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一些不錯的英文網站

牧華兄花了許多時間整理資料來幫我們提昇英文,
我們只要花個1∼2分鐘,就可以馬上得到精華,
請用感恩的心來接受這樣的佈施!
千萬別辜負了牧華兄的辛苦喔!

05/22/2000

1. 例如別人稱讚你: "You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."(你是我今生見過最美的女子了.)
你就可以答道: "Get out of here." (你少來這一套了.)


2. Holy Jesus! =(Holy smoke!) =( Holy cow!) =(Wow cow!) 我的天! 哇塞! 
由此可知, 我們國語常說的口頭禪(哇靠!) 其實是你在說英語哦.


3. 例如你看到一個美女很笨, 你就覺得所有的美女都很笨, 別人就會說, 不要(一竿子打翻一船人),用英語的話, 就是 "Don't have such a sterotype image."


4. I have a crush on a co-worker. 我暗戀公司的一個同事. 

5. I'll do it myself. 我必須 "親自" 去做. 著重於 "不可以由別人代勞"

I'll do it by myself. 我必須 "單獨" 去做. 著重於 "不可以有別人陪同".


6. Am I disturbing you? (我打擾到你嗎?) 
"No, not in the least." (不, 一點也沒有).


7. "挖角": lure. 
Mr. Smith was lured from Compaq to Dell's head office as the new manager of the Marketing Department.
(史密斯先生從康柏電腦公司被挖角到戴爾總公司當行銷部經理.)

05/09/2000

一個句子中, 只能有一個動詞(起頭到句點為止). 動詞是一句話的精髓. 千萬記住這個不變的法則, 您將發現英文是可以邏輯化, 及公式化的簡單東西. 相信你自己, 當您看到一句英文時, 試著將這句的動此圈出來, 您會發現真的只有一個動詞, 夠簡單了吧!

1. I (A. have B. is C. am D. has) a book in my hand.
2. Tom (A. do B. does C. is D. was) not play tennis.
3. There (A. is B. am C. are D. was) some pictures on the wall.
4. My father (A. had B. have C. was D. did) a nice camera.
5. No one (A. knows B. know C. known D. knews) about it.

Ans.
1. (A)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (A)

05/08/2000

請選出正確解答

1. I do not know (A. all B. every) of them.
2. They love (A. each B. one) another.
3. They love (A. each B. one) other.
4. Do you like this flower? Yes, I like (A. it B. one).
5. (A. Everybody B. All) are happy.
6. There is (A. many B. much) milk in the cup.
7. Have you (A. any B. some) money? Yes, I have some.
8. I drank (A. a few B. a little) tea.
9. Is there any water? No there is (A. none B. not).
10. Neither of them (A. is B. are) kind.

Answer:

1. A(all)
2. B(one)
3. A(each)
4. A(it)
5. B(All)
6. B(much)
7. A(any)
8. B(a little)
9. A(none)
10. A(is)

05/07/2000

請選出正確代名詞解答.
1. Your cap is new, but ____ is old. (A. my B. mine C. I D. me E. your)
2. She is kind to _____. (A. he B. ours C. us D. they E. we)
3. My brother is taller than _____. (A. me B. my C. I am D. I E. mine)
4. She went there by ______. (A. hers' B. she C. her's D. herself E. her) 
5. Is this your book? No, it is not ______. (A. my B. yours C. his D. him E. mine) 


Answer:
1. B(mine)
2. C(us)
3. D(I)
4. D(herself)
5. E(mine)

05/06/2000

請在空格中填入適當的代名詞.

1. ______ is he? He is Mr. Smith.
2. ______ is twenty kilometers to Taipei.
3. Is _____ raining now?
4. She loves her mother, and her mother loves ______, too.
5. _____ killed the dog himself. 

Answer:
1. Who is he? He is Mr. Smith.
2. It is twenty kilometers to Taipei.
3. Is it raining now?
4. She loves her mother, and her mother loves her, too.
5. He killed the dog himself.

