As I write this, I have half an eye on an old James Bond film that is showing on my computer. But this is a story about how I stopped watching TV and began reading again for pleasure, after ten years in which I hardly turned a page. I suppose I was a

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英文杂志-Magazine

普利策奖也称为普利策新闻奖。 1917年根据美国报业巨头约瑟夫普利策(Joseph Pulitzer)的遗愿设立,二十世纪七八十年代已经发展成为美国新闻界的一项最高荣誉奖。现在,不断完善的评选制度

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 一起听英语

avid, [ 'vid ] adj 热心的(有强烈的兴趣和热情=eager=appetent=ardent=athirst);热望的 【例】an avid sports fan 热衷的体育爱好者 【记】avi飞,鸟-人类早就渴望飞了-热望的av一种频道,可以玩游

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 不择手段背单词

Todd: So, you were saying you went to Laos, you went to Thailand, by any chance did you go to Malaysia? Phil: Yeah, I spent, I spent some time in Malaysia. The first stop, we went there from Singapore, just taking a bus and we ended up in Malacca. St

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宅男宅女怎么说? 看娱乐综艺节目的时候,我们总是能听到那些主持人问某个艺人你是宅男/女吗?这样的问题。好像户外这个群族似乎有点淡出人们的视线了,宅正在成为年轻人们追捧的一种

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A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night.

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 英汉幽默故事选读

Even though many of us do most of our reading in the form of texts or Facebook posts, there are good reasons to pick up an actual book on a regular basis. Readingspecifically, reading real bookshas been linked to a wide range of mental, physical, and

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

托福考试比起国内诸多英语类考试,对考生的词汇量考察更加严格,一般来说,托福考试需要考生的词汇量在10000左右。下面,小编整理了一些单词供各位考生练习。 单词 释义 abandon v 扔弃(地

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Business The economics of Groupon The dismal scoop on Groupon 商业 团购网的经济学 团购网站惨淡的独家新闻 A micro-economist assesses Groupon 微观经济学家评估团购网站Groupon ON OCTOBER 24th Groupon says it will start its

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A married couple, both avid golfers, were discussing the future one night. Honey, the wife said, if I were to die and you were to remarry, would you two live in this house?I suppose so-it's paid for.How about our car? continued the woman. Would the t

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Thursday ' s Solar Eclipse Should Provide Dramatic View David McAlary Washington 20 Jun 2001 02:44 UTC The first 1)solar eclipse of the new millenium occurs Thursday, June 21. It will give millions of

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2001-国际风云(1)

The world's first self-destructing novel is being offered by James Patterson. 世界上第一部自毁小说问世,作者是美国作家詹姆斯帕特森(James Patterson)。 For ?200,000 one fan will get 24 hours to read his latest book before

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

送爱人或朋友礼物实在是很费脑筋的事,要是对方又不喜欢又不实用,那简直就是费钱费力不讨好,下回朋友和爱人过生日,按照朋友或爱人的星座来挑选礼物试试吧。 ARIES:白羊座Aries loves

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

Some years ago, a good family moved into the third floor apartment of the tenement where we lived in the Bronx. David was the son and he was going to medical school. He was also an avid reader so he spent most of his free time in the library. The lib

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Are you an avid selfie-taker? You are at risk of developing selfie elbow which is slowly becoming a real medical condition. Like tennis elbow or golfer's elbow, an addiction to selfie-taking can cause a pain in your primary pic-snapping elbow, accord

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. 在世界上一些最美、最危

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

这些词送给喜欢读书的你: Bookworm: 书虫,有些人会觉得这个有点书呆子,但大部分人会喜欢自己有知识有文化。 Someone may take it offensively. 有人可能会觉得被冒犯了。 Avid reader: passionate about

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Writer Chi Li rarely visits bookshops anymore and instead buys online as she believes it is difficult to find what she calls real books on shop shelves. 作家池莉现在都在网上购书,而几乎不再逛书店买书了。她表示如今在书店

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Twitter has transformed into a very of-the-moment version of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. The social media network is ablaze with the hashtag #BestTVQuotes2015, which TV fans are using to broadcast some of their favorite lines from TV shows that a

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Nervous about flying? There's an app for that. 乘飞机感到焦虑?现在有帮你克服焦虑的手机应用诞生啦。 A new app, called 'Am I Going Down?', calculates a plane's chances of crashing in an effort to put apprehensive passengers a

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