为您找到与美国俚语和英国俚语相关的共200个结果:
虽说英国对美国影响很深,但是它们的饮食文化却各有不同。以下是读文网小编给大家带来英国和美国的饮食文化差异,以供大家参阅!
英國的辛辣食物:
「Nando's: 其實常常有正在約會的男士點不辣的口味,但叫我們在他點的雞上面插勁辣的小旗。」
美國的辛辣食物:
「蠍子雞翅:吃這個之前顧客要先簽一份生死狀」(人家是很認真地在吃辣好嗎)
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英语里有很多有趣的俚语,它们往往通俗易懂、说起来顺口、且带有浓郁的地方色彩和生活气息。下面我们挑一些经典的看几句吧!
1.Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题,彼得的假期泡汤了。
2.We should probably hit the road. It's going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧?到家要两个小时呢!
3.You'd better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4.Don't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5.He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
6.This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.
这辆车真次,已经坏了四次了!
7.The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低,没有人去看。
8.Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐坏了。
9.Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
凯西真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。
10.Let me spring for dinner.
我来请客吧。
1. airhead(傻蛋): stupid person, idiot (Ex: "How could you forget the keys? You are such an airhead!")
2. chilling(放松): relaxing, not doing anything that takes up a lot of energy (Ex: "I'm just watching some TV. Since there's no homework today, I'm just going to chill.")
3. couch potato(电视迷): a person who watches too much television (Ex: "You've been watching TV all day. Don't be such a couch potato and get up!")
4. flick(电影): film; movie (chick flick: movies for girls. Ex: "Let's watch a chick flick at the sleepover. Which one should we see? Mean Girls or The Notebook?")
5. get it(明白): to understand something (Ex: "Your shirt looks really bad. I'm serious, it looks so ugly." "Okay, okay. I got it the first time.")
6. jock(体育高手): someone good at sports (Ex: "Tristan is the biggest jock in school. He's also the most popular guy among girls.")
7. loaded(富有): someone with a lot of money (Ex: "Did you see the car that drove her to school today? Her family must be loaded.")
8. party animal(派对狂): someone that loves parties or go out to clubs (Ex: "You've been partying every night this week. You are such a party animal!")
9. rip off(宰客): a fraud, something that isn’t actually worth the amount you paid for it (Ex: "I bought these jeans for $100." "Really? I got the same ones for only $50!" "Wow, I got ripped off!" "Yeah, what a rip off.")
10. sweet(很棒): excellent, cool (Ex: "Hey, can you help me decorate the school gym for the dance?" "Yeah sure!" "Sweet, thanks!")
11. turn-on(诱惑): something that attracts you to someone (Ex: "That guy can sing while playing theguitar. That is definitely a turn-on for me.")
12. up for it(愿意做某事): to be willing to do something, and have a good time (Ex: "I really want to go bungee jumping. Want to go with me? Would you be up for it?")
13. wicked(非常好): excellent, cool (more common among British speakers) (Ex: "That was so wicked! Can you do that again?")
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1. kick ass 了不起
A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You'regood。
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!
"kick ass" 除了字面上的“踢屁股”外, 还有“厉害、打败”的意思。当“踢屁股”时, 比如某人放你鸽子, 你很气,就可以说: "I'm going to kick his ass." (我得踢他的屁股)。当“厉害”用时,就像上面例句一样用。"kick ass" 还可作“打败某人的意思”。比如某人一向在某方面比你强, 终于有一天你比他厉害了,你就可以说:"Hahaha...I kicked your ass."。觉得 "ass" 太难听的人, 就用 "butt"吧!
赵晴注: 改作形容词就变成ass kicking. 你可以说, wow, this new trick is asskicking. 或者说, this is an ass kicking trick. Kick somebody's ass有给某人一个教训的意思。
2. kiss ass 拍马屁
A: Mary, I'm sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see anychance that we can get back together?
A: Mary, 我真的很抱歉对你不忠实。你想我们可不可能重修旧好呢?
10. crank up 把声量调大
A: Hey! The volume is too low. Why don't you crank it upsome?
A: 嘿! 这声量太小了。你把它调大一点好吗?
B: No problem。
B: 没问题。
这里的“声量调大”也可以说 "turn it up"。意思是一样的。
cranky 则是形容人暴躁、易生气。如: "Why are you so cranky today? Somethinghappened?" 你今天怎么这么容易生气? 发生什么事了吗?
赵晴注: 和cranky同义的词是grumpy. I am being grumpy because I didn'tsleep well last night。
11. Shoot! 说吧!
A: I've got a question for you。
A: 我想请问你一个问题。
B: Shoot!
B: 说吧!
"Shoot!" 除了当“说吧!”外, 很多女孩子也用它来代替 "Shit!", 因为觉得后者听起来不雅。
12. Give it a shot! 试试看!
A: It would be so cool if I can win this contest. I don'tthink I'm good enough, though。
A: 要是我可以赢了这项比赛的话会有多好。但我不认为自己够好。
B: Give it a shot! You'll never know。
B: 试试看啊! 没试怎么会知道!
"cool" 是“很棒”的意思。 "You'll never know." 是“你不知道(会怎么样”的意思。
赵晴注: 要想说, 我知道这个可能没戏.。.你可以说, I know it is a long shot, but Iwould still like to give it a try. 你起草了一份计划书, 发给项目组里面的同事请他们帮忙修改,你可以说, this is my first shot at the project proposal, please feelfree to edit as you see fit. 你也可以说, this is my first stab.Stab是桶一刀子的意思, 放在这里就变成my first try。
13. Got you! (骗、吓.。.)到你了吧!
A: My sister just now called and said she's moving in withus。
A: 我姐姐刚刚打电话来, 说她要搬进来跟我们一块儿住。
B: What?
B: 什么!
A: Got you!
A: 上当了吧!
"Get you"是“(骗、吓、捉弄.。.)到你了吧!”的意思。油画班上有一个同学有一次想捉弄我。趁我正要把画具收到柜子里时忽然把柜子的门关起来,想趁机把我的手夹住。 结果我闪得快, 使他的恶计失败。我便哈哈的对他说:"Haha.. You didn't getme."。
赵晴注: got you 要放在语境里面看意思. 这个说法本身还有"明白了" 的意思。
--can you make 20 copies of this document and give it to alldepartment heads?
--Got you!
而i don't get it 通常是我弄不明白的意思. 还有就是别人说了一个笑话, 你没听懂的时候, 你可以说, whatis so funny? i don't get it。
14. no-brainer 不必花脑筋的事物
A: How do you use this program? It looks quitecomplicated。
A: 你怎么样用这个软件呢? 看起来蛮复杂的。
B: No. Looks can be deceiving. This thing is actually ano-brainer. Let me show you。
B: 不会! 外表有时是会骗人的。这个东西其实很容易(不必花脑筋的)。我玩给你看!
