I prepared 26 essays for PETS3 eaxam.
Dear hotel manager,
I learnt that your hotel needed a temporary hotel receptionist on the newspaper yesterday. I write this application letter to request an interview. The following is my brief introduction.
I am Wang Lin. a student in Cambridge University, majoring in English linguistics. I have worked as a part-time hotel receptionist when I was in China. Therefore, I am confident of my ability to assume this responsibility. Besides that, I am good at English and French. Meanwhile, I am an open-minded, easy-going girl with pleasant appearance. I hope to have the pleasure of your granting me an interview.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Dear editor
I am a faithful reader of your newspaper and always appreciate your active reporting of social problems. Therefore, I beleve you will pay full attention to situation that the plastic bags are still commonly used in some regions.
In my opinion, the above situation can be improved only when restrictions play their effective role. Here are some suggestions to achieve it. The government should further strengthen the supervision and control of production and circulation of plastic bags. What's more, all social sectors should show their strong support. The shops can offer small gifts or discount to the customers who bring their own bags. Designers can design beautiful cloth bags to attract shoppers to use them.
Since my own voice is too weak to be heard. I hope you can call on the public to reduce the use of the plastic bags.
亲爱的编辑
我是你们报纸的忠实读者，一直很欣赏你们积极报道社会问题。因此，相信您会充分关注一些地区仍然普遍使用塑料袋的情况
我认为，只有发挥限制的有效作用，上述情况才能得到改善。以下是实现这一目标的一些建议。政府应进一步加强对塑料袋生产和流通的监管。社会各界更应给予大力支持。商店可以为自带袋子的顾客提供小礼物或折扣。设计师可以设计漂亮的布袋来吸引购物者使用它们。
因为我自己的声音太弱了，听不见。希望大家能够呼吁公众减少塑料袋的使用
It is reported that temperatures in the United States in 2012, especially in March, broke the national records. This phenomenon is a guilty pleasure. On the one hand, it seems nice March weather that we can enjoy; on the other hand, it has alarmed some meteorologists who have warned about global warming. While individual events can't be blamed on global warming, a climate scientist Jack said it is like extremes that are supposed to get more frequent because of man-made climate change.
There is no doubt that global warming including climate change is a realistic social problem and it results from many factors. So every country needs to take effective measures to handle it. First, the country should make related policies to help protect the environment that we live. Second, the society should raise the public's environmental awareness. Last but not the least, every citizen should pay attention to his or her actions to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
In a word, we should take the crisis of the global warming seriously and try our best yo help improve the problem of climate change.
Honorable teachers and fellow students:
Good morning! It's my pleasure to stand here to make a speech. First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is WangLin, today my topic is: "Good Eating Habits".
In current society, more and more people have realized the importance of keeping healthy and good eating habits. In the past, people ate three meals and less meat at home. They were very strong and seldom went to see doctors then. While with social development and technological progress, the quality of daily life has also gradually improved. People eat better, become fatter, and easily to fall ill.
There are many factors that can account for this phenomenon. First and foremost, as the accelerating pace of socialization progress, people suffer from great pressure from different aspects. Second, some people still don't realize the importance of good eating habits to their health. Last but not the least, people eat better rather than take exercises.
A far as I'm concerned, in order to build good eating habits, we should lift our spirit, keep a good diet and actively exercise. The better we get into good eating habits, the happier our life becomes.
This is the end of my speech, Thank you very much for being here.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction regarding accommodation. I would prefer to move into a single room next semester, as I find the present sharing arrangement inconvenient.
I must explain that the reason for my dissatisfaction is my roommate's inconsiderate behavior. For one thing, his friends are constantly visiting him; for another, he regularly holds noisy parties. In these circumstances, I find it difficult to concentrate on my studies, and I am falling behind in my assignments. Moreover, sometimes he borrows my things without asking me.
To improve this situation, I hope to draw the attention to the authorities concerned. I am sure you will agree that the only solution for me is to move into a room of my own. Therefore, I would be grateful if your would find a single room for me, preferably not in the same building, but as near to the college campus as possible.
With social development and modernization, the rhythm of people's living is speeding up, and entertainments have become a trend that satisfies our special needs after work.
There are many factors accounting for this phemomenon. First and foremost, entainments can help people realx themselves. Work makes us feel tired and stressful, so entainments after work are good choices for us to relax ourselves and release pressure. Second, as basketball or badminton games, entertainments can teach us how to effectively cooperate with people, which is helpful to foster professional relationships. Last but not the least, some entertainments are quite instructive in cultivating our own potentials for success or an understanding of life. If one lacks entertainments after work. he or she will easily fell tired and nervous, which will not only affect work effectiveness, but also cause physical health and mental health problems.
In other words, people should conduct proper recreational activities after work. Only in this way, can people work more efficiently and make more progress.
Dear Prof. Wang,
First of all, please allow me to express my deep sorry for not being able to keep our appointment. I do know that this is very impolite and must have caused you much trouble.
I do reckon that at present any explanation is pale and futile. However, I do not want you to misunderstand me. On my way to your office, an old lady suddenly fainted due to heart attack on the bus. I stopped a taxi and sent her into a nearby hospital, I stayed there until her son came, which spoiled our appointment.
