VOA慢速英语2017--John Tyler: Unexpected

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about a vice president. John Tyler was William Henry Harrisons partner on the ticket in the 1840 election; he was the Tyler of the campaign slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler, too. But

VOA慢速英语2014 'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too' Bring Whigs to White House 蒂珀卡努河和泰勒使辉格党入主白宫

'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too' Bring Whigs to White House 蒂珀卡努河和泰勒使辉格党入主白宫 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve

英语博客：Tyler Farrar from Wenatchee.

For those of you who are following the Tour de France, you will recognize the name Tyler Farrar. He is from the town where I live, Wenatchee. The fact that he is not only in the Tour, but also doing well, has really created a buzz of excitement here.

学个词Learn a Word 第832期 Double standard

今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

单词超市第15期 double standard

今天要学的一个词组是：double standard。 Double standard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会，却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说：Critics claim double sta

VOA标准英语2012--Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff

Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff A new study shows small-scale irrigation systems could boost farmers incomes by billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research was discussed at the World Water Week conference in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tyler DeWitt: How Do We Get Kids Hooked On Science?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. So remember your high school science class? Maybe you had a textbook that sounded something like this. TYLER DEWITT: Remember that a water molecule is polar, with a partial negative charge

美国国家公共电台 NPR She Turned The World On With Her Smile: Mary Tyler Moore Dies At 80

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A moment now to remember Mary Tyler Moore. The actress died today at age 80. Moore helped redefine women's roles on TV, first playing the earnest and stylish homemaker Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and later playing Mary

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mary Tyler Moore: On Her Own, Single And Singular

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Americans said goodbye yesterday to Mary Tyler Moore, who died yesterday at the age of 80. She won seven Emmy Awards for her work on TV, but that number doesn't quite describe her place in the culture. She played characters to wh

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Phone Call Changes Everything In Ann Tyler's 'Clock Dance'

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Anne Tyler's latest novel is about a woman in her 60s who married young, had two children and then is widowed young. She remarries and finds her life truly changed by a phone call that was probably made in error. But, of cours

THE MAKING OF A NATION 71 - John Tyler

THE MAKING OF A NATION #71 - John Tyler By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, July 15, 2004 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last prog

VOA常速英语2008年-US Scientists Win Tyler Environmental Prize

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 April 2008 Two American scientists, James Galloway and Harold Mooney, have won this year's Tyler Prize for environmental achievement. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the winners about their work, and about the state

Too much screen time bad for children

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Children who spend hours each day watching television or playing computer games have more psychological（心理的） difficulties than those who don't, according to a study published in the US journal Pediatrics（小儿

每日一词【405】screen：检查

今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

学个词Learn a Word 第1700-large-scale

今天我们要学的词是 large-scale。Large-scale 大规模的。The police busted a large-scale drug-trafficking ring. 警察捕获了一个大型毒品走私集团。Russia said that it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of its citizens l

华为手机推出新功能:可当电子称使

Phones are gradually replacing a large number of everyday items and the latest household gadget under threat is the weighing scale. 手机逐渐取代我们生活中很多东西。而目前受到威胁的东西就是称。 Huawei recently unveiled a

China to speed up TD-LTE development

SHANGHAI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China will speed up the development of TD-LTE, the nation's fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology, during the next two years, an official with the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday. Chi

China releases standard names of Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China has released standard names and descriptions of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles, according to sources with the State Oceanic Administration. The Diaoyu Island is named as Diaoyu Island, with its Chinese p

每日一词【1003】gold standard

今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得

学个词Learn a Word 第1003期 Gold standard

今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得