Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.(James Russell Lowell, American poetess and critic) 灾难就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以为我们服务...
Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. (Horace, ancient Roman poet) 苦难显才华，好运隐天资。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯) Almost any situation---good or bad ---is affected by the att...
If Enterprise is afoot, wealth accumulates whatever may be happening to Thrift; and if Enterprise is asleep, wealth decays, whatever Thrift may be doing. (John Maynard keynes British economist) 如果企...
A friendship founded on business is better than business founded on friendship. (John Davision Rockefeller, American businessman) 建立在商务基础上的友谊胜过建立在友谊基础上的商务...
Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy of happiness. (Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher) 道德确实不是指导人们如何使自己幸福的...
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher) 人都会犯错误，在许多情况下，大多数仍是...
No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate , who regards pleasure as the highest good. (Cicero, ancient Roman statsman) 把痛苦视为生活中最大的祸害的人不...
A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight. (Arthur Schopenhauer. Geman philosopher) 一定的忧愁...
在美国英语里，有许多常用俚语是由身体部位字眼构成。 Session II: The Body Has Many Uses(身体的多种用途） 1. Get in Someone's Hair = bother someone 可以用 get in someo...
来看看美国人认为做哪些事是不地道的，令人生厌的。 Session III: That's Not Nice(真不够哥们） 1. Drive Someone Up a Wall = annoy someone greatly 可以用 drive someone up a...
Session IV: People Do the Strangest Things(人会做很奇怪的事） 1. Shoot the Breeze = chat informally 美国人把无目的的闲聊比作是向微风射击，打风。 范例对话: A: What ar...
Session VI: When Things Go Wrong(不顺之时） 1. Lemon = something defective 废物，没用的东西。 范例对话: A: Have you seen Joanne's new car yet? B: Yeah. It looks good, but she's had n...
Session VII: When Things Go Well(顺利之时） 1. Feel Like a Million Dollars = feel wonderful 感觉好极了。 范例对话: A: I bumped into Nick at the barbershop yesterday. He looked great, bu...
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Session V: Clothes Make the Man(and Women)(人靠衣装） 1. Dress to Kill = wear one's finest clothing 衣服漂亮得电死人。 范例短文: The reception for the new Swedish ambassador at the J...