I am aware that our appointment is of importance. I do hope that you would kind enough to spare you valuable time to meet me. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Just as the saying goes, "A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out." There is no doubt that a forever friend plays a very important role in our life. When we feel sad, and the world seems dark and empty, our forever friend lifts us up in spirits, tells us that everything will be OK and gets us through the hard and confused times.
But how to find such a forever friend that is a realistic question for us. To get well along with others and win their friendships. we must observe strictly the following words. First and foremost, we need to be honest with others, which is the most effective policy to gain friendship. Second, we have to be humble enough. If we are pround in public, we can hardly win other's respect, not to mention "friendship". Finally, we should learn how to show our concern for others.
As far as I'm concerned, a forever friend greatly influences one's life. And as long as we abide by what is mentioned above, we will find it easy to find a forever friend.
Dear Mum,
Today is mother's day! I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to you.
Thank you for everything have done for me in my entire life. You have given me so much, but never ask return. Through the good times and the bad, you have always been there for me guiding me on the right path. When I wanted to quit, you tell me not to give up easily and to go ahead bravely. With your encouragement, I'm no longer afraid of difficulties and have faced it more bravely.
Thank you for giving me confidence and power to go forward. I own today is almost benefit from your giving me encouragement and support. I love you forever and wish you a good health and happiness of your life.
Love, Son
A new study shows that more than 26 million people in China suffer from depression, but only 10 percent of them are being treated. Unfortunately, most diagnosed patients refuse to receive drug therapy because of its side effects.
With the increasing amount of competition and pressure from work and life, people are easily to suffer from depression, which is a serious matter in contemporary society. Depression not only affects one's attitude towards life but also constraints one's growth and improvement. Sometimes, it can even lead to suicide.
There are some ways that we can do to deal with the depression. First, no matter how busy we are, we should learn to relax. Second, We should create positive emotions instead of negative ones. Third, we had better take some medicines to prevent or treat this disease. After all, compared with Suffering from the disease, side effects of those pills are minimal. In other words, we should take depression seriously and take effective measures to deal with it.
Nowadays, in China, more and more lovers are likely to get married on May 20th than on Valentine's Day, which is becoming a trend.
Most people can appreciate the romantic connotations that sounds similar to "wo ai ni" in Chinese behind the special date, while some men complain it because this means they need remember more days and buy some presents.
May 20 is undoubtedly a romantic date for everyone. In fact, Whichever day lovers choose to get married, as long as they love each other, every day will be a memorable day for them. So they needn't deliberately jump on the bandwagon. Not all of the days are costly, the most important thing is one's mind.
In conclusion. for everyone, love should be shown in daily life instead of some so-called "important occasions".
如今，在中国，选择在5月20日结婚的情侣比情人节多得多，这正在成为一种趋势。
大多数人能体会到这个特殊日子背后与“我爱你”发音相似的浪漫内涵，而有些男人则抱怨，因为这意味着他们需要记住更多的日子并购买一些礼物。
5月20日对每个人来说无疑是一个浪漫的日子。其实，无论情侣选择哪一天结婚，只要彼此相爱，每一天都会是值得纪念的日子。所以，他们不必刻意地追赶潮流。并非所有的日子都代价高昂，重要的是心意。
总而言之，对于每个人来说，爱应该在日常生活中表现出来，而不是在一些所谓的“重要场合”。
Dear Mrs. Smith,
I am your neighbor living downstairs in the same building. I am really sorry to say that your daughter's playing the piano every night does disturb me a lot.
Almost every night, there comes some noise caused by the piano from your apartment just as I go to bed and am on my way to a dream. As a result, I would like to ask you whether you can let your daughter change the time to practice the piano. I think it would be much better for me if your daughter can play the piano two hours earlier. Whatever you do at that time of the night, you have to take your neighbors' rest into consideration. If this situation hasn't changed, I will go to the property to make a complaint.
I heard you are always a friendly and considerate neighbor. Please stop making noise at night. Thank you, Take care.
我和你住在同一栋楼下。很抱歉，你女儿每天晚上弹钢琴确实打扰了我很多。
几乎每天晚上，我上床睡觉，快要进入梦乡的时候，你公寓里都会传来钢琴的噪音。因此，我想请问您是否可以允许你女儿改变练琴的时间。我觉得如果女儿能提前两个小时弹钢琴，对我来说会更好。无论你晚上做什么，都必须考虑到邻居的休息。如果这种情况没有改变，我就去物业投诉了。
我听说你一直是一位友好体贴的邻居。请你晚上不要再制造噪音了。谢谢！保重。
Dear Sir or Madam:
I read on the Internet that your company is looking for a salesman. I am very interested in this position, so I am writing here.
I have relevant experience before, and I was also a salesman in my last company. I am familiar with all kinds of sales skills and have rich experience in customer service. I can handle different sales situations flexibly. I am outgoing and can get along well with colleagues with different ersonalities. For this position, my requestments are that the company can provice come stable customer resources, regular training for employees. The most important thing is that the salary should be reasonable.
Thank you for reading. I hope I can get an interview. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi. My name's Greg, and I'm originally from Colorado, but my family moved to Arizona when I was about three, so I grew up in there. I graduated from high school about three years ago, and I am currently attending a University in my city. I'm a junior, and I am majoring in economics with a minor in Spanish. I also work part time as a cashier at a grocery store. Life is really busy, but I enjoy hiking, reading, and hanging out with friends in my free time. When I graduate, I want to work for a company in this area. I hope I can make good friends in my free time. When I graduate, I want to work for a company in this area. I hope I can make good friends with you.
| words | means |
|---|---|
| abandon | vt. 放弃(信念)；离弃，遗弃，抛弃；中止；陷入，沉湎于 n.放任；放纵 |
| meaningful | adj. 重要的；意味深长的；易于理解的；意义明显的；意在言外的 |
| enrich | vt. 充实；使丰富；使富裕；使富有；使饱含(某物) |
| spiritual | adj.精神的；宗教的；心灵的 n.灵歌 |
| thus | adv.因此；从而；这样；所以；如此；以此方式 |
Reading has always been a pleasure in life. From good reading, we gain pleasure, experience, friendship and encouragement, With good books in hand, we will never feel lonely. The characters in books will always accompany us and never abandon us.
In my opinion, reading is a very meaningful thing, and it is also a good habit that each of us should develop. Through reading, we can understand the fate of different characters, feel their joys and sorrow, and learn some life experiences from their stories, thus enriching our spiritual world and making us live better in reality.
So, let's develop the habit of reading together, it will make our life better and our spirit stronger.
阅读一直是人生的一大乐趣。从好的阅读中，我们获得快乐、经验、友谊和鼓励。手捧好书，我们永远不会感到孤独，书中的人物将永远陪伴我们，不离不弃。
在我看来，阅读是一件非常有意义的事情，也是我们每个人都应该养成的好习惯。通过阅读，我们可以了解不同人物的命运，感受他们的喜怒哀乐，并从他们的故事中汲取一些人生经验，从而丰富我们的精神世界，让我们在现实生活中活得更好。
所以，让我们一起养成阅读的习惯，它将使我们的生活更美好，我们的精神更强大。
Dear Bob,
Thank you for your last letter asking about our library. Our library locates between the teaching building and our garden. The shape of it seems to be a book to welcome our students. It's open from Monday to Friday, and we can borrow books from 9:00 a. m. to 7:00 p.m.
There are many books available in our library, dealing with almost every subject. Not only the books, but also the magazines can be read here. You may borrow up to five books at a time, and keep them for at most ten days.
Due to the library, we are offered a place to gain as much knowledge as we can. If you are interested in it, welcome to our school, and I'll show you around.
亲爱的Bob，
感谢您上次来信询问我们图书馆的情况。我们的图书馆位于教学楼和花园之间，形状像一本书，欢迎我们的学生。图书馆开放时间为周一至周五，借书时间为上午9点至下午7点。
我们的图书馆藏书丰富，几乎涵盖所有学科。您不仅可以阅读书籍，还可以阅读杂志。您一次最多可以借阅五本书，最多可以借阅十天。
图书馆为我们提供了一个尽可能多地获取知识的场所。如果您感兴趣，欢迎来我们学校参观。
| words | means |
|---|---|
| profound | adj. 意义深远的；严重的；深邃的，深沉的；深邃的，理解深刻的；巨大的，重大的；完全的，彻底的；知识渊博的；艰深的，玄奥的 n. 深邃；海，深海，海洋；深处；深奥的事物 |
| philosophy | n. 哲学；人生哲学；哲学体系；思想体系；生活的信条 |
| philosopher | n. 哲学家；深思的人；善于思考的人 |
| philosophical | adj. 哲学的；达观的；处乱不惊的 |
| thought-provoking | adj. 发人深省；引人深思的 |
| undoubtfully | 毫无疑问 |
| respect | n.尊敬，尊重，敬重；（事物的）方面；关系，关联；注重，重视；敬意，问候；细节；着眼点 vt.尊敬，敬重；关于，涉及；遵守，遵从；重视；顾及；不损害； int. 真了不起 |
| appreciation | n. 欣赏；感谢；理解；感激；增值；鉴定，评价，评估；体谅；同情 |
| likewise | adv. 同样地；类似地；还；亦；而且；我也是，我有同感；也 |
| weep | v.哭泣；(通常因悲伤)流泪；流出，渗出(液体) n.哭泣；落泪 |
Two little dogs visited the same place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors, but they saw different scenes. One happy little dog saw 1000 other happy little dogs happily smile in the mirrors, while the other one is not so happy that he saw 1000 unfriendly looking dogs in the mirrors.
The story, simple as it is, contains a profound philosophy and is very thought-provoking. Undoubtfully, life is a mirror. If you smile at it, it will smile back at you; while if you cry to it, it will weep for you. And life returns color to those people who have positive and optimistic attitudes toward life. In the same way, all the faces in the world are mirrors. Only when we are friendly and helful to others, we can get respect and appreciation from others. otherwise we will get an indifferent attitude.
As far as I am concerned, attitude is of vital importance. The way that we treat others may greatly influences how others treat us. So in order to get good reflections from others we should pay more attention to our attitudes towards them.
