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What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no thing as standard English. Many people believe the English
on TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people
(report) the news were expected to speak excellent English.
,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and expressions different the "standard language ",it is called a dialect. American English
(have) many dialects, the midwestern , southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little
(different).
Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Some peoplelive in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they
(take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects
people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about ____ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, __
__ some of them looked very anxious and __
_ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next _
_ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike __
__ (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused __
__ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept _
__ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“__
_ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's __
__ (I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers _
_ (sudden) became friendly to one another.
目前,各种电视节目广泛使用短信参与的互动方式,对此人们评价不一。请你用英语写一篇文章,介绍人们对此现象的不同观点,并表达自己的看法:
| 支持 |
1. 给观众提供了更多的参与机会; 2. 比较时尚,受年轻人喜欢; 3. 给媒体带来更多收益。 |
| 反对 |
1. 控制不当,节目品味无法保证; 2. 短信费用过高,观众易生反感。 |
| 你的观点 |
…… |
要求:
1、对所给要点不得遗漏,适当发挥,不要简单翻译;
2、词数120 左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
(参考词汇:反感feel bad;保证guarantee)
At present, it is well known that text messages are widely involved in various TV programs in our country. But concerning this hot topic, different people take different attitudes.
My sister Daisy worked at Standard Bank in Malawi. When she got m,we were all excited. She invited me to her house to help her open the gifts and s
some thankyou notes to all the _
(亲戚) and friends that came to the wedding party. While
(仔细地) going through the gifts,we came across a nice vase. Inside
was a note that read,“You might not know me. My name is Bill. I often v
Standard Bank for business. In the past years you have helped me a lot when I was
trouble. I will never forget _
__ you did. God bless you.” It was impossible for us to w
a thankyou note back to this person for there was no name or
(地址) so we decided to simply wish him or her a happy life.
Mary: What do you hope to do when you finish University?
John: I’d like to go into ___ (manage). I’ve applied fo
r several jobs already and I’m ___(hope) that I’ll get some job offers. How about you?
Mary:After I graduate, I have to do some more studies to pass exams ___ (become) a lawyer. I think I’ve got a good chance of passing. There’s a possibility __
__getting a job with a firm in London if I do well.
John: We both have to overcome several __ (difficult) if we are to achieve our ambitions.
Mary: If life were easy, then we’d achieve our ambitions quickly and then get bored.
John: unfortunately, some people always work hard yet they never succeed.
Mary: That’s ____ambitions need to be realistic. You can’t achieve __
__ that’s totally unrealistic.
John: As long as you plan carefully, most things are possible.
Mary: I think it’s important to be successful in a field you are ___ (true) interested in, not something that other people force you to be interested in.
John: My father ____ (want) me to become a doctor, but I know it will be impossible for me.
Mary: I hope my parents won’t try to force me to do __favorite job.
Well,we’re here in New York at last!
Our flight left at 2:30pm and for the next hours everything was great. But when we were about 30 minutes away from New York,there was a ________ (暴风雨) in the city.The pilot told us that we had to
lin Washington DC and the airline was going to take
________by bus to New York.However, we couldn’t get
_______the plane in Washington DC because there were too many planes
________ (到达) at the same time.It had to fly in circles for three hours before we finally
lthe plane.
The airline then ius that we’d have to stay in a hotel and set off for New York the next morning.So off we went to find the bus to the hotel.We found the bus stop and then stood in the rain
________ (焦急地) waiting for the bus.40 minutes later, we reached the hotel but there was only one room
afor my brothers and I.So we had to share one single bed.
________you can imagine,we didn’t get much sleep.
What a journey!