英文的學習不能等

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 (越南女兵) 

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英解︰a game or competition is not decided until it's over, there's still a chance to win

此片語常用在比賽進行之際。「the fat lady sings」（胖女士唱歌）是比喻最後關頭，當某一隊伍成績落後，教練便會以此鼓勵全隊士氣，不到最後一刻絕不輕言放棄。

不到最後關頭難分勝負
Let's keep fighting. After all, it's not over until the fat lady sings.
我們繼續奮戰吧！畢竟不到最後關頭難分勝負。

不到最後一刻絕不輕言放棄
No matter what the score is, remember that it's not over until the fat lady sings.
無論目前比數為何，要記得不到最後一刻絕不輕言放棄。

一定要堅持到最後一刻
It's not over until the fat lady sings is an important thing to remember when facing defeat.
面對挫敗的時候要記得，一定要堅持到最後一刻。

不到最後勝負難見分曉
Our team captain reminded us that it's not over until the fat lady sings, and we went and fought our way back into the game.
我們的隊長提醒我們不到最後勝負難見分曉，於是我們回到比賽場上奮力一戰。

不到最後不要放棄希望
He may not have chosen to work with our company yet, but remember, it's not over until the fat lady sings.
他可能還沒決定是否要跟我們公司合作， 但是記住，不到最後不要放棄希望。

  (Hebe)  

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In September the Madrid City Council imposed a ban that forbids models who are too skinny from going on the catwalk.
馬德里市議會今年九月強制實行一項禁令，禁止過瘦的模特兒登台走秀。
【換句話說】
In September the Madrid City Council imposed a ban barring gaunt models from walking the catwalk.

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本週話題焦點：行前準備（Day 2 預覽景點）

          (有名的帥乞丐  犀利哥)

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Halloween Bash
萬聖節狂歡派對

Howard: You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it ...
Yu Jing: Ooh! What are you wearing!
Howard: Yu Jing! It's great to see you. I thought you were going to the Halloween parade. My haunted house party will be much more fun. I dressed up as Michael Jackson. Do you like it?
Yu Jing: It's great. I've always wondered what American Halloween parties are like. Now I'll get to see one firsthand. Do you like my witch costume?
Howard: It's fantastic. I've never seen such a beautiful Asian witch before.
Yu Jing: He he! Thank you. Your house looks really spooky. There are mummies, werewolves, and even zombies. But none of those things scare me. It's the creepy crawlies that I don't like.
Howard: Like these spiders and scorpions?
Yu Jing: Gross! Wow, look! It's Britney Spears. But why is her stomach so big!
Howard: That's not Britney. That's Kerry from math class. She dressed up as pregnant Britney.
Yu Jing: Yikes! There's a President Bush. And there's another President Bush. They look like twins.

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Tina: Sam, I came early for the movie tickets, but they're all sold out.
Sam: Oh, I really wanted to see a movie. Maybe we could go to MTV instead.
Tina: No, I don't feel like doing that. How about we rent a movie?
Sam: But I spent all day at home. I want to go out and do something fun.
Tina: I know, we could go play video games at Ximending.
Sam: Great idea, Tina. Let's take my scooter.

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Brian is entitled to 7 days' annual leave, so he decides to take 7 days off for traveling abroad. He is talking to Elsa, who is the secretary of the personnel department.
Brian有七天的年假可休，所以他決定要放自己七天的假去出國旅行。他正在和人事部的秘書Elsa說話。

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英解︰make something famous or important, often referring to a place

在地圖上出現的地名必定具有一定的知名度或重要性，因此「把……放在地圖上」就是指「讓某人或某事變得有名或具有重要性」的意思。

讓……聲名大噪
Chien-Ming Wang has managed to put Taiwan on the map.
王建民已經讓台灣聲名大噪。

讓……出名
It's important that our village be put on the map if we want to attract tourists.
如果我們想吸引觀光客，讓我們的村子出名是很重要的。

使……廣為人知
It's disappointing that Columbine was put on the map because of a high school shooting.
令人失望的是，科倫拜高中是因為校園掃射事件才廣為人知。

讓……遠近馳名
Wonderful tea and beautiful scenery have put Alishan on the map.
好茶和美景讓阿里山遠近馳名。

讓……成名
Putting our town on the map isn't as important as retaining our local heritage.
讓我們的小鎮成名不比保持當地遺跡來得重要。

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Yesterday I went to a pharmacy that provides patients counseling because I had a headache and a sore throat.
我昨天去一家提供患者諮詢的藥局，因為我的頭和喉嚨都很痛。
【換句話說】
Yesterday I went to a chemist who gives patients advice because my head was killing me and my throat was all scratchy.

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Jason: Mmmm. That smells delicious 1 .

Ann: It's vegetable curry. My mother made it.

Jason: But isn't curry an Indian dish? Your mother is British.

Ann: Actually, curry is also one of England's national 2 dishes.

Jason: I'm confused 3 .

Ann: When England colonized 4 India, the British became obsessed 5 with all things Indian. Fashions, jewelry 6 and household 7 decor 8 from India were all very popular. And, of course, curry.

Jason: And women whose husbands worked in India introduced 9 Indian things to England?

Ann: Exactly.

Jason: I think I learned this in school. Indian items were first brought back as gifts, until eventually 10 stores opened which sold things from India.

Ann: That's right. Today, there is a large Indian community 11 living in England. You can get Indian goods everywhere. Especially curry.

Jason: So how do you like your curry?

Ann: Very spicy 12 . You?

Jason: I prefer 13 mine mild 14 .

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Unit 1 China In Space 1

Larry and Nancy are eating dinner in a restaurant.

