- 02 - advent n.(重要事件等的)到来,来临 adverse a.逆的,相反的;敌对的;不利的;有害的 advertise vt.公告,公布;为...做广告 vi.登广告 advisable a.可取的,适当的,明智的 1 advocate n.辩护者,拥护者,鼓吹者 vt.拥护,提倡 aerial a.(在或来自)空中的,航

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 俞敏洪07年考研英语词汇

By David McAlary Washington 30 November 2006 An ancient piece of Greek technology recovered from a shipwreck more than 100 years ago is amazing scientists who have analyzed it in detail. Fragments of bronze gearwheels, now green and crumbling from m

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

Magnificent Mansions Abound in Tiny US State In F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1926 short story The Rich Boy, a character famously remarked, The rich are different from you and me. To this day, Americans love to peek into the lives - and enclaves - of the very

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

By Gary Thomas Washington, D.C. 07 May 2007 Before the attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. counterterrorist efforts were meager compared with those of today, and largely confined to a small cadre of specialists deep inside the intelligence community.

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Temperatures in some parts of the country have eased a bit over the weekend. But there is no risk that throngs of people are suddenly going to turn their backs on air-conditioning. The air-conditioner has established itself well in the hearts of Amer

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America's Drive-In Movie Theater Turns 78 This coming Monday marks a nostalgic anniversary in American culture. On June 6, 1933, the world's first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. By 1950, there were 4,000 of these movies under th

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(176) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(六月)

By Scott Bobb Maputo 28 October 2009 An unidentified woman gestures after casting her ballot for the presidential, parliamentary and provincial assemblies elections in Maputo, Mozambique, 28 Oct 2009 Voters in Mozambique went to the polls Wednesday

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'Monkey See' Highlights Small Bright Spots In Pop Culture This Year play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:51repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Fl

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US Troops Return from Iraq to Reflect on Their Future Thousands of troops have been returning to bases in the United States as Washington completes its drawdown of forces in Iraq. At Fort Hood in the U.S. State of Texas, where planeloads of soldiers

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 04 December 2006 watch Somali Refugees in Kenya Dadaab Somali refugees In Somalia, tensions between the rapidly-expanding Islamic Courts Union and the fledgling transitional government are escalating, prompting fears of an

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 August 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the White House wants to see action before lawmakers adjourn later this wee

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 19 September 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to permanently extend a law that enables the government to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush made the case for action durin

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