1.英语科学小知识
1. bat an eye (show surprise, fear, or interest) 眨一下眼睛（表示惊讶、恐惧等）该成语通常用于否定句中，表示不露声色。
例：Tom told his story without batting an eye, although not a world of it was true.虽然没有一句话是真的，汤姆编造故事却面不改色。2. be all fingers and thumbs做事笨手笨脚例：He could not undo the string of the parcel ---- she was all fingers and thumbs.他怎么也解不开包袱上的绳子 ---- 真是笨手笨脚。
3. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born with inherited privilege or wealth) 门第高贵；出生富豪[注] 银具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富贵人家的孩子多用银匙 （silver spoon） 喂食。 例：When does she know about hardship ---- she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.她根本就不知道什么叫艰难 ---- 他出生在富贵人家。
4. be in sth. up to one's neck (be very much and very seriously involved in) 深陷于。
中例：She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.她说她对这起抢劫案一无所知，不过我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。5. bite the hand that feeds one (be very ungrateful) 忘恩负义；以怨报德例：She felt that her protégé had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public.她觉得她的被保护人在公开场合讲有损她的话是忘恩负义。
6. bite off sb's nose (scold sb. severely; disagree with sb. in a bad manner) 气势汹汹地回答某人；声色俱厉地训斥某人[注] 也作snap off sb's head。该成语最早出现于16世纪。
到了18世纪，有人用动词 snap 替换该成语中的 bite 一词。例：She bites off his nose on the faintest provocation.不管有事无事，她动不动就声色俱厉地训斥他。
7. break the back of sth. (complete the heaviest or most difficult part of sth. hurt the most import part) 门第高贵；出生富豪[注] 银具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富贵人家的孩子多用银匙 （silver spoon） 喂食。同义语有be born in （或to） the pruple; be radled in purple.例：Now that you've broken the back of the job, have a rest.你既然已经完成了这项工作的主要部分，那就休息一下吧。
8. bury one's head in the sand (deliberately ignore sth. that is obvious but unpleasant) 逃避现实；拒绝承认现实[注] 鸵鸟遇到危险时，总是把头埋在沙里，自己看不见敌人就认为敌人也看不见自己，由此产生这一成语。例：He had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand and refused to admit it, even to himself.几个月来，他一直怀疑自己的儿子在吸毒，但他却采取鸵鸟政策，拒绝承认现实。
9. carry a chip on one's shoulder (have rather an aggressive manner, as if always expecting to be insulted, ill-treated) 以挑衅的态度出现；像要跟人家打架似的[注] 19世纪中叶美国中西部的居民寻衅打架时，常把一块碎木片（chip）放在肩膀上，谁要与他打架就得先击落这块木片。例：He is very difficult to deal with ---- he's always carried a chip on his shoulder about his lack of education.他这个人很难对付----由于没能受到良好的教育，他整天都像要跟人家打架似的。
10. chance one's arm (do sth. risky; take a risk) 冒险一试；碰碰运气[注] 该成语原出自拳击运动，后被裁缝吸收为行话；从1890年起，又被士兵们用来指“冒降级的险”例：The manager decided to chance his arms and try to write a book on economy.这个经理决定碰碰运气，试着写一本关于经济的书。
2.科普英语的内容
暗银河系的发现及其科学意义 In addition to conventional galaxies, the universe contains very dim galaxies that until recently went unnoticed by astronomers. Possibly as numerous as conventional galaxies, these galaxies have the same general shape and even the same approximate number of stars as a common type of conventional galaxy, the spiral, but tend to be much larger. Because these galaxies 'mass is spread out over larger areas, they have far fewer stars per unit volume than do conventional galaxies. Apparently these low-surface-brightness galaxies, as they are called, take much longer than conventional galaxies to condense their primordial gas and convert it to stars—that is, they evolve much more slowly. These galaxies may constitute an answer to the long-standing puzzle of the missingbaryonic mass in the universe. Baryons—subatomic particles亚原子粒子 that are generally protons or neutrons—are the source of stellar, and therefore galactic, luminosity, and so their numbers can be estimated based on how luminous galaxies are. However, the