Larry: Hey, did you hear the news about China?

Nancy: No. What happened? There wasn't another terrible international 2 incident 3 , was there?

Larry: Nothing like that. China just put a man into space for the first time.

Nancy: The Chinese spaceman 4 ! Now I remember. What a scoop 5 !

Larry: This makes China only the third country to put one of its people into space.

Nancy: After Russia and the United States.

Larry: And I read in the newspaper that China has plans to build their own space station.

Nancy: What a creepy 6 thought 7 . Then they would be able to take pictures of me from space!

Larry: Ha, ha. Nancy, you really think too much!

-Nathan Hines

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Jacob: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. But there's nothing to eat in this joint.
Rose: Nonsense. We have a lot of grub. There are onions, tomatoes, garlic, chicken, and ginger.
Jacob: Looks like I'll be having boiled hot dogs and onions again.
Rose: Sometimes I don't know what to do with you. You're really much too lazy. I'm going to make you something special.
Jacob: How about I give you one ingredient, and you make a dish centered around that ingredient.
Rose: Like the Iron Chef?
Jacob: Exactly. I choose paprika powder as the magic ingredient.
Rose: OK. Then I’m going to make you an Indian curry. How about you go get the chicken out of the freezer? And fill the sink with hot water so I can thaw the chicken out.
Jacob: I thought you were going to cook me dinner, not order me around. You’re just like your mother.
Rose: I am not like my mother. Go to the store and get some garam masala. We’ll need it for the curry.

(海賊王女帝真人版)   (台灣散打王)

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Jacob: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. But there's nothing to eat in this joint.
Rose: Nonsense. We have a lot of grub. There are onions, tomatoes, garlic, chicken, and ginger.
Jacob: Looks like I'll be having boiled hot dogs and onions again.
Rose: Sometimes I don't know what to do with you. You're really much too lazy. I'm going to make you something special.
Jacob: How about I give you one ingredient, and you make a dish centered around that ingredient.
Rose: Like the Iron Chef?
Jacob: Exactly. I choose paprika powder as the magic ingredient.
Rose: OK. Then I’m going to make you an Indian curry. How about you go get the chicken out of the freezer? And fill the sink with hot water so I can thaw the chicken out.
Jacob: I thought you were going to cook me dinner, not order me around. You’re just like your mother.
Rose: I am not like my mother. Go to the store and get some garam masala. We’ll need it for the curry.

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Bob: Colleen, I sold my computer on eBay.
Colleen: That's great Bob! But did you erase all the information you had on it?
Bob: Yeah. I put everything into the computer's recycle bin.
Colleen: That might not be enough. You should have let me take a look at it first. In college we learned how information can be retrieved even after it's deleted.
Bob: Really? I had all my tax information and bank statements on the computer.
Colleen: You probably have nothing to worry about. Just be more careful next time.

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本週話題焦點：穿著禮儀【面試時的穿著】

    (有名的店草)

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by Jerri Graham

As everyone knows, a well-balanced breakfast allows people to perform at their peak. Some start their mornings with a sandwich, others opt for a dan bing, and _(1)_ choose cereal.

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The Paranormal 1:The Haunted 2 House

It all began one night in May, 1979, in an ancestral 3 home in a small New England town in the United States. The Berini family were all sleeping when Rose, the mother, was awakened 4 by the voice of a little girl saying, "Mama, mama, this is Serena."

  (中國警花)    (生田斗真)

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My family has planned to grill food and have a get-together during Mid-Autumn Festival this year.
我的家人計劃今年的中秋節要團圓烤肉。
【換句話說】
My family is holding a BBQ during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival

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Unit 6 Chrismas:Jesus vs. 1 Santa

Two foreign teachers are talking about which Christmas traditions 2 to follow...

Mary: Listen. Christmas is for praising 3 our Savior 4 , Jesus Christ. It's his birthday!

Joe: I disagree 5 . Furthermore 6 , he is your savior, not necessarily 7 mine or the rest of the school's. Anyway, the mid-winter holiday is older than Christ's birth.

Mary: You just don't get it. Christmas is for celebrating the birth of the Son of God! Jesus is the reason for the season!

Joe: I think you're making too much of this. Let's go with the Santa traditions because they are also about family and kindness, regardless 8 of religion 9 .

Mary: But Santa is just a figment 10 of everyone's imagination 11 ! Jesus is our Savior—Christmas is about Him!

Joe: Look, Santa personifies 12 what's best in people, and how the world could be if everyone stopped being so selfish 13 . Christmas should be about that.

Mary: Well, as the head teacher, I guess it's your decision to make.

Landon Hogue

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Unit 3 The New iPod Nano

Francine is humming 1 a tune 2 with her earphones 3 on...
Sam: Francine! The bus is here!

Francine: What did you say? I couldn't hear you because I was listening to my favorite track 4 .

Sam: You've had those earphones on all day. I always knew you were a music lover, but this is ridiculous 5 !

Francine: There's nothing ridiculous about my new iPod Nano. It's just like the old iPod, but even smaller. Here—hold it while I load up this slide 6 show.

Sam: Wow! It's as thin as a pencil, and very light! How many songs does it hold?

Francine: I've uploaded 7 800 songs, and I still have room for thousands of photos.
Sam: Cool! The full-color display 8 is awesome 9 . Hey, that's a photo of last year's Christmas party. So...now that Christmas is almost here again, I think I know what I want....
Francine: All right. I won't let you down.

Sam: You mean you'll buy me a black 60 gigabyte 10 iPod that plays video? Thanks!
Francine: What?!
Sean Gale