日常英語短文

日常英語短文篇一：日常生活用品英語表達

日常生活用品英語表達

床 bed 枕頭pillow 被子quilt 牙刷toothbrush 牙膏toothpaste 杯子glass 桌子desk 椅子chair 廚房kitchen 盆子salver 鍋holloware 櫥柜cabinet 臺燈tablelight 電腦computer 面膜facial 香水perfume 洗面奶 facial milk 肥皂soap 洗發(fā)水shampoo 書架bookshelf

衣架clothes rack 面霜facial cream 洗衣粉 washing powder 面膜mask 香水perfume 洗面奶 cleansers 肥皂soap 洗發(fā)水shampoo 書架bookshelf 衣架hanger 面霜moisturizer 洗衣粉 washing powder 床 bed 枕頭pillow 被子blanket 牙刷toothbrush 牙膏toothpaste 杯子glass 桌子desk/table 椅子chair

廚房kitchen 鍋pot/pan 櫥柜cabinet 臺燈lamp 電腦computer 浴巾towel 電視tv 音響hi-fi 收音機radio 地毯carpet 鐘clock 窗簾curtain 水壺 kettle 冰箱frigde 梳子brush、comb refrigerator 冰箱

automatic rice cooker 電飯鍋 steamer 蒸鍋 oven 烤箱 grill 燒烤架 toaster 烤面包機 egg beater 打蛋器 ice crusher 刨冰機

food processor 食品加工機 paper towel 紙巾 apron 圍裙 tableware 餐具 plate 盤子 dish 碟子 bowl 碗 cupboard 碗櫥 dining table 餐桌 larder 食品柜

drop-leaf table 可以折疊邊緣的桌子

chopping board 案板 cutlery tray 裝餐具的容器 dish drainer 晾干餐具的容器（類似鐵絲筐）

table cloth 桌布

化妝品：

護膚: skin care：

洗面奶: facial cleanser/face wash

爽膚水: toner/astringent（緊膚水 firming lotion，柔膚水 toner/smoothing toner） facial mist/facial spray/complexion mist

護膚霜: moisturizers and creams（保濕 moisturizer，隔離霜，防曬 sun screen/sun block，美白whitening，露 lotion，霜 cream，日霜 day cream，晚霜 night cream） 眼霜: eye gel 面膜: facial mask/masque 眼膜: eye mask 磨砂膏: facial scrub

去黑頭: (deep) pore cleanser/striper pore refining

去死皮: Exfoliating Scrub 潤膚露（身體）: body lotion/moisturizer

護手霜: hand lotion/moisturizer 沐浴露: body wash 彩妝: cosmetics

遮瑕膏: concealer 粉底: foundation (compact,stick) 粉餅: pressed powder（散粉 loose powder，閃粉 shimmering powder/glitter

眉粉: brow powder, （眉筆）brow pencil 眼線液:（眼線筆）liquid eye liner, eye liner

眼影: eye shadow 睫毛膏: mascara 唇線筆: lip liner 唇膏: lip color/lipstick（筆狀 lip pencil，膏狀 lip lipstick，盒裝 lip color/lip gloss）

唇彩: lip gloss/lip color 腮紅: blush 卸裝水: makeup remover

卸裝乳: makeup removing lotion 帖在身上的小亮片: body art

指甲: manicure/pedicure: 指甲油-去甲油: nail polish, nail polish remover

發(fā): hair products/accessories： 洗發(fā)水: shampoo 護發(fā)素: hair conditioner

鋦油膏: conditioning hairdressing/hairdressing gel /treatment

摩絲: mousse 發(fā)膠: styling gel 染發(fā): hair color

冷燙水: perm/perming ｆｒｏｍula 卷發(fā)器: rollers/perm rollers

工具: cosmetic applicators/accessories

粉刷: cosmetic brush, face brush 粉撲: powder puffs 海綿撲: sponge puffs 眉刷: brow brush 睫毛夾: lash curler

眼影刷: eye shadow brush/shadow applicator

口紅刷: lip brush 胭脂掃: blush brush 轉筆刀: pencil sharpener 電動剃毛器: electric shaver-for women 電動睫毛卷: electric lash curler

