Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world. 每个伟大的梦想都起始于做梦的人。请记住要用内心的力量、耐心和热情去触碰梦想改变世界。
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.
【扑克术语】 club 梅花；diamond 方块；heart 红桃；spade 黑桃； big joker 大王；little joker 小王；ace 尖儿；face cards or court cards 花牌(J、Q、K)；ladies 两张Q；treys 一对3；thirty miles 三张10；pocket 手上的底牌；shuffle 洗牌。
【“郁闷”时的英文表达】 1.I'm so depressed.我很郁闷； 2.I feel so upset.我觉得很沮丧； 3.I'm in a bad mood today. / I'm moody today我今天心情不好； 4. I feel low today我今天心情(有点)低落; 5.I'm a bit down in the mouth today我今天有点闷闷不乐的。
【hit短语】 1. hit the road 出发；上路；离开； 2. hit the spot 使人满足；正合需要； 3. hit it off 合得来； 4. hit the books 用功； 5. hit the mark 做成某事；达到目标； 6. hit off 适合；将…打掉； 7. hit upon 偶然发现； 8. hit on 偶然发现；忽然想到； 9. hit the skids走下坡路，倒霉 10.hit the ceiling勃然大怒，极度激动
【邂逅】 1.meet cute，动词用法 例如：In this type of movie the boy and girl always meet cute.这类电影里男孩和女孩总是会浪漫的邂逅。 2.meet-cute，名词用法 例如：He'll never forget his meet-cute with Nina in Paris.他永远不会忘记他与Nina在巴黎的浪漫邂逅
【白眼】 give someone a dirty look白了某人一眼 其中dirty look, a frown meant to show displeasure with something that has been said or done.即厌恶、非难的神色、白眼； 如：I gave him a dirty look, and he took his arm off my shoulder.
【熬夜】 1. all-nighter通宵活动、夜猫子 eg. I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter. 2. night owl夜猫、惯于熬夜的人 eg. I'm a night owl.我是个夜猫子。 3. burn the midnight oil开夜车、熬夜苦 eg.I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
【电脑中毒】 1. I guess my computer is infected with a virus. 我觉得我的电脑中毒了。 2. I need to have anti-virus software installed on my computer. 我得在电脑上装上杀毒软件。 3. The firewall is disabled. 防火墙被禁用了。 4. My computer's running slow. 我的电脑运行得很慢。
【怀孕】 1. She's pregnant. 她怀孕了。 2. She's with child. 她有孕在身。 3. She is expecting again. 她再次怀孕了。 4. She's carrying a child. 她怀了孩子。 5. She had a bun in the oven. 她怀孕了。 5. She's in a family way. 她已怀上孩子了。 6. She got knocked up. 她怀上孩子了。
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. 你可以在一定的时间愚弄所有人，或者在一直愚弄一部分人，但是你不可能在一直愚弄所有人。
As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it.
Pakistani government officials said they released another eight senior members of the Afghan Taliban, all are ex-government ministers or provincial governors. The Afghan government welcomed the move, but said they need to locate those released to get them involved in the peace process. A P of the BBC Pashto Service reports.
Among those released according to Pakistani officials, all the former Taliban Justice Minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi and the former governor of Helmand province, Abdul Bari. Mullah Turabi is told to be in poor health. But Pakistan's most high-profile Taliban detainee, former deputy leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar remains in custody. Last month Pakistan freed at least nine other Afghan Taliban following a visit to Islamabad by the head of the Afghanistan peace council.
Politicians in the United States are making a final pushed to reach a deal that would avoid what become known as the financial cliff. A combination of major spending cuts and tax rises is due to begin automatically on new year's day. President Obama expressed some optimism that deal could still be reached. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
Amid reports that the deal was beginning to take shape, Mr Obama took to the podium at the White house to cajole congress one more time. With two rows of middle class American stand behind him, the President said the deal to prevent tax increase on the all but the very wealthiest was now in sight but not yet in place. Those making over $400,000 a year would find their taxes going up reverting to rates last in placed during the presidency of Bill Clinton. A deal could also also put off the swingeing automatic spending cuts that supposed to coming into a fact at midnight local time.
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva has signed next year's budget which includes big tax increase described by critics as a fiscal earth quake. This coming at the start of the new year. The government says the tax increase is a necessary if Portugal is to reduce its debts as agreed with the international creditors.
Rebels in the Central African Republic who made rapid advances towards the capital Bangui have dismissed a series of concessions after on Sunday by President Francois Bozize. The rebels told BBC it was impossible to trust the president because his security forces was still attacking their supporters in Bangui. Here is our West African correspondent Thomas Fessy.
