来自中国的雇员Sue跟男同事Pete和女同事Julie一起去吃饭。 Pete: Hey Sue! Don't walk under that ladder...it's bad luck! Sue: Julie, Is he serious? Julie: Kind of. There is an old tradition in the West that says it's bad luck. S: You

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 空中美语初级

LISTENING 2 Ordering Drinks in a pub 在酒吧点饮料 Vocabulary 在酒吧对话时,会使用到下面所列出的句子,请问这些句子是客人、店主或是双方都会说的呢?请用( C )代表客人,( L )代表店主,(

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Youre right, Benny, Jessie said in a shaky voice, pointing to a lean man at the counter. Henry glanced at the tall man hunched over the counter and shrugged. Whats wrong, Jessie? H-Hes humming. So? Henry said. Hes humming that awful tune that I heard

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore American folk music, the music of the people. (MUSIC) Good Night Irene, is an example of a traditional folk song. That means the so

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(七)月

Jack didn't feel like a happy camper anymore. Walking through the cold, thin air, he looked at thesnowmobiles parked near the hut. We don't know how to drive snowmobiles! Jackwhispered to Annie. We haven't trained foranything, including altitude sick

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Amateur Pianists Compete in Van Cliburn Contest Two doctors and a retired database programmer took top honors at the 6th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition is hosted by the Van C

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(六月)

公司执行总裁Dave召集董事会成员Helen和Pete开会,讨论业务外包和公司重组。 Dave: I've called this meeting to discuss a very important decision we need to make. In the interest of cost saving, it's been suggested that we outs

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The Aldens had just sat down to eat when Pete burst into the dining room. He was wearing large orange boots. Their thick rubber soles left a line of snow stars on the floor as he stormed along. Freddy followed after him. She pulled off her orange, gr

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 32 The Mystery in the Snow

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: We play new music by young movie star Scarlett Johansson and guitarist Pete Yorn And answer a question about the American automobile company

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Today we bring you a new take on an old tale. It's the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(十)月

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Honors Pete Seeger 史密森尼民俗生活艺术节 WASHINGTON Each year during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, theres a concert to honor the legacy of Ralph Rinzler, one of the events founders. This year, it was als

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

Kids' Movies Stand Out This Summer ALLISON AUBREY, HOST: It's the dog days of August, a time when the excitement of summer vacation gives way to boredom, baking in the heat and waiting for the next school year to start. So we thought it would be a go

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公关部主任Janet Liu召集下属开会,询问中东代表团的活动安排。上次说到,不同宗教有不同的饮食习惯:穆斯林吃Halal, 犹太人吃 Kosher。让我们听听Janet还有什么建议。 Janet Liu: And you might also

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 礼节美语

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

Today, America faces a make-or-break moment for the middle class. After the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, some still want to return to the same policies that got us into this mess. Theyre the same policies that have stacked the deck against

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WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Strongly Urges Passage of the Framework Agreement on Middle Class Tax Cuts 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统强烈敦促国会通过关于对中产阶级减税的框架协议 WASHINGTON In this weeks address, Presid

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By Doug Levine Washington 04 March 2007 When you think of great cities for blues in the U.S., Phoenix, Arizona, doesn't often come to mind. Of course, there are the exceptions. VOA's Doug Levine introduces us to one veteran of the Phoenix blues scene

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(三月)

今天要讲的几个习惯用语都描述人们陷入的尴尬局面,而且往往还是难以解脱的困境。第一个习惯用语是: sticky wicket。 Sticky wicket来自风行英国的板球比赛。 Wicket是板球运动中的三柱门。打板

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government ran a budget deficit of 260 million U.S. dollars in December, the Treasury Department figures revealed Friday. The federal government raked in a revenue of 269.5 billion dollars in December,

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Labor Department's monthly employment report released Friday shows the U.S. economy shed more jobs than it created last month - a net loss of 125,000 jobs - the first monthly job loss of the year. Despite the net decline, the nation's unemploymen

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