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西安交通大学“外研社杯”英语辩论赛比赛章程 - [English Classroom]

大赛组织形式 l         初赛

对战表 4.15 - [English Classroom]

 

CYA --- Ericsong class room 7, Mar. 2007 - [English Classroom]

This time Professor Ericsong wants to talk about "CYA". This "CYA" is not the colloquial expression for "see you", but rather "Cover Your Ass". CYA, or &qu...

每日一句1 - [English Classroom]

每日一句：Don't play games with me.( 1.25 )别跟我捣鬼。

一些和动物有关的英语说法 - [English Classroom]

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正式和非正式英语的一些表达形式 - [English Classroom]

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语言是交际的工具，为了达到更好的交际目的，人们 根据情景和交际的目的选择不同的文体。正式语言和非正式语言的运用是交际中重要的文体形式。在英语中正式英语用于比较严肃的场合，而非正式的英语用于比较随便的...

在英国所感受到的英语 - [English Classroom]

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Origin of English---Ericsong Classroom Nov,2005 - [English Classroom]

English is basically a Germanci language. However it was also influenced by the Latin languages. Here comes some of my research: Some magic from French to Englishvivre--&...

Origin of English (2)---Ericsong Classroom Dec,2005 - [English Classroom]

Still about the origin of English: this time, information does not come from my research, but from Michael, one of my English teachers who specializes in linguistics.In the ancient times France was strong and Germany was poor. This is demo...

American slangs--Ericsong Classroom February,2006 - [English Classroom]

It is always good to have some fun while working. From time to time, I picked up some slang expressions from my US buddy. Here are ones I picked up over the past few months. Lots of them are from SPORTS, Share with you -->

Life is about mountains--Ericsong Classroom March, 2006 - [English Classroom]

From Notting Hill to Brokeback Mountain, from a comedic love story to a sad o...

Overt intimacy in public -- Ericsong Classroom April, 2006 - [English Classroom]

We think Americans are “open”, and sometimes we Chinese youngsters are so rebellious and disobedient that we like to use this premature assumption to complain about the rigid regu...

Different usage of English across countries-- Ericsong Classroom May, 2006 - [English Classroom]

One man's meat might be another's poison. Sometimes so it is with languages.In different countries, English can be so different.If you say "root

Findings over the past year---Ericsong Classroom June, 2006 - [English Classroom]

One year after graduation, some of my new findings, maybe true:Sell yourself; don't oversell.

Making Martini in the jungle---Ericsong Classroom July, 2006 - [English Classroom]

When you are lost in a jungle, make some martini (cocktail) by yourself, there must be someone who will come to tell you "it's not good"...

Li'ao knowledge---Ericsong Classroom September, 2006 - [English Classroom]

Watching Li'ao's programme is helpful, even for the sake of learning English. Here are some examples:

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Some more colloquial expressions--Ericsong Classroom October, 2006 - [English Classroom]

Run of the mill

Whatever can be done will be done--Ericsong Classroom November, 2006 - [English Classroom]

Whatever can be done will be done; the only question is whether it will be done by you or to you.Tom Friedman Author of "The earth...

English-English VS American-English ---Ericsong Classroom February, 2007 - [English Classroom]

Recently starting to work in a multi-national environment, I found out the following interesting differences between English-English and American-English, which you might not be aware of.Single and Double quota...