Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell; those names mean only one thing, the Spice Girls, and they are back! Seven years after splitting up, the Spice Girls have performed the first night of their comeback tour

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

Donny 在北京学汉语,他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教他。今天吴琼是要问的:人气。 Donny: Hi, Wuqiong, do you want to go to this concert with me? WQ: 演唱会?让我看看是哪个

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Fausto Ruiz got off the boat at the port of the city where he had been born fifty years ago, and to which he had not returned for twenty years. He walked along the seafront, surprised by how much his hometown had changed, and also by how much of it h

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Vinyl Making a Record Comeback A technology thought to be obsolete only 10 years ago is making a surprising comeback. Like the fountain pen and the film camera, the vinyl phonograph record was thought to be a thing of the past. But not so, says Steve

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网坛复出的阿加西说,他比以前更热爱网球,这是他生命中唯一信奉的东西…… It's been quite a comeback for Andre Agassi in recent months. Professionally speaking, the 29-

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By Greg Flakus Kerrville, TX 21 November 2006 watch TX Camel Corps report The state of Texas is associated around the world with the image of cowboys mounted on horses herding longhorn cattle, but at least one Texan prefers to mount a different sort

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

By Nino Gnecchi Nairobi 23 August 2006 Foreign diplomats based in Uganda are urging the Kampala government to deal more forcefully with charges that international donations to fight AIDS have been embezzled by officials once in the government. The c

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1. Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide. But so far, authorities haven't reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him. They say the two had been dating for the past s

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Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas Making Comeback In the 1980s, the movie Gorillas in the Mist, made Rwanda's almost-extinct mountain gorillas famous. Now, they have come back from the brink, having increased their numbers three-fold to almost 800. The gori

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Vinyl Records Making Comeback Vinyl records were the main format for commercial music distribution in the 20th century. But the big black disks, called LPs, nearly disappeared after audio cassettes and then digital media, like CDs and MP3s, took thei

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Sisters With Voices, The Grammy Comeback Kids Its been 20 years since we first heard from SWV. Originally a gospel group, the trio from New York City had a long string of RB hits in the 1990s, including I'm So Into You, Right Here, Youre The One, and

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Obama Looks for Political Comeback WASHINGTON 2014 will be a busy political year in the United States. President Barack Obama will outline his policy priorities when he delivers his State of the Union address on January 28. In November, voters will h

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Crops of the Past Make a Comeback Farmers are among the first to feel the effects of climate change. For many in developing countries, the crops they relied on year after year no longer grow in abundance. As a result, farmers are not only looking for

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1. The Texas Senate passed sweeping new abortion restrictions late Friday, sending them to republican governor, Rick Perry to sign into law. The vote occurred after weeks of rallies that made the Texas of the focus of the national debate on abortion.

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(七月)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Sea salt has been harvested for more than a thousand years on the Atlantic coast of France. The industry declined in the mid-20th century. But with foodies looking for ever-fancier ingredients, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the s

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

今天我们要学的词是low-key。 Low-key, 低调的,不张扬的。 The actor leads a low-key life off screen, 这个演员在银幕背后的日常生活中十分低调。 Pop singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to get married and she

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今天我们要学的词是pull off。 To pull something off, 意思是成功地做成某事。The team pulled off a miracle win with four starters on the injury list, 球队在四名首发队员伤病的情况下,居然神奇地赢得了比赛。

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. The city of Detroit has reached a major milestone. Five years ago, it went bankrupt - was saddled with more than $18 billion in debt. Well, now Detroit is not only out of bankruptcy but is issuing bonds backed by its own credi

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Topics: American Presidents: Richard Nixon; off-the-grid; on-the-spot Words: partner combat speculation close inauguration ceremony peacemaker to overshadow to cover up crook impeachment hearings pardon comeback off-the-grid on-the-spot

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

Topics: Classic game shows; the sister cities program; beyond a reasonable doubt; infinite versus permanent versus eternal; forward versus forwards Words: game show classic on the air to make a comeback contestant showcase deal newlywed to make whoop

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(185) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe