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【疯狂星级】四星级  大学四六级  国际商务级
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【疯狂短评】
    讲故事的时候，将各种语法融入在引人入胜的故事中，名词复数、动词第三人称单数、各种时态、各种语态、动词不定式、现在分词、动名词等等，借助故事的情节，自然掌握这些曾经折磨你的语法！还可以向他人卖弄你的英语真功夫！由英语学习者变成英语文化大师，It’s a piece of cake!
Kim’s Note: Telling funny stories can improve your spoken English! It will make you sound more natural and charming.  Reciting longer jokes and fables will also improve your memory.  So have fun, laugh a little and learn English!

The Wolf and the Donkey
A Wolf once met a Donkey on the road outside the village.
“I’m going to eat you up,” said the Wolf.
“Certainly,” replied the Donkey, thinking fast. “But please don’t eat me out here on the road where everyone can see. I then will be too ashamed. Take me into the forest. Don’t be afraid that I will try to escape. Here first, tie this rope round your neck and fasten it to my bridle. Then I will lead you to a very quiet spot I know.”
The Wolf thought this was a good idea so he fastened the rope round his neck and knotted it firmly to the Donkey’s bridle.
“Now I will go wherever you say,” said the Donkey.
“Show me the way to your quiet spot,” ordered the Wolf.
“Very well,” said the Donkey, setting off down the road towards the village. As they came to the first houses the Wolf began to suspect that he had been tricked.
“This is not the way to the forest,” he said, tugging at his end of the rope. “This road goes to the village.”
“Don’t worry,” said the Donkey cheerfully. “This is a short cut.”
The Donkey began to trot faster, then to gallop. The rope round the Wolf’s neck drew tight; in a very short time he was dragged right up to the donkey’s door.
The master, his wife and their three sons all came running out to rescue the Donkey. They were so angry that they would have killed the Wolf there and then. Fortunately for the Wolf, however, one of the sons threw a knife at him. The knife missed, but it cut the rope round his neck. The next moment all the family could see was a cloud of dust in the road as the Wolf fled to safety in the dark forest.
The lesson of this fable is:
Don’t panic when you face a problem. Keep calm and you will think of a clever solution!
【疯狂收获】
把文章中黑体标出来的十个句子重点掌握，举一反三，再用“三最法”把这篇故事苦练直至脱口而出，你不但可以用英语给别人讲述寓言故事，还可以掌握这些实实在在的财富！
【疯狂注释】
1. ashamed   [E5Femd]  a. 感到羞耻的，惭愧的
2. escape   [I5skep] v. 逃脱；逃走
3. fasten   [5fAsEn] v. 使固定；系住；捆在一起
4. bridle   [5braIdl] n. 缰绳；马勒
5. knot   [nBt] v. 打结；捆扎
6. suspect   [sE5spZkt] v. 猜想；怀疑
7. trick    [trIk] v. 欺；骗
8. tug    [tQg] v. 用力拖，使劲拉
9. cheerfully    [5tFIrfEl] ad. 愉快地；快乐地
10. gallop   [5gAlEp] v. 飞跑；疾驰
11. rescue   [5rZskju] v. 救出；解救
12. flee   [fli]  v. 逃跑；逃避

狼和驴
有一次，狼在村外的路上碰到了一头驴。
“我要把你吃掉，”狼说。
“当然喽，”驴一边应和着，一边飞快地转动脑筋，“但是，别在这条路上吃，别人都能看见，我会觉得很丢人的。带我到森林去吧。别担心我会逃跑。看这儿，把这根绳子的一头套在你的脖子上，另一头栓在我的缰绳上。然后，我会带你到我知道的一个安静的地方去。”
狼心想，这倒不失为一个好办法。于是，把绳子系住自己的脖子，另一头牢牢栓在驴的缰绳上。
“现在，你说到什么地方去，我就到什么地方去。”驴说。
“带我到你说的那个安静的地方去，”狼吩咐道。
“好的，”驴说着就沿着道路向村子走去。他们来到第一片房子附近时，狼开始怀疑自己是不是上当了。
“这不是去森林的路，”狼说着便用力拽住他那一端的绳子。“这条路是通向村子里的。”
“别着急，”驴轻快地说，“这是一条近路。”
驴开始小跑起来，然后，疾跑如飞。套在狼脖子上的绳子拉紧了，不一会儿，他就被拽到了驴的家门口。
驴的主人夫妇俩和他们的三个儿子都从屋子里跑出来救驴子。他们非常生气，要立刻就地把狼打死。不过，狼还算幸运，其中的一个儿子拿刀来砍狼，没有砍着，却砍断了狼脖子上的绳子。转眼之间，这一家人看到路上一阵尘土飞扬，狼逃向森林深处安全的地方去了

【疯狂星级】三星级  高中生级  国际公民级
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【疯狂短评】
    很多时候一些小小的细节比如一个单词、一个短语、一个地道的说法就可以让你的英语瞬间升华，这就是精通地道美语的秘诀。
freshman
9年级生和大一学生都是“新鲜人”。
大一学生是freshman，大二是sophomore，大三是junior，大四是senior。在美国从9年级到12年级生，也就是初三到高三，也是叫做freshman, sophomore, junior和senior。
那么，若有人提到freshman year，到底应该是初三还是大一呢？一般来说，从大家正在谈话的内容应该可以知道，是在说初三那一年还是大一那一年。若还是不清楚，你也可以问到底是freshman year in high school，还是freshman year in college。

Kim’s Note: There are many sentences, jokes and expressions about being a freshman.  Since freshmen are new to a school, they are usually considered naive!