"Looks can be deceiving." 是“外表有时是会骗人的”的意思。也许你的竞争对方把自己抬高,表现出很厉害的样子, 你的朋友就可以说"Looks can be deceiving. He may be just a papertiger."来安慰你。
15. work one's butt off 很努力地(做一件事)
A: I can't believe all my work is gone just like this. I'veworked my butt off on this all day。
A: 我不敢相信我的心血就这样丢掉了!我今天整天辛辛苦苦都在搞这个!
B: What happened? Computer crashed?
B: 怎么啦? 计算机当了吗?
发现美语里不少口语都跟"butt"(屁屁)有关, 像 "kick ass"、"kissass"(见本单元第一页)。这里的"work one's butt off" 也是。还有一个"freeze one's buttoff"(冷得把屁屁冻僵)也是喔!
赵晴注: work one's butt/ass off 如果你不愿意说butt 或者ass 这个词的时候(大多数人在正式或者半正式场合都会回避这两个词), 通常你可以说 I have worked my tail off. 同样,something is a pain in the ass 意思是, 什么东西让人讨厌/头疼死了. 你还可以说 somethingor somebody is a pain in the neck。#p#副标题#e#
16. push around 驱使(某人)
A. Gary, do you think you can rewrite this paper. I don'treally like the topic。
A: Gary, 你想你是不是可以把这个报告重写一遍。我并不是很喜欢那个主题。
B: Hey, I'm only trying to help you out. You shouldn't bepushing me around like this。
B: 嘿! 我是在帮你忙耶! 你不应该这样指使我喔!
“把一个人推来推去”应该和“指使”很容易联想吧!
赵晴注: 想到另外一个词, push over, 指的是没有主意/没有主见/容易被别人说服的一种人. youshouldn't ask her for where to go for dinner. She is a total pushover
18. boss around 颐指气使
A: Oh! No. I've got assigned to work with Marvin for our groupproject。
A: 噢! 不! 我被分配跟 Marvin 一起做团体作业。
B: Ooh! I heard that he love to boss people around。
B: 唉呀! 我听说他很爱指使人的。
"boss around" 和 "push around" 都是“指使人”的意思。说一个人爱命令人也可以说"He isvery bossy."。
19. Oh, boy! 乖乖! 唉呀! 真是!
A: Guess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phoneis dead。
A: 你猜怎么了? 首先我门的车爆胎了, 现在我的行动电话又没电了。
B: Oh, boy!
B: 唉!
"flat tire" 是“爆胎”的意思”。
"Oh, boy!"是美国人用的一种感叹表示词句。不必问他们为什么不说 "Oh, girl" 还是别的,因为他们也不知道。
赵晴注: oh boy在老年人里面尤为常用. 年轻人可以说, oh, crap! 或是最常见的 oh, no
20. bound to 必定
A: Dan forgot his map?
A: Dan 忘了带地图了吗?
B: Yep! And he's bound to lose his way。
B: 是的! 他铁定要迷路了。
"bound to" 是必定的意思。 “你死定了!”就可以说 "You're bound to die."。
赵晴注: 想说谁死定了, 最简单的说法是 you are doomed!
21. all set 都准备妥当
A. Is my car ready yet?
A: 我的车好了吗?
B: Yep! We just need to get this paper work done and you'll beall set。
B: 是的! 我们只要把这份“文书工作”完成, 你就一切都准备妥当了!
第一次听到老美这样对我说时, 我才刚来美国一个月。我到修车厂提领我的车的时候, 付完修车费后, 老板对我说"O.K.You're all set."。结果一脸狐疑地看着他说"Pardon?"。老板便微笑的向我解释那是表示我的车已经都修好了,我已经一切都完成了。有时, 你到超市买东西, 买完要付帐时, 店员也会对你说"Are you allset?"。意思是问你是否想买的东西都找到了。
"paper work" 是指像“契约”、“证明”等等之类的文书表格。
赵晴注: 这个解释的很好. 在店里结帐的时候店员还会经常说到的一句话是 did you find everythingall right? 这只是跟你客气一下, 你说 yep 就可以了。
22. dirty work 卑鄙的工作;讨厌的工作
A: All right. You go ahead and sign this paper and I'll do thedirty work。
A: 好吧! 你就把这个东西(纸)签了, 剩下来的“下流的工作”就交给我了。
B: (It) Sounds good to me。
B: 听起来不错!
"go ahead" 在美语中很常用, 除了“进行去做”的意思, 还有其它的用法, 以后再看。
"dirty work" 在此指的是一些没人要作的扮坏人的事。我有一个朋友遇人不淑, 室友出去旅行一去不回(并不是死掉),却不来电话, 也不付他该付的房租。三个月后这个朋友气炸了, 就向房东提出要另找室友的要求, 房东就请这位朋友填一张纸,然后把他室友的东西搬到别的地方去了。这个房东作的就是这里说的 "dirty work" 了#p#副标题#e#
17. brush off 不理;默视
A: Have you talked to Mr. Lambert about Ian's obscene speechtowards you?
A: 你跟 Lambert 先生提过 Ian 对你讲的猥亵的话吗?
B: Yes, but he brushed it off as if it were not a big deal tohim。
B: 有! 但他轻轻带过(不理), 好象他觉得那并没有什么!
"brush away(aside)" 也是“不理”的意思。如"He brushed aside ourobjection."(他无视我们的反对)。
赵晴注: 类似的说法还有, this is a serious mistake. you shouldn't justshrug it off like that。
B: I don't know, but you can kiss my ass。
B: 不知道, 不过你可以亲我的屁屁(巴结我)。
赵晴注: Kiss somebody's ass 是拍马屁的意思, 但是在这句话里的意思是"你就做梦去吧",也就是"你去死吧". 马屁精显然就是ass kisser
3. XYZ 检查你的拉链
Hey, man. XYZ。
老兄啊! 检查一下你的拉炼吧。
"XYZ" 是 "Check your zipper." 的意思。在美国,填表选项时多用打“X”来表示(台湾则用打勾表示)。这个选项的动作就叫"Check", 也就是这里的XYZ 的 X所代表的。Y 是Your, Z 就是 Zipper 啰!
4. Hit the road. 上路了
A: Do you want to come in for some tea?
A: 你要不要进来喝个茶呢?
B: No. I'm running late. I really need to hit the road。
B: 不了。我快迟到了, 得上路了。
"running late" 是快迟到了的意思。
"Hit the road" 的 "hit" 有“去”的意思。好比某人每周去健身房三次, 你就可以说 "He hitsthe gym three times a week."。
"I really need to hit the road." 还可以用说成"I really need to getgoing."。
5. hang out 和朋友在一起
A: I don't know what is going on lately. Jack seems to curse alot these days。
A: 不知道最近 Jack 怎么搞的。 他经常口出恶言。
B: Well, that's just what you get from hanging out with thewrong crowd。
B: 嗯, 交错了朋友就是这样啊!
