1.英语小常识
sporting house 妓院（不是“体育室”） dead president 美钞（上印有总统头像）（并非“死了的总统”） lover 情人（不是“爱人”） busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是“公汽售票员”） busybody 爱管闲事的人（不是“大忙人”） dry goods （美）纺织品；（英）谷物（不是“干货”） heartman 换心人（不是“有心人”） mad doctor 精神病科医生（不是“发疯的医生”） eleventh hour 最后时刻（不是“十一点”） blind date （由第三者安排的）男女初次会面（并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”） personal remark 人身攻击（不是“个人评论”） sweet water 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”） confidence man 骗子（不是“信得过的人”） criminal lawyer 刑事律师（不是“犯罪的律师”） service station 加油站（不是“服务站”） rest room 厕所（不是“休息室”） dressing room 化妆室（不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”） horse sense 常识（不是“马的感觉”） capital idea 好主意（不是“资本主义思想”） familiar talk 庸俗的交谈（不是“熟悉的谈话”） black tea 红茶（不是“黑茶”） black art 妖术（不是“黑色艺术”） black stranger 完全陌生的人（不是“陌生的黑人”） white coal （作动力来源用的）水（不是“白煤”） white man 忠实可靠的人（不是“皮肤白的人”） yellow book 黄皮书（法国政府报告书，以黄纸为封）（不是“黄色书籍”） red tape 官僚习气（不是“红色带子”） green hand 新手（不是“绿手”） blue stocking 女学者、女才子（不是“蓝色长统袜”） China policy 对华政策（不是“中国政策”） Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是“中国龙”） American beauty 一种玫瑰，名为“美国丽人”（不是“美国美女”） English disease 软骨病（不是“英国病”） Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”） Greek gift 害人的礼品（不是“希腊礼物”） Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是“西班牙运动员”） French chalk 滑石粉（不是“法国粉笔”）。
2.一个简单的英语常识
一般现在时.动词原形do 如：I do my homework every day 一般过去时.动词原形后加ed 如：What did you do on Friday ? I visited my grandmother (did是do的过去时，visited是visit的过去时) 现在进行时.be动词加动词ing 如：I am watching TV now 现在完成进行时：had been doing(doing可以是任何动词原形加ing) 如：I have been writing letters for an hour。
3.英语小知识
让我们学习一些有趣的小知识吧。
以下是一些的英语和汉语对手指的称呼： 1.thumb ：大拇指。与汉语相映成趣的是，英语的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨脚"的意思，例如：（1）I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎么这么笨呢，好像连衬衫都扣不上了。
（2）He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激动得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger ：又称index finger，即食指。
前缀fore-表示"位置靠前的"（placed at the front），所以从排位上说，forefinger应为"第一指"。从功用上看，此手指伸出时有标示或指向的作用。
在一些英语工具书中，我们会见到这样的表示"参见"（index）含义的手型符号。3. middle finger ：中指。
此指居中，名正言顺，且与汉语说法也一致。4. ring finger：无名指。
从世界各地的婚俗习惯来说，结婚戒指（wedding ring）戴在这一手指（通常指左手）之上，表示已婚。5. little finger： 顾名思义为小指。
在美国和苏格兰，人们又赋予它一个爱称，管pinkie(pinky)，后缀-ie(-y)有"小巧可爱"之意。和时间有关的英语趣味小知识职场英语 2010-02-24 17:52:16 阅读264 评论0 字号：大中小 订阅 （一） 时间是金，其值无价1. Time is money.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）2. Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭）3. Time has wings.（光阴去如飞）4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声）5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜）5. Time and I against any two.（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人）6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。
或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命）7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失）（二） 时间是风，去而不返8. Time undermines us.（光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老）9. Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不待人）10. Time cannot be won again.（时间一去不再来）11. Time is , time was , and time is past.（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返）12. Time lost can not be recalled.（光阴一去不复返）13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光阴似箭，一去不返）（三）时间是尺，万物皆检14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）15. Time tries truth.（时间检验真理）16. Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父）17. Time will tell.（时间能说明问题）18. Time brings the truth to light.（时间使真相大白。
或时间一到，真理自明。）19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.（时间与机会能提示一切秘密）20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰）21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.（万事日久自明）22. Time tries all.（时间检验一切） （四）时间是秤，衡量权质23. There is no time like the present.（现在正是时候）24. Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的时机）25. To choose time is to save time.（选择时间就是节省时间）26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕）27. Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延为时间之窃贼）28. One of these days is none of these days.（拖延时日，终难实现。
或：改天改天，不知哪天）29. Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹）（五）时间是水，淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议）32. Time works great changes.（时间可以产生巨大的变化）33. Times change.（时代正在改变）。
4.跪求五到十篇英语小文章,要比较好懂一些的,适合初一学生读的
1.Learning:A Lifelong Career【学习：一生的事业】 As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty. Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career. 学习之于心灵，就像食物之于身体一样。
摄取了适量的营养食物，我们的身体得以生长而肌肉得以发达。同样地，我们应该日复一日不断地学习以保持我们敏锐的心智能力，并扩充我们的智力容量。
不断的学习提供我们用不尽的燃料，来驱使我们磨利我们的推理、分析和判断的能力。持续的学习是在信息时代中跟时代并驾齐驱的最稳当的方法，也是在变动的世代中成功的可靠保证。
一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的唯一场所是种常见的谬误。
相反地，学习应该是一种无终止的历程，从生到死。由于世界一直快速地在变动，只要学习停顿数日就将使人落后。
