小张是一个好学生,学习特别好。但机械动手能力很是不行,什么事都做不好。 【口语要素1】He is more an airhead than a gear head. 他做事很积极,也很主动。遗憾的是,自己辛辛苦苦做了,结果却

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Intrade: a Market That Trades on Future Events By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 04, 2005 I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Intrade is a kin

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工作中最怕遇到什么样的队友?玩心眼?偷奸耍滑?No,No,No,这些都不够可怕,可怕的是那些做一件砸一件,而且还不自知的人。 Jackass of all trades describes someone who is exceptionally bad at everyth

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: We play new music by young movie star Scarlett Johansson and guitarist Pete Yorn And answer a question about the American automobile company

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[00:03]P:The General here, shall be directing our little old tunneling operation. [00:07]Garth Pancake, though a master of none, is a Jack of all those trades corollary to our aim. [00:14]Gawain is our proverbial inside man. [00:17]He has managed t

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半瓶水.jpg 释义: Having suitable skill in multiple things, but not being an expert in any of them.了解很多事情,但是没有一件是擅长的; 来源: The word 'jack' can refer to the common man. Jack指一个人。Thus, a 'jack of

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By Phuong Tran Praia, Cape Verde 09 June 2007 Off the coast of West Africa, transport officials in the island nation of Cape Verde have begun a road improvement program. They say colonial-era cobblestone roads do not make much sense anymore, and are,

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记得巩汉林和赵丽蓉曾经演过一个讲功夫的小品。巩汉林吹牛说自己十八般武艺样样精通,结果被老妈赵丽蓉揭穿,是样样稀松。英语中有一个俚语说的就是他这种什么都懂一点,但是什么都

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In addition, the illegal fur and pet trades have made this wildcat a near-threatened species. 此外,非法的毛皮买卖和宠物交易使这种山猫有绝种的危机。 学习重点: 1.illegal 非法的 illegal (adj.) 非法的 legal (adj.) 合

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1. a doubting Thomas: 疑心很重 例: He was being a doubting Thomas --someone who does not believe anything he is told. 他疑心很重,这种人不相信所听到的话。 2. Jack of all trades:万事通 例: This man was a true Jack of

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爱美的小仙女都知道,著名品牌Tom Ford出品了一个名叫Lips and Boys口红系列,里面的每一支口红都是以一个男生的名字命名。据《女装日报》报道,这系列口红名字均来自于对设计师Tom Ford影响深

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Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通,样样稀松。 图片1

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