Eye-gazing party is a dating trend based on the practice of speed-dating in which participants do not speak to each other but instead, gaze at each other for a set amount of time before moving on.
Someone describes the experience as "having a conversation with another person's face", while others believe eye contact can reveal one’s attraction faster than anything else.
Hamster wheels are exercise toys used by hamsters and other rodents. Most of these toys are composed of a runged wheel held on a stand by a pair of stub axles. Hamster wheels allow rodents to run even when their space is confined.
没有iphone ipad的童年，你的记忆中有和小伙伴一起打扑克，跳皮筋，拍洋画，跳房子的回忆吗？小编我觉得，那些体验比每天比抱着手机电脑自娱自乐有意思得多~What do you think?
好，今天我们就一起来学扑克英语~
spade 黑桃 club 梅花 diamond 方块 heart 红桃 big joker 大王 little joker 小王 straight flush 同花顺 straight 顺 four of a kind 四张相同的牌 (简称“炸弹”) full house 三张相同的牌（简称“飞机）或者两张相同的牌（简称“对子”） open card 翻开的牌 pocket 手上的底牌 shuffle 洗牌
今日话题：工作量太大 今日新词：understaffed 超负荷 当班主播：Nick & Christina （韦博上海徐家汇学习中心外教）
A: No one is getting all their work done during the work day. We need to do some brainstorming to come up with a time-management solution for our office. 最近没有人能按时完成任务。我们要来一场头脑风暴，为我们的办公室的时间管理问题想出解决的方法。
B: Well, what do you suggest? It's not that we are all wasting a lot of time. The fact is, we're understaffed. People just have too much to do. 好吧，那么你的意见是？我们并没有都在浪费时间。事实上，我们都工作超负荷了。要做的事情太多了。
A: So you think we should hire some new people? That is one possible solution. What else could be the problem? 那你觉得我们应该去招更多的人进来吗？这是个可行的办法。要不然能怎样？
B: Maybe we do have some problems with time-management. If people were always on time to work, they might get more done in the morning before lunch. 也许是我们在时间管理上出了点问题。如果每个人都准时来上班的话，我们在午饭前的时间可以完成更多的工作。
A: That's true. Also, perhaps we could shorten the lunch break from one hour to forty five minutes. 没错。也许我们可以把午餐时间从一个小时缩减到45分钟。
B: Hmm, adding fifteen minutes to the workday could be good, but I wonder if it would actually make a big impact on the employees' output. I still think there is too much work. 恩，每天增加15分钟的工作时间也许不错。但是我怀疑这个办法能不能有效的增加大家的工作产出。我还是觉得工作量太大。
A: We ended up right where we started. Maybe it is time to look for some temp workers to help with a few projects. That would lighten everyone's load. 我们还是按照刚开始的方法来说吧。也许是时候去找一些短期工来帮助我们做一些项目了。这样可以减轻每个人的工作负担。
1.Write down several minor goals for the week and tick one off(用记号划去) each day as you achieve it. 每周写下几个小目标，每天把已经实现的目标去除掉。
2.Read a book a month. Reading a book is actually an achievement in this technology and media driven world and reading a full book is a great way to achieve a sense of accomplishment（成就感）. 花一个月的时间读一本书。在这个由技术和传媒驱动的世界，阅读一本书着实算是一个成就，阅读完整本书的确是获得成就感的一个很有效的途径。
3．At the end of each day before falling asleep write down something you feel proud about, either on the day or in the past. 每天临睡前，将当天或者之前发生过的你感到骄傲的事情写下来。
4．Say no! Learn the skill of saying no without offending(v.冒犯) the person asking. 要学会说不！要学会在不冒犯别人的情况下拒绝别人。
5．Dress as smart as you can for each occasion, whether it be work, meeting a friend, or going for an interview. Take pride in your appearance. 任何场所，都应该穿着精干，无论有没有影响，和朋友见面，或者是应约一个面试，都要对自己的外表感到骄傲。
6．Speak up for yourself in every area of your life, this might be hard to do at first（起先） but the first time you do it will be immense(adj.[口]非常好) and if you carry on your self esteem and feelings of self worth will soar. 在生活中的各个领域，试着大声地表述自己的观点，第一次尝试的时候可能会有点艰难，但是当你第一次去做的时候，就真的很棒。如果你坚持这样做，你的自尊和自我价值感会迅速上升。
7．Forgive yourself! 学会自我原谅！
8．Work on your strengths. A lot of people focus on building up their weaknesses, instead get better at what you are good at. 依靠自己的能力。非常多人都关注如何弥补自己的弱点，相反的我们应该将自己所擅长的东西变的更为突出。
9．Listen to other people and what they are saying. 倾听别人，认真听他们所说的。
10．Reward your successes. As soon as you achieve something reward yourself. 对自己的成功有所奖赏。一旦成功地做成了某件事，犒赏自己吧。
11．Don’t be afraid to accept help from other people, it means they respect you enough to help you with something. 不要害怕接受别人的帮助，这意味着他们是足够尊敬你，想为你做点什么。
12.Start changing your thinking to be more optimistic(adj.乐观的，积极的) about yourself, instead of ‘…I can’t do that….’ say ‘..I’ve never tried it, but I’ll give it a go…’ 改变你的想法，对自己更乐观一些，比起“我不能做这个……”，要说：“我确实没有尝试过，但是我愿意试着去做一次……”。
13.Face your fears. Nothing will send your self esteem soaring more so than facing your fears and eventually conquering them. 直面你的恐惧。直面恐惧，最终战胜它——没有什么更能让你增加自尊感的了
1.He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。 2.What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼！ 3.He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。 4.She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。 5.Money means everything to her. 她视钱如命。 6.Her boss is a skinflint. 她老板是个一毛不拔的人 7.His middle name's scrooge.他是出名的守财奴。
全文： Limiting beliefs are one of the main reasons why many people are dissatisfied with their lives and get frustrated. It is also the main reason why many people are stuck living the same life every single day. I have experienced a lot of limiting beliefs in the past and I still do right now, however I have learned how to understand my mind better to deal with these useless thoughts notice how I mentioned useless thoughts. 受限心理（Limiting belief）是许多人对现实生活感到不满和沮丧的主要原因。它也是许多人接受了单调重复的生活的主要原因。我过去经历过很多有受限心理的时候，现在也是。但是我已经学会了如何更深入了解自己的内心，并处理掉这些没用的思想。
The reason you get limiting beliefs Many of the limiting beliefs that you have right now are programmed in your mind because of the past experiences that you have encountered. Some of those experiences are always appearing in your mind and they aren’t very pleasant. It may be a thought of a close friend or family member constantly crtitisizing you or a co worker or your boss giving you an identity that isn’t really alligned with who you truly are. This, of course is just one example.
