In countries around the world, hundreds of thousands of poor people face daily hazards to earn meager livings by scavenging for recyclable goods. In Cambodia, hundreds of scavenger families find their lives changing - they will lose their homes and

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Idiom: Make a pitch ( make a proposal ) Hit the book: Veterinarian Drowning Scary Yell Labrador Retriever Kangaroo Sanctuary

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Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parkin

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 每天一点英文

By Jim Teeple Hebron, West Bank 28 November 2007 Palestinians in the West Bank who live near Israeli settlements have discovered a new way to make a living. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from the West Bank that some Palestinians now survive by picking thr

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

今天我们要学的词是pitch。Pitch可以是推销的意思,既可以作名词也可以作动词。At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia. 在达沃斯世

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天介绍的俚语是pitch in,pitch in是什么意思呢?最常见得意思是一起帮忙,做出贡献(to join in and help someone with something). 例句: If you could pitch in a little we'd be finished quicker. 如果你能帮忙一下,

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