04/30 每日單字
1. pony [ˋponɪ] n. 小馬；矮種馬
At the birthday party, the children took turns riding the
pony.
在生日派對上，孩子們輪流騎這匹小馬。
2. overcome [͵ovɚˋkʌm] v. 克服；戰勝（三態為overcome
–overcame–overcome）
He overcame his shoulder injury and ended up pitching in
the next game.
他克服了肩膀的傷，結果終於能在下一場比賽中投球。
British and American English often spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center. You can find out more about these differences here.
同一個單詞在英式英語和美式英語中往往有不同的拼法，例如：labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center。
There are also many cases in which the two varieties of English use different terms to describe the same thing. Here's a list of various British words and expressions together with their American equivalents.
還有許多時候，同一件事物在英式和美式英語中有不同的詞語來描述。請看下面的列表。
| British English | American English |
| accommodation | accommodations |
| action replay | instant replay |
| aerofoil | airfoil |
| aeroplane | airplane |
| agony aunt | advice columnist |
| Allen key | Allen wrench |
| aluminium | aluminum |
| aniseed | anise |
| anticlockwise | counterclockwise |
| articulated lorry | tractor-trailer |
| asymmetric bars | uneven bars |
| aubergine | eggplant |
| baking tray | cookie sheet |
| bank holiday | legal holiday |
| beetroot | beet(s) |
| bill | check |
| biscuit | cookie; cracker |
| black economy | underground economy |
| blanket bath | sponge bath |
| blind | (window) shade |
| block of flats | apartment building |
| boiler suit | coveralls |
| bonnet (of a car) | hood |
| boob tube | tube top |
| boot (of a car) | trunk |
| bottom drawer | hope chest |
| bowls | lawn bowling |
| braces | suspenders |
| brawn (the food) | headcheese |
| breakdown van | tow truck |
| breeze block | cinder block |
| bridging loan | bridge loan |
| bumbag | fanny pack |
| candyfloss | cotton candy |
| car park | parking lot |
| casualty | emergency room |
| catapult | slingshot |
| central reservation | median strip |
| chemist | drugstore |
| chips | French fries |
| cinema | movie theater; the movies |
| cling film | plastic wrap |
| common seal | harbor seal |
| consumer durables | durable goods |
| cornflour | cornstarch |
| cos (lettuce) | Romaine |
| cot | crib |
| cot death | crib death |
| cotton bud | cotton swab |
| cotton wool | absorbent cotton |
| council estate | (housing) project |
| courgette | zucchini |
| court card | face card |
| crash barrier | guardrail |
| crisps | chips; potato chips |
| crocodile clip | alligator clip |
| cross-ply | bias-ply |
| crotchet (music) | quarter note |
| current account | checking account |
| danger money | hazard pay |
| demister (in a car) | defroster |
| dialling tone | dial tone |
| diamante | rhinestone |
| double cream | heavy cream |
| draughts (game) | checkers |
| drawing pin | thumbtack |
| dressing gown | robe; bathrobe |
| drink-driving | drunk driving |
| drinks cupboard | liquor cabinet |
| drinks party | cocktail party |
| driving licence | driver's license |
| dual carriageway | divided highway |
| dummy (for a baby) | pacifier |
| dust sheet | drop cloth |
| dustbin | garbage can |
| earth (electrical) | ground |
| engaged (of a phone) | busy |
| estate agent | real estate agent, realtor (trademark) |
| estate car | station wagon |
| ex-directory | unlisted |
| faith school | parochial school |
| financial year | fiscal year |
| fire brigade/service | fire company/department |
| first floor | second floor |
| fish finger | fish stick |
| fitted carpet | wall-to-wall carpeting |
| flannel | washcloth |
| flat | apartment |
| flexitime | flextime |
| flick knife | switchblade |
| flyover | overpass |
| football | soccer |
| footway | sidewalk |
| fringe (hair) | bangs |
| full board (in hotels) | American plan |
| full stop (punctuation) | period |
| garden | yard; lawn |
| gearing (finance) | leverage |
| gear lever | gearshift |
MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：
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中英文稿：
The baseball season is almost here. To get you up to speed, the excellent new documentary Fastball opens today in select theaters.
棒球季即將來臨。為了提升你的速度，優秀的新紀錄片《快球》今日將會在部分影院上映。
Fastball is all about, you guessed it, the heater, the cheese, the hummer, the hard stuff, from the perspective of pitchers, hitters, umpires—and scientists, who talk about everything from the physics governing the trajectory of the ball to the physiology of the strain on the pitcher’s arm to the psychology of hurling a potentially deadly projectile at another human being to the neuroscience of the batter’s perception and reaction.
這部紀錄片是從投手、打擊、裁判以以及科學家的角度才談論加熱器、乳酪、快速球、速球塞內角（the heater, the cheese, the hummer, the hard stuff皆為棒球俚語，為各種速球）。科學家們談論了物理控制球運行的軌道，到投手手臂牽拉的生理學解釋，再到投擲致命球對另外一個人的心理意義，以及擊球手的看法和反映上的神經科學意義。
At high speeds, the ball may appear to the hitter to rise. Of course, the ball is actually still going down due to gravity as it approaches the plate from any pitcher throwing overhand, no matter how fast. It’s just not falling as much as the batter’s brain is accustomed to from watching slower pitches. But I did not know tilI saw the movie that, for some hitters facing the very hardest throwers, the ball can completely disappear.
