Archive for January 2nd, 2011

Learn Chinese Class – by word of mouth – Chinese Reading

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

英解:information spreads by people telling each other

“By word of mouth”是指人们经由一传十,十传百的口传方式得知某件事,也就是藉着口耳相传,大家告诉大家的意思。

A:This restaurant is so small, but it’s always crowded. How did you find out about it?

B:I beard by word of mouth that they had great food.

A:这家餐厅很小,但却始终客满。你是怎么知道这家餐厅的?

B:我是藉着人家口耳相传,知道他们卖的东西很好吃的。

Chinese Reading – David Beckham大卫·贝克汉姆 – Learn Chinese Class

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

小贝最近的日子可不好过啊!前段日子有报纸发布他和维多利亚婚姻出现第三者的消息,近日的指控更是严重到说他发一些色情信息给不同的女性。这些指控当然随即被他本人否认,维多利亚也出现在他的比赛场上为他助威以示支持。但也有人说,不良的形象不但不会使贝克汉姆受欢迎度受损,反而会让他显得更平易近人。

The past two weeks have not been easy for British soccer star David Beckham. Tabloid newspapers in Britain have published allegations that the England captain may not be living up to his squeaky-clean image.

过去的两周里,英国足球明星大卫·贝克汉姆的日子可不好过。英国小报登出了一些有损英国足球队队长清白形象的指控