美国俚语 Hit the Ceiling (become very angry) 勃然大怒，极度激动 Don’t father hit the ceiling when he was informed that his son had been detained by the police for disorderly conduct. He...
Jump the Gun (to be hasty) Denise was planning on telling her grandparents that the doctor said she was going to have twins, but when her dad found out he jumped the gun and told them before Denise co...
美国俚语 Hit the Hay (go to bed ) 上床睡觉 A: Listen, Kim. We’re go ing to be really busy with moving tomorrow, and we’ve got to get an early start. 听着，金。明天搬家我们肯定会...
Bite the Dust (go down in defeat) Andy did exceptionally well in all of the track events, but he bit the dust in the high jump competition. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he went down in defe...
One of our great symbols is the American flag, 13 red and white 1) stripes 2) corresponding to the number of original states on a 3) rectangular piece of cloth, one corner blue with 50 white stars for...
美国俚语 On Ice set aside for future use 搁置到以后做 --We’ve been working on this sales report for some time now. Don’t you think we should take a break for some dinner? 这份销售报表...
And the economy has showed some signs it was on the 1) mend. New 2) claims for 3) unemployment benefits dropped 4) unexpectedly last week although they do remain at high levels, and 5) analysts expect...
Now let's talk about duration, the fourth characteristic of effective speech. Words, like musical notes, last for a specific period of time. The longer a word, phrase or syllable is stretched out, the...
Jump Down Someone's Throat: become angry with someone -That's it, Greg! You'd better not come in after midnight again tonight! -I know, dad. You don't have to jump down my throat! I told you that I'd...
Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with the MAKING OF A NATION, A VOA Special English program about the history of the Unit...
