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1、BookReportClass2No.05110214Name吉鹏颖Titleofthebook:Words&TheirStoriesAuthor:ShelleyGollustPenname(ifany)TimeofPublication:2011.11Publisher:CrazyEnglishMaincharacters：Words,Proverbs,ForeignEnglishLearnersGistofthestoryItisabookforaRadioshow,whichmainlytalk

2、saboutthesubliminalmeaningandpotentialstorieswhichisrarelyknownbypeoplebehindaword.Bytellingcolorfulstoriesandlistingvariousexamples,thebooksystematicallyimprovesreaders’understandingofthemeaningandusageofEnglishproverbsanddialects.Theauthorstronglyemph

3、asizesonespiritthatonewhocancompletelylearnhowtopracticallyusetheseproverbsthathemaybeabletotherealmasterofEnglishproverbs.Inaword,itisverymeaningfulandnecessaryfortheforeignEnglishlearnerstothoroughlygraspthetruemeaningofsuchverbs,phrasesandsentences.1

4、0sentencesthatimpressmemost(1)Aproverbisshort,well-knownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarepopulararoundtheworld.Theygiveadviceabouthowtolive.Webeginwithtwopopularproverbsaboutsayinghealthybyeatinggoodfood:Oneisanappleadaykeepsthedoctora

5、way.Anotherisyouarewhatyoueat.(2)Anotherfamousproverbisabirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.Thismeansyoushouldnotrisklosingsomethingyouhavebyseekingsomethingthatisnotguaranteed.(3)Hereismoreadvice:Ifatfirstyoudonotsucceed,try,tryagain.Also,neverputoffuntil

6、tomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.(4)Doyouagreewiththeproverbthatchildrenshouldbeseenandnotheard?Maybeyouhavetoldyourchildrenthathardworkneverhurtanyone.ButotherpeoplesaythatallworkandnoplaymakeJackadullboy.Theybelieveitisnotwisetospendallyourtimeworkingandneve

7、rhavingfun.(5)Hereisoneofmyfavoriteproverbs:Peoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.Thismeansyoushouldnotcriticizeotherpeopleunlessyouareperfectyourself.(6)Itisnotpropertomakeanydistinctioninthetreatmentof"learned"and"popular"proverbs.Thesameprob

8、lemsexistforallproverbswiththeobviouslimitationthat,incertaincases,historicalstudiesaregreatlyrestrictedbytheaccidentsofpreservation.(7)Thedefinitionofaproverbistoodifficulttorepaytheundertaking;andshouldwefortunatelycombineinasi