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　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Relish the moment

　　Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.

　　我们的潜意识里藏着一派田园诗般的风光! 我们仿佛身处一次横贯大陆的漫漫旅程之中! 乘着火车, 我们领略着窗外流动的景色：附近高速公路上奔驰的汽车、十字路口处招手的孩童、远山上吃草的牛群、源源不断地从电厂排放出的烟尘、一片片的玉米和小麦、平原与山谷、群山与绵延的丘陵、天空映衬下城市的轮廓, 以及乡间的庄园宅第!

　 But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering --waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

　　"When we reach the station, that will be it! "we cry. "When I'm 18. ""When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz! ""When I put the last kid through college. ""When I have paid off the mortgage!""When I get a promotion.""When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after! "

　　然而我们心里想得最多的却是最终的目的地! 在某一天的某一时刻, 我们将会抵达进站! 迎接我们的将是乐队和飘舞的彩旗! 一旦到了那儿, 多少美梦将成为现实, 我们的生活也将变得完整, 如同一块理好了的拼图! 可是我们现在在过道里不耐烦地踱来踱去, 咒骂火车的拖拖拉拉! 我们期待着, 期待着, 期待着火车进站的那一刻!

　　"当我们到站的时候, 一切就都好了! "我们呼喊着! "当我18岁的时候! ""当我有了一辆新450SL奔驰的时候! ""当我供最小的孩子念完大学的时候! ""当我偿清贷款的时候! ""当我官升高任的时候! ""当我到了退休的时候, 就可以从此过上幸福的生活啦! "

　 Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.

　　"Relish the moment "is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118：24："This is the day which the Lord hath made；we will rejoice and be glad in it. "It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.

　　可是我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站, 也没有能够"一到永逸"的地方!生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程, 而车站不过是个梦, 它始终遥遥领先于我们!

　　"享受现在"是句很好的箴言, 尤其是当它与《圣经?诗篇》中第１１８页２４行的一段话相映衬的时候, 更是如此："今日乃主所创造；生活在今日我们将欢欣、高兴! "真正令人发疯的不是今日的负担, 而是对昨日的悔恨及对明日的恐惧! 悔恨与恐惧是一对孪生窃贼, 将今天从你我身边偷走!

　　So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. In stead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.

　 那么就不要在过道里徘徊吧, 别老惦记着你离车站还有多远! 何不换一种活法, 将更多的高山攀爬, 多吃点儿冰淇淋甜甜嘴巴, 经常光着脚板儿溜达溜达, 在更多的河流里畅游, 多看看夕阳西下, 多点欢笑哈哈, 少让泪水滴答! 生活得一边过一边瞧! 车站就会很快到达!

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　　My five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while I was preparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated, I said, "Where would you be right now if I didn't feel like making dinner?"

　　He thought for a moment and then replied, " A restaurant?"

Notes:

　　(1) pick up捡起；拾起

　　(2) chore n.杂务；不愉快的工作

　　(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

　　① How old was the son?

　　② What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys?

　　③ Why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him?

　　④ How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it?

　　⑤ Why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant?

69.出色的回答

　　我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说："要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？"

　　他略加思索便回答说："在饭店里？"

练习参考答案：

　　① Five years old.

　　② She was preparing dinner.

　　③ Because he didn't feel like it.

　　④ She was exasperated.

　　⑤ Because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.

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　　　　　　　　　　　 The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

　　Once upon a time there was an old goat. She had seven little kids, and loved them all, just as a mother loves her children. One day she wanted to go into the woods to get some food. So she called all seven to her and said, "Children dear, I am going into the woods. Be on your guard for the wolf. If he gets in, he will eat up all of you all, even your skin and hair. The villain often disguises himself, but you will recognize him at once by his rough voice and his black feet."

　　The kids said, "Mother dear, we will take care of ourselves. You can go away without any worries."

　　Then the old one bleated, and went on her way with her mind at ease.

　　It was not long before someone knocked at the door and called out, "Open the door, children dear, your mother is here, and has brought something for each one of you."

　　But the little kids knew from the rough voice that it was the wolf.

