Dec 2nd 2010 | from PRINT EDITION

TOWARDS the end of 2003 and early in 2004 China’s most senior leaders put aside the routine of governing 1.3 billion people to spend a couple of afternoons studying the rise of great powers. You can imagine history’s grim inventory of war and destruction being laid out before them as they examined how, from the 15th century, empires and upstarts had often fought for supremacy. And you can imagine them moving on to the real subject of their inquiry: whether China will be able to take its place at the top without anyone resorting to arms.

In many ways China has made efforts to try to reassure an anxious world. It has repeatedly promised that it means only peace. It has spent freely on aid and investment, settled border disputes with its neighbours and rolled up its sleeves in UN peacekeeping forces and international organisations. When North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month China did at least try to create a framework to rein in its neighbour.

But reasonable China sometimes gives way to aggressive China. In March, when the North sank a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors, China failed to issue any condemnation. A few months later it fell out with Japan over some Chinese fishermen, arrested for ramming Japanese coastguard vessels around some disputed islands—and then it locked up some Japanese businessmen and withheld exports of rare earths vital for Japanese industry. And it has forcefully reasserted its claim to the Spratly and Paracel Islands and to sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea.

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As the Chinese leaders’ history lesson will have told them, the relationship that determines whether the world is at peace or at war is that between pairs of great powers. Sometimes, as with Britain and America, it goes well. Sometimes, as between Britain and Germany, it does not.

So far, things have gone remarkably well between America and China. While China has devoted itself to economic growth, American security has focused on Islamic terrorism and war in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the two mistrust each other. China sees America as a waning power that will eventually seek to block its own rise. And America worries about how Chinese nationalism, fuelled by rediscovered economic and military might, will express itself (see our special report).

The Peloponnesian pessimists

Pessimists believe China and America are condemned to be rivals. The countries’ visions of the good society are very different. And, as China’s power grows, so will its determination to get its way and to do things in the world. America, by contrast, will inevitably balk at surrendering its pre-eminence.

They are probably right about Chinese ambitions. Yet China need not be an enemy. Unlike the Soviet Union, it is no longer in the business of exporting its ideology. Unlike the 19th-century European powers, it is not looking to amass new colonies. And China and America have a lot in common. Both benefit from globalisation and from open markets where they buy raw materials and sell their exports. Both want a broadly stable world in which nuclear weapons do not spread and rogue states, like Iran and North Korea, have little scope to cause mayhem. Both would lose incalculably from war.

The best way to turn China into an opponent is to treat it as one. The danger is that spats and rows will sour relations between China and America, just as the friendship between Germany and Britain crumbled in the decades before the first world war. It is already happening in defence. Feeling threatened by American naval power, China has been modernising its missiles, submarines, radar, cyber-warfare and anti-satellite weapons. Now America feels on its mettle. Recent Pentagon assessments of China’s military strength warn of the threat to Taiwan and American bases and to aircraft-carriers near the Chinese coast. The US Navy has begun to deploy more forces in the Pacific. Feeling threatened anew, China may respond. Even if neither America nor China intended harm—if they wanted only to ensure their own security—each could nevertheless see the other as a growing threat.

Some would say the solution is for America to turn its back on military rivalry. But a weaker America would lead to chronic insecurity in East Asia and thus threaten the peaceful conduct of trade and commerce on which America’s prosperity depends. America therefore needs to be strong enough to guarantee the seas and protect Taiwan from Chinese attack.

How to take down the Great Wall

History shows that superpowers can coexist peacefully when the rising power believes it can rise unhindered and the incumbent power believes that the way it runs the world is not fundamentally threatened. So a military build-up needs to be accompanied by a build-up of trust.

There are lots of ways to build trust in Asia. One would be to help ensure that disputes and misunderstandings do not get out of hand. China should thus be more open about its military doctrine—about its nuclear posture, its aircraft-carriers and missile programme. Likewise, America and China need rules for disputes including North Korea (see article), Taiwan, space and cyber-warfare. And Asia as a whole needs agreements to help prevent every collision at sea from becoming a trial of strength.

America and China should try to work multilaterally. Instead of today’s confusion of competing venues, Asia needs a single regional security forum, such as the East Asia Summit, where it can do business. Asian countries could also collaborate more in confidence-boosting non-traditional security, such as health, environmental protection, anti-piracy and counter-terrorism, where threats by their nature cross borders.

If America wants to bind China into the rules-based liberal order it promotes, it needs to stick to the rules itself. Every time America breaks them—by, for instance, protectionism—it feeds China’s suspicions and undermines the very order it seeks.

China and America have one advantage over history’s great-power pairings: they saw the 20th century go disastrously wrong. It is up to them to ensure that the 21st is different.

What advice would the wise 100-year-old you — who finally knows what really mattered in life — have for the you that is reading this blog post? As you think of the older you, whatever advice comes to mind, just do that.

In terms of performance appraisals, this is the only one that will matter. At the end of the day, the only person that you will need to impress is that old person that will one day look back at you from the mirror. If that old person thinks that you did the right thing, you did. If that old person thinks that you made a mistake, you did. You don’t have to impress anyone else.

Some good friends of mine had the opportunity to ask old people who were facing death what advice they would have for their younger selves. Three themes emerged:

1. Be happy now. Don’t wait for next week, next month or next year. A common regret of old people was, “I got so focused on trying to get what I did not have, I failed to appreciate all that I did have. I had almost everything. I wish that I would’ve taken the time to appreciate it.”

I ‘ve asked thousand of parents around the world to complete this sentence, “When my children grow up, I want them to be…” One world is mentioned more than all of the other words combined — no matter what country I am in. What is that word? Happy.

Do you want your children to be happy? Do you want your parents to be happy? Do you want the people that love you to be happy? Do you want the people who respect you at work to be happy? Then, you go first. They want you to be happy, too.

2. Build relationships and help people, especially friends and family. When you’re 100 years old and you look around your death bed, no fellow employees will be waving good-bye. You’ll finally realize that your friends and family are the only ones that care. They are the ones that matter.

Of course, building relationships and helping people are also keys to ultimate satisfaction with your professional career. I have asked many retired CEOs an important question about their professional lives, “What were you most proud of?” So far, none have talked about have large their offices were. All they talked about were the people they helped.

The main reason to help people has nothing to do with money, status or promotion. The main reason is simple: the 100-year-old you will be proud of you if you did — and disappointed in you if you didn’t.

3. If you have a dream, go for it. If you don’t try to achieve your dreams when you are 25, you probably won’t when you are 45, 65 or 85. None of us will achieve all of our dreams. The key question is not, “Did I achieve all of my dreams?” The key question is, “Did I at least try?” Old people almost never regretted the risks they took that failed. They almost always regretted the risks that they failed to take.

No one else can tell you how to find happiness, who to love or where to find meaning. Only you can answer these questions. The best coaching that you will ever receive will not come from any other person, it will come from inside you.

So, what advice would the “old you” have for the you that just read this post? If you don’t mind sharing your thoughts with other readers, I’d love to hear them.

This is on my  mind because the City of  Bell, California, just revealed that several city officials were grossly overpaid. Turns out that the city residents were distinctly not happy about it.

City Manager Robert Rizzo, who made $800,000 a year, Police Chief Randy Adams, paid $457,000, and Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia, at $376,288 annually, all resigned last month after a closed session of the city council. As part of the deal, they will not get severance packages, the [Los Angeles] Times said.

As a result of this scandal, the California Attorney General’s office is now requiring cities to disclose salaries in their financial reports.

Now, I know you aren’t paid $800,000 a year.  (And if you are, tell me what you do and I’m sure I can learn how to do it.  Unless you’re a neurosurgeon or something because I could never even win that stupid Operation game and no one wants me operating on their brain.)  And I know that right now you are thinking, “I am NOT overpaid.  I am underpaid!”

