In a forest close to the river bank mere lived a crane with his wife. They were very unhappy. Every time the wife laid eggs in their nest, a big black cobra who lived in a hollow in the tree, would eat them up. The crane had a friend the crab. He wen

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小短文

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - What It Takes to Become a Druggist VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith. Today, we tell about a study that explores how we feel about future eve

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It was Jennys fourth birthday. She was four years old. Her mom baked a cake for her. Her mom baked a chocolate cake for her. The cake had two layers. Her mom put vanilla frosting on the bottom layer. Her mom put vanilla frosting on the top layer. Her

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She wanted to travel. He asked her where she wanted to go. She said she wanted to just get on the road and drive for a day or two. She wanted to get out of the house and out of the city. They packed a small suitcase. They packed their underwear, shor

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A: May I talk to you? B: Whats up? A: Did you have a party Friday? B: I did have a few people over. A: It was way too loud. B: I didnt realize I was making a lot of noise. A: I couldnt sleep with how loud it was. B: Im sorry for being so loud. A: Cou

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Welcome to Talking Sport! Majlinda Kelmendi is a Kosovan judoka, a judo practitioner. This week BBC reporter Mark Lowen goes to Majlinda's school to meet her and her classmates. In 2009 Majlinda won the World Junior Championships in judo and is one o

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A: I appreciate you dropping by to look at my home. B: It is useful for us to take a walk through your home together, so that we make sure that we are on the same page. A: How do you show my home to potential buyers? B: We will have an Open House or

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When it comes to North Korea, the world has come up with a lot of labels, including the last bastion of Stalinist Communism. But the author of a new book says North Korea can best be understood through the lens of its racial views. VOA Seoul correspo

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今天我们要学的词是fake。 Fake是伪造,假装的意思。Fake a painting,就是制作一副赝品。Fake an illness,就是没事装病。The boy faked his mother's signature on the report card, 这个男孩在成绩单上伪造了母亲

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Todd: So, what did you do today? Ruth: Well, actually, I got up this morning quite early. I couldn't sleep so I was a little bit annoyed and then I went to church and I had some lunch and.. Todd: OK, but, you said early, like how early? Ruth: Well, I

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Quake, Tsunami May Only Add to Economic Struggles for Japan日本发生强烈地震,经济前景雪上蒙霜 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道节目。 The earthquake that shook Japan with his

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The Senate Banking Committee has voted to approve the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank. The move paves the way for a vote by the full Senate in January. Cindy Saine | Capitol Hill

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BBC Learning English London Life Stealth Marketing Callum:Hello, Im Callum Robertson. How do you decide what particular product to buy? These days we are bombarded by advertising and marketing messages: on television, on radio, product placement in

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今天我们要学的词是makeover。 Makeover, 是改头换面的意思。 Parents volunteered to give the run-down school a makeover during the summer, 很多家长都自愿参加劳动,暑假期间翻新校舍,让学校面貌一新。 The gir

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - September 15, 2002: Duke Ellington, Part 1 By Paul Thompson VOICE 1: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Eve

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Time magazine included the Yike Bike in their list of the 50 Best Inventions for 2009. The Yike Bike is an electric bike which folds. It weighs about 9kg and has a battery which charges in about 20 minutes. You sit up straight on a Yike Bike holding

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今天我们要学的词是rake in。 Rake in, 是大笔捞钱的意思。He raked in three million dollars from the stock market, 他去年从股市赚了三百万美元。 最新调查报告显示,The casual games market is raking in $2.25 billio

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For sports fans, August means different things. For those who follow American football, August is traditionally when players begin training. For tennis lovers, the United States Open begins on August twenty-eighth in New York City. For basketball fan

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has addressed a meeting of business officials in Santiago, the last stop of his first official tour to Latin America. The premier's speech at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, or ECLAC, was aimed

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Mobike, Ofo race for dominance in UK Two major Chinese bike-sharing companies are in a fierce battle for market share in the UK. The cities of Manchester and Salford recently saw the launch of 1000 mobikes while rival Ofo has launched a trial in Camb

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