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Joanna: Where did you go yesterday? Frank: I went to Croydon. Joanna: Did you go shopping? Frank: No, I went for an interview. Joanna: Oh, did you get a job? Frank: Yes, I got a job as a Management Tr

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 听力每日练习补充

Is His Name Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Pelznickel? Who Cares, So Long As He Brings Gifts! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍, 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币,而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄,原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。 Nickel-and-dime既可以

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

Historic preservationists are often passionate in their zeal to keep the wrecking ball from beloved buildings. One man even died in the process. Richard Nickel spent years with his camera, documenting and arguing against the demolition of buildings

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年NPR美国国家公共电台

Pre-Listening Vocabulary host country: the nation that holds the event IOC: International Olympic Committee composition: what something is made of gold-plated: containing a layer of gold on the surface monetary value: the amount something is worth Go

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 趣谈英语

Sucre夜里从牢房的水池后面溜到狱警休息室里,在他们挖的洞上浇上一层水泥,以掩人耳目。他知道自己回牢房的路上很可能被抓住,所以事先想办法弄到一条女式内裤,万一被抓到就说是为了等女朋友扔东西过来。他果然被抓住了,下面是狱警和Sucre的对话。 [00:41.87]Sucre

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 越狱第一季

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: November 21, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, the World Trade Organization ruled that United States taxes on imports of stee

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(147) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-农业与经济

一个客户在电话线上和我就一笔生意讨价还价,硬要在我的报价上要砍掉一角钱,当时我和他据理力争,他说:I'm not trying to nickel and dime you. 我当时就冲口回答:I don't need your nickel and dime.(我

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

我们上一次讲了由penny 也就是分币组成的几个习惯用语。美国人用的硬币除了penny还有好几种。例如,价值比penny高一点儿的有五分和一毛的硬币。它们是: nickel and dime。不论Nickel还是dime都是零

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[00:00]P:This is Mary Ellen Jenkins. So, Mike, how do you and Joey know each other anyway? [00:05]M:How do I and Joey know each other? Wow, if I had a nickel for every time somebody has asked me that. [00:11]J:From school. [00:12]M:Yeah, we m

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英美人天天都在说的4000句:跟着影视学最真实的口语

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's push for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is driven in part by competition from China. The United States still produces most of its own steel, we should be clear. But the industry has faced pressure from ch

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: China is threatening to impose new tariffs on lobsters from the United States in what could be the latest volley in a growing trade dispute. But, as Craig LeMoult of member station WGBH reports, the American lobster industry is al

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

介绍: NICKLE N I C K LE 镍 是美元中五分钱的硬币 Dime D I M E是美元中十分钱的铸币 dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍, 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币,而且dime跟 nickel相比是既

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语俚语天天说

【俚语】 down to the wire 直到最后一刻;直到最后关头 这一习惯用语来自号称皇家运动的赛马: down to the wire。这里的wire指赛马跑道终点拉的终点线。它在几乎不相上下的竞赛中有助于判断究竟谁

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 英语俚语天天说

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时,星期二一大早,全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 Presidential candidates McCain and Obama ar

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们还要学几个美国总统大选中常用的习惯用语。我们曾经说过,英语词汇很多都来自体育运动。今天要学的第一个习惯用语就来自号称皇家运动的赛马: down to the wire。这里的wire指赛马跑

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时,星期二一大早,全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 Presidential candidates McCain and Obama ar

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

As far as supercars go this might be the one to beat. 说到超级跑车很多人想到的估计都是兰博基尼。 Labelled as quite possibly the most expensive car in the world, the gold Lamborghini Aventador has been spotted cruising the streets

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Adam Navis. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It is August 7, 1974. A man stands

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

Nickel or Dime? 5分钱还是10分钱? Little Johnny used to hang out at the local corner store. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the older boys would constantly tease him. 小约翰尼过去常在街角的商店附近闲逛。店

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