最恶搞的圣诞祝福.doc

最恶搞的圣诞祝福
If one night a big fat man jumps in at your window,
grabs you and puts you in a sack
don't worry I told Santa
I wanted you for CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
如果某天晚上一个胖子跳进你的窗户、抓起你往麻袋里塞，别担心。
那是我告诉圣诞老人，我要你做我的圣诞礼物。
圣诞快乐！
最内涵的圣诞祝福
An urgent help please. One of my close friends has come. I have directed him to you. Kindly arrange a room for him and take care of him. He is little childish. Kindly bear with him. His name is Jesus. Merry xmas.
紧急求助！我一个好朋友来了，我让他去找你。麻烦你安排一个房间、好好照顾他。他有点孩子气，耐心点啦。他的名字叫“耶稣”。圣诞快乐！
最有爱的圣诞祝福
May the magic of love twinkle in your lives throughout the holidays and the upcoming new year.
愿爱的奇迹在你生命中闪耀，掠过圣诞、掠过来年。
最诗意的圣诞祝福
Through a looking glass of a thousand stars,
heavenly angels watch over us and bless us unaware.
May health happiness and good times greet you each day of the new year.
透过千万颗星星，天上的天使在默默看着我们、并无声地守护我们。
愿健康安乐及美好时光伴你在新年的每一天。
最“无赖”的圣诞祝福
No Greeting Card To Give..
No Sweet Flowers To Send..
No Cute Graphics To Forward..
Just
A LOVING HEART
Saying
“HAPPY X’MAS”
没卡寄你、
没花送你、
连张可爱的简讯图片都没有。
我只有一颗爱你的心，说着“圣诞快乐”！
最吃货的圣诞祝福
Have an icy-icy CHRISTMAS, with BUTTERING MSGs, CHOCALATY CALLS, CREAMY THOUGHTS, FRUITY FUNS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
愿你有一个清清爽爽的圣诞节：多收黄油般的讯息、多打巧克力味的电话、多些奶油似的的想法、玩得像水果般甜蜜！圣诞快乐！
put on one's clothes 穿上衣服
-You need to put on your clothes quickly or you'll be late for work.
-Where's my belt?
wear layers of clothes 穿着几层衣服
-They say that the best way to keep warm is to wear layers of clothes.
-That's for sure.
try on clothes 试穿衣服
-Can I try on the clothes hung on the wall?
-Of course. I will get them for you.
take clothes out of the wardrobe 从衣柜里拿衣服
-I can't find that red skirt. I remember putting it into the wardrobe.
-I suggest that you take all the clothes out of wardrobe. It's probably the only way to find it.
put one's clothes on backwards 把衣服前后穿反
-Hey, you've put your clothes on backwards.
-I went to bed very late last night, and I was still half-asleep when I've dressed.
take off one's clothes 脱衣服
-Please don't drop your clothes on the floor when you take them off. It looks messy.
-Sorry, I will pick them up right away.
change clothes 换衣服
-I didn't have any time to change clothes before the party.
-You mean you wore jeans and T-shirt for the party last night?
change out of wet clothes 把湿衣服换下来
-I fell into the pool by accident.
-You are to change out of those wet clothes.
fold clothes 叠衣服
-Who folded these piles of clothes so neatly?
-Mary was folding clothes when I came in.
其他短语：
lay clothes out on the bed 把衣服摊平放在床上
sew up the hole in clothes 补衣服上的洞
wring clothes 把衣服拧干
put the clothes into the dryer 把衣服放进烘干机
hang up clothes on the washing line 把衣服晾在晾衣绳上
take clothes off the hanger 把衣服从衣架上取下来
shop for clothes 逛街买衣服
bring a change of clothes 带一套换洗衣服
实现你的最终目标
Have you ever wondered why you do all that you do? What is the aim of all the effort? Why get a job, why earn, why build a house, why get a car, why save for the future? Think about it for a moment...

You might say, we do this to ensure security and comfort for the rest of our lives... And why do we need security and comfort?

I think security and comfort are both geared towards one final aim, to ensure lasting and genuine happiness. Happiness is the ultimate aim of everything we do. Again, take a moment to think about this...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. –Aristotle

The question I will raise is, do security and comfort really make us happy?

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A secure life 安全的生活

Look at some senior folks who have pursued security all their lives and are about to finish their journey. How happy do they look?

Has your own pursuit of security thus far, kept you happy?

And then how real is safety? As I read in this thought provoking article, how helpful was security for the people in Japan who were hit by the Tsunami recently?

Life and future are too uncertain for anything, even money, to secure. There is absolutely no security in life. This realization need not be traumatic, in fact, it can be liberating! You don't have to be a slave to the future any more!

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing –Helen Keller

Do possessions make us happy? 有钱我们真的就会开心么？

You may say that happiness requires nice comforts like a house, a car, big bank balance, a high paying job.

Here in India where I live, I have traveled through villages where people seemed to earn just enough to make ends meet. I have seen happiness there. I have seen smiling faces and smiling eyes that readily gave me directions to my destination, that displayed a friendly curiosity in me and my journey.