☆ A:  What year are you?你是几年级的？
B1: I’m a freshman. Everything is fresh to me.
 我是大一的，一切对我都很新鲜。
B2: I’m a senior. This is my last year in college. I’m very worried about my future.
我是大四的，这是我在大学最后一年了。我真担心我的未来。

☆ You got lost on your way to class?  What are you - a freshman?你去课室居然迷路了？你难道是新生吗？
☆ I like to collect the phone numbers of all the new, pretty freshman girls!我想收集到所有新生中漂亮女生电话！
☆ I can’t believe it’s my senior year and I’m about to graduate.  I still feel like a freshman!
我真不敢相信我已经读大四，而且就要毕业了，我觉得我还是个大一新生呢

疯狂星级】四星级  大学四六级  国际商务级
【录音提示】美国播音员Jim超级慢速录制，请一字一句全面模仿。
【疯狂讲解】
    英语中有一些动词后面可接动名词作宾语，但不能接动词不定式作宾语，其中常用的动词和动词短语（Common Verbs and Phrases Followed by Gerunds）有：
appreciate, avoid, delay, discuss (talk about), enjoy, feel like, finish (get through), keep (keep on), mention, mind, postpone (put off), quit (give up), stop, suggest
   很多人一碰到动词后面跟动名词还是不定式之类的选择题就皱眉头，把以下这些句子疯狂脱口而出，这样的问题再不会难倒你！
1. I enjoy working with you very much.
   我很喜欢跟你一起工作。【疯狂想像】多点跟同事讲这样的话，你一定会很受欢迎！
2. Would you mind closing the window? It’s cold in here! Thanks.你能关一下窗吗？这儿很冷。谢谢。
3. Keep working on your English.
   继续学英语。【疯狂想像】这句话可以跟别人来说，但更重要的是每天跟自己说！
4. Do you feel like going out for dinner tonight?
   你今晚想出去吃饭吗？【疯狂想像】比“Would you like to go out for dinner tonight?”之类的句子让你更有成就感！
5. We discussed visiting New York or Los Angeles for our vacation.我们讨论了假期去纽约或洛杉矶的事。
6. I’m thinking about quitting my job.我考虑辞掉这份工作。
7. I’m considering buying a new car.我正考虑是不是买新车。
8. My boss suggested my taking classes for an MBA.
   我老板建议我去上MBA课程。
9. I quit studying English when I was thirteen years old.  Now I am studying again at age thirty-five.
   我十三岁的时候就放弃了学英语。现在我三十五岁，又开始学英语了。
【疯狂想像】后悔还是来得及的！Never too late to learn!
10. Call me when you finish eating lunch.
   你吃完饭就打电话给我。
11. It’s not that bad. Stop complaining.
   没那么糟糕，别抱怨了。
12. Sometimes students put off doing their homework until the last minute.有时学生们会拖延到最后一分钟才做作业。
13. Our boss delayed making a decision.老板推迟了做决定。
14. My friends mentioned taking the bus to school instead of walking.我的朋友们提到乘公共汽车去上学，而不是走着去。
15. I appreciate being able to study in peace and quiet.
   我喜欢在安静的环境里学习。

【口语突破考试】
1. I don't mind there ______ no TV set in the room.
A. having B. is to have C. being D. be
2. I would appreciate ______ back this afternoon.
A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. you’re calling
【疯狂短评】
    这两道考试题都是经常出现在各类考试中的，结构都是动词+动名词（带逻辑主语），是大家常常犯错误的题型。你会选择吗？不会也不要紧。
   把考试题总结成口语，用三最法脱口而出！你肯定会快速成为考试高手，更重要的是：你获得了真正的英语交流能力！
☆ I don’t mind there being no TV set in the room.
   我并不在意房间里有没有电视。
   也可以说：I don’t mind there not being a TV set in the room.
☆ A:  When would you like me to call back?
   你想我什么时候回电话给你？
☆ B:  I would appreciate your calling back this afternoon.
   你要是今天下午能回个电话，我将非常感激。