"hang out" 是和朋友一起做一些事。看电影、逛街、聊天都算。也不限指异性朋友。
赵晴注: 你可以问你的朋友, Hey, what did you guys do this weekend。你的朋友可以说, well, nothing special. we just hung out. 这个意思就是, 也没干什么,就是呆着。
6. click (两人)合得来
I really like talking to her. I think we two really click。
我很喜欢和她说话。我觉得我们两个蛮合得来的。
好玩的字吧! 不过 click 不一定只用在异性之间。朋友之间的频率相同也可以用。
赵晴注: 当两个人不click的时候, 你通常可以说, I don't know...but the chemistrydoesn't seem right. chemistry 这里指的是两个人不来电, 指同性异性都可以。
7. suck 差劲 ; 糟透了
A: Guess what? We've just now missed the bus, and the next onewon't come for another 45 minutes。
A: 知道吗? 我们刚好错过公车了; 下一班(车)还要四十五分钟才会来。
B: That sucks。
B: 真逊!
"suck" 是“差劲”的意思。 "That movie sucks." 是“那部电影真是糟透了”的意思。
赵晴注: 倒霉东西当然就是sucker.。.你可以说 these files are a mess! it is gonnatake forever to sort out these suckers. sucker通常不指人。
8. catch some Zs 小睡一下
A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs。
A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。
B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head。
B: 我以为你才刚睡醒。爱睡虫。
漫画里 的人睡觉, 不是都画"Z,Z,Z..."来表示吗? 这里的"catch some Zs" 就是这样来的。"I have to catch some Zs." 也可以说"I have totake a nap." 或 "I need to snooze."。
赵晴注: 对不起, 我刚刚睡着了. 可以说, oops, I just dozed off。
9. take a dump 上大号
A: Would you mind closing the door? I'm trying to take a dumphere。
A: 你可不可以把门关起来呢? 我正在上大号。
B: Well, learn to lock the door next time。
B: 那么下次学会把门锁起来吧!
"dump" 是“丢掉”的意思, “丢”什么不必我解释了吧?
“我要上厕所”(大小号都一样) 可以说 "I need to use the restroom." 或简单地说 "Ineed to go."。
赵晴注: dump也有垃圾堆的意思. 你可以说, I can't believe you actually livehere! It is a dump! --你住的地方真烂. 但是, take a dump是一种比较粗俗的说法, 一般男性多用。通常大家会说 #1 或者 #2, 跟我们的说法一样。
想去上厕所, 你可以说, mother nature is calling。或者说的文雅一点--I am going touse the facility. facility 这里指的就是restroom. 在别人家里, 你通常会问, may I usethe bathroom? bathroom这里就是厕所的意思
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在英国公投决定脱欧后,英国首相卡梅伦24日在太太陪同下宣布,他将辞去首相职务。10月份之后,由新的首相接替他的工作。那么你想知道卡梅伦的辞职演讲都有哪些内容吗?下面读文网小编为大家带来英国首相卡梅伦辞职演讲完整版:我尽力了(双语),希望大家喜欢!
on the brink of:濒临,处于... ...
It’s why we delivered a fair, legal and decisive referendum in Scotland.
这就是为什么我们在苏格兰进行了公正、合法、有决定意义的公投。
And why I made the pledge to renegotiate Britain’s position in the European Union and hold a referendum on our membership, and have carried those things out.
这也是为什么我做出承诺,与欧盟重新商议英国的地位、开启英国与欧盟关系的公投,并实现它们。
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今年的6月23日,英国就要为是否继续留在欧盟举行公投,这次英国的脱欧公投结果将会带来巨大的影响,因此也吸引了全世界的关注。下面读文网小编为大家带来6月23日英国脱欧公投双语阅读,希望大家喜欢。
european union(EU)
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英国的教育体系经过几百年的沿革,相当的完善和复杂,这里就有它的英文版介绍。下面读文网小编为大家带来英国教育体系英文简介,希望对你有所帮助!
英国教育体系总体来说分为三个阶段: 义务教育(Compulsory Education),延续教育(Further Education)和高等教育(Higher Education)。
一、义务教育 (Compulsory Education)
英国的学生从四岁开始接受义务教育,享受全免费的国家福利,学校甚至还提供免费的午餐,所有的家长必须把自己的孩子送到学校读书。小学教育一般持续到11岁,然后进入中学。英国的中学不分初中高中,从中一(Form 1)到中五(Form 5)共五年的时间。
二、延续教育(Further Education)
延续教育是英国教育体系中最有特色也最精彩的部分,它是继小学(Primary)中学(Secondary)教育之后的“第三级教育”(Tertiary)。为进入高等教育或者就业打下基础。也是中国的高中学生留学英国的关键阶段。一般来说接受延续教育的学生介于16和18岁之间。它分为两种体系:学业路线(Academic Route)和职业路线(Vocational Route)。学业路线着重于培养学术研究方面的人才,职业路线则结合社会各层面的职业需要,培养在各种行业中具有专门技能和知识的人才。这两种体系在英国受到同等的重视。
三、高等教育(Higher Education)
顾名思义,高等教育是英国教育体系中的高级阶段,它包括:
本科(Bachelor Degree)
研究生(Master Degree)
博士生(Doctorial Degree)
高级国家文凭(HND-Higher National Diploma)。
高等教育通常都是由大学(University)提供,但许多学院(College)也提供Bachelor和HND课程。
看了英国教育体系英文版介绍这篇文章
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英国文学源远流长,经历了长期、复杂的发展演变过程。在这个过程中,文学本体以外的各种现实的、历史的、政治的、文化的力量对文学发生着影响。那么你知道英国文学用英语怎么说吗?接下来跟着读文网小编来学习一下吧。
英国文学作品选读 Selected Readings of British Literature
英国文学选读 selected readings in british literature
英国文学讲座 Lecture on English Lite
英国文学及写作 English Literature and Composition
中古时期英国文学 Old and Medieval British Literature
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诗歌是世界上最古老最基本的文学形式,是语言艺术最高的表现形式。下面是读文网小编为大家带来英国名家经典诗歌,希望大家喜欢!
布莱克
Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
老虎!老虎!黑夜的森林中
燃烧着的煌煌的火光,
是怎样的神手或天眼
造出了你这样的威武堂堂?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
你炯炯的两眼中的火
燃烧在多远的天空或深渊?
他乘着怎样的翅膀搏击?
用怎样的手夺来火焰?
And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?
又是怎样的膂力,怎样的技巧,
把你的心脏的筋肉捏成?
当你的心脏开始搏动时,
使用怎样猛的手腕和脚胫?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
是怎样的槌?怎样的链子?
在怎样的熔炉中炼成你的脑筋?
