权力结构;统治集团
词型变化:名词复数形式 : power-structures

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. On March 18th, we told you that smoking doesnt make people happy. Well, we hear you ask, what will make me happy? What? What? Ok. First relax, then take ou

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(三)月

【句子对照】 He doesn't care about you -- all he wants is to make a quick buck. 他跟本就不关心你,而他所关心的是马上挣钱。 【关键俚语】 quick buck 英:Fast and easy profit; money made in a short period of time. 中:马上得到的利润或金钱

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pass the buck的意思是“把责任推给另一个人”。它的起源和poker game(纸牌游戏)有关。这里有什么故事?让我们来看个究竟吧。 据说,在19世纪的纸牌戏中

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By Katherine Cole Washington 06 August 2007 It's been said that the mark of a great artist is the apparent ease with which they perform their craft. In country music, few have ever made it look easier than the Buck Owens and his band, The Buckaroos.

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我们上次讲了几个来自扑克牌桌的习惯用语。今天我们还要讲几个。第一个是:pass the buck。 Buck原意是雄鹿,但是这里指刀柄是鹿角做成的猎刀。 在早年美国西部这种猎刀几乎人手一把。牌桌

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今天我们要学的词是boost。 Boost, 是推动的意思。增加信心可以说, a boost for ones' confidence. 提高士气可以说, a boost to morale. 美国联邦储备委员会星期二决定将短期利率下调半个百分点,推动了金

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