英文中把那些成天赖在沙发上看电视、不爱动弹的人叫做couch potato。自从有了网络以后,有相当一部分人已经放弃了couch potato的身份,转而加入了desk potato的行列。 Desk potato is someone who sits at

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

如果说物价飞涨,什么都买不起成了现状,那么租便是不得不提的另一个相关现象。而现今数目庞大的哈租族到底是怎样的一群人呢? The hire clan, or hazuzu, is a phrase coined in recent years. The philosop

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13. We want to go to the estate agent and see what they have. 我们打算去找房地产中介看看有什么房子。 还能这样说: We will see the houses through the estate agent. We'd like to go to the estate agent to see what they offer. 应用

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1. What house do you want? 您想要什么样的房子? 还能这样说: Which kind of house do you want to buy? Which kind of house do you like? 谚语: What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 2. Do you have

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【生词预览】 fortune 运气, enable 使能够 【笑话原文】 HalfPriceJack:Mydaughter'smusiclessonsareafortunetome. John:Howisthat? Jack:Theyenabledmetobuytheneighbor'shousesathalfprice. 【中文译文】 半价买房 杰克:我女儿的

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Thirty elderly [dict]cyclist[/dict]s began a 2,000-km journey from Taiwan that would take them to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. The [dict]cyclist[/dict]s, with a combined age of more than 2,000, are all volunteers for Concern Care [dict]Society[/dic

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People who sit down a lot must exercise for one hour a day to live longer. Sitting down a lot makes our life shorter. It is like smoking or being overweight. Sitting for eight hours increases the risk of dying early by 60 per cent. But, one hour's ex

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This is a fire ant colony in the southeastern United States. Like all ant colonies, it's ruled by a queen and all her workers and warriors are made up completely of female offspring. Unlike other ants, fire ants seem to have almost criminal leaning s

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Taking your lunch to work is a healthy, cost-friendly habit, but if you decide to eat in the office, you should keep your co-workers in mind and practice proper manners. Here are five things to consider if you like to dine at your desk. 中午带饭到

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刚开始接触雅思考试的考生,常常会出现面对提问无言以对的境况;虽然考生知道需要回答问题,可往往只说一个单词就算是对问题的回答了。这种考生往往被戏称为口蹦单词族。目前,只能

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Topic 1-TV drama series with the theme of Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression controversial Another TV drama series of the theme of Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has become subject to ridicule

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unit 534 咨询买房渠道 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:I think this spring is a good time for us to start looking. A:今年春天开始找房子是不错的时机。 B:We should plan to move out of here before July. I'm tired of living in apartmen

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今天我们要学的词是translate into。 Translate into, 意思是相当于,可转化为。如今美国房屋按揭贷款利率很低,很多人说,这是买房的好时机,此外, Home ownership can translate into personal tax savings, 买

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1.I'm an office worker. 我是上班族。 2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。 3.I'm happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。 4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。 5.I'm glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见

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Taking your lunch to work is a healthy, cost-friendly habit, but if you decide to eat in the office, you should keep your co-workers in mind and practice proper manners. Here are five things to consider if you like to dine at your desk. 中午带饭到

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常坐不起 We tell ourselves time and time again that weve got to stop sitting so much. Its bad for our health for a whole slew of reasons, but theres just no way we can spend eight hours a day on the solitary TreadDesk in the office. 我们不断地

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Topic 1 - PayPal Cross-Border Consumer Research 2016 With the development of technology commerce opportunities are opening up everywhere, across different borders, on-demand and via any device. New research has revealed that with these technological

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大学刚毕业的时候,工作热情极高,从来都是早到晚走。工作几年后,却开始觉得没想法没激情没话说,这就是over-drained clan掏空族的典型体验。 Over-drained clan refers to employees who find themselves

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Taking your lunch to work is a healthy, cost-friendly habit, but if you decide to eat in the office, you should keep your co-workers in mind and practice proper manners. Here are five things to consider if you like to dine at your desk. 中午带饭到

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不说了,我忒忙,这是电影《夜店》里高警官的口头禅,身边,更多的白领们也将这句话挂在嘴边,不管是真忙还是假忙,彼此一见面,开口就叹最近特别忙。由此便催生了这样一个新的群族

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