葡萄 雅 我

一座记录和共享的宅院。

No.6 被欺负的小动物

淙淙的溪水报告着春天的到来,森林里又出生了一批新的小宝:小兔子、小马、小鹿、小熊、和小狮子。他们沐浴着阳光、和风、雨露很快就开始彼此做朋友,在森林里每天蹦蹦跳跳了。

可是好景不长,小动物们不断长大,都有了自己的特点。小兔子有了有力的后腿、小马有了硬邦邦的蹄子、小鹿长出了树杈一样的鹿角、小熊变得膀大腰圆的小胖子而小狮子有了锋利的爪子。

有一天大家都在草地上玩耍,因为争夺一块绿草小狮子用他的爪子狠狠的抓伤了小兔子的长耳朵,小兔子疼得呜呜哭地跑开了。这件事发生以后,大家都有点畏惧小狮子的爪子,而小狮子自己也仗着自己的爪子,隔三差五的欺负小兔子。

后来小狮子越来越霸道,它先后打跑了嘚嘚跑得小马、啾啾叫的小鹿,直到昨天他还跟小熊打了一架,虽然小熊的很壮实,打到最后还是吃了亏。它把小狮子重重的摔到地上,小狮子却把它胖嘟嘟的熊掌给咬流血了。

从此,森林里少了宁静,小动物们都开始害怕和疏远小狮子;可是,任他们怎么多小狮子还是能找到他们并欺负他们一顿。渐渐的小动物们都忍受不了小狮子了,他们决定联合起来和小狮子好好打一架!

小狮子每天都在森林里耀武扬威,所以找到他一点儿都不难,在下定了要和小狮子打一架的决心后小动物们很快就找到了他。小兔子狠狠的用腿踹小狮子的屁股,小马也试着用蹄子踢他,小熊则仗着自己的力气和小狮子扭在一起,小鹿又趁机用尖尖的鹿角顶小狮子的肚皮。虽然对方人多,小狮子一点也不示弱,它一边忙着和小熊摔跤,一边用牙咬得小兔子呜呜哭,它锋利的抓在还把小马和小鹿挠成了大花脸。

终归是因为人多的原因,小动物联合起来打跑了小狮子,它的皮毛满是伤痕,一条腿也被打伤了。在之后的很多天里,小动物们都看到小狮子一瘸一拐的在森林里走路。从此以后,森林里再也没有往日的快活了。小狮子虽然怕了小动物“军团”,但是它从来不放弃单独复仇的机会,无论何时被他单独抓到的小动物都免不了一顿打;而小动物“军团”们也时不时地到处搜寻小狮子进行报复,搞得所有的小动物都提心吊胆的。

这样的日子持续了很久,终于大家都觉得过不下去了。这一天小熊急着找蜂蜜,又怕小狮子来骚扰他,他就去找小动物“军团”的其它成员商量,他们要去找小狮子讲和这一天不打架。显然小狮子也被打架的日子搞得不开心,所以就打成了协议今天大家井水不犯河水。出乎大家的意料,这一天竟然恢复了以前的快乐,小兔子放心的在草地里撒欢、小马大胆的绕着森林奔跑、小鹿细细咀嚼这新鲜的草叶、小熊也找到了喜欢的蜂蜜,而且小狮子也从容自信地在森林里散起步来。

傍晚,夕阳快要落山的时候,小动物们想想今天过得真开心,都有点舍不得。他们想来想去,终于又聚在一起商讨办法,他们希望约定以后再也不打架了,可以又害怕小狮子的火爆脾气犯了食言,怎么办呢?

最终聪明的他们想出了一个森林盟约,他们规定:

  1. 所有的小动物都不许打架,有问题要讲道理。
  2. 如果彼此都不服气,就要其它的小动物一起评理。
  3. 虽然以后的决定都要投票多数通过,但是每个小动物每个月里都有一次否决的权利——它要珍惜并且谨慎的使用哦。
  4. 如果决定通过了还有小动物违反,那么大家就要一起惩罚它。

自从有了这项规定,虽然小动物们还是会因为草地、美食和玩具而产生矛盾,但是大家最多就是争吵几天,再也没出现过打架行为了。而且因为有了否决的权利,每个好好利用的小动物都能通过这个筹码,让对自己最最重要的决定获得通过——他们学会了彼此让步。

Don’t Rely on Luck

Words and Phases

rely on

As children we rely on out parents.

Don’t rely on luck.

