WORDS AND THEIR STORIES(17) - Dime

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Dime By Jerry Watson Broadcast: Sunday, August 22, 2004 Revised by Xiao Jinyin( jinyinx@***.com ) In the 1930s, a song

英语口语1+1:A dime a dozen

listentothis 初级英语听力lesson 2

Joanna: Where did you go yesterday? Frank: I went to Croydon. Joanna: Did you go shopping? Frank: No, I went for an interview. Joanna: Oh, did you get a job? Frank: Yes, I got a job as a Management Tr

美国俚语:nickel-and-dime 零打碎敲地长期消耗

dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍， 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币，而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄，原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。 Nickel-and-dime既可以

英文流行歌曲：Cake - Dime

In the brown shag carpet of a cheap motel In the dark and dusty corner by the TV shelf Is a small reminder of a simpler time When a crumpled up pair of trousers cost a brand new dime Well you ask me how I made it through and how my mint condition cou

英文短篇故事（纽约）88 Search for a Legal-Size Envelope

Burt's dad had lost his marriage certificate. He had lost it 40 years ago. But he had never needed it. Now he needed it. He called Burt. Can you pick up a copy of my marriage certificate? I already called the city clerk in New York City. You only nee

英文短篇故事（纽约）45 What Size Do You Wear?

He asked his wife what size pants she wore. I don't know, Annie said. I bought all my pants in China. Sizes are different in America. They went downtown to Century 21. They took the escalator to the third floor. She asked a worker where women's dress

地道英语在线听-Size Zero 零号

How thin is too thin? Yang Li: 大家好，欢迎收听BBC 的地道英语， 我是Yang Li。 Diarmuid: And Im Diarmuid. In Real English we look at words and expressions you might not find in your dictionary. Todays expression is size zero. Yang Li: 这个表达是用来

What size?

A man walked into a dress shop and told the clerk he wanted to buy a surprise formal evening gown (礼服, 睡袍)for his wife. What size? asked the clerk. The man shrugged blankly. Trying to help, the clerk inquired, Well then, what are your wife's

学个词Learn a Word 第874期 size up

今天我们要学的词是size up。 To size up, 对某个人或某件事进行估计、评定。She is sizing up her romantic rival, 她仔细揣摩情敌的实力。The candidate sized up the situation and decided to withdraw, 这位候选人对选战

光棍节必会英语词组：size up

光棍节这天，单身的男女见面第一个动作，必定是相互打量对方，是否合乎心意呢？结果就不得而知了。如果对方正好是你那个Mr. right，就要用到下面这个英语短语了，一起来看看吧。 size u

美国俚语:Nickel and Dime Someone什么意思?

一个客户在电话线上和我就一笔生意讨价还价，硬要在我的报价上要砍掉一角钱，当时我和他据理力争，他说：I'm not trying to nickel and dime you. 我当时就冲口回答：I don't need your nickel and dime.（我

美国习惯用语:550 turn on a dime

我们上次学的几个习惯用语都含有表示五分硬币的词nickel。今天要学的习惯用语里的关键词汇是币值仅高于nickel的dime。然而出乎意料的是dime比 nickel和一分硬币penny都要小。它是美国钱币中最小

美国习惯用语:302 nickel and dime; on a dime

我们上一次讲了由penny 也就是分币组成的几个习惯用语。美国人用的硬币除了penny还有好几种。例如，价值比penny高一点儿的有五分和一毛的硬币。它们是: nickel and dime。不论Nickel还是dime都是零

美国习惯用语:549 nickle and dime

上一次我们学了几个由penny这个词组成的习惯用语。 Penny是美国货币中价值最低的，而今天要学的习惯用语都包括nickel这个词，nickel的价值仅高于penny，是值五美分的硬币。Nickel通常指一种银白

英语俚语天天说 第47期:只涉小钱的,微不足道的 Nickel-and-dime

介绍: NICKLE N I C K LE 镍 是美元中五分钱的硬币 Dime D I M E是美元中十分钱的铸币 dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍， 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币，而且dime跟 nickel相比是既

每日一词【874】size up：估计、评定

今天我们要学的词是size up。 To size up, 对某个人或某件事进行估计、评定。She is sizing up her romantic rival, 她仔细揣摩情敌的实力。The candidate sized up the situation and decided to withdraw, 这位候选人对选战

英语歌曲:Ocean Size Love

Ocean Size Love Leigh Nash I know what I'm doing may be dumb I know I should not be staring at the sun But the thought of it leads me to temptation It's the same whatever side you're on Separated we are delicate and small And the space, between us, l

英语小达人 284 Nickel or Dime?

Nickel or Dime? 5分钱还是10分钱？ Little Johnny used to hang out at the local corner store. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the older boys would constantly tease him. 小约翰尼过去常在街角的商店附近闲逛。店

英语流行歌曲：Cake - Dime

Cake - Dime In the brown shag carpet of a cheap motel In the dark and dusty corner by the TV shelf Is a small reminder of a simpler time When a crumpled up pair of trousers cost a brand new dime Well you ask me how I made it through and how my mint c