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

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

VOA标准英语2014--新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害

New Solar Cell Minimizes Environmental Risks in Manufacturing Process 新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害 Scientists in England report the development of a new solar cell that minimizes environmental risks in the manufacturing proc

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-11-20

In business, Optus has called for Telstra's proposals on its participation in the national broadband network to be blocked. Optus' chief executive Paul O'Sullivan says Telstra's current plan for the separation of its retail and wholesale arms wholesa

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

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

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 Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Families across the United States are fighting with the federal government over a deadly chemical. Dozens of people have died from inhaling methylene chloride. This is an ingredient in common paint removers. NPR's Rebecca Hersher

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

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2016-1-1

Every winter some twenty million tons of salt are dumped on America's road.That sodium chloride melts the ice, so it prevents its formatin, helping to prevent accidents. But road salt has its downside. This is not very economical because salt is main

英语听力：自然百科 为什么海水是咸的？

This week on Why Tell Me Why, we are finding out why the oceans are so salty. So the oceans are salty because the oceans have been around, lets say, for over five hundred million years. And over the course of time what we found out is that weve alway

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Carbon Dioxide and Crops

AGRICULTURE REPORT – March 12, 2002: Carbon Dioxide and Crops By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide gas in Earth’s atmosphere have

ESL Podcast 390 – Dietary Restrictions and Preferences

Tony: Who did you invite over for dinner Saturday? Carmela: I invited Keith, Sung, Stephanie, and Luis. Tony: You didnt! Carmela: I did. Why? Tony: Youre going to have a hard time cooking for them. Keith is a vegan and only eats food thats organic. S

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

英语听书《海底两万里》第170期 第12章 一切都用电(3)

First off, I'll mention that at the bottom of the sea there exist veins of zinc, iron, silver, and gold whose mining would quite certainly be feasible. 首先，我对您说，海底有锌、铁、银、金等矿藏，开发并不是不可能的事。