今天我们要学的词是knee-jerk reaction。 Knee-jerk reaction, 膝跳反应，意思是本能的第一反应。 Investors' knee-jerk reaction to the market downturn led to a sell-off, 投资人对市场下滑作出的本能反应造成股价暴跌

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英伦广角 2011-12-03 英国旱情预警

The first day of winter, but already there are warnings of possible hosepipe bans next summer. Many reservoirs are well below normal levels for the time of the year. South, central and eastern England have had the driest twelve months on record, and

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2015-10-21 History Channel:西恩宾回顾滑铁卢战役-2

My Waterloo advanture begins in C* in the southeast of England. These history enthusiasts rehearsing for huge reenactments of the battle some a*'s 200 anniversary. Some have ancestors who were there. When the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte's looke

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365个英语简短小故事-303. The Careful Reader

Simon, a college grad, always pointed out the errors in his brother Brevyn's emails. When are you going to stop confusing 'its' with 'it's'? he often asked. Brevyn, a high school grad, said that nobody ever noticed anyway. Brevyn knew that Simon was

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学个词Learn a Word 第1585-disgruntled

今天我们要学的词是disgruntled. Disgruntled 是不满意的，不高兴的。A disgruntled former employee opened fire near New York's Empire State Building, leaving two dead and nine injured. 一名心怀不满的下岗职员在纽约帝国大

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经济学人241:气候变化终于来了好消息?

Science and technology 科学技术 Climate change 气候变化 Good news at last? 终于来了好消息？ The climate may not be as sensitive to carbon dioxide as previously believed 气候对二氧化碳的敏感性可能低于先前的预期 CLIM

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学个词Learn a Word 第803期 Ordeal

今天我们要学的词是ordeal。 Ordeal意思是痛苦的经历和磨难。The two U.S. journalists who were jailed for illegally entering North Korea have spoken out about their ordeal for the first time, 因为非法进入北韩而被关押的两

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美国习惯用语:481 on the warpath...

今天还是要继续讲两个在大选期间新闻界常用来报道竞选运动的习惯用语。在美国人的言谈和写作中不时会出现一些带有美洲土著民族印第安人风味的词句。当年来自欧洲的拓荒者踏上这片新

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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 莎士比亚环球剧场

The script of this programme 本节目台词 The Globe theatre on London's South Bank Helen: This is a round building. Zo: It looks old and yet quite new too. Helen: And it has an open theatre inside. Zo: 这就是我们今天要向大家介绍的莎士比亚环球剧

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