高速運動的球對擊球手來說，可能是上升的。當然，由於重力的作用，球在離開投手的手靠近球棒時，無論球的速度有多快，球的運動趨勢是下降的。只要球不落地，擊球手的大腦的反映跟看到慢球反映是一樣的。但是在看過這部電影之後，我才知道一些打擊手在面對最頑強的投手，（揮棒時）球可能完全消失。
“The idea of the ball disappearing was really fascinating to me. Because all these hall of famers were talking, they all were saying the same thing, that these few really special guys, the Koufaxes and the Fellers, that the ball would disappear.”
球消失的說法十分吸引我。因為所有這些被談起的名人堂內的成員，他們都曾說過同樣的一件事，對這些特殊的少數人，如Koufaxes 和Fellers，他們說球會消失。
》托福口說備考一些不是技巧的小建議《
今天要給大家的是一些踏實的小建議(不是技巧)
一.記單字不要給自己挖坑
首先，我們有個很大的雷區，認為“認知單字”就是“積極單字”。簡單地說，認知單字就是你看到(聽到)就知道意思的單字；而積極單字是指你隨時能拿出來說(寫)的單字。大部分同學在口說板塊遇到的障礙說白了就是“積極詞彙”嚴重不足，那些你看到認識但卻拿不出來用的單字，在口說板塊都屬於生字(這個決不能自我欺騙)，遇到了就一定要記下來視覺化地被動複習和使用。
其次，在記單字的時候，一定要把“音形義”同步。這個過程如果做不到位，對聽力和口說都是致命的。“單字毀一生”，這句話一點都不誇張。給大家列舉幾個現象：
1. 知道拼寫或者看著熟悉但不知道中文(閱讀血崩)
2. 聽到單字發音很熟，但是反應不出中文(聽力血崩)
3. 看到單字知道意思，但不能正確發音(口說血崩)
4. 知道發音看著也認識，但不記得拼寫(寫作血崩)
由輕微到嚴重的順序是：看著認識、知道拼寫、能夠發音、能夠辨音。同學們考試的聽力最差，口說其次，閱讀寫作持平。這跟我們體制內的英語教育方式有很大關係。但凡一個單字出現了以上任意一個情況，你都需要告訴自己這個單字是問題單字，記在一個小本子上進行定期複習。
記單字的方法：眼睛在看單字、耳朵在聽發音、嘴巴在跟著念、心裡在憶中文、手要在紙上寫。把這個過程在一個單字上重複20遍。這對消化一個單字的“音形義”是有決定性幫助的。在聽力和口說板塊，你對一個單字的反應速度需要提升6倍，可能在0.5秒，否則就是在自欺欺人。考試時如果你敢用3秒去回想，聽力你可能會丟2句話，口說你會出現大篇幅卡頓，這是令人髮指的。所以聽力和口說對詞彙應用功底的要求是遠遠大於閱讀和寫作的。這個地雷，有多少同學明白?另外，口說是輸出項，是對腦子裡的中文進行翻譯輸出，所以光從口說層面來說，測驗單字最好是看著中文說英文，而不是看著英文說中文，這也是一個大家比較忽視的地方。
二.詞性的區分不能模棱兩可
詞性的正確使用需要異常堅固的語法功底，比如很多同學都知道副詞修飾動詞，但卻不知道副詞還可以修飾形容詞。比如很多同學造出以下句子：
It’s so conveniently.
15個經典求職信結束語
又到了畢業生求職的季節，奔波於各種招聘會之間，不斷投簡歷，不停去面試。這一關大概每個人都免不了。以下我們為大家總結了一些英文求職信中常用的結束語，希望能在同學們求職的路上有所幫助。
1. If you would like to know more about my ability, I can be available for an interview at any time convenient to you.
倘若閣下願意接見本人以瞭解我的能力，我將隨時侯教。
2. If you desire an interview, I shall be most happy to call in person, on any day and at any time you may appoint.
如貴公司有意面試，本人一定遵照所指定的時日，前往拜訪。
3. Should you entertain my application favorably, I would spare no trouble to acquit myself to your satisfaction.
假如本人之應徵能得青睞而進入貴公司服務，本人必以排除萬難之決心，為貴公司工作，以符厚望。
4. You will find enclosed a testimonial from the President of the University who has kindly offered to provide you with any further details you may require.
關於閣下對我個人所需之詳細材料，可從所附的大學校長推薦函中獲悉。
5. I hope that you will give me an interview at some time convenient to you.
敬希閣下抽空惠予接見。
6. If there is further information that you wish in the meantime, please let me know. I can always be reached at the address given at the beginning of this letter.
MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：
http://static.iyuba.com/sounds/minutes/142.mp3
中英文稿：
Hello I’m Rob….
大家好，我是Rob……
… and I’m Finn…
大家好，我是Finn……
… and this is 6 Minute English. In today’s programme we’re talking about slimming –in other words, doing something to lose weight and get thinner. Not a problem for you Finn?
歡迎收聽我們的六分鐘英語節目。在今天的節目裡我們將要討論的話題是瘦身——換句話說就是，做一些事情來減少體重，讓身材變得更加苗條。這對你來說不是個問題吧，Finn？
Well, I do have a small tyre of fat that is growing around my middle – so even I don’t have a perfect body!
呃，不瞞你說，我的肚子上已經長了一圈肉肉的“小輪胎“了——所以說我也不能算是有非常完美的身材！
It doesn’t show and maybe you are what we call TOFI –that’s thin on the outside and fat on the inside. But for people who perceive – or think they may be fat on the outside, there could be some good news.