But what if everyone actually knew your salary?  Would your co-workers and direct reports agree that you are underpaid?  What about your clients?  Would they think, “Gee, she needs a raise,” or, “holy cow, it must be nice to make that much money sitting on your heiny all day”?

You may think that what you want is to be overpaid, but I’m telling you what you really want is to be underpaid.  Oh, not underpaid in that sense that your compa-ratio is too low.  But, underpaid in the sense that you want your clients, your co-workers and your direct reports to really value your work.  Value it so much that if they knew how much you were making they would want to see you get a raise.

Because if these people value your work far above what your paycheck says, then the probability of your boss valuing your work above your paycheck level increases.  And a boss that highly values you is a boss that will help you get the developmental opportunities, plum assignments and promotions you want.  These will all eventually result in a higher salary.  (Although, unfortunately, it’s doubtful that salary will ever reach the astronomical levels found in Bell California.)

If your boss values your work below your salary that makes you a prime candidate for a layoff.  Anytime a boss thinks, “Gee, I can get someone else to do this job for a lot less money,” your days are numbered.  But, if the boss thinks, “I’d have to pay at least $10,000 more to get someone else to do this job,” you’re much more secure.

Now, if you are one of the few out there that thinks you are overpaid, I have a job for you to do.  Work to make yourself underpaid.  Work harder and smarter.  Learn new things.  Mentor new employees. Stop going for the ride.  Because, some day, someone in HR is going to mess up and leave a copy of your department’s salaries on the copy machine and your co-workers are going to find out how much money you make.  Make sure you’re worth it.

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grubstake

今天我们先要给大家介绍一个你肯定会经常用的习惯用语。有的时候你可能会非常忙，忙得都没有时间吃饭。在这种情况下，你一定会临时找点什么东西先填补一 下。这在英文里就叫做：to grab a bite。

To grab a bite要翻成口语很明显就是：先吃点什么，因此和正式吃一顿饭有很大不同。下面这个说话的人是刚下班回家，正在对他太太说他为什么这么饿：

例句-1: Honey, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! I was so busy at work today. I didn't even have time to run out and grab a bite at that Kentucky Fried Chicken place across the street.

这位丈夫说：亲爱的，我现在饿得都能把一头马吃下去。今天在办公室里我可真忙，连跑到对马路那个肯德鸡炸鸡 铺子里去买点吃的时间都没有。

上班时候没时间吃饭是被迫的。可是有些时候，我们往往为了玩，也很乐意放弃吃饭的时间，宁可玩够了再吃。下面就是一个例子：

例句-2: We need to hurry if we want to see the 7:30 movie. Let's just stop off and grab a bite to eat at that hamburger joint near the theater.

这个人说：要是我们想看七点半那场电影的话，我们得赶快。我们就到电影院附近那个卖汉堡包的地方先吃点东西 吧。

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下面我们要讲的一个俗语是：grubstake。Grub这个字可以解释为食品，但是和stake合在一起的时候，它的意思就变了。美国人在开发西部的时 候，往往要找一些会给他们提供食品和工具的人，使他们有能力开创他们的事业。现在，grubstake这个字已经演变成为开创新的企业所提供的资金或贷 款。我们来举个例子：

例句-3: My husband and I have worked hard to make our new restaurant a success, but most of all I thank my father for giving us the grubstake to open it.

这个人说：我和我的丈夫花了很大力量才使我们新开的饭馆很成功。不过，我更感谢我爸爸为我们提供了开这个饭 馆的资金。

有这样一个爸爸是很幸运的。下面这个人就没有这种运气：

例句-4: I want to quit my job and open a sporting goods shop for myself. But I'm having trouble finding anybody to put up a   grubstake to help me get started.

这个人说：我想辞了我那个工作，自己开一个体育用品店。但是，我找不到人给我一笔贷款来开这个店。

请注意：翻译人名、路名、街道名等，最好用拼音。

中文地址翻译范例：
宝山区示范新村37号403室杭州博客网'iJ w/@`f_:N
Room 403, No. 37, SiFang Residential Quarter, BaoShan District

虹口区西康南路125弄34号201室
Room 201, No. 34, Lane 125, XiKang Road(South), HongKou District

473004河南省南阳市中州路42号 李有财
Li Youcai
Room 42
Zhongzhou Road, Nanyang City
Henan Prov. China 473004

434000湖北省荆州市红苑大酒店 李有财
Li Youcai杭州博客网 b e0I4TJZ
Hongyuan Hotel杭州博客网O$^�`1xu| Ut f
Jingzhou city
Hubei Prov. China 434000

473000河南南阳市八一路272号特钢公司 李有财
Li Youcai
Special Steel Corp.
No. 272, Bayi Road, Nanyang City
Henan Prov. China 473000

528400广东中山市东区亨达花园7栋702 李有财
Li Youcai
Room 702, 7th Building
'U*j~.z$E,t i,?Z0Hengda Garden, East District
(} ^^2l
q4K#Ewo1@0Zhongshan, China 528400
361012福建省厦门市莲花五村龙昌里34号601室 李有财
3m rZu-~3c$t:a.v0Li Youcai
Room 601, No. 34 Long Chang Li
Xiamen, Fujian, China 361012

361004厦门公交总公司承诺办 李有财
Mr. Li Youcai杭州博客网#JwPU7w` G(Jqq
Cheng Nuo Ban, Gong Jiao Zong Gong Si
Xiamen, Fujian, China 361004

266042山东省青岛市开平路53号国棉四厂二宿舍1号楼2单元204户甲 李有财
Mr. Li Youcai杭州博客网5H1F a]F+_e Q
NO. 204, A, Building NO. 1
The 2nd Dormitory of the NO. 4 State-owned Textile Factory
53 Kaiping Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China 266042

 名片英语之地址英译

1、地址综述 名片的主要功能是通联，所以在名片上写上详细的家庭或单位通讯地址是必不可少的。如下例：住址：浙江省台州市黄岩区天长路18号201室翻译成英文就 是：Address: Room 201, 18 Tianchang Road, Huangyan District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.对照上例，翻译时有几点需要注意：中文地址的排列顺序是由大到小：×国×柿市×区×路×号，而英文地址则刚好相反，是由小到大：×号× 路（Road），×区(District)，×市(City)，×省(Province)，×国。

    地名专名部分（如”黄岩区”的”黄岩”部分）应使用汉语拼音，且需连写，如Huangyan不宜写成 Huang Yan。
各地址单元间要加逗号隔开。

    以上给出了地点翻译的书写规则。接下去就地址内容进行详细分析。

    完整的地址由：行政区划＋街区名＋楼房号三部分组成。

    2、行政区划英译 行政区划是地址中最高一级单位，我国幅员辽阔，行政区划较复杂，总体上可分成五级(括号内所注为当前国内通用译名)：1)国家（State）：中华人民共 和国（the People’s Republic of China； P.R.China； P.R.C； China）2)省级（Provincial Level）:省(Province)、自治区(Autonomous Region )、直辖市(Municipality directly under the Central Government,简称Municipality)；特别行政区（Special Administration Region； SAR）3)地级（Prefectural Level）:地区(Prefecture)、自治州(Autonomous Prefecture)、市（Municipality；City）；盟（Prefecture）；4)县级（County Level）：县（County）、自治县（Autonomous County）、市（City）、市辖区（District）,旗（County）5)乡级（Township Level）:乡（Township）、民族乡(Ethnic Township)、镇(Town)、街道办事处（Sub-district）。

    * 应用举例：

    (1)上海市崇明县中兴镇à Zhongxing Town, Chongming County, Shanghai (Municipality).

    (2)内蒙古自治区呼伦贝尔盟à Hulunbeir Prefecture，Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

    (3)浙江省台州市玉环县龙溪乡à Longxi Township, Yuhuan County, Taizhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province.

