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核心句型: I never leave it down to the wire. 我从来不会等到最后一刻才开始做事。 down to the wire中的wire指的是赛马跑道拉的终点线,在赛马比赛中有时直到冲过终点线的那一刻才能定胜负。这个短
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we tell about horse expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds of wo
Technology Buffs Brace for 2016 Breakthroughs 技术发展助力2016重大突破 The worlds biggest Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short, opens Wednesday in Las Vegas and the Internet is abuzz with expectation. We can expect big news about sev
2016聚焦电子创新 Major TV manufacturers are going to try to convince buyers that their present HD TVs are obsolete and that they should upgrade to 4K or even 8K-resolution sets. 主要电视制造商正在让顾客相信自己的高清电视已是
释义: Wild: 狂热的,野生的;goose:鹅;chase: 追逐,追赶; 字面来看,wild goose chase是野生的鹅的追逐,那实际是什么意思呢? In English: Pursuing something that seems to be pointless or unattainable.意思就
释义: To bring up an issue that has already been concluded;提出一件一件结束的事情 something that's considered to be pointless. 做没有意义的事情; 来源: This phrase may originate with horse racing, 这个词组最早来源于
Fridays are awesome. And 10 minutes of commercial-free current events are headed your way right now, starting with news from Central America. Panama is the site of The Summit of the Americas. It's an international meeting being held today and tomorro
February 18th, 1885Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels, is first published in the United States. 1861Months before the Civil War breaks out, Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the newly formed Co
February 18th 1885Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels is first published in the United States. 1861Months before the Civil War breaks out, Jefferson Davis is sworn in as president of the newly formed Conf
February 18th 1885Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels is first published in the United States. 1861Months before the Civil War breaks out, Jefferson Davis is sworn in as president of the newly formed Conf
I have come over for the British Motorsport Festival To represent what we feel is the pinnacle of driver training And instructor training in the UK We have an association in the UK - the Association of Racing Driver Schools (ARDS) We are affiliated t
I'm a pig, my son is a rabbit, I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about our Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an anima
Here in the UK the sport of horse racing is often referred to as the sport of kings. However, after Zara Phillips stunning victory in the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, perhaps equestrian events should be called the sport of princesses. T
A southerly blast swept through the south of New Zealand yesterday, bringing snow, sleet, hail and freezing temperatures. Southland had the worst of the front as it headed north, with up to 30cm of snow in Fiordland, 15cm in inland Southland and up t
Accordingly, our speed was twenty-five miles (that is, twelve four-kilometer leagues) per hour. 因此,我们的速度是每小时二十五海里,即每里为四千米的十二里。 Needless to say, Ned Land had to give up his escape plans, much
Other rays passed by so quickly I couldn't tell if they deserved that name eagle ray coined by the ancient Greeks, 其他的鲫鱼类走过得很快,我想法认识它们是否应得希腊人给它们的鹰的称号, or those designations of rat
Its among the most famous race courses in the world, but here in Aintree and alteration to the fences has been described by organizers as the biggest change in the history of the Grand National. The jumps will still look the same, but beneath the spi
今天还是要讲在总统大选年里你常常会听到的两个习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语都和侯选人的当选机会和希望有关。 第一个习惯用语是从射击或者赛马这两种体育运动中借用来的。它是: l
Israel has issued a stern warning after Iran said it had begun making a higher-grade nuclear fuel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran's intentions are clear. Iran is racing forward to produce nuclear weapons in brazen defiance of the
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken his free trade message to the world. Mr. Abbott has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos. He told delegates that the global economy needs more investment in infrastructure. He's also pushing for tax, bankin