Billy Ray Cyrus Releases New CD, Time Flies

Mary Morningstar It's been 11 years since Billy Ray Cyrus earned worldwide attention with his breakthrough single, Achy Breaky Heart. Since 1992, the 41-year-old country singer has recorded six albums

VOA慢速英语-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ray Charles, 1930-2004: Singer,

His work brought together different kinds of music and different kinds of music fans. Transcript of radio broadcast: 21 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. To

不择手段背单词(733):beam横梁; 船幅; 船舷

beam, [bi:m] n 大梁（建筑中用作支撑的木材、金属或石头）；光柱；臀围；平衡木 【船】横梁; 船幅; 船舷 (秤)杆; (犁)柄; (锄)把; 卷轴; 横杆; 杠杆 (鹿角的)主干 (灯光、日光、月光等的)束, 道,

比蒙障碍 Beamonesque

Bob Beamon established himself as the favourite in the 1968 long jump by winning 22 of 23 meets in the pre-Olympic season. He almost met with disaster in the qualifying round. After fouling his first two attempts, he had only one try left. His teamma

Lesson 16 - RIGHT ON THE BEAM / FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PAN

Right on the beam To fly by the seat of his pants 美国英语当中有许多成语和俗语都和过去的历史有关系。例如，美国开拓西部的过程给美国语言增添了不少色彩。可

原版英语对话：Taking an X-ray(2)

A: My doctor said that I need a chest X-ray. B: Just take your clothes off from the waist up and put this gown on, with the opening in the back. A: What should I do after that? B: You need to come over here and face this plate. A: Am I standing the r

原版英语对话：Taking an X-ray(3)

A: I came here to get a chest X-ray. B: I will need you to take your clothes off from the waist up and put on the gown, leaving the opening in the back. A: What comes next? B: I will need you to face this glass plate right over here. A: Should I do a

原版英语对话：Taking an X-ray(1)

A: I was told to come to you to get a chest X-ray. B: No problem. Just take your clothes off from the waist up and put the gown on, with the opening in the back. A: Then what should I do? B: You will stand over here up against this plate. A: Should I

经济学人:全球增长放缓 美国成为异类(1)

It has been a nervy few days for financial markets. 金融市场经历了紧张不安的几天。 A sell-off in bond markets, prompted by monetary tightening in America, this week infected global stock markets, too. 由美国货币紧缩所引起的债

经济学人:房价飙涨 泡沫为谁而破(上)

Chinese property 中国房地产 For whom the bubble blows 泡沫为谁而破 House prices are soaring in big cities, but oversupply plagues much of the country 大城市房价飙涨，但产能过剩才是全国性的问题 SHANGHAI, Chinas financia

U.S. Fed minutes show more urgency for monetary easing

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua)-- The U.S. Federal Reserve would lean more close toward new stimulus actions unless incoming information signifies a substantial strengthening in the economic recovery, the central bank's policy meeting minutes showed on

英式英语和美式英语大不同

1. 人行道：(B) Pavement;(A) sidewalk 2. 垃圾： (B) Rubbish;(A)trash 3. 足球：(B)football;(A)soccer 4. 地铁(B)Tube(A)subway 5.饼干：(B)biscuit;(A)cookie 6.糖果：(B)sweets;(A)candy 7.句号：(B)full stop;(A)period 8. 秋天：(B)autu

U.S. partisan gap widens, bases shrink: poll

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Five months ahead of the U.S. presidential election, U.S. partisan bases have been shrinking and going more polarized, with more Americans identifying themselves as political independents in the past 25 years, according

X-ray

A young girl was told she needed an X-ray. She went in and seemed especially nervous. When she came out of the X-ray room, she told her mother, They took a picture of my bones.Yes, dear, replied the mother. Did everything go all right?Sure, said the

朋友，想说分手不容易

Linda Lajterman suffered one of the worst experiences of her life while on a cruise with her husband and two other couples. Halfway through the trip, one of her friends stopped talking to her -- for good. 琳达?拉哲特曼(Linda Lajterman)在与丈夫

英美比拼：20个词汇的不同表达

Can you tell the difference between British and American English? Check out these words, then tell us which variety of English you tend to use by leaving a comment below. 英式英语和美式英语有什么不同?看看这些单词，然后说说你平

经济学人:贸易战争:谁是最后的赢家(3)

Officials could opt to abandon their tightening stance in order to counteract the trade turmoil. But that might erase the gains from the deleveraging. 官方可以选择放弃他们紧缩的立场以求缓和贸易混乱。但这么做会抹去来自于

怎么培养宝宝 好父母的管理之道

No textbook can prepare you for being in charge of people for the first time. All the plans you made in the glow of promotion to manager collapse in those early days with the realisation that people do not always do what you tell them to do. 没有哪本

基因研究发现狗起源于中国

A new scientific research report has found strong evidence suggesting that man's best friend originated from China some 33,000 years ago. 一项最新的科学研究发现了有力证据，证明人类最好的朋友狗，起源于大约3.3万年前的

India Remains Non-Committal on IMF Job

India remains non-committal on supporting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the top job at the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde visited the Indian capital during a campaign（运动活动） to counter opposition from emerging nations