Blue

Blue is the world’s favorite color. It is also the color most often associated with intellect and authority. Most 1) uniforms are blue. In Greek and Roman 2) mythology, blue was the color of the sky

Discovering the World of

J.K. Rowling (Author of Harry Potter): Harry Potter came to me on a train in 1990. I was sitting and just staring out the window and the idea just fell 1) out of nowhere. It was the purest 2) stroke o

万花筒 2010-12-10&12-12 复原版“诺亚方舟”引争议

Believe it or not. They are arguing about Noah's Ark in the heartland tonight and whether it's right to use taxpayer dollars to build it, complete with animals. Not in anticipation of rain but tourists. Linsey Davis takes us insight to this debate. H

美国文化脱口秀 第2期:怎么起英文名字

Icycat, Onion, Bootin, Shiny, Yoyo, Kinky......如果这是你的英文名字，我们要向你郑重道歉。因为今天我们要 批斗 这些英文名。人家爱起什么名字，管Jenny、潘吉什么事呢？如果你想在外企发展或申请

VOA标准英语2011--Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover

Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover Men in the Bible - like Abraham, Moses, King David - are often well-developed characters playing a central role in complex stories. But, more and more authors are focusing on the women of the Bible - developing their

科学美国人60秒 SSS Ancient Biblical Scroll Gets Read While Wrapped

In the 1970s, researchers unearthing an ancient synagogue at Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea, discovered the structures Holy Arkthe container in which early Jews would have stored the Bible as they prayed. The site was home to a large Jewish community fr

智慧人生篇章 第47期:奥运通道 通往特权之路?(2)

The British propensity for non-deference militates against special treatment to anyone, unless of course you're the official underdog. The last shall be first is a biblical theme which could just as easily have been written by a British attitudes and

欧美名人演讲 第59期:同性恋与道德的关系(6)

And indeed, in the handful of places that the Bible talks about homosexuality, it's almost always in the context of a discussion of idolatry because homosexuality was very much associated with certain pagan practices. 而且事实上，在圣经寥寥几

英语博客：Mythology looking at me.

Mythology seems to be all the rage these days. There have been films released recently, like 'Percy Jackson and the lightening thief', and 'Clash of the Titans', that have had a lot of people talking about mythology and what it means to us today. Oth

CNN 2011-06-11

All right. So let's talk about what your favorite bible verse is, OK? How about this? God helps those who help themselves. Do you like that one? Well, that's great but there's just one problem. It is not in the bible. How about, God works in mysterio

英语短文：Brother of Jesus(耶稣的兄弟)

In October 2002, the Biblical Archaeology Society announced a discovery which could provide historical evidence for the existence of Jesus. An inscription had been found on an ancient bone box (ossuary) that reads James, son of Joseph, brother of Jes

2006年VOA标准英语-Comics Drawing on Indian Mythology Are a Hit in

By Shilpi Jha Washington, DC 27 September 2006 watch Indian Comics report Millions of comic books are sold in the United States each year. Some are bought by children, but many are sought by young adults who grew up reading about their favorite supe

VOA标准英语2010年-Want Just a Bite to Eat at the Amana C

You'd probably want to eat one of each of these desserts from the Ox Inn, but it's doubtful you'd have room after endless earlier helpings of food. In the Midwest state of Iowa, not far from the Mississippi River, there's a cluster of seven villages

VOA标准英语2011-Holy Land Enjoys Record Year of Tourism i

The Holy Land enjoyed a flood of visitors last year, which benefited Israelis and Palestinians alike. It was a record year for tourism in Israel thanks to a lull in violence. There were 3.45 million visitors in 2010, 14 percent more than the previous

美国国家公共电台 NPR Christian Teen Magazine 'Brio' Returns With A 'Biblical Worldview'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: An evangelical Christian group is trying again to offer an alternative girls magazine. The group Focus on the Family once published Brio. It positioned itself as a more wholesome alternative to magazines like Seventeen and Teen V

VOA标准英语2010年-LA Doctors Symphony Shares Love of Mus

Nearly 60 years ago, a group of Los Angeles doctors with a love of classical music created a symphony orchestra. Today, the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra is still enriching lives through the healing power of music. Surgeon Ivan Shulman joine

中秋节的由来（双语）

Zhong Qiu Jie probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavor with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. 中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥

VOA标准英语2009年-Have You 'Given Up the Ghost' or 'Cast

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 This book connects many stories and sayings that we use in everyday life with their biblical antecedents The Hebrew and Christian bibles are quoted thousands of times a day across America. Not just by m

双语故事：丘比特的传说

双语故事：丘比特的传说

英文摇滚歌曲：Him - Scared to Death

In the biblical sense and sensibility Let me know you I'll kiss that smile off your face Just say when (Just say when) I'm not afraid to say 'I love you' Any more than I used to be, babe I am scared to death, I am scared to death To fall in love All