英语杂谈：39 Take me out to the ball--Part 2

Many songs have been written about America's baseball teams. These include the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs. Other songs have been written about famous baseball players: Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio

英语杂谈：66 April fool's day

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also expected to go dark. So is the

英语杂谈：114 Physicist

[00:00.00]1 HEATHER:I used to rollerskte all the time. [00:28.29]I loved it when I was little.Did you ? [00:31.14]KEVIN:No.I went straight from my pram to a surfboard. [00:35.81]I used to live in the ocean.No wheels required. [00:40.25]2 HEATHER:Well

英语杂谈：110 Going to school

A. Numbers Directions : This drill is for practice in identifying numbers. Listen carefully. Draw a circle around the number you hear. 1. Mr. O'Brien is ... years old. a.53 b.63 2. Mr. Taylor lives at No. ... ,Pond Street. a.65 b.55 3. Tony's school

英语杂谈：109 Quality Time 3

Good morning. 早安。 What a wonderful morning! 多么美好的早晨！ Don't the flowers smell wonderful? 花儿闻起来好香，不是吗？ Good morning, Ellen. 早安，Ellen。 Yes, they do. 是的，花儿好香。 That's why I'm reading my

英语杂谈：108 Quality Time 2

Hello there, Robbie. 哈，Robbie。 What are you doing up this late? 这么晚了你还没睡在做什么？ Reading. 读书。 Reading? 读书？ At this hour? 在这个时候？ Ah, come on, Robbie. 噢，算了吧，Robbie。 What are you doing u

英语杂谈：106 At the office

[00:00.00]W:Mr.Li,This is Ms.Nan Smith,market manager for Apple Company(Li extends hand first;Li and Smith shake hands) [00:02.39]李先生，这是苹果公司市场部经理－史密斯女士。（李先生先伸出手，两人握手） [00:04.79]M

英语杂谈：107 Quality Time

Where's Mom? 妈妈呢? She went to a school-board meeting. 她去参加联合校董事会会议了。 I don't know how she does it. 我不知道她怎么办到的。 She sure keeps busy. 她真的是忙个不停。 It's important to her. 这对她来说

英语杂谈：91 Address at stanford 1

( 00:02:56) I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest Ive ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you

英语杂谈：92 Address at stanford 2

My second story is about love and loss. I was lucky I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 bi

英语杂谈：44 India, US Conduct Joint Military Exercise

For two weeks, nearly 1000 troops from India and the United States, using heavy transport aircraft and battle tanks, have been taking part in a joint exercise in Babina in Uttar Pradesh state. The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparatio

英语杂谈：72 words to live by

Ill give you some advice about life. 给你生活的忠告 Eat more roughage; 多吃些粗粮； Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains; 给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做； Remember what life tells you; 熟记生活告诉

英语杂谈：79 Juvenile Delinquency

Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with two other students. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street. It was run by an Asian family, and although the pri

英语杂谈：80 Juvenile Delinquency 2

The only crime I have ever been connected with was unsuccessful. One summer night I went to bed, leaving my bedroom door open because it was very hot. During the night I was woken up by the sound of a match being struck. For a moment I thought it mus

英语杂谈：81 Diet News

VOICE ONE: Many people who try to lose weight know that no diet is perfect.But two new studies show that a diet low in carbohydrates can cause faster weight loss than a diet low in fats. This was true at least in the short term. Researchers published

英语杂谈：18 Students fly to class

This is where the school run starts for six children from Papa Westray, their school is on another island, and to get there for this term only, they are taking to the skies. The day begins at Papa Westray's airstrip, and once theyve taken off, there

英语杂谈：93 Summer Vacation for American Students

( 00:04:10---00:07: 51)DOUG JOHNSON: This week's listener question comes from China. Vera Tang wants to know what college students do during their summer vacation. There is no quick answer to this question. Students spend their summers in many differ

英语杂谈：55 The Life I desired

That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of lifeof life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoohtly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the va

英语杂谈：19 New policy on Credit-card-Limit

Howre you doing. Im Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson is an entrepreneur, candidate for office, and according to American Express, a credit risk. Coming home from his honeymoon last year, he was shocked to find Amex had cut his credit limit from over 10,0

英语杂谈：17 Talk show

Just in case. i also have some too just in case. i know.,you never know, so you have a cold, i have a cold. you poor thing. you know,it's no big deal, i got so many children that it's like a pediatrician in my house at all times. yeah,i know ,and all