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广播听力:The Business of Qixi Festival

Source: CRI    2011-08-08  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. Here in China, some people are gearing up for a special day tomorrow: Qi Xi festival, or Chinese Valentine's day.

gear up使做好行动准备
例句:The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.
这个系正在为扩大招生做好准备。

2. Traditionally, Qixi festival was a day for women to show off their needlepoint skills and wish for a good husband.

show off炫耀, 卖弄
例句:He has a very expensive wristwatch and he misses no opportunity to show it off.
他有一只昂贵的手表, 他总是不放过任何机会来炫耀。
wish for希望得到
We are apt to wish for what we can't have.
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