Dividing subjects into science, maths, English, etc. is something we do for convenience.
把科目分为科学、数学、英语等，是我们为了方便而做的事情。
For something curious has been happening in American universities, and Louis Menand, a professor of English at Harvard University, captured it skillfully.
因为美国大学里发生了一些奇妙的事情，而哈佛大学英语教授路易斯·梅南很巧妙地捕捉到了这一点。
When you have to say something in English, think first and ask yourself" What words and phrases do I know in English that I can use in this situation?"
当你必须用英语说某事时，先问问自己“我知道什么英语单词和短语在这种情况下可以用上？”
In 1831 when Smith was finally recognized by the Geological Society of London as the "father of English geology", it was not only for his maps but also for something even more important.
1831年，史密斯最终被伦敦地质学会认可为“英国地质学之父”，这不仅是因为他的地图，而且是为了其他更重要的原因。
"I have a very big respect for English design, because they are provocation, and when you provoke, something stays after," says Mr. Cardin.
“我对英国设计师一向十分尊崇，因为他们够挑衅，而且当你去挑战时，新东西随后就会出来。”卡丹先生说到。
In English libel law (Scotland’s is different), the fact that the public has an interest in knowing about something offers only a limited defence against a charge of libel.
在英格兰的诽谤法中（苏格兰的情况与此不同），公众如果想要了解某事，那么这就是对诽谤指控的一个有限的抗辩理由。
It's become something of an online sport for English-speakers in Asia. Find some bad English on signs, T-shirts, menus - wherever - post it on the Internet, and let the giggles begin.
亚洲说英语的人们已经变成有点像网络体育，在标志上、T恤衫上、菜单上看到一些糟糕的英语，把它贴到互联网，然后就等着看笑话吧。
John: As flat as a pancake – a phrase we use in English to describe something very flat indeed.
象煎饼一样平，一个很常用的英文表达，描述一样东西特别的平整。
By far the most popular motivations were to improve their English and to experience something new.
目前为止，法国人涌向英国最普遍的动机是这能提高他们的英语水平，同时又能体验到很多新鲜事物。
The famous English writer William Shakespeare wrote something very close to this in his great play "King Lear."
英国著名作家威廉·莎士比亚在他的巨剧“李尔王”中写下了一些很接近这个短语的内容。
Although without an accurate equivalent in English, saudade is describable as a common human feeling; it occurs when one is in love with someone or something yet apart from him, her, or it.
虽然英语中没有完全等同的形式，saudade被认为是人类共有的情感，它发生于一个人坠入爱河时或一些东西离他或她而去时。
you see something think of the english word of it;then think about the word in asentence.
看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。
For example, the Portuguese word "saudade," which means something like a bittersweet nostalgia for a person or thing that has passed, is a word that doesn't exist in English.
例如：葡萄牙语的“saudade”一词，是一个英语中没有的词，其含义是：对某个人或某件已经过去的事情的苦乐参半的怀旧之情。
It is surprising to see why I suddenly remembered him and why I'm writing something in English instead of Chinese.
很奇怪地看到我为什么会突然想起他，又为什么会用英文而非中文来写下这些。
There are something like 50, 000 private English schools in China, most of which are small and either local or regional.
眼下在中国，大约有50,000所私立英语学校，其中大多数是小型或地方性的、区域性的学校。
Third, if English does retain a standard character that allows it to continue being understood everywhere, will the standard be that of the old English-speaking world or something new and different?
第三，如果英语确实能保留标准特性，使之继续为全球各地的人所理解，那么这个标准将是老牌英语世界的标准，还是一个不同的新标准？
For example, in virtually every language but English, "preservative" is something you might need on a romantic date but wouldn't want to find in your peanut butter.
例如：事实上，在除了英语之外的其他语言中，“防腐剂”是一样你在[进行浪漫约会的时候所需要的]，而不是[在你的花生酱里找到]的东西。
But he leaves out something he well knows: the passive voice is the commonest way to avoid mentioning the agent in an English sentence.
但他漏掉了自己十分清楚的一点：英文句子中，被动语态是最常见的避免提及执行者的写作方式。
If he is right about the technology too, future generations will come to see English as something like calligraphy or Latin: prestigious and traditional, but increasingly dispensable.
如果他有关技术的观点也是正确的话，那么英语在后代人眼中就如同书法和拉丁文一样，受人敬仰，韵味悠长，但日益可有可无。
In addition, when I later started studying Ancient Greek, I learnt a lot about the roots of English words - something I have found very useful in writing in the years since.
另外，当我后来开始学习古希腊语，我学了许多关于英语单词的词根知识，我发现它对我以后的写作很有帮助。
That use of the English word "family," Familia although it comes from the Latin, familia, means something totally different in Latin.
那是英语里家庭的意思“,虽然这个词源自拉丁语，但是意思完全不同。
Still, Arsenal's status as the last English-owned club of the big four was something it was quietly proud of, and will be sorry to lose.
尽管如此，作为四大足球俱乐部中最后一个英国拥有的俱乐部，阿森纳足球队的地位具有值得骄傲的魅力，而且失去它将是很令人惋惜的。
So when I was teaching the class, if we were talking about something I put spelling on the board. I would first write British English, then I put it in American English.
所以当我在教课的时候，如果涉及到口音的选择问题，我会先用英式英语发音，然后再用美式英语发音。
I can not only communicate with others in English, but also express my great feelings and introduce something in English.
我不仅仅只用英语与他人交流，也要用英语表达我的感受，用英语给别人介绍东西。
I can not only communicate with others in English, but also express my great feelings and introduce something in English.
我不仅仅只用英语与他人交流，也要用英语表达我的感受，用英语给别人介绍东西。
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