PEOPLE IN AMERICA - November 10, 2002: Patsy Cline By Paul Thompson Anncr: Today I tell about a young woman who died more than thirty years ago. Her name was Virginia Patterson Hensley. No one but her

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Words and Their Stories: Hold On 词汇典故:和Hold相关的词汇 Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using the word hold. 现在是美国之音慢速英语

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Hold Up or Held Up? Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using the word hold. Cant hold a candle to is a popular expression. It is from the time before electr

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If you ask young prisoners what got them behind bars, many will point to negative role models and peer pressure. To raise awareness among teens and help them steer clear of bad choices, the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown (MCI-H) runs

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今天我们要讲的习惯用语都有这样的意思: 直言无讳,也就是把事实一五一十地都说出来,甚至不顾真情伤人。 我们先要学的两个习惯用语都来自拳击赛。第一个是: straight from the shoulder。

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1. Don't pull any punches. Tell it straight. (别有顾虑,直说吧!) 2. Don't beat around the bush. (别拐弯抹角了!) 3. We may as well put all cards on the table. (我们不妨打开天窗说亮话。) 4. Let me lay it on the line to you

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