Congratulations on Winning the Prize 祝贺你得奖
Robin：Hi，John，I heard you won a prize in the Photo Contest。You are really something。Congratulations！
John：Thanks！Robin：It’s said that the competition was very fi erce，and it was not easy to win a prize。1
John：Yes。It’s tough way。Robin：But you won。You deserve it。We’ve got to celebrate。John：Good idea。
Robin：Do you think we can make it tomorrow？John：Sure。Then I ought to get some drinks ready。
Robin：OK。I’ll be looking forward to hearing of even greater things from you in the future。2
John：Thank you。Well，see you tomorrow。Robin：See you tomorrow。
罗宾：嗨，约翰，我听说你在摄影比赛中获奖了。你真了不起。祝贺你！
约翰：谢谢！
罗宾：据说竞争非常激烈，获奖可不是件容易的事。
约翰：是不容易，很艰难。罗宾：但是你获奖了。你是当之无愧的。我们得庆祝一下。
约翰：好主意。罗宾：你觉得明天行吗？约翰：当然可以。那么我得准备一些饮料。
罗宾：好的。我期待你在今后获得更大的成就。约翰：谢谢你。那么我们明天见。罗宾：明天见。
Note 注解
★fierce“fi。s”a。强烈的，猛烈的
★tough“t。f”a。艰苦的
★deserve“di’z。：v”v。应该得到
Smart analysis 重点解析
①It’s said that the competition was very fierce，and it was not easy to win a prize。据说竞争非常激烈，获奖可不是件容易的事。It is said that……句型中的it 是形式主语，真正的主语是that 引导的主语从句，该结构常译为“据说……”。例如：It is said that he has come to New York。据说他已经来纽约了。
②I’ll be looking forward to hearing of even greater things from you in the future。我期待你在今后获得更大的成就。“look forward to sth。/doing（sth。）”表示（高兴地）期盼着、期待着某件事情或做某件事情。to 在这里作为介词，后面直接加名词或者动名词。例如：I’m looking forward to the weekend。我盼着过周末呢。
From Baccalaureate Address to Class of 2008《2008届本科毕业典礼上的讲话》选摘
By Drew G。Faust
……But you wonder how you would ever survive as an artist or an actor or a public servant or a high school teacher？How would you ever figure out a path by which to make your way in journalism？Would you ever find a job as
an English professor after you finished who knows how many years of graduate school and dissertation writing？The answer is：you won’t know till you try。But if you don’t try to do what you love-whether it is painting or biology or finance；if you don’t pursue what you think will be most meaningful，you will regret it。Life is long。There is always time for Plan B。But don’t begin with it。
……如果作为一个艺术家或是一个演员，一名人民公仆或是一个中学老师，该如何才能生存下去？然而，你们可曾想过，如果你的梦想是新闻业，怎样才能想出一条通往梦想的道路呢？难道你会在读了不知多少年研，写了不知多少毕业论文终于毕业后，找一个英语教授的工作？答案是：你不试试就永远都不会知道。但如果你不试着去做自己热爱的事情，不管是画画儿还是搞生物研究还是从事金融，如果连你自己都不去追求你认为最有价值的事，你终将后悔。人生路漫漫，你总有时间去给自己留“后路”，但可别一开始就走“后路”。
1.你打算要做什么？What do you mean to do？
2.想放弃这个项目吗？Do you mean to quit this project？
3.我希望她马上离开。I hope she’ll leave at once。
4.我想改变计划。I want to change my plan。
5.我想为一个更重要的项目做充分准备。I want to make full preparations for the more important project。★preparation“prep。’rei……n”n。准备工作
6.你打算告诉他吗？Are you going to tell him？
7.你周末准备干什么？What’re you doing on the weekend？
8.我决定不出国了。I’ve decided not to go abroad。☆go abroad 出国
9.我已经决定搬家了。I’ve decided to move。
10.我确信我能做好。I’m sure I can do it。
11.我想让你去。I mean you to go。
12.我希望明天能看到这部电影。I expect I’ll see the film tomorrow。
13.他下定决心争取成功。Hewas utterly ruthless in his determination to succeed。★utterly“'。t。li”adv。全然地★ruthless“'ru：θlis”a。无情的
14.他靠坚定的信心度过了难关。His determination carried him through。
15.我仍然无法决定我该做什么。I’m still unable to decide what to do。
英文幽默手机短信
Sometimes I forget 2 say hi，
Sometimes I forget 2 reply，
Sometimes my message doesn’t reach u，
But it doesn’t mean I forget u。
I’m just giving u time to miss me。
