This is the moment New Zealand's largest earthquake in 20 years' struck. I was behind the counter serving a couple of customers and just the power of the earthquake was just absolutely amazing, and you could just see your stock just flying across th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

Barbara couldnt take it any more. Her upstairs neighbor was blasting his stereo again. She had asked him twice already to turn the volume down. The first time she asked, he was surprised. He said he didnt know that she could hear his stereo. Yes, she

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

In the distance, the of sand spreading over the desert, as the windpicked up, the sky turned to red, and hazed slicken through thecloud. The cloud began to blow to jack and Anne, and mammon likea moving wall,Get down, lie on your bellies. Ordered mam

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》

The chocking air pollution in China is going from bad to worse. Dangerously thick and toxic smog has forced factories to close. More than 100 flights had to be canceled. And the US embassies says the pollution index is literally off the charts more t

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2013年

Topic1- Charity event online draws nationwide attention to autism Many netizens are find their Wechat friends sharing paintings in their friends circle or wechat moments. The paintings are said to be done by people with mental disabilities. These pai

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

今天我们要学的词是slum. Slum贫民窟。The United Nations human rights chief has slammed Israel, saying that 1.9 million people in Gaza are caged in a toxic slum from birth to death. 联合国人权事务高级专员批评以色列,说加沙

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是bootleg. Bootleg作为形容词,是非法制造并销售的意思。Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have surpassed 100 this month. 印度尼西亚这个月因为饮用有毒私酒致死的人数已经

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词,有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive speech. 传统上往往采取不干预政策的高科

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

It was a warm spring day. It was sunny, but a storm was coming. The sky turned dark gray. Then a black funnel descended from the sky. The black funnel touched the ground. It was a tornado. A tornado is strong. A tornado picks up cars and trucks. They

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

By Brian Wagner Miami 17 August 2007 Peru's government has appealed for calm as relief workers try to deliver aid to survivors of a massive earthquake that killed at least 500 people. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that immigrant groups in the

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

今天我们要学的词是recycling。 Recycling, 意思是回收。随着近年来人们环保意识的加强, Recycling has come a long way, 废物回收也取得了显著进展。 为了庆祝星期四的世界地球日四十周年, There wil

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

1. Authorities are describing the gunman who killed five students at Northern Illinois University as an 'outstanding' student and a 'disturbed individual'. Campus police say Steven Kazmertcheck has stopped taking medication and became somewhat errat

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(二)月

Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day in Memorial Park for about 100 kids from local orphanages. An Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m. when a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 6, dashed throughout the park, y

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

The most important skills you need to learn 最需要学的技能 Choose who you spend your time with carefully. 认真选择你的伴侣。 Time is a precious commodity and you start to realize that increasingly into your mid to late twenties. 在你二

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

Bruce brought himself back through rigorous rehabilitation. 痛苦的康复过程后 布鲁斯恢复如初 I had a similar expression when I would drive down to Torrance to do my jiu jitsu class every week.His expression was Walk on And mine was Walk

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 名人传记

今天我们要学的词是 overt. Overt 公开的,毫不掩饰的。在八月底召开的不结盟运动峰会上,Iran's supreme leader blasted the UN as an overt dictatorship. 伊朗最高领导人严厉指责联合国公开独裁。在九月联大

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

本期内容: There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance from leading pediatricians says. It says there is no good evidence that time in front of a screen is toxic to health, as is sometimes claimed. While the g

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

A powerful sandstorm can move millions of tons of sand at a time, 一次强大的沙暴 可以卷走几百万吨沙子 carrying it for hundreds of miles. 席卷而过数百英里 They occur when convection currents created by the intense heat 当炽烈

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 荒野求生

今天我们要学的词是blast。 Blast, 做为动词,有强烈批评的意思。 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick blasted Arizona's new immigration law, 麻萨诸塞州州长帕特里克对亚利桑那州新出炉的移民法提出强烈谴责

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Head of the main Syrian opposition coalition in exile is calling on President Bashar al-Assad to clarify his call for dialogue. Moaz al-Khatib has said he is willing to accept talks with Assad, provided the Syrian government releases detainees and re

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