Diamond

Diamond “I love this woman!”----There’s a better way to do it, says the ad: Give her a diamond, or a 1) bunch of them, and she’ll love you back. Which makes me ask, “Why a diamond?” Why no

2011年ESL之日常生活 19 Things Associated with Autumn

19 Things Associated with Autumn GLOSSARY changing of the seasons the period of the time when the weather changesbetween winter/spring, spring/summer, summer/fall, or fall/winter * Lauren enjoys the warm weather living in a tropical town, but she mis

国家地理:Blood Diamond: Africa 血钻

There's a disturbing side to the diamond trade--- the traffic of conflict diamonds, otherwise known as blood diamonds. This is Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the West African coast, a country still emerging from ten years of war. During tha

与美国小学生一起学英文第3册 第26期:六边形

Hexagon 六边形 A hexagon is a shape that has six edges and six vertices. 六边形是有六条边和六个顶点的图形。 In other words, a hexagon has six angles and six straight sides. 换句话说，六边形有六个角和六条直边。 Th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-11-27

This is AP News Minute. 1. Tensions are running high after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane that it said ignored repeated warnings after crossing into its airspace from Syria. Russian president Vladimir Putin is now warning against significant con

法律英语就该这么说 第40期:没有足够的原则

必背句型: A:In doubt,the milder course is to be followed. 遇有疑义时应遵循从宽原则。 B:There is not enough principle. 没有足够的原则。 There is not enough space. 没有足够的空间。 There is not enough room. 没有足够的

最In导购口语 第133期:特色工艺(6)

Conversation 5 A: Good morning, madam. What can I do for you? A：早上好，您买点什么？ B: Can you show me some traditional Chinese arts and crafts that can be gifts for my friends? B：您能给我介绍一下可以作为礼物送给朋友的

VOA常速英语2007年-Congo's Diamond Industry Let Back Into Kimberly

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 09 November 2007 The Republic of Congo has rejoined the Kimberly Process, a global watchdog group designed to stop the flow of conflict diamonds. Analysts say the move shows controls on the diamond trade in the country are imp

与美国小学生一起学英文第6册 第2期:鱼鳍

Fins 鱼鳍 Fish can swim well with their fins in water. 鱼因为有鳍能在水里畅游。 Also, fish cannot move without fins. 相反的，没有鱼鳍，鱼就不能游了。 Do you know that different fish have different shapes of fins? 你知道

分类词汇：各种形状

圆形 Round 方形Square 三角形 Triangular(Delta Type) 长方形(矩形) Rectangular 菱形(斜方形) Rhombus(Diamond) 椭圆形 Oval 圆锥形 Conical 圆柱形 Cylindrical 蛋形 Egg-Shaped 葫芦形 Pear-Shaped 五边形 Pentagon 六边形 He

英语听力：2012-02-08 从南极到北极 From Pole To Pole—10

The character of the forest changes as we descend, becoming ever darker and damper, favoring different kinds of animals and plants. Less than two percent of the sunlight reaches the floor. But even here there is extraordinary variety. In the Great Is

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Adobe

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Adobe By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, July 19, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. These days, stories about adobe are usually about Ado

2011旅行英语常见的伦敦方言

考虑到伦敦旅行？小心。那儿有很多的英语只是在伦敦才有并且你可能从未听到过。用以下最常见的伦敦方言为你的旅行作好准备！ Blimey!这是人们在表示惊讶时常用的表达方式。例如， Blim

雅思阅读词汇：火山爆发(一)

火山爆发 The Eruption of Volcano abundant adj. 丰富的，富余的 accretion n. 增长 accumulation n. 积聚，堆积物 active volcano 活火山 Alaska Volcano Observatory 阿拉斯加州火山观

<词海拾贝>Pear-Shaped：卷毛狮子狗

pear-shaped的本义是“梨形的、底宽顶窄的”，它通常可以引申为另一个意思：“全完了，都毁了”。 这种用法最早出现在20世纪60年代，由英语短语go pear

地道伦敦旅游英语

Blimey!这是人们在表示惊讶时常用的表达方式。例如， Blimey! The weathers terrible today! Keep your hair on.你的头发并不是要往哪个方向。 这个表达方式其实是表示保持平静，Keep your hair on. Its an easy pr

英语词汇分类：河流

source lake 河源湖 rivulet 小溪 creek, brook 小河 canyon, gorge 峡谷 waterfalls 瀑布 tributaries, streams 支流 rapids 急流 valley 流域 north fork 北叉 branches 分支 south fork 南叉

英语歌曲:送你一颗大钻戒 Chipmunk - Diamond Rings

送你一颗大钻戒 Chipmunk - Diamond Rings I ryhme ryhme, thats why I shine shine, and you can roll anyone of my shows, no lights in my bag no eye sight I gotta keep on ryhmin' man, so i keep on shinin man I aint gonna be a one hit wonder, I am f

实用口语：习语里的水果不代表都能吃

是吃货，更是水果控?见到鲜果美味就想统统把它们收到肚子里来~ 然而，英文里几款和水果相关的习语，并没有请你吃水果的意思，千万可别误会哦! 1. Go pear-shaped 有一种身材叫做梨形身材，很

十三种关于“搞砸了”的英文说法

不管是在学习,工作还是生活中,我们总会因为各种各样的原因搞砸一些事情,那么搞砸在英语口语中是如何表达的呢? 快来看看吧~ 1、screw up 弄糟， 搞砸 She had screwed up and had to do it all over again。