轻松英语电子报第八期

轻松英语电子报第八期主办：上海轻松英语网2007-05-08----单词搭配----asconj.如同；因为，由于，当...时候，(关系代词)当做，像...一样ad.同样地prep.作为；像，如同atprep.在(几点钟)；在(某处)；因为；处于...状态；对；向；(表示价格、速度等)以as...as与...一样atlast终于，最后notas/so...as与...不一样atleast/most至少/多asif/though似乎，好像atonce马上such...as如，像atpresent目前，现在aswellas除...以外，还attimes有时，间或asto[常用在句首]至于，关于atatime每次，一次asfaras就...而论atonetime曾经，过去asaresult结果atthesightof一见到...就aslongas只要atalltimes无论何时asamatteroffact事实上atone'sease不拘束assoonas一...就----词义辨析----attend，join与takepartinattend一般用来参加会议，课程。例如：Iattendedthelecturesattheuniversity.join着重于从旁观者或外地人的地位成为某党派，团体的一员。例如：IjoinedtheLeaguewhenIwasinJuniorMiddleSchool.takepartin指参加群众行活动、会议等。例如：Everyoneshouldtakepartintheprojecttocleanupthetown.appear，look与seemappear，look，seem都有看似之意，appear强调视觉上的看法，着重从外边看似，有时未必如此。例如：Heappearspoor.Infactheisveryrich.seem强调说华人的主观判断，往往会有一定的真实性。例如：Itseemedtheyhadbroughtnothingback.look表示眼睛看来如此。例如：Helookedverytired.----生活英语----SayingThankYou道谢Whensomeoneinvitesyoufordinner,youcanbringflowers,candyorabottleofwine.Sometimespeoplesendathankyounotetothehostorhostessafewdaysaftertheevent.1.A:I'dbetterbegoing.B:Sosoon?Whydon'tyoustayalittlelonger?A:IwishIcould,butit'salreadylate.B:Oh,it'sashamethatyouhavetoleave.A:Thankyouforawonderfulmeal.B:I'mgladyouenjoyedit.2.A:Ireallymustbegoingnow.B:Butyoujustgothere.Can'tyoustayalittlelonger?A:That'sveryniceofyou,butIreallycan't.B:Well,it'stoobadthatyouhavetogo.A:Thanksverymuch.Itwasagreatparty!B:Itwasourpleasure.3.A:Ithinkit'sabouttimewegotgoing.B:What?Already?Won'tyouhavemorecoffee?A:I'dloveto,butIhavetogetupearlytomorrow.B:Oh!I'msorry.Iwishyoucouldstay.A:Thankyouforaveryenjoyableevening.B:Don'tmentionit.Ihopeyoucancomeagainsoon.4.A:Ireallyshouldbeonmyway.B:Oh,notyet!Atleasthaveonefortheroad.A:No.Thanksallthesame.B:Well,I'msorryyouhavetoleavesoearly.A:Thankyouverymuch.Wereallyhadagoodtime.B:Well,thankyouforcoming.----英语阅读----母爱的真谛Timeisrunningoutformyfriend.Whilewearesittingatlunchshecasuallymentionssheandherhusbandarethinkingofstartingafamily.We'retakingasurvey,shesays,half-joking.DoyouthinkIshouldhaveababy?Itwillchangeyourlife,Isay,carefullykeepingmytoneneutral2.Iknow,shesays,nomoresleepinginonweekends,nomorespontaneous3holidays...Butthat'snotwhatImeanatall.Ilookatmyfriend,tryingtodecidewhattotellher.Iwanthertoknowwhatshewillneverlearninchildbirthclasses.Iwanttotellherthatthephysicalwoundsofchildbearingwillheal,butbecomingamotherwillleaveherwithanemotional4woundsoraw5thatshewillbevulnerable6forever.Iconsiderwarningherthatshewillneveragainreadanewspaperwithoutthinking:WhatifthathadbeenMYchild?Thateveryplanecrash,everyhousefirewillhaunther.Thatwhensheseespicturesofstarvingchildren,shewillwonderifanythingcouldbeworsethanwatchingyourchilddie.Ilookathercarefullymanicured7nailsandstylishsuitandthinkthatnomatterhowsophisticated8sheis,becomingamotherwillreducehertotheprimitive9levelofabearprotectinghercub10.IfeelIshouldwarnherthatnomatterhowmanyyearsshehasinvestedinhercareer,shewillbeprofessionallyderailed11bymotherhood.Shemightarrangeforchildcare,butonedayshewillbegoingintoanimportantbusinessmeeting,andshewillthinkherbaby'ssweetsmell.Shewillhavetouseeveryounceofdiscipline12tokeepfromrunninghome,justtomakesureherchildisallright.Iwantmyfriendtoknowthateverydecisionwillnolongerberoutine.Thatafive-year-oldboy'sdesiretogotothemen'sroomratherthanthewomen'satarestaurantwillbecomeamajordilemma.Theissuesofindependenceandgenderidentitywillbeweighedagainsttheprospectthatachildmolester13maybelurking14inthelavatory15.Howeverdecisiveshemaybeattheoffice,shewillsecond-guess16herselfconstantly17asamother.Lookingatmyattractivefriend,Iwanttoassureherthateventually18shewillshedtheaddedweight19ofpregnancy20,butshewillneverfeelthesameaboutherself.Thatherownlife,nowsoimportant,willbeoflessvaluetoheronceshehasachild.Shewouldgiveitupinamomenttosaveheroffspring21,butwillalsobegintohopeformoreyears—nottoaccomplishherowndreams—buttowatchherchildrenaccomplishtheirs.Iwanttodescribetomyfriendtheexhilaration22ofseeingyourchildlearntohitaball.Iwanttocapture23forherthebellylaugh24ofababywhoistouchingthesoftfurofadogforthefirsttime.Iwanthertotastethejoythatissorealithurts.Myfriend'slookmakesmerealizethattearshaveformedinmyeyes.You'llneverregretit,Isayfinally.Then,squeezing25myfriend'shand,Iofferaprayerforherandmeandallofthemeremortalwomenwhostumble26theirwayintothisholiestofcallings.时光任苒，朋友已经老大不小了。我们坐在一起吃饭的时候，她漫不经心地提到她和她的丈夫正考虑要小孩。“我们正在做一项调查，”她半开玩笑地说。“你觉得我应该要个小孩吗？”“他将改变你的生活。”我小心翼翼地说道，尽量使语气保持客观。“这我知道。”她答道，“周末睡不成懒觉，再也不能随心所欲休假了……”但我说的绝非这些。我注视着朋友，试图整理一下自己的思绪。我想让她知道她永远不可能在分娩课上学到的东西。我想让她知道：分娩的有形伤疤可以愈合，但是做母亲的情感伤痕却永远如新，她会因此变得十分脆弱。我想告诫她：做了母亲后，每当她看报纸时就会情不自禁地联想：“如果那件事情发生在我的孩子身上将会怎样啊！”每一次飞机失事、每一场住宅火灾都会让她提心吊胆。看到那些忍饥挨饿的孩子们的照片时，她会思索：世界上还有什么比眼睁睁地看着自己的孩子饿死更惨的事情呢？我打量着她精修细剪的指甲和时尚前卫的衣服，心里想到：不管她打扮多么考究，做了母亲后，她会变得像护崽的母熊那样原始而不修边幅。我觉得自己应该提醒她，不管她在工作上投入了多少年，一旦做了母亲，工作就会脱离常规。她自然可以安排他人照顾孩子，但说不定哪天她要去参加一个非常重要的商务会议，却忍不住想起宝宝身上散发的甜甜乳香。她不得不拼命克制自己，才不致于为了看看孩子是否安然无羔而中途回家。我想告诉朋友，有了孩子后，她将再也不能按照惯例做出决定。在餐馆，5岁的儿子想进男厕而不愿进女厕将成为摆在她眼前的一大难题：她将在两个选择之间权衡一番：尊重孩子的独立和性别意识，还是让他进男厕所冒险被潜在的儿童性骚扰者侵害？任凭她在办公室多么果断，作