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【英语万花筒】英语学习法大揭秘 1.“黑马”怎么说？ A dark horse ——出乎意料的嬴家，简称“黑马” 黑马原来是指在赛马场上本来不被看好的马匹，却能在比赛中让绝大多数人跌破眼镜，成为出乎意料的获胜者。 这个词用来比喻实力难测的竞争者或出人意料的优胜者。 这个短语经常这样用: 1.Rollins, a dark horse in this election, surprised everybody. 罗林斯是这次竞选中出人意料的获胜者,震惊了所有人。 2.Hes a bit of a dark horse; he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew. 他有点儿深藏不露,赚了大钱,但谁也不知道。 3.No one expected Jimmy to win, but he did win. He was a dark horse. 没人指望Jimmy会取得胜利,可他确实赢了。他真是匹黑马。 今日话题：谈论天气 今日新词：consequence 结果 当班主播：Christina Nick Sally: I think a drought has set in. It hasn’t rained a drop for weeks. 我想是干旱来了。都几个月没下雨了。 Ethan: I think so. But didn’t it rain last month? 我也这么觉得，但是上个月没有下雨吗？ Sally：It did rain last month, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average. 上个月确实下雨了，但是只是每个月平均雨量的一半。 Ethan: Oh. That bad? 哦，那么糟糕？ Sally: It’s really bad. I’m really concerned but I’m not panicking yet. 非常糟糕。我很担心，虽然还没有惊慌的程度。 Ethan: I don’t blame you. The fields are way too dry for this time of year. 我不责怪你。这个季节的这个时间，土地干得有些过了。 Sally: Yeah, and the soil has been baked so much that the plow can’t even break through. 是的，土地被烘烤得很厉害，即使是犁也不能敲碎土地。 Ethan: It looks like it’s going to be an ongoing problem that will get worse with each passing day. 看上去这会是一个持续的事情，情况一天比一天糟糕。 Sally: Yeah. If it doesn’t rain, it’s going to get rough. 是的，如果不下雨，情况会更严峻。 Ethan: The weather is getting more and more crazy these days. Isn’t it? 天气现在真的是越来越极端了，不是吗？ Sally: Yes, we should do our best to protect the environment, or there could be dire consequence. 是的，我们应该努力保护环境。否则可能会有可怕的结局。 2.今日话题：Iphone 今日新词：smartphones 智能手机当班主播：韦博上海虹桥中心外教 A: Good afternoon, welcome to Media Buy! How can I help you?下午好！欢迎来到Media Buy电子城！有什么可以帮你的吗？ B: Yes… well… I’m looking to buy a new cell phone. I’ve had the Nokia for ages, but seeing how popular smartphones are these days, I thought I’d give them a try.恩，我想买一部新的手机。我用诺基亚已经好长时间了。现在智能手机这么流行，我也想买一部。 A: AHH. Well, We have the