Well, you've probably all heard about Nik Walenda, the man who recently walked 1,500 ft above the Gran Canyon on a two inch thick wire, with no protection, and no net. I watched him 'live' as he took every step, and every breath. I actually found mys

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

This is Whats Trending Today A Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ that recently sold for a record $450 million is heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The newly opened museum made the announcement this week. The 500-year-old painting is called Sa

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

歌曲: Love letters 艺人: Miranda Lambert 音乐星级: ★★★★ 所属专辑: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 发行年代: 2007 风格: Country 介绍: Miranda Lambert出生在一个音乐家庭。有趣的是她的父母都是私家侦探,可见乡村乐在德州的扎根程度。Miranda一直说,她是一个

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐

The Mona Lisa with her enigmatic(神秘的) smile hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris but to this day the woman who was used as the model for Leonardo da Vinci's portrait remains a mystery. Now, a group of Italian experts is trying to establish w

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BBC Learning English People and Places Mahamat Adamou Yvonne:Youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com and this is People and Places. Hello, Im Yvonne Archer and todays guest Mahamat Ahmed Adamou Hello, my name is Mahamat Ahmed Adamou I come from Ch

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 人与地方

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster, meet the modals! RS: Modals are words like can, could, will, would, may, might, and must. The list goes on. And they can be tricky to learn. AA: We get more of an introduction fro

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

You Are a Marvel 你是一个奇迹 Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of Franc

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小达人

Todd: OK, so we're here. Do you want to go ahead and introduce yourself to the listener? Roe: OK, my name is Hiroe Hashi. I've lived in America for about seven and a half years. I lived in Italy for two years. Todd: Wow! You lived in Italy too. Roe:

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

As rescue operations accelerated to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, correspondent Brian Wagner flew into Port-au-Prince Wednesday to begin covering the story for VOA. He did not have to travel far to give a detailed account of the devastatio

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

In 1504, Leonardos father, Ser Piero, died. He was seventy-eight years old. There was no will, and Leonardo ended up receiving nothing. All the money went to Ser Pieros other children. Then, in 1507, Leonardos uncle Francesco died. He had been the on

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

RAPHAEL SANZIO WAS BORN IN URBINO, ITALY, ON APRIL 6, 1483. HE FIRST LEARNED TO DRAW FROM HIS ARTIST FATHER. WHEN HE WAS TWENTY-ONE, HE WENT TO FLORENCE, WHERE HE STUDIED THE WORKS OF LEONARDO AND MICHELANGELO. IN HIS DAY, RAPHAEL WAS THE MOST POPULA

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IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S.

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THE FRENCH WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS REBIRTH. IT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PERIODS IN HISTORY. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE EXACT DATES. BUT THE RENAISSANCE LASTED FROM THE EARLY OR MIDDLE 1400S TO AROUND 1600. THE WORD IS FRENCH, BUT THE

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

IN LEONARDOS TIME, PATRONS ORDERED TWO KINDS OF PAINTINGS. THEY EITHER WANTED PORTRAITS, WHICH WERE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES OR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS, WHICH SHOWED MOMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS AND THE SAINTS. THERE WERE N

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

PARCHMENT IS MADE FROM THE SKINS OF ANIMALS SUCH AS SHEEP, CALVES, OR GOATS. THE SKIN IS DRIED AND TREATED UNTIL IT BECOMES FLAT AND PAPERLIKE. PARCHMENT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN PAPER. IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE, TOO. THE BEAUTIFUL PRAYER BOOKS AND BIBLES CO

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

Some people are enormously talented and then there is Leonardo da Vinci. He lived at a time when there were many extremely talented people all around him. Even so, he stood out. He could draw and paint better than anyone. One of his paintings, the Mo

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

There's a kind of hush all over the world Tonight All over the world you can hear the sounds Of lovers in love You know what I mean Just the two of us hmm And nobody else insight There's nobody else And I'm feeling good Just holding you tight So list

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

The hardest thing I've ever done is keep believing There's someone in this crazy world for me The way that people come and go through temporary lives My chance could come and I might never know I used to say no promises let's keep it simple But freed

发表于:2019-03-11 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my love in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you I know your image of me is what I

发表于:2019-03-11 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

Are we really happy With this lonely game we play Looking for words to say Searching but not finding Understanding anywhere We're lost in this masquerade Both afraid to say We're just to far away From being close together From the start We tried to t

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