45、The following is a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
As a local merchant, I wish to support the development of a ski resort in the state park north of our township. Along with many other merchants who favor the proposal by Ski the Slopes, Incorporated, I would, of course, experience a growth in my business. But I also know how much more prosperous, not to mention lively and interesting, our community would be if tourism increased. Since the main opposition comes from a few environmentalists who do not even live in this community, I see no reason to give in to their views. The First National Bank has finally researched the project and agreed to fund it. As a result, I see no reason to delay development of the resort.
The cost of protecting the environment, Juno space probe 保护环境付出的代价,“朱诺”木星探测器
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星,83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
Canada wildfire and NASA discovery 加拿大林火,美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
Axe to grind 别有用心
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道,扛羊毛袋比赛
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展,大卫·霍克尼艺术展
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Drama queen 小题大做的人
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映