    (4)苏州市金阊区金门街道à Jinmen Sub-district, Jinchang District, Suzhou City.

    *略写和缩写

    1）中国人写地址喜欢将省或市等都一一注明，但按英语习惯，则可以省略；况且，省一级及较大的市大家都熟知，其后的行政区域通名完全可以略去而不致引起理解困难；如果需要进一步简化，则以此类推，可将一些县甚至镇的区域名也省掉。

    如：中国浙江省杭州市余杭区××乡à

    ××Township, Yuhang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R.C.

    2）在地址中间可直接插入邮编。

    我国的通行写法是将邮政编码另起一行，前面标上”邮编（Postal Code； Zip； P.C.）”两字，但英美各国的惯例却是将邮编直接写在州或城市的后面，如：美国：1120 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203，USA（中译：美国科罗拉多州丹佛市林肯街第1120号，邮编：80203）注：CO是美国Colorado州的缩写，在跟邮政编码合用时， 州名一般均以缩写形式出现，有关美国各州缩写详见3.2.2.3小节。

    英国：60 Queen Victoria Street， London EC4N 4TW（中译：伦敦维多利亚女王大街60号，邮编：EC4N 4TW）由此，笔者提议，我们的地名如果也参照英美各国的方法，将邮编插入到地址中间，可以节省大量空间。

    如：中国浙江省台州市黄椒路102号，邮编：318020à102 Huangjiao Road, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318020,China。

    3、省市缩写 由于有了邮编，所以城市或省的专名也可采用缩写而不会造成混乱，除了香港（Hong KongàHK）、澳门（MacaoàMO）、台湾（TaiwanàTW），我国大陆各省一直没有广泛认同的英文缩写。可喜的是，为扩展互联网域名资源， 信息产业部于二○○二年十一月二十二日发布了《关于中国互联网络域名体系公告》，公告中首次开放行政区域类二级国内域名，给全国34个省（市、自治区、特 别行政区）规定了二个字母的代码；笔者认为，随着互联网的深入发展，该代码将自然而然地成为各省区的缩写名称，可以放心使用；信息产业部采用的代码与英译 名缩写基本上吻合，只有内蒙古（英译：Inner Mongolia,缩写：IM,而信息部的代码是利用了纯汉语拼音，为NM）、西藏（英译：Tibet,而二级域名使用的仍是汉语拼音XZ）两个词出现不 协调现象，但这并不影响该缩写系统的推广。

    * 应用举例:

    中国河北省石家庄市桥东区胜利北大街2号,邮编: 050021à2 North Shengli Avenue, Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City, HE050021, P.R.C.比较：美国各州对应缩写，见下表。

    4、村居街道的英译 居于地址体系的中间位置的是一些传统的村居街道及新兴的各种小区、新村、工业区等，其中”quot;村（委会）”、”居（委会）”既是区域名称，又是行政体系的基层组织名称。具体译法见表3-3：（略）

    5、楼房室号的表达 地址的最低一级涉及到对具体场所的命名及房号的标注。如：5幢302室、3号楼2单元102室。

    这里的”幢”、”栋”、”…号楼”实际上是同一回事，一般均以Building…来表示；”室”一般译作Room或Suite。

    上述两例可分别译成：Suite 302, Building 5；Room 102, Unit 2, Building 3。

    此外，在这一级地址中还经常出现诸如”单元”、”…大厦”、”…层”等术语.

    应用举例：东一办公楼五层1－3室à Rm. 1-3, 5/F, Office Building E1。

    注①：Suite :套房，即a connected series of rooms to be used together(Webster’s )。Room：A portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts。Suite往往由多个room组成，如a three room suite。目前我们普遍使用的几号室（房），往往都是套房，故我们在翻译房号时，不能为其后缀是”房”或”室”所左右，应尽量根据实际情况选择 suite或room。

    举一个英国地址为例：

    Address:Suite 13, Unit 2, Hendy Industrial Estate, Pontardulais。

(For more resume tips, check out our interactive critique of an actual resume.)

7. Be careless with details

Reckless job hunters rarely make for conscientious workers. As such, even promising resumes must abide by age-old dictums: typo-free, proper organization, and no embellishment. Susan Whitcomb, author of Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer, says that almost 80 percent of HR managers she surveyed said they would dismiss otherwise qualified candidates who break these rules. She tells the story of one would-be employer who, when looking for an assistant, decided not to hire anyone because every resume she received contained typos.

“With a 6-to-1 ratio of jobseekers-to-jobs in the current marketplace, you can’t afford to make mistakes with your resume,” Whitcomb says.

i love what u have done with this place.我喜欢这里的布置。
what was tonight?今晚本来要做什么？
i can't feel my hands.我手麻了。
have an affiar 外遇
will anyone miss me if i weren't here?我在不在这里有什么区别吗？
i saw a lot of stuff.我大开眼界了、
call security 通知警卫
dog walker 遛狗的人
does sth. mean squat to u?对你来说sth狗屁不是吗？
what's up with the greedy?怎么这么贪啊？
work an extra shift 多轮一班
go on, i dare u!有种你就去！
u r a freak!你这个变态！
i sensed it was u.我感觉到是你了、
i apologize on behalf of him.我替他道歉。
why are u changing the subject?为什么要转移话题？
this is so meant to be!这就是天意！
there's no need to place blame.没有指责的必要。
curling iron 卷发机
it's gonna leave a stain。这要留印子的。
i have part of the fault.我也有责任。
distract her with a doll 拿娃娃哄她开心
they are all well received 收到的反响都很好
talk u up 说你的好话
stand firm to 努力坚持
i was just leering 我只是用余光看看
organize my thoughts 整理思绪
get a little preoccupied 事先有事
no way to recover 没有掩饰的机会了
bouncy 活泼
intern 实习生
mug抢劫
drug dealer 毒贩子

口语中一个意思的表达方式很多
在此提供的内容追求更简单好记的表达形式
有一些没必要能用
但是别人说的时候能理解

admire your candor你还真胆大

we are rolling摄像机正在拍摄
hairnet发罩
go through this stack 看看这一叠
r u spying on  me？你监视我？
just messing with u！跟你开玩笑呢！
enough is enough！闹够了
flyers 寻人（物）海报
it's insensitive of me。我这么做很伤人
u don't have to be brag。拽什么啊？
nod along 跟着点头
a totally separate subject 完全题外话
i thought it was the other way around 我以为是反过来的
close my account 注销银行卡
cuff him 把他铐起来
Woody，tingly 痒

creep me out 雷死我了
no peeking不要偷看啊
sneakbite kit毒蛇解药
i feel wild today 我今天好亢奋！

I'm kind of beat 我有点累了
my ears r ringing so bad.我耳鸣得厉害。
can u get the door?你能去开门吗
make a huge fool of myself 出了洋相

r u mocking me?你嘲笑我？
hatrack 草包
sth.is beyond crap 那是扯淡
any luck?找到了吗？

don't u rush me.别催我！
it doesn't count.那不算。

she's gonna be crushed.她会崩溃的。
she's healed.她好了。（病或者伤害）
goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩
overreact 反应过度
patch things up with sb.和某人修复关系

pierce my ears 打耳洞
corss that off my list 从单子上划掉
how did it go?怎么样？
present an award 颁奖

natural charisma 天生丽质
cut him some slack 放他一马
get over with 忘记
get in line排队（everybody get in line)大家排好队

i don't have the energy for this我没有能力应付这个
u got me.你还真问住我了

软件开发中常见英文缩写和各类软件开发文档的英文缩写：

Issues surrounding Recommendations are too complex for one blog post, so in this post I’ll just focus on writing an excellent recommendation. I’m not covering who to write one for, what to do if you don’t like the recommendation someone submits for you, how to solicit recommendation, etc. Just what makes an excellent one.

