日文翻譯寫作∼我的愛好(僕の趣味)
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僕の趣味
若い人達は、自分のすばらしい泉を探しているところだ。年夜いにいろいろなことをやって探したらいい。そして、ちょうど釣りをしているときのように、こつんと當たりあったらそこに君が隠れているのだからじっくりやってみればいい。
似た話で、僕の、兴趣の話になるが、僕は、映畫が好きだ。だから趣味は、映畫鑑賞だ。何以映畫鑑賞が好きになったかと言うと、「スタンドバイミー」と行う映畫だ。これをみて僕は、感動した。これを作っている人になりたい。とおもっていた。あと僕には、コ，保險翻譯;レクションがあるそれも映畫関係なのだが映畫のポスターを集めることだ。そのポスターは、ビデオ，交通翻譯;レンタル屋でくれる。これで散める。
最後に人死とは人間にとって楽じゃないものだ。
文章來源：華碩翻譯社
Before you discuss the , let me place before you one or two things, I want you to understand two things very clearly and to consider them from the same point of view from which I am placing them before you. I ask you to consider it from my point of view, because if you approve of it, you will be enjoined to carry out all I say. It will be a great responsibility. There are people who ask me whether I am the same man that I was in 1920, or whether there has been any change in me. You are right in asking that question.
Let me, however, hasten to assure that I am the same Gandhi as I was in 1920. I have not changed in any fundamental respect. I attach the same importance to non-violence that I did then. If at all, my emphasis on it has grown stronger. There is no real contradiction between the present and my previous writings and utterances.
Occasions like the present do not occur in everybody’s and but rarely in anybody’s life. I want you to know and feel that there is nothing but purest Ahimsa1 in all that I am saying and doing today. The draft of the Working mittee is based on Ahimsa, the contemplated struggle similarly has its roots in Ahimsa. If, therefore, there is any among you who has lost faith in Ahimsa or is wearied of it, let him not vote for this .
Let me explain my position clearly. God has vouchsafed to me a priceless gift in the weapon of Ahimsa. I and my Ahimsa are on our trail today. If in the present crisis, when the earth is being scorched by the flames of Himsa2 and crying for deliverance, I failed to make use of the God given talent, God will not forgive me and I shall be judged un-wrongly of the great gift. I must act now. I may not hesitate and merely look on, when Russia and China are threatened.
Ours is not a drive for power, but purely a non-violent fight for India’s independence. In a violent struggle, a successful general has been often known to effect a military coup and to set up a dictatorship. But under the Congress scheme of things, essentially non-violent as it is, there can be no room for dictatorship. A non-violent soldier of freedom will covet nothing for himself, he fights only for the freedom of his country. The Congress is unconcerned as to who will rule, when freedom is attained. The power, when it es, will belong to the people of India, and it will be for them to decide to whom it placed in the entrusted. May be that the reins will be placed in the hands of the Parsis, for instance-as I would love to see happen-or they may be handed to some others whose names are not heard in the Congress today. It will not be for you then to object saying, “This munity is microscopic. That party did not play its due part in the freedom’s struggle; why should it have all the power?” Ever since its inception the Congress has kept itself meticulously free of the munal taint. It has thought always in terms of the whole nation and has acted accordingly. . .
I know how imperfect our Ahimsa is and how far away we are still from the ideal, but in Ahimsa there is no final failure or defeat. I have faith, therefore, that if, in spite of our shortings, the big thing does happen, it will be because God wanted to help us by crowning with success our silent, unremitting Sadhana1 for the last twenty-two years.
I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours. I read Carlyle’s French Resolution while I was in prison, and Pandit Jawaharlal has told me something about the Russian revolution. But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join a struggle for such democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the mon struggle for independence.
Then, there is the question of your attitude towards the British. I have noticed that there is hatred towards the British among the people. The people say they are disgusted with their behaviour. The people make no distinction between British imperialism and the British people. To them, the two are one This hatred would even make them wele the Japanese. It is most dangerous. It means that they will exchange one slavery for another. We must get rid of this feeling. Our quarrel is not with the British people, we fight their imperialism. The proposal for the withdrawal of British power did not e out of anger. It came to enable India to play its due part at the present critical juncture It is not a happy position for a big country like India to be merely helping with money and material obtained willy-nilly from her while the United Nations are conducting the war. We cannot evoke the true spirit of sacrifice and velour, so long as we are not free. I know the British Government will not be able to withhold freedom from us, when we have made enough self-sacrifice. We must, therefore, purge ourselves of hatred. Speaking for myself, I can say that I have never felt any hatred. As a matter of fact, I feel myself to be a greater friend of the British now than ever before. One reason is that they are today in distress. My very friendship, therefore, demands that I should try to save them from their mistakes. As I view the situation, they are on the brink of an abyss. It, therefore, bees my duty to warn them of their danger even though it may, for the time being, anger them to the point of cutting off the friendly hand that is stretched out to help them. People may laugh, nevertheless that is my claim. At a time when I may have to launch the biggest struggle of my life, I may not harbour hatred against anybody.
1.Delay the meeting two days.
散會提前兩天。
重點詞語：delay vi.耽誤
商務用語：unreasonable delay 正在理的
delay in payment 延期付款
2.The CEO delegated his assistant to represent him at the meeting.
尾席实行平易近派他的助腳代表他缺席會議。
重點詞語：delegate n，翻譯.代表 vt，翻譯.委派……為代表
商務用語：a delegate to a conference 赴會的代表
delegates without power to vote 缺席代表
3.Supply should rise to meet demand.
增加供賜與滿意需供。
重點詞語：demand n.要求；須要；所请求的事物 vt.請求，需要
商務用語：supply and demand 供与供
domestic demand 海內须要
4.It isn't my department.
那不是我的特長。
重點詞語：department n.部门；特長
商務用語：accounting department 筦帳局部
advertising department 广告部
advance department 放款部
5. He put a deposit on a house.
他給一所房子付了押金。
重里詞語：deposit n.存款 vt.存放，沉積
商務用語：bank deposit 銀行存款
demand deposit 活期存款
petty current deposit 小額整存）活期存款
I am off today.
我来日不用上班.
一講到上班或是事件, 许多人的直覺反应就是 work, 所以 "我古天不用上班" 這句話說出來很輕易就釀成 "I don't have to work today." 但事实上呢? 老美習慣上會用 off 來代表一小我不用工做, 或是某傢店不開張. 例如 "I am off." 就是我不上班, 而 "We are off today." 則能夠用來指"明天偺們不開張，中翻日."
She lives off campus.
她住正在校中.
這是另外一個用 off 用得很美麗的例子. 中國人剛到好國時經常會把住在校中翻成, live outside the campus. 信赖這也是良多人的通病. 實正在老美就簡簡單單用一個 off campus 便代表校外, on campus 就代表校內. 舉一個簡單的例子, 例如您想跟别人說我要搬進來校外住, 這句話用書里語的說法就是 "I want to move off campus."
Off my sofa.
給我從沙支高下往.
Off 也能夠噹動詞用! 想想你們傢有個小孩跴上沙發上跳啊跳, 你看了會死機, 想要叫他下來要怎樣說呢? 簡簡樸單, 就是 "Off my sofa." 完整的講法實在應噹是 "Keep off my sofa." 或是 "Keep away from my sofa." 但是單講 "Off my sofa." 則是老好非常愛好的用法.
Tell her the whole thing is off.
告诉她整件事己經取消了.
記得有一次跟几個摯友約好了要往打毬, 沒唸到天公不作美, 動身前居然下起大年夜雨來, 這場毬自然是打不成了. 有人要我來告訴别的一小我俬傢毬賽已消除了, 他即是那麼跟我讲的, "Tell her the whole thing is off." 這句話我觉得講得實的是太好了, 由於出念到一件事被與消除了能夠用 be canceled 之外, 居然也能夠用 off. 並且聽來好像更簡略明翻.
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No rest for the dead with surround-sound coffin
瑞典一位音像器材東傢設念了一款帶有內寘揚聲器的棺材，揚聲器連著長途播放器，逝者的親朋能夠隨時在網上更新播放器中的曲目。如許豈但能夠輔助逝者的親人依附哀思，也能讓逝者正正在全国持續享受音樂。那位設計者表現，此款棺材的賣價約為3萬好圓，古朝借不客戶購寘，不够已收到了往自好國跟減拿大年夜等國良多客戶的征詢。
A Swedish man has designed a coffin with built-in speakers linked to a music playlist that can be updated by the living.
Music and video equipment store owner Fredrik Hjelmquist said his hi-fi coffin would entertain the dead and provide solace for grieving friends and relatives by making it possible for them to alter the deceased's playlist online，中法互譯.
"We don't know, right? But then people believe in different ways in different parts of the world," Hjelmquist told Reuters television when he was asked whether a belief in life after death was what would lead someone to buy his coffin.
"In Sweden perhaps we don't believe in it, but in many parts of the world people believe in a different way," he said.
He planned to be buried in such a coffin, he added, and would choose opera for his long sleep. He has not sold any of his coffins, but there have been many enquiries, he added.
The price tag is a hefty 199,000 Swedish crowns ($30,700).
"We've had an unbelievable amount of inquiries, not so much in Sweden, but many from the United States and Canada, " he said.
"Ozzy Osbourne should buy one I think or Keith Richards，翻譯. Somebody ought to do it because this is really rock n' roll I think...but at the same time beautiful," he said.
正所謂好集好散, 即使你要辭職, 也要以一種禮貌的方式揹老板提出.
闡明離任原由Reasons for leaving
1. My reason for leaving my present employment is that I am desirous of getting broader experience in trading.
本人離職的理由：希看在貿易方面，能获得更广泛的經歷。
2. My reason for leaving the company is that I wish to get into the advertising business.
本人離職本因，是渴望正在广告業圓裏開展。
3. I am leaving our office to be with my mother and care for my aged mother in a distant city.
我為炤料住在远天的年邁母親，而申請辞职。
4. My reason for leaving my present emplyment is simple because I see no chance of advancement.
本人離職的理由是如許：本人深知無降遷的機逢。
5. I am desirous of leaving the office in order to gain more experience in an exporter's office.
本人希視在出心公司能获得更多的經驗，故願轉職。
6. I am desirous of leaving the employment in order to improve my position and have more responsiblility.
因為冀望掉失落更下的職位揹更多的義務，而脫離現職。
7. I left them a fortnight ago, owing to a disagreement with the president Mr. Lau.
因為本人与董事長劉師長教師见解不合，兩禮拜前去職。
8. I left the position with the desire of improving my position.
我為了找更高之職位，而懇供來職。
9. I left the office on acount of the discontinuance of the business.
果為所傚勞的公司驱散，只好離職。
10. I left the company because I found a full-time job after graduation.
結業後因找到工做辭往兼職。
11. The only reason why I am leaving the present position is I want an object to better myself.
本人所籌備分開古朝的事件崗亭，獨一來由是為寻求更下的職位。
12. Unfortunately I have had to leave my position, as my employers have been forced to liquidate their business due to the worldwide economic adversity.
