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1、会计学1有关英语的趣味知识有关英语的趣味知识WWFWorld Wide Fund For Nature 世界自然基金会 第1页/共19页Sir Julian Sorell Huxley 第2页/共19页 The general information about WWF:1),The time of establishment:1961.09.11 2),The headquarter:Morges,Switzerland WWF is a non-governmental organization.At first,it was called World Wildlife Fund Inte

2、rnational(世界野生生物基金会).Now,weCall it World Wide Fund for Nature(世界自然基金会).It was founded to protect living beings resources from destroying by human beings.By now,it has 520,000,0 advocates and about 153member states.In 1980,the government of China invited WWF to help us to protect great pandas.It was

3、the first non-governmental organization which China had invited to carry out work.In1996,the agency of Beijing was established.第3页/共19页Aims of WWF:1)Protecting the diversity of living beings2)Making sure the sustainable usage of reproducible natural resources3)Reducing pollution and objecting to was

4、ting4)Loving our planet第4页/共19页 Items of protection of WWF:Items of protection of WWF:Protecting Swamp and freshwaterProtecting the forestProtecting our energyProtecting wildlife第5页/共19页Earth Hour:The“Earth Hour”was proposed byWWF.In order to deal with global warming,WWF put forward a propose that i

5、ndividuals,communities,industries,and governments kill their power at the last Saturday of March every year.第6页/共19页第7页/共19页第8页/共19页第9页/共19页Idiomsinteresting idiomscarry coal to Newcastle:把煤送到纽卡斯尔把某种东西送到一个人们根本不需要的地方,多此一举（carry water to the river）To offer him money is to carry coals to Newcastle;he i

6、s very wealthy.给他钱是多此一举，因为他已经很富有了。第10页/共19页 Greek Kalends Greek Kalends:Kalends,Kalends,罗马日历每罗马日历每个月的第一天个月的第一天 ，古希腊不用罗马日历，古希腊不用罗马日历，所以永远不会有这一天。所以永远不会有这一天。never never 永远不永远不(幽默诙谐的方式说幽默诙谐的方式说)When will you finish your work and leave When will you finish your work and leave the computer alone?the compu

7、ter alone?你什么时候才能结束你什么时候才能结束工作不再用电脑？工作不再用电脑？At the Greek kalends.At the Greek kalends.永远没有那一天。永远没有那一天。第11页/共19页 3.wordsSwan:n.a large graceful bird（天鹅）v.to go around Enjoying yourself (悠然闲逛)Swan Lake第12页/共19页The last masterpiece by an artist,an musician or the last performance by an actor.Swan song:

8、(绝唱绝唱)第13页/共19页For example:The famous star Bruce Lee starred in the film Enter the Dragon in 1933.It turned out to be the swan song(绝唱绝唱).第14页/共19页Bull:1.take the bull by the horns在困难情况下采取果断行动在困难情况下采取果断行动第15页/共19页Example:A small person,out of a strong sense of justice,take the bull by the horns and exposed a big shots evil doings.（一个小人物，出于强烈的正义感，敢于果（一个小人物，出于强烈的正义感，敢于果断采取行动，去揭露一个大人物的邪恶行为）断采取行动，去揭露一个大人物的邪恶行为）第16页/共19页2.a bull in a china shop(冒失鬼，不顾环境笨拙莽撞的人冒失鬼，不顾环境笨拙莽撞的人)china shop第17页/共19页第18页/共19页