From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A man with a shot gun walked into the lobby of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas this morning and opened fire, killing one court officer and seriously wounding another. The gunman fled the bu

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:icing on the cake. 大家都知道,cake是蛋糕的意思, icing是用来在蛋糕上做点缀的糖霜。如果我们说一件事情是icing on the cake,那就是说好上加好。在中文里也可以说

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

一个英语单词可分为三部分:前缀(prefix)词根(root)后缀(suffix)。位于词根前面的部分就是前缀。前缀,可以改变单词的意思。 eco- 表示经济,生态 ecology = eco + logy(学) n. 生态学 econ

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AZUZ: You don`t have to look very hard to find someone who`s had to get braces, but -- well, yes. This is Wesley. He`s a six-month-old Golden Retriever, and guess what? Braces. 发现某人不得不装一副矫牙套看起来没有那么困难。但的

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年7月

Topics: American Presidents-Franklin Delano Roosevelt; to be trapped versus to be lodged; to keep it together, to keep a stiff upper lip, and as luck would have it; pardon me Words: to make a name for (oneself) to appoint administrator to run for to

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Tyrannosaurus-Rex may have ruled the Cretaceous, but Allosaurus was the king of Jurassic. 霸王龙也许统治了白垩纪,但异特龙才是侏罗纪的王者。 While any environment that we have on earth today we have a top predator, Allosaurus

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New Museum Celebrates Life of Churchill 新博物馆展现丘吉尔生平 Crowds are flocking to London's new Churchill Museum, which delves into the life and times of Britain's World War II-era prime

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43 、 三角尺 setsquare 44 、 三角形结构系杆 triangulationtie 45 、 三角锉 triangularfile 46 、 三维的;立体的 three-dimensional 47 、 三氯甲烷;哥罗芳 chloroform 48 、

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Wal-Mart stores are trying to play a computerized matching game with workers and customers. It, it's a new scheduling system that Wal-Mart started testing late last year. A computer calculates when customers are likely to be in a given store and then

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Another story now. In a Philadelphia area, it has some people scratching their heads, disturbed as well. The president of this swim club says that safety not racism was the reason for canceling swimming privileges for minority children. The kids fro

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Hello to you, Im Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Three more banks just went under. Thats a total of 20, so far this year alone. The first Citibank in Georgia couldnt find a buyer.

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美联社,新闻一分钟,Russian,Pacific,Britain,1. 7 sailors aboard a Russian minisub get trap ped down on the Pacific floor; the US and Britain send help for rescue efforts. 2. Britain's Blair proposes strict anti-terror measures, saying rules of

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Ruth, England speaker The same as I did in high school? Definitely not, no! For a start I look a lot older. I look the same in that I wore glasses then and I still wear glasses now but actually more often than not I wear my contact lenses now and I w

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 一起闲话英语-English Chitchat

看生活大爆炸学英语 The Big Bang Theory 第一季 13集:The Bat Jar Conjecture -Howard:Mody tells about the new Star Trek film. 这儿有关于新一部星舰迷航电影的消息。 There's going to be a scene depicting Spock's birth. 将会

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 September 2006 Federal workers in Nigerian are bracing themselves for mass layoffs following a weekend announcement that some 15,000 workers are to be let go this month. Union officials are reacting angrily to the plan a

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COVENTRY, Britain, July 25 (Xinhua) -- World champions Japan got off to a winning start at the London Olympic Games women's soccer tournament when they beat Canada 2-1 on Wednesday. Japan dominated throughout the match with better individual skills a

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bother v. 打扰,烦扰 同义词:disturb v.打扰 disturbance n. 解析:bothering a.使人烦闷的 bough n. 大树枝,主枝 解析:联系记忆:tough 艰苦的 rough 粗糙的 twig 小树枝

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

灾难到来时,我们会发现看似普通的日常生活是多么可贵。2009年1月15日,全美航空1549号班机迫降纽约哈德逊河,Ric Elias 就坐在第一排的位置。听他分享在人生最后一刻 学到了什么。 Imagine

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1. At least three people are dead after severe storms hit the Midwest. In Indiana, rescuers in boats are still plucking people from rising waters, as parts of the state brace for more flooding. The storm also brought tornados, this one touched down n

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讲解文本: brace yourself 打起精神,做好(思想)准备 Brace yourself! We have a new challenge now! 打起精神来!我们有的挑战了! Brace yourself and I'll tell you about the truth. 做好准备,我马上告诉你事情的真

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