Many of the limiting beliefs you encounter are also programmed in you based on the environment that you were brought up in when you were a child. You may have been brought up in an environment where there weren’t many educated and successful people around you. Unfortunately, what ends up happening is that people that are brought up in an environment where there aren’t many successful people around start believing that life is suppose to be that way and that that is how everyone is. Beliefs than get harder to change once you reach your adulthood. (although it is possible for anyone to change their thinking at any time).
Okay, enough of describing beliefs system. I am going to jump straight to the point and tell you EXACTLY how you can change your belief system RIGHT NOW. There is a world out there that you need access to and you need to know how to position your psychology to get past your barriers and just be the rock star of your life.
State of Mind The state of mind you currently are in determines what you are going to attract into your life and your level of success. When you are in a state of mind where you are constantly pessimistic, complaining, or you constantly tell yourself, “I CANT DO THIS OR THAT”, your frame of mind is in a very negative state. You are constantly waking up complaining, whining, or criticizing. When you are in this state of mind, you are immediately sending signals to your brain and stopping your creativity from working. When your brain gets negative signals it generates a belief system for you which gets programmed in you. When you get used to that belief, you keep thinking life is suppose to be the way it is at the current moment. For example, if you are around people that are always criticizing other people or are jealous, you will think that that is how everyone in life is. You will program your mind to be in that STATE. If you are not careful this can be toxic.
What you need to do is be at a state that puts you in a frame that constantly brings you success. You have to discipline your emotions, body, and mind to do this. Next time you start your day, be aware of what you are thinking and feeling. Also, be aware of how you communicate and what you say to people. Make sure that you feel the high energy deep within. When you can put your body at a state where you are full of energy inside, people will feel it outside. Your mind will also get positive signals that will keep you at a healthy state. When you are in this healthy frame, your creativity and confidence will sky rocket. This means NO MORE LIMITING BELIEFS. Limiting beliefs constantly get to us because our body’s state is not at peak. When your body’s energy level is not at peak state, you feel insecure and doubtful about your capabilities.
Mental Reframing When you mentally reframe an experience or an image, it means that you are changing the way that you perceive it. Let me give you an example; I am sure you have been through a very rough experience in the past (it happens to everyone). Maybe you experienced being criticized or someone telling you that “you are nothing and that you are worthless”. Successful people have the capability of taking negative experiences and reframing them so that they can see opportunity instead of being disappointed. When you change the perception of a negative experience and use it towards your advantage, your mind will automatically be programmed to perform at a peak level. When I cold call on my sales calls, I go through a lot of rejection. However, I have trained my mind to treat every rejection as a positive experience because I learn more about what customers want. Rejection to me means that I am growing mentally and emotionally (great for the human body by the way!). I hope you see where I am getting at here.
A "status-gap marriage" is one in which there is a clear gap in income, pedigree, social status, etc. between the husband and wife. The phrase usually refers to marriages in which a woman marries "beneath herself," such as the marriage between Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara and her husband, the lesser-known comedian Tomonori Jinnai. They ended in divorce in 2009.
3.Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything ——all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
4. Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
导语： 苹果(Apple)董事会昨天正式宣布，由于健康原因，乔布斯，正式从 CEO 的位置退下，目前的 COO – Tim Cook 将接手这个位置，不过乔布斯仍然会继续担任董事会主席。 我们来看看乔布斯的退休信长什么样子？
【乔布斯的退休信】
The following is the resignation letter （n.辞职书）from Steve Jobs to the Apple board（n.董事会）:
CUPERTINO（n.美国地名，古柏蒂奴，苹果公司总部所在地）, Calif.–August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know.
Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession（n.继任） plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve
【译文】
乔布斯致苹果董事会的信函如下：
我一直都在强调，如果有一天，我无法再履行身为苹果 CEO 的职责的话，我会第一时间让你们知道。
很不幸，这一天到来了。
在这里，我提出辞呈，从苹果 CEO 的职位上退下。如果董事会、高层、以及苹果员工认可的话，我愿意担任董事会主席，继续为苹果服务。
今日话题: 朋友来了！ 精选新词: Inner Mongolia 内蒙古 当班外教： Miles (韦博上海南方商城中心外教)
John：Did you know that Alan is getting here next week? 约翰：你知道艾伦下周要来这了吗？
Colin：What? No way! Who told you that? 科林：什么？不可能。谁告诉你的？
John：Tom. We had dinner last night. He said Alan was going to take some time off from work to visit. 约翰：汤姆。我们昨晚一起吃饭了。他说艾伦会放自己一段时间假，过来看看。
Colin：That’s awesome! How long is he going to stay? 科林：太棒了。他会住多久？
John：Tom said he would be here for about 3 weeks. 约翰：汤姆说他会在这里呆3个星期。
Colin：Is he going to stay in Shanghai the whole time? 科林：他准备这段时间都在上海吗？
John：No. He’ll be here for a week or so, and then he’s going to travel around. Tom said he wanted to go to Inner Mongolia and maybe Tibet. If I can get off work, I might try to go with him. 约翰：不是。他会在这儿一个星期左右，之后他会四处去走走。汤姆说他想去内蒙古，或者西藏。如果不用工作的时候，我想可能会和他一起去。
Colin：Hmm. It’s too short notice for me to get off work, so I can’t come. But we should definitely(adv.一定) give him a welcoming party when he gets here. 科林：嗯嗯……让我请假太仓促了，所以我不能去。但是当他到时，我们一定要给他一个举办一个欢迎派对。
John：Definitely. Call everyone you know. Let’s plan for something on Saturday the 16th. You’re free, right? 约翰：当然了。叫上你认识的人。本月16日周六，让我们作些准备。你有空的，是吧？
Colin：Yup, sounds good. 科林：是的，听上去不错。
Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！ No way! 不可能 take some time off 休一段时间假 that’s awesome. 太棒了! to travel around 旅游（但没有固定目的地） let’s plan for… 让我们为…做打算 You’re free, right? 你有空，是吗？ sounds good 不错
These are all facts that are (hopefully) not especially well known to the average person.
1. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails 2. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people 3. If you rub(v.摩擦) an onion on your foot – within 30 – 60 minutes you will be able to taste it – this is because it travels through the blood stream 4. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath (if you hold it until you go unconscious, you begin to breath normally as soon as you do) 5. A snail can sleep for 3 – 4 years – during which period it does not need food 6. Giraffes(n.长颈鹿) can live longer without water than camels(n.骆驼) 7. To test if a pearl is real, you can rub vinegar(n.醋) on it – the composition of the pearl will cause it to bubble furiously 8. Quicksand(n.流沙) doesn’t directly kill humans as it is usually not very deep at all– it is the fact that it can be incredibly difficult to remove yourself from quicksand that causes death by the environment – such as exposure. 9. Men are over 30% stronger than women on average, especially in the upper body, and men’s brains are heavier than women’s
Money might not be able to buy you love, but it seems most people would be willing to choose it over happiness if the results of a new survey are to be believed. More than 2500 people were asked which would make them happier - a job which paid ?50,000 with 'reasonable' hours allowing them 7.5 hours sleep or one paying ?90,000 with 'unusual' hours allowing them just six hours sleep.
Pressed about their motivation many said they felt picking the better paid job would make their family happier. Others said they would enjoy the greater social status that came with the role while some said it would give them a greater sense of purpose. The research, which will be published in the American Economic Review, is being presented at the Fourth Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences in Austria.
Most people would choose longer hours and higher pay even if they believe it would make them less happy The researchers, a team of economists from Cornell University in the U.S., found more respondents chose better pay despite the fact they believed it would make them less happy. 'Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery' - Spike Milligan Then they were asked, if push came to shove, which of the two jobs they would actually choose.
Alex Rees-Jones, one of the PhD students behind the research, said he believed the findings had political implications. He told the Daily Telegraph: 'Our research suggests that if governments choose to design policies to maximise happiness measured in their surveys, they might impose policies that people would not want for themselves.'
1.Harvard Business School has an 'Elevator Pitch Builder' for alumni on its website. 哈佛商学院网站上有一个为校友开设的"电梯游说策划"栏目。
2.Not that an elevator is necessarily the best place to give your elevator pitch. 进行"电梯展示"的最佳地点并不一定就是在电梯里。
3.Next week, at a conference in Atlanta, Black Enterprise, a media company, will present the winner of its Elevator Pitch Competition. 媒体公司 Black Enterprise将于下周在亚特兰大举行的大会上宣布其"创业投资选秀会"的获胜者。
1.Harvard Business School has an ''Elevator Pitch Builder'' for alumni on its website. 哈佛商学院网站上有一个为校友开设的＂电梯游说策划＂栏目。
2.Not that an elevator is necessarily the best place to give your elevator pitch. 进行＂电梯展示＂的最佳地点并不一定就是在电梯里。
3.Next week, at a conference in Atlanta, Black Enterprise, a media company, will present the winner of its Elevator Pitch Competition. 媒体公司 Black Enterprise将于下周在亚特兰大举行的大会上宣布其＂创业投资选秀会＂的获胜者。
A: Good afternoon, welcome to Media Buy! How can I help you? 下午好！欢迎来到Media Buy电子城！有什么可以帮你的吗？
B: Yes… well… I’m looking to buy a new cell phone. I’ve had the Nokia for ages, but seeing how popular smartphones are these days, I thought I’d give them a try. 恩，我想买一部新的手机。我用诺基亚已经好长时间了。现在智能手机这么流行，我也想买一部。
A: AHH. Well, We have the blackberry Torch, the HTC desire, and the Iphone 4g. Personally, I think the Iphone is the best out of the three options I’ve mentioned. 呵呵，好的，这里有黑莓手机，HTC.还有Iphone 4.我个人最推荐Iphone 4.
