The U.S. population is increasing at nearly one percent a year, making the United States the world's fastest growing industrial nation. 美国人口正以每年将近1%的速度增长,这使美国成为世界人口增长最快的工业化国家。

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

时尚度假新方式 交换你我住处 炎炎夏日就要到了,大家都有度假的计划吧?怎样做到既经济又浪漫呢,交换住处似乎是个明智的选择。 互相交换住处对双方都有利,零支出,却收获了满满的幸福。 Susanne and Clyde Billings are on vacation in Los Angeles, visiting their

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 国外媒体新闻

Women Are Giving Birth at Home On Purpose! Empowering. Life-changing. These are two words women often use to describe natural childbirth. Painful would be a third. But thats a different story. This story is about midwives in Los Angeles, California.

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(四)月

美国工人要求增加最低工资 LOS ANGELESLos Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current minimum rate requi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十一月)

1.The Supreme Court is said to hear the second of back to back gay marriage cases Wednesday, a constitutional challenge to the law that prints legally married gay couples from collecting the same federal benefits straight marriage couples will receiv

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(三月)

Hi story Comes to Life in LA Cemetery Each year, history comes to life at a Los Angeles cemetery where residents of the West Adams district explore their citys past. The Living History tour connects people in one neighborhood with interesting, and in

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

全球假冒产品规模超过毒品交易 Fake designer brand purses, clothing and even prescription medications are made and sold around the world. Investigators say it is bigger business than the illegal drug trade. And police say that when consum

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年7月

Tom? Oh, it's been a while since we've talked to each other. Nice to hear you again. Same here. Hey, did you know Susan is going to get married. She invited me to her wedding and she wants you to attend also. Really? Definitely. I'm calling to tell y

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A: Could you help me make a plane reservation? B: I would be happy to help you. Where do you plan on going? A: I am going to go to Hawaii. B: For that destination, you may leave from Los Angeles or Burbank Airport. Which would you prefer? A:I think t

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 旅游-Travel

Is it racist that I took you to an Indian restaurant? 带你来印度餐厅算是种族歧视吗 ? It's okay, I like Indian food. 没关系 我喜欢印度菜。 Or as you probably call it back home, food. 或者你可以宾至如归地称它为家乡菜

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Where will you be staying? 你们将会在哪儿停留? We have hotel reservations in LA, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, and New York. 我们在洛杉矶、拉斯维加斯、大峡谷和纽约都订了旅馆。 Where are you staying? And do you have

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Is America going to decline like other great nations have before? The author thinks not, arguing that the type of society being created in America is quite unlike any that has gone before it. Read wha

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 全新版大学英语综合教程

Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Los Angeles 词汇典故:洛杉矶别名 Now the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(七)月

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 July 2006 Writer Amanda Roraback says Americans want to know more about places in the news, such as Muslim countries. Her book series called Nutshell Notes helps readers learn about those regions. --------- Amanda R

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Education Report - Thousands of US Teachers Lose Jobs as States Cut Budgets This is the VOA Special English Education Report. America's recession ended in June of two thousand nine but recovery has been slow. Many states face budget problems and have

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(五)月

International Students Learn Filmmaking in Hollywood 国际学生学习好莱坞电影制作 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today on the show we learn about student filmmakers hoping to get into the movie busines

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(五)月

AS IT IS 2015-12-16 Instagram Husbands, A Harry Potter Prequel, Los Angeles Schools Closed 爱发照片的丈夫、《哈利波特》前传和洛杉矶学校关闭 This is Whats Trending Today Are you an Instagram Husband? Im basically a human selfie

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Japan is the United States' fourth-largest trading partner, and trade had increased the first two months of this year -- before the earthquake and tsunami. Now the two busiest container ports in the United States are seeing the effects of the disaste

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年4月

Topics: Ask an American: Working as an actor in Los Angeles,
 nevertheless versus despite versus even though, to screw up
 Words: to be driven
 craft
 rejection
 to get crushed headshot
 casting
 submissions
 studio eye contact to pre

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Air NZ showed what their new planes will look like inside. The CEO of Air NZ said that there have been many improvements for Business class passengers in the past few years but nothing for Economy class. The new planes, the Boeing 777-300 model, will

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