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Mr.Incredible-TheIncredibles超劲先生——《超人总动员》（2004）Background

:Usedtobeahigh-profilesuperhero,butaseriesofsuperhero-relatedlawsuitsforcedhisfamilyintohiding.出身：曾经是万众瞩目的超级英雄，但一系列关于超级英雄的法律诉讼却让他们一家不得不躲起来。Mostcutescene:Heinsiststhatasuperheromustwearacloak.萌点：他坚持认为超级英雄必须穿披风。

Megamind-Megamind(2010)超级大坏蛋-《超级大坏蛋》Background

:Aninfant,whenhisparentsloatedhimintoanemergencyescapepodandjettisonedhimintospacejustastheirplanetwasbeingsuckedintoablackhole.Hispodcrashesinaprisonyard,leavinghimtoberaisedbyconvicts.出身：他是一个婴儿在他们的星球被黑洞吸进去的时候，爸妈将他装进紧急逃生用的分离舱中，并投进宇宙，他的分离舱撞到监狱门上，于是他被一群犯人抚养长大。Mostcutescene:Henavigatesahugerobot,inhopingtocallupasuperhero,andheplaysthecaralongthepoolalongallnight.萌点：他驾驶着巨大的机器人，希望能召唤来一位超级英雄，结果一个人在水池边玩车完到晚上。

Lots-O’-Huggin’Bear–Toystory3(2010)抱抱熊劳苏--《玩具总动员3》Background

:Thebossofallthetoysinthekindergarten.出身：幼儿园里所有玩具的老大。Mostcutescene:Asatoybear,heisalwaysverycutebeforeheturnsbad.萌点：作为一只玩具熊，在变坏之前，他一直都是很萌的。

Shrek–Shrek(2001)史瑞克-----《怪物史瑞克》Background

:Agreenogreinwesternclassicalstory.出身：西方经典故事中的一个吃人绿怪Mostcutescene:Thoughheisalwaysverycute,Shrek4ishighlyrecommended,regardingtocayute,whenheisenjoyingfrighteningothersattheverybeginging.萌点：虽然他总是很可爱，但说到萌，还得首推《怪物史瑞克4》，在电影一开始时，他到处吓人的得瑟劲儿。

Gru–DespicableMe(2010)格鲁—《卑鄙的我》（2010年）Background

:Evilgeniuswhowantstobuildhisreputationasthegreatestthiefbystealingthemoonrightoutofthesky.出身：想把月亮从天上偷走，从而荣升为最了不起的小偷的天才大坏蛋。Mostcutescene:Headingtowardstherocketinpink.萌点：穿着粉红色的宇航服走向飞行器的时候。

JackSkellington–TheNightmareBeforeChristmas(1993)骷髅杰克——《圣诞夜惊魂》Background

:PumpkinKinginHalloweenland.出身：万圣节城的南瓜之王。Mostcutescene:Hesings“what’sThis?”happilyinthesnow,whenhesee,forthefirsttime,thesnowflakeandallkindsofChristmaspresentsinChristmasTown。萌点：当他在圣诞小镇第一次看到雪花和各种圣诞节礼物时，就高兴地在雪地里唱起“What’sthis?”Ralph–Wreck-ItRalph（2012）拉尔夫-----《无敌破坏王》Background

:Topbadinvideogames.出身：电子游戏中的头号坏蛋。Mostcutescene:Hesitswithaflockofvillainsinvideogames,andtalksaboutthebitternessofbeingabadguywiththem.萌点：和一群电子游戏反派坐在一起，交流身为反派的苦逼心得。

SharesomeNews

Someguyscamehereanddidanairqualitystudy.TheysaidthebreathingairinNYCistheworstbreathableairintheworld.TheysaidNewYork’sairhasmorechemicalsinitthanLanceArmstrong.

Scientistshavecreatedsyntheticplasticskinthatcanhealitself.ThesyntheticSkinisbeingcalledrevolutionarybydoctorsandtheperfectgiftforBruceJenner.

Forthefirsttime,textinghasstartedtodecline.AnewreporthasfoundthattheaveragenumberoftestmessagethatcellphonecustomersintheU.S.sendshasdroppedfrom700amonthonaverageto675amonth.Maybetextingisdownbecausealotofthepeoplewhotextanddrivearenowdead.

Funnythings

Melanie(age5)askedherGrannyhowoldshewas.Grannyrepliedshewassooldshedidn’trememberanymore.Melaniesaid,“Ifyoudon’trememberyoumustlookinthebackofyourpanties.Minesayfivetosix.

“Allthekidsmakefunofme,”theboycriedtohismother,“theysayIhaveabighead.”“Don’tlistentothem,”hismothercomfortedhim,“Youhaveabeautifulhead.Nowstopcryingandgotothestorefortenpoundsofpotatoes.”“Where’stheshoppingbag?”“Ihaven’tgotone,useyourhat.”

