A convincing thunder rumbled through the words. He lifted another spadeful of earth. 一声有说服力的霹雳通过这话隆隆炸出。他铲起了另一锹土。 Why had Linda died? Why had she been allowed to become gradually less than human an

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 美丽新世界

Within a month, the spring blooms are finished. The plants now set their seeds, taking advantage of the warm summer winds which sweep the desert. For a while, the karoo just glows. But trouble is stir

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

By Parke Brewer The eight days of Olympic swimming competition ended Saturday night at the Athens Summer Games. And the big star was American Michael Phelps. On Sunday he met with members of the media

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--雅典奥运

Cicadas Swarm Wide Portions of US The cicadas are back. Over the past few weeks, across a wide swath of the eastern United States, the notoriously noisy bugs have emerged by the billions from their long, underground adolescence. On a muggy afternoon

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(六月)

The Federal Government is facing strong opposition from the banks about plans to scrap mortgage exit fees. Banks say they might charge higher interest rates in order to compensate for the lost revenue if the Government goes ahead with the plans. Fede

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The old house was sold. A new house was yet to be purchased, so Randy was going to rent for a while. He was moving from Virginia to California. The move would put some memories behind him. He was looking forward to a fresh start. Randy and Nora got m

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英文小故事

Don: Hey Yal, what do locusts, neurons, robots and the movie Star Wars have in common? Yal: You got me, Don. D: The answer is: Doctor Claire Rind, a [dict]biologist[/dict] and robotics expert at the University of Newcastle, England. Dr. Rind wanted t

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

In such a spirit on my part and on yours, we face our common difficulties. They concern, thank God, only material things. Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen, our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by s

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Ok, here is the clinic for you guys out there on the Dos and Donts of finding emotional joy and carnal fulfillment in its most primitive form, if you get my drift. This male wildebeest dashes up to this herd of females, oblivious to the fact that ot

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(194) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

By Carrie Giardino Talks between a militia leader and the Nigerian president aimed at ending further violence in the oil-rich southern region are in a third day in Abuja. But the rebel leader has accu

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

AS IT IS - A special place that honors thousands of soldiers from World War 2 Hello from Washington. Im Jim Tedder. Today we are off to the Philippines to hear about a special place that honors thousands of soldiers from World War 2. Then we travel t

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Locust Swarms Forming in West Africa Four countries in West Africa have been put on alert for the likely arrival of swarms of Desert Locusts. If uncontrolled, a small swarm can eat the same amount of food in one day as 35-thousand people. Locust swar

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The United Nations refugee agency says it finally managed to gain access over a week ago to a remote northern area of the Central African Republic, following months of insecurity. A UNHCR spokesman tells VOA aid workers found more than 2,000 displac

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Real live insects like spiders, locusts, and butterflies play crucial roles in many memorable blockbuster films. 蜘蛛、蝗虫和蝴蝶之类活生生的昆虫,在许多令人印象深刻的卖座电影中都担任关键要角。学习重点: 1

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I always liked you, Mike. 迈克,我一直很欣赏你 That's why I'm gonna talk and you're gonna listen. 所以你听我说 Eli Russell. 伊莱罗素 Short answer? He was here. 简短的回答,他来过这儿 What's the long answer? 那长篇大论

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Earl, I need another book of checks. 厄尔,我得要个新的账单本 The last one fell between the refrigerator and the oven. 原来那本掉进烤箱和冰箱中间了 I'd reach for it, but that falls between 我有去捡的念头,可那念头也

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Aid Operation Bringing Food for the Hungry in Niger By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, August 01, 2005 I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. Thousands of

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 农业与发展

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Fungus Seen as Possible New Weapon Against Malaria By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 11, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Some kinds of fun

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This is what hundreds of farmers across Australia are waiting up to, and it's going to get a lot of worse. A locust invasion which could be the most devastating in decades. A locust has been around, forever around, you know the biblical play thing in

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英伦广角

SHANGHAI DAILY A call to relax adoption criteria A Chinese lawmaker is calling for the government to make adoption easier amid the increasing number of families who want to adopt. Jia Weiping, director of the Shanghai Diabetes Institute, says inferti

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