湖边的英文角

在北美，感恩节是除圣诞节之外最重要的节日；而这一天去奶奶或外婆家过节是最传统的。在这首儿歌里，我们在尽享美丽乡村景色的同时，也会被孩子们对节日和美食的雀跃和兴奋所感染。

Over the river and through the woods,
To Grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
Through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the woods-
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the woods,
To have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring,"Ting-a-ling-ding,"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast, my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground like a hunting hound,
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate;
We seem to go extremely slow,
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the woods--
Now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! It the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

[题记]：在海外生活，生了病去看医生会有烦恼，因为经常不知道怎样才能用医生听得懂的英文准确地表述病情，让医生不误诊。有时自己觉得表述是清楚的，可医生却不太明白你究竟毛病在哪里；有时你害怕自己表述不清楚，就偷工减料，把该表述的病症尽量简化或省略，影响了医生对症下药。这里收集的是一些常见的病情中英文表述，供参考。

(1)一般病情:

He feels headache, nausea and vomiting. (他觉得头痛、恶心和想吐。)
He is under the weather. (他不舒服，生病了。)
He began to feel unusually tired. (他感到反常的疲倦。)
He feels light-headed. (他觉得头晕。)
She has been shut-in for a few days. (她生病在家几天了。)
Her head is pounding. (她头痛。)
His symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, excessive fatigue, fever and chills. (他的症状包括没有食欲、体重减轻、非常疲倦、发烧和发冷。)
He feels exhausted or fatigued most of the time. (他大部份时间都觉得非常疲倦。)
He has been lacking in energy for some time. (他感到虚弱有段时间了。)
He feels drowsy, dizzy and nauseated. (他觉得昏昏欲睡，头晕目眩和想吐。)

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幼儿学数字应该从1到10开始，不要贪多，要把这10个数字弄得滚瓜烂熟。在玩耍中结合做动作，很有趣就可以学会并且经常练习加以巩固。

One, two,
Buckle my shoe;
Three, four,
Knock at the door;
Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
Nine, ten,
A big fat hen!

第一次读到这首儿歌是很久以前，牛跳过月亮，盘子牵着勺在户外奔跑的画面特别有趣。它们成了我记忆中英文儿歌代表性的画面之一。

Hey diddle diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon；
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

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这是一首家喻户晓的儿歌。孩子好奇的眼睛和天上闪烁的小星星一样美妙无比，难怪久唱不衰。

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Then the traveler in the dark,
Thank you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

As your bright and tiny spark,
Light the traverler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

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