描眉卡: brow template 紙巾: facial tissue 吸油紙: oil-Absorbing Sheets

化裝棉: cotton pads 棉簽: Q-tips 化裝包: cosmetic bag

理發(fā)用語

打薄剪刀：THINNING 亂發(fā): SHOCK

修剪: TRIM 平頂頭: CROP 分發(fā):PART HAIR 做發(fā)型: CUTTING & STYLING

電燙: PERMANENT WAVE 點燙藥水; SETTING LOTION

女子做發(fā): HAIRDO 點燙發(fā)機: ELECTRIC HAIR CURLER

壓發(fā): HAIR FIXER 束發(fā)結: SNOOD 發(fā)網: HAIRNET

假辮子: CORONET BRAID SWITCH 前流海: BANG

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一些關于水果蔬菜和飲料的詞匯

冷飲:

beverages 飲料 soya-bean milk 豆?jié){ syrup of plum 酸梅湯

tomato juice 番茄汁 orange juice 橘子汁 coconut milk 椰子汁

asparagus juice 蘆薈汁 grapefruit juice 葡萄柚汁 vegetable juice 蔬菜汁 ginger ale 姜汁 sarsaparilla 沙士

soft drink 汽水 coco-cola (coke) 可口可樂 tea leaves 茶葉

black tea 紅茶 jasmine tea 茉莉(香片) tea bag 茶包 lemon tea 檸檬茶 white goup tea 冬瓜茶 honey 蜂蜜

chlorella 綠藻 soda water 蘇打水 arti(來自:www.zuancaijixie.com 蒲公英文 摘:日常英語短文)ficial color 人工色素

ice water 冰水 mineral water 礦泉水 distilled water 蒸餾水

long-life milk 保久奶 condensed milk 煉乳; 煉奶 cocoa 可可

coffee mate 奶精 coffee 咖啡 iced coffee 冰咖啡 .wR E

white coffee 牛奶咖啡 black coffee 純咖啡 ovaltine 阿華田

chlorella yakult 養(yǎng)樂多 essence of chicken 雞精 ice-cream cone 甜筒 sundae 圣代; 新地 ice-cream 雪糕

soft ice-cream 窗淇淋 vanilla ice-cream 香草冰淇淋

ice candy 冰棒 milk-shake 奶昔 straw 吸管

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購物與日常生活~~

to do some shopping; to go shopping 買東西shopping centre 商業(yè)中心區(qū)department store 百貨商店children's goods store 兒童用品商店

antique shop 古玩店second-hand store 舊貨店counter 柜臺

stall, stand 售貨攤show window 櫥窗show case 玻璃柜臺shelf 貨架

cash desk, cashier's desk 收銀處price tag 標價簽 prices are fixed, fixed prices 有定價discount 打折扣 change 零錢to keep the bill 留發(fā)票to wrap up 包裝free of charge 不收費

to deliver 送be al sold out, out of stock 售空shop assistant, salesman 售貨員

saleswoman 女售貨員glassware counter 玻璃器皿部enamel ware 搪瓷器皿

haberdashery 男子服飾用品confectionery 糖果糕點cosmetics 化妝用品

stationery 文具fabrics 紡織品dry goods 服裝

ready-made clothes, off-the-peg, ready-to-wear 成衣,現成服裝

men's wear 男服women's wear 女服underwear 內衣褲 sports goods, athletic equipment 體育用品sundries 零星小物

