谈体育：阿利斯泰尔·布朗利

阿利斯泰尔布朗利： 英国铁人三项运动员 Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport. Today were hearing about Britain's best triathlete and learning the words 'pursue' and 'attempt'. A triathlon involves three sports - swimming, cycli

精美英文欣赏:On Changes论变化

On Changes --Irene Dunlap Change is the only absolute in the world, the only thing that you can depend on. Nothing stays the same. Tomorrow will come, bringing with it new beginnings and sometimes unexpected endings. You can hold on to the past and g

Roddick into third round of ATP Washington Classic

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick eased into third round of the ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion, defeated Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4 in just 84 minutes. I accompli

【英音模仿秀】布拉格之永恒恋曲

❤ 模仿文本：We're going back a few years from Mozart of course. Machaut was born in the early 1300s near Rheims, and was arguably the most famous musician of his day, champion of the so-called ars nova movement, and the cutting edge of new tec

人生的回音The Echo

A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams, AAAhhhh!!!To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, AAAhhhh!!! Curious, he yells, Who are you? He receives the ans

Federer ousted from Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Swiss legend Roger Federer was ousted from the Wimbledon Championships after losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Wednesday. The six-time Wimbledon champion Federer suddenly lost his sharpn

World No. 1 Nadal romps into final at French Open

PARIS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 1 and five-time French Open champion Rafael Naal outplayed the fourth seed Andy Murray in straight sets on Friday to reach the final for the sixth time at Roland Garros. Nadal, from Spain, continued to play dow

Silva seeks five-year contract extension

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world middleweight champion Anderson Silva is reportedly negotiating to extend his career for another five years. The 37-year-old has sought talks with UFC chief Dana W

Bremen held to 1-1 draw at Augsburg

BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga powerhouse Bremen surprisingly shared points with first division newbie Augsburg on Friday.Bremen failed to win the third match in row as they were unable to utilize their goal scoring opportunities. As e

Federer, Nadal into Wimbledon last 16

WIMBLEDON, England, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all won in straight sets Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Wimbledon Championship. Six-time champion Federer beat David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to move cl

China's Ding to face Day at snooker worlds first round

LONDON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's top snooker player Ding Junhui will take on Ryan Day in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next week. Ding, who entered the semifinals last year but was knocko

Nadal grabs sixth French Open title

PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday,Nadal, 25, took the opening two sets 7-5, 7-6 (3) before the 29- year-old Swiss pulled one

China still alive, World Champions unstoppable

JINAN, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- China beat Thailand 2-0 in a must-win game to keep hope of advancing, while world champions Japan edged Australia 1-0 to top the table at the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 London Olympics women's soccer event her

Wu Jingyu defends taekwondo title at London

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jingyu lifted women's 49kg title at London Olympic Games on Wednesday, successfully defending her victory on the same day when the Beijing Games opened four years ago. Wu capitalized on her expert axe kicks to crush Span

Cuba's Robles not to race against Liu Xiang

SHANGHAI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Olympic and world champion Dayron Robles will not race against local hero Liu Xiang at a May 23 meet in Shanghai, according to the name list announced by organizers. Jamaican（牙买加） sprint king Usain Bolt will hea

Bolt to race in Copacabana beach sprint

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Usain Bolt will next month compete in a 150m race on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach, according to a statement on the six-time Olympic champion's website. The 26-year-old will compete against four other el

PSV end year as Dutch winter champions

THE HAGUE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- PSV Eindhoven ended the year 2012 as Dutch Eredivisie winter champions for the 19th time in history, with FC Twente finishing the year on goal difference as the second placed team. PSV had no difficulties with NAC Breda

Brazil to meet Japan in Confederations Cup opener

SAO PAULO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Host nation Brazil will meet Japan in the opening match of the 2013 Confederations Cup, football's world governing body FIFA said on Saturday. World and European champion Spain has been drawn to play its first game of th

Real Madrid can be champions by Sunday night

MADRID, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The destiny of the BBVA Primera Liga title could be decided and Real Madrid crowned as champions in Spain by 23:30 local time should results go their way on Sunday. With four matches left to play, Madrid, who have a seven

新西兰英语 501 Champion rowers

New Zealand rowers had their best ever results in the world championships which finished in Slovenia last night. They won nine medals four gold, one silver and four bronze. Mahe Drysdale won his 5th world championship in the mens single sculls. He ha