Daily English-2015年08月31日

Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed. 庆祝你所取得的成就，但在每次成功后，把标准再拉高一点。（米娅哈姆） 图片1

136 Letting off Steam

An Englishman is at home with his girlfriend. (E=Englishman; G=girlfriend) G: Have you gone mad? Why are you roaring your head off like a lion? E: Rrrrr...ah! G: Hey, have you gone off your rocket or

每日商务英语 第9期:停顿

to be at a standstill 停顿 英文释义 To be stalled. 例句Since our company's best manager left last month, the department he used to supervise has been at a standstill, and nothing is getting accomplished there. 由于我们公司最优秀的经理

VOA标准英语2012--Tattoo Removal Gains Popularity

Tattoo Removal Gains Popularity Tattoos have become popular in the United States among younger age groups, and having one on your body no longer marks you as a rebel. In fact, so many people have been getting tattoos in the U.S. that a reverse trend

不择手段背单词(619):auxiliary

auxiliary, [ ?:g'ziljəri ] adj 辅助的，从属的＝subordinate＝additional＝supplementary 【例】an auxiliary airdrome 辅助机场 【记】同ancillary（一个希拉里，adj 补助的）一起记

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Leaving Old Bahama Channel, which is fourteen leagues wide by 350 meters deep, the Gulf Stream moves at the rate of eight kilometers per hour. 从巴哈马运河出来时，海湾暖流在14里宽、350米深的范围内以每小时8公里的速度流动

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We want to take a closer look at just how extreme temperatures and humidity effect our bodies almost immediately, how our bodies try to fight back and keep cool. So ABC's Dr. Richard Besser actually put this to the test for us. Meet here this morning

每日商务英语 第69期:心腹

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每日商务英语 第90期:魔鬼在细节里

the devil is in the details 魔鬼在细节里 英文释义 Traditional expression meaning that small aspects ofa large project may sometimes prove to be sodifficult to conquer that the larger objective cannotbe accomplished. 例句 While the company

与美国小学生一起学英文第4册 第7期:火山

Volcano 火山 Many mountains are the result of volcanoes. 许多山峰都是火山的产物。 A long time ago, many mountains were formed by volcanic activity. 很久以前，很多山峰都是由火山运动形成的。 When a volcano explodes, it

2007年VOA标准英语-Sandia Laboratories Develops Promising Solar Te

By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 25 July 2007 Large scale collection of solar power arrays As the world searches for ways to produce energy without burning fossil fuel, there is increased interest in solar energy. One place associated with sola

VOA标准英语2011--NASA Identifies Shuttle Endeavour's Heat

NASA Identifies Shuttle Endeavour's Heater Glitch NASA says engineers at Kennedy Space Center believe they have identified the cause of the heater failure that forced the postponement of the launch of the shuttle Endeavour. NASA technicians say the f

经济学人63:太阳能,第三种方法

Solar power 太阳能 The third way 第三种方法 A new method of making electricity from sunlight has just been tested 一种从太阳光得到能源的新方法正在尝试 AT THE moment, there are two reliable ways to make electricity from sunli

学个词Learn a Word 第1633-pick-up-steam

今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如，The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示，美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业

第36期:坚持的人才能有所成就

戴尔卡内基是励志大师，今天一起聆听他的箴言吧。 Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. by Dale Carnegie, Motivational Expert 「世

每日一词【774】to-do list：任务清单

今天我们要学的词是to-do list。 To-do list, 任务清单。For most procrastinators, it's a good idea to keep a to-do list of things that should be accomplished every day, 对于大多数喜欢拖延的人来说，给自己列个必须完成的

学个词Learn a Word 第774期 To-do list

今天我们要学的词是to-do list。 To-do list, 任务清单。For most procrastinators, it's a good idea to keep a to-do list of things that should be accomplished every day, 对于大多数喜欢拖延的人来说，给自己列个必须完成的

英国学生科学读本 第35期:蒸汽往上冒(1)

Lesson 35 Getting up Steam 第35课 蒸汽往上冒！ Do you want to know what steam is? Let us get a lump of ice, or a snow-ball, and place it in a saucer in a warm room. It soon melts, and then the saucer is half full of water. If we leave the sau

英国学生科学读本 第35期:蒸汽往上冒(2)

There would soon be an explosion; the kettle would be burst open. It is in this way that boiler explosions are often caused. When there is too much steam in a boiler, and it cannot get out, it presses against the sides of the boiler, until at last th

Johann Sebastian Bach

Born in Germany, Johann Sebastian Bach was a great musician and composer. His music influenced so many other musicians that he is called the master of masters. He was the father of eleven sonsall of them were accomplished musicians. Although he did n