今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:a balancing act。Balance的意思是平衡,act是行动。A balancing act从字面上来看就是平衡的动作,那就是体操运动员在平衡木上必须做到的,不保持平衡,他们就会摔

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时,星期二一大早,全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 Presidential candidates McCain and Obama ar

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们还要学几个美国总统大选中常用的习惯用语。我们曾经说过,英语词汇很多都来自体育运动。今天要学的第一个习惯用语就来自号称皇家运动的赛马: down to the wire。这里的wire指赛马跑

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时,星期二一大早,全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 Presidential candidates McCain and Obama ar

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Acro yoga, which is catching on in Canada is a dynamic style of yoga that combines acrobatics, balancing and so-called 'flying'. It not only helps practitioners get flexible and fit, but also helps to build their courage as there are many daring pose

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Beginners. You will probably get tired of me writing about how hot it is. Yes, yes, Wenatchee is always hot in the summer. However, this year, it has been exceptionally hot, like an oven. The past few weeks have each had several days of temperatures

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English