A: Whoa, I never saw a meter like this before; how do you use it? B: It's simple, once you do it a few times. Do you know how the old one worked? A: I never used a parking meter before. B: So we start out by deciding whether you will use cash or a cr

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(147) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-大学生活

A: What happened today on the freeway? B: You don't know what happened? A: What did happen? B: There was a truck on the freeway, and it flipped over. A: Really? B: I wouldn't lie about something like that. A: Were there any injuries? B: I heard that

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A: Was there an accident on the freeway today? B: You haven't heard about it? A: No, do you know what happened? B: This truck flipped over on the 210. A: Are you serious? B: I'm telling you the truth. A: Did anyone get hurt? B: Two people were injure

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Marriage is forever. Until death do us part. At least thats what people promise at the altar when they say I do. World Marriage Day (WMD) is celebrated on the second Sunday in February. It is for people to think about their marriage and perhaps renew

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Carlsberg is a Danish brewing company founded in Copenhagen in 1847. It was started by J.C. Jacobsen and named after his son Carl. The pH scale, the standard measurement of acidity, was developed in Carlsbergs laboratories in 1909. It is currently th

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - December 15, 2002: Margaret Sanger By Doreen Baingana ((THEME) ) VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long with the VOA Special English Program, People in

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 People in America

Crushed Cars as Art A sculpture at the entrance to the museum is made of old car bumpers. Inside are dozens of other automobile abstractions by sculptor John Chamberlain. He passed away in December at the age of 84. While the Guggenheim is not a park

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

A: I heard that the potential buyer is interested in me carrying part of a loan for him. B: Carrying part of a loan can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the circumstances. A: What would be an advantage of me carrying a note on the house? B: If

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Read by Wang Lei, this is a small batch from the weekly literary program InkQuill. Classic of Mountains and Seas, or widely known as Shan Hai Jing in Chinese, is an over two millenniums old text that depicts mythical flora and fauna in ancient China.

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Newspaper Carrier Day is an important day to celebrate one of societys forgotten workers the newspaper carrier. Every day, thousands of newspaper girls and boys get up early and carry heavy bags of newspapers around the streets. They deliver our news

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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It was Sunday. Dont blow in my ear! Cassandra yelled. I have very fragile skin. If you blow in my ear, it might break my eardrum. Travis laughed. He didnt believe her. He had seen too many movies and read too many books where the guy blew in the girl

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Bobby woke up because he heard a dog. He heard a dog barking outside his window. Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking. Bobby got out of bed. He got out of bed and walked to the window. He looked out the window. He saw a big brown dog. It was b

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

The ladys dog barked too much. It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Every time anybody walke

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What's a Participle? Before we talk about what it means to dangle a participle, we have to answer the question What is a participle? A participle is a verb that acts like an adjective. The present participle form of a verb usually ends with ing. For

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT – October 18, 2002: Solar House Competition By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Experts say in the near future, many houses in the United States wi

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SCIENCE REPORT — February 7, 2002: Fuel Cell Cars By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. The United States Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, has announced a program to d

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影片对白 Anchorperson: The animals are said to have suffered a mild seasickness, but now are back to eating the finest calf's liver. Garfield: Oh, boy. Must be sweet. My tummy's upset. May I have some liver? Boy, I wish Jon was a queen. Maid: Housek

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 21 November 2006 watch Counterterrorism v Darfur President Bush's Special Envoy for Sudan has denied an allegation that the counterterrorism cooperation between Khartoum and Washington is impeding U.S. efforts to sto

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He had a blue car. He loved his blue car. It was dark blue. It had four doors. It was not a new car. It was an old car. But it had new tires. It had new black tires. All four tires were new. He felt safe with his new tires. They would not blow out. H

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