Being old is when you know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions. (Anonymous) Six months before she died, my grandmother moved into an old people's home and I visited her there when I was in Britain. She was sitting in the living room wi

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英文杂志-Magazine

EDUCATION REPORT – May 2, 2002: Teacher of the Year By Jerilyn Watson This is the Special English Education Report. A social studies teacher from the state of California has been honored as the Nati

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Labor relations in the American auto industry took a new turn this week with a deal that many are calling historic. An employee returns to work at the General Motors factory in Warren, Michigan Gener

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(九)月

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we present another in our series about continuing education programs for older Americans. We tell about the Smithsonian Associates. (MUSIC) V

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Worlds Oldest Person Turns 117, Eats 2 Uncooked Eggs a Day 世界上最老的人已117岁,一天吃2个生鸡蛋 The oldest living person celebrated a birthday earlier this week. 本周,世界上最老的人庆祝了自己的生日。 Emma Morano

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AS IT IS 2016-07-28 Ice Bucket Challenge Results in ALS Discovery 冰桶挑战捐款帮助发现致病基因 This is Whats Trending Today: Do you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014? Just in case you do not, here is a little history. Two years

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Lesson 31:A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why did the shop assistant refuse to serve Dickie? True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. American officials have been warned that climate change presents a serious threat to national security. The warning came from a group of formermilitary leaders from all of the United States armed s

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Jackie Robinson Sunday will mark an important anniversary in American society. Sixty years ago, Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play in Major League Baseball. His uniform number, forty-two, w

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Retired Algerian soccer striker Mustapha Rabah Madjer, who played in two World Cups and starred on the Portuguese club team FC Porto in the 1980s, is to become a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of

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研究显示锻炼帮助减缓衰老 Every morning, Tony Diamond goes to a local park for an hour of fast walking. Then he runs for another hour. He also goes to a gym two or three times a week for muscle training. The retired navy captain won three

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ACT III Hi. I'm Malcolm Stewart. 嗨。我是 Malcolm Stewart。 John Marchetta. 我是John Marchetta。 Sit down, sit down. 请坐,请坐。 Susan has told me a great deal about you. Susan告诉我许多

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ACT II Sam, would you come in, please? Sam,请进来一下,好吗? You sound like something's bothering you, Susan. 看起来好像你有什么心思,Susan。 The sketches for the cover of the new dol

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ACT I Is that you, Susan? 是你吗,Susan? It's me, Grandpa. 是我,爷爷。 Am I glad to see you! 我看到你真的很高兴! And am I glad to see you! 我看见你才高兴呢! I am also glad to b

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大部分人都喜爱睡觉吧。这部分人群又可以分为两种,一种是夜猫子型,一种是是猫头鹰型。 Maura: Right. We love hearing from you. So, todays episode is a Chatterbox episode, and that is where Harp and I chat about al

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Todd: My favorite time of year is autumn, or fall. I like the fall season because I think that's when the weather's the best. It's not too hot. It's not too cold. It's just nice and cool all the time. Also, usually it doesn't rain that much in autumn

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We were designing the Apple II. And we really had some, 当时我们正在设计Apple II some much higher ambitions for the Apple II. 我们对它充满了期待 Woz's ambitions were he wanted to add color grahpics. Woz希望实现彩色图形界面

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自幼跟俄国侨民教师乔治冈恰罗夫学习芭蕾舞。 1934年回英国后进入伦敦圣德勒威尔士芭蕾舞学校,同年参加了舞剧《胡桃夹子》演出,担任伴舞演员,饰小雪花,受到重视。后进入圣德勒威尔

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I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. India's home minister has resigned because of, what he says, his moral responsibility for the attacks in Mumbai. Nearly 200 people were kille

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In 1888, Blavatsky wrote a book called the Secret Doctrine, in which she attempted to establish the principles of Theosophy or God Wisdom that the cosmic masters had impart ed to her. Blavatsky cited

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