April Fools Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: This is the day upon which

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

Hello, and welcome to Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Im your host, Adam Freedman. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, althoug

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John Coltrane, 1926-1967: The famous saxophone player helped make modern jazz popular around the world VOICE ONE: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) John Coltrane He was one of the greatest saxophone play

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 名人轶事

One day at school Harry pushed Scott. Scott pushed Harry back. Harry punched Scott in the face. Scott went home with a bruise on his face. He had a red bruise on his face. His mom said, Who did this to you? Who hit you? His dad asked, Did you hit him

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SCIENCE REPORT – March 21, 2002: Color of the Universe By George Grow This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. What is the color of the universe? Astronomers had not answered this question un

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 科技之光

THIS IS AMERICA - Political Data Miners Really Get to Know You STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we look at how political campaigns use dat

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - January 3, 2002: 1920s/Foreign Policy By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (Theme) The nineteen-twenties ar

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By Paul Thompson Studying a fiber left on the end of a plant: Did it come from clothes? Or from burlap used for transporting marijuana? VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley G

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 Explorations

A: Are you going somewhere? B: Im on my way to work. A: Where do you work? B: I work at the polling place. A: You didnt tell me you were working there this year. B: I do this every year. A: Howd you get that job? B: I applied online. A: Thats interes

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Key Sentences(重点句子) 874.What would you suggest I do for the cover page? 你认为我该用什么样的封页好呢? 875.Have you read the presentation I gave? 你看过我给你的样本吗? 876. You need to make some small changes.

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Breathing Easier: How to Control Asthma This is Science in the News. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Bob Doughty. Spring has returned to the United States. The sky is blue, the grass is green and many plants are flowering. Spring can be a beautiful time

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IN THE NEWS - Arrests in the Shooting of a Pakistani Schoolgirl 新闻报道 - 巴基斯坦逮捕女学生枪击案嫌犯 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语的新闻报道。 Pakistani

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(十)月

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency says Gaza is in a state of physical and psychological collapse. The Israeli blockade of Gaza has been going on for 30 months. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which cares for one million Palestinian refugees in Gaza,

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This one's history is as colorful as its surroundings Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Cleveholm is the 42-room Tudor castle of Cleve Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. Beside a rushing Rocky Mo

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Egyptian Islamist Calls for Tolerance of Coptic Christians Violence between Egypt's Coptic Christians and conservative Muslims has led to calls for tolerance from some unlikely sources. The allegiance of the men gathered outside a mosque in central A

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – May 13, 2002: Solar Cookers By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It

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A: Is there a swimming pool in this hotel? B: We don't have a full-sized swimming pool, but we do have individual swim stations. A: What exactly does that mean? B: Basically, a swim station is like a treadmill, except instead of running, you swim. A:

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BBC Learning English Weekender Poles in the media Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. One of the largest groups of new migrants to Britain are Poles. In 2004 Poland entered the European Union which gave Polish people much great

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Wendi: Alright, we've been watching some comedy lately. I wanna know who your favorite comic is? Ken: My favorite comic? It's a draw between Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock. Wendi: Is Chris Rock really like, is he still doing something? Ken: No, he rea

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Todd: Nitya, (Yeah) you grew up in India (Yep) In India, what are things that school children like to do for fun? Nitya: I think playing hide-and-seek and I think what all children like in the world, it's the same I guess, because like when I came he

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