B: well... I know that the iphone is really popular these days. But I don’t understand its popularity! To be perfectly honest, I think it’s only because of Apple’s marketing. It can’t really be the best smartphone on the market, is it? 好的，我知道Iphone现在实在太流行了。我都不知道为什么•••我个人觉得，就是因为苹果公司的市场做得好，但是，苹果不一定是市面上最好的智能机，是吗？
A: In terms of function, the Iphone, HTC and blackberry all have similar functions. But the iphone has a larger variety of applications on the market. Much more compared to the HTC. 功能上，Iphone, HTC，还有黑莓，功能上都差不多，但是IPhone有更多的应用程序，比起HTC要多很多。
B: I’m not really an ‘application’ person, I just need the basics. 我不是APP控，我只要一些基本的应用就可以。
A: ok. Let me give you a run down on the specs then. The blackberry is not an option for you since it’s more of a business phone. The HTC desire is the top model in the HTC line. It provides you 6hrs of talk time. The disadvantage here is the 512mb internal memory, but they compensate with a memory card slot. Everything else is pretty much on par with the Iphone 4g. 好吧，让我向你介绍一下！黑莓不太适合你，因为它更偏向于商务机型。HTC desire系列是HTC里面最棒的，保证6小时的通话时长，不足之处是内置内存只有512M,但是可以安插内存卡。其他的配置跟IPhone 4g比起来相差不大。
B: ahuh… and the iphone 4g? 噢•••那IPhone 4有什么特点呢？
A: The Iphone 4g gives you 16gb worth of internal memory. So much more than the HTC desire offers. BUT there’s no memory slot for the Iphone, so you cannot expand the memory. And the Iphone doesn’t offer a radio option either. IPhone 4 有16G的内存，比HTC的内存要大很多。但是机内不能安插内存卡，不能扩展内存。另外，IPhone没有收音机的功能。
B: hmmmm. The radio option is not a big problem. But the memory capacity could be a problem. And from what I hear, you can’t really change the battery for the Iphone. So if it wears out… On the other hand, the HTC’s battery can be changed so if it wears out, you can just get a new one. 嗯嗯，收音机不是大问题，内存是个问题。我听说IPhone不能够更换电池，所以，如果坏掉的话•••HTC如果电池坏掉，换一个就行。
B: I don’t know…. It’s a tough choice. From what you have told me, the HTC just seems to provide more options in terms of expanding memory and exchanging the battery. I still think that the Iphone seems superior just because of its brand image and marketing. I mean, 6000rmb!!! The HTC is only 4000rmb, and I can at least get extra memory and stuff. 我不知道，好难选啊！从你跟我讲的这些，HTC可选择性更大，可以扩展内存，换电池。不过我还是觉得，IPHONE更有诱惑力，因为它的品牌以及市场影响力。但是，要6千人民币啊！！！HTC只要4千元，而且还可以扩展内存啥的。
A: At 6000rmb, its still worth the price. It’s very consistent, and with little chance of the phone getting a virus…. It’s design… 6千元没错，但是，一分钱一分货啊！这款手机没有染上病毒的风险，因为它设计上••••
B: I dunno. The Iphone may be popular and used by millions of people worldwide. I think I’m gonna have to sleep on it and come back to buy it another time. Thank you anyway. 我不知道，这款手机太流行了，世界上数百万人都人手一部••我想我还是先回去睡一觉吧，梦醒了再来买。不管怎么样，辛苦你了！！谢谢！
1. Is what I do really worthwhile? In other words: Does my work make a difference to people? Does it help people? Am I adding something of value to the world? Doing something worthwhile makes us feel worthwhile and can compensate for other shortcomings in the position.
2. Do I enjoy my job? Do you you get a buzz from what you do?
我喜欢自己的工作吗？工作能让你高兴吗？
3. Am I learning? If you are still developing and learning in the job then it is an investment of your time. If you have stopped learning and are repeating experiences then it may be time for a change.
4. Does this job lead to somewhere I want to go? Is this experience useful in preparing you for something else you might want to do?
这份工作能帮我达到我的目标吗？这种工作经验是否能为你的目标奠定基础？
5. Am I well paid? On an objective assessment are you fairly compensated for what you contribute?
这份工作的薪水高吗？如果客观评价的话，你的付出是否得到了公平的回报？
6. Do I get on with my boss? A difficult boss can make your time at work miserable. If you answer this question “no”, then see the article ‘What to do if you do not get on with your boss？
我和上司相处得好吗？一个难缠的上司会让你觉得在工作时度日如年。
7. Do I get on with my colleagues? A good social environment and friendly workmates can make up for many other problems at work.
我和同事相处得好吗？一个好的人际环境和友善的同事可以弥补工作的其他问题。
8. Am I empowered to be creative and do things my way? This is more important for some people than others. Does it matter for you?
