2007-01-05

关于鱼

提起fish,它给人们的第一印象便是指“鱼”,实际上它 的用法并非如此简单。fish用作可数名词指“鱼的条数”时单数和复数形式相同(two fish两条鱼),指“鱼的种类”时复数形式才为fishes(two fishes两种鱼);fish用作不可数名词时无复数形式,应作“鱼肉”解(Help yourself to some fish.随便吃些鱼。);fish用作动词时,它的含义又与“钓(捕)鱼”有关(go fishing去钓鱼)。

在英语口语里, fish还常常被用来指“人”,类似于汉语里的“家伙、东西”等。如:a poor fish(可怜虫),a big fish(大亨),a cool fish(无耻之徒),a strange fish(奇人、怪人),a loose fish(放荡鬼)等。但必须注意的是,fish用来指人时形象虽然鲜明,但往往含有贬义。

由fish构成的习语也非常生动有趣。 如:fish in the air本意为“空中钓鱼”,喻指“方法(向)不对而达不到目的”,相当于汉语中的成语“缘木求鱼”。又如:like a fish out of water喻指“如鱼离水、感到生疏”,feel the fishes喻指“葬身鱼腹;晕船”。

含fish的一些谚语更加赋有哲理性。如:
1.Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。(原意为:决不要教鱼游泳。)
2.The best fish smell bad when they are three days old.久居别家招人嫌。(原意为:鱼过三天就要臭。)
3.He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。(原意为:捉鱼不要怕鞋湿。)
4.There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.纵然失去一个机会,不愁没有其他机会。(原意为:海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。)


Learning English in your daily life!

Yesterday a friend told a story of himself when he came to USA at 13 years old. Before he came he did not learn any English therefore he has to be dropped one grade. While during the holiday, he decided to catch up by learning basic 5,000 English words. He started memorizing them everyday by spliting them into 5,000 divided by 60 days, that was almost 80 words for each day. Not only memorizing them every day, he insisted on using them by listening to what people said, by speaking them! The major problem in our way of learning English is that we only know those wordds appear before us, but we never try to make friends with them, use them in our daily life!

It becomes easy for you when you start to recognize the new words by listening, talking, reading. The more impressive way is for you to use them in expressing yourself! That's the best way for you to realize the meaning of each word you are going to speak out. You have to search in your mind for the most appropriate word for the expression. Then you'll start to realize the proper grammar and proper word to say before different people!

If you try, you'll know if the story is helpful or not! Try it, you may find it useful!
Good luck!

中文姓氏英文翻译

A:
艾--Ai
安--Ann/An
敖--Ao

B:
巴--Pa
白--Pai
包/鲍--Paul/Pao
班--Pan
贝--Pei
毕--Pih
卞--Bein
卜/薄--Po/Pu
步--Poo
百里--Pai-li

C:
蔡/柴--Tsia/Choi/Tsai
曹/晁/巢--Chao/Chiao/Tsao
岑--Cheng
崔--Tsui
查--Cha
常--Chiong
车--Che
陈--Chen/Chan/Tan
成/程--Cheng
池--Chi
褚/楚--Chu
淳于--Chwen-yu

D:
戴/代--Day/Tai
邓--Teng/Tang/Tung
狄--Ti
刁--Tiao
丁--Ting/T
董/东--Tung/Tong
窦--Tou
杜--To/Du/Too
段--Tuan
端木--Duan-mu
东郭--Tung-kuo
东方--Tung-fang

E:

F:
范/樊--Fan/Van
房/方--Fang
费--Fei
冯/凤/封--Fung/Fong
符/傅--Fu/Foo

G:
盖--Kai
甘--Kan
高/郜--Gao/Kao
葛--Keh
耿--Keng
弓/宫/龚/恭--Kung
勾--Kou
古/谷/顾--Ku/Koo
桂--Kwei
管/关--Kuan/Kwan
郭/国--Kwok/Kuo
公孙--Kung-sun
公羊--Kung-yang
公冶--Kung-yeh
谷梁--Ku-liang