amount of helium in the universe, as measured by spectroscopy光谱学， suggests that there are far more baryons in the universe than estimates based on galactic luminosity indicate. Astronomers have long speculated that the missing baryonic mass might eventuallybe discovered in intergalactic space星系际的空间 or as some large population of galaxies that are difficult to detect. -------------------------------另类海豹哺乳方式与众不同 Until recently, zoologists believed that all species of phocids (true seals), a pinnipped family, use a different maternal strategy than do otariids (fur seals andsea lions), another pinniped family. Mother otariids use a foraging strategy. They acquire moderate energy stores in the form of blubber before arriving at breeding sites and then fast for 5 to 11 days after birth. Throughout the rest of the lactation (milk production) period, which lasts from 4 months to 3 years depending on the species, mother otariids alternately forage at sea, where they replenish their fat stores, and nurse their young at breeding sites. Zoologists had assumed that females of all phocids species, by contrast,use a fasting strategy in which mother phocids, having accumulated large energy stores before they arrive at breeding sites, fast throughout the entire lactation period, which lasts from 4 to 50 days depending on the species. However, recent studies onharbor seals, a phocids species, found that lactating females commenced foragingapproximately 6 days after giving birth and on average made 7 foraging trips during the remainder of their 24-day lactation period. The maternal strategy evolved by harbor seals may have to do with their small size and the large proportion of their fat stores depleted in lactation. Harbor seals are small compared with other phocids species such as grey seals, all of which are known to fast for the entire lactation period. Studies show that mother seals of these species use respectively 84 percent, 58 percent, and 33 percent of their fat stores during lactation. By comparison, harbor seals use 80 percent of their fat stores in just the first 19 days of lactation, even though they occasionally feed during this period. Since such a large proportion of their fat stores is exhausted despite feeding, mother harbor seals clearly cannot support all of lactation using only energy stored before giving birth. Though smallerthan many other phocids, harbor seals are similar in size to most otariids. In addition,there is already some evidence suggesting that the ringed seal, a phocids species thatis similar in size to the harbor seal, may also use a maternal foraging strategy.------------------------------pheromones是什么东东，是不是该划为odorantThere is no consensus among researchers regarding what qualifies a substance as a pheromone. While most agree on a basic definition of pheromones as chemicals released by one individual of a species which, when detected by another individual of the same species, elicit a specific behavioral or physiological response, some researchers also specify that the response to pheromones must be unconscious. In addition, the distinctionbetween pheromones and odorants—chemicals that are consciously detected as odors---can be blurry, and some researchers classify pheromones as atype of odorant. Evidence that pheromone responses may not involve conscious odor perception comes from the finding that in many species, pheromones are processed by the vomeronasal (or accessory olfactory) system, which uses a special structure in the nose, the vomeronasal organ (VNO),。