很可憐天，本人不克不及不離任，因那一次世界性的經濟不景氣，使我的东家不克不及不结束營業。
13.The only reason why I am leaving the present position is to gain more experience in a trading office.
自己之所以分開今朝的事情崗位，獨一的来由是進展能正在一傢商業公司获得更多的教訓。
14. My reason for leaving the company is that I wish to get into the advertising business.
本人離職的起因是願看在告白業圆里有所成長。
15. I left the office on account of the discontinuance of the business.
本人往職的緣由，係果該公司止將開張。
16. I now wish to enter an office where the work requires greater individual responsibility and judgment than here,and where there is more opportunity for advancement.
今朝，本人但願進進一傢能夠擔噹較大年夜義務的公司，並死機能供給降遷機遇。
17. One reason that I would like to be employed with your firm is that you are dealing with import and export trade.I would look forward to dealing with oversea companies and at the same time having a chance to use English more.
貴公司主要做進出古道热肠商業是本人慾在貴公司工做的缘由之一，我希望能同本國公司經商，並借機錘煉英文。
Arranging overtime
A: I hate to do this to you, Alice, but I’m going to have to ask you to put in some more overtime.
B: Does it have to be this afternoon, Mr. Fairbanks? I’ve already made plans.
A: Well, I would have preferred to do it today, but if you’ve already made plans, we can do it tomorrow.
B: I’d appreciate that, sir. How long do you think you’ll need me to stay?
安排減班
A：我不愿對你如此，愛麗絲，可我不克不及不請您再减些班。
B：非得正在古全国戰書嗎，費我班克斯師長教師？我曾經有安排了。
A：嗯，我渴望能正在来日做，可是如果你已做了安排，偺們能夠來日做。
B：如能如許我很感謝，師長教師。你考虑讓我待多暫？
少想點，少花點
Guilderland, N.Y. - We are concerned about the economy. We worry about the stock market, investments, and retirement. We hesitate to open bank statements. We are told: It will get better. It will get worse. It will rebound.
我們關懷的是經濟。我們擔憂股票市場、投資、战退慼有閉的事务。我們遲疑要不要在銀行開破報表。我們被告訴：它能够會更好，也可能更糟，還可能反彈。
How do we cope? We have to make do with less. Lots of articles offer advice: Eat at home. Take the bus. Rearrange, don't redecorate.
怎樣辦呢?我們不克不及不勉強著。有許多文章給出了倡議：在傢裏用飯。乘公交車出止。從新整理傢務，別動不動便拆建。
At the heart are these questions: What can you live without? Can we be happy with less? Can we do it when the American way seems to be distilled lately to all about believing that we need and deserve more?
中心題目是：你的生活能缺少甚麼呢?得到的少了我們還能懽愉嗎?噹好國人的生活方式看起來被那些以為我們須要而且應該得到的更多的人所吸取的時分我們還能做獲得嗎?
What I keep thinking about is what it was like when I really did have less.我初終思慮的就是噹我真的擁有的更少的時候是什麼模樣。
In my 20s I lived in Washington, D.C，英漢翻譯., and made $13,000. I had an apartment and a car. I packed my lunch and saved up to go out for dinner. Was I really as happy as I remember? Yes. Most of us probably were. The reason isn't complicated.
我20多歲的時候我住正在華衰頓哥倫比亞特區，共消費13000好圓。我有一套公寓跟一輛車。我把午饭包起來留著凌晨進來噹晚饭吃。我实的有记忆中的那么懽愉嗎?對，我們年夜侷部人皆這樣。原由其實不龐雜。
We wanted less.
我們念获得的愈來愈少。
I was proud to be paying rent. I wanted to drive instead of take the bus so making the car payment for my used 1971 VW Beetle was great. I bought clothes on sale or at consignment stores, and when friends moved they passed along furniture they didn't want.
我很驕傲天還能支出得起房錢。我情願本人開車而不是乘公交車，如許好給我的車子破費费用，由於我的那輛舊的1971甲殼蟲真的很棒。我買打开的衣服，或是在寄賣店裏買，我的那些伴侶搬走的時刻會把他們不想要的傢具留給我。
But over time, through reading and traveling and meeting people, I learned about nicer cars and better clothes. I bought into the status symbol they stood for. I began to want a real couch and a newer car and I began to fantasize about someday buying a house. Later my hopes included owning a Subaru and – I laugh to remember this – I thought I'd have the perfect wardrobe when I could buy one (yeah, one) really good purse.
但經由一段時光，經由過程结实正在一路唸書，觀光戰開會的朋友，我理解了更好的車和衣服。我買了象征他們所代表位寘的標記。我动手下脚想要一個實正好的沙發回忆要一輛更好的車，我起頭幻想有一天自己也能够買屬於本人的房子。厥後我又空想能具备一輛斯巴魯。想起這些我都会大年夜笑——那時我想可能買一個真實的錢包的時刻我就有了一個非常好的衣櫃了。
Today, four houses later and many closets filled with shoes and purses, I can feel deprived simply by thinking about making my car last a couple more years. Everything I have now is nicer than what I had at 25, but it's easy to feel poor. Why? Because I have seen – and imagined – better.
噹初，有了四座房子，许多挖謙了鞋子和錢包的櫥櫃以後，我能夠獨一想的就是讓我的最后一輛車多伴我几年。现在我所擁有的一切皆要比我25歲的時辰所擁有的好，但是又很輕易感應貧困。為什麼呢?由於我所睹的，所設想的也更好了。
Wealth is relative to desire.
財產总是与願看關係著。
Every time we yearn for something we can't afford, we become poor – regardless of our resources. It's when we are satisfied with what we have, that we become rich. The hard part is understanding that and adjusting accordingly.
每次我們渴望我們購不起的东西，偺們便變得貧困了，只筦我們还有豐衰的資本。噹我們對我們所領有的貨色覺得滿意時，我們就變得富有了。艱瘔的就是我們要意識到那一里并且隨之調劑自己。
We know there are nicer things and we see people who have them. For this you can blame television and magazines.我們曉得還有很多更好的事物，总是朝擁有這些的人看齊。為此您總是埋怨電視和雜志。
Through them, we can see easily what others buy and own and wear. Every new thing whispers its promise of happiness then gradually slides into the background of everyday life. Then we notice that someone else has a different or nicer thing. And we suddenly need it, too. This isn't the same as ambition or reaching for a goal; it's more about tweaking how we think about what we want.
看電視和看純志，我們能轻易天知做別人都買什麼，有什麼，穿什麼。每個新事物都是先帶給人們康樂然後逐漸進進平凡生活生计。然後我們留心到别人有了一樣分歧凡是響的好東西。我們就忽然覺得也须要它了。這不是抱負大概想要達到某個目标;這倒更像我們對想要的器械的心理變更進程。
This is why many of us recall feeling better when we were younger. We felt as if we had enough because we hadn't yet begun to compare ourselves with others. We didn't expect that we should have a lot more. It's our expectations that trip us up. We substitute one material desire for another, convinced each time that the next whatever will make us happy. And we then seek out that happiness through spending money.
這就是為何我們良多人認為年轻的時辰感应更好。我們觉得如果我們佔有得足夠多由於我們借不開端把自身跟別人比儗。我們出唸到我們應噹存在很多。是我們的期望率領我們始终前行。我們用一個物慾替換别的一個，信赖下一個總會使我們下興。而後我們發明我們的快乐是經由過程費錢往到達的。
But what we need is less desire, not more money. There are two ways to make a man richer, writer-philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau reasoned: Give him more money or curb his desires，法文翻譯.
The solution this year: Expect less and want less. Perhaps the way to sort a real desire from just wanting is to wait a few weeks and see if the want changes. Or maybe to listen carefully to the dialogue inside. Is the inner voice saying "I like this" ... or "They will be impressed"?
但我們需要的是少一些的願望，而不是更多的錢。一小我俬傢能夠經過兩種办法來到達富有，做傢、哲教傢Jean賈可盧梭有充分的來由：給他更多的錢大略削减他的願视。簡唸的接軌就是：期望越少得到的就越少。興許想要真現一種想要得到器材的希望就要等僟周看看這類期冀會不會變。或聆聽內部的對話。是心田的聲音讲：“我愛好這個”…“他們會留下深刻的印象”?
loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
佈滿愛意人的生活正在佈滿愛意的世界裏，充满敵意的人則生活在佈滿敵意的世界裏。您所掽到的每個皆是你的鏡子。
Mirrors have a very particular function. They reflect the image in front of them. Just as a physical mirror serves as the vehicle to reflection, so do all of the people in our lives.
鏡子裏有一個非常独特的功傚，那就是映炤出在其前裏的记忆。就像实實的鏡子具備反射功能一樣，我們生活生计中的所有人也皆能映照出別人的影子。
When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden serves as a reflection. In order to see the beauty in front of us, we must be able to see the beauty inside of ourselves. When we love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. When we love someone, it’s a reflection of loving ourselves. We have often heard things like “I love how I am when I’m with that person.” That simply translates into “I’m able to love me when I love that other person.” Oftentimes, when we meet someone new, we feel as though we “click”. Sometimes it’s as if we’ve known each other for a long time. That feeling can come from sharing similarities.
噹我們看到美丽的事物時，例如一座花园，那這花园就起到了反射感召。為了發明我們面前美好的事物，我們必须能支噹初自己內涵的好。我們愛某小我俬傢，也正是我們愛自己的表现。我們经常聽到如許的話：“噹我跟誰人人正在一路的時辰，我愛那時的自身。”那句話也能夠簡略天讲成：“在我愛阿誰人的同時，我也能愛我本人。”有時，我們掽見一個陌生人，觉得似乎是一睹如故，就仿佛我們已懂得甚暫。這類生習感能夠往自於彼此身上的獨特里。
Just as the “mirror” or other person can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that we’ll notice it when it has a negative connotation. For example, it’s easy to remember times when we have met someone we’re not particularly crazy about. We may have some criticism in our mind about the person. This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spend less time.
就像“鏡子”或別人能映射出我們踴躍的一面一樣，我們更有可能留心到映射出自己消極圓面的“鏡子”。例如，我們很輕易就能够記著我們碰到自己不太愛好的人的時辰。我們能够在旧道熱腸裏對誰人人有些惡感。噹我們意識自己不爱好与之相處的人時，這種情况就愈加顯明。
Frequently, when we dislike qualities in other people, ironically, it’s usually the mirror that’s speaking to us.
存在譏諷意味著的是，但凡噹偺們厭惡别人身上的某些特質時，那便闡明你實在厭惡本人身上相类似的特量。
I began questioning myself further each time I encountered someone that I didn’t particularly like. Each time, I asked myself, “What is it about that person that I don’t like?” and then “Is there something similar in me?” in every instance, I could see a piece of that quality in me, and sometimes I had to really get very introspective. So what did that mean?
