音标:['pi:kɔkəri] ;
n. 虚荣;虚饰

英文中也有用动物来形容一个人的比喻,比如: As cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾 Be careful with that guy, he's as cunning as a fox. 小心那个人,他和狐狸一样狡猾。 As proud as a peacock 像孔雀一样骄傲 Mr

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(243) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(一)月

[00:00.00]Unit 5 Rhythm [00:07.84]Lesson 4 Let's Dance [00:10.96]Ballet [00:12.65]Ballet began in Italy and France [00:14.70]during the 15th century, [00:16.78]and is still an important art form [00:18.45]in Western culture. [00:20.70]Ballet tells a

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Everyone watched in stunned amazement as the vase hit the floor and smashed into shards. Look what you did! the woman screeched at Roscoe. What I did! he yelled back. You made me drop it! Before she turned around, Violet smelled the sweet aroma of la

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(210) / 评论(0) 分类 63 The Mystery at Peacock Hall

The cry of the peacock awakened Benny early Friday morning. Its the last day! he cried, leaping out of bed. I know, Henry said. He threw back his quilt and jumped up. We have a lot to do. A knock sounded at their door. Come in, Benny called, already

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The sight of Roscoe Janneys car made Henrys pulse beat faster. Roscoe owned a big old Jeep. Do you go camping? he asked Roscoe. He still didnt trust the guy, but he admired that cool car. I used to, Roscoe replied. The Jeep is great over these mounta

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Althea led them into the dining room just as a tour group was leaving. Well have this room to ourselves until the next group comes, she said. Benny glanced around. Dining rooms were only interesting when there was food on the table. Mr. Jefferson was

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Henry rushed over when he saw Violet having trouble. What happened? he asked, pushing the stand upright. Somebody knocked into me, Violet explained. And I fell into this. Did you see who ran into you? Henry asked. She shook her head. No, but whoever

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Jessie scooped up the fragile scrap. Whats this? It fell out of the desk when you pulled the drawer, Benny said. The others gathered around to examine the paper. It looks really old, Henry said, handling the paper carefully. The writing is faded in s

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[00:04.66]This is Martin 这是马丁 [00:07.30]This is my son 他是我儿子 [00:23.10]Martin, no! 马丁,住手 [00:28.70]We'll have a contest to see who he comes to first 我们试试看他会先到谁那儿 [00:37.50]Come here, Teddy! Come her

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. As we reported in our last program, slavery supporters failed to push through Congress a bill to make Kansas a slave state. Congress, instead, let the people of Kansas vote o

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One day a peacock met a crane and said, So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colours of my feathers. Well! replied the crane, your look are brighter then mine. But whereas I can fly high up into the sky. All you can do is to

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[00:00.00]unit 4_top 3 [00:03.84]A field trip to the zoo. [00:06.74]Section A 1a Listen,read and say [00:13.92]Are you free on Sunday? [00:16.51]yes,I am. [00:18.00]Do you want to go to the zoo? [00:20.79]Sounds great! [00:22.36]What animal do you li

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From the front seat of the station wagon, Benny Alden traced the large R at the top of the letter with his finger. What did you say this was again? he asked his grandfather. A monogram, replied Grandfather. The first letter is a persons last name. Ou

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1. President Barack Obama says releasing photos of Osama Bin Laden's body could pose a national security risk. The White House says the president ultimately decided he did not want to make available graphic photos that could become a propaganda tool.

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Two weeks later, Brian bought a sturdy wooden stick. He took it into Gristedes. He bought his groceries. The checker put them in four double plastic bags. He took the stick and the four heavy bags outside. He put the bags on the sidewalk. He put two

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In New York City, grocery stores are hard to find. It's a lucky person who lives within a block of a grocery store. Delis and little restaurants are everywhere, but grocery stores are few and far between. The closest grocery store to Brian was Griste

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How a New World bird came to be named after countries halfway around the globe. 这种新世界的鸟类为什么会以半个地球外的国家的名字来命名。 Within the turkey lies the tangled history of the world. 在土耳其境内有着错综

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A peacock,spreading its gorgeous plumage,mocked a cranethat passed by,ridiculing the ashen hue of its feathers,I am robed,like a king,in gold and purple,looking as splendid as the rainbow;while you have not a bit of colour on your win

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有关于狗在中西方文化中的差异我们已经有许多讨论。本期,除了狗,将和大家分享猫,蝙蝠,龙和孔雀这几种动物在中西方文化中的差异以及相关短语。尤其是对于孔雀的描述,让我们恍然

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Lesson 295 I'm proud of you. 1.I'm proud of you.我为你骄傲。 2.I'm very proud of my son.我很为儿子自豪。 3.I'm pround of my success.我为取得成功而自豪。 4.I'm proud to know you.认识你我感到很荣幸。 5.He is as proud a

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学英语单词
abomasuses
Achnanthaceae
air vesicle
alloantigenic
aproteinemia
Araponga, Cachoeira
automizer
balanced ring
banana plant
bed characteristics
better-informeds
C. C. R.
California yew
capstan engine
clustrocentric
clutch in
color inhibitor for kerosene
column with cranked head
constry
corrugated irons
countercoup
cryptopleurine
da copo
demographic yearbook
Douglass, Frederick
drum stenter
effective band
empennage left side
extent of MT
flash mobs
flexible base
fluke palm
grid-to-ground capacitance
have a lot to do with
have one's fingers crossed
heel lifts
intrinsic (al) semiconductors
Ituni
jinrickshaw
junior status
jute-spun
kifaya
knuckle joints
lemniscatic
libbi
Ligamentum stylohyoideum
light sussex chicken
limit of power range
linear clavate
liquor potassii citratis
Liuwa Plain
loop-gain method
lower storey of forest
lrsb
Maxwell relation
metacarpal pad
meteorologic broadcast
method of mean value
minor role
noematachymeter
non-vitrified
noncollimated
noteworthiness
outline representation
Pallagorio
Paralac
pesoizing
philharmonie
pin something down
pivot bridge
pleurobrachias
plica ventricularis
pothook
pre-audit of requisition
precise levelling rod
push operand
raise a war whoop
Remouchamps
return on marketing investment
reverse of excitation
ribes longiracimosum var.wilsonii jancz
root reinforcement
rubbing strip
run-rounds
Saco
saddle iron
santol
sarraceniaceous
scroll of blade
smack up against
Smirnykhovskiy Rayon
St Asaph B.
tachydrit (tachyhydrite)
take sb. into custody
tetrabutylammonium iodide
thioacetazone
totally-reflecting prism
train operation
transdiagnostic
vestibular rami
vitreous infusion suction cutter
vouchsafer