Now,
the
VOA
Special
English
program
WORDS
AND
THEIR
STORIES.
Today,
we
tell
about
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"horse"
expressions.
In
the
past,
many
people
depended
on
horses
for
transportation,
farming
and
other
kinds
of
work.
A
lot
of
people
still
like
to
ride
horses.
And,
horse
racing
is
also
popular.
So
it
is
not
surprising
that
Americans
still
use
expressions
about
the
animals.
Long
ago,
people
who
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rich
or
important
rode
horses
that
were
very
tall.
Today,
if
a
girl
acts
like
she
is
better
than
everyone
else,
you
might
say
she
should
get
off
her
high
horse.
Yesterday
my
children
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wanted
me
to
take
them
to
the
playground.
But
I
had
to
finish
my
work,
so
I
told
them
to
hold
your
horses.
Wait
until
I
finish
what
I
am
doing.
My
two
boys
like
to
compete
against
each
other
and
play
in
a
violent
way.
I
always
tell
them
to
stop
horsing
around
or
someone
could
get
hurt.
We
live
in
a
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town.
It
does
not
have
any
exciting
activities
to
offer
visitors.
My
children
call
it
a
one-horse
town.
Last
night,
I
got
a
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telephone
call
while
I
was
watching
my
favorite
television
show.
I
decided
not
to
answer
it
because
wild
horses
could
not
drag
me
away
from
the
television.
There
was
nothing
that
could
stop
me
from
doing
what
I
wanted
to
do.
Sometimes
you
get
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information
straight
from
the
horse's
mouth.
It
comes
directly
from
the
person
who
knows
most
about
the
subject
and
is
the
best
source.
Let
us
say
your
teacher
tells
you
there
is
going
to
be
a
test
tomorrow.
You
could
say
you
got
the
information
straight
from
the
horse's
mouth.
However,
you
would
not
want
to
call
your
teacher
a
horse!
Hold
Your
Horses!
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You
may
have
heard
this
expression:
You
can
lead
a
horse
to
water,
but
you
cannot
make
him
drink.
That
means
you
can
give
someone
advice
but
you
cannot
force
him
to
do
something
he
does
not
want
to
do.
Sometimes
a
person
fig
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a
battle
that
has
been
decided
or
keeps
arguing
a
question
that
has
been
settled.
We
say
this
is
like
beating
a
dead
horse.
In
politics,
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dark-horse
candidate
is
someone
who
is
not
well
known
to
the
public.
Sometimes,
a
dark
horse
unexpectedly
wins
an
election.
Another
piec
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of
advice
is,
do
not
change
horses
in
midstream.
You
would
not
want
to
get
off
one
horse
and
on
to
another
in
the
middle
of
a
river.
Or
make
major
changes
in
an
activity
that
has
already
begun.
In
the
past,
this
expression
was
used
as
an
argument
to
re-elect
a
president,
especially
during
a
time
when
the
country
was
at
war.
现在是美国之音慢速英语
，词汇掌故节目。
今天，我们来讲一讲与“horse”相关
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的词汇。在以前，很多人依靠马进行运输、农耕及其它工作。今天，仍然有很多人喜欢骑马。而且，赛马仍然很流行。所以，美国人仍然使用与马相关的词汇表达并不足为奇。
很久以前，有钱有势的人骑的马都非常高大
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )（ride
one's
high
horse
，就是“骑着高头大马，耀武扬威，横得不行的样子”。）。今天，如果一个女孩表现得比其他人高出一等，你可以说让她“get
off
her
high
horse”（别摆架子）。
昨天，我的孩子们想让我带他们去运动
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )场上玩，但是我必须要完成我的工作，于是我告诉他们“hold
your
horses”（不要着急），等到我完成我正在做的事情。我的两个儿子喜欢互相竞争，而且常常使用暴力手段。我总是告诉他们“stop
horsing
around”（不要胡闹），不然会受伤。
我们住在一个很小的镇子上。这里没有什么令
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )人激动的娱乐项目可以提供给游客，我的孩子们称这是一个“one-horse
town”（偏僻、规模很小的镇子）。
昨天晚上，我在观看我最喜欢的电视节目
( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )时来了一个电话。我决定不接，因为“wild
horses
could
not
drag
me
away
from
the
television”（野马都无法将我从电视机前拉走），没有什么可以阻止我做想做的事情。
有时，你得到的信息是“straight
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from
the
horse’s
mouth”（直接从马嘴中得到），意思是该消息直接来自于了解事情的那个人，并且是最佳的消息来源。比如说，你的老师告诉你明天有一个考试，这时你可以说你得到这个消息是“straight
from
the
horse’s
mouth”。不过，你肯定不想把老师称作是“马”。
你可能听到过这样一种说法：Yo
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can
lead
a
horse
to
water,
but
you
cannot
make
him
drink（鞭马至溪易，逼马饮水难）。意思是你可以给某人建议，但是你不能强迫他做他不想做的事情。
有时，某人会针对一个已经做了的决定进行
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a
dead
horse”（打一个死马，白费功夫）。
在政治上，“dark-horse
candidate”（黑马候选人）是指不为公众熟知的人。有时，黑马会出人意料的赢得竞选。
还有一个建议是，“do
not
chang
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horses
in
midstream”（不要在河流之中换马）。你肯定不想在河流中央换马，或者在一件已经开始的事情中做出重大改变。在过去，这个说法是用来讨论重选总统的，特别是当一个国家处于战争之中时。(共34张PPT)
Listen
and
learn
some
useful
expressions
about
horse.