每次，噹我掽到不太喜懽的人時，我就開端進一步質問自己。我會撫躬自問：“我不喜悲那小我的哪些圆面？”而後借會問：“我是不是是有戰他類似的處所？”每次，我都能在自己身上看到一些令我討厭的特質。我有時不克不及不深刻地檢查本身。那這意味著甚麼呢？
It means that just as I can get annoyed or disturbed when I notice that aspect in someone else, I better reexamine my qualities and consider making some changes. Even if I’m not willing to make a drastic change, at least I consider how I might modify some of the things that I’m doing.
這象征著，便像我會對其他人身上令我討厭的特質覺得憤喜或不安一樣，我應噹更好天從新審閱本人的特質，並考虑做一些轉變。即使我不唸做大年夜的改動，起码我會推敲該若何修正本身正在做的一些事务。
At times we meet someone new and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted. Although we don’t want to believe it, and it’s not easy or desirable to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to figure out what part of the person is being reflected in you. It’s simply just another way to create more self-awareness.
我們經常會掽到陌生人，並感應冷漠或討厭。只筦我們不念往信赖，不輕易也不想來深究，但是弄清楚别人的哪些特質在自己身上有所表現是無比成心思的一課，這也正是减強自我認識的别的一個途径。
好國人最遍布的紙牌游戲就是撲克,撲克牌游戲就像牛崽褲一樣存在美國特點。那么，撲克牌游戲是怎樣玩的呢?很簡略，每次游戲開端，在發牌前，每個插手玩撲克的人都在牌桌旁邊放同等數目標錢。發牌噹前，每個人再下賭注。支牌前每一個人拿进来的錢戰發牌後下的賭注都回游戲的得勝者。果為撲克牌游戲在美國人傍邊十分廣氾，因此有良多牌桌上的說話逐渐就成了日經常应用語。例如：Sweeten the pot。Sweeten the pot在牌桌上的意思是把賭注的總數減得下一些，如許能夠對玩游戲的人更有吸引力。可是，這個辭匯已釀成一個平凡用語了。它的意義是：為了使一個提議更有吸引力而在底本的条件基础上再增加一些對對圓有利的条件。偺們來舉個例子看看：
例句-1: "Miss Smith didn't want the job until the company sweentened the pot by offering her a higher salary and the use of a company car."
這句話的意义是："施女人蜜斯本來不念要那份工做的。厥後，那傢公司進步了給她的人為，借給她一輛公司的汽車用。這樣，她才接受了阿誰事件。"
上里一個例子是對於房天發死意的：
例句-2: "They've built so many new office buildings here that they have trouble renting out all the space. So some landlords sweeten the pot; they offer a company six months free rent if it signs a three-year lease."
這句話翻譯到中文的意思便是："他們正在這女蓋了那麼多的辦公樓,噹初皆租不進來。所以，有的房產主就主意删長一些吸引人的条件。他們對一個公司說，假如這個公司跟他們簽署一個三年的租房條約，他們就可以夠免交半年房租。"
別的一個來自玩撲克牌游戲的詞匯是：The cards are stacked against you。The cards are stacked against you。這句話是說，您處於很不幸的情况下，勝利的機逢很少。上面的例子是說一小我受了騙：
例句-3: "Last night I got into a poker game with these men I met in the hotel bar. And I lost a thousand dollars before I realized the cards were stacked against me. All I could do was pick up the money I had left and walk away."
此人性："昨凌晨，我跟几個正在酒店酒吧間裏碰到的人一路玩撲克游戲。直到我輸了一千多好圓後，我才忽然覺悟到我唸要贏他們恐怕是不成能的。我只好拿起剩下的錢便走了。"
下裏我們要舉的一個例子是說，有的時刻侷勢就是對你晦氣，但是毫無办法。
例句-4: "I really wanted to try out for the basketball team when I was in college. But the cards were stacked against me: I'm only five feet six inches tall and everybody else was six-two or even taller."
那小我俬傢說："噹我上大年夜教的時辰，我實想参加籃毬隊。可是，那不可能，由於我身下只有一米六多，而其他人皆起码有一米八。"
這篇文章報告我壆英語的教訓經驗，本來的標題問題叫《誰來美國粹英語誰是大愚瓜》，厥後想想太俗了面，所以才有了上裏這個坤巴巴的標題。寫這篇文章的唸頭是我氣不过噹初海內支小留壆生出來的太多，筦它美國、英國、新西蘭，認為花大價格把小孩收出來就算拿不到本國的大壆壆位壆壆英語也好。這種主张的傢長不是大笨瓜是什麼？兩廂情願，燒錢有更好的途径，何須呢~~~我的英語就是在海內打的基础，還不是好得呱呱叫？
我的英語好到甚麼程度？我從小壆四年級開端壆英語，從那時起頭俺的英語成绩在班上便沒有下過三甲。年纪越大越好，下三不抉擇攷英語專業有良多報詶我扼腕。到了年夜壆時我的英語正在齊年級所背無敵，好到大年夜壆英語师长教师都不用我往上課了，戰那么多跟我紛歧個档次的人上課連教員皆觉得是揮霍我的時候。嘿嘿，不是我唸遁課的哦。中國人認為我的英語好也罢了，美國人也被我蓋得一楞一楞的。我來好國上研討逝世，正在黌捨裏每個掽到我的人皆不信赖我是初到美國，書里語比那些個在美國呆了十年的人借好。我被人問的最多是：你在哪女壆的英語？教多長時光了？到我事件了，這類題目便出人問了，大家动手下脚時都不曉得我的來歷。緩緩的我發明有時我不明白某個名詞的時辰，同事都用一種特驚偶的臉色看著我，好象是奇異我那個“土死土長”的好國人怎樣會連這個詞都不懂。有次單元裏往了此中國代表團，我來幫手。我正在那邊闲前閑後的，老板過來瞪著我讲，您在這兒湊什麼熱烈，你會說中文嗎？把我嚇得要暈從前了。我可在中國長到20很多多少少才投奔美利脆的呀！
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he lion's share 這句成語源自《伊索寓止》的一則故事，故事副角是萬獸之王--獅子。那只獅子擅於佃獵，並且十分貪婪，正正在故事中由於不願把獨特打獵的戰利品分給其他伙伴，而用暴力恐嚇錯誤，使自己獨享所有的獵物。因此人們据此發明出了 the lion's share 這句成語。
the lion's share (of something): the largest or best part of sth when it is divided 最大或最好的一份
[例] As usual, the lion's share of the budget is for defence.
预算中的最大年夜一項按例是國防费用。
由往：
the lion's share 直譯是“獅子的那一份”，但為什麼分給“獅子的那一份”是最大的，而不是年夜象或其余的动物呢？這又是一句來自《伊索寓行》的成語。
話說獅子、狐狸、胡狼跟狼四人一路來狩獵。找啊，找啊，終究發明一頭鹿，於是它們迅行將其撲殺。接下來的題目是，它們要怎麼來分這個戰利品呢？獅子老邁乃大吼一聲讲：“您們先把它分紅四等份再說！”三人聽命即时將鹿剝皮並分好四份。接著，獅子站在食物面前發佈判決：我以萬獸之王之尊，天經天義先分得第一份；再來我噹仲裁的事件很辛勞再拿第兩份；第三份則是屬於我遁捕的功勣；至於最后一份嘛，那便要看你們阿誰膽敢伸腳放在上裏。
不倖而又狡詐的狐狸一聽，只能夾著尾巴咕噥而往，同時不謙嘀咕：“你老邁或著力最多，但也出權齐體獨吞呀！”
19．盤算機
經常应用應缓場景
規範一：Better office equipment
It is really exciting news.
What news?
You don’t know? The company is going to replace these old computers with the latest ones，日文翻譯.
You know what we will get?
We will all get a docking station on our own desk from which you can remove your laptop easily. And if you come back to office，翻譯, you just reconnect your laptop with docking station.
What docking station，翻譯?
This is a kind of socket mounted to your desk. The socket has all the wire connections of the company line and all the other office automation equipments, like fax, copier, a screen, printer and scanner, and it will be very convenient.
Another big step forward in saving on our office equipment, I don’t need a desktop anymore. A laptop is enough.
典範兩：Sending e-mails
What’s up?
I guess there is some kind of virus seeking into my computer, I can’t send out this e-mail. Do you have the number of the text port?
Do you mind I have a look at your computer?
Of course not, I appreciate that.
Well, it has nothing to do with virus. The problem is your attachment is a bit larger. It has exceeded the e-mail capacity.
I see. What can I do now?
You can send a compressed one.
美國人很愛好吃apple pie。Apple pie是一種用烤箱制作的瘔點古道热肠，它的裏面是一層裏粉，裏面是用蘋果做的餡女。中文有時把apple pie翻成"蘋果排"。美國人喜懽吃apple pie是他們剛從歐洲移居到美洲噹前就開端了。每個傢庭婦女都经常做蘋果排。為懂得釋apple pie是美國生活的一個特征，人們常說："As American as apple pie." 這句話的意义是：就像蘋果排一樣具備美國特點。上面就是一個例子：
例句-1: So many Asian restaurants have opened up in Washington that a writer on a daily paper here jokes that dim sum, Japanese sushi and Vietnamese spring rolls have become as American as apple pie.
這句話的意義是："華衰頓開了那麼多亞洲飯店，一傢報紙的記者惡做劇天說，廣東點旧道熱腸、日本逝世魚片減飯團戰越北春卷都已釀成像蘋果排一樣的美國食品了。"
好國人跟其他各仄易远族一樣存正在很多特點。除愛吃apple pie以外，美國人有一個很突出的特点即是，他們非常愛好活動，特别是毬賽。良多大年夜壆皆樂意及第好的運發動，給他們獎教金，但是他們得正在讀書的同時花好多時光練毬，参加競賽，為黌捨争光。美國人愛好毬賽是有历史根源的，由於有些毬類活動皆是來源於好國。上里這個例子便闡了然那一面：
例句-2: Football and baseball are as American as apple pie as they were invented by Americans and played and watched everywhere in this country. Many people would glue to their TV sets whenever there are major competitions.
他說："橄欖毬跟棒毬是美國式的活動，由於它們是美國人發現的，齊國各天都有人打這類毬或看這類毬賽。每噹有嚴重比赛時，良多人就坐在電視機前不願動了。"
美國人也很爱好吃土荳，特别是剛從烤箱裏拿出來的一個個熱水朝天的土荳。下面偺們要介绍的一個鄙諺是: hot potato。大家都曉得hot的意思是熱或燙。Potato就是土荳。熱的土荳誠然好吃，可是它會燙你的腳，您會主张立即甩失踪的。 Hot potato做為鄙諺，它的意思就是一個爭辯很劇烈的問題，纷歧小我樂意為它承噹義務。例如：
例句-3: The question of whether to raise taxes to cut the budget deficit is a real hot potato for a lot of politicians.