两只小狗去了同一个地方——千镜屋，但它们看到的景象却截然不同。一只快乐的小狗在镜子里看到1000只同样快乐的小狗开心地微笑；而另一只小狗则不那么开心，因为它在镜子里看到1000只面带不友善的小狗。
这个故事虽然简单，却蕴含着深刻的哲理，发人深省。毋庸置疑，生活就是一面镜子。你对它笑，它也会对你笑；你对它哭，它也会为你哭。生活会给那些对生活持积极乐观态度的人带来色彩。同样，世界上所有的面孔都是镜子。只有当我们友善地帮助他人时，我们才能得到他人的尊重和欣赏。否则，我们就会变得冷漠。
在我看来，态度至关重要。我们对待他人的方式会极大地影响他人对待我们的方式。因此，为了得到他人的良好评价，我们应该更加注意我们对待他们的态度。
| words | means |
|---|---|
| survey | n.调查；测量；勘测；测绘；民意调查；民意测验；总体研究； vt.测量；勘测；测绘；鉴定，检查；概述；审视；查看；总体研究；（对…）做民意调查；审察；全面评述 |
| expectation | n.预期；期望；希望；期待；指望；预料；盼望 |
| graduation | n.(大学或美国高中的)毕业；毕业典礼 |
| metropolis | n.大都市；大都会；大城市；首都；首府 |
| expectation | n.预期；期望；希望；期待；指望；预料；盼望 |
| statistic | n.(一项)统计数据；统计学；统计数字；统计资料 adj. 统计(上)的 |
| competitive | adj.竞争的；有竞争力的；(比…)更好的；(与…)一样好的；努力竞争的；一心求胜的 |
| deserve | v.值得；应得；应受 |
| desire | n.愿望；欲望；渴望；性欲；情欲；肉欲；渴望的事物；想望的人 v.期望；渴望；想望；被(某人)吸引；对(某人)产生性欲 |
| decent | adj. 像样的；正派的；适当的；公平的；得体的；相当不错的；合宜的；尚好的；合乎礼节的；穿好了衣服的 |
A survey recently conducted by a Chinese website shows that college students in China have high expectation for the salaries and other job conditions after graduation.
It is clear that Chinese students expect to earn high salary and work in the metropolis even in the first year after graduation. But to their disappointment, the real average salary in big cities are far lower than their expectations' according to the statistics. Furthermore, the number of students who already got job offers not very long before graduation is less than half. According to the comments in Weibo, many people hold the opinion that most college students are not realistic and know little about the real status out of the campus.
As far as I am concerned, as an undergraduate student, what I can do is to improve myself with professional qualities facing the severe and competitive job market. Only in this way can we deserve a decent job with a high pay.
中国某网站近日开展的一项调查显示，中国大学生对毕业后的薪资等工作条件抱有较高的期望。
显然，中国学生即使在毕业后的第一年就期望获得高薪并在大城市工作。但令他们失望的是，统计数据显示，大城市的实际平均工资远低于他们的预期。此外，毕业前不久就获得工作机会的学生不到一半。从微博评论来看，许多人认为大多数大学生不切实际，对校园外的真实情况知之甚少。
就我而言，作为一名本科生，面对严峻而竞争激烈的就业市场，我能做的就是提升自己的专业素养，只有这样，我们才能配得上一份体面、高薪的工作。
Dear Paul,
As you know, during this summer vacation, I've taken a part-time job as a waiter in ABC restaurant. Most of the time, I was asked to serve customers, including placing orders, cleaning the table, etc. The restaurant is well decorated and the environment is very confortable. In addition, the coworkers there are easy-going. The most important thing I learnt from being a waiter is that you need to be patient and nice to customers. Did you do something exciting this summer? Tell me about it. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
你知道，这个暑假我在ABC餐厅做兼职服务员。 大部分时间我负责服务顾客，包括点餐、清洁餐桌等等。 餐厅装修精美，环境舒适。而且，那里的同事们都很随和。做服务员最重要的一点就是要耐心，并且善待顾客。今年夏天你有什么有趣的事情吗？跟我说说吧。期待很快见到你。
Dear Emily,
I'm really pleased to learn that you plan to come to China to enjoy your overseas tour. I should say you made a wise choice. Just as you already know, China has a sea of places of interest. Here I'd like to advise you to choose Beijing as your destination.
Beijing has a long history with an abundance of historical and cultural heritage that represents treasures from the city's civilizations. Beijing is also China's political and culture center. There're many old places of great insterest, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and Tiananmen Square. Once you see Tiananmen Square, you will think of Beijing. It has been the symbol of Beijing since 1949.
I'm fully convinced that you will never regret your tour here. Enjoy yourself to the fullest.
