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落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色 一句最有魅力的中国古诗. 令人心旷神怡,宁静致远.
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(2009-12-07 22:41:36)
Frombirthtodeath,thewordkickhasbeengivenanimportantpartinexpressinghumanexperience.Theproudandhappymotherfeelsthefirstsignsoflifekickinginsideherwomb.Andthatsamelife--manyyearslater--comestoitsendinawidely-usedexpression,tokickthebucket,meaningtodie.Theexpressiontokickthebucketisalmosttwohundredyearsold.OnebeliefisthatitstartedwhenanEnglishstablemancommittedsuicidebyhanginghimselfwhilestandin...[阅读全文]
(2009-12-06 16:42:28)
Thefirstisfacethemusic.Itmeanstoaccepttheresultsofwhatyouhavedone.HereisanexamplefromaReutersnewsreport:Britain’shighestcourthadruledthatformerChileandictatorAugustoPinochetwaslegallyarrested.OpponentsofGeneralPinochetwelcomedthenews.Oneofthemsaid,“Wehavewaitedforyearsforthismantofacethemusic.”Nooneissurehowtheexpressionbegan.Onestoryisthatitcamefromamilitaryceremonyheldwhenasoldierwasforc...[阅读全文]
(2009-12-05 21:41:49)
Inthenineteenthirties,asong,"Brother,CanYouSpareaDime?,"wasverypopularintheUnitedStates.ItwasthetimeofthebigDepression.Thesonghadmeaningformanypeoplewhohadlosttheirjobs.Adimeisapieceofmoneywhosevalueisone-tenthofadollar.Today,adimedoesnotbuymuch.Butitwasdifferentinthenineteenthirties.Adimesometimesmeantthedifferencebetweeneatingandstarving.TheAmericaneconomytodayismuchbetter.Yet,manyworkersar...[阅读全文]
(2009-12-03 22:55:34)
SomepopularAmericanexpressionscomefromareasoftheUnitedStateswherepeopleexperienceproblemsoflivingincoldwinterweather.WintersinthenorthernUnitedStatesarealwayscoldandsnowy.Sometimes,heavysnowisbroughtbyviolentstormswithhighwindsandextremelylowtemperatures.Americanscallthesestorms,blizzards.Blizzardsareusuallydescribedasblinding,becausenoonecanseethroughtheblowingsnow.Untilaboutonehundredtwenty...[阅读全文]
(2009-12-02 23:05:33)
Everymachineisheldtogetherbyitsnutsandbolts.Withoutthem,themachinewouldfallapart.Thatisalsotrueofanorganization.Itsnutsandboltsareitsbasic,necessaryelements.Theyarethepartsthatmaketheorganizationwork.每台机器都是由螺帽和螺栓所连接在一起的。如果少了他们，机器就会分散开来。这也适用于一个组织。螺帽和螺栓就是最基本，必须的元素。是他们使组织可以运作下去。Ingovernment,industry,diplomacy--inmostanyt...[阅读全文]
(2009-12-01 22:32:42)
Aperson’snoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.Somepeopleareabletoleadotherpeoplebythenose.Forexample,ifawifeleadsherhusbandbythenose,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.Somepeoplearesaidtobehard-nosed.Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneishard-nosed,chancesarehewillneverpaythroughthenose,orpaytoomuchmoney,foranobjectorserv...[阅读全文]
(2009-11-30 21:15:22)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Eachweek,thisprogramexplainsthemanymeaningsofEnglishexpressions.Today’sexpressionsincludeaveryimportantword–heart.
Wewilltrytogettotheheartofthemattertobetterunderstandthemostimportantthingsaboutwordsandtheirstories.Sotakeheart.Havenofearaboutlearningnewexpressions.Besides,popularEnglishwordscanbefun.Thereisnoneedforaheavyheart.Suchfee...[阅读全文]
(2009-11-29 15:19:45)
Collegeenrollmenthasreachedanall-timehighintheUnitedStates.Aboutfortypercentofalleighteen-totwenty-four-year-olds--oralmostelevenandahalfmillion--wereinschoolinOctoberoflastyear.Anewreportsaysbothnumbersarerecordhighs.RichardFryatthePewResearchCenterpointstoanumberofreasons.
RICHARDFRY:"Thenumberofyoungadultsthathavefinishedhighschoolisalsonowatarecordall-timehigh.Almosteighty-fivepercent...[阅读全文]
(2009-11-28 17:15:16)
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects--likebees,forexample.Beesareknownasveryhardworkers.Theyalwaysappeartobebusy,movingaroundtheirhomes,orhives.Soyoumightsayyouwereasbusyasabeeifyouspentyourweekendcleaningyourhouse.Infact,youmightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywashelpingyouclean.Youalsomightsayyoumadeabeelineforsomethingifyouwentthererightaway.Whenwegotoseeamovie,myf...[阅读全文]
(2009-11-26 17:07:41)
Todaywetellabouttheexpression,"applepieorder."Itmeansinperfectorder,verywellorganized.Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpressionapplepieorderbegan.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitfirstwasusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslices.Thentheyfilledpiepanswiththeminanorganizedway,rowupon...[阅读全文]