Wife:Youkeepmyphotointhewalletallthetime?Husband:Sure,honey.WhenIhaveproblems,Iwilllookatyourphotoandtheproblemsalwaysseemtobegone.Wife:See?Iamyourmiracleright?Husband:Ofcourse.WhenIlookatyouIrealizethatwhatintheworldcouldcausememoretrouble.BrainTeasersAmanworkedforahigh-securityinstitution,andonedayhewentintoworkonlytofindthathecouldnotlogintohiscomputerterminal.Hispasswordwouldn’twork.Thenherememberedthatthepasswordsarereseteverymonthforsecuritypurposes.Sohewenttohisbossandtheyhadthisconversation.Man,“Heyboss,mypasswordisoutofdate.”Boss,“Yes,that’sright.Thepasswordisdifferent,butifyoulistencarefullyyoushouldbeabletofiguresoutthenewone:Ithasthesameamountoflettersasyouroldpassword,butonlyfourofthelettersarethesame.”Canyouguesswhatisthepassword?英语中的植物喻人植物和人类的生活息息相关，因此世界各民族的语言中都有用植物喻人的表现手法，由于生活环境、思维方式等得不同，英语与汉语中用来喻人的植物也就不尽相同，你知道下面这些植物所喻之人吗？

1.Heisapeachtoworkwith.2.Therewerefarmoregirlsthanboysatthedance,sotherewereobviouslyseveralwallflowers.3.HewastheNo.1seedinthetable-tennischampionship.4.Amanoflearningissupposedtobesomepumpkins.5.Heisarealdaisy.6.Thecountrylosttheflowerofitsyouthinthewar.7.I’llleaveyoutwoyoungpeoplealone;I’msureyoudon’twantmetoplaygooseberry.8.Everyweekendmyhusbandgoesoffgolfing;I’mtiredofbeing“agrasswindow”.

Western'sSuperstition1.Spitonanewbatbeforeusingitforthefirsttimetomakeitlucky.在新棒球第一次使用之前，往上面吐口水，可以带来好运。2.Acatonboardashipisconsideredtobringluck.如果船上有猫，被认为会带来好运。3.Nevertakeabroomalongwhenyoumove.Itisbadluck.搬家的时候不要带走扫帚，他会带来厄运。4.Ifacandleblowsout,evilspiritsarenearby.如果有蜡烛熄灭，说明附近有恶鬼。5.Itisbadlucktolightthreecigaretteswiththesamematch.用一根火柴点燃3根香烟，会带来厄运。6.Evilspiritscan’tharmyouwhenyoustandinsideacircle.当你站在一个圈内，恶灵便伤害不到你。

7.It’sbadlucktopickupacoinifit’stailsup.Goodluckcomesifit’shandsup.如果捡起的硬币反面朝上，则会带来厄运；正面朝上会带来好运。8.Threeseagullsflyingtogether,directlyoverhead,areawarningofdeathsoontocome.如果三只海鸥一起从你头上直直飞过，预示着死亡很快会降临。9.Ifthepalmofyourrighthanditched,itmeansyouwillbegettingmoney.Ifthepalmofyourlefthanditched,itmeansyouwillsoonbepayingoutmoney.如果你双手中的任何一只在发痒，说明你很快就能获得一笔钱；假如你左手掌痒，说明你很快要花一笔钱。

10.Aknifeasagiftfromalovermeansthatthelovewillsoonend.如果爱人送了一把小刀作为礼物，说明爱情很快就会结束。11.Saltysoupisasignthatthecookisinlove.汤太咸，说明那个厨子恋爱了。

EnjoyastoryNewwordsSkinnySearchinginadvertentlyvatslipperypaddlingdoomed

Thisisthestoryoftwofrogs.Onefrogwasfatandtheotherskinny.Oneday,whilesearchingforfood,theyinadvertentlyjumpedintoavatofmilk.Theycouldn’tgetout,asthesidesweretooslippery,sotheywerejustswimmingaround.Thefatfrogsaidtotheskinnyfrog,“brotherfrog,there’snousepaddlinganylonger.We’rejustgoingtodrown,sowemightaswellgiveup.”Theskinnyfrogreplied,“Holdonbrother,keeppaddling.Somebodywillgetusout.”Andtheycontinuedpaddlingforours.Afterawhile,thefatfrogsaid,“Brotherfrog,there’snouse.I’mbecomingverytirednow.I’mjustgoingtostoppaddinganddrown.It’sSundayandnobody’sworking.We’redoomed.There’snopossiblewayoutofhere.”Buttheskinnyfrogsaid,“Keeptrying.Keeppaddling,somethingwillhappen,keeppaddling.”Anothercoupleofhourspassed.Thefatfrogsaid,“Ican’tgoonanylonger.There’snosenseindoingitbecausewe’regoingtodrownanyway.What’stheuse?”Andthefatfrogstopped.Hegaveup.Andhedrownedinthemilk.Buttheskinnyfrogkeptonpaddling.Tenminuteslater,theskinnyfrogfeltsomethingsolidbeneathhisfeet.Hehadchurnedthemilkintobutterandhehoppedoutofthevat.Whatdoyougetfromthestory?Workingroupsandtalkaboutit,thenshareus.

