常春藤生活英语【30】In Hot Water 水深火热

Dialogue A Laura: How was work today? Ben: It was awful. I was very stressed. Laura: Why? What happened? Ben: My boss was a bit hot under the collar. Laura: Why? Ben: He doesn't think the new product I designed will sell like hot cakes. Laura: You're

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The concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs that are towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is

Lesson 5 - IN HOT WATER / THROW COLD WATER ON STH.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和

2018年CRI Hot water turns instantly to ice in freezing northeast China

Over a thousand people participated in an event where hot water was thrown into the air in Mohe County, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on February 7, 2018. When the hot water met the cold air, it was a spectacular scene.

生活英语对话 Episode 87: Hot water

本单元是关于热水的对话 Boss: Look Tim, it looks like we're in a bit of hot water here. Tim: We? You mean you're in hot water. I haven't done anything. This is your problem: you've made your bed, and now you have to lie in it. Boss: Now that's not qu

英语小达人 153 Fire and hot water

Fire and hot water 火和热水 Mr. Brown was busy writing letters in his room when his servant, a very stupid boy, rushed into his master's room and shouted. Fire! Fire! The kitchen is on fire! 布朗先生正在房间里忙着写信，这时，他的

With Water Supply Nearly Dry, Cape Town Declares ‘Day Zero’

The city of Cape Town, South Africa has announced new water restrictions as officials warn the water supply could run dry in three months. The order to take effect February 1 - will cut city residents daily water usage by nearly half over current res

Brazil: Water Is an International Problem

A Brazilian official says water restrictions in Brasilia will end by December, when an expanded supply system will be completed. United Nations officials say Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is one of a growing number of cities with water shortages.

习惯用语－in hot water; throw cold water on sth.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和“水”，就是water这个字有关系。有的用：hot water；还有的用：cold water or deep water。在英语里

VOA标准英语2012--Hungrier Planet Strains Water Supply

Hungrier Planet Strains Water Supply Thirsty food Water. As the population grows, there are more and more people at the tap every day. But when it comes to the worlds demand for water, drinking it is just the beginning Food - and agriculture in parti

早安英文 第395期:in hot water竟然不是'在热水中'

in hot water 遇到非常麻烦的问题了，处境困难 have the hots for sb 迷恋某人 hot under the collar 非常生气 hot potato 烫手山芋 She's smoking hot. 她很火辣。 Wow, who was that hot hunk you were with? 哇，刚刚和你在一

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Today we take our control of water for granted. Modern civilization couldn't exist without it. But there is still only a finite amount of water to go around. In many parts of the world, scarcity has led to a bitter struggle for control over the avail

NPC told of increasingly safe drinking water

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of people in China's rural areas who lack access to safe drinking water has reduced by 221 million from 2004 to 2010, the vice minister of the country's National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednes

学个词Learn a Word 第1000期 In hot water

今天我们要学的词是in hot water。 In hot water, 意思是有麻烦。 The teacher was in hot water for verbally abusing his students, 这个老师因为辱骂学生而惹了麻烦。 Two members of the city council found themselves in hot wa

每日一词【1000】in hot water：有麻烦

今天我们要学的词是in hot water。 In hot water, 意思是有麻烦。 The teacher was in hot water for verbally abusing his students, 这个老师因为辱骂学生而惹了麻烦。 Two members of the city council found themselves in hot wa

Ronaldinho in hot water at Flamengo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo gave the club an ultimatum on Wednesday, declaring that either Ronaldinho Gaucho leave, or he will. The uncomfortable situation at Flamengo has come to a boiling point. Luxe

CCTV9英语新闻：Victims relying on water purification vehicles

Nearly 230,000 people affected by the earthquake in Yunnan have been relocated to safer areas. Longtoushan County is the worst-hit area. Two relocation sites were established there to accommodate victims. Works are now underway to repair dozens of wa

老外最常用的英文短语 第669期:fall short of

释义： fall short of 缺乏某物 在这里的 fall 同样为 become 的含义，fall short of 表示缺乏某物，不足等，与 be (run) short of 有着相同的含义。 例句： Our supply of medicine fell short. 我们的药供给不足了。

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Chinese Minister of Water Resources, Chen Lei, says Beijing has offered to discharge water to alleviate the drought in Mekong River Basin countries. He said the remarks during a media briefing on Wednesday. The Jinghong Hydropower Station in southwes

CCTV9英语新闻：China sends drinking water to southern Yangon

China is providing much needed water supply to Myanmar, which has been badly hit by drought. The Chinese embassy to Myanmar and local NGOs have organized delivery of a tank containing 33,000 liters of drinking water to southern Yangon, one of the mos