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Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love. One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feeling sprepared their boats to leave .
从前有一个岛，所有的情感都住在那里：幸福、悲伤、知识和所有其它的，爱也不例外。一天，所有的情感听说小岛即将沉没，因此建造小船，纷纷离开，除了爱。
Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment. When the island was almost totally under, love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help.
爱是唯一留下来的，因为它希望能坚持到最后一刻。小岛即将沉没了，爱决定离开，她开始寻求帮助。
Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked, 'Richness, can I come with you on your boat?' Richness answered, 'I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere.'
富有驾着一艘大船从爱身边经过，爱说，“富有，你能带上我么？”富有回答说：“不行，我的船上载满金银财宝，没有你的地方。”
Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing by in a beautiful vessel. Love cried out, 'Vanity, help me please!' 'I can't help you,' Vanity said, 'You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat.'
虚荣坐在漂亮的小船中从爱身边驶过，爱问：“虚荣，你能帮助我么？”虚荣说：“不行，你全身湿透，会弄脏我的船。”
Next, Love saw Sadness passingby. Love said, 'Sadness, please let me go with you.' Sadness answered, 'Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be alone now.'
悲伤的船靠近了，爱问：“悲伤，请带我走吧。”“哦……爱，我太难过了，想一个人呆着。”
Then, Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, 'Happiness, please take me with you.' But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him.
幸福经过爱的身边，爱呼喊道：“幸福，请带上我吧。”它太开心了，根本没听见爱在呼唤。
Love began to cry. Then, she heard a voice say, 'Come Love, I will take you with me.' It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.
突然，一个声音喊道：“来，爱，我带你走。” 声音来自一位长者。爱太高兴了，甚至忘了问长者的名字。当他们来到岸上，长者自己离开了。爱意识到长者给了她多大的帮助。
Love then found Knowledge and asked, 'Who was it that helped me?' 'It was Time,' Knowledge answered. 'But why did Time help me when no one else would? 'Love asked. Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity, answered, 'Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Loveis.
于是，爱找到了知识，问：“谁帮助了我？”知识说：“是时间。”“时间？”爱问：“但是时间为什么帮助我？”知识睿智地微笑道：“因为只有时间了解爱的价值。”
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Here are 33 ways to speak better English, without going to classes.
下面是让你说好英语的33个方法。
1. Record yourself speaking English.
录下自己所说的英语。
2. Read aloud, especially dialogue.
大声的读出来，特别是对话。
3. Sing along to English songs while you’re driving or in the shower.
开车或洗澡的时候跟唱英文歌。
4. Watch short video clips and pause and repeat what you hear.
看短视频，按停顿然后重复你听到的。
5. Learn vowel and consonant sounds in English.
学习英语元音和辅音的发音。
6. Learn and identify schwa.
学习并学会识别中性元音。
7. Learn about weak and strong forms of common words.
学会常用词的弱读形式和重读形式。
8. Learn about word stress.
学会单词的重读。
9. Learn about sentence stress.
学会句子的重读。
10. Identify fixed and semi-fixed phrases and practise them.
学会识别固定短语和半固定短语，并不断练习。
11. Learn about collocations.
学习固定搭配词组。
12. Replace regular verbs with phrasal verbs.
学会用动词短语来代替规则动词。
13. Learn short automatic responses.
学会简短而自然地应答。
14. Practise telling stories and using narrative tenses.
练习讲述故事和讲述的时态。
15. Learn when to pause for effect.
学会什么时候该停顿以达到更好的效果。
16. Learn about chunking.
学会拆分。
17. Learn about typical pronunciation problems in your first language.
学习跟你同个母语的人的典型发音问题。
Find out about the problems people who speak your first language have when speaking English and you will know what you need to focus on.
找出那些跟你说一样母语的人在说英语时会出现的发音问题，你就会知道你应该注意什么。
18. Choose an accent you like and imitate it.
选一个你喜欢的口音腔调并模范它。
19. Find an actor/actress you like and identify what makes them powerful speakers.
找一个你喜欢的男演员或女演员并找出是什么让他们成为强大的演说家。
20. Use a mirror and / or a sheet of paper for identifying aspirated and non-aspirated sounds.
用一面镜子或一张白纸来辨别送气和不送气的音。
21. Practise tongue twisters.
练习绕口令。
Tongue twisters are phrases designed to improve your pronunciation of particular sounds.
绕口令是专门用来提高你对某些词的发音的句子。
22. Practise spelling names, numbers and dates aloud.
练习大声地拼读名字、数字、日期。
23. Learn about common intonation patterns.
学会常用的语音语调形式。
24. Learn about places of articulation.
学习发音的位置。
The articulators are the parts of the mouth we use to turn sound into speech.
发音的位置是我们嘴巴把声音变成语言的一部分。
25. After looking at places of articulation, practise making the movements that native speakers use when they speak.
在学会发音的位置后，练习英语母语者说话时是是怎样移动发音位置的。
26. Learn why English is a stress-timed language.
了解为什么英语是重音节拍的语音。
The rhythm of the language is based on stressed syllables so we shorten the unstressed syllables to fit the rhythm.
语言的节奏是基于重度音节的，所以我们会缩短非重读的音节发音以便适应语言的节奏。
27. Learn how to interrupt and interject politely and successfully.
学会如何礼貌且成功地打断和插入别人的谈话中。
28. Learn about ellipsis, assimilation and linking sounds.
学会省略不读、浊化和连读。
29. Speak lower not higher. Studies show that you command attention and demonstrate authority with a deeper vocal tone, especially men.
说话要低沉一些，研究表明低沉的声音能使你博得注意力和展示你的权威，特别是对于男士来说。
30. Listen and read along to poetry (or rap songs) to practise the rhythm of English.
收听和朗读诗歌或饶舌歌曲来锻炼你的英语发音节奏。
31. Learn exclamation words and fillers.
学会用感叹词和填充词。
32. Learn how to paraphrase.
学会如何做进一步说明。
33. Use contractions more.
多使用缩读。
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