1、,Some jokes,Fun time,Keys to success,One day a father was teaching his son and said, “ The keys toyour success are keeping your word and cleverness. Onceyou give somebody a promise, you must carry it out on matterwhat will happen. This is called keep ones words.”“ What is cleverness?” asked his son“
2、 Cleverness is that youll never make such a promise,” the father answered.,一天，一位父亲教导儿子时说道： “成功的关键在于信守承诺，还 有足够聪敏。一旦你对某人许下承诺，无论发生什么，都要实现承诺。 这叫信守承诺。”“那么什么叫聪明呢？”儿子问道。“ 聪敏就是永远别作这样的承诺。” 父亲回答道。,Mental Deficiency 智力缺陷,“would you mind telling me, Doctor,” Bob asked, “how you detect a mental deficiency in som
3、ebody who appears completely normal?”“ Nothing is easier,” he replied. “You ask him a simple question which everyone should answer with no trouble. If he hesitates, that puts you on the track.”“Well, what sort of question?”“Well, you might ask him, Captain Cook made three trips around the World and
4、died during one of them. Which one?”Bob thought for a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, “You Wouldnt happen to have another example, would you? I must confess I dont know much about history.”,“医生，你能不能告诉我，” 鲍勃问，“对于一个看上去很正常的人， 你怎么判断他有智力缺陷呢？”“这再简单不过了，”医生回答道，“你问他一个简单的问题，简单到 所有人都能轻而易举地回答，如果他犹豫了
5、，那你就知道是怎么回事 了。”“哦，那要问什么样的问题呢？”“恩，你可以这样问：库克船长环球旅行了三次，但是在其中一次的 途中去世了，是哪一次呢？” 鲍勃想了一会儿， 然后紧张的笑着说： “你就不能问另外一个问题吗？坦率的说，我对历史了解的不是很多。”,Why do we Love Damon Salvatore?,Fun time,Ian Somerhalder was born and raised in Covington, Louisiana. Raised Catholic, he attended St. Pauls, a private Catholic schoolin Cov
6、ington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to13, and by the age of 17, he decided to go into acting.伊恩. 萨默海尔德在路易斯安娜州的卡文顿出生并长大。由于在天主教 家庭长大，他在卡温顿的一个私立天主学校圣保罗学校上过学。 从10-13岁，他从事模特职业，17岁时，他决定进入演艺界。,In June 2009, Somerhalder was cast in the role of Vampire Damon Salvatore in The CW television dr
7、ama series The Vampire Diaries. The series premiere ratings of any season premiere since The network began in 2006. the series has continued to be the Highest rated series on its channel. Somerhalder has received a Teen Choice Award for his participation on the series.2009年6月， 萨默海尔德被选中饰演CW电视台电视剧吸血鬼日
8、记 中的吸血鬼达蒙.塞尔瓦托。这部连续剧的首播获得了自2006年CW 电视台开播以来的最高首播收视率，现在仍是该频道收视率最高的电 视剧。萨默海尔德因参演这部电视剧而获得了青少年票选奖。,1. He made us stare at him with great pleasure when he first appeared in the show! 他在吸血鬼日记首次出场，就让我们欣喜不已而目不转睛地盯着他。 2. He is a heartless savage vampire, but we dont really care. 他是个薄情寡义又野蛮的吸血鬼，但是我们完全不在意！ 3. H
9、is eyes are unique and so charming! 他的双眸举世无双，而且魅力四射。 4. He always makes us laugh when he smirks or does his other funny faces! 他傻笑或做鬼脸时总是让我们忍俊不禁。 5. His character is much deeper than it seems to be and he perfectly shows that to us! 他的性格比看起来深沉很多，而他完美地向我们展现出来了！ 6. He made us faint when he was dancing
10、! 他跳舞时会让我们眩晕。 7. Now we are not really afraid of vampires, because we think that they are all so hot as Damon is! And if such a guy bites us hold on! 现在我们一点也不怕吸血鬼，因为我们把他们想象成达蒙一样帅！如果这样的帅哥咬我们紧紧抓着不放！ 8. He is adorable! 他很可爱！ 9. He is sexy, but yet so dangerous! He makes the show more alive! 他很性感，但同时也很危
11、险！他让吸血鬼日记更加精彩。,The reason we love Damon Salvatore,Enjoy a story,Fun time,What did I leave behind 我落下了什么,Six people were in a compartment on a train. Five of them were quiet and well behaved, but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers.At last this youn
12、g man got out at a station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away and then opened the window and shouted to him, “You left something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window again.The young man
13、turned around and hurried back with his two bags. He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, “what did I leave behind?” As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression!”,Some jokes,Fun time,Whats ti
14、me to a pig? 时间对猪有什么意义?,One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads, see how the farms looked, and perhaps to see how farmers earned their living. The city man saw a farmer in his yard, holding a pig up in his hands, and lifting it so that the pig cou
15、ld eat apples from an apple tree. The city man said to the farmer,“ I see that your pig likes apples,but isn“t that quite a waste of time?“ The farmer replied,“ What“s time to a pig?“,一天，有一个城市里的游客来到一个小乡村，在乡间路上开着车，想看看 农庄是什么样子，也想看看农夫怎样种田过日子。这位城里人看见一位农夫 在宅后的草地 上，手中抱着一头猪，并把它举得高高的，好让它能够吃到树 上的苹果。城里人对农夫说，“
16、我看你的猪挺喜欢吃苹果的，但是，这不是很 浪费时间吗?“那位农夫 回答说，“时间对猪有什么意义?“,A Good Boy,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. “Youre a good boy,“ said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But why ar
17、e 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。”,A Brain Transplant,The Brain Surgeon was about to perform a brain transplant. “You have your choice of two brains,“
18、he told the patient, “For $1000 you can have the brain of a psychologist, or for $10,000 you can have the brain of a politician.“ The patient was amazed at the huge difference in price. “Is the brain of a politician that much better?“ he asked. The Brain Surgeon replied, “No, its not better, just un
