Nobody Knows the Difference

School 1) volunteers don’t get paid money, but sometimes we receive special gifts. One morning, just before Christmas vacation, I was selling tickets to our grade school’s last evening performance

英语顺口溜

英语中的俚语、口语或顺口溜很多，它们的意义，往往与字面意义不同，有时也不合文法的结构，所以正确了解和灵活使用，是学习英语者的难题之一。下面即是常见的一些，供读者参考。

listentothis 初级英语听力lesson 2

Joanna: Where did you go yesterday? Frank: I went to Croydon. Joanna: Did you go shopping? Frank: No, I went for an interview. Joanna: Oh, did you get a job? Frank: Yes, I got a job as a Management Tr

97.9a上海英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION 1： LISTENING TEST (30 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks wi

VOA慢速英语2013 Is His Name Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Pelznickel? Who Cares, So Long As He Brings Gifts!

Is His Name Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Pelznickel? Who Cares, So Long As He Brings Gifts! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is

美国俚语:nickel-and-dime 零打碎敲地长期消耗

dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍， 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币，而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄，原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。 Nickel-and-dime既可以

2007年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-In 'Nickel's Chicago,' a Lost City's Lost

Historic preservationists are often passionate in their zeal to keep the wrecking ball from beloved buildings. One man even died in the process. Richard Nickel spent years with his camera, documenting and arguing against the demolition of buildings

【跟着英剧练发音】The Queens Palaces E1-28

文本： Take this cabinet, for example, as a statementof wealth, it's the 18th-century equivalent of a Ferrari in your drive. Andthese decorations are made from pietra dura. In Italian, that means hardstone. It's one of George's favourites. And it'

越狱第一季:第五十七期

Sucre夜里从牢房的水池后面溜到狱警休息室里，在他们挖的洞上浇上一层水泥，以掩人耳目。他知道自己回牢房的路上很可能被抓住，所以事先想办法弄到一条女式内裤，万一被抓到就说是为了等女朋友扔东西过来。他果然被抓住了，下面是狱警和Sucre的对话。 [00:41.87]Sucre

美国俚语:Nickel and Dime Someone什么意思?

一个客户在电话线上和我就一笔生意讨价还价，硬要在我的报价上要砍掉一角钱，当时我和他据理力争，他说：I'm not trying to nickel and dime you. 我当时就冲口回答：I don't need your nickel and dime.（我

2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Claim Progress Amid Continuing Vio

By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 August 2006 U.S. Defense Department officials say American and Iraqi forces are making progress toward bringing security to Baghdad. But, the comments came amid surging sectarian violence and the day after statistics from th

美国习惯用语:302 nickel and dime; on a dime

我们上一次讲了由penny 也就是分币组成的几个习惯用语。美国人用的硬币除了penny还有好几种。例如，价值比penny高一点儿的有五分和一毛的硬币。它们是: nickel and dime。不论Nickel还是dime都是零

英美人天天都在说的4000句 96:if i had a nickel for..

[00:00]P：This is Mary Ellen Jenkins. So, Mike, how do you and Joey know each other anyway? [00:05]M：How do I and Joey know each other? Wow, if I had a nickel for every time somebody has asked me that. [00:11]J：From school. [00:12]M：Yeah, we m

美国国家公共电台 NPR Last Year, A Retired Mexican Schoolteacher Vanished. His Family Still Seeks Answers

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: I'm Lulu Garcia-Navarro in Mexico City, where an election is about to take place in a week. SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Lulu, I spend so much time thinking about what's driving voters here in America. Tell me what is driving voters

英语俚语天天说 第47期:只涉小钱的,微不足道的 Nickel-and-dime

介绍: NICKLE N I C K LE 镍 是美元中五分钱的硬币 Dime D I M E是美元中十分钱的铸币 dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍， 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币，而且dime跟 nickel相比是既

VOA标准英语2009年-US Conservatives Support Ouster of Hondura

The Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military last Sunday as a coup d'etat. But the people who currently hold power in Honduras say they followed l

Honduras leaders reject deadline 洪都拉斯领导人拒绝最后期限

Honduras leaders reject deadline 洪都拉斯领导人拒绝最后期限 The newly installed government in Honduras has rejected international calls to reinstate deposed （免职的） President Manuel Zelaya. The Organization of American States has given Honduras a

英语小达人 284 Nickel or Dime?

Nickel or Dime? 5分钱还是10分钱？ Little Johnny used to hang out at the local corner store. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the older boys would constantly tease him. 小约翰尼过去常在街角的商店附近闲逛。店

英语小达人 283 How You Made Money

How You Made Money 你怎么赚的钱 A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. 一个年轻人问一位富有的老人是怎样赚到钱的。 The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, Well, son, it was 1930. The depth of t

VOA标准英语2009年-US Seeks World Cup Berth Against Honduras

By Jim Stevenson Washington 08 October 2009 The U.S. men's national soccer team will have a chance to secure a place in the 2010 World Cup with a win against host Honduras, in San Pedro Sula on Saturday. The U.S. team will also have one last chance