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A: I'll talk to you later. B: What's the rush? A: I have to get off the phone now. B: I'm not ready to get off the phone with you. A: There are other things I need to take care of. B: What is it that you need to do? A: Please don't be nosey. B: I'm n

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(167) / 评论(0) 分类 英语闲谈

Topics: Famous Americans: Evel Knievel; Colonial Williamsburg; to devote versus to dedicate; the title Dr.; between now and then Words: daredevil stunt to pop a wheelie odd jobs to clear to go south exhibit authentic era living history firearm street

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Ask an American: Father Damien and leprosy; bring versus take; And you?; trustworthy versus honest Words: beacon to despair faith to exile to shun legacy affection on (ones) behalf bottom line to bring to take trustworthy honest

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Skin off one's nose Joe很热心公益,每周固定有一天去做义工。在他的影响下,我也参加了几次。有一次跟他提起如果能到附近的剧院做义工的话,也许会比较

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 Modern English 洋话连篇

当你让全场观众起立牵手会发生甚么事?混乱,没错!至少当简?麦戈尼格尔(Jane McGonigal)试着教TED听众玩她最喜欢的游戏时是这样的。接下来,当多人混战时,你猜想还会怎样呢?

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(176) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:会心一笑

I've seen her face before, I've seen those eyes from long ago, They're reaching inside my soul I wish she could see my heart beating for her. What if I were to let you know, Would it be too much? But I can't wait to find if I'm invisible. (I'm)Asking

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 节奏布鲁斯

Today's topics: Lunar New Year, British English, Quincenera, Schools in the US, Well, Good, and Bad, Effect versus Affect, Maybe versus Perhaps. Words: Sweet 16 Latino Dropout Grade School Tuition Kindergarten Diploma Tracking Electives

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Today's topics: Three Strikes, Groundhog Day, Lost and CSI, Regards and Cheers, Amazing versus Awesome, On the heels of... Words: Take away Woodchuck Shadow Marooned Plane crash Victim Fingerprint Toast

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

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发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 Modern English 洋话连篇

1. Don't get me wrong[误解].不要误会我。 2. I'm under a lot of pressure.我压力很大。 3. You're the boss.听你的。 4. It doesn't make any sense!毫无意义! 5. If I were in your sho

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 Modern English 洋话连篇

Today's topics: Stealing art, Religions in the US, Walk the Line, I've had versus I had had, Jump across the pond, She's a complete knockout! Words: Archeological dig Artifact Curator To be on trail Getty Museum (Los Angeles) Metropolitan Museum of A

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: St. Patrick's Day, British versus American English, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Going to vs. will, Pod Words: patron AD missionary convert Harvest Festival public school coach = bus Tube, The Underground = subway lorry = truc

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Easter bunny, Income Tax Day, immigration protests in the US, actually, zero vs. nil, to be on your last legs, third straight time, despite versus in spite of. Words: Lent rabbit mall secular to deduct 1040 to prepare tax returns Benjamin Fra

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: American houses, what Americans think they need, using the before a countrys name, either vs. neither Words: natural disaster tornado brick cement foundation frame basement to crawl to come out to be unable to live without microwave oven just

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: State and county fairs, Stan Lee and Spider- Man, Miss versus Mrs. versu Ms., to be in bloom, in order to Words: fair to display agriculture livestock blue ribbon rides Ferris whee l county to be held fairgrounds tractors comic book publishin

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

56 自然原因导致夏季食物中毒比率偏高 DATE=6-12-01 TITLE=AGRICULTURE REPORT - Food Poisoning in Summer BYLINE=George Grow (Start at 59

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 科技之光

Berlusconi says to stay in politics after tax fraud verdict MILAN, Italy, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday that he felt obliged to remain in politics after being unjustly convicted of tax fraud. Ber

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(171) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Topics: Ask an American: Working as an actor in Los Angeles,
 nevertheless versus despite versus even though, to screw up
 Words: to be driven
 craft
 rejection
 to get crushed headshot
 casting
 submissions
 studio eye contact to pre

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Naming Rights; Famous Americans: Cesar Chavez; Why Americans have middle names; future perfect tense; American versus U.S. as an adjective Words: naming rights donation connotations deal civil rights leaders migrant farm worker charismatic to

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: On the Waterfront; Famous Songs: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; bet versus wager versus gamble; U.S. versus U.S.A.; cant help (doing something) Words: waterfront mob union deed whistleblower to give away the ending uplifting slave to do (something

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