得知您计划来中国享受您的海外之旅，我感到非常高兴。应该说您的选择非常明智。正如您所知，中国名胜古迹众多。在此，我建议您选择北京作为您的目的地。
北京历史悠久，拥有丰富的历史文化遗产，是这座城市文明的瑰宝。 北京也是中国的政治和文化中心。这里有许多历史悠久的名胜古迹，例如长城、颐和园、故宫、天坛和天安门广场。一旦看到天安门广场，您就会想到北京。自1949年以来，它一直是北京的象征。
我坚信，您绝不会后悔来这里旅行。尽情享受吧！
A metting is going to be held in the first floor of this building at 7 o'clock on the evening of September 5th. Problems to be talked about at the meeting is the living security of the dormitories, which includes the proper use of electricity, the actions in case of fire, the prevention of theft and so on. A member of each dormitory is required to be present. They should take notebooks with them and arrive on time. They should take notes carefully and after the meeting they are to inform their roommates of what is discussed and what measures will be taken. Those who can't attend it please keep me informed before the evening.
9月5日晚7点，本楼一楼将举行会议。会议将讨论宿舍生活安全问题，包括合理用电、防火防盗等。请每间宿舍派一名成员出席，并携带笔记准时到达。会议期间，成员应认真做好记录，并在会后将会议内容及后续措施告知室友。无法出席的同学，请在会议开始前告知我。
Our school's paper is in great need of an English editor.
The editor's job mainly includes two parts. One is to choose articles which is suitable for the students from English papers, English magazines and the Internet. The other is to select and edit the articles from students.
If you want to apply for the job you must meet the following requirements. You should be willing to give up some of your spare time to serve the students. And you should be good at English and art and be able to use computer skillfully.
Will anyone be interested in it please get in touch with the Student Union during this week? Thanks.
我们学校的报纸急需一名英语编辑。
编辑的工作主要包括两部分。一是从英文报纸、英文杂志和互联网上挑选适合学生的文章。二是筛选并编辑学生投稿的文章。
如果您想申请这份工作，您必须符合以下要求：您愿意牺牲一些业余时间为学生服务；英语和艺术方面优秀，并且能够熟练使用电脑。
有兴趣的同学请在本周内联系学生会。谢谢
Dear Sir or Madam,
Last week I bought a TV set from your store. Unfortunately, your product was unable to work properly. It always stops working suddenly and the screen becomes blank. And it broke down this morning. To resolve the problem, I would like you to return my money back, or change a new set for me.
I'm looking forward to your early reply and a resolution to my problem, and I will wait a reasonable amount of time before taking this matter further.
Thank you for taking time to read this letter.
上周我在贵店买了一台电视机。很遗憾，你们的产品无法正常工作。它总是突然停止工作，屏幕一片空白。今天早上它又坏了。为了解决这个问题，我希望你们能退款，或者帮我换一台新的。
我期待您能尽快回复并解决我的问题，我会等待合理的时间再进一步处理此事。
In the 1960s, medical researchers concluded that any major change can be stressful including both negative and positive events, while by the early 1970s, many researches showed that stressful events do harm to our physical and mental health so that if we want to stay healthy, we must avoid stressful events.
But this advice is impossible to follow. As we all know, stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. As the pace of modern life continues to increase, we are always feeling stressful. Each coin has two sides. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and meaning to our life. It is pressure that propels our progress and contributes to our success. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health, Furthermore, humans are full of initiative and creativity that they can face adversity and challenges bravely.
Personally, I think it is impossible to avoid stress once one is entirely devoted to things he pursues. Facing all stress in our daily life, We should keep confident and initiative, and try our best to deal with it. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.
20世纪60年代，医学研究人员得出结论，任何重大变化都可能带来压力，包括积极和消极的事件。到了20世纪70年代初，许多研究表明，压力事件会损害我们的身心健康，因此，如果我们想保持健康，就必须避免压力事件。
但这种建议是不可能实现的。众所周知，压力是日常生活中很自然的一部分，无法避免。随着现代生活节奏的加快，我们总是感到压力。任何事物都有两面性。 一定程度的压力对于提供我们生活的动力和意义至关重要。 压力推动着我们进步，并促成我们的成功。只有当压力失控时，才会导致表现不佳和健康状况不佳。此外，人类充满主动性和创造力，能够勇敢地面对逆境和挑战。
我个人认为，一旦一个人全身心投入到他所追求的事情中，就无法避免压力。面对日常生活中的所有压力，我们应该保持自信和主动，并尽力去应对。只有这样，我们才能拥有幸福健康的生活。
It is well-known that the usage of computer is very popular. It has been developed a lot since it appeared. Also, our daily life has greatly changed because of it, especially education.
Education, especially the education reforms in different countries, has been experiencing the great help from the Internet. Generally speaking, education is a field which needs more information while the Internet is a good information provider. Also, with the aid of the Internet, persons who are related to education, such as teachers, students and parents are easily to get in touched with each other, and it can make the education an effective combination, Meanwhile, computers with pictures, videos, even music can help the classes and lectures to be much more instructive, interesting and absorbing as well.
Therefore, computers and its Internet should be regarded as an important media in the modern education.
众所周知，计算机的使用非常普遍。自问世以来，计算机得到了长足的发展。它极大地改变了我们的日常生活，尤其是教育。
教育，尤其是各国的教育改革，都受到了互联网的巨大推动。总的来说，教育是一个需要更多信息的领域，而互联网是一个很好的信息提供者。此外，借助互联网，与教育相关的人员，例如教师、学生和家长，可以更轻松地相互联系，从而实现教育的有效整合。同时，带有图片、视频甚至音乐的计算机可以使课堂和讲座更具指导性、趣味性和吸引力。
因此，计算机及其互联网应该被视为现代教育的重要媒体。
Dear Mrs. Smith,
Due to the bad cold I got yesterday, I didn't feel well and went to hospital. After the examination, the doctor suggested that I should have a rest for at least two days. Therefore, I would like to ask a leave of two days, starting from September 20 to September 21 and the doctor's cetificate is enclosed.
