每日一词【84】brace：准备应对压力或危险

今天学的词组是brace。作为动词，brace有做好准备应对压力或危险的意思。 比如美国国会中期选举之前， 共和党人意识到可能会失去七到三十个众议院席位, They braced for the loss of seven to 30 seat

365个英语简短小故事- 22. The Loose Button

George wore a pair of blue shorts around the house. They were old, faded, and ugly, but they were comfortable. And when you are at home, you want to be comfortable. It wouldn't be called Home, Sweet Home if you didn't feel comfortable there. But when

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Francis Firebrace is an Aboriginal storyteller of the Yorta Yorta people in Australia. As well as telling stories, he is an inspirational speaker, an entertainer and an artist. He also describes himself as a passionate humanitarian. He has entertaine

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button?

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button? Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the meaning of everyday expressions in the English language. Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many express

VOA标准英语2012--Burmese Candidates Brace for a Day at the Polls

Burmese Candidates Brace for a Day at the Polls This demonstration of traditional Burmese martial arts is a campaign event for a member of Burmas military aligned ruling party known as the USDP. In the last elections in 2010, opposition groups and We

VOA标准英语2011--Israelis, Palestinians Brace for UN Stat

Israelis, Palestinians Brace for UN Statehood Debate It is market day in Ramallah, the West Bank. Shoppers are making their daily purchases. And as they shop, the Palestinian proposal to seek recognition at the United Nations is a major topic of disc

VOA标准英语2012--US Cities Brace for Looming Fiscal Cliff

US Cities Brace for Looming Fiscal Cliff Like many American towns, Dixon, Illinois, is still struggling to recover from the 2008 financial crisis and economic recession. Here, unemployment exceeds the national average. Residents are casting a nervous

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I As long ago as 1860 it was the proper thing to be born at home. At present, so I am told, the high gods of medicine have decreed that the first cries of the young shall be uttered upon the anaesthetic air of a hospital, preferably a fashionable one

【英文短篇小说】THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON（2）

There's a great future in the dry-goods business, Roger Button was saying. He was not a spiritual man--his aesthetic sense was rudimentary. Old fellows like me can't learn new tricks, he observed profoundly. It's you youngsters with energy and vitali

单词超市第七十五期 brace

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VOA常速英语2007-Congo Rebels Brace for More Fighting Following D

By Noel King Kigali 16 October 2007 Forces loyal to dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda will not integrate in Congo 's national army, despite the extension of an October 15 deadline, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday. Noel King has more in this r

Americans Brace for Government Shutdown

Anxiety(焦虑渴望) is filling the air in Washington D.C., as the clock ticks closer to a federal government shutdown with no budget approval. Lawmakers continued the debate Friday, leaving tourists in the nation's capital wondering whether it will

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As economic crises intensify in Europe, governments are cutting budgets and ordinary people are tightening their belts. Even richer countries, like the Netherlands, are bracing for hard times to come. Amsterdam's residents took full advantage of the

每日一词【475】hot button：热门、焦点

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

美国习惯用语:306 button your lip; on the button

今天我们要讲的习惯词语都包括这样一个词，button。大家也许已经知道button是纽扣，但是button也可以作动词，意思你也一定猜得到，就是扣上纽扣。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是: button y

学个词Learn a Word 第475期 Hot button

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

环球英语 — 151：The Belly Button

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学个词Learn a Word 第1364期　brace for

今天我们要学的词是brace for。Brace for, 是准备，预备的意思。周末有马拉松。 Motorists should brace for possible traffic delays because of the marathon, 开车的人要为马拉松可能引起的交通拥堵做好准备。 席卷

英文短篇故事（纽约）338 Want Rain? Push This Button

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it, he said. Until now. My invention can change the weather. Just aim it at the sky and push a button. There are buttons for Rain, Sun, and Snow. His wife said, That sounds too good to

学个词 83:brace

今天学的词组是brace。作为动词，brace有做好准备应对压力或危险的意思。 比如美国国会中期选举之前， 共和党人意识到可能会失去七到三十个众议院席位, They braced for the loss of seven to 30 seat