Years ago, the roles of men and women were very typical. Men were supposed to bring home the bacon. They would go to work and earn money for their loved ones. During this time, some men would also leave their families in times of war. There were very

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(177) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

Many single low-income women who try to enter the work force find themselves competing for jobs that require business clothes they can't afford. That's where Suited for Change comes in. 很多努力寻找工作的低收入单身妇女发现,自己要

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

Studies Explore American Opinions about Women in Politics Researchers are noting changes in American public opinion on the issue of woman in politics. A new study by the Pew Research Center tries to explore how Americans truly feel about the subject.

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Couples divorce for all sorts of reasons: disagreements about money, cheating, abuse, different ideas on how to raise kids, but a woman in Kuwait has a most unusual reason. It appears she cannot take her new husbands poor table manners. The unidentif

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bevy n. 一群鸟(尤指鹌鹑或云雀);一群妇女;一堆东西 【例】a bevy of quails 一群鹌鹑=云雀 a bevy of young women 一群年轻妇女 Look, there comes a bevy of ladies. 看,一群女人来了。 【记】读:包围。

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我想大家都知道

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都是以一个极其普通的英文字为主的。这个英文字就是:Bread. Bread就是面包,面包是美国人和欧洲人的基本食品,就像亚洲国

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Cock a doodle do! My dame has lost her shoe, My master's lost his fiddlestick, And knows not what to do.

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(370) / 评论(0) 分类 鹅妈妈童谣

AS IT IS 2015-01-29 Lebanese Women Make Peace One Meal at a Time 黎巴嫩妇女开展食物外交_ When you hear the words peace talks, what do you imagine? Perhaps you think of heads-of-state, diplomats or other high government officials sitting in

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(二)月

AS IT IS 2015-06-05 Working to End Violence Against Women, Girls in Bangladesh 孟加拉国正努力停止针对妇女和女童的暴力 In Bangladesh, domestic violence is a serious problem for women and girls who live in poverty. These women and gi

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Woman Not Diabetic After Cell Transplant 妇女接受干细胞移植手术治愈糖尿病 A diabetic woman no longer needs to take daily medicine after she received a stem cell transplant. The daily insulin injection had helped control the amount of

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

今天我们要学几个用来说带头人的习惯用语。这里的所谓带头人可能是企业主管,也可以是政府领袖,也许只是一家之主,反正任何群体多半总得有个大权在握的,而这样的人在英文里可以被

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Buddha once said: the trouble is, you think you have time. 佛祖曾经说过这样一句话:我们最大的麻烦就是,总是认为还有时间可以作想做的事。

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 这句英语怎么说

【生词预览】 direction 指示, exclaim 惊呼 【笑话原文】 YouHaven tFoundItyet? Amangotlostonthewaytothetheaterinasmalltown.Hestoppedatafarmhouse,whereawomangavehimexcellentdirections.Aweeklaterhewentbacktoseeanotherplay,gotlostagainan

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笑话(MP3+文本)

JEFFREY BROWN:And finally tonight, we end where we began, with Afghanistan, but this time through a very different lens, one of language and culture. For many Americans, Afghanistan is a country shrouded in mystery, particularly its women, literally

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈娱乐系列

South Africa Marks National Womens Day 南非妇女节的来历 Friday, August 9th, is National Womens Day in South Africa. It commemorates the 1956 march by 20-thousand women against the countrys apartheid era pass laws. The laws severely restricted

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

U.S. Marriage Rates Keep Declining美国结婚率杯具了 If you haven't already picked up on the trend from all the whining on Bravos Princesses: Long Island, marriage rates in America are at an all-time low. And the median age at which women do sa

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我们上次讲了好几个美国人有关宴会或者聚会的说法。很多美国人确实爱热闹,一有适当的机会大家就会聚在一起乐一下。除了我们上次介绍的几种说法以外,还有其他一些有关聚会场合的习

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是activist。 An activist, 活动人士。 Social activist, 社会活动家。 He started his political career as a community activist, 他的政治生涯是从社区活动开始的。 Human rights activists denounced Iran's

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Womens body confidence has become a critical issue around the world and pressure from the media is largely to blame for our low self-esteem, a new report warns. 一项最新报告指出,女性对自身外形缺乏信心已成为全球性重要问题,

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