是怎样的铁砧?怎样的铁臂
敢于捉着这可怖的凶神?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
群星投下了他们的投枪。
用它们的眼泪润湿了穹苍,
他是否微笑着欣赏他的作品?
是否他创造了你,也创造了羔羊?
Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
群星投下了他们的投枪。
用它们的眼泪润湿了穹苍,
他是否微笑着欣赏他的作品?
是否他创造了你,也创造了羔羊?
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诗歌是世界上最古老最基本的文学形式,是语言艺术最高的表现形式。下面是读文网小编为大家带来英国名家诗歌译文,希望大家喜欢!
What is this life if, full of care,
生活会变成什么样,假如整日充满着忧患
We have no time to stand and stare!
我们没时间去驻足欣赏
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
没时间去站在树枝底下
And stare as long as sheep and cows.
像牛羊那样久久的凝视
No time to see, when woods we pass,
没时间去细赏我们穿越的大森林
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
那松鼠在草丛中把果实珍藏
No time to see,in broad daylight,
没时间去想一想 为什么
Streams full of stars,like skies at night.
倒影在溪流中的星星 像晴空的夜晚
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
没时间去细想 那佳人的回眸一瞥
And watch her feet,how they can dance.
欣赏那脚 舞姿是多么擅长
No time to wait till her mouth can
无暇等那佳人红唇轻启
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
盈盈的笑眸更加动人
A poor life this if, full of care,
生活可悲可厌,倘若它充满着忧患
We have no time to stand and stare.
我们没时间去驻足欣赏
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诗歌是世界上最古老最基本的文学形式,是语言艺术最高的表现形式。下面是读文网小编为大家带来英国经典诗歌附翻译,希望大家喜欢!
I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.
我多想再次回到大海,
回到那寂寥的海天相连
我只想独自驾驶那高大的帆船,看浪花和白帆在风的歌唱中飞舞
雾雨弥漫在海面,透出曙色一线
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
我多想再次回到大海
倾听那奔越的潮汐的呐喊
那野性的呼唤如此清晰使我无法拒绝
风舞云飞,浪花涌溅,还有那海鸥的哭啼,是我唯一的惦念
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.我一定要再次回到大海
似吉普赛人浪迹天边
像海鸥,像鲸鱼,咧咧的风像一把锋利的刀
我只想似流浪者笑对如戏人生,让欺诈在静谧、甜美的梦中消散
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整天背英语单词,是不是很无聊呢,没关系,给大脑放松放松,来看看关于英国文化的趣闻吧。
趣谈英国:英国父母热衷起怪名 “大豆”“害羞”应有尽有
古人说:“赐子千金,不如教子一艺;教子一艺,不如赐子好名。”中国人重视名字由来已久。相似的,越来越多的英国父母屏弃了起传统名字的做法,而是开动脑筋,想给孩子取个稀奇古怪,不想让自己的孩子和别人同名。
A growing number of parents appear to have ditched traditional names in favour of morebizarre ones such as Shy, Unity and Bean.
越来越多的父母屏弃了起传统名字的做法,而是开动脑筋,想给孩子取个稀奇古怪、“独一份”的名字。 例如:“害羞”、“统一”或者“豆子”等等。
It’s great to see parents being creative and wanting their children to stand out from the crowd with more unusual names. They don’t want their children to share anyone else’s name。” said Bounty spokeswoman Faye Mingo.
邦蒂育儿俱乐部女发言人法耶·明戈表示:“这些父母开动脑筋给自己的孩子起独特的名字,是想让自己的孩子在人群中引人注目,而不想让他们和别人同名。”
“Parents do need to think very carefully about everything that comes attached to an unusualmoniker as it can definitely shape a child’s experiences from how they are treated at school and beyond.”
但是她提醒这些“新潮”的父母,取名前要“三思而后行”,一个怪名字,很可能会给孩子的成长带来困扰,影响他们在学校以及其他场所的待遇。
The poll also found that the same number of children, perhaps unsurprisingly, did not like their names while a growing number had asked for it to be changed.
调查结果也与该说法一致:许多孩子不喜欢他们的怪名字,纷纷要求改名。
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下面读文网小编为大家带来旅游英语阅读:美国闹鬼的五大景点,希望大家喜欢!
这家玩具反斗城的闹鬼故事已经被多家电视机报纸媒体报道了。所以这里的闹鬼故事可信度较高。.甚至所有在这里工作的雇员都一致认为的确闹鬼。
闹鬼的故事在几十年前开始。那是这里还是一片农田,这家玩具店也还没建起来。农场里的一名雇工爱上了老板的女儿。但是和电影电视里的经典情节不同。这位白富美没有回应这位屌丝的爱。屌丝眼泪流下来,拿起斧子去砍树泄愤。冲动是魔鬼,他砍脚上了。然后流血至死。安息吧……斧子不是你想玩,想玩就能玩的。
这位小伙没有安息,他在玩具反斗城里漫游。还好,他并没有像电影里面的情节,四处拿斧子砍人。他满足于玩玩具和人。很典型的事就是在早上店开门的时候,一颗球从货架之间弹走。或者货架上的货物被搞得很乱。或者有人一个人在卫生间里听到有人一进门就打开水龙头。这说明这位小伙是一个变态加洁癖,或者就是帮你打开水龙头而已。新时代的雷锋啊。
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下面读文网小编为大家带来生活英语情景对话,欢迎大家学习!
Todd: OK. Hello! Can I have your name please?
你好!请问你叫什么?
Cat: Cat.
卡特。
Todd: Cat! Uh, is that short for something?
卡特!这是简称还是……?
Cat: Short for Kathryn.
凯瑟琳的简称。
Todd: Kathryn. OK, Kathryn. What's your full name?
凯瑟琳。好的,凯瑟琳,你的全名是?
Cat: Kathryn Lovelock.
凯瑟琳·洛夫洛克。
Todd: Oh, nice name. Nice!
哦,好名字。很棒!
Cat: Glad you think so.
很高兴你这么想。
Todd: And where are you from?
你来自哪里?
Cat: Ah, from England.
我来自英国。
Todd: OK. Where in England?
英国的哪里?
Cat: Ah, in the Southeast. A small town just by the seaside.
伦敦的东南部,海边的一座小镇。
Todd: Nice. So you live by the beach?
很棒。那么,你住在海滩附近?
Cat: Yes, about ten minutes from the beach.
是的,大约走十分钟就到海滩了。
Todd: Wow, do you surf?
你冲浪吗?
Cat: It's not the kind of place you can surf. The waves are too small and the sea is too cold
那不是能够冲浪的地方。浪太小了,海水也太冷了。
Todd: OK. What kind of place is your town?
你家所在的小镇是什么样的地方?
Cat: What kind of place?
什么样的地方……
Todd: Yeah!
是的!