這小我俬傢讲："是否是用增加稅收的方法往削減预算赤字的成勣對许多政客來講是一個棘手的題目。"
下面這個例子是一位律師在給别的一名律師供給倡議：
例句-4: If I were you, I'd drop that client like a hot potato; he's always suing somebody for something, but he usually loses and he doesn't pay his lawyer's bills.
這個律師說："假如我是你的話，我就把你阿誰主顧頓時甩失落。他總是為了甚麼事往離別人，可是他总是輸給别人，他借经常不付律師費。"
vocabulary: countryside 辭匯：都会
An estimated eight million people in Britain enjoyrambling in the Peak District every year.
But what many who enjoy outdoor pursuitsdon't know is that their "right to roam" was won by men who sacrificed their own freedom to gain access to the countryside for all.
In 1932 wealthy landowners had exclusive use of large areas of moorlands for grouse shooting.
Walkers were kept out by guards, until a group of 400 people from Manchester and Yorkshire, led by Benny Rothman, engaged on a mass trespass. The campaigner was jailed with four other men.
The event is credited by many with starting a movement that paved the way for the establishment of national parks.
Mr Rothman died in 2002 but he is now being honoured for his contribution with the unveilingof a blue plaque on his former home in Crofton Avenue, Timperley, Greater Manchester.
Retired professor, Harry, who followed in his father's footsteps by specialising inenvironmental issues, says: "He was a very optimistic man and he made the best of it when he went to prison. It didn't put him off campaigning, he went on campaigning on environmental issues most of his life."
Mr Rothman did live to see the Countryside Rights of Way Act passed by Parliament in 2000, ensuring the freedom of the countryside for future generations.
Roly Smith, a friend of Mr Rothman and an author of walkingguidebooks, said: "It is down to them that we have got what we have today."
Councillor Jonathan Coupe, of Trafford Council, said: "The honour of having a blue plaque attributed to you means you have really made an impression on society."
"Mr Rothman contributed to the changing of history and it is because of him that we are able to enjoy the local countryside as often and freely as we can today."
Quiz 攷試
1. According to the article, what were large areas of countryside used for by the 1930s?
2. How will Benny Rothman be honoured?
3. Is the following statement true, false or not given?Benny Rothman had a son who is interested in the same issues as himself.
4. What expression in the article means activities carried out in open air?
5. What word means 'the act of entering into private property without permission'?
Glossary 詞匯表
· to ramble漫步
· outdoor pursuits戶中活動
· to roam游逛
· to sacrifice便義
· a landowner一個地主
· the moorlands荒野
· grouse shooting捕獵緊雞
· a trespass一次犯警進侵
· to pave the way為某事攤仄途徑
· a national park一個國度公園
· to unveil掀開
· a blue plaque一個藍色牌匾
· to follow in his father's footsteps逃隨女親的腳印
· an environmental issue一個情況題目
· the Act一項法案、法令
· a guidebook一本觀光指北
· to be down to (someone)回功於(某人)
· a councillor一名議員
· a Council政務會、議會
厭倦工做、又觉得薪金太低的好國人把時間皆浪擲到了上網跟閑談上。一項查詢拜訪發明，好國人舖張了約20%的上班時間。
An online survey of 2,057 employees by online compensation company Salary.com found about six in every 10 workers admit to wasting time at work with the average employee wasting 1.7 hours of a typical 8.5 hour working day。
由在線薪詶公司Salary.com網站展開的在線觀察共有2057名僱員参加。調查發明，每10名員工中約有6人可認自己上班時華侈時間。在一個典範的8.5小時工做日中，個別員工會虛耗1.7個小時。
Personal Internet use topped the list as the leading time-wasting activity according to 34 percent of respondents, with 20.3 percent then listing socializing with co-workers and 17 percent conducting personal business as taking up time。
上網是第一大年夜揮霍上班時光的運動，有34%的受訪者應用上班時候上网；20.3%的受訪者正在上班時与同事閑談；17%的人處寘俬傢事務。
The reasons why people wasted time were varied with nearly 18 percent of respondents questioned by e-mail in June and July said boredom and not having enough to do was the main reason。
人們操縱上班時間做其它事务的原由各不相同。在6月戰7月的電子郵件受訪者中，中文翻譯日文，遠18%的人稱如許做的主要緣由是無聊跟失事可做。
The second most popular reason for wasting time was having too long hours (13.9 percent)， being underpaid (11.8 percent)， and a lack of challenging work (11.1 percent)。
第兩年夜本果是工作時間太長(13.9%)；其次是薪資太低(11.8%)战工作缺乏挑釁(11.1%)。
While the amount of time wasted at work seems high, Bill Coleman, chief compensation officer at Salary.com. said the numbers have improved, with the amount of time wasted dropping 19 percent since Salary.com conducted its first annual survey on slacking at work in 2005. Then workers reported wasting 2.09 hours of their working day。
只筦看起來被揮霍的上班工伕很多，但Salary.com網站的薪資主筦比尒・ 柯我曼讲，從詳細數字上看，情况还是有所改變。自從2005年Salary.com網站首次發展此項一年一度的攷察以往，被浪费的上班時間數下降了19%。其時員工一個事件日華侈的時間為2.09小時。
"I think (the decline) is really a result of the economy and that there's more business, more work available and less time to sit around wondering what you are going to do with your day," Coleman told reporters。
科尒曼正在接受記者埰訪時說：“我以為那是經濟開展的结果。公司營業更多、須要處寘的事情更多，員工們已不過剩的時間往考虑若何打支時間了。”
Jessica正在北京壆中文，她的中國朋友假如掽到了不曉得用英語怎樣讲的詞，就會往请教她。古天是吳瓊要問的：袒露。
WQ: Jessica, 來日我要往心試，得好好裝束裝扮，你幫我顧問顧問?
Jessica：出題目!Show me what you've got.
WQ: 您看這件連衣裙，我穿上挺好麗的，不过，好像有里太露了。對了，這個穿著露出在英語裏要怎樣說呢?
Jessica: You can say this address is showing too much skin.
WQ: Showing too much skin? 我明確了，就是露得太多。
Jessica: Exactly. You can also say someone is scantily clad. Scantily is spelt S-C-A-N-T-I-L-Y, 意思是少，不够;clad is spelt C-L-A-D, 意义是穿衣服。
WQ: 哦!那把兩個詞放在一路就是穿得不足，穿著流露的意義嘍!對了，Jessica, 如果說天熱的時辰穿得太少太薄，是不是是也能夠用scantily clad 呢?
Jessica: Yes! For example, you can say girls who are scantily clad when they go out in the cold weather are at higher risk of getting sick.
WQ: 你是說，大年夜冷天穿得特别少出門的女孩子更輕易傷風。那诚然!不过做女逝世便是這麼辛勞，為了俊秀只能忍著。
Jessica: 實正在也不用那麼辛勞。I know girls want to be pretty, but we don't have to be dressed to kill everyday. Right，英漢互譯?
WQ: Dressed to kill? 要殺人??
Jessica: No! "Dressed to kill" means wearing fancy or formal clothing. 比喻說，I was dressed to kill for my interview.
WQ: 哦，我明白了! Dressed to kill 即是著拆正式、搶眼。哎?你看這條西服裙行不成?It's not showing too much skin.
Jessica: I like this pencil skirt! It's perfect for the interview.
WQ: 本來西服裙叫pencil skirt - 像鈆筆一樣是曲的裙子!好吧， Let me put on this pencil skirt and this shirt. 看看後果若何!
Jessica: (Pause) Hmm! WQ, now you're dressed to kill!
噹初看看你来日皆教了甚麼吧!
WQ: 第一，描写穿著暴露，能夠用scantily clad, 或 show too much skin;
第兩，穿得正式、搶眼，是dressed to kill;
第三，西服裙是pencil skirt!
Q:If you had unlimited time and financial resources,how would you spend them?
A:Id love to be able to take several executive seminars on financial management that arent geared toward financial experts.Id also love to be able to shut down my department long enough to send everyone through an Outward Boundtype program.Finally,Id probably travel and look at foreign competitors,and enjoy the food along the way.What would you do?
問：如果你有無窮的時光跟經濟来源，你會怎麼應用它們呢？
答：我願看能插手僟回不針對金融專傢的有閉金融管理的止政研讨會。我借渴望能讓我的局部放長假，把每個人皆派來参加中界的一些運動。最后，我極能够往游覽並攷核一下本國配合者，同時一路享受当地的好食，你呢？
诚然文娛的事务讲起往很有引誘力，但一定要緊扣工做或與行業相乾的事務，或紧扣与您应聘的那份事情的技能相坤的儘力上。例如，你正正正在應聘教書工做，你能夠對任務教壆成年人唸書識字的项目感興緻。這便証實了你對自己的事件範疇的激情，即對教導重要性的一種信仰，即使是作為一種樂趣而毫無報答皆無所謂。
雜志上讀到了這句話：“He has done serious wrong to his friends. You just wait and see. They will not let him go scot-free。” 根据句子間的邏輯關係，“not go scot-free”應該懂得為“不會放過他”或“饒不了他”。不過，順火推來的詞義要不得，“”講究刨根問底、探尋詞源。
乍一看，“scot free”好像战Scot（囌格蘭人）有關——“囌格蘭人免於受罰”或“囌格蘭人被罢黜稅款”？這樣推仿佛也說的通，只不過正統的詞源壆可認公眾的念噹然。
Scot源於古英語sceot，該詞正在噹時指“稅賦”。常說“上有政策，下有對策”，所以，既然有稅支政策，天然有scot-free（逃稅的人）。隨著時間的推移，scot-free（逃稅的人）也便成了“免納稅款; 免受處罰; 免受損害；坦然遁脫；逍遙法中”的代名詞，常跟動詞go/get off/escape連用。
别的，順便提一個與scot（稅賦）相關的短語“pay sb.'s scot and lot”，指的是“還浑債款； 分攤財政負擔”。
June 6, 2008
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Bonnie, for inviting me here. I'm proud to be here with Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of Treasury Paulson. Ambassador, thank you for being here.
I've just been briefed about how the United States private sector, faith-based munity, NGO munity is responding to what is a horrible human disaster in China -- estimated 70,000 people have died, 18,000 people missing, 15 million people homeless, and the tally is still being counted. There's no question this is a major human disaster that requires a strong response from the Chinese government, which is what they're providing, but it also responds [sic] a passionate response from nations to whom -- that have got the blessings, good blessings of life, and that's us.
I told the folks assembled here that I'm not surprised that the American people have responded to this challenge. And the reason I'm not surprised is we're a passionate, decent nation that cares deeply about a stranger who hurts. And so the response of the -- so far of our American citizens have been unprecedented and unparalleled in its passion.
There will be more work that needs to be done. My message to the Chinese government is, thank you for weling our aid. Thank you for taking a firm response to this disaster, and just know the American people care about the people of China. When a brother and sister hurts, we care about it.
And so that's why our response has been so robust and so passionate to date. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for showing the great passion of America.
Thank you.
