美国习惯用语: Lesson 256 - to go up in smoke / smoke screen

今天我们给大家介绍两个以 smoke为主的常用语。首先我们要讲的是：To go up in smoke. 大家知道，smoke就是烟。To go up in smoke是指某项工程，或某个交易没有取

英语听力短文30 A Black TV Screen

She called up the cable company. The cable representative asked how he could help her. She said she didn't have a picture. The TV screen was black, except for two words in big white letters: Please Wait. She said, 'Please Wait' for what? What am I wa

英语小达人 81 Blast off

Blast off 发射 Mack Dagger is a millionaire, who, since he was a little boy, has dreamed of flying to space. Now his dream is going to come ture. Mack gave the U.S. NASA Base ten million dollars to escort him on their next trip to space. After seve

地道英语在线听-Blast from the Past 过去回忆的唤醒

Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Helen. Jean: 大家好，我是董征。欢迎收听地道英语。 Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Jean: 和汉语一样，英语语言里也是有好

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Concerned As Kosovo Blast Kills Two

By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 September 2007 The European Union has condemned a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured nearly a dozen others in Serbia's Kosovo Province. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest there is rising tension in

VOA标准英语2010年-Widows of Oil Rig Blast Victims Tell o

Widows of BP oil rig blast victims testify before US Congress He's the breath in my lungs. He's the beat of my heart -- Shelley Anderson, widow of oil rig victim Shelley Anderson's blond hair skims the blue ribbon she wears on her lapel in memory of

VOA常速英语2007-Bomb Blast in Russian City of Togliatti Kills at

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 31 October 2007 At least eight people are dead and 56 have been injured following a bomb blast on a bus in the Russian city of Togliatti. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that local authorities are treating the

Too much screen time bad for children

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Children who spend hours each day watching television or playing computer games have more psychological（心理的） difficulties than those who don't, according to a study published in the US journal Pediatrics（小儿

每日一词【986】blast：强烈批评

今天我们要学的词是blast。 Blast, 做为动词，有强烈批评的意思。 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick blasted Arizona's new immigration law, 麻萨诸塞州州长帕特里克对亚利桑那州新出炉的移民法提出强烈谴责

VOA标准英语2008年-Blast Kills at Least 8 Near Danish Embassy in P

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 02 June 2008 A large car bomb blast outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital has killed at least 8 people and wounded dozens of others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports on the attack in an upscale Islamabad neighborho

每日一词【405】screen：检查

今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

Sichuan colliery blast death toll rises to 45

PANZHIHUA, Sichuan, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from Wednesday's colliery blast in southwest China's Sichuan Province has climbed to 45, with one still missing, authorities said on Sunday night. Search was continuing in the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in

Cannes to celebrate Bollywood on screen

PARIS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Bollywood will share the spotlight at the 64th Cannes Film Festival from May 11 to 22, with a special film showcasing India's unique film culture, organizers announced Friday. Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told,

VOA标准英语2008年-Ukraine Mine Blast Traps 37 Workers

By Stefan Bos Budapest 08 June 2008 At least 37 miners in Ukraine were trapped underground following a powerful explosion during maintenance work at a coal mine in the eastern city of Donetsk. Officials say the blast destroyed the main shaft of the

"The Grandmasters" to hit big screen on December 18

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Wong Kar Wai's martial arts biopic The Grandmasters is set for release on December 18, Sina Entertainment reports. The movie is based on the life story of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, the legendary martial arts mast

Anger Grows in Cyprus Over Munitions Blast

Thousands of demonstrators continued their march through the country's capital as anger spreads over the governments apparent involvement in an explosion at a naval base on Monday that left 12 people dead. At least 20 people have been arrested in con

Deadly blast hits Pakistan city

At least 41 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. More than 100 people have also been injured, a regional minister（部长） said. Officials and witnesses said a vehicl

学个词Learn a Word 第986期 Blast

今天我们要学的词是blast。 Blast, 做为动词，有强烈批评的意思。 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick blasted Arizona's new immigration law, 麻萨诸塞州州长帕特里克对亚利桑那州新出炉的移民法提出强烈谴责

Six Chinese killed, one missing in Congo blast

BRAZZAVILLE, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Six Chinese were killed and one was missing after Sunday's ammunition depot explosions in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, according to the Chinese embassy here on Sunday night. The victims belonged