On the American National Flag

One of our great symbols is the American flag, 13 red and white 1) stripes 2) corresponding to the number of original states on a 3) rectangular piece of cloth, one corner blue with 50 white stars for

The Contest of Miss World 2001

MC: Now for the final question from Miss Scotland. Will you join me down here? Welcome, congratulations so far. OK, your question was sent in, and I hope I get the pronunciation right, by Wakani Nundw

The 53rd Emmy Awards

MC: Thomas Schlamme has 1) previously won Emmys for his direction of ER , Tracy Takes On and The West Wing ! Thomas Schlamme: Thank you. I had an 2) image of myself as a fourth grader frightened that

Grammer Smart2

Male: In fact, your ears are your most effective teaching tools. The 1) trick is merely to fine tune them, to hear more 2) subtle problems in the language. For instance, you hear a mistake in the foll

Quiz Show, Double Talk

Question: And so to our first 2) contender. Good evening. Your name, please. Answer: Good evening. Question: Your first time your chosen subject was answering questions before they were asked, this ti

Ain’t I a Woman? About the author

Where there is so much 1) racket, there must be something 2) out of kilter. I think that between the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in

GRAMMAR SMART 5

Pronouns Male: OK, you got your verbs, you got your nouns, and you got your pronouns. Then there are your 1) modifiers like your adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. Female: This half-hour, we’ll d

Judi Dench

Five years ago most Americans had never heard of Judi Dench. But then, in 1997, she landed her first starring role in a movie. She played Queen Victoria in the film, Mrs. Brown. Then, a year later, sh

激情言烧

Neville Chamberlain / 内维尔·张伯伦 二战期间英国首相，慕尼黑会议后的讲话 Here is the paper which bears his name (Hitler’s) upon it as well as mine. As symbolic of the desire

John Lennon: Imagine

Journalist: Yoko, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was recorded at EMI Studios. IMAGINE was recorded at your Tittenhurst Park home studio in Ascot. How did recording at home affect IMAGINE? Yoko: Well, a

Summer Ginger Beer

Good old fashion 1) ginger beer, just the thing to cool you down on a hot summer’s day, and we made this ourselves. In fact, it’s almost as much fun to make, as it is to drink. You can tell that’

The Aerial Ballet-Kite Surfing

There is just one road along the Atlantic coast of Spain to the southern most tip of Europe. It follows the coast of De La Luis, the coast of the light, leading you to Tariffa, possibly the windiest b

Robert Redford

(Scene from Out of Africa.) He was one of the biggest stars of the 70’s but in the 80’s and 90’s he found himself having to give more of his time to 1) Sundance. He also began directing. He says

The Royal Wardrobe-Queen Elizabeth’s Dress Display

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is one of Britain’s most famous and observed persons. Her wardrobe is a key element to her public image. The Queen is an 1) icon, simply 2) by virtue of the jo

Lunch Time Manicure

In New York City, no self-respecting woman would be caught dead without perfectly 1) manicured hands. The reason, hundreds of drop in nail bars all designed to have you 2) buffed, 3) polished now and

E-Education: Wave of the Future or Passing Trend?

1) Entrepreneurs are spending millions to create for-profit universities of the Internet, and the smart money is betting that by the time your middle schoolers go off to college, they may not really g

Bush&Cheney:Do You Trust Them?

President Bush is being criticized again, today, much of it is 1) partisan for his business past. He is accused of 2) indulging as a businessman in the same corporate excesses that he is now 3) condem

Where Did Corporate Credibility Go?

U.S telecommunications giant WorldCom has filed for bankruptcy in the largest corporate 1) collapse in American history. Under investigation for 2) fraud, amidst a massive accounting scandal, WorldCom

Human 1)Cloning,Our Nightmare?

There’s a news poll out tonight on another major controversy: human cloning. When asked whether scientists should be able to clone human, 85% said no, 11% said yes. Congress is working on legislatio

Flying:Dream and Reality

(Movie Toy Story: To infinity and beyond!) Oh, to be free as a bird. It’s been the 1) stuff of fantasy, and of reality. Sort of. 2) A self-contained flying man. This jet pack from the 1960s had bare