街角的咖啡店生意惨淡,很少有人光顾,这样下去说不定就要关门了。这种情况用一个美国习惯用语来说就是,her business is on the line。To be on the line这个习惯用语的意思是处于危险状态,通常是

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The sight of a grown woman lying on the floor, her wrist pinned down by the foot of someone who was supposed to be caring for her was one of the more shocking images that emerged from Winterbourne View, the private hospital which was home to 44 peopl

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The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor a

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由rope这个词发展而来的习惯用语还真不少。前两次已经学了好几个。今天让我们再来讲两个用法。第一个是: on the ropes。这个习惯用语可能来自拳击赛。频频挨打的拳击手在对方的步步相逼下

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The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor an

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Finance and Economics;Europe in limbo;Home and dry 财经;迷途的欧洲;安然无恙?岌岌可危! Europe's weaker economies are in the grip of a worsening credit crunch; 欧洲经济本已弱风扶柳,怎奈又陷入愈演愈烈的信贷

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A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barrie

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Renewed fighting between Ukrainian government troops and rebels in the east has threatened to demolish what remains of a shaky cease fire reached in February. President Petro Poroshenko is warning of a possible large-scale offensive by the rebels fol

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