By Rebecca Ward Misty May and Kerri Walsh gave the United States its first-ever women's gold medals in beach volleyball at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The Brazilian team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Be

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--雅典奥运

Many people seek fame and wealth. Gul Muhammed sought neither. However, through fate he is famous. He is so sort that he is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest man in the world. H

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(441) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄中级美国英语

I dont understand the fascination with gold. Its just a soft metal. It isnt even the most valuable metal. Its interesting how almost every culture in the world loves gold. Indians spend a fortune on it. When their children get married they give gold

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 bee [ bi: ] The bee makes honey. n. 蜂,蜜蜂 蜜蜂酿蜜。 still [ stil ] He came yesterday and he is still here. adv. 仍,还 他昨天来的,现仍

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The Goose that laid the Gold EggsA farmer and his wife once had a goose that laid a solid gold egg every day.Each evening they settled it securely in its pen in the corner of their kitchen with a bowl of the best corn and a saucer of freshwater Eac

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CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures(黄金期货) on the COMEX (纽约商品交易所) Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended moderately lower on Wednesday, as sharp range up move in gold on Tuesday prompted investors to ta

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The price of gold edged above a record $1,500 an ounce on Tuesday as investors(投资者) looked for an alternative to the U.S. dollar. The price of gold has risen 31 percent in the last year. It shattered the psychological barrier at $1,500.50 b

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Fields of Gold 金色麦田,自然之美 Fields of Gold You'll remember me when the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky As we walk in fields of gold 当西风拂过麦田 我会在你的记忆中浮现 漫

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 好听的英文歌曲

对于莘莘学子来说,六月是分手的季节。尽管六月的校园绿树成荫,知了声声歌唱,但是离愁别绪弥漫着整个校园,空气中散发着淡淡的淡淡的忧伤。物随情迁,情随景移。当独自走在校园林荫大道上时,我竟在不知不觉的一瞬间想起了离别的秋天,耳畔缓缓地响起Sting 的《field

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India has captured its first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event, thanks to the steady aim of Abhinav Bindra in the 10-meter air rifle event, Monday. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the accomplishment. Newspapers across India are telling

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- French cyclist Arnaud Demare won gold on the fouth day of the UCI U-23 Road World Championships Friday. Another Frenchman Adrien Petit grabbed the silver medal. Demare and Petit had solid performance in the last sprin

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CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile extended loss on Monday, the fourth straight drop in a row, as investors rushed for cash amid liquidity crunch due to massive losses on other assets. The most

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended sharply higher on Friday, notching a new record-settlement high for the fourth time this week, as investors remained cautious about stocks and h

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine rowing team on Wednesday won its fifth gold medal and confirmed its dominance in this discipline after the women's 4-pair short rowing team took the first place in Ciudad Guzman just outside the

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China National Gold Group Corp. (CNGGC) said Monday that its first-half sales surged 61.44 percent year on year to 49.45 billion yuan (7.85 billion U.S. dollars), fulfilling 61.8 percent of its annual target. The Beijing-b

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OSAKA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima had a difficult win in men's 200m breaststroke on the last day of the Japan Open 2011 Swimming Championships at Namihaya-Dome in Kadoma of Osaka. However, it was still the first time

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CHICAGO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange surged to record level on Monday, the sixth straight rise in a row, amid increasing safe- haven demands as investors feared global economy would furth

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CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, as the dollar's rally muted demand for precious metals as an alternative investment. The most a

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CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures(期货) on the COMEX(纽约商品交易所) Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange further declined on Friday, marking the fourth straight drop this week, as the dollar rallied on improved economic o

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Gold Lion Yeah Yeah Yeahs Gold lion's gonna tell me where the light is, Gold lion's gonna tell me where the light is, Take our hands out of control, Take our hands out of control Now, tell me what you saw, Tell me what you saw, There was a crowd of s

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