朋友抱怨,他老公是出了名的老古董,网络笑话半个看不懂,公共场合巨怕卿卿我我,说话做事执着于自认的恒理,任何和新鲜有关的事物从不尝试。总之,一句话,What a stick-in-the-mud!(保守

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

7个口语句子,分别时准用得上! 1. Ill miss you. 我会想你的。 2. I wish I could go with you. 我真希望能和你在一起。 3. Call me sometime. 有空打电话。 4. Lets get together again sometime. 我们什么时候再聚吧。

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说到单词tie,大家一定不陌生,世界杯小组赛阶段,好几场比赛都是以tie(平局)结束的。在我们的日常生活中,一般跟tie这个词有关的表达,都跟捆绑或者牵绊之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例

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They are arguing.他们在吵架 They are quarrelling.他们在吵架 argue: [ 'ɑ:gju: ] v. 争论,辩论,争吵,劝说 例句与用法: 1. They argued the case for hours. 他们就这个案子辩论了几个小时。 2. We argued with the waiter ab

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

A man had fallen between the rails in a subway station. People were all crowding around trying to get him out before the train ran him over. They were all shouting. Give me your hand! but the man would not reach up. Mulla Nasrudin elbowed his way thr

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你身边是不是常常有自恋,喜欢显摆的人?你朋友是不是也常常开玩笑的说你自恋?今天就学学如何表达自恋吧。 这个词可以从美剧《生活大爆炸》学起,有一集的剧情是这样的: Howard和母亲

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Don't Worry about Being Late Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their vacation one day, and they had to be at the airport at eleven-forty AM. It'll take us half an hour to get there in the taxi, Mr. Wilson said, so we all have

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Crony: 朋友的含义 今天,我们谈一谈crony(朋友)。注意哦,因为它内质的感情色彩,用时可得多加小心! 在美国俚语中,crony表示密友或者,考虑到这个词所带的感情色彩,指那些与权贵拉关

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

显然,老家的亲戚不会用英语问你这个问题,你也不必用英文答(如果你有特别牛的亲戚,请无视这句)。所以,本篇仅供娱乐咱们就是想看看老外在面对这个问题时都是怎么答的。 亲友同学

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1. It's really simple. 很简单。 2. It's a piece of cake. 小事一桩。 3. It's as easy as pie. 真是易如反掌。 4. It's no big deal! 没什么大不了的! 5. It's a no-brainer! 这很简单,不用动什么脑筋。 6. I can do it with m

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Science and technology 科学技术 Athletic performance 运动员的表现 Faster, higher, no longer 更快,更高已成往事 Is it time to update the Olympic credo? 是时候更改奥运会信条了? ON AUGUST 5th millions of people will watch

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Spain's economy 西班牙经济 The worst may be over 最糟的情况即将结束 Mariano Rajoy predicts economic joy, but Spain still has a long way to go 马里亚诺拉霍伊预测经济形势可喜,但是西班牙仍然任重道远。 THE Prado

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Hungary's past 匈牙利的过去 His contentious legacy 有争议的遗产 A wartime leader still divides Hungarians 匈牙利战时领袖依旧掀起大争议 ADMIRAL MIKLOS HORTHY, Hungary's controversial wartime leader and an ally of Hitler, is e

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Gas prices 燃气价格 Fuel on the fire 能源产业之争 Another cheap shot at energy firms misses the mark 又一次对能源企业的失败算计 GIVEN the parlous state of Britain's energy system, it is hard to think that Ed Davey, the energy s

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Ukraine's front line 乌克兰的前线 Longing for silence 渴望平静 Diplomacy fails the folk on the edge 外交政策未能使民众满意 A subterranean life (住在地下的生活) LYUBA VOEVCHIK lives underground. Her neighbourhood, the P

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招呼客人常用的10句英语口语 1. Have fun. 玩得高兴点。 2. My treat. 我请客。 3. I'm full. 我饱了。 4. I'm home. 我到家了。 5. Bottom up!干杯! 6. What's new? 有什么新鲜事儿吗? 7. Anything else? 还要别的吗

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俚语: 被迫认错 现代人似乎什么都吃,猫肉、老鼠肉,恐怖的果子狸 不过,倒是很少有人愿意吃乌鸦(to eat crow)。据《本草纲目》记载,乌鸦肉酸、涩、平。可见,就口味而言,没人吃乌鸦

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1. in + 月/ 年 2. between and 3. from to 4. over the period from to 5. in the year between and 6. in the 3 years spanning from 2001 through 2004 7. for the first 3 months 8. for/ during/ over the next / following 6 months 9. for/ during/ over / in

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Don't sell that man short 不要小瞧他 sell that man short这个短语的意思很像中国俗语把人瞧扁了,也就是没看到某人的长处。所以sell someone short意思就是小看某人。 例句: Don't sell that man short. He's one

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8 things to master before youre 30 Before you get all huffy and emasculated (Why is a girl giving advice on a mens Web site? On how to be a man?! WAH! WAH!), let me give you a behind-the-scenes look on how this list was concocted: eleven guys, three

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