　　"We will not open the door," they cried out. "You are not our mother. She has a soft and gentle voice, but your voice is rough. You are the wolf."

　　So the wolf went to a shopkeeper and bought himself a large piece of chalk, which he ate, making his voice soft. Then he came back and knocked at the door, calling out, "Open the door, children dear. Your mother is here and has brought something for each one of you."

　　But the wolf laid one of his black paws inside the window. The children saw it and cried out, "We will not open the door. Our mother does not have a black foot like you. You are the wolf."

　　So the wolf ran to a baker and said, "I have sprained my foot. Rub some dough on it for me." After the baker had rubbed dough on his foot, the wolf ran to the miller and said, "Sprinkle some white flour on my foot for me."

　　The miller thought, "The wolf wants to deceive someone," and refused to do it, so the wolf said, "If you will not do it, I will eat you up." That frightened the miller, and he made his paw white for him. Yes, that is the way people are.

　　Now the villain went for a third time to the door, knocked at it, and said, "Open the door for me, children. Your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something from the woods."

　　The little kids cried out, "First show us your paw so we may know that you are our dear little mother."

　　So he put his paw inside the window, and when they saw that it was white, they believed that everything he said was true, and they opened the door. But who came in? It was the wolf. They were terrified and wanted to hide. One jumped under the table, the second into the bed, the third into the stove, the fourth into the kitchen, the fifth into the cupboard, the sixth under the washbasin, and the seventh into the clock case. But the wolf found them all, and with no further ado he swallowed them down his throat, one after the other. However, he did not find the youngest kid, the one who was in the clock case.

　　After satisfying his appetite he went outside and lay down under a tree in the green meadow and fell asleep.

　　Soon afterward the old goat came home from the woods. Oh, what a sight she saw there. The door stood wide open. Table, chairs, and benches were tipped over. The washbasin was in pieces. The covers and pillows had been pulled off the bed. She looked for her children, but they were nowhere to be found. She called them by name, one after the other, but no one answered. When she at last came to the youngest, a soft voice cried out, "Mother dear, I am hiding in the clock case. She took it out, and it told her that the wolf had come and had eaten up all the others. You can just imagine how she cried for her poor children.

　　Finally in her despair she went outside, and the youngest kid ran with her. They came to the meadow, and there lay the wolf by the tree, snoring so loudly that the branches shook. She looked at him from all sides and saw that something was moving and jiggling inside his full belly.

　　"Good gracious," she thought. "Is it possible that my poor children, whom he has swallowed down for his supper, can still be alive?"

　　The mother goat sent the kid home and to fetch scissors, and a needle and thread, and then she cut open the monster's paunch. She had scarcely made one cut, before a little kid stuck its head out, and as she continued to cut, one after the other all six jumped out, and they were all still alive. They were not even hurt, for in his greed the monster had swallowed them down whole. How happy they were! They hugged their dear mother, and jumped about like a tailor on his wedding day.

　　But the mother said, "Go now and look for some big stones. We will fill the godless beast's stomach with them while he is still asleep."

　　The seven kids quickly brought the stones, and they put as many as many of them into his stomach as it would hold. Then the mother hurriedly sewed him up again. He was not aware of anything and never once stirred.

　　The wolf finally awoke and got up onto his legs. Because the stones in his stomach made him very thirsty, he wanted to go to a well and get a drink. But when he began to walk and to move about, the stones in his stomach knocked against each other and rattled.

　　Then he cried out:

　　What rumbles and tumbles, Inside of me. I thought it was kids, But it's stones that they be.

　　When he got to the well and leaned over the water to drink, the heavy stones pulled him in, and he drowned miserably.

　　When the seven kids saw what had happened, they ran up and cried out, "The wolf is dead! The wolf is dead!" And with their mother they danced for joy around about the well.

