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

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

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Sally 早上遇到同事 Lisa, 马上凑上前去，很神秘地说： Sally: Did you hear the news about Tom and his wife? Lisa: No....what happened? S: Well, Jane told me that Tom has been having an affair! I heard his wife caught him at a hotel wi

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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

与马有关的一些短语

straight from the horse's mouth直接来自当事人 look a gift horse in the mouth吹毛求疵 win in a canter(以慢跑取胜)轻易取胜 注:赛马中马速分五种 walk常步 amble慢步 trot小跑

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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

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horse

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we tell about horse expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds of wo

Lesson 51 - PULL NO PUNCHES / STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUT

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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

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在美国英语里，有许多常用俚语是由动物字眼构成的，相当的生动、形象。掌握它们，会你的口语和作文更地道，更生色！ Session I: It's a Zoo Out There(真象个动物园) 1. Smell a Rat = feel that somethin

俚语：能说会道

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