As a boy Knute Axelbrod always wanted to be a student. But he never had time to learn. He married young and had to work to get money to educate his children. But a lifetime of hard farm work did not destroy his love for books and beauty. His wife die

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 美国故事

A: I want to buy some meat. B: What kind would you like? A: I want one pound of ground beef. B: That's going to be about $2.48. A: That will be fine. B: What else can I get for you? A: Let me also have three pounds of chicken breasts. B: That's going

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Robert's family got together every Sunday. They always had lunch together. Each week, they went to the same restaurant. It was an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Robert's family loved eating. This was the perfect restaurant for them. Robert's mom always ate

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第4级听力-English Level 4

[00:00.55]3 Listen and complete. [00:04.62]Listen to the dialogue and fill in the form. [00:08.39]Hello.This is the Green Hut.Can I help you? [00:12.10]I'd like to book a table,please. Certainly. [00:15.82]Which day would you like to book it for? [00

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A: It sure is windy out there! B: It definitely is not the perfect day to fly, is it? A: I am scared of flying to begin with, but bad weather makes it a little worse. B: Anyone who actually enjoys flying in bad weather is out of their mind. A: Will t

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A: That rain is really coming down out there! B: Yes, its kind of crazy weather outside. A: I get kind of nervous flying in this kind of weather. B: I dont think anyone feels all that comfortable flying in a storm. A: Do you think it will be this bad

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Now, the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story is called The Animals Give Themselves from the book Cloudwalker by Joel Monture, published by Fulcrum Publishing. Mr. Monture is a Native American from the Mohawk nation. He has written

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Mrs. Henry Miller had lived alone for several years. Her husband was dead. But he had left her a comfortable amount of money. He also had left her a nice apartment in New York City near the East River. There were three other apartments in the large b

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The old Indian was sitting in the snow. It was Koskoosh, former chief of his tribe. Now all he could do was sit and listen to the others. His eyes were old, he could not see. But his ears were wide open to every sound. Aha, that was the sound of his

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Jenna was at the airport. She was waiting for her plane. Her plane would leave at 7 p.m. It was only 2 p.m. She had time to eat. She had time to study. She went to the airport restaurant. The restaurant was on the third floor. The restaurant was full

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the reporter and food expert Michael Pollan. Mister Pollan is a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berke

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(二)月

to put all his eggs in one basket to eat crow 鸡蛋也是一些美国俗语的组成部份。要是一个人把他所有的钱都当做赌注,想冒险发财,这在中文里是

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Vegetarian Diet report It seems too good to be true. Eat as much as you want and still lose weight? That's the conclusion of a group of health experts

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Jeff: So you do winter camping and the place you live, do you get a lot of snow there? Tim: We get quite a bit of snow but it's mostly just up in the mountains. Jeff: So, lately there's been a lot of talk about global warming. So where you live, do y

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - The Ever-Present Threat of Tsunamis BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about tsunamis -- the deadly sea waves often caused by

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(六)月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So genetic tests can help you explore your heritage, but can your DNA also tell you what diet is best for you? NPR's Allison Aubrey asked that question. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: If you're curious about personalized nutri

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平时我们在表示很确定某件事的时候,常会说,如果这件事出了差错,我就不姓王。这句话在英语里也有对应的表达方法,就是eat one's hat,通常跟if从句搭配使用。 当一个人说eat his hat,那就是

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Sandra picked up the bag of peanuts. It was a bag of roasted peanuts. She opened the bag. She poured out some roasted peanuts onto the table. There were about eight peanuts on the table. The peanuts were still in their shells. Each peanut was in its

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第1级听力-English Level 1

Today was a big day. Five friends had planned to go out. The plan was to go to a restaurant. It was a good restaurant. It served all you can eat food. Everybody was excited. They had gone there before. It was their favorite restaurant. The restaurant

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第3级听力-English Level 3

Mari: Hi, I'm Mari, I'm here with Ron. Today, we're going to debate about if it's better to sit in the front of the class or in the back of the class, so I'm going to start. I always sat front-row-and-center in all of my classes all throughout my edu

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个