　 从前有只老山羊。?生了七只小山羊，并且像所有母亲爱孩子一样爱?们。一天，?要到森林里去取食物，便把七个孩子全叫过来，对?们说：「亲爱的孩子们，我要到森林里去一下，你们一定要提防狼。要是让狼进屋，它会把你们全部吃掉的--连皮带毛通通吃光。这个坏蛋常常把自己化装成别的样子，但是，你们只要一听到他那粗哑的声音、一看到?那黑黑的爪子，就能认出?来。」小山羊们说：「好妈妈，我们会当心的。你去吧，不用担心。」老山羊咩咩地叫了几声，便放心地去了。

　　没过多久，有人敲门，而且大声说：「开门哪，我的好孩子。你们的妈妈回来了，还给你们每个人带来了一点东西。」可是，小山羊们听到粗哑的声音，立刻知道是狼来了。「我们不开门，」?们大声说，「你不是我们的妈妈。我们的妈妈说话时声音又软又好听，而你的声音非常粗哑，你是狼！」於是，狼跑到杂货商那里，买了一大块白垩土，吃了下去，结果嗓子变细了。然后它又回来敲山羊家的门，喊道：「开门哪，我的好孩子。你们的妈妈回来了，给你们每个人都带了点东西。」可是狼把?的黑爪子搭在了窗户上，小山羊们看到黑爪子便一起叫道：「我们不开门。我们的妈妈没有你这样的黑爪子。你是狼！」於是狼跑到?包师那里，对他说：「我的脚受了点伤，给我用?团揉一揉。」等?包师用?团给?揉过之后，狼又跑到磨坊主那里，对他说：「在我的脚上洒点白?粉。」磨坊主想：「狼肯定是想去骗甚么人」，便拒绝了它的要求。可是狼说：「要是你不给我洒?粉，我就把你吃掉。」磨坊主害怕了，只好洒了点?粉，把狼的爪子弄成了白色。人就是这个德行！

　　这个坏蛋第三次跑到山羊家，一面敲门一面说：「开门哪，孩子们。你们的好妈妈回来了，还从森林里给你们每个人带回来一些东西。」小山羊们叫道：「你先把脚给我们看看，好让我们知道你是不是我们的妈妈。」狼把爪子伸进窗户，小山羊们看到爪子是白的，便相信它说的是真话，打开了屋门。然而进来的是狼！小山羊们吓坏了，一个个都想躲起来。第一只小山羊跳到了桌子下，第二只钻进了被子，第三只躲到了炉子里，第四只跑进了厨房，第五只藏在柜子里，第六只挤在洗脸盆下，第七只爬进了钟盒里。狼把它们一个个都找了出来，毫不客气地把它们全都吞进了肚子。只有躲在钟盒里的那只最小的山羊没有被狼发现。狼吃饱了之后，心满意足地离开了山羊家，来到绿草地上的一棵大树下，躺下身子开始呼呼大睡起来。

　　没过多久，老山羊从森林里回来了。啊！?都看到了些甚么呀！屋门敞开着，桌子、椅子和凳子倒在地上，洗脸盆摔成了碎片，被子和枕头掉到了地上。?找?的孩子，可哪里也找不到。?一个个地叫它们的名字，可是没有一个出来答应?。最后，当?叫到最小的山羊的名字时，一个细细的声音喊叫道：「好妈妈，我在钟盒里。」老山羊把?抱了出来，?告诉妈妈狼来过了，并且把哥哥姐姐们都吃掉了。大家可以想像出老山羊失去孩子后哭得多么伤心！

　　老山羊最后伤心地哭着走了出去，最小的山羊也跟着跑了出去。当?们来到草地上时，狼还躺在大树下睡觉，呼噜声震得树枝直抖。老山羊从前后左右打量着狼，看到那?伙鼓得老高的肚子里有甚么东西在动个不停。「天哪，」?说，「我的那些被?吞进肚子里当晚餐的可怜的孩子，难道?们还活着吗？」最小的山羊跑回家，拿来了剪刀和针线。老山羊剪开那恶魔的肚子，刚剪了第一刀，一只小羊就把头探了出来。?继续剪下去，六只小羊一个个都跳了出来，全都活着，而且一点也没有受伤，因为那贪婪的坏蛋是把?们整个吞下去的。这是多么令人开心的事啊！?们拥抱自己的妈妈，像当新娘的裁缝一样高兴得又蹦又跳。可是羊妈妈说：「你们去找些大石头来。我们趁这坏蛋还没有醒过来，把石头装到?的肚子里去。」七只小山羊飞快地拖来很多石头，拚命地往狼肚子里塞；然后山羊妈妈飞快地把狼肚皮缝好，结果狼一点也没有发觉，?根本都没有动弹。

