100个儿童英语小故事: The Swans' Nest 天鹅的巢

061 The Swans' Nest A long long time ago, there were swans. The swans flew to the plains. They were called 'Lombard'. Another group of swans flew to Byzantium, and they flocked to the Emperor's crown to protect it. The swans were just like a shield t

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语提高版下册A Lesson 28 Nest

Lesson 28 Nest 1.We're left in the empty nest syndrome. 2.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 3.Don't stir up a hornet's nest. 4.Never feather your own nest with dirty money. 5.Don't foul your nest by that. 6.They built a nest egg for my educat

Alligators Success Story

51 美国鳄鱼的成功生存报道 DATE=5-30-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS #1954 - Alligators Success Story BYLINE=Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with

18. Nest and Hair

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

Nest and Hair

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. What kind of bird? my sister asked. I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest, replied the child. Then, can yo

美国习惯用语:308 feather your own nest; empty nest

我们上次讲了两个由nest组成的习惯用语， foul your own nest有破坏自己的名誉，家丑外扬等意思， stir up a hornet's nest意思是树敌招怨，自找麻烦。今天我们还要讲两个以 nest 为关键词的习惯用语。

英语博客：A feather nest.

It's time that I bought a new camera. I need a digital that has a decent zoom. I realized that the other day when I was outside, trying to get a good shot of two birds who were nesting. I had been busy throwing the ball to our dogs, when I saw a flas

美国习惯用语:307 foul your own nest

今天我们要讲的习惯词语有这样一个关键词，nest。Nest这个词有许多不同的解释， 最常用的意思是鸟窝，但是虫子、鱼儿、乌龟、兔子之类的动物下蛋、哺育儿女或者 歇息安身、遮风避雨的地

Google收购Nest 打造家庭数据中心

Google收购Nest 打造家庭数据中心 The deal means Google could be in parts of your home that it's never been to before, and the firm will have access to data from every nook and cranny.Now allow me to show you around the house that Google buil

英语听力文摘 English Digest 381、毛虫自卫战

Tapping Caterpillar s By Don Glass Y: I could have sworn that I heard a strange tapping sound in my house last night. It was faint but chilling . I think there must be a ghost in my house. D: Do you happen to keep caterpillar s , perhaps the hook-tip

英语听力文摘 English Digest 92、蚂蚁不怕水

Ant species that burrow have different flood survival strategies. I mean nest design alone can go a long way. Some species make sure to build their nests in sandy or well-drained soil that absorbs moisture and dries quickly. And others build mounds w

环球英语 — 229：Bird’s Nest Soup

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for Spotlight. Im David Bast. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The little bird fl

美语听力 English Cafe 175

Topics: Appalachia; family arrangements in the U.S.; pain, ache, and sore; diehard; fruitcake Words: folk music coal mine isolated poverty hillbilly family arrangement nuclear family extended family generation empty-nester DINK label pain ache sore d

英语听力文摘 English Digest 334、千差万别的鸟蛋

How Eggs Get Their Color 鸟蛋颜色的形成 Depending on the species, bird eggs can be any color rang ing from chickens plain white to a robins blue, streaked , spotted, bright, pale, and anything in between. We take a look at some of the reasons

英语听力文摘 English Digest 344、另类“女尊社会”

Males Rule in Costa Rican Wasp Species 哥斯达黎加父系制度的黄蜂 In most species of social insects, such as wasp s , bees, and ants, the females rule. The females are the workers. They are the ones to go out and get the food, and they are

英语听力文摘 English Digest 406、动物真的会数数？

Can Animals Count? 动物会数数？ Can animals count? People count easily, from the time we are little kids and learn our one-two-threes. But what about other species? Careful observations in the wild support the idea that some can. The American c

英语听力文摘 English Digest 157、蚂蚁该如何躲雨？

D: Oh, no, Yeal, it is starting to rain, and I left my ant farm outside.Now my ants would drown and die. Y: Come on, Don. I am guessing plenty of ants drown everytime it rains, which makes me wonder how do ground-nesting ants cope with rain? D: Actua

英语听力文摘 English Digest 183、美丽的爱巢

Nice Nest 雄孔雀开屏是为了向人类炫耀她无与伦比的美丽尾巴？呵呵，似乎我们有点自作多情了，雄孔雀可没有兴趣理睬人类，他不过是在向自己的意中人表达爱意。现在研究人员发现，雄性刺

Mares nest: 子虚乌有

Mare's nest: 子虚乌有 先来个汉语词汇小测试！请问：哪些成语能表达虚幻、不真实的事物？海市蜃楼？镜花水月？或者子虚乌有也能勉强入列您或许会问，这么晦涩的词会有相应的英文表达吗？

美国国家公共电台 NPR Before Black Lung, The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster Killed Hundreds

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Black lung, an epidemic of the coal miners' disease, is killing thousands of miners across Appalachia. NPR and the PBS program Frontline have been working together over the past year and uncovered that the U.S. government r