NPR 2010-04-30

The Gulf Coast is bracing for the shoreline impact of the worst oil spill the region's ever faced. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the growing oil slick threatens wildlife, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

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2009年ESL之商务英语 12 Getting a Performance Evaluation

12 Getting a Performance Evaluation GLOSSARY performance evaluation a written or spoken report of how well one has doneones job over a certain period of time, usually done every six months or once a year * Employees who do well on their performance e

2008年ESL之娱乐 10 Describing a Musical Performance

10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation

2013年ESL之餐饮娱乐 13 Seeing a Circus Performance

Seeing a Circus Performance Paula: Ta-da! Were here. This is your big surprise. Roman: Were going to the circus? Paula: You got it in one! Its going to be great. Therell be clowns and acrobats, trapeze artists and lion tamers. Roman: I havent been to

BEP75 Performance Appraisals: Giving Feedback (Part 1)

Performance appraisals sometimes called job performance evaluations or reviews are a powerful way to develop staffs potential. These skills are important not just for HR (Human Resources) professionals, but for any manager or supervisor who has respo

Performance Disturbs Tourists and Nearby Residents

There have been a growing number of complaints by people leaving near Beijing's public parks about performance groups making too much noise. This has prompted new calls for the government to regulate the activity. CRI's Xie Zhao explains. It's not un

SSS 2008-09-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Athletes have obviously been tempted to use performance enhancing anabolic steroids. Drug testing may discourage such use. But a new study finds that some of the perfo

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His successful performance paved the way for him to get this contract 他成功的表演为他铺路使他得到了这份合同。 pave the way本来指铺路，pave the way for someone引伸出来的意思就是为某人（取得成功）铺路。

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全家人来到了动物园，爸爸和妈妈一组，姐姐和弟弟一组。妈妈看见有马戏团表演就想过去看，但是爸爸好像有点不乐意，怎么回事呢？ Listen Read Learn Mom: Hey, look, there is a circus show over there. Dad: I'm not in the mood. Mom: It's the circus. Dad: I don'

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经典语境背诵 Mom: My husband is alergic to some animals especially monkeyes. Everytime we go to the zoo he would refuse to go to see the circus performance with me, which is my favorite. Thats really funny. He is such a grownup. But, how could

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Marina does performance art. She recently finished a five-day performance. She sat silently in a museum. She sat there every day for six hours. She didn't move or talk. There was a circle on the floor. Visitors could walk up to the edge of the circle

Pescara's worst performance, says Bergodi

MILAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pescara head coach Cristiano Bergodi said his side displayed our worst performance in my time here following their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Italian league on Saturday. The Delfini, who had won three of the previous fo

VOA常速英语2007-Performance Aims at Fostering Greater Understand

By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan Washington 17 October 2007 Islam is the second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, and it is also one of the fastest-growing faiths in the United States today. Some Muslim women in America are working to f

China further cuts administrative approval items

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to remove or modify 314 administrative examination and approval items in order to further clear systematic obstacles for its social and economic development and curb corrupt

ESL Podcast 484 – Getting a Performance Evaluation

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Romney Seeks to Build on Debate Performance

Romney Seeks to Build on Debate Performance WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking to build political momentum after his strong debate performance Wednesday against the man he would like to replace in November, President

Dodgers Doc: No Non-Injury Tommy John Surgery To Improve Performance 道奇队 Doc︰ 没有非损伤汤米约翰手术以提高性能

There was a recent study that did a survey of parents and coaches asking them what they thought about Tommy John surgery. 有了最近的一项研究做了一个调查的父母和教练询问了他们的想法汤米约翰手术。 Dr. Stan Conte, vic

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Social organizations have long been a part of the student experience at colleges and universities in the United States. Fraternities and sororities have been a major part of the experience for so long it is almost hard to imagine U.S. higher educatio