Two things come to mind:

First, make sure your recommendation is going to add business or professional value to the recipient. This is not the Facebook Wall, or the MySpace comment area. Recommendations are not “atta boys,” kudos or “happy birthdays.” They are meant to show a professional endorsement for that person.

Second, make sure your recommendation has specific information (and, is not too vague). You can say “Jason is an excellent project manager,” or you can say “Jason showed excellent project management skills by (example a, example b, example c).” The first one is just too vague… becoming cliche. The second one is more credible.

Now, I’ll probably be accused of wanting to flatter myself for posting this, but I just received it and I think it’s an excellent example of how to do a strong recommendation. This is from Patreece Thompson, who participated in a LinkedIn webinar that I did this morning:

“Jason conducted a webinar on LinkedIn that I found extremely valuable. He demonstrated a high degree of expertise and his presentation was clear and immediately actionable. He was sensitive to others that did not have the on-line visual. In addition, his style was open and inviting to questions (and expressed appreciation for them) and willingly gave his time to responding to questions thoroughly. Jason is extremely enthusiastic about his work which is infectious. I certainly would recommend him for any training on this topic.

Notice how powerful this recommendation is… it is much more specific than something like this:

Jason is a great presenter, I really enjoyed what he talked about. I would recommend Jason anytime.

Of course, my example is still positive and flattering, but Patreece’s recommendation has teeth… it has the kind of information and authority that means something.

I expect to see positive things about you in recommendations. Any specific stuff just seals the deal.

Be specific!

   随着我国加入世贸组织和北京将举办2008年奥运会，越来越多的外国人到中国经商和旅游，英语被使用的越来越广泛。英语标识语和提示语在人们的生活当中越来越重要了，但目前我国有很多标识语和提示话使用不规范，比如：有些旅游场所标有"No visitors"(游客止步)，很多商店标有"Business time" (营业时间)，甚至首都机场有些标识语也不规范，如："Claim luggage" (取行李)。这些都会给外国朋友造成一定的交际和沟通方面的障碍。

    前几年，我去英国学习，注意到了英国的一些标识语和提示语，并把它们记录下来。现在我把它们整理分类，配有中文翻译。这些都是原汁原味的英语标识语和提示 语，大部分我们可以直接运用，有些则可以根据我国的实际情况变通一下再用。可以说你使用这些地地道道的英语标识语和提示语，老外看了，也会觉得我们不是" 老外"了。

下面是本人收集的部分标识语和提示语。

Road and Traffic 公路和交通		Construction Site 建筑工地
Car and Parking 汽车和停车		Banks and Insurance 银行保险
Bus and Coach 公共汽车和长途汽车		Post Office and Communications 邮局电信
Tube and Train 地铁和火车		Theatre and Cinema 剧院电影院
Airport 飞机场		Hotels and Hostels 旅店宾馆
Purchases and Sales 商品买卖		Tour and Sightseeing 旅游观光
Public Places 公共场所		Training and Learning 学习培训
Office 办公室		Exhibition and Museum 展览会博物馆
Restaurant and Pub 餐馆酒吧		Others 其它方面

Road and Traffic 公路和交通

Approaching end of motorway 即将驶出高速。
Avoid the jams. 避免交通堵塞。
Dangerous bend 弯道危险
Diverted traffic 交叉路口
Entry to motorway 高速入口
Left junction 左交叉口
Look left (right) 向左（右）看。
Low bridge ahead 前方桥低。
New hours of parking control 停车控制新时段
No entry 禁止驶人
No stopping at any time 任何时间不准停车
No thoroughfare 禁止通行
No trade or business vehicle unless authorized 未经允许货车禁止通行。
Pedestrian crossing ahead 注意前方人行横道。
Pedestrian crossing 人行横道
Please drive carefully 请小心驾驶。
Road closed 此路封闭
Slow， school 前方学校请慢行。
Speed limit of 48kmh 限速每小时48公里
The law requires you wear a seatbelt 法规要求系安全带。
This vehicle stops frequently 随时停车

Car and Parking 汽车和停车

Car park front and rear.前后停车
Cars parked here without permission will be clamped 未经允许在此停车将被拖走
Guest's car park 来客停车场
Limited parking 停车位有限
No parking constantly in use 此处经常使用，禁止停车。
No parking except for loading. 除装货外，禁止停车。
No parking in front of this gate 门前禁止停车
No parking in use 24 hours a day 此处24小时使用，禁止停车。
No parking or materials in front of doors 门前不准停车或堆放杂物。
Parking for taxis only 只准许出租停。
Parking permitted 允许停车
Please do not park in front of the barrier 请不要在护拦前停车。
Please do not park. Garage in use. 车库使用，门前请不要停车。
Please ensure that you have paid and display 请确保已买票并张贴。
Rent a car and go as you please 租辆车想去哪就去哪。
Strictly no parking 严禁停车
This is a pay and display car park 此停车场自动交费并张贴票据。
VIP car park 贵宾停车场
You will be required to leave a deposit when you pick up the car.
取车时需交押金。

Bus and Coach 公共汽车和长途汽车

Bus information 公共汽车问讯处
Bus lane 公共汽车道
Bus stand 公共汽车停车处
Double deck buses 双层公共汽车
End of bus lane 公共汽车道结束
In case of fire, stay in vehicle 如遇火警，请呆在车内。
Keep your belongings with you at all times 随时照看好你的物品
The light indicates the door is not secured. 指示灯亮显示门未关好。
These seats are meant for elderly and handicapped persons & women with child. 老人，残疾人及抱小孩的妇女专座。
This coach is for holders of full fare. 本长途汽车专为持全程票者乘坐。
When the bus is moving, do not speak to the driver 汽车行使中，严禁与司机交谈。
With permission, but at owner's risk 允许存放，但后果自负。

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Tube and Train 地铁和火车

After 21:00 hours access to London underground station. 21:00以后，开往伦敦地铁站。
Certain stations are closed on public holidays. 假日某些车站关闭
From … to … route … 从……到……途经……
Help us to keep the tube litter free 请协助我们，保持地铁清洁卫生。
Luggage must not be put in the gateway 行李不准放到过道上。
Mind the gap 小心台阶间跨度
Not valid on certain trains. 车票对某些列车无效
Peak hours only 只限高峰时段
Please keep gateways clear 请保持过道畅通。
Please retain your ticket for inspection 请保留车票待检。
Single or return tickets only 单程或往返程票
Stand clear of the door 请不要站在门口。
The last train this evening will be the service to … 今晚最后一列火车是到……
Ticket valid until 30 June 2003. 车票有效期到2003年6月30日。
To ensure punctuality, this barrier may be closed up to one minute prior to departure of each train 为确保准时发车，此门在发车前一分钟关闭。
Toilet engaged 厕所有人
Train departure 出站列车
Tube to … 地铁开往…

Airport 飞机场

Airport lounges 机场休息室
Airports shuttle 机场班车
Arrivals 进港
Assistance 问讯处
Check in area (zone) 办理登机区
Customers lounges 旅客休息室
Departure airport 离港时间
Departure times on reverse 返航时间
Departures 出港
Destination airport 到达机场
Domestic flights. 国内航班
Emergency exit 安全出口
Exit to all routes 各通道出口
Flight connections 转机处
Help point (desk) 问讯处
Inquiries 问讯处
Left baggage 行李寄存
Lost property 失物招领
Luggage from flights 到港行李
Luggage pick up 取行李
Luggage reclaim 取行李
Missing people help line 走失求救热线
Missing, police appeal for assistance 警察提供走失帮助。
No smoking except in designated area 除指定区域外，禁止吸烟。
Nothing (something) to declare 无（有）报关
Passport control 入境检验
Please leave your luggage with you at all times 请随身携带你的行李。
Queue here 在此排队
Reclaim belt 取行李传送带
Reserved seating 预定的座位
Return fares 往返票价
Short stay 短暂停留
Stay close 跟紧
Welcome aboard 欢迎登机

