Today's topics: Coretta Scott King, Super Bowls and Pizza, We will rock you by Queen, You bet versus I bet, Gonna, woulda, coulda, Speaking of which Words: Advocate Widow/ widower Delivery Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers Plant Chicken wings Half

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 30 September 2007 The head of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency has praised Pakistan as a model for eradicating drug production. But, she says more cooperation is needed from neighboring Afghanistan where record-hi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos! Angela: Where did you get all that money? Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big. Angela: Wow, I always put money in the pools at work, but I

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 September 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied Sunday that a rift exists between the Obama administration and America's military commanders on how to proceed in Afghanistan. The secretary's remarks came aft

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

Petraeus Cites Progress, But Says Difficult, Uncertain Year Ahead in Afghanistan, Iraq The commander who oversees U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan says the training of Afghan security forces is being overhauled. General David Petraeus

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

The World Food Program provides food assistance to more than 600,000 food-insecure Burundians in a country of eight million people. WFP-Burundi Public Information Officer Marc Neilson says in order to gauge where there is need, WFP staff go out on fa

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(九)月

UNESCO Acts to Ensure Journalists' Safety UNESCO and its partners are focusing on enhancing safety and combating impunity for crimes committed against journalists. Last March, gunmen in Dar-es-Salaam attacked and beat Tanzanian editor Absalom Kibanda

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(五月)

A new U.S. commander took charge of international forces in Afghanistan. Marine General Joseph Dunford replaces General John Allen, who had been in the role since July 2011, making him the longest-serving commander of the International Security Assis

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

A: What a great apartment! B: Thanks. Can I answer any questions for you at this point? A: Have you put any safety features into this building? B: Yes, your safety is of concern to us. What specifically were you interested in? A: Can you talk about f

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 地道英语对话-租房

Today's topics: New Software, Brunch, Oprah's Book Club, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, How to End a Letter or Email, Can vs. Can't Some words from today's podcast: brunch Oprah Winfrey bestselling A Million Little Pieces talk show memoirs civil rights

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Today's topics: Feeling under the weather, Common abbreviations, Using initials, Now vs. right now Words: To catch a cold e.g. = for example i.e. = that is etc. = et cetera RSVP = please respond/reply FYI = for your information ASAP = as soon as poss

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: McJobs; Roberts Rules of Order; in for a dime, in for a dollar; a police officers beat, could versus would, center versus centre Words: McJob low-prestige advancement dead end to be regulated service industry turnover to polish McMansion coun

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Famous authors: Maya Angelou; Universal Studios; wise versus savvy versus clever; delicatessen; to end up versus to wind up Words: cage racism highly acclaimed to ban honorary degree ritual lecture circuit studio theme park ride set fa?ade wi

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

MADRID, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona suffered another setback on Thursday as midfielder Ibrahima Affelay injured his knee in training. The Dutch international was taken for tests where it was confirmed he has broken the cruciate ligament in his

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Mr. Obama's focus on Afghanistan began during the 2008 presidential campaign when he visited the country for the first time Siri Nyrop and John Walker | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 President Obama's decision on a new strategy for Afghanistan was

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Topics: American Authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and All the President's Men; Famous Songs Over There; to borrow versus to debit versus to lend versus to loan; using ago with since; ambivalence versus conflict Words: to cover implicated infor

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: American Authors - Erle Stanley Gardner and the Perry Mason TV Series; Boys Girls Clubs of America; who versus which versus that; It aint over till the fat lady sings; to go/be all in Words: detective self-taught pseudonym pulp magazine case

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: It's a Wonderful Life; Cape Cod; backward versus backwards; to agree with versus to agree to versus to agree on; howdy Words: unselfishness fraud to take (one's) anger out on (someone) to commit suicide guardian angel inspirational cape year-

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(218) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Explaining TV show names; Mount McKinley and mountaineering; highest versus tallest; CEO versus CFO versus CIO Words: sitcom scrubs on the fringe widow weed trek mountaineering to climb peak route summit to stretch highest tallest CEO CFO CIO

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Ask an American: Watching TV on the Internet; to search versus to look for versus to seek; pushing up daisies; do you have any idea? Words: dominant programming to turn to (something) as opposed to to cut across generational lines tech-savvy

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe