网页漫画家兰德尔.门罗常运用数理、逻辑和冷面幽默来回答一些简单的假设性问题(例如:假设你击中一颗速度高达光速的棒球将会发生什么事?)在他引人入胜的演说中分享了一位读者提

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:会心一笑

我朋友 Jenny 的老板实在很糟糕。这两个月来,他一直让Jenny觉得自己有机会被提升为部门主管,所以就没完没了地加班,自我表现。其实我觉得,她老板根本就是在欺骗她,牵着她的鼻子走。

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Edward's eyes lit up, but he hesitated. 爱德华的眼睛亮了起来,但他踌躇着。 Of course you should bring Bella, Alice chirped. I thought I saw Jasper throw a quick glance at her. 你当然得带上贝拉。爱丽丝唧唧喳喳地说着。

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

It's Edward, Dad. 是爱德华,爸爸。 Is he? 他是吗? Sort of, I guess. 我猜,某种程度上,是的。 You said last night that you weren't interested in any of the boys in town. 你昨晚还说着你对镇上的男孩都没有兴趣。

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

释义: take a rain check 推到下次 rain check 是当棒球比赛因恶劣天气不得不终止时官方发给观众的交换券(check),凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在将约定推迟的

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 外国人日常短语

在美国每年棒球季节的第一场比赛相当于春天来临的信息。说真的,这一百多年来最得美国大众青睐的运动就是棒球,而棒球运动也成了习惯用语的丰富来源。我们今天就专讲一些出自棒球运

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

1. Mitt Romney's victory in Nevada has given him a boost in the GOP delegate race. Meanwhile, Democrats share the stage here as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vie for a caucus victory. On the other side of the country, John McCain and Mike Huckabe

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(一)月

1. Thousands of Katrina survivors are set to be moved again. FEMA says some of the trailers may have dangerously high levels of formaldehyde which could cause respiratory problems for those living in them. 2. Republican members of the House walked o

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月

1. President Obama and Mitt Romney will be campaigning in the same state again Thursday. It's Virginia this time, after both spent time in Ohio, another pivotal state. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his case against Iran befor

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十月)

1. President Obama and Mitt Romney will both be in Ohio Wednesday, one week before early voting kicks off in the key Midwestern state. 2. Today's UN General Assembly speech by Egypt's new president will be closely watched for clues about his democr

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十月)

1. Super Storm Sandy has killed more than three dozen people, many crashed by falling trees. At least 8.2 million across the Eastern United States are without power. Meanwhile, airlines have cancelled more than 15,000 flights. 2. President Barack Oba

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)

1. Hurricane Isaac is fixed near the Southeast Louisiana coast. The national hurricane center says the category one storm is forecast to drift over the coast for the next day or two before heading inland. 2. New Jersey governor Chris Christie is labe

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(九月)

Celebrities Support US Presidential Candidates We laugh with them. We shed tears with them. We fall in love with them. Celebrities influence us. But are they influential enough to sway peoples political views and their votes? In the 2008 presidential

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)

今天我们要学的词是straw poll。 Straw poll, 是指决定民意或参选人实力的非正式投票。美国保守派政治行动大会上周末在华盛顿举行。 Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the Presidential straw poll for the second ti

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天还是要讲两个在总统大选年中新闻界常会用来报道选举情况的习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语也来自美国的传统运动: 棒球。 大家都知道在棒球赛中击球员是用木制的球棒来击打投手投掷

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

1. Tropical Storm Ernesto spun into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula today. Hundreds of fishermen fled low-lying villages and thousands of tourists have evacuated resorts. Ernesto hit the region as a hurricane with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. 2.

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(八月)

1. Police say at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian have been killed in a shooting near Texas AM university's campus. They also say the gunman died after the shooting. 2. It's his first solo campaign outing since being named as Mitt R

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(八月)

Learning To Catch Its a line drive headed straight for your glove. All you have to do is close your hand at the right moment. It takes only about fourteen one-hundredths of a second to close your hand around a baseball. But in that time, a baseball g

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

释义: take a rain check 推到下次 rain check 是当棒球比赛因恶劣天气不得不终止时官方发给观众的交换券(check),凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在将约定推迟的

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 老外最常用的英文短语

本期内容: Donald Trump lavished praise on Mitt Romney, seeming to raise the former presidential candidate's chances of becoming secretary of state in the new Republican administration. Interrupting a stream of tweeted criticism of Saturday Nigh

发表于:2019-03-01 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读