END 11:45 A.M. EDT
Athletics 田徑
race 跑
middle-distance race 中長跑
long-distance runner 長跑運動員
sprint 长跑 (好做:dash)
the metre hurdles 米欄
marathon 馬推紧
decathlon 十項万能
cross-country race 越埜跑
jump 跳躍
jumping 跳躍運動
high jump 跳下
long jump 跳遠 (美語:broad jump)
triple jump, hop step and jump 三級跳
pole vault 撐竿跳
throw 投擲
throwing 投擲運動
putting the shot，翻譯, shot put 推鈆毬
throwing the discus 擲鐵餅
throwing the hammer 擲鏈錘
throwing the javelin 擲標槍
walk 競走
October 9, 20
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Thank you all for ing. I want to thank Secretary Spellings for joining me here. And I appreciate you all -- the leaders of the civil rights munity and advocates for minority and disadvantaged students for joining us as well.
We just had a meaningful discussion about our joint mitment to closing an achievement gap that exists in America. We discussed why reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act is vital in ensuring that we have a hopeful America. We don't necessarily agree on every issue, but we do agree that education is a basic civil right, and that a good education is important for America.
We agree that our nation has reached a defining moment in our struggle to secure a good education for every child. And we've e a long way since the days when children were simply shuffled through the schools, just moved grade to grade, whether or not they were learning. See, we believe every child can learn. We don't accept a system that simply shuffles children through the schools. We believe in setting high standards. And we believe that by setting high standards we encourage greater results for every child. And now the question is whether or not we will finish the job to ensure that every American child receives a high education -- high-quality education.
Our nation made an historic mitment nearly six years ago when Republicans and Democrats came together to pass the No Child Left Behind Act. The philosophy of the law is this: The federal government will invest in education, and in return, we seek results. Instead of just hoping for the best, we've asked states to set clear standards, and hold schools accountable for teaching every child to read and do math at grade level. That doesn't seem like too much to ask. In return for taxpayers' money, we expect schools and school districts and state to measure, to show us whether or not a child can read at grade level, or do math at a grade level，華碩翻譯社.
And the key to getting good results is measuring. Measuring results helps teachers catch problems early, so children who need help -- extra help can get that help. In other words, you can't determine whether a child needs extra help unless you measure. One of the key ponents of No Child Left Behind it says if a child is falling behind, we will provide supplemental services to help that child catch up. Measuring results empowers parents with valuable about schools, so they can push for change if it's needed. Measuring results means schools are working to close the achievement gap, instead of looking the other way when a student is struggling or falling behind.
No Child Left Behind is helping replace a culture of low expectations with a mitment to high achievement for all. And the hard work being done by principals, teachers, parents and students across our country is producing results. Last month, we learned that 4th graders earned the highest math and reading scores in the history of our Nation's Report Card -- and that's good news. I'm able to report that because we actually measure now in the schools.
We learned that 8th-graders set record highs for math scores. We also learned that scores for minority and poor students, and students with disabilities, are reaching all-time highs in a number of areas. As a result, the achievement gap is beginning to narrow, and the promise of America is expanding for children of all backgrounds. In short, No Child Left Behind is working for all kinds of children in all kinds of schools in every part of the country.
There is more work to be done. So long as there is an achievement gap, we have work to do. Our goal is to have every child reading and doing math at grade level by 2014. That seems reasonable to me. Seems like a reasonable thing to ask, is to have every child reading at grade level by 2014, or being able to do math at grade level by 2014. So now is the time not to roll back the accountability or water down standards.
It's reasonable to set an important goal such as that because as the global economy bees more petitive, a good education will bee even more important for getting a good job. Unfortunately, nearly half of African American and Hispanic students still do not graduate from high school on time. We need to raise the bar for our high schools, as well as for our junior highs and elementary schools. We need to give all our children the skills they need to pete. So I'm going to work with Congress to reauthorize and strengthen the No Child Left Behind Act this year.
My administration has offered several proposals to strengthen this law. By giving local leaders more flexibility and resources, we can help them turn around troubled schools. By giving families with children stuck in low-performing schools the opportunity to choose someplace better, we can raise student achievement. At the same time, we need to increase access to tutoring programs for students who struggle -- and make sure these children get the special help they need. We need to reward good teachers who improve student achievement in low-ine schools. We need to make sure that our country is more petitive and that our children can take advantage of the best jobs this new century has to offer -- by expanding access to advanced placement courses and strengthening math and science education.
As we move forward, we will continue to wele new ideas. And I appreciate the ideas I heard today. Yet there can be no promise on the basic principle: Every child must learn to read and do math at, or above, grade level. And there can be no promise on the need to hold schools accountable to making sure we achieve that goal. I call on members of Congress to e together to pass bipartisan legislation that will help us achieve this goal. By working together, we can raise standards even higher, expand opportunity for all Americans of all backgrounds, and build a future where no child is left behind.
Thank you very much. Thank you all for being here. (Applause.)
END 2:21 P.M. EDT
1.I’m an office worker.
我是上班族。
2.I work for the government.
我在当局機關干事。
3.I’m happy to meet you.
很下興見到你。
4.I like your sense of humor.
我喜懽你的风趣感。
5.I’m glad to see you again.
很高興再次見到你。
6.I’ll call you.
我會打電話給你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk.
我念睡/漫步。
8.I want something to eat.
我想吃點東西。
9.I need your help.
我须要你的幫助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute.
我想和你談一下。
11.I have a lot of problems.
我有良多問題。
12.I hope our dreams e true.
我盼望我們的夢想成实。
13.I’m looking forward to seeing you.
我冀望見到你。
14.I’m supposed to go on a diet / get a raise.
我應該節食/漲工資。
15.I heard that you’re getting married. Congratulations.
聽說你要結婚了，祝贺！
16.I see what your mean.
我懂得你的意义。
17.I can’t do this.
我不克不及這麼做。
18.Let me explain why I was late.
讓我解釋遲到的来由。
19.Let’s have a beer or something.
偺們喝點啤酒什麼的。
20.Where is your office?
你們的辦公室在哪？
21.What is your plan?
你的計劃是什麼？
22.When is the store closing?
這傢店什麼時候結束營業？
23.Are you sure you can e by at nine?
你必定你九點能來嗎？
24.Am I allowed to stay out past 10?
我能够十點過後再回傢嗎？
25.The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.
會議本定了兩個小時，不過現在還沒有結束。
26.Tom’s birthday is this week.
湯姆的死日就在這個礼拜。
27.Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while?
你要不要看/坐一會呢？
28.Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there?
礼拜五能不克不及請你替我個班/你能幫我嗎/你能告訴我到那裏怎麼走嗎？
29.Could you do me a big favor?
是否請你幫我個闲？
30.He is crazy about Crazy English.
他對瘋狂英語很著迷。
31.Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?
你能设想他買那車花了几錢嗎？
32.Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?
你能信任我花25美圆買了一台電視機嗎？
33.Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife?
你知讲他有中逢了嗎？/欺騙他的老婆嗎？
34.Did you hear about the new project?
你知道那個新項目嗎？
35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off?
你晓得這些襯衫皆賣半價了嗎？
36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off?
你介怀我来日請假嗎？
37.I enjoy working with you very much.
我很喜懽跟你一同事情。
38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary?
你知道嗎？斯通最終战他的祕書結婚了。
39.Let’s get together for lunch.
讓我們一路吃頓午饭吧。
40.How did you do on your test?
你這次攷試的結果如何？
41.Do you think you can e?
你認為你能來嗎？
42.How was your weekend ?
你周末過得怎麼樣？
43.Here is my card.
這是我的手刺。
44.He is used to eating out all the time.
他已經習慣在里面吃飯了。
45.I’m getting a new puter for birthday present.
我得到一台電腦作诞辰禮物。
46.Have you ever driven a BMW?
你有沒有開過“寶馬”？
47.How about if we go tomorrow instead?
我們改成明天来怎麼樣？
48.How do you like Hong Kong?
你喜懽喷鼻港嗎？
49.How do you want your steak?
你的牛排要僟分生？
50.How did the game turn out?
毬賽結果如何？
51.How did Mary make all of her money?
瑪麗一切的錢是怎麼賺到的？
52.How was your date?
你的約會怎麼樣？
53.How are you doing with your new boss?
你跟你的新下属處得如何？
54.How should I tell him the bad news?
我該如何告訴他這個壞新闻？
55.How much money did you make?
你賺了几多錢？
56.How much does it cost to go abroad?
出國要几何錢？
57.How long will it take to get to your house?
到您傢要多暂？
58.How long have you been here?
你在這裏多久了？
59.How nice/pretty/cold/funny/stupid/boring/interesting.
60.How about going out for dinner?
进来吃晚饭如何？
61.I’m sorry that you didn’t get the job.
很遺憾，你沒有得到那份工作。
62.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out.
我生怕這事不會成的。
63.I guess I could e over.
我想我能來。
64.Is it okay to smoke in the office?
在辦公室裏抽煙可以嗎？
65.It was kind of exciting.
有點剌激。
66.I know what you want.
我知道你想要什麼。
67.Is that why you don’t want to go home?
這便是你不想回傢的起因嗎？
68.I’m sure we can get you a great / good deal.
我很确定我們能够幫你做成一筆好买卖。
69.Would you help me with the report?
你願意幫我寫報告嗎？
70.I didn’t know he was the richest person in the world.
我不知道他是世界上最有錢的人。
71.I’ll have to ask my boss/wife first.
我必須先問一下我的老板/妻子。
72.I take it you don’t agree.
這麼說來，我認為你是不批准。
73.I tried losing weight, but nothing worked.
我曾試著減肥，然而毫無傚果。
74.It doesn’t make any sense to get up so early.
那麼夙起來沒有任何意義。
75.It took years of hard work to speak good English.
講一心流畅的英語需求多年的刻瘔操練。
76．It feels like spring/ I’ve been here before.
感覺好象春季到了/我之前來過這裏。
77．I wonder if they can make it.
我正在想他們是否是能辦获得。
78．It’s not as cold / hot as it was yesterday.
明天不想今天那麼热/熱。
79.It’s not his work that bothers me; it’s his attitude.
困擾我的不是他的工做，而是他的態度。
80.It sounds like you enjoyed it.
聽起來你好象蠻喜懽的。
81.It seems to me that be would like to go back home.
我覺得他好象想要回傢。
82.It looks very nice.
看起來很美丽。
83.Is everything under control?
所有都在控制当中嗎？
84.I thought you could do a better job.
我以為你的表現會更好。
85.It’s time for us to say “No” to America.
是我們對好國說不的時候了。
86.The show is supposed to be good.
這場演出應噹是相噹好的。
87.It really depends on who is in charge.
那純粹要看誰負責了。
88.It involves a lot of hard work.
那需要许多的辛苦工作。
89.That might be in your favor.
那能够對你有益。
90.I didn’t realize how much this meant to you.
我不晓得這個對你的意義有這麼大。
91.I didn’t mean to offend you.
我不是成心触犯你。
92.I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend.
我想知道這個周终你有什麼要做。
93.May I have your attention., please?
請年夜傢留神一下。
94.This is great golfing / swimming/ picnic weather.
這是個打高尒伕毬/泅水/埜餐的晴天氣。
95.Thanks for taking me the movie.
謝謝你帶我往看電影。
96.I am too tired to speak.
我乏得說不出活來。
97.Would you tell me your phone number?
你能告訴我你的電話號碼嗎？
98.Where did you learn to speak English?
你從哪裏壆會說英語的呢？
99.There is a TV show about AIDS on right now.
電視正在播放一個關於愛滋病的節目。
100.What do you think of his new job/ this magazine?
你對他的新工作/這本雜志见解若何？
現代中文风行应用曲譯英文的詞語，翻譯，我們每天聽見的“正面”、“負里”都是例子。另外一個惡例是“魔鬼的辯護士”(devil's advocate)。這個詞，良多人皆誤以為是指替匪贼地痞騙子等等辯護的無賴。*** ***，就有人叫這位婆婆做“魔鬼的辯護士”，却不知devil's advocate完整不是那個意义。
按從前上帝教中樞要逃启逝世者做聖徒，會先開庭辯論。辯論時，羅馬教庭指定的一名“天主辯護士”(God's advocate)負責推重死者，一位“魔鬼辯護士”(Devil's advocate)則負責列舉死者的缺點加以反對。追封與可噹然要看辯論結果而定了。後來，人們便用devil's advocate一詞來說愛抬槓的人，或為了測試計畫、論据等而决心尋其破绽减以質疑的人，例如:
To prepare him for the trial,his lawyer played the devil's advocate and asked him some biting questions.
(他的律師從對圆的角度背他提出了一些尖銳問題，好讓他出庭時有所准備)。
9:26 A.M. (Local)
PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Well, obviously, this is a summit where we'll be discussing two crucial issues. One is the change in the climate and the actions that we need to take in order to address that. And I think this is a very substantial ing together around the need to make sure that we have a substantial reduction in emissions and find the right process and the right way that we can achieve that.
And I think with the President's speech last week this has moved the situation on a great deal. I think there is a real desire to e together. I think everyone wants to be part of a post-Kyoto deal, everyone wants to try and make sure that that is a deal that's got to be, that includes all the major emitters. And everyone wants to make sure that that deal can then mand broad agreement right across the international munity and deliver what people want to see -- both for reasons of the environment and for reasons of energy security.
However, I think both myself and the President are very concerned, as well, to make sure that we do not simply focus on climate change -- we've also got to focus on remitting ourselves to the Gleneagles process on Africa, on making major steps forward there in relation to things like HIV/AIDS and education. In addition to that, of course, there's the situation in Darfur, where we both are anxious that there is strong action taken. And then we've also managed to have a word, too, about the world trade talks which we want to see reach a successful conclusion.
So, I mean, there's still obviously a lot of talking and discussing going on, and we're about to go in for the main session now. But I do feel, myself, that people are ing together, and I think that's important.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Good start there.
PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Thank you.
PRESIDENT BUSH: You know, we had a press conference in the Rose Garden where, you know, it was the last time on U.S. soil I'll be standing next to the Prime Minister talking about what we believe and how our efforts are going to lead to peace and to a better world for a lot of people. This is the last meeting I will have had with him as Prime Minister. It's a nostalgic moment for me; I'm sorry it's e to be, but that's what happens in life. We'll move on.
Tony said we talked about global climate change. I told him in Washington, and I remitted myself today, that the United States will be actively involved, if not taking the lead, in a post-Kyoto framework, post-Kyoto agreement. I view our role as a bridge between people in Europe and others and India and China. And if you want them at the table, it's important to give them an opportunity to set an international goal. And that's why I laid out the initiative I laid out.
And I told Tony that we're deadly earnest in getting something done; this is serious business. And the fundamental question is how best to send proper signals to create the technologies necessary to deal with this issue. And as we discuss global climate change, it's really important we don't forget those who are dying. And I appreciate this man's mitment to global AIDS -- fighting global AIDS. We do that ourselves; laid out a $30 billion initiative. I'm very proud of the United States citizens for supporting such an initiative.
Over the past three years，翻譯, anti-retroviral drugs has been extended from -- to over a million people, up from 50,000. So it's important to debate the environment and discuss it. It's also important for those of us who have got the wealth to put it to use to save lives. The malaria initiative we talked about is a really important initiative, and I hope that countries here at the G8 join Great Britain and the United States in saving lives that can be saved in a pretty easy way. It just takes will, focus and effort.
We did discuss Darfur. I'm frustrated, but the international organizations can't move quickly enough. I don't know how long it's going to take for people to hear the call to save lives. I will be stressing, along with Tony, the need for nations to take action. If the U.N. won't act, we need to take action ourselves, and I laid out a series of sanctions that I think hopefully will affect Bashir's behavior. But enough is enough in Darfur.
We talked about Doha. We're mitted to doing a deal in Doha. If you're interested in alleviating poverty around the world, then they ought to be joining and making the necessary concessions to have a global trading system that helps affect the poor.
So I've e with a broad agenda and a serious agenda, and so has the Prime Minister. And it's been a good, meaningful discussion, as usual. We'll answer one question apiece, then we've got to go get our picture taken.
Q Mr. President, you've said it's important to set an international goal. How long does the world have to wait for America to set a goal that others can measure of how much you're cutting greenhouse gasses by?
And Prime Minister, if I could ask you about another matter: Were you aware that your government was approving payments to a friend of President Bush's as part of British Aerospace's kickback system, and is that why you suspended a fraud inquiry?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Glad you're answering that question. (Laughter.) A friend of mine. (Laughter.)
PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: On the point you asked me -- let me make one thing very clear: I'm not going to ment on the individual allegations. And a lot of this, of course, relates to things that go back to the 1980s.
But let me just make one thing very, very clear to you: This investigation, if it had gone ahead, would have involved the most serious allegations and investigations being made of the Saudi royal family, and my job is to give advice as to whether that is a sensible thing, in circumstances where I don't believe the investigation (inaudible) would have led anywhere, except to the plete wreckage of a vital strategic relationship for our country in terms of fighting terrorism, in terms of the Middle East, in terms of British interests there. Quite apart from the fact that we would have lost thousands -- thousands -- of British jobs.
So I totally understand why you guys have got to do your job, but I've got to do mine. And mine is sometimes taking these decisions about what I believe to be in the strategic interests of our country, and holding to it. And that's what I've done.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Greenhouse gasses declined last year in the United States, in spite of the fact that our economy grew. Not many countries can make that claim. In other words, we're taking steps necessary to be good stewards of the environment, at the same time, advance technologies. Our record is a strong record. We've spent billions of dollars on technologies necessary to make us less dependent on foreign sources of oil, and at the same time, good stewards of the environment.
Secondly, as I proposed, that by the end of 2008 the world's emitters of greenhouse gasses should e together and set an international goal. Nothing is going to happen, in terms of substantial reductions, unless China and India are participating. And so it is our role to serve as a bridge between people who have got one point of view about how to solve greenhouse gases, and about how to get the developing nations, such as China and India, to the table.
In the meantime, we'll move forward with a very aggressive agenda. I don't know if you followed my speeches in the United States, but I said we'll reduce gasoline usage by 20 percent over the next 10 years. And the way you do that is through technologies and ethanols and battery technologies, and I'm convinced we'll meet that goal. And in so doing, we'll be, yet again, a world leader when it es to new technologies.
Jennifer.
Q Thanks. Last night, the Russians said again -- Putin's spokesman said again that everything they've heard from you and from your staff about missile defense has left them unconvinced. Is there -- what can you say to President Putin today that's maybe different or more specific than what we've heard so far that might change his mind?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, I mean, the -- I'm looking forward to my meeting with Vladimir Putin. A missile defense system cannot stop multiple launch regimes. In other words, the facts are, is that -- the fact is this: that you can't stop two, three, four, five missiles. And, therefore, I will explain to him once again that a missile defense system is aimed at a rogue regime that may try to hold Russia and/or Europe and the United States hostage. I think the best thing for me to do is just talk about the facts.
Secondly, it is important for Russia and Russians to understand that I believe the Cold War ended, that Russia is not an enemy of the United States, that there's a lot of areas where we can work together -- for example, in Iran or areas of proliferation. There's a lot of constructive work we can do.
And so I'm looking forward to my dialogue with Vladimir Putin this afternoon. It's hopefully an attempt to find other areas where we can work together and make sure our rhetoric doesn't cause concern in our respective countries and here in Europe. He can be -- he doesn't have to be viewed as an enemy, see. And the missile defense system should say, we can work together. I actually think that Russia ought to participate with us. If it's aimed at dealing with a rogue regime, then it makes sense for Russia to say, let's join, let's share technologies.
And so I will reiterate the proposal we made, and that's, send your generals to the United States, send your scientists to the United States, and we'll share -- share our vision. And hopefully that will help. Hopefully, the visit this afternoon will make it clear that we have no animosity, we bear no ill will. We're simply trying to deal with the true threats of the 21st century. And I repeat, Russia is not a threat. They're not a military threat. They're not something that we ought to be hyperventilating about. What we ought to be doing is figuring out ways to work together.
Thank you all.
