit you.
if i am free, i 'll help you.

if i were free, i would help you.(虚拟)与事实相反
if i had been free, i would have helped him.（过去虚拟）。

it's important for you to do it.
it's important for you to learn english.

outcast: [ 'autkɑ:st ]  
a. 被逐出的,被遗弃的,无家可归的
n. 被驱逐的人,流浪人,无赖

indeed, he is a very good friend of mine.
he is ,indeed,a very good friend of mine.
it is, indeed,very hot today.

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f:  how did  the job interview go?
m: it went very well.thanks.
f:  what's the name of the company?
m: zhonghua computers.
f:  i've heard it has a good reputation.
m: that's why i applied for a job there.


i will be interviewed by sb. this afternoon.
he's going to interview me.

go:
where ddi you go ?
i went to the post office.
how did his plan go?

well:
he speaks english very well.
he speaks very good english.
your english is fluent.

company:
he has tow companies.
he has one company, and he also has another company located in other city.
i enjoy your company.

he said (that) he didn't like marry.
reputation   (for):
he has a good reputation for being punctual(准时的).

apply for:
i am going to apply for a job this afternoon.

ella

i have a very superstitious friend called mark.
he thinks that if he breaks a mirror, he will have 7 years' bad luck.
as a result,Mark doesn't have any mirrors in his house.
but not all  superstitions are about bad luck.
for instance,Mark also believes that if he drops his chopsticks,someone will invite him to dinner.
so mark is always dropping his chopsticks and waiting for an invitation.


JOHN'S bicycle is fancy.
his bicycle is fancy.
the hospital is about 2 hour's drive from here.
our school is about an hour's drive from here.

ella

are you superstitious?
he is very superstitious.
i am not superstitious.

called  = by the name of
i met a guy by the name of wangshitou.
i met a guy by the name of john lee.=i met a guy called john lee.

break:
don't break the law.be a good citizen.
he broke up with marry.
sorry i don't have money.i am broke(破产的).

as a result :
he didn't study, as a result, he failed the exam.

all and both
all the students here study very hard.
all of them are my good friends.
both my parents like/ enjoy / love music.
they all love music(>=3).
they both love music.
all of the students  love music.
both of my parents love music.
not both of my parents love music.
not all of the students  love music.

for instance= for example
chopsticks:
please give me a pair of chopsticks.
he invited me to his party . / dinner.
the food is inviting.

what are you doing over here?
i am waiting for my father.he promised to go shopping with me.

ella

f:  don't pull the dog's tail.
m: why? what will happen if i do?
f:  if you pull his tail, he will bite you.
m: no,he won't.i pulled out all his teeth this morning.


he was bitten by the dog.

again,this is a very short dialogue between a mother and her son.
we know that this dialogue is very short .
but it's very useful because some of the sentences do contain very useful structures.

pull:  & push
pull him out.
don't push me.

happen :
what happened to him? (i didn't see john yesterday morning)
what's wrong with him?

i have a decayed tooth, i must have it pulled out.
i must have my decayed tooth pulled out.

ella

1. not everything that you read in the newspaper is true.
    both of my parents love music.
    not both of my parents love music.
    neither  of my parents love music.

2.steve's house is about 2 days' ride from my house.
    i need a ride to the station.
    could you give me a ride to the station,please?

3.neither of  the 2 books is good for children to read.

4."not all the beachs on this island are beautiful".this sentense means "the beachs on this island are not all beautiful".

5.the nurses are all very kind to patients.

6.look back, your terrible dog has bitten my poor cat.

ella

谢谢，其实我当时就是想大家一起来。可惜没有人，一直我一个人在唱独角戏

你的听写蛮不错的，而且是一遍过。

2 个小点：If I have a school, I would ...right from now.   ------->If I HAD (这里的老师念的是HAVE,但应该是HAD,虚拟.我发现很多时候教材语音资料会出错,但书面材料少出错些.) a school, I would ...right from WRONG.
                  As for me,I were start a school.------->As for me,I WOULD start a school.




有一次书面说: he doesn't have much experience.
但念的老师说:he doesn't have much experient.


[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-9-12 04:44 PM 编辑 ]

ella

what would you do if you were a millionaire?
many people would buy a house or travel the world.
as for me, i would start a school.
if i had a school,i would be able to educate many children and teach them right from wrong.
anyone will tell you that children are a country's future.
if my dream comes ture, i will be very happy because i will be doing my country a good servise.

if i am free ,i will help you .
i am very busy now. but if i were free,i would help you.

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-9-12 04:52 PM 编辑 ]

ella

呵呵,其实赖的初级听力倒不是难,就比如你听千万别学英语,觉得能懂,他关键是在培养一个听力的习惯,对美语发音的熟悉,还有就是若干语法.我觉得我是从新学过一次英语了


tingroom的东西呢,还真是不能下载的,所以叫做听room.(在线英语听力室).只是用来在线听的.

我是从别的地方根据学习进程下下来,再放到这里上去的.
就是说我完全可以摆脱tingroom,去学习,但我希望有个伴,大家一起学,当然也是对自己的监督了.
学习语言不能三天打鱼两天晒网的.