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Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. The words cr

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The Barreleye fish lives at depths of 400 to 2,000 meters and is perhaps one of the strangest creatures in the sea. The fish are very rare. A dead specimen was first discovered in 1939. A live specimen was not seen until 2004. The one in the video be

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The cured meat adds to the Chinese tradition of flavour. 中国的味觉史就这样在腊味中延续着。 At a remote place in the Chinese mainland, you can experience a more ancient and aboriginal taste. 在远离香港闹市的内地山区，你可

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Russell closed the tailgate of the pickup and they drove to the dock. It was a cold day, and it was raining. They transferred the barrel into the back of Russells 25-foot fishing boat. The boat was named Staci, although it had first been named Kathy,

365个英语简短小故事-138. Body in a Barrel (1)

George Gobel thinks that he might have helped dump his own sisters body. George told police that recently his brother-in-law Russell had asked him to help move a big metal barrel out of his house. Ill buy you a case of Bud, Russell promised. The barr

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Fish Expression

Words and Their Stories: Fish Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For example, if something so

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Over a barrel Over one's dead body 我们今天再来讲两个和over有关的习惯用语。第一个是: over a barrel. Barrel就是一只装东西的桶。那么，什么是over a barrel 呢? Over

VOA慢速英语2012--Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log

Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log 词汇典故：易如反掌 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Every people has its own way of saying things, its own

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[00:01]A：Hey, Bob! It's good to see you. [00:02]B：Arden, hope I didn't keep you. [00:04]A：Over there. He missed you coming in. [00:06]B：Thanks. That'll do the trick? [00:08]A：Let's sit. [00:10]C：Hey, Bob. [00:12]B：Hey, Chuck, I didn't k

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[00:00]H：So how many guys you getting with? You getting with every guy in the state? [00:03]J：No! Holden, this is all because of you! [00:06]He had me over a barrel. If I didn't sleep with him, he was going to tell Phil about us. [00:10]H：I'm s

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【美人鱼】： ① A fish out of water someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation 不得其所的人 I felt like a fish out of water at my new school. 到新的学校后，我感觉不是很自在。 ② fish or cut bait either commit t

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By VOA News 21 November 2007 World oil prices hit a new record in Wednesday's trading, hitting $99.29 a barrel before easing downward. That is 67 cents above the previous record, which was set on November 7. Traders say the soaring prices stem from t

2012 oil price to be about 100 USD per barrel

HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is expected to be about 100 U.S. dollars per barrel in 2012, five dollars per barrel higher than the average price in 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (

VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Price Hits $100 Per Barrel

By Mil Arcega Washington 03 January 2008 Oil prices soared to a record $100 a barrel Wednesday in New York before falling back, as worldwide demand for oil continues to grow. Surging economies in China and India have helped push oil prices higher ove

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今天还是要讲在大选年里新闻界常会用来报导有关选举的情况的两个习惯用语。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: pork barrel。 Pork是猪肉，而barrel是木头制成的圆桶pork barrel要是直译就是装猪肉的木

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这个节目已经持续了很长时间了，在不断学习习惯用法的同时我们偶而也不妨停下来思索一下这个问题：为什么习惯用语时常让外国学生感到困惑难解呢？原因之一是习惯用语的含义跟它所包

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我们今天学的习惯用语都有这个词: barrel。 Barrel是大桶，用来载运啤酒、威士忌、食糖、汽油等各种货品。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: scrape the bottom of the barrel。 Scrape是刮的意思。 Scrape t

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1. As easy as falling off a log 像从圆木上滚落下来一样容易 如果你曾经试着在平放的圆木上行走，你就能理解这个词语的含义。从圆木上掉落下来比在上面行走容易得多。因而As easy as falling off a

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说到什么事情easy，小菜一碟似乎是比较常用的一句话。英文对应的表达中，除了很多人熟悉的As easy as pie和a piece of cake之外，还有很多非常形象的表达法，下面就让我们来看几个关于easy的表达

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Idiom: Scraping the barrel ( the last resort ) Hit the book: Reputation Surly Sub-par Acknowledge Unveil Premium Roll out Legroom Amenity Genesis It's no secret that American airlines have long had a bad reputation among Australians. For many travell