更糟的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的兽性本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高贵理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，而且扼杀我们净化我们人格的欲望。缺少学习将不可避免地导致心灵的停滞，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。
因此，为了保持心理年轻，我们必须将学习当作一生的事业。 2.heavy shoolwork【课业繁重】 In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a reduction of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole. 我认为目前高中生的课业实在太重了，虽然说学生的确应当念书，但是要想长大成为健全的人，他门还需要一些其它的东西，所以应该给高中生较多从事娱乐的时间。
娱乐并不如某些人所想的，是在浪费时间，它可以让学生锻炼身体，发挥被繁重课业扼杀的想象力。此外，繁重的课业加诸在高中生身上的压力可能引起严重的情绪紧张，这对身心都有害。
我并非主张废除学校课业，但是我认为减轻目前繁重的课业对于学生和整个社会都是有益的。 3.Time【时间】 Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change. Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I've done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time. 时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。
我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。
现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。
我也决定将我所做的一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。
4.Work and Play【工作与娱乐】 Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tire。
5.求英语小短文（英汉对照）7
1THE NEWSPAPER 报 纸Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances.现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。
它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。
如果我们养成看报的习惯，我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。学生虽然每天须做功课，但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。
哪些，他们不但能增加知识而且也能赶上时代。总而言之，看报对学生很有益处。
2MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.I get up at six o'clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o'clock.After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o'clock.Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed.虽然我的日常生活十分单调，但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么？因为我打算做一个好学生，希望将来为国家服务。
我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。放学后，我就回家了。
我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前把它做完。3A MODEL STUDENT 模范学生Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral education. If his conduct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.你价意被称为坏学生吗？当然不。
就我所知，每个人都打算做模范学生。然而，做模范学生却不容易。
第一，他必须尽力获得知识（求知）。一个没有足够知识的人是不会成功的。
第二，他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。
第三，他应该接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，没有人会考虑和他交朋友的。
4HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何获得快乐There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它，人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。
如果你希望知道如何获得快乐，你须注意下面两点。健康是快乐的要诀。
唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。5Osaka 大阪Osaka is located at the approximate center of Japan. Covering an area of approximately 1,890 square kilometers, it has a population of 8.8 million, making it the second most populous prefecture after Tokyo. Furthermore, approximately 210,000 foreigners, or 15.6% of all foreigners registered in Japan reside in Osaka. Geographically Osaka extends from north to south, with a slight curve, open toward Osaka Bay on the west and surrounded by mountains on the other three sides. The weather is generally mild, with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 61.3F, and average precipitation is 1,318mm. 大阪位于在日本的近似中心。
报道面积的大约1,890 平方公里， 它有人口8.8 百万， 做它次要个人口众多的专区在东京以后。此外， 大约210,000 个外国人， 或15.6% 所有外国人登记在日本居住在大阪。
大阪延伸从北到南， 与轻微的曲线， 地理上打开往大阪海湾在西部和由山围拢在其它三边。天气一般是温和的， 以四个分明季节。
每年平均温度是61.3F， 并且平均降雨雪是1,318mm 。 5Love Your Life 热爱生活However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May 。
6.英语小知识
让我们学习一些有趣的小知识吧。
以下是一些的英语和汉语对手指的称呼： 1.thumb ：大拇指。与汉语相映成趣的是，英语的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨脚"的意思，例如：（1）I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎么这么笨呢，好像连衬衫都扣不上了。
（2）He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激动得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger ：又称index finger，即食指。
前缀fore-表示"位置靠前的"（placed at the front），所以从排位上说，forefinger应为"第一指"。从功用上看，此手指伸出时有标示或指向的作用。
在一些英语工具书中，我们会见到这样的表示"参见"（index）含义的手型符号。3. middle finger ：中指。
此指居中，名正言顺，且与汉语说法也一致。4. ring finger：无名指。
从世界各地的婚俗习惯来说，结婚戒指（wedding ring）戴在这一手指（通常指左手）之上，表示已婚。5. little finger： 顾名思义为小指。
在美国和苏格兰，人们又赋予它一个爱称，管pinkie(pinky)，后缀-ie(-y)有"小巧可爱"之意。和时间有关的英语趣味小知识职场英语 2010-02-24 17:52:16 阅读264 评论0 字号：大中小 订阅 （一） 时间是金，其值无价1. Time is money.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）2. Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭）3. Time has wings.（光阴去如飞）4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声）5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜）5. Time and I against any two.（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人）6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。
或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命）7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失） （二） 时间是风，去而不返8. Time undermines us.（光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老）9. Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不待人）10. Time cannot be won again.（时间一去不再来）11. Time is , time was , and time is past.（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返）12. Time lost can not be recalled.（光阴一去不复返）13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光阴似箭，一去不返） （三）时间是尺，万物皆检14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）15. Time tries truth.（时间检验真理）16. Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父）17. Time will tell.（时间能说明问题）18. Time brings the truth to light.（时间使真相大白。
或时间一到，真理自明。）19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.（时间与机会能提示一切秘密）20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰）21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.（万事日久自明）22. Time tries all.（时间检验一切） （四）时间是秤，衡量权质23. There is no time like the present.（现在正是时候）24. Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的时机）25. To choose time is to save time.（选择时间就是节省时间）26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕）27. Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延为时间之窃贼）28. One of these days is none of these days.（拖延时日，终难实现。
或：改天改天，不知哪天）29. Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹） （五）时间是水，淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议）32. Time works great changes.（时间可以产生巨大的变化）33. Times change.（时代正在改变）。
7.20条有趣的英语小知识
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
剑桥大学的研究表明：单词中字母的顺序如何不重要，重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。
2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 （我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫）这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。
3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”，原意是“上帝与你同在”。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet！ （这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗）这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母！ 5、"Go", is the shortest complete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 单词“onion”（洋葱）来自于拉丁词“unio”，意思是大珍珠。
7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 单词“tips”（小费）实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”（保障快捷的服务）的首字母缩写！ 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。
词组“rule of thumb”（经验法则），是从一条古老的英国法律中来的，即：不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ！ 英语中最长的单词是“”（硅酸盐沉着病）！ 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。
会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
单词“listen”（听）和“silent”（安静的）用到了一样的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行，到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”（吸尘）说成“hoovering”（胡佛ing…）。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
“Stressed”（压力）倒过来拼就是“Desserts”（点心）。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used！ 英语中使用最多的字母是“E”，用得最少的是“Q”。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
8.英语趣味小知识
趣味英语小知识 a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 我把十只动物一网打尽 你注意到这句话有什么特别之处吗？对了，无论从左到右，还是从右到左，字母排列顺序都是一样的，英语把这叫做Palindromes 回文（指顺读和倒读都一样的词语），关于动物的回文还有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. （奥托看见了小狗，小狗的名字叫奥托） Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ？ （我刚才看见的是条老鼠？） b)the bee's knees 又来形容最好的至高无上的东西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. （她五音不全却自认为是高高在上的一流歌手。） 该表现起源于20年代的美国，仅仅因为bee's 和 knees押韵，琅琅上口，迅速得到流传，直到现在， 还在日常生活非正式场合的对话中经常使用。
和时间有关的英语趣味小知识（一）时间是金，其值无价 Time is money. （时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金） Time flies. （光阴似箭，日月如梭） Time has wings. （光阴去如飞） Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. （光阴如锉，细磨无声） Time stays not the fool's leisure. （时间不等闲逛的傻瓜） Time and I against any two. （和时间携起手来，一人抵两人） Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself. （时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命） Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost. （消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失） （二）时间是风，去而不返 Time undermines us. （光阴暗中催人才。
或莫说年纪小人生容易老） Time and tide wait for no man. （岁月不待人） Time cannot be won again. （时间一去不再来） Time is , time was , and time is past. （现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返） Time lost can not be recalled. （光阴一去不复返） Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. （光阴似箭，一去不返） （三）时间是尺，万物皆检 Time tries friends as fire tries gold. （时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金） Time tries truth. （时间检验真理） Time is the father of truth. （时间是真理之父） Time will tell. （时间能说明问题） Time brings the truth to light. （时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。）
