GoodMorningeveryone,BelievingthatyouhadagreatSummer.Nowlet'sgetreadytoenjoythebuautifulfallseason.FirstwishallofyouhappyMoonFestival!ThenIinviteyoutoparticipatethisFriday'stranslationexercise.汉译英每逢佳节倍思亲EnglishtoChineseItwasabeautifulbrightautumnday,withairlikeciderandaskysoblueyoucoulddrowninit.Idiomturnintoapumpkineg:
I'vehadawonderfultime,butI'mturningintoapumpkin.I...[
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ThankyouallforinspiringandencouragingmetoconinutetoimprovemyEnglishlittlebylittle,daybyday.
Today,Iwouldliketoshareaidiom"Fullofbeans".
fullofbeans
Meaning:
tobeoptimisticorenthusiastic
tobefullofenergyandinhighspirits
tofeelcheerfulandlively
Example:
妖妖灵isalwaysfullofbeans.
Origin
Originally,thisphrasewasknownas“FullasPrunes”andt...[
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Wekeptafewofthechristmasdecorationsoursonanddaughtermadewhentheywerekids.EveryyearwhentheysawthosedecoratesduringChrismastime,theyremindthemofsomeoldmemories.
Thenutcrackeroramentwasmadebymysonin2003atschoolwhenhewasingrade3.Hebroughtithomeafterfinishedandtoldusthatitwasanutcracker.WehadnoideawhyitwascallednutcrackersuntillwesawtheballetshowTheNutcrackermanyyearslate...[
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Helloeveryone.
TodayisthedaytoLearnEnglishwithasong.Wewilllistenasongcalled"woodland"byThePaperKites.
ThePaperKitesareanAustralianindierock/folkrockbandfromMelbourne,Victoria.Thebandwasformedin2009byleadvocalist/guitaristSamBentleyandkeyboardist/guitaristChristinaLacy.
Pleasefillintheblanks.
WOODLAND
bythepaperkits
Run,run,don't(trail)behindkeepmovin...[
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InJulyof2016,wetookaroadtriptoeastcoastofCanada.wevisitedtheCapeBretonIslandwhichisintheproinceofNovaScotia.InCapeBreton,westayedinacuteandnicecottagecalled"FlipFlopVilla".Wehadnoideawhywhyitwascalled"FlipFlopVilla"untillwesteppedintothehouse.Thereareflipflopsineveryroom----onthefloor,onthewall,onthetables,outsidethedoorofthethefridgeandtheoven.wewerewo...[
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Apples,Apples
Apples,apples,ripenintheautumn
Red,greenandgolden
Somedroppedontheground,beingrotten
Somehangonthetrees,waitingtobetaken
Saturday,sunnyday,apple-pickingday
Youpick,Ipick,otherpeoplehelp
Bigapples,smallapples,allfillintothebarrels
Somearerosyandpretty,somehaveblemishandlookugly
Therearesomanyapplestotouch
Sortthemout...[
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Helloeveryone.Mymomsendmeheretosay"Hi"toeveryoneonbehalfofher.Someofyoumayknowalittleofme.Somemaynot.MynameisBUSTER.Iamfiveyearsoldnow.IamaGoldendoodle(Iamnotingoldencolorthough).Iamverysociableandfriendly.
IwasatmynewhomewhenIwas8weeksold.MymumsaidIwasadoptedbecausemysistercriedforayoungerbrotherandshepromisedtowalkmeeveryday.
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Walkingdownatrailalongariver
Withmydeardaughter
Whenwestartedtotalkaboutherpapa
Sheaskedhowwefellinlove
"Anyromaniticstories?"
Myfaceblushedwithashysmileup
"ohdear,thatwaslongtimeagowhenwewereincollege"
Wefirstmetonatrainridegoinghomefromschoolforsummerbreak
Isattogethermyfriendonatwo-person’scouch
Yourdaddysatwithhisfriendontheotherseatacrossth...[
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Igrownupinalovelysmalltownwithbigandsmallrivers,bigandsmallmountains.
Therewererailwaylineswhichconnectedthistowntothecaptitalcityoftheprovince.
Welivednotveryfarfromtherailwaytracksandthetrainstation.Closetoourhouse,acreekranalongtherailwaytracksandseperatedusfromthetracks.Thereweremountainsontheothersideofthetracks.Weoftencrossedthecreek,andthencrossedthetrackstogettothemountains.Soundsver...[
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TheweatherfinallywarmedupinMayafterthelastsnowfallinApril.Butourprovinceisstillinlockdownstatus.
IntheeveningofMay7th,Iwasabouttogooutforawalknearby.WhenIopenedthedoor,abouquetofflowersontheporchcaughtmyeyesinstantly.
Itookitinandunwrapedtheplasticwrapercarefully.Itwasabeautifulbouquetofflowersinred,pink,purpleandwhitecolors.Therewasacardinsideasmallenvelope.Inthecard,therewasafewwords:"...[
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