3.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员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份。
4.求有关科技的英语作文一篇
The development of science and technology makes our life more comfortable and convenient. However, scientists have created many problems, which are not easy to be resolved, such as air pollution, the deterioration of environment and the scarcity of natural resources, to which we must some solutions. Modern science and technology render people many advantages. Modern telecommunication shortens the distance between people and makes communication much easier. Internet is widely used now not only for collection of abundant information but also for correspondence. Email, the most effective communication device now, is becoming very popular. Besides, telephone and mobile phone make contact more convenient than before. Modern transportation, such as airplanes and high-speed trains make our journey smooth and fast. With the help of modern transportation, people can go everywhere they prefer to. The journey to outer space and other planets is not a dream any more. Rockets and space shuttles can help us realize the dream of space travel. Modern medicine prolongs peoples life and relieves patients of sufferings from many diseases. Cancer and AIDS are fatal to peoples health. Thanks to the endeavors scientists have made, these diseases become treatable. However, the process of scientific development also arouses many sever problems to our human beings. Internet, though widely used in modern communication, is easy to be destroyed by computer virus. Outer space exploration has produced much waste in the space. A tiny metal, a screw, for example can destroy a flying man-made satellite. Industrialization is making natural resources become scarce. Confronted with these problems, scientists are seeking prompt and feasible solutions. The development of science and technology bring about both positive and negative effects to us. We must eliminate the positive effects to the least extent.可以自己删减 在提供一篇翻译的：现代科技使生活更加便捷（Modern Technology Makes Life More Convenient） Modern technology makes life more convenient; tools are the milestores of the technology as well as human being' s progress. Men used to cut trees with hand saw. But now, by using electronic saw they can cut down a tree in only a few minutes. Another example is more vivid: You have something urgent which has to be informed to your friend whose house is two hour's ride away. You probably want to make a phone call. But no telephone is installed in your friend' s home. What could you do? Nowadays, with modern technology advanting, using internet is popular with us. Some years ago, people had to get what they wanted through looking into a lot of information; at last people could become tired and spent too much time. Now, if you use Internet, all becomes a piece of cake. Only by clucking, you will gain what you expect. We all hope that modern technology will reach a higher level, because modern technology makes life more convenient indeed. [参考译文] 现代科技使生活更加便捷 现代科技使生活更加便捷；工具是科技进步和人类进步的里程碑。
人类过去用手锯锯树，但是现在，用电锯可在几分钟内锯倒一棵树。另外一个例子更加生动形象：如果你有急事通知你的朋友，而他家距你家有2小时的路程，你可能想打个电话。
但是你的朋友家又没安电话，你该怎么办？如今，随着现代科技的进步，使用网络已很流行。若干年前，人们不得不查找大量资料来搜集需要的信息，最后人累得疲惫不堪，还浪费了大量时间。
现在，如果使用网络，一切就都是小菜一碟了。只要轻敲键盘，就会有求必应。