　　狼终於睡醒了。?站起身，想到井边去喝水，因为肚子里装着的石头使它口渴得要死。可?刚一迈脚，肚子里的石头便互相碰撞，发出哗啦哗啦的响声。?叫道：

　　「是甚么东西，在碰撞我的骨头？

　　我以为是六只小羊，可怎么感觉像是石头？」

　　?到了井边，弯腰去喝水，可沉重的石头压得?掉进了井里，淹死了。七只小山羊看到后，全跑到这里来叫道：「狼死了！狼死了！」?们高兴地和妈妈一起围着水井跳起舞来。

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Forgive and forget.不念旧恶.

Forgive others but not yourself.待人宽，对己严.

Fortune favors the brave.幸运属于勇敢者。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune favours fools.傻子有傻福.

Fortune favours the bold.勇者天佑.

Fortune is fickle.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福.

Fortune is good to him who knows to make good use of her.知道利用幸福的人才有幸福.

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door.人人都有鸿运高照之日.

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。

Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.只要有耐心，总会走好运.

Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.幸运喜欢勇敢的人，而不喜欢怯懦的人.

Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.命运对一种人如亲娘，对另一种人却是晚娘.

Four eyes see more than two.人多识广.

Friendless is the dead.没有朋友者，等于是死人.

Friends agree best at distance.朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.朋友像琴弦，不能太拧紧.

Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.交往过密过疏，都会失去朋友.

Friends are thieves of time.交朋友，费时间.

Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.朋友可相逢，高山永分离.

Friends must part.天下无不散之筵席.

Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies.友谊是两人一条心.

Friendship cannot stand always on one side.来而不往非礼也.

Friendship is love with understanding.友谊是爱加上谅解.

Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.友谊可以增添欢乐，可以分担忧愁.

Friendship should not be all on one side.友谊不该只是单方面的事.

Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.友谊地久天长.

From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.星星之火可以燎原.

From hearing comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance.多听增智慧，多言生后悔.

From saving comes having.富有来自节约.

From short pleasure long repentance.痛快一时，悔恨终身.

From the father comes honour; from the mother, comfort.荣誉由父次，安慰由母与.

Frugality is an estate alone.仅仅节约就是一笔财产.

Fruit ripens not well in the shade.阴凉处的果子不会成熟.

Full belies make empty skulls.大腹便便，头脑空虚.

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　100-Year-Old Rewards Doctor

　　Israel Haimowitz made a deal with his doctor 15 years ago - get me to 100 and I'll buy you a European vacation. On Sept 5, 2002, Haimowitz is celebrating his 100th birthday. And Dr. Robert Drimmer and his wife are looking forward to a trip to London next summer. "I hate to take his money," Drimmer said, but Haimowitz "would be mad if I didn't go." Haimowitz, a retired furniture salesman, said it's the least he can do. The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is in good health, complaining only occasionally of fatigue. He moved to Florida 16 years ago. "To get a doctor down here that's considerate of his patients is difficult," Haimowitz said. He credits his longevity and health to drinking two ounces of cognac daily, along with eating five Danish butter cookies. Haimowitz, who just renewed his driver's license, said he plans to stick around awhile. "When I don't feel good, I don't want to be here. But when I feel as I do now, I want to live to 120," he said.

