Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 2 词汇典故:美国各州别名 2 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。 As we told you last week, every American state h

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston 词汇典故:费城和波士顿别名 Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS and THEIR STORIES. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a citys identity. The

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Buckeyes, Sooners, Quakers, Volunteers and Cowboys 七叶树,捷足者,贵格会,志愿者以及牛仔 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have been given to the

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for New York City 词汇典故:纽约别名 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

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我们都知道每个国家都有各自的禁忌,所以掌握各个国家的忌讳,有助于人际关系的交往。这样可以避免很多误解和尴尬。和美国人聊天的一些小忌讳: Introduction: Standard American English Tips标准

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Bob Doughty. On our show this week: We listen to some jazz music by Oscar Peterson /P Answer a question about the nicknames of American states /P And tell about a campaign to save

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit 词汇典故 - 摇滚之都克里夫兰和汽车城底特律 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。 Many Americ

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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

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The Heart of Dixie, The Last Frontier, The Aloha State and More... 迪克西之心,最后的处女地,夏威夷和更多 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stores. A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can al

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Topics: Famous Americans - Jimi Hendrix; the melting pot metaphor; U.S. state numbers and nicknames; by any stretch of the imagination; to play it fast and loose Words: habit broom ukulele by ear gig stage presence virtuosic to smash suspicious circu

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That is all very well, you will say, and no doubt it is a great virtue to care so much for moderation and perfection, but why should the Greeks have been the only people to develop this quality in olden times? For an answer I shall point to the way i

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Chinese music fans seem to have got into the nickname game early. 中国的乐迷们似乎很早便习惯了给明星起昵称的游戏。 I remember watching the early Supergirl singing contest. Fans in the audience held home-made boards with nickna

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Topics: American Presidents - Herbert Hoover; knock-knock jokes; awful versus terrible versus terrific; initials in nicknames; that ship has sailed Words: starvation Great Depression to backfire tariff relief effort to memorialize dam lighthearted kn

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Transcript: Presenter: Now the 2020 Olympics might seem a long way away to you, but people are already talking about what new sports might be included. Today Im going to talk to two people who are hoping their sport might be included. The first is Jo

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