Don’t rely on me to help you everytime you get into trouble .

fail

The old lady failed the driving test for tenth time.

If you keep fooling around, you’re bound to fail.

realize

实现;知道 To realize their dreams they can try anything.

I didn’t realize how smart Bill is until I spoke with him.

fortuneteller

lucky charm

old custom

To pass the exam they follow the old customs.

bury

bury oneself in

The students buried their personal belongings in the universities they want to enter.

To forget his sadness, Bill buries himself in his work.

act as

They wish those things act as magnet and “pull” them their.

magnet

though

however; although 当though位于句中时前后加逗号,表示“不过、然而”。 当though位于句首时表示“虽然”,和although同意。

Remember, though, don’t always rely on luck.

Bruce is an American. He, though, acts very Chinese.

Bruce is an American. He acts very Chinese, though.

Bruce is an American. However, he acts very Chinese.

Bruce is an American. He, however, acts very Chinese.

Although he is smart, he is not well liked by his classmates.

Though he is smart, he is not well liked by his classmates.

substitute

substitute A for B

There’s no substitute for hard work.

Let’s substitute the new dictionary for the old one.

If you don’t have sugar, you can use honey as substitute.

push one’s way

The rude man pushed his way through the crowed.

ease

It does ease children’s minds about passing exam.

dream

I dreamed a sweet dream yesterday.

Yesterday, I dreamed about you.

Grammars

不定式短语做副词,表示目的

置于句首,通常使用逗号分隔。

To realize their dreams, they can try anything.

置于句尾,一般不适用逗号。

They can try anything to realize their dreams.

一般可以使用in order to; so as to; with a view to; with an eye to

In order to/So as to/With a view to buy a house, Ron is saving money.

Wether引导的名词性从句

可以置于句首表示强调

Wether it works or not, nobody really knows. Wether or not it works, nobody really knows.

也可以使用wether or not的形式

Quit Cold Turkey

Words and Phrases

bite

bit; bitten

I can’t help biting my fingernails when I get nervous.

The snake bit the camper’s foot.

meditate; meditation

Tome meditates for twenty minutes before he goes to bed everyday.

Meditation can help ease one’s mind.

Meditation is helpful to ease one’s mind.

fingernail

nervous

The nervous tennies player eventually lost the game.

promise

promise to do something; promise that; make promise to;

You promied me that you were goint to quit smoking.

Andy promied his teacher that he wouldn’t cut class again.

The man made a promise to be on time for word in future.

I promise you to help you with dishes after dinner.

except that

I want to except that everytime I get nervous I can’t help smoking.

I would like to go with you except that I am too tired.

can’t help

can’t resist; can’t help but

My sister can’t help biting her fingernails when she gets nervous.

My sister can’t resist biting her fingernails when she gets nervous.

My sister can’t help but bite her fingernails when she gets nervous.

execuse

That’s just an execuse.

Bob has no execuse for failing the exam.

chewing gum

a stick of chewing gum;

a piece of chewing gum

a pack of chewing gum

cold turkey

all at once; once and for all

If you want to be with me, you’ll just have to quit cold turkey.

Quiting smoke slowly doesn’t work, you have to quit cold turkey.

You have to quit smoking once and for all.

You have to quit smoking all at once.

any luck

If you see someone fishing and want to greet him with “how mush fish have you catched” you could say “Any luck?” for short.

be true to someone; be faithful to someone

Whatever happens I will be true/faithful to you.

talk

talk to/with someone

talk someone into doing something

I talk to/with my neighbor last night.

Ed is talking his order brother into helping him with his homework.

Health Comes First

Words and Phrases

despite; in spite of

Despite the fact that smoking is harmful to one’s health, people still keep on smoking.

In spite of the fact that doctors have warned that smoking causes cancer, people still keep smoking.

praiseworthy

It is praiseworthy that there are laws againts cigarettes to help people quit smoking.

kick

You should kick the bad habbit of smoking.

You should get rid of the bad habbit.

You should rid yourself of the bad habbit.

cancer

a kind of maligant disease

Doctors have warned that smoking causes cancer.

keep; keep on

The woman kept nagging his husband until he left her one day.

The woman kept on nagging his husband till he eventually left her.

cigarette; advertise

In some Western countries there laws against cigarettes advertising.

in greate numbers

Smoking is bad, however, Western contries are selling cigarettes in the East in greater numbers than ever.

once and for all

In order to be healthy, we should quit smoking once and for all.

be harmful to

Smoking is harmful to one’s health.

warn;

warn someone that

warn someone against

warn someone of something

The weather bureau warned that a fierce typhoon is approaching.

