摘要:1、Benjamin Franklin本杰明•富兰克林（1706-1790）A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper Money;Poor Richard’s A[阅读全文]

摘要:    随着美国人生活节奏的加快，快餐食品便应运而生．其快餐连锁店遍及世界各地，其中影响最大的当属麦当劳快餐连锁店．供应的快餐食品有：汉堡包、烤牛肉、牛排、火腿、三明治、肯德鸡、油炸土豆片、[阅读全文]

摘要:简略词句表达50例 1.Potluck Party： 一种聚餐方式，主人准备场地和餐具，参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料，最好事先问问主人的意思。 2.Pull　over！把车子开到旁边。　 3.Drop　me　a　line！写封信给我。　 4.Ch[阅读全文]

摘要: 1. Wal-Mart Stores 沃尔玛百货 The mega-retailer didn't have a whole lot to complain about in fiscal 2010. Pr[阅读全文]

摘要:  哥伦比亚大学校舍 哥伦比亚大学哥伦比亚大学位于美国纽约市曼哈顿，于1754年根据英国国王乔治二世颁布的《国王宪章》而成立，属于私立的常春藤盟校，由三个本科生院和十三个研究生院构成，哥伦比亚的校友和[阅读全文]

摘要:  交通规则 1. Always buckle up. 永远系好安全带。 Buckle up指的是把安全带系好，还可以说fasten the seatbelt.一般来讲，各个州都要求司机和司机副座上的乘客系安全带，不过现在很多州更为严格，要求普通轿[阅读全文]

摘要:有句格言：We eat to live，not live to eat．意思是：我们为了生存而吃，不是为了吃而生存。同中国一样，英美国家也习惯一日三餐。早餐的时间因人而异，一般是在早上七点半至八点半，午餐时间为中午十二点至两点，晚[阅读全文]

摘要:一个外宾想上厕所，便对翻译说：“I wonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解为“某处”，因而回答道“Yes, you can go anywhere in China.”(行，中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁[阅读全文]

摘要:  自由女神 One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known legend about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clearly. Little George cut down his[阅读全文]

摘要:Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity 阿拉巴马州：是的，我们有电! Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! 阿拉斯加州：一万一千六百二十三名爱斯基摩人是不会错的! Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat 亚利桑那州：可[阅读全文]

摘要:刚才来了个美国人,进到办公室,前台小姐左看右看,大家都在打游戏,只有自己比较清闲,面带微笑的: 前台小姐:“hello.” 美国人:“hi.” 前台小姐:“you have what thing?” 美国人:“can you speak english?” 前台小姐[阅读全文]

摘要:  好莱坞 The City of Hollywood is a mature and built-out community, where rapid population growth in the 1950s and 1960s has given way to a population that is stable in size but undergoing sign[阅读全文]

摘要:  宠物狗 Americans love pets. And it's not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat their furry friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up their pets' lives with entertainin[阅读全文]

摘要:Ostrich Festival Chandler, Arizona At this annual bash celebrating the southern Arizona tradition of ostrich ranching, revelers can cheer on their preferred bird during a 50-minute ostrich race and th[阅读全文]

摘要:1. kick ass 了不起 　　A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You're good. 　　A: 哇! 你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好了呀! 你很棒! 　　B: Yep. I just kick ass. 　　B: 是的! 我就是厉害![阅读全文]

摘要:The High-Tech Student Remember the Stone Age days of research back in elementary school and middle school? We would spend countless hours digesting1 the information we could find on index cards. Do yo[阅读全文]

摘要:The Virtual College    In the fall of 1994, I arrived at my freshman dorm in my old station wagon filled with new clothes, too many shoes, and my proudest possession: a computer the size of[阅读全文]

摘要:How the Americans view love    An old song says that “ love makes the world go around.” If you watch Americans on Valentine's Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with li[阅读全文]

摘要:get the hang of sth 进入状态,摸到窍门 I think if I practice serving a couple of times, I'll get the hang of it. 我想如果我多练习几次发球,我就会摸到窍门了. 2. out to lunch神经病,神志不清 Richard stand[阅读全文]

摘要:Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside[阅读全文]