Read jokes and learn English.

Reading jokes to learn English

Reading jokes to learn English

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senior, Highway

joke original

bad drivers

There's a senior citizen driving on the highway. His wife calls him on his cell phone and in a worried voice says, "Herman, be concerned! I just heard on the radio that there was a madman driving the wrong way on Route 28!"

　Herman says, "I know, I’m on Route 28 but there isn’t just one, there are hundreds! "

Chinese translation

Hundreds of lunatics

An elderly citizen was driving on the highway. His wife called him and said anxiously, "Herman, be careful!" I just heard on the radio that a madman was retrograde on Highway 28! "

Herman said, "I know, I'm on Highway 28! But there is not only one madman here, there are hundreds! "

explanation of vocabulary

1. senior. He is a senior member of the Committee. He is a senior member.

2.citizen citizen.

3. highway. It can also mean "the best way": It's a highway to success. This is the road to success.

How do you want your steak cooked when you eat western food? (Figure)

When watching American and Hong Kong dramas, you often see the characters eating steak. Some people like steak medium rare, while others like steak medium rare, but it seems that no one likes steak well done? What's the difference between rare steak and medium steak? Let's learn together today!

Blue steak: the front and back sides are heated on a high-temperature iron plate for 3-6 seconds respectively, so as to lock the internal humidity of the steak, which makes the external meat and the internal raw meat mouth have poor taste, the outer layer is convenient for hanging juice, and the internal raw meat maintains the original meat flavor. Moreover, the visual effect is not as difficult as eating raw meat.

rare steak: the internal part of the steak is blood red, and the internal parts are kept at a certain temperature.

medium rare: most of the meat is permeated by heat to the center, but it hasn't changed much. After cutting, the cooked meat on the upper and lower sides is brown, turns pink to the center, and then the center is fresh meat color, accompanied by blood oozing from the knife. (The level of fresh beef and thick steak will be obvious, but it is difficult to achieve this effect for frozen beef and thin steak.)

medium steak: the inside of the steak is pink and mixed with light gray and comprehensive brown of cooked meat, and the whole steak has a balanced temperature and taste.

medium well: the inside of the steak is mainly light gray brown mixed with a little pink, with a heavy texture and chewy feeling.

well done: the whole steak is brown with cooked meat, and the whole beef has been cooked, with a heavy taste.

idiomatic oral English: three ways to praise a person "Niu" in English

Niu

Donny is studying Chinese in Beijing. If his friends in China meet words that they don't know how to say in American, they will ask him for advice. Today is Fang Fang's question: cattle.

　Donny: FF, I heard you went to a ballroom dance competition yesterday. How did it go?

FF: I'm in the final! What's up, awesome?

Donny: cattle? A cow?

FF: no, "Niu" is very powerful, very good!

　Donny: I got it. In English, we use the word "awesome", a-w-e-s-o-m-e, awesome。

FF: Oh, awesome means awesome.

　Donny: You can also use the word " ballin ". b-a-l-l-i-n, ballin. It also means "cool or very good"。

FF: oh, Ballin also means "awesome". Donny, there were really many masters in the dance competition that day. In this case, I can say to them, "You're awesome! "or" You're ballin! "Right?

　Donny: That's right. You can also say "you rule" or "you rock!"

　FF: rule, r-u-l-e, rule; Rock, r-o-c-k, rock, these two words can also describe someone or something, but they are all verbs, right?

　Donny: Exactly! For example, if you watch a particularly awesome concert, you can say "it rocks! " or "it rules!"

FF: I see. However, there were some people who looked arrogant before the game that day. They really jumped up and were not so good. I really don't know what they had! By the way, do you also use awesome or ballin to describe these people?

　Donny: No! You can use "cocky" c-o-c-k-y, cocky， to describe these kind of people。

FF: oh, it is cocky to say that a person is arrogant.

donny: now, ff, if you can tell me what you've learned today, I'd say your English is awesome!

FF: ok! First, say that people or things are awesome, and use adjectives like awesome or ballin；;

second, you can use the verb rule or rock； to say that people or things are awesome;

thirdly, to describe someone as arrogant and arrogant, you can use cocky!

Don't dare to speak English: N ways to teach you to practice oral English

Actually, this problem is really not personal. Many people, including many men, are particularly afraid of speaking!

I've also read many articles by experts. When it comes to how to speak here, I always say something that doesn't hurt or itch, such as don't be afraid to say something wrong, don't be shy, and overcome my fear. But the problem is that we all know this truth, but how can we break through this psychological barrier and make ourselves really not afraid?

Sometimes I wonder if Li Yang, Yu Minhong and those academic English experts are nervous when they talk to foreigners for the first time. Maybe at that time, they also said that the donkey's lips were not right. Later, they learned enough "shameless" kung fu to really break through the difficulty of "speaking".

said some nonsense. Let's talk about our actual situation.

