时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2014年VOA慢速英语(一)月


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Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Trains, Cats and Dogs -- They're All on Calendars



Now, a special Words and their Stories for New Years.


I’m Faith 1 Lapidus.


The New Year is the time for new beginnings.  It is also the time to buy a new calendar.  Yet it can take a lot of time just to choose the right one.  There are lots and lots of choices.  In fact, there are more calendars than days in the year.  There are small ones.  Big ones.  Calendars that sit on a desk.  Calendars that hang on the wall.  Calendars to carry around.  Calendars that show a whole month or one day at a time.


Of course, in one way all calendars are the same.  They all list the same days of the year in exactly the same order.  But people do not buy calendars just to know what day it is.  Calendars have become popular gifts because many are filled with beautiful pictures.


Some have pictures of famous art works 2.  It is like hanging a different painting on your wall each month.  You can even learn from calendars.  They often give information about their subject -- such as famous writers or American Indians or flower gardens.


There are calendars about food and about beautiful places in the world.  Calendars about sports and about movies.  Funny calendars with popular cartoon characters. Calendars of famous people, like Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe.


For pet lovers 3, there are calendars with pictures of cats doing unusual things.  Three hundred sixty-five of them – one for each day of the year.  Calendars of dogs wearing clothes.  And calendars of beautiful women in swimming suits, not wearing much at all.


Would you rather look at pictures of cars?  There are calendars with those, too.  For busy mothers, there is a magnetic 4 calendar to hang on the wall.  There are even calendars for children who can draw the pictures themselves.


Some people do not just look at their calendars.  They use them to write down important things they must remember, like meetings or doctor's appointments 5.  Busy people can buy small calendars to carry around to help them organize and plan their life.


But what if they forget to look at their calendar?  Do not worry, there are electronic 6 organizers 7 that make sounds to remind 8 people of things they must do.  These days, if you forget something, it is getting harder and harder to find a good excuse.


A website 9 called calendars.com sells more than 6,000 different calendars.


Some people do not like little calendars, or big ones, or noisy electronic ones.  They are happy just to write down notes to themselves on small pieces of paper -- the smaller the better, usually.


These people never worry about all the time it takes them to find their small pieces of paper when they need them.


This program was written by Avi Arditti.


I’m Faith Lapidus wishing all our listeners 10 a Happy New Year.




n.信任,信念,宗教信仰,忠实,保证,诺言,约定
  • Once again he has broken his faith with them.他又一次对他们不守信义。
  • He looked so honest that I accepted his story on faith.他看上去很诚实,我就不加怀疑地相信了他的话。
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
爱好者( lover的名词复数 ); 情人; 情夫; 情侣
  • They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
  • Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人
adj.磁的,有磁性的;有吸引力的,有魅力的
  • If we charge it with electricity,it will become magnetic.如果充上电,它就会带有磁性。
  • I have a magnetic disc.我有一张磁盘。
n.约会( appointment的名词复数 );任命;职务;职位
  • The hospital is freezing staff appointments as part of its cutbacks. 这家医院冻结员工职位作为削减开支的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The secretary is trying to schedule the month's appointments. 秘书正在设法安排这个月的约会。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.电子的;n.[-s]电子学,电子设备
  • It is an electronic device with many uses.这是一部具有多种用途的电子仪器。
  • Father needs a new electronic shaver.爸爸需要一个新的电子剃须刀。
n.组织者( organizer的名词复数 );备忘记事本,电子笔记本
  • We need fewer organizers and more doers. 我们需要的是少些组织者,多些实干者。
  • The organizers of the march were charged with assault and riotous assembly . 游行组织者被控侵犯人身及暴乱性非法集会。
vt.提醒,使想起;使发生联想
  • These notes will remind you how to present your ideas.这些笔记可以帮你记起怎样讲清楚你的意思。
  • May I remind you that time will soon be up?我可以提醒你时间快到了吗?
n.(互联网的)站点;网址
  • Do you have the address of our website?你有我们的网址吗?
  • A strange website turns up.出现了一个奇怪的网站。
n.倾听者,收听者( listener的名词复数 );听众
  • the demographics of radio listeners 电台听众统计数据
  • The singer's high notes jarred on the ears of her listeners. 那位歌手的高音让听众们觉得刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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