Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Two were mice named Sniff and Scurry and two were little people beings who were as small as mice but

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 谁动了我的奶酪

Sneaky Phone Marketers Outfox 'Caller ID' One telephone feature that seemed revolutionary when it was introduced in the 1970s - but now is quite standard - is Caller ID. Its a message that appears on your phone as its ringing, showing you the telepho

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

Some are little more than rocks, others substantial mountains, covered in woodland. The first British person to see that was captain Cook, who stood here in 1770, and for the first time, realized the scale of the Great Barrier Reef. He also realized

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2014年

But no, I never went to college. I've slept in some strange places, but the library wasn't one of them. I studied rock and roll and I grew up in Dublin in the 70s; music was an alarm bell for me. It woke me up to the world. I was 17 when I first saw

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A labyrinth of emotions My larynx is killing me! Robin exclaimed. Someone must have laced my cigars with strychnine. You are forever lamenting. Spare us your platitudes, replied Laura, his long-suffering wife, wearing her grandmothers favorite lace

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THE first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news -- Judge Thatcher's family had come back to town the night before. Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance f

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As the sun beat down, something like 4,000 cubic kilometers of water evaporated from the Mediterranean surface every year. And with no Atlantic water to replenish it, the Mediterranean dried out. In j

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A strange chill went through him. He began to climb again. Once more the wolf howled. Quiet,he yelled. 布兰觉得有股诡异的寒意流贯全身。他继续爬,小狼又继续嗥。别叫啦!他喊, Sit down. Stay. Youre worse than Mother. 乖

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Now, should a library be a quiet place to read a book or a lively centre where you can hang out and drink coffee? And can it be both? Author Tracy Chevalier who is also chairman of the Society of Authors, told More4 News she is worried library is sac

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Zenin has brought her to the hotel in C, the Vyborg L, the classic bedecked hotel where rich friends of Nicholson Mira's parents stay. But Zenin and Mira meet no one because they've entered through a side door where an elevator leads to a small one-r

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By Malcolm Brown Houston, Texas 20 September 2007 Different cultures have different ways of coping with extreme heat. In Houston, Texas, when the mercury rises, office workers head underground rather then go outdoors. Their refuge is an elaborate net

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 February 2007 Sunday, the eyes of the world will be on Hollywood, where the Academy Awards, or Oscars, will be presented. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, this year's movie honors have an international flavor. Peter O

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(二月)

A mayor offering services in different languages to his multi-ethnic community may not sound like anything out of the ordinary. But in Turkey the local mayor in city of Diyarbakir was dismissed and is possibly facing prison for speaking Kurdish. Abd

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At age 97, singer and pianist Pinetop Perkins proves you're never too old to play the blues. Pinetop is still in top form on a new album with singer, drummer and harmonica player Willie Big Eyes Smith, titled Joined At The Hip. When Pinetop Perkins c

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Revolution School Teaches How to Overthrow a Dictator Veterans of the uprising in Serbia, which overthrew President Slobodan Milosevic, are running workshops for opposition groups around the world on how to bring down a dictator. On the outskirts of

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

Hi, everyone. I'm Patty Kim. Today we're headed for Southern Africa, a place that holds something for every traveler, for every budget: cosmopolitan cities, world-class safaris, not to mention record-setting sites that'll take your breath away. Here'

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2010年

Day breaks in Sanaa, Yemen as the call to prayer rouses the inhabitants of this ancient city as it has for hundreds of years. This capital city, nestled at an elevation of over 7,000 feet in the Yemeni highland, is one of the oldest continually inhab

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Today, this is all the remains of Guge, its capital city, Tsaparang. The grand vision of the first kings of Guge is reflected in this extraordinary city, literally carved into the side of a mountain. Soaring to the heaven is the height of a modern 80

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Billion People Suffer from Neglected Tropical Diseases A billion people around the world suffer from neglected tropical diseases, and the global health community is working to develop new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics. But experts note that success

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The water is pouring down from the surface, 水流是从地表倾泻而来的 and I'm gonna try to follow it up and out of here. 我要跟着水流走以便找到出路 There's light ahead!Look, you see that? Look.Look over there. See it? 前面有亮光

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