I exercise before I go to work everyday
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今天的几个句子都是谈论健身活动的：1. Do you do any sports? 2. Do you play any ball games? 3. I go to the gym a lot. 4. How often do you go? 美国人对运动非常重视，特别是baseball，football，basketball，golf和tennis.以至于许多习惯用语都出自体育运动。如：He is on the rope. （他已躺在绳子上）来自拳击运动，意思是“某人被击败了”或“某人快破产了”。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
A person’s value lies in his talent, not in his clothing.
YUGO
一个人的价值在于他的才华，而不在于他的服饰。
雨果
How long have you been studying Chinese?
你学汉语多久了？
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今天的几个句子都是有关闲聊的：1. How long have you been in Shenyang? 2. Where did you grow up? 3. Where were you brought up?4. I moved to Shanghai two years ago.与老外聊天时，应尽量避免如：politics, religion, sexual affairs, income之类太过敏感、太过私人的问题。但谈论对方在哪里长大、experience、TV programmes、films、tralelling等话题是普遍可以接受的。
Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought.
谚语是一国的思想精华。
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
户枢不蠹。
Hi, what is your name?
Have you seen much of China?
你去过中国的许多地方吗？
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今天的几个句子都是谈论地理的：1. It's very densely populated here.这里人口密集。2. My family lives out there. 我老家远在那里。3. What's the weather like down here?南部的天气如何？4. You could try the east coast.你可以试试东海岸。
One's mantle falls on somebody.
春风化雨
A man is called selfish, not pursuing his own good, but neglecting his neighbour’s.
－Richard Whately
追求自身的利益，不是自私；忽视他人的利益，才是自私。
－美国牧师惠特利
