Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, I can make the boss give me the day off. The man replies, And how would you do that? The woman says, Just wait and see. She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling. The boss comes in and says, What are

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年ESL之就医和人际交往

三位主角分别指片名中的好人、坏人和丑恶之人。三人在美国南北战争期间趁着政局混乱,打算谋夺一批属于南方政府的财富,但每个人只知道一部分藏金的细节,必须联合起来才可以取得全

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Forecasters warn conditions will remain volatile in southern California as a powerful storm slams into the region. The 4th Pacific storm in a week has led to street flooding, snarl roadways and cancel flights. States of emergency have been declared i

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(一月)

1. President Barack Obama is defending his plans to tighten gun control restrictions. Speaking from the Oval office, Obama said the steps he'll announce are within his legal authority, while he's offered few details on what those actions might be. Be

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1.absence from 缺席,不在 如: His long absence from work delayed his promotion. 他长期不上班,把他的提升给耽误了。 2. absence of 缺乏 如: In the absence of my commanding officer, I acted on my own initiative. 指挥官不

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To make a big impression, youve got to grin and bare ityour array of teeth, that is. Because people gazing at a crowd find it easier to spot someone with a toothy facial expression, whether its a happy smile or an angry snarl, than someone with a tig

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[00:00.00]China's Economic Development and the Stabitity of the Renmin [00:05.54]As shown by Graph 1,the exchange rate of the yuan(RMB)fell dramatically from 8.7 against one dollar to aroud 8.3 during 1994 and 1995,and has been stable ever sinc [00:2

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ceramic adj. 陶瓷业的 brittle adj. 脆弱的 chip n. 缺口 collapse n. 崩溃 breeze vi. 轻易通过 chaos n. 混乱 dash n. /v. 猛击 derelict n. 被遗弃的人 demolish vt. 拆除 devastate v. 破坏 dismiss v. 解雇 dissolve v. 溶解 encounter v. 遇到 extract vt. 榨得

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Many parts of China have seen very heavy rainfall in the past few days. 在过去的几天中,中国多地遭受暴雨侵袭。 Rain-triggered floods in Hunchun city in northeastern province Jilin destroyed a bridge connnecting to a neighboring tow

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长期的冲突会毁灭一个国家,导致贫穷和混乱。然而,要帮助那些饱受战争蹂躏的国家重建家园,什么样的方式才是正确的呢?在TED@State的演讲中,保罗柯立尔分析了目前的冲突后救援方案存

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Unit 2 助动词、情态动词(一) 1. The room is in a terrible mess; it _____ cleaned. A. can't have been B. shouldn't have been C. mustn't have been D. wouldn't have been 2. You _____ her in her o

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1. The anti-American fury is growing in the Mid-East over an anti-Islam film. Protests have now erupted in Yemen and Iraq, to go along with the violence in Egypt and Libya. 2. The White House is deploring the content of an anti-Muslim film as the hea

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AS IT IS 2015-05-13 Another Major Quake Hits Nepal, More Than 40 Dead 尼泊尔再次发生强地震,40多人死亡 A strong earthquake struck eastern Nepal on Tuesday. More than 40 people were killed. Nepal's home ministry says more than 1,100 other

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If the truth be told, the average citizen was sick and tired of anarchy and disorder. He did not care who ruled him pro vided the new master gave him a chance to live quietly and without the noise of eternal street riots. Octavian assured his subject

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Time stood still for a long while, 好长一会儿,时间彷佛静止了, and all I could think and repeat in the chaos of my brain was: 而在混乱中,我脑中想的与重复的是: You can forget about that partnership, Leila. 你可以忘记

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Advertisement in a magazine 杂志广告 A:How much does it cost if I want to have an advertisement in a magazine? 在杂志上做好的广告需要花多少费用? B:That depends on the kind of ads you want to have, for example whether you want to

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Mark Smith needed to get a job. There was one problem. Mark was a bit lazy. He wanted to do something easy. I know! he said. I can be a waiter! I don't think that's the best job for you, said his mom. Why not? Mark replied. He thought the job looked

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第4级听力-English Level 4

Others rode on bicycles or on wooden horses. Some played at blindman's buff, others at tag. 还有的骑自行车或木马,有的捉迷藏。有的玩捉迷藏,还有的在涂鸦。 Here a group played circus, there another sang and recited. 这儿

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“八荣八耻”是指:“坚持以热爱祖国为荣、以危害祖国为耻,以服务人民为荣、以背离人民为耻,以崇尚科学为荣、以愚昧无知为耻,以辛勤劳动为荣、

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由Snow Patrol演唱,该乐队成立于苏格兰,是被格莱美奖提名的另类摇滚乐队。最初Snow Patrol只是一队独立摇滚乐队,但因为Run、Chasing Cars等等歌曲成功成为主流音乐的一份子。 if you were here bes

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