礼节美语 Business Etiquette 217: Attending a Black-Tie Event (1)

Jim在走廊上碰见同事Gary。 Jim: Gary, did you hear about my upcoming trip to New York? Gary: I think I did hear something about it. You and Henry are attending some kind of function, right? J: Yeah. It's an anniversary celebration for one of

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Kelly Clarkson 情歌单曲：Tie It Up

I was standin' with my friend when I saw you walkin' in And my heart started skippin' a beat I was tryin' to play it cool but I knew it was true That nobody would ever compete Well first comes love and then comes First date first kiss, we were checki

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 16 April 2006 A new film exposes an icon of 1950's pop culture in the United States: a pin-up model whose provocative photographs, though tame by today's standards, created

Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree

Tie a yellow ribbon *round the old oak tree I*m coming home; I*ve done my time. Now I*ve got to know what is and isn*t mine. If you received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me.

2007年VOA标准英语-Estonia Refuses Survey for Russian-German Pipel

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 20 September 2007 Estonia has refused permission for a geological survey in its territorial waters for a proposed gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. But VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky says the Russian-German project

美国国家公共电台 NPR CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Faces A Senate Showdown

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Trust to create strategic China-EU ties

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Tie

A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped. An Arab jumped down, opened a suitcase and said, Would you like to buy a tie?No,said the man, 'I need water, do you have water?' 'No,' said the Arab,' but I do h

流行美语 第132课 - to tie the knot / drop-dead gorgeous

Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous. LL: I can't believe Jim is goin

Schalke tie 2-2 with Arsenal in Champions League

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Bayern and Dortmund tie at German Bundesliga

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学个词Learn a Word 第1388期　black-tie event

今天我们要学的词是black-tie event。 A black-tie event, 意思是要求穿正规晚礼服的正式社交活动。随着圣诞节的临近，很多公司都即将举行年终圣诞庆祝活动。 Some of the company parties are black-tie even

听歌学英语:Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old

听歌学英语:Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree I'm coming home; I've done my time. Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine. If you received my letter telling you still want me, if you still want me.

Venezuela, Brazil tie in American Cup

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The national soccer teams of Brazil and Venezuela on Sunday tied in a match of the Group B at the American Cup being held in Argentina. Brazil had more goal opportunities during the match played at Ciudad de La Plata

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Study Finds Nairobi Dumpsite Endangers Child

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英美人天天都在说的4000句 187:tie the knot

[00:04]G：Brucy, you and the exquisite Julie Madison have been going out forever. [00:08]Are you going to tie the knot? [00:11]B：Uh, Marriage? Uh, uh, Marriage? Uh, uh.You want to give me a hand here? [00:17]J：Bruce and I are recklessly in love.

与tie有关的口语表达

说到单词tie，大家一定不陌生，世界杯小组赛阶段，好几场比赛都是以tie(平局)结束的。在我们的日常生活中，一般跟tie这个词有关的表达，都跟捆绑或者牵绊之类的意思有关。比如下面这些例