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These four friends are going on a camping trip. They need to bring the right supplies because theyre backpacking. The group needs to plan and plan well, so coordination is key. Theyre all computer users, so they start planning with an email. It start

美国习惯用语:774 come down on like a ton of bricks

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：come down on like a ton of bricks。Ton，是一吨两吨的吨； brick，是砖头的意思。A ton of bricks一吨重的砖头砸下来，想想都让人不寒而栗。Come down on like a ton of bricks，

【英语趣味课堂】谈论高中生活-Talking about Your High School

Mark: Hey, Todd, when you look back on your high school experience, do you, in general, do you see it as a positive or a negative experience? Todd: Oh, definitely positive. It was one of the best times of my life. Mark: Yeah. Todd:Oh, it was awesome.

原版英语对话1000个:557 High School

Mark: Hey, Todd, when you look back on your high school experience, do you, in general, do you see it as a positive or a negative experience? Todd: Oh, definitely positive. It was one of the best times of my life. Mark: Yeah. Todd: Oh, it was awesome

110.Until They're Free

Deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied.

英语歌曲:arctic monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks

arctic monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks old yellow bricks, love's a risk quite the little escapologist love's some myth when you wish for a thousand places better than this you are the fugitive, but you don't know what you're running from you can't kid us

英语听力：自然百科 大迁徙 Great Migrations—14

Many will drown in their frenzy to launch their eggs seaward. Most years, only a handful of their offspring survive. But sometimes, if wind and sea and luck are with them, a tidal wave of tiny crablings will return to these shores. There is no way to

【英语时差8,16】斑螽斯的诱惑之歌

The Siren Song of the Spotted Katydid A lonely male cicada scrambles through the top of a tree in eastern Australia. He chirps and then pauseslistening. Hes hunting for a mate. He chirps again and he hears itthe tell-tale click of a receptive female.

公众人物毕业演讲第194期:苏珊沃西基2014在约翰霍普金斯大学(7)

You can take your phone, take a video 你可以用手机拍段视频 share it on YouTube with a few clicks and share it with the world 轻松点击几下就能发到YouTube上 同世界分享 Take a picture, put a filter on it, share it with everyone

英语习语：喵星人和汪星人的爱恨情仇！

喵星人(cat)和汪星人(dog)这一对欢喜冤家，在习语中都有各自丰富的表达，快来看看我们熟悉的喵和汪都有哪些你不知道的故事! 1. let the cat out of the bag 露出马脚;泄露秘密 这就是我们常常说的露

关于获得成功 On Achieving Success

We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate（服从）. 我们不可能把每条路都走一遍。必须执着于一条道路才能获得成功

“无米之炊”怎么说？

无米之炊怎么说？ 汉语里有巧妇难为无米之炊之说，英语中也有类似的表达，不过得把米和炊换成砖和稻草。感觉怪异？不急，了解了它的渊源，也就不觉得奇怪了。短语making bricks without st

学个词Learn a Word 第1701-inappropriate

今天我们要学的词是 inappropriate。Inappropriate 不合适的，不恰当的。网络安全问题专家说，Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on Youtube. 小孩子上Youtube, 三次点击页面转换就

英语美文：记忆留痕

Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken living room. I had never actually seen one of those b

科学美国人60秒 SSS 人类回声器原理类似蝙蝠回声

Human Echolocators Use Tricks Similar to Bats Many bats use a system similar to sonar to navigate in the dark. They send out high frequency sound, sometimes as clicks, and get information about their surroundings by the timing and quality of the soun

英语小达人 337 A Burglar in Big Trouble

A Burglar in Big Trouble 有大麻烦的盗贼 A burglar has just made it into the house he's intending ransacking. He shines his flashlight around, looking for valuables. 一个贼刚闯入一所房子准备行窃。他打手电，四处找寻值钱的

关于获得成功

We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate（服从）. 我们不可能把每条路都走一遍。必须执着于一条道路才能获得成功

英文乡村歌曲：Tim McGraw - Back When

Don't you remember The fizz in a pepper Peanuts in a bottle At ten, two and four A fried bologna sandwich With mayo and tomato Sittin' round the table Don't happen much anymore We got too complicated It's all way over-rated I like the old and out-dat

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0130 - 何以笙箫默，唯有钟汉良

Topic1 The daily commute time in Beijing is the longest one nationwideWhere did my time go? If I'm not in my office, then I must be on my way to the office. These jokes reflect the busy life of Chinese people in metropolises. Long-time commute is som

美国习惯用语第847:on tap

美国习惯用语第847:可以随时使用的(音频) on tap 上个周末特别热，我不得不把夏天的短裤和凉鞋全都找出来穿上。天气预报说，这段时间会有一股暖气流北上，所以会一直晴朗炎热。这倒让我想