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242 Give a hoot
(2011-01-31 09:05:25)
(PW)careIdon’tgiveahootwhowinstheelection.(free)notgive/careahootTobecompletelyindifferentto:Idon'tgiveahootwhatyouthink.(MW)aminimumamountordegree:theleastbit[阅读全文]
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241 Get wind of
(2011-01-31 09:04:57)
(PW)findout,heargossiportumorsaboutIgotwindofthefactthattheywillbeclosingdownourdepartment.(dictionary)Learnof;heararumorabout.Forexample,"Ifmyoldauntgetswindofit,she'llcutmeoffwithashilling"(WilliamMakepeaceThackeray,inParisSketchBook,1840).Thisexpressionalludestoananimalperceivingascentcarriedbythewind.[Firsthalfof1800s](allwords)verb(idiom)Tohearabout;tolearnofsomething,especiallyasbyrumor,goss...[阅读全文]
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[朗读]20110129_Words and Their Stories Medical Expressions
(2011-01-31 08:41:18)

今天感冒了，鼻音很重，而且还带抽鼻子的声音。这是第一遍听也是第一遍录音，边听VOA原读文件边对麦克录的音，虽然有些结结巴巴的，总的来说还是很放松.
原文如下：
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Manyprofessionshavetheirownwordsandexpressions.Thisistrueforthemedicalprofession.Doctorsusemanytechnicaltermsthatmostpeopledonotunderstand.Buttherearealsoexpressionsweuseeverydaytot...[阅读全文]
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240 Get what is coming to one
(2011-01-20 06:27:05)
(PW)whatonedeserves,goodorbadAfterstealingsomuchmoneyfromthecharity,Ireallyhopehegetswhat’scomingtohim.[阅读全文]
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239 Get up on the wrong side of bed
(2011-01-20 06:26:39)
(PW)beinabadmoodMysonhasbeencrankyallday.Ithinkhegotuponthewrongsideofthebed.(allwords)verb(idiom)Tofeelirritable;tobeinabadmood;tohaveabaddayfromthestart,fornoparticularreason.Ithinkmybossgotuponthewrongsideofbedthismorning.He'sbeengrumpyallday.(free)getintobedwithSlangTobecomecloselyinvolvedwithanotherpersonorgroup,asinanintrigue:"TheIsraeliswereexperiencedatthiskindof[covert]...work,butitwasess...[阅读全文]
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238 Get up and go
(2011-01-20 06:25:54)
(PW)ambition,energy,enthusiasmShealwaysseemssoexcitedandmotivatedatwork.She’sgotalotofgetupandgo.(free)n.InformalInitiationofactionmotivatedbyenergyandambition.(dictionary)get-up-and-go–nounenergy,drive,andenthusiasm.(usingEnglish)Ifsomeonehaslotsofgetupandgo,theyhavelotsofenthusiasmandenergy.[阅读全文]
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237 Get under someone's skin
(2011-01-20 06:25:19)
(PW)annoy,bother,upsetHehasadifficultandannoyingpersonalityandalwaysgotundermyskin.(dictionary)getundersomeone'sskin1.Irritatesomeone,asinShereallyknowshowtogetundermyskinwithhernagging.Thisexpressionnodoubtalludestoburrowingorstinginginsectsthatcauseitchingorsimilarskinirritations.[Late1800s]2.Obsesssomeoneoraffectsomeone'sdeepfeelings,asinJean'sreallygottenunderhisskin;hemissesherterribly.ColePo...[阅读全文]
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236 Get the bottom of
(2011-01-20 06:24:20)
(PW)findouttherealcauseAftertalkingtomyfriendforanhour,Ifinallygottothebottomofwhyhewasangryatme.(your)Findthebasicunderlyingqualityorcauseofsomething.Forexample,Hewasdeterminedtogettothebottomoftheproblem.[Late1700s](englishclub)Ifyougettothebottomofsomething,youfindoutitsrealcauseorthetruestorybehindit.Thepolicedon'tknowwhodidtherobberyyet,buttheypromisedtogettothebottomofit.I'mnotsurehowamistak...[阅读全文]
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235 Get the show on the road
(2011-01-20 06:23:49)
(PW)startaprojectorworkWehavebeendiscussingunimportantthingsallmorning.Let’sgettheshowontheroadandstartgettingdowntobusiness.(free)gettheshowontheroadSlangTogetstarted.(usingEnglish)Ifyougettheshowontheroad,youputaplanintooperationorbeginsomething.(dictionary)gettheshowontheroaddefinitiontv.
toget(something)started.:Let'sgetstarted!Gettheshowontheroad![阅读全文]
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234 Get the ax
(2011-01-20 06:23:13)
(PW)befiredMycompanyfinallyrealizedthathewasn’tdoinghisjob.Theygavehimtheax.(free)Verb1.givetheaxe-terminatetheemploymentof;dischargefromanofficeorposition;"Thebossfiredhissecretarytoday";"Thecompanyterminated25%ofitsworkers"2.givetheaxe-terminatearelationshipabruptly;"MarygaveJohntheaxeaftershesawhimwithanotherwoman"[阅读全文]
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