Time and chance reveal all secrets. （时间与机会能提示一切秘密） Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion. （时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰） Time reveals(discloses) all things. （万事日久自明） Time tries all. （时间检验一切） （四）时间是秤，衡量权质 There is no time like the present. （现在正是时候） Take time by the forelock. （把握目前的时机） To choose time is to save time. （选择时间就是节省时间） Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. （今日事，今日毕） Procrastination is the thief of time. （拖延为时间之窃贼） One of these days is none of these days. （拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天） Tomorrow never comes. （明天无尽头，明日何其多） What may be done at any time will be done at no time. （常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹） （五）时间是水，淘金流沙 Time works wonders. （时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议） Time works great changes. （时间可以产生巨大的变化） Times change. （时代正在改变） 英语趣味小知识（2）——你会犯这样的错误吗？ 你会犯这样的错误吗？ 英语有时候真是莫名其妙，你觉得你明明懂了，可实际上你又没有懂。
所以，今天我想讲几件轶事，都是因为没有理解听到看到的东西而闹出的笑话。也许，从他们的经验中，你也可以学到一些东西。
第一个故事发生在秘鲁，一位美国妇女在餐馆里用餐。她问服务员： Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands？ 服务员把她带到洗手间，可不巧，正有一些工人在粉刷洗手间的墙壁。
工人们一看有人要用洗手间，就准备离开。服务员拦住他们，说： That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英语里，wash my hands实际上是上厕所的委婉说法。
那个服务员按照字面意思理解，结果闹了笑话。 还有一次，一个留学生在国外的学校第一天上学，心里又兴奋又紧张。
一个美国人见到一张新面孔，为了表示友好，就问： Hi! What's the good word？ 留学生一听到这个，立刻傻眼了，他想， My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word！ 他犹豫再三，想，反正我也不知道，就问问他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地问： Hello. What's the good word？ 老美听了，很随意地说： Oh, not much. 这下，这个留学生就更吃惊了！ 原来，What's the good word？ 在美语里，是一句问候语，意思是“你还好吗？”但问话的人并不指望你把遇到的高兴的事情都一一告诉他，只是打个招呼而已。
但这个留学生以为对方真的在问什么是Good word，所以闹了笑话，不过还好，也算给他歪打正着了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。
一次，一个美国公司的管理人。
9.英语小故事及翻译10篇简短又易懂
How time flies ,It has past half an month since beginning of the summer holiday . As the weather getting hotter and hotter ,my parent and me go to the seaside .Last week we are go to the Xiamen.It's a beautiful city , bule sky and bule sea .The Xiamen is an island neal the Taiwan .From top of the Riguan rock we can see jinmen island . We spent a happy day in Xiamen . 时间过的很快，从放暑假到现在已经半个月了. 由于天气越来越热，我们全家一起到海边度假，上星期我们就到了厦门，那是一个很美丽的城市，有蓝天大海，厦门是一个岛屿离台湾岛很近.从日光岩上面还可以看到金门岛. 我们在厦门度过了一个很开心的假期. 我的妈妈 我的妈妈叫XX.她中等体格，中等身高..她不是非常漂亮，但在我心中却很美丽.她爱笑，她同样希望我也笑得灿烂..她很平凡，是一名人民教师.她从小就培养我坚强的品格，教我做人的道理.她给我自由，让我过上幸福的声国，让我拥有了一个快乐的童年.生活中的很多事情，她总是很宽容. 我很感谢她，我永远都不会忘记，在她老的时候，好好照顾她. My mother<人教英语初一翻译法> My mother is xx.She is of medium build and is of medium height（这是第七单元的最新语法）.She isn't very good-looking（用于修饰人，而beautiful大用于修饰物或动物），but I think she is really very pretty（这不仅是漂亮，还有在心里的善良等好性情，也有聪明的意思）.She loves laughing(love to do sth.一般表示一段时间类喜欢做的事)，and she also hopes I have the same bright smile.She is ordinary,(common虽普遍，但英语中有粗俗的意思，容易引起异议)she's a teacher.She teaches me to be strong and teaches me how to be a true man from my yonth（这里指青年时代）.She let me free so I have a lovely life,and I remember I had a lovely childhood,too.She is always very good-tempered. I am thinkful to her for everything. I will never forget her. When she is old,I'll take good care of her. 风和太阳（The Wind And The Sun） One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” “We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. “I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. （有一天风跟太阳说： “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.） （“我们等着看吧，”太阳说， “我让你先试.） （因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹，可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.） （“我放弃了，”风最后说， “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久，那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.） 第一篇：THE NEWSPAPER 报 纸 Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances. 现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。
它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。
如果我们养成看报的习惯，我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。学生虽然每天须做功课，但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。
哪些，他们不但能增加知识而且也能赶上时代。总而言之，看报对学生很有益处。
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 第二篇：MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活 Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country. I get up at six o'clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o'clock. After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o'clock. Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed. 虽然我的日常生活十分单调，但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么？因为我打算做一个好学生，希望将来为国家服务。
我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。 放学后，我就回家了。
我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前把它做完。 第三篇：A MODEL STUDENT 模范学生 Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student. However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do 。
