A: I want to change rooms. In fact, I want a refund for tonight! B: If you tell me the exact problem, I can be more helpful. A: Cockroaches have declared war on my room! B: Allow me to apologize. I'll give you another room right now, and a full refun

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-旅馆

Runaway real estate prices in China have been a significant source of public complaint in recent years. To curb the soaring housing prices, the government has implemented a string of policies since early 2010. However, the property market has shown s

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He wanted to create the world's most delicious candy bar. He bought a candy bar factory. He experimented with many different ingredients. He created batch after batch of experimental candy. One day he created a superb batch. He shared it with his fam

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【复习】 Last time we learned a sentence pattern which is : S insist that S should do. 表示某人坚持要求某人做某事。Insist在此句中是坚持要求的意思。And some translation exercises were left last time and I'm about to be o

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介绍: Use your noodle! Use your brain! 用脑子想一想! He gave you $10,000? Use your noodle!Its not that easy! 他给你一万美金?用脑子想想!没那么简单! Think twice 再三考虑 You`d better think twice if youre gonna

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I think that's an inevitable process which is going to continue so long as the Asian economies in particular continue to grow up rapidly. The biggest marginal contributer to rise in oil demand, that of course in the past 5 years has been China. I th

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2007年

Demand Grows for Classes in English Slang LOS ANGELES Many people who learn English as a second language think they have a good grasp of it until they watch an American TV show or speak to someone from the United States and realize there's a lot they

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Senior Russian officials have slammed US and EU sanctions on their country, imposed over the Ukraine crisis. Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov says the US has lowered an Iron Curtain by targeting Russias high-tech sector. He also said the EU ha

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The International Monetary Fund anticipates sharply lower world growth because of the financial crisis rippling across the globe. VOA's Barry Wood reports the IMF, however, does not anticipate a repeat of the global depression of the 1930s. Olivier

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今天我们要学的词儿是anniversary。 Anniversary是周年纪念,周年纪念日的意思。生活中有些日子是绝对不能忘记的。比如说 wedding anniversary, 结婚纪念日,再比如anniversary of his death, 指某人的祭日。

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今天我们要学的词是outlook。 Outlook, 展望,前景。 The Federal Reserve downgraded its outlook for the American economy and signaled it would hold interest rates low until at least mid-2013, 美联储下调了对美国经济前景的展望

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Since the beginning of the decade, gasoline prices in the United States have roughly tripled, while the global price of a barrel of oil has risen even more. The trend has inflicted pain on consumers and petroleum-dependent industries while massively

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今天我们要学的词儿是outpace。 Outpace是跑得更快,超过的意思。Supply is outpacing demand, 意思是供大于求。联合国的报告说,在非洲大陆,去年开始服用艾滋病药物的人数跟艾滋病新感染者人数的

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今天我们要学的词是one-two punch。 One-two punch, 是从拳击运动来的,意思是左右开攻,连续猛击。 Snow storms and freezing cold delivered a one-two punch to the North, 北部地区受到了暴风雪和冰冻天气的连续打

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Selah Hennessy London 08 October 2009 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says major investment needs to be made in developing world agriculture. The FAO says that with rapid population growth and changing diets, agricultural pro

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Pig Farmers Needed to Satisfy Pork Demand 养猪农户需要满足市场的猪肉需求 Today's Britain is full of TV shows like Fame Academy, which claim to offer young hopefuls an instant passport to fame and riches. But a very different kind of ac

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 10th this year. Hundreds of millions of people will embark on a journey for family reunion, putting huge pressure on the country's transportation networks. Among them, the railways will hand

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

5. Do you have a receipt? 您有收据吗? 还能这样说: Can I have a look at your receipt? Do you have a receipt for it? 应用解析: acknowledge the receipt of 确信收到; be in receipt of 收到; at the receipt of custom 在海关;

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

1. If it isn't suitable, can I bring it back? 如果不合适的话,我能退货吗? 还能这样说: Can I bring it back if it doesn't fit? Could I return the goods if it isn't suitable? 应用解析: suitable for/to sth. 适合的,适宜的

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 情景会话口袋书人际篇

A: How may I help you? B: I would like to return an item. A: What are you returning? B: I want to return this cellphone. A: Is there a problem? B: It's broken. A: What exactly is wrong with it? B: The phone turns off by itself. A: That's fine, but do

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