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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Apple-Pie Order By Broadcast: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It me

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【句子对照】 Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available. 为你学习提供资金的要求太苛刻了点，不过可以给你很多帮助。 【关键俚语】 a tall order 英：difficult thing to do 中：离谱的要求

英语口语大赢家Topic73:点菜Order

丹尼尔和汤姆中午放学后到餐馆吃午餐，两个小家伙要吃虾球，好像又碰上了好玩的事情，究竟是怎么回事呢？ Listen Read Learn Daniel: Tom, we are in the restaurant now！ Waiter: May I take your order? Daniel: I'd like to see the menu, please. Waiter: OK, her

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Waiter: Are you ready to order yet, sir? 服务生：先生，您点菜吗？ Tom: Yes, I think so. Id like to have one medium steak, and a bottle of wine. 汤姆：是的。我要一份半熟的牛排，和一瓶红酒。 Waiter: Yes, sir. Itll be a

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order,秩序,治安;规律。 The young teacher cannot keep order in her classroom.那位年轻教师无法维持课堂秩序。 order还有其它意思，例如命令`指示等。 He gave orders that the job be done in four days.他指示四天内完成这项工作。 order也指定货`订购的意思。 Th

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The order of the day 意思是最重要的事，详解与例句如下。 例句： Itll take three months to repair the house. Now patience is the order of the day for us. 这个房子装修要三个月，对我们来说耐心是最重要的。 They

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Here's a question. Are you thinking of changing jobs or maybe a different radical life change like getting married or getting divorced or something more mundane? Maybe you want to ask your boss for a raise. Well, there is a r

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句型一 1、所有年代所有的智慧，数百年来让人津津乐道的所有事，都能轻易看到，花费也不高，一切藏于书卷中。可是我们必须知道怎样利用这种财富，而且是充分利用。 All the wisdom of all

2007年VOA标准英语-US Questioned 'Procedures and Timing' of Saddam

By David Gollust Washington 03 January 2007 Bush administration officials said Wednesday the United States raised concerns about the procedures and timing of the Saddam Hussein execution last Saturday. But they insisted also that justice was done in

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今天我们要学的词是timing。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, Timing is everything. 时机决定一切。The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect, 他求婚的时机恰到好处。 目前就业市场

学个词Learn a Word 第866期 Timing

今天我们要学的词是timing。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, Timing is everything. 时机决定一切。The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect, 他求婚的时机恰到好处。 目前就业市场

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我们今天要学两个习惯用语有共同的关键词：house。大家知道house是房子。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：put one's house in order。 Put one's house in order从字面来看是整理自己的住房，但是习惯用语

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到了订货这个环境，应该离成功不远了,我们与客户之间的交易快要完成了。 1. We'd like to order your products. We'll send our official order today. 我们想订你们的货，今天会寄上正式的订单。 2. Did you get

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The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting. １、Opening 宣布会议开始 Good morning/afternoon, everyone. If we are all here, lets get started / start the meeting / sta

每天三分钟学英语 第319期:老外说great timing,可不是“伟大时刻”的意思哟

情景对话： Leonard: Great timing, food just got here. 来的真巧，吃的刚到。 知识点讲解： Perfect/good timing. 意思都相近。 1、正好，真巧，来得真是时候 【例句一】 Hey, we arrived at the same time. Good timin

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Stone gets restraining order against delusional intruder

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- American actress Sharon Stone won a restraining order Thursday against the man who broke into her home earlier this month, according to media reports. The man, 38, named Bradley Gooden, was arrested inside Stone's Los

如何要求加薪

Before asking for a raise, notice how well your department and company is doing. Is your manager complaining about cutbacks? Right timing is essential. Don't suggest a raise when business is down. Prepare a statement of major accomplishments. List yo