卡朋特乐队(the Carpenters)是美国歌星理查德卡朋特和卡伦卡朋特兄妹二人组成的演唱组合,1970年代和1980年代初期风靡一时。卡朋特兄妹于1965年开始组织乐队,1969年11月15日,卡朋特乐队的单

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - March 28, 2002: 1930s/Foreign Policy By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) I'm Shirley Griffith. Tod

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Malawi is scheduled to take over the rotating African Union presidency from Libya at an AU summit next week. But, delegates gathering for pre-summit sessions are expecting the unexpected from the outgoing president, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Lib

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

Major rifts within the opposition have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election. Luke Hunt | Kota Kinabalu 20 December 2009 Major rifts within the opposi

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Violent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis receive media attention worldwide, but peace builders and nonviolent movements on both sides are frequently invisible. That's why Ronit Avni, a Jewish American, founded Just Vision in 2003. The non-pr

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Burma's Divided Rakhine Tests Old Friendships Before it burned down, Myo Thu Gyi village was home to 70 households of both Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Village chief Oo Kyaw Aung says he lived and worked side-by-side with Rohingya. But, li

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A: Do you know how to drive? B: I'm a great driver. A: Could you teach me how to drive? B: Have you gotten your learner's permit? A: Yes, I have my learner's permit. B: Have you ever been behind the wheel? A: I've only driven a car one time. B: You d

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我们上次讲了几个由end组成的习惯用语。今天要继续讲两个。第一个是: the short end of the stick。Stick是枝条或者棍子。从本世纪初开始美国人惯于把任何处于劣势的称为the short end。这可能来自拔

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Here's a sample of some of the titles on the New York Times best-sellers list for young adults - The Book of Dust, Renegades, War Cross. If you can't tell from the names, these books are all dystopian fiction. Elissa Nadworny of th

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

【俚语】 be at a loose end 无所事事;闲着没事 近段时间很多人都过着忙忙碌碌的生活,不过你有没有过完成手头上所有事情后有那么一点点的空闲时间呢?当我们有空却不知道做些什么打发的时

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Premier Li Keqiang has made the comments while chairing the symposium on sustainable development at the UN General Assembly. The foundation of sustainable development is development. The core of development is growth, because without development and

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A: Whats going on? B: Things are fine with me. Whats going on with you? A: Would you help me? B: Help you with what? A: You do know Im getting ready to move, right? B: I remember you telling me. A: Do you mind helping me move in? B: I can help you wi

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A: Robert, are you going to be in town this weekend? B: I don't have anything scheduled yet. A: We were wondering if you would like to come to Mary's birthday party on Saturday. B: I would enjoy coming to Mary's party. Will it be at your house? A: Th

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A: Hi, I haven't seen you in a while. B: Yes, it has been a long time! A: How long has it been since we last saw each other? B: I think that we last saw each other two years ago. A: What have you been doing for the past two years? B: I have been goin

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Steven: Veronica, wait! Come on, honey, get back in the car. Lets talk it over, okay? Veronica: No! Im tired of your lies! I dont know who you are anymore! Steven:Veronica. Its me, the man that has and always will love you. Im sorry that Ive lied

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C- Christopher Tietjens S- Sylvia Satterthwaite M- Sylvia's mother B- Bridget M: Only you could be bored with the end of the world upon us. S: Who says? M: I says. The Prime Minister has asked the King to create 400 Liberal peers, so the working clas

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着英剧练发音

C- Christopher Tietjens Mac- MacMaster Mac: A weekend on the golf links might do me some good, hobnobbing with our masters. I will change into my golfing togs when we get to our digs. One never knows who might be on the train. Mr Sandbach MP, going d

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文本: M: As far as Im concerned, Groby is Christophers to do what he likes with. So if you can produce his written authorization, I have no objection to your living at Groby. But of course, if what you say is true, he might want to live at Groby

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens S- Sylvia Satterthwaite M- Sylvia's mother Mac- MacMaster Mac: Why do you look like that? C: Because I'm waiting for my wife to wire me to fetch her home. And this is what I look like. M: There are times when a woman

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens Mac- MacMaster E- Edith Duchemin D Duchemin Mac: I am Macmaster. We corresponded and you invited me for breakfast. D: Of course I did! Macmaster, the budding critic! And friend. Macmaster and friend to breakfast! Not

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