美语听力 English Cafe 74

Topics: Ask an American: Being a single woman in the US, obviously vs. apparently, sorrow, to delay vs. to postpone vs. to defer Words full gradual to be partnered with to decorate to be willing and able to entirely satisfactory equality mutual commo

美语听力 English Cafe 75

Topics: American Songs - Sound of Silence Good for you! and Good for him!, realize vs. recognize vs. notice, farther vs. further Words: to creep softly to plant a seed vision cobblestone halo to stab flash neon Good for you! to realize to recognize t

美语听力 English Cafe 76

Topics: Scientology, Wikipedia, establishment figures, to not have a clue, at that time, Pardon my French!, Right on! Words: celebrity self-help immortal psychiatry psychology to brainwash shuttle entry encyclopedia accurate reliable establishment fi

美语听力 English Cafe 77

Topics: American houses, what Americans think they need, using the before a countrys name, either vs. neither Words: natural disaster tornado brick cement foundation frame basement to crawl to come out to be unable to live without microwave oven just

美语听力 English Cafe 78

Topics: Daylight Saving Time, March Madness, to solve vs. to resolve, She smells good vs. She smells well Words: Daylight Saving Time March Madness to spring ahead to fall back collegiate office pool to be favored winning record Sweet 16 opponent sem

美语听力 English Cafe 79

Topics: Ask an American - Working quote vs. offer, Somethings Gotta Give Words: role global market FDA clinical research to negotiate obstacles patients jargon multiple geography quote offer gotta to give

美语听力 English Cafe 80

Topics: Google Book Search, Clint Eastwood, village vs. neighborhood, to retrieve vs. to recover, cooking vs. cuisine Words: search engine ambitious to scan beta public domain copyright to infringe to err on the side of caution snippets bankable to c

美语听力 English Cafe 81

Topics: Earth Day, Dr. Seuss books, pronouncing sin, sing, hit, heat, and hate; about six oclock versus around six oclock; What I wouldnt give versus What I would give; I couldnt care less versus I could care less Words: to observe activist grassroot

美语听力 English Cafe 82

Topics: US advertising in other countries; Habitat for Humanity; bad-tempered vs. short-tempered; no pun intended; to be raining cats and dogs Words: advertising campaign ill-mannered overseas markets hip nerdy direct comparison to brag to backfire h

美语听力 English Cafe 42

Topics: Online dating, Pulitzer Prize winners, sitting duck, pronouncing cheap vs. chip and thank vs. tank, to cross your fingers Words: stigma matchmaker lucrative to fill out a survey skeptical to wink specialty speed dating to hurry to blink execu

美语听力 English Cafe 41

Topics: How to tip in the U.S., famous American museums, pronouncing a, comfortable vs. convenient, I used to vs. I use to, of course Words: direct flight to tip host/hostess waiter/waitress bellboy coat check maid concierge usher permanent collectio

美语听力 English Cafe 40

Topics: John McCain, Little League sports, how to pronounce years and hours, using some plus a number, to hock, larger than life, to cheat on someone, I might say vs. I can say Words: navy liberal conservative term of office league World Series 1800s

美语听力 English Cafe 39

Topics: Country music, July 4th celebrations, clever vs. smart, you formal vs. informal, college vs. high school, to ride vs. to drive, Tell me about it!, to throw in the towel Words: rural banjo cowboy stereotype crop declaration fireworks display s

美语听力 English Cafe 38

Topics: Newsmagazines, AMBER Alert, reading a map, Get out of here!, followed by, Excuse me vs. Im sorry, to have something on someone, to teeter on the brink Words in-depth worldwide to kidnap ransom foldout (map) legend (map) town city stream pond

美语听力 English Cafe 37

Topics: Mothers Day and Fathers Day, Seattle, TV show 24, should be going vs. should go, spur of the moment, slam dunk, relatively vs. extremely vs. tremendously, angry vs. mad vs. upset, off-the- shelf Words: gloom greeting card pacifist suburbs mot

美语听力 English Cafe 36

Topics: Popular words in the US media, People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, to make a spectacle of yourself, to go berserk, basically, I'm whooped, doozy, fault vs. defect vs. error, David versus Goliath Words: global warming avian flu aight = all ri

美语听力 English Cafe 34

Topics: News anchors, public school curriculum, Mark Twain, dictionary vs. thesaurus, shortened words (rehab, lab, mag, celeb), apparent suicide, feature presentation Words: to flip through the channels remote control newscast spokesperson chairperso

美语听力 English Cafe 33

Topics: High school musicals, what a woman looks for in a man, to drive your point home, to call the shots, pilot TV shows, to be debt-ridden, to be in charge, on behalf of Words: drama hit musical crew backdrop theater set to dim scene cast fundrais

美语听力 English Cafe 35

Topics: The Da Vinci Code, how Americans pay for retirement, I could use one, to hang out, care for vs. care about, tag vs. label, allow vs. permit vs. let, to take the Fifth Words: hoax semi-retire IRA/401K to draw a pension fixed income to hang out

美语听力 English Cafe 27

Topics: Illinois, checks and bills, periods and full stops, April Fools Day, just vs. only, to make up ones mind, in the eye of the beholder, behind vs. beyond, MIA, for vs. on my part, pronouncing sheep/ship, feet/fit Words: clip Lake Michigan Windy