authority, n 权威,权力=virtuoso 【类】contumacious[recalcitrant]:authority=reactionary[hidebound; conservative]:change[innovation; novelty] 不听令的不服从权力=保守的、死板的不愿意变化、改革 cornucopia:abundance=

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 不择手段背单词

Look Annie, I’ve got a confession to make. When I said I was a journalist, that wasn’t actually true. Really? I must say, I did wonder. No, it was just an excuse to meet you, that’s all. I hope

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 华尔街高级英语

23. The old building is in a good state of ______ except for the wooden floors. A. observation B. preservation C. conservation D. compensation preservation preservation 保存 /preservation conservati

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今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是: put one's best foot forward。大家都知道,put是放的意思,foot是脚的意思。 Put one's best foot forward就是努力给别人留下一个非常好的第一印象。不管是去开会、打电

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77. Describing people 1. How does she look like? 2. what do you think of her? 3. what's the color of her hair? 4. What happened to her? 5. Have you seen her lately? 6. You look great in that suit, don't you? 7. Judging from her appearance, she must

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[00:04.19]谈论家人和亲戚 [00:08.39]Is this a photo of your family? [00:12.42]这是你的全家福吗? [00:16.46]A:Is this a photo of your family? [00:18.48]A:这是你的全家福吗? [00:20.51]B:Yes,it is.It was taken just before I was l

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 英语流行口语

1976年3月10号,Haifa出生于黎巴嫩南部一个很小的村落,一个很普通的家庭。虽然远离黎巴嫩文化和艺术中心,但正如是金子总会发光一样,当她十六岁那年,人们终于发现了她的美丽和才智,

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语名人堂

Wheels Around the World Do you have the courage to pursue your dreams?If you doubt your own abilities, perhaps you can take inspiration from the story of two Taiwanese women who made their wish come t

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英文阅读

Iranians will cast their ballots for president on Friday. President Hassan Rouhani faces strong competition from a more conservative opponent, Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi is a former government lawyer. He has gained support from conservative Iranians who ar

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(五)月

Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist leader, has gained more support in her campaign to become the next president of France. 极右翼政党国民阵线领袖玛丽娜勒庞在法国下届总统竞选中,争取到了更多的支持率。 On Mon

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Todd: Kate, you said you were an exchange student when you were younger? Kate: Thats right. When I was 15 I went to Tokyo, Japan for just 2 weeks on a high school exchange. Todd: So were you alone or with your school? Kate: Erm I wasWell you could sa

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

今天我们要学的词是battleground。 Battleground, 是战场的意思。美国总统大选民主、共和两党势均力敌,选举结果在很多程度上取决于所谓的 battleground states战场州,也就是候选人支持率不相上下的

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

In his 1938 novel Brighton Rock, Graham Greene sought to address great questions of right and wrong against a backdrop of ruthless score-settling. The book is a favourite of Nick Timothy, who as much as anyone is now charged with moving British polit

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Todd: OK, Mike, I was wondering, you're from Canada, and you have lived in America, and we work together, and in our company everybody is American but you, so how would you say Canadians are different than Americans? Mike: Well, first of all, I'll ju

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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned as a Conservative Member of Parliament two months after he quit as prime minister in the wake of the June Brexit referendum. 英国前首相戴维卡梅伦辞去了保守党国会议员的职务。

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Queen Elizabeth II is well known throughout the world. She is the Queen of sixteen countries but lives in the United Kingdom. Her ancestors have ruled over the UK for over a thousand years. She holds enormous power over her 129 million subjects, but

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THE HAGUE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Bert van Marwijk has left his job as national team coach of the Netherlands, following the disappointing early departure at Euro 2012, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Wednesday. After the exit Van Marwi

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

最近,相亲角视频刷爆朋友圈。今天,Jenny和自己的一位美国女生好友,跟大家聊聊美国女生是否面对剩女的标签、相亲的压力。 关键词: 美国有剩女标签吗? Leftover women: 剩女 Leftover: 剩下的

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

本期内容: Young women in South Korea are fighting for a new future. The #MeToo movement which has highlighted sexual harassment and abuse around the world has taken a surprising hold in this socially conservative country. At a marathon #MeToo p

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

greeting n.问候语,祝贺(常用复数形) The lady at the front desk greeted me with a smile. 柜台小姐以微笑欢迎我。 May sent her greetings to our family during Christmas. 小梅在圣诞节时向我们家问候。 Offer greetings

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