Purchases and Sales 商品买卖

15% off with this flyer 凭此宣传品优惠15%
50% off on selected lines 部分商品降半价
Accessories & spares delivered to your door 配件送货上门。
All the range of … available. 各种……有货
As many repairs as you need, free of charge 随时免费维修
Ask at the counter for details 详情问柜台
Ask inside for details 详情里面询问
Best choice and best discounts 最佳选择，最大优惠
Big sale 大甩卖
Brighter shopping, brighter prices 明智的购物，透明的价格
Buy any two together and save 10% off both products 一次性买俩，每个优惠10％
Buy one and get anyone free 买一赠一
Buy two get one free 买二赠一
Children's wear 童装
Closing sale 关门大甩卖
Computers in stock 电脑有货
Customer care is our top priority 顾客至上
Customer services 顾客服务处
Easy to use and great value too. 好用实惠，物美价廉
Fill in your selection here and take to a pay point. 在此选购商品填单，然后到收款台付款。
Final clear out 清仓大甩卖
For more information，contact our customer service desk 详情请和顾客服务处联系。
Free delivery to your door 免费送货上门
Furniture sale now on 家具现降价销售
Half price sale 半价甩卖
Hours of opening： 营业时间
Massive stock, clear out 大量库存，清仓甩卖
Offer is subject to availability. 现货优惠，卖完为止
Open for business as usual 照常营业
Opening soon 即将开业
Opening times (hours): 营业时间:
We can provide the complete hospitality service. 我们提供热情周到的服务。
Out of hours, delivery at … 下班时，送货到……
Peace of mind from the minute you buy 买着放心
Please ask for assistance 需帮助请询问
Please check your change before leaving the checkout area 请当面点清。
Please retain this receipt as proof of your purchase and your guarantee.请保存好收据，作为交款凭证，并享受保修。
Please leave bags at the counter 请把包放到柜台
Price crash 削价
Sale 50% off original price按原价的50%销售
Sale at breakdown price 跳楼价甩卖
Sale continues in store 商品继续销价
Save up to 50% off 50％大降价
Save up to 40% 6折优惠
Save your money 贱卖
Savings and discounts all around the store 店内所有商品均削价处理
Services as usual 照常营业
Special offer 特价
50% discount on selected items 部分商品五折
Summer price cuts.夏季大削价
Thank you for your custom. 感谢您惠顾光临
Try before you buy 先试后买
We will not be beaten on price 我们的价格最低。

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Public Places 公共场所

Central heating throughout. 中央暖气全部开放
Children and senior citizens free 儿童与老人免费
Do not enter, alarm operating装有警报，禁止入内。
Do not obstruct or chain cycles to the railings 请不要把自行车靠到或锁到栏杆上。
Do not put (place) bicycles against the railings 请不要把自行车靠到栏杆上。
Do not use this lift as a means of escape in the event of fire 遇火警时，严禁使用此电梯
Dog waste only 只存放狗的粪便
Fire construction points to note 注意消防设施
Fire door, keep shut 消防门房，保持关闭
Fire escape to be clear of obstruction. 安全出口，保持通畅
Fire escape, asked to be cleared off obstruction.安全出口，请保持通畅
Fire escape, keep clear 安全出口，保持通畅
Fire exit only 仅作火警安全出口
Footpath closed. 步行路关闭
For public use 公用
Free of charge 免费
Fully air conditioned 空调全面开放
Gates in use night & day 此门昼夜使用
Gents 男厕
Lavatories 厕所
Leave by entrance door 请不要堵住门口
man's lavatory 男厕所
Men 男厕
No admittance 禁止入内
No bathing, fishing allowed in this pond 此池塘禁止游泳，垂钓
No bicycles, police will remove 禁止停放自行车，否则警察拖走。
No charge 不收费
No entry for general public 公众不得入内
No unauthorized access prohibited，未经许可，禁止入内。
No unauthorized entry未经许可，不得入内
No way out 无出口
Non-smokers only. 仅供非吸烟者
Obstruction of the door can be dangerous. 门口堵塞，危险
Open all year daily 全年每天开放
Open all year round/ Open all year 全年开放
Open daily 每天开放
Open to the public on selected days only 仅限规定的日期，对公众开放。
Opening hours: 开放/开门/营业时间:
Particulars of membership 会员优先
Pick pockets operate in this area 本区域内注意小偷
Please do not chain bicycles to these railings 请不要把自行车锁到栏杆上。
Please do not lean on these barriers 请不要靠防护栏。
Please do not leave rubbish here 请不要在此倒垃圾。
Please do not obstruct entrance 请不要堵住入口。
Please feel free to smoke in the lounge. 休息室允许吸烟
Please keep clear of the door 请保持门口畅通。
Please telephone for opening times and admission charges 打电话询问开放时间和门票价格。
Please use other doors 请走其它门
Please use yours with consideration for others. 请在你使用时，也为别人着想。
Police notice: bicycles will be removed 警察特别提示：自行车将被清走。
Private function only 只供私人使用
Public toilet 公厕
Unauthorized posters and advertisements will be persecuted 未经允许，禁止张贴广告，否则追究责任。
Under repair, do not operate 正在修理，不能使用。
Unisex toilet 男女公厕
Use of emergency alarm 用于报警
Useful numbers: 常用电话号码
Waiting room and ladies 女厕
Way out 出口
woman's lavatory 女厕所

Office 办公室

Air quality improvement area 空气质量净化区
All visitors must report to office 来客必须到办公室登记。
All visitors please report to the gate warder 来客请到门房登记。
Anyone caught using this lift will be removed from this lift 发现用此电梯者将被清走。
Business office 商务办公室
Close the door behind you 请随手关门
Demonstration available 可以进行演示
Electrically operated gate 电动门
Floor cleaning in progress 正在清扫地板
Front entrance 前门入口
For your convenience we are open 7 days a week. 为了方便你，我们每周7天开放。
Head office 总部
Interview in progress 正在面试
Lift out of order 电梯发生故障
Lift out of use 电梯停止使用
Meeting in progress, quiet please 正在开会，请保持安静。
No food is to be consumed in this area.此处不准吃食物。
No littering 勿乱扔废弃物
No smoking in this area 此处禁止吸烟
No smoking in this lift 电梯内禁止吸烟
Office to let 办公室出租
Please close the door on leaving 离开时请关门
Please do not help yourself 不要随便拿东西。
Please do not help yourself to books from this shelf 请不要随便从架子上取书籍。
Please ensure that this door is closed top & bottom 请确保此门上下关紧。
Please keep this office tidy and use the bins provided 请保持办公室整洁，使用所提供的垃圾箱
Please wait here for enquiries请在此等候咨询。
This is a smoke free building 楼内禁止吸烟
We do not buy at this door 谢绝推销

Restaurant and Pub 餐馆酒吧

Air conditioned 空调开放
Daily specials 每日特色菜
Drinks purchased are for taken away only 饮料仅供外卖
Eat in or take away 店内吃或外卖
Please ask to taste 欢迎品尝
Please wait here or take advantage until our hostess escorts to your table. 请稍等或自便，主人会领你入座。
Superb cuisine and wide selection of drinks. 美味佳肴，各种饮料
Take away service available 提供外卖
Today's special/Today's specialties 今日特色菜
Try our summer range of food 品尝夏季各种食品
Wines & spirits 红酒白酒