Cat: It's..it's..well very very small. It's normally really busy in the summer. There's not very much to do there, but when the sun is shining you can go to the beach. It's really good.
那是个小地方。但夏天却很热闹。在哪儿没什么可做的,但阳光明媚的时候,可以去沙滩走走。那真的很棒。
Todd: Yeah, sounds like a great place. How far is it from London?
听上去是个不错的地方。那里距离伦敦有多远?
Cat: Ah, about 70 miles, so that's about two hours by train.
大约70英里。坐火车要2个小时。
Todd: OK.
好的。
Cat: From Central London.
到伦敦市中心。
Todd: So when you go to London you go by train?
那么你坐火车去伦敦?
Cat: Normally yes because you can't drive, there's nowhere to park.
通常是的,因为不能开车去,没有地方停车。
Todd: OK. Great. Thanks.
好的。很棒。谢谢。
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小编为大家整理美国的银行业系统介绍,希望对你有帮助哦!
Several of the characteristics of American banking just discussed carry over into today's commercial banking system. Prominent among these is the dual-chartering system; that is, we continue to have commercial bank charters issued at two different levels of government. National banks receive their charters from the Comptroller of Currency~. Any national bank must have somewhere in its corporate title the word "national". Thus, for example, "Wells Fargo Bank, National Association" indicates that this bank has a federal charter. All national banks must be members of the Federal Reserve System.
Most banks, however, receive their charters from the appropriate agency of their respective state. They are under the supervision of their state's banking authority. However, state-chartered commercial banks may elect to become members of the Federal Reserve System, but this not mandatory for them as it is for national banks. If state-chartered banks~ elect membership in the Federal Reserve System, they come under the supervision of two banking authorities, state and national.
Thus, the American commercial banking system is comprised of two types of banks: the member banks of the Federal Reserve System which are national banks and those state-chartered banks electing membership; and nonmember state-chartered banks. Today' s banking system in the United States is comprised of more than 14,000 individual banks. Of this number, well under 50 percent are member banks of the Federal Reserve System——only 5,788 commercial banks out of a total of 14,633, or roughly 40 percent. These member banks, however, commanded the largest share of commercial banks resources, about three-fourths as of June 30, 1976. They held over three-fourths of deposits subject to check, $202,144 million as of the same date, which represented some 67 percent of our total money supply.
Although the national banks did~ continue a considerable advance in American commercial banking development, they also brought with them disadvantages. Their improvements included the establishment of a safe, uniform currency and a reduction in the number of commercial bank failures through strengthening due to more conservative standards of regulation and examination. There also developed a measure of correspondent banking relations through the provision for regarding, deposits in reserve city and central reserve city banks as reserves. But this last feature also was the System's greatest weakness. The National Bank System provided for the concentration go existing reserves into the city banks, but no provision was made for the creation of new reserves when necessary.
In our discussion, these two characteristics of present-day commercial banks will be in the forefront of much of our analysis: First, commercial banks create deposit liabilities against themselves, instead of note issue as the early banks did; and second, commercial banks today hold a wide variety of earning assets, not just short-term, self-liquidating loans~. One thing, however, continues to be just as true today as it was in the days of the banker: creation of money occurs when two opposite transactions take place simultaneously between the commercial bank and the customer~ The commercial bank increases its debt to the customer, and the customer puts himself into debt to the bank by the same amount. This simultaneous exchange of liabilities is significant because one of the debts created——the demand deposit liability——is money while the other-the loan——earns income for the bank.
美国的银行体系
自1782年美国第一家银行——北美银行(Bank.fNorthAmerica)成立以来,美国金融业经过长达200多年的发展,目前已形成了一个以商业银行为主,包括中央银行、储蓄机构、投资银行和政府专业性银行在内的庞大体系。
一、美国的联邦储备体系(Federal Reserve System)
联邦储备体系,即美国的中央银行。它是根据1913年12月23日美国总统威尔逊签署的联邦储备法而建.立起来的,简称联储(FED)。
联储的组成包括以下几部分:(1)联邦储备银行。联邦储备银行共有12家,分别设在波士顿、纽约、费城、克利夫兰、里土满、亚特兰大、芝加哥、圣·路易斯、明尼阿波利斯、堪萨斯、达拉斯和旧金山。它们在各自负责的地区执行中央银行的职能。除以上12家联邦储备银行外,凡根据联邦法律在联邦注册成立的国民银行都必须参加联邦储备体系,成为成员银行。其他根据各州法律在州政府注册成立的银行,如符合条件并愿意参加联邦储备体系的,则可自愿申请加入。(2)联邦储备委员会。联邦储备委员会(FRB)设在首都华盛顿,由7名理事组成,负责管理整个联邦储备体系。理事会成员和主席均由总统任命。该委员会负责制定有关法律规则并监督其实施,制定和审查批准储备金要求、存款最高利率及贴现率等。(3)联邦公开市场委员会。联邦公开市场委员会负责制定联储的短期货币政策,由12名成员组成,包括联储委员会理事及部分联储银行行长。该委员会所制定的货币政策通过设在纽约联储银行的公开市场桌(Open Market Desk),在一个称之为“公开市场帐户”的特殊帐户买卖美国政府和联邦机构的债券及承兑银行票据来实现。(4)联邦咨询委员会。联邦咨询委员会由每个联邦储备区选派一名成员组成,是一个政策咨询和建议机构。
美国联邦储备体系的特点在于:(1)联储体系不是由联邦政府控制,而是由12个地区联储银行和联储委员会共同执行中央银行职能。(2)联储体系由成员银行共同拥有,而不是由联邦政府所有,其性质是私有的,具有很强的独立性,在制定和执行货币政策时不需要得到政府和国会的批准。
二、美国的商业银行体系
商业银行是美国银行体系的中坚力量。多年来,美国的商业银行体系形成了其独特的形式,主要有以下几方面特点: .
