The Pantheon here was built by the Emperor Haydrian in the 2nd century AD and its 1)dome is still one of the largest 2)concrete domes in the world. It's 50 yards across and its concrete is up to 20 fe

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(199) / 评论(0) 分类 疯狂英语2001年

Rome's savagery was matched by its size. When the Colosseum was built, Rome was a city of a million people and growing. Not until London of the 19th century would a city approach this size again. What

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1. Speak of the devil. 说曹操曹操就到. 有些中文的成语用直接用英文翻出来老美还可以接受, 但是 说曹操, 曹操就到 这句话要翻可就没有那么容易了. 而何况你还要先解释曹操是谁, 那难度又更高了

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After 14 years in Italy Hannibal finally returned to Africa, where his countrymen needed him. 在意大利征战14年后最后汉尼拔返回了非洲,因为他的同胞们需要他。 The Romans, led by Scipio their general, had reached the gates

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Language Points 1. Go Dutch 各付各的,平摊费用,AA制 2. It's all Greek to me 对我来说简直就是天书 3. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 4.Pardon my French / excuse my French 原谅我爆粗口 5.French kiss 舌吻;湿

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When 的用法小结一、作为副词,它有以下的用法: 1. 作为疑问副词,引导特殊疑问句,意为什么时候;何时。 如: ( 1 ) When will they come back? ( 2 ) What time will they come back? 回答 when 引导的

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