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词型变化:名词复数形式 : bucktons

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:come down on like a ton of bricks。Ton,是一吨两吨的吨; brick,是砖头的意思。A ton of bricks一吨重的砖头砸下来,想想都让人不寒而栗。Come down on like a ton of bricks,

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(368) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

【句子对照】 He doesn't care about you -- all he wants is to make a quick buck. 他跟本就不关心你,而他所关心的是马上挣钱。 【关键俚语】 quick buck 英:Fast and easy profit; money made in a short period of time. 中:马上得到的利润或金钱

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(265) / 评论(0) 分类 俚语口头禅

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发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(401) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人音频版

By Doug Levine Washington 28 October 2006 Saxophonist Michael Lington became a fan of American jazz while growing up in his native Denmark. It was a passion so strong that he eventually settled down in the U.S. and launched a recording career. In a

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(364) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

欣赏独具创意的英语广告!边听边看边学,品味世界名牌的风范,从细微之处感受英美社会的文化。

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(330) / 评论(0) 分类 广告大餐

pass the buck的意思是“把责任推给另一个人”。它的起源和poker game(纸牌游戏)有关。这里有什么故事?让我们来看个究竟吧。 据说,在19世纪的纸牌戏中

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(341) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick eased into third round of the ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion, defeated Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4 in just 84 minutes. I accompli

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(318) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Katherine Cole Washington 06 August 2007 It's been said that the mark of a great artist is the apparent ease with which they perform their craft. In country music, few have ever made it look easier than the Buck Owens and his band, The Buckaroos.

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(346) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Air pollution is bad for our health, but scientists say we don't know much about the long-term effects. So researchers in Canada and the Netherlands dec

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(296) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

1. big bucks=a lot of money 比如:He owed me big bucks. 他欠我很多钱。 2. make a fast buck:一下子赚得一笔钱(通常指不义之财) He made a fast buck by smuggling. 他通过走私一下子挣了不少钱。 3. feel/look a mil

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(267) / 评论(0) 分类 英语日常口语

Billy Currington是一位美国乡村歌手。他从2003年起至今推出了五张专辑,其中有十支单曲都登上了Billboard的乡村音乐流行榜和乡村之声榜。这七支冠军单曲Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right, Good Directions, Pe

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(290) / 评论(0) 分类 英乐时空

-When you made your offer, I thought you might be a great lady nurse and faint at the sight of blood, but I see you're made of sterner stuff. -It's definitely the heart. It's almost too quiet to hear at all. -I'm afraid so. -I've been thinking about

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(268) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着英剧练发音

Learn a word 今天我们要学的一个词组是Big bucks, Big b i g, bucks, b u c k s. big bucks 意思是很多很多的钱。比如:Delta UPS paid big bucks to sponsored in New York fashion week. 他说Delta UPS,一个是航空公司,一个是

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(273) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

我们上次讲了几个来自扑克牌桌的习惯用语。今天我们还要讲几个。第一个是:pass the buck。 Buck原意是雄鹿,但是这里指刀柄是鹿角做成的猎刀。 在早年美国西部这种猎刀几乎人手一把。牌桌

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(319) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

英文歌词: We took the long way home, you held my hand, The days so full of all the things we had planned. We walked beyond the green, beyond the day. We shared a dream that i let slip away. I had to find myself. I had to find myself. No use looking

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(346) / 评论(0) 分类 英文摇滚歌曲

I only slept for a couple of hours In the back of my buddy's truck I must be runnin' on solar power 'Cause I'm ready to crank back up And the boys are all bangin' on cheap guitars And the girls are all rockin' their bikini tops And that big ball's wa

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(321) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐

WASHINGTON, D.C. Greg Watson has promoted solar power around the world for years. I work in green [technology] for an international development bank, [and] Im always saying, Look, the costs are down, there are all these incentives, really it makes ec

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(279) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The inter-island ferry between the North and the South Islands at the moment travels between Wellington and Picton. The ferry carries people, cars, trucks and trains (without the engine). It takes about three hours. The government is looking at chang

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(276) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Don't you hate hearing that clock on the wall chimming saying its time and Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long You know it wouldn't be a crime if we crawled back into bed got as close as we could get Tried to figure out

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(313) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐

The way you stumble in the kitchen Looking for that first cup of joe How you put on your mascara Starin' in the mirror on your tippy-toes And if you wonder why I love you baby I can boil it down to just one thing Chorus Yeah everything Every little t

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