n. 老爷车

Mickey刚失业,跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃饭,Suzanne 劝他说,这未必不是件好事。她说, S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely used my brain at all! I just did the same thing over and over again. M: So what happe

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 礼节美语

Americans Find New Joy in an Old-Fashioned Game From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Mario Ritter. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, we hear how some people are learning to play the game of baseball the old way. And we report o

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(九)月

At this time of year when, everywhere we look, Americans are tempted by fattening holiday treats, many of us are resolving to lose weight in the New Year. So stepping on a scale is no fun unless you're the Columbus, Ohio, artist who has hopped onto t

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Here are two seemingly unrelated facts. One: from the late 1940s through 1963, we tested atomic bombs in the atmosphere. Two: wine lovers are sometimes duped into spending exorbitant amounts for fake vintage bottles that werent from the year they wer

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(三)月

This week is Dunedin Fashion Week. It is the 14th year that Dunedin has held their fashion week. The programme is exciting with breakfast shows, speakers and fashion shows. The breakfast shows include vintage clothes, jewellery and fashion photograph

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Stuart: Oh, hey, Lnard. Can I help you find something? 嘿 Leonard 用不用我帮你? -Leonard: Oh, he Stuart. This is Penny. She's just looking for some comic books. comic: 漫画 嘿 Stuart 这是Penny 她想买漫画 -Howard: Oh, really, wow. Bli

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 生活大爆炸第二季

Part 1 The History of Flea Market 跳蚤市场的起源 flea market, 字面翻译过来就是跳蚤市场,可是为什么经营旧货的街头 市场被称为跳蚤场呢?这个名字是怎么来的呢? 有关flea market的来源,有两种:一种是 flea market 最初来源于纽约的Fly Market,Fly Market是纽

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(224) / 评论(0) 分类 CRI实用英语课堂

数千年来,大气中碳12和碳14的比例是稳定不变的,然而,二十多年以来的原子弹试验,使得碳14的水平增加。生长中的葡萄吸收了空气中的二氧化碳,而通过测试葡萄中的碳含量,就可以大致

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(171) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

美联社,新闻一分钟,Russian,British,Israeli,1. Seven people trapped on a Russian mini-submarine for three days are rescued when a British remote-controlled vehicle cuts away undersea cable s that snarled the vessel. 2. Israeli Finance Minister

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(194) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

美联社,新闻一分钟,New Orleans,hurricane,victims,1. In flood-ravaged New Orleans the search broadens for bodies left behind by Hurricane Katrina while cleanup work intensifies. 2. Relatives of 9/11 victims rally at ground zero against a proposed mus

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(181) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

[Verse 1] Speak of the devil, my, oh my Walk in with that devilish smile That's one thing I haven't seen in a while (In a while) How have you been since I called you mine? You look so good in this light Got me reminiscin' 'bout our good times (Good o

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 节奏布鲁斯

South Dakota Retains Unique Vintage Charm If youre into time travel, time warps, time capsules, that sort of thing, you should take a trip to the high-plains state of South Dakota. Youll feel like youre back in the 1940s. That was long before high-sp

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

For generations, its been called Americas national pastime. Baseball has come to be seen as a defining part of the American culture, an enduring tie born from a diverse and sprawling young country. But the big business and athletic heroes that charac

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2010年

Step into the trendiest clothes stores in Britain or the US and you may be surprised by whats hanging from the rails. 走进英国或美国最尖端的潮流服饰店,你可能会讶异于店里摆放的物品。 Therell be coats with rips in the p

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Idiom: One man's trash is another man's treasure 对一个人来说可能是垃圾的东西对另一个人说可能是件宝贝 Hit the book: Stand by Hoax Hazard Frying pan Vintage Pump Aerial False alarm

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(204) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味青春英语

1. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the cap of the broken wellhead is now collecting more than 620,000 gallons of oil in a day, but even as the amount of oil captured increases daily, officials still can't say how much additional oil is still esca

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(179) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(六月)

自上世纪90年代以来,古董衫逐渐成为很多明星追捧的时尚热点。虽名为古董衫,但在时髦挂帅的今天,完全不等于老祖母的旧衣。古董衫的魅力,是古着的独特气质,但又能传达摩登意念,这

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Let me ask you a question: Have you got a car? I own a small car: it's a Nissan Micra. I bought her seven years ago from a local car dealer here in London. Although I have been the owner of a Toyota Corolla, a Nissan Sunny and a Honda Accord, this li

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

When a company gives a name to a product this is a trademark. It means that no other company can use the same name. Recently two companies have been in the news, trying to protect the name of their product. One is Fonterra, the biggest dairy company

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

It is evident that many Canadian baby boomers are indulging in vintage cars they could not afford when they were young。 显然许多在二战后生育高峰期(1945-1952)出生的加拿大人都对老爷车情有独钟,他们年轻时是买不起的

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(423) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语
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