A: Hi, I was calling to see if the buyers had accepted my counteroffer. B: Yes, actually they just called back with a counteroffer of their own. A: Is the counteroffer close to the asking price? B: The counteroffer is for ten thousand less than your

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 卖房英语情景对话

AS IT IS 2015-08-18 A Candidate's Voice May Affect How We Vote 候选人发言可能会影响我们如何投票 Experience and money for campaigning increase a politician's chances of winning an election. But so may the sound of a candidates voice. N

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Vietnamese officials are criticizing the Lao government's controversial plan to build a dam on the Mekong River. Analysts say opposition from Vietnam and other lower Mekong countries could force Laos to scale back its hydropower ambitions. Vietnamese

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I'm sorry to hear you're not happy with our price. 很抱歉听到你对我们的价格不满。 Tip Top Trading prides itself on quality products and good value for money. Tip Top Trading以优质的产品和物有所值的价格为豪。 You are a

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A: How much do you think that I should ask for my house? B: Well, there are a lot of factors involved in setting an asking price. A: What do you look at when setting an asking price? B: We need to look at the selling prices for similar homes in the a

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 卖房英语情景对话

讲解 Today's key word is neighbour Your neighbour is someone who lives near you. n-e-i-g-h-b-o-u-r neighbour 邻居 邻国 邻近的 Here is an example: A good neighbour is better than a brother far off. 远亲不如近邻。 今天我们要说的这

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AVOID PROCESSED FOOD ADDITIVES 拒绝食物添加剂 The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our cells by ten times. Collectively, they are called our microbiome and it turns out to have a sweeping say in whether we live robustly to a ripe old age. 我们

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

1. The price you offered is above previous prices. 你方报价高于上次。 还能这样说: The price you quoted is higher than the previous one. The price you quoted exceeds the price you quoted last time. 应用解析: above and beyond 大于

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

5. They are cheaper than usual. 它们比平常便宜些。 还能这样说: They are sold in lower price than usual. The price is less than usual. 应用解析: as usual 如往常一样,照例 6. Today, I'd like to show you something which I'm

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

A: I would love to rent this apartment. B: I'm happy to hear you say that. A: How much are you asking for every month? B: I'm renting this apartment out for $1050 a month. A: That is quite a lot of money for just one month. B: That is a fair price. A

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He dreamed that one of his teeth had fallen out. He told his classmate. She said, In my country, such a dream means a relative is going to die soon. He asked, Really? Any particular relative? She said, Yes. It depends on which tooth falls out. He sai

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Scientists have cast new light on why some men have deeper voices than others. It was traditionally thought that males developed a lower pitched voice to attract members of the opposite sex. However, anthropologists at the American college Penn State

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 英语生活新闻

今天我们要学的词是multitasking。 Multitasking, 原本是计算机术语,指多重任务同时处理,现在已经被沿用到日常生活中,指同时干很多事情。现在的美国中学生,一边写作业,一边听音乐,还要

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Agricultural commodities soar with USDA report CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all sharply rose Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Quarterly Grain Stocks report paved the way for bullish lev

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

研究称维生素D可缓解多发性硬化症症状 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) could stave off disease symptoms by increasing their vitamin D intake, U.S. researchers said Monday. The stud

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Adrienne: I understand you recently rode a train from Milwaukee to Minneapolis. Was this the first time you ever rode a train? 埃德里安娜:我知道你刚刚乘火车从密尔沃基去了明尼阿波利斯。这是你第一次坐火车吗? Vi

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 实战口语情景对话

These pods are picked when they are large and full. 豌豆荚长大、长饱满之后, 人们就采下来, The peas are taken out, and boiled for us to eat. 把豌豆剥出来煮着吃。 Let us look at the curious flower of the pea-plant. 咱们再看

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 英国学生科学读本

对话: A: How much are these T-shirts? B: $10 for one. Two for $15. A: That's kind of expensive. Can you lower the price? How about two for $10? 知识点讲解: 询问价格 How much are these T-shirts? 这些T恤多少钱? 要求打折 That'

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 每天三分钟学英语

Key Sentences (重点句子) 304.How would you like to proceed with the negotiations? 你认为该怎样来进行这次谈判呢? 305. I'd like to know something about your foreign trade policy. 我非常想了解有关贵国对外贸易的政

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

President Barack Obama is putting pressure on Congress to pass legislation he proposed earlier this year that he said will boost the U.S. economy. In an election year with the state of the economy as a major issue, President Obama is calling on lawma

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