This is Whats Trending Today When it comes to weather, it is hard to sound more frightening than to call a storm a bomb cyclone. 谈到天气,很难听到什么比炸弹旋风更可怕的了。 But that is how weather experts are describing a huge

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(335) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(一)月

今天要讲的习惯用语都由这样一个关键词发展而来 : powder。 大家一定知道powder是粉, 可以是扑脸的香粉,也可能是治病的药粉或者爆炸的火药,种类繁多。今天要学的第一个习惯用语是:

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Suspicious Powder Discovered on Capitol Hill Deborah Tate Three U.S. Senate office buildings are closed, and congressional business has been disrupted a day after a suspicious powder, believed to be t

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今天要学的习惯用语是: keep one's powder dry。在keep one's powder dry这个习惯用语里,powder指枪炮用的火药。以前步兵和水兵把火药装在火药桶里保持干燥,随时取用。要是哪个粗心大意的士兵忘了

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A polar vortex, also known as a circumpolar vortex, is a wind current that circulates above the North and South Poles. The currents sit like spinning hats above the Poles. 极地涡旋,又叫环极涡旋,是环绕在南极和北极上空的一股气

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When a prospective employer makes unreasonable demands on you before things start to get serious, it's a strong signal to hit the road. 当一位未来雇主在工作还没正式之前就提出了无理要求,那么明显说明你需要跑路了。

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