美国习惯用语:774 come down on like a ton of bricks

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：come down on like a ton of bricks。Ton，是一吨两吨的吨； brick，是砖头的意思。A ton of bricks一吨重的砖头砸下来，想想都让人不寒而栗。Come down on like a ton of bricks，

经济学人音频版 Unit21:United States-Lexington

经济学人音频版 Unit21:United States-Lexington

儿童英语读物 The Radio Mystery CHAPTER 1 “Let’s Go!”

Rain hammered the roof of the boxcar. Six-year-old Benny Alden looked out the window. Its been raining forever, he said with a sigh. Usually he liked playing in the boxcar with his brother and sisters. The four of them had found the boxcar in the woo

2006年VOA标准英语-Lington Gives Popular Song the Smooth Jazz Trea

By Doug Levine Washington 28 October 2006 Saxophonist Michael Lington became a fan of American jazz while growing up in his native Denmark. It was a passion so strong that he eventually settled down in the U.S. and launched a recording career. In a

广告大餐 Ariston:海底世界的秘密

欣赏独具创意的英语广告！边听边看边学，品味世界名牌的风范，从细微之处感受英美社会的文化。

Roddick into third round of ATP Washington Classic

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick eased into third round of the ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion, defeated Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4 in just 84 minutes. I accompli

SSS 2008-02-01

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Air pollution is bad for our health, but scientists say we don't know much about the long-term effects. So researchers in Canada and the Netherlands dec

经济学人48:机场安全 安检点的挑战

Business 商业 Airport security 机场安全 Checkpoint challenge 安检点的挑战 A former TSA boss wants to bring down the curtain on security theatre 前交通安全部长希望终止无用的安检措施 FLYING isn't fun any more, is a popular

摇滚:Find Myself—Eric Clapton

英文歌词： We took the long way home, you held my hand, The days so full of all the things we had planned. We walked beyond the green, beyond the day. We shared a dream that i let slip away. I had to find myself. I had to find myself. No use looking

英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - Swimmin in sunshine

I only slept for a couple of hours In the back of my buddy's truck I must be runnin' on solar power 'Cause I'm ready to crank back up And the boys are all bangin' on cheap guitars And the girls are all rockin' their bikini tops And that big ball's wa

Washington Co-op Capitalizes on Low Solar Costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. Greg Watson has promoted solar power around the world for years. I work in green [technology] for an international development bank, [and] Im always saying, Look, the costs are down, there are all these incentives, really it makes ec

2013年美国好声音 Roxanne - Josiah Hawley

George Michael: ROXANNE Roxanne, You don't have to put on the red light. Those days are over, You don't have to sell your body to the night. Roxanne, You don't have to wear that dress tonight. Walk the streets for money, You don't care if it's wrong

2013年美国好声音 Sunday Morning - Josiah Hawley

Sunday morning rain is falling Steal some covers share some skin Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable You twist to fit the mold that I am in But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do And I would gladly hit the road get up a

2013年美国好声音 Clocks - Josiah Hawley

Lights go out and I can't be saved Tides that I tried to swim against Put me down upon my knees Oh I beg, I beg and plead Singing come out of things unsaid Shoot an apple off my head And trouble that can't be named Tigers waiting to be tamed Singing

2013年美国好声音 Back To Black - Josiah Hawley

He left no time to regret 他离开时毫无遗憾 Kept his dick wet 接着又去寻欢作爱 With his same old safe bet 带着他一成不变的安全赌注 Me and my head high 我和我高抬的头 And my tears dry 泪已流干 Get on without my gu

2013年美国好声音 The Man Who Can't Be Moved - Josiah Hawley

going back to the corner, 回到那个街角 where i first saw you 我第一次见你的地方 gonna camp in my sleeping bag, 露宿在我的睡袋中 I'm not gonna move 我不会离开 got some words on cardboard 在卡纸上写些字 got your pictu

2013年美国好声音 Starlight - Josiah Hawley

I said oh my, OH,MY! what a marvellous tune 音符跳动的节奏是这般不可思议 It was the best night, 最美好的夜晚 never would forget how we moved 记忆中的感动，永存于脑海 The whole place was dressed to the nines, 每一个人

新西兰英语 434 Picton may lose ferry

The inter-island ferry between the North and the South Islands at the moment travels between Wellington and Picton. The ferry carries people, cars, trucks and trains (without the engine). It takes about three hours. The government is looking at chang

英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - Don't

Don't you hate hearing that clock on the wall chimming saying its time and Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long You know it wouldn't be a crime if we crawled back into bed got as close as we could get Tried to figure out

英文乡村歌曲：Billy Currington - Everything

The way you stumble in the kitchen Looking for that first cup of joe How you put on your mascara Starin' in the mirror on your tippy-toes And if you wonder why I love you baby I can boil it down to just one thing Chorus Yeah everything Every little t