1.双轨银行制度
按对商业银行的管血体制划分,美国的商业银行可分为在联邦政府注册的国民银行和在州政府注册的州立银行两种,这就是美国独特的双轨银行制度。国民银行必须是联邦储备体系的成员银行,受财政部货币总监、联储和联邦存款保险公司的监督管理。州银行则不一定要参加联储及联邦存款保险公司。
长期以来,美国的商业银行总数一直保持在1万家以上。其中国民银行占50%左右。但国民银行中有许多是实力雄厚的大银行,如花旗银行(City Bank)、大通银行(Chase Manhattan Bank)、美洲银行(Bank of American)等等。这些银行也是美国主要的国际性大银行。
2.单一银行制度
单一银行制度是在三十年代世界性经济危机后在美国实行的,其目的是为了保证银行经营的安全性。单一银行制度的内容是不允许银行跨州设立分支机构,同时商业银行也不能经营投资银行业务。因此美国商业银行的经营无论是在地域范围还是业务范围上都受到很大限制。
80年代以来,金融自由化的浪潮遍及全球,美国的单一银行制度也受到了很大冲击,商业银行纷纷要求放松这方面的限制以适应日趋激烈'的竞争,有关法律已有所松动,美国商业银行的经营的自由度正在逐步扩大。
3.联邦存款保险公司
美国的联邦存款保险公司是根据1933年的银行法令建立起来的。根据有关法律规定,各银行要向联邦存款保险公司缴纳保险基金,而联邦存款保险公司有责任在投保银行倒闭时保证存款人的财产不致受到损失。此外,该公司还拥有检查监督的权力,成为会员银行的后盾。
三、其他金融机构
除商业银行外,美国还有其他一些金融机构,主要有以下几类:
1.储蓄机构。储蓄机构不是银行,但是能够向商业银行一样吸收存款,并把它作为主要资金来源。储蓄机构的资金原来主要投资于消费领域,但自80年代以来,大量转向其他领域。
储蓄机构主要可分为三类:(1)储贷机构。储贷机构是在联邦或州注册的金融机构,按照法律规定,这些机构的贷款必须大部分用于住房抵押贷款,其管理机构为联邦住宅贷款银行董事会和联邦储蓄和贷款保险公司。储贷机构又可分为合作社和股份公司两种形式。(2)互助储蓄银行。互助储蓄银行是由存款者所拥有的合作存款金融机构。其管理由一个受托人委员会(理事会)任命的管理人员负责。互助储蓄银行的资产主要投放于抵押贷款和抵押贷款证券上,也有相当比重投放于政府证券、公司债券和其他贷款上。(3)信用社。信用社为非盈利性酌合作金融机构,为会员提供个人贷款等银行服务。信用社由会员选出董事会,其他管理人员则由董事会任命。信用社成员必须由有一定联系的人员(如同一公司工作的员工)组成。
2.投资机构。美国的投资机构主要包括以下几类:(1)投资银行公司。美国的投资银行业十分发达,有许多世界著名的投资公司,如美林公司、摩根·斯坦利公司、所罗门兄弟公司等。投资银行公司的基本业务有四类:承购包瘸薪发行证券;经纪和交易;资金管理;其他收费业务。(2)证券经纪与交易公司。这些公司的资产以短期存款和证券、证券信贷(向客户提供购买证券的信贷)和公司股票为主。这些公司又可分为经纪公司和交易公司两种类型。(3)货币市场合作基金,也称货币市场基金,是一种合作基金形式的投资公司,其股票不在市场挂牌,在证券与交易委员会注册。(4)其他投资公司,包括固定信托投资公司、封闭式基金和小企业开发公司等。
3.保险公司。保险公司服务的基本作用是在计划和活动方面给企业和个人提供更高的确定性。为了提供保险,保险公司要持有大量资产。这些资产的持有和现金的流人与流出使保险公司能够起到把资金从一个部门转移到另一个部门的作用,因此也属于金融机构的范畴。保险公司按照业务性质可分为人寿保险公司和财产保险公司两类;按照组织形式又可分为股份公司和合作公司。
除此以外,美国的金融机构还包括财务公司、抵押贷款公司、房地产投资信托公司、金融服务公司等,这些金融机构在美国的金融体系中同样发挥着重要作用。
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If you want to break the ice at a corporate seasonalparty in America these days, try popping thisrevealing question: which part of the US has the highest proportion of entrepreneurship?
如果你想在最近美国某个企业的季节性派对上打破冷场局面,可以试着问一下这个会暴露真相的问题:美国哪里的创业人士比例最高?
“Silicon Valley” would be a predictable, and understandable, answer. After all, in recentyears, the San Francisco region has been an epicentre of US innovation. Mark Zuckerberg, thefounder of Facebook, seems to epitomise the entrepreneurial dream; particularly since hisrecent announcement that he plans to donate most of his largesse to social causes.
“硅谷”或许是可以预料也可以理解的答案。毕竟,最近几年这个旧金山地区已成为美国创新的核心地带。Facebook创始人马克丠克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)似乎是创业梦的象征——尤其是自从他最近宣布计划捐出多数财产用于社会慈善事业以来。
But here is a curious little detail of America’s economy today: if you want to understand thereal nature of entrepreneurial activity, do not look to Silicon Valley or Mr Zuckerberg. Thebiggest hotbed of urban entrepreneurship, as measured by the number of small companiesper head, is now New York, not the West Coast, according to research by the KauffmanFoundation, a think-tank. Boston sits in second place in terms of “entrepreneurship”, followedby Providence, Rhode Island. Meanwhile, San Francisco is fourth, just ahead of Miami in Floridaand Portland in Oregon. Main Street is giving the Valley more than a run for its money.
不过,今天的美国经济中却存在一个奇怪的细节:如果你想了解创业活动的真正特点,不要把眼光放在硅谷或扎克伯格身上。根据智库考夫曼基金会(Kauffman Foundation)的研究,以人均小企业数计算,如今城市创业的最大温床是纽约而不是西海岸。以“创业”而言,波士顿位居第二位,排在其后的是罗得岛州的普罗维登斯。同时,旧金山排在第四位,在佛罗里达州的迈阿密和俄勒冈州的波特兰之前。纽约缅街(Main Street)正向硅谷发起严峻挑战。
Geography is not the only surprise. The word “start-up” tends to conjure up images of baby-faced, hoody-wearing youngsters such as Mr Zuckerberg. But the Kauffman data suggest thatthe average age of entrepreneurs and small business owners is far higher — and rising. Peopleaged 45-54 now own 32 per cent of small businesses, the engines of economic activity and jobcreation.
地理位置不是唯一令人惊异之处。“初创”一词往往会让人头脑中浮现出像扎克伯格这样一脸稚气、身穿连帽衫的年轻人形象。然而考夫曼基金会的数据却显示,创业者和小企业主的平均年龄不仅要高得多,而且还在不断上升。32%的小企业由年龄在45岁到54岁之间的人士持有,而小企业正是经济活动和创造就业的发动机。
These middle-aged entrepreneurs are the biggest single cohort among business owners. Thosefollowing on behind, the 20-34 year olds — Mr Zuckerberg’s cohort — own just 16 per cent ofsmall businesses, down from 28 per cent when the series started in 1997. Start-up activityamong the younger cohort is also falling, as it increases among the middle aged. Meanwhile, theeducational qualifications of entrepreneurs is rising: a majority now hold a graduate degree.And immigrants now own 20 per cent of all small businesses, twice the level in 1997.
