摘要: When you say something by accident - something which you did not mean to say - you have made a slip of the tongue. Example: "I didn't mean to say that! It was just a slip of the tongue." When you a[阅读全文]
摘要: Something that is very easy to do is "a piece of cake". Example: "Can you finish your homework in ten minutes?" Reply: "It will be a piece of cake." "A piece of cake" is so easy to do that it[阅读全文]
摘要: A shot in the dark is a guess at the answer to a question when you do not feel that you know the facts. Example: "How did you know I was from America?" Reply: "Just a shot in the dark." To take a[阅读全文]
摘要: "A penny saved is a penny earned" means that little by little you will save money by not spending your money. Example: "I'm going to give you $20 but I want you to put it in the bank; a penny save[阅读全文]
摘要: A "fool" is a person who is always joking and doing stupid things. "A fool and his money are easily parted" means that it is easy for a foolish person to lose his money. In this idiom it is "a"[阅读全文]
摘要: A drop in the bucket" is a something that is not important because it is very small. Example: "I'm sorry I scratched your car." Reply: "Don't worry about it. It's just a drop in the bucket. Tha[阅读全文]
摘要: If a thing is very common and easy to get, we say it is "a dime a dozen." Example: "Do you think I should buy this now and bring it with us?" Answer: "Don't bother; those are a dime a dozen wher[阅读全文]
摘要: "A blessing in disguise" is a good thing that you don't recognize at first as a good thing. Example: "The hotel is full tonight; we will need to find a new place to stay." Answer: "Maybe it's j[阅读全文]
摘要: A person who has "a chip on his shoulder" is angry because of some thing that happened in the past. Example: "He lost his game this morning, and now he has a chip on his shoulder." It is easy for[阅读全文]
摘要: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means that it is better to keep what you have than to give it up and try to get something better. Example: "Dan has asked me to go to a party with him. Wha[阅读全文]
摘要: A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush "Dan has asked me to go to a party with him. What if my boyfriend finds out?" Reply: "Don't go. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." A Blessin[阅读全文]
摘要: Today I begin a new life. 今天，我天始新的生活。 Today I shed my old skin, which has too long suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. 今天，我爬出满是失败创伤的老茧。 Today I am[阅读全文]
摘要: Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The idea that some groups of people m[阅读全文]
摘要: A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. However, it doe[阅读全文]
摘要: What’s life and what should we do in our whole lives? It has being a question down the ages. Just several days ago, a friend younger than me told me he was wondering what life was and did not know th[阅读全文]
摘要: When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I made an announcement at the dinner table. The words bubbled out in a torrent of excitement I coul[阅读全文]
摘要: You will walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with the same degree as yours; there will be thousands of people doing wha[阅读全文]
摘要: Until recently daydreaming was generally considered either a waste of time or a symptom of neurotic tendencies, and habitual daydreaming was regarded as evidence of maladjustment or an escape from lif[阅读全文]
摘要: PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you, President Chen, Chairmen Ren, Vice President Chi, Vice Minister Wei. We are delighted to be here today with a very large American delegation, including the Fir[阅读全文]
摘要: 1. adapt 适应 adopt 收养 2. alive 活着的 living 活的,起作用的 lively 活泼的 live 直播（节目） 3. alone 单独的,孤独的 lonely 寂寞的，（地方）偏僻的 4. attribute 归结与 contribute 贡献 distribute 分发 t[阅读全文]