Savannah: wow, it that your sports car? Owen: yes, do you like it? S: I love it! I used to always want to drive a green jaguar. Is it in good condition? O: it looks good on the outside, but the inside is a different story. It needs a lot of servicing

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语情景口语

Hone one's skills 是提高技能的意思,前段时间重温了电影《珍珠港》,里面也有用到这个俚语。 例句: Owning my own computer gives me the chance to hone my computer skills. 有了自己的电脑,我的电脑技能就会

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

Workshop facilities 车间设备 A: Weve got very good workshop facilities here We do all our own servicing and most repairs. We have separate areas for welding, grinding and sawing. A:我们这里有非常好的车间设备。我们自己进行所有的

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 职业技术英语口语

今天我们要学的词是plug away at。 To plug away at something, 坚持不懈地去做一件事。 He continues to plug away at the novel even though no one is willing to publish it, 虽然没人愿意出版这本小说,可他还是坚持不懈地

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们要学的词是pull the plug。 To pull the plug, 意思是停止,终止。The Washington Times pulled the plug on its sport section, 华盛顿时报决定停发体育版。The Washington Redskins pulled the plug on its head coach after

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

我们今天要讲的习惯用语里有一个共同的词plug。也许很多人都知道plug是塞子或者插头,反正是塞住洞孔的东西。但是plug这个词在俗语中还有个挺特别的意思。那就是推荐、捧场或者广告宣传

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语