纯正英语一分钟-Gangs

Gangs are becoming a big problem in many countries around the world. Weve always had gangs, and theyve always created problems. Recently, things seem to be getting out of control. Gangs are taking over our streets. In many parts of South America, gan

纯正英语一分钟-Eggs

Eggs are great. Where would we be without them? They are so useful. I cant imagine life or cooking without them. There are many ways of cooking eggs for breakfast fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, etc. There are even many ways of cooking these

超级简单英语阅读:Eggs and Apples

Emma went to the market. She needed to buy food. She needed brown eggs. She opened a carton of brown eggs. She looked at the eggs. None of them were cracked. None of them were broken. All the eggs were okay. She closed the carton. She put the carton

简单慢速英语阅读:Easter Eggs

It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. What do Easter eggs look like? Michelle asked. Mom said, They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored.

英语语法：161 Begs the Question

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to beg the question. Ellen at Swarthmore said she would appreciate it if I talk about the misuse of the phrase begs the question. I keep seeing it as a way to say The question begs to be asked or The question that s

2006年VOA标准英语-The Notorious Bettie Page Returns on the B

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 16 April 2006 A new film exposes an icon of 1950's pop culture in the United States: a pin-up model whose provocative photographs, though tame by today's standards, created

Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree

Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree I*m coming home; I*ve done my time. Now I*ve got to know what is and isn*t mine. If you received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me.

365个英语简短小故事-216. Eggs and a Bunny

Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day in Memorial Park for about 100 kids from local orphanages. An Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m. when a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 6, dashed throughout the park, y

365个英语简短小故事-294. It Only Rings

Uncle Harry had no answering machine because hardly anyone ever called. Most of his friends and relatives were already dead. He had outlived them all, even though he smoked and drank most of his life. So much for all their talk about clean living, he

经典歌曲-老橡树上的黄丝带Tie a Yellow Ribbon Roun

经典歌曲-老橡树上的黄丝带Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree--Perry Como I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free Then you'll know just wh

Tie

A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped. An Arab jumped down, opened a suitcase and said, Would you like to buy a tie?No,said the man, 'I need water, do you have water?' 'No,' said the Arab,' but I do h

流行美语 第132课 - to tie the knot / drop-dead gorgeous

Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous. LL: I can't believe Jim is goin

学个词Learn a Word 第1388期　black-tie event

今天我们要学的词是black-tie event。 A black-tie event, 意思是要求穿正规晚礼服的正式社交活动。随着圣诞节的临近，很多公司都即将举行年终圣诞庆祝活动。 Some of the company parties are black-tie even

听歌学英语:Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old

听歌学英语:Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree I'm coming home; I've done my time. Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine. If you received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me.

原版英语对话1000个:546 Gangs

Todd: Jeanie, you are from Philadelphia, correct? Jeanie: Yep. Todd: Now is Philadelphia a safe city? Do you have lots of crime? Jeanie: Yeah, we've got lots of crime. Depending on the area where you are. Um, where I grew up, I lived in a black ghett

Venezuela, Brazil tie in American Cup

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The national soccer teams of Brazil and Venezuela on Sunday tied in a match of the Group B at the American Cup being held in Argentina. Brazil had more goal opportunities during the match played at Ciudad de La Plata

Jamaican Mullings banned for lifetime

KINGSTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings received a life ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on Monday. The decision came four days after Mullings, 29, was found guilty of taking the masking agent furosimide. He fi

Jamaican sprinter Mullings found guilty of doping

KINGSTON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings might be banned for life from athletics after found guilty of using the banned substance furosemide Thursday by a three-man disciplinary panel. Mullings' urine sample was found positive o

与tie有关的口语表达

说到单词tie，大家一定不陌生，世界杯小组赛阶段，好几场比赛都是以tie(平局)结束的。在我们的日常生活中，一般跟tie这个词有关的表达，都跟捆绑或者牵绊之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例

omg美语：0503 OMG! 美语 Jeggings!

I love to wear jeggings! 1) leggings 打底褲 2) jeggings 牛仔打底褲 3) tank top = tank = 背心 4) jewel colored jeans 寶石顏色的牛仔褲 5) riding boots 馬靴 6) infinity scarf 無限圍巾