The history and influence of the First Opium War Opium War

We can find the description “The First Opium War Opium Wars, also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, were the First Opium War from 1839 to 1842.It is the climax of disputes over trade and diplomatic relations betweenChina under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire” from Wikipedia. From the description above,we can choose some key word: opium,war,trade,diplomate.

First we should review some history about the 1840s. In the middle of 18 century, Britain first started the industrialrevolution.The sounds of Steaming bring the fast development of commodity productivity.So it shall open foreign markets to realize the dumping of goods.The vast domestic market of China is their preferred destinations.But the low Chinese demand for European goods, and high European demand for Chinese goods, including tea, silk, and porcelain, forced European merchants to purchase these goods with silver, the only commodity the Chinese would accept. And that made British arise the trend to use opium to open the chinese market. To balance the huge merchandise trade deficit and save the result of running out of silver reserves, as well as to satisfy demand of Chinese tea, British decided to trade more opium to China. The East India Co. had started usingopium to trade Chinese commodities instead of silver since the end of 18 century. More and more chinese people indicted to opium, including soldiers and administration officials.And In 1839, Daoguang emperor appointed Lin as imperial commissioner to wipe out opium trade. As a result,it become the trigger for the opium war. In August 1842, the first Opium War was ended with disastrous defeat of China. British authority forced Qing government to sign the first unequal treaty

in modern history "Treaty of Nanjing ".

"Treaty of Nanjing "makes British get extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction.And it becomes a worst start of modern china’s history.In addition, as we know,our customs lost our rights of administration. As far as i am concerned,Opium War is an important turning point in Chinese history. What the war bring us is not just the sadness,but the experiment that:”Delays are dangerous” .

