VOA慢速英语2011-Mentors Try to Improve Lives of Homeless

A mentor is someone who teaches or advises a younger person with less experience. January is National Mentoring Month in the United States. This is a time for calling attention to the value of mentoring. Some mentoring programs connect adults with ch

VOA慢速英语2011--Three Innovators Who Changed the History

EXPLORATIONS - Three Innovators Who Changed the History of Sound and Communication Technologies STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about three inventors wh

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - More Low Cost Anti-AIDS Drugs Mean More People Treated

Health Report - More Low Cost Anti-AIDS Drugs Mean More People Treated This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An American program called the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief helps millions of people infected with HIV, the virus respo

英语语法入门：比较性副词

We can use comparative adverbs to show change or to make comparisons: 我们可以用比较性副词体现改变或比较两者的不同： I forget things more often nowadays. She began to speak more quickly. They are working harder now. We often us

数学英语 21 What are Numerators and Denominators?

图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall In the last article, we discovered that integers alone are not sufficient to fully describe the world around uswe need the fractions existing between the integers too. (In learning that, we also learned that fraction

2007年VOA标准英语-Bhutan Welcomes Visitors, Just Not Too Many and

By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 21 May 2007 To the outside world the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is regarded as a modern-day Shangri-La. Nestled along the eastern side of the Himalayas, wedged between Tibet and India, Bhutan sees few outsiders. A

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A: I'm really happy that you came to visit me. B: I really missed you a lot. A: I've been missing you like crazy. B: I don't understand why you haven't come to visit me. A: Lately, I've been quite busy. B: Tell me what you've been up to. A: I've real

闲谈英语-Receiving Visitors(2)

A: I'm really glad that you came to see me. B: I had to. I was missing you a lot. A: I was missing you too. B: So, why haven't you visited me? A: I've actually been busy lately. B: What have you been doing? A: I've just been working really hard. B: I

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A: Thanks for coming to see me today. B: It's no problem. I was really missing you anyway. A: I missed you too. B: Why haven't you tried to come see me then? A: I've been really busy. B: Doing what? A: Working. B: I would've come to see you sooner, b

地道英语对话：Visitors and Extra Tenants(1)

A: I have a question about extra people living with me in my apartment. B: You may have one roommate, but they need to have an approved application on file with us. A: What about overnight guests? B: An occasional overnight guest is not a problem. A:

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A: Can I have roommates in my apartment? B: You may have one roommate, but they need to pass a credit check. A: Can overnight guests stay with me? B: You may have an overnight guest, but they may not stay for an extended period of time. A: How long c

地道英语对话：Visitors and Extra Tenants(3)

A: What about roommates in my apartment? B: You may have one roommate, but their name must appear on the lease. A: Can I have someone visit me for a short period of time? B: We understand that a family member or friend may visit from time to time. Ju

2006年VOA标准英语-New Violence Hits Nepal as Opposition Call

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 January 2006 Students chant slogans next to burning tires during an anti-king demonstration in Katmandu, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 In Nepal, new fighting between security f

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Shows Higher Levels of Nicotine in Cigar

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 01 September 2006 watch Nicotine Study Smoking a cigerette A report issued this week shows that major American tobacco companies have increased the level of nicotine in their cigarettes, making them more addictive. VO

VOA双语新闻 US Senators Visit Iraq

A U.S. Congressional delegation is in Iraq to meet with the country's interim government leaders and U.S. military commanders. Amid continuing violence, the senators say Iraq still needs U.S. and coalition support, and vowed to see the job through. 一

英语听力：2013-05-08 完美捕食 Perfect Predators —3

Triceratops protects itself with a bony shield called a frill. They can fend off an attacker with a pair of one-meter-long swords. Youve got to crush it. The only way to deal with this huge, curved, cantilevered, composite armor is a crushing blow wi

英语听力：2013-05-10 完美捕食 Perfect Predators —4

Its unlike any other creature that has walked the planet. T-Rex is different. Something about Tyrannosaurs and Tyrannosaurus Rex itself is different than other predatory dinosaurs. But for such a celebrated killer able to take on the toughest creatur

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Pastors Accused of Weakening the Fight

By Peterson Ssendi Kampala,Uganda 02 June 2007 Many Pentecostal churches in Kampala invite the afflicted to be cured. Mrs. Frances Adroa, who is HIV-positive, took them up on the offer. I am a sick person (I have HIV AIDS) so,she explains, I was prom

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Government Prepares to Halt Anti-R

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 April 2006 The Nepali government is making plans to halt an anti-monarchy strike due to be held in the capital later this week. Maoist rebels, however, have declared a

2007年VOA标准英语-Auditors Report Billions in Reconstruction Wast

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Iraq Reconstruction report Iraq reconstruction underway Government auditors told Congress Thursday that waste and fraud in the reconstruction of Iraq have been rampant. They predict they will uncover l