英语口语1+1:Icing on the cake

美国习惯用语:777 icing on the cake

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：icing on the cake. 大家都知道，cake是蛋糕的意思, icing是用来在蛋糕上做点缀的糖霜。如果我们说一件事情是icing on the cake，那就是说好上加好。在中文里也可以说

中国传媒大学英语电台 Radio CUC English 第423期

倘若中国公民在其素质普遍提升到一定水平的情况下，拥有持枪权是锦上添花，还是雪上加霜？ If Chinese citizens generally have a certain level of quality, the possession of gun rights is the icing on the cake?

英语客套话 第48期:好上加好

栏目简介： 很多人都说中国人喜欢说客套话，该客套的时候客套，不该客套的时候，大家都在客套。不光是中文，在英文中客套的词语也是满天飞。今天，Jeremy老师就将为您教授英语中的客套

ESL之日常生活 02 A Birthday Party

02A Birthday Party GLOSSARY last minute the latest possible time before something happens; without very much notice before something happens* We wanted to go to the movies together, but at the last minute, Becca decidednot to go because she had a hea

2007-12-11, Transexual Cabaret

In other countries, women usually take the lead in cabaret. But here in Thailand many feel they are just not the right gender for the job. In Thai society, women are usually very prim and proper, this profession requires them to be outgoing, cheeky

儿童英语小故事 19. Birthday Cake and Candles

It is her birthday. She is six years old. She looks at the birthday cake. It has white icing. There are six candles on top. Her mom and dad sing Happy Birthday. Her dad lights the candles. She makes a wish. She blows out the candles. She claps her ha

简单慢速英语阅读：Carrot Cake

Edie's birthday was today. I want nothing for my birthday, she had said. Nick knew better. He knew that nothing meant something. He went to the bakery in the morning. He looked at the cakes. She liked cake without icing. He looked for a cake without

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-A Family Tradition: Striving and Learning

Steve Inskeep: Each Friday morning, we bring you another installment of StoryCorps, the oral history project that travels the country, collecting the stories of everyday people. They interview each other. Excerpts are archived at the Library of Cong

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-AirTran's Unique Use of 'Face Time'

Low-cost airlines have changed the travel business. Carriers like Southwest and Jetblue serve fewer cities than traditional airlines and offer fewer perks to passengers. They force the bigger carriers like United and Delta to change their business pr

与食物有关的成语

与食物有关的成语 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. We received a list of expressions about food from Elenir Scardueli, a listener from Brazil. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故，我们从巴西听众El

英语口语900句 15.10.对话.1.恭喜恭喜

Congratulations Jim:I hear your daughter graduated from high school as the valedictorian. Congratulations! Lucy:Thank you. Jim:Where is she going to college? LucyShe's been admitted to Yale with a scholarship. Jim:Really? That's icing on the cake! Co

想聊就聊-5.03.3恭喜恭喜

3.3 Congratulations 恭喜恭喜 M: I hear your daughter graduated from high school as the valedictorian. W: Thank you. M: Where is she going to college? W: She has been admitted to Yale with a scholarship. M: Really? That's the icing on the cake. Co

飞行员英语900句 第2期:基本通话术语(2)

Expedite climb to FL190. 21.加速上升到高度190。 Climb to FL280 expedite until passing FL180. 22.上升到高度280，快速通过高度180。 Unable to expedite climb due weight. 23.由于重量原因不能加速上升。 Descending immediate

2006年VOA标准英语-Is US Sacrificing Openness for Security?

By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 April 2006 Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the public had access to declassified documents concerning U.S. policy that were housed in the Nati

Barrington Irving Junior

BBC Learning English People and places Barrington Irving Junior Dima:Hello, Im Dima, and today we are meeting a Jamaican pilot who has recently impressed the world by becoming the youngest ever man to fly solo around the globe. The twenty-three year

托福口语：开场白指导

关于套话表述： for starters 第一点，用于代替常用的firstly, first of all等等 more importantly 更重要的是，用于代替second, for another thing...等等 the icing on the cake 更棒的是，超级加分用法!一定要掌握的

飞行员英语900句 第36期:气象及其他机场信息通话术语(1)

Ice is accumulating rapidly on the wings and fuselage. Request emergency descent to 6000 feet. 701. 机翼和机身的积冰速度很快。申请紧急下降到6000英尺。 We are encountering moderate icing. Request immediate descent. 702. 我们遇到

Icing the cupcakes

A young man was visiting his brother and sister-in-law for Christmas dinner and was surprised to find his young nephew, Timmy, helping them bake some cupcakes. After they were done, his sister-in-law allowed Timmy to put the icing（糕点上的糖衣，

飞行员英语900句 第11期:机场通话术语(7)

Confirm midpoint RVR more than 550 meters. 206. 证实中间段RVR大于550米。 Confirm threshold Runway 27 displaced. 207. 证实27号跑道入口RVR内移 The runway surface is damp. Braking action good. 208. 跑道道面潮湿。刹车效应好。