AMERICAN STORIES - A Special Story for Christmas: 'The Gift of the Magi' By O. Henry Broadcast: Saturday, December 24, 2005 ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) S

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(341) / 评论(0) 分类 American Stories

A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday? I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered. You're a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interest

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 X星球系列故事

king of the road 电影《断背山》的插曲,翻唱的是60年代乡村音乐巨匠罗格-米勒(Roger Miller)的名作《公路之王》(King of the Road)。一首人在旅途的歌。没有电话,没有泳池,没有宠物,一辆能

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The checker called the bag girl over, who went back to aisle 4 to do a price check. She returned shortly; $5.32 was indeed the correct price. The checker gave Delbert 64 cents to cover the overcharge and the tax. He told her that he thought he was su

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President Obama`s administration says it`s more concerned with what`s in coins than who`s on them. The penny in your pocket might look like copper, but copper actually makes up less than 3 percent of a one-cent coin. And the main metal in nickels ain

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第49期:Mailing a Letter in the Post Office Y:I'd like to send this to Chicago. Y:我想把这封信寄到芝加哥去。 X:Air mail or surface mail? X:航空还是陆运呢? Y:Air mail,please. Y:航空吧。 X:Please put it on the Scale there.Sev

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第26期:Something Wrong with the Meter Y:What's the fare,please? Y:请问车费是多少呢? X:Twenty dollars and sixty cents. X:20.60美元。 Y:What?You're overcharging me! Y:什么?你一定多收我的钱了! X:No way.Look.That's what the mete

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来到了加油站,妈妈和孩子们坐在车里,爸爸下车加油,在加油的时候,爸爸和工作人员似乎聊上了,来看看他们聊了些什么吧? Listen Read Learn Attendant: May I help you, sir? Benjamin: Fill it up with regular, please. Attendant: Should I take a look at your b

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经典句型:These books are overdue. 这些书过期了。 A:I'd like to return these books. 甲:我要还这些书。 B:These books are overdue.You have to pay a fine. 乙:这些书过期了。你需要交罚金。 A:How much should I pay? 甲:我需

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Short Conversation退房 A:Check-out please. B:Certainly.Did you enjoy your stay? A:Yes,I felt comfortable while staying here. B:I'm glad to hear that.Your total is 296 dollars and seventy cents. A:What is this PJ Grill? B:That's the dinner you

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT -February 11, 2002: Tools For Life By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Experts say deaths from infectious diseases can be greatly reduced at very little

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Hello everyone, from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Catherine Callaway, so glad you are checking in with us. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A senior Pentagon official tells CNN that a US soldier in Baghdad opened fire on his fel

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The family of a brain-dead pregnant Texas woman says she has been removed from life support following a judge's ruling that a Fort Worth hospital was misapplying state law in the case. Police have identified 19-year-old Darion Marcus Aguilar as the g

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Pigs Is Pigs by Ellis Parker Butler 英语短篇小说:艾利斯帕克巴特勒《猪就是猪》 Our story today is called Pigs is Pigs. It was written by Ellis Parker Butler. Mike Flannery, the agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over t

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模仿文本: And for Fitzgerald himself while a huge literary success during the roaring 20s, which is chronicled from the inside fell quickly out of fashion. He earned only two dollars and ten cents in royalties in 1940, the year he died. But 70

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LESSON 28 第28课 afternoon 下午 supper 晚餐 deep 深 length 长度 carriage 马车 threw 扔 hedge 树篱 stood 站在 truly 真实的 road 路 few 少数 sad 伤心 SAM AND HARRY 山姆与哈里 One fine summer afternoon, Sam was walking home

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After posting solid gains yesterday, the share market today lost momentum and closed flat. The All Ords and the ASX 200 just giving back a few points.By the close, the falls today were led by bank and retail sectors. Gains in the resource sectors, th

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Bernie: every time we eat dinner here, your mother refuses to let me help with the dishes. Howie: don't take it personally. She likes doing them by herself, so she can lick /lɪk/ the plates with no one looking. Bernie: you ready to go? Howie: yeah,

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And there were mixed results on Wall Street overnight. The Dow closed down slightly, while the Nasdaq and SP 500 posted modest gains. In London, the FTSE also climbed. To commodity markets. West Texas Crude is trading at 104 US dollars a barrel. Tapi

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讲解文本: my two cents 一点点个人看法,一点拙见 I think his music is boring. That's just my two cents. 我觉得他的音乐很无聊,但那只是我一点点个人看法。 Just my two cents. You have to break up with him. 我个人

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