Nuts and Bolts of Art in Brooklyn Screws and metal washers are typically used in construction. But a customer at Brooklyns Crest Hardware store used them to create this image of company founder, Manny Franquinha. This month, the store is doubling as

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

Crushed Cars as Art A sculpture at the entrance to the museum is made of old car bumpers. Inside are dozens of other automobile abstractions by sculptor John Chamberlain. He passed away in December at the age of 84. While the Guggenheim is not a park

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

A: Order! B: Your Honor, I am ready to make my plea. A: Whats your plea? B: I am pleading not guilty. A: But all the evidence points to you. B: I am not the guilty party A: What are you saying? B: I am not the person who committed that crime. A: Who

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-犯罪

A: Order in the court! B: I would like to make my plea. A: What is it? B: I would like to plead not guilty. A: You do realize that all the evidence points to you? B: I know. But I did not do it. A: How do you figure that? B: I didnt commit the crime.

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Topic1-Letter asks for lighter punishment for monkey show buskers A plea letter to the police for lighter punishment from a local association of monkey performance art in Sichuan Province has triggered a discussion on animal rights. Proponents argue,

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Topic1-Hukou, house, and money, 2nd tier cities competing for talents 7.5 million college graduates are entering the work force this summer. A number of the so-called new first tier cities are rolling out red carpet treatment in order to snatch up yo

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[00:02.25]From 1912, Einstein began to study the science [00:06.75]of space and time. [00:09.94]In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize [00:13.53]for his research work.Besides the Nobel Prize, [00:18.65]Einstein was also awarded the Copley Medal [00:22.

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VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today, we report on some of the early research in the development of rockets

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 Explorations

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we visit two art exhibits in Washington, D.C. that tell about life in America during two different periods. 1934: A New Deal for A

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(三)月

THIS IS AMERICA - New Ways to Save With Coupons; Turning Eggs into Art; Antigravity Yoga CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. As the American economy contin

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(六)月

EXPLORATIONS - Robert Edison Fulton Circled the World on a Motorcycle FAITH LAPIDUS: This is Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual man who traveled alone around th

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US Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Same-sex couples are getting marriage licenses in Washington state, where voters approved gay marriage in November. But their unions are not federally-recognized. That could change, thanks to Edie Windso

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US Supporters of gay marriage believe public momentum is on their side as they prepare for two legal showdowns at the Supreme Court. Weve gone from zero states to now nine states plus the District of Columbia,

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Maryland Community Becomes Patron of the Arts Vicco von Voss has been making wooden furniture from salvaged materials for 20 years. When I get a tree that has been blown over by a hurricane or strictly taken down by a tree company, I have the opportu

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(七月)

A: You're here today to argue your ticket? B: I am. A: Plead your case. B: The police officer that pulled me over said I was speeding. A: Were you speeding when you got pulled over? B: I was not speeding. A: How fast were you going? B: In a 40 mph zo

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-驾驶

Topic 1-Parents of rural students accompany them to study According to an article written by a middle school teacher in Anhui Province, many parents of rural students accompany their children while they are studying outside their hometown. The parent

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

I really wanted to see the new exhibit at the art museum and invited Lucy to come along. We both like contemporary art and this was an exhibition for an artist that we've both liked, ever since she was an up and coming artist 10 years ago. This was a

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

今天我们要学的词是alert。 Alert, 警戒,警报。 The National Weather Service put the area under a tornado alert until 7 o'clock tonight, 国家气象局对本地发布龙卷风警告,晚上七点钟解除。 The police sent out a crim

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Topic 1-China Arrests 14 for Selling 5000 Tons of Irradiated Seafood 14 people have been arrested for smuggling 5,000 tons of seafood into China, a portion of which originated from Fukushima, Japan. Now consumers are worried that irradiated smuggled

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Topic 1-Chinas Illicit Adoption Market Goes Online With Chinas often long and cumbersome adoption process, many prospective parents are turning to internet chat groups to arguably buy children instead. Lets have a closer look on the issue. Topic 2-30

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