Obama inauguration part In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, went to the White House to find something for President James Garfield. Was it: Listen to the programmeObama inauguration party a) gold b) hidden bottles of wine

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

1. Republicans in the House released a two-track plan, increasing the nation's borrowing cap by a trillion dollars and then a larger increase next year. All depending on Congress passing cuts to programs like Medicaid. 2. The NFL Players Association

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(七月)

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Compounds found in the herb thyme have antibiotic properties. Now scientists have demonstrated that thyme might have a future role in fighting acne. A

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31 Prohibition 1.You mustn't speak to your dad rudely. 2.Don't be angry with me. 3.Get out of my house,and don't come back. 4.Stand stare. 5.Don't touch that. 6.Keep off the paint. Dialogue 1 W:Take care ,Peter. Don't run so fast.Are you tired? M:Oh

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Olga: How is Chilean Indepdence Day? Daniel: Well, Chilean Independence Day, it's in September. Olga: Yeah. Daniel: September the eighteenth but we have another holiday on the nineteenth so we take those two days plus probably Saturday and Sunday of

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They got on the crowded subway train. They sat down on the plastic seat. They sat next to a man. He was an old man. He was talking. He was talking to himself. He looked at them. He raised his voice. You're not smart, he said. Did you hear me? Did you

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Weekend in America In the United States Monday is the beginning of the workweek;it is the day most Americans like least.It is not surprising then that the day they like most is Saturday.Saturday is the end of the workweek;it is the beginning

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 英语沙龙

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Its a now-they-know-how-many-holes-it-takes-to-fill-the-Albert-Hall situation, because researchers have measured the actual blood alcohol level of fans leaving professiona

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(一)月

What has the War on Drugs done to the world? Look at the murder and mayhem in Mexico, Central America, so many other parts of the planet, the global black market estimated at 300 billion dollars a year, prisons packed in the United States and elsewhe

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

Widow's weeds: 寡妇的黑色丧服 时隔多年,再忆电影《飘》,印象最深的竟是郝斯佳身着黑色丧服、脚却跟着音乐的节拍在跳舞 英语中,寡妇的黑色丧服可用widow's weeds来表示。 很明显,weeds在此

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People who consume alcohol earn significantly more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted social capital gained from drinking. 美国一项以饮酒积聚社会资本为主题的研究表明,饮酒人士挣的钱要

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

e all wish there were cheaper, easier ways to get drunk. 我们都希望更廉价,更便捷的醉生梦死过去。 However one British man has revealed how he can get drunk by simply eating chips or mashed potatoes. 但是有一个英国男子爆料

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers said Monday that muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may be due to an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self- repair. In research conducted with rats, the researchers found

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Those with degrees are almost twice as likely to drink daily, and they are also more likely to admit to having a drinking problem. 高学历的女性比起平常人有近两成几率每天饮酒,同时他们也更倾向于承认自己有酗酒的问题

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Women are getting close to drinking the same amount of alcohol as men in the United States, according to a new study. 最新的一项研究表明,美国女性的饮酒量直追男性。 Writing in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental R

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

British revellers drink more alcohol than anyone else in Europe, a survey reveals。 The disturbing findings expose the massive failure of the introduction of 24-hour drinking five years ago。 Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would cre

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer legend Socrates died at the age of 57 in Sao Paulo on Sunday. The former captain of Brazil was taken to Albert Einstein Hospital late Friday after suffering food poisoning. He passed way at 0630GMT

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们来看一下公司常用告示:歇业的写法。 歇业 Discontinuation of business Dear Mr / Ms, With the demolition of our premises at the above address under a redevelopment scheme, the part of our business carried on there will be

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Booze-free bars 无酗酒酒吧 Shaken not slurred 酒不醉人 Fashionable urbanites revive a temperance tradition 时尚的都市人恢复了节制饮酒的传统 None for the road 无人醉倒在路边 WEST LONDON,Friday night, 9pm. In the Redem

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Cleverest women are the heaviest drinkers 最聪明的女性也是饮酒狂 Those with degrees are almost twice as likely to drink daily, and they are also more likely to admit to having a drinking problem. 高学历的女性比起平常人有近两成

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