365个英语简短小故事-346. The Refund (1)

Delbert figured the bill would be a little over $15. He had bought seven Hersheys Special Dark 5-ounce chocolate bars. They were on sale, reduced from $1.49 to $1 each. He had studied the various deals on toilet paper. You need a calculator to figure

365个英语简短小故事-347. The Refund (2)

The checker called the bag girl over, who went back to aisle 4 to do a price check. She returned shortly; $5.32 was indeed the correct price. The checker gave Delbert 64 cents to cover the overcharge and the tax. He told her that he thought he was su

【突破英文词汇】und -- wave, flow 波浪；流

1. abound /ə'baʊnd/ -- (literally, rise in waves or overflow) 1. (with in or with) be will supplied; teem 2. be plentiful; be present in great quantity Our nation abounds in opportunities for well-educated young men and women. 我们国家有很多机

学英语 38 Refund

Refund 退钱 The air-conditioner broke down right after I bought it. 那台冷气，在我买了之后马上故障。 Mum suggested that I should get a refund on the air-conditioner right away. 我妈妈建议我，把这台冷气拿去退钱。 I w

英语情景对话：Fundraising for Campaigns(1)

A: Were asking for donations today. B: What are you collecting donations for? A: Were trying to raise money for the campaigns. B: How much are you planning on raising? A: As much as possible. B: What kind of fundraisers are you doing? A: We are going

英语情景对话：Fundraising for Campaigns(3)

A: Would you like to make a donation? B: Donations for what? A: Its for the campaigns. B: How much money are you trying to raise? A: It doesnt matter how much. B: What are you doing to raise money? A: We go door to door asking for donations. B: You s

Handy hints for redundancy

BBC Learning English Weekender Handy hints for redundancy Jackie: Hello, you're listening to Weekender, with me, Jackie Dalton. This week, we're talking about what happens when you're made redundant. To be 'made redundant' means to lose your job bec

美国国家公共电台 NPR Las Vegas Welcomes The Spread Of Sports Gambling

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For years, Nevada has had a near monopoly on legal sports betting in the U.S. So you might think that Las Vegas might not be so keen on the Supreme Court's decision to allow all states to legalize sports gambling. But as NPR's Le

美国国家公共电台 NPR Washington, D.C., Residents House Students Coming In For Gun Control March

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The student-led anti-gun violence rally March For Our Lives takes place in Washington this weekend. Since D.C. hotels are expensive, a number of area residents are opening up their homes free of charge to the students and familie

VOA双语新闻 Bush Launches Fundraising Drive

President Bush has launched a nationwide fundraising effort to encourage private contributions for relief groups helping those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 布什总统正式启动了一项全国性的筹款活

音乐咖啡厅:Lose You-Linda Sundblad 绝不能失去你

瑞典小女生的慵懒节奏，随着音乐一起摇摆吧。 Lose You-Linda Sundblad Pounding heart on a Saturday night sneaking peeks down my velvet skirt Cutie talk not to witty or bright but your beauty was the kind that could hurt l could tell from the look in yo

每日一词【1088】Refund：退款

今天我们要学的词是refund。 Refund, 退款。 Ticket holders are entitled to a refund if the concert is canceled due to inclement weather, 如果演唱会因为天气原因被取消，入场券可以退钱。现在坐飞机行李要收钱，不

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - Sinner

Darkest night when asleep and through all days I'm deep inside you All the secrets you keep are forever to remind you Even if no one knew I will always be true I'm the devil in you, know the things that you do Memory of sins that you're hiding Can yo

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - Break away

I am the one, no longer petrified Who's seen the lights in the blackest night You wanna know if mind just purify Can clarify this whole life So see that these things are pretentious And just take my hand refren': Break away From this never-ending whe

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - Alive

Right out the night, we're taking the fight From now on we'll go our way Glory we'll find, leave sadness behind For reborn we are today You're gonna see that it's over, we'll never give it up refrain: We come alive Never falter, never fail We come al

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - Last of the heroes

We're wandering through the dark without a single spark, without a sign of day but still through saddest grey in all our hearts will stay the will to carry on The fire that's deep inside me is burning on forever refrain: We're the last of the heroes

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - Heaven

Crystal eyes, never cries On and on the pain no one can see Dream of yours, chains of mine On and on the rain no one can feel refrain2: In the dead of night her lonely heart will cry Ever far away her dreams will lie, and hope is left to die refrain:

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - The river runs dry

There is a limit how much I can carry The misery I married kept me chained down so long Now I feel alive for the first time Where I have been, what I have seen contribute to the moment The river runs dry The river runs dry And I want you to know you

英文摇滚歌曲：Sturm Und Drang - These chains

Life had just started, never aparted Were my aims for times to come, my future was bright Promised before me Way brighter it will be So foolish I was then, I just couldn't see Tricked me and fooled me, trap set up by thee Now you shall pay, time for

Keyboard Insturments in the 18th Century

Harpsichord The harpsichord was the most popular of the early keyboard instruments. The strings were made of metal and plucked with quills. The metallic sound was not pleasing to musicians ears, but Mozart figured out a way to make music sound more b