Date palm

date [det]

n. 日期，日子;约会;时代，年代;（北非和西亚常见的海枣树的）海枣; vt. 过时;使…显老;显示出…时代（或年龄）;鉴定…的年代; vt.& vi. 与人约会，相约; vi. 属于某一特定时期;从某时起计算日期;记载日期;注有（或注明）日期;

palm [pɑm]

n. 手掌;手心;棕榈树 ;由Palm公司发明的一种PDA上的操作系统; v. 将…藏于掌中;

palm 【希腊传入拉丁】表”手掌”

I thought you wanted to go to Columbia.

我还以为你只想上Columbia大学。

It's on of his favorite relaxations.

这是他最喜欢的消遣之一。

I want to ask you for your advice. When I leave school, I want to be an engineer. For years I have been interested in engineering. I have made tools at home and have written articles for magazines. My father says that engineering is not a suitable subject

我希望得到您的指点。中学毕业后，我希望成为一名工程师。多年来，我一直对这个方面感兴趣。我在家制作各种用具，给杂志写文章。我的父亲说工程学不适合女孩子学。他要我学习地理。可是我对这门学科一点也不感兴趣。我尝试阅读有关这方面的书籍，然而，我感到索然无味。我该?2283