The rebel coalition warned that it will act soon if President Bozize doesn't stop what it calls a campaign against its supporters. It says still committed to talks but accused Mr Bozize of sending out contradictory messages. The main human rights group in the Central African Republic told the BBC that dozens of people suspected of supporting the rebels have been arrested in the capital. There was not possible to confirmed these reports and the government has denied them.
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A ban has been imposed in Ghana on the import of second-hand refrigerators which often contain chemicals banned in many western countries because they are seriously harmful to the environment. The Ghana energy commission saying people handing in old fridges will also be able to buy new ones at a discount. The head of Ghana energy commission Alfred Ofosu-Ahenkora told the BBC he hopes the move will provide new employment opportunities.
I know some investors have already drawn up plans to come and visit Ghana to see how they can go ahead. So it is not a matter of stopping some business but it rather encouraging manufacturing. I think manufacturing will create more jobs than importation of second-hand of refrigerators.
Israel has confirmed that it start to allow some building materials into the Gaza Strip supply which has been banned under the long running Israeli blockade. The decision is a part of a ceasefire deal which ended the eight-day conflict between Israel and Hamas run Palestinian territory in November.
The daughter of the former Iranian President Ayatullah Akbar Rafsanjani has been moved to solitary confinement at a Tehran prison where she serving a 6-month sentence. A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary said Faezeh Hashemi was putting in solitary confinement after participating in a protest against condition of the jail. Faezeh Hashemi, who is herself a former MP was sentenced in September for propaganda against states.
Burma has welcomed in the New Year with public firework display for the first time, the latest sign of easing of political control on daily life. Public gatherings were banned on the military rule, but organizers said tens of thousands of people congregated in Rangoon this year to watch the fireworks. The display was held against the backdrop of Burma most secret sight - the golden Shwedagon Pagoda.
1)cheap shot. 卑鄙的手段 I can't believe u did this. yeah, such a cheap shot! 难以置信你竟然这么做是。是哦，真卑鄙！ 2)down and dirty. 不择手段 The campaign for governor really got down and dirty in the final week. 州长在最后一周为了赢得竞选真是不择手段。
fortitude n.刚毅，坚毅，不屈不挠 eg. Fortitude is distinct from valor.刚毅与勇猛不同。
elaborate adj.精细的，详尽的，精心的 v.详细地说明，用心地作，推敲 eg.The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers. 窗帘上绘有精美的花卉图案。 eg.What you've told me of your plan sounds most interesting; would you care to elaborate? 你给我讲的这个计划很有意思，你能详细地谈一谈吗？
niche n.壁龛（适当的位置）vt.放在适当的位置
incandescent adj. 光亮的, 发白热光的, 白热化的 n. 白炽灯泡 eg.The embers were still incandescent although the flames had disappeared. 尽管火焰已灭,余烬仍然炽热.
Quakers, or Friends, are members of a family of religious movements which collectively are known as either the Friends Church, or the Religious Society of Friends. Friends' central doctrine is the priesthood of all believers,[1][2] a doctrine which is derived from the Biblical passage 1 Peter 2:9.[3] Most Quakers view themselves as a Christian denomination. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional conservative Quaker understandings of Christianity. Controversially, over the last 25 years, a minority of Quakers in the Western world have started to question some traditional Christian beliefs and practices. The first Quakers, known as the Valiant Sixty, lived in mid-17th century England. The movement arose from the Legatine-Arians and other dissenting Protestant groups, breaking away from the established Church of England. These Quakers attempted to convert others to their understanding of Christianity, travelling both around Britain and overseas, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of the early Quaker ministers were women[6] They based their message on the religious belief that Christ has come to teach his people himself: stressing the importance of a direct relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and a direct religious belief in the universal priesthood of all believers.[7] They emphasized a personal and direct religious experience of Christ, acquired through both direct spiritual experience and the reading and studying of the Bible.[8] Quakers focused their private life on developing behavior and speech reflecting emotional purity and the light of God.[9] In the past, Quakers were known for their use of thee as an ordinary pronoun, refusal to participate in war; plain dress; refusal to swear oaths; opposition to slavery and teetotalism, or opposition to alcohol. Some Quakers have founded banks and financial institutions including Barclays, Lloyds and Friends Provident; manufacturing companies including Clarks, Cadbury, Rowntree and Fry's; and philanthropic efforts, including abolition, prison reform and social justice projects. A well-known image of a Quaker, though not a portrait of an actual person, nor in any way connected to the Religious Society of Friends, is found on the label of Quaker Oats, dating back to 4 September 1877.[10] 从wikipedia里面摘了一段，主要是讲历史的部分。（爱好又暴露了=w=）
How to love this world? Rilke,"If your daily life seems poor,do not blame it ,blame yourself. Tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches. First,say to yourself what you would be.Then do what you have to do."