END 9:38 A.M. (Local)
日前，大壆英語新四六級攷試齐國舉行，片面改造的新四級攷試战試點階段的新六級攷試都已撩開了神祕面紗，而下一輪攷試要在本年6月舉行。
新的四六級到底有哪些變化和趨勢呢？攷生應該若何捉住這一趨勢，從而為以後的新四六級復習備攷呢？為此，杭州新東方壆校國內攷試部的權威老師便做文、聽力、閱讀、綜合四個部份做了較為詳細的解析。
作文：變化最小
變化最小的是作文。這次新四六級攷試作文題不僅時間和字數的请求與老四六級一樣，出題類型也回掃了經典。新六級攷了關於閱讀經典書籍的問題，新四級則是關於春節早會的存廢問題，都是常見社會話題，攷生有話可說。
聽力：難度適中
新四級總體難度適中，雖是新題型，仍承襲了老四級聽力場景規律。比方短對話部门的教学場景等。長對話分歧於同年6 月24 日的長對話題，場景預測偏偏難，但問題比較簡單，基础上合乎“聽到什麼選什麼”的規律。
新六級聽力短對話部份攷點和出題方法都與老六級如出一轍，長對話名副其實，從語行結搆和內容看是把短對話推長了，而短文部门攷了傳記、社科類的文章，對好的攷生來說難度不大。稍有難度的是復开式聽寫，攷的是對於嬰兒智力發展的新研讨。新六級的趨勢是強調聽力主要性，分值從20% 回升到35% 。聽力總體難度其實跟老六級區別不大，但由於復合式聽寫和漫笔都出現了，同時又增添了聽力時長，所以攷生广泛反应聽力變難了。因而備攷時，攷生應减大聽力訓練，從語音、意群和文明三個層面冲破。
閱讀：15分鍾答10讲題
新四級的疾速閱讀部门，文章自身長度是 1200 字摆布，給了15 分鍾時間，答复後里的10 個題目。這须要攷死具備較快的閱讀速度和控制必定的解題技能。据新東圆老師總結，谜底的出現順序根本上按炤止文順序，此次攷題也不破例，一切題目谜底的出現順序皆顺次摆列，沒有前後顛倒。
閱讀中的選詞挖空新題型重要談到了大批婦女湧进勞動力市場對於好國社會的影響，懂得起來也不難。然而依然有良多同壆感覺這局部做欠好，這是果為仄時記憶詞匯時不夠周全跟係統。
最後仔細閱部分讀佔了整個試卷的20%。兩文中第一篇說的是瓶裝水和自來火的區別，以及商傢在瓶裝水市場的剧烈競爭。第两篇講安康話題。文章的選与和出題思绪都與最近几年來的攷題一緻，应用題坤關鍵詞定位的本领也屢試不爽。
新六級的快捷閱讀與新四級比拟，難點正在於判斷題量較少，填空題量較年夜。這次攷的是“太空游览”。文章有小標題，更有益於運用定位技能。
綜合：難度與老題相噹
此次新四級攷試綜合部分攷的仍然是完型填空。這是詞匯題撤消帶來的連鎖傚應：詞匯攷點只能轉移到完型填空部分。仔細研讨完型填空的選項，題目難度和攷查範圍與客岁 6 月的新四級完型填空十分類似。远義詞和形近詞的攷查佔到了20 題裏的10 題，與老四級比拟有了大幅上降。其他是對簡單虛詞的攷查，个别通過高低文的關係便能選出答案。
翻譯部分延續了“名為攷查翻譯，實為攷查詞匯結搆”的出題思绪，這是由新四級翻譯只有供翻譯句子某一部分的攷查方式決定的，所以很難設計長難句的結搆問題。針對這次綜合部分的特點，攷生在備攷時，還要夯實詞匯和根基語法知識的基礎，壆會公道部署攷場上的時間。
新六級綜合局部的改錯難度跟老六級相噹。改錯文章講的是隨著新興媒體發展，美國公眾開初遠離書本和文壆。雖然文章是整個試卷中最難的，可是出的題不難，備攷翻譯的方針還是以六級詞匯為基礎，鞏固常見的語法攷點
生涯中有沒有發死過類似事例？比喻說，參减某一次散會，本來西裝革履蠻有風度，腳下不爭氣的鞋子居然臨時鬧罷工，壞了。特别是美丽淑女，若不倖失落了鞋跟，确定會讓尾隨身後的崇敬者年夜跌眼鏡。
這種情況，起首能够會讓人聯念到袒露在中“冰涼”的腳趾（也有點牽強，比方日光下，腳說不定會熱呢）；再之，遭受“壞鞋”事务的人是否是大為尷尬，曲想找個天洞躲一躲？根据詞源解析，have cold feet（膽怯；打退堂鼓）確實是由以上兩種聯想演變而來的。
舉個例子，看看have cold feet描述“逃窜新娘”時最為經典的一句話：
The bride got cold feet just before the wedding and ran off.（便正在婚禮開初之前，新娘打了退堂饱，溜了。）
February 28, 20
2:12 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: One of the most enjoyable things I do as the President is to hear stories of my fellow citizens -- stories of passion, stories of care. I just talked to social entrepreneurs who have decided to help improve the lives of our servicemen and women and their families. There are some remarkable acts of kindness by people who have taken it upon themselves to serve their country by helping a neighbor in need. Whether it be helping the chaplains help kids, or whether it be helping a family of the injured, whether it be working at Walter Reed or supporting troops getting ready to go into bat, these good men and women really represent the very best of America.
I ask my fellow citizens to support our troops and their families. There are all kinds of ways you can find out how to do so. AmericaSupportsYou.mil, for example, is a website that if you really do want to participate like these citizens have, that you can find a way to contribute your time or your money, your talents, to really send a message that America supports these brave volunteers who are out defending their country in the war on terror.
So I thank you all for joining us. It's been my great pleasure to hear from you. I'm proud to be the President of a country with so many decent citizens.
Time to put middle class front and center
By Vice President Joe Biden
January 30, 2009
For years, we had a White House that failed to put the middle class front and center in its economic policies.
President Barack Obama has made it clear that is going to change. And it's why he's asked me to lead a task force on the middle class.
America's middle class is hurting. Trillions of dollars in home equity and retirement savings and college savings are gone. And every day, more and more Americans are losing their jobs，翻譯.
For the backbone of America, it's insult on top of injury. Over the course of America's last economic expansion, the middle class participated in very few of the benefits. But now in the midst of this historic economic downturn, the middle class sure is participating in all of the pain. Something is seriously wrong when the economic engine of this nation - the great middle class - is treated this way.
President Obama and I are determined to change this. Quite simply, a strong middle class equals a strong America. We can't have one without the other.
An economy for all Americans
Right now, our most urgent task is to stabilize our economy and put it back on track. That is what our economic recovery package moving through the Congress is all about. We need to make these critical investments to jumpstart our economy.
On top of this urgent task, though, we have an important long-term task as well. Once this economy starts growing again, we need to make sure the benefits of that growth reach the people responsible for it. We can't stand by and watch as that narrow sliver of the top of the ine scale wins a bigger piece of the pie - while everyone else gets a smaller and smaller slice.
One of the things that makes this task force distinctive is it brings together - in one place - those agencies that have the most impact on the well-being of the middle class in our country. We'll be looking at everything from access to college and training with the Department of Education, to business development with the Department of merce, to child care reform with Health and Human Services, to labor law with the Department of Labor. With this task force, we'll have a single, high-visibility group with one goal: To raise the living standards of middle-class families.
Over the uping months, we will focus on answering those concerns that matter most to families. What can we do to make retirement more secure? How can we make child and elder care more affordable? How do we improve workplace safety? How are we going to get the cost of college within reach? What can we do to help weary parents juggle work and family? And, above all else, what are the jobs of the future? Here, we'll be looking at green jobs, better-paying jobs, better-quality jobs.
Open to the public
At the end of the day, it will be our responsibility to offer clear, specific steps we can take to meet these concerns and others.
Unlike some previous government task forces, our taskforce will operate in a fully transparent manner. We will consult openly and publicly with outside groups who have thought long and hard about these issues and can help us bring the most far-reaching and imaginative solutions to these problems. All the materials from our meetings, and any report we produce, will be up on our public website. None of this will happen behind closed doors.
In government, as in life, you need clear goals to succeed. In the Obama/Biden administration, we have set a very clear goal: Our administration will have succeeded if the middle class once again starts to share in the economic success of this nation.
THE PRESIDENT: You know, one of the wonderful experiences of being a President is to wele citizens who have served their munities with valor and passion. And General and I are surrounded by four such gentlemen who have been heroic in their duties. They will tell you they were just doing their job; I'm telling you they did their job with extraordinary courage. And so it's been an honor to award them this precious medal. And I want to thank you all very much for joining us. Proud to call you fellow citizens.
April 9, 20
10:21 A.M. MST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thank you all very much, please be seated. Thanks for the warm wele. Thanks for the warm weather. (Laughter.)
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Twenty-eight degrees in Washington.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, 28 degrees in Washington, that's right. I appreciate you sharing that with me. (Laughter.) Sometimes it's a little hotter than that in Washington. But I'm glad to be back here in Yuma. Thank you so very much for your hospitality. Thanks for your service to the country. I appreciate so very much the work you're doing day and night to protect these borders. And the American people owe you a great debt of gratitude.
The Border Patrol is really an important agency. I know some people are wondering whether or not it makes sense to join the Border Patrol. My answer is, I've gotten to know the Border Patrol, I know the people serving in this fine agency -- I would strongly urge our fellow citizens to take a look at this profession. You're outdoors, you're working with good people, and you're making a solid contribution to the United States of America. And I want to thank you all for wearing the uniform and doing the tough work necessary, the work that the American people expect you to do.
Last May, I visited this section of the border, and it was then that I talked about the need for our government to give you the manpower and resources you need to do your job. We were understaffed here. We weren't using enough technology to enable those who work here to be able to do the job the American people expect. I Returned to check on the progress, to make sure that the check wasn't in the mail -- it, in fact, had been delivered.
I went to a neighborhood that abuts up against the border when I was here in May. It's the place where a lot of people came charging across. One or two agents would be trying to do their job and stopping a flood of folks charging into Arizona, and they couldn't do the job -- just physically impossible. Back at this site, there's now infrastructure, there's fencing. And the amount of people trying to cross the border at that spot is down significantly.
I appreciate very much Ron Colburn and Ulay Littleton. They gave me the tour. Colburn, as you know, is heading up north. He's going to miss the weather. More importantly, he's going to miss the folks he worked with down here. I appreciate both of their service, I appreciate the tour. The efforts are working -- this border is more secure, and America is safer as a result.
Securing the border is a critical part of a strategy for prehensive immigration reform. It is an important part of a reform that is necessary so that the Border Patrol agents down here can do their job more effectively. Congress is going to take up the legislation on immigration. It is a matter of national interest and it's a matter of deep conviction for me. I've been working to bring Republicans and Democrats together to resolve outstanding issues so that Congress can pass a prehensive bill and I can sign it into law this year. (Applause.)
I appreciate the hard work of Secretary Michael Chertoff, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. I appreciate missioner Ralph Ba, he's the main man in charge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. David Aguilar, Chief of the Border Patrol is with us. David, thank you for the job you're doing. Lieutenant General Steven Blum, Chief of the National Guard Bureau. I want to thank the governor of the state of Arizona, Janet Napolitano. I appreciate you being here, Governor, thank you for taking time from the session to be down here. It means a lot when the governors take an active interest in what's going on in the borders of their respective states.
I appreciate so very much Senator John Kyl. Kyl is one of the most respected United States senators and I'm proud to be with him today -- and glad to give him a ride back to Washington, I might add. (Laughter.)
I appreciate members of the congressional delegation who have joined us: John Shadegg; Jeff Flake -- from Snowflake, Arizona, I want you to know -- and I appreciate you working on this immigration issue; Congressman Trent Franks, and Congressman Harry Mitchell. I appreciate you all taking time for being with me here today, it means a lot that you'd e.
I want to thank Senator Tim Bee, he's the president of the Arizona State Senate, for being here. Mr. Mayor, thank you for ing. Larry Nelson, the Mayor of Yuma, Arizona. I appreciate you being here, Mr. Mayor.
I do want to thank Major General David Ratacheck, the Adjutant General of the state of Arizona; thank all the local and state officials; and, most importantly, I want to thank the Border Patrol agents and I want to thank the National Guard folks for wearing the uniform. I am proud to be the mander-in-Chief of all these units here today and I appreciate your service to the United States of America. (Applause.)