19、used.“ 脑移植 一个外科医生正要作一个脑移植手术。 “你可以从两个脑子中选一个给你。”医生告诉病人，“一个心理学家的大脑1000美元，一个政治家的大脑10000美元。 病人很惊讶二者之间这样大的差别，“政治家的大脑好一些吗？”他问。 医生说：“不是好一些，只是没有用过。”,Isnt it wonderful?,“What are you so happy about?“ a woman asked the 98-year-old man. “I broke a mirror,“ he replied. “But that means seven years of bad luck.“ “
20、I know.“ he said, beaming,“ Isnt it wonderful?“ 这难道不好吗？ “你高兴什么？”一个女士问一个98岁的老人。 “我打碎了一个镜子。”他回答。 “但那预示着7年的坏运气。” “我知道。”他高兴地说，“这难道不好吗？”,The difference of diet culture between china and western country,Western people usually pay attention to the calories、vitamins、proteins and so on.In their opinion, one
21、should choose his food only according to his need as an independent individual and the balanced requirement of all kinds of nutrients for each part of his body.,When the western people pay more attention to the balance of nutrition, What Chinese people care about is the deliciousness of food .Chines
22、e often use these words such as color 、smell 、taste、sharp to describe the food.,Most Chinese families are used to buying fresh food every day, while Americans like to buy from supermarket a large bag one-time, then eat cold food everyday.,Chinese breakfast Consists of vegetables, steamed buns, panca
23、kes, congee ,eggs milk, bean products .,The Chinese Feast,peking duck,dumpling,Western breakfast:,English breakfast :英式早餐a large breakfast such as :cereal ;cooked bacon, eggs; toast; tea or coffee Continental breakfast:欧陆式早餐a light breakfast, such as coffee, bread, butter and jamBread : brown bread;
24、 white bread; whole meal breadMilk : skimmed milk; whole fat milkCereal : oatmeal ;or porridge ;Eggs: omelet; custard ;Cakes: muffins; doughnut; waffle Coffee : decaffeinated coffee; black coffee; white coffeeTea : black tea; green tea; coffee-tea,After dinner, Chinese people love to eat fruit,while
25、 Americans often add a sweetmeat.,liquor,vodka伏特加酒, or Russian Vodka gin (杜松子酒）, （popular light liquor)rum(朗姆酒）一种用sucrose sju:krus cuisine烹饪seasoning si:zni调料。tequila(特奎拉酒). vermouth(味美思酒，苦艾酒) 烈酒hard drinksWiskey (威士忌酒) =Scotch Wiskey (苏格兰威士忌)。它是由谷物(corn)做成的.Cocktail (鸡尾酒）: an alcoholic drink consis
26、ting of a spirit, or several spirits, mixed with fruit juice, etc. e.g. Long Island Iced Tea (长岛冰茶)e.g. Tequila Sunrise(特基拉日出) e.g. Martini(马丁尼) 。,beer,The famous liquors and wines above are usually enjoyed by the middle-class. When the common people go to the bar or the pub, they usually drink beer
27、Beer: Bitter ; mild/ small beer; draft beer e.g. the most popular beer in Britain is called Lagerginger beer is also popular.,Lunch,Lunch: lunch is usually very simple. Many westerners dont have a long break at noon for a big meal . Such as workers will get 30-minute to one-hour lunch break. So some
28、 people will buy fast food like hamburgers.Also many people will bring food from home. It can be light and very simple: sandwich, chips, coffee and tea. These lunches from home are often placed in brown paper bags /sacks and are called Sack lunches in the U.S and packed lunches in the U.K. People in
29、 the U.S may say: “I am brown-bagging my lunch”, meaning they bring their lunches in brown bags from home.,Dinner,Dinner is the main meal of the day and can be meal at noon or meal in the evening .And it is usually the meal in the evening. The meal that is taken very late is Supper.Dinner is usually
30、 very plentiful and big. The formal western dinner party contains 6 courses:First： seafood (贝类 ) and soup (starter /appetizer) Second: fish Third: main course（beef steak veal chicken duck and vegetables) ） fourth：salad fifth： sweets or dessert (ice creams; yogurt） sixth： beverages Common family dinn
31、er parties contain 4 courses.,Table manners,As to the seating, there are places of honor. And the honored guests sit on the right side of the host and hostess. And the host and hostess often sit at the two ends of the ordinary rectangular（方） tables. When the waiter serves one dish to the guests one
32、by one, if he stands on your left, it is your turn to take the food. If on your right, it is not your turn.Some families will say grace before eating. If a dessert is served, the table will be cleared first. Soups should be drunk with spoons. If there is liquor or wine on the table, drink it after a
33、ll the glasses of the guests are filled.Slurping and burping are considered as extremely rude. If you have to, say “excuse me”.It is also considered rude to sing at the table, to put your elbows on the table or to chew your food with you mouth open; to talk with your mouth full.Avoid picking your te
34、eth.At the dinner table, it is bad manners to remain silent all the time.,Table manners,In china: The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares.If you
35、 are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton(大量的） of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of cuisine and will do their best to show their hospitality. And sometimes the Chinese host use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness.Dont stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Instead，lay them on your dish. Make sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone. Dont tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.,
