Customer: I bought two expensive dictionaries here half an hour ago, but I forgot to take them with me. Manager: Who served you, sir? Customer: The lady who is standing behind the counter. Manager: Wh

发表于:2018-12-14 / 阅读(226) / 评论(0) 分类 新概念英语第一册

The man who loved money守财奴 Once upon a time, there was a man who loved money. He loved it so much that he wouldn't spend any of the money he earned. He wouldn't part with even a tiny bit. This stingy man didn't buy new clothes. Instead, he wore

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In 1996, a British woman finished

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ACT I Robbie, this new Walkman is absolutely wonderful. Robbie 这个新的随身听真棒。 Richard and Marilyn bought it for me for my birthday. 这是Richard和Marilyn送给我的生日礼物。 T

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 走遍美国 Family Album U.S.A

He is a man of principle. 他是个有原则的人。 注意当中的principle和principal的读音一样的,但拼法就不同,意思都不同,principal是指校长。 principal是一个人,后面又是pal结尾,pal表示好朋友,下面的

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Joe first walked by the man at 2 p.m. The man was standing in the middle of a busy sidewalk in Koreatown. He was bent over, face down. Joe could see only the top and back of the man's head. His hands were moving slowly near his knees. At about 3 p.m.

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v. 打败,胜过 I always best him at badminton. 打羽毛球我总是赢过他。 Our goal is to best the competition. 我们的目标就是在这场比赛中取胜。 He was bested in the debate. 他在辩论赛中被打败了。 n. 最好的东西

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今天我们要学的词组是front man。 Front的意思是前面, 前头, man是人, 男人。 Front man指乐队的主唱歌手。比如John Lennon和Paul McCartney就是披头四乐队The Beatles的front man -- 主唱歌手。 Front man有时

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When the Aldens drove back to the island they saw Hal and Marie waving to them from the beach. Marie shouted, Please come over! You go on, said Grandfather. You dont need me. The four Aldens ran down to the beach. Hal said, Guess who is coming to the

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 10 Schoolhouse Mystery

She looked at the moon. It was big. It was round. It was white. It was big and round and white. It was much bigger than all the stars. The stars were little lights. The moon was a big, bright light. She looked around. She could see other houses. She

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

Americans shower their loved ones with gifts on Valentine's Day, with chocolate being the most popular gift-giving item, according to a recent National Retail Federation survey. The organization estimates consumers will spend $1.7 million on chocolat

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乐高积木不仅是让儿童在游戏时间忙碌不已的保证,也让很多成年人着魔!Hillel Cooperman向我们展示了一个乐高之旅:由这个招人喜爱的积木引领的丰富多彩的,也有点怪怪的成人世界中的小空

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:会心一笑

There Was A Crooked Man There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(383) / 评论(0) 分类 鹅妈妈童谣

The Script是一支来自爱尔兰的三人乐队,成员包括主唱Danny、光头吉他手Mark Sheehan、鼓手Glen Power。他们将自身音乐风格描述为全新的凯尔特灵魂乐,融合了Hip-Hop化的歌词与悦耳的流行旋律,精致

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英文特辑精选

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Manute Bol played ten years in the National Basketball Association. But he will be remembered as much for his shot-blocking in the NBA as for his charity work in Sudan. He died June nineteenth from

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(七)月

BBC Learning English A True Mancunian Callum:Hello I'm Callum Robertson and welcome to this programme which we've called 'A True Mancunian'. Now, what is a Mancunian, well a Mancunian is a word for someone who comes from the city of Manchester and i

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(263) / 评论(0) 分类 Weekender

I'm A Business, Man JONATHAN COULTON: From NPR and WNYC, coming to you from The Bell House in beautiful Brooklyn, N.Y., it's NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and trivia, ASK ME ANOTHER. I'm Jonathan Coulton. Now here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg. (

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

The Manawatu Gorge Rd follows the Manawatu River along a deep valley. On one side of the river is the railway line and on the other side is the road. This road is a main highway for people travelling from Highway 2 to Palmerston North. However, in Au

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(258) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. There are many natural wonders in the United States. Today, we take you to seven man-made wonders in America. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Against the city's

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(163) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年慢速英语(三)月

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- American Chris Weidman wants to challenge Brazilian champion Anderson Silva for the UFC world middleweight title, local media reported Wednesday. The 28-year-old continued his undefeated UFC record last week by def

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