ride
one’s
high
horse
get
off
her
high
horse
hold
your
horses
stop
horsing
around
one-horse
town
beating
a
dead
horse
dark-horse
candidate
耀武扬威
别摆架子
不要着急
不要胡闹
偏僻的小镇子
白费功夫
黑马候选人
Did
you
learn
English
through
listening
to
the
radio
What
do
you
like
listening
to
on
the
radio
What
do
you
hate
listening
to
on
the
radio
broadcasting
station
(广播电台)
China
National
Radio
China
Radio
International
Voice
of
America
(VOA)
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
(BBC)
What
kind
of
programs
do
you
like
culture
government
news
entertainment
news
What
kind
of
programs
do
you
like
weather
report
sports
news
What
kind
of
programs
do
you
like
director
presenter
What
does
he
do
Talk
about
the
names
or
expressions
of
the
radio
channels
you
know
and
make
a
list
of
things
you
can
hear
on
the
radio.
interviews,
music,
news,
…
1.
Listen
and
check
the
types
of
news
you
hear.
culture
government
sports
weather
√
√
2.
Listen
again
and
complete
the
sentences.
Zhang
Li
reads
__________________
________________________
on
Radio
Beijing.
The
president
of
Russia
will
stay
in
China
for
___________.
The
match
is
between
_________
and
_________.
the
latest
news
from
three
days
China
English
China
and
around
the
world
What’s
the
latest
news
What’s
the
score
of
the
China-English
match
at
the
moment
The
president
of
Russia
arrived
in
Beijing
today
for
a
three-day
visit
to
China.
The
score
is
China
2,
England
1.
Listen
again
and
answer
the
questions.
Radio
Beijing
Listen
and
answer
the
questions.
1.
Where
are
Lingling
and
Tony
2.
What
are
Lingling
and
Tony
doing
They
are
at
the
radio
station.
They
are
looking
around
the
Radio
Beijing
station.
3.
Now
complete
the
notes.
When
the
red
light
is
on,
it
means
_____________.
We
collect
____________________________
_________________
and
write
reports
in
the
newsroom.
You
should
_________________________
if
you
want
to
be
a
presenter.
This
is
also
where
we
_______________
with
the
big
sports
stars.
we’re
on
air
the
latest
national
and
speak
English
really
well
do
interviews
international
news
Who
is
taking
them
around
it
What
does
everyone
need
to
do
on
Radio
Beijing
Chen
Huan.
Everyone
needs
to
speak
English
well.
Read
again
and
answer
the
questions.
3.
Why
don’t
Lingling
and
Tony
agree
with
each
other
about
the
result
Because
they
have
different
ideas.
Lingling
hopes
Germany
wins
the
match,
but
Tony
hopes
England
wins
the
match.
Complete
the
passage
according
to
the
conversation.
Then
practice
the
conversation
with
your
partners.
Chen
Huan
is
showing
Lingling
and
Tony
around
Radio
Beijing
now.
First,
they
come
to
the
_________
room.
It
is
a
place
to
collect
the
__________
news
and
write
the
reports.
Lingling
asks
Chen
Huan
how
she
can
become
a
___________.
Chen
Huan
says
she
needs
to
news
latest
presenter
speak
English
really
well
and
tells
her
to
keep
___________.
Then
they
come
to
the
________
room.
They
have
just
heard
that
__________
has
won
the
football
match
again
________.
studying
sports
Germany
England
Your
friend
is
one
of
the
school
radio
presenters.
He
takes
you
around
his
school
radio
station.
Then,
make
a
new
conversation
according
to
the
Activity
3
and
act
it
out
with
your
partners.
A:
Hi,
welcome
to
my
…
B:
Thank
you
for
…
A:
Now,
come
this
way,
this
is
…
room
…
B:
…
4.
Complete
the
sentences
with
the
words
in
the
box.
1.
Newspapers
and
television
programmes
often
have
_________
with
famous
people.
2.
More
and
more
__________
students
are
coming
to
China
to
learn
Chinese.
avoid
background
international
interviews
national
interviews
international
3.
Every
country
has
its
own
__________
hero
–
a
person
who
did
something
very
important
for
the
country
and
its
people.
4.
Try
to
__________
drinking
too
much
tea
or
coffee,
or
you
will
not
be
able
to
sleep
well.
5.
Could
you
speak
a
little
bit
louder,
please
It
is
very
noisy
in
the
____________.
national
avoid
background
avoid
background
international
interviews
national
Read
and
make
a
dialogue
with
each
one.
