趣味青春英语 第123期:Not sb's keeper

Idiom: Not sb's keeper 不是某人的监护人 Hit the book: Quibble Consensus Absolve Conspiracy Coverup Retrofitting Flaw

Lesson 82 - GIVE SB. A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND...

to give somebody a piece of one's mind to tell someone off 你有没有因为十分生气而对别人大发雷霆？美国人有一个说法是形容这种情绪的，那就是：to give someone a pie

英美人天天都在说的4000句 68: get sb.'s back up

[00:01]J：Uplink completed. [00:02]W：Yeah. That's more like it! [00:04]L：Let's go. [00:05]K：Take a look at your amps. How are we doing? [00:07]J：You got her back up, Ken. Boy, I wish you were here to see it. [00:12]K：I bet you do.

英美人天天都在说的4000句 155:sb.'s name is mud

[00:00]J：Shit! Hey, get down! Hey! [00:07]C：Hey! Is this what they call copping a feel? [00:09]J：What? No! Get up. Jesus! [00:13]C：What's your name? [00:14]J：My name? Mud... if anybody sees you.

Moody's downgrades Eurozone bailout fund credit outlook

NEW YORK, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday cut the outlook for the credit rating of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) to negative from stable, warning that the rescue fund would lose its Aaa rating. The rating a

Lesson 99 - TURN ONE'S BACK ON SB. GET ON ONE'S BACK

to turn one's back on someone to get on someone's back 予首先我们要讲的是：to turn one's back on someone。从字面上解释，这是把自己的背对着某人。可是，实际上这是指根

Rating Agencies Affirm France's AAA Credit

The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

Germany's Credit Warning Underscores Eurozone Problems

PARIS Stock markets and the euro currency dipped Tuesday after the international financial-rating agency Moody's lowered its credit outlook for Europe's strongest economy, Germany. New jitters are also surfacing over two shakier European economies, S

S&P downgrades eurozone's bailout fund EFSF

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ratings agency Standard Poor's lowered the AAA long-term issuer credit rating of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), eurozone's rescue fund, to AA+ from AAA on Monday. The ratings agency cited the now-reduced cre

Moody's downgrades Greece to lowest rating

LONDON/NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The rating agency Moody's on Friday cut the sovereign credit rating of Greece to the lowest level, saying the country's default risk was high. Moody's downgraded Greece long term sovereign credit rating from Ca to

Fitch confirms Brazil's investment grade

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- World-renowned（世界知名的） credit rating agency Fitch Ratings announced on Monday the confirmation of Brazil's investment grade. Fitch stated（阐述） that Brazil's Issuer Default Rating will be maintai

Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat

Moody's Downgrades 12 British Banks

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the credit ratings of 12 British banks over concerns that the government will not provide adequate support to the institutions if they become financially troubled. The credit rating firm said Friday that the d

美国习惯用语:291 pull for; pull through; pull sb.'s leg

我们上次学的习惯用语都有push也就是推这个词，而我们今天要讲的习惯用语却都有一个动作相反的词pull， 也就是拉。我们先要学两个习惯用语，它们分别是：pull for. Pull for是打气、鼓劲，或

S&P downgrades Egypt's credit ratings

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Standard and Poor's (SP) downgraded on Friday the long-term rating on Egypt from B+ to B due to sharp decline of foreign exchange reserves and political uncertainties. There would be further downgrade if the Egyptian govern

Credit Downgrade Highlights India's Economic Challenges

The U.S.-based financial ratings agency Standard Poors has revised its credit outlook for India from stable to negative. The downgrade has brought into sharp focus the challenges of India's slowing economy. Standard Poors revised outlook for India fr

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

CCTV9英语新闻：33 candidates in the running for Benin's president

Benin went to the polls on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi, who has served for two terms. Of the thirty-three candidates on the ballot paper, Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou is seen as the favorite. He has promised to restruct

Report: Standard & Poor's is Under Investigation

A major American newspaper says the U.S. is investigating the financial services company that downgraded the U.S. credit rating for its faulty rating of mortgage securities that played a major role in the country's 2008 recession. The New York Times

老外最常用的英文短语 第738期:put sth (sb) out of one's mind

put sth (sb) out of one's mind 故意忘记某事 I just put that jerk out of my mind! 我已经把他给忘了。 I just can't get past it. I can't put her out of my mind. 我不能就这么忘掉，我无法不去在乎她。 So just put it out of