Whats Cooking 《感恩节晚宴》 ■ 在一位美国人的家中,大家都在忙碌着准备感恩节盛宴。电话铃响,正在大学读书的大儿子吉米打来电话。电话旁的幼子赶忙抓起电话。父亲从他手中接过电话。开头免不了例行的几句寒暄。你知道打英文电话开始应该说些什么了吗? 单词通缉令

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 好莱坞电影口语模仿秀

REPORTER: Black Friday sounds kind of scary, and it was. Black Friday first referred to the collapse of the U.S. gold market in 1869. A century later, Philadelphia police used Black Friday to describe chaos and congestion. Downtown streets were clogg

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Benny dipped a thick slice of fresh bread into his stew. He was still holding the football that the coach had given to him after the game. Benny, Grandfather said. Why dont you go put your football in your room? I need to carry the football everywher

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Children Ogle at Floats for Thanksgiving Day Parade 孩子们亲身感受感恩节游行花车的魅力 MOONACHIE, NEW JERSEY Next Thursday, November 28, is Thanksgiving Day in America. For thousands of bystanders and millions of television viewers,

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US Holiday Shopping Season Starts Early 美国假日购物季开始 Its the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend in the United States. For many Americans the holiday means a big dinner, family time and a chance to reflect on the things they should be thankfu

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Year after year, there are certain ways you know Thanksgiving is approaching. Election time has more or less passed. High school football is finishing up. College football is closing in on bowl season. You're debating people abou

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Jack opened his eyes. He sighed. They werewearing their own clothes again. His leather bag wasa backpack. Sunlight slanted through the tree house window. As always, no time at all had passed in Frog Creek. Home, said Annie. She held up the pouch of c

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Priscilla led Jack and Annie away from the villagetoward a large field. The Pilgrims and Wampanoagmen had already gathered there. Jack could hear the beat of a drum. But he couldn'tsee what was going on. Make haste or we will miss it! said Priscilla.

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The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. According to lore it's the day that store ledgers move into the black and companies become profitable. Elzabeth Lee | Washington 26 November 2009 Black Friday shoppers (fi

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, Americans gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving. This holiday season is a time of fellowship and peace. And it is a time to give thanks for our many blessings. During this holiday season, we give th

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 23 November 2007 It's the day after the annual Thanksgiving holiday in the United States when Americans hit the shopping malls in search of special bargains that mark the start of the holiday shopping season. This day i

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A Dinner Where Turkeys Are Guests, Not Entrees Thanksgiving in the United States is a holiday that emphasizes roast turkey as the traditional meal. The National Turkey Federation reports that more than 45 million of the birds meet their doom in Novem

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Museum Serves Up Native American-Inspired Feast This Thursday, most Americans will gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving, an annual holiday inspired by a harvest feast held in 1621 in Massachusetts when English colonists and members of the

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Efforts Mount to Conserve Wild Turkey Breeds A sprinkle of corn, and Rachel Summers' turkeys come running. She raises a small flock of a breed called Standard Bronze at Crowfoot Farm, about an hour from Washington. These are birds with history, Summe

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BALLADE DES GROS DINDONS) UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing in French). RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: That's an excerpt from a piece that in English translates to Ballad Of The Fat Turkeys. It's by the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier. And it

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Comedian Ali Wong Offers Advice To Keep Us Laughing Through The Holidays play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:22repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

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Plymouth Plantation Museum Showcases Music Of Pilgrims And Native Americans play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:50repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update

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Mama Stamberg's Relish Faces Its Toughest Critics: NPR Staffers play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:48repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash

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Are turkeys a part of your culture? They are over here in the U.S. You have probably heard about the Thanksgiving turkey. Did you know that the tradition of celebrating by eating a turkey started with the Native American Indians? It was the Wampanoag

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今天我们要学的词staple food。 Staple food, 是主食的意思。美国人刚刚过完Thanksgiving 感恩节。 On the Thanksgiving dinner table, turkey is a staple food, 火鸡是感恩节餐桌上的主食。 Besides turkey, sweet potatoes

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