I still clearly remember what happened during my first speech contest. I was very nervous about talking in front of a large crowd. When it was my turn, I tried to stay calm and walked onto the stage with a big smile. Somehow, I tripped and fell. At t

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

The fourth China-Africa Friendship Awards ceremony has been jointly held by the African People's Friendship Association and China Radio International in Beijing. Ten delegates have been awarded this year, including Yuan Longping, Li Genchang, and Wu

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(259) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Vocabulary:重要词汇 reputation 声誉 estimate估计;衡量 vendor卖方 test the waters市场测试 priority优先 awarded给予 ballpark相近的;估算的 drill演习 marble筹码 delivery运送 stock存货;现货

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加薪和奖金 Pay Raise amp; Bonus 奖金 Bonus A: Merry Christmas!This is a Christmas bonus for you. B: Merry Christmas!Thank you very much. 加薪 pay raise A: Congratulations on your pay raise. B: Thank you.It was unexpected. A: You deserve it.Y

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

Bras, Beer and Pandas The simple bra: something worn discreetly by women around the world, or a powerful, life-saving device? Well, maybe both. A team in Chicago has invented a bra that can be quickly turned into a pair of gas masks one for the weare

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

(DUBAI,Reuters) A Chinese company was awarded a $270 million contract to create a resort island off the coast of Dubai. (路透社迪拜电)一家华人公司得到一纸两亿七千万美元的合约,要在迪拜外海建造一座度假岛屿。

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄英语新闻听力通

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 October 2007 Environmentalists in Africa are welcoming the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a United Nations Panel on climate change. They say the well kn

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The triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years. Winners were awarded a silver medal and an olive branch . The German athlete Carl Schumann finished in the top five event

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1. President Barack Obama says the US and world will be forced to ratchet up the pressure if Russia doesn't change its path in Ukraine. The president met with Ukraine's new prime minister as a referendum approaches in Crimea on whether to leave Ukrai

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(147) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(三)月

AS IT IS 2016-10-05 Nobel in Physics Awarded for Strange States of Matter Three British-born scientists have won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award on Tuesday. The academy is recognizing David

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Liberian, Yemeni Women Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Two women from Liberia and one from Yemen were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Saturday for their efforts to peacefully bring change to their countries. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

Never before in the history of our country have most of the advanced degrees been awarded to women but now they are. Since the dawn of men, it's hardly more than 100 years since we were even allowed into these buildings except to clean them, but soon

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The Yeoman Warders are a very select group of military guards, who are the ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. They are nicknamed The Beefeaters, which probably originates from their food ration of meat, back in the 15th century. The Yeoman

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Nick then brings kids to campus regularly so that they can so something special: see what it's like to be on a college campus, and begin to dream. 然后尼克会定期把孩子们带到大学校园,以便他们能够做一些特别的事情:看看

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20-year-old Chinese pianist Zhang Shengliang, best known by his stage name Niuniu, has confirmed he's trying his hand at pop music. I listen to many different styles of music. I am also interested in composing pop music on the piano. I hope I can mak

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P:With all these investments from the party, we should have everything we need by the end of the month. You know I thought we were screwed when Chuck Bass called me, but you found a way to make it work, and when you chose being poor and being with Se

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今天我们要学的词是senior。 Senior, 有高级,资深的意思。最近提交美国国会的一份报告说, Seventy-seven percent of senior officers in active military duty are white, 美国在职高级军官77%是白人。 Google awarde

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本期内容: An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 首先,我们来学习两个单词 idle无所事事 虚度 needy 贫困 艰苦的 这里有个单词值得我们注意 age 作名词虽然有年龄,寿命,时代等意思

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 口语侠每日早读

After the awards the mother of two said she was in a state of shock and was astounded at winning the award. Her ongoing performance in the musical is her Broadway debut and has received rave reviews from critics. One critic described Catherine's perf

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