Now the weekly Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called the Line of Least Resistance(最省力的方法). It was written by Edith Wharton. Here is Larry West with the story. Mr. Mindon returned home for lunch. His wife Milli

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 听美国故事练听力

小米成为全球第三大智能手机制造商 A four-year-old Chinese tech company has become the world's third-largest smartphone maker, behind Samsung and Apple. The company is called Xiaomi Inc. It has also become the world's most valuable tech

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语商业新闻

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be. 成功意味着有勇气、决心以及坚信自己会有所作为的信念。 George Sheehan, American writer 乔治希恩,美国

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 英文格言警句

One topic that never goes away is prices. Its not surprising really. Prices affect us all. The news recently has been about rising prices. But then I suppose thats always been the news. Prices have been rising a lot though. Especially food. I reckon

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 听一分钟英文-P

August the 6th is Fresh Breath Day. It is a day when we can think about our breath and how it affects our life and relationships. Bad breath is one of lifes most personal problems. It can make or break a romantic relationship and have an impact on ho

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 世界节假日博览

August the 6th is Fresh Breath Day. It is a day when we can think about our breath and how it affects our life and relationships. Bad breath is one of lifes most personal problems. It can make or break a romantic relationship and have an impact on ho

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes) Part A: Note-taking and Gap-filling Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk only once. While listening to the tal

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 高级口译真题及答案

The number of pupils caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams using their mobile phones this summer has increased, new data reveals. 最新数据显示,在今年夏季的普通中等教育证书考试(GCSE)和英国高考(A-level)当中,因

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

英国BBC最新的阶级调查出炉,如图从左到右7大阶层依次为精英群体(Elite),传统中产阶级(Established Middle)、技术型中产阶级(Technical Middle)、新型有富余的工作者(New Affluent)、传统工人阶级(Tradit

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

Energy 能源 A: We've managed to reduce our energy consumption in our factory by about 15 per cent in the last two years. A:在过去的两年内我们已经努力把我们厂的能量消耗降低百分十五。 B: That's excellent. How have you man

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 职业技术英语口语

Starry, starry night paint满天星的夜里 Your palette blue and grey你的调色板呈蓝色和灰色 Look out on a summers day在夏天里 With eyes the know the darkness in my soul从我的眼睛里看到的只有黑暗 Shadows on the hills sketch the trees在我的心里上上形成的

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐

1. Four twenty-five cent stamps, please. 请给我4张25分的邮票。 还能这样说: I want to buy four twenty-five cent stamps, please. I'd like four twenty-five cent stamps, please. 应用解析: bear the stamp of 带标记;具有迹象;

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

Many people hate nuisance telephone calls. These are the calls we get from companies trying to sell us something that we usually do not want. They are also called 'cold calls'. Britain's government is thinking about taking action to stop these calls.

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 英语生活新闻

Better Sleep 高质量睡眠 Know your sleep type 了解你自己的睡眠类型。 Some people like Margaret Thatcher,Gandhi and Winston Churchill may have famously thrived on less sleep but they're a rarity. 诸如撒切尔、甘地和丘吉尔等人

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(176) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

Making a delicious burger may seem as simple as whacking a beef patty between two sesame seed buns and finishing adding a slice of iceberg lettuce - but scientists are now begging to disagree. 做一份美味的汉堡看似很简单在两片撒有芝麻

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

It could be the perfect excuse for cheating spouses who are caught out: infidelity may be inherited. Both men and women may be more likely to have affairs as a result of the genes passed down by their parents, according to research. 出轨被发现?也

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

A major scientific review has found that simply having an electronic gadget in the room leaves children 'switched on'. 一项重要的科学研究发现,只要孩子们的房间里放有电子产品,他们隐形的生物钟就一直得不到休息。

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

英文歌词: Like most babies smell like butter His smell smelled like no other He was born scentless and senseless He was born a scentless apprentice Every wet nurse refused to feed him Electrolytes smell like semen I promise not to sell your perfume

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英文摇滚歌曲

European bank chiefs are being paid less than half as much as their US counterparts, after average remuneration in Europe fell 6 per cent between 2010 and 2014, but grew 15 per cent in the US. 欧洲银行业CEO目前的薪酬还不到美国同行的一

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The number of people living past 100 has soared by 71 per cent in the past decade. And while one expert believes this figure will continue to rise, he stated that anyone hoping to live for double or triple this time will be disappointed. Speaking at

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