Do you want to be a traffic cop in Thailand? Are you a good dancer? If you aren't, you won't stand a chance. Traffic cops in Thailand dance as they direct traffic. These cops are good entertainers. Th

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(187) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄中级美国英语

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we continue our conversation with James Geary about his new book, Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. An aphorism is a philosophical saying whose author is known. Two ye

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

李华和Larry在学生中心的咖啡馆里休息。今天李华会学到两个常用语:cop out和to get worked up. LL: Hey Li Hua. Some friends and I are planning to go camping and hiking next mo

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

大家都知道我们国家公安机关对待犯人的政策是“坦白从宽、抗拒从严”。你知道“坦白从宽”在英语中怎么说吗?没错,就是cop a plea。 Cop做名词时的意

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we continue our conversation with James Geary about his new book, Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists.An aphorism is a philosophical saying whose author is known. Two yea

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

It was midnight. No other cars were on the two-lane road. She saw headlights far behind her. They got closer. Suddenly, she saw red lights. She heard a siren. She couldn't believe it. She hadn't been speeding. She hadn't been weaving. Why was a polic

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)