toilet articles 盥洗用品towel 毛巾handkerchief 手帕toilet soap 香皂

shampoo 洗發(fā)香波soap 肥皂laundry soap 洗衣皂soap powder 肥皂粉

soap flakes 皂片medicated soap 藥皂detergent 洗衣粉cleanser 去污粉

tooth paste 牙膏tooth brush 牙刷toilet mirror 梳妝鏡hair brush 發(fā)刷

hair vaseline 發(fā)蠟cosmetics 化妝品lipstic 口紅, 唇膏face powder 粉

compact 粉盒powder puff 粉撲cold cream 香脂vanishing cream 雪花膏

perfume, scent 香水perfume spray 香水噴子coat hanger 掛衣架

clothes-peg, clothes pin 曬衣夾string bag, net bag 網兜 thermos bottle 熱水瓶

cap, cork 熱水瓶瓶蓋travellers' water bottle, water flask, canteen 旅行水壺

lunch box, canteen 飯盒thread 線needle 針button 鈕扣zipper 拉鏈

key-ring 鑰匙圈torch, flashlight 手電bulb 燈泡battery 電池lock 鎖

watch, wrist watch 表, 手表watch band 表帶watch chain 表鏈clock 鐘

alarm clock 鬧鐘electric clock 電鐘umbrella 雨傘parasol, sun umbrella 陽傘

knapsack 背包handbag 女手提包travelling bag 旅行包 suitcase 手提箱

trunk 大衣箱magnifying glass 放大鏡binoculares 望遠鏡hot-water bottle 熱水袋

smoking set 煙具lighter 打火機jewelry, jewels 首飾, 珠寶jewel case 首飾盒

antique, curio 古玩ornaments 裝飾品ring, finger ring 戒指signet ring 印章戒指

necklace 項鏈brooch 胸針pendant 墜子bracelet 鐲子chain bracelet 手鏈

ear ring 耳環(huán)trinket 小飾物safety-pin 別針cuff-link 袖扣diamond 鉆石

gold jeweleries 金飾silver jeweleries 銀飾pearl 珍珠imitation 仿制品

genuine 真的fake 假的baby's cot, crib 嬰兒床cradle 搖籃diaper, napkin 尿布

feeding bottle, feeder 奶瓶teat, nipple 橡皮奶嘴dummy, comforter 假奶嘴

perambulator 兒童車go-cart, walker, babywalker 兒童學步車

rocking-horse 搖馬scooter 踏板車child's tricycle 兒童三輪車

razor 剃刀safety razor 保險剃須刀electric razor 電剃刀razor blade 刀片

shaving brush 剃須刷shaving cream 剃須膏comb 梳子hair-brush 發(fā)刷

hair-net 發(fā)網hair pin 發(fā)夾hair oil, brilliantine 發(fā)油hair lotion 生發(fā)水pomade 發(fā)膏

hair drier 吹風機hair-curler 卷發(fā)夾electric clippers, electric shears 電推子

nail scissors 指甲剪nail clipper 指甲夾nail file 指甲銼nail varnish, nail polish 指甲油

手紙——das Toilettenpapier 手巾紙——die Taschentuecher (pl.) das Taschentuch

廚房用紙——das Kuechenpapier 咖啡濾紙——das Filterpapier

烤箱紙——das Backpapier 吸塵器濾紙——der Staubsauger-Beutel

抹布——das Haushaltstuch 鋁箔紙——die Alu-Folie

保鮮膜——die Frischhalte-Folie 垃圾袋——der Muell-Beutel

刷碗海面——der Topf-Reiniger / der Geschirr-Schwamm

洗滌靈——das Spuelmittel 空氣清新劑——die Duft-Frische

衛(wèi)生間清馨劑——die WC-Frische 處廁劑——der WC-Reiniger

洗衣粉——das Waschpulver / das Waschmittel 衛(wèi)生巾——Pantyliner (Englisch) / das Pantyliner 衛(wèi)生護墊——die Slipeinlage 內用衛(wèi)生棉條——der o.b. Tampon

洗發(fā)水——das Shampoo 護法素——das Haarpflegemittel

肥皂——die Seife 香皂——die Duftende-Seife 洗手液——die Fluessigseife / die Cremeseife 浴液——Dusch Gel / die Pflegendusche

2010-12-08 22:14:19 來自: 徐諾。(注定要放棄。)

食物已經差不多都在就不再重復了~

也有對之前食物的一些補充，因為很多，有重復的請大家見諒下咯~ 歡迎補充~

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化妝品：

護膚: skin care：

洗面奶: facial cleanser/face wash

爽膚水: toner/astringent（緊膚水 firming lotion，柔膚水 toner/smoothing

toner

）

facial

mist/facial

spray/complexion mist

護膚霜: moisturizers and creams（保濕 moisturizer，隔離霜，防曬 sun screen/sun block，美白whitening，露 lotion，霜 cream，日霜 day cream，晚霜 night cream） 眼霜: eye gel 面膜: facial mask/masque 眼膜: eye mask 磨砂膏: facial scrub