The teacher warned the students against cutting class.

The sign warns people of the danger of swimming to far out.

cause

The driver’s carelessness caoused the terrible accident.

Stop the Noise

Words and Phrases

neighbor

My neighbors and I get along very well.

on purpose; with intention; intentionally; deliberately

I am sure he was not doing it on purpose.

Jim deliberately failed the test to get his father angry.

I didn’t step on that old lady’s foot with intention.

He didn’t make noise intentionally.

cannot do without; can do without

We can do it withou your help.

I can live well without your love.

The fish cannot do without water.

around the clock; all hours of the day

I am tired of/ fed up with your son’s making so much noise at all hours of the day.

He always does that around the clock.

Why does your factory have to work around the clock this month.

have a word with

have words with someone

Can I have a word with you.

I wonder why my teacher have a word with my parents.

I had words with Jim over money this morning.

by the way

By the way, how’s your party?

absolutely

What you say is absolutely right.

You are absolutely right.

stingy

Daisy is absolutely stingy.

curious about

I am curious about his studing so hard.

on the ball

Power Without Pollution

Words and Phrases

pollute; pollution

The campers polluted the river with their garbage。

People want to create power without creating pollution.

rid; get rid of

You should rid yourself of that bad habbit of smoling.

It’s better for you to get rid of smoking.

worry; concern

worried about; concerned about

People worry about the pollution.

People are worried about the pollution.

People have the worry of environment pollution.

However, people in Ireland don’t have these worries/concerns.

People are concerned about environment pollution.

genius

He is such a genius that he doesn’t need to learn much.

touch on; mention

The boss touched on why he fire the worker.

The boss mentioned why he fire the worker.

Ireland

windmill

People in Ireland have many windmills to create power without creating pollution.

therefor

Pollution is becoming a global problem. City people are, therefore, becoming increasingly concerned about it.

Pollution is becoming a global problem; therefor, city people are worried about it.

Pollution is becoming a global problem. Therefor, city people are worried about it.

however

However, people in Ireland don’t have these worries.

other; any other

What works in Ireland can work in other countries.

What works in Ireland can work in any other country.

all set; ready

set; set; set

I am ready.

I am all set.

power failure; went out

We had a power failure for two hours yesterday afternoon.

All lights went out during the power failure.

cigarette

You should get rid of cigarettes.

old-fashioned

The method my father bring up children is really old-fashioned.

Grammer

almost

almost 表示几乎,只能接表示“全”的形容词

  • almost all
  • almost any
  • almost no
  • almost everyone
  • almost most (wrong)

so…that; such…that

so 是副词可以修饰形容词或副词,such 是形容词,只能用于修饰名词

The solution is so successful that other contries are thinking of doing the same.

He is such a kind man by heart that everyone likes to make friends with hime.

由how引导的名词从句做介词宾语

They are thinking about how they can lead a better life.

the key to the room

表示“针对”时用介词to

The key to the room.

The key to success.

The solution/answer to the question/problem.

What Are Friends For

Words and Phrases

lend; borrow; loan

loan n. 借款

I can lend some money to you.

I can lend you some money.

I can loan you some money.

Can I borrow some money from you?

flatter

praise someone dishonestly

Flattering will never get you anywhere.

greet; greeting

“hi” is polite greeting.

Don’t forget to greet him.

preside; president

The chairman presided over the meeting.

We vote for our president election.

We vote to elect our president.

polity; politics; politician

The politician asked us for our support.

halfway; compromise

I’ll meet you halfway.

I will compromise with you.

I will reach a compromise with you.

frightened; scared; afraid

Most girls are frighented/scared/afraid of cockroaches.

support; raise

side with; back one up; take side with

I will take side with you.

I will support you.

I will back you up.

I will side with you.

Supporing/raising a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.

dump

dump an old friend

I have sat up my mind to dump you.

be friends with sb; make friends with sb

Everyone likes to make friends with him.

Everyone likes to be friends with him.

meet ends

I can hardly meet ends myself.

Today many city couples both have to work or they can’t make ends with themselves.

Grammar

can’t; couldn’t

What you say can’t be more true.

I can’t care less.

I couldn’t agree with more.

more and more; increasingly

I find that people are becoming more and more materialistic.

I find that people are becoming increasingly materialistic.

Be Thoughtful

Words and Phrases

Likewise; by the same token

When it rains, Mom stays indoors. Likewise, when it’s too sunny, she never goes out.