I will be very grateful if you can grant my leave of absence. As to the work to be missed during my absence, I promise to make them up when I come back.
| words | means |
|---|---|
| dial | v. 拨号；拨(电话号码) n. 表盘；刻度盘；拨号盘；标度盘；仪表盘； |
| go ahead | 进行；前进；先走；着手；开展；开始做 |
| prescription | n.处方, 药方;开药；验光单； adj.（药物）凭处方供应的, 根据处方配制的； |
| 1 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| M | Will you be joining us later in the basketball game? | 稍后你会和我们一起参加篮球比赛吗？ |
| W | No, thanks. I have to prepare for my tomorrow's examination. | 不了，谢谢。我得准备明天的考试。 |
| 2 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | I dialed your phone number many times yesterday, but I couldn't get through. What's the matter? | 我昨天多次拨打你的电话，但都打不通。怎么了？ |
| M | Oh, there was something wrong with my mobile. I will have to buy a new one. | 哦，我的手机出了点问题。我得买一个新的。 |
| 3 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| M | This is River Street. What number do you want to go to? | 这里是河街。您想去几号？ |
| W | Let me get off there in front of that tree? That's fine. | 我可以在那棵树前面下车吗？没问题。 |
| 4 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | Would you mind if I borrowed your bike just over the weekend? | 你介意我周末借你的自行车吗？ |
| M | I'm sorry, but it's just not possible, because I'm visiting my mother this weekend. | 很抱歉，但这不可能，因为我这个周末要去看望我的母亲。 |
| 5 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | If you touch me I'll tell my father. | 如果你碰我，我就会告诉我父亲。 |
| M | Go ahead and tell him. he has asked me to punish you whenever you interrupt this class. | 去告诉他吧。他让我在你上课打扰的时候惩罚你。 |
| 6 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | What are your plans for tomorrow, Brenda? | 布伦达，你明天有什么计划？ |
| M | Well, first, I'm going to do the washing up. | 好吧，首先我要去洗碗。 |
| W | Poor you! While you're doing the washing up, I'll be having breakfast in bed. | 可怜的你！你洗碗的时候，我就在床上吃早饭了。 |
| M | It's all right for some people. | 对于某些人来说这没什么问题。 |
| 7 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | I'm thinking of dropping my swimming class. I am just not catching on. | 我正在考虑退游泳课。我实在没办法了。 |
| M | Stick with it. I did and I learned how to swim eventually. | 坚持下去。我做到了，最终学会了游泳。 |
| 8 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | Doctor, this cough medicine doesn't seem to be helping. Can you give me a different prescription? | 医生，这药好像没什么用。能给我开点别的药吗？ |
| M | Let's give it another day or two to see how you are doing then. | 我们再等一两天看看你做得怎么样。 |
| 9 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | Help! Help! Fire! | 救命！救命！着火了！ |
| M | Please step aside. Everything will be right. | 请让开。一切都会好起来的。 |
| W | Oh, sir, there is still a baby inside, who is sleeping? | 噢，先生，里面还有一个婴儿，谁在睡觉？ |
| M | Don't worry. We'll find her at once. | 别担心，我们马上就会找到她。 |
| 10 | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | I'm still waiting for the clerk to come back and make some copies of the paper for me. | 我仍在等待职员回来帮我复印一些文件。 |
| M | Why bother him? I'll show you how easy it is to operate the machine. | 何必麻烦他呢？我会向你演示操作这台机器有多么简单。 |
| M | Thank you very much. You know, I'm not good at operating machines. | 非常感谢。你知道，我不擅长操作机器。 |
| words | means |
|---|---|
| permit | n.许可证；特许证(尤指限期的) v.允许；准许；使有可能 |
| beef | n. 牛肉，菜牛； v.<口>老是抱怨，大发牢骚；<口>申诉，告发 |
| jumper | n.(毛或棉的)针织套衫；跳跃者；跳跃动物；跳虫 |
| aftershave | n.须后水；(男人剃须后抹的)润肤液 |
| shave | v.刮胡子；剃(须发)；(尤指)刮脸；(少量地)削减，调低，降价 n.剃须；刮脸；修面 |
| tartan | n. 花格图案，方格花纹；(与苏格兰某家族有关的)花格图案；(尤指)苏格兰格呢；花格布料 adj.格子花呢的 |
| opposite | adj.相反的；对面的；另一边的；迥然不同的 n.反面；对立面；对立的人(或物) prep.与…相对；在…对面；与…合演；与…联袂演出 adv.在对面，对过 |
| - | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | I am happy I started carrying the credit card that the bank gave us. | 我很高兴我开始携带银行给我们的信用卡。 |
| M | Why is that, Kate? Did you use it to buy something? | 为什么，凯特？你用它买东西了吗？ |
| W | I surely did. On my way home I stopped at the store to buy some beef for dinner because I didn't have any cash with me. | 我当然记得。回家的路上，我顺便去商店买了些牛肉当晚餐，因为我身上没带现金。 |
| M | And they permitted you to pay with the card? | 他们允许你用卡付款吗？ |
| W | Yes. They didn't even ask me to give the ID. | 是的。他们甚至没要求我出示身份证。 |
| M | You have to be careful. If you lose them and someone finds them, the bank will charge you for what you buy. | 你得小心。如果你丢失了，被人捡到，银行会向你收取购买费用。 |
| W | How much has the bank allowed us to spend with the card? | 银行允许我们用这张卡消费多少钱？ |