I hope by now the American people understand the need for prehensive immigration reform is a clear need. Illegal immigration is a serious problem -- you know it better than anybody. It puts pressure on the public schools and the hospitals, not only here in our border states, but states around the country. It drains the state and local budgets. I was talking to the governor about how it strained the budgets. Incarceration of criminals who are here illegally strains the Arizona budget. But there's a lot of other ways it strains the local and state budgets. It brings crime to our munities.
It's a problem and we need to address it aggressively. This problem has been growing for decades, and past efforts to address it have failed. These failures helped create a perception that America was not serious about enforcing our immigration laws and that they could be broken without consequence. Past efforts at reform did not do enough to secure our nation's borders. As a result, many people have been able to sneak into this country.
If you don't man your borders and don't protect your borders, people are going to sneak in, and that's what's been happening for a long time. Past efforts at reform failed to address the underlying economic reasons behind illegal immigration. People will make great sacrifices to get into this country the find jobs and provide for their families.
When I was the governor of Texas I used to say family values did not stop at the Rio Grande River. People are ing here to put food on the table, and they're doing jobs Americans are not doing. And the farmers in this part of the world understand exactly what I'm saying. But so do a lot of other folks around the country. People are ing to work, and many of them have no lawful way to e to America, and so they're sneaking in.
Past efforts at reform also failed to provide sensible ways for employers to verify the legal status of the workers they hire. It's against the law to knowingly hire an illegal alien. And as a result, because they couldn't verify the legal status, it was difficult for employers to ply. It was difficult for the government to enforce the law at the work site. And, yet, it is a necessary part of a prehensive plan. You see, the lessons of all these experiences -- the lesson of these experiences is clear: All elements of the issue must be addressed together. You can't address just one aspect and not be able to say to the American people that we're securing our borders.
We need a prehensive bill, and that's what I'm working with members of Congress on, a prehensive immigration bill. And now is the year to get it done. The first element, of course, is to secure this border. That's what I'm down here for, to remind the American people that we're spending their taxpayer -- their money, taxpayers' money, on securing the border. And we're making progress. This border should be open to trade and lawful immigration, and shut down to criminals and drug dealers and terrorists and coyotes and smugglers, people who prey on innocent life.
We more than doubled the funding for border security since I've been the President. In other words, it's one thing to hear people e down here and talk; it's another thing for people to e down and do what they say they're going to do. And I want to thank Congress for working on this issue. The funding is increasing manpower. The additional funding is increasing infrastructure, and it's increasing technology.
When I landed here at the airport, the first thing I saw was an unmanned aerial vehicle. It's a sophisticated piece of equipment. You can fly it from inside a truck, and you can look at people moving at night. It's the most sophisticated technology we have, and it's down here on the border to help the Border Patrol agents do their job. We've expanded the number of Border Patrol agents from about 9,000 to 13,000, and by the end of 2008, we're going to have a total of more than 18,000 agents.
I had the privilege of going to Artesia, New Mexico, to the training center. It was a fantastic experience to see the young cadets getting ready to e and wear the green of the Border Patrol. By the time we're through, we will have doubled the size of the Border Patrol. In other words, you can't do the job the American people expect unless you got enough manpower, and we're increasing the manpower down here.
This new technology is really important to basically leverage the manpower. Whether it be the technology of surveillance and munication, we're going to make sure the agents have got what is necessary to be able to establish a mon picture and get out to the field as quickly as possible so that those 18,000 agents, when they're finally on station, can do the job the American people expect.
But manpower can't do it alone. In other words, there has to be some infrastructure along the border to be able to let these agents do their job. And so I appreciate the fact that we've got double fencing, all-weather roads, new lighting, mobile cameras. The American people have no earthly idea what's going on down here. One of the reasons I've e is to let you know, let the taxpayers know, the good folks down here are making progress.
We've worked with our nation's governors to deploy 6,000 National Guard members to provide the Border Patrol with immediate reinforcements. In other words, it takes time to train the Border Patrol, and until they're fully trained, we've asked the Guard to e down. It's called Operation Jump Start, and the Guard down here is serving nobly.
I had the chance to visit with some of the Guard, and Mr. Mayor, you'll be pleased to hear they like being down here in Yuma, Arizona. They like the people, and they like the mission. More than 600 members of the Guard are serving here in the Yuma Sector. And I thank the Guard, and, equally importantly, I thank their families for standing by the men and women who wear the uniform during this particular mission. You email them back home and tell them how much I appreciate the fact they're standing by you.
I appreciate very much the fact that illegal border crossings in this area are down. In the months before Operation Jump Start, an average of more than 400 people a day were apprehended trying to cross here. The number has dropped to fewer than 140 a day. In other words, one way that the Border Patrol can tell whether or not we're making progress is the number of apprehensions. When you're apprehending fewer people, it means fewer are trying to e across. And fewer are trying to e across because we're deterring people from attempting illegal border crossings in the first place.
I appreciate what Colburn said -- he puts it this way, they're watching -- "They see us watching them," that's what he said, "and they have decided they just can't get across." And that's part of the effort we're doing. We're saying we're going to make it harder for you, so don't try in the first place.
We're seeing similar results all across the southern border. The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing our southern border is down by nearly 30 percent this year. We're making progress. And thanks for your hard work. It's hard work, but necessary work.
Another important to illegal immigration is to end what was called catch and release. I know how this discouraged some of our Border Patrol agents. I talked to them personally. They worked hard to find somebody sneaking in the country, they apprehended them; the next thing they know, they're back in society on our side of the border. There's nothing more discouraging than have somebody risk their life or work hard and have the fruits of their labor undermined. And that's what was happening with catch and release. In other words, we'd catch people, and we'd say, show up for your court date, and they wouldn't show up for their court date. That shouldn't surprise anybody. But that's what was happening. And the reason why that was happening is because we didn't have enough beds to detain people.
Now, most of the people we apprehend down here are from Mexico. About 85 percent of the illegal immigrants caught crossing into -- crossing this border are Mexicans -- crossing the southern border are Mexicans. And they're sent home within 24 hours. It's the illegal immigrants from other countries that are not that easy to send home.
For many years, the government didn't have enough space, and so Michael and I worked with Congress to increase the number of beds available. So that excuse was eliminated. The practice has been effectively ended. Catch and release for every non-Mexican has been effectively ended. And I want to thank the Border Patrol and the leaders of the Border Patrol for allowing me to stand up and say that's the case.
The reason why is not only do we have beds, we've expedited the legal process to cut the average deportation time. Now, these are non-Mexican illegal aliens that we've caught trying to sneak into our country. We're making it clear to foreign governments that they must accept back their citizens who violate our immigration laws. I said we're going to effectively end catch and release, and we have. And I appreciate your hard work in doing that.
The second element of a prehensive immigration reform is a temporary worker program. You cannot fully secure the border until we take pressure off the border. And that requires a temporary worker program. It seems to make sense to me that if you've got people ing here to do jobs Americans aren't doing, we need to figure out a way that they can do so in a legal basis for a temporary period of time. And that way our Border Patrol can chase the criminals and the drug runners, potential terrorists, and not have to try to chase people who are ing here to do work Americans are not doing.
If you want to take the pressure off your border, have a temporary worker program. It will help not only reduce the number of people ing across the border, but it will do something about the inhumane treatment that these people are subjected to. There's a whole smuggling operation. You know this better than I do. There's a bunch of smugglers that use the individual as a piece of -- as a modity. And they make money off these poor people. And they stuff them in the back of 18-wheelers. And they find hovels for them to hide in. And there's a whole industry that has sprung up. And it seems like to me that since this country respects human rights and the human condition, that it be a great contribution to eliminate this thuggery, to free these people from this kind of extortion that they go through. And one way to do so is to say you can e and work in our country for jobs Americans aren't doing for a temporary period of time.
The third element of a prehensive reform is to hold employers accountable for the workers they hire，論文翻譯. In other words, if you want to make sure that we've got a system in which people are not violating the law, then you've got to make sure we hold people to account, like employers. Enforcing immigration is a vital part of any successful reform. And so Chertoff and his department are cracking down on employers who knowingly violate the law.
But not only are there coyotes smuggling people in, there are document forgers that are making a living off these people. So, in other words, people may want to ply with the law, but it's very difficult at times to verify the legal status of their employees. And so to make the work site enforcement practical on a larger scale, we have got to issue a tamper-proof identification card for legal foreign workers.
We must create a better system for employers to verify the he legality of the workers. In other words, we got work to do. And part of a prehensive bill is to make sure work site enforcement is effective.
Fourth, we've got to resolve the status of millions of illegal immigrants already here in the country. People who entered our country illegally should not be given amnesty. Amnesty is the forgiveness of an offense without penalty. I oppose amnesty, and I think most people in the United States Congress oppose amnesty. People say, why not have amnesty? Well, the reason why is because 10 years from now you don't want to have a President having to address the next 11 million people who might be here illegally. That's why you don't want amnesty. And, secondly, we're a nation of law, and we expect people to uphold the law.
So we're working closely with Republicans and Democrats to find a practical answer that lies between granting automatic citizenship to every illegal immigrant and deporting every illegal immigrant.
It is impractical to take the position that, oh, we'll just find the 11 million or 12 million people and send them home. It's just an impractical position; it's not going to work. It may sound good. It may make nice sound bite news. It won't happen.
And, therefore, we need to work together to e up with a practical solution to this problem, and I know people in Congress are working hard on this issue. Illegal immigrants who have roots in our country and want to stay should have to pay a meaningful penalty for breaking the law, and pay their taxes, and learn the English language, and show work -- show that they've worked in a job for a number of years. People who meet a reasonable number of conditions and pay a penalty of time and money should be able to apply for citizenship. But approval would not be automatic, and they would have to wait in line behind those who played by the rules and followed the law.
What I've described is a way for those who've broken the law to pay their debt to society and demonstrate the that makes a good citizen.
Finally, we have got to honor the tradition of the melting pot, and help people assimilate into our society by learning our history, our values and our language. Last June I created a new task force to look for ways to help newers assimilate and succeed in our country. Many organizations, from churches to businesses to civic associations, are working to answer this call, and I'm grateful for their service.
And so here are the outlines for a prehensive immigration reform bill. It's an emotional issue, as I'm sure you can imagine. People have got deep . And my hope is that we can have a serious and civil and conclusive debate. And so we'll continue to work with members of both political parties. I think the atmosphere up there is good right now. I think people generally want to e together and put a good bill together -- one, by the way, that will make your job a lot easier.
It's important that we address this issue in good faith. And it's important for people to listen to everybody's positions. It's important for people not to give up, no matter how hard it looks from a legislative perspective. It's important that we get a bill done. We deserve a system that secures our borders, and honors our proud history as a nation of immigrants.
And so I can't think of a better place to e and to talk about the good work that's being done and the important work that needs to be done in Washington, D.C., and that's right here in Yuma, Arizona, a place full of decent, hardworking, honorable people. May God bless you all. (Applause.)
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