Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden leg of their global voyage. The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday fro

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Eunice Yoon: Housewives to little old ladies to couples dreaming of the future. Investors are scrambling to buy a slice of one of China's biggest Initial Public Offerings(IPO) ever, the Bank of China.

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

US Aircraft Carrier Makes First Visit to Vietnam Since War An American aircraft carrier has arrived at a Vietnamese port for the first time since the Vietnam War. The USS Carl Vinson arrived Monday in the central city of Danang and will remain for se

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月

SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, launched a top-secret spy satellite for the US Department of Defense early last Monday morning. 上周一清晨,埃隆马斯克创立的航天公司SpaceX为美国国防部发射了一颗高度机密

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Person Infected With Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact 美国首次发现经性接触感染寨卡病毒病例 Officials in the southwestern state of Texas have reported what may be the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted in the United Stat

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Enter the Dragon was Hollywood's first dipping its toe into the water of the martial art genre. 《龙争虎斗》是好莱坞首次涉足功夫题材的电影 Bruce Lee is explosive in a way that no one had seen before. 李小龙展现了前所未有的

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 名人传记

The China Railway Corporation (CRC) announced last Monday that its China Standard bullet trains, also known as electric multiple units (EMUs), have started operation in Liaoning. 中国铁路总公司上周一宣布,中国标准动车组已开始在辽

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JUDY WOODRUFF: Bob Dylan's been one of the most influential voices in music for more than five decades now and an artist frequently considered an enigma all his own. One of the big mysteries surrounding his work and biography is a series of recording

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈娱乐系列

Hong Kongs first leveraged exchange traded funds have launched in a bid to tap Asian demand for structured products, even as western regulators are examining the mechanics of leveraged and other riskier forms of ETFs. 香港首批杠杆交易所交易基

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是crucial。 Crucial, 是关键的意思。Crucial factor, 是关键因素,crucial decision, 是关键决策。美国2008年总统大选的共和党参选人,原田纳西州参议员汤普森星期二晚上首次参加公开

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

新任美联储主席首次面对记者 WASHINGTON The new head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, is busy trying to bolster the economy, cut unemployment and watch out for inflation. On Wednesday she will face reporters for the first time as

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Police officers from China are to collaborate with police officers from Italy in two joint patrols in Rome and Milan for two weeks starting from Monday. 从周一起,中国警察将与意大利警察合作,一同走上罗马和米兰街头,开展

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

推特首次公开募股(IPO),你该买它的股票吗? Another social media giant is going public. Twitter, the online micro-blogging service, launches its initial public offering (IPO) of stock on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Interes

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Aeon Bank will introduce ATMs that allow people to access cash using only fingerprints for identification, becoming the first Japanese bank to offer biometric verification without also requiring a card or PIN. 日本永旺银行将引入新一批ATM取

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

你若在第一次约会时发现约会对象有对自己撒谎的迹象,你很有可能是猜对了。 根据一项最新调查,大多数英国男人在和可发展为情侣的女性第一次约会时,为了给对方留下深刻印象试图或已

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

This year's Hurun Global Rich List shows Beijing has replaced New York as the billionaire capital of the world. 今年的《胡润全球富豪榜》显示,北京已经取代纽约成为全球亿万富豪之都。 Beijing now reportedly has 100 bill

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Waiter: A table for one, Madame? Jean: No, erm, for two. I'm expecting someone. Waiter: Of course. Here we are. Jean: Thanks. Waiter: Excuse me. Something to drink in the meantime, Madame? Jean: Yes, oh, sorry. Yes. I'll have a glass of water, please

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Generally in the past just go out for a few drinks then see what's up. I dont like anything too obvious or structured or whatever. I quite like cinemas, which is quite rubbish, but theyre quiet so if you dont get on with the person you can just watch

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Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has issued a mass prisoner pardon, a first act of mercy as monarch as he reaches out to his subjects following the death of his beloved father. 泰国新国王玛哈哇集拉隆功日前宣

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The world tennis authorities have announced an independent review into the effectiveness of anti-corruption practices in the sport. The announcement was made at the Australian Open. It follows an investigation by the BBC and the website BuzzFeed News

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(150) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