去黑頭: (deep) pore cleanser/striper pore refining 去死皮: Exfoliating Scrub 潤膚露（身體）: body lotion/moisturizer

護手霜: hand lotion/moisturizer 沐浴露: body wash 彩妝: cosmetics

遮瑕膏: concealer 粉底: foundation (compact,stick) 粉餅: pressed powder（散粉 loose powder，閃粉 shimmering powder/glitter

眉粉: brow powder, （眉筆）brow pencil 眼線液:（眼線筆）liquid eye liner, eye liner

眼影: eye shadow 睫毛膏: mascara 唇線筆: lip liner 唇膏: lip color/lipstick（筆狀 lip pencil，膏狀 lip lipstick，盒裝 lip color/lip gloss）

唇彩: lip gloss/lip color 腮紅: blush 卸裝水: makeup remover

卸裝乳: makeup removing lotion 帖在身上的小亮片: body art

指甲: manicure/pedicure: 指甲油-去甲油: nail polish, nail polish remover

發(fā): hair products/accessories： 洗發(fā)水: shampoo 護發(fā)素: hair conditioner

鋦油膏: conditioning hairdressing/hairdressing gel /treatment

摩絲: mousse 發(fā)膠: styling gel 染發(fā): hair color

冷燙水: perm/perming ｆｒｏｍula 卷發(fā)器: rollers/perm rollers

工具: cosmetic applicators/accessories

粉刷: cosmetic brush, face brush 粉撲: powder puffs 海綿撲: sponge puffs 眉刷: brow brush 睫毛夾: lash curler

日常英語短文篇二：英語短文

1、Talking About Myself談論自己

My name is ZhangMeng. I'm 27 years old. I'm from Beijing. I am a math teacher in a primary school. My school is far away from my home,so I usually drive to work. There are three people in my family. They are my husband, my daughter and I. My husband is a doctor in a big hospital and my daughter is a 1 year old student. In my spare time, I like reading book, watching TV, playing table

我的名字是ZhangMeng。 我27歲。我來自北京。我是一個數學老師在一所小學。我的學校離我家很遠,所以我通常開車上班。我家有三口人。他們是我的丈夫,我的女兒和我。我的丈夫是一個大醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生和我女兒是一個1歲的學生。在我的業(yè)余時間,我喜歡看書、看電視、做桌子

2、

My Family我的家人

There are five persons in my family: My parents, my wife, my daughter and I. My father used to be a senior engineer. His responsibility was designing new machines. My mother would work in a factory. They are retired now. My father is very serious about everything in life and pays attention to the details. My mother is patient and hardworking. I take after my parents. They have influence upon me to make me a good teacher. My wife is a nurse and she is very busy everyday. My daughter is a pupil. She is pretty and lovely and looks like her mother.

我的家人

我家中共有五個人:我的父母、妻子、女兒和我。我父親以前是一個高級工程師。他的責任是設計新機器。我母親在一個工廠工作�，F在他們都退休了。我的父親是一個很認真對待生活中的每一件事,注重細節(jié)。我的媽媽是耐心和勤奮。我像我的父母。他們有影響,我使我成為一個很好的老師。我的妻子是一名護士,她每天都很忙。我的女兒是一個小學生。她是漂亮和可愛,看起來像她的媽媽。

Like most ordinary Chinese families, my family life is busy and meaningful. My family members often get up at about six o’clock in the mornings. My wife deals with my little kid’s chores while I’m cooking the breakfast. I drive my daughter to her school then to my work. My wife takes subway to her hospital. Around 4:30 p.m., I pick up my daughter and do some grocery shopping. My wife is good at cooking. So when we arrive home, a delicious meal is waiting for us. During the eating, we chat the interesting things in the daytime and discuss the current affairs. We go to bed at 10 p.m.