H:
海--Hay
韩--Hon/Han
杭--Hang
郝--Hoa/Howe
何/贺--Ho
桓--Won
侯--Hou
洪--Hung
胡/扈--Hu/Hoo
花/华--Hua
宦--Huan
黄--Wong/Hwang
霍--Huo
皇甫--Hwang-fu
呼延--Hu-yen

I:

J:
纪/翼/季/吉/嵇/汲/籍/姬--Chi
居--Chu
贾--Chia
翦/简--Jen/Jane/Chieh
蒋/姜/江/--Chiang/Kwong
焦--Chiao
金/靳--Jin/King
景/荆--King/Ching
讦--Gan

K:
阚--Kan
康--Kang
柯--Kor/Ko
孔--Kong/Kung
寇--Ker
蒯--Kuai
匡--Kuang

L:
赖--Lai
蓝--Lan
郎--Long
劳--Lao
乐--Loh
雷--Rae/Ray/Lei
冷--Leng
黎/郦/利/李--Lee/Li/Lai/Li
连--Lien
廖--Liu/Liao
梁--Leung/Liang
林/蔺--Lim/Lin
凌--Lin
柳/刘--Liu/Lau
龙--Long
楼/娄--Lou
卢/路/陆鲁--Lu/Loo
伦--Lun
罗/骆--Loh/Lo/Law/Lam/Rowe
吕--Lui/Lu
令狐--Lin-hoo

M:
马/麻--Ma
麦--Mai/Mak
满--Man/Mai
毛--Mao
梅--Mei
孟/蒙--Mong/Meng
米/宓--Mi
苗/缪--Miau/Miao
闵--Min
穆/慕--Moo/Mo
莫--Mok/Mo
万俟--Moh-chi
慕容--Mo-yung

N:
倪--Nee
甯--Ning
聂--Nieh
牛--New/Niu
农--Long
南宫--Nan-kung


欧/区--Au/Ou
欧阳--Ou-yang

P:
潘--Pang/Pan
庞--Pang
裴--Pei/Bae
彭--Phang/Pong
皮--Pee
平--Ping
浦/蒲/卜--Poo/Pu
濮阳--Poo-yang

Q:
祁/戚/齐--Chi/Chyi/Chi/Chih
钱--Chien
乔--Chiao/Joe
秦--Ching
裘/仇/邱--Chiu
屈/曲/瞿--Chiu/Chu

R:
冉--Yien
饶--Yau
任--Jen/Yum
容/荣--Yung
阮--Yuen
芮--Nei

S:
司--Sze
桑--Sang
沙--Sa
邵--Shao
单/山--San
尚/商--Sang/Shang
沈/申--Shen
盛--Shen
史/施/师/石--Shih/Shi
苏/宿/舒--Sue/Se/Soo/Hsu
孙--Sun/Suen
宋--Song/Soung
司空--Sze-kung
司马--Sze-ma
司徒--Sze-to
单于--San-yu
上官--Sang-kuan
申屠--Shen-tu

T:
谈--Tan
汤/唐--Town/Towne/Tang
邰--Tai
谭--Tan/Tam
陶--Tao
藤--Teng
田--Tien
童--Tung
屠--Tu
澹台--Tan-tai
拓拔--Toh-bah

U:

V:

W:
万--Wan
王/汪--Wong
魏/卫/韦--Wei
温/文/闻--Wen/Chin/Vane/Man
翁--Ong
吴/伍/巫/武/邬/乌--Wu/NG/Woo

X:
奚/席--Hsi/Chi
夏--Har/Hsia/(Summer)
肖/萧--Shaw/Siu/Hsiao
项/向--Hsiang
解/谢--Tse/Shieh
辛--Hsing
刑--Hsing
熊--Hsiung/Hsiun
许/徐/荀--Shun/Hui/Hsu
宣--Hsuan
薛--Hsueh
西门--See-men
夏侯--Hsia-hou
轩辕--Hsuan-yuen