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Construction Site 建筑工地

Apologize for any inconvenience caused during building operation 对施工期间带来的不便表示歉意。
Danger of death. Keep out. 生命危险，严禁入内。
Danger，building site, keep out 工地危险，禁止入内。
Danger，evacuation 危险,请走开
Dangerous structure, this bridge is unsafe 危险结构，该桥不安全。
Hot work in progress 正在施工
No persons allowed beyond this point 任何人不许越过此处。
Safety footwear.穿安全靴
Safety helmets must be worn on this site 此工地必须戴安全帽。
Site entrance, dangerous 工地入口，危险
Slow, site entrance 工地入口请慢行
This button has been moved for remedial work 该按钮已卸下拿去修理。
This is just for construction personnel 仅供施工人员使用。
This lift is only for construction personal 此电梯仅供施工人员使用。
This work will be completed by the end of this year. Thank you for your patience during the inevitable disruption 此工程于年底完工，感谢你施工期间的宽容大度。
We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this works 对施工期间引起的不便表示歉意。
Working overhead 上面在施工

Banks and Insurance 银行保险

24-hour credit card bookings 24小时信用卡预约
An attractive rate of interest on any money. 存款利率高
Automatic teller machine 自动取款机
Bring proof of identity to open your account. 开户需带证件
Bureau de change/Currency exchange 兑换外汇
Call us with credit card details on … 打电话……询问，需提供信用卡记录详情。
Fast, safe worldwide money transfers available here.我们能提供全球快捷安全的转帐业务。
Foreign exchange (services) 外币兑换
Look out our lowest rate loans on personal 提供个人低息贷款。
Making your money grow 让你的钱增值。
Our telephone banking service is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.我们的银行开通每年365天每天24小时的服务电话。
Repayments guaranteed to stay the same throughout the length of the loan. 偿还的贷款保证在还贷期间保持不变。
Sell to customer rate: 卖出价:
There is no cash left in this machine overnight 此机夜间无现金
This till position is closed. 此取款机停止使用
Travelers cheque commission 旅行支票收手续费
We can supply all your foreign currency. 我们提供各国货币
We give you great rates and instant access 我们提供优惠的价位快捷的服务。
You open an account with at least ￡10 开户至少10镑
Your insurance plan will protect your product against accidental damage.保险将保护你的产品免受意外损失。

Post Office and Communications 邮局电信

Abroad 国外信件
All prices include postage and packing 全部价格包括邮资和包装
Calls charged at the national rate 电话按国内长途收费
Counter service 服务柜台
Country letters 国内信件
Enquires 问讯处
If your mobile breaks down more than twice because of a mechanical fault, we will replace it. 如果你的手机出现两次以上的故障，我们将予以更换。
If your mobile phone breaks down, we will carry out as many repairs as your product needs, free of charge. 如果你的手机出现故障，我们随时提供免费修理。
In most instances we will repair your mobile phone within five working days. 一般我们在5个工作日修好你的手机。
Internet e-mail with free fast access to useful sites 发电子邮件，免费访问常用的网站。
Local calls 本地电话
Mobile phone center 移动电话中心
National calls 国内长途电话
Nokia original accessories 诺基亚原装配件
Please join the main queue 请排成一队
Please post all your mail here，thank you 请在此邮寄，谢谢合作
Pocket phone shop 手机商店
Post your comments here 请留下您的意见
Price paid including fees and vat.所付价格包括服务费和增值税
Simply return your damaged or faulty phone to our store and it will be exchanged for a loan phone until your phone has been repaired.只要你把你损坏或有故障的手机拿回我们商店，在你的手机修好前，我们会提供备用电话。
Stamp vending machine 邮票销售机
We offer a special instant replacement service for pagers. 我们对BB机提供快捷换货的特别服务。
We will replace any accessories you bought from us for your original phone. 我们为你从我们这买的原装手机换配件。

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Theatre and Cinema 剧院电影院

24 hour ticket line … 24小时售票电话……
All prices quoted include any service charges applicable.票价包括一定的服务费。
All sessions last for approximately 1 hour. 演出大约1小时
Booking Office 售票处
Bookable in advance at the box office only with ID 凭身份证可在售票处提前预定。
Booking by post, phone, fax or e-mail or in person. 可通过邮寄，打电话，发传真或发电子邮件或亲自定票。
Booking can be made through … on … 可打电话 ……通过……定票
Concessions 优惠
No booking fee 不收定票费
Performance times 演出时间
Previews 预演
Regular price 普通票价
Special reductions are available to groups 12+ at all performances. 所有演出对12人以上的团体给予特别优惠。
The performance runs 2 hours 30 minutes including an interval 整个演出2小时30分，包括中间休息
The price shown on the ticket includes ticket price and service charges.票上的价格包括票价和服务费。
This ticket will not be exchanged nor the purchase price refunded.票不可交换，也不能按购买价退票。
Tickets are subject to availability. 票在销售，售完为止
Tickets available from all accredited ticket agents. 可在所有的指定的代理商买到票

Hotels and Hostels 旅店宾馆

Be careful when using the bath.使用此浴室时小心。
Booking made through most travel agents. 可通过各地旅游代理商定票。
Centrally located overlooking a park with free parking. 市区中心，紧靠公园，免费停车。
Cleanliness and comfort assured.保证干净舒适。
Conference facilities. 会议设施
Easy access to… Close to city center. 紧靠市中心，去……交通便利，。
Equipped and furnished to a high standard. 家具配备高档，设施配备精良。
Extremely well equipped. 设施配备精良。
Friendly family guest house near city center and railway station. 家庭式客房，紧靠市中心和火车站。
Full central heating with house provided hot water 24 hours 中央暖气系统，房间24小时提供热水。
Fully centrally heated.中央暖气全部开放。
Indoor swimming pool 室内游泳池
Laundry service. 提供洗熨服务
Night porter on duty. 夜间有行李搬运服务生。
Price according to season and size of flat. 价格按季节和公寓大小而定。
Reduced rates for elderly. 老人优惠
Shave pins in all bedrooms 所有卧室备有刮脸刀/脱发器插头
Stay a minimum of 3 nights and receive 1 extra night free. 最少住三晚，另外免费一晚。
Tea/coffee making facility in all bedrooms. 所有卧室有沏茶和煮咖啡的条件。
This offer is available for all stays to 31 October 2003. 对截至2003年10月31日的住宿实行优惠。
Warm, friendly service in a comfortable home. 热情友好的服务，舒适温馨的家。

Tour and Sightseeing 旅游观光

15% off with this flyer 持本广告85折优惠
A place to relax and unwind 一个让你放松身心的地方。
Access all day.全天开放
Admission is free 不收门票
Advanced booking is essential to avoid disappointment 提前预定，避免错过。
All passengers are strongly advised to obtain travel insurance. 建议所有乘客购买旅游保险。
All tours require advance booking. 旅游需要提前定票。
All-inclusive ticket 票价包括所有费用。
Cafeteria available 提供自助餐
Child reductions 儿童优惠
Children are free if supervised.有监护人的儿童免费。
Children under 12 half price throughout season 全季12岁以下的儿童半价
Clean and comfortable 清洁舒适
Come with us to the world's most beautiful cities 和我们一起游览世界上最美丽的城市。
Concessions (票价)优惠
Day trip to … ……一日游
Discounts available for pre-booked groups 团体提前预定优惠
Fine views of London 伦敦美景
For more detailed information please call 欲知详情，请打电话。
Free children admission with full paying adult 卖成人票，儿童免费。
Free children ticket with this leaflet 持本广告儿童免费。
Free entry for all. 向所有人开放
Free entry to over 60 attractions 免费到60 多个景点旅游。
Free for accompanied children under 16 years of age. 所带16以下岁儿童免费。
If you would like to join our club, please contact… 如想参加我们的俱乐部，请联系……
Pick up points and times 接站地点和接站时间
Reservations 预定
Reserved seating 预定座位
Safe and reliable 安全可靠
Self-catering 可自己做饭
Shopping offers 提供购物机会
Sights of London. 伦敦风光
Sightseeing at its best! 观光游览最佳季节。
Tour operators 旅游组织者
Tours take up to two hours 游程两个小时。
Tours are held throughout the day 旅游活动全天进行。
Tours have live English commentary 旅游配有现场英语解说。
Under 24 hours a 50% charge may be levied. 24小时内收半价
We want you to have a good holiday 我们让你渡过一个愉快的假日。

