The Burton Taylor Theatre is a 50-seater studio theatre owned by Oxford University. 伯顿.泰勒剧场是一个有着50个座位的工作室,归牛津大学所有。 It mainly plays host to small-budget productions, as well as used for student pro

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 走进牛津大学

By Mignon Fogarty I decided to write about comma splices because my friend Scott Sigler has a book coming out this week, Ancestor, published by Crown. Over three years ago, when he was publishing an earlier version of the book with a smaller publishe

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Koalas are officially listed as at risk of disappearing in New South Wales, Australia. Now, the states government has $34-million plan to protect the beloved animals. Koalas have large, hairy ears. They have especially sharp claws, which help them cl

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(五)月

That's well more than the 115-140 degrees that signal the moment when serotinous seeds can be freed. 这远远高于华氏115-140度,即晚熟球果种子能被释放的所需温度。 At those temperatures, the cones burst open, releasing millions

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

This pack seem prepared to allow their young a brief foray to experience the world beyond their den. Even in Yellow Stone it is extremely rare to see wolf pups like this. Before long they are summoned back into the forest by the pack. It will be wint

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

Invasive species get a bad rapbut we humans are usually to blame for their spread. Take Japanese stiltgrass, an invasive that arrived from Asia nearly 100 years ago as a packing material for porcelain. When it creeps into forests, it forms dense carp

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(八)月

The Taiga 针叶林 The taiga is the forest in cold areas of the Earth. 针叶林是位于地球寒冷地区的森林。 We can find the taiga in Alaska, Russia, Canada, Finland and many other places. 阿拉斯加、俄罗斯、加拿大、芬兰和许

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 与美国小学生一起学英文第8册

Plain 平原 A plain is an area of land. It is flat. 平原是一片区域,它是平的。 Sometimes it is grassland. 有的平原是草地。 Sometimes it is a forest. 有的平原是森林。 Sometimes it is a hot desert. 有的平原是炎热的沙

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 与美国小学生一起学英文第2册

How Ethan Found a Pet 伊桑宠物寻找记 While Ethan was in the mountains, he learned about the wild animals living there. 伊桑住在山里的时候,他悉知生活在那里的野生动物。 This story will tell you how he found a wonderful p

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 美国小学英语教材3

Todd: OK, Norm, we're going to talk about colors. Norm: Mm-hm. Todd: OK. What is blue? Norm: Well, the sky is blue. Todd: OK. And what is green? Norm: Green? My green canoe. Todd: Your green canoe. Norm: Yes! Todd: Really! OK. That's cool! What is re

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

unit 195 黄昏恋 dialogue 英语情景对话 A: They are nice middle-aged couple, just like us. A: 他们是一对幸福的中年夫妻,就像我们一样。 B: If they are just like us, they are not middle-aged. B: 要是像我们一样,他们就

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(203) / 评论(0) 分类 高频英语口语对话

We sat like that for another immeasurable moment; I wondered if he could be as unwilling to move as I was. 我们像那样坐着,不知坐了多久。我怀疑他是否不情愿改变姿势,就像我一样。 But I could see the light was fading,

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 暮光之城•暮色

All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking through the thick woods. 多萝茜和她的同伴们,正在穿越深深的树林。 The road was still paved with yellow brick, 路仍然是用黄砖铺的, but these were much covered by

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 绿野仙踪.The.Wizard.Of.Oz

physical geography 自然地理 economic geography 经济地理 geopolitics 地理政治论 ethnography 民族志 cosmography 宇宙志 cosmology 宇宙论 geology 地理学 toponymy 地名学 oceanogr

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

THIS IS AMERICA -June 10, 2002: Biltmore Estate By Paul Thompson Broadcast: VOICE 1: It was built more than one-hundred years ago near the mountains of North Carolina. It is still the largest private

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 This is America

Workers at a district council(议会) in eastern England must now clock off(打卡) and back on if they take a cigarette break. Staff at Breckland Council in the eastern English county of Norfolk will no longer be paid for time spent smoking

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

As the tiger continues to face critical threats to its survival(生存) , yet another country is joining the global battle to save the big cat. An estimated 300 to 500 Royal Bengal tigers roam the sprawling, 6,000-square-kilometer mangrove forest

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Hollywood acting legend Elizabeth Taylor was given a small, private funeral(葬礼) Thursday at Forest Lawn cemetery outside Los Angeles, the same cemetery where her good friend, entertainer Michael Jackson was buried. Taylor's family and close f

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- This year's Tree-Planting Day comes at a fitting time, as the memory of a sandstorm that ravaged large parts of north China last weekend is still stingingly fresh. The Chinese public observed Tree-Planting Day, a yearly

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Harry Potter Magic World Tour has arrived in China for the first time. 哈利波特魔法世界巡演近日第一次抵达中国。 The show was first launched in 2009, and has already travelled to cities such as New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