An Englishman is at home with his girlfriend. (E=Englishman; G=girlfriend) G: Have you gone mad? Why are you roaring your head off like a lion? E: Rrrrr...ah! G: Hey, have you gone off your rocket or

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(151) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄中级美国英语

Guayule- A Promising Crop From The Desert D:Holy guayule,Yale. Y:Holy what? D:Guayule.It's a desert-dwelling shrub from the Southwest. Y:What about guayule?I never even heard of it. D:Several things.One of the most important features of the guayule p

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Kenya Moves Full-Steam Ahead on Geothermal Production Kenya is expanding plans to become one of the worlds top geothermal power producers with the start of explorations at a site called Menengai. The government is also aiming to make geothermal Kenya

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在今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语里,一个关键的字就是:Steam. Steam就是蒸气。有的人说,詹姆斯.瓦特在1769年发明了蒸气机。这是现代化时代的开始。在工业化时代的初期,蒸气为火车,轮船和

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今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如,The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示,美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业

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The charts compare the source of electricity in Australia and France in the years 1980 and 2000. Between these years electricity production almost doubled, rising from 100 units to 170 in Australia, and from 90 to 180 units in France. In 1980 Austral

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