2017年1月9日 星期一
English Vocabulary and Etymology week 15
mal- : bad, ill, wrong
Examples: malevolent, malicious gossip,
malignant tumor and so on.
ium- / eum- : frame
Examples: sanitarium,
millennium, auditorium and so on.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year
It's the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap-happiest season of all
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time
Yes the most wonderful time
Oh the most wonderful time
Of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time
Yes the most wonderful time
Oh the most wonderful time
Of the year
Songwriters
EDDIE POLA, GEORGE WYLE
EDDIE POLA, GEORGE WYLE
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Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, DEMI MUSIC CORP. D/B/A LICHELLE MUSIC COMPANY
Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941.
Other patents pending.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
The Twelve Days of Christmas
"The
Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of
Christmas (the twelve days that comprise the Christmas season starting with Christmas Day). The song, published in England in 1780
without music as a chant or rhyme, is thought to be French in origin. "The
Twelve Days of Christmas" has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 68. The tunes of collected versions vary. The standard tune
now associated with it is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk
melody by English composer Frederic Austin, who first introduced the now familiar
prolongation of the verse "five gold rings".
Auld Lang Syne
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Traditional
Song
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Modern English
Translation
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Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ lang syne!
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne!
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu’d the gowans fine, But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot Sin’ auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl’t in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine, But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin’ auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine, And we’ll tak a right guid willie-waught For auld lang syne!
And surely ye’ll be your pint’ stoup,
And surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne! |
Times Gone By
Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And never brought to mind? Should old acquaintances be forgotten, And days of long ago!
Chorus:
For times gone by, my dear For times gone by, We will take a cup of kindness yet For times gone by.
We two have run about the hillsides
And pulled the daisies fine, But we have wandered many a weary foot For times gone by.
We two have paddled (waded) in the stream
From noon until dinner time, But seas between us broad have roared Since times gone by.
And there is a hand, my trusty friend,
And give us a hand of yours, And we will take a goodwill drink (of ale) For times gone by!
And surely you will pay for your pint,
And surely I will pay for mine! And we will take a cup of kindness yet For times gone by! |
English Vocabulary and Etymology week 14
in- : not, without
Examples: inappropriate, invalid, improbable
and so on.
ab- : from, away, off
Examples: abolish, absent, abnormal and
so on.
ten- : hold
Examples: continent, detention, tenacious and so on.
Ten Commandments
The Ten
Commandments, also known as the Decalogue,
are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship,
which play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity.
The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath, as well
as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty,
and coveting. Different religious groups follow
different traditions for interpreting and numbering them.
The Ten Commandments are listed twice in the Hebrew Bible,
first at Exodus 20:1–17,
and then at Deuteronomy 5:6–21. Both versions state that God inscribed them on two stone tablets,
which he gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. Modern scholarship has found
likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian laws and treaties, but is divided over
exactly when the Ten Commandments were written and who wrote them.
The Road Not Taken
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BY ROBERT FROST
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Parables of Jesus
The Parables of Jesus can be found in all the canonical
gospels, and in some of the non-canonical gospels, but are located
mainly within the three synoptic
gospels. They represent a key part of the teachings of Jesus, forming approximately one third of his recorded
teachings. Christians place high emphasis on these parables; since they are the purported words of Jesus,
they are believed to be what the
Father has taught, indicated by John 8:28and 14:10.
English Vocabulary and Etymology week 13
de- : down, away from
Examples: decrease, decelerate, debug and so on.
op- : against
Examples: opposition, opposite, opponent and so on.
gen- : birth
Examples: genealogy, generation, genetic and so on.
pro- : in favor of
Examples: proliferation, prolific, proponent
and so on.
Mutation
In biology, a mutation is the permanent alteration of the nucleotide
sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements. Mutations result from errors during DNA
replication or other types of damage to DNA, which then may undergo error-prone repair
(especially microhomology-mediated end joining), or cause an error during other forms
of repair, or else may
cause an error during replication (translesion synthesis). Mutations may also result from insertion or deletion of segments of DNA due to mobile genetic elements. Mutations
may or may not produce discernible changes in the observable characteristics (phenotype) of an organism. Mutations play a part in both
normal and abnormal biological processes including: evolution, cancer, and the development of the immune
system, including junctional diversity.
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone,
informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor,
the women’s Order of Saint Clare,
the Third Order of
Saint Francis and the Custody of the
Holy Land. Francis is
one of the most venerated religious figures in history.
Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228.
Along with Saint Catherine of
Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy.
He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment,
and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies
blessing animals on his feast day of
4 October
Bridge Over Troubled Water
When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all (all)
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down1
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all (all)
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down1
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you (ooo)
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you (ooo)
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Songwriters
PAUL SIMON
PAUL SIMON
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents
pending.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth
of Venus is a painting by Sandro
Botticelli generally thought to have been painted in the mid 1480s. It
has long been suggested that Botticelli was commissioned to paint the work by
the Medici family of Florence, specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de' Medici, close patron to Botticelli. However, there are
no documents associated with the painting, and its first identification with
the Medici family only comes in the 1550 edition of Vasari's Lives. It depicts the
goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as an adult woman, arriving at
the shore (which is related to the Venus
Anadyomenemotif). The painting is on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
English Vocabulary and Etymology week 12
Moon River
"Moon
River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It received an Academy Award
for Best Original Song for its performance by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at
Tiffany's (1961). It
also won Mancini the 1962 Grammy Award for
Record of the Year and won Mancini and Mercer the Grammy Award for
Song of the Year. The
song has been covered by many other artists.
mort- : death
Examples: immortal, mortal, mortician
and so on.
mal- : bad, ill, wrong
Examples: malevolent, malicious gossip,
malignant tumor and so on.
de- : down, away from
Examples: decrease, decelerate, debug and so on.
therm- : heat
Examples: thermal, thermos, thermostat
and so on.
script- : write,
written
Examples: scriptorium, scripture and so on.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in
December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among
the Great American
Novels, the work is among the first in major American
literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color
regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry
"Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). It is a direct sequel to The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer.
The Pink Panther
The Pink
Panther is a series of comedy-mystery films featuring
an inept French police detective, Inspector
Jacques Clouseau. The series began with the release of The Pink
Panther (1963). The role of Clouseau was
originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers. Most of the films were directed and co-written
by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Elements and characters inspired by the films
were adapted into other media, including books, comic books and animated series.
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