谈到外语学习，匈牙利有一位叫卡莫·洛姆布的人说：“我大致用了25年的时间学习了16种语言，10种达到能说的程度，另外6种达到能翻译专业书刊、阅读和欣赏文艺作品的程度。” “我把自己漫游外语天地所获得的心得体会总结为十条：
1、学习外语一天也不能中断。倘若确实没有时间，哪怕每天挤出10分钟也行；早晨是学习外语的大好时光。
2、要是学厌了，不必过于勉强，但也不要扔下不学。这时可以改变一下学习方式；比如把书放到一边去听听广播，或暂时搁下课本的练习去翻翻词典等。
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谈到外语学习，匈牙利有一位叫卡莫·洛姆布的人说：“我大致用了25年的时间学习了16种语言，10种达到能说的程度，另外6种达到能翻译专业书刊、阅读和欣赏文艺作品的程度。” “我把自己漫游外语天地所获得的心得体会总结为十条：
1、学习外语一天也不能中断。倘若确实没有时间，哪怕每天挤出10分钟也行；早晨是学习外语的大好时光。
2、要是学厌了，不必过于勉强，但也不要扔下不学。这时可以改变一下学习方式；比如把书放到一边去听听广播，或暂时搁下课本的练习去翻翻词典等。
...Americans get really annoyed when people drive badly, smoke in no-smoking zones, or don't pick up after their dogs, but the rude behavior that bugs them most is workplace discrimination, according to a survey.
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据对4万名海外投票者和英国文化协会在世界各地英语中心的学习者的调查显示，“母亲”(Mother) 是英语当中最优美的单词。此项调查为庆祝英国文化协会成立70周年而举办。
为开展上述调查工作，英国文化协会征求了46个国家7000多名英语学习者对英语中最优美单词的意见。此外，英国文化协会还通过自己的网站在网上征求了非英语国家的意见。非英语国家中35000多人参加了投票，其中包括3500份来自中国的选票。
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Dear Chinese Friends,
Tonight, we come to the end of 16 glorious days which we will cherish fore-ver.
Thank you to the people of China, all the wonderful volunteers and BOCOG!
...More than a third of young women have been sexually assaulted after getting drunk, according to new research.
最新公布的一项调查结果显示，超过三分之一的年轻女性在醉酒后曾遭受过性攻击。
The findings are released by the Portman Group, a campaigning body funded by the drinks industry. The "Anatomy of a big night out" survey reveals that 34% of young women have had unplanned or unprotected sex after drinking too much. Just 2% of men questioned said they had been sexually assaulted after drinking too much. More than a quarter (27%) of women had been arrested or cautioned by police while drunk compared to just 16% of men, according to the survey.
...World number three Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after an MRI scan on her right shoulder revealed two small tears.
...1 turkey
大家大概都知道，turkey就是火鸡，美国人在感恩节和圣诞节时家家户户都要吃火鸡。可是，活的火鸡非常难看，行动迟顿，而且笨头笨脑的。所以，要是你把一个人形容为turkey，那你就等于说，那个人是个愚蠢无用的笨人。
例如：I'm worried about this young fellow my daughter is dating. He never finished school, he doesn't have a job, he dresses like a bum--he looks like a real turkey to me.
...Learning a foreign language often involves a lot of boring memorization and verb conjugation, except in South Korea where flying punches and killer kicks are part of the curriculum.
...Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens deserved congratulations after attempting to set a new world record, but they probably didn't want any handshakes.
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