| M | Fifteen hundred dollars. The bank encourages us to use the card, but they will also require use to pay them back. | 一千五百美元。银行鼓励我们用卡，但他们也会要求我们偿还。 |
| W | You are right, Henry, I'll remember that. But the card surely makes it easy to speed money. | 你说得对，亨利，我会记住的。不过这张卡确实能让你快速转账。 |
| - | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | Er, Anna, tell me, how long have you been here in London? | 呃，安娜，告诉我，你来伦敦多久了？ |
| M | I arrived ten days age. | 我来的时候已经十天了。 |
| W | I understand you are taking an English course at this school. | 我知道你正在这所学校上英语课程。 |
| M | Yes, that's right. | 是的，没错。 |
| W | When did the course start? | 课程什么时候开始？ |
| M | It started...er, five days age. | 它开始于……呃，五天前。 |
| W | How long does it last? | 它能持续多久？ |
| M | It lasts a month, and there are three hours of classes every morning. In the afternoon there are trips to places of interest in London. | 课程为期一个月，每天上午三小时的课程，下午安排参观伦敦名胜古迹。 |
| W | I see. Why did you decide to take the course? | 我明白了。你为什么决定参加这个课程？ |
| M | For two reasons, really. You see, I work in the sales Department of a computer company, and I often have to speak English to customers, so I wanted to improve my spoken English. | 其实有两个原因。你看，我在一家电脑公司的销售部工作，经常需要用英语和客户沟通，所以我想提高我的英语口语。 |
| W | You speak very well. | 你说得很好。 |
| M | Thank you. | 谢谢。 |
| W | And the second reason? | 第二个原因是什么？ |
| M | It was a good excuse to see London. | 这是游览伦敦的一个很好的借口。 |
| W | Is this the first time you've been here? | 这是你第一次来这里吗？ |
| M | Yes. | 是的 |
| W | And are you living with an English family here in London? | 您和一个英国家庭住在伦敦吗？ |
| M | No, I'm living in a hotel, but I think it's better to live with a family. There are five French people staying at the hotel, so we speak French together. I haven't met many English people yet! | 不，我住在酒店，但我觉得和家人住在一起更好。酒店里住着五个法国人，所以我们都说法语。我还没见过多少英国人！ |
| - | English | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| W | Hey, Tom. I wonder if you can help me. I've been so busy sightseeing these days and I haven't done any shopping. Now it's almost the end of my tour and I'm leaving tomorrow. I need to buy some presents for my family members but I don't know where to get them. | 嘿，汤姆。不知道你能不能帮我一下。我最近忙着观光，都没买东西。现在我的旅行快结束了，明天就要离开了。我需要给家人买些礼物，但我不知道去哪里买。 |
| M | I'm glad to be of any help. Do you have anything particular in mind? | 很高兴能帮上忙。您有什么特别的想法吗？ |
| W | Well, I need to buy a warm jumper for my mother so that she can wear it in winter. My sister likes perfume. And then some wine of aftershave for my brother. | 嗯，我得给我妈妈买件暖和的套头衫，让她冬天穿。我妹妹喜欢香水。然后给我弟弟买点酒或须后水。 |
| M | Can we stop for a moment so I can tell you where you may get those things. Have you got a map there? Well, there's Scorch Wale shop here on the left side as you go down Regent Street from the hotel you are staying. They have all kinds of jumpers and tartan skirts and... | 我们能不能停一下，我来告诉你哪里可以买到这些东西。你有地图吗？嗯，从你住的酒店沿着摄政街往下走，左边就是Scorch Wale的商店。他们有各种各样的套头衫、格子裙，还有…… |
| W | Oh, tartan skirts? That's what I want for myself. I love those skirts. And do they also sell socks? I'd like to buy some too. | 哦，格子裙？这正是我想要的。我太喜欢那些裙子了。还有，他们卖袜子吗？我也想买一些。 |
| M | I'm not sure, but there is a sock shop on the opposite side of the street in fact. Now, as to perfume... | 我不太清楚，不过街对面确实有一家袜子店。现在说说香水…… |
| W | No. I've changed my mind. I think a book for sister and a record for my brother may be better. Can I get those near Piccadilly? | 不，我改变主意了。我觉得给妹妹买本书，给弟弟买张唱片可能更好。皮卡迪利附近能买到吗？ |
| M | Oh, yes. There is big record shop. And not far form there, you will find a good selection of books at Harcher's. | 哦，是的。那里有一家很大的唱片店。离那儿不远，在哈彻书店里，你可以找到很多好书。 |
| W | Ah, I see. Well that's about everything then. Thank you, Tom. Now let's go to have a cup of coffee first. My treat. | 啊，我明白了。那就差不多了。谢谢你，汤姆。现在我们先去喝杯咖啡吧。我请客。 |
| words | means |
|---|---|
| motorcycle | n.摩托车 vi.骑摩托车 |
| motor | n.马达；汽车；发动机 adj.汽车的；机动车的；运动神经的；肌肉运动的；有引擎的； vi.驾车旅行；乘车旅行 |
| motor vehicle | n.机动车 |
| band | n. 乐队；频带；带；范围，段；条纹；管乐队；一帮人；一伙人；鼓号乐队；流行音乐乐队 vt.(将价格、收入等)划分档次；分等级；加彩条 |
| prevention | n.防止；预防；防范 |
The sense of hearing is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us. We are warned of danger by sound. Sounds serve to please us in music. It has a waste product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better.