我们都期待着现代科技能达到一个更高的水平，因为现代科技确实使生活变得更便捷。21st century is the century of technology. Nowadays, technology is everywhere around us. The development of technology has a significant affact toward the society. Several technologies that we usually use are the internet, computer, and cellphone. These new technologies make our life much easier and better. First, the development of computer changes our life. Decades ago, people needed to do lots of complex calculation on hand because they did not have computer, and more obvious, they did not have the software for calculation. As the result of that, people spent hours on the equations that a computer can solve in just a minute. Since the development of computer, people are able to use some kind of software to compute lots of complex functions and mathematical calculation. Computer becomes the most helpful equipment for the sciencists because they can use their time more efficiently. Also, internet is another useful tool for us today. The 。
5.一篇关于科技的英语作文
我说，是科技的发展推动了人类的进程，是科技的发展才使人类有着这崭新又美好的生活。纵观千古，哪朝哪代不是重视科技的发展？ 科技发展是强国之路，科技发展是中华民族进步的第一动力，没有科学，我们哪来的今天的幸福生活？没有科技，我们哪来的舒适的物质生活与精神享受？没有科技的进步，我们哪能吃到杂交二号？我们哪能穿上全棉衣服，哪能住进高楼大厦？
科技发展利大还是弊大？当然是利大！中华文明八千年历史文明就是铁证如山，历史每时每刻都在改变，科技每时每刻都在发展。如果是弊端大于利的话，那人类为什么都还不约而同的选择了进步？只有进步才能使明天更美好！
一个人不进步是可悲的，一个国家不进步是没落的，一个世界不进步是黑暗的。只要在不断的进步中，人类的生活才可以得到升华。上天给予了人类一颗聪慧的大脑，一双勤劳的双手，人类没有坐享其成，而是选择了不断进步，几千年来，从马车变成了轿车、火车、飞机；从煤油灯变成了白炽灯、霓虹灯、节能灯；从海角天涯变成了近在咫尺、视频聊天、鼠标一点尽知天下事。
所有人的不懈努力，刻苦钻研，我们今天的日子是有多少辛勤的科学家们用智慧甚至生命换来的。因为法拉第，我们生活的周围才充满了各种各样的电器；因为达尔文、因为孟德尔，我们才可以更好地了解自己，认识自己；因为扁鹊，因为华佗，因为李时珍，我们的生命才能得到保障。我们的平均寿命比古代提高了30岁，看望亲友甚至不用出家门，这不都是科学发展给我们带来的好处吗？
所以说，科技改变历史，我们探讨科技的发展利大还是弊大是不需要质疑的，因为就是利大！利大！利大！科技改变历史， 是科技发展救了我们，是科学把我们从水深火热的年代拯救了出来。科技改变历史，知识改变命运。我们跨入了21世纪，跨入了一个充满高科技的时代。科学改变了我们的生活，科学改变了我们的命运。“
科技发展利大于弊，这是一个亘古不变的主题！
6.我想要一些英语趣味小知识 可以是笑话也可以是幽默
He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won. 他赢了 汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。
他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎么回事儿？ 约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?" "A kid bit me," replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。
“再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。 “他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。
“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。” A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。
“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”
Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman！" 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。
他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”
“可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！” Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。
过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。
你在哪里找到的奶酪？” “在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。
7.有什么英语趣味知识
西方人眼中的数字 生活中的数字（number）无处不在，但有写数字带有固定的象征意义。
由于中西方国家文化背景和风俗习惯的不同，它的意义和用法也有很大的差异，听我来介绍一下吧。就像咱们中国人（Chinese）偏爱数字8(eight)和6(six)，忌讳4(four)一样，西方人认为3(three)和7(seven)是大吉大利的数字，会给人带来幸福和快乐。
西方文化认为世界（the world）是由大地（land），海洋（sea）与天空（sky）三者合成的；大自然由动物（animal），植物（plant）和矿物构成，所以他们就特别喜欢3这个数字。但是西方人认为13 (thirteen)是个不祥的数字。
重大活动不安排在13号，请客避免13人入席，电影院里没有第13排和13号座位。这是因为耶稣受难的前夜，和12个门徒共进晚餐，师徒13人中出现了一个叛徒犹大，因此，信奉基督教的民族都认为13是个不祥的数字。
国家的奥秘 拓展孩子对英美文化和历史的了解，本期学科学习给您和孩子提供了这方面的内容，欢迎查看！“英国”的种种表达：英国的全称是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国（The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），简称为联合王国，缩写为the U.K. 。英国由两个大岛组成，一个是大不列颠，另一个是爱尔兰岛北部。
大不列颠由威尔士（Wales），英格兰（England）和苏格兰（Scotland）三部分组成，其中英格兰面积最大，人口最多，所以人们谈起英国的时候常常称之为England或者Britain。国家名称和大写字母 大家一定都知道我们的祖国的英语名称是China吧！但是提到PRC，可能很多同学就不知道了，其实PRC也是中国的意思！在英语中，为了使用方便，很多国家名称都可以用几个简单的大写字母来代替，如： PRC =the People's Republic of China中国（中华人民共和国） CAN = Canada 加拿大 US = USA = the United States of America 美国（美利坚合众国） UK = the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)英国（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国） 大写字母不仅能代表国家名称的缩略形式，还有许多的用途，例如：厕所WC；世界贸易组织WTO；光盘CD等。