这些中年创业者是企业主中最大的群体。相比之下,跟随其后的20到34岁群体(扎克伯格所在的群体)只拥有16%的小企业,大大低于1997年该系列调查开始时28%的比例。较年轻群体的创业活动也在减少,而中年人创业活动却在增加。与此同时,创业者的受教育程度也在上升:如今多数人拥有研究生学位。此外,目前外来移民持有所有小企业中的20%,是1997年的两倍。
What accounts for these trends? Data on small business activity in general — andentrepreneurship in particular — are notoriously patchy. However, Kauffman suggests thatthe heavy burden of 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀 debt may be deterring young people from becomingentrepreneurs. The broader ageing of the American population is also affecting the 猀琀愀琀椀猀琀椀挀猀.
对于这些趋势应该如何解释?有关总体的小企业活动的数据(尤其是有关创业活动的数据)是出了名地东拼西凑。不过,考夫曼基金会表示,学生债务的沉重负担也许正在妨碍年轻人走上创业道路。从更大的层面上说,美国人口的老化也在影响这一统计结果。
The more intriguing issue is whether the pattern of older entrepreneurs also reflects thechanging profile of work. Digitisation is wiping out swaths of once-secure middle-classcorporate jobs, tossing out middle-aged employees; indeed, the Oxford Martin school ofbusiness forecasts that half of all US jobs will be replaced by robots in the next two decades.Americans are living longer and their pension provision is shrinking. Some of this middle-agedentrepreneurial activity, in other words, is probably sparked by necessity as much as byactive choice — a consequence of economic insecurity as well as economic freedom.
更有趣的问题是,创业者的高龄化趋势是否也反映了就业模式的变化。数字化正在导致大量曾经很稳定的中产阶级企业工作岗位消失,将中年员工抛出企业。事实上,牛津大学马丁学院(Oxford Martin School)预计,在今后20年内,美国半数工作岗位将由机器人取代。美国人的寿命正在增加,他们的养老金却在缩水。换句话说,这种中年创业活动的一部分既可能是自主选择,也可能是迫不得已——这不仅是经济自由的结果,同样也是经济不稳定的结果。
That, in turn, may have bigger policy implications, particularly given the 爀椀猀椀渀最 level ofincome inequality. One encouraging piece of news in the data is that overall entrepreneurshiprose last year, after declining during the
反过来说,这也许会带来更大的政策上的启示——尤其是考虑到收入不平等的不断加剧。在这些数据中,一个令人鼓舞的消息是,在经历了金融危机期间的下滑之后,去年创业活动总体增加了。但是,它依然低于几十年前的水平。不过,目前美国政策制定者有许多办法可以提高创业活动的水平。
Great Financial Crisis. But it remains below the levels seen a couple of decades ago. There is agreat deal that Amer-ican 瀀漀氀椀挀礀洀愀欀攀爀猀 could do now, however, to raise thoseentrepreneurship levels.
不应该仅仅谈及减轻大企业的税负(这正是华盛顿争论集中的领域),而应该将更多努力用于精简美国噩梦般复杂的小企业税法。医疗保险的提供也应该简化。此外,小企业还需要有更多融资渠道,尤其是因为,2008年后金融改革导致的一个非常不幸的后果是,银行如今非常不愿意为规模较小的企业提供资金。
Instead of just talking about lowering taxes for big corporations (which is where the debate isfocused in Washington), there should be more effort made to streamline America’snightmarishly complex small business tax code. Healthcare provision should also besimplified. Small business also requires a wider range of financing channels, particularly sinceone very unfortunate consequence of the post-2008 financial reforms is that banks are nowvery unwilling to provide funding for smaller companies.
此外,文化上的变革也是必要的。最值得注意的是,美国政策制定者(和选民)需要认识到,不是今天所有成功的创业者都穿着连帽衫,或者沐浴在加利福尼亚州的阳光下。相反,多数人不是这样。为应对传统企业岗位的消失或中产阶级分崩离析的诅咒,想办法提倡和支持较年长的群体创业也将是关键的一步。这也会让经济更加健康,季节性派对的气氛更加轻松愉快。
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Jade: Many professors have described the south of America as a distinct culture of music, cuisine, and easy-going people.
杰德:很多专家把美国南部描述为一个拥有独特音乐、饮食和亲切居民的地方。
Mike: I believe this is the clear definition of the South.
迈克:我觉得这个描述太准确了。
Jade: But the region has been booming in recent years thanks to cities like Atlanta.These cities must be as modernized as in the North.
杰德:不过,最近这些年因为像亚特兰大等这些城市的巨大发展。美国南部也越来越繁荣了。
Mike: Do you know what the most popular event is in the South?
迈克:那你知道美国南部的什么活动是最受欢迎的吗?
Jade: lt says Mardi Gras, New Orleans which is famous for throwing big parties.
杰德:据说是新奥尔良的狂欢节。这里因为举办各种大型的聚会而闻名。
Mike: We should go there. I love big parties.
迈克:我们应该去哪里。我喜欢大型聚会。
Jade: Yeah. I think too. Maybe we can know better about the people in the South.
杰德:我觉得也是。这样我们就可以更了解当地人。
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旧金山(San Francisco),又译“三藩市”、“圣弗朗西斯科”,美国加利福尼亚州太平洋沿岸港口城市,世界著名旅游胜地、加州(人口)第四大城市。旧金山临近世界著名高新技术产业区 硅谷(Silicon Valley),是世界最重要的高新技术研发基地和美国西部重要的金融中心。旧金山是一个度假的天堂。文史景观赏心悦目,餐馆佳肴令人惊喜,大饭店的富丽超乎想象。游客所期望的美国大城市中的戏剧表演和体育运动,这里也应有尽有。旧金山的最强音是移民们迸发出的热情,这是一个令人陶醉的文化混合体。下面读文网小编为大家带来旅游英语之美国旧金山英语简介,欢迎大家阅读!
the golden gate bridge is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
even people who hate the usa love san francisco. it has an atmosphere of genteel (彬彬有礼的;有教养的)chic(高尚、别致) mixed with offbeat(不跟随时尚主流的;非传统的;特异的)innovation, and a selfeffacing(自我谦逊的)quality so blatantly missing from new york and la.
one of the usa's most attractive cities, san francisco's hilly streets provide some gorgeous glimpses of the san francisco bay and its famous bridges. this is a mosaic(马赛克式的东西)of a city, a big picture made from the colorful tiles of bustling chinatown, gay castro (旧金山一著名同性恋社区)and faux-hemian(法语词,故意表现得质朴童稚的)north beach.
san francisco covers the tip of a 30mi (50km) peninsula (半岛) in northern california, with the pacific ocean on its western side and the san francisco bay to the north and east. san francisco is just one of many cities in the bay area; others include oakland (east across the bay bridge), berkeley (just north of oakland) and san jose (an hour's drive southeast of san francisco, near the southern tip of the bay)。 marin county and the wine country lie to the north, across the golden gate bridge.
a newly restored street car on market street
the most touristed part of the city resembles a slice of pie, with van ness ave and market st making the two sides and the embarcadero the round edge of the pie. the steaming toppings of this homebaked slice are the classy shops around union square, the highrise financial district, the classy civic center, the down-and-out but up-and-coming tenderloin, swanky(华丽的) nob hill and russian hill, chinatown, north beach and the epicenter of tourist kitsch, fisherman's wharf(渔人码头)。 to the south of market st lies soma, an upwardly mobile warehouse zone of clubs and bars that fades in the southwest into the mission - the city's latino quarter - and then the castro, the center of gay life.
making a circuit of the 49-mile drive is a good way to check out almost all of the city's highlights(最有意思或精彩的部分)。 the route is well posted with instantly recognizable seagull signs, but a map and an alert navigator are essential. do yourself a favor and allow a whole day to complete the circuit.
greyhound is the only regular long-distance bus company operating to the city - all bus services arrive and depart at the transbay terminal in soma. amtrak's rail network connects the bay area with the rest of the continental us and canada. its main stations are in oakland and emeryville, both in the east bay. caltrain links san francisco with the peninsula and san jose; its depot is in soma.
旧金山坐落于加利福尼亚州西北部,美国西海岸中点,是太平洋沿岸仅次于洛杉矶的第二大港市,是加利福尼亚州的第三大城市。面积119平方公里,人口75万,是美国的第12位。大市区包括附近4个县和奥克兰、伯克利等城镇,面积7475平方公里。城市三面环海,座落在宽不足10公里的半岛北端,介于太平洋和圣弗朗西斯科湾之间,北临金门海峡。市域内丘陵起伏,有双峰山、戴维森山,最著名者为诺布山;沿海地带较为平坦。南流的萨克拉门托河和北流的圣华金河在城市附近汇合后,向西注入圣弗朗西斯科湾。
旧金山1776年为西班牙移民拓居地。1806年俄国在此设哨所,作为当时阿拉斯加的物资供应站。1821年属墨西哥。1846年在墨西哥战争中被美国人所夺取,并于1847年正式改名为旧金山,当时还只是一个居民490多人的小镇。1848年附近地区发现金矿,大批淘金者涌入,包括第一批中国"契约劳工"。1850年设市时,人口已增至2.5万人,成为贸易和为矿业服务的中心,附近地区的农业也有所发展。18邱年后随着横贯大陆铁路的通达和港区设施的逐步完善,城市迅速发展。1880年后开始向海湾以东地区扩展,形成若干卫星城镇,19世纪末,人口已达34万。1906年大地震时全城80%建筑被毁,后迅速重建。1914年巴拿马运河通航,港口日益繁荣,贸易量激增。第二次世界大战中,为军需物资的重要供应站。战后,工、商、金融、旅游服务业和市政建设均有较大发展,大市区由单一中心扩展为由旧金山、海湾东区(奥克兰)和圣何塞三大中心组成的城镇群。
旧金山居民民族构成复杂,其中非白种人约占总人口2/5以上,以黑人、华人、日本人、菲律宾人居多。来自世界各地的移民分区而居,形成语言文化、风俗习惯和宗教礼仪迥异的社区。如市中心黑人聚居的菲尔莫尔区,华人集中的"中国城",以及小大胶区(日本人)、卡尼区(菲律宾人)、北滩拉丁区(意大利人)、俄罗斯山区(墨西哥人)、萨特里-菲尔莫尔区(俄罗斯人)等。
旧金山是美国最有特色的城市之一,城区中心街道呈格子状向东西、南北伸展。住宅区房屋密集程度很高。马基特大街为最繁华的商业街,从市中心伸向城东北隅山腰;金门路一带高层建筑林立;蒙哥马利街及其附近地区为金融区,有"西部华尔街"之称,高52层的美洲银行大厦就耸立在这里。城东北部为主要住宅区,房屋盘山而建,街道迂回曲折,坡度较大,使用独特的交通工具缆车。伯克利为大学城,有加利福尼亚大学和各种科研机构。公共图书馆系统规模很大,并多教堂、剧院。滨海山城的优美景色,丰富多采的风情,以及金门公园、水上世界公园、海滩、电报山等旅游点,每年吸引数以百万计的游客。
旧金山的气候一年都是象春天一样的温暖,平均气温是20℃左右,在冬天也可以穿单衣到处游览。夏天潮气不大所以非常的舒服。因海风大的缘故,出门时应多带一件衣服。除了冬天这里一般不会下雨,晚上形成的浓雾早上就会全部消失。
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迈阿密(Miami)是佛罗里达州第二大城市,位于佛罗里达半岛比斯坎湾。迈阿密是国际性的大都市,在金融、商业、媒体、娱乐、艺术和国际贸易等方面拥有重要的地位,也是许多公司、银行和电视台的总部所在。是文化的大熔炉,受庞大的拉丁美洲族群和加勒比海岛国居民的影响很大,与北美洲、南美洲、中美洲以及加勒比海地区在文化和语言上关系密切,因此有时还被称为“美洲的首都”。下面读文网小编为大家带来旅游英语之美国迈阿密英语简介,欢迎大家阅读!
it used to be called ‘god's waiting room'. and even today, if you mention miami to someone who hasn't been here or read about it lately, they might conjure up(回忆)a blurry memory of octogenarians(八十多岁)mingling poolside(游泳池边)while aunt sadie implored them to wait half an hour after eating before going into the water. today the old folks mingle with fashion designers, bikini(比基尼泳装)models, and a city that once had the highest murder rate in the us attracts more than 11 million tourists a year.
the greater miami area, which includes miami and miami beach as well as distinctive neighborhoods like little havana and little haiti, is a melting pot that america's founding fathers would be proud of. half of miami's population is hispanic(美籍西班牙人), and its immigrant communities focus on what's happening in havana or caracas(加拉加斯,委内瑞拉首都)as much as they follow events in washington dc, giving the city an international outlook. for the casual visitor this means a city peppered with the flavors of latin american food, language, music, politics and spirit.
miami is the most populated city in florida. it sits at the southeastern tip of the florida, the most southeastern state of the united states, bordered by the atlantic ocean to the east, the gulf of mexico to the west and the neighboring states of alabama and georgia to the north.
most visitors aren't here for miami itself, but rather to visit miami beach, an entirely separate municipality. miami is on the mainland, while the city of miami beach is on a thin barrier island about 4 miles east, across biscayne bay(比斯坎湾) - locals call it the billion dollar sandbar(十亿美元的沙坝)。 many of the beach's locals are imports from new york, people tired of sitting through five hours of snarled traffic on their way to the hamptons, who decided that miami beach made a lot more sense. they brought with them a fledgling art and culture crowd whose numbers included many younger artists.
the boundaries of ‘season' in miami - which used to be limited to winter - have been blurred by the huge number of people moving to the area and the stampede(蜂拥)of fashion and film shoots. but the most popular time to come here is still between december and may, when temperatures average between 16-30°c, and average rainfall is a scant couple of inches.
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