ESL露西的一天 第41期:发型服饰讲解(4)

Lucy likes to finish it off, meaning she likes to finish doing her hair, with a little hairspray. 露西喜欢最后喷一点头发定型剂，意思是她打理头发的最后步骤。 Hairspray, hairspray, (one word) is liquid that you put on a lar

英语作文怎样复习

作文和听力，阅读一样，可以早做准备。现在流行的复习方法是从下半年复习，甚至是考试前3个月才开始复习。复习的教材无一例外的是考试虫系列的万能作文：背一二十篇作文模式，背一二

英国学生科学读本 第94期:一副风箱(2)

for when you shut the bellows, the valve cannot close the air-hole because of your finger, 因为, 当你关闭风箱把手时, 你的手指使得阀门无法关闭空气进出的圆孔, and most of the air then escapes through this hole instead of g

给爱旅游的您：“酒店”词汇大全

外部设施 information desk 服务台 hotel register book 旅客登记簿 registration form 登记表 newsstand 售报处 postal service 邮局服务处 shop 小卖部 bar 酒吧间 lounge 酒店大厅 billiard-room 台球房 dining-room, dining ha

爆笑英语口语 第156期:让你开心的几个场景

Language Points 1.Your coffee comes exactly as you like it, with the precisely right ratio of cream to sugar 2.You make all the stop lights when youre in a hurry 3.You come back from the bathroom at a restaurant and your delicious meal is already at

数学英语 26 What is the Golden Ratio

图片 by Jason Marshall Some math is functional. Some math is fun. And some math is simply stunning. If that last description sounds improbable to you, then today just might change your mind. Because now that weve covered enough ground, were going t

数学英语 14 How to Use the Golden Ratio

图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall Despite many peoples assumption to the contrary, math is undeniably artistic. It takes a tremendous amount of creative muscle and artistry to devise mathematical solutions. And, as made evident by their frequent batt

电信专业英英词典C-4

Compatible - When one object can be used interchangeably with another. Composite Baseband - The unclamped and unfiltered output of the satellite receiver's demodulator circuit. It contains all of the

【词汇仓库】 Hotel（ 旅馆）-2

mattress 褥子 quilt 被 blanket 毯子 sheet 床单 bedspread 床罩 cotton terry blanket 毛巾被 pillow 枕头 pillow 枕头 pillowcase 枕套 mat 席 cushion 垫子 bathroom 浴室 bath tub 浴盆

租房好还是买房好

After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

词汇积累：你是“拜金族”吗

黄金一直是高品质、美丽和财富的象征。称某种东西为金质的意味着它具有很高的质量和价值。今天我们通过例子来学习一下和golden有关的习语英语词汇吧～ 1.the golden rule 金科玉律；指导原则

TED演讲：试验 排除错误和万能神力(7)

You pump it at a high pressure through a nozzle. You create a spray of detergent. 你用高压将它压过一个喷嘴，你制造了清洁剂喷雾。 Then the spray dries. It turns into powder. It falls to the floor. 喷雾干燥后就成了粉末，

经济学人49:生个甜甜和香香又何妨

Indias sex ratio is getting worse. The trend can be reversed. 印度的性别比例扭曲越加严重，这个趋势能够逆转 THE news from Indias 2011 census is almost all heartening. Literacy is up; life expectancy is up;family size is stabilisi

China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

央行降准降息支持实体经济

The People's Bank of China says the economy is still facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, the global financial market has shown major fluctuations recently. Therefore, the central bank has concluded that it's necessary to apply flexible monetary poli

英闻天下——331 China's Unbalanced Sex Ratio and its Ripple Effect

China's sex ratio is quite worrying nowadays. According to census data, China's sex ratio at birth was 108 males to every 100 females in the early 1980s, only slightly above the natural rate of 103 to 107. In 2000 the ratio was 116.9 males to 100 fem

英文短篇故事（纽约）308 The End of Graffiti?

He was riding the LIRR to Oyster Bay. He saw beautiful scenery everywhere. But he also saw graffiti everywhere. There must be a way to stop graffiti, he thought. He did some research. He developed a design for a graffiti-buster. He presented it to a

数据显示 一线城市房租领跑全国

Rising property prices in China's major cities have scared off many young people and the situation is only becoming worse as rent in these cities is becoming unaffordable. 中国大城市房价的上涨已经吓跑了许多年轻人，而当这些城市

ESL Podcast 202 – At the Gas Station

Its been a long time since Ive seen my friends Steve and Liz, and I thought this would be a good weekend to drive up to Santa Barbara to see them. Gas prices have been through the roof, but I decided to take the short road trip anyway. Before getting

托福阅读备考之长难句分析

世界本没有长难句，修饰成分多了，便有了长难句。 阅读速度大部分来于短时间内理解长难句的能力。 大家在看长难句的时候，多思考，一个句子为什么这么长，常见的修饰成分到底有哪些？