　　伊斯里尔-海莫威茨与他的医生达成了一项交易--让我活到100岁，我就送你去欧洲度假。2002年9月5日，海莫威茨在庆祝他的百岁寿辰，而罗伯特-德雷默医生和他的妻子也在期待着来年夏天的伦敦之旅。"我真的不想花他的钱，"德雷默说，可是海莫威茨"会因我不去而发疯。"退休家具推销员海莫威茨说这是他所能做的最起码的事。海莫威茨是纽约布鲁克林人，他健康状况良好，只是偶尔为疲劳所苦。16年前，海莫威茨搬到了佛罗里达。他说："在这儿找一个会悉心照料病人的医生可不容易。"海莫威茨把自己的长寿和健康归功于每天的两盎司白兰地和5块丹麦牛油曲奇。刚刚更新了驾驶执照的海莫威茨说，他打算再活上一段时间。"如果感觉不好，我就不想再逗留了。不过，在感觉如现在般良好的时候，我希望活到120岁，"他说。

　　Remarks：也许这位老先生没有意识到："感觉良好"才是他长寿的真正秘诀--如果活得没了感觉，想"逗留"也不太容易哩。

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　　Follow the more and more cases of marriage come down to Hong Kong law, it is more important to understand and master the Hong Kong law. So it is meaningful to research the same and difference between the marriage law of Hong Kong and China island's. As a marriage lawyer, specially, master the Hong Kong law is more important to vindicate the legality right of privy C. The special history background determines its early law roots in former marriage of China and Britain law. Hong Kong marriage law undergoes several emend and reform. The marriage law ends the mixture of China and Britain, and establish a full suit of law system with remarkable feature after reform.

　　The same and difference of marriage conclusion essential

　　A. the stated term of Hong Kong law

　　a. Qualification term The Hong Kong marriage law regulates registration, both male and female the age must over 16. Over 16 but before 21，they must acquire the agree of their parents or legality keeper and they are not closed kinsfolk.

　　b. Registration term The marriage proposer should present the marriage requisition to the registration officer and write "I will marry to another party within three months after the date of declare." When the registration officer receive the apply, he will issue the marriage proclaim at the place of privy C. If no one opposes through 15days of proclaim, the will be given to registration.

　　B. the stated term of China inland law

　　a. Qualification term The China inland law regulates, the male must over 22 years old and the female must over 20 years old. This is later than Hong Kong 's and is not must be agreed by others, advocating marriage freedom, legality marriage is not be intervened. Forbidding cachexia epidemical broken and, specially, the illness taken is likely to contagion next and the closed kinsfolk.

　　b. Registration term The male and female must go to the registry office by themselves or they are not legality spouse. When they register, they are spouse.

　　The same and difference of void marriage

　　A. The conditions of void marriage in Hong Kong law

　　The void marriage in Hong Kong law is refer to the marriage behavior of privy C is not accord with the basic conditions of the law. The marriage void from begin to end. In Hong Kong, void marriage children's status is different with marriage children. The essential conditions of void marriage:

　　a. The both party of marriage conclusion is in the forbid of law. In terms of Hong Kong law, any male must not marry to closed kinsfolk, or is void marriage.

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　　There were mice， and even

　　Smaller creatures holed up in the rafters.

　　One would raise its thumb， or frown，

　　And suddenly the clouds would part， and the whole

　　Fantastic contraption come tumbling down.

　　And the arcade of forgotten things

　　Closed in the winter， and the roller coaster

　　Stood empty as the visitors sped away

　　Down a highway that passed by an old warehouse

　　Full of boxes of spools and spoons.

　　I wonder if these small mythologies，

　　Whose only excuse for existing is to maintain us

　　In our miniscule way of life，

　　Might possibly be true？ And even if they were，

　　Would it be right？ Go find the moon

　　And seal it in the envelope of night.

　　The stars are like a distant dust

　　And what the giants left lies hidden in full view.

　　Brush your hair. Wipe the blood from your shoes.

　　Sit back and watch the firedance begin.

　　--So the rain falls in place，

　　The playground by the school is overrun with weeds

　　And we live our stories， filling up our lives

　　With souvenirs of the abandoned

　　Factory we have lingered in too long.

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August 18, 2007

In recent months, American and Iraqi forces have struck powerful blows against al Qaeda terrorists and violent extremists in Anbar and other provinces. In recent days, our troops and Iraqi allies launched a new offensive called Phantom Strike. In this offensive, we are carrying out targeted operations against terrorists and extremists fleeing Baghdad and other key cities -- to prevent them from returning or setting up new bases of operation. The terrorists remain dangerous and brutal, as we saw this week when they massacred more than 200 innocent Yezidis, a small religious minority in northwestern Iraq. Our hearts go out to the families of those killed, and our troops are going to go after the murderers behind this horrific attack.

