1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必争。 2. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 历史车轮不可阻挡。 3. Not a soul was anywhere visible. 到处见不到一个人。 4. I felt sorry for not coming in time. 我很抱歉没准

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

(Gunshot.) Shhhh, just lie still, son, dont try to talk. I know what youre wondering. You come into town with the fastest draw in the West and I let you draw first and still youre still the one lying here a bullet in ya. Well, if only youd studied so

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

Israel is taking its first step toward calming worldwide outrage over its recent raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Palestinian officials say Israel is easing its embargo, allowing snack foods and other previously banned items, but Hamas, which runs

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

A woman has launched a lawsuit against fashion giant Zara after finding a dead rodent sewn into the hem of her dress. 日前,在购买的ZARA裙子中发现了一只死老鼠之后,一名女性将这家时尚巨头告上了法庭。 New Yorker Ca

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还记得黛玉初进贾府时,曹翁寥寥几笔步步留心,时时在意,不肯轻易多说一句话,多行一步路,黛玉细心、多虑、自尊的性格特点便跃然纸上。这番描述很让人想到短语to walk on eggs,它与我

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interlocutory injunctions 诉前临时禁令 before instituting legal proceedings 起诉前 case filing chamber 立案庭 agent 诉讼代理人 entry permit 入境证明 China Foreign Trade Center 中国对外贸易中心 The trademark is falsely rep

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Business 商业 Intellectual property 知识产权 Inventive warfare 发明之战 Battles over patents are becoming fiercer and more expensive 专利之战,愈演愈烈,愈烈价更高 THIS deal is all about patents. 这笔交易归根结蒂就是谋

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MEGAN THOMPSON: Sisters Beatriz and Elizabeth Vergara attend public high school in a low-income, mostly Hispanic section of northern Los Angeles. The girls are aiming for college, and would be the first in the family with higher degrees. But the Verg

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What Constitutes Reparations? Challiss McDonough Durban, South Africa 3 Sep 2001 One of the most 1)contentious issues at the World Conference Against Racism is 2)reparations for slavery and 3)colonial

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A Brazilian court has barred 17 executives from U.S. oil giant Chevron and its drilling contractor Transocean from leaving Brazil while it considers criminal charges against them in connection with an oil spill late last year. George Buck, chief oper

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Out of Pocket不只是掏腰包 美国话里有一句话:There's more than just meets the eye,意思是除了表层意义以外,还有更深一层意思。这句话用在out of pocket上,可以说是恰如其分。 out of pocket,一看这个说

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A man was sued by a woman for defamation of character. She charged that he had called her a pig. The man was found guilty and fined. After the trial he asked the judge, This means that I cannot call Mrs. Johnson a pig? The judge said that was true. D

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A man was sued by a woman for defamation of character. She charged that he had called her a pig. The man was found guilty and fined. After the trial he asked the judge, Does this meanthat I cannot call Mrs. Johnson a pig?The judge said that was true.

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

人生有顺流也有逆流,当遇到不愉快的事或心情低落时,别人的安慰有着不容忽视的作用。一些合适的安慰的话会让人如沐春风,不仅可以除掉心头的阴霾,也可以鼓励他人奋起,积极面对困

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

1. The federal government is suing to block Arizona's new immigration law. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit arguing that Arizona's law targeting illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israe

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(七月)

托福口语中经常会用到否定句。很多同学虽然经常使用否定句句型,但是太过单一,或者对否定句句型没有一个完整的认识。 1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必争。 2. There is no holding back the

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1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。 2. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 3. People can survive anything but weak will.不怕路远,就怕志短。 4. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。 5. A bad

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What made the request all the more astonishing to Eisenstat was that it was Jobs who, just a year earlier, 更令艾森斯塔特惊讶的地方在于,就在一年前, had forced frogdesign to abandon its work on Wozniak's remote control device. 乔

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 乔布斯传

Money may not buy you happiness, but happiness can improve your financial bottom line. A study by researchers from University College London finds that young people who report a higher level of happiness and satisfaction with their lives earn higher

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If you were going to a restaurant and wanted a healthier option, 如果你去饭店,你想吃得健康一点, which would you choose, grilled or fried chicken? 你会选择哪种食品呢,烤鸡还是炸鸡? Now most people would answer grill

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