我能否富有创造性地按照自己的思路来做事？这个问题有些人很在乎。你在乎吗？
9. Is my work/life balance acceptable? Most people would like more time with their families but work is demanding so they accept some kind of balance. Are you getting at least the minimum free time you need to live your life?
10. Is my job title prestigious? This really matters to some people but is irrelevant to others. Do you feel proud when you tell people where you work and what you do?
Sometimes, a stressful day simply calls for a night of indulgent(adj.放纵的) television. But if this is your routine night after night, it may be wise to abandon the remote(n.遥控器) for a while. According to a 2008 study, excessive boob-tube([俗]电视机) time is a possible sign of unhappiness.
A sure sign of growing despondency(n.失望, 泄气) is fractured(v.断裂) relationships. They may not attempt to broaden friend circles and meet new people. And when relationships turn sour(adj.变酸的，不感兴趣的), this can reinforce feelings of discontent.
Feeling safe and comfortable generates contentment and satisfaction. Conversely, an excessively stressful environment promotes anxiety and insecurity(n.不安全感).
安全和舒适的感觉会产生满足和喜悦。相反的，一个充满压力的环境则会加剧焦虑和不安。
4. Constant Pleasure Seeking对享乐的无止境追求
The problem with this pathological(adj.病理的,习以为常的) pleasure-seeking(享乐主义) is its intrinsic（(adj.本质的) emptiness. By definition, pleasure is momentary（adj.瞬间的）and fleeting(adj.短暂的) -- leaving us wanting more. Contentment, on the other hand, means appreciating present circumstances and surroundings.
Aside from work-related stress, not getting enough quality sleep was the top predictor(n.预报器) of unhappiness among the subjects. After all, when you don't prepare your body for bedtime, nodding off (n.打盹) can prove challenging no matter how happy you feel.
在工作场合中保持stay on top of吗？其实一般的商务场合用到的英语并没有想象中那么难，但不能用错了场景。提供你一些可能在办公室中常听到的术语和特定语境。
Stay on top of
如果你觉得在工作中常常有受挫感，那你很可能并没有staying on top of your work。要想争取主动地位，而不是在工作中落后或让工作堆积如山。
On the ball
这个短语来自于运动场。当你on the ball，你要提高警惕并确保你能控制局面。"Make sure you are on the ball with those reports." 相反的是 drop the ball，意思是你没有完成任务并让和你一起工作的人失望了。
Think outside the box
许多雇主希望他们的员工能够不断创新，并用不同的方式完成项目。 在这个短语中，the box代表着传统的智慧，或众所周知的东西。这句短语意思是想出新的革新的方法。"For this marketing project, we need to think outside the box."
Get the ball rolling
这句谚语意思是开始某事并使之运作起来。"Let's get the ball rolling on this project."一旦你有个良好的开端，你可能通过使用keep the ball rolling.表示你的意愿。
Brainstorm
这意味着花时间想很多的主意。许多公司会召开brainstorming sessions来应对问题并构思新的想法。"Let's brainstorm new ideas for the advertising campaign."
Pull strings
如果你拉一个木偶的线会怎么样呢？你做什么木偶就跟着做什么。这个短语意思是不要按部就班，要学会打破陈规。"It will be difficult to talk with her. You may have to pull some strings with her department."
Multi-tasking
你是否擅长于multi-tasking或在同一时间完成多项任务？ "This week we need you to write a report, make a presentation, and review last year's earnings. I hope you can multi-task!" 尽管你拿到的薪水还是同样的那份。
Bite off more than you can chew
如果你揽了一屁股活儿，你就别想着按时完成工作。"He's working late every night. He bit off more than he could chew."
---C: Terrible! I just came from my Chinese lesson. 太糟糕了！我刚刚上好中文课回来。
---J: Oh? What happened? 哦？怎么了？
---C: My teacher asked me to make a speech in Chinese in front of the whole school! 我的老师让我在全校面前用中文发表演讲！
---J: That’s great! You must really be getting the hang of Chinese. 太棒了！那你要好好学中文了！
---C: I wish that were the case, but to tell you the truth, I break out in a cold sweat just thinking about speaking in front of all those people. 要是那样就好了。但是说实话，我一想到要在那么多人面前讲话就直冒冷汗。我怕那个时候舌头一打结，就什么都说不出来了！
---J: I’m sure you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. Don’t let that stop you from doing your best! 我敢肯定你小题大做了。你只是有点紧张罢了，不要让这点小问题影响你的发挥。
相对来讲，好一点的方法是你找一个英语学习的语伴，两个人经常在一起练习英语对话。你来我往中可以发现更多自己表达中的问题。多说，这才是最重要的。有句话叫做“If you don’t speak English , how can you speak English？”这个就是很平实的真理。给自己创造一些场合去说。说得再拙劣，都要比不说好。
Lavender language functions as a kind of homosexual code, characterised by acronyms, plays on words and double meanings only intended to be understood by the gay community.
This alternative sense of the adjective lavender is, in fact, used productively in a variety of issues surrounding the gay community, and in the linguistic context occurs in descriptions such as lavender texts, lavender phonology/terminology and the lavender lexicon.
