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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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.

VOA常速英语2008年-Low Turnout in Egypt Poll Amid Opposition Boyco

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 April 2008 Turnout has been very light in Egypt's local council elections as the main opposition group urged its followers to boycott the election when its candidates were disqualified. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDono

2007年VOA标准英语-Low Turnout and Fraud Mar Cameroon Elections

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 July 2007 Low turnout and reports of fraud marred municipal and legislative elections in Cameroon. Analysts say the strong reforms needed in Cameroon are unlikely to come from these elections, which they predict will continu

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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

BERLIN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- German side Schalke clawed back from a 2-0 deficit at home to share points with Arsenal owing to goals by Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Jefferson Farfan in group B of UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Schalke staged a dominant op

VOA标准英语2008年-Heavy Turnout Reported in New Hampshire Primary

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

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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.

VOA标准英语2008年-Massive Voter Turnout in Angola Legislative Ele

Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angolans

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

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.

TED演讲:一起修复我们的城市吧(1)

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U.S. voter turnout likely to fall short of previous two elections

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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