IN THE NEWS - California Ruling Opens New Front in Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage A ban is overturned in the nation's largest state. Also, in another civil rights case, a federal court rules that America's paper money discriminates against the blind.

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(五)月

Id like to change some euro into US dollars. Cashier: Hi. May I help you? Paul Ryefield: Yes. Whats the buying rate for euro? Cashier: 1.15 U.S. dollars to the euro. Paul Ryefield: Okay. Id like to change some euro into US dollars, please. Cashier: S

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(179) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语练习

this week we've been asking you to send your questions about the health care reform bill, and you actually flooded us with questions. And here today to help us wade through some of the answers, Julie Rovner, the health policy correspondent for Nation

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Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. And this is CNN Student News. It's June 2nd, and in our penultimate program of the school year, we're starting things off on Wall Street. Talking about the stock market and yesterday was not a good one. Experts used the Dow Jones I

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(六)月

[00:01.52]我在银行换钱 [00:03.03]Useful Expressions [00:03.96]常用语句 [00:04.88]1.Can I cash a check here? [00:06.82]我可以在此兑换支票吗? [00:08.75]2.Do you have an account at this bank? [00:11.09]你在本银行有账户吗?

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 海外求助英语会话

Cost an arm and a leg 花了很多钱 My wife is overspending. She loves to spend my money. 我妻子太能花钱了。她特别喜欢花我的钱! I needed to get a second mortgage. 我得做二次抵押了。 It will cost you a lot of money. 这会

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 美国人这样说英语

Explanation: Congress is the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for making laws. However, it cannot do it without the presidents help. Every time that the members of Congress agree on a bill (or an idea for a law), it has to be sent to t

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 美国精神

UK capital London rose from 11th to 6th, a position held by Melbourne last year. And it is rarely referred to as a budget-friendly city. 英国首都伦敦的排名有所上升,从11名到现在6名,取代了去年墨尔本的位置。 refer to 涉

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 早安英文

Split the bill 平摊账单 Let's get separate bills. 我们各自付各自的账单。 Let's pay separately. 我们分开付。 I'll pay for everyone. 老子请客。 My treat. 我请客。 Dinner's on me. 晚饭我请。 I'll cover this. 这个我付

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 每天三分钟学英语

今天我们要学的词是watch out。 Watch out, 是注意,提防的意思。 Cashiers need to watch out for fake bills, 商店要求收款员注意假钞。You better watch out for the stove - it's really hot, 小心炉子烫手。 在美国,节

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Next week, Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess. Members are coming back to a lot of unfinished business. And the clock will be ticking, because they have only a few weeks to get their work done before leaving a

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统电台演说

Youre not under arrest, despite the fact that you probably have some drugs in your pocket. Because theres a good chance your paper money contains trace amounts of cocaine. According to a study presented August 16th at the American Chemical Societys n

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(八)月

My tea's gone cold,I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all 我的茶凉了,不明白自己为什么要起床。 the morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all 清晨的乌云笼罩在窗外,我什么也看不到。 And even if I co

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 好听的英文歌曲

Supplement: Some Useful Sentences on Payment 有关支付的常用语句 (l) We have today instructed our Bank, the Frank Bank in London to open in your favour a confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit with partial shipment and transhipment allowed c

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

[00:01]D:Hey, you're getting good at this! [00:03]They're gonna think you like it! [00:04]E:Pays the bills. How are you, Don? [00:08]D:Huh, it's...day to day. [00:13]E:If she saw how good you look right now, she'd be back. [00:16]I read the O

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英美人天天都在说的4000句:跟着影视学最真实的口语

Unit 60 Renting an apartment(1) 第60课 租公寓(1) R: Hi, I'm here to look at the one-bedroom apartment you have for rent. 承租者:嗨,我来这儿要看你们出租的单卧室公寓。 M: Okay, come right this way. ( They walk over to the

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 购物英语口语一本通

Sir, you paid me two bills, instead of one, said she, trembling in every limb. 先生,你给了我两张钞票,不是一张,她四肢颤抖着说。 Two bills? did I? let me see; well, so I did; 两张钞票?是么?让我看看。嗯,是的

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 美国语文第四册

A: What are you trying to do? B: I'm working on a budget. A: What kind of budget? B: I need to budget my shopping so that I don't spend all my money. A: What's your budget? B: I can spend about $300 per month. A: Why so little? B: The rest of my mone

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 购物英语对话

今天我们要学的词是contaminated。 Contaminated污染的。A California meat company recalled about 3500 pounds of hamburger patties that may be contaminated with E. Coli. 加利福尼亚州的一个肉类产品加工厂宣布回收大约3500磅

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Ray was at the 99 Cents store on 32nd Street. He was third in line. He was behind two men. That was good. Men usually paid with cash. They usually bought only a few items at a time. But the man at the head of the line was taking forever. Ray looked h

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)