Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay'

Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay' Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore everyday expressions that we use in conversation. Americans often use the first saying we will talk about today. B

分类词汇：职业装

英： The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. For the ladies, the following dress items are common: Pant suit Knee-length skirt or fu

Heat Economy and Ways to Dodge the Heat

With the current heat wave gripping many parts of China, people in some of the worst-affected cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou are scrambling to try to find ways to 'beat the heat.' CRI's Liu Min has more. August 7th was the date marking the beginning

英语口语大赢家Topic85:酷暑The Heat

夏天的一个中午，阿美和好朋友古奇在街上闲逛，天气特别炎热，两个人不停地抱怨，她们都在抱怨些什么呢？来看看吧！ Listen Read Learn Gucci: May, we are fools to hang out at noon. It's dying hot today. My skin is too weak to be exposed under the summer sun

第35期: arm, clear, measure, length, cotton

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 arm [ B:m ] He received a call to arms

Lesson 20 - UP IN ARMS / AT ARM'S LENGTH

Up in arms At arm's length 在美国人讲话时，或从书刊报纸上，你经常可以听到或见到一些由手臂，就是英文里的arms这个字组成的成语或俗语。有些习惯用语从

每日一词【355】heat：高温，压力

今天我们要学的词是heat。 大家都知道heat是高温的意思，那么不难想象，引伸一下，heat也可以理解为压力。还有两个多星期，美国2008年总统大选的初选就要拉开帷幕了。 Democratic leading candid

单词超市第8期 to beat the heat

今天要学的词组是：to beat the heat。Heat是指高温；高温是不能打的，只能设法克服。美国各地热浪滚滚，《华盛顿邮报》说，一个母亲和她两岁的女儿...try to beat the heat...by opening a window on the

学个词Learn a Word 第355期 heat

今天我们要学的词是heat。 大家都知道heat是高温的意思，那么不难想象，引伸一下，heat也可以理解为压力。还有两个多星期，美国2008年总统大选的初选就要拉开帷幕了。Democratic leading candida

华尔街日报：长城到底有多长

The Great Wall has fascinated William Lindesay since he first saw it on a map. In 1987, the Liverpool native made his first trek along 2,470 kilometers of the landmark, and he has called China home ever since. 从第一次在地图上看到长城开始

每日一词【1018】heat up：越来越激烈

今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked

A4腰之后还有“i6腿”

Following the much hyped A4 Waist, viral trend in which Chinese woman posted photos of themselves to prove they were as skinny as an A4 sheet of paper the iPhone6 Legs have taken the Chinese internet by storm this week. 继大热的A4腰后，i6腿本周

The Dancing Bear

A bear who had for a long time earned his living by dancing，at length escaped from his master，and returned to his former companions in the woods．His brethren welcomed him with their most friendly growls．The traveller then related what he had

关于职业装的英语词汇

The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

职业装的英语词汇

The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

美剧口语让你酷劲十足

你是不是曾经对美剧主角们炫酷的口语赞叹不已？有没有想过自己有一天也可以像他们美国人一样说一口地道的英语？有理想就什么时候都不算晚，咱们今天就从这几个酷劲十足的句子开始吧

每日一词【1112】take some heat：受到批评

今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants, 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。华盛顿红人队教练沙纳汉因

英语笑话听力+文本：Height, Not Length是高度,不是长度

[00:39.12]height 高度 [00:43.33]length 长度 [00:47.42]mathematician 数学家 [00:52.35]be required to do something 被要求做某事 [00:58.34]measuring tape 卷尺 [01:04.45]A team of mathematicians were required [01:06.76]to measure the heigh

美国习惯用语:315 stand out; stand the heat

我们今天要讲的习惯用语有一个共同的词: stand。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: stand-out。这儿在stand和out之间有一个连词符号。 Stand-out当名词用。它和形容词outstanding意义相关连。不少人知道

哪些地方不要解析

介词是表示词语之间语义关系的词类。介词与其后的名词短语一一对号入座对词语的搭配关系更是至关重要。但是在有些情况下，有些介词是可以省略的，有些甚至必须省略。 1. 表示时间的短