The penny is costing the government a pretty penny these days. In fact, the US government lost over 50 million dollars last year in penny production. The culprit is the cost of the metal in the penny. However, contrary to common belief, the penny is

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英文阅读

rain check It never rains but it pours 今天我们要讲的两个俗语是和下雨有关系的。下雨是不可捉摸的,有时你不要它下,它却突然下个不停,可是,到了十分需要

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

我们今天要讲的几个习惯用语都包括rain这个词。大家知道rain是下雨的意思。雨水是地上万物赖以生存的东西;生命少不了它。但雨水并不老是受人欢迎的,有时天公不作美,在不该下雨的时候

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Ozone layer(臭氧层) 'is no longer disappearing and will return to full strength by 2048', says UN report. The ozone layer is no longer disappearing and could be back to full strength by the middle of this century, UN scientists have confirmed(

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

check in 1. register in a hotel;report one's arrival 在旅馆登记住宿;报到;签到 如: Have you checked in at the hotel yet? 你在旅馆登记住宿了吗? The friends we had invited did not check in until Saturday. 我们邀请的

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Guest: Id like to check out. 旅客:我想办理退房。 Receptionist: Have you settled the bill? 接待员:您结账了吗? Guest: No. Id like to do that now. 旅客:还没有,我想现在结账。 Receptionist: OK, 400 Yuan please. 接待员

发表于:2019-02-27 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 天天练口语