As we surge combat operations to capture and kill the enemy, we are also surging Provincial Reconstruction Teams to promote political and economic progress. Since January, we have doubled the number of these teams, known as PRTs. They bring together military, civilian, and diplomatic personnel to help Iraqi communities rebuild infrastructure, create jobs, and encourage reconciliation from the ground up. These teams are now deployed throughout the country, and they are helping Iraqis make political gains, especially at the local level.

In Anbar province, at this time last year, the terrorists were in control of many areas and brutalizing the local population. Then local sheikhs joined with American forces to drive the terrorists out of Ramadi and other cities. Residents began to provide critical intelligence, and tribesmen joined the Iraqi police and security forces. Today, the provincial council in Ramadi is back, and last month provincial officials re-opened parts of the war-damaged government center with the help of one of our PRTs. Thirty-five local council members were present as the chairman called the body to order for its inaugural session.

Similar scenes are taking place in other parts of Anbar. Virtually every city and town in the province now has a mayor and a functioning municipal council. The rule of law is being restored. And last month, some 40 judges held a conference in Anbar to restart major criminal trials. In the far west town of al Qaim, tribal leaders turned against the terrorists. Today, those tribal leaders head the regional mayor's office and the local police force. Our PRT leader on the ground reports that al Qaim is seeing new construction, growing commercial activity, and an increasing number of young men volunteering for the Iraqi army and police.

In other provinces, there are also signs of progress from the bottom up. In Muthanna, an overwhelmingly Shia province, the local council held a public meeting to hear from citizens on how to spend their budget and rebuild their neighborhoods. In Diyala province, the city of Baqubah re-opened six of its banks, providing residents with much-needed capital for the local economy. And in Ninewa province, local officials have established a commission to investigate corruption, with a local judge empowered to pursue charges of fraud and racketeering.

Unfortunately, political progress at the national level has not matched the pace of progress at the local level. The Iraqi government in Baghdad has many important measures left to address, such as reforming the de-Baathification laws, organizing provincial elections, and passing a law to formalize the sharing of oil revenues. Yet, the Iraqi parliament has passed about 60 pieces of legislation.

And despite the lack of oil revenue law on the books, oil revenue sharing is taking place. The Iraqi parliament has allocated more than $2 billion in oil revenue for the provinces. And the Shia-led government in Baghdad is sharing a significant portion of these oil revenues with Sunni provincial leaders in places like Anbar.

America will continue to urge Iraq's leaders to meet the benchmarks they have set. Yet Americans can be encouraged by the progress and reconciliation that are taking place at the local level. An American politician once observed that "all politics is local." In a democracy, over time national politics reflects local realities. And as reconciliation occurs in local communities across Iraq, it will help create the conditions for reconciliation in Baghdad as well.

Thank you for listening.

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Vocabulary & phrase

基本单词

Yoga (n) : 瑜伽 concert (n) : 演唱会

hold (v) : 举行 exercise (n) : 运动

weight-lifting (n) : 重量训练 g ym (n) : 健身房

however (adv) : 然而 gain (v) : 增加

muscle (n) : 肌肉 terrified (adj) : 受惊吓的

aerobics (n) : 有氧运动 ef fe ctive (adj) : 有效的

swim (v) : 游泳 job (v) : 慢跑

延伸单词

Pilates (v) : 普拉提 dance (v) : 跳舞

sit-up (n) : 仰卧起坐 push-up (n) : 伏地挺身

trainer (n) : 健身教练 lo ck er (n) : 置物柜

shower room (n) : 淋浴间 steam room (n) : 蒸气室

sauna (n) : 桑拿 relieved massage (n) : 舒压按摩

短语

the other day : 前几天

to one's surprise : 令……惊讶的

right away : 马上

get rid of : 去除

Princess J 语法讲座开讲喽！

Dear all ，今天的课程有复习、有新增，一样是 Jo lin 细心调配过的，是你刚刚好可以完全消化的份量哦 !

