Should People Be Promoted according to Ability?

Lesson 21 Should People Be Promoted according to Ability? Text Flattering the Boss Gets You Everywhere In the world of work, flattery will get you everywhere. Employees who flatter their bosses tend to receive better evaluations and move more easily

知性英语－The hands of monkey

Few animals other than monkeys have hand-like paws. The monkey, like man, has an opposable thumb-that is, it can place its thumb opposite its other fingers. By pressing its first finger against its th

VOA标准英语2012--Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy

Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy In a factory north of Los Angeles, glass bottles are filled, boxed and then shipped to more than 100 countries around the world. This is the home of OPI, a company that produces nail polish for women from th

交流表达-016.Ability

能力 Ability 询问能否 Asking about Ability Are you in any good? Are you in any good at ... ? Are you clever at ... ? Can you ? Are you capable of ... ? Are you able to ... ? Do you think you can .... ? Think you can ? Do you reckon you could ? Do yo

趣味青春英语 第93期:Nail biter

Idiom: Nail biter 恐怖的，吓人的东西 Hit the book: Mass Incredible Emotion Complex Universe Personality Coordination

第70期: idiosyncrasy, kindness, lamp, magazine, nail

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 idiosyncrasy [ 7idiE5siNkrEsi ] One of

英语小达人 163 A Nail or a Fly

A Nail or a Fly 钉子还是苍蝇 One day an old gentleman whose eyesight was failing came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail. So the moment he hung them on it, the bottle

英语博客-北美风情 205、This episode’s a nail-biter

Some movies and television shows can be very tense and dramatic, and weve got a handful of expressions to talk about them. This episodes all about the exciting things we see on screen or read in books that keep us wanting to know more and make us anx

VOA慢速英语2018--Dead as a Doornail

Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories. Today our question involves an expression from early English literature. It comes from Dimitrije in Serbia. H

English Riddles

Work hard on the following problems to see if you can answer them in new ways! 1. What is the difference between here and there? 2. What are the strongest days of the week? 3. Why did man put wheels on his rocking chair? 4. Why is the letter R like C

英语说唱:Frou Frou 《 Holding Out For A Hero 》

Frou Frou 《 Holding Out For A Hero 》 Frou Frou 这个词出自波德莱尔的一首诗，意指年轻佻丽的女性舞动中裙子发出的声音。当作曲家，作词家，音乐制作人Guy Sigsworth和歌星 Imogen Heap 组成Frou Frou这个英

美国习惯用语:342 nail down

在日常会话或者写作中恰到好处地使用习惯用语能让您的语言别有风味。我们今天要学的习惯用语都包括这个词: nail。它的意思是钉子。但是nail也可以作动词，意思是用钉子钉。例如，我们要

The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zo

英语摇滚:Keep Holding On

keep holding on 演唱者：Avril 情感盈溢的抒情曲Keep Holding On─这首歌曲是艾薇儿受邀为20世纪福斯公司的幻想/冒险片「龙骑士（Eragon）」所特别创作的─，都是最好的左证。 拥有一双对于强劲、有

Pen Hadow

BBC Learning English People and Places Pen Hadow William:Hello and welcome to People and Places. My names William Kremer. Coming up in the programme today, were going to practise listening and [strange noise] and well be finding out what that strang

学个词Learn a Word 第651期 Nailbiter

今天我们要学的词是nailbiter。 Nailbiter, 作为名词，一般是指紧张的比赛，或是充满悬念的影片。 The film was described as a suspenseful nailbiter by the critics, 影评人士说，这部影片充满了悬念。上星期天

Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy

While many U.S. businesses are suffering in the weak economy, one industry has been picking up speed. Women are now spending more money on their nails. They are getting more daring - straying from the basic shades of red and painting blues, greens an

愉悦口语:第360期 酒量好英文怎么说

讲解文本： hold one's liquor 酒量好 He is very proud of his ability in holding his liquor. 他为自己的酒量好而自豪。 Eating before drinking can help hold your liquor. 喝酒之前吃点东西，酒量会变好。 疯狂练习吧！

【英语听和读】哈多

William: Hello and welcome to People and Places. My names William Kremer. Coming up in the programme today, were going to practise listening and [strange noise] and well be finding out what that strange noise is. Now, imagine that you were trapped on

【精粹英语】第一册 001

001 1.It's a man. This is a man. 2.It's a woman.This is a woman. This is a boy. What is this? --This is a boy./This is a girl. What is this? --This is a girl./This is a motorcar. What is this? --It is a train./It's a train. What is NO.7?--NO.7 is a m