超级简单英语阅读:A Lot of Cash

She was sitting in a bar. She was drinking beer. She was getting drunk. She started to talk. She started to talk too much. She talked about her cash. She talked about a lot of cash. She had thousands of dollars in her purse. She said she had $20,000

新西兰英语 791 Tuhoe Treaty Settlement

Today the Crown which means the government signed a treaty settlement with the Tuhoe people for $1.7m. This is the third biggest treaty settlement. The Tuhoe land is in the Urewera area which includes the National Park, Lake Waikaremoana. The area is

超级简单英语阅读:The Shoe Shine

Danny looked at his brown shoes. They looked old and dirty. They needed a shine. It was time to shine his brown shoes. He got a rag. He got a shoe brush. He got a can of polish. He opened the can of polish. He put the rag around his finger. He scoope

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - Love Will Conquer All

Now and forever more We need to be strong A world of peace A world of love We can heal the world And lift it up A world of peace A world of love We can heal the world And lift it up Love will find a way Love will conquer all Love will find a way Love

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - When I'm With You

When I'm with you I feel alive When I'm with you it feels like paradise The sun is smiling in the sky It feels like spring forever Heaven on earth Love is the answer When I'm around you When you are near Nothing can top this The spring is here Life i

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - Who Said It Should Last

All of my life I've been Looking for you But the hurricane swept you away All our attempts To hold on to romance But the storm overturned Our intentions We're just two ships that got lost in the sea Lost the direction couldn't forsee The tide was too

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - Jungle Searching

Deep jungle or is it called life We're searching but so hard to find Don't give up hope keep trying your best If you make a mistake you can do it again Come and dance with me The rhytm's right Listen to the drums We'll dance all night Come and dance

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - Falling Again

Magical time when you are here Buterflies in motion when you appear Sadness disappears I forget everything When you are near Why don't you end this masquerade I love you more than words can say I'm falling Falling again Why don't you end this masquer

音乐咖啡厅:Diana Barash - Noise

Distractions happen everyday Your reaction hanging in the air Situation can't be denied Leads to disaster overtime I can hear the noise In my head I can hear your voice Something that you said I can hear the noise In my head I can hear your voice Som

TED公开课:百字不如一数字 03 非洲的分形结构——Ron Eglash

我是一名数学家，并且我希望站在你们的屋顶上。当Ron Eglash遇到许多非洲家庭时，他总是这样介绍。当时，他正在研究非洲的村落中随处可见的分形图案。

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Sentenced to Three Years in

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush during a farewell visit to Baghdad has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to three years in prison. Muntader al-Zaidi (File) The trial of Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zai

音乐咖啡厅:Sand in My Shoes -蒂朵Dido

英文歌词: Two weeks away It feels like the whole world shouldve changed But Im home now And things still look the same I think Ill leave it to tomorrow till unpack Try to forget for one more night That Im back in my flat on the road Where the cars n

VOA标准英语2008年-Ashura March Held in London

By Catherine Drew London 22 January 2008 This weekend saw millions of Muslims mark the day of Ashura around the world. In central London, about 3,000 Shi'a Muslimsgathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, thegrandson of the Islamic pr

美国习惯用语: Lesson 266 Shoe

今天我们要介绍给大家的两个习惯用语都有同一个关键的字。这个关键的字就是：Shoe. Shoe就是一只鞋子。要是多数的话，那就是在shoe后面加一个s，成为shoes。好。现在我们先来讲第一个以sh

Burberry Prorsum's revolution at London Fashion Week

LONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The iconic British brand Burberry released its 2013 autumn and winter collection at the Kensington Gardens in royal park Monday afternoon. Although the palette remained oxblood, camel, black and white, the tradition check

Mulberry's botanic garden at London Fashion Week

LONDON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The sky of London cleared up on Sunday, when the sunshine brought a message of early spring, as well as the catwalk show of famous British brand Mulberry. Mulberry explores the earthy landscape of the English countryside a

Kazakhstan Fashion Week 2012 kicks off

ALMATY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan Fashion Week (KFW) Fall/ Winter 2012 opened in the southern capital Almaty on Thursday. Designers from Kazakhstan, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, Britain, Lebanon and Georgia will be taking part in

Fashion factories move out of China as costs surge

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Some global fashion brands' latest move to shift their manufacturing bases from China to Southeast Asia and developing countries close to Italy is a natural result of the changing landscape in the sector, experts said Mo

新西兰英语 495 Police drop charges against Tuhoe

In October 2007, 17 people were arrested on Tuhoe land in the Urewera district in the North Island. These people all belong to the Maori iwi Tuhoe or are supporters of the Tuhoe. The police believed they were training for terrorist activities against

What I Learned From Living Two Months Without Cash

What I Learned From Living Two Months Without Cash Does Using Cash Lead You To Spend More or Less? It all ended a few days ago, when I withdrew $120 from an ATM in the bodega on my corner. Two months of living cashlessly came to a close with that sim