[主英国英语]
n. 【牌戏】(把对手的牌)吃光;损人利己,(尤指对外政策、政策等)利用他人亏损而自肥;损人利己的勾当
adj. 损人利己的,利用他人亏损而自肥的[亦作 beggar-your-neighbour]

Lesson 11 Is He a Good Neighbour? Text A You and your family have been living in the same six-family apartment building for eight years. The landlord's family also lives there, and, generally speaking

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(187) / 评论(0) 分类 新概念英语青少版

The beggar asked passersby on the street for money. 那乞丐向街道上的路人要钱。 注意乞丐beggar这词是从beg乞求这动词过来的,但后面是ar不是er。另外passerby这个单词是指过路人,它的复数很特别,不是在

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 蒋健棠英语实用句子

Once upon a time there lived two neighbours. One was Kasim and the other was Fahin. Kasim had enormous wealth but Fahin had to fight for his daily bread. So Fahin was jealous of his neighbours wealth. Day by day the jealousy grew further more and fin

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 一千零一夜英文故事

Nigel is ournew next-door neighbour. He's apilot. He was inthe R.A.F. He will flyto New York next month. The monthafter next he'llfly toTokyo. At themoment, he's inMadrid. He flew toSpaina weekago. He'll returnto London theweek after next. He's onlyf

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 英语学习乐园

KIND sir, be so good as to notice a poor, hungry man. I have not tasted food for three days. I have not a five-kopeck piece for a nights lodging. I swear by God! For five years I was a village schoolmaster and lost my post through the intrigues of th

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One day, an old beggar went to the village. He knocked at the door of a rich man to beg for food. 一天,一个老乞丐来到一个熟悉的村子里。他敲上了一个富人家的门,想跟他讨点儿东西吃。 This was a big house and at

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文