像大多數普通的中國家庭,我的家庭生活是充實和有意義。我的家庭成員往往起來大約六點鐘早餐。我和我妻子交易小朋友的家務,當我做早餐。我被我的女兒嫁給她的學校然后我的工作。我的妻子帶地鐵她的醫(yī)院。在下午四時三十分,我拿起我的女兒和我買點食品雜貨。我的妻子擅長烹飪。所以當我們下班回家,一頓美餐正等著我們呢。在吃的時候,我們聊感興趣的東西在白天,討論時事。我們睡覺晚上10點關門。

There have been many changes in my life. With the development of the economy, my life is better off. For the clothing, I have spare money to buy sorts of

pretty clothes. But in the past, there were fewer clothes in my wardrobe. For the food, I usually had traditional Chinese food for every meal, rice, noodles or streamed ban with one or two light dishes even preserved pickles. Nowadays, I can afford any delicious food, including western foods. For the housing, I have moved from a cramped and gloomy room to a big and bright f

lat. For the getting around, I rode an old bike on my way to work a year ago. At present, I drive my private car to travel. I believe my life will be better and better in the future.

有了許多變化在我的生命中。隨著經濟的發(fā)展,我的生命就會更富裕。為服裝,我有多余的錢去買各種漂亮的衣服。但在過去,越來越少的衣服在衣柜里。買菜,我通常有中國傳統(tǒng)菜肴給每頓飯、米飯、面條還是絡繹不絕地禁令,有一個或兩個光菜即使保存泡菜�，F在,我還能夠買得起任何美味的食物,包括西方食物。房屋,我已經從擁擠和陰暗的房間到一個大而明亮的公寓。為避開,我騎著一輛舊自行車在上班路上有一年了。目前,我開我的私人小汽車旅行。我相信,我的生命將變成更好、更大的發(fā)展。 Everybody has his dream for his career in the future. He or she might want to be a teacher, a doctor, a scientist, and so on. My ideal job is to be a lawyer. Lawyers, especially those familiar with global laws and fluent in foreign languages, will be in great demand. I have a good eye for detail, a sharp mind, an excellent memory and like taking responsibility as well. So I think I would make a good lawyer. I am planning to open a lawyer firm by myself some day. But now I must study hard to get myself qualified for my future job.

每個人都有自己的夢想他將來的事業(yè)。他或者她可能想做一名教師,醫(yī)生,一個科學家,等等。我理想的工作是一名律師。律師,尤其是那些熟悉全球法律、流利的外語,將需求量很大。我有一個很好的眼光詳情,頭腦敏銳,極好的記憶力,像承擔責任。所以我想我會做一個好律師。我打算自己開一個律師事務所的一天。但是現在我必須努力學習讓自己能勝任我未來的工作。 I am living in the 10 floor of a tower building with my wife and daughter. It is a newly-built block of flats with 22 stories altogether in the north of city. We have three bedrooms, one big living-room in addition to one kitchen and two bathrooms. The size is about 127 th

square meters. When we moved in three years ago, I painted the doors myself, but I had the window frames painted. We are satisfied with the decorations except the cupboards in the kitchen, so I need to build them again. The neighbourhood is nice too. I think my home is cozy and I like my home.

我住在一座大樓的地板十周年開個晚會和我的妻子和女兒。這是一個新建的公寓樓,總共有22個故事在北方的城市。我們有三個臥室,一個大的起居室里除了一個廚房和兩個衛(wèi)生間。大小為127多平方米。我們搬進來的時候我三年前開始油漆門我自己,但我有窗框上漆。我們感到滿意,除了裝飾廚房的櫥柜里放,所以我需要建立他們了。附近是不錯的。我想我的家是溫馨的,我喜歡我的家。

Hobbies are activities from which one can benefit a lot. In my spare time, I like painting, singing，raising flowers and cycling. My hobbies help me relax after periods of hard work. Moreover, I can make many friends who share the same hobbies with me. My hobbies make me maintain a mental and physical balance. As you can see, hobbies can be relaxing, challenging, interesting, enjoyable

or educational. So everyone should have one or two hobbies, then the life is meaningful and amused.