SomejokesFuntime

Keystosuccess

Onedayafatherwasteachinghissonandsaid,“Thekeystoyoursuccessarekeepingyourwordandcleverness.Onceyougivesomebodyapromise,youmustcarryitoutonmatterwhatwillhappen.Thisiscalled‘keepone’swords.’”“Whatiscleverness?”askedhisson“Clevernessisthatyou’llnevermakesuchapromise,”thefatheranswered.

一天，一位父亲教导儿子时说道：“成功的关键在于信守承诺，还有足够聪敏。一旦你对某人许下承诺，无论发生什么，都要实现承诺。这叫‘信守承诺’。”“那么什么叫聪明呢？”儿子问道。“聪敏就是永远别作这样的承诺。”父亲回答道。

MentalDeficiency智力缺陷“wouldyoumindtellingme,Doctor,”Bobasked,“howyoudetectamentaldeficiencyinsomebodywhoappearscompletelynormal?”“Nothingiseasier,”hereplied.“Youaskhimasimplequestionwhicheveryoneshouldanswerwithnotrouble.Ifhehesitates,thatputsyouonthetrack.”“Well,whatsortofquestion?”“Well,youmightaskhim,‘CaptainCookmadethreetripsaroundtheWorldanddiedduringoneofthem.Whichone?”Bobthoughtforamoment,andthensaidwithanervouslaugh,“YouWouldn’thappentohaveanotherexample,wouldyou?ImustconfessIdon’tknowmuchabouthistory.”

“医生，你能不能告诉我，”鲍勃问，“对于一个看上去很正常的人，你怎么判断他有智力缺陷呢？”“这再简单不过了，”医生回答道，“你问他一个简单的问题，简单到所有人都能轻而易举地回答，如果他犹豫了，那你就知道是怎么回事了。”“哦，那要问什么样的问题呢？”“恩，你可以这样问：‘库克船长环球旅行了三次，但是在其中一次的途中去世了，是哪一次呢？’”鲍勃想了一会儿，然后紧张的笑着说：“你就不能问另外一个问题吗？坦率的说，我对历史了解的不是很多。”

WhydoweLoveDamonSalvatore?Funtime

IanSomerhalderwasbornandraisedinCovington,Louisiana.RaisedCatholic,heattendedSt.Paul’s,aprivateCatholicschoolinCovington.Heembarkedonamodelingcareerfromage10to13,andbytheageof17,hedecidedtogointoacting.伊恩.萨默海尔德在路易斯安娜州的卡文顿出生并长大。由于在天主教家庭长大，他在卡温顿的一个私立天主学校——圣保罗学校上过学。从10-13岁，他从事模特职业，17岁时，他决定进入演艺界。

InJune2009,SomerhalderwascastintheroleofVampireDamonSalvatoreinTheCWtelevisiondramaseriesTheVampireDiaries.TheseriespremiereratingsofanyseasonpremieresinceThenetworkbeganin2006.theserieshascontinuedtobetheHighestratedseriesonitschannel.SomerhalderhasreceivedaTeenChoiceAwardforhisparticipationontheseries.2009年6月，萨默海尔德被选中饰演CW电视台电视剧《吸血鬼日记》中的吸血鬼达蒙.塞尔瓦托。这部连续剧的首播获得了自2006年CW电视台开播以来的最高首播收视率，现在仍是该频道收视率最高的电视剧。萨默海尔德因参演这部电视剧而获得了青少年票选奖。1.Hemadeusstareathimwithgreatpleasurewhenhefirstappearedintheshow!他在《吸血鬼日记》首次出场，就让我们欣喜不已而目不转睛地盯着他。2.Heisaheartlesssavagevampire,butwedon’treallycare.他是个薄情寡义又野蛮的吸血鬼，但是我们完全不在意！3.Hiseyesareuniqueandsocharming!他的双眸举世无双，而且魅力四射。4.Healwaysmakesuslaughwhenhesmirksordoeshisotherfunnyfaces!他傻笑或做鬼脸时总是让我们忍俊不禁。5.Hischaracterismuchdeeperthanitseemstobeandheperfectlyshowsthattous!他的性格比看起来深沉很多，而他完美地向我们展现出来了！6.Hemadeusfaintwhenhewasdancing!他跳舞时会让我们眩晕。7.Nowwearenotreallyaf