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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,

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By Barbara Dash Broacast: December 22, 2003 (THEME) ANNOUNCER: People in America -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell the story of a man or a woman

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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

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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。

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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

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NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Visiting chief of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ((美国)中央情报局 ) Leon Panetta Saturday met Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan here to discuss terrorism in Pakistan and Afg

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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

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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

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-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

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Lady Mary: O'Brien told her Bates can't do thejob properly. Why was he taken on ? Anna:Oh, he was Lord Grantham's batman when he was fighting the Boers. LadyMary: I know that, but even so. Anna:I think it's romantic. LadyMary: I don't. How can a vale

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ECONOMICS REPORT - A New Chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, June 10, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Securities

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IN THE NEWS - Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, March 05, 2005 Jerilyn Watson I'm Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. All week there was

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A blonde was being interviewed by the Chief of Police for an opening in the local Police Department. The chief said that before I hire you I have to ask a few questions. Chief: First how much is 1 and 1. Blonde ElevenChief: Well I guess I will accept

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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