The nation is paying tribute to its war veterans today in suburban Washington, President Obama spoke at the annual ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. To our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there is no tribute, no commemoration,

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

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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The Salinity of Ocean Waters If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic s

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学英语不仅是学习语言,也是学习文化。有些英语词汇因特定的历史背景有更丰富的文化内涵。比如,纽约为什么叫大苹果城?apple一词不仅指水果苹果,还有大城市、大城镇的意思。 1. You ha

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[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

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As soon as Ivan began to pull on the rope, Lodo came quickly, because he hoped that Ivan would give him a little salt. 伊万刚一拉绳子,罗多就快速的跑过来了,因为他希望伊万给他一点盐。 A reindeer likes salt better than

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 美国小学英语教材3

As liquid water, these molecules are engaged in a constant and random square dance that is called the hydrogen bonding network. 作为液态水,这些分子从事着恒定而随机的被称为氢键网络的方块舞。 Entropy favors keeping the s

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Why does salt dissolve in water but oil doesn't? 为什么盐可溶于水而油却不行呢? Well, in a word,chemistry. But that's not very satisfied, isn't it? 总的来说,是化学作用。但这并不令人满意,对吧? Well, the reason

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Todd: OK, Jessica, we are going to talk about cooking. Jessica: OK. Todd: Now, you like to cook! Jessica: Yes. Todd: OK. What can you cook? Jessica: I can cook manicotti, tacos, lots of food. Todd: OK. So what is manicotti? Jessica: Manicotti is...it

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I am eating at a restaurant called Tina's Treats. 我在一家名叫蒂娜美食馆的饭店吃饭。 I taste my food, I don't like it. The sauce tastes horrible. It is too sweet. 我尝了我的食物,我不喜欢。酱汁的口味很糟糕。实在

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 大家说英语

One of the better early attempts at dating the planet came from the ever-reliable Edmond Halley, who in 1715 suggested that if you divided the total amount of salt in the world's seas by the amount added each year, you would get the number of years t

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1. You have matches 最近我有一次机会登上一艘豪华游轮观光。一次,我在酒吧台拿了两杯鸡尾酒回房间享受,途中遇到一位女士,她看看我后笑着说:You have matches?我一愣,回答说:很抱歉,我

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1. That house is really A-1. [误译]那间房子的门牌确实是A-1号。 [原意]那间房子确实是一流的。 [说明]A-1,也作A1(形容词),意为头等的,一流的,极好的,最优秀的。 2. A bull of Bushman woke the sle

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笔译

In a pinch的意思是“必要时、在紧要关头”,有人说它起源于淘金热(gold rush),也有人认为这种说法并不可靠。那它究竟起源于何处呢? 关于in a pinch起源

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Researchers in Sydney are leading a new international effort to make desalination more environmentally friendly. Current techniques tend to use excessive amounts of energy or are heavily reliant on chemicals. The University of Technology in Sydney is

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美国文化生活十日谈(三) (三) 美国人的主食 美国人吃午餐和吃晚餐之前通常要喝点鸡尾酒,但在加利福尼亚州,人们大都喝葡萄酒。吃主食之前,一般都要吃一盘色拉。炸磨茹和炸洋葱

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口语:90%都用错了的句子 你呢? 1. Do you have matches? 最近我有一次机会登上一艘豪华游轮观光。我在酒吧台拿了两杯鸡尾酒回房间享受,途中遇到一位女士,她看看我后笑着说: You have matches? 我

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

I've definitely eaten some pretty disgusting things on Man vs Wild, but,you know,it's amazing what you can do when you're hungry. 我在《荒野求生》中确实吃过一些极度恶心的东西 但是 你要知道 人在饿狠的时候 绝对是来者

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 荒野求生

It's well known that foods high in sugar and salt are dangerous for the waistline, but they could also be ageing your body much faster than you realise. 众所周知,吃高糖类和高盐类食物会有发胖的危险,但是这类食物加速身体

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Ain't gotta have everything in your life Going exactly right to party Maybe the opposite, things are a mess And that's the best time to burn it down You look around here and you see all these people You think their lives are perfect, huh, hardly Now

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