A: Hey Christina! Can you help me out for a minute? 嗨，克里斯丁娜，你可以帮我一下吗？
B: Sure, Nick. What I can do for you? 当然，尼克。我可以帮你什么呢？
A: I'm trying to write a letter to one of our clients, but I just don't know exactly what to say，and I don't know the name of the contact person. 我在给一位客户写信，但是我不知道应该说什么，而且我还不知道这位客户的名字。
B: You can just put “Dear Sir or Madam”, and you can write “to whom it may concern”. 你可以就写“亲爱的先生或者女士”，也可以写“尊敬的相关人士”。
A: OK. So I will thank them for their business, I will say something like "we are very grateful for your continue support", How is that? 好的。我要谢谢他们生意上的事情。我要说“非常感谢你的一直以来的支持。”这样如何？
B: Good! Tell them the reason your writing and give them an incentive. 很好！还要告诉他们你写信的原因以及给他们一个激励。
A: Like "Regarding our new product line, we would like to announce a special discount price" 像这样吗：“有关我们的新产品线，我们要推出一个特别的折扣价。”
B: That sounds perfect! 很棒！
A: What do you think I should close it with? 那我结尾应该怎么写呢？
B: Well，Since you don't know them personally, probably the best way would be to write “yours” or “ sincerely”, you can also say Best Regards. 恩，因为你并不了解他们个人，所以最好的结尾方式应该是“你的朋友”或者“忠实的••”，也可以写“致敬”。
Social jet lag refers to the feeling of being very tired when you return to work after a holiday, especially because of changes to your sleeping pattern.
Social jet lag指休假结束返回工作岗位时的倦怠感，主要是由睡眠模式的变化引起的，称为“假后返工时差”。
The root cause of social jet lag is the more relaxed sleeping pattern that many people adopt when on holiday. Conscious that they don't need to be up at the crack of dawn the next day, people luxuriate in the opportunity to lie in, getting up later in the morning and going to bed later in the evening. Faced with going back to work after perhaps as much as two weeks of a different cycle of waking and sleeping, a person's body clock is thrown out of sync. This has a similar effect to the one experienced by flying west across one or more time zones.
日话题: 我爱喝茶 精选新词：ginseng 西洋参 当班主播: Robert (韦博上海虹桥中心外教）
- Can you tell me how to make tea with dried tealeaves（n.茶叶） in a teapot（n.茶壶）, please?
你能告诉我如何用茶壶里的茶叶泡茶吗？
- Yes, with pleasure. First get the boiling water ready. Before you put some dried tealeaves in a teapot, warm the pot with hot water and empty it out. Put tealeaves into a pot, add fresh boiling water and then leave them to steep（v.浸泡） for three minutes before serving.
Some people shudder at the thought of giving a speech to a group of people. However, public speaking is a common task, and like it or not, you are going to have to do it someday. From giving a toast at a wedding, to giving a presentation to coworkers, public speaking is eminent in a productive life. The only question is, are you ready for it?
If you are part of the majority, you probably are not ready, so here are a few tips to help you out:
你也许会和大多数人一样，并没有准备好，那么下面这些贴士也许对你有用处。
1) Be prepared. Remember, he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.
做好准备。记住，谁准备不成功就是在为失败做准备。
2) Know your audience. No this does not mean stand at the door and make friends with everyone who enters the room. What this does mean is that you want to be able to appeal to whomever you are speaking to. Basically, do not wear a fur coat if you are giving a speech on animal rights.
3) Have a general outline for what you are going to say. Do not try to read from your notes word for word as this produces a boring speech in which you are not looking at your audience. It is always a good idea to know what you are saying, but reading directly from a written speech produces more errors and is boring.
4) Look at your audience. You need to not just look in one spot as well; but instead look around the room at your entire audience. Caution! When doing this, avoid the sprinkler affect. That is, do not continuously pan your gave from one side of the room to the next, but distribute your attention to different members in the audience.
5) In opening remarks, you need to come out strong. You need an attention grabber. This can range from a short defiant statement, to an anecdote that involves your subject.
6) Use appropriate hand gestures and props in your presentation or speech.
在演讲中适当使用手势和小道具。
7) Speak slower than you normally would. You must remember that your audience is trying to absorb all the information you are dishing out at them.
应该比平常说得慢一点。你得记住你的听众在努力吸收你的滔滔不绝的论述。
8) Do not make your speech to long. Most people lose interest in your speech after ten minutes. If you must go longer than this, prompt your audience for involvement after every ten or so minutes.
9) Get to the point. When you ramble on about topics it is more likely that you are losing your audience. If you are making an important statement or point, declare it with as few words as possible.
要说在点子上。如果你东拉西扯会让听众失去兴趣。如果你在讲的内容非常重要，用越少的词描述越好。
10) In your closing, leave the audience with something to think about. Do not close with a feeble "thank you," but instead, close with a statement that will let your audience know you are finished.