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Training and Learning 学习培训

Accommodation provided by the institution 学校提供住宿。
All courses offered accredited by British Council 所有课程由英国文化委员会授权认可。
Expert English language training by qualified teachers 英语培训，经验丰富，师资雄厚。
Full-students 全日制学生
One-to-one English language courses with full board accommodation 一对一的英语学习课程，提供住宿。
We have over ten years of experience in teaching quality English and have successfully managed schools in different parts of the world. 我们从事了10年多的英语教学，教学质量高，教学经验丰富，在世界各地有成功地办学的范例。

Exhibition and Museum 展览会博物馆

… are now free to everyone. …… 现免费向公众开放。
… will again be open to the public. …… 再次向公众开放。
Admission charge ￡4 门票 ￡4镑
Do not touch the exhibits/objects勿触摸展品/物品
Exhibition opening times: 开馆时间：
Extended opening hours during August 八月延长开放时间。
Flash photograph is not permitted 不准用闪光灯拍照。
Forthcoming exhibitions 即将展出
Open 10:30am - 6:00pm every day throughout the year 全年每天10：3:00am - 6:00pm 开放。
Open 7 days a week 每周7天开放
Photography and video are not permitted inside the building 楼内不许拍照录像。
Ticket office 售票处
Unemployed, disabled, students and children free 失业者，残疾人，学生和儿童免费。
With access all day 全天开放

Others 其它方面

Bicycle hire 出租自行车
Call now to book and to claim your free colour brochure. 现在打电话预定，索取免费彩色介绍资料。
Call … to book 打电话……预定
Contact us at email: 同我们联系请发电子邮件:
Cycle hire 自行车出租
Details see over 详情见背页
Direct dial telephones 直拨电话
For free information contact： 索取免费信息，请联系：
For full details of …, please see the web site: 了解……详情，请访问网站：
For further details, please contact us on … 详情请打电话……和我们联系。
For further information on … please call …… 了解 … 详情, 请打电话……
For more information on the full range of products, call … or visit the web: 更多了解各种产品的情况，拨打电话…… 或访问网站:
For more information, call …, Our staff will be pleased to answer your questions 了解详情请打电话……, 我们的职员会给你满意的回答。
For the latest information on availability, check out our website: … 获取最新信息，查询我们的网站:……。
Free Internet Access 免费上网
Free prize draw 免费抽奖
Further information about ……can be found on our website at… 关于……详细情况可在我们的网站……查到。
Goods are dispatched every day 每天发货
Information is correct at time of print 印刷时信息准确
Please ring/call/phone/telephone for assistance 打电话咨询
Please ring our 24-hour information line 请拨打我们24 小时咨询服务热线。
Please write clearly in blue or black ink. 请用蓝黑墨水填写清楚。
Programmes can be heard live and recorded on our website.在我们的网站上可听到现场和录音节目。
See reverse for full rules and condition 详细规则条款看背页。

Goal setting is a powerful tool, whether applied to one’s professional life, personal aspirations or health objectives. In fact, goal setting can make the critical difference between success and failure.

One obvious goal of many may be to simply stick to your diet and/or exericse program in the context of a busy, overscheduled daily routine, but effective goal setting goes far beyond this fairly elementary ambition.

While life may seem out of control at times and that you’re a passenger in life rather than the driver, remind yourselg that YOU hold the greatest power of all – that is the ability to design your own life. You can wake up every morning and decide to exercise, lift your own spirit through positive affirmations, and eat a nutritious breakfast, or you can choose other options that may be detrimental to your emotional and/or physical health. Ultimately, the decision is yours and yours alone.

Here are a few tips to make lifetime commitments through goal setting:

1. Don’t compare yourself with anyone except your self. This is not about winning or losing. This is about making your life better – whatever that means for YOU.

2. Focus on the present – How will you feel after your exercise session today? Will your ability to resist that danish fill you with a sense of accomplishment?

3. Imagine the results – literally. How you picture yourself is often a self fulfilling proficy. Day dream in detail about how you would like to look. Athletes picture themselves performing their event over and over again in ther minds until they finally perfect it. If you see your self as soft, sloppy, weak, tired, or stressed, this may very well become yoru reality for just thinking it. Picture yourself standing tall taking deep breaths, confidently striding forward as you approach life head on.

4. Take small steps – they DO count! It’s impossible to stop smoking, start drinking 64 oz of water, and exerising 5 days a week. Start slowly, one attainable goal at a time. Begin with taking a short walk and slowly work your way up.

5. Be patient – it make take weeks before you start noticing you have more energy, your clothes are fitting more loosely and you aren’t getting short of breath walking up a flight of steps. When you do recognize these signs of achievement, revel in the glory.

6. Put holes in your excuses. When you find your self coming up with an excuse not to exercise, go back to the reasons why you want to exericse in the first place. Put a stop to the negative self talk and obstacle formation. Grab that mental sledge hammer and break through!

7. Journal – If you do just one thing related to goal seetting, begin journaling. Tracking your progress can help you stay focused. Write down not only your goals, but what exercises you did, how you are feeling and what small changes you are noticing in your everyday life like, not being short of breath or lifting something with ease, or having less pain. Writing your goals in front of your journal would help you to review them daily.

have a favor

under the weather 不舒服(身体不适)

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and lie too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.

We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've done larger things, but not better things; we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice; we write more, but learn less; plan more, but accomplish less; we've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals; more food, but less appeasement; more acquaintances, but fewer friends; more effort, but less success.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure and less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one- night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill. It is a time where there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom.

Indeed it's all true.

最美的十大精典爱情句子

有时候在 ICQ 上同时和老美和老中用英文聊天, 通常用不了多久, 我很快就能分别出这是老美的英文还是老中的英文. 就算同样是用那些单字, 老美用的英文就是有一种特别的味道. 因为我发觉老美常常会 "换句话说". 整句话的味道就不一样. 例如 "me too." 没有人不知道吧! 但老美不只会用 "me too." 他们还会用 "same here." 虽然 same 跟 here 你我都认识, 但我们就不会说 "same here." 对吧! 其实这就是我所说的味道. 大家不要一味地去追求艰深的单字和用法, 反而是要对日常生活中常用到的单字片语要有活用的能力, 这样你的美语听起来才会地道. 这次大家来学学这十句简单的用法, 看看能不能让自己的美语活起来.

1. Do you have any pet peeve? 你有什么样的怪毛病吗?所谓的 pet peeve 就是个人生活习惯上的一些小毛病, 例如有些人不喜欢别人碰他的电脑, 要是你碰他的电脑他就会不高兴, 这就是所谓的 pet peeve. (而非 bad habit.) 通常 pet peeve 都是比较无伤大雅的小毛病, 几乎每个人都有属于他自己的 pet peeve. 所以就有老美跟我说过, "Everybody has his pet peeve." 当然 pet peeve 也常常成为老美谈话之间彼此开玩笑的话题. 记得 "Friends" 有一集就是两边人马在比快问快答, 而其中有一类的问题就是 pet peeves. 蛮有意思的. 如果是这个坏习惯大到会影响别人, 像是在公共场所老是讲话很大声, 这就不是 pet peeve, 而要用 annoying 来形容. 例如我就常听老美抱怨, "Don't you think he is annoying?" (你不觉得他很烦吗?)
 
