网页漫画家兰德尔.门罗常运用数理、逻辑和冷面幽默来回答一些简单的假设性问题(例如:假设你击中一颗速度高达光速的棒球将会发生什么事?)在他引人入胜的演说中分享了一位读者提

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:会心一笑

我朋友 Jenny 的老板实在很糟糕。这两个月来,他一直让Jenny觉得自己有机会被提升为部门主管,所以就没完没了地加班,自我表现。其实我觉得,她老板根本就是在欺骗她,牵着她的鼻子走。

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Edward's eyes lit up, but he hesitated. 爱德华的眼睛亮了起来,但他踌躇着。 Of course you should bring Bella, Alice chirped. I thought I saw Jasper throw a quick glance at her. 你当然得带上贝拉。爱丽丝唧唧喳喳地说着。

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

It's Edward, Dad. 是爱德华,爸爸。 Is he? 他是吗? Sort of, I guess. 我猜,某种程度上,是的。 You said last night that you weren't interested in any of the boys in town. 你昨晚还说着你对镇上的男孩都没有兴趣。

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

释义: take a rain check 推到下次 rain check 是当棒球比赛因恶劣天气不得不终止时官方发给观众的交换券(check),凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在将约定推迟的

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 外国人日常短语

释义: take a rain check 推到下次 rain check 是当棒球比赛因恶劣天气不得不终止时官方发给观众的交换券(check),凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在将约定推迟的

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 外国人日常短语

Whenever you have something that you bake, such as bread or cookies, it begins with cookie dough. 无论何时你烘焙东西,比如面包或饼干,都是从面团开始的。 That's the cookie before it is baked. 那是烘焙之前,饼干的样子

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 ESL露西的一天

1. How many players are on base when Mark Sosa comes to bat? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 2. What is Mark's batting record for this game? A. a single and one strike out B. a triple and two walks C. a walk and two strikes 3. How many games has it been since he hit

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 听英文对话做选择

Take Me Out to the Ball Game As much a part of an American summer as ice cream and school vacations, baseball has a grip on the national psyche unrivalled by that of any other sport. The game evolved

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英文阅读

1. With a new poll showing him trailing by 15 points ahead of Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, Newt Gingrich is slamming Mitt Romney for carpet-bombing his record. While Romney spent several days sharply attacking Gingrich, this weekend he's ref

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(二月)

Former Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney urged Americans not to vote for Donald Trump. In a nearly 20 minute speech, Romney said the prospects for a safe future are greatly diminished if Trump is elected. He also questioned Trumps trustwo

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(150) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2016(三)月

New York City Baseball Program Improves Children's Lives 纽约棒球项目改善贫困孩子们的生活 A baseball program in New York City continues to help East Harlem children escape poverty. The program is named Harlem RBI. The program was foun

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(八)月

AS IT IS 2015-10-13 Will Cricket Score Points in the US? 在美国板球能流行起来吗? Two teams of cricket players will compete in three large American cities in November. They hope Americans will learn more about the sport and begin watching i

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Michigan Voters Mainly Concerned About Economy 密歇根选民主要关心经济问题 星期二共和党总统候选人在密西根州进行初选。民意测验显示前美国参议员里克?桑托姆和生于密歇根的前麻萨诸塞州州长米特

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

棒球问世至今有两百来年了,如今可说是美国的国球。举国上下不论男女老少热中棒球的都大有人在。在许多美国人的日常生活中棒球占了必不可少的位置。这也反映在语言里面。不少棒球赛

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是desire。 Desire, 是愿望、欲望的意思。He has a strong desire for power and money, 意思是他极度追求权力和金钱。 星期天,美国棒球明星瑞普肯正式成为棒球名人堂的成员。瑞普肯除

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

1. Campaigning together, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are painting the upcoming presidential contest as a stark choice between two competing visions. A huge, excited crowd met the newly minted Republican tickets Sunday in Mooresville, North Carolina, th

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(八月)

Learning To Catch Its a line drive headed straight for your glove. All you have to do is close your hand at the right moment. It takes only about fourteen one-hundredths of a second to close your hand around a baseball. But in that time, a baseball g

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

释义: take a rain check 推到下次 rain check 是当棒球比赛因恶劣天气不得不终止时官方发给观众的交换券(check),凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在将约定推迟的

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 老外最常用的英文短语

本期内容: Donald Trump lavished praise on Mitt Romney, seeming to raise the former presidential candidate's chances of becoming secretary of state in the new Republican administration. Interrupting a stream of tweeted criticism of Saturday Nigh

发表于:2019-03-01 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读