第二篇：英文小结

1. Right, let’s get started.

2. Let me introduce myself.

3. I’ve divided my presentation into three main parts.

4. Just to give you a brief overview.

5. I’ll be saying more about this in a minute.

6. I’m sure the implications of this are clear to all of us.

7. There’s an important point to be made here.

8. OK, let’s move on. (go on to make your next point)

9. As you can see, the figures speak for themselves.

10. To go back to what I was saying earlier.

11. Are there any questions you’d like to ask at this point?

12. I’d like to look at this in more detail.

13. Let’s put this into perspective. (to explain it this way)

14. Perhaps I should expand on that a little.

15. To digress for a moment? (to depart from your plan)

16. So, to sum up?

17. That brings me to the end of my talk.

18. Thank you. I’m sure you all have lots of questions.

美国人经常挂在嘴边的话

thousand times no! 绝对办不到！

Don’t mention it. 没关系，别客气。

Who knows! 天晓得！

It is not a big deal! 没什么了不起！

How come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。

Easy does it. 慢慢来。

Don’t push me. 别逼我。

Come on! 快点，振作起来！

Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。

It is urgent. 有急事。

What is the fuss？ 吵什么？

Still up？ 还没睡呀？

It doesn’t make any differences. 没关系。

Don’t let me down. 别让我失望。

God works. 上帝的安排。

Don’t take ill of me. 别生我气。

Hope so. 希望如此。

Go down to business. 言归正传。

None of my business. 不关我事。

It doesn’t work. 不管用。

I’m not going. 我不去了。

Does it serve your purpose？ 对你有用吗？

I don’t care. 我不在乎。

Not so bad. 不错。

No way! 不可能！

Don’t flatter me. 过奖了。

Your are welcome. 你太客气了。

It is a long story. 一言难尽。

Between us. 你知，我知。

Big mouth! 多嘴驴！

Sure thin! 當然！

I’’m going to go. 我這就去。

Never mind. 不要緊。

Can－do. 能人。

Close－up. 特寫鏡頭。

Drop it! 停止！

Bottle it! 閉嘴！

Don’’t play possum! 別裝蒜！

There is nobody by that name working here.這裡沒有這個人。

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽煙。

Break the rules. 违反規則。

How big of you! 你真棒！

Poor thing! 真可憐！

Nuts! 呸；胡說；混蛋

Make it up! 不记前嫌！

Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。

Any urgent thing？ 有急事吗？

How about eating out？ 外面吃饭怎样？

Don’t over do it. 别太过分了。

Can you dig it？ 你搞明白了吗？

I’m afraid I can’t. 我恐怕不能。

You want a bet？ 你想打赌吗？

What if I go for you？ 我替你去怎么样？

Who wants？ 谁稀罕？

December heartbeat. 黄昏恋。

Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。

Cheap skate! 小气鬼！

Go to hell！ **吧！

Come seat here. 来这边坐。

Good luck! 祝你好运！

Gild the lily. 画蛇添足。

Make it. 达到目的，获得成功。

I’ll be seeing you. 再见。

He has an ax to grind. 他另有企图。

I wonder if you can give me a lift？ 能让我搭一程吗？

It is raining. 要下雨了。

Can I have this. 可以给我这个吗？

I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。

Why are you so sure？ 怎么这样肯定？

Is that so？ 是这样吗？

Don’t get loaded. 别喝醉了。

Stay away from him. 别*近他。

Don’t get high hat. 别摆架子。

Right over there. 就在那里。

Doggy bag. 打包袋。

That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。

Sleeping on both ears. 睡的香。

Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。

I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家。

It’s up in the air. 尚未确定。

Side dish. 配菜。

I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。

Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。

Good for you! 好得很！

Go ahead. 继续。

Help me out. 帮帮我。

Let’s bag it. 先把它搁一边。

Lose head. 丧失理智。

Talk truly. 有话直说。

He is the pain on neck. 他真让人讨厌。

Do you have straw？ 你有吸管吗？

You bet! 一定，当然！

That is a boy! 太好了，好极了！

It’s up to you. 由你决定。

The line is engaged. 占线。

My hands are full right now. 我现在很忙。

Don’t make up a story. 不要捏造事实。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。

She make a mess of things. 她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。

Get an eyeful. 看个够。

He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很锐利。

Shoot the breeze. 闲谈。

Tell me when! 随时奉陪！

It is a small world! 世界真是小！

Not at all. 根本就不（用）。

Let’s play it by ear. 让我们随兴所至。

Wait and see. 等着瞧。

Why so blue？ 怎么垂头丧气？

What brought you here？ 什么风把你吹来了？

Hang on! 抓紧（别挂电话）！

Leave me alone. 别理我。

Chin up. 不气 ，振作些。

You never know. 世事难料。

High jack! 举起手来（抢劫）！

Why die she marry a man old enough to be her father？

她为什么要嫁给一个年龄与她父亲相当的男人？

I stay at home a lot. 我多半在家里。

She’ll be along in a few minutes. 他马上会过来。

I’m not it a good mood. 没有心情（做某事）。

He is a fast talker. 他是个吹牛大王。

I’m bored to death. 我无聊死了。

Bottoms up! 干杯！

Daring! 亲爱的！

Here we are! 我们到了！

I lost my way. 我迷路了。

She is still mad at me. 她还在生我的气。

I’ll get even with him one day. 我总有一天跟他扯平

Hit the ceiling. 大发雷霆。

She’s got quite a wad. 她身怀巨款。

I don’t have anywhere to be. 没地方可去。

I’m dying to see you. 我很想见你。

I swear by the god. 我对天发誓。

Nothing tricky. 别耍花招。

You might at least apologize. 你至少应该道个歉。

Price is soaring, if it goes on like this, we shall not be able to keep the pot boiling. 物价直线上升，这样子下去，我们锅里可没什么东西煮饭。

None of you keyhole. 不准偷看。

Come on, be reasonable. 嗨，你怎么不讲道理。

When are you leaving？ 你什么时候走？

You don’t say so. 未必吧，不至于这样吧。

Don’t get me wrong. 别误会我。

You don’t seem to be quite yourself today. 你今天看起来不大对劲。

Do you have any money on you？ 你身上带钱了吗？

What is you major？ 你学什么专业？

My girlfriend and I broke up. 我和我的女朋友吹了。

It was something that happens once in the blue moon. 这是千载难逢的事。 It is a deal！ 一言为定！

I’ll kick you ass. 我将炒你鱿鱼。

Dinner is on me. 晚饭我请。

Say hello to everybody for me. 替我向大家问好。

Not precisely! 不见得，不一定！

That is unfair. 这不公平！

We have no way out. 我们没办法。

That is great! 太棒了！

You are welcome! 别客气！

Would you mind making less noise. 能不能小声点。

It doesn’t take much of you time. 这不花你好多时间。

Not in the long run. 从长远来说不是这样的。

It is of high quality. 它质量上乘。

There is nobody by that name working here. 这里没有这个人。

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽烟。

He pushes his luck. 他太贪心了。

Break the rules. 违反规则。

How big of you! 你真棒！

Poor thing! 真可怜！

Nuts! 呸；胡说；混蛋！

Blast! **！

Boy! （表示惊奇，兴奋等）哇！好家伙！

Get out of here! 滚出去！

I can’t make both ends meet. 我上个月接不到下个月，缺钱。

It can be a killer. 这是个伤脑筋的问题。

Dead end. 死胡同。

Take a seat! 请坐！

Here ye! 说得对！

You ask for it! 活该！

You don’t say! 真想不到！

Fresh paint! 油漆未干！