Lesson 1 - GIVE ONE A HAND / FOOT THE BILL

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Financial markets around the world took investors on a shaky ride this week. Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, February 27, 2007 On Tuesday, concerns about the health of Chinese m

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Lock, Stock and Barrel每一种语言都有它独特的成语和俗语。而学习外语的人经常在理解 这些习惯用语时会感到很困难。这是因为你不可能 从组成某个习惯用语的字面上来懂得它的意思。本书的这

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The Shanghai stock index went down 9% last Tuesday and then brought down European and American stock markets with it. Rumors that the Chinese government would impose a 20% capital gains tax encouraged a sell-off. A report by the US Commerce Departme

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每一种语言都有它独特的成语和俗语。美国人经常说：“Give me a hand.” 按照字面来理解，“give me hand”就是“给我一只手。”可是，它的意思却是“帮我

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介绍: Drop off 放下来 Could you please drop me off at the train station? 能在火车站放我下来吗？ Drop out 辍学 He dropped out of school when he was 3 because he has a rich dad. 他爸很有钱，所以他3岁的时候辍学了。 dro

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这个节目已经持续了很长时间了，在不断学习习惯用法的同时我们偶而也不妨停下来思索一下这个问题：为什么习惯用语时常让外国学生感到困惑难解呢？原因之一是习惯用语的含义跟它所包

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