英语口语1+1:Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

英文故事剧 塞翁失马(We'll See)

Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field. One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the

'Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Sometimes we tie the show to an event or special time of the year. This show could be tied to any

134. The Nice Wedding Gift

We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher. Apparently, the couple ma

情景会话口袋书人际篇29:选赠礼物(2)

1. I am thinking what gift go give my mother. 我在想给妈妈送什么礼物。 还能这样说： What gift should I buy for my mother? I am not sure what present is good for my mother. 谚语： Gifts from enemies are dangerous. 敌人的礼物是

情景会话口袋书人际篇28:选赠礼物(1)

1. I am thinking what gift go give my mother. 我在想给妈妈送什么礼物。 还能这样说： What gift should I buy for my mother? I am not sure what present is good for my mother. 谚语： Gifts from enemies are dangerous. 敌人的礼物是

【英语早间课堂】教您一招说笑(3)

各位亲爱的朋友们，欢迎来到早间课堂《抛招接招》小节目，我是Juliet。 今天我们继续谈笑。今天要谈的笑可是一种动物发出来的笑声，非常有趣，very juicy！那么到底是什么呢？ 我们就来听

英语博客-北美风情 215、Never look a gift horse in the mouth

You cant always get what you want, but you should appreciate what is given to you. This episode is about accepting what people give you and not being critical, even if it is not exactly what you wanted. We have some very old expressions in English to

地道英语在线听-Gift of the Gab 能说会道

Has she got the gift of the gab? Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Neil. Helen: 大家好，我是 Helen。 Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find in your dic

To Sell a Horse

A man wanted to sell a very fine horse．He stood in the market with his horse for three mornings but no one noticed that his horse was an exceptionally good one．He went to see Bo Le，who was well-known for his ability to judge horses．Sir，I ha

情景会话— A Christmas Gift 圣诞礼物

Shop-assistant : May I help you, sir? Mr. Yung : Er …I wart to buy my wife a gift for Christmas, but I don't know what she would like. Shop- assistant : How about an evening gown? These are all from

简单慢速英语阅读:She Writes Letters

She will write a letter to her grandma. She will write about her day at school. She will write about her classmates. She will write about her teacher. She will write about the classroom. She will write about her school bus. She will write about her s

英语赠言For Gift and Present

每日一词【870】regift

今天我们要学的词是regift。Regift, 意思是把自己收到的没用的礼物拿来转送给别人。最新调查显示，36 % of U.S. adults will regift this year, 美国36%的成年人今年都会把收到的礼物转送给别人。Regifti

The Horse and the Dog

A dog and a horse，which served the same peasant，began to discuss each other's merits，one day．How grand we are，to be sure！says Barbos．I shouldn't besorry if they were to turn you out of the farmyard．A noble service，indeed，to plough

The Horse and the Stag

A very long time ago horses lived freely all over the world．One of these horses used to feed every day in a grassy meadow．No other animal used the meadow and the horse felt that it belonged completely to him．Then one day a stag came bounding ov

A Prospective Horse Buyer

Then there was the preacher who decided to sell his horse. A prospective buyer was impressed with the animal, but the preacher said, I must warn you-he only responds to 'church talk'. Go is 'Praise the Lord', and stop is 'Hallelujah'. I've worked wit

A Stubborn Horse

The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eage

一些关于‘马’的习语

dark horse的意思是黑马，用来描述那些可能会赢，但是却不在大众预期之中的人。 I think Coleman is a dark horse for the medal. 我觉得科尔曼是竞争奖牌的一匹黑马。 not look a gift horse in the mouth的意思是

The Gift

It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, I bet I know what it is. Some flowers. That's right the boy said, but