I have also worked for 3 years on Wall Street, in a big Investment Bank. I have seen some people with a lot of money but still unhappy. I am not implying that all rich are unhappy(or the poor, happy). But the fact that there are some rich who look angry or listless and there are some people of modest means who look happy, points out that there must be something else to happiness, than just money, luxury and comfort.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. –Henry David Thoreau

Happiness, it seems, is not a factor of how much you have. You can feel happy listening to a good song, you can feel happy witnessing a beautiful sunrise, you can feel happy in any number of ways that don't require any possessions at all.

So what causes happiness? 那么，幸福源于何处呢？

Happiness, to me, is the result of a decision to be happy. I feel all the happy people I have met, whether in villages or on Wall Street, had just decided to be happy. No matter what the situation, they just smile. The ones who are not happy have postponed their happiness, they have made it contingent upon some event, some amount of money, a certain status... They have put certain limitations on their happiness. They don't believe that the only limitations we have are the ones we put on ourselves.

The happy ones remove all conditions on their happiness. They are dedicated to their decision to be happy, they focus on it constantly. They are not perfect, they falter sometimes. But their focus comes back quickly. They have brought happiness into routine, they have made it a habit.

A few things to try 要尝试的一些事

Go ahead and make your own resolve to be happy. Practice it, try to be happy no matter what. If you falter(and you will falter, many times), don't feel guilty, just bring your focus back to your resolve. Slowly, you will find a sense of lasting happiness.

Denounce the idea of working for a 'future happiness'. Instead, form goals that make you feel happy right now, form goals that make you feel enthusiastic and passionate in this, present moment.

Listen to that favorite song of yours. Make a resolution to not think about anything till it ends. This is a simple choice, totally in your hands. No one can force you, without your complicity, to not enjoy.

Look at a beautiful picture, play with your kid, talk to a genuine friend...

Happiness is so readily available, right now!

1. bad hair day 不如意的一天；不愉快的一天

Bad就是不好；hair是头发，bad hair day的字面意思就是：这一天的头发不好。这也符合这个说法的原意。刚开始的时候，bad hair day是年轻女子用来形容她们的头发。有的时候，由于刮风，或者天气潮湿而无法维持她们原来做得很好的发型，这就是bad hair day。

可是，过去十几年来，这个说法变成了一个习惯用语，跟头发毫无关系了。男男女女都可以用bad hair day来表示那一天他什么事情都不顺利。我们大家有的时候都遇到这种日子的。

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下面我们来举一个例子。这是一个人下班后在告诉他太太他当天不顺利的事一件接着一件，他很久没碰到这种情况了。他说：

例句-1： Honey, it was a real bad hair day. First my secretary and accountant both called in sick. Next the heating system broke down and the place was freezing. Then to top this off, our biggest customer called to say he was canceling our contract.

亲爱的，今天真是什么都不顺。首先，我的秘书和会计都打电话来说病了，上不了班了。然后，暖气设备又坏了，办公室冷得要命。这还不算，我们最大的一个客户打电话来说他要取消跟我们签的合同。

2. have your day in court 发表你的观点

Court就是法庭。但是，have your day in court从字面上来看似乎是你那天要上法庭。其实，这个习惯用语和法庭没有关系。Have your day in court，就是在一些你认为很重要的问题上有机会坦率地发表你的观点。

有的时候，我们非常想对办公室里的某个问题谈谈自己的想法。下面例句里说话的人就是如此。他工作的公司，和其他公司相比，职员得到提升的机会比较少。他考虑了很久，最后决定在下一次职工会议上提出这个问题。开会的那天早上，他在吃早饭时对他太太说：

例句-2： It may get me in trouble, honey, but at the 9 AM meeting today I'm going to bring up the question of why our promotions are so slow compared to other places. Our boss won't like to hear this but at least I'll have my day in court.

亲爱的，这样做可能会给我带来麻烦。不过，我今天早上九点开会的时候一定要提出这个问题，为什么我们的提升和其他地方相比要慢得多。我们的老板肯定不爱听我要说的话，但是，至少我有机会发表我的观点。

3. that will be the day! 会有那么一天吗？

That will be the day是一个用得非常普遍的习惯用语。That will be the day，这里你每个字都知道，但是，你恐怕不知道它到底是什么意思。美国人用这个习惯用语已经有四十多年了。我们经常会有希望，希望某件好事能够发生，或者给别人许愿。在这种情况下，要是对方说：That will be the day，那就意味着，他对你希望发生的事，或对你的许愿表示怀疑，认为那是不可能的，而且还带有浓厚的讽刺性。

我们还是举个例子来说明吧！ 上面例子里说话的人和公司其他雇员对他们被提升得太慢而表示不满。公司的老板已经说了好几次要加工资，但是只听到雷声，没见到雨点。这一次，他又保证要在年底前给大家增加工资。可是说话的人根本不相信他的话。这个人说：

例句-3： Sure, the boss promised us a raise again, but he's done that before and then finds some excuse not to do it. This time he said we can expect a nice raise by January 1. Yeah, sure - that will be the day！ We're afraid it just won't come true!

是呀，老板又向我们保证要给我们加工资。可是，他以前也这么保证过，然后又找借口不给加。这次，他说，到一月一号，我们就可以加不少工资。 哼，谁信他的！恐怕这根本不会实现。