業(yè)余愛好是來自哪一個活動可以受益匪淺。在我的業(yè)余時間,我喜歡畫畫、唱歌、提高鮮花和騎自行車。我的愛好幫助我放松,在時間的艱苦的工作。而且,我可以結識很多朋友分享相同的愛好和我在一起。我的愛好使我保持身心的平衡。正如你所看到的,業(yè)余愛好可以舒適地、具有挑戰(zhàn)性的,有趣的,愉快的還是教育的。所以每個人都應該有一個或兩個愛好,這樣你的生命才有意義的和好玩的。

There are many advantages of hosting the Olympic Games.

First, it has a major effect on the economy. It can create many opportunities to develop the economy.

Second, thousands of tourists come to the games and the host city will quicken its construction of infrastructure. In the end, it brings international prestige to the country.

Third, it can arouse common people’s interest in English, so English-learning is prevailing. As a result, it is good for our fellow-citizens to improve their English.

The host cities are permanently improved; So hosting the Olympic Games is rewarding.

有許多優(yōu)點舉辦奧運會的。

首先,它有著重大的影響,對經濟。它可以創(chuàng)造出很多機會去發(fā)展經濟。

第二,成千上萬的游客來到這個游戲和主辦城市將加快基礎設施建設。最后,它帶來的國際威望到鄉(xiāng)下。

第三,它能引起普遍的人民對英語的興趣,所以學英文是普遍存在。作為一個結果,是有益于我們的同胞來提高他們的英語水平。 的主辦城市是永久地提高;所以舉辦奧運會是值得的。

Eating habit is closely related to health. In order to keep fit, we should pay more attention to our eating habits. My suggestions on good eating habit are as follows:

First, don’t eat too much or too little for each meal. Eating too much will cause overweight and eating too little malnutrition.(營養(yǎng)不良) Second, don’t eat between meals. Sometimes we like eating biscuits and chips before the mealtime; as a result, we lose our appetite（胃口） for lunch or dinner.

Third, eat more vegetables and fruits everyday.

In my opinion, a good eating habit leads to a healthy life.

飲食習慣與健康息息相關。為了保持健康,我們應該更注重飲食的習慣。良好的飲食習慣我建議如下:

首先,不要吃太多或太少每頓。吃得過多會導致超重和吃得很少(營養(yǎng)不良)營養(yǎng)不良。

第二,正餐之間不要吃零食。有時我們喜歡吃餅干和芯片進餐前;因此,我們失去了我們的食欲(胃口)為午餐或晚餐。 第三,每天多吃蔬菜和水果。

在我看來,一個良好的飲食習慣導致健康生活。

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Nowadays, more and more people know the importance of keeping healthy. Without good health, we can do nothing. For me, there are mainly three ways to keep healthy.

First, it is necessary to keep a balanced diet, which is the basis of good health. we had better have more fruit and vegetables everyday. Secondly, it is important to do regular exercises, such as swimming, jogging and so on. Last but not least, it is essential to keep high mood. Relaxation and entertainment are ways to renew our spirits and release our stress.

When we make healthy habits a part of our everyday life, we are bound to keep healthy.

時下,越來越多的人知道,重要的是保持健康。沒有健康的話,更不要說我們什么也做不了。對我來說,主要有三種方式來保持健康。

首先,必須保持平衡飲食,它的基礎是健康。我們最好每天都有更多的水果和蔬菜。其次,它是重要的事要做定期的體育運動,比如游泳、跑步等。最后但并非最不重要的,很有必要保持高的心情。休閑和娛樂的方法來恢復我們的精神和釋放壓力。 當我們讓健康的生活習慣一個我們日常生活的一部分,我們一定能夠保持健康。

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High school life is quite different from college life. In high school, the students have to wear school uniform. Teachers always ask

students to do many tasks in the classroom and supervise students’ behavior in detail. In college, students have to be responsible for themselves. They have more freedom in college than in high school. For example, they put on the casual clothes instead of uniform. Tutors give them lectures and assignments, and they must spend more time studying by themselves in the library. That means students must manage themselves very well. Although I often recall my high school life, I like college life more.

