What Is a 'Bomb Cyclone?'

This is Whats Trending Today When it comes to weather, it is hard to sound more frightening than to call a storm a bomb cyclone. 谈到天气，很难听到什么比炸弹旋风更可怕的了。 But that is how weather experts are describing a huge

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ESL露西的一天 第29期:吃早饭讲解(4)

A burner, burner, is where the fire or the heat comes on a stove. 火和热都是经过燃烧器（burner）从炉子里出来的。 The stove, or stovetop, is the part of the machine in your kitchen where you can cook food. 炉子，或者说灶台，

【英语趣味课堂】军医-The Medic

Todd: So Meg, you are talking about being in the military, and you said you were a medic. Can you explain what that is? Meg: Yeah. So a medic, which now I believe is called health care specialist, is I always say it's kind of similar to being like a

英语博客-北美风情 241 Let’s put it on the shelf for now

Sometimes we dont want to discuss something right now. We want to discuss it later instead, because it is not immediately important. In this case, we can put something on the shelf and talk about it again in the future. This weeks episode is about pu

越狱第一季:第三十六期

到目前为止Michael打通了到达医务室的地下管道。但是逃跑计划是所有越狱的人将首先在储藏室会合，然后临时挖出一条连接通往医务室管道的斜井。一旦进入医务室就可以逃出监狱。但是为了创造会合的条件，必须让监狱方面认为有修缮储藏室的必要，从而Michael和同伙可以被

原版英语小短文 19. He Forgot Again

Michael put a frozen burrito into the microwave. He sat down and read the newspaper. He read the sports section. He got up. He went to the microwave. He took out the burrito. It wasn't hot. It wasn't warm. It was still frozen. He had forgotten to tur

VOA慢速英语2014 Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States

Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A weather system known as a polar vortex brought dangerously cold weather to large parts of the United States this week. A polar vortex is a cold, thick low pr

Bladeless Wind Generator Safe for Birds

Bladeless Wind Generator Safe for Birds Wind turbines are tall structures with large blades used to produce electricity. They are useful sources of low-cost, renewable energy. But they can also be deadly to birds and bats. The turbines large blades t

流行美語 第240課

Larry和李华刚刚在餐馆吃完饭。李华今天要学两个常用语doggie bag和back burner。 LL: This is waaaay too much food for me to finish. I guess I'd better ask for a doggie bag. LH: 怎么啦，你不会是想吐吧。 LL: Huh? No! I

趣味青春英语电台 第187期:Over the hill

Idiom: Over the hill ( not as good as before ) Hit the book: Hot pot Simmering Broth Shrimp Oyster Squid Mouth numbing For me, cold and windy weather means one thing: It's hot pot season. The concept of hot pot is simple. You set a pot of simmering b

本周迎来有史以来最强冷空气

China's national observatory renewed its orange alert for cold wave- the second highest level - on Sunday evening. Sun jun, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center, says the strong cold front is linked with the activity of the polar vo

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller

The Charcoal-Burner and the FullerA CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping exp

Lesson 98 - PUT ON THE BACK BURNER / DRAG ONE'S FEET

to put on the back burner to drag one's feet 我们经常说做事要看轻重缓急，有的时候不得不把正在做的事或计划要做的事先搁置一边。美国人把这叫做：to put on t

<词海拾贝>Barnburner：竞争激烈、令人兴奋的赛事

美国总统大选终于尘埃落定，在这场激烈的角逐中，布什连任，克里落败，媒体报道铺天盖地－－这真是一场barnburner。 Barnburner表示“竞争激烈、令人兴奋

中国的寒冷天气会持续到下周

The mascot, Kangkang, debuted on Thursday. It's based on a colored ink prototype painted by well-known Chinese artist Han Meilin. The 80-year-old is the man behind the famous fuwa, the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. For the Spring Fes

立冬啦 关于冬天不可不知的3个单词

A polar vortex, also known as a circumpolar vortex, is a wind current that circulates above the North and South Poles. The currents sit like spinning hats above the Poles. 极地涡旋，又叫环极涡旋，是环绕在南极和北极上空的一股气

CCTV9英语新闻：我们记录的最低气温

Now let's get some of the science behind the cold. What is driving these temperatures and how long is it expected to last. We bring in meteorologist Alex Wilson of US' Weather Channel. As even talking about this unusual cold, something you've been he

VOA慢速英语2019--什么是极涡？

What Is the Polar Vortex? Record cold weather in the United States is forcing schools and businesses to close. The polar vortex, as it is called, has also canceled flights and suspended mail delivery. The temperature in Fargo, North Dakota, dropped t

面试中“逃跑”的六个理由

When a prospective employer makes unreasonable demands on you before things start to get serious, it's a strong signal to hit the road. 当一位未来雇主在工作还没正式之前就提出了无理要求，那么明显说明你需要跑路了。