时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2012年VOA慢速英语(一)月


英语课

Education Report - A Goal for 2012: Learning English



教育报道 - 2012年决心:学好英语


This is the VOA Special English Education Report.


这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。



Did you make a New Year's resolution? Some of you shared your goals at the VOA Learning English page on Facebook. And, no surprise, many of you said at least one of your goals for twenty-twelve is to speak English better. Daniel Kwon even went so far as to declare: I'm definitely going to try to study English at least an hour a day.


你下新年决心了吗?一些听众在美国之音Facebook页面上分享了自己的目标。而且毫无疑问,很多听众都表示,至少2012年的目标之一是把英语说得更好。 Daniel Kwon甚至宣布:我一定要试着每天至少学一小时的英语。



Jose Antonio Velarde says: My first resolution is to speak English as fluently as my Spanish. And Tuti Riel says: My New Year's resolution is to be able to speak English and Mandarin 1 fluently, and be a better person.


Jose Antonio Velarde说:我的第一个决心是把英语讲得像我的西班牙语一样流利。而Tuti Riel则说:我的新年决心是能讲一口流利的英语和普通话,成为一个更优秀的人。



Juwita Zulmi says she wants to improve her English and get a scholarship to study overseas. Another goal for twenty-twelve: a new boyfriend.


Juwita Zulmi表示她想要提高自己的英语水平,并获得一份奖学金去国外留学。另一个2012年的目标是认识一个新男友。



Derly Johanna Barreto has these two resolutions: to speak English fluently and to get a job. Jiseon Kim also has two goals: to lose weight and improve speaking English. And Katie Chekalina has these resolutions: Don't eat meat. I'll take it easy. Then, to learn Spanish or Italian, and find my real love. The last ones will be the most difficult, she thinks.


Derly Johanna Barreto有这么两个决心:讲好英语,找到一份好工作。Jiseon Kim也有两个目标:减肥和提高英语口语。而Katie Chekalina有三个决心:不吃肉,这事我会放轻松的。然后,学英语或意大利语,并且找到我的真爱。她认为最后一点将是最困难的。



Rafa Mtz's main goal is finishing high school and getting into a university. Lola Wazqito Oktobrata says: I am going to get married and finish my undergraduate study with good results. And Uma Cherif is ready for the next step this year: a master's degree.


Rafa Mtz的主要目标是完成高中学业进入大学。Lola Wazqito Oktobrata说:我将要结婚,也将以好成绩完成本科学业。而Uma Cherif已经为今年的下一步做好了准备:读一个硕士学位。



Handri Permana has this resolution: Be more meaningful before my time's up on earth. And Handri has this advice for others: Have fun seriously in life!


Handri Permana的决心如下:活得更有意义。而Handri对他人建议说:开心生活。



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Dionel Paguirigan has fun playing the video game Defense 2 of the Ancients, or DotA. Dionel says: My New Year's resolution is I want to spend more time on my studying than playing DotA.


Dionel Paguirigan喜欢玩视频游戏远古守卫(Defense of the Ancients)。Dionel说:我的新年决心是在学习上花更多时间。



Refky Aditya's resolution is to not be lazy about studying anymore. And Nur Chanifah says: I want to be the best in my national examinations, to be a braver girl, and to take a scholarship abroad.


Refky Aditya的决心是在学习上不要在懒惰了。而Nur Chanifah表示:我要在全国统考中做到最好,做一个勇敢的女孩,拿到一份奖学金出国。



Sharah Radinka offered this comment: My resolutions are to pass vocational 3 school, get a scholarship and visit Singapore and Malaysia. And Sita Ayudha is thinking of Australia in twenty-twelve: I wish I could have a career abroad in my dreamland of Oz. And let's see, as I'm an optimist 4, I'm gonna make it real this year, hahaha.


Sharah Radinka写下了这样的评论:我的决心是从职业学校毕业,获得奖学金,并到新加坡和马来西亚游览。而Sita Ayudha在2012年正考虑澳大利亚:我希望可以到我的心仪之地澳大利亚工作。我们来看看,因为我是一个乐观主义者,今年我要把它实现,哈哈。



And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. Go to voanews.cn to read, listen and learn English with our programs and activities. You can also find live lessons at the VOA Learning English page on Facebook. I'm Steve Ember.




1 Mandarin
n.中国官话,国语,满清官吏;adj.华丽辞藻的
  • Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
  • Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。
2 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
3 vocational
adj.职业的,业务的
  • They have set a regular time for vocational study.他们把业务学习时间固定下来。
  • She was given some quick training at the vocational school.她在职业学校受过速成训练。
4 optimist
n.乐观的人,乐观主义者
  • We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者,又是现实主义者。
  • Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说,事情必定是会好转的。
学英语单词
-rific
Abel tests
All 's well that ends well.
androgynises
anti-independence
association for computing machinery (acm)
atteveld
ball hockey
Bas-en-Basset
Berl saddles
bromatological
burkaed
call someone's bluff
capital-in-excess account
Carex peiktusani
center upset
cerium materials/devices
charlesite
cloisters
congestion window
constancies
crenimugil crenilabi
cum towel
david turner
decorrelations
DIFI
direct cycle access storage device (dasd)
discrete-time convolution property
document storage status
dysosma veitchii (hemsl. et wils. fu)
easy on the trigger
easy-to-grasp
ecological engineering
epicanthal fold
esophagectomies
eulogious
expenditure for procurement
fire hole ring
Formosa B.
Gave d'Oloron
high speed ball mill
inferior tarsal muscle
interlock control
knife file
Kogushi
latching logic
left ventriculo-aortic conduit
limit of integration
locking pushbutton
long-stem nozzle
lpci open signal
Macdowel's frenum
main scheduling routine
make your presence felt
masson disk
matching magnet
mergers-and-acquisitions
metatracheal wide type
methylglutaconyl
Mixed Mode CD
mobiliary art
monoclines
multiple storage
multiple utility
nanotexturing
neural anesthesia
oath-rite
odman
pearlins
pedatilobed
petewilliamsite
Phenazodine
pipeline conveyor
polyanionic surfactant
potassium methyl sulfate
preserved meat
primary marketing
propylmercuric bromide
punch-tape code
pusher bar
quasi-factorical design
rabbinish
rack up
RAID4
ranking form
remote control rack
resonant vibrator
Rikuzentakata
running latte
secondary peduncle
shear-plate nozzle
struma colloides cystica
suburbans
table napkin
Tensift, Oued
Tismana
transportin
unit start-up and commissioning
unshadowable
upganger
vacuum packer
vehicle currency