指出某人(性格等方面的)弱点

Exercise 1-28: Sentence Stress with Set Phrases CD 1 Track 41 Repeat the following sentences. Noun Noun/Adj. Set Phrase 1. It's a finger. It's a nail. It's a finger nail. 2. It's a pan. It's a cake. It's a pan cake. 3. It's a tub. It's hot. It's a h

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What Is Your Achilles' Heel? 词汇典故:什么是你的致命弱点? Hello! And welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. The Greek poet Homer has given us many phrases. A famous one is Achilles

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我最近收到了一张贺年卡,上面写着祝我们全家节日快乐。奇怪的是,卡上没有落款。这个人的笔迹看着特别熟,可我就是想不起来是谁的。这种情况,用下面这个习惯用语形容再合适不过了

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Billy: OH! My mouth is on fire! Jennifer: I feel so good. That warm hot pot certainly hits the spot on winter nights. Billy: I need more water! Jennifer: Oooo...gross...you're sweating all over the place. Billy: It's your fault for mixing the two bro

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There was something wrong with his leg. It burned. But it burned in one spot only. He didnt know what was wrong. The spot was smaller than a dime. It was on the back of his leg. He picked up a hand mirror. He used the hand mirror to look at the back

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Teacher: Kevin, why are you late this time. Kevin: Please sir, I bruised two fingers knocking in a nail at home. Teacher: I don't see any bandages. Kevin: Oh, they weren't mine. I told my little sister to hold the nail. 老师:凯温,这次你怎么又迟到

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to stand on one's own two feet to throw oneself at someone's feet 在美国的成语和俗语中,有不少是围绕着

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It's not a dream and it's not your imagination. I'm lying in my bedroom restless at nights And feeling someone's lying next to my side I hear a heavy breathing - someone's next to me And watching me Sweet dreams now come to me Your flesh is weak [Cho

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The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010. Fishermen sit on boats at lake near Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak in South

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To twist someone's arm To charge someone an arm and a leg 今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语是由 arm,也就是手臂和leg,也就是腿这两个字组成的。我们要介绍的第一个词汇

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to be swept off one's feet Don't let the grass grow under one's feet 今天我们再来讲两个和 foot 或 feet 有关的俗语。我们曾经讲过: to stand on one's own two feet,这是独立自

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我们今天还要学几个以hold这个词为主的习惯用语。To hold常用来表示用手拿住或者抓住。今天要学的第一个习惯用语是: to hold your end up。 To hold your end up的意思是:做你份内的工作。也可以说

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英语的词汇量非常大。这是学英语的学生经常感到困难的一个方面。你知道吗,英语有将近五十万个单词,还没有任何一个人知道所有这些单词。然而,使得人们感到更加困难是英语里有许多

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A gigantic storm has captured scientists' interest for more than a century, but no one's been able to get a really close look at it until now. That's because the storm is on Jupiter. It's better known as Jupiter's Great Red S

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There was something wrong with his leg. It burned. But it burned in one spot only. He didn't know what was wrong. The spot was smaller than a dime. It was on the back of his leg. He picked up a hand mirror. He used the hand mirror to look at the back

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to turn one's back on someone to get on someone's back 予首先我们要讲的是:to turn one's back on someone。从字面上解释,这是把自己的背对着某人。可是,实际上这是指根

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By Efam Dovi Accra 04 December 2006 In Ghana, doing business in the local currency has become increasingly risky and time-consuming, amid spiraling inflation. As the cedi has lost value over the years, Ghanaians have been forced to carry more and mo

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1. catch someone's eye 引起某人的注意,吸引某人视线 = to be attractive to someone The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye. 教室后面的那个腼腆男人引起了我的注意。 2. to have a crush on someone 对异性有好感

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In my daughter's eyes I am a hero I am strong and wise and I know no fear But the truth is plain to see She was sent to rescue me I see who I wanna be In my daughter's eyes In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal Darkness turns to light and the world

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Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

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