有关英语的趣味知识.ppt
英语小知识,for English learning,WWF,World Wide Fund For Nature 世界自然基金会,Sir Julian Sorell Huxley,The general information about WWF:2),The headquarter:Morges,Switzerland WWF is a non-governmental organization.At first,it was called World Wildlife Fund International(世界野生生物基金会).Now,weCall it World Wide Fund for Nature(世界自然基金会).It was founded to protect living beings resources from destroying by human beings.By now,it has 520,000,0 advocates and about 153member states.In 1980,the government of China invited WWF to help us to protect great pandas.It was the first non-governmental organization which China had invited to carry out work.In1996,the agency of Beijing was established.,Aims of WWF:1)Protecting the diversity of living beings2)Making sure the sustainable usage of reproducible natural resources3)Reducing pollution and objecting to wasting4)Loving our planet,Items of protection of WWF:,Protecting Swamp and freshwater,Protecting the forest,Protecting our energy,Protecting wildlife,Earth Hour:The“Earth Hour”was proposed byWWF.In order to deal with global warming,WWF put forward a propose that individuals,communities,industries,and governments kill their power at the last Saturday of March every year.,Idioms,interesting idioms,carry coal to Newcastle:把煤送到纽卡斯尔,把某种东西送到一个人们根本不需要的地方,多此一举（carry water to the river）,To offer him money is to carry coals to Newcastle;he is very wealthy.给他钱是多此一举，因为他已经很富有了。,Greek Kalends:Kalends,罗马日历每个月的第一天，古希腊不用罗马日历，所以永远不会有这一天。never 永远不(幽默诙谐的方式说)When will you finish your work and leave the computer alone?你什么时候才能结束工作不再用电脑？At the Greek kalends.永远没有那一天。,3.words,Swan:,n.a large graceful bird（天鹅）,v.to go around Enjoying yourself(悠然闲逛),Swan Lake,The last masterpiece by an artist,an musician or the last performance by an actor.,Swan song:,(绝唱),For example:,The famous star Bruce Lee starred in the film Enter the Dragon in 1933.It turned out to be the swan song(绝唱).,Bull:,1.take the bull by the horns,在困难情况下采取果断行动,Example:,A small person,out of a strong sense of justice,take the bull by the horns and exposed a big shots evil doings.,（一个小人物，出于强烈的正义感，敢于果断采取行动，去揭露一个大人物的邪恶行为）,2.a bull in a china shop,(冒失鬼，不顾环境笨拙莽撞的人),china shop,thank you!,