【疯狂实战】
1. A: Do you want to take a break?你想休息一会儿吗？
B: No.  I’m not tired yet.  Let’s keep on working for another hour or so.不，我还不累。让我们再干一个钟头吧。
2. A: I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my old Honda the last couple of months.  It's slowly falling apart.  I’m thinking about buying a new car.
   这几个月来我的老本田老给我添麻烦，它就快玩完了。我正想着买辆新车呢。
B: Do you think you’ll get another Honda?你还会买本田吗？
A: No, I’m considering getting a Ford.不，我想着买部福特。
3. A: Good news! I feel great.  I don’t cough anymore, and I don’t run out of breath when I walk up a hill.
   好消息！我感到棒极了。我再也不咳嗽了，上山也不再喘粗气了。
B: Oh?哦？
A: I quit smoking and started exercising.
   我戒烟了，还开始做运动。
B: That’s wonderful!太好了！
4. A: I’ve been studying my English for the last half hour, and I still don’t understand it.
   这半小时来我一直在学英语，但我还是不懂。
B: Well, don’t give up.  Keep trying.  If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
   不要放弃嘛，继续尝试。如果开始的时候你没有成功的话，那就再试，再试试。
5. A: Do you have any plans for this weekend?
   这个周末有什么计划吗？
B: Kim and I talked about going shopping and then attending a crazy English lecture.
Kim和我谈过去购物，再去听一个疯狂英语的讲座。

Kim’s Note: The verb followed by gerund construction is difficult for many students to understand in traditional English text books. It is also a grammar point that most foreigners do not know the name of. If you don’t believe me, just ask a foreigner to give you an example of a verb plus gerund. Most will not be able to! Once you feel better about your grammar knowledge, you can easily master the construction with these useful sentences. Even difficult grammar can be mastered with enough useful sentences. I suggest taking a few minutes a day to practice this section!
“动词+动名词”结构在传统英语课本中是很难让学生们理解的。同时，这还是个大部分外国人都不知道名称的语法点。如果不信的话，去找个外国人，叫他给你个“动词+动名词”的例子，大部分人都做不到！你一旦对你的语法知识更有信心，你就可以用这些有用的句子更容易地掌握这个结构。只要有足够多的有用的句子，再难的语法也能掌握。我建议大家一天花几分钟时间来操练这一节！

疯狂星级】五星级  大学英语专业本科级  外交家级
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【疯狂短评】
你一定能听懂你能说出的东西！托福听力有什么大不了，说得出就一定听得懂！只管模仿磁带里的纯正发音，大量练习，你的听力一定过关！
Kim’s Note: The more you speak these sentences, the easier it will be for you to understand spoken English in listening comprehension.  The phrases that are the most confusing can become a piece of cake when you speak them yourself!
1.   W: Thanks a lot, this scarf will be perfect with my blue jacket.
   谢谢，这条围巾一定很衬我的蓝色夹克衫。
M: Made a good choice, didn’t I?我的选择不错吧？
Q: What does the man mean?这个男士是什么意思？
A: He thinks he selected a nice scarf.
   他认为他选择了一条漂亮的围巾。
2.  W: My cousin Bob is getting married in California and I can’t decide whether to go.
   我堂兄鲍勃在加利福利亚正准备结婚，我决定不了要不要去。
M: It’s a long trip but I think you will have a good time.
   是够远的，不过我想你会玩得开心的。
Q: What does the man imply?这个男士暗示什么？
A: The woman should go to California.
   这位女士应该去加利福利亚。

3.   W: Excuse me, could you bring me a glass of water, please?对不起，你能给我倒杯水吗？
M: Sorry, but I am not a waiter.抱歉，我可不是个服务员。
Q: What does the man mean?这位男士是什么意思？
A: He won’t do as the woman asks.
他不会按照那位女士的要求去做。

疯狂星级】五星级  大学英语专业本科级  外交家级
【录音提示】美国播音员Jim录制，请全面模仿。
【疯狂短评】
    英文中有很多衔接词，使用得当会立刻提升你的英文水平。我们把它们称之为“超级口语味精”。下面就是一些常用的“口语味精”，如果你想发表你的看法，在适当的时候加上这样的说法，你的英文就会像加了味精，马上不再平凡，让人刮目相看！
1. Frankly speaking, I think your pronunciation needs a lot of work.坦白说，我认为你的发音需要很多努力来改进。
2. Generally speaking, Americans are friendly.
   总的来说，美国人是很友善的。
3. Generally speaking, China and America are on good terms.
   总的来说，中国和美国关系良好。
4. Roughly speaking, the trip takes about an hour.
   大致来说，这次旅程大概需要一小时。
5. Judging from what he has just said, the meeting won’t last very long.从他刚才说的来判断，会议不会持续很久。
6. Speaking of money, I don’t think it will definitely bring you happiness.说到钱，我想它不一定能给你带来幸福。
7. Considering that you only started studying English a month ago, you’rve made amazing progress.
   考虑到你一个月前才开始学习英语，你的进步已经非常惊人了。
8. To be honest, I don’t like western food.
   老实说，我不喜欢西餐。
9. To be frank, you need to lose weight.坦白说，你要减肥。
10. To be blunt, this idea is stupid.
   不客气地说，这主意很蠢。
11. To tell the truth, I don’t want to go.说真话我不想去。
12. To tell the truth, this school was not my first choice.
   说真的，这个学校并不是我的第一选择。