Moreover 此外

Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship.

After all

After all, what goes around comes around.

in this/that way

It’s important that you think before you say any words. In this way, you can avoid hurting other feelings.

Don finishes all his work at the office. In that way, he has time for his family when he is at home.

remark

The secretary made a favorable remark of her boss.

feeling; feelings

feeling 表示感觉;feelings 表示感情。 I have a feeling that …

I have a feeling that Bob is going to quit his job soon.

John has special feelings for his consin, Jane

thoughtful; thoughtless

It’s thoughtful of sb to …

It’s thoughtful of you to remember my birthday.

The thoughtless remark cost him his job.

mean to; mean it

I mean to help Bob of his work.

When I said I love you, I meant it.

When I mean to it, I mean it.

spoil

Without proper preservation, food spoils quickly.

abide

It’s nessary that you abide the rules.

punctual

It’s important that he be punctual.

lousy

Yesterday is a lousy day. By the same token, today isn’t any better.

Grammars

avoid

avoid 只能接名词或者动名词

You can avoid a lot of trouble by being honest.

Always avoid swimming alone.

What 复合关系代词

What you say or do will have an effect on others.

After all, what goes around comes around.

It is important that

等于 It is important that someone (should) do something. 此处should一般省略,因此总是要接动词原形。 类似的词有 important; essential; nessary; advisable; desirable; urgent; imperative

It’s imperative that Carlos get married before his girlfriend change her mind.

It’s essentail that nurse learn to be patient.

No Hearts or No Brains

Words and Phrases

suffer; suffer from

migraine

If you don’t work hard when young, you suffer when old.

The soldier is suffering wounds all over his body.

My mother suffers from migraine headaches.

dignity

Helping people die with dignity is not that bad, is it?

painless; painful

It’s better that they go quickly and painlessly.

It’s a painful memory that people break with each other.

It’s a painful experience to watch my pet dog pass away.

understanding

considerate; thougtful; To one’s understanding

An understanding teacher can help his problem students.

Tony is such an understanding/thoughtful/considerate man that everyone like him.

To my understanding, the sky should be blue.

To my knowledge, kangroos only live in Australia.

realistic

To be realistic it’s better that they pass away painlessly and quickly.

a realistic description.

She is such a realistic woman.

cruel

The cruel people have no hearts.

acupuncture

The say that acupuncture is painless.

by heart; at heart

remember; memorize;

magazine

There is an interesting article in this magazine.

previous

In his previous movies Bruce Willis played much better than in this one.

article

This is an insteresting article.

The article is about mercy killing.

I have two more articles to buy.

beat one’s brains

stay up; sit up

sympathy

He is sympathy with their beliefs.

Grammar

反义疑问句

be动词、一般动词

Jim is am understanding person, isn’t he?

You like playing soccer, don’t you?

祈使句,使用will sb

Shut up, will you?

Close the door when you leave, will you?

由Let’s引导的句子

Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?

Where there is …, there is …

Where there is life, there is hope.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Where this is smoke, there is fire.

Doctor Death

Words and Phrases

moral; immoral

  • Some say what he is doing is immoral.

merciful

  • Others say what he is doing is merciful.

  • mercy killing

laundry; wash dish

  • I helped my mother to wash the dishes last night.
  • I helped Mother wash the dishes last night.
  • I helped Mother do the dished last night.
  • I always do the laundry on Sunday.

spooky; Halloween

  • It sounds spooky.
  • In American the Halloween is a spooky night.

sides to argument

  • There are two sides to the argument.
  • It seems there are two side to the argument.

side with sb

  • I will side with you.

come to an end

  • when the movie come to an end many people were crying.

with the exception of; except

  • With the exception of New York Americans own their own in every city.
  • Except New York Americans own their own car.

known by sth

因为某件事而被人知道

  • One is known by the company he keeps.
  • Dr. Kevorkian is known by what he is doing.

known to sb

  • That he has done this more than twenty years is known to everyone.

continue to do 前后不是一件事

  • Tom held up the call and continued to do his homework.

continue doing 继续同一件事儿

  • Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the goverment.

Grammer

名词从句

名词从句功能同名词,可以由That、Whether和特殊疑问词(What、Who、How等)引导。

  • 特殊疑问词引导的从句要改倒转为正序。

  • 作宾语时由That引导的从句不能直接做介词宾语。

I am worried about that he doesn’t study. (×)

I am woried about the fact that he doesn’t study.