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The chess-board is the world:the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just and patient. But also we

英语听力—环球英语 1354 Lightning and Electricity

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Anne Muir. Voice 2 And Im Colin Lowther. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The sound of thunder. Lightning

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A GAME OF CHESS

DIALOG 35 laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix? soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess. laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess? soony--Do you think we'll have time? laurance--We ca

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Idiom: Lightning fast ( very fast ) Hit the book: Boxer Training camp Opportunity Win respect

英文书摘精选 Ben Franklin Did Not Get Struck By Lightning本.富兰克林没有被雷击

Did Ben Franklin really discover electricity with a kite? 本.富兰克林真的靠一只风筝发现了电吗？ Everybody has heard the famous story of how pioneering experimenterand part-time founding fatherBen Franklin tied a key to a kite string

2007-09-18, Lightning: 探密-闪电

The image is unmistakable. Lightning is one of the most incredible natural phenomenons and one that scientists are still learning about. It's a common occurrence during summer when the heat of the day is broken by strokes of lightning. Worldwide, it'

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Learn How to 'Catch Lightning in a Bottle'

Now, Words and Their Stories, a weekly program from VOA Learning English. On this show, we explore common phrases and expressions in American English. Today we talk about a saying that comes from nature -- the weather, to be exact. Lightning is a pow

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-A Chess Classic: 'The Immortal Game' (4'0

This is All Things Considered from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel. Even in this era of Madden Football and Grand Theft Auto of Gameboys and PlayStations , you can still read an account of Hezbollah's raid across the Israeli border as Nasrallah's gambit

China wins women's chess champion worlds

MARDIN, Turkey, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China beat India 2.5-1.5 in the last round of the 2011 World Women Chess Team Championship (WWTC) on Tuesday to win the title in Mardin province of southeastern Turkey. Russia finished second and Georgia third. For

2007年VOA标准英语-Chess Team Is Key to Success for US College

By Brian Wagner Washington 19 April 2007 Students competing at the Final Four of Chess tournament Chess is one of the oldest and most popular games in the world. An estimated 45 million Americans play chess, and many universities and colleges have ch

英语歌曲:Crying Lightning

Crying Lightning Arctic Monkeys Sat in the caf by the cracker factory We were practicing our magic trick And my thoughts got rude As you talked and chewed On the last of your pick and mix Said your mistaken if you thinking that I am gun' go cold befo

英文歌曲：雷鸣之夜，我们如此结束 Lightning Strikes

I close the curtains won't let the daylight in put out the candles pour another gin and when the lightning strikes the thunder's never far away and you're the lightning like, I'm thunder on a foggy day or so it seems. or so it seems darkness approach

美国国家公共电台 NPR Elise LeGrow's 'Playing Chess' Honors Blues And R&B Greats

(SOUNDBITE OF BO DIDDLEY SONG, WHO DO YOU LOVE?) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chess Records catalogue is an American institution. It was founded in Chicago by Phil and Leonard Chess in the 1950s and became the label that launched Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Ch

Lightning Safety

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: July 2, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Health Report. Lightning is the release of electrical energy in the sky. Lightning can start fires. It also

英语博客(A cup of English):064 Anyone for chess?

Beginners. Chess is a board game that my whole family likes to play. Even my youngest child likes to move the pieces around the board. She doesn't understand the rules at all, but copying us is fun. My mother bought us a beautiful chess set a few yea

Japanese passenger plane struck by lightning

OSAKA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane of a Japanese low- cost carrier was struck by lightning in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka on Tuesday, but all passengers and crew members were safe, local press reported. The Jetstar Japan'

HEALTH REPORT - Lightning Safety

HEALTH REPORT - Lightning Safety By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. People who are hit by lightning and surviv

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今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都是表达速度非常快的意思。它们都很生动，也很形像。当你给别人讲故事的时候，你往往会想用一些有色彩的词汇来使你的