A: I came in to see how my home inspection went. B: First of all, I need to share what the purpose of a home inspection is. Do you understand what I was doing there? A: I had a home inspection before, but didnt really understand it. B: I help you spo

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-买房

As a general rule, I prepare breakfast for my family using an old pancake recipe that my grandma taught me years ago. I mix together the ingredients including flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In the meantime, I heat up a non-stick pan

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 在家—At Home

Patricia did not have much time. It was time to go to work. She did not want to be late for work. She would lose her job if she was late. She finished her coffee. She drank the last drop. She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink. She turned on the

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第1级听力-English Level 1

In this episode, we are Cleaning Up, or making ourselves clean. 在这故事中,我们在清洁,或者说使自我变得洁净。 I go into my bathroom, I begin the story, sometime around 6:45 a.m. 故事开始,我去卫生间,在早上6点45分

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 ESL杰夫的一天

Ben leaned over the edge of the tub. He turned on the hot and cold water faucets. The water came out of the spout near the top of the tub. He pushed down on the lever beneath the spout so that the water would drain. He was going to take a shower, not

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

Quieting the Mind 身心平静 by Marcus Maurice Meditation is an exercise in quieting the mind. Meditation can help restore mental balance leading to a feeling of happiness and contentment. Think of the brain as a faucet where the water is constantl

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤解析英语

Superfluid = Super Weird Imagine youre enjoying a nice cool drink on a hot summer day when all of a sudden your cool liquid leaps out of the cup towards the sun, or starts climbing up the sides of the cup and spills over the edge. You might think you

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Lesson 95 The Road Trip 汽车旅行 Words: fantastic adj. (非正式)极好的;极大的 fantasy n. 幻想;白日梦 farce n. 闹剧,滑稽剧 far-reaching adj. 影响深远的 fascinate vt. 使着迷,使神魂颠倒 fashion n. 流行,风尚,流行式样;vt. 造成,造 fasten vt. 使固

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 胡敏托福词汇记单词

Hi, I am Paddy Kim. Whether you're getting ready to take on the morning, or just soaking in the shower at the end of a long day, the bathroom can be a retreat from the world, but it's also where over 60 percent of the water used indoors gets consumed

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

Mrs. Little had provided him with a doll's size toothbrush, a doll's size cake of soap, 特尔太太给他准备了一个玩具般大的牙刷、肥皂、 a doll's size washcloth, and a doll's comb--which he used for combing his whiskers. 毛巾,还有

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 精灵鼠小弟

Kathy finished her sandwich. She had a chicken sandwich for lunch. She got up from her chair. She took her plate to the kitchen sink. She put the plate in the sink. She turned on the cold water faucet. She rinsed the plate. She picked up a paper towe

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

Fay went into the bathroom. She turned on the cold water. She turned on the hot water. Warm water came out of the faucet. She put her hands under the warm water. She rubbed her hands together. She picked up a bar of white soap. She rubbed the soap wi

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

Why Hands-Free Faucets May Be a Risk to Some Hospital Patients This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(四)月

A: So what do you think I should do to fix up the interior of my house? B: A fresh coat of paint is the number one improvement that you can make to your home. A: What colors do you think would be best? B: You need to go with fairly neutral tones. You

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 卖房英语情景对话

U.S. unemployment continues to rise, with a larger-than-expected number of job cuts in June. The unemployment rate now stands at 9.5 percent, the highest in 26 years. 美国的失业率持续上升。6月份裁员情况比预期的更加糟糕,失业

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年7月

A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. This is an outrage, he complained. The faucet marked C gave me boiling water. But, Monsieur, C stands for chaude - French for hot. You should know that if you live in Montreal

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笑话(MP3+文本)

She said, You are so lazy. I think we should get a divorce. He said, You don't divorce someone just because they're a little bit lazy. What is it this time? She said, Go look at the faucet spout in the bathroom. Look at your soap dish. He went into t

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Kathy finished her sandwich. She had a chicken sandwich for lunch. She got up from her chair. She took her plate to the kitchen sink. She put the plate in the sink. She turned on the cold water faucet. She rinsed the plate. She picked up a paper towe

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第1级听力-English Level 1

Fay went into the bathroom. She turned on the cold water. She turned on the hot water. Warm water came out of the faucet. She put her hands under the warm water. She rubbed her hands together. She picked up a bar of white soap. She rubbed the soap wi

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第1级听力-English Level 1

Learn from life生活教会我们成长 Acquire new life skills 掌握新的生活技能 Maybe it's time that you finally learn how to fix a broken faucet or even fix the faulty light in your bathroom. You can finally cross out your bucket list items

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening