摘要:Clarence Seward Darrow - Mercy for Leopold and Loeb[阅读全文]

摘要:About the band:(乐队简介) 酷玩乐队（英语：Coldplay）是成立于1998年、来自伦敦的英国另类摇滚乐队。团员包括克里斯·马汀（主唱、键盘、吉他）、强尼·邦蓝（主奏吉他）、盖·贝瑞曼（贝斯吉他）及威尔·查恩（鼓[阅读全文]

摘要:一个经验丰富的人不会轻易上当 Chaff是谷物的皮壳，即糠，有时用糠来引雀鸟上钩，但一只老雀（old bird）是不会轻易上钩的。这成语比喻那些有经验的人（old bird）不会轻易受骗。The suspects tried to lie to Insp[阅读全文]

摘要:Cold turkey（突然完全停止某种成瘾习惯） 　　大家知道，火鸡是是美国感恩节的传统佳肴。但Cold turkey是什么意思呢？ 　　Cold turkey表示“突然完全停止某种成瘾习惯，例如使用毒品、抽烟、酗酒等”。这个俚语可[阅读全文]

摘要:( doing the thing that you were told to do by an authority ... ) Some parents tell their children "do as you are told" as a reminder that they should do the thing that the parent has told them to d[阅读全文]

摘要:( here is the number; we counted them all and we have the number ... ) All told means this is the final number after all have been counted. Example: "How much money is missing?" Reply: "All told,[阅读全文]

摘要:( a fun way to refer to a person coming to an older age ... ) A ripe old age is a fun way to say that the person has come to a healthy old age. Example: "At the ripe old age of 45, I feel like I am[阅读全文]

摘要:( the child who is similar to his parent ... ) A chip off the old block is the child who is similar to the parent. Example: "Did you meet Bill's son at the picnic yesterday? He's just like Bill!"[阅读全文]

摘要:( once you have old habits, it is hard to learn new things ... ) "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" (proverb) says that learning to do new things ("tricks") is difficult because it is hard[阅读全文]

摘要:( to intentionally bring back the pain of an past experience ... ) To "rub salt in an old wound" is to intentionally cause someone to feel pain by revisiting a painful experience. Someone may be ta[阅读全文]

摘要:You go cold turkey when you suddenly stop taking a drug which you had been taking regularly. Example: "Did it take you a long time to quit smoking?" Reply: "No. I just went cold turkey, and I never[阅读全文]

摘要:Something which seems valuable at first may turn out to be worthless. Example: "Be careful when shopping for your new car; all that glitters is not gold!" Just because something appears valuable doe[阅读全文]

摘要:The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said t[阅读全文]

摘要:Imagine having been alive for centuries before the ancient Babylonians started to measure time as we understand it today. Not only having been alive then, but carrying on through the developments of t[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Never too old to learn First listen and then answer the question. How long has Mr. Page been teaching? I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmast[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The record-holder First listen and then answer the question. Did the boy go where he wanted to? Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing, or eight hour[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Not a gold mine First listen and then answer the question. What did the team find? Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has bee[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Sold out First listen and then answer the question. When will the writer see the play? 'The play may begin at any moment,' I said. 'It may have begun already,' Susan answered. I hurried[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A cold welcome First listen and then answer the question. What does 'a cold welcome' refer to? On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 How to grow old　 First listen and then answer the following question. What， according to the author， is the best way to overcome the fear of death as you get older？ Some old people ar[阅读全文]