I never considered myself unique, but people are constantly telling me, you are a miracle. To me, I was just an ordinary guy with realistic goals and big dreams. I was a 19-ye ar-old student at the University of Texas and well on my way toward fulfil

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

1. forty winks 1. 白天小睡;尤指打盹儿,午睡(非正式用语) If you have forty winks, you have a short sleep, or a nap. 如果你have forty winks,那表示你小睡,小憩一会儿。 E.g. If I have a late night I sometimes catch fort

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

Kate Meghan: Royal Wives, Separate Lives 凯特和梅根:皇室妻子过着各自的生活 The Duchess of Sussex is still working to adjust to her new life-including a complex relationship with Princess Kate. 苏塞克斯公爵夫人仍在努力适应

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 人物杂志

紫色水果可防治老年疾病 Eating purple-colored fruit can ward off age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart problems and cancer, scientists believe, the Daily Mail reported. It is thought that a compound in the fruit helps fight the ha

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

A head boy who was given three weeks to live after being diagnosed with deadly cancer just before his high school graduation has defied the odds to give a heart-wrenching speech to his classmates. 就在高中毕业前夕,一名优秀学子被确诊患

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【题目】 When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success. Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position. 【范文】The Role of Luck in Success

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 托福英语

Seems like everybodys got a price, I wonder how they sleep at night. When the tale comes first, And the truth comes second, Just stop, for a minute and Smile Why is everybody so serious! Acting so damn mysterious You got your shades on your eyes And

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 The Voice 美国好声音

Subject : I want to throw the towel. 第一, 迷你对话 A: It is said that there is big crush in the ticket office right now. 听说现在买票的人把售票处挤得水泄不通。 B: I want to throw in the towel. 我不想买了。 第二,地

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My job at Twitter is to ensure user trust, protect user rights and keep users safe, both from each other and, at times, from themselves. Let's talk about what scale looks like at Twitter. Back in January 2009, we saw more than two million new tweets

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

LYNN NEARY, HOST: NPR's Pam Fessler has been covering inequality around the country gathering stories from people struggling with poverty. And she's found that these stories prompt strong opinions and questions like who's at fault and what should be

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

Their analysis relies on data from Yelp, a restaurant-review app favoured by millennials. 他们分析数据源于受千禧一代喜爱的餐厅点评APP Yelp。 The Lucas found that a restaurant has, on average, a one-in-250 chance of closing in any

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

This looks like irrationality in action, bound to end in tears. 这看上去想是行动方面的不理性,注定要在泪水中收场。 Why, then, should the party continue? 那么,为什么这场盛宴应当继续下去呢? Manias are as old

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There are actually twenty-two naturally occurring amino acids known on Earth, 实际上,地救上有22种天然存在的氨基酸, and more may await discovery, but only twenty of them are necessary to produce us and most other living things. 更多

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 万物简史

《老友记》就像一座生活美语的宝库,你总能在那里发现很多鲜活的口语元素。一起来看看吧。 You've been so good, for three years! 这3年来你表现很好。 This is your reward! 这是给你的奖励。 Put it out

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1. Awareness 有自我保护意识 True self-defence begins long before any actual physical contact: awareness of yourself, your surroundings, and your potential attacker's likely strategies. 在遭受任何攻击前,就要早早地有真正的自卫

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

英语俗语精选1.熟能生巧:Practice makes perfect2.天助自助者: God help those who help themselves3. 说起来容易做起来难: Easier said than done. 4.有志者事竟成: Where there is a will, there is a way. 5.失之毫厘,谬之千

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口译

Subject: Stick to the guns. 迷你对话 A: Some of my colleagues look down upon me, because I am considered to be a man without my own standpoint. 我的一些同事瞧不起我,因为我被认为是一个没有自己立场的人。 B: You should

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What's the scariest thing you've ever done? Or another way to say it is, what's the most dangerous thing that you've ever done? And why did you do it? I know what the most dangerous thing is that I've ever done because NASA does the math. You look ba

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[Verse 1:] I bet you don't curse God When the doctor calls With a stern voice and the test results And he asks you to come in right away I bet you don't curse God When you're on a plane In a turbulance, pourin' rain And you're hoping that you'll make

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

Having been married for more than 40 years, I can attest to the truth of the following statement: to excel in the art of domestic argument, one must master the art of losing. 做为一个结婚40余年的人,我可以证明下面这个说法完

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