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dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍, 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币,而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄,原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。 Nickel-and-dime既可以

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

Rare Minerals May Be in North Korea 稀有矿物质可能在朝鲜发现 Hello and welcome back. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are going to talk about something that is worth a lot of money, and it is buried in the ground. Were not exactly go

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Bipartisan legislation on so called conflict minerals was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill is designed to create transparency and allow consumers to make informed choices when they purchase electronic devices like cel

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

一个客户在电话线上和我就一笔生意讨价还价,硬要在我的报价上要砍掉一角钱,当时我和他据理力争,他说:I'm not trying to nickel and dime you. 我当时就冲口回答:I don't need your nickel and dime.(我

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

我们上一次讲了由penny 也就是分币组成的几个习惯用语。美国人用的硬币除了penny还有好几种。例如,价值比penny高一点儿的有五分和一毛的硬币。它们是: nickel and dime。不论Nickel还是dime都是零

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Nickel or Dime? 5分钱还是10分钱? Little Johnny used to hang out at the local corner store. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the older boys would constantly tease him. 小约翰尼过去常在街角的商店附近闲逛。店

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小达人
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