高中生活是非常不同的大學生活。在高中,學生必須穿校服。老師們總是要求學生在教室里做很多任務和督促學生的行為進行了詳細的介紹。在大學里,學生必須負責自己。他們有更多的自由要比在學校在高中的時候。例如,他們穿上便服,而不是制服。教師給他們講座和作業(yè),而且他們必須多花點時間學習本身在圖書館里了。這意味著學生必須自我管理得很好。雖然我經常會想起我的高中生活,我喜歡大學生活。

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Our TV University is mainly engaged in long distance education. The form of study is very convenient for the adult learners like me. I can learn my courses at anywhere in my spare time by computer. There are many web-based courses and sources on line. Moreover, I not only use email to send our homework to our tutors but also join online discussion forums. Meantime, the difficulties and puzzles can be solved in the tutorial once a week. The e-learning life is meaningful and demanding. I enjoy my TV university life.

我們主要從事廣播電視大學遠程教育。研究的形式是非常方便的成人學習者喜歡我。我可以學我的課程在任何地方在我的業(yè)余時間用電腦。有許多網絡課程和來源就行。此外,我不僅使用電子郵件送我們的作業(yè),但也參加了英語教師在線討論論壇。同時,存在的困難和困惑都可以在后面的教程中解決一周一次。人生是有意義的學習和苛刻了。我喜歡我的電視大學生活。

日常英語短文篇三：英文短文

You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的) Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.

The Affluent Society is a modern classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.” After World War II, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.

To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn’t really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down

because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled government only as “a necessary evil.”

It’s often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich—overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people’s incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14.3 percent, to $43,200. People feel “squeezed” because their rising incomes often don’t satisfy their rising wants—for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections.

The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers fear they’ve become “the disposable American,” as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.

Because so much previous suffering and social conflict stemmed from poverty, the arrival of widespread affluence suggested utopian (烏托邦式的) possibilities. Up to a point, affluence succeeds. There is much less physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, affluence also creates new complaints and

contradictions.

Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic

conflicts that disturb the social order. Affluence liberates the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment. But the promise is so

extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and obesity (肥胖癥). Statistical indicators of happiness have not risen with incomes.

Should we be surprised? Not really. We’ve simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.

Shopping has become a very secret and mysterious affair. Conspicuous

consumption does not look good during a recession, which explains why so many of us are embracing e-commerce. Online shopping on these shores is projected to grow from sales of 8.9bn to around 21.3bn by the end next year.

Often people proclaim they’ve embraced e-commerce because it’s “green”. This is understandable. If many shopping bags in a recession look bad, bricks and mortar retail — huge out-of-town shopping centres, retail emporia （大百貨店） that insist on leaving their doors open even in winter and grocery stores full of the most inefficient freezers — look terrible during an ecological emergency.

Should we buy the idea that e-commerce is any better? Several studies have tried to answer this with cold, hard data. A 2000 study on Webvan, a US online grocer that

does not exist anymore, concluded that a wider adoption of ecommerce would not give us environmental gains, while a 2002 study of US book retailing found no greater energy savings selling online. But the study that all e-retailers are talking about is a new one from Carnegie Mellon University, which has found that shopping online via Buy.corn’s e-commerce model for electronic products uses 35 per cent less energy consumption and CO2 emissions than a traditional bricks-and-mortar model.

This is largely because it avoids the usual retail distribution model and, of course, the impact of consumers driving to a store. And, from the shopper’s perspective, online buying often allows you to avoid the ephemera （便宜的日常小用品） of retail, like the 100m coat hangers that end up in landfill each year, or lengthened cash register receipts.

But both models are flawed, because online or on the high street, retailers are dependent on a hydrocarbon-fuelled delivery system. Trucks deliver 4.8m tons of freight each day in the UK, which works out at about 80kg per person. To make matters worse, after a truck drops off the goods it often returns empty to the storehouse. A 2002 study of 20,000 haulage trips found that only 2.4% of return journey legs found suitable backloads. This journey represents a large part of the impact of what we buy.

Online shopping may prove marginally greener in terms of energy saving, but we shouldn’t forget progressive traditional retail. Places such as Ludlow in Shropshire, a trade town based on ethical trading ideas, where the independent high street has been hard earned. It brings consumers face to face with products with a just background, shortened supply chain and with values. This is a wiser and wider retail experience; anything else could leave you feeling short changed.

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