2. Maybe I'm going out on a limb, but I think we still have to invest it.或 许这么作有点冒险, 但我想我们还是要投资它. 一般人想到冒险, 直觉的反应就是, "It's risky" 或是 "It's dangerous." 但是囗语上老美喜欢说, "I'm going out on a limb." 来表示这件事需要冒险. 这个 limb 原意是指树枝, 想象当你爬树时爬到小树枝上去了,你是不是不知小树枝什么时候会断掉? 这种不确定的危机感, 就是为什么老美要用 "Go out on a limb." 来表示冒险的原因了. 例如你来到一个清澈的河边, 你很想下去游泳, 但四周又没有救生员, 这时你就可以说, "Maybe I'm going out on a limb, but I think I am gonna try it." (我知道这么作有点冒险, 但我还是要试试看.)
 
3. I don't have skeleton in my closet.我 没有什么不可告人的秘密. 每次竞选期间一到, 一定会看到候选人争相证明自己的过去是清白的, 没有什么不可告人的秘密. 这句话在英文里要怎么讲呢? 当然最简单的说法就是, "I don't have any secret in the past." 但是这样的说法不如俚语的用法 "I don't have skeleton in my closet" 来得传神. 在这里 skeleton 是指骷髅, 而 closet 是指衣柜的意思, 各位不难想象, 一个人把骷髅藏在自己的衣柜里作什么? 一定是有不可告人的秘密. 例如你在高中时考试作弊被抓到, 还被记了一个大过, 但你长大之后这件事再也没有人提过, 所以你也不想别人知道. 这件考试作弊就变成是你的 skeleton in the closet. 有时候我自己也会别出心裁, 把这句话改变一下, 展现一下自己的幽默感. 例如有次我室友不让我进他房里, 我就用这句话亏他, "Do you have any skeleton in your room?" (你房里是不是有什么不可告人的秘密啊?) 当然 in your room 是我自己改的, 但在那样的情况下, 却有另一番的味道.
 
4. Are you sure you are going to set us up? 你确定你要帮我们制造机会吗?在英文里制造机会可不是 make a chance 喔! 虽然这是大家最自然会想到的说法. 正确的说法应该用 set up 这个片语, 例如 set you up 就是帮你制造机会的意思. 另外, 老美也很喜欢用 fix up 和 hook up 来表示撮合某人. 例如你有一个妹妹长得还可以, 你想把她介绍给你同学, 你就可以跟你同学说, "Do you like my sister? I can fix you up." (你喜欢我妹妹吗? 我可以撮合你们.)
 
5. Probably. It's still up in the air. 大概吧. 但还不确定. 大家都应该常常有和别人相约的经验吧! 其实和别人相约是一件很不容易的事情. 一开始没女朋友觉得没人陪不想出门, 但就算有人陪了却又不知要去哪里, 而就算知道要去哪里, 又不知道要作什么. 不知道各位有没有这样的经验, 你问他我们今天见面要作什么, 他说我也不知道, 到时再看看吧. 其实这种情形中外皆然, 各位不必惊讶. 到时候再看看也是老美常说的一句话, 简单的讲法就是, "I haven't decided yet." "I haven't made my mind yet." 或是 "We'll see." 就可以了, 不然的话你也可以小小地卖弄一下英文, "It's up in the air."另外 "It's up in the air." 比较俏皮的翻法就是: "八字还没一撇呢!" 例如别人问你, "Are you dating Jennifer now?" (你跟 Jennifer 开始在约会了吗?) 你就可以答, "It's up in the air." (八字还没一撇呢!) 
 
6. Okay. Just checking. 好吧. 我只是随囗问问. 在囗语中我们常会讲, 没什么, 我只是随囗问问而已. 这个随囗问问在英文里当然你可以讲, "Just asking." 但事实上呢? 大多数的老美都会说, "Just checking." Check 当动词用是一般指 "检查" 而言, 例如你想进来时可能忘了关门, 你就可以说, "Go check if the door is still open." (检查看看门是不是还开着.) 但是老美说, "Just checking." 时, 这个 check 要翻译成 "随囗问问" 会比较通顺一些. 这句话老美用得很多, 非常值得把它记下来.另外有一种情形, 比如说我们说了一些无关痛痒的小事, 别人也没听楚, 当他再问你刚才说了些什么事, 也许你不想再覆述一遍. (反正是无关痛痒) 这时你可以说, "Just a though."; "Just an idea." 意思就是我只是随囗说说而已. 不然的话也可以说, "Never mind." (没什么大不了的, 不用操心.)
 
7. Do we need to hit a shower first? 我们需要先洗个澡吗?Hit 是一个老美很喜欢用, 但老中很不会用的动词, hit 指的是去开始作某件事. 像是在囗语中老美喜欢讲, "Let's hit it." 的意思. 例如摇滚乐团的主唱常会看看吉他手, 键盘手, 贝斯手准备好了没, 如果大家都准备好了的话, 他就会大喊一声, "Let's hit it." 这就代表 "Let's go." 的意思.所以像是去洗澡, 我相信大多数的人都会讲, take a shower. 但你如果学老美说, hit a shower, 那种层次立刻就不一样. 类似的用法还有像是睡觉老美会说, hit the bed, 上路会说 hit the road. 都是蛮值得学的用法.
 
8. That's OK. 不用了.大家相信吗? "That's OK." 和 "OK." 指的是完全不同的意思喔. 如果别人问你要不要先洗个澡啊? 你答, "That's OK." 就是不要的意思, 答 "OK." 却是要的意思. 像我刚来美国时因为不信邪, 结果每次都耍宝.记得有一次老美来我家作客, 我问他, "Do you need something to drink?" 他说 "That's OK." 我想 "OK." 就是好的意思啊, 当然赶紧把茶水奉上, 老美一脸莫名其妙的表情. 其实我这是错误的示范. 要记住, 当别人说, "That's OK." 就表示 "I'm fine." 我很好, 你不用操心的意思, 言下之意就是你不用麻烦了, 我会照顾我自己. 所以要记住, "That's OK." 其实有没关系, 无所谓的味道在里面. 所以如果你要明确的拒绝的话, 可以这么说, "That's OK. I don't need anything to drink."
 
9. Just right place, right time. 只不过是天时地利而已.大多数的人想到幸运, 都会直觉反应 lucky. 但其实 lucky 有很多种表示法. 像有一次我问老美怎么追到这么一个如花似玉的女朋友, 他回答我, "Just right place, right time." 我一听就立刻联想到了中文里的, "天时地利人和" 这句话, 没想到英语里就这么简单, "Right place, right time." 就解决了. (或许应该再加上 right girl?) 所以我也开始不单说, "I'm just lucky." 了. 例如后来有一次老美问我为什么我有免费的 T 恤可拿, 我就很潇洒地回答他, "Just right place, right time, no big deal." (只不过时间地点刚好对了而已, 没什么大不了的. ) 事后想起来, 连自己都觉得很得意.
 
10. Same here. 我也是.我想当大家看到中文 "我也是" 的时候, 百分之九十九的人 "me too." 会立刻脱囗而出. 甚至有些人还会说, "So do I." 但是说真的, 老美是会说, "me too." 和 "So do I." 没错, 但好像太平常了一点, (大概是因为这些用法我上国中的时候就知道了吧!)我觉得比较酷一点的讲法应该是, "same here." 它完完全全就等于 "me too." 例如上网聊天最后大家常会说, "All right. I have to go to bed now." (好吧, 我该去睡觉了.) 这时对方就可以回答, "same here." 表示我也该睡觉了. 或是像老美在彼此自我介绍时, 通常一个会先说, "Nice to meet you." 另外一个人就会说, "me too." 但我也听过老美说, "same here." 所以这个 "same here." 是完完全全等于 "me too." 的.另外 ditto 这个用法也流行过好一阵子. 它的意思是, "同上" 当然也就等于 "me too" 的意思啦. 例如最有名的例子, 在第六感生死恋 (Ghost) 里, Demi Moore 和 Patrick Swayze 的对话, "I love you." "Ditto."