1. You're in the pink! （转） 要想说人气色好，"You look fine!"当然不错，可如果你说"You're in the pink!"就妙得多了，实际上，在英语口语中，巧妙使用一些表示颜色的词能使得句子非常形象生动。 2. He is bouncy. "他精力充沛"美国人通常说："He is bouncy."，而不说"He is energetic"，牢记一些日常对话中的句式是你生活中一把必备的钥匙。如：久仰，"I get mind of you"比"I heard a lot about you."轻松得多。 3. Did you get lost? 有人开会迟到了，你若对他说"You are late."，听起来像是废话。若说"Did you get lost?"，则更能让他感到歉疚，可千万别说成"Get lost!"，那可是让人滚蛋的意思。 4. Do you have the time? 别人征求你的意见，问能否开窗户等，你要是说"You can do that."就有点土了，用一句"Do you have the time?"就好多了。实际上，问他人的姓名，地址都可以这么用："May I have your name?"要比"What's your name?"礼貌得多，不过警察例外。 5. I would rather not say. 别人问你不愿公开的问题，切勿用"It's my secret, don't ask such a personal question."回答，一来显得你没有个性，二来也让对方觉得你气短。你可以说"I would rather not say."（还是别说了吧）。 6. It's on the tip of my tongue. 有时候，你想说什么，可是想不起来，你可以说"Well…"、"Let me see."、"Just a moment."或"It's on the tip of my tongue."等。相比之下，最后一个句型是最地道的。 7. While I remember… 交谈时，你可能会转换话题，不要只说"By the way"，实际上，"To change the subject"、"Before I forget"、"While I remember"、"Mind you"都是既地道又受欢迎的表达。 8. I got it. 遇到你不懂的问题时可别不懂装懂，"I know"可能是被中国人用得最多，而最不被美国人接受的一句话。当一个美国教师向你解释某个问题时，你如果连说两遍"I know"，我敢保证，他不会再跟你说什么了。用"I got it."就顺耳得多，要是不懂就说"I'm not clear about it."。不过如果你会说"It's past my understanding."或"It's beyond me."，你的教师一定会惊讶不已的。 9. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is not over yet. 会议原定两个小时，不过现在还没有结束。 10. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一会呢？ 11. I'm supposed to go on a diet/get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。 12. I'm afraid that it's not going to work out. 我恐怕这事不会成的。 13. Do you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗？ 14. It really depends on who is in charge. 那纯粹要看谁负责了。
In Sunday school, the minister was trying to illustrate the word miracle. "Boys and girls," he said, "suppose I stood on the roof of a ten-story building, lost my balance and fell off. Then all of a sudden in midair, a whirlwind swept me up and brought me safely to the ground. Now what word would you use to describe this?"
After a long silence a boy raised his hand and said, "Luck?"
"True, ture," replied the minister. "It could be luck - but that's not the word I wanted. I'll repeat the story. There I am on top of the ten-story building again, and I fall. A whirlwind catches me in midair and places me safely on the ground. Think now - what word would decribe the situation?"
"Accident," cried out one girl.
"No, no," answered the minister. "Listen carefully for the third time. I'm on the same building; I fall and am swept to safety by a sudden whirlwind. What word could account for my safely reaching the ground?"
Add: Room 601, Beijing East Rd #18, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Tel: 021-54285796
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Career Objective
I am aspiring to obtain a challenging position as a Accounting Manager and to get extensive and diverse experience in accounting and finance
Education
Sep.2002 – July.2006 Tongji University Shanghai
B.A. in Economics Economic and Accounting Department GPA: 4.73/5
Main Courses: International Trade, Economics, Accounting, Marketing, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Oral English, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Probability and Statistics.
Minor Courses: Intensive Reading, Listening Comprehension, English-Chinese Translation, Electronics and Computer.
Sep.2003 – July.2004 Tongji University Shanghai
The Second Foreign Language: German (one year)
German Department
Work Experience
July.2006 – Present Vice-Manager of Accounting in Bright Co. Ltd.
 Draft the strategy with Accounting Manager, execute the plan successfully and boost the work efficiencies of our department by 28%
 Help the manager to coordinate the work between other departments
Oct.2005 – July.2006 Accounting Assistant in Mengniu Co. Ltd
 Drafted the plan for oversea studying for the Accounting Department
Sep.2004 – Oct.2005 Daily Governess on English
 Taught 2 hours a day
 Successfully promoted the student’s score by 30% within 2 months
Sep.2003 – Oct.2004 Editor of the School Newspaper of Foreign Languages at Tongji University
 Collected and edited articles
Scholarships & Honors
2006 First-class Scholarship for graduate (Awarded to Top 5% students)
2004; 2005; 2006 Outstanding Student in Academy, Morality at Tongji University
(Awarded to Top 1% students)
2003 Academic Progress Award
Language skills
 TOEFL: 653
 GRE: 2340
 CET6: 640
 German : basic
 Mandarin: native
 Shanghai Dialect: native
Computer Abilities
Proficient at Office Software.
Skilled in use of MS FrontPage, C++, Auto CAD.
Qualifications
Extensive and diverse experience in financial market. General knowledge relating to software designing. Have a passion for accounting, and an abundance of common sense.
The metaphor refers to the over-strict rules and regulations that are considered redundant or bureaucratic and hider or prevent action or decision-making.
