FUN WITH COOKIE
Paul: “I have been working for this company for ten years, however they chose the new guy for promotion (升职) over me.”
Julia: “Well, that’s just the way the cookie breaks into pieces.”
This is an informal expression that means bad things happen in life and there is nothing you can really do to prevent it. It’s not worth getting sad; you should just try and accept it calmly.
Of course in the UK we would generally use the word “biscuit” instead of cookie when talking about those hard baked, sweet, flat cakes which are so popularly eaten with a cup of tea. Cookie is originally a Dutch term meaning little cake and has spread to the United States because of immigration (移民) from Holland.
Also in the US we can find “fortune cookies” which are usually served with Chinese food. However they are almost unknown in mainland China and were invented in California by Asian immigrants. They are crisp cookies with pieces of paper inside, on which are written clever sayings, prophecies (预言) or words of wisdom.
A Cookie in computing is a collection of information which is used by websites to know users who have visited the site before. They are stored on your computer when you use the Internet, and also you will find the websites you used easily.
A cookie can also be a person. A tough cookie is unemotional (冷漠的) and a hard businessman while a smart cookie is sharp, clever and not easily fooled.
Biscuit and cookie is just one example of the difference between British and American words.
It is fun to know what “COOKIE” 1.in different ways |
An informal expression ● It means that we can’t stop something bad happening in life, we’d better accept it in2.. |
“Biscuit” or“Cookie” ● Englishmen usually eat “biscuits” at teatime. ● Cookie is first used by the people from Holland. ● Later, Americans don’t use “biscuits”, they use cookies 3. . |
Fortune cookie ● Fortune cookies have pieces of paper inside with clever sayings, prophecies (预言) or words of wisdom. |
A Cookie in computing ● When people use computers, some information is4.and stored on their computers. ● With the help of cookies, Users will have no difficulty finding the websites again next time. |
To describe a person ● If somebody does business5.kindness, he is a tough cookie. ● If somebody often gets a high score in exams, he must be a smart cookie. |
What ____________ (要紧) most is good health.
Don’t worry a lot. It is a ____________ (常见的) mistake among learners of English.
Sometimes most of us are ____________ (大概) angry with our friends, parents or teachers. What we need to do is to communicate.
There is lots of wonderful English ____________ (对白) in this movie, and we can learn English by watching it.
Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age. Especially, as children and teenagers， even adults， people make their friends based on proximity （邻近） more than anything else． Even in a college classroom，the students may not make friends with those who have similar personalities and interests． It's the people they really sit next to．Clearly，who stands to you has the greatest influence on you．As Jim Rohn has widely said． "You are average （平均） of five people you spend the most time with．"
Over the past ten months， I've paid Ryan， it Famous writer of several bestselling books， to help with the book I'm writing． Working with him has shown me just how low my standards for my work are． For example， every time I send him a drab （草稿）， he shows me how it could be 10 times better，and he holds me to that standard．
It's because that I don't know what I don't know． Working with Ryan has made me realize what is possible and what it takes to create something powerful．
Like Ryan，my business partner Richard has wonderful ideas and far different experience than I have．He has written 36 New York Times Bestsellers．He's been speaking and doing events for 20 years．Richard always performs at high levels，and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection （反映） on him． It's not a bad thing because it creates high pressure （压力） to help me make great progress in organizing author training．
In a word，you need to stay with those people who can help you realize your level and potential．Staying with people who have higher standards is the fastest way for you to change．If you don't change your environment， your progress will be very slow． Who you stay with has huge importance． You can't ignore this．
1.Why did the writer quote （引用） Jim Rohn's words in Paragraph 1？
A.To support the writer's opinion． B.To introduce the writer's best friend．
C.To show Jim Rohn's working ability． D.To prove Jim Rohn is a great person．
2.Which of the following can be put at the beginning of Paragraph 3？
A.It's not that my workmates' abilities are low．
B.It's not that my working ability was born low．
C.It's not that' e friends based on proximity．
D.It's not that I've paid Ryan to help me with my book．
3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to （指代）？
A.The writer's performance． B.Jim Rohn's famous saying．
C.Richard's different experience． D.Richard's strictness with the writer．
4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ．
A.we can improve our working abilities by ourselves
B.we must pay attention to our talent and potential
C.we'd better make friends with those who can hold us to higher levels
D.we should stay with those who have similar personalities and interests
