一杯好茶 A Nice Cup of Tea

If you look up 'tea' in the first cookery book that comes to hand you will probably find that it is unmentioned; or at most you will find a few lines of sketchy instructions which give no ruling on several of the most important points. This is curiou

英语歌曲：Cold Water-Damien Rice

Damien Rice 来自爱尔兰，出生于七十年代早期，绘画与写歌是他青年时期的兴趣，也因此让他有了组团的念头，在O的专辑内页有些插画便是 Damien Rice 自己的作品。在 1997 年他组了一个名为 Juni

英语博客(A cup of English):095 A refreshing park.

Beginners. Grab your swimming trunks or your swimming suit and head to the nearest park to cool off this summer. Just up the road from here, a new park, paid for by Rotary, has been set up for the locals. It is in a residential area where there are l

Lesson 5 - IN HOT WATER / THROW COLD WATER ON STH.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和

2018年CRI Hot water turns instantly to ice in freezing northeast China

Over a thousand people participated in an event where hot water was thrown into the air in Mohe County, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on February 7, 2018. When the hot water met the cold air, it was a spectacular scene.

365个英语简短小故事- 58.I Need Water for My Clients

Cynthia and George went shopping together at Wal-Mart. I need a water dispenser for my office, Cynthia told George. What do you mean by water dispenser? George asked. You know, one of those things that they put the big five-gallon jug upside down int

英语博客(A cup of English):002 Chicken soup

Advanced. As the seasons change from Summer to Autumn, a certain recipe that I use starts to appear more often. Chicken soup. Ah, what a concept! It has been used for centuries by people who are ill; runny noses, coughs, and aches and pains disappear

简单慢速英语阅读：A Cup of Coffee

He filled the pot with water. He put the pot on the burner. He put a lid on the pot. He turned on the burner. He took a bag of coffee beans out of the cabinet. He opened the bag. He poured some beans into the grinder. He ground the beans in the grind

习惯用语－in hot water; throw cold water on sth.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和“水”，就是water这个字有关系。有的用：hot water；还有的用：cold water or deep water。在英语里

英语博客(A cup of English):Where is my bucket?

Beginners. What sort of things do you like to do during the Summer. Are there any activities that you are particularly fond of? What about when you were a child? If I could sit down and chat with all of you, I would probably be able to write a long l

英语博客(A cup of English):038 Stoke up the fire!

Beginners. Announcement: The cold weather is back. Why would I say that in the middle of Winter? Surely, it has been cold since the beginning of the season? Well, not exactly. We had a break for about two weeks, when it stopped snowing and warmed up.

英语博客(A cup of English):070 A Tour of Homes 2

A Tour of Homes. Welcome back to our tour where we discover each and every room and object in the home. Remember, if you can learn and remember this vocabulary, you will have the advantage of being able to use words and phrases that make you sound na

英语博客(A cup of English):080 The Kitchen.

Where do we start with the kitchen? There is so much to talk about. Many people say that it is the center of family life. The kitchens that I will describe are those that I have seen and been in in England and the U.S. To start with, a kitchen will o

英语博客(A cup of English):017 Keep fit

Keep fit, even when it's cold. Beginners. Winter is just about here in Wenatchee. The air is cold; we have heavy frost most mornings. Thankfully, the days are still quite sunny, even though they are short. What do children do in the afternoons, after

英语博客(A cup of English):025 When you've gotta play

Beginners. Well, the snow is finally here. It came two days ago. From now on, it will be snow, snow, snow for about three months. My two little ones wanted to go sledding. I took them to a local park. There were a few people already there. All the ch

英语博客(A cup of English):092 Herbs in the kitchen.

Beginners. Welcome back to The Tour of Homes. We are still in the kitchen, but today, instead of going over vocabulary related to furniture and appliances, lets get on with some cooking. Now, what is cooking without herbs and spices? They make our fo

Vast water vapor beyond solar system found

BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A team of European researchers announced that they have found vast water vapor out of our solar system, according to a study in the U.S. journal Science Friday. Using Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency

英语博客(A cup of English):089 Splash Day.

Beginners. The heat is definitely up, here in the eastern side of the North West. Even in the schools, cool activities are organised to keep the kids comfortable. Because this week is the last of the school year, Splash Day is one of the fun days ava

英语博客(A cup of English):Hot tub heaven

Beginners. Cold fingers, cold toes, chilly shoulders, and a cold nose. When the weather gets chilly, sometimes you feel as if the inside of your body is as cold as your extremities. Some how, putting on lots of clothes isn't enough. You long to get i

美国习惯用语第853:pour water on

美国习惯用语第853:泼冷水(音频) pour water on 有时候觉得，当父母真不容易。最近，我们同意女儿重新粉刷自己的房间，谁知她要刷黑色。明知她会不高兴，我们还是决定要打消她的这个念头。