Come
this
way.
It
gets
crazy
in
here
…
That’s
great
news!
1.
A:
I
want to
buy
a
skirt.
B:
Come
this
way.
Here
are some
nice
skirts.
2.
A:
How
is
everything
going
on,
Betty
B:
Oh,
it
gets
crazy
in
here
now.
3.
A:
We’ve
just
heard
that
China
has
won
the
gold
medal
in
the
jumping
match.
B:
That’s
great
news!
5.
Read
and
predict
how
the
speaker
is
likely
to
pronounce
the.
Now
listen
and
check.
1.
the
red
light
2.
the
interview
3.
the
programme
4.
the
football
match
5.
the
end
6.
the
reports
7.
the
sports
news
1.
What
do
you
like
listening
to
4.
What
do
you
need
to
do
if
you
want
to
be
a
presenter
3.
What
programme
did
you
listen
to
the
last
time
you
turned
on
the
radio
2.
What
do
you
not
like
listening
to
Work
in
pairs.
Make
a
conversation
based
on
these
questions.
Then
act
it
out
with
your
partner.
What
do
you
like
listening
to
I
like
listening
to
my
father’s
record
collection.
Why
Because
the
music
is
very
different
from
modern
music.
What’s
it
like
The
songs
tell
stories.
Now
give
your
own
answers.
1.
What
do
you
like
listening
to
I
like
listening
to
pop
music.
2.
What
do
you
not
like
listening
to
I
don’t
like
listening
to
bad
news
of
our
national
team.
Now
work
in
groups.
Find
out
who
has
the
same
answers.
4.
What
do
you
need
to
do
if
you
want
to
be
a
presenter
I
need
to
speak
English
well.
3.
What
programme
did
you
listen
to
the
last
time
you
turned
on
the
radio
I
listened
to
the
weather
report.
Complete
the
table
by
interviewing
some
of
your
friends.
What’s
your
favourite
radio
channel
Name
Favorite
radio
channel(共13张PPT)
back
to
look
forward
to
show
sb.
around
on
air
avoid
doing
keep
doing
do
interviews
with
回到……
期待……
带领某人参观（某地）
（广播或电视）播出，正在广播
避免做某事
继续做……
采访某人
1.
Thank
you
for
showing
us
around.
(1)
show
/
take
sb.
around（+地点）
带领某人参观（某地）
I’d
like
to
show
/
take
you
around
our
city.
我想带你参观我们的城市。
(2)
thank
you
for
sth./doing
sth.
因为某事而感谢
Thank
you
for
your
help.
/
Thank
you
for
helping
me.
谢谢你帮助我。
2.
When
it’s
on
means
we’re
on
air.
on
air
（广播或电视）播出，正在广播
The
radio
station
is
on
air
from
6.00
a.
m.
广播站从早上六点开始广播。
We
will
be
back
on
air
tomorrow
morning
at
7.
明早七点我们会再次回来广播。
by
air
乘飞机
in
the
air
悬而未决，（谣言等）传开，散布开
in
the
open
air
在户外
拓展
3.
And
we
should
avoid
making
any
noise
…
avoid
v.
避免，防止
Try
to
avoid
accidents.
尽量避免事故的发生。
I
avoided
him
as
much
as
possible.
我尽可能地躲开他。
You
should
avoid
such
mistakes.
你应该避免这样的错误。
avoid后接动词时要用动名词，不能用不定式。如：
You
can
hardly avoid meeting
her
if
you
both
work
in
the
same
office.
要是你们俩在一个办公室工作，你就免不了会碰上她。
She avoids walking
on
dark
streets
at
night.
她避免夜间在黑暗的街道上走路。
—
Where
did
Jane
go
just
now
—
I
don’t
know.
When
I
asked
her,
she
tried
to
avoid
______
me.
A.
answered
B.
answering
C.
answer
D.
to
answer
This
leaflet
tells
you
__________________
________________.
(怎样在旅行期间防止生病).
B
how
to avoid getting
ill
while
traveling
4.
And
it
is
where
we
do
interviews
with
the
big
sports.
interview
n.
采访，访谈，面试
The
television
interview
will
be
aired
to
all
parts
of
the
country.
电视采访将在全国各地播出。
Could
you
give
me
some
advice
for
this
interview
能就这次面试给我一些建议吗？
interview
v.
采访，访问，面试
He
is
such
a
professional
that
I
hope
to
interview
him
again
soon.
他是一个很专业的人，我希望很快能再采访他。
I
need
to
interview
someone
at
a
juice
factory.
我需要在采访果汁工厂里的某个人。
do
interviews
with
sb.
采访某人
Presidents
will
do
interviews
with
reporters
from
foreign
countries.
总统将接受外国记者的采访。
We can do some telephone interviews with our users.
我们可以和我们的客户用电话联系。
give
an
interview
接受采访
He
refused
to
give
an
interview
on
the
problem.
他拒绝接受这个问题的采访。
The
manager
gives
an
interview
to
the
local
paper.
经理接受了当地一家报纸的采访。