05/05/2000

寫出下列各名詞相反的性.
1. hen(母雞)
2. king(國王)
3. wife(太太)
4. girl(女孩)
5. lioness(母獅子)
6. ox(公牛)
7. aunt(嬸嬸)
8. son(兒子)
9. prince(王子)
10. tiger(老虎)

1. rooster(cock) 公雞
2. queen 皇后
3. husband 先生
4. boy  男孩
5. lion  獅子
6. cow  母牛
7. uncle  叔伯
8. daughter 女兒
9. princess 公主
10. tigress 母老虎

05/04/2000

1. 他把他兒子取名為傑克.
1. He named his _____ ______.

2. 甘迺迪家族是一個大家族.
2. ________ is a large family.

3. 我遇到媽媽的幾位朋友.
3. I met some _______ of my _______.

4. 這本書是我弟弟的書.
4. This book is my younger _________.

5. 我們是男孩.
5. We are _________.

Ans.
1. He named his son Jack.
2.Kennedy's is a large family.
3. I met some friends of my mother's.
4. This book is my younger brother's.
5. We are boys.

05/03/2000

請改正下列句子的錯誤.

1. There are many bird's nests.
2. The room's door is open.
3. He in the room.
4. She is a friend of my sister.
5. I staying at my aunt's

Ans.
1. There are many birds' nests.
2. The door of the room is open.
3. He is in the room.
4. She is a friend of my sister's.
5. I am staying at my aunt's.

05/01/2000

請更正下列句子的錯誤.(單複數型)

1. I have two knifes.
2. Childrens like candys.
3. The leafs are green.
4. There are many Chineses in this town.
5. Babys like toys.


Ans.
1. I have two knives.
2. Children like candies.
3. The leaves are green.
4. There are many Chinese in this town.
5. Babies like toys.

04/30/2000

請在A, B 中選出正確者.

( ) 1. He is (A. honest. B. honesty.)
( ) 2. The girls seem very (A. happiness. B. happy.)
( ) 3. This made it much (A. simpleness. B. simpler.)
( ) 4. I will lend money (A. at you. B. to you.)
( ) 5. I sent (A. him a letter. B. a letter of him.) 


Answer:
1. (A) 他誠實.
2. (B) 這些女孩似乎非常快樂.
3. (B) 這使它簡單多了.
4. (B) 我會借錢給你的.
5. (A) 我寄給他一封信.

05/03/2000

「全年無休」的英文怎麼說?

24 hours a day.

7 days a week.

All year around.

05/02/2000

請寫出下列各字的複數型: 
1. bus(巴士)
2. country(國家)
3. dish(盤子)
4. fox(狐狸)
5. Frenchman(法國人)
6. German(德國人)
7. American(美國人)
8. daughter-in-law(媳婦)
9. roof(屋頂)
10. mouth(嘴巴)
11. woman(婦女)
12. sheep(綿羊)
13. chimney(煙囪)
14. ox(公牛)
15. wolf(狼)

∞解答:
1. buses
2. countries
3. dishes
4. foxes
5. Frenchmen
6. Germen
7. Americans
8. daughters-in-law
9. roofs
10. mouths
11. women
12. sheep
13. chimneys
14. oxen
15. wolves

04/18/2000

1. 陳總統重申, 除非遭到武力攻擊, 否則不會宣佈獨立.
1. President Chen again vows to call independence if attacked.

2. 阿拉法特表示, 到目前為止和談並沒進展.
2. Arafat says no progress so far in peace talks.

3. 拋售科技股, 歐洲股市下跌.
3. Euro stocks end sharply lower amid tech sell-off.

4. 唐飛將進行手術切除胸部腫瘤.
4. Tang Fei to undergo surgery to remove chest tumor.

5. 總統當選人陳水扁希望呂秀蓮要更有耐心.
5. President-elect Chen urges Annette Lu to be more patient.

04/18/2000

1. 拍立得相機.
1. Instant camera.

2. 別再討價還價了.
2. No more haggling.

3. 噢. 真可惜.
3. Oh, that is a shame.(Oh, it is a pity.)

4. 你回來的真早.
4. You are back early.

5. 為何大家總是做最壞打算?
5. Why does everybody always expect the worst?