V. Lets Talk The Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You The story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 新视野大学英语:视听说教程 2

Possible Retelling for the Teachers Reference The story of Happy Birthday to You was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had g

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We're back with linguist and author Deborah Tannen, discussing communication between sisters, the topic of her most recent book You Were Always Mom's Favorite! RS: Did you talk to

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While Jerry Truhill was preparing for a possible space flight, James Dowling was serving the U.S. army. He fought in three wars, and not long ago his family remembered him for StoryCorps, our project that records American conversations. James Dowling

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She lived in New York City. He lived in Los Angeles. They were in love. I feel so lonely, she said. She was crying. Your family is in Los Angeles. You have your brothers. You have your sisters. You have your parents. Who do I have? I don't have anyon

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I am happy. I have many friends. I have a large family. I have four brothers and four sisters. I am in the middle. Four brothers are older than me. Four sisters are younger than me. I go to school. I am in the sixth grade. I like my teachers. My teac

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -July 19, 2002: Music by Vanessa Carlton / Tennis Greats Venus and Serena Williams / Question About America’s National Game HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazin

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Todd: Looking back I think other roles were kind of traditional like I have two sisters and they usually had the responsibility of doing the cleaning, and I had the responsibility of, you know, mowing the lawn, and taking out the trash and cleaning u

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Teenager's Music Star Dreams Come True in 'Sparkle' It's Detroit in 1968 and Motown is winning fans around the world. A teenager nicknamed Sparkle aches for her songs to be part of that, and she convinces her sisters to join her in a local club's tal

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Rwandas Genocide Orphans Still Struggling GIPOROSA, RWANDA The Rwandan genocide left behind an estimated 400,000 orphans. Some, now adults, found refuge in the Kigali slum Giporoso. Aid organizations raise money for Giporosos genocide survivors with

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Lesson 21 Age 1.We're both of the same age. 2.He's bigger for his age. 3.I come of age today. 4.I haven't been to the pictures for ages. 5.You're a big boy now.Act out your age. 6.They are age-old friends. 7.She looks much younger for her age. 8.Fift

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Evelyn had lived in New Mexico with her husband Jasper for the last 20 years. It wasnt an exciting life, but they got by. They owned their own house. She spent her days each weekend with her two horses at a stable that was only a mile from her house.

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The Golden Goose (part 2). When Samuel reached for their snack, he found a magnificent sweet cake and a large bottle of cider for them to share. My, look at this, said Samuel. I am glad I have much more than stale bread to share with you. When they f

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今天我们要学的词是auction。 Auction, 是拍卖的意思。美国的拍卖网站eBay 上无奇不有。就在前几天,Two sisters launched an auction to sell a piece of cereal that resembles the outline of Illinois, 两姐妹在eBay上拍卖

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December 3rd marks the United Nation's World Day for Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme is: break barriers, open doors. But despite many reforms in China to boost their employment, opportunities for handicapped job-seekers in the worlds sec

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By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 January 2008 Two sisters, just seven and five years old, are starring in a film aimed at saving people's lives. The short documentary follows the girls around the 2006 International AIDS conference in Toronto, as they t

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You are taller than I. They lights in your room are as bright as those in mine. 注意: 1)要避免重复使用比较级。 (错) He is more cleverer than his brother. (对) He is more clever than

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Friday, so it's time for StoryCorps. Today, we will meet two sisters from Somalia. Fatuma Abdullahi and Maryan Osman were little girls when their parents died in Somalia's civil war. They're teenagers now living in Utah. Ann

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Todd: So, Santi, we're talking about family this week and you have a sister, correct? Santi: Yes, a sister. Todd: Now, what's kind of unique about your sister is you both are similar in age and you go to university together, correct? Santi: Yes, only

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've talked a lot on this program about plastic in the oceans. China is the biggest culprit when it comes to marine plastic, but Indonesia is second. Two young women on Bali are on a mission to change that beginning with plastic

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