大家不妨搜集一下，把这些有意义的大写字母都放在一起，好好领略领略大写字母的魅力吧！ 西方的进餐礼仪 欧美国家（country）的餐桌大多是长方形的，男主人（host）坐在桌子的一端，女主人（hostess）坐在另一端，通常安排座位时要尽量避免两位男宾或两位女宾并坐在一起。 就餐时，身体（body）要坐得端正，身体和餐桌间距离以能使用刀（knife）、叉（fork）、匙（spoon）和饮食方便为度，手臂不要放在桌上，也不要张开妨碍别人。
餐巾只用于擦嘴（mouth）和手（hands），切不可用来擦拭餐具和擦鼻涕、擦汗。用餐完毕后收起餐巾放在盘子（plate）右方。
使用knife, fork和spoon时，不要弄出声音，不用时，也不要用手摆弄刀叉玩。当一道菜吃完，或不想再吃时，就把刀和叉并排放在一起，刀叉的柄朝自己胸部。
如未吃完，只是为了谈话暂时停吃，就把刀叉摆成“八”字形，这样服务员就不会把盘子收走。 女主人通常是主持整个宴会（party）的主人，大家注意她的动作。
入席时，特别是小型宴会，一般总要等女宾先坐下后，男宾才坐下。男宾最好还要帮邻座的女宾拉椅子。
上菜后，一般要等女主人动手吃后，客人们（guests）才吃。宴会结束时，也由她领头离席。
西方的进餐礼仪还有很多呢，学习英语时老师也会给孩子讲到相关内容。如果有机会和孩子一起吃西餐，或者其他正餐时，何不提醒孩子注意这些餐桌礼仪呢，让孩子变得更礼貌，更文雅。
在美国打的 你经常打的吗？Do you often take a taxi？ 那么你们知道在美国“打的”的规矩吗？俗话说： “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”（入乡随俗）， 所以我们也要知道一些人家的风俗。In America, if you sit ahead when you take a taxi,the driver will be very happy. 在美国，如果你坐在车前座上，司机会很高兴，他会一路上与你谈笑风生。
But if you sit at the back, the driver will not say a word to you. 但是，如果你坐在后座上，司机则跟你一句话也不说。即便你主动搭讪，人家也爱搭不理的。
原来啊，如果你坐在前面，说明你把司机当作了朋友；你若坐在了后面，便表明对方成了纯粹为你服务的司机，你们就是雇佣关系了。现在人们往往还是寻求金钱（money）以外的尊重（respect）与友谊（friendship），这看上去虽然只是个座位的问题，但却体现了人与人之间的尊重。
所以啊，如果您有机会在美国打的“take a taxi”，可要记得坐在前面啊！猫猫的万种风情 1. fat cat 肥猫，指“为竞选出钱的富翁；享有特权或谋取特权的人；有钱有势的人，大亨。” 2. cool cat 酷猫，指“时髦人（尤指嗜好冷爵士乐的人）；嗜好摇滚乐的人；做出孤傲冷漠的样子的人”。
3. hepcat 迷恋爵士乐的猫，指“爵士（或摇摆舞）音乐迷；爵士（或摇摆舞）乐队乐师。 4. copy cat 好模仿的猫，指“盲目的模仿者（通常为儿童之间的用语）”。
5. hell cat 好发脾气的猫，指“泼妇，巫婆”。关于hell cat 是巫婆的说法要追溯到中世纪，那是迷信的人认为魔鬼。
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员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份传真，要求对方把职员的人数报上来。他是这么说的： I need a head count telling the number of people in your factory, the number of people in your office, broken。
9.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）。
10.关于科技的英语小短文
Six a day to improve immunity
Sleep a good sleep: sleep bad and lower the immune system. T cells in the body responsible for dealing with viruses and cancer, if it is not enough sleep, T cells will reduce the number of increased risk of illness. Do not have to睡足eight hours, as long as the morning wake up can feel the spirit of ease.
Do some sports: sports daily 30-45 minutes, will increase the number of immune cells, will be a corresponding increase in resistance. However, the movement is too intense or if more than one hours time, the body will produce hormones, suppress immune system activity.
Do a massage: massage to relax the body, reducing stress. Daily 45-minute massage, a month later, there will be significant improvement in immune function.
Make a return to daydreaming: 5 minutes a day of daydreaming while deep breathing while doing build castles in the air, so pleasant screen passes from the brain, immune cells can increase the number and activity.
To participate in an art activity: a marked increase in interferon can laugh, immune cells become more active. If the claims lack a sense of humor, you can see more comedy, funny cartoons. Music can increase the fight against infection and cancer of the antibody, regardless of what kind of music like to listen to when the health of all physiological responses to stimulation.
Exchange with a friend: a friend and more people, not only is not easy to colds, immune function than those who eccentric character well. Some studies have shown that good social relations will be conducive to fight against pressure, reducing stress, affects the immune cell function.