Y:
燕/晏/阎/严/颜--Yim/Yen
杨/羊/养--Young/Yang
姚--Yao/Yau
叶--Yip/Yeh/Yih
伊/易/羿--Yih/E
殷/阴/尹--Yi/Yin/Ying
应--Ying
尤/游--Yu/You
俞/庾/于/余/虞/郁/余/禹--Yue/Yu
袁/元--Yuan/Yuen
岳--Yue
云--Wing
尉迟--Yu-chi
宇文--Yu-wen

Z:
藏--Chang
曾/郑--Tsang/Cheng/Tseng
訾--Zi
宗--Chung
左/卓--Cho/Tso
翟--Chia
詹--Chan
甄--Chen
湛--Tsan
张/章--Cheung/Chang
赵/肇/招--Chao/Chiu/Chiao/Chioa
周/邹--Chau/Chou/Chow
钟--Chung
祖/竺/朱/诸/祝--Chu/Chuh
庄--Chong
钟离--Chung-li
诸葛--Chu-keh

基督教婚姻誓言中英文版

I, [Groom's name], take you [Bride's name], to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love.

I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and forever.
I will trust you and honor you
I will laugh with you and cry with you.
I will love you faithfully
Through the best and the worst,
Through the difficult and the easy.
What may come I will always be there.
As I have given you my hand to hold
So I give you my life to keep
So help me God

我(新郎的名字)请你(新娘的名字),做我的妻子,我生命中的伴侣和我唯一的爱人。
我将珍惜我们的友谊,爱你,不论是现在,将来,还是永远。
我会信任你,尊敬你,
我将和你一起欢笑,一起哭泣。
我会忠诚的爱着你,
无论未来是好的还是坏的,是艰难的还是安乐的,我都会陪你一起度过。
无论准备迎接什么样的生活,我都会一直守护在这里。
就像我伸出手让你紧握住一样,
我会将我的生命交付于你。
所以请帮助我 我的主。

I, [Bride's name], take you [Groom's name], to be my husband, my partner in life and my one true love.
I will cherish our friendship and love you today,
tomorrow, and forever
I will trust you and honor you
I will laugh with you and cry with you.
I will love you faithfully
Through the best and the worst,
Through the difficult and the easy.
What may come I will always be there.
As I have given you my hand to hold
So I give you my life to keep
So help me God

我(新娘的名字),请你(新郎的名字)做我的丈夫,我生命中的伴侣和我唯一的爱人。
我将珍惜我们的友谊,爱你,不论是现在,将来,还是永远。
我会信任你,尊敬你,
我将和你一起欢笑,一起哭泣。
我会忠诚的爱着你,
无论未来是好的还是坏的,是艰难的还是安乐的,我都会陪你一起度过。
无论准备迎接什么样的生活,我都会一直守护在这里。
就像我伸出手让你紧握住一样,
我会将我的生命交付于你。
所以请帮助我 我的主。

Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you,
For where you go I will go,
and where you stay I will stay
Your people will be my people,
and your God will be my God.
And where you die, I will die and there I will be buried.
May the Lord do with me and more if anything but death parts you from me.

真诚的恳求上帝让我不要离开你,或是让我跟随在你身后
因为你到哪里我就会去到哪里,
因为你的停留所以我停留。
你爱的人将成为我爱的人,
你的主也会成为我的主。
你在哪里死去,我也将和你一起在那里被埋葬,
也许主要求我做的更多,但是不论发生任何事情,都会有你在身边生死相随。

徐志摩作品:偶然

偶  然

徐志摩



我是天空里的一片云

偶尔投影在你的波心

你不必讶异

更无须欢喜

在转瞬间消灭了踪影

你我相逢在黑夜的海上

你有你的

我有我的方向

你记得也好

最好你忘掉

在这交会时互放的光芒。



Chance

by Xu Zhimo

I am a cloud in the sky,

A chance shadow on the wave of your heart.

Don't be surprised,

Or too elated;

In an instant I shall vanish without trace.



We meet on the sea of dark night,

You on your way, I on mine.

Remember if you will,

Or, better still, forget

The light exchanged in this encounter.