England's Frank Lampard applauds at the end of their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match against Costa Rica at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte June 24, 2014. [Photo/Agencies] As we get down to the business end of what most people agree is the

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Subject: Come off it. 第一、迷你对话 A: Now that you like the dress so much, why dont you bring it home? 既然你这样喜欢这裙子,你为何不买回家呢? B: Come off it. 别开玩笑了。 第二、地道表达 come off it 1. 解词释

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Ornithological trends 英国鸟类迁徙趋势 This bird has flown 有所改变 Why some species are thriving outside southern England 为什么英格兰南部有些物种开始兴盛? WHEN people talk about a north-south divide in Britain they are

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I come from Ireland. It's a small country in the west of Europe. It's just next to the United Kingdom. The Irish flag has three colors: green, white and orange. You often see the Irish flag above important buildings like the government building, or t

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Todd: So Mark, what happens on boxing day? Mark: On boxing day in England it's usually football day. Everybody goes and watches the football. Usually all the family go, so maybe granddad and grandma will go. In England on Boxing day, it's usually the

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LONDON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The FA has confirmed on Friday that it will be appealing UEFA's three-match ban against striker Wayne Rooney who received a red card in England's Euro qualifier against Montenegro. Rooney was sent off during the 2-2 draw fo

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今天我们要学的词是Thanksgiving。 Thanksgiving, 感恩节 。 Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, 每年11月份的第四个星期四是美国的感恩节。 Baked turkey is usually the feature

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LONDON, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- England winger Adam Johnson and Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta have signed new contracts with Manchetser City, announced the Premier League leaders on Friday. Johnson, 24, penned a new four-year deal which will keep him

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Todd: Sarah , so what sports do you like? Sarah: My favorite spectator sport is football. I support Newcastle United in England. Todd: Newcastle United. Sarah: Newcastle United, Yeah. Todd: Are they a good team? Sarah: Um, yeah, I think they're prett

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四级精细阅读(北京新东方 尹延) 说明:精读在四六级考试中占20%,共计十题,均为选择题。 精细阅读基本解答方法:审题看文章解题。 1、审题,勾画出题干中的重要信息,以作为关键词回到

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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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Britain is an island. We are surrounded by sea. Nowdays, you can get here by plane, or by train through the Channel Tunnel. But before planes were invented, and the Channel Tunnel was built, the only way to come to Britain was by sea. The seas around

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Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset in south-west England. It contains the ruins of an old abbey, and has some beautiful countryside around it. There are many myths and legends associated with Glastonbury. Many of these are stories about the Celt

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It is 2008. Happy New Year, everyone. What did you do during the Christmas and New Year holiday? How did you celebrate New Year? Traditionally in England, Christmas was our big winter celebration. Scotland was different. In Scotland, New Year was the

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In this podcast, we are going to meet some words about food some very English sorts of food. Look out for these words rhubarb, pie, crumble, chutney, custard. A lot of people who visit England think that English food is very strange. A lot of English

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Before beginning todays podcast, I need to explain a few words. The first word is treasure. Treasure means things which are very valuable; generally, treasure means things made of gold or silver or precious stones. The second word is hoard. If someon

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I've been at boarding school since the age of 8, which is pretty young if you think about it. The reason I went there was because my family were living abroad and they thought it would probably be better for me to go to school in England. It was real

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本期内容: TheresaMaybackedMarkCarneytoserveanextendedtermasgovernoroftheBankofEngland,promptingMrCarneytoannouncethathewillstayforanextrayear,untilJune2019.Theprimeminister'ssupportwillhelptoeasepoliticalpressureontheCanadian,whomsomeMPshavecri

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LESSON 36 Don't be too sure 第三十六课 不要过于肯定 Father, don't you want me to be clever and great? said Willie to his father one day. 爸爸,难道你不想让我变聪明和伟大吗?一天,威利对他的爸爸说道。 I want y

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Earth is alone among the rocky planets in having tectonics, and why this should be is a bit of a mystery. It is not simply a matter of size or densityVenus is nearly a twin of Earth in these respects and yet has no tectonic activity. It is thoughttho

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