1. 圣诞节的来历是什么? In Christianity, Christmas is the festival celebrating the Nativity of Jesus, the Christian belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament's Messianic prophecies was born to the Virgin Mary。 在基督教的传

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卡拉非常喜欢蒙特利尔,她也非常喜欢那里的美食,直教人流口水。 Maura: So, by now youve been to Montreal a few times to visit me, or more than a few times, so you know the city a little bit. Although, theres still a lot of

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A Happy Choice During the dust-blown thirties, everyone in our Oklahoma panhandle 1 community fell on hard times, but Mom made sure none of us kids knew it. We dined on gravy 2 and potatoes or corn br

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我们在日常生活中总能遇到各种和钱有关的表达,今天来学习下面8条与金钱相关的习语,为工作日增添乐趣吧~ 8条关于金钱的有趣习语 1. Balance the books 1.结账、结算 determine that accounts are in b

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I worked as a bartender/waitress at a bar inside an upscale health-food grocery store (it's a real thing, I promise). Most of our clientele was well-off retirees and 30-something recently divorced men hoping to get a date with someone coming in after

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Q: How Do People Celebrate Thanksgiving? 问:感恩节应该怎么过? Thanksgiving is historically the busiest travel holiday of the year. Each year, Americans travel to visit family members in cars, trains and by plane. 感恩节在史上一直是一

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1. Letters It is very common for school age children to write letters to Santa Claus. But, the Brits take it a step further and burn the letters in the fireplace so the ashes fly up the chimney and Father Christmas can read the smoke. If, like many,

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2016年春运火车票网购进入倒计时啦!今年春运已从1月24日启动,3月3日结束,不知道小伙伴们抢票的速度够不够快呢?每年这个时候,很多路途遥远的小伙伴会选择火车来回到自己魂牵梦萦的

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▲Potluck Party 一种聚餐方式,主人准备场地和餐具,叁加的人必须带一道菜准备饮料,最好事先问问主人的意思。 ▲Pull over!把车子开到旁边。 ▲Drop me a line!写封信给我。 ▲Give me a ring. = Call

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Both the United States and Canada celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday. 美国和加拿大都会庆祝感恩节。 The holiday began as a harvest festival. 这个节日一开始是一个庆祝丰收的节日。 People were thankful for a good harvest and

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Are you hungry? Do you want a snack? 你饿了吗?你想吃些点心吗? Do you always eat the same kind of snack? 你经常吃同一种点心吗? Maybe you can try something new. 也许你可以尝试些新东西。 Around the world, different

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Here are 15 great options to fill your calendar with ideas that will satisfy you completely while helping to keep your weight and health risks low. 随着关于糖引起的的疾病的意识加深,我们可以用一些可行的办法帮助有需要的

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Q: How Do People Celebrate Thanksgiving? 问:感恩节应该怎么过? Thanksgiving is historically the busiest travel holiday of the year. Each year, Americans travel to visit family members in cars, trains and by plane. 感恩节在史上一直是

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Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits of an account 结算、结账 Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business. Bring home the bacon : to earn money to support the family 赚钱谋生、养家

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On a beautiful spring day in 1986, 在1986年春天的一个美丽的日子, they met in the publishing house's grand building in the heart of Oxford, 他们在牛津郡中心的出版社大楼见面, where Jobs made an offer of $2,000 plus 74 ce

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Beginners. It's my favorite time of year, Autumn. I love this season so much that I could burst into song about all the colors, the smells, the angle of the sun, the pumpkins etc etc, but I don't want to bore you, plus, I don't sing very well. I will

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俚语:美差,肥差 自古就有肥差、瘦差之分。官场之肥,肥在中饱私囊;商场之肥,肥在垄断福利;娱乐之肥,肥在眼球效应。若捞得一肥差,恐怕你不想让口袋鼓都难。英语中,俚语gravy

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关于《老友记》,抒情的话就不说了,现在很多同学也在利用《老友记》学习新知识、了解文化背景。相信你在看剧的时候一定也遇到了一些倏忽就略过,回看n多遍还是理解不了的点吧。那么

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Words and Their Stories: Money (Part 3) 词汇典故:金钱 3 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun

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A: Hey man! Hows it hanging? B: Hey man! Everything is just groovy baby! A: Did you go to the roller rink on Saturday? I heard it was far out, man! B: I wanted to, but I ran into this foxy lady that just moved to my block! I was chatting her up a bit

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