The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, h

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(150) / 评论(0) 分类 新东方现代文背诵篇章

Unit 13 The Culture Content of Vocabulary One of the earliest word sets that a student will learn is colors. Later on the intermediate student learns that in English yellow signifies cowardice and green signifies inexperience and jealousy. It is impo

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图片1 This is our new podcast Chatterbox! Here we talk about everything cultural. This is Part 2 about University Life. In this episode Harp talks about living off campus, what she liked and what she didnt like. Harp liked her moms homecooking but

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

By Tendai Maphosa London 30 April 2007 The third-annual Palestinian Film Festival is underway in London. For VOA Tendai Maphosa speaks to one of the participating directors who says even under extreme conditions, people get on with life. The two-week

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

Report: Africa Agricultural Reforms Could Ensure Food Security Experts say Africa needs agricultural market reforms if its going to overcome food shortages and high prices. A new report outlines what it calls high payoff, low-cost solutions. The Alli

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition Launched The United Nations Friday announced an international competition to design a memorial honoring the victims of slavery. Its estimated that over 500 years, more than 18 million people were abducted from A

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova speaks to China Radio International recently in Paris. [Photo: China Plus] As preparation gets underway for next month's Belt and Road summit in Beijing, the head of UNESCO took some time to speak to China Radio I

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

今天我们来看一看首都饭店在哪条街用英语怎么说: Which street is Capital Hotel on? 首都饭店 还可以这么说: How do I walk back to Capital Hotel? 可以这样回答: It is on Highland Avenue. Go straight until you get to

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On my recent trip to Leavenworth, I had an unexpected opportunity to see a song and dance performance by the Colville Native American Indian tribe. As the salmon festival has expanded over the years, it now includes historical and cultural displays t

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

A group of New York-based tap dancers has just concluded a tour of the Middle East, with performances and workshops in Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. New York Tap Ensemble founder Noah Racey hopes the tour will help promote cultural understanding

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十)月

By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 The Asian Cultural Festival celebrates and explores the multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-dynamic Asian-American experience. Where better to host such a festival than in Queens, New York - the most ethnic

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Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York Participating artists and journalists gathered Wednesday at New Yorks Gramercy Park Hotel to talk about the event. Festival director Ruth Mackenzie said 25,000 artists, representing all 204 countri

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Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

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Venezuela's Chavez Built Ties With Iran The relationship between Iran and Venezuela began in the 1960s, in the early days of OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. But it was during Hugo Chavezs presidency that strong ties were form

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Exercise 1 -14: Make a Variable Stress Sentence CD 1 Track 21 Now you decide which words should be emphasized. Write a normal, everyday sentence with atleast seven words and put it through as many changes as possible. Try to make a pitch changefor ea

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(150) / 评论(0) 分类 标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD1

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, people cannot get away from the issue of sexual harassment. It's the first festival post-Harvey Weinstein. And Sundance founder Robert Redford kicked off this year's event by ackn

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

As Tourists Crowd Out Locals, Venice Faces 'Endangered' List play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:12repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plu

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图片1 Everyone eats, but we all have different habits and favorite foods. The food you eat is often cultural. In this episode Harp and Maura try to explain what Canadian food is. They also talk about comfort food and what typical North American com

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 05 October 2006 Every October New York renews its cultural life after the sleepy days of summer. This season an exceptionally varied mix of classical and contemporary works will be on stage, in concert halls and on muse

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

Pearl S.Buck:The Cross-Cultural Envoy 赛珍珠:中西文化使者 Pearl was bom in Virginia, the United States in 1892 and her parents were Christian missionaries. When Buck was three months old, her parents took her with them on a mission to Chin

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