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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Apple-Pie Order By Broadcast: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It me

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-01-19

This is U.S vice president Joe Biden, his task force has come up with a list of recommendations on addressing gun violence in the U.S. He's given that list to preisdent Obama, we should know sometime today what his next step will be. There are couple

俚语口头禅:A tall order

【句子对照】 Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available. 为你学习提供资金的要求太苛刻了点，不过可以给你很多帮助。 【关键俚语】 a tall order 英：difficult thing to do 中：离谱的要求

英语口语大赢家Topic73:点菜Order

丹尼尔和汤姆中午放学后到餐馆吃午餐，两个小家伙要吃虾球，好像又碰上了好玩的事情，究竟是怎么回事呢？ Listen Read Learn Daniel: Tom, we are in the restaurant now！ Waiter: May I take your order? Daniel: I'd like to see the menu, please. Waiter: OK, her

名人励志英语演讲 第55期:永不疲惫,永不气馁,永不完竭(6)

And whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love. 无论我们对导致这种贫穷的原因持何种观点，我们都认为，孩子敢于冒

蒋健棠一词多意教程(17):order

order,秩序,治安;规律。 The young teacher cannot keep order in her classroom.那位年轻教师无法维持课堂秩序。 order还有其它意思，例如命令`指示等。 He gave orders that the job be done in four days.他指示四天内完成这项工作。 order也指定货`订购的意思。 Th

美国习惯用语: Lesson 214 - IN SHORT ORDER / GET THE SHORT EN

今天我们再来给大家讲解两个以short这个字为主的习惯用语。In short order. In short order就是立即，马上的意思。许多美国孩子都不喜欢打扫房间。这也是父母

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-10-02

This is AP News Minute. High school students in Washington State gave Chinese president Xi Jinping a football and a personalized jersey during his visit to their school. The day was filled with public appearances in the area for Xi and his first lady

迷你对话学地道口语第921期:试探舆论

第一， 迷你对话 A: Its said that the government will carry out some plans on wage control. 据说政府出台一些计划来控制工资情况。 B: They are just flying a kite. 那只不过是试探公众的反应罢了。 A: What do you mean

Hollande pledges to put public finances in order by 2017

PARIS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday reiterated his promise to reach zero deficit by 2017 via public spending cuts and growth stimulus. The path is that of achieving a balanced public finances at the end of the ma

China issues first public services plan

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has issued the first national plan for public services, the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday. The government will intensify its efforts to improve basic public s

Majority in U.S. supports public smoking ban

NEW YORK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Gallup survey released on Friday found a total of 59 percent of Americans support a ban on smoking in all public places. The July 7-10 survey among 1,016 national adults showed a change in the public's attitude toward

Yellow light rule violators get temporary reprieve

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Drivers who ignore yellow traffic lights will mostly receive warnings and education, and for the time being, they will not be penalized, the Ministry of Public Security announced Sunday. According to the newly-revised traf

Bastille Day（法国国庆日）

Bastille Day is a National holiday in France. It is very much like Independence Day in the United States because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new form of government. At one time in France, kings and queens ruled. Many people were very an

CCTV9英语新闻：财政部关于印发《政府采购信息公告管理办法》的通知

The Finance Ministry has issued a notice clarifying specific services that governments should purchase from the public. That's part of Chinas push in reforming its government procurement procedures. The services recommended for outside purchases were

美国习惯用语:392 put one's house in order...

我们今天要学两个习惯用语有共同的关键词：house。大家知道house是房子。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：put one's house in order。 Put one's house in order从字面来看是整理自己的住房，但是习惯用语

外贸常用英语:订货(Order)

到了订货这个环境，应该离成功不远了,我们与客户之间的交易快要完成了。 1. We'd like to order your products. We'll send our official order today. 我们想订你们的货，今天会寄上正式的订单。 2. Did you get

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Financial Times Index 《金融时报》指数 Financial Times, The 《金融时报》 financial transaction 财务交易 financial vehicle 筹资工具 financial year 财政年度 financing 融资；提

避免犯的8个职场错误

1. Put your personal work out in the world so that its potentially vulnerable for negative comments. A video on YouTube, a piece of writing online anything that can be complimented or critiqued, which will either boost your confidence or thicken your

雅思写作优秀范文精选：习俗

Rituals, rites, religions, and customs vary considerably from culture to culture and from country to country. But, should one adopt the local custom when subject to an alien culture? The seemingly simple question is virtually rather vexing in that th