句型

你如果可以试着把第一和第三个基本句型，一起放在同一篇文章或对话里搭配着用，那你真的会听见 Jo lin 老师在远方的掌声哦 !

1. 太……，以至于……：主语 (S) be 动词 so 形容词 (adj) that 从句

→这个句型表示一种结果和程度， that 可以省略。

EX : I was so terrified that I stopped right away.

so adj that 从句

( 吓得我赶紧停止。 )

EX : He is so young that he can't go to school now.

so adjthat 从句

( 他年纪太轻，以至于现在还不能上学。 )

2. 名词从句的用法：名词从句的用法在前面的章节已有说明，今天用本文出现的例子简单说明 ( 复习 Diary 8)

EX: I found out that Yoga is a good exercise for losing weight.

SVthat 陈述句

( 我发现瑜伽其实是一种相当好的减肥运动哦 !)

→很明显地，这句是由属于陈述句转变来的名词从句，当动词" find out "的宾语。

3. 不但没有……，反而……：主语 (S) didn't 动词 1 (V1) … ,but 动词 2 (V2) …

EX: I didn't lose weight,but gained some muscles.

S didn't V1 but V2

( 我不但没有变瘦，反而练出肌肉。 )

EX: He didn't win the election,but lost people's trust.

S didn't V1 but V2

( 他不但没有赢得选举，反而失去人们对他的信任。 )

→用连接词 but 连接两个动词，表示"不但没有……，反而……"。

时态

我猜你当时觉得有点难的东西，刚好这篇日记也用到了，让我们再来回味一次 !

1. 过去完成时：主语 (S) had 过去分词 (p.p.)( 复习 Diary2 、 5)

→表达比过去时还要早发生的事情，我们用过去完成时。

EX: I had pract ice d Yoga for quite a long time for the J1 concert

S had p.p.

that was held the other day.

( 前一阵子为了 J1 演唱会，我努力地练了好久的瑜伽。 )

→现在有三个时间点，依照先后顺序排列如下：练习瑜伽、演唱会、写日记。演唱会发生在先，我写日记发生在后，所以，演唱会得用过去时来表达。在我演唱会之前，我练了瑜伽好一阵子，这件事情发生在演唱会之前，也就是英文所谓的" past in the past ：过去的过去"，所以，我得用过去完成时来表达练瑜伽这件事情。

黄金 J 句

常用来形容"自己的状态"的三个 J 句，看似简单却超级实用哩 !

1. 我没有……： I didn't …

EX ： I didn't lose weight.

( 我没有减肥。 )

EX ： I didn't study last night.

( 我昨天晚上没有念书。 )

2. 太……，以至于……： so … that …

EX ： I was so terrified that I stopped right away.

( 吓得我赶紧停掉。 )

EX ： I was so nervous that I forgot everything.

( 我太紧张了，以至于通通都忘记了。 )

3. 我也可以…： I can a ls o ……

EX:I can a ls o have a good night's s lee p.

( 我也可以睡个好觉。 )

EX:I can a ls o go with you.

( 我也可以跟你去。 )

Jo lin 陪你写日记练作文

哈哈 ! 你一定等不及要小试身手了吧 ? 跟着我的问题，试着写出一篇你自己的英语作文吧 !

题目：

1.How much do you weigh?

( 你多重 ?)

2.Do you think that you are fat?Why or why not?

( 你认为你胖吗 ? 为什么 ?)

3.If you think you are fat,do you w ant to lose your weight?

( 如果你认为你很胖，你会想减肥吗 ?)

4.If yes,what will you do to lose weight? Tel l us why?

( 如果想减肥，你会想用什么方法 ? 为什么 ?)

5.What do you think is the best way to lose weight?Why?

( 你认为最好的减肥方式是什么 ? 为什么 ?)

6.Do you know anyone who successfully loses his / her weight?If yes,what did he / she do to lose weight?

( 你有认识任何减肥成功的人吗 ? 如果有，他是怎么减下来的 ?)

7.What do you think makes you fat?

( 你认为是什么原因让你变胖的 ?)

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