Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve' In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end h

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(一月)

P: Hey Yang Chen why are you playing Hail to the chief? I thought we were a sports show - are we going political? Y: Not really. You see, Patrick, the presidential election is in its final stretch - the home stretch - the final lap - just like in长跑

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 体育美语

beam, [bi:m] n 大梁(建筑中用作支撑的木材、金属或石头);光柱;臀围;平衡木 【船】横梁; 船幅; 船舷 (秤)杆; (犁)柄; (锄)把; 卷轴; 横杆; 杠杆 (鹿角的)主干 (灯光、日光、月光等的)束, 道,

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 不择手段背单词

to throw a curve to throw for a loop 美国人在打棒球时经常喜欢发曲线球,使球的方向会发生突变,这样给对方造成错觉,不能回击那个球。这和其他球类运动,

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Bob Beamon established himself as the favourite in the 1968 long jump by winning 22 of 23 meets in the pre-Olympic season. He almost met with disaster in the qualifying round. After fouling his first two attempts, he had only one try left. His teamma

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

Right on the beam To fly by the seat of his pants 美国英语当中有许多成语和俗语都和过去的历史有关系。例如,美国开拓西部的过程给美国语言增添了不少色彩。可

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语