I guess it's impossible for everyone to practice oral English according to Li Yang's method. After all, many women are more reserved. I think, including men, there are several fears that they dare not speak:

1. After all, English is not the mother tongue, and it is not as fluent and natural as we speak Chinese. Therefore, I always feel awkward when I say it, for fear that others will hear jokes about myself. I am not skilled, and the idea of being afraid of jokes makes me nervous. The more you do this, the less you dare to say it.

2. There are too few sentences in my mind and too many words I have learned, but I just can't organize myself to express my thoughts at will, which brings difficulties to communication. Because in communication, what you hear is passive, and you don't know what the other person will say, so you will be nervous, for fear that you won't say it or that some words don't understand, which produces nervousness, which will bring fear to people.

3. Maybe you have to face foreigners, although the streets are full of foreigners now, and TV movies are everywhere. However, there is really a foreign living person standing in front of you, talking to you in English, and you are really ignorant, because after all, all your listening exercises are standard recordings, not spoken English. There will be great differences in intonation, voice and tone.

4. When I don't have any foreign friends, I really want to go over and talk to those foreigners who are shopping, but I dare not. I am afraid that people will ignore you and lose face, and I am afraid that I won't understand what others say. Because we are very strangers to each other, let alone foreigners, China people come forward to say hello when they don't know each other in the street, and they look at you with strange eyes one by one like thieves.

To sum up the reasons, since we can't force it, let it be. First of all, you should practice your oral English well. Even if you pass CET-6, it doesn't mean that your English level is high. Therefore, you should read a lot of oral books and watch more original movies. The more you live, the better. Collect a lot of daily conversations from movies and say them as skillfully as saying your own name, like "What's your name? Thank you! "That's natural, and then you have to tell your family that you won't be shy about talking to your parents, will you? You say an English sentence, and you just tell them your Chinese meaning. You can also practice your Chinese-English exchange. Then you say the same sentence to your best friend, because they won't laugh at you for being wrong. Everyone knows that speaking English well is a very good thing. In this way, speaking the same words to different people will gradually reduce your fear and make your speech more natural and fluent. Since you can speak Chinese well with others, you can certainly speak English well.

Secondly, find your favorite original movie, write out your lines, and then become an actor yourself, for example, Roman Holiday, and you will be the princess. When your minister and the actor you met by chance talk to you, you will make a princess answer. Practice alone at home, and no one will laugh at you. Moreover, there are different English accents in various movies, and you are talking to these international big-name stars. How great it is! Do you still care about an ordinary foreigner on the street? "I am a master who talks to big-name stars every day!" As long as you are familiar with the environment, you will not be nervous when you talk. It's just a question of proficiency.

Also, if you really meet a foreigner, it is natural to be nervous at first, and foreigners know this. They will also slow down and communicate with you. If you get used to speaking a few words, you won't be nervous. Then you tell him (her) that he (she) can seldom communicate with foreigners, so speaking English is bound to be a little nervous, and some of them can't even speak it. They can understand. If they don't understand, you can just speak your purest and most fluent Chinese, which will make them dizzy and still be great!

Furthermore, if there is an English corner attended by foreigners or a foreign teacher's oral teaching, you can attend it, with the purpose of contacting foreigners to over-fear yourself. In fact, we are all human beings. If we are familiar with it, we will naturally speak.

If you can't get in touch with any foreigners around you, practice speaking English with your relatives, friends or good colleagues in your future work. If you speak too much, you won't be clumsy. I usually speak English with my colleagues and friends when I am not in contact with foreigners. The purpose is not whether they can understand, but to practice speaking skillfully. Maybe I will say the same sentence in a few days, and the other party will simply reply to me. That doesn't matter. I can speak naturally and fluently is the purpose. It's like saying, "Good morning. How are you doing. See you tomorrow. Can I help you? I'm leaving now! I need your help. "It's natural, so when you meet foreigners, you won't be nervous when you say these things.

In normal times, you should listen to English news more, and don't think about what the word just said means when listening. What does this sentence mean? Your listening should be synchronized with the news broadcast, because the speed of English news is very fast. Only when you are familiar with this speed, and then you listen to the speed of daily communication, will you find that you have listened to every sentence really, so you will be leisurely. Moreover, listening to English news is a great exercise of reaction ability. Don't think that you can understand every sentence. Some friends have stayed abroad for four years, and it's just like playing IELTS after coming back. But watching English news on CCTV9 is still a lot of incomprehensible, but it doesn't affect communication.

If you work in a foreign company in the future, all this will become natural. There are many foreign colleagues there, and the environment forces you to say it. When there is no such environment, talk to yourself, your family, your colleagues and your boyfriend in class.

Are you sincere in apologizing?

It is inevitable that we will make some mistakes, big and small, that will affect others. A sincere apology may be able to resolve the embarrassment. The word "Sorry" is often spoken by many people. Of course, it is not the only one who apologizes in English, but also apologize, excuse me, etc. So which word should be used under what circumstances? Do people really apologize when they say sorry to you? Today we will answer these questions!

● Apologies truly apologizes

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