听觉是我们了解周围情况的最重要方式之一。 声音会警告我们注意危险。音乐中的声音能让我们愉悦。但它也会产生一种废物，那就是噪音。噪音被称为不受欢迎的声音。噪音正在不断增长，而且在情况好转之前，可能会变得更糟。
Automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, airplanes, boats, factories, bands -- all these things make noise. They bother not only our ears but our minds and bodies as well.
汽车、卡车、公共汽车、摩托车、飞机、轮船、工厂、乐队——所有这些都会产生噪音。它们不仅扰乱我们的耳朵，也扰乱我们的身心。
There is saying about it being so noisy that you can't hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe that we must sometimes hear ourselves think. If we don't, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even worse mental problems. Noise adds stress to our society that already faces enough.
有说法称，噪音太大，人听不到自己思考的声音。研究噪音的医生认为，我们有时必须听到自己思考的声音。如果听不到，我们可能会头痛、其他疼痛，甚至出现更严重的精神问题。噪音给社会带来了更多压力，而社会已经承受了足够多的压力。
There are two ways to cut down on the harm caused by noise. One is to cut down on the amount of noise. The other is to protect ourselves against the noise we can't stop.
减少噪音危害的方法有两种。一是减少噪音量。二是保护自己免受无法阻挡的噪音的伤害。
Ways of making less noise are now being tested. There are groups for the prevention of noise in this country. There is even a law controlling noise. We cannot return to the "good old days" of peace and quiet. But we can reduce noise -- if we shout loudly enough about it.
减少噪音的方法正在试验中。英国有一些致力于防止噪音的组织，甚至还有一部控制噪音的法律。我们无法回到过去那种宁静祥和的“美好旧时光”。但我们可以减少噪音——只要我们大声疾呼。
| words | means |
|---|---|
| place an order | 下订单；订货，订购；下单；发出订单 |
| candidate | n.候选人；(竞选或求职的)申请人；应试者；投考者；参加考试的人；被认定适合者；被认定有某种结局者 |
| fulfil | vt. 履行；实现；完成；执行；符合；目的是；具备；使高兴；起…作用 |
| after-sale | 售后服务；售后 |
| gratitude | n.感激；感谢 |
| consideration | n.考虑；顾及；报酬；(对他人的)体谅；斟酌；深思； |
Dear Sir or Madam,
As I am planning to take the National Entrance Test of English for MA/MS candidates(NETEM), I have decided to place an order of some NETEM books.
In order to fulfil this order, I have several requests. Firstly, please give me particular accounts of the names, authors, publishing houses and price of these books, Secondly, I also need to know the terms of payment and after-sale service. Thirdly, I wonder if it would be convenient for you to deliver theses books by EMS to Shengli Middle School by September 1, 2017. I have arranged to pay for the service.
I would like to express my gratitude for your kind consideration of my requests. I look forward to hearing form you soon.
尊敬的先生/女士：
由于我计划参加全国英语硕士入学考试 (NETEM)，因此我决定订购一些 NETEM 书籍。
为了完成这份订单，我有几个请求。首先，请提供这些书的名称、作者、出版社和价格的具体信息。其次，我还需要了解付款方式和售后服务。第三，请问您是否方便在2017年9月1日之前将这些书通过EMS快递寄到胜利中学。我已经安排好支付服务费用了。
感谢您对我的请求的善意考虑。期待尽快收到您的回复。
Lee Rodriguez-Espada, 12 was late to the Wegmans Family 5k Sunday in Rochester, New York.
周日，12 岁的 Lee Rodriguez-Espada 迟到了参加纽约州罗切斯特的 Wegmans Family 5 公里跑。
To save time, her mon dropped her near the starting line before parking the car. Lee rushed to the starting line only to realize the race had already begun
为了节省时间，妈妈把她送到起跑线附近后才停车。李女士冲到起跑线，却发现比赛已经开始了。
She was told to just start running and quickly fell into pace with the others. Meanwhile he mom found a spot at the finish line, expecting to congratulate her daughter within the hour.
她被告知只要开始跑，很快就跟上了其他人的步伐。与此同时，她的母亲在终点线找到了一个位置，希望在一小时内向女儿表示祝贺。
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