red tape字面意义指红色的带子，之前英国的官方文件常系红色带子，因而red tape现在用来指代那些手续繁琐，复杂而且浪费时间的官方法律和法规。
这个短语可以这样用：
1. The government has cut down some red tape, which is well appreciated by the small and medium-sized enterprises. 政府已经削减了一些费时的繁琐手续，中小企业对此颇为欢迎。
2. Because of red tape, Jack took weeks to get a visa. 因为繁琐的官方手续，数周之后杰克才拿到护照。
今日话题: 偶尔八卦 聚焦关键句: 天涯何处无芳草 关键句翻译：There are plenty of fish in the sea for you dude. 当班主播: Arena (韦博上海静安中心外教）
——Hey Tina, good to see you again. How have you been ? 嗨，Tina,见到你真高兴，最近你还好吗？
——I've been well, thanks. Although recently work has been a little busy and stressful（adj.有压力的）! How have you been? 谢谢，尽管最近有一点小忙，有些压力，不过总得来说我还好，你呢？
——: I've been great. I'm just about to head to my Chinese class. OMG, there is so much gossip flying around in that place. It's unbelievable! 我也还行，我要去上中文课了。天哪，现在真是谣言满天飞的时候，叫人难以置信！
——Really...??I love a bit of juicy gossip, fill me in.... 真的吗？我喜欢听一些“有营养”的传言，说给我听听吧！
——Well...I shouldn't really say anything ,but rumor has it that Mark and Jane are an item now, can you believe it, I don't know how she managed to tame（v.驯服） such a playboy like him? 好吧，我也不知道是否应该说。现在有消息说，马克和简是一对了！你相信吗？我都不知道她怎么跟这个花花公子好的.
——He's with Jane...(exclaim!!!)That's so unfair. Why do nice girls always fall for bad boys, I just don't get it? 他和简？（惊呼），太不和谐、太不公正了吧！为什么好女孩都要跟坏男孩在一起？我怎么就不明白•••
——Well, you know what they say,' treat then mean, keep them keen' it always works!! 好吧，你知道有句话是这么说的，“你对他们越不好，他们越想跟你在一起。”
——Yea, he's a bit of snob but don't worry there are plenty of fish in the sea for you dude...! 是的，他是个挺势利的人，你也别担心，天涯何处无芳草！
——Thanks for the confidence boost, but I really wanted to ask her out for dinner, you know wine & dine her !I think she has such stunning eyes...ah maaannnn!!!! 谢谢你给我信心，但是我之前真的挺想约她出来吃饭的，她的眼睛真的很迷人！天哪•••
——We'll maybe you should take the news with a pinch of salt Tina, apparently Mark is loaded, he comes from an affluent family so maybe she will just wait till he splashes out on her then she will leave...maybe she's a GOLDDIGGER!! 好吧，这个消息你也不要全信。很明显马克是个富二代，很有家底，也许她只是看中了这一点，说不定她是个财迷呢！
——: Lol lol lol.....thanks Aaron. I feel better already. 哈哈，谢谢你，我心里舒服点了。
Let‘s go through some words and phrases:
Gossip:流言蛮语；闲言碎语 Fill me in :讲给我听听 an item: 恋爱中 Tame:驯化；驯服 Exclaim:惊叫，呼喊 There are plenty of fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草 Confidence boost 加强信心 take something with a pinch of salt .直译是‘和一撮盐吃下去’，意译则是‘姑且听着，不能尽信’。盐在这怎么会有‘疑惑’意思呢？原来淡而寡味、人们不爱吃的东西，加一点调味的盐，会比较容易下咽；同样，难以教人相信的事，用一些动听言词说出来，人家往往也会有戒心，不敢尽信。所以，take something with a pinch of salt这句话含有疑惑意味。 Loaded：非常富有
1.让听众集中注意力 主持商务会议时，及时集中大家的注意力至关重要。最好的开始商务会议方式就是给出直接的陈述。"The purpose of this meeting is to decide on the company logo."（今天开会的目的是讨论并确定公司的Logo.）避免类似以下的间接陈述，"Well, here's the agenda"(好的，下面是我们的安排)，或是"Maybe we should get started."（我们应该开始了）这会使你马上失去别人的注意力。
2．使用语气重的单词 你的老板把大家叫到办公室商讨论一个问题，并在讨论中询问了你的意见。你的回答必须是以"I recommend...（我建议）"或是"In my opinion..."（我认为）开始。此外，要用权威的语气回答，使用 "should" 而不用"could"，让语气更强。"In my opinion, we should consider different vendors"（我认为，我们应该考虑不同的供应商） 比"Maybe we could think about different vendors"（也许我们需要考虑不同的供应商）语气更强。
3.立场要坚定 如果你想让语气听起来比上面的句子更重的话，那就用“I'm positive that…”（我很确定）或是“I really feel that…”（我真的认为）来开始：“I'm positive that it's the vendor's fault”（我很确定这是供应商的问题）向听者表示出你对此非常肯定，是为了传达 “我很肯定，你也应该肯定!”的气场。不自信的人会说 “John in Marketing said it could be the vendor's fault. I thought he had a good point.”（市场部的John觉得可能是供应商的问题，我觉得他说的有道理）
4.继续你关心的话题 商务会谈有时会跑题，因此，你需要用技巧，让别人重新集中注意力到你想继续的话题上来。如果讨论不太有效率，无论是大型商务会议，或非正式商务谈话中，你都可以说，"Let's move on to the next point."（让我们开始下面一点的讨论）以保证了你始终拥有讨论的控制权。只要你不用 "Maybe"（可能） 或是 "Um"（呃） 开始你的讲话。
5.毫无保留地说出意见 有时候你就是须要否定别人的意见，如果不有效说出你的否定意见，你的价值就被忽略了。"I'm afraid I can't agree with this plan"（很抱歉，我不同意这个计划） 是礼貌但又清楚的表达否定的开场白，要比 "Well, I'm not sure; It doesn't seem like it will work." （好吧，我不确定，感觉这个不太有用）要好得多。