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Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay' Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore everyday expressions that we use in conversation. Americans often use the first saying we will talk about today. B

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【句子对照】 Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice. 很多老百姓都无视其联盟的建议。 【关键俚语】 rank and file 英：ordinary members in an organization 中：普通成员或民众，老百姓

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Bad file organization A: Wheres the Jamess file, Christine? B: I had it right here a minute ago, Mr. Emory. Umm. Just a minute A: Christine, I know youre new here and theres a lot to learn, but you are going to have to learn to keep your work in bett

法律英语：83 File Sharing Law

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

英语博客：Time To Kill.

What do you do when you have time to kill? It's a bit of a violent phrase, isn't it? It really means to use up spare time, or extra time. That is just(1) what I was doing this weekend, while I was waiting for my son's basketball game to start. We had

VOA慢速英语2017--Kick Up Your Heels!

Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explain the meaning and usage of common expressions in American English. Today we will talk about expressions with the word heel. Now, heel has several meanings

Would You Like to Know More About 'Would'?

In Part 1 of this program, we told you many uses of would in everyday speech. Today, we will talk about two more uses. Well also look at some important elements for understanding this modal verb. Before we continue, though, lets do a short review exe

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Johannesburg Leads Africa in Twitter Usage 推特使用方面南非冠绝非洲 From VOA Learning English, this is the Tech Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Johannesburg is tweeting up a storm. The South African city leads the

'Take' Is a Building Block in English

'Take' Is a Building Block in English Now, the weekly program Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the history and usage of common expressions in American English. And we give examples so that you can learn t

For All Book Lovers: Chapter 2

For All Book Lovers: Chapter 2 Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. The goal of this show is to help you learn words and expressions in American English and also when to use them. Today, we continue talking about the word bo

AS IT IS 2016-09-04 Sometimes You Have to ‘Bite the Bullet’

AS IT IS 2016-09-04 Sometimes You Have to Bite the Bullet Now, the weekly program Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the history and usage of common expressions in American English. We also give you example

Choosing a Dictionary

Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

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今天我们要学的词是rank and file。 The rank and file是指普通成员。美国新闻周刊的一项最新民意调查显示，民主党控制的国会目前的民众支持率只有25%。报道说，Even rank-and-file democrats are unhappy w

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完成阅读理解的捷径

新四级出台多了快速阅读，快速阅读要求大家在15分钟内阅读2000字左右的文章，还要做10道题，显然对于以英语为第二语言的我们来说是不可能做到细致的读到尾的。连人家考试时候都说这种题的名字叫Skimming and Scanning(浏览和查找)，除非李清照附体，我们恐怕一目十行是

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Key Sentences（重点句子） 823．Did you look up those files I requested? 我要的那些档案资料都找到了吗？ 824．I couldn't find any information on that company, even though I checked all the cross-references. 尽管我查了全部的

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No matter how carefully we examine a text, it seems there's always one more little blunder waiting to be discovered.But these 10 tips should help you see (or hear) your errors before anybody else does. 不论检查文章是有多仔细，总是还有其

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The final installment of Chinese box office hit the Ex-file is set for nation-wide distribution later this week after premiering in Beijing. This time the story centers on two pairs of lovers who intend to recover after a breakup of their respective

2017年CRI Last installment of the Ex-file to release in December

The final installment of Chinese box office hit the Ex-file will be released in this December. The last edition in the series, which debuted in 2014, will reportedly center around two good friends who fall in love with twin sisters. Directed by Tian

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How to Use the Word 'Ever' Have you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word ever? Ever is an adverb that we Americans say a lot. Heres todays question, from Zanoni in Venezuela: Question: Hello. I would like to ge