The American Museum of Natural Historys Hayden Planetarium hosted a discussion of the future of manned space flight on March 15th. Retired Air Force General Lester Lyles was asked about the militarys interest in space: Its the high ground. Its the ul

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(三)月

M: Ok, so where do you think we can save more money? W: Well, we could eat in more. That 300 dollars for entertainment is mostly going to restaurants. M: Yeah. Thats a good idea and you like to cook. What about the books? W: No, I need my books. M:

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 想聊就聊

今天学的词组是bow out。Bow out的意思是退出、引退、退休。白宫的chief usher,也就是白宫的大管家Gary Walters宣布2006年年底退休。有报道说, White House's chief usher is bowing out. 这位大管家在白宫任职

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Today's podcast will be dedicated to the 'th'. English, being quite irregular at times, has two ways of pronouncing the combination of the t and the h. That may seem simple, but getting it right is a key to sounding like a native. I have met many peo

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

Language Points 1. Get married before 30 (在30岁前结婚) Get married you're really ready (当你真正准备好后结婚) 2. Retire with $5 million (当你赚到500万美元后退休) Retire with loads of precious memories (带着珍贵的

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 爆笑英语口语

The worlds population is getting bigger and bigger. Theres a population explosion in some countries. Im not sure if this is good or bad. The Earth can only support a limited number of people. One day, the worlds population will be too big to feed eve

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(159) / 评论(0) 分类 纯正英语一分钟

人们到了一定岁数后,就会面临退休,退休的年龄每个国家都有所差别...... Neil: Hello, Im Neil. Welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. Finn is with me today. Hi Finn. Finn: Hello Neil. Neil: Lets begin with

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 一起听英语

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The eighth-ranked American tennis star Venus Williams has pull out of next week's Miami Masters with an abdominal(腹部的) injury, organizers confirmed on Thursday. I am very sorry to not be playing, said Venus

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Current plans to raise the retirement age are not bold enough 目前提高退休年龄的计划不够大胆 PUT aside the cruise brochures and let the garden retain that natural look for a few more years. Demography and declining investment returns a

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HARI SREENIVASAN: So how different is the U.S. system versus the Dutch system? JUSTIN FOX: Well, the U.S. system started out after World War II a bit like the Dutch system -- it was corporations providing pensions for people. And that kind of fell ap

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

今天我们要学的词是say。 Say, 做为名词,有发言权的意思。 The retired founder still has a lot of say in the company's future plans, 这个退休的公司创办人在公司未来发展规划上还是有很大的发言权。 The pl

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Men in Britain are less engaged in their work compared with women until the final years of employment when they get a late surge of enthusiasm, according to a survey. 一项调查显示,英国男性的工作热情不如女性,直到退休时他们才

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

hen I was five years old, my father asked me to watch football matches with him. Since then, I fall in love with football, the shining star David Beckham is my favorite star, he is not only very handsome, but also plays football so well. Once he has

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词,表达敬意。 The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years, 学校用任职30年的教练的名字重新命名球场,表达对他的敬意。同事

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis to a docking with the station at 1

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The problem I am a successful businessman approaching the end of my career but haunted by a sense of failure and unfulfilled potential. About five years ago, I was in the running to be CEO of my company, a well-known, mid-ranking multinational. I mis

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Hello, Lawton. I see your edge has dulled. 你好,罗通。你的刀刃有点钝了 Oh, I knew you were there. I just didn't care if you killed me. 我知道你在那儿。你是否要杀我,我不在乎 What do you want? 你想怎么样 My organ

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 绿箭侠第一季

Idiom: Russian roulette ( something dangerous ) Hit the book: Thrifty Come in handy Varian Commemorate Vintage Keepsake Motto Now that's a bag for life! Thrifty shopper has been using the same Tesco plastic carrier for 34 YEARS since it was made for

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味青春英语

Interestingly enough, when you start to crank the data, 有意思的是,当你开始收集数据时, these pockets of futureless language speakers all around the world turn out to be, by and large, some of the world's best savers. 你就会发现这

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

mostly adv.主要地 John succeeded mostly because he worked hard and had great ambition. 约翰能够成功主要是因为他努力工作又有强烈的企图心。 commit vt.犯(罪);奉献 Lucas committed a serious crime and was sentenced to

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