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

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

英语听力短文38 What Package?

A UPL driver rang the doorbell. I'm here to pick up your package, he said. What package? she asked. I don't have a package. A package for Target, he said. Oh, she said. The package for Target. Someone from UPL came by last week. He picked up the pack

英语博客：A surprise package.

My morning routine has ups and downs*. First thing in the morning, I find myself rushing around like a frantic woman, trying to get my children up out of bed, and off to school. I'm usually still in my pajamas (pyjamas)* when I drop the kids off, and

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

简单慢速英语阅读：Where's My Package?

Paul called the 800 number. He told them about his package. His package was missing. Where is my package? he asked. They told him it was in the warehouse. They would deliver it tomorrow. The next day the package didn't arrive. He called the 800 numbe

简单慢速英语阅读：The Package Pick-Up (1)

The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. It was a recording. A UPS driver will pick up your package today. He will arrive between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. That's nice, Craig thought. All I have to do is wait for 11 hours. I can't even take a shower. I can't hear the doo

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

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

美国小学英语教材3:第128课 神奇的鞋子(1)

The Fairy Shoes 神奇的鞋子 The gifts which fairies gave to people often did strange things. 仙女给人们的礼物往往都能做一些奇异的事。 In this story some fairy shoes played a good joke on Timothy. 这则故事中，一双神奇的

英语赠言For Gift and Present

学个词Learn a Word 第870期 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

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

【英语3级听力】包裹-Package

The mailman knocked on the door. No one answered the door. He had a package to deliver. He needed the person's signature. It was a heavy package. He rang the doorbell. Still, no one answered. He looked through the window. There was someone inside. A

Life comes in a package 有种旅行叫作人生

Life comes in a package 有种旅行叫作人生 Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better per

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Defends US Aid Package

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 16 October 2009 The Pakistani government is defending the $7.5 billion U.S. aid package, saying Washington has addressed Islamabad's concerns over some of the controversial clauses. Late Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obam

U.S. treasury secretary supports Greek reform package

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday threw U.S. support behind the latest Greek economic reform package and said the United States would encourage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to back this agreem

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is crunch time for getting packages delivered in time for Christmas. And companies like FedEx and UPS and the Postal Service and even Amazon are really feel

英文短篇故事（纽约）399 Open the Darn Package!

The unopened box contained a bar of soap. He dug under the end flap with his thumbnail. He couldn't pry the flap open. He tried to dig under the other end flap. He couldn't pry that flap open either. This is a simple, cardboard box, he thought. Why i

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