Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay'

Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay' Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore everyday expressions that we use in conversation. Americans often use the first saying we will talk about today. B

分类词汇：职业装

英： The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. For the ladies, the following dress items are common: Pant suit Knee-length skirt or fu

第35期: arm, clear, measure, length, cotton

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 arm [ B:m ] He received a call to arms

US Treasury Secretary Nominee Touts Bush Tax Cut

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 John Snow, the railroad executive tapped by President Bush to succeed another industrialist as U.S. treasury secretary, says the economy can sustain large budget deficits in the

美国习惯用语: Lesson 198 - CUT A DEAL / CUT CORNERS

今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是以cut这个字为主的。Cut这个字和其他有些英文字一样，在跟别的字合在一起成为俗语，俚语的时候会有不同的意

美国习惯用语: Lesson 199 - CUT OUT FOR/CUT OUT TO BE / CUT-U

我们已经讲过两个以cut 这个字为主的习惯用语。让我们先来复习一下cut是怎么拼的。Cut这个字最普通的意思就是用刀把什么东西切开。可是，在今天我们

Lesson 20 - UP IN ARMS / AT ARM'S LENGTH

Up in arms At arm's length 在美国人讲话时，或从书刊报纸上，你经常可以听到或见到一些由手臂，就是英文里的arms这个字组成的成语或俗语。有些习惯用语从

华尔街日报：长城到底有多长

The Great Wall has fascinated William Lindesay since he first saw it on a map. In 1987, the Liverpool native made his first trek along 2,470 kilometers of the landmark, and he has called China home ever since. 从第一次在地图上看到长城开始

地道美语听力播客:Getting a Haircut

I have an appointment with my hairdresser today. It has been too long since I had my hair cut. My bangs were too long, I had split ends and my roots were showing. I was a mess! I arrived for my appointment and I told the receptionist that I was there

学个词Learn a Word 第435期 Clear-cut

今天我们要学的词是clear-cut。 Clear-cut, 是清楚的，明确的。There was no clear-cut winner in the debate, 这场辩论没有明确的胜利者。Last year's championship team is not the clear-cut favorite for this season, 去年的冠军

学个词Learn a Word 第880期 cut back

今天我们要学的词是cut back。 To cut back, 意思是减少。由于冬天客流量少，A rail service will cut back the number of trains it runs from 18 to 10, 一家火车公司决定将客运列车数量从18列减少为10列。General Mi

A4腰之后还有“i6腿”

Following the much hyped A4 Waist, viral trend in which Chinese woman posted photos of themselves to prove they were as skinny as an A4 sheet of paper the iPhone6 Legs have taken the Chinese internet by storm this week. 继大热的A4腰后，i6腿本周

The Dancing Bear

A bear who had for a long time earned his living by dancing，at length escaped from his master，and returned to his former companions in the woods．His brethren welcomed him with their most friendly growls．The traveller then related what he had

关于职业装的英语词汇

The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

职业装的英语词汇

The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

美剧口语让你酷劲十足

你是不是曾经对美剧主角们炫酷的口语赞叹不已？有没有想过自己有一天也可以像他们美国人一样说一口地道的英语？有理想就什么时候都不算晚，咱们今天就从这几个酷劲十足的句子开始吧

英语笑话听力+文本：Height, Not Length是高度,不是长度

[00:39.12]height 高度 [00:43.33]length 长度 [00:47.42]mathematician 数学家 [00:52.35]be required to do something 被要求做某事 [00:58.34]measuring tape 卷尺 [01:04.45]A team of mathematicians were required [01:06.76]to measure the heigh

每天三分钟学英语 第364期:在国外"理发"时只会说cut this,cut that可就完蛋了

I just want a trim. My hair's too long. 我只想修一下。我的头发太长了。 Trim 修剪（剪得少） My hair dresser cut my hair too short. I just wanted a trim. 我的理发师给我剪得太短了。我只想要修一下。 Can you just

哪些地方不要解析

介词是表示词语之间语义关系的词类。介词与其后的名词短语一一对号入座对词语的搭配关系更是至关重要。但是在有些情况下，有些介词是可以省略的，有些甚至必须省略。 1. 表示时间的短

Cut that out

Three guys are in a bar discussing how much their wives bitch at them. Theydecide that when they get home, they'll do everything that the women ask. The next weekend, they are in the same bar. The first guy says Man, I don't think that our idea was s