VOA标准英语2012--Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy

Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy In a factory north of Los Angeles, glass bottles are filled, boxed and then shipped to more than 100 countries around the world. This is the home of OPI, a company that produces nail polish for women from th

VOA慢速英语2011--Chicago Architect Jeanne Gang Named MacA

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趣味青春英语 第93期:Nail biter

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第70期: idiosyncrasy, kindness, lamp, magazine, nail

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英语小达人 163 A Nail or a Fly

A Nail or a Fly 钉子还是苍蝇 One day an old gentleman whose eyesight was failing came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail. So the moment he hung them on it, the bottle

英语博客-北美风情 205、This episode’s a nail-biter

Some movies and television shows can be very tense and dramatic, and weve got a handful of expressions to talk about them. This episodes all about the exciting things we see on screen or read in books that keep us wanting to know more and make us anx

双语有声阅读:Return of The Chain Gang 又把犯人串在一

Eyewitnesses say it was a scene straight out of a black and white movie from the 1950s. As the sun rose over the fields of Huntsville, Alabama, in the American South, the convicts got down from the trucks that had brought them there. Watched over by

VOA慢速英语2018--Dead as a Doornail

Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories. Today our question involves an expression from early English literature. It comes from Dimitrije in Serbia. H

English Riddles

Work hard on the following problems to see if you can answer them in new ways! 1. What is the difference between here and there? 2. What are the strongest days of the week? 3. Why did man put wheels on his rocking chair? 4. Why is the letter R like C

流行美语 第135课 - gang up on somebody / basket case

Larry和李华到博物馆去看中国艺术品的展出，不过Larry好像心情不太好。今天李华会学到两个常用语：gang up on someone和basket case. (Indoor crowd in a museum) LH: La

VOA标准英语 Gang Violence Turns Deadly in Central Kenya

Kenyan police say at least 29 people have died after members of a criminal gang clashed with residents of a village in central Kenya. The incident is the latest sign of tensions between the Mungiki gang and communities in the area. A woman mourns th

美国习惯用语:342 nail down

在日常会话或者写作中恰到好处地使用习惯用语能让您的语言别有风味。我们今天要学的习惯用语都包括这个词: nail。它的意思是钉子。但是nail也可以作动词，意思是用钉子钉。例如，我们要

美国国家公共电台 NPR Despite Escaping To The U.S., These Brothers Are Still Terrorized By The MS-13 Gang

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The MS-13 street gang is behind a string of grisly murders on Long Island, N.Y. The gang started in Los Angeles, but it has roots in Central America. It often looks for new members by targeting immigrant teenagers. Today, NPR's Joe

美国国家公共电台 NPR Undocumented Teens Say They're Falsely Accused Of Being In A Gang

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The MS-13 gang is getting blamed for a spike in deadly violence on Long Island, N.Y. La Mara Salvatrucha, as it's also known, actively recruits kids. So schools are becoming a key battlefield in the fight against the gang. But WNYC

2006年VOA标准英语-Accused Kidnap Gang Leader Extradited to F

By Lisa Bryant Paris 04 March 2006 Youssef Fofana, center, the lead suspect in the torture killing of a young French Jewish man, is escorted to a French military plane The alleged leader of a gang acc

美国乡村音乐:Me And My Gang

Way on down to southern Alabama With the guitars jammin' that's where we're headed Straight up to Butte, Montana singin' Lord I was born a ramblin' man California to Oregon Even New York City got one or two hillbillies ready to hit the road It's a b

学个词Learn a Word 第651期 Nailbiter

今天我们要学的词是nailbiter。 Nailbiter, 作为名词，一般是指紧张的比赛，或是充满悬念的影片。 The film was described as a suspenseful nailbiter by the critics, 影评人士说，这部影片充满了悬念。上星期天

音乐天堂：Forward And Reverse - Bang Gang

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英文乡村歌曲：Walk Off the Earth - Gang of Rhythm

I got this old guitar the strings are rusty but it's all I need bring in the kick drum it can back the beat let's gather round and sing a song I got a shaker too the kinds of sound that wants to make you move bring in the uke it will complete the gro

Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy

While many U.S. businesses are suffering in the weak economy, one industry has been picking up speed. Women are now spending more money on their nails. They are getting more daring - straying from the basic shades of red and painting blues, greens an