美国习惯用语: Lesson 247 - half-baked / half-hearted

这次节目里我们要讲的两个习惯用语都有一个关键的字。那就是：Half. Half就是什么东西，什么份量或重量的一半。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是：H

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Greece has asked for a 60-billion-dollar international aid package to be activated. Greece had hoped that just the promise of EU support, agreed to last month, would've been enough to reassure markets and help the economy recover. But Greece's proble

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A significant downturn in the Fortunes of several Australian fashion brands,most even go to foreign hands.Billabong's 72% slide in half year profits,pumped a take over offer could form global priority firm TPG but the offer was rejected.Pacific brand

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NPR 2012-07-17

A fierce race for the White House is playing out on the campaign trail today for the 8th time this year. President Obama is in a battleground state of Ohio where he addressed supporters in Cincinnati a short time ago. The problem is we got a stalemat

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Continue to do sth.

Continue to do sth. Artistic art artist No more than = only = merely Reflection Comfort---comfortable---comfortably---uncomfortably---uncomfortable Lunar lunar new year = spring festival Sun---solar--

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1. bicentennial /ˈbaisenˈtenjəl/ -- two hundredth anniversary The bicentennial of George Washington's birth was celebrated in 1932. 乔治华盛顿200周年生日纪念于1932年举行。 2. semicircle /ˈsemɪˌsɜ:kəl/ -- half of a circle At th

Black History Month

Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne and today, I'm joined byRob. Hello, Rob! Rob: Hello, Yvonne. Yvonne: In the UK, we celebrate Black History Month each year. It's a time whenpeople from all cultures and backgrounds get a chance to learn ab

VOA标准英语2011--Funding Crisis Adds to Ramadan Hardship

Funding Crisis Adds to Ramadan Hardship in Palestinian Territories Muslims around the world are observing the second week of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from sun-up to sun-down. The month is difficult anytime for many. This year it is proving

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-03

The share markets fail to recover earlier losses and close down. ASX200 off by 14 points. Macquarie share has got a good run though today after a report of 39 percent rise in half-year-net-profit to half a billion dollars.And shares XX jump after rev

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The Australian chair market rally today on optimism about the US economy ahead of some key US job assembly due tonight. The All Ordinaries index jumped to one and half percent, and the ASX 200 index was up 1.6 percent. Looking at the movers in ? prem

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A: Is it true that youre looking for an apartment? B: I am. Howd you know? A: I heard it from one of our friends. B: Well then, why do you ask if Im looking for an apartment? A: I was thinking about leasing this apartment. B: What does this have to d

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第一句： I'd like to take a sightseeing tour. 我想参加一个观光游。 A: I'd like to take a sightseeing tour. 我想参加一个观光游。 B: OK, what kind of tour would you like? 好的，你想要什么样的旅游路线？ A: Are ther

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(1) T：It's eight o'clock. When did you see him?Half an hour ago. S： Isaw him at half past seven. (2) T：It's Friday. When did she go to London?The day before yesterday. S：She went to London on Wednesday. (3) T：It's June. When did Mr. Jones b

英文原版对话1000个:981 Beauty Regiment

Tom: Jess, you were talking before about getting your hair done. Jess: Every month, I have my hair done. Well, every four to six weeks I have my hair done. I have highlights which is one color. They take small strands of the hair and color that so ov

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QINGDAO, East China, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sailor Guo Chuan expected to finish his non-stop solo sailing around the world in one month, according to his supporting team on Monday. Many parts of Guo's yacht were broken last week, like jib, gener

Once a Month

Now there was a man who stole a chicken from his neighbour evey day．This is not the way a man of moral principles should behave，he was told．Well，then I'll reduce the number，he replied，I'll steal one every month and next year I won't steal

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Reduce order by half 消减订单 To get around your difficulty, Mr Smith. I'd suggest that you reduce your order by half. You can send in an additional order later. 史密斯先生，我建议你把订单数量消减一半以摆脱你的困难，你可

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China has the world's third largest landmass and a wealth of natural resources. But as the world's most populous nation moves further along the path of industrialization and urbanization, water -- the very basis of life -- is becoming more scarce. Ov