WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Apple-Pie Order By Broadcast: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It me

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【句子对照】 Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available. 为你学习提供资金的要求太苛刻了点,不过可以给你很多帮助。 【关键俚语】 a tall order 英:difficult thing to do 中:离谱的要求

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丹尼尔和汤姆中午放学后到餐馆吃午餐,两个小家伙要吃虾球,好像又碰上了好玩的事情,究竟是怎么回事呢? Listen Read Learn Daniel: Tom, we are in the restaurant now! Waiter: May I take your order? Daniel: I'd like to see the menu, please. Waiter: OK, her

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今天我们再来给大家讲解两个以short这个字为主的习惯用语。In short order. In short order就是立即,马上的意思。许多美国孩子都不喜欢打扫房间。这也是父母

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Todd: So, Lucinda, you have a very natural family, I mean they're really into nature and the environment. Lucinda: Yeah, pretty much. I think they call us tree-huggers or whatever they call them now these days. Todd: Oh, tree huggers! So, do you guys

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我们今天要学两个习惯用语有共同的关键词:house。大家知道house是房子。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是:put one's house in order。 Put one's house in order从字面来看是整理自己的住房,但是习惯用语

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