to hold water water off a duck's back it makes my mouth water 这一课里我们再要讲两个和水,也就是和 water 这个字有关的词汇。第一个是 to hold water。 To hold water 按字面

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Words and Their Stories: Water Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. The expression to

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(五)月

我们今天要学几个由hold这个词为主的习惯用语,hold常用来表示用手拿住或者抓住,今天要学的第一个习惯用语是:hold on to one's hat。 大家都知道hat是帽子,hold on to one's hat这个习惯用语出现在

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A two-year moratorium on the burning of forest lands in Indonesia, that was supposed to start at the beginning of the year, is still on hold. The ban is part of a one billion-dollar deal with Norway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放) that som

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Water对人的身体来说是非常重要的。在英语里,有一些和water有关的短语非常奇怪但又很形象。下面,就让我们就看看其中三个和water 有关的表达吧。 1. To hold water 站得住脚,说得通 按字面解释

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1. To hold water 站得住脚,说得通 按字面解释,To hold water当然可以说是不让水漏出来。但是,它还可以引申为指某人的论点、借口、理由站得住脚。美国人经常说:That excuse simply doesn't hold wate

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